over safety concerns. another twist in the novak djokovic saga as he admits he didn't immediately isolate after testing positive for coronavirus. he's also blamed his agent for mistakes on his travel declaration form for entry to australia. mistakes on his travel declaration good mistakes on his travel declaration morning. we hai split good morning. we have a north—south split in the weather today. in the south, frost and fog, but as that lifts we will see sunshine. in the north, more cloud, spots of rain and in the far north—west, pretty windy. all the details throughout the programme. it's wednesday, 12th january. the prime minister is under intense pressure to explain why a "bring your own booze" party took place in the downing street garden on may 20th, 2020 — at the height of the first lockdown in england. borisjohnson will face the house of commons later for the first time since the email inviting more than 100 staff was leaked. both conservative and opposition mps are demanding mrjohnson confirms whether he and his wife attended the event. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, reports. borisjohnson has so far refused to say if he went to a party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown in england or not. numberio has said it won't comment while a senior official investigates. but in a few hours�* time, mrjohnson will be at the dispatch box for prime minister's questions, and able to avoid it no longer. labour has said he must come clean. did he attend the drinks event — yes or no? some conservative mps have made it very clear they want a categoric answer, too. if the prime minister knowingly attended a party, i can't see how he can survive, having accepted resignations for far less, and the accepted resignation of his spokesperson for not attending a party butjoking about it at a time of much lighter restrictions — and i just think that's untenable. anger has been growing across all levels of the conservative party — from mps to party members to a major donor. within government, there's an area of hypocrisy, rule—breaking and arrogance. how can they have a party for a hundred people when other people are told you can only meet one person in a great big park? it doesn't make any sense, and it's just wrong! the snp's westminster leader said the prime minister should resign now. he really needs to understand that he has to go. he should be resigning tonight. and if it doesn't do that, conservative mps need to hold him to account. some conservative mps have said that how mrjohnson performs today will be a key factor in forming their view on his future. that he's under pressure is certain — what happens next is much less so. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let's get the latest from our chief political correspondent adam fleming. good morning. it feels it could be one of those uncomfortable days for the prime minister.— one of those uncomfortable days for the prime minister. yeah, dan. let's count the number— the prime minister. yeah, dan. let's count the number of— the prime minister. yeah, dan. let's count the number of ways _ the prime minister. yeah, dan. let's count the number of ways pressures| count the number of ways pressures being applied to the prime minister. the opposition parties are calling him a liar. you have bereaved families who have lost loved ones to covid and actually people who have put up with massive restrictions on their life thinking that he broke their life thinking that he broke the rules in his own home with his own team. you have big tory donors likejohn caldwell own team. you have big tory donors like john caldwell saying own team. you have big tory donors likejohn caldwell saying he needs to sort himself out and there is a huge amount of pressure coming from within the conservative party, as well. conservative mps are split into different groups. you have those who have never really liked him and for them this is the final straw, they say he has to go. you have people who used to like him, who are starting to not like him, who are starting to not like him, who are starting to not like him, who are going to look at what he does today and make a judgment about it. and then you have a handful, or maybe more than a handful, who think the government could ride this out with a bit of explanation, although it could prove to be damaging in the long term and cause a little bit of permanent damage. what all this adds up permanent damage. what all this adds up to is that people once in parliament today at prime minister's questions at noon, a bit of explanation and maybe even an apology. if you look at previous times borisjohnson has found himself in messes like this, that is what he has done at. we himself in messes like this, that is what he has done at.— himself in messes like this, that is what he has done at. we will watch that closely — what he has done at. we will watch that closely and _ what he has done at. we will watch that closely and we _ what he has done at. we will watch that closely and we will— what he has done at. we will watch that closely and we will be - what he has done at. we will watch| that closely and we will be speaking to labour's deputy leader angela rayner. that is at 7am. we will also be speaking to sir ed davey, the leader of the liberal democrats, in about 25 minutes. tennis star novak djokovic has admitted making a false declaration on a travel form prior to entering australia. in a statement posted on instagram, he said his agent had made the mistake when filling in a section of the form that covered his recent travel history. let's get the latest from our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil. from our australia good from our australia to see you. it keeps going. it keeps good to see you. it keeps going. it keeps going, it keeps getting more confusing, it keeps getting more uncertain. it is actually every time someone comes out to clarify the story, it gets less clarified. earlier today, we were inside the arena just behind me and novak djokovic was practising. there is a big billboard of him saying 2021 champion. when you look at that you think, here is the world number one, preparing for the australian open in the next few days. far from preparing for the australian open in the next few days. farfrom it. he is not guaranteed that this is going to happen because essentially the government has not decided yet. of course then, just after we came out, our films lit up because of that statement he made on instagram. he addressed two key issues. one is his covid—19 positive test, when you find out, what he did before and after. he said that he didn't find out about the positive result until december 17, after he attended a tennis event with children, and he also said that wrong information, incorrect information that was submitted in his declaration form was submitted as a human error by his agent and that his agent sincerely apologises. whether or not the government will accept it, we don't know. we know they are looking at further information that was submitted by his team to date. find submitted by his team to date. and the tournament creeps closer. shaimaa, thank you. the government has temporarily halted the expansion of some smart motorways which use the hard shoulder as a permanent lane. it's following the recommendations of a committee of mps who had concerns about the safety of the roads because of a number of fatal crashes. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. smart motorways. there are hundreds of miles of them across england, and plans for more. the point of smart motorways is to reduce congestion using technology, instead of having to build any new road. but the type that involves permanently removing the hard shoulder to create an extra lane for traffic is controversial. they do have emergency bays, and if a vehicle stops in a live lane, a red x sign can be displayed to close it. but one driver told us he feared for his life when his car developed serious engine problems. people were sounding their horns, there were three near—misses — one of which was an articulated truck, as in nearly rear—ending me. i got out of the car, i got over the crash barrier, i dialled 999 after about five to ten minutes because the lane was still operational — the cameras haven't picked it up. the cameras hadn't picked it up. the government now says it will put the brakes on the hard shoulder being scrapped on any more smart motorways, while more safety data is collected. work already under way will be finished with additional safety features. this is one of the control centres where national highways monitors our main roads. it says actions already being taken include rolling out radar technology to detect stranded vehicles. we know that people