good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... energy firms will be banned from forcibly installing prepayment meters for those aged over 85 — but campaigners say the new rules don't go far enough to protect vulnerable people. black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth or soon afterwards compared to white women. mps call for an end to what they call the appalling disparity. free—range eggs will be back on the menu as restrictions introduced because of bird flu are lifted. good morning. we're at birmingham's

nec talking about the billions being invested in electric transport vehicles. but experts are asking, what good is all of this if investment isn't also going into infrastructure? crucible chaos. protesters disrupt play on day three of the world snooker championship in sheffield. good morning. yesterday temperatures reached 21.2 celsius in northern scotland. as we go through the rest of the week, temperatures will slide down. the first half of the week is staying fairly subtle for most, all the details later in the programme. it's tuesday the 18th of april. our main story. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there's been a temporary halt on forced installations

since february after it was revealed that some british gas agents were breaking into properties to fit them. here's our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. for the last two months, energy suppliers have been banned from forcibly installing one of these. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we're here with a court warrant. it was after an investigation for the times showed this aggressive behaviour by contractors fitting physical meters for british gas. i love this bit. and after we revealed the thousands of households seeing their smart meters flipped into prepayment mode when customers didn't even know it was possible. yeah, theyjust cut me off. yeah, and i didn't know. i didn't know. i actually thought it was a power cut, and i was wondering what was going on. and they did tell me then, you've been changed over to pre—payment meter and it's like, oh, right, that's it. nothing. but now installations can begin

again, because all energy suppliers in britain have signed up to a new code of practice which is supposed to better protect the vulnerable. the changes mean customers over 85, people with terminal illnesses and some lung conditions can't be moved onto prepayment meters. suppliers will have to make ten attempts to contact a customer and conduct a site welfare visit before a pre—payment meter is installed by teams wearing body cameras. £30 credit will be added automatically when someone�*s switched so they don't get cut off in the process. energy companies say if they didn't have a way to install prepayment meters, customers would get deeper into debt, which eventually everyone would have to pick up the bill for. sometimes it's not possible to identify a vulnerability because customers will simply refuse to engage. if we identify a vulnerability, we don't install prepayment meters.

but many charities and campaign groups say forcibly installing meters can never be done safely, and have criticised the regulator for not acting fast enough. today ofgem is hoping the new rules will keep suppliers happy and customers safe, but it's still relying on companies to admit when they've made mistakes. colletta smith, bbc news. black women are almost four times more likely to die within six weeks of giving birth than white women. that's one of the figures in a report released today by the women and equalities committee. the group of mps is calling on the government to set a definitive target to eliminate what it calls appalling disparities in maternal deaths. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has this report. it was actually one of the hardest experiences i've ever had to go through. sandra igwe is campaigning for better care for black mothers. she formed her own pressure group after suffering not one, but two, traumatic births.

so with my first pregnancy, i was ignored. i was dismissed. i raised concerns several times and was told that i'm overexaggerating, that i'm not really feeling this pain. i was told that my pains didn't coincide with my labour contractions. i begged and pleaded for pain relief. that was denied as well. and ifelt like i was really treated differently. in a report out today, the women and equalities committee says... mp suggests there needs to be better training for health care staff and more personalised care, although they point out ongoing staffing shortages make that goal much harder. we know that this has been a problem for more than 20 years. experts who appeared before the committee argue action is long overdue. so this is an unacceptable disparity. we clearly need action.

that action needs to be at a local level. we need to evaluate the results of the action we're doing. and to do that, we need real—time, lifetime data on complications in pregnancy for women from all different ethnic groups. the department of health said it had invested £165 million in the maternity workforce in the last two years. nhs england acknowledges there is more to be done, and said it would review the report. naomi grimley, bbc news. the eu's ambassador in sudan has been assaulted at his home in khartoum, where rival military factions have been fighting for control of the city. aidan o'hara was not seriously hurt, but the conflict has already left 185 people dead and almost 2000 injured in just three days, according to the un. whatsapp is among seven messaging services which have signed a joint letter asking the government to "urgently rethink" parts

of the online safety bill. they say the new laws could undermine end—to—end encryption technology, which they all use to ensure privacy. a government official said it supports strong encryption but not at the cost of public safety. so—called "zombie knives" — weapons with curved blades and serrated edges — are set to be banned, under new proposals announced by the government today. they're among several types of machetes and knives which, under the proposals, police would have greater powers to seize and destroy. celestina olulode reports. a brazen attack in broad daylight with a so—called zombie knife, a type of blade inspired by horrorfilms. these are some of the weapons that could be banned under new government proposals, something this mother whose son was stabbed to death welcomes. hakim was my eldest. he was a beautiful soul sent to this universe. unfortunately he'll never get to do all the things

that he would have done in life. saramba's son and his killer had been attending a course for people with previous weapons—related offences. 18—year—old hakim was stabbed with a weapon described as a rambo knife. under new proposals, this type of blade would be banned. there were more than 280 murders involving a knife or sharp object between 2021 and 2022. that's the highest annual total since records began over 70 years ago. last year there were 115,000 knife—related offences. that's 9% higher than the year before and more than 30% up from a decade ago. we would expect to see at least a stabbing a day at king's. now with machetes and zombie knives, these knives are much bigger, heavier, and they cause a different type of injury. so rather thanjust a penetrating wound, we're seeing horrendous slash wounds, which although they might not seem as immediately

life—threatening, they can cause significant disfigurement. they can sever tendons. the weight of the blade itself can fracture bones as well. the proposals would give police officers stronger powers to seize machetes and zombie knives, and there could be tougher penalties for those that sell them. the consultation has. a number of proposals. the first one is around those - knives, which blatantly shouldn't be in circulation because they're only used to intimidate and injure. - others include increasing - the penalty to two years for selling these knives and distributing them to children. _ it is now an offence to possess certain items, even in private. attempts have been made to tackle the problem before. labour's shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, says machetes and zombie knives should have been banned years ago, whilst the liberal democrats have accused the conservative government of consistently failing

to keep communities safe. i will never be the mum that i used to be. i will never be the person that i was once. my life has completely changed. so many of the things that i... that was fun to me, that i looked forward in doing and i have so much pleasure in doing it, i cannot, because i remember my son is not there. so when you take a knife, you stab somebody, you're notjust stabbing one person. you're destroying lives. celestina olulode, bbc news. the prime minister is being investigated by the parliament's standards watchdog over a possible failure to declare an interest. the inquiry relates to a childcare company in which rishi shank�*s wife owns shares. our chief political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now. nick — how significant is this? hello, sally, good morning to you.

it is significant for a couple of reasons. one is that no prime minister wants to face a probe by the parliamentary ethics chief. the second is because rishi sunak set himself a pretty high bar. you will remember that when he became prime minister, he promised professionalism and integrity at every step, and he is expected to be judged on that. so it is pretty awkward for him that he is facing this investigation. it is all about shares that his wife owns in this child company. you will remember that back in the budget there was a lot of extra money for child care including incentives for childcare companies to bring people into the sector, to help with that expansion of free childcare in england. the question rishi sunak is facing is should he have told the public at the time that his wife had these shares that potentially could be a

conflict of interest. the word from number 10 is that they think he did this transparently. he told the cabinet office and it seems likely that it will be on the material interest that will be published. but what they are going to look at is whether it should have been declared more publicly at the time, particularly when rishi sunak was up in front of a committee of mps. particularly when rishi sunak was up in front of a committee of mp5. the way that the standards commissioner works, it doesn't tell us all that much about what it is doing, so we don't know how long this will take, what sort of punishment that might be looked at, and this could be at the more minor end of some of the breaches we have seen in the past few years, but it is still awkward for rishi sunak.— for rishi sunak. nick, thank you very much _ for rishi sunak. nick, thank you

very much indeed. _ for rishi sunak. nick, thank you very much indeed. lets - for rishi sunak. nick, thank you very much indeed. lets get - for rishi sunak. nick, thank you very much indeed. lets get an l for rishi sunak. nick, thank you - very much indeed. lets get an update on that shooting in america that we talked about yesterday. the family of an american high school student who was among four people shot dead at his sister's 16th birthday party have said he died saving her life. phil dowdell, who was 18, pushed his sister alexis to the ground as gunfire erupted at a dance studio in dadeville, alabama. nearly 30 others were injured — five of them critically. our north america correspondent, jessica parker, reports. you can spot dadeville's love of its high school football team, the tigers, all around. in this small community, they say, everybody knows everybody, and everyone knew young athlete phil dowdell. we've spoken to those who loved him most — his sister and mother. it's like a piece of my heart is ripped out. i know he loved us. i know he know i love him, but hejust... he's supposed to graduate next month. instead of me going to graduation,

i'll be going to the cemetery to see my son. it was alexis's sweet 16 birthday party where gunfire suddenly ripped through the night. she says her big brother pushed her to the floor, saving her life. he was fatally wounded. he wasn't breathing too much because he had already lost a lot of blood. and so there was like... i said, that's my brother lying right there. they said that was his body laying on the ground. and that's when my momma started crying, and then that's when i ran in there and i had grabbed him and i was holding him in my arm. and then i was trying to see where he was shot, but i couldn't see because he was so bloody. four young lives were lost in the shooting at this dance hall.

police have said little of who the suspects may be or a motive. the fbi is appealing for information. latonya and alexis say they've no idea what happened or why. but in a country where mass shootings are on the rise, they do have this message. put down the gun. stop the violence. you don't take a gun everywhere you go. because they was there, we were celebrating my daughter's sweet 16. no one there at that age should have a gun. no way. so put down the gun. they're taking innocent people's lives. there are many questions about how and why phil dowdell lost his life. the community will want answers, although little sense perhaps can ever be made of a young man dying at his own sister's birthday. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. official figures on jobs and pay will be published by the office for national statistics this morning, and they're expected to show that wage inflation is coming down while unemployment remains low. that could mean less pressure

for the bank of england to continue raising interest rates. our economics correspondent andy verity has been looking at the construction industry, which is being hit by the rising cost of materials and labour. all good? business has been challenging, up and down. it's been consistently inconsistent. one day we're super busy, we can't keep up. the next day we don't have any work on. a year ago, construction companies like this builder of grand designs—style renovations based near heathrow airport was struggling to cope with a surge in demand for new projects as the economy bounced back from the pandemic. there was no lack of work, but profits were squeezed by the rocketing cost of raw materials and a shortage of skilled staff that sent wages soaring. it's difficult to meet the demand, but there's also less money in the jobs because the cost

of labour has risen so much. so we have labourers earning the money which plumbers and carpenters were earning like two and a half, three years ago. but everybody wants the job to be cheaper, because they have no certainty in the market conditions. so we don't have the money in the job to bring new people on board at the higher wage bracket. it was brexit that first caused the skills shortage that forced labourers' wages up. but now that's gradually settling down. with official interest rates eight times as high as they were for most of the past 15 years, customers are being put off borrowing more for home improvements. so in the past, people may take a remortgage and when they take a remortgage, they'll take money out of the property and then they'll do an extension, they'll do a basement, they'll do a loft. but at the moment, people are looking at the rates and thinking, lending is going to cost me so much more money, i'm going to put the project on hold. economists are predicting a recession in construction, forecasting the business will shrink by 5% this year — deeper than the modest drop in activity forecast for the wider economy. with wage pressure across

the economy expected to subside, there's one less reason for the bank of england to force up interest rates any further. andy verity, bbc news. buckingham palace has revealed the official dish that the king and queen consort are inviting us to cook at our coronation parties next month — and it's a quiche. yes. it features spinach, broad beans and tarragon — although a palace official said charles and camilla chose the recipe because it can be easily adapted to suit different tastes. it was created by royal head chef mark flanagan. here you can see it being prepared. lots of the papers today have done a little bit of analysis about how we might want to make this ourselves at home. the official quiche has pastry with lard in it, which i know not everybody would want. you can also just buy the pastry in a shop.

that's true, and it's also vegetarian friendly. apart from the lard! apparently king charles is vegetarian three days a week and trying to be vegan on another day, so it is mainly, beans, tarragon, spinach, as you say. it definitely needs a bit of bacon if it was me making it! and lots of salt. in the guardian they have done a review of the recipe which i love, and it's a little bit of advice if you are trying to make this at home. this is from felicity cloak. unless you are pastry ways, make double the amount suggested, put the case back into the oven for five minutes to dry out after removing baking beans, make sure you squeeze all of the liquid out of the spinach, otherwise you will end up with an egg soup. nobody wants a soggy bottom at their street party! is it cold? it is to be served warm. it can be

served cold. you have really done your research on this! i like a bit of baking. it is 19 minutes past six. now the weather with carol. good morning, carry on quickly, please! good morning. yesterday the temperature reached over 21 celsius in northern scotland, the first time we have been over 20 celsius this year. the weather for the we have been over 20 celsius this year. the weatherfor the next we have been over 20 celsius this year. the weather for the next few daysis year. the weather for the next few days is mostly dry, but we do have a chilly easterly breeze developing, and some of us will see some showers. this morning there is a lot of cloud around, low cloud, mist and murk, and that will give way to some sunshine. the haar across eastern scotland taking its work time to clear, and then some thicker cloud and the odd shower in southern england. temperatures today ranging from ten to 15 quite widely, but we

could still beat 19 somewhere in western scotland, but with a keen easterly breeze from the north sea, it will feel cooler along the coastline. if you have an allergy to tree pollen, today's levels are high or very high away from north—east scotland. as we head through the evening and overnight, once again we see a return to all this cloud, there will be showers travelling across southern counties, the heaviest of which will be in the south—west. clear skies further north, patchy frost for example across parts of scotland. into tomorrow, all this cloud drifts steadily westwards. some showers to start with in south—west england and also south wales, but still a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine, and still cool along the north sea coastline with highs of 11 or 12, and temperatures are slipping slightly. 0k, ok, carol, thank you very much indeed. see you later.

catching a train at a busy station can be a stressful experience for anyone — but for deaf travellers it can be particularly challenging to keep up with delays, cancellations and platform changes. now leeds railway station has become the first in the uk to provide travel updates using sign language, on video screens. abi jaiyeola went to find out more. navigating your way through a busy train station can be daunting. but if you can't hear the announcements, it's even more challenging. translation: it can be difficult, yeah. . just because when you're on a platform, there's many a time it's occurred where i've been standing waiting for a train, or where i've got on a train ready to set off. it's gone the wrong way and i've not realised i'm on the wrong train. sometimes, yeah, when i come to the train station, it is difficult. but it's the lack of communication. the staff here don't really sign, obviously, so i have to write down any communication to try and look at the information in english.

and english isn't my first language, so i've gone to the wrong platforms before. lots of problems with access, not being able to hear- announcements, missing trains, delays, not being informed. - traditional noticeboards don't help if you can't read, and people who are born deaf or have hearing impairments may have reading difficulties. bsl users tend to have quite a low reading age, and that's because when we learn to read using our hearing, we create a sort of voice in our head and we build them words using syllables like phonics, sort of how children learn now. so if you're hearing impaired, you don't actually have that inner voice in your head to be able to formulate them words. network rail have installed new digital displays which give travel information in bsl — british sign language. it's the main means of communication for more than 150,000 deaf people across the country.

there's totem screens that are placed around the station, and they'll have the customer information in bsl on them. and they'll be placed in prominent places around the station, underneath the customer information screens or on platforms to make sure that customers can find it and access that information easily. deaf passengers like ferdus, amanda, anthony and zara say it will transform the way they travel. translation: it improves confidence. i'm just really excited for the deaf community. and improve accessibility and you can travel more regularly and won't miss that important information. it'll be fantastic because i'll be able to prepare and take - in the information before i go onto the platform. _ if there's any changes - or if there's been no changes, it's a smootherjourney. oh, it's really valuable to us. yeah. more accessible. knowing where to go, full information, not needing to ask people to guide you. if something's wrong, then yeah, we can get in touch with staff,

but really good. leeds is the first station to install the sign language screens, but other stations will soon follow. abijaiyeola, bbc news. there's a crucial vote taking place today. don't worry, it's not politics... it's penguins. this is spike. and he needs your vote. he's 15 years old, he lives in the cotswolds, he numbers sir david attenborough among his fans — and he's hoping to be crowned the world's favourite penguin. look how lucky he is. he has met sir david. we'll be speaking to spike's keeper just before nine o'clock, and finding out what makes him such a special bird. and can he win? beating penguins from around the world? who knows? with the view was behind him,

surely. we can't wait to meet him. the most exciting part of our day. apart from the quiche. you have been getting in touch with great numbers about quiche and whether it should be warm or not. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm angie george. there are plans to ban machetes and so—called "zombie style" knives to try to stop them being carried and used in violent crimes. the home office says a consultation will run for seven weeks. it's seeking to outlaw certain knives and wants to increase maximum penalties for selling and possessing them. the family of london schoolboy vishal mehrotra, whose body was found in woodland more than a0 years ago, has accused sussex police of failing to fully investigate his

abduction and murder. it comes after producers of a new bbc podcast series traced and interviewed a paedophile living in sri lanka with possible links to the case. i did not kill this kid, whoever the hell he is. had you heard of this case, of vishal mehrotra? i promise i haven't. sussex police refute claims of inaction relating to james russell who died late last year. the force say they're satisfied their inquiries were thorough and found no grounds for further investigation. you can listen to the full podcast series on bbc sounds. a not—for—profit lettings agency is due to start operating in london later this year to try to help tackle homelessness and a shortage of affordable homes in the capital. lloyds banking group and homelessness charity crisis have got together to try to make renting easier and more affordable. gardens are valuable spaces for our local wildlife and biodiversity,

and gardening has huge health benefits too. thrive is a south london charity offering garden therapy to people with learning difficulties, disabilities or mental health issues. and it's transforming lives. i was just stuck indoors because of lockdown. but now i've gotten out and i've touched grass. i've gotten around in nature. i've just... i've had a good time, honestly. it's... i'm feeling a lot better. like, i don't feel miserable all the time. let's take a look at the tubes now. the piccadilly line is part suspended. and overground services are suspended between stratford. richmond and clapham junction. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. plenty of blue sky and sunshine yesterday and it felt warm. but today there will be a drop in temperature. it's going to be cooler. there's a brisk easterly wind blowing, but there will still be some sunny spells around and it does look as if it will stay dry or cloud over at times.

