An extra hour in school for some pupils in wales as heads try out changes to the Academic Year. The Winter Olympics torch relay kicks off in beijing as chinas capital gears up for the games. Good morning. Quite a lot of Cloud Producing Light Rain in the north and east. Not as windy as it has been but it is still going to be mild. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 2nd of february. The government will today set out its long delayed Manifesto Plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. The proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, Public Transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies. Our Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. We are a government committed to levelling up. It is absolutely what levelling up is all about. What were doing is levelling up. Level up across the whole of the uk. Ministers have talked about it a lot. Im here to talk about levelling up. Michael gove will talk about it more today. Levelling up was at the heart of the conservatives 2019 Election Campaign. Plans to be outlined include plans to be outlined include creating more regional mayors, with london style powers. Bringing Public Transport closer to london standards. Giving the large majority of the Country Access to 4g broadband. And eliminating illiteracy in Primary School leavers. Many of these ideas may sound familiar. But labour says it amounts to shuffling the deck chairs. A report from the National Audit office says the government hasnt always properly monitored how well its local Spending Plans are worked. Their department hasnt always got a very good grasp of what it is trying to deliver with the money it is pouring in. This is taxpayers money. We want to see outcomes. That means, in economic terms, jobs and thriving thriving Business Areas. We are not clear that is going to happen. There is a long way to go to prove this money is being spent as well as the teller cities. The government plans to give these National Missions status in law, with a system to measure progress, and says it wants to work with devolved government to achieve its aims across the uk. Borisjohnson, who has been fighting for his job, he may want to show he still has an eye on a longer term agenda. Jessica parker, bbc news In Westminster. Werejoined now by our chief Political Correspondent adam fleming. There are some distractions on the road today . There are some distractions on the road today . Good morning. Some of the newspapers have been looking into Downing Street parties again. Some into Downing Street parties again. Some of into Downing Street parties again. Some of the parties we already knew about some of the parties we already knew about. They claim the Prime Minister was at about. They claim the Prime Minister was at some about. They claim the Prime Minister was at some of them, which we didnt know was at some of them, which we didnt know he was at some of them, which we didnt know he was was at some of them, which we didnt know he was at. That is still speculation, which Downing Street is refusing speculation, which Downing Street is refusing to speculation, which Downing Street is refusing to confirm, and because sue grays refusing to confirm, and because sue grays report refusing to confirm, and because sue grays report was a slimmed down version, grays report was a slimmed down version, because she couldnt say everything version, because she couldnt say everything she wanted to say because of the everything she wanted to say because of the met everything she wanted to say because of the met Police Investigation, that is, of the met Police Investigation, that is, i of the met Police Investigation, that is, i think, going to remain a mystery that is, i think, going to remain a mystery for that is, i think, going to remain a mystery for now, unless we can get some mystery for now, unless we can get some more mystery for now, unless we can get some more witnesses that can actually some more witnesses that can actually back up that story. But what actually back up that story. But what we actually back up that story. But what we have seen is the theme this week, what we have seen is the theme this week, the what we have seen is the theme this week, the government trying to get on with week, the government trying to get on with governing. The Prime Minister on with governing. The Prime Minister went to on with governing. The Prime Ministerwent to ukraine on with governing. The Prime Minister went to ukraine yesterday, to boister minister went to ukraine yesterday, to bolster the Ukrainian Government with ail to bolster the Ukrainian Government with all those Russian Troops massing with all those Russian Troops massing on the border. And today were massing on the border. And today were going to get from michael gove this Flagship Policy of the about levelling up. So that every bit of the country feels as rich and successful and nice as every other bit of successful and nice as every other bit of the successful and nice as every other bit of the country. So we are going to get bit of the country. So we are going to get a bit of the country. So we are going to get a huge paper today, which is made to get a huge paper today, which is made up to get a huge paper today, which is made up of to get a huge paper today, which is made up of loads of things. The main stock made up of loads of things. The main stock is made up of loads of things. The main stock is we made up of loads of things. The main stock is we have got 12 missions, they stock is we have got 12 missions, they are stock is we have got 12 missions, they are called. You would have called they are called. You would have called them targets in the old days. It called them targets in the old days. It includes called them targets in the old days. It includes everything from transport, education, skills, health. Transport, education, skills, health, technology and even something called pride in place, people something called pride in place, people feeling happier about their town centre or their village or their town centre or their village or their suburb actually looks. And the main their suburb actually looks. And the main way their suburb actually looks. And the main way for delivering this is going main way for delivering this is going to main way for delivering this is going to be more devolution. In other going to be more devolution. In other words, going to be more devolution. In otherwords, more mares. So some places otherwords, more mares. So some places in otherwords, more mares. So some places in england have already got merrimacks with a lot of powers, some merrimacks with a lot of powers, some places have merrimack that dont some places have merrimack that dont have some places have merrimack that dont have a lot of powers. It is about dont have a lot of powers. It is about spreading the model everywhere. What i would say is this is about everywhere. What i would say is this is about the everywhere. What i would say is this is about the government and the Civil Service getting ready to deiiver Civil Service getting ready to deliver levelling up over the next ten years deliver levelling up over the next ten years. It is not the actual ieveiiing ten years. It is not the actual levelling up itself happening straightaway. Thank you very much for that. The minister for levelling up, michael gove, willjoin us here on breakfast at around seven thirty this morning. Police have until later today to either charge or release Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood, over allegations of rape and assault. He was further arrested yesterday, on suspicion of Sexual Assault and making threats to kill. Our reporter dave guest is at old trafford for us this morning. What is the latest . Yes, good nrorning what is the latest . Yes, good morning. Mason greenwood has, of course, morning. Mason greenwood has, of course, spent a third night in police course, spent a third night in Police Custody after three days of questioning by detectives. He was arrested questioning by detectives. He was arrested on sunday, on suspicion of rape and arrested on sunday, on suspicion of rape and assault. His Arrest Foiiowed rape and assault. His arrest followed claims made online by a woman followed claims made online by a woman who said the 20 year old had assaulted woman who said the 20 year old had assaulted her. Yesterday came that further assaulted her. Yesterday came that further development when Greater Manchester police said he had been further Manchester Police said he had been further arrested on suspicion of making further arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and Sexual Assault making threats to kill and Sexual Assault. Now, when the allegations against assault. Now, when the allegations against him first became public on sunday. Against him first became public on sunday, Manchester United announced that he sunday, Manchester United announced that he would not be training with or playing that he would not be training with or playing for the club until further or playing for the club until further notice. It said in a statement did not condone violence of any statement did not condone violence of any kind, a position it reiterated yesterday. On monday, of course, reiterated yesterday. On monday, of course, the reiterated yesterday. On monday, of course, the Sportswear Company nike said it course, the Sportswear Company nike said it was course, the Sportswear Company nike said it was suspending its relationship with the player because it was relationship with the player because it was deeply concerned about these allegations. And yesterday, the computer game developer ea sports said Mason Greenwood would be removed said Mason Greenwood would be removed from its products, including fifa 22 removed from its products, including fifa 22. Magistrates had granted police fifa 22. Magistrates had granted police extra time to continue questioning Mason Greenwood. That is due to questioning Mason Greenwood. That is due to expire later today. What happens due to expire later today. What happens next is unknown. Meanwhile, there has happens next is unknown. Meanwhile, there has been no Public Comment yet on behaif there has been no Public Comment yet on behalf of there has been no Public Comment yet on behalf of the player. On behalf of the player. Dave, Thank Ou Ve On Behalf of the player. Dave, thank you very much shoppers are seeing the highest price rises in almost a decade according to new data. Figures from the british retail consortium, and the Research Company nielsen, show that annual shop inflation injanuary, almost doubled compared with december. Hormone replacement therapy could be made available over the counter without the need for a prescription. A Public Consultation will be held on the proposal. Last year it was announced at the cost of Repeat Prescriptions for hrt would be significantly reduced in england. The russian president has accused the us of trying to draw russia into war with its neighbour. Vladimir putin has denied he is planning an invasion. This comes as Boris Johnson visited ukraine yesterday. And he is expected to talk to Vladimir Putin at some point this week. Whoopi goldberg has been suspended as presenter of the american talk show, the view, for two weeks. Its after she made comments, and apologised for claiming the holocaust wasnt about race. The president of abc news, kim godwin, said shed asked ms goldberg to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her Wrong And Hurtful comments. Beijing has kicked off the Winter Olympics torch relay, ahead of the Opening Ceremony on friday. Later today, the games begin with team gb getting things started in the curling. Our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell is in beijing. Stephen, how has china prepared for these games . Well, excitement is building here. But on well, excitement is building here. But on the well, excitement is building here. But on the streets of beijing here, there but on the streets of beijing here, there arent people lining these major there arent people lining these major arteries waiting for the torch relay major arteries waiting for the Torch Relay To major arteries waiting for the Torch Relay To come through. Thats because relay to come through. Thats because it relay to come through. Thats because it is a very scaled down torch because it is a very scaled Down Torch Relay because it is a very scaled Down Torch Relay. It is not one involving mass torch relay. It is not one involving mass bubiic torch relay. It is not one involving mass public participation. There are only three mass public participation. There are only three days of the relay leading up only three days of the relay leading up to only three days of the relay leading up to the only three days of the relay leading up to the Opening Ceremony on friday up to the Opening Ceremony on friday. And even then, its only part friday. And even then, its only part of friday. And even then, its only part of these three days when there is a bit part of these three days when there is a bit of part of these three days when there is a bit of a part of these three days when there is a bit of a really being held. That is a bit of a really being held. That said is a bit of a really being held. That said though, we have seen some famous that said though, we have seen some Famous People Carrying The Torch today Famous People Carrying The Torch today for Famous People Carrying The Torch today. For example, an astronaut, former today. For example, an astronaut, former chinese olympians and world renowned former chinese olympians and World Renowned Basketballer Passing The Torch On Renowned Basketballer passing the torch on to the greek ambassador. They torch on to the greek ambassador. They are torch on to the greek ambassador. They are trying to give it an international field. They are trying to give it an internationalfield. Of the they are trying to give it an international field. Of the big Story International field. Of the big story that remains here. These huge bubbies story that remains here. These huge bubbles have been created to keep the spectators and the athletes and the spectators and the athletes and The General Public separated in this city. The general public separated in this city but The General Public separated in this city. But within those bubble areas, they are city. But within those bubble areas, they are finding cases by the dozen. An extra they are finding cases by the dozen. An extra 32 they are finding cases by the dozen. An extra 32 cases have been added today an extra 32 cases have been added today. Interestingly, only half of those today. Interestingly, only half of those have been detected at the airport those have been detected at the airport. That means within those oiymbic airport. That means within those olympic bubbles there is some spread of the olympic bubbles there is some spread of the virus. Olympic bubbles there is some spread of the virus, it seems. It is either that of the virus, it seems. It is either that or of the virus, it seems. It is either that or people are coming through and carrying the virus, and then it is kicking and carrying the virus, and then it is kicking through a few days later. Every is kicking through a few days later. Every day is kicking through a few days later. Every day within the bubble you get tested every day within the bubble you get tested it every day within the bubble you get tested. It would be a big challenge to see tested. It would be a big challenge to see if tested. It would be a big challenge to see if this keeps spreading. We know to see if this keeps spreading. We know how to see if this keeps spreading. We know how easy it is for omicron to be passed know how easy it is for omicron to be passed on and how much that end that be passed on and how much that end that ends be passed on and how much that end that ends up affecting the games overait overall. Thank you. Overall. Thank ou. ,. , overall. Thank ou. ,. , thank you. They need some snow there will sto thank you. They need some snow there will step carroll thank you. They need some snow there Will Stop Carroll has our thank you. They need some snow there Will Stop Carroll has our weather. Will stop carroll has our weather. Good morning. Good morning. There is a wee bit of snow in our forecast in the next couple of days but not for everyone. This morning it is a mild start, the exception is around aberdeenshire and also the Northern Isles, where temperatures have fallen away to three or four. Today generally is going to be fairly cloudy and mild. The cloud will be thick enough for patchy drizzle. This front yesterday went south, today it is going north. It is producing a lot of cloud. Some light and patchy rain in the north and east. That rain will pep up in the north east later. A breezy day. These are the average wind speeds. Nowhere near as windy as it has been. It should brighten up quite nicely across parts of east wales, the midlands, down towards the south of indian, the south east and east anglia. These are our temperatures. Nine to 12 degrees. We are still in the colder air across the Northern Isles. This evening and overnight we have got some rain in the north and also the west. One or two bits of clear sky. Also the west. One or two bits of clearsky. Fairly also the west. One or two bits of clear sky. Fairly fleeting. Also the west. One or two bits of clearsky. Fairly fleeting. It also the west. One or two bits of clear sky. Fairly fleeting. It is going to be windy by the ant of the night across the north west of scotland. As you can see, it is not going to be a cold night. Tomorrow we start off with some bits and pieces of rain. Bright skies as well. It is this band of rain we are watching, which is going to bring in some more significant rainfall. And behind it, it turns colder. We see some wintry showers. Ahead of it, we are looking at mild conditions. It is going to be a windy day. Thank you, carol. A trial to lengthen the school day in wales has begun, with pupils offered an extra five hours a week to take part in more activities and learning. More school that is what we need. Its part of a reform which could also change the Academic Year and end the long summer holiday. Our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, has been to visit one school taking part. Ifeel excited because i can make new friends and its an opportunity for me to learn new skills. I was quite lonely during the pandemic because i was by myself in my house. But i think this extra hour| will help our socialisation, make friendships better. Best foot forward, followed by a fist. This lesson in Mixed Martial Arts is the first taste the pupils here at the six bells primary campus are getting of their new extended school day. The extra hour at the end of every day will mean taekwondo, dance, cooking and lego building all become part of the timetable for the next ten weeks. Its going to be all right. Ill get to see my friends, but it will be a bit tiring. I think ill be fine. Being with friends and things always makes me a bit happy. Todays number of the day is 36. So all the possibilities around on your whiteboard. But not everyone is pleased by the prospect of reform. The National Association of head teachers warn schools arent childcare providers, and staff shouldnt be expected to take on extra work. Diane . At this school, most of the activities will be taken by companies coming in to offer something different. Post pandemic, learner confidence has been low. We want them to re engage with learning. We want them to have the opportunity to develop their friendships and generally seek out something in the Wider Community that they can go forward and use. Hello, morning, welcome to the lego club. Ministers in wales are also lining up a potential change to the school year that could mean ending the long Summer Holidays that have been in place for over a century, and having longer breaks in autumn and winter. So what do parents make of that . I find the six week holiday really difficult to cover because im self employed, and its a real struggle to try and cover for six weeks. Its hard youve got to pay for private childcare. I would prefer them to break it down maybe have an extra week at christmas, extra week at easter, and then not such a long period over the six weeks holiday. It makes sense to have it in the summer because the winters bad weather anyway, isnt there . So keep the long holiday . Yeah, kids cant really| do much in the winter. Lets be real. Summer, yes. Summer late nights the best childhood, that was. Staying out all sixl weeks, werent it . With so many routines revolving around school times, adding an extra hour mayjust be the first step in changing the pattern of family life across wales. Hywel griffith, bbc news, abertillery. Lets take a look at todays papers. What a £13 billion waste is the daily mails headline, with the paperfocusing on the money written off by the government on ppe and covid fraud. The mail says the losses of Taxpayer Money is a staggering illustration of waste, pointing out the losses exceed the £12 billion expected to be raised aprils planned rise in national insurance. The telegraph says Hormone Replacement Therapy will be sold over the counter for the first time. The paper says Health Watchdogs are set to announce a reclassification of the medication, which will mean the guardian focuses on the governments � levelling up agenda for poorer areas. The paper says it has been criticised as lacking in funding and clarity by labour. Peace in our tea time writes the daily star, referring to the end of a brutal War Over Caterpillar cakes between Marks And Spencer and aldi. The paper says the World Breathes A Sigh Of Relief as the supermarkets settled their Copyright Dispute over colin and cuthbert. Iam not i am not going to make a joke about having your cake and eating it. Dont do that. I have got something here. Commemorative plates to mark the queens platinum jubilee. Here. Commemorative plates to mark the queens platinumjubilee. The express has a story about a company in china which has been making commemorative plates for everybody to buy. They have made a significant spelling mistake. You wont be able to state create seed. Platinum jubilee. They might be worth even more money. Jubilee. They might be worth even more money jubilee. They might be worth even more money. Here is a question for ou. If a more money. Here is a question for you if a bird more money. Here is a question for you. If a bird takes more money. Here is a question for you. If a bird takes your more money. Here is a question for you. If a bird takes your parking you. If a bird takes your Parking Ticket off your car, do you still have to pay for it . It ticket off your car, do you still have to pay for it . Ticket off your car, do you still have to pay for it . It depends if ou have have to pay for it . It depends if you have got have to pay for it . It depends if you have got evidence. Have to pay for it . It depends if you have got evidence. You have to pay for it . It depends if. You have got evidence. You need have to pay for it . It depends if you have got evidence. You need the evidence. W w you have got evidence. You need the evidence. X a , evidence. Picking ticket is the oint. Evidence. Picking ticket is the point this evidence. Picking ticket is the point. This is evidence. Picking ticket is the point. This is a evidence. Picking ticket is the point. This is a seagull. Evidence. Picking ticket is the point. This is a seagull. I evidence. Picking ticket is the i point. This is a seagull. I believe it is a seagull. Is it a seagull . An unlucky motorist, says this paper, could get a shock fine after a seagull swiped their Parking Ticket. No ticket when he got back. But you do get one in the post anyway, apparently. Somebody will get a nasty surprise in the post. A ticket can be halved if you paid within14 days. I can be halved if you paid within 14 da s. ~. , can be halved if you paid within 14 da s. ~. ,. , days. I like that extra info. New uniforms for days. I like that extra info. New uniforms for the days. I like that extra info. New uniforms for the aria. Days. I like that extra info. Newl uniforms for the aria. Apparently they need modernising. Their uniforms have not been updated since the 1980s. The telegraph has leaked documents, pictures from a leaked document, but what the new uniforms may look like. They have been compared on what subgroups to star trek uniforms. Whats app groups. Lots of people dont like the potential change. They are seen as more streamlined, more modern. Let me see. There is a lovely comment from one of the groups on the social media. Here we go. A little bit like a thunderbird puppet. Or a Budget Airline staff uniform. They are not keen. Airline Staff uniform. They are not keen. ~ , Airline Staff uniform. They are not keen. ~ ,. , Airline Staff uniform. They are not keen. , ,. , keen. I think this is an interesting one. You know keen. I think this is an interesting one. You know how keen. I think this is an interesting one. You know how saudi keen. I think this is an interesting one. You know how saudi arabia | keen. I think this is an interesting one. You know how saudi arabia have been accused of what has been called a Sport Washing . They are paying a lot of money to sports like golf and boxing to improve the reputation Around The World. The latest effort is golf. There was a lot of talk about them last year trying to get involved in some of the tours Around The World and starred like a world tour. That was denied them. But now they have bought the asian tour. And there is an asian tour event actually taking place in the uk this year. They are offering people like ian poulter of £222 million to be involved with in saudi arabia. Would that mean he involved with in saudi arabia. Would that mean he is involved with in saudi arabia. Would that mean he is then involved with in saudi arabia. Would that mean he is then ruled involved with in saudi arabia. Would that mean he is then ruled out involved with in saudi arabia. Would that mean he is then ruled out of. That mean he is then ruled out of things like the ryder cup . The ryder cu is things like the ryder cup . The ryder cop is owned things like the ryder cup . The ryder cop is owned by things like the ryder cup . The ryder cup is owned by the things like the ryder cup . The ryder cup is owned by the european things like the ryder cup . The ryder cup is owned by the European Tour. Cup is owned by the European Tour and the pga tour. They are really uncomfortable with the saudis putting so much money into golf. He has been told under no Uncertain Terms that if he does sign up for that money, that will date for the ryder cup, so he wont be able to play in it again and wont be able be captain. Ibig play in it again and wont be able be captain be captain. Big decision. A lot of mone. Be captain. Big decision. A lot of money it be captain. Big decision. A lot of money it is be captain. Big decision. A lot of money. It is 19 be captain. Big decision. A lot of money. It is 19 minutes be captain. Big decision. A lot of money. It is 19 minutes past be captain. Big decision. A lot ofj money. It is 19 minutes past six. You are watching breakfast. If youve ever wondered what it would be like to visit bob marleys Recording Studio or step into the jamaican rainforest well now is your chance, and you can do it without even leaving the country. An immersive exhibition celebrating the Life Of Reggae Legend opens in london later this week, and our music correspondent, mark savage went along for a sneak peek. My feeling about this music is that this music will get bigger and Biggerand Biggerand bigger and find its right people as it gets bigger. Bob