good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today... a man is charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, who was stabbed in bradford whilst pushing her baby in a pram. habibur masum will appear before magistrates today. calls for royal mail to investigate claims that china is behind a rise in counterfeit stamps. as waiting lists for dentists grow ever longer, a national charity drives its dental bus to newcastle for its biggest project yet. higher costs to renew your passport. we'll be taking a look at all the price changes in effect from today. the 176th grand national takes place on saturday, the three—day festival

begins today here at aintree. last year, protesters disrupted the big race and this year changes have been made to hopefully make it safer. i'll find out what they are in half an hour. a historic moment for british basketball as the london lions win the eurocup and become the first british team ever to win a european title. it's a cloudy start for many of us today but it will brighten up for most with decent spells of sunshine, but a bit more cloud in the south and west, and murky conditions, but warmer than yesterday. all the details later. it's thursday the 11th of april. a man has been charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, who was stabbed in bradford as she pushed her baby in a pram. after a four—day manhunt which led to his arrest, 25—year—old habibur masum, from burnley, is due to appear in court later. our reporter yunus mulla is at the scene.

bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. habibur masum was arrested — bring us up-to-date. habibur masum was arrested in _ bring us up-to-date. habibur masum was arrested in the _ bring us up-to-date. habibur masum was arrested in the early _ bring us up-to-date. habibur masum was arrested in the early hours - bring us up-to-date. habibur masum was arrested in the early hours of. was arrested in the early hours of tuesday in bucks after a four—day manhunt and repeated appeals to the public to trace him following the stabbing of kulsuma akter here in the centre of bradford. last night, the centre of bradford. last night, the crown prosecution service said the crown prosecution service said the charges of murder and possession of a bladed weapon had been authorised against habibur masum. his address was given as burnley and he will appear in court later. kulsuma akter was pushing her baby in a pram on saturday afternoon when she was repeatedly stabbed. she died as a result of her injuries. her baby was unharmed. when i spoke to

her cousin a few days ago, he described her as a caring and polite person and the family were devastated by what has happened. a23—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, he has been released on bail. police have now arrested four other men in their 20s on suspicion of assisting an offender and drugs offences and they remain in police custody. both forces, greater manchester police and west mercia police have referred themselves to the ipcc because they had prior contact with kulsuma akter. habibur masum will appear before bradford magistrates' court later. going to pick up on a story we were looking out last week, charlie, when

we were talking about people buying stamps, expensive and off with price rises we have seen, but the stamps they are buying are counterfeit. it isa it is a real problem at the moment. as people in the uk are getting caught out by a rise in counterfeit royal mail stamps, there's claims this morning that china is behind the problem. ben has been taking a look... it's very hard to tell the difference is the basic problem. yes, that is the heart of the problem. can you tell the difference between these two stamps? in this case, the one on the left here is real, and the one of the right isn't, but it can be really difficult to spot a genuine from a fake. barcoded stamps were introduced in 2022 to cut down on the sale of fakes. but recently, people around the uk have been getting caught out and being charged £5 to collect their post because

the stamp isn't actually valid. there are now claims that china is behind the counterfeits, with reports that people are unknowingly buying the fakes from chinese firms through various online marketplaces. the founder of one national security think tank told breakfast that "we don't know the extent to which the chinese government are involved, but we do know that chinese firms are" and questioned why the chinese communist party would be allowing it to happen. royal mail hasn't commented directly on the claims, however it has told us it is working hard to—remove counterfeit stamps, regularly monitoring online marketplaces, working closely with retailers and law enforcement agencies to identify those who produce counterfeits. speaking to bbc watchdog last night, the royal mail's director of external affairs and policy, david gold said the chance of getting a counterfeit

stamp is still low. people should understand that the overwhelming majority of stamps on sale are legitimate. in fact, since we introduced bar—coded stamps, which means that every stamp is unique, we have cut the number of counterfeit stamps coming through the network by 90%. and what that means is that the number of stamps we are spotting account for a less than 0.1% of the total stamps going through the network. although the number is low, watchdog did speak to people who had ended up with counterfeit stamps, despite buying them at the post office inside their local convenience shops. if you're concerned, we're told some of the things to look out for are strange perforations around the edge, a shine to the surface or the colour looking off. the post office inquiry will hear from two former senior managers about decisions they made that affected the horizon scandal. one of those was david smith whojoined as managing director in 2010, when the problems with the faulty it system were first coming to light. our correspondent

sanchia berg reports. the post office inquiry is searching for answers to the questions of who did what, when and why. today it will hear from david smith, who joined the post office as managing director in 2010, when the problems with the horizon it system were first appearing in the press. he commissioned the post office head of product and branch accounting, rob ismay, to write a report, but he made it clear that report should contain positive reasons to be assured about horizon — in other words, to give a clean bill of health to the software, as the inquiry heard in an earlier session. the task that i was given was to what are the reasons for assurance. i wasn't given the task of "what are the allegations and can you investigate them?" that was not the remit of this. you were only asked to present one side of the coin? yes.

the former chair of the post office, sir michael hodgkinson, will also give evidence today. the inquiry has been running for nearly three years now. it heard yesterday from sir anthony hooper, the former seniorjudge who chaired the failed mediation scheme set up with post office support in 2013. his view of the whole horizon affair is stark. it's the greatest scandal that i have ever seen in the criminaljustice process. we've had many miscarriages ofjustice, but nowhere near as many of these. we need to re—evaluate how we approach criminal cases of this kind. something went very, very wrong. alan bates is the man who has become the most famous face of the campaign, his story at the centre of the itv drama that focused national public attention on the scandal. he was the first to speak at this week's hearings, describing post office executives as thugs in suits, and saying the organisation was a dead duck

that should be sold off. there are still many more weeks of evidence to come before the inquiry ends and comes to its own conclusions. sanchia berg, bbc news. 37 organisations that support homeless people have written to the home secretary, james cleverly, urging him to reconsider plans that could see rough sleepers in england and wales moved on, fined or arrested. the home office has described current legislation as outdated and has insisted no one will be criminalised for not having a place to live. schools in england could lose more than £1 billion in funding by the end of the decade because of falling pupil numbers. that's according to the think tank the education policy institute who are also warning that some could be forced to merge orface closure. our reporter simonjones has the details. protests in britain over

plans to shut two primary —— protests in brighton over plans to shut two primary schools in the area. the local authority is blaming falling pupil numbers and funding issues for a decision it says it is taking with a heavy heart. according to the education policy institute, whose stated aim is to raise standards in classrooms, many other councils will be faced with similar tough choices of closures, cuts or mergers in the coming years. the department for education estimates that the number of pupils in state funded schools is going to fall by around 800,000 by 2032. and one of the big challenges for schools facing this is that their funding is given out on a per—pupil basis. so when they have falls in student numbers, their overall pot of money goes down, but their costs don't really fall in the same way. so you can imagine it costs a very similar amount to teach a class full of 30 pupils as it does 25 pupils, but their funding they get for those 25 pupils is going to be potentially significantly less.

the education policy institute use projections of pupil numbers and the think tank's own school funding model to analyse the potential impact on classrooms. it looked at a scenario in which all schools in england receive a 0.5% real—terms increase in funding per pupil per year. despite that, it predicts overall funding for primary and secondary state schools will fall to {111.6 billion by 2030 due to demographic changes. it says that would be down from a peak of £42] billion in the next academic year. we estimate that we need at least another £3.2 billion going forward to invest properly in schools. so if we lose a billion, you can see the gaps getting even further apart. so this is about innovation, this is about looking at investment in our young people, which, after all, is an investment in the country's future. the department for education describes the think tank's figures as speculative, saying cash for future years is yet to be determined. it says it is increasing overall school funding,

including additional money for teachers' pay and pensions, to more than £60 billion next year, which it describes as the highest level ever in real terms per pupil. it adds that it is up to local authorities to balance the supply and demand of school places in line with changing demographics. simon jones, bbc news. a pre—inquest hearing into the death of the teenager brianna ghey begins today. the 16—year—old from warrington was stabbed to death in broad daylight in a park in warrington last year. in february, her killer's scarlett jenkinson and eddie ratcliffe were sentenced to life in prison for her murder. a new treatment to prevent migraines could soon be available on the nhs in england. atogepant, which comes in tablet form, is already available in scotland. the national institute for health and care excellence says the drug could benefit 170,000 people in england. the us president has promised "ironclad" support for israel in response to concerns that the country could be targeted by iran. joe biden warned that iran might

launch a significant attack in retaliation for the killing of its commanders in syria last week. iran's supreme leader has repeatedly said israel would be punished but israel has refused to be drawn on whether it carried out the attack. thousands of people have had to flee their homes in southern russia because of rising floodwaters, while officials in neighbouring kazakhstan say the number of evacuees there has risen to 97,000. the flooding is being described as the worst to hit the region in 80 years as our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. siren. in places, orenburg is a city submerged. roads turned into rivers by the worst flooding here in living memory. evacuation under way is the message for anyone still living here. all the houses are flooded, says the local mayor. he's sailing down the streets,

surveying the devastation. spring floods are common in russia, but not on this scale. it's thought the combination of heavy rain and rapidly melting snow in warm weather caused rivers to burst their banks in orenburg. thousands have left their homes or been helped to leave by emergency services and by volunteers. "everything was dry yesterday," she says. "the water came at night so fast." and look what damage it's done inside the houses. the floating fridge a reminder of the destructive power of water. and flooding has affected towns and villages across the ural mountains and western siberia. beyond russia, too. this is neighboring kazakhstan. here, 100,000 people have been evacuated from the flood zone. meanwhile, other russian regions are preparing for flooding as water

levels continue to rise. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. and fancy getting your hands on a bit of musical history? well, over 700 items from the career of the late vocalist tony bennett will be auctioned off in new york city over the next two days. it will feature items from bennett's eight—decade career, including personal belongings, original artwork, and memorabilia. bennett was well—known for his performances of popular classics, including his signature 1962 hit i left my heart in san francisco. beyond his musical legacy, bennett was also a respected painter and sketch artist, with many of his own works also up for sale.

did you ever interview tony bennett? yes. i did not know that about him, that he has an artist. lets yes. i did not know that about him, that he has an artist.— that he has an artist. lets talk to carol. that he has an artist. lets talk to carol- good _ that he has an artist. lets talk to carol. good morning. _ this really tells of the story of the weather. we start on a cloudy note with mist and fog particularly in parts of south—west england and also south wales. all this cloud will break for most of us, a warm day with hazy sunshine. we have had this cold front sinking south during the course of the night, fairly weak, bringing in spots of rain in southern areas and later in the day it will flip around and move back north. where we have the breaks in the cloud there is the chance of a nod shower, western scotland, north—west england, possibly northern ireland and down the pennines as well. but parts of the

south, south—west and wales, we will hang on to law cloud and murky conditions with potentially drizzle, then later the weather front starts to move northwards again. a blustery day, temperatures are living in the north, 19 in the south, possibly 20 and east midlands, lincolnshire, yorkshire and norwich. this evening and overnight, this weatherfront moves north, some rain will be heavy, particularly in southern and central parts of scotland where we have already had a lot of rain and the ground is already saturated. a lot of cloud as well, some misty and murky conditions, the cloud thick enough for drizzle here and there, but it will not be a cold night, the overnight temperatures 8—11. tomorrow starts cloudy, rain across the centre of the country, moving east, and on either side we will see

brighter skies with some sunshine and temperatures climbing, we could even reach 21 somewhere in east anglia or the south—east. after that, although saturday is mild in southern areas, it will cool down elsewhere. spring is finally going to feel like spring. we've spoken a lot on breakfast about the challenges facing nhs dental care in england, with some people turning to extreme measures to deal with their teeth. in newcastle, a number of charities have come together to find a temporary solution to the problem — a mobile dental bus, which treats adults and children for free. our reporter anna collinson has been to see it in action. you're doing great. getting into a dentist is hard. i like looking after my teeth. this is what comes of it — having to have two teeth taken out. just wish i had a dentist.

a lot of children there had more than four decayed teeth in their mouth. all of them do need treatment and should have been seen a long time before this to prevent any of that happening. this bus is a temporary answer to a growing dental emergency, led by the charity dentaid, and supported by an army of volunteer dental staff and students. there's a lot of fear. we're trying desperately to break down those stigmas. and because it's in a mobile unit, we're taking the vehicle to them. the five—day service is based at newcastle foodbank. our clients see dental treatment and, to a degree, medical treatment as a complete luxury. they are fighting daily to feed and clothe their children, trying to survive in this current cost of living crisis. we have those appointments filled in two hours. we could have filled that dental bus ten times over. really anxious about it, really bad.

michelle has just eight teeth left. many need to be removed. you haven't been to the dentist for 30 years. this is your first... long time. really long, long time. i've got this fear. ijust don't know what it is. and is it giving you pain? but bringing dentists to a place she trusts has helped break that cycle. open for me. she also brought her son, gary, who is deaf. just move your head this way. straightaway he's able to get a temporary cover on a rotten tooth. you're ok? the plan is that you're both going to have treatments at a dental hospital. but that is going to take months, isn't it? rather that than we wouldn't have done it at all. we'd have just been in limbo. one in three children live in poverty in the north—east of england. d, e, decayed. on the lower left, e decayed, d decayed. which means poorer overall health.

it's really harrowing to see the amount of kids that come through where there are just sheer amounts of decay. it's really hard when you're taking out 10, 12, 15 teeth on one child, some of whom are as young as two or three. i still get really upset when you think, what a shame that this is a preventable problem. put some fluoride varnish on your teeth and make them nice and strong. there's a big drive to reach the young. you're doing amazing. so any child can come for a free check—up. these are amazing. five—year—old river has toothache. there it is. can you point to the sore tooth for me? she's missed six days of school. we've got one abscess. dr taylor finds she needs to go on the bus for further treatment, which we'll see shortly. i'll be as gentle as i can. we've seen many in pain, like moki. every night i can't sleep and i can't eat properly. who didn't have an appointment.

i always ask about the dentist. they say it's full, it's full, it's full, it's full, you know? every time when i want to see the dentist, they say it's full. luckily, the team can fit in an extraction. while a cracked tooth is removed for sheila, who's not had an nhs dentist for two years. today has meant the world to us, having this done. a bit of time pain free, a nice night's sleep — what does that mean? everything. 0h, river, it's raining. it's now river's turn to board the bus. her infected tooth needs removing. it's out, done. that is a big tooth. that was hard to watch, let alone do it. it's the right thing for her to have that tooth taken out. there was an abscess with it, it was infected, she's been up for the last four or five nights, and medication's not

even touching it. this project has brought short—term respite to this dental desert. but the government says it plans to bring in mobile dental vans. just hours later, river is home and happy. how are you feeling at the end of today, river, would you say? ten out of ten. i'm a big girl. let's take a look at today's front pages... the daily mirror leads with developments in the case of caroline flack. a police watchdog has urged the met to investigate why the force contested initial advice from the crown prosecution service not to charge the star, as her mother vows to continue her quest for truth. the i reports that labour plan to fix failing bus services by effectively nationalising them. sticking with the transport theme, its front page also features

the looming closure of a factory in derby that had been earmarked to build high—speed trains. a picture of harold wilson appears on the front page of the times. the paper reports that the former british prime minister had an affair with his deputy press secretary whilst he was in number ten, according to one of his aids who has now decided to divulge the information. now, would you ever dry out a tea bag? well, according to the daily star, one in seven of us have admitted to reusing them again to save money. reusing a tea bag and drying one out are different things. i reusing a tea bag and drying one out are different things.— are different things. i agree. puttina are different things. i agree. putting them _ are different things. i agree. putting them out _ are different things. i agree. putting them out on - are different things. i agree. putting them out on the - are different things. i agree. putting them out on the line| are different things. i agree. - putting them out on the line like that... i putting them out on the line like that... ., �* ~' putting them out on the line like that... ., �* ~ , putting them out on the line like that... ., that... i don't think people do that... i don't think people do that. do that... i don't think people do that- do you _ that... i don't think people do that. do you reuse _ that... i don't think people do that. do you reuse a - that... i don't think people do that. do you reuse a tea - that... i don't think people do that. do you reuse a tea bag? that... i don't think people do | that. do you reuse a tea bag? i that... i don't think people do - that. do you reuse a tea bag? i have done that- — that. do you reuse a tea bag? i have done that. especially _ that. do you reuse a tea bag? i have done that. especially when - that. do you reuse a tea bag? i have done that. especially when you - that. do you reuse a tea bag? i have done that. especially when you have j done that. especially when you have a particularly — done that. especially when you have a particularly strong _ done that. especially when you have a particularly strong cup _ done that. especially when you have a particularly strong cup of - done that. especially when you have

a particularly strong cup of tea. - take a look at this — pope francis has been pictured leading the weekly general audience in saint peter's square in the vatican city. it comes as the pope missed the good friday procession to "conserve his health" last month. we need to explain this story. he is not sitting indoors, he is outdoors and it is really windy. you can see over his left shoulder, the cape bit, because it was so windy the one over his right shoulder flew into his face, he is not hiding, is not some special way of delivering a speech, isjust some special way of delivering a speech, is just the way there. you can blame a lot of stuff on the way there. —— the weather. there's been a huge rise in the number of romance scammers taking advantage of innocent people looking for love. the bbc estimates that this type of fraud has cost victims more than £320 million over the last five years. our reporter dan o'donoghue has been speaking to lyn, whojoined a dating page after losing her husband.

i was in touch with this widow and widower site on facebook, and this guy started chatting and it started from there. lyn, a retired mum from cheshire, felt she had made a genuine connection when a fellow widower, derek, got in touch. we had loads of banter on the phone, you know, and with it being on a widow and widower site, i thought this shouldn't be an issue. but there was no derek. the person behind his account was, in fact, a scammer preying on the vulnerable to get cash. it was all going well, but he was flying out to dubai on business, cos he had his own business drilling minerals etc, so he says, "i'll come and see you when i come back." there was an accident, so then he started asking for money. when you kind of totted it all up, how much money had you transferred across? so it was over 50,000, which was my retirement money.

cheshire police contacted lyn in october 2021 to alert her that she was being scammed. it was a shock. iwasjust, like, numb. the thought, oh, my god, how am i going to manage now, how am i going to do stuff around the house when that money was to do those big jobs? lyn eventually got her money back with the help of her bank. but she's not alone. romance scams have been on the rise in recent years, with cases increasing by almost 60% across england and wales between 2019 and 2023, according to action fraud. the bbc estimates that romance frauds have cost victims more than £320 million over the last five years. it's a crime that santander�*s break the spell team, based in bootle, are all too familiar with. the romance scams often are the ones that take the longest for us to break the spell on. if you think you're in a relationship with someone who's asking you for money again and again, maybe over a year, longer, to the point at which you've

taken even loans out to pay some of that, if you've never met that person in real life, no—one's ever going to ask you for money to pay for emergency care or whatever else, and the fraudster will play on your emotions to do that. it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort to obviously try and coach them round and to make them realise that they are actually a victim in all of this and it isn't somebody that actually loves them. kieran mcnamara was jailed for seven years at chester crown court in february after he manipulated four women out of £300,000. a woman from cheshire, who briefly dated mcnamara, told us about his methods. you know, he was promising me holidays to france, skiing, wanted me to go and have a look around houses, all sorts of things. very kind of like... very over—the—top, very intense. the woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said she understands how people can get sucked in. he was a complete master of this, a master of manipulation, i would say. he was so persistent. i can see how, you know,

i now know it as love bombing. it's just made me want to share my story. but also being a bit more careful about, you know, who you kind of meet up with. cos you just don't know. you just don't know who's out there. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. millions of pounds of funding for schools in london could be lost by 2030 due to a drop in the number of pupils. a report by the education policy institute found that even if funding per pupil increases — the decline in numbers could still lead to cuts to school budgets some schools are going to be faced with really tricky decisions. it is already bidding tough for them with their budgets being squeezed by

inflation and rising energy costs and the cost of getting in staff but if their funding continues to come down, they are going to face those difficulties and they might be looking at trying to further costs or amalgamation with nearby schools which could be difficult and ultimately school closures. a school girl from newham who was killed after her headscrarf got caught in a go—kart has been described by her mother as a "beacon of kindness". 15—year—old ruwaida adan died in hospital four days after visiting capital karts in barking in 2021. an investigation�*s found the company failed to complete safety checks. the metropolitan police says it will re—investigate their decision to charge tv presenter caroline flack because "new witness evidence may be available". the ao—year—old was facing prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend before she killed herself in february 2020. ms flack�*s mother has repeatedly criticised how the police handled her daughters case. the met apologised to the family last year.

and the london lions basketball team made history last night by winning the european cup and becoming the first ever british side ever to do so. they were the underdogs going into the final but walked away with a win of 81—70. now, let's take a look at how the tube is running at this time of the morning. there's no service between golders green and edware of the northern line and severe delays on the overground. and that takes us to the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. some warm and sunny weather in the capital on the way over the next few days but i'm afraid to say, not to stay that way for long. we return to cooler and rather damp conditions next week. let's have a look at today's details first. it's a cloudy, pretty murky morning if you are just heading out. feeling mild, though, this weakening front bringing a few bits and pieces of rain through the day but not amounting to much. the cloud gradually thinning and breaking and feeling pleasantly warm with highs of 18 celsius. overnight tonight, a similar story.

