was good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... another mass shooting in the united states — four people are killed and 28 injured at a teenage birthday party in alabama. president biden describes it as outrageous and unacceptable. maths until the age of 18 — the prime minister launches a review of how the subject is taught, but school leaders say his plan is vague and poorly thought out. the traffic wars that could be coming to a road near you — why not everyone�*s on board with plans to get vehicles off our streets. agony for arsenal and arteta, who blow a two goal lead again.

is the pressure of the premier league title race taking its toll? good morning, bore da from a misty brecon beacons national park, which from this morning will have a new welsh name. it isa it is a milder start to the day than it was yesterday, but there is a lot of cloud, mist and murk around, but it could be warmer than yesterday, especially across northern scotland. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it's monday the 17th of april. president biden has condemned a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in alabama as "outrageous and unacceptable". four people have died and 28 others were injured in the attack in dadeville. police haven't released any details

about who carried out the shooting or why. gun crime in america is on the rise — in 2019 there were a17 mass shootings where four or more people were killed or injured. but since 2020 this has increased to more than 600 each year. that's an average of two per day. so far this year there have been at least 161 mass shootings. our north america correspondent jess parker has spent the evening in dadeville, and has sent this report. shaken, shocked. a community gathers to grieve and to console one another in this small, rural town in east central alabama. our help is going to come from the creator of the universe... this is a tight—knit town. people know each other, and know the victims too, who'd been attending a sweet 16 birthday party. they were being free, they were having fun,

they were celebrating a life. they were celebrating 16 years of life. and then it just turned tragic. it got dark, it got loud with gunshots and gunfire. the police have released very little information about suspects or a motive. local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athlete, well known here and well loved. he did not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good. like, he was a promising young football star. he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them. this is the building, the dance studio where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there's now no police tape. the door�*s sealed off, but it's a muted scene after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass another trace of america's rising gun violence.

president biden�*s again called for tighter firearms controls. it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. the prime minister will give more details later about his plan to have all children study some maths up to the age of 18. rishi sunak wants to create a new advisory group to help decide exactly what will be taught and whether there will be a new qualification that 16 to 18—year—olds are required to take. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. this was rishi sunak injanuary. among his priorities for the year, children should be studying more maths. i am now making numeracy a central objective of our education system. but that doesn't have to mean a compulsory a—level in maths for everyone. but we will work with the sector to move towards all children

studying some form of maths 18. morning, guys, how are you? today he'll repeat his view that numeracy is as important as literacy. he believes there's an anti—maths mindset that must end, so he'll reiterate all children should study some maths up to 18, and say there'll be a new panel of mathematicians and others to advise what they should learn and to decide if a new qualification for 16—18—year—olds is needed. but teachers, who have been striking, are already in a dispute with the government over their workload and their pay, and many school heads do not think this is the time to add more maths to the curriculum. there's lots of parents would say, is that really the biggest priority? you've got industrial action in our schools. you've got a crisis of recruitment and retention in our schools. none of that is brand—new. that's what we should be trying to sort out, because even at the moment, before you add more post—16 maths, one in eight young people are being taught by people

who are not qualified in maths. the main opposition parties are not impressed. labour says the prime minister cannot deliver this reheated empty pledge without more maths teachers, and recruitment targets are repeatedly missed. the liberal democrats say that parents and children deserve a proper plan to recruit the extra teachers we need, not more empty promises. rishi sunak believes more maths is what's needed to equip children for the jobs of the future. others think that when it comes to education, there are far more pressing issues to address. damian grammaticas, bbc news. doctors in sudan say at least 97 civilians have been killed and 365 others injured as fighting continues between rival military factions. bursts of heavy gunfire continue to be heard in the capital, khartoum. the army says it is regaining control of government buildings seized by paramilitary forces, although this claim cannot be independently verified.

here, police in merseyside are still dealing with dozens of animal rights protestors who were arrested at the grand national on saturday. the force arrested 118 people, of which 65 were taken into custody, who are being processed and released on bail pending further inquiries. millions of people are now eligible for the spring covid—19 booster, with appointments being made available from today. they're being offered to people aged 75 and over, those with a weakened immune system and care home residents. invitations are being sent via the nhs app, by text or by letter. elon musk�*s spacex is preparing for the maiden flight of the rocket he hopes will eventually take people back to the moon or even all the way to mars. the starship will be blasting off from texas and flying without a crew all around the world. our science editor rebecca morelle reports.

getting ready for its biggest test. this is starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket system ever built, and it's about to make its first attempt at flying to space. well, what makes starship special is first of all, it's really big. like, really big. it'll have about 17 million pounds of thrust, so about twice as big as the biggest rocket we've ever launched. so the scale of the thing, with over 30 engines, you know, it's just gargantuan. built by elon musk�*s company spacex, starship has been in development for years. parts of the rocket have been tested, making short flights with attempted landings — not always successfully. but the idea is to be able to bring the entire launch system back to earth, making it fully reusable. for this test flight, starship will blast off from the spacex launch pad in texas. first, the lower part of the rocket

will detach for a controlled splashdown in the ocean. the upper stage will carry on, aiming for almost a full orbit of earth before finally ending up in the pacific. there's a lot that could go wrong, and even elon musk admits there's only a 50% chance it will work. if they get all the way around and this vehicle splashes down just off hawaii, they may actually be a little bit surprised that they've been successful. a but that's just part of the process, part ofof the engineering development that they're doing. so we should expect failure. it's quite probable there will be some sort of failure along the way, but that's why they're doing it. that's why they want to learn from this. this will be the first of many tests. eventually, the plan is for starship to return astronauts to the lunar surface in a joint mission with nasa.

spacex have then set their sights on mars. the first step, though, is to be able to launch and land to show this technology works. rebecca morelle, bbc news. sheu shell we go live now to star base? hit the road, or the sky? is that the live shot? this is star base in texas, home to starship. there is a lot of activity, i thought they would be nothing. you have got a lot of lights flashing. that is my technical interpretation! they are getting ready. we had a disappointment last week with that take—off heading tojupiter, didn't we, that was all delayed for 24—hour is, so fingers crossed this one will go out a little bit later today. incredible pictures. it is ten past six. air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, affecting sperm count and damaging faecal growth. new evidence on the

effects of pollution drawing on 35,000 studies in the last ten years has detailed the ways it causes harm, from before birth all the way to old age. if you act in the garden this weekend, may be hoping to enjoy a little glimpse of the sunshine we longed for. you might have enjoyed some wildlife, and early b, sparrow, a stray cat. but you didn't have to deal with i'm sure. david 0ppenheimer was enjoying the peace on his sun lounger in north carolina when a black bear ambled past. look at that! who was the more scared? david, orthe massive look at that! who was the more scared? david, or the massive bear? i love that moment when they locked eyes. but let's have a look again. he is relaxing, cushion on his lap, whatever, and... it's like something

out of a cartoon! the bear doesn't like the look of david at all, goes the other way. but he did then make a beeline for the bird feeder. you'd be terrified. would you get up? i would freeze. you are supposed to try to look bigger than a bear, aren't you? you can try, but you would struggle! 12 minutes past six, and carol has the weather for the week ahead. you promised that it would get a little brighter. is it going to live up to its expectations? it is for many of us. it is going to be a mild start, and we could hit 20 degrees somewhere in scotland today. then we develop more of an easterly so it won't be as warm going through the week. spells of sunshine, and a little drier than it was last week. that won't be too difficult, mind you! we have had little rain this morning, that will ease up and many

of us are looking at a cloudy start but a mild start, milder than it was this time yesterday. with some low cloud, mist and fog, but those will start to break, and in eastern areas we will see more sunshine coming through which will drift further west through the day. in the west we will hang on to more cloud, and here you can catch the odd shower. temperatures today somewhere around the murray firth, the glens of the north—west of scotland, could hit 19 or 20 degrees. widely we are looking between 1a and 17, but if you have an allergy to tree pollen, worth mentioning, these are the levels today, high or very high across much of the land. as we head through the evening and overnight, you can see how all this low cloud comes in from the north sea, we will have some sea fret and haar, and tomorrow we will start with the fog, giving some sunshine for the rest of us,

you can see more cloud coming in across the south—east with high temperatures up to 17. getting warmer! carol, thank you. the idea of low traffic neighbouhoods seemed innocent enough — to reduce traffic in residential areas by using bollards and planters to stop cars getting into some streets while letting cyclists and pedestrians through. but some drivers have been so enraged by the restrictions, they've resorted to violence and vandalism. the bbc�*s panorama has been investigating, asjustin rowlatt reports. traffic bollards have become the front line of a new battle for our streets. this one was installed on howard street in oxford last year. since then, it's been the subject of this kind of sometimes literal fury from drivers who find this bollard blocking their way. yes, i am quite surprised at the vitriol the a bit of plastic has had.

its job is to redirect motor traffic to other roads as part of a low traffic neighbourhood. but not everyone is on board with the idea. somebody tried to set fire to it. they did something with petrol and it kind of all went up in flames one night. it's been run over. it's been smashed up. it's been lifted up. it's been taken away. it's had all kinds of adventures. also known as ltns, they're being installed by councils of all political stripes, paid for by central government as part of its new active travel policy. the aim — to get us out of our cars and walking, cycling and using public transport more. part of a push to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. but telling motorists to drive less is not always popular. it's led to protests here in oxford. it has also led to disruption at council meetings. this is thetford. well, i've got to be honest,

there's a lot of people here tonight that are pretty concerned as to why you're making decisions on their behalf without consultation. and this is colchester. you're not fit for purpose. we decided it months ago. those who oppose ltns say they're fighting for their democratic right, but some in local government say the protests are having the opposite effect. we're a network of around 107 local authorities from both urban and rural, and what we've seen is around 17 of those have told us that they've been targeted in some way or the other. so this could be the start of a really worrying trend that's emerging from across the uk. and why do you see this as an attack on democracy? isn't this... i mean, people should be allowed to express their views, shouldn't they? absolutely. however, if you've got a couple of extreme voices who are doing all the shouting, all the screaming, they inevitably take up all the bandwidth. there seem to be two ideas of freedom in conflict here. the freedom to drive your car where you want, which is represented by the people

here, and the freedom from the pollution and the congestion that cars cause. and they seem to be, these two ideas, irreconcilable. we do not live in a world... we should be seeking i more freedom, not less. i don't want to be restricted - by politicians and stuff like that. what about the freedom to be able to cycle down the street without getting knocked off your bike? what about the freedom of asthmatics to have better air quality? so we've given up a lot of different freedoms for the one freedom to drive your car wherever you want at any time. more roads are being earmarked for restrictions around the country. if it's the road where you live, which side will you be on? justin rowlatt, bbc news, 0xford. road wars: neighbourhood traffic chaos is on bbc one tonight at eight o'clock. is there a low traffic neighbourhood near you? we'd love to know what you think of them. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 01140.

or you can scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email and on twitter as well. and do give us your name and tell us where you're getting in touch from, as well. let's take a look at today's papers. the times focuses on remarks to be made by the prime minister today, when he'll say that an "anti—maths mindset" is damaging the economy. the guardian reports that 250,000 children with mental health problems in britain have been denied help by the nhs, as it struggles to cope with a drastic increase in cases. the daily telegraph's front page looks at what it says is "growing pressure" on nicola sturgeon to quit the scottish national party over financial scandals. and the daily mirror leads on an investigation it conducted that found that almost half of the 16 shops it tested in manchester sold nicotine vapes to a girl aged 13, which is illegal.

i spotted this story on the inside of the times this morning. in west dulwich, which i think it's quite a posh part of london, david morrison saw a man pulling a tree down the street, and the next day he saw another man pulling a tree down the street. somebody has been digging up the newly planted saplings to take them away in their own garden, so them away in their own garden, so the search is on for the suburban tree thief of west dulwich to stop them planting the evidence. that is going to quite a lot of effort. tree costs several hundred quid, so they are worth quite a lot money. special branch investigations! 0h, very good. how beautiful is this dog? this is the boston marathon, hundreds of golden retrievers were walked or

carried to the finish line yesterday in honour of spencer who was the official dog of the race. he died earlier this year. they raised a huge amount of money for research into canine cancer. what a beautiful golden retriever. and another dog story here. emily was on a beach in kent and she lost her wedding ring, and then she noticed when she saw a picture of the dog, how she noticed this, i've no idea, butjust there in the picture to the side of the dog she spotted that her ring was on the sand. so she used location technology in her phone to work out exactly where the picture was taken, where the dog was, in relation to it where the dog was, in relation to it where the dog was, in relation to it where the ring was, detect wrist went back and found it. that is brilliant. well done. three days later she got it back, despite the tide coming in and out. 1a years after they got married.

so, with the king's coronation only three weeks away, just how interested are you? will you be throwing a street party? will you be tuning in to the big event on tv? the campaign group republic, which wants to see the monarchy abolished, believes the majority of british people are simply not interested. let's speak to its chief executive, graham smith. what makes you think the people of the uk are not bothered about the coronation? it is the uk are not bothered about the coronation?— the uk are not bothered about the coronation? it is not my opinion, it is clearly evidenced _ coronation? it is not my opinion, it is clearly evidenced by _ coronation? it is not my opinion, it is clearly evidenced by the - coronation? it is not my opinion, it is clearly evidenced by the polls . is clearly evidenced by the polls that have come out over the last couple of weeks. 0ne opinion poll said only 15% were very interested, unlike last week it was 9% who cared a great deal, so this is very much a minority interest. and i think that people misunderstand this, and they don't realise how few people are actually interested, because broadcasters in particular the bbc, presented as if it is actually 75%,

80% who are interested, and a very small minority who aren't. so there is a huge disconnection between the way it is presented and the reality on the ground. and i think we have to say this, because most people watching don't care that much, and you talk to people in the street or you talk to people in the street or you chat to friends or colleagues or whatever and they don't care that much either. i whatever and they don't care that much either-— much either. i suppose we're still three weeks _ much either. i suppose we're still three weeks away. _ much either. i suppose we're still three weeks away. maybe, - much either. i suppose we're still three weeks away. maybe, as - much either. i suppose we're still l three weeks away. maybe, as often happens with these things, royal weddings and so on, excitement and interest builds as you get closer to the event. . , ., . the event. that is not the evidence of previous — the event. that is not the evidence of previous events. _ the event. that is not the evidence of previous events. last _ the event. that is not the evidence of previous events. last year - the event. that is not the evidence of previous events. last year 1196 i of previous events. last year 11% said they were very interested in the jubilee, said they were very interested in thejubilee, and you can get a large crowd at these events because london has 9 million people, the country has 9 million people, the country has 67 million people, but the crowd and the coverage will be projected and the coverage will be projected and presented as this is the country celebrating, but it simply isn't. most people are not that bothered about the monarchy. support for the monarchy has dropped as low as 55%

in some polls, support for abolition has gone up up to 32%, at least a 10% increase, and interest in charles is way lower than it was for the queen. so the reality is that we have a nation fairly indifferent about the monarchy being told that the country are celebrating. this is not a national celebration. the coronation itself is pointless, it is a pointless parade. it will cost anything from 50 to £100 million, which won't achieve single thing, because he is already king. it is histo , because he is already king. it is history. isn't — because he is already king. it is history, isn't it? _ because he is already king. it is history, isn't it? it _ because he is already king. it is history, isn't it? it is— because he is already king. it is history, isn't it? it is living history. history, isn't it? it is living histo . , ., , history. everything we do is living histo . history. everything we do is living history- the _ history. everything we do is living history. the point _ history. everything we do is living history. the point is _ history. everything we do is living history. the point is we _ history. everything we do is living history. the point is we choose i history. everything we do is living l history. the point is we choose how to live our history and how to celebrate it, and we can very easily not do coronations. in the european monarchies, they decided that they were out of date and pointless 150 years ago, so throwing £100 million

in a pointless parade when people are struggling, people at work are struggling to make ends meet and struggling to make ends meet and struggling to make ends meet and struggling to put food on the table for their kids i think is pretty appalling, and i think that may be one of the reasons why support has dipped, interest has dipped under 10%, but because people look at this and think, what are we spending this money on for this parade when so many people are struggling with the cost of living crisis? you many people are struggling with the cost of living crisis?— cost of living crisis? you talk about viewing _ cost of living crisis? you talk about viewing figures. - cost of living crisis? you talk about viewing figures. the . cost of living crisis? you talk- about viewing figures. the green's funeral last year was watched by nearly 30 million people at its peak. the wedding of harry and meghan, it was knocked that high and interest before happened, but many people watched it at the peak. that is a lot of people.— is a lot of people. those viewing fi . ures, is a lot of people. those viewing figures. you _ is a lot of people. those viewing figures, you don't _ is a lot of people. those viewing figures, you don't have - is a lot of people. those viewing figures, you don't have to - is a lot of people. those viewing figures, you don't have to watch| is a lot of people. those viewing - figures, you don't have to watch the whole thing, you only have to watch a few minutes to count. the queen's funeral, there was nothing else on,

everything was being cancelled and there wasn't anything else to watch. it still had fewer viewers than the uefa cup final a few years before. people will be interested in so much as there is a big historical event, and also it being shoved down their throat by the bbc and other broadcasters, so there will be a passing interest but that is very different to being actually engaged and enthusiastic, and the enthusiastic people that you can genuinely call royalists are the 9% or 15%, and yet when you look at the way it is presented, you will be told, it is the whole nation coming together. i had a couple of people recently from the bbc saying, i want to cover, i want to do a report about how people are celebrating but also look at someone who isn't celebrating, republicans, and that is back to fundamentals. most people are not celebrating, and if you only look at people who are having street parties, that is a tiny number of people, when their fewer than 300

applications for street parties on coronation weekend, vanishingly small in a country of 67 million people. small in a country of 67 million --eole. . ~' ,, small in a country of 67 million --eole. . ~ ,, ., ., small in a country of 67 million --eole. . ~ ., ., , people. thank you for “oining us this morning. h you're watching breakfast. still to come... you are singing! that is going to be in your head all day. with less than a month to go until mae muller hopefully scores maximum points for the united kingdom, we've been watching some of the other acts performing at a eurovision pre—party as the countdown begins ididn't i didn't realise they had to these before parties before the semifinals and everything, but it is a final chance to get together and have a practice. then they practice every day in the run—up to eurovision itself. and then all that weak! they should be really good by the saturday, that is all i am saying. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. human rights watch are calling for the windrush compensation scheme to be taken out of the control of the home office to speed up the process. five years on from the scandal first breaking, they say victims are still struggling to have their claims considered. going through the process of trying to get compensation for these losses and impact on life has really weighed on people, because imagine there is many who have faced homelessness, many who have lost their jobs, all very suddenly. the home office has said it remains committed to raising awareness of the windrush schemes to all eligible individuals. next, it's emerged that hundreds of older people living alone in london have no central heating. new analysis of census data has shown that the problem is worst in waltham forest, lambeth and westminster.

