good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. a bbc investigation reveals a british businessman who owns companies at the centre of an international money laundering investigation is a major donor to the conservative party. that should be a concern, notjust people who are worried about where that money came from, but what it says about how easily money can reach political parties without due proper checks on its origins. ukrainian capital, kyiv, has been bombarded overnight by what officials say was "an exceptional number of missiles fired over a short time". getting your food from farm to fork.

the prime minister meets retailers and farmers to work out how to boost production and lower prices. we are live in the newly crowned world surfing reserve of north devon, but elements of surfing are not as wild and natural as you might think. we have been investigating. is it the end of the line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look destined for the championship with just two games remaining to save their season. and good morning, quite a cool, fresh start to the day to day but plenty of sunshine in the forecast. still a few showers in scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england. all of the details here. it's tuesday the 15th may. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc.

javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 pounds to the party. he isn't subject to criminal action and denies any wrongdoing. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. wealthy and well—connected. this is javad marandi. awarded an 0be for services to business and philanthropy, he's been a major tory donor with access to senior party leaders. one of mr marandi's british companies is the famous design brand, the conran shop. it's not involved in this case, which raised questions about some of his overseas interests. those questions emerged from a national crime agency investigation into the wealth of a family living here, a multi—million pound apartment near london's regent's park. the head of the family, javanshir feyziyev, is an old associate of mr marandi and one of azerbaijan's richest oligarchs. last year, a court ruled the nca could seize £5 million

from the family's uk bank accounts. it had been part of billions that disappeared from azerbaijan in a global money laundering scandal. the azerbaijani laundromat was only discovered because of the work ofjournalists. i believe the azerbaijani laundromat brought a lot of damage on many levels to azerbaijan itself, to the european union, to the us and other parts of the world. small businesses lost a lot of money because of the azerbaijani laundromat. a judge ruled that companies owned byjavad marandi played a key role in moving some of the cash to london. the case starts with $1.5 billion dollars leaving azerbaijan for shell companies registered in glasgow. tens of millions were moved again to the seychelles to the avromed company, owned byjavad marandi. ajudge said how the cash moved back to the uk looked like money

laundering and that mr marandi was a person of importance in the nca's case. mr marandi's lawyers argued all the money was lawfully earned and transferred, so he should remain anonymous to protect his reputation. the bbc said it was in the public interest to name him and judges agreed in an important ruling about freedom of the media versus privacy. the case also raises political questions. this is a political bombshell. we've learnt today that someone who has given hundreds of thousands of pounds to a british political party has, in the words of the judge, been a person of importance in proceedings before the court about a major money laundering enterprise. and that should be a concern, notjust people who are worried about where that money came from, but about what it says, about how easily money can reach political parties without due proper checks on its origins. the national crime agency won't say if javad marandi

is under investigation. mr marandi says none of his business interests have ever been the subjects of investigations into unlawful conduct. dominic casciani, bbc news. the ukrainian capital kyiv has come under heavy fire overnight, with a large number of explosions reported. the city was targeted from different directions with suspected russian missiles and drones. we're joined now by our correspondent hugo bachega who's in kyiv. good morning, hugo. what's the situation where you are this morning? it situation where you are this morning?— situation where you are this morning? situation where you are this mornin: ? ., , ., morning? it morning, sally. hearing in the capital — morning? it morning, sally. hearing in the capital things _ morning? it morning, sally. hearing in the capital things are _ morning? it morning, sally. hearing in the capital things are much - in the capital things are much quieter, it is five minutes past eight here. this was the eighth time that the capital came under attack this month. we had the air raid alert at around 2:30am, we had to go to our underground shelter here. we

only got the all clear two hours later. we have had some loud explosions here in the capital, the authorities said those explosions were from air defence systems that had been activated. we had an update from the authorities here this morning, they are describing it as an intense attack with cruise missiles, ballistic cells and drones, most of them intercepted by the military but we don't have any information about numbers or whether any targets were hit. the mayor in saying that falling debris was reported in four districts of the city, and at least three people had been injured. this latest russian attack came hours after president zelensky finished a european tour in which he was promised billions of pounds worth of literary aid from western partners, including the uk. —— military aid. he was with the

prime minister rishi sunak yesterday. the president said he does not have everything he needs to launch a much anticipated counteroffensive, which is likely to be a crucial phase in this war. at least six people have died in a fire at a hostel, in new zealand's capital of wellington. 80 firefighters attended the scene and rescued dozens of people from the four—storey building but police say a number remained unaccounted for. the local fire and emergency district commander described the blaze as wellington's "worst nightmare". rishi sunak is expected to call for european countries to work together to tackle illegal migration, when he attends a summit in iceland later. the prime minister will say the issue is placing unbearable pressures on countries throughout the continent. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. unbearable pressure on countries across europe, says the prime minister, but particular pressure for him? , �* ,

minister, but particular pressure forhim? , �* , . for him? isn't there 'ust, jon? we talked about h for him? isn't there 'ust, jon? we talked about this _ for him? isn't there just, jon? we talked about this issue _ for him? isn't there just, jon? we talked about this issue of - for him? isn't there just, jon? we talked about this issue of small i talked about this issue of small boats all the time and what the prime minister is going to try and do today at this summit in iceland is say to other european leaders, we need to work together on this. it's not just a need to work together on this. it's notjust a uk problem or a problem in the north of france, is a problem across the continent that we need to work together to come up with some solutions for. interestingly, when rishi sunak is at the summit, he is going to be talking to the president of the european court of human rights as well. that matters because we have been talking in the last few weeks about uk plans to try and change the way it interacts with european court of human rights, to make it easier to ignore some rulings. you will remember when there was a deportation flight due to go to rwanda from london, that was blocked by europeanjudge. the uk government is still furious about that. rishi sunak today is going to

call for reform of that system to make it easier for individual countries to make their decisions. new make it an interesting point, —— you make an interesting point, we will be hearing the prime minister talk about it today, it is proving to be a difficult issue to provide results. yesterday we talked about illegal migration and the fact that the numbers of people coming to the uk -- the numbers of people coming to the uk —— we talked about legal migration and the fact that the numbers are going to be very high when we he them in weeks' time. today we talk about illegal migration, and it will be hard to stop the small boats, pretty bold claims from the prime minister who likes to show us all he is on top of it but as ever he will be charged on when he actually delivers. the prime minister will meet with agriculture leaders and food retailers later today, to discuss inflation

and its impact on food production. the farm to fork summit comes amid huge pressures on the food supply chain with farmers struggling with staff shortages and soaring production costs. the government's plans include boosting domestic fruit and veg production and a review into the egg supply chain. in the next hour, we'll get the latest figures from the office of national statistics, outlining the current situation in the ukjob market and the rate of unemployment. for many employers, attracting and maintaining staff, has been their most significant challenge. as ben king reports. what's on the menu tonight, then? business is good at this hotel group. the problem is finding the staff. more than one in ten jobs is unfilled. in the north, housekeepers are hard to come by. here in eastbourne, it's chefs. offering more money will give you a short term fix, and a really short term fix. 0ur wages have gone up by about 15 to 20% in the last 12 months. but that doesn't solve the problem. and i think we need to be looking

at other ways to attract people into our industry and keep them retained within our industry. they've tried offering better hours, discounts off shopping, even cinema tickets, but their difficulty getting the people they need has been echoed around the country. unemployment is still low, 3.8% according to the latest figures. there are more than a million jobs unfilled and pay has been rising rapidly, up 6.6%. rising wages are an issue here at the bank of england, too. the fear is that companies will put their prices up to cover the extra money they're spending on wages. that means higher inflation for longer, which means that the bank may have to put up interest rates yet again to bring inflation back down to its 2% target. there have recently been signs things are heading in the right direction. we're starting to see fewer vacancies on offer, and we're starting to see perhaps wage growth no longer rising. and that is all welcome news

from the point of view of bringing inflation under control. what it means for individual households may be a different story, but the aggregate picture, which is what the bank of england focuses on, is a more positive one for inflation. things have been more positive at the hotel recently, too, with workers a little easier to find. if the jobs figures continue to show fewer vacancies and pay rising less fast, that will make life easier for businesses hoping to grow, even if it gives workers less help with the rising cost of living. ben king, bbc news. we will have their speakers for you at 7am. —— those figures for you. the leader of the royal college of nursing will urge the prime minister to "get this job finished" and enter negotiations to end the strikes, later today. pat cullen will address members at the annual congress in brighton, a week before the ballot on whether to bring more industrial action opens.

downing street says the rcn needs to respect the current pay offer that has been already accepted by the majority of other nhs unions. 0n yesterday's programme we brought you these amazing images of kevin sinfield carrying his friend and former team—mate rob burrow over the finishing line of the leeds marathon, after pushing him round the 26.2 mile course in a specially—adapted wheelchair. those images have gone everywhere over the last 2a hours. now, oscar—winning artist charlie mackesy, has paid tribute to the pair with an illustration of the emotional moment. charlie is the creator behind the bestselling book the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. isn't that just stunning? isn't thatjust stunning? absolutely

beautiful, i love _ isn't thatjust stunning? absolutely beautiful, i love that, _ isn't thatjust stunning? absolutely beautiful, i love that, i— isn't thatjust stunning? absolutely beautiful, i love that, i saw - isn't thatjust stunning? absolutely beautiful, i love that, i saw that . beautiful, i love that, i saw that the first time last night and i couldn't believe they'd done it so quickly, it's gorgeous. thank you for doing that, charlie, we really love it. w . for doing that, charlie, we really love it. ., ., , , love it. sarah 'oins us with the weather this _ love it. sarah joins us with the weather this morning, - love it. sarah joins us with the weather this morning, we - love it. sarah joins us with the weather this morning, we are| love it. sarah joins us with the i weather this morning, we are off love it. sarah joins us with the - weather this morning, we are off to the beach in a moment to cornwall, how is it looking? good morning, it is looking a bit fresh at this morning. it's certainly a few degrees cooler than it has been a recent warnings. —— lou vincent morning. as such trust in a few places. clear skies so a fine start. a few showers around, across parts of scotland, england and northern ireland. high—pressure dominating but with the wind is rotating around the high pressure coming in from a north—westerly

direction, bringing the remnants of a weather front because parts of scotland this morning. some showers, through the day edging into northern and eastern england, as far south as lincolnshire, cambridgeshire. they will be quite a hit and miss and more sunshine working in across the northern half of scotland later on. further south, dry all day, southern england and wales, and it will feel a little bit less cool than it did yesterday. the wind is coming in across the north across the northern isles. a few showers across parts of eastern england should fade away, even a bit more cloudier. for most, clear, dry, quite cool overnight. temperatures tomorrow for most of us will not be as low as they are this morning. through the day tomorrow, and a chilly dry and sunny day, fewer showers than today but a few

showers arriving across the north of scotland. ifind day for the bulk of the uk, 17 or 18 degrees. largely dry and settled for the rest of the week at turning warmer as we look towards the weekend. in that case, we will go to the beach! surfing is one of the world's most popular pastimes, with 35 million people now enjoying the sport. but travelling all over the globe to catch the perfect wave can have environmental drawbacks and now industry leaders are calling for the sport to become more sustainable. our environment correspondent claire marshall is on a beach in north devon this morning, with more details. it looks spectacular. good morning,

sall and it looks spectacular. good morning, sally and jon- _ it looks spectacular. good morning, sally and jon. look _ it looks spectacular. good morning, sally and jon. look at _ it looks spectacular. good morning, sally and jon. look at this, - it looks spectacular. good morning, sally and jon. look at this, this - it looks spectacular. good morning, sally and jon. look at this, this is l sally and jon. look at this, this is not much in the way of swell this morning but as you say, it's not quite fitting this image, the sport of surfing. it's a multi—billion pound industry and behind it is global forces encouraging mass consumption and lots of other elements that are not perhaps it's in the image that you see behind me. we'll happily looking at this over the last year, and come up with some interesting figures and slants on it. people in the industry higher up are calling for it to change and reform. we have been investigating. this is seven times uk champion surfer lucy campbell. she's at the top of her game. training for the olympics, courted by global brands who understand the power of her image and how it could sell their products. but she's aware of the darker side of surfing, the carbon impact of travelling to find that perfect wave and that message of mass consumption.

she's calling on the industry to clean up its act. it's often hard to turn down a big paycheque, if they're a brand that isn't isn't sustainable, but it's definitely more worthwhile in the long run. you've done that, really? yeah, yeah, 100%. there's definitely examples of how those brands can be more sustainable and how they can have less impact on the environment. and i think that they need to take the onus and make that difference. you do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? i'll take you down to where the process all starts now, and that's in the shaping room. there's a cost from the toxic materials used in manufacturing. paul blacker is one of the uk's top surfboard shapers. over 35 years, he's crafted around 5,000 boards. oh, my god, right in my eyes. yeah, if it gets in your eyes, it's really bad. and you can see it all, the dust. yeah.

and that's polyurethane, it's not a great material. no, it's all petrochemical, yeah. everything comes from the petrochemical industry these days, everything. then there's the waste. this was just a fraction of the thousands of beginners boards dumped on uk beaches last summer. probably this board was made over the other side of the world a few months ago and it's been on a container ship for a month. it's then been driven from a port on a lorry to a distribution point. it's then gone on a van to a shop and it's been used in the sea for a matter of hours before it's snapped and ended up as waste. it's really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. also adding to the damage done by the industry are wet suits. it's estimated that around a million are thrown away globally each year. derived from oil, neoprene is so durable it's been used to line landfill. we were shown a project which aims

for the first time to turn old wet suits into new ones. we've taken the 1,000 wet suits that were destined for landfill, send them off to bulgaria and they've been repurposed into a foam wet suit—like material that we are now testing in some cold water products this autumn. right, so that could become part of a wet suit. it seems pretty solid. so, yeah, it's a bit stiff there. but then you add a laminate on it like this and it starts to get a bit more of the properties that you need for a wet suit. you can't yet make a whole suit out of it, but it's a start. some of the press that's coming out around the toxicity of neoprene is extreme, to say the least. horrendous. so if you knew that, why wouldn't you change? the surf industry members association says... we're proud of the progress the industry has made. admittedly, much more needs to be done. and it needs to be done quickly. more than 35 million people are now riding the waves and that number is swelling all the time. clare marshall, bbc news.

iam here i am here this morning with adam, who co—founded the fact that the project behind this becoming the world north devon surfing reserve which is an amazing feat. i will introduce him here, there are a few issues with our camera this morning! what a beautiful sight, i know you must have served him many times. we have been looking at it and it's not quite as perhaps clear and beautiful as you may think. there are issues that the sport has to address. certainly around the use of petrochemicals, with surfboards, wet suits, neoprene wet suits. we have a few examples here that are better quality and standard, that is rubber of course. �* , quality and standard, that is rubber of course. 3 . . quality and standard, that is rubber of course. �*, ., ., ., of course. let's have a look at this. of course. let's have a look at this- we _ of course. let's have a look at this- we are — of course. let's have a look at this. we are talking _ of course. let's have a look at this. we are talking about - of course. let's have a look at this. we are talking about the| this. we are talking about the solution so it is or was a nice thing. this is made from natural

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out of bio resins, 30% reduction in carbon emissions, it is made from the polystyrene you might find wrapped around your tv. fin a the polystyrene you might find wrapped around your tv. on a normal board, hundreds _ wrapped around your tv. on a normal board, hundreds of _ wrapped around your tv. on a normal board, hundreds of thousands, - board, hundreds of thousands, millions produced per year around the world are made from a substance which does not biodegrade and is generally horrible but this one is made from this that you get your tv in. , ., , , made from this that you get your tv in. , , �*, made from this that you get your tv in. yes, absolutely. it's also made from hemp — in. yes, absolutely. it's also made from hemp crap — in. yes, absolutely. it's also made from hemp crop as _ in. yes, absolutely. it's also made from hemp crop as well _ in. yes, absolutely. it's also made from hemp crop as well which - in. yes, absolutely. it's also made from hemp crop as well which is i in. yes, absolutely. it's also made| from hemp crop as well which is an and lower carbon footprint. there are lots of actions to take. we need the wholesale shift away from petrochemical and fossil fuel industry in every aspect of our life and the surfing industry is no different. we need to become advocates for this place not only to the products we produce but for the whole over production of this industry, overfishing, etc. there

are movements towards better products for the environment, we need to go faster, much faster. we need to go faster, much faster. we need to go faster, much faster. we need to listen to the science and we need to listen to the science and we need to listen to the science and we need to do this decades ago. i could chat to you — need to do this decades ago. i could chat to you about _ need to do this decades ago. i could chat to you about this _ need to do this decades ago. i could chat to you about this for _ need to do this decades ago. i could chat to you about this for ages - chat to you about this for ages because i find it fascinating. that's all we have time for here in north devon, putsborough beach, chat to you later. north devon, putsborough beach, chat to ou later. . ~ north devon, putsborough beach, chat to ou later. ., ~ , ., north devon, putsborough beach, chat to you later-— to you later. thank you, lovely to see the sunshine. _ to you later. thank you, lovely to see the sunshine. doesn't - to you later. thank you, lovely to see the sunshine. doesn't it - to you later. thank you, lovely to see the sunshine. doesn't it look| see the sunshine. doesn't it look beautiful? _ see the sunshine. doesn't it look beautiful? we _ see the sunshine. doesn't it look beautiful? we will _ see the sunshine. doesn't it look beautiful? we will be _ see the sunshine. doesn't it look beautiful? we will be back- see the sunshine. doesn't it look beautiful? we will be back laterl see the sunshine. doesn't it look. beautiful? we will be back later to hear more on that. for more on this issue, the documentary: 'surfing's dirty secrets' is on bbc iplayer now. let's have a look at today's papers. and the i newspaper like many others features ukraine on its front page. it says the uk will back ukraine's bid tojoin nato, with prime minister rishi sunak giving his assurances to president zelensky during his surprise visit to the uk yesterday.