quite a cloudy start for some this morning, some brightness out towards the east and lots of sunny spells developing as we head through the course of the morning. but then more cloud just edging in from the southeast as we head towards the end of the day. so it will feel quite cloudy at times and a brisk easterly wind blowing, especially out towards parts of essex and kent. temperatures lower than they were, peaking at around 1a celsius for most places. now as we head through this evening and overnight, again, there'll be some clear spells it will tend to cloud over at times. on wednesday, it's more of the same. so there will be some sunshine, but we've still got that brisk easterly wind blowing. thursday, we could start to see some showers and there will be some more showery weather, i think, on friday. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. most captive birds and poultry across britain can go outside today for the first time in six months.

they've been kept inside to prevent the spread of bird flu but now that order has been lifted in most areas. our environment correspondent jonah fisher is on poultry farm in north norfolk to tell us more. morning, jonah. are they ready to be released? good morninu. are they ready to be released? good morning- it — are they ready to be released? good morning- it is _ are they ready to be released? good morning- it is a _ are they ready to be released? good morning. it is a very _ are they ready to be released? (emf. morning. it is a very beautiful morning. it is a very beautiful morning here in itteringham in north norfolk. there are mobile homes at this chicken farm. inside there are 3000 chickens. they have been kept inside since october last year when, because of the spread of bird flu, housing order was introduced which meant i had to be kept inside. the order has been lifted across england, wales and northern ireland with the exception of a few pockets of areas where there are problems

still. in the next few minutes, we are going to be lifting what are known as a pop holes to allow the chickens out. let's take a quick look at my report of how we got to this point. trying to contain britain's worst ever outbreak of bird flu has meant tough restrictions. and in england, wales and northern ireland, the end of free range eggs and meat. mark runs a huge poultry business in east anglia. his 50 farms produce free range chicken and turkey for all the uk's big retailers. so this been a really difficult time for us for the last six months. we had the housing order put on us in october last year. and ever since then, we've had to keep the birds inside. there are 30,000 chickens on this farm in norfolk. just one bird flu infection would mean them all being destroyed. we had nine farms in total infected with the bird flu, which equated

to hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys that unfortunately had to be culled. it's devastating for the business and for me and my colleagues, who work on the farms. there's nothing worse. more than 5 million farm birds have died or been culled in this outbreak, with wild birds blamed for spreading the disease. now, after several months of falling cases, the decision has been taken to let the birds out. and, as the weather warms up, the balance says that now is the time with that reduced level and with consideration of welfare impacts to let the birds out. but my clear message for everybody is biosecurity requirements and precautions, whilst birds are out, are still required to be in place. britain is a country of egg eaters. we crack our way through about 13 billion in a typical year, with two thirds of them free range.

at this egg packing facility in suffolk, they've become used to putting on stickers, which signal that they're not actually free range. this is good news for the birds and good news for those of us who like free range eggs and chicken. but bird flu hasn't gone away. and there are producers who say the risk is still too great and they're going to keep their birds inside. it's like playing russian roulette. alastair is an egg farmer and a packer and says he's too worried about infection to return to being free range. i don't think at the moment there's enough evidence to suggest that the wild bird population is free from the disease. so whilst the birds are housed and they're controlled in an environment which is protected from wild birds, we're taking one risk out of it. mark is letting his birds out with some reservations. hello, chickens. his business depends on selling them as free range.

and he says he's been preparing his chickens for their moment of freedom. we've been talking to them and telling them that they're going to be going outside, but it is nice and cosy in the houses. i'm not expecting a stampede when we open up for them, but slowly they will come out. free range eggs and chicken are likely to be back on supermarket shelves by the end of this week. and it is because of those tight bio—security measures we are staying outside the farm and the people inside, the farmers inside are wearing protective suits. there is disinfectant involved with the people going in and out. the moment of truth has arrived. it is like the movie chicken run. de want to give

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infection? we are worried, of- course. we have had there were six months _ course. we have had there were six months ever— course. we have had there were six months ever with bird flu, as it has been _ months ever with bird flu, as it has been i_ months ever with bird flu, as it has been lam — months ever with bird flu, as it has been. lam happy months ever with bird flu, as it has been. i am happy it is the right time _ been. i am happy it is the right time to— been. i am happy it is the right time to let _ been. i am happy it is the right time to let the birds out. we are in spring, _ time to let the birds out. we are in spring, the — time to let the birds out. we are in spring, the temperatures are getting higher— spring, the temperatures are getting higher and _ spring, the temperatures are getting higher and the birds really want to come _ higher and the birds really want to come out — higher and the birds really want to come out and start exploring. i am come out and start exploring. ! am happy— come out and start exploring. ! am happy to— come out and start exploring. i am happy to be — come out and start exploring. i am happy to be doing this today. thank ou ve happy to be doing this today. thank you very much- _ happy to be doing this today. thank you very much- its _ happy to be doing this today. thank you very much. as yet, _ happy to be doing this today. thank you very much. as yet, i _ happy to be doing this today. thank you very much. as yet, i don't - happy to be doing this today. t�*ia'ia; you very much. as yet, i don't think they've got any birds coming outside. this scene is one being repeated across the country on poultry farms after a long winter in which birds have been kept inside. free range birds going back into the field is returning in most parts of the uk. thanks to you in the studio. i am disappointed you did not say release the chickens but they were not listening anyway. i do not blame them. they have been inside for such a long time that it is like the end of lockdown. it is the end of lockdown for them! he would have

thought one would venture outside. probably now we are not watching they probably will. let's turn our attention to the sport. the snooker! the image says it all. it was the snooker! the image says it all. it was during _ the snooker! the image says it all. it was during the _ the snooker! the image says it all. it was during the evening _ the snooker! the image says it all. it was during the evening session. | it was during the evening session. robert mcinnes and joe perry were at the table not long into the opening frame. one protester went on to the table on the other was apprehended before he could get onto the table. trying to hammer home news of activists at the moment. it is trying to hammer home news of activists at the moment.- trying to hammer home news of activists at the moment. it is a big security issue- _ activists at the moment. it is a big security issue. that _ activists at the moment. it is a big security issue. that is _ activists at the moment. it is a big security issue. that is the - security issue. that is the key thin . . security issue. that is the key thing- in _ security issue. that is the key thing. in that _ security issue. that is the key thing. in that moment - security issue. that is the key thing. in that moment you - security issue. that is the key thing. in that moment you do| security issue. that is the key - thing. in that moment you do not know what will play out. certainly

that match was the big one affected as they tried to get the taper back to be playable but it will not be resuming until tonight. to be playable but it will not be resuming untiltonight. —— to be playable but it will not be resuming until tonight. —— the table back. yes, that drama at the snooker world championship. the match between robert milkins and joe perry will restart this evening after play was suspended when a protester vandalised a table. this was the moment when the pair of activists invaded the arena — one releasing a packet of orange powdered paint, the other was apprehended before she could climb onto the second table. play was suspended as they attempted to return the surface into a playable condition. vacuum cleaners were used. the master of ceremonies involved in the clean—up. seven—time world champion stephen hendry gave his thoughts after the incident. quite disturbing. i'm very surprised. never seen anything like it. the best part for me

was when the players came back out. the standing ovation that the crowd gave them kind of showed the people... that's what the people... that's what the crowd thought of what was going on. obviously, forjoe perry and robert milkins, they didn't know what was going on. could they play their match tonight? when were they going to play their match? would the table be playable? so it was an uncertainty like i've never seen at the crucible before. we will be back at the crucible reflecting on the events of last night. liverpool showed their is still life in their premier league campaign as they claimed their first league win in five matches, thrashing leeds 6—1, who remain locked in a relegation battle. when they do win at the moment they do so emphatically — their last victory was the seven unanswered goals they put past manchester united back in march, but after a slow start they ruthlessly dismantled leeds. mo salah and diogojota both scored twice as liverpool stay eighth — a point behind seventh—placed brighton and two shy of aston villa in sixth. now, what do you make of this? owners going into the dressing room.

a lot has been made of chelsea owner todd bohley�*s talk to the players, in which he's said to have told them their season was embarassing. not that frank lampard minded, he believes it can show the club's passion, although it was also put to him the club is broken. they sit 11th, despite spending more than 550 million pounds on players. the champions league is the last competition they can win but they trail real madrid 2—0 heading into tonight's quarterfinal second leg at stamford bridge. we're not where we want to be. i think the word "broken" is a bit much. but we're not where we want to be. and that's clear. league position is a reality in the premier league. we're 2—0 in this game. —— we're 2—0 down in this game. so i think those things are just reality. we have to work against that and show in every way we can because we're in that moment. the immediate future of manchester united remains

a big talking point. the value of the shareprice has fallen by over 11% following reports the glazer family wish to remain as owners of the club. it's believed that is the prefred option of co—chairmen joel and avram glazer. despite going through a lengthy bidding process. the current owners revealed last november they were seeking "strategic alternatives" for the club, which included the possibility of investment but also a sale, the latter a move favoured by many manchester united fans who have regularly protested against the glazers' controversial ownership. it was thouight it would go to a third round of bidding. arsenal's women have suffered a blow after learning captain kim little will miss the rest of the season following a hamstring injury. the midfielder�*s injury came in their champions league quarterfinal second leg victory over bayern munich late last month. her side are currently third in the women's super league table just three points adrift of leaders manchester united who they face on wednesday. the fall—out continues from this weekend's grand national, where the death of one horse —

and two others across the meeting. protests and arrests have again raised questions about animal welfare and possible reforms to britishjump racing. the rspca's mark kennedy is the charity's equine expert. nobody can really argue that it's appropriate that we leave a three—day festival of racing with three dead horses. and we are calling upon the british horseracing authority and horse racing to closely and transparently review these three deaths so we can avoid seeing this situation again. it has raised a real talking point, hasn't it? obviously a difference of opinion. it was interesting what many of the trainer said after what unfolded. it was probably a delay

which had impact on the horses and make them more distress. you are talking about 30 fences in the grand national. inevitably when are any deaths, they will look into it. whatsapp is among seven messaging services which have signed a joint letter asking the government to "urgently rethink" parts of the online safety bill. they all use end—to—end encryption to protect the privacy of users and they say the new laws could undermine that technology. our technology reporter shiona mccallum can tell us more. she joins us from glasgow. this letter is centring on end to end encryption. can you explain what it means and why it is so important? yes, absolutely. and to end encryption is something probably a

lot of us have seen when you use whatsapp or any other messaging services. if i send you a whatsapp only you and me can read it. that is because when the messages sent from mind to yours it is grumbled and only the two of us have the keys to decrypt the message. —— it is scrambled. that is the heart and soul of what these companies do and they are used by the military and they are used by the military and the government. even the tech companies cannot read them. that is the principal, the principle that is very contentious and one which all of these companies have clubbed together to say to the government, we think our services will be undermined by the online safety bill and can you rethink some of the wedding of the bill?— wedding of the bill? what is the online safety — wedding of the bill? what is the online safety bill— wedding of the bill? what is the online safety bill in _ wedding of the bill? what is the online safety bill in its - wedding of the bill? what is the online safety bill in its current. online safety bill in its current form asking the tech companies to do? ., ., ,

do? -- wording of the bill. under the bill, ofcom _ do? -- wording of the bill. under the bill, ofcom and _ do? -- wording of the bill. under the bill, ofcom and the _ do? -- wording of the bill. under the bill, ofcom and the media . the bill, ofcom and the media services regulation will have the power to prove companies are combating harm on their site. looking for illegal content and child abuse imagery. everyone wants to clamp down on that. these services say they cannot look at the messages unless they implement technology involving spanning. the way the message is scrambled, if there were a seller looking at files, photographs and videos and looking at that against illegal content, looking for child abuse images. they say fundamentally if they were to put the servers aren't when they were to do client side scanning it undermines encryption and what was the point of having private messaging? that is where the problem lies. ofcom said to these companies can prove you are doing

something about it. the only option is this scanning. they say categorically they will not put that in. whatsapp had said to me, only 2% of our global businesses here in the uk and we simply would rather not be putting forward an encrypted service that isn't up to scratch, so we would simply not have a service in the uk. so many of us use whatsapp and these other encrypted services, so it would be weird to think about them being blocked in this country, similarly to being blocked in the likes of china and iran. what likes of china and iran. what response _ likes of china and iran. what response has _ likes of china and iran. what response has there - likes of china and iran. what response has there been - likes of china and iran. what response has there been sol likes of china and iran. what i response has there been so far likes of china and iran. what response has there been so far to the joint letter? response has there been so far to thejoint letter? 50 response has there been so far to the joint letter?— the joint letter? so far we are waitin: the joint letter? so far we are waiting for— the joint letter? so far we are waiting for the _ the joint letter? so far we are waiting for the government i the joint letter? so far we are j waiting for the government to respond. they say they fully support encryption and they think privacy and safety can coexist. at the moment the online safety bill is not just about encryption we are talking about today. it is trying to police the whole of the internet. so many

different facets of this bill. it will be debated in parliament tomorrow. over the course of the next few weeks they can get the bill over the line. a lot of good things in the bill but a lot of things to be ironed out. amendments will be made. anyone in the private messaging wait to see what the government does does on this. thank ou ve government does does on this. thank you very much- _ government does does on this. thank you very much. interesting, _ government does does on this. thank you very much. interesting, isn't - you very much. interesting, isn't it? a reminder of how international and global it all is. protecting young people particularly is a good thing but how do you make it work for one company when it is a global platform? good morning. we saw quite a bit of sunshine yesterday for most. in the sunshine yesterday for most. in the sunshine the temperature got up to 21.2 celsius in northern scotland, making it the warmest day of the year so far, the first time we have

seen over 20. for the next few days what you will find is the temperature will slip. mostly dry with some showers around, particularly over parts of england and wales. a chilly easterly breeze coming in from the north sea. what is happening today, high pressure is anchored toward scandinavia. this weather front is coming our way pushing from the east towards the west across parts of england and also wales, introducing thicker cloud and the odd light shower. we are starting off on a murky note with lots of low cloud, some haar and sea fret. some of the haar will be hard to clear. these circles represent average wind speeds. it be

cold along the north sea coast where there will be a brisk easterly wind. that will peg back the temperatures. we are looking at ten to 13. further the temperature range 12 to 15. in part of western scotland we could see up to 19 degrees today. this evening and overnight, we still will have cloud across the south producing some showers across some southern coastal counties. the heaviest will be in the south—west. further north under clear skies it will be a cold night. once again we will be a cold night. once again we will see some pockets of frost and especially across scotland. the temperature range three to 8 degrees. as we head on into wednesday, high pressure drifts a little bit further west. you can see from the isobars we are looking at brisk winds and for the weather front to clear from the far south—west. reducing the odd shower in far south england. we have this

thicker cloud pushing from the east towards the west during the day. as we move north, a lot of dry weather and sunshine. the sunshine developing behind the cloud in eastern england. quite a brisk easterly wind and still taking the edge of the temperatures. in the east we are looking at ten to 12. slipping a bit in the west. we are looking at highs up to 15. as we looking at highs up to 15. as we look at the latter part of the week the high pressure continues to drift west. the isobars open out and we have weather front coming in across parts of england and also wales, introducing some showers. it turns a little bit more unsettled. one thing you will notice is the difference in the temperatures, particularly so across scotland when they have been high this week. it is across scotland when they have been high this week-— high this week. it is so changeable, isn't it? unpredictable. _ high this week. it is so changeable, isn't it? unpredictable. it— high this week. it is so changeable, isn't it? unpredictable. it is. - high this week. it is so changeable, isn't it? unpredictable. it is. at- isn't it? unpredictable. it is. at the start of _ isn't it? unpredictable. it is. at the start of next _ isn't it? unpredictable. it is. at the start of next week - isn't it? unpredictable. it is. at the start of next week there . isn't it? unpredictable. it is. at. the start of next week there could potentially be wintry showers in the

north. , ., , ., , potentially be wintry showers in the north. , ., , , north. john is not getting his wish of s-urin , north. john is not getting his wish of spring. are _ north. john is not getting his wish of spring, are you? _ north. john is not getting his wish of spring, are you? one - north. john is not getting his wish of spring, are you? one day! - of spring, are you? one day! just want it to be warm. we need to recharge. we've all seen more electric cars on our roads in recent years. lorries could be next to go green but are there enough places to charge them up? nina is in birmingham to tell us more. are you in the cab of a truck? there she is. at}! are you in the cab of a truck? there she is. . ., , are you in the cab of a truck? there she is. .., , ., yes, good morning from the commercial vehicle trade show here at the nec. they have put me in a bin lorry, naturally. anywhere around here would be spot on. you might have seen one of these bin lorries was that they certainly had than in manchester, my local authority. the transition to electric vehicles. —— certainly have them. by 2035, all

new lorries under 26 tonnes must be zero emissions. that means they will have to be electric or hydrogen charged. the ambition is that would save more than 21 tonnes of co two emissions every year. as you might have guessed there is a bit of a problem. manufacturers say there is not the infrastructure in place to support these vehicles. they say there is not one single dedicated recharging site for hgv vehicles on major motorways at all. that is virtually unbelievable. it major motorways at all. that is virtually unbelievable.- major motorways at all. that is virtually unbelievable. it is. the bi . . est virtually unbelievable. it is. the biggest challenge. _ virtually unbelievable. it is. the biggest challenge. everyone - virtually unbelievable. it is. the i biggest challenge. everyone knows virtually unbelievable. it is. the - biggest challenge. everyone knows we are going _ biggest challenge. everyone knows we are going to decarbonise road transport _ are going to decarbonise road transport with passenger cars you are seeing — transport with passenger cars you are seeing the investment going. the hgvs are _ are seeing the investment going. the hgvs are critical in getting food on our shelves, the deliveries, there is not _ our shelves, the deliveries, there is not a _ our shelves, the deliveries, there is not a single charger. this is the

future _ is not a single charger. this is the future of— is not a single charger. this is the future of heavy goods vehicle transport. future of heavy goods vehicle transport-— future of heavy goods vehicle transort. . . , m transport. what are they saying? we need to have — transport. what are they saying? we need to have a _ transport. what are they saying? we need to have a clear— transport. what are they saying? we need to have a clear plan. _ transport. what are they saying? we need to have a clear plan. we - transport. what are they saying? we need to have a clear plan. we are . transport. what are they saying? we need to have a clear plan. we are onj need to have a clear plan. we are on the end _ need to have a clear plan. we are on the end of— need to have a clear plan. we are on the end of sale date for some of these _ the end of sale date for some of these vehicles by 2035. for purchases and operators that is one cycle _ purchases and operators that is one cycle. they — purchases and operators that is one cycle. they tend to and are vehicles for 14— cycle. they tend to and are vehicles for 14 years — cycle. they tend to and are vehicles for 14 years. you need plans and incentives — for 14 years. you need plans and incentives-— incentives. they say we need the deadlines- _ incentives. they say we need the deadlines. the _ incentives. they say we need the deadlines. the stick _ incentives. they say we need the deadlines. the stick needs - incentives. they say we need the deadlines. the stick needs to - incentives. they say we need the i deadlines. the stick needs to come before the carrot. so i am manufacturer is investing billions in new technologies to replace diesel. diesel is the main stay. we have to get diesel trucks of the road and electric, hydrogen ones onto it. you need the infrastructure and a parrot as an incentive. —— and