in these boroughs, around 11% of people aged 65 and over are living alone with no central heating. age uk has said the figures are of tremendous concern. motorists who use the m25 are being urged to plan ahead, with overnight road closures being implemented on the dartford crossing this week. the works started last night and will continue until friday. the closures are needed so that the cctv system can be updated. 71 people are putting best foot forward and attempting to break london marathon guinness world records this year. with less than a week to go until the big day, some of the official recorded attempts include fastest marathon carrying a white—goods household appliance and fastest dressed as a vegetable. let's take a look at the tubes now. so far everything is

looking ok this morning. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. with high pressure out towards the east, we're drawing in more of an easterly wind and that's only set to strengthen as we head through the next couple of days or so. there will be a dip in temperature and it won't be feeling as warm. but there will be some sunshine around at times. it's quite a cloudy, grey start to this morning. a few outbreaks of rain here and there as well. that shouldn't last for too long and the cloud will eventually break up, particularly as we head through the second half of the day. so there'll be some sunny spells, emerging. top temperatures in the best of those 1a to 16 degrees celsius. but there's a slightly stronger easterly wind. so a little added wind chill, particularly out towards the east from that. now, as we head through tonight, there will be some clear spells for a time and there will be some more sunshine around, i think, on tuesday and on wednesday. but with a stronger breeze,

then temperatures won't be as high. so it won't be feeling as warm as we head through the middle of the week. it should be largely dry. we'll start to draw in some more showers, i think, as we head towards the end of the working week. that's it from us for now. there's lots more on our website. and you can also check out our news app. for now though, back to sally and john. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank you forjoining us. you might know it as the brecon beacons national park but not any more. because, from now on, that beautiful part of the world will be known as bannau brycheiniog. i think! you do not look convinced

by that. i am waiting for an expert. it's hoped the switch to its welsh name will help celebrate the area's culture and heritage. let's speak tojohn maguire now, who must have the best job of the morning. i know you can say this properly. the trick is you have to channel yourinner the trick is you have to channel your inner michael sheen. bannau brycheiniog. i think that is right. yes. we will hear from brycheiniog. i think that is right. yes. we will hearfrom michael sheen in a second and he will give it that fantastic porthole but accent. anyway, i digress. fantastic porthole but accent. anyway, idigress. —— fantastic porthole but accent. anyway, i digress. —— port talbot. i can see mixed between me and the camera lens. you get a sense it is a special place. a wonderful and important place. you can see the trees at the back, that is a major

part of the new plan for the national park. you can also see veils in the distance. the national park visited by 4 million people a year, he love coming here to enjoy the best the natural world can offer. the best thing to do when you come here is to totally immerse yourself in it. i'm taking the plunge. jumping into a river in the brecon beacons national park, but emerging into what's now called bannau brycheiniog, named after the king who ruled over this land in the 5th century. and no—one says it better than michael sheen in this promotionalfilm. a new kind of national park. not the brecon beacons national park, though. not anymore. no. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one — bannau brycheiniog — an old name for a new way to be. a name from our past,

to take us into our future. beautiful, isn't it? yes, michael, it really is. even on this gorge walk in between thejumping and the swimming, the instructors believe it's important to remind you what this area means — not just today, but also in the past. the miners who used to work at the silica mine used to traverse the rocks going all the way along. you can see the gate and it came all the way along and they walked off towards the mine every morning. you can talk about flora and fauna. the site itself — we've got to protect it to ensure that children can see it in years and years and years to come. tourism is so important here and the locals are keen to share their home with visitors. it's just a beautiful place. this isn't your normaljob. so when you take them out and you can bring

them in and you see them in the car park and they've got that sort of self achievement, that little pat on the back. and, to me, that's the greatest thing that i can get from people. i think it's amazing. along with the name change to promote the welsh language, the national park has produced an ambitious action plan — planting a million trees, restoring peatland that can capture carbon and re—establishing threatened animal species. the key word you keep hearing is balance. we're a park where communities live and visitors come and, in a way, we've got kind of out of balance between people and nature and the climate and so on. so at the heart of our plan is a wish to pull all that back into balance, to get to a situation where we can have thriving communities, thriving places, but where we live within the natural resources that are available. the park sees 4 million visitors a year, but is also the home and work place for rural communities. come on, girls. this landscape is shaped notjust by geology, but also by farming and the food it produces.

it is a wonderful place to live, but there are areas outside of the national park which are equally as beautiful and deliver as much of what we do. so i think we do need to be careful that the national park is on a pedestal but, at the same time, we have to have the ability to run businesses, to be profitable and to continue in these wonderful, vibrant communities, delivering on welsh language, the culture and the social aspect of what we have. its beauty is beyond doubt. but for bannau brycheiniog to thrive, that beauty needs to be more than skin deep. notjust a chocolate box landscape, but a place where people and the natural world can work, rest and play in harmony side by side. forevermore. that is one way to wake up in the morning, sitting in the water. read

in but fantastically invigorating. helen, good morning. this has generated a lot of publicity, hasn't it? changing the name. probably one reason about doing it. tell us about it. , ., reason about doing it. tell us about it. , . ., , ., , it. the plan we have used to be called future _ it. the plan we have used to be called future beacons. - it. the plan we have used to be called future beacons. it- it. the plan we have used to be - called future beacons. it addressed a really— called future beacons. it addressed a really big challenge. brilliant until_ a really big challenge. brilliant until we — a really big challenge. brilliant until we did a welsh language workshop and we found out the name is the _ workshop and we found out the name is the one _ workshop and we found out the name is the one thing that was really wrong — is the one thing that was really wrong with the plan. the translation of brecon _ wrong with the plan. the translation of brecon beacons, bannau brycheiniog, is an ancient name for this whole — brycheiniog, is an ancient name for this whole area of the national park _ this whole area of the national park. reckon beacons isjust the centrai— park. reckon beacons isjust the central hill you should be able to see behind me. —— brecon beacons. that was— see behind me. —— brecon beacons. that was one — see behind me. —— brecon beacons. that was one thing that was really wrong, _ that was one thing that was really wrong, and — that was one thing that was really wrong, and uncomfortable truth that something _ wrong, and uncomfortable truth that something you think you cannot

really— something you think you cannot really do — something you think you cannot really do anything about. we were looking _ really do anything about. we were looking at— really do anything about. we were looking at our old logo and thinking, does it relate back to the place? _ thinking, does it relate back to the place? they were finding the same things— place? they were finding the same things we — place? they were finding the same things we were finding. in the end it felt— things we were finding. in the end it felt the — things we were finding. in the end it felt the right thing to do. to not only— it felt the right thing to do. to not only change the name of the plan but also _ not only change the name of the plan but also to— not only change the name of the plan but also to go back to our roots and use the _ but also to go back to our roots and use the ancient name for this beautiful— use the ancient name for this beautiful place, bannau brycheiniog. it beautiful place, bannau brycheiniog. it certainly _ beautiful place, bannau brycheiniog. it certainly captured the imagination and twists the tongue that people who do not have welsh as may be a second language. you set yourself a very ambitious targets. for starters and many entries. do you have room for those? this is an agricultural landscape. will there be enough room for them? it is a massive balance. _ be enough room for them? it is a massive balance. the _ be enough room for them? it is a massive balance. the way - be enough room for them? it is a massive balance. the way the - massive balance. the way the landscape looks is as beautiful as it is _ landscape looks is as beautiful as it is it _ landscape looks is as beautiful as it is it is — landscape looks is as beautiful as it is. it is farmed. there is a way to find _ it is. it is farmed. there is a way to find balance between the

productive use and working nature as well. productive use and working nature as well we _ productive use and working nature as well we are — productive use and working nature as well. we are working with amazing partners _ well. we are working with amazing partners. we have asked stars of the bannau _ partners. we have asked stars of the bannau beacons. they are taking a hracken— bannau beacons. they are taking a bracken scrubland and turning it into native — bracken scrubland and turning it into native woodland. i have every faith it _ into native woodland. i have every faith it will — into native woodland. i have every faith it will happen.— into native woodland. i have every faith it will happen. thank you very much. massive _ faith it will happen. thank you very much. massive plans. _ faith it will happen. thank you very much. massive plans. one - faith it will happen. thank you very much. massive plans. one thing i faith it will happen. thank you very l much. massive plans. one thing they want to do this reverse the species decline. that is a target for 2030. they also want to be net zero for carbon emissions by 2035 of them along with the ambition they have specific targets they are determined to meet. from here, back to you two cooped up in that horrible little studio. it cooped up in that horrible little studio. , ., ., ., , , studio. it is not that horrible but com ared studio. it is not that horrible but compared with _ studio. it is not that horrible but compared with where _ studio. it is not that horrible but compared with where you - studio. it is not that horrible but compared with where you are i studio. it is not that horrible but compared with where you are it | studio. it is not that horrible but. compared with where you are it is pretty grim. thank you for now. we

will be back there later. that weather is not ideal yet. very dramatic indeed. here isjohn with the sport. here is john with the sport. isn't it caettin here is john with the sport. isn't it getting exciting? _ here isjohn with the sport. isn�*t it getting exciting? this point of the season is always nerve—racking. those nerves have only increased tenfold when you drop points in matches you really should be winning when you are out in front, as arsenal have been full so long. for the second consecutive match they let a two goal lead slip. he the second consecutive match they let a two goal lead slip.— let a two goal lead slip. he might be breathing _ let a two goal lead slip. he might be breathing down _ let a two goal lead slip. he might be breathing down their- let a two goal lead slip. he might be breathing down their neck? i be breathing down their neck? manchester city. the date for the darius the 26th of april when they play each other. —— the date for the diary is the 26th of april.

morning. could it prove a hammer blow in the title race? after leading west ham 2—0, they drew, leaving them them just four points ahead of manchester city, and they've played a game more. 0lly foster reports. for the second weekend running, arsenal let slip a two—goal lead. first liverpool, now west ham. the body language spoke volumes at full—time. next week, they play their title rivals, manchester city. how much of a lead will they have by then? mathematically, i don't know what is going to happen because those hypotheses seven weeks ago. three weeks later, i have no clue what is going to happen. what we can do mathematically is give us the best chance by winning matches and deserving to win matches. and today we played for 30 or 35 minutes and it's not enough in this league. arteta criticised his players for failing to kill this game off. they looked lethal enough when gabrieljesus and martin 0degaard put them two up in the first 10 minutes, but they let west ham back into it. they conceded a penalty and said benrahma gave the hammers half time hope.

they then gave away a penalty themselves — michail antonio with the handball. surely bukayo saka would restore arsenal's two goal lead? how costly would that be? the answer came two minutes later. an up and under found jarrod bowen and west ham's tails were up. next one wins it. that's how close the hammers came. but they'll still view this result as a bonus point that helps them inch away from the relegation zone. that battle could go down to the wire and it's now looking the same way at the top. 0lly foster, bbc news. how costly could that penalty miss proved to become the end of the season? well, in the race for champions league football, manchester united are up to third after beating struggling nottingham forest. united were impressive in this one, antony got the opener. the brazillian then laid on their second — after brilliantly playing in diogo dalot, 2—0 the final score. and that gives them a huge three points after letting a two—goal lead slip of their own, against sevilla in the europa

league, their quarter final second leg is on thursday. celtic scored four goals in 20 minutes to beat kilmarnock 4—1 and take themselves to within touching distance of yet another scottish premiership title. matt 0'riley got two of them, as they restored their 12—point lead over rangers. two more wins from six games and they'll be champions again. we've got a brilliant title race on our hands in the women's super league, and right at the heart of it all are chelsea, who remain on course for an historic treble. they reached the fa cup final with a narrow win over aston villa — sam kerr with the only goal of the game. they face manchester united at wembley next month. emma hayes' side seeking a third successive fa cup title. scotland were on the end of a thrashing in the women's six nations, losing 55—0 to france. emilie boulard scored three of nine french tries. they're now a point behind leaders england, who beat wales on saturday.

scotland are bottom of the table without a point. rugby fans in leicester were treated to a bit of history, when veteran england wing chris ashton became the first player to score 100 premiership tries. he scored a hat—trick to help leicester inflict exeter�*s biggest defeat in the top flight — 62—19 the score. he will steal the headlines for this one. ashton, who is 36, will retire at the end of the season. and it's fair to say that breaking records like this earns you a well—deserved sit down. when you score that many tries you need a bit of a rest. you may have seenjessica gadirova on this programme on saturday, after she'd won her second gold medal at the european artistic gymnastics championships. well, she went on to take a third in turkey, with victory in the floor event. the 18—year—old making a huge contribution towards great britain's haul of eight medals.

it's now all eyes on the world's which take place in belgium later in the year. it's the artistry that helps me. so expressive. i like to make the judges feel like they're in the floor routine. i always look at them, give them emotions, and really express myself through the dance and also just doing the big powerful tumbles at the same time. she does. she does it all brilliantly. notjust the tumbles, the whole performance, the artistry of it all. she does it brilliantly. a ioy of it all. she does it brilliantly. a joy to watch. a superstar, isn't she? a charity, which offers mental health advice to construction workers, says it is expanding its support after the number of builders taking their own lives has increased for the fifth year in a row. stark figures, aren't they? nina is at a construction site in burton—0n—trent for us this morning. we can go to her now.

good morning. around 1000 homes being built on the site. around eight o'clock there will be 50 workers from construction, decorators on site every day. have a look inside. a block of terraces being built. not that mental health is an issue on this site that concerns around the wider statistics in construction around people deciding to end their own lives. in the last five years the suicide rate in construction has risen from 26 per 100,000 workers to 3a in construction has risen from 26 per 100,000 workers to 3k per 100,000 workers. compare that with the national average of nine per 100,000 workers, it means statistically you are full times more likely to take your own life working in construction. in 2021 more than 500 construction workers ended their lives. why? the reason

people decide to do this is never simple, always complex. 0ne charity points to tight deadlines my financial insecurity and lots of working alone. also having injuries to knock your confidence. that is what happened to james, a painter and decorator who has kindly agreed to share his joy this morning. and decorator who has kindly agreed to share hisjoy this morning. he had an accident at work. in to share his joy this morning. he had an accident at work.- to share his joy this morning. he had an accident at work. in -- 20 2011 had an accident at work. in -- 20 201! suffered _ had an accident at work. in -- 20 201! suffered an _ had an accident at work. in -- 20 201! suffered an accident - had an accident at work. in -- 20 201! suffered an accident at - had an accident at work. in -- 20| 201i suffered an accident at work. in 201i suffered an accident at work. in that _ 201i suffered an accident at work. in that time the bills were coming out, still— in that time the bills were coming out, still under increasing financial— out, still under increasing financial pressure. it played havoc with my _ financial pressure. it played havoc with my mental health. if it had not been _ with my mental health. if it had not been for— with my mental health. if it had not been for local services put on to me. _ been for local services put on to me. i_ been for local services put on to me. i have _ been for local services put on to me, i have no doubt in saying i would — me, i have no doubt in saying i would not _ me, i have no doubt in saying i would not be here right now. mental health— would not be here right now. mental health within the construction industry— health within the construction industry is something i feel very passionate about.— industry is something i feel very passionate about. what support have ou not?

passionate about. what support have you got? one — passionate about. what support have you got? one of _ passionate about. what support have you got? one of my _ passionate about. what support have you got? one of my friends, - passionate about. what support have you got? one of my friends, levi, . you got? one of my friends, levi, throu~h you got? one of my friends, levi, through his _ you got? one of my friends, levi, through his youth _ you got? one of my friends, levi, through his youth work _ you got? one of my friends, levi, through his youth work put - you got? one of my friends, levi, through his youth work put me . you got? one of my friends, levi, through his youth work put me in | through his youth work put me in touch— through his youth work put me in touch with — through his youth work put me in touch with a local counselling service — touch with a local counselling service. for me personally, that really— service. for me personally, that really helped. i would urge anyone in a similar— really helped. i would urge anyone in a similar position to open up. it was so _ in a similar position to open up. it was so valuable. de in a similar position to open up. it was so valuable.— was so valuable. de feel like it is something _ was so valuable. de feel like it is something specific _ was so valuable. de feel like it is something specific to _ was so valuable. de feel like it is| something specific to construction and manual labour, meaning people do not open up?— not open up? potentially. there is a lot of stress- _ not open up? potentially. there is a lot of stress. tight _ not open up? potentially. there is a lot of stress. tight deadlines, - lot of stress. tight deadlines, financial— lot of stress. tight deadlines, financial pressures. even if you are not working — financial pressures. even if you are not working for yourself, these things— not working for yourself, these things fell down the chain. whatever we can— things fell down the chain. whatever we can do— things fell down the chain. whatever we can do to minimise it is extremely valuable.- we can do to minimise it is extremely valuable. thank you for talkin: to extremely valuable. thank you for talking to us- _ extremely valuable. thank you for talking to us. it _ extremely valuable. thank you for talking to us. it is _ extremely valuable. thank you for talking to us. it is not _ extremely valuable. thank you for talking to us. it is not easy. - extremely valuable. thank you for talking to us. it is not easy. clive l talking to us. it is not easy. clive works for an _ talking to us. it is not easy. clive works for an industry _ talking to us. it is not easy. clive works for an industry radio - talking to us. it is not easy. clive works for an industry radio station. your— works for an industry radio station. your very— works for an industry radio station. your very first phone in, your very first guest— your very first phone in, your very first guest said to you... i need to talk to— first guest said to you... i need to talk to somebody. i was tempting at

the deep _ talk to somebody. i was tempting at the deep end to do the radio show. there _ the deep end to do the radio show. there was— the deep end to do the radio show. there was a — the deep end to do the radio show. there was a big green telephone button _ there was a big green telephone button coming up on the screen. i thought— button coming up on the screen. i thought my— button coming up on the screen. i thought my do not know how to deal with it. _ thought my do not know how to deal with it. how— thought my do not know how to deal with it, how to answer it. a young guy, _ with it, how to answer it. a young guy, 32— with it, how to answer it. a young guy, 32 years old said, i need someone _ guy, 32 years old said, i need someone to talk to. i thought it was a wind-up — someone to talk to. i thought it was a wind—up. he explained his dad took his own _ a wind—up. he explained his dad took his own life _ a wind—up. he explained his dad took his own life and he found now he was the same _ his own life and he found now he was the same. that led me to find out what _ the same. that led me to find out what was — the same. that led me to find out what was going on. i was totally oblivious — what was going on. i was totally oblivious to this. i had been in and around _ oblivious to this. i had been in and around the — oblivious to this. i had been in and around the industry most of my life. what _ around the industry most of my life. what was _ around the industry most of my life. what was going on? i found out from the construction industry charity we were losing one a day and i thought, wow! _ were losing one a day and i thought, wow! i_ were losing one a day and i thought, wow! i needed to discover more and more _ wow! i needed to discover more and more why— wow! i needed to discover more and more why people were doing this. now it is up— more why people were doing this. now it is up to _ more why people were doing this. now it is up to two a day. people are being _ it is up to two a day. people are being affected by it —— is affected by it _ being affected by it -- is affected b it. ., ~ , ., by it. you think there is a generational _ by it. you think there is a generational shift - by it. you think there is a generational shift around | by it. you think there is a -

