cloud will stick most of the day. it's tuesday, the 2nd of march. our top story. communities could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to take over struggling pubs in their area under plans expected to be announced in the budget tomorrow. the chancellor will unveil a community ownership fund, which is also expected to cover sports clubs, theatres and other venues at risk of closure. our political correspondent, chris mason, has the details. how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that community groups across the uk could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to help take over struggling pubs. they will be helped, too, to buy into theatres and sports clubs. rishi sunak will also say he will spend £300 million of taxpayers�* money to help summer sports such as tennis, horse racing and cricket. the pandemic means the chancellor has borrowed vast amounts, built up a giant pile of debt and faces a huge political question — should taxes go up to pay for it all? the former conservative chancellor lord clark said yes, they should, the other day. now the former tory leader lord hague has said the same in this morning's daily telegraph. rishi sunak has said he will level with people about the challenges we face. tomorrow, we will find out exactly what he means by that. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. there's fresh evidence that the vaccine roll—out is having a big effect on the numbers of people taken into hospital, with admissions down by 80% for those aged over 80 after a single dose. despite the positive signs, doctors are urging everyone to remain cautious and continue to follow restrictions. vishala sri—pathma reports. the speedy roll—out of the vaccine across the uk has meant that 20 million people have had a jab in their arm over the last few months, and new evidence suggests it's having a significant impact. public health england data show that a single shot of either the astrazeneca oxford or the pfizer cuts the risk of needing hospital treatment for covid by up to 80% for those over the age of 80. 5455 new infections were recorded in the past 2a hours, which is the lowest figure since september. and 14,808 people with covid in hospital, a significant drop from even just a few weeks ago. this all suggests that the vaccines offer strong protection. some believe this could help ease restrictions earlier than planned. according to government policy, they can only shift into the future. we can only delay if the initial results of each phase of relaxation are disappointing. but i believe we should equally allow them to be advanced if the early success with the vaccine continues to outpace the assumptions that were sensibly made. it's wise to be cautious, but if things turn out to be better than expected, it is sensible to allow yourself to take that into account when that happens. but the message from the medical experts is not to get ahead of ourselves. it gives us those first glimpses of how, if we are patient and we give this vaccine programme time to have its full effect, it is going to, hopefully, take us into a very different world in the next few months. but we have to be patient, we have to push on with the vaccine programme. there is concern that the success of the vaccine may be undermined by new variants. with several new cases of the brazilian strand now identified here in the uk. suppressing new variants will be easier if cases are kept low and the vaccine take up continues to be high. health officials are keen that people still remain vigilant. france has changed its mind and will allow the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine to be given to people between 65 and 7a. health officials had previously restricted the jab to younger age groups because of what they claimed was a lack of trial data. the duke of edinburgh will remain in hospital until at least the end of the week, to be treated for an infection and a pre—existing heart condition. prince phillip was transferred to st bartholomew's yesterday, after spending 13 days at another london hospital. let's get the latest from our correspondent, tom symonds. good morning. can you give us an update on how he is doing? goad update on how he is doing? good morninu. update on how he is doing? good morning- in _ update on how he is doing? good morning- in a _ update on how he is doing? good morning. in a word _ update on how he is doing? (13mm morning. in a word comfortable. we are told. his condition is being looked at by doctors here. he has an infection and he is being tested and observed by doctors in connection with a previous heart condition. more on that in a moment. but this is starting to be his longest stay in hospital. he came here from king edward hospital in the west end and he is now here at st bartholomew's hospital on the edge of the city of london. one of the nation's leading heart care hospitals. here there are surgeons and facilities on standby for whatever he should need specifically for a heart condition. we are told he has been visited by prince charles and the duke of cambridge. not, so far, the queen. but she has appeared in public in the past 12 hours in a zoom call with the governor and premier of south australia. the reason, a statue had been installed outside government house. shejoked statue had been installed outside government house. she joked with the governor and premier that this might be quite alarming for someone looking out of the window, they might see the queen as if she had arrived unexpectedly. no obvious signs of concern. the duke of edinburgh has a good medical history. he has been very healthy. only in the past ten years have we seen stays in hospital, most notably in connection with this incident in 2011, after suffering chest pains, he was admitted to papworth hospital in cambridgeshire. he had treatment for that and had a stent put in, and a sleeve to keep the artery open. there are parallels with being here at st bartholomew's hospital and the pre—existing heart condition is likely to be related to that. since then he has done pretty well. he had a hip replacement. he was in a serious car accident in 2019, widely reported, on the estate in sandringham. he managed to escape that with just cuts and bruises. i think everybody here will be hoping he gets on well. of course, the palace will be guarding his privacy, medical privacy, very closely as the days go on. medical privacy, very closely as the days go on-— the government in northern ireland is expected to publish its plans today on how the country will exit lockdown. ministers are due to meet later to finalise a road map on easing restrictions. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the ovens are still being loaded with lockdown loaves, but the artisan bread is for take away only. customers haven't sat inside for months. the owners of this bakehouse in ballycastle hope the exit strategy will provide clarity. we don't want to open unless it's totally viable for us and our staff. although we have been able to be quite flexible, it has been really sad in a way to see a business you've built up over so many years be paused. keira has had her third child during the covid era, but many of her relatives haven't met her daughter. the family would love reunions to be possible in the summer. she will be one injuly and ijust think that her party, hopefully, it is going to be a big celebration of her birth and her first year. the past 12 months have brought challenges and changes here. sarah has just opened a coffee hut, because her hair salon has been closed for so long. she says reopening will take some preparation. with people not having their hair done for so long, we nearly need double the product, double the time. so, really, notice is the best thing the assembly could give us. the number of positive tests, hospital admissions and deaths have been falling in this part of the uk. but ministers in the devolved government are stressing that restrictions will be eased slowly, cautiously and, they hope, permanently. a brighter spring is beckoning, but it is thought the plan will not include firm dates for relaxing the rules. chris page, bbc news in county antrim. it looks lovely there but pretty cold out and about this morning. good morning. yes, it is chilly, particularly where we have clear skies in the west. many starting on a cloudy note. some visibility poor. 100—200 metres in the south—eastern parts of scotland. some will see sunshine. you can see we have this extensive cloud and fog. in the highlands, under clear skies, cloud and fog. in the highlands, under clearskies, it cloud and fog. in the highlands, under clear skies, it is —6. this is where we will see sunshine and also across parts of wales, and cloud across parts of wales, and cloud across northern ireland and that should break up and you will see sunshine. it should improve in the south of england and parts of the midlands. this is where we have stubborn cloud. not much wind to move it around. along the north sea coast, fog lapping onshore. temperatures, 5—7, but generally in the sunshine, temperatures that bit higher, up to 1a. this evening and overnight, we see showers coming in across the isles of scilly into cornwall, and once again, a lot of cloud, mist and fog, and once again some frost. i will have a longer forecast in about half an hour. since face—to—face visits in care homes were stopped in march last year, many families have been unable to have any close contact with their loved ones. during the latest lockdown, some homes in england have been able to allow visits at their own discretion, as long as safety guidance has been followed. but, on monday, care home restrictions in england are being relaxed. new rules will allow residents to have visits from one designated person. they'll be able to meet indoors and hold hands, but not get closer. the visitor must test negative for coronavirus before entering the home and wear ppe at all times. whilst the relaxation of the rules has been welcomed, some campaigners say choosing just one nominated visitor is an impossible decision and one that families shouldn't have to make. west end star ruthie henshall has only been able to see her mum through a window for the past six months. she's been speaking to graham satchell about the impact this is having on her, and herfamily. can you see me? i love you! i love you so much. it makes me very... it makes me very emotional, because i am watching my mother die from a window. that is what is happening. i love you, mummy. i miss you so much. i promise i'll get to see you soon. # i dreamed a dream in time gone by. # when hope was high and life worth living. ruthie henshall is a star of west end musical theatre. # i dreamed that love would never die. she says she owes her success to her mum gloria. gloria was a drama teacher. she nurtured a generation of actors and performers. she was a very inspirational woman. she taught me very early on that you have to make your own luck, kind of thing. and that you need to be at the front if you want to get seen. # there's somebody i'm longing to see. # i hope that he turns out to be. # someone who'll watch over me #. ruthie's mum now has dementia. they face—time like this and visit through the window. ruthie hasn't been able to see gloria in person since october. in that time, her mum's dementia has worsened considerably. she was walking and talking before lockdown and, four months later, she couldn't speak, she couldn't walk. they were mushing up herfood. she took such a severe dive. and i was completely shocked. i wanted to ask you how mum was the last time you saw her. she was better than the last time, but, obviously, she has gone down considerably and rapidly in this lockdown. this is ruthie's sister, abbie. there mum's care home allows one visitor perfamily — behind a screen with no physical contact, in accordance with current government guidance in england. because of ruthie's work commitments, they decided abbie should be the designated visitor. how does that make you feel, knowing that you are the only one who goes to see her — you know, the good and bad of it? well, i think it's unfair. i think it's unfair to you and susan. i think it's unfair to mum. it's cruel to leave old people wasting away mentally, physically, emotionally. it's cruel. no other word for it. the new guidelines in england, starting next week, will still only allow one visitor, but will let them meet loved ones without a screen, and hold hands. ruthie says that is not enough. she is part of a campaign group called rights for residents. it says that with testing and ppe, at least two family members should be able to visit with proper physical contact, hugging. i am begging the government to do the right thing. i think if you ask every single one of those people in the homes, they would say, "please let me see my loved ones. i'll swallow the risk, that small, tiny risk, for the fact that i could get to touch them and hold them again." you can understand, can't you, care homes needing to be cautious, because they've lost so many of their residents? yes, but the risk is minimal. and you have to weigh it up against the risk of them dying of loneliness. imagine that you are in a world of dementia where you are losing reality, you are losing memories, and you are not even allowed to be touched, either. you can't have that luxury. that is all they have left. give them their family. ruthie's mum's care home says it will follow the government's new guidance. the government in westminster told us the guidance is a cautious first step to allow greater visiting in the future. but, for now, ruthie is left having to visit her mum through a window. i'm here, mummy. i'm here. i'm not going to leave you. and i love you. a big thank you to ruthie and abigail. that is a topic we will be discussing at 8:10am. do sending your questions. a real insight into difficult, what has been going on. let's take a look at today's papers. the times says that european leaders have pledged to open a vaccination passport scheme to british travellers in time for the summer. according to the paper, a proposalfor a "digital green pass" will be put forward by the european commission to kick—start tourism by the end ofjune. the daily telegraph reports that the number of over—80s being admitted to intensive care units with covid has fallen to single figures as a result of the vaccine rollout. the metro leads on prince philip after he was moved to a specialist hospitalfor tests on his heart. these beautiful pictures of penguins are from a story featured on bbc news online about filmmaker stefan christmann, who spent two winters taking images of a 10,000—strong colony of emperor penguins in antarctica. touchy—feely. we have moved a distance away from each other. we are not great huggers. definitely not. not in the past year and not even before! this is an article about hugging, touching, reuniting with each other. in a recent poll, 59% questioned whether they would greet each other with a kiss in future or even have a handshake for fear of spreading germs. they say that might reduce the spreading of germs, but the knock—on effect, the negative side of not having that touching, it will have a huge impact on people's blood pressure, stress levels and feelings of pain. people who reported receiving touch more recently tended to report more wellbeing and feeling less lonely. if you think you will never hug again, you might have to think about other areas it impacts on. because the rules are changing and schools are going back, all students from march the 8th. people thinking about going back to the office. i'm sure we will see more like this but the telegraph is talking about getting your office mojo back. people report feeling anxious about going back. these are ways they suggest of easing your way in. plan the journey suggest of easing your way in. plan thejourney in advance, suggest of easing your way in. plan the journey in advance, your commute, because there will be changes perhaps to the commute, on the trains. the clothes, plan clothes. after a year of living in tracksuits, organisation is key. laying out your outfit the night before to avoid a last—minute flap. safety measures, they are talking about perhaps thinking about that. have you forgotten small talk? have you forgotten how to make conversation? these are important questions! remember, it says here, you are not the only one, do not worry about small talk and overthinking it. keep conversations light and positive. it is notjust conversations light and positive. it is not just for conversations light and positive. it is notjust for people going back into the office, children going back to school. they talk about being backin to school. they talk about being back in a noisy office being a shock. they recommend giving yourself space, perhaps eating lunch alone, having a breather. i had not worn a suit for two weeks. yesterday it was a little tight. may be too much cake. maybe try on your clothes as well. i feel lucky we have worked throughout. there are definitely people feeling anxious about change. very good advice. it's a big day tomorrow — with the chancellor set to unveil his budget. ben's been taking a look at what it could mean for those looking to buy a new home. he's in central london for us now. yes, good morning. a lot of speculation before the chancellor lays out his tax and spending plans for the coming year. he is doing that amid unprecedented change in the economy. one area of focus is what he could offer to home—buyers, particularly first—time buyers. during the pandemic he introduced a stamp duty holiday. it meant you did not pay tax on the property up to £500,000. in many cases, it saved buyers up to £15,000. a substantial saving. there is speculation and pressure on the chancellor to extend that. it comes at a cost. it has cost the treasury £3.8 billion so far and any decision about whether he will extend it could affect the public finances. it is currently due to expire at the end of march. there is speculation and pressure on him to extend it because there are fears that thousands of deals could fall through if that deadline comes into force at the end of march as planned. it is thought to 300,000 transactions could fall through because of that looming deadline. that would apply to people like one who is selling her current house and buying another with her partner. she says she could miss out by a matter of weeks. when the stamp duty extension came into play, that extra cash was a deposit we could put towards a house and it just made things kind of easier and better for us. it was the whole reason, really, that we started this whole home buying process. and if it isn't extended, we do have to try to find £15,000 that we don't have. we started this whole buying and selling process back in october 2020. it's now, obviously, march. and it's alljust related to coronavirus delays. we are still stuck in the process. nearly at the finishing line, looking to kind of complete early april, but it means that we would narrowly miss the stamp duty by probably ten days or so, which willjust be absolutely devastating. and you can see why there is pressure to extend it with people who could lose out. there are calls from some to extend it for people whose transactions are in process rather than getting new buyers getting in on the act before the extra months are granted. you can also see why the chancellor might be reluctant to extend it because it raises about £12 billion every year and that might go some way to paying for the support measures and some of that public debt racked up as a result of the pandemic. so a lot of pressure. we will get details on that tomorrow. another thing we might get news on is a loan guarantee scheme touted by the treasury that would guarantee loans up treasury that would guarantee loans up to 95% which means that first—time buyers would only need a smaller deposit to get access to a mortgage. it is not about making it cheaper, just making them more accessible. a lot of big banks were burnt in the financial crisis and got nervous about lending to people with small deposits, so they pulled back and meaning it is difficult for people to get on the property ladder so a guarantee scheme would in theory mean they are encouraged to offer mortgages to people with smaller deposits. but there is criticism already that instead helps the banks, not necessarily first—time buyers. it underwrites the risk of the banks would have to take, not the risk property owners would take and if you are a first—time buyer, if prices fall, first—time buyer, if prices fail, you are susceptible to the fall regardless of the loan guarantee, because it guarantees the bank and not the first time buyer. thanks. in a couple of minutes, we will speak to the leader of the liberal democrats on their thoughts ahead of the budget. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. london, due to its reliance on tourism, has been found to be among the most affected by the covid—19 jobs crisis. the tourism industry accounts for around 15% ofjobs here and contributes billions to london's economy. but the london chamber of commerce says businesses have "suffered the perfect storm of losing revenue provided by international and domestic visitors and commuters". more money has been promised for the economy ahead of the budget tomorrow. one of the bosses of britain's biggest office and retail complex says people are keen to return to the office because working from home has left many "fatigued". speaking to the bbc, howard dawber from the canary wharf group accepted people will still want to divide time between the workplace and home. the canary wharf site is currently being used by 6,000 people a day compared to 100,000 a day pre—covid. more than a third of young adults have been found to be showing signs of �*smartphone addiction' regardless of the length of time they spend on the device. researchers at king's college london say symptoms include losing control over how long they spend on their phone, feeling distressed when they can't access their phone, and neglecting other areas of their life. one of the country's rarest wild animals has been spotted in west london. it may look like a cat, or possibly a dog, but this is a a black fox. it was filmed in west london, in hounslow and isleworth. the dark coat of fur, rarely seen on a fox, is caused by an unusual genetic variation. let's take a look at the travel situation now. bakerloo line, no service between queen's park and harrow & wealdstone due to a faulty train at willesdenjunction. on the roads, in edgware, seymore street is closed and edgware road is partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, temperatures widely above zero and that is largely down to the low cloud, the mist and the fog. very similar to yesterday morning. it could be quite stubborn for a time, it is going to stay rather murky but gradually the sunshine will start to burn that mist and fog back and also that low cloud will start to erode. so bright spells, some sunshine through the afternoon. similar to yesterday, temperatures are mild, 15 celsius is the maximum. overnight tonight it is going to get quite chilly to start with. we will get one or two clearer spells, temperatures at that point could drop down to zero. but once again, the mist, low cloud and fog developing as we head through to tomorrow morning. so another murky, misty start to wednesday, increasing the chance of one or two showers tomorrow, especially towards the end of the day. the temperatures are still mild. come thursday, you'll notice that colder airjust starts to dip back down south. we've got a north—easterly breeze on thursday, so the temperatures reflect that. it is going to start to feel colder by the end of the week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. coming up on breakfast this morning. it's almost time for children in england to go back to school. we'll look at what to expect on their first day back in class. after a huge night at the golden globe awards, the crown's emma corrin will be here fresh from winning best actress for her role as princess diana. and the hunt is on to find fragments of a meteorite that fell to earth on sunday. find out how you can help track them down after nine. the chancellor will unveil his budget tomorrow and we'll find out what the government will do to help the economy recover from the pandemic. the liberal democrats are calling for extra support to help businesses survive. the party's leader sir ed daveyjoins us now. good morning, thank you for being without. great to hearfrom our viewers point of view what you want to hear in the budget tomorrow. we want to hear in the budget tomorrow. - want the chancellor to put economic recovery first with a budget for small businesses. it's got to be extremely ambitious to get growth again. i'm extremely worried that there are thousands of small businesses and self—employed people who are teetering on the brink and we could see an avalanche of redundancies if we do not have a really ambitious action so the liberal democrats are calling for a budget targeted on small businesses, people on the high street, the headdresses, cafe owners, bricklayers, some of those people have had no help during the pandemic and others who have had no help with some of the costs like rent, insurance payments and so on. we propose a new scheme to help that small business sector. he mentioned brickies and — small business sector. he mentioned brickies and plumbers, _ small business sector. he mentioned brickies and plumbers, you _ small business sector. he mentioned. brickies and plumbers, you mentioned that in your programme, the construction industry has been allowed to continue working in the majority. allowed to continue working in the ma'ori . , , ., ., , majority. yes, but there are many others who _ majority. yes, but there are many others who have _ majority. yes, but there are many others who have really _ majority. yes, but there are many others who have really suffered. l others who have really suffered. there are lots of other small businesses and self—employed you are really teetering on the brink. the liberal democrats want to make sure there is a small businesses who represent millions of people, this is where jobs represent millions of people, this is wherejobs are, represent millions of people, this is where jobs are, this is where job creation can be, and if we want to stop redundancies escalating and the economy recovering, needed to help small businesses who are really in trouble at the moment. you small businesses who are really in trouble at the moment.