the times also carries a story on ukraine, but leads with a report that a fifth of taxpayers will now be in the 40p income tax band, due to a continued freeze on tax thresholds. the daily telegraph leads on the home office's prediction of a "further sharp rise" in immigration before the next election, due to an increase in foreign workers and students. and one of the most read stories on the bbc news website this morning tells how more than a million people in the uk have no carpet or flooring in their bedrooms and living areas according to a survey. we'll have more on that story at 7.30 this morning. in many cases people are living in their bedrooms on concrete. coming up later in the programme. more than a decade after leaving the infamous waterloo road —

the troubled school's former deputy head is back! he is going back to school! we'll be joined by actor jamie glover, who plays the much loved character andrew treneman at ten to nine this morning. i know lots of you are big fans of waterloo road. it i know lots of you are big fans of waterloo road.— i know lots of you are big fans of waterloo road. it has been mega since it has _ waterloo road. it has been mega since it has come _ waterloo road. it has been mega since it has come back, _ waterloo road. it has been mega since it has come back, colossal i since it has come back, colossal audiences. maybe we'll get some tip—offs about what is coming next! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. a charity says people living with rare conditions cannot live full lives because their care is so disjointed. daisy simpson from essex has a one in a million brain disease which can be fatal. but she says she's been left without proper support, and her property is unsafe.

the housing situation basically means that i can't have any independence. by the time i move, it could be another year or so, that scope for independence will have gone. and to know that you're getting worse and know that you can't move, and know that by the time you move its not going to be any better, it's sort of soul destroying. brentwood council says it's found a house for daisy, but it needs renovating. mid and south essex nhs trust says if daisy could find a care coordinator, she could pay for one out of her personal budget. the increasing cost of living is forcing shoppers to choose savings over sustainability. that's according to environmental charity city to sea. they say 50% of people are doing less to reduce their reliance on single—use plastic than they were six months ago, and are paying their rising houshold bills instead. it's forcing some shops out of business.

we know at least of seven shops like ours that do this stuff that had to close. we are one of the few in our area left. customers haven't got the buying power that they used to have. now, when you think of windmills, you may well think of the netherlands. but what about right here on our doorsteps? well, croydon has shirley windmill, which is about to reopen to visitors. it's one ofjust four windmills you can visit in london to see how flour used to be made. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a part suspension on the district, hammersmith & city, and 0verground at the moment. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's a bright start this morning. plenty of sunshine, and today it should remain largely dry. high pressure is in charge, so settled conditions continue. now, we'll see a bit more cloud bubbling out through the middle part

of the day, through the afternoon. that could yield an isolated shower. but as i say, it should stay largely dry. the wind a little lighter today, and temperatures at 17 celsius. now, overnight tonight, well see that cloud start to break up, so some clearer spells. the light winds, mightjust get one or two mist and fog patches. it's not widespread, though. the minimum temperature dropping to 5 celsius for tomorrow. high pressure remains in charge, so the settled theme continues. it should be another largely dry day, but again, the cloud will start to bubble up and we mightjust get one or two isolated showers through the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow getting up to 18 celsius. now, as we head further through the week, we're never too far away from the odd shower, but it should be largely dry and fine, some sunshine. and temperatures stay in the mid to high teens. that's it for now. back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast

with sally nugent and jon kay. pictures of empty supermarket shelves have been widely reported this year, as farmers struggle with soaring costs and staff shortages. today, the prime minister will meet with agriculture leaders and food retailers to talk about how best to support the sector moving forward. 0ur reporter tim muffett is on a farm in essex this morning, to find out how staff there are feeling. a lovely morning and essex. morning, ten. , ., a lovely morning and essex. morning, ten. ., ., ., ten. good morning to you from the blue house — ten. good morning to you from the blue house farm _ ten. good morning to you from the blue house farm in _ ten. good morning to you from the blue house farm in clacton - ten. good morning to you from the blue house farm in clacton upon i ten. good morning to you from the | blue house farm in clacton upon see in essex. barlow to my right, beans to my left, and today, as you say, there will be a food summit taking place in downing street. farmers, retailers, the hospitality sector, they will all be represented, and there will be meeting different government departments. the aim is to try to protect and boost the whole food chain, from a farm to

fork, and it is a sector that has faced many challenges. volatility, uncertainty and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry, according to the national farmers' union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they've felt. we're battered after the last couple of years, not just financially. it's been a huge mental stress. we will look at ways to either get out of farming or reduce the risk even more. energy costs. fertiliser costs. seed costs. packaging costs. shortage of labour. today at 10 downing street, what's been called the farm to fork summit will take place. supermarket bosses, government departments, and representatives from the farming industry will meet to try and tackle a range of issues, including the rising cost of food and a shortage of agricultural workers. at the end of the day, we want to see fairness

for primary producers, that they are achieving a fair return for what they're producing, because if they're not, they're going to cut back what they're producing, which is what we saw with eggs last year, what we're seeing with tomatoes and cucumbers this year, lowest levels of production since records began in 1985. so government has a role to act. new research from the consumer group which shows that the price of some supermarket products has doubled over the past year. for example, it found that a 300 gram packet of cottage cheese from lidl went up from an average of 67p in 2022 to £1.34 this year. that's twice the price. a four—pack of brown onions, and morrisons has gone up by more than 90%, from 65p to £1.24. and at asda, which found that a packet of frankfurters has risen from £1.25 in 2022 to £2.42, an increase of 94%. three main factors — energy, labour, and commodity prices. and all of those three have combined

over the last year to 18 months to really put huge pressure on food prices. and it's been a massive challenge for our british farmers here and also retailers to get the value, because at the same time, we've got customers who are really challenged with their own spending. so keeping that food affordable as possible is a real challenge for everybody in the supply chain. there's really got to be action. there's got to be action on the key immediate things like labour costs and regulation costs. and there's also got to be a firm commitment for farmers and retailers to invest in the supply chain, and they need the confidence that government can give them in terms of a proper labour policy, and also the incentives to invest in things like innovation. the summit has been widely welcomed, but many stressed that words will only go so far, and that action is urgently needed to help both farmers and consumers. so there is a lot of gloom, but the

sun is out this morning. let's have a quick chat to guy smith, who owns this form. would have been the big challenges for you? for this form. would have been the big challenges for you?— challenges for you? for me and fellow british _ challenges for you? for me and fellow british farmers, - challenges for you? for me and fellow british farmers, it - challenges for you? for me and fellow british farmers, it is - challenges for you? for me and i fellow british farmers, it is about access_ fellow british farmers, it is about access to — fellow british farmers, it is about access to labour, decline in farm support, — access to labour, decline in farm support, the general lack of investment across the food chain. are these — investment across the food chain. are these things that can be rectified with a summit at 10 downing street? $5 rectified with a summit at 10 downing street? rectified with a summit at 10 downin: street? �* , . , ., downing street? as farmers, we want government — downing street? as farmers, we want government to _ downing street? as farmers, we want government to be _ downing street? as farmers, we want government to be cognisant, - downing street? as farmers, we want government to be cognisant, to - government to be cognisant, to recognise — government to be cognisant, to recognise how self—sufficient in food _ recognise how self—sufficient in food we — recognise how self—sufficient in food we are. i think that is important, and i think british consumers think that is important, access— consumers think that is important, access to _ consumers think that is important, access to local food grown up to high _ access to local food grown up to high standards is something we should — high standards is something we should be worried about, and we are car concerned at the moment the government seems to be disregarding that l'm _ government seems to be disregarding that i'm thinking they canjust import— that i'm thinking they canjust import from whatever for our food needs _ import from whatever for our food needs. ., ., ., ., ., , ., , needs. you are holding an asparagus. you also run — needs. you are holding an asparagus. you also run a — needs. you are holding an asparagus. you also run a cafe, _ needs. you are holding an asparagus. you also run a cafe, don't _ needs. you are holding an asparagus. you also run a cafe, don't you? - needs. you are holding an asparagus. you also run a cafe, don't you? this l you also run a cafe, don't you? this is grown locally. how important is it that you sell it locally grown asparagus rather than importing it?

well, partly because my customers at the cafe _ well, partly because my customers at the cafe want local asparagus. they would _ the cafe want local asparagus. they would rather have it than imported from _ would rather have it than imported from somewhere like north africa, because _ from somewhere like north africa, because then they know it is going to high— because then they know it is going to high standards, they know it is local, _ to high standards, they know it is local, it _ to high standards, they know it is local, it is — to high standards, they know it is local, it is good for the local economy, _ local, it is good for the local economy, and they know it is fresh. they— economy, and they know it is fresh. they also, _ economy, and they know it is fresh. they also, i— economy, and they know it is fresh. they also, i recognise, want good value _ they also, i recognise, want good value so — they also, i recognise, want good value so in — they also, i recognise, want good value. so in amongst this, we have -ot value. so in amongst this, we have got pressures on farmers, which has repercussions for consumers. before the summit. — repercussions for consumers. before the summit. last _ repercussions for consumers. before the summit, last night _ repercussions for consumers. before the summit, last night the _ the summit, last night the government did announce some changes. an investment of £30 million in new technologies, an announcement about next year visas will be available, what is your reaction to those proposals? you have to welcome _ reaction to those proposals? you have to welcome that, it is important that farm businesses have the ability— important that farm businesses have the ability to diversify, it is important that we have access to labour. _ important that we have access to labour. but — important that we have access to labour, but we would like is written in rather _ labour, but we would like is written in rather than negotiating a year on year~ _ in rather than negotiating a year on year. farmers want confidence that they will_ year. farmers want confidence that they will always have access to

labour. — they will always have access to labour, and they are talking about a better— labour, and they are talking about a better trade deals for farmers, where — better trade deals for farmers, where they recognise high standards, but they— where they recognise high standards, but they sure as hell have not delivered _ but they sure as hell have not delivered on that so far. gk. but they sure as hell have not delivered on that so far. ok. so you welcome those _ delivered on that so far. ok. so you welcome those proposals, - delivered on that so far. ok. so you welcome those proposals, but - delivered on that so far. ok. so you i welcome those proposals, but looking ahead, how worried are you about this year and next? it is ahead, how worried are you about this year and next?— this year and next? it is written into being _ this year and next? it is written into being a _ this year and next? it is written into being a farmer _ this year and next? it is written into being a farmer that - this year and next? it is written into being a farmer that you're| into being a farmer that you're sometimes worried about the future because _ sometimes worried about the future because you are exposed to the elements, market prices, but i think if we could _ elements, market prices, but i think if we could just get government to take locai— if we could just get government to take local food production seriously, we used to be 80% self—sufficient, we are now approaching 50%. if it gets lower than that, — approaching 50%. if it gets lower than that, is it important? i would argue _ than that, is it important? i would argue yes, — than that, is it important? i would argue yes, and we want the government to recognise it is important, and then they can pull policy— important, and then they can pull policy levers to try to reverse what i policy levers to try to reverse what i would _ policy levers to try to reverse what i would see — policy levers to try to reverse what i would see is a worrying trend. guy. _ i would see is a worrying trend. guy. thank— i would see is a worrying trend. guy, thank you so much. enjoy your asparagus. the summit will be taking place later this morning. there are grounds for optimism, it has broadly been welcomed, but there is a real hope that it will notjust be words

but actual action will take place to improve and boost a sector that has faced so many challenges. tim. improve and boost a sector that has faced so many challenges. tim, thank ou for faced so many challenges. tim, thank you for now- — faced so many challenges. tim, thank you for now- so _ faced so many challenges. tim, thank you for now. so lovely _ faced so many challenges. tim, thank you for now. so lovely to _ faced so many challenges. tim, thank you for now. so lovely to see - faced so many challenges. tim, thank you for now. so lovely to see that - you for now. so lovely to see that sunshine. now time for your sport news. good morning. an ominous feeling for leicester fans. the fa cup victory, the premier league, the success does not feel that long ago. it does feel they will require some sort of miracle to get out of this one. theirs was one of the most remarkable sporting achievemnets. and it looks for all the world it'll require something remarkable again to save leicester's season, following a 3—0 defeat to liverpool, which was devoid of any real fight.

hard to rid the feeling the former champions are heading for the championship, asjoe wilson reports. leicester, the city that found a buried king and conquered english football, where anything was possible. everything's precarious. the time, it's running out. leicester changed manager. they switched their defenders. to what effect? here comes curtis jones! and there is the opening goal! liverpool opened the scoring through curtisjones, local boy, stilljust 22. look at his improvement. here's his second goal. that was fabulously taken by curtisjones! still in the first half. soon some home fans were booing. from leicester, they see nothing. could the ability in those blue shirts reveal itself? well, there was a glimpse. there's been a powerful connection through triumph and tragedy with the thai family which owns leicester city, and that history makes this kind of thing harder to accept.

fantastic! liverpool 3—0. hunting the league's top four. too much for some to watch. leicester are second from bottom with two games left. foxes never quit, they always used to say. joe wilson, bbc news. and a reminder of how tight it is, with four teams separated by four points. so how do you try and galvanise a side that look void of any confidence and belief? it's a tough time to go and lift the players after we've just got beat when we've only got two games left. but it's clear for us we know what we have to try and do. just finally, is the key thing you've got to keep believing? that's the most important thing? yeah, you have to, you know, they're an extremely good team, liverpool, and made it very tough for us once they got that first goal, you know, but we have to keep believing. the belief for liverpool is that they could, after a poor season by their high stadards, finish in the champions league places. they're a point off with two

to play, hot on the heels of manchester united and newcastle. that's all we can do. and again, i say i don't think it's really likely, to be honest, because when you see how they play and stuff like this, so they have so much quality. but, i've said a couple of times it would be a real shame if they would slip and we are not there, so we have to make sure we do ourjob. what a run that they are on. figures at the top of rugby league have expressed their deep disappointment after france pulled out of hosting the world cup in 2025. it's a major blow after the success of last year's competition in england, but the french organisers said itjust wasn't financially viable. the most likely scenario now is that it moves to the southen hemisphere — possibly australia — though that could mean a delay. former great britain coach brian noble says it's a huge shame. i think what we're seeing here is an organising committee that couldn't deliver on some of the promises that the french government particularly wanted, and maybe not secured as many

sponsors or commitments, financial commitments, from people that said they probably would, should this tournament come to france. the desire to see international rugby league is very, very strong. but we need a strong france. and to get a strong france, we probably needed this world cup to go ahead, but it's not now. and we have to take all the steps, and that will be a decision for the international board. emma raducanu is on the road to recovery, still smiling after the third out of three planned operations, this time on her ankle. taking time out to undergo surgeries on injuries that have seen her struggle this past year or so. she will miss the summer of tennis, including the french open and wimbledon. wishing her a very speedy recovery.

that is really tough. i suppose there is some sense of, if you know there is some sense of, if you know the problem, have it all done at the same time to prevent having to have surgery or whatever further down the line, and when you do get back, hopefully will be ready to go again. i suppose she has been managing injuries for a little which is good. it looks bad from those pictures, but i think perhaps the surgery is not as serious as it would suggest, more of a minor thing, certainly on her wrists. the recovery time will not be too long. with the coaching issues she has had injuries, form, fitness, a catalogue of problems for emma raducanu, ever since she won the us open. john, thank you very much indeed. classic animated disney films are a firm favourite for many, and recently a lot of them have had a revamp, from thejungle book to the lion king, and now

the little mermaid. last night was its star—studded london premiere, and our reporter michael mckenzie got the chance to speak to some of the actors bringing this much—loved film to a new generation. the original disney classic animation was released 37 years ago. last night saw the uk premiere of the little mermaid live action remake. the film stars american actress halle bailey. congratulations on the film. thank you so much. i'm so happy to be here. what was it like moving to london for to shoot this? you know, i loved london. it was very different for me because it was really gloomy and cold. but it's beautiful nonetheless. and then you're making history by being the first black female to ever take on this role. you know, there's been a little bit

of criticism because of the casting. i mean, what's your take on that? you know, i'm just so grateful to be in this position and represent for my community and all of the beautiful black and brown little girls and boys who get to see themselves. it's so important for us to have representation, especially when we're that young. so itjust means the world to me. and then i understand beyonce is your mentor. did she give you some advice? she has. you know, shejust says she's so proud of me. and she's like that wonderful auntie that just claps for you whenever you're doing something amazing. so i love her. but if you don't, you'll turn back into a mermaid. and for the actress playing ursula, none other than melissa mccarthy, diversity to her was very important in the film. what's unfamiliar or what we don't see in the mirror. it's like, embrace it, embrace the diversity, embrace how we're all different and don't be afraid of it.

playing the role of eric the prince is london actorjonah hauer—king. working at pinewood was very exciting for him. what was it like filming at the legendary pinewood? i mean, all the big films have been filmed there. dream come true. i grew up in london. i grew up hearing about that kind of studio. it was a dream to go and work there and it's really nice to live at home. i could just go back to my flat every night, which was really nice. but ,yeah, being there where they've shot, you know, james bond and all these incredible films, it felt like a huge honour. you broke the rules. and the little mermaid will be in cinemas from next week. michael mckenzie, bbc news. it does look brilliant. the time now is 6.45. this is north devon, a lovely beach this morning. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather.