are legitimately concerned about the safety of using smart motorways. we are convinced that smart motorways are safe, but we know there's more we can do to convince people that they are safe, which is why we've implemented these measures. the government is also providing nearly £400 million for extra emergency bays. it says what's being done should give drivers confidence. but some campaigners don't accept smart motorways without a hard shoulder can ever be safe. katy austin, bbc news. four people, including a child, have survived after the helicopter they were travelling in crash—landed on a residential street in philadelphia. police are calling it a "miracle" that the aircraft managed to avoid power cables and buildings before hitting the ground. mark lobel has the story. this place of worship, scene of a miracle, now the final resting place of a twin—engine medical helicopter after it crashed on the church's front lawn, carrying a two—month—old baby girl. but for her and fellow passengers, it's a story of survival. we hear a crash, and i thought it was a car crash. the pilot weaved his ailing aircraft through this densely populated pennsylvania neighbourhood, dodging power lines and avoiding restaurants and schools, before landing on the ground and tumbling over. the best way to describe it is a miracle. obviously, this pilot had a great command of the helicopter, and was able to land it safely, took the best interests of the community at hand to make sure there were no injuries, no property damage. so he did an excellentjob. the pilot is being hailed a hero — notjust for his incredible landing, but for helping his passengers out safely, despite his own injuries, before emergency services came to their rescue. my heart dropped. i was back at police headquarters. we heard the call come out — the first call, i said no way, and then the second, then the third. i knew there was a problem. my heartjust dropped. fire chief and i, we responded here on location and this is what we saw. again, it's a true miracle that everyone was out and they were out prior to us getting here. with the passengers out safely, firefighters worked to contain leaking fuel from entering drexel hill's water supply. as an investigation into the cause of the crash gets under way, the lucky baby did finish its intended journey to philadelphia children's hospital — but this time, on the road. mark lobel, bbc news. incredible. incredible that nobody was injured. incredible. incredible that nobody was injured-— rugby league legend kevin sinfield will travel to windsor today to receive his 0be for services to sport and raising millions for charity. "super" kevin has pushed himself to the limit with ambitious charity challenges — most recently running 101 miles from leicester to leeds in just 2a hours. it's all been in aid of supporting people currently living with motor neurone disease like his best friend and former team—mate rob burrow. iimagine kevin i imagine kevin will give a very emotional verbose speech, or will you maintain the same face he always does? pa. you maintain the same face he always does? �* w' . ~ you maintain the same face he always does? �* w ., ~ ,., you maintain the same face he always does? �* w ., ~ y., ., ., you maintain the same face he always does? �* ., ~ ., ., ., does? a quick thank you and move on, that is how he — does? a quick thank you and move on, that is how he rolls. _ does? a quick thank you and move on, that is how he rolls. it _ does? a quick thank you and move on, that is how he rolls. it was _ does? a quick thank you and move on, that is how he rolls. it was a _ does? a quick thank you and move on, that is how he rolls. it was a great - that is how he rolls. it was a great day when he finished that and rob and his family were there. everything he does is magnificently understated. aha, everything he does is magnificently understated-— understated. a big story for all of us. the boss of britain's biggest energy firm says we may have to live with higher bills for the next two years. and with costs rising elsewhere too, what help is available for those who are struggling? ben's been taking a look. this is going to be a huge issue, isn't it, over the next few months? very much sale, and something people are really concerned about from day to day and why we are talking about it again and hardly a day goes by when we're not talking about the rising cost of energy. why are we talking about it again today? well, the boss of the energy company centrica — which owns british gas — has been speaking to the bbc about the current crisis. this is what he had to say. gas is a big transition fuel, and so as you turn off coal—fired power stations in other countries, you make more demand for gas. now, over the long run, you do get more balance in the system, but there isn't an abundance of gas that you can just turn on quickly. so i can't say that this will be done in six months or nine months, in a year. i can simply look at what the market says at the moment, and the market suggests the high gas prices will be here for the next 18 months to two years. thereafter, who knows? so according to him, this isn'tjust a blip. that'll be a worry for those who are already struggling to pay their bills. like jane who is a single parent from perth. i don't boil the kettle much. we have less — any hot beverages. don't open the fridge much, wear a lot ofjumpers. like, keep doors shut. there's so many ways you can... we've got curtains up on all our doors. so, you know, there is loads of ways you can keep your home warm without using too much heating. but hot water's a killer — like, you know, we wash, and that's. ..expensive. there's a lot of talk about what the government might do to help people like jane over the next few months. but what help is already available? in england, there's the cold weather payment. a £25 payment for every seven days of below zero temperatures between november and march. the problem with this is that the payment is linked to temperature, not prices. under the warm home discount scheme, people on low incomes or the core group in pension credit get a one—off discount on their energy bill worth £140 a year — but that hasn't gone up for nearly ten years. one of the problems is that it's paid for through a levy on energy bills and the cash is limited — so it's first come, first served. british gas for example closed its application process on tuesday because its scheme was already over—subscribed. there's special help for older people. the winter fuel payment paid automatically to people born on or before the 5th 0ctober195a. the older you are, the more you get. there are also schemes energy companies offer to help lower income households make their homes more energy efficient by installing insulation or replacing an old boiler. this scheme has been going for over ten years and is funded by a £25 levy on every annual bill. there are separate schemes in scotland, wales and northern ireland. and local authorities have access to funds to help families in cases of extreme need. the government told us that the energy price cap is currently insulating millions of consumers across the uk from high global gas prices. we should remember the energy price cap is widely expected to go up in april, so people struggling with high bills and the bad news is they are likely to go up even more in april. i5 are likely to go up even more in aril. , ., , are likely to go up even more in aril. , ., ., , are likely to go up even more in aril. ., ., april. is the hope was for many that it would come _ april. is the hope was for many that it would come back _ april. is the hope was for many that it would come back down _ april. is the hope was for many that it would come back down as - april. is the hope was for many that it would come back down as the - april. is the hope was for many that | it would come back down as the year went on but the warning that it could stay for a long time. driven by demand. _ could stay for a long time. driven by demand. the _ could stay for a long time. driven by demand, the more _ could stay for a long time. driven by demand, the more demand i could stay for a long time. driven i by demand, the more demand there could stay for a long time. driven - by demand, the more demand there is, the higher the prices are. absolutely, thanks. let's look at the weather. a bit of everything around yesterday, what about today? 