but the transition wasn't straightforward — as tim muffett explains., i want the old. no, i don't want it. all change. goodbye, shillings, half crowns and thrupenny bits. hello to a radical new concept, 100 new pence to every pound. decimalisation. d—day, as it became known, was the 15th of february 1971. the new decimal money will be with us on d—day. decimal day. we changed from old money to what we know as new money. it was a very big deal for the uk because it changed the way that everybody valued money. old money included things like shillings and farthings and then moved to 100 pennies to the pound. the old system had links going back for more than 1000 years when a pound of silver was first divided into 240 coins. that's why there were 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. it was hoped decimalisation based on multiples of ten would make things simpler. this is a ten new penny piece with a lion on it. it was a very interesting time for the nation and there was a lot of education packs that were issued, there was advertising in new

tim muffett reports. it still feels so surreal that it's happening.'ve never done anything like this before. it's completely different to motorsport, my background in racing. and what an extraordinary background it is. billy lost both of his legs in a motor racing accident in 2017. we met him nine months later as he got back behind the wheel for the first time. you have your prosthetics here and you are still able to control the car and the pedals. many people will find that really extraordinary. when you control the pedal normally, you do it all through your ankle, that's how you control how much input you're putting into the pedals. but with me, because i haven't got ankles, the way i simply control it is just through my leg like this. this will be another enormous challenge. a mo—mile triathlon across england in four days. walking, cycling and kayaking. it is also such a wonderful cause and i know you will be the inspiration that you were born to be. so good luck, billy. billy, you are such an inspiration, you're an extraordinary person i and i'm h

tim muffett, bbc news. 38.1.ntary group on coronavirus. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. it neverfails to strike me when i talk to people or listen to people who are suffering from the long—term impacts of covid just how debilitating this is on their daily lives. currently if someone is suffering from long covid, what are they entitled to by way of sick pay? is itjust statutory sick pay? it way of sick pay? is it 'ust statutory sick pay? it really de-ends statutory sick pay? it really depends on _ statutory sick pay? it really depends on their _ statutory sick pay? it really| depends on their profession statutory sick pay? it really - depends on their profession and one of the things we are calling for its employee guidelines, so that this can be better managed across society at the moment. in terms of scale, one in ten people are potentially affected by this. that is a huge number of people, that is potentially hundreds of thousands of people. at the moment if you are an nhs worker there is a spec

tim muffett has the story.ongs to kerry irving who's been live streaming their walks during lockdown. maxie. we started doing live feeds on our daily walks because we've got the lake district here, this is our home, this is where we can walk and exercise, but some people are trapped in cities, tower blocks. max's walks with fellow springer spaniels paddy and harry have brought comfort to hundreds of thousands of people and max's companionship to kerry has been life changing. following a road traffic accident 15 years ago he was suffering from severe depression. the anxiety it caused me to walk out of the door on my own and not have somebody with me was for me a terrifying experience. every step i took max was with me and every time i stopped and faulted he stopped with me too. the pdsa order of merit rewards animals that show outstanding contribution to society. you can see how max has not only had a massive impact on kerry's life, but his activities, all those kerry but his activities, all that kerry has been

tim muffett has been looking back at some of those who decided to follow captain sir tom's lead by takingn sir tom and inspired by them. ., , ., captain sir tom and inspired by them. . , . ., captain sir tom and inspired by them. . , ., ., ., ., them. captain tom made me do it. i saw them. captain tom made me do it- i saw on _ them. captain tom made me do it- i saw on tv — them. captain tom made me do it. i saw on tv walking - them. captain tom made me do it. i saw on tv walking the - it. i saw on tv walking the other day and i said that i could do that.— other day and i said that i could do that. ., , ., , ., could do that. tony raised more than £1 million _ could do that. tony raised more than £1 million for— could do that. tony raised more than £1 million for the _ than £1 million for the hospital that treated him by walking ten kilometres on his prosthetic legs. he walking ten kilometres on his prosthetic legs.— walking ten kilometres on his prosthetic legs. he was my hero and i will never _ prosthetic legs. he was my hero and i will never forget _ prosthetic legs. he was my hero and

