john maguire, bbc news, bedford. well, we can speak now tojohn maguire, who's outside bedford hospital for us now. what is the latest from there? a bit earl , what is the latest from there? a bit early. really. _ what is the latest from there? a bit early. really. for— what is the latest from there? a bit early, really, for any _ what is the latest from there? 3 it early, really, for any updates on his condition of a night, we hope we spent a restful night here, you heard in the report that he was brought in yesterday afternoon. it sounds like he has been ill for a couple of weeks now, but that positive test for covid—19 came last week, and clearly there was an issue with his breathing yesterday which meant that he was brought here to the hospital. interesting to hear those comments from well—wishers, the prime minister, the leader of the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, and from michael vaughan as well, talking about him being an inspiration. of course, he has given us so much inspiration and optimism,

our correspondentjohn maguire has the story.ere there by his side when he made his most famous journey, today they were with him again when he made his finaljourney. soldiers from the yorkshire regiment, the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore's wartime unit paid tribute with full military honours. on the coffin, his medals, including his knighthood, and a specially commissioned officer's sword, on one side, the regimental motto, "fortune favours the brave." on the other, his motto, "tomorrow will be a good day." and in clear blue skies above bedford cemetery, the silence was broken by a fly—past from a wartime dakota. to us, he was a veteran and a record—breaking fundraiser, who walked 100 laps of his back garden to mark his 100th birthday, raising most £40 million for nhs charities in the process, but for his daughters, lucy and hannah, he was first and foremost a father. daddy, you would always tell us, "best foot forward," and true to your word, that is just what you did last year. when you raised a fortune for the nh

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire is outside bedford crematorium.ing place with full honours, isn't he?— to his final resting place with full honours, isn't he? yes, absolutely. full military — honours, isn't he? yes, absolutely. full military honours. _ honours, isn't he? yes, absolutely. full military honours. we _ honours, isn't he? yes, absolutely. full military honours. we know - honours, isn't he? yes, absolutely. full military honours. we know him as captain tom but you may remember he was made an honorary colonel of the training college in harrogate and his home county of, so today's full military honours will be at that level as if he was a colonel in the army. it will strike that balance i think today between the public captain sir tom and the private, sojust eight public captain sir tom and the private, so just eight members of his family attending. his two daughters and their children, their two husbands, they will be doing the readings during the service, and then of course the military playing its part, all very much adhering to the wi

john maguire reports. it all started as his way of thanking the nhs for looking after him following a fall. now captain sir tom moore — the record—breaking fundraiser — is under its care once again. he's being treated for pneumonia and covid—19 at bedford hospital. in a statement released yesterday afternoon by one of his daughters, hannah said he was being treated at home but was taken to hospital when he needed additional help with his breathing. he's on a ward and not in intensive care. she described the medical care he's received over the past few weeks a5 remarkable and goes on to say, "we know that the wonderful staff at bedford hospital will do all they can to make him comfortable and hopefully return home as soon as possible." this year, of course... we last spoke to him just before christmas, and he was his usual optimistic self.

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.lic finances when he unveils his budget next week. amongst the measures expected to be announced is a new mortgage guarantee scheme, as our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. a year into this pandemic, is an end in sight? perhaps. and as the mood lifts, a question, when should the massive support given to the economy stop? a year ago, rishi sunak delivered his very first budget as chancellor. since then, he's had to borrow £270 billion, a record. we're setting up a new coronavirus job retention scheme. for now, this national debt is relatively cheap to pay back, but if interest rates rise, that will change. today, the chancellor said... adding... labour says the government's overseen the worst downturn of any major economy, despite all the cash it's spent. now is not the time to withdraw support for hard—hit firms and families. the chancellor is preparing new measures. so i'm supposed to pour this milk into the yogurt? for abby, who still lives at home with his famil

new york city mayoral candidate ray maguire. sonali bostick, thank you as well.up, we dig into the tech selloff as nasdaq hits for its sixth day of loss. mark: i am mark crumpton world news. fed chair jay powell underscore the economy's ongoing weakness, speaking virtually to the senate banking chair powell also suggested the fed sees no need to alter its ultra low interest rate policies anytime soon. >> we expect readings on inflation to move up, that will be a temporary effect and will really signal anything. you can see spending pick up substantially in the second half of the year. that would be a good thing, but it would put pressure on prices. it does not seem likely that mr. powell's comments contrast analysts increasing optimum -- optimism. a potential surge of inflation and long-term -- a sharp increase in mortgage rates. a half million americans have died from covid. the u.s. has reported more deaths than any other in the country. new mexico -- mexico has nearly half as many. even still, that is as hospitalizations have fallen from the peak in january. m