marleys prophecy came true. After this interview was filmed, he became one of the worlds best loved and best selling musicians. So, theyve got a brand new one out called exodus here are bob marley and the wailers. Exodus movement ofjah people. Now, a little more than 40 years after his death, his legacy is being celebrated, with an extensive exhibition featuring unseen photographs, rare Concert Footage and platinum discs, all overseen by his eldest daughter, cedella. Going through every room, i think you leave with a little piece of daddy. You can see the accomplishments of this little boy from nine mile, you know, who grew up in poverty, struggled with identity, you know . And just still overcoming it all. Werejammin see, i want to jam it with you. But staging an exhibition of bob marleys life presented a unique problem. The musician wasnt someone who held on to mementos and memorabilia. Have you made, say, millions of dollars . I no. Are you a rich man . When you mean rich, what do you mean . Do you have a lot of possessions, a lot of Money In The Bank . Possession make you rich . I know i dont have that type of richness. My riches is life, forever. There wasnt tonnes of Concert Ticket Stubs and other traditional exhibit material, so you needed to create these environments for people to be able to have a multi sensory experience where they could really feel what bob marley was all about. One such experience comes in the rainforest room, designed as a place to hang out and imbibe bobs music. I love the forest. Its like we brought a little bit ofjamaica to cold london, you know . Yeah and theres a pair of his Football Boots . I brought them in with me. Yeah just yesterday . Yeah. Oh, wow so theyve literally been put in the case. Where were they before that . In my closet. Do you have a lot of memorabilia, just at home . No. That was like the only piece of dads stuff that i actually held on to. Were you a fan of his music growing up, or did you come to it later in life . No, i like Michael Jackson and shalamar. Eh, cyndi lauper. Yeah, because its almost like, say, when when you cook Rice And Peas every day, youre not you dont go, oh, Rice And Peas, you know . Youre kind of used to it. Was there a rivalry . Did he want you to like him as much as you liked michaeljackson . No, because hes my dad. Yeah. Nobody ever respects their dad, do they . Yeah, i mean, come on you know, its my dad no woman, no cry. Why do you think his music continues to have the impact it does today . Because the message is still relevant. I would think being a child that was born in the late 60s, i was hoping that the world would have changed in some way that i would feel safe for my black sons to leave the house and go about their business. But its not. So bob marley still has work to do. Stir it up Little Darlin stir it up. As the head of the bob marley foundation, its cedellas job to ensure his legacy. And after this exhibition spends ten weeks in london, it will tour the world to spread his message further. Stir it up, woh. Glorious. Do you like what he said there . Not rich in possessions, rich in life. ,. ,. ,. , in life. Very important. We have got much richness in life. Very important. We have got much richness in in life. Very important. We have got much richness in our in life. Very important. We have got much richness in our tests. In life. Very important. We have got much richness in our tests. Sir much richness in our tests. Sir lenny henry will be here talking about comic relief. Another comic relief. I think he is getting some Boxing Gloves on for us, apparently. I think he is. find Boxing Gloves on for us, apparently. I think he is i think he is. And also, i dont know if you i think he is. And also, i dont know if you have i think he is. And also, i dont know if you have been i think he is. And also, i dont i know if you have been watching i think he is. And also, i dont know if you have been watching the responder with Martin Freeman . We are going to speak to one of his co stars. Abs. Are going to speak to one of his costars. � ,. , ~ are going to speak to one of his costars. ~ ,. ,. , costars. A boxing theme. We are auoin to costars. A boxing theme. We are going to take costars. A boxing theme. We are going to take you costars. A boxing theme. We are going to take you inside costars. A boxing theme. We are going to take you inside the costars. A boxing theme. We are | going to take you inside the boxing Club Fighting parkinsons, specialist classes to support people with the condition. They say can really help. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are good morning, im sonja jessup. Around 35 people had to be evacuated from their homes last night after a fire broke out near acton town tube station. Around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze at the car garage, which they said contained a number of gas cylinders. They say nobody was hurt, and an investigations under way to find out how it started. Gatwick airport bosses say theres been a dramatic rise in the number of passengers since further easing of covid restrictions. Carriers including easyjet expect to be back to pre pandemic Passenger Levels this summer. Passengers who are fully vaccinated no longer need to take a test before coming into the uk, and from next friday they also wont need a test two days after arrival. A woman who went to work for the Nhs Blood And Transplant service during the pandemic says the experience made such an impression on her, shes now donated one of her kidneys to a stranger. Sasha cooke used to be an actor, but when work dried up in lockdown she retrained as a carer. I wouldnt be doing what im about to do if i wasnt doing thisjob, you know im meeting donors that are coming in through nothing other than goodwill, and thats so inspiring to me. But if i can comfortably give someone something that could get them off dialysis, and im eligible, then. You know, why not . And you can see more on that story on we are england thats tonight at 7. 30 here on bbc one. Lets take a look at the travel now. This is how the tube is running this morning. Now because of the fire in acton, the District Line has no service between Turnham Green and ealing broadway. And the Northern Line still closed for works between moorgate and kennington. Time for the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a reasonably mild start this morning. Temperatures mid to high single figures celsius. Now we should get a bright start with a bit of sunshine patchy cloud, however, perhaps a little bit of mistiness over higher ground. So we should see some sunny spells decent ones through this morning, the patchy cloud coming and going. A moderate breeze today, but temperatures are still mild were looking at a maximum of 12 celsius later on this afternoon. Now, overnight tonight weve still got a bit of clouds some clearer spells, but that cloud, you cant really rule out the odd spot of rain. Nothing more significant overnight, and the temperature its still mild, the minimum between six and eight celsius. So another mild start tomorrow morning. For thursday its looking dry. Some sunny spells, patchy cloud. It is going to get breezier, though, as we head overnight. This Cold Front Heads towards us, a spell of potentially quite heavy rain for a time. Those isobars squeezing together, as well so getting windier but also behind it, represented by this blue colour, some colder air. So once that rain clears on friday morning, it is going to get chilly. Well see some sunshine, though, to end the week, and temperatures on friday a little cooler around eight or nine celsius. Im back in around half an hour plenty more over on our website. Now its back to dan and sally. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. Coming up on breakfast this morning. If you havent binged watched it already, the final episode of the gripping police drama the Responder Airs on bbc one tonight. Well be joined one of the show� s stars, adelayo adedayo. I think that is at about 8 50am this morning. W according to musician sam fender, hes Living The Dream he takes us on a tour of his studio, and explains why hes teaching his nan to use tiktok. Love him. And sir lenny henry will be live in a boxing ring as he launches this years comic Relief Campaign. All will be revealed just before 8. 00. Part of the levelling up agenda is addressing regional inequalities across the uk. Ben is in wolverhampton this morning, one of the places set to benefit from the governments proposals. We canjoin him. Good morning. Good mornin we canjoin him. Good morning. Good morning from we canjoin him. Good morning. emf. Morning from wolverhampton. In fact, from the newly refurbished railway station. Take a look around because this is all part of a £150 million Regeneration Project to improve transport in the city. The hope is the money that has been announced today will go towards funding other Regeneration Projects a little bit like this one. It is what the government talks about when it says about levelling up, but what does levelling up actually mean . The government says it is about reducing the gap, the inequality between different regions in england. It will do that by spending money on transport, infrastructure, housing. Because, for example, at the moment, london gets twice as much is spent on transport as some other parts of england. The plan is also to create more powerful decision local makers, so people can champion their bit of the country directly to westminster. A bit like the mayors we currently have for manchester and the West Midlands. The reason we are in wolverhampton is because along with sheffield it has been chosen as one of 20 places to share £1. 5 billion, to make all of this a reality. Some wonder whether even that will be enough to make much of an impact. I really wanted to know what do people who actually live here in wolverhampton think that money needs to be spent on . I went into the town to be spent on . I went into the town to find out. Once a thriving centre of production and manufacturing, wolverhampton is now a city in need of investment. Is there anything that has been invested in here in wolverhampton that you think is a good example of where money can be spent well, and can have a real benefit to people who live in here . Its quite telling that it takes you a long time to even think of an example. Well, yeah darrell, whos 30, is an entrepreneur and youth worker. Hes pleased that wolverhampton is getting an extra slice of government money, but. We dont get again a situation in five years, whereby they say, the Levelling Up Money went into all of this, and look, thats failed in fact, we can say, you know what . As an onus, as a community, we helped decide where this million goes. So what exactly do people here think the money for wolverhampton should be used for . I think wolverhampton need to spend the money on more youth environment engagements, just so that the youth have something to go to. Weve got the trams, but, i dont know, there seems to be delaysl after delays after delays on the trams. The trams were off for six weeks at a vital part of the season. And so that means obviously it needs more investment. A lot of people travel to birmingham, because most shops in birmingham are open. You get me . So, i like birmingham myself, but i cant give away wolverhampton, you get what i mean . So, around here is quite nice. We just need to get some of the shops open, and that. Car parking is a real problem, the cost of parking. And also a lot of the competition with the outside retailers in the outside retail parks, where they can offer free parking. So if we could do something about that, that would be great. And also, just to encourage some of the main shop fronts to look a lot nicer, because when people come into the town, they want to come somewhere where its nice, a nice feeling. And certainly in this area here, theres quite a lot of shops that are closed down and empty, so itd be great if we could sort of bring those back into the town. The money will be spent on things like improving housing, high street, transport and broadband. But the question is, will that be enough to make wolverhampton thrive once again . Well, lets speak to one of the people who has a real interest in what is going on. Corin is from the Black Country chamber of commerce. This share of £1. 5 billion, wolverhampton is one of the first two places to be chosen. What is your reaction . It two places to be chosen. What is your reaction . Two places to be chosen. What is your reaction . It is genuinely good news. We know your reaction . It is genuinely good news. We know the your reaction . It is genuinely good news. 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They are complex issues so we want the powers they are complex issues so we want the powers here in the West Midlands and wolverhampton because we know what is and wolverhampton because we know what is best for our local areas. Because what is best for our local areas. Because the bureaucracy, give us the money because the bureaucracy, give us the money and because the bureaucracy, give us the money and we will revolutionise the way we money and we will revolutionise the way we do money and we will revolutionise the way we do business. If money and we will revolutionise the way we do business. Way we do business. If you were involved in way we do business. If you were involved in the way we do business. If you were involved in the decisionmaking| way we do business. If you were i involved in the decisionmaking what involved in the Decision Making what would you say wolverhampton needs the money spent on most . Most Im Ortant The Money spent on most . Most important thing the money spent on most . Most important thing is the money spent on most . Most important thing is to the money spent on most . Most important thing is to get the money spent on most . Most important thing is to get the dissenter ready for developers and businesses to move into an existing businesses businesses to move into an existing businesses to move into an existing businesses to grow so we can unlock land and businesses to grow so we can unlock land and get Planning Permission for a really land and get Planning Permission for a really good Quality Office space. The potential for this city and the black the potential for this city and the Black Country, but we have been held back so Black Country, but we have been held back so take the shackles away and we will back so take the shackles away and we will move forward quickly. What is currently we will move forward quickly. 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How would you feel about having to keep answering to someone in whitehall about how the money is being used . It someone in whitehall about how the money is being used . Money is being used . It looks like these targets money is being used . It looks like these targets until money is being used . It looks like these targets until about money is being used . It looks like these targets until about 2030 i money is being used . It looks like| these targets until about 2030 and there these targets until about 2030 and there are these targets until about 2030 and there are strict statutory targets to work there are strict statutory targets to work along to. Part of devolution is trusting to work along to. Part of devolution is trusting local areas to get on the business felt with those local areas the business felt with those local areas we the business felt with those local areas. We dont mind reporting on these areas. We dont mind reporting on these things that we can do it ourselves, we dont need to go to whitehalt ourselves, we dont need to go to whitehall. ,. ,. ,. , whitehall. Corin crane, thank you very much whitehall. Corin crane, thank you very much. That whitehall. Corin crane, thank you very much. That is whitehall. Corin crane, thank you very much. That is corin whitehall. Corin crane, thank you very much. That is corin crane. I whitehall. Corin crane, thank you i very much. That is corin crane. The whole department for levelling up is moving right here to wolverhampton. In fact, it will be based at the headquarters just a few hundred yards from where we are standing right now. Expect to be hearing a lot more from and about wolverhampton in the coming months and years. We wolverhampton in the coming months and ears. ~ �. ,. , wolverhampton in the coming months and ears. ~ �. , and years. We will. Ben, thank you very much and years. We will. Ben, thank you very much indeed and years. 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Katie ormerod has been speaking to us, she will go in the slopestyle competition, the first to win the cup title in 2020 and she has been telling us she thinks these particular conditions in beijing this time might round at this time around might suit her. Since 2018, ive had a few really good seasons including my best season of my career and i think having that success and, you know, being on the podium, its really helped me to come into these games feeling really confident. And, you know, im the best snowboarder ive ever been, so im just really excited now to get stuck into it. It is artificial snow here but, you know, i grew up in the uk, so its all artificial snow but it is different and its actually running really well like, a lot better than i expected. You can follow all of that action by the bbc sport website. Moving onto football. Its one of sports great rivalries. Celtic take on champions rangers tonight, in an old firm battle which could prove pivotal in deciding the winners of the scottish premiership. Aaron ramsey wont be making his rangers debutjust yet. His new sides six point lead has been whittled down to two. They let in a last minute equaliser to draw 3 3 with ross county on saturday. Celtic then scored a late winner to beat Dundee United 1 0. Theyve won 12 of their last 13 games. The reality of it is, is that its an important game, its an important game for us and this Football Club for a number of reasons. One, most importantly, its important for our supporters. Secondly, weve got a chance to go top and, you know, climb up a position, which would be good. But after that, weve got to dust ourselves off and go again on a weekend. The Edinburgh Derby between hibs and hearts finished goalless last night. Hearts were denied several times by keeper kevin dabrowski. Elsewhere, same score between dundee and Dundee United. Ross county and aberdeen drew, as did st mirren and motherwell, but stjohnstone beat livingston. Raith rovers have defended their signing of the striker david goodwillie. The striker was ruled to be a rapist in a civil case in 2017. He neverfaced a criminal trial and always maintained the sex was consensual. To directors and captain of the side have quit over the decision. The crime author val mcdermid has said she will withdraw her sponsorship of the club. Mcdermid said on social media she ended her lifelong support of raithrovers over their signing of the rapist david goodwillie, and cancelled next seasons Shirt Sponsorship over this disgusting and despicable move. She added it shatters any claim to be a community or family club. There is more bad news for england fans ahead of the six nations calcutta cup against scotland at murrayfield on saturday. Courtney lawes and jenny hill are both out of the games. Courtney lawes recovering from concussion, hill has a concussion. 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So how should the uk respond to the crisis . Were joined now by lord ricketts, a former National Security adviser to the uk government. Good morning. Good morning. Really interested to good morning. Good morning. Really interested to see good morning. Good morning. Really interested to see what good morning. Good morning. Really interested to see what you good morning. Good morning. Really interested to see what you make i good morning. Good morning. Really interested to see what you make of. Interested to see what you make of Boris Johnsons interested to see what you make of borisjohnsons comments that he made in kyiv. Boris johnsons comments that he made in kyiv made in kyiv. Boris johnson in ukraine had made in kyiv. Boris johnson in ukraine had relatively made in kyiv. Boris johnson in ukraine had relatively easy i made in kyiv. Boris johnson in i ukraine had relatively easy day, in fact, because britain is known to be a strong supporter with ukraine, supporting them on the military side, politically, and now with financial aid. The toughest thing is when he has to speak to President Putin because there he has tojoin other western leaders in trying to convince putin that he has more to gain now by stepping back, by the escalating crisis, by getting into a serious discussion with the west about pressures security worries in europe, ratherthan about pressures security worries in europe, rather than the reckless step of invasion. Yesterday he was doing the deterrence, he was making clear what a strong reaction would come if russia invaded. The call with putin has to be about, how do we now get out of this crisis without a war . We dont know exactly when this coal will take place. We know it is imminent. Haifa when this coal will take place. We know it is imminent. 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Well, a political leader who is weak at home is bound to have i it . Well, a political leader who is. Weak at home is bound to have his authority weakened abroad. President putin will be aware of the precious borisjohnson is under. But the uk is important to russia. Not least because most of the russian elite seem to have their money stashed away in london with their children at school here. The prospect of tough financial sanctions against russian oligarchs and russian dodgy money in london will make an impact. I think it is important both that the Prime Minister stresses how strong the western reaction will be to an invasion, but also does a bit of the carrot, the west is very much ready to talk to russia about its genuine security concerns. We may not at all agree with them but we have to address the fact that putin has it in his mind that nato is deeply hostile to russia. 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He is now holding the whip hand, but i think he is in a bit ofa holding the whip hand, but i think he is in a bit of a corner because he is in a bit of a corner because he now has to calculate on a strong western reaction as well as all the risks of invasion, and see whether he can get out of this with some sort of face saver and i think the task for western diplomacy is to give him that face saver in a way that still protects the sovereignty of ukraine. ,. ,. ,. ,. , of ukraine. You were a diplomat for 40 ears. Of ukraine. You were a diplomat for 40 years how of ukraine. You were a diplomat for 40 years. How concerned of ukraine. You were a diplomat for 40 years. How concerned are i of ukraine. You were a diplomat for 40 years. How concerned are you. A0 years. How concerned are you about the situation between russia and ukraine, have worried . I about the situation between russia and ukraine, have worried . And ukraine, have worried . I think it is a very and ukraine, have worried . I think it is a very worrying and ukraine, have worried . I think it is a very worrying situation. It is a very worrying situation. When you have that number of forces piled up on the border, there is always a risk even of some sort of miscalculation. The rhetoric is now very high and there must be a real risk that putin feels he has to do something with these military forces he has accumulated, even if it is short of a full invasion and of course any kind of Military Attack would have shock waves that will go across europe. I think the Energy Prices would spike, Financial Markets would tumble, we would probably have refugee flows to the rest of europe. 50 all of us would be at risk of damage from an invasion. And therefore we have to take this very seriously. But it is not certain, and while the wheels of diplomacy are turning there is still hope that putin can be brought back from the brink and we can get back to a serious discussion. It is pretty extraordinary in the 21st century to be facing a prospect of one nation invading another with a massive set of armed forces. We really have got to do everything we can to try to prevent that. Isuith can to try to prevent that. With such a busy can to try to prevent that. With such a busy and can to try to prevent that. With such a busy and complex can to try to prevent that. With such a busy and complex news agenda here at home, as you have just said very clearly, the situation in ukraine could affect People Living here in the uk. Here in the uk. Yes, we will not have a war here in the uk. Yes, we will not have a war between here in the uk. Yes, we will not have a war between nato here in the uk. Yes, we will not have a war between nato and i here in the uk. Yes, we will not have a war between nato and russia over ukraine, i think that is clear. But any military action in our interconnected world would have shock waves that would impact on all of us and i think we would feel the effect of that here. Sanctions, as well. They might have impact on us, british banks, british businesses. I hope britains National Security council is meeting to plan all contingencies that might flow from the outbreak of hostilities in ukraine. Yes, there are concerns for all of us here, and therefore it is right that politicians should be working Night And Day to try to get out of this crisis without a war. Lord ricketts, thanks very much indeed. ~ lord ricketts, thanks very much indeed. , ~ ,. , good morning if you havejust switched on your tv. This is what is happening with the weather. Good morning, carol. Happening with the weather. Good morning. Carol happening with the weather. Good morning, carol. Good morning. If you have not yet morning, carol. Good morning. If you have not yet stepped morning, carol. Good morning. If you have not yet stepped outside morning, carol. Good morning. If you have not yet stepped outside it morning, carol. Good morning. If you have not yet stepped outside it is have not yet stepped outside it is quite a mild start to the day except for across the north of scotland where we still are in some cold air. Generally it will be mild for most, fairly cloudy, and that i have thick enough for some drizzle. This way the frontier moved south yesterday, flicked overnight and is now moving northwards. You can see behind it all of the yellows representing mild conditions. Quite a murky start in western areas, some hill and coastal list, hill farm and where we have the weather front is where we have all the cloud and also some rain. The rain will pep up in the north and west through the afternoon and it will brighten up the east wales, central and southern england, down to the south east and east anglia, and these white circles represent the average wind speed so not as windy as it has been except for across the far north. Here, too, temperatures in lerwick of 5 degrees, but for most another mild days, nine to 12 or 13. Through this evening and overnight, we start off with some rain, one or two clearer skies, but equally quite a bit of cloud around. By the end of the night in the north west the wind will be picking up. Not a cold night, another mild one. Tomorrow we start off with spots of rain, scotland, northern ireland, parts of england and wales. Some sunshine for a time but then you can see in that weather rain. All around it, squally winds, and tomorrow will be windier. Ahead of this weather front, it will remain mild, but behind it it will turn colder and showers will increasingly turn to sleet and snow. Here is our weather front coming increasingly turn to sleet and snow. Here is our weatherfront coming in thursday into friday, it sinks steadily southwards, if the mild air, and the cold air follows behind. As you can tell from the isobar it will also be windy. There was the rain on friday morning, a platter of snow showers behind, also some sleet. Most of this note will be in scotland and the tops of the hills but some get down to lower levels. If you see snow showers where you are it is more likely to be sleet at lower levels and in between there will be sunshine but it will feel colder, particularly so when you add on the wind. As we head into the weekend, we have a new weather front sinking south. It is a cold front as well, it will bring rain behind it. Maintains colder, so some snow showers and as you can see from those snow showers it will be a windy weekend with a risk of gates across parts of the night. This is what you can expect. Quite a bit of cloud, some rain, some sleet and snow but most of that will be in the north and most of the snow will tend to be on the hills. To be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to a to be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to Pay Attention to be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to Pay Attention to. To be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to Pay Attention to. We to be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to Pay Attention to. We will to be on the hills. Thank you. Lots to Pay Attention to. We will see i to be on the hills. Thank you. Lots. To Pay Attention to. We will see you after 7am. This is kind of the dream story, isnt it . His first two albums have topped the charts, his arena tours have sold out and hes recently scored his first top ten single. And, now the musician sam fender is in the running for three brits. Our reporter Sharuna Sagar has been to meet him. Im only gettin started. Dont mean to be disheartened. 