good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty here in salford and charlie stayt in liverpool. our headlines. the start of a weekend of disruption on the railways as train drivers walk out on strike. good morning from where they are building houses in birkenhead. from here i will look at the state of the economy as the latest figures are released in about an hour. west ham edge towards their european final dream as they fight back to win the home leg of their europa conference league semifinal against the

dutch side az alkmaar. welcome to liverpool. one day to go until the final of the eurovision song contest. it is noisy here this morning. we will be meeting some of the people making this huge event happened. we are on a mersey ferry, snowdrop. we are on a mersey ferry, snowdrop. we will be across the mersey this morning. look at the view. we should hold onto it because today west is best in terms of sunshine whereas in central and eastern areas, cloudy with rain. it's friday the 12th of may. rail passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption from today as train drivers walk out again over pay. many trying to reach the eurovision song contest this weekend and the fa cup final next month could see their plans cancelled, as zoe conway reports.

in liverpool this weekend, you'll find people having the time of their lives. devoted eurovision fan harry cunningham hoped to be there, too, but he's stuck in london because of the train strikes. we had planned like this month in advance. so the build—up was really exciting. and obviously the fact that we had to cancel two weeks prior to the event after months of waiting, it was really crushing. the impact of today's train drivers�* strike will be widespread. 16 train companies are affected, including transpennine express, northern, avanti west coast, east midlands railway, thameslink and southern. some will run no services at all. we have to look after the people we represent, so we don't want to hurt anybody. we don't want to disadvantage anybody. but there is no good day for a strike. if you pick any one day in any given

week, you will hit some event and there'll be somebody else saying, well, what about this? and that is not where we want to be, but how else do we express our displeasure? in a statement, the transport secretary, mark harper, said: tomorrow, the day of the eurovision final, the rmt rail union will hold its strike. this will involve guards and station staff who work for 14 train companies. both unions are striking over pay and changes to working conditions. zoe conway, bbc news. the latest growth figures for the uk economy will be released at 7 o'clock. it comes after interest rates were raised to their highest level

for 15 years yesterday. hannah's at a factory in wirral. it is all about construction. one of the many elements that contribute to the many elements that contribute to the economy that will be affected. yes, good morning. construction is a huge part of the economy and this here will be the roof, i am sorry, the floor that is being insulated of somebody�*s home. from this factory here, they build two houses a week and it takes them just about a day to install when they get it on site. if we come over here, this will be the roof of a building once it is put up. that will be the roof of somebody�*s home. this is a massive part of the economy. we will be getting gdp figures in an hour, gross domestic product that measures the value of all goods and services

we make and sell across the uk. we are looking for growth because that means more money coming into the economy, morejobs, more employment. the opposite to that, a word we have heard a lot recently, is recession. so far, the uk economy has avoided recession. the backdrop of course to all of this is the rising cost of living. food prices going up. people feeling very much worse off than they used to. yesterday, we had the decision from the bank of england to put up interest rates to their highest level in almost 15 years which will make many people feel worse off, even if the economy is not technically in recession. i have been looking in general at how the economy in the uk is doing. two for a pound on your red

grape, your green grape, or your beautiful raspberry — grab �*em before they've gone! the cost of food is soaring at a as—year high, with prices of some fruit and veg up by a third. that's the problem. we do find week by week it changes. so you can normally tell the first week where people have been paid, they come, they do their shopping, they get what they need. and as the month goes on towards when the next payday is, it slows down a little bit and they're coming and perhaps not treating themselves to maybe the extra punnet of strawberries. i think it is literally, right, i've bought potatoes because i need that for my dinner, i've got the veg to go with it, i can feed my family. but with the cost of living continuing to rise too fast, difficult decisions are being made. yesterday, the bank of england pushed interest rates to their highest level in nearly 15 years, to 4.5%. it's meant to discourage us from spending, which in turn should bring down prices. but for millions of people, it now means higher repayments on their mortgages or loans. it could be £200 a month more.

300, 400 to £500 more. you've heard of people's mortgages doubling, and that's getting the very best rate on the market. and still it might be doubling or, you know, increasing by £200 or £300, which means a lot to a lot of my clients. lisa's put off her search for a new home because of how much a mortgage now costs. with everything, you know, being uncertain and we just stay where we are and we can live a bit more comfortably. so it'sjust a case of, you know, carrying on and getting on with what you can. both working and, you know, the expense of it all and the uncertainty, because you don't want to move and have to lose it. so we're better off where we are at the moment. predictions for the uk's economy are more optimistic than they were just a few months ago, but some economists think there will be more difficult times ahead. it does look as though there could be further interest—rate hikes on the cards in the next few months. goldman sachs is predicting that uk interest rates

could rise to 5% by august. clearly, inflation, as you mentioned, is sharply above target. and unlike other countries like the us or countries in europe, it hasn't come down. the rate at which prices are rising is now starting to slow. the chancellor has set his sights on inflation being halved by the end of the year and the latest forecast is that the economy will avoid a recession. iamjoined by i am joined by dave, the boss here. this is a wall of what will be somebody�*s house. this is a wall of what will be somebody's house.- this is a wall of what will be somebody's house. this is a wall of what will be somebod 's house. ., ., , ., somebody's house. how does it work? we build 2-4 — somebody's house. how does it work? we build 2-4 homes _ somebody's house. how does it work? we build 2-4 homes every _ somebody's house. how does it work? we build 2-4 homes every week. - somebody's house. how does it work? we build 2-4 homes every week. the | we build 2—4 homes every week. the homes are delivered in panels so they are externally finished windows and doors built to a carbon zero standard and it takes a day and a half to install. an standard and it takes a day and a half to install.—

standard and it takes a day and a half to install. an efficient way of buildin: half to install. an efficient way of building homes. _ half to install. an efficient way of building homes. we _ half to install. an efficient way of building homes. we are - half to install. an efficient way of building homes. we are talking l half to install. an efficient way of - building homes. we are talking about the economy this morning. how have you been affected by price rises and all the things we hear from businesses?— all the things we hear from businesses? ~ . ., , . , ., businesses? we had a perfect storm in construction _ businesses? we had a perfect storm in construction with _ businesses? we had a perfect storm in construction with rising _ businesses? we had a perfect storm in construction with rising costs, - in construction with rising costs, shortage of materials and labour. we have been resilient and traded through. the challenge is the costs and it has taken a while for clients to get used to that. everything we knew in the past has changed but it is positive with positive feedback from clients. a lot of positive energy. from clients. a lot of positive ener: . , ., from clients. a lot of positive eneru. , ., ., energy. clients want pro'ects delivered. i energy. clients want pro'ects delivered. in i energy. clients want pro'ects delivered. in some i energy. clients want projects delivered. in some ways - energy. clients want projects delivered. in some ways it i energy. clients want projects - delivered. in some ways it sounds as if the doom and gloom we have heard about the economy has not quite affected you. how confident argue that the business will be able to grow? that is what everyone wants, more jobs and employment. grow? that is what everyone wants, morejobs and employment. is grow? that is what everyone wants, more jobs and employment. is there a path to growth here? it is confidence. _

path to growth here? it is confidence. sometimes, l path to growth here? it 3 confidence. sometimes, negativity can drive your actions but we are staying positive about the business and clients are positive. we have put a lot of effort into recruitment and training to create new skill bases. it is resilience. after covid, as a nation. ithink sometimes we have to keep positive and listen to what clients tell us rather than what potentially the negativity is being driven. thank ou. we negativity is being driven. thank yom we will _ negativity is being driven. thank you. we will be _ negativity is being driven. thank you. we will be back— negativity is being driven. thank you. we will be back in - negativity is being driven. thank you. we will be back in just - negativity is being driven. thank. you. we will be back in just under an hour when we get the gdp figure that tells us about the state of the health of the economy across the country. studio: thanks. a royal superfan who was handcuffed alongside protesters ahead of the coronation says she was detained for being an innocent bystander. alice chambers travelled to the mall on saturday hoping to catch a glimpse of king charles, but was arrested and held by police for 13 hours, as aruna iyengar reports. this is alice chambers, an aussie

and a fan of the royal family. and here she is at a buckingham palace garden party in 2017. on the day of the coronation, she was expecting to see this. she arrived at the mall at seven to get a good spot. the excitement was building, but two hours later, everything changed. i was just sitting there waiting for the coronation to begin, and, next minute, i realised that the police had just swooped in and started grabbing a whole heap of people. this is alice on the mall being detained withjust stop oil protesters. they handcuffed me straightaway and then pulled me out of the crowd and put me against a barrier with a whole heap of other protesters. chanting: not my king! not my king! _ last saturday, police made 64 arrests during the coronation, 52 related to concerns that people were going to disrupt the event. we have the right to free speech!

alice gave her contact details and showed her id. it took four hours before she got to a police station. i kept trying to explain that ijust wasn't part of this group. i always tried to just think, oh, well, surely there's going to be someone soon that i can talk to that willjust understand that this is all a misunderstanding. and thatjust didn't come, you know. i was detained for 13 hours. whilst all this was going on in london, alice was giving police her dna. her photo and fingerprints were taken. it wasn't until 7:00 that evening that she was interviewed and released. an officer from lincolnshire police made the arrest. the force said...

i mean, it's just been so shocking. i think about all the things i could have done that day, all the parties i could have gone to. but i chose to attend the coronation and i got to see none of it. aruna iyengar, bbc news. sudan's army and its paramilitary rival have reached an agreement to protect civilians caught up in their power struggle. the two sides have been holding talks injeddah in saudi arabia for the past five days, but have made little progress towards peace, following nearly a month of fighting. the agreement includes a pledge to let civilians flee the conflict zone and protect relief workers. the us government has warned migrants trying to enter the country illegally from mexico that they face long—term bans and possible criminal prosecution, as new rules come into force. under the new system, those arriving won't be allowed

refugee status if they've travelled through another country without requesting asylum there first. sophie long has more. here in downtown el paso, just a stone's throw away from one of the many border crossings. you can see it's very quiet here at the moment. in recent months, there have been hundreds of migrants living on the streets here. they have been cleared now and that's all part of the efforts to prepare for the surge in numbers of people coming across. the problem is when there is a change of policy or rumour of a change of policy at the border, there is a huge amount of confusion on the other side, where tens of thousands of people are waiting to come in. in recent days, we've seen a spike in the numbers already with customs and border patrol saying that they've encountered more than 10,000 people per day this week trying to get across. we've been speaking to a few of those who made it this far. translation: the government thinks that i'm part of the gangs _ and the gangs think that i've been snitching on them to the government. i left because my life was in danger.

if i had to go back home, i don't know what will happen to me. all i know is i need to work to have a better future. well, as title 42 is lifted, different rules and restrictions will come into play, one of which is if migrants are found to have entered the united states illegally and don't have a credible case for seeking asylum here, they won'tjust be deported, they'll be banned from reentering for some five years. now, these rules have attracted criticism from both sides. republicans say there are so many exceptions to the rules that they are in effect like laying out a welcome mat for illegal immigrants to come into the country. others, though — immigrants rights organisations — say they're so harsh that they are actually worse than the policies that we saw introduced under the trump administration. this isn'tjust a humanitarian situation confronting president biden, it's a political issue, as well, as he seeks re—election next year. so whatever happens in el paso and other border communities, they will be subjected to some intense scrutiny.

the uk's largest cancer treatment centre has been downgraded by the care quality commission amid allegations that it tried to stop staff speaking openly when inspections took place. the christie hospital in manchester — a world leader in cancer treatment for more than a century — has now been rated as "requires improvement" in terms of safe care and its leadership. the christie said it was working hard to make the improvements highlighted. the head teachers union has called for a review of year six sats exams in england, after claims that this week's test was so difficult that children left the exam hall in tears. the incoming president of the national association of head teachers, simon kidwell, said the paper was so difficult it left some children feeling like failures and unable to complete it. the department for education says the assessments play a vital role in tracking pupils' progress. a0 years after the first episode of blackadder, the bbc comedy series is to be celebrated with a set of stamps, royal mail has announced.

the stamps capture some of the most iconic moments from the sitcom, and feature some of its best—loved characters, played by rowan atkinson, stephen fry and miranda richardson. let's get the weather from carol. she is travelling across the mersey today. good morning. good morning. you are absolutely right. laterthis good morning. you are absolutely right. later this morning, we will do that. i cannot get gerry and the pacemakers out of my head with a ferry across the mersey. let's look at my view. it is gorgeous. you can see the liver building with the birds on top and if you drift down to the right, you can see a light. that is not too far away from where charlie is broadcasting this morning. we should hang on to that view this morning because the weather is set fair. the forecast

todayis weather is set fair. the forecast today is not too bad for many, mostly dry. but we have a weather front across the east that will bring rain. in the west, cloud will break up and we will see sunshine. the cloud is extensive stop drizzle here and there. some fog in south—west england and parts of wales which will give way to sunshine. it should stay dry in liverpool. there isjust a chance sunshine. it should stay dry in liverpool. there is just a chance we could see showers. rain moving in from the east will drift to the midlands. underthe from the east will drift to the midlands. under the cloud, from the east will drift to the midlands. underthe cloud, it from the east will drift to the midlands. under the cloud, it will feel nippy. especially on the east coast where it will be breezy. in the sunshine, it will be considerably warmer. tonight we see cloud. some breaks in western areas. temperatures between 6—9. tomorrow, the east coast will hang onto the cloud. and tomorrow many will be dry

and sunny and warm. we will have temperatures in northern ireland and around the moray firth up to maybe 21, possibly 22. if you reach 22, it will make it the warmest day of the year so far. charlie, will make it the warmest day of the yearso far. charlie, i will make it the warmest day of the year so far. charlie, i do not know about you but i am having a ball and i cannot wait to take off on the ferry and head back to liverpool. good morning. we have a lovely morning here. we have a crowd. even at 6.15. good morning, everyone. shall we try that again. good morning! what we will do today, we are embracing the fun of your revision but because of the nature of events with the situation in ukraine and the uk hosting on behalf of ukraine, many ukrainian people are following closely and among the crowd here is daniel. you are a

doctor in ukraine. you have come overfor this week? what doctor in ukraine. you have come over for this week? what is your normal work in ukraine? over for this week? what is your normalwork in ukraine? normally, i work in hospitals. _ normalwork in ukraine? normally, i work in hospitals. my— normalwork in ukraine? normally, i work in hospitals. my help _ normalwork in ukraine? normally, i work in hospitals. my help refugeesl work in hospitals. my help refugees who suffer from russian work in hospitals. my help refugees who sufferfrom russian bombing attacks. who suffer from russian bombing attacks. ., who suffer from russian bombing attacks. . ., , ., , attacks. tell me what it means to be here and the — attacks. tell me what it means to be here and the attention _ attacks. tell me what it means to be here and the attention ukraine - attacks. tell me what it means to be here and the attention ukraine is - here and the attention ukraine is getting because of what has happened?— getting because of what has ha ened? , ., getting because of what has hauened? , ., , happened? here, we can show support for brothers and _ happened? here, we can show support for brothers and sisters _ happened? here, we can show support for brothers and sisters fighting - for brothers and sisters fighting for brothers and sisters fighting for independence, to show how the world supports our country and show how we are proud to be ukrainians. we are very pleased you are here. i am glad we have a crowd here. what am glad we have a crowd here. what is our am glad we have a crowd here. what is your name? _ am glad we have a crowd here. what is your name? rick. _ am glad we have a crowd here. what is your name? rick. are _ am glad we have a crowd here. what is your name? rick. are you a eurovision— is your name? rick. are you a eurovision fan? massive. my first was in _ eurovision fan? massive. my first was in 2006. i have been following closely—

was in 2006. i have been following closely since then. you was in 2006. i have been following closely since then.— closely since then. you are lucky with the weather _ closely since then. you are lucky with the weather this _ closely since then. you are lucky with the weather this morning. | closely since then. you are lucky with the weather this morning. i | with the weather this morning. i will show you around. we have live music. we are calling it a house band. they are from the liverpool institute. i am calling you the lipa band,is institute. i am calling you the lipa band, is that ok? you are very quiet. you will play right now. give me a chance to get to the sofa. what me a chance to get to the sofa. what would ou me a chance to get to the sofa. what would you play? _ me a chance to get to the sofa. what would you play? 0k. _ me a chance to get to the sofa. what would you play? ok, you _ me a chance to get to the sofa. what would you play? ok, you play- me a chance to get to the sofa. what would you play? ok, you play and . me a chance to get to the sofa. whatj would you play? ok, you play and we will listen. # want to be loved. # want to be loved. # going _ # want to be loved. # going to - # want to be loved. # going to take - # want to be loved. # going to take myi # want to be loved. - # going to take my wild # want to be loved. _ # going to take my wild chances. # going to take my wild chances. # dancing — # going to take my wild chances. # dancing-— # going to take my wild chances. # dancina. , ., ., ., ., # going to take my wild chances. # dancina. , ., ., ., # dancing. very good. can we have a round of applause _ # dancing. very good. can we have a round of applause for— # dancing. very good. can we have a round of applause for the _ # dancing. very good. can we have a round of applause for the band? -

# dancing. very good. can we have a round of applause for the band? i - # dancing. very good. can we have a round of applause for the band? i am | round of applause for the band? i am pleased to say daniel is on the sofa and you have been following everything. and you have been following everything-— and you have been following eve hine. _, , . everything. explain the significance ofthat everything. explain the significance of that song- _ everything. explain the significance of that song. it _ everything. explain the significance of that song. it is _ everything. explain the significance of that song. it is by _ everything. explain the significance of that song. it is by a _ everything. explain the significance of that song. it is by a ukrainian . of that song. it is by a ukrainian singer and was the first ukrainian winner in 200a. ukraine has won three times. when i hear that in euro club, the nightclub of your revision which i have not yet properly been to, i will be dancing on the dance floor. that was good warm up. it on the dance floor. that was good warm u -. , ., on the dance floor. that was good warm u. _, ., ., warm up. it is a lot of fun. eurovision _ warm up. it is a lot of fun. eurovision is _ warm up. it is a lot of fun. | eurovision is fundamentally warm up. it is a lot of fun. - eurovision is fundamentally fun, but there is a different feeling this year. it there is a different feeling this ear. , there is a different feeling this ear, , , , . ., there is a different feeling this ear. , year. it feels special. on tuesday, when the show _ year. it feels special. on tuesday, when the show opened _ year. it feels special. on tuesday, when the show opened and - year. it feels special. on tuesday, when the show opened and the . when the show opened and the ukrainian presenter said this is the first time two countries have hosted this together. we are hosting this on behalf of last year's winners ukraine. and wherever you go in the city you are reminded of what is

happening in ukraine. you have this lovely band greeting us with ukrainian music. that is happening across the city. one thing for me in terms of the branding, the word ukraine is across the city but the uk is in a different colour. it is clever because this year's slogan is united by music and there are lots of elements to that. the united by music and there are lots of elements to that.— united by music and there are lots of elements to that. the area behind us, that is of elements to that. the area behind us. that is the _ of elements to that. the area behind us, that is the fan _ of elements to that. the area behind us, that is the fan zone. _ of elements to that. the area behind us, that is the fan zone. it _ of elements to that. the area behind us, that is the fan zone. it is - of elements to that. the area behind us, that is the fan zone. it is not - us, that is the fan zone. it is not yet open but that is where everyone congregates. i! yet open but that is where everyone congregates— congregates. if you have been to a football tournament _ congregates. if you have been to a football tournament and _ congregates. if you have been to a football tournament and watch - congregates. if you have been to a football tournament and watch a l football tournament and watch a match on the big screen, this is it. this happens every year. around 15,000 people can be inside here and were there on the two semifinals but tomorrow night, for the final, if you cannot get a ticket for the arena show, this is where i would want to be. we arena show, this is where i would want to be—

arena show, this is where i would want to be. we will chat to a lot of eo - le want to be. we will chat to a lot of people this — want to be. we will chat to a lot of people this morning. _ want to be. we will chat to a lot of people this morning. one - want to be. we will chat to a lot of people this morning. one thing . want to be. we will chat to a lot of. people this morning. one thing that came out of last night in terms of the show? �* , ., came out of last night in terms of the show?— the show? austria. they qualified last niuht. the show? austria. they qualified last night. with _ the show? austria. they qualified last night. with their _ the show? austria. they qualified last night. with their song - the show? austria. they qualified last night. with their song who i the show? austria. they qualified i last night. with their song who the hell is edgar? it is inspired by edgar allan poe. in the arena you could hear the cloud going poe, poe, after it. and there was a sea of flags last night and the entire crowd was singing poe, poe. a mad eurovision moment. that will open the show tomorrow and i am glad it qualified. the show tomorrow and i am glad it uualified. ., , ., the show tomorrow and i am glad it uualified. . , ., ., ., qualified. have you heard about sots qualified. have you heard about spots sunnier? _ qualified. have you heard about spots sunnier? the _ qualified. have you heard about spots sunnier? the idea - qualified. have you heard about spots sunnier? the idea is - qualified. have you heard about spots sunnier? the idea is that l qualified. have you heard about| spots sunnier? the idea is that if people did not get tickets to the

final, there is a chance to spot sonia. they are images of the 1993 runner—up hidden around the city. i have not seen any yet. but we have been on the lookout. hello. hi, hiya. i am super—excited. hello, liverpool! because when i did eurovision, i always said, if i won, i would have brought it back to liverpool. the dream has literally come true. it's just amazing. it's so fantastic. and you don't change. you must remember sonia from the 80s? of course i do. we are very proud of this young lady in liverpool. love you. see you, sonia. have a great eurovision contest. it had to be liverpool, didn't it?

