lets and on an upbeat note, the independent has a - note, the independent has a glorious, well, isupposech, as long as you don't worry about big crowds, which, at the moment, i mean, that looks i mean, you cannot blame people, can you? they get a sunny day and if you cannot travel abroad, you are going to head to the beach, you? what did you get up to with your sunny bank holiday? i took a stroll on a — with your sunny bank holiday? i took a stroll on a beach _ with your sunny bank holiday? i took a stroll on a beach to _ with your sunny bank holiday? i took a stroll on a beach to make - with your sunny bank holiday? i took a stroll on a beach to make out - with your sunny bank holiday? i took a stroll on a beach to make out of. a stroll on a beach to make out of london for the weekend, which is delightful. i look at this picture and i think it's fantastic. people have been cooped up for months, and it's important that they are getting sunshine. let's not forget, public messaging has got better in recent months on this, although, it's far from perfect, it is extremity difficult to transm

isuppose have an impact and i think they make a powerful statement.ask is do they hit these firms were at her and hit them in the pockets of the answer is it is kind of difficult to tell. 0n it is kind of difficult to tell. on facebook, 95% if not more of this advertising revenue which by the way is fast comes from small businesses. it is not coming from the big brands or the big name. they still need to place the advertising in order to survive. the question is did it cause anybody, any of the small companies enough of these companies to vote with their feet in the not to vote with their feet in the not to place ads? we haven't really seen that. . , _, ., that. there are things coming down the line. legislation _ that. there are things coming down the line. legislation coming - that. there are things coming down the line. legislation coming on - that. there are things coming down the line. legislation coming on the | the line. legislation coming on the line that might see a big change. it line that might see a big change. if you look at the last few

and it meant a lot to the people who built it because, isuppose, 1931 — you're talking about a year of was planned in the boom of the 1920s, to open in the bust of the 1930s. and fortunately for the planners and builders of the empire state building, there was some hope on the horizon. you talked about visitors to the empire state building. well, there were two observation decks, one open on the 86th floor and the other enclosed on the 102nd, and people were willing to part with their admission fee to go up and see the sights. but rentals were sparse. there really wasn't any elevator service between the 25th and 80th floors, because there was nobody there. there was no occupancy. and the manager used to turn the lights on on the empty floors, just to try to fool people into believing there were actually tenants occupying those floors. the building came to be called the "empty state building". and for those who built it, i suppose — the construction workers, the engineers — it would have been the one big project they could go to at that time. absolutely. there were stories that are prob

isuppose that imagining people were not crying out for this particularly. crying out for this articularly. well, ithink some parents _ particularly. well, ithink some parents have - particularly. well, ithink some parents have been| particularly. well, i think- some parents have been crying out for it. think there has been a certain amount of frustration where mum and dad have had both shots of the vaccine but the children who hadn't and it therefore made them a little more nervous about venturing out, children going to school, entering summer school and outdoor activities, where now at least if the children are in this age group you can have the entire family potentially vaccinated, it makes people feel a little more easy about the situation. in terms of the overall numbers, perhaps it won't make a huge difference percentagewise, there are about 17 million young americans in this 12-15 17 million young americans in this 12—15 age group. as officials have been describing today, it does move us a little bit further towards that sense of normal life perhaps bright light at the end of the t

the first thing, actually — i mean, it'sjust the nature of the way that our business and, isuppose, ourd the way that we work, our first concern is always staff, all our colleagues and our friends that have worked with us and how can we reassure them to try and make sure that they are looked after? or how do we make sure that they feel at least secure and safe? because if we don't know what's going on and they look to us as leadership, you know, we run the businesses, they want some sort of clarity. they want to know what's going on. and you've got to remember, that hospitality is often filled with young, you know, people making their way in the world. you know, it's quite often school leavers, university students, all the way through to people that are working in the industry are normally at the beginning point, in their early 20s, all the way through to their early 30s before they start reaching their senior manager point. so these are people that are going to be terrified. so it's — how do we reassure them? and that was a big thing. in a way, they're your most important resource, par