, he's gone — you say they've got kevin maguire, he's gone.forward the case for republicanism and i think a lot of people _ republicanism and i think a lot of people will agree with him, and darreh— people will agree with him, and darren lewis from the other side saying _ darren lewis from the other side saying that those young people, generation 2 are well behind, they would _ generation 2 are well behind, they would love to see in the modernise the monarchy from within. sadly as he says— the monarchy from within. sadly as he says that with the best thing to have tteen— he says that with the best thing to have been to the royal family for a lon- have been to the royal family for a longtime — have been to the royal family for a long time. now they are not part of the royal— long time. now they are not part of the royal family because theyjust could _ the royal family because theyjust could not— the royal family because theyjust could not handle that lifestyle, and i could not handle that lifestyle, and i don't _ could not handle that lifestyle

at the funeral service is our correspondentjohn maguire.he service reflecting his many years of military service.- years of military service. yes, absolutely- — years of military service. yes, absolutely. it _ years of military service. yes, absolutely. it was _ years of military service. yes, absolutely. it was really - absolutely. it was really interesting. when you consider captain tom, you consider the man but also the legend, i suppose, and what we heard was the account from his family, from his closest family members, the people who knew him and loved him most. this is a man who spent 99 years of life living a very full life, serving of course in the second world war, and it was only really in the last ten months of his life that he became captain tom the worldwide phenomenon that everybody has heard about, pretty much every country in the world. we know he had done interviews with television stations, online services from right around the globe, something like 130 countries. but what we heard during the funeral service was very much

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.en globes takes place this weekend, but it's been a subdued year in hollywood due to the pandemic. the effect on actors and directors is well—publicised, but spare a thought for what it's been like for the one set of workers with no way of doing theirjob remotely — make—up artists. make—up artists and hair and wardrobe is so important for hollywood. what you see in the movies and, you know, all the new apps, netflix and amazon and hulu, you know, they need make—up, and without us, it's just not going to be the same. you know, i mean, i try to keep six feet apart as much as i can, but as i'm doing the make—up, you really can't, so, that's why i keep my mask on at all times. i get covid tests, you know, pretty regularly. like, maybe once a month, so, you know, i come up negative, and then i feel confident that, you know, i can go to my clients. it's not that i ever need a break. i love doing red carpet, and i love the glitz and glamour of, you know, making my clients up and going to the

us updates —— john maguire.ason already? that tells you how wide—open it is at the moment. sally has been casting her eye over the sport stops when it is really exciting to watch. you can probably guess from the picture... this is the chap we are talking about this morning. salah. did you see the second goal? it was ridiculous. liverpool's premier league title defence is back on track. two goals from mo salah helped them to a 3—1victory at west ham. and tottenham lost even more ground on the leaders. adam wild rounds up a dramatic sunday in the premier league. if this is the tightest title race in years, thisjust might be when the champions started looking like challengers again. a trip to west ham — themselves eyeing the top spot — was tough, but here was mo salah, and he makes things look simple. oh, yes. brilliant goal by mohamed salah. a great opening goal was followed by quite a outstanding second — liverpool taking the ball from one end of the pitch to the other. perfect precision passing — salah quite sub

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.l song. let's take a listen: the soldiers are from the captain's former unit, the first battalion of the yorkshire regiment. you are watching bbc news — the latest headlines: in myanmar— security forces use tear—gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds — in the biggest crackdown yet on anti—coup protesters. new zealand's biggest city begins a seven—day lockdown after discovering a new coronavirus case. the former us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has told the first major gathering of republicans since donald trump left office in january that the ex—president�*s �*america first�* strategy had always been right for the country. mr pompeo was addressing the annual conservative political action conference — known as cpac. it is the grassroots republican group of supporters and they are showing up and they love trump and the majority of america, the majority of republicans in america love donald trump and so the reality is there is a massive disconnect between what goes on in washington,