and a parrot as an incentive. —— and a carrot. come and meet carlos. he knows how it is rolling out full businesses. you said earlier we have the power, the vehicles but we do not have the bit in the middle. brute not have the bit in the middle. we want to make it super simple for customers _ want to make it super simple for customers we _ want to make it super simple for customers. we bundle _ want to make it super simple for customers. we bundle the - want to make it super simple for| customers. we bundle the things want to make it super simple for- customers. we bundle the things and make _ customers. we bundle the things and make it _ customers. we bundle the things and make it simple — customers. we bundle the things and make it simple. when— customers. we bundle the things and make it simple. when we _ customers. we bundle the things and make it simple. when we need - customers. we bundle the things and i make it simple. when we need support from government. _ make it simple. when we need support from government, when— make it simple. when we need support from government, when tracks - make it simple. when we need support from government, when tracks go - make it simple. when we need support from government, when tracks go for l from government, when tracks go for instance _ from government, when tracks go for instance from — from government, when tracks go for instance from london _ from government, when tracks go for instance from london to _ from government, when tracks go for instance from london to glasgow, - from government, when tracks go for. instance from london to glasgow, how is my— instance from london to glasgow, how is my driver— instance from london to glasgow, how is my driver going _ instance from london to glasgow, how is my driver going to— instance from london to glasgow, how is my driver going to charge _ instance from london to glasgow, how is my driver going to charge that - is my driver going to charge that vehicle? — is my driver going to charge that vehicle? we _ is my driver going to charge that vehicle? we have _ is my driver going to charge that vehicle? we have a _ is my driver going to charge that vehicle? we have a critical- is my driver going to charge that vehicle? we have a critical need| is my driver going to charge that i vehicle? we have a critical need in clarity— vehicle? we have a critical need in clarity about — vehicle? we have a critical need in clarity about how _ vehicle? we have a critical need in clarity about how and _ vehicle? we have a critical need in clarity about how and where - vehicle? we have a critical need ini clarity about how and where drivers will be _ clarity about how and where drivers will be able — clarity about how and where drivers will be able to _ clarity about how and where drivers will be able to charge _ clarity about how and where drivers will be able to charge their- will be able to charge their vehicles _ will be able to charge their vehicles-— will be able to charge their vehicles. ., ., ., ' ., vehicles. you are offering that bundle. you _ vehicles. you are offering that bundle. you were _ vehicles. you are offering that bundle. you were saying, - vehicles. you are offering that bundle. you were saying, at i vehicles. you are offering that i bundle. you were saying, at the moment with this transition lends itself to massive supermarkets. they have the economy of scale and can invest. fullsmaller have the economy of scale and can invest. full smaller businesses and small hauliers it is impossible. it

is very simple for them. they have driver— is very simple for them. they have driver shortages _ is very simple for them. they have driver shortages all— is very simple for them. they have driver shortages all sorts - driver shortages all sorts of things _ driver shortages all sorts of things they— driver shortages all sorts of things. they are _ driver shortages all sorts of things. they are charging i driver shortages all sorts of. things. they are charging them driver shortages all sorts of- things. they are charging them at their— things. they are charging them at their site — things. they are charging them at their site and _ things. they are charging them at their site and all— things. they are charging them at their site and all of— things. they are charging them at their site and all of that. - things. they are charging them at their site and all of that. we - things. they are charging them atj their site and all of that. we need to make _ their site and all of that. we need to make it— their site and all of that. we need to make it simple. _ their site and all of that. we need to make it simple. making - their site and all of that. we need to make it simple. making it- their site and all of that. we need | to make it simple. making it super simple— to make it simple. making it super simple for— to make it simple. making it super simple for the _ to make it simple. making it super simple for the drivers. _ to make it simple. making it super simple for the drivers. can- to make it simple. making it super simple for the drivers.— simple for the drivers. can it be done? we'll— simple for the drivers. can it be done? we'll want _ simple for the drivers. can it be done? we'll want it _ simple for the drivers. can it be done? we'll want it to - simple for the drivers. can it be done? we'll want it to be - simple for the drivers. can it be done? we'll want it to be done. thank you. carlos has said it is not a uniquely british problem. a lot of clients in europe are saying the same things, it is difficult to charge across the continent. the government has said we are committed to looking at the freight sector. for your vehicles at home, the sale of new petrol and diesel cars has to be phased out by 2035 was that there is a great deal of optimism here. we are all after the same thing, reducing dangerous emissions and helping the planet. it is a bit in

the middle, the source of power and getting it into our vehicles that needs to be sorted out and fast. the infrastructure. thank you. still to come on breakfast, we'll be revealing the secret to everlasting life, or at least the best way to find it. all you need to do is spend around 2 million quid a year and employ a team of 30 doctors. easy! that's what the us tech entrepreneur bryanjohnson is doing, and lara lewington went to meet him for a special edition of click. let's see a clip. chronologically, 45 years old. biologically, i'm a few hundred ages. my left ear is 64. my fitness test, they say i'm 18. my heart is 37. my diaphragm strength is 18. and, i playfully say, i'm trying to become, like, an18 yearold. my son is 17. and so i always tease him and say, "when i grow younger, i want to be like you."

my my right knee is about 195. i am 150 all over! lara willjoin us on the sofa at ten to eight. i bet he never has a cheese toasty. he right ear does! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm angie george. there are plans to ban machetes and so—called zombie style knives to try to stop them being carried and used in violent crimes. the home office says a consultation will run for seven weeks. it's seeking to outlaw certain knives and to increase maximum penalties for selling and possessing them. the family of london schoolboy vishal mehrotra, whose body was found in woodland more than 40 years ago, has accused sussex police of failing to fully investigate his abduction and murder.

it comes after producers of a new bbc podcast series traced and interviewed a paedophile living in sri lanka with possible links to the case. sussex police refute claims of inaction relating to james russell who died late last year. the force say they're satisfied their inquiries were thorough and found no grounds for further investigation. you can listen to the full podcast series on bbc sounds. a not—for—profit lettings agency is due to start operating in london later this year to try to help tackle homelessness and a shortage of affordable homes in the capital. lloyds banking group and homelessness charity crisis have got together to try to make renting easier and more affordable. gardens are valuable spaces for our local wildlife and biodiversity, and gardening has huge health benefits, too. thrive is a south london charity offering garden therapy to people

with learning difficulties, disabilities or mental health issues. and it's transforming lives. i was just stuck indoors because of lockdown. but now i've gotten out and i've touched grass. i've gotten around in nature. i've just... i've had a good time, honestly. it's... i'm feeling a lot better. like, i don't feel miserable all the time. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the piccadilly line between acton town to heathrow and uxbridge. and overground services are suspended between stratford. richmond and clapham junction. time for the weather now. here's elizabeth. hello there. good morning. plenty of blue sky and sunshine yesterday and it felt warm. but today there will be a drop in temperature. it's going to be cooler. there's a brisk easterly wind blowing, but there will still be some sunny spells around and it does look as if it will stay dry or cloud over at times. quite a cloudy start for some this morning, some brightness out towards the east and lots of sunny spells

developing as we head through the course of the morning. but then more cloud just edging in from the southeast as we head towards the end of the day. so it will feel quite cloudy at times and a brisk easterly wind blowing, especially out towards parts of essex and kent. temperatures lower than they were, peaking at around 14 celsius for most places. now as we head through this evening and overnight, again, there'll be some clear spells it will tend to cloud over at times. on wednesday, it's more of the same. so there will be some sunshine, but we've still got that brisk easterly wind blowing. thursday, we could start to see some showers and there will be some more showery weather, i think, on friday. that's it — we're back in half an hour. back now to sally and jon. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... energy firms will be banned from forcibly installing prepayment meters for those aged over 85 — but campaigners say the new rules

don't go far enough to protect vulnerable people. black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth or soon afterwards compared to white women. mps call for an end to what they call the "appalling disparity". free—range eggs will be back on the menu as restrictions introduced because of bird flu are lifted. crucible chaos... protesters disrupt play on day three of the world snooker championship in sheffield.. good morning. it's a relatively mild start to the day for most of us today. there is a lot of low cloud, mist and murk around giving way to plenty of sunshine. in the south, a brisk easterly breeze along the north sea coastline, light showers in the north. more details later.

good morning, everybody. it's tuesday the 18th of april. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85 as part of a new code of practice. there's been a temporary halt on forced installations since february after it was revealed that some british gas agents were breaking into properties to fit them. here's our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. for the last two months, energy suppliers have been banned from forcibly installing one of these. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we're here with a court warrant. it was after an investigation for the times showed this aggressive behaviour by contractors fitting physical meters for british gas. i love this bit. and after we revealed the thousands of households seeing their smart meters flipped into prepayment mode when customers didn't even know it was possible. yeah, theyjust cut me off.

yeah, and i didn't know. i didn't know. i actually thought it was a power cut, and i was wondering what was going on. and they did tell me then, you've been changed over to pre—payment meter and it's like, oh, right, that's it. nothing. but now installations can begin again, because all energy suppliers in britain have signed up to a new code of practice which is supposed to better protect the vulnerable. the changes mean customers over 85, people with terminal illnesses and some lung conditions can't be moved onto prepayment meters. suppliers will have to make ten attempts to contact a customer and conduct a site welfare visit before a pre—payment meter is installed by teams wearing body cameras. £30 credit will be added automatically when someone's switched so they don't get cut off in the process. energy companies say if they didn't have a way to install prepayment meters, customers would get deeper into debt, which eventually everyone

would have to pick up the bill for. sometimes it's not possible to identify a vulnerability because customers will simply refuse to engage. if we identify a vulnerability, we don't install prepayment meters. but many charities and campaign groups say forcibly installing meters can never be done safely, and have criticised the regulator for not acting fast enough. today ofgem is hoping the new rules will keep suppliers happy and customers safe, but it's still relying on companies to admit when they've made mistakes. colletta smith, bbc news. in the past few minutes there's been an update on employment in the uk. nina has the details. nina, what do they tell us? good mornin: nina, what do they tell us? good morning to _ nina, what do they tell us? good morning to you- _ nina, what do they tell us? good morning to you. so _ nina, what do they tell us? good morning to you. so the _ nina, what do they tell us? good morning to you. so the latest - morning to you. so the latest figures out in the last few moments, these cover the months of december

last year up to february of this year, and it's much of the pattern that we've been seeing when it comes to wage growth, when you offset that against inflation. so average total pay excluding bonuses was 6.6% for employees across the board, slightly higher in the private sector, 6.9%, but low in the public sector. but in growth in total, regular pay fell by 3%, and that's because of inflation. when you factor in the fact that things are costing so much more over that period, that was eating into any sort of pay growth. over that period, there were 348,000 working days lost because of labour disputes, so people taking industrial action, disputes, so people taking industrialaction, going disputes, so people taking industrial action, going on strike. that is a pattern we see for almost 12 months now, and it is starting to bite the economy. one bit of good news, it is estimated there has been a fall in the number of vacancies, so that would be good news for

employers who are trying to get bottoms on seats in order to regenerate their businesses. we are in a state of flux at the moment. things keep changing. we don't know when those energy prices will triple down. but we remain in this situation where yes, wages are growing statistically, but when you factor in the fact that everything is costing more, we are not feeling it in our pockets. abs, is costing more, we are not feeling it in our pockets.— it in our pockets. a familiar refrain. _ it in our pockets. a familiar refrain, isn't _ it in our pockets. a familiar refrain, isn't it? _ it in our pockets. a familiar refrain, isn't it? nina, - it in our pockets. a familiar refrain, isn't it? nina, for. it in our pockets. a familiar - refrain, isn't it? nina, for now, thank you very much indeed. the prime minister is being investigated by the parliament's standards watchdog over a possible failure to declare an interest. the inquiry relates to a childcare company in which rishi sunak�*s wife owns shares. let's go live to westminster. nick, how significant is this? good morning to you. it's awkward for rishi sunak. one because it means that people are looking at his

family's finances again. two, because he set himself a really high bar, didn't he, when he took over in downing street and said that he would absolutely protect professionalism and integrity in government. he set himself a high bar so he is being judged against it now. this is all about koru kids, a childcare company, his wife has shares in it. the big question is whether rishi sunak should have made clear that he had an interest, or his wife had an interest, when the government announced that massive expansion of child in the budget which included some incentives for childcare companies to get more people into the sector. number 10 say they have followed the rules here, that rishi sunak declare this appropriately as a ministerial interest, but that wasn't published. it has been almost a year since that was published, but it wasn't made public. the question is, should he

have been a bit more open about it in public, particularly when he was in public, particularly when he was in front of mps who asked him specifically, do you have any interest that you want to declare, and he said it was all being done in the normal way, so didn't give details. ultimately given some of the things we have talked about over the things we have talked about over the last couple of years on breakfast, this is probably the lower end of potential wounding, but as i say, it is awkward for the prime minister and pretty uncomfortable for him to be in a position where he is being investigated by the standards committee. abs, investigated by the standards committee-— investigated by the standards committee. , ., ., ., committee. a distraction from what he wants to — committee. a distraction from what he wants to be _ committee. a distraction from what he wants to be talking _ committee. a distraction from what he wants to be talking about. - committee. a distraction from what he wants to be talking about. nick, | he wants to be talking about. nick, thank you very much. the family of an american high school student who was among four people shot dead at his sister's 16th birthday party have said he died saving her life. phil dowdell, who was 18, pushed his sister alexis to the ground as gunfire erupted at a dance studio in dadeville, alabama. nearly 30 others were injured — five of them critically. our north america correspondent,

jessica parker, reports. you can spot dadeville's love of its high school football team, the tigers, all around. in this small community, they say, everybody knows everybody, and everyone knew young athlete phil dowdell. we've spoken to those who loved him most — his sister and mother. it's like a piece of my heart is ripped out. i know he loved us. i know he know i love him, but hejust... he's supposed to graduate next month. instead of me going to graduation, i'll be going to the cemetery to see my son. it was alexis's sweet 16 birthday party where gunfire suddenly ripped through the night. she says her big brother pushed her to the floor, saving her life. he was fatally wounded. he wasn't breathing too much because he had already lost a lot of blood.

and so there was like... i said, that's my brother lying right there. they said that was his body laying on the ground. and that's when my momma started crying, and then that's when i ran in there and i had grabbed him and i was holding him in my arm. and then i was trying to see where he was shot, but i couldn't see because he was so bloody. four young lives were lost in the shooting at this dance hall. police have said little of who the suspects may be or a motive. the fbi is appealing for information. latonya and alexis say they've no idea what happened or why. but in a country where mass shootings are on the rise, they do have this message. put down the gun. stop the violence. you don't take a gun everywhere you go. because they was there, we were celebrating my daughter's sweet 16. no one there at that

age should have a gun. no way. so put down the gun. they're taking innocent people's lives. there are many questions about how and why phil dowdell lost his life. the community will want answers, although little sense perhaps can ever be made of a young man dying at his own sister's birthday. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. a us diplomatic convoy came under fire in khartoum in sudan, where rival military factions have been fighting for control of the city. us secretary of state antony blinken said nobody was hurt, but described the action as reckless. the conflict has already left 185 people dead and almost 2,000 injured in just three days, according to the un. whatsapp is among seven messaging services which have signed a joint letter asking the government to "urgently rethink" parts of the online safety bill.

they say the new laws could undermine end—to—end encryption technology which they all use to ensure privacy. a government official said it supports strong encryption but not at the cost of public safety. when the queen elizabeth ii was crowned back in 1953, the official dish was coronation chicken. buckingham palace has revealed the official dish that the king and queen consort are inviting us to cook at our coronation parties next month — and it's a quiche. coronation quiche. here it is. this is someone very clever making this. it features spinach, broad beans and tarragon — although a palace official said charles and camilla chose the recipe because it can be easily adapted to suit different tastes. i'm going to say the broad beans will be controversial. it was created by royal

head chef mark flanagan. he is showing us how we can all make it. that is the idea that we are going to do. what do we do if we want to make quiche? eggs. getting free range eggs has been difficult because of bird flu, but restrictions are over this morning. so, guess what? here in north norfolk for the first time in a long time, they have released the chickens out of the shed. we went there live, but none of them were really that bothered. they didn't quite know what to do. they didn't quite know what to do. they didn't quite know what to do. they didn't like it, did they? they have come out into the sunshine, and who can blame them? it looks like a lovely morning in north norfolk. i tell you what we need to know. what is it like everywhere else? carol

can tell us. good morning to you. a beautiful start for some of us, but some mist and fog around for others. that will give way to sunshine for most, but for the next few days it will be largely dry, but we will be looking at a chilly easterly breeze developing, especially along the north sea coast. if you have an allergy to tree pollen, it is worth mentioning before you head out. the levels today are high or very high across most of the country, away from the north—east. as we go through the morning, low cloud, mist and murk will tend to fade, we will hang on to some of the haar across the east coast of scotland, and further west we are already in sunshine. northern ireland seeing sunny skies, for england and wales you can see how it is through central areas by the time you get to nine o'clock, where we have still got some cloud around, brighter

skies and eastern areas, and through the course of the day, a lot of that cloud will melt away. a weather front will come into the south—east, that will introduce more cloud and the odd light shower. here a brisk wind could allow the temperatures to hit 19 degrees in western scotland. once again we see all this cloud coming in from the north sea, parts of england and wales, some showers across southern coastal counties, clear skies further north and a touch of frost, so tomorrow where we have got the clear skies, that is where we will see the lion's share of the sunshine. the cloud continuing to drift towards the west, but it is still going to feel cold along that north sea coastline with that brisk easterly wind. carol, thank you very much indeed. back with carol later. black women are almost four times more likely to die within six weeks of giving birth than white women — that's one of the figures in a report released today by the women and equalities

committee. the group of mps is calling on the government to set a definitive target to eliminate what it calls "appalling" disparities in maternal deaths. our global health correspondent, naomie grimley, has this report. it was actually one of the hardest experiences i've ever had to go through. sandra igwe is campaigning for better care for black mothers. she formed her own pressure group after suffering not one, but two, traumatic births. so with my first pregnancy, i was ignored. i was dismissed. i raised concerns several times and was told that i'm overexaggerating, that i'm not really feeling this pain. i was told that my pains didn't coincide with my labour contractions. i begged and pleaded for pain relief. that was denied as well. and ifelt like i was really treated differently. in a report out today, the women and equalities committee says...