tim muffett, bbc news.ust a few of the people who make up that enormous number. for keith this even in the driving snow, people have turned up for their jobs. across the country in football stadiums, mosques, cathedrals. in salisbury, immunisation accompanied by organ music. you made history today. every shot in the arm, a celebration. two are given 15 million people their first outing just a couple of months, a mammoth national effort. it started on the 8th of december in coventry. margaret keenan, the first person in the world to be vaccinated. closely followed by 81—year—old william shakespeare from warwickshire, known to his family as bill. mr; shakespeare from warwickshire, known to his family as bill.— to his family as bill. my dad was the second _ to his family as bill. my dad was the second man _ to his family as bill. my dad was the second man on _ to his family as bill. my dad was the second man on the - to his family as bill. my dad was the second man on the planet i to his family as bill. my dad

tim muffett reports. it still feels so surreal that it's happening.his legs in a motor racing accident in 2017. we met him nine months later as he got back behind the wheel for the first time. you have your prosthetics here and you are still able to control the car and the pedals. many people will find that really extraordinary. when you control the pedal normally, you do it all through your ankle, that's how you control how much input you're putting into the pedals. but with me, because i haven't got ankles, the way i simply control it is just through my leg like this. this will be another enormous challenge. a 1a0—mile triathlon across england in four days. walking, cycling and kayaking. it is also such a wonderful cause and i know you will be

tim muffett has the story.vin—ross who has been live streaming their walks during lockdown. brute walks during lockdown. we started walks during lockdown. - started doing live feeds on our daily walks, because we got the lake district here, this is our home, this is where we can walk and exercise but some people are trapped in cities, tower blocks. v are trapped in cities, tower blocks. �*, ., ., blocks. max's walks with fellow s - rin . er blocks. max's walks with fellow springer spaniel's _ blocks. max's walks with fellow springer spaniel's have - blocks. max's walks with fellowj springer spaniel's have brought comfort to hundreds of thousands of people and makes's companionship to kerry has been life changing. following a road traffic accident 15 years ago he was suffering from severe depression. he was suffering from severe depression-— depression. the anxiety, it caused me _ depression. the anxiety, it caused me to walk out i depression. the anxiety, it caused me to walk out of. depression. the anxiety, it

first, breakfast�*s tim muffett has the story.was with me. and every time i stopped and faltered, he stopped with me as well. the psa order of merit awards animals that show outstanding contribution to society. you can see how max has not only had a massive impact on kerry's life, but his activities, all the stuff that kerry has been filming with him, have reached the lives of hundreds of thousands of people right across the world. four—year—old evelyn is one of them. happy birthday to max! kerry and max's videos have been an absolute godsend to us during lockdown. helping with stress relief at the end of the day, make every day during lockdown a fresh start. evelyn suffers from febrile convulsions, seizures that can happen at any time. her mum, hannah, believes max has had a profoundly positive impact. when you see max's videos, how does max make you feel? happy! the impact that dogs have both on mental well—being and on general well— being is fantastic. the animal equivalent of an 0be. richly deserved. tim muffett, bbc news. max

tim muffett, bbc news. 38.1.resting on bbc news this morning, several months of work after contracting the virus, i am on after contracting the virus, i am on a long waiting list for pulmonary rehabilitation, from james. sarah in touch about the unconfirmed reports that parents might be asked to test children in orderfor that parents might be asked to test children in order for them that parents might be asked to test children in orderfor them to go back to school, my daughter of six, tested for covid twice, freaked out, no way parents can test children regularly with these. ridiculous idea, i say that as someone who works in education too. these are just reports, nothing confirmed on that front, the ideas parents might have to test children rather than the testing being done in schools. some talk of a phased return to schools. we are expecting to hear from northern ireland today, what they are going to do about the full reopening of schools there. let me see if i canjust reopening of schools there. let me see if

tim muffett has the story.ecause we've got the lake district here, this is our home, this is where we can walk and exercise, but some people are trapped in cities, tower blocks. max's walks with fellow springer spaniels paddy and harry have brought comfort to hundreds of thousands of people and max's companionship to kerry has been life changing. following a road traffic accident 15 years ago he was suffering from severe depression. the anxiety it caused me to walk out of the door on my own and not have somebody with me was for me a terrifying experience. every step i took max was with me and every time i stopped and faulted he stopped with me too. the pdsa order of merit rewards animals that show outstanding contribution to society. you can see how max has not only had a massive impact on kerry's life, but his activities, all those kerry has been filming with them, have reached the lives of hundreds of thousands of people right across the world. four—year—old evelyn is one of them. # happy birthday to max...#.

