jenny kumah, thank you very much. jenny kumah in cornwall, a very dramatic sky behind jenny.can see from the isobars that it is a breezy day with showers and showers in the north—west being enhanced by that weather front. this is the weather front coming in later on tonight. plenty of showers already this morning across the north, the western parts of the south, some of them wintry above 450 metres, and ahead of him after a cold start we are looking at a fair bit of sunshine. the showers across england and wales will continue to push eastwards through the course of the day and they will dry up in the south—east, but will have frequent and heavy showers in the north and west, and again some of those will have thunder and lightning and also sam hail embedded in them. temperatures today 6—10 north to south. through this evening and overnight a ridge of high pressure builds across us, eventually most of the showers will fade, the breeze will ease but then we have this band of rain coming in showing it is going to be heavy and accompanied by strengthening winds. 11 degrees in plym

jenny kumah, bbc news, dartmoor.nd for services in the tech sector, and in spite of households being squeezed by rising prices. the office for national statistics said people boosted growth by going out to pubs and bars to watch the world cup. michael kill, who's the chief executive of that the world cup provided an uplift for the uk economy. with the figures highlighted today that pubs bars and venues benefited from the world cup.— that pubs bars and venues benefited from the world cup. experience 38 to 4096 from the world cup. experience 38 to 40% increase — from the world cup. experience 38 to 40% increase on _ from the world cup. experience 38 to 4096 increase on match _ from the world cup. experience 38 to 4096 increase on match days. - 40% increase on match days. restaurants did not fare as well. they had a more challenging., where it matches were being shown. the operating costs still remain high and, more importantly, independent businesses are extremely vulnerable with the lost and challenging festive tradin

for that update, jenny kumah in i that update, jenny kumah in plymouth.at, polling in december showed that a7% of the public supported ambulance workers going on strike, whereas 37% opposed, a slight plurality in favour of this action, whereas for other workers you would not get that. i think that reflects the concerns that the public have over the nhs and general sympathy for nhs workers. let's explore when you say other workers would not get that level of support, because i wondered how far that support extends to others on strike, and i am thinking, for example, about railway workers, post office workers, border force officials, for example. i think what we tend to find, similar polling before the start of the year shows that if we are talking about nhs workers, firefighters or teachers, you tend to find more people in the public supportive than opposing it, whereas other groups, you typically find that barristers and civil servants, — sorry, barristers and civil servants — more opposed than support, so to use that specific example of the railway worke

jenny kumah, bbc news, dartmoor. assure who is in favour of allowing camping in the national park.very disappointing. it is upsetting. as a single stroke, one individual or a small group of individuals, has whipped out from under tens of thousands of people a wonderful experience that as your previous experience men should helps with mental health. and is a wonderful thing to do for anyone who loves the outdoors. this wonderful thing to do for anyone who loves the outdoors.— loves the outdoors. this doesn't sto loves the outdoors. this doesn't step peeple _ loves the outdoors. this doesn't stop people walking _ loves the outdoors. this doesn't stop people walking on - loves the outdoors. this doesn'tl stop people walking on dartmoor loves the outdoors. this doesn't - stop people walking on dartmoor or spending all day there if they wish. it simply stops them from camping overnight, doesn't it? that it simply stops them from camping overnight, doesn't it?— overnight, doesn't it? that is what he does. overnight, doesn't it? that is what he does- you _ overnight, doesn't it? that is w

the last pocket of england and wales where this right was thought to exist has just disappeared. jenny kumahservation association, is disapponted by the decision. it's very disappointing. it's really upsetting. i mean, at a single stroke, one individual or a very small group of individuals has essentially whiped out from under tens of thousands of people a really wonderful experience that, as all your previous speakers mentioned, contributes to mental health, physical resilience. and there's a wonderful thing to do for anyone who loves the outdoors. there is something very specific about the experience of camping overnight, especially wild camping. it's not like being in a campsite. you are a very long way from anywhere else, away from light in our sort of hyperconnected world where everyone is plugged into the internet constantly, especially young people, children and youth, being able to go to a part of the uk that is still dark, that is unconnected and feels wild and free, even though it is still relatively safe by virtue of being near hospitals and their roads is an astonishing thing. an

