Govermnent schemes could be better supported for a small fraction of current spend. The government says its listening. The Premier League has new leaders. A ruthless Manchester City thrash west brom 5 0 to go to the top of the table for the first time this season. Good morning. Its a murky start to the day to day, quite a lot of mist and some drizzle across the south west and wales, but there will be some brightness, the best of which will be in a Northern Scotland, and then later we see a new band of rain coming into the south west. Ill have all the details throughout the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday 27th january. Our top story. Borisjohnson says he takes full responsibility for the governments handling of the pandemic, after the number of people whove died within four weeks of a positive covid test passed 100,000. The Chief Medical Officer for england, professor chris whitty, also warned there will be quite a lot more deaths over the next few weeks. Labour has accused the government of making too many late decisions. 0ur Correspondent, vishala sri pathma, reports. Each number was someone that was loved. And someone who loved in return. A brother, a son, a sister, a grandmother. Here are just some of the 100,000 who have lost their lives. Every face, a heartbreaking tragedy for those who loved them. It is quite traumatic to see someone so healthy and vivacious go from living a full life to being gone in the space of two or three weeks. And i would say that a very big part of who i am was because of my dad, and its. Ive never felt so lost before. The uk has one of the highest death rates in europe. Few Prime Ministers have lost so many lives at home. A Sombre Borisjohnson apologised to the nation as he announced a toll almost twice as bad as the blitz. Today, the number of deaths recorded from covid in the uk has surpassed 100,000. And its hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic. Opposition parties feel that the government were too slow at the start, and had it locked down quicker, many deaths could have been avoided. And this from within mrjohnsons own party, an acknowledgement that mistakes have been made. Absolutely, we can look back and say and learn from those mistakes and say how we could have done things differently. In the spring, we were told a good outcome would be a Death Toll Ofaround 20,000. But with the total figure now over five times that, when are we going to see a slowdown . Senior medical officials are warning it might be a while yet. It would really not surprise me if we are looking at another 40 or 50,000 deaths before this burns out. The deaths on the way up are likely to be mirrored by the number of deaths on the way down in this way. Each one, again, is a tragedy and each one represents also four or five people that survive, but who are damaged by covid. The progress to vaccinate the most vulnerable has appeared to have helped slow down the Infection Rate, with the number of cases falling. But deaths are still high. Yesterday, 1,631 people died of the virus. A sobering reminder that whilst the end is in sight, the battle to contain the spread of this deadly disease is not over yet. Vishala sri pathma, bbc news. Lets get the reaction now to the Prime Ministers apology on behalf of the government. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. The Prime Minister was in sombre mood when he addressed his Downing Street Press Conference yesterday, saying that he was deeply sorry for all of the lives that had been lost and his government took full responsibility for the handling of the pandemic. But he said that the government truly had done what it could to minimise the loss of life and would be continuing to do so. There had been calls for an independent inquiry into the pandemic by a Campaign Group representing bereaved families, but the Prime Minister said, look, lessons would be learned, there would be time to reflect, but the focus for the government for now was tackling the virus and of course delivering on a vaccination programme. Labour leader sir keir starmer said that the 100,000 figure was of course a National Tragedy and that we should not forget each single life that was lost, but he also accused the government of being slow to act. And in a way, so did one of the governments former advisers, professor neil ferguson, who used to be in the Scientific Advisory body sage, told the bbc that he thought if more stringent measures had been enacted back in the autumn, back in september, then not all but some of the lives lost could have been avoided. So the government is going to come under huge scrutiny over how it has handled the pandemic, but for the moment, its hope is that if it can deliver the vaccine and deliver a way out of the pandemic, then obviously, further lives will be saved. But the political mood of the country will also become more positive. Bereavement support charities have written to the Health Secretary calling for more funding, in the light of what they call the terrible toll of 100,000 deaths from covid 19. They say some of the £500 million allocated to Mental Health services in england in the spending review, should be used to support bereaved families, many of whom were not able to be with loved ones as they died. The Home Secretary priti patel is expected to announce that british residents arriving in england from Coronavirus Hotspots will have to quarantine in a hotel for up to ten days. It follows concerns over new variants of the coronavirus from south africa and brazil. 0ur Correspondent ben bland is at Heathrow Airport this morning, ben, what more do we know about how this would work . The basics of it, we understand, other people arriving from certain countries in South America and Southern Africa coming to england would have to do ten days of isolation in a hotel. Now, the current rules are that they have to do ten days of isolation, but they can do that at home. The idea of this is to make sure that people comply with that period, and its because of the new variants, the one identified in brazil and the one identified in brazil and the one identified in brazil and the one identified in south africa. The concern is that, just as the uk is getting on top of the variants that are here through the vaccine programme, that these new variants which the vaccines may or may not be as effective against, could end up causing problems, setting us back once again. And the other big issue with this is gust. It could be, if you think about the state in a hotel for ten days, Something Like over £1000 for a single person, may be, who knows . Could because of the 3000 pounds if it is a family. Could be up to £3000. We understand the gust would be borne by the traveller itself. The output Operators Association has said we already have some of the strictest travel restrictions anywhere in the world, and they feel this step would be catastrophic for the industry. We will be talking about that issue of quarantine throughout the morning as well. Thank you, ben. The boss of the pharmaceutical company, astrazeneca, says his firm is certainly not taking its Coronavirus Vaccine away from the eu to sell it elsewhere at a higher price. The company is facing criticism after it said its first delivery to the eu would be considerably smaller than planned because of temporary production problems. There are fears the dispute could affect the uk, if the eu restricts exports of another vaccine, made by pfizer in belgium. Those are some of the main stories this morning. Carol has been saying the last three days a bit of a mixed bag this week. Parts of england and scotland, the higher parts, could have a real dumping of snow. Spells of rain over the next few days as well, who will also see some hill snow. What we have this morning is a lot of cloud, some estate murky conditions, some health, drizzle in wales and the south west. The snow we currently have around the inverness area tending to fade. We will see some wintry showers over the grampians, and the rain across the south east pulling away. But later on, some heavier rain coming back into the south west and wales. Should brighten up across Eastern England, north east wales, but the lions share of the Sunshine Today will be across Northern Scotland. But he also the lowest temperatures, four and five, willis pulled out of the south west and the channel islands, looking at 11 celsius. Through this evening and overnight, then moving north and eastward, bumping into the cold air, the buzz around 200 metres orso cold air, the buzz around 200 metres or so across the pennines, and also the southern opulence, some snowfall. Cold temperatures in some rural parts of scotland in the glens, could fall as minus four celsius. Here looking at a widespread frost. Look how mild it is we head further south, 10 celsius, a pretty good Daytime Temperature for this time of year. Then tomorrow, continuing with the rain, but not within particularly quickly. Still snow above 200 metres across the pennines, across Central Scotland and into the grampians in the highlands. Behind that, brighter skies. There will be some sunshine, one or two showers potentially around the coast. 1a celsius likely in london, is only four orfive in stornoway and aberdeen. But the snow could be disruptive. These are the values we are looking at. More details later, though. Thanks, carol. National landmarks across britain will be bathed in purple light today as part of Holocaust Memorial day. A Special Ceremony will also be streamed online to mark the genocide of Millions Ofjews and other minorities during the Second World War at the hands of the nazis. 0ur Correspondent fergal keane has been speaking to survivors about their first hand experiences. For Holocaust Memorial day, a special visit. So, for me, this is a very personal mission because both my grandparents were holocaust survivors. Sarahjane bernstein brings memorial candles to a survivor living in accommodation run by thejewish care group. How are you . 0h, so so. So nice to see your face in person. This is a day of great absences. It took me 50 years, 5 0. I kept on and on, i want to see a photograph of my mother. I didnt ask about my father, it was always my mother. Her mother was murdered by the nazis. She survived and was just six when she was brought to britain as an orphan in 19115. I looked at this photo, and then i said, who is this woman . Imagine, you didnt know what your mother looked like. It was sad. Idid. I couldnt cry. I wasjust choked up. Thousands ofjewish orphans were rescued from the Concentration Camps at the end of the war. Some were brought to britain. Like harry, who was 12 years old when germany invaded his native poland. The trains arrived and they were there nearby the field. And they herded everybody, my grandmother was there, my mother, my sisters. They were all herded into the trains. But nobody knew, they disappeared completely, absolutely completely, we didnt go anywhere at all where they went to. Not only on Holocaust Memorial day but every day, survivors live with the weight of terrible memories. One man standing next to me, an older man than i was, and they took him out as well. And he knew what was going to happen to him. And he started pleading with the germans, look, he spoke beautiful german, im strong, he said, and the german took the gun out and he shot him there and then. Singing. There are no public ceremonies because of the pandemic, but survivors regularly gather online. This Yiddish Class revives thejewish language of harrys childhood. The teacher is the descendant of holocaust victims. I think it has been such an amazing opportunity to be able to see them again and to talk to them again and to see that they are doing fine, and they are coping. Its of course not simple, its quite difficult, right . But nevertheless, i think that it has been a lovely space. Holocaust memorial day remembers the attempt to exterminate an entire people, but also the devastation of individual lives. If you say, oh, its no different to any other day, i think it is. You know, im always glad when its over. I dont know what emotions i have, really. Sad. And especially on days like Holocaust Memorial day, when families are together and i sit there alone. We will be reflecting on that throughout the programme this morning, as we build on the 100,000 people in the uk who have now died from coronavirus. Lets take a look at todays papers, and almost every single one leads with the news that the uks Coronavirus Death Toll has passed 100,000. Im deeply sorry is the headline from the guardian with a picture of a sombre Boris Johnson from yesterdays press c0 nfe re nce. It says the Prime Minister is facing questions over how the uk reached one of the worst death tolls of the global pandemic. We will remember them, is the headline for the sun, which pays tribute to the fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters and grandparents who have been lost to the virus. The times front page has a similarly powerful image showing the faces of some of the victims of the pandemic. It highlights comments from Labour Leader sir keir starmer, who described the figure as a National Tragedy. And online, the independent� s headline says the death toll was Absolutely Avoidable pointing out that the number of deaths has now exceeded those killed by the great plague, aids, and every war since 19115. That is understandably our main studies this morning. And throughout bbc breakfast, we will be speaking to some of those who have lost loved ones over the course of the last year or so, ones over the course of the last year orso, and ones over the course of the last year or so, and speaking to the archbishop of canterbury this morning at 8. 30 with his reflections on hope, on the tragedy that weve all been experiencing over the last few months, and how to, i suppose, best get your head around it for the weeks and months ahead. This is a nice story, this one, from the daily mirror. This is george bailey, one of britains oldest paperboys, giving a cheery way. He is back at work after being given the covid 19 vaccine just a few days before his 80th birthday. Back out on his bike on Tuesday Morning despite some horrible weather. He first stood in Newspaper Round when he was 11, and since then he has worked in various roles, he is a great grandfather, returning to newspaper delivering ten years ago. He gets up at 6. 00 in the morning to cycle the 2. 5 mile round. You will like this one, bonnie tyler, 69 years old, she has just learned to swim. It came through a painful experience, because she fell off a yacht in portugal ten years ago, and was saved, thankfully, but that is encouraged, husband has taught her to swim. So she is 69 years old, just started swimming. People always say they cannot swim, and i can do it my goal was to say, you can still learn. George brown, 15 years old, he is the uks top ski jumper in his age group. He and his dad have turned it into not the largest ski jump turned it into not the largest ski jump in the world, but he is still practising. That is how to make the best of a bad situation. Hope to see him in the winter best of a bad situation. Hope to see him in the Winter Olympics at some stage. Lets catch up on the spot right now. The sport. The Premier League has new leaders for 2h hours at least. Manchester city have gone to the top of the table for the first time this season. They thrashed West Bromwich albion 5 0 last night. But at newcastle, theres even more pressure on manager steve bruce now as his team were beaten at home to leeds. Austin halewood reports. Its one of the most competitive Premier Leagues in years. A win at west brom meant Manchester City were the ninth team to reach the top of the table this season, but last night at the hawthorns, they look to the real deal. A goal in the first ten minutes sent them on their way, and they never looked back. What a fantastically crafted goal. Classy, clinical, and cut throat. With plenty of talk about the red side of manchester this season, and liverpools recent slip, city keep going about their business. An 11th straight win in all competitions, butjust as the Premier League can look so easy for some, it can be just as cruel for others. In the north east, steve bruce and his side are looking over their shoulder. Defeat at home to leeds means newcastle are now 11 games without a win. Thats the worst run of bruces career. The pressure on the manager really starting to mount, his team unable to pull away from the bottom three, and with the nature of the Premier League, bruce might not have long to turn it around. Austin halewood, bbc news. Elsewhere, west ham are now into the top four after a Fourth League win on the bounce. They havent lost since christmas, in fact. Tomas soucek scored twice as they beat Crystal Palace 3 2 at selhurst park. And arsenals revival continues. They gained some semblance of revenge for their fa cup exit at st marys at the weekend by winning the League Fixture against southampton 3 1. Thomas tuchel has already taken his first Training Session as chelsea manager, having been appointed on an 18 month contract yesterday. His appointment came quickly, after Frank Lampard was sacked on sunday, with chelsea ninth in the Premier League. Tuchel, whos previously managed Paris St Germain and borussia dortmund, said he couldnt wait to compete in the most Exciting League in football. There are significant doubts over whether the Tokyo 0lympics will go ahead this summer. The International Olympic Committee Meets virtually today, with the games, which were first postoned last summer, less than six months away. The ioc president thomas bach insist theres no � plan b, butjapanese Public Opinion is reportedly swinging against the event being held. There are also concerns over whether spectators will be allowed, and whether athletes have to quarantine or be vaccinated. These games are going to be different, and the ioc has accepted and cleared its own minds that they would be different. The question is, how different . Spectators is one of them, testing is one of them, control of access, social distancing its not going to be easy, but its absolutely correct that we make every effort to do it properly. 0n the other side of the world right now, the most successful sailor in Olympic History is navigating his way toward his latest target. Sir ben ainslie is edging closer to becoming the official challenger for the 36th Americas Cup Match against team new zealand. Ineos team uk are into the final of the prada cup and sir ben is skipper. Hejoins me live from new zealand now. I was just about to say good morning, but its very clearly not morning, but its very clearly not morning for you. Lovely to see you. What is life like on the other side of the world . It what is life like on the other side of the world . What is life like on the other side of the world . It is evening for us. But morning. Of the world . It is evening for us. But morning, sally. Of the world . It is evening for us. But morning, sally. We of the world . It is evening for us. But morning, sally. We are of the world . It is evening for us. But morning, sally. We are very i but morning, sally. We are very fortunate to be done here in new zealand. As you mentioned, being able to compete in the americas cup, and we are certainly mindful of the really tough news at home. We have got friends and family and loved ones who are suffering through the pandemic, so our thoughts are certainly with everybody at home, them all the best at these very difficult times. Like i said, we are focused on to win the americas cup, britain has never won the americas cup. We are a step closer, but we do have to win this cup final which starts on the 13th of february, and thatis starts on the 13th of february, and that is our focus now is a team, making some final preparations to the setup of the boat to try and get as much speed as we possibly can to come through that. As much speed as we possibly can to come through that. Some Spectacular Reversin come through that. Some Spectacular Reversing going come through that. Some Spectacular Reversing going on come through that. Some Spectacular Reversing going on behind come through that. Some Spectacular Reversing going on behind you, come through that. Some Spectacular Reversing going on behind you, which| reversing going on behind you, which i dont think the people at home can quite see at the moment, but we might share with them in just a second. It is a little bit, for the person who is not particularly knowledgeable about the americas cup, qualification is a bit complicated. 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And take on another, is the italians are the americans, we need to get past them and get into the cup itself against new zealand. Irate and get into the cup itself against new zealand new zealand. We have ust been watchin new zealand. We have ust been watching some t new zealand. We have just been watching some spectacular new zealand. We have just been i watching some spectacular pictures of the races from a couple of days ago. It makes great telly. I think lots of young people love to watch it. The graphics are spectacular, the setting is amazing, but its also for you extremely dangerous and hugely physical. Whats it like being in charge of that boat . Its being in charge of that boat . Its ust being in charge of that boat . It� s just awesome. We had the deciding race on saturday, we raced the italian team to decide who went through directly to the prada cup final. A 25 minute race, we had speeds over knots, which is close to 60 miles an hour 50 knots. We had nine lead changes, it wasjust 60 miles an hour 50 knots. We had nine lead changes, it was just One Of The Best races ive ever sailed on. It was brilliant. So it is really making for a great showcase for sailing and the americas cup, which we are all delighted about. This is a new class of boat, and they are really proving to be a handful for the teams. We they are really proving to be a handfulfor the teams. We had a pretty horrific capsizing of the American Team a couple of weeks back in the round robins, which theyve actually only just recovered in the round robins, which theyve actually onlyjust recovered from. They managed to get their boat, which were actually sunk, they managed to refloat it and get it back out on the water today, so they will be racing against the italians this weekend. So plenty of action already in this americas cup, and im sure i want to cup. I already in this americas cup, and im sure i want to cup. Im sure i want to cup. 