— trouble at the moment. you are mentioning _ trouble at the moment. you are mentioning tax _ trouble at the moment. you are mentioning tax cuts _ trouble at the moment. you are mentioning tax cuts quite - trouble at the moment. you are mentioning tax cuts quite a - trouble at the moment. you are mentioning tax cuts quite a bit l trouble at the moment. you are| mentioning tax cuts quite a bit in this proposal. the institute for fiscal studies think tank has warned that tax rises of more than a0 billion a year is more than inevitable, do you think it is? itoniith inevitable, do you think it is? with a few exceptions, _ inevitable, do you think it is? ti a few exceptions, we don't think inevitable, do you think it is? tn a few exceptions, we don't think tax rises should happen now. in the longer term they will be needed. aside from things like corporation tax rises, which tax the profits of those companies who have been doing well, we need to seek tax cuts for those businesses who are still struggling, mainly in the small business sector, self—employed, who have had no support at all or who are really struggling. we think we can build on that. liberal democrats want to see an ambitious programme for green industries. we managed in government to massively increase renewable power, creating jobs across the country. if we can have a green industrial revolution, alongside our small business ideas, i think we can get the economy really motoring, create jobs and get this prosperity that people need in the future. ., , the future. some of the figures around at _ the future. some of the figures around at the _ the future. some of the figures around at the moment - the future. some of the figures around at the moment are - the future. some of the figures| around at the moment are head scratching. borrowing for this financial year is 2a9 billion more than the previous period. you are talking about some hefty relief packages, how would you find them? we had to get the economy growing again. when our country has had big that burden in the past, —— big debt burden in the past, the way we have got rid of them is through growth. we get tax revenue into the exchequer which pays off the debt. i am worried that if the government increases taxes and cuts in spending on the health service and schools as they have done in the past, that will prevent the economy growing and we need the economy to grow because otherwise we will see unemployment increased significantly. it is a growth first, recovery first message from the liberal democrats. 50 growth first, recovery first message from the liberal democrats.- from the liberal democrats. so you would not raise _ from the liberal democrats. so you would not raise taxes _ from the liberal democrats. so you would not raise taxes anyway? - from the liberal democrats. so you would not raise taxes anyway? at l from the liberal democrats. so you l would not raise taxes anyway? at the moment? i’m would not raise taxes anyway? at the moment? �* , ., moment? i'm saying there may be a few exceptions. _ moment? i'm saying there may be a few exceptions, there _ moment? i'm saying there may be a few exceptions, there is _ moment? i'm saying there may be a few exceptions, there is a _ moment? i'm saying there may be a few exceptions, there is a case - moment? i'm saying there may be a few exceptions, there is a case for l few exceptions, there is a case for a windfall tax on the companies who have made excess profits, there is a case for cutting corporation tax up because that will be a tax —— putting corporation tax up because that will be a tax on profit on the companies who have done very well. that money needs to be recycled to the self—employed and micro businesses who are really struggling. if we don't help them, we will not get an economic recovery. those small businesses are at the heart of every community. if we do not give them support with all their employees, i don't think we will get the recovery that the country desperately needs. fix, country desperately needs. a pleasure to talk to you, thank you very much. we will be talking to the business secretary at 7:30am. as ever, there's lots to talk about with one of our gps. there has been a change of hospital for the duke of edinburgh and new research on the coronavirus vaccine. today we're joined by dr fari ahmad. i know he is not your patient, but what can you tell us about the duke of edinburgh being moved from one hospital to the other? mi; hospital to the other? ij�*i understanding is hospital to the other? m understanding is that hospital to the other? m1 understanding is that the duke is being treated for an infection and he has been moved now so they can monitor a pre—existing heart condition. that can happen, sometimes when you are older, you can have an infection which can lead to a compromise in other conditions you have. so usually the treatment is to carry on treating the infection but keeping an eye out for any complications that can develop so they need to monitor his heart and other things, and hopefully, he will make a recovery from that. let's also talk about the news that came out yesterday about how effective vaccines are. in those who have had them, what can you tell us about that?— about that? that is great news. it shows that _ about that? that is great news. it shows that if _ about that? that is great news. it shows that if you _ about that? that is great news. it shows that if you have _ about that? that is great news. it shows that if you have even - about that? that is great news. it shows that if you have even one l shows that if you have even one dose, it still prevents you from becoming seriously ill, so you need to go to hospital. and the people who we have beenjabbing have been over 80s and over 70s, and they can see that the number of those needing to go to hospital and needing intensive care beds has dropped so they concede there is an improvement, which is great news. —— so they can see there is an improvement. it is good news for the government because the strategy they pursued was a little bit different. it is showing it is working. it is a right to step in the right direction hopefully. right to step in the right direction hoefull . ~ ., ., right to step in the right direction hoefull . ~ . ., ., , ., hopefully. what age group have you not to in hopefully. what age group have you got to in vaccinating _ hopefully. what age group have you got to in vaccinating where - hopefully. what age group have you got to in vaccinating where you - hopefully. what age group have you j got to in vaccinating where you are? we are doing the over 60s, we are doing people who have other medical conditions who are clinically vulnerable, anywhere from 16 to 60. so we are working our way through. as we move up, the numbers in the cohorts increase so it takes us longer to get there but we are doing 0k, longer to get there but we are doing ok, i think we are making good progress. 20 million were delivered by yesterday which is great news. are you managing to get people in for their second vaccine? some of them will be due now.— them will be due now. yes, our vaccine delivery, _ them will be due now. yes, our vaccine delivery, particularly i them will be due now. yes, our vaccine delivery, particularly at| them will be due now. yes, our. vaccine delivery, particularly at gp surgeries, is very reliant on deliveries we get. we are not getting a lot of predictability about that. so we have not started during the second doses yet but we hopein during the second doses yet but we hope in the next few weeks as we get confirmation of delivery that we will be arranging those. tell]! confirmation of delivery that we will be arranging those.- confirmation of delivery that we will be arranging those. tell us a little bit about _ will be arranging those. tell us a little bit about this _ will be arranging those. tell us a little bit about this new- will be arranging those. tell us a little bit about this new variant. l little bit about this new variant. first of all the process, they are looking for this one person that they know has this new variant. explain to us how that could have happened. explain to us how that could have ha ened. ~ ., explain to us how that could have ha ened. ~ . ., ,, , explain to us how 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skies, that is where the temperatures are lowest. freezing in manchester, in suffolk, a degrees, fife and london under cloud so 5 degrees here. a real contrast in the temperatures. high pressure is in charge of the weather, it has drifted into the north sea. not much in the chance of isobars in the charts so not very windy, so nothing to move the fog around. so cloudy, damp and foggy start. it should improve through southern counties through the day, and to the midlands and wales and where we have extensive cloud across northern ireland, you should also see some breaks as we do in scotland. it will stick in the midlands, eastern england and eastern scotland with some haar and fret. these are the sustained wind speeds, nothing to move this along, and temperatures in the cloud are five or six, may be seven,in the cloud are five or six, may be seven, in the sunshine, we could get up seven, in the sunshine, we could get up to a0 degrees. as we head towards —— 14 up to a0 degrees. as we head towards —— 1a degrees. as we head towards the end of the afternoon, a system in the south—west will introduce some showers. overnight, we will see the extensive low cloud, mist and fog return, the showers romping in across the isles of scilly, the south—west and wales. another cold night particularly where the cloud breaks, here we will see a touch of frost. this is the weather system tomorrow bringing in showers into tonight, it will drift further northwards and eastwards tomorrow, they could be heavy and thundery showers. look at the extensive cloud we have got, remember there will be some mist and fog embedded in this, drizzle coming out of it as well. a few breaks are likely, if few of us will see some sunshine, and as the showers break up the cloud as well in parts of the south we could see some sunshine coming through. if that happens, it could get up to 1a, but generally, five to seven. roughly speaking temperatures in this time of the year in the north should be eight, and in the south, ten. as we head towards the end of the week, it is going to turn colder. again! we are not ready for this! i will have to find my gloves away, i put them again!— will have to find my gloves away, i put them again! always good to be reared. prepared. a pretty grim story to start the sport, all around a photograph which is so horrible we cannot show it on tv. yes, we have taken the decision to not show it. lots of upset in the world of horse racing. three—time grand national winning trainer gordon elliot will not be allowed to run any horses in great britain until an investigation into an image of him sitting on a dead horse is concluded by irish racing authorities. the image has been condemned across the sport. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. black tears doing it nicely here for gordon elliott. yesterday at punchestown, this, the first of four winners for trainer gordon elliott. but while he was enjoying photographs of their successes, the rest of the racing world was focused on a different photo which has rocked the industry. over the weekend, an image emerged on social media which we have cropped to avoid offence. it shows elliott sitting astride the body of a dead horse and has been condemned by welfare charities, racing authorities, owners, trainers and jockeys. elliott apologised profoundly for the image but insisted horse welfare and care are at the core of everything at his yard in county meath. last night he told the racing post it was an indefensible moment of madness and he was prepared for any punishment. the man best known for training the diminutive superstar tiger roll, two—time winner of the grand national, finds himself at the centre of an unprecedented storm. it was an act of crass stupidity but there are some things that you just can't do. we can't stand here and say, "we're looking after horses, and we are giving them dignity," when we are clearly not. so, you know, i don't want revenge oranything, ijust... there are people out there that don't like the sport. i can't argue with them when i see a picture like that. elliott is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the irish horse racing regulatory board, and last night, the british horseracing authority, which had earlier said it was appalled by the image, took a dramatic step on its own. it has barred elliott from having any runners in britain pending the outcome of the investigation in ireland, explaining it was using powers under its own rules to refuse his horses to run. it added that it considered this interim decision to be proportionate in these circumstances. this will have major implications for elliott's owners ahead of the cheltenham festival which begins two weeks today, and the grand national meeting as well. owners will have the option of transferring horses to a different trainer if they wish. elliott's primary owner, gigginstown, run by the ryanair boss michael o'leary, had earlier said it would stick by him, saying the grievous photo was a momentary lapse ofjudgment. but no one yet knows what this latest twist will mean for their star horse tiger roll and his tilt at a record equalling third grand national win. laura scott, bbc news. andy murray says his critics make him feel as though he's playing for his career every time he steps on court. he was speaking after his first win on the atp tour for four months. he was on the verge of another early exit at the rotterdam open but he came from a set down to beat robin haase. once world number one, murray is now ranked 123rd, following two hip operations. he said "every time i lose a match, i'm getting told to retire, that i should stop playing, that i'm finished. it's not easy". british number three cameron norrie is also through, another good win for himm. he beat georgia's world number a0 nikoloz basilashvili in straight sets. the football associations of the uk and ireland are looking at a possible bid to stage the world cup in 2030. the government has welcomed the plan, pledging £2.8 million to kick—start the process, with prime minister borisjohnson giving his full backing. a formal bid wouldn't begin until next year, after the five governing bodies have completed a feasilbility study. everton's hopes of a top—four finish in the premier league were given a boost last night. a brilliant pass from gilfi sigurdsson found richarlison, who scored the only goal of the game, as they beat southampton. everton are now level with liverpool, two points off the champions league places, with a game in hand. leaders manchester city play wolves tonight so that means city will be trying to stop one of the fastest players in the league, adama traore. and recently, he's started covering his arms in baby oil before matches! the idea is that defenders can't grab hold of him, and he can literally slide past them. it's hard to stop adama, it's very hard to stop him. and that avoids that situation, he becomes more slippery, so he gets more advantage 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vote in local elections. so, between now and then we'll take a look at some of the big issues you might need to consider. to start us off, our political correspondent alex forsyth has been examining the powers of elected mayors in england and the role they've played during the pandemic. even in lockdown, manchester's not lost its vibe. but the shoppers can't browse when the shutters are down. the city has grown used to restrictions. they stayed in place here last year even when elsewhere things seemed more upbeat. that prompted anger from greater manchester's mayor, remember this? this is no way to run the country in a national crisis. he said, despite significant government support, parts of the north were getting an unfair deal. at this restaurant, the owner has a similar view. she has kept ticking over with takeaways but feels hospitality in manchester was hard hit. all of a sudden, london was saying, we are going down a tier now, so we can open all our bars, restaurants, shops, and it can sort of go back to normal. you think, well, it's almost like two different rules for one country. manchester wasn't the only place to push back against government policy, despite ministers are saying it was fair. this was the conservative mayor when the west midlands faced extra restrictions. it's in my view not the right decision, both for the health and indeed the livelihoods of citizens across the west midlands. the pandemic raised the profile of these elected mayors, who are meant to boost their areas with budgets and power independent of westminster. but head across england, not everywhere has got one. there are different systems of local government in place. powers have been handed down at a different pace. in hull, two councils have teamed up hoping for a mayor with local clout. some think towns and cities should have more say over what happens in their area, whether on a very local basis, or more regionally, which could mean more elected mayors, with powers and budgets to make decisions away from westminster. the question is whether or not that would help the government keep its promise of tackling inequalities across the country, which will be so important as we recover from coronavirus. take ella. she's had help from a council scheme to start her own beauty business but says young people often don't know where to look for support. i don't think anybody my age knows anything about that, like, where to turn to. obviously if a mayor came in and sort of knew how to engage with people my age, it would work. the government says it will rebuild the economy in a way that is fair across the country, empowering communities with local resources and more money and control. so is a mayor the answer for hull? i think there is plenty of scope for local choice now. when it goes bad, they blame westminster. when it goes good, they take the praise for it. i don't think you need another layer of decision. do you think the government in westminster understands what this area needs? no. i don't think they do. look what boris did l for london, you see? he was mayor, wasn't he? he was. so, yeah, i think maybe a mayor would be a good idea. _ back in manchester, businesses cannot wait to open their doors. normally this would be full of pianos and full of people trying them out. unfortunately, that can't be happening at the moment. dawson's music has shops shut across the country but the owner is hopeful of bouncing back if he says local and national politicians work together. there is that adage that those who shout loudest kind of get. and we need to make sure that manchester, and, you know, the cities, do that. there needs to be a balance. yes, we fight for what we need, but not at the expense of not having a voice at national level. that is the tension thrown up by this pandemic. who knows what's best for where we live? who should hold the power and make decisions that could be crucial as towns and cities start moving again? alex forsyth, bbc news. that is something we will be looking out over the coming days and weeks. to let you know what is happening over the next half an hour or so, we will be talking a little bit about testing in schools, we have professor calum semple and jeff barton who is speaking on behalf of head teachers. and we have emma corrin from the crown, fresh from her success on the golden globes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. london — due to its reliance on tourism — has been found to be among the most affected by the covid—19 jobs crisis. the tourism industry accounts for around 15% ofjobs here and contributes billions to london's economy. but the london chamber of commerce says businesses have suffered the perfect storm of losing revenue provided by international and domestic visitors and commuters. more money has been promised for the economy ahead of the budget tomorrow. one of the bosses of britain's biggest office and retail complex says people are keen to return to the office because working from home has left many fatigued. speaking to the bbc, howard dawber, from the canary wharf group, accepted that people will still want to divide time between the workplace and home. the canary wharf site is currently being used by 6,000 people a day compared to a 100,000 a day pre—covid. more than a third of young adults have been found to be showing signs of smartphone addiction, regardless of the length of time they spend on the device. researchers at king's college london say symptoms include losing control over how long they spend on their phone, feeling distressed when they can't access their phone and neglecting other areas of their life. one of the country's most rare wild animals has been spotted in west london. it may look like a cat, or possibly a dog, but this is a a black fox. it was filmed in west london — in hounslow and isleworth. the dark coat of fur, rarely seen on a fox, is caused by an unusual genetic variation. let's take a look at the travel situation. bakerloo line — severe delays between queen's park and harrow & wealdstone due to a faulty train at willesdenjunction. on the roads, in edgware, seymore street is closed seymour street is closed and edgware road is partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, temperatures widely above zero and that is largely down to the low cloud, the mist and the fog. very similar to yesterday morning. it could be quite stubborn for a time, it is going to stay rather murky but gradually the sunshine will start to burn that mist and fog back and also that low cloud will start to erode. so bright spells, some sunshine through the afternoon. similar to yesterday, temperatures are mild, 15 celsius is the maximum. overnight tonight it is going to get quite chilly to start with. we will get one or two clearer spells, temperatures at that point could drop down to zero. but once again, the mist, low cloud and fog developing as we head through to tomorrow morning. so another murky, misty start to wednesday, increasing the chance of one or two showers tomorrow, especially towards the end of the day. the temperatures are still mild. come thursday, you'll notice that colder airjust starts to dip back down south. we've got a north—easterly breeze on thursday, so the temperatures reflect that. it is going to start to feel colder by the end of the week. desa feltz will be speaking to the royal commentator of majesty magazine about prince philip on her show. —— vanessa feltz. good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. the buy—a—boozer budget — hundreds of millions of pounds to help save local pubs, sports clubs and theatres will be announced by the chancellor tomorrow. a change of hospital for the duke of edinburgh, but the queen carries on with official duties as she performs her first remote unveiling of a statue. keep following the rules — the cautious message from health bosses as new research shows vaccines dramatically reduce the chances of becoming seriously ill. three—time grand national—winning trainer gordon elliott is suspended from racing in britain, while he's investiagted over while he's investigated over a picture showing him sitting on a dead horse. how schools are preparing for the task of testing pupils ahead of the full reopening of classes in england next week some of us are starting off with clear skies particularly in the north and west so you will have sunshine after a frosty start. the rest have cloud, mist and fog, which should lift from the south but will linger in central and eastern areas. it's tuesday, the 2nd of march. our top story. communities could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to take over struggling pubs in their area under plans expected to be announced in the budget tomorrow. the chancellor will unveil a community ownership fund, which is also expected to cover sports clubs, theatres and other venues at risk of closure. our political correspondent, chris mason, has the details. how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that community groups across the uk could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to help take over struggling pubs. they will be helped, too, to buy into theatres and sports clubs. rishi sunak will also say he will spend £300 million of taxpayers' money to help summer sports such as tennis, horse racing and cricket. the pandemic means the chancellor has borrowed vast amounts, built up a giant pile of debt and faces a huge political question — should taxes go up to pay for it all? the former conservative chancellor lord clarke said yes, they should, the other day. now the former tory leader lord hague has said the same in this morning's daily telegraph. rishi sunak has said he will level with people about the challenges we face. tomorrow, we will find out exactly what he means by that. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster. it sounds like a grassroots budget in parts. it sounds like a grassroots budget in arts. ., , it sounds like a grassroots budget in arts. . , ., in parts. certainly all the announcements - in parts. certainly all the announcements in - in parts. certainly all the announcements in the i in parts. certainly all the - announcements in the run-up to in parts. certainly all the _ announcements in the run-up to the announcements in the run—up to the budget are about spending money and there is lots of money for sport, 300 million for summer sports, a00 million to help cultural venues like theatres, museums and galleries there had to close longer. and 150 million for grassroots ownership of local pubs under threat of closure. it means by the end of the financial year the government will have borrowed more than £350 billion. a lot of conservative mps are wondering how it will be paid back. the latest voice on that side of the debate is william hague, former leader of the conservative party who used to be the mp in the constituency held by rishi sunak. he says he has reluctantly concluded we will probably have to increase taxes to pay for the pandemic crisis. if you see the prime minister this morning, he is saying he reckons the projections for growth in the economy that come out at the same time as the budget will be more optimistic than expected and so may be the damage to the economy might not be as bad as people think. thanks. the duke of edinburgh will remain in hospital until at least the end of the week, to be treated for an infection and a pre—existing heart condition. prince phillip was transferred to st bartholomew's yesterday, after spending 13 days at another london hospital. let's get the latest from our correspondent, tom symonds. tom, what do we know about the duke's condition? ina word, in a word, he is said to be comfortable. responding to treatment. he was admitted for and infection and also is being tested and observed for a pre—existing heart condition. he is spending what appears to be his longest period so far in hospital. 13 days in the king edward vi! hospital in the west end, transferred here yesterday by ambulance with the media watching. here he will stay for the rest of the week. he has been visited in the previous hospital by the prince of wales, the duke of cambridge has said he understands his grandfather is doing ok. no visit from the queen yet, which i think we would look out for, but the queen made an appearance, a public appearance last wednesday when she addressed the governor and premier of south australia who installed a statue for her and she appeared in good humour. that was last wednesday. now he is at a hospital renowned for its ability to treat heart conditions, with facilities including ten operating theatres and experts on hand to look after him whatever should be his needs. he is a man who has a history of a heart condition. he is here. we will be watching to see how he gets on.— there's fresh evidence that the vaccine roll—out is having a big effect on the number of people taken into hospital, with admissions down by 80% for those aged over 80 after a single dose. despite the positive signs, doctors are urging everyone to remain cautious and continue to follow restrictions. vishala sri—pathma reports. the speedy roll—out of the vaccine across the uk has meant that 20 million people have had a jab in their arm over the last few months, and new evidence suggests it's having a significant impact. public health england data show that a single shot of either the astrazeneca—oxford or the pfizer cuts the risk of needing hospital treatment for covid by up to 80% for those over the age of 80. 5,a55 new infections were recorded in the past 2a hours, which is the lowest figure since september. and 1a,808 people with covid in hospital, a significant drop from even just a few weeks ago. this all suggests that the vaccines offer strong protection. some believe this could help ease restrictions earlier than planned. according to government policy, they can only shift into the future. we can only delay if the initial results of each phase of relaxation are disappointing. but i believe we should equally allow them to be advanced if the early success with the vaccine continues to outpace the assumptions that were sensibly made. it's wise to be cautious, but if things turn out to be better than expected, it is sensible to allow yourself to take that into account when that happens. but the message from the medical experts is not to get ahead of ourselves. it gives us those first glimpses of how, if we are patient and we give this vaccine programme time to have its full effect, it is going to, hopefully, take us into a very different world in the next few months. but we have to be patient, we have to push on with the vaccine programme. there is concern that the success of the vaccine may be undermined by new variants. with several new cases of the brazilian strand now identified here in the uk. suppressing new variants will be easier if cases are kept low and the vaccine take up continues to be high. health officials are keen that people still remain vigilant. the government in northern ireland is expected to publish its plans today on how the country will exit lockdown. ministers are due to meet later to finalise a road map on easing restrictions. our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont. good morning. what will happen? the devolved governments here stressing lockdown in northern ireland will be lifted gradually, cautiously and, it is hoped, permanently. the exit plan officials have worked on looks at nine areas of business and life in general. for example, travel and tourism, retail, hospitality, home and community. each section will have five steps out of lockdown. one way in which the plan here differs from the plan in england is there will not be firm dates attached to each stage. but ministers will set out criteria by which to judge whether to lift restrictions. factors like the vaccination programme and the rate of infections. those figures are generally going in the right direction. one thing in the diary, on monday, schoolchildren will return to the classroom, beginning with pupils in the first three years of primary. ministers have warned people not to expect any other major relaxations this side of easter. thanks. before we check in with the weather, have a look at this. the humber bridge in hull. looking very moody. iamafan of i am a fan of bridges. it is cold out? it is. as you rightly say, it is looking moody. a lot of low cloud and a cold start. in other parts, clear skies overnight, for example in the highlands. minus six degrees in the highlands. minus six degrees in one part. and this looking resplendent. a lot of cloud and mist and fog. some will linger through the day. where we have clear skies at the moment, and frost, is where we will see sunshine. that is northern and western areas. you can see where we have all this low cloud across southern counties of england, through the midlands, east wales, east anglia, lincolnshire and yorkshire. west wales and north—west england seeing clear skies. cloud in northern ireland. we have all of this haar coming in from the north sea. it should improve in southern counties. and in the south midlands as we go through the day, with sunshine coming through. the cloud should break up across northern ireland. if you are stuck under this low cloud, we are looking at 5—6 at best. in half an hour i will take you through the rest of the week. in less than a week's time, schools in england will have fully reopened, but secondary pupils will be asked to take a covid test before heading back into the classroom. they'll also be expected to wear facemasks in lessons, notjust in corridors like before. fiona lamdin has been talking to students and teachers about how it will work. school biology labs transformed into testing centres. up and down, on your tonsils, a good four strokes of each tonsil. all secondary school pupils will need a negative test before they are allowed back into the classroom next week. these key worker children have been in school since january. they are now used to the tests. i felt a bit nervous at first, but then, as soon as the test was finished, i felt much more relieved. it feels like i have got a protection bubble around us and my classmates. that everyone has got a test. we all know that we are safe. other schools have turned their drama and dance hall into a testing site. that's it and then in that test—tube there for me, please. by the end of the week, they will be testing over 1000 students in two days. they come into the hall, they pick up their registration card and then they queue before being tested in one of these eight booths. the first time, it is kind of scary, but, once you do it again, then you get used to it and it is much more normal and easier. it feels normal. the first two times, yeah, it felt tickly. normally, these staff work in the admin team, sorting out admissions and exams. now they are running the whole operation. i think it is fair to say, in education, in the past 12 months, we have been used to turning our hand to many things, but, yes, setting up an nhs test site has probably been the biggest one. we have taken a pragmatic approach. we have started testing earlier. we tested thursday, friday this week and we are testing again on monday, tuesday. that means that all children will be back into their normal timetable from wednesday morning. teachers are also being tested. many welcome the extra measures. ifeel more reassured knowing there is testing going on. especially with the idea that students are possibly asymptomatic. i think it is just an added layer to provide a little bit more reassurance. but it won't be long before students will be doing this at home. you are trying to avoid touching your teeth, your tongue, or the roof of your mouth. the reason why we are doing three tests in school is because we want them to be competent and confident with their technique, so that when they are at home, they know exactly what they are doing. instead of students, boxes with thousands of covid tests are now filling classrooms, as schools prepare for their next logistical challenge. let's talk more about this with geoff barton, who's from the association of school and college leaders, and to calum semple, who's a professor of outbreak medicine and child health at the university of liverpool. there is so much to talk about and so much for schools to organise. the scale of what has got to be done, are they prepared and started this process? the are they prepared and started this rocess? ,.., are they prepared and started this rocess? h. , ,, , are they prepared and started this rocess? ,.. , ~ , ., process? the scale is the key word and the film _ process? the scale is the key word and the film captured _ process? the scale is the key word and the film captured that. - process? the scale is the key word and the film captured that. you i process? the scale is the key word i and the film captured that. you have and the film captured that. you have a range of staff in school, support staff doing different roles suddenly running the equivalent to field hospitals there, and leadership teams putting in place this week in many cases testing in order to get young people back to their learning next week by getting some of this testing out of the way. it is not easy, but it is a sign of the leadership we have got. they are pragmatically getting on with something which this time last year they would not have thought was their responsibility. it is they would not have thought was their responsibility.— their responsibility. it is a new world. there _ their responsibility. it is a new world. there is _ their responsibility. it is a new world. there is a _ their responsibility. it is a new world. there is a degree - their responsibility. it is a new world. there is a degree of. world. there is a degree of technical skill involved. the swabbing, adding the right amount of liquid, waiting for the specified time. are you confident children as young as 11 will be able to do this and get it right?— young as 11 will be able to do this and get it right? yes, perhaps we are generating — and get it right? yes, perhaps we are generating a _ and get it right? yes, perhaps we are generating a new— and get it right? yes, perhaps we are generating a new group - and get it right? yes, perhaps we are generating a new group of. are generating a new group of scientists in the process. as the kid said, after they have done it under supervision, they feel more confident. there are myths going around about putting microchips up children's noses which is nonsense. the swab goes a couple of centimetres up the nose and is rubbed on the tonsils four times. it has been well—tolerated. some kids feel queasy the first couple of times but after that they get used to it. ., . , . . ., to it. how much difference could this testing _ to it. how much difference could this testing make _ to it. how much difference could this testing make to _ to it. how much difference could this testing make to keeping - this testing make to keeping children in schools? the this testing make to keeping children in schools? the good news is we are finding _ children in schools? the good news is we are finding low _ children in schools? the good news is we are finding low rates - children in schools? the good news is we are finding low rates of - is we are finding low rates of active infection within the schools. we are using the lateral flow tests that identify children most likely to be infectious. school pupils are coming in round about 1.2% testing positive and 1.6% of staff testing positive. it is really low in most occasions. sometimes in some areas it is at 0.a%. it is giving confidence that schools are safe and confidence that schools are safe and confidence that schools are safe and confidence that pupils do not need to be sent home when there is context based on test, necessarily. it is a really big step forward. there will be parents watching in england this week thinking it is the final week of home—schooling and feeling next monday we will be back to business as usual. how much of thatis to business as usual. how much of that is not entirely true because of the testing protocols, and the fact some children will be tested before and will extend into the week after that before things do return to normality?— that before things do return to normali ? , ., , , ., normality? there is a sense nothing is uuite normality? there is a sense nothing is quite business _ normality? there is a sense nothing is quite business as _ normality? there is a sense nothing is quite business as usual. - normality? there is a sense nothing is quite business as usual. if - normality? there is a sense nothing is quite business as usual. if you i is quite business as usual. if you are a primary child going to school next week, that is going to feel pretty normal. the routines, with teachers and teaching assistants, that will carry those young people through. there will be a need macro more ventilation so they might need to wrap up more if they do that. for secondary schools, you have the issue of testing which means inevitably a staggered start because those young people will not be able to go to the classroom until the first test has been done and over the first two weeks they need three tests and then the responsibility moves back to the home, which allows teachers to focus on assessing those young people and teaching them. if young people and teaching them. if you are a secondary or further education student, there is the issue of face coverings and that will make school feel different. people will be hesitant about that but essentially the same expectations if you are going to the supermarket will be on you in the classroom whether you like it or not. that is the way it is going to be. hopefully, after easter, things might change a bit. you be. hopefully, after easter, things might change a bit.— might change a bit. you represent 21,000 heads — might change a bit. you represent 21,000 heads and _ might change a bit. you represent 21,000 heads and deputies. i might change a bit. you represent 21,000 heads and deputies. so i might change a bit. you represent i 21,000 heads and deputies. so much of this will differ in every school, how they are able to do it. can you give a sense of when you think it will be most students actually in school, it will not be on march the 8th? it school, it will not be on march the 8th? ., , ., . i~ 8th? it will not be on march the 8th in the majority _ 8th? it will not be on march the 8th in the majority of _ 8th? it will not be on march the 8th in the majority of schools. i 8th? it will not be on march the 8th in the majority of schools. part i 8th? it will not be on march the 8th in the majority of schools. part of l in the majority of schools. part of this comes down to what is the school site like, how much space do they have? we heard in the report a drama studio, sports hall is taken out of action for testing. some will be more constrained than others. but by bringing some of the testing forward, by the end of next week, forward, by the end of next week, for secondary and further education, if we see it as a transitional week two starting to bring the bin, teach them how testing works, then the week after, the 15th, might look as normal as it will do.— normal as it will do. professor, there is data _ normal as it will do. professor, there is data around _ normal as it will do. professor, there is data around where i there is data around where transmission is taking place. the most recent suggests schools are not a hotbed of transmission. would you agree, and if it is the case, i suppose you could explain why this level of testing is necessary in schools. i level of testing is necessary in schools. ., ., , ., schools. i and others have said schools. i and others have said schools are _ schools. i and others have said schools are not _ schools. i and others have said schools are not the _ schools. i and others have said schools are not the primary i schools. i and others have said i schools are not the primary driver of this_ schools are not the primary driver of this outbreak, which is very different— of this outbreak, which is very different to influenza, which is driven— different to influenza, which is driven by— different to influenza, which is driven by children. we see the historic— driven by children. we see the historic data using antibody tests that tell— historic data using antibody tests that tell us who has been infected in the _ that tell us who has been infected in the past. it looks like the primary— in the past. it looks like the primary school pupils are about half as likeiy— primary school pupils are about half as likely to— primary school pupils are about half as likely to be effected compared to the teachers, and secondary school pupils _ the teachers, and secondary school pupils about two thirds is likely. we are — pupils about two thirds is likely. we are seeing more evidence that children— we are seeing more evidence that children are not the drivers of the outbreak— children are not the drivers of the outbreak within the community. when you shutdown society, lockdown different — you shutdown society, lockdown different aspects of society, but only keep schools open, you will see more _ only keep schools open, you will see more transmission in schools compared _ more transmission in schools compared to everywhere else because the schools _ compared to everywhere else because the schools are working. we have around _ the schools are working. we have around 22,000 primary schools and 2500 _ around 22,000 primary schools and 2500 secondary schools. if all you have _ 2500 secondary schools. if all you have open — 2500 secondary schools. if all you have open our hospitals and your 25,000 _ have open our hospitals and your 25,000 schools, you will see transmission in schools because there _ transmission in schools because there is— transmission in schools because there is nowhere else for transmission to occur, which is at the peak— transmission to occur, which is at the peak of— transmission to occur, which is at the peak of the outbreak schools closed _ the peak of the outbreak schools closed. but now we are at the right stage _ closed. but now we are at the right stage to _ closed. but now we are at the right stage to open up schools with extra measures— stage to open up schools with extra measures and improved ventilation will be _ measures and improved ventilation will be important. facemasks will help. _ will be important. facemasks will help. and — will be important. facemasks will help, and the testing to identify the most — help, and the testing to identify the most infectious children. none of these _ the most infectious children. none of these are positive, but together they can _ of these are positive, but together they can be safe. in of these are positive, but together they can be safe.— they can be safe. in schools, compared — they can be safe. in schools, compared to _ they can be safe. in schools, compared to people i they can be safe. in schools, compared to people in i they can be safe. in schools, compared to people in other| they can be safe. in schools, i compared to people in otherjobs, there are they more or less likely to get coronavirus? ii there are they more or less likely to get coronavirus?