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.of republicans since donald trump left office in january that the ex—president�*s �*america first�* strategy had always been right for the country. mr pompeo was addressing the annual conservative political action conference — known as cpac . it is the grassroots republican group of supporters and they he would say, i expect you'll put your country and your people first and we work together to accomplish this for both of our countries. america first was right for america. it secures our freedom first was right for america. it secures ourfreedom and first was right for america. it secures our freedom and the entire world benefits from america's fearless and bold and strong. so first we show up at the paris climate accord. we said au revoir. we were clean and safe drinking water but that agreement was a fantasy for diplomats who wanted to show signal and when present biden re—entered the deal american workers lost. lets speak to political analyst and journalist peter chowka, whojoins us

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.orces have launched one of their toughest crackdowns yet, after a fourth successive weekend of anti—coup demonstrations. this was the scene in yangon. hundreds of protesters are reported to have been arrested — one woman was shot, though her condition is unknown. in dawei, in the south—east of the country, police were filmed firing tear gas at protesters who had blocked a road. meanwhile, state tv announced that myanmar�*s un ambassador, kyaw moe tun, has been fired. yesterday, he defied the military junta in a shock speech to the un general assembly, urging them to use "any means necessary" to reverse the coup. well, earlier, the burmese analyst tin htar swe told us how the ambassador's speech gave the protesters a morale boost. it was very significant. the ambassador made that speech. nobody was expecting it, and he publicly condemned the militaryjunta. and when the speech came out, it was later in the evening in myanmar, in burma, and people were so surprised to hear it. they had a

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.t�*s take a listen: the soldiers are from the captain�*s former unit, the first battalion of the yorkshire regiment. you are watching bbc news — the latest headlines... in myanmar, security forces use tear—gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in the biggest crackdown yet on people protesting against the military coup. us regulators have approved the use of the johnson and johnson covid vaccine — for everyone aged 18 and over. the former us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has told the first major gathering of republicans since donald trump left office in january that the ex—president�*s "america first" strategy had always been right for the country. mr pompeo was addressing the annual conservative political action conference — known as cpac. he would say, i expect you�*ll put your country and your people first and we work together to accomplish this for both of our countries. america first was right for america. it secures our freedom and the entire world benefits from america�*s

maguire leading by 2 frames to i. catch that on the bbc sport website. thank you very much, gavin.take you through the afternoon's developments and we'll start the half—hour with the announcement from buckingham palace. the duke and duchess of sussex will not be returning as working members of the royal family. the couple stepped away from formal duties last year to begin a new life in california. they have gone on to sign deals with netflix and spotify and announced they are expecting their second child. arrangements over their patronages had been due to be reviewed next month. katie nicholl is royal editor for vanity fair and author of the book, harry and meghan. she spoke early to my colleague geeta guru murphy. this has been much talked about, and we were told to expect an announcement. came a little bit sooner than i think some of us expected. the end date i proposed was the end of march, this is a little bit ahead of that deadline. but, you know, this really does signal the degree absolute in all of this, the final stage we were all waiting for in this very public separation.

alsojoining o'sullivan is stephen maguire.a total clearance of 133 to reach the last four. and maguire will face northern ireland'sjordan brown next. he also won a thrilling final—frame decider on the black ball against former world champion mark selby. that is it from us. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. see you then. thanks a lot, gavin. the united arab emirates says princess latifa , the daughter of dubai's ruler is alive and being cared for at home by herfamily. it follows a call from the united nations to prove that she is alive. let's speak to the bbc arabic�*s special correspondent nawal al—maghafi who first reported for us on the princess latifa videos, in which she said she was being held hostage. remind us of the background to the story? well, there are so many development to this story. the story begins in 2018 when she was trying to flee to buy and before she made the escape attempt and filmed a video saying if things go badly wrong you are going to be watching this and things did go badly run. she was

john maguire, bbc news.ple, who were breaking lockdown rules in the lake district, earlier this month can now be named. 60—year—old chris lewis, a retired engineer with the patterdale mountain rescue team, is still in hospital in a serious condition after falling 150—meters. graham satchell has been speaking to his team. when you're out there in the middle of the night, you know, you have to be a team, you have to look after each other, and when something happens to one of your own, it's really tough. the two people that we went to rescue, er, you know, they'd breached covid regulations — they shouldn't have been camping, and that's the simple fact. but i do think this was avoidable. this is the first time the patterdale mountain rescue team have come together since a terrible accident on the fells just over a week ago. i've done this for 25 years. i'll honestly say this is the worst rescue. and that's. .. you know, i've seen some things in my time and that... you never really expect to have to rescue one of