generational shift around this. i hope so. it is all about talking. the construction industry is a very matching — the construction industry is a very matching industry and getting people to talk— matching industry and getting people to talk is— matching industry and getting people to talk is very important. at a certain— to talk is very important. at a certain age they are definitely talking — certain age they are definitely talking and that is very important. i talking and that is very important. i want _ talking and that is very important. i want to— talking and that is very important. i want to put a message out there, if anybody— i want to put a message out there, if anybody is feeling... doesn't matter— if anybody is feeling... doesn't matter if— if anybody is feeling... doesn't matter if you are in the construction industry or otherwise, you are _ construction industry or otherwise, you are feeling this way, i want them _ you are feeling this way, i want them to— you are feeling this way, i want them to talk.— you are feeling this way, i want them to talk. please talk. we will be talkin: them to talk. please talk. we will be talking to _ them to talk. please talk. we will be talking to an _ them to talk. please talk. we will be talking to an organisation - them to talk. please talk. we willj be talking to an organisation later that organises coffee mornings, opportunities for builders to share their stories. as clive and james were saying, it begins with one conversation. the reason behind the complexities are difficult to pinpoint that one conversation could literally save a life.— literally save a life. thank you very much- — literally save a life. thank you very much- if— literally save a life. thank you very much. if you _ literally save a life. thank you very much. if you have - literally save a life. thank you very much. if you have been l literally save a life. thank you - very much. if you have been affected by any of the issues, there is advice on the bbc action line

website. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. not as cold to start the day as yesterday. today could be warmer than yesterday. as we go through the week we are pulling in more than easterly flow. not as warm through the rest of the week. it will be dry for many. some patchy rain around. most of it will ease in the next couple of hours. a cloudy start to the day with low cloud, mist and fog as well. hi pressure towards scandinavia. watch how it drifts towards greenland. at times we will have weather fronts coming in across southern england. here is the cloud we're starting with. mist and fog in here. it will slowly start to break up from the east

during the day and sunnier skies will further west. still some cloud in the west by thick enough for the odd shower. temperatures ranging from ten to 17. round the married fad for example, we could see 19, 20. -- fad for example, we could see 19, 20. —— marie firth. this evening and overnight we have this low cloud, sam haar and fret coming in and drifting inland. it will be colder tonight than it was yesterday. tomorrow we start with low cloud. the haar and fret does evaporate. through the day another weather front will bring in thicker cloud and spots of rain. also quite windy in the south—east, east anglia and the channel islands. for most it

will be a breezy day. tuesday night into wednesday here is the weather front. you can see how it drifts west. another one will come in later. 0n west. another one will come in later. on wednesday we have the brisk easterly flow and areas of cloud moving from the east towards the west. a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine but it will feel cool if you are exposed to the is to a wind along the north sea coastline. western scotland will have a high of about 17 degrees. thursday there will be frost and clear skies with sunshine around. still a chilly winter. the weather front from the near continent introducing some rain. could be further north and further west. these are the average wind speeds coming over. a cold north sea. this is about as cold as it gets for the time of year. we are looking at

temperatures of 11 to 13.- time of year. we are looking at temperatures of 11 to 13. week by week it is getting _ temperatures of 11 to 13. week by week it is getting closer - temperatures of 11 to 13. week by week it is getting closer to - week it is getting closer to springtime. you are looking for everyday, i love it. with less than a month to go now until the eurovision song contest, last night the artists performed in the final pre—party before they head to liverpool. the event gives fans the chance to see the competition the uk entrant — mae muller — faces, as well as the bbc�*s eurovision reporter, daniel rosney. he was there front stage, got his seat early. here is a summary of the evening's events. cheering. we couldn't do this interview on the streets of slovenia. joker 0ut are the biggest—selling band there. it's a crazy experience that in slovenia we have arena concerts and here we could probably have a very hard time filling upa pub. and it feels great. all of these people would come to a pub, all of these people

would come to a pub. of course. if it was a small pub, it would be filled up. pretty nicely actually, so, yeah. as well as wanting to see the uk's mae muller, fans are also eyeing—up her competition. finland, definitely. 0bviously, slovenia. i've got my flag. we are finland, slovenia, australia. mae muller for the uk. just everyone really — everyone. for me, it has to be loreen. loreen was the one who made me fall in love with eurovision, so it has to be that. yeah, loreen, 100%. us my — that they already know the song and, you know, they're having fun with it. sweden's loreen is one of the favourites to win. you might recognise her because she's won it before back in 2012. i love this community and i know that people... i think — i hope that people feel the ones, how much i love them and how much i care. and so it goes around like this, you know, you give and you take. # the fire in you eyes...#

with less than a month to go, this is the final time the acts get to perform in front of eurovision fans before the song contest begins in liverpool. it will be the biggest stage in the world with 160 million watching at home. oh, i don't want to think about it. that is... yeah, it's a massive number. i mean, you can't imagine how many people. yeah. if you try to imagine what does 160 million people look like, you just cannot do it. no, no, it's not possible. # po, po, po, po, po...# so many, like, react to our video. see! that wasn't planned — i swear to god. yes, yes! these pre—party gigs have been happening across europe over the past month.

and some of the acts have other responsibilities. yes, i am a lawyer. to all my... to all the legal sororities/ fraternity all around the world, i am one of you. we really need to get to liverpool quickly because he's billing us by the hour. he's billing you by the hour right now, so you want to wrap this up. six minutes actually. it feels good knowing we're going to have at least six people in a concert if we come here. it does. been having such a good time. it feels like a school trip. you know, it's amazing because when we all met, you know, first we were kind of feeling each other. yeah. hey, how are you? you did great. and now it'sjust like, "go on, give me some love." can i do the same thing?

cheering sixth member of the band. i made it to eurovision. see you in liverpool. daniel rosney, bbc news. he is living his best life, daniel. they have a chance. they are proper superstars at home. filling stadiums. that is what you need. do you need that or that one vote? you're watching breakfast. even more glitter. still to come.... if you're missing your strictly fix — fear not. the professional dancers are taking their tangos on tour. we'll speak to nikita kuzmin about what audiences can expect. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello.

good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. human rights watch are calling for the windrush compensation scheme to be taken out of the control of the home office to speed up the process. five years on from the scandal first breaking, they say victims are still struggling to have their claims considered. going through the process of trying to get compensation for these losses and impact on life has really weighed on people, because imagine there is many who have faced homelessness, many who have lost their jobs, all very suddenly. the home office has said it remains committed to raising awareness of the windrush schemes to all eligible individuals. next, it's emerged that hundreds of older people living alone in london have no central heating. new analysis of census data has shown that the problem is worst in waltham forest, lambeth and westminster. in these boroughs, around 11% of people aged 65 and over are living alone with no central heating. age uk has said the figures are of tremendous concern.

motorists who use the m25 are being urged to plan ahead, with overnight road closures being implemented on the dartford crossing this week. the works started last night and will continue until friday. the closures are needed so that the cctv system can be updated. now, about 30 years ago, a photographer captured some incredible pictures of a skyscraper in canary wharf being finished — but the photos were lost until now. have a look at these taken by tony brien. 250 metres high. this was the moment 0ne canada square was completed. tony says he remembers being suspended from a crane nearby — and it was a windy day. quite amazing. if you want to see more of those — head to our website. let's take a look at the tubes now. the district line is part suspended — there's no service between turnham green and richmond due to a signal failure at richmond. that's also affecting london 0verground between south acton and richmond. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio

station for regular updates throughout the morning. now on to the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. with high pressure out towards the east, we're drawing in more of an easterly wind and that's only set to strengthen as we head through the next couple of days or so. there will be a dip in temperature and it won't be feeling as warm. but there will be some sunshine around at times. it's quite a cloudy, grey start to this morning. a few outbreaks of rain here and there as well. that shouldn't last for too long and the cloud will eventually break up, particularly as we head through the second half of the day. so there'll be some sunny spells, emerging. top temperatures in the best of those 1a to 16 degrees celsius. but there's a slightly stronger easterly wind. so a little added wind chill, particularly out towards the east from that. now, as we head through tonight, there will be some clear spells for a time and there will be some more sunshine around, i think, on tuesday and on wednesday. but with a stronger breeze, then temperatures won't be as high. so it won't be feeling as warm as we head through the middle of the week. it should be largely dry.

we'll start to draw in some more showers, i think, as we head towards the end of the working week. that's it from us for now. there's lots more on our website, and you can also check out our news app. for now, though, back to sally and jon. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... another mass shooting in the united states — four people are killed and 28 injured at a teenage birthday party in alabama. president biden describes it as outrageous and unacceptable. how air pollution causes harm to people of all ages — new research shows certain particles can lead to miscarriages and cause low sperm count. a big test for the most powerful rocket ever built. starship will aim to launch into space today. could it eventually take people

to the moon and mars? in sport, agony for arsenal and arteta, who blow a two—goal lead again. is the pressure of the premier league title race taking its toll? good league title race taking its toll? morning. it's a mi the good morning. it's a milder start to the day today compared to yesterday. many of us start on a cloudy note, but we will see sunny skies develop, just one or two showers, and it could prove to be the warmest day this year so far. all the details later in the programme. good morning, everybody. it's monday the 17th of april. president biden has condemned a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in alabama as "outrageous and unacceptable". four people have died and 28 others were injured in the attack in dadeville. police haven't released any details about who carried out the shooting or why. but just look at these figures.

gun crime in america is on the rise. in 2019 there were a17 mass shootings where four or more people were killed or injured. but since 2020 this has increased to more than 600 each year, that's an average of two per day. so far this year there have been at least 161 mass shootings. 0ur north america correspondent jessica parker has spent the evening in dadeville, and has sent this report. shaken, shocked. a community gathers to grieve and to console one another in this small, rural town in east central alabama. 0ur help is going to come from the creator of the universe... this is a tight—knit town. people know each other, and know the victims too, who'd been attending a sweet 16 birthday party. they were being free, they were having fun, they were celebrating a life. they were celebrating 16 years of life. and then it just turned tragic. it got dark, it got loud

with gunshots and gunfire. the police have released very little information about suspects or a motive. local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athlete, well known here and well loved. he did not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good. like, he was a promising young football star. he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them. this is the building, the dance studio where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there's now no police tape. the door�*s sealed off, but it's a muted scene after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass another trace of america's rising gun violence. president biden's again called for tighter firearms controls.

it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. here, air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, including reducing sperm count and damaging foetal growth, new research has shown. a review of key evidence on the effects of pollution, drawing from more than 35,000 studies in the last ten years, has detailed the ways it causes harm from pre—birth to old age. 0ur reporter graham satchell has more. scientists have known for decades that exhaust fumes, air pollution, damages our health. today's study shows the harm particulate matter and other pollutants can cause from before we're born into old age. researchers at imperial college london found air pollution harms foetal development, can cause miscarriages and a low sperm count in men. in children it can cause asthma

and affect blood pressure, and in adults it makes early death more likely through chronic illness, cancer and strokes. air pollution affects the quality of individuals' lives and their susceptibility to disease throughout the life course. so we should target it as quickly as we can to actually prevent the accumulation of disease within our population. this study was commissioned by the greater london authority. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is planning to expand the so—called ulez or ultra low emission zone in the capital in august. more polluting vehicles will be charged £12.50 a day to enter greater london. the plans have faced protests and legal challenges, with some angry at the cost and speed of the changes. there is now a considerable debate between the affordability of driving and protecting public health. graeme satchell, bbc news. the prime minister will give more details later about his plan to have all children study some maths up

to the age of 18. rishi sunak wants to create a new advisory group to help decide exactly what will be taught, and whether there will be a new qualification that 16 to 18—year—olds are required to take. nursing union leaders have said strike action in england could continue until christmas — after their members rejected the goverment�*s pay offer. the health secretary steve barclay has written to the royal college of nursing to say he's disappointed and concerned by its plans, which include a 48—hour strike over the first may bank holiday. 0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. nick, what happens now to get this dispute resolved? it's the million dollar question, sally. at the moment, it's looking quite difficult, actually, because the royal college of nursing says that this deal that was put on the table by the governmentjust a few

weeks agojust table by the governmentjust a few weeks ago just isn't good enough. 0ne weeks ago just isn't good enough. one of the other unions has accepted it. some of the others are still voting on it. but the fact that one of the big nurses unions is not accepting this deal is a problem for the government. ministers aren't going to budge, because the treasury is saying that anything bigger than the current deal would risk making inflation worse, so it feels to me like we are back in that place where we were at the start of the year, where we were talking about a bit of a stand—off between some of the nursing unions and ministers. now, it's worth bearing in mind that a couple of weeks ago, things had looked a bit more optimistic. the unions were getting round the table with ministers, new offers were being put on the table, including giving that one—off lump sum to teachers and to nurses and to some other workers to try and end the logjam. well, since then, the royal couege logjam. well, since then, the royal college of nursing has said no, the education unions have said no and

there are more strikes planned. so at the moment, it is quite hard to see how all of that is solved, and it feels like industrial disputes are going to go on for a while yet. nick, thank you very much indeed, and we have the education secretary gillian keegan on the programme in about 20 minutes' time. doctors in sudan say at least 97 civilians have been killed and 365 others injured, as fighting continues between rival military factions. bursts of heavy gunfire continue to be heard in the capital, khartoum. the army says it is regaining control of government buildings seized by paramilitary forces — although this claim cannot be independently verified. here, human rights watch says control of the compensation scheme for victims of the windrush scandal should be taken away from the home office and given to an independent body. the group has warned many people are facing "unreasonable" demands as part of attempts to access money. the home office said it was "committed to righting the wrongs of windrush".

millions of people are now eligible for the spring covid—19 booster, with appointments being made available from today. they're being offered to people aged 75 and over, those with a weakened immune system, and care home residents. invitations are being sent via the nhs app, by text or by letter. the spring booster, so that means it's spring! which means... here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. that is the first time we have seen a very high pollen, not that i'm completely obsessed with pollen levels and am going to start sneezing! iam i am obsessed with pollen levels, and we have got high levels across the country. we are talking tree pollen at the moment, grass pollen will kick in during may. something to bear in mind if you have an allergy to pollen and you are heading out. we are starting off

with spots of rain built in, and we will see some sunny spells developing, across the south—east and across the north—east of scotland as well, and somewhere around the murray firth we could hit 19 or 20 celsius, making it the warmest day today so far —— mike this year so far. there is quite a bit of client around this morning, still producing some spots of rain. that will slowly ease, we have some mist and murk, some low cloud, and the mysterious will spread further west. some cloud could still produce an isolated shower, but they will be the exception rather than the rule. temperatures 10—17, but potentially 19 or 20. as we head through the evening and overnight, all this low cloud, some sea fret and haar coming from the north sea, and in the west, some clearer skies and it will going

to be a colder night than it was last night. tomorrow we start with all this mist and murk but it will evaporate, most of us having a sunny day but some rain and cloud and breezy conditions coming into the south—east later. carol, thank you very much indeed. speak to you later. you'll know we've spoken a lot on this programme about the late rugby legend doddie weir and his battle with motor neurone disease. one of doddie's greatest frustrations when he was diagnosed with mnd back in 2016 was the lack of hope for people faced with such devastating news. well, today the charity he set up is outlining how it's going to invest millions of pounds into research. we'll talk about that in a minute, but first let's remind ourselves of just what an inspirational man he was. doddie weir smashes it further. weir has scored. from having an impact on the pitch... when he goes like that, he's like a mad giraffe, but he's got great skills. ..to having an impact off the pitch. doddie weir has become a name

synonymous with research into motor neurone disease. he revealed his diagnosis in 2017, and we followed his story from the start. i knew what i'd had, knew what the issue was. so when he said to me, "it's all right, we've got this, we'll go and try and fight that." and then i did the dreaded google. "what have i got? "what's going on? " and it came up mnd, and "uh—oh". shortly after being diagnosed he started a charity, which has since then raised millions of pounds through events like doddie aid. you can alsojoin me. i'll be logging this big walk that i've just done on the doddie aid app. his work even earned him an 0be from the queen and a special honour at the sports personality of the year awards. and it's quite ironic being a scottish rugby player in the '90s. this is the closest i ever got to a trophy, so it's very nice. he was also part of a successful campaign to lobby the government

for £50 million of funding into mnd research alongside friend rob burrow. even though a cure may not have been found in his lifetime, his legacy represents hope for others. peppyjeffrey, bbc news. joining us here in the studio is sean mcgrath from the my name's doddie foundation. jill douglas, the charity's chief executive, joins us from cheltenham. the first question is, where is the research up to, and can you give us any potential for hope? absolutely, i think if any potential for hope? absolutely, i think if you _ any potential for hope? absolutely, i think if you had _ any potential for hope? absolutely, i think if you had asked _ any potential for hope? absolutely, i think if you had asked me - any potential for hope? absolutely, i think if you had asked me that - i think if you had asked me that question in 2017 when we started, there wouldn't have been much light at the end of the tunnel, but now there is plenty of light. we see research coming forward, there is a

drug already which is going through the research programme, through the review programme, which seems to slow the disease down in certain small populations of patients. there is another trial which we have just seen the headline data showing that it is going to be for a larger mnd population. we have only seen the headline, we are waiting for the details. so i would have said things are definitely going in the right direction. as a foundation we are investing hard earned money, and this is what it is about, we are launching our five year research strategy, and it is a very exciting time on something we're proud of. that means that that money you're talking about, how to spend it and where to put it, that must be encouraging to hear that things are moving in the right direction? absolutely, that we are so fortunate to have _ absolutely, that we are so fortunate to have so _ absolutely, that we are so fortunate to have so many incredible supporters. people were touched by doddie _ supporters. people were touched by doddie 's _ supporters. people were touched by doddie 's story, but often more touch— doddie 's story, but often more touch by— doddie 's story, but often more touch by people in their own lives