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Like i said, britain has never won the americas cup, so that is our motivation to write that wrong in our maritime history, and be able to do so we can to make that happen. Ibest history, and be able to do so we can to make that happen. To make that happen. Best of luck, we will be watching. To make that happen. Best of luck, we will be watching. Great to make that happen. Best of luck, we will be watching. Great to to make that happen. Best of luck, we will be watching. Great to talk | we will be watching. Great to talk to you. We will be watching. Great to talk to ou. , ,. , we will be watching. Great to talk to ou. ,. , to you. Thanks, and best to everyone back home to you. Thanks, and best to everyone back home he to you. Thanks, and best to everyone back home. He basically to you. Thanks, and best to everyone back home. He basically has to you. Thanks, and best to everyone back home. He basically has got to you. Thanks, and best to everyone back home. He basically has got this| back home. He basically has got this taruet, he back home. He basically has got this target. He has back home. He basically has got this target, he has added back home. He basically has got this target, he has added for back home. He basically has got this target, he has added for the back home. He basically has got this target, he has added for the last target, he has added for the last two years, that is has focus, he is so determined. And when ben ainslie tells it as One Of The Best races, you know it is going to be good. I just get mesmerised watching them. 60 mph in a boat. Thank you, sally. Time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. Good morning. Bbc london and bbc South East Today are joining forces at breakfast to keep you up to date with the latest on the coronavirus in your area. Kent police has escalated Enforcement Action against people breaking lockdown laws. More than 700 fines have been issued in the last month, thats 70 of all penalities issued by the force since the start of the outbreak last year. Among those fined are people caught holding social gatherings. They are actually putting themselves at risk and then when they go back to their own families, putting their families at risk. And when those families then go to the shops, theyre putting those people at risk. This isnt people Playing Cards and socialising, this is people putting other peoples lives at risk. The teenage victim of a fatal stabbing in north london has been named as romario 0pia. Police were called to holland walk in archway this at 5. 30 on monday evening. Paramedics and the Air Ambulance were called but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. An Asylum Seeker who worked as a Hospital Doctor in the syrian city of aleppo says hes frustrated he cant help during the pandemic because of his status. The man says hes keen tojoin the front line while living in london but isnt allowed to volunteer for the nhs because he hasnt been given refugee status. I tried to start a job with the nhs but because there is no permission to work, so i decided to make it voluntary work. And im not recognised here as a refugee so i couldnt do the voluntary work without id. Im really disappointed to have experience and you cant be useful here. The Chelsea Flower Show has been postponed until september as a result of the pandemic. Organisers hope levels of infection will be much lower in the autumn and more people will be vaccinated. Last years show was cancelled and replaced with a Virtual Event instead. Now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. Hello, good morning. We are in some much milder air now so its a frost free start to the morning with temperatures between five and 8 degrees celsius. A bit of rain to top and tail the day but other than that, its mostly dry during the daylight hours. The morning rain wont last for too long, its moving its way south eastwards, it will clear fairly readily. Plenty of cloud around for much of the rest of the day, perhaps some brighter spells into the afternoon. You can see the evening rain just waiting in the wings there. Top temperatures today all the way up to double figures, nine or 10 celsius. Now, through this evening and overnight, a weatherfront is pushing its way north eastwards. There could be some heavy rain on this perhaps for a time particularly through the small hours of thursday morning, we are starting off thursday on another frost free note, very mild, nine or 10 celsius. In fact on thursday, temperatures could get as high as 1a degrees. There is some more rain on thursday night into friday but mostly dry on friday with perhaps a few spells of brightness and sunshine. Its colder at the weekend. Thats all for now. Ill be back in half an hour. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Coming up on breakfast this morning. The Chelsea Flower Show will have an autumnal feel this year as its been postponed until september. Well be joined by Garden Designer and presenterjoe swift to find out what beautiful blooms we have to look forward to. Well chat to wales striker Hal Robson Kanu about how to boost your Football Skills during lockdown. Crafting is enjoying a resurgence as we turn to painting, sewing and crocheting to keep ourselves busy. Well chat to Comedianjenny Eclair who has been to meet crafters for her new documentary. 10 months ago we reported the uks First Coronavirus related death, and now the uk has one of the highest death rates in the world. More than 100,000 people have lost their lives and the pandemic has taken its toll on thousands of families. Lets take a moment to remember some of them, through the memories of their loved ones. Christine carmela durbin, 61 when she passed. My husband, tim emery, aged 66. My dad is called richard, he was 72 years old. My mum, 55 years old. My great gran rosemary, she was 87. He was full of life, absolutely full of life. I fell in love with him straightaway, which i know sounds a bit daft, but i did. We only had ten years, really, but ten wonderful, wonderful years. He always wanted to help people,. And everyone who knows him has got a story of something that my dad did to help then one of the first songs that ishmail learned in cathedral was the lord is my shepherd. And my dad loved Hearing Ishmail sing it so much. L ijust knew that my grandpa was there watching. This is my favourite photo of my great granny, rosemary. It was on my tenth birthday when we went to see a ballet of swan lake and she saw us, like, she was really happy to see us. And i was always really happy to see her. When she came down the hall and came into the porch shed go, like she was really happy to see us. Mum loved cricket. I think One Of The Best memories is the first time me and mum went to lords cricket ground. Shed given us the bravery, like, to go and do things that, if we were scared, she would give us the courage. Mum encouraged me to go backpacking, travelling. To be honest what i am right now is wholly because of my mum. With everybody, friends, family, whoever she met, she was really, you know, made them laugh and make them feel at ease. She was extraordinary. Charitable, shall we say. If she had a last penny, she would give it to whoever needed it. She would always make sure that whoever needed it, wouldnt go without. She was One Of The Best. And we should say a huge thank you. Thanks to everyone who took part in that film for sharing such personal and emotional memories of their loved ones. Werejoined now by our gp, doctor rosemary leonard. Good morning. This is a real moment for us all ready to sit and reflect on what has happened, isnt it . Yes. On what has happened, isnt it . Yes, he would have on what has happened, isnt it . Yes he would have imagined ten on what has happened, isnt it . 1l he would have imagined ten months ago that we would be where we are now who would have imagined this . And unfortunately there will be more to come. There are still thousands of people in hospital or in Intensive Care, and some of those sadly will not make it. This is going to carry on which is why it is so important we do everything we can to stop the transmission of this deadly virus. To stop the transmission of this deadly vim to stop the transmission of this deadl virus. , ,. , deadly virus. Just tell us, you must know, of course, deadly virus. Just tell us, you must know, of course, given deadly virus. Just tell us, you must know, of course, given your deadly virus. Just tell us, you must know, of course, given yourjob, i know, of course, given yourjob, many people who have been really badly affected by this. Yes. Many people who have been really badly affected by this. Many people who have been really badly affected by this. Yes, yes. We had some deaths badly affected by this. Yes, yes. We had some deaths in badly affected by this. Yes, yes. We had some deaths in our badly affected by this. Yes, yes. We had some deaths in our surgery badly affected by this. Yes, yes. We had some deaths in our surgery in i had some deaths in our surgery in patients in the first wave, and they were ones that we thought, well, yes, they were vulnerable. But since december, we have had far more and really we have thought, gosh, that was surprising, we didnt expect those people to die. We always write a letter, when we have heard someone has died, we always write a condolence letter. But as a sign of just how busy the hospitals are, normally when somebody dies at hospital, we get a notification within 2a hours. There has been delays of two to three weeks recently simply because they are so busy. 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The other thing of course is so many of these people died alone. Certainly in the first wave Infection Control was such that people were on their own in hospital, visitors could not go in. Recently i know that i have had patients who died and their family have been able to be with them during the last few days. But if people have been on Intensive Care units, they have often died alone, and itsjust tragic units, they have often died alone, and its just tragic that people havent actually been able to say goodbye. Havent actually been able to say aoodb e. G ,. , havent actually been able to say aoodb e. ,. , goodbye. Just looking at those numbers again, goodbye. Just looking at those numbers again, there goodbye. Just looking at those numbers again, there is goodbye. Just looking at those numbers again, there is a goodbye. Just looking at those numbers again, there is a warning that they are obviously going to increase. How concerned are you and could you put a figure on it . Trio. Increase. How concerned are you and could you put a figure on it . Could you put a figure on it . No, it is impossible could you put a figure on it . No, it is impossible to could you put a figure on it . No, it is impossible to say. Could you put a figure on it . No, it is impossible to say. The could you put a figure on it . No, it is impossible to say. The good could you put a figure on it . No, it. Is impossible to say. The good news is impossible to say. The good news is that the Infection Rate is coming down, and we know that the death rates, the deaths mirror the Infection Rates by about there is a three week lag. So when the Infection Rates were going up, the warnings were out there that the death rate will go up. Now thankfully the Infection Rate is coming down. Also we have now given these millions of first doses of vaccines, and that is really going to protect the really Vulnerable People, the really vulnerable elderly people. 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Yes, i mean, like everyone almost people, i have been doing long day is vaccinating people say, when can i see my grandchildren . I have to say, not yet. The vaccine takes three weeks to work and even then, you do get a degree of protection but you cannot go out and hug your grandchildren just because you have had the vaccine. , just because you have had the vaccine,. ,. ,. , vaccine. Just going back to bereavement, vaccine. Just going back to bereavement, you vaccine. Just going back to bereavement, you say vaccine. Just going back to bereavement, you say youj vaccine. Just going back to bereavement, you say you send a letter out to everyone affected but what support is there for people who are bereaved . I what support is there for people who are bereaved . Are bereaved . I mean, the main. There are are bereaved . I mean, the main. There are talking are bereaved . I mean, the main. There are talking therapy are bereaved . I mean, the main. There are talking Therapy Services i there are talking Therapy Services in the nhs but they are overwhelmed at the moment with people with anxiety and depression. But charities such as cruse can be very helpful and they run Support Groups for people who have been bereaved, and i know many groups are. Springing up sounds awful but they are created for those who have lost loved ones to covid, so there are mutual Support Groups appearing where people can get support from others who have been similarly so tragically affected. Ladle others who have been similarly so tragically affected. Others who have been similarly so tragically affected. We are going to seak tragically affected. We are going to s eak to tragically affected. We are going to speak to somebody tragically affected. We are going to speak to somebody who tragically affected. We are going to speak to somebody who has tragically affected. We are going to i speak to somebody who has organised one of those a little bit later, at ten past eight. Parents have been talking about the impact on their children and this has had a huge impact on peoples Mental Health. The children are stuck at home, we are seeing huge numbers of children coming, parents reporting children with anxiety and depression. Also the children themselves, the parents trying to work and school their children at the same time, huge amounts of Mental Illness out there. And there are going to be long term effects of that. I would say, the gps are there for you. The Mental Health services are ramping up. A lot of it is being done virtually online, but even so, you can talk to a therapist on the nhs, but you need to get in contact with us first and we can refer you as to how to speak to somebody in your local area. Thank you as ever forjoining us here on bbc breakfast. As well as the awful death toll, the pandemic has affected so many of us in so many ways. Billions of pounds have been spent to support people whose livelihoods have been affected by the Coronavirus Crisis but lots say theyve been left out and left behind. New research, seen exclusively by the bbc, suggests many of the so called excluded could be helped at a relatively low cost. Ninas with us to expain more. I was just looking back to the promises that the chancellor said ten months ago, saying to self employed people that they would not be forgotten and that was reassuring at the time but we have learned since that it has not been true for everyone. Over the past ten months weve brought you many of the heartbreaking stories of taxpayers whose earnings have disappeared through no fault of their own, but who have been left out of Government Support schemes. The numbers have always been a bit difficult to calculate but today new Research Suggests its higher than we thought, 3. 8 million taxpayers left behind. This new report from the ifs, independent number crunchers, has called this unjust and said while it would be too difficult to support all of these people, one and a half million can, and should, be given some help. That number includes those who were excluded because their profits were above 50 thousand pounds. And those who earned less than half of their income came from self employed work. Who earn over £90,000, they say would cost 2. 1 billion for every three months. Of course that is a lot of money but not when you think they are already spending £90 billion overall on Support Schemes. And the research say many of the excluded are finding themselves in real Financial Difficulties with more than a million struddling to pay for food. With more than a million struggling to pay for food. Dave from sheffield runs an Events Business and is a Wedding Singer himself. The pressure is affecting him and his family. It has been very tricky, the Stress Levels have been through the roof. Our workload has gone to zero and family and friends and partners are certainly feeling the stress of the situation. The amount of hours i have been working above normal to make ends meet, it has been very difficult. Certainly in the medium and long term we will be racking up more debt to stay afloat. We dont want to cancel any performances, we are still here, but were just waiting for things to reopen again. The Stress Levels have been through the roof. Seeing the disparity between ourselves and other people in similar businesses that have received help, on furlough or the self employment support scheme, it has been difficult to be on the sidelines desperately looking for some kind of support from the government. The government say they get it. They understand not everyone has been supported in the way they would want. They say theyre continuing to keep all their schemes under review. From the treasurys perspective, what they did at the beginning, quite rightly, was targeted the most vulnerable, those who are most reliant on self employed income. This Research Says that ten months on, two thirds of the rest of them are struggling to pay bills, burning through credit cards and savings, going to universal credit and they say we have thriving businesses, we earn a lot of money before this, we have done nothing wrong and this is not fair. We reported last week on the Public Accounts Committee who gave them six weeks to respond and in some way bring these people in. Thank you very much. Lots to talk about this morning, robertjenrick will be here at 7 30am and also we are speaking Tojonathan Ashworth from the labour party at 7 10am. The archbishop of canterbury will also bring us his thoughts at 830m lets have a look at the weather now. Good morning. Over the next few days, it will continue to be cold in the north. At the moment in aboyne and bell merrill, the temperature is only 1. 3. Whereas it is still mild in the south, currently in the isles of scilly, 10 degrees. Spells of rain in the forecast, as indeed is hill snow, and significant at that. This morning there is a lot of cloud around. Much of this coming in from the atlantic so it is moist, a murky start with mist and hell fog. It is hill fog. There is also blue air across the north of scotland. A lot of cloud, some snow showers this morning across parts of the highlands. Rain moving across parts of southern england and towards the south east and parts of wales, that will clear. This next arm of rain will clear. This next arm of rain will be coming in from the south west. Through the day it will brighten in parts of wales and england but the lions share of the sunshine will be scotland. Rain and hill snow more in the Southern Uplands and the pennines. It will be a cold night in scotland, 4 in a sheltered glens but it is ten in the south west. Tomorrow, we have this rain and it isnt moving anywhere too quickly and it could exacerbate the Flooding Situation. Its not going to move and it will deposit a fair bit of snow across the pennines, Southern Uplands and part of the highlands and grampian is. Temperature wise, we will have some brighter skies across southern england and wales, sunshine coming through here as well. Here it is going to be mild, 1a degrees, pretty good for this stage injanuary. Still cold further north, between two and four. I mentioned a level on the highest points in the North Pennines and the Southern Uplands and the grampians, these are the values. That could cause some disruption. On friday, this band of rain comes northwards, another band of snow in scotland, it will start to sink southward a weak feature. Cloud around and a day for many of us and a dry day for many of us. On the mild side in the south, colder in the north. Towards the south west, you can see what is happening, once again we are going to seek more rain coming in. Then a bit of a complication in the forecast because we have cold air which is going to be heading south, friday night into saturday, also a system coming in from the atlantic. If it travels far enough north, some of us could see some snow, but we dont think it will at the moment. Into sunday we could see some snow, there is a lot to play for which is why i am not showing you the charts. I will keep you posted as we become more sure in the next few days. Thank you very much. I went out on an Essential Shop yesterday and someone shouted at me from across the supermarket, asked louise if she still has her Christmas Tree up. I louise if she still has her Christmas Tree up. Louise if she still has her Christmas Tree up. Louise if she still has her Christmas Tree u. ,. Christmas tree up. 