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As thousands face redundancy. Workers tell bbc breakfast the airline is being callous and brutal, while ba says it is trying to save as manyjobs as possible. And its been described as britains biggest boxing bout ever. Heavyweight world champions anthonyjoshua and tyson fury agree a deal to fight twice next year. And while it feels more humid when the sun comes out over the next few days, strong winds in the short term and still some heavy and thundery downpours. Ill have all the details here on breakfast. Its thursday, the 11th ofjune. Our top story former cabinet members are among those calling for the government to relax the two metre social distancing rule in england in order to kick start the economy. Meanwhile, for the First Time Since lockdown began 11 weeks ago, millions of People Living alone in england will be allowed to stay overnight in another persons household. The new measure, described by the Prime Minister as a support bubble, comes into effect on saturday. Our political correspondent, jessica parker, joins us now from westminster. Jessica, good to you. Good morning. More questions are going to be raised, arent they, as to how all of this will work. Lets start with social distancing and how the restrictions will be eased. This is theissue restrictions will be eased. This is the issue around the two metre rule, the issue around the two metre rule, the advice at the moment is people should keep two metres apart. Theres concerns i think particularly as the government looks towards july when you could particularly as the government looks towardsjuly when you could see, under the current roadmap, for example, some of the hospitality sector opening up bars, pubs, restau ra nts sector opening up bars, pubs, restaurants but thats all conditional. Theres concerns about how that will work when you have a two metre rule in place, perhaps a bar will make it difficult to make ends meet if people have to stay two metres apart and therefore you can have a limited number in or out of the venue, so some conservative backbenchers have said, and this was raised i understand with chancellor rishi sunak last night at a meeting of connie backbenchers, of trying to reduce the two metre limit, and some former cabinet ministers have come forward , former cabinet ministers have come forward, including sir iain smith and damian green saying this is essential for the economy. Interestingly it came up last night with the Prime Minister, he said there was a balance of risk to be struck but caution was needed at present. Theres other countries that have less of a distance, theres other countries that employ theres other countries that employ the same level of distance of two metres, and the who has said the one metres, and the who has said the one metre would be about a safe distance. This is under constant review by the government, quite a lot of pressure on them from their own backbenchers to look at this again and it will be interesting to if ministers decide to move on this in the coming weeks. And jessica, we we re in the coming weeks. And jessica, we were talking about the bible single people, Single Parents, those living alone are going to a change from saturday. This was the rabbit out of the hat last night when Boris Johnson took the press conference. Earlier in the day we heard zoos and dry then cinemas, where they exist, would be allowed to reopen but he revealed the idea of a support bubble for those living alone drive in cinema has. Lets see how this will work. The rules apply for People Living on their own, they can choose to merge with one other household. It doesnt include those shielding as things stand. You wont have to register it, though, it will be done on trust so it wont be something heavily policed. The support bubble applies to a lone grandparent who can now say, for example, with their grandchildren, they dont have to social distance. A couple who have been apart, but only if one lives alone, or a single pa rent only if one lives alone, or a single parent with children under 18 can now link up with, for example, other pa rents now link up with, for example, other parents or a friend. A huge relief for millions and i think it will affect about 8. 2 million people. Of course, loneliness has been a great concern throughout lockdown in terms of the Health Disadvantages that can bring. Good news for many people across the country. Jessica, thank you very much. Jessica parker there. The goverments latest daily figures show thereve been a further 2115 deaths from coronavirus across the uk. The total number of people known to have died in hospitals, care homes and the Wider Community now stands at 41,128. President trump has said he wont strip the names of pro slavery generals from us military bases, despite growing pressure to do so. It comes amid continued anti racism protests following the death of george floyd. North american correspondent david willis joins us from los angeles. So, david, tell us a little more about a lot of these issues focusing 110w about a lot of these issues focusing now around flags and statues . Absolutely, charlie, and it seems that memorials or statues memorialising those who were confederate leaders back in the time of the civil war here are the new rallying point for protesters, for people seeking to demonstrate against racism and Police Brutality in this country. There our reports a statue ofjefferson in this country. There our reports a statue of jefferson davis, in this country. There our reports a statue ofjefferson davis, who is the former president of the confederacy, being toppled in richmond, virginia and various other confederacy statues have been brought down in other parts of the country overnight. This following calls from George Floyds brother for calm and for people to make this count, as it were, the death of his brother to count in this countrys progression. There were also calls for various military bases with names that date back to the days of the confederacy to be renamed. President trump has came out very determinedly against that, however. David, thank you very much. A statue of Robert Baden Powell on poole quay will be removed today and placed in safe storage. Baden powell founded the Scout Movement in 1907. Bournemouth, christchurch and Poole Council said it recognised some of his actions were less worthy of commemoration and said the statue would be removed for now to create time for views to be aired. Tv presenters ant and dec have apologised for impersonating black and japanese women on saturday night takeaway, saying it was wrong. The pair concealed their Real Identities with darker make up and prosthetics in order to pull pranks on famous people. Responding to the anti racism protests, they have asked itv to remove their 2003 and 2004 sketches from its catch up service. Nhs england says it is offering innovative and more convenient cancer care during the coronavirus pandemic despite figures released later today which are expected to reveal a decline in the number of urgent referrals in april. Charities are calling for a National Plan to restore services and warn of a ticking time bomb in undiagnosed cases. Health correspondent lauren moss reports. Been on the mobile . This is the first time ive had chemotherapy. Pauline is 75 and has lung cancer. She was apprehensive at first about having treatment during the pandemic. I know ive got to take a chance. The hospital situation is far too crowded. With radiotherapy, not that, its very clean in there. Youve got chemotherapy patients coming in here. Pauline is on board the chemo bus at North Middlesex hospital. This is one of the ways the nhs is mobilising care. After the nhs is mobilising care. After the initial surge of Covid Patients hit the hospital hard. It was like a tsunami. I dont think we ever thought it would hit us at the fast rate of knots in actually did. We are definitely at reduced capacity to what we were doing pre covid, but we had to do that in order to treat as many as possible. Figures released later will offer the first real insight into how Cancer Services in england have been affected. Cancer research uk estimates to point formally people may be on the waiting list. Doctors say difficult decisions have had to be made about which treatments to pause 01 be made about which treatments to pause or continue. Its higher up the chain the diagnostics and referrals that we really need to make sure patients are coming through, and we will have to meet that demand, and thats concerning in the future that we will have surges but we will do our best to accommodate them. Remote chemo and high dose radiotherapy are among the ways the nhs is restarting services. Consultations are done by telephone 01 consultations are done by telephone or video call. Patients have their blood taken or video call. Patients have their blood ta ken in or video call. Patients have their blood taken in a separate building and then receive chemotherapy in these mobile units here everything taking place away from the main hospital. At the same time as we saw coronavirus peak, we saw a drop off in the number coming forward for cancer checks. Now is the time to come forward and patients will see that the nhs is providing innovative ways of getting cancer treatment. That the nhs is providing innovative ways of getting cancer treatmentm the uk will publish waiting times in the uk will publish waiting times in the coming weeks. Charities are warning cancer must not become the forgotten warning cancer must not become the fo rg otte n c warning cancer must not become the forgotten c of the coronavirus pandemic. Of the coronavirus pandemic. Jk rowling has revealed how she experienced Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault in an essay defending her comments on transgender issues. It comes after she was accused of transphobia, following a series of controversial tweets. In a blog post, the harry potter author said incidents in her past had shaped her opinions on the need to protect girls. Nick beakes report contains some flashing images. Apart from the occasional premieres for herfilms, jk rowling prefers to stay out of the limelight. But now, after being accused of transphobia, she says she has to speak up and has revealed deeply personal experiences. In a long essay, she describes her first marriage as violent and says she suffered a very serious Sexual Assault in her 20s. She doesnt identify her attacker. Its a reference to what she calls the relentless attacks on social media shes received after tweeting about the importance of biological sex. Actor daniel radcliffe, who made his name in the harry potter films, spoke out, saying transgender women are women, and hoping thatjk rowlings comments would not taint the Harry Potter Series for fans. Eddie redmayne, who stars in the harry potter spin off fantastic beasts, also disagreed with her. The oscar winning actor, who portrayed a trans woman in the film the danish girl, says trans identities should not be questioned. This is all part of what has proved to be an often divisive discussion. Jk rowling hopes people will see why her own experience compels her to speak out on sex and gender issues. Nick beake, bbc news. The duchess of cambridge is urging people to document their lockdown experiences through photography as part of a project she has launched with the National Portrait gallery. Theres one week left for people to submit their pictures and 100 of the best will feature in an online exhibition on the gallery website. Royal correspondent Daniela Relph has been taking a look at some of the entries so far. They are the images that reflect how weve all experienced lockdown. This is titled two sleeping colleagues are masked, the sheer exhaustion of nhs staff. Not being able to touch those you love is shown here in an entry called last kisses. And celebrations and commemorations have been marked at a distance. There is still a week to submit your entries to the hold steel exhibition, with a bit of encouragement from the patron of the national gallery. It isnt too late to take part so please take a moment to capture whats life like for you because together i hope we can build a lasting of how the country pulled together during the pandemic. I cant wait to share the final 100 images with you. The photos are submitted so far reflect the hope, theia and mood of a nation. The final 100 portraits shortlisted will be a snapshot, a gallery of the people of the uk in trying times. With many familiar scenes, this is simply called working from home. Daniela relph, bbc news. In the wake of the death of george floyd, the question being asked by many young people is, what is going to change . Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in protest, statues have been torn down or removed and controversial tv programmes and films have been called into question. Breakfasts Graham Satchell has been to speak to a group of teenagers about their hopes for the future. A park in west london and a group of teenagers come together to reflect ona teenagers come together to reflect on a remarkable two weeks since the death of george floyd. It really scared everyone and it made everyone think about what is happening in england as well, the racism here. Really shocking. Every time i think about it, i have tears in my eyes. I asked myself, why does it continue to happen . No one deserves that. think it hasjust sparked such a turning point and almost like a revolution because it is like we are not having it anymore. Protest that started in america have spread around the world. Statues of slave traders and imperialists have been turned down and the demand is for respect, equality and a better understanding of the past. respect, equality and a better understanding of the past. I think it might be nice to change the street names and statues but i think the most important thing is actually learning about those people and we need to be taught about the British Legacy of racism and colonisation. I have learnt more from instagram than i have from my entire education. We dont really learn much about britains history. We learn about america and what happens there, like the civil rights movement. america and what happens there, like the civil rights movement. I think that schools fail to teach children ata that schools fail to teach children at a young age and that is probably one of the reasons why racism is still around to this day. We just lie about negative black history and we lie about slavery and all of that and then we are not learning any of that in the uk to start with and any positive black history, we only learn about good white history and bad white history. We talk about additional qualities and what it means to be british. I have had multiple assemblies in the school talk about that and i feel it is not about what it means to be british but what it means to be human and what you can achieve. As i say with history, if you do not understand the past, you cannot understand the present and you cannot change the future. It is to work from the bottom up. There have been socalled moments of change but listen to this, in 2020. People need to recognise White Privilege as a thing and black people to have struggles because of their skin, getting to places where white people can easily get to. Why people have a lot of privilege compared to us. Some people have a stereotype that people are involved in gangs and are dangerous and dirty and a lot of stuff and they are poor and i do not think we will get the same privileges as white people because it is in our history, we really do not own a history and overall we are not own a history and overall we are not the same and i dont think that is going to change. Interesting getting those peoples thoughts and is it going to change in time for that generation . There we re in time for that generation . There were generations before hoping we would never be here again. Lets take a look at todays papers. The further easing of lockdown restrictions features on many of the front pages. The times says that millions of children will be able to hug grandparents for the first time in three months. The metros take on the same story is that its time to crack open the bubbly, as some couples will be reunited under the relaxed regulations. The mail claims the Prime Minister is facing pressure from mps and Industry Leaders to cut the two metre social distancing rules. It says the move would help schools to reopen, and rescue pubs and restaurants. Also featured prominently across todays papers are comments byjk rowling, who has spoken of her experience of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault as she sought to explain her stance on transgender issues. I was just i wasjust thinking i was just thinking about social distancing and seeing how tv is doing. We have been social distancing and have been for a while. Lots of papers have picked up that coronation street is starting to film again and looking at how it is going to work. In the daily express, saying the cast and crew keeping two metres apart and using cheats. Car crashes, things like that, have been shot but they are keeping characters at least six feet apart at all times and it is interesting how the daily mirror has picked up as well, they are calling it the coronation street. They been told to make the scenes look real despite the virus. It is always interesting to see behind the scenes because people miss their regular viewing. I wonder if it will effect the scripting, perhaps intimate scenes, discussions, arguments. The kissing scenes, they cannot have them so they are going to have those verbal that allude to what is happening or about to happen and that would be enough. Staying on the sort of medical thing and a slight word of caution about this one. Patient stuffs olives during brain surgery. You will probably be aware that nowadays you are able to have brain surgery and be awake while doing it. It is like watching tv and they monitor and get you to talk, saying what you are seeing and they look for signs to see whether you are better or not. A 60 year old former cook in italy, basically what she wanted to do was stuff olives while she was doing her brain surgery. I thought she was eating the olives what she does normally, she prepares a lot of food so to keep on track she wanted to carry on working. I will answer all of the questions you are asking. Specifically, menu wise, what was she stuffing . To avoid making a mess, she was us to stop the olives with meat and nothing further. Green 01 with meat and nothing further. Green or black . Give me a moment. Olives stuffed with minced meat and covered with bread crumbs and deep fried. We do not know the colour of the olives. There you go, while being operated on the brain, she is preparing olives. I have never eaten those olives, they sound quite lovely. That is a good story. Coronavirus testing for those living and working in care homes, for the elderly, in england, has provided some reassurance for thousands of families who cant be with their loved ones. Our social affairs correspondent, fiona lamdin, has been speaking to a family from bristol whove had an anxious wait for their results. For generations affected by covid. 