staying largely dry, a lot of low cloud, mist and mirk and much like last night, feeling very mild indeed. highs dropping down to around ten or 11 celsius. tomorrow, of course, a cloudy start to the day but that cloud will thin and break, plenty of sunshine, quite breezy still but shelter from the breeze. highs easily reaching 20 celsius. a similar outlook for saturday and then, yes, turning cooler, wetter and windier again next week. have a great day, goodbye. to recap what i said there, there is currently no northern line between golders green and edgware. that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app and i'll be back with you again in half an hour. good morning. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's one of the most watched but most controversial races in the horse racing calendar and in a bid to improve safety,

this year's grand national will look slightly different. tim muffett is at aintree for us. tim is at aintree for us this morning, tim, good morning to you. the sun isjust morning, tim, good morning to you. the sun is just coming morning, tim, good morning to you. the sun isjust coming up, i can just imagine the excitement fizzing but the changes have been because of events last year?— events last year? yes, it's the 176 grand national— events last year? yes, it's the 176 grand national which _ events last year? yes, it's the 176 grand national which will- events last year? yes, it's the 176 grand national which will be - events last year? yes, it's the 176| grand national which will be taking place on saturday. a three—day festival gains today at aintree, seven races today, ladies day tomorrow and the big race on saturday at apm. that is earlier thanit saturday at apm. that is earlier than it is traditionally, one of a number of changes that have taken place for this year's event. last year, protesters did disrupt proceedings so these changes, it is hoped, will make this race, which some people believed to be pretty controversial, a bit safer. a number of the protesters have been removed by the police. they have got to be sure that nobody

can breach the course once this is under way. protesters warned organisers that they would disrupt last year's grand national, and that is what happened. the race was delayed by 1a minutes, there were 118 arrests and when the race began, there were 16 fell at the first fence and was later put down, his trainer blamed the chaotic start. there was eight fallers at those first two fences and this was all caused by these so—called animal lovers who actually are ignorant and have absolutely no idea. we are right by one of the most famous fences at the moment, aren't we? yeah, the chair. one of the most iconic fences on the grand national course. thejockey club runs 15 of britain's biggest racecourses, including aintree. what is going to be different about the 2024 grand national? three fundamental changes to the race, one of them involves around the first fence so we looked at that and wanted to reduce the speed of the horsesjumping

the first fence so we have actually picked the first fence up and moved it nearer to the start and we have also made it a standing start for all horses. we have always had a maximum field size of 40 runners in recent years. we have reduced that down to 34 this year. the start time has also been brought forward to 4pm. historically it was at 5:15pm, again, that is really to ensure we have optimum racing conditions. will these changes make it a safer race? i mean, that is our ultimate objective. welfare of horse and rider is fundamentally our number one priority here at aintree. animal rising, which organised last yea r�*s protests, says it has no plans to disrupt this year's event, although police have stepped up security. archive: and they are off, no trouble at all... - whatever your view on it, the grand national has been a key part of the sporting calendar since 1839. the eyes of the world are on aintree. - the 176th race on saturday will be watched around the world. the three—day festival starting today will attract more than 150,000 visitors to aintree. it's a fantastic three days for liverpool and

the liverpool city region. hotels, bars, restaurants, the barbers, the hairdressers, all of these benefit. we did a piece of work last year which told us it's had an economic impact of over £60 million to the local region. but organisers hope that this year, it's the racing that is in the spotlight. there's a statue of red rum there and he is buried just over there by the finishing line here at aintree. dominic king, you are the racing corresponded for the daily mail, what do you make of these changes? i daily mail, what do you make of these changes?— daily mail, what do you make of these changes? i think the changes are fundamental— these changes? i think the changes are fundamental and _ these changes? i think the changes are fundamental and very - these changes? i think the changes| are fundamental and very important for the _ are fundamental and very important for the well—being of the race going forward _ for the well—being of the race going forward. last season, the race was very. _ forward. last season, the race was very. very— forward. last season, the race was very, very difficult to watch. aintree _ very, very difficult to watch. aintree have been very proactive, made _ aintree have been very proactive, made these changes in the autumn so the first_ made these changes in the autumn so the first fence has been moved 60 yards— the first fence has been moved 60 yards closer to the start line. it will he — yards closer to the start line. it will he a — yards closer to the start line. it will be a standing start this year so the _

will be a standing start this year so the horses can't build up a head of steam _ so the horses can't build up a head of steam running into that first fence — of steam running into that first fence the _ of steam running into that first fence. the start time has been moved until 4pm _ fence. the start time has been moved until 4pm so _ fence. the start time has been moved until 4pm so it is earlier in the day so — until 4pm so it is earlier in the day so there is still moisture in the ground and some of the fences have been— the ground and some of the fences have been lowered as well so it has all been _ have been lowered as well so it has all been very important was gold a standing _ all been very important was gold a standing start, how's that going to work_ standing start, how's that going to work because often it can be somewhat chaotic at the beginning? this is— somewhat chaotic at the beginning? this is the _ somewhat chaotic at the beginning? this is the job of the starter, he will have — this is the job of the starter, he will have them all in order, speak to them _ will have them all in order, speak to them at— will have them all in order, speak to them at length, the jockeys will be briefed — to them at length, the jockeys will be briefed before they go out on the course _ be briefed before they go out on the course to— be briefed before they go out on the course to make sure everything is listened _ course to make sure everything is listened to — course to make sure everything is listened to and the jockeys have a response — listened to and the jockeys have a response ability to make sure everything goes well at the weekend. for those _ everything goes well at the weekend. for those people who believe this event is too controversial and cruel, what do you say to convince them otherwise? i cruel, what do you say to convince them otherwise?— cruel, what do you say to convince them otherwise? i have been in so many racing _ them otherwise? i have been in so many racing yards _ them otherwise? i have been in so many racing yards and _ them otherwise? i have been in so many racing yards and have - them otherwise? i have been in so many racing yards and have been l many racing yards and have been around _ many racing yards and have been around racing for a long time, the bond _ around racing for a long time, the bond between animal and people who work in _ bond between animal and people who work in stables and within the industry— work in stables and within the industry is incredible. every type of safety — industry is incredible. every type of safety is made for them, their

well—being, having them looked of safety is made for them, their well— being, having them looked after every night. i was blessed to go to a stable _ every night. i was blessed to go to a stable in— every night. i was blessed to go to a stable in ireland last month before — a stable in ireland last month before the cheltenham festival and the stable at last looks after him, she tells— the stable at last looks after him, she tells him her problems, she is basically— she tells him her problems, she is basically like his best friend. that's— basically like his best friend. that's the type of bond that these people _ that's the type of bond that these people have with the horses. big people have with the horses. question, he people have with the horses. e: r question, he was going to win? people have with the horses. big i question, he was going to win? -- who is question, he was going to win? —— who is going to win. she will run very— who is going to win. she will run very well— who is going to win. she will run very well at— who is going to win. she will run very well at a nice price. last ear's very well at a nice price. last year's winner, _ very well at a nice price. last year's winner, will— very well at a nice price. last year's winner, will be - very well at a nice price. last year's winner, will be the - very well at a nice price. last year's winner, will be the first horse since tiger rolled to win twice, before then it was red rum. he has been prepared specifically in mind to _ he has been prepared specifically in mind to do — he has been prepared specifically in mind to do what taiga role did but i do like _ mind to do what taiga role did but i do like limerick lace.— do like limerick lace. thanks very much indeed. _ do like limerick lace. thanks very much indeed, dominic, _ do like limerick lace. thanks very much indeed, dominic, it- do like limerick lace. thanks very much indeed, dominic, it is- do like limerick lace. thanks very much indeed, dominic, it is going do like limerick lace. thanks very i much indeed, dominic, it is going to be an amazing event. the crowd will

be an amazing event. the crowd will be arriving later today. some 150,000 people expected over the three days and of course the big race on saturday, for pm this year, one hour and a quarter earlier. tim. one hour and a quarter earlier. tim, thank ou one hour and a quarter earlier. tim, thank you very _ one hour and a quarter earlier. tim, thank you very much. _ one hour and a quarter earlier. tim, thank you very much. mike - one hour and a quarter earlier. tim, thank you very much. mike is here watching that because you will be there tomorrow, is that right? yes, getting the thoughts of some jockeys on the changes and looking ahead to ladies day tomorrow when fashion is almost as important as the racing. i have a special feature on one of the outsiders, rags to riches horse. but i tell you what this morning, what a moment in basketball. no one has been able to say this on the sofa before but a british team has won a european title. the london lions. think about the inspiration provided the next generation is coming through, young fans, but a huge moment for them as they are facing financial problems and it could be a game changer in terms of sponsorship

which may stop them getting into europe next year and defending their title. it is a huge moment, especially as well as london lions were really up against it going into the second leg of their eurocup final, trailing besiktas by seven points after the first match in turkey. but the lions pulled off a huge shock. in a fantastic finish, they won 81—70 at the copperbox in london, to become the first british team to take a european title. nesta mcgregor was watching. against the odds, conquerors of the continent. no british team had made it final of a european tournament and training basic tasks after the first leg, the lions had it all to do. a fast start helped, the first baskets of the game. in a nail—biting 40 minutes, the lines almost in front but as the engineers, emotions boiled over. restrict us coach sent to the locker

room for disagreeing with the referee. at the final whistle, london lions 81—70 restrict us. the london lions 81—70 restrict us. the london lions 81—70 restrict us. the london lions dominated domestically but now a step further, the champions of europe! and achievements which many think could change the fortunes of british basketball. brute change the fortunes of british basketball.— change the fortunes of british basketball. ~ ., ., , basketball. we have so many young children here _ basketball. we have so many young children here watching _ basketball. we have so many young children here watching us _ basketball. we have so many young children here watching us play, - basketball. we have so many young| children here watching us play, boys and girls, they are going to have those players to look up to that we didn't necessarily have when we were younger. i think that in itself is incredible. younger. i think that in itself is incredible-— incredible. yet, despite these celebrations, _ incredible. yet, despite these celebrations, as _ incredible. yet, despite these celebrations, as it _ incredible. yet, despite these celebrations, as it stands, - incredible. yet, despite these| celebrations, as it stands, the incredible. yet, despite these - celebrations, as it stands, the team won't be able to defend their trophy. american investment company 777, who own the franchise, say they are adopting a new strategy and this decision is the first part of it. it is what it is, we don't make the decisions — is what it is, we don't make the decisions i_ is what it is, we don't make the decisions. i think we did ourjob in the best— decisions. i think we did ourjob in the best way we could. for decisions. i think we did our “0b in the best way we couldfi the best way we could. for the all conquering _ the best way we could. for the all conquering alliance, _ the best way we could. for the all conquering alliance, after- the best way we could. for the all conquering alliance, after the - the best way we could. for the all. conquering alliance, after the party stops, focus will be on retaining

their domestic double. nestor mcgregor, bbc news, east london. wonderful scenes from london last night. if you thought manchester city and arsenal's champions league quarter—final games on tuesday were dramatic, they were matched by barcelona's first leg at paris saint—germain. barca, the five—time winners, came from behind to win 3—2 and take a slender advantage back to spain. former chelsea defender andreas christensen scored the winner with his first touch after coming on as a substitute. and it was tight in the other game, between atletico madrid and borussia dortmund — the spanish side won 2—1 at home — brazilian samuel lino with their second goal, before they held off a late dortmund fightback. the enthralling race for the two automatic promotion spots from the championship to the premier league continues to surprise with the main contenders stumbling which has given southampton in fourth renewed hope. on tuesday, leicester lost and leeds drew. last night, ipswich missed the chance to go top. a goalless draw at home to watford does leave them second, though,

behind leicester on goal difference. it is so tight at the top. and there was a good win for swansea, who put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone with a 3—0 win over stoke — josh key with the pick of the goals. rangers were infuriated when last night's scottish premiership match at dundee was called off for the second time. they accused dundee of "negligence and unprofessionalism". the waterlogged pitch was clearly unplayable — but the state of the surface has led the league, to begin disciplinary proceedings against dundee — they've had to postpone five games this season. rangers were hoping to go back to the top of the table, but they'll have to wait until next wednesday, and hope the match will eventually go ahead. golf's first major of the season, the masters, starts today and it's another opportunity for rory mcilroy, to complete the career grand slam. the famous green jacket is the only major missing from mcilroy�*s collection — and his confidence has been boosted, by the five—time, masters champion tiger woods, who's been saying,

that he is convinced mcllroy will win at augusta, sooner or later. it's flattering, it's nice to hear in my opinion the best player ever to play the game to say something like that. he has been around the game long enough to know i at least have the potential to do it, i know i have the potential to do it, too. it is not as if i haven't been a pretty good playerfor the not as if i haven't been a pretty good player for the last couple of decades. but, yeah, it is nice to hear it when it comes out of his mouth. yesterday at the masters, was the traditional family event, a chance for players, to have some fun, and include their loved ones, before the serious stuff starts. and the pros will be hoping to handle the tricky greens as well as the daughter of former champion bubba watson here. easy as that for young dakota/ a critical celebration as well. she obviously has her talent. but a critical celebration as well. she obviously has her talent.- obviously has her talent. but it's such a good _ obviously has her talent. but it's such a good part _ obviously has her talent. but it's such a good part because - obviously has her talent. but it's such a good part because that i obviously has her talent. but it's - such a good part because that green goes right the way, it is one of the

scariest ones. the goes right the way, it is one of the scariest ones-— goes right the way, it is one of the scariest ones. the conditions looked rather benign _ scariest ones. the conditions looked rather benign but _ scariest ones. the conditions looked rather benign but i _ scariest ones. the conditions looked rather benign but i tell— scariest ones. the conditions looked rather benign but i tell you - scariest ones. the conditions looked rather benign but i tell you what - rather benign but i tell you what today, they might not get much playing. today, they might not get much .la in.. ., , today, they might not get much .la ini, ., , ., today, they might not get much .la ini, ., ., playing. has it gone wrong? thunderstorms, _ playing. has it gone wrong? thunderstorms, rain, - playing. has it gone wrong? thunderstorms, rain, if- playing. has it gone wrong? thunderstorms, rain, if only playing. has it gone wrong? l thunderstorms, rain, if only it playing. has it gone wrong? - thunderstorms, rain, if only it was as sunny as carol and her azalea like top which is a tribute to the masters i am sure.— like top which is a tribute to the masters i am sure. because augusta is famous for — masters i am sure. because augusta is famous for its _ masters i am sure. because augusta is famous for its azaleas, _ masters i am sure. because augusta is famous for its azaleas, well - is famous for its azaleas, well done, carol, look at you tie in with the theme! i know you thought really careful about that when you put your outfit out. i careful about that when you put your outfit out. ., ., , ,., ., outfit out. i have one message for mike... charlie, _ outfit out. i have one message for mike... charlie, you _ outfit out. i have one message for mike... charlie, you and - outfit out. i have one message for mike... charlie, you and i - outfit out. i have one message for mike... charlie, you and i have . mike... charlie, you and i have never got _ mike... charlie, you and i have never got that. _ mike... charlie, you and i have never got that. and _ mike... charlie, you and i have never got that. and what - mike... charlie, you and i have never got that. and what do i mike... charlie, you and i have i never got that. and what do think the chances _ never got that. and what do think the chances are _ never got that. and what do think the chances are of— never got that. and what do think the chances are of you _ never got that. and what do think the chances are of you ever- never got that. and what do think the chances are of you ever that? j never got that. and what do thinkl the chances are of you ever that? i can feel the love. i'm only kidding good morning everyone. this morning, cloudy and murky start for some of us but brightening up the most, feeling warm and there will be some hazy sunshine but if you have an allergy

to pollen, tree pollen at the moment, especially birch, there is a bit of plain and ash in there. pollen levels high across many areas, something to bear in mind. we have had a weather front sinking southwards, doing that through the course of the night, fairly weak across southern england but still some rain in it. if you look at the rainfall accumulation charts for the next five days, you can see there is not a lot of rain heading into some southern areas but there is a lot of rain getting in across the north and the west, particularly western scotland. here is the key, the white is 100 millimetres plus, this is falling on already saturated ground. this morning, we do have a weather front draped across the south, murky conditions along the english channel coast and also the irish sea coasts as well, particularly so cumbria and what you will find is, through the day, a weather front will start to drift northwards once again. away from the south, the cloud breaking, a lot of sunshine around, a blustery day but it is going to feel quite

warm. these are our temperatures. somewhere in eastern or south east england, likely to reach 20 degrees. through this evening and overnight, the rain continues to push backwards across the north of the country, it will be heavy, particularly across central and southern parts of scotland, still going to be a blustery night. we are also looking at a fair bit of cloud around, that cloud of thicken enough for some drizzle, some mist and merck as well. but it is not going to be cold, these are our overnight lows, eight to about 12 degrees. as we head into tomorrow. for england and wales, the low cloud will tend to break, some sunny skies coming through. the southern scotland and northern ireland, cloudy with rain at times and then later on, this next batch of rain will come in from the north—west. temperatures tomorrow, 11 to 20 degrees but again, somewhere in the south east

or east anglia could reach 21 degrees. friday still mild moralist across the board but then it starts to change. into saturday, the south east of england will be warm, sunny skies here, pushed northwards, cloud and heavy rain coming in across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures nine to about 12 in the north and looking at about 14 but still 20 in the five south east. you can see how that changes, the mild air represented by the amber colour, swept away for a time by the blue. it is going to turn that bit cooler in the outlook period. talking of the outlook period, here we go. you can see how the temperatures start to slide, it will still be unsettled with rain or showers at times but of course also some sunshine mixed in amongst all of that. tao course also some sunshine mixed in amongst all of that.— amongst all of that. too little too late, carol! _

amongst all of that. too little too late, carol! l _ amongst all of that. too little too late, carol! iwas— amongst all of that. too little too late, carol! iwasjust _ amongst all of that. too little too late, carol! i wasjust saying, i amongst all of that. too little too late, carol! iwasjust saying, too| late, carol! iwasjust saying, too little too late, but we were looking at your last graphic and everyone just went, over. temperatures very much doing this at the moment, up and down. it is spring, we are going through the transition of one season into the next season but it feels like it has been raining for such a long time and it has been cold and warm as well. it and it has been cold and warm as well. ., : �* and it has been cold and warm as well. ., , �* ., well. it doesn't feel great. never mind, well. it doesn't feel great. never mind. l'm _ well. it doesn't feel great. never mind. l'm sure — well. it doesn't feel great. never mind, i'm sure something - well. it doesn't feel great. never mind, i'm sure something betterj well. it doesn't feel great. never. mind, i'm sure something better is round the corner, always happens. thanks, carol, just coming up to 6:50am on thursday morning. we are going to be talking about nhs waiting times. there are few issues that matter more to people than this. at 9:30am figures will be out but a couple of hours before, in 45 minutes, we'll be talking to the

health secretary victoria atkins so what would you like to say to her? what would you like to ask arewould you like to give us your experiences at the moment, particularly when it comes to waiting times, get your thoughts through to us and we will put them to health secretary. you can whatsapp... that qr code there, if you grab to the screen, use the camera, puts the camera on, that will automatically begin a conversation with us and you can get in touch by e—mail or on twitter, please put your name and where you are contacting us from. a farmer from lincolnshire whose land has been flooded for months says he was shocked to learn that he isn't eligible for any compensation. applications opened this week forfarmers to apply for money from the government's flood recovery fund. the department for environment food and rural affairs says it's looking at how it can expand the scheme. our reporter paul murphy has more. so this shed is literally as it was

on the day i left the farm on the 3rd ofjanuary... he on the day i left the farm on the 3rd ofjanuary. . ._ 3rd ofjanuary. .. he is known as britain's most _ 3rd ofjanuary. .. he is known as britain's most flooded - 3rd ofjanuary. .. he is known as britain's most flooded farmer i 3rd ofjanuary. .. he is known as. britain's most flooded farmer but 3rd ofjanuary. .. he is known as i britain's most flooded farmer but it seems henry ward isn't flooded to the government's requirements. he has been told that most of his farm, to the east of lincoln, still surrounded by water, is in the wrong location for support payment. i ieiit location for support payment. i felt -h sicall location for support payment. i felt physically sick _ location for support payment. i felt physically sick when _ location for support payment. i felt physically sick when i _ location for support payment. i felt physically sick when i found out that we are not going to be eligible for this money here. we are literally the most famous flooded farm in the country, we have made global headlines yet i have been told i'm not eligible. when i found that out yesterday, i literally felt sick, cross, angry, let down and i just felt i had just been forgotten about. just felt i had 'ust been forgotten about. ,, . just felt i had 'ust been forgotten about. :, . . about. since october and the downpours — about. since october and the downpours of _ about. since october and the downpours of storm - about. since october and the downpours of storm babet, l about. since october and the i downpours of storm babet, this is what henry's farm has looked like. it flooded when the bank collapsed on a nearby river but that river is

not designated as a major watercourse so this area doesn't qualify for grants of up to £25,000 from the government. does it surprise you they've not been more conscious that you are a special case, a unique case? i conscious that you are a special case, a unique case?— case, a unique case? i literally can't believe _ case, a unique case? i literally can't believe it. _ case, a unique case? i literally can't believe it. i _ case, a unique case? i literally can't believe it. i stood - case, a unique case? i literally can't believe it. i stood on i case, a unique case? i literally can't believe it. i stood on the | can't believe it. i stood on the bridge near the tyrwhitt arms pub with the chairman of the environment agency, the ministerforflooding, nfu president, looking at 2000 acres of land with two metres of water on it. it didn't even cross my mind that i wouldn't be eligible for this money. that i wouldn't be eligible for this mone . ., ., , , , money. the ongoing issue here is cro - money. the ongoing issue here is crop loss. — money. the ongoing issue here is crop loss. you _ money. the ongoing issue here is crop loss, you have _ money. the ongoing issue here is crop loss, you have lost _ money. the ongoing issue here is crop loss, you have lost your i money. the ongoing issue here is l crop loss, you have lost your winter crop. _ crop loss, you have lost your winter crop. spring— crop loss, you have lost your winter crop, spring crop, implications on cattle _ crop, spring crop, implications on cattle value. crop, spring crop, implications on cattle value-— crop, spring crop, implications on cattle value._ here i crop, spring crop, implications on cattle value._ here is i cattle value. absolutely here is robbie more _ cattle value. absolutely here is robbie more meeting - cattle value. absolutely here is robbie more meeting back i cattle value. absolutely here is robbie more meeting back in l cattle value. absolutely here is i robbie more meeting back in january robbie more meeting back injanuary keen to show he was understanding of what was going on. this is why henry ward is so baffled by today's

government funding snub. i ward is so baffled by today's government funding snub. i feel like i'm livin government funding snub. i feel like l'm living in — government funding snub. i feel like i'm living in some _ government funding snub. i feel like i'm living in some sort _ government funding snub. i feel like i'm living in some sort of— i'm living in some sort of nightmare. 25,000 peanuts anyway and just to be told that i am not eligible, ijust never dreamt this would be here. you can see the water level that the floodwater came to in this store shed.— this store shed. henry ward is entitled to _ this store shed. henry ward is entitled to a _ this store shed. henry ward is entitled to a small— this store shed. henry ward is entitled to a small payment i this store shed. henry ward is | entitled to a small payment for this store shed. henry ward is i entitled to a small payment for a parcel of land elsewhere that was flooded but his main farm remains out of action and his calls for government help continue to go unheeded. paul murphy, bbc news. time now is 6:53am. if you are heading abroad for a holiday this year and you need a new passport, it's going to cost you more from today. ben is here to take us through the changes. it can be that last—minute sting, you pulled this out of a drawer before holiday and realise it needs renewing. if you were in that position, doing that will cost more

from today. let me the details. good morning. the price of a uk passport has gone up from today. it's the second price hike in just over 14 months. an online application for a new or renewed adult passport will now set you back £88.50, an increase of £6 from before. the cost of applying for a child's passport online is also going up from this amount by £4 to £57.50. this doesn't just apply to online applications — but to postal ones too which have also increased in price. up from £93 to £100 for adults. and for a child it's now £69 instead of £64. it costs more if you apply from abroad, or if you require a passport urgently. now, this 7% rise follows a 9% rise in february 2023. and prior to that, passport fees had not gone up for five years. the home office have said it doesn't make a profit from the applications and the fee rise would help improve services. so, how do we fare in comparison to other countries?

the online cost of an £88.50 uk passport is among the most expensive in europe. look at this. slightly more than france, a little less than italy, not quite the £122 of switzerland but way above the cheapest, spain at £25. and it's notjust passports that have gone up in price. travel insurance, car hire and airport car parking fees are all more expensive now too. and take drop—off fees for example. they're rising for airport passengers with southampton and stansted among the most expensive. a few practical tips. remember, it's always cheaper to renew your passport online than a paper application. if you're worried about getting it wrong though, the post office offers a checking service. and although you should get your new passport within three weeks allow plenty of time because that's not a guarantee. the last thing you want to do is be waving your friends and family off

at the airport and you not going anywhere because your new passport didn't get back in time.— didn't get back in time. nightmare, that would be _ didn't get back in time. nightmare, that would be horrible! _ didn't get back in time. nightmare, that would be horrible! thanks i didn't get back in time. nightmare, that would be horrible! thanks veryj that would be horrible! thanks very much. : : that would be horrible! thanks very much. , , ., , , ., much. lets see what is coming up a little later on _ much. lets see what is coming up a little later on this _ much. lets see what is coming up a little later on this morning. - since being diagnosed with bowel cancer, dj adele roberts has made it her mission to raise awareness and show what you can achieve with a stoma. she joins us on the sofa to talk about her remarkable journey. that picture of course is her completing the marathon in what we now know was a record time. for her. she has done — now know was a record time. for her. she has done brilliantly. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. millions of pounds of funding for schools in london could be lost by 2030 due to a drop in the number of pupils. a report by the education policy

institute found that, even if funding per pupil increases, the decline in numbers could still lead to cuts to school budgets. lambeth, lewisham and kensington and chelsea will be some of the hardest hit areas. some schools are going to be faced with really tricky decisions. it is already bidding tough for them with their budgets being squeezed by inflation and rising energy costs and the cost of getting in staff but if their funding continues to come down, they are going to face those difficulties and they might be looking at trying to further cut costs or amalgamation with nearby schools which could be difficult and ultimately school closures. the mother of a teenager who died after her headscrarf got caught in a go—kart has bescribed her daughter as a "beacon of kindness". 15—year—old ruwaida adan from newham died in hospitalfour days after visiting capital karts in barking in 2021. an investigation's found the company failed to complete safety checks. it's been fined almost £120,000.

the metropolitan police says it will re—investigate their decision to charge the tv presenter caroline flack because "new witness evidence may be available". the 40—year—old was facing prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend before she killed herself in february 2020. ms flack�*s mother has repeatedly criticised how the police handled her daughters case. the force apologised to the family last year. now, let's take a look at how the tube is running. there's no service between golders green and edware of the northern line, and severe delays on the overground between chingford and liverpool street due to a trespasser on the track earlier at clapton. and that takes us to the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. some warm and sunny weather in the capital on the way over the next few days but i'm afraid to say, not staying that way for long — a return to cooler and rather damp conditions next week.

let's have a look at today's details first. it's a cloudy, pretty murky morning if you are just heading out. feeling mild, though, this weakening front bringing a few bits and pieces of rain through the day but not amounting to much. the cloud gradually thinning and breaking and feeling pleasantly warm, with highs of 18 celsius. overnight tonight, a similar story — staying largely dry, a lot of low cloud, mist and murk and much like last night, feeling very mild indeed, highs dropping down to around 10—11 celsius. tomorrow, of course, a cloudy start to the day but that cloud will thin and break, plenty of sunshine, quite breezy still but shelter from the breeze, highs easily reaching 20 celsius. a similar outlook for saturday and then, yes, turning cooler, wetter and windier again next week. have a great day, goodbye. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app. including a piece about how the barbican's brutalist architecture is being transformed into something a bit more colourful. i'll be back with you in half an hour.