jenny kumah, bbc news, exeter.rd. what can you tell us about this bid? , , ,., ., , this bid? this is potentially significant _ this bid? this is potentially significant news _ this bid? this is potentially significant news for - this bid? this is potentially - significant news for manchester united fans. it was back in november last year that the current owners, the glazer family announced that they were willing to sell the club. they had been in charge since 2005 and in the last hour or so it has been confirmed that the chemical company, ineos, owned by the british billionaire sirjim radcliffe have formally entered the bidding process to buy the club. sirjim radcliffe is one of britain�*s richest men and he and ineos are involved in a number of other sports with cycling, sailing and formula 1, and sirjim radcliffe did put in a bid to buy chelsea when they were up for sale last year. that bid was unsuccessful, but he is, as you say, a boyhood fan of manchester united. it is still very early days. this process may

rebecca morelle, bbc news, spaceport, cornwall. jenny kumah, is in cornwall for us.ne coping with the disappointment?— how is everyone coping with the disappointment? how is everyone coping with the disa ointment? , ., ., disappointment? yes indeed, what a difference a day _ disappointment? yes indeed, what a difference a day makes. _ disappointment? yes indeed, what a difference a day makes. yesterday i difference a day makes. yesterday when i was here that bowser was incredible. hundreds of media from around the world, people came to watch, there was a conger around the replica rocket before the launch but todayis replica rocket before the launch but today is the opposite, very quiet, and like the mood the weather is sombre, and disappointment as you heard in rebecca's report. what happens now is there is an investigation into what went wrong. you can see from the rocket behind me, we understand that stage what happened. the rocket was launched but there was a problem at the second stage and we are yet to find out what happened with those satellites. they did not r

jenny kumah, bbc news, exeter. the time is 13:18. our top story this lunchtime...ditions. there have been no fatalities. and still to come, 40 years old today. we look back to the beginnings of breakfast tv. coming up in sport on bbc news: premiership rugby is clearly unsustainable — the damning conclusion of a parliamentary report following two of the sports's biggest clubs, wasps and worcester, going into administration. they have taken control of the city of soledar —— but this has been the russian authorities in ukraine's eastern donetsk region claim they have taken control of the city of soledar — but this has been denied by a ukrainian army spokesperson, who said fighting is continuing in the area. troops on the front line have told the bbc they welcome news from the uk that they're to receive about a dozen challenger tanks, which they hope will turn the tide in the war. the bbc�*s andrew harding has been with a tank unit near bakhmut and sent this report. lurking in a snowbound forestjust behind the front lines, a cluster of ukrainian tanks. but these are an

jenny kumah, bbc news, dartmoor.nst one man. he appeared at southwark crown court in london via video link. the fresh charges include indecent assault, sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. the offences are alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2005. the actor is now facing a total of 12 charges against four men, all of which he denies. mr spacey will face trial injune. around 15 million more people in england could be prescribed daily statin pills to lower cholesterol. new guidance from the national institute for health and care excellence, which advises the nhs, suggests anyone who has a one in 20 chance of a heart attack or stroke in the next decade should be offered the drugs. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. millions of mostly older adults in the uk take statins — these cholesterol—busting pills cost just a few pence per patient per day. cholesterol is a fatty substance mainly produced by the liver. high levels of bad cholesterol can clog in your arteri

jenny kumah is in plymouth for us jenny you have been trying to assess the impact of the strike.u have been trying to assess the impact of the strike.— the impact of the strike. i am here at the university _ the impact of the strike. i am here at the university hospital - the impact of the strike. i am here at the university hospital in - at the university hospital in plymouth. it is a major trauma centre so if there are big incidents in the region it is does here. today, it has been relatively normal. there are times you come here and there dozens of ambulances queuing to andover. there have been a handful of ambulances with military personnel helping to crew them. so far it has been steady. i have been speaking to patients and relatives. 0ne relative told me his mother had a stroke and he called 99 and the ambulance was there in 20 minutes. he told me he was happy his mother got the service she needed and he supported the strikes. another woman who was dropped off here, she had been at the minor injury units and had been directed to come up here because she had a few weeks to g