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And it will stay environmental campaigners have secretly dug a 35 metre long tunnel deep under Central London at euston. They want to stop the construction of the High Speed Rail Line hs2 which is being built to Connect London with the midlands and the north. Gareth furby reports. In a park in front of euston station, some people who want hs2 stopped have set up a protest camp. One of them is called blue and she is 18 years old. Its about protecting these trees, here in this park, and all Down The Line. In the centre of the camp the protesters have built a hut. And inside this hut is something they have kept hidden. Its a tunnel. This is the downshaft, and then it goes off in all sorts of directions. How big is it . Its over 100 feet long. Crawling into the tunnel, blue meets another protester who has helped to build it. Hello they say it has taken two months to build. Its quite tight, sometimes its quite difficult to get through. This dirt is, like, itjust comes out of the wall, you see . But weve put the shoring up so if it collapses on top of it, the shoring will hold up the dirt, so it wont fall on us. Something on this scale has meant moving many tonnes of soil. Well, we didnt go as far as putting it down our trouser legs. But we have been spreading it out on the yard, dropping it down in small batches at night as we go. Trying to keep it secret, rather than talk about a tunnel all the time, we talk about kelvin and going to visit kelvin. The protesters say no one has been injured by any collapse during the digging. And they say there is not a risk to anyone on the surface, because the tunnel is small and deep. But an expert has concerns. Ive looked at the shoring, its not standard shoring, its props that have been put in by protesters, theyre not trained to do this kind of thing. Although i take my hat off to them, theyve done a very good job of digging a deep tunnel. But its extremely dangerous. A spokesperson for hs2 limited said. You know, id sort of sacrifice anything to be able to just, you know, for the Climate Ecological Emergency to not be happening. Its become our home. Well see during the eviction how long it remains our home. We are hoping it will last a good few weeks. A secret underground, now revealed. And how will the authorities deal with this . We may know within a few days. Gareth furby, bbc news. From sewing to painting and jewellery making, lockdown has encouraged many of us to try our hand at a new skill and become more creative as we try to keep busy. Lets hear from three viewers about how crafts have helped them during the pandemic. I found myself with a lot of Time On My Hands and ive always been a bit of crafty person. Ive been looking for a particular type of necklace that i couldnt really find, so i thought, do you know what, ive got the time, im going to learn how to make them. Getting away from the screen and actually making something with my hands, its really, like, relaxing and mindful. I dont ever want to stop enjoying it, imjust thoroughly enjoying Making Pieces that people can enjoy as well as ican. Im now working on a Facemask Commission for a friend. Everyone is looking to jazz up, you know, their facemasks these days. Its really nice tojust have something to touch and to work on. Even if youre doing it watching telly. I love that you can create something from virtually nothing. During this lockdown, i i actually created this quilt, which was christmas inspired, i and it was just to cover the sofa because obviously with two kids, things can get a little bit messy. | i think we are bombarded at the minute with loadsl of negative news about covid and things like that. So by doing sewing, it can really take your mind away from Everything Else thats going on, and ijust focus on the one thing and its been brilliant. I spent a lot of time a couple of days ago learning again how to thread a Sewing Machine. Hesse days ago learning again how to thread a Sewing Machine. Have you du out thread a Sewing Machine. Have you dug out the thread a Sewing Machine. Have you dug out the sewing thread a Sewing Machine. Have you dug out the Sewing Machine . I i dug out the Sewing Machine . I havent signed anything yet, considering some pillowcases, cushion cases. But it took me ages. I was reading, there are quite a few sales, sewing Machine Sales have gone up. Our eldest kids have started, they have got a knitting kit for christmas so they have been knitting scarves. Quite a few people have turned to crafts. And just after nine, well chat to Comedianjenny Eclair, about her latest documentary which looks at the resurgence of crafting. More specifically craftivism. Crafting with a social conscience. Shell tell us all about it. If you didnt know much about it, you will find out after 9am. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning. Bbc london and bbc South East Today are joining forces at breakfast to keep you up to date with the latest on the coronavirus in your area. Kent police has escalated Enforcement Action against people breaking lockdown laws. More than 700 fines have been issued in the last month, thats 70 of all penalities issued by the force since the start of the outbreak last year. Among those fined are people caught holding social gatherings. They are actually putting themselves at risk and then when they go back to their own families, putting their families at risk. And when those families then go to the shops, theyre putting those people at risk. This isnt people Playing Cards and socialising, this is people putting other peoples lives at risk. Inner london suffered the biggest drop in rent prices in the last three months of 2020, according to a survey by rightmove. A study of the ten biggest cities around britain showed asking rent prices fell by 12. 4 , to just over £2,200 a month. A kent mp has spoken out about creating an independent regulator to oversee the running of football after claims the game is in crisis the former sports minister helen grant, mp for maidstone, told the commons its particularly hard on Non League Clubs which need Gate Receipts to survive. Locally, too, working alongside Maidstone United in my own constituency, i have witnessed the flawed distribution of Emergency National lottery Funding National league clubs. This box, failing to account for lost Gate Receipts, has left many National League clubs in dire financial circumstances. A group of 31 Police Officers are facing fines for getting their hair cut while on duty at a police station. The met says the officers had trims from a professional hairdresser in Bethnal Green on the 17th of january. Two officers are under investigation for potential misconduct. The Chelsea Flower Show has been postponed until september as a result of the pandemic. Organisers hope levels of infection will be much lower in the autumn and more people will be vaccinated. Last years show was cancelled and replaced with a Virtual Event instead. Now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. Hello, good morning. We are in some much milder air now so its a frost free start to the morning with temperatures between five and 8 degrees celsius. A bit of rain to top and tail the day but other than that, its mostly dry during the daylight hours. The morning rain wont last for too long, its moving its way south eastwards, it will clear fairly readily. Plenty of cloud around for much of the rest of the day, perhaps some brighter spells into the afternoon. You can see the evening rain just waiting in the wings there. Top temperatures today all the way up to double figures, nine or 10 celsius. Now, through this evening and overnight, a weatherfront is pushing its way north eastwards. There could be some heavy rain on this perhaps for a time particularly through the small hours of thursday morning, we are starting off thursday on another frost free note, very mild, 9 or 10 celsius. In fact, on thursday, temperatures could get as high as 1a degrees. There is some more rain on thursday night into friday, but mostly dry on friday, with perhaps a few spells of brightness and sunshine. Its colder at the weekend. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today more than 100,000 have died with covid. The Prime Minister says hes deeply sorry for every life lost. I take full responsibility for everything that the i government has done. What i can tell you is that we truly did everything what i can tell you is that we truly did everything we what i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could what i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could and what i can tell you is that we truly i did everything we could and continue to do everything did everything we could and continue to do everything that did everything we could and continue to do everything that we did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can to i to do everything that we can to minimise to do everything that we can to minimise loss to do everything that we can to minimise loss of to do everything that we can to minimise loss of life. Despite infections falling, the Chief Medical Officer warns there will be many more deaths over the next few weeks. Travellers arriving in england from Covid Hotspots are to be told to quarantine in hotels, at their own expense. The Premier League has new leaders. A ruthless Manchester City thrash west brom 5 0 to go to the top of the table. Its another cloudy, murky, misty start to the day, but for many of us, when we lose this mornings rain, it will be dry. But later, a new band of rain sweeps into the south west. Ill have all the details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday 27th january. Covid 19 has taken the life of more than 100,000 people in the uk. Every one of those lives lost, a tragedy for their family and friends. The Prime Minister says he takes full and friends. Responsibility for the governments handling of the pandemic, and there are warnings of many more deaths over the next few weeks. Vishala sri pathma reports. Each number was someone that was loved. And someone who loved in return. A brother, a son, a sister, a grandmother. Here are just some of the 100,000 who have lost their lives. Every face, a heartbreaking tragedy for those who loved them. It is quite traumatic to see someone so healthy and vivacious go from living a full life to being gone in the space of two or three weeks. And i would say that a very big part of who i am was because of my dad, and its. Ive never felt so lost before. The uk has one of the highest death rates in europe. Few Prime Ministers have lost so many lives at home. A Sombre Borisjohnson apologised to the nation as he announced a toll almost twice as bad as the blitz. Today, the number of deaths recorded from covid in the uk has surpassed 100,000. And its hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic. Opposition parties feel that the government were too slow at the start, and had it locked down quicker, many deaths could have been avoided. And this from within mrjohnsons own party, an acknowledgement that mistakes have been made. Absolutely, we can look back and learn from those mistakes and say how we could have done things differently. In the spring, we were told a good outcome would be a Death Toll Ofaround 20,000. But with the total figure now over five times that, when are we going to see a slowdown . Senior medical officials are warning it might be a while yet. It would really not surprise me if we are looking at another 40,000 or 50,000 deaths before this burns out. The deaths on the way up are likely to be mirrored by the number of deaths on the way down in this wave. Each one, again, is a tragedy and each one represents also four or five people that survive, but who are damaged by covid. The progress to vaccinate the most vulnerable has appeared to have helped slow down the Infection Rate, with the number of cases falling. But deaths are still high. Yesterday, 1,631 people died of the virus. A sobering reminder that whilst the end is in sight, the battle to contain the spread of this deadly disease is not over yet. Vishala sri pathma, bbc news. Lets get more now on the reaction to the Prime Ministers apology on behalf of the government. Were joined by our political correspondent, adam fleming, who is westminster for us this morning. This seems like a day to reflect on what has happened over the last year or so. , , or so. The Prime Ministers seemed incredibly sombre or so. The Prime Ministers seemed incredibly sombre when or so. The Prime Ministers seemed incredibly sombre when he or so. The Prime Ministers seemed l incredibly sombre when he delivered the news yesterday at his Press Conference in Downing Street. Reflecting was something he talked about, he talked about how, when this was all over, there should be a moment of National Commemoration for the people that weve lost, but also the people that weve lost, but also the people that have helped us to get through this. That raises the question of, what do you do . How do you create a moment that works for everyone . And also, when do you have it . Because he said it will be when the pandemic is over, and it still feels like we are still in a crisis, even though we have been living like this for nearly a year now. He also pointed towards learning the lessons, which means some kind of enquiry, which he has talked about before. We dont know what form that enquiry will take, how big it will be and what sort of things itll talk about. We got a little hint from Chris Twitter yesterday, the Chief Medical Officer, about some of his regrets. Chris whitty, and he talked about not knowing about the spread from people who were asymptomatic early enough. He also pointed to the idea of masks and medics at first thinking they would not Make A Difference, before realising that it would. But those are questions for the future, because it still feels like we are still in a bit of a crisis. It certainly feels like that to people working in full hospitals at the moment. , working in full hospitals at the moment. , ~ ,. , the Home Secretary priti patel is expected to announce that british residents arriving in england from Coronavirus Hotspots will have to quarantine in a hotel for up to ten days. It follows concerns over new variants of the coronavirus from south africa and brazil. Our Correspondent Ben Bland is at Heathrow Airport this morning, ben, what more do we know about how this would work . This sort of thing is being used already in australia and new zealand, and we understand the way it would work here is that british nationals and people with Residency Rights coming back to england from other countries in South America and Southern Africa would have to isolate for ten days. The difference would be that they would have to do that in a hotel rather than add home or at a private address. The reason for these new stricter rules we think are going to be brought in is because of the variants that have been discovered, the variance of the virus that have emerged in brazil and south africa, and just as the uk is getting on top of the Virus Variance here through the vaccination programme, the last thing the government wants is for new variants to be brought in and set that fight back. There is of course a cost involved to a hotel quarantine, it could easily be over £1000 for a single person, or up to £3000 for a small family. We understand that would be paid by the traveller or family themselves. The Airline Industry says they already have some of the strictest travel restrictions anywhere in the world, and this move for them would be catastrophic as an industry. Taste and this move for them would be catastrophic as an industry. We will be keein catastrophic as an industry. We will be keeping a catastrophic as an industry. We will be keeping a close catastrophic as an industry. We will be keeping a close eye catastrophic as an industry. We will be keeping a close eye on catastrophic as an industry. We will be keeping a close eye on the i catastrophic as an industry. We will| be keeping a close eye on the study today, those Quarantine Measures and priti patel later on. Hopefully speaking in the House Of Commons. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. We have got over the next few days cold air ensconced across the north of scotland. And it will stay there. Very mild in the south, london could reach 1a cell system model, but i will also be spells of rain which could exacerbate the Flooding Situation, and also some hill still. But in between, a little bit of sunshine. Starting off on a cloudy note, some american drizzle across South West England and wales. The rain pulling away from the south east, still a few wintry showers left in the highlands. But in the north of scotland will have most of the Sunshine Today. It will bring up across Eastern England and north east wales, but you can already see the next System Waiting to bring in its rain. Ten and 11 across the southern half of the country, competitor do not, but most of the sunshine is, looking at about five to six celsius. Through this evening and overnight, the Weather Front bringing this rain pushes northwards and eastwards, bumps into the cold air, across northern southern scotland, it will readily turn to snow. Also with all this rain coming in, following an already saturated ground, it is the risk once again of some flooding. Going to be cold in scotland tonight, could fall as low as 3 i in the glens, so a widespread frost, but still very mild across Northern Ireland, england, and wales. And to give you an idea, this band of cloud, Raymond Hillsnow give you an idea, this band of cloud, Raymond Hill Snow could move slowly north and eastwards through the course of tomorrow. Behind it, brighter skies following on, still a lot of cloud around, and cold in the north. Health and social care staff have rightly been hailed as heroes for their work on the front line during the pandemic but their efforts have come at a heavy cost. Figures published this week from the office of national statistics, reveal that more than 880 people working in the Health Service in england and wales have died in the last year as a result of covid 19. Breakfastsjohn maguire remembers some of those whove paid the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep others safe. They were an outstanding head of nursing, a popular hospital psychiatrist, and a nurse who volunteered for the pandemic front line. Between them, more than 70 years of dedicated service to the nhs, but all victims of covid 19. While Tricia Bennett was seriously ill in hospital, with covid, her friend and colleague alison would send her text messages. Most of all, tricia, you were just you and were fabulous. Im lucky to have crossed paths with you, stood beside you and learn from you. Ill carry you with me always. Much love to you. Tricia died in may. How do you encompass tricia . An absolutely simply wonderful woman. She drove me crazy but she made me smile. Her humour and her can do attitude are the things that i miss about her. A senior nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children in london, she was a linchpin, admired, respected and loved in equal measure. Losing tricia had a massive impact. She led very much from the front, she wasnt afraid to go and get her hands dirty and go down onto the wards and help out. She really wanted to support and help everybody. Such was her dedication, tricia had moved into a covid secure hotel near to the hospital in order to protect herfamily, staff and her patients. She had a big heart, and she knew everybody, she talked to everybody. She knew their names, she knew their families. So it had big repercussions within the hospital because it felt very personal. Right from the Chief Executive Officer right the way down to the porters, the cleaners, she knew them all. It kind of captures him, and hes also got an urgent work pile and a very urgent work pile. We think thats quite accurate. This model, depicting doctor Rudresh Pathak at work, was made for him by a Patient Illustrating the high regard with which he was held by everyone. We knew he was a good doctor but only after he passed, from colleagues, we heard all of the stories, from people hed worked with even 20, 30 years ago, the positive impact he had on people and even patients. We have had so many cards from his patients that he treated over the years. He worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Pilgrim Hospital in boston, lincolnshire. In terms of his personality, he was really down to earth, really calm. Very funny, overalljust a really nice old school kind of gentleman. Thats how i would sum him up. Yeah, you can probably count the number of times he lost his temper on one hand. His children tell me he spent almost three months in Intensive Care with covid. He left to staff applause, but later, while on a recovery ward, he suffered a stroke and died. Before his death, his concern was not for himself, but always for others. He was asking about lockdown, what hed missed, while he was unconscious. Whether wed paid the tv licence or something. Yeah, he was asking about, did you remember to pay your home insurance, did you do the tv licence . I know what youre like, all these things, i was like, dad, its sorted, dont worry about those things, concentrate on your recovery. Thats how he was, he was so practical. When you have all of the lockdown restrictions, it makes everything kind of a bit more