94 year old, 73 year old daughter waiting five weeks for her mother s test result. The granddaughter runs a care home and she has been waiting weeks the kids to test her staff and residents. And great great son has beeniu residents. And great great son has been ill with the virus, 25 years old. Gloria has waited five weeks for the results to come back. She assumed they were lost and is angry at the government. It has been like at the government. It has been like a heavyweight. You lay awake at night thinking about it. You wake up in the morning and it is the first thing you think about. It has just been horrendous. These vulnerable people, they are the backbone of this country and, once again, they have just been an afterthought and it breaks my heart. You must cough into that and sneeze into that and that gets disposed of. Lauras. Upfront a care home. Like half of all care homes, they have managed to keep covid out. But it has been very challenging. When a resident gets a cough, ora challenging. When a resident gets a cough, or a member of challenging. When a resident gets a cough, ora member of staff challenging. When a resident gets a cough, or a member of staff gets a cough, or a member of staff gets a cough, you start panicking thinking, is it . They can out test all the staff and residents and have just received 50 kids. Brilliant. The government could have acted quicker but we are one of the lucky ones, i think. The government said getting testing in the care home is a priority. Theres son, 25 year old luke also works at the home. priority. Theres son, 25 year old luke also works at the home. I got covid right at the start. For days i could not move them i oscillated for two weeks. It was a horrible experience. So far hes the only one to have had the virus. When graces test ca m e to have had the virus. When graces test came back, it was negative. What was it like . Better than winning the lottery. I know i am not the only one, theres thousands but i have only got one mum. For now this family is covid free and they have with tests readily available in ca re have with tests readily available in care homes, they can stay that way. Fiona lamdin, bbc news. Many of us have missed seeing family since lockdown, but imagine being separated from your child before youve even met. 71 days after their baby son, manu, was born to a surrogate mother 8,000 miles away in ukraine, argentinian couple flavia and jose have now made it to kiev to bring home their son. Jonah fisher was there to capture their first meeting. Cheering and applause it is the final leg of the long journey to parenthood for flavia and jose. They have come all the way from argentina to ukraine to meet their baby son for the first time. Manu was born ten weeks ago to a surrogate mother and has been staying in a pdf hotel room with dozens of other babies, all of them left standing after the coronavirus stopped border stopping their parents from reaching them. Kyiv. This is the closest that flavia and jose have got until now, a Long Distance video call with manu on his nannys lab. Fast forward three weeks and the mountains did not move but the restrictions eased and, thanks to a businessman laying ona and, thanks to a businessman laying on a special flight, flavia and jose are finally ready to see manu. Congratulations, mama and papa. Flavia and jose chose ukraine because it is one of the few places in the world where commercial surrogacy in the world where commercial surrogacy is legal. A baby here costs about 50,000. Congratulations, this may sound like a silly question but has it all been worth it . But the surrogacy industry in ukraine is largely unregulated and happy endings are not guaranteed. This four year old was conceived through the same agency but nobody is coming to get her. Born maturely and with Serious Health problems, bridgets American Parents rejected her and she is now in an orphanage. Marina has been one of the few co nsta nts in marina has been one of the few constants in bridgets difficult life. Translation it should not be a case if i like the child i take them, if i do not, i abandon them. It is utterly wrong. I really hope bridget will find a family who will love her and take care of her. Sue surrogacy is with very different results, forced into the spotlight by the coronavirus crisis, ukraines baby business brings both smiles and sadness. Jonah fisher, bbc news. Family reunited at last. 71 days. Now lets get the weather with matt. It will get windier over the next 2a hours. A cloudy start with the strengthening wind across wales. We will see some of the windiest conditions over the next few days but over the weekend, temperatures are rising and becoming more humid. The continued risk of heavy and thundery downpours. The sun in parts of South West Wales and across cornwall, we have seen a month worth of rain. A few showers around southern scotland, northern and Eastern England and they will turn heavier into the afternoon pushing south and turning thundery as well. The further north you are, you should be a dry day. There will be a bit more sunshine for southern parts of england. Still staying went through the Channel Islands. Nasty thunderstorms are possible across southern parts of england and wales. Persistent rain arrives in the north east of england and it will hang around on and off the next few days. Across parts of scotland, Northern Ireland, it should stay dry. The south east of scotland and Northern Ireland, we will see some sunshine. As we go through the rest of this evening and overnight, notice how the brain continues to fall notice how the brain continues to fa ll over notice how the brain continues to fall over the north east of england. Rainfall totals continuing to pile up. Persistent rain across the likes of the Channel Islands and temperatures are not dropping away too much. A woman of start to tomorrow morning. The rain in north east england easing and turning quite cloudy. A cool day here but the west scotland could get to 20 degrees, 20 across the south and humid weather developing as we go through into the weekend. Some of the rain willis off but low pressure still nearby into the weekend. To the south, and increasingly human at drag them across the country and temperatures rising as we head through the weekend. Saturday, persistent rain returns to Northern England, particularly eastern side of the pennines. Heavy thundery downpours saturday for other areas of england and wales. A bit of sunshine in between. 22 degrees in western parts of scotland, one of the drier spots. A bit more sunshine around on sunday but still the chance of a few heavy thundery showers in western parts of england wales, low cloud scotland and north east england. More throughout the morning. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. The time now is 631 a. M. Well bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning back on the cobbles well take a look behind the scenes of coronation street and find out how theyve managed to return to filming while observing social disancing. This photo was taken by a nurse at St Georges Hospital of her colleagues while on a break. Its part of a photography competition, launched by the duchess of cambridge, aimed to capture life during lockdown. Well find out more just after 7am. It is two years since russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned with nerve agent novichok. The unprecedented real life events are the focus of a new bbc drama. Well have more after 8 30am. Good morning. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. Former cabinet members are among those calling for the government to relax the 2 metre social distancing rule in england in order to kick start the economy. Mps and Industry Leaders warn that keeping the restriction in place will prevent schools from reopening properly, while pubs and restaurants fear going bust. The World Health Organization recommends a 1 metre restriction, guidance followed by france, denmark and singapore. Meanwhile, Single Parents and People Living alone in england will be able to stay overnight at one other household as part of a further easing of coronavirus restrictions. Borisjohnson described the measure as a support bubble, saying it will help to combat loneliness. The relaxation comes into effect from saturday, but does not apply to those who are shielding. Its time for our daily gp appointment. Doctor siema iqbal joins us now from manchester. Good morning to you. As we always begin, how are you today . Good morning. Im very well, thank you. Are you working after this interview . Im off to work, work is becoming more normal now, things are starting to change and im definitely seeing more patients face to face, lots more calls, people phoning in with more chronic conditions so theres a sense of normality now returning to work. How nervous are your patients in terms of coming to the surgery and seeing people face to face, because obviously its got to that point where they need to see a doctor. Because theyve waited so long with their symptoms, theyre because theyve waited so long with their symptoms, they re less frightened to come to the surgery now. As lockdown has eased, patients have become more confident coming to the surgery and we always reassure them we have dedicated areas for Covid Patients and non Covid Patients, so it is to come. Patients are becoming more desperate with their symptoms and they do want to see the doctor. But having said that, yesterday i still had a patient who refused to go to hospital, although i did convince her in the end, because she was scared if he did go, she may catch corona. Theres an element of misinformation still there that were struggling with, but now were having the conversations on the phone first with very that some patients are running with Serious Problems theyve held back on for many months and now definitely need to be seen. Its interesting, isnt it were going to get the nhs as england statistics out on cancer and a e for may and elective procedures and cancer for april, and a e for may and elective procedures and cancerfor april, and there concern there will be a huge backlog in terms of people delaying and seeking treatment. Whats your opinion on that . I agree, theres been a decrease in the number of patients we would see during lockdown with cancer. In a natural fa ct, lockdown with cancer. In a natural fact, approximately 50 fewer patients. Theres been 50 fewer referrals of patients with cancer. Its not saying the incidents isnt still there, theres patients sat at home with quite serious symptoms whether its a persistent cough, bleeding from the back passage or coughing up blood, and theyve tried to manage the symptoms at home or they have felt too frightened to come to the doctor or they thought its not serious enough because they dont want to disturb the doctor during the pandemic. What we have found in the past couple of weeks, our number of referrals, what we call a two week wait referral, a cancer referral, have substantially increased compared to normal. I think theres going to be almost a backlog of patients who will need to be seen quite quickly. Too, we have been talking of late about those in ethnic minorities who have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus it seems. Theres been new studies on pregnant women from ethnic minorities. Do you want to ta ke ethnic minorities. Do you want to take us through that . There have been enquiries around the disproportionality of patients from a bame background and what happens when they get covid, but the enquiry failed to look at the more social and structural factors and didnt give us many recommendations. We already have the data about ethnic minorities and Poorer Health outcomes and socio economics factors and the role they play, but what we need now are actual actions. Around pregnancy, its important to remainder that if you are worried about anything, you should still be getting your same antenatal care, evenif getting your same antenatal care, even if remote, but antenatal care is still there and if youre worried about anything, seek help stop the pregnant women arent in the high risk category unless they have ha rd high risk category unless they have hard abnormalities or congenital heart issues, so they are in the moderate risk category because as far as we know they arent in any increased risk, but they must seek medical attention if theyre worried about anything. As far as the ethnic minorities and covid goes, we have a lot more work that needs to be done and the government needs to take solid responsibility around recommendations and taking action to protect ethnic minority groups. And one of our main stories today is the announcement yesterday by the that support bubbles are now allowed to be created. If you are a Single Person in a household or single parent, you are allowed to find or choose another household with one person to be your support bubble. What can you tell us in terms of the clarity around this and how people should approach being in a social bubble . For many, this will bea a social bubble . For many, this will be a massive change after 11 weeks of fielding or isolation. be a massive change after 11 weeks of fielding or isolation. I agree. Shielding. Many people have chosen to do this because theyre struggling with their Mental Health. Particularly with people who are in a single parent family with very young children, they have struggled during lockdown because theyve lost the social support they would get from their extended families. It is a welcome step but one that needs to be taken cautiously. People need to be taken cautiously. People need to be clear about the fact it is one household that they can extend to and not multiple households. Its important people understand that if one person were to become ill in that bubble, both households would have to isolate. It will help many people with Mental Health problems or who are struggling with the whole Mental Health aspect of being isolated. Its really important also to remember if you are shielding, this advice does not apply to you. It will still be difficult for those people that live alone and are shielding, particularly the elderly. And borisjohnson shielding, particularly the elderly. And Boris Johnson did shielding, particularly the elderly. And borisjohnson did say an announcement would be coming for those who are shielding at the end ofjune. Doctor siema iqbal, thanks for talking to us before your surgery today. Have a good one. Time to have a chat with mike. Good to you. Boxing, like other sports, has been struggling with how and when it will get back but for once we are talking about. About which. Im getting myself in a pickle, a plan for a fight around which there is a great deal of excitement, who knows when . They are thinking next may, something for boxing fans and sporting fans to look forward to. Its been descirbed as the biggest fight in british boxing history. Notjust by the promoters but by the fighters too as anthonyjoshua agreed a deal to fight tyson fury twice next year. Thats provided they arent beaten in their respective, world title defences beforehand. Joshua holds three of the world heavyweight titles, fury has the other and its fair to say hes excited. The biggest fight in british history has just been agreed. Do the biggest fight in british history hasjust been agreed. Do it, my boy literally, over the line. Two fight deal, tyson fury versus Anthony Joshua next year. There you are, the gypsy joshua next year. There you are, the gypsy king versus ajay is on for next year. Aj. So, yes, the financial side of things. The deal has been done between the two promoters and for the first time in history, two british boxers will fight for all four world heavyweight titles. To get more on this, im delighted to say bbcs boxing commentator steve buncejoins me now. In the past you have got us excited about pretty bog standard fights, but this is off the scale. Why is this so huge . There nothing bog standard about this or this deal or the way this deal was put together its been put together like a deal from the world of espionage circa 1963. Those really hot days at the berlin wall. Theres a man in one country speaking to a man in another country speaking to a man in another country and all of these guys have got together on zoom and they have made this look like it could happen. I say that because the only thing thats been signed, and you will love this, this is classic boxing, the only thing thats been signed are the nondisclosure agreements. Thats the only thing whats happened is both parties, and theres an awful lot of people in both parties, both parties have agreed the money. Now, you three vetera ns agreed the money. Now, you three veterans will know from me coming on here once the money is agreed, the fight will happen. Doesnt matter where it happens, doesnt matter when it happens, doesnt matter the gloves or the boots or the music they come into the ring to, all you need to know is they have agreed the money and that means the fight will happen, people there are hurdles to ove rco m e happen, people there are hurdles to overcome with joshua happen, people there are hurdles to overcome withjoshua and furey having to fight others first, Deontay Wilder and pulev, and if they lost those, what would happen then . But into the distant future . Reading through the lines, and bearing in mind most of the boxing reading you do is that for some reason, both parties, joshuas team and tyson furys team would like to see those fights post aside but pulevs people quite directly want to go through with the fight with joshua and wilders people are desperate to fight furey to put right what went wrong in february in las vegas. Both of those fights are tricky because theres a history in boxing of an underdog, a man favoured to lose, someones future fight by beating someone. Its happened before with enormous amounts of money at stake. What we have here is this fight, fury and joshua, if it happens in may is it will be what boxing needs because boxing wont have returned to normal by next may, trust me it is a long way off but it wont get normal untiljanuary or february, so it is needed. Pulev beating joshua or wilder beating fury could put a spanner in the works. If it does happen, where would it be . Eddie hearn has said saudi arabia but why cant it be here in the uk with an all british contest . We all want it in the uk, at the millenium stadium, wembley or old trafford, somewhere we could associate it with an enormous event. The football in 1966, frank warren, the promoter, said it would be bigger than 1966. Heres the problem, if the saudis or the americans in las vegas with a brand new nfl stadium with 69,000 empty seats waiting for 69,000 brits, if either of those locations are say ill tell you what we will do, we will throw in 25 million in the kitty. Thats an awful lot and that convinces many people to go in that convinces many people to go in that direction. At the moment, mike, i would love to be able to tell you that this fight will take place next mayjune that this fight will take place next may june but that this fight will take place next mayjune but im not a clairvoyant. Give mea mayjune but im not a clairvoyant. Give me a