but for now let's cross over to charlie and naga. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... china is accused of being behind a surge in counterfeit stamps — royal mail says its working to tackle the problem. could you spot a genuine from a fake? this is how similar they look. and this morning, senior tory mp iain duncan smith tells breakfast he's certain the counterfeits are coming from china. a man is charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, who was stabbed in bradford whilst pushing her baby in a pram. habibur masum will appear before magistrates today. iam here i am here in pompeii where injust a few minutes we will be reviewing a

room which has been hidden for 2000 years and i promise you it is extraordinary. the bunkers are raked, the azaleas are in full bloom. the spectacular setting of augusta national is ready for the first golf major of the year, even if the weather might end up disrupting the start of the masters. no stance here today thankfully but a cloudy start to the day with spots of rain in the south but it will brighten up with some sunshine, murky around the coast, but warm. all the details later. it's thursday the 11th of april. our main story. there are calls for royal mail to investigate claims that china is behind a rise in the availibility of counterfeit stamps. customers who receive letters with the fake stamps on them are given a fine, and a senior conservative mp has told breakfast he's certain the counterfeits are coming from china. ben has been taking a look...

the starting point is that there are counterfeit stamps and they are hard to spot. counterfeit stamps and they are hard to sot. : ., counterfeit stamps and they are hard to sot. , ., ., ., to spot. yes, and the whole point of the bar code — to spot. yes, and the whole point of the bar code was _ to spot. yes, and the whole point of the bar code was to _ to spot. yes, and the whole point of the bar code was to cut _ to spot. yes, and the whole point of the bar code was to cut down - to spot. yes, and the whole point of the bar code was to cut down on i the bar code was to cut down on fakes but it seems that some organisations or individuals have found ways around that. take a look at this. can you tell the difference between these two stamps? in this case, the one on the left here is real, and the one on the right isn't, but even a senior boss at royal mail admitted it's really difficult to spot a a fake. barcoded stamps were introduced in 2022 to cut down on the sale of fakes. but recently, people around the uk have been getting caught out and being charged £5 to collect their post because the stamp isn't actually valid.

there are now claims that china is behind the counterfeits, with reports that people are unknowingly buying the fakes from chinese firms through various online marketplaces. senior tory mp iain duncan smith has told breakfast this morning he believes that china is behind this. and one national security think tank added, "we don't know the extent to which the chinese government is involved, but we do know that chinese firms are," and questioned why the chinese communist party would be allowing it to happen. speaking to bbc watchdog last night, the royal mail's director of external affairs and policy, david gold said the chance of getting a counterfeit stamp is still low. people should understand that the overwhelming majority of stamps on sale are legitimate. in fact, since we introduced bar—coded stamps, which means that every stamp is unique, we have cut the number of counterfeit stamps coming through the network by 90%. and what that means is that the number of stamps we are spotting account for a less

than 0.1% of the total stamps going through the network. although the number is low, watchdog spoke to people who ended up with counterfeit stamps, despite buying them at the post office counter in their local convenience shops. there are things to look out for — strange perforations around the edge, a shine to the surface or the colour looking off. a man has been charged with the murder of kulsuma akter who was stabbed in bradford as she pushed her baby in a pram. 25—year—old habibur masum, from burnley, is due to appear in court later. our reporter yunus mulla is at the scene. yunus, tell us about this latest development.

the crown prosecution service have said charges of murder and possession of a bladed article have been authorised after prosecutors looked at a file of evidence from west yorkshire police. habibur masum was the subject of a four day manhunt and police appeal following the stabbing of kulsuma akter here in the centre of bradford on saturday afternoon. she was pushing her baby in a pram at the time. her baby was unharmed. she was taken to hospital but died as a result of her injuries. police have said that a 23—year—old man who was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on police bail. they have arrested four other men from the west midlands on suspicion of assisting an offender and drugs offences. i spoke to

kulsuma akter�*s family a few days ago who said they were devastated by what happened, describing her as polite, caring, a thoughtful person who made people around her last. —— laugh. west yorkshire police has referred itself to the ipcc because it had prior contact with kulsuma akter. habibur masum, whose address was given as burnley, he is 25, he will appear before a magistrates' court later. 37 organisations that support homeless people have written to the home secretary, james cleverly, urging him to reconsider plans that could see rough sleepers in england and wales moved on, fined or arrested. the home office has described current legislation as outdated and has insisted no—one will be criminalised for not having a place to live. schools in england could lose more than £1 billion in funding by the end of the decade because of falling pupil numbers. that's according to the think tank the education policy institute

who are also warning that some could be forced to merge orface closure. our reporter simonjones has the details. protests in brighton over plans to shut two primary schools in the area. the local authority is blaming falling pupil numbers and funding issues for a decision it says it is taking with a heavy heart. according to the education policy institute, whose stated aim is to raise standards in classrooms, many other councils will be faced with similar tough choices of closures, cuts or mergers in the coming years. the department for education estimates that the number of pupils in state funded schools is going to fall by around 800,000 by 2032. and one of the big challenges for schools facing this is that their funding is given out on a per—pupil basis. so when they have falls in student numbers, their overall pot of money goes down, but their costs don't really fall in the same way.

so you can imagine it costs a very similar amount to teach a class full of 30 pupils as it does 25 pupils, but their funding they get for those 25 pupils is going to be potentially significantly less. the education policy institute use projections of pupil numbers and the think tank's own school funding model to analyse the potential impact on classrooms. it looked at a scenario in which all schools in england receive a 0.5% real—terms increase in funding per pupil per year. despite that, it predicts overall funding for primary and secondary state schools will fall to £41.6 billion by 2030 due to demographic changes. it says that would be down from a peak of £42.7 billion in the next academic year. we estimate that we need at least another £3.2 billion going forward to invest properly in schools. so if we lose a billion, you can see the gaps getting even further apart. so this is about innovation, this is about looking at investment in our young people, which, after all, is an investment

in the country's future. the department for education describes the think tank's figures as speculative, saying cash for future years is yet to be determined. it says it is increasing overall school funding, including additional money for teachers' pay and pensions, to more than £60 billion next year, which it describes as the highest level ever in real terms per pupil. it adds that it is up to local authorities to balance the supply and demand of school places in line with changing demographics. simon jones, bbc news. a pre—inquest hearing into the death of teenager brianna ghey begins today. the 16—year—old from warrington was stabbed to death in broad daylight in a park in warrington last year. in february, her killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were sentenced to life in prison for her murder. a new treatment to prevent migraines could soon be available on the nhs in england. atogepant, which comes in tablet form, is already available in scotland. the national institute for health

and care excellence says the drug could benefit 170—thousand people in england. president biden has promised to give israel "ironclad" support from the united states, as fears grow that iran may retaliate for an attack that killed senior iranian commanders. the strike in syria at the start of the month destroyed an iranian consulate building. if you don't like heights, perhaps look away. a french woman is believed to have broken the rope climbing world record after she ascended 110 metres to the second floor of the eiffel tower. what does not look like? it looks like this. that looks very difficult. i know! like this. that looks very difficult. i know i am stating the obvious. that's the same height as nearly 24 double—decker buses stacked

on top of each other. anouk garnier said it was a "crazy dream come true" after she climbed the free—hanging rope, using her bare hands to reach her goal injust 18 minutes. in all honesty, if there was a rope hanging from our studio, how tall is this? 20 feet? do you think we would get...? i wouldn't. this? 20 feet? do you think we would get...? iwouldn't. you need this? 20 feet? do you think we would get...? i wouldn't. you need so much upper body strength. abs, get...? i wouldn't. you need so much upper body strength. a, lot get...? iwouldn't. you need so much upper body strength.— upper body strength. a lot of it is to do with grip — upper body strength. a lot of it is to do with grip as _ upper body strength. a lot of it is to do with grip as well. _ upper body strength. a lot of it is to do with grip as well. with i upper body strength. a lot of it is to do with grip as well. with your| to do with grip as well. with your feet, pushing up. isound to do with grip as well. with your feet, pushing up. i sound like i know what i am talking about. i don't really. you wouldn't catch me doing that either— you wouldn't catch me doing that either but — you wouldn't catch me doing that either but that sounded plausible to me. either but that sounded plausible to me a_ either but that sounded plausible to me. a cloudy start wherever you are, some _ me. a cloudy start wherever you are, some rain— me. a cloudy start wherever you are, some rain in— me. a cloudy start wherever you are, some rain in parts of the south but

the cloud _ some rain in parts of the south but the cloud will break up for many with hazy— the cloud will break up for many with hazy sunshine developing, and feeling _ with hazy sunshine developing, and feeling warm. a weather front drifting — feeling warm. a weather front drifting south through the night, later on— drifting south through the night, later on they will start to move north— later on they will start to move north again. around the english channel— north again. around the english channel coast, the welsh coast, the coast _ channel coast, the welsh coast, the coast of— channel coast, the welsh coast, the coast of cumbria, it will be quite murky~ _ coast of cumbria, it will be quite murky. moving inland to the cloud breaks _ murky. moving inland to the cloud breaks up — murky. moving inland to the cloud breaks up. cloud thick enough for spots _ breaks up. cloud thick enough for spots of— breaks up. cloud thick enough for spots of rain as the weather front comes— spots of rain as the weather front comes back. for northern ireland and northern— comes back. for northern ireland and northern england you could have showers — northern england you could have showers this afternoon, and in western— showers this afternoon, and in western scotland, but most of us will be _ western scotland, but most of us will be dry. — western scotland, but most of us will be dry, sunny and warm. temperatures are living in the north to around _ temperatures are living in the north to around 19—20 in parts of the east and south—east. but it will be quite blustery _ and south—east. but it will be quite blustery. this evening and overnight, this rain moves north and east _ overnight, this rain moves north and east, heaviest in central and southern _ east, heaviest in central and southern scotland where the ground is already— southern scotland where the ground is already saturated. elsewhere,

some _ is already saturated. elsewhere, some cloud, low cloud around coasts and hills, _ some cloud, low cloud around coasts and hills, and drizzling and damp conditions, but not a cold night, 8-12 _ conditions, but not a cold night, 8—12. tomorrow, we have this cloud around _ 8—12. tomorrow, we have this cloud around. southern england should seek to break— around. southern england should seek to break up— around. southern england should seek to break up and it will be warm. further— to break up and it will be warm. further north, cloudy conditions with spots— further north, cloudy conditions with spots of rain then the next batch _ with spots of rain then the next batch comes in, and windy, with gale force _ batch comes in, and windy, with gale force winds _ batch comes in, and windy, with gale force winds in the northern isles and western isles. tomorrow could be warmer— and western isles. tomorrow could be warmer than _ and western isles. tomorrow could be warmer than today in the south and south-east, — warmer than today in the south and south—east, we could reach 21. on saturday, — south—east, we could reach 21. on saturday, still warm in the south but beyond that we are into cooler conditions — archaeology and the unveiling of the remains can still be a very special time. we associate things like that

with the past but it can still happen today. largely preserved beneath a blanket of volcanic ash, pompeii offers a unique snapshot of roman life, frozen in time at the moment it was buried. but the ancient site still has many hidden secrets and a recent excavation of a previously undiscovered part of the city has revealed some remarkable new finds as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. with mount vesuvius looming, 2,000 years after being lost to a volcanic eruption, a new part of pompeii is emerging in the biggest excavation in a generation. and what they're finding is spectacular. after lying buried for so long, a room from a sumptuous house appears. and beneath the volcanic debris, a mosaic floor. with rare full—height frescoes,

this vivid room, a place to entertain guests, once looked out onto a garden. on the ground lies the roof, which collapsed during the eruption. translation: when we excavate, we wonder what we're looking at. i much like a theatre stage, you have scenery, the backdrop and the culprit, which is mount vesuvius. the archaeologist has to be good at filling in the gaps, telling the story of the missing cast, the families and children, the people who are not there any more. it's just one part of this house that's emerging. this internal courtyard gives you an idea ofjust how far down the team has had to dig. this whole area was covered in these pumice stones that rained down on the town for 18 hours during the eruption. and up at the top here, there's this very dense brown layer. well, that's evidence of the pyroclastic flow,

this fast—moving avalanche of gas and volcanic material that engulfed the town of pompeii, killing anyone who was left behind. with a mist of water, another part of the residence comes to light. so they were on the ceiling. so you'd look up... very high. a painted plaster work from an upper floor with intricate detail. only in pompeii you can see all that remains of life, of an ancient life. not only some fragments, but the houses, the objects. for this reason, pompeii is unique. but it's notjust the house. a number of buildings have been found on the site. this is a big excavation, so here's a plan of its layout. this area here in red is the grand residence, with these large, opulent rooms. only part of it has been unearthed. in front of it is

a commercial complex. there's a laundry over here in green and, next to that, a wholesale bakery. and the archaeologists here think that this whole thing could have been owned by the same person. in the bakery, there are clues as to who this person might have been. the letters a—r—v are found repeatedly here. we're standing next to probably our greatest clue of all. it's a red painted inscription on the wall, and we know who arv is, and we know him to be aulus rustius verus and we know he's a politician. maybe he's funding the bakery, this is his enterprise, but he's not going to be living here — this is far too sort of impoverished little place for a grand politician. so we then hopefully maybe have the idea that he was living in this big grand house behind us. the year—long excavation has been followed for a new bbc series. archaeologists say there's nowhere else quite like pompeii.

it's a particular kind of archaeology where you can find something that remains preserved directly from the roman empire to now, to the modern age, without no history in the middle. and it's every time is something new. the excavation isn't over yet, and there are new discoveries every day, offering us a new window into the city and the people who lived here. let's speak to our science editor rebecca morelle who's in pompeii for us. tell is where you are. i do have iuite a tell is where you are. i do have quite a treat — tell is where you are. i do have quite a treat for— tell is where you are. i do have quite a treat for you. _ tell is where you are. i do have quite a treat for you. i - tell is where you are. i do have quite a treat for you. i am i tell is where you are. i do have i quite a treat for you. i am standing in the black room, which has been hidden for 2000 years, and you are the first people in the world other

than the people who excavated this to see it. extraordinary. who better to see it. extraordinary. who better to shows around than the director of pompeii? this is a stunning room, absolutely beautiful. it is surprising _ absolutely beautiful. it is surprising because i absolutely beautiful. it is surprising because it i absolutely beautiful. it is surprising because it is i absolutely beautiful. it is surprising because it is so big. we can imagine — surprising because it is so big. we can imagine lots of people having dining _ can imagine lots of people having dining parties in the evening. a dining parties in the evening. banqueting room. let's look at the artwork. you have these huge black walls and then these beautiful intricate paintings. what does this one show? the detail is extraordinary.— one show? the detail is extraordinary. one show? the detail is extraordina . ., ., extraordinary. you can read in greek, another— extraordinary. you can read in greek, another name - extraordinary. you can read in greek, another name for- extraordinary. you can read in | greek, another name for paris, extraordinary. you can read in i greek, another name for paris, the trojan— greek, another name for paris, the trojan prince, and helen, the most beautiful— trojan prince, and helen, the most beautiful women in greece, and they came _ beautiful women in greece, and they came together and fell in love, he is trojan— came together and fell in love, he is trojan and she is greek, a bit like romeo _

is trojan and she is greek, a bit like romeo and juliet, and it started — like romeo and juliet, and it started the trojan war. | like romeo and juliet, and it started the trojan war.- like romeo and juliet, and it started the trojan war. started the tro'an war. i see why ou are started the tro'an war. i see why you caning— started the trojan war. i see why you are calling it _ started the trojan war. i see why you are calling it to _ started the trojan war. i see why you are calling it to the _ started the trojan war. i see why you are calling it to the black i you are calling it to the black room, all painted black, but why? everything else is so colourful. brute everything else is so colourful. we know from ancient writers that in order— know from ancient writers that in order to — know from ancient writers that in order to avoid seeing the smoke of the lamps — order to avoid seeing the smoke of the lamps in the evening on the walls. _ the lamps in the evening on the walls, they painted the walls black to avoid _ walls, they painted the walls black to avoid that problem. a walls, they painted the walls black to avoid that problem.— to avoid that problem. a very chic decoration _ to avoid that problem. a very chic decoration scheme. _ to avoid that problem. a very chic decoration scheme. i— to avoid that problem. a very chic decoration scheme. i can't - to avoid that problem. a very chic decoration scheme. i can't take i to avoid that problem. a very chicl decoration scheme. i can't take my eyes off of the floor, this beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is ori i inal, beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is original. we — beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is original, we found _ beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is original, we found it _ beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is original, we found it like i beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is original, we found it like this, | beautiful tiny mosaic. and it is. original, we found it like this, it has not — original, we found it like this, it has not been restored yet. it seems almost entirely _ has not been restored yet. it seems almost entirely intact. _ has not been restored yet. it seems almost entirely intact. what - has not been restored yet. it seems almost entirely intact. what would i almost entirely intact. what would this room have been far? a wealthy person's house, who would have been here? ., .: : person's house, who would have been here? ., ., , ., ., here? the romans did not have restaurants. — here? the romans did not have restaurants, only _ here? the romans did not have restaurants, only for _ here? the romans did not have restaurants, only for the - here? the romans did not have restaurants, only for the very i here? the romans did not have i restaurants, only for the very basic lower— restaurants, only for the very basic lower classes, so they invited

people — lower classes, so they invited people to _ lower classes, so they invited people to their homes for having fun but also _ people to their homes for having fun but also for— people to their homes for having fun but also for doing campaigning, politics. — but also for doing campaigning, politics, business, and here i think at least _ politics, business, and here i think at least 20—30 people could find a place _ at least 20—30 people could find a place and — at least 20—30 people could find a place and have lavish evening parties — place and have lavish evening iarties. ., ., ., parties. you can almost imagine it. over here. — parties. you can almost imagine it. over here. all _ parties. you can almost imagine it. over here, all of _ parties. you can almost imagine it. over here, all of these _ parties. you can almost imagine it. over here, all of these beautiful i over here, all of these beautiful scenes from myths. one interesting thing, you have the opulence, people having these marvellous meals, but there is a darker side to life. behind here is a little corridor. it is the one third of antiquity we do not look— is the one third of antiquity we do not look at — is the one third of antiquity we do not look at so often. a corridor painted — not look at so often. a corridor painted like this room for the guests— painted like this room for the guests to _ painted like this room for the guests to arrive, and another corridor, _ guests to arrive, and another corridor, the other side, very shabby, _ corridor, the other side, very shabby, and it leads to the kitchen where _ shabby, and it leads to the kitchen where the — shabby, and it leads to the kitchen where the slaves and slave workers

would _ where the slaves and slave workers would work — where the slaves and slave workers would work preparing the meals. nobody— would work preparing the meals. nobody of the people coming as guests— nobody of the people coming as guests would have a go there, so it was not _ guests would have a go there, so it was not necessary for it to be painted — was not necessary for it to be painted or— was not necessary for it to be painted or decorated. that was not necessary for it to be painted or decorated.- was not necessary for it to be painted or decorated. that is the tale of pompeii, _ painted or decorated. that is the tale of pompeii, one _ painted or decorated. that is the tale of pompeii, one third - painted or decorated. that is the tale of pompeii, one third of i painted or decorated. that is the i tale of pompeii, one third of people here were owned by someone else. it is a guess, of course, we don't really— is a guess, of course, we don't really know, but we see everywhere in pompeii _ really know, but we see everywhere in pompeii the traces of slavery and exploitation, the mills where people worked _ exploitation, the mills where people worked in _ exploitation, the mills where people worked in inhuman conditions. thank ou so worked in inhuman conditions. thank you so much — worked in inhuman conditions. thank you so much for— worked in inhuman conditions. thank you so much for showing _ worked in inhuman conditions. thank you so much for showing us - worked in inhuman conditions. thank you so much for showing us this i worked in inhuman conditions. i�*ifii�*us’. you so much for showing us this to the world for the very first time. it is absolutely fascinating. thank you for showing us around. who would have thought? that flooring, perfectly intact. the

have thought? that flooring, perfectly intact.— have thought? that flooring, perfectly intact. the pictures on the wall, they _ perfectly intact. the pictures on the wall, they almost _ perfectly intact. the pictures on the wall, they almost look i perfectly intact. the pictures on the wall, they almost look like l perfectly intact. the pictures on i the wall, they almost look like they the well, they almost look like they have been the wall, they almost look like they have been superimposed or put on later, they are so clear, the colour is so clear. a new—three part documentary, pompeii: the new dig, starts next monday on bbc two at 9pm. a group of parkinson's campaigners will head to downing street later with a petition calling for fairer and more consistent care for people living with the disease. more than 150,000 have been diagnosed with the neuro—degenerative condition in the uk, including six high—profile stars who have made it their mission to change people's perceptions on their podcast movers and shakers. hello and welcome to movers and shakers. and once again, we're in the pub. i'm rory cellan—jones. and with me around this very cramped table are... jeremy paxman. mark mardell. paul mayhew—archer. gillian lacey—solymar. nicholas mostyn. and this week our subject is you.

we've been sifting through the mountains of emails, website comments, telegrams and other missives you sent us, and we've chosen some of the very best and most thought provoking. we're going to read out two each. so seconds out, round one. gillian, the driving force behind our party charter — kick us off. this is from heather ireland. she says, "we're 99% certain that my husband has parkinson's. our gp referred him to see a neurologist injuly 2023." "we are still waiting," she says. "i phoned the relevant hospital to be told there was a 38—week wait." oh god. but wait a minute. not to be seen, but to come top of the list to be offered an appointment at a future date. oh, god! i mean, what do you do? it'sjust hopeless. hopeless. we're joined now by two of the team from that podcast, rory cellan—jones and mark mardell. good morning to both of you. we got

a little glimpse of your gathering, your podcast. what is going to be happening today? the your podcast. what is going to be happening today?— happening today? the charter is somethin: happening today? the charter is something that _ happening today? the charter is something that was _ happening today? the charter is something that was gillian's - happening today? the charter is i something that was gillian's brain child, she pushed us to do this, some others not so keen, but we rallied round it. five things we want to change, to improve parkinson's care. you heard in that clip, the most important one is that people are awaiting months, sometimes years, to see a neurologist and get a diagnosis, and then waiting longer between appointments. we want that to change along with a host of other things to lift the profile of this condition which is affecting more and more people, and it seems like the cinderella of diseases, not getting the attention it deserves, getting a cliched view from government, not much money into research for a cure,

less than £7 million is the last figure we heard the government spent on research. we won all of that to change and we will take our charter to downing street with a petition backing it. to downing street with a petition backina it. ., . ~ ., backing it. you are well known formerjournalists, _ backing it. you are well known formerjournalists, you - backing it. you are well known formerjournalists, you will. backing it. you are well known i formerjournalists, you will know the impact of a group of people physically going to downing street to hand something in.— physically going to downing street to hand something in. staggering and lurchina! we to hand something in. staggering and lurching! we will _ to hand something in. staggering and lurching! we will make _ to hand something in. staggering and lurching! we will make it. _ to hand something in. staggering and lurching! we will make it. that - to hand something in. staggering and lurching! we will make it. that will i lurching! we will make it. that will make an impact. _ lurching! we will make it. that will make an impact. i— lurching! we will make it. that will make an impact. i hope _ lurching! we will make it. that will make an impact. i hope so. - lurching! we will make it. that will make an impact. i hope so. since i lurching! we will make it. that will l make an impact. i hope so. since we started this — make an impact. i hope so. since we started this podcast _ make an impact. i hope so. since we started this podcast one _ make an impact. i hope so. since we started this podcast one year- make an impact. i hope so. since we started this podcast one year ago - make an impact. i hope so. since we started this podcast one year ago we i started this podcast one year ago we have been amazed by the impact, people writing to us saying thank goodness someone is talking about this at last because we feel unheard and that nobody really cares. as we point out, we are privileged, lucky, most of us get good care, but lots

of people out there do not get good care. a ~' of people out there do not get good care. �*., " ., ., of people out there do not get good care. a, ~ ., , of people out there do not get good care. ~ ., , ., care. mark, good morning, it is not often we talk _ care. mark, good morning, it is not often we talk to _ care. mark, good morning, it is not often we talk to you _ care. mark, good morning, it is not often we talk to you as _ care. mark, good morning, it is not often we talk to you as a _ care. mark, good morning, it is not often we talk to you as a guest - often we talk to you as a guest rather than a reporter. how has parkinson's affected you? it makes me slower and _ parkinson's affected you? it makes me slower and my _ parkinson's affected you? it makes me slower and my voice _ parkinson's affected you? it makes me slower and my voice is - parkinson's affected you? it makes| me slower and my voice is affected. not too bad this morning but sometimes it is very weak and by the evening i have almost lost it entirely, which undermines my sense of self, because as a broadcaster i am so used to being booming and my wife used to tell me to be quiet, everyone could hear me, and now sometimes i have to put my hand up to say i am still here, you can't hear me but please pay attention. it does undermine a sense of self, but it has also given me a new purpose with the podcast because i never