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Carriers including easyjet expect to be back to pre pandemic Passenger Levels this summer. Passengers who are fully vaccinated no longer need to take a test before coming into the uk, and from next friday, they also wont need a test two days after arrival. A woman who went to work for the Nhs Blood And Transplant service during the pandemic says the experience made such an impression on her. Shes now donated one of her kidneys to a stranger. Sasha cooke used to be an actor, but when work dried up in lockdown she retrained as a carer. I wouldnt be doing what im about to do if i wasnt doing thisjob, you know im meeting donors that are coming in through nothing other than goodwill, and thats so inspiring to me. But if i can comfortably give someone something that could get them off dialysis, and im eligible, then. You know, why not . And you can see more on that story on we are england thats tonight at 7. 30 here on bbc one. Travel now. Now because of the fire in acton, the District Line has no service between Turnham Green and ealing broadway, and the Northern Line still closed for works between moorgate and kennington. Time for the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a reasonably mild start this morning. Temperatures mid to high single figures celsius. Now we should get a bright start with a bit of sunshine patchy cloud, however, perhaps a little bit of mistiness over higher ground. So we should see some sunny spells decent ones through this morning, the patchy cloud coming and going. A moderate breeze today, but temperatures are still mild were looking at a maximum of 12 celsius later on this afternoon. Now, overnight tonight weve still got a bit of cloud some clearer spells, but that cloud, you cant really rule out the odd spot of rain. Nothing more significant overnight, and the temperature its still mild, the minimum between six and eight celsius. So another mild start tomorrow morning. For thursday its looking dry. Some sunny spells, patchy cloud. It is going to get breezier, though, as we head overnight. This Cold Front Heads towards us, a spell of potentially quite heavy rain for a time. Those isobars squeezing together, as well so getting windier but also behind it, represented by this blue colour, some colder air. So once that rain clears on friday morning, it is going to get chilly. Well see some sunshine, though, to end the week, and temperatures on friday a little cooler around eight or nine celsius. Plenty more over on our website. Including the story of the london powered who has won the costa book of the year award. Now its back to dan and sally. Bye for now. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. Our headlines today. A pledge to close the gap between between rich and poor communities the government sets out its levelling up plan. It includes improvements to transport, education and Life Expectancy but labour says theres a lack of funding and new ideas. The Police Questioning Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood, over allegations of rape and assault have until later today to charge him. The Duchess Of Cambridge will be the new figurehead of british rugby, becoming the patron for both codes of the game. This years comic Relief Campaign is launched sir lenny henry willjoin us with the details. Good morning. Quite a lot of cloud around, patchy rain. Brightening up in the south. Breezy and still mild. Details coming up. Good morning. The government will today set out its long delayed Manifesto Plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. The proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, Public Transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies. Our Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. We are a government committed to levelling up. It is absolutely what levelling up is all about. What were doing is levelling up. Level up across the whole of the uk. Ministers have talked about it a lot. Im here to talk about levelling up. Michael gove will talk about it more today. Levelling up was at the heart of the conservatives 2019 Election Campaign. Plans to be outlined today include creating more regional mayors with london style powers in areas of england that want them, bringing Public Transport closer to london standards, giving the large majority of the Country Access to 5g broadband, and eliminating illiteracy in Primary School leavers. Many of these ideas may sound familiar, and labour says it amounts to shuffling the deckchairs, while a report by the National Audit Office Spending watchdog says the government hasnt always properly monitored how well its local Spending Plans have worked. The department has and i was had a good grasp. We want to see thriving Business Areas and we are not clear thatis Business Areas and we are not clear that is going to happen. There is a long way to go to prove this money is being spent as well as the government tells us it is. The government plans to give these National Missions status in law, with a system to measure progress, and says it wants to work with devolved governments to achieve its aims across the uk. For borisjohnson, whos been fighting for hisjob, he may want to show he still has an eye on a longer term agenda. Jessica parker, bbc news, In Westminster. Werejoined now by our chief Political Correspondent adam fleming. A government keen to get us to talk about levelling up today, arent they . About levelling up today, arent the . ,. ,. ,. ,. , they . Yeah, we are going to get a hue they . Yeah, we are going to get a huge paper they . Yeah, we are going to get a huge paper from they . 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Downing street are sticking to their line that Downing Street are sticking to their line that they will not comment on any of line that they will not comment on any of this line that they will not comment on any of this until the metropolitan police any of this until the metropolitan Police Investigation is complete. We now at Police Investigation is complete. We now at least have the Prime Minister. Now at least have the Prime Minister, when he was in ukraine yesterday. Minister, when he was in ukraine yesterday, making his strongest pledge yesterday, making his strongest pledge yet to publish as much as possible pledge yet to publish as much as possible from all the various investigations into this. Adam investigations into this. Adam fleming, thank you. The ministerfor adam fleming, thank you. The minister for levelling up, michael gove, willjoin us at about half past seven. Police have until later today to either charge or release Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood, over allegations of rape and assault. He was further arrested yesterday, on suspicion of Sexual Assault and making threats to kill. Our reporter dave guest is at old trafford for us this morning. Morning. Yes, Mason Greenwood has spent morning. Yes, Mason Greenwood has spent a morning. Yes, Mason Greenwood has spent a third night in Police Custody spent a third night in Police Custody after three days of questioning by detectives. He was arrested questioning by detectives. He was arrested on sunday, on suspicion of rape and arrested on sunday, on suspicion of rape and assault. That followed social rape and assault. That followed social media posts by a woman who claimed social media posts by a woman who claimed the social media posts by a woman who claimed the 20 year old had assaulted her. Yesterday, further developments when Greater Manchester police announced he had been for arrested police announced he had been for arrested on suspicion of making threats arrested on suspicion of making threats to arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and a Sexual Assault threats to kill and a Sexual Assault. When the allegations against assault. When the allegations against him first became public at the weekend, Manchester United said he would the weekend, Manchester United said he would not be training with or playing he would not be training with or playing for the club until further notice playing for the club until further notice it playing for the club until further notice. It said it did not condone violence notice. It said it did not condone violence of notice. It said it did not condone violence of any kind. A position it reiterated violence of any kind. A position it reiterated yesterday in a brief statement. Now, on monday, the sportswear firm nike said it was suspending its relationship with mason suspending its relationship with Mason Greenwood because it was deeply Mason Greenwood because it was deeply concerned by these allegations. And yesterday, the video allegations. And yesterday, the video game developer ea sports said mason video game developer ea sports said Mason Greenwood was being removed from its Mason Greenwood was being removed from its products, including fifa 22. Magistrates had granted the police 22. Magistrates had granted the police extra time to question the footballer, but that time expires later footballer, but that time expires later today. What happens next, of course later today. What happens next, of course is later today. What happens next, of course is as later today. What happens next, of course, is as yet unknown. And up to now course, is as yet unknown. And up to now. There course, is as yet unknown. And up to now, there has been no statement on behalf now, there has been no statement on behalf of now, there has been no statement on behalf of the footballer. Thank behalf of the footballer. Thank you. Hormone replacement therapy could be made available over the counter without the need for a prescription. A Public Consultation will be held on the proposal. Last year it was announced that the cost of Repeat Prescriptions for hrt would be significantly reduced in england. The russian president has accused the us of trying to draw russia into war with its neighbour. Tension is high over troop build up close to the ukraine border, but mr putin has denied he is planning an invasion. This comes as borisjohnson visited ukraine yesterday. Lets speak to james waterhouse. What has been the reaction to the Prime Ministers visit . What has been the reaction to the Prime Ministers visit . Morning. If ou no b Prime Ministers visit . Morning. If you go by the Prime Ministers visit . Morning. 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He repeated his calls for sanctions to arrive now, for russia for sanctions to arrive now, for russia to for sanctions to arrive now, for russia to face economic punishments to put russia to face economic punishments to put it russia to face economic punishments to put it off russia to face economic punishments to put it off an invasion before it happens to put it off an invasion before it happens. We also learned yesterday, after weeks of him staying silent, what after weeks of him staying silent, what President Putin made of the whole what President Putin made of the whole situation. He said russia is being whole situation. He said russia is being pushed into war with the west. He said being pushed into war with the west. He said this being pushed into war with the west. He said this isnt about countries choosing he said this isnt about countries choosing whether they can join nato or not choosing whether they can join nato or not he choosing whether they can join nato or not. He said it is about containing moscow. Andy gave the scenario containing moscow. Andy gave the scenario of containing moscow. Andy gave the scenario of saying, 0k, containing moscow. Andy gave the scenario of saying, ok, if ukraine joins scenario of saying, ok, if ukraine joins nato, scenario of saying, ok, if ukraine joins nato, would it then invade crimea, joins nato, would it then invade crimea, a joins nato, would it then invade crimea, a part of the country which he invaded crimea, a part of the country which he invaded eight years ago and annexed he invaded eight years ago and annexed from the rest of the country . Annexed from the rest of the country . On the ground, rushing backed country . On the ground, rushing backed militants in the east say a soldier backed militants in the east say a soldier has backed militants in the east say a soldier has been killed by a Ukrainian Drone strike. They accuse ukrainian Ukrainian Drone strike. They accuse Ukrainian Forces are planting a bomb there Ukrainian Forces are planting a bomb there as Ukrainian Forces are planting a bomb there as well. There is still tension there as well. There is still tension along the border. And we say it, tension along the border. And we say it. Dont tension along the border. And we say it. Dont we. Tension along the border. And we say it, dont we, along the whole border to the it, dont we, along the whole border to the north, it, dont we, along the whole border to the north, there is tension. But politically. To the north, there is tension. But politically, all sides are saying they politically, all sides are saying they want talks to continue. So what concessions they want talks to continue. So what concessions are going to be given we dont concessions are going to be given we dont yet concessions are going to be given we dont yet know. The point is they are going dont yet know. The point is they are going to continue. This is all to do are going to continue. This is all to do with are going to continue. This is all to do with natos expansion and ukraines to do with natos expansion and ukraines potential membership. James ukraines potential membership. James waterhouse in kyiv. Whoopi goldberg has been suspended as presenter of the american talk show, the view, for two weeks. Its after she made comments, and apologised for claiming the holocaust wasnt about race. The president of abc news, kim godwin, said shed asked ms goldberg to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her Wrong And Hurtful comments. Beijing has kicked off the Winter Olympics torch relay, ahead of the Opening Ceremony on friday. Later today, the games begin with team gb getting things started in the curling. Our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell is in beijing. It is interesting how, obviously a huge global event, but how is it going down in china . Huge global event, but how is it going down in china . 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An astronaut carried the torch been involved. An astronaut carried the torch today, former olympians, a basketballer passed on the flame to the greek basketballer passed on the flame to the greek ambassador. But the big challenge the greek ambassador. But the big challenge is going to be up to write the coronavirus. Inside the olympic bubble the coronavirus. Inside the olympic bubble to the coronavirus. Inside the olympic bubble to we are getting hundreds of people bubble to we are getting hundreds of people testing positive every day. Half of people testing positive every day. Half of those are not at the airport but inside half of those are not at the airport but inside the olympic zones already but inside the olympic zones already. So it seems like within those already. So it seems like within those huge olympic bubbles, the virus those huge olympic bubbles, the virus is those huge olympic bubbles, the virus is spreading around. And even though virus is spreading around. 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Mild for this time of the year. Widely, ten to 12, maybe 13. Still nippy in the northern as. As we head into the evening and overnight, we still have some rain in the north and the west. Some clear skies but still a lot of cloud. By the ant of the night of the wind will be strengthening across the north west. Again, not a cold night. Temperatures falling away to six and 9 degrees. Tomorrow we start off with a fair bit of cloud. Some sunnier breaks. Some spots of rain before heavier rain comes in from the north west with squally winds. This is a cold front. Behind it, the air will turned colder. The showers will turn wintry. I had a bit of they will be some dry weather, some sunshine and still wintry. I had a bit of they will be some dry weather, some sunshine and still mild. Thank you. Lets return to our top story now. And the government will today outline its plans to transform the lives of those in some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country, as part of its so called levelling up agenda. At the heart of the strategy is a plan to create more regional mayors. Were joined now by steve rotheram, the current metro mayor of the Liverpool City Region. Lets start with the broad plans for this white paper. Does it go far enough . We this white paper. Does it go far enouuh . ~. , this white paper. Does it go far enouuh . ~. ,. , this white paper. Does it go far enouuh . ~. ,. ,. ,. , enough . We are yet to find that out. The secretary enough . We are yet to find that out. The secretary of enough . We are yet to find that out. The secretary of paper enough . We are yet to find that out. The secretary of paper enough . We are yet to find that out. The secretary of paper state the secretary of paper state yesterday the secretary of paper state yesterday said of the white paper is recognition of the success that metro recognition of the success that metro merrimacks have had so far with devolution. This offers a greater with devolution. This offers a greater range of opportunities for areas greater range of opportunities for areas right the way around england. If we have areas right the way around england. If we have done it, im sure others can do if we have done it, im sure others can do it if we have done it, im sure others can do it it if we have done it, im sure others can do it it is if we have done it, im sure others can do it. It is nice you said i am the current can do it. It is nice you said i am the current metro mayor. I dont know the current metro mayor. Idont know if the current metro mayor. I dont know if you the current metro mayor. I dont know if you know something i dont, but i intend know if you know something i dont, but i intend to serve my full time and maybe but i intend to serve my full time and maybe another one i� ve but i intend to serve my full time and maybe another one and maybe another one ive not heard any and maybe another one ive not heard any whispers and maybe another one ive not heard any whispers in and maybe another one ive not heard any whispers in terms and maybe another one ive not heard any whispers in terms of| and maybe another one ive not i heard any whispers in terms of you pointing to the success of those mayoral roles, is not something you would welcome a sort of using the blueprint that you and others have put into place, in other parts of the country . Put into place, in other parts of the count . ,. ,. , the country . Yeah. If we are really aenuine the country . Yeah. If we are really genuine about the country . Yeah. If we are really genuine about levelling the country . Yeah. If we are really genuine about levelling up, the country . Yeah. If we are really genuine about levelling up, and i l genuine about levelling up, and i dont genuine about levelling up, and i dont think genuine about levelling up, and i dont think this white paper will do what we dont think this white paper will do what we wanted to do, but if we were. What we wanted to do, but if we were. It what we wanted to do, but if we were, it would be about addressing regional were, it would be about addressing regional inequalities such as health conditions, Life Expectancy, educational attainment, conditions, Life Expectancy, educationalattainment, skills levels. Educationalattainment, skills levels, Job Opportunities and certainly levels, Job Opportunities and certainly transport connectivity. That certainly transport connectivity. That is certainly transport connectivity. That is not certainly transport connectivity. That is not what this paper does. But it that is not what this paper does. But it does that is not what this paper does. But it does offer some opportunities for areas but it does offer some opportunities for areas that have not got devolution. And i think that most people devolution. And i think that most people would rather have more Decision Making at a local level rather Decision Making at a local level rather than whitehall mandarins from westminster or whitehall deciding whats westminster or whitehall deciding whats In Westminster or whitehall deciding whats in the best interests of their whats in the best interests of their areas. We whats in the best interests of their areas. Whats in the best interests of their areas. ~. ,. ,. ,. W their areas. We are going to speak to michael gove their areas. We are going to speak to michael gove in their areas. We are going to speak to michael gove in about their areas. We are going to speak to michael gove in about 15 their areas. We are going to speak. To michael gove in about 15 minutes about some of the specific figures involved. If you look back at the october funding announcements, involved. If you look back at the octoberfunding announcements, i am sure you are aware that the Liverpool City Region i think received Something Like £37. 5 million for transport infrastructure improvements, which you touched on. How much of that money have you seen . How does that work in terms of leading down to local level . Lslate] leading down to local level . Well actuall , i leading down to local level . Well actually. I will leading down to local level . Well actually, i will be leading down to local level . Well actually, i will be more leading down to local level . Well actually, i will be more generous to the government, we got a settlement of £710 the government, we got a settlement of £710 million. It was a big per capita of £710 million. It was a big per capita summer for the Liverpool City Region capita summer for the Liverpool City Region. And that is to try to do things region. And that is to try to do things that you take for granted when things that you take for granted when you things that you take for granted when you live in london. As you know. When you live in london. As you know. I when you live in london. As you know. Iwas when you live in london. As you know, i was a member of parliament. Ecb transport system every single day down ecb transport system every single day down there. We need a london style transport system in the Liverpool City Region. We have got some Liverpool City Region. We have got some big Liverpool City Region. We have got some big money that we can do some structural some big money that we can do some structural things. Some big money that we can do some structuralthings. But some big money that we can do some structural things. But of course if we want structural things. But of course if we want the quality alternative to the car. We want the quality alternative to the car, then you also need to reduce the car, then you also need to reduce fares and we are not getting subsidies reduce fares and we are not getting subsidies like they are in london and elsewhere, so that is the next stage and elsewhere, so that is the next stage of and elsewhere, so that is the next stage of development, that genuine quality stage of development, that genuine quality alternative to jumping in the car quality alternative to jumping in the car in quality alternative to jumping in the car in the morning. You mentioned the car in the morning. You mentioned that the car in the morning. You mentioned that larger i the car in the morning. Gm. Mentioned that larger figure, because there is also culturing level up money, 10 million for tate liverpool, 10 million are National Museums liverpool. Are the people of the city is seeing the benefits of that money at the moment . It the city is seeing the benefits of that money at the moment . It takes a while for that that money at the moment . It takes a while for that money that money at the moment . It takes a while for that money to that money at the moment . It takes a while for that money to filter while for that money to filter through while for that money to filter through. The promises if you brought a business through. The promises if you brought a Business Case to government that passes a Business Case to government that passes muster, then you can get some of it. T hat passes muster, then you can get some of it. That is passes muster, then you can get some of it. That is what we are doing with of it. That is what we are doing with some of it. That is what we are doing with some of those things. Its churlish with some of those things. Its churlish to with some of those things. Its churlish to come on and so we havent churlish to come on and so we havent had anything. We have come under havent had anything. We have come under devolution has been a great opportunity for us to do more with the money opportunity for us to do more with the money that we receive because we know our the money that we receive because we know our areas better locally than national know our areas better locally than National Government do. So we are getting National Government do. So we are getting a National Government do. So we are getting a bigger bang for buck for uk plc. Getting a bigger bang for buck for uk plc, and we are getting investment from the National Government given the return to treasury government given the return to treasury. That is why we say it needs treasury. That is why we say it needs to treasury. That is why we say it needs to be rolled out across the whole needs to be rolled out across the whole country. We still are the most centralised whole country. We still are the most centralised democracy in the oecd, politically centralised democracy in the oecd, politically centralised command we have the politically centralised command we have the most unbalanced economy in the whole have the most unbalanced economy in the whole of europe. Id say those two things the whole of europe. Id say those