diagnosed — touch by people in their own lives diagnosed with motor neurone disease — diagnosed with motor neurone disease, and they go to extraordinary lengths to support us and help— extraordinary lengths to support us and help us, but with that comes an enormous _ and help us, but with that comes an enormous responsibility for us to make _ enormous responsibility for us to make sure — enormous responsibility for us to make sure that we spend that money wisely— make sure that we spend that money wisely and _ make sure that we spend that money wisely and we work with the right people _ wisely and we work with the right people working in the right areas, and that— people working in the right areas, and that was such an important piece of work— and that was such an important piece of work for— and that was such an important piece of work for us over the last few months — of work for us over the last few months to— of work for us over the last few months to make sure we are doing the film months to make sure we are doing the right thing _ months to make sure we are doing the right thing by our supporters and fundraisers, and by the mnd community, because they are the ones that have _ community, because they are the ones that have no _ community, because they are the ones that have no time. we are impatient to find _ that have no time. we are impatient to find something that can really be effective _ to find something that can really be effective, but i have to say, we are so fortunate — effective, but i have to say, we are so fortunate of the people who do work _ so fortunate of the people who do work so _ so fortunate of the people who do work so hard for us, because although— work so hard for us, because although we've invested {8.5 million so far— although we've invested {8.5 million so far into _ although we've invested {8.5 million so far into research, that's not going — so far into research, that's not going to — so far into research, that's not going to really cut through. £50 million — going to really cut through. £50 million will not find a secure. we must _ million will not find a secure. we must keep— million will not find a secure. we must keep fundraising, we must keep working _ must keep fundraising, we must keep working hard and we must keep disrupting and challenging and agitating. but at the same time, we feel this _

agitating. but at the same time, we feel this is _ agitating. but at the same time, we feel this is a — agitating. but at the same time, we feel this is a really important step forward _ feel this is a really important step forward for us as a charity. and, jill, if forward for us as a charity. and, jill. if you _ forward for us as a charity. and, jill. if you look _ forward for us as a charity. and, jill, if you look back, _ forward for us as a charity. and, jill, if you look back, it - forward for us as a charity. and, jill, if you look back, it is - forward for us as a charity. and, jill, if you look back, it is not. jill, if you look back, it is not that long since you sat around the kitchen table with doddie and cathy talked about what might happen, what you might be able to do. and when you might be able to do. and when you talk about disrupting, it seems to me that actually it is doddie thatis to me that actually it is doddie that is the theme through all of this, his character, his personality, his rebellious streak and his drive that you now have to carry. and his drive that you now have to car . �* �* , .,, and his drive that you now have to car . ~ �* , ., , and his drive that you now have to car. �*, ., carry. and it's those values and those traits _ carry. and it's those values and those traits that _ carry. and it's those values and those traits that sit _ carry. and it's those values and those traits that sit at - carry. and it's those values and those traits that sit at the - carry. and it's those values and j those traits that sit at the heart of the _ those traits that sit at the heart of the foundation. yes, we want to agitate _ of the foundation. yes, we want to agitate and — of the foundation. yes, we want to agitate and disrupt, but equally we are incredibly collaborative and we work really closely with the other established mnd charities, in scotland, even australia, that we are in _ scotland, even australia, that we are in contact with. we certainly work— are in contact with. we certainly work wlth— are in contact with. we certainly work with the world's leading mnd researchers, and that is really

important _ researchers, and that is really important to us to collaborate and to work— important to us to collaborate and to work alongside, because we can't do this— to work alongside, because we can't do this on— to work alongside, because we can't do this on our own. unless we all come _ do this on our own. unless we all come together and work as one, and the coalition— come together and work as one, and the coalition has been so important to the _ the coalition has been so important to the progress we have made, and that was— to the progress we have made, and that was very much part of doddie 's influence _ that was very much part of doddie 's influence as — that was very much part of doddie 's influence as well, and if our role can be _ influence as well, and if our role can be to — influence as well, and if our role can be to influence change and to do the fundraising that we do, that is so important for the bigger picture and the _ so important for the bigger picture and the bigger mnd community picture — and the bigger mnd community picture. its and the bigger mnd community icture. �* , ., , ., , picture. as doddie and his family, knew only too _ picture. as doddie and his family, knew only too well, _ picture. as doddie and his family, knew only too well, this _ picture. as doddie and his family, knew only too well, this is - picture. as doddie and his family, knew only too well, this is a - picture. as doddie and his family, j knew only too well, this is a long, slow process, the research process. but can we get to a point in the future ever, do you think, where mnd can be cured? that future ever, do you think, where mnd can be cured?— can be cured? that is a very good question. — can be cured? that is a very good question. and _ can be cured? that is a very good question, and i'm _ can be cured? that is a very good question, and i'm asked - can be cured? that is a very good question, and i'm asked it - can be cured? that is a very good question, and i'm asked it a - can be cured? that is a very good question, and i'm asked it a lot. l question, and i'm asked it a lot. yes, i do, and that is our vision, absolutely. a cure for mnd. i think it will be slow progress, but it is

progress, and i do think we will see within years rather than decades treatments that slow, eventually stop and eventually reverse the disease, i do think that is something we can talk about now and i don't think we could have spoken about that in 2017. but asjill about that in 2017. but as jill says, the way we have shaken things up, we are very proud of what we do. i think we can definitely say we are a catalyst towards that. but we can't boil an ocean on our own, but we can definitely ensure that we are putting our money on the right place, which is what we do, involving patients and everything that we do. we partner with anyone that we do. we partner with anyone that will partner with us, we collaborate, as jill that will partner with us, we collaborate, asjill said, and it is something we are very proud of. and ifeel something we are very proud of. and i feel confident something we are very proud of. and ifeel confident in something we are very proud of. and i feel confident in saying that we will see meaningful treatments in years rather than decades. jill. l years rather than decades. jill, i know ou years rather than decades. jill, i know you feel— years rather than decades. jill, i know you feel the _ years rather than decades. jill, i know you feel the weight - years rather than decades. jill, i know you feel the weight of - know you feel the weight of responsibility when it comes to

looking after the cash that is donated from all these people who work so hard to raise money. you said you were really careful when selecting where that money goes. what are the priorities for you and the other people involved in the charity? where are the targets for you? charity? where are the targets for ou? ~ ., charity? where are the targets for ou? . . ., charity? where are the targets for ou? ~ ., ., , , ., you? we want to help get drugs or treatments — you? we want to help get drugs or treatments in _ you? we want to help get drugs or treatments in the _ you? we want to help get drugs or treatments in the lab _ you? we want to help get drugs or treatments in the lab to _ you? we want to help get drugs or treatments in the lab to patients. l treatments in the lab to patients. we want — treatments in the lab to patients. we want to refocus on early diagnosis, and our new research strategy— diagnosis, and our new research strategy really details where we think— strategy really details where we think we — strategy really details where we think we can make the biggest difference. it's a fantastic document which has been put together by our— document which has been put together by our team, a document which has been put together by ourteam, a huge document which has been put together by our team, a huge amount of effort has gone _ by our team, a huge amount of effort has gone into it, and painstakingly worked _ has gone into it, and painstakingly worked through with advisers. we have got— worked through with advisers. we have got an incredible peer review group _ have got an incredible peer review group working with us, so we want to make _ group working with us, so we want to make sure _ group working with us, so we want to make sure that when people are climbing — make sure that when people are climbing up ben nevis carrying 100 kilograms — climbing up ben nevis carrying 100 kilograms on their shoulders, or whether— kilograms on their shoulders, or whether they are running a cake sale or whether— whether they are running a cake sale or whether we have got kids cleaning cars or— or whether we have got kids cleaning cars or any— or whether we have got kids cleaning cars or any of the amazing things that people do that they know that

we are _ that people do that they know that we are being really mindful of how we are being really mindful of how we invest — we are being really mindful of how we invest that money, we want to work— we invest that money, we want to work wlth— we invest that money, we want to work with the very best people. it has been — work with the very best people. it has been a — work with the very best people. it has been a real steep learning curve: _ has been a real steep learning curve but— has been a real steep learning curve, but we have been so fortunate to work— curve, but we have been so fortunate to work with — curve, but we have been so fortunate to work with the very best, and we have _ to work with the very best, and we have a _ to work with the very best, and we have a long — to work with the very best, and we have a long way to go. this is the beginning — have a long way to go. this is the beginning of the next phase of the foundation. this is doddie 's legacy and we _ foundation. this is doddie 's legacy and we promised we would carry this on and _ and we promised we would carry this on and this— and we promised we would carry this on and this is the next step. he was involved _ on and this is the next step. he was involved in— on and this is the next step. he was involved in the beginning of this process— involved in the beginning of this process when we started fleshing out the strategy and he was very excited by it. _ the strategy and he was very excited by it. and _ the strategy and he was very excited by it. and so — the strategy and he was very excited by it, and so we are just looking forward — by it, and so we are just looking forward to— by it, and so we are just looking forward to really know getting on with the — forward to really know getting on with the heart work. we still need support, _ with the heart work. we still need support, we want people to carry on the fun— support, we want people to carry on the fun things they're doing to help us, and _ the fun things they're doing to help us, and take it to the next step. but there — us, and take it to the next step. but there is— us, and take it to the next step. but there is huge momentum within the mnd_ but there is huge momentum within the mnd research community at the moment, _ the mnd research community at the moment, we have all seen that. it is a very— moment, we have all seen that. it is a very complex condition. there won't _ a very complex condition. there won't be — a very complex condition. there won't be one silver bullet. we are going _ won't be one silver bullet. we are going to _ won't be one silver bullet. we are going to look for many different types _ going to look for many different types of— going to look for many different types of effective treatments that will help. people who are given this diagnosis _ will help. people who are given this diagnosis. but i certainly feel we

are moving in the right direction and it— are moving in the right direction and it is— are moving in the right direction and it is our— are moving in the right direction and it is our responsibility to carry— and it is our responsibility to carry on— and it is our responsibility to carry on with that.— and it is our responsibility to carry on with that. what would he make of all— carry on with that. what would he make of all of _ carry on with that. what would he make of all of this? _ carry on with that. what would he make of all of this? i _ carry on with that. what would he make of all of this? i think - carry on with that. what would he make of all of this? i think he - make of all of this? i think he would be _ make of all of this? i think he would be quite _ make of all of this? i think he would be quite excited. - make of all of this? i think he would be quite excited. i - make of all of this? i think he | would be quite excited. i know make of all of this? i think he - would be quite excited. i know cathy is, and _ would be quite excited. i know cathy is, and the _ would be quite excited. i know cathy is, and the family are massively supportive. i think it would be released — supportive. i think it would be released proud of what we have achieved, — released proud of what we have achieved, but he be really excited about— achieved, but he be really excited about what was next. and he was always _ about what was next. and he was always impatient. when are we going to see _ always impatient. when are we going to see this, _ always impatient. when are we going to see this, what is next? i think he would — to see this, what is next? i think he would be _ to see this, what is next? i think he would be excited, but equally impatient. he would be excited, but equally imatient. ., ~ he would be excited, but equally imatient. ., ,, , ., he would be excited, but equally imatient. ., ~' , ., , he would be excited, but equally imatient. ., ~' ,, , . impatient. thank you very much indeed to both _ impatient. thank you very much indeed to both of _ impatient. thank you very much indeed to both of you _ impatient. thank you very much indeed to both of you for- impatient. thank you very much indeed to both of you forjoining us. impatient, definitely. ithinkjill got absolutely the right word. you like i can see him now, come on, come on! elon musk�*s space x is preparing for the maiden flight of the rocket he hopes will eventually take people back to the moon — or even all the way to mars. the starship will be blasting off from texas and flying — without a crew — all around the world. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports.

getting ready for its biggest test. this is starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket system ever built, and it's about to make its first attempt at flying to space. well, what makes starship special is first of all, it's really big. like, really big. it'll have about 17 million pounds of thrust, so about twice as big as the biggest rocket we've ever launched. so the scale of the thing, with over 30 engines, you know, it's just gargantuan. built by elon musk�*s company spacex, starship has been in development for years. parts of the rocket have been tested, making short flights with attempted landings — not always successfully. but the idea is to be able to bring the entire launch system back to earth, making it fully reusable. for this test flight, starship will blast off from the spacex launch pad in texas.

first, the lower part of the rocket will detach for a controlled splashdown in the ocean. the upper stage will carry on, aiming for almost a full orbit of earth before finally ending up in the pacific. there's a lot that could go wrong, and even elon musk admits there's only a 50% chance it will work. if they get all the way around and this vehicle splashes downjust off hawaii, they might actually be a little bit surprised that they've been successful. but that'sjust part of the process, part of the engineering development that they're doing. so we should expect failure. it's quite probable there will be some sort of failure along the way, but that's why they're doing it. that's why they want to learn from this. this will be the first of many tests. eventually, the plan is for starship to return astronauts to the lunar surface in a joint mission with nasa. spacex have then set their sights on mars. the first step, though, is to be able to launch and land to show this technology works. rebecca morelle, bbc news.

so, at lunchtime our time today, and the preparations are alive in texas right now. so that starship, it is on top of a rocket called super heavy. 100 tonnes of equipment is involved in this, and apparently if it ever does the fulmar strip, it would take nine months to get there and nine months to get back, which to be fair isn't that different from a train from manchester to london! elon musk says that starship could eventually carry people to destinations such as the greater solar system including jupiter, but this remains a long—term objective. in the meantime, they are just flying around the world with nobody on board. but they start small, not that small, and big things expected. it'll be fascinating see that. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning.

you might know it as the brecon beacons national park — but not any more — because the park's bosses have announced it will only use its welsh name in future. john maguire is there on the ground for us and can tell us what it is going to be known as in future, good morning, john! going to be known as in future, good morning. john!— morning, john! good morning to the both of you- — morning, john! good morning to the both of you- a _ morning, john! good morning to the both of you. a beautiful _ morning, john! good morning to the both of you. a beautiful day - morning, john! good morning to the both of you. a beautiful day here - morning, john! good morning to the both of you. a beautiful day here in| both of you. a beautiful day here in what was the brecon beacons, but as you say will now be known as bannau brycheiniog. it is an old welsh name based on words that mean the peaks of the king, a fifth century king who ruled over this land, all those centuries ago. big challenges too, for the national park is also doing is launching a big plan to tell us what it is going to do here over the next years, over the next few years certainly but over the next generations to come. take a look around, we have more visibility for you earlier on in the programme, but you earlier on in the programme, but you can see the foot paths, you can see the bracken, having been cut

obviously there a farmer. this will be used for animal bedding and will give you an idea of the multi—usage really of the national park here. you have towns and villages, and you have a swathes of agricultural land, plus on top of that it is a tourism hotspot, some 4 million people visit every year, so it is a big challenge to try and balance what man wants to do what the natural environment wants to do to create a balance, which is the big phrase you hear a lot here with this new plan that is going to be put into place. ambitious targets. 1 million trees, thousands of hectares of new peatland to absorb carbon. cleaner rivers. all sorts of different targets. a reintroduction of several species, and the reversal of the decline of species, the kind of thing that will mean that as i say the natural world and the human world will be imbalanced for those years to come. we will take you to

the tops of the mountains and to the depths of the gorges of the national park later on in the programme. now it's time to get the news and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. human rights watch are calling for the windrush compensation scheme to be taken out of the control of the home office to speed up the process. five years on from the scandal first breaking, they say victims are still struggling to have their claims considered. going through the process of trying to get compensation for these losses and impact on life has really weighed on people, because imagine there is many who have faced homelessness, many who have lost their jobs, all very suddenly. the home office has said it remains committed to raising awareness of the windrush schemes to all eligible individuals. next, it's emerged that hundreds of older people living alone

in london have no central heating. new analysis of census data has shown that the problem is worst in waltham forest, lambeth and westminster. in these boroughs, around ll% of people aged 65 and over are living alone with no central heating at all. age uk has said the figures are of tremendous concern. motorists who use the m25 are being urged to plan ahead, with overnight road closures being implemented on the dartford crossing this week. the works started last night and will continue until friday. the closures are needed so that the cctv system can be updated. now, about 30 years ago — a photographer captured some incredible pictures of a skyscraper in canary wharf being finished. but the photos were lost — until now. have a look at these,taken by tony brien, 250 high. this was the moment 0ne canada square was completed. tony says he remembers being suspended from a crane nearby — and it was a windy day. quite amazing. if you want to see more of those,

head to our website. let's take a look at the tubes now. the district line is part suspended. there's no service between turnham green and richmond due to a signal failure. that's also affecting london 0verground between south acton and richmond. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. with high pressure out towards the east, we're drawing in more of an easterly wind and that's only set to strengthen as we head through the next couple of days or so. there will be a dip in temperature and it won't be feeling as warm. but there will be some sunshine around at times. it's quite a cloudy, grey start to this morning. a few outbreaks of rain here and there as well. that shouldn't last for too long and the cloud will eventually break up, particularly as we head through the second half of the day. so there'll be some sunny spells, emerging. top temperatures in the best of those 1a to 16 degrees celsius. but there's a slightly stronger easterly wind. so a little added wind chill, particularly out towards the east from that. now, as we head through tonight,

there will be some clear spells for a time and there will be some more sunshine around, i think, on tuesday and on wednesday. but with a stronger breeze, then temperatures won't be as high. so it won't be feeling as warm as we head through the middle of the week. it should be largely dry. we'll start to draw in some more showers, i think, as we head towards the end of the working week. that's it from us for now. there's lots more on our website. for now though, back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank you forjoining us will stop john has the sport. it is a race to the wire, isn't it?— the wire, isn't it? you wonder if this is the _ the wire, isn't it? you wonder if this is the moment. _ the wire, isn't it? you wonder if this is the moment. they - the wire, isn't it? you wonder if this is the moment. they let. another two goal lead slip for a

second time. they were leading 2—1 and it was a missed penalty from the keio sucker. will that be the moment the fans reflect on? —— bukayo saka. good morning. how costly could that penalty miss prove to be? and you wonder, is the pressure of the title race starting to grip arseal? they looked to be flying when gabrieljesus and martin 0degaard scored inside the opening ten minutes. but after west ham got back in it at 2—1. these were the goals. 2-0 at 2—0 at one point. this was the moment, buyako saka missing a penalty. and it proved very costly, whenjarrod bowen equalised. that leaves arsenaljust four points ahead of manchester city, and they've played a game more. mathematically, i don't know what is going to happen, and three weeks later, i don't know what is

going to happen. but what we can do mathematically is to give ourselves the best chance by winning matches and today we play for 30 or 35 minutes and that is not enough in this league. he doesn't have a play. we don't have a clue. —— he doesn't have a clue. well, in the race for champions league football, manchester united are up to third after beating struggling nottingham forest. united were impressive in this one, antony got the opener. the brazillian then laid on their second — after brilliantly playing in diogo dalot, 2—0 the final score. and that gives them a huge three points after letting a two—goal lead slip of their own, against sevilla in the europa league, their quarter final second leg is on thursday. celtic scored four goals in 20 minutes to beat kilmarnock 4—1 and take themselves to within touching distance of yet another scottish premiership title. att 0'riley got two of them, as they restored their 12—point lead over rangers. two more wins from six games and they'll be champions again. we've got a brilliant title race on our hands in the women's super league,

and right at the heart of it all are chelsea, who remain on course for an historic treble. they reached the fa cup final with a narrow win over aston villa — star striker sam kerr with the only goal of the game. and it means they go on to face manchester united at wembley next month — emma hayes side seeking a third successive fa cup title. you get to play in the fa cup final at wembley. what motivation do you need? it's what we all dream about, it's what we work hard for. i'm delighted we've got the opportunity to defend our title. scotland were on the end of a thrashing in the women's six nations, losing 55—0 to france. emilie boulard scored three of nine french tries. they're now a point behind leaders england, who beat wales on saturday. scotland are bottom of the table without a point. 100 tries and a celebration to match for rugby union winger chris ashton. we've seen him running them

in for club and country but nobody has ever reached 100 premiership tries. he actually notched his 101st in leicester's huge win over exeter and celebrated by taking a seat in the stands. he's actually set to retire at the end of the season and said the best celebration might have been leaving his car in the car park, running out of the stadium never to return. that would have been exit. gymnastjessica gadirova won a third consecutive european floor title in turkey. it was three golds for her over the weekend, she won all around and team titles too. the 18—year—old making a huge contribution towards great britain's haul of eight medals. it's now all eyes on the world's which take place in belgium later in the year. there was a very rare feat at the world snooker championship yesterday — two 146 breaks in the same match. and they were both made by the same player — australia's neil robertson, who saw off china's wu yize10—3.