tim muffett, bbc news. 38.1.ng covid a little bit later in the programme so if you are affected, get in touch and we will answer your questions with the british medical association. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. another round of so called surge testing for coronavirus will begin in parts of surrey, after a case of the south african variant of covid 19 was detected. volunteers will be going from door to door around the maybury area of woking, distributing testing kits. it's the third time this kind of testing has been carried out in surrey. the east london mosque is among places of worship that have been turned into temporary vaccine clinics. muslim leaders are encouraging people to take the vaccine, reassuring the community that the vaccine is safe and halal, so permissable in islam, and can be taken during ramadan. the unanimous consensus of the vast majority of muslim scholars across the world is that vaccines do not invalidate the fast. the vaccines

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breakfast�*s tim muffett has been speaking to families about how they're coping.and i'm four. hello, my name's. holly and i'm seven. hi, i'm nathanial, and i'm eight. hi, i'm ellie, and i'm seven. and i'm natalie, the mummy. family life has changed for everyone. so we're just going to start with a little bit of maths and english, 0k? 0k. now you've done all your facts which are really, i really good, you just need to do your subheadings. . and 42 can also be partitioned into 30 and 12. it's a challenge unlike anything children and parents have ever faced. come on, one more to do and that's it. she is suffering with night terrors and just waking up in the night. my son is sucking on his clothes at the moment, and he's drenched. how do you try and ease that kind of mental weight - on a seven—year—old kid? i am increasingly worried because especially with our 12—year—old, she stays in her room much of the day. a lot of the times, she doesn't feel the need to even get dressed. and that's actually impacting her mentally. what do you think a conjunction word is then? co

tim muffett, bbc news.e prime minister's plea to the final two million people over 70, or working in the nhs, who are yet to receive their first covid jab. the newspaper says borisjohnson has warned that leaving large numbers of people unvaccinated could delay the easing of lockdown. the warning from transport secretary grant shapps that it is too soon to start making holiday plans, features on many of thursday's front pages. "give us a break", is the headline on the front page of the daily mirror, which calls the warning a "new coronavirus blow". the guardian's front page has reaction to the government's announcement of a £3.5 billion fund to fix dangerous cladding on buildings. according to the paper, the prime minister is facing a backlash from his own mps. there are some amazing wintry scenes in the scottish sun, after parts of the country saw 1a inches of snow fall yesterday. the paper reports that weather warnings are in place for three days, as temperatures are expected to fall as low as —20c. i don'

tim muffett has been looking back at some of those who decided to follow captain sir tom's lead by taking staircase to climb the equivalent height of the highland mountain suilven, more than 700 metres, which she'd climbed aged 15. i don't think anybody will ever raise the sort of money that captain tom raised ever again. i think that that 33 million is an absolutely astounding amount of money. how's that? margaret raised more than £300,000 for charity. i think he's altogether an incredible person, and inspires other people as well as me. another centurion was inspired to walk 100 laps of his garden. dabirul choudhury completed his fundraising whilst fasting for ramadan. tom moore, he was walking and i requested my son, i can walk as well. he raised more than £400,000 and was awarded an 0be in recognition. at the end, my dad had raised over £420,000 to different charities. he inspired me a lot, lot, lot. so i feel now a condolence for the family. i should say that i miss him. i am missing him. thank you. lily blackburn has cerebral palsy and autism. she walked 15 kilometres. captain tom,

tim muffett reports. it still feels so surreal that it is happening.ary. when you control the pedal normally, you do it all through your ankle, that's how you control how much input you're putting into the pedals. but with me, because i haven't got ankles, the way i simply control it is just through my leg like this. this will be another enormous challenge. a 140 mile triathlon across england in four days. walking, cycling and kayaking. it is also such a wonderful cause and i know you will be the inspiration that you were born to be. so good luck, billy. billy, you're such an inspiration, you're an extraordinary person l and i'm honoured to call you a friend. _ let's be honest, you're going i to absolutely beat this challenge. you could pretty much do the whole thing with me on your back. - but failing that, i i am there in spirit. lots of love, good luck. it will be a pretty sensational and special feeling. really trying to challenge myself. there is no denying this pandemic has been especially hard for teenagers and young adults. this is the time whe