thought in a million years we would end up as campaigners. we started wanting to educate ourselves about the disease, inform others, and entertain, with bbc values of course. but as horror stories came flooding in from people, we went from shock to outrage, so we thought we must do something, we have sharp elbows and figuratively loud voices, so if we make a fuss and move and shake the establishment, we hope. when you dig into something, you realise how ridiculous some things are and something that struck me out of the charter is when it comes to regular assessments. for them to stop in order to keep receiving benefits. parkinson's is not something that gets better, you may

have some up and down days but it is largely degenerative. what is the point? this charter calls out the need for regular assessments for benefits. ., , ., ,, ,, benefits. people have been assessed, the know benefits. people have been assessed, they know they _ benefits. people have been assessed, they know they have _ benefits. people have been assessed, they know they have parkinson's, - benefits. people have been assessed, they know they have parkinson's, but| they know they have parkinson's, but applying for benefits they will see people and how they are on the day, and they might be ok. gillian was fined the other day and then she took a chip off ofjeremy�*s plate which combated with her drugs and she later froze for about 15 minutes in terrible pain, but was fine afterwards, chatting away. if she was seen either side of her episode, they would have said what is the matter with you, why do you need a blue badge for parking? that is what happens. instead of recognising it as a degenerative condition. another

thing not necessarily part of the charter but part of the podcast campaign, there is nothing to be ashamed about being ill. so many people say, and it is so gratifying to get these sort of e—mails, they don't feel ashamed to go out because they know other people have the same condition. people sitting at home and suffering in silence. it is such and suffering in silence. it is such an important _ and suffering in silence. it is such an important message. _ and suffering in silence. it is such an important message. i- and suffering in silence. it is such an important message. i know i and suffering in silence. it is such. an important message. i know that amongst what you do you do have a laugh. did you just say that gillian took a chip off ofjeremy�*s plate? did i get that right? it sounds like a major calamity. did i get that right? it sounds like a major calamity-— did i get that right? it sounds like a major calamity. jeremy didn't mind because he always _ a major calamity. jeremy didn't mind because he always comes _ a major calamity. jeremy didn't mind because he always comes in - a major calamity. jeremy didn't mind because he always comes in and - a major calamity. jeremy didn't mind because he always comes in and has| because he always comes in and has his scotch egg and chips. if because he always comes in and has his scotch egg and chips.— his scotch egg and chips. if you take his point... _ his scotch egg and chips. if you take his point... that _ his scotch egg and chips. if you take his point... that would - his scotch egg and chips. if you take his point... that would be| take his point... that would be

dangerous- _ take his point... that would be dangerous. she _ take his point... that would be dangerous. she left _ take his point... that would be dangerous. she left the - take his point... that would be dangerous. she left the point l take his point... that would be - dangerous. she left the point alone. -- his pint — dangerous. she left the point alone. -- his pint of— dangerous. she left the point alone. -- his pint of beer. _ dangerous. she left the point alone. -- his pint of beer. one _ dangerous. she left the point alone. -- his pint of beer. one of— dangerous. she left the point alone. -- his pint of beer. one of the - —— his pint of beer. one of the things is often people don't tell you what you should do, if you are taking one of the drugs commonly for parkinson's, you shouldn't eat anything for half an hour because it blocks proteins. we anything for half an hour because it blocks proteins.— anything for half an hour because it blocks proteins. we look forward to seeinu the blocks proteins. we look forward to seeing the pictures _ blocks proteins. we look forward to seeing the pictures from _ blocks proteins. we look forward to seeing the pictures from later - blocks proteins. we look forward to seeing the pictures from later on i seeing the pictures from later on today in downing street.- today in downing street. three o'clock this _ today in downing street. three o'clock this afternoon. - you can listen to all episodes of �*movers and shakers' on the usual podcast platforms. i like that to the podcast is searingly honest and funny in places

where you wouldn't expect to laugh. in the way that only people in the midst of something like that can be like that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london i'm thomas magill. millions of pounds of funding for schools in london could be lost by 2030 due to a drop in the number of pupils. a report by the education policy institute found that even if funding per pupil increases — the decline in numbers could still lead to budget cuts. lambeth, lewisham and kensington and chelsea will be some of the hardest hit areas some schools are going to be faced with really tricky decisions. it's already been tough for them with their budgets being squeezed by inflation and rising energy costs and the cost of getting in staff but if theirfunding continues to come down, they are going to face those difficulties and they might be looking at trying to further cut

costs or amalgamation with nearby schools which could be difficult and, ultimately, school closures. the mother of a teenager who died after her headscrarf got caught in a go—kart has bescribed her daughter as a "beacon of kindness". is—year—old ruwaida adan from newham died in hospitalfour days after visiting capital karts in barking in 2021. an investigation's found the company failed to complete safety checks. it's been fined almost £120,000. the metropolitan police says it will re—investigate their decision to charge the tv presenter caroline flack because "new witness evidence may be available". the lio—year—old was facing prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend before she killed herself in february 2020. ms flack�*s mother has repeatedly criticised how the police handled her daughters case. the force apologised to the family last year. now, let's take a look at how the tube is running.

there's no service between golders green and edware of the northern line — and minor delays on the overground between chingford and liverpool street. and that takes us to the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. some warm and sunny weather in the capital on the way over the next few days but i'm afraid to say, not staying that way for long — a return to cooler and rather damp conditions next week. let's have a look at today's details first. it's a cloudy, pretty murky morning if you are just heading out. feeling mild, though, this weakening front bringing a few bits and pieces of rain through the day but not amounting to much. the cloud gradually thinning and breaking and feeling pleasantly warm, with highs of 18 celsius. overnight tonight, a similar story — staying largely dry, a lot of low cloud, mist and murk and much like last night, feeling very mild indeed, highs dropping down to around 10—11 celsius. tomorrow, of course, a cloudy start to the day but that cloud will thin and break, plenty of sunshine, quite breezy

still but shelter from the breeze, highs easily reaching 20 celsius. a similar outlook for saturday and then, yes, turning cooler, wetter and windier again next week. have a great day, goodbye. that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app including a piece about how the barbican's brutalist architecture is being transformed into something a bit more colourful. i'll be back with you in half an hour but for now lets cross over to charlie and naga. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. a little later on this morning, we will get the latest figures on nhs waiting times. a very important day, these latest figures due out a little later this morning. we're 'oined little later this morning. we're joined now _ little later this morning. we're joined now by _ little later this morning. we're joined now by the _ little later this morning. we're joined now by the health - little later this morning. we're - joined now by the health secretary victoria atkins. good morning to you. waiting time are coming out

today and we have asked our viewers, our audience to tell us what they think about the waiting times and how they are affecting them, regardless of numbers i think it is fair to say waiting times are too long, that's fair, you are nodding? may i interrupt, we do have to take a nuanced — may i interrupt, we do have to take a nuanced approach to this because there _ a nuanced approach to this because there are _ a nuanced approach to this because there are some trusts that are meeting — there are some trusts that are meeting their targets, as we expect, but there _ meeting their targets, as we expect, but there are other trusts that are struggling — but there are other trusts that are struggling so it is important to put that context in. some parts of the country— that context in. some parts of the country are — that context in. some parts of the country are doing very well, other parts _ country are doing very well, other parts we — country are doing very well, other parts we need to pull up to meet the expectations we all have of the nhs. i'm not— expectations we all have of the nhs. i'm not sure — expectations we all have of the nhs. i'm not sure nuanced is going to be something that this viewer will think. she says her son is five years old, his sleep is constantly broken, he is on an eight month long waiting list for a scope. before this he waited more than a year to be seen by an ent specialist, this

person says the sun is struggling every day, they are suffering from anxiety, having to watch him struggle to breathe every night. what is that parents are supposed to do? , ., ., ., what is that parents are supposed to do? ,., ., ., , what is that parents are supposed to do? ., ., , do? first of all, of course, any arent do? first of all, of course, any parent hearing _ do? first of all, of course, any parent hearing that _ do? first of all, of course, any parent hearing that will- do? first of all, of course, any - parent hearing that will immediately understand the anguish that the parent— understand the anguish that the parent you've quoted is going through— parent you've quoted is going through and i, as a parent as well as health— through and i, as a parent as well as health secretary, don't want any family— as health secretary, don't want any family to _ as health secretary, don't want any family to have to go through that experience and so this is why we have _ experience and so this is why we have this — experience and so this is why we have this unrelenting focus on waiting — have this unrelenting focus on waiting lists because we know that there _ waiting lists because we know that there are — waiting lists because we know that there are still people who are waiting — there are still people who are waiting too long for their treatments, it is why the prime minister— treatments, it is why the prime minister prioritised it last year and we — minister prioritised it last year and we have seen some progress. in the last— and we have seen some progress. in the last four — and we have seen some progress. in the last four months, we have seen waiting _ the last four months, we have seen waiting lists reduced, that is even though— waiting lists reduced, that is even though we — waiting lists reduced, that is even though we have also had to deal with industriat— though we have also had to deal with industrial action byjunior doctors but of— industrial action byjunior doctors but of course i accept that there are parts— but of course i accept that there are parts of the country where people — are parts of the country where

people are having to wait far too [on- people are having to wait far too long for— people are having to wait far too long for services such as this and this is— long for services such as this and this is why— long for services such as this and this is why we are saying we want to incentivise _ this is why we are saying we want to incentivise those trusts doing well, meeting _ incentivise those trusts doing well, meeting the 18 week standard which is the _ meeting the 18 week standard which is the target we want to encourage those _ is the target we want to encourage those trusts but also to bring up those _ those trusts but also to bring up those trusts but also to bring up those trusts that are struggling or reatiy— those trusts that are struggling or reattyiust— those trusts that are struggling or reallyjust not meeting their targets, _ reallyjust not meeting their targets, trying to find ways to help them _ targets, trying to find ways to help them bring up those standards to serve _ them bring up those standards to serve the — them bring up those standards to serve the local population. you said waitinu serve the local population. you said waiting lists — serve the local population. you said waiting lists have _ serve the local population. you said waiting lists have been _ serve the local population. you said waiting lists have been reduced, - serve the local population. you said waiting lists have been reduced, i i waiting lists have been reduced, i just want to clarify this for our audience. the most recent figures available show that the overall number of people waiting for nonemergency treatment is done for the fifth month in a row. but still, the fifth month in a row. but still, the number of people waiting compared to this time last year is “p compared to this time last year is up 360000 and compared to when the prime minister came into office is “p prime minister came into office is up 620,000. it is all very well saying these waiting times are coming down but they are still too

high and you say there are some parts of the country that are doing well, where? parts of the country that are doing well. where?— parts of the country that are doing well, where? ~ , , ~ well, where? well, every single week i am looking — well, where? well, every single week i am looking at— well, where? well, every single week i am looking at the _ well, where? well, every single week i am looking at the trusts, _ well, where? well, every single week i am looking at the trusts, some - well, where? well, every single week i am looking at the trusts, some 160 l i am looking at the trusts, some 160 trusts. _ i am looking at the trusts, some 160 trusts. to _ i am looking at the trusts, some 160 trusts, to ensure that we know that a&e waiting times, there are trusts that are _ a&e waiting times, there are trusts that are meeting and exceeding the 80% target... that are meeting and exceeding the 80% target- - -_ that are meeting and exceeding the 80% taruet. .. ., i. . 80% target... could you name them? what i want — 80% target... could you name them? what i want to — 80% target... could you name them? what i want to do, _ 80% target. .. could you name them? what i want to do, if— 80% target... could you name them? what i want to do, if i _ 80% target... could you name them? what i want to do, ifi may, _ 80% target. .. could you name them? what i want to do, ifi may, i - 80% target... could you name them? what i want to do, if i may, i don't i what i want to do, if i may, i don't think— what i want to do, if i may, i don't think it _ what i want to do, if i may, i don't think it is — what i want to do, if i may, i don't think it is fair— what i want to do, if i may, i don't think it is fair actually for trusts to hem — think it is fair actually for trusts to hem i— think it is fair actually for trusts to be... i have tried always for it to be... i have tried always for it to he _ to be... i have tried always for it to be evenhanded treatment with trustsm — to be evenhanded treatment with trusts... ., ., . ., . ~ ~ , trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if ou trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if you are — trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if you are going — trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if you are going to _ trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if you are going to flag _ trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if you are going to flag ones - trusts... hold on, victoria atkins, if you are going to flag ones that. if you are going to flag ones that are doing well, great! you say there are doing well, great! you say there are ones doing well, say them out loud. we have had comments from all over the country and our audience, i will keep telling you what our

audience is saying, but you tell me where these areas are. you tell our audience where these great trusts are. �* . . audience where these great trusts are, �* ., ., ., audience where these great trusts are. ~ . . . , audience where these great trusts are. . ., ., ., , ., audience where these great trusts are. ~ . . . , ., ., audience where these great trusts are. . . . , ., ., , are. again, all i am trying to do is ut into are. again, all i am trying to do is put into context _ are. again, all i am trying to do is put into context that _ are. again, all i am trying to do is put into context that in _ are. again, all i am trying to do is put into context that in an - are. again, all i am trying to do is i put into context that in an enormous system _ put into context that in an enormous system that — put into context that in an enormous system that treats 1.3 million people — system that treats 1.3 million people a _ system that treats 1.3 million people a day, that saw in the month of february— people a day, that saw in the month of february 740,000 people going into a _ of february 740,000 people going into a and — of february 740,000 people going into a and e every single day, what i'm saying — into a and e every single day, what i'm saying is— into a and e every single day, what i'm saying is know that there will be some — i'm saying is know that there will be some people who have the sorts of experiences _ be some people who have the sorts of experiences that are simply unacceptable, as you have already described, — unacceptable, as you have already described, but there are also people who have _ described, but there are also people who have had good experiences... are there who have had good experiences... there more who have had good experiences... fie there more people having good or bad experiences? the there more people having good or bad experiences?— experiences? the ma'ority of people meet the 18 week — experiences? the majority of people meet the 18 week target _ experiences? the majority of people meet the 18 week target that - experiences? the majority of people meet the 18 week target that we - experiences? the majority of people | meet the 18 week target that we have set the _ meet the 18 week target that we have set the nhs so it is very difficult and i_ set the nhs so it is very difficult and i always try to be sensitive... god like _ and i always try to be sensitive... god like you _ and i always try to be sensitive... god like you say good and bad experiences, that's not good i do

think— experiences, that's not good i do think that — experiences, that's not good i do think that is an acceptable target? i'm always — think that is an acceptable target? i'm always very careful with how i talk about — i'm always very careful with how i talk about this because i very much appreciate — talk about this because i very much appreciate that me saying the majority — appreciate that me saying the majority of people meet the 18 week target, _ majority of people meet the 18 week target, for— majority of people meet the 18 week target, for those people at home who are not— target, for those people at home who are not having that experience, i very. _ are not having that experience, i very. very— are not having that experience, i very, very much understand that they will he _ very, very much understand that they will be saying, hang on, why can't i have _ will be saying, hang on, why can't i have that? — will be saying, hang on, why can't i have that? that is why with all of this i'm _ have that? that is why with all of this i'm trying to put a bit of context— this i'm trying to put a bit of context in— this i'm trying to put a bit of context in it but also to say, we are throwing everything we can at trying _ are throwing everything we can at trying to— are throwing everything we can at trying to improve practice, trying to improve — trying to improve practice, trying to improve achievement, meet the maintenance of targets across the country _ maintenance of targets across the count . :, , , :, country. the intention is there, you are auoin country. the intention is there, you are going to — country. the intention is there, you are going to have — country. the intention is there, you are going to have to _ country. the intention is there, you are going to have to let _ country. the intention is there, you are going to have to let me - country. the intention is there, you are going to have to let me tell - country. the intention is there, you are going to have to let me tell youj are going to have to let me tell you what our audience is saying. i accept that you say the intention is there to throw everything at it, well, it's not working for everyone. karen says she has arthritis in her spine, waited one year to see a pain specialist, bear in mind sometimes the pins and needles in her legs are unbearable and there is pain in her back as well. when she did see a

pain specialist, they said they can't do anything but will send her to another specialist, oh, there is a two year waiting list. you throw everything at it doesn't change the fact there are people living in pain and will live in pain for at least two years?— and will live in pain for at least two years? and this is why, for example. _ two years? and this is why, for example. today _ two years? and this is why, for example, today we _ two years? and this is why, for example, today we are - two years? and this is why, for example, today we are able . two years? and this is why, for example, today we are able to | example, today we are able to announce _ that 160 sites are rolling out more tests. _ that 160 sites are rolling out more tests, checks and scans through what i called _ tests, checks and scans through what i called community diagnostic centres — i called community diagnostic centres which we have set up, we have _ centres which we have set up, we have met — centres which we have set up, we have met this one year ahead of where _ have met this one year ahead of where we — have met this one year ahead of where we planned to because we want to get— where we planned to because we want to get people tested as quickly as possible _ to get people tested as quickly as possible so that we can try to get them _ possible so that we can try to get them onto— possible so that we can try to get them onto their treatment pathways. in relation— them onto their treatment pathways. in relation to pain management, we know— in relation to pain management, we know that _ in relation to pain management, we know that that is an area that we would _ know that that is an area that we would like — know that that is an area that we would like for there to be more specialists working in pain management and with nhs a, we are trying _

management and with nhs a, we are trying to— management and with nhs a, we are trying to set up those services precisely— trying to set up those services precisely because we don't want people — precisely because we don't want people living with the pain that you have described, of course not. what we are _ have described, of course not. what we are trying to do is with logical steps _ we are trying to do is with logical steps through focusing on diagnostics and these community diagnostics and these community diagnostic centres i have described have seen— diagnostic centres i have described have seen an additional 7 million scans. _ have seen an additional 7 million scans, checks and tests through their— scans, checks and tests through their operations. if you visit one, i visit _ their operations. if you visit one, i visit them — their operations. if you visit one, i visit them frequently, they do great _ i visit them frequently, they do great stuff, they work longer hours than perhaps your standard clinic hours _ than perhaps your standard clinic hours to — than perhaps your standard clinic hours to try to help people who are in work _ hours to try to help people who are in work we — hours to try to help people who are in work. we are trying to really, it is part— in work. we are trying to really, it is part of— in work. we are trying to really, it is part of my— in work. we are trying to really, it is part of my efforts to reform the nhs so _ is part of my efforts to reform the nhs so it— is part of my efforts to reform the nhs so it is— is part of my efforts to reform the nhs so it is faster, simpler and fairer— nhs so it is faster, simpler and fairerfor— nhs so it is faster, simpler and fairer for us all nhs so it is faster, simpler and fairerfor us alland nhs so it is faster, simpler and fairer for us all and meets the needs— fairer for us all and meets the needs and _ fairer for us all and meets the needs and expectations that we all have _ needs and expectations that we all have. :, ,:, needs and expectations that we all have. :, y:, :, needs and expectations that we all have. :, :, :, :, : have. you said you are announcing this today. — have. you said you are announcing this today. you _ have. you said you are announcing this today, you told _ have. you said you are announcing this today, you told us _ have. you said you are announcing this today, you told us about - have. you said you are announcing this today, you told us about this i this today, you told us about this in october about these 160 sites being delivered one year early and you told us last month that 7 million cheques would be happening,

what exactly is new today? can i hel ou what exactly is new today? can i help you with — what exactly is new today? can i help you with that? _ what exactly is new today? can i help you with that? i _ what exactly is new today? can i help you with that? i would - what exactly is new today? can i help you with that? i would not have announced _ help you with that? i would not have announced 160 new centres months ago because _ announced 160 new centres months ago because at— announced 160 new centres months ago because at that point, we have been trying _ because at that point, we have been trying to— because at that point, we have been trying to keep you updated with the progression of this programme so it may well— progression of this programme so it may well have been 152, 155, we have now this _ may well have been 152, 155, we have now this week reached 160 sites which _ now this week reached 160 sites which was — now this week reached 160 sites which was the promise we made but the 7_ which was the promise we made but the 7 million tests, that is of the latest _ the 7 million tests, that is of the latest figures and you will be hearing — latest figures and you will be hearing more about these figures a little bit _ hearing more about these figures a little bit later today when the official— little bit later today when the official statistics are revealed. i'm sorry _ official statistics are revealed. i'm sorry i _ official statistics are revealed. i'm sorry i can't share them with you but— i'm sorry i can't share them with you but it — i'm sorry i can't share them with you but it is _ i'm sorry i can't share them with you but it is embargoed so i'm not allowed _ you but it is embargoed so i'm not allowed to — you but it is embargoed so i'm not allowed to. but you will see more data today — allowed to. but you will see more data today which very much will add evidence _ data today which very much will add evidence to the determination that both i— evidence to the determination that both i and — evidence to the determination that both i and the prime minister have to really_ both i and the prime minister have to really cut down on these waiting lists and _ to really cut down on these waiting lists and ensure people get the care they want— lists and ensure people get the care they want and need and deserve. of they want and need and deserve. course, we they want and need and deserve. of course, we respect that 9:30am in bago as usual, that will be available on bbc news. victoria atkins, health secretary, thank you

very much your time with us on breakfast. mike is here to whisk us all away to a different place. i mike is here to whisk us all away to a different place.— a different place. i don't really want to go _ a different place. i don't really want to go there _ a different place. i don't really want to go there at _ a different place. i don't really want to go there at the - a different place. i don't really i want to go there at the moment. great anticipation about the masters, but a lot of the talk is about— masters, but a lot of the talk is about the — masters, but a lot of the talk is about the weather.— masters, but a lot of the talk is about the weather. where are we? au . usta. about the weather. where are we? augusta- in — about the weather. where are we? augusta. in america. _ about the weather. where are we? augusta. in america. they - about the weather. where are we? augusta. in america. they are i about the weather. where are we? augusta. in america. they are due j about the weather. where are we? i augusta. in america. they are due to kick off at 1p — augusta. in america. they are due to kick off at 1p an _ augusta. in america. they are due to kick off at 1p an hour _ augusta. in america. they are due to kick off at 1p an hour time _ augusta. in america. they are due to kick off at 1p an hour time but - augusta. in america. they are due to kick off at 1p an hour time but at - kick off at 1p an hour time but at 11itmr— kick off at 1p an hour time but at 11 amr time, huge thunderstorms. last 11 amr time, huge thunderstorms. last year. — 11 amr time, huge thunderstorms. last year, play was stopped because a three _ last year, play was stopped because a three point trees fell off into the 17th— a three point trees fell off into the 17th tee but we could potentially not see much play at all on this— potentially not see much play at all on this first day. but the forecast is better— on this first day. but the forecast is better for friday, saturday and sunday — is better for friday, saturday and sunday. for is better for friday, saturday and sunda . :, :, :, , is better for friday, saturday and sunda , :, :, :, , , is better for friday, saturday and sunda . :, :, :, , , :, sunday. for golf fans, it is a we ou aet sunday. for golf fans, it is a we you get really. _ sunday. for golf fans, it is a we you get really, really _ sunday. for golf fans, it is a we you get really, really excited i sunday. for golf fans, it is a we i you get really, really excited for. absolutely, one of the biggest of the year~ — we've said it before — but will this be the year, that, rory mcllroy finally wins the masters?