break may orjune. Mayjune but im not a clairvoyant. Give me a break may orjune. You will hate me for this, so much debate about this on social media, but if it was tomorrow, who would your money be on . Really interesting, if it was tomorrow you would fancy the last fury we saw would fancy the last fury we saw would beat the lastjoshua we saw but to confuse things, theres a betterjoshua than the one we saw in december and there is a fury who is not as impressive as the one we saw in february. Thats not really an a nswer in february. Thats not really an answer but i did quite well, didnt i . You did very well, i like that what are the chances in percentage terms of it happening, so many may bes, but next may, could we look forward to this happening . Absolutely, if fury beats wilder and aj gets past pulev, if they can both win those fights then 100 fury will fightjoshua win those fights then 100 fury will fight joshua twice win those fights then 100 fury will fightjoshua twice in 2021, but theyve got to get past those two fights, and they are not easy, especially for tyson fury. Ray trew talk to you, steve, as always, getting us worked up and excited, thanks very much indeed. Bbc boxing commentator steve bunce you heard it here, it should all happen and in the next hour, well hear from rory mcilroy on the matter as golf prepares to return in the usa later today. Plus well be joined live by former british olympian colinjackson. How can they follow on from that, his energy isjust how can they follow on from that, his energy is just great. How can they follow on from that, his energy isjust great. He is absolutely emphatic even when he does not know. Quite a trick. We will chat later on. British Airways Staff have told breakfast the company is being callous and brutal in its negotiations on theirfuturejobs. Seans been looking into this one. That has been quite a lot talked about British Airways, plans and the worries staff have. Tell us more. The issues for the Airline Industry are plain to see the number of people flying has plummeted and expectations are that it wont return to normal for a few years. British airways say its the deepest structural change in aviation history as well as the Global Economy being severely weakened, which is why it is looking to cut costs. But weve had several staff from a whole range of roles at ba get in touch with us, furious and upset at how they are being treated. When this happened it was devastating, like a bereavement because it was the longest relationship in my life apart from my parents which was ripped up in front of a like were worthless. Fiona worked for more than 30 years as cabin crew. Just like many of the 20,000 staff she has been furloughed and she has got in touch with us incredibly worried for their jobs and livelihood. We have changed her name and invoice to protect her identity. If they say, would you like to work on this contract, i have to have a conversation with my son saying we would be able to pay the mortgage and utilities and thats it. British airways plans to make up to one third of its workforce redundant and proposing changes for the remaining stuff. They say they have been threatened with the sack and will only be rehired if they agree to less pay and worse conditions. Are potentially could lose everything. I cried for most of the day. I get that there is a pandemic and the Airline Industry is suffering. I see this though is using a pandemic is a way of doing a restructuring that is absolutely brutal. Only one union, one representing pilots, is even in negotiations with the airlines and they say talks are hanging by a friend. One pilot who hasjust joined the business has been told the contract signed has been null and void. They terminated my offer. They should stop being callous and opportunistic and work more constructively. Me and my family rely on my wifes income together with savings. Ba says it is trying to protect as manyjobs as possible for the future. A very severe and significant crisis and, quite honestly, without question this has been driven solely by the downturn. Ido been driven solely by the downturn. I do not think i need to hide because it is obvious to anybody, not flying. Not much comfort to Staff Members who told breakfast that they are in constant fear of what the future holds. It is horrendous, i do not know how it has got this far. It is just so devastating, everyone is mentally and emotionally all over the place. Many more have been in touch. It is noticeable how long some of these people have been working for ba. Some saying it will be impossible to continue flying. Beth, who was been there 27 years as they are willing to negotiate. We are expecting to hear from are willing to negotiate. We are expecting to hearfrom mps are willing to negotiate. We are expecting to hear from mps who are looking into the transport set, the Airline Industry in particular about how it is handling the crisis and also, the Union Representing so many workers, unite, have raised the issue of cost cutting at British Airways with the european commission. They are concerned the owners of British Airways, iag, looking to buy a Spanish Airline while at the same time looking to make cost cuts and layoffs so many people in the uk so that has been raised with the competition watchdog. The company says they are not linked and that one purchased does not reflect the uk. Filming has returned on the set of coronation street and although coronavirus will be mentioned on the cobbles, Programme Makers insist it wont dominate storylines on the soap. Remaining at a social distance while filming has seen new measures in place, including a one way system around the set and stars doing their own make up. Entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson has been speaking to some of the cast and crew. It is coronation in the covid area. The nations most watched soap is filming. Emma walking into a ball in front of sally. A while. An corrie celebrated with her first ever broadcast conference on zoom. That is me looking awkward, can you spot the two cori stars . We are maintaining the two metre distance. I saw some rather fearsome footage of david the Security Guard wielding his pole this morning. You would not wa nt to his pole this morning. You would not want to mess with that guy and his pole. The average numbers on set have been reduced from a0 two 15 and older characters will only appear on the show when they face time their friends. An it is only takeaway is for the cafe. We were very keen that what we wanted to do was carry on telling as many of the same stories as we were planning to tell us possible. The actors who have already filled this week have enjoyed it. We were nervous, relieved, we have done it, we did it in plenty of time, its possible, lets move on and the amount of actors asking me how did you get on . Just relief, we are back, really lovely. Press conference over, i was given one on one time with jane and she told me more about the changes. We are required to do our own make up and hair which for me personally is not too much of an issue because my character is going through a particularly traumatic time at the moment so is not hugely bothered about what she looks like. What that way together make the date may take a bit longer than before but recently found that within a couple of hours we all got in our group again. Itjust felt like we we re group again. Itjust felt like we were doing our normal date butjust very much at a distance. How do you think your character would have coped in a lockdown . That is a really good question. She is stroppy at the best of times so she would have found this quite difficult and i appreciate people being locked in with young children, it is hard to occu py with young children, it is hard to occupy them at the best of times so i think she would probably do she has lot on her plate at the minute but had that not been going on, she would not have coped very well but, yes, i have coped a bit better than she would. We will find out exactly how cori has coped when they start showing onjuly how cori has coped when they start showing on july 23. Colin paterson, bbc news. Just a bit of space is how they are adapting. New world. I do not know if it is going to be particularly new weather but it will feel fresh because it is very windy out there. It is quite windy and for some a pleasa nt start it is quite windy and for some a pleasant start with beautiful skies, at least here in Northern Ireland. Some keen golfers already heading out. Im sure they would rather be there than here at the moment. But not quite golfing weather for some in the next few days and you will have to watch out if you are on the move. When the next couple of days, turning humid and we could be seeing some further heavy and thundery downpours. A lot of rain over the last 2a hours in parts of South West England and south wales. Around a month worth. Still raining at the moment across the south west, that rain slowly starting to ease from South West Wales but more downpours across parts of northern Eastern England, particularly Eastern England, particularly Eastern England with showers developing, pushing way westwards. England and wales susceptible to further heavy rain. Some brightness here and there. Best of the dry weather scotla nd there. Best of the dry weather scotland and Northern Ireland. There will be some sunshine it is happening across the southern half of england and wales. The Channel Islands are staying with but showers heavy and thundery and whent touching gal forced heavy and thundery and whent touching galforced in places. Ga lefo rce. Touching galforced in places. Galeforce. A mounting up of rainfall totals. Much of scotland and Northern Ireland, away from south eastern areas, will stay dry and bright. The rain coming into northeast england through the afternoon will be sitting there for much of the night. Minorflooding possible. In between these two areas many places will be dry. Some raid spreading into it and of scotland. Rain. Spreading into it and of scotland. Rain. Across southern parts of england, heavy rain returning with thunderstorms, spreading across parts of the midlands and south wales. We see the sunshine, it will feel humid stop temperatures in their 20s. Tempered a bit by the breeze. Eventually, the heavy rain clearing. Into the weekend, low pressure is still with us towards the south west. Winter circulating in an anticlockwise direction and that will bring increasingly warm and humid and across the country. Notice how in the west of scotland, 22 degrees here, warm and sunny. Rain in Northern Ireland and Northern England and across other parts of england but in london temperatures will be on the rise. For saturday, persistent rain across Northern England expected, spreading into parts of Northern Ireland in southern scotland. Thundery showers making out with sunshine in between for england and wales. Best of the brightness in the western part of scotland, low cloud towards the east and north east. A bit of sunshine on sunday but still some heavy and thundery showers. The headlines next. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. Our headlines today pressure on the government over the two metre social distancing rule, as senior conservatives call for a relaxation to help businesses. There is an ease in lockdown in england for People Living alone and Single Parents. From saturday, theyre allowed to stay with one other household. Anti racism demonstrators target statues in the us, as President Trump rejects calls to remove pro slavery figures and symbols. Here, one Council Prepares to remove a statue of the founder of the Scout Movement, Robert Baden Powell, whos been accused of racism and support for hitler. The statue of slave owner Edward Colston that was dropped into bristols harbour over the weekend has been recovered. The council says its being taken to a secure location. And its been described as britains biggest boxing bout ever. Heavyweight world champions anthonyjoshua and tyson fury agree a deal to fight twice next year. Its thursday, the 11th ofjune. Our top story former cabinet members are among those calling for the government to relax the two metre social distancing rule in england in order to kick start the economy. Meanwhile, for the First Time Since lockdown began 11 weeks ago, millions of People Living alone in england will be allowed to stay overnight in another persons household. The new measure, described by the Prime Minister as a support bubble, comes into effect on saturday. Our political correspondent, jessica parker, joins us now from westminster. Jessica, were going to talk about social distancing first. Talk as through the argument that surrounds that two metres. The idea how far apart from someone else do you need to be to safely reduce the potential of catching the virus. The who says one metre, in france its the same, but in spain, as well as here, it is two metres but this affects the economy, as we head tojuly, where potentially, conditionally, pubs, bars, restaurants could reopen. If they have to have everyone two metres apart from different households, help in by mentally viable will it be for those restau ra nts a nd cafes viable will it be for those restaurants and cafes how potentially viable. It was raised last night in a meeting of conservative backbenchers in a meeting with rishi sunak. Those are some of the arguments. The Prime Minister last night talked about having this under constant review thats a hint that he at least is sympathetic to the but he also acknowledged its a balance of risk. The further apart people are, supposedly the less risk of catching the virus and there may be nervousness about loosening this restriction in areas of the country where the letter are rate is higher. This morning people will be looking at these bubbles, the idea is for people who are lonely living in single households that they have some escape from that. Talk us through that. Last night Boris Johnson revealed in a bit of a rabbit out of the hat moment that People Living alone can pair up with another household and even stay overnight. Quite a drastic change for millions, the change due to kick in on saturday. These are the details People Living alone can choose to merge with one other household, doesnt include those shielding. You wont have to register for the change, its shielding. You wont have to registerfor the change, its being done largely on trust. The support bubble applies to, for example, a loa n bubble applies to, for example, a loan grandparent, they can stay with theirfamily loan grandparent, they can stay with their family and hug loan grandparent, they can stay with theirfamily and hug their grandchildren, they wont have to do social distance. A couple that lives apart but only if one lives alone, they can meet up in a household, or a single parent with a child under 18, they can link with another household, perhaps grandparents or another parent. A drastic change for, for example, a grandparent living alone, they will be able to hug their grandchildren, for example, so a change welcomed by many across the country, across england, where its going to be affecting. But it isnt catchall for everybody, quirks arise as lockdown is eased. For example, if you live ina is eased. For example, if you live in a multiple household and your partner also lives with others, you wont be able to take advantage of this rule. Thanks, jessica. Simon clarke, government minister, is speaking to us at 7 30am. If you are confused over the bubble, or over the two metre distancing, let us know and we will try to deal with some of those for you. The goverments latest daily figures show thereve been a further 2a5 deaths from coronavirus across the uk. The total number of people known to have died in hospitals, care homes and the Wider Community now stands at a1,128. President trump has said he wont strip the names of pro slavery generals from us military bases, despite growing pressure to do so. It comes amid continued anti racism protests following the death of george floyd. North american correspondent david willis reports. They are potent symbols of a racist past, erected in honour of those who sought to keep African Americans in slave. Now the statues of confederate generals are being cut down and carried away as a nation incensed by the death of george freud seeks to turn its back on the past. But the memory of slavery and segregation lives on through army bases which bear the name of confederate officers such as paxton bragg. There are ten of them in total and calls are now growing for those bases to be renamed. Authorisation for a name change would have to come from the military, and senior officials have indicated they might favour such a move, but all ten bases are in southern and former confederate states, many of which supported President Trump in 2016. And the president is radically opposed to the idea. The White House Press secretary said changing the names would amount to a demonstration of disrespect. Fort bragg is known for the heroes, its an insult to the men and women who left there that the last thing they saw on american soil before going overseas, and in some cases losing their lives, to tell them that what they left was inherently a racist institution. But symbols of the confederacy are under growing threat. The confederate battle flag, otherwise known as the sta rs battle flag, otherwise known as the stars and bars, has now been banned by nascar, the organisation that ru ns by nascar, the organisation that runs stock racing in this country. The landscape is changing here in the wake of george freud in all manner of ways, as america grapples with a grim legacy of its past. David willis, abc news. Two a statue of Robert Baden Powell on poole quay will be removed today and placed in safe storage. Baden powell founded the Scout Movement in 1907. Bournemouth, christchurch and Poole Council said it recognised some of his actions were less worthy of commemoration and said the statue would be removed for now to create time for views to be aired. The statue of slave trader Edward Colston has been recovered from Bristol Harbour early this morning. The statue, which had stood in the city centre since 1895, was pulled down and thrown into the water by demonstrators at a black lives matters protest on sunday. Bristol council says it has been taken to a secure location, before forming part of its museums collection. Two museums collection. Video consultations and offering chemotherapy on minibuses are just some of the ways nhs england says it has been fast tracking cancer care during the pandemic. Figures released today will give the first real insight into how services in england have been affected by covid 19. Theyre expected to show a decline in the number of patients being offered urgent referrals or treatment. Jk rowling has revealed how she experienced Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault in an essay defending her comments on transgender issues. It comes after she was accused of transphobia, following a series of controversial tweets. In a blog post, the harry potter author said incidents in her past had shaped her opinions on the need to protect girls. Nick beakes report contains some