you know, the music heritage that has come out of liverpool is amazing. hello, everyone, welcome on board. we have got a special guest on today. pop legend sonia. is everyone excited for eurovision? all: yes! it's amazing. and everyone wants to come to the city to look at the heritage and stuff and the music culture. it had to be liverpool. if anybody asked me was a pop star was, i would say sonia. i'm going to actually be performing on the night. amazing. that will be fantastic. oh, look, john lennon's house. there you go, let's do it. you can't actually see the penny lane street sign, so you might want to... it's just you three by a wall!

come on, guys, back on the bus. where's the next stop, chris? next up is strawberry fields. oh, that's exciting, isn't it? the history of this city... and the culture. is astounding. astounding. and the people, every step of the way everyone has been so lovely. tony taught me a word i never knew anything about. - scouse. you could say kentucky fried chicken. can you say that? attempts liverpool accent: kentucky fried chicken. that's terrible. what would be your message to all of these fantastic people coming to your home city for eurovision? i want them to soak up the atmosphere, soak up the liverpool culture, the liverpool funny, funny culture, as well. and to enjoy the music. and a massive celebration and a party. and i am sure we will do ukraine proud. # you'll never stop

me from loving you. # it doesn't really matter what you put me through. # never stop me from loving you #. i think you will get a sense of the madness of eurovision from that report. we will try to give a flavour of that this morning. we have the house band who will play something now. you will recognise from last year. just before the news where you are. # if i was in —— an astronaut and had _ # if i was in —— an astronaut and had a— # if i was in —— an astronaut and had a bird's_ # if i was in —— an astronaut and had a bird's eye _ # if i was in —— an astronaut and had a bird's eye view. _ had a bird's eye view. # circled _ had a bird's eye view. # circled around - had a bird's eye view. # circled around thel had a bird's eye view. - # circled around the world. # circled around the world. # in— # circled around the world. # in my—

# circled around the world. # in my floating _ # circled around the world. # in my floating castle, - # circled around the world. # in my floating castle, i. # circled around the world. - # in my floating castle, i would rub shoulders— # in my floating castle, i would rub shoulders with _ # in my floating castle, i would rub shoulders with the _ # in my floating castle, i would rub shoulders with the stars. _ shoulders with the stars. # i'm _ shoulders with the stars. # i'm drifting _ shoulders with the stars. # i'm drifting in- shoulders with the stars. # i'm drifting in the - shoulders with the stars. | # i'm drifting in the dark. # i'm drifting in the dark. # spaceman! _ # spaceman! #_ # spaceman! # up- # spaceman! # up in- # spaceman!. # up in space, # spaceman! - # up in space, man. #_ # up in space, man. # i've_ # up in space, man. # i've searched - # up in space, man. . # i've searched around # up in space, man. - # i've searched around the pc up ,, pce map. — # i've searched around the universe, there's_ # i've searched around the universe, there's nothing — # i've searched around the universe, there's nothing but— # i've searched around the universe, there's nothing but space, _ # i've searched around the universe, there's nothing but space, man. - there's nothing but space, man. # searched _ there's nothing but space, man. # searched around _ there's nothing but space, man. # searched around the - there's nothing but space, man. i # searched around the universe. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. passengers caught up in what they thought was a fire on the tube at clapham common a week ago said the lack of communication was abysmal and people could have died in the panic. passengers smashed windows on the train to get out. transport for london is reviewing

what happened and says it believes all protocols were followed with staff on the platform in 90 seconds. but passengers say it was terrifying. the doors didn't open, they were just, they were locked. and whether that be because we had already left the platform, we don't know, but they just wouldn't open. and pulling the emergency lever didn't work either, nothing happened. strikes have resumed on the rail network this morning with train drivers, who are members of aslef walking out. the strike is part of a long running dispute over pay. no southeastern, southern, gatwick express or thameslink services are running. the night time industries association is calling on music fans to help save the brixton academy from permanent closure. lambeth council is considering revoking the venue's licence after a fatal crush at a gig last december in which two people died. the metropolitan police has called for the venue's licence to be permanently revoked. a1% of young cancer patients seek no

mental health support, according to data from a cancer charity. young lives vs cancer said this was despite the majority of patients reporting that they experienced anxiety, with 70% suffering from depression during chemotherapy. one former patient, ross long, is calling for more awareness of the toll cancer treatment can take on your mental health. being diagnosed with cancer is, you know, one of the worst and best things that could happen to anyone, especially in my case, it's given me a new perspective and outlook on life. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, just minor delays on the district line. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. some big changes happening in the weather today. we've lost the heavy thundery showers, but also the brighter spells that we've been seeing over the last few days or so. it will feel rather cloudy and consequently cooler, as well. there's also going to be quite a noticeable northeasterly wind blowing and there will be some more showers as we head

through the afternoon. we're starting off with temperatures in high single figures, an awful lot of cloud around — that's just moved through on the northeasterly wind and it will be quite persistent, i think, as we head through the day. nevertheless, there is the chance that we will see some breaks, so possibly some brighter spells — most likely, i think, for central and for western areas of the capital. watch out for some showers just tracking down on that northeasterly as we head through the afternoon. but they won't be as heavy as they have been in recent days. top temperatures of only 1a or 15 celsius — a rather disappointing may day. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same. on saturday, we'll start off on a rather grey note, but the cloud should break up more readily. it will feel warmer and brighter over the course of the weekend, with temperatures peaking at 19 or 20 degrees. that's it, don't forget if you want to stay up to date with what's going on you can download the bbc news app.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty. as we've been hearing this morning, passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption on the railways, as train staff strike again over pay. train drivers belonging to the aslef union will take action from today with 16 companies walking out, some of them running no services at all. it comes as many people are expected to travel to liverpool for the eurovision song contest with further strikes taking place at the end of the month, and again on the 3rd ofjune when thousands of football fans are set to travel to wembley stadium, when manchester united take on manchester city in the fa cup final. separately members of the rmt union will stage fresh strikes tomorrow. we're joined now by mick whelan, general secretary of the aslef union. good morning. thanks very much for talking to us on breakfast today. why are you striking today, what's

deal has not been reached that you would like to have been seen? $5 deal has not been reached that you would like to have been seen? as you know, would like to have been seen? as you know. naga. — would like to have been seen? as you know. naga. we _ would like to have been seen? as you know, naga, we have _ would like to have been seen? as you know, naga, we have spoken - would like to have been seen? as you know, naga, we have spoken many. know, naga, we have spoken many times before, we haven't had a pay rise for four years. we times before, we haven't had a pay rise forfour years. we have times before, we haven't had a pay rise for four years. we have sat down with good faith with the company continually trying to find a way forward and at some point people are going to realise that these are government led strikes. the government led strikes. the government are interfering with the free collective bargaining progress and they have sent out unrealistic targets that we can't deliver. they sent her to deal before christmas that we had never seen or negotiated and tried to put it through the back door with a total lack of faith, and even then we suspended all action in the hope of finding a way forward is and then what happens? we sit down for three months in good faith, we agree a process to undertake and write at the end someone interferes, revokes it and puts out a deal which would not contain all of the red lines we have previously said in

those talks, so it's destined to fail. i don't think the government wants a solution.— fail. i don't think the government wants a solution. aslef has re'ected a deal that has i wants a solution. aslef has re'ected a deal that has been * wants a solution. aslef has re'ected a deal that has been offered, h wants a solution. aslef has rejected a deal that has been offered, a - a deal that has been offered, a two—year offer, seeing drivers getting a backdated pay rise of 4% for 2022 and 4% increase this year. the department for transport says, you will be aware of this, aslef has had a fair and reasonable offer which would the average train driver salary from 60,000 to 65,000 by the end of the year. the government has facilitated this very fair and reasonable offer. why is that off at such odds with what you have just said? such odds with what you have 'ust said? �* , .., such odds with what you have 'ust said? �*, ., ., said? let's call it out for the malicious — said? let's call it out for the malicious lies _ said? let's call it out for the malicious lies that _ said? let's call it out for the malicious lies that it - said? let's call it out for the malicious lies that it is. - said? let's call it out for the malicious lies that it is. it'sl said? let's call it out for the i malicious lies that it is. it's not a fair offer or a reasonable offer because the strings attached to it are about ripping up any condition we have gained in the last 140 years and virtually giving up our first—born. the reality of the offer is it is a less than rpi author, in

effect a 20% pay cut for giving up all of our conditions. we have all been told what our red lines were and what we would not give up so putting them back into the deal was a deliberate and malicious act to scupper the deal. can a deliberate and malicious act to scupper the deal.— a deliberate and malicious act to scupper the deal. can you explain to us, the scupper the deal. can you explain to us. the terms _ scupper the deal. can you explain to us, the terms and _ scupper the deal. can you explain to us, the terms and conditions - scupper the deal. can you explain to us, the terms and conditions are - us, the terms and conditions are very specific, but could you pick three things that we as viewers would understand are a real sticking point, and have been in offensive terms for you when they have been tried to change? ppm; terms for you when they have been tried to change?— tried to change? any right for future negotiations, - tried to change? any right for future negotiations, paying i tried to change? any right for| future negotiations, paying for tried to change? any right for - future negotiations, paying for our own training, terminating people early, they even put in that they would put in no compulsory redundancies from 2024 close, we don't know where that came from. we sat down after christmas and that debacle, finding some broadbrush stuff that we could apply it to get us out of this dispute, then anything else we will talk about we will scoped out, take out the

contentious stuff and put that into the normal machinery where it should go through discussion, and whatever it attracts we will then ballot our members and they brought back a deal which did not even reflect the ground rules were brought down. 50. ground rules were brought down. so, has a deal being struck with network rail? there have been negotiations with various parties. some people will be thinking, i thought the train strikes had been sorted out an agreement had been made. we train strikes had been sorted out an agreement had been made.- train strikes had been sorted out an agreement had been made. we are a factionalised — agreement had been made. we are a factionalised industry _ agreement had been made. we are a factionalised industry and _ agreement had been made. we are a factionalised industry and i _ agreement had been made. we are a factionalised industry and i have - agreement had been made. we are a factionalised industry and i have no l factionalised industry and i have no members in network rail and i wasn't party to the deal and we were not involved in it. do party to the deal and we were not involved in it.— involved in it. do you think there is a compromise _ involved in it. do you think there is a compromise or— involved in it. do you think there is a compromise or a _ involved in it. do you think there is a compromise or a middle - involved in it. do you think there i is a compromise or a middle ground to be had if negotiations continue, or are we search to see more strikes which are disruptive, as you are well aware, which is the nature of strikes, disrupting eurovision in the fa cup final, are we destined to see more of those? this the fa cup final, are we destined to see more of those?— see more of those? this is a westminster _ see more of those? this is a westminster political - see more of those? this is a i westminster political problem, see more of those? this is a - westminster political problem, we don't have a problem in scotland,

wales, in tfl. we have done 12 pay deals in the last 12 months. the only problem we have is the westminster government who wants to rip up all of our terms and conditions and the bad actors of companies making hundreds of millions of pounds while we have not had a pay rise for four years acting as their puppets. it had a pay rise for four years acting as their puppets-— as their puppets. it feels as if there is no — as their puppets. it feels as if there is no middle _ as their puppets. it feels as if there is no middle ground - as their puppets. it feels as if - there is no middle ground between you and the government, your union and the government. i you and the government, your union and the government.— and the government. i haven't seen the government _ and the government. i haven't seen the government since _ and the government. i haven't seen the government since january. - and the government. i haven't seen the government since january. one | the government since january. one token meeting with the rail minister onjanuary six and we have heard neither hide nor hairfrom onjanuary six and we have heard neither hide nor hair from the government. the government might be facilitating and aiding these talks, they talk a good game but they do not engage, they have not taken any ownership of this process, the only people they talk to are the companies, they don't talk to us. every time we try to find a middle ground, it was our idea to drive this forward to get out of it and when they came to the end of this

process, they did something which was deliberately set up to fail. we do not want want to be on strike, our members do not want to lose money, we all have families and people impacted by this, we don't want to be here. afterfour years without a pay rise, we feel we have no choice than to articulate the problems we are having trying to get a resolution, or that to do nothing and the choice is not to do nothing. mick whelan, general secretary of aslef union, thank you for your time on breakfast. let's have an update on what is going on in the sport. so everyone is having a bit of a hard time in terms of football, because you have got to work hard but i think you are saying that west ham is jocularly particularly. in saying that west ham is “ocularly particularly.�* saying that west ham is “ocularly particularly.— saying that west ham is “ocularly articularl . . , ., particularly. in the league but not in euroe particularly. in the league but not in europe -- _ particularly. in the league but not in europe -- back— particularly. in the league but not in europe -- back where - particularly. in the league but not in europe -- back where they - particularly. in the league but not in europe -- back where they are | in europe —— back where they are struggling particularly. thea;r in europe -- back where they are struggling particularly.— in europe -- back where they are struggling particularly. they are on course for a _ struggling particularly. they are on course for a european _ struggling particularly. they are on course for a european final. - struggling particularly. they are on course for a european final. west l

course for a european final. west ham can potentially look at flights to prague but don't pack their bags yet. to prague but don't pack their bags et. ., , ., , yet. dangerous to book the flights! the have yet. dangerous to book the flights! they have still _ yet. dangerous to book the flights! they have still got _ yet. dangerous to book the flights! they have still got to _ yet. dangerous to book the flights! they have still got to get _ yet. dangerous to book the flights! they have still got to get the - they have still got to get the netherlands next week. west ham may have had a tough season in the premier league, but their hopes of winning a first major trophy since 1980 are still very much alive after victory in the first leg of their europa conference league semifinal against az alkmaar. they had to come from behind at half time to beat the dutch side, said benrahma with a penalty and then a bit of pinball in the box, before michail antonio finally got the ball in for the winner at the london stadium. so a slender lead to take to the netherlands next thursday. but the confidence and joy on the players' faces shows how important that goal could be. the title race in the scottish women's premier league is very much on thanks to a celtic fightback. the home side were losing 1—0 to leaders glasgow city at half time — but celtic came back after the break — to win 3—1.

the win moves celtic up to second — two points behind their opponents with two to play. manager fran alonso was clearly overjoyed at the final whistle. next a note for the diary. onto cricket and england's former test captainjoe root is still twiddling his thumbs waiting to get a bat in the indian premier league. he had to settle for watching from the dugout as team—mate yashasvi jaiswal hit the fastest half—century in the tournament's history for the rajasthan royals. chasing 150 to win against kolkata knight riders, england captainjos buttler was run out for a duck by team—mate jaiswal and judging by his reaction he was far from impressed by his young team—mate. his mood might have improved watching jaiswal batting. he struck an incredible 50 offjust 13 balls, one shy of the world record as rajastan cruised to victory by nine wickets. the riders are heading for the mountains in the giro d'italia, going into stage seven. and that could be where norway's andreas leknessund

surrenders his lead. there was a brilliant finish to stage 6 as they came around the bend and up through the trees. with australia's simon clarke out in front until the mass sprint for the line. and matt pederson of denmark snatched the stage win. andreas leknessund did finish in the main bunch to retain the overall lead. today, imagine the lactic acid in the legs, they are the grand sasso in italy. i went up mount etna with mark cavendish, he had time for a cup of tea and a three course meal before i got up to the top. did cup of tea and a three course meal before i got up to the top.- before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? _ before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? no, _ before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? no, i— before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? no, i had _ before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? no, i had to - before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? no, i had to get - before i got up to the top. did you do all of it? no, i had to get a - do all of it? no, i had to get a lift in the _ do all of it? no, i had to get a lift in the van _ do all of it? no, i had to get a lift in the van because - do all of it? no, i had to get a lift in the van because he - do all of it? no, i had to get a lift in the van because he was| do all of it? no, i had to get a i lift in the van because he was so quick, he would have had a long white beard by the time i got to the

top. i can see someone is very excited. ., ., , ., ., top. i can see someone is very excited. ., ., ., top. i can see someone is very excited. ., ., , ., ., , excited. carol is on a boat trip across the _ excited. carol is on a boat trip across the mersey, _ excited. carol is on a boat trip across the mersey, couldn't i excited. carol is on a boat trip| across the mersey, couldn't be happier, could you?— across the mersey, couldn't be happier, could you? good morning, absolutely right, _ happier, could you? good morning, absolutely right, mike _ happier, could you? good morning, absolutely right, mike and - happier, could you? good morning, absolutely right, mike and naga! i absolutely right, mike and naga! very happy to be on the ferry this morning. this very is called snowdrop and it is one of the commuterferries snowdrop and it is one of the commuter ferries that crosses from the wirral towards liverpool today. if you are on it before 10am, it leaves it at 7:20am, anyone can join it, but it only takes ten minutes to get over to liverpool. from 10am until 4p and, it is a tourist ferry so that journey takes until 4p and, it is a tourist ferry so thatjourney takes longer and you have got the music and commentary and it takes 50 minute and then it becomes a commuterferry and it takes 50 minute and then it becomes a commuter ferry again for the rush—hour going back home. let's take a look at the view. we have got the liver building, with the liver bed on top of it, as we drifted to the right it is the ferris wheel, the right it is the ferris wheel, the yellow strip on the building,

under that is where the finals of the eurovision song contest will take place on saturday. it isa it is a mild start and the forecast for liverpool is not too bad for the next couple of days. it should be dry with the outside chance of a shower and tomorrow we are looking at a lot of dry weather and warm sunshine, temperatures at least 18 degrees. today the forecast for us all again is dry for many, a lot of cloud around, some rain in the south—east so today west is best. extensive cloud to start the day, thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle. as the weather front comes in from the north sea it will introduce some rain but the cloud will break up. some mist and fog in northern ireland and south—west england but then some sunshine. temperatures in the east under the low cloud, clinging to the east coast with a noticeable breeze, it

will feel quite chilly. towards the west, 18 to 19. tonight extensive cloud, low cloud and drizzle, clear breaks in the west and our temperatures falling away to between five and 9 degrees. that leads into tomorrow. tomorrow after the cloud is that we will find a lot of the cloud will retreat, that will hold back the temperatures at the east coast, a lot of dry and bright sunshine, but tomorrow's could get to 22 celsius around northern ireland and the moray firth. but it all changes on sunday because a weather front comes in from the north—west which will introduce rain as it slowly slipped southwards, ahead of it we will see the cloud build and a few showers. where it remains dry in the south—east, we

could still see 20 degrees before the rain comes in later. it is going to be cooler behind that weather front in the north and the west. the weather is topsy—turvy at the moment, but it's not too bad this morning, not too cold. no, i'm not too cold, and i'm told on this camera we can see carol's about. over there somewhere, she will be gradually making her way in this direction. good morning from liverpool, we will meet quite a few people here we are here all morning ahead of the eurovision final this weekend. this house band will be playing this morning, good morning. as we head down this way, we have a crowd who have gathered this morning very early in the morning, good morning, everyone.— very early in the morning, good i morning, everyone.- they very early in the morning, good - morning, everyone.- they get morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every — morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every time _ morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every time i _ morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every time i talk _ morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every time i talk to _ morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every time i talk to them. - morning, everyone. morning! they get louder every time i talk to them. we i louder every time i talk to them. we will talk to one or two special people. come out this way. your name

is? jane. people. come out this way. your name is? jane- very — people. come out this way. your name is? jane. very lovely _ people. come out this way. your name is? jane. very lovely outfit. _ people. come out this way. your name is? jane. very lovely outfit. you - is? jane. very lovely outfit. you are eurovision _ is? jane. very lovely outfit. you are eurovision super _ is? jane. very lovely outfit. you are eurovision super fan? - is? jane. very lovely outfit. you are eurovision super fan? telli is? jane. very lovely outfit. you i are eurovision super fan? tell me are eurovision superfan? tell me about what that means in practice? it means to me, ifirst about what that means in practice? it means to me, i first started watching eurovision when i was nine years old in 1974, when abba won it with mortally. each year it is great to celebrate all of the music of eurovision particularly abba, so you will see me walking around with my 1974 hat on. i will see me walking around with my 1974 hat on-— 1974 hat on. i am getting an abba feelin: 1974 hat on. i am getting an abba feeling from _ 1974 hat on. i am getting an abba feeling from that. _ 1974 hat on. i am getting an abba feeling from that. we _ 1974 hat on. i am getting an abba feeling from that. we have - 1974 hat on. i am getting an abba feeling from that. we have some | feeling from that. we have some people here from australia, is that right, and your name is? two glenda. you are here for the event, a big fan? y , ., , you are here for the event, a big fan? g , ., , ., you are here for the event, a big fan? g ,., ,., , ., fan? my brother is a bigger fan, will he has _ fan? my brother is a bigger fan, will he has been _ fan? my brother is a bigger fan, will he has been to... _ fan? my brother is a bigger fan, will he has been to... why - fan? my brother is a bigger fan, will he has been to... why is i fan? my brother is a bigger fan, will he has been to... why is hej will he has been to... why is he bein: will he has been to... why is he being shy? _ will he has been to... why is he being shy? he _ will he has been to. .. why is he being shy? he has— will he has been to... why is he being shy? he has been - will he has been to... why is he being shy? he has been to - will he has been to... why is he| being shy? he has been to three different events _ being shy? he has been to three different events in _ being shy? he has been to three different events in europe, - being shy? he has been to three different events in europe, i- being shy? he has been to three| different events in europe, i have been _ different events in europe, i have been to— different events in europe, i have

been to keith, —— kyiv, and stockholm, but liverpool is the best _ stockholm, but liverpool is the best i— stockholm, but liverpool is the best. ., ., ., . ., best. i want to introduce you to yola, you _ best. i want to introduce you to yola, you are — best. i want to introduce you to yola, you are working - best. i want to introduce you to yola, you are working with - best. i want to introduce you to i yola, you are working with refugee children in poland?— yola, you are working with refugee children in poland? yes, i am from poland, i children in poland? yes, i am from poland. i am _ children in poland? yes, i am from poland, i am helping _ children in poland? yes, i am from poland, i am helping people - children in poland? yes, i am from poland, i am helping people who i children in poland? yes, i am from - poland, i am helping people who come from ukraine, the children. because of this problem in ukraine. here from ukraine, the children. because of this problem in ukraine.— of this problem in ukraine. are very im ortant of this problem in ukraine. are very important work _ of this problem in ukraine. are very important work with _ of this problem in ukraine. are very important work with with _ of this problem in ukraine. are very important work with with children. i important work with with children. yes, yes. important work with with children. yes, es. . ., important work with with children. yes, es. ., ~ , ., important work with with children. yes, es. . ~' , ., , important work with with children. yes, es. ., ~ , . ., yes, yes. thank you very much for caettin yes, yes. thank you very much for getting up — yes, yes. thank you very much for getting up early- _ yes, yes. thank you very much for getting up early. one _ yes, yes. thank you very much for getting up early. one of— yes, yes. thank you very much for getting up early. one of the - yes, yes. thank you very much for i getting up early. one of the reasons we mentioned yola, there has been a lot of attention on ukrainians going to the uk and how they have been looked out for when they are here, most particularly children, and some have gone into the uk schooling system. fi lamden is at a primary school, and you are going to tell us about david who is ten years old and

came to the uk, we first met him in january? came to the uk, we first met him in janua ? ~ , , came to the uk, we first met him in janua , i, we are about half an hour away from you, about five miles away from the centre of liverpool and this school is very excited as many schools are about eurovision, especially being so close to it. they have a star pupil, you can see him over there, david, in the pink cat. we will find out all about him in a minute. he is not only a huge eurovision fan, but he has been passing on his dances to all of his glass. let's find out about david. after being forced to leave almost everything behind to escape the russian invasion — his father, his home, his school — ten—year—old david is keen to keep in touch with the culture of his ukrainian homeland. along with his mother, svetlana, little brother daniel and his grandparents, they're living in liverpool with mike o'hara, who volunteered to open his home to refugees

from the war. from italy... this week a chunk of liverpool has become ukraine as the city acts as proxy host for eurovision. david is a huge fan, especially of last year's winners, the kalosh orchestra. it's really nice song. i like the song. it's about a mother. stefania is the name of the mother. it's really nice. i like this music. are you proud of them? very proud. from one side, it's happy moment that we remember that we stayed in ukraine and that we had, you know, before the war. and from another side, it's a very difficult moment of our life that we have now. so we thought a surprise might be in order. do you think we would have time to take you to the eurovision fan village? yeah! would you like to do that? yeah... instead of homework or football training? er, yeah! 0k. speaks ukrainian. he misses his dad terribly.

