unlock that confidence. not to say it s easy. it s hard, it can be hard, but it s possible, and i hope that s a really powerful message. it s lovely isn t it, the music? samuel s album is called in the springtime, it is released today and it is raising money for parkinson s. samuel will bejoining us on the programme at 8:15. we are we a re really we are really looking forward to speaking to him. it is 6.37. john is at lord s ahead of the first day of the men s ashes second test. good morning. good morning, jon. good morning, everybody. welcome to lord s. you can see the grounds people behind you putting this finishing touches to the playing
market being set up here on the square, we have a tennis tournament going on in the city, we have got people going to school, going to work this morning, and i m pleased that people feel there is an element of safety that they can do that and carry on with their lives. that s what our city is, it is a safe city. these things are so out of the ordinary, that s why they are so shocking. so i think there is a balance really in terms of continuing to stay in this moment of mourning and sadness and shock but also carrying on with lives in the normal way. also carrying on with lives in the normal way- also carrying on with lives in the normalwa . ., . ., ~ normal way. councillor david mellen, nottinuham normal way. councillor david mellen, nottingham city s normal way. councillor david mellen, nottingham city s council normal way. councillor david mellen, nottingham city s council leader, - nottingham city s council leader, thank you very much for your time with us on breakfast this mor
details will be there as and when the results come in. the time now is 6.37. two years on from the kremlin s full scale invasion, life in ukraine is unrecognisable, but it s also changed day to day life in russia. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, who lives in moscow, reports on this personal reflection on what s happening around him. people often ask me, what does it feel like in moscow right now? to sum up in a word, it feels surreal. i mean, on the surface, there is this air of normality. the weather s getting warmer. there are people out strolling in the spring sunshine relaxing. but, in reality, there is nothing normal about what is happening here right now. we re seeing repression accelerating. recently, a kremlin critic was sent
they need a result. ifjapan wins their they need a result. ifjapan wins their other they need a result. ifjapan wins their other game today, that was in germany their other game today, that was in germany going out. almost unthinkable, isn t it? germany, former unthinkable, isn t it? germany, former champions, having won so many times former champions, having won so many times previously, they could be on the brink times previously, they could be on the brink of times previously, they could be on the brink of an early exit if they don t the brink of an early exit if they don t win the brink of an early exit if they don t win today. i m the brink of an early exit if they don t win today. don t win today. i m terrible for the league don t win today. i m terrible for the league table don t win today. i m terrible for the league table i don t win today. i m terrible for the league table i set don t win today. i m terrible for the league table i set up i don t win today.