some sunshine for you, but despite this trend, quite a fresh start to the day. so really serene morning for many of us, dry and settled. some happy dogs out on their walk this morning. but actually, a touch of grass frost around for a few spots. this is the picture in norfolk, you can see the clear skies, and if you look at latest attempt is out there at the moment, not such a way across parts of scotland and northern ireland will be happy but not cloud, but further south across england and wales, several areas around two celsius or even a bit below that. just low enough for a spot of grass frost in one or two places. but it will warm up one or two places. but it will warm up fairly quickly today as this trend gets going, and there a fair amount of sunshine and the forecast, but also a few showers today. general through this week, the theme is that things are turning warmer and looking largely dry and set up. a big area of high pressure taking charge of our weather at the moment. we have a week where the frontjust drifting around the top side of the

high pressure, pushing a bit further south, so pushing some showers to northern and western parts of scotland this morning. further south, clear, dry, fellow chilly first then come a bit of patchy fair whether cloud bubbling up through the day, but some of those shells will push further south into parts of northern wind, perhaps as far south as lincolnshire, cambridgeshire, and the drug one for northern ireland. but not as heavy as the showers we have seen in recent days. temperatures 17 celsius in the warmer spots, little bit cooler but we have the breeze coming in from the north and north—west, eight celsius for lerwick today. the evening, some weights are shown across much of the uk, little more cloud and showers lingering for a time for some eastern parts of england. not as cold as last night, i think this time tomorrow still looking at a bit of a fresh start to the day, but at parts of central and eastern scotland, but not as cold as this morning for england and wales tomorrow. tomorrow brings the promise of more dried settled weather without pressure very much in charge of the weather at the moment. a couple of fronts waiting

in the atlantic, they will dry to push on to the north—east of scotland. we could catch the odd shower tomorrow, particularly for central and eastern parts of england, but they will be very well scattered, so most bliss a sustained dry to the day. light winds, long spells of sunshine, more rain working to the north—east of scotland later in the afternoon. temperatures 12 celsius. in a way, most of us doing a bit warmer, 17 or 18 celsius, thus temperatures just creeping up a day by day by around a bit warmer, 17 or 18 celsius, thus temperatures just creeping up a day by day by around a degree also. how pressure staying with us through the middle part of the week, not much change in the weather as we head into thursday. it will see some warmer weather moving on, you can see the colours, the orange and drifting in from the south—west. a change in wind direction by the state. a bit more cloud on the far north—west of the odd shower around, breezy here as well, lighter winds, most on trend further south. areas is a proud bubble up through the day is a proud bubble up through the day isjust the is a proud bubble up through the day is just the chance of a nice little but a predominately dry settle theme. 17 or 18 celsius for most of

us, feeling a bit warmer near the east coast because we lose that breeze, some 19 possibly 20 celsius in the warmer spots there. end of the week and the weekend, largely dry and settled, temperatures increasing to around 24 many of us up increasing to around 24 many of us up of the weekend. thank you, sarah, see you again later. since its first flight 90 years ago, scotland's air ambulance service has been providing life—saving care to people living in remote communities. to people living crews are now dealing with more incidents than ever before, as scotland's health correspondent lisa summers has been finding out. do you mind if ijust check your blood pressure again? is that 0k? even at 10,000 feet, there's medical care. this patient has been taken from glasgow after some specialist treatment to the community hospital at her home on islay. for paramedics like ian, it's a responsiblejob. it's myself and two pilots. so we essentially have all the clinical responsibility on board the aircraft. so i think that's probably one

of the most challenging parts that we have. in 1933, the very first scottish ambulance flight landed on this island. back in islay, eh? it was the start of a service that would connect rural communities to specialist health care. on an errand of mercy, a nurse reaches renfrew airport near glasgow. i an urgent call has been placed from 140 miles away. - in its 90—year history, things have continually evolved from a service that mostly transports patients. there are now emergency response teams and crews that go out to support babies and children in a country with a significant rural population. you can see from here just how vast and remote parts of scotland are. and for communities that live on our islands or in rural areas, the air ambulance can be a lifeline.

but so often, it's the weather that's the biggest barrier to getting to patients. aberdeen is fog—bound pretty much all day. so we're not going to make it to there. despite the weather hampering some of today's flights, the number of incidents has increased significantly over the past five years. staff say it's hard to be certain why, but it may reflect the wider pressures faced by the nhs. we are seeing that due to challenges when having medical staff or the use of locums, etc, that is resulting in those moving more people and providing more support to the remote and rural communities. so but it's difficult to quantify at this stage. ambulance delays at hospitals can also reduce the speed in which the plane can get back in the air. we've had maybe an hour's journey to get here. we're still waiting another hour, or maybe more, to get a crew to come and pick up that patient and transport them to hospital. and they might potentially have another long wait within a line or a queue outside a&e somewhere. so it is frustrating for us. a consultation is underway on the future of the air ambulance service.

it's costly, but it continues to be seen as essential by the thousands of people who depend on it. lisa summers, bbc news. they do an amazing job. well done to all of them. another rescue story for you now. a diving holiday in the red sea might sound like a dream trip for some, but for those on board the carlton queen last month, it soon turned into a nightmare. the yacht they were on capsized and sank in an area known as the egyptian bermuda triangle. all 26 guests and nine crew members managed to escape unharmed. one of the passengers was christian hanson, who joins us now. good morning. thank you for talking to us this morning. we have seen the pictures there of what happened, just describe what you experienced. i was one of the safest places,

because you can see the horizon, but we never expected it was the boat to capsize. to give you an idea of timescale, the boat swayed one way and swayed the other, and then it was gone. we were sat fortunately on the side of the sofa when the boat tipped to starboard. we were tossed off the sofa onto the windows, so as you can appreciate, the floor is now a wall, and you're looking up, and you can see people above you stood on windows, crashing, you can hear the hisses of tanks falling, you're looking down, what is coming up through the windows like jets of water coming at you. the furniture is just wet, you water coming at you. the furniture isjust wet, you have no chance water coming at you. the furniture is just wet, you have no chance of claiming it, it is like a laminate floor. and you're looking up and you

think, the thing is going to us as the saloon doors, the thing we need to solve. they were made of tempered glass, and i knew 45 that if i do not smash these, i do not get out there, climb this effect of four metre high wall, that we are going to die, it is as simple as that. we haven't got time to think, really, we haven't got time to wonder, you just have to act. but in this situation, we are hearing the cries from down below in the caverns below deck, now seven or eight metres above my head of people that are trapped there, and ijust had to decline, so i climbed the furniture as fast as i could. then it was a jump as fast as i could. then it was a jump of over a metre onto the top of a covered, and then i had tojust

swing on the door and smash it, it was as simple as that, it was life or death. i wasn't alone, rob was with me, the guy who taught me how to scuba—diving originally, and helen, my diving buddy, we had just been on a fantastic dive, they were with me. it was a terrible situation. we got out of there by the skin of our teeth.— the skin of our teeth. christian, incredible _ the skin of our teeth. christian, incredible quick _ the skin of our teeth. christian, incredible quick thinking - the skin of our teeth. christian, incredible quick thinking by - the skin of our teeth. christian, incredible quick thinking by you | the skin of our teeth. christian, - incredible quick thinking by you and the people who were with, it sounds absolutely terrifying, doesn't it? you were there with your wife and friends as well. are you able to stay together or did you become separated? mr; stay together or did you become separated?— stay together or did you become searated? g .,, ., ., ,, separated? my wife was on an upper deck, i did separated? my wife was on an upper deck. i did not— separated? my wife was on an upper deck, i did not know _ separated? my wife was on an upper deck, i did not know what _ separated? my wife was on an upper deck, i did not know what had - deck, i did not know what had happened to her, so that was going through my mind as well. the situation once we got to smashing the door, there was a two to three metre drop to where the water was,

over bottles, if full of doom, another problem to solve. so we had to wait for the water to rise up through the boat, effectively. and obviously, the people who were trapped below, they are going to have to wait for the boat to flood completely to get out. we were hoping, there was nothing we could do but we are hoping there was something we could do to get out. we could only hear the screams of two people, but we later realised there were actually three.— were actually three. christian, thank goodness _ were actually three. christian, thank goodness that _ were actually three. christian, thank goodness that all - were actually three. christian, thank goodness that all 26 - were actually three. christian, thank goodness that all 26 ofl were actually three. christian, i thank goodness that all 26 of you were actually three. christian, - thank goodness that all 26 of you on board survived and managed to escape. thank you so much for talking us through it and best wishes to you and your wife and friends. thank you forjoining us. thank you. still to come on breakfast — 80 years after 19 lancaster bombers

took part in the infamous dambuster raids, tonight, a special anniversary fly—past will take place over lincolnshire to mark the occasion. we'll have all the details at 7.50 this morning. time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. people living with rare conditions cannot live full lives because their care is so disjointed. that's according the charity genetic alliance uk. daisy simpson from essex has a one in a million brain disease which can be fatal. she says she's been left without proper support and has been stuck in her bedroom for two years. some days i feel so unwell, and having to constantly advocate and fight for my life, and it's not a choice. i don't want to really do that,

i want to be able to enjoy the time i've got left, i want to be able to see my friends, i want to just be supported to live my life the way i want to live it and have some sort of freedom within that. daisy�*s local nhs trust says if she can find a care coordinator, she could pay for them herself. there's only two months to go until the start of the fifa women's world cup. ahead of the tournament, the trophy is going on a world wide tour and it's made a stop here in london. young players at the football charity bloomsbury were able to see it up close. when we were driving here, i was like, it'sjust a trophy. but then when we got here, and i saw it, i was like, wow! it's like in real life and this is what like real professionals pick up when they win and it'sjust amazing. it's very cool and i hope one day i'll hold it up. now, when you think of a windmills, you may well think of the netherlands.

but what about right here on our doorsteps? shirley windmill in croydon is one of four windmills in the capital. its about to reopen to visitors who can see how flour used to be made. a quick look at the tubes now. there's severe delays on the district and hammersmith and city lines and a part suspension on the 0verground at the moment. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a bright start this morning. plenty of sunshine, and today it should remain largely dry. high pressure is in charge, so settled conditions continue. now, we'll see a bit more cloud bubbling out through the middle part of the day, through the afternoon. that could yield an isolated shower. but as i say, it should stay largely dry. the wind a little lighter today, and temperatures at 17 celsius. now, overnight tonight, well see that cloud start to break up, so some clearer spells.

the light winds, mightjust get one or two mist and fog patches. it's not widespread, though. the minimum temperature dropping to 5 celsius for tomorrow. high pressure remains in charge, so the settled theme continues. it should be another largely dry day, but again, the cloud will start to bubble up and we mightjust get one or two isolated showers through the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow getting up to 18 celsius. now, as we head further through the week, we're never too far away from the odd shower, but it should be largely dry and fine, some sunshine. and temperatures stay in the mid to high teens. that's it from me. i'll hand you back tojon and sally, bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. a bbc investigation reveals a british businessman who owns companies at the centre of an international money laundering investigation is a major donor

to the conservative party. that should be a concern, notjust people who are worried about where that money came from, but what it says about how easily money can reach political parties without due proper checks on its origins. ukrainian capital, kyiv, has been bombarded overnight by what officials say was "an exceptional number of missiles fired over who wouldn't want to work somewhere with a view like this? good morning from north wales where even hotels in places like this are struggling to fill vacancies. i will have the latestjobs data and wages figures in a is it the end of the figures in a line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look few minutes. destined for the championship

with just two games remaining lots of sunshine in the forecast, showers in the north and east and more details in ten minutes. it's tuesday the 16th may. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 to the party. he isn't subject to criminal action and denies any wrongdoing. our home and legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. wealthy and well—connected.

this is javad marandi. awarded an 0be for services to business and philanthropy, he's been a major tory donor with access to senior party leaders. one of mr marandi's british companies is the famous design brand, the conran shop. it's not involved in this case, which raised questions about some of his overseas interests. those questions emerged from a national crime agency investigation into the wealth of a family living here, a multi—million pound apartment near london's regent's park. the head of the family, javanshir feyziyev, is an old associate of mr marandi and one of azerbaijan's richest oligarchs. last year, a court ruled the nca could seize £5 million from the family's uk bank accounts. the head of the family, javanshir feyziyev, is an old associate of mr marandi and one of azerbaijan's richest oligarchs. last year, a court ruled the nca could seize £5 million from the family's uk bank accounts. it had been part of billions that disappeared from azerbaijan in a global money laundering scandal. the azerbaijani laundromat was only discovered because of the work ofjournalists. i believe the azerbaijani laundromat brought a lot of damage on many levels to azerbaijan itself, to the european union, to the us and other parts of the world. small businesses lost a lot of money because of the azerbaijani laundromat. a judge ruled that companies owned byjavad marandi played a key role in moving some of the cash to london.

the case starts with $1.5 billion leaving azerbaijan for shell companies registered in glasgow. tens of millions were moved again to the seychelles to the avromed company, owned byjavad marandi. ajudge said how the cash moved back to the uk looked like money laundering and that mr marandi was a person of importance in the nca's case. mr marandi's lawyers argued all the money was lawfully earned and transferred, so he should remain anonymous to protect his reputation. the bbc said it was in the public interest to name him and judges agreed in an important ruling about freedom of the media versus privacy. the case also raises political questions. this is a political bombshell. we've learnt today that someone who has given hundreds of thousands of pounds to a british political party has, in the words of the judge, been a person of importance in proceedings before

the court about a major money laundering enterprise. and that should be a concern, notjust people who are worried about where that money came from, but about what it says, about how easily money can reach political parties without due proper checks on its origins. the national crime agency won't say if javad marandi is under investigation. mr marandi says none of his business interests have ever been the subjects of investigations into unlawful conduct. dominic casciani, bbc news. the ukrainian capital kyiv has come under heavy fire overnight, with a large number of explosions reported. the city was targeted from different directions with suspected russian missiles and drones. we're joined now by our correspondent this sounds like a really intense few hours where you are.-

this sounds like a really intense few hours where you are. yes, jon, aood few hours where you are. yes, jon, good morning- _ few hours where you are. yes, jon, good morning. we _ few hours where you are. yes, jon, good morning. we heard _ few hours where you are. yes, jon, good morning. we heard the - few hours where you are. yes, jon, good morning. we heard the air - few hours where you are. yes, jon, | good morning. we heard the air raid alert at around 2:30am here, and we heard several loud explosions here in the city centre. it was unusual to hear a high number of explosions. we could actually see the work of air defence systems here in the city centre. it was the eighth time this month that the capital came under attack, and the authorities are describing it as an intense attack. we have an update from the army in the last hour saying that the military had destroyed 18 missiles that russia had launched as part of this attack on ukraine, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and also nine drones were destroyed including six of those iranians made drones that russia has been using to attack cities across the country. seven of the major attack by russia,

targeting kyiv. the mayor said the falling gabrie was reported in four districts and three people had been injured. another attack has happened overnight as people were sleeping. this attack happened after president zelensky finished his european tour, in which he was promised billions of pounds worth of military aid by western countries, including the uk. yesterday he was with the prime minister rishi sunak and again i think he repeated a familiar message that ukraine needs more military help. and again he said that ukraine doesn't have everything it needs to go ahead with his much anticipated counteroffensive against russian forces to try and take back territory which is now under under

occupation. at least six people have died in a fire at a hostel, in new zealand's capital of wellington. 80 firefighters attended the scene and rescued dozens of people from the four—storey building but police say a number remained unaccounted for. 0ne englishman who managed to escape say he was shocked at what happened. i'm so sorry, we don't appear to have sound on that, we will bring that to you as soon as that is fixed. the prime minister will meet with agriculture leaders and food retailers later today, to discuss inflation and its impact on food production. the 'farm to fork�* summit comes amid huge pressures on the food supply chain with farmers struggling with staff shortages and soaring production costs. the government's plans include boosting domestic fruit and veg production and a review into the egg supply chain. he has a busy day ahead. rishi sunak is expected to call for european countries to work together to tackle illegal migration, when he attends a summit in iceland later.

the prime minister will say the issue is placing unbearable pressures on countries throughout the continent. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. good morning, nick. this is becoming a really big topic for the prime minister, isn't it? gallagher isn't itjust? yesterday we were talking about illegal —— yesterday we were talking about legal migration going up, today we are talking about illegal migration, something that rishi sunak has made one of his five key priorities in office.— key priorities in office. today he is auoin key priorities in office. today he is going to _ key priorities in office. today he is going to iceland _ key priorities in office. today he is going to iceland for— key priorities in office. today he is going to iceland for an - key priorities in office. today he l is going to iceland for an meeting of eu leaders, where he is going to talk about more cooperation. he says that only by working together to crack down on people trafficking gangs and things like that that countries can actually get a grip on this issue. the prime minister is also going to be meeting with the

president of the european court of human rights to talk about reforming the law is that the uk has to follow. you might remember that last year, there was a flight it due to deport some illegal migrants to rwanda, stopped in the last minute because of a ruling by the european courts. rishi sunak is going to make the case directly to the president of that court today that there needs to be reform of that system to allow individual countries all of the say over who does and does not stay in the country. this is a big issue for the country. this is a big issue for the government, one that rishi sunak is talking a lot about but it's also proving really tricky to get a grip on. we expect that next week at the legal migration numbers are going to be as high as they has ever been and stopping the small boat is proving to be difficult for the prime minister as well. a big test he sets himself which he will be judged on in the next election.

himself which he will be 'udged on in the next election._ staff, patients and visitors in health and social care settings in scotland will no longer need to wear facemasks from today. the scottish government said the country has now entered a "calmer phase" of the pandemic and face coverings will no longer be needed in hospitals, gp and dental surgeries and care homes. the return to pre—pandemic guidance comes more than three years after the start of covid restrictions. 0n yesterday's programme we brought you these amazing images of kevin sinfield carrying his friend and former team—mate rob burrow over the finishing line of the leeds marathon, after pushing him round the 26.2 two mile course in a specially—adapted wheelchair. those pictures have gone all over the internet all over the world, they have touched so many. now, oscar—winning artist charlie mackesy, has paid tribute to the pair with an illustration of the emotional moment.