two things are intrinsically linked. What two things are intrinsically linked. What we two things are intrinsically linked. What we need to do is give local areas what we need to do is give local areas the what we need to do is give local areas the genuine opportunity, the resources. Areas the genuine opportunity, the resources, the funding and the powers. Resources, the funding and the powers, to do things for themselves. Do you powers, to do things for themselves. Do you think powers, to do things for themselves. Do you think the government listening . I do you think the government listenin . Do you think the government listening . Do you think the government listenin . ~. , listening . I have met with michael gove and the listening . I have met with michael gove and the secretary listening . I have met with michael gove and the secretary of listening . I have met with michael gove and the secretary of state i listening . I have met with michael| gove and the secretary of state for transport gove and the secretary of state for transport yesterday. They both understand that we know our areas and the understand that we know our areas and the needs of our areas. This latent and the needs of our areas. This latent and the needs of our areas. This latent there is latent potential and lots latent there is latent potential and lots of latent there is latent potential and lots of those areas around the country and lots of those areas around the country that have been left behind for far country that have been left behind for far too country that have been left behind for far too long, that i had to endure for far too long, that i had to endure the cuts, the very, very deep cuts of endure the cuts, the very, very deep cuts of 12 endure the cuts, the very, very deep cuts of 12 years of tory austerity. If we cuts of 12 years of tory austerity. If we are cuts of 12 years of tory austerity. If we are to cuts of 12 years of tory austerity. If we are to level up, you need to. Ive if we are to level up, you need to give people if we are to level up, you need to give people the chance to do something for themselves. I think we have demonstrated, and the secretary of state have demonstrated, and the secretary of state michael gove said we have demonstrated, that having devolution and a metro mayor has meant we have started and a metro mayor has meant we have started to and a metro mayor has meant we have started to redress the imbalance that has started to redress the imbalance that has existed for far too long in this country. If that has existed for far too long in this country this country. If you listen to the labour this country. If you listen to the labour party this country. If you listen to the labour party on this country. If you listen to the labour party on this this country. If you listen to the labour party on this issue, i this country. If you listen to the labour party on this issue, with regards to this white paper, they are talking about needing good jobs, decent wages, genuinely Affordable Housing in action to deal with the cost of living crisis. From the people you speak to in liverpool, are those the same sorts of things on their lips, the same concerns they have . On their lips, the same concerns the have . ~ ~. , they have . When you knock on doors and ou they have . When you knock on doors and you get they have . When you knock on doors and you get beyond they have . When you knock on doors and you get beyond the they have . When you knock on doors and you get beyond the sort they have . When you knock on doors and you get beyond the sort of and you get beyond the sort of partygate stuff, most people will say it partygate stuff, most people will say it is partygate stuff, most people will say it is about their family and what say it is about their family and what happens in their local areas. They what happens in their local areas. They want what happens in their local areas. They want good jobs for their kids or their they want good jobs for their kids or their grandkids. You speak to older or their grandkids. You speak to older people on the doorstep, that is the older people on the doorstep, that is the thing they always speak about is the thing they always speak about. What is the future for their grandkids . About. What is the future for their grandkids . Government cant do that from the grandkids . Government cant do that from the centre. So areas like the liverpool from the centre. So areas like the Liverpool City Region, we are forging Liverpool City Region, we are forging our on identity. We are looking forging our on identity. We are looking at forging our on identity. We are looking at what we need to do to tackle looking at what we need to do to tackle climate emergency. There will be tens tackle climate emergency. There will be tens of tackle climate emergency. There will be tens of thousands ofjobs there. They will be tens of thousands ofjobs there. They will be good high paid jobs with good apprenticeships. That is the sort with good apprenticeships. That is the sort of with good apprenticeships. That is the sort of thing we can do. Central government the sort of thing we can do. Central government cant do that on our behalf government cant do that on our behalf. , government cant do that on our behalf. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. , behalf. Steve rotherham, good to talk to you behalf. Steve rotherham, good to talk to you. Thank behalf. Steve rotherham, good to talk to you. Thank you behalf. Steve rotherham, good to talk to you. Thank you very behalf. Steve rotherham, good to talk to you. Thank you very much. J talk to you. Thank you very much. The current metro mayor of the Liverpool City Region. When you think of treatments to help people with parkinsons disease, boxing might not immediately spring to mind. But one boxing gym in cheshire hosts weekly sessions which help with tremors, balance, and strength. Mairead smyth has been along to have a look. This is training for the body and the brain. Iam going i am going to go down and pick up a ring. Tommy set up Rock Steady Boxing Club three years ago. He trained in america, where the clubs for people with parkinsons first began. They are what motivate me. I have my bad days, sane as the guys. I was diagnosed in 2013 with it. It is progressive. Eventually it will overtake. I will be here as often as we can, and keep rock steady boxing working. Because it does work. It doesnt cure parkinsons, but it will give you better quality of life. Jackie has been coming from the beginning six years after she was diagnosed with parkinsons. I was at rock bottom when i first come here. It has given me my confidence back. Made me part of a team. I am so much steadier on my feet. Medical Research Shows that these sessions can actually improve neural plasticity which means the brain can actually rewire itself around structural damage, and those who take part in these sessions become less dependent on medical intervention. Uppercut theres lots of evidence that all of these neurological diseases and many other diseases benefit from exercise orientated therapy. This specifically attacks the symptoms of parkinsons disease. So there are specific stations for balance, for coordination, for tremor even for your voice, because patients often start to talk very quietly. The patients walk out of here looking almost sometimes like they dont have parkinsons disease. The group is getting back on its feet after the sessions had to go online during the pandemic. Since its reopened, things have got a lot better. Everybody has been improving since the pandemic. Its great, these sessions are fantastic. The sessions really help because it teaches you everything that parkinsons takes away it teaches you balance, coordination and everything. Tommys keen to get even more men and women involved. Ive been inundated with requests tojoin, which is brilliant, which means i might have to put more classes on for everybody. Cos my aim is not to turn people away. Rock steady boxing mairead smyth, bbc news. Brilliant. Weve got a bit more boxing later. I am just tearing stuff up. It feels nice to tear things. Very therapeutic. Lenny henry is here in half an hour. Ihe things. Very therapeutic. Lenny henry is here in half an hour. He is auoin to henry is here in half an hour. He is going to be henry is here in half an hour. He is going to be in henry is here in half an hour. He is going to be in a henry is here in half an hour. He is going to be in a boxing henry is here in half an hour. He is going to be in a boxing ring. I henry is here in half an hour. He is going to be in a boxing ring. I have been reliably going to be in a boxing ring. I have been reliably informed going to be in a boxing ring. I have been reliably informed he going to be in a boxing ring. I have been reliably informed he is i going to be in a boxing ring. 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And you might have noticed, you mentioned it a while ago march. And you might have noticed, you mentioned it a while ago on i march. And you might have noticed, you mentioned it a while ago on the| you mentioned it a while ago on the programme, it has been announced this morning the Duchess Of Cambridge has become the patron of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League. Isnt that brilliant . Both codes together. She is incredibly sporty. Always takes the opportunities to play hockey come around us. The opportunities to play hockey come around us. , come around us. Good at everything. It is a big move come around us. Good at everything. It is a big move for come around us. Good at everything. It is a big move for rugby come around us. Good at everything. It is a big move for rugby league i come around us. Good at everything. It is a big move for rugby league to i it is a big move for rugby league to get Something Like summary like that. 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They say nobody was hurt, and an investigations underway to find out how it started. Gatwick airport bosses say theres been a dramatic rise in the number of passengers since further easing of covid restrictions. Carriers including easyjet expect to be back to pre pandemic levels this summer. Passengers who are fully vaccinated no longer need to take a test before coming into the uk, and from next friday they also wont need a test two days after arrival. A woman who went to work for the Nhs Blood And Transplant service during the pandemic says the experience made such an impression on her, shes now donated one of her kidneys to a stranger. Sasha cooke used to be an actor, but when work dried up in lockdown she retrained as a carer. I wouldnt be doing what im about to do if i wasnt doing thisjob, you know im meeting donors that are coming in through nothing other than goodwill, and thats so inspiring to me. But if i can comfortably give someone something that could get them off dialysis, and im eligible, then. You know, why not . And you can see more on that story on we are england thats tonight at 7. 30 here on bbc one. Lets take a look at the travel now. And this is how the tube is running this morning. Now because of the fire in acton, the District Line has no service between Turnham Green and ealing broadway, and the Northern Line still closed for works between moorgate and kennington. Time for the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a reasonably mild start this morning. Temperatures mid to high single figures celsius. Now we should get a bright start with a bit of sunshine patchy cloud, however, perhaps a little bit of mistiness over higher ground. So we should see some sunny spells decent ones through this morning, the patchy cloud coming and going. A moderate breeze today, but temperatures are still mild were looking at a maximum of 12 celsius later on this afternoon. Now, overnight tonight weve still got a bit of cloud some clearer spells, but that cloud, you cant really rule out the odd spot of rain. Nothing more significant overnight, and the temperature its still mild, the minimum between six and eight celsius. So another mild start tomorrow morning. For thursday its looking dry. Some sunny spells, patchy cloud. It is going to get breezier, though, as we head overnight. This Cold Front Heads towards us, a spell of potentially quite heavy rain for a time. Those isobars squeezing together, as well so getting windier but also behind it, represented by this blue colour, some colder air. So once that rain clears on friday morning, it is going to get chilly. Well see some sunshine, though, to end the week, and temperatures on friday a little cooler around eight or nine celsius. Im back in around an hour plenty more over on our website. Now its back to dan and sally. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. As weve been reporting, the government is to set to lay out its long delayed plan to level up the country, within the next decade. The white paper will set out a series of legally binding missions ranging from improving Public Transport to ensuring access to 5g broadband. Last year, the communities secretary, michael gove said that if you wanted to see levelling up in reality, come to teesside. Our north of england correspondent fiona trott has been to meet people there. An area thats asked to be levelled up. At the heart of it, the development of a former steelworks promising around 20,000 jobs. But its something people cant yet see or feel. What is levelling up to you . Go on what do you say . You go. Dont know. You say. Go on. Dont know levelling up to me means better transport because it makes i middlesbrough and the northeast more available to people, and it means that theyll be able to come and see our town and everything thats here. What about for you, particularly . How would better transport make you feel . I work in a community, so having the bus routes available to places that are harder for me j to walk to is really, really good. Levelling up to me means, like, um, provision of a more Flexible Transportation system in the train and process aspects like cheaper transportation, as well. I do think its better that were getting more facilities in the area. We could. Getting more facilities and building train stations and stuff and building houses like theres no tomorrow, but were not Getting Better hospitals or better schools. Thats how i would take levelling up as just being able to cater for everybody in the area better like health wise and school wise and everything like that. Its a good thing that theyve got the treasury coming to darlington. More jobs for the area. What does it mean, levelling up . Like, to mean putting everyone even . Well, obviously, were not even. Jane doesnt feel qualified for any future jobs for her, levelling upjust means having somewhere nice to live on. Having somewhere nice to live. The inside of our house is really nice, but as soon as you come out of our front door, it lets us down. We look like scum. I think that money more money needs to be spent on education in this community or in the communities that need it, to help them respect our area and learn more respect ready for when they have children in the future. Educating the engineers of the future. At middlesbrough college, theyre learning about Renewable Energy a sector thats receiving millions of pounds worth of investment here. Weve got a reading of 6. 361. I am pretty excited for being in this field of work because i think that its perfect for the change from steel to green energy now. And i dont have to travel for work like, im in the perfect place, like, its happening in teesside, where i live, so i dont have to move away. 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If we are all going the same i it will look the same and to be more welcoming it will look the same and to be more welcoming and it will look the same and to be more welcoming and that. Middlesbrough is one of the most deprived areas of the uk. Levelling up Post Pandemic isntjust about the economy, its about Life Expectancy. Youre talking about population health. The fact that people are living five years less here as opposed to a similar area in london. As far as politicians are concerned, health has got to be a theme that runs through all these sorts of policies whether its jobs, whether its education, whether its employment, think of health in everything youre doing, then i dont see that we are going to level up and actually move it forward because weve got to do that. Its unjust what we have at the present time, and that can be easily done. An area that needs to change to improve the lives of the People Living there. Todays white paper will show if their voices have been heard. Fiona trott, bbc news, middlesbrough. We can speak now to levelling up secretary, michael gove. Good morning to you, mr gove. I hope you caught a bit of that report that my first question to you is about levelling up itself, and for people watching us this morning at home who keep hearing this raised levelling up, what will it mean for them . It means making opportunity more equal. Forfar too long the uk, england in particular, has had an economic powerhouse in london and the south east but not everyone is shared in that success so we want to make sure that overlooked and undervalued communities from middlesbrough to mansfield, wolverhampton to walsall, get the support they need and that we shift both money and power into the hands of working people. Length . Both money and power into the hands of working people of working people. Why have these communities of working people. Why have these communities been of working people. Why have these communities been overlooked i of working people. Why have these communities been overlooked for i of working people. Why have these i communities been overlooked for so long when the conservatives have beenin long when the conservatives have been in power . I long when the conservatives have been in power . Been in power . I think we had a wakeup call been in power . I think we had a wakeup call with been in power . I think we had a wakeup call with the been in power . I think we had a wakeup call with the brexit i wake up call with the brexit referendum in 2016. I think of there was a clear desire to take back control from the eu, but there was also a clear instruction to us repeatedly underlined in 2019 to change the economic model of this country. I think good work was already being done by George Osborne with the Northern Powerhouse initiative that he put in place but we need to go further. Today we are setting out 12 big missions to commit that research and development spending, the rocket fuel that will help our economy grow, is to spread more equally and also that we tackle some of the other underlying inequalities in health and education and housing. I inequalities in health and education and housing and housing. I will start with transport and housing. I will start with transport. You and housing. I will start with transport. You will and housing. I will start with transport. You will say i and housing. I will start with transport. You will say that i and housing. I will start with i transport. You will say that by and housing. I will start with transport. You will say that by 2030 local Public Transport connectivity across the country will be significantly closer to the standards of london. How will that work . Ii standards of london. How will that work . ,. , standards of london. How will that work . I. , standards of london. 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I wonder if andy burnham might say also occurs across the uk. I wonder if andy burnham might say to i also occurs across the uk. I wonder if andy burnham might say to you, | if andy burnham might say to you, why are you cutting back funding to improve the buses outside london where there is less money which we have both improvement plans and additionalfunding have both improvement plans and additional funding which will be committed to all of the mayors across the uk. Committed to all of the mayors across the uk. ,. ,. , across the uk. And of course i want to work with across the uk. And of course i want to work with andy, across the uk. And of course i want to work with andy, with across the uk. And of course i want to work with andy, with tracy i to work with andy, with tracy brabin, andy street, then hampshire in teesside, in order to ensure that we can improve transport links, the critical transport links that ensure that people in the towns around major cities can get to the Job Opportunities which, as a result of a commitment to levelling up, we will create. Abs, a commitment to levelling up, we will create will create. A letter sent to the local transport will create. A letter sent to the local transport authority will create. A letter sent to the i local transport authority directed by the department for transport just last month, seen by the observer a few days ago, said to reveal that the budget for the transformation of buses has actually shrunk from 3 billion to la billion. This idea of bus back better that borisjohnson talked about, has a funding gone elsewhere . Talked about, has a funding gone elsewhere . ,. ,. ,. ,. , elsewhere . That was additional money in the spending elsewhere . That was additional money in the Spending Review elsewhere . That was additional money in the Spending Review to elsewhere . That was additional money in the Spending Review to improve i in the Spending Review to improve local transport. In the Spending Review to improve localtransport. Buses in the Spending Review to improve local transport. Buses are a vital element of that and we are working with mayors and leaders outside our big cities to ensure we have improved bus services in the future of. � , �. , improved bus services in the future of. Y�. ,. , of. Andy burnham is asking for 75 does between of. Andy burnham is asking for 75 does between 75 of. Andy burnham is asking for 75 does between 75 million of. Andy burnham is asking for 75 does between 75 million and i of. Andy burnham is asking for 75| does between 75 million and £100 million to ensure services for isolated communities. Will they get that many . Me isolated communities. Will they get that man . ~. ,. ,. , that many . We will announce later exactly how that many . We will announce later exactly how much that many . We will announce later exactly how much money that many . We will announce later exactly how much money will that many . We will announce later exactly how much money will be i that many . We will announce later i exactly how much money will be given to Greater Manchester, but Andy Burnhams ambitions are laudable and i want to work with him to make sure we achieve them. 50 i want to work with him to make sure we achieve them. I want to work with him to make sure we achieve them. So he will get some fundin the we achieve them. So he will get some funding the department we achieve them. So he will get some funding the department for we achieve them. So he will get some funding the department for transport | funding the department for transport itself will be announcing all the areas receiving additional bus funding shortly and i dont want to pre empt the detail of that announcement but it is the case that i can confirm that all gi announcement but it is the case that i can confirm that al i can confirm that all of the combined i can confirm that all of the combined authorities i i can confirm that all of the combined authorities that i i can confirm that all of the i combined authorities that have i can confirm that all of the combined authorities that have bid for additional bus funding, we will make sure people can get to work and ensure that the communities around our big cities, oldham, rochdale, wigan, all of those communities around the core of manchester get the support they need will stop lets move on to broadband because one of your missions is this, by 2030 the uk will have nationwide gigabit capable broadband with ag coverage and 5g coverage for the majority of the population. Flu] majority of the population. Full fibre gigabit majority of the population. Full fibre gigabit capable broadband by 25 was promised. You now say it will be about 2030. Actually you are delaying it by five years. Hat be about 2030. Actually you are delaying it by five years. Delaying it by five years. Not at all and we delaying it by five years. Not at all and we have delaying it by five years. Not at all and we have made delaying it by five years. Not at all and we have made huge i delaying it by five years. Not at i all and we have made huge progress in the roll out of gigabit broadband and that progress under successive administrations has been accelerated on the Prime Minister. It is important to recognise that making sure some of the most isolated communities in scotland, wales, rural england pose particular challenges that we are committed to making sure it is a universal service. I making sure it is a universal service. ,. ,. ,. , service. I am not sure how you are not delaying service. I am not sure how you are not delaying it service. I am not sure how you are not delaying it by service. I am not sure how you are not delaying it by pushing service. I am not sure how you are not delaying it by pushing it i service. I am not sure how you are not delaying it by pushing it back i not delaying it by pushing it back for five years. Not delaying it by pushing it back for five years for five years. They are slightly different targets for five years. They are slightly different targets and for five years. They are slightly different targets and it for five years. They are slightly different targets and it is i different targets and it is important to recognise that. Of all the missions we have put forward, they are long term emissions because we recognise that levelling up, whilst it is important that changes being seen instantly in communities and we have already seen that in the way in which, for example, teessides economic revival has been spearheaded it is also the case that we need to be it for the long term which is why there are clear goals in the white paper and metrics against which the government can be measured and held to account. Lets measured and held to account. Lets talk about another measured and held to account. Lets talk about another mission, by 2030 and of a Primary School children achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths will have significantly increased. That means that in england 90 of children will achieve the expected standard. How will you do that when, in real terms, funding has been going down . The key thing is that it is about of course funding but also reform and rigour. We know that in the best schools children can reach that expected level, that they can leave Primary School ready to learn in secondary school. It is an absolute requirement and we have the best teaching profession we have ever had, so i have total confidence in their ability to deliver on that because, ultimately, as you say, resources matter in education but so does a focus on standards, making sure that we use phonics to get children decoding and reading fluently and making sure that arithmetic and number skills in a focused and effective way in Primary School. But focused and effective way in Primary School. �. ,. ,. , focused and effective way in Primary School. �. ,. ,~. ,. , school. But how do you improve the standards school. But how do you improve the standards if school. But how do you improve the standards if funding school. But how do you improve the standards if funding is school. But how do you improve the standards if funding is falling . Standards if funding is falling . From the institute for fiscal studies, they say that cuts to education spending over the last decade are effectively, without precedent, in post war uk history, including 9 in real terms. Youre talking about standards and teachers and staff trying to achieve these targets but how do you do that if the funding is being taken away from them . The funding is being taken away from them . ,. , them . There is no funding being taken away them . There is no funding being taken away. It them . There is no funding being taken away. It is them . There is no funding being taken away. It is being them . There is no funding being taken away. It is being reduced i them . There is no funding being| taken away. It is being reduced in real terms taken away. It is being reduced in real terms. The taken away. It is being reduced in real terms. The key taken away. It is being reduced in real terms. The key thing taken away. It is being reduced in real terms. 