ahmed is back home in kyiv. they can't wait to tell him the news. speaks ukrainian. but the reality of daily life in kyiv means the call is cut short by sirens warning of a possible bombing. it's why simple pleasures are so important. in his ukrainian football kit and flag around his shoulders, david is in awe of the stage at the festival where eurovision acts are appearing at free concerts all week. and before heading off, one more surprise, with a quick look backstage. 0h! speaks ukrainian. the members of kalosh orchestra

are as pleased to see david as he is them. and there are two important things to do. the gift of the famous pink bucket hat and the chance to put david to the test. david sings kalosh orchestra song. more good than we have! we can. so very, very, very good. i'm so happy! i can't say, i'm so happy! the band are very mindful of their position, a beacon of hope for a people living through traumatic times. it's very important to meet our people and give them a little bit from ukraine. they feel, they feel it.

and it's like... speaks ukrainian. when they are coming to another country, i when they are coming to another city, they give us this soul- that they are feeling, our military feeling, i you know, and it's- communication between us. we are far, but in the same moment, we are so close to our military, - to our culture, you know, to... connecting people. never meet your heroes? yeah, right. it's very nice! it's really nice because you see all the artists of ukrainian song, and it's like, i don't know, it's like you see cristiano ronaldo. yeah, yeah, but better. yeah! cos there's six of them. better, yeah, there's six of them! six cristiano ronaldos! like millions of ukrainian youngsters, david's experienced things that should never be part of any childhood. but for five minutes, he was like any other kid,

meeting his favorite band and getting their autographs as one small dream came true. yeah, it's really cool. john maguire, bbc news, liverpool. well, we are with all of david's classmates now, as you can see, a lovely mix going on here with ukraine and the uk. david, still wearing the hat?— ukraine and the uk. david, still wearing the hat?- have i ukraine and the uk. david, still wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? _ wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? no, _ wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? no, i— wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? no, i have - wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? no, i have all- wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? no, i have all of- wearing the hat? yeah. have you taken it off? no, i have all of thej taken it off? no, i have all of the autographs _ taken it off? no, i have all of the autographs of — taken it off? no, i have all of the autographs of kalush _ taken it off? no, i have all of the autographs of kalush orchestra. | taken it off? no, i have all of the - autographs of kalush orchestra. just tell us how you are feeling ahead of eurovision, the final? i’m tell us how you are feeling ahead of eurovision, the final?— eurovision, the final? i'm so happy because ukraine _ eurovision, the final? i'm so happy because ukraine are _ eurovision, the final? i'm so happy because ukraine are already - eurovision, the final? i'm so happy because ukraine are already in - eurovision, the final? i'm so happy because ukraine are already in the | because ukraine are already in the final because they won, and it's the best show. so you can see a lot of famous people, it's really good.

where will you be watching it? i will be watching it in the centre of liverpool. will be watching it in the centre of liverool. ., c. will be watching it in the centre of liverool. ., . , ., liverpool. you have been here a ear, liverpool. you have been here a year. your— liverpool. you have been here a year, your english _ liverpool. you have been here a year, your english is _ liverpool. you have been here a year, your english is amazing i liverpool. you have been here a. year, your english is amazing and you have always talked so much to your classmates, how much you love your classmates, how much you love your school? i your classmates, how much you love your school?— your school? i think the best school, your school? i think the best school. you _ your school? i think the best school, you know. _ your school? i think the best school, you know. let's - your school? i think the best| school, you know. let's meet your school? i think the best - school, you know. let's meet one of our school, you know. let's meet one of your friends. — school, you know. let's meet one of your friends, good _ school, you know. let's meet one of your friends, good morning, - school, you know. let's meet one of your friends, good morning, tell- school, you know. let's meet one of your friends, good morning, tell us. yourfriends, good morning, tell us about david and what an impact david has had since he started school? when david came to my school, it really _ when david came to my school, it really inspired me to learn some ukrainian — really inspired me to learn some ukrainian myself so i did so i could talk to— ukrainian myself so i did so i could talk to him — ukrainian myself so i did so i could talk to him. has ukrainian myself so i did so i could talk to him-— talk to him. has he been teaching new? yes. _ talk to him. has he been teaching new? yes. i— talk to him. has he been teaching new? yes, i have _ talk to him. has he been teaching new? yes, i have been _ talk to him. has he been teaching new? yes, i have been teaching i talk to him. has he been teaching i new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on, new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on. give — new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on. give us _ new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on, give us something. _ new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on, give us something. i - new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on, give us something. i know- new? yes, i have been teaching him. go on, give us something. i know it i go on, give us something. i know it hello and how _ go on, give us something. i know it hello and how are _ go on, give us something. i know it hello and how are you. _ go on, give us something. i know it hello and how are you. and - go on, give us something. i know it hello and how are you. and you - go on, give us something. i know it| hello and how are you. and you said ou were hello and how are you. and you said you were so — hello and how are you. and you said you were so inspired? _ hello and how are you. and you said you were so inspired? yes, - hello and how are you. and you said you were so inspired? yes, his - you were so inspired? yes, his braveness _ you were so inspired? yes, his braveness is — you were so inspired? yes, his braveness is unbelievable, - you were so inspired? yes, his| braveness is unbelievable, how you were so inspired? yes, his - braveness is unbelievable, how he came _ braveness is unbelievable, how he came in_ braveness is unbelievable, how he came in i— braveness is unbelievable, how he came in i didn't know how to talk to

anyone _ came in i didn't know how to talk to anyone and — came in i didn't know how to talk to anyone and he fit right in and he is always— anyone and he fit right in and he is always smiling. anyone and he fit right in and he is always smiling-— anyone and he fit right in and he is always smiling. amazing, let's 'ust meet our always smiling. amazing, let's 'ust meet your teacher. i always smiling. amazing, let's 'ust meet your teacher. they �* always smiling. amazing, let's 'ust meet your teacher. they have i always smiling. amazing, let'sjust meet your teacher. they have got| meet your teacher. they have got exams this morning?— meet your teacher. they have got exams this morning? yes, this is the first time i have _ exams this morning? yes, this is the first time i have ever _ exams this morning? yes, this is the first time i have ever had _ exams this morning? yes, this is the first time i have ever had the - exams this morning? yes, this is the first time i have ever had the bbc- first time i have ever had the bbc in before the stats test!— first time i have ever had the bbc in before the stats test! thank you for havin: in before the stats test! thank you for having us- _ in before the stats test! thank you for having us. how _ in before the stats test! thank you for having us. how is _ in before the stats test! thank you for having us. how is it _ in before the stats test! thank you for having us. how is it going - in before the stats test! thank you for having us. how is it going to i for having us. how is it going to work? ., , , ., , for having us. how is it going to work? , ., , , work? david king has his maths test aenerated work? david king has his maths test generated in — work? david king has his maths test generated in ukrainian _ work? david king has his maths test generated in ukrainian -- _ work? david king has his maths testj generated in ukrainian -- translated generated in ukrainian —— translated into ukrainian. i will be organising that and making sure it is all done properly. but that and making sure it is all done --roerl. �* that and making sure it is all done --roerl.�* , . ., properly. but david has such an im act? properly. but david has such an impact? he _ properly. but david has such an impact? he is— properly. but david has such an impact? he is such _ properly. but david has such an impact? he is such a _ properly. but david has such an impact? he is such a smiley - properly. but david has such an i impact? he is such a smiley boy, alwa s impact? he is such a smiley boy, always smiling — impact? he is such a smiley boy, always smiling and _ impact? he is such a smiley boy, always smiling and always - impact? he is such a smiley boy, | always smiling and always polite. this is the faith that we see every morning and he smiles all day. it's lovely to have him in our class and the children have made really good friendships with him.— the children have made really good friendships with him. hopefully, we are acoin friendships with him. hopefully, we are going to — friendships with him. hopefully, we are going to be _ friendships with him. hopefully, we are going to be here _ friendships with him. hopefully, we are going to be here all— friendships with him. hopefully, we are going to be here all morning, i are going to be here all morning, hopefully david can teach me a little bit of ukrainian. we will hear more throughout the day. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. passengers caught up in what they thought was a fire on the tube at clapham common a week ago said the lack of communication was abysmal and people could have died in the panic. passengers smashed windows on the train to get out. transport for london is reviewing what happened and says it believes all protocols were followed with staff on the platform in 90 seconds. but passengers say it was terrifying. the doors didn't open, they were just, they were locked. and whether that be because we had already left the platform, we don't know, but they just wouldn't open. and pulling the emergency lever didn't work either, nothing happened. strikes have resumed on the rail network this morning with train drivers, who are members of aslef walking out. the strike is part of a long

running dispute over pay. no southeastern, southern, gatwick express or thameslink services are running. the night time industries association is calling on music fans to help save the brixton academy from permanent closure. lambeth council is considering revoking the venue's licence after a fatal crush at a gig last december in which two people died. the metropolitan police has called for the venue's licence to be permanently revoked. 41% of young cancer patients seek no mental health support, according to data from a cancer charity. young lives versus cancer said this was despite the majority of patients reporting that they experienced anxiety, with 70% suffering from depression during chemotherapy. one former patient, ross long, is calling for more awareness of the toll cancer treatment can take on your mental health. being diagnosed with cancer is, you know, one of the worst and best things that could happen to anyone, especially in my case, it's given me a new perspective

and outlook on life. let's take a look at the tubes now — there are severe delays on the district line and minor delays on the dlr. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. some big changes happening in the weather today. we've lost the heavy thundery showers, but also the brighter spells that we've been seeing over the last few days or so. it will feel rather cloudy and consequently cooler, as well. there's also going to be quite a noticeable northeasterly wind blowing and there will be some more showers as we head through the afternoon. we're starting off with temperatures in high single figures, an awful lot of cloud around — that's just moved through on the northeasterly wind and it will be quite persistent, i think, as we head through the day. nevertheless, there is the chance that we will see some breaks, so possibly some brighter spells — most likely, i think, for central and for western areas of the capital. watch out for some showers just tracking down on that northeasterly as we head through the afternoon. but they won't be as heavy as they have been in recent days. top temperatures of only 14 or 15 celsius — a rather disappointing may day.

and then as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same. on saturday, we'll start off on a rather grey note, but the cloud should break up more readily. it will feel warmer and brighter over the course of the weekend, with temperatures peaking at 19 or 20 degrees. that's it. don't forget if you want to stay up to date with what's going on you can download the bbc news app. we're back in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty here in salford and charlie stayt in liverpool. our headlines. the start of a weekend of disruption on the railways as train drivers walk out on strike. good morning from a factory in birkenhead _ good morning from a factory in birkenhead. we _ good morning from a factory in birkenhead.— good morning from a factory in birkenhead. . . ., ., birkenhead. we are about to get the latest figures _ birkenhead. we are about to get the latest figures showing _ birkenhead. we are about to get the latest figures showing the _ birkenhead. we are about to get the latest figures showing the state - birkenhead. we are about to get the latest figures showing the state of i latest figures showing the state of the uk economy. west ham edge towards their european final dream 5 they fight back to win the home leg of their europa conference league semi—final against the dutch side az alkmaar. good morning. from a very noisy liverpool. just one day to go till the final of the eurovision song contest. we are meeting some of the people

making this huge event happened. good morning. we are on the wirral where it is quieter. we can see across the mersey. looking at everton's new stadium due to open next year. there is cloud around but this should break and for many western areas, looking at sunshine and the odd shower. central and eastern areas will be cloudy with some rain. all the details later. it's friday the 12th of may. rail passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption from today as train drivers walk out again over pay. many trying to reach the eurovision song contest this weekend and the fa cup final next month could see their plans affected, as zoe conway reports. in liverpool this weekend, you'll find people having the time of their lives.

devoted eurovision fan harry cunningham hoped to be there, too, but he's stuck in london because of the train strikes. we had planned like this month months in advance. so the build—up was really exciting. and obviously the fact that we had to cancel two weeks prior to the event after months of waiting, it was really crushing. the impact of today's train drivers' strike will be widespread. 16 train companies are affected, including transpennine express, northern, avanti west coast, east midlands railway, thameslink and southern. some will run no services at all. we have to look after the people we represent, so we don't want to hurt anybody. we don't want to disadvantage anybody. but there is no good day for a strike. if you pick any one day in any given week, you will hit some event and there'll be somebody else saying, well, what about this? and that is not where we want to be, but how else do we express our displeasure? in a statement, the transport

secretary, mark harper, said: tomorrow, the day of the eurovision final, the rmt rail union will hold its strike. this will involve guards and station staff who work for 14 train companies. both unions are striking over pay and changes to working conditions. zoe conway, bbc news. some breaking news for you now and in just the last few minutes, we've had the latest growth figures for the uk economy. let's go straight to our business reporter hannah millar now, who can give us all the details. this figure is very closely watched

because we want any sign of hope of seen growth. absolutely, yes, and the figure released by the office for national statistics shows the economy grew by 0.1% in the first three months of this year. basically flat. but better than the economy shrinking. gdp is the value of all goods and services we make across the country. we want to see growth because growth means morejobs, it can we want to see growth because growth means more jobs, it can also we want to see growth because growth means morejobs, it can also mean higher wages, something many people really want to see in their take—home pay. it is the government target for the economy that needs to be growing because that would make us feel better off. looking through the figures in the last couple of minutes, construction, sites like this factory in birkenhead, is doing

relatively well. also growth in manufacturing. household consumption, the things we buy day—to—day, that is very flat. that will not be helped by interest rates announced from the bank of england with interest rates going up which will make many people not feel as well. mortgage payments go up for example. household spending is a huge part of the economy. these figures are not as bad as ones would have been predicted, just six months ago, when the bank of england forecast that the uk would enter the longest recession on record. yesterday the bank of england governor said there would be modest but positive growth. so some signs things perhaps are not as bad as we maybe were predicting several months ago. but these are not spectacularly brilliant figures, either.

studio: thanks. the head teachers union has called for a review of year—six sats exams in england, after claims that this week's test was so difficult that children left the exam hall in tears. the incoming president of the national association of head teachers, simon kidwell, said the paper was so difficult it left some children feeling like failures and unable to complete it. the department for education says the assessments play a vital role in tracking pupils' progress. the uk's largest cancer treatment centre has been downgraded by the care quality commission amid allegations that it tried to stop staff speaking openly when inspections took place. the christie hospital in manchester — a world leader in cancer treatment for more than a century — has now been rated as requires improvement in terms of safe care and its leadership. the christie said it was working hard to make the improvements highlighted. the us government has warned migrants who try to enter the country illegally from mexico that they will face long—term bans

and possible criminal prosecution, as new rules come into force. under the new system, those arriving won't be allowed refugee status if they've travelled through another country without requesting asylum there first. us west coast correspondent sophie long has more. here in downtown el paso, just a stone's throw away from one of the many border crossings, you can see it's very quiet here at the moment. in recent months, there have been hundreds of migrants living on the streets here. they have been cleared now and that's all part of the efforts to prepare for the surge in numbers of people coming across. the problem is when there is a change of policy or rumour of a change of policy at the border, there is a huge amount of confusion on the other side, where tens of thousands of people are waiting to come in. in recent days, we've seen a spike in the numbers already with customs and border patrol saying that they've encountered more than 10,000 people per day this week trying to get across. we've been speaking to a few of those who made it this far. translation: the government thinks that i'm part of the gangs _

and the gangs think that i've been snitching on them to the government. i left because my life was in danger. if i had to go back home, i don't know what will happen to me. all i know is i need to work to have a better future. well, as title 42 is lifted, different rules and restrictions will come into play, one of which is if migrants are found to have entered the united states illegally and don't have a credible case for seeking asylum here, they won'tjust be deported, they'll be banned from reentering for some five years. now, these rules have attracted criticism from both sides. republicans say there are so many exceptions to the rules that they are in effect like laying out a welcome mat for illegal immigrants to come into the country. others, though — immigrants rights organisations — say they're so harsh that they are actually worse than the policies that we saw introduced under the trump administration. this isn'tjust a humanitarian situation confronting president biden, it's a political issue, as well, as he seeks re—election next year. so whatever happens in el paso and other border communities,

they will be subjected to some intense scrutiny. sudan's army and its paramilitary rival have reached an agreement to protect civilians caught up in their power struggle. the two sides have been holding talks injeddah in saudi arabia for the past five days, but have made little progress towards peace, following nearly a month of fighting. the agreement includes a pledge to let civilians flee the conflict zone and to protect relief workers. a royal superfan who was handcuffed alongside protestors ahead of the coronation, says she was detained for being an innocent bystander. alice chambers travelled to the mall on saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse of king charles, but was arrested and held by police for 13 hours, as aruna iyengar reports. this is alice chambers, an aussie and a fan of the royal family. and here she is at a buckingham palace garden party in 2017. on the day of the coronation, she was expecting to see this.

she arrived at the mall at seven to get a good spot. the excitement was building, but, two hours later, everything changed. i was just sitting there waiting for the coronation to begin, and, next minute, i realised that the police had just swooped in and started grabbing a whole heap of people. this is alice on the mall being detained withjust stop oil protesters. they handcuffed me straightaway and then pulled me out of the crowd and put me against a barrier with a whole heap of other protesters. chanting: not my king! not my king! _ last saturday, police made 64 arrests during the coronation, 52 related to concerns that people were going to disrupt the event. we have the right to free speech! alice gave her contact details and showed her id. it took four hours before she got to a police station. i kept trying to explain that ijust wasn't part of this group.

i always tried to just think, oh, well, surely there's going to be someone soon that i can talk to that willjust understand that this is all a misunderstanding. and thatjust didn't come, you know. i was detained for 13 hours. whilst all this was going on in london, alice was giving police her dna. her photo and fingerprints were taken. it wasn't until 7:00 that evening that she was interviewed and released. an officer from lincolnshire police made the arrest. the force said... i mean, it's just been so shocking. i think about all the things

i could have done that day, all the parties i could have gone to. but i chose to attend the coronation and i got to see none of it. aruna iyengar, bbc news. 40 years after the first episode of blackadder, the bbc comedy series is to be celebrated with a set of stamps, royal mail has announced. the stamps capture some of the most iconic moments from the sitcom and feature some of its best—loved characters played by rowan atkinson, stephen fry and miranda richardson. here's carol. it does not look stunning. you are getting ready for a trip today because i think somewhere over the mersey is charlie. that is right. i will be crossing at