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in the first week of the year but even though they are extremely fashionable, sean mccormack wrote in the magazine dogs today, which is very good, dogs find it extremely difficult to adapt because they make their pores heavier and restrict movement. adult�*s paw pads are the toughest skin on the entire body, they can withstand snow or frozen ground. the advice is, if they get dry, the skin would benefit from pampering and put a bit of petroleum jelly on there. future pedicure —— pooch pedicure. your dog doesn't have boots? haifa. future pedicure -- pooch pedicure. your dog doesn't have boots? now, 30 keep warm- — your dog doesn't have boots? now, 30 keep warm- the _ your dog doesn't have boots? now, 30 keep warm. the natural— your dog doesn't have boots? now, 30 keep warm. the naturalway. _ it is wednesday morning, 6:22am. on this day in 1970 a british child vanished from a beach in australia and the mystery of what happened to three—year—old cheryl grimmer has never been solved. to mark the anniversary of this unique case, the bbc is launching an eight—part podcast called fairy meadow — let's take a look at the story, told by series presenterjon kay. always live with the hope that we were going to see her smiley face one day, no matter how old she might be. for more than 50 years, ricki has been searching for his sister. the best way to describe cheryl is...cheeky and cute. she was very cute, very beautiful. er... but she was a rascal! the grimmer family waved goodbye to bristol in the late 19605 to emigrate down under. they had four children. ricky — holding the koala — was the eldest. cheryl, on the right, the youngest. and this was their new home — fairy meadow, an hour south of sydney. but not long after they arrived, on the 12th of january 1970, they were playing on the beach when the wind suddenly changed. people raced to leave and, in the confusion, three—year—old cheryl was taken. if anybody has got my daughter, i would honestly and truly... i would like her back unharmed. as early and as quick as possible. that's about all i can say. at the top of the beach. ricki turned away for just a few seconds. he's lived with that ever since. so the last time you saw her was just in the doorway. that's correct. just tucked inside. um... here, come on, i'll show you. so she was just there. just about where that wall ends, just there. she's smiling and giggling and just playing, it was like a...likeajoke. i've got that image all day, every day. i've got it in my nightmares. the images of her running up and down the shoreline. for the last five years, i've been investigating what happened for a bbc podcast called fairy meadow. there were so many of us searching and searching, and turn over every leaf, every reed, everything. we couldn't find a thing. it's a ripple effect. i'm paranoid that someone will take my child. - after 150 metres, turn right towards fairy meadow. decades on, are there new clues? now to a major breakthrough in that |cold case murder we've been tellingj you about this morning... among those i've spoken to — the detectives who reopened the case. it's affected me mentally, emotionally. the case...broke me. sorry. the new south wales government is increasing the reward to $1 million. somebody knows something. i mean, you can't hide a secret like this for 50 years. - find the courage. tell us the truth. you're still hopeful that she will... very, very hopeful. i never give up hope. never. cheryl grimmer�*s parents died without answers. can the mystery of what happened to her now finally be solved? john kay, bbc news. the first two episodes of fairy meadow are available on bbc sounds now, with new episodes every wednesday. jon will be here to speak to us about that in more detail at 7:50am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. the former london mayoral candidate shaun bailey has resigned as chair of a second committee after it emerged he attended a christmas party during lockdown. he's stood down as chair of the london assembly economy committee. last month he resigned as chair of the police and crime committee after it was revealed he attended the party thrown by his campaign staff in december 2020. it's emerged last year was the busiest ever for london ambulance service, which received over two million 999 calls. pre—pandemic the service expected to take around 5,000 calls a day, but at some points last year it was as high as 8,000. officials are reminding londoners that they should only dial 999 when it's a serious medical emergency. the owner of a riding school in richmond who raised more than £1 million to save her stables from closure has been speaking of her pride after being awarded an mbe. natalie 0'rourke began fundraising a year ago when park lane was under threat. she said the award also honoured the staff at the stables which provides opportunities for disabled people to ride. i was so proud and i feel very humble and... i've received it, but there is a huge army of people around me that make all this happen, so really it's for all of us. from today people will be able to walk a new coastpath trail from london to kent. it's 47 miles long between woolwich and grain. walkers can take in views of coastal habitats popular for birdwatching, historic forests, and the queen elizabeth bridge. for birdwatching, historic forts, and the queen elizabeth bridge. let's get the travel now. the hammersmith and city line and the metropolitan line both have minor delays, some trains have been cancelled. and tfl rail is not running at the moment between hayes & harlington and heathrow airport, it's a fault with the track. and for all the latest travel news where you are, you can of course tune into your bbc local radio station. regular updates on there throughout the morning. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure towards the south is set to keep us dry and settled for the rest of the week across the capital. there will be some sunshine around at times. temperatures will gradually slip away, so feeling chillier, and there will be some issues with mist and fog through the mornings as well. it's quite misty, quite foggy out there in a few spots this morning. so poor visibility and many of the roads for a time, do take care. that mist and fog will slowly lift. it's been a chilly, frosty start too. there will be some sunshine emerging. we'll keep the sunshine for most of the rest of the day, staying dry, of course, with just a light breeze. temperatures will peak at only seven or eight celsius so feeling cooler than it was yesterday. and in that chilly feeling air, underneath those clear skies, again tonight we'll see some more mist and fog patches form, and once more, there will be a widespread frost with temperatures dropping below freezing. tomorrow is the same sort of day, the mist and fog will lift. there will be plenty more cloud around tomorrow, though. dry, settled, chilly for much of the rest of the week but rather cloudy at times. i'm back in half an hour, lots more over on our website at the usual address. now it's back to dan and nina, bye bye. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. coming up on breakfast this morning. he surprise there, you forgot you on tv! —— he surprise there, you forgot you on tv! -- but he surprise there, you forgot you on tv! —— but you a surprise you there! you forgot you were on tv! as the cost of living crisis deepens we'll be speaking to the boss of one the largest uk energy providers to find out why high prices are here to stay. itv�*s "the bay" returns with gripping storylines and an intriguing new case. we'll be speaking to actor dan ryan. and the intensity of a busy restaurant kitchen is the focus of director philip barantini's one—take film, boiling point starring stephen graham. it draws upon philip's own experiences of working in kitchens and his struggles with alcoholism. we'll be speaking to him just after nine o'clock this morning. it's been another whirlwind 2a hours in british politics and later today the prime minister takes to the dispach box at prime minister's questions. labour will call on mrjohnson to say whether he broke lockdown rules by attending a bring your own booze party at downing street. ros atkins has been taking a look at how the story has unfolded so far. borisjohnson has faced many questions about whether covid rules were observed in downing street. i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules. that was december 20th 2021. 