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Really simle more children achieving what. Really simple question more children achieving what. Really simple question for more children achieving what. Really simple question for you, more children achieving what. Really simple question for you, mr more children achieving what. Really simple question for you, mr gove. Is there any new money anywhere in this . , there any new money anywhere in this . Where . There any new money anywhere in this . Where . There any new money anywhere in this . , where . ,. ,. , this . Yes. Where . In every area. The levellin this . Yes. Where . In every area. The levelling up this . Yes. Where . In every area. The levelling up fund, this . Yes. Where . In every area. The levelling up fund, which this . Yes. Where . In every area. The levelling up fund, which is this . Yes. Where . In every area. The levelling up fund, which is £4. 8 levelling up fund, which is £4. 8 billion, we have spent 1. 7 billion of that. 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The key thing about the l Spending Review as it gave me and other Government Departments a significant amount into the bank and now we are cashing those checks and the money is going out. I am interested the money is going out. I am interested because the money is going out. I am interested because you the money is going out. I am interested because you are l the money is going out. I am interested because you are talking about 2030. It is a long way off. These educational targets, the children you are talking about have not yet been born. That children you are talking about have not yet been born. Not yet been born. That is a critical point. Not yet been born. That is a critical point. So not yet been born. That is a critical point. So what not yet been born. That is a critical point. So what will. Not yet been born. That is a critical point. So what will happen to the disease critical point. So what will happen to the disease microgeneration, l critical point. So what will happen i to the disease microgeneration, the children who are in school now need support now . Children who are in school now need sunport now . Support now . Of the covid generation support now . Of the covid generation of support now . Of the covid generation of these support now . Of the covid generation of these targets l support now . Of the covid i generation of these targets are long term. In future Spending Reviews we will be looking at how we allocate new money in those Spending Reviews to meet these ambitions. I dont think anyone quarrels with or challenges the importance of levelling up, or i dont think anyone would say that these ambitions are anything other than noble and right. Ambitions are anything other than noble and right. Government will be udued b noble and right. Government will be judged by our noble and right. Government will be judged by our ability noble and right. Government will be judged by our ability to noble and right. Government will be judged by our ability to deliver judged by our ability to deliver over the course of the next two years and then on to 2030, and that is the laying out of the basis we can be judged is the laying out of the basis we can bejudged on the basis on which future Spending Reviews can can be judged on the basis on which future Spending Reviews future Spending Reviews can be udued, future Spending Reviews can be judged. As future Spending Reviews can be judged, as well. Future Spending Reviews can be judged, as well. Lets future Spending Reviews can be judged, as well. Lets move. Future Spending Reviews can be judged, as well. Lets move onj future Spending Reviews can be judged, as well. Lets move on from the white paper judged, as well. Lets move on from the white paper. I judged, as well. Lets move on from the white paper. I want judged, as well. Lets move on from the white paper. I want to judged, as well. Lets move on from the white paper. I want to talk the white paper. I want to talk about a story that has been rumbling on about the parties in Downing Street. Some of the newspapers are reporting yet more claims that the Prime Minister was present at the bit lockdown events. On a day like today when you are talking about your huge set piece project, how frustrating is it for you that you have to keep defending the Prime Minister . Was borisjohnson in the party in his flat . We minister . Was Boris Johnson in the party in his flat . Minister . Was Boris Johnson in the party in his flat . We have at. You talk about party in his flat . We have at. You talk about the party in his flat . We have at. You talk about the frustration. Party in his flat . We have at. You talk about the frustration. We party in his flat . We have at. You talk about the frustration. We have | talk about the frustration. We have three, robust and open media that reports without fear or favour so politicians like me will be asked also to questions about all sorts of events, quite right. As i think you know, and i know it is boring for viewers for me to say this, but it is true that there is a limit to what i can say because there is an ongoing metropolitan Police Investigation and i dont know the details of all of these events, they are news to me. They are reported fairly and objectively in the media on the basis of the information that reporters here but it will be the police that will determine the ultimate truth of this matter and i think that is as it should be. In think that is as it should be. In the commons on monday borisjohnson claimed sir keir starmer, the labour leader, to prosecutejimmy several when he was director of public prosecutions. Jimmy temple. There is no evidence to support this and get borisjohnson said it. How is no evidence to support this and yet borisjohnson said it. House of Commons Speaker poured scorn on the comments, should borisjohnson apologise for what he said with yellow no. Why not . Apologise for what he said with yellow no. Why not . Well, these are uniuuel yellow no. Why not . Well, these are uniquely sensitive yellow no. Why not . Well, these are uniquely sensitive matters yellow no. Why not . Well, these are uniquely sensitive matters and yellow no. Why not . Well, these are uniquely sensitive matters and i uniquely sensitive matters and i recognise that when you are dealing with someone like savile who is responsible for tremendous crimes, it is important to deal with these matters sensitively. It was the case that the cps apologised for aspects of this case and the mishandling of it. Keir starmer, to his credit, as the head of the cps, asked an independent lawyer to look at this case, appropriate conclusions were drawn about mistakes that have been made, an apology was made at the time. �. , �. , made, an apology was made at the time. �. , time. But what Boris Johnson said in the house was time. But what Boris Johnson said in the house was not time. But what Boris Johnson said in the house was not correct, time. But what Boris Johnson said in the house was not correct, what time. But what Boris Johnson said in the house was not correct, what it . | the house was not correct, what it . I havejust the house was not correct, what it . I have just outlined the facts and i think in deference to the feelings of all those involved, i want to let the facts stand for themselves and not get into an argument about this. Should borisjohnson have remembered the people who were involved when he raised this matter in the house . Well, as i say, it was the case that the cps investigated what went on at the cps investigated what went on at the time, and appropriate apology was made. I think keir starmer was absolutely right to hold the organisation to account and he was the person quite properly, and i think rightly, who did an audit of what happened and then appropriate conclusions were drawn. That was right and proper at the time and i think the facts speak for themselves and i make no criticism of anyone because i think that when errors are made within an organisation and the person at the top takes steps to deal with it, we should recognise that. ~. , deal with it, we should recognise that. ~. ,. , ~ deal with it, we should recognise that. ~. ,. , that. Michael gove, thank you very much. That. Michael gove, thank you very much no. That. Michael gove, thank you very much. No, thank that. Michael gove, thank you very much. No, thank you that. Michael gove, thank you very much. No, thank you. Its been announced this morning that british rugby has a new figurehead, in the shape of the Duchess Of Cambridge. What a great appointment that is. In the last hour, the duchess has been named patron of both codes, the Rugby Football League and the Rugby Football Union. And one man who has a busy year ahead with the Rugby League World cup is ralph rimmer, chief executive of the Rugby Football League, and hes with us now. He has a big smile on his face. How excited are you by this appointment, this news . It is excited are you by this appointment, this news . ,. ,. , this news . It is a great day. We are very appreciative this news . It is a great day. We are very appreciative of this news . It is a great day. We are very appreciative of our this news . It is a great day. We are very appreciative of our royal very appreciative of our royal patronage and an announcement like this makes it all worthwhile and brings home how important it is. She loves the sport generally. What does she know about rugby league . Have you had conversations, does she watch it . , , you had conversations, does she watchit . , , watch it . She is very sporty, i heard that watch it . She is very sporty, i heard that earlier, watch it . She is very sporty, i heard that earlier, she watch it . She is very sporty, i heard that earlier, she absolutely is, and seems to genuinely care about communities in the uk. We can certainly connect with all of our communities and so i think it will work really well. Communities and so i think it will work really well. How good will it be that both work really well. How good will it be that both codes work really well. How good will it be that both codes are work really well. How good will it be that both codes are united work really well. How good will it be that both codes are united by| work really well. How good will it. Be that both codes are united by one figurehead . 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We will be welcoming nations from all over the globe, we are winning three world cups in parallel, mens, womens and wheelchair, making us completely unique and all of those venues i mentioned earlier, she will have the opportunity to show up for any and as i say she will be absolutely embraced wherever she turns up. Hagar embraced wherever she turns up. How does it work embraced wherever she turns up. How does it work with a patronage . You might get access to her for one day a year . If you love that she can get involved in more . We a year . If you love that she can get involved in more . A year . If you love that she can get involved in more . We will make the most of it involved in more . We will make the most of it we involved in more . We will make the most of it. We are involved in more . We will make the most of it. We are very involved in more . We will make the most of it. We are very difficult i involved in more . We will make the most of it. 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Reasons to be optimistic about our sort. ~ ,. ,. ,. , sport. Why the other stories we have followed closely sport. Why the other stories we have followed closely on sport. Why the other stories we have followed closely on bbc sport. Why the other stories we have followed closely on bbc breakfast i sport. Why the other stories we have followed closely on bbc breakfast is | followed closely on bbc breakfast is rob burrow, Motor Neurone Disease and some of the incredible fundraising work with Kevin Sinfield and many others. Youll probably be perfect guy to take a step back and look at the impact that that story, their friendship, look at the impact that that story, theirfriendship, that money look at the impact that that story, their friendship, that money raised has had on notjust the family and Rugby League Family, but more broadly on the game. flit Rugby League Family, but more broadly on the game. Broadly on the game. Of my spectacles broadly on the game. Of my spectacles l broadly on the game. Of my spectacles i always broadly on the game. Of my spectacles i always rose i broadly on the game. Of my i spectacles i always rose tinted, broadly on the game. Of my spectacles i always rose tinted, you have to accept that. That story is far bigger than rugby league. We have known rob and kevin for a long time, the story goes to the heights of many people in the nation. Not even just of many people in the nation. Not evenjust sport of many people in the nation. Not even just sport people. They can appreciate friendships, ties and bonds that are in how it will be league sport, it is one that connects people very strongly, it is fiercely passionate and can work for or against you but certainly in instances like that i think it connects people and it is fantastic. Dan is right to talk about that. The connection dan is right to talk about that. The connection and the friendship between those men. We talk a lot about between those men. We talk a lot about the between those men. We talk a lot about the Rugby League Family and it is about about the Rugby League Family and it is about so about the Rugby League Family and it is about so much more than sport and it is about is about so much more than sport and it is about families and anyone watching it is about families and anyone watching this probe in this way can probably watching this probe in this way can probably relate to it in some. Anybody probably relate to it in some. Anybody watching this programme. What people are interested, my people what people are interested, my people are watching, more people engaged~ people are watching, more people engaged. | people are watching, more people enruaed. , � people are watching, more people enruaed. ~. , people are watching, more people enruaed. ~. ,. , people are watching, more people enruaed. ~. ,. ,. , engaged. I dont know how many tears have been shed engaged. I dont know how many tears have been shed watching engaged. I dont know how many tears have been shed watching us. Engaged. I dont know how many tears have been shed watching us. It engaged. I dont know how many tears have been shed watching us. It is i have been shed watching us. It is tragic in this first instance but some good has come out of it and it is notjust about some good has come out of it and it is not just about the fantastic pairing of rob and kevin come it goes far beyond that and far beyond sport. T goes far beyond that and far beyond sort. , � goes far beyond that and far beyond sort,. , � 4. , goes far beyond that and far beyond sort. , � ~. ,. ,. , sport. I dont know quite how to hrase sport. I dont know quite how to phrase this sport. I dont know quite how to phrase this without sport. I dont know quite how to phrase this without saying i sport. I dont know quite how to phrase this without saying the l sport. 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Our playing community is incredibly downtoearth. They are. Our playing community is incredibly accessible. I community is incredibly accessible. They are just normal people and they are Extraordinary People and i moved from the mens to the womens to the wheelchair, all those elite athletes, those incredible people with back stories and they have the power to move people. Power to move people. Ordinary eole power to move people. Ordinary people doing power to move people. Ordinary people doing extraordinary i power to move people. Ordinary. People doing extraordinary things. Exactly people doing extraordinary things. Exactly right. Part people doing extraordinary things. Exactly right exactly right. Part of your plan is rurowin exactly right. Part of your plan is growing the exactly right. Part of your plan is growing the game. Exactly right. Part of your plan is growing the game. Lets exactly right. Part of your plan is growing the game. Lets look exactly right. Part of your plan is growing the game. Lets look at| exactly right. Part of your plan is i growing the game. Lets look at the five, ten year plan. Having the Duchess Of Cambridge on board is huge where do you want to be a decade down the line . Professionally, we are along the northern corridors. We have a community that expands way beyond that. We have some real ambition about what to achieve domestically and internationally and collecting all that. We have been through very difficult years. We have a fairly big strategy which we have just delivered. Im sure if you avoid he would love to read it i have great aspirations and ambitions for this sport and i think the next ten years or so, sport and i think the next ten years orso, providing sport and i think the next ten years or so, providing we adhere to the strategy, this is a great stepping stone. ,. ,. , ~ strategy, this is a great stepping stone. ,. , stone. That is lovely, thank you so much for coming stone. That is lovely, thank you so much for coming in. Stone. That is lovely, thank you so much for coming in. It stone. That is lovely, thank you so much for coming in. It is stone. That is lovely, thank you so much for coming in. It is great i stone. That is lovely, thank you so much for coming in. It is great to i much for coming in. It is great to talk to much for coming in. It is great to talk to you. Much for coming in. It is great to talk to you, what great news to have today talk to you, what great news to have toda. ~ talk to you, what great news to have toda. , ~ ,. , talk to you, what great news to have toda. ~ ,. , talk to you, what great news to have toda. ,. Talk to you, what great news to have toda. , ~ y. ,. , talk to you, what great news to have toda. ,. , today. Thank you very much, that is ralh today. Thank you very much, that is ralph rimmer today. Thank you very much, that is ralph rimmer and today. Thank you very much, that is ralph rimmer and we today. Thank you very much, that is ralph rimmer and we will today. Thank you very much, that is ralph rimmer and we will continue | today. Thank you very much, that is l ralph rimmer and we will continue to follow rob and kevin. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to visit bob marley pot Recording Studio or step into a jamaican rainforest you can do it without leaving the country. An a mess of the exhibition and Life Of Reggae Legend opens in london later this week and there music correspondent mike savage went along for a sneak peek. My feeling about this music is that this music will get bigger and Biggerand Biggerand bigger and find its right people as it gets bigger. Bob marleys prophecy came true. After this interview was filmed, he became one of the worlds best so, theyve got a brand i new one out called exodus here are bob marley and the wailers. Exodus movement ofjah people. Now, a little more than a0 years after his death, his legacy is being celebrated, with an extensive exhibition featuring unseen photographs, rare Concert Footage and platinum discs, all overseen by his eldest daughter, cedella. Going through every room, i think you leave with a little piece of daddy. You can see the accomplishments of this little boy from nine mile, you know, who grew up in poverty, struggled with identity, you know . And just still overcoming it all. Werejammin. See, i want to jam it with you. But staging an exhibition of bob marleys life presented a unique problem. The musician wasnt someone who held on to mementos and memorabilia. Have you made, say, millions of dollars . I no. Are you a rich man . When you mean rich, what do you mean . Do you have a lot of possessions, a lot of Money In The Bank . Possession make you rich . I know i dont have that type of richness. My richness is life, forever. There wasnt tonnes of Concert Ticket Stubs and other traditional exhibit material, so you needed to create these environments for people to be able to have a multi sensory experience where they could really feel what bob marley was all about. One such experience comes in the rainforest room, designed as a place to hang out and imbibe bobs music. I love the forest. Its like we brought a little bit ofjamaica to cold london, you know . Yeah and theres a pair of his Football Boots . I brought them in with me. Yeah. Just yesterday . Yeah. Oh, wow so theyve literally been put in the case. Where were they before that . In my closet. Do you have a lot of memorabilia, just at home . No. That was like the only piece of dads stuff that i actually held on to. Were you a fan of his music growing up, or did you come to it later in life . No, i like Michael Jackson and shalamar. Eh, cyndi lauper. Yeah, because its almost like, say, when when you cook Rice And Peas every day, youre not you dont go, oh, Rice And Peas, you know . Youre kind of used to it. Was there a rivalry . Did he want you to like him as much as you liked michaeljackson . No, because hes my dad. Yeah. Nobody ever respects their dad, do they . Yeah, i mean, come on you know, its my dad no woman, no cry. Why do you think his music continues to have the impact it does today . Because the message is still relevant. I would think being a child that was born in the late 60s, i was hoping that the world would have changed in some way that i would feel safe for my black sons to leave the house and go about their business. But its not. So bob marley still has work to do. Stir it up Little Darlin stir it up. As the head of the bob marley foundation, its cedellas job to ensure his legacy. And after this exhibition spends ten weeks in london, it will tour the world to spread his message further. Stir it up, woh. 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Stay with us, headlines coming up. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. Our headlines today. A pledge to close the gap between between rich and poor communities the government sets out its levelling up plan. It includes improvements to transport, education and Life Expectancy but labour says theres a lack of funding and new ideas. Good morning from wolverhampton market. This is one of the cities that could benefit from that new funding. Ill be finding out what people here make of the new proposals. The Duchess Of Cambridge will be the new figurehead of british rugby, becoming the patron for both codes of the game. With just two days to go until the Opening Ceremony, the Winter Olympics torch relay kicks off in beijing. Comic relief is back. Sir lenny henry willjoin us with the details of the highlights. Good morning. Quite a lot of cloud around, patchy rain. Brightening up in the south. Breezy and still mild. Details coming up. Good morning. The government will today set out its long delayed Manifesto Plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. The proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, Public Transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies. Our Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. We are a government committed to levelling up. It is absolutely what levelling up is all about. What were doing is levelling up. Level up across the whole of the uk. Ministers have talked about it a lot. Im here to talk about levelling up. Michael gove will talk about it more today. Levelling up was at the heart of the conservatives 2019 Election Campaign. Plans to be outlined today include creating more regional mayors with london style powers in areas of england that want them, bringing Public Transport closer to london standards, giving the large majority of the Country Access to sg broadband, and eliminating illiteracy in Primary School leavers. If we are really genuine about levelling up, and i dont think that this white paper will do what we want it to do, but if we were it would be about addressing regional inequalities such as health conditions, Life Expectancy, educational, skills levels, Job Opportunities and certainly transport connectivity, and thats not what this paper does but it does offer some opportunities for areas that havent got devolution. Many of these ideas may sound familiar, and labour says it amounts to shuffling the deckchairs, while a report by the National Audit Office Spending watchdog says the government hasnt always properly monitored how well its local Spending Plans have worked. The department hasnt always got a very good grasp of what its trying to deliver with the money its pouring in. And, you know, this is taxpayers money we want to see outcomes. For that, outcomes means in economic terms jobs and thriving Business Areas, and were not really clear that thats going to happen. So theres a long way to go to prove that this money is being spent as well as the government tells us it is. The government plans to give these National Missions status in law, with a system to measure progress, and says it wants to work with devolved governments to achieve its aims across the uk. For borisjohnson, whos been fighting for hisjob, he may want to show he still has an eye on a longer term agenda. Jessica parker, bbc news, In Westminster. Werejoined now by our chief Political Correspondent adam fleming. We will get onto some of those distractions in a moment. But the government quite clearly today keen to talk about the levelling up agenda which we have spoken about a lot in the last election . Yes. Agenda which we have spoken about a lot in the last election . Lot in the last election . Yes, lets be clear about lot in the last election . Yes, lets be clear about what lot in the last election . Yes, lets be clear about what is lot in the last election . Yes, lets be clear about what is happening. The government is unveiling a big document, the government is unveiling a big document, three had written 50 pages, document, three had written 50 pages, with lots of ideas and plans. Three pages, with lots of ideas and plans. Three and pages, with lots of ideas and plans. Three and 50 pages. It will get the government and Civil Service ready the government and Civil Service ready to the government and Civil Service ready to deliver the levelling up over the ready to deliver the levelling up over the next ten years. It is about setting over the next ten years. It is about setting these 12 National Nations about setting these 12 National Nations about what levelling up could look like in about what levelling up could look like in terms of health, skills, transport, like in terms of health, skills, transport, technology, setting those targets, transport, technology, setting those targets, setting how they will be measured and putting some processes in place measured and putting some processes in place. The big processes going to be introducing more mayors with more powers be introducing more mayors with more powers in be introducing more mayors with more powers in more areas having that. But michael gove, the levelling up secretary, but michael gove, the levelling up secretary, its pretty clear this is a decade long mission, so everybody is going a decade long mission, so everybody is going to a decade long mission, so everybody is going to have to be pretty patient patient. I patient. 