— there are they more or less likely to get coronavirus? if the only 'obs 0 en are to get coronavirus? if the only 'obs open the _ to get coronavirus? if the only 'obs open are the hospitals i to get coronavirus? if the only 'obs open are the hospitals and i to get coronavirus? if the only jobs| open are the hospitals and schools, yes, teachers will get it more than people _ yes, teachers will get it more than people staying at home. when you open _ people staying at home. when you open up _ people staying at home. when you open up society and compare activities, _ open up society and compare activities, the highest risks turns out to— activities, the highest risks turns out to be — activities, the highest risks turns out to be people like taxi drivers, people _ out to be people like taxi drivers, people in— out to be people like taxi drivers, people in some retail environments. the schoolteachers are not mainly catching _ the schoolteachers are not mainly catching it — the schoolteachers are not mainly catching it from the children. when we did _ catching it from the children. when we did deep dives into schools, teachers — we did deep dives into schools, teachers were catching it from each other— teachers were catching it from each other in _ teachers were catching it from each other in common room. i am confident it is not— other in common room. i am confident it is not the _ other in common room. i am confident it is not the educational aspect of the classroom that is putting teachers _ the classroom that is putting teachers at risk, it is the interaction with other adults and other— interaction with other adults and other aspects of staff that are needed — other aspects of staff that are needed to keep school go in that posed _ needed to keep school go in that posed a — needed to keep school go in that posed a greater risk. like doctors and nurses, — posed a greater risk. like doctors and nurses, they have to be as careful— and nurses, they have to be as careful in— and nurses, they have to be as careful in the canteen as they are in the _ careful in the canteen as they are in the workplace environment of the classroom — in the workplace environment of the classroom. ., , in the workplace environment of the classroom. . , ,., ., in the workplace environment of the classroom. . , ., ,, classroom. really important speaking to ou classroom. really important speaking to you both- — to you both. thanks. i am sure there is plenty of interest in that subject. get your questions coming in. we will be speaking about that over this week in the build—up to the 8th of march. the duke of edinburgh is expected to remain in hospital for the rest of the week, after being transferred to a specialist cardiac facility. he's now been in hospital for two weeks and is being treated for an infection and a pre—existing heart condition. we can speak now to the royal biographer, pennyjunor. good morning. there is a huge level of interest in this story. what do you read into the move to a different hospital? i you read into the move to a different hospital?- different hospital? i feel cautiously _ different hospital? i feel cautiously optimistic i different hospital? i feel| cautiously optimistic that different hospital? i feel- cautiously optimistic that he has moved, because if they had been looking at end of life, they would not have gone through the discomfort of moving him. i think they have discovered there is something wrong with his heart. it is a pre—existing condition. st bartholomew's hospital is the top hospital for cardiac problems. i think we can be optimistic. he is in the right hands,in optimistic. he is in the right hands, in the right place. he has been there two weeks. that is a long stay, particularly for someone of 99 to be in bed, and i am sure he will be getting weaker because of that, because this is a very active man under normal circumstances. i think we should not give up yet. i am sure he has not. we should not give up yet. i am sure he has not-— he has not. you mentioned looking for positives- _ he has not. you mentioned looking for positives. he _ he has not. you mentioned looking for positives. he is _ he has not. you mentioned looking for positives. he is a _ he has not. you mentioned looking for positives. he is a 99-year-old l for positives. he is a 99—year—old gentleman with pre—existing health conditions, but the queen seems to be carrying on with official duties. i think that is another good sign. she is not sitting on the edge of a chair waiting for a terrible phone call, she is getting on with life and she seemed jolly in conversation with the australians yesterday. he has had no other royal visitors apart from the prince of wales last week. again, ithink apart from the prince of wales last week. again, i think these are signs they are not thinking this is the end. but, he cannot go on for ever, he is 99 years old. but he has, over the years, been very healthy. there have been health problems in the past ten years i suppose. that is to be expected. but he has always been fit, always taken a lot of exercise. he is a robust character. in every sense. figs he is a robust character. in every sense. �* , . he is a robust character. in every sense. a sense. as royal biographer, you will know the interest _ sense. as royal biographer, you will know the interest around _ sense. as royal biographer, you will know the interest around the i sense. as royal biographer, you will know the interest around the royall know the interest around the royal family and it is always fast. there is the interview prince harry and meghan markle have taken part in that was trailed yesterday and will go out in america on sunday, and talk may that should be postponed because of the situation with the duke of edinburgh's hell. how do you feel about that discussion?— feel about that discussion? maybe in an ideal world _ feel about that discussion? maybe in an ideal world it _ feel about that discussion? maybe in an ideal world it should _ feel about that discussion? maybe in an ideal world it should be _ an ideal world it should be postponed. it an ideal world, maybe it would not happen. i do not imagine it is in their gift to change the date. they are not driving this, it is oprah winfrey and cbs the broadcaster. is there ever going to be a perfect time to show a film like this? i am not sure there is. they had no idea it would clash with the duke of edinburgh being in hospital. it is clash with the duke of edinburgh being in hospital.— being in hospital. it is 'ust bad timinu. being in hospital. it is 'ust bad timing. on. i being in hospital. it is 'ust bad timing. ok. thanks. i being in hospital. it isjust bad timing. ok. thanks. we i being in hospital. it isjust bad timing. ok. thanks. we will. being in hospital. it isjust bad i timing. ok. thanks. we will bring you some of that interview next week. it is out on sunday night in america. and no doubt on monday morning, as well as schools opening in england. time now to get the news where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. two london, due to its reliance on tourism, has been found to be among the most affected by the covid—19 jobs crisis. the tourism industry accounts for around 15% ofjobs here and contributes billions to london's economy. but the london chamber of commerce says businesses have "suffered the perfect storm of losing revenue provided by international and domestic visitors and commuters". more money has been promised for the economy ahead of the budget tomorrow. one of the bosses of britain's biggest office and retail complex says people are keen to return to the office because working from home has left many "fatigued". speaking to the bbc, howard dawber from the canary wharf group accepted people will still want to divide time between the workplace and home. the canary wharf site is currently being used by 6,000 people a day compared to 100,000 a day pre—covid. more than a third of young adults have been found to be showing signs of 'smartphone addiction' regardless of the length of time they spend on the device. researchers at king's college london say symptoms include losing control over how long they spend on their phone, feeling distressed when they can't access their phone and neglecting other areas of their life. one of the country's most rare wild animals has been spotted in west london. it may look like a cat, or possibly a dog, but this is a black fox. it was filmed in west london in hounslow and isleworth. the dark coat of fur rarely seen on a fox is caused by an unusual genetic variation. let's take a look at the travel situation now. bakerloo line: no service between queen's park and harrow & wealdstone due to a faulty train at willesdenjunction. on the roads, in edgware, seymore street is closed and edgware road is partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, temperatures widely above zero and that is largely down to the low cloud, the mist and the fog. very similar to yesterday morning. it could be quite stubborn for a time, it is going to stay rather murky but gradually the sunshine will start to burn that mist and fog back and also that low cloud will start to erode. so bright spells, some sunshine through the afternoon. similar to yesterday, temperatures are mild, 15 celsius is the maximum. overnight tonight it is going to get quite chilly to start with. we will get one or two clearer spells, temperatures at that point could drop down to zero. but once again, the mist, low cloud and fog developing as we head through to tomorrow morning. so another murky, misty start to wednesday, increasing the chance of one or two showers tomorrow, especially towards the end of the day. the temperatures are still mild. come thursday, you'll notice that colder airjust starts to dip back down south. we've got a north—easterly breeze on thursday, so the temperatures reflect that. it is going to start to feel colder by the end of the week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in an hour. vanessa felt on bbc london is speaking _ vanessa felt on bbc london is speaking about firefighters who are getting _ speaking about firefighters who are getting a _ speaking about firefighters who are getting a special award for driving hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. communities could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to take over struggling pubs in their area under plans expected to be announced in the budget tomorrow. let's speak now to the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, whojoins us from westminster this morning. thank you forjoining us. there is so much that we don't know about the budget tomorrow. if you can give us information for example about the idea that a local community might be able to, for example, by their own, be given money to buy their own pub, is that correct and what are the details? , ., , , ., ., ., ., details? obviously i am not going to no details? obviously i am not going to to into the details? obviously i am not going to go into the detail _ details? obviously i am not going to go into the detail of _ details? obviously i am not going to go into the detail of the _ details? obviously i am not going to go into the detail of the budget i details? obviously i am not going to go into the detail of the budget the | go into the detail of the budget the day before the chancellor's big day tomorrow. i would say the chancellor working very closely with our team and the treasury have provided a huge amount of support to the economy over the past year, £285 billion which has been put into the economy to keepjobs billion which has been put into the economy to keep jobs and businesses, particularly small businesses afloat during what has been a difficult time. let's see what the chancellor comes up with tomorrow. i think it will be an exciting budget and are very supportive budget. but i cannot go into particular details of the day before the actual event. so you cannot confirm _ day before the actual event. so you cannot confirm whether _ day before the actual event. so you cannot confirm whether that i day before the actual event. so you cannot confirm whether that is i day before the actual event. so you cannot confirm whether that is the l cannot confirm whether that is the case, can you confirm that money will be given to for example summer sports? i’m will be given to for example summer sorts? �* ., ., ., ., ., sports? i'm not going to go into the secifics, sports? i'm not going to go into the specifics. i — sports? i'm not going to go into the specifics, i don't _ sports? i'm not going to go into the specifics, i don't quite _ sports? i'm not going to go into the specifics, i don't quite know i specifics, i don't quite know what... , ., , , what... sorry to interrupt you, but we have this _ what... sorry to interrupt you, but we have this information i what... sorry to interrupt you, but we have this information from i what... sorry to interrupt you, but we have this information from the | we have this information from the treasury last night. we we have this information from the treasury last night.— we have this information from the treasury last night. we will have to wait to see — treasury last night. we will have to wait to see what _ treasury last night. we will have to wait to see what happens i treasury last night. we will have to wait to see what happens in - treasury last night. we will have to wait to see what happens in the - wait to see what happens in the budget, i think there will be good measures, i think there will be exciting measures and opportunities for people. the big picture is that we have supported the economy at a very difficult time, the chancellor is very conscious of the fact that a lot of people are under a huge amount of stress, a lot of businesses are really struggling at the moment and it's vital that we provide the support that people require and i think he will be doing that tomorrow. you require and i think he will be doing that tomorrow.— that tomorrow. you are business secretary. _ that tomorrow. you are business secretary. you — that tomorrow. you are business secretary, you will— that tomorrow. you are business secretary, you will know - that tomorrow. you are business secretary, you will know so - that tomorrow. you are business| secretary, you will know so many businesses are really struggling right now and i appreciate you are saying they will get some answers tomorrow. for example, are you looking at extending furlough, and when that might be until? i looking at extending furlough, and when that might be until?- when that might be until? i think the chancellor _ when that might be until? i think the chancellor has _ when that might be until? i think the chancellor has already - when that might be until? i think i the chancellor has already indicated that we will be extending furlough, that we will be extending furlough, that has been part of a public announcement. there will be other measures we will see tomorrow. it used to be the case that budgets were not divulged that often. i'm not prepared to go into particular details, particularly as the chancellor is going to be introducing his budget tomorrow. flan introducing his budget tomorrow. can ou talk introducing his budget tomorrow. can you talk to us about... we know it is £350 billion which have been borrowed. we have heard from lord haig saying taxes will probably have to be increased to pay that back. what can you tell us about that? i think a couple of things we want to stress about that. what happened last year with the coronavirus and the lockdowns was completely unprecedented and the chancellor did exactly the right thing at the time, and supplied enough credit into the economy through loans, helping businesses, the furlough scheme which was very much appreciated across this is big and small, and that cost £285 billion, and that was exactly the right thing to do. what he has also said is that we cannot simply go on spending money forever. but i think at the moment, and i have said this in my role as business secretary, ourjob is to make sure that we protect this country and we also protect the livelihoods of millions of people and the way to do that is to do as the chancellor has done and provide considerable support. do the chancellor has done and provide considerable support.— the chancellor has done and provide considerable support. do you favour, for example. — considerable support. do you favour, for example, attacks _ considerable support. do you favour, for example, attacks on _ considerable support. do you favour, for example, attacks on companies l for example, attacks on companies that have done well in the pandemic? —— a tax on companies that have done well? i -- a tax on companies that have done well? . ., ., , ., ., ., well? i am a conservative and i have alwa s well? i am a conservative and i have always been — well? i am a conservative and i have always been a _ well? i am a conservative and i have always been a low— well? i am a conservative and i have always been a low tax _ well? i am a conservative and i have always been a low tax conservative, | always been a low tax conservative, i think the best way to grow the economy is to promote enterprise, small business and large business as well. but at a time like this, our focus has been to try and keep things going and provide vital support to families and businesses at a very difficult time. so support to families and businesses at a very difficult time.— at a very difficult time. so for examle at a very difficult time. so for example you _ at a very difficult time. so for example you would _ at a very difficult time. so for example you would not - at a very difficult time. so for example you would not tax, i at a very difficult time. so for| example you would not tax, or at a very difficult time. so for - example you would not tax, or you would not suggest attacks on some companies that have done extremely well during the last year, for example, delivery companies? i’m well during the last year, for example, delivery companies? i'm not auoin to be example, delivery companies? i'm not going to be drawn _ example, delivery companies? i'm not going to be drawn in, _ example, delivery companies? i'm not going to be drawn in, i— example, delivery companies? i'm not going to be drawn in, i know _ example, delivery companies? i'm not going to be drawn in, i know you - example, delivery companies? i'm not going to be drawn in, i know you are i going to be drawn in, i know you are trying to extract things from me. i don't know the budget, it will be wrong for me to have got previous site on it given that it is introduced in the commons tomorrow, there is a lot of sensitive information that the chancellor might not want to divulge even to close cabinet colleagues, we will have see what happens tomorrow. i think it will be a good budget, i think it will be a good budget, i think he will do what he has been doing for the last year, supporting businesses and families and families and we willjust have to wait and see and we can discuss policies after the budget is delivered. hopefully we can speak to you then and get some more information. the chancellor did say he would come clean with the british public about what has got to happen, what does that mean in your view? i what has got to happen, what does that mean in your view?— that mean in your view? i think for now, and that mean in your view? i think for now. and l — that mean in your view? i think for now, and i have _ that mean in your view? i think for now, and i have seen _ that mean in your view? i think for now, and i have seen this - that mean in your view? i think for now, and i have seen this a - that mean in your view? i think for now, and i have seen this a lot - that mean in your view? i think for now, and i have seen this a lot ofl now, and i have seen this a lot of time —— i have said this a lot of times, for now what we have to do is support businesses, individuals and families through what has been an extremely difficult time. we have another three years to run in the parliament and i'm sure the chancellor will be looking to reduce the deficit, and that's something which he has been very open about. for now, i think the real emphasis is on trying to provide critical support. is on trying to provide critical su ort. , ~ , support. tell us, the prime minister has also done _ support. tell us, the prime minister has also done an _ support. tell us, the prime minister has also done an interview - support. tell us, the prime minister has also done an interview in - support. tell us, the prime minister has also done an interview in the i has also done an interview in the last 2a hours about various things but including the aeros, —— including the euros, he talks about offering up stadiums if they needed them, do you think that would happen? them, do you think that would ha en? �* �* , , , them, do you think that would hauen? m happen? i'm the business secretary, i can't possibly _ happen? i'm the business secretary, i can't possibly comment _ happen? i'm the business secretary, i can't possibly comment on - happen? i'm the business secretary, i can't possibly comment on what - happen? i'm the business secretary, | i can't possibly comment on what the details will be on fitful competition in the sum of this year. —— on a football competition. in a summary of this year. there is still a pandemic going on, we have still got to get the economy back safely and will contain the pandemic, i will not speculate about which stadiums will be used injune or july. i will always remember the european competition in 1996, i remember it very vividly, it would be great to have great football events in the uk but i think we are getting ahead of ourselves if we say which stadiums will be open or not. kwasi kwarteng, thank you. i'm not sure we learned an awful lot that other_ i'm not sure we learned an awful lot that other than the fact that the budget— that other than the fact that the budget is tomorrow! sally that other than the fact that the budget is tomorrow!— that other than the fact that the budget is tomorrow! sally is here. i can definitely _ budget is tomorrow! sally is here. i can definitely bring _ budget is tomorrow! sally is here. i can definitely bring you - budget is tomorrow! sally is here. i can definitely bring you some - i can definitely bring you some news! this is about a very distressing picture that has been doing the rounds on social media. we are not showing it to you in its entirety this morning. leading trainer gordon elliot, who won the grand national twice with tiger roll, will not be allowed to run any horses in great britain until an investigation into a picture of him sitting on a dead horse is concluded by irish racing authorities. he's licensed in ireland, but the british horseracing authority says it is appalled by the image that appeared on social media. elliott has apologised for what he called a moment of madness, but his behaviour has been condemned across the sport. stupidity, there are certain things you cannot do. unfortunately for him, he has to be made an example of. we cannot stand here and say we are looking after horses and giving them dignity when we are clearly not. i don't want revenge or anything, there are people out there that don't like the sport and i can't argue with them when i see a picture like that. andy murray says his critics make him feel as though he's playing for his career every time he steps on court. he was speaking after his first win on the atp tour for four months. he was on the verge of another early exit at the rotterdam open but he came from a set down to beat robin haase. once world number one, murray is now ranked 123rd, following two hip operations. he said "every time i lose a match, i'm getting told to retire, that i should stop playing, that i'm finished. it's not easy". everton's hopes of a top—four finish in the premier league were given a boost last night. a brilliant pass from gilfi sigurdsson found richarlison, who scored the only goal of the game, as they beat southampton. everton are now level with liverpool, two points off the champions league places, with a game in hand. inter miami co—owner david beckham showed he's a hands—on boss, as head coach phil neville took his first training session of the new season. beckham got involved as the players were put through their drills, with games due to start in the middle of next month. and as they get used to the new coaching set—up, they'll be expecting a much better finish than the 19th place they managed last year, in their debut season. phil's main message is, first, he wants to set a culture within the group. he made the message clear that last week was not good enough and we need to pick that up and set a higher standard for ourselves, for this club, for the fans and make everybody proud. it will be interesting if they can recreate the magic of neville and beckham at manchester united all those years ago, at into miami. you might be interested in this, weather presenter plasma care, there has been quite a lot of talk about some weather presenters. bill giles has been talking about the fact that backin has been talking about the fact that back in the day, hair was a bit more well looked after. he back in the day, hair was a bit more well looked after.