let's talk about itv and what itv is in terms of content.the crown jewels of the itv schedule? i think regional news is where itv excels. the other crown jewel is clearly entertainment. itv does entertainment, i think, obviously better than anybody else. it is about massive audiences. we regularly get well over 5 million. you know, on big shares, bgt, 11 million, saturday night takeaway, 11 million, 12 million. i'm a celebrity, 12 million. massive audiences in this day and age. the masked singer is growing a bit at the moment. masked singer, you know, started last year at 4 million, now seven to 8 million. brilliant. we know how to bring shows to screen, entertain people, and then actually build the success of their shows. drama is strong for us. i know bbc and itv, we collaborate a lot now, but we are also competitive when it comes to drama. we have got four out of the five top dramas, which is amazing. you know des quiz, pembrokeshire murders. very proud of that. but people already announced that britain's got talent, bgt, for those of our

let's talk about itv and what itv is in terms of content.ama is strong for us. i know bbc and itv, we collaborate a lot now, but we are also competitive when it comes to drama. we have got four out of the five top dramas, which is amazing. you know des quiz, pembrokeshire murders. very proud of that. but people already announced that britain's got talent, bgt, for those of our audience who don't know what bgt stands for, that's britain's got talent. you have announced it will be cancelled this year because of covid—19 means it's not possible to film the auditions. how are you going to fill the schedule and a hole in your ad revenue? we have got something lined up. we will be able to tell you about that. this is the moment. no, no, no do tell us. i can't. honestly, i'd get killed, so i can't. but we have got something lined up, which i think will be fantastic. what is it? is it an audition—based competition show? maybe, maybe. is simon cowell in it? i'm not saying. the reason bgt couldn't come is because of the pandemic. a lot of the acts com

let's talk about itv and what it is, first in i about itv and what it is, first in terms of content.—. lent. we know how to bring shows to the screen, entertain people and then actually build the success of those shows. dramas, i know the bbc and itv, we collaborate a lot now but we are also competitive when it comes to drama. we've got four out of the five top dramas which is amazing. des, quiz, pembrokeshire motors, you name it. ., �* ., ., , ., ., . name it. you've already announced britain's name it. you've already announced idritain's got _ name it. you've already announced britain's got talent, _ name it. you've already announced britain's got talent, pgt— name it. you've already announced britain's got talent, pgt for - name it. you've already announced britain's got talent, pgt for our i britain's got talent, pgt for our audience who don't know what it is, britain's got talent, it will be cancelled this year because the pandemic means it's not from the auditions. how will you feel the schedule and the hole and revenue? we have something lined up. tell us, this is the moment. d

coronation street actor johnny briggs — who played mike baldwin in the itv soap — has died at the agenow on bbc news. it's time for click. this week — it's a fashion special in which we find that pixels are the new black. leather is reinvented, no cows required. and finishing the look, the big spectacle in al beauty. hey, welcome to click! this week, we're both trying to look our best because it's been london fashion week which, as you may expect, was a bit different this year and which probably explains why lara is currently wearing cardboard. oh, sorry! i'll take these off. i was looking at a collection in virtual reality! put them back on and tell us what it's like. well, it's certainly immersive, of course. this is designer jenn lee's show. it was shot in live action so that viewers can experience it in a vr headset or google cardboard. it's a great 360 view around, although i feel like i'm at a circus, but i guess that's just high fashion for you! and what's really struck me is that this goes so much further than just putting clothes online. four years ago, a mysterious model sti

the coronation street actorjohnny briggs — who played mike baldwin in the itv soap — has died at thee have taken part in a video call to encourage people to take up the covid—19 vaccination. now on bbc news... the travel show. mike corey's off the coast of tanzania exploring a coral reef that scientists say could be a game—changer for some species threatened by warming seas. this week on the show: vaccinations are something we are all very excited about, notjust in the cruise industry but within the travel industry more broadly, and we are excited to see the rollout happening in many countries. the hidden reef that could be a game changer. there's so much coral! and fun with fruit in northern italy. this is it now. tell my family i love them. hello and welcome to pemba island, a little slice of paradise just a few short miles off the coast of tanzania. i am here to find out why a new discovery on the bottom of the indian ocean could be a game changer for the creatures that live in and around the coral reef here. first, though: high waves and ocean views. there was a time when cruisin

