She handled the alex salmond harrassment allegations. They left it late against wolves but the unbeaten run continues. Manchester city have 21 consecutive wins in all competitions, just five short of ajaxs european record of 26 set in the early 19705. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine im begging of you, please dont hesitate. Dolly parton gets a dose of her own medicine, as she receives the Coronavirus Vaccine she helped to fund. Good morning. Today, like yesterday, will be another day with a lot of low cloud, some mist and fog. There will be some brightness in parts of the west and also showers coming in across southern areas. I will have the lot in ten minutes. Its wednesday 3rd march. Our top story. The chancellor Rishi Sunak Will deliver his budget later today, with a promise to continue to support businesses through what hes described as the challenging months ahead. The measures include extending the Furlough Scheme until the end of september and more support for the Self Employed. But hell also warn that once the Coronavirus Crisis is over, action will be needed to fix the public finances. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. This is the budget. It will certainly be a budget like no other. So much has changed beyond recognition since this time last year, even if the red book looks the same. Hi, everybody, im david, head chef. The pandemic forced david to swap the Restaurant Kitchen in nottinghamshire where he is head chef for his own, where he has been teaching families to cook cheaply. He is one of the millions who have been furloughed. Its been tough. Id say, without it, people wouldnt, i definitely wouldnt have been able to pay my bills. And then there is potential for losing your house and getting in a lot of trouble, and mentally, as well, it would be very, very tough. In todays budget, the Furlough Scheme will be extended until the end of september. Grants for the Self Employed will be extended as well and 600,000 more people may be eligible to claim them. And its expected the £20 increase in universal credit will stay for six months. That will all add many billions to the almost 300 billion the government has already spent on the pandemic. And as this Treasury Video suggests, it wont stop there. With many Entertainment Venues set to stay shut until at least may, the budget will allocate £408 million to museums, theatres and galleries, and 300 million to help sport recover. There will be £25 million for grassroots football, and nearly Three Million for a bid to host the 2030 world cup. There will also be a £150 million fund to help communities take over struggling local pubs. To fund its schemes to keep the economy afloat, and pay for the pandemic, the government has borrowed a lot, more than ever outside of wartime. Rishi sunak has promised he will be honest about plans to fix the public finances. The chancellor has also been considering increasing the tax that Companies Pay on their profits, Corporation Tax, and levying a one off windfall tax on firms like supermarkets that have done particularly well. For now, the focus is on recovery. But there will be a bill to be paid eventually. We will find out later how far this budget will go towards telling us how. Helen catt, bbc news, westminster. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is preparing to give evidence to a Holyrood Inquiry this morning. Its investigating the Scottish Governments mishandling of complaints against her predecessor, alex salmond. Last night, the scottish conservatives said they plan to submit a vote of no confidence in the First Minister. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has the story. Nicola sturgeon isjust weeks from a holyrood election. Her party is riding high in the polls and wants to hold another referendum on independence. But could her governments handling of Harassment Complaints against her once close ally alex salmond threatened to upset those plans . Last week, he gave evidence to the Holyrood Committee looking into the governments actions. I swear by almighty god that i will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Mr salmond convinced ms sturgeon broke the Rules Ministers have to follow. Ive got no doubt that nicola has broken the ministerial code. Its not for me to suggest what the consequences should be, its for the people who are judging that, including this committee. Now its the First Ministers turn to appear. Nicola sturgeon is likely to face questions on what she knew and when about Harassment Complaints against her predecessor, and whether she and those around her have been telling the truth about the botched investigation into mr salmond. Ms sturgeon has denied all the allegations and has accused mr salmond of creating an alternative reality. This, though, is a crisis for the First Minister, and the government she leads. While the Holyrood Committees remit is primarily about failings in government procedures, there is also a second inquiry into whether or not ms sturgeon misled parliament and so broke the ministerial code. There is now clear corroboration that Nicola Sturgeon has lied to parliament. And we have lost First Ministers in scotland for far less. She is accused and there is a huge amount of evidence now that she has misled parliament and misled the people of scotland. That is naked opportunism from the scottish tories. I they havent heard, of course, the First Ministers evidence and theyve decided i that she has misled parliament. They havent waited for the independent investigation into the ministerial code, and decided already that she has breached it. So they arent interested in listening to the facts. I the nationalist movements two most prominent figures trading public blows, fighting for their reputations and legacy. Lorna gordon, bbc news. The isle of man has gone back into lockdown today because of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, after a ferry crew member tested positive for coronavirus. The Circuit Breaker restrictions will last for at least three weeks, with people required to stay at home, nonessential businesses ordered to close and schools shut to most pupils. The move comes after more than 60 new cases of covid i9 were recorded in a fortnight. The organisers of this years Eurovision Song Contest have said they are planning to make it the most normal event they can. Its due to take place in rotterdam in may, after being postponed last year because of the pandemic. Officials say they expect all contestants to appear live and coming to the city to perform will be considered essential travel. They have yet to make a decision on whether there will be an audience in the arena. Country singer dolly parton is the latest celebrity to encourage people to be vaccinated by sharing the moment on socal media. She got the moderna jab, which she partly funded, and of course, celebrated how she knows best. I think you will now be singing this all day 0ur los angeles correspondent david willis has the story. Well, hey, its me. Im finally going to get my vaccine, im so excited ive been waiting a while, im old enough to get it. And im smart enough to get it. For the nine to five star, it was to be literally a dose of her own medicine. A shot of the moderna vaccine, Whose Development she helped fund, by way of a Million Dollar donation to a Research Centre in her native tennessee. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine im begging of you, please dont hesitate vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine because once youre dead, then thats a bit too late. I know im trying to be funny now, but im dead serious about the vaccine. As well as the moderna and pfizer vaccines, regulators who have also approved the use of one made byjohnson johnson, a single shot vaccine thats easier to handle, and which the president says will advance the timetable for getting things back to normal. This country will have enough vaccine supply, ill say it again, for every adult in america, by the end of may. By the end of may. Thats progress, important progress. Thats two months earlier than previously expected. President biden said priority would be given to teachers in an attempt to get schools reopened as quickly as possible. Despite a steady decline in new cases of the virus, he is urging people to continue Wearing Masks and social distancing but that call has been ignored by officials in one of the countrys largest states, texas, who announced plans to reopen everything next week and left a mandate on mask wearing. Everything next week and lift a mandate on mask wearing. Here i go, all right. Dolly parton got her shot from a doctor she met eight years ago following a car crash. It was their friendship that led to her decision to donate to vaccine research. Addressing the countrys covid deniers, she said she hoped her actions would inspire anyone who is eligible to get a jab. Think you got it . I got it. 0k that didnt hurt, just stung a little bit but that was from the alcohol pad, i think. David willis, bbc news, los angeles. You have already been singing it all morning. I you have already been singing it all morninu. , you have already been singing it all morninu. ,. , you have already been singing it all morninu. ,. , you have already been singing it all mornin. ,. ,. , you have already been singing it all mornin. ,. , morning. I was so lucky to have once met dolly parton, morning. I was so lucky to have once met dolly parton, honestly. Morning. 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It very much depends on the cloud cover whether or not we get to 14 degrees. It should get to between ten or 12 in the south west. Like yesterday, if you are stuck under the low cloud, temperatures might not get higher than 4 degrees. Through this evening and overnight, showers continue across the midlands, east anglia and kent, once again return to extensive cloud, mist and fog, but a new Weather Front coming in across the north of the country would introduce some snow flurries across 0rkney and shetland but rain at lower levels. I will have a longer broadcast and more details in about half an hour. Thank you very much, carol. The chancellor has confirmed he will extend the Furlough Scheme after pleas from businesses not to cut off their support too soon. Rishi sunak will also annouce more help for Self Employed people, when he delivers todays budget. Nina is in gateshead for us this morning. It isa it is a busy day ahead, good morning. 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Manufacturing, construction, tourism, education. I spent the night talking to people here about the questions they have about today, after what has been, lets face it, an extraordinary year. The darkness fell for every family. Losing a loved one, missing familiar touch, worrying about the world that will be left. Towns and cities had their spirits sucked, much of the economy is now hibernating and hoping Government Support will be enough. Through furlough, more than £50 billion has been spent on workers wages. That has helped 0liver retain 100 jobs over 15 hospitality venues, and with the right support, he says the industry will bounce back. Weve got an outdoor venue in the middle of town, and thats got a nice terrace outside that holds about 100 people. We have 2,500 bookings for the first week. The Phonejust Rang and rang and rang. Thats the North East Of England in april, that tells me theres a hunger. Yeah, literally are you excited to get into one of your pubs and have a drink . Do you know, i have this vision, i want to see a table of people i dont know laughing about something i dont know what they are laughing about. Thats what i miss, that energy of a crowd. I miss that as well. But not alljobs will make it. At the last count, the number of people unemployed was creeping closer to 2 million. The number of people claiming benefits in some form, thats more than doubled since last march, and its the under 25s who have been hardest hit. And many, like gemma, want to work. A single mum of two who has also been fostering her cousin, shes good at looking after people. And wants to turn those skills into a job. Its just a job that ive wanted to do from being young. Is it . Yeah. Ive always wanted to work, i dont know why, ive always wanted to work in the nhs. I think its a nice job to do and i respect people who work for the nhs as well. When you think about what comes next, trying to get a job, as we come out of this crisis, how do you feel about that . Theres going to be a lot of competition. So many people out there who have got degrees, who have got experience in certainjob positions. Everyones going to be fighting for the same job and its going to be very tough. So now universal credit is just about seeing the family through. The government has been topping it up with an extra £20 a week. Since last april, the government has borrowed more than £270 billion. That number on its own doesnt mean a lot, does it . But it takes the total amount of Government Debt close to the same size as the uk economy. Is now the time those who have succeeded to share the wealth and pay more tax . Luke and rebeccas Vegan Food Business has soared because they shadowed the shift to home working with meal kit deliveries. Now theyre turning a profit and taking on staff. So, heres a question. Would your business be doing as well had covid not happened . Its a really interesting question and i guess well never know the answer. Wed certainly be doing something very different. Wed still be going down the workplace route. I think everything to do with peoples health, the fact that so many people are trying to eat healthier, has definitely been a good thing for the business. And as a business thats notjust survived but possibly thrived, alongside covid, should you pay more . Theres a huge disparity between ourselves and the likes of amazon who have been very successful during this time period. If anything like that can be put off for as long as possible, we also wouldnt be complaining. So its doable but not preferable . Yes the vaccine roll out welcomes a new dawn but today will be a reminder that this crisis is not over yet. Decisions taken by the chancellor will shape the new day. In fact, infact, in in fact, in many ways, the economic crisis has onlyjust begun, i am afraid to say. We look forward to hearing from the chancellor. 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Extremely, and that is one that will goad furlough, good news . Extremely, and that is one that will goad not furlough, good news . Extremely, and that is one that will goad not just that is one that Will Goad Notjust across the cultural sector but wider. It is a lifeline across the next few months as we try and go back. It next few months as we try and go back. ,. , i. Next few months as we try and go back. ,. , , back. It is not ust your employees, it is the back. It is not just your employees, it is the peeple back. It is not just your employees, it is the people who back. It is not just your employees, it is the people who come back. It is not just your employees, it is the people who come here back. It is not just your employees, it is the people who come here and | it is the people who come here and spend, at least to them as well. We also had an investment in the cultural recovery fund, what will that mean to you . Cultural recovery fund, what will that mean to you . 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We have seen a real resurgence and that is a Really Resurgence and that is a really positive thing. There are challenges but it is also a sector which is responding to support the needs of people and bring them in. Cm responding to support the needs of people and bring them in. On behalf of my family people and bring them in. On behalf of my family and people and bring them in. On behalf of my family and my people and bring them in. On behalf of my family and my friends people and bring them in. On behalf of my family and my friends family, j of my family and my friends family, there is so much pent up demand to come to places like this so best of luck with the reopening. I hope you feel better. I luck with the reopening. I hope you feel better. , luck with the reopening. I hope you feel better feel better. I will be absolutely fine im sure feel better. I will be absolutely fine im sure you feel better. I will be absolutely fine im sure you will, feel better. 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The paper says the decision suggests the government believes businesses will not be fully back to normal until the autumn. The sun reports on sir geoff hursts backing of the Prime Ministers offer to host the European Football Championships in england saying it would recapture the spirit of � 66. The Scottish Daily mail leads on calls for Nicola Sturgeon to resign, after new documents raised further questions about her involvement in the alex salmond investigation. And the back page of the mirror pays tribute to former liverpool footballer ian stjohn whos died aged 82, after a long illness. There are loads of tributes to him yesterday. I religiously Watched St And Greavsie on a saturday morning when i was growing up. It is interesting, the talk about the bid for the euros, anotherfront page saying, bring home the euros, that is what the Prime Minister said, thatis is what the Prime Minister said, that is part of the reason why it has not come to the country for a long time. 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Not all homes in scotland have been able to relax the rules, but for those who did, there were emotional reunions. As Emma Clifford bell reports. Gosh, its ages since ive been on a swing you are my sunshine, my only sunshine you make me happyj when skies are grey. Over the past year, care home staff have been doing their best to bring joy to the residents. Please dont take my sunshine away. But these are extra special times, with some families now allowed to visit their loved ones indoors. Trevor hasnt been in the same room as his 91 year old dad adie for months. Up until this week, i was allowed to do what we call window visits. So there is a marquee area set up and then they will bring dad to the window and i can sit and chat to him. How much are you looking forward to seeing your dad today . Yeah, it will be emotional, i would imagine. He loves company. Even if its just sitting there enjoying the company, he absolutely loves it. So it will be brilliant. Good morning. How are you doing . Good to see you. Good to see you, as well. Ive got to wear all this stuff. Yeah, i know. Until we get the all clear. And youve had the vaccines, havent you . Yeah. Aye, the nurse came in and stabbed me. I stabbed you not had one case of covid but the consequences of that has meant that the home has been locked down. But you understand that. Id rather be in a position that i can spend more time with my father later on, than lose him altogether. We did an Easter Egg Hunt on sunday with the twins. For frances and her mum sue, video calls have been a lifeline. And after 12 months. Hello. This reunion has been a long time coming. Lovely to see you. Honestly, it was so nice, just being able to sit down and chat. A bit more of a normal situation, because, recently, ive been sitting outside and shes been sitting inside and weve had the window open a couple of inches and ive been sort of leaning down to speak to her. Just even being able to give her a hug and hold her hand just was really good. I really enjoy my life. Good. Its been very difficult, because i think she fully doesnt understand why i need to wear the mask, or why i have not been able to go inside. So its made a really big difference. Im just hoping that things will start to get more back to normal as quickly as possible. But its looking good. The anxiety around this is that we need to make sure that we are still being cautious. We need to remember that its families, its people we are supporting and caring for and its been a long time since anything like this has been happening. So we are hoping for the future, we are hoping for a better future. How has it been for you, dad, not being able to see me every day . Terrible. Really . Yeah. I didnt think youd miss me that much. Dont be cheeky. But not quite the same. Oh, no. We are flesh and blood. An emotional time for families. They say they will never take a hug for granted again. Emma clifford bell, bbc news. The power of the hug. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london. Dozens of councils and businesses across london fear falling of a cliff edge if they do not receive more cash in todays budget. Between march last year and this january. Between march last year and this january, there has been a 150 increase january, there has been a 150 increase in january, there has been a 150 increase in unemployment claims. Amongst increase in unemployment claims. Amongst other things, London Councils ask for an extension to Business Rates relief and says the Financial Impact of the virus on london boroughs will be felt into 2022 and beyond. Many in the Theatre Industry Have welcomed £400 million of support from the government. However, as many of them gear up to return to the stage, there are still big concerns about how theyll be able to survive without continued support until they can fully reopen again with full capacity. Even with Thejob Retention Scheme in the past month, it still costs us £120,000 a month to run this theatre. So were losing money. These productions are hugely costly to put on and investors in productions need to have the support in the short term from the government with insurance in the same way as the Film Industry has had it. As for the night time economy, that has all ceased for the time being. Those who run it are also hoping theyll be thrown a lifeline today. Over 200 businesses and events were surveyed by the Night Time Industries association. 85 said the budget was fundamental to retaining their workforce. Lets take a look at the Travel Situation now. 0n the tube Planned Closure of the Waterloo City Line, due to Engineering Work. In the west end, Seymour Street is closed and edgware road partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. Ilford tempoary Traffic Lights on Cranbrook Road near the station for water works. The M25 Clockwise between junctions j29 romford and j30 Lakeside The Inside Lane remains closed for Emergency Repairs following a crash last week. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its another chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero, thanks to the low cloud and more mist and fog. The met office this morning as a yellow Weather Warning in place for dense fog patches. Visibility for some under 100 metres. Now this fog is going to be stubborn. It will take its time to lift. When it does, it is going to stay in the low cloud. We will see outbreaks of rain today. One or two of those could contain the odd rumble of thunder as they move through. The temperature, however, as the rain moves through, could get a little milder. Thats thanks to brighter spells generated. So temperatures potentially getting up to 13 celsius. That front will clear overnight. We will have a little bit left first thing tomorrow morning. It will be misty and murky again. One or two spots of rain first thing, but that will clear. Then we have a cold front that will sink south through the course of the day. We could see brighter spells as it does so, but also the temperature will not feel as mild tomorrow. We are looking at a maximum of eight celsius. Im back in half an hour. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Coming up on breakfast this morning. The son of england world cup hero Nobby Stilesjoins us, as an inquiry examining the link between sport and long term brain injury is launched. Well find out how cctv cameras might be used to catch litter bugs, with the help of new Artificial Intelligence software. And Stacey Dooley will tell us about her latest programme, which is using the power of dna to find the answers to peoples life history. In other news, the number of coronavirus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in the past week according to the office for National Statistics. It is now the lowest level we have seen this year. We can speak now to this mornings gp, dr rosemary leonard. That is hugely encouraging . Fabulous news. It shows the Vaccine Campaign is beginning to take effect. The elderly, Vulnerable People be vaccinated first are now being protected. It vaccinated first are now being protected vaccinated first are now being rotected. ,. , protected. It is wonderful news. The other major protected. It is wonderful news. The other major talking protected. It is wonderful news. The other major Talking Point protected. It is wonderful news. The other major Talking Point this protected. It is wonderful news. The other major Talking Point this week. Other major Talking Point this week has been the brazil variant. 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The experts i have spoken to say the vaccine will have some effect on the variants of the virus, so you are better off having a vaccine than not, even if these variants emerge. Is a vaccine than not, even if these variants emerge. A vaccine than not, even if these variants emerge. Is this the pattern of conversation variants emerge. Is this the pattern of conversation we variants emerge. Is this the pattern of conversation we will variants emerge. Is this the pattern of conversation we will have variants emerge. Is this the pattern of conversation we will have to variants emerge. Is this the pattern of conversation we will have to get | of conversation we will have to get used to . New variants arriving, talking about current vaccines and research into combining vaccines. It seems this is where we will be. This will be an seems this is where we will be. Try 3 will be an ongoing story that the virus changes slightly. The flu virus changes slightly. The flu virus does this and, every year, we have a new vaccine in the autumn for the new type of flu virus that is circulating, and we can expect to have the same behaviour from coronavirus. It will change slightly and it may be we are in a scenario where every year we have to give a slightly different vaccine to give everyone protection. Certainly, the vaccines we have, the oxford astrazeneca, the pfizer, the moment, we expect them to have effectiveness against the variants. You we expect them to have effectiveness against the variants. Against the variants. You are regularly against the variants. You are regularly in against the variants. You are regularly in discussion against the variants. You are regularly in discussion with l against the variants. You are regularly in discussion with experts on this subject and many others. I am not trying to scaremonger. I am talking about genuine concerns about reopening society, now with millions of people having had the vaccine in the uk, about reopening schools, most people is going back next week, and those other areas of society being opened up. Are there concerns about what happens once that takes place . Innate about what happens once that takes lace . ~. , about what happens once that takes a lace . ,. , about what happens once that takes lace . ,. ,. Place . We have to expect there will be a slirht place . We have to expect there will be a slight rise place . We have to expect there will be a slight rise in place . We have to expect there will be a slight rise in cases place . We have to expect there will be a slight rise in cases but be a slight rise in cases but hopefully those cases that are happening will be in younger people who get a minor, mild illness. They do not require hospitalisation. That has been the point of the Vaccine Campaign. Targeting the Vulnerable People first. The virus has not gone away and will not go away. The main thing is we have to learn to live and when i say live, get back to some degree of normality. The other encouraging some degree of normality. The other encouraging news, some degree of normality. The other encouraging news, there some degree of normality. The other encouraging news, there is some degree of normality. The other encouraging news, there is an encouraging news, there is an estimation one in four in england have tested positive for antibodies, another big change. Innate have tested positive for antibodies, another big change. Another big change. We are slowly develoin another big change. We are slowly developing herd another big change. We are slowly developing Herd Immunity. Another big change. We are slowly developing Herd Immunity. The i another big change. We are slowly developing Herd Immunity. The surges in infections that occurred in winter will have given people more immunity. We are nowhere near at good Herd Immunity but more and more people, from the vaccine, from the infection itself, now have some immunity, which is good news. In terms of conversations with patients. Dolly parton, she has released a Video Singing Vaccine to the tune ofjolene. Do you feel people are tending towards having the vaccine now there may be a few weeks ago, those persuaded thinking there might not want to have it . Very much so. Particularly in some of the ethnic minority communities who had reservations about the vaccine. They have seen people of their own community have had the vaccine, they are well, they have not had nasty side effects. The more who have it, theyre more confident in the vaccine and more people come forward to have it, which is great. I have worked long hours like all people in Vaccine Centres and people are grateful for volunteers working there that they can come in and get their vaccine. They go out and say, i have had my vaccine it is a lovely atmosphere. Just i have had my vaccine it is a lovely atmosphere. I have had my vaccine it is a lovely atmosphere. Just to check, are ou a lovely atmosphere. Just to check, are you a fan lovely atmosphere. Just to check, are you a fan of lovely atmosphere. Just to check, are you a fan of dolly lovely atmosphere. Just to check, are you a fan of dolly parton . Lovely atmosphere. Just to check, | are you a fan of dolly parton . Oh, es, are you a fan of dolly parton . Oh, yes, absolutely. Are you a fan of dolly parton . Oh, yes, absolutely. Of are you a fan of dolly parton . Oh, yes, absolutely. Of course. Yes, absolutely. Of course. Rosemary. Yes, absolutely. Of course. Rosemary, thank yes, absolutely. Of course. Rosemary, thank you yes, absolutely. Of course. Rosemary, thank you for i yes, absolutely. Of course. I rosemary, thank you for that. Yes, absolutely. Of course. Rosemary, thank you for that. Lovely to speak to you. We are not going to ask every guest, we will assume it is the case. If you havent seen dolly parton singing vaccine to jolene you will love it. Good morning. It has been going round in my head. Pep guardiolas side, an incredible run. The premier League Leaders beat wolves 4 1 at the etihad last night. That was their 21st win in a row in all competitions. City took the lead in the first half, but wolves gave them something to worry about when their captain connor coady equalised after the break. That kicked city into life as they scored three goals in the final ten minutes. Gabrieljesus put city ahead before riyad mahrez scored their third. And thenjesus got his second of the night to take city 15 points clear at the top of the league. Manager Pep Guardiola says his side have worked hard to get through a difficult period. November, december, january, february in england is the hell. Its the hell, Everybody Knows it. And in that period we did something incredible, so its more than remarkable. I am so proud. They have all my compliments. But, at the same time, liverpool is the champion so they defend the crown. To win the Premier League, we need, still, points. And we are going to do it. From his pedigree on the pitch to his punditry off it, the world of football has come together to remember ian stjohn, who died yesterday at the age of 82. He was part of bill shankly� s transformation of liverpool into a footballing superpower scoring the goal that won them their first fa cup in 1965. And after his Playing Career came to an end, stjohn became a respected Broadcaster Essential Viewing for Football Fans on a saturday lunchtime withjimmy greaves on saint and greavsie. Another liverpool legend, sir kenny dalglish, remembers how stjohn lifted the spirits of those around him. He was a funny guy. Loved a chuckle. And, most of the time, he was chuckling anyway, even when he was on the telly. With greavsie he used to wind greavsie up and get a chuckle out of him. He made a fantastic contribution, notjust in the footballing parlance, but, obviously, in the media, as well, the broadcasting. And that show went on for years and years and everybody loved it. Horseracings image crisis continues after a video emerged of Amateur Jockey Robjames Climbing on to a horse that had died of a heart attack whilst training yesterday. That photograph surfaced just a day after trainer Gordon Elliott was pictured sitting on top of a dead horse. With the cheltenham and aintree meetings just around the corner, the british horseracing authoritys director of Equine Health and welfare, james given, says the sports image has been tarnished. I havent seen people this angry in the sport. They are just furious that they have been let down by a couple of very selfish, thoughtless individuals, who have just put the sport into a bad light, which just is not what ive ever seen and does not reflect the values everyone else in the sport shows. Everyone else in the sport shares. The womens Rugby World Cup is the latest major Sporting Event to be rescheduled because of the pandemic. The tournament was due to begin in september in new zealand, but its been delayed by a year. Its because of a number of positive coronavirus cases in auckland and the problems of teams having to quarantine before the tournament starts. Englands Women Cricketers won the first of their three t20 matches against new zealand earlier this morning. They bowled the hosts out for 96 and reached their target with four overs to spare. This time tomorrow morning, englands men will be trying to win the fourth and final test against india in ahmedabad to attempt to level the series 2 all. Theres definitely a way back, you know. We have already won one game. We won the first test match. It is going to require us to get a good first innings lead, i think, and that is going to require us to bat really well. You know, our bowlers have been doing nicely to bowl them out for 145. If we can replicate that and get a nice lead in the first innings, that will put them under a lot of pressure. Seven time World Snooker champion Stephen Hendry has made his long awaited return to the sport, but it wasnt the fairy tale that he might have wanted. The 52 year old scot did score a century break in the second frame, but he was eventually beaten 4 1 by matthew selt in the first round of the gibraltar 0pen. It was hendry� s first tournament since retiring from the professional game nine years ago. Getting ready, getting my suit on, i felt quite nervous. Which is a good sign, because, without nerves, you cant perform. But it needs to be more nerves of excitement and expectation, rather than nerves of not knowing whats going to happen. 52 years old. I remember when he became the youngest World Champion at the age of 21 in 1990 and here he is making a return. He was incredible. Still the youngest ever champion. No one has beaten that yet. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. Good morning. Good morning. 0nce good morning. Once again good morning. Once again today good morning. Once again today it good morning. Once again today it once again toda� will good morning. Once again today it will be cloudy. We have mist and fog, particularly dense in parts of south east england at the moment, but some will see sunshine, more especially in parts of the west. A cold start. Look at these. Braemar, minus eight degrees. What is happening is High Pressure is in charge. Not much else is going on. We have the Weather Front across the south west that is introducing showers. And also low cloud, mist and fog, notjust in england and wales, but in scotland and northern ireland. We will see breaks in western scotland, North West England and potentially North West Wales and also in northern ireland. Showers continue to push in from the south west towards the midlands and south east. Some could be heavy and thundery. We might reach 14 degrees in the south east, it depends on how long the cloud cover breaks. If you are stuck like yesterday in the low cloud, temperatures will struggle above four. 0vernight we continue with showers drifting eastwards. Returning to low cloud. And a new Weather Front coming in from the north west will introduce colder air and snow in 0rkney and shetland. Most of the snow as it comes across the mainland will be on Higher Ground. This is the offending front. Introducing colder air and a north easterly breeze. For the rest, business as usual. Starting with cloud, showers in the south east. Here comes the Weather Front slipping southwards. Getting across southern scotland into northern england. Most at lower levels will be rain but we could see snow on the tops of the pennines and also across the tops of the Lake District hills. This is a new area of High Pressure developed across iceland. Sinking south, and we have a north easterly flow coming our way, hence the colder air. Flow coming our way, hence the colderair. But flow coming our way, hence the colder air. But you can see yellow coming in from the west because of the atlantic influence that starts to try to take hold. It will not be successful until later into the weekend and next week. On friday, is still dry weather around and still some cloud with bright spells. 0n some cloud with bright spells. On saturday, look at the temperatures. As the atlantic fronts come into western areas, bumping into cold air, there is a chance some will see some snow. You have mentioned it again. Thank you. Around 200,000 bags of litter containing anything from coffee cups to apple cores are removed from englands roads every year, according to highways england. Now, a pilot scheme using cctv and Artificial Intelligence to identify and fine litter bugs has been launched. 0ur Chief Environment Correspondent Justin Rowlatt has been finding out how it will work. Litter isntjust ugly, its also expensive. It costs around £1 billion to clean up the 30 Million Tonnes of rubbish that befouls our streets in an average year. We all feel the same way about litter louts. People are stupid. I dont understand why theyre so stupid. So now local authorities are Recruiting Cctv Cameras in the battle against litterers. So this is how it works. Youve had your takeaway, but you dont want the rubbish in your car, so you well, some of you, anyway just throw it out the window. I tell you what, this feels absolutely awful. The new litter Cam Technology uses Artificial Intelligence to spot the tell tale evidence of littering. It can even spot a Cigarette Butt being thrown from a car window. It then captures your number plate and issues you with an automatic fine of up to £120. Maidstone in kent is the first town to introduce it. I mean, if we can land a rover on mars now, we can actually pick up a Cigarette Butt being thrown out of the car. And thats what its all about. We are trying to protect the planet we live in and the town we live in. Maidstones teams of Volunteer Litter Pickers say the amount of rubbish has increased by as much as 250 since the pandemic began. According to keep britain tidy, 42 of main roads in the country now have Fast Food Litter on them. I think it is a very useful tool. It will identify the people who are putting the rubbish out. Thats whats new about it. As it is, we drive around and we walk around and we see all this rubbish on the streets and we dont know whos put it there. But litter cam should make a connection between the rubbish on the street and the person who put it there. Do you think it will change the psychology of people who litter . Well, since they seem to be the sort of precious, self regarding oafs who take the cleanliness of their car seriously, i imagine they might have some sort of feeling about being fined a massive fine. I dont have a problem with cameras, though. If youve done nothing wrong, you dont want to worry about it. Maidstone is just the start. Other local authorities are already considering using the system, says the company boss. I think in a number of years time it will become really quite extensive. Litter cam, i think, is a tool that can change peoples behaviour in the same way that Speed Cameras have or Traffic Monitoring systems that deter people from going up a one way street or driving in a bus lane. It is similar to that and we very much hope that litter cam will stop People Littering from vehicles. So beware if you are thinking of littering, think again. You may be being watched. Justin rowlatt, bbc news, maidstone. Well. It just looks well. Itjust looks wrong, doesnt it . It does, annoying when you see it. Six years after leaving our tv screens and moving online, bbc three will return as a Broadcast Channel Next year. Since going digital, its been responsible for huge hits like fleabag, normal people and killing eve, Prompting Campaigners to call for its return. Lets take a look at some of the channels highlights. Just act natural. Come here, come here. Act natural. Hello welcome. Welcome to our home, which is, of course, your home, should you choose to make a choice to live, you know. Hiya, stace, come here. Lovely to see you. Hiya. Are you well . You look well. 0h, dont tell her she looks well. Thats like saying she looks fat. Marianne . Yeah . Something outside caught your attention . I suppose so. Eyes forward, 0k . I wasnt aware my eye line fell under the jurisdiction of school rules. Trying to impress your classmates . They dont look to impressed to me. Im pretty sure i wasjust looking out the window. What just happened . Another day, another slay. Joes gone home. I mean, bless him. The lip sync, it was interesting. It seemed like he just threw in the towel halfway through. Sometimes its the way the cookie crumbles, innit . Tv critic scott bryan joins us now. Good morning. What is your reaction bbc three will go back onto tv . I think some people will be confused by it because it goes against our streaming habits, the fact that we always go now to iplayer, netflix first to binge. It is about having more curating. If it is not on the schedules in the evening, it means sometimes we are not necessarily talking about it. The fact you can watch any show ever, if you have something at 7pm, apm, on a slot each night, it keeps it in public conversation. People talk about the show. Bbc three have had so much success with normal people and other shows, the issue is i find there are documentaries and comedy that has been under the radar because it has not been given the traditional tv slot or, if it has, it has been so late night it is after almost all of us have gone to bed. The issue it raises is what happens in a decade if we are all going to be switching to streaming, possibly bbc three will have to close again if they find out the audiences no longer there, they are online instead. Part of this is to there, they are online instead. Part of this is to reach there, they are online instead. Part of this is to reach out to younger audiences. Do you think it will work . What happened to the figures when it went from tv to online . There was a bit of a dip when it went from a normal tv channel to online. I think it was also the fact many people assumed the channel had closed wholeheartedly. The bbc faced an uphill struggle trying to convince everybody it had a new lease of life and had gone the other way. I think possibly the idea about having it online back in 2014 made sense to the corporation then. Mostly because they had to cover up the fact they had to have a big reduction in the budget. That caused a bit of a problem. I think by having the successes now, they get to double the budget and increase the successes they have had, particularly with shows in the us. But the issue is what then happens to other parts of the bbc budget, particularfor to other parts of the bbc budget, particular for older audiences . There has been concern about the future of bbc four. If you go on there, they rely more on archive shows the necessarily new programming and i think older viewers will think that younger viewers will think that younger viewers are being catered to more than ever, what is there for me . There was innovation on bbc three and presumably you hope it will continue. What have been your highlights . I continue. What have been your highlights . Highlights . I always find it is aaivin highlights . I always find it is giving something highlights . I always find it is giving something that highlights . I always find it is giving something that is highlights . I always find it is giving something that is a i highlights . I always find it is giving something that is a comedy to audiences who are not necessarily catered for. Bbc three has done fantastic documentary strands. They did one recently about controlling relationships that i found to be a profound and thought provoking show. It has been a Testing Ground for Programme Makers and celebrities who go on to become successful on other channels. I think you need those shows to be the places where people get to try things out. If you lose that, the big hits on bbc two and bbc one years down the line dont necessarily come through. I think it is the case what bbc three can do differently when disney and netflix have unlimited amounts of money and they can hire and have whoever they want, how can bbc three be distinctive and do it on a limited budget . Distinctive and do it on a limited budaet . ,. ,. ,. , budget . You mentioned one of the stars that it budget . You mentioned one of the stars that it made, budget . You mentioned one of the stars that it made, bbc budget . You mentioned one of the stars that it made, bbc three, budget . You mentioned one of the stars that it made, bbc three, andj stars that it made, bbc three, and we will speak to one of them, Stacey Dooley at around 8 30am. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london, im alpa patel. Dozens of councils and businesses across london fear falling of a cliff edge if they do not receive more cash in todays budget. Between march last year and this january, there has been a 157 increase in unemployment claims. Amongst other things London Councils are asking for an extension to Business Rates relief. It says the Financial Impact of the virus on london boroughs will be felt well into 2022 and beyond. Many in the Theatre Industry Have welcomed a £400 million of support from the government. However as many of them gear up to return to the stage, like shaftsbury theatre, theres still big concerns about how theyll be able to survive without continued support until they can fully re open again with full capacity. Even with Thejob Retention Scheme in the past month, it still costs us £120,000 a month to run this theatre. So were losing money. These productions are hugely costly to put on and investors in productions need to have the support in the short term from the government with the insurance in the same way as the Film Industry has had it. As for the night time economy, that has ceased for the time being. Those who run it are also hoping theyll be thrown a lifeline today. Over 200 businesses and events were surveyed by the night time industrys association, 85 said the budget was fundamental to retaining their workforce. Lets take a look at the Travel Situation now. 0n the tube, the central line is partially suspended. Planned closure of the Waterloo City Line, due to Engineering Work. In the west end, Seymore Street is closed and edgware road partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. In ilford, temporary Traffic Lights on Cranbrook Road near the station for water works. The M25 Clockwise between junctions j29 romford and j30 lakeside, the inside lane remains closed for Emergency Repairs following a crash last week. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its another chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero, thanks to the low cloud and more mist and fog. The met office this morning as a yellow Weather Warning in place for dense fog patches. Visibility for some under 100 metres. Now this fog is going to be stubborn. It will take its time to lift. When it does, it is going to stay in the low cloud. We will see outbreaks of rain today. One or two of those could contain the odd rumble of thunder as they move through. The temperature, however, as the rain moves through, could get a little milder. Thats thanks to brighter spells generated. So temperatures potentially getting up to 13 celsius. That front will clear overnight. We will have a little bit left first thing tomorrow morning. It will be misty and murky again. One or two spots of rain first thing, but that will clear. Then we have a cold front that will sink south through the course of the day. We could see brighter spells as it does so, but also the temperature will not feel as mild tomorrow. We are looking at a maximum of 8 celsius. Im back in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. More Support Forjobs and businesses as the chancellor rishi sunak promises to do whatever it takes in todays budget, to help people through the Coronavirus Crisis. The Furlough Scheme is to be extended to the end of september and therell be more help or the Self Employed. Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to resign as she gives evidence to an inquiry into the Scottish Governments handling of harrassment allegations against alex salmond. The possible link between sport and dementia. Mps are to look at the scientific evidence, with campaigners saying the issue has been ignored for too long. Can anyone catch Manchester City . Their unbeaten run continues after victory over wolves. Its now 21 consecutive wins in all competitions. Manager Pep Guardiola says theyve gone through hell to do it. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine im begging of you, please dont hesitate. Dolly parton gets a dose of her own medicine, as she receives the Coronavirus Vaccine she helped to fund. Good morning. 0nce good morning. Once again today, we are looking at a cloudy day with a mist and fog, general murky conditions. Best of any brightness in the west, and across southern areas, we are looking at some showers. All the details coming up. Its wednesday 3rd march. Our top story. The chancellor Rishi Sunak Will deliver his budget later today, with a promise to continue to support businesses through what hes described as the challenging months ahead. The measures include extending the Furlough Scheme until the end of september and more support for the Self Employed. But hell also warn that once the Coronavirus Crisis is over, action will be needed to fix the public finances. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. This is the budget. It will certainly be a budget like no other. So much has changed beyond recognition since this time last year, even if the red book looks the same. Hi, everybody, im david, head chef. The pandemic forced david to swap the Restaurant Kitchen in nottinghamshire where he is head chef for his own, where he has been teaching families to cook cheaply. He is one of the millions who have been furloughed. Its been tough. Id say, without it, people wouldnt, i definitely wouldnt have been able to pay my bills. And then there is potential for losing your house and getting in a lot of trouble, and mentally, as well, it would be very, very tough. In todays budget, the Furlough Scheme will be extended until the end of september. Grants for the Self Employed will be extended as well and 600,000 more people may be eligible to claim them. And its expected the £20 increase in universal credit will stay for six months. That will all add many more billions to the almost 300 billion the government has already spent on the pandemic. And as this Treasury Video suggests, it wont stop there. With many Entertainment Venues set to stay shut until at least may, the budget will allocate £408 million to museums, theatres and galleries, and 300 million to help sport recover. There will be £25 million for grassroots football, and nearly Three Million for a bid to host the 2030 world cup. There will also be a £150 million fund to help communities take over struggling local pubs. To fund its schemes to keep the economy afloat, and pay for the pandemic, the government has borrowed a lot, more than ever outside of wartime. Rishi sunak has promised he will be honest about plans to fix the public finances. The chancellor has also been considering increasing the tax that Companies Pay on their profits, Corporation Tax, and levying a one off windfall tax on firms like supermarkets that have done particularly well. For now, the focus is on recovery. But there will be a bill to be paid eventually. We will find out later how far this budget will go towards telling us how. Helen catt, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief Political Correspondent adam fleming joins us now from westminster. Thats the big story of the day. Good morning, adam. The hope is from ministers that this budget, combined with the vaccine roll out, will get the economy going. With the vaccine rollout, will get the economy going. With the vaccine rollout, will get the economy going. Yes, and lots of hints at the the economy going. Yes, and lots of hints at the projections the economy going. Yes, and lots of hints at the projections for the economy going. Yes, and lots of hints at the projections for their hints at the projections for their economy for the independent Budget Responsibility which are published alongside the budget might a little bit rosier than they were looking last year. This budget is going to be about protecting people and helping people through what the treasury sees is the last hard bit of coronavirus. That is why there is an extension to the Furlough Scheme, two more rounds of grants to the Self Employed, that £20 increase to universal credit will carry on for another few months, we think. That is on top of all that stuff helen was talking about like £400 million for theatres and Art Galleries and cultural venues that have had to stay closed and several billion more in grants for businesses that have had to stay closed. Labour saying, could you not have an ounce this last week along with the road map for lifting lockdown . Could you not have announced it last week . Innate not have announced it last week . We will get a lot on the big moves today and questions about how it will be paid for. Will be paid for. Yes, really good ruestion will be paid for. Yes, really good question and will be paid for. Yes, really good question and subject will be paid for. Yes, really good question and subject to will be paid for. Yes, really good question and subject to quite will be paid for. Yes, really good question and subject to quite a l will be paid for. Yes, really good l question and subject to quite a lot of debate at westminster. We will get some hints today from the chancellor about what he thinks the problem with the public finances could be as the result of coronavirus, how big it is, some hints about potential tax rises in future, lots of gossip about increasing Corporation Tax which is the tax on companys profits, but quite a lot of conservatives say, the vaccine roll out is going well, the vaccine roll out is going well, the projections for the economy looks good, maybe we will have Bumper Growth of this year and you dont really need to worry about all that stuff. That could be a big debate over the next few months. And in the history of the budget, if you think back to the George Osborne era, he talked really tough, had lots of targets, he really wanted to deliver them, and he missed most of them and in the end it didnt really matter that much. Them and in the end it didnt really matter that much. Food for thought, Thank Ou Matter that much. Food for thought, thank you so matter that much. Food for thought, thank you so much matter that much. Food for thought, thank you so much for matter that much. Food for thought, thank you so much for that. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is preparing to give evidence to a Holyrood Inquiry this morning. Its investigating the Scottish Governments mishandling of complaints against her predecessor, alex salmond. Last night, the scottish conservatives said they plan to submit a vote of no confidence in the First Minister. Lets speak now to our scottish correspondent, lorna gordon, whojoins us from holyrood. Run us through what we can expect this morning. The run us through what we can expect this morning this morning. The First Minister is the last witness this morning. The First Minister is the last witness to this morning. The First Minister is the last witness to the this morning. The First Minister is the last witness to the scottish i the last witness to the Scottish Parliamentary inquiry, make no mistake, she is now under enormous political pressure. The scottish conservatives are saying they now have no doubt that she lied to the Scottish Parliament and that he broke the ministerial code. All this before she even stands up and gives her testimony under oath in a few hours. It follows the release of a slew of long asked for documents yesterday which showed that the Scottish Government continued a doomed legalfight Scottish Government continued a doomed legal fight with mr salmond, despite his external their external lawyers advising it was likely to lose. 0ther external lawyers advising it was likely to lose. Other documents corroborating Alex Salmonds claimed that his team was told the name of one of the complainants. Nicola sturgeon has rejected the accusations and said she is looking forward to giving her version of events. A spokesperson last night said she will address all the issues raise and much more aside at the Committee Today. {share raise and much more aside at the Committee Today. Raise and much more aside at the Committee Today. Give us an overview about how Significant Committee today. Give us an overview about how significant this Committee Today. Give us an overview about how significant this is. Committee today. Give us an overview about how significant this is. This about how significant this is. This is a moment about how significant this is. This is a moment of about how significant this is. This is a moment of real about how significant this is. Try 3 is a moment of real political danger for Nicola Sturgeon. There is an election to the parliament here in Holyrood Injust election to the parliament here in holyrood in just over a election to the parliament here in Holyrood Injust over a couple election to the parliament here in holyrood in just over a couple of months time, her party are hoping to win a majority, hoping to have a second referendum on Scottish Independence, and this inquiry, which has been largely procedural up to now, is now starting to cut through. There will be worries amongst the snp on whether or not it will impact on their electoral chances and of course there is Nicola Sturgeons own political future at stake as well. She is found to have broken the ministerial code, she will come under enormous pressure to resign. I code, she will come under enormous pressure to resign pressure to resign. I know you will be watching pressure to resign. I know you will be watching closely, pressure to resign. I know you will be watching closely, Thank Pressure to resign. I know you will be watching closely, thank you. I at least 13 people have died, after an suv carrying 25 people collided with a Trailer Truck near the mexican border, in Southern California yesterday. Police say the vehicle, which only has a legal capaticy of nine people, drove directly into the path of the truck, which was carrying a full load of gravel. The isle of man has gone back into lockdown today because of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, after a ferry crew member tested positive for coronavirus. The Circuit Breaker restrictions will last for at least three weeks, with people required to stay at home, nonessential businesses ordered to close and schools shut to most pupils. The move comes after more than 60 new cases of covid 19 were recorded in a fortnight. The organisers of this years Eurovision Song Contest have said they are planning to make it the most normal event they can. Its due to take place in rotterdam in may, after being postponed last year because of the pandemic. Officials say they expect all contestants to appear live and coming to the city to perform will be considered essential travel. They have yet to make a decision on whether there will be an audience in the arena. Country singer dolly parton is the latest celebrity to encourage people to be vaccinated, by sharing the moment on socal media. She got the moderna jab, which she partly funded, and delivered this message in typical dolly fashion. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine im begging of you, please dont hesitate vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine because once youre dead, then thats a bit too late. I know im trying to be funny now, but im dead serious about the vaccine. We have been on airfor an hour and 11 minutes and you have sung that probably about 50 times. So many times. Probably about 50 times. So many times she probably about 50 times. So many times she put probably about 50 times. So many times. She put her probably about 50 times. So many times. She put her own probably about 50 times. So many times. She put her own money probably about 50 times. So many| times. She put her own money into that vaccine so good on you, dolly there is a bit of a chill out there this morning. This is gateshead, nina is talking about the budget and we will be with her later on. For the full picture, carol has are they sheep . No, you have animals behind you yes, good morning you can see from the Weather Watcher picture, you can see it is foggy in shropshire and many other areas this morning. A lot of low cloud, mist and murk, and some dense fog across parts of the south east. This Weather Front is coming in from the south west and already producing some showers across part of the midlands, south wales and south west england, but not much else going on. There is hardly an isobar on the charts are not much of a breeze. A lot of cloud, the best breaks are in the west, especially at elevation. And we have showers in the west and Southern England, heading east, they could be heavy and have the odd rumble of thunder. If you are stuck under the low cloud, temperatures will barely break 4 degrees but it could reach 14 degrees in london, dependent on the Cloud Breaking. If it does not then it will not reach that. Through the evening and overnight, the rain continues in similar areas pushing into east anglia and kent, still this low cloud, mist and anglia and kent, still this low cloud, Mistand Murk Anglia and kent, still this low cloud, mist and murk and fog and a new Weather Front will introduce rain at lower levels and some hill snow. Temperatures nothing to write home about, these are in the towns and cities, lower in rural areas. Where we have any breaks, we are likely to see some of frost. Lots more details in half an hour. Lets return to this mornings top story now and the Budget Announcement. After a year like no other, the chancellors lunchtime speech is a highly anticipated one. But what do the Opposition Party want to hear . Werejoined now by bridget phillipson, the shadow chief secretary to the treasury. Good morning, thank you very much. We will good morning, thank you very much. We will get good morning, thank you very much. We will get full good morning, thank you very much. We will get full details good morning, thank you very much. We will get full details later good morning, thank you very much. We will get full details later on but a lot of what the chancellor is going to say has been released already. We have been talking to your party over the last few months and much of it seems to reflect what you wanted. For example, the £20 increase to universal credit is going to be continued until september, you would welcome that . Of course it is right that we protect finances during this difficult time. The chancellor could have announced much of what he is going to set out later today far sooner and given confidence to families and businesses and avoided this kind of needed anxiety which is pushed so many businesses write to the edge. We need a budget to rebuild the foundations of our economy once more and that means having a focus on jobs and growth and getting our economy moving again. We have had the biggest hit of any major economy, and therefore we need to see concerted action to support businesses and families. Is that what the government is doing . Also in regard to Thejob Retention Scheme, furlough, he will announce it will be extended until september. He should have announced that months ago, it has caused needless anxiety when he could have given confidence to businesses is a very fragile time for our recovery. We will look carefully at the detail of what he says but we think he could have made changes to the Furlough Scheme to make it a Smart Furlough which is better suited to the circumstances we find ourselves in now. Some businesses will struggle for longer because of social distancing requirements, and they have not always had access to the support that they need. Flan always had access to the support that they need. Always had access to the support that they need. Can you explain to me what you that they need. Can you explain to me what you mean that they need. Can you explain to me what you mean by that they need. Can you explain to me what you mean by smart that they need. Can you explain to me what you mean by Smart Furlough . We need to see training alongside it, while people have been away from work, they could have been trained to get new skills to compete better in the future. We also need to see furlough targeted to the areas where it is much needed, not going to firms that need it less. Much of what the chancellor has done has not changed is the circumstances have changed is the circumstances have changed so we need to see a focus of moving those schemes to reflect the new reality. Moving those schemes to reflect the new reali. ~. , new reality. Which sort of firms would you new reality. Which sort of firms would you be new reality. Which sort of firms would you be targeting new reality. Which sort of firms would you be targeting it new reality. Which sort of firms would you be targeting it at . I new reality. Which sort of firms l would you be targeting it at . We know would you be targeting it at . Know some sectors will struggle for longer so it should be around the demand that different sectors have. So you would extend it for longer, would you . Innate so you would extend it for longer, would you . Would you . We think it should run handinhand would you . We think it should run handinhand for would you . We think it should run handinhand for health would you . We think it should run i handinhand for Health Restrictions hand in hand for Health Restrictions so while demand is reduced and the restrictions are in place, businesses need support. If we dont see that the port, we will see more jobs lost than necessary. I was if we dont see that the port, we will see morejobs if we dont see that the port, we will see more jobs lost than necessary. I was speaking to a Coach Company who saw a lot of reduced demand, they will struggle a lot longer than the road map that the Prime Minister has set out. The chancellor needs to listen to business. It sometimes feels that he does not understand what is happening on the ground. Yousay furlou h happening on the ground. Yousay furlough should happening on the ground. Yousay furlough should be happening on the ground. Yousay furlough should be extended happening on the ground. Yousay| furlough should be extended until the Health Restrictions end, the plan is they extend until onlyjune. We will see reduced demand in other sectors for much longer, in sectors like aviation. Even where hospitality will return, we dont know whether they will face additional pressures which mean they cannot have the capacity in terms of customers they might have had in the past. We need the government to be focused on that. It seems at the moment that the chancellor is focused too much on his narrow political interests, not what is best for the country. Fline political interests, not what is best for the country. Political interests, not what is best for the