in decades, jeremy hunt wants get millions of those seen as economically inactive back working. how? i ll have the details. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and which really gets you. and which really -ets you. you think, i will rin- someo but and you think, i will ring someone, but it s and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still not the same as having but it s still not the same as having someone there to talk to. we are having someone there to talk to. are gearing having someone there to talk to. - are gearing up for the opening day of the chelsea festival mac cheltenham festival, the highlight of the british jump cheltenham festival, the highlight of the britishjump racing calendar. it is a cold start to the day, a risk of ice on untreated surfaces, a
right. so today, a big, big figure left the political stage nicola sturgeon had her last ever episode of first minister s questions because, after monday, she s not the first minister anymore. it was her, what, 286th or seventh? i think it was a lot. and this is how she sounded. and actually, spoiler alert, she s quite emotional. words will never adequately convey the gratitude and the awe i hold in my heart for the opportunity i have had to serve as your first minister. applause. and yeah, then the other party leaders just dived in with loads of party political points, like a classic first minister s questions. i suppose nicola sturgeon s immediate political, legacy is quite a lot of chaos in her party as they pick a successor. yeah. so we ll hear who the new first minister is going to be on monday. and i mean the extraordinary thing i mean, firstly, the very human moment for nicola sturgeon there, you know, to have reached the pinnacle of her trade, i suppose. i know sh
was watched by 2.58 million tv viewers on bbc one. today, in coverage of the women s super league, there was no bbc in house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. this report from steffan powell. here now is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his future just yet. and one former director general is calling for calm. we have lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. for others, though,
the chancellor promises a back to work budget. labour says the government s following its lead. and the oscars almost here. i would say i was and the oscars almost here. i would say i was live and the oscars almost here. i would say i was live from the red carpet, but for say i was live from the red carpet, but for the say i was live from the red carpet, but for the first time in history, he doesn t but for the first time in history, he doesn t read. officially, it is champagne. to me it looks beige. good morning. england have suffered - their heaviest home defeat in history. france producing a ruthless display to score seven - tries at twickenham in the six nations, i winning 53 points to 10. and in whether it will be milder for most and in whether it will be milder for most of and in whether it will be milder for most of you and in whether it will be milder for most of you over the next few days but with most of you over the next few days but with rain at t