Related. With more heavy Snow Forecast across Northern Scotland this weekend well talk to one family who decided to make the most of it. Dont, dont shes kicked him out and coming up this hour. Certainly not on mute how one Parish Council has gone viral after a zoom meeting got a little out of hand. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Energy prices will rise for millions of people across the uk in april, after the regulator ofgem said the cap for default Domestic Energy deals would be raised to cover suppliers� extra costs. Ofgem defended the decision, saying that its in the interest of customers to start allowing Energy Companies to recover some of the costs to avoid larger price hikes in the future. The price cap was introduced in 2019 and designed to protect customers from being overcharged. But this is the first rise in the cap so how will the decision affect customers . The price cap affects 11 million households who have never switched suppliers, or whose discounted deals have expired thats about half of all uk households. The typical gas and Electricity Customer on a standard or default tariff is likely to see their bill go up by £96 to £1,138 a year. The remainder are on so called fixed deals, which will not be affected. But this could plunge even more people into energy debt. Citizens advice said 2. 1 Million People are currently behind on their energy bills with a 600,000 of those households getting into debt since the start of the pandemic. The change will also take effect at a time when the Furlough Scheme and universal credit uplift ends and people are spending more time at home. Joining me now to talk more about this is jonathan brearley, the ceo of 0fgem. Thank you very much for your time this morning. This is, as weve alluded to already, really difficult time in, its going to be really difficult for many people if they are on furlough for example, if they are on furlough for example, if they are out of work so why increase the cap now . We are out of work so why increase the canow . , cap now . We appreciate this really is a difficult cap now . We appreciate this really is a difficult time cap now . We appreciate this really is a difficult time for cap now . We appreciate this really is a difficult time for people cap now . We appreciate this really is a difficult time for people both l is a difficult time for people both financially and for other reasons because of coronavirus however the reason for this is last year, costs fell dramatically and the price came down alongside those costs and what we see now is the cost rising once again and the reason we are doing it now and not delaying this decision and making sure it comes in april and making sure it comes in april and not 0ctober, and making sure it comes in april and not october, is to make sure we dont have an even bigger rise in october where people are going into 0ctober where people are going into winter and clearly all of us are using more energy so i know its a tough decision we are making, difficult decision, but we are doing so in the long term interests of customers but the most important thing to say as customers dont need to live with this price. Lets thing to say as customers dont need to live with this price. To live with this price. Lets come on to that to live with this price. Lets come on to that in to live with this price. Lets come on to that in just to live with this price. Lets come on to that in just a to live with this price. Lets come on to that in just a moment, to live with this price. Lets come on to that in just a moment, iml on to that in just a moment, im sorry to interrupt you. People are using a lot of energy now, lots of people working from home or they are at home because they have lost their jobs. So what are the costs that are going up . Weve mentioned lots of unpaid bills already in the system. But what about the wholesale price of energy as well, is that having an impact on this . Of energy as well, is that having an impact on this . Absolutely, the main driver for this impact on this . Absolutely, the main driver for this change impact on this . Absolutely, the main driver for this change is impact on this . Absolutely, the main driver for this change is the impact on this . Absolutely, the main driver for this change is the change. Driver for this change is the change in wholesale price which is the Price Companies must pay to get their energy and what we see particularly in the gas price, a global market, as prices increasing dramatically as economies Around The World are changing to adapt to the crisis. So we are seeing really the market returning to where it was before the coronavirus pandemic and thats what we are reflecting in this change today. But thats what we are reflecting in this change today. Thats what we are reflecting in this change today. But you say it is also to do with this change today. But you say it is also to do with unpaid this change today. But you say it is also to do with unpaid bills this change today. But you say it is also to do with unpaid bills and also to do with unpaid bills and clearly there is a lot of energy debt so why increase the price now . Is there not a better way of handling this . We is there not a better way of handling this . Is there not a better way of handling this . Is there not a better way of handlin this . ~ ,. , handling this . We put strict rules in lace handling this . We put strict rules in place for handling this . We put strict rules in place for suppliers handling this . We put strict rules in place for suppliers which handling this . We put strict rules in place for suppliers which made i in place for suppliers which made sure they had to treat people very carefully and fairly when they are falling behind on their bills because we know there can be a number of people who will do that this year thats why its really important for customers to get into the market, shop around and switch supplier you could save £150 around that if you do so but if you cannot do that then talk to your supplier and ask them to put you on the best possible parrot but equally, make sure you get access to the help available for you. 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If you look in the Energy Market to date there are companies it . If you look in the Energy Market| to date there are Companies Fighting for your business and there is a big competition between them to get your business so my advice is get into the market and our Analysis Shows you should save around £150 but equally, if you cannot do that, call your supplier and ask them about the best tarot but make sure you get the help you are entitled to. We appreciate this is a difficult time for customers and we want to make sure people have all the support they need to get through the coming months. fir they need to get through the coming months. , they need to get through the coming months. , , months. Or all Energy Companies offerin months. Or all Energy Companies offering customers months. Or all Energy Companies offering customers debt months. Or all Energy Companies l offering customers Debt Repayment plans if that is what they need . We have set plans if that is what they need . Have set the rules and be said to those companies, you need to put someone who is struggling with bills on an affordable Repayment Plan, 1 Million People on those plans today but we know the problem make it bigger so we want people to get in touch with their supplier and get the support they are entitled to and if you dont, complain to the company, go to the Energy Ombudsman but let us know and we will pursue those companies and enforce against them, if necessary. Them, if necessary. Jonathan burley, thank ou them, if necessary. Jonathan burley, thank you for them, if necessary. Jonathan burley, thank you for your them, if necessary. Jonathan burley, thank you for your time them, if necessary. Jonathan burley, thank you for your time today. Them, if