jenny kumah, is at newquay airport in cornwall for us ahead of the launch. re being carried out this afternoon. i am buying —— joined by lucy from satellite applications catapult. you have a satellite on board the plane. we do. we have the — satellite on board the plane. we do. we have the amber— satellite on board the plane. we do. we have the amber satellite - satellite on board the plane. we do. we have the amber satellite on - satellite on board the plane. we do. | we have the amber satellite on board the plane. _ we have the amber satellite on board the plane, for horizon technologies and it— the plane, for horizon technologies and it is— the plane, for horizon technologies and it is the beginning of a constellation of satellites that is going _ constellation of satellites that is going to — constellation of satellites that is going to look after maritime security, _ going to look after maritime security, awareness at sea, so anything — security, awareness at sea, so anything from illegal fishing to trafficking of people through migrant vessels, smiling,

jenny kumah is in cornwall for us.orning. we have yet to wait for the — mean? good morning. we have yet to wait for the data _ mean? good morning. we have yet to wait for the data to _ mean? good morning. we have yet to wait for the data to be _ mean? good morning. we have yet to wait for the data to be analysed i wait for the data to be analysed fully by virgin orbit, so we need to wait till we get that back. i would stress that although we didn't manage to insert the satellites into orbit, the vast majority of other aspects of the mission have been successful. we have demonstrated that spaceport cornwall can operate, the aerospace management and maritime management have worked well, and the virgin crew and team getting this over from the us and to operate from the uk has been an immense achievement, for which we should all be very proud. aha, immense achievement, for which we should all be very proud. b. lat should all be very proud. a lot achieved. _ should all be very proud. a lot achieved, but _ should all be very

jenny kumah is in cornwall for us ahead of the launch. excitement is building? looking clear for later. this is a replica of the rocket which will be attached to the wing of the 7117 and one of the teams involved in this is the goon hilly earth station and this is the chief executive, ianjones, tell us about your involvement. we executive, ian jones, tell us about your involvement.— your involvement. we have been involved since _ your involvement. we have been involved since the _ your involvement. we have been involved since the beginning - your involvement. we have been involved since the beginning of l your involvement. we have been l involved since the beginning of the spaceport— involved since the beginning of the spaceport story, getting the politicians involved and the technical details but today have three _ technical details but today have three antennas involved in the mission, — three antennas involved in the mission, one which will be at the end of— mission, one which will be at the end of the — mission, one which will be at the end of the runway to

. | we'll bejoining our reporter jenny kumah in newquay later in the programme for the latest on thein: the uk, ever. what will they be watching closely? _ watching closely? the weather. ., , the weather. good morning. if it is ten o'clock— the weather. good morning. if it is ten o'clock tonight, _ the weather. good morning. if it is ten o'clock tonight, there - the weather. good morning. if it is ten o'clock tonight, there is - the weather. good morning. if it is ten o'clock tonight, there is a - ten o'clock tonight, there is a window of opportunity because the showers should have eased and it will be before the rain arrives. it is a good time. what we have got weather—wise for the next few days is it remains unsettled. it is often going to be wet and windy. it will be mainly mild. we have got showers moving across england and wales pushing towards the east. another weather front bringing in further showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, getting into parts of north—west england later in the day. a few of those could get into wales as well. some of those will be heavy an

jenny kumah reports.bish with you, but there have been problems when people haven't followed the rules. there have been incidents where litter, human waste have been left behind. but litter, human waste have been left behind. �* , ., litter, human waste have been left behind. , ., ., behind. but these are already atainst behind. but these are already against laws. _ behind. but these are already against laws, they _ behind. but these are already against laws, they are - behind. but these are already| against laws, they are against littering — against laws, they are against littering laws, they are a length stash _ littering laws, they are a length stash against the laws how welljosh the vast _ stash against the laws how welljosh the vast majority of people who enjoy— the vast majority of people who enjoy and — the vast majority of people who enjoy and take part in wild camping every— enjoy and take part in wild camping every year— enjoy and take part in wild camping every year leave absolutely no trace. —