hospital and burial sites, and the dignity, i suppose, hospital and burial sites, and the dignity, isupposeuppose, the fact that there has been so many death in the hospital have been overwhelmed and so chill rooms, and we heard about shortages. it's really devastating people with their family members and loved ones cannot spend the final hours but they want to make sure there is dignity and how they send them off and the cultural rituals that they would normally do. the other thing that what teachers are raising with me is the exploitation of the black market and people wanting to seek supplies from those individuals and course there is lots of money being made, lots of exploitation, people charging people to come and have a look at the ones, the final image of them before they are being cremated, it's really devastating and many have talked about the fact that they can't get hospital admissions, about the fact that they can't get hospitaladmissions, going about the fact that they can't get hospital admissions, going from one to another and they are just distraught, cannot believe that the

in essence, isuppose, to points come out of that. the government _ points come out of that.he government might say we have waited, haven't impose this and we are still talking about it and as i said it is perfectly reasonable for them to want to debate about it but there are those who say that some of the points you raised about crossing, for example, and all the rest of it and exactly the things that doctors had said it was as members of the public. yes, these things happen but they are so disproportionately that you shouldn't let them stop you having the vaccine because in a senseit having the vaccine because in a sense it sounds like you're saying it is all right. we will read about this stuff when you're on her tell the public they should be worried about it. ., . �* the public they should be worried about it. ., ., �* , ., about it. no, what i'm saying is an absolutely — about it. no, what i'm saying is an absolutely believe _ about it. no, what i'm saying is an absolutely believe that _ about it. no, what i'm saying is an absolutely believe that people - absolutely bel

potentially losing a couple of seats, i suppose, how many, potentially losing a couple of seats, isupposese constituency seats, can they lose constituency seats, can they pick up in the regional vote? talking about plaid cymru as well, they will be battling hard for second place with the tory party, looking to take areas like llanelli, but looking to hold on to areas like the rhondda, where labour have been trying hard, leanne wood standing there. and the liberal democrats, they have one seat, in brecon and radnorshire, fighting hole to hold onto that, they were wiped out in the general election 2019 so they will be hoping that will not happen again on thursday. and they will be challenging in areas like cardiff central here. held by labour since 2019, ten years ago, not 2019, sorry, ten years ago, 2001, but the three parties will be challenging in different areas here as well. one other sentiment i should mention, abolish the senedd, the party, gaining some momentum, they will be looking to get some regional seats, if they can, and it will be interesting to see how that dynamic works, bu

isuppose ticket jelly tots when he went for a vaccine. i suppose they are too old!or a hairpin come up so tell us how far you have got stop may 28 trades now. it is been almost a year. _ stop may 28 trades now. it is been almost a year, almost _ stop may 28 trades now. it is been almost a year, almost to _ stop may 28 trades now. it is been almost a year, almost to the - stop may 28 trades now. it is been almost a year, almost to the day, | almost a year, almost to the day, and now— almost a year, almost to the day, and now i— almost a year, almost to the day, and now i am at an unlimited japan laycard— and now i am at an unlimited japan lay card which i think in the uk's like a _ lay card which i think in the uk's like a nando's black card, ortho around — like a nando's black card, ortho around 20,000... you like a nando's black card, ortho around 20,000. . .— like a nando's black card, ortho around 20,000. .. you can eat for free? an unlimited _ around 20,000. .. you can eat for free? an unlimited amount - around 20,000. .. you can eat for free? an unlimited amoun

isuppose, given go faster, ease restrictions quicker.nches, actually, no, iwill do it m wa . ~' , , it my way. i think he is. he is politically _ it my way. i think he is. he is politically in _ it my way. i think he is. he is politically in a _ it my way. i think he is. he is politically in a strong - it my way. i think he is. he isj politically in a strong position it my way. i think he is. he is . politically in a strong position off the back of those local elections and also, particularly in england, where, of course, the government has been mostly making the direct rules for england. 0f been mostly making the direct rules for england. of course, in scotland and wales and northern ireland, each of the government has made specific rules on a lot of things, so the one area where the government, the westminster government has had the most direct control is in england and they do seem to have been pretty well rewarded for that in those elections last week, so, yes, i think it does put him in a strong position. i think also the fact that