he'll face jakjones next, and he says he'll leave no stone unturned in his bid for a second title. and talking of impressive feats, major winner matt fitzpatrick in a third play—off againstjordan spieth at the rbc heritage event does this. edging ever closer. just a tap—in required for only his second win on the pga tour. just under three million for making that putt. 3 million! do you think he would let ou take 3 million! do you think he would let you take that _ 3 million! do you think he would let you take that one? _ 3 million! do you think he would let you take that one? absolutely - 3 million! do you think he would let you take that one? absolutely not. | you take that one? absolutely not. thank ou you take that one? absolutely not. thank you very _ you take that one? absolutely not. thank you very much _ you take that one? absolutely not. thank you very much indeed. - let's return now to one of our main stories this morning, and the prime minister's plan to boost numeracy in england. rishi sunak wants all children to learn maths until the age of 18 — something he first announced back in january. today he'll announce plans to set up

a new panel of mathematicians and others to advise on the core content of those lessons. they�*ll also help to decide if a new maths qualification for 16— to 18—year—olds should be developed. we can speak now to the education secretary gillian keegan. morning to you. good morning. this is something — morning to you. good morning. this is something we _ morning to you. good morning. this is something we have _ morning to you. good morning. this is something we have spoken - morning to you. good morning. this is something we have spoken about| is something we have spoken about before. why are we talking about it again today?— before. why are we talking about it auaintoda ?~ . , again today? what we said is we were intendin: to again today? what we said is we were intending to do _ again today? what we said is we were intending to do it. _ again today? what we said is we were intending to do it. we _ again today? what we said is we were intending to do it. we worked - again today? what we said is we were intending to do it. we worked with - intending to do it. we worked with some experts to figure out what it is we need to do. what we are doing and saying this is going to happen. we announced an expert panel to help inform the policy development and what qualifications there are. really that it is important. we are such an outlier in the 0ecd countries, one at the very few that does not have young people teaching

maths to 18. the more we look at what we need to do to be competitive in this ever digitised world, we need to make sure young people, this generation, is really set up for the future to do the jobs in the future. is it an admission of failure after so many years of tory government that children are not learning maths to the level they should be? flat that children are not learning maths to the level they should be?- to the level they should be? not at all. all to the level they should be? not at all- all the — to the level they should be? not at all. all the changes _ to the level they should be? not at all. all the changes we _ to the level they should be? not at all. all the changes we made... - to the level they should be? not at all. all the changes we made... it. all. all the changes we made... it started in 202012. we looked at what was the best maths teaching around the world. we have transformed how young people learn maths in our school. it is based on a single korean method. that had as shooting up korean method. that had as shooting up their tables, the international tables. then we reformed gcse and a—level said they were much more coherent. that has meant that maths a—level is the number one a level

that young people choose. there has been a lot going on in the background. we transformed how we teach maths. a0 experts across the country helping primary school and secondary school teachers about teaching maths in this way. we want to take the next step. 0n teaching maths in this way. we want to take the next step. on top of this we want to make sure everybody gets a good understanding of maths, so they can do theirjobs better. for life and forjobs you need to have mass to be able to get on in life. ., ., ~ ., , ., life. you were talking about this on a day when — life. you were talking about this on a day when they — life. you were talking about this on a day when they were _ life. you were talking about this on a day when they were also - life. you were talking about this on a day when they were also aware . life. you were talking about this on | a day when they were also aware of real... a real level of unhappiness amongst teachers at the moment. have you spoken to the teaching unions since the late strikes have been announced? brute since the late strikes have been announced?— announced? we have had some communication _ announced? we have had some communication by _ announced? we have had some communication by letter. - announced? we have had some communication by letter. theyl announced? we have had some - communication by letter. they wrote to me saying they were going to have some litigations in place. it is so

disappointing now going to strike in this run—up to the exam season when young people are relying on teachers being there to revise, to be able to get to this point in their life when they feel confident to take these exams, which have an important impact on their life. they have suffered so much as a result of the pandemic. it really is disappointing these strikes have been called. you must feel a — these strikes have been called. you must feel a real _ these strikes have been called. you must feel a real sense of urgency to get around the table with them? what get around the table with them? what we are doing — get around the table with them? what we are doing now, _ get around the table with them? “wrist we are doing now, we get around the table with them? “least we are doing now, we are get around the table with them? “legal we are doing now, we are part get around the table with them? mat we are doing now, we are part of get around the table with them? la"ysgt we are doing now, we are part of the independent pay review body. that process is happening. we have given some evidence and there will be more going on. that will be the unions, the government by many others as well. they look at all kinds of things like recruitment. they look at all of that. ldistill things like recruitment. they look at all of that.— at all of that. will you talk to them? i always _ at all of that. will you talk to them? i always talk - at all of that. will you talk to them? i always talk to - at all of that. will you talk to j them? i always talk to them. at all of that. will you talk to - them? i always talk to them. will there be some _ them? i always talk to them. will there be some face-to-face - there be some face—to—face

negotiation? late there be some face-to-face negotiation?— negotiation? we have had a face-to-face _ negotiation? we have had a face-to-face negotiation. . negotiation? we have had a . face-to-face negotiation. what negotiation? we have had a - face-to-face negotiation. what about more? we have _ face-to-face negotiation. what about more? we have made _ face-to-face negotiation. what about more? we have made a _ face-to-face negotiation. what about more? we have made a fair- face-to-face negotiation. what about more? we have made a fair and - more? we have made a fair and reasonable _ more? we have made a fair and reasonable offer _ more? we have made a fair and reasonable offer of _ more? we have made a fair and reasonable offer of £1000, - more? we have made a fair and i reasonable offer of £1000, 4.596. more? we have made a fair and - reasonable offer of £1000, 4.596. it reasonable offer of £1000, a.5%. it has been rejected. from the figures it has largely been rejected because many teachers thought it was underfunded and it was funded. what we have done is make sure, working with others to make sure we get verified, including the iss, who have always verified the money that has been provided, including the extra money that went alongside the offer was funding the offer. that is quite important. there was a study done on the day the offer was rejected. 39% of teachers said they would reject the offer. that fell to 31% on this particular survey, if they thought it was fully funded. 0ne they thought it was fully funded. one thing we are keen to do is to

make sure that people understand it was fully funded. let’s make sure that people understand it was fully funded.— was fully funded. let's talk specifically _ was fully funded. let's talk specifically to _ was fully funded. let's talk specifically to teachers - was fully funded. let's talk| specifically to teachers who was fully funded. let's talk - specifically to teachers who feel like they had to strike at the moment. many of them feel this pay rise is not fully funded. explain to me how schools afford this.- rise is not fully funded. explain to me how schools afford this. when i started the — me how schools afford this. when i started the job. — me how schools afford this. when i started the job, the _ me how schools afford this. when i started the job, the 25th _ me how schools afford this. when i started the job, the 25th of - started the job, the 25th of october, their very first challenge 0ctober, their very first challenge that was put to me by the unions was to... there was a funding requirement for the independent pay review body. we had all anticipated 3% pay rise and they came back with 5.a%. there were inflationary pressures and energy pressures. all of that put together, the unions calculated an extra £2 billion was required. full to it was very difficult to get at money because it was in the autumn statement, not long after the budget, etc. we managed to get that. there were assumptions about pay levels and

energy cost levels. what we have done since, from the additional money, the additional £1000, we have offered an additional £120 million. 0n offered an additional £120 million. on top of the 2 billion we believe thatis on top of the 2 billion we believe that is enough to fund the pay rises. the iss has agreed there is more money in budgets. there is an element of moving around of energy bills. 3.5% of it was included next yearfor bills. 3.5% of it was included next year for that. bills. 3.5% of it was included next yearfor that. an element bills. 3.5% of it was included next year for that. an element of extra monies that were put into top up. we are being there and reasonable. we are being there and reasonable. we are not trying to do something. i personally understand how important it is. that is why their very first task i got in the first thing i had to do as education secretaries to get £2 billion worth of extra funding so schools were well funded. that will be the highest funding everin

that will be the highest funding ever in history in real terms. we are funding our schools well. the extra money which hasn't actually physically gone into budgets yet but is there. plus we had additional money alongside this to top up what was required in extra funding. if we were talking about a tiny difference between the two things, we could have that conversation and work it through with our officials, who have all of that detail about the school budgets. it is worth saying that is done is on average. schools are quite autonomous in this country and they get to spend budgets in our own way as well. you they get to spend budgets in our own way as well-— way as well. you mention de ifs. they said — way as well. you mention de ifs. they said school _ way as well. you mention de ifs. they said school spending - way as well. you mention de ifs. they said school spending per . way as well. you mention de ifs. i they said school spending per pupil in 202a is set to remain 3% below 2010 levels in real terms, once you account for the actual costs faced by schools. that is an important point to make. i ask this question,

is there room for manoeuvre? is there hope? is there a chance if you get in front of the teachers you can persuade them there is a deal to be done? , , ., . ., done? this is part of the challenge. we don't have _ done? this is part of the challenge. we don't have a _ done? this is part of the challenge. we don't have a direct _ done? this is part of the challenge. we don't have a direct line - done? this is part of the challenge. we don't have a direct line of- we don't have a direct line of communication, apart from coming on to programmes like this. they unions do. we speak to head teachers. i don't have a direct channel of communication with teachers, which is why i am very happy to come onto the programme and explain it. i am a fair person. i am trying to be fair and reasonable. the unions are saying it is underfunded. we, andy ifs, both say it is funded. with all of the disruption this is going to cause to young people and children, this is the wrong course of action. what we should do is work out our differences about whether it is funded or not. i believe it

definitely is funded. that is something the unions have not wanted to do. they want to pursue this action and continue to go on strike and i do not think this is fair to our children.— and i do not think this is fair to our children. rcn on strike and teachers on — our children. rcn on strike and teachers on strike, _ our children. rcn on strike and teachers on strike, is _ our children. rcn on strike and teachers on strike, is the - our children. rcn on strike and teachers on strike, is the shine coming off the prime minister? what coming off the prime minister? what we are trying — coming off the prime minister? what we are trying to _ coming off the prime minister? what we are trying to do — coming off the prime minister? la"ysgt we are trying to do with the help unions with the agenda changed. all similar. they came in before. naples strikes to have those discussions. those discussions were held. in the case of health unions, all the health unions accepted and the offer. 0bviously health unions accepted and the offer. obviously we know two of the health unions have balloted. 0ne offer. obviously we know two of the health unions have balloted. one has balloted to accept. members have said they want to accept and others said they want to accept and others said they want to accept and others said they narrowly want to reject. we had to wait for other health unions to continue with their ballots. there is a meeting of all of the unions on the 2nd of may and thatis of the unions on the 2nd of may and that is when we will hear fully what

will happen. that is when we will hear fully what will happen-— will happen. thank you. i cannot romise will happen. thank you. i cannot promise a _ will happen. thank you. i cannot promise a maths _ will happen. thank you. i cannot promise a maths lesson - will happen. thank you. i cannot promise a maths lesson that - will happen. thank you. i cannot i promise a maths lesson that carol has some numbers on the big board. a mile start to the day. 12 degrees in the outer hebrides. morecambe, 11. belfast, seven. more mild than yesterday. today will be mostly dry goods that we will see sunny spells developing. we do have splashes of rain currently. really across many areas. what we will find is this rain will tend to ease. for most of us it will turn out to be a dry day. high pressure is in charge of the weather at the moment. lots of cloud around will stop missed and murky conditions. brightening up from the east and the north—east of scotland. in the west we will hang on to more cloud. we might see an isolated shower from that but that is it.

temperature —wise, we“re shower from that but that is it. temperature —wise, we're in good shape. looking at 12 to 17 degrees. if we hang onto any sunshine, we could reach 19, 20. that will make it the warmest day this year so far. as we had on through the evening and overnight, all the low cloud, haar and fret will come in from than elsie and drift inland. there will be clear skies. whichever way you look at it it be than last night. we start off with the low cloud, mist and fog which will evaporate. a largely sunny day for the most part. then this area of low cloud coming in from the south—east. it could have spots of rain in it. quite windy across east anglia and kent as well as the english channel. breezy for most of us with highs of up to 17 degrees in the sunshine in

glasgow. this is the weather front coming in on tuesday. it will tend to fizzle during the course of the evening. high pressure in charge. the area around high pressure moves in a clockwise direction. starting to feeding easterly winds. 0n to feeding easterly winds. on wednesday itself we have a brisk, easterly flow. feeling cooler on the north sea coastline. areas of cloud would drift west during the day. sunshine increasing east and central areas. we could still see 17 somewhere in the west highlands. generally we are looking at to 15. as we move into thursday it will be cold to start with frost around and clear skies. still the brisk wind coming in from the north sea, making it feel cooler on the north sea coastline. also a weather front coming in bringing rain across the south—east. the position of the weather front could change. south—east. the position of the weatherfront could change. it south—east. the position of the weather front could change. it could be further north or further west.

certainly one to watch. if you can't wait until winter for your strictly come dancing fix, we mightjust have the next best thing. the strictly professional dancers are taking to the stage for a live tour. one of them is nikita kuzmin, who was partnered with paralympic champion ellie simmonds in the last series. let's remind ourselves of some of nikita“s finest strictly dance moves. music: dance of the knights by prokofiev applause swing music # yeah, yeah, yeah.

music: yes, sir, that's my baby # you're not dancing on your own. nikita joins us now. do you approve of the ones we chose? that number with any when _ of the ones we chose? that number with any when we _ of the ones we chose? that number with any when we were _ of the ones we chose? that number with any when we were doing - of the ones we chose? that number with any when we were doing a - of the ones we chose? that number| with any when we were doing a paso globally with the theme from the apprentice, that is my favourite. have you moved on? does it feel like

it happened a long time ago? that have you moved on? does it feel like it happened a long time ago?- it happened a long time ago? that is a aood it happened a long time ago? that is a good question- _ it happened a long time ago? that is a good question. i _ it happened a long time ago? that is a good question. i don't _ it happened a long time ago? that is a good question. i don't feel- it happened a long time ago? that is a good question. i don't feel like - it happened a long time ago? that is a good question. i don't feel like i i a good question. i don't feel like i let go of my partners. we speak to each other all the time. we were talking about the next adventure with ellie, sky diving. now we are planning another wild adventure. it does not seem that long ago. lt is a does not seem that long ago. it is a true friendship. _ does not seem that long ago. it is a true friendship. they _ does not seem that long ago. it is a true friendship. they say _ does not seem that long ago. it is a true friendship. they say a - true friendship. they say a friendship _ true friendship. they say a friendship for _ true friendship. they say a friendship for life. - true friendship. they say a . friendship for life. sometimes true friendship. they say a - friendship for life. sometimes it seems cliche but i really believe in that. i still speak to tilly and early and we are planning staff together. early and we are planning staff touether. , ., ., together. tell us about the tour. for strictly _ together. tell us about the tour. for strictly die _ together. tell us about the tour. for strictly die hard _ together. tell us about the tour. for strictly die hard fans, - together. tell us about the tour. for strictly die hard fans, this i for strictly die hard fans, this would be happen. latte for strictly die hard fans, this would be happen.— for strictly die hard fans, this would be happen. we are doing so many exciting _ would be happen. we are doing so many exciting numbers. _ would be happen. we are doing so many exciting numbers. the - would be happen. we are doing so many exciting numbers. the last l many exciting numbers. the last time, i don't remember i was so excited to come into rehearsals.

there are five new professionals and five professionals who have already done the tour. there is a lovely mix of new energy and veteran experience and a lot of the numbers the audience have already seen on the floor in strictly. a lot of new numbers and solos. exciting stuff. does it give a chance to try out stuff that is used later in the year? stuff that is used later in the ear? “ ., , stuff that is used later in the ear? �* ., , ., ., year? i'm not sure about later in the year- — year? i'm not sure about later in the year. there _ year? i'm not sure about later in the year. there is _ year? i'm not sure about later in the year. there is such - year? i'm not sure about later in the year. there is such a - year? i'm not sure about later in the year. there is such a lovely i the year. there is such a lovely energy. we want to really impress the audience.— the audience. what i have noticed with strictly. _ the audience. what i have noticed with strictly. it — the audience. what i have noticed with strictly, it changes _ the audience. what i have noticed with strictly, it changes every - with strictly, it changes every year. notjust new celebrities a new professionals coming in. it gets more adventurous, more street dance, more adventurous, more street dance, more modern. younger, maybe. do you feel it is part of yourjob to keep it fresh? feel it is part of your 'ob to keep it fresh? ~ ,,., , feel it is part of your 'ob to keep it fresh? ~ , ~ feel it is part of your 'ob to keep it fresh? ~ , , . ., it fresh? absolutely. we other creative people _ it fresh? absolutely. we other creative people behind - it fresh? absolutely. we other

creative people behind it. - it fresh? absolutely. we other creative people behind it. wel it fresh? absolutely. we other - creative people behind it. we have a whole team. all the time ourjob is to entertain the audience. at the end of the day it is an entertainment show. we try all the time to create new ideas, something to get the audience excited and that about it. iflah to get the audience excited and that about it. ., , ., ., ., to get the audience excited and that about it. ., ., ., ., . about it. can you name that dance? can ou about it. can you name that dance? can you see — about it. can you name that dance? can you see one — about it. can you name that dance? can you see one frame _ about it. can you name that dance? can you see one frame and... - about it. can you name that dance? can you see one frame and... ? - about it. can you name that dance? | can you see one frame and... ? that is that dance — can you see one frame and... ? that is that dance when _ can you see one frame and... ? that is that dance when my _ can you see one frame and... ? “l"ysgt is that dance when my shout went off. . ., , ., ., | is that dance when my shout went off. . ., ., iam is that dance when my shout went | off-_ i am not off. the microphone one. i am not sure if that — off. the microphone one. i am not sure if that was _ off. the microphone one. i am not sure if that was a _ off. the microphone one. i am not sure if that was a good _ off. the microphone one. i am not sure if that was a good highlight . sure if that was a good highlight or not. in the dance off, the other contestants who were dancing were really good. ifelt contestants who were dancing were really good. i felt i had to do something in the moment to try and stay in the competition. stand something in the moment to try and stay in the competition.— stay in the competition. and that was? take _ stay in the competition. and that was? take off — stay in the competition. and that was? take off my _ stay in the competition. and that was? take off my shirt. - stay in the competition. and that was? take off my shirt. he - stay in the competition. and that i was? take off my shirt. he almost worked. was? take off my shirt. he almost worked- it —

was? take off my shirt. he almost worked. it didn't. _ was? take off my shirt. he almost worked. it didn't. at _ was? take off my shirt. he almost worked. it didn't. at the _ was? take off my shirt. he almost worked. it didn't. at the end - was? take off my shirt. he almost worked. it didn't. at the end of. was? take off my shirt. he almost| worked. it didn't. at the end of the day, it might have been a risky kind of thing to do but i think it was entertaining. that is the main point. l entertaining. that is the main oint. ~' ., entertaining. that is the main oint. ~ ., ,, ., , point. i know some people know this and ou point. i know some people know this and you have — point. i know some people know this and you have spoken _ point. i know some people know this and you have spoken about - point. i know some people know this and you have spoken about it - point. i know some people know this and you have spoken about it before | and you have spoken about it before but we can see in that shot your blood sugar monitor on your arm. you have type one diabetes. lots of other people who have type one diabetes would probably look at you and think it is incredible you manage to control your condition, do thejob you do. how much of an impact does it have on yourjob? especially during rehearsals, it does have a lot of impact. i am monitoring all the time. thanks to my apple watch i am seeing how my sugar levels go up and down. i need to take snacks and manage it 100% of the time. i am lucky that the strictly crew support me. they have