tim muffett reports. it still feels so surreal that it is happening.is all for such a wonderful cause and i know you will be the inspiration that you were born to be. so good luck, billy. billy, you're such an inspiration, you're an extraordinary person l and i'm honoured to call you a friend. _ let's be honest, you're going i to absolutely beat this challenge. you could pretty much do the whole thing with me on your back. - but failing that, i i am there in spirit. lots of love, good luck. it will be a pretty sensational and special feeling. really trying to challenge myself. now it's time for a look at the weather. the final week of meteorological winter with plenty of mild air. air coming in from the south. warmest weather of the year so far in the south and east. in the north and west, temperatures are not so high. west, temperatures are not so high. we are about to get more rain. an area of low pressure bringing in this weather front that won't hang around for tuesday and into wednesday. a prolonged period of heavy rain for some of us. there is a

tim muffett spoke to him. it still feels so surreal that it is happening. much input you're putting into the pedals. but with me, because i haven't got ankles, the way i simply control it is just through my leg like this. this will be another enormous challenge. a 140 mile triathlon across england in four days. walking, cycling and kayaking. it is all for such a wonderful cause and i know you will be the inspiration that you were born to be. so good luck, billy. billy, you're such an inspiration, you're an extraordinary person l and i'm honoured to call you a friend. _ let's be honest, you're going - to absolutely beat this challenge. you could pretty much do the whole thing with me on your back. - but failing that, - i am there in spirit. lots of love, good luck. it will be a pretty sensational and special feeling. really trying to challenge myself. he is amazing. it is a shame the public can go to support, but you can online through red nose day are following him on social media. a little bit of breaking news, a scottish study that shows the cover vaccina

that was tim muffett reporting. we can speak now to our gp, drwilliam bird. good morning. yes, they have. particularly the _ loss of smell and taste? yes, they have. particularly the elderly. i loss of smell and taste? yes, they | have. particularly the elderly. over the age _ have. particularly the elderly. over the age of— have. particularly the elderly. over the age of 75, 80% have had a loss of smelt _ the age of 75, 80% have had a loss of smell. younger people don't get it. of smell. younger people don't get it what _ of smell. younger people don't get it. what they have found is, a lot of people — it. what they have found is, a lot of people have just said, it was the first symptom i got. i got no other symptom — first symptom i got. i got no other symptom at all. i was feeling fine and suddenly, as we heard just now, theyiust _ and suddenly, as we heard just now, theyjust lost their sense of smell. it theyjust lost their sense of smell. it was _ theyjust lost their sense of smell. it was really hustler —— horrible. some _ it was really hustler —— horrible. some of—

tim muffett, bbc news. let's talk about some of those new challenges. you have heard about the school coming back and filling up in a fortnight? i am looking forward to it, because i am looking forward to it, because i want _ i am looking forward to it, because i want to— i am looking forward to it, because i want to see my friends and i will 'ust i want to see my friends and i will just get— i want to see my friends and i will just get to — i want to see my friends and i will just get to see everyone. what do ou think just get to see everyone. what do you think about _ just get to see everyone. what do you think about having _ just get to see everyone. what do you think about having to - just get to see everyone. what do you think about having to wear. just get to see everyone. what do - you think about having to wear masks in classroom and having to test yourself for the virus? it is going to be quite _ yourself for the virus? it is going to be quite hard, _ yourself for the virus? it is going to be quite hard, because - yourself for the virus? it is

breakfast�*s tim muffett has been looking back at some of those who decided to follow captain sir tom'sor the hospital that treated him, by walking ten kilometres and his prosthetic legs. he was my hero and i'll neverforget him. and i'll never, ever, ever give up. 90—year—old margaret payne took to her staircase to climb the equivalent height of the highland mountain suilven, more than 700 metres, which she'd climbed aged 15. i don't think anybody will ever raise the sort of money that captain tom raised ever again. i think that that 33 million is an absolutely astounding amount of money. how's that? margaret raised more than £300,000 for charity. i think he's altogether an incredible person, and inspires other people as well as me. another centurion was inspired to walk 100 laps of his garden. dabirul choudhury completed his fundraising whilst fasting for ramadan. tom moore, he was working and i requested my son, i can walk as well. he raised more than £400,000 and was awarded an 0be in recognition. at the end, my dad had raised over £420,000 to different charities. he inspired me a lo