7.20, the ferry will then go backwards and forwards. the ferry is interesting with quite a history. some were used in the first world war. the beatles performed on the ferry during the 60s as part of the cavern club famous riverboat shuffle cruises. that was roughly the same time as gerry and the pacemakers have their track out which was ferry across the mersey. it has been busy this week, to mark the eurovision song contest. there have been dragged parties, themed parties. it must�*ve been a lot of fun. it will continue as we head to the final tomorrow. the weather this morning is relatively mild. cloud the forecast todayis relatively mild. cloud the forecast today is mostly drying. some rain coming in from the north sea across eastern and central areas. the cloud

in the west should break and any remnants of fog will also give way to sunshine. where you are seem most of the sunshine, breezy, noticeably across england and wales and especially along the north sea coast which will peg back the temperatures and cloud which could produce drizzle and rain. temperatures, 10-13 drizzle and rain. temperatures, 10—13 today. in the sunshine in the west, we could see potentially 19 the. through the evening and overnight, a return to extensive cloud. again, drizzle. clearerskies in the west with temperatures falling to between 6—9. tomorrow we start on a cloudy note. through the day, but cloud will burn back to the coast and might linger around the midlands before clearing. most will have sunshine but once again, where

we have cloud along the east coast, temperatures will be suppressed. but in the sunshine, we are looking easily to the 20s, and potentially in northern ireland and the murray firth, we could see 22 celsius. charlie, that would make it the warmest day of the year so far. which would be welcome. we are lucky this morning. you arejust across the water. we are lucky with the weather. coverage this morning is a blend of the madness and joy of eurovision. in amongst it, stories from ukraine. it is significant what is happening there. it is reflected in the uk. hosting on behalf of ukraine. i in the uk. hosting on behalf of ukraine. ., . i. ., ukraine. i can introduce you to tim. m fiance ukraine. i can introduce you to tim. my fiance is — ukraine. i can introduce you to tim. my fiance is polish. _ ukraine. i can introduce you to tim. my fiance is polish. good _ ukraine. i can introduce you to tim.

my fiance is polish. good morning. | my fiance is polish. good morning. we were visiting her mother and the war broke out and the city in poland set up an aid point with wonderful people volunteering. we have been over every month since volunteering. and these amazing people, it is great we had an idea to bring them overfor eurovision. great we had an idea to bring them over for eurovision.— over for eurovision. good morning. rahael. over for eurovision. good morning. raphael- if — over for eurovision. good morning. raphael- if i _ over for eurovision. good morning. raphael- if i go _ over for eurovision. good morning. raphael. if i go around _ over for eurovision. good morning. raphael. if i go around the - over for eurovision. good morning. raphael. if i go around the other. raphael. if i go around the other side. explain, the sign you have. we can side. explain, the sign you have. - can read it in english. exactly. this is our refugees, as well. tell me about — this is our refugees, as well. tell me about what _ this is our refugees, as well. tell me about what this occasion means to you. eurovision is a huge, fun event, but there are other thoughts going on for you particularly. the most because —

going on for you particularly. tie: most because we have a lot of friends worldwide and a lot in the uk. they organised for us, from different places, a lot of effort, and support. british people. so we appreciate that we can stay here. a lot of my friends, they can sleep for the first time without alarms. it was so strange for him. after a few days they say, raphael, a friend of mine slept for the first time since december.— of mine slept for the first time since december. would you like to come forward? _ since december. would you like to come forward? maybe _ since december. would you like to come forward? maybe you - since december. would you like to come forward? maybe you can - since december. would you like to - come forward? maybe you can explain what you are saying. iie come forward? maybe you can explain what you are saying. he is come forward? maybe you can explain what you are saying.— what you are saying. he is living in ukraine. what you are saying. he is living in ukraine- his _ what you are saying. he is living in ukraine. his brothers _ what you are saying. he is living in ukraine. his brothers and - what you are saying. he is living in ukraine. his brothers and fathers i ukraine. his brothers and fathers are fighting. you know for him it is

are fighting. you know for him it is a little bit strange to be here. it is almost like a moment of peace here in liverpool? because you know what is happening back home? it brings it very much home to the audience what you explain. thank you so much. we should finish with a cheer. we are trying to blend serious stories with the fun everyone is having. give us a little bit of noise. cheering such a lovely atmosphere. it is reflected in the whole of liverpool. there is a sense of it being a special occasion and a huge occasion. we have a house band. the lipa band. they are music students

at the liverpool institute. you are the band. good morning. you will play now. you play and we will listen. lovely, thank you very much. a round of applause, please. applause joining me is bbc eurovision reporter daniel rosney and the mayor of the liverpool city region, steve rotheram. lovely to see you here. and you. how

about this? — lovely to see you here. and you. how about this? it — lovely to see you here. and you. how about this? it is _ lovely to see you here. and you. how about this? it is not _ lovely to see you here. and you. fin" about this? it is not bad. tomorrow it is going to be brilliant. everybody is buzzing about what is happening with eurovision and the weather has been kind. tell happening with eurovision and the weather has been kind.— happening with eurovision and the weather has been kind. tell me about how this feels — weather has been kind. tell me about how this feels for _ weather has been kind. tell me about how this feels for this _ weather has been kind. tell me about how this feels for this city. _ weather has been kind. tell me about how this feels for this city. we - weather has been kind. tell me about how this feels for this city. we got i how this feels for this city. we got a sense a moment ago talking to ukrainian and polish people here involved in what is happening there. what does it mean to the city? we are doing it on behalf of ukraine and should not forget that. that is the reason it is being hosted here. we did not win eurovision, we became second. but because of what putin is doing in ukraine it is hosted in the uk and liverpool bid against lots of areas and the reason it is successful here, and we will smash it over the next few days, is because we knew the people here would embrace it. there is a real buzz outside. i have been out the last nights looking round at

different things. i spoke to the president of the eurovision super fans and he said he had been to ten and never seen anything like this. it is nice you have worn a eurovision shirt. nice touch. daniel, explain what that song was. every time we hear these nods to the pass. it every time we hear these nods to the ass. ., . every time we hear these nods to the pass, ., , , . every time we hear these nods to the ass. ., , . z: z: every time we hear these nods to the ass. .,, , . z: :: .,, ., pass. it was greece, 2005. i was not there but i _ pass. it was greece, 2005. i was not there but i imagine _ pass. it was greece, 2005. i was not there but i imagine the _ pass. it was greece, 2005. i was not there but i imagine the weather - pass. it was greece, 2005. i was not there but i imagine the weather was | there but i imagine the weather was really— there but i imagine the weather was really warm and it is slightly overcast _ really warm and it is slightly overcast this morning. these eurovision— overcast this morning. these eurovision songs are legends in the eurovision— eurovision songs are legends in the eurovision world and what i love about _ eurovision world and what i love about walking around liverpool, you cannot _ about walking around liverpool, you cannot escape eurovision. i was walking — cannot escape eurovision. i was walking through the shopping centre and it— walking through the shopping centre and it was— walking through the shopping centre and it was coming out of speakers, winners _ and it was coming out of speakers, winners from years gone by. i thought— winners from years gone by. i thought it _ winners from years gone by. i thought it was my phone in my back pocket— thought it was my phone in my back pocket and — thought it was my phone in my back pocket and i— thought it was my phone in my back pocket and i realised it was a speaken _ pocket and i realised it was a seaker. ~ ., . ' pocket and i realised it was a seaker. c . , , ., speaker. what is different about this ear, speaker. what is different about

this year. apart _ speaker. what is different about this year, apart from _ speaker. what is different about this year, apart from the - speaker. what is different about i this year, apart from the obvious, the reason we are here and not in ukraine, but politics has almost had a joke part of eurovision. we think things are played out in terms of how people vote. this time there is a different feeling because of world events. ., , ., a different feeling because of world events. ., ., ., , , ., events. eurovision organisers would love it if politics _ events. eurovision organisers would love it if politics had _ events. eurovision organisers would love it if politics had nothing - events. eurovision organisers would love it if politics had nothing to - love it if politics had nothing to do with — love it if politics had nothing to do with the song contest. i covered the competition first in 2009 when it was— the competition first in 2009 when it was held — the competition first in 2009 when it was held in israel and in the run up it was held in israel and in the run up that— it was held in israel and in the run up that year. _ it was held in israel and in the run up that year, some of the artists spoke _ up that year, some of the artists spoke about the israel and palestinian territories conflict and organisers— palestinian territories conflict and organisers then were trying for that not to— organisers then were trying for that not to overshadow the event. it was inevitable _ not to overshadow the event. it was inevitable people would discuss the reason _ inevitable people would discuss the reason why we are having it in liverpoot _ reason why we are having it in liverpool. but for the artists, yesterday on breakfast, i was on a tour yesterday on breakfast, ! was on a tour with— yesterday on breakfast, i was on a tour with the slovenian acted qualified last night. for lots of

the artists, the reason they wanted to perform — the artists, the reason they wanted to perform was because it was in liverpool— to perform was because it was in liverpool and because of the music history— liverpool and because of the music history so— liverpool and because of the music history so they can go to their home countries _ history so they can go to their home countries and say i performed where the beatles were made.— the beatles were made. steve, that is our the beatles were made. steve, that is your starting _ the beatles were made. steve, that is your starting point. _ the beatles were made. steve, that is your starting point. this - the beatles were made. steve, that is your starting point. this city - the beatles were made. steve, that is your starting point. this city is i is your starting point. this city is steeped in music. it almost sounds like a cliche but it is true.— like a cliche but it is true. more number ones — like a cliche but it is true. more number ones than _ like a cliche but it is true. more number ones than anywhere i like a cliche but it is true. more i number ones than anywhere else. like a cliche but it is true. ire number ones than anywhere else. here are the stats! the very fact is everyone concentrates on the beatles. but we did a dj battle between greater manchester and liverpool, who have great music themselves, but the breadth of music from this area is astounding. all of thatis from this area is astounding. all of that is probably in our dna which is why something like eurovision has been so well received in the area we are in. ~ ., been so well received in the area we are in. . . ., ,, ., been so well received in the area we are in. . . ., ,. ., ., .,

are in. what we all know now, and daniel you — are in. what we all know now, and daniel you know _ are in. what we all know now, and daniel you know from _ are in. what we all know now, and daniel you know from past - are in. what we all know now, and i daniel you know from past occasions, it is huge. we cannot see the venue. from here, behind us is the fan zone where people gather. the village. on the other side is the arena which is enormous. i the other side is the arena which is enormous. ., the other side is the arena which is enormous-— the other side is the arena which is enormous. . , ., ., all enormous. i have been in the arena all week. enormous. i have been in the arena all week- the _ enormous. i have been in the arena all week. the production _ enormous. i have been in the arena all week. the production of- enormous. i have been in the arena all week. the production of this, i enormous. i have been in the arena all week. the production of this, it| all week. the production of this, it takes _ all week. the production of this, it takes seven— all week. the production of this, it takes seven weeks inside the arena. if takes seven weeks inside the arena. if you _ takes seven weeks inside the arena. if you think— takes seven weeks inside the arena. if you think when you go to a concert— if you think when you go to a concert at— if you think when you go to a concert at any arena to see michael buble _ concert at any arena to see michael buble a _ concert at any arena to see michael buble a or— concert at any arena to see michael buble a or lady gaga, their stages put up _ buble a or lady gaga, their stages put up overnight. it takes seven weeks _ put up overnight. it takes seven weeks because 160 million will watch at home _ weeks because 160 million will watch at home. you have the 26 artists and they have _ at home. you have the 26 artists and they have different angles they want their choreography to be in. it is fantastic — their choreography to be in. it is fantastic it— their choreography to be in. it is fantastic. it still has the ability to launch — fantastic. it still has the ability to launch superstars. the italian winners — to launch superstars. the italian winners were nominated, winners in

2021. _ winners were nominated, winners in 2021. for— winners were nominated, winners in 2021. for a _ winners were nominated, winners in 2021, for a grammy. and another artist _ 2021, for a grammy. and another artist has — 2021, for a grammy. and another artist has a — 2021, for a grammy. and another artist has a stadium tour in america _ artist has a stadium tour in america-— artist has a stadium tour in america. ., ., �*, ., america. you tap into daniel's head and it is all— america. you tap into daniel's head and it is all there. _ america. you tap into daniel's head and it is all there. it _ america. you tap into daniel's head and it is all there. it was _ america. you tap into daniel's head and it is all there. it was a - america. you tap into daniel's head and it is all there. it was a quick - and it is all there. it was a quick turnaround. this had to happen quickly in major event terms? yes. quickly in ma'or event terms? yes. we were quickly in major event terms? yes. we were ready- — quickly in major event terms? yes. we were ready. we _ quickly in major event terms? yes. we were ready. we are _ quickly in major event terms? iezs we were ready. we are experienced in trying to put on huge events in liverpool whether it is the champions league homecoming or whether it was 2008, when we were a european capital of culture. all the giants and spectacular events on the streets. daniel is right. i went backstage in the arena, the convention and exhibition centre, and this thing is huge. i did not fully appreciate how big. the world's eyes are on liverpool the next few days. it world's eyes are on liverpool the next few days-— world's eyes are on liverpool the next few days. it has been lovely to have ou next few days. it has been lovely to have you here- _ next few days. it has been lovely to have you here. the _ next few days. it has been lovely to have you here. the crowd _ next few days. it has been lovely to have you here. the crowd is - next few days. it has been lovely to have you here. the crowd is still- have you here. the crowd is still with us. we have live music this

morning. we will go to the regions for the local music in a second. i think we will hear some music on the way. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. passengers are being asked not to try and travel on the train today because of strike action. train drivers, who are members of aslef, are walking out. the strike is part of a long running dispute over pay. the majority of rail services in london are affected. barry caffrey is at

king's cross this morning. king's cross station is much quieter than normal this morning with the vast majority of trains not able to operate because of the industrial action. services across london are affected including south western railway, southeastern, thameslink, gatwick express and great northern. the advice for people trying to travel today is not to travel if possible and if you do need to travel, leave plenty of extra time and check your journey carefully. passengers caught up in what they thought was a fire on the tube at clapham common a week ago said the lack of communication was abysmal and people could have died in the panic. passengers smashed windows on the train to get out. transport for london is reviewing what happened and says it believes all protocols were followed with staff on the platform in 90 seconds. but passengers say it was terrifying. the doors didn't open, they were just, they were locked. and whether that be because we had already left the platform, we don't

know, but they just wouldn't open. and pulling the emergency lever didn't work either, nothing happened. the night time industries association is calling on music fans to help save the brixton academy from permanent closure. lambeth council is considering revoking the venue's licence after a fatal crush at a gig last december in which two people died. the metropolitan police has called for the venue's licence to be permanently revoked. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the dlr and minor delays on the district. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. some big changes happening in the weather today. we've lost the heavy thundery showers, but also the brighter spells that we've been seeing over the last few days or so. it will feel rather cloudy and consequently cooler, as well. there's also going to be quite a noticeable northeasterly wind blowing and there will be some more showers as we head through the afternoon.

we're starting off with temperatures in high single figures, an awful lot of cloud around — that's just moved through on the northeasterly wind and it will be quite persistent, i think, as we head through the day. nevertheless, there is the chance that we will see some breaks, so possibly some brighter spells — most likely, i think, for central and for western areas of the capital. watch out for some showers just tracking down on that northeasterly as we head through the afternoon. but they won't be as heavy as they have been in recent days. top temperatures of only 14 or 15 celsius — a rather disappointing may day. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same. on saturday, we'll start off on a rather grey note, but the cloud should break up more readily. it will feel warmer and brighter over the course of the weekend, with temperatures peaking at 19 or 20 degrees. that's it, riz lateef is presenting the breakfast programme on radio london this morning talking train strikes and eurovision. she's also spoken to musician katie melua. do tune in.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty. charlie is in liverpool covering eurovision but mike is here on the sofa with me, good morning. when i think about west ham, what is it... the europa conference league! you still get to a final. they could. we love a big event. brute still get to a final. they could. we love a big event.— love a big event. we talk about wrexham and _ love a big event. we talk about wrexham and the _ love a big event. we talk about wrexham and the glitz - love a big event. we talk about wrexham and the glitz and - love a big event. we talk about - wrexham and the glitz and glamour, and we have had manchester city, real madrid, those big clubs, can we bring some glamour? pep, real madrid, those big clubs, can we bring some glamour?— bring some glamour? a little bit! there is a guy — bring some glamour? a little bit! there is a guy called _ bring some glamour? a little bit! there is a guy called billy - bring some glamour? a little bit! there is a guy called billy bean i bring some glamour? a little bit! i there is a guy called billy bean who is a very famous shareholder of the dutch club, brad played him in the film moneyball. not money box! that is radio four! it is a story about

how his analytics theory transformed a baseball team. the man himself was there last night. he a baseball team. the man himself was there last night-— there last night. he has got brad pitt, who needs _ there last night. he has got brad pitt, who needs ryan _ there last night. he has got brad pitt, who needs ryan reynolds? | there last night. he has got brad - pitt, who needs ryan reynolds? the dutch side lost. despite a difficult season in the premier league, west ham are aiming for a first major trophy since 1980, and those hopes are still very much alive after victory in the first leg of their europa conference league semifinal against az alkmaar. they had to come from behind at half time to beat the dutch side. said benrahma with a penalty and then a bit of pinball in the box, before michail antonio finally got the ball in for the winner at the london stadium. so a slender lead to take to the netherlands next thursday but the joy on the players' faces shows how important that goal could be. and the manager believes his players have what it takes to protect this lead. i hugely believe we've got a big resilience. i think, i think we have it through the club, i think we have it through the team. and we'll need it. in this cup competition, you know, it doesn't really matter how you do it,

really, the job is to get it done. we have not got it done yet, farfrom it, we have got a big the title race in the scottish women's premier league is very much on thanks to a celtic fightback. the home side were losing 1—0 to leaders glasgow city at half time but celtic came back after the break to win 3—1. the win moves celtic up to second, two points behind their opponents with two to play. manager fran alonso was clearly overjoyed at the final whistle. some good news for leicester tigers as they get ready to contest sunday's premiership rugby semifinal against sale. the vastly experienced chris ashton will be available after having a red card overturned. it means that having announced his retirement due to that punishment, ashton could now play two further matches. the former england player was sent off in the tigers final game of the regular season for a high tackle on harlequins wing cadan murley. but after a five—hour hearing, a rugby football union disciplinary committee reduced that

red card to a yellow. the great rock of italy awaits the riders in the giro d'italia going into stage seven. that is where they will finish, half way between rome and pescara after riding up, up and away. there was a brilliant finish to stage six, as they came around the bend and up through the trees with australia's simon clake out in front until the mass sprint for the line and matt pederson of denmark snatched the stage win. andreas leknessund of norway did finish in the main bunch to retain the overall lead. the worst thing about that client, at the great rock of italy, —— that climb, it will come after 160 kilometres already, the legs already hurt and then it is up, up to the finish for 60 kilometres. thea;t hurt and then it is up, up to the finish for 60 kilometres. they are so stron: finish for 60 kilometres. they are so strong and _ finish for 60 kilometres. they are so strong and impressive. - finish for 60 kilometres. they are so strong and impressive. all - finish for 60 kilometres. they are j so strong and impressive. all that 160 kilometres, _ so strong and impressive. all that 160 kilometres, you _ so strong and impressive. all that 160 kilometres, you are _ so strong and impressive. all that 160 kilometres, you are thinking i 160 kilometres, you are thinking about what is coming. tea 160 kilometres, you are thinking about what is coming.— 160 kilometres, you are thinking about what is coming. tea and cake at the end! —

about what is coming. tea and cake at the end! thank _ about what is coming. tea and cake at the end! thank you _ about what is coming. tea and cake at the end! thank you very - about what is coming. tea and cake at the end! thank you very much. i rail passengers are, once again, set to face severe disruption over the next few days, as train workers walk out over pay. we'rejoined now by the rail minister, huw merriman. huw merriman, thank you for talking to us here on breakfast. i huw merriman, thank you for talking to us here on breakfast.— to us here on breakfast. i spoke to mick wheeling _ to us here on breakfast. i spoke to mick wheeling earlier, _ to us here on breakfast. i spoke to mick wheeling earlier, the - to us here on breakfast. i spoke to mick wheeling earlier, the aslef i mick wheeling earlier, the aslef general secretary, mick wheeling earlier, the aslef generalsecretary, he mick wheeling earlier, the aslef general secretary, he said he hasn't had hide nor hairfrom the government onjanuary six when there was a short, token meeting was his word, with a rail minister, why aren't you talking to aslef? good mornin: , aren't you talking to aslef? good morning. naga- _ aren't you talking to aslef? good morning, naga. actually - aren't you talking to aslef? good morning, naga. actually that - aren't you talking to aslef? (lime morning, naga. actually that was me, i was the rail minister then and still am. i was the rail minister then and stillam. ifelt i was the rail minister then and still am. ifelt we had a positive meeting, talked about the issues that needed to be discussed and it was agreed with mick whelan and the rail delivery group, the umbrella group for the employers, they will go off and have further talks but i would be available should i be

needed. they had those talks, an offer was put to the leadership of aslef mick whelan but he is not willing to put it through to his members so we are stuck, a similar offer to one that has been accepted to other unions. i'm disappointed his members cannot have their say as to whether they feel it is a fair and reasonable offer, i believe it is. ~ and reasonable offer, i believe it is. ., and reasonable offer, i believe it is. mick whelan says it is not there or reasonable _ is. mick whelan says it is not there or reasonable offer. _ is. mick whelan says it is not there or reasonable offer. the _ is. mick whelan says it is not there or reasonable offer. the reality - is. mick whelan says it is not there or reasonable offer. the reality of. or reasonable offer. the reality of the offer is it is a less than rpa pay offer and effectively a 20% pay cut for giving up the terms and conditions. i did put the offer that it was 4% in 2022 and 4% of the year after. it was 496 in 2022 and 496 of the year after. . it was 496 in 2022 and 496 of the year after. , ., , . ., it was 496 in 2022 and 496 of the year after. , ., , _, ., after. yes, to put it in context, at the moment _ after. yes, to put it in context, at the moment train _ after. yes, to put it in context, at the moment train drivers - after. yes, to put it in context, at the moment train drivers are - after. yes, to put it in context, at the moment train drivers are paid after. yes, to put it in context, at i the moment train drivers are paid an average ofjust shy of £60,000 for a 35 hour week. this would take pay up to 65,000 pounds, no change in hours, and their pay has gone up