difficult in some ways, because you cant distract yourself in the way you would like to. Colin purnell is a musician at a crematorium near bristol. Somewhere over the rainbow was his partners favourite song. Rob healy worked as a nurse in the citys Southmead Hospital for more than 20 years. When covid struck, he left his job in research and volunteered to return to the front line. When all the covid started off, he suddenly said one day, im going to be more use if i go back to a e. So that is what he did. It was his decision, and i was quite happy at the time for him to do that. When rob succumbed to the virus in december, his colleagues were determined to pay their respects. On the day of the funeral, we actually had a drive through of the hospital southmead site. There must have been 250 people there. And ive spoken to some of his colleagues, and people actually came in who were on leave to see the hearse go round the site and everything. It was really quite touching. I actually found that harder to handle than the actual funeral. They all now face life without someone they loved, someone who gave so much. I think she would have been so proud of us as a team, and i think she needs to know somewhere that that is down to her, that it was her leadership and her growth of us as a team that helped us get through. With everything happening, itjust makes me really sad because you know that other families are going through what we have been through. No, just empty, thats about all i can say. I because, you know, once youve been together for 25 years, living in each others pockets, i now to find yourself rattling around in the house by yourself, its a bit strange. But come to terms with it. The pandemic continues to ruin and to change so many lives. Among them, the hundreds who worked tirelessly to protect us, but were unable to save themselves. John maguire, bbc news. Throughout this morning, we will be remembered in so many of those who have died. Remembering so many of those. Werejoined now by linda bauld, whos professor of Public Health at the university of edinburgh. We get a sense that we need to reflect on what has happened today. It is so challenging to know that there are many countries who have been hard hit by this pandemic, but the uk has suffered such a terrible skill are preventable deaths. There are really only four countries that have had more people dry than us, and they are really big countries like the us and brazil. So we will always be looking back and asking what exactly went wrong, but today we do have to deflect as you have been doing on your programme on those who have lost their lives. fine those who have lost their lives. One ofthe those who have lost their lives. One of the grimmest those who have lost their lives. One of the grimmest statistics from all of the grimmest statistics from all of those we went through yesterday, a quarter of all those total deaths have occurred in the last one. There is a real stark warning that we are still in the thick of this. In the last month. Still in the thick of this. In the last month. The last month. Yes, and unfortunately, the last month. Yes, and unfortunately, those i the last month. Yes, and i unfortunately, those numbers the last month. Yes, and unfortunately, those numbers are the last month. Yes, and unfortunately, those numbers are not going to decline quickly. As you have been covering, there is the slide. These are the good news is we are absolutely seeing a reduction in the rate of infection, the prevalence and incidence of the virus. In scotland, our cases have declined by about one third over the last two weeks, but unfortunately the number of people dying is not going to decline quickly, and even thenit going to decline quickly, and even then it will remain for a if while at a very high rate. Where we are now as a legacy of poor decisions that were taken when we eased restrictions earlier in the year, particularly around travel etc, poor decisions that we took, and then of course the variant has just created extra pressure. It is important that we look ahead and make sure that we can do better in future as a system and support our population to get out of this crisis. fin and support our population to get out of this crisis. Out of this crisis. On that point about travel, out of this crisis. On that point about travel, we out of this crisis. On that point about travel, we understand i out of this crisis. On that point i about travel, we understand that the plans may change today about hotels being used to quarantine arrivals. In your view, would that Make A Difference, and would need to be more than fourjust people returning from high risk countries . I it is from highrisk countries . I it is difficult for from highrisk countries . I it is difficult for us from highrisk countries . I it is difficult for us to from highrisk countries . I it is difficult for us to think from highrisk countries . I it is difficult for us to think about i difficult for us to think about this, but if you look at the genomics work that has been done, looking at where the virus has come from, in the summer up here in scotland, we got down to two cases on july 12, at scotland, we got down to two cases onjuly 12, at a tiny numbers in that month ofjuly, and then as we headed into the late summer, the genomic studies show us that we reimported the virus from overseas and from elsewhere in the uk into the country because of travel. And the country because of travel. And the overseas issue is just something we can do something about. Adopting a model like South East Asian countries, australia, new zealand, we have quarantine that is not voluntary but supported, that will mean hotels for some people, i can see that the uk government might decide to start with countries where variants are a real concern, but i think Going Forward we will have to apply that more comprehensively. Than apply that more comprehensively. An interesting point you make, because i suppose for those who can question some of those decisions made by various governments, do you think of all of those which have maybe contributed to where we are now that that one of quarantining and a lack of those measures earlier in the pandemic of contributed most of the issues we are currently facing . I issues we are currently facing . I think it was a major factor, particularly thinking about how we ended up in the second huge wave of infection, that was a major factor. The other thing, which is really important and we dont hear enough about at the current time, to think about at the current time, to think about what we do as we look forward, is test and trace. Again, think about the summer when the numbers were so low, we really had a number to get that System Working. We had an opportunity to get that System Working at capacity in a sustainable way, and i still dont think we have got that right. Borders, travel, test and trace, the basic Public Health response, these are things we will need in the future, and we will need to keep talking about these things were allowed to keep talking about these things while relaxing vaccines. So the vaccine is being rolled out at the vaccine is being rolled out at the moment, are you optimistic about the moment, are you optimistic about the numbers we are out now and the numbers that they are going to reach, and it will start making a difference . I reach, and it will start making a difference . Difference . I think it definitely will. I understand difference . I think it definitely will. I understand the difference . I think it definitely will. I understand the Criticism Difference . I think it definitely i will. I understand the criticism and debate about the strengths and weaknesses of the system, but looking comparatively, we are way ahead of most of the rest of europe. Israel and one or two other countries are vaccinating their populations more rapidly, but the uk really is in a good position to do this well, so fingers crossed. In terms of when it will Make A Difference in terms of preventing people from going into hospital and these preventable deaths, that is some weeks away. I think we will begin to see the impact first on care homes, we are still seeing a high number of deaths in care homes, but i expect in a few weeks, the impact of the first dose of the vaccination which provides good protection after around three weeks will begin to reduce mortality in those settings, then we will see at translating into hospitals, fewer people in hospital and fewer people dying in hospital, in a month or two, fingers crossed that should certainly be the result of the vaccination programme. When the first match. Vaccination programme. When the first match. As vaccination programme. When the first match, as ever, vaccination programme. When the first match, as ever, thank vaccination programme. When the first match, as ever, thank you i vaccination programme. When the i first match, as ever, thank you very much for your time. It is 7. 22. A National Tragedy is how the Labour Leader, sir keir starmer, described reaching 100,000 coronavirus deaths. Hes accused borisjohnson of being behind the curve at every stage when responding to the pandemic. So what would labour have done differently . Lets speak now to shadow Health Secretary, jonathan ashworth, who joins us from leicester this morning. Before we get to that, i wonder what your deflections are this morning because it does seem that six figures seems an awful total to have lost this morning. How do you reflect on that . It lost this morning. How do you reflect on that . Lost this morning. How do you reflect on that . It is horrendous, absolutely reflect on that . It is horrendous, absolutely horrendous. Reflect on that . It is horrendous, absolutely horrendous. It reflect on that . It is horrendous, absolutely horrendous. It is i reflect on that . It is horrendous, absolutely horrendous. It is the i reflect on that . It is horrendous, | absolutely horrendous. It is the 12 month anniversary i think this weekend of ourfirst month anniversary i think this weekend of our first recorded case in the uk. To think that in the last 12 months, 100,000 of ourfellow citizens have lost their lives, just horrific. Of course, many of them in our care homes, care home residents, you expect when you put your loved one into a care home they will be looked after and secure, but of course they were left exposed and vulnerable, and thousands of them died. Overand vulnerable, and thousands of them died. Over and social staff have died. Over and social staff have died because they were on the front line caring for people who were sick of the virus. And ended up getting the virus themselves and dying. And i am sorry to say, i really am, but i am sorry to say, i really am, but ijust dont believe that i am sorry to say, i really am, but i just dont believe that the i am sorry to say, i really am, but ijust dont believe that the Prime Minister and the government did do everything we could. Ijust dont accept that. We have had mistakes, a litany of errors, we did not have to be in the situation today. I be in the situation today. I understand your reticence talking about that this morning. Can i put to you this point . And various occasions when we have spoken to people from your party over the last few months, and we have asked what the labour party would do differently, there have not often been many answers. Maybe it is because sometimes those answers are difficult to find, but when we have asked you for plans of what you would do, there have not been those grand plans saying, we would have done this differently. Do you accept that even though some of the occasions have not been right on occasion, that it has been almost an impossible situation at times to manage . I impossible situation at times to manaue . , , impossible situation at times to manale . , impossible situation at times to manaue . , , impossible situation at times to manae . , , manage . I accept this is a completely manage . I accept this is a completely difficult, i manage . I accept this is a completely difficult, extraordinary situation. We have got a pandemic which has swept the world with severity and speed, but we do have to ask ourselves why our response as a nation is so much poorer than other countries. Other countries are not dealing with these huge levels of death that we are. Your skipper for a levels of death that we are. Your skipperfor a fair question, levels of death that we are. Your skipperfora fair question, lemme skipper for a fair question, lemme give skipperfora fair question, lemme give you one practical example, we are still 12 months later and not paying people proper sick pay and offering them Financial Support so they can isolate themselves if they are ill with the virus. We are effectively asking people to go hungry for their families to go hungry for their families to go hungry in return for them stopping the spread of infection. It is just not realistic. Not everybody can work from home are not laptops and do zoom calls, millions of people still have to go to work to keep our society function, yet if they get ill, they are not being paid decent Financial Support and sick pay to quarantine themselves. That is one practical thing the government could do right now. I have been saying this in the House Of Commons and in interviews since early last year, the government still has not fixed it. So there is a practical example of something we would do differently. Of something we would do differently. Of something we would do differentl. ,. ,. , differently. You mentioned the word quarantine. Differently. You mentioned the word quarantine, and differently. You mentioned the word quarantine, and we differently. You mentioned the word quarantine, and we are differently. You mentioned the word quarantine, and we are expecting i quarantine, and we are expecting priti patel to talk about this a bit later in the commons. Where do you stand on that issue . We understand there are issues in cabinet, some have been arguing for quarantine for people travelling from all over the world, and it seems that the government is going to announce quarantine from just those arriving from hot spots. Is that the right decision . I from hot spots. Is that the right decision . , � ~ from hot spots. Is that the right decision . , � , � , decision . I dont think it is. Lets see what she decision . I dont think it is. Lets see what she says decision . I dont think it is. Lets see what she says first decision . I dont think it is. Lets see what she says first of decision . I dont think it is. Lets see what she says first of all, i decision . I dont think it is. Lets see what she says first of all, we are speculating, but we should have had comprehensive border controls in for the past year. Priti patel and borisjohnson, they for the past year. Priti patel and Boris Johnson, they tell us they want to take control of their borders, but the one time that actually mattered and they needed to take control of our borders to protect us, they failed. So given that we know this virus can mutate, and there are serious mutations in south africa and brazil, we do have to be even more vigilant now, so i would urge the government to look at a conference of policy. Notjust the hotspots, because a member there will be countries across the world where there are mutations which have not yet been identified because they dont have the same level of scientific ability, the genomic analysis, we are very good at that genomic analysis because of the investment tony blair and gordon brown put into that when they were in government. So i would have a system across all countries because when you have had 100,000 deaths, we got to go the extra mile to keep people safe. In got to go the extra mile to keep people safe got to go the extra mile to keep eole safe. ,. ,. ,. , people safe. In terms of the magical world hindsight people safe. In terms of the magical world hindsight and people safe. In terms of the magical world hindsight and judging people safe. In terms of the magical world hindsight and judging things i world hindsight and judging things from now, we were speaking to professor linda bauld said the idea of quarantine in people who arrive in the country feels very alien to us. I am not sure what the answer is, i wonder how we would have reacted to this as a country of back in march, that had been the announcement, up to quarantine everyone coming into the country as the dead in australia. Those measures had been brought in then, would be even have accepted that as a nation . ,. Would be even have accepted that as a nation . ,. ,. ,. , a nation . You have hit the nail on the head, a nation . You have hit the nail on the head. As a nation . You have hit the nail on the head, as they a nation . You have hit the nail on the head, as they did a nation . You have hit the nail on the head, as they did in a nation . You have hit the nail on the head, as they did in australia | the head, as they did in australia and new zealand and other countries. One of the reasons we have had such a poor response, this litany of errors, is borisjohnson likes to deliver good news, he does not like to disappoint people. You cant knock somebody for that, nobody likes to do that, but a lot of the time he should havejust likes to do that, but a lot of the time he should have just been straight with people. His reluctance to go into lockdown the first time round is because nobody wants to curtail our Civil Liberties in that respect. I did not come into politics to curtail Civil Liberties. But i think now it is obvious that borisjohnson should but i think now it is obvious that Boris Johnson should just but i think now it is obvious that borisjohnson should just be clear with the British Public about the scale of the challenges we are facing. Do you remember all the stuff about anyone asking a question about christmas, he accused them of cancelling christmas . And then he had to curtail the christmas easing himself. Hejust had to curtail the christmas easing himself. He just should had to curtail the christmas easing himself. Hejust should be had to curtail the christmas easing himself. He just should be clear with people upfront about all these Big Decisions that we are going to have to take now to get on top of the virus. But the vaccination is coming, so we have to take some tough action. We are vaccinating people, so there will come a moment when life can begin to get back to normal thanks to the vaccination, and we just have to go further and faster on rolling out those life saving injections for people. Briefly, we soak your astana has written in the daily mirror today about the importance of remembering the victims of this virus. How should we do that . Is it some sort of National Memorial needed, do you think . I of National Memorial needed, do you think . ~ of National Memorial needed, do you think . ~. , ~ think . I think we do, i think we should have think . I think we do, i think we should have a think . I think we do, i think we should have a National Think . I think we do, i think we i should have a National Memorial. A National Moment of remembrance. So many people have died, so many families are grieving, it is easy in politics and in use when we threw our own statistics to almost become numb to remember that behind every statistic there is a shattered family left behind, or friends left behind, and i think we need a moment as a nation to reflect upon that and remember all those who have lost their lives to this horrendous virus. I their lives to this horrendous virus. ,. Their lives to this horrendous virus. ,. , i. Virus. I appreciate your time, jonathan virus. I appreciate your time, jonathan ashworth, virus. I appreciate your time, jonathan ashworth, thank i virus. I appreciate your time, | jonathan ashworth, thank you virus. I appreciate your time, i jonathan ashworth, thank you very much for that. And that is what we will be trying to do as a programme this morning. We will be speaking to the archbishop of canterbury at 8. 30 live on programme act, and in the next few minutes you will have a response from the government as well. We will also be speaking to the families who have been bereaved. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning. Bbc london and bbc South East Today are joining forces at breakfast to keep you up to date with the latest on the coronavirus in your area. Kent police has escalated Enforcement Action against people breaking lockdown laws. More than 700 fines have been issued in the past month. Thats 70 of all penalities issued by the force since the start of the outbreak last year. Among those fined are people caught holding social gatherings. They are actually putting themselves at risk and then when they go back to their own families, putting their families at risk. And when those families then go to the shops, theyre putting those people at risk. This isnt people Playing Cards and socialising, this is people putting other peoples lives at risk. The teenage victim of a fatal stabbing in north london has been named as romario 0pia. Police were called to holland walk in archway at 5. 