his great friend tiger woods, thinks it's only a matter of time — and he knows what he's talking about, with five winning green jackets in his wardrobe. but while the green, green grass of augusta national, can be kind — and it can also be very cruel. here's joe lynskey. april at augusta, golf's greatest spectacle, one man's greatest hope. the 15 years, rory michael roy has tried. this is the one major he is still yet to win. last time out, he missed the cut. one year on from being runner—up. it is almost one decade since his last major title but the best in this sport still think it will come. ihia but the best in this sport still think it will come. no question he will do it. think it will come. no question he will do it- at— think it will come. no question he will do it. at some _ think it will come. no question he will do it. at some point. - think it will come. no question he will do it. at some point. rory i think it will come. no question he will do it. at some point. rory isl will do it. at some point. rory is too talented, too good and he is going to be playing this event for a very long time. he will get it done, it isjust a very long time. he will get it done, it is just a matter of when and it could be this week, you never know. it is flattering, it is nice to

know. _ it is flattering, it is nice to know. in— it is flattering, it is nice to know, in my opinion the best player to play— know, in my opinion the best player to play the — know, in my opinion the best player to play the game say that but does that mean— to play the game say that but does that mean it is going to happen because — that mean it is going to happen because mike know. he has been around _ because mike know. he has been around the — because mike know. he has been around the game long enough to know at least _ around the game long enough to know at least have the potential to do it. i at least have the potential to do it i know — at least have the potential to do it i know i— at least have the potential to do it. i know i have the potential to do it, _ it. i know i have the potential to do it. to — it. i know! have the potentialto do it, to. ~ : :, it. i know! have the potentialto doit,to. ~. :, , it. i know! have the potentialto do it, to. ~. :, ,:, it. i know! have the potentialto do it. to.— do it, to. michael roy is one of 'ust six do it, to. michael roy is one of just six uk _ do it, to. michael roy is one of just six uk players _ do it, to. michael roy is one of just six uk players here. -- i do it, to. michael roy is one of. just six uk players here. -- rory just six uk players here. —— rory mcavoy is one ofjust six uk players here. on the saudi arabia backed tour, it is hard to qualify for the masters. lee westwood and ian poulter two you won't be here this week. live and the pga are still in talks on a merger. until then, last year's champion is still one of the rebels. john rahm won the masters then moved to live last december in a deal worth more than £400 million. but no prize fund can buy what they win at augusta. but no prize fund can buy what they win at augusta-— win at augusta. having the 'acket, i ke -t it in win at augusta. having the 'acket, i kept it in my — win at augusta. having the 'acket, i kept it in my closet i win at augusta. having the 'acket, i kept it in my closet in i win at augusta. having the 'acket, i kept it in my closet in a i win at augusta. having the jacket, i kept it in my closet in a spot - win at augusta. having the jacket, i kept it in my closet in a spot where | kept it in my closet in a spot where i would walk past it every single day and inevitably, every once in awhile, you put it on. it is the

biggest tournament in the world, no offence to anything else, but this is probably the most followed one by people who don't even play golf. your notoriety goes up quite a bit. is there still an intention or is everyone happy to see each other? god like you guys like to make it sound like we get in the locker room and are fighting each other, it is nothing like that. which tour they play on, there is no easy navigation. augusta is set up to test out the mind, it can be consuming. rory mcavoy�*s first rounds will be re—scotty scheffler. joe lenski, bbc news. a game changing moment, in british basketball, after an amazing finish to the eurocup, basketball final, with the london lions making history. they trailed besiktas by seven points, going into the second leg, of this final, but roared on by their home crowd at the copper box in london, they turned it around,

against all odds and won 81—70 on the night thanks to holly winterburn's three—pointer inside the final 20 seconds. that gave them victory byjust four points overall. the lions are the first british side to win a european title. we felt the energy from this crowd throughout the whole game and it definitely plays a big part throughout the game in keeping our energy up, knowing that we are being supported by british basketball, it isjust supported by british basketball, it is just incredible. a, supported by british basketball, it isjust incredible.— isjust incredible. a brilliant achievement, _ isjust incredible. a brilliant achievement, they - isjust incredible. a brilliant achievement, they hope i isjust incredible. a brilliant achievement, they hope it i isjust incredible. a brilliant i achievement, they hope it will inspire many and change the face of british basketball. talking of history makers... hate british basketball. talking of history makers. . ._ british basketball. talking of history makers... british basketball. talking of histo makers... :, :, :, history makers... we have one of the sofa. et history makers... we have one of the sofa- et good — history makers... we have one of the sofa. et good morning. _ history makers... we have one of the sofa. et good morning. mike, - history makers... we have one of the sofa. et good morning. mike, you i sofa. et good morning. mike, you haven't unofficial _ sofa. et good morning. mike, you haven't unofficial world _ sofa. et good morning. mike, you haven't unofficial world record? it doesn't mean anything compared to adele 's's. :, :, :, , :, adele 's's. you have a proper one, what is your— adele 's's. you have a proper one, what is your world _ adele 's's. you have a proper one, what is your world record? - adele 's's. you have a proper one, what is your world record? this i adele 's's. you have a proper one, what is your world record? this is | what is your world record? this is his official world record.-

his officialworld record. running world marathon, _ his officialworld record. running world marathon, fastest - his officialworld record. running world marathon, fastest woman | his official world record. running i world marathon, fastest woman with an ileostomy. world marathon, fastest woman with an ileostomy— an ileostomy. what was the time? three hours. _ an ileostomy. what was the time? three hours, 30 _ an ileostomy. what was the time? three hours, 30 minutes - an ileostomy. what was the time? three hours, 30 minutes and - an ileostomy. what was the time? three hours, 30 minutes and 22 i three hours, 30 minutes and 22 seconds — three hours, 30 minutes and 22 seconds. , , :, seconds. even in itself is an amazing _ seconds. even in itself is an amazing time! _ seconds. even in itself is an amazing time! i _ seconds. even in itself is an amazing time! i can't - seconds. even in itself is an l amazing time! i can't believe seconds. even in itself is an i amazing time! i can't believe i seconds. even in itself is an - amazing time! i can't believe i have done it, amazing time! i can't believe i have done it. i'm — amazing time! i can't believe i have done it, i'm still— amazing time! i can't believe i have done it, i'm still like, _ amazing time! i can't believe i have done it, i'm still like, did _ amazing time! i can't believe i have done it, i'm still like, did that - done it, i'm still like, did that actually— done it, i'm still like, did that actually happened? you done it, i'm still like, did that actually happened?— done it, i'm still like, did that actually happened? you will have to exlain, actually happened? you will have to explain, ileostomy _ actually happened? you will have to explain, ileostomy is _ actually happened? you will have to explain, ileostomy is which - actually happened? you will have to explain, ileostomy is which side i actually happened? you will have to explain, ileostomy is which side is i explain, ileostomy is which side is your stoma? mr; explain, ileostomy is which side is your stoma?— explain, ileostomy is which side is our stoma? g ,, ~ , :, your stoma? my soma is on the right side of my body _ your stoma? my soma is on the right side of my body and _ your stoma? my soma is on the right side of my body and it _ your stoma? my soma is on the right side of my body and it is _ your stoma? my soma is on the right side of my body and it is a _ your stoma? my soma is on the right side of my body and it is a little - side of my body and it is a little opening — side of my body and it is a little opening of— side of my body and it is a little opening of my body to help me go to the toilet _ opening of my body to help me go to the toilet. at the moment, don't go to the _ the toilet. at the moment, don't go to the toilet to the old fashion way. — to the toilet to the old fashion way, that— to the toilet to the old fashion way, that is so 2021 for me! so old—fashioned. basically, my body output— old—fashioned. basically, my body output into a little bag in front of me. output into a little bag in front of me, i : :, , output into a little bag in front of me, �* : :, , , :, output into a little bag in front of me. , . me. because you had bowel cancer. this is part — me. because you had bowel cancer. this is part of _ me. because you had bowel cancer. this is part of the _ me. because you had bowel cancer. this is part of the recovery. - this is part of the recovery. absolutely.— this is part of the recovery. absolutel . :, :, :, :, absolutely. how are you doing now. much better- _ absolutely. how are you doing now. much better. you _ absolutely. how are you doing now. much better. you have _ absolutely. how are you doing now. much better. you have run - absolutely. how are you doing now. much better. you have run a - absolutely. how are you doing now. i much better. you have run a marathon in three hours— much better. you have run a marathon in three hours 30 _ much better. you have run a marathon in three hours 30 so _ much better. you have run a marathon in three hours 30 so that _ much better. you have run a marathon in three hours 30 so that is _ much better. you have run a marathon in three hours 30 so that is some - in three hours 30 so that is some indication! i use running to help me aet indication! i use running to help me get better. — indication! i use running to help me get better, something _ indication! i use running to help me get better, something to _ indication! i use running to help me get better, something to help - indication! i use running to help me get better, something to help me i get better, something to help me focus _ get better, something to help me focus on. — get better, something to help me focus on, look forward to and it started — focus on, look forward to and it started from little steps in the

hospital— started from little steps in the hospital and then it dropped into a marathon— hospital and then it dropped into a marathon within18 months. you hospital and then it dropped into a marathon within 18 months. you have written a book— marathon within 18 months. you have written a book about _ marathon within 18 months. you have written a book about your _ written a book about your experiences, in a way, that picture looming large behind us now, that kind of is your story in a picture, isn't it? you have owned the condition that is now yours, of which you are proud, part of you? thank you, charlie, i am which you are proud, part of you? thank you, charlie, iam proud. one ofthe _ thank you, charlie, iam proud. one of the reasons — thank you, charlie, iam proud. one of the reasons is i was ashamed i didn't— of the reasons is i was ashamed i didn't know— of the reasons is i was ashamed i didn't know what a stoma was before i didn't know what a stoma was before i -ot didn't know what a stoma was before i got one. _ didn't know what a stoma was before i got one, not ashamed i have one and i— i got one, not ashamed i have one and i didn't— i got one, not ashamed i have one and i didn't realise there was so much _ and i didn't realise there was so much stigma around stomas so i thought— much stigma around stomas so i thought while i have one, let's show it off, _ thought while i have one, let's show it off, show— thought while i have one, let's show it off, show the world what a stoma can do _ it off, show the world what a stoma can do. ~ , :, it off, show the world what a stoma can do. ~ ~ :, :, it off, show the world what a stoma cando.~ ~ :, :, can do. when did you know that you could take that _ can do. when did you know that you could take that path? _ can do. when did you know that you could take that path? a _ can do. when did you know that you could take that path? a lot - can do. when did you know that you could take that path? a lot of- could take that path? a lot of people when they have a condition, as you say, they might want to hide away a bit, not share it. was there away a bit, not share it. was there a moment we thought, i'm going to do it my way? i a moment we thought, i'm going to do it m wa ? ~' :, , it my way? i think the old me used to be ashamed _ it my way? i think the old me used to be ashamed of— it my way? i think the old me used to be ashamed of my _ it my way? i think the old me used to be ashamed of my body - it my way? i think the old me used to be ashamed of my body and i it my way? i think the old me used i to be ashamed of my body and when i had my— to be ashamed of my body and when i had my operation for bowel cancer and i— had my operation for bowel cancer and i was — had my operation for bowel cancer and i was lucky enough to wake up after— and i was lucky enough to wake up after it. _ and i was lucky enough to wake up after it. i— and i was lucky enough to wake up

after it, i thought i have a second chance _ after it, i thought i have a second chance at — after it, i thought i have a second chance at life and the first time i saw myself with my stoma i thought, wow, _ saw myself with my stoma i thought, wow, look— saw myself with my stoma i thought, wow, look at this body, it has kept me alive. — wow, look at this body, it has kept me alive, gone through having cancer and i have _ me alive, gone through having cancer and i have a _ me alive, gone through having cancer and i have a stoma and for the first time, _ and i have a stoma and for the first time, i— and i have a stoma and for the first time, i felt — and i have a stoma and for the first time, i felt complete and like i could _ time, i felt complete and like i could see _ time, i felt complete and like i could see my body for how amazing it was, this— could see my body for how amazing it was, this amazing machine i have been _ was, this amazing machine i have been given— was, this amazing machine i have been given that kept me alive and i felt really— been given that kept me alive and i felt really grateful and i thought i have been a little bright, just be proud _ have been a little bright, just be proud of— have been a little bright, just be proud of yourself and start living your life — proud of yourself and start living your life. all proud of yourself and start living our life. : :, :, , your life. all that wasted time worrying. _ your life. all that wasted time worrying. does _ your life. all that wasted time worrying, does this _ your life. all that wasted time worrying, does this look - your life. all that wasted time worrying, does this look ok, | your life. all that wasted time i worrying, does this look ok, and your life. all that wasted time - worrying, does this look ok, and not appreciating how miraculous this thing is in terms of the weight functions. how have you changed? you have written this book 'personal best: from rock bottom to the top of the world', how have you changed in terms of your everyday could make you appreciate your body, but you work hard, you have been on telly since 2002 with big brother and you have a great career in radio as well but how has your attitude changed?

are used to be in a very dark place, very down— are used to be in a very dark place, very down on— are used to be in a very dark place, very down on myself and over the years. _ very down on myself and over the years. i— very down on myself and over the years, i have learnt to take care of myself, _ years, i have learnt to take care of myself, have self care and allow myself, — myself, have self care and allow myself, like a flower, used to be like a _ myself, like a flower, used to be like a bud — myself, like a flower, used to be like a bud that was closed and i'm trying _ like a bud that was closed and i'm trying to— like a bud that was closed and i'm trying to unfurl and take up space and be _ trying to unfurl and take up space and be the — trying to unfurl and take up space and be the change i needed to see when _ and be the change i needed to see when i _ and be the change i needed to see when i was — and be the change i needed to see when i was younger and i think that is another— when i was younger and i think that is another reason why i am so excited — is another reason why i am so excited to— is another reason why i am so excited to have this book and a stoma — excited to have this book and a stoma on — excited to have this book and a stoma on the front because i think representation is so important and if you _ representation is so important and if you don't— representation is so important and if you don't see yourself when you are younger on tv and the media, it makes _ are younger on tv and the media, it makes you _ are younger on tv and the media, it makes you feel like there is something wrong with you. how has our something wrong with you. how has your attitude — something wrong with you. how has your attitude to _ something wrong with you. how has your attitude to death _ something wrong with you. how has your attitude to death changed? in i your attitude to death changed? in the book, you talk about losing a very precious family member before you went into the big brother house and your attitude towards that and even though you have had a successful operation, i'm sure when you hear that you have cancer, a lot of people do straightaway think death? : , ,:, , of people do straightaway think death? : ,,:, , :, death? absolutely, i did. ithought iwas death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going — death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going to _ death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going to die _ death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going to die and _ death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going to die and i _ death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going to die and i thought i death? absolutely, i did. ithought i was going to die and i thought it. i was going to die and i thought it was my— i was going to die and i thought it

was my fault and they were my first two questions to the consultant. i felt guilt— two questions to the consultant. i felt guilt as well, guilt that i would — felt guilt as well, guilt that i would have to tell my family members that i was— would have to tell my family members that i was ill. find would have to tell my family members that i was ill-— would have to tell my family members that i was ill._ yeah, i that i was ill. and hurt them? yeah, and that was — that i was ill. and hurt them? yeah, and that was the _ that i was ill. and hurt them? yeah, and that was the worst _ that i was ill. and hurt them? yeah, and that was the worst thing, - and that was the worst thing, really. — and that was the worst thing, really, not hearing i had cancer but having _ really, not hearing i had cancer but having to _ really, not hearing i had cancer but having to tell my mum, that broke my heart _ having to tell my mum, that broke my heart that _ having to tell my mum, that broke my heart. that gave me the fight to think. _ heart. that gave me the fight to think. just — heart. that gave me the fight to think, just do what you can. i knew a lot— think, just do what you can. i knew a lot of— think, just do what you can. i knew a lot of it _ think, just do what you can. i knew a lot of it was — think, just do what you can. i knew a lot of it was out of my control but what — a lot of it was out of my control but what was in my control was staying — but what was in my control was staying strong spiritually and mentally and that is what this book is about— mentally and that is what this book is about to — mentally and that is what this book is about to hopefully no matter what people _ is about to hopefully no matter what people are _ is about to hopefully no matter what people are facing, they will see i've been— people are facing, they will see i've been through a lot of things in my life _ i've been through a lot of things in my life but — i've been through a lot of things in my life but my attitude, thanks to my life but my attitude, thanks to my parents, is keep trying your best and do _ my parents, is keep trying your best and do its _ my parents, is keep trying your best and do its bit by bit, step—by—step and do its bit by bit, step—by—step and you _ and do its bit by bit, step—by—step and you will— and do its bit by bit, step—by—step and you will get there. it is and do its bit by bit, step-by-step and you will get there.— and you will get there. it is quite and you will get there. it is quite a brave thing. — and you will get there. it is quite a brave thing, in _ and you will get there. it is quite a brave thing, in a _ and you will get there. it is quite a brave thing, in a way. - and you will get there. it is quite a brave thing, in a way. you - and you will get there. it is quite | a brave thing, in a way. you have clearly been through a lot, not least the condition you have but your life generally, it is quite a brave thing to put down your own manual in a way for recovery or how you get through life, that is quite brave in itself because not everyone can do that thinks they have much to

offer? : , ,:, , can do that thinks they have much to offer? : ,,:, , :, �* :, offer? absolutely and i didn't at first but i remember— offer? absolutely and i didn't at first but i remember when - offer? absolutely and i didn't at first but i remember when i i offer? absolutely and i didn't at first but i remember when i was first but i remember when i was first diagnosed, i went into panic mode _ first diagnosed, i went into panic mode and — first diagnosed, i went into panic mode and i— first diagnosed, i went into panic mode and i went onto instagram and the internet and i think i saw the good _ the internet and i think i saw the good side — the internet and i think i saw the good side of the internet, lots of brave _ good side of the internet, lots of brave people talking about their lived _ brave people talking about their lived experience with cancer and i thought. — lived experience with cancer and i thought, the least i can do if i get through— thought, the least i can do if i get through this as do the same and that is why— through this as do the same and that is why we _ through this as do the same and that is why we wanted to write the book. how does _ is why we wanted to write the book. how does it— is why we wanted to write the book. how does it affect your day—to—day? my how does it affect your day—to—day? my skin is still very sensitive, you will see _ my skin is still very sensitive, you will see how much the chemotherapy damaged _ will see how much the chemotherapy damaged my skin. also, i still have my stoma _ damaged my skin. also, i still have my stoma so my body is not ready yet to have _ my stoma so my body is not ready yet to have it _ my stoma so my body is not ready yet to have it reversed so hopefully in the future — to have it reversed so hopefully in the future it will get reversed but, yeah. _ the future it will get reversed but, yeah. it _ the future it will get reversed but, yeah. it is — the future it will get reversed but, yeah, it is still two years out now, still on _ yeah, it is still two years out now, still on the — yeah, it is still two years out now, still on the road to recovery, still not 100%~ — still on the road to recovery, still not 100%. :, , :, still on the road to recovery, still not 10096-— still on the road to recovery, still not 100%. :, , :, ,, not 10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? — not10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? i _ not 10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? i wasn't _ not 10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? i wasn't sure _ not 10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? i wasn't sure if - not 10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? i wasn't sure if i - not 10096. have you stopped calling her audrey? i wasn't sure if i was i her audrey? i wasn't sure if i was allowed to _ her audrey? i wasn't sure if i was allowed to use _ her audrey? i wasn't sure if i was allowed to use her _ her audrey? i wasn't sure if i was allowed to use her name... - her audrey? i wasn't sure if i was allowed to use her name... . it's| allowed to use her name... . it's her name! _ allowed to use her name... . it's her name! why _ allowed to use her name... . it�*s her name! why would you not be allowed to use your own stoma's name. :, :. allowed to use your own stoma's name. :, . ,:, allowed to use your own stoma's name. :, . , :, . . allowed to use your own stoma's name. :, . .. . allowed to use your own stoma's name. :, :, .. :, m name. you gave your stoma a name? my stoma is called _ name. you gave your stoma a name? my

stoma is called audrey, _ name. you gave your stoma a name? my stoma is called audrey, most _ name. you gave your stoma a name? my stoma is called audrey, most people i stoma is called audrey, most people think of— stoma is called audrey, most people think of that audrey hepburn but it is after— think of that audrey hepburn but it is after the little shop of horrors naughty. — is after the little shop of horrors naughty, greedy plant, that is audrey. — naughty, greedy plant, that is audrey, she is greedy. do naughty, greedy plant, that is audrey, she is greedy. do you have a dialoiue, audrey, she is greedy. do you have a dialogue. how— audrey, she is greedy. do you have a dialogue, how does _ audrey, she is greedy. do you have a dialogue, how does it _ audrey, she is greedy. do you have a dialogue, how does it work? - audrey, she is greedy. do you have a dialogue, how does it work? godlike| dialogue, how does it work? godlike when it misbehaves. i do dialogue, how does it work? godlike when it misbehaves.— when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot, when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot. i— when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot, i had _ when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot, i had to _ when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot, i had to speak— when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot, i had to speak to - when it misbehaves. i do speak to her a lot, i had to speak to her i her a lot, i had to speak to her last— her a lot, i had to speak to her last night— her a lot, i had to speak to her last night because she was excited about— last night because she was excited about coming on the show, so we had words _ about coming on the show, so we had words last— about coming on the show, so we had words last night. it is about coming on the show, so we had words last night.— words last night. it is charming, is it also a coping — words last night. it is charming, is it also a coping mechanism? - words last night. it is charming, is| it also a coping mechanism? yeah, words last night. it is charming, is i it also a coping mechanism? yeah, it is. when i it also a coping mechanism? yeah, it is- when i first _ it also a coping mechanism? yeah, it is. when i first got _ it also a coping mechanism? yeah, it is. when i first got my _ it also a coping mechanism? yeah, it is. when i first got my stoma, - it also a coping mechanism? yeah, it is. when i first got my stoma, the i is. when i first got my stoma, the nurses— is. when i first got my stoma, the nurses said — is. when i first got my stoma, the nurses said a good thing to do was to name _ nurses said a good thing to do was to name it — nurses said a good thing to do was to name it so now if i have an accident. _ to name it so now if i have an accident, it's not me, it is audrey, my naughty— accident, it's not me, it is audrey, my naughty audrey. no accident, it's not me, it is audrey, my naughty audrey-— accident, it's not me, it is audrey, my naughty audrey. no offence to any audre s my naughty audrey. no offence to any audreys watching _ my naughty audrey. no offence to any audreys watching right _ my naughty audrey. no offence to any audreys watching right now! _ my naughty audrey. no offence to any audreys watching right now! let's i my naughty audrey. no offence to any audreys watching right now! let's be i audreys watching right now! let's be clear about that. godlike loads of people name their stomas, it is a way of owning it? how was kate? we have spoken before about your

relationship with kate, your partner, how supportive she has been, did i read marriage is on the cards? you can't come in here and not tell us! that is a brilliant love story in itself. i not tell us! that is a brilliant love story in itself.— not tell us! that is a brilliant love story in itself. i will expend to charlie. _ love story in itself. i will expend to charlie, we _ love story in itself. i will expend to charlie, we have _ love story in itself. i will expend to charlie, we have been - love story in itself. i will expend i to charlie, we have been together for 20 _ to charlie, we have been together for 20 years and when we first got together— for 20 years and when we first got together i— for 20 years and when we first got together i asked her to marry me but we couldwt— together i asked her to marry me but we couldn't legally at the time but now they— we couldn't legally at the time but now they have change the law so i have _ now they have change the law so i have to _ now they have change the law so i have to pay — now they have change the law so i have to pay for a wedding! 50? have to pay for a wedding! so? ho efull have to pay for a wedding! so? hepefully in — have to pay for a wedding! so? hopefully in the _ have to pay for a wedding! cr hopefully in the future may be. god might— hopefully in the future may be. god might come on! may hopefully in the future may be. god might come on!— hopefully in the future may be. god might come on! may be audrey would like to tell us. _ might come on! may be audrey would like to tell us. audrey _ might come on! may be audrey would like to tell us. audrey says _ might come on! may be audrey would like to tell us. audrey says yes! - like to tell us. audrey says yes! you don't _ like to tell us. audrey says yes! you don't have _ like to tell us. audrey says yes! you don't have to _ like to tell us. audrey says yes! you don't have to tell— like to tell us. audrey says yes! you don't have to tell us, - like to tell us. audrey says yes! you don't have to tell us, is - like to tell us. audrey says yes! l you don't have to tell us, is there a date? ., , , ., , you don't have to tell us, is there a date? ., , , .,, ., a date? not yet, but we hope to in the future- — a date? not yet, but we hope to in the future. congratulations. - a date? not yet, but we hope to in the future. congratulations. and . the future. congratulations. and congratulations _ the future. congratulations. and congratulations on _ the future. congratulations. and congratulations on your- the future. congratulations. and congratulations on your world i congratulations on your world record! ., . , congratulations on your world record! ., , record! not as good as mikes, the sace record! not as good as mikes, the space hepper- _

record! not as good as mikes, the space hepper- an _ record! not as good as mikes, the space hopper. an inflatable - record! not as good as mikes, the space hopper. an inflatable ball. space hopper. an inflatable ball thin . space hopper. an inflatable ball thin but space hopper. an inflatable ball thing but also — space hopper. an inflatable ball thing but also a _ space hopper. an inflatable ball thing but also a space _ space hopper. an inflatable ball thing but also a space hopper . space hopper. an inflatable ball- thing but also a space hopper thing. of course he did. adele's book, personal best: from rock bottom to the top of the world, is out now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a woman who was fatally stabbed in her central london home has been named. kamonan thiamphanit, who was known as angela, was 27. officers were contacted on sunday by her friends who were concerned about her welfare, but they didn't force their way in the property for another 13 hours. scotland yard has now referred itself to the police watchdog. millions of pounds of funding for schools in london could be lost by 2030 due to a drop in the number of pupils. a report by the education policy institute found that, even if funding per pupil increases, the decline in numbers could still lead to budget cuts.