mp suggests there needs to be better training for health care staff and more personalised care, although they point out ongoing staffing shortages make that goal much harder. we know that this has been a problem for more than 20 years. experts who appeared before the committee argue action is long overdue. so this is an unacceptable disparity. we clearly need action, but action needs to be at a local level. we need to evaluate the results of the action we're doing. and to do that, we need real—time, lifetime data on complications in pregnancy for women from all different ethnic groups. the department of health said it had invested £165 million in the maternity workforce in the last two years. nhs england acknowledges there is more to be done, and said it would review the report. naomi grimley, bbc news. we're joined now by dr faye bruce, who's chair of the caribbean

and african health network and sandra igwe, founder and chief executive of the motherhood group. good morning to you both. sandra, if i could come to you first of all, we saw in that report how shocking these numbers are, but this really is personalfor you, isn't it? remind us why that is. is personal for you, isn't it? remind us why that is. absolutely. it is very personal _ remind us why that is. absolutely. it is very personal to _ remind us why that is. absolutely. it is very personal to me. - remind us why that is. absolutely. it is very personalto me. in - remind us why that is. absolutely. it is very personalto me. in both i it is very personal to me. in both of my birthing experiences, i was ignored and dismissed, and i really believe i was treated differently based on the colour of my skin, and because of that i didn't really have the respect or the kindness that i believe that every woman should have when coming into maternity services. when you say you are ignored, what happened? when you say you are ignored, what ha ened? . , when you say you are ignored, what hauened? . , . ,., ., happened? raising concerns or having ain relief happened? raising concerns or having pain relief given. _ happened? raising concerns or having pain relief given. my _ happened? raising concerns or having pain relief given. my first _ pain relief given. my first pregnancy, it was delayed and the doctor said she wasn't going to

administer me any pain relief until i stopped crying and i was being hysterical. she left the room, and it really felt like i was being dehumanised. she stereotyped me for being a young black mother, black woman, and i really felt like i didn't have a safe space and my concerns were ignored, and everything just felt like i had to struggle to have my voice heard. doctor fay bruce, these figures are unbelievable. black women four times more likely to die in childbirth is or afterwards than white women. what is happening? it is or afterwards than white women. what is happening?— is happening? it is crazy, but it's real, and is happening? it is crazy, but it's real. and in _ is happening? it is crazy, but it's real, and in fact _ is happening? it is crazy, but it's real, and in fact years _ is happening? it is crazy, but it's real, and in fact years ago, - is happening? it is crazy, but it's real, and in fact years ago, the l real, and in fact years ago, the figures — real, and in fact years ago, the figures were worse, but we still have _ figures were worse, but we still have a — figures were worse, but we still have a huge problem with maternal mortality— have a huge problem with maternal mortality in black women. there are multifactorial reasons for this, and we don't _ multifactorial reasons for this, and we don't see huge amounts of changes, _ we don't see huge amounts of changes, so we do welcome the report, — changes, so we do welcome the report, but— changes, so we do welcome the report, but there are so much more to do— report, but there are so much more to do to _ report, but there are so much more to do to change these figures and

experiences. find to do to change these figures and experiences-_ to do to change these figures and exeriences. . ., ., , ., ~' experiences. and what would you like to see happening. — experiences. and what would you like to see happening, what _ experiences. and what would you like to see happening, what would - experiences. and what would you like to see happening, what would you i to see happening, what would you like to see to bring the figures down? ., ~' like to see to bring the figures down? ., ~ ., , like to see to bring the figures down? ., ~ .,, ., ., ., like to see to bring the figures down? ., ~ ., ., ., ., down? the network has done a lot of work hearing — down? the network has done a lot of work hearing women's _ down? the network has done a lot of work hearing women's voices, - down? the network has done a lot of work hearing women's voices, and i work hearing women's voices, and basically— work hearing women's voices, and basically this has directed how we shape _ basically this has directed how we shape services for black and asian women _ shape services for black and asian women across greater manchester. what _ women across greater manchester. what we — women across greater manchester. what we want to see is a national framework — what we want to see is a national framework. we want to see frameworks that have _ framework. we want to see frameworks that have been implemented by local people _ that have been implemented by local people, local community organisations... people, local community organisations. . ._ people, local community organisations... people, local community oraanisations... �* ., ., , organisations... i'm going to stop ou organisations... i'm going to stop you there- — organisations... i'm going to stop you there. what _ organisations... i'm going to stop you there. what is _ organisations... i'm going to stop you there. what is a _ organisations. .. i'm going to stop you there. what is a national- you there. what is a national framework mean in terms of the general public and individuals? for example, if we talk about the training — example, if we talk about the training for doctors and midwives, we want _ training for doctors and midwives, we want to— training for doctors and midwives, we want to see that there is culturally appropriate training that is designed on a national level, and that is— is designed on a national level, and that is being implemented with local providers, _ that is being implemented with local providers, so we need to see that. what _ providers, so we need to see that. what we _ providers, so we need to see that. what we tend to do is we tend to do things— what we tend to do is we tend to do things in— what we tend to do is we tend to do things in local small pockets, but

actually _ things in local small pockets, but actually we do need to have that recognition, that culturally appropriate care is something that should _ appropriate care is something that should be — appropriate care is something that should be part and parcel of training _ should be part and parcel of training for everybody that's working _ training for everybody that's working in maternity services. and how accurate _ working in maternity services. fific how accurate do you working in maternity services. fific how accurate do you think these numbers are that we're talking about today? i numbers are that we're talking about toda ? ., �* ~' numbers are that we're talking about toda ? ., �* ~ ., j today? i don't think that they're real true figures _ today? i don't think that they're real true figures in _ today? i don't think that they're real true figures in terms - today? i don't think that they're real true figures in terms of- today? i don't think that they're | real true figures in terms of what we are _ real true figures in terms of what we are actually seeing. you real true figures in terms of what we are actually seeing.— we are actually seeing. you think it's worse? _ we are actually seeing. you think it's worse? l _ we are actually seeing. you think it's worse? i think _ we are actually seeing. you think it's worse? i think it _ we are actually seeing. you think it's worse? i think it is _ we are actually seeing. you think it's worse? i think it is much, - we are actually seeing. you think. it's worse? i think it is much, much worse. i it's worse? i think it is much, much worse- i think _ it's worse? i think it is much, much worse. i think the _ it's worse? i think it is much, much worse. i think the near _ it's worse? i think it is much, much worse. i think the near misses - it's worse? i think it is much, much worse. i think the near misses are l worse. i think the near misses are something — worse. i think the near misses are something that really need to be taken _ something that really need to be taken into account. those things that lead — taken into account. those things that lead to people having those higher— that lead to people having those higher rates of mortality, what are we doing _ higher rates of mortality, what are we doing about that, and those are not being _ we doing about that, and those are not being monitored in the way that we do _ not being monitored in the way that we do need — not being monitored in the way that we do need to, and we do need to put so many— we do need to, and we do need to put so many measures in place for that. sandra. _ so many measures in place for that. sandra, when you see these figures this morning, what would you like to happen? what you think would make a difference? 50 i happen? what you think would make a difference? ., , ., , difference? so i actually was involved in _ difference? so i actually was involved in a _ difference? so i actually was involved in a birthright - difference? so i actually was i involved in a birthright charity, and we really want services, or the nhs into maternity systems, to commit to being antiracist. it is

not good enough to say, i don't see my white counterparts behaving racist. we need to be proactive. we need to allow women like myself, black and brown women and birthing people to be decision—makers in our own care, and within the wider maternity system. and we need to make sure that hospitals and the health care system as a whole is safe, culturally safe, and dismantle structural barriers to racial equity through a national policy change. so we need to have more people in the speaking up about these health inequalities.— speaking up about these health ineaualities. . ., ., inequalities. and, sandra, how did ou inequalities. and, sandra, how did you manage _ inequalities. and, sandra, how did you manage to _ inequalities. and, sandra, how did you manage to get _ inequalities. and, sandra, how did you manage to get over _ inequalities. and, sandra, how did you manage to get over your- inequalities. and, sandra, how did you manage to get over your own l you manage to get over your own experience? because are talking at a time when a woman is at her most vulnerable and you are not feeling like you're being cared for, perhaps don't even feel safe. how did you recover from that? don't even feel safe. how did you recoverfrom that? i don't even feel safe. how did you recover from that?— recover from that? i have never really recovered. _ recover from that? i have never really recovered. having - recover from that? i have never really recovered. having to - recover from that? i have never. really recovered. having to share recover from that? i have never - really recovered. having to share my experiences over and over again to

make sure that our concerns and issues has a platform is really hard. but out of my pain, i set up my organisation, the motherhood group, i've campaigned with the birthright charity, taking part in national reports and making sure that other black and brown women, their experiences are put to the forefront and that is not shoved under the carpet like it has been in the past. we have known about these disparities for 20 years, and is only in the last couple of years that it has finally received mainstream news.- that it has finally received mainstream news. . ,, , ., mainstream news. thank you both so much for talking _ mainstream news. thank you both so much for talking to _ mainstream news. thank you both so much for talking to us _ mainstream news. thank you both so much for talking to us about - mainstream news. thank you both so much for talking to us about this - much for talking to us about this this morning. thank you. it is 23 minutes past seven. time now for a story about nature's incredible ability to heal itself — which is good news for one of the uk's most unusual landmarks. the spurn peninsula is a finger of sand, mud and marram grass that stretches out across the humber estuary. ten years ago a large section of it was washed away by a powerful tidal surge.

now it's back in one piece — and a thriving home to all sorts of wildlife, as paul murphy reports. this unique feature of the yorkshire landscape has made quite a recovery. this was spurn in 2013, when a powerful tidal surge cut the peninsula in two for the first time in living memory. everyone thinks that spurn's going to disappear, it's going to be lost to the sea. but what it's doing is just repairing itself. it's moving. it's having that ability... conservationist adam stoyle has watched as sand, plant and birdlife have all returned. in just ten years, the area known as the washover has bounced back. the habitat that is on the washover is the most valuable habitat we've got around here. it's providing beach nesting bird habitat,

which, with the grasses and everything coming through and the shingle and the larger rocks along there, it provides that vital habitat for ringed plover, little terns, oystercatchers, to actually breed. yes, with the vegetation just here. spurn is very much a living and mobile landscape, constantly shaped by sand and mud that's been washed down the yorkshire coast. this spurn always moves from east to west. what we're seeing in that area of the washover is that it's repairing itself, it's changing. it's doing what it naturally wants to do. the colonisation of the marram grass and everything is part of an embryonic dune system and the dune system itself. the grasses grow, and that's what stabilises the dunes. of course, the surge that hit spurn was a natural occurrence, and even though the area has healed itself, there is every chance such a damaging event could happen again in the decades ahead. i'm really proud and fortunate to be part of spurn's history.

i've worked down here for over a decade, 13 years now. it's something nice to be able to work on such a natural, beautiful environment. paul murphy, bbc news, on the spurn peninsula. it's good to see it getting back to normal. beautiful. michelle wie go back outside again? there's a crucial vote taking place today. don't worry, it's not politics. it's penguins. this is spike. well, one of them is spike. which one quite? i wouldn't like to hazard a guess. he lives in the cotswolds and he's hoping to be crowned the world's favourite penguin. that's him, i'm sure you can tell. majestic. no, maybe that is him! equally majestic. he hasn't got a

clue what is going on, but he is hoping to be voted the world's favourite penguin. but he's facing some stiff competition. from hope, these are the ones? what about me! i'm spike! no, i'm spike! i'm spartacus. we'll be speaking to spike's keeper alistairjust before nine o'clock — and finding out what makes him such a special bird. and which one he is! do you think alistair knows which one he has? of course he does! is it that one? it's one of them. how do we know which one of them. how do we know which one to vote for? back with spike and friends later in the programme. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london.

i'm angie george. there are plans to ban machetes and so—called "zombie style" knives to try to stop them being carried and used in violent crimes. the home office says a consultation will run for seven weeks. it's seeking to outlaw certain knives and to increase maximum penalties for selling and possessing them. the family of london schoolboy vishal mehrotra, whose body was found in woodland more than 40 years ago, has accused sussex police of failing to fully investigate his abduction and murder. it comes after producers of a new bbc podcast series traced and interviewed a paedophile living in sri lanka with possible links to the case. i did not kill this kid, whoever the hell he is. had you heard of this case, of vishal mehrotra? i promise i haven't. sussex police refute claims of inaction relating to james russell, who died late last year. the force say they're satisfied their enquiries were thorough and found no grounds

for further investigation. you can listen to the full podcast series on bbc sounds. a not—for—profit lettings agency is due to start operating in london later this year to try to help tackle homelessness and a shortage of affordable homes in the capital. lloyds banking group and homelessness charity crisis have got together to try to make renting easier and more affordable. gardens are valuable spaces for our local wildlife and biodiversity, and gardening has huge health benefits too. thrive is a south london charity offering garden therapy to people with learning difficulties, disabilities or mental health issues. and it's transforming lives. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the piccadilly line between acton town to heathrow and uxbridge. and overground services are suspended between stratford. richmond and clapham junction.

time for the weather now, here's elizabeth. hello there. good morning. plenty of blue sky and sunshine yesterday and it felt warm. but today there will be a drop in temperature. it's going to be cooler. there's a brisk easterly wind blowing, but there will still be some sunny spells around and it does look as if it will stay dry or cloud over at times. quite a cloudy start for some this morning, some brightness out towards the east and lots of sunny spells developing as we head through the course of the morning. but then more cloud just edging in from the southeast as we head towards the end of the day. so it will feel quite cloudy at times and a brisk easterly wind blowing, especially out towards parts of essex and kent. temperatures lower than they were, peaking at around 14 celsius for most places. now as we head through this evening and overnight, again, there'll be some clear spells it will tend to cloud over at times. on wednesday, it's more of the same. so there will be some sunshine, but we've still got that brisk easterly wind blowing. thursday, we could start to see some

showers and there will be some more showery weather, i think, on friday. that's it for now. your next update is just before 8. back to sally and jon. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. we've talked a lot on breakfast about the issue of prepayment meters, and people being forced onto them as they struggle to keep up with their energy bills. in the last half hour, the energy regulator ofgem has confirmed that forcible instalment in homes of customers over 85 will now be banned, under new rules. but does it go far enough? we're joined now by elizabeth blakelock, principal policy manager at citizens advice. good morning. thank you forjoining

us. shall we start with who is protected by the new rules? who are the rules for? i protected by the new rules? who are the rules for?— the rules for? i am cautiously optimistic _ the rules for? i am cautiously optimistic this _ the rules for? i am cautiously optimistic this is _ the rules for? i am cautiously optimistic this is good - the rules for? i am cautiously optimistic this is good news l the rules for? i am cautiously i optimistic this is good news for the rules for? i am cautiously - optimistic this is good news for all consumers who are struggling to pay their bills and who are worried about being. on to a prepayment meter. that is because even though there are groups, such as those people over 85, there is not a complete ban of forcing people onto a prepayment meter. this code of practice sets out a new high standard of checks before a prepayment meter is installed in someone's home. much higher standards of the kind of procedures people have to undertake when they are in the home, including body cameras, to be able to review the way they are operating inside someon's home is appropriate and compliant. these rules are specific about the types of checks that need

to happen after someone has been. onto a prepayment meter. there are multiple opportunities for an energy firm to identify whether or not it is safe for a prepayment meter to be in that home and it means there are multiple points where they can turn away and say it is not appropriate, it is not safe and that is good news for consumers. the it is not safe and that is good news for consumers.— it is not safe and that is good news for consumers. the number of people affected by this _ for consumers. the number of people affected by this is _ for consumers. the number of people affected by this is quite _ affected by this is quite staggering, half a million people. two prepayment meterjust last year. that is according to your own figures. people over 85 should be safe is that there are other groups, elderly people without signers over the under the age of 85, mothers with newborn babies. they could still be. to have a prepayment meter despite the new plans. it is technically _ despite the new plans. it is technically possible - despite the new plans. it 3 technically possible we could see a scenario where an energy firm followed the rules and was able to

find evidence that a home could have a prepayment meter. into it. i had to say, i think it would be very improbable that the go ahead because of the level of cheques if the firm is abiding by the rules. the level of cheques to make sure it is safe for the prepayment meter to be in that home. that includes people with dementia, includes people who need more clarity. if firms are following it, those households might be picked up it, those households might be picked up further down the process but they can still be identified and brought back. the. installation should not go ahead. we are making sure if there are any cases, they are picked up there are any cases, they are picked up as soon as possible and the

regulator can intervene urgently to make sure these prepayment meters should not be instilled in the first place and any breaches are picked up as soon as possible. we are pushing for the practices talked about today are put into effect as soon as possible. they will have the full. the regulator and finds from the police in breaking their promise. what about the people who have already been forced onto a prepayment meter? maybe had one of them fitted in the last year or so. is there any way they can get any redress? . , ,., , ., , ., redress? absolutely. it was a dreadful winter _ redress? absolutely. it was a dreadful winter for _ redress? absolutely. it was a dreadful winter for people i redress? absolutely. it was a l dreadful winter for people who redress? absolutely. it was a - dreadful winter for people who were really struggling to pay their bills and. on two prepayment meters, as our report injanuary showed. we are still receiving a large number of

people contacting us because they cannot afford to top up a prepayment meter. many household were. into this and it was not appropriate. before these companies can start forcing someone onto a prepayment meter again they must prove they are willing to abide by the rules and they must also prove they have already extended compensation to anyone, where there was a breach last year and the impact that if prepayment meter was fitted in a way that was not appropriate, compensation must be paid before that firm can start forcing people onto a prepayment meter again. if he did have a bad experience and i watching this morning, ofcom are still collecting information. —— ofgem are still collecting

information. pop online and new evidence can hold these companies to account. . ~ evidence can hold these companies to account. ., ,, , ., ., ., account. thank you for that important _ account. thank you for that important information - account. thank you for that important information and| account. thank you for that - important information and guidance for our viewers this morning. time now for the sport. again we have seen protests at a big sporting event. ,, , , ., , , event. seems it is happening with more regularity- _ event. seems it is happening with more regularity. sneak— event. seems it is happening with more regularity. sneak out - event. seems it is happening with more regularity. sneak out the i more regularity. sneak out the latest sport to be targeted. two activists at the crucible yesterday, throwing orange dye at the table. both matches suspended. a major security breach as well. that is one of the big concerns. snooker is the latest sport to be affected. we have seen it with football in formula 1 in the past. good morning.