— back in the day, hair was a bit more well looked after. he could probably no to the well looked after. he could probably go to the hairdresser! _ well looked after. he could probably go to the hairdresser! he _ well looked after. he could probably go to the hairdresser! he has - well looked after. he could probably go to the hairdresser! he has been i go to the hairdresser! he has been talkin: to go to the hairdresser! he has been talking to the _ go to the hairdresser! he has been talking to the radio _ go to the hairdresser! he has been talking to the radio times, - go to the hairdresser! he has been talking to the radio times, saying | talking to the radio times, saying that weather presenters who look like shaggy sheepdogs should be getting their hair cut. i don't know what to ask carroll about that, your hair looks magnificent, can i say. i think i look like a highland cow rather than a shaggy sheepdogs! tom always looks gorgeous, whether he has short hair or long hair! he said, we cannot go to the hairdresser so we are stuck with what he has got! a bit like the weather, which is stuck in the same mode. we could reach 15 in the sunshine today but if you are stuck under the low cloud, mist orfog, the if you are stuck under the low cloud, mist or fog, the temperature could get up to four or six at best. a real contrast in the temperatures. starting off with some clear skies, we will have sunshine from the word 90, we will have sunshine from the word go, you can see the extent of the low cloud mist and fog in some areas, visibility is 200 metres in some areas in kent and east anglia. it will improve during the day with sunshine coming through so the temperatures will shoot up. you can see across part of the midland, eastern england and part of eastern scotland will hang on to the low cloud and sea fog. after that, we should breaks and some sunshine coming through, sunny across sunny across scotland across from the east coast, and in wales and the south—west. these are the temperatures under the low cloud and any fog that remains, a6, but in any sunshine, —— a—6, but in any sunshine, —— a—6, but in any sunshine, we could hit 13 to 15. this evening, showers come up across the south—west of england, into the isles of scilly, into the channel islands and a return to extensive cloud, mist and fog. where it breaks it will be cold enough for a touch of frost but it will be a cold night anyway. into tomorrow, this is front will be moving north and east taking showery outbreaks of rain with it as it does so. tomorrow is looking cloudier than today, more widely. yes, there will be some breaks across north—west scotland, part of wales and the south, and as these showers come in, part of which will be heavy and thundery, this should clear some of the cloud so temperatures once again will be higher where we have the sunshine in the south. we could get up to 1a. under the cloud, four to eight degrees. into the end of the week, a new area of high pressure develops. it is developing over iceland and slipping across us. the air around it is coming from the north—east direction which is colder, so any showery outbreaks of rain in the south it will clear on thursday and we will be left with a bit of cloud and colder. on friday, brighter, but the temperatures will be going from 15 degrees all the way back down to between six and eight and it will carry on like that through the weekend as well. so keep your coat out, don't put it awayjust yet. good advice, thank you. here is a remarkable story for you. earlier this year, mum—to—be ellie wright fell critically ill with covid—19. herfamily were told she might not survive. ellie had to have an emergency caesarean and was placed into a coma. that was ten weeks before her due date. luckily, ellie and her baby boy, leo, survived, and now the pair have finally held hands. leo is now at home being looked after by his grandparents while ellie continues her recovery in hospital. joining us now is ellie's mum michelle, and dr adi kuravi who's a critical care consultant at walsall healthcare nhs trust. good morning, all of you. it is really good to talk to you. michelle, tell us about it, i don't really know where to start with this story because it is such an incredible story. let's start with, you are leo because 's grandmother, how is he doing? he you are leo because 's grandmother, how is he doing?— how is he doing? he is absolutely ”oreous, how is he doing? he is absolutely gorgeous. he _ how is he doing? he is absolutely gorgeous. he is— how is he doing? he is absolutely gorgeous, he is currently - how is he doing? he is absolutely| gorgeous, he is currently opposite me asleep. i5 gorgeous, he is currently opposite me asleep-— gorgeous, he is currently opposite me asleep.- yeah! - gorgeous, he is currently opposite me asleep.- yeah! he - gorgeous, he is currently opposite me asleep.- yeah! he is - gorgeous, he is currently opposite | me asleep.- yeah! he is very me asleep. is he? yeah! he is very content, me asleep. is he? yeah! he is very content. very _ me asleep. is he? yeah! he is very content, very settled, _ me asleep. is he? yeah! he is very content, very settled, so _ me asleep. is he? yeah! he is very content, very settled, so if- me asleep. is he? yeah! he is very content, very settled, so if you - content, very settled, so if you hear a couple of noises, just try to ignore them! hear a couple of noises, 'ust try to ignore newt hear a couple of noises, 'ust try to ignore enemifi ignore them! maybe later in the interview we — ignore them! maybe later in the interview we could _ ignore them! maybe later in the interview we could have - ignore them! maybe later in the interview we could have a - ignore them! maybe later in the interview we could have a little| interview we could have a little peek at him. and how is his mum doing, how is ellie at the moment? abs, doing, how is ellie at the moment? chilly, we had a really good day yesterday. she did some very intense physio, she did manage tojust yesterday. she did some very intense physio, she did manage to just about stand and then she had to sit back down. but she was assessed by speech and language, and they gave her the all clear to start eating and drinking. all clear to start eating and drinkinr. ., , all clear to start eating and drinkinr. . , , ., all clear to start eating and drinkinr. ., , , ., , ., , drinking. that is brilliant years. -- brilliant _ drinking. that is brilliant years. -- brilliant news. _ drinking. that is brilliant years. -- brilliant news. she - drinking. that is brilliant years. -- brilliant news. she was - drinking. that is brilliant years. -- brilliant news. she was so . drinking. that is brilliant years. - -- brilliant news. she was so happy to drink again- _ -- brilliant news. she was so happy to drink again. it _ -- brilliant news. she was so happy to drink again. it is _ -- brilliant news. she was so happy to drink again. it is incredible - -- brilliant news. she was so happy to drink again. it is incredible to - to drink again. it is incredible to think, as to drink again. it is incredible to think. as you — to drink again. it is incredible to think, as you hear— to drink again. it is incredible to think, as you hear the _ to drink again. it is incredible to think, as you hear the story - think, as you hear the story described, the emotions you must have gone through, we will speak to dr kuravi at the moment, but being told, michelle, that your daughter might not survive and then at the point that she was then introduced to leo, she is slightly improving, but you did the introduction? talk us through what that was like. i did, i didn't even know i was going to do it, i was visiting leo and i was invited to go with the neonatal staff to take leo in his incubator. and on the way up, nurse said, do you want to introduce him or do you want me to do it? and i was flustered because i thought, i had not thought about it. i said, you do it, and i thought, no, iwill do it. i walked through the door and my mind went blank as it does, and i said, hello, are you ok? and i said, this is leo james, and her eyes followed him around the room until he stops at the side of her and she did not take her eyes off him. idr did not take her eyes off him. dr kuravi, you are a critical care consultant, thank you for all the work you do. as well as saving both of their lives you have had to make some very difficult decisions, tell us about that decision making process and how you decided he was going to be born. she process and how you decided he was going to be born-— going to be born. she was very ill when she started _ going to be born. she was very ill when she started off, _ going to be born. she was very ill when she started off, and - going to be born. she was very ill when she started off, and when l going to be born. she was very ill. when she started off, and when we were _ when she started off, and when we were hoping to buy a bit of time for the majority of the baby initially. but as— the majority of the baby initially. but as we — the majority of the baby initially. but as we realised as she arrived in the icu. _ but as we realised as she arrived in the icu. she — but as we realised as she arrived in the icu, she was deteriorating very fast. the icu, she was deteriorating very fast we _ the icu, she was deteriorating very fast. we had a discussion with the obstetric— fast. we had a discussion with the obstetric team and the paediatricians. and the decision with all— paediatricians. and the decision with all of— paediatricians. and the decision with all of us together felt that that was— with all of us together felt that that was the right time to deliver the baby— that was the right time to deliver the baby because the trajectory of early— the baby because the trajectory of early was — the baby because the trajectory of early was that she was probably going _ early was that she was probably going to — early was that she was probably going to take a turn for the worse. -- the _ going to take a turn for the worse. —— the trajectory for ellie. so we delivered — —— the trajectory for ellie. so we delivered the baby and the mother was put _ delivered the baby and the mother was put into an induced coma, and sent back— was put into an induced coma, and sent back to— was put into an induced coma, and sent back to the icu, and then the baby was— sent back to the icu, and then the baby was looked after in the neonatal unit for eight weeks. ellie was with— neonatal unit for eight weeks. ellie was with us and we had to look after her. , , ., ., ., ,, . , her. this is going to make me cry, to be honest! _ her. this is going to make me cry, to be honest! tell _ her. this is going to make me cry, to be honest! tell me _ her. this is going to make me cry, to be honest! tell me about - her. this is going to make me cry, to be honest! tell me about that l to be honest! tell me about that decision, that is it such a moment, for her to meet her son for the first time. you must have really had to plan for that. first time. you must have really had to plan forthat— first time. you must have really had to plan for that. indeed. we planned for it for about _ to plan for that. indeed. we planned for it for about two _ to plan for that. indeed. we planned for it for about two days. _ to plan for that. indeed. we planned for it for about two days. the - for it for about two days. the previous _ for it for about two days. the previous day, we had a fairly extensive _ previous day, we had a fairly extensive conversation with the neonatal — extensive conversation with the neonatal team to see if there was a feasibility— neonatal team to see if there was a feasibility of bringing the baby across, — feasibility of bringing the baby across, because it was coming to the point _ across, because it was coming to the point where — across, because it was coming to the point where we wanted ellie to progress — point where we wanted ellie to progress further in the way we saw it was— progress further in the way we saw it was to _ progress further in the way we saw it was to engage with the baby, that would _ it was to engage with the baby, that would stimulate her emotionally. it was actually a fairly emotional time for all— was actually a fairly emotional time for all of— was actually a fairly emotional time for all of us — was actually a fairly emotional time for all of us as well because we have _ for all of us as well because we have been— for all of us as well because we have been through a whole year of challenges. and we thought, if we do that, it _ challenges. and we thought, if we do that, it will— challenges. and we thought, if we do that, it will not only boost the morale — that, it will not only boost the morale of _ that, it will not only boost the morale of the staff, but also the mother, — morale of the staff, but also the mother, ellie. and fortunately, it all worked — mother, ellie. and fortunately, it all worked out well. the next day, the baby— all worked out well. the next day, the baby was brought to her and we -ot the baby was brought to her and we got her— the baby was brought to her and we got her all— the baby was brought to her and we got her all dolled up in the personal protective equipment and she was— personal protective equipment and she was able to hold her baby. lovely— she was able to hold her baby. lovely to — she was able to hold her baby. lovely to see you smiling as you tell that story, it obviously meant a lot to you. michelle, we all have reasons to be thankful for the work going on for our health care workers particularly at the moment but i'm sure you would love to say some words to dr kuravi this morning and his amazing team.— his amazing team. well, amazing, there are no _ his amazing team. well, amazing, there are no words. _ his amazing team. well, amazing, there are no words. but, - his amazing team. well, amazing, there are no words. but, they - his amazing team. well, amazing, | there are no words. but, they gave me back my child, gave me back my grandchild. they always kept me informed, no conversation was ever too long or too short. they are just absolutely amazing human beings. and they don't get the recognition they deserve, the nhs doesn't. and i'm just so thankful, i will be forever in their debt, always. it is just so thankful, i will be forever in their debt, always.— in their debt, always. it is lovely to see that _ in their debt, always. it is lovely to see that smile _ in their debt, always. it is lovely to see that smile as _ in their debt, always. it is lovely to see that smile as well. - in their debt, always. it is lovely to see that smile as well. can i in their debt, always. it is lovely| to see that smile as well. can we have a quick look at it leo or are we going to disturb him? i infill]! have a quick look at it leo or are we going to disturb him? i will 'ust ret m we going to disturb him? i will 'ust get my husband i we going to disturb him? i will 'ust get my husband to i we going to disturb him? i will 'ust get my husband to pass i we going to disturb him? i will 'ust get my husband to pass him i we going to disturb him? i willjust get my husband to pass him to i we going to disturb him? i willjust get my husband to pass him to mej get my husband to pass him to me because if i get up as a major 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hello? l but he doesn't wake up, he likes a lot of noise._ hello? lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are rroin lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to — lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to have — lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to have to _ lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to have to leave _ lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to have to leave you i lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to have to leave you in i lot of noise. is he there? hello? we are going to have to leave you in a l are going to have to leave you in a second! i think everybody is coming. there he is! absolutely lovely! and you can tell ellie that he has been on the tv! ., , ., you can tell ellie that he has been on the tv!— you can tell ellie that he has been on the tv! ., , ., y., ., on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, ou are on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, you are live — on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, you are live on _ on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, you are live on the _ on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, you are live on the tv! _ on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, you are live on the tv! what - on the tv! lovely to meet you, leo, you are live on the tv! what a i you are live on the tv! what a gorgeous— you are live on the tv! what a gorgeous little _ you are live on the tv! what a gorgeous little baby. - you are live on the tv! what a gorgeous little baby. thank. you are live on the tv! what a. gorgeous little baby. thank you you are live on the tv! what a i gorgeous little baby. thank you so much _ gorgeous little baby. thank you so much for— gorgeous little baby. thank you so much for chatting _ gorgeous little baby. thank you so much for chatting with _ gorgeous little baby. thank you so much for chatting with us - gorgeous little baby. thank you so much for chatting with us this i much for chatting with us this morning. _ much for chatting with us this morning, michelle, _ much for chatting with us this morning, michelle, and i much for chatting with us this morning, michelle, and dr. much for chatting with us this i morning, michelle, and dr kuravi, michelle _ morning, michelle, and dr kuravi, michelle had — morning, michelle, and dr kuravi, michelle had some _ morning, michelle, and dr kuravi, michelle had some lovely- morning, michelle, and dr kuravi, michelle had some lovely words i morning, michelle, and dr kuravi, i michelle had some lovely words for you but— michelle had some lovely words for you but on— michelle had some lovely words for you but on behalf— michelle had some lovely words for you but on behalf of— michelle had some lovely words for you but on behalf of all— michelle had some lovely words for you but on behalf of all of- michelle had some lovely words for you but on behalf of all of us, i you but on behalf of all of us, thank— you but on behalf of all of us, thank you _ you but on behalf of all of us, thank you so— you but on behalf of all of us, thank you so much _ you but on behalf of all of us, thank you so much for- you but on behalf of all of us, thank you so much for doing i you but on behalf of all of us, i thank you so much for doing such a brilliant _ thank you so much for doing such a brilliantiob — thank you so much for doing such a brilliantiob lt— thank you so much for doing such a brilliantjob. it is _ thank you so much for doing such a brilliantiob— brilliant 'ob. it is a whole team work, brilliant job. it is a whole team work. thank — brilliant job. it is a whole team work, thank you. _ work, thank you. that— work, thank you. that is— work, thank you. that isjust great, isn't it! covid—19 has disproportionately impacted the uk's black and asian communities. the actor david harewood wanted to find out why and has been exploring the issue for a new bbc documentary. let's have a look. almost 65% of the population in brent are of black african, afro—caribbean, pakistani, bangladeshi or other minority ethnic origin. how long has this market been here, mohammed? oh, over20 years. you can really see the diversity here. everybody is here. africans, caribbean, asians. everybody comes to this market to sell their wares, you know? covid must have really impacted this community. of that you can be sure. the amount of people that died really, really shook the community and nobody expected it. and david joins us now. good morning, thank you forjoining us from vancouver, i know you are filming at the moment. it feels like a very powerful story to tell in this documentary. why did you want to tell it? it this documentary. why did you want to tell it? , , ., , to tell it? it is 'ust a very personei_ to tell it? it isjust a very personal story. - to tell it? it isjust a very personal story. when i l to tell it? it isjust a very i personal story. when i flew to tell it? it isjust a very - personal story. when i flew back into england at the very start of this whole pandemic, i sort of walked into a wall of information and some of the things that were trickling in were that most of the doctors that first died during that first wave, i think 95% of the doctors that died during the first wave of covid, where from black or asian backgrounds. and i thought, why was that? and the more i learned about it, i understood that this virus seems to be affecting people of colour disproportionately. and obviously being a person of colour i wanted to find out why. this me really looking and trying to look at reasons why, i look at genetics, biology, and just try to investigate exactly why this disease seems to be disproportionately attacking us. i suppose the assumption that may be read incorrectly make is that there are biological issues —— that maybe we incorrectly make is that there are biological issues, but you look at the societal factors in this documentary? i at the societal factors in this documentary?— at the societal factors in this documentary? at the societal factors in this documenta ? ., , documentary? i look at them, they 'ust documentary? i look at them, they just started — documentary? i look at them, they just started to _ documentary? i look at them, they just started to reveal _ documentary? i look at them, they just started to reveal themselves. | just started to reveal themselves. they have been there for a long time, i don't think this has been a secret. health inequality has existed for a very, very long time. i think the coronavirus has really just revealed that. and this documentary, really, itjust started to unfold it. and i started to see basically how societal factors disproportionately impact communities of colour. the documentary _ communities of colour. the documentary does, - communities of colour. the documentary does, as i communities of colour. the documentary does, as you said, spell that out quite clearly. he mentioned right at the start of our chat here that it was a personaljourney, you spoke to your sister sandra as well for this programme?— spoke to your sister sandra as well for this programme? yes, she is, she is wonderful. — for this programme? yes, she is, she is wonderful, great _ for this programme? yes, she is, she is wonderful, great to _ for this programme? yes, she is, she is wonderful, great to work _ for this programme? yes, she is, she is wonderful, great to work with - is wonderful, great to work with her, first time she has been on the tv. we were sort of reminiscing and talking about our parents, our parents came here and were in those front facing, forward facing roles, cleaners and drivers, working in factories, and many communities of colour are still doing those same jobs. wejust commented on colour are still doing those same jobs. we just commented on that fact that it seems that we still are having difficulty climbing up the social ladder. find having difficulty climbing up the social ladder.— social ladder. and if people do watch this _ social ladder. and if people do watch this tonight, _ social ladder. and if people do watch this tonight, it - social ladder. and if people do watch this tonight, it is - social ladder. and if people do watch this tonight, it is called | social ladder. and if people do - watch this tonight, it is called why is covid killing people of colour, they will hear about a theory from america called weathering, a theory of racism, which you talk about, explain what that is. weathering is a term which _ explain what that is. weathering is a term which doctor _ explain what that is. weathering is a term which doctor geronimo -- l a term which doctor geronimo —— which a doctor in america, her study involved looking at the almost biological age of black people in america. she was suggesting that the stress of racism and the stress of dealing with living under an oppressive system almost physiologically ages black people. it is almost like a wearing process, a weathering process. it is an incredible way of describing living incredible way of describing living in a society where you are continuously under stress, and your reality is denied. i thought it was just a wonderful term and a wonderful way, descriptive way of describing that sort of stress. the documentary _ describing that sort of stress. the documentary touches on the black lives matter movement and the death of george floyd at as well. i know you are in vancouver, but in the uk there is quite a discussion in football in particular, about taking the knee before games, some black players saying they don't want to do it any more, some clubs have talked it any more, some clubs have talked it running its course, and i have seen it described as a wallpaper. do you think that what we saw predominantly last year has been a positive catalyst for change overall? ., ., ., , overall? overall, no doubt, particularly _ overall? overall, no doubt, particularly in _ overall? overall, no doubt, particularly in america, - overall? overall, no doubt, particularly in america, i. overall? overall, no doubt, | particularly in america, i am working for warner brothers right now and they have made significant changes since george floyd in terms of management, structure, in terms of management, structure, in terms of the structure of and make up of crew to make. they have made significant changes. i think perhaps gestures, the original gestures which are now two or three years old, perhaps it is time for them to perhaps move on from them. i would also note that racism against black footballers has gone up since players have been taking the knee. so i think perhaps there is another way of addressing the problem and addressing the issue.