19 months earlier, in may 2020, england was in its first lockdown and already there had been over 36,000 covid deaths. may 20th was the hottest day of the year so far. and at 5pm, culture secretary 0liver dowden led the government's daily covid update and reiterated the rules. you can meet one person outside your household in an outdoor public place, provided that you stay two metres apart. also at downing street, boris johnson's staff were at work. among them was martin reynolds. he's a senior civil servant and principal private secretary to the prime minister. and we know that on may 20th, martin reynolds sent an email to around 100 downing street staff. ever since, no one has leaked it until this week, to paul brand of itv news. "hi all," martin reynolds writes. "after what's been an incredibly busy period, we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distanced drinks in the number 10 garden this evening. please join us from 6pm and bring your own booze". but not everyone wanted to. the bbc has seen one message from a downing street staffer to another, it reads... "um, why is martin encouraging a mass gathering in the garden?" another asked, "is this for real?" it was. here's the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. i'm told around 30 people attended, including, according to two eyewitnesses, the prime minister and his wife, with a long table set out in the garden for drinks and snacks. drinks and snacks. and the daily mirror spoke to one witness who provided further detail, saying there were long tables laden with drink, crisps, sausage rolls and other picnic food. and on monday, the prime minister was asked about all of this. did you and carrie attend the downing street party that was organised by martin reynolds on may 20th? all that, as you know, is the subject of a proper investigation by sue gray. indeed, it is. civil servant sue grey is investigating whether there were parties in downing street that broke the rules. but on this gathering, the former leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, isn't in the mood to wait. she tweeted, "nobody needs an official to tell them if they were at a boozy shindig in their own garden," and adds this. there are plenty of my parliamentary colleagues who have no idea what anyone in that email chain was thinking or how. you know, this is utterly indefensible. the opposition labour party also wants answers. there's no need for an investigation into the simple central question today. did the prime minister attend the event in the downing street garden on may 20th 2020? the prime minister has declined to say, pointing each time to the investigation. in december, though, as the allegations mounted, mrjohnson did repeatedly offer assurances. all guidance was followed completely during number 10. we followed the guidance throughout and continue to follow the guidance. all i can tell you is that all the guidelines were observed. were they, though, were the rules followed? we know there was a christmas party in downing street on december 18th 2020. the prime minister says rules weren't broken, but hasn't explained how that can be. as for may 20th, the conservative mp michael fabricant says there's not an issue here. they were simply spilling out from their own offices into a secure garden. that's one view. here's another from law professor adam wagner. at that time, it was illegal for a person to be outside of the place they were living without a reasonable excuse, and that reasonable excuse could include where they needed to work. but as we can see from the email, this doesn't look a lot like work. that will be for sue gray's investigation to judge. but there's also the question of whether boris johnson knew about the email. i think it's true to say that it's extremely unlikely he could have invited 100 people to a party in the downing street garden without the ascent of the prime minister. unlikely, maybe. it is possible mrjohnson ventured into his garden and, to his surprise, found 30 people there. we don't know. but the chair of the committee on standards in public life has seen enough party allegations to draw this conclusion. there is at least a carelessness amongst people in government over standards issues, and possibly, you know, more than that. lord evans is watching. the metropolitan police is watching, too. it says it's aware of widespread reporting relating to alleged breaches of the health protection regulations at downing street on may 20th. the met is also presumably aware of its own tweet on the same day as the party. "you can relax, have a picnic, exercise or play sport," we were told. "as long as you are on your own, with people you live with, just you and one other person". now, in december, the met opted against further investigation of the original party allegations. we'll see if it draws the same conclusion this time. and while sue gray, the police and others consider the legal dimension to this, there's a human dimension too. think back to that clip of borisjohnson. i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules. and so it is proving. jean adamson's father died of covid—19. his funeral was on may 15th 2020. to think that downing street were planning a jolly, you know, and breaking their own rules at that time, itjust beggars belief. and this upset is registering. sky news's beth rigby reports one senior tory saying, "it's as bad as it gets". another tells her, "mood terrible. even those who profess loyalty to him are in despair". political pressure is growing. and so after weeks of reports and denials, jim pickard of the ft shared this exchange from a press briefing from the prime minister's spokesperson on tuesday. jim tells us one journalist asked, "do you want to take this opportunity to respond to all the allegations that the prime minister is a liar and lied over parties?" "the prime minister has addressed those sorts of questions on numerous occasions," was the reply. "i don't have anything to add to that". but while the prime minister has replied to these sorts of questions, he hasn't addressed the substance. mrjohnson won't say if he was there on may 20th. he won't say why the december party didn't break the rules. and on tuesday, this was the government's message. the prime minister is going nowhere. the prime minister retains the confidence of the people of this country. whether that's the case is difficult to gauge. what we do know is that the gathering on may 20th was byob. bring your own booze. but during a lockdown, you can't bring your own rules. and soon enough, sue gray will tell us if the prime minister and his colleagues broke them. ros atkins on lockdown parties at number 10. we're joined now by the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey. he was listening to that. thank you for being with us this morning. given these new allegations about this new party which took place in may 2020, what do you think about the prime minister's position this morning, is it untenable? my morning, is it untenable? ij�*i constituency morning, is it untenable? m constituency neighbour morning, is it untenable? m1 constituency neighbour andrew e—mailed me yesterday, and when he saw the headlight of a party on town —— headlines of a party on 10 downing street, he said, please don't let it be on the 20th of may because that was the day of my dads funeral. he was very emotional and angry to know it was the 10th of may. —— 20th of may. i think there are hundreds of people across the country who are really emotional about this and they want the prime minister to resign and i agree with them. borisjohnson is now incapable of leading our country through this public health crisis. i think he is now a threat to the health of the nation because no one will do anything he says because he he has now shown to have been deceitful, so he must now resign. pare now shown to have been deceitful, so he must now resign.— he must now resign. are you talking about this issue _ he must now resign. are you talking about this issue specifically? - he must now resign. are you talking about this issue specifically? he - about this issue specifically? he hasn't talking about this party specifically, hejust hasn't talking about this party specifically, he just says hasn't talking about this party specifically, hejust says it hasn't talking about this party specifically, he just says it will be investigated by sue grey. he said the parliament _ be investigated by sue grey. he said the parliament and _ be investigated by sue grey. he said the parliament and to _ be investigated by sue grey. he said the parliament and to the _ be investigated by sue grey. he said the parliament and to the country i the parliament and to the country before christmas, when he was apologising, that he didn't know about the parties. and now we know that he was at one of those parties, at least one of those parties. so he's clearly lied. he's broken the ministerial code. he's broken the law. he is misled parliament. any prime minister in the past would resign forjust one of those offences. these are grievous, grievous errors. so if he was at the party and it looks very clear that he was, he must now go, he must resign. and if he won't resign, it's the duty of conservative mps to do the duty of conservative mps to do the right thing. they have been very patient with him, but now they must make sure he goes in the interests of the