the match between robert milkins and joe perry will restart this evening after play was suspended when a protester poured orange dye over a table. we're joined now by bbc reporter jamie broughton live from the crucible in sheffield. you have covered this tournament for a long time, i imagine you have never seen anything like this before. what did the players make of it? it before. what did the players make of it? , . ., , , . it? it very much was unprecedented. we did see — it? it very much was unprecedented. we did see some _ it? it very much was unprecedented. we did see some protesters - it? it very much was unprecedented. we did see some protesters on - it? it very much was unprecedented. we did see some protesters on the l we did see some protesters on the roof a _ we did see some protesters on the roof a few— we did see some protesters on the roof a few years ago, fathers four justice _ roof a few years ago, fathers four justice. interns terms of play being stopped, _ justice. interns terms of play being stopped, we have had a couple of streakers — stopped, we have had a couple of streakers and a pigeon stopping play~ _ streakers and a pigeon stopping play. nothing like this. everyone was completely surprised. as you mentioned, it was heavily talked about— mentioned, it was heavily talked about there could be protests at aintree — about there could be protests at aintree for the grand national that nobody— aintree for the grand national that nobody was expecting it here. we are lookin: at nobody was expecting it here. we are looking at pictures _ nobody was expecting it here. we are looking at pictures of _ nobody was expecting it here. we are looking at pictures of the _ looking at pictures of the protester standing on the table and letting go of the orange dye. a huge clean—up

operation followed, immediately after. vacuum cleaners taken to the table. how will it get this match back on? . , table. how will it get this match back on? ., , .,. table. how will it get this match back on? ., , .. ., table. how will it get this match back on? ., , ., ., table. how will it get this match back on? , ., ., , back on? has the surface had to be rela ed? i back on? has the surface had to be relayed? i am _ back on? has the surface had to be relayed? i am told _ back on? has the surface had to be relayed? i am told the _ back on? has the surface had to be relayed? i am told the club - back on? has the surface had to be relayed? i am told the club has - back on? has the surface had to be i relayed? i am told the club has been replaced _ relayed? ! am told the club has been replaced by— relayed? i am told the club has been replaced by the table fitted overnight and the table is ready to lo. overnight and the table is ready to go they— overnight and the table is ready to go. they wanted to do it last night and thought they could get it back under— and thought they could get it back under way at and thought they could get it back underway at 9:30pm. and thought they could get it back under way at 9:30pm. when the macallan — under way at 9:30pm. when the macallan match was due to finish, or thought— macallan match was due to finish, or thought to _ macallan match was due to finish, or thought to have finished by then, they could put the play onto that table _ they could put the play onto that table. they decided to change that. the second — table. they decided to change that. the second session this evening between — the second session this evening between robert milkins barry hawkins will be _ between robert milkins barry hawkins will be the first session. thursday morning _ will be the first session. thursday morning is— will be the first session. thursday morning is normally a rest day and i will be _ morning is normally a rest day and i will be their— morning is normally a rest day and i will be their second session. it will be their second session. it will not — will be their second session. it will not have a big impact on the tournament. —— and that will be the second _ tournament. —— and that will be the second session. you tournament. -- and that will be the second session.— second session. you say things like this have not _ second session. you say things like this have not been _ second session. you say things like this have not been seen _ second session. you say things like this have not been seen at - second session. you say things like this have not been seen at the - this have not been seen at the crucible before. it was a major

breach and could have been a lot worse. no one could have known what would unfold. will security be stepped up today with more fans attending? i stepped up today with more fans attendin: ? . ., , ., attending? i am not sure what will ha en attending? i am not sure what will happen today- _ attending? i am not sure what will happen today- in _ attending? i am not sure what will happen today. in terms _ attending? i am not sure what will happen today. in terms of - attending? i am not sure what will happen today. in terms of the - happen today. in terms of the auditorium, the security guards will be stationed at the bottom of the stairs— be stationed at the bottom of the stairs in— be stationed at the bottom of the stairs in the auditorium. that is what _ stairs in the auditorium. that is what happened after the protest last night _ what happened after the protest last night. they will be looking at security— night. they will be looking at security arrangements and seeing if they can _ security arrangements and seeing if they can be tightened up. maybe they will go _ they can be tightened up. maybe they will go towards in the future, maybe not this— will go towards in the future, maybe not this year, more airport style security— not this year, more airport style security with people being frisked when _ security with people being frisked when they come in. bags are checked but it— when they come in. bags are checked but it is— when they come in. bags are checked but it is very— when they come in. bags are checked but it is very tricky, whether a small— but it is very tricky, whether a small venue like this at the crucible _ small venue like this at the crucible or a big race course like at aintree. — crucible or a big race course like at aintree, if people are determined to protest— at aintree, if people are determined to protest there is only so much you can do _ to protest there is only so much you can do. , ., ., to protest there is only so much you cando., ., ., ,, ., _ can do. great to speak to you. many thanks forjoining _ can do. great to speak to you. many thanks forjoining us _ can do. great to speak to you. many thanks forjoining us on _ can do. great to speak to you. many thanks forjoining us on breakfast i thanks forjoining us on breakfast this morning. that robert milkins,

joe perry madge due to resume tonight. —— match due to resume. liverpool showed there is still life in their premier league campaign, as they claimed their first league win in five matches, thrashing leeds 6—1. when they do win at the moment, they do so emphatically — their last victory was the seven unanswered goals they put past manchester united back in march, but after a slow start they dismantled leeds. mo salah and diogojota both scored twice as liverpool stay eighth, a point behind seventh—placed brighton. that was not a game leeds should win. it what was a clear game we should win and that's what i wanted to see. and, again, maybe score goals. in moments, we know that we are be able to do that. much more important that it was the best game of the season. and that's what we expect from us and that's what we have to do. and then we get results. if we get results, we can have a look at the table at the end of the season where we end up.

the immediate future of manchester united remains a big talking point after the value of the club's shareprice fell by over 11% following reports the glazer family wish to remain as owners of the club. recent reports suggest that could now be the prefred option of co—chairmen joel and avram glazer. the current owners revealed last november they were seeking �*strategic alternatives' for the club, which included the possibility of investment but also a sale, the latter favoured by many united fans who've protested against the glazers' ownership. it was thought it would go down to a third round of bidding. so after all that... so after all that. .. after all that indeed they _ so after all that. .. after all that indeed they could _ so after all that. .. after all that indeed they could well - so after all that. .. after all that indeed they could well stay, - indeed they could well stay, potentially with some investment. the sale we were all expecting... it has been a long drawn out process.

it may not come to pass. you has been a long drawn out process. it may not come to pass.— it may not come to pass. you may need to rename _ it may not come to pass. you may need to rename your— it may not come to pass. you may need to rename your podcast - it may not come to pass. you may need to rename your podcast x i need to rename your podcast x commitment we have a podcast called, how to buy a football club on bbc sounds. brute how to buy a football club on bbc sounds. ~ . ., , ., sounds. we have also said there is a decent chance _ sounds. we have also said there is a decent chance they _ sounds. we have also said there is a decent chance they will _ sounds. we have also said there is a decent chance they will stay. - decent chance they will stay. when the qataris came on in their cavalcade _ the qataris came on in their cavalcade of limousines to look round _ cavalcade of limousines to look round the — cavalcade of limousines to look round the training ground, thinking they would — round the training ground, thinking they would be buying this club, which _ they would be buying this club, which they still might, i am not sure _ which they still might, i am not sure where you go from that to this situation _ sure where you go from that to this situation, where the glazes stay and what the _ situation, where the glazes stay and what the fans might make of that. that is— what the fans might make of that. that is the — what the fans might make of that. that is the question, what will the fans say? d0 that is the question, what will the fans sa ? that is the question, what will the fanssa ? .,. that is the question, what will the fanssa ? .. ,, .. ,, ., fans say? do you watch succession? it is a bit fans say? do you watch succession? it is a bit like _ fans say? do you watch succession? it is a bit like that _ fans say? do you watch succession? it is a bit like that except _ fans say? do you watch succession? it is a bit like that except it - fans say? do you watch succession? it is a bit like that except it is - it is a bit like that except it is real —

it is a bit like that except it is real. . ~ it is a bit like that except it is real. . ,, , ., it is a bit like that except it is real. . ~' , ., , it is a bit like that except it is real. . ,, y., , . charity shops have been part of our high streets and shopping centres for decades but they typically take up relatively small spaces. in gateshead, however, a new charity megastore has opened, covering a whopping 23,000 square feet. megan paterson went for a look round. 23,000 square feet of clothes, homewares and electrical goods. this is the daisy chain megastore, and it's already proving popular. i came on opening day and then i think this is my third time since then. and it's good that they've got such a range. it's nice to kind of bring that like charity shopping into a new kind of era. it's nice to know your money's going somewhere valuable. opening at the beginning of the month, creating 15 newjobs, the shop aims to take away some of the stigma of secondhand shopping. hasn't got that, dare i say it?

that charity shop smell. and it's challenging attitudes around autism, too. didn't actually realise it was to support autistic people. my son daniel is autistic. so we came in and had a look, didn't we? yeah. and it's great, you know, just to raise awareness and make people aware that there are people with autism around in their community, who will be different, but that's good. quite like it. it's like nice and like there's a lot of, like, space. - the stuff here also looks quite nice as well. - the charity which began in stockton—on—tees funds and provides services for adults and children across the northeast and soon yorkshire, too. everything from daycare, respite support, to wellbeing counselling, to critical crisis support for young people excluded from school or individuals that have found themselves unwell and hospitalised. the money raised here

key to maintaining and expanding that provision. post—covid, demand for our services has increased dramatically. we're now supporting over 5,000 families. a lot of our support requests for much more complex needs now as well. this is the ninth busiest retail park in the country, so for a local charity to be on here is extremely exciting. with a focus on sustainability, any clothes which can't be put on the rack are directed to the new threads clothing label, higher end pieces, designed by charity, backed byjimmy choo. we're very conscious about our environmental impact, and this is one way that we can make sure that we make use of a lot of the donated goods that we are given, notjust the ones that obviously we can resell on. with opening figures exceeding expectations, the team will increase staffing later this month, providing opportunities for the people daisy chain supports. megan paterson, bbc news. how long will it take to go through

those rails? it would take me a long time. here's carol with a look at the weather. look at that! good morning. this was the temperature _ look at that! good morning. this was the temperature yesterday, - look at that! good morning. this was the temperature yesterday, 21.2 - the temperature yesterday, 21.2 celsius. the warmest day of the year so far and the first time this year we saw anything getting into the 20s. today, still a lot of warm weather, over parts of scotland in particular but it will cool down over the next few days. for most of us it will be dry but there will be a chilly easterly wind developing, especially along the north sea coastline. something else to consider this morning if you are stepping out and you have an allergy to tree pollen, look at the levels. high or very high away from the north—east of scotland. what is happening? high pressure is family anchored across scandinavia. this is

front will introduce thicker cloud and the odd light shower through the course of the afternoon. a lot of us have started off with cloud. murk and mist will melt away. the haar along the north sea coast, especially in scotland, will be 70 clear. rememberthe especially in scotland, will be 70 clear. remember the weather front, as it comes in, it will introduce more cloud and the odd light shower. these white circles represent the average strength of the wind. it is not particularly strong for most. along the north sea coast it will be brisk. that means it will peg back the temperatures which, at best, are between ten to 14 degrees. further west they are higher. we could see 19 somewhere in the highlands today because at this evening and overnight, still a lot of clear skies. more cloud romping in from the north sea. the showers will be heaviest in the south—west. under the clear skies it will be a cold

night, especially in the north. in scotland locally we could see patchy frost. tomorrow, still a fair bit of cloud to start the day. showers in the south west of england, possibly clipping south wales at times. they will move away and then they will brighten up behind in the east. as they push further north and this is where we will see the lion's share of the sunshine. quite a brisk wind coming in from the north sea pegging back the temperatures. generally temperature slipping by a degree or two. as we head towards the latter part of the working week, high pressure drifts further west. whether a friend coming in from the continentals that they will be bringing with them cloud and also showers, especially across england and wales. —— weather fronts. there will be frost around. still a brisk breeze around. this is what we are watching, the weather front coming in from the continent looking like

it will bring sunshine and showers from the continent. the temperature, 11 to 13. ., ~ ,., if you had hundreds of millions of pounds in your bank account, what would you spend it on? yachts, private jets. yachts, privatejets. more yachtsmen more private jets. yachts, privatejets. more yachtsmen more privatejets. holidays. —— more yachts, privatejets. well, the us tech entrepreneur bryanjohnson is using his vast wealth to try to reverse his body's aging process and live forever, spending two million dollars per year on a team of 30 doctors. lara lewington went to meet him for a special edition of click. let's see a clip. i refer to myself as a professional rejuvenation athlete. it is a new sport i want to create. i am not a

bio hacker, and health enthusiast but i am a professional rejuvenation athlete. i love it. but i am a professional re'uvenation athlete. i love it. working with a team of 30 _ athlete. i love it. working with a team of 30 scientists, _ athlete. i love it. working with a team of 30 scientists, his - athlete. i love it. working with a team of 30 scientists, his daily i team of 30 scientists, his daily life is dictated by an extreme regime of fitness, diet, tablets, tracking and treatments. chronologically i am 45, biologically i am a few hundred ages. my left ear is 64. my fitness test, they say i'm 18. my heart is 37. my diaphragm strength is 18. and, i playfully say, i'm trying to become, like, an18 yearold. my son is 17. and so i always tease him and say, "when i grow younger, i want to be like you." wow! lara is with us now. this is something everyone will be listening to. ., ., , ., ., , to. nothing has the attention this programme _ to. nothing has the attention this programme has- _ to. nothing has the attention this programme has. you'll— to. nothing has the attention this programme has. you'll want - to. nothing has the attention this programme has. you'll want to i

to. nothing has the attention this i programme has. you'll want to know what can help _ programme has. you'll want to know what can help us _ programme has. you'll want to know what can help us live _ programme has. you'll want to know what can help us live longer. - programme has. you'll want to know what can help us live longer. brian i what can help us live longer. brian johnson is extreme _ what can help us live longer. brian johnson is extreme of— what can help us live longer. brian johnson is extreme of this. - what can help us live longer. e." ang johnson is extreme of this. he wakes at five o'clock every morning. as i will explain in a moment that is not necessarily good for you, i am sorry. he has his first meal of the day at six o'clock in the morning, then at 11am and stopped eating. fasting is a big thing. he then at11am and stopped eating. fasting is a big thing.— fasting is a big thing. he looks like he stops — fasting is a big thing. he looks like he stops eating. _ fasting is a big thing. he looks like he stops eating. some - fasting is a big thing. he looks - like he stops eating. some intense workin: like he stops eating. some intense working out- _ like he stops eating. some intense working out. his _ like he stops eating. some intense working out. his entire _ like he stops eating. some intense working out. his entire life - like he stops eating. some intense working out. his entire life is - working out. his entire life is based around this regime. he takes 54 tablets a day, and mix of supplements and off label drugs. he is working with 30 scientists to make sure he is doing the things which should be able to reduce his biological age, the age his body seems the best. it biological age, the age his body seems the best.— biological age, the age his body seems the best. it takes all sorts but it does _ seems the best. it takes all sorts but it does not _ seems the best. it takes all sorts but it does not sound _ seems the best. it takes all sorts but it does not sound much - seems the best. it takes all sorts but it does not sound much fun. | seems the best. it takes all sorts i but it does not sound much fun. he does not sound much fun. i

but it does not sound much fun. he does not sound much fun.— but it does not sound much fun. he does not sound much fun. i left, and i feel does not sound much fun. i left, and i feel quite — does not sound much fun. i left, and i feel quite embarrassed _ does not sound much fun. i left, and i feel quite embarrassed to - does not sound much fun. i left, and i feel quite embarrassed to say - does not sound much fun. i left, and i feel quite embarrassed to say this. i feel quite embarrassed to say this now, i said, i feel quite embarrassed to say this now, isaid, iwant i feel quite embarrassed to say this now, i said, i want to be more like brianjohnson. did now, i said, i want to be more like brianjohnson— now, i said, i want to be more like brian johnson.- he - now, i said, i want to be more like brian johnson.- he made | now, i said, i want to be more like i brian johnson.- he made me brian johnson. did you? he made me food and the — brian johnson. did you? he made me food and the food _ brian johnson. did you? he made me food and the food was _ brian johnson. did you? he made me food and the food was amazing. - brian johnson. did you? he made me food and the food was amazing. i - brian johnson. did you? he made me food and the food was amazing. i am | food and the food was amazing. i am quite into this whole thing. i wear a smart watch. i track everything. his team are like it was completely joyless, why would you like to be like that? is joyless, why would you like to be like that? , ., , like that? is it about body weight? what is he like that? is it about body weight? what is be trying _ like that? is it about body weight? what is he trying to _ like that? is it about body weight? what is he trying to achieve? - like that? is it about body weight? what is he trying to achieve? he i like that? is it about body weight? j what is he trying to achieve? he is t in: to what is he trying to achieve? he is trying to reduce — what is he trying to achieve? he is trying to reduce the _ what is he trying to achieve? he: 3 trying to reduce the biological age of his organs. for him to different parts of his body are getting younger at different speeds. his hearing is quite damaged from when hearing is quite damaged from when he was shooting guns as a child. one of his is has a biological age of 64. they are struggling to reduce biological age on that. a lot of