country. One of the crucial questions best for the country. One of the crucial questions will best for the country. One of the crucial questions will be, best for the country. One of the crucial questions will be, there | best for the country. One of the i crucial questions will be, there are £350 billion being borrowed, how should that be paid back in your view, and should it include Tax Increases . Innate view, and should it include Tax Increases . View, and should it include Tax Increases . ~. ,. ,. , increases . We need a focus on growth riaht now, increases . We need a focus on growth right now. We increases . We need a focus on growth right now, we dont increases . We need a focus on growth right now, we dont need increases . We need a focus on growth right now, we dont need to increases . We need a focus on growth right now, we dont need to see increases . We need a focus on growth right now, we dont need to see tax i right now, we dont need to see tax rises immediately, we dont think thatis rises immediately, we dont think that is the right one. It is a chancellor who is outside mainstream opinion on this. If you look at what the cbi are saying, the imf, the oecd, they are clear it is not the 0ecd, they are clear it is not the time to be pressing ahead with tax rises when our economy is in such a fragile position. Fline rises when our economy is in such a fragile position. Fragile position. One of the things we understand, fragile position. One of the things we understand, we fragile position. One of the things we understand, we are fragile position. One of the things we understand, we are waiting i fragile position. One of the thingsj we understand, we are waiting for this to be confirmed, there could be plans to increase Corporation Tax, you would not support that . Innate plans to increase Corporation Tax, you would not support that . We dont su ort you would not support that . We dont support immediate you would not support that . We dont support Immediate Tax you would not support that . We dont support Immediate Tax rises, you would not support that . We dont support Immediate Tax rises, we support Immediate Tax rises, we dont think that is the right approach forfor the dont think that is the right approach for for the country. Thank ou so approach for for the country. Thank you so much approach for for the country. Thank you so much for approach for for the country. Thank you so much for your approach for for the country. Thank you so much for your time, approach for for the country. Thank you so much for your time, we approach for for the country. Thank you so much for your time, we will| you so much for your time, we will get full details from the chancellor and i expect we will be talking about this tomorrow. The uks first lgbt Retirement Community has been given the go ahead in central london. Its been described as a significant milestone and has the backing of the capitals mayor, sadiq khan. Were joined now by geoff pine from the Housing Association behind the project. His terminally ill partnerjamie experienced homophobia from a carer 20 years ago. Good morning, nice to speak to you. Give us an idea of the thinking behind these homes. Mr; give us an idea of the thinking behind these homes. My involvement came as a result behind these homes. My involvement came as a result of behind these homes. My involvement came as a result of the behind these homes. My involvement came as a result of the experience i came as a result of the experience that i had with jamie. We had been togetherfor that i had with jamie. We had been together for over 30 years. He became terminally ill with a degenerative heart condition, and i was still working and we had carers. About a year before he died, he got more depressed than he had normally been and i said to him, whats the matter . He said, well, every morning when my carer comes, she kneels down in front of me and prays for my condemned cell because i am gay. Condemned cell because i am gay. Condemned soul. Clearly this was not something that was acceptable. He did die eventually and i started to thinking about, if he experienced this kind of treatment, other people in similar circumstances were probably getting the same. So we started to research the idea to find out what exactly was happening to the older Lgbt Community. And we discovered that in fact, despite the fact that there are tens and thousands of over 65 Lgbt Community members, there were no Specialist Services for them. I suppose, thinking, this must have been about eight or nine years ago noun so it has taken a while. What we have discovered is that from the survey that we did, which was the building safe choices survey we conducted with others in london, the Largest Survey of older lgbt members, that 79 of those that responded to the survey said that they would favour a service that was lgbtq plus affirming. Service that was lgbtq plus affirming service that was lgbtq plus affirmina. �. ,. ,. , affirming. And what does that look like, what with affirming. And what does that look like, what with the affirming. And what does that look like, what with the setup affirming. And what does that look like, what with the setup be . Affirming. And what does that look| like, what with the setup be . What we have got like, what with the setup be . What we have got at like, what with the setup be . What we have got at the like, what with the setup be . Twat we have got at the moment, as like, what with the setup be . Mat we have got at the moment, as a result of the mayors donation, we are going to be able to buy apartments at an already existing care facility. And then we will be able to sell those on a shared ownership basis, to members of our community. And we will have an environment, we will be creating an environment, we will be creating an environment where those who are in our community will be able to, as our community will be able to, as our strapline says, we would be able to live our lives out in a community thatis to live our lives out in a community that is notjust lgbt for friendly, but lgbt affirmative, where who we are is who we are and we are allowed to be that, we dont have to explain ourselves, we can be the people that we have always been. Because in the past, and still happening in many situations, if you have been a member of our community, you have to go back into the closet because of the kind of experience that people have where the homophobia and so on, and the lack of understanding. For example, im now, fortunately, a very happily married man. And i wear a wedding ring. But generally, in most situations, if i wear a wedding ring, people say, and how is your wife . And i have to say, i dont have a wife, her husband. And sometimes thats fine. I have a husband. And sometimes thats fine, but sometimes people do not welcome that and you dont feel comfortable in that situation. In this community, and i have to say this is the first step, it isnt a big scheme, its a small step. There are many similar homes in america and germany and so on. I was going to ask about that, what has the reaction been to this . Sorry . What has the reaction been, how is it gone down . It has been enormously successful, we have had a lot of support from the various trusts that have enabled us to get to where we are, to pro bono work from lawyers and people in the housing industry, so enormous support for the scheme and what trying to do. As i say, it has taken us a while to get here, but it feels good. And yesterday, when the announcement of the loan arrangement that has been made with the Community Housing fund, when that was made, our twitter account and our instagram account, all of the various social media elements have been inundated with messages of support so it feels good. We are not there yet, theres lots more to do. There is still homophobia out there, transphobia, all of those elements. But it feels good, it feels good that finally after eight or nine years, we are getting to a place where we will be able to do something for our community. The first step, a small one, but an important first step. First step, a small one, but an important first step. Thank you for talkin to important first step. Thank you for talking to us important first step. Thank you for talking to us about important first step. Thank you for talking to us about it important first step. Thank you for talking to us about it this important first step. Thank you for| talking to us about it this morning, good to speak to you. After we showed you that film on cctv cameras catching litter bugs earlier, youve been getting in touch with your thoughts. Clive says a lot of littering from cars originates from fast food drive throughs. If the restaurant added the car Registration Number to the cup or wrapper when handing out, the litter bugs could be easily identified. On twitter stuart says what a brilliant idea, we need that in our village. So many have you got in touch, it is early judy tweeted saying we used to be taught by parents and school to put litter in the bin. Some people dont care about littering and think someone else will pick it up. They dont realise it costs them too if they pay council tax. Finally one viewer in shropshire got in touch to say it would be great if people would stop littering, in the country lanes near me this has become worse, prosecco bottles, beer bottles and can even empty gin bottles. You know and we were allowed to go out last year, that was one of the annoying things, you would get into annoying things, you would get into a big open space, and you would enjoying the outside. Yes. A big open space, and you would enjoying the outside. A big open space, and you would enjoying the outside. Yes, so many stories about enjoying the outside. Yes, so many stories about the enjoying the outside. Yes, so many stories about the litter. Enjoying the outside. Yes, so many stories about the litter. The stories about the litter. The annoying stories about the litter. The annoying thing stories about the litter. The annoying thing is stories about the litter. The annoying thing is when there is a bin ten yards away, and people just drop stuff on the floor without bothering to walk ten paces, sorry you carry on if you want to get in touch and join dan in that conversation, please do coming up in the next half hour. We meet the a father and son who both battled life threatening illnesses and have now embarked on an ambitious charity walk, to say thank you to those who helped save their lives. And we will be speaking about the pressure that Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of scotland, currently finds herself in. You will be giving evidence this morning from 9am. She will be giving evidence. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london. Dozens of councils and businesses across london fear falling of a cliff edge if they do not erceive more cash in todays budget. Between march last year and this january, there has been a 157 increase in unemployment claims. Amongst other things, London Councils are asking for an extention to Business Rates relief. It says the Financial Impact of the virus on london boroughs will be felt well into 2022 and beyond. Many in the Theatre Industry Have welcomed £400 million of support from the government. However as many of them gear up to return to the stage, like shaftsbury theatre, theres still big concern about how theyll be able to survive without continued support until they can fully reopen again with full capacity. Even with Thejob Retention Scheme in the past month, it still costs us £120,000 a month to run this theatre. So were losing money. These productions are hugely costly to put on and investors in productions need to have the support in the short term from the government with the insurance in the same way as the Film Industry has had it. As for the night time economy, that has ceased for the time being. Those who run it are also hoping theyll be thrown a lifeline today over 200 businesses and events were surveyed by the Night Time Industries association and 85 said the budget was fundamental to retaining there workforce. Lets take a look at the Travel Situation now. 0n the tube a good Service Across all lines apart from the Planned Closure of the Waterloo City Line due to Engineering Work in the west end, Seymour Street is closed and edgware road partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. In ilford temporary Traffic Lights on Cranbrook Road near the station for water works. The M25 Clockwise between junctions j29 romford and j30 Lakeside The Inside Lane remains closed for Emergency Repairs following a crash last week. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its another chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero, thanks to the low cloud and more mist and fog. The met office this morning as a yellow Weather Warning in place for dense fog patches. Visibility for some under 100 metres. Now this fog is going to be stubborn. It will take its time to lift. Should when it does, it is going to stay in the low cloud. We will see outbreaks of rain today. One or two of those could contain the odd rumble of thunder as they move through. The temperature, however, as the rain moves through, could get a little milder. Thats thanks to brighter spells generated. So temperatures potentially getting up to 13 celsius. That front will clear overnight. We will have a little bit left first thing tomorrow morning. It will be misty and murky again. One or two spots of rain first thing, but that will clear. Then we have a cold front that will sink south through the course of the day. We could see brighter spells as it does so, but also the temperature will not feel as mild tomorrow. We are looking at a maximum of 8 celsius. Im back in an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Now though its back to dan and louise. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is preparing to give evidence to a Holyrood Inquiry this morning. Its investigating the Scottish Governments mishandling of complaints against her predecessor, alex salmond. Last night, the scottish conservatives said they plan to submit a vote of no confidence in the First Minister. Lets speak now to the snps leader in westminster, ian blackford. Good morning. Good to speak to you. Nicola sturgeon good morning. Good to speak to you. Nicola sturgeon under good morning. Good to speak to you. Nicola sturgeon under pressure, good morning. Good to speak to you. Nicola sturgeon under pressure, the| Nicola Sturgeon under pressure, the enquiry, she should be giving evidence from line am. Do you agree she is fighting for her political life today . I she is fighting for her political life today . She is fighting for her political life toda . ,. , ~. , life today . I do not. I think what ou are life today . I do not. I think what you are seeing life today . I do not. I think what you are seeing is life today . I do not. I think what you are seeing is the life today . I do not. I think what you are seeing is the worst life today . I do not. I think what you are seeing is the worst kind | life today . I do not. I think what i you are seeing is the worst kind of politics from the conservatives. This has been a much postponed appearance by the First Minister. A committee she has looked forward to coming in front of and she will answer all the questions they want to put to her. This is a situation that will be drawing a close on the back of the parliamentary investigation and the investigation of the standards commissioner and i expect we will be looking forward to an Election Campaign over the next weeks and that discussion about scotlands future and the opportunity for people to vote for the snp and government that can look forward to the referendum and the First Minister vindicated at the end of this process. The First Minister vindicated at the end of this process. Of this process. The scottish conservative of this process. The scottish conservative leader of this process. The scottish conservative leader calling l of this process. The scottish i conservative leader calling for of this process. The scottish conservative leader calling for a vote of no confidence said, obviously she has not given evidence yet, he said no evidence will counter the claims of numerous witnesses or the fact her government ignored legal advice and lost more than £500,000 of taxpayers money in the process. The than £500,000 of taxpayers money in the rocess. ,. ,. , the process. The problem with that is the narrative the process. The problem with that is the narrative the the process. The problem with that is the narrative the conservatives l is the narrative the conservatives are putting around is not true. The lord advocate gave advice to the Scottish Government in december that the case should be sought to find a legal route to get a settlement with the former First Minister. That is what happened injanuary. The government in edinburgh behaving in a timeless man on the basis of legal opinion they were given and that is the kind of thing the First Minister will go through later. It is a bit rich the conservatives having not waited for the scrutiny of the First Minister before rushing tojudgment. It is naturaljustice that should be happening. I it is natural ustice that should be haueninu. ,. , happening. I understand where you are cominu happening. I understand where you are coming from. Happening. I understand where you are coming from. You happening. I understand where you are coming from. You seem happening. I understand where you are coming from. You seem to happening. I understand where you are coming from. You seem to be i are coming from. You seem to be downplaying serious question she will be asked about breaking the ministerial code, whether there was a plot against alex salmond, potentially talking about a cover up, looking at harassment policy. Coverup, looking at harassment oli. ,. ,. , policy. These are important questions policy. These are important questions. What policy. These are important questions. What is policy. These are important. Questions. What is important policy. These are important questions. What is important is the women who came forward and we must not lose sight of that. It is crucial whether talking about politics, any other part of public life, if there are allegations of harassment, sexual misconduct, they are treated seriously. That is the fundamental at the heart of this. As the former First Minister make clear, there was no evidence of conspiracy on behalf of the First Minister. What will be crucial is when the commissioner gives his report because he is given access to all Legal Paperwork and information and he will make his report to government and parliament and i expect, as the First Minister has said, that she did not break the ministerial code, that this matter will be brought to a conclusion and we will get to move on to the Election Campaign and that important discussion about scotlands future. And an independence referendum. Surely these questions are serious and if she is found to have broken the ministerial code, should she resign . The ministerial code, should she resin . , ~ ,. , the ministerial code, should she resin . , ~ , resign . The First Minister has been resolute she resign . The First Minister has been resolute she has resign . The First Minister has been resolute she has not resign . The First Minister has been resolute she has not done resign . The First Minister has been resolute she has not done so resign . The First Minister has been resolute she has not done so and i resolute she has not done so and will answer questions in Committee Today. She has met with the standards commissioner and he will give hisjudgment of standards commissioner and he will give his judgment of that. I support the First Minister, who is in a position of strong leadership and integrity and someone i know is an honest and trustworthy person. [30 honest and trustworthy person. Do ou honest and trustworthy person. Do you accept there are serious allegations to answer . Can you accept there are serious allegations to answer . Can we agree on that . There allegations to answer . Can we agree on that . There are allegations to answer . Can we agree on that . There are allegations allegations to answer . Can we agree on that . There are allegations that l on that . There are allegations that have been sent around. We are in a few weeks from an Election Campaign so we know what is going on with this. The First Minister will answer those. She did not break the ministerial code. Lets have that debate in Committee Today and get the report from the standards commissioner and lets move on and discuss the future of scotland and that Election Campaign, and i hope what will be the real election of a popular snp government and the First Minister who has led us resolutely through the covid crisis. In minister who has led us resolutely through the covid crisis. Through the covid crisis. In terms ofthat through the covid crisis. In terms of that important through the covid crisis. In terms of that important business through the covid crisis. In terms of that important business which | through the covid crisis. In terms i of that important business which is going on, do you think this is a distraction from that . I am not talking about and organise distraction. Is she able to do her job at the moment because of this . I would say the First Minister has been focused on dealing with the pandemic over the past year. She has been doing the daily press briefings. You can see the poll ratings we have had over the past months and the respect the public of scotland have for the leadership and communication the First Minister provided. Here we are today discussing this with my focus in westminster will be on the budget and making sure we are holding the uk government to account and make sure the support people need is in place and we can build a recovery out of this. That is what people want and what concerns many people. I am looking forward to focusing on that part of the job and to make sure we are taking our responsibilities seriously in scotland which means the First Minister will be leading us through the Election Campaign right into an independence referendum campaign. Just one more on what is happening today. Do you think the fallout between these once close friends, will it damaged the cause of Scottish Independence . Ida. Will it damaged the cause of Scottish Independence . No, because the cause of Scottish Independence . No, because the cause of scottish Scottish Independence . No, because the cause of Scottish Independence l the cause of Scottish Independence is always greater than the interests of any individual, whether the former or current First Minister or any of the rest of us. It is about the future of the country and that is a debate we will enter in the next months. A bright and exciting future, to deliver fairness, next months. A bright and exciting future, to deliverfairness, and being back in the european union, which we are focusing on, and a fairer and wealthier scotland. That is the conversation we will have with the people of scotland and i look forward to the First Minister leading that debate. fin look forward to the First Minister leading that debate. Look forward to the First Minister leading that debate. On the budget, ou leading that debate. On the budget, you touched leading that debate. On the budget, you touched on leading that debate. On the budget, you touched on putting leading that debate. On the budget, you touched on putting pressure leading that debate. On the budget, you touched on putting pressure onl you touched on putting pressure on rishi sunak. How do you feel about the announcement mooted yesterday about furlough extended until september. About furlough extended until september about furlough extended until september. About furlough extended until setember. ,. , september. Furlough needs to be in lace as september. Furlough needs to be in place as long september. Furlough needs to be in place as long as september. Furlough needs to be in place as long as people september. Furlough needs to be in place as long as people and place as long as people and businesses and devolved administrations need it. It should not be done on a specific date but as long as the lockdown measures are in place. What i am concerned about is the government seem to suggest that companies will have to step in and pay a greater percentage of the wage costs directly themselves but in many cases we are talking about businesses that have not operated for a considerable period. It is important the government leave support in place as long as because what we are seeking is two things, to stop an unnecessary increase in unemployment and to make sure companies have capacity that they can build back as we come out of the crisis. Government has to make sure it keeps support in place. Crucially as part of that, what is missing are the 3 million who have been left behind without Financial Support. A lot of those are Self Employed. We cannot leave people in the situation where they have no Financial Support through no fault of their own. The government needs to recognise that. We need to recognise those who are struggling. We have seen an increase in Food Bank Use and it is important the £20 uplift of universal credit is maintained notjust for six months but in the future, that it needs to be extended to legacy benefits, as well. Needs to be extended to legacy benefits, as well. Thank you. I am sure ou benefits, as well. Thank you. I am sure you like benefits, as well. Thank you. I am sure you like others benefits, as well. Thank you. I am sure you like others will benefits, as well. Thank you. I am sure you like others will keep benefits, as well. Thank you. I am sure you like others will keep a i sure you like others will keep a close eye on the budget. They will be full coverage on the bbc today. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. That looks really lovely. It is beautiful. Good morning. This is a picture taken earlier this morning. A beautiful sunrise. The sunrises and sunsets recently have been red and sunsets recently have been red and pink in colour. That is the saharan desert in the upper atmosphere. We are looking at mist and fog, dense fog, particularly in the south east. And this Weather Front moving steadily northwards and eastwards, bringing showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. A cloudy start to the day. Fog with Poor Visibility in the south east. Showers coming in in south west england, wales, the midlands, drifting east. If you are in the west, with height in particular, you are more likely to see sunshine. Temperatures will not get much higher than 5 degrees under the cloud. If it breaks, in london we could hit 14, but that is dependent on the Cloud Breaking for any length of time. 0vernight, we continue with showers. Some getting to the south east. We are looking at cloud, fog, and then a new Weather Front. Sinking southwards across the Northern Isles into northern scotland, depositing snow on the hills. It is more likely to be rain at lower levels. A cold night for most. Whether cloud is broken we will see some frost. The Weather Front drifting south through thursday. High pressure building behind it. Not much in the way of a breeze as we go through thursday. We start with showers in the south east that clear. The Weather Front moving south, eventually getting into southern scotland and northern england. Rain at lower levels from this. On Higher Ground, some snow, may be 1 2 centimetres. The wind is changing direction to a north easterly, and it will start to feel colder. Hanging on to mild conditions in the south west. This is the High Pressure moving across on friday and into the weekend. Look at the blue on the map indicating coldness. A north easterly wind, breeze, that will come our way. These are the temperatures on friday and saturday. Nothing to write home about. Still cloud, there will be sunshine. It looks like Weather Fronts will come against the High Pressure in the atlantic and if they bump into the cold air, some may see snow and it mightjust be a feature on the hills. Iwill mightjust be a feature on the hills. I will have more on that as we go through the week. I know you are trying to say that nicely. As someone who has to travel across the peaks in the morning to get in, i am not a fan of it. If you could sort that out, that would be great. It will not be like the last time. Thanks. Lets find out what is going on in sport. Good morning. Clinicalfrom Manchester City last night. Another impressive win from Manchester City, although they left it late to beat wolves 4 1 at the etihad last night, it gives them their 21st win in a row in all competitions. City took the lead in the first half but wolves gave them something to worry about when their captain connor coady equalised after the break. That kicked city into life as they scored three goals in the final ten minutes. Gabrieljesus put city ahead before riyad mahrez scored their third. And thenjesus got his second of the night, to take city 15 points clear at the top of the league. Manager Pep Guardiola says trying to beat records is all well and good, but theres only one thing hes focused on. 28 games, 21 victories, 15 in the Premier League in a row is incredible. At the same time, today, analyse this and yes. I said yesterday, the champion are liverpool. They have the crown. So if you want to take it out, we have to win the Premier League. A second image of a horse racing professional, sitting astride a dead horse has emerged, furthering the crisis in the industry. Amateur jockey rob james was filmed climbing on to a horse that had died of a heart attack whilst training. That surfaced just a day after trainer Gordon Elliott was also pictured sitting on top of a dead horse. With the cheltenham and aintree meetings just around the corner, racehorse trainerjamie snowden says elliotts reputation may not ever fully recover. I think it will be very hard to come back from Something Like this. Growing up, all along, i remember my father telling me that reputations take a lifetime to make and a second break. And i think it will be very hard. Seven time World Snooker champion Stephen Hendry has made his long awaited return to the sport, but it wasnt the fairytale that he might have wanted. The 52 year old scot did score a century break in the second frame, but he was eventually beaten 4 1 by matthew selt in the first round of the gibraltar 0pen. It was hendry� s first tournament since retiring from the professional game nine years ago. Getting ready, getting my suit on, i felt quite nervous. Which is a good sign, because, without nerves, you cant perform. But it needs to be more nerves of excitement and expectation, rather than nerves of not knowing whats going to happen. Englands Women Cricketers won the first of their three t20 matches against new zealand earlier this morning. They bowled the hosts out for 96 and reached their target with four overs to spare. This time tomorrow morning, englands men will be trying to win the fourth and final test against india in ahmedabad in an attempt to level the series 2 all. Theres definitely a way back. You know, were only one game down. Weve won a great test in the first test match. Its going to require us to get a good first innings lead, i think, and thats going to require us to bat really well. 0ur bowlers have been doing nicely, to bowl them out for 145. If we can replicate that, and then get a nice lead in the first innings, that will put them under a lot of pressure, i think. They trail to one in the series and lets hope they cope with the conditions better. That is the key. Mps will examine the links between sport and long term brain injury in an inquiry being launched today. The concussion in sport inquiry comes after calls for more to be done to investigate the relationship between head trauma and dementia and how to mitigate the risks. John stiles is one of those campaigning. His dad was 1966 world cup hero nobby stiles who died in october. Evidence suggests his dementia was brought on by heading the ball during his career. It is lovely to speak to you. These are difficult things to talk about. Tell us about what happened to your dad and the link you can make. Innate dad and the link you can make. Donated my dads brain to be examined by professor stewart. He came back to us and told us my dads brain was riddled with cte which can only be caused by trauma and the only be caused by trauma and the only trauma on my fathers head was heading the ball. For as it is conclusive playing the game he loved killed him and he cannot be on his own. We believe it is widespread. 0bviously, own. We believe it is widespread. Obviously, it is something i am passionate about, that players of my fathers yearat, or my era in the 805, two of my colleagues have neurodegenerative diseases already, so i am delighted there is an enquiry. I hope it is thorough because it is a national scandal. It needs to be addressed because football cannot be trusted to look after its own. D0 football cannot be trusted to look after its own after its own. Do you feel this ennui after its own. Do you feel this enquiry has after its own. Do you feel this enquiry has been after its own. Do you feel this enquiry has been too after its own. Do you feel this enquiry has been too long after its own. Do you feel this enquiry has been too long in. After its own. Do you feel this enquiry has been too long in coming . Absolutely. 19 years ago, jeff astles brain was looked out and it was decided by a coroner, notjust a person who does not know what they are talking about, the coroner 5aid heading the ball had killed him, and industrial disease. 19 years later indu5trial disease. 19 years later nothing has happened since the study in 2019. For me it is a complete disgrace. Families who have suffered with early onset dementia, footballers tend to start in their early 605, have been left to their own devices. For me, i welcome it gladly and iju5t hope it is thorough, because this needs to be addressed. The cost to the nhs of these families suffering with dementia must be enormous. Footballers should be looking after it. My father, heading the ball, in my opinion and willie stewarts opinion, was the cause. You might assume, opinion, was the cause. You might assume. It opinion, was the cause. You might assume, it could opinion, was the cause. You might assume, it could be opinion, was the cause. You might assume, it could be something assume, it could be something different, like a car crash. Every time ou different, like a car crash. Every time you heard different, like a car crash. Every time you heard a different, like a car crash. Every time you heard a board, different, like a car crash. Every time you heard a board, your. Different, like a car crash. Every i time you heard a board, your brain hits the front of your skull. It is like smoking cigarettes and lung cancer. If you head the ball 50, 70,000 times over ten years, there will be a consequence, and it is common sense. There is no other trauma that occurred to my father that could have caused the cte that riddled his brain. You that could have caused the ct e that riddled his brain. Riddled his brain. You played football, do riddled his brain. You played football, do you riddled his brain. You played football, do you worry riddled his brain. You played football, do you worry about| football, do you worry about yourself . I football, do you worry about yourself . Football, do you worry about ourself . ,. ,. , yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson i yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson. Iwill yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson. I will not yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson. I will not allow yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson. I will not allow him yourself . I do very much. I have a grandson. I will not allow him to l grandson. I will not allow him to head the ball. I worry very much because also there is little help. The pfa are now helping players more than they did, but apparently that excludes Long Term Health care costs, which is the big worry for families. I do worry. If i cannot finish my crossword i start to think my goodness, what is going on . It is a major worry and a lot of my colleagues i have spoken to, Centre Forwards particularly, centre halves, defenders, who did Training Drills throughout their careers, they are worried. Do drills throughout their careers, they are worried. Drills throughout their careers, they are worried. Do you think that changes they are worried. Do you think that changes. Under they are worried. Do you think that changes. Under11s they are worried. Do you think that changes. Under 11s are they are worried. Do you think that changes. Under 11s are being changes. Under 115 are being stopped from heading the ball in certain circumstances. Is that a move in the right direction . Would you like heading taken out of training altogether . It is you like heading taken out of training altogether . Training altogether . It is the trend. Ithink training altogether . It is the trend. I think people training altogether . It is the trend. I think people who i training altogether . It is the trend. I think people who doj training altogether . It is the trend. I think people who do not understand this. In an actual game the player might not head the ball many times but in training you might headit many times but in training you might head it 30, 40 times. I coach my sons team when they were little and i used to do heading practice. I look back and wonder what i have contributed to this. I welcome it completely. Reduce it in training, hopefully it will have an impact in reducing the rate of dementia caused by cte. | reducing the rate of dementia caused by cte. I welcome it completely. I hope the mp5 will ask serious questions when it comes to the enquiry. Questions when it comes to the ennui. ~ ~. , questions when it comes to the ennui. ~ ~. ,. ,. ,. , enquiry. We know that away from football, several enquiry. We know that away from football, several rugby enquiry. We know that away from football, several rugby players i enquiry. We know that away from | football, several rugby players are preparing legal action against, as well, with regard to this. Iafraihazat preparing legal action against, as well, with regard to this. Well, with regard to this. What is our well, with regard to this. What is your response . Well, with regard to this. What is your response . I well, with regard to this. What is your response . I think well, with regard to this. What is your response . I think it well, with regard to this. What is your response . I think it is your response . I think it is inevitable. It is not something we have thought about as a family, we are just trying to help former players who are not getting much help. But i think it is inevitable. It is blatantly obvious to me that if you bang your head 40,60. It is blatantly obvious to me that if you bang your head 40, 60. Alan shearer said for every goal he scored, he headed a ball 1000 times. That was in a documentary when he asked the ceo of the pfa how many players had dementia. He said he did not have a clue. So i am pleased to this enquiry will happen and i hope it is thorough. Innate this enquiry will happen and i hope it is thorough it is thorough. We will keep an eye on it very carefully it is thorough. We will keep an eye on it very carefully and it is thorough. We will keep an eye on it very carefully and hopefully i on it very carefully and hopefully speak to you over the next weeks and months ahead. In the introduction we mentioned your dad won the world cup in 1966. There has been talk about potentially hosting the euros, even a world cup bid. Do you think that will happen again, a world cup back in the uk . I will happen again, a world cup back in the uk . ,. , will happen again, a world cup back inthe uk . ,. Will happen again, a world cup back intheuk . ,. In the uk . I very much hope so. We have a a lot in the uk . I very much hope so. We have a a lot of in the uk . I very much hope so. We have a a lot of young in the uk . I very much hope so. We have a a lot of young talent in the uk . I very much hope so. We have a a lot of young talent coming | have a a lot of young talent coming through and i would hope. My dad was a massive patriot and he was always cheering for england. My family would very much hope england would win the world cup again. Take care. When youre tucking your child in at night you might say, i love you to the moon and back, and one father has taken his familys favourite bedtime saying a step further. After dad Mervin Lawrence underwent a bone Marrow Transplant and his young son teddy spent most of his early life in hospital with heart failure, mervin wanted to help the charities that supported both of them and came up with an ambitious challenge to travel to the moon and back. But thats quite a long way. The average distance from earth to the moon is 240,000 miles. Meaning a return trip would equal 480,000 miles. So for a more realistic target, the aim is to cover a total of 10,000 miles, with every mile on earth equivalent to 50 space miles. And they need your help to reach their goal. Mervin and his sons teddy and lennyjoin us now. My my goodness, you look fantastic. Good morning. Charlie is there, as well. Mervin, tell us how you came up well. Mervin, tell us how you came up with this idea. Up with this idea. After what has haened up with this idea. After what has happened to up with this idea. After what has happened to myself up with this idea. After what has happened to myself and up with this idea. After what has happened to myself and what i up with this idea. After what has| happened to myself and what my up with this idea. After what has happened to myself and what my son is going through at the moment, i always wanted to raise money and last year i thought it was time to get on with it and do it. I got my idea to cover the distance to the moon and back. Moon and back. Hello. Hello. Dinosaurs. Moon and back. Hello. Hello. Dinosaurs, are moon and back. Hello. Hello. Dinosaurs, are they moon and back. Hello. Hello. Dinosaurs, are they helping . | moon and back. Hello. Hello. Dinosaurs, are they helping . And the outfit, did you decide that yourself . I wasjust outfit, did you decide that yourself . I was just asking about the outfit, was that a home design . No, i bought it from the internet. I wish i had bought a slightly larger suit. It wish i had bought a slightly larger suit. ,. , , wish i had bought a slightly larger suit. ,. ,. ,. , suit. It is a bit tight just a little bit suit. It is a bit tight just a little bit. Take suit. It is a bit tight just a little bit. Take us suit. It is a bit tight just a little bit. Take us through | suit. It is a bit tight just a little bit. Take us through who everybody is. Teddy is at the front. Tell us about all of them. This everybody is. Teddy is at the front. Tell us about all of them. Tell us about all of them. This is charlie, my tell us about all of them. This is charlie, my son tell us about all of them. This is charlie, my son who tell us about all of them. This is charlie, my son who is tell us about all of them. This is charlie, my son who is nine, tell us about all of them. This is | charlie, my son who is nine, this tell us about all of them. This is i charlie, my son who is nine, this is leni, seven. Charlie plays rugby, lenny plays football and this is super ted who likes playing with dinosaurs. ,. ,. ,. , dinosaurs. You need other people to hel , dinosaurs. You need other people to help. How . Dinosaurs. You need other people to help, how . There dinosaurs. You need other people to help, how . There are dinosaurs. You need other people to help, how . There are a dinosaurs. You need other people to help, how . There are a couple dinosaurs. You need other people to help, how . There are a couple of. Help, how . There are a couple of wa s help, how . There are a couple of ways people help, how . There are a couple of ways people can help, how . There are a couple of ways people can get help, how . There are a couple of ways people can get involved. I help, how . There are a couple of| ways people can get involved. The distance is 9554 miles which we have decided to cover. I pledged i would cover 2000 miles by running very slowly, trying to cover it. People can help in a number of ways, and they can become astronauts and sign up they can become astronauts and sign up to cover 100 miles and raise £100 of sponsorship, or people can help in any way they can by having a cake sale, doing a runner orfamily walk. If you walked five miles you could raise £5. Also people could just donate if they want to. There are lots of ways to get involved. Charlie, will you be doing some running . Charlie, will you be doing some runnina . , ~. , charlie, will you be doing some runninu . , ~. , ,. ,. , running . Yes. Me and my brother are sulittin running . Yes. Me and my brother are splitting 100 running . Yes. Me and my brother are splitting 100 miles. Running . Yes. Me and my brother are splitting 100 miles. We running . Yes. Me and my brother are splitting 100 miles. We will running . Yes. Me and my brother are splitting 100 miles. We will do running . Yes. Me and my brother are splitting 100 miles. We will do 50 splitting 100 miles. We will do 50 miles splitting 100 miles. We will do 50 miles each. But we will do more. That miles each. But we will do more. That is miles each. But we will do more. That is our miles each. But we will do more. That is our target. fire miles each. But we will do more. That is our target. Miles each. But we will do more. That is our target. Are you going to run fast . Yes. That is our target. Are you going to run fast . Yes, i that is our target. Are you going to run fast . Yes, i am that is our target. Are you going to