pandemic, they like the fire in her belly, i suppose. pandemic, they like the fire in her belly, isupposeet for an — in the medium—term, she's not in the market for an independence referendum, she is fully focused on trying _ referendum, she is fully focused on trying to— referendum, she is fully focused on trying to steer scotland through what _ trying to steer scotland through what we — trying to steer scotland through what we hope to be the last vestiges of the _ what we hope to be the last vestiges of the pandemic. and i think a lot of the pandemic. and i think a lot of voters — of the pandemic. and i think a lot of voters respond to that, and to be honest— of voters respond to that, and to be honest with — of voters respond to that, and to be honest with you, i notice you mention— honest with you, i notice you mention borisjohnson's honest with you, i notice you mention boris johnson's vanishing trick in— mention boris johnson's vanishing trick in scotland. boris johnson mention boris johnson's vanishing trick in scotland. borisjohnson is toxic— trick in scotland. borisjohnson is tox

isuppose good morning. i suppose we should lay out the problem. care over the past year has had - see addressed? i think social care over the past year has had a i see addressed? i think social care over the past year has had a hugej over the past year has had a huge focus on it and many of the challenges affecting the sector over the past year have been in place for years beforehand. what we are hoping for is a significant and ambitious agenda around reform that will tackle some of these long—standing issues around funding, supporting the workforce in terms of investment and innovation and development of new models, and in terms of thinking about what we need social care to do now and what we will need it to do in 15 years, and we have not got those plans laid out in clarity, so thatis those plans laid out in clarity, so that is what we look for the government to do and urgently. to the point of what you need now, what are people missing out on, what make are people missing out on, what make a difference?— a difference? definitely in terms of ref

the ones that are quite rapid, isuppose, half be familiar with. seconds to get the result. so this, they are saying, would be a real game changer. british airways is the first company on board with us, but the company are in talks with lots of other travel companies as well. also hospitality sector as well. and events organisers. this really opens up events organisers. this really opens up the possibility for rapid mass testing. it is easy—to—use and it is point—of—care diagnosis. you can find out very quickly and then you can go on into, whether it is a plane or an event, a sports match etc. it will be quite interesting. there are potentially some downfalls here. think about availability for one. they say that they are trying to ramp up production as quickly as they can. there is no widespread agreement across countries as to which tests are best and which ones are valid. so, at the moment, this testis are valid. so, at the moment, this test is approved for europe and the uk, and it is in the process of approval in the us. it is not quite the sil

to be under a certain heading of rock music, i suppose, be under a certain heading of rock music, isupposetime? i don't know why we'll do that. rock!, i don't— time? i don't know why we'll do j that. rock!, i don't understand. time? i don't know why we'll do - that. rock!, i don't understand. we like it, it doesn't matter. i am fascinated, francis, when you said about the bands fascinated, francis, when you said about the hands you deliberately didn't like because they were competition, who are you talking about? i competition, who are you talking about? ~' ., , ., about? i think there was that. i remember _ about? i think there was that. i remember iron _ about? i think there was that. i remember iron maiden - about? i think there was that. i remember iron maiden being i about? i think there was that. i i remember iron maiden being one about? i think there was that. i - remember iron maiden being one of them in my second son was really crazy about them, and the drummer from status quo, if bruce dickerson walked into the time they would be like that, and it was something i had to understan

imean, i i mean, isuppose i mean, i suppose your comments on what happened. they decide to take action. in this situation, normally, if you have alleged bomb threats, you would go to the nearest suitable airport. they find themselves in a situation where they have... intercepting them and telling them to go to minsk. that has to be upsetting for the pilot and flight safety of that light. it is absolutely shocking that this is happening. —— that flight. the is absolutely shocking that this is happening. -- that flight. the pilot would have — happening. -- that flight. the pilot would have been _ happening. -- that flight. the pilot would have been told, _ happening. -- that flight. the pilot would have been told, would - happening. -- that flight. the pilot would have been told, would he? l happening. -- that flight. the pilot. would have been told, would he? how would have been told, would he? how would it have worked? i do would have been told, would he? how would it have worked?— would it have worked? i do not have all the details. — would it have worked? i