it is he must have done that so quickly, they only finished on sunday and that came out yesterday. a beautiful image. kevin said, he didn't want to push rob over the finish line because that it would have been rob having the faster time so they wanted to go over the line together. charlie is the creator behind the bestselling book the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. we have been out and about a lot this morning, all over the uk. seen quite a lot of sunshine. blue this morning, all over the uk. seen quite a lot of sunshine.— quite a lot of sunshine. blue skies, we have waited _ quite a lot of sunshine. blue skies, we have waited long _ quite a lot of sunshine. blue skies, we have waited long enough. - quite a lot of sunshine. blue skies, we have waited long enough. let's| we have waited long enough. let's find out whether everywhere can see it blue skies today. good morning. we have been waiting

patiently for some dry and settled spring weather, it has been unsettled this spring. things are changing this week, we have got a lot of dry unsettled weather, sunshine in the forecast, but also a few showers this morning. we have had clear skies overnight, quite a cool had clear skies overnight, quite a cool, fresh start. a few degrees above freezing first thing. high pressure dominating our weather, not just through today but through the rest of the week. the tail end of a weather front pushing in a parts of scotland, bringing showers to northern and western areas. further south through the course of the day. one or two cropping up across northern ireland, northern england and as far south as cambridge, may be in london. predominantly dry in southern england, wales, and more sunshine across the north of scotland. 16 and 17 in the warmer spots, cool or you have got the breeze coming in from the

north—west. 0ne breeze coming in from the north—west. one or two row showers linking into the evening across parts of eastern england but they will fade away overnight, a bit like last night, largely dry and clear. more cloud in the east, not as cold as last night for england and wales. through the day tomorrow, we are expecting more sunshine, the odd shower potentially to parts of central and eastern england. many places will avoid them, staying dry through the day, more rain and brisk winds moving through the north—west of scotland in the afternoon. before the rain arrives, a pretty decent day for more of us. the warming trend continues as we head through the week and into the weekend. in the last couple of minutes, it has been revealed that the uk 's unemployment rate has between january and march and the longer ——

number of people enacted because of long—term sickness is at an all—time high. ben's at a hotel in north wales this morning, finding out how staff there are feeling. good morning. there is a stunning view here over the estuary looking over towards the irish sea here in conwy, people looking for an job could struggle to find a better view than this. people are struggling according to figures this morning, find jobs. according to figures this morning, findjobs. unemployment according to figures this morning, find jobs. unemployment has gone up, the unemployment rate is up to 3.9%, “p the unemployment rate is up to 3.9%, up by the unemployment rate is up to 3.9%, up by 0.1 percentage point in the month of march, driven by long—term sickness, people unemployed because of long—term sickness. at the same time, those who are looking for work, there are fewerjobs available. the number of vacancies fell by 55,000, just under 1.1

millionjobs available fell by 55,000, just under 1.1 million jobs available if you are looking for one. the other data we got which is really important in this latest information from the office of national statistics is wages. in real terms, wages fell by 2%. although some people will have got pay rises, why are you saying wages have fallen on average? 0nce wages have fallen on average? once you factor in inflation which is still at about 10%, it means that prices are going up faster than wage rises so in real terms the money simply doesn't go as far. let's get a take on how it is affecting people here in conwy, specifically here at this hotel. sean is in charge of front of house, good morning. when it comes to cost of living pressures, how are you finding things in terms of wages and how it compares with your outgoings? ldrul’ith compares with your outgoings? with the cost of compares with your outgoings? tn the cost of living, me and my partner recently moved into our

first home in 2019, december. we went through covid, a few months later. and the energy pricing and the cost of living and shopping prices has gone up. so small things such as going to a restaurant or going to watch my football team have become a big commitment because now we have to prioritise those sorts of things. we have to prioritise those sorts of thins. , . , , we have to prioritise those sorts of thins. , ._ ., , we have to prioritise those sorts of thinus. , , ., , things. presumably wages even if you to things. presumably wages even if you i o u . things. presumably wages even if you to u- or things. presumably wages even if you go up or are — things. presumably wages even if you go up or are not _ things. presumably wages even if you go up or are not keeping _ things. presumably wages even if you go up or are not keeping up _ things. presumably wages even if you go up or are not keeping up with - go up or are not keeping up with average prices.— average prices. they are not, unfortunately. _ average prices. they are not, unfortunately. thank - average prices. they are not, unfortunately. thank you - average prices. they are not, | unfortunately. thank you very average prices. they are not, - unfortunately. thank you very much, sean. unfortunately. thank you very much, sean- let's — unfortunately. thank you very much, sean. let's find _ unfortunately. thank you very much, sean. let's find out _ unfortunately. thank you very much, sean. let's find out why _ unfortunately. thank you very much, sean. let's find out why that - unfortunately. thank you very much, sean. let's find out why that is, - sean. let's find out why that is, let's speak to the general manager here, thank you having a sale. all of this information we have had it out, in terms of wages, why is the hospitality sector not able to keep up hospitality sector not able to keep up with rising prices for the staff with wage appetite? first up with rising prices for the staff with wage appetite?— up with rising prices for the staff with wage appetite? first of all, we are delighted _ with wage appetite? first of all, we are delighted to _ with wage appetite? first of all, we are delighted to have _ with wage appetite? first of all, we are delighted to have the _ with wage appetite? first of all, we are delighted to have the bbc - with wage appetite? first of all, we are delighted to have the bbc here| are delighted to have the bbc here at the beautiful key hotel and spa

here in conwy in north wales. costs are rising across the month in hospitality, and every month energy months —— prices are rising, food and drink prices are going up, it's hard to pass on to our customers. we pay our staff more than minimum wage, and it is paying off. so we have 112 staff currently here at the hotel, 80% of those would be over 23, and at least 50% of my stuff here, ourstaff, have been 23, and at least 50% of my stuff here, our staff, have been with us for five years. so here, our staff, have been with us forfive years. so it's here, our staff, have been with us for five years. so it's that other 50% to get in the door which is the challenge. and then you ask yourself, why? look where we are, these magnificent views, lovely people, it is an irish owned and managed hotel. we are trying to pull from the same people, all of the hotels in llandudno and conwy. the

population of conwy, that is 119,000, a lot of young people go away. hospitality is a fantastic industry. it sets you up for life, gives you lots of confidence. excellent, that's what we like. thank you so much for explaining that to us. ., ., thank you so much for explaining that to us— thank you so much for explaining - that to us._ that that to us. you are so welcome. that is the challenge _ that to us. you are so welcome. that is the challenge that _ that to us. you are so welcome. that is the challenge that many _ that to us. you are so welcome. that is the challenge that many people . that to us. you are so welcome. that is the challenge that many people in| is the challenge that many people in the hospitality industry face. the competition for workers. the number of vacancies is down by 55 thousand, but there are still almost 1.1 million vacancies unfilled and yet places us have having to compete hard to get workers to fill them. and you can find more information, support and advice on jobs and interest rates on the bbc�*s cost of living web page. just search for "bbc cost of living" in your browser. yesterday on breakfast, we bought you the story of katie,

who, along with broadcaster charlie webster, had been abused for years by their running coach. katie's testimony helped convict him, but she died by suicide injanuary after struggling to come to terms with what she'd been through. following our coverage, katie's story has now been shared in parliament, as politicians debated new legislation to better support victims of abuse. every local authority area in the country, and every single health provider, whether it's your public health provider, your mental health provider, the vast majority of those bodies don't commission single thing across our country in way of support for sexual and domestic abuse. many of us will have seen the letter today from charlie webster, the story of her friend katie who took her life following not being able to overcome the trauma of her situation, is the actual reality on the ground.

charlie webster was watching the moment katie's story the minister of state for victims has agreed to meet charlie to discuss her campaign for better victim support. afterwards, she wrote on twitter. katie's mum was also listening to the debate. she told us she's been overwhelmed by the response to her daughter's story. i can't begin to tell you how it makes me feel for my katie, who really struggled trying to get some sort of access. it's so hard to think that there's so many people that reallyjust want to say, can i get help now, now, not in two months, three months.

so this is, i can't believe, i'm overwhelmed by allthis, overwhelmed. i never thought that we would get to this place. to me, it'sjust my journey for my daughter. but thanks to the likes of you and charlie webster and everyone else out there, it's bringing it to life, it's amazing, it's amazing and i hope it keeps on running. it certainly is having a lot of resonance with so many families, thank you for sharing it. you can watch a documentary that we have made on the bbc iplayer, called our girl katie, running from abuse. it's a really powerful watch.

many of us probably have a favourite teddy bear that we can't bear to part with. but for one woman, her love for the stuffed toys has led her to collect a staggering 13,000 of them. 13,000. that is a lot of hugs. how do ou 13,000. that is a lot of hugs. how do you store _ 13,000. that is a lot of hugs. how do you store 13,000 _ 13,000. that is a lot of hugs. how do you store 13,000 teddy - 13,000. that is a lot of hugs. how do you store 13,000 teddy bears? j do you store 13,000 teddy bears? we'll find out! tina rush, known as the furry fairy, has devoted her life to rescuing old bears and repairing them, before selling them to charity in memory of her daughter. 0ur reporter simon spark has been to meet her and her collection. this collection of bears here are yorkshire—made. they're all vintage bears from the 19705. and this particular one here is aunt lucy, the bear that lived in peru. and she's a very, very rare bear to find these days. this is a mohair artist bear. a very, very lovely looking bear and a very, very good schulze mohair, even has little leather claws and a leather nose.

did you know the collective noun for a group of teddy bears is a hug? well, tina's teddy bear hug is over 13,000 strong. in this room, there are about 7,500. they're not all unpacked yet because we've just recently moved here. you look at the eyes and suddenly it has a soul. this little bag of stuffing becomes real to you. i don't suppose i'm quite normal, really. not many people live with 13,000 teddy bears, but we do, and, you know, we quite like that, you know, makes us happy anyway. but despite the numbers, tina will never turn a teddy bear away. if i see a skip and it's got a teddy bear in, i can't stop, you know, i have to help him. i take them off park benches, from auction, when they're just rotting in boxes, by the dozens because nobody else wanted them. it all started when a neighbour gave her button. i absolutely adore him. he goes everywhere with us.

he has more clothes than i have. he has 112 pairs of shoes and dressing up for different occasions. and it doesn't matter how big or small they are, and it doesn't matter how big or small they are. i leave them for people to pick up. i was once in morrisons supermarket and i left a teddy bear. when i came out, there was a little girl with the bear and she said to her mum, where did that come from? and her mum said, the furry fairy left it. so i seem to have got a label that i'm now the furry fairy. but her collection and business is also a charity money raiser after the loss of her daughter, who died from brittle asthma at just 25 years old. when you lose a child, it's horrendous. and to lose an adult child, they're a person in their own right, it's, you know, it's very difficult. and we were extremely close. extremely close. and so from quiet times for me, in sad times, i come in here. i will pull a couple of bears out that have been donated and think, you know, well, they will make money and that will go towards asthma uk, and that might stop somebody else going through what i've gone through.

keeping such a huge hug has its own meticulous cleaning regime. all the bears are frozen once a month and that kills the dust mite. and then every week all these are cold hair dried, and we have lavender all over, which is also a distraction and stops moths. her son also has asthma, so he has to keep his collection clean too. but he's a dc and marvel megafan. they're just not as cuddly as this lot. but tina has a plan for when she can't look after them any more. all the bears are going to go to auction to be sold to raise money in memory of my daughter. and that's actually written into my will, my house and everything is going to asthma uk, you know, i hope that somebody will look back with a smile and think, you know, this crazy person who sat amongst 13,000 teddy bears did some good in the end, which will be really, really nice.

i have learned something today, a collection of teddy bears is called a hug! collection of teddy bears is called a hu:! �* . collection of teddy bears is called a hu. ! �* ., ., collection of teddy bears is called ahu~! ., . ., , a hug! and what a collection it is. a massive — a hug! and what a collection it is. a massive hug — a hug! and what a collection it is. a massive hug that _ a hug! and what a collection it is. a massive hug that tina - a hug! and what a collection it is. a massive hug that tina has - a hug! and what a collection it is. a massive hug that tina has got. | a massive hug that tina has got. fantastic work she is doing. we would love to see your pictures of your teddy bears, your favourite teddy, maybe you have a collection that can rival tina's, i doubt it but you never know! you can now send us a message on whatsapp — the number is on screen now orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can also get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. don't forget to include your name, and the teddy�*s name, and where you are getting in touch from, and we will show some later in the programme. we're talking about surfing this morning. 35 million people have taken up the pastime worldwide but the environmental impact of the sport is being criticised by industry leaders. our environment correspondent claire marshall is on a beach in north devon this morning with the details.

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will be looking at that in next hour or so. ,, , ., ., will be looking at that in next hour or so. ,, ,, ., ., will be looking at that in next hour orso. ,, ., ., ., ., , or so. see you then, what a glorious morninu. or so. see you then, what a glorious morning- the _ or so. see you then, what a glorious morning. the inbox _ or so. see you then, what a glorious morning. the inbox is _ or so. see you then, what a glorious morning. the inbox is already - or so. see you then, what a glorious morning. the inbox is already in - morning. the inbox is already in meltdown with pictures of teddy bears. we will show some later, i think we will have to extend the programme! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. a charity says people living with rare conditions cannot live full lives because their care is so disjointed. daisy simpson from essex has a one in a million brain disease which can be fatal. but she says she's been left without proper support, and her property is unsafe. the housing situation basically means that i can't have any independence. by the time i move, it could be another year or so, that scope for independence will have gone. and to know that you're getting worse and know that you can't move, and know that by the time you move

its not going to be any better, it's sort of soul destroying. brentwood council says it's found a house for daisy, but it needs renovating. mid and south essex nhs trust says if daisy could find a care coordinator, she could pay for one out of her personal budget. the increasing cost of living is forcing shoppers to choose savings over sustainability. that's according to environmental charity city to sea. they say 50% of people are doing less to reduce their reliance on single—use plastic than they were six months ago, and are paying their rising houshold bills instead. it's forcing some shops out of business. we know at least of seven shops like ours that do this stuff that had to close. we are one of the few in our area left. customers haven't got the buying power that they used to have. now, when you think of windmills,

you may well think of the netherlands. but what about right here on our doorsteps? well, croydon has shirley windmill, which is about to reopen to visitors. it's one ofjust four windmills you can visit in london to see how flour used to be made. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are severe delays on the district and hammersmith & hammersmith & city lines. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it's a bright start this morning. plenty of sunshine, and today it should remain largely dry. high pressure is in charge, so settled conditions continue. now, we'll see a bit more cloud bubbling out through the middle part of the day, through the afternoon. that could yield an isolated shower. but as i say, it should

stay largely dry. the wind a little lighter today, and temperatures at 17 celsius. now, overnight tonight, well see that cloud start to break up, so some clearer spells. the light winds, mightjust get one or two mist and fog patches. it's not widespread, though. the minimum temperature dropping to 5 celsius for tomorrow. high pressure remains in charge, so the settled theme continues. it should be another largely dry day, but again, the cloud will start to bubble up and we mightjust get one or two isolated showers through the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow getting up to 18 celsius. now, as we head further through the week, we're never too far away from the odd shower, but it should be largely dry and fine, some sunshine, and temperatures stay in the mid to high teens. that's it for now. back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 1.2 million people across the uk are currently living on concrete and bare floorboards, according to a survey by a poverty campaign group. housing associations typically remove carpets before a new tenant moves in, but many of those living

in social housing cannot afford to replace them. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has more. in a small town tucked in a corner of the rhondda valley, there's a company solving a problem they didn't even know existed. people moving out of temporary accommodation, domestic abuse survivors, etc., etc. they're put into homes and they're basically not provided with any flooring. ellen spends most of her time selling used office carpet tiles to stop them going to landfill, but now she gives away what she can't sell. i had no idea of this when i set this up. so you can imagine the demand. mad. it'sjust mad. they're opening the doors today to give free carpet tiles to just some of the 1.2 million people across the uk currently living without flooring. but we had a quote two years ago

when we first moved into a flat forjust carpet fitted all the way round, overa grand. and we ain't got that money to spare at any point. stephan and angel have been living in a house with bare floors like so many other people in social housing. that's because almost all housing associations remove carpets and flooring between each tenant. i was expecting at least something to be down on the floors, and there was nothing. all the laminate floor that was throughout the downstairs had gone, and what i assumed was either laminate or carpet upstairs had gone. there was nothing, just bare boards. you've had four of the coldest months of the year, then, with a concrete floor. yeah. has that been hard to heat the house? yeah. the heating bills are horrendous. it's a very simple solution. it's not rocket science, but they don't seem to even think to offer a choice to people. it's just rip it out. the national housing federation told us that removing flooring was standard practice to ensure hygiene between lets and to prevent any possible contamination.

but the welsh government are due to introduce new rules, forcing housing associations to provide flooring in all habitable rooms. end furniture poverty want all the other nations to do the same thing. go and inspect flooring. if it looks good quality, clean it and leave it in place for the next tenant. it's quick, it's easy. given how tough things are for people, we need to get on with it and it needs to happen now. the department for housing in england said landlords must ensure homes are of a decent standard and investigate and respond to complaints quickly. while the scottish government said floor coverings are the responsibility and personal choice of social housing tenants. but right across the uk, those on the lowest incomes have no choice. i've been speaking to loads of people queuing up here, desperate to get their hands on some of these carpet tiles. the doors have only been open for about 45 minutes already.

they've shifted 5,000 of these carpet tiles. that's giving away enough to carpet around 75 rooms, an absolute lifeline for anyone lucky enough to get hold of them. stefan's wasting no time in getting the carpet tiles cut and laid. no more concrete for learning to crawl. the floors are finally covered. you have got the last of those carpet tiles, so this will be your full flat done. those carpet tiles, so this will be yourfull flat done. how those carpet tiles, so this will be your full flat done. how does it feel to have got them today? really nood, it feel to have got them today? really good. it feels _ feel to have got them today? really good, it feels like _ feel to have got them today? really good, it feels like we _ feel to have got them today? really good, it feels like we have - good, it feels like we have accomplished something for the kids. colette smith, bbc news. now time for your sport news. good morning. an ominous feeling for leicester fans. theirs was one of the most remarkable sporting achievemnets. and it looks for all the world it'll require something remarkable again to save leicester's season, following a 3—0 defeat to liverpool, which was devoid of any real fight.

hard to rid the feeling the former champions are heading for the championship, asjoe wilson reports. the fa cup victory, the premier league, the success does not feel that long ago. it does feel they will require some sort of miracle to get out of this one. two excellent goals among liverpool's three. two from curtis jones in three minutes commanded brilliant strike from trent alexander—arnold, winning them a point of champions league qualification. two years to the day since leicester won the fa cup, was this the day any hopes of staying up went? it's a tough time to go

and lift the players after we've just got beat when we've only got two games left. but it's clear for us we know what we have to try and do. just finally, is the key thing you've got to keep believing? that's the most important thing? yeah, you have to, you know, they're an extremely good team, liverpool, and made it very tough for us once they got that first goal, you know, but we have to keep believing. figures at the top of rugby league have expressed their deep disappointment after france pulled out of hosting the world cup in 2025. it's a major blow after the success of last year's competition in england, but the french organisers said itjust wasn't financially viable. the most likely scenario now is that it moves to the southen hemisphere — possibly australia — though that could mean a delay. emma raducanu is on the road to recovery, still smiling after the third out of three planned operations, this time on her ankle.