30 on monday evening. Paramedics and the Air Ambulance were called but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. An Asylum Seeker who worked as a Hospital Doctor in the syrian city of aleppo says hes frustrated he cant help during the pandemic because of his status. The man says hes keen tojoin the front line while living in london but isnt allowed to volunteer for the nhs because he hasnt been given refugee status. I tried to start a job with the nhs but because there is no permission to work, so i decided to make it voluntary work. And im not recognised here as a refugee so i couldnt do the voluntary work without id. Im really disappointed to have experience and you cant be useful here. A group of 31 Police Officers are facing fines for getting their hair cut while on duty at a police station. The met says the officers had trims from a professional hairdresser in Bethnal Green on the 17th of january. Two officers are under investigation for potential misconduct. Elizabeth rizzini has thw weather now. Hello, good morning. We are in some much milder air now so its a frost free start to the morning with temperatures between five and 8 degrees celsius. A bit of rain to top and tail the day but other than that, its mostly dry during the daylight hours. The morning rain wont last for too long, its moving its way south eastwards, it will clear fairly readily. Plenty of cloud around for much of the rest of the day, perhaps some brighter spells into the afternoon. You can see the evening rain just waiting in the wings there. Top temperatures today all the way up to double figures, nine or 10 celsius. Now, through this evening and overnight, a weatherfront is pushing its way north eastwards. There could be some heavy rain on this perhaps for a time particularly through the small hours of thursday morning, we are starting off thursday on another frost free note, very mild, 9 or 10 celsius. In fact, on thursday, temperatures could get as high as 1a degrees. There is some more rain on thursday night into friday, but mostly dry on friday, with perhaps a few spells of brightness and sunshine. Its colder at the weekend. Thats all for now. Ill be back in an hour. Now back to dan and louise in salford. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. The Prime Minister says hes deeply sorry for every life thats been lost during the coronavirus pandemic, after the official uk death toll passed 100,000. Borisjohnson says he takes full responsibility for everything that the government has done but has been accused by labour of being behind the curve at every stage when responding to the pandemic. The uks death toll is now the highest in europe, and the fifth highest in the world. Bereavement support charities have written to the Health Secretary calling for more funding, in the light of what they call the terrible toll of deaths from covid 19. They say some of the £500 million allocated to Mental Health services in england in the spending review, should be used to support bereaved families, many of whom were not able to be with loved ones as they died. The Home Secretary, priti patel, is expected to announce the Prime Minister says he is deeply sorry after the uks Coronavirus Death Toll passed 100,000. Lets speak now to a member of his government, housing and communities secretary, robertjenrick, whojoins us from Central London. Good morning, thank you forjoining us, particularly today. We know 100,000 people in the uk have now died, every of them loved by their family and friends, what is your message to those many who been bereaved . I message to those many who been bereaved . ~ , message to those many who been bereaved . ,. ,. ,. , bereaved . I think it is hard for any of us to comprehend bereaved . I think it is hard for any of us to comprehend quite bereaved . I think it is hard for any of us to comprehend quite what i bereaved . I think it is hard for any i of us to comprehend quite what has happened over the course of the last year. Covid has affected everyone, but it has affected some people very profoundly indeed, and our deepest sympathies and condolences go to the families and the friends of everybody whose lives have been lost over the course of the last year. I know it has been an extremely difficult period and no doubt will be for a long time to come as people grapple with quite what has happened. But we are very sorry, as the Prime Minister said last night, for every life that has been lost over the course of the pandemic. Borisjohnson also says he takes full responsibility for everything that has the government has done, he said, we truly did everything we could. Lets look back at some of the things that happened and you can give us your assessment. Care homes were left unprotected, slow to get supplies of ppe, late to look down at the start of the pandemic, would you say some of these things were mistakes . Mike relates to lockdown. Mistakes . Mike relates to lockdown mistakes . Mike relates to lockdown. � , lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight we lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight we were lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight we were late lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight we were late to i of hindsight we were late to lockdown. Im sure with the benefit of hindsight you will say that there were some mistakes but we will look back on some things and be very proud of them, i think the vaccine roll out will be one of them. I think it is difficult to make those judgments today. There will come a time when we want to reflect carefully to make sure we learn the lessons and assess how well we responded as a government and as a country, and that isnt so far away because the end is now in sight. If we can continue the vaccine roll out at the pace that it is today, then we will be able to move the country forward beyond covid and then with more distance we will be able to look back and make the sorts of assessments that you and perfectly understandably many people want to make on the day after this particularly grim milestone of 100,000 lives were lost. Can you admit now 100,000 lives were lost. Can you admit now that 100,000 lives were lost. Can you admit now that there 100,000 lives were lost. Can you admit now that there have 100,000 lives were lost. Can you admit now that there have been i admit now that there have been mistakes made . Admit now that there have been mistakes made . Yes, as i say, im sure that when mistakes made . Yes, as i say, im sure that when we mistakes made . Yes, as i say, im sure that when we look mistakes made . Yes, as i say, im sure that when we look back i mistakes made . Yes, as i say, im sure that when we look back upon | sure that when we look back upon this and make a considered reflection on the way on which we responded, there will be things which we will say we could and should have done differently. There will also be things that we would conclude the uk did well by international standards. The vaccine roll out may well be one of them, the economic response, the way we have treated the homeless, the fact that the nhs responded so magnificently and was never overwhelmed as some Health Services around the world, very sophisticated Health Services like italy where at times. So it will be a mixed picture with some things done very well, some things you might have done differently. I dont for one moment pretend that every decision was right, but they were very difficult decisions. There was no textbook and i was in many of the meetings when those decisions were taken. Time and again the Prime Minister and members of the cabinet took the best available scientific opinion and made the best decision that was available on the basis of the information that was presented to him and others. You information that was presented to him and others. Information that was presented to him and others. You say there is no textbook but him and others. You say there is no textbook but scientists him and others. You say there is no textbook but scientists were him and others. You say there is no textbook but scientists were urging | textbook but scientists were urging for lockdown in september. They were also urging again before christmas. You allowed people to mix over christmas. Since then, and thats just since christmas, over 25,000 deaths. Do you regret that, was that a mistake . Its deaths. Do you regret that, was that a mistake . V. , deaths. Do you regret that, was that a mistake . � ,. , ,. Deaths. Do you regret that, was that a mistake . � ,. ,. , a mistake . Its not correct to say that we allowed a mistake . Its not correct to say that we allowed people a mistake . Its not correct to say that we allowed people to a mistake . Its not correct to say that we allowed people to mix i a mistake . Its not correct to say l that we allowed people to mix over christmas. As soon as the Prime Minister and the government became aware of the transmissibility of the new variant that was seen in kent in the final weeks of last year, as soon as that information was presented to the Prime Minister, he took the very decisive decision to change the Christmas Plans of the country and to lockdown those parts of the uk like london and kent and the south east that needed to be locked down. I think that information was presented to him on on the friday night and by the saturday evening he was addressing the nation asking people to change their plans. That is an example of where Decisive Action was taken when it was necessary to do so. But restrictions it was necessary to do so. But restrictions were it was necessary to do so. But restrictions were loosened for some people. It restrictions were loosened for some eo. 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That was before the new variant was before the new variant was discovered, its and its true transmissibility was known. At that point we did take action and created the tiered system because we saw great variation in cases across the country. The evidence, as it was today and we will learn more no doubt with a greater distance, the evidence i have seen suggests that the tiered system is starting to work, it was starting to control covid as we knew it before the new variant but it was not sufficiently strong for the new variant. It does demonstrate that there are no easy answers to this situation because it has moved very quickly. What i can assure you, because i have been in the meetings of the Prime Minister, he is always at great pains to listen to scientific opinion and then tried to take the right decision at the right moment. And we have used all the levers that we have used all the levers that we have had available to us, from the fantastic stuff available in the nhs, local councils, the armed forces, and british scientific and medical opinion as well which has helped us out magnificently now with the vaccine and the Oxford Astrazeneca project which is giving hope and optimism to all of us as we see that roll out very rapidly across the country. See that rollout very rapidly across the country. See that rollout very rapidly across the country. Chris whitty talked yesterday across the country. Chris whitty talked yesterday about across the country. Chris whitty talked yesterday about lessons| talked yesterday about lessons learned, for example, over masks, over asymptomatic transmission. You talked about lessons learned, the Prime Minister has talked about lessons learned. So what changes because you have learned lessons . I because you have learned lessons . I think that what you heard last night from chris whitty was to my point is that scientific opinion has evolved, because it is an unprecedented situation. The value of masks, i think, was not appreciated fully at the beginning of the pandemic. The significant role of asymptomatic transmission was not, was underestimated in the early days. Those things have changed. In my own job in local government, we have tried to ensure for example the vaccine roll out that we are working hand in glove between central government, the nhs and local authorities, recognising the very Important Role that local councils will have two ensure that the harder to reach members of the Community Get the vaccine and the bme communities, migrant communities come home as people, get the vaccine and dont miss out on protection. So thatis and dont miss out on protection. So that is trying to learn lessons from early on in the pandemic. We will keep on doing that, this is a dynamic situation, its important that we learn lessons on the job. I do think making a broad assessment is quite difficult at this point. We will have to look at the particular characteristics of the uk population, identity, our population and openness, and the way the government to the pandemic but that is something we can reflect on after the pandemic. The focus of the government has to be today making sure the roll out of the vaccine continues at the pace we are seeing it today. Continues at the pace we are seeing it toda. , ,. , it today. One of the constant criticisms it today. One of the constant criticisms from it today. One of the constant criticisms from many it today. One of the constant | criticisms from many quarters it today. One of the constant criticisms from many quarters has been the government has been acting too little, too late. So why only todayis too little, too late. 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I want to go back to something that to slow it. I want to go back to something that the to slow it. I want to go back to something that the home to slow it. I want to go back to something that the Home Secretary said, on being asked, should we have closed the borders earlier, she said, yes, iwas closed the borders earlier, she said, yes, i was an advocate of closing them last march. Was it a mistake not to do it then . Its mistake not to do it then . Its difficult to mistake not to do it then . It� s difficult to make that judgment, difficult to make thatjudgment, there are different examples around there are different examples around the world, there are countries that closed their borders and it had a positive impact, they may be country different to ours like new zealand for example, the United States closed its borders and they had a very high death toll indeed as a result of covid. The International Evidence is mixed but we have taken action on the borders. 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Some things i am very proud of, particularly the way we have looked after the most vulnerable in society like the homeless and the shielded. Im sure that we could always have done more. I hope that we will be learning lessons as we go along, im certainly, for example, the vaccine roll out, paying great attention to how we can work closely with local councils so that we can make sure that some of the most Vulnerable People in society do come forward, people in society do come forward, people for example from the bme communities, and those from certain faith groups. I went to visit the first mosque to act as a Vaccine Centre in birmingham at the weekend and i was very inspired by their work they are doing. Of course there are lessons to be learned. One of the things that most affected me where the restrictions on people being able to go to funerals very early on in the pandemic, which was partly in the responsibility of my department. We acted to change that so we could show greater care and compassion to people who are bereaved. We have to learn lessons, both within the response, and afterwards. And we will do. Thank ou for afterwards. And we will do. Thank you for your afterwards. And we will do. Thank you for your time afterwards. And we will do. Thank you for your time here afterwards. And we will do. Thank you for your time here on afterwards. And we will do. Thank you for your time here on bbc you for your time here on bbc breakfast. Thank you. Sally is here reflecting on a rather impressive in form performance from Manchester City. Well start in the Premier League where we have new leaders, for 2h hours at least. Manchester city won their 11th straight game in all competitions, thrashing west brom 5 0. Pep guardiola called his opposite number Sam Allardyce a genius in the build up but there was little evidence of that as two Ilkay Gundogan goals helped city to a 4 0 lead by half time. Raheem sterling added a fifth after half time. Manchester united can return to top spot tonight but must beat sheffield united. Its 11 without a win now for newcastle with manager steve bruce saying the Premier League can be cruel as they lost 2 1 at home to leeds. They did manage to score after four games without a goal but jack harrisons strike just after the hour mark proved the winner. They remain 16th, seven points above the drop zone. To get a win, you need a performance. And we have been short, there is no disputing that. But we have had awful injury problems, and illnesses, all the rest of it, i dont want to make excuses. But as i said i dont think ive ever, since the start of the season, played what i think is my strongest team. We are getting towards it, lets hope we can stay fit and stay well and if we can stay fit and stay well and if we can do that we will be ok. Elsewhere, west ham are now into the top four after a Fourth League win on the bounce. They havent lost since christmas in fact. Tomas soucek scored twice as they beat Crystal Palace 3 2 at selhurst park. And arsenals revival continues. They gained some semblance of revenge for their fa cup exit at st marys at the weekend by winning the League Fixture against southampton by three goals to one. Thomas tuchel has already taken his first Training Session as chelsea manager, having been appointed on an 18 month contract yesterday. His appointment came quickly, after Frank Lampard was sacked on sunday, with chelsea ninth in the Premier League. Tuchel, whos previously managed Paris St Germain and borussia dortmund, said he couldnt wait to compete in the most Exciting League in football. Championship side bournemouth saw off crawley town in their re arrranged fa cup fourth round tie. They beat the League Two Club 2 1 with former england star Jack Wilshere scoring the first goal. Bournemouth travel to burnley next. Sir ben ainslies dream of leading a british team to victory in the americas cup for the first ever time is edging closer. Ineos team uk are into the final of the prada cup, victory would make them the official challenger against team new zealand. We are focused on trying to win the americas cup, it would absolutely be the best achievement for our team. Everyone in the team has worked so hard. We had a pretty dismal start to the condition, weve actually could not get round the race track in the warm up get round the race track in the warm up around christmas and the team have done incredibly to turn that around and get ourselves through to this final. That is the motivation, to right the wrong of britain never winning the americas cup and we will do everything we can to make that happen. Will do everything we can to make that happen that happen. How incredible are those boats . That happen. How incredible are those boats . It that happen. How incredible are those boats . 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I have a beautiful weather watcher picture taken this morning, nice and bright, most of us are seeing something more like this. A fairly cloudy start to the day, some mist and hill fog, and some murky conditions and some drizzle as well. All coming in from the atlantic, look at this lump of cloud which has been producing some rain this morning. We have had some snow across parts of scotland. Coming in from the atlantic we also have this mild air represented by the yellow, is still in arctic air across the far north of scotland. To start with, a lot of cloud as we have seen. The mist and mac giving way to brighter skies, seen. The mist and mac giving way to brighterskies, mistand seen. The mist and mac giving way to brighter skies, mist and mac. Later in the day, our next Weather Front comes in from the south west, introducing some rain. Look at the temperatures, mild for the time of yearin temperatures, mild for the time of year in the south. Cold as you push further north despite the sunshine. In the evening and overnight, the Weather Front takes its way north and east, and as it bumps into the cold air across Northern England and scotland, it will readily turn to snow across Higher Ground. At lower levels it is more likely to be rain and sleet. Quite a bit of rain coming our way will exacerbate the Flooding Situation. It will be a cold night in the north but mild in the south. Through the course of tomorrow that band of rain continues tomorrow that band of rain continues to push northwards, again some large rainfall totals in it and we are also looking at that snow which will be slow moving across the pennines, particularly the North Pennines and Southern Uplands, getting into the highlands and the grampians. It could be disruptive on Higher Ground for some of the higher roots. But behind it, a lot of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud and sunshine, and ahead of it, bar a few showers some of which will be wintry, largely dry and cold. Silk cold in the north, but Northern Ireland and much of england, away from the rain and snow, temperatures of ia degrees. The kind of totals we are looking at on high ground, 15 to 30 centimetres so you see why this could prove to be disruptive on higher roots. As we head on through friday, the systems continue to push northwards bringing some further snow in the north of scotland and thenit snow in the north of scotland and then it will slide southwards as a fairly weak affair, just some cloud with some drizzle on it. Behind that, dry and bright but only three to 5 degrees across much of scotland and for Northern Ireland, largely dry day, 9 degrees. 