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.ces have used batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, in the biggest crackdown yet on anti—coup protesters. this was the scene in yangon. hundreds of activists are reported to have been arrested , and there are unconfirmed reports that a woman has died after being shot. in daaway, in the south east of the country, police were filmed firing tear gas at protesters who blocked a road. meanwhile, state tv has announced that myanmar�*s un ambassador, chaw moe tun has been fired. on friday, he defied the militaryjunta in a speech to the un general assembly — urging the organisation to use "any means necessary" to reverse the coup. should dr simon adams is the executive director of the global centre for the responsibility to protect — an ngo that's been working in myanmar for nearly ten years. so we so we have had these protests for weeks now and it feels like it is building towards something but what that something but what that something is isn't quite clear. what is your as

john maguire reports.ow captain sir tom moore, the record—breaking fundraiser, is under its care once again. he is being treated for pneumonia and covid—19 at bedford hospital. his daughter hannah told us he had been receiving treatment at home, but was brought here to beford hospital yesterday to receive extra support for his breathing. he's on a ward, and not in intensive care. she described the medical care he's received over the past few weeks as "remarkable", and goes on to say... we last spoke to him just before christmas, and he was his usual, optimistic self. but things will get better, and next year will be all right. captain tom's endeavours, walking 100 lengths of his back garden before his 100th birthday last april, saw him raise almost £40 million for nhs charities. he inspired so many to follow in his footsteps, and his story was told around the world. now, once again, people are lining up to wish him well. the prime minister boris johnson tweeted... he has been an inspiration durham uh durin

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire. # you'll never walk alone #.ute you — tonight at 7:30 on bbc one and you'll also be able to see it later on the bbc iplayer. the nominees for the golden globes 2021 have been announced this afternoon. there have been nominations for british talent across the board in both film and television, with six nominations for netflix royal drama the crown — including nominations for olivia colman and helena bonham carter. actress daisy edgar—jones was nominated for her role in the hit bbc drama normal people, and steve mcqueen's film anthology small axe also received two nominations — withjohn boyega nominated for his role in red, white and blue. looking at films, the netflix drama mank has received the most nominations including best director and best drama in the motion picture catagory. there were also nominations for actors gary oldman and sacha baron cohen, as well as vanessa kirby and daniel kaluuya. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. whilst it looks very pretty, snow likely to become

this report from john maguire contains flashing images.eaking fundraiser and an icon of our struggle with the pandemic. but here at his family home, he was first and foremost a father, father—in—law, and a grandfather. hannah, good to see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it's difficult, right? we've lost a fifth. we were a five and we have gone into a four. and that's really difficult to say. we've lost a huge part of our life. we've been together, he's been with us for over 13 years. he died in hospital two weeks ago suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we really all believed he'd come back out. we thought that the oxygen would help, and that he would be robust enough. the truth is, he just wasn't. he was old. in those, in that last day, we really did have some super moments together. and, you know, we put photographs up and he engaged with us. it was amazing. by by far hi

john maguire reports. his family say the last year of his life was "remarkable."onour his many achievements. i think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. i invite members to nowjoin me for a minute's silence... and before this afternoon's prime minister's questions, mps in the house of commons paid their respects. the british world war ii veteran who raised millions for front line health care workers treating... captain sir tom moore was adored, notjust by us, but also, it seems, by the world. ..because he was so inspiring, so optimistic and ithink, you know, it wasn'tjust his walking, but also that optimism that was absolutely contagious. while the rest of us adapted to living a life locked down, the 99—year—old veteran of the second world war set off on a journey. it would take him to the top of the charts, into the record books and around the globe, all without leaving his back garden. when you walk through a storm, hold your head up high. he talked about the twinkl