— addressing the issue. always a -leasure addressing the issue. always a pleasure to — addressing the issue. always a pleasure to talk _ addressing the issue. always a pleasure to talk to _ addressing the issue. always a pleasure to talk to you, - addressing the issue. always a pleasure to talk to you, thank| addressing the issue. always a i pleasure to talk to you, thank you very much. i know you are filming supergirl in vancouver so hopefully we will speak to you about that at some stage! it’s we will speak to you about that at some stage!— we will speak to you about that at some state! 3 �* ., some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to no to some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to go to bed — some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to go to bed now. — some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to go to bed now, you _ some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to go to bed now, you can _ some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to go to bed now, you can carry - some stage! it's midnight, i'm going to go to bed now, you can carry on i to go to bed now, you can carry on with your show! we to go to bed now, you can carry on with your show!— to go to bed now, you can carry on with your show! we appreciate you talkin: to with your show! we appreciate you talking to us. _ with your show! we appreciate you talking to us, thank _ with your show! we appreciate you talking to us, thank you! _ david's documentary is called "why is covid killing people of colour?" and is on bbc one tonight at 9pm. it isa it is a fascinating watch. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. the buy—a—boozer budget — hundreds of millions of pounds to help save local pubs, sports clubs and theatres will be announced by the chancellor tomorrow. there could be more help forfirst buyers with an extension of the stamp duty holiday i didn't loan scheme. but critics say it could help big banks and house—builders rather than first—time buyers. a change of hospital for the duke of edinburgh, but new pictures released of the queen suggest the message from the palace is business as usual. keep following the rules — the cautious message from health bosses as new research shows vaccines dramatically reduce the chances of becoming seriously ill. three—time grand national—winning trainer gordon elliott is suspended from racing in britain, while he's investigated over a picture showing him sitting on a dead horse. after her huge night at the golden globe awards, the crown's emma corrin joins us fresh from winning best actress for her role as princess diana. over the next few nights we will see extensive cloud, mist and fog, some of which will stick by day but western and southern areas seeing sunshine. it will turn colder and this weekend some of us may see the return of snow. more later this weekend some of us may see the return of snow. more later in this weekend some of us may see the return of snow. more later in the programme. it's tuesday, the 2nd of march. our top story. communities could be given up to a quarter of a million pounds to take over struggling pubs in their area under plans expected to be announced in the budget tomorrow. the chancellor will unveil a community ownership fund, which is also expected to cover sports clubs, theatres and other venues at risk of closure. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster. we have been reminded the budget is tomorrow but information is coming out this morning. we tomorrow but information is coming out this morning.— out this morning. we have information _ out this morning. we have information on _ out this morning. we have information on some - out this morning. we have | information on some things out this morning. we have - information on some things the government will spend money on. there will be the £150 million for communities to buy local pubs that are under threat. 300 million to help summer sports like cricket. and 400 million, an extension to the bailout fund for cultural institutions such as theatres and art galleries because they have had to close longer because of the lockdown. a big question is will taxes have to increase to pay for that? and will the furlough scheme be extended? business secretary suggested to us the chancellor hinted it will be.— suggested to us the chancellor hinted it will be. what he has also said is we cannot _ hinted it will be. what he has also said is we cannot simply - hinted it will be. what he has also said is we cannot simply go - hinted it will be. what he has also said is we cannot simply go on - said is we cannot simply go on spending — said is we cannot simply go on spending money for ever, but i think at the _ spending money for ever, but i think at the moment, and i have said this in my— at the moment, and i have said this in my role _ at the moment, and i have said this in my role as — at the moment, and i have said this in my role as business secretary, ourjoh— in my role as business secretary, ourioh is— in my role as business secretary, ourioh is to — in my role as business secretary, ourjob is to ensure we protect the country— ourjob is to ensure we protect the country and — ourjob is to ensure we protect the country and protect the livelihood of millions of people and the way to do that_ of millions of people and the way to do that is_ of millions of people and the way to do that is to do as the chancellor has done — do that is to do as the chancellor has done and provide considerable support _ has done and provide considerable support. find has done and provide considerable su ort. �* ., has done and provide considerable suuort. �* ., has done and provide considerable su ort. �* ., ,, ., ., support. and to let you into a secret how — support. and to let you into a secret how the _ support. and to let you into a secret how the budget - support. and to let you into a | secret how the budget works. support. and to let you into a - secret how the budget works. kwasi kwarteng said he could not comment until the budget is announced tomorrow. we have press releases in the days before but they are careful to say the chancellor is expected to announce because they would break the law if they announced it before day. pm the law if they announced it before da . �* , the law if they announced it before da . . , , ., ., ., the duke of edinburgh will remain in hospital until at least the end of the week to be treated for an infection and a pre—existing heart condition. prince phillip was transferred to st bartholomew's yesterday, after spending 13 days at another london hospital. let's get the latest from our correspondent, tom symonds. hopefully you can bring us the latest on his condition this morning. figs latest on his condition this morning-— latest on his condition this morning. latest on his condition this morninu. a ,, morning. as you say, he is being treated for— morning. as you say, he is being treated for and _ morning. as you say, he is being treated for and infection, - morning. as you say, he is being treated for and infection, tested | treated for and infection, tested and observed in connection with the previous heart condition. he is said to be comfortable, responding to treatment. you would not expect the palace to go further than that in giving information about his medical condition. he is due to be at this hospital another week, the rest of this week. it is turning into his longest stay in hospital. 13 days in the king edward vi! hospital in the west end. he was transferred by ambulance to st bart's yesterday. this hospital is known for its ability to cope with complex heart conditions and has ten operating theatres and a number of specialists able to step in and give him the kind of treatment he might need. he has a history of heart problems. as you might expect for someone in his 90s. he was admitted to papworth hospital in 2011 with chest pain. he had a stent put in to keep the artery open and resolve any problems. clearly that is what they are looking at. we will not know more, probably, for some time. the queen has been talking quite freely and happily about her ongoing work in a video released this morning, so there does appear, on the face of it, to be no concerns with her at the moment. there's fresh evidence that the vaccine roll—out is having a big effect on the number of people taken into hospital, with admissions down by 80% for those aged over 80 after a single dose. despite the positive signs, doctors are urging everyone to remain cautious and continue to follow restrictions. vishala sri—pathma reports. the speedy roll—out of the vaccine across the uk has meant that 20 million people have had a jab in their arm over the last few months, and new evidence suggests it's having a significant impact. public health england data show that a single shot of either the astrazeneca—oxford or the pfizer cuts the risk of needing hospital treatment for covid by up to 80% for those over the age of 80. 5,455 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest figure since september. and 14,808 people with covid in hospital, a significant drop from even just a few weeks ago. this all suggests that the vaccines offer strong protection. some believe this could help ease restrictions earlier than planned. according to government policy, they can only shift into the future. we can only delay if the initial results of each phase of relaxation are disappointing. but i believe we should equally allow them to be advanced if the early success with the vaccine continues to outpace the assumptions that were sensibly made. it's wise to be cautious, but if things turn out to be better than expected, it is sensible to allow yourself to take that into account when that happens. but the message from the medical experts is not to get ahead of ourselves. it gives us those first glimpses of how, if we are patient and we give this vaccine programme time to have its full effect, it is going to, hopefully, take us into a very different world in the next few months. but we have to be patient, we have to push on with the vaccine programme. there is concern that the success of the vaccine may be undermined by new variants, with several new cases of the brazilian strand now identified here in the uk. suppressing new variants will be easier if cases are kept low and the vaccine take—up continues to be high. health officials are keen that people still remain vigilant. france has changed its mind and will allow the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine to be given to people aged between 65 and 74. health officials had previously restricted the jab to younger age groups, because of what they claimed was a lack of trial data. the government in northern ireland is expected to publish its plan for the gradual easing of the lockdown there. ministers are due to meet later to finalise the details. it's understood the rules will be relaxed in stages. schools are expected to return from next week, but it's believed there won't be any other major changes to the restrictions before easter. residents in exeter have spent another night away from home after the discovery of a bomb from the second world war. a controlled explosion was carried out at the weekend after the device was found in an allotment. police say people living within 100 metres of the site must continue to stay in temporary accommodation. properties in the area are being assessed for structural damage. the only painting thought to have been completed by winston churchill during the second world war has sold at auction for more than £8 million. the art work depicts a 12th—century mosque in marrakesh at sunset, with the atlas mountains in the background. it has had several owners, including angelina jolie and her then partner brad pitt. a decent picture. 8 million quid. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is cold. it is cold. it certainly is. good morning. it is cold, a lot of low cloud and dense fog in parts. in the west, some brighter skies, fog in parts. in the west, some brighterskies, clearskies fog in parts. in the west, some brighter skies, clear skies with the sun coming up now. it is cold and frosty. as you can see from this picture. there is a lot of low cloud and dense fog particularly in east anglia and south—east. through this morning, we hang on to a lot of that but gradually through the day, it will start to improve across southern areas, through the south midlands, and already the southwest, wales, north—west england and scotland seeing sunshine. claudia northern ireland, it should break through the day. we will hang onto some haar in the east coast of scotland. with not much wind to shift it, it will be with you much of the day and if you are stuck under the cloud, temperatures will be roughly 4—6. in the sunshine, up to maybe 15. overnight we see a return to extensive cloud, fog and mist, and we have showers coming up from the south—west. showers could also clip wales. there will be a touch of frost where we hang on to clear skies. another cold night in prospect with overnight lows between -1 prospect with overnight lows between —1 and in the south—west, minus 7—8. i will have a longer forecast in half an hour. i want to say brrrr to that. since face—to—face visits in care homes were stopped in march last year, many families have been unable to have any close contact with their loved ones. during the latest lockdown, some homes in england have been able to allow visits at their own discretion, as long as safety guidance has been followed. but, on monday, care home restrictions in england are being relaxed. new rules will allow residents to have visits from one designated person. they'll be able to meet indoors and hold hands — but not get closer. the visitor must test negative for coronavirus before entering the home and wear ppe at all times. whilst the relaxation of the rules has been welcomed, some campaigners say choosing just one nominated visitor is an impossible decision and one that families shouldn't have to make. west end star ruthie henshall has only been able to see her mum through a window for the past six months. she's been speaking to graham satchell about the impact this is having on her, and herfamily. can you see me? wave! i love you! i love you so much. it makes me very... it makes me very emotional, because i am watching my mother die from a window. that is what is happening. i love you, mummy. i miss you so much. i promise i'll get to see you soon. # i dreamed a dream in time gone by # when hope was high and life worth living... ruthie henshall is a star of west end musical theatre. # i dreamed that love would never die... she says she owes her success to her mum gloria. gloria was a drama teacher. she nurtured a generation of actors and performers. she was a very inspirational woman. she taught me very early on that you have to make your own luck, kind of thing. and that you need to be at the front if you want to get seen. # there's somebody i'm longing to see # i hope that he turns out to be # someone who'll watch over me #. ruthie's mum now has dementia. they face—time like this and visit through the window. but ruthie hasn't been able to see gloria in person since october. in that time, her mum's dementia has worsened considerably. she was walking and talking before lockdown and, four months later, she couldn't speak, she couldn't walk. they were mushing up herfood. she took such a severe dive. and i was completely shocked. i wanted to ask you how mum was the last time you saw her. she was better than the last time, but, obviously, she has gone down considerably and rapidly in this lockdown. this is ruthie's sister, abi. there mum's care home allows one visitor perfamily — behind a screen with no physical contact, in accordance with current government guidance in england. because of ruthie's work commitments, they decided abi should be the designated visitor. how does that make you feel, knowing that you are the only one who goes to see her — you know, the good and bad of it? well, i think it's unfair. i think it's unfair to you and susan. i think it's unfair to mum. it's cruel to leave old people wasting away mentally, physically, emotionally. it's cruel. there's no other word for it. the new guidelines in england, starting next week, will still only allow one visitor, but will let them meet loved ones without a screen, and hold hands. ruthie says that is not enough. she is part of a campaign group called rights for residents. it says that with testing and ppe, at least two family members should be able to visit with proper physical contact, hugging. i am begging the government to do the right thing. i think if you ask every single one of those people in the homes, they would say, "please let me see my loved ones. i'll swallow the risk, that small, tiny risk, for the fact that i could get to touch them and hold them again." you can understand, can't you, care homes needing to be cautious, because they've lost so many of their residents? yes, but the risk is minimal. and you have to weigh it up against the risk of them dying of loneliness. imagine that you are in a world of dementia where you are losing reality, you are losing memories, and you are not even allowed to be touched, either. you can't have that luxury. that is all they have left. give them their family. ruthie's mum's care home says it will follow the government's new guidance. the government in westminster told us the guidance is a cautious first step to allow greater visiting in the future. but, for now, ruthie is left having to visit her mum through a window. i'm here, mummy. i'm here. i'm not going to leave you. and i love you. we should thank ruthie for telling her story so powerfully. let's speak to pete claveley, the chief executive of a major care provider, and to kate lee, from the alzheimer's society. good morning. kate, you heard from ruthie what she and many others are going through, i suppose, and talking about the new government guidance, how do you feel about it, does it go far enough?! guidance, how do you feel about it, does it go far enough?— does it go far enough? i listened to that story and _ does it go far enough? i listened to that story and my _ does it go far enough? i listened to that story and my own _ does it go far enough? i listened to that story and my own family - does it go far enough? i listened to | that story and my own family story, my mother is in residential care and they are going through the same decision, choosing that one visitor. it is hard and so tough. we know residents in care homes have been hard—hit by coronavirus over this whole pandemic, and just injanuary and february, over 12,000 deaths in care homes, residential care, a lot more than we expected. we know this government guidance signed off by the chief medical officer says visiting can be done and can be done safely. there have been caring chains that have kept the system going through the pandemic. we need to get more family members into the home, of course balanced with safety. but proper testing, home, of course balanced with safety. but propertesting, ppe, that should be possible. we safety. but proper testing, ppe, that should be possible. we have ictures that should be possible. we have pictures of— that should be possible. we have pictures of you — that should be possible. we have pictures of you visiting _ that should be possible. we have pictures of you visiting your - that should be possible. we have l pictures of you visiting your mother because you have to take part in the window visits. we saw from ruthie the effects on her and herfamily, what about you? it is the effects on her and her family, what about you?— the effects on her and her family, what about you? it is really hard. i have not seen _ what about you? it is really hard. i have not seen my _ what about you? it is really hard. i have not seen my mother- what about you? it is really hard. i have not seen my mother for- what about you? it is really hard. i have not seen my mother for a - what about you? it is really hard. i l have not seen my mother for a year other than through a window. it has been incredibly hard. my parents had their 60th wedding anniversary, at their 60th wedding anniversary, at the beginning of next month, and my dad knows what she needs, knows when she is upset, in pain, even though she is upset, in pain, even though she can no longer talk. he needs to be in there with her, but he is in his 80s. my sister needs to accompany him for his care and support. they are difficult decisions. the thing we are wrestling with is how we got into this mess. the social care system and the way care homes have been supported is incredibly poor. they are not properly funded and we do not value the social care system. sad stories about care home struggling to operate. it is time the government put some proper social care reform in and really thought about bringing the social care system, notjust care homes but those who need care in homes, to the same standard as the nhs, the same quality, free at the point you use it, like education and health. pete, i would imagine _ it, like education and health. pete, i would imagine you _ it, like education and health. pete, i would imagine you understand the argument kate and others make, but from your point of view, is it fair to say you urge caution? you want people to be vaccinated before they come into the home.