run fast . Yes, i am going that is our target. Are you going to run fast . Yes, i am going to that is our target. Are you going to run fast . Yes, i am going to run i run fast . Yes, i am going to run fast, but run fast . Yes, i am going to run fast, but sometimes run fast . Yes, i am going to run fast, but sometimes i run fast . Yes, i am going to run fast, but sometimes i am run fast . Yes, i am going to run fast, but sometimes i am going| run fast . Yes, i am going to run i fast, but sometimes i am going to try to fast, but sometimes i am going to try to do fast, but sometimes i am going to try to do other fast, but sometimes i am going to try to do other stuff. Fast, but sometimes i am going to try to do other stuff. Try to do other stuff. Charlie, it is lovely to try to do other stuff. Charlie, it is lovely to see try to do other stuff. Charlie, it is lovely to see you try to do other stuff. Charlie, it is lovely to see you and try to do other stuff. Charlie, it is lovely to see you and your i is lovely to see you and your brother with massive smiles on your face, listening to your dad in his magnificent outfit. You must be proud of your dad . Magnificent outfit. You must be proud of your dad . Yes, i am really roud proud of your dad . Yes, i am really proud because proud of your dad . Yes, i am really proud because we proud of your dad . Yes, i am really proud because we are proud of your dad . Yes, i am really proud because we are getting proud of your dad . Yes, i am really proud because we are getting fit. I proud of your dad . Yes, i am really. Proud because we are getting fit. We are proud because we are getting fit. Are having proud because we are getting fit. Are having fun, arent we . Proud because we are getting fit. We are having fun, arent we . You are having fun, arent we . You mervin and are having fun, arent we . You mervin and also are having fun, arent we . You mervin and also teddy have not been well. ,. , well. Yes, whilst in the army in 2007 i well. Yes, whilst in the army in 2007 i was well. Yes, whilst in the army in 2007 i was diagnosed well. Yes, whilst in the army in 2007 i was diagnosed with well. Yes, whilst in the army in 2007 i was diagnosed with a i well. Yes, whilst in the army in i 2007 i was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow failing disease. After a couple of rounds of treatment, i was lucky to be given a bone Marrow Transplant, which worked. I am perfectly healthy. My son teddy had problems with his heart. He was born with multiple conditions, a lot of holes in his heart. They say if you picture it it is like swiss cheese. But he will be fit. It is just a bit of a journey to get there. It is ureat of a journey to get there. It is treat to of a journey to get there. It is great to see of a journey to get there. It is great to see him of a journey to get there. It is great to see him looking so well now. We are seeing pictures of him spending time in hospital. You had been shielding till recently. You have had the vaccine. Hots been shielding till recently. You have had the vaccine. Been shielding till recently. You have had the vaccine. How are you feelin . Have had the vaccine. How are you feeling . We have had the vaccine. How are you feeling . We shielded have had the vaccine. How are you feeling . We shielded as have had the vaccine. How are you feeling . We shielded as a have had the vaccine. How are you feeling . We shielded as a family i have had the vaccine. How are you i feeling . We shielded as a family and i had my first vaccine. I am very lucky and feeling fine. You i had my first vaccine. I am very lucky and feeling fine. I had my first vaccine. I am very lucky and feeling fine. You say you are feeling lucky and feeling fine. You say you are feeling fine. Lucky and feeling fine. You say you are feeling fine. You lucky and feeling fine. You say you are feeling fine. You have lucky and feeling fine. You say you are feeling fine. You have all lucky and feeling fine. You say you are feeling fine. You have all this i are feeling fine. You have all this distance to cover. You seem to be mopping your brow quite a bit, you are sweating in that . Yes. Mopping your brow quite a bit, you are sweating in that . Are sweating in that . Yes, my wife has turned are sweating in that . Yes, my wife has turned up are sweating in that . Yes, my wife has turned up the are sweating in that . Yes, my wife has turned up the heating are sweating in that . Yes, my wife has turned up the heating for are sweating in that . Yes, my wife has turned up the heating for bit i are sweating in that . Yes, my wifej has turned up the heating for bit of a laugh, i think. You has turned up the heating for bit of a laugh. Ithink a laugh, i think. You remind me of one of my a laugh, i think. You remind me of one of my favourite a laugh, i think. You remind me of one of my favourite bedtime a laugh, i think. You remind me of. One of my favourite bedtime stories, guess how much i love you. Mi; one of my favourite bedtime stories, guess how much i love you. My wife, when she puts guess how much i love you. My wife, when she puts down guess how much i love you. My wife, when she puts down the guess how much i love you. My wife, when she puts down the kids, guess how much i love you. My wife, when she puts down the kids, she guess how much i love you. My wife, j when she puts down the kids, she has always kissed him and said i love you to the moon and back. I thought she had made up the saying. Until i searched it a couple of months ago. That is probably where i got the idea from. I wondered if anybody had covered the distance from the moon and back. I had a bit of a shock how far it is. Luckily, i was able to call on my seven year old and nine year old to work out something thatis nine year old to work out something that is possible. Ii nineyearold to work out something that is possible. That is possible. If we could bottle the ener that is possible. If we could bottle the energy your that is possible. If we could bottle the energy your family that is possible. If we could bottle the energy your family house, that is possible. If we could bottle the energy your family house, we | the energy your family house, we could all get to the moon and back. I have loved talking to you. Very good luck. Take care. See you later. Ifeel we will see them again. We will put details on social media as to how you can get involved. The headlines are coming up shortly. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. More Support Forjobs and businesses as the chancellor promises to do whatever it takes in todays budget, to help people through the Coronavirus Crisis. Good morning. Furlough will be extended, more people will receive Self Employed support, but i am in the northeast where people want to know if their benefits will be cut. You will be paying more tax, and is this government who will be paying more tax, and is this government is serious about re levelling the economy . Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to resign as she gives evidence to an inquiry into the Scottish Governments handling of harrassment allegations against alex salmond. The war on litterbugs. How cctv cameras are helping to catch those who throw their rubbish onto our roads. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine im begging of you, please dont hesitate. Dolly parton gets a dose of her own medicine, as she receives the Coronavirus Vaccine she helped to fund. Good morning. Today again we are looking at a cloudy day with the mist, fog, damp conditions, brighter skies towards the west but heavy and potentially thundery showers across parts of the south. All of the details later in the programme. Its wednesday 3rd march. Our top story. The chancellor Rishi Sunak Will deliver his budget later today, with a promise to continue to support businesses through what hes described as the challenging months ahead. Heres a summary of the measures that we can expect to be announced. The Furlough Scheme will be extended until the end of september, with workers receiving 80 of their current salary. More than 600,000 people are set to be added to the self employment income support scheme. 0verall, job support schemes are likely to cost the taxpayer more than £100 billion. And the extra £20 a week that has been paid to universal credit claimants since the start of the pandemic, is expected to be extended for another six months. 0ur Political Correspondent adam fleming joins us now from westminster. We have been waiting with bated breath for details of the budget, more details later but that has been a lot emerging, what had been the key themes . The a lot emerging, what had been the key themes . A lot emerging, what had been the key themes . A lot emerging, what had been the ke themes . � , key themes . The budget document is known as the key themes . The budget document is known as the red key themes . The budget document is known as the red book key themes . The budget document is known as the red book because key themes . The budget document is known as the red book because it key themes . The budget document is known as the red book because it is i known as the red book because it is a red cover, and the slogan on the front of it is going to be, protecting british peoplesjobs and livelihoods and that is the major theme of this budget. A5 livelihoods and that is the major theme of this budget. As you have been ramping up, it will be about what measures there are to support people, jobs, and employers, they are going to be in there. It is basically a big extension of all the support that currently exists and it will extend beyond the end of the governments road map for lifting lockdown in england which takes us to the middle ofjune. This support will continue until september, just in case those road map milestones to slip a bit because of the progress of the pandemic, and so businesses have a bit of time to adapt rather than there being a big cliff edge in the middle of the summer. That is the middle of the summer. That is the big theme but the other thing i will be looking out for is clues about the future. This will be the most definitive view yet from the government about what they think the life will be like once the virus is under control due to the vaccine. What will the changes to the world of work be, will there be permanent damage to the economy or will it just be a big blip and things will go back to normal, and what will that mean for how much the government spends and raises in taxation . There is already a public debate going on amongst conservative mp5 between those who say, we will need to increase taxes at some point, and those saying, if the vaccine really works and things go back, we dont need to buoy about that at all. It will provide a lot of really dont need to worry about that at all. It will provide a lot of reassurance for people but also debate for politicians over the next few years. Also debate for politicians over the next few years next few years. There is so much money being next few years. There is so much money being borrowed, next few years. There is so much money being borrowed, will next few years. There is so much money being borrowed, will be i next few years. There is so much i money being borrowed, will be get information about how it will be paid for . Information about how it will be aid for . ,. , information about how it will be aid for . ,. r paid for . Rishi sunak has said in some words paid for . Rishi sunak has said in some words released paid for . Rishi sunak has said in some words released on paid for . Rishi sunak has said in some words released on his paid for . Rishi sunak has said in i some words released on his behalf before the budget that he wants to before the budget that he wants to be honest about what we need to do about the public finances. That is code for suggesting there could be some tax rises. There has been lots of speculation that the taxi would increase its Corporation Tax, the tax on a companys profits. Also speculation that some of the income tax thresholds will be frozen so that if you get a pay rise, maybe you would go up and income tax band, and that could raise quite a lot of money for the treasury. Economists and the labour party and lots of conservative mp5 say because the economy is quite fragile now, this is not the point at which he would introduce those tax rises, you would do them later in the year or maybe next year. Having lived through these debates in the David Cameron and George Osborne era, quite often, chancellors talk about tough things that they plan to do and then they never quite get around to doing it because it is too difficult or not needed. So quite a lot of what rishi sunak said today will be words rather than actions, i suspect. Thank you very much. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is preparing to give evidence to a Holyrood Inquiry this morning. Its investigating the Scottish Governments mishandling of complaints against her predecessor, alex salmond. Last night, the scottish conservatives said they plan to submit a vote of no confidence in the First Minister. Lets speak now to our scottish correspondent, lorna gordon, whojoins us from holyrood. Good morning. Run us through exactly what will happen because it all kicks off in about an hour . Yes. Kicks off in about an hour . Yes, within the kicks off in about an hour . Yes, within the last kicks off in about an hour . Yes, within the last couple kicks off in about an hour . Yes, within the last couple of kicks off in about an hour . E within the last couple of minutes Nicola Sturgeon has arrived by car here at the Scottish Parliament. She will give evidence under oath to this Parliamentary Committee starting at nine oclock. She is under a lot of political pressure. The scottish conservatives say they have no doubt she lied to the Scottish Parliament, that she broke the ministerial code, they claim she tried to cover up the truth and that she abused the power of her office in the process. It all really comes ahead of that testimony, and after a slew of documents, long asked for documents were released yesterday evening. Documents that showed that external lawyers expressed concerns to the Scottish Government months before it conceded a case, a legal case against alex salmond, which ended up costing the taxpayer more than £600,000. 0ther ended up costing the taxpayer more than £600,000. Other documents which corroborated Alex Salmonds claims that his team was told the name of one of the complainants. Nicola sturgeon denies all the claims, she says shes looking forward to evidence today. That reiterated by her leader at westminster, ian blackford. , her leader at westminster, ian i . 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Make no mistake, nicola sturueon scotland. Make no mistake, Nicola Sturgeon is scotland. Make no mistake, Nicola Sturgeon is under scotland. Make no mistake, Nicola Sturgeon is under a scotland. Make no mistake, Nicola Sturgeon is under a lot scotland. Make no mistake, Nicola Sturgeon is under a lot of scotland. Make no mistake, nicola| sturgeon is under a lot of pressure. This is a moment of political peril for her. There is an election here in scotland in a couple of months time. Her party are riding really high in the polls, they are on course to win a majority here at the parliament, and they will be hoping this inquiry does not cut through. And of course, her own political future hangs on this as well. If he is found to have broken the ministerial code, she if she is found to have broken the ministerial code, she may well have to resign. Ministerial code, she may well have to resin. ,. ,. , to resign. Yes, Nicola Sturgeon startin to resign. Yes, Nicola Sturgeon starting to to resign. Yes, Nicola Sturgeon starting to give to resign. Yes, Nicola Sturgeon starting to give evidence to resign. Yes, Nicola Sturgeon starting to give evidence at to resign. Yes, Nicola Sturgeon| starting to give evidence at nine oclock, so lots to keep an eye on today. At least 13 people have died, after an suv carrying 25 people collided with a Trailer Truck near the mexican border, in Southern California yesterday. Police say the vehicle, which only has a legal capaticy of nine people, drove directly into the path of the truck, which was carrying a full load of gravel. The isle of man has gone back into lockdown today because of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, after a ferry crew member tested positive for coronavirus. The Circuit Breaker restrictions will last for at least three weeks, with people required to stay at home, nonessential businesses ordered to close and schools shut to most pupils. The move comes after more than 60 new cases of covid 19 were recorded in a fortnight. Country singer dolly parton is the latest celebrity to encourage people to be vaccinated by sharing the moment on socal media. She got the moderna jab, which she partly funded, and of course, celebrated how she knows best. 0ur los angeles correspondent david willis has the story. Well, hey, its me. Im finally going to get my vaccine, im so excited ive been waiting a while, im old enough to get it. And im smart enough to get it. For the nine to five star, it was to be literally a dose of her own medicine. A shot of the moderna vaccine, Whose Development she helped fund, by way of a Million Dollar donation to a Research Centre in her native tennessee. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine im begging of you, please dont hesitate vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine because once youre dead, then thats a bit too late. I know im trying to be funny now, but im dead serious about the vaccine. As well as the moderna and pfizer vaccines, regulators here have also approved the use of one made byjohnson johnson, a single shot vaccine thats easier to handle, and which the president says will advance the timetable for getting things back to normal. This country will have enough vaccine supply, ill say it again, for every adult in america, by the end of may. By the end of may. Thats progress, important progress. Thats two months earlier than previously expected. President biden said priority would be given to teachers in an attempt to get schools reopened as quickly as possible. Despite a steady decline in new cases of the virus, he is urging people to continue Wearing Masks and social distancing but that call has been ignored by officials in one of the countrys largest states, texas, who announced plans to reopen everything next week and lift a mandate on mask wearing. Here i go, all right. Dolly parton got her shot from a doctor she met eight years ago following a car crash. It was their friendship that led to her decision to donate to vaccine research. Addressing the countrys covid deniers, she said she hoped her actions would inspire anyone who is eligible to get a jab. Think you got it . I got it. 0k that didnt hurt, just stung a little bit but that was from the alcohol pad, i think. David willis, bbc news, los angeles. I love the fact that she had to have a cutout bit of her top that the vaccine could go in. I a cutout bit of her top that the vaccine could go in. A cutout bit of her top that the vaccine could go in. I dont have any outfits vaccine could go in. I dont have any outfits like vaccine could go in. I dont have any outfits like that, vaccine could go in. I dont have any outfits like that, i vaccine could go in. I dont have any outfits like that, i would vaccine could go in. 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Also some showers coming in across the south west, south wales and the midlands, and we carry on with this cloud as we move northwards into scotland and also across northern ireland. In the west we already have some breaks, that is the temperature has slumped overnight. Low as 7. 5 in some areas. But we will see some brightness especially with the elevations. We have some showers continuing to Southern England and wales through the day, some could be heavy and thundery, and these are the temperatures. Four under the cloud, maybe 14 if the cloud cover breaks and we see some sunshine for any lengthy period in the south east. This evening and overnight, we continue with showers across southern counties of england and wales, a return to this low cloud, mist and fog. They could be a few patches of frost, and some showers in the north of scotland could deposit some snow on Higher Ground but rain at lower levels. A cold night once again and more details on half an hour. We look forward to it, thank you. The chancellor has confirmed he will extend the Furlough Scheme after pleas from businesses not to cut off their support too soon. Rishi sunak will also annouce more help for Self Employed people, when he delivers todays budget. Nina is in gateshead for us this morning. Looking ahead, we know some details already, and you have been getting reaction. ,. , reaction. Yes, good morning. Enormous reaction. Yes, good morning. Enormous relief, reaction. Yes, good morning. Enormous relief, i reaction. Yes, good morning. Enormous relief, i think, reaction. Yes, good morning. I enormous relief, ithink, across reaction. Yes, good morning. Enormous relief, i think, across the uk about the extension of the Furlough Scheme which will now go on until the end of september, beyond the point at which it is hoped the entire uk economy will open up. Behind me, we are on the gateshead side of the river tyne, over there is the city of newcastle. The night time economy there is worth half £1 billion every year. That has been frozen for now. I spent the night speaking with people who live in the north east and they are still really worried. Yes, there is an extension of furlough and grants giving out but lots of Unanswered Questions and what will come next after this extraordinary year. The darkness fell for every family. Losing a loved one, missing familiar touch, worrying about the world that will be left. Towns and cities had their spirits sucked, much of the economy is now hibernating and hoping Government Support will be enough. Through furlough, more than £50 billion has been spent on workers wages. That has helped 0liver retain 100 jobs over 15 hospitality venues, and with the right support, he says the industry will bounce back. Weve got an outdoor venue in the middle of town, and thats got a nice terrace outside that holds about 150 people. We have 2,500 bookings for the first week. The Phonejust Rang and rang and rang. Thats the North East Of England in april, that tells me theres a hunger. Yeah, literally are you excited to get into one of your pubs and have a drink . Do you know, i have this vision, i want to see a table of people i dont know laughing about something i dont know what they are laughing about. Thats what i miss, that energy of a crowd. I miss that as well. But not alljobs will make it. At the last count, the number of people unemployed was creeping closer to 2 million. The number of people claiming benefits in some form, thats more than doubled since last march, and its the under 255 who have been hardest hit. And many, like gemma, want to work. A single mum of two who has also been fostering her cousin, shes good at looking after people. And wants to turn those skills into a job. Its just a job that ive wanted to do from being young. Is it . Yeah. Ive always wanted to work, i dont know why, ive always wanted to work in the nhs. I think its a nice job to do and i respect people who work for the nhs as well. When you think about what comes next, trying to get a job, as we come out of this crisis, how do you feel about that . Theres going to be a lot of competition. So many people out there who have got degrees, who have got experience in certainjob positions. Everyones going to be fighting for the same job and its going to be very tough. So now universal credit is just about seeing the family through. The government has been topping it up with an extra £20 a week. Since last april, the government has borrowed more than £270 billion. That number on its own doesnt mean a lot, does it . But it takes the total amount of Government Debt close to the same size as the uk economy. Is now the time for those who have succeeded to share the wealth and pay more tax . Luke and rebeccas Vegan Food Business has soared because they shadowed the shift to home working with meal kit deliveries. Now theyre turning a profit and taking on staff. So, heres a question. Would your business be doing as well had covid not happened . Its a really interesting question and i guess well never know the answer. Wed certainly be doing something very different. Wed still be going down the workplace route. I think everything to do with peoples health, the fact that so many people are trying to eat healthier, has definitely been a good thing for the business. And as a business thats notjust survived but possibly thrived, alongside covid, should you pay more . Theres a huge disparity between ourselves and the likes of amazon who have been very successful during this time period. If anything like that can be put off for as long as possible, we also wouldnt be complaining. So its doable but not preferable . Yes the vaccine roll out welcomes a new dawn but today will be a reminder that this crisis is not over yet. Decisions taken by the chancellor will shape the new day. And we are not over yet, are we . I think what was really striking last night being out and about is just how quiet things are. This is rush hour, and this city is usually so vibrant and energetic and that has been sapped by the crisis, hopefully temporarily and hopefully that extension of furlough will be a big part of recovery. Lets speak to catherine from park dene holidays, a major employer. 