next, if we move to dan hewitt at itv. tiara if we move to dan hewitt at itv.v. two questions, and you _ if we move to dan hewitt at itv. tiara questions, and you can answer them yes or no if you want. our schooldays going to be extended help with the catch—up programme, and are summer holidays going to be cut short this summer to help children catch up? fin short this summer to help children catch u? , short this summer to help children catchu? , ., catch up? on the summer holidays, what we have _ catch up? on the summer holidays, what we have done, _ catch up? on the summer holidays, what we have done, in _ catch up? on the summer holidays, what we have done, in terms - catch up? on the summer holidays, what we have done, in terms of- catch up? on the summer holidays, what we have done, in terms of the| what we have done, in terms of the £200 million programme, is we want schools to be putting on great activities, whether that is education led or even wellbeing led, so we would be hoping that schools can be offering that, draw down that funding in order to off

the coronation street actorjohnny briggs — who played mike baldwin in the itv soap — has died at the and the duke and duchess of cambridge have taken part in a call to encourage people to keep on taking the covid—19 vaccination. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. here in the uk — the chancellor rishi sunak says he's committed to supporting businesses and helping those on the lowest incomes, saying the public should feel assured ahead of wednesday's budget. labour has urged the government to keep the furlough scheme for as long as health restrictions remain in place. there are plans for a £5 billion grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re—open safely. our business correspondent, katie prescott, reports. the first signs of spring and with them hope of new beginnings for businesses as lockdown eases but it has not been an easy ride. despite government support, salons like this one still have rents and overheads. we can't do takeaway haircuts, we can't go into people's homes. there is no way a hair salon or be

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the coronation street actorjohnny briggs — who played mike baldwin in the itv soap — has died at the good afternoon. the chancellor rishi sunak says people should be reassured by his plans in this week's budget. mr sunak said he would continue to support families and businesses hit by coronavirus, but wanted to level with people that more challenging times could lie ahead as we emerge from the pandemic. he also announced a £5 billion grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re—open. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. closed for business and struggling to survive, but some comfort for companies hit hard by the pandemic as the government offers £5 billion worth of grants part, the chancellor says, of his promise to do whatever it takes to keep the economy going. and ahead of the budget a signal that he'll keep spending to offer that support for now. my priority is to keep supporting british families, businesses and people through this crisis. i said at the beginning i would do whatever it took to do exactly that and i remain comm

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i _ emily morgan at itv. thank you, secretary of state. i just - emily morgan at itv.actually think. well, it is on all of us to contain _ actually think. well, it is on all of us to contain this _ actually think. well, it is on all of us to contain this new- actually think. well, it is on all. of us to contain this new variant. of course, in lockdown, when the number of cases overall is coming down, we hope, too, that we can bring down the number of cases of the new variant and we are sending in the extra surge testing and enhanced contact tracing to try and stop those chains of transmission, to stop the spread altogether of these new variants, but it is not straightforward and, as you say, there may be further cases that we don't know about yet and our genomic sequencing is in place to try to try and spot them. the most important thing is that people in the postcode areas i have outlined need to take extra special precautions, the stay at home message is there for everyone but, in particular, in those areas, it is absolutely vital that people minimise all social cont

the coronation street actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at the age. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to saturday sportsday — i'm jane dougall. tuchel�*s record is intact, but an exasperating match for him and solsjaer at stamford bridge with both sides feeling they've dropped points. the first silverware of the season goes to stjohnstone. celebrations in perthshire as the club lifts the league cup for the first time ever. and winter olympian gus kenworthy speaks about the photo that went viral and his fears of coming out. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with a frustrating game for both chelsea and manchester united. neither could break the deadlock at stamford bridge, with the match finishing goaless. there was a moment of controversy though when the referee ruled that manchester united should not be given a penalty after a handball by callum hudson odoi. adam wild reports. still in the running also—ran. manchester united and chelsea a chance to see this type race having 11 -- chance to see this type race having 11