necessary. Jonathan burley, thank you for your time today. Its i thank you for your time today. Its friday, february the 5th, or other top stories this morning. From a week on monday uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots abroad will have to quarantine in hotels for ten nights. Theres been mounting pressure for ministers to set out details of the scheme, which was first announced last week. The government has been accused of being too slow to act. Simonjones reports. A new destination for new arrivals from the most high risk countries. British nationals returning home from more than 30 covid hot spots will have to check into designated hotels at their own expense for ten days. It is to try to stop the spread of new variants of the virus which emerged in south africa and brazil. But labour says because Quarantine Hotels wont be introduced for another ten days, lives will be put at risk. It is utterly shambolic that this has been brought into effect on the 15th of february. Thats over 50 days since the South African Strain was first discovered in this country and little wonder, frankly, that it reached our shores. It is nearly a year since Hotel Quarantining was introduced in other countries. We are in a race against time. Quarantine hotels are expected to be set up in ten locations near ports and airports. Hotel owners will be asked to provide rooms for more than 1000 new people every day with guests expected to pay around £80 per night. If anyone wants to leave their room for fresh air, they will be accompanied by security. The government insists it is working at pace. When you set up a new system of hotel based quarantine, we want to make sure that we get this right so that when people go to those hotels, the hotels are in place, the transport is in place. But it really is important to remember that it is already the case that everybody must quarantine for ten days. That is required by law. Discussions have already taken place with more than 60 companies in the hotel and travel industries. But some hotel owners say theyve been kept in the dark. The government says the uk has one of the toughest Border Regimes in the world but thousands of passengers will continue to arrive from hotspots before the new policy becomes a reality. Simon jones, bbc news. And our reporter simonjones is at heathrow airport. Good morning to you. What have hoteliers around heathrow been saying to you about what level of communication theyve had about this scheme, this plan . Communication theyve had about this scheme, this plan . Where i am at the moment, scheme, this plan . Where i am at the moment. A scheme, this plan . Where i am at the moment. A road scheme, this plan . Where i am at the moment, a road very scheme, this plan . Where i am at the moment, a road very near scheme, this plan . Where i am at the moment, a road very near to scheme, this plan . Where i am at the| moment, a road very near to heathrow airport, there are Numerous Hotels and the government is going to need to sign up a lot of them its going to sign up a lot of them its going to provide around 1000 hotel rooms each day, Tens Of Thousands of rooms needed over the next few months of people arriving back here at airports like heathrow who have come from Covid Hotspots. Now some in the industry see this as a great opportunity because its not been a good time for Anyone Running a hotel because of the coronavirus pandemic but other hotel owners have expressed frustration is that they say theyve been trying to the government or a number of days and even weeks about how this will work and theyve had absolutely nothing back stop until that was they received a document yesterday outlining some of the requirements that the government will need if hotels are to sign up to this. Now, the government has said today it still in the early stages of this, its got ten days to sort it out, its got ten days to sort it out, its confident it will be a success but they tell us its early days. The announcement came out at one minute past midnight this morning, its unsurprising that no one has formally signed up to this but the whole point of this is we give the hotels notice because they will need to change the way they operate, we are asking them to do something very different, were giving them time to make those adjustments and were also giving ourselves time to ensure that this policy is effective by working with International Partners and giving our Border Enforcement Officials the time they need to prepare to make this work. What more do you know about who will be involved in ensuring that travellers coming in are in the hotels, they stay in the hotels, unless they are accompanied outside for a bit of pressure . Because its been interesting talking to people involved in this game is in australia recently and they said the weak link in that, when there have been problems has been to do with private Security Contractors not necessarily having all the training they require to run this. Necessarily having all the training they require to run this. Well, this is how we understand they require to run this. Well, this is how we understand it they require to run this. Well, this is how we understand it will they require to run this. Well, this is how we understand it will work. | is how we understand it will work. When passengers arrive at heathrow and they need to be taken to a hotel, they will be escorted there might Security Officers and then, when they are at the hotel, that will also be overseen by a Security Officers who are going to be organised by the government, rather than by the hotels. So are likely to be private security firms involved. Now, people going to hotels will need to spend of the ten nights in their rooms. They will only be allowed out if they are a company, we are told, by a security officer, if they need to go out for a bit of pressure or perhaps for a cigarette so security is going to play a big role in this so that is going to be another challenge for the government, Notjust Finding the hotel beds that they need but also finding enough staff to be able to run this efficiently and properly, and Security Staff as well who will ensure that no one can enter the hotel who should not be able to enter the hotel. In terms of how it will work, people, when they are in their rooms, will get served three meals a day, they will have access to fruit and tea and coffee, they will get a knock at the door with their food, will get a knock at the door with theirfood, it will get a knock at the door with their food, it will be provided will get a knock at the door with theirfood, it will be provided by room service so they dont have to go out and do any sort of mingling. They will also get a couple of coronavirus tests during their ten day stay. But the government facing some criticism about how long its taken to implement this but also some concern that although its ten days away, its a lot for hotels to get their heads around in a short space of time. Get their heads around in a short space of time get their heads around in a short space of time. Get their heads around in a short sace of time. ,. ,. , lets get more now from our Political Correspondent helen catt. Its interesting, that last point simon made, its a lot for hotels to get their head around but a lot of people saying they should have been given much more notice, we knew about the south african variant late last year, the home secretary priti patel talking about this scheme on the 27th Of January yet its another ten days until it actually starts so no surprise that the labour party attacking the government on this . No, and theyve been very critical on this, i think you heard in the piece earlier, they believe this delay is risking lives, its beyond comprehension that its taken 50 days from the south african variant being identified get to where we are now and of course the policy isnt due to come into effect until fairbridge 15 celebre