— come into the home. absolutely. i understand _ come into the home. absolutely. i understand kate _ come into the home. absolutely. i understand kate and _ come into the home. absolutely. i understand kate and everyone's i understand kate and everyone's desire, — understand kate and everyone's desire, and our desire to open up homes _ desire, and our desire to open up homes to— desire, and our desire to open up homes to normal visiting as soon as it is safe _ homes to normal visiting as soon as it is safe i— homes to normal visiting as soon as it is safe. i am more cautious. i think— it is safe. i am more cautious. i thinkiust — it is safe. i am more cautious. i thinkiust as— it is safe. i am more cautious. i thinkjust asjonathan van it is safe. i am more cautious. i thinkjust as jonathan van tam said earlier, _ thinkjust as jonathan van tam said earlier, we — thinkjust as jonathan van tam said earlier, we need to wait and be cautious— earlier, we need to wait and be cautious until everyone has had the maximum — cautious until everyone has had the maximum benefit from the vaccine. many— maximum benefit from the vaccine. many residents and staff have not had a _ many residents and staff have not had a second dose and then it takes a couple _ had a second dose and then it takes a couple of— had a second dose and then it takes a couple of weeks after that to reach — a couple of weeks after that to reach maximum benefit. we know even with two— reach maximum benefit. we know even with two doses, 10—25% of those who receive _ with two doses, 10—25% of those who receive the _ with two doses, 10—25% of those who receive the vaccine do not develop immunity— receive the vaccine do not develop immunity and therefore are still vulnerable. we have written to the government. we think the decision to open homes of the most vulnerable to visitors, _ open homes of the most vulnerable to visitors, when i cannot visit any relative — visitors, when i cannot visit any relative who is fit, young and healthy. _ relative who is fit, young and healthy, because of the risk i bring to an _ healthy, because of the risk i bring to an indoor— healthy, because of the risk i bring to an indoor environment where the virus _ to an indoor environment where the virus spread — to an indoor environment where the virus spread so easily, for the most vulnerable. — virus spread so easily, for the most vulnerable, to open the doors for 400.000 — vulnerable, to open the doors for 400,000 designated visitors a week to -o 400,000 designated visitors a week to go into _ 400,000 designated visitors a week to go into care homes when the level of virus _ to go into care homes when the level of virus circulating is high, and residents— of virus circulating is high, and residents have not received the second — residents have not received the second vaccine. all we are saying is we totally _ second vaccine. all we are saying is we totally understand about getting back to _ we totally understand about getting back to normal visiting, but we have written _ back to normal visiting, but we have written to _ back to normal visiting, but we have written to matt hancock, the scottish _ written to matt hancock, the scottish health secretary, asking either— scottish health secretary, asking either delay it until the circulating virus is lower, or actually— circulating virus is lower, or actually get our designated visitors vaccinated. there will be 400,000 designated visitors. we know half have been— designated visitors. we know half have been vaccinated because of age or other— have been vaccinated because of age or other conditions, so that is 200,000 _ or other conditions, so that is 200,000 people, which is half a day of vaccination looking at how many are done _ of vaccination looking at how many are done each day. we asked for that and had _ are done each day. we asked for that and had no _ are done each day. we asked for that and had no response. in the meantime, we are concerned this is premature — meantime, we are concerned this is premature. we meantime, we are concerned this is premature-— premature. we are getting to the heart of what _ premature. we are getting to the heart of what are _ premature. we are getting to the heart of what are really _ premature. we are getting to the heart of what are really difficult l heart of what are really difficult decisions, so pete, are you saying you want staff to be vaccinated, residents to be vaccinated, and also visitors. are you saying until that happens, you will not let people come in? haste happens, you will not let people come in? ~ ., ., ., happens, you will not let people come in? ., ., ., . come in? we are not saying that. we are sa inc come in? we are not saying that. we are saying that _ come in? we are not saying that. we are saying that is _ come in? we are not saying that. we are saying that is our— come in? we are not saying that. we are saying that is our preferred - are saying that is our preferred position — are saying that is our preferred position. we have written to the government asking them to implement that. government asking them to implement that we _ government asking them to implement that. we have witnessed over the past 12_ that. we have witnessed over the past 12 months the devastation the virus can— past 12 months the devastation the virus can cause once it is within a care _ virus can cause once it is within a care home, — virus can cause once it is within a care home, indoors. we know the indoor— care home, indoors. we know the indoor environment, the virus spreads— indoor environment, the virus spreads within a household. it spreads— spreads within a household. it spreads like wildfire. our households in care homes of 40, 60, 100 people _ households in care homes of 40, 60, 100 people. the staff have been wearing — 100 people. the staff have been wearing ppe all the time. infection control— wearing ppe all the time. infection control procedures. they test three times— control procedures. they test three times a _ control procedures. they test three times a week, one with pcr and two lateral— times a week, one with pcr and two lateral flow. — times a week, one with pcr and two lateral flow, and yet the virus gets in the _ lateral flow, and yet the virus gets in the home and we have an outbreak. the pcr_ in the home and we have an outbreak. the pcr is— in the home and we have an outbreak. the pcr is the best, 99% accurate. testing _ the pcr is the best, 99% accurate. testing designated visitors with the lateral— testing designated visitors with the lateral flow test mrs up to half of positive — lateral flow test mrs up to half of positive asymptomatic carriers. it is not _ positive asymptomatic carriers. it is not a _ positive asymptomatic carriers. it is not a perfect test. it will not stop — is not a perfect test. it will not stop the _ is not a perfect test. it will not stop. the train staff to three times a week— stop. the train staff to three times a week testing and there still have been _ a week testing and there still have been outbreaks in the second and third _ been outbreaks in the second and third wave — been outbreaks in the second and third wave. to have 400,000 only tested _ third wave. to have 400,000 only tested by— third wave. to have 400,000 only tested by lateral flow testing when there are _ tested by lateral flow testing when there are such high levels of virus circulating — there are such high levels of virus circulating seems to be premature. if the _ circulating seems to be premature. if the government does not respond to the _ if the government does not respond to the request to delay visiting a few weeks, until everyone has had the second — few weeks, until everyone has had the second vaccination and levels of the second vaccination and levels of the virus _ the second vaccination and levels of the virus are — the second vaccination and levels of the virus are lower, then we will comply — the virus are lower, then we will comply. we have written to relatives. we want to try to comply if we _ relatives. we want to try to comply if we have — relatives. we want to try to comply if we have to, but we are making our case there _ if we have to, but we are making our case there should be a delay and it is premature, but we will comply because — is premature, but we will comply because we are obliged to. canl is premature, but we will comply because we are obliged to. can i ask if all our because we are obliged to. can i ask if all your staff _ because we are obliged to. can i ask if all your staff have _ because we are obliged to. can i ask if all your staff have been _ if all your staff have been vaccinated, or have some decline to have the vaccine?— have the vaccine? currently, 85% of staff of have the vaccine? currently, 8596 of staff of had — have the vaccine? currently, 8596 of staff of had the _ have the vaccine? currently, 8596 of staff of had the vaccine. _ have the vaccine? currently, 8596 of staff of had the vaccine. 296 - have the vaccine? currently, 8596 of staff of had the vaccine. 296 of - staff of had the vaccine. 2% of staff— staff of had the vaccine. 2% of staff are — staff of had the vaccine. 2% of staff are not having the vaccine for acceptable — staff are not having the vaccine for acceptable medical reasons. we still have 5%_ acceptable medical reasons. we still have 5% who are declining the vaccine — have 5% who are declining the vaccine within our view for no good reason _ vaccine within our view for no good reason and — vaccine within our view for no good reason. and some people are still waiting _ reason. and some people are still waiting to — reason. and some people are still waiting to access the first vaccine. kate, _ waiting to access the first vaccine. kate, looking ahead, this will have a long—term impact presumably on people who have not been able to receive visitors. i people who have not been able to receive visitors.— receive visitors. i think there are wor inc receive visitors. i think there are worrying statistics. _ receive visitors. i think there are worrying statistics. i _ receive visitors. i think there are worrying statistics. i do - receive visitors. i think there are worrying statistics. i do not - worrying statistics. i do not completely agree with some of the things pete says. the chief scientific officer said it is a low—risk activity to allow visiting. it is important to remember the average length of stay in residential care of someone with dementia is 15 months. they have been away from families 12 months. people will die without having with families. every single week counts and this is incredibly important, because families are refusing from in the community to put people who desperately need care, saying they would rather carry on at home rather than having them go to residential care where they cannot visit. that is dangerous and those families are not being properly supported and we need proper recovery plans. there not being properly supported and we need proper recovery plans.- need proper recovery plans. there is so much to — need proper recovery plans. there is so much to discuss. _ need proper recovery plans. there is so much to discuss. thank _ need proper recovery plans. there is so much to discuss. thank you - need proper recovery plans. there is so much to discuss. thank you both | so much to discuss. thank you both very much. we know from covering this story that it really touches on a lot of what many viewers are going through. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. london — due to its reliance on tourism — has been found to be among the most affected by the covid—19 jobs crisis. the tourism industry accounts for around 15% ofjobs here and contributes billions to london's economy. but the london chamber of commerce — says businesses have "suffered the perfect storm of losing revenue provided by international and domestic visitors and commuters". more money has been promised for the economy ahead of the budget tomorrow. one of the bosses of britain's biggest office and retail complex says people are keen to return to the office because working from home has left many fatigued. speaking to the bbc, howard dawber, from the canary wharf group, accepted people will still want to divide time between the workplace and home. the canary wharf site is currently being used by 6,000 people a day compared to 100,000 a day — pre—covid. more than a third of young adults have been found to be showing signs of smartphone addiction — regardless of the length of time they spend on the device. researchers at king's college london say symptoms include losing control over how long they spend on their phone, feeling distressed when they can't access their phone and neglecting other areas of their life. one of the country's most rare wild animals has been spotted in west london. it may look like a cat — or possibly a dog — but this is a a black fox. it was filmed in west london — in hounslow and isleworth. the dark coat of fur, rarely seen on a fox, is caused by an unusual genetic variation. let's take a look at the travel situation now. bakerloo line: no service between queen's park and harrow & wealdstone due to a faulty train at willesdenjunction. on the roads, in edgware — seymore street is closed and edgware road is partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, temperatures widely above zero and that is largely down to the low cloud, the mist and the fog. very similar to yesterday morning. it could be quite stubborn for a time, it is going to stay rather murky but gradually the sunshine will start to burn that mist and fog back and also that low cloud will start to erode. so bright spells, some sunshine through the afternoon. similar to yesterday, temperatures are mild, 15 celsius is the maximum. overnight tonight it is going to get quite chilly to start with. we will get one or two clearer spells, temperatures at that point could drop down to zero. but once again, the mist, low cloud and fog developing as we head through to tomorrow morning. so another murky, misty start to wednesday, increasing the chance of one or two showers tomorrow, especially towards the end of the day. the temperatures are still mild. come thursday, you'll notice that colder airjust starts to dip back down south. we've got a north—easterly breeze on thursday, so the temperatures reflect that. it is going to start to feel colder by the end of the week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. "morning live" follows us on bbc one later. let's find out what's in store with kym and gethin. good morning, both of you! loads coming up this morning. we're waking up to the great news that "britain will be a different world within a matter of months" — but what will it look like? and what what does that mean for how we live our life right now? this morning dr xand is here to help us make sense of the biggest health headlines. morning, everybody! and he'll answering your questions so please get in touch. and, as we ease out of lockdown, we want to know how you feel about making plans for later in the year. we don'tjust mean holidays, but everything from weddings to concerts. do you feel confident enough to commit? we'd love to know. and, talking of making plans, fresh from the australian open, jamie murray will be revealing his plans to get tennis fans back into the stands later this year and he'll also be revealing what it was like to stay in a quarantine hotel. must have been strange! very sweaty and smell ! must have been strange! very sweaty and smelly! probably! _ also today, we meet the woman who made it her mission to expose the reality behind the misleading beauty filters used on social media adverts. find out how her campaign led to some companies being banned from ever using them again. and how is this for a makeover? no filters or photoshop here, justjacquijoseph, who'll be revealing how masking tape and old paint could give your tired furniture a new lease of life! just like that, gorgeous, isn't it? and after all that you might need a sit down which is where janette manrara comes in! she'll be putting us through our paces with a seated strictly fitness workout. good morning! work—out, everyone's favourite _ good morning! work-out, everyone's favourite. . ., ., , perfect for a tuesday. so no excuses today! a convert for a seated —— i am a convert for a seated work—out. ihe convert for a seated work-out. he has a convert for a seated work—out. he: has a very bouncy safer there. convert for a seated work-out. he i has a very bouncy safer there. after i discovered — has a very bouncy safer there. after i discovered it, _ has a very bouncy safer there. after i discovered it, it _ has a very bouncy safer there. after i discovered it, it is _ has a very bouncy safer there. after i discovered it, it is very _ i discovered it, it is very difficult _ i discovered it, it is very difficult to sit still. we i discovered it, it is very difficult to sit still. we need to come here. — difficult to sit still. we need to come here, there _ difficult to sit still. we need to come here, there isn't - difficult to sit still. we need to come here, there isn't any - difficult to sit still. we need to - come here, there isn't any bounce on this one! fresh evidence that the vaccine roll—out is having a big effect on the number of people taken into hospital. the new study suggests that one dose of either the oxford astrazeneca vaccine or the pfizer biontech one is 60% effective against developing any covid symptoms in the over 70s. and a single shot of either vaccine reduces the chance of needing hospital treatment by more than 80% in the over 80s. it takes about three weeks for the protective effects to develop. let's talk more about this with our medical editor fergus walsh. good morning. there are so many studies, aren't there, and we are all waiting on the results so take us through her significant this is. these results are fabulous! i feel like a strictlyjudge and it is such a pleasure to give you good news, and to report good news. because we have been waiting very patiently for data to come through, because during the lockdown, thankfully, the terrible toll in terms of hospital numbers and deaths, the numbers have been coming down because of lockdown restrictions. so we have had to wait to see what the separate vaccine effect has been. so what public health england did was, everybody who gets immunised goes on a register, and then they compared the number of people who tested positive and they could check whether or not they had had the vaccine, and then when people went into hospital, they were able to check if they had had the vaccine or not. and it is quite a simple bit of maths than to work out whether the vaccinated people are at lower risk. and the simple take—home message is, if you have had the astrazeneca oxford vaccine, or the pfizer biontech one, you have had very, very good, a very good had very, very good, a very 9°°d vaccine which had very, very good, a very good vaccine which will give very strong protection. although absolutely essential, you have your second dose when it comes along. thea;r essential, you have your second dose when it comes along.— essential, you have your second dose when it comes along. they have been makin: when it comes along. they have been making quite — when it comes along. they have been making quite clear _ when it comes along. they have been making quite clear when _ when it comes along. they have been making quite clear when they - making quite clear when they announced this yesterday that it does not mean that we can sort of, i'm not going to even suggest what we can do, but we still need to take a lot of care, don't we?— a lot of care, don't we? yes, two reasons for— a lot of care, don't we? yes, two reasons for that. _ a lot of care, don't we? yes, two reasons for that. first _ a lot of care, don't we? yes, two reasons for that. first of - a lot of care, don't we? yes, two reasons for that. first of all, - reasons for that. first of all, although, when the second dose is given, the protection might go up above 90%, that is not 100%. and while there is still a lot of virus circulating, that means it's too early to lower your guard, so that's why for now, social distancing is still essential. but it points the way to the future, as the vaccine roll—out in the uk has been such a great success, that the vast majority of people, of adults, will be protected. and i would imagine if the trials in oxford go well, and in the trials in oxford go well, and in the us, we may well see children being offered the vaccine in the autumn. but that is for the future. i'm just going to, i keep playing backin i'm just going to, i keep playing back in your mind —— in my mind you saying, fabulous! we know that there are four measures, the government has said there are four steps, we have got dates for the earliest possible, the dates might change. talk about the numbers of people in hospital and all the rest of it. the numbers are _ hospital and all the rest of it. the: numbers are coming hospital and all the rest of it. tt;e: numbers are coming down. hospital and all the rest of it. tt9 numbers are coming down. all hospital and all the rest of it. tt9: numbers are coming down. all the numbers are coming down. all the numbers are coming down. all the numbers are coming down quite significantly, week on week. but, still, well over i think 14,000 people in hospital with covid. still i think nearly 2000 people on ventilators. case numbers are now at their lowest now since the autumn. but what is really important, and all of these different factors are important, is trying to get the case numbers down into the smallest figures you can. because a lot of reports about the brazil variant and the search for somebody who has not been traced, who has that brazil variant which may make that particular variant less susceptible to a vaccine, the fewer people who are protesting positive each day, the more each positive swab has the chance of being sequenced. uk does nearly half the worldsequencing of coronavirus, so it's really —— nearly half the world's sequencing of coronavirus. so it's really important to stay on top of all of this so we can hopefully enjoy a summer where we aren't all sitting as i am alone at home. you summer where we aren't all sitting as i am alone at home.— summer where we aren't all sitting as i am alone at home. you make a very good — as i am alone at home. you make a very good point- — as i am alone at home. you make a very good point. and _ as i am alone at home. you make a very good point. and also _ as i am alone at home. you make a very good point. and also the - as i am alone at home. you make a very good point. and also the point| very good point. and also the point about the person who they cannot find, it is about filling out the forms as well.— forms as well. yeah, it was a surprise _ forms as well. yeah, it was a surprise to — forms as well. yeah, it was a surprise to me _ forms as well. yeah, it was a surprise to me that _ forms as well. yeah, it was a l surprise to me that somebody, because it was someone who ordered a home test, they obviously had to give their home name and address to get the test but then somehow they failed to fill out the form to send it back and then cannot be traced. efforts are being made to try to join those two bits of the system up. join those two bits of the system u -. : , ,., , :, join those two bits of the system up. absolutely wonderful to see you with some fabulous _ up. absolutely wonderful to see you with some fabulous news, _ up. absolutely wonderful to see you with some fabulous news, we - up. absolutely wonderful to see you with some fabulous news, we shall| with some fabulous news, we shall record that, i think and play it back another day! tt record that, i think and play it back another day!— record that, i think and play it back another day! it would be nice to net him back another day! it would be nice to get him in _ back another day! it would be nice to get him in the _ back another day! it would be nice to get him in the studio _ back another day! it would be nice to get him in the studio one - back another day! it would be nice to get him in the studio one day l to get him in the studio one day rather— to get him in the studio one day rather than sitting alone at home on your own! _ rather than sitting alone at home on your own! thank you very much. sally— your own! thank you very much. sally is — your own! thank you very much. sally is here _ your own! thank you very much. sally is here with some disturbing news with the world of sport. we have got the picture that is doing the rounds in social media but we are not showing it in full because it is quite upsetting. three—time grand national winning trainer gordon elliot will not be allowed to run any horses in great britain until an investigation into a picture of him sitting on a dead horse is concluded by irish racing authorities. the image has been condemned across the sport. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. black tears doing it nicely here for gordon elliott. yesterday at punchestown, this, the first of four winners for trainer gordon elliott. but while he was enjoying photographs of their successes, the rest of the racing world was focused on a different photo which has rocked the industry. over the weekend, an image emerged on social media which we have cropped to avoid offence. it shows elliott sitting astride the body of a dead horse and has been condemned by welfare charities, racing authorities, owners, trainers and jockeys. elliott apologised profoundly for the image but insisted horse welfare and care are at the core of everything at his yard in county meath. last night he told the racing post it was an indefensible moment of madness and he was prepared for any punishment. the man best known for training the diminutive superstar tiger roll, two—time winner of the grand national, finds himself at the centre of an unprecedented storm. it was an act of crass stupidity but there are some things that you just can't do. we can't stand here and say, "we're looking after horses, and we are giving them dignity," when we are clearly not. so, you know, i don't want revenge oranything, ijust... there are people out there that don't like the sport. i can't argue with them when i see a picture like that. elliott is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the irish horse racing regulatory board, and last night, the british horseracing authority, which had earlier said it was appalled by the image, took a dramatic step on its own. it has barred elliott from having any runners in britain pending the outcome of the investigation in ireland, explaining it was using powers under its own rules to refuse his horses to run. it added that it considered this interim decision to be proportionate in these circumstances. this will have major implications for elliott's owners ahead of the cheltenham festival which begins two weeks today, and the grand national meeting as well. owners will have the option of transferring horses to a different trainer if they wish. elliott's primary owner, gigginstown, run by the ryanair boss michael o'leary, had earlier said it would stick by him, saying the grievous photo was a momentary lapse ofjudgment. but no one yet knows what this latest twist will mean for their star horse tiger roll and his tilt at a record equalling third grand national win. laura scott, bbc news. the government has backed a plan by the the football associations of the uk and ireland to put together a joint bid to host the world cup in 2030. prime minister borisjohnson is full on board, pledging £2.8 million to kick—start the process. a formal bid wouldn't begin to take shape until next year, after the five governing bodies have completed a feasilbility study. that is something which has been rumoured for quite awhile now but they're a little bit of confirmation from the prime minister that he is backing that bid. thank very much. you will both be interested in this. we are all hardy tea drinkers. the ones that i saw this morning, it has blown my mind that may be understandable, during the course of the pandemic in the uk, we have drunk collectively, not just us, everybody, an additional 2 billion cups of tea. taste just us, everybody, an additional 2 billion cups of tea.