country. d0 make sure he goes in the interests of the country-— make sure he goes in the interests of the country. do you think he will no? well, of the country. do you think he will go? well. you _ of the country. do you think he will go? well, you know, _ of the country. do you think he will go? well, you know, boris - of the country. do you think he willj go? well, you know, boris johnson of the country. do you think he will. go? well, you know, boris johnson is one of those — go? well, you know, boris johnson is one of those people _ go? well, you know, boris johnson is one of those people who _ go? well, you know, boris johnson is one of those people who wriggles i go? well, you know, boris johnson is one of those people who wriggles out of everything, tries to wriggle out of everything, tries to wriggle out of anything. but i'm afraid he really must now go. his integrity is now a shot to pieces. his ability to lead our country is no shot to pieces. and i think a behalf of people like my constituent andrew, he must now do the right thing. if he must now do the right thing. if he has a shred of decency left in him, i think he must resign today. he is expected to potentially say something before prime minister's questions today. what do you think he will say, and what does he need to say if he addresses the house? i think he is going to try to apologise his way out of this. and i would normally have said that was sufficient. but i think we're way past apologies. what's he going to apologise for? breaking the ministerial code, lying to parliament, lying to the country several times, saying he never knew about the parties when he was at least at one of them? i'm sorry, he does use the statement today to apologise, there will be millions of people around the country saying, thatis people around the country saying, that is the wrong thing to do, you need to apologise and go and leave us. and let someone else who has some credibility to lead the country. we need people to listen to what the government says and asks us to do during a public health crisis, like this pandemic. it's essential that our leaders have credibility and our leaders are trusted. i think there are tens of millions of people who no longer trust borisjohnson because of his behaviour, his proven behaviour. and that's why he must now go. behaviour. and that's why he must now no. ~ . behaviour. and that's why he must now no. . ., ., behaviour. and that's why he must now no.~ ., ., behaviour. and that's why he must now no. . ., ., ~ behaviour. and that's why he must now no.~ ., ., ~ ., now go. what do you think about the su ort now go. what do you think about the support within _ now go. what do you think about the support within his _ now go. what do you think about the support within his own _ now go. what do you think about the support within his own party - now go. what do you think about the support within his own party at i now go. what do you think about the support within his own party at the i support within his own party at the moment, mr davey, do you think that is waning? i moment, mr davey, do you think that is wanin: ? , ., �* ~ ., is waning? i genuinely don't know, to be honest- _ is waning? i genuinely don't know, to be honest. my— is waning? i genuinely don't know, to be honest. my impression i is waning? i genuinely don't know, to be honest. my impression from| is waning? i genuinely don't know, i to be honest. my impression from the reports and from the media is that it is waning and not before time, in my point of view. i think conservative mps have to look at themselves and if they do not demand themselves and if they do not demand the prime minister goes, it will be their integrity and the whole integrity of the conservative party will be on the line if they don't get rid of this prime ministerfor the sake of the country and for the sake of my constituent andrew and hundreds and thousands like him who are hurting, he cannot believe that this prime minister broke the rules that they asked everyone else to stick to. and they did stick to the rule for a heavy price. we stick to. and they did stick to the rule for a heavy price.— rule for a heavy price. we aren't s-ueakin rule for a heavy price. we aren't speaking to _ rule for a heavy price. we aren't speaking to a — rule for a heavy price. we aren't speaking to a government i rule for a heavy price. we aren't i speaking to a government minister today, we did ask. when we have spoken to the ministers before about these issues, they have often said, it's a westminster issue and it doesn't cut through with the wider public. would you disagree with that? ., ., , . that? totally disagree. whether it is the e-mail_ that? totally disagree. whether it is the e-mail i _ that? totally disagree. whether it is the e-mail i received _ that? totally disagree. whether it is the e-mail i received from i that? totally disagree. whether it i is the e-mail i received from andrew is the e—mail i received from andrew yesterday, or all of the press reports, i have seen it on the bbc, covering lots of people who feel really upset about this and i think it has cut through. the reason why is that millions of people played by the rules, they did for boris johnson ask them to do. they didn't attend the funerals of their loved ones. they weren't able to be at the side of their close relatives who were dying. their whole lives were totally disrupted at huge personal cost. i think people are still suffering the mental health crisis that was caused by the appalling lockdown. and when people make those personal sacrifices, and i haven't even talked about our amazing nhs and care workers, all of those people made those sacrifices. to learn that the prime minister who was telling us all to stay at home was telling us all to stay at home was breaking them, flagrantly, in the garden at number 10 downing st, i think people have lost total patience and confidence and i think they want him to go. and that's why behalf of the liberal democrats, i am calling on the prime minister to resign. i think whole nation now needs to see a change at number 10. sir ed davey, i appreciate your time this morning, thank you very much. jane is here with the sport. this story is not going away, novak djokovic. we this story is not going away, novak d'okovic. ~ . , , ., djokovic. we are still days away from the start _ djokovic. we are still days away from the start of— djokovic. we are still days away from the start of the _ djokovic. we are still days awayl from the start of the tournament djokovic. we are still days away i from the start of the tournament and it is the _ from the start of the tournament and it is the story. from the start of the tournament and it is the story-— it is the story. exactly, and we can add to the — it is the story. exactly, and we can add to the complication, _ it is the story. exactly, and we can add to the complication, novak i add to the complication, novak djokovic has admitted overnight that he did not isolate after he tested positive for coronavirus and also his team felt at his form incorrectly for entry into australia. it is complex and we will try to break it down. novak djokovic has attempted to address what he described as claims of "misinformation" surrounding his testing and isolation requirements for australia. he said he'd had a negative lateral flow test on december the 16th and did a pcr as confirmation and he visited a children's tennis event while he waited for the result. he said: "i was asymptomatic and felt good, and i had not received the notification of a positive pcr test until after that event". but djokovic admitted he then went ahead with an interview and photoshoot with a french sports newspaper two days later. he said: "on reflection, this was an error of judgment and i accept that i should have rescheduled". so admitting there that he should have isolated while positive. that's the first admission. 0n the issue of his travel declaration form, he said it was submitted by his agent on his behalf: "my agent sincerely apologises for the administrative mistake in ticking the incorrect box. this was a human error and certainly not deliberate". there, he's talking about the fact he said he hadn't visited another country before entering australia, despite evidence emerging that he seems to have been in spain. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is in melbourne for us. djokovic has said that he has addressed misinformation, but has he actually clarified the situation? yes, he considered it misinformation, but he was commenting on a lot of facts and questions that people had raised. there is some clarity in that he is admitting what is a breach of serbia's covid regulations by going to do this photo shoot and interview, a mask was on for the interview, a mask was on for the interview but removed for a photo shoot, and it was carried out with the knowledge that he was infectious with covid. the other part of the story, probably more emotive because he was mixing with children and posing with photos for them, he has cleared up, he said he was not aware he was positive. although the positive test was confirmed at 8p in the previous evening and on his sworn affidavit this week in the court this week, he said he was with covid on the 16th it is very difficult for anyone to say that he knew the result that evening. he said, he did not know he was positive when he mixed with those children. the positive when he mixed with those children. ~ , ., ., ., children. the australian government can still decide _ children. the australian government can still decide to _ children. the australian government can still decide to cancel— children. the australian government can still decide to cancel his - children. the australian government can still decide to cancel his visa, i can still decide to cancel his visa, when will we know about that? this is bein: when will we know about that? in 3 is being delayed all the time, jane, because novak djokovic has put out this statement today and at the same time his legal type —— team have provided the government with a lot more information. he is very aware that he is fighting to stay in the country, that it's not a foregone conclusion at all, the immigration minister alex hawke who has the power to use a personal prerogative to send djokovic home even though the court ruled in his favour and felt that the removal of his lead at the airport last week was unreasonable, he will study those documents. —— the removal of his visa. the australian government will wait to see what the effect this statement djokovic has made on australian public opinion. it would cause a major diplomatic storm with serbia if they sent him home. one poll carried out with a small sample thought that 51% of australians thought that 51% of australians thought that 51% of australians thought that djokovic should be sent home, 31% disagreed and others had not made up their minds. thank home, 31% disagreed and others had not made up their minds.— not made up their minds. thank you very much- — elsewhere preparations aren't going too well for british number one emma raducanu either. she was beaten heavily in the first round of the sydney tennis classic. world number 13 elena rybakina defeated her in just 55 minutes in raducanu's first match of the year. the brit has already been forced to pull out of the first wta tournament of the season in melbourne last week, having recently come out of isolation after contracting coronavirus. in scotland limits on outdoor crowds are to be removed from next monday, meaning sports stadiums will be full again. last month the scottish premiership brought foward its winter break after the government re—introduced capped attendances at 500. southampton's new owner dragan solak watched as they beat brentford 4—1 last night, their biggest win of the season. manager ralf hasenhuttl said it was important they showed him a team that's really working well. the win takes southampton above brentford up into 11th in the premier league table. and that was the worst defeat for brentford this season so far as well. . ~ , ., brentford this season so far as well. . ~' , ., , brentford this season so far as well. . ~ y., , . .~ well. thank you very much, jane, lots going — well. thank you very much, jane, lots going on _ well. thank you very much, jane, lots going on this _ well. thank you very much, jane, lots going on this morning. i well. thank you very much, jane, lots going on this morning. let's| lots going on this morning. let's checkin lots going on this morning. let's check in with carol and a look at the weather. good morning, a lot going on with the weather as well. rather like yesterday, a north—south split, it's the other way round today but in the north today, we have a bit more cloud, and riches have held up overnight. underthe cloud, and riches have held up overnight. under the clear skies further south, a cold start to the day, some frost around and some fog, which could prove an issue for you this morning if you are travelling around some of the major motorways. the met office has yellow warning is out for these areas. there is also some mist and fog for other parts of the uk, particularly in england. patchy fog across southern and western parts to the south of london. as that lifts, a fair bit of sunshine around, cloud coming and going across northern ireland and scotland where the cloud will be thick enough for some light rain or drizzle. in the north—west once again today it will be windy. north of scotland will see the highest temperatures come up to 11 degrees as we can further south, seven, eight or nine, we could see 11 in plymouth. this evening and overnight, the same scenario prevails, cloudy with spots of rain and windy in the far north and north—west of scotland. fog patches forming under clear skies, it will be a cold night further south. there will be a widespread frost. so we start on thursday once again with a fair bit of fog. under this area of high pressure, no wind to move it along, so it will be to slow to clear. the north of the country once again with there will be a breeze but the fog will suppress the temperature and some of it will lift into low cloud. when it is clear, there will be some sunshine, quite a lot of sunshine and towards the north and west, some cloud and spots of rain. the wind not quite as gusty. temperatures into thursday, ten or 11 in the north, seven or eight generally speaking further south. we hang on to the mild air during their stay. you can see the yellow around us across our shores but if anything into friday, temperatures slip a little bit as high pressure starts to move away. a weather front coming into the north—west once again producing some cloud and some spots of rain. the fog on friday is more likely to be widespread and once again it will be slow to lift. if it does, it might just lift into low cloud. these are the temperatures, just slipping a little bit. in birmingham, the top temperature will be 5 degrees. there is a lot happening, we will see you later on. it is there is a lot happening, we will see you later on.— see you later on. it is definitely invests weather _ see you later on. it is definitely invests weather in _ see you later on. it is definitely| invests weather in birmingham. see you later on. it is definitely i invests weather in birmingham. i 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permitted exercise during the first lockdown. he's been telling us what drove him to do it. i think the most common reaction is probably like i'm mad or, you know, kind of wondering why i would do this. so i'm michael shanks. and since the first lockdown in 2020, i've been running every single street and lane and road in the city of glasgow, 6,500 streets. so, the why is a good question. i suppose it started outjust a more kind of useful use of the daily exercise that we had back then. one of the interesting things has been all these little nooks and crannies of the city that i didn't know existed. and yes, so many lanes. like, in the east end and the south side in particular, just lanes, absolutely everywhere, connecting places. i've kind of picked up different themes as i've been going along. so high rise flats all over the city, the ones that are left. the subway routes or the whole of the glasgow subway. also, no ball game signs. the city is littered in these, i've called them "nae fun allowed". and i've probably got the biggest collection of signs welcoming you to the city of glasgow, because every time i cross a border, i've been taking a picture of the signs as well. there's been a bit of spotting scenes from taggart, from various murder scenes over the years, but a lot of it, i mean, it has been as well a fitness challenge. it's been an adventure exploring your own city, a place you feel like you would know quite well. but actually, when you get in about it, you realise you don't know different streets. the difficulty with this challenge is, if you were to run every single street in glasgow once, it would be about 1200 kilometres. but of course, with loads of dead ends and cul de sacs, you've got to run them twice. so it's ended up, i'm just short of 2,500km now in two years. part of this challenge has also been meeting people as i've been going along. so usually when i get lost, that sparks a conversation with someone, asking if i know where i'm going. meeting people told me they've lived in the same street for the last 60, 70 years that their parents grew up there as well. and some of the heritage of glasgow has