itv. �* , ~ to add? no, fine. thank you, alex. itv.efore you open up anything else? how long might— you open up anything else? how long might that _ you open up anything else? how long might that take? also, do you think you witt— might that take? also, do you think you will be — might that take? also, do you think you will be able to announce any other— you will be able to announce any other lifting of restrictions at the same _ other lifting of restrictions at the same time as you make your announcement, whatever it may be, for example — announcement, whatever it may be, for example do you think you will be able to— for example do you think you will be able to tell— for example do you think you will be able to tell people they will be able to tell people they will be able to — able to tell people they will be able to start socialising outdoors? one able to start socialising outdoors? 0ne guick— able to start socialising outdoors? one quick one for christ whitty. you've — one quick one for christ whitty. you've said _ one quick one fo

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who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at the age of 85. now on bbc news, the media show takes a look at what the spat between australia and facebook means for countries taking on big tech. hello. down with this obsession with youth — how about we obsess over older people instead 7 baby boomers, for instance. after all, they're in the habit of actually watching and listening to linear telly and radio, and some of them even have money to spend after watching or listening to adverts. so goes the thinking behind a new radio station. no, not a digital platform available via smart devices, this is a real, actual radio station on dab. it's called boom radio, it's aimed at boomers, and its founderjoins us live. meanwhile, over the past week, there has been a massive beef between australia's government and facebook, leading to the social media giant blocking every news organisation from their platform in australia. but what does this display of might from facebook mean for other countries readying themselves to regulate big tech, including britain?

and the coronation street actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at the 85. public health england has identified the first cases in the uk of a coronavirus variant, that was first detected in northern brazil. there's concern the manaus variant may be more transmissible, and less likely to respond to a vaccine, than the original virus. five out of the six cases are linked to travel from brazil. the national medical director for nhs england, professor stephen powis, says the country is well placed to deal with them. we expected to see this, we will see lots of minor variants occurring and some will have some importance, so it is important that we continue to sequence. the good news in the uk is that we have a lot of capacity to sequence samples and therefore get the mutations and the genetic code. we have good contact tracing in place as well. of course, the third bit of news is that the vaccines that are being used for covid can be adapted very rapidly, so it is likely that if we do need to change the vaccine, that can be done in months, rather than in yea

the coronation street actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at the age the duke and duchess of cambridge have taken part in a video call to encourage people to take up the covid—19 vaccination. now on bbc news, a round—up of the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament as borisjohnson sets out his plan to reopen england slowly easing lockdown between now and the end ofjune. a wretched year will give way to a spring and a summer that will be very different and incomparably better than the picture we see around us today. labour says this has to be the last shutdown and welcomes the data driven approach. i'm glad the prime minister spoke today of caution, of this being irreversible, of assessing the data and following the evidence. those are the right guiding principles. the education secretary announces that teachers will grade exams in england this summer. young people will be able to look forward to the next stage - of their lives with confidence. but labour thinks he could have acted sooner. i can't help wondering why he only trus

the coronation street actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at the age now on bbc news, global questions. hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. covid—i9 lockdowns have wreaked havoc on our economies, and one area that's been knocked sideways is the travel and tourism industry. one in ten people around the world work in the sector, and it accounts for $9 trillion of global gdp. has the travel industry been transformed for ever? and could some of the changes actually be good for us and the planet? that's global questions: travel in a post—covid world. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us live via video link. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. paul theroux is an internationally—acclaimed american author and explorer who's been described as the world's most perceptive travel writer. he has a new novel set in hawaii called under the wave at waimea out in april. and gloria guevara is ceo and president of the world travel and tourism council,