been very critical of this and also the scale of it. They sayjust critical of this and also the scale of it. They say just applying critical of this and also the scale of it. They sayjust applying this to uk citizens returning from those 33 hotspot countries is not enough, that this should be applied to everybody coming in from every country, from Around The World. The conservatives have said that is implausible because the numbers and that would be about 20,000 people every day returning to the uk and there are, of course, some Conservative Mps in particular who are concerned about the impact on the aviation industry, having a complete Blanket Quarantine in hotel policy like that would have. Government sources have pointed previously to the fact that actually quarantine and Self Isolation is a requirement for everyone coming into the country, itsjust requirement for everyone coming into the country, its just those are done at home at the moment as opposed to in this much more strict Hotel Setting so i think this debate will carry on for some time. Looking more broadly will carry on for some time. Looking more broadly at will carry on for some time. Looking more broadly at restrictions will carry on for some time. Looking more broadly at restrictions and more broadly at restrictions and windows might start to ease, we know about the continued pressure on hospitals, the former Health Secretaryjeremy hunt interestingly saying he doesnt think things should be eased until we are down to around 1000 cases a day and we are a long way from that at the moment so where is the debate at right now . There does seem to be two schools of thoughts on this, sir keir starmer came out yesterday with a very clear position, clearwarning came out yesterday with a very clear position, clear warning the Prime Minister saying do not let these Lockdown Restrictions too quickly because you dont want to end up in another one, effectively. If you let them slowly this should be the last lockdown that we have but within the Conservative Party there is a bit more of a split, a number of quite senior conservative backbenchers who throughout the pandemic, have been pretty sceptical of Lockdown Restrictions, in terms of they worry a lot about the impact on the economy, the impact on Peoples Health and well being and ideological, of course, they are a enormous restriction of peoples liberties and they believe these sorts of restrictions should only be in place for no more than a moment longer than absolutely necessary so as optimism grows and the vaccine roll out seems to be going to plan, those voices are exerting more pressure on the government to try and speed up the unlocking. Among them, sir graham brady, a very senior conservative backbencher. Throughout this process over the last ten, 11 months, ive hoped that we would always see restrictions only imposed when they are proportionate and only when they are absolutely necessary, and we are now thankfully, in a far more optimistic place. Weve got rates of infection falling quite rapidly, weve got the Vaccine Programme rolling out very effectively and very quickly. And the news that we got earlier in the week that the vaccines are also very beneficial in reducing Transmission Rates and in preventing hospitalisation of people whove been vaccinated are all immensely positive. So i think the crucial thing here isjust as many of us have said the government shouldnt be setting arbitrary rules or timetables in locking people down, we shouldnt set those now, but we dont want the government to be behind the curve. This particular pressure forming around the issue of children returning to schools, in scotland, the date has been moved to burberry half term, in england, currently, the earliest possible date Boris Johnson has said he would allow pupils to return as martz the eighth so there is particular pressure around reopening schools. But, there are also prominent voices urging caution, you mentioned jeremy hunt, the chair of the Health Select committee, former Health Secretary himself. He has urge much more caution in lifting Lockdown Restrictions and in the Guardian Newspaper this morning, he says the priority should be to drive down cases and when you get them down to a level of about 1000 cases a day you could then use things like enhanced Contact Tracing like they have in south korea and japan to keep control of the pandemic so there are certainly a couple of schools of thought on what should happen next. The government so far seems to be more in the caution camp, certainly, in recent months, when there has been this talk of an unlocking plan, March The 8th has been set as the earliest things to happen, schools would be the priority, Borisjohnson Has said he will set out a road map to parliament in the week of her break the 22nd but the language around that has regularly been from ministers this will be a gradual Easing Restrictions to take place across the whole of england so the language around it so far has been one of very much of caution so we will have to see if that continues. Helen, thank you. Theres lots of speculation in the newspaper today about when and how lockdown will be lifted. But there are still 26,000 people in hospital thats 40 more than the peak in the spring. Dr Ian Higginson is the Vice President of the Royal College of emergency medicine. And hejoins us now. I imagine you are firmly in the camp caution as things stand and when we look at the figures of the number of people in hospital and the high rate of cases that we are still seeing on a daily basis . ,. ,. , that we are still seeing on a daily basis . ,. , ,. Basis . Yes, so from the perspective of our college basis . Yes, so from the perspective of our college which basis . Yes, so from the perspective of our college which represents of our college which represents Emergency Physicians and Emergency Departments around the country, we could not be more firmly in camp caution as far as this is concerned, this could all go pete tong really easily and we have to remember that we are still a pretty high levels of infection in the community. As far as it hasnt gone away but obviously there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic in the future. And there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic in the future. Optimistic in the future. And a cou le optimistic in the future. And a couple of optimistic in the future. And a couple of days optimistic in the future. And a couple of days ago optimistic in the future. And a couple of days ago at optimistic in the future. And a couple of days ago at the optimistic in the future. And a couple of days ago at the Downing Street News briefing professor chris whitty talked about caution as well, an easing of this lockdown too soon at the potential to overwhelm the nhs especially given the variance that we are seeing now in the virus and how they can be more easily transmitted so i presume you are in agreement and accord with that idea . Yes, we would be foolish not to learn from what we have seen and not to learn from any mistakes we might have made. We have seen how quickly this virus can take hold in our community, we have seen the devastating effect it can have on patients lives and how easy it is to put the nhs in a really difficult position. The nhs is not Out Of The Woods yet, remember there are loads of patients in hospital with this disease and Intensive Care Units around the country are still beyond their normal capacity right now. So, just because the curve is looking optimistic now, if we lose control they could turn around on halfpenny and we will be back where we started. ~. ,. , started. We are seeing incredible success with started. We are seeing incredible success with the started. We are seeing incredible success with the rollout started. We are seeing incredible success with the rollout of started. We are seeing incredible success with the rollout of the l success with the roll out of the Vaccination Programme. But are you concerned that that success is encouraging some politicians do want to and i will use this phrase, you can tell me whether its the right phrase to use, tojump can tell me whether its the right phrase to use, to jump the gun can tell me whether its the right phrase to use, Tojump The Gun in calling for the easing of restrictions . Calling for the easing of restrictions . ,. ,~ calling for the easing of restrictions . ,. , � restrictions . There is a risk, isnt there . Clearly, restrictions . There is a risk, isnt there . Clearly, we restrictions . There is a risk, isnt there . Clearly, we dont restrictions . There is a risk, isnt there . Clearly, we dont want restrictions . There is a risk, isnt there . Clearly, we dont want to | restrictions . There is a risk, isnt i there . 