— billion cups of tea. we go through tea bar billion cups of tea. we go through tea bag -like. _ billion cups of tea. we go through tea bag -like. i— billion cups of tea. we go through tea bag -like, i cannot— billion cups of tea. we go through tea bag -like, i cannot buy - billion cups of tea. we go through tea bag -like, i cannot buy them. tea bag —like, i cannot buy them fast enough. t tea bag -like, i cannot buy them fast enough-— tea bag -like, i cannot buy them fast enouah. :, :, :, _, :, fast enough. i do not dare count how man i no fast enough. i do not dare count how many i go through. _ fast enough. i do not dare count how many i go through, we _ fast enough. i do not dare count how many i go through, we are _ fast enough. i do not dare count how many i go through, we are awake - fast enough. i do not dare count how many i go through, we are awake so | many i go through, we are awake so long. _ many i go through, we are awake so long. one _ many i go through, we are awake so long. one an— many i go through, we are awake so long, one an hour?— many i go through, we are awake so long, one an hour? every ten minutes for ou, long, one an hour? every ten minutes for you. carol? _ yes, i have already had three or four this morning, yes, i have already had three or fourthis morning, big yes, i have already had three or four this morning, big ones as well, cannot do without it! good morning, everybody. the top temperature was in wales yesterday with 15 degrees, we could hit that today but if you are stuck under the low mist and fog, the temperature is four or six, and that is the same today, for the same reason, there is low cloud and fog around. poor visibility currently across parts of east anglia and also kent. towards kent, —— towards the west, clearer skies, cold and frosty. through the day we will see some sunshine in the southern counties. some holes will develop in the cloud during the day but you can see with the cloud will be sticking with some see threat and haar. we will get some top ten beachesin haar. we will get some top ten beaches in the sunshine of 13 degrees, underthe beaches in the sunshine of 13 degrees, under the cloud, 4—6. beaches in the sunshine of 13 degrees, underthe cloud, 4—6. —— top temperatures of 30 degrees. the showers will be coming in in the south—west this evening, the fog will reform and there will be extensive cloud cover once again. some breaks allowing the temperature to fall low enough for some frost but in the south—west where we have cloud and showers, temperature is will hold up and we will continue with their showers as we go through tomorrow. that is because we have a weather front here which is drifting a little bit further north, and also east with hardly an isomer on the chart so no wind to talk of. —— hardly an isobar on the child. more cloud around tomorrow than today. as the showers move across wales, south of england in the southern counties, that will break up the cloud and sunshine will develop and in the sunshine will develop and in the sunshine we could hit 14 degrees tomorrow in the south. if you are stuck and all of that cloud, once again, temperatures will be depressed to for and six. a new area of high pressure develops over iceland and sinks south towards the uk on friday, the wind is from a north—easterly direction which is cold so you can see the chart is very blue. on thursday, some showery oubig is available clear the south—east and then are cloudy and cold day. widespread frost overnight thursday into friday, a brighter day on friday but still cold. the cold theme remains through the weekend and you will hear this correctly, there is the chance on sunday that some of us might see some snow. 0h, carol, you said snow! oh, carol, you said snow! well, we have mist out _ oh, carol, you said snow! well, we have mist out on _ oh, carol, you said snow! well, we have mist out on it _ oh, carol, you said snow! well, we have mist out on it so, _ oh, carol, you said snow! well, we have mist out on it so, thank - oh, carol, you said snow! well, we have mist out on it so, thank you! | have mist out on it so, thank you! we have had enough in sheffield to keep it to yourselves! just a chance. with its focus on the relationship between prince charles and diana, season four of the crown was one of the most highly—anticipated tv shows of the year. it didn't disappoint viewers or critics, and it reigned supreme at the golden globes scooping up four awards. accepting the prize for best actress in a drama series for her portrayal of diana, emma corrin couldn't let the moment pass without paying her own tribute to the princess. i felt like i was doing the announcementjust then! and the golden globe goes to... emma corrin, the crown. cheering. thank you, thank you so much. thank you so much, the hfpa, for this incredible honour, what?! thank you so much to everyone. thank you to my incredible cast, and crew, for being by my side this entire time. thank you to my prince charming, josh, i could not have done this without you. thank you for making every single day by my side a complete joy. thank you, and most of all, thank you so much to diana. you have taught me compassion and empathy beyond any measure that i could ever imagine and on behalf of everyone who remembers you so fondly and passionately in our hearts, thank you. i want to say thank you to emma to for making one of the great thank you speeches! great to see you. it must�*ve been a wonderful moment, had you prepared a speech? t must've been a wonderful moment, had you prepared a speech?— you prepared a speech? i want to say es, but you prepared a speech? i want to say yes. but really. _ you prepared a speech? i want to say yes, but really, no! _ you prepared a speech? i want to say yes, but really, no! i— you prepared a speech? i want to say yes, but really, no! i honestly, - you prepared a speech? i want to say yes, but really, no! i honestly, it- yes, but really, no! i honestly, it was very weird hearing it back, i can't remember saying anything. it's one of those things it is very hard to prepare for because you do not think in a million years that there is a chance of you winning it, it was very strange. taste is a chance of you winning it, it was very strange.— is a chance of you winning it, it was very strange. we all live in stran . e was very strange. we all live in strange times, _ was very strange. we all live in strange times, and _ was very strange. we all live in strange times, and we - was very strange. we all live in strange times, and we have . was very strange. we all live in strange times, and we have allj was very strange. we all live in - strange times, and we have all got quite used to speaking on video calls, but to receive an award like that kind of call is really strange, isn't it? tt that kind of call is really strange, isn't it? . , that kind of call is really strange, isn't it? :, , ., , , ., isn't it? it was really bizarre, eah. isn't it? it was really bizarre, yeah- 0ne — isn't it? it was really bizarre, yeah- one of— isn't it? it was really bizarre, yeah. one of those _ isn't it? it was really bizarre, yeah. one of those things i isn't it? it was really bizarre, - yeah. one of those things where people say, it is so hard to believe and i cannot believe it, but it was doubly so because i was in my flat and it felt so distant from everything happening. iwoke and it felt so distant from everything happening. i woke up the next morning and really had to try and convince myself that it was real. t and convince myself that it was real. . , , and convince myself that it was real. :, , , , and convince myself that it was real. ., , , , real. i am slightly disappointed you are 'ust real. i am slightly disappointed you are just wearing — real. i am slightly disappointed you are just wearing a _ real. i am slightly disappointed you are just wearing a hoodie _ real. i am slightly disappointed you are just wearing a hoodie today, i l are just wearing a hoodie today, i was hoping for the full outfit with the ruff and everything! the standards have dropped for breakfast television! i know sometimes incorrectly people talk a lot about outfits, jodie foster went for the pyjamas, were you tempted to go for that? t pyjamas, were you tempted to go for that? ,., pyjamas, were you tempted to go for that? ,:, ., pyjamas, were you tempted to go for that? ., ., :, ., that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that? i saw that and thought, what an icon. that— that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that is _ that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that is how _ that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that is how you _ that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that is how you do - that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that is how you do it! - that? i saw that and thought, what an icon, that is how you do it! it i an icon, that is how you do it! it would have made so much sense for me. it was 4am, or 2am, would have made so much sense for me. it was 4am, or2am, i would have made so much sense for me. it was 4am, or 2am, i think, when they would cut announced and i was doing press ad 4am and i was so tired, in the videos, my little eyes are closing! i should have thought about that and done a pyjama thing. we spoke to you, when itjust came out on netflix. it is an amazing role to take on. we talked about your preparation, we heard you'd watched quite a lot of videos of princess diana. t watched quite a lot of videos of princess diana.— watched quite a lot of videos of princess diana. i did, it's one of those things _ princess diana. i did, it's one of those things where _ princess diana. i did, it's one of those things where there - princess diana. i did, it's one of those things where there is - princess diana. i did, it's one of those things where there is so l princess diana. i did, it's one of - those things where there is so much footage out there of her obviously because of who she was. there was one documentary called in her own words, which is a phenomenal documentary, beautiful with a lot of great footage. to be honest, it was kind ofjust that great footage. to be honest, it was kind of just that which great footage. to be honest, it was kind ofjust that which i watched, it became my bible for the show. we are watching some footage from the crown now with you alongsidejosh o'connor who played prince charles. you had some lovely words to say about him in your acceptance speech, and he about you as well. how important... i know you have been in all sorts of productions over the years, but that relationship, when you get on so well as actors on and off screen, how much did that add to both of your performances? t off screen, how much did that add to both of your performances?- both of your performances? i think it adds a huge _ both of your performances? i think it adds a huge amount. _ both of your performances? i think it adds a huge amount. i _ both of your performances? i think it adds a huge amount. ithink- both of your performances? i thinkj it adds a huge amount. i think with anything like this, on any show, you are only as good as the people around you, who add so much to your experience and the ability to do yourjob. and on our group yesterday, the the crown whatsapp group, congratulating each other, it was saying, it was us as a group, we could not have done it without each other and it is so true. josh and i spent so much time together because we felt almost every day together. it makes the experience incredible and i learned so much from him, he is the most incredible person and talented actor, it was a complete blessing to work alongside him. ot blessing to work alongside him. of course there is a the crown whatsapp group! i want to know who the administrator is, who talks too much! and when will that end? it is so strange because you now hand over the role as well. do you feel sad to let it go? t the role as well. do you feel sad to let it no? . , the role as well. do you feel sad to let it no? :, , :, ~' let it go? i really do. i feel like i made my _ let it go? i really do. i feel like i made my piece _ let it go? i really do. i feel like i made my piece with - let it go? i really do. i feel like i made my piece with letting i let it go? i really do. i feel like - i made my piece with letting diana 90, i made my piece with letting diana go, it was so lucky to take her from 16 to 28, it does feel like a book end, when we left her at the end of season four, it was making sense to leave her there and i am so excited to see what elizabeth does. it will be sad to not be with these incredible people every day. we were filming it a year ago now but it still feels like a missing something every day when i don't going to up at 6am and seeing josh —— go into make up at 6am and seeing josh. it's very hard to adapt when you don't have these people in your life very suddenly. t have these people in your life very suddenl . , , , ., ~ have these people in your life very suddenl . , , , ., ,, :, have these people in your life very suddenl . , , , .,~ :, suddenly. i remember speaking to you and josh when — suddenly. i remember speaking to you and josh when the _ suddenly. i remember speaking to you and josh when the series _ suddenly. i remember speaking to you and josh when the series first - suddenly. i remember speaking to you and josh when the series first came i and josh when the series first came out about whether the actual royal family watched the crown, i'm sure you saw this last week, prince harry speaking to james corden, and he gave his verdict. it gives you a rough idea about what that lifestyle, what the pressures of putting duty and service above family— of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come _ family and everything else, what can come from _ family and everything else, what can come from that. i'm way more comfortable with the crown than i am seeing _ comfortable with the crown than i am seeing the _ comfortable with the crown than i am seeing the stories written about my family. _ seeing the stories written about my family. my— seeing the stories written about my family, my wife and myself. what is it like for you _ family, my wife and myself. what is it like for you to _ family, my wife and myself. what is it like for you to hear— family, my wife and myself. what is it like for you to hear an _ family, my wife and myself. what is it like for you to hear an actual- it like for you to hear an actual member of the royal family speaking about you depicting his life, essentially? tt about you depicting his life, essentially?— about you depicting his life, essentiall ? , :, , ., ., essentially? it is a strange one, because we _ essentially? it is a strange one, because we talk _ essentially? it is a strange one, because we talk about - essentially? it is a strange one, because we talk about this - essentially? it is a strange one, because we talk about this a - essentially? it is a strange one, | because we talk about this a lot, especially in interviews, as the cast, and the people who create the show. because it is fiction, it does feel incredibly far from the actual royal family. feel incredibly far from the actual royalfamily. and in a way, as actors, doing the series, we have to distance ourselves from it because it is fiction, we are creating these characters, because we are actors, because it is fiction. but at the same time, yeah, i will watch that interview —— i watched that interview —— i watched that interview and i felt moved by it and grateful for what he said because it means a lot to know that he can appreciate it for what it is. it's interesting that he said he would rather watch that then here the press. rather watch that then here the ress. , , : rather watch that then here the ress. , , ~ ., ,:, press. very interesting. and also that he watched _ press. very interesting. and also that he watched it. _ press. very interesting. and also that he watched it. so _ press. very interesting. and also that he watched it. so what - press. very interesting. and also that he watched it. so what is - press. very interesting. and also i that he watched it. so what is next to you? it has been such a great role for you, what is next? t to you? it has been such a great role for you, what is next? i start shootin: role for you, what is next? i start shooting a _ role for you, what is next? i start shooting a film _ role for you, what is next? i start shooting a film called _ role for you, what is next? i start shooting a film called my - role for you, what is next? i start i shooting a film called my policeman in early april and i have some stuff lined up which i cannot talk about yet. i'm excited to start working again, it has been a while. find again, it has been a while. and where is the — again, it has been a while. and where is the award _ again, it has been a while. and where is the award going to go? again, it has been a while. and - where is the award going to go? that is such a good _ where is the award going to go? ’tngt is such a good question! i was talking about it with my flatmates yesterday, we wanted to put it in the most random place, above the sink may be, next to the cafeteria! and when will you get it? presumably it will take awhile to get to you, normally you get it on the night. t normally you get it on the night. i have no this is why it feels so unreal and it hasn't sunk in! —— i unrealand it hasn't sunk in! —— i have unreal and it hasn't sunk in! —— i have no idea. i don't know if someone will turn up on my door with it? i have no idea! t someone will turn up on my door with it? i have no idea!— it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot _ it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot for — it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot for it _ it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot for it in _ it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot for it in the _ it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot for it in the flat - it? i have no idea! i hope you find a nice spot for it in the flat my - a nice spot for it in the flat my congratulations. thank you very much indeed. if you haven't already watched it, binge watch the crown, it is out there. you still have some time left in lockdown to get yourselves through that. all this week we've been talking about what could come up in tomorrow's budget. one issue affecting many will be housing. potential buyers will be watching closely to see if the stamp duty holiday will be extended. ben is in central london. lots to talk about what might be in there, the business secretary did not give much away but we will find out tomorrow everything that is in there but housing is a big issue that lots of people will be looking at. tt that lots of people will be looking at. . , that lots of people will be looking at. ., , ., ., ., that lots of people will be looking at. it was a valiant attempt, well done, to at. it was a valiant attempt, well done. to get _ at. it was a valiant attempt, well done. to get any _ at. it was a valiant attempt, well done, to get any details - at. it was a valiant attempt, well done, to get any details ahead i at. it was a valiant attempt, well| done, to get any details ahead of the budget tomorrow. the chancellor will stand up, housing is always one of the big emotive issues, what help will be offered to people. maybe first time buyer —— buyers to get on the housing ladder. one thing we are expecting is this 95% loan guarantee scheme, which essentially underwrites the loans, mortgages, banks may make to allow them to offer them to people with just a 5% deposit. after the financial crisis, a lot of big financial institutions got very nervous to [ending to people with small deposits so those sorts of loans had not been available. the plan from the chancellor would be to encourage the big banks to start lending again. there is some criticism in some quarters that schemes like that to simply prop up the profits of big property firms, and big banks, rather than helping the people that needed to get onto the property ladder. the guarantee scheme protects the banks if people cannot pay back, not necessarily the individual if the house price falls, for example. so you would still be liable for the debt. we spoke to the boss of taylor wimpey earlier who told us he did not recognise that criticism and said, he wants to create enough affordable housing and schemes like that do help in some way to address the issues for first—time buyers. t way to address the issues for first-time buyers.— first-time buyers. i think the mortgage — first-time buyers. i think the mortgage guarantee - first-time buyers. i think the | mortgage guarantee scheme, first-time buyers. i think the - mortgage guarantee scheme, because it affects— mortgage guarantee scheme, because it affects the second—hand market as well and _ it affects the second—hand market as well and that has been very slow for a number— well and that has been very slow for a number of— well and that has been very slow for a number of years, the help is much broader~ _ a number of years, the help is much broader~ it— a number of years, the help is much broader. it doesn't help each individual as much, but that is a more _ individual as much, but that is a more sustainable and healthy way of looking _ more sustainable and healthy way of looking at _ more sustainable and healthy way of looking at it. the dis— incentivise h and _ looking at it. the dis— incentivise h and i_ looking at it. the dis— incentivise h and i don't think is right. we want _ h and i don't think is right. we want to— h and i don't think is right. we want to build housing for normal people _ want to build housing for normal people that they can afford. we want to be able _ people that they can afford. we want to be able to serve our customers and deliver— to be able to serve our customers and deliver what that needs and that includes _ and deliver what that needs and that includes first—time buyer. their includes first-time buyer. their -rofits includes first-time buyer. their profits were — includes first-time buyer. their profits were down _ includes first-time buyer. their profits were down 6896 - includes first-time buyer. their profits were down 6896 as - includes first-time buyer. their profits were down 6896 as a - includes first—time buyer. tt9 :' profits were down 68% as a result of the pandemic. the other thing we are expecting tomorrow is an extension of the stamp duty holiday, whether that will go beyond the end of march. that is very important because it means you are not paying any tax on a property up to the value of £500,000, it could save on average £15,000. it has cost the treasury a lot of money so far so there could be reluctance to extend it, it has cost 3.8 billion so far. the calls to extend it a very important because it's thought up to 300,000 property deals could fall through if it is not extended to the end of march. that stamp duty raises £12 billion for the treasury so that could go in some way to paying back some of the cost of the pandemic if the government decides not to extend it. lots of speculation about the budget tomorrow, we will have full detail throughout the week. cheers, see you tomorrow. you're watching bbc breakfast. this is bbc news, i'm this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines here are the headlines this tuesday morning... the chancellor is set to announce this tuesday morning... the chancellor is set to announce an extra £400 million for museums, an extra £400 million for museums, theatres and galleries theatres and galleries in his budget tomorrow. in his budget tomorrow. let's see what the chancellor will make public key legal advice it let's see what the chancellor comes out with tomorrow. comes out with tomorrow. i think it will be an exciting i think it will be an exciting budget, i think it budget, i think it will be a very supportive budget will be a very supportive budget and i think there will be and i think there will be interesting measures along the lines you've interesting measures along the lines you've described. described. the vaccine effect is being seen the vaccine effect is being seen in hospital admissions, in hospital admissions, which are down 80% for those over 80 which are down 80% for those over 80 years old after a single years old after a single dose, new evidence shows. dose, new evidence shows. the scottish government says it the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond. the government faces calls to protect hundreds of thousands of renters who face eviction afterfalling behind on payments during the pandemic.

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