12 in london but you can already see waiting in the wings the next atlantic system coming our way, that is going to be moving across the country and that is going to bring in some rain and hill snow by the looks of it. Lets talk about something we dont talk about very often, the spanish armada. , �. ,. , armada. Doesnt get enough time on this programme armada. Doesnt get enough time on this programme we armada. Doesnt get enough time on this programme we have armada. Doesnt get enough time on this programme we have been armada. Doesnt get enough time on l this programme we have been talking about so ben ainslie, so its a good fit. A set of ten hand drawn maps which chart the defeat of the spanish armada in 1588, have been saved from being sold overseas. The maps depict the progress and defeat of the armada are thought to be the earliest surviving representations of the battles. They will now stay in britain thanks to a £600,000 Fundraising Campaign by the National Museum of the royal navy, as Duncan Kennedy reports. Inside an archive, inside portsmouth historic dockyard, inside a box, is the story of how england came of age. A story told through ten unique maps. They are a vital part of our national history. Its astonishing that these things have turned up after 500 years. These are extraordinarily important. The maps, by an unknown artist, are believed to be the first visual representations of the spanish armada in 1588, and have never been seen on television before. Drawn with ink and watercolours, the maps chart the progress of english and spanish warships along the channel. They have been in private hands for centuries, with historians not even knowing they existed until a chance reading over the breakfast table. I was reading the antiques trade gazette last year and i saw these things on the front page of the magazine. And i thought, hello, ive never heard of these, what are they . Read the article and i picked up the phone to the team and said, i think we need to try and buy these. But the maps had already been sold to a foreign buyer. So the government was asked to step in and impose a temporary export ban. That led to a frantic chase to raise the £600,000 needed to keep them here. And today, after a public appeal, and money from the National Heritage memorialfund, it has been confirmed the maps have now been saved for the nation. I think it would have been tragic if theyd gone. The armada is a key moment in english history, when england wakes up and thinks, hello, were a maritime power, and actually, we are becoming a world power. Until the armada, spain had been the dominant european force, believing it could overwhelm englands inferior navy ahead of invasion. The map maker captures every key moment during the military campaign. One of the maps, map number seven, depicts what happened here off the isle of wight. It shows the english in formation chasing the spanish armada. What the english were trying to achieve was to stop the spanish from sailing into the solent where they could take shelter or even mount their invasion. The bell from the english flagship ark royal is another artefact that remains from the victory over spain. But its the newly acquired maps that represent a defining moment in english history. I think these maps are really hugely significant for the story of england and by extension Great Britain and the United Kingdom and for the origins, really, of the royal navy and broader naval history. So theyre really, really significant for the naval story, the story of our country, who we are and where we have come from. The aim now is to send the maps on a tour of the uk. Maps that helped give direction to our past, and set the bearings for what we became. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in portsmouth. Thats one of those dates that properly sticks in my head, remember that rhyme from when you were a kid . No, i dont think i ever knew it. 1588, that the spanish armada, the spanish armada met its fate. When did columbus sailed the ocean blue . 14 02. ,. , did columbus sailed the ocean blue . 14 02. ,. , did columbus sailed the ocean blue . 14 02. ,. ,. , did columbus sailed the ocean blue . 1402. ,. ,. , 14 02. You can do some of those bitesize lessons. 14 02. You can do some of those bitesize lessons. Those 14 02. You can do some of those bitesize lessons. Those dates i 14 02. You can do some of those i bitesize lessons. Those dates are burned in my bitesize lessons. Those dates are burned in my head stay with us, headlines coming up. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today more than 100,000 have died with covid. The Prime Minister says hes deeply sorry for every life lost. I take full responsibility for everything that the i government has done. I what i can tell you is that we truly. Did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can to minimise loss of life. Despite infections falling, the Chief Medical Officer warns there will be many more deaths over the next few weeks. Over the next hour on breakfast, well be reflecting on the lives of those that have died, hearing from some of their loved ones, and and talking to the archbishop of canterbury about helping people through this tragedy. Good morning. Its wednesday 27th january. Behind us are just some of the faces of the 100,000 people whose lives have been taken by coronavirus. For every life lost, the impact on theirfamilies is huge they were mothers, fathers, grandparents, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, cousins and friends. When we heard about the first cases of coronavirus in the uk injanuary 2020 and then reported the first death in march, none of us ever imagined that less than a year later we would be passing this sombre milestone. During the next half an hour, well be hearing from some of those who have been left bereaved by the pandemic and also asking what should happen next. Breakfast� s Jayne Mccubbin has been speaking to three families who have lost loved ones. We have passed a devastating milestone. 100,000 lives, immeasurable loss. Terry, a grandad for the very first time. Selina, a mother expecting her second child. Foster parents, parents, grandparents. Here in a corner of wilshire, bruce is creating a field of light to the member of the dead. Each light a life lost, and three generations are here to mourn, a husband, a father, grandfather. He used to rub my wedding ring. 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Before they did cesarean, take the baby up. Before they did that, she was induced, so she gave they did that, she was induced, so she gave birth without meeting her, basically she gave birth without meeting her, basicall. ~ ,. , she gave birth without meeting her, basicall. ~. ,. , basically. Within days of hospital admission. Basically. Within days of hospital admission, their basically. Within days of hospital admission, their world basically. Within days of hospital admission, their world falls basically. Within days of hospital. Admission, their world falls apart. She was on a ventilator for 12 days. And then, she was on a ventilator for 12 days. And then, yeah, she passed. Multiple organ and then, yeah, she passed. Multiple organ failure. She never got to give the baby organ failure. She never got to give the baby a organ failure. She never got to give the babya hug, never got organ failure. She never got to give the baby a hug, never got to have that first the baby a hug, never got to have that first skin to skin contact. It didnt that first skin to skin contact. It didnt make sense. So that first skin to skin contact. It didnt make sense. That first skin to skin contact. It didnt make sense. So we had dads funeral, didnt make sense. So we had dads funeral. And didnt make sense. So we had dads funeral, and the didnt make sense. So we had dads funeral, and the following didnt make sense. So we had dads funeral, and the following day, didnt make sense. So we had dads funeral, and the following day, the| funeral, and the following day, the morning, i got a telephone call to say that there wasnt anything they could do for mum. Im say that there wasnt anything they could do for mum. Could do for mum. Im ust sorry that i want i could do for mum. Im ust sorry that i wasnt with could do for mum. Im ust sorry that i wasnt with you. Could do for mum. 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I really want the families who differently. I really want the families who have differently. I really want the families who have lost differently. I really want the families who have lost their| differently. I really want the families who have lost their loved ones to realise that we as a country, as a world, are behind them. ,. , country, as a world, are behind them. ,. , , country, as a world, are behind them. ,. ,. , them. They had massive hearts, massive hearts. Them. They had massive hearts, massive hearts. Which them. They had massive hearts, massive hearts. Which is them. They had massive hearts, massive hearts. Which is why i them. They had massive hearts, i massive hearts. Which is why they are so massive hearts. Which is why they are so missed. And we just hope that we are are so missed. And we just hope that we are doing are so missed. And we just hope that we are doing them proud. Her are so missed. And we just hope that we are doing them proud. We are doing them proud. Her mum icked out we are doing them proud. Her mum picked out her we are doing them proud. Her mum picked out her name we are doing them proud. Her mum picked out her name before we are doing them proud. Her mum picked out her name before she i picked out her name before she passed. Happy, healthy, content. Her name is love for a reason. She is the biggest blessing ever. Thank you to all those families for sharing their memories about those loved ones. They arejust sharing their memories about those loved ones. They are just a sharing their memories about those loved ones. They arejust a handful of those affected by what has happened. It brings it all home this morning. Former chief prosecutor for the north west, nazir afzal lost his older brother, umar, to coronavirus, and joins us now. Good morning. It is a difficult day for so many people, i am sure it is another day where, like many of the days since you lost your brother, you are looking back on the fighting on his life and your loss. Tell us a bit about your brother. Absolutely. Umar was 71. Bit about your brother. Absolutely. Umar was 71, he bit about your brother. Absolutely. Umar was 71, he spent bit about your brother. Absolutely. Umar was 71, he spent many i bit about your brother. Absolutely. Umar was 71, he spent many years| umar was 71, he spent many years working with my father and supporting the british army, than for the last 30 years of his life, he was a home office interpreter, so he was a home office interpreter, so he was a home office interpreter, so he was helping Vulnerable People all over the country understand what was happening to them. And whats really sad, actually, as i didnt know what he had done for them until he passed away, because i got so many messages from people who he helped. He died on the 8th of april, which at that time was the worst day for deaths. He died at home alone, because there was no Community Testing at that time, and he had been tested in a e and sent home. He died suffering significant breathing difficulties. I have looked at the amount of medication he was on, it was extraordinary, but nothing could have helped him, and we didnt find out that he has tested positive until the day after he died. When he died, we were in lockdown, sol couldnt see him, and it meant that i had to use the exemption to go down on the day he died. The undertaker couldnt come into the house, and me and my brothers had to carry his body down from the bedroom, put him onto the stretcher, and my mother was on an oxidant tank at that time, wanted one last look at that time, wanted one last look at her son, and regularly do that through the bay window. An oxygen tank. And then we got his death certificate 60s later, because of the backlog in birmingham at the time, another three days before we could bury him. Six days later. I could bury him. Six days later. I could not attend the funeral because i live in manchester, they live in birmingham. And after having lowered him into the ground, they were told to leave shortly after because the next family were burying their house. It is impossible to understand what families have had to go through, continue to go through, how we have not been able to mourn, how we have not been able to mourn, how we have not been able to reflect upon. How we have not been able to reflect upon. Generally you would sit in a group of people and talk about the wonderful things that individual has done, but we were not able to do that, we still are not. In three months after my brother passed, my mother passed away, i think from a broken heart, because she had prayed every night that she would pass away before children, and she wasnt able to do that. We are moving on, but at the same time, we cant move on until we have had an opportunity to grieve. I think that is 100,000 families and communities that are just not grieving right now, that is something we as a community under Society Needs to aware of. I am really conscious Society Needs to aware of. I am really conscious today Society Needs to aware of. I am really conscious today that i Society Needs to aware of. I am really conscious today that words just cant really get a handle on this, the trauma that your family have been through, and others as well. The claimants minster talked about lessons being learned. Do you think they are . X� t� ou about lessons being learned. Do you think they are . Think they are . You dont get to be one of the worst, think they are . You dont get to be one of the worst, if think they are . You dont get to be one of the worst, if not think they are . You dont get to be one of the worst, if not the think they are . You dont get to be one of the worst, if not the worst i one of the worst, if not the worst in the world, without things not going right. We are an island state like japan, which is twice our population, but has about it and of the deaths less than us. New zealand and australia are islands. Things have clearly gone wrong, they have clearly gone wrong at the top. There will be a public enquiry, we know that, i know from my own experience, but it will be ten years Down The Line, and what will it tell us . Nothing that we dont know. We need accountability now, that is why i have instructed lawyers to look at whether or not some decisions have been taken that actually accelerated deaths, that per pupil in the firing line. That put people in the firing line. You mentioned yesterday how many nhs staff had lost their lives. Their lives were taken because we as a country were not prepared for the pandemic. There needs to be accountability. I have lived my life delivering justice, i hope, and i want to do that again. If it means people are brought to account, absolutely. That is not being bitter, that is not being angry, that is aboutjustice, which we as a society entirely believe in, and rule of law means that everybody should be held accountable, regardless of who they are, and what their roles are. Terrible mistakes have been made, we have lost 50,000 in the last two months. That might be have a football stadium or whatever it is. There isnt a neighbourhood in this country that has lost somebody. I dont know anybody that hasnt lost somebody or suffered. I havejust recovered myself from covid after a month, it was terrible, but i got through it. I know hundreds of thousands of people are suffering now, or will suffer. I have responsibility for them to see that something is done, somebody is held accountable, for what it is that their families have had to go through. We what it is that their families have had to go through. What it is that their families have had to go through. We know all about the work you had to go through. We know all about the work you have had to go through. We know all about the work you have done had to go through. We know all about the work you have done in had to go through. We know all about the work you have done in the had to go through. We know all about the work you have done in the past, i the work you have done in the past, youre somebody who knows the Justice System well, you say you have instructed lawyers, do you feel confident they will find grounds for negligence, is that what youre looking for . Negligence, is that what youre lookin for . ,. ,. , looking for . You find what you find. Absolutely. Looking for . You find what you find. Absolutely. We looking for . You find what you find. Absolutely, we are looking for . You find what you find. Absolutely, we are looking looking for . You find what you find. Absolutely, we are looking to i looking for . You find what you find. Absolutely, we are looking to see i absolutely, we are looking to see whether or not there has been gross negligence, misconduct, whether lights have been told. Those are the kinds of things that quite frankly ultimately will end up in a courtroom, if needs be. But that is not what concerned about. My concern is that we need to investigate now what went wrong, not ten years Down The Line when we have got several thousand fewer citizens, when we are moving onto the next pandemic, perhaps. We have to learn lessons now, because we know this is something we will have to do before a long time. Something we will have to do before a long time a long time. Thank you so much for oinin us a long time. Thank you so much for joining us this a long time. Thank you so much for joining us this morning, a long time. Thank you so much for joining us this morning, nazir. I a long time. Thank you so much for joining us this morning, nazir. We l joining us this morning, nazir. We also want to talk to somebody else directly affected. Helen smiths father died from coronavirus in april shejoins us now. Tell is a little bit about your dad and what happened. Mr; tell is a little bit about your dad and what happened. Tell is a little bit about your dad and what happened. My dad was ian smith, he and what happened. My dad was ian smith. He was and what happened. My dad was ian smith, he was the and what happened. My dad was ian smith, he was the best and what happened. My dad was ian smith, he was the best guy and what happened. My dad was ian smith, he was the best guy ever, i and what happened. My dad was ian i smith, he was the best guy ever, and he unfortunately passed away at the peak of the first wave on the 12th of april. It happened relatively quickly, it came as quite a shock. The 10th Of March was my mums birthday, we have been out for a family meal to celebrate, and it was that day that he first started feeling a bit ill. And then the next day, he still wasnt feeling too great, hejust day, he still wasnt feeling too great, he just thought it was a cold. He rested in bed. And maybe the day after that, just to be sure, he did actually have an appointment with his gp, and he got to go there and they checked him out, and they ruled out covid. They said it was probable just a bad ruled out covid. They said it was probablejust a bad infection, totem just to stay in bed, stay hydrated, and just to rest. He stayed in bed at home for two weeks, my mum was at home with them, and called the gp another two more times, just to say he is still not getting better. They recommended that he keep on having bed rest. It was on the day that the National Lockdown was announced, the 23rd of march, and i was still at work, that was my last day at work, and i got my call from a man to say, that has been taken to hospital in an ambulance. Dont beat worried dont be worried, he should be fine, his levels were deemed critically low at that point, but at the time, we just thought, he will go to hospital, get given oxygen, and perhaps quite naively thought, he will be home soon. I wasnt worrying too much. And then that evening, that was when things completely turned around, because i got another call from my mum, dad by that point had had a heart attack, and he was already in an induced coma on a ventilator. And that is where he stayed for two weeks. We obviously couldnt see him, the only updates we could get were to call the hospital. My brother and i were sharing phone calls. On easter sunday, the 12th of april, that is when i got the call to say there was nothing more they could do. It is so hard to hear nothing more they could do. It is so hard to hear what nothing more they could do. It is so hard to hear what you nothing more they could do. It is so hard to hear what you and nothing more they could do. It is so hard to hear what you and so i nothing more they could do. It is so hard to hear what you and so many| hard to hear what you and so many other people have been through. I think for the many people who are fortunate enough watching you this morning to have not been through that situation, it seems that all those we have spoken to, and i dont want to put words in your mouth, that the difficulty, having the added problem of having a loved one in your situation, not being able to spend time with them, hold their hand, look after them, spend time with them, hold their hand, look afterthem, did spend time with them, hold their hand, look after them, did thatjust adds to the fear and the concern and the heartache . The heartache . Yes, absolutely. I mean, of course the heartache . Yes, absolutely. I mean, of course anybody the heartache . Yes, absolutely. I mean, of course anybody would i the heartache . Yes, absolutely. I mean, of course anybody would know when somebody love gets to hospital, you would be there every single day by their side if you could. And it really was a waiting game. Like i said, he went on hospital the day that lockdown started. I ended up self isolating for a week so that i could come home and be with my mum, because she hasjust could come