ben thompson has been speaking tojohn davison, he's the chief executive of ekaterra — the world's biggestuction. tea is more resilient than some crops to climate change but nevertheless you are absolutely right. if we do nothing we reckon something like 40%— 50% of our tea probably will be endangered in the next decade and of course that is an enormously important call to arms. an entire industry to get arms. an entire industry to get a move on on driving climate programmes to reduce climate change. we grow most of our own tea in east africa, and these are our markets in countries and landscapes that are impacted year in year out by climate change. things are very volatile in terms of climate, it's the volatility that's the challenge more than just your global warming these are things that we need to take into account and thankfully our r&d technology teams are working very hard with these plantations to try and create tools and technologies and measurement systems to predict more reliably how to manage these climate situations. is a dancer these climate situations. is a danger though, _

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today.vid before going back to class amid fears of staff shortages. a new way of keeping children safe in high—crime areas — meet the adult chaperones helping them to and from school. a thriller at stamford bridge. where chelsea and liverpool share the points — much to the delight of the premier league leaders manchester city. ah! manchester city. up in the tree! manchester city. and we go fishing with musician feargal sharkey to hear about the pollution endangering our rivers.

ben thompson reflects on how the uk economy, businesses and jobs have changed amidst the coronavirus pandemic and in the wake of brexit. 2021 has, for many people, been a long and difficult year. a year of change and uncertainty. and worry about lives and livelihoods and jobs and prospects. and early hopes of a return to something more normal have been replaced by a realisation that covid will be around for much longer than we first thought. its impact on how we live and how we work has been far more significant than feared. our social lives, shopping habits and our travel plans all changed by this pandemic. and now, we are learning to live with this virus, but learning to live with its consequences will be harder — the lostjobs and the rising prices, and a big covid bill still to pay. getting back to where we were will take time but the question is, just how long will it take? since the pandemic began last year, the whole uk... the start of 2021 was not a happy new year. but we now have a new variant of the virus. we must therefore go into a national lockdown which is tough enough t

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. take a look through the archives at some of its most memorable moments, including the rejection letters sent to david attenborough and david bowie in the 50s and 605. jaime winstone will tell us about her latest role as the sister of serial killer stephen port�*s last victim. and just before nine, ben fogel will explain how nature can benefit our mental health. now, the uk has seen record numbers of daily covid cases over the festive period with workplace absences affecting many industries. the latest coronavirus figures, which coverjust england and wales, shows a further 137,583 cases have been reported. 73 people have died within 28 days of a positive test. there are nearly 12,000 patients with the virus currently in hospital across the uk. figures for scotland and northern ireland are due to be updated after the bank holiday weekend. to try and get a picture of how these numbers are impacting the health service, we're joined by chief executive of nhs providers, chris hopson. good m

ben thompson reporting. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. i'm amberand my husband is frank. we live outside of birmingham, alabama. we have four beautiful boys — frankie who is 17, stephen who is 14, and then we have a set of boy twins who are four years old, and they are non—verbal autistic — their names are alex and will. we are the ellis family. my husband and i have known each other since grade school. we were friends the whole time. we dated in high school and married in college and this is our 20th wedding anniversary. because we have some issues with the boys, we have not been on a trip in a really long time. they are not very effective at communication, so it takes a lot of intuition to figure out what they need. we have a lot of meltdowns. 0h, did he throw it? child cries did he drop it or did he throw it? he dropped it. it's ok. when there are two autistic non—verbal children, the behaviours can be exponential. sometimes they play off of each other. it's all right, it's all right, it's ok. before the twins were born, we were just a

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson.vaccines minister maggie throup. good morning. i want to start with schools because _ good morning. i want to start with schools because it _ good morning. i want to start with schools because it is _ good morning. i want to start with schools because it is a _ good morning. i want to start with schools because it is a big - good morning. i want to start with schools because it is a big day - good morning. i want to start with schools because it is a big day for| schools because it is a big day for secondary school pupils returning after the christmas break, finding they will need to test when they get there. are there enough teachers and estimate the happen? i am there. are there enough teachers and estimate the happen?— estimate the happen? i am confident and it has been _ estimate the happen? i am confident and it has been worked _ estimate the happen? i am confident and it has been worked on _ estimate the happen? i am confident and it has been worked on before - and it has been wo