things are being experimented with which are totally unproven. he has thrown himself into this as a human experiment. he is not going to see you anybody for it. if they could do something like reduce the biological age of hearing, it would be amazing for people with hearing loss. there is some stuff here he does think is interesting and useful research that he calls himself a rejuvenation athlete. he calls himself a re'uvenation athlete. ., , ., athlete. for him it is a sport. he is obsessed. _ athlete. for him it is a sport. he is obsessed, isn't _ athlete. for him it is a sport. he is obsessed, isn't he? _ athlete. for him it is a sport. he i is obsessed, isn't he? completely. athlete. for him it is a sport. he - is obsessed, isn't he? completely. i asked him when _ is obsessed, isn't he? completely. i asked him when was _ is obsessed, isn't he? completely. i asked him when was the _ is obsessed, isn't he? completely. i asked him when was the last - is obsessed, isn't he? completely. i asked him when was the last time i is obsessed, isn't he? completely. i| asked him when was the last time he slipped up and did anything wrong and he said it has been a year. can you imagine following a regime like this are not slipping up? that you imagine following a regime like this are not slipping up?— this are not slipping up? that was like havin: this are not slipping up? that was like having a _ this are not slipping up? that was like having a raisin _ this are not slipping up? that was like having a raisin or _ this are not slipping up? that was like having a raisin or something i this are not slipping up? that wasl like having a raisin or something at 20 past 11. i like having a raisin or something at 20 ast11. . , .,, 20 past 11. i am sure it was something _ 20 past 11. i am sure it was something like _ 20 past 11. i am sure it was something like that. - 20 past 11. i am sure it was something like that. whatl 20 past 11. i am sure it was i something like that. what has ha--ened something like that. what has happened to _ something like that. what has happened to him _ something like that. what has happened to him in _ something like that. what has happened to him in his - something like that. what has happened to him in his life i something like that. what has happened to him in his life to| happened to him in his life to making this driven? i happened to him in his life to making this driven?— happened to him in his life to making this driven? i am sure there is [en making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of — making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of stuff — making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of stuff i _ making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of stuff i do _ making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of stuff i do not _ making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of stuff i do not know. - making this driven? i am sure there is plenty of stuff i do not know. hel is plenty of stuff i do not know. he had incredible success at a very

young age. his body really suffered from that. a lot of stress, he went grey at 27. is from that. a lot of stress, he went grey at 21— from that. a lot of stress, he went grey at 27-_ no- i from that. a lot of stress, he went grey at 27-_ no- i i grey at 27. is he grey now? no. i do not know how _ grey at 27. is he grey now? no. i do not know how much _ grey at 27. is he grey now? no. i do not know how much supplements i not know how much supplements can change that. not know how much supplements can change that-— not know how much supplements can change that._ obviously i change that. vitamin c! obviously that is it. having _ change that. vitamin c! obviously that is it. having had _ change that. vitamin c! obviously that is it. having had that - change that. vitamin c! obviously i that is it. having had that enormous success younger and wanting to do something with his money and his time when he got older, he has been quite driven by it. you can buy into the whole thing and pay to do part of the regime, very basic version. here is the question, what did you learn that all of us should be paying attention to, just to make ourselves a bit healthier, maybe? in ourselves a bit healthier, maybe? i�*i all seriousness i went to film a programme about how we can increase our health spans need more healthy years of our lives. i went to see the biotech companies working on what could be the new frontier of medicine, working at a cellular level with h being the main risk

factor for most diseases, whether cancer, heart disease, type two diabetes. if there are ways to track our decline so when we reach a point we are likely to get that kind of disease we can take these drugs without a bit incredible. half the programme is looking at biotech, the other half is about lifestyle. this brilliant scientist working in the space, what does it all comes down to in the end? the proven things are we need to exercise. we are researching what kind of exercise is important for longevity. is itjust going for a long walk? we should be sleeping well and getting eight hours alike. —— eight hours a night. lots of people set alarm clocks not to get up in the morning but to go to get up in the morning but to go to bed. lifestyle stuff we all know, it matters. is to bed. lifestyle stuff we all know, it matters. , ., , to bed. lifestyle stuff we all know, it matters. , . , ., , , it matters. is what is happening with brian in _ it matters. is what is happening with brian in california - it matters. is what is happening with brian in california today, i it matters. is what is happening with brian in california today, is that, to some degree or another, be here in or ten years? is it the

future? �* . , . here in or ten years? is it the future? �* . ., ., future? brian is a one off, he an extreme _ future? brian is a one off, he an extreme we — future? brian is a one off, he an extreme. we are _ future? brian is a one off, he an extreme. we are sitting - future? brian is a one off, he an extreme. we are sitting here i future? brian is a one off, he an - extreme. we are sitting here talking about brian while i have gone to film some amazing cutting—edge science. when you look at what the biotech companies are doing, the way that ageing works in our bodies is very, very well understood. that science is comprehended and we know the target. these biotech companies are now working on treating ageing at that cellular level. if they plan, well, the likelihood is we will start to get drugs that can delay our health declined by a few years, possibly give us an extra years, possibly give us an extra year or two as life. nothing quite as sensational as a lot of the headlines have made it look but there could be a future where we live years, better decades than we have in the past. absolutely fascinating- _ we have in the past. absolutely fascinating. an _ we have in the past. absolutely fascinating. an amazing - we have in the past. absolutely| fascinating. an amazing glimpse we have in the past. absolutely - fascinating. an amazing glimpse into the future. thank you so much.

click: forever young will air this weekend across the bbc news channel — and you can view it on the iplayer from saturday. the short version is also scheduled to run on breakfast on sunday morning. run and run and run. maybe do yoga. i love the idea of a reverse alarm clock setting your alarm to go to bed. still to come on breakfast, we'll be looking at some of the most brilliant television moments of last year, as bafta unveils the shortlist for its special award, which we can all vote on. the tv critic scott bryan will be here on the sofa to talk us through the runners and riders. voting for television programmes and penguins as well. we will explain later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm angie george. there are plans to ban machetes and so—called zombie—style knives

to try to stop them being carried and used in violent crimes. the home office says a consultation will run for seven weeks. it wants to outlaw some knives and increase maximum penalties for selling and possessing them. the family of london schoolboy vishal mehrotra, whose body was found in woodland more than 40 years ago, has accused sussex police of failing to fully investigate his abduction and murder. it comes after producers of a new bbc podcast series traced and interviewed a paedophile living in sri lanka with possible links to the case. sussex police refute claims of inaction relating to james russell who died late last year. the force say it's satisfied its enquiries were thorough and found no grounds for further investigation. you can listen to the full podcast series on bbc sounds. the first rehearsal for the coronation has taken place overnight through the streets of central london. hundreds of military personnel on horseback followed the route king charles and the queen consort will take on the 6th of may between westminster abbey and buckingham palace. let's take a look at the tubes now. minor delays on the piccadilly line. and overground services are suspended between stratford.

richmond and clapham junction. now on to the weather. today will be dry with sunshine developing to start, but cloud moving in later. the chance of a shower. highs of 14. that's it. back to sally and jon. good morning welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines for you today. energy firms will be banned from forcibly installing prepayment meters for those aged over 85 — but campaigners say the new rules don't go far enough to protect vulnerable people. black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth or soon afterwards compared to white women. mps call for an end to what they call the "appalling disparity". free—range eggs will be back on the menu as restrictions introduced because of bird flu are lifted.

good morning from birmingham's nec where we are talking about the millions being invested in electric transport vehicles like this one. what experts are asking is, what's the point in all of this if there isn't the correct infrastructure to support them? chaos at the crucible, how protesters disrupted the play at the world snooker championship in sheffield, with security expected to be stepped up today. good morning. the low cloud, murk in some parts of the country will give way to more sunshine, but through the day, a bit more cloud and the odd light shower into the south, and we still have that brisk easterly breeze making it feel colder along the north sea coastline. i will have all the details later. hello, good morning.

it's tuesday the 18th of april. our main story. the energy watchdog ofgem will ban suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of customers over the age of 85, as part of a new code of practice. there's been a temporary halt on forced installations since february after it was revealed that some british gas agents were breaking into properties to fit them. here's our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. for the last two months, energy suppliers have been banned from forcibly installing one of these. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we're here with a court warrant. it was after an investigation for the times showed this aggressive behaviour by contractors fitting physical meters for british gas. i love this bit. and after we revealed the thousands of households seeing their smart meters flipped into prepayment mode when customers didn't even know it was possible. yeah, theyjust cut me off. yeah, and i didn't know. i didn't know. i actually thought it was a power cut, and i was wondering what was going on.

and they did tell me then, you've been changed over to pre—payment meter and it's like, oh, right, that's it. nothing. but now installations can begin again, because all energy suppliers in britain have signed up to a new code of practice which is supposed to better protect the vulnerable. the changes mean customers over 85, people with terminal illnesses and some lung conditions can't be moved onto prepayment meters. suppliers will have to make ten attempts to contact a customer and conduct a site welfare visit before a pre—payment meter is installed by teams wearing body cameras. £30 credit will be added automatically when someone's switched so they don't get cut off in the process. energy companies say if they didn't have a way to install prepayment meters, customers would get deeper into debt, which eventually everyone would have to pick up the bill for. sometimes it's not possible to identify a vulnerability because customers will simply refuse to engage. if we identify a vulnerability,

we don't install prepayment meters. but many charities and campaign groups say forcibly installing meters can never be done safely, and have criticised the regulator for not acting fast enough. today ofgem is hoping the new rules will keep suppliers happy and customers safe, but it's still relying on companies to admit when they've made mistakes. colletta smith, bbc news. black women are almost four times more likely to die within six weeks of giving birth than white women — that's one of the figures in a report released today by the women and equalities committee. the group of mps is calling on the government to set a definitive target to eliminate what it calls "appalling" disparities in maternal deaths. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has this report. it was actually one of the hardest experiences i've ever had to go through.

sandra igwe is campaigning for better care for black mothers. she formed her own pressure group after suffering not one, but two, traumatic births. so with my first pregnancy, i was ignored. i was dismissed. i raised concerns several times and was told that i'm overexaggerating, that i'm not really feeling this pain. i was told that my pains didn't coincide with my labour contractions. i begged and pleaded for pain relief. that was denied as well. and ifelt like i was really treated differently. in a report out today, the women and equalities committee says... mp suggests there needs to be better training for health care staff and more personalised care, although they point out ongoing staffing shortages make that goal much harder.

we know that this has been a problem for more than 20 years. experts who appeared before the committee argue action is long overdue. so this is an unacceptable disparity. we clearly need action, but action needs to be at a local level. we need to evaluate the results of the action we're doing. and to do that, we need real—time, lifetime data on complications in pregnancy for women from all different ethnic groups. the department of health said it had invested £165 million in the maternity workforce in the last two years. nhs england acknowledges there is more to be done, and said it would review the report. naomi grimley, bbc news. some political news this morning. the prime minister is being investigated by the parliament's standards watchdog over a possible failure to declare an interest.

the inquiry relates to a childcare company in which rishi sunak�*s wife owns shares. downing street said mr sunak was confident there'd been no conflict of interest and that he was happy to co—operate with any investigation. so—called "zombie knives" — weapons with curved blades and serrated edges — are set to be banned, under new proposals announced by the government today. they're among several types of machetes and knives which under the proposals police would have greater powers to seize and destroy. celestina olulode reports. a brazen attack in broad daylight with a so—called zombie knife, a type of blade inspired by horrorfilms. these are some of the weapons that could be banned under new government proposals, something this mother whose son was stabbed to death welcomes. hakim was my eldest. he was a beautiful soul sent to this universe. unfortunately he'll never get to do all the things that he would have done in life. saramba's son and his killer had been attending a course for people with previous weapons—related

offences. 18—year—old hakim was stabbed with a weapon described as a rambo knife. under new proposals, this type of blade would be banned. there were more than 280 murders involving a knife or sharp object between 2021 and 2022. that's the highest annual total since records began over 70 years ago. last year there were 45,000 knife—related offences. that's 9% higher than the year before and more than 30% up from a decade ago. we would expect to see at least a stabbing a day at king's. now with machetes and zombie knives, these knives are much bigger, heavier, and they cause a different type of injury. so rather thanjust a penetrating wound, we're seeing horrendous slash wounds, which although they might not seem as immediately life—threatening, they can cause significant disfigurement. they can sever tendons. the weight of the blade itself can fracture bones as well.

the proposals would give police officers stronger powers to seize machetes and zombie knives, and there could be tougher penalties for those that sell them. the consultation has. a number of proposals. the first one is around those - knives, which blatantly shouldn't be in circulation because they're only used to intimidate and injure. - others include increasing - the penalty to two years for selling these knives and distributing them to children. _ it is now an offence to possess certain items, even in private. attempts have been made to tackle the problem before. labour's shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, says machetes and zombie knives should have been banned years ago, whilst the liberal democrats have accused the conservative government of consistently failing to keep communities safe. i will never be the mum that i used to be.

i will never be the person that i was once. my life has completely changed. so many of the things that i... that was fun to me, that i looked forward in doing and i have so much pleasure in doing it, i cannot, because i remember my son is not there. so when you take a knife, you stab somebody, you're notjust stabbing one person. you're destroying lives. celestina olulode, bbc news. an american diplomatic convoy came underfire in khartoum in sudan, where rival military factions have been fighting for control of the city. us secretary of state antony blinken said nobody was hurt, but described the action as reckless. the conflict has already left 185 people dead and almost 2000 injured in just three days, according to the united nations. whatsapp is among seven messaging services which have signed a joint letter asking the government to "urgently rethink" parts of the online safety bill.

they say the new laws could undermine end—to—end encryption technology — which they all use to ensure privacy. a government official said it supports strong encryption but not at the cost of public safety. we know about the carriage. we know about who is going to sing at the concert. now buckingham palace has revealed the official dish that the king and queen consort are inviting us to cook at our coronation parties next month — and it's a quiche. of course it is. they're very specific quiche. this is being made by a professional, that's not how we would make this! you know we will have to do. it features spinach, broad beans and tarragon — although a palace official said charles and camilla chose the recipe because it can be easily adapted to suit different tastes. it was created by royal head chef mark flanagan. he has created it and is showing us

what we can do. but i do think, what we say adapted to different tastes, what about putting some cheese and bacon in it? there is lard in the pastry. the king is vegetarian we understand two or three days a week, and of egan for a day a week, so apparently it can be done vegan. you can buy vegan pastry, can't you? and look at this picture of the king and queen wielding a knife right here, butjust like coronation chicken was thought to be symbolising the commonwealth back in the 19505, with curry powder and reaching out around the world, this is the new king's celebration of a more pared back, modern monarchy, with quiche. we have had a couple of people say, make this quiche, one of things you

have to be careful of i5 make this quiche, one of things you have to be careful of is the spinach can go a bit wet, so it can be a little bit like egg 5oup. are you going to give it a go? you have a couple of weeks to get it perfect. carol can tell us whether it is going to be soggy from above. good morning. it is going to be showery for some, but dry for many. a beautiful start in suffolk, blue skies, and compare that to what is happening in powy5, there is more cloud. a lot of low cloud this money, some mi5t cloud. a lot of low cloud this money, some mist and fog will melt away and for many we will see lengthy spell5 of sunshine through the day, so for south—west england, wales and the midlands, a lot of sunshine, and you can see the next batch waiting in the wind is coming in from the south—east. northern ireland and northern england and much of scotland, also seeing a lot of sunshine around, but close to the

east coast we have got this haar and sea fret, and some of that will be slow to lift. that will continue to move across southern counties of england, introducing cloud, and the odd light shower. temperatures ranging from about ten to about 15 degrees widely, cooler with a brisk easterly breeze along the north see coastline, but somewhere in the north—west highlands, once again we could see high temperatures up to 19 celsius, and through this evening and overnight, more cloud comes in from the north sea, showers crossing southern counties of england, the heaviest of which are likely to be in the north, and we could see a touch of frost. the shower is continuing to clear away from the south—west, also pushing towards the west, so brightening up, and once again it is going to be cold along

the north see coastline. by tomorrow temperatures are slowly slipping away. it is changing all the time, carol, thank you. blossom has got in touch to say, i can't get eggs in the shop, so how do i make a quiche? it might always be —— it might all be about to change there as well. free—range eggs will make a return to supermarket shelves this week as bird flu restrictions are lifted across most of the uk. today is the first time in six months captive birds and poultry across britain can go outside. our environment correspondent jonah fisher is on poultry farm in north norfolk to tell us more. morning, jonah. good morning, jon, good morning, sally, good morning, everyone. it is a good morning here in norfolk, because the sun is out and so are the chickens. in the last couple of hours, the pop holes have been

opened and they are taking their first tentative steps outside. the chickens have had to live inside for the last six months because of a housing order which has been in place across england, wales and northern ireland, effectively meaning they had to be kept inside and couldn't be outside and be free range, but this morning that housing order has been lifted across almost all of england, wales and northern ireland, which means the birds can go outside again, and for consumers and as you mentioned it means they will be proper free and as you mentioned it means they will be properfree range eggs and as you mentioned it means they will be proper free range eggs and poultry back in our supermarkets. in a moment we are going to be talking to mark bolton, in charge of one of the biggest pot reproduces in the uk, but first let's take a quick look at my report to see how we got to this point. trying to contain britain's worst ever outbreak of bird flu has meant tough restrictions. and in england, wales and northern ireland, the end of free range eggs and meat.

mark runs a huge poultry business in east anglia. his 50 farms produce free range chicken and turkey for all the uk's big retailers. so this been a really difficult time for us for the last six months. we had the housing order put on us in october last year. and ever since then, we've had to keep the birds inside. there are 30,000 chickens on this farm in norfolk. just one bird flu infection would mean them all being destroyed. we had nine farms in total infected with the bird flu, which equated to hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys that unfortunately had to be culled. it's devastating for the business and for me and my colleagues, who work on the farms. there's nothing worse. more than 5 million farm birds have died or been culled

in this outbreak, with wild birds blamed for spreading the disease. now, after several months of falling cases, the decision has been taken to let the birds out. and, as the weather warms up, the balance says that now is the time with that reduced level and with consideration of welfare impacts to let the birds out. but my clear message for everybody is biosecurity requirements and precautions, whilst birds are out, are still required to be in place. britain is a country of egg eaters. we crack our way through about 13 billion in a typical year, with two thirds of them free range. at this egg packing facility in suffolk, they've become used to putting on stickers, which signal that they're not actually free range. this is good news for the birds and good news for those of us who like free range eggs and chicken. but bird flu hasn't gone away.