trippier with the ball across, maguire went for it! and it is in from harry kane again!reece james. unbelievable, again, same as harry kane, sending me his shirt. and reece sort of reached out and i was very surprised when i saw it popping up. he sort of said, if i need anything, he's there for me. obviously it's a horrible situation. and he sort of said when lockdown's over and all the covid is out of the way, then he's going to take me for a meal out in london. so really, really nice of him. copping says he's been overwhelmed by the support of his club, peterborough united, and has been given a job in their business operations team. he's determined to throw himself into making a success of his new career and help support others who've suffered similar struggles. alex howell, bbc news. more than 30,000 women in england are going to be offered "do it at home" smear tests. the nhs hopes it'll encourage more women to get screened and spot cancer earlier. our health correspondent anna collinson reports. a smear test can be life—saving, detecting the early signs of cervical

harry maguire frustrated by a great save from samjohnstone in injury time as the ball came back off theind the leaders manchester city who also have a game in hand. let's just feel the momentum, let'sjust feel the momentum, win games and put city under pressure. they are in great form but we won't give it away, of course. it looks like we need to put up a fight. well pleased with the overall performance and tactics of the team, application _ performance and tactics of the team, application of the team, well pleased _ application of the team, well pleased the lad didn't get their heads — pleased the lad didn't get their heads down when man united scored 'ust heads down when man united scored just before _ heads down when man united scored just before half—time, that was their— just before half—time, that was their only— just before half—time, that was their only shot on target in the first half _ their only shot on target in the first half. last minute we needed our goalie — first half. last minute we needed our goalie to make sure we didn't lose the _ our goalie to make sure we didn't l

northern ireland'sjordan brown is through to his first ever ranking final after beating stephen maguiremark williams, who havejust started their march. started their match. you can watch that on the red button and bbc sport website now. international rugby union's all—time leading points—scorer dan carter, has announced his retirement at the age of 38. he won back—to—back world cups with new zealand and scored an incredible i, 598 points in test match rugby union. and austria's katharina liensberger won the women's slalom gold at the alpine skiing world championships in cortina. mikaela shiffrin�*s bid for a record fifth successive title ended with bronze. world cup overall leader petra vlhova of slovakia took the silver. naomi osaka said she was gratefulfor the energy of the crowd, after winning the australian open. that is her fourth grand slam title, and it maintains her 100 per cent record in majorfinals. she beatjennifer brady in straight sets, as adam wild reports. at a time where little in tennis has felt certain, the threat of naomi osaka is perhaps one of the few constants. but

john maguire, bbc news, bedfordshire.ood—hughes, at the bbc sport centre. alun wyn, kate, thank you, good hello, kate, thank you, thanks very much. good evening. wales have beaten england to win the triple crown in rugby union's six nations championship. they won 40 points to 24 in cardiff — their highest score against england. 0ur correspondent joe wilson reports. in cardiff, implications stretch far, onejones, eddie, wants england to win, but thisjones, mccarthy, sees wales in sight. england players were locked in a conference, the captain protested, referee, you told me to me to talk to my team, then you play done, basically. you me to me to talk to my team, then you play done, basically.— you play done, basically. you have to cive us you play done, basically. you have to give us time _ you play done, basically. you have to give us time to _ you play done, basically. you have to give us time to set. _ please. i talk first, 0k? referee gauzere regretted rien. next, liam williams gathered up a loose ball to cross the lin

northern ireland'sjordan brown is through to his first ever ranking final after beating stephen maguireatch at 7pm. international rugby union's all—time leading points—scorer, dan carter, has announced his retirement at the age of 38. he won back—to—back world cups with new zealand and scored an incredible 1,598 points in test match rugby union. and austria's katharina liensberger won the women's slalom gold at the alpine skiing world championships in cortina. mikaela shiffrin�*s bid for a record fifth successive title ended with bronze. world cup overall leader petra vlhova of slovakia took the silver. we're just over a month away from the start of the new f1 season. teams are showing off their new cars — the first were mclaren earlier this week. after a tough few years, they're close to challenging the likes of mercedes and red bull and there was a distinctly different tune when mike bushell went to see the car in action this week. # lights out, heart racing... back on track at silverstone. # overcoming the pressure, feel the pulse in my neck, # we're in this together... but there was