flashing images. Apart from the occasional premieres for herfilms, jk rowling prefers to stay out of the limelight. But now, after being accused of transphobia, she says she has to speak up and has revealed deeply personal experiences. In a long essay, she describes her first marriage as violent and says she suffered a very serious Sexual Assault in her 20s. She doesnt identify her attacker. Its a reference to what she calls the relentless attacks on social media shes received after tweeting about the importance of biological sex. Actor daniel radcliffe, who made his name in the harry potter films, spoke out, saying transgender women are women, and hoping thatjk rowlings comments would not taint the Harry Potter Series for fans. Eddie redmayne, who stars in the harry potter spin off fantastic beasts, also disagreed with her. The oscar winning actor, who portrayed a trans woman in the film the danish girl, says trans identities should not be questioned. This is all part of what has proved to be an often divisive discussion. Jk rowling hopes people will see why her own experience compels her to speak out on sex and gender issues. Nick beake, bbc news. The time now is 7 10am. The toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston on sunday sparked a widespread debate about whether its appropriate to mark the lives of colonial leaders. The bronze figure of colston was brought down by anti racism campaigners in bristol and dumped in the citys harbour. Earlier this morning, a salvage crew from the council retrieved it from the water. A statue of the british slave trader Robert Milligan was also removed from outside the museum of london docklands in east london. The university of liverpool has agreed to rename a building which carries the title of the former Prime Minister William Gladstone due to his links with the slave trade. In edinburgh, councillors are set to consider a plan to install a plaque on the statue of henry dundas to explain his involvement in slavery. And in cardiff, there are mounting calls for monuments of former colonial trader sir Thomas Picton to be removed. In poole, a statue of robert aidan powell, who started the Scout Movement, is to be taken down today. Good morning and thank you for joining us. Explain to us why you thought there should be taken down. We have all heard of him for starting the scouting movement but a quick look into his history shows he was very quick look into his history shows he was very open about his views against homosexuality and he was very open as a supporter of hitler and of fascism, and quite a strong, outspoken racist. Its very easy to just remember the positive from somebodys life, but those are not values we should be commemorating with a statue or anything else in our town if we are seeking to have an Inclusive Society and to be welcoming to visitors. I think we can do much, much better. Do you think the right decision now has been taken, which is while a debate ta kes been taken, which is while a debate takes place, as regards to the long term future of the statue, that it is taken down . Absolutely. It is important to note this isnt an historic statue, its actually only been there for just historic statue, its actually only been there forjust over a decade. I had expected to work with local Community Groups on this. Im very pleased the statue has been taken down for the time being. But i think we need to discuss alternatives that would be more fitting, and that discussion needs to be led by members of the local community who fell in the categories that Robert Baden Powell was so outspoken against it so we need something led by local lgbt against it so we need something led by local lg bt and against it so we need something led by local lgbt and black people, and we need a more positive statue. For those people in this case with Robert Baden Powell, who are saying that if you look at what the Scout Movement represents now, that he founded this movement, which clearly now. Founded this movement, which clearly now. So many young people are involved in it all around the world, what part does that have to play in the discussion about what someone might have said this was in the 19305, wasnt it so how do you balance up those things . U nfortu nately we balance up those things . Unfortunately we cant just excuse peoples shocking values because they were in the past. There were plenty of people who didnt espouse those values at that time. I think we can commemorate the positive work without commemorating the man, and i think something that does that would be much more fitting. Theres been so many people who have contributed more positively that might be commemorated on that site, or it might be decided to put something in place instead which commemorates the scouting movement rather than the man. Corey drew, thank you for your time this morning. Lets speak now to historian professor David Olusoga as well as councillor dan death, the lord mayor of cardiff. You are on the board as the lord mayor of the city and council of cardinals, and you are taking a look at the statue that is now in question, dan death, and this is now in picton . I wrote to the leader of the council at the start of the week and he kindly agreed to remove the statue from city hall in cardiff. Well be meeting in a few weeks to vote on whether it should be taken down and moved somewhere more appropriate. What is the issue surrounding said Thomas Picton in terms of the history or the controversy around him, and what would be the future for this statue . Removed to where . Picton was famous for his role in the napoleonic roles and he was also known as the tyrant of trinidad, a cruel and sadistic actions against the slaves he owned and the broader population of the island. He also shot to fame in his date for ordering the torture of a 1a year old girl. He was a controversial figure back in the day, not just through controversial figure back in the day, notjust through modern eyes. What do you think should be done with the statue . For example in bristol, a statue recovered and used in museum. I think it would be appropriate to move the centre of picton in a museum. At the moment he is in the hall of heroes in cardiff, at the heart of democracy and civil life and it is not the right place for a life and it is not the right place fora man life and it is not the right place for a man such as picton to be honoured. We were talking a moment ago about Robert Baden Powell, statue taken down in pool and questions asked about some of his values. Poole. Do you think is significant these questions are asked and in many cases cases the statu res will asked and in many cases cases the statures will be moved . asked and in many cases cases the statures will be moved . I do. I think it is a conversation people have been trying to have the deck as, in the case in bristol and it is now being listened to because statures are not about erasing the past, it is about whether or not we, in the 21st century want to celebrate and memorialise the life of ben whose values and actions we find repellent. Men. That conversation should have been opened decades ago but it has been rebuffed with these from an argument that it is erasing history, now those arguments are falling apart. What is interesting, the statures that people have defended, what people are discovering is that most people have never heard of picton, of the charges against baden powell because they do not convey history. That is one of the history, if you draw attention to something people know more about it. Ill be reaching a point where, in a way, take them down first and ask the questions later in a practical terms, how do these local authorities go about these local authorities go about these things . You take each case as an individual case. There is no blanket policy being rolled out but there is a willingness to ask a question. Do we want 19th and 18th century ancestors to decide what the memorial landscape of our cities are these memorials, not mechanisms for telling history. There are lots of ways of remembering the past and lots of memorials to events and to ideas but no one would dream of having a problem with because they did not say that an individual was a hero and that their record was unblemished. History is messy and complicated and people did good things and bad things. Statures are incapable of getting across the nuance. How easy is it to find people from different areas of all errors, whose attitude are likely to be comfortable now . I mean, it is unlikely given how the world has changed that everything they said and did at one time is entirely in keeping with our people will think about things now. I do not think people are saying statures of someone who wrote a nasty letter or had some uncomfortable views should be lifted. Picton was a sadist who tortured people. Were not talking about people. And there are people iadmire about people. And there are people i admire enormously who i disagree with some of the views. My hero is George Orwell but i do not agree with everything he wrote. But these people are monsters. Even people at the time realised these people were extremely dubious and dangerous. Pick them, cecil road, people knew they were dangerous and extremist. Lot of thought into anything put up to celebrate a person s achievement ora to celebrate a person s achievement or a movement achievement. Rhodes. You are part of the cardiff council, how are councils going to be approaching this . Have you had conversations in terms of that . What is the questions and consultation . number of councils are auditing their collections. Lots of discussions and research. People are taking their time and not rushing into things. But just taking their time and not rushing into things. Butjust to echo davids point. Were not people with the wrong value, people who do not confirm to our worldview should not have statu res, we re confirm to our worldview should not have statures, were about people who committed extremely, extremely evil, monstrous acts. If you look at king leopold ii whose stature came down a few days ago, he was one of the most evil people to draw breath. He affected mediaeval style torches of the people of the congo. We need to be clear about what we are asking for and not asking for. David, you are in bristol and much of the conversation has been sparked by the colston statue. What do you think should be done . What happened on the we can should never have happened because of that stature should have been removed decades ago. It belongs ina museum, been removed decades ago. It belongs in a museum, as a historical artefact and it only becomes that when it is placed in the framing of a museum. When it is placed on a pedestal it is a value judgement. Like picton, we have lived in a society which has been comfortable, even in the knowledge of terrible crimes, in the case of leopold were talking about genocide genocide that we are said to people who have a problem with that, we have dismissed their arguments and accuse them of being liberal had been people who are trying to erase history. These people are some of the most evil people that have ever lived. We cannot live in societies that celebrate statures are celebrations that men who did these things. Thank you very much for your time this morning. The duchess of cambridge is urging people to document their lockdown experiences through photography, as part of a project she has launched with the National Portrait gallery. Theres one week left for people to submit their pictures, and 100 of the best will feature in an online exhibition on the gallery website. Our royal correspondent Daniela Relph has been taking a look at some of the entries so far. They are the images that reflect how weve all experienced lockdown. This is titled two sleeping colleagues unasked the sheer exhaustion of nhs staff. Not being able to touch those you love is shown here in an entry called glass kisses. And celebrations and commemorations have been marked at a distance. There is still a week to submit your entries to the hold still exhibition, with a bit of encouragement from the patron of the national gallery. It isnt too late to take part so please take a moment to capture what lifes like for you, because together i hope we can build a Lasting Legacy of how the country pulled together during the pandemic. I cant wait to share the final 100 images with you. The photos submitted so far reflect the hope, fear and mood of a nation. The final 100 portraits shortlisted will be a snapshot, a gallery of the people of the uk in trying times. With many familiar scenes, this is simply called working from home. Daniela relph, bbc news. One of the pictures that has already been released by the palace is this one, called two sleeping colleagues unmasked, showing two nurses having a rest during their break at St Georges Hospital in london. Werejoined now byjane roe who took the picture, and also by its subjects, sophie jones and rachel gregorio. Good morning to you all. Glad to see you are awake. What we must say is that this is one of your two half hour breaks in a longer than 12 hour day so i will start by asking you, how are you both . We are good thank you. Tired but good. You are in the hospital now. What is involved at the moment . in the hospital now. What is involved at the moment . I amjust about to start a long day. involved at the moment . I amjust about to start a long day. I have just come off a long night ready to go home soon. You are at st. Georges hospital, what is the environment like for you . We both work in general intensive care and sent covid we have been redeployed to different areas throughout the hospital, whether it would be the covid, neuro, cardiac, all overthe place. It is one of those lovely pictures and jane, this was your pictures and jane, this was your picture you talk. How was it you we re picture you talk. How was it you were there . Hello, i had come into the end saw them both having a relaxing moment. Normally the end saw them both having a relaxing moment. Normally i would see them kind of alert, funny, hyper, looking at patient and they looked so peaceful i thought i should take a photograph. It felt safe and we were all enjoying that relaxation. When did you tell them you submitted the photograph and it was going to be entered as a photograph in an Award Competition . Literally about three minutes after itook literally about three minutes after i took the photograph that phone buzzes went and would normally put a 30 minute buzzer and they went off into patient care again. Ten days ago i said to them, i popped it on my zoom virtual background and will submitted to the National Portrait gallery and rachel had known about it andl gallery and rachel had known about it and i said to sophie and went to the duchess of cambridge, got better, she popped it on her instagram feed that we realised it had been noticed so i phoned sophie la st had been noticed so i phoned sophie last friday to let her know and yesterday you contact us to say you wanted to do a thing on it so it has been amazing, amazing. wanted to do a thing on it so it has been amazing, amazing. I am glad youre doing a thing on it because it is doing a thing on it. One of your colleagues that at one have your colleagues that at one have your colleagues that at one have your colleagues said to you . Laughter everyone has been commenting and having a laugh at us. We did not realise it would become a thing. We were quite taken aback. What i would say, if you could see the picture again, if anyone ever took a picture of me sleeping, i would never look, one, peacefuland i would be dribbling and have weird mouth expressions. It is not bad, you could have looked worse. mouth expressions. It is not bad, you could have looked worse. I am sure i dont normally look like that when i am sleeping. Jane captured us so when i am sleeping. Jane captured us so well. What did your parents say about it . Are they thinking we are proud of our daughters are doing brilliantly at work working hard, he they are having a nap with the covid situation, they are worried and they are proud so i think they might let me off closing my eyes for a few minutes. My mum thought it was hilarious. She has no sense of dignity at all. Tell us, are you in the habit of taking photographs . Was that a one off occasion . No, i have been archiving what we have been doing at work. I asked a lead nurse. We have open a new area, moving patients so i have been permitted to ta ke patients so i have been permitted to take photographs but this was an unpermitted photograph so i did check with sophie and rachel that i could take the picture, after i had taken it. I would have deleted it if they had any objection. You need to track down jane when she is having a crafty keep and take a picture. You send it to us and we will put it out. Thats fair. Thats very fair i think. Enjoy yourselves. One of you on shift and one of his sleeping. It has been joyful talking to you. And jane, well done with the picture. It sparks a conversation and it is a good thing. Thank you. Let catch up with the weather for this thursday morning. You have a good picture there, you always have good pictures. Would be the future for this statue . Removed to where . There, you always have good pictures. I would like to say i took them but wonderful weather watchers ain them but wonderful weather watchers again typical skies, a lot of sunshine in the north and west, at times, in the next few days but grey skies will come with strong winds today and tomorrow and gradually turning more humid this weekend with the threat of thunderstorms looming large here and there. Big thundery downpours around and for some its been a thoroughly wet 2a hours. Mumbles and card them in cornwall, a month of rain. Mumbles saw only 11 millimetres in may, but you can see it has still been raining this morning, the rain easing from the mumbles, raining heavily still in devon and cornwall and the Channel Islands and heavy downpours across parts of east anglia, which will work eastwards and start to become a little bit more widespread as we go through the morning and afternoon, spreading across the midlands, wales, southern england and heavy and thundery showers to go with that. The best of the driest weather is where we start with it in scotla nd is where we start with it in scotland and Northern Ireland. Not raining all day for some in central and southern england and wales, rain in the Channel Islands but hit and miss thunderstorms in southern england and wales in the afternoon with gusty winds touching gale force. Western pennines not doing too bad but to the east, rain becoming persistent later and totals will top up through the next few days tot. Away from the south east, dry and bright. Temperatures where they should be for the time of year. Went tonight for the time of year. Went tonight for much of Northern England and the rain spreading into Northern Ireland wet. Spreading into southern ireland and northern scotland. Dry and misty over the hills and temperatures of for most in double figures to start tomorrow morning. The wet start tomorrow will be. Heavy rain in the Channel Islands spreads into southern counties of england, the midlands and wales through the day and the best of the sunshine in western scotland where we could hit 20, 21 or 22 in any sunshine further south. Thats how the weathers looking. Back to naga and charlie. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. Former cabinet members are among those calling for the government to relax the 2 metre social distancing rule in england in order to kick start the economy. Mps and Industry Leaders warn that keeping the restriction in place will prevent schools from reopening properly, while pubs and restaurants fear going bust. The World Health Organization recommends a 1 metre restriction, guidance followed by france, denmark and singapore. Meanwhile, Single Parents and People Living alone in england will be able to stay overnight at one other household as part of a further easing of coronavirus restrictions. Borisjohnson described the measure as a support bubble, saying it will help to combat loneliness. The relaxation comes into effect from saturday, but does not apply to those who are shielding. Werejoined now from Central London by simon clarke, minister of state for regional growth and local government. Very good morning to you and thank you for your time this morning. These new bubbles, it is important and it will affect a lot of people, give us the most sick sing and clear explanation of who this affects and how succinct. Explanation of who this affects and how succinct. It affects a Single Person households. Its about relieving the loneliness they have understandably been experiencing during this pandemic and it allows them to go and mixed with another family unit, only one, and they have to make that choice. Its obviously not ideal but its to make that choice. Its obviously not ideal but its progress and much to be welcomed, allowing them to mingle with another family unit without needing to social distance and to effectively operate as one bubble for the purposes of containing the dreadful disease. Clearly if any one member of the bubble falls ill with coronavirus, the quid quo pro in this is you need all to take the isolation measures that would follow in response. It would allow more human contact for those that found themselves alone during this crisis. You can understand why many would very much welcome this, but why the change now . The change now . Because we are moving ina now . The change now . Because we are moving in a positive direction through this crisis. The good news and were seeing it day by day, it is gradual and at times, obviously, you wish it could be quicker but we are seeing the number of new infections and the number of fatalities coming down and coming down now quite sharply, which is fantastic. That enables us to have that little bit more scope for progress. Weve had these questions, one from claire, who says my mother and mother in law both live alone and mother in law both live alone and are very lonely. Do myself and my husband have to pick which one we will have in our support bubble . Effectively youve got to people who are both alone and feeling lonely. What does claire do . are both alone and feeling lonely. What does claire do . I feel absolutely for claire and both her mother and mother in law. This is a very difficult series of choices reflecting the difficult series of choices we have all had to face since this can back in march. This does has to be a choice of one person to bring into your bubble, u nless person to bring into your bubble, unless it is a single adult with a child under 18. Yes, that choice does have to be made. I wish it wasnt we are proceeding on the basis of the maximum leeway available to us to keep consistent with bringing the number of infections down. Obviously, hopefully, in many cases there will be other options open to people in terms of siblings or friends so that some greater normality can be afforded. Crucially as well, you can have gatherings of up to six people socially distanced outside. Its not as though people cant see their widerfamily, even as though people cant see their wider family, even those who fall outside the scope of this easement. I want to ask you about the two metre social distancing rule. Is that underactive discussion by way of changing the two metre ruling right now in government . There were a lwa ys right now in government . There were always discussions within government about this, because its one of those topics where we fully recognise the challenge it poses both to human health but also the economy, so we always keep this under review. Clearly there is important work to be done looking at this and what further progress may be possible, but at this point i just want to reaffirm to people and viewers that our guidance remains to metres at this point and that should be reflected in the way that we go about our lives until such time as the scientific advice allows us to say otherwise. Your answer was its a lwa ys say otherwise. Your answer was its always been under discussion, so theres no new impetus to it now. As it always was and theres no change . There is clearly discussions going on on this, but at the same time theres nothing which we can say at this point which changes the advice that we are offering the public. Are not seeking to evade that question we all recognise there is an important discussion to be had about it but were not changing the advice we are offering the public. Is it a rule, two metres . It lies at the heart of all the guidance we provided. Its quite a straightforward question, if i may. Mr clarke, is two metres a rule . Two metres is the rule. If you are in retail, for example, and youre getting ready to reopen next week, then the guidance the government has issued says two metres is the distance people need to be kept apart. Can i say that your answer leads people to be confused stop yesterday, sir patrick vallance, standing next to borisjohnson, saying that two metres is not a rule, it is not a scientific rule, and in youranswera rule, it is not a scientific rule, and in your answer a second ago, you said it is a rule and in the very next phrase you said it is guidance. It lies at the heart of all the guidance we have issued. I do feel this is kind of playing semantics with it. Its not about semantics absolutely, because as of monday shops will be trying to follow the rules. If it is that they can choose the guidance as opposed to rules, thats a very different thing that theyre being told. It is absolutely what people should be maintaining it is the two metre distance, and its very clear. If you check all the guidance all Government Departments have issued, we are unequivocal that the two metre distance is no distance should be maintained. That is helpful but further to what you have said and you are minister of regional growth and local government, but further to that, is it illegalfrom monday for a shop to open without to metres distancing in place . Any business that cant make the necessary accommodation for two metres should not be open. Yes, thats right. So is it illegal . Obviously this is a matter for local government to enforce. But you are the local government minister, so im asking you. Absolutely. We will say any business who cant make the necessary accommodation to allow to me to social distancing should not be open. Two metres social distancing. If that were the case and we saw somewhere not making the necessary measures to enable it to open to the public safely, it would be for local government to enforce closure. Illjust do it one more time, simon clarke, local government minister is it illegalfor a shop to open without two metre distancing in place . It would be for local government to close down somewhere which wasnt making the necessary steps to enable social distancing to be maintained. Thats the point, charlie. It is surely implied it would not be legal for it to be open in that way and it would be closed down. Can i ask about pubs in the same light . We are not yet in a position to reopen wider hospitality. Obviously we desperately want to, it is something we recognise is an economic and social measure. The fourth ofjuly is the date we have pencilled in for the reopening of hospitality. That is something that again we keep under review based on progress. That is when we will look to see that happen and we will be issuing guidance as we get closer to that point about how we think that can be sensibly managed. Clearly it will not be just business as usual even when they do reopen, and they will need to be some sensible changes made to protect people. Yesterday, borisjohnson made to protect people. Yesterday, Boris Johnson didnt want made to protect people. Yesterday, borisjohnson didnt want to comment on the former government adviser neil ferguson, who had said, the number of coronavirus deaths would have been halved if lockdown was introduced one week earlier. What do you say . I think everyone is entitled to go back and look at the guidance that we receive from s age and the minutes of all of the deliberations have been published online sage. We have followed the guidance issued to this, as any government would in the circumstances. Government would in the ci rcu msta nces. Clearly government would in the circumstances. Clearly some decisions are easier in hindsight than they are at the time. Thats just the nature of responding to such an unprecedented crisis. That is true. But im confident that hindsight will also show we put together a strong wreckage of measures both to protect the public and the Economy Package of. Measures both to protect the public and the Economy Package of. Do you think what he said is true . Im not a scientist myself and im not qualified to assess the precise date of lockdown. We followed the guidance issued and im certain that has allowed us to save many thousands of lives in recent weeks, and we should all be grateful to our fellow citizens for what we have done together. If it was the wrong decision, it was the scientists fault . It is not fair to say it is all the scientists fault. Obviously scientists offer government advice and we have to make political judgements, very hard political judgements, very hard political judgements, which i think viewers will appreciate, based on this very fast evolving situation. Im not seeking to say this is the fault of scientists, theyve done their advice in the face of something frankly none of them have their experienced forward who offer us good advice, and weve always, as ive said, tried to follow that. Simon clarke, government minister for regional growth and local government. We are speaking to mike now and things are happening, steve bunce and straight talking, enthusiastic and straight talking, enthusiastic and clear about how excited he is about this upcoming out, if and when. If and when, but he said its likely to happen if the hurdles can be overcome next may. You know its can be overcome next may. You know its rate when the promoters are getting excited for than a year away that it getting excited for than a year away thatitis getting excited for than a year away that it is going to be big great. Steve bunce, the bbc boxing commentator, joined us last year to say it will be the biggest fight ever because joshua, say it will be the biggest fight ever becausejoshua, who holds three of the four world heavyweight titles, has agreed the financial deal to fight fury, so for the first time in history british fighters will contest all four world heavyweight titles, not just once but twice, in 2021 just as long as they dont get beaten in their respective world heavyweight title defences beforehand. Two brits fighting for the world title. This is just two brits fighting for the world title. This isjust mega. I think it would be the biggest sporting event in this country since england won the world cup in 1966. There are still many hurdles to overcome. And a date and location has to be agreed its likely to be abroad. Potentially next may. Staying with the topic of racial equality, we are nowjoined by colinjackson. Lovely to see you. I guess so many people would be able to relate. How much does it stem from what goes on in the mind . When down you tend to comfort yourself by eating the wrong things and one glass of wine to many. An interesting study undertaken and i found that lots of us had to junk food when undertaken and i found that lots of us had tojunk food when it undertaken and i found that lots of us had to junk food when it comes to comfort and when you have a lot time to kill, for sportsmen and women getting ready for major competitions, the training literally stopped and found themselves with all this time and comfort food is what they headed for. It is not such a surprising thing. What we can do is keep that positive had, understanding that you should stop doing this now. The most important thing for us is really to get them to understand, dont be fearful of trying tasty and nutritional things. Many footballers during lockdown have started cooking for themselves. Many athletes heading off to the Tokyo Olympics Training Camp but it just shows that the elite sporting stars are in the same boat as mere mortals. You are absolutely right. We are everyday people. We do have a skill at some spot and you work hard for something but, when you are heading towards those major competitions and you go to Training Camps beforehand, i want to say it is very similar to being locked down in the sense that you are in one place and are focusing on one thing. The difference is that you cannot train and at that bottom factor that happens when you go to major competitions where you end up sitting around the kitchen and munching stuff happens even under those circumstances and the Olympic Village dining hall is pretty popular. I can imagine. Apart from cooking our own meals, what else can we all do Going Forward . cooking our own meals, what else can we all do Going Forward . I think one of the most important things is to look at your lifestyle, your general lifestyle. If there is any little improvement to really enhance your mental state and can be something so simple asjust mental state and can be something so simple as just going out for an easy walk. I think many times we spent times in clouds, driving around ca rs. Times in clouds, driving around cars. We miss what is happening outdoors. About have a walk come home and cook something simple. The black lives matter movement, you retweeted a powerful tweet from michaeljohnson. A lot of support four the movement. What are your thoughts on what can be done to make a lasting difference . One of the most important things is to teach black history in parallel with all history. We talk about for example an incredible nurse during the crimean warand we an incredible nurse during the crimean war and we only hear about Florence Nightingale and so if you do not see it, people like yourself achieving success in different fields, you may not believe you are capable of doing that so it is really important that black history is taught in parallel with white history. A really good example. Thank you forjoining us. And i promise i will get to cooking more imaginative in the kitchen and take notice of what is going around. Staying with the topic of lives matter. Tributes will be paid to george floyd later as professional golf returns in the usa. Rory mcilroy will be in the field and says he wants more racial diversity in the sport. The world number one hopes the protests around the world will help change society and golf. Mcilroy believes having more role models from different backgrounds is crucial having grown up watching tiger woods. He was my hero going up and it did not matter what colour his skin was, what his beliefs were, tiger was my hero and he has been a lot of kids heroes who have grown up playing golf and we have had him and have been lucky to have had him in our game. A note that there will be no 8. A6am tee off time at the event in texas that in reference to the 8 minutes a6 seconds that floyd lay dying beneath the knee of a Police Officer. Mclroy says this is a wonderful gesture. It is interesting when you look at a spot like golf because it has a reputation of being an elitist pastime anyway and just think the lack of diversity at the top of the game, interesting hearing someone like rory mcilroy talking about that and thank we need more visibility, much more visibility of different people from different crowds represented in the spot. That is what role models like the great tiger woods are so important Going Forward. Its been just a few weeks since West Midlands police chief superintendent phil dolby left hospitalfollowing nearly a month in intensive care with coronavirus. Since then, hes been recuperating at home with the help of his family, and this week began his phased return to work. Well catch up with phil in a moment, but first lets remind ourselves of his story. When i came out of hospital, it had been a month and two of those weeks had been in a coma and a lot of your body does not work. When i came out i could barely walk. So now i feel pretty much as fit if not fitter than i was. It was quite emotional when i first saw the faces of my tea m when i first saw the faces of my team and colleagues. They were saying really nice things but i was ready emotional before they did and i miss them deeply. It is a family as well as an organisation. It is great to be back amongst those people. It feels like i have been away for five minutes and it also feels like i have been away for five yea rs feels like i have been away for five years because feels like i have been away for five yea rs because so feels like i have been away for five years because so much as happening in the world. Hopefully we are coming out of it but we are not there yet and i hope we do. So interesting when someone has had the virus and physically experienced such damage, how it hits home in terms of the measures they need to be put in place. And phil dolbyjoins us now. If you dont mind me asking, you look more well than the last time we spoke to you. How are you feeling . I am feeling fantastic and feeling extremely lucky and very fit. I have lost a couple of stones. They must be an easy way to do it but i will ta ke be an easy way to do it but i will take it. You began going back to work on the ninth . I have been working since monday for a few hours, taking it very carefully. It isa hours, taking it very carefully. It is a massive purse for my recovery to be back with my colleagues albeit virtually being careful around my hours. Both my wife and superintendent have a red card to show me if i do too many hours but so far show me if i do too many hours but so far i have stuck to the rules. In terms of policing, and some people may think policing are in an unenviable situation at the moment. Given what has happened to you and what you know about covid, how it has major reflect on how people are doing and how police can help . absolutely understand how people wa nt absolutely understand how people want this to be over so they can reconnect with people and loved ones and friends and families and get to normal. Totally respect that. I feel the same way and i havent teenage daughter who was struggling. However, it is still around and killing people and we could unknowingly and unwittingly pass it onto people so i have been