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That is on the agenda from the Government Point of view Government Point of view Government Point of view. There is still talk about parties during lockdown . Still talk about parties during lockdown . , lockdown . Yes, Downing Street is refusin lockdown . Yes, Downing Street is refusing to lockdown . Yes, Downing Street is refusing to talk lockdown . Yes, Downing Street is refusing to talk about lockdown . Yes, Downing Street is refusing to talk about newspaper| refusing to talk about newspaper reports refusing to talk about newspaper reports that Boris Johnson was at more reports that Boris Johnson was at more of reports that Boris Johnson was at more of the parties that took place in downing more of the parties that took place in Downing Street during the lockdown. They say they are not going lockdown. They say they are not going to lockdown. They say they are not going to give a running commentary. One of going to give a running commentary. One of the going to give a running commentary. One of the Prime Minister, over the past day one of the Prime Minister, over the past day or one of the Prime Minister, over the past day or so, has given his strongest past day or so, has given his strongest pledge yet to publish all the details of what a sue gray finds the details of what a sue gray finds. And also, he has given an interview finds. And also, he has given an interview to finds. And also, he has given an interview to the sun waited he says, it probably interview to the sun waited he says, it probably wont stay secret for very long it probably wont stay secret for very long if he is issued by a fine for the very long if he is issued by a fine for the police because he personally has found for the police because he personally has found to have broken the lockdown has found to have broken the lockdown rows. Still talking about downing lockdown rows. Still talking about Downing Street parties, as we will do until Downing Street parties, as we will do until the met Police Investigation is complete. And sue gray can investigation is complete. And sue gray can deliver her full report. The one gray can deliver her full report. The one we gray can deliver her full report. The one we got the other day was ust the one we got the other day was just a the one we got the other day was just a halfway point. Gk. The one we got the other day was just a halfway point. The one we got the other day was just a halfway point. Police have until later today to either charge or release Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood, over allegations of rape and assault. He was further arrested yesterday, on suspicion of Sexual Assault and making threats to kill. Our reporter dave guest is at old trafford for us this morning. What is the latest . Mason greenwood has sent a what is the latest . Mason greenwood has spent a third what is the latest . Mason greenwood has spent a third night what is the latest . Mason greenwood has spent a third night in what is the latest . Mason greenwood has spent a third night in police i has spent a third night in Police Custody has spent a third night in Police Custody after three days of questioning by detectives. He was arrested questioning by detectives. He was arrested on sunday, on suspicion of rape and arrested on sunday, on suspicion of rape and assault. His arrest followed rape and assault. His arrest followed a social media postings by a woman followed a social media postings by a woman who claimed that she had been a woman who claimed that she had been assaulted by the 20 year old footballer~ been assaulted by the 20 year old footballer. And yesterday came that further footballer. And yesterday came that further development. Greater Manchester Police said he had been further Manchester Police said he had been further arrested on suspicion of making further arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and Sexual Assault making threats to kill and Sexual Assault. Now when the allegations against assault. Now when the allegations against him first became public on sunday. Against him first became public on sunday, Manchester United said he would sunday, Manchester United said he would not sunday, Manchester United said he would not be training with or playing would not be training with or playing for the club until further notice playing for the club until further notice at playing for the club until further notice. At the time it issued a statement saying it did not condone any form statement saying it did not condone any form of statement saying it did not condone any form of violence, a position reiterated any form of violence, a position reiterated yesterday. On monday, the sportswear reiterated yesterday. On monday, the sportswear manufacturer nike said it was suspending its relationship with the player was suspending its relationship with the player because it was deeply concerned about these allegations. And yesterday, the computer video games and yesterday, the computer video Games Developer ea sports said that it was Games Developer ea sports said that it was removing Mason Greenwood from its products. It was removing Mason Greenwood from its products, including fifa 2022. Now, its products, including fifa 2022. Now, magistrates have given the police now, magistrates have given the police extra time to continue questioning the footballer. That time questioning the footballer. That time is questioning the footballer. That time is due to run out later today. What time is due to run out later today. What happens next, of course, is as yet unknown. And so far, there has been yet unknown. And so far, there has been no yet unknown. And so far, there has been no Public Statement on behalf of the been no Public Statement on behalf of the footballer himself. Thank of the footballer himself. Thank you. The russian president has accused the us of trying to draw russia into war with its neighbour. Tension is high over troop build up close to the ukraine border, but mr putin has denied he is planning an invasion. Vladimir putin has denied he is planning an invasion. This comes as borisjohnson visited ukraine yesterday. Lets speak to james waterhouse. What has been the reaction to the Prime Minister visit . How did it go down . ,. , down . Pretty well, actually. The news channels down . Pretty well, actually. The news channels yesterday down . Pretty well, actually. The i news channels yesterday described it as a big news channels yesterday described it as a big day of diplomacy for ukraine as a big day of diplomacy for ukraine and they said britain had decisively ukraine and they said britain had decisively chosen to be on the side of kyiv decisively chosen to be on the side of kyiv in decisively chosen to be on the side of kyiv in the face of these russian aggression. We have been talking about aggression. We have been talking about ukraine wanting to go down the diplomatic about ukraine wanting to go down the diplomatic path and cool tensions because diplomatic path and cool tensions because they say it plays into moscows hands. We have seen more urgency moscows hands. We have seen more urgency in moscows hands. We have seen more urgency in the language. President zelensky urgency in the language. President zelensky talked about 200,000 men and women who would be willing to fight and women who would be willing to fight he and women who would be willing to fight. He said it would notjust be a small fight. He said it would notjust be a small incursion, grabbing of territory a small incursion, grabbing of territory like last time, it would be a territory like last time, it would be a full scale war, not just territory like last time, it would be a full scale war, notjust in ukraine be a full scale war, notjust in ukraine but in europe, a full hybrid war~ ukraine but in europe, a full hybrid war~ so ukraine but in europe, a full hybrid war~ so very ukraine but in europe, a full hybrid war. 50 very urgent language. Ukraine but in europe, a full hybrid war. So very urgent language. Boris johnson war. So very urgent language. Boris johnson hinted at possible more help from the johnson hinted at possible more help from the uk. But we also learned what from the uk. But we also learned what President Putin is making of the situation. He says his main concerns the situation. He says his main concerns about ukraine potentially being concerns about ukraine potentially being allowed to join concerns about ukraine potentially being allowed tojoin nato, the alliance being allowed tojoin nato, the alliance, as well as it continuing to expand alliance, as well as it continuing to expand in eastern europe, he says those to expand in eastern europe, he says those concerns are being ignored. He says it those concerns are being ignored. He says it is those concerns are being ignored. He says it is about containing russia and making moscow feel threatened. So that and making moscow feel threatened. So that was very much what he makes of the so that was very much what he makes of the situation. On the ground there of the situation. On the ground there is of the situation. On the ground there is still tension. We still have there is still tension. We still have thousands of troops along the border~ have thousands of troops along the border. 30,000 more Russian Troops, the us border. 30,000 more Russian Troops, the us say. Border. 30,000 more Russian Troops, the us say, are expected to arrive in belarus the us say, are expected to arrive in belarus for these joint exercises. Russian backed militants say a exercises. Russian backed militants say a soldier was killed last night in a Ukrainian Drone strike. No word yet from in a Ukrainian Drone strike. No word yet from the in a Ukrainian Drone strike. No word yet from the government yet on that. There yet from the government yet on that. There are yet from the government yet on that. There are grains of positivity in the sense there are grains of positivity in the sense that all sites have hinted that they the sense that all sites have hinted that they want talks to continue. James that they want talks to continue. James waterhouse, thank you very much. That is the latest for you live from kyiv on the situation in ukraine. Carol is the weather. Good morning. Some of us were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights last night. As you can see from our weather watchers picture taken in aberdeenshire before the cloud moved across. We have got some clear skies this morning across parts of southern england, as you can see from cell c in west sussex. Thank you for those pictures. There is a lot of cloud drifting northwards through patchy light rain. Murky conditions on the west coast. It should brighten up quite nicely across parts of wales, southern england, the south and south east. These white circles represent the average wind speeds today. Nowhere near as windy as it was yesterday. It will still be breezy. It will be mild. Temperatures ten to 12 degrees. A bit nippy across the Northern Isles, still in the cold air. Through this evening and overnight, some rain pouring down across parts of scotland. Some spots of rain in england, wales and northern ireland. Again, a lot of cloud. A mild night. By again, a lot of cloud. A mild night. By the and of the night of the wind will be strengthening across the north west. Tomorrow, we start on a fairly cloudy note, with some spots of rain, a lot of which will peter out. Some sunshine. This next weather front would bring some out. Some sunshine. This next weatherfront would bring some rain. It will be heavy and persistent. Squally winds. The air will turn colder. The showers will turn wintry. Ahead of it we are still in milder conditions with a little bit of sunshine. Good to know. Thank you. Three years ago, student libby squire vanished on a night out in hull. She was murdered and raped by a serial sex offender. Now libbys mother lisa has said she needs to know what happened to her daughter. Lauren moss has been speaking to lisa. She was amazing. She was funny and sarcastic and witty, everything youd want in a daughter, was libby. And we had an incredibly close bond. Three years ago, philosophy student libby squire was turned away from a nightclub in hull. She was then lured into a car by pavel relowicz, who had been prowling the streets searching for a vulnerable student. Libby was raped and murdered, and her body was found weeks later in the humber estuary. I still think i should have been able to save her. And thats just, yeah, thats horrible. Because i cant change it. And thats really hard. Libbys mother lisa and the rest of her family will mark her anniversary by visiting her bench at the beauty spot she used to spend time with, with friends. Its 12 months since relowicz was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 27 years. Lisa still has questions only he can answer. I dont know how he got her in the car. I dont know how she died. I dont know whether she was dead when she went into the water or not. Theres so many questions. And i reconcile one of the questions but then another one takes its place. Why is it important for you to know those details do you think . I think its my make up. I need to know whats going on with my children. I like to know whats going on with my children. My children are as a part of my life, obviously. And not knowing what happened to her, just for me is not acceptable. It later emerged relowicz committed a string of offences before murdering libby, including stealing womens underwear and watching them through windows. Lisa is to meet with the Prime Minister to discuss tougher measures for noncontact Sexual Offences, which currently carry a maximum two year sentence. People still think these noncontact Sexual Offences are harmless, but they are not harmless. And we cant say that all people who commit a noncontact sexual offence are going to go on to become rapists and murderers. But i think we can probably say that most rapists, murderers, started off with noncontact Sexual Offences. And i also think these people need help. There should be some sort of help facility for them and they should be forced to go into treatment or have therapy for what theyve done. Libbys murder bears stark similarities to the kidnap of Sarah Everard in clapham in march last year. Her killer, then a serving Police Officer, wayne couzens, was sentenced to life without parole. Lisa says she wants borisjohnson to consider her plea that life should mean life. If you go out and commit a crime of choice, so rape and murder is a crime of choice, you therefore spent the rest of your life in prison, because your victim doesnt get to come back after 27 years, so its justice for the family, proper justice for the family. And libby and sarahs murders were very, very similar. So why the difference in, you know. . Does what you do as a job mean that you are going to get a different sentence . Well, obviously it does. Lisa continues to grieve her daughter, with a promise. I think i want her legacy to be something, you know, change for women. You know, i want her, because of what happened to her, i want other women to feel safer. And i will honour her until i take my last breath. You know, iwill spend my life honouring her and making sure shes not forgotten. Lauren moss, bbc news. Joining us now is nazir afzal, who is former chief prosecutor for the north west of england. Good morning. A dreadful case that we have just seen a report on there. I am just interested to know, what do you make of the families of victims requesting this type of redress . How does it work . L victims requesting this type of redress . How does it work . I have been very privileged redress . How does it work . I have been very privileged to redress . How does it work . I have been very privileged to meet i redress . How does it work . I have been very privileged to meet with l been very privileged to meet with lots of been very privileged to meet with lots of bereaved families over the years lots of bereaved families over the years and lots of bereaved families over the years and they all deal with their grief years and they all deal with their grief in years and they all deal with their grief in different ways. What libbys grief in different ways. What libbys mother is talking about is what libbys mother is talking about is what we libbys mother is talking about is what we call restorative justice. It is extremely rare for homicide cases is extremely rare for homicide cases. There are three things you have cases. There are three things you have to cases. There are three things you have to be cases. There are three things you have to be conscious of. One is that the offender have to be conscious of. One is that the offender has to admit responsibility. In libbys case there responsibility. In libbys case there was responsibility. In libbys case there was a trial. He was convicted. I dont there was a trial. He was convicted. I dont know there was a trial. He was convicted. I dont know whether it accepts response i dont know whether it accepts response ability. That is number one response ability. That is number one the response ability. That is number one. The first obstacle. The second is that one. The first obstacle. The second is that he one. The first obstacle. The second is that he has to agree to a meeting is that he has to agree to a meeting. You cantjust throw him in the room meeting. You cantjust throw him in the room. The likelihood of that happening is, iwould imagine, quite rare happening is, iwould imagine, quite rare and happening is, iwould imagine, quite rare. And the third thing is the facilitator, rare. And the third thing is the facilitator, whoever organises it, has to facilitator, whoever organises it, has to be facilitator, whoever organises it, has to be sure it is good for the mental has to be sure it is good for the Mental Health of the parties. Sol think Mental Health of the parties. Sol think it Mental Health of the parties. Sol think it is Mental Health of the parties. Sol think it is going to be extremely unlikely. Think it is going to be extremely unlikely, from what i know in relation unlikely, from what i know in relation to unlikely, from what i know in relation to libbys case, every tragic relation to libbys case, every tragic case, but she wants closer, she wants tragic case, but she wants closer, she wants to understand what happened. The whole prop process should happened. The whole prop process should be happened. The whole prop process should be about trying to help to. 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She wants to know i whether her daughter was alive when she went whether her daughter was alive when she went into the river. He could say all she went into the river. He could say all sorts she went into the river. He could say all sorts of things. Then she has to say all sorts of things. Then she has to live say all sorts of things. Then she has to live with whatever she hears from has to live with whatever she hears from him has to live with whatever she hears from him. At the moment whatever shes from him. At the moment whatever shes heard from him. At the moment whatever shes heard in the trial is all she knows shes heard in the trial is all she knows that shes heard in the trial is all she knows. That is a witty dangerous position knows. That is a witty dangerous position i knows. That is a witty dangerous position. I totally understand why she would position. I totally understand why she would want to do that. A dangerous she would want to do that. A dangerous position. I understand why bereaved dangerous position. I understand why bereaved families would not want to bereaved families would not want to be in the bereaved families would not want to be in the same room, the same country. Be in the same room, the same country. Is be in the same room, the same country, is the person who harms their country, is the person who harms their child country, is the person who harms their child. At but we have to find a way their child. At but we have to find a way to their child. At but we have to find a way to get some kind of closure. Sometimes a way to get some kind of closure. Sometimes it is by correspondence, actually sometimes it is by correspondence, actually it sometimes it is by correspondence, actually. It doesnt have to be a meeting actually. It doesnt have to be a meeting. Allow her to write to him in the meeting. Allow her to write to him in the hope meeting. Allow her to write to him in the hope that he response with some in the hope that he response with some of in the hope that he response with some of the fact that she wants. Again, some of the fact that she wants. Again, it some of the fact that she wants. Again, it has to be done very carefully again, it has to be done very carefully again, it has to be done very carefull. ,. , ,. ,. , carefully. Have you seen restorative ustice, carefully. Have you seen restorative justice. Have carefully. Have you seen restorative justice. Have you carefully. Have you seen restorative justice, have you seen carefully. Have you seen restorative justice, have you seen it carefully. Have you seen restorative justice, have you seen it work . I i justice, have you seen it work . I had one. It was a young man who was trolling had one. It was a young man who was trolling me had one. It was a young man who was trolling me several years ago. I discovered he was a 14 year old boy. I discovered he was a14 year old boy. I didnt discovered he was a14 year old boy. I didnt want discovered he was a 14 year old boy. I didnt want him prosecuted. I said i didnt want him prosecuted. I said i would i didnt want him prosecuted. I said i would happily sit down with him for half i would happily sit down with him for half an i would happily sit down with him for half an hour. I did. He cried for half an hour. I did. He cried for 30 for half an hour. I did. He cried for 30 minutes. At the endif which i am sure for 30 minutes. At the endif which i am sure he for 30 minutes. At the endif which i am sure he will trl anybody ever when am sure he will trl anybody ever when he am sure he will trl anybody ever when he discovers the impact. The evidence when he discovers the impact. The evidence tells you it can work in the right evidence tells you it can work in the right circumstances. You have to be very the right circumstances. You have to be very careful about what the circumstances you select. | be very careful about what the circumstances you select. I am intriaued circumstances you select. I am intrigued by circumstances you select. I am intrigued by that circumstances you select. I n intrigued by that conversation. Obviously he agreed, his parents or guardians are great. Was it good for you due 100 . In guardians are great. Was it good for you due 10096 you due 10096. In his case it meant he wouldnt you due 10096. In his case it meant he wouldnt be you due 10096. In his case it meant he wouldnt be prosecuted. You due 10096. In his case it meant he wouldnt be prosecuted. There i you due 10096. In his case it meant i he wouldnt be prosecuted. There was an incentive he wouldnt be prosecuted. There was an incentive for him to be in that room an incentive for him to be in that room from an incentive for him to be in that room. From my perspective, absolutely, to explain the impact, notjust absolutely, to explain the impact, notiust on absolutely, to explain the impact, notjust on me, because my children were notjust on me, because my children were seeing notjust on me, because my children were seeing the stuff he was posting were seeing the stuff he was posting. They would think, why is this person posting. They would think, why is this person saying this stuff about you . This person saying this stuff about you . Once this person saying this stuff about you . Once he became aware of the impact you . Once he became aware of the impact on you . Once he became aware of the impact on my children as much on me, i can assure impact on my children as much on me, i can assure you, i would be very surprised i can assure you, i would be very surprised if i can assure you, i would be very surprised if he is going online right surprised if he is going online right now surprised if he is going online right now and saying nasty things about right now and saying nasty things about black people. You right now and saying nasty things about black people. Right now and saying nasty things about black people. You have vast experience about black people. You have vast experience working about black people. You have vast experience working in about black people. You have vast experience working in the about black people. You have vast experience working in the north i about black people. You have vast experience working in the north of ingle. I know one of the cases you are involved in was thejimmy savile case. North of england. You defended sir keir starmer after the Prime Ministers comments on monday in the house of commons. What do you make of what sabac borisjohnson said about keir starmer in relation to thejimmy savile case . Like said about keir starmer in relation to the jimmy savile case . To the jimmy savile case . Like a michael gove, to the jimmy savile case . Like a michael gove, i to the jimmy savile case . Like a michael gove, iwill to the jimmy savile case . Like a michael gove, i will stick to the jimmy savile case . Like a michael gove, i will stick to i to the jimmy savile case . Like a michael gove, i will stick to the | michael gove, i will stick to the facts michael gove, i will stick to the facts. Every prosecutor is independent and operate applying the code for independent and operate applying the code for prosecutors. What happened in the code for prosecutors. What happened in the savile case was the police. The critical in the savile case was the police. The critical decision that was wrong in that the critical decision that was wrong in that case the critical decision that was wrong in that case, the original investigation, was the police told each investigation, was the police told each of investigation, was the police told each of the victims there is no other each of the victims there is no other victim. They did not know they three other victim. They did not know they three others. Of course each of them said. Three others. Of course each of them said. I three others. Of course each of them said. I dont three others. Of course each of them said, i dont want to stand in a witness said, i dont want to stand in a witness box i am facing jimmy savile witness box i am facing jimmy savile. The prosecutor, whoever it was in savile. The prosecutor, whoever it was in cps savile. The prosecutor, whoever it was in cps south, said of these women was in cps south, said of these women arent prepared to give evidence. Women arent prepared to give evidence, that was the view taken by the police evidence, that was the view taken by the police i evidence, that was the view taken by the police. Lam not going evidence, that was the view taken by the police. I am not going to prosecute. That was a critical decision prosecute. That was a critical decision taken before keir starmer was even decision taken before keir starmer was even dpp. I didnt know it, keir starmer was even dpp. I didnt know it, keir starmer didnt know it, it was dealt with it starmer didnt know it, it was dealt with it locally, as it should be, as it always with it locally, as it should be, as it