home and be with my mum, because she has just waved him goodbye in a nebulous, she did not get to kiss him goodbye, she expected he would come back, too. That ended up being the last time she saw him conscious. It is so hard because you are dependent on these phone calls, and you are watching the clock every single day thinking, i have cut them in the morning, lets wait and in the evening. Yourejust lets wait and in the evening. Youre just praying lets wait and in the evening. Yourejust praying for lets wait and in the evening. Youre just praying for an update. But you just feel so completely helpless because there is nothing else you can do, nothing at all. I know that one thing you are doing is youre trying to help other people in a similar situation to you. What is your advice . It is so hard, isnt it . , is your advice . It is so hard, isnt it . , y. ,. Is your advice . It is so hard, isnt it . ,. ,. , it . The only advice that i give everybody it . The only advice that i give everybody particularly it . The only advice that i give everybody particularly right i it . The only advice that i give i everybody particularly right now in the future is still so uncertain, and we dont know whether we are coming or going, ijust tell everyone that i speak to just take everything one step at a time. It is all you can do, we dont know what the future will hold, where we are going to be, so all you can do is just focus on what you can control, that and now. Sojust just focus on what you can control, that and now. So just take everything one step at a time, particularly where we are still in lockdown, focus on getting up at a certain time each morning, having breakfast, getting changed, going on a walk, perhaps. Bit by bit, steps at a time, thats all i can say to people. At a time, thats all i can say to eole. ,. , at a time, thats all i can say to eole. , ~. ,. , people. Helen, we also know that, from speaking people. Helen, we also know that, from speaking to people. Helen, we also know that, from speaking to many people. Helen, we also know that, from speaking to many people, i people. Helen, we also know that, i from speaking to many people, that things like poetry has helped a lot of people. I know we have written a poem, and if you are happy to, we would like to give you a bit of time to read that too as if thats ok. {iii to read that too as if thats ok. Of course. I to read that too as if thats ok. zii course. I wrote this actually to read that too as if thats ok. Iii course. I wrote this actually for my friend danielle, who lost her nan to covid. When your heart is feeling sad and the tears fall from your eyes. Look outside your window and look up to the sky. Their presence is all around you, they are protecting you from above. They are watching over all of you and sending you their love. Theyll visit you in your dreams to let you know they are still around. They are the birdsong comedy beauty, the feathers on the ground. So although you miss them dearly, please know this to be true. They will live on in other ways and forever be with you. Forever be with you. Helen, thank ou ve forever be with you. Helen, thank you very much forever be with you. Helen, thank you very much for forever be with you. Helen, thank you very much for your forever be with you. Helen, thank you very much for your time i forever be with you. Helen, thank you very much for your time this i you very much for your time this morning. Im sure lots of people have listened to your advice and your phone as well. Thank you. Thank ou. Your phone as well. Thank you. Thank you helen your phone as well. Thank you. Thank you. Helen smith, your phone as well. Thank you. Thank you. Helen smith, who your phone as well. Thank you. Thank you. Helen smith, who lost your phone as well. Thank you. Thank you. Helen smith, who lost her your phone as well. Thank you. Thank you. Helen smith, who lost her dad i you. Helen smith, who lost her dad ian last year you. Helen smith, who lost her dad ian last year to you. Helen smith, who lost her dad ian last year to coronavirus. A surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks driven in part by a new, fast spreading variant of the virus has left the uk with one of the highest coronavirus death rates globally. The uk is the fifth country to pass 100,000 deaths, coming after the us, brazil, india and mexico. Were joined now by our health editor, hugh pym. Hugh, how significant is this moment . We have just heard directly from people who have been affected. What is your assessment of where we are now . , is your assessment of where we are now . ,. , now . Tragically, there will be more deaths. Professor now . Tragically, there will be more deaths. Professor chris now . Tragically, there will be more deaths. Professor chris whitty i now . Tragically, there will be more deaths. Professor chris whitty said | deaths. Professor chris whitty said yesterday that there would be a lot more deaths in the weeks ahead before the effect of the vaccines really began to be felt. And his take was that the numbers, if you look at the stats, they may be plateauing now, in other words not rising quite as fast each day, but they are going to take a while to come down. And that is a pretty sobering assessment based on where we are now, more than 100,000, one of the highest death tolls in the world from covid relative to the size of the population. And there will be understudied about what has happened over the last year, what should have been done, what wasnt done, should lockdown about the down whilst not a testing system in place, what other decisions could have been made, was the not enough investment in Public Health . So that debate will go on, but of course, families of yours in hearing, have been affected by this, many families who are grieving, and it is a terrible, terrible number. In the last few days. Terrible, terrible number. In the last few days, you terrible, terrible number. In the last few days, you are terrible, terrible number. In the last few days, you are spending| terrible, terrible number. In the i last few days, you are spending some time at a hospital in mansfield, i know you have spent a lot of the last few months speaking to an interview people working on the front of the nhs. How do you feel. It might be a hard question to answer, but the long term impact on our Health Service, where do you think we might be because of what we have been through in this last year a few years Down The Line . Aha, have been through in this last year a few years Down The Line . A couple of thins a few years Down The Line . A couple of things stand a few years Down The Line . A couple of things stand out. A few years Down The Line . A couple of things stand out. One a few years Down The Line . A couple of things stand out. One is a few years Down The Line . A couple of things stand out. One is the i of things stand out. One is the impact on staff, we have talked about this before. They have been focused on this for nearly a year now, with not many breaks. There has never really been a time when they could sit back and reflect and start planning for the future. In distress, the fatigue, morale is very low, just people wondering how they will get through it. Even the daily number coming into hospitals, evenif daily number coming into hospitals, even if theyjust daily number coming into hospitals, even if they just flatten out and start following a bit as they are starting to now, a large number of patients still need care, so they are not really sure how this is going to play out. And quite how thatis going to play out. And quite how that is going to affect the nhs and its ability to provide services is a really big question. Then of course, thatis really big question. Then of course, that is all the routine work, nonurgent work, which has not happened since december, big hospitals have had to stop responding that, for spawning outpatient appointments, somebody is needing a hip replacement or Knee Replacement and they have been waiting more than a year, that is a big issue for them. So quite how that backlog is going to be tackled, given all the work with covid, ongoing work, it is good to be a doubly difficult one. Postponing outpatient appointments. Thank doubly difficult one. Postponing outpatient appointments. Ten months ago we reported the uks First Coronavirus related death, and since then the pandemic has taken its toll on thousands of families. Lets take a moment to remember some of those who have lost their lives through the memories of their loved ones. Christine carmela durbin, 61 when she passed. My husband, tim emery, aged 66. My dad is called richard, he was 72 years old. I my mum, 55 years old. My great gran rosemary, she was 87. He was full of life, absolutely full of life. I fell in love with him straightaway, which i know sounds a bit daft, but i did. We only had ten years, really, but ten wonderful, wonderful years. He always wanted to help people, i and everyone who knows him has got a story of something that my dad did to help them one of the first songs that ishmail learned in cathedral was the lord is my shepherd. And my dad loved Hearing Ishmail sing it so much. I ijust knew that my grandpa was there watching. This is my favourite photo of my great granny, rosemary. It was on my tenth birthday when we went to see a ballet of swan lake and she saw us, like, she was really happy to see us. And i was always really happy to see her. When she came down the hall and came into the porch shed go, like she was really happy to see us. Mum loved cricket. I think One Of The Best memories is the first time me and mum went to lords cricket ground. Shed given us the bravery, like, to go and do things that, if we were scared, she would give us the courage. Mum encouraged me to go backpacking, travelling. To be honest, what i am right now is wholly because of my mum. With everybody, friends, family, whoever she met, she was really, you know, made them laugh and make them feel at ease. She was extraordinary. Charitable, shall we say. If she had a last penny, she would give it to whoever needed it. She would always make sure that whoever needed it, wouldnt go without. She was One Of The Best. We are trying on bbc breakfast this morning to reflect on that grim milestone of 100,000 deaths with covid since the pandemic started. You might be watching this morning thinking, how do you find the words to say to a Family Member who has been through some of the things we have been talking about this morning, ora have been talking about this morning, or a friend . Have been talking about this morning, ora friend . And how have been talking about this morning, or a friend . And how do you find hope in a situation like we are experiencing at the moment . And we hope we can answer some of those questions for you in a few minutes. We will bejoined questions for you in a few minutes. We will be joined live by the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. So if youre looking for a bit of hope this morning, there arent many people you can ask questions to answers like that i can. Stay with us for that. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning. Bbc london and bbc South East Today are joining forces at breakfast to keep you up to date with the latest on the coronavirus in your area. Kent police has escalated Enforcement Action against people breaking lockdown laws. More than 700 fines have been issued in the past month. Thats 70 of all penalities issued by the force since the start of the outbreak last year. Among those fined are people caught holding social gatherings. They are actually putting themselves at risk and then when they go back to their own families, putting their families at risk. And when those families then go to the shops, theyre putting those people at risk. This isnt people Playing Cards and socialising, this is people putting other peoples lives at risk. Inner london suffered the biggest drop in rent prices in the last three months of 2020 according to a survey by rightmove. A study of the ten biggest cities around britain showed asking rent prices fell by 12. 4 , to just over £2,200 a month. A kent mp has spoken out about creating an independent regulator to oversee the running of football after claims the game is in crisis. The former sports minister helen grant and mp for maidstone told the commons its particularly hard on Non League Clubs which need Gate Receipts to survive. Locally, too, working alongside Maidstone United in my own constituency, i have witnessed the flawed distribution of Emergency National lottery Funding National league clubs. This botch, failing to account for lost Gate Receipts, has left many National League clubs in dire financial circumstances. The Chelsea Flower Show has been postponed until september as a result of the pandemic. Organisers hope levels of infection will be much lower in the autumn and more people will be vaccinated. Last years show was cancelled and replaced with a Virtual Event instead. Elizabeth rizzini has the weather now. Hello, good morning. We are in some much milder air now so its a frost free start to the morning with temperatures between five and 8 degrees celsius. A bit of rain to top and tail the day but other than that, its mostly dry during the daylight hours. The morning rain wont last for too long, its moving its way south eastwards, it will clear fairly readily. Plenty of cloud around for much of the rest of the day, perhaps some brighter spells into the afternoon. You can see the evening rain just waiting in the wings there. Top temperatures today all the way up to double figures, nine or 10 celsius. Now, through this evening and overnight, a weatherfront is pushing its way north eastwards. There could be some heavy rain on this perhaps for a time particularly through the small hours of thursday morning, we are starting off thursday on another frost free note, very mild, 9 or 10 celsius. In fact, on thursday, temperatures could get as high as 14 degrees. There is some more rain on thursday night into friday, but mostly dry on friday, with perhaps a few spells of brightness and sunshine. Its colder at the weekend. Thats all for now. Well be back in half an hour. Now lets go back to dan and louise. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Its a number almost too big to comprehend. More than 100,000 people, all taken from their families and friends since the start of this pandemicjust a few months ago. We reported the first uk coronavirus related death in march and since then weve seen the numbers rise to levels which, back then, seemed unimaginable. The uk now has the fifth highest number of coronavirus victims in the world. Behind every name, are families and friends still trying to come to terms with what has happened, many unable to say goodbye properly. Wed like now to pause for a moment of reflection, and remember those whove died. Were joined by the archbishop of canterbury, the most reverend justin welby. Thank you very much for being with us this morning. Every death, we know, hurts. We have heard many stories this morning and over the last few weeks, 100,000 seems like a huge figure, hard to get your head around. I wonder whether you could try and help us this morning as a nation, try to come to terms with this sense of loss. I nation, try to come to terms with this sense of loss. This sense of loss. I think you are doinu this sense of loss. I think you are doin it this sense of loss. I think you are doing it in this sense of loss. I think you are doing it in exactly this sense of loss. I think you are doing it in exactly the this sense of loss. I think you are doing it in exactly the right i this sense of loss. I think you are doing it in exactly the right way. | doing it in exactly the right way. And your contributors earlier are doing it in the right way. We have to think of 100,000 individuals, 100,000 families, 100,000 people who had friends. Theres millions who will be affected by that number, but each of them is of infinite value in the sight of god. And that is the christian reality that is deep in our heritage in this country. And the best way to do it is as we have just done, to think of those who we know who have died. And then to remember that is all over the country, and to seek to do everything we can to serve them and to love them and to be in solidarity with them, which includes things like keeping to the rules, about lockdown, and when we offered them, taking the vaccination. Hope lockdown, and when we offered them, taking the vaccination. Taking the vaccination. Hope is something taking the vaccination. Hope is something i taking the vaccination. Hope is something i feel taking the vaccination. Hope is something i feel this taking the vaccination. Hope is something i feel this morning | taking the vaccination. Hope is i something i feel this morning many something ifeel this morning many people are searching for, archbishop. Many people have got in contact with us talking about the vaccine which is providing hope for many Going Forward. Where do you, at a time like this, look for hope, where do you find hope . Surprisingly enou~h, at where do you find hope . Surprisingly enough, at least where do you find hope . Surprisingly enough, at least not where do you find hope . Surprisingly enough, at least not too enough, at least not too surprisingly enough, i find enough, at least not too surprisingly enough, ifind hope in the fact of the resurrection of jesus christ. Thats the central core belief. That god came and shared our sorrows, he is in the middle of this mess. Hes alongside us. He died and he conquered death and death no longer has the last word. That god has the last word. And thats where i begin to find hope. And where i see it worked out is in the signs of what is good, of the love that we pass on, that we receive and pass on to other people that i see in hospitals, that i see in neighbours caring for each other. This wonderful out flowing of Community Support that we have seen over the last ten months. And i see hope there. And i see hope thirdly in this growing determination to build better in the future, to come back and say, we dont want to live in a country where there is inequality of health, where there are inequalities and injustices. We are inequalities and injustices. We are going to do things that work betterfor are going to do things that work better for all of are going to do things that work betterfor all of us. I are going to do things that work better for all of us. I think there are many signs of hope, that these deaths will not be in vain, but will lead to a better country. Lots deaths will not be in vain, but will lead to a better country. Lead to a better country. Lots of eole lead to a better country. Lots of people are lead to a better country. Lots of people are experiencing lead to a better country. Lots of people are experiencing loss i lead to a better country. Lots of people are experiencing loss at| lead to a better country. Lots of i people are experiencing loss at the moment. I know you have experienced your own sense of loss in this pandemic as well. Can you tell us a bit about that and how that has affected you . Bit about that and how that has affected you . Well, i had a very close friend affected you . Well, i had a very close friend in affected you . Well, i had a very close friend in his affected you . Well, i had a very close friend in his 40s, affected you . Well, i had a very close friend in his 40s, a i affected you . Well, i had a veryj close friend in his 40s, a bishop who i had worked very closely with in an area of ebola and military warfare, who died over the space of three orfour days, warfare, who died over the space of three or four days, obviously, warfare, who died over the space of three orfour days, obviously, in north east congo, without much treatment. They didnt have any facilities to look after him. And he texted me, whatsapp messaged mejust an hour before his death. And ijust remember that awful sense, as we do. He was an immensely close friend, i owed him so much. And that awful sense, you cannot ring up and say, hey, how are things . Ive got this problem, what do you think . And its so much more in its family. Immediate family, you think, mum would love would to hear that but she is not there. Or one of the children or whatever it is. Thats the way grief comes in. And grief lies to us, death lies to us and says, there is no future. There is no way round this, there is no way through this, youll never be able to rebuild your life. But we do rebuild our lives, in time and in solidarity with one another, and in prayer and lament and crying out to god with anger but also finding his love when we do so. X� t� ou god with anger but also finding his love when we do so. God with anger but also finding his love when we do so. You talked a bit about prayer love when we do so. You talked a bit about prayer there, love when we do so. You talked a bit about prayer there, archbishop. Im| about prayer there, archbishop. Im sure many people will be watching this morning and threw what they have experienced either in their own lives in the last few months or in the lives of others, or watching the news or reading the newspapers or hearing the reflections of others, they might hear you talking about prayer and say, in a situation we are all going through at the moment, where is god at the moment, what is good doing . How do you begin to ask a question like that . Answer a question like that . We a question like that . Answer a question like that . A question like that . Answer a question like that . We have been there, question like that . We have been there. Many question like that . We have