with real interest with colleagues on the frontline, in close proximity of people trying to explain carefully why the rules are in place. It is a tough challenge but i know my officers have their families and situations and they are trying their best. You were emphatic the last time you were on about how you really wa nt time you were on about how you really want people to adhere to the measures laid out by the government. Tell me about your everyday life. I know you went for the deep for example the other day. Getting back to the new normal life and how you are feeling about being out and about . That to that, we had time to do some clearing out. My wife and i we re do some clearing out. My wife and i were the only ones wearing ppe. Everyone was close to each other. I just thought, but if i have it, you would never know. I am cycling a lot more now. Ijust think, wejust need to be more patient with each other. Patience is a good thing at this time. Im looking at the music stand behind you, who is the musician . That is my wife. She teaches music. Shes now interested in returning to nursing. How do you feel about that . Even when i was in hospital i said to her, you should return to this. The care, the compassion. My wife loves music and she loves helping people. Given what is going on, she may have to go back. Good to see well and nice speak to you again and good luck as you gradually get back to full time work. Good luck as you gradually get back to fulltime work. Thank you very much. Heres matt with a look at this mornings weather. Good good morning to both of you and to you as well. A lovely shot. Hard to believe that in the last 2a hours we have had ten months worth of rain and it has onlyjust clear. More sunshine at times and brighter days over the next few days. When the sun comes out it will start to feel humid. Windy conditions over the next few days and throughout. Thundery showers as a humid weather sta rts thundery showers as a humid weather starts to take hold. The rain gradually clearing away, lingering around possible at the moment. Slightly back into the channel eyelid where it will set for most of the day. And developing along eastern counties of england. Becoming thundery into the afternoon in the midlands and wales. Bright for much of scotland and Northern Ireland and sunshine developing and more sunshine across the southern half of england. When you see sunshine, be wary of torrential thunderstorms. Gusty winds for england and wales. It turns more persistent to the north east in the afternoon. Much of scotland staying dry. Temperatures 18 or 90 degrees. Storms to the south will clear in the evening. Wait particularly on the evening. Wait particularly on the east side of the pennines. You could see some minor flooding tomorrow morning. Dry across the south of england and wales and at the most it should be mild enough start to tomorrow morning but would start to tomorrow morning but would start for Northern Ireland and parts of the south east. More persistent rain on the Channel Islands but it brightens up competed today but heavy rain across southern england and the midlands and into wales into the afternoon with the rumble of thunder possible. Temperatures into the low 20s. A blustery day with winds from the east. Low cloud in the east. Heavy rain for wales and the east. Heavy rain for wales and the south west. Into the weekend, winds flowing in an anticlockwise direction bringing ever warmer and humid air. Part of western scotland, one of the driest spots. Some heavy rain across Northern Ireland, Northern England. Heavy and thundery showers for england and northern wales. Have a nice day. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. Our headlines today. Pressure on the government over the two metre social distancing rule. Senior conservatives call for a relaxation. A minister tells us its under discussion. There is an ease in lockdown in england for People Living alone and Single Parents. From saturday theyre allowed to stay with one other household. Anti racism demonstrators target statues in the us as President Trump rejects calls to remove pro slavery figures and symbols. Here one Council Prepares to remove a statue of the founder of the Scout Movement, Robert Baden Powell, whos been accused of racism and support for hitler. The statue of slave owner Edward Colston that was dropped into bristols harbour over the weekend has been recovered. The council says its being taken to a secure location. British Airways Staff speak out as thousands face redundancy. Workers tell bbc breakfast the airline is being callous and brutal while ba says it is trying to save as manyjobs as possible. Its thursday, the 11th of june. Our top story. In the last half an hour, the local government minister, simon clarke, has told this programme, the two metre social distancing rule in england is under review. It follows calls from senior mps and Business Leaders for the government to ease the restrictions in order to kick start the economy. Our political correspondent, jessica parker, joins us now from westminster. You were listening to that interview. There has been a lot of debate and pressure from government and within the conservative party about the two metre rule, whether it should be three metres, 1. 5, and where we lie in agreement with other countries. Different countries are doing Different Things. In france it is one metre, in spain, like here, it is two metres. The World Health Organization says one metre is around a safe distance but its about how far away you need to be in order to radically reduce the risk of passing on the virus. Its something the Prime Minister last night talked about, saying the idea of the two metre rule was under co nsta nt of the two metre rule was under constant review. And its something you have put to the local government minister simon clark this morning. There are clearly discussions going on on this, but at the same time there is nothing we can say at this point which changes the advice we are offering the public. I am not seeking to evade that question. We all recognise there is an important discussion to be had about it but we are not changing the advice we are offering the public. Why is this particularly important . It is very much linked to the economy. If you runa much linked to the economy. If you run a shop then you might be opening next week, you might run a bar or restau ra nt next week, you might run a bar or restaurant and hope to open injuly. You can get more customers into your venue if your rule is one metre and fewer if it is two metres, so there is concern from conservative backbenchers as well, as you mentioned before, in terms of getting the economy going and giving businesses a fighting chance to get back up and running, thats one of the reasons they want to look at the rule. Having said that, perhaps in some areas of england, because this would apply to england where the r rate is higher. Another thing people might want clarity on today is this new bubble, where if you are single ora new bubble, where if you are single or a single parent in a household, you can now choose another household to have as your social bubble. Support bubble is one of the other bits of terminology being thrown around. It is for single households. To ta ke around. It is for single households. To take you through whom it applies to. The rules are for People Living alone who can choose to merge with one of the household. It does not include those who are shielding. You do not have to register for it, it is being done on trust. The support bubble, as it is known, applies to a lone grandparent, who can now stay with grandchildren, they dont have to social distance either, so they can give them a hug. A couple who are living apart but only one of them has to live alone for the rule to apply. And Single Parents with children under 18 can now link up with another household. It is not a catch all for everyone across england, people who do live with other people will not necessarily be able to use the rule, but those who have been living alone and have been alone during the lockdown and concerns about what that can do for mental as well as physical health, i think its an effort to try to help those people in particular and will affect millions across england. Jessica parker, thank you for taking us through that. The goverments latest daily figures show thereve been a further 2a5 deaths from coronavirus across the uk. The total number of people known to have died in hospitals, care homes and the Wider Community now stands at a1,128. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault on two Police Officers. A video circulating on social media, which we cannot fully show for legal reasons, shows an officer struggling on the ground with a man in frampton park road in hackney, east london. The attack was described as sickening, shocking and disgraceful by the home secretary, priti patel. Anti racism protesters in the us have targeted a number of statues as demonstrations continue following the death of george floyd. In virginia, activists pulled down monuments of soldiers who fought to defend slavery in the american civil war. It comes as President Trump rejects calls to remove pro slavery figures and symbols. A statue of Robert Baden Powell on poole quay will be removed today and placed in safe storage. Baden powell founded the Scout Movement in 1907. Bournemouth, christchurch and Poole Council said it recognised some of his actions were less worthy of commemoration, and said the statue would be removed for now to create time for views to be aired. The statue of slave trader, Edward Colston, has been retrieved from Bristol Harbour and taken to a secure loctaion by the council. The statue had stood in the city centre since 1895, but was pulled down and thrown into the water by demonstrators at a black lives matter protest on sunday. Earlier on breakfast, historian David Olusoga us a campaign for its removal has been on going for years. What happened at the weekend should never have happened because the statue should have been removed decades ago. There has been a campaignfor decades ago. There has been a campaign for decades for it to have been removed. I think the statue belongs in the museum. Its an historical artefact but only becomes one when it is placed in the framing offa one when it is placed in the framing off a museum. When it is on a pedestal in a city centre it is a valuejudgment. Jk rowling has revealed how she experienced Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault, in an essay defending her comments on transgender issues. It comes after she was accused of transphobia, following a series of controversial tweets. pres in a blog post, the harry potter author in a blog post, the harry potter author said incidents in her past had shaped her opinions on the need to protect girls. Nick beakes report contains some flashing images. Apart from the occasional premieres for herfilms, jk rowling prefers to stay out of the limelight. But now, after being accused of transphobia, she says she has to speak up and has revealed deeply personal experiences. In a long essay, she describes her first marriage as violent and says she suffered a very serious Sexual Assault in her 20s. She doesnt identify her attacker. Its a reference to what she calls the relentless attacks on social media shes received after tweeting about the importance of biological sex. Actor daniel radcliffe, who made his name in the harry potter films, spoke out, saying transgender women are women, and hoping thatjk rowlings comments would not taint the Harry Potter Series for fans. Eddie redmayne, who stars in the harry potter spin off fantastic beasts, also disagreed with her. The oscar winning actor, who portrayed a trans woman in the film the danish girl, says trans identities should not be questioned. This is all part of what has proved to be an often divisive discussion. Jk rowling hopes people will see why her own experience compels her to speak out on sex and gender issues. Nick beake, bbc news. The duchess of cambridge has released a video message urging people to document their lockdown experiences using photography, as part of a project she has launched with the National Portrait gallery. Images of sleeping nurses, shielding elderly and chaotic family scenes are featured in the pictures for kates hold still project. More than 12,000 photos have already been submitted and entries close next week. It isnt too late to take part, so please take a moment to capture what life is like for you. Because together i hope we can build a lasting illustration ofjust how our country pulled together during the pandemic. I cant wait to share the final 100 images with you. Iimagine i imagine some really interesting pictures will emerge from this. And some of them, in a way, and i dont mean this in a disparaging way, they are ordinary, but they are moments in time that other circumstances might not seem important but they ta ke might not seem important but they take ona might not seem important but they take on a different kind of importance with what is going on. And just sleeping, just napping earlier. Matt will have the weather for us at around 27 minutes past eight and then mike bushell is here with the sport. We will go back to one of the big stories we are covering. In the wake of the death of george floyd, the question being asked by many young people is, what is going to change . Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in protest, statues have been torn down or removed, and controversial tv programmes and films have been called into question. Breakfasts Graham Satchell has been to speak to a group of teenagers about their hopes for the future. A park in west london and a group of teenagers come together to reflect on a remarkable two weeks since the death of george floyd. It really scared everyone and it made everyone think about whats happening in england as well, the racism happening here. Yeah, it was really shocking. As well, the racism happening here. Every single time i see Something Like that, i have tears in my eyes, because i ask myself, why does it continue to happen . Cause no one deserves that. I think it hasjust sparked such a turning point and such a almost like a revolution because it is like we are just not having it any more. Protests that started in america have spread around the world. Statues of slave traders and imperialists have been turned down the demand is for respect, equality and a better understanding of the past. Down with this imperial, colonial figure. I think it might be nice to change the street names and change the statues but i think the most important thing is actually learning about those people and we need to be taught about the British Legacy of racism and colonisation. I have learnt more from, like, instagram than i have from my entire education. In gcses for example, we dont really learn much about britains black history. We just learn about america and what happens there, like the civil rights movements. I think that schools fail to teach children at a young age and that is probably one of the reasons why racism is still around to this day. We just learn about negative black history and specifically in america, so we learn about slavery and all of that, but then we are not learning about any of that in the uk to start with and second of all, any positive black history, we learn about good white history, bad white history and we just learn about all the bad aspects of black history. We talk about british qualities and what it means to be british. I have had multiple assemblies in school talking about that but i feel as if its not about what it means to be british, i think it should just be what it means to be human and what you can achieve. As i say with history, if you do not understand the past, you cannot understand the present and we wont be able to change the future. So thats fundementally what needs to change it needs to work from the bottom up. There have been so called moments of change, from equiano to wilberforce, harriet tubman, Martin Luther king, mandela, but listen to this, in 2020. People need to realise that White Privilege is a thing, and that black people, because of their skin, they do have struggles with getting to places where white people can easily get to. White people have a lot of privilege compared to us. Some people have a stereotype that black people are like involved in gangs and they are dangerous and all this and dirty and a lot of stuff, and are poor, and i do not think we are going to get the same privileges as white people because it isjust in our history, we are not really the same in history and overall we are not the same and i dont think that is going to change. We can reflect on some of those thoughts we just heard. Were joined now by baroness valerie amos, the director of school of oriental and African Studies at university of london. Shes also due to take up the role of master of University College oxford in august, the first black head of an oxford college. Good morning to you and thank you for your time this morning, baroness. May be first of all can you give us some personal recollection on how you have been feeling over the last few days and weeks. Like many people, i think it has been a really emotional and difficult couple of weeks. It has stirred up a lot of memories for a lot of us. There is something about the inhumanity of seeing a man murdered in front of our eyes, killed in front of our eyes, that has really touched, triggered, something in all of us. And there is a profound debate going on now about the nature of race and racism in our country and in other countries in the world and i think its really important we take it seriously. There is an opportunity, a moment for change. We have to grasp it. We have talked a lot in the last couple of weeks about the importance of the debate and the importance of the discussion. That is important, but for me its about more than that. Its about, what are we going to do . I have been working on these issues for a very long time. Like many people who came here in the 19605, i come from a family where we worked very hard. We played the game, we we re very hard. We played the game, we were told to behave, to work hard, to work in the system and that things would change. And to be perfectly frank, change has taken far, far too long. I have sat on committees. I have been part of commissions where recommendations have been made and the change has been way too slow. So im also frustrated. I look at those young people and i dont know what to say to them, quite frankly. Because i have done what i was told to do. Yes, you could say i have been successful, but i also cant look those young people in the eyes and say to them that the lack of opportunity that they are facing, the fact that four times more of them may be stopped and searched, that unemployment will be much, much higherfor them, that that unemployment will be much, much higher for them, that they may get the grades they need to get into university, but they still may not get there. And even when they get there, they may come out with a degree that is not as good as their white counterparts even though they went in with similar or better