nearly 40% since 2011, the highest pay rise per employment category since then. this would be another top up as well. we are looking to change the way that the workforce operates, so for example at the moment we have to do ask train operators to get volunteers to work on a sunday. you and i want to use the train on a sunday, we can't work like that. we are looking to modernise and turn it into the type of retail opportunity that most people would recognise in terms of buying a service or working within it. it's a great, well paid job, we want to actually increase the number of jobs want to actually increase the number ofjobs but the sad reality is that these industrial actions cost the economy and the railway money and it makes it harderfor me economy and the railway money and it makes it harder for me to economy and the railway money and it makes it harderfor me to be economy and the railway money and it makes it harder for me to be able to increase the timetable when we have to deal with strikes. so increase the timetable when we have to deal with strikes.— to deal with strikes. so what are ou acoin to deal with strikes. so what are you going to _ to deal with strikes. so what are you going to do _ to deal with strikes. so what are you going to do about _ to deal with strikes. so what are you going to do about it, - to deal with strikes. so what are you going to do about it, you i you going to do about it, you haven't met with aslef since january six, what are you are going to do about it, the government? when i spoke to mick whelan, i said is there any end in sight, it didn't seem as if there was because

conversations are not happening between the union and the government. what are you going to do about it because we are now seeing eurovision disrupted, the fa cup final disrupted, and as you made the point, people want to travel, get to work and forget about their business. work and forget about their business-— work and forget about their business. ., , ., , ., , business. people do but we have put a fair and reasonable _ business. people do but we have put a fair and reasonable pay _ business. people do but we have put a fair and reasonable pay offer - business. people do but we have put a fair and reasonable pay offer to - a fair and reasonable pay offer to the leadership... but a fair and reasonable pay offer to the leadership. . ._ the leadership... but it has not been received _ the leadership... but it has not been received as _ the leadership... but it has not been received as fair _ the leadership... but it has not been received as fair and - been received as fair and reasonable. you can keep saying that but if someone says it is not fair and reasonable, you need to get round the table again and find something you can both agree on. the evidence something you can both agree on. tie: evidence of whether it is or isn't fair and reasonable is down to the members. if you look at what happened with the rmt who are striking tomorrow, they put a similar offer to their members who work on network rail, and that was accepted, 76% of those who voted accepted, 76% of those who voted accepted it and that would seem to indicate that the workforce will judge it as fair and reasonable and will take it because they want to move on. why is it the case that an rmt member who works on the tracks and get a pay rise and get the chance to vote on it and hello members who work on a train do not

get the opportunity? it doesn't seem as rugger and fellow members who work on the train, it is not seen fair to me. work on the train, it is not seen fairto me— work on the train, it is not seen fair to me. let's be clear about a -a rise, fair to me. let's be clear about a pay rise, inflation _ fair to me. let's be clear about a pay rise, inflation is _ fair to me. let's be clear about a pay rise, inflation is 1096, - fair to me. let's be clear about a pay rise, inflation is 1096, even i pay rise, inflation is 10%, even half of that is 5%, you have offered 4%, that is not a real term pay rise. i 496, that is not a real term pay rise. ., 496, that is not a real term pay rise. . . . , 496, that is not a real term pay rise. . . ., , , ., 496, that is not a real term pay rise. . . . , , . ., rise. i have already explained how well- aid rise. i have already explained how well-paid those _ rise. i have already explained how well-paid those who _ rise. i have already explained how well-paid those who work - rise. i have already explained how well-paid those who work on - rise. i have already explained how well-paid those who work on the i well—paid those who work on the railways have been... 50 if well-paid those who work on the railways have been. . ._ well-paid those who work on the railways have been... so if you are well- aid railways have been... so if you are well-paid you _ railways have been... so if you are well-paid you should _ railways have been... so if you are well-paid you should not - railways have been... so if you are well-paid you should not get - railways have been... so if you are well-paid you should not get a - railways have been... so if you are well-paid you should not get a pay well—paid you should not get a pay rise? well-paid you should not get a pay rise? �* , well-paid you should not get a pay rise? �* i. ., well-paid you should not get a pay rise? �* y., . ., well-paid you should not get a pay rise?�* ., .,, ., rise? i'm saying you have to be fair and reasonable _ rise? i'm saying you have to be fair and reasonable to _ rise? i'm saying you have to be fair and reasonable to the _ rise? i'm saying you have to be fair and reasonable to the wrecks - rise? i'm saying you have to be fair and reasonable to the wrecks of. rise? i'm saying you have to be fair| and reasonable to the wrecks of the taxpayers. if you look at the situation post covid, —— the rest of taxpayers. £1000 has been added per household as a subsidy pay for the railways. we have to be fair to the rest of household and ensure inflation doesn't go up even further. we have a balance between looking after those who look after the railways, and also passengers. but at the same time the taxpayer that does not use those but is subsidising it, £31 billion over the last two years paid in by the taxpayer to keep the railways

running, we have to think of those taxpayers who are watching right now might not use the trains or work on the trains and they might have to pay for it and so it is a balance in myjob is to find the balance. let’s my job is to find the balance. let's talk about transpennine _ myjob is to find the balance. let's talk about transpennine express, we had the news yesterday that its contract is not being renewed, which was due to be renewed at the end of may. now coming under government control effectively. 17, 18 months, there have been problems with overtime, with staffing, problems and scheduling. what difference is going to be seen by travellers, by commuters, as transpennine express is under government control? brute commuters, as transpennine express is under government control? we hope this will be a — is under government control? we hope this will be a reset _ is under government control? we hope this will be a reset moment _ is under government control? we hope this will be a reset moment in - is under government control? we hope this will be a reset moment in terms i this will be a reset moment in terms of the new train operator that will be running out. but that we set moment also needs to be embraced by the unions as well, as you say, since december 2021 they have refused to allow the workforce to work overtime. because a train

driver's hours is 35 per week, the system is built being able to... so how you change that? a _ system is built being able to... so how you change that? a very - system is built being able to... so - how you change that? a very generous offer, the how you change that? a very generous offer. the most — how you change that? a very generous offer, the most generous, _ how you change that? a very generous offer, the most generous, time - how you change that? a very generous offer, the most generous, time of- offer, the most generous, time of 1.75 to work beyond 35 hours. so on top of their weekly hours, that's something that tends to be the case... to something that tends to be the case... ., y something that tends to be the case... ., , ~ , case... to they think it is generous? _ case. .. to they think it is generous? i— case... to they think it is generous? i hope - case... to they think it is generous? i hope they i case... to they think it is i generous? i hope they will. case... to they think it is - generous? i hope they will. so this is another example _ generous? i hope they will. so this is another example of you - generous? i hope they will. so this is another example of you saying i generous? i hope they will. so this is another example of you saying it is another example of you saying it is generous but you don't know if they think it is generous.- is generous but you don't know if they think it is generous. there are onl two they think it is generous. there are only two train _ they think it is generous. there are only two train operators _ they think it is generous. there are only two train operators who - they think it is generous. there are only two train operators who offer. only two train operators who offer this and the second highest in 1.5, so this is 1.75, the highest of all. i think this is generous when you look at what others are being paid for overtime. the idea, this is an interesting point, is to use rest day working for a period of time to train new drivers that are being recruited, more are being recruited and are retiring, that's a positive. but it takes 18 months to train a train driver so we need people to work beyond 35 hours to then do the

training. only if the unions are willing to allow their members to do this are we able to get a real change in service. we have looked at the situation and said we need to change, we have been willing to change, we have been willing to change and we have our reset moment to do that. all we are asking for is for the unions to work in partnership with us so that change ends up materialising with a much better performance for those who use the service and have suffered in the way you mentioned. we know they have suffered because we have made the change that white one question, this is effectively nationalisation of this male country.— is effectively nationalisation of this male count . ., ., ., , this male country. that goes against core conservative _ this male country. that goes against core conservative values, _ this male country. that goes against core conservative values, doesn't i core conservative values, doesn't it, so habitation is failing? i core conservative values, doesn't it, so habitation is failing?- it, so habitation is failing? i hope it, so habitation is failing? i hope it shows that _ it, so habitation is failing? i hope it shows that we _ it, so habitation is failing? i hope it shows that we are _ it, so habitation is failing? i hope it shows that we are not - it, so habitation is failing? i hope it shows that we are not ruled --| it shows that we are not ruled —— privatisation is failing? i hope it shows that we are not ruled by dogma. we are effectively moving it to a different private operator and taking it into move it over to a private concert, we do believe the

private concert, we do believe the private sector is best to operate these services. the three other operators we have brought in were brought in forfinancial operators we have brought in were brought in for financial management reasons, not because of performance, this is the first time we have looked at performance. it shows we are willing to be straight and say, where things are not working we will take decisions. but in order to lead to the improvements we need, we need the unions to stop working in the manner they are now, go back to working as they did a couple of years ago when things did work that operator and deliver a better service for the messenger. so passengers will return in numbers, we will be able to put on more services, reduce the taxpayer subsidy and everyone is in happier place and that's where i want to be. i want to work with the unions, the reason we have worked so hard to get the office to them to put them to their members is because i respect their members is because i respect the workforce, i respect the union movement, my transport crime family were movement, my transport crime family —— might family were involved in them as well. i'm saying there is a

balance between taxpayer funding and having inflation which we need to deliver and i still feel these are really will well—paid jobs and more jobs can be put on if you need to stop the damaging strikes. hugs stop the damaging strikes. huw merriman. _ stop the damaging strikes. huw merriman, thank _ stop the damaging strikes. huw merriman, thank you very much. stop the damaging strikes. huw- merriman, thank you very much. thank ou. you. let's ta ke you. let's take you to a new over the river bertie, o, my goodness, who on earth puts you in charge of a boat? don't they know you? naga, i'm literally driving so i can't talk to you so much! this is captain ricardo, we are on the bridge, we are coming into liverpool, let me give it back to you. i'm definitely not doing the docking! that was exciting, a careerfirst! we are joined by the crew! exciting, a career first! we are joined by the crew!— exciting, a career first! we are i joined by the crew!- the joined by the crew! morning! the shi is joined by the crew! morning! the ship is being _ joined by the crew! morning! the ship is being steered _ joined by the crew! morning! the ship is being steered by - joined by the crew! morning! the ship is being steered by both - joined by the crew! morning! the i ship is being steered by both sides. it is all happening in here. it's a

very fast crossing, ten minutes on the commuter crossings to get from the commuter crossings to get from the wirral to liverpool. they run from 7:20am until 10am, and then five p m to 7pm. in between those hours we have tourist crossings which are longer, 50 minutes and you get the ferry cross the mersey singing and the tourist information about the local area. it is nice and toasty in here but not too cold outside, it is a mild start and if you are coming to eurovision in liverpool, the cloud should break, we will see some sunshine, light wind and tomorrow if anything it is going to be sunnier, dry and could potentially be a little bit warmer. although it says 18 on the chart you are saying. for all of us to baby —— today, the

forecast is mostly dry. west is best in terms of sunshine. the cloud you can see is thick enough to produce some drizzle first thing that it will still have some rain in it because we have got a weather front coming in from the north sea and towards the midlands before it weakens. out towards the west, we are looking at length the sunny spells or sunny intervals at worst. the highest temperatures, 17 or 18, under the low cloud, hugging the east coast in particular, it will be colder, ten to 13. it will be fairly gusty with a noticeable breeze today across england and wales. as we head into the evening and overnight, a lot of cloud around, clearer skies in the west. temperatures falling away between six and 9 degrees. tomorrow, although we start off on a fairly cloudy note, through the day we have that retreating in towards the east where it will remain. that is going to hold back the temperatures. a lot of dry weather and sunshine with the isolated

chance of a shower in wales and south—west england, but in the sunshine in the west, especially northern ireland and the moray firth, we could get up to 22 celsius making it the warmest day of the year so far. all change going into sunday because a weather front comes into the north—west introducing some rain. is that things southwards, cool air will follow on behind and ahead of it we will see the cloud built with some showers. ahead we are in the milder air, so looking at 20 in the south—east, but note the temperatures have dipped as we push up temperatures have dipped as we push up towards the north—west. before i hand you to charlie, we are just about to arrive in liverpool, and i must say, it is a nice smooth entry into liverpool that we have here. now we are not too far away from where you are, charlie. we are watching closely! can you see carol? that is carol's ship coming in there. behind us, where we are.

everyone give carol a wave, she's doing the weather on the ship. i'm not sure if carol can see that. the crowd giving you a wave, just to give you a sense of where we are. we are in the fan zone, the eurovision final tomorrow night. brute are in the fan zone, the eurovision final tomorrow night.— are in the fan zone, the eurovision final tomorrow night. we are waving back! we have _ final tomorrow night. we are waving back! we have got _ final tomorrow night. we are waving back! we have got the _ final tomorrow night. we are waving back! we have got the house - final tomorrow night. we are waving back! we have got the house band i back! we have got the house band here. we back! we have got the house band here- we are _ back! we have got the house band here. we are talking _ back! we have got the house band here. we are talking about - back! we have got the house band here. we are talking about lots i back! we have got the house band here. we are talking about lots of| here. we are talking about lots of things to do with the show itself. including talking to some of the commentators who are taking part tomorrow. there is a serious side to what is happening here because of events in ukraine, it has a different feel to it, because liverpool is hosting this event on behalf of ukraine. in terms of the competition itself, you will know by now the uk entry is mae muller, and she has been speaking to our correspondent david sillitoe, when she is around, its fair to say, in this city, it gets very lively very quickly! oh, my god! here we go, ok, here we go.

the original plan was for a quiet chat. really sorry! we were waiting and a crowd has built up. i don't know what's gone on here. that's ok, i love it! in a quiet spot... i was going to take this off because this isn't part of the look, you see. ..in the sunshine. however, the british weather intervened. thank goodness for the albert dock. welcome to eurovision. i know! i feel so welcome. look at all these lovely people. cheering. this is what eurovision does. i love it, i love the whirlwind, i love that it's quite chaotic. i feel like i thrive in chaos and each and every person i've come across is so lovely and warm. so it's all it's very, very... i'm having a great time. were you prepared for this? no, of course not! i feel that you can never be 100% prepared for eurovision, you know. ifeel like it's a one in a million lifetime experience, but it's exceeded my expectations. what's it like when you walk into the... singing.

oh, they wanted to come along. oh, no! another surprise. oh, my god! # when you said you were leaving to work on your mental health... this is the over the water eurovision choir. we'd met earlier in the week and they've been keen to come along as well. # i got so mad was gonna cuss you out outside your house... and mae rather took to the impromptu singalong. # wanted to trash your benz, tell all your friends # how cruel you were to me... i'm so pleased, that was so nice. i was like, welling up, i was like, oh, my god! i feel like moments like that kind of remind you why eurovision is so amazing. it's something different, isn't it? i would have never got that, like that... i would have never, i don't know, that's something i would have never experienced. so that was yeah, that was nice. there's a lot of love here. yeah, i know, i really feel it. # me and my girls are out

and we all sing along # instead i wrote a song. i'm worried, aren't you supposed to be on vocal rest? iam. but for you, i'm breaking it, that's ok. after this, i'll be like this. # instead i wrote a song. i completely forgot to show you something. and then it was time for another little surprise. i'm scared... good evening, everybody. yes, that's ringo starr. i'm here to congratulate liverpool... no way, no... ..eurovision song contest and to give mae muller a big peace and love on this big night. oh, my god! peace and love, peace and love. ringo said peace and love, he sends me peace and love! on that stage, when you walk on... mm—hmm, yeah, i'm going to have to take... i'm just going to have to just take a second to really centre myself, because i know... three minutes goes by pretty quickly. oh, my gosh, like that.

i have a few seconds when i'm on that stage before the lights go up and ijust have to really like breathe through it. and then the second those lights are on, she's on. # me and my girls are out and we all sing along # instead i wrote a song! cheering. can i go and say hello? please, please! and after this, it's 24 hours of voice—preserving silence. and then the main event. david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. oh, my god, that was so special! joining me now is the comedian mel giedroyc who'll be in the commentary box tomorrow night. charlie, i'm sort of, i don't know what the training for that really is. i think i need to be doing some

vocal exercises or something, gargling with honey. d0 vocal exercises or something, gargling with honey.— vocal exercises or something, gargling with honey. do you need a confidence booster _ gargling with honey. do you need a confidence booster from _ gargling with honey. do you need a confidence booster from our - gargling with honey. do you need a confidence booster from our lovely| confidence booster from our lovely crowd here? everybody say good morning to mail. filth. crowd here? everybody say good morning to mail.— crowd here? everybody say good | morning to mail._ they crowd here? everybody say good - morning to mail._ they are morning to mail. oh, hello! they are cood, morning to mail. oh, hello! they are good. aren't — morning to mail. oh, hello! they are good, aren't they? _ morning to mail. oh, hello! they are good, aren't they? amazing. - morning to mail. oh, hello! they are| good, aren't they? amazing. crowds, we have a modest _ good, aren't they? amazing. crowds, we have a modest but _ good, aren't they? amazing. crowds, we have a modest but very _ good, aren't they? amazing. crowds, | we have a modest but very passionate crowd here. i we have a modest but very passionate crowd here. ., . crowd here. i have seen them. tomorrow _ crowd here. i have seen them. tomorrow night, _ crowd here. i have seen them. tomorrow night, is _ crowd here. i have seen them. tomorrow night, is it - crowd here. i have seen them. tomorrow night, is it 150 - crowd here. i have seen them. i tomorrow night, is it 150 million people watching this show, approximately? i people watching this show, approximately?— people watching this show, approximately? i had on the grapevine. _ approximately? i had on the grapevine, charlie, - approximately? i had on the grapevine, charlie, that- approximately? i had on the grapevine, charlie, that it i approximately? i had on the i grapevine, charlie, that it was approximately? i had on the - grapevine, charlie, that it was 161. there we go! that is a big crowd. is not extraordinary. it's the buzz, i was in the arena last night for the second semifinal, and it was just absolutely... i thought the arena was going to lift off at one point when australia played at the end, it was just the atmosphere is phenomenal.— was just the atmosphere is phenomenal. was just the atmosphere is henomenal. �* ., was just the atmosphere is henomenal. ., phenomenal. anyone looking at you will notice the _ phenomenal. anyone looking at you will notice the colours _ phenomenal. anyone looking at you will notice the colours you _ phenomenal. anyone looking at you will notice the colours you are - will notice the colours you are wearing today.— will notice the colours you are wearing today. will notice the colours you are wearin: toda . ., ,. , . wearing today. thank you very much. we are balancing _ wearing today. thank you very much. we are balancing our _ wearing today. thank you very much. we are balancing our coverage - wearing today. thank you very much. we are balancing our coverage today| we are balancing our coverage today as i think everybody is, the fun of

eurovision alongside the reason it is here, and it is manifest, isn't it? ourfriends we have been speaking to this morning, and it matters, doesn't it? it’s speaking to this morning, and it matters, doesn't it?— speaking to this morning, and it matters, doesn't it? it's very, very oianant. matters, doesn't it? it's very, very poignant- and _ matters, doesn't it? it's very, very poignant. and it's _ matters, doesn't it? it's very, very poignant. and it's lovely, - matters, doesn't it? it's very, very poignant. and it's lovely, i- matters, doesn't it? it's very, very poignant. and it's lovely, i think. poignant. and it's lovely, i think you feel that kind of poignancy wherever you are, actually, in liverpool. if you did in the arena, you feel it here, with our ukrainian friend, you feel it everywhere. and we need to honour them, and we need to give them a good show, absolutely. we are here to do that and we are pleased to be doing that. and then there is the madness of eurovision. people may or may not buy into it, it's not everyone's cup of tea, let's be honest. but some of the things that happen at the eurovision could only happen, it's getting noisy... it’s eurovision could only happen, it's getting noisy- - -_ getting noisy... it's the rubbish lorries! they _ getting noisy... it's the rubbish lorries! they literally _ getting noisy... it's the rubbish lorries! they literally already i getting noisy... it's the rubbish i lorries! they literally already know when we are _ lorries! they literally already know when we are on _ lorries! they literally already know when we are on air. _ lorries! they literally already know when we are on air. charlie - when we are on air. charlie speaking. _ when we are on air. charlie speaking. get _ when we are on air. charlie speaking, get them - when we are on air. charlie speaking, get them away! i when we are on air. charlie - speaking, get them away! there is a clorious speaking, get them away! there is a glorious madness _ speaking, get them away! there is a glorious madness of— speaking, get them away! there is a

glorious madness of eurovision. - glorious madness of eurovision. coming here this morning it struck me what it is, i will try and sort of channel it. {30 me what it is, i will try and sort of channel it.— me what it is, i will try and sort - of channel it._ everyone of channel it. go on then. everyone here in liverpool _ of channel it. go on then. everyone here in liverpool and _ of channel it. go on then. everyone here in liverpool and i'm _ of channel it. go on then. everyone here in liverpool and i'm sure - here in liverpool and i'm sure around the country thinks that they are in eurovision. that's what i think. in the most fantastic way. so whatever time of day it is, you are going round liverpool, 2pm, there is someone in a full sequined mankini walking around.— walking around. sorry about that, ou walking around. sorry about that, you caught _ walking around. sorry about that, you caught me- — walking around. sorry about that, you caught me. it's _ walking around. sorry about that, you caught me. it's true - walking around. sorry about that, you caught me. it's true what - walking around. sorry about that, you caught me. it's true what youj you caught me. it's true what you are saying. if you go back to your eurovision history, i know you are not a statto on this, i will not catch you out. what is your standout moments from younger when you were watching? i moments from younger when you were watchin: ? ., ., ., , ., watching? i mean for me, it has got to be, watching? i mean for me, it has got to be. 76. — watching? i mean for me, it has got to be, 76, brotherhood _ watching? i mean for me, it has got to be, 76, brotherhood of _ watching? i mean for me, it has got to be, 76, brotherhood of man. - watching? i mean for me, it has got to be, 76, brotherhood of man. but| to be, 76, brotherhood of man. but thenit to be, 76, brotherhood of man. but then it also got to beat the fears in 81. can ijust say, —— the fizz.