lambeth, lewisham and kensington and chelsea will be some of the hardest hit areas. now, let's take a look at how the tube is running. there's no service between golders green and edware of the northern line. and minor delays on the overground. now onto the weather. and it will be a warm and largely dry day. it will continue to be breezy for much of the afternoon and evening with a top temperature of 19 degrees. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app, including a piece about how the barbican's brutalist architecture is being transformed into something a bit more colourful. i'll be back with you in half an hour but for now let's cross over to charlie and naga.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... china is accused of being behind a surge in counterfeit stamps. royal mail says it's working to tackle the problem. could you spot a genuine from a fake? this is how similar they look, and this morning senior tory mp iain duncan smith tells breakfast he's certain the counterfeits are coming from china. a man is charged with the murder of kulsuma akter, who was stabbed in bradford whilst pushing her baby

in a pram. habibur masum will appear before magistrates today. new hope for people with migraines. a new drug that could help thousands is given the green light. the 176th grand national takes place on saturday, the 3d aintree festival begins today. last year protesters disrupted the big race and this year there are changes in store. more in half an hour. i am in pompeii there are changes in store. more in halfan hour. i am in pompeii in there are changes in store. more in half an hour. i am in pompeii in the remarkable black room which has just been revealed after 2000 years and the artwork here is absolutely extraordinary. it is ourfairly it is our fairly cloudy start to the day for most of us, some spots of rain in the south, murky conditions along the coasts, but it will brighten up to sunshine for many of us and it will be warm. all the

details shortly. it's thursday the 11th of april. there are calls for royal mail to investigate claims that china is behind a rise in the availibility of counterfeit stamps. customers who receive letters with the fake stamps on them are given a fine, and a senior conservative mp has told breakfast he's certain the counterfeits are coming from china. ben has been taking a look. we spoke about this last week, counterfeit stamps. the first question is it is very difficult to determine the difference. yes, very difficult to spot fake from a genuine one. it might be worth having a conversation because someone may think it is a proper stamp and not realise it is a fake and you end up paying for it. can you tell the difference between these two stamps? in this case, the one

on the left here is real, and the one on the right isn't, but even a senior boss at royal mail admitted it's really difficult to spot a afake. barcoded stamps were introduced in 2022 to cut down on the sale of fakes. but recently, people around the uk have been getting caught out and being charged £5 to collect their post because the stamp isn't actually valid. there are now claims that china is behind the counterfeits, with reports that people are unknowingly buying the fakes from chinese firms through various online marketplaces. senior tory mp iain duncan smith has told breakfast this morning he believes that china is behind this. and one national security think tank added, "we don't know the extent to which the chinese government is involved, but we do know that chinese firms are," and questioned why the chinese communist party would be allowing it to happen. speaking to bbc watchdog last night, the royal mail's director of external affairs and policy,

david gold said the chance of getting a counterfeit stamp is still low. people should understand that the overwhelming majority of stamps on sale are legitimate. in fact, since we introduced bar—coded stamps, which means that every stamp is unique, we have cut the number of counterfeit stamps coming through the network by 90%. and what that means is that the number of stamps we are spotting account for a less than 0.1% of the total stamps going through the network. although the number is low, watchdog spoke to people who ended up with counterfeit stamps, despite buying them at the post office counter in their local convenience shops. there are things to look out for — strange perforations around the edge, a shine to the surface or the colour looking off. a man has been charged with the murder of kulsuma akter

who was stabbed in bradford as she pushed her baby in a pram. 25—year—old habibur masum, from burnley, is due to appear in court later. our reporter yunus mulla is at the scene. yunus, tell us about this latest development. the crown prosecution service have said they have authorised charges of murder and possession of a bladed article after looking at the evidence from west yorkshire police. habibur masum was arrested after a four—day manhunt and police appeals. that is after kulsuma akter was found seriously injured here in bradford city centre, she died as a result of her injuries. she was pushing a pram at the time, police have said her baby was unharmed during this attack. kulsuma akter�*s family told me they are devastated

by what happened, they said she was polite, caring, made the people around her laugh, and she was humble. police said a 23—year—old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on police bail but they have arrested four other men in their 20s on suspicion of that same offence and drugs offences, and they remain in police custody. west yorkshire police referred itself to the ayo pc, the independent office of police conduct, because the force had prior contact with kulsuma akter. habibur masum, who police say is 25 and from burnley, will appear before bradford magistrates' court later today. 37 organisations that support homeless people have written to the home secretary, james cleverly, urging him to reconsider plans that could see rough sleepers in england and wales moved on, fined or arrested. the home office has described current legislation as outdated and has insisted no—one will be criminalised for not having a place to live.

the post office inquiry will hear from two former senior managers about decisions they made that affected the horizon scandal. one of those was david smith, whojoined as managing director in 2010, when the problems with the faulty it system were first coming to light. our reporter azadeh moshiri is at the inquiry this morning. another very important day in the inquiry. another very important day in the iniui . i, �* , inquiry. that's right. if the iniui inquiry. that's right. if the inquiry wants _ inquiry. that's right. if the inquiry wants to _ inquiry. that's right. if the l inquiry wants to understand inquiry. that's right. if the - inquiry wants to understand who inquiry. that's right. if the _ inquiry wants to understand who knew what and when, they will want to hear from what and when, they will want to hearfrom david smith. he was managing director of post office limited in 2010 for about seven months before paula venables took on the role. he is known for reportedly having greeted the news of former

sub—postmistress's conviction with the birds brilliant. she was eight weeks pregnant when she was sentenced to 15 months in jail, weeks pregnant when she was sentenced to 15 months injail, her son was ten years old when she received that sentence, it was his birthday that day, her conviction was later quashed. the year that david smith was managing director was also significant because it was the year of the post office commissioned a report into horizon it. that report, the inquiry has heard, was suggested to be a whitewash. the chair himself said that. it was perhaps one—sided, even though the author of the report denied that during the hearing. we will hearfrom sir denied that during the hearing. we will hear from sir michael denied that during the hearing. we will hearfrom sir michael hodges and some, —— michael hodgkinson, who was chair during the years of the beginning of alan bates' campaign. schools in england could lose more than £1 billion in funding by the end of the decade because of falling pupil numbers. that's according to the think tank

the education policy institute who are also warning that some could be forced to merge orface closure. our reporter simonjones has the details. protests in brighton over plans to shut two primary schools in the area. the local authority is blaming falling pupil numbers and funding issues for a decision it says it is taking with a heavy heart. according to the education policy institute, whose stated aim is to raise standards in classrooms, many other councils will be faced with similar tough choices of closures, cuts or mergers in the coming years. the department for education estimates that the number of pupils in state funded schools is going to fall by around 800,000 by 2032. and one of the big challenges for schools facing this is that their funding is given out on a per—pupil basis. so when they have falls in student numbers, their overall pot of money goes down, but their costs don't really fall in the same way. so you can imagine it costs a very similar amount to teach a class full

of 30 pupils as it does 25 pupils, but their funding they get for those 25 pupils is going to be potentially significantly less. the education policy institute use projections of pupil numbers and the think tank's own school funding model to analyse the potential impact on classrooms. it looked at a scenario in which all schools in england receive a 0.5% real—terms increase in funding per pupil per year. despite that, it predicts overall funding for primary and secondary state schools will fall to {111.6 billion by 2030 due to demographic changes. it says that would be down from a peak of £42.7 billion in the next academic year. we estimate that we need at least another £3.2 billion going forward to invest properly in schools. so if we lose a billion, you can see the gaps getting even further apart. so this is about innovation, this is about looking at investment in our young people, which, after all, is an investment

in the country's future. the department for education describes the think tank's figures as speculative, saying cash for future years is yet to be determined. it says it is increasing overall school funding, including additional money for teachers' pay and pensions, to more than £60 billion next year, which it describes as the highest level ever in real terms per pupil. it adds that it is up to local authorities to balance the supply and demand of school places in line with changing demographics. simon jones, bbc news. a pre—inquest hearing into the death of teenager brianna ghey begins today. the 16—year—old from warrington was stabbed to death in broad daylight in a park in warrington last year. in february, her killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were sentenced to life in prison for her murder. the price of a uk passport will rise today for the second time injust over 11! months. the cost of applying online to get a new or renewed adult passport will go up by £6 to £88.50.

the home office said it did not make a profit from the applications and the fee rise would help improve services. president biden has promised to give israel "ironclad" support from the united states, as fears grow that iran may retaliate for an attack that killed senior iranian commanders. the strike in syria at the start of the month destroyed an iranian consulate building. a french woman is believed to have broken the rope climbing world record after she ascended 110 metres to the second floor of the eiffel tower. this is how to stage a world record—breaking attempt. that's

the same height as nearly 21! double—decker buses stacked on top of each other. anouk garnier said it was a "crazy dream come true" after she climbed the free—hanging rope, using her barehands to reach her goal injust 18 minutes. i have paid closer attention to her technique year. did you see how she did it with the feet? very clever. people think it is just arm strength but is absolutely the way you wrap the rope around your feet. you would be able to do — the rope around your feet. you would be able to do that, _ the rope around your feet. you would be able to do that, wouldn't - the rope around your feet. you would be able to do that, wouldn't you, - be able to do that, wouldn't you, carol? you are kidding! this morning, a mild start to today. we still have a lot of flood warnings, the environment agency and sepa. the numbers fluctuate all the time, you can find out more on the website.

rain has been moving south through the night, fairly light and patchy in the south—east, a few showers in western scotland, a few could pop up across the pennines, north—west england, north wales and northern ireland. after a cloudy start, it will thin and break and we will get sunshine coming through. outside chance of a shower, blustery wherever you are. showers in northern ireland or northern england but the weather front moving south will start to move north through the afternoon, and it will be mild, the top temperature around 20 in the south—east. this evening and overnight, the rain moves north, some of that heavy across central and southern scotland where the ground is already saturated. a lot of cloud, mist and murk around the coast, but a mild night, 8—12. tomorrow morning, cloud will break and it will turn into a warm day,

murky conditions in the south and west coasts. scotland and northern ireland, more cloud and rain at times, with gill first winds in the northern isles and western isles. —— gale force winds. potentially in the south—east east anglia we could reach 21. saturday, the south remains warm but turning colder in the north and the cooler weather will come across all of us as we head into the early part of next week. we've spoken a lot on breakfast about the challenges facing nhs dental care in england, with some people turning to extreme measures to deal with their teeth. in newcastle, a number of charities have come together to find a temporary solution to the problem — a mobile dental bus, which treats adults and children for free. our reporter anna collinson has been to see it in action. you're doing great.

getting into a dentist is hard. i like looking after my teeth. this is what comes of it — having to have two teeth taken out. just wish i had a dentist. a lot of children there had more than four decayed teeth in their mouth. all of them do need treatment and should have been seen a long time before this to prevent any of that happening. this bus is a temporary answer to a growing dental emergency, led by the charity dentaid, and supported by an army of volunteer dental staff and students. there's a lot of fear. we're trying desperately to break down those stigmas. and because it's in a mobile unit, we're taking the vehicle to them. the five—day service is based at newcastle foodbank. our clients see dental treatment and, to a degree, medical treatment

as a complete luxury. they are fighting daily to feed and clothe their children, trying to survive in this current cost of living crisis. we have those appointments filled in two hours. we could have filled that dental bus ten times over. really anxious about it, really bad. michelle has just eight teeth left. many need to be removed. you haven't been to the dentist for 30 years. this is your first... long time. really long, long time. i've got this fear. ijust don't know what it is. and is it giving you pain? but bringing dentists to a place she trusts has helped break that cycle. open for me. she also brought her son, gary, who is deaf. just move your head this way. straightaway he's able to get a temporary cover on a rotten tooth. you're ok? the plan is that you're both going to have treatments at a dental hospital. but that is going to take months, isn't it? rather that than we wouldn't have done it at all. we'd have just been in limbo.

one in three children live in poverty in the north—east of england. d, e, decayed. on the lower left, e decayed, d decayed. which means poorer overall health. it's really harrowing to see the amount of kids that come through where there are just sheer amounts of decay. it's really hard when you're taking out 10, 12, 15 teeth on one child, some of whom are as young as two or three. i still get really upset when you think, what a shame that this is a preventable problem. put some fluoride varnish on your teeth and make them nice and strong. there's a big drive to reach the young. you're doing amazing. so any child can come for a free check—up. these are amazing. five—year—old river has toothache. there it is. can you point to the sore tooth for me? she's missed six days of school. we've got one abscess. dr taylor finds she needs to go

on the bus for further treatment, which we'll see shortly. i'll be as gentle as i can. we've seen many in pain, like mockey. every night i can't sleep and i can't eat properly. who didn't have an appointment. i always ask about the dentist. they say it's full, it's full, it's full, it's full, you know? every time when i want to see the dentist, they say it's full. luckily, the team can fit in an extraction. while a cracked tooth is removed for sheila, who's not had an nhs dentist for two years. today has meant the world to us, having this done. a bit of time pain free, a nice night's sleep — what does that mean? everything. oh, river, it's raining. it's now river's turn to board the bus. her infected tooth needs removing. it's out, done. that is a big tooth.

that was hard to watch, let alone do it. it's the right thing for her to have that tooth taken out. there was an abscess with it, it was infected, she's been up for the last four or five nights, and medication's not even touching it. this project has brought short—term respite to this dental desert. but the government says it plans to bring in mobile dental vans. just hours later, river is home and happy. how are you feeling at the end of today, river, would you say? ten out of ten. i'm a big girl. our reporter anna collinson is onboard that bus for us. anna, this has been a lifeline for some, hasn't it? you cannot underestimate the pain of toothache and how it takes over everything. you can understand why people will be so pleased to see

something like this. we people will be so pleased to see something like this.— something like this. we are not actually on-board _ something like this. we are not actually on-board because - something like this. we are not actually on-board because they j something like this. we are not. actually on-board because they are actually on—board because they are setting up but are stood outside but hopefully you got the gist of what it is like inside. it is the fourth day of this bus outside food banks in newcastle. the weather is pretty decent today and they hope to continue to reach more people in desperate need of dental care. while reporting this week, passers—by have asked me how they can get an appointment. it gives you a sense of the level of need in this area. joining me now are two people who helped make this happen, a huge team effort. thank you so much both of you. you're of the dentists who has volunteered this week. we you. you're of the dentists who has volunteered this week.— you. you're of the dentists who has volunteered this week. we have been workin: volunteered this week. we have been working with — volunteered this week. we have been working with the _ volunteered this week. we have been working with the food _ volunteered this week. we have been working with the food bank _ volunteered this week. we have been working with the food bank this - volunteered this week. we have been working with the food bank this week| working with the food bank this week to provide _ working with the food bank this week to provide some simple dental care for patients that really need this sort of— for patients that really need this sort of service. around 120 patients

sort of service. around 120 patients so far— sort of service. around 120 patients so far this _ sort of service. around 120 patients so far this week, 80 of those have been _ so far this week, 80 of those have been children. we have provided some simple _ been children. we have provided some simple preventative dental care advice — simple preventative dental care advice including fluoride application on children's teeth, and working _ application on children's teeth, and working with families to provide simple — working with families to provide simple advice at home. things like parents _ simple advice at home. things like parents supervising brushing teeth and dietary advice to reduce the amount— and dietary advice to reduce the amount of— and dietary advice to reduce the amount of dental disease in the community. this is the longest time this bus _ community. this is the longest time this bus has — community. this is the longest time this bus has spent in one city. how did this all — this bus has spent in one city. how did this all come _ this bus has spent in one city. how did this all come about? this bus has spent in one city. how| did this all come about? newcastle food bank is _ did this all come about? newcastle food bank is also _ did this all come about? newcastle food bank is also an _ did this all come about? newcastle food bank is also an anti-poverty . food bank is also an anti—poverty charity— food bank is also an anti—poverty charity and — food bank is also an anti—poverty charity and we help holistically. we partnered _ charity and we help holistically. we partnered with newcastle hospital charities, the dental hospital, newcastle and northumbria universities, we have been planning this for— universities, we have been planning this for up— universities, we have been planning this for up to a year. we have many clients _ this for up to a year. we have many clients who— this for up to a year. we have many clients who present every day with abscesses — clients who present every day with abscesses and dental pain and it can be very— abscesses and dental pain and it can be very difficult to get them an appointment so we are thrilled this

has happened and our clients are so gratefui~ _ has happened and our clients are so gratefui~ i_ has happened and our clients are so grateful. i would like to say a big thank— grateful. i would like to say a big thank you — grateful. i would like to say a big thank you as well to a charity caiied — thank you as well to a charity called project linus who have knitted — called project linus who have knitted blankets for us and we are so grateful to all the people who .ave so grateful to all the people who gave up — so grateful to all the people who gave up their free time to be here, it has— gave up their free time to be here, it has changed lives. and gave up their free time to be here, it has changed lives.— it has changed lives. and currently no lans it has changed lives. and currently no plans for— it has changed lives. and currently no plans for this _ it has changed lives. and currently no plans for this bus _ it has changed lives. and currently no plans for this bus to _ it has changed lives. and currently no plans for this bus to return - it has changed lives. and currently no plans for this bus to return at i no plans for this bus to return at the moment. no plans for this bus to return at the moment-— the moment. there isn't but if an one the moment. there isn't but if anyone out — the moment. there isn't but if anyone out there _ the moment. there isn't but if anyone out there has - the moment. there isn't but if anyone out there has any - the moment. there isn't but if- anyone out there has any influence then we _ anyone out there has any influence then we need your help. we anyone out there has any influence then we need your help.— then we need your help. we have another busy _ then we need your help. we have another busy day _ then we need your help. we have another busy day ahead - then we need your help. we have another busy day ahead so - then we need your help. we have another busy day ahead so i - then we need your help. we have another busy day ahead so i will. another busy day ahead so i will leave you be so you can get back to work. i want to say thank you to all the patients and staff who have allowed us to follow their journey this week. it has been a real privilege, they have been very brave. it is one week i will not forget. brave. it is one week i will not foriet. . .. . , brave. it is one week i will not foriet. , .. . , . brave. it is one week i will not foriet. , .. _ . , forget. obviously there are people iaettin forget. obviously there are people getting treatment _ forget. obviously there are people getting treatment to _ forget. obviously there are people getting treatment to otherwise - forget. obviously there are people i getting treatment to otherwise would not, the key element. thank you.

morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store. coming up... a third of people in england and wales have experienced anti—social behaviour like this. today rav wilding's helping you feel safer on the streets. when i was an officer, i saw first hand how scary and intimidating it can be. with police investing more money to tackle the problem, i'll explain what to do if you find yourself on the receiving end of it — and at what point you need to call 999. plus, if you're one of the seven million people struggling with bills and credit repayments, the bbc�*s cost of living correspondent colletta smith explains how a debt relief order could help. as of last weekend it's free to get one in some parts of the uk and it can help you clear your balances in a year. i'll tell you if it's the right solution for you. also, with more people than ever being diagnosed with worryingly high blood sugar,

dr ranj investigates how to reverse the risk of type 2 diabetes. and today is world parkinson's day and we have hopeful news for people with the condition. two people are told they have the disease every hour, so i'll tell you about the new nhs treatment that's helping to ease symptoms. and millions watched the first series. we chat to the stars of hit bbc police drama blue lights and hear how the show means they are now recognised all over the world. and the lengths they go to to make the drama realistic.— the drama realistic. don't you have an tea or the drama realistic. don't you have any tea or coffee? _ the drama realistic. don't you have any tea or coffee? i _ the drama realistic. don't you have any tea or coffee? i am _ the drama realistic. don't you have any tea or coffee? i am worried - the drama realistic. don't you have any tea or coffee? i am worried forj any tea or coffee? i am worried for you both. we any tea or coffee? i am worried for ou both. ~ , . . , you both. we were 'ust about ready for ou, you both. we were 'ust about ready for you. you _ you both. we were 'ust about ready for you. you came _ you both. we were just about ready for you, you came to _ you both. we were just about ready for you, you came to us _ you both. we were just about ready for you, you came to us early, - you both. we were just about ready for you, you came to us early, so . you both. we were just about ready| for you, you came to us early, so we haven't had our tea. irate for you, you came to us early, so we haven't had our tea.— haven't had our tea. we have disrupted _ haven't had our tea. we have disrupted your _ haven't had our tea. we have disrupted your routine! - haven't had our tea. we have disrupted your routine! shall| haven't had our tea. we have i disrupted your routine! shall be haven't had our tea. we have - disrupted your routine! shall be go disrupted your routine! shall he go back to them now and see if they are

ready? that wouldn't be fair. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a woman who was fatally stabbed in her central london home has been named. kamonan thiamphanit, who was known as angela, was 27. officers were contacted on sunday by her friends who were concerned about her welfare — but they didn't force their way in the property for another 13 hours. scotland yard has now referred itself to the police watchdog. millions of pounds of funding for schools in london could be lost by 2030 due to a drop in the number of pupils. a report by the education policy institute found that even if funding per pupil increases — the decline in numbers could still lead to budget cuts. lambeth, lewisham and kensington and chelsea will be some of the hardest hit areas.

some schools are going to be faced with really tricky decisions. it is already been tough for them with their budgets being squeezed by inflation and rising energy costs and the cost of getting in staff but if theirfunding continues to come down, they are going to face those difficulties and they might be looking at trying to further cut costs or amalgamation with nearby schools which could be difficult and ultimately school closures. the metropolitan police says it will re—investigate their decision to charge the tv presenter caroline flack because "new witness evidence may be available". the ao—year—old was facing prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend before she killed herself in february 2020. ms flack�*s mother has repeatedly criticised how the police handled her daughters case. the force apologised to the family last year. now, let's take a look at how the tube is running. there's minor delays on the bakerloo line and there's no service between golders green and edgware on the northern line. and that takes us to the weather

with georgie palmer. good morning. some warm and sunny weather in the capital on the way over the next few days but i'm afraid to say, not staying that way for long — a return to cooler and rather damp conditions next week. let's have a look at today's details first. it's a cloudy, pretty murky morning if you are just heading out. feeling mild, though, this weakening front bringing a few bits and pieces of rain through the day but not amounting to much. the cloud gradually thinning and breaking and feeling pleasantly warm, with highs of 18 celsius. overnight tonight, a similar story — staying largely dry, a lot of low cloud, mist and murk and much like last night, feeling very mild indeed, highs dropping down to around 10—11 celsius. tomorrow, of course, a cloudy start to the day but that cloud will thin and break, plenty of sunshine, quite breezy still but shelter from the breeze, highs easily reaching 20 celsius. a similar outlook for saturday and then, yes, turning cooler, wetter and windier again next week. have a great day, goodbye.

that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app including a piece about how the barbican's brutalist architecture is being transformed into something a bit more colourful. i'll be back with you in half an hour. but for now, lets cross over to charlie and naga. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's one of the most watched but most controversial races in the horse racing calendar and in a bid to improve safety, this year's grand national will look slightly different. tim muffett is at aintree for us. looks great, doesn't it? all the prep, all the hard work that has gone into this but there may have been a bit more work than before?