taking time out to undergo surgeries on injuries that have seen her struggle this past year or so. she will miss the summer of tennis, including the french open and wimbledon. wishing her a very speedy recovery. that is really tough. i suppose there is some sense of, if you know the problem, have it all done at the same time to prevent having to have surgery or whatever further down the line, and when you do get back, hopefully will be ready to go again. and i will enjoy this next study, a spokesperson overcoming adversity. —— emma will enjoy this next story.

as a paralympic athlete, erin kennedy is used to facing challenges, but when she discovered a lump in her breast during a training camp, her life was turned upside down. in 2020, she was celebrating a career high, having just won gold in tokyo, making her the first and only coxswain to hold the paralympic, world and european championship titles at the same time. but ten months later, at the age ofjust 29, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and took the difficult decision to step back from rowing, to focus on treatment. injanuary, following 15 rounds of chemotherapy, erin underwent a double mastectomy and was given the all—clear a few weeks later. now, she's back in training for herfirst big competition and joins us now. another beautiful blue sky behind you, so good to see you looking so well, and with some brilliant news

to share, too. well, and with some brilliant news to share. too-— well, and with some brilliant news to share, too. ., ,, ,, . ., to share, too. thank you so much for havin: to share, too. thank you so much for having me- — to share, too. thank you so much for having me- yes. _ to share, too. thank you so much for having me. yes, we _ to share, too. thank you so much for having me. yes, we have _ to share, too. thank you so much for having me. yes, we have put - to share, too. thank you so much for having me. yes, we have put on - to share, too. thank you so much for having me. yes, we have put on a i having me. yes, we have put on a show for you today, i would like to pretend it is always like this, but yeah, it has been an amazing kind of couple of weeks, coming back to training, and then getting selected for the europeans has been something i have been working towards for almost a year, and it is very emotional, to be honest, just to be back and talking to you guys and thinking, what i have come through and where we are now, it is pretty mad. ~ , ., ., , mad. we 'ust went through the last cou - le mad. we 'ust went through the last coule of mad. we just went through the last couple of years _ mad. we just went through the last couple of years that _ mad. we just went through the last couple of years that you _ mad. we just went through the last couple of years that you have - couple of years that you have had, and chart of the progress you have made, where you always determined that you would be at this point that he would be back?— he would be back? totally? my grandmother — he would be back? totally? my grandmother was _ he would be back? totally? my grandmother was used - he would be back? totally? my grandmother was used to - he would be back? totally? my grandmother was used to call. he would be back? totally? my i grandmother was used to call me little miss independent, i'm good to do everything i can to get back onto the international stage again, but the international stage again, but

the reality is there were so many uncontrollable is in this situation, i was 29 when i was diagnosed completely out of the blue, and whilst i have had an amazing team here, the reality is that i have to have treatment, i have to have this mastectomy, and i did not know whether i would make it back, so i have just been doing everything i can, working so hard to essentially make this day possible. haida can, working so hard to essentially make this day possible.— can, working so hard to essentially make this day possible. how have you done that? l — make this day possible. how have you done that? i know _ make this day possible. how have you done that? i know that _ make this day possible. how have you done that? i know that is _ make this day possible. how have you done that? i know that is properly - done that? i know that is properly not an easy question to answer, but having been so ill, how have you managed to step back into being fit and wellagain? aha, managed to step back into being fit and well again?— and well again? a lot of resilience and well again? a lot of resilience and diligence. _ and well again? a lot of resilience and diligence, basically _ and well again? a lot of resilience and diligence, basically working i and diligence, basically working with and myself and within my own head in a lot of the time. i always used to say to my athletes, choose your mood when you wake up every day, and then i really had to put my money where my mouth is and go, 0k,

how am i going to wake up every day, how am i going to wake up every day, how can i get the best out of every day? and sometimes the best everyday was essentially getting out of bed and onto the sofa and having a little bit of fresh air, and some of those days was coming into training, getting on the bike, it'll be varied and i had to wait to see what i was everyday, but i had a realfocus and i had to wait to see what i was everyday, but i had a real focus a long—term goal, ijust had to basically try to make small steps towards it because i think progress is an amazing thing when you have hindsight, and i essentiallyjust worked on that little things every day and basically tried to keep my mind set very positive. you day and basically tried to keep my mind set very positive.— mind set very positive. you have also shared _ mind set very positive. you have also shared a — mind set very positive. you have also shared a lot _ mind set very positive. you have also shared a lot of— mind set very positive. you have also shared a lot of what - mind set very positive. you have also shared a lot of what you - mind set very positive. you have. also shared a lot of what you have been going through social media, you have been very honest and open about the reality of the last couple of years, why was it so important for you to do that? i years, why was it so important for you to do that?— you to do that? i really wanted to be 0 en you to do that? i really wanted to be open because _ you to do that? i really wanted to be open because i _ you to do that? i really wanted to be open because ijust _ you to do that? i really wanted to be open because i just think- you to do that? i really wanted to l be open because i just think cancer be open because ijust think cancer is not talked about enough, it impacts so many of us, one and two of us will get cancer in our

lifetimes, one in seven women will get breast cancer, this is something everyone is scared about, it touches so many lives, people do not really competitive into their close friends and family, and i wanted to sort of de—stigmatise the conversation a little bit, bring people inside what it was actually like to be as fit and healthy as you possibly can be still be diagnosed with cancer, and ijust still be diagnosed with cancer, and i just wanted to still be diagnosed with cancer, and ijust wanted to documented both for myself and also to bring people with me and sort of explain that if you do get a diagnosis, it is not the end of your life, it is not the reason to stop doing things you love, and for me, what i love is rowing. coming here, training of my friends, doing all the sort of thing and working towards a big goal, but actually it is the day—to—day process, and i wanted to bring people inside it to show that if you get a diagnosis, you can still have overlyjoyful get a diagnosis, you can still have overly joyful life.— overly joyful life. what an incredibly _ overly joyful life. what an incredibly powerful- overly joyful life. what an incredibly powerful and i overly joyful life. what an - incredibly powerful and important message to share with everyone this

morning. thank you so much for talking to us, we wish you well in everything on the water and with your health, great to see you looking so good. thank you for talking to us. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. no, first, we are going to look at where there is sky. clacton—on—sea, we are talking about farming and the impact of farming, inflation,

prices, food production, a big political stomach there today. great to get some fresh air and blue skies and sunshine. let's hope it can continue for the rest of the day. and now, finally, i take you to the weather. good for the soul all that blue sky and fresh air out there. quite a cool fresh start to the day, but things will be warming up quickly today, because we have that strong sunshine, naturally this time of year it is pretty strong, high levels of uv for some of us, a day for the suncream, but a few showers in the forecast, so it will not stay gloriously sunny with blue skies everywhere. high pressure dominating our weather notjust everywhere. high pressure dominating our weather not just today everywhere. high pressure dominating our weather notjust today but through the week ahead. this area of cloud and showers pushing a bit further south, some of them cropping

up further south, some of them cropping up at times and parts of northern england, later in the day one or two towards lincolnshire and cambridgeshire, the odd one for northern ireland as well. further south and west, lots of sunshine and light winds. centrum returns to the north scotland, quite fresh here, then other women particularly affecting the northern isles. a few of those showers continuing into the evening, but fading away overnight, lissy more cloud overnight compared to last night, but still a chilly start to the day. most of us avoiding any of those showers, sweeping to the north—east of scotland later in the day, but before that arrives lots of dry settled weather, turning a bit

warmer and staying mostly dry and settled for the rest of the week for many of us and into the weekend as well. thank you, sarah. 80 years ago today, 19 lancaster bombers took off from raf scampton in lincolnshire on a secret mission that would strike at the heart of germany's world war two operations. we are of course talking about the famous dambusters raid. today, a special flypast will mark the anniversary, as danny savage reports. later this evening, weather permitting, this lancaster bomber will once again climb into the sky above lincolnshire. 80 years to the night since 19 of these planes took off on the most famous raaf mission of world war ii. an ambitious, dangerous and daring raid, using bombs which bounced off water. to be flying at night at 60 feet

in mountainous terrain, to drop an ingenious weapon that had never been used before., it's generally the stuff of legends. and i think the modern day air force can be as inspired now by what they did, albeit it was some 80 years ago. the story was made into a film, 19505 special effects recreating the drama of the mission. the man who created the bouncing bomb used these very marbles to test the theory of skimming them off water. he just thought to himself, "what would be the engineer's way of stopping the war?" they belonged to barnes wallace's daughter, who was then about ten, but still recalls the night of the mission. they had a great big square box that was a loudspeaker, and i got up on a chair and got behind the curtain and listened to it, and it said how the dams have been burst. he was appalled. 58 people, i think it was, were killed, english people, and then there were all the germans.

and he just felt it was more than he could stand. 617 squadron practised flying the raid at the derwent reservoir in derbyshire. over the past two decades, we've filmed with some of the veterans. les munro was one of the pilots. let's take a flight and let's have a look at your old training route. i feel a great deal of pride in the fact that i took part in the dam run itself, and as a consultant trained on the derwent water. johnnyjohnson, here on the far left, was a bomb aimer who made his pilot fly around their target ten times before being satisfied with the approach.

it meant to me to do it and not do it properly was a waste of time. both have since died. this is the first anniversary without any surviving veteran from those who took off 80 years ago tonight. but the sound of the plane which carried them will once again resonate across the county they took off from this evening. we're joined now by the comedian and historian al murray. thank you forjoining us. i know this is a story that captivates you. yes, it is the most incredible episode, and the bravery of the men, the ingenuity of the science that went into it, and of course the appalling gust on both sides, is something that i fain endlessly fascinating, actually. you mention to the gust. _ fascinating, actually. you mention to the gust. it _ fascinating, actually. you mention to the gust, it was _ fascinating, actually. you mention to the gust, it was incredibly - fascinating, actually. you mention| to the gust, it was incredibly high, wasn't it? but how important were those raids in changing the direction of the war?-

those raids in changing the direction of the war? that is the question- _ direction of the war? that is the question- the — direction of the war? that is the question. the dams _ direction of the war? that is the question. the dams were - direction of the war? that is the i question. the dams were attacked because they had water that was needed for the german war effort, for the steel industry in the reveille, which was the target of british bomber command's efforts in the war, to try and stop the german war effort, stop the factories. so the idea was you attack the dams and you deprive city's of drinking water and hydroelectric power, the water needed to make steel. and there is great debate about how effective this was. the fact is the germans repaired the dams in a great big hurry, which suggests they thought they needed to get that done in a great hurry. but historians are like dogs with this particular bone and will chew it forever. that is kind of the unanswerable, in a strange way. what we do know is that 53 aircrew were killed, and then lots of... at least 1000 people who have

been brought to germany as slave labour in the deluge that followed. some of the footage there from the film, but you out there to germany to see the dams in real life. how did that change your perspective of what happened? i do did that change your perspective of what happened?— did that change your perspective of what ha ened? ., ,, .., . ., what happened? i do the second world war odcast what happened? i do the second world war podcast called _ what happened? i do the second world war podcast called we _ what happened? i do the second world war podcast called we have _ what happened? i do the second world war podcast called we have ways - what happened? i do the second world war podcast called we have ways of i war podcast called we have ways of making you talk. we decided that we should go out there for the 80th anniversary, and look at the dams our self. anniversary, and look at the dams ourself. i anniversary, and look at the dams our self. i get to go with basically a walking encyclopaedia and say, where are they coming from, what is happening, they are over there, are they? and what is really amazing about it as they were flying at 60 feet, lamp post height, they had flown at 100 feet across the north

to avoid being detected, to get to germany. 0ne to avoid being detected, to get to germany. one of the planes flew so low, his bouncing bomb attached to the sea, and was wrenched off by the sea water, and the plane filled up with water. luckily, he was able to get back to the uk. but to stand in the place and see the danger and the difficulty of the flying that the men faced on the night of the raid actually made me... i have read about it a lot, i have obviously seen the film, i am of that age, to go there and see how difficult the flying was made me find the thing even more unbelievable, in a way, i found it even harder to relate to, because you can read about it as much as you want, but to stand there and see what they had to duck down by the castle, then down onto the water and fly straight level, it basically seems impossible.

incredible. and of course, we all know for your work in comedy, but actually, not everybody knows that you have quite a serious background and history, so tell us about that, and history, so tell us about that, and what is it about this particular error that you are so fascinated by cosmic i am fascinated by the second world war, because it is within touching distance. —— this particular era. touching distance. -- this particular era.— touching distance. -- this particular era. touching distance. -- this articular era. , , ., particular era. these people have started dying _ particular era. these people have started dying very _ particular era. these people have started dying very recently, - particular era. these people have started dying very recently, the l started dying very recently, the last of them, and the truth is the world we live in was completely shaped, i think, world we live in was completely shaped, ithink, by world we live in was completely shaped, i think, by the events of the second world war. 0ur shaped, i think, by the events of the second world war. our culture, geopolitics and everything, it is all the legacy of the history of the second world war. and it involved everyone. the crew that flew in bomber command were from all over the world, all over the commonwealth, they came from everywhere, from what were called

the dominions and empire. so you had canadians and australians, there is a lad who was an australian tail gunner who was 33, he had come from an australian sheep farm, he had, the mission australia and was lost on the dams read, and had fallen in love with a girl from lincolnshire, and knowing that personal stuff makes it completely, live. and also it is the question of should you be attacking infrastructure, is this the right thing to do, which we have seenin the right thing to do, which we have seen in ukraine very recently. so i find it endlessly stimulative for that reason. and a long way from when i was a little boy and that was all a big adventure.— all a big adventure. fascinated to know from _ all a big adventure. fascinated to know from your _ all a big adventure. fascinated to know from your trip _ all a big adventure. fascinated to know from your trip out - all a big adventure. fascinated to know from your trip out to - all a big adventure. fascinated to i know from your trip out to germany recently, how are the germans remembering this episode? first of all, we remembering this episode? first of all. we took — remembering this episode? first of all. we took a _ remembering this episode? first of all, we took a plane _ remembering this episode? first of all, we took a plane and _ remembering this episode? first of all, we took a plane and flew - remembering this episode? first of all, we took a plane and flew over. all, we took a plane and flew over the dams, and the aircraft could not

fly at 60 feet, thank goodness we were not allowed to, so it was not that scary, but the pilots said nobody in germany knows about this. i thought, fair enough. but at the dam, there is a little cafe, and they do sell the video, or the dvd, incredibly, of the movie, and they sell a german book about it, which says what happened and the damage that was done by the raids, but there is a memorial at the site that also says, we must not forget that the civilians who were killed in this bombing, you know, it is all very well the membrane, i was to translate from my german here, that yes, people see the pilots as heroes, but we have to remember the women and children and civilians who were killed by these events, and it is a sort of, you know, the bombing campaign has always been controversial, and i think the interesting thing about the

dambusters raids is that a came up encapsulates the controversy, anyway. no doubt these men were incredibly brave, incredibly skilled, great ingenuity went into it, but the cost has to be part of that balance. and that is why i find it profoundly fascinating, to be honest. , , . it profoundly fascinating, to be honest, , ., ., ., honest. just a reminder of what you are sa in: honest. just a reminder of what you are saying about — honest. just a reminder of what you are saying about history _ honest. just a reminder of what you are saying about history being - are saying about history being touchable, and how this story resonates, as you were speaking, we have just had a message from emily, who says that her mum's cousin was the pilot you just mentioned, lost his bomb on the way out there, his plane filled with water as you describe, she is amazed that he has just been mentioned. it may for all of us about all those connections. the sinews that hold the whole story together. it was ordinary people who were doing this. tossed into this extraordinary story by circumstance and politics, it is the most amazing

thing. i am so glad she is watching and she remembers, too. that is fantastic. . ., and she remembers, too. that is fantastic. .., ., , and she remembers, too. that is fantastic. ., , ., ., ,, ., fantastic. outcome lovely to talk to ou this fantastic. outcome lovely to talk to you this morning. _ you can hear more stories from veterans who flew missions during world war two on we were there: bomber command, which is on bbc iplayer now. and please get in touch with your studies and your connections. time now to get the news, travel and weather whereyou are. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. people living with rare conditions cannot live full lives because their care is so disjointed. that's according the charity genetic alliance uk daisy simpson has a one in a million brain disease which can be fatal. she says she's been left without proper support and has been stuck in her bedroom for two years. the housing situation basically means that i can't

have any independence. by the time i move, it could be another year or so, that scope for independence will have gone. and to know that you're getting worse and know that you can't move, and know that by the time you move its not going to be any better, it's sort of soul destroying. there's only two months to go until the start of the fifa women's world cup right now the trophy is on a world wide tour and it's made a stop here in london where some young players got to see it up close. when we were driving here, i was like, it'sjust a trophy. but then when we got here, and i saw it, i was like, wow! it's like in real life and this is what like real professionals pick up when they win and it'sjust amazing. it's very cool and i hope one day i'll hold it up. a quick look at the weather, a mixture of sunny spells and patchy cloud. highs 17 degrees. that's it, see you in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. a bbc investigation reveals a british businessman who owns companies at the centre of an international money laundering investigation is a major donor to the conservative party. that should be a concern, notjust people who are worried about where that money came from, but what it says about how easily money can reach political parties without due proper checks on its origins. ukrainian capital, kyiv, has been bombarded overnight by what officials say was "an exceptional number of number of missiles." a food summit will take place today in downing street. farmers, supermarkets, the hospitality sector

will all be represented, the aim is to protect and boost the uk food chain from farm to fork. more details a little later. the number of --eole details a little later. the number of people out — details a little later. the number of people out of— details a little later. the number of people out of work— details a little later. the number of people out of work due - details a little later. the number of people out of work due to i of people out of work due to long—term sickness hits a record high of 9/2 .5 million. at the same time economic uncertainty means firms are pausing recruitment so there are fewerjob vacancies. i am in conwy in north wales to find how thatis in conwy in north wales to find how that is affecting the hospitality industry. is it the end of the line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look destined for the championship with just two games remaining to save their season.