i was in the hotel this morning, who walks in, mike nolan, cheryl baker, j aston, it is 7:20am, there is the fizz as we live and breathe in the hotel, that it eurovision. mit? hotel, that it eurovision. why didn't you _ hotel, that it eurovision. why didn't you bring _ hotel, that it eurovision. why didn't you bring them - hotel, that it eurovision. why didn't you bring them with you? hotel, that it eurovision. why - didn't you bring them with you? i was having the hair rollers at the time, i can get out of the chair otherwise i would have gone and ran. they are part of the eurovision family. they are part of the eurovision famil . ., . they are part of the eurovision famil . . , family. that is the point, even if ou don't family. that is the point, even if you don't follow _ family. that is the point, even if you don't follow eurovision - family. that is the point, even if. you don't follow eurovision closely, certain people, superstars coming out of this the obvious one being abba, but there are real genuine musical superstars. part of eurovision history as well, this is another thing i love about eurovision, it is your gemini 2003 from liverpool, chris and gemma, who scored null points for all sorts of

reasons, justice for gemini. we embrace them and they love them even though it didn't go so well for them. i am wishing you all the best for your commentary.— for your commentary. thank you. there is a — for your commentary. thank you. there is a fine, _ for your commentary. thank you. there is a fine, fine _ for your commentary. thank you. there is a fine, fine history - for your commentary. thank you. there is a fine, fine history of - there is a fine, fine history of broadcasters doing yourjob, of course terry wogan who a lot of people will remember from all those years he did it. it's a joy of an event, isn't it, to look at, because there is so much fun but also there is gentle moments when you can look at things and try and reflect what may be people at home are thinking. you know what i mean. i may be people at home are thinking. you know what i mean.— you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie. you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie- what _ you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie. what i'm _ you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie. what i'm going _ you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie. what i'm going to - you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie. what i'm going to call- you know what i mean. i totally do, charlie. what i'm going to call it - charlie. what i'm going to call it is a gentle twinkle. it's a gentle twinkle. the band will know all about a gentle twinkle. you and graham norton _ about a gentle twinkle. you and graham norton doing _ about a gentle twinkle. you and graham norton doing it? - about a gentle twinkle. you and i graham norton doing it? graham, about a gentle twinkle. you and - graham norton doing it? graham, i have to do. — graham norton doing it? graham, i have to do. is _ graham norton doing it? graham, i have to do, is the _ graham norton doing it? graham, i have to do, is the ledge, _ graham norton doing it? graham, i have to do, is the ledge, the - have to do, is the ledge, the absolute rock of eurovision and he will be in charge. when he is off on

stage, which he will be, bombing between the commentary box on the stage, when he is strutting his stuff, i will be keeping the booth warm for him and the viewers. lovely havin: ou warm for him and the viewers. lovely having you here _ warm for him and the viewers. lovely having you here this _ warm for him and the viewers. lovely having you here this morning, - warm for him and the viewers. lovely having you here this morning, thanki having you here this morning, thank you so much. ii a having you here this morning, thank you so much-— you so much. if a brisk cold breeze cominc you so much. if a brisk cold breeze coming off — you so much. if a brisk cold breeze coming off the _ you so much. if a brisk cold breeze coming off the mersey! _ you so much. if a brisk cold breeze coming off the mersey! it's - you so much. if a brisk cold breeze coming off the mersey! it's very i coming off the mersey! it's very invigorating- — coming off the mersey! it's very invigorating. if— coming off the mersey! it's very invigorating. if you _ coming off the mersey! it's very invigorating. if you were - coming off the mersey! it's very invigorating. if you were here i invigorating. if you were here longer, you would have a coat on. what about these guys, getting all morning colder and colder! that what about these guys, getting all morning colder and colder!- morning colder and colder! that is showbiz, morning colder and colder! that is showbiz. guys. — morning colder and colder! that is showbiz. guys. you _ morning colder and colder! that is showbiz, guys, you will— morning colder and colder! that is showbiz, guys, you will learn - morning colder and colder! that is showbiz, guys, you will learn overj showbiz, guys, you will learn over the years! brute showbiz, guys, you will learn over the ears! ~ ., showbiz, guys, you will learn over the ears! . ., ., ., ., ., the years! we are going to hand over to the stories — the years! we are going to hand over to the stories where _ the years! we are going to hand over to the stories where people - the years! we are going to hand over to the stories where people are - to the stories where people are watching this morning, but, these guys are going to play us out and i think, is it spaceman? filth. guys are going to play us out and i think, is it spaceman?— guys are going to play us out and i think, is it spaceman? oh, stop it! fantastic. # i'm up in space, man # i'm up in space, man # up into space, man

# up into space, man # i've searched around the universe # i've searched around the universe # been down some black holes # been down some black holes # nothing but space, man. # nothing but space, man. # nothing, but nothing but space, man # nothing, but nothing but space, man # searched around the universe # searched around the universe # been down some black holes # been down some black holes # there is nothing but space, man # there is nothing but space, man # and i want to go home. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. three more people have been charged with the murder of a teenager in east london. 18—year—old jordan kukabu was stabbed to death near dagenham heathway tube station last friday. yesterday, a 15—year—old boy was also charged over the killing. passengers are being asked not

to try and travel on the trains today because of strike action. train drivers who are members of aslef are walking out. the strike is part of a long running dispute over pay. there are no southeastern, southern, gatwick express or thameslink services running. two further strike days are planned on 31st of may and 3rd ofjune. the night time industries association is calling on music fans to help save the brixton academy from permanent closure. lambeth council is considering revoking the venue's licence after a fatal crush at a gig last december in which two people died. the metropolitan police has called for the venue's licence to be permanently revoked. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the district line and minor delays on the dlr. the weather — this morning will see cloud gradually building in from the east with spells of rain moving in. some brighter breaks will develop towards the end of the day. maximum temperature 14c. that's it. riz lateef is presenting

the breakfast programme on radio london this morning — talking train strikes and eurovision. she's also spoken to musician katie melua. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty here in salford and charlie stayt in liverpool. our headlines. the start of a weekend of disruption on the railways as train drivers walk out on strike. latest figures showing the economy grew by 0.1% in the first three months of the year. good morning from a flat pack housing manufacturer in birkenhead where we will look at what needs to happen to build a stronger economy. good morning from liverpool, and the music might give you a clue as to

what we are doing today. tomorrow, the final of eurovision. this morning, we will meet some of the people making it happen. good morning, we have been crossing the mersey all morning. there have been crossings across the mersey since the 12th century. the weather, a cloudy start for many with rain in the south—east. the west should brighten up with sunshine. all the details later. it's friday, the 12th of may. rail passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption from today as train drivers walk out again over pay. many trying to reach the eurovision song contest this weekend and the fa cup final next month could see their plans affected, as zoe conway reports. in liverpool this weekend, you'll find people having the time of their lives.

devoted eurovision fan harry cunningham hoped to be there, too, but he's stuck in london because of the train strikes. we had planned like this month months in advance. so the build—up was really exciting. and obviously the fact that we had to cancel two weeks prior to the event after months of waiting, it was really crushing. the impact of today's train drivers' strike will be widespread. 16 train companies are affected, including transpennine express, northern, avanti west coast, east midlands railway, thameslink and southern. some will run no services at all. we have to look after the people we represent, so we don't want to hurt anybody. we don't want to disadvantage anybody. but there is no good day for a strike. if you pick any one day in any given week, you will hit some event and there'll be somebody else saying, well, what about this? and that is not where we want to be, but how else do we express our displeasure?

in a statement, the transport secretary, mark harper, said: tomorrow, the day of the eurovision final, the rmt rail union will hold its strike. this will involve guards and station staff who work for 14 train companies. both unions are striking over pay and changes to working conditions. zoe conway, bbc news. our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins us. we spoke to mick whelan from aslef earlier and also the transport minister. regardless of what and how

you view the negotiations, the fact is people are inconvenienced and they are sick of seeing these strikes. , , , ., ., strikes. disruption from the strikes, there _ strikes. disruption from the strikes, there is _ strikes. disruption from the strikes, there is not - strikes. disruption from the strikes, there is not much i strikes. disruption from the - strikes, there is not much hope this morning the industrial action will end anytime soon. earlier in the programme you spoke to the aslef boss who said he had not seen the government since january when he had a meeting with the rail minister, accusing the government of talking a good game but not engaging in the process. as for the government, they maintain they have made what they describe as a fair and reasonable offer to the unions. this morning, you heard the minister here calling on aslef in particular and other rail unions to put that offer to their members so they can make a decision on it. but the unions argue it is not enough and a better offer

needs to be forthcoming. this is about a change in working practices and the amount of money rail workers are paid. as i say, the stand—off continues and there is no sign of an agreement in sight. labour accusing both sides failing to address this and calling on the government to meet the unions halfway.- and calling on the government to meet the unions halfway. thank you. you will have — meet the unions halfway. thank you. you will have noticed _ meet the unions halfway. thank you. you will have noticed technical - you will have noticed technical gremlins are invading us in salford. we played that sound bite from the rail minister who we heard from earlier butjonathan covered up what he said, as well —— jonathan covered what he said. in the last hour we've had the latest figures on the state of the uk economy. they show that the uk saw weak growth in the first three months of the year — and shrank during march. hannah can give us all the details. timely that you are at a

construction factory. because growth is what everyone is looking out for and not seeing enough off, perhaps. yes, these figures are important because they bring together everything, the impact of rising costs, rising wages, strikes, skills, they have an impact on whether businesses like this can expand. these figures released this morning show growth of 0.1% in the first three months. that means we have basically had a whole year of the economy where it has essentially flatlined. the concern as well in these figures that in march, for the month then, it shows the economy shrinking slightly by 0.3%. growth is important because it means better jobs and pay and it helps us to feel better off in day—to—day lives. the

chancellor has reacted, saying to get to the level of growth the government wants, his answer is that we need to be focused on competitive taxes, labour supply and productivity. construction is doing comparatively well but here they have been saying to me that planning regulations are an issue that gets in the way of expanding further. good morning.— in the way of expanding further. good morning. in the way of expanding further. good morninc. . , ., ., good morning. what is going on? we assemble the — good morning. what is going on? we assemble the product _ good morning. what is going on? we assemble the product rather- good morning. what is going on? we assemble the product rather than - assemble the product rather than build _ assemble the product rather than build it— assemble the product rather than build it and here we have a window with a _ build it and here we have a window with a frame we pre—fit before putting — with a frame we pre—fit before putting into the wall. doing it this way means we save an hour per wall of construction time so we increase output _ of construction time so we increase output weekly and yearly by doing these _ output weekly and yearly by doing these. ., . , output weekly and yearly by doing these. ., ., , ., , , output weekly and yearly by doing these. ., ., , ., , these. how many houses are you makin: these. how many houses are you making like _ these. how many houses are you making like this _ these. how many houses are you making like this week? _ these. how many houses are you making like this week? the - these. how many houses are you | making like this week? the target these. how many houses are you i making like this week? the target is four a week- — making like this week? the target is four a week. that _ making like this week? the target is four a week. that is _ making like this week? the target is four a week. that is what _ making like this week? the target is four a week. that is what achieve i making like this week? the target is four a week. that is what achieve at| four a week. that is what achieve at the minute- — four a week. that is what achieve at the minute. thank _ four a week. that is what achieve at the minute. thank you. _ four a week. that is what achieve at the minute. thank you. we - four a week. that is what achieve at the minute. thank you. we can - four a week. that is what achieve at the minute. thank you. we can talkj the minute. thank you. we can talk to philfrom the federation of

the minute. thank you. we can talk to phil from the federation of small businesses. what is your reaction to the gdp figures?— the gdp figures? disappointing but not surprising- _ the gdp figures? disappointing but not surprising. it _ the gdp figures? disappointing but not surprising. it is _ the gdp figures? disappointing but not surprising. it is difficult. - the gdp figures? disappointing but not surprising. it is difficult. the i not surprising. it is difficult. the government has been increasing, rather— government has been increasing, rather the — government has been increasing, rather the bank of england has increased the interest rate in order to tackle _ increased the interest rate in order to tackle inflation. really important. it has not made much of a difference _ important. it has not made much of a difference. what it has done is made it more _ difference. what it has done is made it more difficult for businesses to borrow— it more difficult for businesses to borrow in — it more difficult for businesses to borrow in an affordable way and invest _ borrow in an affordable way and invest which leads to gdp being suppressed. invest which leads to gdp being suppressed-— invest which leads to gdp being su-cressed. . , . ,, suppressed. what else are businesses tellin: ou suppressed. what else are businesses telling you they _ suppressed. what else are businesses telling you they need _ suppressed. what else are businesses telling you they need to _ suppressed. what else are businesses telling you they need to grow? - suppressed. what else are businesses telling you they need to grow? i - telling you they need to grow? i think we are at a time where utility costs— think we are at a time where utility costs are _ think we are at a time where utility costs are increasing, that is a problem _ costs are increasing, that is a problem. right at the time when the government is removing support for firms— government is removing support for firms on— government is removing support for firms on energy prices. that is not a helpful— firms on energy prices. that is not a helpful move. i think local authorities have a role. in liverpool— authorities have a role. in liverpool city region, and it is

true _ liverpool city region, and it is true elsewhere in the country, that the money— true elsewhere in the country, that the money local authorities get for business _ the money local authorities get for business support is less but they have _ business support is less but they have to — business support is less but they have to do — business support is less but they have to do more with it. the temptation and tendency is then to back the _ temptation and tendency is then to back the winners and support high growth _ back the winners and support high growth businesses and not start—ups, more _ growth businesses and not start—ups, more moderate growth businesses that itii-i'it more moderate growth businesses that might go— more moderate growth businesses that might go on in five years to be major— might go on in five years to be major employers.— might go on in five years to be major employers. that needs to be addressed- — major employers. that needs to be addressed. thank _ major employers. that needs to be addressed. thank you. _ major employers. that needs to be addressed. thank you. you - major employers. that needs to be addressed. thank you. you can - major employers. that needs to be j addressed. thank you. you can see the real tightrope of the economy is walking between wanting to get growth while wanting to bring down rising costs that have affected not just businesses like this but households. studio: thanks. the head teachers union has called for a review of year—six sats exams in england after claims that this week's test was so difficult that children left the exam hall in tears. the incoming president of the national association of head teachers, simon kidwell, said the paper was so difficult it left some children feeling like failures and unable to complete it.

the department for education says the assessments play a vital role in tracking pupils' progress. the uk's largest cancer treatment centre has been downgraded by the care quality commission amid allegations that it tried to stop staff speaking openly when inspections took place. the christie hospital in manchester — a world leader in cancer treatment for more than a century — has now been rated as "requires improvement" in terms of safe care and its leadership. the christie said it was working hard to make the improvements highlighted. the us government has warned migrants trying to enter the country illegally from mexico that they face long—term bans and possible criminal prosecution, as new rules come into force. under the new system, those arriving won't be allowed refugee status if they've travelled through another country without requesting asylum there first. a royal superfan who was handcuffed alongside protesters

ahead of the coronation says she was detained for being an innocent bystander. alice chambers travelled to the mall on saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse of king charles, but was arrested and held by police for 13 hours, as aruna iyengar reports. this is alice chambers, an aussie and a fan of the royal family. and here she is at a buckingham palace garden party in 2017. on the day of the coronation, she was expecting to see this. she arrived at the mall at seven to get a good spot. the excitement was building, but, two hours later, everything changed. i was just sitting there waiting for the coronation to begin and, next minute, i realised that the police had just swooped in and started grabbing a whole heap of people. this is alice on the mall being detained withjust stop oil protesters. they handcuffed me straightaway and then pulled me out of the crowd and put me against a barrier with a whole heap of other protesters.

chanting: not my king! not my king! _ last saturday, police made 64 arrests during the coronation, 52 related to concerns that people were going to disrupt the event. we have the right to free speech! alice gave her contact details and showed her id. it took four hours before she got to a police station. i kept trying to explain that ijust wasn't part of this group. i always tried to just think, oh, well, surely there's going to be someone soon that i can talk to that willjust understand that this is all a misunderstanding. and thatjust didn't come, you know. i was detained for 13 hours. whilst all this was going on in london, alice was giving police her dna. her photo and fingerprints were taken. it wasn't until 7:00 that evening that she was interviewed and released.

an officer from lincolnshire police made the arrest. the force said... i mean, it's just been so shocking. i think about all the things i could have done that day, all the parties i could have gone to. but i chose to attend the coronation and i got to see none of it. aruna iyengar, bbc news. iam here i am here in salford but the glamour and colour and the vivacity that is in liverpool this morning is all eurovision and that is where charlie is. there might be grey skies behind

you but carol has been having fun driving the boat. you have been entertained all morning. this is a tough gig, hey? tou eh i just g|g, hey? tough gig, hey? just behind me, you can see the ship she is on this morning. we have been waving it in and out. a lovely crowd of people. good morning, everyone. we have a small but enthusiastic crowd. a lot of ukrainians here today. very much giving us a sense of why this eurovision is different from others. it has the same fun and has the glamour. it has some of the nonsense people associate with eurovision but in and around it are some serious issues around what is happening in ukraine. the reason the event should have been happening there and cannot, which is why we are here in liverpool. we will talk about some of the madness that surrounds this and the way this city

has kind of embraced eurovision. i am not sure if you conceive. this is the fan zone. anyone can come down and enjoy themselves and embrace the occasion. you might remember sonia who was runner—up in 1993. their —— there are hidden images of sonia around the city and if you see them, you can get tickets to the final taking place tomorrow night, saturday. so we have taken up the hunt. have a look. hello. hi, hiya. i am super—excited. hello, liverpool! because when i did eurovision, i always said, if i won, i would have brought it back to liverpool. the dream has literally come true.

it's just amazing. it's so fantastic. and you don't change. you must remember sonia from the '80s? of course i do. we are very proud of this young lady in liverpool. love you. see you, sonia. have a great eurovision contest. it had to be liverpool, didn't it? you know, the music heritage that has come out of liverpool is amazing. hello, everyone, welcome on board. we have got a special guest on today. pop legend sonia. is everyone excited for eurovision? all: yes! it's amazing. and everyone wants to come

to the city to look at the heritage and stuff and the music culture. it had to be liverpool. if anybody asked me was a pop star was, i would say sonia. i'm going to actually be performing on the night. amazing. that will be fantastic. oh, look, john lennon's house. there you go, let's do it. you can't actually see the penny lane street sign, so you might want to... it's just you three by a wall! come on, guys, back on the bus. where's the next stop, chris? next stop is strawberry fields. oh, that's exciting, isn't it? the history of this city... and the culture. is astounding. astounding. i and the people, every step of the way, everyone has been so lovely. tony taught me a word i never knew anything about. - scouse. you could say kentucky fried chicken. can you say that? attempts liverpool accent: kentucky fried chicken. that's terrible.

what would be your message to all of these fantastic people coming to your home city for eurovision? i want them to soak up the atmosphere, soak up the liverpool culture, the liverpool funny, funny culture, as well. and to enjoy the music. and a massive celebration and a party. and i am sure we will do ukraine proud. # you'll never stop me from loving you. # it doesn't really matter what you put me through. # never stop me from loving you #. that is the effervescent sonia. i think that is the right word. joining me is the ukrainian

eurovision commentator timur miroshnychenko, we have a lot of ukrainians in the ground. good morning. timur is here. you better explain what has been said for the audience. just you better explain what has been said for the audience.— said for the audience. just good mornin: said for the audience. just good morning in _ said for the audience. just good morning in ukrainian. _ said for the audience. just good i morning in ukrainian. welcoming said for the audience. just good - morning in ukrainian. welcoming them and glory to ukraine. it is morning in ukrainian. welcoming them and glory to ukraine.— and glory to ukraine. it is lovely to see you _ and glory to ukraine. it is lovely to see you here. _ and glory to ukraine. it is lovely to see you here. this _ and glory to ukraine. it is lovely to see you here. this year - and glory to ukraine. it is lovely to see you here. this year is - and glory to ukraine. it is lovely| to see you here. this year is very different from last year for you personally. this is where what is happening here, it is a juxtaposition of the fun of eurovision and the reality check about what is happening in your country. i will show people now where you were this time last year, in a bunker in kyiv while this was happening. we can take a look. 183 points.