grades, because something happens while they are there. It is a profound moment for us. We have a lot to think about, but there is a lot to think about, but there is a lot we have to do. Why is the windrush report still sitting on a shelf . Why is david lammys report still sitting on the shelf . It is not a time for more analysis. It is a time for getting on and doing unchanging. Your thoughts are very interesting. As you are saying, one of the words of the young people we saw in the film a moment to go, we arejust saw in the film a moment to go, we are just not having it any more. Its a perfect encapsulation of that argument. To ask you on a practical note, and symbolism becomes important. In the absence of things changing, symbolism becomes important. You are going to oxford as the first master of an oxford college. There is a statue of cecil rhodes right at the front of oriel college. What do you say about that . Presumably you are in a position where what you say matters, so what can you say about that, for example . I have been following this debate. I have listened to people who have said, it is really important we dont airbrush history. We shouldnt airbrush history, but i dont think you need a statue of cecil rhodes to help you to have a conversation about that history. I would take it down. This is a man who was a white supremacist, and imperialist, he founded a company that made money through slave labour in the mines, and you are telling me we have to have a statue of this person and glorify his memory to have a conversation about history. There is a messy complexity and that history. We dont need a statue. The rhodes trust dont need a statue to do good work. The statue is a symbol of something. We say the country has values, but those are not the values we should be promoting. In the same way Edward Colston was a slave, the fa ct way Edward Colston was a slave, the fact his money is doing Different Things now, thats a different debate. We dont have to glorify those people by keeping their statues up there. Can ijust ask. There is no reason why a statue that was their 100 years ago still has to be there today. On a practical note, given the role you will be taking up a ten oxford college, not the same college, but there have been questions at both oxford and cambridge on diversity and other issues over time, as you know. Is there a danger this issue of that statue there a danger this issue of that statu e gets there a danger this issue of that statue gets bogged down in committees and discussions. Do you think you should bypass that, take it down, and, if you like, talk about it later . I dont think it is as straightforward as that. Yes, it would be a greatjob for somebody to point a finger and say, i like that statue, i dont like that statue, there is a History Associated with that one and not so much of a history with that one. Thats not how it should be done. There are some statues that should not be up there, quite frankly, and i absolutely agree with young people about that. And those decisions could be taken very quickly. But there is a more complex history here. What sadiq khan is doing in terms of setting up the commission and what other mayors are doing in terms of setting up commissions, i think thats really important. What we teach in terms of our history, so many of those young people say they dont understand, they have not been told about that history. They feel an affront, as i do, having to walk past those statues day after day after day. Why are we glorifying people who made their money from the slave trade . Why are we glorifying people whose brutality and violence contributed to their making money . Why are we not as a country talking about how the slave trade helped us to grow and develop and become an important world power . Why arent we talking about that and how that past has informed our present and will inform our future . Of has informed our present and will inform ourfuture . Of course i have seen things change since i came to this country. I am not denying that. But that change is much, much too slow. The reason i sat on those committees, the reason that david lammy led that report that he did on the criminal justice lammy led that report that he did on the criminaljustice system, is because we continue to see the inequality, the injustice, the brutality, being meted out against our young people. My sister and i set upa our young people. My sister and i set up a charity, the amos bursary. I cant look those young men in the eye. They work hard, they get to university, they come to me and they say, we have done our best, we have done what we have been advised to do, and yet we are not even getting in through the door to get the kinds ofjobs in through the door to get the kinds of jobs that we in through the door to get the kinds ofjobs that we should be able to get. Why are we denying opportunities to our young people in this country . Thats the question we should be asking ourselves. The statues is a part of this, but there isa statues is a part of this, but there is a much, much bigger issue around the impact of racism, the impact of continued inequality that we have to address. And i do not understand why the government keeps asking for reports, keeps saying, what should we do. They know. The evidence is there. The analysis has been done. Lets get on and change it and lets be proud of our britain Going Forward. Thank you for your time this morning, baroness, and thank you for speaking to us this morning. Thank you very much. Nhs england says it is offering innovative and more convenient cancer care during the coronavirus pandemic despite figures released later today which are expected to reveal a decline in the number of urgent referrals in april. Charities are calling for a National Plan to restore services and warn of a ticking time bomb in undiagnosed cases. Lets talk more about this with deborahjames, co host of the Award Winning bbc podcast you, me and the big c and consultant clinical oncologist dr richard simcock. Morning to you both. Lets get straight to it with the numbers. Im not asking you to predict them, but what are they likely to indicate in terms of referrals . Macmillan cancer ca re terms of referrals . Macmillan cancer care will be looking at these figures very closely. We expect to see a shortfall. If we look at similar figures see a shortfall. If we look at similarfigures from march, the number of patients seen by hospital specialist after referral from a gp we re specialist after referral from a gp were 26,000 patients fewer than at the same time last year. Its really important that during covid we dont allow cancer to become a forgotten c so seen extent of the shortfall will be important. The last time we spoke to you, deborah, we were talking about how people just were not going to gps, they were too scared to go and scared to go to hospital. What do you think it is perhaps driving this drop in urgent referrals and treatment . We know a couple of months ago that there was a 75 , thats huge, drop in referrals. A variety of Different Things. The message was very loud and clear, protect the nhs. But we have to focus on the importance of early diagnosis and as a cancer patient myself, it is literally the difference between life and death. We have to carry on talking about cancer. Indeed, deborah, with the podcast, people will be in touch with you all the time. They are talking to you, but have they said they fear they are being left out of they fear they are being left out of the system, or the system is so far behind and perhaps they are even more concerned than they were before the diagnosis . I think it is a mixed picture and i think sadly only time will tell what the picture will look like. I only know case by case examples at the moment. I come like everyone , examples at the moment. I come like everyone, is eagerly awaiting these figures. It is quite a tough time for all of us and its a really heavy time for the cancer community. Its scary, like myself, undergoing treatment at a time when you are told to stay away from hospital. But i think the thing that is coming forward today in the release from nhs england is that they are saying they are open, and there is capacity. So now people really need to trust in that, come forward and recognise that actually cancer is still going on, whether we like it or not. Today, normally, undera regular climate in the uk, about 1000 people will be told, you have cancer. Thats about 350 odd thousand people per year who are being treated in the system with cancer. That is not going to go anywhere. If you are somebody sitting at home who has might have put off a change in bowel habits, and as somebody who campaigns hard for early diagnosis of bowel cancer, please for early diagnosis of bowel cancer, please do for early diagnosis of bowel cancer, please do not wait. Go to yourgp. Cancer, please do not wait. Go to your gp. They are saying they are open for business so please go and get yourself checked. Doctor, eve ryo ne get yourself checked. Doctor, everyone is aware of the pressure the nhs has been under because of covid. Do you think, if you like, the messaging has been upfront enough that you can still come forward with what you should have donein forward with what you should have done in the first place . Do you think that should have been said louder and more clearly . However louder and more clearly . However loud or clear it has been said, we need to say it loud and clearly now. Deborah is right, we need to say to patients, if you are worried about symptoms then come forward because yourgp is symptoms then come forward because your gp is ready to hear about symptoms and refer you to specialists. We are worried of a backlog and a cancer time bomb of patients with undiagnosed cancer is we need to see and treat so i urge patients to come forward, but at the same time as urging patients to do their bit in reporting symptoms, what we need and what macmillan have been asking of the nhs since april, is an urgent Recovery Plan to manage that backlog in the future. Thank you both very much. Deborahjames and doctor richard simcock, thank you. Now lets get the weather with matt. Those are some big raindrops and big rainfall totals as well. In the last 2a hours, the rainfall in south wales and South West England. 68 millimetres represents more than a months worth of rain falling in just a day at the mumbles near swa nsea. Just a day at the mumbles near swansea. A big turnaround. The rain is easing but there will be more downpours in the next couple of days. England and wales particularly will be windy for a time. All of us turning humid as we head to the weekend. Even though there will be some sunshine there are downpours never far away. Downpours now some sunshine there are downpours neverfar away. Downpours now easing from the south west, lingering for the next hour over parts of cornwall, a wet day in the Channel Islands. You can see some heavy rain showers pushing into eastern parts of england, particularly east anglia and they will work west through the day. To the north of that, much of scotla nd day. To the north of that, much of scotland and Northern Ireland will have a dry and bright day with spells of sunshine. Sunshine breaking through the crowd in england and wales with the exception of the Channel Islands where it remains cloudy throughout. Some pretty nasty thunderstorms through the parts of south wales, and the southern midlands through the afternoon. Strong wind touch and gale force through much of england and wales bringing the return of more persistent rain in north east england later. One of the wettest spots in the next few days. Northern ireland and scotland, away from the south east, both will have a dry and bright day temperature is not far from where they should be. This evening and overnight, staying windy for many with the rain remaining in place for north east england and at times elsewhere in north east england, Northern Ireland and the far south of scotland. Staying wet in the Channel Islands but in between something drier and temperature is mild to start friday morning. Not desperately cold tomorrow but a wet one in the Channel Islands with the rain spreading into southern england, the midlands and wales through the day. Heavy rain in Northern England particularly to the east of the pennines, easing off and then going more erratically into eastern scotland. Crowd making it cool. Sunshine in the west of scotland, 20 degrees possible. Could see 21 or 22 further south end in the east when sunshine breaks through as the gusty wind pushes the rain to the irish sea. As we going to the weekend, low pressure with us at the moment is still close by, to the south west. Winds flowing around in an anticlockwise direction that will bring in milder and anticlockwise direction that will bring in milderand more anticlockwise direction that will bring in milder and more humid air as we go into the weekend. There will be more rain particularly at the start of saturday in Northern Ireland, Northern England and southern scotland. Thunderstorms breaking out in england and wales with sunshine in between. A humid 25 in the south east, it may be 22 or 23 in western scotland. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. Former cabinet members are among those calling for the government to relax the two metre social distancing rule in england, in order to kick start the economy. Mps and Industry Leaders warn that keeping the restriction in place will prevent schools from reopening properly, while pubs and restaurants fear going bust. The World Health Organisation recommends a one metre restriction guidance followed by france, denmark and singapore. Meanwhile, Single Parents and People Living alone in england will be able to stay overnight at one other household, as part of a further easing of coronavirus restrictions. Borisjohnson described the measure as a support bubble, saying it will help to combat loneliness. The relaxation comes into effect from saturday, but does not apply to those who are shielding. Social distancing, self isolating and shielding were phrases that six months ago, most of us had never heard of. Today, theyre part of everyday conversation. Well, as weve been hearing, there is now a new one to add to the list. Lets find out what support bubbles are, who they apply to, and when do they come into force . Lets find out now from our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, who joins us from windsor. Fergus, always good to see you. There was some talk about of these bubbles and nobody really quite knew what a bubble would be. Do we have a clear idea of what a bubble is . think we do. This is about trying to deal with some of the consequences of loneliness and isolation that many people have felt over the last few months. And so, what it applies to in england is, if you are living on your own, or you are a lone pa re nt on your own, or you are a lone parent with children under 18, you will be allowed to pick one other household and you will be able to hook up with them, go indoors, stay the night, hogg commands that would be your support bubble. It could be a grandparent seeing their grandchildren for the first time. It could be two single adults coming together for the first time. But the key thing is if anybody in those two households, in that support bubble, get symptoms, both households will have to get going to isolation for ia days. Have to get going to isolation for days. One have to get going to isolation for 14 days. One of the things about this, and we heard one thing from a conservative mp today, who is going to enforce this . You dont have to register, do you . You dont have to register, do you . You dont have to register who is in your support bubble. It is just take register who is in your support bubble. It isjust take it register who is in your support bubble. It is just take it on trust, ta ke bubble. It is just take it on trust, take it on the fact that yes, it is important, especially for those who have been really lonely, but those who are shielding are not included . No, those who are shielded are not included. More than 2 million people. We are expecting guidance in june to opt out position. Now, it is not going to be policed. Then again people are not being policed about how many people are coming into their gardens. It is about keeping to the spirit of the guidance. And with all these things, people doing the right thing. We were talking a lot about the two major social distancing rule, the really key thing there is that if you are standing in near someone, thing there is that if you are standing in nearsomeone, if thing there is that if you are standing in near someone, if you are pointing side to side rather than face to face, you have got less risk of passing on the virus. If you have any symptoms you shouldnt be going out at all. When all the relaxing with all the relaxing of the lockdown measures, it is about common sense, a lot of it, and people are going to be allowed to form these support bubble is. But not to over interpret them, if i can put it that way. On the bubble thing, ona put it that way. On the bubble thing, on a compassionate level, absolutely many people will say that maybe a lot of these people will be older people, they want to see their grandchildren and they are unfair on. So loneliness is a real health risk in itself. But where is the kind of scientific logic of allowing an older person, who is potentially more at risk, to go into a household with children who, as we know, are more likely to be asymptomatic . How is that, how can that fit within Everything Else we have been told about the risks . Well, its because on both the number of infections in the uk are still high although the uk are still high although the number of infections in the uk are still high, it has gone down a lot from the peak when perhaps we we re lot from the peak when perhaps we were having 100,000 new infections a day. And because there is less virus out there, its thought that is a reasonable step to take, a cautious step towards leading the lockdown. Of course, all these things, if we all lived entirely locked down forever, then the virus would go away, but there would be no society left. So it is about gradually lifting the lockdown, the balance of risk from the virus over the benefit of grandparents seeing their grandchildren for the first time in months and dealing with that sense of loneliness and isolation. On that subject, john from bridgwater has beenin subject, john from bridgwater has been in touch. We always rely on you to a nswer been in touch. We always rely on you to answer these questions as clearly as we can. Take this one on. John has six children. And between them they have 18 children. John has six, 18 grandchildren. Got that . Yes. Does he have to select one child over the other five if he is to find his social bubble, support bubble . think the answer to that is yes. What i can tell you that might be more useful than my like to guess on that answer, i dont know his situation, is where there are single pa rents, situation, is where there are Single Parents, separated parents, lets say they have three kids under the age of 18, both those separated pa rents age of 18, both those