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today.se, alleging sexual assault, should be dimissed. it's back to school after the christmas break for millions of pupils with face coverings now required in the classroom in england's secondary schools. good morning. unwanted presents. retailers are facing a flood of christmas returns. around one in four gifts get sent back each year. i've got some tips on how to get a full refund. it's all wright on the night for peter �*snakebite' wright who banks £500,000 after winning the pdc darts championship.

welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and ben thompson. and households manage spiralling bills. a senseless act. police in the us city of atlanta react to the death of british man matthew willson, who was killed by a stray bullet as he lay in bed. our victim is someone that was completely innocent, had no involvement whatsoever with the individuals that were involved in the reckless discharging of a firearm. the biggest update to the highway code in a generation. more rights for walkers and cyclists, but the aa says a third of drivers don't know about the changes.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. two years to the day since the city of wuhan first went into lockdown, we take a look at the country's zero covid policy. that does appear to be widespread support for the

ben thompson reflects on how the uk economy, businesses and jobs have changed amidst the coronavirus

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: the uk accuses vladimir putin of planning to install a pro—russia leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. former conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. two years to the day since the city of wuhan first went into lockdown, we take a look at the country's zero covid policy. that does appear to be widespread support for the government programme on covid because it looks quite normal but no—one knows the answer to the big question, how long will it go on for? a moment of british skiing history. from the dry slopes of lancashire to the mountains of austria, dave ryding wins britain's first ever alpine skiing world cup gold medal. good morning. a quiet one out there. high pressure still with us and that means a lot of dry weather. a lot of cloud making it feeljust a little bit colder with the winds strengthening

welcome to breakfast with sima kotecha and ben thompson.nsisting he has a vaccine exemption to enter australia — because he had covid last month. no red carpet, no tv ceremony and no stars — the golden globes kicks off awards season later — shrouded in controversy. coming up in sport — england's cricketers are fighting to survive in sydney where they need to bat out the final day to draw the fourth ashes test — with three wickets in hand late on _ . they will be a few showers around toda . . they will be a few showers around today- for — . they will be a few showers around today- for many — . they will be a few showers around today. for many of— . they will be a few showers around today. for many of you _ . they will be a few showers around today. for many of you a _ . they will be a few showers around today. for many of you a brighter. today. for many of you a brighter day but _ today. for many of you a brighter day but details _ today. for many of you a brighter day but details on _ today. for many of you a brighter day but details on tha

welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and ben thompson. our headlines today: the impact of rising energy prices — an urgent call for government to intervene to help businesses and households manage spiralling bills. a senseless act. police in the us city of atlanta react to the death of british man matthew willson, who was killed by a stray bullet as he lay in bed. our victim is someone that was completely innocent, had no involvement whatsoever with the individuals that were involved in the reckless discharging of a firearm. the biggest update to the highway code in a generation. more rights for walkers and cyclists, but the aa says a third of drivers don't know about the changes. the great escape is on for norwich. they're out of the relegation zone for the first time this season, after a thumping win at watford, who now find themselves in the bottom three. it's saturday, the 22nd of january. a quiet start to the weekend in weather, not quite as cold but not quite as sunny either. i will have all the details shortly. it's saturday, the 2

chairman ben benny thompson said we might see them? >> at some point we will cite some in public hearings as well as in a final report that we produce and upon the conclusion of that additional items may 'made public. but what i can tell you is that we do plan on turning the page from the investigative side to more public hearings in the future so that's where we will continue to be able to share with the public exactly what we have learned, what the prior administration was doing to thwart and undercut a free and fair election all of the effort and where they originated, in the white house, how they tried to use the department of justice, all of these efforts that we know and have been out in the public and these documents and what we continue to learn will serve as the connective tissue to a lot of that. >> maybe i can speak for a lot of viewers of this show when i say there is a lot of us waiting to see these public hearings. congressman, turning to the fraudulent electors. you called the submission of a fraudulent document, quote,

i think the combination of what ben nie thompson said to me abot that, that they are not going to basicallythey are really going to be focused on criminality if they do find that that is a potential. and what merrick garland said today, which is that -- they don't care if it is anybody who was there, or maybe not there, in terms of planning, they are going to focus on those people. it's an open question. if you listen to liz cheney, she's clearly trying to build a case for going after the former president, for going after donald trump in a criminal way. it's really unclear whether or not -- if they actually do make that referral, which would be pretty remarkable, whether any justice department can see a former president as criminally culpable. but it seems like that is where they are headed. >> kerry, one of the things that, you know, we heard so much coming out of this last year was realization that so many of the things that we assume about our democracy are really just norms. they are not codified in law. has there been progress or much to actually codify those norms and make them more s