Rather than be with people you know, rather than dying at 83 demented, catheterised in your bed, muttering to themselves, they would die at 106 on the tennis court, while winning, or killed by a jealous lover at 113. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Also later in the programme we will be talking about so called fat letters letters sent to parents in england and wales if their children are classed as overweight after being weighed at school. One 11 Year Old Girl has said that she lost the confidence to play sport after her mum received such a letter. Wed love to hear from you if you got one of these letters about your kids are they a bad thing . Aid workers used prostitutes in high et. The charity has been accused of this in 2011 which led to four people being sacked and others resigning. The allegations of Sexual Misconduct by aid workers in haiti in 2011 have threatened notjust the charitys reputation but also the £32 million it gets each year from the gover
At four key airports, British Aviation experts have installed new screening equipment. So i asked britains ambassador, how safe is it now . Well, no country is 100 safe, as we saw with the tragic attacks in london and manchester last year. But it is safer here than it was in 2015, because the tunisians capability has improved. In the resort town of hammamet, where thomas cook is taking the first returning british tourists, i asked the Hotel Manager what precautions hes taking. We have around 60 cameras all around the hotel. The exterior cameras are all monitored 2a hours by persons behind the screens. But tunisia sits in a dangerous neighbourhood. Across this border, libya is in chaos, and isis has bases. The manchester bomber trained in libya, and so did the sousse gunman. Back in the capital tunis, the night raid yields results. Suspects are arrested and will now face trial. Tunisia has made huge progress against terrorism, but if its tourist industry is to recover fully, it will nee
Prices are rising. Good morning in sport, a 500 metre dash for glory and gold. Team gbs Elise Christie competes in the womens short track speed skating event later but can she claim a first british medal in pyeongchang . Were discussing the changing faces of clowns as we mark the 250th anniversary of the first ever circus. I think things have changed a bit. Matt has the weather. Good morning. After yesterdays sunshine, much more cloud around today with some wind and rain and across Northern England and scotland, some heavy snow as well. Forecast coming up in the next 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. British holidaymakers are heading back to tunisia this morning, more than two years after a terror attack killed 38 people, 30 of them britons at a beach resort. Thomas cook is the first british tour company to resume flights to the country. 200 passengers are due to take off from birmingham in the next 15 minutes. Breakfastsjohn maguire is there. Good morning. We are in fac
Supporters of jacob zuma its very hard to find real supporters ofjacob zuma even in his former stronghold, its hard to find supporters now. Well look at a legacy of allegations of corruption. And we are here talking to willian from the black eyed peas about a range of issues. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories and as always really keen to hear from you. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The bbc has learned that the commonwealth has begun considering who might succeed the queen as the head of the organisation. Our reporter Caroline Davies is here. First of all, what is the commonwealth . Its a group of 53 countries, some of them used to be british, colonies, some of them have no ties to britain at all, the language mostly used as englis
Royal wedding. Icy winds tore through the mountains at the Pyeongchang Olympics wreaking havoc at the snowboard final. Alpine skiing had to be postponed for a second day. Good morning. Its monday 12th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Senior officials at oxfam will today try to convince the International Development secretary that they should keep their millions of pounds a year in government funding. It follows revelations that aid workers used prostitutes in haiti in 2011 after an earthquake. The charitys been accused of concealing the full findings of an investigation, which led to four people being sacked and three others resigning. Oxfam denies claims of a cover up. Our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale reports. The allegations of Sexual Misconduct by oxfam aid workers in haiti in 2011 have threatened notjust the charitys reputation, but also the £32 million it gets each year from the government. The International Development secretary, Penny Mordau