separated parents will be allowed to form separate support bubbles, so children of separated parents could well end up in more than one support bubble. So that might apply in many cases around the uk. Now if any of those people then end up getting symptoms, then all of those bubbles really should go into self isolation. That kind of leads on to the question from angus. Angus has had to social distance from his partner since the lockdown began. They are both divorced. They both have children, the children themselves have been splitting time between their respective mum and dads. He asks, can i finally spent some time with my partner at her home . But what he is worried about is you are potentially putting four households in a bubble because you have got each of them, plus the other partners. Yeah. They definitely can form a support bubble. And i think actually that of the other partner, theyll form a separate support bubble. A lovely children are going between the two, what im not absolutely clear about, andi what im not absolutely clear about, and i will try to get the answer, is whether both of support bubble to s both separated parents, effectively all would have to going to isolation for 1a days. If the children are going between the two. Or whether they can classify as completely separate support bubbles, not sure. This one from kerry, this is the last one. You are breathing a sigh of relief. Does this new rules mean that my mum could look after my daughter while i go to work, or is it just daughter while i go to work, or is itjust for daughter while i go to work, or is it just for socialising . No, definitely does mean that that could happen. And it will help a lot of lone parents get that childcare support from grandparents that certainly people rely on. So no, it definitely means they could help with childcare. That was quite an easy one. Yeah fergus, are you writing the answers on your website . Yes, i will. Writing the answers on your website . Yes, iwill. I writing the answers on your website . Yes, i will. I will try to check that out now. Its really important whether children going between different parents, whether all those social support bubbles fall over at the same time. Itjust shows, it is not easy figuring out these rules. But they are there and they are there to be abided by. Thank you so much, fergus. He had his moment of this morning, didnt he . He certainly did thank you for getting in touch. Each circumstance illustrates that michael would have your circumstance, there will be some of the thing. It will be reflected elsewhere. Families are not identikit. We all have are circumstances. We need to talk about british gas. They have been somejardel or talk about british gas. They have been some jardel or job talk about british gas. They have been somejardel or job losses announced. That is what sean is focusing on. Another Company Feeling the pinch . Yeah. You could look at various Different Industries and there are certain similarities in there are certain similarities in the approach of management in what they are trying to achieve in terms ofjob cuts. Centrica, the owners of british gas, the main part of the centrica business is to supply energy to domestic customers around the uk, to household around the uk, to business customers as well. They have said this morning that they will be looking to reduce the headcount, the number of jobs will be looking to reduce the headcount, the number ofjobs at their business by 5000. They have more than 25,000 people working at centrica. They say over half of the departures are expected to come from management. They are looking for a consolidation across the various different parts of the business that they have. They talk about having over 80 business where different contracts in place as the business has grown and changed over the decades. Interestingly, we have been talking about British Airways this morning and changes that staff there might see on their contracts. Centrica have said the company is going to start a consultation with staff today. It will simplified terms and conditions for employees in the uk. Not only are they looking to reduce the number of roles in the business with 5000 redundancies expected, they are also looking to change the conditions that other staff would work under as well. Sean, of course, there is also British Airways. A lot of talk about how British Airways is managing its business throughout this, especially when we are seeing the quarantine laws and air travel practically depleted . Yes. Another industry affected in a different way, nobody is flying out the minute. That is having a knock on effect across the whole of the aviation industry. British airways themselves have already said 12,000 jobs expected to go at some point. Workers union is concerned about not just go at some point. Workers union is concerned about notjust those redundancies, but the pay and conditions of the staff that would remain after those as well. Many staff have got in touch with us in recent days. Concerned, frustrated, upset at how they see British Airways is treating them. When this happened it was devastating, like a bereavement because it was the longest relationship in my life, apart from my parents. It has been ripped up and thrown away like were worthless. Fiona worked as cabin crew for British Airways for more than 30 years. Just like over 20,000 of the Airlines Staff shes furloughed and off work, with her pay covered by the government. She is also one of many who have got in touch with us on breakfast incredibly worried for their jobs and livelihoods. We have changed her name and voice to protect her identity. I cant even think about how this is going to effect my life. If they say, would you like to work on this contract, i have to have a conversation with my 16 year old son, saying we would be able to pay the mortgage and utilities and thats it. To prepare for a very uncertain future, British Airways plans to make up to one third of its workforce redundant and its also proposing changes for the remaining staff. Their workers claim they have been threatened with the sack and will only be rehired if they agree to less pay and worse conditions. Rachel, also not her real name, has been with the company for more than three decades. I potentially could lose everything. I had a meltdown, where ijust sat and cried for most of the day. I get that there is a pandemic and the Airline Industry is suffering. I see this though as using a pandemic is a way of doing a restructuring that is absolutely brutal. Only one union, one representing pilots, is even in negotiations with the airlines and they say talks are hanging by a friend. One pilot who hasjustjoined the business has been told the contract signed has been null and void. Ba enticed me to leave my employment and then terminated my offer. They should stop being callous and opportunistic and work more constructively. Me and my family rely on my wifes income together with savings. Ba says it is trying to protect as manyjobs as possible for the future. A very severe and significant crisis and, quite honestly, without question this has been driven solely by the downturn. I do not think i need to hide because it is obvious to anybody, not flying. Not much comfort to Staff Members who told breakfast that they are in constant fear of what the future holds. It is horrendous, i do not know how it has got this far. It isjust so devastating, everyone is mentally and emotionally all over the place. Very tough time for workers across the uk at the minute with the uncertainty around heathrow this morning, the boss of the airport saying they are launching a volu nta ry saying they are launching a voluntary redundancy scheme where staff will be able to come forward and take redundancy. They say the front line roles and defending the front line roles and defending the front line roles the way they have so far is not sustainable. So it is right across the aviation industry. We herewith centrica this morning, more and more Companies Looking at a cost cutting by laying off members of staff. The problem with this as there was a point at which people might welcome voluntary redundancy because there are other opportunities, now you look at retail, you look at the restaurant trade, if you are made redundant it is not as if there are loads ofjobs out there because nothing is open . No, particularly right now. We dont really know what the world will look like ina really know what the world will look like in a few months. The bank of england have talked about the economy bouncing back next year but for people who are going through this and need to pay bills in the months to get through the rest of this year, that is were not really a lot of consolation. Thank you, sean. Filming has returned on the set of coronation street and although coronavirus will be mentioned on the cobbles, Programme Makers insist it wont dominate storylines on the soap. Remaining at a social distance while filming has seen new measures in place, including a one way system around the set and stars doing their own make up. Our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson has been speaking to some of the cast and crew. It is corrie in the covid era. After a gap of almost three months, the nations most watched soap is back filming. Emma brooker walking into a wall in front of sally webster. Aw and corrie celebrated with her first ever broadcast press conference on zoom. That is me looking awkward, top row, second from the left. Can you spot the two corrie stars . The head of itv in the north explained the new safety procedures theyve put in place. We are maintaining the two metre distance. Weve got people with poles going around. Actually i saw some rather fearsome footage of dave the Security Guard wielding his pole this morning. You would not want to mess with that guy and his pole. Were getting a bit tight here, we need to keep the two metres. The average numbers on set have been reduced from a0 to 15, all filming on location has been supended, and older characters will only appear on the show when they facetime theirfriends. Oh, and roys rolls will only serve takeaway although planned plot lines have not changed much. I dont think people tune in to coronation street wanting to see more people banging on about the pandemic, actually. And we were very keen that what we wanted to do was carry on telling as many of the same stories that we were planning to tell as possible. The actors who have already filled this week have enjoyed it. We were nervous, relieved, we have done it, we did it in plenty of time, its possible, lets move on and the amount of actors who were sort of asking me, texting me, how did it go, how did you get on . Just relief, we are back, lovely, really lovely. Press conference over, i was given one on one time with jane danson who plays Leanne Battersby. She told me more about the changes. We are required to do our own make up, ourown hair, which for me personally is not too much of an issue because my character is going through a particularly traumatic time at the moment so shes not really hugely bothered about what she looks like. These two then walk that way together, obviously a few metres apart. The day mayjust take a bit longer than it did before but we certainly found, within a couple of hours, we all got in our grove again. It just felt like we were doing our normal day, just very much at a distance. How do you think Leanne Battersby would have coped in a lockdown . Laughs that is a really good question. She is stroppy at the best of times so i think she would have found this quite difficult and i appreciate fora lot of people being locked in with young children, it is kind of hard to occupy them at the best of times so i think she probably would have she has got alot on her plate at the minute but had that not been going on, she would not have coped very well but, yeah, i think i have coped a little bit better than she would. Action. We will find out exactly how corrie has coped when these episodes start being shown onjuly 2ath. Colin paterson, bbc news. Interesting seeing how they are adapting. Yes, but soap operas are such an important part of everyday life. In these times you want that regular, friendly, comforting programme. It is good it is back on. Two years ago, salisbury became the site of an unprecedented national emergency, when a former russian spy, Sergei Skripal and his daughter yulia, were poisoned with nerve agent novichok. Now, in a new three part bbc drama, the events are retold through the eyes of those investigating what happened. Lets take a look. Hello. Its surrogate. What you mean . You are going to do what . When . 15 minutes . Thank you. Thank you for letting me know. Iam going i am going to bring you some breaking news coming in from Police Investigating the attack on the russian spy. We are just hearing they have given the name of the Police Officer being treated in hospital. He has been confirmed as nicky bailey. He has been confirmed as nicky bailey. Were joined now by the dramas co writer, adam patterson, and the actor annabel scholey. You saw her playing sara baillie. Good morning to you both. Adam, this isa good morning to you both. Adam, this is a subject, a person died, it was dramatic at the time, of course, and it was the stuff of spy movies and everything, but to do this and trace back through the community and how it responded to the incident, not just the drama of the incident, must have been quite tricky . Yes. When myself and my co writer first went to salisbury it was only three to four months after the death. We felt a massive responsibility that if we we re a massive responsibility that if we were going to tell the story we had to do it right. We didnt know if there was a new angle to tell because the media had covered it so much. But when we went there, even over the course of the first couple of weeks research, we met this Incredible Group of people from Civil Servants to Public Health officials, who had really capped many people alive in the city in the face of this invisible thread. We assume like many others that the local response was one from whitehall by the government. But actually it was run by normal people just like ourselves. It is quite remarkable that a Public Health official who normally deals with cases of Food Poisoning and outbreaks of neats was actually responsible for trying to track down and lock down portions of the city against these deadly chemical weapon that had been used on british soil. Annabel, good morning. Your character, we saw in the clip a couple of minutes ago, sarah is the wife of the Police Officer who people may remember was contaminated, nick bailey. Did you know much about the story in advance of getting involved in the production . Do you know what, i think like most people i obviously knew it had happened. I remember the russians on the bench, the skripals. Ican russians on the bench, the skripals. I can vaguely remember seeing theresa may talking about it in westminster but very little. In fa ct, westminster but very little. In fact, i dont think i knew anything about the baileys. Not so much the panorama documentary did i hear anything. Not until. I knew very little about dawn sturgess, who tragically died injuly little about dawn sturgess, who tragically died in july of this year. That year. It was very much focused on who did it and the political side of it. But definitely not the real people. And when you play a real life character, and sara baillie exist in real life, you had contact, i understand as part of this process . Yes, ive never played anybody living before. It was pretty terrifying. I mean, really amazing to be able to do that. But i did feel a huge sense of responsibility. And i went with ralph spall, who plays nick bailey, and we had tea with them. We were both incredibly nervous but we felt it was the right thing to do. We felt we needed to go and almost pay their our respect to them and we could get on with doing ourjob. They were amazing people. So strong. We met their children. I cant believe they survived it and they are still together. Really remarkable family. Adam, it is still very recent. It would be very fresh in the minds of the people there, of course the families as well. And you said that the people you met in the community who are talking to you, they were the ones who had driven this story because it is notjust a sequence of events, this series, it is about the wider impact it had on that community . Yeah, i mean we werent from the outset interested in the kind of spooky spy angle. We werent interested in who caused this. It was moore who cleaned it up. We saw these barricades going up around salisbury. Who was making those decisions . Was the barricades up . Who had to do that and what impact they have on their lives . When we we nt they have on their lives . When we went to one meeting a with wiltshire council, the director of Public Health told us about her story in a very personal way, this is an ordinary woman who deals primarily with Food Poisoning outbreaks and things like that, and she had been away from her home for weeks and weeks and weeks, to massive detriment to her family. She had to make massive calls to section off parts of the city at great Economic Cost to salisbury. She was under massive economic pressure. She had never obviously came up against a nerve agent before. It was quite remarkable. To tell their stories, we decided and the bbc agreed the story can only be told of all of these people signed up to it. We couldnt represent the sturgis family, who tragically lost don, if they didnt think this story should be told. We managed to bring those people on board but it took a long time. We kept them on board through the whole process, through and production, so they could see the script, they could see the finished films and they were happy. That was really important to us. Its an interesting drama. Annabel, we ran this piece on coronation street and how filming is changing now. As an actor, your life is completely different now, isnt it . There is a big question over it, for sure. Like every industry, i suppose, in some ways. They are making a lot of headway. But the two metre rule is a bit tricky, for obvious reasons. So until that really gets relaxed, hopefully at the right time, it is going to make it pretty difficult to continue as normal. But im sure everybody has seen, people are already trying to. The talking heads that have just been released. People have been trying to make a tv through all of the incredible nightmare that we are having. But im hoping, hoping that i will get back soon. Lovely to speak to you. Thank you for your time as well. You can watch the three part series, which runs consecutively from this sunday night here on bbc one at 9pm, and also, on the bbc iplayer. Thats all from us for today. Well be back tomorrow from six. Until then, enjoy your day. Goodbye. This is bbc news with the latest headlines. An easing of the lockdown from saturday. New support bubbles mean People Living alone and Single Parents in england will be allowed to stay with one other household. Ministers are warned of dire economic consequences if they dont ease the two metre social distancing rule in england