sojohnny briggs, who has died at the age of 85, star in coronation street, mac as mike baldwin in the itvave charged 47 pro—democracy activists and opposition figures with conspiracy to commit subversion. it's the biggest single use so far of the controversial security law introduced by beijing last year. the law was widely condemned for giving china wide—ranging powers to control protest and free speech. the charges are in relation to attempts lastjuly to organise unofficial primary votes to select opposition candidates ahead of legislative elections. the authorities said the accused had aimed to paralyse the government. lester shum is one of the activists who had to report to authorities earlier today. speaking outside the police station said despite detention, he said he's not giving up. so that no matter how difficult it will be, i want to tell all of the hong kong people, no matter where you are, to keep faithful and to be hopeful and we will continue our struggle. let's speak to martin yip in hong kong. just put these charges into some sort of context for us. what does this mean in

against the military coup there the coronation street actorjohnny briggs — who played mike baldwin in the itvs died at the age of 85 the chancellor rishi sunak says he's committed to supporting businesses and helping those on the lowest incomes, saying the public should "feel assured" ahead of wednesday's budget. labour has urged the government to keep the furlough scheme for as long as health restrictions remain in place. there are plans for a five billion pound grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re—open safely. our political correspondent jonathan blake explained more about the choices the chancellor has to make. well, ahead of the budget on wednesday we have been trying to read the signals sent by the chancellor and the treasury, not giving away too much detail about exactly what's going to be in there, but i think from what he's had to say so far it is pretty clear that in the short—term, the support packages put in place like the furlough scheme to keep people in theirjobs, the increase in universal credit payments, things like the grants a

carl dinnen, itv. i think i ought to ask you _ carl dinnen, itv.ve had so much good news, are you absolutely committed to not reopening _ are you absolutely committed to not reopening schools in england before the 8th— reopening schools in england before the 8th of— reopening schools in england before the 8th of march, ortega think you could _ the 8th of march, ortega think you could pull— the 8th of march, ortega think you could pull it forward if things are really— could pull it forward if things are really doing well and if, for example, we managed to vaccinate the first four _ example, we managed to vaccinate the first four groups more quickly than originally— first four groups more quickly than originally expected? and if i could ask chris — originally expected? and if i could ask chris whitty about the death rate, _ ask chris whitty about the death rate. i_ ask chris whitty about the death rate, i think he said we will first see the — rate, i think he said we will first see the effect of the vaccination programme in the death rates, those are

and the coronation street actorjohnny briggs, who played mike baldwin in the itv soap, has died at theof 85. ahead of the budget on wednesday, the chancellor rishi sunak has signalled the government will continue to support people and businesses through the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic, and he announced a grant scheme worth £5 billion to help pubs, restaurants, shops and other businesses in england to re—open. but, with the government spending a massive £271 billion this year on fighting covid and its effects on the economy, mr sunak also said he wanted to level with people about the challenges ahead. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticus. in correspondent damian grammaticus. the air, a ser hint in the air, a sense of change, a hint of spring and the pandemic waning. but still there are months left to go until restrictions left. so today the chancellor was signalling the support in place will stay. so weighing on his mind is the debt, £270 billion and rising, all of which will have to be paid. my riori of which will have to be paid. ij�*i priority is of whi

which is why itve was barely ironic that joe biden should communicate his latestiaia ideological purge during an appearance at the national prayer breakfast. >> we just have to open our eyes. just witness images that we never imagined. images that willll now we will never forget. the violent assault of thehe u.. capitol, the assault on our democracy, on our capitol. a violent attack that threatened lives and took lives. we know now we must confront and defeat political extremism, white supremacy, and domestic terrorism. >> laura: using the capitol hill riots as a justification, i know it's only a matter of time until biden's administration will turn their sight on the u.s. military. biden's pentagon chief announced and we mentioned it briefly last night, a stand-down of all u.s. military forces in order to scour the ranks. the new secretary of f defense hinted at a possible purge during his conversation here in. >> i will fight hard to stamp out sexual assault and rid are ranks of racistsl and extremist. the job of the department ofl defense is to keep america safe of our enemies but w