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We were just talking previously about those comments by the chair of the Health Select committee, jeremy hunt, former Health Secretary, saying lockdown should not be eased until cases are down to around 1000 a day, the last time we had those sorts of numbers was in the summer of last year so when, in your opinion, would be the right time to start Easing Restrictions . I right time to start Easing Restrictions . Right time to start Easing Restrictions . ,. ,. , restrictions . I am not an expert in that sort of restrictions . I am not an expert in that sort of thing, restrictions . I am not an expert in that sort of thing, emergency that sort of thing, Emergency Doctors see what is in front of us, from our perspective. But doctors see what is in front of us, from our perspective. Doctors see what is in front of us, from our perspective. But you must have a view. From our perspective. But you must have a view. I from our perspective. But you must have a view, i imagine . 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We will be led by those who specialise in this and as who specialise in this and as Emergency Doctors, we will meet what is in front of us, all i can say on behalf of my membership is this virus is not pleasant for patients, not pleasant to deal with and we would like to see levels at a really safe level before we take our foot off the gas, we dont want to be in this position again, we want our hospitals in some sort of state that they can cope with what used to be normal, if we are going to head back towards that. 5 normal, if we are going to head back towards that towards that. As ever, thank you to ou and towards that. As ever, thank you to you and your towards that. As ever, thank you to you and your colleagues towards that. As ever, thank you to you and your colleagues for you and your colleagues for everything you are doing, to look after people in hospitals, to keep us safe. We can speak now to alec shelbrooke, Conservative Mp for Elmet And Rothwell very good to have you with us today. Ijust very good to have you with us today. I just want to read you very good to have you with us today. Ijust want to read you a couple of comments from the ceo of nhs providers, chris hobson, who wrote a long thread yesterday and he said lots of talk today about being over the peak and what that means for how quickly we can relax restrictions on social contact but there are still 26,000 Covid Patients in hospital, 40 more than the peak in the first phase last year. The nhs has barely crested the peak and it still at an extremely High Altitude under huge pressure. 0bviously extremely High Altitude under huge pressure. Obviously there is a lot of debate within your party about how when and how restrictions should be eased. Where do you stand on this . I be eased. Where do you stand on this . ~ , be eased. Where do you stand on this . ~ ,. , this . I think i entirely agree with those comments this . I think i entirely agree with those comments you this . I think i entirely agree with those comments you have this . I think i entirely agree with those comments you have just. This . I think i entirely agree with i those comments you have just read out and i think also, in terms of the debate within the party, it should be put into some perspective that we are dealing with some but the majority of the backbenchers are behind the Prime Minister and the government is very clear in its strategy of working through the Vaccination Programme as laid down. I think you got to be so careful about the range of metrics that we look at and you only have to speak to any doctor or consultant or a nurse in an nhs hospital and they will tell you that we are a long, long way away from the moment from using these restrictions. Using these restrictions. Some of those backbenchers using these restrictions. Some of those backbenchers are using these restrictions. Some of those backbenchers are pretty i those backbenchers are pretty prominent, that feeds into a certain amount of political pressure on the cabinet. It leads to certain headlines and some papers and elsewhere that create a sense of expectation among the public, they want things to change, they want things to relax, doesnt it . Thats difficult. Things to relax, doesnt it . Thats difficult im things to relax, doesnt it . Thats difficult. Im not things to relax, doesnt it . Thats difficult. Im not entirely things to relax, doesnt it . Thats difficult. Im not entirely sure difficult. Im not entirely sure that that is true from the public Point Of View. Most Opinion Polling is around the 70 level saying they approve the restrictions, they want them to be tough i think the public recognise overall, the difficulty we are in and as i said, i think you willfind the are in and as i said, i think you will find the vast majority of Conservative Mps support the government position and i, personally, come at this from a Point Of View of knowing that we have a Prime Minister who everything the government is doing to lock down, goes against his gut instinct, he is a libertarian, but of somewhat like the Prime Minister who wants to make it his very last move before he restricts our civil liberties, feel sad is the right thing to do, then at least we have the confidence that when the time is right, he will move as quickly as possible to let them. But i think we also have to recognise that its eight National Health service. And its notjust dependent on where a particular rise in infections are, patients are being spread around the country so in my home city of leeds, i know the Leeds Teaching Hospitals are doing a lot of Transplant Operations because other hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid Patients. Other hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid Patients Covid Patients. Picking up on that last thought. Covid patients. Picking up on that last thought. Why Covid Patients. Picking up on that last thought, why then Covid Patients. Picking up on that last thought, why then is Covid Patients. Picking up on that last thought, why then is the last thought, why then is the government waiting until a week on monday, another ten days, to ensure that people coming in from Covid Hotspots are having to quarantine in hotels . ~ ~. ,. , hotels . Well i think, again, first of all, hotels . Well i think, again, first of all. Its hotels . Well i think, again, first of all, its its hotels . Well i think, again, first of all, its its Illegal Hotels . Well i think, again, first of all, its its illegal to hotels . Well i think, again, first of all, its its illegal to leave of all, its its illegal to leave this country for leisure purposes, secondly, as was described in your earlier article, we are talking about 20,000 People Per Day coming in if you were to quarantine everybody and thirdly, its a Big Logistical Task but remember people have to take a covid test 72 hours before they come, they have to go into quarantine and isolation on their own when they come through. This is an extra layer so its not a true to paint the picture that people are just coming