a few showers in northern ireland and scotland but dry further south. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 to the party. he isn't subject to criminal action and denies any wrongdoing. our home and legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. wealthy and well—connected. this is javad marandi. awarded an 0be for services to business and philanthropy, he's been a major tory donor with access to senior party leaders. one of mr marandi's british companies is the famous design brand, the conran shop. it's not involved in this case, which raised questions about some of his overseas interests. those questions emerged from a national crime agency investigation into the wealth of a family living here,

a multi—million pound apartment near london's regent's park. the head of the family, javanshir feyziyev, is an old associate of mr marandi and one of azerbaijan's richest oligarchs. last year, a court ruled the nca could seize £5 million from the family's uk bank accounts. it had been part of billions that disappeared from azerbaijan in a global money laundering scandal. the azerbaijani laundromat was only discovered because of the work ofjournalists. i believe the azerbaijani laundromat brought a lot of damage on many levels to azerbaijan itself, to the european union, to the us and other parts of the world. small businesses lost a lot of money because of the azerbaijani laundromat. a judge ruled that companies owned byjavad marandi played a key role in moving some of the cash to london. the case starts with $1.5 billion leaving azerbaijan for shell companies registered in glasgow. tens of millions were moved

again to the seychelles to the avromed company, owned byjavad marandi. ajudge said how the cash moved back to the uk looked like money laundering and that mr marandi was a person of importance in the nca's case. mr marandi's lawyers argued all the money was lawfully earned and transferred, so he should remain anonymous to protect his reputation. the bbc said it was in the public interest to name him and judges agreed in an important ruling about freedom of the media versus privacy. the case also raises political questions. this is a political bombshell. we've learnt today that someone who has given hundreds of thousands of pounds to a british political party has, in the words of the judge, been a person of importance in proceedings before the court about a major money laundering enterprise. and that should be a concern, notjust people who are worried about where that money came from, but about what it says,

about how easily money can reach political parties without due proper checks on its origins. the national crime agency won't say if javad marandi is under investigation. mr marandi says none of his business interests have ever been the subjects of investigations into unlawful conduct. dominic casciani, bbc news. in the last few minutes, vodafone has announced it is going to axe 11,000 jobs in the last —— next three years. the chief executive has set up these plans do what they can simplify the telecoms giants. there are more figures around this morning for unemployment. yes. are more figures around this morning for unemployment.— for unemployment. yes, this news breakinu for unemployment. yes, this news breaking about _ for unemployment. yes, this news breaking about vodafone, - for unemployment. yes, this news breaking about vodafone, 11,000. for unemployment. yes, this news i breaking about vodafone, 11,000 jobs being cut at the telecoms firm, out of a total workforce of 95,000, more

than a tenth of staff. what we know is that some of those jobs will go from the headquarters in berkshire, others will be lost elsewhere in the country and around the world. the reason, the finance director said was that the finance of the company is not good enough, profits at the firm have dipped. this news comes on the day that we get the latest picture in terms ofjobs and wages generally across the uk, and some really eye—catching numbers have emerged. the number of people who are long—term unemployed due to sickness has hit a record high of 2.5 million. at the same time, for the tenth period in a row, we have seen the number ofjob vacancies fall. there were 55,000 fewerjobs available in march than they were previously. there are stilljust

over1 million vacancies. and a lot of firms have been telling us that they are struggling to fill those vacancies, they simply can't get the staff. when we look at wages, you can perhaps get a bit of a flavour as to why. the latest wages data shows that in real terms, wages fell by 2%. yes, people may have got wage rises, yes, the pay packets may have gone up, but once you factor in inflation, the rise in prices, wages generally are not keeping up with that. so people are less well off, their money simply isn't going as far. remember, average prices going up far. remember, average prices going up at 10.1%, far. remember, average prices going up at10.1%, things far. remember, average prices going up at 10.1%, things that would cost you £100 a year ago are now costing one —— £110. just to reiterate that

eye—catching figure, the number of people unemployed because of long—term sickness has hit a record high of over 2.5 million. i will be getting some reaction to all of that and finding out how it is affecting the hospitality sector, hotels like this one in conwy in north wales, restaurants, cafe and bar later on, sojoin us later. restaurants, cafe and bar later on, so join us later-— a 30—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, you, ben. after two people were found dead at a house in huddersfield. paramedics found a man and woman with multiple injuries yesterday morning and confirmed they died at the scene. inquiries are ongoing. at least six people have died in a fire at a hostel, in new zealand's capital of wellington. 80 firefighters attended the scene and rescued dozens of people from the four—storey building but police say a number remained unaccounted for. 0ne englishman who managed to escape say he was shocked at what happened.

sorry, we have got problems with the sound on that clip, we will come back to it a little bit later. the ukrainian capital kyiv has come under heavy fire overnight, with a large number of explosions reported. the city was targeted from different directions with suspected russian missiles and drones. we're joined now by our correspondent hugo bachega who's in kyiv. it has been an intense few hours, hugo, bring us up to date. good morning, jon. it was the eighth time this month that kyiv had come under attack. we had the air led at 2:30am and then we had several loud explosions. unusualto and then we had several loud explosions. unusual to hear that many explosions here in the city. the authorities say those explosions were the result of a defence system

is activated to repel the attack. the authorities here described it as an intense attack, and earlier today we had an update from the army which said that all 18 missiles that russia had fired had been destroyed by the military, including six hypersonic missiles. they also said that nine drones were intercepted, including six of those iranians are made drones that russia has been using to attack cities across the country. we are seeing that kyiv has been a main target of these russian air strikes, been a main target of these russian airstrikes, and been a main target of these russian air strikes, and the authorities here had been saying perhaps the russian strategy is to exhaust the air defences systems. we have seen these systems being vital in protecting cities and towns and the civilian population from these air strikes that have been so frequent here across the country. the mayor

said that falling gabrie hit for districts, three people had been injured. these attacks happened hours after president zelenskiy finished a european tour. he was promised aid from western countries including the uk. yesterday he was with prime minister rishi sunak and the president said ukraine doesn't need everything it needs to go ahead with the much anticipated counter —— doesn't have everything it needs to go ahead with the much anticipated counter offensive against areas under russian occupation. the prime minister will meet with agriculture leaders and food retailers later today, to discuss inflation and its impact on food production. the 'farm to fork�* summit comes amid huge pressures on the food supply chain with farmers struggling with staff shortages and soaring production costs. the government's plans include boosting domestic fruit and veg production and a review into the egg supply chain. he has a busy day ahead. rishi sunak is expected to call for european countries to work together to tackle illegal migration, when he attends a summit

in iceland later. the prime minister will say the issue is placing unbearable pressures on countries throughout the continent. we can speak now to our chief political it was a crime that shocked germany. in 2019, £98 million worth of 18th century treasure stolen from a museum in dresden castle. 37 sets of jewellery were taken, but only 31 of them have been found to date. this morning a verdict is due in the trial of the six accused and some of them could face up to 15 years behind bars. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill is in dresden for us now. good morning, jenny. it sounds almost unbelievable, doesn't it? it

does, this was an audacious heist which shocked the art world but left people here in germany wondering how on earth it was pulled off. these targeted the museum right here in november 2019. this houses a treasure trove of precious items from the 18th century. jewelry and diamond encrusted pieces worth millions of pounds. it was a meticulously planned operation. the thieves had recce to the site several times, they even prepared their entry point well in advance using hydraulic cutting machinery to slice through the bars before taping the bars back up when they were ready, then setting fire to an electrical circuit box, plunging little area into darkness and allowing them to slip inside where they use taxis to break into display cases and made off with a treasure. six men are on trial here in

dresden. we expect the verdict in the case within the next hour or so. three of the men have already confessed to the theft, they struck a deal with prosecutors, agreeing to tell them what they had done with some of the loot in return for the promise of a lighter sentence. that means that some of the collection has been returned to the museum where experts are working carefully on its restoration. some of the pieces are still missing and curators appear that actually they may never be recovered.- curators appear that actually they may never be recovered. thank you, jenn . staff, patients and visitors in health and social care settings in scotland will no longer need to wear facemasks from today. the scottish government said the country has now entered a "calmer phase" of the pandemic and face coverings will no longer be needed in hospitals, gp and dental surgeries and care homes. the return to pre—pandemic guidance comes more than three years after the start of covid restrictions.

0n yesterday's programme we brought you these amazing images of kevin sinfield carrying his friend and former team—mate rob burrow over the finishing line of the leeds marathon, after pushing him round the 26.2 two mile course in a specially—adapted wheelchair. lots of you have been in touch to say how moved we were by those images. now, oscar—winning artist charlie mackesy, has paid tribute to the pair with an illustration of the emotional moment. a beautiful picture of kevin carrying rob. a beautiful picture of kevin carrying rob-— a beautiful picture of kevin carrying rob. a beautiful picture of kevin car in rob_ . ., ., ., ., a beautiful picture of kevin car in: rob. . . ., ., , carrying rob. what an image that is, we alwa s carrying rob. what an image that is, we always knew _ carrying rob. what an image that is, we always knew that _ carrying rob. what an image that is, we always knew that they _ carrying rob. what an image that is, we always knew that they were - carrying rob. what an image that is, | we always knew that they were going to try and cross the line together. we didn't know how they were going to do it but in the end kevin picked rob up and carried him over the line so they got the same finish time.

that image has now been shared all over social media. aha, that image has now been shared all over social media.— over social media. a friend of mine in new zealand _ over social media. a friend of mine in new zealand she _ over social media. a friend of mine in new zealand she saw— over social media. a friend of mine in new zealand she saw it - over social media. a friend of mine in new zealand she saw it last - in new zealand she saw it last night. charlie is the creator behind the bestselling book the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. it won an oscar. it was brilliant, ”oreous it won an oscar. it was brilliant, gorgeous story- _ it won an oscar. it was brilliant, gorgeous story. and _ it won an oscar. it was brilliant, gorgeous story. and a _ it won an oscar. it was brilliant, gorgeous story. and a beautiful| gorgeous story. and a beautiful icture. gorgeous story. and a beautiful picture- let's — gorgeous story. and a beautiful picture. let's have _ gorgeous story. and a beautiful picture. let's have a _ gorgeous story. and a beautiful picture. let's have a look - gorgeous story. and a beautiful picture. let's have a look at i gorgeous story. and a beautifulj picture. let's have a look at the weather for everybody. what can you tell us? good morning. clear skies overnight for many of us meant that the temperature dropped quite quickly, quite a coolair temperature dropped quite quickly, quite a cool air mass for us at the moment and a cool, fresh start to the day. blue sky, strong sunshine, really breaking through. that is going to warm things up quite nicely during the day. so a day of sunshine and showers ahead, we are not all going to be seeing the showers today, fairly few and far between because high pressure is dominating, building in from the atlantic, settling down the weather notjust

from today but through the rest of the week as well. turning drier and warmer, showers are working in across central and western parts of scotland. a few showers cropping up across northern england and east anglia, may be the rogue one across northern ireland. more sunshine in northern scotland. 16 to 17 degrees top temperatures, a degree also warmer than yesterday. this evening and night, showers lingering in the east, cloudy here but generally looking drive through the night. not as cold as last night so it will not feel as fresh tomorrow. scotland, 2 degrees in aberdeen first thing. through the day tomorrow, dry weather once again come spells of sunshine around, we will see fairweather cloud bubbling up bringing the odd shower,

particularly through central and eastern england, the odd shower here. it will feel a little bit warmer than today, the rain will arrive across the north—west of scotland later in the day tomorrow, the wind is picking up. that fairly settled team will continue through the rest of the week and you will notice that big temperatures are rising, so up to 20 degrees for the weekend. looking good, in that case, let's go for the beach!— surfing is one of the world's most popular pastimes, with 35 million people now enjoying the sport. but travelling all over the globe to catch the perfect wave can have environmental drawbacks and now industry leaders are calling for the sport to become more sustainable. our environment correspondent claire marshall is on a beach in north devon this morning, with more details. good morning. iwould not good morning. i would not have ever

thought that surfing could be so environmentally damaging that it can be, can't it? it is environmentally damaging that it can be, can't it? , ., , be, can't it? it is really interesting. _ be, can't it? it is really interesting. we - be, can't it? it is really| interesting. we started be, can't it? it is really- interesting. we started looking be, can't it? it is really— interesting. we started looking at this, i had a horrible injury, my board got taken into the wind and landed on my head and i got 16 stitches on my face. for years i was terrified about going back into the sea. i started getting back into the sea. i started getting back into the sea and as a result of me and my producer malcolm decided to look at how sustainable the sport is, despite how beautiful it is, and we found some really interesting and quite worrying things. this is a bit of our investigation. this is seven times uk champion surfer lucy campbell. she's at the top of her game. training for the olympics, courted by global brands who understand the power of her image and how it could sell their products. but she's aware of the darker side of surfing, the carbon impact of travelling to find that perfect wave and that message of mass consumption.

she's calling on the industry to clean up its act. it's often hard to turn down a big paycheque, if they're a brand that isn't isn't sustainable, but it's definitely more worthwhile in the long run. you've done that, really? yeah, yeah, 100%. there's definitely examples of how those brands can be more sustainable and how they can have less impact on the environment. and i think that they need to take the onus and make that difference. you do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? i'll take you down to where the process all starts now, and that's in the shaping room. there's a cost from the toxic materials used in manufacturing. paul blacker is one of the uk's top surfboard shapers. over 35 years, he's crafted around 5,000 boards. oh, my god, right in my eyes. yeah, if it gets in your eyes, it's really bad. and you can see it all, the dust. yeah. and that's polyurethane, it's not a great material.

no, it's all petrochemical. everything comes from the petrochemical industry these days, everything. then there's the waste. this was just a fraction of the thousands of beginners boards dumped on uk beaches last summer. probably this board was made over the other side of the world a few months ago and it's been on a container ship for a month. it's then been driven from a port on a lorry to a distribution point. it's then gone on a van to a shop and it's been used in the sea for a matter of hours before it's snapped and ended up as waste. it's really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. also adding to the damage done by the industry are wet suits. it's estimated that around a million are thrown away globally each year. derived from oil, neoprene is so durable it's been used to line landfill. we were shown a project which aims for the first time to turn old wet

suits into new ones. we've taken the 1,000 wet suits that were destined for landfill, send them off to bulgaria and they've been repurposed into a foam wet suit—like material that we are now testing in some cold water products this autumn. right, so that could become part of a wet suit. it seems pretty solid. so, yeah, it's a bit stiff there. but then you add a laminate on it like this and it starts to get a bit more of the properties that you need for a wet suit. you can't yet make a whole suit out of it, but it's a start. some of the press that's coming out around the toxicity of neoprene is extreme, to say the least. horrendous. so if you knew that, why wouldn't you change? the surf industry members association says... we're proud of the progress the industry has made. admittedly, much more needs to be done. and it needs to be done quickly. more than 35 million people are now riding the waves and that number is swelling all the time.

i have persuaded a couple of experts to come to putsborough beach here to talk about this in north devon. a sustainability expert who has been looking into this for more than a decade, and a uk pro surfer who has one it to seven times. greg, if i can talk to you first, what we need to think about, anyone thinking of going into the sea, what is the most important elements to think about doing it for the planet?— doing it for the planet? thinking about surfing — doing it for the planet? thinking about surfing and _ doing it for the planet? thinking about surfing and sustainability, doing it for the planet? thinking i about surfing and sustainability, we think, we are in the ocean, we must be behaving in a sustainable way. but of course, this is a multi—billion dollar industry. we are talking about production, distribution of surfboards which use some quite nasty chemicals and products. so think about what you are buying. where you are buying

them, are they ego board certified for example. the same goes for wet suits —— are they ego board—certified. 8000 tonnes of wet suits and a pin landfill. do you need to buy a wet suits, can you get something more sustainable? and think about transport. we love to travel as surfers, i'm not saying don't go anywhere, but is there ways of offsetting it? you don't go anywhere, but is there ways of offsetting it?— of offsetting it? you see, you are livin: this of offsetting it? you see, you are living this life, _ of offsetting it? you see, you are living this life, you _ of offsetting it? you see, you are living this life, you have - of offsetting it? you see, you are living this life, you have lived i of offsetting it? you see, you are living this life, you have lived it l living this life, you have lived it since you were young. how do you think about it, and what tips have you got? i think about it, and what tips have ou not? ., , . you got? i think when i started surfin: you got? i think when i started surfing professionally - you got? i think when i started surfing professionally and - surfing professionally and travelling more, i saw first—hand the impact, _ travelling more, i saw first—hand the impact, the environmental impact of the _ the impact, the environmental impact of the plastic pollution. that really — of the plastic pollution. that really made me think, what can i do to be _ really made me think, what can i do to be a _ really made me think, what can i do to be a little — really made me think, what can i do to be a little bit better? i'm not going _ to be a little bit better? i'm not going to — to be a little bit better? i'm not going to be perfect, there is a lot of travelling involved as you said. what _ of travelling involved as you said. what can — of travelling involved as you said. what can i— of travelling involved as you said. what can i do to make my impact as