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kilometres, two miles. you just find solutions to every single thing you do in your life.— do in your life. yes, that is it. i know it is _ do in your life. yes, that is it. i know it is a _ do in your life. yes, that is it. i know it is a little _ do in your life. yes, that is it. i know it is a little way _ do in your life. yes, that is it. i know it is a little way off - do in your life. yes, that is it. i know it is a little way off but i know it is a little way off but let's look ahead to next winter and all the sparkles and the sequence. already there has been a lot of chatter in the papers in the last few weeks about the judges. he was coming back and who is not coming back? on it getting paid enough? how much attention do you pay to the chat in the papers? i do much attention do you pay to the chat in the papers?— chat in the papers? i do not pay attention to _ chat in the papers? i do not pay attention to that _ chat in the papers? i do not pay attention to that at _ chat in the papers? i do not pay attention to that at all. - chat in the papers? i do not pay attention to that at all. i - chat in the papers? i do not pay attention to that at all. i focus i chat in the papers? i do not pay. attention to that at all. i focus on my own job, attention to that at all. i focus on my ownjob, on being creative, and doing something new, something interesting for the show. that is my main job. interesting for the show. that is my main 'ob. ~ ., , i. ., interesting for the show. that is my main 'ob. ., ., main 'ob. who is your dream partner next main job. who is your dream partner next year? — main job. who is your dream partner next year? i — main job. who is your dream partner next year? i recently _ main job. who is your dream partner next year? i recently said _ main job. who is your dream partner next year? i recently said i _ main job. who is your dream partner next year? i recently said i would i next year? i recently said i would wish to have _ next year? i recently said i would wish to have graham _ next year? i recently said i would wish to have graham norton - next year? i recently said i would - wish to have graham norton because i think it would be really good entertainment. it would be really interesting. i love his show. i can't say how much i love his show.

i think it would be really good television. ii i think it would be really good television.— i think it would be really good television. , ., ., ., . television. if you are watching, graham norton, _ television. if you are watching, graham norton, you _ television. if you are watching, graham norton, you might - television. if you are watching, l graham norton, you might have television. if you are watching, - graham norton, you might have booked him. strictly come dancing, the professionals tour begins on the 2nd of may. well done. thanks very much. you“re watching breakfast. still to come this morning. from coronation street to a2nd street — we“ll chat to les dennis and ruthie henshall about swapping the street for the stage. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. this hello. good morning from bbc london. i“m victoria cook. human rights watch are calling for the windrush compensation scheme to be taken out of the control of the home office to speed up the process. five years on from the scandal first breaking, they say victims are still struggling to have their claims considered. the home office says it remains committed to raising awareness of the windrush schemes to all eligible individuals.

next it“s emerged that hundreds of older people living alone in london have no central heating. new analysis of census data has shown that the problem is worst in waltham forest, lambeth and westminster. in these boroughs, around a% of people aged 65 are affected. age uk has said the figures are of tremendous concern. motorists who use the m25 are being urged to plan ahead as overnight road closures are being implemented on the dartford crossing this week. the works started last night and will continue until friday. the closures are needed for new cctv systems. let's take a look at the tubes now. the district line is part suspended. there's no service between turnham green and richmond due to a signal failure. that's also affecting london 0verground between south acton and richmond now looking at the weather for this afternoon — the cloud will eventually break up a bit, so it'll be a little sunnier. it will feel milder today, too — top temperature 17 degrees.

that's it from us for now. there's lots more on our website, and you can also check out our news app. good morning. eelcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... another mass shooting in the united states — four people are killed and 28 injured at a teenage birthday party in alabama — president biden describes it as outrageous and unacceptable. maths until the age of 18 — the prime minister launches a review of how the subject

is taught, but school leaders say his plan is vague and poorly thought—out. the traffic wars that could be coming to a road near you. why not everyone“s on board with plans to get vehicles off our streets. good morning. statistics suggest ou're good morning. statistics suggest you're four _ good morning. statistics suggest you're four times _ good morning. statistics suggest you're four times more _ good morning. statistics suggest you're four times more likely - good morning. statistics suggest you're four times more likely to l you“re four times more likely to take your own life if you work in construction compared to other industries. we look at what's behind the rising numbers, and what is being done to help. bore da from south wales in what was the brecon beacons national park, but today will be known ancient welsh name, bannau brycheiniog. good morning. it is a milder start to today than yesterday, but also fairly cloudy and damp. that will give away to sunny spells developing, and we could see the highest temperature of the year so far. all the details later in the

programme. it's monday the 17th of april. good morning. president biden has condemned a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in alabama as “'outrageous and unacceptable". what we know is that four people have died and 28 others were injured in this attack in dadeville. police haven't released any details about who carried out the shooting or why. gun crime in america is on the rise — in 2019 there were a17 mass shootings, where four or more people were killed or injured. but since 2020 this has increased to more than 600 each year. that's an average of two per day. so far this year there have been at least 161 mass shootings. 0ur north america correspondentjessica parker has been to dadeville, and sent this report. shaken, shocked. a community gathers to grieve and to console one another in this small, rural town in east central

alabama. 0ur help is going to come from the creator of the universe... this is a tight—knit town. people know each other, and know the victims too, who'd been attending a sweet 16 birthday party. they were being free, they were having fun, they were celebrating a life. they were celebrating 16 years of life. and then it just turned tragic. it got dark, it got loud with gunshots and gunfire. the police have released very little information about suspects or a motive. local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athlete, well known here and well loved. he did not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good. like, he was a promising young football star. he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them.

this is the building, the dance studio where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there“s now no police tape. the door“s sealed off, but it's a muted scene after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass another trace of america's rising gun violence. president biden“s again called for tighter firearms controls. it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. the education secretary has admitted there“s work to be done in persuading teachers that their pay rise will be fully funded and won't have to come out of school budgets. gillian keegan told breakfast it was "disappointing" that teachers plan to strike in england in the run up to exams. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent nick eardley in westminster.

nick, the education secretary keen to reach out to teachers this morning. but it doesn't seem like there is any room here for any kind of agreement, they seem completely locked. i agreement, they seem completely locked. ~ , ., ., agreement, they seem completely locked. ~ ., ., , , locked. i think you are absolutely riaht, locked. i think you are absolutely right. jon- _ locked. i think you are absolutely right, jon. parliament _ locked. i think you are absolutely right, jon. parliament is - locked. i think you are absolutely right, jon. parliament is back - right, jon. parliament is back today. before it went off for the easter break, there was some sense that maybe some of the strikes we“ve that maybe some of the strikes we've seen might be coming to an end with the payoff is the government and put on the table. but we had one of the big nursing unions, the rcn, reject their pay offer, and we have had the education unions reject their pay off as well, and teachers in the national education union are due to strike next week and the week after. so when gillian keegan was on the programme about half an hour ago, sally was asking her what was the room for compromise, and i didn't get the sense that the government was prepared to move at all on this. one of the reasons is that the

treasury is worried that if it increases its pay off as much, it will make inflation worse. that is debatable. not everyone agrees, but thatis debatable. not everyone agrees, but that is the line the government is holding two. and instead, what the education secretary seem to be telling breakfast what they want to persuade teachers that there is money there to fund this, it is not going to come out of broader teaching budgets, and the government is stumping up the cash to fund the pay offers which have already been made. here is what she told sally. we have made what we think is a fair and reasonable offer of £1000 and 4~5%~ _ and reasonable offer of £1000 and 4~5%~ it _ and reasonable offer of £1000 and a.5%. it has been rejected, and if you look— a.5%. it has been rejected, and if you look through the figures it looks— you look through the figures it looks like it has largely been rejected _ looks like it has largely been rejected because many teachers thought— rejected because many teachers thought it was unfunded, and it was funded. _ thought it was unfunded, and it was funded. so — thought it was unfunded, and it was funded. so i — thought it was unfunded, and it was funded, so i think what we have done is make _ funded, so i think what we have done is make sure — funded, so i think what we have done is make sure we are working with others _ is make sure we are working with others to— is make sure we are working with others to make sure that we get verified. — others to make sure that we get verified, including the iff who have already— verified, including the iff who have already verified that the money we will be _

already verified that the money we will be provided, the extra £2 billion. — will be provided, the extra £2 billion, plus the £620 million that was additional alongside the offer was additional alongside the offer was funding the offer. the problem there is that _ was funding the offer. the problem there is that the _ was funding the offer. the problem there is that the offer _ was funding the offer. the problem there is that the offer has - was funding the offer. the problem there is that the offer has already i there is that the offer has already been rejected by the union. there are other unions in the education sector now talking about going on strike or balloting to go on strike. the national education union has put dates in the diary for strikes in the run—up to exams, something gillian keegan called disappointing, but it does feel a bit like we are backin but it does feel a bit like we are back in the place where the process is stuck. at the start of the year it was really hard to see how progress was going to be made. there were some new pay officers, some of them rejected by pretty important unions, so back to deadlock. stand unions, so back to deadlock. and back to westminster this week as well. nick, thank you very much indeed. air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, including reducing sperm count and damaging foetal growth, new research has shown.

a review of key evidence on the effects of pollution, drawing from more than 35,000 studies in the last ten years, has detailed the ways it causes harm from pre—birth to old age. 0ur reporter graham satchell has more. scientists have known for decades that exhaust fumes, air pollution, damages our health. today's study shows the harm particulate matter and other pollutants can cause from before we're born into old age. researchers at imperial college london found air pollution harms foetal development, can cause miscarriages and a low sperm count in men. in children it can cause asthma and affect blood pressure, and in adults it makes early death more likely through chronic illness, cancer and strokes. air pollution affects the quality of individuals“ lives and their susceptibility to disease throughout the life course. so we should target it as quickly as we can to actually prevent the accumulation of disease

within our population. this study was commissioned by the greater london authority. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is planning to expand the so—called ulez or ultra low emission zone in the capital in august. more polluting vehicles will be charged £12.50 a day to enter greater london. the plans have faced protests and legal challenges, with some angry at the cost and speed of the changes. there is now a considerable debate between the affordability of driving and protecting public health. graham satchell, bbc news. the prime minister will give more details later about his plan to have all children study some maths up to the age of 18. rishi sunak wants to create a new advisory group to help decide exactly what will be taught, and whether there will be a new qualification that 16— to 18—year—olds are required to take. anyone planning to register to vote in person or by proxy in the local elections in england next month will need to do so before midnight —

and the deadline to request a postal vote is 5pm tomorrow. voting takes place on the fourth of may, in 230 councils across england and 11 in northern ireland. police in merseyside are still dealing with dozens of animal rights protestors who were arrested at the grand national on saturday. the force arrested 118 people, of which 65 were taken into custody — who are being processed and released on bail pending further inquiries. the trainer of the horse hill 16, which died in saturday's race, has accused the protestors of causing the tragedy — claiming the delay to the race caused the horses to get worked up. the delay to the race definitely contributed hugely to what happened at the first two fences. if we look at the first two fences. if we look at the first two fences. if we look at the last nine years since the course has been modified, there has

been an average of under two fall is at the first two fences, and this year, everybody getting very uptight about it, horses, jockeys, starter, and there were eight fallers at the first two fences, so those figures alone make it point to the fact that everybody just got very uptight and very unsettled, and this was all caused by these so—called animal lovers. it caused by these so-called animal lovers. , " , caused by these so-called animal lovers. , lovers. it is 11 minutes past eight. you are watching _ lovers. it is 11 minutes past eight. you are watching breakfast. - here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is not going to be too bad for most of us, but you can see the sun is already trying to come out in southend—on—sea. there is a lot of cloud around this morning, some mist and fog, and some showers and patchy rain pushing southwards. that will

give way through east anglia and kent, and we hang on to a bit more through the isle of wight, the midlands, southern england. but breaking across cornwall, pembrokeshire and anglesey. we could also see some breaks in northern ireland this morning, northern england hanging onto the cloud, especially in the west with the odd spot of rain, and it is the same for scotland. but in the north—east of scotland, under clear skies we have got sunshine more or less from the word go, and here is where we could see highs today getting up to 19 or 20 degrees. but you can see also how the milder air comes in, and also skies clear across eastern and central parts. through this evening and overnight if anything we will see some low cloud, some sea fret and some haar coming in from the north sea, pushing inland. it will be a colder night than last night. tomorrow, all this low cloud, the

haar and the sea fret will make the sky is slow to clear, and then a new weather front coming in will bring thicker cloud, windy conditions towards the south—east and the odd spot of rain too. we can cope with the odd spot. carol, thank you very much. the idea of low traffic neighbourhoods seemed innocent enough — to reduce traffic in residential areas by using bollards and planters to stop cars getting into some streets — while letting cyclists and pedestrians through. but some drivers have been so enraged by the restrictions they've resorted to violence and vandalism. we can tell from our inbox this morning as well, it is driving some people nuts. the bbc“s panorama has been investigating, asjustin rowlatt reports. traffic bollards have become the front line of a new battle for our streets. this one was installed on howard street in oxford last year. since then, it's been the subject of this kind of sometimes literal fury from drivers who find this

bollard blocking their way. yes, i am quite surprised at the vitriol that a bit of plastic has had. its job is to redirect motor traffic to other roads as part of a low traffic neighbourhood. but not everyone is on board with the idea. somebody tried to set fire to it. they did something with petrol and it kind of all went up in flames one night. it's been run over. it's been smashed up. it's been lifted up. it's been taken away. it“s had all kinds of adventures. also known as ltns, they're being installed by councils of all political stripes, paid for by central government as part of its new active travel policy. the aim — to get us out of our cars and walking, cycling and using public transport more. part of a push to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. but telling motorists to drive less is not always popular.

it“s led to protests here in oxford. it has also led to disruption at council meetings. this is thetford. well, i've got to be honest, there's a lot of people here tonight that are pretty concerned as to why you're making decisions on their behalf without consultation. and this is colchester. you're not fit for purpose. we decided it months ago. those who oppose ltns say they're fighting for their democratic right, but some in local government say the protests are having the opposite effect. we're a network of around 107 local authorities from both urban and rural, and what we've seen is around 17 of those have told us that they've been targeted in some way or the other. so this could be the start of a really worrying trend that's emerging from across the uk. and why do you see this as an attack on democracy? isn't this... i mean, people should be allowed to express their views, shouldn't they? absolutely. however, if you've got a couple of extreme voices who are doing all the shouting, all the screaming, they inevitably

take up all the bandwidth. there seem to be two ideas of freedom in conflict here. the freedom to drive your car where you want, which is represented by the people here, and the freedom from the pollution and the congestion that cars cause. and they seem to be, these two ideas, irreconcilable. we do not live in a world... we should be seeking i more freedom, not less. i don't want to be restricted - by politicians and stuff like that. what about the freedom to be able to cycle down the street without getting knocked off your bike? what about the freedom of asthmatics to have better air quality? so we've given up a lot of different freedoms for the one freedom to drive your car wherever you want at any time. more roads are being earmarked for restrictions around the country. if it's the road where you live, which side will you be on? justin rowlatt, bbc news, 0xford. well, our climate editor, justin rowlatt, joins us now. good morning. this really is

incredibly divisive. some people are very angry. incredibly divisive. some people are ve an: . �* ., incredibly divisive. some people are ve an: . , , , very angry. both sides feel very passionately — very angry. both sides feel very passionately about _ very angry. both sides feel very passionately about this, - very angry. both sides feel very passionately about this, it - very angry. both sides feel very passionately about this, it is i very angry. both sides feel very i passionately about this, it is quite extraordinary the passions that it arouses, given that in essence they are quite innocuous. they arejust trying to restrict local traffic through local neighbourhoods, which doesn't sound like much. but the fury that is generated is really quite extraordinary. you saw that bollard at the beginning of our peace. i never thought! bollard at the beginning of our peace. i never thought i would feel sympathy for an inanimate object, but that bollard has been run over repeatedly, it has been beaten, people have set fire to it stolen it. it is absolutely extraordinary. why do people feel so extremely strongly about this? i why do people feel so extremely strongly about this?— why do people feel so extremely strongly about this? i think things that affect your _ strongly about this? i think things that affect your direct _ strongly about this? i think things| that affect your direct community, you feel really passionately about on both sides. so it is interesting. the evidence suggests low traffic neighbourhoods do reduce traffic through neighbourhoods, they reduce pollution, you get about 30% less