into the country willy nilly, this is an extra layer and it takes time to get the logistics of this right and get it into place. But the logistics of this right and get it into place the logistics of this right and get it into place. But if we talk about the south african it into place. But if we talk about the south african variant, it into place. But if we talk about the south african variant, we it into place. But if we talk about l the south african variant, we knew this was there at late last year. Priti patel announced on the 27th Of January this plan would be coming into force, other countries have been running these kind of schemes very successfully since early last year. So it begs the question if the south african variant is such a concern and we hear ministers quoting it again and again as a reason for not opening up sooner, white not put in this extra layer sooner . I white not put in this extra layer sooner . ~. , sooner . I think the government is doinu sooner . I think the government is doin it sooner . I think the government is doing it as sooner . I think the government is doing it as quickly sooner . I think the government is doing it as quickly as sooner . I think the government is doing it as quickly as is sooner . I think the government is doing it as quickly as is feasible i doing it as quickly as is feasible in terms of logistics around getting the right hotel is in place in the right areas. I the right hotel is in place in the rightareas. I mean the right hotel is in place in the right areas. I mean i was able to listen to your report online, i couldnt see the pictures, obviously, but i think the point was made in there about security measures that will have to take place around it, its not as simple as just looking place around it, its not as simple asjust looking people in their rooms because as you raise the point, if somebody wants to go outside for a Cigarette Etc has to be a lot of planning around this, thatis be a lot of planning around this, that is where we are and that is the planning going into place but there are still several restrictions already in place, this is another layer on top. Already in place, this is another layer on top already in place, this is another laeronto. ,. Layer on top. Thank you very much for our layer on top. Thank you very much for yourtime layer on top. Thank you very much for your time. Thank layer on top. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you. A hospital in ayrshire was placed in lockdown last night as police dealt with what they described as three serious incidents. Ambulances were diverted during the three hour lockdown of University Hospital crosshouse in kilmarnock. The incidents are not being treated as terror related. 0ur correspondent Catriona Renton is in kilmarnock and we can speak to her now. What more do we know about these incidents . ,. ,. , incidents . You will see the hospital here is obviously incidents . You will see the hospital here is obviously opened incidents . You will see the hospital here is obviously opened this here is obviously opened this morning and police have reassured staff and patients that it is safe to come here but what we know happened last night was this place was locked down for around three hours. Police were called here at around 7 45pm yesterday evening, called to a serious incident. There are unconfirmed reports that there may have been stabbings involved in this in an area in the hospital grounds, and an area remains cordoned off. We understand 20 minutes later police were called to another incident in the centre of kilmarnock, on a road called Portland Street and they arrived there and then they were called to another incident, a car crash on the another incident, a car crash on the a 76 which runs south of the town here. They say these incidents may well be linked, they say they are not terror related and of course, they are reassuring people that it is safe to come here. Enquiries are at an early stage but they are saying people in the Wider Community can be reassured its not going to affect them. We can be reassured its not going to affect them can be reassured its not going to affect them. We thank you for that u date. Now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. Matt, i know youre talking ice and snow and wind chill, ive been listening to what you have been saying, tell us more winter is back with full force this weekend, but today a hint of spring in the air, snow on the cards, it has caused problems on the road and the rails, a met Office Warning through today and in tonight. It is mainly rain, as you just saw in scotland, across low level areas. As you just saw in scotland, across low levelareas. Heavy as you just saw in scotland, across low level areas. Heavy rain in Northern Ireland at the moment, easing off a little bit, but showers getting going in some areas. Some parts of england will stay dry and bright, a hint of spring, 12 in the sunshine in the south east, compared to 25 sunshine in the south east, compared to 2 5 further north. Snow to lower levels of eastern scotland tonight, outbreaks of rain through northern england, Northern Ireland, a small chance of a frost into tomorrow morning. As the cold air pushes southwards, the frost becomes more abundant, widespread wind chill, and the main risk area for heavy snow will be these eastern parts, particularly east anglia and the south east on monday, but by no means will have be everywhere. We will keep you updated through the morning, bye for now. Hello, this is bbc news with Annita Mcveigh. The headlines Energy Prices will rise for millions of people across the uk in april, with the price cap going up by £96 a year. Ten days in a hotel for anyone returning to the uk from Coronavirus Hotspots. The government says the new rules will come into force a week on monday. Lockdown at a hospital in ayrshire after reports of stabbings. Police describe it as three serious incidents, but its not being treated as terror related. With more heavy Snow Forecast across Northern Scotland this weekend, well talk to one family whove decided to make the most of it. Shes kicked him out and coming up this hour, certainly not on mute how one Parish Council has gone viral after a zoom meeting got a little out of hand. Sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heres mike bushell. Good morning. Its turning into a very good day for england Captainjoe Root on the opening day of the first test against india in chennai. He came to the crease just before lunch, after england had wobbled and lost two quick fire wickets, including dan lawrence for a duck, and root, playing in his 100th test, had the challenge of rebuilding englands confidence. And he has done just that with a half century, brilliantly assisted by dom sibley, whos also past the 50 runs mark. After tea now, england are 159 2. Jose mourinho remains optimistic that tottenham can soon turn their form around after they lost at home to his old side chelsea last night. The only goal of the game coming from a penalty scored byjorginho. Its now three Premier League defeats in a row for spurs, and believe it or not, this is the first time injose mourinhos entire career that hes lost consecutive home games as a manager. To positive news ahead of the Australian Open tennis. More than 500 players, support staff and officials who were told to self isolate ahead of the Australian Open have all tested negative for covid 19. 0ur Tennis Correspondent is russell fuller. He told me its now all systems go for the start of the tournament on monday. Yes, as things stand, things are looking good for the Australian Open and the completion of the warm up events over the weekend. 