ed sheeran and coldplay — both british acts who can fill stadiums around the world.venues. they are amongst the 1,500 acts who have signed a letter calling 4:27.5272 l'zztzes!ezfzégje‘zlzzifzeéézezi‘. music sector financial support, arguing that the lack of shows this summer has left tens of thousands ofjobs at risk. jools holland has been gigging since the 1970s. it filters down from every level. because the smaller the venue, the harder it's going to be for them. the smaller the band, you know, in their stature, the harder it's going to be for them. it has a knock—on effect to everybody. kaiser chiefs were supposed to be touring this summer. they think it could be a devastating year for those who work behind the scenes. you've got people doing jobs that they do them for love. they do them for the love of music, the love of community, you know, in their community. and if those people disappear off, it's because they have to, because they can't afford to hang around. then you lose those people, and they're hard to replace, and impossible to replace. for three decades

we saw pictures of ed sheeran performing. you have embraced new performers. notjust for the ferret in 2021. the diary is looking very full not just for the ferret and grassroots venues but across the country. venues are working hard and 2021 should be a bumper year if we can hold on. that is why we are asking the government to step in and see if we can maintain this for the next couple of months. mark david, good morning. co—owner of the tunbridge wells for a man from the music venue trust. this is a really difficult time for music venues. what is it you are seeking by way of help? yes, it is, indeed. what we needis help? yes, it is, indeed. what we need is urgent government action to stabilise the sector. they took some great action generally in the economy at the beginning of this crisis that music venues are now not able to open while other bits of the industry are opening up. we are asking for a package for grassroot music venues to get them through to the point where they can reopen. this is a very inventive sector. we will be able to recover if we get t

his career, drake's toosie slide is his happiest ever hit, with a rating of 84, and lady gaga, ed sheeranthe middle of the decade. # i was waiting so sad happy...# 0ne band who have been thinking a lot about this are liverpool's circa waves. they had a top five album this year with sad happy. the concept — one side of sad songs, one side of happy songs. and it turns out their fans have been streaming the happy side more, reflecting what's happening in music generally. i do think it's probably because of the current climate, and things that have just gone on recently. brexit happened, and now we're in a pandemic, and it's constantly kind of bad at the moment, if that makes sense, and we just need a bit of escapism. there's happy music out now, but that wasn't written in this pandemic. in a few months' time you probably will get a lot more sort of moody music coming out. i do think it's like a cyclical thing. i think eventually people will get sick of happiness and want a bit

in a joint letter to the uk government, which was signed by 1,500 artists — including ed sheeran, thepaul mccartney — uk music called for urgent action. good afternoon. this is an incredibly welcome breakthrough, 1.5 billion is an unprecedented package of support. what we need now is to ensure that the entirety of the music industry stands to benefit from these measures. music venues have been under threat, the first bits of the economy to get impacted by this and could be one of the last out. we need to ensure as broad as possible the individual creators can be supported. although this is a lot of money it's already too late for some venues? it will be a step in the right direction certainly. we've been talking about this for a number of weeks about the a poor initials coming in time for some, and we need to ensure that for large and small venues can have the necessary measures to function into the new year. do you know how the scheme will work, if you are a music venue do you have to apply for this money and just hope you will get it?|j think the details are still being delivered on

special group of people who have succeeded greatly, like, for example, sir winston churchill and ed sheeranr launched a magazine. during lockdown, six—year—old faith and her mother searched for magazines that represented children like her. when they realised there was a lack of diversity in publications for younger girls, they decided to design and print cocoa girl, the first ever uk magazine for black girls aged seven to 14. and they've sold thousands — as amanda kirton reports. hello, my name is faith and i'm the editor of cocoa girl. she's only six years old and is one of the editors for the uk's first magazine aimed at black girls. during lockdown, faith's mother went shopping for magazines to keep her daughter occupied. it was at this point that they realised there was a gap in the market. we decided to do a magazine which reflected her and other girls like her. there's a few mothers that have bought this magazine as a surprise for their daughter. some of them have never seen a black girl on the front of a cover before. this girl looks like me, because she's got those. leading figures

jake's slide is the happiest of his hits, with a rating of 84, and lady gaga, ed sheeran and taylor swiftliverpool's circa waves. they had a top five album this year with sad happy. the concept, one side of sad songs, the other side of happy songs. and it turns out their fans have been streaming the happiest side more, reflecting what is happening in music generally. i do think it is probably because of the current climate, and things that have just gone on recently. brexit happened, and now we're in a pandemic, and is co nsta ntly and now we're in a pandemic, and is constantly kind of bad at the moment, if that makes sense, and we just need a little bit of escapism, and happy music is a form of therapy, probably, ithink four people. although kieran thinks things will change once more if the songs created during lockdown are released. there is happy music out now, but that wasn't written, you know, in this pandemic. so in a few months' time, you will probably get a lot more sort of moody music coming out, and i do think it is a cyclical thing. i think eventually people will get sick of ha

special group of people who have succeeded greatly, like, for example, sir winston churchill and ed sheeran, just like thomas. that was sally hurst reporting, and we'll be bringing you more on this story after 8:30am, when we'll be catching up with musharaf asghar. tell us if you have had issues as well. you may remember musharaf ashgar from the educating yorkshire series, which documented how he overcame his stammer. it was a brilliant bit of telly, that, you remember at the end when he addressed his classmates and schoolmates? you are watching bbc breakfast. still to come: we'll hear from tom daley about swapping olympic training for lockdown life with his husband, toddler and mum. that interview is coming up shortly, and we'll also be bringing you the latest news and weather. now let's get the weather, with carol. that looks glorious, carol. good morning. good morning, both, good morning. good morning, both, good morning to you as well. you are quite right, what a beautiful weather watch a picture from north tyneside this morning and another one from northamptonshire. again you can see a

special group of people who have succeeded greatly, like, for example, sir winston churchill and ed sheeranuse of lords by labour shadow leader angela smith on quarantine measures. we will keep across that and let you know what happens. next to uproar in france after the government announced its banning cafes and restaurants from using outdoors heaters because it's bad for the environment. paul hawkins has more. the famous alto parisian cafe culture, all year round it is what france is known for thanks to outdoor heaters, but this is set to change because the government says they are bad to the environment. translation: we will also ban outdoor heating and public spaces and restaurant terraces and require the closing of doors of all heated and air—conditioned buildings open to the public. this is about ending practices that constitute ecological aberrations which lead to a com pletely aberrations which lead to a completely unjustified overconsumption of energy. for the mere comfort of not having to open the doors of a shop, we cannot air—conditioned a street when it is 30 degrees and we can