small— what can i do to make my impact as small as _ what can i do to make my impact as small as possible?— small as possible? let's have a look at our small as possible? let's have a look at your board. _ small as possible? let's have a look at your board, this _ small as possible? let's have a look at your board, this is _ small as possible? let's have a look at your board, this is a _ small as possible? let's have a look at your board, this is a start. - small as possible? let's have a look at your board, this is a start. so, i at your board, this is a start. so, the foam — at your board, this is a start. so, the foam used _ at your board, this is a start. so, the foam used in _ at your board, this is a start. so, the foam used in these boards is made _ the foam used in these boards is made from — the foam used in these boards is made from cashew husks. cashew husks? yeah- _ made from cashew husks. cashew husks? yeah. doesn't— made from cashew husks. cashew husks? yeah. doesn't like - made from cashew husks. cashew husks? yeah. doesn't like it! - made from cashew husks. cashew. husks? yeah. doesn't like it! rather than usin: husks? yeah. doesn't like it! rather than using poly _ husks? yeah. doesn't like it! rather than using poly urethane _ husks? yeah. doesn't like it! rather than using poly urethane foam, - husks? yeah. doesn't like it! ratherj than using poly urethane foam, they are experimenting with different things— are experimenting with different things to — are experimenting with different things to go in the board. it does still have — things to go in the board. it does still have chemical resin and things on it, _ still have chemical resin and things on it. but— still have chemical resin and things on it, but it's a first step, it's something _ on it, but it's a first step, it's something i can do to help a little bit. ., ., ., , ., ., something i can do to help a little bit. you are really passionate about encouraging — bit. you are really passionate about encouraging young _ bit. you are really passionate about encouraging young people - bit. you are really passionate about encouraging young people to - bit. you are really passionate about encouraging young people to get i bit. you are really passionate about encouraging young people to get in| encouraging young people to get in the sea? . ., the sea? yeah, i love getting teenaue the sea? yeah, i love getting teenage girls _ the sea? yeah, i love getting teenage girls and _ the sea? yeah, i love getting teenage girls and boys - the sea? yeah, i love getting teenage girls and boys and i the sea? yeah, i love getting - teenage girls and boys and everyone out there _ teenage girls and boys and everyone out there and into nature and didn't the water— out there and into nature and didn't the water and having fun. but obviously _ the water and having fun. but obviously it's hard because if you are going — obviously it's hard because if you are going to start surfing, you need are going to start surfing, you need a wet _ are going to start surfing, you need a wet suit— are going to start surfing, you need a wet suit and a board, and those kind of— a wet suit and a board, and those kind of things. that can be expensive especially to buy sustainably. but also, a lot of wet suits _ sustainably. but also, a lot of wet suits don't — sustainably. but also, a lot of wet suits don't have the best technology

and they— suits don't have the best technology and they are made from plastic. so what _ and they are made from plastic. so what i _ and they are made from plastic. so what i would say is, try and buy second — what i would say is, try and buy second hand. there are so many sites and pages _ second hand. there are so many sites and pages out there that you can buy second _ and pages out there that you can buy second hand wet suits and boards. wonderful, — second hand wet suits and boards. wonderful, there is a way to do it without costing the earth. that is it, that is the message from the people who know that if you want to get into it, and i would recommend it, even though i have had a bit of a script a few years ago, learn how to do it, it is an amazing sport. have a little think about how you get into it. have a little think about how you let into it. , have a little think about how you get into it— get into it. the bigger picture, thank you. _ get into it. the bigger picture, thank you, claire. _ get into it. the bigger picture, thank you, claire. a _ get into it. the bigger picture, thank you, claire. a beautiful| thank you, claire. a beautiful morning. she said she had to persuade people to go, it would not take me much persuading to get to the beach on a day like this! lovely to see, thank you. you the beach on a day like this! lovely to see, thank you.— the beach on a day like this! lovely to see, thank you. you can watch the documentary. _ to see, thank you. you can watch the documentary, surfing's _ to see, thank you. you can watch the documentary, surfing's dirty - to see, thank you. you can watch the documentary, surfing's dirty secret, l documentary, surfing's dirty secret, on bbc iplayer right now. a bit earlier on the programme we saw an incredible collection of teddy bears owned by tina rush who

is known as the fairy ferry. brute is known as the fairy ferry. we asked you _ is known as the fairy ferry. we asked you to _ is known as the fairy ferry. - asked you to send in your favourite cuddly toy photos. fiend asked you to send in your favourite cuddly toy photos.— asked you to send in your favourite cuddly toy photos. and guess what, ou did, in cuddly toy photos. and guess what, you did, in force! _ cuddly toy photos. and guess what, you did, in force! your _ cuddly toy photos. and guess what, you did, in force! your furry - you did, in force! yourfurry friends have been sent to us and we thought, you have sent as yours, we will show you ours. that is me and my daddy. will show you ours. that is me and m dadd . . , will show you ours. that is me and my daddy-— my daddy. that is definitely my favourite picture _ my daddy. that is definitely my favourite picture of _ my daddy. that is definitely my favourite picture of the - my daddy. that is definitely my favourite picture of the day. i my daddy. that is definitely my favourite picture of the day. --| my daddy. that is definitely my i favourite picture of the day. -- me and my teddy- _ favourite picture of the day. -- me and my teddy. that _ favourite picture of the day. -- me and my teddy. that idea _ favourite picture of the day. -- me and my teddy. that idea someone | favourite picture of the day. -- me i and my teddy. that idea someone on the left. do you remember what he was called?— was called? yes, i do. d. mine is lenath was called? yes, i do. d. mine is length -- — was called? yes, i do. d. mine is length -- he _ was called? yes, i do. d. mine is length -- he was _ was called? yes, i do. d. mine is length -- he was called - was called? yes, i do. d. mine is length -- he was called teddy. i was called? yes, i do. d. mine is. length -- he was called teddy. mine is less acute. _ length -- he was called teddy. mine is less acute, this _ length -- he was called teddy. mine is less acute, this was _ length -- he was called teddy. mine is less acute, this was a _ length —— he was called teddy. mine is less acute, this was a there —— this is a peace bearfrom someone

who gave it to me. 50 this is a peace bear from someone who gave it to me.— this is a peace bear from someone who gave it to me. so many stories attached. little _ who gave it to me. so many stories attached. little ted _ who gave it to me. so many stories attached. little ted is _ who gave it to me. so many stories attached. little ted is over - who gave it to me. so many stories attached. little ted is over 50 - attached. little ted is over 50 years old and doesn't look a day over 49. , . �* , years old and doesn't look a day over 49. , . �*, ., ., ., over 49. great, let's have a look at this. over 49. great, let's have a look at this- patsy — over 49. great, let's have a look at this- patsy and _ over 49. great, let's have a look at this. patsy and peter, _ over 49. great, let's have a look at this. patsy and peter, sue - over 49. great, let's have a look at this. patsy and peter, sue has- over 49. great, let's have a look atj this. patsy and peter, sue has sent us this, they are 60—year—old pandas. they have been with her since she was a baby. they are wearing clothes her sister made for her when they came to her wedding as a surprise. it’s her when they came to her wedding as a surrise. v her when they came to her wedding as asurrise. h , ., , a surprise. it's the stories attached- _ a surprise. it's the stories attached. these - a surprise. it's the stories attached. these two - a surprise. it's the stories i attached. these two teddies a surprise. it's the stories - attached. these two teddies sitting on the stairs really mean a lot to david because he inherited them after his mum passed away, they were mother's day presents and david says, they are sentimental, the sentimental value is of the scale. look at this one. this is great pooh. we cannot see him full—size

but he is six foot tall. we don't have the owner's name, he started a collection of 1000 teddies which are all on show at a community teddy bear museum in cornwall. i all on show at a community teddy bear museum in cornwall.- bear museum in cornwall. i think there are more _ bear museum in cornwall. i think there are more teddy _ bear museum in cornwall. i think there are more teddy bears - bear museum in cornwall. i think there are more teddy bears in i bear museum in cornwall. i thinkl there are more teddy bears in this country than human beings. we will show you some more pictures before the end of the programme. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm frankie mccamley. people living with rare conditions cannot live full lives because their care is so disjointed. that's according the charity genetic alliance uk. daisy simpson from essex has a one in a million brain disease which can be fatal. she says she's been left without proper support and has been stuck in her bedroom for two years.

sometimes i feel so unwell and i am constantly trying to advocate for my life, but i don't want to really do that, i want to be able to enjoy the time i have got left, i want to be able to see my friends, i want to just be supported to live my life the way i want to live it and have some sort of freedom within that. brentwood council says it's found a house for daisy, but it needs renovating. daisy�*s local nhs trust says if she can find a care coordinator, she could pay for them herself. the increasing cost of living is forcing shoppers to choose savings over sustainability. that's according to the environmental charity city to sea. they say 50% of people are doing less to reduce their reliance on single—use plastic than they were six months ago, paying their rising houshold bills instead. it's forcing some shops out of business. we know at least of seven shops like ours that do this stuff that had to close.

we are one of the few in our area left. customers haven't got the buying power that they used to have. now, when you think of windmills, you may well think of the netherlands. but what about right here on our doorsteps? shirley windmill in croydon is one of four windmills in the capital. it's about to reopen to visitors who can see how flour used to be made. a quick look at the tubes now. there's minor delays on the district and hammersmith & city lines. elsewhere, things seem to be running smoothly. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a bright start this morning. plenty of sunshine, and today it should remain largely dry. high pressure is in charge, so settled conditions continue. now, we'll see a bit more cloud bubbling up through the middle part of the day, through the afternoon. that could yield an isolated shower. but as i say, it should

stay largely dry. the wind a little lighter today, and temperatures at 17 celsius. now, overnight tonight, we'll see that cloud start to break up, so some clearer spells. the light winds, mightjust get one or two mist and fog patches. not widespread, though. the minimum temperature dropping to five celsius. for tomorrow, high pressure remains in charge, so the settled theme continues. it should be another largely dry day, but again, the cloud will start to bubble up and we mightjust get one or two isolated showers through the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow getting up to 18 celsius. now, as we head further through the week, we're never too far away from the odd shower, but it should be largely dry and fine, some sunshine, and temperatures stay in the mid to high teens. that's it for now. back tojon and sally. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent.

pictures of empty supermarket shelves have been widely reported this year, as farmers struggle with soaring costs and staff shortages. today, the prime minister will meet with agriculture leaders and food retailers to talk about how best to support the sector moving forward. 0ur reporter tim muffett is on a farm in essex this morning, to find out how staff there are feeling. a lovely morning in essex. morning, tim. good morning to you from the blue house farm in clacton—on—sea in essex. barley to my right, beans to my left, and today, as you say, there will be a food summit taking place in downing street. farmers, retailers, the hospitality sector, they will all be represented, and there will be meeting different government departments. the aim is to try to protect and boost the whole food chain, from farm to fork, and it is a sector that has faced many challenges.

volatility, uncertainty, and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry, according to the national farmers' union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they've felt. we're battered after the last couple of years, not just financially. it's been a huge mental stress. we will look at ways to either get out of farming or reduce the risk even more. energy costs. i fertiliser costs. seed costs. i packaging costs. shortage of labour. today at 10 downing street, what's being called the farm to fork summit will take place. supermarket bosses, government departments, and representatives from the farming industry will meet to try and tackle a range of issues, including the rising cost of food and a shortage of agricultural workers. at the end of the day, we want to see fairness for primary producers, that they are achieving a fair return for what they're producing, because if they're not, they're going to cut back what they're producing, which is what we saw

with eggs last year, what we're seeing with tomatoes and cucumbers this year, lowest levels of production since records began in 1985. so government has a role to act. new research from the consumer group which shows that the price of some supermarket products has doubled over the past year. for example, it found that a 300 gram packet of cottage cheese from lidl went up from an average of 67p in 2022 to £1.34 this year. that's twice the price. a four—pack of brown onions in morrisons has gone up by more than 90%, from 65p to £1.24. and at asda, which found that a packet of frankfurters has risen from £1.25 in 2022 to £2.42, an increase of 94%. three main factors — energy, labour, and commodity prices. and all of those three have combined over the last year to 18 months to really put huge

pressure on food prices. and it's been a massive challenge for our british farmers here and also retailers to get the value, because at the same time, we've got customers who are really challenged with their own spending. so keeping that food affordable as possible is a real challenge for everybody in the supply chain. there's really got to be action. there's got to be action on the key immediate things like labour costs and regulation costs. and there's also got to be a firm commitment for farmers and retailers to invest in the supply chain, and they need the confidence that government can give them in terms of a proper labour policy, and also the incentives to invest in things like innovation. the summit has been widely welcomed, but many stressed that words will only go so far, and that action is urgently needed to help both farmers and consumers. the government last night made some

announcements, saying there would be announcements, saying there would be a £30 million investment in new technologies to help the sector, a pledge that 45,000 visas will be made available for the horticultural sector. that already happened this year, it will be happening again next year, helping with things such as fruit picking to try to alleviate the labour shortages are so many farmers have reported. there is also a pledge to protect the interest of farmers in future trade deals, the aim being to protect the uk's food in both a when it comes to making those deals, and also plans to cut red tape. 0n those deals, and also plans to cut red tape. on this farm, they run a successful cafe as well, but many farms finding something else to do with your land is a really important way of broadening your income streams. many farmers have said they have had to think hard about how they can do that, which might involve using someone for solar

panels, turning a building into a cafe only be having a wind turbine on the land as well. plenty to think about, optimism that this summit will achieve something, but concerned that it willjust be talk and no action. so there is a real determination i think it is fair to say across the food chain, all the way from the farm to fork, something to be done, because many say they do not want to see empty shelves, nobody wants to see that in the supermarkets, many farmers say something has to change because the industry is particularly tough. ten. industry is particularly tough. ten, thank ou industry is particularly tough. ten, thank you very _ industry is particularly tough. ten, thank you very much. _ industry is particularly tough. ten, thank you very much. -- _ industry is particularly tough. ten, thank you very much. -- tim. i now time for your sport news. good morning. an ominous feeling for leicester fans. the fa cup victory, the premier league, the success does not feel that long ago. it does feel they will

require some sort of miracle to get out of this one. theirs was one of the most remarkable sporting achievemnets. and it looks for all the world it'll require something remarkable again to save leicester's season, following a 3—0 defeat to liverpool, which was devoid of any real fight. two excellent goals among liverpool's three. two from curtis jones in three minutes, and a brilliant strike from trent alexander—arnold, leaving them a point off champions league qualification. great result for liverpool, but a tough one for leicester. two years to the day since leicester won the fa cup, was this the day any hopes of staying up went?

it's come as a bit of a surprise to geraint thomas, but he has another chance to win the giro d'italia. he failed to finish on his last two attempts, caused to crash by a police motorbike in 2017 and fracturing his hip three years later, avoiding a stray water bottle. he thought his chance was gone, but he starts stage ten today in the lead, after inheriting the pinkjersey from remco evenepoel, who withdrew with covid—19. he was the seventh rider to test positive, and race organisers have introduced reglations, with face masks now required in public areas. within the race is a massive honour, but at the same time, it is not the way you want to take the jersey way you want to take thejersey —— leading the race. but that is the way it is. so i will definitely wear it with pride, the first time i have worn a pinkjersey, but as i say, not the way you want to take it. i wish him well and hope he is back soon. ~ , wish him well and hope he is back soon, ~ , ., wish him well and hope he is back soon. .,, soon. well placed to capitalise if he can avoid _ soon. well placed to capitalise if he can avoid covid. _

soon. well placed to capitalise if he can avoid covid. chelsea i soon. well placed to capitalise if i he can avoid covid. chelsea pitman left foot now and 2020 to train as a police officer, but returned to the sport this year and today her name will be included in the england squad for the summer's world cup in south africa. she actually won the world cup with australia before switching to england and was part of the side that won at the commonwealth games in 2018. although she set her sights on making the national team again, she was still overwhelmed when she got the news that she would be on the plane. extremely surreal to be able to say that i have made the team. it has not been easy, i have worked hard to put myself in the best position to be selected, and dividends paid on a positive way, that makes it all the sweeter. all the hard work has paid off, i'm going to another world cup. what a great message. these things do not happen by chance. you have to work hard. england haven't won the

world cup, so that experience could be valuable. alongside all that hard work. whether coming up, but we can use our live cameras and on the country right now because we have been out and about quite a lot this morning, this is the scene live in north devon, where claire has been talking to us about surfing. she had it to herself, i think she has gone into the water surfing. north wales, again a beautiful view, a bit cloudier there, again a beautiful view, a bit cloudierthere, maybe. but really beautiful place for our reports from north wales this morning. i am getting summer vibes. could or must

be the caribbean. and they live shot of clacton—on—sea and essex, where tim was a few minutes ago. i think thatis tim was a few minutes ago. i think that is the beans. must be. seraphim tells of it is good weather for farmers and for the rest of us. —— sarah can tell us. sunshine breaking through now really lifting those temperatures, it was quite literally start to the day this morning, temperatures in a few spotsjust a degree this morning, temperatures in a few spots just a degree or so above freezing. but a glorious here in wales. heading to the day, sunny spells for many of us, but also a few showers in the forecast. not that heavy was frequent as the showers we have over recent days, and as we would through the weekend, temperatures on the rise, mostly dry conditions holding on. that is down

to the fact we have high pressure setting out on the atlantic, building its way in, a weather front living south bringing a bit more cloud on a few showers across parts of scotland this morning. sunshine moving through parts of northern england, you could catch a show and east anglia, perhaps the london region as well. further west, long spells of sunshine for south—west england through wales, one or two like showers possible across northern ireland, best temperatures 16 or 17 celsius in the warmest spots. a bit cool across the north of scotland where that breeze is coming in from the north, but some time returning later in the day. into the evening hours, just a few of those showers lingering for parts of those showers lingering for parts of eastern england, but they tend to fade away overnight. still a bit of cloud lingering overnight, but clear spells for many of us. still a chilly node but not as cold as last night. this time tomorrow morning, temperatures of seven or eight celsius, but a bit colder again

across central and eastern parts of scotland. a fresh start to wednesday, dry and set of high pressure setting across the uk. most places avoiding the showers on wednesday, a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up here and there, that of the afternoon, that could produce one or two showers, perhaps for the london region and towards kent. then you can see the blue colours moving in from the north—east, wet and windy weather returns to the far north—west of scotland later in the day. ahead of that, 17 or 18 surface, the temperatures just nudging up that, 17 or 18 surface, the temperaturesjust nudging up by a degree or so each day this week. into the middle of the week, high pressure in charge of our weather, bring a bit more of a breeze, but the yellow and orange colours turning to the map. breeze and

cloudy across the far north—west, but top tempted by this stage up to about 18 or 19 celsius on thursday. largely dry and largely settled heading into the weekend. thank you very much, sarah. ben is at a hotel in the north wales finding out how staff and employers there are feeling, good morning. the stunnin: there are feeling, good morning. tie: stunning backdrop here, this castle built injust four stunning backdrop here, this castle built in just four years back stunning backdrop here, this castle built injust four years back in medieval times, built injust four years back in medievaltimes, not built injust four years back in medieval times, not much call for