i can't quit you with the craziness and that's where we are. >> i don't know if it's jerry maguire.ay this forward. if he is acquitted, is there in the realm of possibility some other repercussion that would then prevent him from running for office ever again? >> no. there's talk. i think senator tim kaine has put out the idea of kcensuring the president. it's merely a statement on the united states that we disprove. >> could they write it in, section 3, article 3, if censured cannot run ever. >> we've never seen it before and it would have to be litigated. a serious constitutional question. the simple fact is they should have -- they should have just convicted him and had they convicted him there would be a clear path to removing him from office and now legal scholars in congress are having to go down the road of these unproven legal theories for the first time ever. the simple fact is that there was a basis for convicting and removing the president and -- frankly, there was as basis to do it a year ago and congress, the two houses of congress failed to -- the senate did, the house

he'll face stephen maguire, who beat defending champion shaun murphy. good evening. the forecast. especially in the west of the uk where it will also be very windy. the rainjust keeps on coming through tonight across the southwest of england. into wales, parts of northwest england as well. the heaviest spots of rain will be over the high ground. a little bit drier with clear skies to the southeast. clearer to the northwest as well for the little bit chilly in northern scotland but the most it tomorrow night and mild start to saturday. through the day the rain just keeps on coming. there's a met office amber warning in force for hills of southern wales. other western parts of the uk getting a real drenching. eastern england we may well still dry with some spells of sunshine. windy for all, gusts of 52 maybe 60 mph for those exposed western coast and temperatures between 11 maybe 16 degrees towards the southeast of england. sunday another relatively mild day. a little bit of rain here and there but for many dry with some spells of sunshine. this is bbc news, i'm kasia

he'll face stephen maguire in the last four, after he overcame shaun murphy in a deciding frame at celticer of all time... fara williams has made 172 appearances since 2001. now aged 37, she's been telling us she has a rare kidney condition called nephrotic sydrome which has affected herfitness for almost a year. the steroids required to treat it led to weight gain and other side effects which took a toll physically and mentally. williams says she rushed back to action too soon but is hopeful of returning in good health when the time is right: through many different times throughout my career football has been my go to, so maybe i also believe that i needed to be in it to get from this illness but actually on reflection i didn't need to be in it and i was ok in dealing with it ok from there and, probably, when i did take the time off i could actually recover my mind. you know, took a few weeks out and actually mentally feel so much more refreshed and ready to go where as i think being in it at the time just, you know, just keep trying to push as much as i was but feeling like i was just f

this report from john maguire contains flashing images.o see you. thanks very much for inviting us to talk to you. how are you feeling, how are you and the family getting on? thank you for asking, john. i mean, it's difficult, right? we've lost a fifth. we were a five and we've gone to a four. and that's really difficult to say. we've lost a huge part of our life. we've been together, he's been with us for over 13 years. he died in hospital two weeks ago suffering pneumonia and having tested positive for covid—19. when he went into hospital, we really all believed he'd come back out. we thought that the oxygen would help, and that he would be robust enough. the truth is, he just wasn't. he was old. in that last day, we really did have some super moments together. you know, we put photographs up and he engaged with us. it was amazing. his final year was filled with several experiences of a lifetime, but by far his favourite was his knighthood. ijoked with my friends and said if it wasn't for covid, i think they would have gone off for a cup

denise maguire in my constituency, _ the party opposite.such tragic circumstances? the sympathies ofthe tragic circumstances? the sympathies of the whole — tragic circumstances? the sympathies of the whole house _ tragic circumstances? the sympathies of the whole house will— tragic circumstances? the sympathies of the whole house will be _ tragic circumstances? the sympathies of the whole house will be worth i tragic circumstances? the sympathies of the whole house will be worth my l of the whole house will be worth my honourable friends constituent, family and friends, and i agree about the importance of learning cpr which was ibm suggested into the curriculum role state funded schools in england —— was why we suggested. i share his urgency that it should be adopted in wales.— i share his urgency that it should be adopted in wales. much focus of late has been _ be adopted in wales. much focus of late has been on _ be adopted in wales. much focus of late has been on children _ be adopted in wales. much focus of late has been on children ret

that was hannah ingram—moore speaking tojohn maguire. "level up" the country will be just a slogan, unless children are put "centre stage" to help them recover from the impact of the pandemic. she said during her time as commissioner, government didn't seem interested in how to help children. 0ver over the years, too often i had to put young people at the table, to watch them sit through a presentation and may be asked a question. and on too many occasions vacantly walk away. and i don't believe that truly reflects the extent of government and the political public�*s commitment to helping children succeed. i believe as a society we have a moral imperative to help families and help their children succeed. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello, there. plenty of rain in the forecast over the next few days, so if you get an opportunity to see some blue skies, sunshine and warmth, jump at it. for the rest of the day, the best of the sunshine really through eastern scotland and northern england as we see some rain pus