cars on average, we think. but the same time people say, i have got a car, the road is there, why can't i drive down the road? i pay my road tax, come on. late drive down the road? i pay my road tax. come om— drive down the road? i pay my road tax, come on. we have had so many comments — tax, come on. we have had so many comments about _ tax, come on. we have had so many comments about this. _ tax, come on. we have had so many comments about this. this - tax, come on. we have had so many comments about this. this is - tax, come on. we have had so many comments about this. this is from i comments about this. this is from david in london. i don't think these work. they are supposed to be about reducing emissions, but actually all they do is shift traffic to main roads, causing trafficjams and therefore more emissions. roads, causing traffic jams and therefore more emissions. now, the evidence. therefore more emissions. now, the evidence- there _ therefore more emissions. now, the evidence. there is _ therefore more emissions. now, the evidence. there is growing _ therefore more emissions. now, the evidence. there is growing evidence | evidence. there is growing evidence on that, a6 of these lt ends have been studied in london by a team at the university of westminster, and they found that in half of them, traffic and boundary rates went up, and in half it went down. the average increase was just 1%. and in half it went down. the average increase wasjust1%. the professor in charge of it said if they were systematically producing traffic onto boundary roads, my survey would have picked that up, but it didn't. so we are still not clear. the opponents are now saying, the measures that your use of a congestion are not accurate enough in that kind of stuff, so it is all

quite congested, it is very early days. but on balance it seems that they are probably not putting traffic onto boundary roads. summit here really supportive, _ traffic onto boundary roads. summit here really supportive, summary i traffic onto boundary roads. summit| here really supportive, summary say they live in brixton and things aren't so much better now we have got a ltn, it is quieter, more people are cycling including kits, it is safer. but they say that their planters, signs and cameras have been vandalised including summary pouring oil over the flowers to try to stop it. {30 pouring oil over the flowers to try to sto it. ., ., pouring oil over the flowers to try to sto it. _, ., ., ., ., ~' pouring oil over the flowers to try to sto it. ., ., . to stop it. go online and look at the vandalism _ to stop it. go online and look at the vandalism that _ to stop it. go online and look at the vandalism that has - to stop it. go online and look at the vandalism that has been, i to stop it. go online and look at. the vandalism that has been, there has been a huge amount of vandalism. and part of the problem is that has now been swept up into why these plans have been introduced, there are claims that they have been part of the plans for so—called 15 minute cities. it is innocuous, the idea is that we should be within 15 minutes of shops we need, but others say this is part of a global conspiracy

to take away our civil rights and restrict freedom of movement, and that has driven thousands of people to demonstrate on the streets of oxford, there have been a series of 0xford, there have been a series of demonstrations of local authorities that are planning traffic restrictions across the country and has led some people to say, there is a danger that local politicians will be intimidated by the kind of level of protest, and how vocal the protesters are.— of protest, and how vocal the protesters are. of protest, and how vocal the rotesters are. �* , ., ., , protesters are. anyone who is driven in a big city — protesters are. anyone who is driven in a big city will— protesters are. anyone who is driven in a big city will know _ protesters are. anyone who is driven in a big city will know that _ in a big city will know that something needs to be done, particularly in london. it is incredibly stressful if you live near any of those busy main road, it can be unpleasant. so if not this, then what?— can be unpleasant. so if not this, then what? ., ., ,. , then what? there are other schemes, contestion then what? there are other schemes, congestion charging, _ then what? there are other schemes, congestion charging, low— then what? there are other schemes, congestion charging, low emission i congestion charging, low emission zones in that kind of thing, and thatis zones in that kind of thing, and that is another factor here that motorists feel, hold on a second. you are restricting parking, putting on bicycle lanes, introducing these ltns, restricting vehicles with high emissions. they feel as if they are being bombarded by different things to restrict their freedom to move around, and of course they have

spent lots of money on their car, they have a right to own a car, pay road tax, why on earth should they drive it when they want? so there are passions on both sides. fifi drive it when they want? so there are passions on both sides.- are passions on both sides. fifi in edinburgh. _ are passions on both sides. fifi in edinburgh, thank _ are passions on both sides. fifi in edinburgh, thank you _ are passions on both sides. fifi in edinburgh, thank you for - are passions on both sides. fifi in edinburgh, thank you for getting in touch. now you have mentioned low emission zones, the box will explode! free bus travel for everyone would be a way of reducing emissions, says fifi, if councils genuinely wanted to do it. she says edinburgh is going the same way as 0xford. how the councils expect a busy family to do shift work, school drop offs and bring home heavy shopping if they can't park and move around in their cars? you shopping if they can't park and move around in their cars?— around in their cars? you have communities _ around in their cars? you have communities that _ around in their cars? you have communities that are - around in their cars? you have| communities that are designed around in their cars? you have - communities that are designed for the car, and town shopping centres, that kind of thing. how on earth do you re—purpose those if we are going to drive less? so there are definitely things that need to be sorted, it is a different authority that does the wider road network to the local authorities, who decides

what the public transport fares should be, so there often isn“t coordinated thinking about how to knit these things together, and that needs to happen. knit these things together, and that needs to happen-— needs to happen. justin, thank you ve much needs to happen. justin, thank you very much indeed _ needs to happen. justin, thank you very much indeed for— needs to happen. justin, thank you very much indeed for coming - needs to happen. justin, thank you i very much indeed for coming talking about this. do get in touch with us this morning if you have views. panorama“s road wars: neighbourhood traffic chaos is on bbc one tonight at eight o“clock. less controversially! with less than a month to go now until the eurovision song contest, last night the artists performed in the final pre—party before they head to liverpool. we have got used to this. notjust the eurovision, there is weeks of build—up. the event gives fans the chance to see the competiton the uk entrant — mae muller — faces, as well as the bbc“s eurovision reporter daniel rosney. let's take a look.

cheering. we couldn't do this interview on the streets of slovenia. joker 0ut are the biggest—selling band there. it's a crazy experience that in slovenia we have arena concerts and here we could probably have a very hard time filling upa pub. and it feels great. all of these people would come to a pub, all of these people would come to a pub. of course. if it was a small pub, it would be filled up. pretty nicely actually, so, yeah. as well as wanting to see the uk“s mae muller, fans are also eyeing—up her competition. finland, definitely. 0bviously, slovenia. i've got my flag. we are finland, slovenia, australia. mae muller for the uk. just everyone really — everyone. for me, it has to be loreen. loreen was the one who made me fall in love with eurovision, so it has to be that. yeah, loreen, 100%. us my — that they already know the song and, you know, they're having fun with it. sweden's loreen is one of the favourites to win. you might recognise her because she's won it before back in 2012. i love this community

and i know that people... i think — i hope that people feel the ones, how much i love them and how much i care. and so it goes around like this, you know, you give and you take. # the fire in your eyes...# with less than a month to go, this is the final time the acts get to perform in front of eurovision fans before the song contest begins in liverpool. it will be the biggest stage in the world with 160 million watching at home. oh, i don't want to think about it. that is... yeah, it's a massive number. i mean, you can't imagine how many people. yeah. if you try to imagine what does 160 million people look like, you just cannot do it. no, no, it's not possible. # poe, poe, poe, poe, poe # edgar allan, edgar allan # poe, poe, poe, poe, poe # edgarallan, edgarallan ...#

so many, like, react to our video. see! that wasn't planned — i swear to god. yes, yes! these pre—party gigs have been happening across europe over the past month. and some of the acts have other responsibilities. yes, i am a lawyer. to all my... to all the legal sororities/ fraternity all around the world, i am one of you. we really need to get to liverpool quickly because he's billing us by the hour. he's billing you by the hour right now, so you want to wrap this up. six minutes actually. it feels good knowing we're going to have at least six people in a concert if we come here. it does.

been having such a good time. it feels like a school trip. you know, it's amazing because when we all met, you know, first we were kind of feeling each other. yeah. hey, how are you? you did great. and now it“sjust like, “'go on, give me some love." can i do the same thing? cheering sixth member of the band. i made it to eurovision. see you in liverpool. daniel rosney, bbc news. see you there, daniel. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with sam and gethin. good morning to you. coming up on morning live today, we're finding out how buying cheap electrical goods online like dodgy

chargers could cost you your life. within two minutes, the fire was on the second floor in five people jump out of the windows. but for some reason sophia didn't, and she passed away. things can get out of hand so quickly. we'll be telling you why if a charger feels hot to touch, it could be a danger. plus we're looking at some the health scams tricking lots of people. dr xand and ashleyjohn baptiste are here to talk about uncovering fake diets and paternity tests in their new show dr xand“s con or cure. also today, with families facing spending almost an extra £1,000 a year on their food shopping, finance expert iona bain is looking at the low—cost loans you can check out. i'll share the supermarket scheme giving shoppers a 0% interest loan on their groceries that can be a really great option if they need help. plus, i'll explain the affordable options that credit unions and community banks can offer. and, we're chatting to two of the stars of bbc“s hit

police drama blue lights. i“m halfway through. it's dramatic, and stressful in a good way. that is always a good sign for a drama. it“s always a good sign for a drama. it's always a good sign for a drama. it's a lot. see you at 9:15. we won't get too stressed, guys. did you see that austrian song, poe, poe, poe? it is apparently written about edgar allan poe, the poet. the poe, poe, poet! very niche eurovision knowledge there, career, well done. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i“m victoria cook. human rights watch are calling for the windrush compensation scheme

to be taken out of the control of the home office to speed up the process. five years on from the scandal first breaking, they say victims are still struggling to have their claims considered. going through the process of trying to get compensation for these losses and impact on life has really weighed on people, because imagine there is many who have faced homelessness, many who have lost their jobs, all very suddenly. the home office has said it remains committed to raising awareness of the windrush schemes to all eligible individuals. next, it“s emerged that hundreds of older people living alone in london have no central heating. new analysis of census data has shown that the problem is worst in waltham forest, lambeth and westminster. in these boroughs, around a% of people aged 65 and over are living alone with no central heating at all. age uk has said the figures are of tremendous concern. motorists who use the m25 are being urged to plan ahead, with overnight road closures being implemented on the dartford crossing this week.

the works started last night and will continue until friday. the closures are needed so that the cctv system can be updated. now, about 30 years ago, a photographer captured some incredible pictures of a skyscraper in canary wharf being finished. but the photos were lost — until now. have a look at these, taken by tony brien. 250m high. this was the moment 0ne canada square was completed. tony says he remembers being suspended from a crane nearby — and it was a windy day. quite amazing. if you want to see more of those, head to our website. let's take a look at the tubes now. the district line is part suspended. there's no service between turnham green and richmond due to a signal failure. that's also affecting london 0verground between south acton and richmond. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

hello there. good morning. with high pressure out towards the east, we“re drawing in more of an easterly wind and that's only set to strengthen as we head through the next couple of days or so. there will be a dip in temperature and it won't be feeling as warm. but there will be some sunshine around at times. it's quite a cloudy, grey start to this morning. a few outbreaks of rain here and there as well. that shouldn't last for too long and the cloud will eventually break up, particularly as we head through the second half of the day. so there“ll be some sunny spells, emerging. top temperatures in the best of those 1a to 16 degrees celsius. but there's a slightly stronger easterly wind. so a little added wind chill, particularly out towards the east from that. now, as we head through tonight, there will be some clear spells for a time and there will be some more sunshine around, i think, on tuesday and on wednesday. but with a stronger breeze, then temperatures won't be as high. so it won't be feeling as warm as we head through the middle of the week. it should be largely dry. we'll start to draw in some more showers, i think, as we head towards the end of the working week. that's it from us for now.

there's lots more on our website. for now though, back to sally and john. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. you might know it as the brecon beacons national park but not any more. because from now on that beautiful part of the world will be known as bannau brycheiniog. i thought i was going to say it this time! bannau brycheiniog. it“s hoped the switch to its welsh name will help celebrate the area's culture and heritage. let's speak tojohn maguire now, who must have the best job of the morning. he joins us from there now.

it doesn't get much better than this, does it? if we didn't have the misty would see a lot more. the park get something like a million visitors a year can extremely popular. as well as the name change reverting to the original ancient welsh name, it means that of king brecon, there is a very ambitious plan to try to balance the needs and requirements of modern life, human life and the natural ecosystem. the very precious surroundings, the landscape. much of it shaped by farming. the best way to understand what this place means is to totally immerse yourself in it will stop ——. i'm taking the plunge. jumping into a river in the brecon

beacons national park, but emerging into what's now called bannau brycheiniog, named after the king who ruled over this land in the 5th century. and no—one says it better than michael sheen in this promotionalfilm. a new kind of national park. not the brecon beacons national park, though. not anymore. no. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one — bannau brycheiniog — an old name for a new way to be. a name from our past, to take us into our future. beautiful, isn't it? yes, michael, it really is. even on this gorge walk in between thejumping and the swimming, the instructors believe it's important to remind you what this area means — not just today, but also in the past. the miners who, used to work at the silica mine, used to traverse the rocks going all the way along. you can see the gate and it came all the way along and they walked

off towards the mine every morning. you can talk about flora and fauna. the site itself — the sss! site — we've got to protect it to ensure that children can see it in years and years and years to come. tourism is so important here and the locals are keen to share their home with visitors. it's just a beautiful place. this isn't your normaljob. so when you take them out and you can bring them in and you see them in the car park and they've got that sort of self achievement, that little pat on the back. and, to me, that's the greatest thing that i can get from people. i think it's amazing. along with the name change to promote the welsh language, the national park has produced an ambitious action plan — planting a million trees, restoring peatland that can capture carbon and re—establishing threatened animal species. the key word you keep hearing is balance. we're a park where communities live and visitors come and, in a way, we've got kind of out of balance between people and nature and the climate and so on. so at the heart of our plan

is a wish to pull all that back into balance, to get to a situation where we can have thriving communities, thriving places, but where we live within the natural resources that are available. the park sees a million visitors a year, but is also the home and work place for rural communities. come on, girls. this landscape is shaped notjust by geology, but also by farming and the food it produces. it is a wonderful place to live, but there are areas outside of the national park which are equally as beautiful and deliver as much of what we do. so i think we do need to be careful that the national park is on a pedestal but, at the same time, we have to have the ability to run businesses, to be profitable and to continue in these wonderful, vibrant communities, delivering on welsh language, the culture and the social aspect of what we have. its beauty is beyond doubt. but for bannau brycheiniog to thrive, that beauty needs to be more than skin deep.

notjust a chocolate box landscape, but a place where people and the natural world can work, rest and play in harmony side by side. forevermore. let's talk to judith, let's talk tojudith, their chief warden at the park and also ceri davies who has been involved in the consultation process about the future of the park. what is it like working here?— future of the park. what is it like workin: here? . , ., , ., , , working here? fabulous, absolutely fabulous. i have _ working here? fabulous, absolutely fabulous. i have been _ working here? fabulous, absolutely fabulous. i have been doing - working here? fabulous, absolutely fabulous. i have been doing this - working here? fabulous, absolutely fabulous. i have been doing this jobj fabulous. i have been doing thisjob for a long _ fabulous. i have been doing thisjob for a long time and it aligns with what _ for a long time and it aligns with what i _ for a long time and it aligns with what i believe in, nature conservation and promoting access and understanding for the general public _ and understanding for the general ublic. ., , and understanding for the general ublic. . , ., ., , and understanding for the general ublic. . , ., , public. that is right. your 'ob is to make sure i public. that is right. your 'ob is to make sure you i public. that is right. your 'ob is to make sure you share h public. that is right. yourjob is to make sure you share this - public. that is right. yourjob is| to make sure you share this with public. that is right. yourjob is - to make sure you share this with as many people as possible. with it has its own challenges. it

many people as possible. with it has its own challenges.— its own challenges. it does. especially _ its own challenges. it does. especially during _ its own challenges. it does. especially during the - its own challenges. it does. - especially during the pandemic, we noticed _ especially during the pandemic, we noticed a _ especially during the pandemic, we noticed a big increase in a number of visitors — noticed a big increase in a number of visitors we had. there are always challenges — of visitors we had. there are always challenges from people dropping litter are not keeping dogs on leads and possibly disturbing the birds and possibly disturbing the birds and livestock.— and possibly disturbing the birds and livestock. �* , and livestock. always something new. it is about education, _ and livestock. always something new. it is about education, i _ and livestock. always something new. it is about education, i guess. - it is about education, i guess. telling people as daft as it sounds not to drop litter. we were here on friday. we were here on friday. 0ne friday. we were here on friday. one of the car parks was full of litter. no bins. was it a deliberate policy? it was. if we put bins out, people emptied — it was. if we put bins out, people emptied cars and motorhomes in the dens and _ emptied cars and motorhomes in the dens and it— emptied cars and motorhomes in the dens and it spilled all over the car park _ dens and it spilled all over the car ark. ., ~' ., ., , ,., , dens and it spilled all over the car -ark. . ~' ., ., , _, , . park. take home, absolutely. we talked about _ park. take home, absolutely. we talked about the _ park. take home, absolutely. we talked about the balance, - park. take home, absolutely. we talked about the balance, the - talked about the balance, the challenges the national park wants to plant all of these trees, a million trees. how challenging is it

to achieve balances between everyone“s different requirements? the trees is a sensible target. trees— the trees is a sensible target. trees in— the trees is a sensible target. trees in the right place are a good thing _ trees in the right place are a good thing. trees and agricultural land is an— thing. trees and agricultural land is an absolute now. we need trees for shelter— is an absolute now. we need trees for shelter and habitat corridors. not to— for shelter and habitat corridors. not to blanket cover trees across the park — not to blanket cover trees across the park. everyone in the management plan truly— the park. everyone in the management plan truly recognises that as an aim for trees _ plan truly recognises that as an aim for trees. ., ., , plan truly recognises that as an aim for trees. ., . , ., for trees. some of the targets are very ambitious. — for trees. some of the targets are very ambitious, are _ for trees. some of the targets are very ambitious, are they - for trees. some of the targets are i very ambitious, are they achievable? net zero carbon emissions by 2025? is it like you are seeing every day? if we were not bold we would have undershot~ — if we were not bold we would have undershot. it is a very ambitious target~ _ undershot. it is a very ambitious target~ we — undershot. it is a very ambitious target. we must all change the way we do _ target. we must all change the way we do things. with the work on the

soil, we do things. with the work on the soil. if— we do things. with the work on the soil. if we — we do things. with the work on the soil, if we can do the 21 day grazing _ soil, if we can do the 21 day grazing platform, the meat, the land. _ grazing platform, the meat, the land. the — grazing platform, the meat, the land, the beef we produce in the park. _ land, the beef we produce in the park, bannau brycheiniog as it is now called. _ park, bannau brycheiniog as it is now called, we have a chance on being _ now called, we have a chance on being the — now called, we have a chance on being the future, changing the way and be _ being the future, changing the way and be more sustainable in the future — and be more sustainable in the future. ., , ., future. not 'ust about feed production. j— future. notjust about feed production. local- future. notjust about feed production. localfood - future. not just about feed - production. localfood production is essential for the new plan. production. localfood production is essentialfor the new plan. local essential for the new plan. local food we get _ essential for the new plan. local food we get it. _ essential for the new plan. local food we get it. we _ essential for the new plan. local food we get it. we have - essential for the new plan. local food we get it. we have a - essential for the new plan. local food we get it. we have a large. food we get it. we have a large tourism — food we get it. we have a large tourism business ourselves at home. they appreciate the value of local foods~ _ they appreciate the value of local foods. buying it from a local source. _ foods. buying it from a local source, the honey. the local beekeepers we have on the farm. coronavirus — beekeepers we have on the farm. coronavirus has sent matt dynamics change. _ coronavirus has sent matt dynamics change, wanting to get them more from their— change, wanting to get them more from their back yards and understanding the area they appreciate it more. also there with