castle builders these days, the jobs and wages daytime out this morning. also some breaking news from the telecoms giant vodafone, announcing that it will cut 11,000 jobs out of a total of 95,000 jobs it has worldwide, 11,000 jobs going, some of those at it's back to headquarters, the rest going in other parts of the world. let me talk about the more general picture, we found another eye—catching figure, a record number now of people who are long—term unemployed, that number stands at 2.5 million. other figures that number stands at 2.5 million. 0therfigures that that number stands at 2.5 million. other figures that caught our 0ther figures that caught our attention, wages, some people will have got wage rises, people are less

well off than they were in real terms. with meares daryl, whose group operations manager, how is the jobs and wages such affecting your business? we jobs and wages such affecting your business? ~ . ., ., ' , jobs and wages such affecting your business? . ., ., ' , ., ., business? we had around 1296 of our entire establishment _ business? we had around 1296 of our entire establishment with _ business? we had around 1296 of our entire establishment with vacancies | entire establishment with vacancies as we _ entire establishment with vacancies as we came out of covid. as far as the hard—core vacancies are concerned, we are reasonably stable. how are _ concerned, we are reasonably stable. how are you — concerned, we are reasonably stable. how are you finding it when you have some vacancies, 4% ofjobs unfilled, how easy is it to fine people to fill them? it how easy is it to fine people to fill them?— fill them? it has been difficult for a number of _ fill them? it has been difficult for a number of years _ fill them? it has been difficult for a number of years even _ fill them? it has been difficult for a number of years even before i fill them? it has been difficult for i a number of years even before covid, we had _ a number of years even before covid, we had to— a number of years even before covid, we had to work very hard to fill these — we had to work very hard to fill these vacancies, to maintain our stubs _ these vacancies, to maintain our stubs and — these vacancies, to maintain our stubs and levels. as we came out of covid, _ stubs and levels. as we came out of covid, we _

stubs and levels. as we came out of covid, we to — stubs and levels. as we came out of covid, we to give you of the company to develop— covid, we to give you of the company to develop a — covid, we to give you of the company to develop a substantial pupil project. — to develop a substantial pupil project, everything from our induction— project, everything from our induction processes for new staff through— induction processes for new staff through to their training on the 'ob, through to their training on the job, through to their career development. we absolutely recognise that people have a choice to both 'oin that people have a choice to both join our— that people have a choice to both join our company and to stay with our company. join our company and to stay with our company-— join our company and to stay with our company. join our company and to stay with ourcoman . . ~' , . ., our company. thank you very much for ex-alainin our company. thank you very much for explaining that- _ our company. thank you very much for explaining that. that _ our company. thank you very much for explaining that. that is _ our company. thank you very much for explaining that. that is the _ our company. thank you very much for explaining that. that is the real- explaining that. that is the real point of hospitality, for that is on wages or career progression because if you do not offer that as a business, somebody else will. with me here is sunny who is the chef and owner of this restaurant. how are you finding the impact of unfilled vacancies on your restaurant? idler?

vacancies on your restaurant? very difficult. vacancies on your restaurant? very difficult- we — vacancies on your restaurant? very difficult. we have _ vacancies on your restaurant? very difficult. we have had _ vacancies on your restaurant? very difficult. we have had a _ vacancies on your restaurant? very difficult. we have had a role in the vacancy— difficult. we have had a role in the vacancy for— difficult. we have had a role in the vacancy for the last couple of years which _ vacancy for the last couple of years which we _ vacancy for the last couple of years which we are yet to fill with a permanent member of staff —— a rolling _ permanent member of staff —— a rolling vacancy. permanent member of staff -- a rolling vacancy-— permanent member of staff -- a rolling vacancy. what changes have ou had to rolling vacancy. what changes have you had to make — rolling vacancy. what changes have you had to make as _ rolling vacancy. what changes have you had to make as a _ rolling vacancy. what changes have you had to make as a business i you had to make as a business because of that?— you had to make as a business because of that? since the turn of the ear, because of that? since the turn of the year. after — because of that? since the turn of the year, after losing _ because of that? since the turn of the year, after losing a _ because of that? since the turn of the year, after losing a big - because of that? since the turn of the year, after losing a big chunk| the year, after losing a big chunk of our— the year, after losing a big chunk of our staff, we have had to drop our friday— of our staff, we have had to drop our friday hours which has had a very— our friday hours which has had a very negative impact on the business. we have looked at dropping out friday— business. we have looked at dropping out friday hoursjust business. we have looked at dropping out friday hours just so that we can keep— out friday hours just so that we can keep our— out friday hours just so that we can keep our consistency and quality of what we _ keep our consistency and quality of what we do. we want to keep up the standard _ what we do. we want to keep up the standard of— what we do. we want to keep up the standard of our restaurant, we are finding _ standard of our restaurant, we are finding it _ standard of our restaurant, we are finding it very difficult.— finding it very difficult. some would say — finding it very difficult. some would say if _ finding it very difficult. some would say if you _ finding it very difficult. some would say if you want - finding it very difficult. some would say if you want to i finding it very difficult. some i would say if you want to attract people to fill vacancies, for higher wages can offer more monday. i know. it is eas wages can offer more monday. i know. it is easy to — wages can offer more monday. i know. it is easy to say _ wages can offer more monday. i know. it is easy to say that, _ wages can offer more monday. i know. it is easy to say that, i _ wages can offer more monday. i know. it is easy to say that, i wish _ wages can offer more monday. i know. it is easy to say that, i wish we - it is easy to say that, i wish we could, — it is easy to say that, i wish we could, it — it is easy to say that, i wish we could, it is _ it is easy to say that, i wish we could, it isjust, you know, for us to put— could, it isjust, you know, for us to put up— could, it isjust, you know, for us to put up our— could, it isjust, you know, for us to put up our prices to match what we could _ to put up our prices to match what we could pay the staff, if everyone

could _ we could pay the staff, if everyone could have — we could pay the staff, if everyone could have a wage increase, everyone's process would have to go up, everyone's process would have to go up. who _ everyone's process would have to go up, who would be driving customers away _ up, who would be driving customers away it _ up, who would be driving customers away it is _ up, who would be driving customers away. it is impossible for us to take _ away. it is impossible for us to take the — away. it is impossible for us to take the impact on our menu prices to attract— take the impact on our menu prices to attract staff members. the industry— to attract staff members. the industry is struggling, especially small— industry is struggling, especially small businesses, we are being hit very hard. — small businesses, we are being hit very hard, and it isjust becoming impossible — very hard, and it isjust becoming impossible to attract staff.- impossible to attract staff. thank ou for impossible to attract staff. thank you for speaking _ impossible to attract staff. thank you for speaking to _ impossible to attract staff. thank you for speaking to us _ impossible to attract staff. thank you for speaking to us this i impossible to attract staff. thank. you for speaking to us this morning. it is a restaurant here at the hotel, people dry to enjoy their breakfast, so i will leave them to it. let's have another look at that view, isn't itjust stunning? 0n it. let's have another look at that view, isn't itjust stunning? on a day like this, where else in the world would you rather be? just me who is thinking _ world would you rather be? just me who is thinking there _ world would you rather be? just me who is thinking there are _ world would you rather be? just me who is thinking there are parking i who is thinking there are parking spaces available as well? and bacon sandwiches as well. beautiful, and

you can see the castle in the background is well beyond the harbour. then, thank you very much. it will commit earlier this year for waterloo road —— not that. a particularly familiarface waterloo road —— not that. a particularly familiar face will be there, the deputy head last seen on there, the deputy head last seen on the show in 2009 is returning. here's a reminder of his character. hi. ijust thought i would introduce myself _ hi. ijust thought i would introduce myself. head of pastoral care. welcome _ myself. head of pastoral care. welcome to waterloo road. cloud to be here. if welcome to waterloo road. cloud to be here- if it's _ welcome to waterloo road. cloud to be here. if it's different _ welcome to waterloo road. cloud to be here. if it's different from - welcome to waterloo road. cloud to be here. if it's different from your i be here. if it's different from your old school- _ be here. if it's different from your old school. just _ be here. if it's different from your old school. just a _ be here. if it's different from your old school. just a bit. _ be here. if it's different from your old school. just a bit. i _ be here. if it's different from your old school. just a bit. i would i be here. if it's different from your old school. just a bit. i would like| old school. just a bit. i would like the chance _ old school. just a bit. i would like the chance to _ old school. just a bit. i would like the chance to apologise _ old school. just a bit. i would like the chance to apologise properly. j old school. just a bit. i would like l the chance to apologise properly. i am here now. for

the chance to apologise properly. i am here now-— the chance to apologise properly. i am here now. for consultancy rates. you have earned _ am here now. for consultancy rates. you have earned your _ am here now. for consultancy rates. you have earned your money, i am here now. for consultancy rates. you have earned your money, well l you have earned your money, well done _ you have earned your money, well done. . , ., , ., you have earned your money, well done. . , ., , . you done. that is not why i am here. you want to help — done. that is not why i am here. you want to help my _ done. that is not why i am here. you want to help my school, _ done. that is not why i am here. you want to help my school, fine, - done. that is not why i am here. you want to help my school, fine, let's i want to help my school, fine, let's keep— want to help my school, fine, let's keep talking, but anything else... it is keep talking, but anything else... it is too _ keep talking, but anything else... it is too late. keep talking, but anything else... it is too late-— it is too late. brilliant. i love it. it is too late. brilliant. i love it- jamie _ it is too late. brilliant. i love it. jamie glover _ it is too late. brilliant. i love it. jamie glover is _ it is too late. brilliant. i love it. jamie glover is here. i it is too late. brilliant. i love| it. jamie glover is here. good morning. it. jamie glover is here. good morning-— it. jamie glover is here. good morning._ tension i it. jamie glover is here. good i morning._ tension there. it. jamie glover is here. good morning._ tension there. morning. morning. tension there. i couldn't possibly _ morning. morning. tension there. i couldn't possibly comment. - morning. morning. tension there. i couldn't possibly comment. what l morning. morning. tension there. i. couldn't possibly comment. what does the situation between _ couldn't possibly comment. what does the situation between your— couldn't possibly comment. what does the situation between your two - the situation between your two characters? i the situation between your two characters?— the situation between your two characters? , ., ., , characters? i was debit ahead, she was head of— characters? i was debit ahead, she was head of art _ characters? i was debit ahead, she was head of art and _ characters? i was debit ahead, she was head of art and pastoral- characters? i was debit ahead, she was head of art and pastoral care, | was head of art and pastoral care, and both care passionately about schooling and about good education, coming at it from very different points of view, and as is often the way, sparks flew. they have got a

bit of history. but way, sparks flew. they have got a bit of history-— bit of history. but they are not on such great _ bit of history. but they are not on such great terms _ bit of history. but they are not on such great terms now? _ bit of history. but they are not on such great terms now? yes, i bit of history. but they are not on such great terms now? yes, it i bit of history. but they are not on | such great terms now? yes, it has been a while _ such great terms now? yes, it has been a while since _ such great terms now? yes, it has been a while since they _ such great terms now? yes, it has been a while since they have i such great terms now? yes, it has been a while since they have seen | been a while since they have seen each other, and i think there are expectations of what that the union might be, i think they are quite different. a little bit of tension. the kids at the school will be peering into the staff room the windows. there's something about staffing and teachers which is intriguing, we have all watched teachers and school and wants to know about the real relationships. yes, that as i was been kind of the main selling points of the show. grange hill was all about the kids, teachers were all is all about the teachers wanting to slack off, but waterloo road is about both, and how the pupils and teachers mesh or don't mesh.

the pupils and teachers mesh or don't mesh-— the pupils and teachers mesh or don't mesh. �* ., ,., , ., don't mesh. and how sometimes what the kids are going _ don't mesh. and how sometimes what the kids are going through _ don't mesh. and how sometimes what the kids are going through is - don't mesh. and how sometimes what the kids are going through is very i the kids are going through is very similar to the adults.— similar to the adults. indeed, but the adults cannot _ similar to the adults. indeed, but the adults cannot mention - similar to the adults. indeed, but the adults cannot mention it, i similar to the adults. indeed, but| the adults cannot mention it, they have to be professional.— the adults cannot mention it, they have to be professional. where has he been all — have to be professional. where has he been all this _ have to be professional. where has he been all this time? _ have to be professional. where has he been all this time? he - have to be professional. where has he been all this time? he has i have to be professional. where has he been all this time? he has been\ he been all this time? he has been in rwanda. — he been all this time? he has been in rwanda, teaching, _ he been all this time? he has been in rwanda, teaching, we _ he been all this time? he has been in rwanda, teaching, we do - he been all this time? he has been in rwanda, teaching, we do not- in rwanda, teaching, we do not know quite when he has come back, and working in schools in the vicinity, one of the things that kim is a little peeved about, the fact he has not been in touch. 50 he been around, excited about the reunion but possibly knowing he should delay it as well. this but possibly knowing he should delay it as well. , , ., ., it as well. this is the original, ten years _ it as well. this is the original, ten years a90- _ it as well. this is the original, ten years ago. i _ it as well. this is the original, ten years ago. i still - it as well. this is the original, ten years ago. i still think- it as well. this is the original, ten years ago. i still think i i it as well. this is the original, l ten years ago. i still think i look like that, tragically. _ ten years ago. i still think i look like that, tragically. it _ ten years ago. i still think i look like that, tragically. it is - like that, tragically. it is great to be back, it is a completely rebooted show, so staff wise, angela was the only continuity for me, so i was the only continuity for me, so i was a bit nervous, it is or was a

bit nervous getting the band back together, it can feel not quite right, but it is great to be back. time away has made it work even better now, if anything. break in the programme, it has come back stronger than ever. it the programme, it has come back stronger than ever.— stronger than ever. it has come i think it was _ stronger than ever. it has come i think it was rediscovered - stronger than ever. it has come i think it was rediscovered by - think it was rediscovered by young people in lockdown, and i think it is the most streamed show in the 18 to 34 is the most streamed show in the 18 to sa demographic other than happy valley, i think that is right, and it has already been owned by them. in an entertaining way, it deals with these things, and it starts discussion amongst then and their peers and theirfamilies discussion amongst then and their peers and their families and their teachers, i think, peers and their families and their teachers, ithink, that peers and their families and their teachers, i think, that is was been at the show�*s strength. the at the show's strength. the generational _ at the show's strength. the generational thing - at the show's strength. the generational thing we were just talking about, for some people who watched it to stop with as teenagers when it started, they might be young

parents themselves. yes. when it started, they might be young parents themselves.— parents themselves. yes, and how depressing — parents themselves. yes, and how depressing is _ parents themselves. yes, and how depressing is that? _ parents themselves. yes, and how depressing is that? people - parents themselves. yes, and how depressing is that? people saying, parents themselves. yes, and how. depressing is that? people saying, i watched that when i was 12. that depressing is that? people saying, i watched that when i was 12.- watched that when i was 12. that is what it is like — watched that when i was 12. that is what it is like in _ watched that when i was 12. that is what it is like in schools, _ watched that when i was 12. that is what it is like in schools, teachers| what it is like in schools, teachers will see the next generation coming through. will see the next generation coming throu~h. , .,, through. exactly, was the high turnover. _ through. exactly, was the high turnover, the _ through. exactly, was the high turnover, the bittersweet - through. exactly, was the high| turnover, the bittersweet thing through. exactly, was the high - turnover, the bittersweet thing for teachers, i imagine, you'rejust getting to know people and then move on. i getting to know people and then move on. ~ ., , ., getting to know people and then move on. ~ ., ,, ., getting to know people and then move on. ~ ., ., ., ~ ., on. i know you also work as a director. _ on. i know you also work as a director, don't _ on. i know you also work as a director, don't you? - on. i know you also work as a director, don't you? a - on. i know you also work as a | director, don't you? a theatre director. _ director, don't you? a theatre director. yes- _ director, don't you? a theatre director, yes. so _ director, don't you? a theatre director, yes. so what - director, don't you? a theatre director, yes. so what is - director, don't you? a theatre director, yes. so what is it - director, don't you? a theatre | director, yes. so what is it like cominu director, yes. so what is it like coming back — director, yes. so what is it like coming back and _ director, yes. so what is it like coming back and doing - director, yes. so what is it like coming back and doing this - director, yes. so what is it like i coming back and doing this job? director, yes. so what is it like - coming back and doing this job? it coming back and doing thisjob? it is working both sides, it gives me more respect for the other, if you see what i mean. as an actor, i know how hard directors work, and vice versa. i think they do feed into it, and i love them both.— versa. i think they do feed into it, and i love them both. when you're walkin: and i love them both. when you're walking down _ and i love them both. when you're walking down the _ and i love them both. when you're walking down the corridors - and i love them both. when you're walking down the corridors on - and i love them both. when you're walking down the corridors on the | walking down the corridors on the set, do you really feel like you're a teacher, do you feel like you and child? ., a teacher, do you feel like you and child? . . , ,, ., a teacher, do you feel like you and child? . . , ., . ., child? that clip you are in charge? that could — child? that clip you are in charge? that could be _ child? that clip you are in charge? that could be said _ child? that clip you are in charge? that could be said earlier, - that could be said earlier, the brief extract of the first day of school, of andrew at school, having

to deal with a rowdy class, that was the first day that i shot, and it was terrifying, even though i knew that the pupils had to do what i told them to do, and i had a script, my heart was completely going. so it is a scary thing, hats off to the real teachers, they are doing a hell of a job. real teachers, they are doing a hell of a 'ob. , ., ., ., real teachers, they are doing a hell ofa'ob. , ., ., . real teachers, they are doing a hell ofa'ob. ., ., ., of a job. great to have you back. thank you _ of a job. great to have you back. thank you for— of a job. great to have you back. thank you forjoining _ of a job. great to have you back. thank you forjoining us. - of a job. great to have you back. i thank you forjoining us. waterloo road starts tonight, bbc one, 8.00, and is also available on iplayer. you are watching bbc breakfast, it is exactly 8.59.

good morning and welcome to the nation's phone in. it is on the radio, television. food prices: reality or rip off? we're going to talk about the cost of food — when we discussed this last month we had a huge response about the impact of soaring food prices on you. a massive issue and it is not going away any time soon. you go to the supermarket you look at the packet and make a momentous decision as to whether to ballot, do i buy what i used to. the fork to farm summit,

the prime minister