john maguire reports. they were there by his side when he made that most famous journey.e. i hope you're all feeling fine too. and today, they're with him once again as he makes his finaljourney. soldiers from the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore's wartime regiment will provide full military honours for his funeral. it's an absolute honour to be here. i met captain sir tom moore last year to mark his 100th lap of his garden, as you know, you were there. i hand over the role of the regiment sergeant major next week, so this is my actual final act and i could not think of a more honourable way to finish my ten years with the regiment of sergeant major of the yorkshire regiment. the preparations have been painstaking to ensure a suitable sendoff. it will be a small family funeral, and the public have been asked to stay away due to the pandemic. before his death, he had been very clear about his wishes for today. and i said, so i think your idea of the cardboard coffin and using the cheapest funeral is probably not going to cut it, these days. because he was always

it's shaun murphy against stephen maguire.ok for life on mars, after landing on the planet last night. the perseverance rover has been sending back images of the crater where it touched down. it will spend the next two years drilling into rocks, to look for evidence of activity by micro—organisms — which would be proof of life. here's our science correspondent rebecca morelle, whose report contains flashing images. perseverance is going about one kilometre per second. a nerve—racking wait at mission control. perseverance is safely on the surface of mars. then celebrations as a signal is received from mars. it's touchdown for nasa's perseverance rover. and these are its first images, a view of its landing site. the rover has even started tweeting. there really is no good way to describe that moment when it's over, and you hear those words, touchdown confirmed. it's just a remarkable feeling of pride in the team, relief, and, and reallyjoy, thinking forward to this remarkable service mission we have coming up. it survived a fien

john maguire, bbc news, bristol. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. thanks a lot.is the warmest day of the year so far. temperatures have reached 17.8 celsius in parts of suffolk and lincolnshire, quite a turnaround from the deep freeze earlier in the month and we have seen a similar turnaround in europe, where germany has set a new temperature record, going from a minimum of —24 to a maximum of plus 18 in the space of a week, a rise of 42 celsius, it has never been such a big rise. this chart shows you how extreme the weather is, the deeper the red, the more extreme the heat of february and with the wind is coming in from north africa, spain area across england, it is here where we are seeing the highest temperatures whereas the scotland and northern ireland, still mild that the air is coming off the atlantic. between these two types of air, we have the weather front bringing increasingly heavy rain back into wales, a particularly wet afternoon in two parts of north—west england, cumbria, dumfries & galloway and the odd shower or two to come across parts of the lo

northern ireland'sjordan brown needs just one more frame against scotland's stephen maguire.eck it all out at our website. we will see you for sports day at 6:30pm. doctors say ambulance handover delays in england during the surge in covid cases over christmas, led to secondary victims in the community. the royal college of emergency medicine says people died of unrelated conditions while waiting hours for help. dr faye kirkland, who is also a working gp, has this report. the first call to 999 was at ten... it's there. 10:25. rose says it was her worst nightmare. then another call to 999. while working a ngiht shift as a nurse this christmas, her teenage children called to say their father was suddenly unwell. it is literally five minutes to the hospital. of course, now he could not move, that was the challenging thing. the family called 999 four times before an ambulance arrived, three hours after the first call. i can't really expect that an ambulance can take such a long time, having been sounded by children. forget about the person who was sick, the fact was that the chil

a warning that this report from john maguire contains flash photography from the start.hday, and last night, his familyjoined the nation to applaud his extraordinary achievements. applause. staff at bedford hospital showed their appreciation for the man they said they'd been immensely privileged to care for in his last days. his name will always be synonymous with the nhs. at whiston hospital on merseyside, they described him as their hero. he touched people in every part of our society, and in cities across the uk they took a minute to say thank you. the captain tom train pulled into london's paddington station, as staff formed a guard of honour. so, how should he be more permanently remembered, the prime minister was asked at the downing street covid press conference? on the issue of a statue for captain tom moore, a public memorial of some kind to captain tom, i'm absolutely, of course, open to that. i know that everybody — that's the kind of thing that people would want to support, and we'll be working with his family to see what they feel is most appropriate, and be