that's right, yeah. the 176 grand national will be taking place on saturday, there is a three day festival at aintree and that insert today for some seven races taking place today, ladies day tomorrow and the big race at 4pm on saturday, thatis the big race at 4pm on saturday, that is earlier than usual. one of a number of changes brought in this year. last year, protesters did disrupt proceedings and it is hoped these changes will make the race that bit safer. a number of the protesters have been removed by the police. they have got to be sure that nobody can breach the course once this is under way. protesters warned organisers that they would disrupt last year's grand national, and that is what happened. the race was delayed by 11! minutes, there were 118 arrests and when the race began, hill sixteen fell at the first fence and was later put down, his trainer blamed the chaotic start. there was eight fallers at those first two fences and this

was all caused by these so—called animal lovers who actually are ignorant and have absolutely no idea. we are right by one of the most famous fences at the moment, aren't we? yeah, the chair. one of the most iconic fences on the grand national course. thejockey club runs 15 of britain's biggest racecourses, including aintree. what is going to be different about the 2024 grand national? three fundamental changes to the race, one of them involves around the first fence so we looked at that and wanted to reduce the speed of the horsesjumping the first fence so we have actually picked the first fence up and moved it nearer to the start and we have also made it a standing start for all horses. we have always had a maximum field size of 40 runners in recent years. we have reduced that down to 34 this year. the start time has also been brought forward to 4pm. historically it was at 5:15pm, again, that is really to ensure we have optimum racing conditions. will these changes make it a safer race? i mean, that is our ultimate objective. welfare of horse and rider

is fundamentally our number one priority here at aintree. animal rising, which organised last yea r�*s protests, says it has no plans to disrupt this year's event, although police have stepped up security. archive: and they are off, no trouble at all... - whatever your view on it, the grand national has been a key part of the sporting calendar since 1839. the eyes of the world are on aintree. - the 176th race on saturday will be watched around the world. the three—day festival starting today will attract more than 150,000 visitors to aintree. it's a fantastic three days for liverpool and the liverpool city region. hotels, bars, restaurants, the barbers, the hairdressers, all of these benefit. we did a piece of work last year which told us it's had an economic impact of over £60 million to the local region. but organisers hope that this year, it's the racing that is in the spotlight. that's a statue of the fabulous red

rum there under the disco ball, three—time winner of the grand national, buriedjust three—time winner of the grand national, buried just over there by the finishing line. let's have a quick chat to the ceo of thejockey club. nevin, these changes, what difference are they going to make? fundamentally, these changes are an evolution— fundamentally, these changes are an evolution of the race to make it safer _ evolution of the race to make it safer we — evolution of the race to make it safer. we have a relentless focus on safety. _ safer. we have a relentless focus on safety. of _ safer. we have a relentless focus on safety, of the equine athletes and the jockeys. all the changes we have made, _ the jockeys. all the changes we have made. data — the jockeys. all the changes we have made, data driven changes over many years— made, data driven changes over many years of— made, data driven changes over many years of analysis to make the race fundamentally safer in terms of the speed _ fundamentally safer in terms of the speed of— fundamentally safer in terms of the speed of the horses into the first fence. _ speed of the horses into the first fence. the — speed of the horses into the first fence, the quality of the ground and also the _ fence, the quality of the ground and also the chances of accidents happening and it is all data driven, over a _ happening and it is all data driven, over a long — happening and it is all data driven, over a long period of time. so happening and it is all data driven, over a long period of time.- over a long period of time. so not in direct response _ over a long period of time. so not in direct response to _ over a long period of time. so not in direct response to what - over a long period of time. so not i in direct response to what happened last year or did that come into your thinking? i5 last year or did that come into your thinkin: ? . .. . last year or did that come into your thinkin: ? . ., . . ~ thinking? is not at all. all the chances thinking? is not at all. all the changes we — thinking? is not at all. all the changes we made _ thinking? is not at all. all the changes we made things - thinking? is not at all. all the| changes we made things we've thinking? is not at all. all the - changes we made things we've been looking _ changes we made things we've been looking at— changes we made things we've been looking at for a number of years over— looking at for a number of years over long — looking at for a number of years over long period of time for sub-let's— over long period of time for sub—let's take the reduction of field _

sub—let's take the reduction of field size, _ sub—let's take the reduction of field size, that is done based on detailed — field size, that is done based on detailed analysis on welfare outcomes, fall is on seats, things that can _ outcomes, fall is on seats, things that can lead on very rare occasion to fataiities — that can lead on very rare occasion to fatalities and saying, does a lower— to fatalities and saying, does a lower number of runners mean less scope _ lower number of runners mean less scope for— lower number of runners mean less scope for bumping, things that we don't _ scope for bumping, things that we don't want — scope for bumping, things that we don't want. it is all based on detailed _ don't want. it is all based on detailed work over a long period of time and _ detailed work over a long period of time and that applies to all the other— time and that applies to all the other changes as well. for those eo - le other changes as well. for those people watching _ other changes as well. for those people watching this _ other changes as well. for those people watching this who - other changes as well. for those people watching this who just i other changes as well. for those i people watching this who just don't believe the grand national is a good idea, they believe it is cruel, what do you say to them to convince them otherwise? , ., . , . otherwise? first of all, it is a fantastic _ otherwise? first of all, it is a fantastic sporting _ otherwise? first of all, it is a fantastic sporting spectacle, | otherwise? first of all, it is a l fantastic sporting spectacle, it otherwise? first of all, it is a i fantastic sporting spectacle, it is part of— fantastic sporting spectacle, it is part of the sporting fabric of this country — part of the sporting fabric of this country it— part of the sporting fabric of this country. it has the prestige of wimbledon, the thrill of the british grand _ wimbledon, the thrill of the british grand prix, — wimbledon, the thrill of the british grand prix, the excitement of the fa cup final— grand prix, the excitement of the fa cup final att— grand prix, the excitement of the fa cup final all rolled into one. it is part of— cup final all rolled into one. it is part of our— cup final all rolled into one. it is part of our sporting heritage but also fundamental to the thoroughbred racehorses well, without races like this, _ racehorses well, without races like this, without racing, the thoroughbred racehorse simply doesn't — thoroughbred racehorse simply doesn't exist. that is the outcome of what _ doesn't exist. that is the outcome of what happens if you don't have races _ of what happens if you don't have races iike —

of what happens if you don't have races like this because these horses are born _ races like this because these horses are born and bred in order to race. our are born and bred in order to race. 0uriob, _ are born and bred in order to race. 0uriob, as — are born and bred in order to race. ourjob, as the changes this year have _ ourjob, as the changes this year have shown, is to have a totally reientiess — have shown, is to have a totally relentless focus on making the race safer _ relentless focus on making the race safer we _ relentless focus on making the race safer. we have done a lot over the last few _ safer. we have done a lot over the last few years, not just recent changes, _ last few years, not just recent changes, we changed the nature of the fences— changes, we changed the nature of the fences after the 2012 running, the fences after the 2012 running, the run-off— the fences after the 2012 running, the run—off areas, we have added an area, _ the run—off areas, we have added an area, the _ the run—off areas, we have added an area, the nature of the ground. there _ area, the nature of the ground. there are — area, the nature of the ground. there are restrictions now, all jockeys— there are restrictions now, all jockeys riding for the first time that a — jockeys riding for the first time that a jockey coaching session with a previous— that a jockey coaching session with a previous winner. there is so much we are _ a previous winner. there is so much we are doing — a previous winner. there is so much we are doing that puts a relentless focus _ we are doing that puts a relentless focus on _ we are doing that puts a relentless focus on making the race safer whiist — focus on making the race safer whilst maintaining that fantastic sporting — whilst maintaining that fantastic sporting spectacle.— whilst maintaining that fantastic sporting spectacle. around 150,000 eo - le will sporting spectacle. around 150,000 people will be _ sporting spectacle. around 150,000 people will be visiting _ sporting spectacle. around 150,000 people will be visiting aintree i sporting spectacle. around 150,000 people will be visiting aintree over i people will be visiting aintree over the next few days, what impact does it have on the local area? it the next few days, what impact does it have on the local area?— it have on the local area? it has a hue it have on the local area? it has a huge impact- _ it have on the local area? it has a huge impact. first _ it have on the local area? it has a huge impact. first of— it have on the local area? it has a huge impact. first of all, - it have on the local area? it has a l huge impact. first of all, liverpool ioves _ huge impact. first of all, liverpool loves this— huge impact. first of all, liverpool loves this race. the people of liverpooi— loves this race. the people of liverpool embrace it. it is their bil liverpool embrace it. it is their big three — liverpool embrace it. it is their big three days. we all know liverpool is so proud of their city, their— liverpool is so proud of their city, their area, — liverpool is so proud of their city, their area, these three days to showcase _ their area, these three days to showcase it like nothing else. it is

a £60 _ showcase it like nothing else. it is a £60 million shot in the arm to the liverpudiian — a £60 million shot in the arm to the liverpudlian economy as well, hoteis, — liverpudlian economy as well, hotels, restaurants, taxis, you name it. hotels, restaurants, taxis, you name it we _ hotels, restaurants, taxis, you name it we are _ hotels, restaurants, taxis, you name it. we are employing about 1500 iocaiiy _ it. we are employing about 1500 locally based people in temporary roies _ locally based people in temporary roles in— locally based people in temporary roles in catering and other areas over— roles in catering and other areas over the — roles in catering and other areas over the next few days, we partnered with the _ over the next few days, we partnered with the hospital, jockey visits there — with the hospital, jockey visits there it — with the hospital, jockey visits there. it is a massive boom to the whole _ there. it is a massive boom to the whole area — there. it is a massive boom to the whole area and it puts merseyside in the spotlight in what is one of our biggest _ the spotlight in what is one of our biggest sporting assets. best the spotlight in what is one of our biggest sporting assets.— biggest sporting assets. best of luck, biggest sporting assets. best of luck. three _ biggest sporting assets. best of luck, three days _ biggest sporting assets. best of luck, three days starts - biggest sporting assets. best of luck, three days starts today i biggest sporting assets. best of| luck, three days starts today and the big race on saturday at 4pm as we heard, it is earlier than normal. it is hoped that will improve the racing conditions. one of several changes that organisers believe will make the race that little bit safer but preparation is under way, it is a glorious sight this morning. the weather hasn't been so great the last few days, a few weeks but today, it looks pretty good so fingers crossed. i today, it looks pretty good so fingers crossed.— today, it looks pretty good so fingers crossed. i think it is going to be getting _ fingers crossed. i think it is going to be getting better— fingers crossed. i think it is going to be getting better as _ fingers crossed. i think it is going to be getting better as well, i fingers crossed. i think it is goingj to be getting better as well, tim, thanks so much, see you later.

a new treatment to prevent migraines could soon be available on the nhs in england. the drug atogepant is already available in scotland and now the national institute for health and care excellence is recommending its use in england for the following reasons. around six million people in the uk are thought to be affected by migraines, which can be debilitating and last for days at a time. attacks usually last between four hours and 72 hours. throbbing head pain is often accompanied by nausea, dizziness, and sensitivity to light, sound and smells. currently, the only treatments available have to be injected and can have severe side effects — but atogepant is the first oral treatment of its kind. and health experts believe up to 170,000 people in england could benefit if the drug was made available on the nhs. let's speak now to rob music, the chief executive of the migraine trust and lucy wells who frequently suffers from severe migraines.

very good morning to both of you. lucy, maybe we will start with you this morning, how are you today i suppose this question one? i am ok, finaers suppose this question one? i am ok, fingers crossed- _ suppose this question one? i am ok, fingers crossed. otherwise _ suppose this question one? i am ok, fingers crossed. otherwise i - fingers crossed. otherwise i probably wouldn't be fingers crossed. otherwise i probably wouldn't he sat here taiking — probably wouldn't he sat here talking to you, yeah, i am hoping that all— talking to you, yeah, i am hoping that all this — talking to you, yeah, i am hoping that all this excitement might trigger— that all this excitement might trigger a migraine today. for those eo - le trigger a migraine today. for those people who — trigger a migraine today. for those people who are _ trigger a migraine today. for those people who are not _ trigger a migraine today. for those people who are not migraine i people who are not migraine sufferers, who don't really know how the condition can be debilitating, tells what it is like for you? i}i(. tells what it is like for you? ok, so, i let tells what it is like for you? ok, so, i get between _ tells what it is like for you? ok, so, i get between two _ tells what it is like for you? ok, so, i get between two and three attacks— so, i get between two and three attacks every week and, for me, they lost between about 12 hours up to 72 hours _ lost between about 12 hours up to 72 hours when — lost between about 12 hours up to 72 hours. when i have an acute attack, i hours. when i have an acute attack, i iiteraiiy— hours. when i have an acute attack, i literallyjust have to go and in the iliterallyjust have to go and in the dark— i literallyjust have to go and in the dark and can't really do

anything. i get the symptoms you have mentioned but i also struggle to talk— have mentioned but i also struggle to talk and find the right words, i can't _ to talk and find the right words, i can't think— to talk and find the right words, i can't think clearly and i get very, very— can't think clearly and i get very, very sensitive to light and noise. i -et very sensitive to light and noise. i get quite — very sensitive to light and noise. i get quite clumsy and uncoordinated. they impact a lot of my time as acute _ they impact a lot of my time as acute attacks but also then in between, _ acute attacks but also then in between, because lots of different things— between, because lots of different things trigger migraines for me, there _ things trigger migraines for me, there isn't— things trigger migraines for me, there isn'tjust one trigger, it is like nry— there isn'tjust one trigger, it is like my brain is oversensitive and interprets — like my brain is oversensitive and interprets all sorts of things as being — interprets all sorts of things as being kind of a threat and triggering sol being kind of a threat and triggering so i have to pace myself. it triggering so i have to pace myself. it has _ triggering so i have to pace myself. it has changed my whole life. i had to give _ it has changed my whole life. i had to give up— it has changed my whole life. i had to give up myjob as an occupational therapist— to give up myjob as an occupational therapist in— to give up myjob as an occupational therapist in the nhs, i did that for 20 years — therapist in the nhs, i did that for 20 years i— therapist in the nhs, i did that for 20 years. i am now self employed part-tirne — 20 years. i am now self employed part—time because ijust have to

pace _ part—time because ijust have to pace what — part—time because ijust have to pace what i do, i have rest during the day — pace what i do, i have rest during the day i— pace what i do, i have rest during the day. i can't do too much of anything. _ the day. i can't do too much of anything. i_ the day. i can't do too much of anything, i have had to give up hobbies — anything, i have had to give up hobbies i_ anything, i have had to give up hobbies. i don't go out very much at all because — hobbies. i don't go out very much at all because often noisy, busy, bright — all because often noisy, busy, bright places are just too much for me. bright places are just too much for me so. _ bright places are just too much for me so. it— bright places are just too much for me. so, it has affected everything, reaiiy. _ me. so, it has affected everything, really. and — me. so, it has affected everything, really, and had a huge impact on my family _ really, and had a huge impact on my family my— really, and had a huge impact on my family. my kids, my youngest son is doing _ family. my kids, my youngest son is doing his _ family. my kids, my youngest son is doing his gcses this year and very often _ doing his gcses this year and very often by— doing his gcses this year and very often by the time he gets home from school, _ often by the time he gets home from school, i_ often by the time he gets home from school, i am — often by the time he gets home from school, lam in often by the time he gets home from school, i am in bed often by the time he gets home from school, lam in bed because often by the time he gets home from school, i am in bed because either i have _ school, i am in bed because either i have got— school, i am in bed because either i have got an — school, i am in bed because either i have got an attack or i'm needing to rest because i have got to that point _ rest because i have got to that point in — rest because i have got to that point in the day where i know if i don't _ point in the day where i know if i don't rest, — point in the day where i know if i don't rest, i_ point in the day where i know if i don't rest, i am going to get an attack— don't rest, i am going to get an attack so, — don't rest, i am going to get an attack so, yeah, it is reallyjust affects — attack so, yeah, it is reallyjust affects everything. it has been a real struggle these last six years for me — real struggle these last six years for me. . , .. real struggle these last six years for me. . , ., , real struggle these last six years for me. _ ., , . . for me. lucy, morning, it is naga. i'm so for me. lucy, morning, it is naga. i'm so sorry _ for me. lucy, morning, it is naga. i'm so sorry you — for me. lucy, morning, it is naga. i'm so sorry you are _ for me. lucy, morning, it is naga. i'm so sorry you are dealing i for me. lucy, morning, it is naga. i'm so sorry you are dealing with l i'm so sorry you are dealing with this and ijust i'm so sorry you are dealing with this and i just wonder when you i'm so sorry you are dealing with this and ijust wonder when you have spoken to your gp or medical experts what help is offered to you because

at the moment from what it sounds like in terms of how you deal with it, there is no medication?- it, there is no medication? yeah, so, m it, there is no medication? yeah, so. my gp _ it, there is no medication? yeah, so. my gp has — it, there is no medication? yeah, so, my gp has been _ it, there is no medication? yeah, so, my gp has been very - it, there is no medication? yeah, i so, my gp has been very supportive and tried _ so, my gp has been very supportive and tried the medications that he was able — and tried the medications that he was able to and, as i say, that was about— was able to and, as i say, that was about six— was able to and, as i say, that was about six years ago. he then referred _ about six years ago. he then referred me to neurology and basically _ referred me to neurology and basically it has been a matter of trying _ basically it has been a matter of trying one — basically it has been a matter of trying one drug after another after another— trying one drug after another after another after another and that has been _ another after another and that has been really hard because a lot of the drugs — been really hard because a lot of the drugs have given me side effects and none _ the drugs have given me side effects and none of— the drugs have given me side effects and none of them to date have been effective _ and none of them to date have been effective. so, ifelt and none of them to date have been effective. so, i felt a and none of them to date have been effective. so, ifelt a bit and none of them to date have been effective. so, i felt a bit like a kind _ effective. so, i felt a bit like a kind of— effective. so, i felt a bit like a kind of guinea pig, you know? a lab i’ilht kind of guinea pig, you know? a lab right going — kind of guinea pig, you know? a lab right going through all these different things and it has taken years— different things and it has taken years and — different things and it has taken years and in the meantime, my mental health— years and in the meantime, my mental health has— years and in the meantime, my mental health has definitely suffered. the help health has definitely suffered. the heip that — health has definitely suffered. the help that is given at the moment is literally—

help that is given at the moment is literallyjust brief to discuss medication and then you are sent away— medication and then you are sent away for— medication and then you are sent away for however long, three months or six— away for however long, three months or six months, and in between that, you are _ or six months, and in between that, you are having to try and cope with the condition and that's been really tough _ the condition and that's been really tough i_ the condition and that's been really tough. i have had to do a lot of research — tough. i have had to do a lot of research myself. i have had to pay to try— research myself. i have had to pay to try complimentary therapies and also to— to try complimentary therapies and also to get— to try complimentary therapies and also to get psychological support because — also to get psychological support because i found it has really affected _ because i found it has really affected my mental health. i have become, — affected my mental health. i have become, at times, very depressed and my whole _ become, at times, very depressed and my whole life has changed. at the moment, — my whole life has changed. at the moment, i— my whole life has changed. at the moment, i am my whole life has changed. at the moment, lam really my whole life has changed. at the moment, i am really happy that this dru- moment, i am really happy that this drug is— moment, i am really happy that this drug is coming out because it gives some _ drug is coming out because it gives some hope — drug is coming out because it gives some hope that there might be something else. but also, i am just really— something else. but also, i am just really happy it is in the media and peopie _ really happy it is in the media and peopie are — really happy it is in the media and people are talking about the condition because i know a lot of us feel very. _ condition because i know a lot of us feel very, very isolated and are sort _ feel very, very isolated and are sort of— feel very, very isolated and are sort of suffering in silence. a lot of peopie — sort of suffering in silence. a lot of people feel dismissed because

when _ of people feel dismissed because when you — of people feel dismissed because when you say you have a migraine, peopie _ when you say you have a migraine, peopie kind — when you say you have a migraine, people kind of think, oh, that's not too bad _ people kind of think, oh, that's not too bad or— people kind of think, oh, that's not too bad orjust find a trigger or it isjust— too bad orjust find a trigger or it isjust stress. if too bad orjust find a trigger or it is just stress. if you are too bad orjust find a trigger or it isjust stress. if you are under iess— isjust stress. if you are under less stress, _ isjust stress. if you are under less stress, you won't get them. so there _ less stress, you won't get them. so there is— less stress, you won't get them. so there is a _ less stress, you won't get them. so there is a lot — less stress, you won't get them. so there is a lot of feeling of guilt and responsibility to manage the condition— and responsibility to manage the condition by yourself and that is really— condition by yourself and that is really hard. condition by yourself and that is really hard-— condition by yourself and that is reall hard. , . . really hard. lucy, thank you so much for beini really hard. lucy, thank you so much for being so — really hard. lucy, thank you so much for being so honest _ really hard. lucy, thank you so much for being so honest because - really hard. lucy, thank you so much for being so honest because it i really hard. lucy, thank you so much for being so honest because it gives| for being so honest because it gives everyone a real sense of how debilitating it is. rob, take us through some of the detail on this. this new drug atogepant. this has been cleared for use but is not yet available, is that right? ida. been cleared for use but is not yet available, is that right?— available, is that right? no, it has officially been _ available, is that right? no, it has officially been approved _ available, is that right? no, it has officially been approved so - available, is that right? no, it has officially been approved so we i available, is that right? no, it has i officially been approved so we hope it will— officially been approved so we hope it will be _ officially been approved so we hope it will be made available as soon as possible _ it will be made available as soon as possible i— it will be made available as soon as possible. i think that is really important. this treatment is very important. — important. this treatment is very important, it is the first oral treatment to help people who live with both — treatment to help people who live with both episodic and chronic migraines but the bit about availability is very important. the migraine — availability is very important. the migraine trust last year produced a

report— migraine trust last year produced a report which showed there is real post code — report which showed there is real post code lottery about access to treatments and lucy talked about having _ treatments and lucy talked about having to — treatments and lucy talked about having to go through a lot of preventative treatments and often, until the _ preventative treatments and often, until the last few years, those treatments were for other conditions such as _ treatments were for other conditions such as epilepsy, depression, beta—blockers. we have these new therapies _ beta—blockers. we have these new therapies coming through now, really exciting _ therapies coming through now, really exciting and for those that have had them. _ exciting and for those that have had them, transformative. but there is a real ineguity — them, transformative. but there is a real inequity at the moment and the peopie _ real inequity at the moment and the people aren't able to access them, even _ people aren't able to access them, even though they are eligible and that is— even though they are eligible and that is a — even though they are eligible and that is a really important thing that is a really important thing that we — that is a really important thing that we are really pushing the health— that we are really pushing the health minister and others to change _ health minister and others to chance. . health minister and others to chance. , . health minister and others to chance. . . . ., , change. this medicine, i want to be clear, in terms _ change. this medicine, i want to be clear, in terms of— change. this medicine, i want to be clear, in terms of lucy, _ change. this medicine, i want to be clear, in terms of lucy, she - change. this medicine, i want to be clear, in terms of lucy, she doesn'tj clear, in terms of lucy, she doesn't know when they are going to happen and she knows the after effects, obviously. you take them when you feel a obviously. you take them when you feela migraine obviously. you take them when you feel a migraine coming on or do you take the tablet every day to prevent the migraine? for take the tablet every day to prevent the migraine?— take the tablet every day to prevent the migraine? for this one, it would be every day- _ the migraine? for this one, it would be every day- it _ the migraine? for this one, it would be every day. it is _ the migraine? for this one, it would be every day. it is a _ the migraine? for this one, it would be every day. it is a form _ the migraine? for this one, it would be every day. it is a form of- be every day. it is a form of preventive. it depends on the migraine _ preventive. it depends on the migraine you have, you have people who have _ migraine you have, you have people who have episodic migraines, above four and _ who have episodic migraines, above four and less than 15. if you are

chronic. — four and less than 15. if you are chronic. it— four and less than 15. if you are chronic. it is— four and less than 15. if you are chronic, it is 15 headache days, of which _ chronic, it is 15 headache days, of which eight — chronic, it is 15 headache days, of which eight are migraines. if it is less than— which eight are migraines. if it is less than four it is acute and there are different treatments you can take to — are different treatments you can take to manage the attack. rob, help us with the practicalities _ take to manage the attack. rob, help us with the practicalities around i us with the practicalities around this. i can imagine a lot of people will know about this drug and it coming out soon, what is the arrangement? you go to your gp, presumably you already have an established relationship because you have may be tried lots of other things, as lucy has. you have a right to this drug and will it be accessible? i right to this drug and will it be accessible?— right to this drug and will it be accessible? ~ . , ., accessible? i think that is part of the issue- _ accessible? i think that is part of the issue. this _ accessible? i think that is part of the issue. this particular - accessible? i think that is part of the issue. this particular drug i accessible? i think that is part of| the issue. this particular drug will be offered — the issue. this particular drug will be offered in secondary care through neurology— be offered in secondary care through neurology rather than through primary— neurology rather than through primary care but what we are seeing is a real— primary care but what we are seeing is a real challenge. the report we talked _ is a real challenge. the report we talked about last year showed that this is— talked about last year showed that this is around funding, the waiting lists are _ this is around funding, the waiting lists are so — this is around funding, the waiting lists are so big that you can't access— lists are so big that you can't access it. _ lists are so big that you can't access it, some areas aren't offering — access it, some areas aren't offering it — access it, some areas aren't offering it at all so it is an enormous inequity and that isjust unacceptable. we are talking about a condition— unacceptable. we are talking about a condition that affects 10 million

people. — condition that affects 10 million people, a million people live with chronic— people, a million people live with chronic migraines who are really struggling and lucy's story is... thank— struggling and lucy's story is... thank you — struggling and lucy's story is... thank you for telling your story so beautifully, but we on a daily basis his stories — beautifully, but we on a daily basis his stories like this and things should — his stories like this and things should change. for us, it is deeply frustrating — should change. for us, it is deeply frustrating that something that affects — frustrating that something that affects one in seven people in the uk, people can't access these life changing — uk, people can't access these life changing treatments.— changing treatments. lucy, are alwa s changing treatments. lucy, are always short — changing treatments. lucy, are always short for _ changing treatments. lucy, are always short for time _ changing treatments. lucy, are always short for time on i changing treatments. lucy, are always short for time on live i changing treatments. lucy, are| always short for time on live tv changing treatments. lucy, are i always short for time on live tv but could you tell us one thing, one where your life would be significantly better if you could have access to this drug? well, if it worked. _ have access to this drug? well, if it worked, everything. _ have access to this drug? well, if it worked, everything. i- have access to this drug? well, if it worked, everything. i would i have access to this drug? well, if| it worked, everything. iwouldjust it worked, everything. i would just be able _ it worked, everything. i would just be able to— it worked, everything. i would just be able to be a working mum who does the normal— be able to be a working mum who does the normal things that everyone can do. the normal things that everyone can do god _ the normal things that everyone can do. god mug you would be your best you, do. god mug you would be your best you. i_ do. god mug you would be your best you, i imagine. lucy, just you, i imagine. lucy, 'ust expurnrngi you, i imagine. lucy, 'ust explaining what i you, i imagine. lucy, 'ust explaining what it i you, i imagine. lucy, 'ust explaining what it is i you, i imagine. lucy, ”mt explaining what it is like to be a