always is with it locally, as it should be, as it always is. As soon as he became aware it always is. As soon as he became aware of it always is. As soon as he became aware of it. It always is. As soon as he became aware of it, which we only did after the death aware of it, which we only did after the death of savile, keir starmer changed the death of savile, keir starmer changed everything. Literally he put me in changed everything. Literally he put me in charge of child sexual abuse nationally me in charge of child sexual abuse nationally. We brought the new guidelines, new policy. We trained everybody guidelines, new policy. We trained everybody. And in the three years that followed, when keir starmer left and that followed, when keir starmer left and i that followed, when keir starmer left and i left the cps, we have the highest left and i left the cps, we have the highest conviction rate for child sexual highest conviction rate for child sexual abuse in our history. That is Keir Starmers legacy. Boris johnson. Keir starmers legacy. Boris johnson, more recently, said that prosecuting or investigating child sexual prosecuting or investigating child sexual abuse was money badly spent. There sexual abuse was money badly spent. There are sexual abuse was money badly spent. There are two different views. Keir starmer there are two different views. Keir starmer was not responsible for decisions starmer was not responsible for decisions taken in the savile case. That is decisions taken in the savile case. That is the decisions taken in the savile case. That is the facts. The decisions taken in the savile case. That is the facts. Decisions taken in the savile case. That is the facts. The other element to this is while that is the facts. The other element to this is while this that is the facts. The other element to this is while this is that is the facts. The other element to this is while this is being to this is while this is being discussed in parliament, there is a thought for the victims ofjimmy savile who are still out there . Flan savile who are still out there . Can i even share savile who are still out there . Can i even share something with you now . One of i even share something with you now . One of the i even share something with you now . One of the victims contacted me yesterday one of the victims contacted me yesterday ofjimmy one of the victims contacted me yesterday of jimmy savile. One of the victims contacted me yesterday ofjimmy savile. She had spent yesterday ofjimmy savile. She had spent 24 yesterday ofjimmy savile. She had spent 24 hours crying, traumatised by remembering what savile had done to her by remembering what savile had done to her all by remembering what savile had done to her all those years ago, because it was to her all those years ago, because it was back to her all those years ago, because it was back in the public eye and because it was back in the public eye and because we she had heard what the prime because we she had heard what the Prime Minister had said. We have to be immensely careful. We traumatise people be immensely careful. We traumatise people. Going back to an earlier conversation, people are trying to close conversation, people are trying to close off conversation, people are trying to close off what happened to them. You brin close off what happened to them. You bring it close off what happened to them. You bring it up. Close off what happened to them. You bring it up, they suffer again. The prime bring it up, they suffer again. The Prime Minister, weatherly apologises to keir Prime Minister, weatherly apologises to keir starmer or not, needs to apologise to keir starmer or not, needs to apologise to those victims. This is not about politics. Apologise to those victims. This is not about politics. But apologise to those victims. This is not about politics. But when i apologise to those victims. This is not about politics. But when you i not about politics. But when you heard michael gove say he shouldnt apologise. It is heard michael gove say he shouldnt aoloaise. Heard michael gove say he shouldnt aoloaise. ,. ,. , heard michael gove say he shouldnt aoloaise. ,. ,. , apologise. It is a matter for him. Parliament apologise. It is a matter for him. Parliament is apologise. It is a matter for him. Parliament is an apologise. It is a matter for him. Parliament is an odd apologise. It is a matter for him. Parliament is an odd place. I apologise. It is a matter for him. Parliament is an odd place. You | apologise. It is a matter for him. I parliament is an odd place. You can say things parliament is an odd place. You can say things that are true and nobody does anything about it. But in the real world does anything about it. But in the real world we have got at least 250 victims real world we have got at least 250 victims of real world we have got at least 250 victims ofjimmy savile. One contacted me. Several have contacted me. Contacted me. Several have contacted me they contacted me. Several have contacted me. They are traumatised again by what me. They are traumatised again by what has me. They are traumatised again by what has happened in the last couple of days what has happened in the last couple of da s. ,. , what has happened in the last couple ofda s. ,. ,. ,. , of days. They need an apology. Appreciate of days. They need an apology. Appreciate your of days. They need an apology. Appreciate your time. Of days. They need an apology. Appreciate your time. 22 i of days. They need an apology. L appreciate your time. 22 minutes past eight. For more than 30 years comic relief has been transforming lives right here in the uk and across the world all while making us laugh along the way. Next month, a host of celebrities, including Dame Joanna Lumley and david tennent, will take part in the telethon that has now become an annual event. Lets take a look at some of the highlights from last years show. Ladies and gentlemen, this is red nose day 2021. Please welcome your host. Three, two, one, go thanks, everyone. Have a great night. Marlow. Shakespeare. Are you all right . Just adjusting. Are you all right . Yeah, just trying to keep busy, you know. So, prav, have we broken the world record . With a total of 12. Yes. Yes, clara has broken the record. Yes wow its unbelievable yes how does that feel . We can speak to comic relief co founder, sir lenny henry. He joins us from a centre in south london which has benefited from the work of the charity. Loosening up this morning. There he is good morning. Is good morning. Having the work out of my life is good morning. Having the work out of my life here. Is good morning. Having the work out of my life here. Going is good morning. Having the work out of my life here. Going very out of my life here. Going very hard. Out of my life here. Going very hard very out of my life here. Going very hard. Very impressive. Out of my life here. Going very hard. Very impressive. Lets i out of my life here. Going very l hard. Very impressive. Lets talk about this years red nose day. Another whopper. What can we look forward to . It is another whopper. What can we look forward to . ,. ,. , forward to . It is going to be fantastic forward to . It is going to be fantastic. All forward to . It is going to be fantastic. All kinds forward to . It is going to be fantastic. All kinds of forward to . It is going to be fantastic. All kinds of things forward to . It is going to be fantastic. All kinds of things going on. Fantastic. All kinds of things going on me. Fantastic. All kinds of things going on. Me, David Tennant and various other on. Me, David Tennant and various other people are hosting. Paddy mcguinness. We have got a fantastic make mcguinness. We have got a fantastic make up mcguinness. We have got a fantastic make up thing happening. We have got the comic make up thing happening. We have got the comic relief opera again where we send the comic relief opera again where we send hapless celebrities off to sin we send hapless celebrities off to sing opera in a day and they sing live on sing opera in a day and they sing live on the sing opera in a day and they sing live on the night. I am sure there will be live on the night. I am sure there will be corks live on the night. I am sure there will be corks supplied for bottoms all the will be corks supplied for bottoms all the way through the process. We have got all the way through the process. We have got fundraising things happening across the country. I am here at happening across the country. I am here at this happening across the country. I am here at this amazing place in south london here at this amazing place in south london called fight for change, one of the london called fight for change, one of the many projects comic relief suriports of the many projects comic relief supports. They teach young people and supports. They teach young people ahd older supports. They teach young people and older people how to box as a way of coping and older people how to box as a way of coping with Mental Health issues. We support things like this, as well as food we support things like this, as well as food share, which is about providing as food share, which is about providing food for people who cant afford providing food for people who cant afford it. Providing food for people who cant afford it, as well as Domestic Abuse. Afford it, as well as Domestic Abuse, homelessness, comic relief supports abuse, homelessness, comic relief supports all of these things and it always supports all of these things and it always has and it always will. What we want always has and it always will. What we want to always has and it always will. What we want to stress is it is about the public we want to stress is it is about the public at we want to stress is it is about the public at home. It is about people at home public at home. It is about people at home giving a little bit, or a large. At home giving a little bit, or a large, whatever they can give, to help people worse off than themselves. Since 2020, we have helped themselves. Since 2020, we have helped over 20 Million People worldwide and in the uk, which is extraordinary. Was it 20, or was it teh . Extraordinary. Was it 20, or was it teh . Ll extraordinary. Was it 20, or was it teh . Ll ll extraordinary. Was it 20, or was it ten . 11 11 Million People we have helped ten . 11 11 Million People we have helped since 2020. Which is still brilliant helped since 2020. Which is still brilliant. We raised over £61 million brilliant. We raised over £61 million last year. We hope to raise much million last year. We hope to raise much more million last year. We hope to raise much more but we cant do it without the publio much more but we cant do it without the public. We have to get involved. Watch the public. We have to get involved. Watch our the public. We have to get involved. Watch our audition film where people like john watch our audition film where people like john collins and these other people like john collins and these other people are auditioning for their big role in people are auditioning for their big role in the people are auditioning for their big role in the night, we stress in the film, role in the night, we stress in the film. Eveh role in the night, we stress in the film, even though it is funny, that it is you film, even though it is funny, that it is you that film, even though it is funny, that it is you that counts at home. Please it is you that counts at home. Please support us. March the 18th, red nose please support us. March the 18th, red nose day, it is going to be great red nose day, it is going to be great. And dan, rememberthis . Red nose day, it is going to be great. And dan, remember this . Yeah, lovel. Im great. And dan, remember this . Yeah, lovely im not great. And dan, remember this . Yeah, lovely im not a great. And dan, remember this . Yeah, lovely. Im not a fighter, great. And dan, remember this . Yeah, lovely. Im not a fighter, im great. And dan, remember this . Yeah, lovely. Im not a fighter, im a lovely. Im not a fighter, im a dancer, baby lovely. Im not a fighter, im a dancer, baby nicola lovely. Im not a fighter, im a dancer, baby nicola adams . | lovely. Im not a fighter, im a dancer, baby nicola adams . She was. Reat dancer, baby nicola adams . She was great lrut dancer, baby nicola adams . She was great but you were brilliant on strictly~ great but you were brilliant on strictly. You were great. We talking strictly again . Strictly. You were great. We talking strictly again . I strictly. You were great. We talking strictly again . I havent strictly. You were great. We talking strictly again . I havent brought strictly. You were great. We talking strictly again . I havent brought it i strictly again . I havent brought it u. Strictly again . I havent brought it u. Im strictly again . I havent brought it up im going strictly again . I havent brought it up im going to strictly again . I havent brought it up im going to get strictly again . I havent brought it up. Im going to get you strictly again . I havent brought it up. Im going to get you back strictly again . I havent brought it up. Im going to get you back on | up. Im going to get you back on toic. Up. Im going to get you back on topic when up. Im going to get you back on topic. When we up. Im going to get you back on topic. When we watch up. Im going to get you back on topic. When we watch the up. Im going to get you back on topic. When we watch the night | up. Im going to get you back on topic. When we watch the night there as i was a magic moment. There is a little bit of magic on the night, really special moments. Do you think because of the difficult times we have had in the last couple of years, it matters even more now . I know you say it is about people helping people, but it has been so tough. We needed even more, dont we . , tough. We needed even more, dont we . ,. ,. , we . Yeah, we really needed. That was rovin to we . Yeah, we really needed. That was proving to me we . Yeah, we really needed. That was proving to me by we . Yeah, we really needed. That was proving to me by the we . Yeah, we really needed. That was proving to me by the last we . Yeah, we really needed. That was proving to me by the last comic proving to me by the last comic relief proving to me by the last comic relief and also this idea that when everybody is not seen their mums and dads and everybody is not seen their mums and dads and grans, and everybody are struggling dads and grans, and everybody are struggling because of the pandemic, the fact struggling because of the pandemic, the fact there is something they can plu the fact there is something they can plug into the fact there is something they can plug into that is familiar, that has people plug into that is familiar, that has people they know, that has heart and love and people they know, that has heart and love and comedy and its core, we all love and comedy and its core, we all love to love and comedy and its core, we all love to watch and we all love to laugh love to watch and we all love to laugh. Comic relief provides a space where laugh. Comic relief provides a space where we laugh. Comic relief provides a space where we can gather together. We can watch where we can gather together. We can watch things and go, things arent so bad, watch things and go, things arent so bad, and watch things and go, things arent so bad, and go to help out with that so bad, and go to help out with that on so bad, and go to help out with that. On the night for me, just the oy that. On the night for me, just the joy of that. On the night for me, just the joy of watching the comic relief pantomime, orthose joy of watching the comic relief pantomime, or those guys singing opera pantomime, or those guys singing opera when i have never sung it before, opera when i have never sung it before, caroline quentins face when she went before, caroline quentins face when she went to before, caroline quentins face when she went to sing, all of these things she went to sing, all of these things are extraordinary to me. They make things are extraordinary to me. They make me things are extraordinary to me. They make me want to give. That is what comic make me want to give. That is what comic relief has always been about. Moments comic relief has always been about. Moments of true sincerity where you are moved moments of true sincerity where you are moved to do something that you wouldnt are moved to do something that you wouldnt normally do, like reach into your wouldnt normally do, like reach into your pocket and give £1, £2, three. Into your pocket and give £1, £2, three. Four, into your pocket and give £1, £2, three, four, five. That is i was been three, four, five. That is i was been the three, four, five. That is i was been the case. The publics generosity in times of great hardship, when they see summary worse hardship, when they see summary worse off hardship, when they see summary worse off than themselves theyjust want to worse off than themselves theyjust want to help. They help in places like this want to help. They help in places like this and in the third world. And its like this and in the third world. And its something that we should be very proud and its something that we should be very proud of. | and its something that we should be very proud of very proud of. I think thats the amazin very proud of. I think thats the amazing thing. Very proud of. I think thats the amazing thing. When very proud of. I think thats the amazing thing. When you very proud of. I think thats the amazing thing. When you think| very proud of. I think thats the amazing thing. When you think about the year that everybody has had and despite all that they watch red nose day and somehow you raised over 50 million quid. For you, day and somehow you raised over 50 million quid. Foryou, that day and somehow you raised over 50 million quid. For you, that must be quite an emotional night . Its quite an emotional night . Its really emotional. Its always emotional on the night. It is not ust emotional on the night. It is not just about emotional on the night. It is not just about the money. The money is important just about the money. The money is important because it helps these amazing important because it helps these amazing projects like fight for change amazing projects like fight for change in vauxhall. It helps for things change in vauxhall. It helps for things like Domestic Abuse and homelessness. But the great thing is this outpouring of love and people wanting this outpouring of love and people wanting to help. Its that thing off, wanting to help. Its that thing of if wanting to help. Its that thing of if this wanting to help. Its that thing off, if this is happening on your street. Off, if this is happening on your street. You off, if this is happening on your street, you cross the street to help. Street, you cross the street to help. And street, you cross the street to help. And i think on the night everybody goes, i am going to help those everybody goes, i am going to help those guys. That is embodied in people those guys. That is embodied in people like Marcus Rashford and everybody who contributes to comic relief everybody who contributes to comic relief it everybody who contributes to comic relief it is everybody who contributes to comic relief. It is the sense that we want to help relief. It is the sense that we want to help people worse off than ourselves. I think if you want to know ourselves. I think if you want to know more ourselves. I think if you want to know more about it, go to the bbc website know more about it, go to the bbc website where there is loads of information about how to give, what to do. Information about how to give, what to do, having a bake sale, shaving your to do, having a bake sale, shaving your eyebrows, wearing your clothes backwards. Your eyebrows, wearing your clothes backwards, lying in a bath full of baked backwards, lying in a bath full of baked beans, we have all been there, ust baked beans, we have all been there, just to baked beans, we have all been there, just to raise baked beans, we have all been there, just to raise some money to help people just to raise some money to help people worse off than yourselves. Before people worse off than yourselves. Before we people worse off than yourselves. Before we let you go, we spend our lives listening to politicians very carefully on this programme and challenging some of the figures, you challenge yourself on your own figures today. You got them right. Thank you. I figures today. You got them right. Thank ou. , figures today. You got them right. Thank ou. , i. Figures today. You got them right. Thank you figures today. You got them right. Thank ou. , i. Thank you. I hope you enoy red nose da. Thank thank you. I hope you enoy red nose nay. Thankyou. H thank you. I hope you enoy red nose day. Thank you. We thank you. I hope you enoy red nose day. Thank you. We are thank you. I hope you enjoy red nose day. Thank you. We are going thank you. I hope you enjoy red nose day. Thank you. We are going to thank you. I hope you enjoy red nose day. Thank you. We are going to have| day. Thank you. We are going to have a great day. Thank you. We are going to have a great time day. Thank you. We are going to have a great time. It is going to be a blast a great time. It is going to be a blast tune a great time. It is going to be a blast. Tune in, marks the 18th. You know ou blast. Tune in, marks the 18th. You know you love blast. Tune in, marks the 18th. You know you love it. Blast. Tune in, marks the 18th. Rim. Know you love it. Thank you. He also answered the questions. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning, im sonja jessup. Around 35 people had to be evacuated from their homes last night after a fire broke out near acton town tube station. Around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze at the car garage, which they said contained a number of gas cylinders. They say nobody was hurt, and an investigations underway to find out how it started. Gatwick airport bosses say theres been a dramatic rise in the number of passengers since further easing of covid restrictions. Carriers including easyjet expect to be back to pre pandemic levels this summer. Passengers who are fully vaccinated no longer need to take a test before coming into the uk, and from next friday they also wont need a test two days after arrival. A woman who went to work for the Nhs Blood And Transplant service during the pandemic says the experience made such an impression on her shes now donated one of her kidneys to a stranger. Sasha cooke used to be an actor, but when work dried up in lockdown she retrained as a carer. I wouldnt be doing what im about to do if i wasnt doing thisjob, you know im meeting donors that are coming in through nothing other than goodwill, and thats so inspiring to me. But if i can comfortably give someone something that could get them off dialysis, and im eligible, then. You know, why not . And you can see more on that story on we are england thats tonight at 7. 30 here on bbc one. Lets take a look at the travel now. This is how the tube is running this morning. Because of the fire in acton, the District Line has no service between Turnham Green and ealing broadway, and the Northern Line still closed for works between moorgate and kennington. For all the latest travel news, tune into your bbc local radio station. Time for the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its a reasonably mild start this morning. Temperatures mid to high single figures celsius. Now we should get a bright start with a bit of sunshine patchy cloud, however, perhaps a little bit of mistiness over higher ground. So we should see some sunny spells decent ones through this morning, the patchy cloud coming and going. A moderate breeze today, but temperatures are still mild were looking at a maximum of 12 celsius later on this afternoon. Now, overnight tonight weve still got a bit of cloud some clearer spells, but that cloud, you cant really rule out the odd spot of rain. Nothing more significant overnight, and the temperature its still mild, the minimum between six and eight celsius. So another mild start tomorrow morning. For thursday its looking dry. Some sunny spells, patchy cloud. It is going to get breezier, though, as we head overnight. This Cold Front Heads towards us, a spell of potentially quite heavy rain for a time. Those isobars squeezing together, as well so getting windier but also behind it, represented by this blue colour, some colder air. So once that rain clears on friday morning, it is going to get chilly. Well see some sunshine, though, to end the week, and temperatures on friday a little cooler around eight or nine celsius. Im back in around half an hour plenty more over on our website. Now its back to dan and sally. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. Rip off britain live follows breakfast on bbc one lets find out whats coming up on todays programme withjulia, angela and gloria. Good morning. Good morning. Thanks, dan and sally. And thanks again to all you lovely breakfast viewers for getting in touch with your thoughts and comments while we were live on air yesterday. You sent loads of them, and i hope youll do the same again today, when its all about holidays if youre wondering what restrictions will be in place this summer, or what will happen if you test positive while youre away, then our travel guru simon calder will do his best to answer your questions. So, do send them in address coming up in a moment. Also today, imagine needing to call an ambulance only to find your landline is down and youve got no mobile phone signal either. Well, that nightmare scenario was the reality for some of the residents of one welsh village, all because of a big change thats coming to the way the uks telephone system works. Itjust worries me it just worries me that sooner or later it just worries me that sooner or later someone it just worries me that sooner or later someone could it just worries me that sooner or later someone could end it just worries me that sooner or later someone could end up it just worries me that sooner or. Later someone could end up dying through later someone could end up dying through not later someone could end up dying through not being later someone could end up dying through not being able later someone could end up dying through not being able to later someone could end up dying through not being able to make. Later someone could end up dyingl through not being able to make an emergency through not being able to make an emergency call well have everything you need to make sure your connections to the outside world stay safe. Plus, for those of you fed up with Companies Offering better deals to new customers, than to their loyal existing ones, then weve got some big, albeit belated, good news. And our Technology Expert David Mcclelland will be. Here with advice on how you can use tech to save you money. So if youve got questions for him, or holiday questions for simon, email us right now. Were also on facebook. Lots to look forward to. See you at 9. 15. We will see you then. Thanks very much. Hormone replacement therapy could be made available over the counter without the need for a prescription. The medicines regulator, the mhra, has said the final decision will be taken after a Public Consultation. Joining us now is one of our regular gps dr nighat arif. 