breakfast�*s tim muffett reports.yone out. it was just amazing. if you had a problem, he was there for you. josh took his own life 12 weeks ago. he was 21. josh had had struggles with mental health previously. josh had had struggles with mental health previously. of course, we never really know how bad it is until something like this happens. since the passing of my brother, i have decided to set up a charity called ripple. alice wants ripple to act as an online intervention tool. josh had been searching for harmful material online. at the moment when a search of that nature is conducted it's only a helpline that comes up and people can just scroll past it. what i'm proposing with the ripple tool is that when a user searches for harmful content, the ripple tool is presented to them. a much more forceful interception and it contains a range of different mental health support options, so notjust a helpline, but also a text initiative, a web chat service, a messenger service, as well as apps and resources for individuals

tim muffett, bbc news.lly found in tropical ocean areas, but ended up at the el paso zoo in texas after being blown out of its normal range by the storms. a good samaritan found the bird and took it to the zoo. vets there are planning on sending the bird by private plane to the florida keys once she's well enough to travel. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. there will be some sunshine over the next few days, and if you do get it, it will certainly feel like spring. but the problem is, some of you will not see much sunshine, there will be a lot of wet and windy weather to come for the rest of today and tomorrow. this shows where the wettest spots will be. the rainfall totals are totting up in the west. on the hills we could see over 100 millimetres of rain. flooding could be an issue. and this is the stream of cloud which has been coming up from the mid atlantic. it will continue to be wet for much of the afternoon in the west. and in addition, we will see the winds strengthe

but the transition wasn't straightforward, as tim muffett explains.of us who don't remember the pre—decimal system it is difficult to appreciate how difficult it would be to shift from one system to another effectively overnight. one system to another effectively overniaht. ., , ., overnight. how did they do it? i saw the of the song _ overnight. how did they do it? i saw the of the song released _ overnight. how did they do it? i saw the of the song released called i the of the song released called decimalisation with the line and it they have made it easy for every citizen, all you have to do is count from one to ten. they were busy thinking of various ways to get into people poz 's heads.— people poz 's heads. there was a board set up _ people poz 's heads. there was a board set up to _ people poz 's heads. there was a board set up to oversee - people poz 's heads. there was a board set up to oversee the i board set up to oversee the changeover and they oversaw a huge publicity campaign, probably one of the biggest ever in peace time to try and pre

breakfast�*s tim muffett reports. it still feels so surreal that it is happening.pretty much do the whole thing with me on your back. - but failing that, - i am there in spirit. lots of love, good luck. it will be a pretty sensational and special feeling. really trying to challenge myself. a big challenge and you have already started. you set off this morning. the rain has come out. haunt started. you set off this morning. the rain has come out.— started. you set off this morning. the rain has come out. how are you doin: ? the rain has come out. how are you doin:? i the rain has come out. how are you doing? i am — the rain has come out. how are you doing? i am doing _ the rain has come out. how are you doing? i am doing good. _ the rain has come out. how are you doing? i am doing good. it- the rain has come out. how are you doing? i am doing good. it is- the rain has come out. how are you doing? i am doing good. it is early. doing? i am doing good. it is early doors. we have onlyjust started, one hour in, so a long way to go. you have been out this morning, so what

brea kfast�*s tim muffett went to meet them. she was everything to us.he was working, she was a mum, she'd cook. i'd never think covid could take her life. i almost thought she was invincible, yeah. # happy birthday happy birthday to you #. i linda udeagbala celebrated her 60th birthdayjust a few weeks ago. she was surrounded by the most important people in her life — her husband and five children. no matter what, she always tried to keep positive. she was very outgoing and joyful. she liked to be with friends and she liked a lot of company. she always liked to be around people. one thing you can never forget, really, it's the smile you can't forget. she was always positive, she was always caring, she was always loving, always forgiving. and selfless. you can see, she died doing what she loved to do, really, caring for people. linda was a district nurse in the nhs for more than 20 years. because she was diabetic, her employers told her she should work from the office, but linda was determined to keep seeing her patients. it's something she enjoyed doing.