migraine sufferer, it is easy to be dismissed as a headache and you have done that eloquently, thank you so much and, robert, thank you so much for expending the machinations around getting this. the time is 8:47am, carol has the weather for us, the time is 8:47am, carol has the weatherfor us, i don't know the time is 8:47am, carol has the weather for us, i don't know how specific you can be for us. aintree today, weather conditions there matter, don't they?— today, weather conditions there matter, don't they? they do indeed, charlie and today _ matter, don't they? they do indeed, charlie and today with _ matter, don't they? they do indeed, charlie and today with what - matter, don't they? they do indeed, charlie and today with what is i charlie and today with what is coming out of the skies, it will be mostly dry, an outside chance of a show at aintree but there should be some sunshine as well. the forecast for most of us todayis well. the forecast for most of us today is after a cloudy start, it is going to brighten up, some hazy sunshine and it will feel warm for the time of year. if you have an allergy to tree pollen, the levels are moderate or high, more or less across the board. we are talking birch tree with a hint of ash and plain in there as well. overnight, we have been watching this band of rain sink southwards, a fairly weak

feature but producing quite a lot of cloud and murky conditions as you can see here in the isles of scilly. a good representation of what it is like. we are hanging on to the low cloud and murky conditions through the english channel and also the irish sea coastline, if you are in cumbria bear that in mind as well. you can see, too, a lot of sunshine around and through the day, a weather front which sank south which will retreat back north was once again, taking its rain with it. it is going to be a blustery day today but it is going to be worn for the time of year. we have got 18 in aberdeen, 17 in belfast and 19 potentially 20 in london and east anglia. through this evening and overnight, the rain continues to push steadily northward and eastward. it will be heavy across northern ireland, southern and central scotland. here are of course, the grant is already saturated, unwelcome rain,. through

tomorrow and southern areas, fairly cloudy, that will break and sunshine will come through, around the coast of wales and south—west of england hanging onto some low cloud and murky conditions as well but for scotland and northern ireland, the rain will be on and off. gail is developing across northern and western isles and later, there next band of rain comes our way but another warm day in prospect tomorrow, 18 in aberdeen, 20 potentially 21 in east anglia and the south—east. as we move on into saturday, saturday itself is going to be cooler, the cloudiness in the south will break, we will hang the warmer conditions in the sunshine but you can already see the next band of rain, of rain, heavy rain, coming in across scotland and also northern ireland. nine to 12 in the north, 14 to 20 as we push further south. you can see how the cooler air comes south as we go through the ensuing couple of days. temperatures

will get back down closer to where we would expect them to be at this stage in april but it does not mean the weather will be settled. in fact, as we look at it from sunday to thursday, it is quite changeable. there will be brisk winds coming from the north and north—west, some showers, some of those will be wintry on the mountain tops in scotland. there will also be spells of rain but in between all of that, there will be some sunshine on offer, too, so nobody can ever say the weather is dull. it’s offer, too, so nobody can ever say the weather is dull.— the weather is dull. it's not dull, is it, the weather is dull. it's not dull, is it. carol? _ the weather is dull. it's not dull, is it, carol? thank— the weather is dull. it's not dull, is it, carol? thank you _ the weather is dull. it's not dull, is it, carol? thank you very i the weather is dull. it's not dull, i is it, carol? thank you very much. largely preserved beneath a blanket of volcanic ash, pompeii offers a unique snapshot of roman life, frozen in time at the moment it was buried. but the ancient site still has many hidden secrets and a recent excavation of a previously undiscovered part of the city has revealed some remarkable new finds as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. with mount vesuvius looming, 2,000 years after being lost to a volcanic eruption,

a new part of pompeii is emerging in the biggest excavation in a generation. and what they're finding is spectacular. after lying buried for so long, a room from a sumptuous house appears. and beneath the volcanic debris, a mosaic floor. with rare full—height frescoes, this vivid room, a place to entertain guests, once looked out onto a garden. on the ground lies the roof, which collapsed during the eruption. translation: when we excavate, we wonder what we're looking at. i much like a theatre stage, you have scenery, the backdrop and the culprit, which is mount vesuvius. the archaeologist has to be good at filling in the gaps, telling the story of the missing cast, the families and children, the people who are not there any more.

it's just one part of this house that's emerging. this internal courtyard gives you an idea ofjust how far down the team has had to dig. this whole area was covered in these pumice stones that rained down on the town for 18 hours during the eruption. and up at the top here, there's this very dense brown layer. well, that's evidence of the pyroclastic flow, this fast—moving avalanche of gas and volcanic material that engulfed the town of pompeii, killing anyone who was left behind. with a mist of water, another part of the residence comes to light. so they were on the ceiling. so you'd look up... very high. a painted plaster work from an upper floor with intricate detail. only in pompeii you can see all that remains of life, of an ancient life. not only some fragments, but the houses, the objects.

for this reason, pompeii is unique. but it's notjust the house. a number of buildings have been found on the site. this is a big excavation, so here's a plan of its layout. this area here in red is the grand residence, with these large, opulent rooms. only part of it has been unearthed. in front of it is a commercial complex. there's a laundry over here in green and, next to that, a wholesale bakery. and the archaeologists here think that this whole thing could have been owned by the same person. in the bakery, there are clues as to who this person might have been. the letters a—r—v are found repeatedly here. we're standing next to probably our greatest clue of all. it's a red painted inscription on the wall, and we know who arv is, and we know him to be aulus rustius verus and we know he's a politician. maybe he's funding the bakery,

this is his enterprise, but he's not going to be living here — this is far too sort of impoverished little place for a grand politician. so we then hopefully maybe have the idea that he was living in this big grand house behind us. the year—long excavation has been followed for a new bbc series. archaeologists say there's nowhere else quite like pompeii. it's a particular kind of archaeology where you can find something that remains preserved directly from the roman empire to now, to the modern age, without no history in the middle. and it's every time is something new. the excavation isn't over yet, and there are new discoveries every day, offering us a new window into the city and the people who lived here. we love looking around this place,

don't be? god like we like it but can you imagine if you were the science editor for the bbc. can you imagine if you were the science editorfor the bbc. band can you imagine if you were the science editor for the bbc. and you not to be science editor for the bbc. and you got to be there _ science editor for the bbc. and you got to be there and _ science editor for the bbc. and you got to be there and see _ science editor for the bbc. and you got to be there and see this. i got to be there and see this. rebecca morelle, good morning to you, as we are watching that film we were seeing you as well and you are like a happy person who loves jelly in a big vat ofjelly. like a happy person who loves 'elly in a big vat ofjelly.i in a big vat of 'elly. yeah, it has been a very _ in a big vat ofjelly. yeah, it has been a very tough _ in a big vat ofjelly. yeah, it has been a very tough gig _ in a big vat ofjelly. yeah, it has been a very tough gig to - in a big vat ofjelly. yeah, it has been a very tough gig to come i in a big vat ofjelly. yeah, it has i been a very tough gig to come here actuaiiy~ _ been a very tough gig to come here actually it — been a very tough gig to come here actually. it isjust such an extraordinary place and what we are showing _ extraordinary place and what we are showing you now, the black room, this remarkable room, you have to imagine _ this remarkable room, you have to imagine this has been buried for 2000 years. no one else in the world apart from _ 2000 years. no one else in the world apart from the archaeologists who on earth this— apart from the archaeologists who on earth this i've seen this until today. — earth this i've seen this until today, you are setting eyes on something truly new from so long a-o. something truly new from so long ago i_ something truly new from so long ago i am — something truly new from so long ago. i am joined something truly new from so long ago. iamjoined by something truly new from so long ago. i am joined by an archaeologist at pompeii _ ago. i am joined by an archaeologist at pompeii he was going to show us around _ at pompeii he was going to show us around it— at pompeii he was going to show us around it is— at pompeii he was going to show us around. it is a stunning space,

isn't _ around. it is a stunning space, isn't it? — around. it is a stunning space, isn't it? it— around. it is a stunning space, isn't it? . ., around. it is a stunning space, isn't it? , . , ., around. it is a stunning space, isn't it? , . , . ., isn't it? it is and it is a real privilege — isn't it? it is and it is a real privilege to _ isn't it? it is and it is a real privilege to be _ isn't it? it is and it is a real privilege to be standing i isn't it? it is and it is a real privilege to be standing in | isn't it? it is and it is a real- privilege to be standing in amongst the world _ privilege to be standing in amongst the world because _ privilege to be standing in amongst the world because you _ privilege to be standing in amongst the world because you get - privilege to be standing in amongst the world because you get a - privilege to be standing in amongst the world because you get a sense i privilege to be standing in amongst i the world because you get a sense of the world because you get a sense of the grandeur— the world because you get a sense of the grandeurand_ the world because you get a sense of the grandeur and scale _ the world because you get a sense of the grandeur and scale of— the world because you get a sense of the grandeur and scale of this - the world because you get a sense of the grandeur and scale of this room, | the grandeur and scale of this room, it is really— the grandeur and scale of this room, it is really impressive. _ the grandeur and scale of this room, it is really impressive.— it is really impressive. now, i love it is really impressive. now, i love it on here — it is really impressive. now, i love it on here because _ it is really impressive. now, i love it on here because you _ it is really impressive. now, i love it on here because you have i it is really impressive. now, i love it on here because you have these| it on here because you have these fantastic— it on here because you have these fantastic black stock walls and then these _ fantastic black stock walls and then these small intricate paintings, they are — these small intricate paintings, they are quite little aren't they? they— they are quite little aren't they? they are. — they are quite little aren't they? they are, this is apollo consulting his priestess — they are, this is apollo consulting his priestess cassandra _ they are, this is apollo consulting his priestess cassandra and - they are, this is apollo consulting his priestess cassandra and you i they are, this is apollo consulting i his priestess cassandra and you say they are _ his priestess cassandra and you say they are small— his priestess cassandra and you say they are small and _ his priestess cassandra and you say they are small and they _ his priestess cassandra and you say they are small and they are - his priestess cassandra and you say they are small and they are but i. they are small and they are but i think— they are small and they are but i think what— they are small and they are but i think what i_ they are small and they are but i think what i would _ they are small and they are but i think what i would like _ they are small and they are but i think what i would like to - they are small and they are but i| think what i would like to believe is that— think what i would like to believe is that because _ think what i would like to believe is that because this _ think what i would like to believe is that because this room - think what i would like to believe is that because this room is- think what i would like to believe is that because this room is kindl think what i would like to believe i is that because this room is kind of lit by— is that because this room is kind of lit by oil— is that because this room is kind of lit by oil lamps. _ is that because this room is kind of lit by oil lamps, the _ is that because this room is kind of lit by oil lamps, the flickering i lit by oil lamps, the flickering iight— lit by oil lamps, the flickering light of— lit by oil lamps, the flickering light of the _ lit by oil lamps, the flickering light of the oil— lit by oil lamps, the flickering light of the oil lamp - lit by oil lamps, the flickering light of the oil lamp will i lit by oil lamps, the flickering i light of the oil lamp will probably animate — light of the oil lamp will probably animate these _ light of the oil lamp will probably animate these a _ light of the oil lamp will probably animate these a little _ light of the oil lamp will probably animate these a little bit - light of the oil lamp will probably animate these a little bit and i light of the oil lamp will probablyl animate these a little bit and they will appear— animate these a little bit and they will appear a — animate these a little bit and they will appear a bit— animate these a little bit and they will appear a bit more _ animate these a little bit and they will appear a bit more as - animate these a little bit and they will appear a bit more as if- animate these a little bit and they will appear a bit more as if they. will appear a bit more as if they are dancing _ will appear a bit more as if they are dancing so _ will appear a bit more as if they are dancing so they— will appear a bit more as if they are dancing so they will- will appear a bit more as if they are dancing so they will catch i will appear a bit more as if they. are dancing so they will catch the eye a _ are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot — are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot more _ are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot more than _ are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot more than as— are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot more than as we - are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot more than as we see i are dancing so they will catch the eye a lot more than as we see iti eye a lot more than as we see it today _ eye a lot more than as we see it toda . �* . eye a lot more than as we see it toda . �* , . eye a lot more than as we see it toda . �* _, , today. and there is a reason why this room _ today. and there is a reason why this room is _ today. and there is a reason why this room is black, _ today. and there is a reason why this room is black, it's _ today. and there is a reason why this room is black, it's not i today. and there is a reason why this room is black, it's notjust i this room is black, it's notjust colour— this room is black, it's notjust colour scheme but this was a room used _ colour scheme but this was a room used in _ colour scheme but this was a room used in the — colour scheme but this was a room used in the evening?— colour scheme but this was a room used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining _ used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining room _ used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining room and _ used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining room and it _ used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining room and it is - used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining room and it is set i used in the evening? yeah, this is a winter dining room and it is set so i winter dining room and it is set so that it _ winter dining room and it is set so that it gets— winter dining room and it is set so that it gets the _

winter dining room and it is set so that it gets the light _ winter dining room and it is set so that it gets the light from - winter dining room and it is set so that it gets the light from the i that it gets the light from the setting — that it gets the light from the setting sun _ that it gets the light from the setting sun and _ that it gets the light from the setting sun and we _ that it gets the light from the setting sun and we have i that it gets the light from the setting sun and we have to i that it gets the light from the - setting sun and we have to imagine that there — setting sun and we have to imagine that there is, — setting sun and we have to imagine that there is, this— setting sun and we have to imagine that there is, this has— setting sun and we have to imagine that there is, this has to _ setting sun and we have to imagine that there is, this has to be - setting sun and we have to imagine that there is, this has to be an- that there is, this has to be an entertaining _ that there is, this has to be an entertaining room, _ that there is, this has to be an entertaining room, it- that there is, this has to be an entertaining room, it is- that there is, this has to be an- entertaining room, it is enormous, boisterous — entertaining room, it is enormous, boisterous conversation, _ entertaining room, it is enormous, boisterous conversation, there - entertaining room, it is enormous, i boisterous conversation, there could be lying _ boisterous conversation, there could be lying on _ boisterous conversation, there could be lying on couches— boisterous conversation, there could be lying on couches dining, - boisterous conversation, there could be lying on couches dining, so- boisterous conversation, there could be lying on couches dining, so this . be lying on couches dining, so this is realty— be lying on couches dining, so this is realty ah— be lying on couches dining, so this is really an entertainment - be lying on couches dining, so this is really an entertainment area. i is really an entertainment area. party— is really an entertainment area. party room _ is really an entertainment area. party room. the _ is really an entertainment area. party room. the thing - is really an entertainment area. party room. the thing i- is really an entertainment area. party room. the thing i like - is really an entertainment area. i party room. the thing i like here is really an entertainment area. . party room. the thing i like here a lot party room. the thing i like here a tot is_ party room. the thing i like here a tot is these — party room. the thing i like here a lot is these quite very plain mosaic floors, _ lot is these quite very plain mosaic floors, in _ lot is these quite very plain mosaic floors, in pompeii, you have a lot of these — floors, in pompeii, you have a lot of these elaborate ones, this is so plain— of these elaborate ones, this is so ptaih but— of these elaborate ones, this is so ptaih but so— of these elaborate ones, this is so plain but so pretty. it of these elaborate ones, this is so plain but so pretty-— plain but so pretty. it is, this is a sea of white. _ plain but so pretty. it is, this is a sea of white. there _ plain but so pretty. it is, this is a sea of white. there is - plain but so pretty. it is, this is a sea of white. there is three l a sea of white. there is three million — a sea of white. there is three million little _ a sea of white. there is three million little white _ a sea of white. there is three million little white tiles - a sea of white. there is three million little white tiles that. a sea of white. there is three - million little white tiles that went into making — million little white tiles that went into making this— million little white tiles that went into making this floor, _ million little white tiles that went into making this floor, all- million little white tiles that went into making this floor, all hand i into making this floor, all hand made. — into making this floor, all hand made. what _ into making this floor, all hand made, what you _ into making this floor, all hand made, what you have - into making this floor, all hand made, what you have to - into making this floor, all hand made, what you have to thinki into making this floor, all handi made, what you have to think is into making this floor, all hand - made, what you have to think is that this white _ made, what you have to think is that this white floor— made, what you have to think is that this white floor actually _ made, what you have to think is that this white floor actually helps - this white floor actually helps reflect — this white floor actually helps reflect any— this white floor actually helps reflect any light _ this white floor actually helps reflect any light so _ this white floor actually helps reflect any light so in - this white floor actually helps reflect any light so in the - this white floor actually helps i reflect any light so in the winter when _ reflect any light so in the winter when you — reflect any light so in the winter when you have _ reflect any light so in the winter when you have less _ reflect any light so in the winter when you have less light, - reflect any light so in the winter when you have less light, it - reflect any light so in the winter when you have less light, it will| when you have less light, it will help _ when you have less light, it will help illuminate _ when you have less light, it will help illuminate the _ when you have less light, it will help illuminate the room - when you have less light, it will help illuminate the room so - when you have less light, it will help illuminate the room so it. when you have less light, it will| help illuminate the room so it is funotional— help illuminate the room so it is functional as— help illuminate the room so it is functional as well— help illuminate the room so it is functional as well as _ help illuminate the room so it is functional as well as pretty. - help illuminate the room so it is| functional as well as pretty. tier? functional as well as pretty. very clever, these _ functional as well as pretty. very clever, these romans! _ functional as well as pretty. clever, these romans! another artwork— clever, these romans! another artwork which is catching my eye here, _ artwork which is catching my eye here, i_ artwork which is catching my eye here, i love _ artwork which is catching my eye here, i love this, i think the thing

i particularly love about it though is the _ i particularly love about it though is the dog — i particularly love about it though is the dog. look at its face! absolutely, it is fantastic. i love the fact — absolutely, it is fantastic. i love the fact it — absolutely, it is fantastic. i love the fact it is _ absolutely, it is fantastic. i love the fact it is breaking _ absolutely, it is fantastic. i love the fact it is breaking that - absolutely, it is fantastic. i love| the fact it is breaking that fourth wall the fact it is breaking that fourth wait and — the fact it is breaking that fourth wall and staring _ the fact it is breaking that fourth wall and staring out— the fact it is breaking that fourth wall and staring out at _ the fact it is breaking that fourth wall and staring out at you - the fact it is breaking that fourth wall and staring out at you and l wall and staring out at you and getting — wall and staring out at you and getting eye _ wall and staring out at you and getting eye contact _ wall and staring out at you and getting eye contact and - wall and staring out at you and getting eye contact and for- wall and staring out at you and getting eye contact and for us, wall and staring out at you and - getting eye contact and for us, that gives— getting eye contact and for us, that gives us— getting eye contact and for us, that gives us a _ getting eye contact and for us, that gives us a reel— getting eye contact and for us, that gives us a real connection - getting eye contact and for us, that gives us a real connection with - gives us a real connection with these — gives us a real connection with these pieces— gives us a real connection with these pieces of— gives us a real connection with these pieces of artwork, - gives us a real connection with these pieces of artwork, too. i gives us a real connection with . these pieces of artwork, too. we feel these pieces of artwork, too. we feet drawn — these pieces of artwork, too. we feet drawn in _ these pieces of artwork, too. we feel drawn in and, _ these pieces of artwork, too. we feel drawn in and, yeah, - these pieces of artwork, too. we feel drawn in and, yeah, his - these pieces of artwork, too. we| feel drawn in and, yeah, his face! stighttv_ feel drawn in and, yeah, his face! slightly disapproving _ feel drawn in and, yeah, his face! slightly disapproving look- feel drawn in and, yeah, his face! slightly disapproving look looking down _ slightly disapproving look looking down on — slightly disapproving look looking down on the partying scene. there is a dark_ down on the partying scene. there is a dark side _ down on the partying scene. there is a dark side to rome as well, behind here you _ a dark side to rome as well, behind here you would have had slaves with green _ here you would have had slaves with green yeah. — here you would have had slaves with green yeah, people dining here, these _ green yeah, people dining here, these are — green yeah, people dining here, these are the wealthy people in pompeii — these are the wealthy people in pompeii but served obviously by sieves _ pompeii but served obviously by slaves stop they are hidden behind this watt, — slaves stop they are hidden behind this wall, they come out with platters— this wall, they come out with platters of food to feed the elite. thank _ platters of food to feed the elite. thank you — platters of food to feed the elite. thank you very much, sophie, the opulent— thank you very much, sophie, the ooutent and — thank you very much, sophie, the opulent and the _ thank you very much, sophie, the opulent and the oppressed, - thank you very much, sophie, the opulent and the oppressed, they i thank you very much, sophie, the i opulent and the oppressed, they had everything _ opulent and the oppressed, they had everything in — opulent and the oppressed, they had everything in pompeii. _ opulent and the oppressed, they had everything in pompeii. it— opulent and the oppressed, they had everything in pompeii. it is _ opulent and the oppressed, they had everything in pompeii. it is such- opulent and the oppressed, they had everything in pompeii. it is such a i everything in pompeii. it is such a stunning — everything in pompeii. it is such a stunning roonr _ everything in pompeii. it is such a stunning room here. _ everything in pompeii. it is such a stunning room here. so— everything in pompeii. it is such ai stunning room here. so beautiful, stark— stunning room here. so beautiful, stark decoration— stunning room here. so beautiful, stark decoration to, _ stunning room here. so beautiful, stark decoration to, you _ stunning room here. so beautiful, stark decoration to, you are - stunning room here. so beautiful, stark decoration to, you are used i stunning room here. so beautiful, i stark decoration to, you are used to

so nruch _ stark decoration to, you are used to so nruch cotour— stark decoration to, you are used to so much colour here _ stark decoration to, you are used to so much colour here but _ stark decoration to, you are used to so much colour here but there - stark decoration to, you are used to so much colour here but there is- so much colour here but there is something — so much colour here but there is something about _ so much colour here but there is something about these - so much colour here but there is something about these very- so much colour here but there is. something about these very black watts. _ something about these very black watts. very— something about these very black walls, very white _ something about these very black walls, very white floor _ something about these very black walls, very white floor and - walls, very white floor and exquisite _ walls, very white floor and exquisite paintings, - walls, very white floor and exquisite paintings, it- walls, very white floor and exquisite paintings, it is. walls, very white floor and i exquisite paintings, it is truly remarkable _ exquisite paintings, it is truly remarkable to _ exquisite paintings, it is truly remarkable to have _ exquisite paintings, it is truly remarkable to have a - exquisite paintings, it is truly remarkable to have a chance | exquisite paintings, it is truly. remarkable to have a chance to exquisite paintings, it is truly- remarkable to have a chance to have a remarkable to have a chance to have 6 took _ remarkable to have a chance to have a took around — remarkable to have a chance to have a look around and _ remarkable to have a chance to have a look around and i— remarkable to have a chance to have a look around and i hope _ remarkable to have a chance to have a look around and i hope you - remarkable to have a chance to have a look around and i hope you have i a look around and i hope you have enjoyed _ a look around and i hope you have enjoyed having _ a look around and i hope you have enjoyed having a _ a look around and i hope you have enjoyed having a look— a look around and i hope you have enjoyed having a look at _ a look around and i hope you have enjoyed having a look at it, - a look around and i hope you have enjoyed having a look at it, too, . enjoyed having a look at it, too, the first— enjoyed having a look at it, too, the first people _ enjoyed having a look at it, too, the first people to _ enjoyed having a look at it, too, the first people to see - enjoyed having a look at it, too, the first people to see it - enjoyed having a look at it, too, the first people to see it after. enjoyed having a look at it, too, | the first people to see it after so nrany _ the first people to see it after so many years _ the first people to see it after so many years tying _ the first people to see it after so many years lying buried. - the first people to see it after so many years lying buried. absolutely, rebecca, many years lying buried. absolutely, rebecca. thank _ many years lying buried. absolutely, rebecca, thank you _ many years lying buried. absolutely, rebecca, thank you so _ many years lying buried. absolutely, rebecca, thank you so much - many years lying buried. absolutely, rebecca, thank you so much and - many years lying buried. absolutely, l rebecca, thank you so much and thank you to all the people therefore allowing us in for a first look, it has been fascinating. a new—three part documentary — 'pompeii: the new big — starts next monday on bbc two at 9pm. stay with us, headlines coming up. live from london. this is bbc news.

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