us. appreciate it more. also there with us what— appreciate it more. also there with us. what we are doing about the water— us. what we are doing about the water source. we are in attachment and we _ water source. we are in attachment and we have — water source. we are in attachment and we have teamed up with a group of six _ and we have teamed up with a group of six farmers to try to make sure agricultural— of six farmers to try to make sure agricultural land as part of a solution _ agricultural land as part of a solution to maintaining 50% of the welsh _ solution to maintaining 50% of the welsh population gets its water from the catchment area.— the catchment area. thank you very much indeed _ the catchment area. thank you very much indeed for _ the catchment area. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ the catchment area. thank you very much indeed forjoining us - the catchment area. thank you very much indeed forjoining us this - much indeed forjoining us this morning. some of the rivers are very clean. the one i swam in on friday was very clean. sometimes pristine, not always, landscape. important for all those reasons, notjust for the humans but also the natural world, the ecosystem as well. an absolute pleasure and privilege to be here, i must say. a glorious place. it fills you with a sense of well—being when you with a sense of well—being when you step out into the countryside like listening to a national park like listening to a national park like this. i am getting too poetic and carried away with myself. i will hand back to you in the pokey

studio. i hand back to you in the pokey studio. ., , ., ., ., studio. i thought you were going to live us studio. i thought you were going to give us the — studio. i thought you were going to give us the full _ studio. i thought you were going to give us the full michael _ studio. i thought you were going to give us the full michael sheen. - studio. i thought you were going to| give us the full michael sheen. was channellin: give us the full michael sheen. was channelling my _ give us the full michael sheen. —" channelling my michael sheen. give us the full michael sheen. was i channelling my michael sheen. thank ou ve channelling my michael sheen. thank you very much- _ channelling my michael sheen. thank you very much- a _ channelling my michael sheen. thank you very much. a privilege _ channelling my michael sheen. thank you very much. a privilege and - channelling my michael sheen. thank you very much. a privilege and a pleasure to watch. when will the mist clear? i wonder. carol can tell us, i think stop it should left as we go through the next couple of hours. if we go through the next couple of hours. , ., . we go through the next couple of hours. ., ., ., ., , ., hours. if you have analogy for tree ollen, hours. if you have analogy for tree pollen. look _ hours. if you have analogy for tree pollen. look at _ hours. if you have analogy for tree pollen, look at the _ hours. if you have analogy for tree pollen, look at the levels - hours. if you have analogy for tree pollen, look at the levels today. i pollen, look at the levels today. high or very high across much of the country. if you are stepping out to bear that in mind. we are starting off with plant, mist and mark. that will give way to cloud developing. also some patchy light rain. that will ease through the course of the morning. i pressure is firmly in charge of the weather. this week is looking quite sunny. this high

pressure has changed position. coming from to north—easterly direction. that is cooler. temperatures today in eastern areas will not be as high as we thought. there will be a lot of sunshine. in the west at times cloud with the odd isolated shower. under clear skies in the north—east of scotland when this is where we could reach 19, 20. making it the warmest day of this year so far. widely we are looking at temperatures of 15, 17. this evening and overnight all the cloud waiting in the north sea will push inland. the fog in around. in the west we have clearer skies. colder tonight than last night. tomorrow we start off with the low cloud, the mist and fog. that will leave with a largely dry day. slow to clear parts

of eastern scotland. a week weather front in the south—east. it will produce thicker cloud and the other spot of rain. quite windy, especially with the exposure around the east anglian coast. also kent and the english channel. breezy for most. still the potential of 17 degrees in the west highlands. tuesday into wednesday there is the weather front. tuesday into wednesday there is the weatherfront. high pressure still firmly in charge. pulling in the easterly wind. quite brisk along the north sea coastline. here it will feel quite cool. although cloud moving towards the west during the day. in the ease and north there will be dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. —— in the east. further west we can still see 17 somewhere in the west highlands. cold to start the day on thursday. under clear skies there will be some frost. a

weather front showing its skies there will be some frost. a weatherfront showing its hand in the south—east bringing in rain. the position, further north all further west. keep checking the forecast if you have outdoor plans. these are the temperatures, 11 to 15 degrees. after that turning more unsettled as low pressure takes over the weather. we will keep checking in with you. thank you very much. it is getting towards the business end of the football season. john is here to tell us all about it. it is getting very tight at the top this season. april 26th, next week manchester city face arsenal. a match which could decide the title race. as mikel arteta“s side surrendered a two—goal lead for the second consecutive game. arsenal were flying when gabriel jesus and martin 0degaard scored inside the opening 10 minutes. but after west ham got back in it at 2—1. this was the moment, buyako saka missed a penalty. and it proved very costly,

whenjarrod bowen equalised. that leaves arsenaljust four points ahead of manchester city — and they've played a game more. we've got a brilliant title race on our hands in the women's super league. and right at the heart of it all are chelsea, who remain on course for a historic treble. they reached the fa cup final with a narrow win over aston villa — star striker sam kerr with the only goal of the game. and it means they go on to face manchester united at wembley next month — emma hayes“ side seeking a third successive fa cup title. 100 tries and a celebration to match for rugby union winger chris ashton. we've seen him running them in for club and country but nobody has ever reached 100 prmiership tries. he actually notched his 101st in leicester's huge win over exeter and celebrated by taking a seat in the stands.

great stuff. matt fitzpatrick dealt with pressure of a third play off hole as he won his first title since last year's us open triumph. major winner matt fitzpatrick in a third play off againstjordan spieth at the rbc heritage event, does this. what a hit! just a tap—in required for only his second win on the pga tour. just under three million for making that putt. not bad for a day's work! now, cast your minds back to november last year. the story of non league footballer alex fletcher, who, whilst playing for bath city, collided with concrete—backed advertising hoardings on the side of the pitch. the impact saw the game abandoned, alex spent five days in a coma after the accident, as his family feared the worst. matt graveling has his story. good evening and welcome to twerton park for this national side fixture between bath city

and dulwich hamlet. i was actually on my way home from work and my dad was listening to the radio. commentator: fletcher now can burst down the side and he does get - beyond two dulwich hamlet shirts. and he does actually crash with the wall there in the corner. that's not a sight that bath city want to see any of. he said that the game was being abandoned, not really having a clue how bad it was about to be. ali met bath city footballer alex when they were 13. they were preparing their wedding when during a match, a run towards the touchline, saw alex stumble and collide with a wall. i got to hospitaljust shortly after alex and the surgeon came in. he told us that he might not make it. and ijust kept saying, “'this isn't real, this isn't real." but, afterfive days in a coma, alex defied the odds. the brain was swelling quickly after the incident and there wasn't any room in my skull for the brain effectively to swell. so that's why they had to take part of my skull out and the vertebrae.

messages of support flooded in, including from england manager gareth southgate, with alex“s surgeon comparing his injuries to those seen in a motorbike crash. i needed to learn to walk again, but those first steps that i took in the hospital itself were ropey, to say the least. i'm fully deaf out of my left ear now, but i keepjust reminding myself that it could have been so much worse. alex is now working with players union, the professional footballers association, to improve pitch safety at all professional grounds. trying to get clubs really to have a look at their pitch perimeters and how safe it is for players when they're actually playing not just in non—league but actually in the efl and the premier league as well. the lad at stockport, who went into the metal barriers. can we start padding up areas of note like that to stop this happening? while a club's stadium must meet requirements set by the sport's ground safety authority, the playing area is considered a place of work and so falls under the government's

health and safety at work act. the government say they're working with the pfa and football association to ensure safety obligations are met. i don't want to see my teammates go out on pitches and stadiums where i feel they could be at risk to potentially going through what i've had to go through. twerton park has been bath city“s home since 1932 and adheres to all current regulations. i must admit, since this has happened, we've gone to other grounds and looked at their situations and talked to other people about what procedures or issues could be looked at to see if there's avoidance of this situation. alex says he owes his recovery to the medical team who saved him, and while he doesn't know if he can return to football, he can get back to planning a life with his perfect match. i've actually tried to sit down and write my vows a couple of times and that hasn't gone very well. i feel like there just aren't words that can say how much he means to me. i think it will be a very emotional day for a lot of people. matt graveling, bbc news.

it has been an amazing recovery. you can see how high the concrete hoardings are at the side of the pitch. seems surprising they are allowed to be there considering how close they are to the pitch in when the players are playing. an incredible recovery for alex and a really worrying time for his family and everyone involved in the club. we do wish them all well. key. they've both spent time on the famous cobbles of corrie. now another famous street on broadway. ruthie henshall and les dennis are part of the all—star cast in the latest production of a2nd street. and they're here with us now to tell us all about it. morning. we need some show business. he had brought yourjazz hands with you. i

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reunited as a comedy double act, we play the two writers.— play the two writers. it is a musical — play the two writers. it is a musical with _ play the two writers. it is a musical with any _ play the two writers. it is a musical with any musical. | play the two writers. it is a i musical with any musical. like play the two writers. it is a - musical with any musical. like the production of the musical. both of you have worked in plenty of other musicals before. what about this one is so special? it is a little bit less tragic. you might not you know the songs but you do know the tunes. you go, i love that one, and this one _ you go, i love that one, and this one. everything. we are in the money. — one. everything. we are in the money, 42nd st, lullaby of broadway. it money, 42nd st, lullaby of broadway. itjust_ money, 42nd st, lullaby of broadway. itjust keeps going. it money, a2nd st, lullaby of broadway. ltjust keeps going-— itjust keeps going. it comes at ou. itjust keeps going. it comes at you- people — itjust keeps going. it comes at you. people need _ itjust keeps going. it comes at you. people need right- itjust keeps going. it comes at you. people need right now - itjust keeps going. it comes at you. people need right now a i itjust keeps going. it comes at. you. people need right now a bit itjust keeps going. it comes at - you. people need right now a bit of showbiz, a bit of fun. it is showbiz at its best, it really is. you showbiz, a bit of fun. it is showbiz at its best, it really is.— at its best, it really is. you are takin: it at its best, it really is. you are taking it around _ at its best, it really is. you are taking it around the _ at its best, it really is. you are taking it around the country, i at its best, it really is. you are - taking it around the country, aren't you? taking it around the country, aren't ou? ~ . ., taking it around the country, aren't ou? . , . . , ., you? we start in leicester on the 17th of may _ you? we start in leicester on the 17th of may and _ you? we start in leicester on the 17th of may and then _ you? we start in leicester on the 17th of may and then we - you? we start in leicester on the 17th of may and then we go - you? we start in leicester on the 17th of may and then we go to i 17th of may and then we go to sadlers — 17th of may and then we go to sadlers wells with it. it carries on till, sadlers wells with it. it carries on till. i_ sadlers wells with it. it carries on till. idon't— sadlers wells with it. it carries on till, i don't know, whenever. you

are in it whenever _ till, i don't know, whenever. gm, are in it whenever comake you should know. ., , are in it whenever comake you should know. . , . ., , it are in it whenever comake you should know-_ it has i know. certainly till october. it has never been _ know. certainly till october. it has never been on _ know. certainly till october. it has never been on tour _ know. certainly till october. it has never been on tour before. - know. certainly till october. it has never been on tour before. it - know. certainly till october. it has never been on tour before. it is i never been on tour before. it is such a huge production they have not been able to take on tour before. we are making it able to tour. i did 0 era are making it able to tour. i did opera last _ are making it able to tour. i did opera last year. _ are making it able to tour. i did opera last year. i— are making it able to tour. i did opera last year. i did _ are making it able to tour. i did opera last year. i did hms - are making it able to tour. i did opera last year. i did hms pinner. i remember— opera last year. i did hms pinner. i remember the opera singer saying we have a _ remember the opera singer saying we have a three show weekend. —— hms pin. have a three show weekend. -- hms in. ~ , ., ., have a three show weekend. -- hms in, . , ., ., ., have a three show weekend. -- hms pin. when you have done pantomime, i will never complain _ pin. when you have done pantomime, i will never complain about _ pin. when you have done pantomime, i will never complain about eight - will never complain about eight shows a week again. you will never complain about eight shows a week again.— will never complain about eight shows a week again. you have both done coronation _ shows a week again. you have both done coronation street _ shows a week again. you have both done coronation street now. - shows a week again. you have both | done coronation street now. coming home to salford. that is pretty brutal as well, a full on turnaround

with the episode. getting the script and going from one episode to another and back. you get stuff at the weeks ahead and then episodes beyond that and had to come back. i got killed in the end. that beyond that and had to come back. i got killed in the end.— got killed in the end. that was rude! you _ got killed in the end. that was rude! you could _ got killed in the end. that was rude! you could not _ got killed in the end. that was rude! you could not work- got killed in the end. that was rude! you could not work on i got killed in the end. that was rude! you could not work on it j rude! you could not work on it toaether rude! you could not work on it together that _ rude! you could not work on it together that you _ rude! you could not work on it together that you got - rude! you could not work on it together that you got a - rude! you could not work on it | together that you got a chance rude! you could not work on it i together that you got a chance to share stories and experiences. that share stories and experiences. at the moment we are concentrating on what we _ the moment we are concentrating on what we are — the moment we are concentrating on what we are doing. you get up and runningm — what we are doing. you get up and runningm l— what we are doing. you get up and runnina . .. ., , what we are doing. you get up and running- - -— what we are doing. you get up and runnina... ., , ., . , running... i love this moment. just exlain running... i love this moment. just explain what _ running... i love this moment. just explain what is _ running... i love this moment. just explain what is going _ running... i love this moment. just explain what is going on _ running... i love this moment. just explain what is going on here. i explain what is going on here. estelle and glenda together on the ships. they shared a cab then, of course. they are great mates. i am not sure they had... everything is coming up roses. she not sure they had... everything is coming up roses.— not sure they had... everything is coming up roses. she is fantastic! what a brilliant _

coming up roses. she is fantastic! what a brilliant addition _ coming up roses. she is fantastic! what a brilliant addition to - what a brilliant addition to coronation street. brilliant. have ou coronation street. brilliant. have you enjoyed _ coronation street. brilliant. have you enjoyed it? _ coronation street. brilliant. have you enjoyed it? i— coronation street. brilliant. have you enjoyed it? i have _ coronation street. brilliant. have you enjoyed it? i have loved i coronation street. brilliant. have you enjoyed it? i have loved it, i you enjoyed it? i have loved it, totally different _ you enjoyed it? i have loved it, totally different to _ you enjoyed it? i have loved it, totally different to showbiz... i you enjoyed it? i have loved it, i totally different to showbiz... to showbiz, to musicals. we do four, five weeks rehearsal sometimes. straight in, no rehearsal. illa straight in, no rehearsal. no hassle? no _ straight in, no rehearsal. no hassle? no rehearsal. i straight in, no rehearsal. no hassle? no rehearsal. you i straight in, no rehearsal. no i hassle? no rehearsal. you don't straight in, no rehearsal. no - hassle? no rehearsal. you don't want to be the person _ hassle? no rehearsal. you don't want to be the person marking _ hassle? no rehearsal. you don't want to be the person marking up- hassle? no rehearsal. you don't want to be the person marking up their- to be the person marking up their lines, so they go, and again. these theatrical people!— theatrical people! where you learnina theatrical people! where you learning new _ theatrical people! where you learning new skills _ theatrical people! where you learning new skills and i theatrical people! where you learning new skills and new i theatrical people! where you i learning new skills and new stuff? theatrical people! where you - learning new skills and new stuff? i have done tv before. i think it is the speed at which that happens. 0nce the speed at which that happens. once you have done that it never

leaves _ once you have done that it never leaves you — once you have done that it never leaves you. you learn quickly. you are not touring _ leaves you. you learn quickly. you are not touring as _ leaves you. you learn quickly. gm, are not touring as much as less. when you take the performance on the road and had been in a show for a while do you ever get cheeky with it? does the audience play a part? do your reactions change? illat it? does the audience play a part? do your reactions change?- it? does the audience play a part? do your reactions change? not on a show like this. _ do your reactions change? not on a show like this. i _ do your reactions change? not on a show like this. i did _ do your reactions change? not on a show like this. i did only. _ do your reactions change? not on a show like this. i did only. horses i show like this. i did only. horses before _ show like this. i did only. horses before christmas. there is a twinkle in the _ before christmas. there is a twinkle in the audience that involved as well _ in the audience that involved as well you — in the audience that involved as well. you have to keep it disciplined, otherwise it would full the park — disciplined, otherwise it would full the park. he says. i read last night that pull— the park. he says. i read last night that pull white house had posted something they had fallen about laughing during a show the other night _ laughing during a show the other night -- — laughing during a show the other night. —— paulwhitehouse had posted — night. —— paulwhitehouse had posted it— night. —— paulwhitehouse had posted. it can be great fun. you

love the stage _ posted. it can be great fun. you love the stage as _ posted. it can be great fun. gm, love the stage as much as, more than television. where was your first love? . . television. where was your first love? , , ., ., ., , love? this is what coronavirus showed us- — love? this is what coronavirus showed us. everything - love? this is what coronavirus showed us. everything went i love? this is what coronavirus i showed us. everything went online and we all decided to make musicals. it is not the same without the live audience. it is the relationship you have got. audience. it is the relationship you have not. ., , ., , . have got. you get it instantly. when ou do a have got. you get it instantly. when you do a tv — have got. you get it instantly. when you do a tv show — have got. you get it instantly. when you do a tv show can _ have got. you get it instantly. when you do a tv show can make - have got. you get it instantly. when you do a tv show can make you i have got. you get it instantly. when i you do a tv show can make you think, is ok? _ you do a tv show can make you think, is ok? you _ you do a tv show can make you think, is ok? you get— you do a tv show can make you think, is ok? you get it instantly when you are on— is ok? you get it instantly when you are on stage. it is is ok? you get it instantly when you are on stage-— are on stage. it is amazing. lovely to meet you- _ are on stage. it is amazing. lovely to meet you. wishing _ are on stage. it is amazing. lovely to meet you. wishing you - are on stage. it is amazing. lovely to meet you. wishing you luck. i are on stage. it is amazing. lovely| to meet you. wishing you luck. we have to do something instantly now stop you can see ruthie and les in a2nd street from next month. les will go on his uk tourfrom july. you“re watching bbc breakfast. it“s 8:59am.

good morning, it“s good morning, it's the national phone in. and we are talking about the grand national. this morning: were grand national protests ok? what do you think, as a casual viewer, as so many of us are, of the iconic race? it's the biggest horse racing event of the year. the one many of us follow and put a bet on even if we never normally watch the sport. but is it a piece of enthralling sporting theatre? or exploiting animals purely for our entertainment