as you look back at that, explain to people. the situation you are in. it was actually not in kyiv. the centre in the centre of kyiv was bombed on the thursday. partially destroyed. it was impossible to work from there. of course, it got into the security protocol in case of air raid. which is usual. we had to go to the bunker. we could not interrupt the broadcast of eurovision so we decided to do it from a basement from the beginning. that was the right decision. after the grand final, the shelling

started. 4—6 missiles for laying a kilometre from the place. we celebrated the victory until 6am in the bunker. celebrated the victory until 6am in the bunker-— the bunker. you smile as you tell the bunker. you smile as you tell the story but _ the bunker. you smile as you tell the story but it _ the bunker. you smile as you tell the story but it must _ the bunker. you smile as you tell the story but it must be - the bunker. you smile as you tell the story but it must be full - the bunker. you smile as you tell the story but it must be full of i the story but it must be full of emotion for you. oi the story but it must be full of emotion for you.— the story but it must be full of emotion for you. the story but it must be full of emotion for ou. .., , . ., emotion for you. of course. we have lived in such — emotion for you. of course. we have lived in such conditions _ emotion for you. of course. we have lived in such conditions more - emotion for you. of course. we have lived in such conditions more than i emotion for you. of course. we have lived in such conditions more than a| lived in such conditions more than a year. almost every night and day we have explosions. we have the sounds of missiles flying somewhere. we have to hold on and do our regular stuff to live. flan have to hold on and do our regular stuff to live-— stuff to live. can you give an idea. it is hard stuff to live. can you give an idea. it is hard to _ stuff to live. can you give an idea. it is hard to judge _ stuff to live. can you give an idea. it is hard to judge from _ stuff to live. can you give an idea. it is hard to judge from here. - it is hard tojudge from here. liverpool hosting this on behalf of ukraine which is why it is here. are people able to follow it in ukraine? how will it be received there? i think yes, because it is a tradition. in may we have time to

watch eurovision and support each country. of course, even in the darkest times, it is like a bright light, breath of fresh air to turn on the tv and watch eurovision. to love or to hate, it is ok, it is eurovision. and this year? we have wonderful guys. they are stylish. i can say they do european, world electronic music. they are popular in the country. and they are representing ukraine with a song called heart of steel. . and and mariupol, the steel capital

of ukraine, they have been resisting in this area almost three months last year. ii in this area almost three months last ear. , ., ., , . last year. if you heard the music that is the _ last year. if you heard the music that is the fan _ last year. if you heard the music that is the fan zone. _ last year. if you heard the music that is the fan zone. have - last year. if you heard the music that is the fan zone. have you i last year. if you heard the music - that is the fan zone. have you spent time there? — that is the fan zone. have you spent time there? minutes. _ that is the fan zone. have you spent time there? minutes. you _ that is the fan zone. have you spent time there? minutes. you are - that is the fan zone. have you spent time there? minutes. you are up i that is the fan zone. have you spent i time there? minutes. you are up late last nicht time there? minutes. you are up late last night because _ time there? minutes. you are up late last night because you _ time there? minutes. you are up late last night because you were - last night because you were commentating on the semifinal. yes. commentating on the semifinal. yes, in the arena — commentating on the semifinal. yes, in the arena and _ commentating on the semifinal. yes, in the arena and i _ commentating on the semifinal. yes, in the arena and i will _ commentating on the semifinal. yes, in the arena and i will be _ commentating on the semifinal. ies in the arena and i will be there tomorrow, doing my regular stuff to commentate eurovision for the ukrainian audience. it commentate eurovision for the ukrainian audience.— commentate eurovision for the ukrainian audience. it has been lovely having — ukrainian audience. it has been lovely having you _ ukrainian audience. it has been lovely having you this _ ukrainian audience. it has been lovely having you this morning. j ukrainian audience. it has beenl lovely having you this morning. i know you have had a great week and it is a special occasion for you. morning live is on bbc one this morning at 9:15. let's find out what they have in store. we are over here. it's the latest scam millions are being told to watch out for. with more than 3,000 reports of fraudsters targeting people with a tv licence in just two weeks. consumer champ dom littlewood's got advice on how to avoid being conned by the bogus emails.

i'll show you the link scammers are using to steal your bank details — and why the words "dear customer" are a massive warning sign. also on the show, four million people in the uk suffer from autoimmune disorders. actor hayley tamaddon will be telling us how unexpectedly falling asleep led to her recent diagnosis and dr ranj explains why many more could be living with the condition without even knowing. plus, we now know the final 26 countries competing in the grand final of the eurovision song contest tomorrow night. sam's going to bejoined by presenter and commentator mel giedroyc behind the scenes at the biggest party in liverpool. the atmosphere must be amazing. she has been so excited about it being in liverpool. and they know their music, but let's see if they make their mind up when it comes to spotting antiques. we'll be talking to presenter natasha raskin sharp about whether cheryl baker is set for victory in a bargain hunt eurovision special.

anna haugh is on hand to whip up a party platter which will feed your friends for under a tenner. we are looking forward to your revision as you are. see you at 9:15. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. ina in a moment. but timur can help with this. they will play a ukrainian entry from 2004.— this. they will play a ukrainian entry from 2004. 2004. it was our first eurovision _ entry from 2004. 2004. it was our first eurovision victory. _ entry from 2004. 2004. it was our first eurovision victory. wild - first eurovision victory. wild dances. first eurovision victory. wild dances- am _ first eurovision victory. wild dances. am i _ first eurovision victory. wild dances. am i right? - first eurovision victory. wild dances. am i right? that i first eurovision victory. wild dances. am i right? that is| first eurovision victory. wild dances. am i right? that is right. and they are primed to play now. # got to take my wild chances.

# got to take my wild chances. # dances _ # dances. # - # dances. # i- # dances. # i want i # dances. i # i want to # dances. - # i want to be # dances. _ # i want to be loved. # i want to be loved. # i_ # i want to be loved. # i am— # i want to be loved. # i am going- # i want to be loved. # i am going to - # i want to be loved. # i am going to take| # i want to be loved. i # i am going to take my # i want to be loved. - # i am going to take my wild chances _ chances. # - chances. # wild | chances. - # wild dances. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. passengers are being asked not to try and travel on the train today because of strike action. train drivers, who are members of aslef, are walking out. the strike is part of a long running dispute over pay. the majority of rail services in london are affected. barry caffrey is at king's cross this morning. king's cross station is much quieter than normal this morning with the vast majority of trains not able to operate because of the industrial action. services across london are affected including south western railway, southeastern, thameslink, gatwick express and great northern.

the advice for people trying to travel today is not to travel if possible and if you do need to travel, leave plenty of extra time and check your journey carefully. three more people have been charged with the murder of a teenager in east london. 18—year—old jordan kukabu was stabbed to death near dagenham heathway tube station last friday. yesterday a 15—year—old boy was also charged over the killing. passengers caught up in what they thought was a fire on the tube at clapham common a week ago said the lack of communication was abysmal and people could have died in the panic. passengers smashed windows on the train to get out. transport for london is reviewing what happened and says it believes all protocols were followed with staff on the platform in 90 seconds. but passengers say it was terrifying. the doors didn't open, they were just, they were locked. and whether that be because we had already left the platform, we don't know, but they just wouldn't open.

and pulling the emergency lever didn't work either, nothing happened. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. some big changes happening in the weather today. we've lost the heavy thundery showers, but also the brighter spells that we've been seeing over the last few days or so. it will feel rather cloudy and consequently cooler, as well. there's also going to be quite a noticeable northeasterly wind blowing and there will be some more showers as we head through the afternoon. we're starting off with temperatures in high single figures, an awful lot of cloud around — that's just moved through on the northeasterly wind and it will be quite persistent, i think, as we head through the day. nevertheless, there is the chance that we will see some breaks,

so possibly some brighter spells — most likely, i think, for central and for western areas of the capital. watch out for some showers just tracking down on that northeasterly as we head through the afternoon. but they won't be as heavy as they have been in recent days. top temperatures of only 14 or 15 celsius — a rather disappointing may day. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same. on saturday, we'll start off on a rather grey note, but the cloud should break up more readily. it will feel warmer and brighter over the course of the weekend, with temperatures peaking at 19 or 20 degrees. that's it, riz lateef is presenting the breakfast programme on radio london this morning talking train strikes and eurovision. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty. the two—time world champion boxer carl frampton has explored why so many young men in northern ireland are fighting

poor mental health. there has to be a reason why our suicide rates and mental health in northern ireland is so much worse than the rest of the uk. dr michael duffy is a psychotherapist specialising in trauma at queen's university, belfast. it's the mental health crisis in northern ireland, well, is it a crisis and is it a legacy of the troubles? one in five of the population here has a mental health problem, which is, you know, a really high proportion when you think about it. we have lots of evidence that children are in situations that are unhealthy. they're more vulnerable to developing mental health problems. if you think about northern ireland during the troubles, i mean, there was not a family here that wasn't in some way exposed to some sort of part of the conflict. carl frampton joins us now. good morning. morning. what got you doin: this? good morning. morning. what got you doing this? how _ good morning. morning. what got you doing this? how did _ good morning. morning. what got you doing this? how did you _ good morning. morning. what got you doing this? how did you get _ good morning. morning. what got you doing this? how did you get in - good morning. morning. what got you doing this? how did you get in touch i doing this? how did you get in touch with the documentary makers? they would have said to you, come and

talk to us?— would have said to you, come and talk to us? �* . ., talk to us? and mutualfriend liam was involved _ talk to us? and mutualfriend liam was involved in _ talk to us? and mutualfriend liam was involved in another _ talk to us? and mutualfriend liam i was involved in another documentary they had done on the dunlop very famous motor cycling family and they reached out to him to be involved in this documentary and i was happy to help out. in this documentary and i was happy to hel out. . this documentary and i was happy to hel out. , ., ., ., , help out. in terms of someone who is frontin: help out. in terms of someone who is fronting this. — help out. in terms of someone who is fronting this, what _ help out. in terms of someone who is fronting this, what are _ help out. in terms of someone who is fronting this, what are you _ help out. in terms of someone who is fronting this, what are you bringing i fronting this, what are you bringing to this in terms of conversations around mental health? because he was seen as someone who is really tough, who has been in the industry where you can only think about winning, you can only think about winning, you can't even think about being hurt, particularly when you're fighting. hurt, particularly when you're firehtin. ., hurt, particularly when you're fiehetin. ., �* hurt, particularly when you're fiehetin. . �* fighting. yeah, you're right, i come from a really _ fighting. yeah, you're right, i come from a really match _ fighting. yeah, you're right, i come from a really match her— fighting. yeah, you're right, i come from a really match her world - fighting. yeah, you're right, i come from a really match her world of. from a really match her world of professional boxing. people have this idea of what a professional boxer is and should be. i think i'm a bit different, i'm open and honest enough to say that i'm a pretty emotional person. i've had my ups and downs like many people have. i just wanted the boys to tell their

story, really, and the issue of mental health, there is a lot of problems in northern ireland. with young women and men but particularly men and we wanted to look into that and see the reasons why.— men and we wanted to look into that and see the reasons why. explain the history because _ and see the reasons why. explain the history because you _ and see the reasons why. explain the history because you have _ and see the reasons why. explain the history because you have looked - and see the reasons why. explain the history because you have looked at i history because you have looked at young men particularly after the troubles since the troubles. it is interesting, we spoke to a documentary maker who made a film about lyra mckee who was the last person killed in the troubles, a journalist, who was looking at this issue and highlighting... one generation can think about what the troubles meant to, but there's a whole generation which isn't thinking about what it means to those young people now, the economy, society, family, what it has left behind. explain what everybody doesn't know. i behind. explain what everybody doesn't know.— behind. explain what everybody doesn't know. , ., ., , doesn't know. i spoke to professor du at doesn't know. i spoke to professor duffy at queens — doesn't know. i spoke to professor duffy at queens university - doesn't know. i spoke to professor duffy at queens university and - doesn't know. i spoke to professor duffy at queens university and he | duffy at queens university and he talked about this term intergenerational trauma, trauma being passed on from parents who have had traumatic experiences

during the troubles and that being passed on to their kids who were born after the good friday agreement, who shouldn't have seen anything or won't have seen anything but this trauma can be passed on. so we delve into that a little bit. there isn't one particular thing as to why people have so many mental health issues in northern ireland. you've got to look at poverty, you've got to look at drugs and drink as well, you've got to look at opportunities as well which i think, there's not a lot of in northern ireland. all these things add up. to the people you met, you would have met lots of people giving their stories, which story hit you the hardest? ., , ., , stories, which story hit you the hardest? . , ., , ., ., , hardest? there was a guy who was from derry. _ hardest? there was a guy who was from derry, londonderry, - hardest? there was a guy who was i from derry, londonderry, depending on where you are from, i have to be careful when i say that. brute on where you are from, i have to be careful when i say that.— careful when i say that. we always sa both. careful when i say that. we always say both- he _ careful when i say that. we always say both. he had _ careful when i say that. we always say both. he had a _ careful when i say that. we always say both. he had a lot _ careful when i say that. we always say both. he had a lot of - careful when i say that. we always say both. he had a lot of guilt - say both. he had a lot of guilt about the _ say both. he had a lot of guilt about the passing _ say both. he had a lot of guilt about the passing of - say both. he had a lot of guilt about the passing of his - say both. he had a lot of guilt i about the passing of his brother say both. he had a lot of guilt -

about the passing of his brother who took his own life very sadly, but this man had really tried to help him but it was having an impact on his family and his children, and the relationship between him and his wife. and it got to the point where he kind of had to take a step back. and it's eating him up, you know, and he had a lot of guilt. and i don't think you should blame himself because he did try. a lot of the issues are, people need to want to help themselves as well. but really what the documentary was about was getting people to open up and speak up. getting people to open up and speak u ._ �* ., y getting people to open up and speak u . _ �* ., , up. and how willing where they? do ou think up. and how willing where they? do you think the _ up. and how willing where they? do you think the fact _ up. and how willing where they? do you think the fact that _ up. and how willing where they? do you think the fact that it _ up. and how willing where they? do you think the fact that it was - up. and how willing where they? do you think the fact that it was you i you think the fact that it was you asking the questions, and subverting that match your image, do you think that match your image, do you think that helped, with that? i that match your image, do you think that helped, with that?— that helped, with that? i think so, that's what _ that helped, with that? i think so, that's what the _ that helped, with that? i think so, that's what the film-maker - that helped, with that? i think so, that's what the film-maker said i that helped, with that? i think so, j that's what the film-maker said to that's what the film—maker said to me. because you're not the typical journalist whose probing, i literally have never done anything like this before so i listened, i

just listened to the guys' story. is quite a privilege to be told someone to story. quite a privilege to be told someone to sto . ., quite a privilege to be told someone to sto . . , ., , to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave — to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave to _ to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave to do — to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave to do so. _ to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave to do so. there - to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave to do so. there was - to story. yeah, it is, and they were very brave to do so. there was one j very brave to do so. there was one guy in particular, he has an extreme phobia of vomiting, where it really affect his life. but i don't even think it's affect his life. but i don't even think its family knew the extent of it. so for him to open up and tell us that story on national tv, i think it was a big deal and very, very brave. when you have kind of thought about your own mental health and being open, have you ever thought, i'm quite lucky to have these coping mechanisms, or having people around me, when you look there and say, there isn't help? yeah, i think so. there and say, there isn't help? yeah, ithink so. i there and say, there isn't help? yeah, i think so. i think everybody has good and bad days, nobody�*s mental health is perfect. flit has good and bad days, nobody's mental health is perfect. of course not. i'm mental health is perfect. of course not- i'm very _ mental health is perfect. of course not. i'm very lucky, _ mental health is perfect. of course not. i'm very lucky, i— mental health is perfect. of course not. i'm very lucky, i have - mental health is perfect. of course not. i'm very lucky, i have a - mental health is perfect. of course not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, | not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, lovine not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, loving family. _ not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, loving family. a — not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, loving family, a lovely _ not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, loving family, a lovely wife, - not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, loving family, a lovely wife, i - not. i'm very lucky, i have a good, loving family, a lovely wife, i havej loving family, a lovely wife, i have a mum and dad were really supportive of me and friends who are really

supportive. if i ever needed anything, i could reach out but some people don't have that and that's a problem. people don't have that and that's a eroblem. ., , people don't have that and that's a eroblem. .,, .,, ., problem. post retirement as an athlete, when _ problem. post retirement as an athlete, when something... - problem. post retirement as an j athlete, when something... did boxing define you?— athlete, when something... did boxing define you? yes. what was that when you _ boxing define you? is; what was that when you said, we are done, this relationship is changing now? i was happy to get out of it, i'll be honest. and i know friends of mine who are struggling a little bit after boxing.— who are struggling a little bit after boxine. �* . , ., , ., after boxing. and many athletes do. in all after boxing. and many athletes do. in all sports. — after boxing. and many athletes do. in all sports, yeah, _ after boxing. and many athletes do. in all sports, yeah, i _ after boxing. and many athletes do. in all sports, yeah, i can _ in allsports, yeah, i can understand that. my saving grace is my family but the fact that i probably overachieved in a sense. explain that? i probably overachieved in a sense. explain that?— explain that? i set out to be a world champion _ explain that? i set out to be a world champion and _ explain that? i set out to be a world champion and that - explain that? i set out to be a world champion and that was| explain that? i set out to be a i world champion and that was the goal, so when you win world titles in two different divisions, and pretty satisfied. there's other people who might not have fulfilled their potential, and i think that really impacts them. pete their potential, and i think that really impacts them. are complete aside, really impacts them. are complete aside. when _ really impacts them. are complete aside, when people _ really impacts them. are complete aside, when people see _ really impacts them. are complete aside, when people see you - really impacts them. are complete aside, when people see you and i really impacts them. are complete i aside, when people see you and say, that carl frampton the boxer, do

they get cheeky and get you to give them a little punch or say, hit me? i had it sometimes but it's normally in a bar or something. i had it sometimes but it's normally in a bar orsomething. but i had it sometimes but it's normally in a bar or something. but typically people are nice. i think there are always surprised that i missed your thehs always surprised that i missed your ther�*s iam! always surprised that i missed your ther's lam! ., ., always surprised that i missed your ther'siam! ., ., ., always surprised that i missed your ther's lam!— always surprised that i missed your ther's iam!— i- always surprised that i missed your ther's iam!_ i say| ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot _ ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot five, _ ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot five, but _ ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot five, but i _ ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot five, but i am - ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot five, but i am 54 - ther's lam! how tall are you? i say i am five foot five, but i am 54 and a half. i i am five foot five, but i am 54 and a half. ,._ ., i am five foot five, but i am 54 and a half. ,, ., i am five foot five, but i am 54 and ahalf. ., . ., a half. i say that, same thing! what is our a half. i say that, same thing! what is your power _ a half. i say that, same thing! what is your power to _ a half. i say that, same thing! what is your power to size _ a half. i say that, same thing! what is your power to size ratio, - a half. i say that, same thing! what is your power to size ratio, do - a half. i say that, same thing! what is your power to size ratio, do you i is your power to size ratio, do you know? i is your power to size ratio, do you know? .., . . is your power to size ratio, do you know? .. , . ., , is your power to size ratio, do you | know?— you know? i can punch quite a bit. you have to be — know? i can punch quite a bit. you have to be specific. _ know? i can punch quite a bit. you have to be specific. a _ know? i can punch quite a bit. you have to be specific. a decent - have to be specific. a decent knockout _ have to be specific. a decent knockout ratio, _ have to be specific. a decent knockout ratio, i _ have to be specific. a decent knockout ratio, i think? - have to be specific. a decent knockout ratio, ithink? like| have to be specific. a decent - knockout ratio, ! think? like a... knockout ratio, i think? like a... high 50% knockout ratio? but as i moved on and went up the weight divisions, it's harder to knock the bigger guys out there it decreased a little bit. i’m bigger guys out there it decreased a little bit. �* ., ., ., y little bit. i'm not going to try it out! let's _ little bit. i'm not going to try it out! let'sjust _ little bit. i'm not going to try it out! let'sjust say _ little bit. i'm not going to try it out! let'sjust say i _ little bit. i'm not going to try it out! let'sjust say i believe - little bit. i'm not going to try it| out! let'sjust say i believe you. out! let's just say i believe you. lovely talking to you, an important subject that you are talking about. thank you very much.