and there are producers who say the risk is still too great and they're going to keep their birds inside. it's like playing russian roulette. alastair is an egg farmer and a packer and says he's too worried about infection to return to being free range. i don't think at the moment there's enough evidence to suggest that the wild bird population is free from the disease. so whilst the birds are housed and they're controlled in an environment which is protected from wild birds, we're taking one risk out of it. mark is letting his birds out with some reservations. hello, chickens. his business depends on selling them as free range. and he says he's been preparing his chickens for their moment of freedom. we've been talking to them and telling them that they're going to be going outside, but it is nice and cosy in the houses. i'm not expecting a stampede when we open the pop holes for them, but slowly they will come out. free range eggs and chicken

are likely to be back on supermarket shelves by the end of this week. and is part of those bio—security measures, that is why we are staying outside here and why anyone who goes inside this farm has to kit themselves out with protective clothing and use quite a lot of disinfectant as they go in and out. i'm joined now by mark gorton, managing director of one of the biggest poultry producers in the uk. he owns the chickens on this farm. mark, firstly, how does it feel to see the chickens outside again? it is quite emotional, really. we've had six months of keeping the birds inside, and we've been through the worst with bird flu. and to actually be here now having been through that and to see them going outside, which is what is our passion, to let these birds be free range, it really is fantastic. , . ~ birds be free range, it really is fantastic. , ., ,, ., birds be free range, it really is fantastic. , . ~ . , birds be free range, it really is fantastic. , ., ,, ., , ., fantastic. they did take a bit of

persuading. — fantastic. they did take a bit of persuading, though, _ fantastic. they did take a bit of persuading, though, didn't - fantastic. they did take a bit of i persuading, though, didn't they? they didn't race outside when the doors were open to.— doors were open to. that's right. it's nice doors were open to. that's right. it's nice and _ doors were open to. that's right. it's nice and warm _ doors were open to. that's right. it's nice and warm in _ doors were open to. that's right. it's nice and warm in their- doors were open to. that's right. i it's nice and warm in their houses, and they got used to being inside. but it is really interesting how, within the space of literally 15, 20 minutes, their natural instincts have come out and here we can see they're outside, packing around and eating the grass. fabulous. fin a eating the grass. fabulous. on a more serious _ eating the grass. fabulous. on a more serious point, _ eating the grass. fabulous. on a more serious point, there - eating the grass. fabulous. on a more serious point, there is - eating the grass. fabulous. on a more serious point, there is still bird flu around. your birds are now outside. are you worried about the possibility of them being infected? because it could all happen. flit because it could all happen. of course we because it could all happen. oi course we are worried about because it could all happen. (zii course we are worried about it. it could happen at any time. the disease is still there, so as you say, we are on high alert, practising the highest levels of biosecurity, and we're not going into the fields unless we really, really need to. but into the fields unless we really, really need to.— really need to. but it is being sread really need to. but it is being spread by _ really need to. but it is being spread by wild _ really need to. but it is being spread by wild birds, - really need to. but it is being spread by wild birds, we - really need to. but it is being - spread by wild birds, we believe. they might come in land bring in the disease with them, so in a sense, there is not much you can do to stop

it, is there? we there is not much you can do to stop it, is there?— it, is there? we can't stop the birds flying — it, is there? we can't stop the birds flying overhead, - it, is there? we can't stop the birds flying overhead, of - it, is there? we can't stop the i birds flying overhead, of course, but we can stop anybody bringing it in. we are confident that the levels of virus in the native birds is as low enough level now to make it safe for our chickens to come out, so we're not going to do anything to put them at risk, that's for sure. 0k, put them at risk, that's for sure. ok, mark. i'm thinking about it on a more practical note, the birds are now out here in the field, and across much of the uk. how quickly are we likely to see free range produce appear on our supermarket shelves. irate produce appear on our supermarket shelves. ~ . produce appear on our supermarket shelves. . ,, , , shelves. we are processing birds every day. _ shelves. we are processing birds every day. so — shelves. we are processing birds every day. so by _ shelves. we are processing birds every day, so by tomorrow - shelves. we are processing birds i every day, so by tomorrow morning we will have birds on the shelves, you know, and the birds are all out today. so it seems possible. mark, thank you very much for talking to us on what is a happy day, things were turning to a bit of normality for your farms and for the

chickens in many ways. as you can see there, earlier today we didn't see there, earlier today we didn't see chickens, we have seen chickens now, free range is back across almost all of england, wales and northern ireland, so do keep an eye out for free northern ireland, so do keep an eye out forfree range products back on your shelves. and the sun is out as well, you have struck gold with the weather, it is looking absolutely lovely. we have won the lottery! and an egg. catching a train at a busy station can be a stressful experience for anyone — but for deaf travellers it can be particularly challenging to keep up with delays, cancellations and platform changes. now leeds railway station has become the first in the uk to provide travel updates using sign language, on video screens. abi jaiyeola went to find out more.

navigating your way through a busy train station can be daunting. but if you can't hear the announcements, it's even more challenging. translation: it can be difficult, yeah. i just because when you're on a platform, there's many a time it's occurred where i've been standing waiting for a train, or where i've got on a train ready to set off. it's gone the wrong way and i've not realised i'm on the wrong train. sometimes, yeah, when i come to the train station, it is difficult. but it's the lack of communication. the staff here don't really sign, obviously, so i have to write down any communication to try and look at the information in english. and english isn't my first language, so i've gone to the wrong platforms before. lots of problems with access, not being able to hear- announcements, missing trains, delays, not being informed. i traditional noticeboards don't help if you can't read, and people who are born deaf or have hearing impairments may have reading difficulties.

bsl users tend to have quite a low reading age, and that's because when we learn to read using our hearing, we create a sort of voice in our head and we build them words using syllables like phonics, sort of how children learn now. so if you're hearing impaired, you don't actually have that inner voice in your head to be able to formulate them words. network rail have installed new digital displays which give travel information in bsl — british sign language. it's the main means of communication for more than 150,000 deaf people across the country. there's totem screens that are placed around the station, and they'll have the customer information in bsl on them. and they'll be placed in prominent places around the station, underneath the customer information screens or on platforms to make sure that customers can find it and access that information easily. deaf passengers like ferdus, amanda, anthony and zara say it

will transform the way they travel. translation: it improves confidence. i'm just really excited for the deaf community. and improve accessibility and you can travel more regularly and won't miss that important information. it'll be fantastic because i'll be able to prepare and take i in the information before i go onto the platform. _ if there's any changes - or if there's been no changes, it's a smootherjourney. oh, it's really valuable to us. yeah. more accessible. knowing where to go, full information, not needing to ask people to guide you. if something's wrong, then yeah, we can get in touch with staff, but really good. leeds is the first station to install the sign language screens, but other stations will soon follow. abijaiyeola, bbc news. it's taking the stress out, isn't it, making things as easy as they can be. we have had chickens being

released in norfolk this morning. but now let's go to penguins. let's take you to spike. he lives in the cotswolds, and he's hoping to be crowned the world's favourite penguin. i thought you were going to say we going to the antarctic! no. spike is in the running to be the world's favourite penguin. but he's facing some stiff competition. are we sure that is spike? alistair will know, he is his keeper, and we're going to talk to him. the cameraman is giving us a clue now, that is definitely him. you can tell by his personality. he is counting his votes, that is what he's doing. we'll be speaking to spike's keeper alistairjust before nine o'clock. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with sam and rav. good morning. coming up on morning live...

it's the heart—breaking condition that tens of thousands of people live with. today presenter martel maxwell, whose dad sadly died of dementia, meets one of the youngest people to be diagnosed atjust 31. i don't think of a future for myself because i know it's bleak, - i'm not going to get any better, it is going to get worse. - martel also experiences some of the side—effects like blurred vision and numb feet in a symptom simulator which helps carers understand what people with dementia experience. numb fingers and toes is just one side effect of dementia, but feet can tell us lots about our health. dr xand explains. that's right. i'll be talking about how spoon shaped — i'll be talking about how spoon shaped toenails could indicate iron deficiency — why cutting your toenails might prevent you from falling and how chilli can stop nerve damage. he kept his nerve in lord sugar�*s boardroom back in 2005, before being promoted

to his right hand man. entrepreneur tim campbell's brushing up our cvs as it only takes six seconds for employers to decide if they want to interview you or not. and they've passed the interview stage. the semifinalists of bbc show interior design masters tell us how they'd feel bagging the life—changing contract. plus, she's on trend with this season's new potatoes. chef briony may williams is cooking up a super—easy tinned tattie quiche. doesn't that look nice? it looks lovel . doesn't that look nice? it looks lovely- more — doesn't that look nice? it looks lovely. more of _ doesn't that look nice? it looks lovely. more of that _ doesn't that look nice? it looks lovely. more of that at - doesn't that look nice? it looks lovely. more of that at 9:15am. j lovely. more of that at 9:15am. we have been _ lovely. more of that at 9:15am. we have been talking - lovely. more of that at 9:15am. we have been talking about i lovely. more of that at 9:15am. i we have been talking about quiche all morning! is that a rival for the coronation quiche? irate all morning! is that a rival for the coronation quiche?— all morning! is that a rival for the coronation quiche? we will find out. that's caramelised _ coronation quiche? we will find out. that's caramelised onions _ coronation quiche? we will find out. that's caramelised onions on i coronation quiche? we will find out. that's caramelised onions on top. i coronation quiche? we will find out. | that's caramelised onions on top. we like the look of that. another quiche recipe to keep you busy today. there is definitely a theme. we need more of those eggs. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm angie george. there are plans to ban machetes and so—called "zombie style" knives to try to stop them being carried and used in violent crimes. the home office says a consultation will run for seven weeks. it wants to outlaw certain knives and to increase maximum penalties for selling and possessing them. the family of london schoolboy vishal mehrotra, whose body was found in woodland more than 40 years ago, has accused sussex police of failing to fully investigate his abduction and murder. it comes after producers of a new bbc podcast series traced and interviewed a paedophile living in sri lanka with possible links to the case. i did not kill this kid, whoever the hell he is. had you heard of this case, of vishal mehrotra? i promise i haven't.

sussex police refute claims of inaction relating to james russell, who died late last year. the force say they're satisfied their inquiries were thorough and found no grounds for further investigation. you can listen to the full podcast series on bbc sounds. a not—for—profit lettings agency is due to start operating in london later this year to try to help tackle homelessness and a shortage of affordable homes in the capital. lloyds banking group and homelessness charity crisis have got together to try to make renting easier and more affordable. the first rehearsal for the coronation took place overnight through the streets of central london. hundreds of military personnel on horseback followed the route king charles and the queen consort will take on the 6th of may between westminster abbey and buckingham palace. gardens are valuable spaces for our wildlife and biodiversity, and gardening has huge health benefits, too. south london charity thrive

is making a difference by offering garden therapy to people with learning difficulties, disabilities or mental health issues. and it's transforming lives. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on overground services between stratford, richmond and clapham junction. here's the weather with elizabeth. hello there. good morning. plenty of blue sky and sunshine yesterday and it felt warm. but today there will be a drop in temperature. it's going to be cooler. there's a brisk easterly wind blowing, but there will still be some sunny spells around and it does look as if it will stay dry or cloud over at times. quite a cloudy start for some this morning, some brightness out towards the east and lots of sunny spells developing as we head through the course of the morning. but then more cloud just edging in from the southeast as we head towards the end of the day. so it will feel quite cloudy at times and a brisk easterly wind blowing, especially out towards parts of essex and kent. temperatures lower than they were,

peaking at around 14 celsius for most places. now as we head through this evening and overnight, again, there'll be some clear spells it will tend to cloud over at times. on wednesday, it's more of the same. so there will be some sunshine, but we've still got that brisk easterly wind blowing. thursday, we could start to see some showers and there will be some more showery weather, i think, on friday. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. we've all seen more electric cars on our roads in recent years. lorries could be next to go green but are there enough places to charge them up? nina is in birmingham to tell us more.

yes, good morning from the commercial vehicle trade show here at the nec. come and have a look at the front of this vehicle, this is when a charging takes place, the all—important point of charge. nice and simple. how satisfying is that? the problem is finding places to get them charged. that is what is stumping the industry. let's have a look at the ambition and what is going wrong. by 2035, all new lorries under 26 tonnes must be zero emission, meaning electric or hydrogen charging. the ambition is more than 21 tonnes of co2 admissions will be reduced annually. that is the price was that those representing manufacturers say there is not the infrastructure in place to support that transition. research out today says there is not one

single dedicated electric charging or hydrogen refuelling site for hgvs and british major motorways and tool. it is frustrating for people like gareth. you have done the hard bit, designed the vehicles. it is getting them on the road and being able to charge them.— getting them on the road and being able to charge them. absolutely. we are previewing _ able to charge them. absolutely. we are previewing this _ able to charge them. absolutely. we are previewing this electric _ able to charge them. absolutely. we are previewing this electric track i are previewing this electric track at the _ are previewing this electric track at the market today. it has a range of some _ at the market today. it has a range of some 530 kilometres. you can charge _ of some 530 kilometres. you can charge the — of some 530 kilometres. you can charge the truck to 80% of its charge — charge the truck to 80% of its charge in— charge the truck to 80% of its charge in less than 80 minutes provided — charge in less than 80 minutes provided you have a 350 kilowatts child _ provided you have a 350 kilowatts child. currently in the uk there are 26 350 _ child. currently in the uk there are 26 350 kilowatts charges. three of them _ 26 350 kilowatts charges. three of them are _ 26 350 kilowatts charges. three of them are north of birmingham, none between _ them are north of birmingham, none between birmingham and manchester. something like 14 of those are in car parks — something like 14 of those are in car parks and motorway service stations — car parks and motorway service stations. the infrastructure isn't there _ stations. the infrastructure isn't there yet — stations. the infrastructure isn't there yet i_ stations. the infrastructure isn't there yet. i wasjust going to say we are _ there yet. i wasjust going to say we are trying to sell on these vehicles _

we are trying to sell on these vehicles. hopefully you can hear us about— vehicles. hopefully you can hear us about the _ vehicles. hopefully you can hear us about the tannoy because when you're trying _ about the tannoy because when you're trying to— about the tannoy because when you're trying to pass the vehicles on to consumers, they are saying, what is the point, _ consumers, they are saying, what is the point, you will not be able to charge _ the point, you will not be able to charge them. we have quite a sophisticated market. we lead the market— sophisticated market. we lead the market with natural gas tracks and biogas— market with natural gas tracks and biogas tracks. we are used to talking — biogas tracks. we are used to talking with earlier customers. they are looking — talking with earlier customers. they are looking forward to putting in infrastructure and return to base operations. we had to do more to support— operations. we had to do more to support them in the country. come and meet rod _ support them in the country. come and meet rod from _ support them in the country. come and meet rod from the _ support them in the country. come and meet rod from the road i support them in the country. (rne and meet rod from the road haulage association. his concern is big supermarkets have the economy of scale and margins to make the transition. good morning, are you 0k? transition. good morning, are you ok? your worry is about smaller businesses because they make the majority.

businesses because they make the ma'ori . j~ , ., businesses because they make the ma'ori .j~ , ., ., ., majority. 85% of road haulage businesses — majority. 85% of road haulage businesses are _ majority. 8596 of road haulage businesses are sme. - majority. 8596 of road haulage businesses are sme. it i majority. 8596 of road haulage businesses are sme. it is i majority. 8596 of road haulage i businesses are sme. it is important they are _ businesses are sme. it is important they are catered. the problem with electric— they are catered. the problem with electric as — they are catered. the problem with electric as it is probably three to four times — electric as it is probably three to four times more expensive than a diesel— four times more expensive than a diesel lorry. that is a huge burden. easy for— diesel lorry. that is a huge burden. easy for the — diesel lorry. that is a huge burden. easy for the operator to plan ahead. we need _ easy for the operator to plan ahead. we need some guidance from the government about what the realistic road map— government about what the realistic road map is— government about what the realistic road map is to net zero. i think the vegetable — road map is to net zero. i think the vegetable oil in diesel trucks cut emissions — vegetable oil in diesel trucks cut emissions by 90%. that is a good halfway— emissions by 90%. that is a good halfway house. at the moment the price differential and the lack of charge — price differential and the lack of charge points in the uk, just think about— charge points in the uk, just think about this — charge points in the uk, just think about this. you need to have electric— about this. you need to have electric charge points for an electric— electric charge points for an electric lorry and motorway service station _ electric lorry and motorway service station would be the same amount of electricity— station would be the same amount of electricity as a power village of 2000 — electricity as a power village of 2000 people with all the device is switched — 2000 people with all the device is switched on. a massive challenge for

us. switched on. a massive challenge for us it_ switched on. a massive challenge for us. �* . w' switched on. a massive challenge for us, �* ., , " , us. a huge ask. there will is there, the techies — us. a huge ask. there will is there, the techies there. _ us. a huge ask. there will is there, the techies there. so _ us. a huge ask. there will is there, the techies there. so exciting, i us. a huge ask. there will is there, the techies there. so exciting, we i the techies there. so exciting, we cannot see the new hydrogen vehicle yet, it will be released later on. i want to come and meet a man from hbs. what is so good about this, the first hydrogen vehicle. it is hbs. what is so good about this, the first hydrogen vehicle.— first hydrogen vehicle. it is the first hydrogen vehicle. it is the first one from _ first hydrogen vehicle. it is the first one from the _ first hydrogen vehicle. it is the first one from the uk. - first hydrogen vehicle. it is the first one from the uk. we i first hydrogen vehicle. it is the | first one from the uk. we have really _ first one from the uk. we have really ambitious targets by 2035, set by _ really ambitious targets by 2035, set by the government. we need to reach _ set by the government. we need to reach these — set by the government. we need to reach these targets. this is our global— reach these targets. this is our global reveal, the first of its kind — global reveal, the first of its kind. you'll see key aspects we have never— kind. you'll see key aspects we have never seen _ kind. you'll see key aspects we have never seen before. you kind. you'll see key aspects we have never seen before.— kind. you'll see key aspects we have never seen before. you can charge it in 25 minutes- _ never seen before. you can charge it in 25 minutes. if _ never seen before. you can charge it in 25 minutes. if i _ never seen before. you can charge it in 25 minutes. if i wanted _ never seen before. you can charge it in 25 minutes. if i wanted to - never seen before. you can charge it in 25 minutes. if i wanted to charge i in 25 minutes. if i wanted to charge one at the moment, would i be able to? ~ ' to? we can refuel it within 15 minutes- _ to? we can refuel it within 15 minutes. one _ to? we can refuel it within 15 minutes. one of— to? we can refuel it within 15 minutes. one of the - to? we can refuel it within 15 minutes. one of the benefits to? we can refuel it within 15 i minutes. one of the benefits of hydrogen — minutes. one of the benefits of hydrogen is how quickly we can

refuel— hydrogen is how quickly we can refuel the _ hydrogen is how quickly we can refuel the vehicles. within 15 minutes— refuel the vehicles. within 15 minutes can refuel the vehicle and off it _ minutes can refuel the vehicle and off it goes — minutes can refuel the vehicle and off it goes on up to 600 kilometres. you are _ off it goes on up to 600 kilometres. you are waiting for that gap. we are waiting to pull the curtain down. we will not do it till later. we will see you later. what is exciting is the will is there, the passion is there, the energy is, they role fuel is fair, through electricity, through hydrogen. also the tech is bad. the problem is we have been hearing this morning is the bits in the middle, the infrastructure to make it all match up by 2035. that will quickly come around, as we all know. white pepper in the meantime not a single charging point for a lorry on the motorway. thank you very much indeed. john is here with the sport. we have seen protesters targeting silverstone