500,000 families use your results annually . Your results annually . Absolutely, normall , your results annually . Absolutely, normally. Last your results annually . Absolutely, normally, last year your results annually . Absolutely, normally, last year not your results annually . Absolutely, normally, last year not quite your results annually . Absolutely, normally, last year not quite so i normally, last year not quite so many because we were close for a bulk of the season. Millions of people have holidays with us across the uk, from the highlands of scotland down to the sunny beaches of cornwall. So we have something for everybody when we are open. For our for everybody when we are open. For your employees, how important has furlough been . Furlough been . Massive, for them, their families, furlough been . Massive, for them, their families, for furlough been . Massive, for them, their families, for us furlough been . Massive, for them, their families, for us to furlough been . Massive, for them, their families, for us to retain furlough been . Massive, for them, their families, for us to retain our i theirfamilies, for us to retain our people which are so critical to our business. It has been a great support for that perspective. A5 business. It has been a great support for that perspective. As a business, we have topped everybody� s salary up to 100 , we are paying National Insurance and pension contributions, so as a business it hasnt of it as any Financial Support as all which is why it is offered us any Financial Support as well which is why it is crucial that well which is why it is crucial that we see the 5 vat rate for the Hospitality Industry today and continued business rate support. People hear about the extension of furlough and think it is a Silver Bullet to businesses but it goes directly to the employees, and you still dont bring anything in and as it tapers off, you will have to top up. Absolutely and as we can open up the economy up. Absolutely and as we can open up the economy and up. Absolutely and as we can open up the economy and get up. Absolutely and as we can open up the economy and get our up. Absolutely and as we can open up the economy and get our parks the economy and get our parks operating at full capacity, that will really help. We are optimistic about the future and optimistic about the future and optimistic about the future and optimistic about the leisure industry, but we have a lot of catching up to do. We have a lot of catching up to do. We have missed half term, weve miss easter, we have a finite number of holidays we can sell, we are full for the summer anyway and we cannot sell already what we have already sold. Last year was devastating for the whole Hospitality Industry and park dean result included results included. We gave lots of fun holidays to people in the summer but that season was only 3. 5 months. Catherine is right, the hospitality and leisure, theres a limit to how much they can make. And lots of pubs we have spoken to are completely booked up until the late summer. 0ne booked up until the late summer. One of the biggest surprises last night was the inclusion of some people who are Self Employed who were left out because their books were not returned by the end of last year, you are one of these people, your reaction . Its, you are one of these people, your reaction . � ,. ,. Reaction . A very welcome new piece of news, reaction . A very welcome new piece of news. Everyone reaction . A very welcome new piece of news, everyone in reaction . A very welcome new piece of news, everyone in excluded reaction . A very welcome new piece of news, everyone in excluded uk i of news, everyone in excluded uk welcomes of news, everyone in excluded uk welcomes it but we need to see the detait welcomes it but we need to see the detait at welcomes it but we need to see the detail. At the moment i assume that it is only detail. At the moment i assume that it is only support Going Forward and there it is only support Going Forward and there has it is only support Going Forward and there has been a whole year where we have been there has been a whole year where we have been left high and dry in this change have been left high and dry in this change. The chancellor says he is now recognising that we have been left out now recognising that we have been left out for now recognising that we have been left out for a year so it would be nice to left out for a year so it would be nice to see left out for a year so it would be nice to see him support that with back nice to see him support that with back nice to see him support that with back backdated grants for all 3 million back backdated grants for all 3 Million People in this group. I Million People in this group. Cannot Million People in this group. I cannot imagine what it is like losing my income and other people are supported and follow. 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Will you get over this period financially . It trepidation. Will you get over this period financially . It is trepidation. Will you get over this period financially . It is a trepidation. Will you get over this period financially . It is a trauma l period financially . It is a trauma having to get through it, isnt it . It will have a lasting impact, financially, on a personal level, i would financially, on a personal level, i would say financially, on a personal level, i would say two to three years just to net would say two to three years just to get even would say two to three years just to get even to would say two to three years just to get even to where we were. I have a full order get even to where we were. I have a full order book when we can work again full order book when we can work again through to next summer so i am not worried again through to next summer so i am not worried about the immediate long term, but i am concerned about when long term, but i am concerned about when this long term, but i am concerned about when this help will come through, there when this help will come through, there are when this help will come through, there are reports that it could be aprit there are reports that it could be aprit it there are reports that it could be aprit it is there are reports that it could be april. It is today and the last 11 months april. It is today and the last 11 months that we have needed it. I� m months that we have needed it. Im sure eve months that we have needed it. In sure every day feels like a lifetime, thank you. Im hoping that it is good news later on for you. The government says 100 billion has been spent supporting wages over the last year but it means it is an extra ordinary amount of debt we are in. We dont know whether there will be additional Corporation Tax, income tax or a one off levy for business if you have done well, that would be the job of the chancellor to be completely frank about the state of our finances and that will be a difficult statement to make. Thank you so much, im sure lots of you will want to know all of those details, the budget is at 12 30pm and he will be able to follow it across the bbc and we will have all of the analysis tomorrow on breakfast. For the first time in almost a year, care home residents in scotland have been able to hug their loved ones, as restrictions on indoor visiting are relaxed. In england, hand holding, but not hugging, will be allowed inside from monday. Not all homes in scotland have been able to relax the rules, but for those who did, there were emotional reunions. A5 Emma Clifford bell reports. Gosh, its ages since ive been on a swing you are my sunshine, my only sunshine you make me happyj when skies are grey. Over the past year, care home staff have been doing their best to bring joy to the residents. Please dont take my sunshine away. But these are extra special times, with some families now allowed to visit their loved ones indoors. Trevor hasnt been in the same room as his 91 year old dad adie for months. Up until this week, i was allowed to do what we call window visits. So there is a marquee area set up and then they will bring dad to the window and i can sit and chat to him. How much are you looking forward to seeing your dad today . Yeah, it will be emotional, i would imagine. He loves company. Even if its just sitting there enjoying the company, he absolutely loves it. So it will be brilliant. Good morning. How are you doing . Good to see you. Good to see you, as well. Ive got to wear all this stuff. Yeah, i know. Until we get the all clear. And youve had the vaccines, havent you . Yeah. Aye, the nurse came in and stabbed me. I stabbed you not had one case of covid but the consequences of that has meant that the home has been locked down. But you understand that. Id rather be in a position that i can spend more time with my father later on, than lose him altogether. We did an Easter Egg Hunt on sunday with the twins. For frances and her mum sue, video calls have been a lifeline. And after 12 months. Hello. This reunion has been a long time coming. Lovely to see you. Honestly, it was so nice, just being able to sit down and chat. A bit more of a normal situation, because, recently, ive been sitting outside and shes been sitting inside and weve had the window open a couple of inches and ive been sort of leaning down to speak to her. Just even being able to give her a hug and hold her hand just was really good. I really enjoy my life. Good. Its been very difficult, because i think she fully doesnt understand why i need to wear the mask, or why i have not been able to go inside. So its made a really big difference. Im just hoping that things will start to get more back to normal as quickly as possible. But its looking good. The anxiety around this is that we need to make sure that we are still being cautious. We need to remember that its families, its people we are supporting and caring for and its been a long time since anything like this has been happening. So we are hoping for the future, we are hoping for a better future. How has it been for you, dad, not being able to see me every day . Terrible. Really . Yeah. I didnt think youd miss me that much. Dont be cheeky. But not quite the same. Oh, no. We are flesh and blood. An emotional time for families. They say they will never take a hug for granted again. Emma clifford bell, bbc news. Lovely hugs there. It makes a big difference time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. We are chatting to staceyjulie later as well. Good morning from bbc london. Dozens of councils and businesses across london fear falling of a cliff edge if they do not receive more cash in todays budget. Between march last year and this january, there has been a 157 increase in unemployment claims. Amongst other things London Councils are asking for an extension to Business Rates relief. It says the Financial Impact of the virus on london boroughs will be felt well into 2022 and beyond. Many in the Theatre Industry Have welcomed £400 million of support from the government. However as many of them gear up to return to the stage, like shaftesbury theatre, theres still big concerns about how theyll be able to survive without continued support until they can fully reopen again with full capacity. Even with Thejob Retention Scheme in the past month, it still costs us £120,000 a month to run this theatre. So were losing money. These productions are hugely costly to put on and investors in productions need to have the support in the short term from the government with the insurance in the same way as the Film Industry has had it. A5 for the night time economy that has ceased for the time being. Those who run it say they are also hoping theyll be thrown a lifeline today. Over 200 businesses and events were surveyed by the Night Time Industries association. 85 said the budget was fundamental to retaining there workforce. Eight officers have been injured, including one who was knocked unconcious while trying to break up a house party in southeast london. The party took place at a property on hopwood road in the early hours of sunday morning. 30 people have reportedly been fined £800 for breaking lockdown rules. Lets take a look at the Travel Situation now. 0n the tube in the west end, Seymour Street is closed and edgware road partly blocked for repairs to a burst water main. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Its another chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero, thanks to the low cloud and more mist and fog. The met office this morning as a yellow Weather Warning in place for dense fog patches. Visibility for some under 100 metres. Now this fog is going to be stubborn. It will take its time to lift. When it does, it is going to stay in the low cloud. We will see outbreaks of rain today. One or two of those could contain the odd rumble of thunder as they move through. The temperature, however, as the rain moves through, could get a little milder. As the rain moves through, thats thanks to brighter spells generated. So temperatures potentially getting up to 13 celsius. That front will clear overnight. We will have a little bit left first thing tomorrow morning. It will be misty and murky again. One or two spots of rain first thing, but that will clear. Then we have a cold front that will sink south through the course of the day. We could see brighter spells as it does so, but also the temperature will not feel as mild tomorrow. We are looking at a maximum of 8 celsius. Im backjust after 9. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Now though its back to dan and louise. Hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Morning live follows us on bbc one later. Lets find out whats in store with kym and gethin. Good morning. Coming up on morning live. With an estimated two trillion pounds needed to plug the financial black hole left by covid, money expert alice tapper gives us her thoughts on the chancellors budget later today and what it could mean for you. Something else thats getting everyone talking is this weekends premiere of the harry and meghan interview with oprah winfrey. With Prince Philip still recovering from an infection in hospital, there are growing calls for it to be postponed until hes better but what do you think . We love to hear from breakfast viewers, so send your thoughts in to us now. Also coming up, we meet two women who are afraid of needles so they cant face getting their covid jab. And with six million brits sharing that anxiety, weve got tips from a specialist for anyone who wants to conquer their fear. We know all about the vaccination roll out process for adults but today well be asking paediatrician dr ranj to explain how and when children might receive theirjabs. Plus hell share the life lessons hes learnt and why hes hoping it might help ease anxiety for teens. That is a very smart suit. A Little Pocket that is a very smart suit. A Little Pocket square and shes something kind of ooooh, but now shes into something new. Nicola roberts, from girls aloud, is here to tell us how we can all read our way to better mental health. And its waistline wednesday, so who better to take us through todays core work out than strictlyjudge shirley ballas. Gethin better watch that posture. Why is it always my posture . It is getting why is it always my posture . It is getting better~ why is it always my posture . It is getting better~ i why is it always my posture . It is getting better. I have why is it always my posture . It is getting better. I have been getting better. I have been observing getting better. I have been observing getting better. I have been observina. , ~ getting better. I have been observina. , ~ observing. Day on day, week by week, it is caettin observing. Day on day, week by week, it is getting better. See you at 9. 15. Full marks for posture from shirley ballas. , , ballas. This is impressive. It will not last five ballas. This is impressive. It will not last five minutes. Ballas. This is impressive. It will not last five minutes. Enjoy not last five minutes. Enoy yourselves. D the search to find a person infected with a new coronavirus variant from brazil has been narrowed to just under 400 households in the south east of england. Its one of six cases found in the uk and early data suggests it could be more contagious. Lets speak now to epidemiologist, professor sian griffiths. Lovely to talk to you. This is quite a search. How have they narrowed it down to 379 households . Thei;t a search. How have they narrowed it down to 379 households . They would have had information down to 379 households . They would have had information about down to 379 households . They would have had information about the have had information about the postcode where the swab was sent, because they know it was sent to a home. What this demonstrates is the importance of when you return your sample of ensuring all the details requested of you are included as you put the swab back in the box and post it. It is important to have the details because if you do not put your name and address, this is what results, if on the random testing the genetic coding shows perhaps you have a variant. This is what happened here. There will be intends house to house testing. We have seen the surge testing for variants in other parts of the country and everybody in that postcode will get a test in the person who showed they had the brazil variant can be found, and also to make sure there has been no spread in the community. That and also to make sure there has been no spread in the community. No spread in the community. That is the most important no spread in the community. That is the most important thing. No spread in the community. That is the most important thing. There no spread in the community. That isj the most important thing. There are so many extraordinary things about this. The person who had the brazil variant, may not know they have had coronavirus because they have not had their test result. Thei;t coronavirus because they have not had their test result. Coronavirus because they have not had their test result. They have not had their test result. They have not had their test result. They have not had their result had their test result. They have not had their result and had their test result. They have not had their result and they had their test result. They have not had their result and they may had their test result. They have not had their result and they may have | had their result and they may have been asymptomatic, so it is a complicated picture. This shows classic Public Health approach. You have to test and trace to find the source and then you need to isolate to contain the infection. The worry with the variant is it could be more transmissible. The other thing they have found in brazil, it seems to infect people who have had covid with another strain. That is an anxiety. We do not know that has happened in the uk and we do not know whether the vaccine is used, how effective they are against the variant. This is precautionary, trying to prevent the spread of a variant so we can continue on the lockdown pathway. Taste variant so we can continue on the lockdown pathway. Variant so we can continue on the lockdown pathway. We heard matt hancock talk lockdown pathway. We heard matt hancock talk about lockdown pathway. We heard matt hancock talk about specific lockdown pathway. We heard matt hancock talk about specific dates, | lockdown pathway. We heard matt| hancock talk about specific dates, i think they were tested on the 12th, 13th of february. They may have been isolated. If they hadnt, and it was passed on to other people, when might you start seeing that . There are so many might you start seeing that . There are so many variables might you start seeing that . There are so many variables in might you start seeing that . There are so many variables in that. Might you start seeing that . There are so many variables in that. But| are so many variables in that. But you would have seen some sort of spread but covid can be asymptomatic, so you have to have the test to make sure you have not got it. Testing is essential so hopefully everybody in the defined area will come forward for testing and we can make sure everyone is in the clear. � ,. , ~ and we can make sure everyone is in the clear. � ,. ,. , the clear. Lets talk about the latest figures the clear. Lets talk about the latest figures with the clear. Lets talk about the latest figures with regard the clear. Lets talk about the latest figures with regard to l the clear. Lets talk about the latest figures with regard to cases in hospital and people testing positive. It seems to be on a downward trend. Positive. It seems to be on a downward trend. What is your assessment . Downward trend. What is your assessment . Absolutely, downward trend. What is your assessment . Absolutely, i i downward trend. What is your assessment . Absolutely, i thought the figures shown from the Public Health england study presented on monday at the press conference absolutely showed. If you have the vaccine, you are less likely to get the disease and even if you get it you are less likely to go to hospital, and then you are less likely to die. I think you saw the graph presented. It showed the death rate amongst those affected had gone down faster than those who were older. Im sorry, the over 805 definitely highly protected. That is shown from the national of 0ffice shown from the national of office for National Statistics data. 