breakfast�*sjohn maguire looks back on his remarkable life.here took him closer to a final total of almost £40 million. inches to go — and there he is. congratulations — well done. closer to globalfame... ..and closer to a specially arranged appointment with her majesty the queen, as he was knighted and became captain sir tom. lovely story coming out. a 99—year—old war veteran has decided to walk 100 lengths of his back garden — he wants to raise money for the nhs. we first met captain tom on breakfast back in april. i've had such marvellous service, cos the national health service — particularly the nurses — after i broke my hip, i had marvellous service from all the staff. as he walked and walked, the world — in the grip of a pandemic — followed his endeavours step by step. you may have heard the name captain tom moore around the world... captain tom moore ist ein 99—jahrige britischer kriegsveteran. _ and i'm nowjoined by captain tom moore. great to have you on the programme. i know you must be - absolutely exhausted, tom. no, i'm not! over

news correspondentjon maguire was there for the moment.arden during lockdown, all of the money going to nhs charities. a guard of honourfrom the 1st going to nhs charities. a guard of honour from the 1st battalion the yorkshire regiment. inches to go and there he is. congratulations. well done. absolutely amazing, amazing achievement. it done. absolutely amazing, amazing achievement-— done. absolutely amazing, amazing achievement. ., , . ., achievement. it was indeed, weldon, sir tom, achievement. it was indeed, weldon, sir tom. an — achievement. it was indeed, weldon, sir tom, an amazing _ achievement. it was indeed, weldon, sir tom, an amazing achievement. it| sir tom, an amazing achievement. it inspired the nation and almost £32 million. —— well done. captain sir tom moore, who has died at the age of 100. now the rest of the daily�*s news. —— the day's news. now, the latest on coronavirus. the so—called kent variant of coronavirus has mutated yet again — with changes scientists describe as "worrying". there is some concern that this mut

thank you, john maguire at bedford hospital.behind when it comes to given priority for the jab. young adults living with learning disabilities don't fall into the government's top four priority groups for immunisation. many of these youngsters either live in care homes or live at home and are cared for by their parents. jo fisher is one of those parents. her 27—year—old son bradley has severe epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism and other complex health issues. he currently lives in a care home and hasn't yet been vaccinated. alsojoining me this morning is edel harris, who is from the learning disability charity mencap, which supports families like jo's. welcome to you both. jo, jo, you think your son should be in the top four priority groups? tell us why? the top four priority groups? tell us wh ? �* .., , the top four priority groups? tell uswh ?�* , ., , the top four priority groups? tell uswh ?�* , ., the top four priority groups? tell us why? because of his age until his disabilities he _ us why? because of his age until his di

that was hannah ingram—moore speaking tojohn maguire. time for a look at the weather.ere's louise lear. hi, simon. last week it was all about the cold, bitterly cold feel across the country but this week it is about mild but wet, but i have found a glimpse of sunshine, as you can see. look at this stunning photograph from causeway head in sterling, and there is some decent, dry weather for sterling, and there is some decent, dry weatherfor some out sterling, and there is some decent, dry weather for some out there but not for all with a weak weather front across the south coast producing rain and i can relate to this muddy walking paths at the moment as well. it is a cold front thatis moment as well. it is a cold front that is easing the way but the tail end will return later this afternoon, but here is the window of fine weather for many, squally showers to the north—west and accompanied by gusts of wind in excess of 60 miles an hour plus in places, but the fine weather across eastern scotland and down into northern england and north wales and the midlands accompanied

northern ireland'sjordan brown is up against stephen maguire. brown lead three frames to one.uk/sport pubs, restaurants and cafes need their supply chain to be ready if they can serve customers their full range. and those suppliers, are asking the government for at least two weeks' notice of a definite re—start after an extremely challenging year. because with the manufacture of some food products stopped during the lockdown and many staff furloughed, gearing up again won't be straightforward. here's our business correspondent katy austin. the boss is waiting with baited breath for monday's announcement. it has really been very stressful. we are rocking across all the time. we would like certainty, we would like a date. we need at least two weeks to get the pups open correctly. our need longer. for example beer takes three weeks to brew. for need longer. for example beer takes three weeks to brew.— need longer. for example beer takes three weeks to brew. for many pups, restaurant and _ three weeks to brew. for many pups, restaurant and cafe _ three weeks to brew. for many pups