grand prix and the football. this time the world snooker championship. incredible images!— incredible images! organisers having to rela the incredible images! organisers having to relay the table. _ incredible images! organisers having to relay the table. the _ incredible images! organisers having to relay the table. the being - incredible images! organisers having to relay the table. the being put i incredible images! organisers having to relay the table. the being put on i to relay the table. the being put on tonight. they will have to go into what is usually a rest day to day to try to clear some of the backlog. an extraordinary picture when you think of a protesterjumping on the table and growing out the dye as they did in that way. a security breach, two protesters arrested last night. the table having to be relayed. nothing like this has seen before. it was a moment that drew gasps from the 480 strong crowd. gusts are usually reserved for the displays of ronnie o'sullivan in that place. whilst one protester was stopped from getting onto the table, the other was able to release the pack of orange dye all over the days they were playing

on at the time. players suspended. as you can see how it looked afterwards, they tried to return the surface into a playable condition. the master of ceremony involved in the clean—up. ultimately it was decided to re—class the table for today. as a reporter told us earlier, security will be stepped up as well at the crucible. what will happen in terms of the auditorium is that the security guards will be... the people who work here from the world snooker tour will be stationed at the bottom of the stairs in the auditorium. that is what happened after the protests last night. certainly they will be looking at security arrangements and seeing if they can be tightened up. it is very tricky, whether it is a small venue like this at the crucible or a big race course like aintree, if people are determined to protest, there is only so much you can actually do. "the best we've played" that was jurgen klopp's assessment as liverpool showed there's still life in their premier league campaign. they thrashed leeds 6—1 at anfield to record their first league

win in five matches. when liverpool do win at the moment, they do so emphatically — their last victory was the 7—0 win over manchester united back in march. after a slow start they dismantled leeds. they are fighting relegation at the moment. mo salah and diogojota both scored twice, liverpool stay eighth, a point behind seventh—placed brighton. it was not a game lead should when, it was a game we should win. it was the best game of the season. that is what we expect and what we have to do and get results. if we get results we can have a look at the table at the end of the season, where we end up.— table at the end of the season, where we end up. plenty of matches to come. now, what do you make of club owners going into the dressing room? a lot has been made of the move by chelsea owner todd bohley

directly addressing the players, in which he's said to have told them their season has been embarassing. not that frank lampard minded, he believes it can show the club's passion, although it was also put to him the club is broken. they sit 11th, despite spending more than £550 million on players. the champions league is the last competition they can win but they trail real madrid 2—0 heading into tonight's quarterfinal second leg at stamford bridge. we are not where we want to be. the word broken is a bit much. we are not where we want to be. league position is a reality in the premier league. we are 2—0 down in this game. we have to work against it and show whatever we can because we are in that moment. and after all the talk of a sale, could there be something of a u—turn by the club's owners the glazers at manchester united? the club's share price dropped by 11% last night amid suggestions co chairmenjoel and avram glazer wish to remain owners.

and despite suggestions they could always stay, after two rounds of bidding from interested parties, a possible sale was expected to go to a third round, with a prefered bidderpossibly named by the end of the month. is it going to be they will stay? who knows? i is it going to be they will stay? who knows?— who knows? i am not sure the fans will love that. _ who knows? i am not sure the fans will love that. it _ who knows? i am not sure the fans will love that. it could _ who knows? i am not sure the fans will love that. it could still - will love that. it could still happen. will love that. it could still ha en. ., will love that. it could still ha . en, ., ., will love that. it could still ha en. ., ., ., will love that. it could still happen-— will love that. it could still hauen. ., ., ., ., ., ., happen. to go through all of that and potentially _ happen. to go through all of that and potentially to _ happen. to go through all of that and potentially to stay, - happen. to go through all of that and potentially to stay, possibly| and potentially to stay, possibly would be a surprise but who knows? i spy sunshine. for many of us today it will be sunny. _ i spy sunshine. for many of us today it will be sunny. you _ i spy sunshine. for many of us today it will be sunny. you might - i spy sunshine. for many of us today it will be sunny. you might be i it will be sunny. you might be starting off with cloud but that should break for most yesterday was the warmest ever year so far. 21.2

celsius was recorded in the north of scotland. today we are not expecting it to be as warm but we are still expecting 19 somewhere in the west highlands. the temperature will slowly start to slip. mostly dry with one or two showers, primarily in england, possibly wales. a chilly, easterly breeze developing as well. if you are stepping out and you have an allergy to tree pollen, take note of this. levels are high or very high away from the north—east of scotland. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. look at the squeeze on the isobars! a brisk wind coming in over the north sea coastline for that is where the front will introduce more cloud later on. through the central swathe of the country in some eastern areas still a bit of cloud around. we have some haar and sea fret which will be stubborn to clear. there will be a bit more

cloud and the odd light shower. these are the average wind speeds as indicated in the white circles. they will be brisk, as i keep saying, down the north sea coastline and that were pegged back the temperatures which at best are ten to 13, 14 degrees. enter the north—west highlands, today as i mentioned we could see 19 degrees. this evening and overnight we still will have the cloud from the daytime and more low cloud coming in from the north sea. also if you showers across southern counties of england, the heaviest of which are likely to be in the south—west. in the north of the country under clear skies it will be a cold night and locally we will be a cold night and locally we will see patchy frost. this is where we will start with the sunshine tomorrow. or england and wales we will start with more cloud. showers clearing from the south—west. you can see how that brisk breeze is pushing the cloud further west. it will brighten up kent, east anglia, the midlands and we will hang on to

the midlands and we will hang on to the sunshine across northern england, scotland and much of northern ireland. temperatures down a touch of what we are looking at today. wednesday into thursday, high—pressure further west. almost right on top of us. thursday and friday we have weather fronts pushing across england and also wales, introducing figure clad at times and also some showers. there starts off dry. it will be cool with frost around. still a brisk easterly breeze. this is what we are watching coming in from the near continent. more cloud and also showers. the timing could change in our top temperature by then 13 to about 15. thank you very— the bafta tv awards ceremony takes place next month. and one category we can all have a say in is the memorable television moment of 2022. the shortlist has just been revealed and tv critic scott bryan

is here to talk us through them. morning. what moments made it? it has been a fascinating year of television. it is the only category voted by the public. the one that will get a lot of people voting for is the paddington queen moment during the platinum jubilee. is the paddington queen moment during the platinumjubilee. worth noting it was a surprise, the fact the queen was on there with paddington bear, having afternoon tea. gained a bit of extra poignancy after the death of the queen. it was such a moment, _ after the death of the queen. it was such a moment, wasn't _ after the death of the queen. it was such a moment, wasn't it? - after the death of the queen. it was such a moment, wasn't it? i- after the death of the queen. it was i such a moment, wasn't it? i remember the gusts across social media. she had a quick look again? —— shall we have? thank you for having me. i do hope you are having a lovelyjubilee. tea? oh, yes, please. oh, terribly sorry!

ah. never mind. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich. i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. 0h! for later. that was the nation, wasn't it everywhere?— that was the nation, wasn't it eve here? . . everywhere? also the comic timing as well. it everywhere? also the comic timing as well- it was — everywhere? also the comic timing as well. it was brilliant. _ everywhere? also the comic timing as well. it was brilliant. really _ everywhere? also the comic timing as well. it was brilliant. really was. i well. it was brilliant. really was. it was well. it was brilliant. really was. it was quite _ well. it was brilliant. really was. it was quite an _ well. it was brilliant. really was. it was quite an introduction i well. it was brilliant. really was. it was quite an introduction for. well. it was brilliant. really was. i it was quite an introduction for the platinum concert. many people voted for that. platinum concert. many people voted forthat. in platinum concert. many people voted for that. in terms of other

nominations, we have the finale of the derry girls. quite rare for a sitcom to end on its most memorable and appreciative moment. it was the moment the characters stated in the good friday referendum, the agreement. it brought in a whole new generation of viewers into understanding about the troubles and understanding about the troubles and understanding about the peace process to northern ireland today. the writer, the way she managed to bring it all together in that moment, it is rare for a show to end on a note like it did but what a note to end on!— on a note like it did but what a note to end on! rare for a show to end on such _ note to end on! rare for a show to end on such a _ note to end on! rare for a show to end on such a high. _ note to end on! rare for a show to end on such a high. it— note to end on! rare for a show to end on such a high. it didn't i note to end on! rare for a show to end on such a high. it didn't fizzle| end on such a high. it didn't fizzle out in any way. end on such a high. it didn't fizzle out in any way-— out in any way. very much like the traitors. out in any way. very much like the traitors- very _ out in any way. very much like the traitors. very much _ out in any way. very much like the traitors. very much try _ out in any way. very much like the traitors. very much try not - out in any way. very much like the traitors. very much try not to - traitors. very much try not to reveal what happened. i was trying to work out which mimic from the show could be in this category. could it be the polo neckjumper from cloudier winkleman? her coat.

please nominate _ from cloudier winkleman? her coat. please nominate that. _ from cloudier winkleman? her coat. please nominate that. do _ from cloudier winkleman? her coat. please nominate that. do you - please nominate that. do you remember — please nominate that. do you remember when _ please nominate that. do you remember when nigella - please nominate that. do you i remember when nigella lawson please nominate that. do you - remember when nigella lawson got nominated for the mi—crow—wah—vay. i think many people were not expecting it to end the way it did. in terms of reality and bringing people together, a huge moment and a lot of anticipation for the next series. when do you you are expected to come out? many people are entering the competition. ml out? many people are entering the competition-— competition. all you mentioned stran . er competition. all you mentioned stranger things. _ competition. all you mentioned stranger things. worth - competition. all you mentioned stranger things. worth noting i competition. all you mentioned i stranger things. worth noting the son: stranger things. worth noting the song entered _ stranger things. worth noting the song entered the _ stranger things. worth noting the song entered the chart _ stranger things. worth noting the song entered the chart 36 - stranger things. worth noting the song entered the chart 36 years . song entered the chart 36 years later it went to number one again. a

whole new set of kate bush found came along because of the success of this series and perfectly timed, full of suspense that moment. mal this series and perfectly timed, full of suspense that moment. met a full of suspense that moment. not a terrestrial channel, _ full of suspense that moment. not a terrestrial channel, that _ full of suspense that moment. not a terrestrial channel, that the - terrestrial channel, that the stream. some other strange programmes in the top ten as well. it is the top six. there is heart—stopper. it became a huge book and got turned into a tv show she wrote for as well. this show was meaningful, it left such an impact because it brought in positive lgbtqia plus representation. for the younger generation many felt this was a film they needed when they were younger. these boys admitted their feelings for each other and coming together. after a really symbolic moment seconds earlier. it

really showed about how to a younger generation, the world is limitless and they can achieve the same things as other people. for me that shows the positive. tv can have on people. there is also a documentary on that list, isn't there? the there is also a documentary on that list, isn't there?— list, isn't there? the real mo farah. list, isn't there? the real mo farah- a _ list, isn't there? the real mo farah. a moment _ list, isn't there? the real mo farah. a moment that - list, isn't there? the real mo farah. a moment that got i list, isn't there? the real mo| farah. a moment that got the list, isn't there? the real mo - farah. a moment that got the nation talking. it was when mo farah announced he did not need to the uk when he was eight, he had been illegally trafficked to do chores when he was a child. many people noting his bravery and how significant a moment this was with regards to his story.— significant a moment this was with regards to his story. when you came in, i regards to his story. when you came in. i thought— regards to his story. when you came in. i thought it _ regards to his story. when you came in, i thought it was _ regards to his story. when you came in, i thought it was going _ regards to his story. when you came in, i thought it was going to - regards to his story. when you came in, i thought it was going to be - in, i thought it was going to be paddington and the queen. now you have gone through the others... it is really hard. you get general viewers, who i think will vote for the queen because so many people watch that moment and then you get

the fandoms. this is an online vote, and i think they will vote in a very large way. interesting to see which one will win. i reckon paddington will be there but if you look at the others it could go any other way. have we done them all? we others it could go any other way. have we done them all? we have done them all. have we done them all? we have done them all- we — have we done them all? we have done them all. we will— have we done them all? we have done them all. we will have _ have we done them all? we have done them all. we will have to _ have we done them all? we have done them all. we will have to give - have we done them all? we have done them all. we will have to give a - them all. we will have to give a shout out to your team because i forgot my clipboard. you're wonderful floor forgot my clipboard. you're wonderfulfloor manager forgot my clipboard. you're wonderful floor manager manage to source me one. without a clipboard i would be stuffed! i am going to have to return this one. this would be stuffed! i am going to have to return this one.— to return this one. this will probably — to return this one. this will probably be _ to return this one. this will probably be in _ to return this one. this will probably be in next - to return this one. this will probably be in next year's i to return this one. this will - probably be in next year's review. i will need it. trying to narrow down all the tv moments of the year is a very, very hard task. what an honour to be in a room where you are debating moments from the traitors! where else would you do something

like that? ., ,, , ., , . like that? thank you very much indeed. now, onto a contest which, frankly puts the baftas, the oscars, even the nobel peace prize in the shade. we're talking about the world's favourite penguin. you might think this competition organised by the penguins international website and one of the frontrunners — or at least a front—waddler — is spike. he's a king penguin from the cotswolds. and we can speak now to his keeper, alistair keen. i thought you were going to say we can speak to him! also to him. i will be very disappointed if we do not speak to him. tell us what makes spike so special. we not speak to him. tell us what makes spike so special-— spike so special. we hand reared sike 15 spike so special. we hand reared spike 15 years — spike so special. we hand reared spike 15 years ago. _ spike so special. we hand reared

spike 15 years ago. we _ spike so special. we hand reared spike 15 years ago. we entered l spike so special. we hand reared i spike 15 years ago. we entered him in the competition. he has his own facebook account of 15,000 followers on there. he is a penguin that does a lot of tv work for us. he worked with david attenborough, he has done advertisements for certain companies in the past. lots of modelling work. he is a local celebrity. we hope he will be crowned the most popular penguin in the world. we will be crowned the most popular penguin in the world.— will be crowned the most popular penguin in the world. we were not entirely sure _ penguin in the world. we were not entirely sure which _ penguin in the world. we were not entirely sure which one _ penguin in the world. we were not entirely sure which one was - penguin in the world. we were not entirely sure which one was spike. nilly is the oldest female next to me. spike is the oldest one, sitting behind me. he is getting ready for the coronation ceremony at some point. at}! the coronation ceremony at some oint. ., the coronation ceremony at some oint. . ._ , ., ., point. of all the days for him to have his moment _ point. of all the days for him to have his moment in _ point. of all the days for him to have his moment in the - point. of all the days for him to have his moment in the camera point. of all the days for him to i have his moment in the camera he turned his back on us. he is a bit shy extra measurement there is serious competition from around the

world. tell us about the penguin community and who the other candidates might be?- community and who the other candidates might be? there are 30 to enauin is candidates might be? there are 30 to penguin is nominated _ candidates might be? there are 30 to penguin is nominated from _ candidates might be? there are 30 to penguin is nominated from all- candidates might be? there are 30 to penguin is nominated from all around| penguin is nominated from all around the place. australia, ireland, canada, hawaii. about ten different species of penguin. it is like the fa cup final. you start off 32 penguins nominated. knockout rounds on facebook, instagram and their website. spike has seen off competition from australia. a penguin from ireland. competition from australia. a penguinfrom ireland. he competition from australia. a penguin from ireland. he has seen off a couple of penguins from america. now he is in the final against an african penguin, who lives over in hawaii. we against an african penguin, who lives over in hawaii.— lives over in hawaii. we are 'ust seeinr lives over in hawaii. we are 'ust seeing spike �* lives over in hawaii. we are 'ust seeing spike against * lives over in hawaii. we are 'ust seeing spike against mai. h lives over in hawaii. we are 'ust seeing spike against mai. ith lives over in hawaii. we are just seeing spike against mai. it is l lives over in hawaii. we are just i seeing spike against mai. it is like a boxing match. she looks like a different species, does not have the

majestic thing going on that spike has. , , , ., ., ., ., has. king penguins stand around two foot tall has. king penguins stand around two feet tall and — has. king penguins stand around two foot tall and most _ has. king penguins stand around two foot tall and most other _ has. king penguins stand around two foot tall and most other ones - has. king penguins stand around two foot tall and most other ones are - has. king penguins stand around two foot tall and most other ones are a l foot tall and most other ones are a foot tall and most other ones are a foot shorter. he is a heavy weight in this competition, you could say. i love that. this is all fun but there is quite a serious conservation message behind it, isn't there? {jut conservation message behind it, isn't there?— isn't there? out of 18 species of enauin isn't there? out of 18 species of penguin alive — isn't there? out of 18 species of penguin alive today, _ isn't there? out of 18 species of penguin alive today, 14 - isn't there? out of 18 species of penguin alive today, 14 of - isn't there? out of 18 species of penguin alive today, 14 of them | isn't there? out of 18 species of. penguin alive today, 14 of them are in massive trouble. penguins international are raising awareness about the plight of penguins in the wild. they do a lot of support. sponsoring nest boxes full certain types of penguin, researching the pollution in the antarctic and raising awareness through education programmes as well. to be involved in that, it is brilliant for us. we only have _ in that, it is brilliant for us. we only have a _ in that, it is brilliant for us. we only have a few— in that, it is brilliant for us. we only have a few seconds. is there anything you can do to get spike

closer to the camera, so we can see him? he closer to the camera, so we can see him? , ., , ._ closer to the camera, so we can see him? , ., , ._ ., him? he is not playing ball. i have tried the fish — him? he is not playing ball. i have tried the fish bucket _ him? he is not playing ball. i have tried the fish bucket and _ him? he is not playing ball. i have tried the fish bucket and played i him? he is not playing ball. i have i tried the fish bucket and played him videos of himself that he is not in the mood. he videos of himself that he is not in the mood. , videos of himself that he is not in the mood-— the mood. he is turning round a little bit. there _ the mood. he is turning round a little bit. there he _ the mood. he is turning round a little bit. there he is. _ the mood. he is turning round a little bit. there he is. we i the mood. he is turning round a little bit. there he is. we have i the mood. he is turning round a i little bit. there he is. we have the view of spike. wishing you all the very best. in the last few seconds, he turns around to say hello. are you sure that is spike? that is. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59am.

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