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Covax is a Coalition Led by the under the covax project. Covax is a Coalition Led by the who under the covax project. Covax is a Coalition Led by the who and Coalition Led by the who and supported by gavi, a vaccine alliance, and another group, to ensure 20 of the world gets vaccinated. A5 ensure 20 of the world gets vaccinated. As i think has been said pretty often, until we are all safe, we are not saved, meaning it is all very well focusing on our own country, which is important, but unless we ensure the vaccine is distributed to the world and particularly to poorer countries. This means richer countries are contributing into the covax scheme which then has a roll out scheme and the first countries in africa have received the vaccine, gardner, they received the vaccine, gardner, they received it i think the beginning of this week ghana. And ivory coast. And nigeria has received first doses along with the democratic republic of con go. This is the astrazeneca vaccine made in india. It is important because this vaccine can go to rural areas, because it does not need to be kept at cool temperatures. In addition, the vaccine is available at cost. It is a Global Initiative to ensure the world become safer and more covid free. , more than 26 million of us have taken a dna test in the last decade, often as a way of understanding ourfamily history. In her latest series, Stacey Dooley has been working alongside the countrys leading geneticists to help people reveal their lost heritage, track down missing relatives and detect debilitating diseases. Lets take a look. Many of us have questions about who we really are. Mn . Many of us have questions about who we really are we really are. Why do you need to know . I we really are. Why do you need to know . I want we really are. Why do you need to know . I want to we really are. Why do you need to know . I want to know we really are. Why do you need to know . I want to know where we really are. Why do you need to know . 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I was told i was handed over in brother. To our ancestry. I was told i was handed over in a told i was handed over in a pillowcase told i was handed over in a pillowcase. To told i was handed over in a pillowcase told i was handed over in a pillowcase. Told i was handed over in a illowcase. ,. ,. ,. Pillowcase. To our health. Weve made him pillowcase. To our health. Weve made him and pillowcase. To our health. Weve made him and that pillowcase. To our health. Weve made him and that destroys pillowcase. To our health. Weve made him and that destroys him. | this is the sort of thing, so many amazing stories. You must have wanted to be involved. This amazing stories. You must have wanted to be involved. Amazing stories. You must have wanted to be involved. This was it. I was so excited wanted to be involved. This was it. I was so excited right wanted to be involved. This was it. I was so excited right the wanted to be involved. This was it. I was so excited right the way i was so excited right the way through. It has taken over a year to make this. You can imagine people have been working behind the scenes in the edit, and i am delighted with the result and feel lucky to be part of it. It the result and feel lucky to be part of it. ,. ,. , of it. It is interesting. You do this and it of it. It is interesting. You do this and it can of it. It is interesting. You do this and it can throw of it. It is interesting. You do this and it can throw up this and it can throw up fantastically exciting things, but also things that worry people. Undeniably. Last night, i do not know if you saw the episode, there was an impressive lady called charlie and essentially she found out her father had huntingdons disease. And that throws a massive spanner in the works. She is thinking there is a 50 chance she has it which might mean her son is vulnerable. There were lots of important and Difficult Conversations within the family and amongst us as the crew. Documentaries are about documenting the truth. There can be a misconception that dna always ends in a fairy tale, but actually things can be difficult and things happen. You mentioned it was on last night and you can catch up on iplayer. You mention charlie, and also bill. The whole of the mention charlie, and also bill. Tis whole of the uk has fallen madly in love with bill. He was a real gentleman, total sweetheart. He is 75 and he had a great relationship with his mother but did not know his father. He had a name on his birth certificate but not much else. He said when he was tiny he had a photo he used to carry around and he lost the photo. We were working with social workers, doctors, geneticistss, and we took some of his dna and we were able to find his family he knew nothing about, in america. Last night we introduced him to his family in america and it was so emotional. Iie him to his family in america and it was so emotional. Him to his family in america and it was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful. And was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful. And he was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful. And he will was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful. And he will be was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful. And he will be able i was so emotional. He was ace. That is wonderful. And he will be able to | is wonderful. And he will be able to watch this on the iplayer, as well. Tell us about richard. Some of the things you uncover through dna are not necessarily what you expect. Richard and brendan did not know whether or not they were brothers. Richards mother is not around any more. This amazing man brought him up more. This amazing man brought him up and it was his belief that was his biological father. Up and it was his belief that was his biologicalfather. He got a message saying, i think i am your father. Richard has a sister. They compared dna with his sister and it became apparent the guy who had brought him up was knott his father. So he needed to work out whether or not the guy who was saying it might be him was. He tested brendans dna. They do not turn out to be biologically related. It is important to show that because you have to think long and hard when you open this pandoras box. You have to think long and hard when you open this pandoras box. Open this pandoras box. You have preconceptions open this pandoras box. You have preconceptions about open this pandoras box. You have preconceptions about who open this pandoras box. You have preconceptions about who you i open this pandoras box. You have preconceptions about who you are | open this pandoras box. You have i preconceptions about who you are and where you have come from and the truth is sometimes different. Have you been through the process yourself, doing research on your family . I yourself, doing research on your famil . , ,. ,. ,. ,. , family . I am desperate to. I do not know a huge family . I am desperate to. I do not know a huge amount family . I am desperate to. I do not know a huge amount about family . I am desperate to. I do not know a huge amount about my i know a huge amount about my biological father. Know a huge amount about my biologicalfather. He is not around any more. I would love to know more about the extended family. Interestingly, you know the show who do you think you are . They said do you fancy doing it . I said it would be a treat. They went away a couple of months and came back and said in a much more polite way, we have gone back hundreds of years and you are half irish and half scouse but not much else. I am so boring, i do not warrant an hour. Warrant an hour. What about ten minutes i warrant an hour. What about ten minutes i think warrant an hour. 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Bbc three will be back to be a tv channel. That is where so many of your documentaries were shown. What do you feel about that . Thrilled. Ithink it shown. What do you feel about that . Thrilled. I think it is a smart move. Initially, it transitioned overto move. Initially, it transitioned over to online only and that was born out of necessity. I think it is so established and normal people, and that is wherejodie comer kicked off. It is an amazing channel. It is great, brilliant documentaries, thought provoking, i am thrilled. Istate thought provoking, i am thrilled. We spoke to a tv critic who said the way we assume everybody in the next generation will watch tv it is nice there is a of being able to do what you expect the Younger Generation to do but have a traditional channel alongside. I do but have a traditional channel alonaside. , do but have a traditional channel alonaside. , ,. , ~. , do but have a traditional channel alontside. ,. ,~. , alongside. I was speaking to my boss esterda. Alongside. I was speaking to my boss yesterday she alongside. I was speaking to my boss yesterday. She made alongside. I was speaking to my boss yesterday. She made a alongside. I was speaking to my boss yesterday. She made a valid alongside. I was speaking to my boss yesterday. She made a valid point i i yesterday. She made a valid point i had not entertained, stupidly. Everybody pays their tv licence. There is an assumption when you live in london that everybody has brilliant broadband, numerous devices that we can go upstairs and watch things online. You must not make that assumption and everybody deserves to consume all of the bbc� s documentaries, entertainment, etc. I think it is a good decision. Good to speak to you. We dont think you are boring. I speak to you. We dont think you are borina. , speak to you. We dont think you are boring izooring. Speak to you. We dont think you are boring. I am. Boring, boring, boring. Iam. Boring, boring, borina. Boring. Iam. Boring, boring, boring we boring. Iam. Boring, boring, boring. We could boring. Iam. Boring, boring, boring. We could make i boring. Iam. Boring, boring, boring. We could make at i boring. Iag� n. Boring, boring, boring. We could make at least half an hour out of you, i reckon. Thanks. Stacey dooley� s programme is on iplayer. It is called dna family secrets. It is also on the ninth and 16th of march. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. There could be snow. Yes some of us might see snow at the weekend, more likely on Higher Ground but there is still a chance. Today we have a lot of cloud. It will be rather cold, cold for some already. And over the next days it will turn colder. We have this High Pressure building across and watch how the blue sinks across and watch how the blue sinks across the uk. And as we go into the weekend. Something from the atlantic tries to come in with something milder when it bumps into cold air we might see a little bit of snow. Today a Weather Front is producing showers. Hardly a breeze. A lot of cloud. Dens fog particularly from the south east through 0xford5hire, berkshire, towards wiltshire and gloucestershire. That should break up gloucestershire. That should break up through the morning. The brightest breaks will be in the western parts of the south, if you dodge showers. Some showers could be heavy and thundery. We are relying on a lot of clear skies to get the temperature of 14 degrees. If you are in an area hanging on to cloud, you are more likely to have 4 5 as the maximum. 0vernight we have showers in the south. Drifting to the south east. We will see a return to cloud, mist and fog. And then across the north of scotland, rain to lower levels and snow on Higher Ground. If you have clear sky, it will be cold enough for frost. These are overnight temperatures, another cold night. Tomorrow we say goodbye to the Weather Front with the showers in the south east. We have this Weather Front moving southwards, getting into southern scotland and northern england. It will produce rain at lower levels, snow on Higher Ground, but still a lot of cloud. And as we have a north easterly wind, it will feel colder through the course of the day with temperatures ranging from four in the door, 11 in the south west. Thanks. Enjoy the rest of wednesday. Around 200,000 bags of litter containing anything from coffee cups to apple cores are removed from englands roads every year, according to highways england. Now, a pilot scheme using cctv and Artificial Intelligence to identify and fine litter bugs has been launched. 0ur Chief Environment Correspondent Justin Rowlatt has been finding out how it will work. Litter isntjust ugly, its also expensive. It costs around £1 billion to clean up the 30 Million Tonnes of rubbish that befouls our streets in an average year. We all feel the same way about litter louts. People are stupid. I dont understand why theyre so stupid. So now local authorities are Recruiting Cctv Cameras in the battle against litterers. So this is how it works. Youve had your takeaway, but you dont want the rubbish in your car, so you well, some of you, anyway just throw it out the window. I tell you what, this feels absolutely awful. The new litter Cam Technology uses Artificial Intelligence to spot the tell tale evidence of littering. It can even spot a Cigarette Butt being thrown from a car window. It then captures your number plate and issues you with an automatic fine of up to £120. Maidstone in kent is the first town to introduce it. I mean, if we can land a rover on mars now, we can actually pick up a Cigarette Butt being thrown out of the car. And thats what its all about. We are trying to protect the planet we live in and the town we live in. Maidstones teams of Volunteer Litter Pickers say the amount of rubbish has increased by as much as 250 since the pandemic began. According to keep britain tidy, 42 of main roads in the country now have Fast Food Litter on them. I think it is a very useful tool. It will identify the people who are putting the rubbish out. Thats whats new about it. As it is, we drive around and we walk around and we see all this rubbish on the streets and we dont know whos put it there. But litter cam should make a connection between the rubbish on the street and the person who put it there. Do you think it will change the psychology of people who litter . Well, since they seem to be the sort of precious, self regarding oafs who take the cleanliness of their car seriously, i imagine they might have some sort of feeling about being fined a massive fine. I dont have a problem with cameras, though. If youve done nothing wrong, you dont want to worry about it. Maidstone is just the start. Other local authorities are already considering using the system, says the company boss. I think in a number of years time it will become really quite extensive. Litter cam, i think, is a tool that can change peoples behaviour in the same way that Speed Cameras have or Traffic Monitoring systems that deter people from going up a one way street or driving in a bus lane. It is similar to that and we very much hope that litter cam will stop People Littering from vehicles. So beware if you are thinking of littering, think again. You may be being watched. Justin rowlatt, bbc news, maidstone. A big reaction to that. Thanks for getting in touch about that. When covid restrictions forced most live comedy clubs to shut their doors, comedian mark watson decided he wasnt going to take it sitting down. Instead, last summer, he brought his stand up comedy out into the open, with a series of drive in gigs around the uk. His Carpool Comedy Club was such a success that its making a return next month. Markjoins us now. Good morning. Lovely to have you on the show. We are desperate for some sort of show, some sort of act, performance to go to, and you are providing a little bit of that. That is my target providing a little bit of that. Tisgt is my target audience, people who are desperate for something to happen. These grand plans depend on the idea we are coming to spring on the idea we are coming to spring on the weather. I did not enjoy the Weather Forecast a few minutes ago. She used the phrase clinging on to 11 degrees. Can we imagine none of that happened, please. Im 11 degrees. Can we imagine none of that happened, please. That happened, please. Im sorry about that. That happened, please. Im sorry about that, carol that happened, please. Im sorry about that, carol was that happened, please. Im sorry about that, carol was trying i that happened, please. Im sorry about that, carol was trying to i about that, carol was trying to describe what was going to happen only this week. Only this week. Yes, this shows do not happen only this week. Yes, this shows do not happen for only this week. Yes, this shows do not happen for a only this week. Yes, this shows do not happen for a few only this week. Yes, this shows do not happen for a few weeks only this week. Yes, this shows do not happen for a few weeks so i not happen for a few weeks so hopefully better by them. Tell us how it works. It is an odd experience. The audience driving like a drive in cinema and sit in their cars and have food and drink brought to them. It is quite a nice dealfor the audience, we brought to them. It is quite a nice deal for the audience, we are the ones who have difficulties. You hear the show on speakers put into your car. The performance come out as if we are florence and the machine. People honk their horns, lean out of their windows. Hopefully through the summer restrictions will ease. Last summer restrictions will ease. Last summer we have people in deckchairs, sitting in their cars on their cars. It is weird for a comedian, but fun, also. Hate cars. It is weird for a comedian, but fun. Also cars. It is weird for a comedian, but fun, also. We saw pictures of ou in but fun, also. We saw pictures of you in the but fun, also. We saw pictures of you in the summer but fun, also. We saw pictures of you in the summer when but fun, also. We saw pictures of you in the summer when people | but fun, also. We saw pictures of you in the summer when people were allowed to sit outside their cars. What is it like from your point of view. 0ne what is it like from your point of view. One of the things about comedy is interaction with the audience. It is interaction with the audience. It is quite strange interacting with an audience that is cars rather than humans. They sent a video through but all you can hear is the blaring of car horns so it would not have been great telly. It is odd for a comedian. The first few minutes, it feels almost as if you cannot play it but you get used to it. We experimented with zoom calls to the gig but otherwise it was yelling people through their car windows. The response last time was great. There has not been anything going on. We have been livid we cant do gigs and this is a chance, while we wait for theatres to come back. Istetheh wait for theatres to come back. When we are able wait for theatres to come back. When we are able to wait for theatres to come back. When we are able to go wait for theatres to come back. When we are able to go back wait for theatres to come back. When we are able to go back to we are able to go back to conventional gigs, do you think the majority of material will be based on covid . It majority of material will be based on covid . ,. ,. , on covid . It is a good question. The last thing people on covid . It is a good question. The last thing people will on covid . It is a good question. The last thing people will want on covid . It is a good question. The last thing people will want his i on covid . It is a good question. The last thing people will want his two l last thing people will want his two years of comedy about the pandemic but it will be hard to think about anything else for while. What a lot of comedians have done in online gigs is touching on the subject, acknowledging the weird conditions, and then talking about more or less anything else. It will be a challenge notjust anything else. It will be a challenge not just for anything else. It will be a challenge notjust for comedians but writers, anyone, to work out how much to dwell on this period that has changed our lives and how much to move on. Has changed our lives and how much to move on has changed our lives and how much to move om to move on. There is quite a lot of material. You to move on. There is quite a lot of material. You have to move on. There is quite a lot of material. You have been material. You have been home schooling . Material. You have been homeschooling . Material. You have been homeschoolinu . ,. , homeschooling . Somebody has been on m twitter homeschooling . Somebody has been on my twitter the homeschooling . Somebody has been on my twitter the retraining homeschooling . Somebody has been on my twitter the retraining of my twitter the retraining of comedians as teachers has been an unexpected feature of the past 12 months. Kids have learned quite a bit for a bout how much was the curriculum i would not be able to tell. All i can say is they are not currently in the room at the time of broadcast. ,. ,. , currently in the room at the time of broadcast. ,. ,. , broadcast. 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A budget designed to steer the uk through the remaining stages of the covid crisis and beyond has been promised by the chancellor. The Furlough Scheme will be extended until the end of september and some taxes could rise to pay for tough Economic Times ahead. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is facing demands to resign as she prepares to answer questions about her governments mishandling of the seuxal Harassment Complaints against alex salmond. We will go live to the enquiry. For all those we will go live to the enquiry. Igrr all those watching, this evidence session at home that due to the necessary mitigations in place to allow us to make person today, we will be suspending the meeting