been there, many years question like that . We have been there, many years ago question like that . We have been there, many years ago now, i question like that . We have been| there, many years ago now, when question like that . We have been there, many years ago now, when one of our children died in a car crash, lived a few days and then died in hospital. And anyone who gives an easy, quick answer to that, doesnt know what they are talking about, frankly. Beware of the snappy answer. What i remember is the presence of god in grief. It wasnt easy, it was awful. But it was. That there was a profound sense that when we called out to god, that somehow, things happened. And prayer can be as simple, and i have prayed this with people and heard them pray it, at the end of their lives, or in the depths of grief, i dont even know if you exist, god, and if you do, im really angry. I even have heard someone say, i hate what youre doing to me, but help. We find that in the bible, we find that in the psalms, that god is in there. We see with jesus that in the psalms, that god is in there. We see withjesus that god got right in the middle of the mess with us and is alongside. In the middle of the mess with us and is alongside. During the course of this pandemic and is alongside. During the course of this pandemic as and is alongside. During the course of this pandemic as well, and is alongside. During the course of this pandemic as well, you and is alongside. During the course of this pandemic as well, you have | of this pandemic as well, you have been working as an assistant chaplain in st thomas hospital. I wonder through some of your conversations with your people there, have you been inspired speaking to them . What have you learned from talking to them and what they have been through, and maybe they have taught you some things as well as you talking to you teaching them something . I things as well as you talking to you teaching them something . I dont know if i have you teaching them something . I dont know if i have taught you teaching them something . I dont know if i have taught them you teaching them something . I dont know if i have taught them anything. L know if i have taught them anything. Its to the best it is the best, its been the greatest gift that they have given me to go over and be with them. You learn about courage, i was recently with an icu team going on shift in that sense of determination and compassion, of professionalism, but not cold professionalism, but not cold professionalism, professionalism that comes from deep within their hearts, that teaches me about love. I was that same evening praying with a woman who had had covid right towards the end of her life, and all she could do was squeeze my hand and again, that sense of faith and comfort, my own spirits were lifted. And with that same evening, people who had just had very premature babies, who werejust who had just had very premature babies, who were just calling out for strength and comfort and someone to be alongside them. The chaplaincy is working like, i cannot describe how hard they are working. The staff are working beyond anything that any of us can imagine. They are hearing these burdens, they bear the burdens for us and with us. It has been utterly inspiring. Flan for us and with us. It has been utterly inspiring. Utterly inspiring. Can i ask you about the utterly inspiring. Can i ask you about the issue utterly inspiring. Can i ask you about the issue of utterly inspiring. Can i ask you about the issue of regret . Utterly inspiring. Can i ask you l about the issue of regret . Many people will have watched the Prime Minister yesterday, saying that he took full responsibility for what had happened and they had done everything they could as a government to try and protect the uk from coronavirus. And im sure regret is something which does lie in the hearts of many politicians at the moment we have made decisions over the past few months but there are also people who will be watching this this morning who have personal regret everything they havent done, over relatives they were not able to say goodbye to. I know it is a huge issue to deal with but it feels like on a morning where we are looking at such a huge and horrible milestone of 100,000 deaths, how do politicians, how do people who have made some of those decisions which they look back on and think they could have done things differently, how do we deal with regret as a nation . I how do we deal with regret as a nation . ~. ,. , nation . Ithink individually, one by one. And nation . Ithink individually, one by one and you nation . Ithink individually, one by one. And you always nation . Ithink individually, one by one. And you always hear nation . Ithink individually, one by one. And you always hear this nation . I think individually, one by. One. And you always hear this around death, if only i had said that. I didnt say sorry. We left on bad terms last time we met, i never expected that we wouldnt meet again, etc. All of those sorts of things. So for the individual, where there is a genuine cause for regret, take it to god. Confess it, confess it to a close and loving friend that you can trust not to judge you. I just acknowledge it. Thats how you face these things. Most people feel regrets, and they dont need to come to be honest. Itsjust that regrets, and they dont need to come to be honest. Its just that sense of, was there something i could do . The answer is, usually no. So be alongside people who are feeling that. On telephone calls and other ways, just reassuring them. And for the politicians, i would say the same. I pray for our politicians each day. Our political leaders, including the Prime Minister. Because they are human. There deeply, deeply human. There will be things they have got wrong, because they are human. Today is a day for solidarity and support. There will be enquiries in the future, that is quite right, but today is for solidarity. They will have regrets, i would say to all of them, again, take it to god in prayer, confess it. And we have to move on and get the next decision right. And care for People Better as a result. But all these things have to be faced in the light. There is a wonderful verse in the bible towards the end of the bible, john the apostle says, walk in the light. Walking in the light means we look at what is really there, we acknowledge it and let the light and love of christ heal us and bring us new life. Appreciate your time this morning, the archbishop of Canterburyjustin Welby speaking to us this morning. Thank you for so many of you getting in touch about what we have been covering this morning, it is a day for reflection, 100,000 deaths, and thank you for being in touch. It is 8 46am. Billions of pounds have been spent to support people whose livelihoods have been affected by the Coronavirus Crisis but lots say theyve been left out and left behind. New research, seen exclusively by the bbc, suggests many of the so called excluded could be helped at a relatively low cost. Ninas with us to expain more. Hopefully, i can. Hopefully, ican. Rishi hopefully, i can. Rishi sunak last year stood up in front of the country and said to self employed people, i hear you and see you, you will not be left out and left behind. But he did start with the most vulnerable, rightly, that has left gaping holes in the system. Its always been tricky to give a total number of those workers whove been left out of Government Support schemes, but a report out today suggests its higher than we thought. It says 3. 8 million taxpayers have been left behind. In its words this is unjust. It points to their pain, more than i million of them are struggling with food bills. Two thirds with household bills. In a moment ill bring you the recommendations on what support they say should be offered. But first have a listen to kims story. Shes a make up artist and mum of two who lost her husband david to cancer in 2018. Because davids pension made up over half of her income she received nothing. It feels like a big thinker is coming down and pointing at you and saying, you can have it but you cant. And it is, it makes you feel worthless. It makes you feel like you dont have a viable business. It is absolutely soul destroying. When some people are milking the system at the moment, and i can get nothing. Im absolutely devastated that i have been penalised because of davids death, and because he had a pension. I have been penalised because he had a pension. I was absolutely blown away. I still cannot get my head around the fact that a dead persons income and money is then seen as an income. How can it be an income . It is a deceased pension. We pay into the system, the system then pays out, thatis system, the system then pays out, that is what democracy is about, that is what democracy is about, thatis that is what democracy is about, that is what democracy is about, that is what the fairness is about, isnt it . Thats how it should be in my mind. Thanks to kim. The ifs, the independent number crunchers who wrote this report, ackowledge not everyone can be helped. But they say if you brought in people like kim, who earn less than 50 through self employment, as well as self employed people who earn £50,000 90,000 a year that would make up 1. 3 million. And supporting them would cost 2. 1 billion for every three months. Of course that is a lot of money. But is it . When you consider the total being spent on other Support Schemes comes to more than £90 billion. The government told us, look, we get it. We know we arent giving everyone what they want and we said from the start that this would be the case. They say they continue to review their policies. But those who are left behind have said, this isnt fair. There are cliff edges which are really stuck. We are going through credit cards and savings, we have been left with nothing. And it has been ten months and they say, we cannot go on like this. After the stories we did last week over the Public Accounts Committee putting pressure on the government, it feels like it is gaining momentum now and it could be change ahead. Thank you for all of your messages this morning, i know it is a slightly different programme for you today, as louise has been saying, Reflective Programme because of that awful milestone of 100,000, the death toll from coronavirus. Thank you for the messages in the comments and e mails you have been sending in this morning. Lets have a last look at the weather now. That actually looks rather lovely. It is, isnt it . The beautiful weather watchers picture this morning of parts of essex, misty here. Some low cloud and mist, there is a lot of cloud in the uk today, coming in from the atlantic, a lot of moisture, some drizzle and murky conditions. As well as the cloud coming in, there is also mild air accompanying it as represented by the yellow in the chart. Still in the yellow in the chart. Still in the colder air further north. So still showers here, but increasingly sunny skies in Northern Scotland today, Eastern England and north east wales. Just the odd shower here and there. Temperatures, 57 shower here and there. Temperatures, 5 7 in the north, 9 ii as we can further south. 5 7 in the north, 9 ii as we can furthersouth. By 5 7 in the north, 9 ii as we can further south. By the end of the afternoon we can see a Weather Front coming our way introducing some rain to the channel islands, the south west of england and also part of wales. Through this evening and overnight, the Weather Front takes its rain, moving steadily northwards. It could exacerbate the Flooding Situation we already have and as it engages with the cold air across the pennines and the Southern Uplands, it will readily turn to snow with height, at lower levels it will be rain or sleet. A cold night in scotland, 1i will be rain or sleet. A cold night in scotland, ii is possible with some frost but very mild across Northern Ireland, england and wales. This is where we will have the rain tomorrow, pushing north eastward and again falling as snow on the hills. Especially the North Pennines, the Southern Uplands, getting into the Southern Uplands, getting into the southern part of the highlands and also the grampians. As we get through the course of the day. It could be disruptive snow at that. On the higher roots. Behind that, return to brighter skies, some sunny skies and in the north of the country, some sunshine bits in wintry showers. Despite the sunshine, it will be cold across scotland, 2 5. Sunshine, it will be cold across scotland, 2 5. Certainly cold sunshine, it will be cold across scotland, 2 5. Certainly cold on Higher Ground with the falling snow. Much milder in the south, 14 degrees possible, that is high for this stage injanuary. Just to talk possible, that is high for this stage in january. Just to talk about the snow, you can see the levels we are seeing, 15 to 13 centimetres, thatis are seeing, 15 to 13 centimetres, that is the height 30 centimetres, that is the higher road that might see some disruption. It will push northwards on friday but then pushed outwards as a weak picture, clad around and brighter skies behind cloud around and brighter skies behind, and still quite mild in the south. Still pretty nippy in the north. Nippy in the north, thank you for that ~ ~. ,. , so many of us have recently taken up gardening and found enjoyment in watching nature and the changing seasons. The Chelsea Flower Show is usually a key event for anyone planning their summer display, but for the first time in its 108 year history, it will take place in autumn instead of spring. It will take place in autumn here to tell us what to expect is director general of the royal horticultural society, sue biggs, and presenter and Garden Designer, joe swift. Good morning to both of you, thank you so much forjoining us. It is a big change for people, and presumably, there are obvious reasons why you had to move it. Yes. Reasons why you had to move it. Yes, there are. Reasons why you had to move it. Yes, there are im reasons why you had to move it. Yes, there are. Imjust reasons why you had to move it. Yes, there are. Im just sad reasons why you had to move it. Yes, there are. Im just sad that reasons why you had to move it. Yes there are. Im just sad that we are even having this conversation with everything that is going on, having then watched the whole of your programme this morning, it is a very sad time. But there are so many more people who have fallen in love with gardening during the pandemic, and i think and i hope that our moving the Chelsea Flower Show in september will mean people have something to look forward to and will have some joy look forward to and will have some joy and hope because that could happen in september because we didnt think it could be possible to happen any more in name. In didnt think it could be possible to happen any more in name. Happen any more in name. In the sirit of happen any more in name. In the spirit of trying happen any more in name. In the spirit of trying to happen any more in name. In the spirit of trying to take happen any more in name. In the spirit of trying to take a happen any more in name. In the spirit of trying to take a positive | spirit of trying to take a positive out of a negative, things will look very different, the colours will be very different, the colours will be very different, the colours will be very different in september. Yes. Very different, the colours will be very different in september. Yes, it will be the first very different in september. Yes, it will be the first time very different in september. Yes, it will be the first time ever, very different in september. Yes, it will be the first time ever, a very different in september. Yes, it will be the first time ever, a very i will be the first time ever, a very different will be the first time ever, a very different things. A whole different world different things. A whole different world of different things. A whole different world of plants, things like salvia and asters, it will look very different. It will be a one off. I always different. It will be a one off. I always said to the rhs, why dont we have a always said to the rhs, why dont we have a show always said to the rhs, why dont we have a show in september . It is a brilliant have a show in september . It is a brilliant time for gardening, people started brilliant time for gardening, people started to brilliant time for gardening, people started to put bulbs and plants in and they started to put bulbs and plants in and they come back from their summer holiday. And they come back from their summer holiday, wherever that may be this year holiday, wherever that may be this year i holiday, wherever that may be this year ithink holiday, wherever that may be this year. I think it is a very wise move year. I think it is a very wise move from year. I think it is a very wise move. From a designer and contractors point of view, the nursery contractors point of view, the nursery men and women, the magicians out there. Nursery men and women, the magicians out there, they need to know now what out there, they need to know now what they out there, they need to know now what they are preparing for. And it really what they are preparing for. And it really is what they are preparing for. And it really is an what they are preparing for. And it really is an art form getting those gardens really is an art form getting those gardens together. I think with all of the gardens together. I think with all of the tentative. No one knows whats of the tentative. No one knows whats going on day to day or week to week, whats going on day to day or week to week, september feels realistic. Im really to week, september feels realistic. Im really looking forward to it already im really looking forward to it already even though it was very sad news already even though it was very sad news to already even though it was very sad news to hear the second year in a row that news to hear the second year in a row that chelsea wasnt going to happen row that chelsea wasnt going to happen in row that chelsea wasnt going to happen in may. 50 row that chelsea wasnt going to happen in may row that chelsea wasnt going to happen in may. So give us an idea, we did aet happen in may. So give us an idea, we did get an happen in may. So give us an idea, we did get an idea happen in may. So give us an idea, we did get an idea from happen in may. So give us an idea, we did get an idea from joe, happen in may. So give us an idea, we did get an idea from joe, this. Happen in may. So give us an idea, we did get an idea from joe, this is an enormous amount of planning from different people so how will it look . What will be different . There will be lots similar, look . What will be different . There will be lots similar, still look . What will be different . There will be lots similar, still in look . What will be different . There will be lots similar, still in the will be lots similar, still in the grounds of the royal hospital, that will be the most similar thing. Much of the layout will be recognisable but as joe says, the of the layout will be recognisable but asjoe says, the plant palette itself is so different. The colours will be different. We hope all of the exhibitors from may will come to september as well. So the garden designs that we havent announced yet and the nurseries that will be coming, because we have such a loyal family that creates chelsea. We are lucky enough at the rhs to have an amazing shows team who create this magic that they will be the first to say they could not create to be at the nursery men, the contractors, the nursery men, the contractors, the Garden Designers and trade stands. They could not create this without the nursery men. Since we sent the news out last night, to the exhibitors, we have been inundated with people saying, has how exciting this is a once in a lifetime moment in history, much as i hope we dont repeat it again, i think this year it will be fantastic. We have had 13 Million People hit our website this year, and the vast majority are going on to advice about gardening. Rumour has it that there are 3 million extra gardeners in britain now, and if they go on to the rhs website, they will see lots about how to garden, but increasingly, they will see more about chelsea. We will be doing the virtual chelsea that we did last year so during the original show week in may, please checkin original show week in may, please check in and have a look because there will be lots of exciting films and how to do things and talks with famous garden celebrities. And when it builds up to september, there will be so much to engage people with. I know you are talking later on about crafts and things. For many people, their greatest hobby and craft is gardening. People, their greatest hobby and craft is gardening. Briefly, we are auoin to craft is gardening. Briefly, we are going to run craft is gardening. Briefly, we are going to run out craft is gardening. Briefly, we are going to run out of craft is gardening. Briefly, we are going to run out of time. Craft is gardening. Briefly, we are going to run out of time. What. Going to run out of time. What should people going to run out of time. What should people be going to run out of time. What should people be doing going to run out of time. What should people be doing in going to run out of time. What should people be doing in the gardens should people be doing in the gardens right now . This should people be doing in the gardens right now . Should people be doing in the gardens right now . This is for louise right gardens right now . 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