video will be broadcast simultaneously just before 10pm this evening on the commercial broadcasters itvtv and radio programmes throughout the day. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has spent a second night in hospital in london, where he was admitted after feeling unwell. charlotte wright is outside the king edward vii hospital. what more are you hearing, charlotte?— what more are you hearing, charlotte? ~ ., , ., ., charlotte? well, no update from the palace on how _ charlotte? well, no update from the palace on how the _ charlotte? well, no update from the palace on how the duke _ charlotte? well, no update from the palace on how the duke is _ charlotte? well, no update from the palace on how the duke is doing - palace on how the duke is doing today. they are usually pretty private when it comes to health matters, so i don't think we'll hear anything unless there is a really significant development. he has now spent two nights in this hospital after he was admitted on tuesday evening on his doctor's advice, but we have been told it is a precautionary measure. it is after he

while the democrats andi the media could have beene learning and covering governors, the ones that got itvern desantis down in florida, kristi noem protected the most vulnerable in their states. also opening safely, putting trust and faith in the citizens of their state rather than shielding -- let's see, cuomo, gavin newsom, governor wolf, governor murphy, and others that had disastrous policies. remember, florida governor desantis protected seniors early on. as a piece in the new york post quote, "florida went out of its way to get covid-19 positive people out of nursing homes while new york went out of its way to get them in. a policy now widely acknowledged to have been a complete debacle with a full cover up. and desantis safely opened up the schools, allowed businesses to take adequate health measures,e to be able to fully reopen. south dakota governor resisted calls to lock down her state and understood the importance of balancing the risk of the virus with the major risks of destroying the livelihoods of poor and working families. and desantis and noem? aret they facing impeachment?

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libby, itv. we have decade. thank you. libby, itv. have heard in decade. thank you.. i think we need to be cautious and careful. what the play minister— cautious and careful. what the play minister is— cautious and careful. what the play minister is saying, i think is right about— minister is saying, i think is right about that — minister is saying, i think is right about that. careful and cautious as we come _ about that. careful and cautious as we come add to this because we have to make _ we come add to this because we have to make sure — we come add to this because we have to make sure that this lockdown i5 to make sure that this lockdown is the last— to make sure that this lockdown is the last lockdown. not make the mistakes — the last lockdown. not make the mistakes we've made before which is coming _ mistakes we've made before which is coming up _ mistakes we've made before which is coming up too quickly. that is the language — coming up too quickly. that is the language of the prime minister is now using. i think he is right about that _ now using. i think he

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video will be broadcast simultaneously just before 10pm this evening on the commercial broadcasters itvnasa calls it the seven minutes of terror — an approach to mars at 12,000 miles an hour. then, just at the right moment, a parachute opens, dramatically slowing it down before a complex landing system brings the perseverance rover down to the ground. that�*s the plan, but only half of all mars landings have worked. there�*s danger everywhere. right in the middle, there�*s a 60—80 metre tall cliff that cuts right through the middle of the landing site. if you look to the west, there are craters that the rover can�*t get out of — even if we were to land successfully in there. if you look to the east, there are large rocks. you know, landing on mars is not for the faint of heart. the landing site is an area called thejezero crater. it�*s dry and dusty today but billions of years ago it used to be a huge lake, and the main aim of the mission is to look for signs of life there. perseverance, the most advanced rover that nasa�*s ever built, will use its drill to collect samples of rock. the

video will be broadcast simultaneously just before 10pm this evening on the commercial broadcasters itvland, the stormont executive has agreed to extend the current lockdown until april one, however some school pupils will be heading back to school private is school pupils, p1— three will be going back to classes from march eight, according to the pa news agency fitch says the stormont has just agreed an extension to the current lockdown in most ways through to april one. we will talk to correspond it in belfast shortly and bring you more on that. the headlines on bbc news... coronavirus infections have dropped by two thirds across england since january. the current lockdown has seen rates fall, but scientists say they still need to be lower: a call for more financial help for key workers living with long covid: the labour leader proposes british recovery bonds — to help the renewal of communities and jobs after the pandemic. australia's prime minister says his country won't be intimidated by facebook, in the continuing row about news coverage on the social media platform. australia wan

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mcdonald and dodds returns to itv tomorrow at 8pm. parents it's safe for children to return to the classroom. another abduction of schoolchildren in nigeria. more than 300 girls have been taken. and a hero's farewell — preparations for the funeral of captain sir tom moore — the war veteran who raised tens of millions of pounds for the nhs.