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This is definite i progress and i have to say hats off to bbc breakfast because this started from the wake up to the menopause campaign, spearheaded by louise and dan, as well. A lot of change has come because of that and significantly that Divina Mccall documentary by kate and linda sanz, who directed that, and that also i think we were talking about to be subject. Women would whisper if they were on hrt but it was seen almost shameful because you couldnt cope with your symptoms by yourself. That documentary also highlighted to everybody that the different types of hrt. Hormone replacement therapy. Within that now we are so lucky, we have natural hormones, we have transdermal hormones, that go through your skin as a patch or a gel or a nasal spray. We also have localised hormones, so hormones, oestrogen cream, which go around the volvo or to prevent vaginal atrophy. 75 of my patients will suffer from that at some point around their life it goes around the vulva. You will have conditions of splitting of the vulval, difficulty having smear tests, difficulty having sex. We know that not all oestrogens are the same so having it over the counter will be so much more important. What will be so much more important. What difference will will be so much more important. What difference will it will be so much more important. What difference will it make will be so much more important. What difference will it make if it is available over the counter . Is the difficulty that some gps dont recognise how important it can be for some women . J recognise how important it can be for some women . Recognise how important it can be for some women . I dont think that is the case. For some women . I dont think that is the case. I for some women . I dont think that is the case, i think for some women . I dont think that is the case, i think it for some women . I dont think that is the case, i think it is for some women . I dont think that is the case, i think it is the is the case, i think it is the classification of oestrogen. If i go back to the whi study, oestrogen was thought to be a carcinogenic, it caused cancer, but that is simply not true. Research and data has shown, and not all oestrogen is the same. I will show you something. This is vaginal oestrogen. This is localised and only works in and around the volvo tissue and doesnt get absorbed further. It does not cause breast cancer, it does not worsen symptoms of it, because that was always a worry we had. Having this declassified by the mr ha. When you open up a leaflet with this box that it comes in, so this is vagifem. It shows you side effects thatis vagifem. It shows you side effects that is not applicable to all types of oestrogen. Oestrogen is important. And mr ha can change that commitment you can have it over the counter. We have the progesterone only pill, which get over there counter and also the emergency contraceptive pill which women have access to, which drove down unplanned pregnancies and the rate of abortion. For men, viagra has also been available for many years over the counter and it was about time we were able to treat women over the county to county because women are intelligent enough to ask the pharmacist, i want to try vaginal oestrogen because the napper. You start the treatment once a night for two weeks then you go to twice a week and if you can do that over the counter, fabulous. R ,we , we love having you on the programme. You have campaigned passionately about this. You are somebody who has these conversations with people that some find really uncomfortable and embarrassing but can really help with peoples health. , j~ , ii. , health. Look, the fact it is 8 30am and we are health. Look, the fact it is 8 30am and we are talking health. Look, the fact it is 8 30am and we are talking about health. Look, the fact it is 8 30am and we are talking about the health. Look, the fact it is 8 30am | and we are talking about the regina oestrogen just shows how much we have moved on. We have conversations we are talking about the vagina oestrogen. Current urinary infectious people suffer our horrific. It takes a lot of time and money and effort. Women are able to treat if they have vagina oestrogen over the counter. Patches and gels, you might still need a consultation so empowering women is so important that we have done so much work with that. Last october i went to the select committee with professor heather currie. We were discussing how the impact of the menopause has ever superseded in relationships, your whole body is affected. Your work is affected, your income. More women leave the workplace in and around the primarily perimenopausal time. This is a step in the right direction and what has been set up on the of all this data dragged forward to. On the of all this data dragged forward to forward to. Nighat, always a pleasure forward to. Nighat, always a pleasure. That forward to. Nighat, always a pleasure. That is forward to. Nighat, always a pleasure. That is dr forward to. Nighat, always a pleasure. That is dr nighat i forward to. Nighat, always a pleasure. That is dr nighat arif. Part of the levelling up agenda is addressing regional inequalities across the uk. Ben is in wolverhampton this morning, one of the places set to benefit from the governments proposals. He is back in the market. Good morning. Ma; he is back in the market. Good morninu. G. ,. , he is back in the market. Good morninu. G. , morning. My favourite place good mornin morning. My favourite place good morning from morning. My favourite place good morning from wolverhampton morning. My favourite place good morning from wolverhampton market, and im not the only one here. There is Early Morning shoppers out looking for a good deal. A good deal is what the city itself is after because it has long been recognised that when it comes to investment and opportunity, there are big differences between what different parts of the uk get. London and the south east are getting a much bigger share than places like wolverhampton, for example stop id better put those back, partly because i havent paid for them and maybe because someone will want them for their tea later. This is what the government calls levelling up and that means spending money on infrastructure, transport, housing and so on, in areas that need it most. The reason we are in wolverhampton because, along with sheffield, it is my 20 places chosen to share £1. 5 billion to make all of that happen. Let me introduce you to chris, who has been on this store for 15 years. If you are in charge of that money for wolverhampton, what would you spend it on . I of that money for wolverhampton, what would you spend it on . I would emlo what would you spend it on . I would employ more what would you spend it on . I would employ more road what would you spend it on . I would employ more road sweepers, what would you spend it on . I would employ more road sweepers, get. What would you spend it on . I would| employ more road sweepers, get the roads employ more road sweepers, get the roads and employ more road sweepers, get the roads and pavements clean you employ more road sweepers, get the roads and pavements clean roads and pavements clean you are talkin roads and pavements clean you are talking about roads and pavements clean you are talking about shop roads and pavements clean you are talking about shop fronts. Roads and pavements clean you are talking about shop fronts. I roads and pavements clean you are talking about shop fronts. I am roads and pavements clean you are talking about shop fronts. I am get i talking about shop fronts. I am get the shots in the centre open and thrive, we will thrive. At the moment. Bells are the thoughts of chris that i was wondering what other people out and about make the new money and what they would spend it on. I took a stroll through the city centre to find out. Once a thriving centre of production and manufacturing, wolverhampton is now a city in need of investment. Is there anything that has been invested in here in wolverhampton that you think is a good example of where money can be spent well, and can have a real benefit to people who live here . Its quite telling that it takes you a long time to even think of an example. Well, yeah darrell, whos 30, is an entrepreneur and youth worker. Hes pleased that wolverhampton is getting an extra slice of government money, but. We dont get again a situation in five years, whereby they say, the Levelling Up Money went into all of this, and look, thats failed in fact, we can say, you know what . As an onus, as a community, we helped decide where this million goes. So what exactly do people here think the money for wolverhampton should be used for . I think wolverhampton need to spend the money on more youth environment engagements, just so that the youth have something to go to. Weve got the trams, but, idont know, there seems to be delays after delays after delays on the trams i mean, up until around christmas. There werent working for six weeks. The trams were off for six weeks at a vital part of the season. And so that means obviously it needs more investment. A lot of people travel to birmingham, because most shops in birmingham are open. You get me . So, i like birmingham myself, but i cant give away wolverhampton, you get what i mean . So, around here is quite nice. We just need to get some of the shops open, and that. Car parking is a real problem, the cost of parking. And also a lot of the competition with the outside retailers in the outside retail parks, where they can offer free parking. So if we could do something about that, that would be great. And also, just to encourage some of the main shop fronts to look a lot nicer, because when people come into the town, they want to come somewhere where its nice, a nice feeling. And certainly in this area here, theres quite a lot of shops that are closed down and empty, so itd be great if we could sort of bring those back into the town. The money will be spent on things like improving housing, high street, transport and broadband. But the question is, will that be enough to make wolverhampton thrive once again . It is not just it is notjust fruit it is not just fruit and it is notjust fruit and veg here, there are some eggs for sale. Perhaps more suitable for breakfast. Lets find out more about this money coming this way. We will speak to ian brookfield, the Council Leader is wolverhampton city council. What is wolverhampton city council. What is your reaction to this announcement . I is your reaction to this announcement . Is your reaction to this announcement . , announcement . I am certainly leased, announcement . I am certainly pleased. On announcement . I am certainly pleased, on behalf announcement . I am certainly pleased, on behalf of announcement . I am certainly pleased, on behalf of the announcement . I am certainly pleased, on behalf of the city. J announcement . I am certainly pleased, on behalf of the city. We have pleased, on behalf of the city. We have seen pleased, on behalf of the city. We have seen bits of the white paper, we have have seen bits of the white paper, we have seen the good intentions it has, but we have seen the good intentions it has, but as we have seen the good intentions it has, but as always the devil is in the detail has, but as always the devil is in the detail. What does it actually mean the detail. What does it actually mean for the detail. What does it actually mean for places like wolverhampton . We have mean for places like wolverhampton . We have needed this money and these intentions we have needed this money and these intentions for over a decade. Of course intentions for over a decade. Of course it intentions for over a decade. Of course it is intentions for over a decade. Of course it is welcome from myself. I have course it is welcome from myself. Have been course it is welcome from myself. I have been trying to find out how much money exactly wolverhampton will get. Do you know . It much money exactly wolverhampton will get. Do you know . Will get. Do you know . It will be surprising. Will get. Do you know . It will be surprising. I will get. Do you know . It will be surprising, i dont. Will get. Do you know . It will be surprising, i dont. I will get. Do you know . It will be surprising, i dont. Iwas will get. Do you know . It will be surprising, i dont. I was sat will get. Do you know . It will be| surprising, i dont. I was sat with the secretary of state michael gove last week, the secretary of state michael gove last week, he was very tight tipped. The devil last week, he was very tight tipped. The devil is last week, he was very tight tipped. The devil is in the detail. We dont know the devil is in the detail. We dont know we the devil is in the detail. We dont know. We dont know what powers the devolution know. We dont know what powers the devolution of powers, they are looking devolution of powers, they are looking to pass down to local leaders looking to pass down to local leaders. Good intentions but we will see when leaders. Good intentions but we will see when we see the full report. | see when we see the full report. I am see when we see the full report. Am glad see when we see the full report. I am glad you mention that because a big part of this plan is to give greater powers to local decision makers. How important is that in actually getting things done that people who live in wolverhampton actually want and need . It is robabl actually want and need . It is probably one actually want and need . It is probably one of actually want and need . It is probably one of the actually want and need . It is probably one of the most important things probably one of the most important things that we have got schemes that have been things that we have got schemes that have been in training for years and of course have been in training for years and of course the problem is going backwards and forwards, asking for permissions, asking for help with grants. Permissions, asking for help with grants, always down to london. And that is grants, always down to london. And that is a grants, always down to london. And that is a problem. People want to see action that is a problem. People want to see action now and i suspect if you. Ive see action now and i suspect if you give the see action now and i suspect if you give the local leaders, the local mayors, give the local leaders, the local mayors, those devolution powers, we can get mayors, those devolution powers, we can get things done differently. Actually can get things done differently. Actually because it is our area, we know actually because it is our area, we know about actually because it is our area, we know about it. We actually because it is our area, we know about it. Actually because it is our area, we know about it. We have spoken to a lot of people know about it. We have spoken to a lot of people in know about it. We have spoken to a lot of people in wolverhampton know about it. We have spoken to al lot of people in wolverhampton over the last day or so. So many things people want to see money spent on. It cant go on everything. What do you think you will be able to deliver this money when it arrives . This money specifically we have heard this money specifically we have heard is this money specifically we have heard is what brownfield, to build houses, heard is what brownfield, to build houses, infrastructure, and that is welcome houses, infrastructure, and that is welcome. We are already on the journey welcome. We are already on the journey to welcome. We are already on the journey to bring investment to the city. Journey to bring investment to the city we journey to bring investment to the city. We brought £4. 5 billion worth in already city. We brought £4. 5 billion worth in already so it is important but of course in already so it is important but of course i in already so it is important but of course i would like to see more spent course i would like to see more spent on course i would like to see more spent on people, to equalise the very real spent on people, to equalise the very real divide. Gk. Spent on people, to equalise the very real divide. Very real divide. 0k. Ian brookfield, very real divide. 0k. Ian brookfield, council very real divide. 0k. Ian i brookfield, Council Leader, very real divide. 0k. Ian brookfield, Council Leader, thank you. That is it from me at the market. Let me show you over here, the board. You get seven bowls, you get one free. I dont know what would be a better incentive. I always enjoy your wonders around the market. Good to see you. Time for the sport and we are. I was going to see the because they warming up for the Winter Olympics. You because they warming up for the Winter Olympics. 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Theyre the world champions, so good prospects for a medal. They face sweden, and will also compete in the mens and womens team events in the second week. Next to scotland, where many raith rovers fans stayed away from their championship game last night after the club signed striker david goodwillie, who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil case in 2017. He neverfaced a criminal trial and always maintained it was consensual. Raith say the signing was made for football reasons. The clubs manager was booed by some supporters before kick off. Two directors and the captain of the womens team have quit in protest, whilst the crime author val mcdermid says shell withdraw her sponsorship of the club. Mcdermid said on social media shes ending her lifelong support of raith rovers over the signing of goodwillie, and has cancelled next seasons Shirt Sponsorship over what shes called a disgusting and despicable move. The Duchess Of Cambridge has been named the new patron of the Rugby Football League and the Rugby Football Union. Kate has taken on a role previously held by the duke of sussex. The self confessed sports fan was given the royal patronages by the queen. Prince william is the patron of the welsh rugby union. Rugby Football League chief executive ralph rimmer says. We appreciate how precious her time is. There are lots of calls on her time. Well work with her team. Were going to speak with them later on today, and well work out exactly how she fits in. We would hopefully see her at some world cup events towards the end of the year it would give us a great lift. Today gives us a great uplift, so as i say, its a big day for us after weathering a couple of very difficult years, which everybody has, of course. More injury problems for england ahead of the six nations opening. Forwards Courtney Lawes and jonny hill are both out of the game. Lawes is recovering from concussion, while hill has a foot injury. Skipper owen farrell is already out of the tournament. Utility backjoe marchant recently tested positive for covid, which has left him doubtful. Plenty of tributes to tom brady online. One of the greatest players in nfl history has confirmed his retirement at the age of 44. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback has won seven super bowls in an astonishing career spanning 22 seasons. Brady won six titles with the new England Patriots before his final triumph with the buccaneers last year daniel kelly usa in playing golf. I am looking for my tom brady stat sheet. Every single stat in nfl, he leads the way. An incredible career. The favourite in the bookies is a film career sign ok like an action hero . Can he act . Does it matter . You need to . He hero . Can he act . Does it matter . You need to . Hero . Can he act . Does it matter . You need to . He is in his mid40s. How is he you need to . He is in his mid40s. 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Its been the ultimate in binge tv, and if you havent already watched it all online, the final episode of the responder, airs on bbc one tonight. The crime drama, set in liverpool, follows Police Officer chris and his partner rachel across five night shifts. Rachel . Hi, chris. Yeah, im up the ball. At the moment, mate. Right. Eh, no. Yeah, course, thats fine. Sorry. So whats up . You still there . Rach . Yeah. Whats going on . Nothing. You sound a bit echoey there, mate. Are you ok . Yeah, yeah, im fine. Are you sure . Yeah, just, eh. I dont think im used to. I dont think im used to the nights yet, so. Were joined now by adelayo adedayo, who plays rachel. Lovely to see you this morning. Newcomer to. Lovely to see you this morning. Newcomer to. , , newcomer to. Quite distressed there. What is going newcomer to. Quite distressed there. What is going on newcomer to. Quite distressed there. What is going on with newcomer to. Quite distressed there. What is going on with your newcomer to. Quite distressed there. What is going on with your character. What is going on with your character rachel . I know people might not have caught up to where we are at the moment but she is an interesting character. ,. , moment but she is an interesting character. ,. , moment but she is an interesting character. ,. , character. She is a very interesting character. She is a very interesting character. That character. She is a very interesting character. That clip character. She is a very interesting character. That clip is character. She is a very interesting character. That clip is from character. That clip is from tonights episode, episode five. I dont want to spoil too much. That is the final dont want to spoil too much. That is the final one. Dont want to spoil too much. That is the final one. The dont want to spoil too much. That is the final one. The final dont want to spoil too much. That is the final one. The final episode, es. I is the final one. 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It all comes from the mind of the writer tony the mind of the writer tony schumacher, from his own lived experience. Watching it, as a drama, it feels experience. Watching it, as a drama, it feels so experience. Watching it, as a drama, it feels so real. What was it like to film . It feels so real. What was it like to film . ,. , to film . Even before it filming when i read the first to film . Even before it filming when i read the first script, to film . Even before it filming when i read the first script, i to film . Even before it filming when i read the first script, i was to film . Even before it filming when i read the first script, i was like, i read the first script, i was like, this feels human. Reading the conversations in the script, i would like, ifeel like i can hear these conversations in real life. Maybe not the topic but the way people relate to each other. Getting on set was a dream because it was the most natural thing, was a dream because it was the most naturalthing, i was a dream because it was the most natural thing, i always think if you get lines and dont struggle to learn them where they come naturally it is because whoever has written them is very good at creating human conversation and i think tony is unreal about that. He conversation and i think tony is unreal about that. Conversation and i think tony is unreal about that. He was here a coule of unreal about that. He was here a couple of weeks unreal about that. He was here a couple of weeks ago, unreal about that. He was here a couple of weeks ago, the unreal about that. He was here a couple of weeks ago, the night l couple of weeks ago, the night before the first episode, talking about the importance of the Mental Health discussion around this series, as well. He said he wanted it to be true to life, things he had been through, what some of his colleagues had been through. 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She is trying to do everything right but she is silently does microlight, there is a vulnerability there and you can kind of see the desperation and when she loses control she really loses control and you can see that she needs help and she is calling out for it, i guess i am most of the filming took place in a locked down liverpool, didnt it . Most of at night. What was that like . Most of at night. What was that like . Lt most of at night. What was that like . , , most of at night. What was that like . , r, like . It was very different because liverool like . It was very different because liverpool is like . It was very different because liverpool is like like . It was very different because liverpool is like the like . It was very different because liverpool is like the most like . It was very different because liverpool is like the most buzzing, l liverpool is like the most buzzing, from the city, especially at night. It comes alive and is so much fun so it was kind of weird, like. It was kind of a ghost town full stop i was like, where is the liverpool that i love . It was really weird but i guess from the filming point of view it was perfect because there were no interruptions or anything, so yes. We were talking yesterday about the return of bbc three. We had larry lamb on, the start of gavin and stacey and was some girls and bbc three . How are you feeling about the return . Larry was talking about moving from bbc three to bbc two to bbc one and it became this massive hit, and stacey. It is a place where you can try things out, be a bit off the wall and see what happens. Exactly that. What people will have access to content that they might not have otherwise had access to. There is more opportunities for people too, as you say, like, try new things, people might not be sure about and you can find beautiful, brilliant programmes from that kind of opportunity, so. I dont know, i think its brilliant sigh and im going to ask you a tricky one now. Final episode tonight. While we going to see a second series . I5 final episode tonight. While we going to see a second series . Is it neatly tied going to see a second series . Is it neatly tied up . Going to see a second series . Is it neatly tied up . Give a tiny hint if you can neatly tied up . Give a tiny hint if you can i neatly tied up . Give a tiny hint if ou can. , � neatly tied up . Give a tiny hint if oucan. �. Neatly tied up . Give a tiny hint if oucan. �. Y. , you can. I cant say anything maor but i think you can. I cant say anything maor but i think there is d you can. I cant say anything maor but i think there is scope. I you can. I cant say anything maor but i think there is scope. Ok. H you can. I cant say anything major but i think there is scope. Ok. Are | but i think there is scope. Ok. Are ou but i think there is scope. Ok. Are you watching but i think there is scope. Ok. Are you watching it but i think there is scope. Ok. Are you watching it with but i think there is scope. Ok. Are you watching it with friends, you watching it with friends, family, are you looking at social media at the same time . I have finished it media at the same time . I have finished it already. Media at the same time . I have finished it already. I media at the same time . I have finished it already. I had media at the same time . I have finished it already. I had only i media at the same time . I have i finished it already. I had only seen the first two episodes so as soon as everything was available on iplayer i was like, on my laptop, bingeing. What is it like watching yourself . It is weird but such a brilliant show he hart, marco and casey, this is great so i binged it, differently than definitely. And you can catch the final episode of the responder at 9 oclock tonight on bbc one or catch up with all the whole series on bbc iplayer. She is in it and has already youre watching bbc breakfast, its 8. 59. Welcome to bbc news. The headlines at 9am the government unveils details of one of its election pledges trying to reducing the gap between richer and poorer areas by levelling up the country. Plans include improvements to Public Transport, broadband and education, along with more town and city mayors across england. What government will be judged by is our ability to deliver over the course of the next two years and then on to 2030, and that is why we are laying out the basis on which we can bejudged on the basis on which a future Spending Reviews can be judged as well. If you live in a neglected area, what do you want . Is it more mayors,