"carl frampton: men in crisis" is available on iplayer now. you can get lots more information on how to support your wellbeing online at bbc.co.uk/headroom. we have been splitting breakfast between salford and liverpool, a day ahead of the eurovision final, and carol had been all over the place. you gave us a tour of liverpool yesterday, carol, you have been literally ferried across the mersey and driven about, what on earth are you going to do next? good morning, it has been a blast, great fun! i am still on the ferry, this is snowdrop. earlier on this morning, captain ricardo let me steer the ferry and we were up there on the bridge. i will give him a quick wave. horn honks. bless his heart! they have been two

ferries here, the next one is called rural iris, —— royal iris, it was used in the world war i so it was granted the royal prefix. the sun is trying to come out here this morning and it will do because we are starting with extensive cloud but it will break in the west. the forecast for the eurovision song contest in liverpool today and tomorrow is mostly dry. in temperatures up to about 18 degrees. tomorrow if anything there will be more sunshine, and also temperatures around 18 degrees or possibly slightly more than that. the focus for us all today is mostly dry. we do have rain coming in across the south—east through the day, what you will find the cloud in the west will break, we will see that sunshine come through but there is a noticeable breeze. especially across england and wales and especially along the north sea coastline. so that will take the edge of the

temperatures. generally where we hang on to the cloud, temperatures will be that bit lower. in the east we are looking at ten to 13 degrees but in the west, temperatures could get up to 18 or 19 degrees, and that is where we will see the best of the sunshine. this evening and overnight, we are looking at extensive cloud forming. there will be some breaks in western areas but the cloud will be thick enough for the cloud will be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle here and there, the rain having faded away. temperatures falling to between six and 9 degrees so not particularly cold. into tomorrow, we are looking at a day that starts on a cloudy note but through the day, the cloud will be eroded back towards the east coast. it might take its time in clearing the midlands but it should do. when the sun comes out, the temperatures will suit up. widely 19 to 20 degrees but somewhere like the moray firth, northern ireland, we could reach 22, making it the

warmest day of the year so far. then it all changes on sunday because we have got a weather front sinking south, coming into the north—west of the country, and as it's rain pushes southwards behind it, the temperatures will fall, it will not be as warm as it is going to be on saturday. ahead there will be dry weather and a few showers, cloud building, and the likes of 20 degrees somewhere in the south—east. so we are now making our way from the wirral back towards liverpool, which of course is where you are, charlie. thank you very much. from our vantage point here, i think we can see the vantage point here, i think we can see the ferry vantage point here, i think we can see the ferry where vantage point here, i think we can see the ferry where you vantage point here, i think we can see the ferry where you are, vantage point here, i think we can see the ferry where you are, carol. to give a sense of the logistics of our location. good morning from liverpool and this lovely delightful small but very enthusiastic crowd of people, good morning. goad small but very enthusiastic crowd of people, good morning. good morning! the have people, good morning. good morning! they have got — people, good morning. good morning! they have got better— people, good morning. good morning! they have got better all— people, good morning. good morning! they have got better all morning. - people, good morning. good morning! they have got better all morning. we. they have got better all morning. we are embracing the occasion today.

there is so much fun attach to eurovision and that is what we are talking about today but also because of events in ukraine, there is a different things that struck revealed to things and a lot of people can talk to this. we spoke earlier, daniel, you are doctor and i will say the obvious thing, you look so young to be a doctor. thank ou ve look so young to be a doctor. thank you very much- _ look so young to be a doctor. thank you very much. tell _ look so young to be a doctor. thank you very much. tell me _ look so young to be a doctor. thank you very much. tell me what - look so young to be a doctor. thank you very much. tell me what you i look so young to be a doctor. thank| you very much. tell me what you do in ukraine? — you very much. tell me what you do in ukraine? i— you very much. tell me what you do in ukraine? i work— you very much. tell me what you do in ukraine? i work in _ you very much. tell me what you do in ukraine? ! work in hospital- you very much. tell me what you do in ukraine? i work in hospital and i in ukraine? i work in hospital and suffer from _ in ukraine? i work in hospital and suffer from the _ in ukraine? i work in hospital and suffer from the bombing - in ukraine? i work in hospital and suffer from the bombing attacks, | in ukraine? i work in hospital and i suffer from the bombing attacks, so we just pull out from the bodies, the shards of bombs. tell me how that has been for you, what has it been like? it's really heartbreaking, when you see for example people, older people, men who have suffered from injuries, and you need to take out all of this stuff from their bodies. and it's really heartbreaking to see

how they suffer in this moment. the work ou how they suffer in this moment. the work you are — how they suffer in this moment. the work you are doing is so important. tell me about being here and why you have come and what this means to you. have come and what this means to ou. ~ ., have come and what this means to ou. . ., . ., ., you. we have come here to eurovision. _ you. we have come here to eurovision, to _ you. we have come here to eurovision, to meet - you. we have come here to eurovision, to meet a - you. we have come here to i eurovision, to meet a woman you. we have come here to - eurovision, to meet a woman who you. we have come here to _ eurovision, to meet a woman who has been fundraising £3.5 million for sufferers in ukraine. we have sent all our needs to from ukraine to her and she worked with us. so all our needs to from ukraine to her and she worked with us.— all our needs to from ukraine to her and she worked with us. so tell me a little more? — and she worked with us. so tell me a little more? i— and she worked with us. so tell me a little more? i am _ and she worked with us. so tell me a little more? i am frompoland - little more? i am frompoland originally. — little more? i am frompoland originally. we _ little more? i am frompoland originally, we are _ little more? i am frompoland originally, we are based - little more? i am frompoland originally, we are based in i little more? i am frompoland - originally, we are based in wales, wrexham. — originally, we are based in wales, wrexham, one of our volunteers is ukrainian — wrexham, one of our volunteers is ukrainian and when the war started he was _ ukrainian and when the war started he was extremely upset that we made the appeat _ he was extremely upset that we made the appeal. and we just did not know about— the appeal. and we just did not know about the _ the appeal. and we just did not know about the generosity of society. last week we sent 83 lorries, and we have sent _

last week we sent 83 lorries, and we have sent e4 — last week we sent 83 lorries, and we have sent £4 million in clothing, 3000 _ have sent £4 million in clothing, 3000 volunteers who are involved and last week— 3000 volunteers who are involved and last week i _ 3000 volunteers who are involved and last week i met amazing people in ukraine _ last week i met amazing people in ukraine such as people who have really _ ukraine such as people who have really suffered, they have to go and bring _ really suffered, they have to go and bring their— really suffered, they have to go and bring their own colleagues who passed — bring their own colleagues who passed away, in bin bags. i would like to— passed away, in bin bags. i would like to ask— passed away, in bin bags. i would like to ask you guys, can you bring donations— like to ask you guys, can you bring donations such as sleeping bags, sugar— donations such as sleeping bags, sugar and — donations such as sleeping bags, sugar and coffee, on the front line, sometimes — sugar and coffee, on the front line, sometimes the soldiers don't eat for two weeks — sometimes the soldiers don't eat for two weeks. it sometimes the soldiers don't eat for two weeks. . . sometimes the soldiers don't eat for two weeks. , . ,., ., ., «i two weeks. it such important work ou are two weeks. it such important work you are doing. _ two weeks. it such important work you are doing, lovely _ two weeks. it such important work you are doing, lovely to _ two weeks. it such important work you are doing, lovely to see - two weeks. it such important work you are doing, lovely to see you i you are doing, lovely to see you here. what we are trying to express to people is, as we talk to all of you, that there are a lot of smiles here. because of the occasion. i know that ukrainian people are thinking very much about home, aren't you?— aren't you? exactly. a lot of my friends, aren't you? exactly. a lot of my friends. they — aren't you? exactly. a lot of my friends, they are _ aren't you? exactly. a lot of my friends, they are thinking - aren't you? exactly. a lot of my friends, they are thinking so i aren't you? exactly. a lot of my i friends, they are thinking so they have to break the hearts to be here,

make them smile. and sometimes we can see the smile first time, for the long time. the smiles are coming, i hope it is necessary for us. to be here, and also to support them. you see today, and yesterday in london, we met a lot of the people from ukraine, people who support us, they want to say, hello, how are you feeling? nice, we are with you. because here this is like the bridge of hope for us, the bridge of eurovision gives us the hope. bridge of eurovision gives us the ho -e. ., bridge of eurovision gives us the ho .e, ., ., .. bridge of eurovision gives us the hope. . . «' bridge of eurovision gives us the hoe. . ., «i ., bridge of eurovision gives us the hoe. .. .. " .. . hope. can i thank you all so much for beine hope. can i thank you all so much for being with _ hope. can i thank you all so much for being with us _ hope. can i thank you all so much for being with us this _ hope. can i thank you all so much for being with us this morning, i hope. can i thank you all so much| for being with us this morning, he will got up very early. ijust for being with us this morning, he will got up very early. i just want to pick up on some of the themes from this morning. fi lamden is at a primary school with a very special story, fi, as we were reflecting a

moment ago, people in the uk have helped those people who come to the uk from ukraine in this particular story is about ten—year—old david? yes, thank you, charlie. we are half an hourfrom the stadium at yes, thank you, charlie. we are half an hour from the stadium at this primaryjust outside liverpool, the atmosphere is buzzing here. we are going to meet david, he is a huge eurovision fans. let's find out why. after being forced to leave almost everything behind to escape the russian invasion — his father, his home, his school — ten—year—old david is keen to keep in touch with the culture of his ukrainian homeland. along with his mother, svetlana, little brother daniel and his grandparents, they're living in liverpool with mike o'hara, who volunteered to open his home to refugees from the war. from italy... this week a chunk of liverpool has become ukraine as the city acts as proxy host for eurovision.

david is a huge fan, especially of last year's winners, the kalush orchestra. it's really nice song. i like the song. it's about a mother. stefania is the name of the mother. it's really nice. i like this music. are you proud of them? very proud. from one side, it's happy moment that we remember that we stayed in ukraine and that we had, you know, before the war. and from another side, it's a very difficult moment of our life that we have now. so we thought a surprise might be in order. do you think we would have time to take you to the eurovision fan village? yeah! would you like to do that? yeah... instead of homework or football training? er, yeah! ok. speaks ukrainian. he misses his dad terribly. ahmed is back home in kyiv. they can't wait to tell him the news. speaks ukrainian. ..eurovision village. but the reality of daily life

in kyiv means the call is cut short by sirens warning of a possible bombing. it's why simple pleasures are so important. speaks ukrainian. in his ukrainian football kit and flag around his shoulders, david is in awe of the stage at the festival where eurovision acts are appearing at free concerts all week. and before heading off, one more surprise, with a quick look backstage. oh! speaks ukrainian. the members of kalush orchestra are as pleased to see david as he is them. and there are two important things to do. the gift of the famous pink bucket hat and the chance to put david to the test.

david sings kalush orchestra song. more good than we have! we can. so very, very, very good. i'm so happy! i can't say, i'm so happy! the band are very mindful of their position, a beacon of hope for a people living through traumatic times. it's very important to meet our people and give them a little bit from ukraine. they feel, they feel it. and it's like... speaks ukrainian. when they are coming to another country, i when they are coming to another

city, they give us this soul- that they are feeling, our military feeling, i you know, and it's- communication between us. we are far, but in the same moment, we are so close to our military, - to our culture, you know, to... connecting people. never meet your heroes? yeah, right. it's very nice! it's really nice because you see all the artists of ukrainian song, and it's like, i don't know, it's like you see cristiano ronaldo. yeah, yeah, but better. yeah! cos there's six of them. better, yeah, there's six of them! six cristiano ronaldos! like millions of ukrainian youngsters, david's experienced things that should never be part of any childhood. but for five minutes, he was like any other kid, meeting his favorite band and getting their autographs as one small dream came true. yeah, it's really cool. john maguire, bbc news, liverpool.

david is still wearing the famous pink bucket hat, can ukraine when? —— when it? because they can come of this team is really good, ukrainian team, i think they win.— team, i think they win. brilliant. your dad has — team, i think they win. brilliant. your dad has got _ team, i think they win. brilliant. your dad has got you _ team, i think they win. brilliant. your dad has got you and - team, i think they win. brilliant. your dad has got you and your i team, i think they win. brilliant. - your dad has got you and your family tickets for the final? i had your dad has got you and your family tickets for the final?— tickets for the final? i had to beg him, tickets for the final? i had to beg him. night _ tickets for the final? i had to beg him. night new— tickets for the final? i had to beg him, night new it _ tickets for the final? i had to beg him, night new it meant - tickets for the final? i had to beg him, night new it meant so - tickets for the final? i had to beg j him, night new it meant so much tickets for the final? i had to beg i him, night new it meant so much to —— i him, night new it meant so much to —— i knew it meant so much to david. off the chart, brilliant. lisa, your children here, described the atmosphere?— children here, described the atmos-here? . children here, described the atmos-here? �* . , . ., atmosphere? amazing, so vibrant, and it's wonderful— atmosphere? amazing, so vibrant, and it's wonderful to _ atmosphere? amazing, so vibrant, and it's wonderful to have _ atmosphere? amazing, so vibrant, and it's wonderful to have all _ atmosphere? amazing, so vibrant, and it's wonderful to have all of _ atmosphere? amazing, so vibrant, and it's wonderful to have all of our - it's wonderful to have all of our ukrainian — it's wonderful to have all of our ukrainian familiesjoining him in something we can all share. so proud of liverpool— something we can all share. so proud of liverpool as the host city, and

it's something we can do together. guys. _ it's something we can do together. guys. how— it's something we can do together. guys, how excited are you about tomorrow? cheering you wouldn't think that this lot have got sats in about ten minutes! six ukrainian families have joined the school, pasha is another one, and you guys lived together for a couple of months, when he first joined in, you couldn't speak each other�*s languages, how did you do it? other's languages, how did you do it? ~ other's languages, how did you do it? . , , ., «i other's languages, how did you do it? ~ ,, other's languages, how did you do it? we speak football, so i used football players, _ it? we speak football, so i used football players, to _ it? we speak football, so i used | football players, to communicate with him to make it easier. pasha has taught _ with him to make it easier. pasha has taught you — with him to make it easier. pasha has taught you a _ with him to make it easier. pasha has taught you a bit _ with him to make it easier. pasha has taught you a bit of _ with him to make it easier. pasha has taught you a bit of ukrainian l has taught you a bit of ukrainian and you have taught him a lot of english? and you have taught him a lot of enelish? . and you have taught him a lot of enelish? , ., and you have taught him a lot of english?_ so. - and you have taught him a lot of english?_ so, big i english? yes, i have. so, big decision. _ english? yes, i have. so, big decision. i— english? yes, i have. so, big decision, i know _ english? yes, i have. so, big decision, i know you - english? yes, i have. so, big decision, i know you love - english? yes, i have. so, big- decision, i know you love ukraine now, tomorrow, do you want the uk or ukraine to win? you now, tomorrow, do you want the uk or ukraine to win?— ukraine to win? you have got both flaes. it's ukraine to win? you have got both flags- it's going — ukraine to win? you have got both flags. it's going to _ ukraine to win? you have got both flags. it's going to be _ ukraine to win? you have got both flags. it's going to be a _ ukraine to win? you have got both flags. it's going to be a really - flags. it's going to be a really tough decision, but right now, i think that ukraine will win because they have the motivation and i hope

they have the motivation and i hope they win because they can motivate themselves in the war.— themselves in the war. wow, ok. pasha, themselves in the war. wow, ok. pasha. it's _ themselves in the war. wow, ok. pasha, it's obvious _ themselves in the war. wow, ok. pasha, it's obvious who _ themselves in the war. wow, ok. pasha, it's obvious who you - themselves in the war. wow, ok. pasha, it's obvious who you want | themselves in the war. wow, ok. i pasha, it's obvious who you want to win. .. ., pasha, it's obvious who you want to win-- while _ pasha, it's obvious who you want to win-- while you _ pasha, it's obvious who you want to win.- while you were - pasha, it's obvious who you want to win.- while you were living | win. ukraine! while you were living toeether, i win. ukraine! while you were living together, i know _ win. ukraine! while you were living together, i know you _ win. ukraine! while you were living together, i know you have - win. ukraine! while you were living together, i know you have been i together, i know you have been practising like crazy, can we have a bit of a performance? let's see it, k. as i say, you wouldn't believe this lot were about to do their map of sats. get ready for this position. sing kalush orchestra song raps rapidly in ukrainan

that is one very enthusiastic school crowd there! very good morning, introducing switzerland's entry to eurovision, remo. you arejust 21 years old, is that right? eurovision, remo. you are 'ust 21 years old, is that right?_ eurovision, remo. you are 'ust 21 years old, is that right? yes, i am. has the experience _ years old, is that right? yes, i am. has the experience been _ years old, is that right? yes, i am. has the experience been for - years old, is that right? yes, i am. has the experience been for you? i has the experience been for you? amazing, a greatjourney and an amazing chance to be in eurovision. you haven't even been to the uk before, is that right?— before, is that right? true, first time and i _ before, is that right? true, first time and i really _ before, is that right? true, first time and i really like _ before, is that right? true, first time and i really like it - before, is that right? true, first time and i really like it here. i before, is that right? true, first time and i really like it here. soj before, is that right? true, firstl time and i really like it here. so i think i didn't have so much time to experience everything, but i think i will have to come back with my friends for a good time. absolutely. you are 21 years _ friends for a good time. absolutely. you are 21 years old _ friends for a good time. absolutely. you are 21 years old and _ friends for a good time. absolutely. you are 21 years old and tomorrow. you are 21 years old and tomorrow night depending on who you listen to, you will be playing to 150, war 160 million people.— to, you will be playing to 150, war. 160 million people._ how 160 million people. yeah, crazy! how about that. crazy, _ 160 million people. yeah, crazy! how about that. crazy, i— 160 million people. yeah, crazy! how about that. crazy, i try _ 160 million people. yeah, crazy! how about that. crazy, i try to _ 160 million people. yeah, crazy! how about that. crazy, i try to not - about that. crazy, i try to not think about _ about that. crazy, i try to not think about it _ about that. crazy, i try to not think about it when _ about that. crazy, i try to not think about it when i'm - about that. crazy, i try to not think about it when i'm on i about that. crazy, i try to not - think about it when i'm on stage, so just think about those thousands who are in the venue, but for sure,

yeah, it's crazy thinking about it. i am loving your trousers by the way, what material is that? good euestion, way, what material is that? good question. i— way, what material is that? good question, i think _ way, what material is that? good question, i think it _ way, what material is that? good question, i think it is _ way, what material is that? good question, i think it is kind - way, what material is that? good question, i think it is kind of, - way, what material is that? good question, i think it is kind of, i i question, i think it is kind of, i don't know. is question, i think it is kind of, i don't know-— question, i think it is kind of, i don't know. . , ., , ., ., question, i think it is kind of, i don't know. . , ., ., ., don't know. is this what you wear on staee? i don't know. is this what you wear on stage? i don't— don't know. is this what you wear on stage? i don't wear _ don't know. is this what you wear on stage? i don't wear the _ don't know. is this what you wear on stage? i don't wear the shirt, - don't know. is this what you wear on stage? i don't wear the shirt, so... i stage? i don't wear the shirt, so... it is very special. _ stage? i don't wear the shirt, so... it is very special. tell— stage? i don't wear the shirt, so... it is very special. tell me - stage? i don't wear the shirt, so... it is very special. tell me about. it is very special. tell me about the crowd- _ it is very special. tell me about the crowd. some _ it is very special. tell me about the crowd. some people - it is very special. tell me about the crowd. some people will i it is very special. tell me about i the crowd. some people will have seen the semifinal, some people will not be watching until tomorrow night, what is it like in the arena? it's an amazing experience. we always talk about the fame bubble of eurovision and everybody tell me it's going to be crazy, and i was wondering how it would be and it definitely was crazy. so it's a lot of love, you feel from all of them, and it's also a good supporting push and it's also a good supporting push and a motivation boost to be there. how did you get to be switzerland's entry this year, how did that process happen?— entry this year, how did that process happen? entry this year, how did that erocess ha-een? , , ,

process happen? every country it is very different. _ process happen? every country it is very different, in _ process happen? every country it is very different, in switzerland - process happen? every country it is very different, in switzerland it - process happen? every country it is very different, in switzerland it is i very different, in switzerland it is an internal thing. very different, in switzerland it is an internalthing. it very different, in switzerland it is an internal thing. it is like a casting show, you can put in some songs and there is a jury of 120 people, who give some points to it, and then yeah, until one is left standing. and then yeah, until one is left standine. . ., and then yeah, until one is left standine. , ., , ., and then yeah, until one is left standine. , . , ., standing. tell us a bit about your son. standing. tell us a bit about your song- this _ standing. tell us a bit about your song- this is _ standing. tell us a bit about your song. this is a _ standing. tell us a bit about your song. this is a big _ standing. tell us a bit about your song. this is a big number, - standing. tell us a bit about your song. this is a big number, it's i standing. tell us a bit about your song. this is a big number, it's aj song. this is a big number, it's a big song. i have seen your performance, and you are very good, may i say, but it is a big song. it's about a very important message in those times we are in. it's an appealfor peace. it in those times we are in. it's an appeal for peace. it tells the story of a boy who is a boy playing with water guns as a kid as i think we all did, and now is in the war and has to fight for his life and his family which is for sure very sad. there is also a lot of hope inside the song and i say it's a hope of a different future with a lot of peace. different future with a lot of eeace. ., ., different future with a lot of eeace. ., . ,, different future with a lot of eeace. ., ., i. ., peace. how mindful are you and the other people _ peace. how mindful are you and the other people in _ peace. how mindful are you and the other people in the _ peace. how mindful are you and the other people in the competition, i other people in the competition, about the reason why we are in

liverpool, because the competition should have been in ukraine and the circumstances there, how much do you think about that? for circumstances there, how much do you think about that?— think about that? for sure it's a bie think about that? for sure it's a big thing- _ think about that? for sure it's a big thing. especially _ think about that? for sure it's a big thing. especially me - think about that? for sure it's a big thing. especially me with i think about that? for sure it's a big thing. especially me with a l big thing. especially me with a topic of the song, i feel very affected for the people in ukraine. and also a thing which i was very emotional about when i heard the song for the first time, because i'm not the right of it, it's because i'm 21, and it's the age when you go in switzerland into the swiss army. and when i thought about the first time i heard the song, other people in ukraine my age are in a situation where they have to go for it which is for sure very crazy.— is for sure very crazy. lovely to see you. _ is for sure very crazy. lovely to see you, remo. _ is for sure very crazy. lovely to see you, remo. you _ is for sure very crazy. lovely to see you, remo. you can - is for sure very crazy. lovely to i see you, remo. you can probably is for sure very crazy. lovely to - see you, remo. you can probably hear the cleaners who are busy, they come out in the morning and interact us, it happens every time. say good morning to remo, everyone, we have a lovely crowd here. good to see you. the way this works, we are going to hand to the regions now to hear the

news from where they are, but first, our band from the liverpool institute are going to play us out. with some people might recognise, it is a mash up. # love, love is not enough # love, love is not enough # i need your trust that you don't try any more # you still send me on that you will abbas khan # i don't want to cry any more # i don't want to cry any more # i don't want to cry any more # i thought our love would last forever # buy, buy, baby, lie to me, baby # buy, buy, baby, lie to me, baby # must have been crazy, baby, bye—bye.

bbc radio 5 live. the voice of the uk. nicky campbell. good morning. welcome to the nation's phone in. there is a lot of eurovision. but we are on education, education, education. are sats up to scratch? thousands of children in year six are taking their sats exams this week at primary schools in england. but hundreds of parents and teachers have complained about this year's tests, saying they are too hard and apparently leaving some children distraught and in tears. the department for education says they play a vital role in understanding people's progress and

identifying those who may have fallen behind. many of you will to say kids