160 players who spent much of thursday in Self Isolation, waiting to see if their test result would come back negative after having been deemed casual contacts of a hotel worker who tested positive for covid, they all got the all clear. And the other very good news from melbourne over night is that, in the last 24 hour period, there were no locally acquired cases of covid. It doesnt mean that melbourne and the Australian Open is Out Of The Woods, but encouraging news. So Australian Open is Out Of The Woods, but encouraging news. 50 at Australian Open is Out Of The Woods, but encouraging news. Australian open is Out Of The Woods, but encouraging news. So at least we can talk about but encouraging news. So at least we can talk about the but encouraging news. So at least we can talk about the tennis but encouraging news. So at least we can talk about the tennis and but encouraging news. So at least we can talk about the tennis and the can talk about the tennis and the draw has been made. Can talk about the tennis and the draw has been made. Amazing when you think there are draw has been made. Amazing when you think there are only draw has been made. Amazing when you think there are only two draw has been made. Amazing when you think there are only two british draw has been made. Amazing when you think there are only two british men think there are only two british men in the singles draw that they should come up against each other in the very first round. Dan evans and Cameron Norrie will meet at tour level for the first time in their careers. The four british women have all found out their fate as well. Joanna Johanna Konta will start against a slovenian player, but a good draw for the other three players, franjones, making her main draw debut, having come through qualifying, will start against american shelby rogers. Heather watson plays kristyna pliskova, as she did in the first round of the Australian Open last year. And Katie Boulter is up against daria because again. Boulter is up against daria because aaain. �. , boulter is up against daria because aaain. �. ,. , boulter is up against daria because aaain. �. , ~ ,. , again. And as for the weekend before that, some news again. And as for the weekend before that, some news on again. And as for the weekend before that, some news on serena again. And as for the weekend before that, some news on Serena Williams| that, some news on Serena Williams� plans . That, some news on Serena Williams lans . ,. ,. , plans . Yes, she had made the semifinals plans . Yes, she had made the semifinals of plans . Yes, she had made the semifinals of the plans . Yes, she had made the semifinals of the warm plans . Yes, she had made the semifinals of the warm up plans . Yes, she had made the i semifinals of the warm up event plans . Yes, she had made the semifinals of the warm up event in melbourne but has pulled out citing a right shoulder injury, so it means she doesnt play the world number one, ash barty, in the semifinals on saturday, she gets a bye through to the final, but i wouldnt worry too much, from her perspective, she has played and won three matches this week in the warm up event, and i think probably, given her age, 39, and the fact that a grand slam starts on monday, she is not desperately keen to play another couple of matches over the weekend. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal says she hopes the Tokyo 0lympics can still go ahead in some way, shape or form. 0rganisers insist the rescheduled games will take place, despite the continuing coronavirus crisis. Princess anne has been talking to the bbc as president of the riding for the disabled association. I think for those who debate about whether, if it is not done with spectators, why bother, i think the Olympic Games structure and ethos was about the athletes themselves, the opportunity for them to come together from the opportunity for them to come togetherfrom all over the opportunity for them to come together from all over the world, and that would be manageable. From the olympic charter� s perspective, thatis the olympic charter� s perspective, that is what you want to try and do. 50 years ago this week, astronaut alan shepard stood on the surface of the moon, pulled out a golf club, and whacked a couple of golf balls. He joked that one went miles and miles and now an Imaging Specialist reckons hes found the balls and figured out exactly how far they went. Here is shepard on the moon in 1971. He had smuggled a makeshift club into his sock on apollo 1a. He made a mess of his first attempt but claimed greater success with his second. And its so difficult on what is like a giant unra ked rocky bunker. With little gravity, too. Well, Imaging Specialist Andy Saunders has been working with the Us Golf Association to mark the anniversary, and hes digitally enhanced the original photographs. Hes located that second ball, and he says it went about a0 yards. So there is some gravity, that is why it didnt float off into space, as it were, but a0 yards, not a bad effort when you consider all the forces against him, and by the way, Thatis Forces against him, and by the way, that is not a golf pen and flag, it is the American Flag marking the arrival on the moon the very definition of a moonshot russell t daviess drama about the aids crisis during the 1980s has been a smash hit with viewers, but according to the Terrence Higgins trust, its also been responsible for a huge increase in the number of people getting tested for hiv. The series follows a group of friends who move to london in 1981 and have their lives turned upside down by the outbreak of aids. Breakfast� s Jayne Mccubbin has been speaking to some of the cast members and those who have inspired the stories. 1980s britain. Music, mrs thatcher, money, for some. Rupert was there. I was 19. Id just basically come onto the gay scene. I met terrys friends who were marvellous. It was, it was, yeah, all glitter and disco balls, and it was really great. So with deborah. The passion, the excitement, the love, but the shame and the fear. Because headlines spoke of a menace, and lay blame and guilt and shame at the feet of the Gay Community where people were dying. And then terry died, and then its like, 0k. And the stigma was enormous, and the fear. Can you just go and get a photograph of your friends . Illjust go and get it, hold on a sec. We were blamed, it must be a lifestyle thing. Having too many sexual partners, and id had three by that time, by the time i got sick. But the assumption was of guilt. Why should we be sympathetic . Tell me about them. They were young, they were fun, they were passionate. Everything they went through was horrendous. It was awful. Stigma means deborah still keeps her promise never to tell their secret, decades after their deaths. Now that era of fear has been turned into tv gold for channel a by russell t davies. The whole thing is a pack of lies. Pete said he met this man. Do you want the truth . Aids is a racket. Gentlemen, on behalf of everybody who has seen it, and every review that has been out, bravo i have been blown away. We were so touched when we read it. Im still processing it. Just seeing the viewing figures, its absolutely insane. Its amazing that there are moments where i am like, oh my god. Do you seriously think there is an illness that kills gay men . Its a sin tells a story of a group of men through the Aids Epidemic with a cast of young to remember. You are not prepped for it. Its like a tidal wave. Ive had really young gay people message me saying they had no idea this happened. This is a recognisable past. Its not that long ago. Similar clothes. You can imagine what it was like. They are just shocked. Of course you would be shocked. Why is this happening . Gay cancer. How is a cancer gay . This is rupert, everybody. Hello. Can i introduce deborah as well, who has vanished . There you are, deborah. Ruperts Boyfriend Terry was Terrence Higgins, one of the very first people to die of an aids related illness. Rupert helped to set up the Terence Higgins trust in his name. And the message the trust has been delivering for decades has finally cut through, and its a sin has played a part. Are you all right . I would love, rupert, for you to tell everybody the impact of the show has had on the testing figures, because it has been quite amazing, hasnt it . Yes, yeah. It really has been. It has increased them by fourfold. A lot more people are getting tested. Thats remarkable. I am trying not to cry. I think its just amazing to see any real time response to the show from the audience watching. Yeah, i guess im just really moved by it, honestly. The fact that a piece | of television has had such a Cultural Impact like this, but also, you know, going on to what rupert was saying, the Public Health impact as well, thatsjust, its crazy, its so rare that telly| can have that effect. The thought police. You are infected. In the series, gill is the ally who tries to save them. Just as deborah had decades earlier. I think its taken a Global Pandemic of an entirely different sort to make people realise what happened and what young people went through in those days. Thank you to deborah and to all the other women like you who made such a difference and who were there for us. There was one woman in my life who just was there for me always. The series is heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure. But for rupert, just too raw to watch. I cant see the whole thing yet. I need to have somebody with me to do it. I live on my own. It gets really hard. So gentlemen, i mean, when the pandemic is over you want to invite him to a Viewing Party . Yes that would be fabulous, yeah. 0h. If its possible, id love that. I actually would love tojump in on that. Rupert and deborah, we are very proud of thisjob, but we couldnt have done it without you guys paving the. Sorry. Without you guys paving the way with everything you have done and everything you have given us. Its. Yeah. Thank you both. From the bottom of our hearts. Thank you so much. 1980s britain. Fear, stigma, but above all, love. We are going to end with a. Are you ready . Blah and when you watch it this, i promise, will make sense. Lets speak to dr michael brady, medical director of Terrence Higgins trust. Michael, good to have you with us today, and i have to begin by asking, what is your experience of the its a sin effect, having such a huge impact. It the its a sin effect, having such a huge impact the its a sin effect, having such a huge impact. It is having a massive im act, huge impact. It is having a massive impact. You huge impact. It is having a massive impact. You cant huge impact. It is having a massive impact, you cant overstate huge impact. It is having a massive impact, you cant overstate how. Huge impact. It is having a massive i impact, you cant overstate how much of a difference it is making, it is so important to remember the stories of those people who lived through and died in the 1980s and 1990s, but it is also important to use the Awareness Raising of that programme to remember and recognise that things are so different in the world of hiv now, and particularly important this week, in the middle of national hiv testing week, and it is great to hear of the impact of its a sin on testing write this, because that is so important. We are committed to ending the hiv epidemic in this country by 2030, Ending Transmission, and key to that is getting more people to test. So the its a sin effect is really remarkable, great to see it happening during this week. Before the programme happening during this week. Before the programme was happening during this week. Before the programme was shown, happening during this week. Before the programme was shown, was i happening during this week. Before the programme was shown, was the pandemic having a detrimental effect on those efforts to get more people to test . , on those efforts to get more people to test . ,. To test . The covid19 pandemic . It has impacted. To test . The covid19 pandemic . It has impacted. I to test . The covid19 pandemic . It has impacted, i think, to test . The covid19 pandemic . It has impacted, ithink, because has impacted, ithink, because covid 19 has impacted so dramatically on the nhs, so Sexual Health services and hiv Testing Services had to limit their access because of lockdown and social distancing and staff being redeployed to look after covid, but we have managed to keep things going. And what has been a bit of a Silver Lining is we have seen a real increase in postal and online testing, so it is a reminder that you dont need to go into a clinic to test for hiv, you can just go online, ordera kid, get it sent home, do they test yourself, with some you send it to the lab and get a result a couple of days later, or that our self tests you can do, read it yourself, a bit like a pregnancy test. So hiv testing has continued, despite the pandemic, because the technologies have enabled that to happen. Bud technologies have enabled that to ha en. �. , technologies have enabled that to hauen. �. , , happen. And of course hiv testing is now a very different happen. And of course hiv testing is now a very different process happen. And of course hiv testing is now a very different process to happen. And of course hiv testing is now a very different process to the l now a very different process to the sort of test that the characters in its a sin would have gone through, people would have gone to for real in the 1980s, which are very much ties in with something i noticed on the Terrence Higgins trust twitter account, saying hiv has changed a lot since the days of its a sin, but too many people havent been paying attention. But too many people havent been paying attention but too many people havent been paying attention. Yeah, so much in there, paying attention. Yeah, so much in there. Hiv paying attention. Yeah, so much in there. Hiv has paying attention. Yeah, so much in there, hiv has massively paying attention. Yeah, so much in there, hiv has massively changed, i paying attention. Yeah, so much in l there, hiv has massively changed, it is so powerful, that seen in its a sin where they wait for the hiv test, the anxiety of the result, having to wait six weeks for the result to come back. And in that time, the knowledge that there wasnt any treatment and a positive result, for many, meant a Death Sentence. The difference now, as i have said, hiv testing is so simple, you dont have to wait six weeks, you dont have to wait six weeks, you can get a result back immediately in some cases. The other important difference now is that testing is the route to maintaining good health. If you know you are hiv positive, you can access treatments, and we have amazing treatments for hiv which did not exist in the time that we see depicted in its a sin, so effective therapy means People Living with hiv can have a long and normal and healthy life and effective hiv therapy means they can be confident they will not pass the virus on to the sexual partners, so it is very different. Tell about the landscape has been totally transformed, early diagnosis with the ,. ,. ,. , transformed, early diagnosis with the combination of Effective Treatments the combination of Effective Treatments has the combination of Effective Treatments has completelyl the combination of Effective Treatments has completely changed things. Treatments has completely changed thins. ~ ,. , treatments has completely changed thins. ~ ,. ,. , treatments has completely changed thinus. � ,. ,. , , things. Absolutely, and that is why we say with things. Absolutely, and that is why we say with confidence things. Absolutely, and that is why we say with confidence that things. Absolutely, and that is why we say with confidence that we things. Absolutely, and that is why we say with confidence that we arei we say with confidence that we are moving towards the target of Ending Transmission in the uk by 2030. Five or ten years ago we wouldnt have said that with confidence, people would have laughed, but Testing Plus Effective Treatment and other preventative strategies like prep means it is achievable. Bud preventative strategies like prep means it is achievable. And people who access means it is achievable. And people who access tests, means it is achievable. And people who access tests, people means it is achievable. And people who access tests, people who means it is achievable. And people who access tests, people who are l who access tests, people who are heterosexual as well, because they make up four in ten cases diagnosed. Absolutely, and that is another difference from what we have seen depicted in its a sin. In the early days of the epidemic in this country, it was a disease that predominantly affected gay men, but it is important to remember that since the very beginning it has affected women, trans people, and that continues to be the case, so a significant proportion of people diagnosed. And importantly a significant proportion of people diagnosed later than we would like, later than they will get the best benefit from treatment, or often heterosexual rather than from the 93v heterosexual rather than from the gay population. So i think, for me, i would just say, and it is a good time to say it, everyone should have at least one test ever. If that happens, we could move even further and faster towards this target of Ending Transmissions by 2030. People who have ongoing risk to your sexuality, should test regularly for hiv, because it is not a Death Sentence any more. That is greater treatment and we confidently stop transmission of hiv. Treatment and we confidently stop transmission of hiv. Thank you very much, dr michael transmission of hiv. Thank you very much, dr michael brady. Almost 12 Million People in the uk are vulnerable to future heatwaves and flooding caused by global warming, thats according to a report from a group of more than 1a0 organisations. Campaigners say the elderly and those with Underlying Health conditions such as Heart Disease are particularly at risk as Charlotte Wright reports. Summer heat waves may seem like a distant memory, but scenes like this are becoming more common in the uk as temperatures warm Around The World. And when it comes to the nations health, some say thats a cause for concern. 12 Million People within the uk are vulnerable to extreme weather events. Those are being exacerbated by climate change. We must take action now to tackle the health of our planet, and that will help our human health. The warning comes from a group of more than 1a0 organisations including wwf, the national trust, and womens institute, who have formed the climate coalition. Data collected by the group shows heat related mortality among the over 65s increased by 21 between 200a and 2018. It warns it could affect millions more of the elderly or clinically vulnerable in years to come. Though it doesnt mention cold related deaths, which the government says represent the biggest weather related its not just temperatures. The report predicts around 2. 6 Million People could be living in areas with significant risk of flooding within the next two decades, which it says can have a Severe Mental Health impact. Saying almost one in three of those affected suffer from post Traumatic Stress disorder. Now the group is calling on the government to take more ambitious steps to deal with the issue. The government says the uk is a Global Leader in tackling climate change, becoming the first major economy to commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Charlotte wright, bbc news. Before the weather, with more Snow Forecast this weekend, lets take you to somewhere in the uk that has had snow every day since the 2ath december. And if lockdown is going to force us all to stay at home, perhaps this is one of the most idyllic ways to do it. As these pictures show, the pearson family, who live in the scottish highlands, have made the most of their enforced lockdown and even managed a night in an igloo despite the plunging temperatures. I can now speak to gordon and kay pearson, along with seven year old struan and three year old brodie. What a magical landscape is that struan i can see in front of me . Is it your dad who can hear me . Gordon . We can both it your dad who can hear me . Gordon . We can both hear it your dad who can hear me . Gordon . 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That was i done to you. Thank you that was Gordon Pearson done to you. Thank you that was Gordon Pearson and done to you. Thank you that was Gordon Pearson and a done to you. Thank you that was Gordon Pearson and a sevenyearold Gordon Pearson and a seven year old struan and three year old brodie, we only caught a glimpse of him, but what a fantastic thing to do during lockdown. Maybe that will inspire you if you are getting snow, and as matt taylor will tell you in a couple of minutes, there is more on the way for some parts of the uk. You might be inspired to try building one yourself. Brilliant to talk to them, what a nice story away from all the difficult news of the moment. Now, Parish Councils may been viewed by some as the smallest, least powerful parts of the government system. But their meetings can be just as dramatic as anything in a national parliament. Take, for example, the Zoom Gathering of the planning and Environment Committee of handforth Parish Council in the North West Of England in december. The meeting has turned up on social media, and now its gone viral. Mark lobel explains why. Recent frosty conditions in the small town of handforth spilled over into a heated meeting of the Environment Committee one comedian says was worthy of a golden globe. Its this one. Handforth Parish Council chair brian tolver begins by questioning the legitimacy of the meeting. Well start the meeting, and i want to repeat what i said at the beginning of the last meeting, that this meeting has not been called according to the law. The law has been broken. But self proclaimed monitoring officerJackie Weaver, apparently brought in as clerk to calm the tensions in previous meetings by other members present, stands her ground. Bedlam soon ensues. The law has been broken. It has been properly. Will you please let the chairman. . mrs weaver, please if you disrupt this meeting, i will have to remove you from it. You cant its only the chairman who can remove people from the meeting. You have no authority here, Jackie Weaver. No authority at all shesjust kicked him out. No, shes kicked him out dont. Shes kicked him out this is a meeting called by two councillors. Illegally they may now elect a chairman. No, they cant, this is the vice chair here, i take charge read the standing orders. Read them and understand them she gasps. Stop it appalling behaviour with both the chair and vice chair now consigned to a virtual waiting room, Jackie Weaver asks whether they should be let back in, but the other members arent in forgiving mood. Im afraid that i would be loath for that to happen, because weve got work to get through, and i can only see everything being. Even more disrupted. Hundreds of thousands of views of the lively scenes have awakened what would normally be a sleepy Parish Council meeting into an internet sensation, with one Presenter Tweeting out loud, but what happens next . mark lobel, bbc news. 0h oh my goodness, compulsive viewing you have to check it out. Lets move on to the weather with matt taylor. Snow risk is mainly across the grampians and eastern highlands, the met office has an Amber Warning in place through the rest of today. Heavy rain in Northern Ireland at the moment, easing off a little bit, but showers getting going in some areas. Hints of spring in the air. Into the evening, the easterly wind is more established come as no levels in eastern scotland, outbreaks of rain across england, wales and Northern Ireland, clear skies in between could lead to a frost in one or two spots. As the cold air works outwards, the easterly wind becomes established through saturday into sunday. 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