been a really interesting part of this as well. glasgow is full of streets that don't exist any more, that are still there, so the tenements have long been demolished, particularly in easter house. but actually the lamp posts are still there. the street signs are still there. you can still run along the roads. i suppose i feel a mix of... well, i am relieved to be done with it. it's been fun, but i'm also quite glad to see the back of it in a way. but it's quite sad in a way, because i have really, really enjoyed going out on the adventure and finding new places. and i guess there's nowhere left to visit in glasgow now, i've been everywhere, literally everywhere. when something starts and then you get into it, and then you have got to... i get into it, and then you have got to... . ., ., , ., to... i have got to finish it now! good for _ to... i have got to finish it now! good for him! _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. the former london conservative mayoral candidate shaun bailey has resigned as chair of a second committee after it emerged he attended a christmas party during lockdown. he's stood down as chair of the london assembly economy committee. last month he resigned as chair of the police and crime committee after it was revealed he attended the party thrown by his campaign staff in december 2020. it comes as the conservative party leadership faces a growing backlash over a drinks party downing street. it's emerged last year was the busiest ever for london ambulance service, which received over two million 999 calls. pre—pandemic the service expected to take around 5,000 calls a day — but at some points last year it was as high as 8,000. officials are reminding londoners that they should only dial 999 when it's a serious medical emergency. the owner of a riding school in richmond, who raised more than a million pounds to save her stables from closure, has been speaking of her pride after being awarded an mbe. natalie 0'rourke began fundraising a year ago, when park lane was under threat. she said the award also honoured the staff at the stables, which provides opportunities for disabled people to ride. i was so proud and i feel very humble and... i've received it, but there is a huge army of people around me that make all this happen, so really it's for all of us. from today people will be able to walk a new coast path trail from london to kent. it's 47 miles long, between woolwich and grain. walkers can take in views of coastal habitats — popularfor bird—watching — historic forests, and the queen elizabeth bridge. let's get the travel now. the hammersmith & city line has minor delays — some trains have been cancelled. the metropolitan line now running normally. and tfl rail is not running at the moment between hayes & harlington and heathrow airport — it's a fault with the track. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure towards the south is set to keep us dry and settled for the rest of the week across the capital. there will be some sunshine around at times. temperatures will gradually slip away, so feeling chillier, and there will be some issues with mist and fog through the mornings as well. it's quite misty, quite foggy out there in a few spots this morning. so poor visibility on many of the roads for a time, do take care. that mist and fog will slowly lift. it's been a chilly, frosty start too. there will be some sunshine emerging. we'll keep the sunshine for most of the rest of the day, staying dry, of course, with just a light breeze. temperatures will peak at only seven or eight celsius so feeling cooler than it was yesterday. and in that chilly feeling air, underneath those clear skies, again tonight we'll see some more mist and fog patches form, and once more, there will be a widespread frost with temperatures dropping below freezing. tomorrow is the same sort of day, the mist and fog will lift. there will be plenty more cloud around tomorrow, though. dry, settled, chilly for much of the rest of the week but rather cloudy at times. lots more over on our website — including the full story of the campaign to save park lane stables. i'm back in around half an hour — bye—bye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today. first the party, now the hangover — borisjohnson faces questions over claims that he attended a "bring your own booze" event in downing street— the leader of the liberal democrats tells breakfast the prime minister should resign. if he was at the party, and it looks very clear that he was, he must now 90, very clear that he was, he must now go, he must resign. and if he won't resign, it's the duty of conservative mps to do the right thing. get ready for high energy bills for the next two years — that's the warning from britain's biggest energy firm this morning, as millions of people already see their bills soar. putting the brakes on smart motorways — the government pauses their roll—out over safety concerns. another twist in the novak djokovic saga as he admits he didn't immediately isolate after testing positive for coronavirus — and blames his agent for mistakes on his travel declaration form for entry to australia. good morning. this next few days we are looking at in the north cloudy conditions, mild, breezy and at times spots of rain. but in the south, frosty starts, increasingly foggy. south, frosty starts, increasingly foggy, but some will see some sunshine. all the details later. our main story. borisjohnson will face mps at prime minister's questions today, with pressure mounting for him to say whether he attended a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown. witnesses have said that mrjohnson and his wife were among the 30 people present at the event in may 2020, when outdoor gatherings were banned. conservative mps have joined labour in saying he must explain his actions. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. borisjohnson has so far refused to say if he went to a party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown in england or not. number10 has said it won't comment while a senior official investigates. but in a few hours' time, mrjohnson will be at the dispatch box for prime minister's questions, and able to avoid it no longer. labour has said he must come clean. did he attend the drinks event — yes or no? some conservative mps have made it very clear they want a categoric answer, too. if the prime minister knowingly attended a party, i can't see how he can survive, having accepted resignations for far less, and the accepted resignation of his spokesperson for not attending a party butjoking about it at a time of much lighter restrictions — and i just think that's untenable. anger has been growing across all levels of the conservative party — from mps to party members to a major donor. within government, there's an area of hypocrisy, rule—breaking and arrogance. how can they have a party for a hundred people when other people are told you can only meet one person in a great big park? it doesn't make any sense, and it's just wrong! the snp's westminster leader said the prime minister should resign now. he really needs to understand that he has to go. he should be resigning tonight. and if it doesn't do that, conservative mps need to hold him to account. some conservative mps have said that how mrjohnson performs today will be a key factor in forming their view on his future. that he's under pressure is certain — what happens next is much less so. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let's get the latest from our chief political correspondent adam fleming. the prime minister will face one of his most important moments in the commons a bit later. do we expect him to say anything before that point? him to say anything before that oint? , ., ., him to say anything before that oint? ,., ., ., ., point? good morning. there will not be a formal— point? good morning. there will not be a formal statement _ point? good morning. there will not be a formal statement about i point? good morning. there will not be a formal statement about the i be a formal statement about the downing street parties by the prime minister before prime minister's questions at lunchtime today, according to a senior government source, although they did not rule him out save some form of words at the start of the session before he starts answering questions from keir starmer and mp5. this own mps would, i think, at the very least, like to hear a bit of an explanation from borisjohnson about what hear a bit of an explanation from boris johnson about what went hear a bit of an explanation from borisjohnson about what went on on the 20th of may, what he knew and when he attended the party in his own back garden. just to hear it from his own mouth. i think some would also like an apology, as well, if he was going to go a bit further. the opposition parties are really, really increasing their rhetoric. yesterday labour were calling the prime minister a liar. today ed davey, the leader of the liberal democrats, said he shouldn't be prime minister any more. he has broken the _ prime minister any more. he has broken the ministerial _ prime minister any more. he has broken the ministerial code, i prime minister any more. he has broken the ministerial code, he l prime minister any more. he has i broken the ministerial code, he has broken _ broken the ministerial code, he has broken the — broken the ministerial code, he has broken the law, he has misled parliament. any prime minister in the past _ parliament. any prime minister in the past would resign forjust one of those — the past would resign forjust one of those offences. these are grievous, _ of those offences. these are grievous, grievous errors. so if he was at _ grievous, grievous errors. so if he was at the — grievous, grievous errors. so if he was at the party, and it looks very clear_ was at the party, and it looks very clear that — was at the party, and it looks very clear that he was, he must now go, you must— clear that he was, he must now go, you must resign. and if he won't resign, _ you must resign. and if he won't resign, it — you must resign. and if he won't resign, it is— you must resign. and if he won't resign, it is the duty of conservative mps to do the right thing _ conservative mps to do the right thin. �* , ., ., ., thing. and in terms of the mood amonust thing. and in terms of the mood amongst conservative _ thing. and in terms of the mood amongst conservative mps, i thing. and in terms of the mood amongst conservative mps, you| thing. and in terms of the mood i amongst conservative mps, you get those enemies of borisjohnson who really, really now wants to get rid of him. you get formic supporters who have only recently become former supporters who think this is more proof of his bad judgment. but there are quite a lot of mps on the conservative benches who think this is bad, but survivable. in the words of one veteran who texted me last night, the mood is sullen but they don't want to get rid of him yet. adam, thank you. we'll be speaking to labour's deputy leader angela rayner in the next ten minutes. tennis star novak djokovic has admitted making a false declaration on a travel form prior to entering australia. in a statement posted on instagram, he said his agent had made the mistake when filling in a section of the form that covered his recent travel history. let's get the latest from our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil. iam very i am very much enjoying talking to you every day! laughter me, too! �* , , ., , laughter me,too! ,, me, too! at this story keeps getting dee-er me, too! at this story keeps getting dee er and me, too! at this story keeps getting deeper and deeper. _ me, too! at this story keeps getting deeper and deeper. yeah. - me, too! at this story keeps getting deeper and deeper. yeah. if- me, too! at this story keeps getting deeper and deeper. yeah. if only i me, too! at this story keeps getting | deeper and deeper. yeah. if only we could speak — deeper and deeper. yeah. if only we could speak to _ deeper and deeper. yeah. if only we could speak to novak _ deeper and deeper. yeah. if only we could speak to novak djokovic i deeper and deeper. yeah. if only we could speak to novak djokovic and i deeper and deeper. yeah. if only we | could speak to novak djokovic and he could speak to novak djokovic and he could tell us exactly what is going on. we heard from him today. we were in the arena just behind me watching him train. just after we came out, our phones are lit up because he had made a statement and he wanted to clarify things but things are far from clear. he addressed two main things. one is his covid—19 positive pcr test result. when he found out what he did before and after. he didn't know he was positive on december 17 when he attended that game, that tennis event with children. he found out later that day. he does admit broken isolation rules the next day when he did know that he was covid positive and did an interview anyway. when the other crucial thing he admitted is the incorrect information. the fact that his agent, his support team as he put it, had ticked the wrong box on the travel declaration document. this is important because this is an argument that was used by his legal team. it is still in the hands of the federal government and the immigration office and of course the border office. how all of this information will play in their decision, we don't know. he says he is getting ready, he is ready to compete, but it is still not guaranteed if he will play at the australian open and defend his title. ~ ., . , title. we will watching very closel , title. we will watching very closely. as _ title. we will watching very closely, as i'm _ title. we will watching very closely, as i'm sure i title. we will watching very closely, as i'm sure you i title. we will watching very i closely, as i'm sure you will, shaimaa, thank you very much. the government has temporarily halted the expansion of some smart motorways which use the hard shoulder as a permanent lane. it's following the recommendations of a committee of mps, who had concerns about the safety of the roads because of a number of fatal crashes. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. smart motorways. there are hundreds of miles of them across england, and plans for more. the point of smart motorways is to reduce congestion using technology, instead of having to build any new road. but the type that involves permanently removing the hard shoulder to create an extra lane for traffic is controversial. they do have emergency bays, and if a vehicle stops in a live lane, a red x sign can be displayed to close it. but one driver told us he feared for his life when his car developed serious engine problems. people were sounding their horns, there were three near—misses — one of which was an articulated truck, as in nearly rear—ending me. i got out of the car, i got over the crash barrier, i dialled 999 after about five to ten minutes because the lane was still operational — the cameras hadn't picked it up. the government now says it will put the brakes on the hard shoulder being scrapped on any more smart motorways, while more safety data is collected. work already under way will be finished with additional safety features. this is one of the control centres where national highways monitors our main roads. it says actions already being taken include rolling out radar technology to detect stranded vehicles. we know that people are legitimately concerned about the safety of using smart motorways. we are convinced that smart motorways are safe, but we know there's more we can do to convince people that they are safe, which is why we've implemented these measures. the government is also providing nearly £400 million for extra emergency bays. it says what's being done should give drivers confidence. but some campaigners don't accept smart motorways without a hard shoulder can ever be safe. katy austin, bbc news. we will be talking to someone who has been affected by smart motorways a little later. brace yourself because carol has a very nice picture behind her. good one, that is gorgeous. isn’t very nice picture behind her. good one, that is gorgeous.— it is of guernsey and you can see it is brightening up. yesterday's front moving away, the front that brought the conditions across england and wales yesterday. it has already clear from wales yesterday. it has already clearfrom many wales yesterday. it has already clear from many areas across england and wales and you can see how the temperature overnight has fallen, leaving a frost, as this weather watcher is also showing us. as well as frost we have a fog to watch out for. the met office has yellow warning is out for these areas. some dense and patchy fog likely to drive in and out of and some of our major motorways. it is notjust here, you will also run into some to the south and west of london, so take it easy if you are out and about early on. the fog will slowly lift, the rain we currently have a north—east england will clear, and many will have a dry day with sunshine. bits and pieces of cloud coming and going across northern ireland. more cloud across northern ireland. more cloud across north and west of scotland, thick enough for the odd spot of rain and gusty winds but also the highest temperatures, ten, 11, 12. south, sixes, sevens and eights. through this evening and overnight, a similar performance in that we have the cloud and stronger winds across north and west with spots of rain. under clearskies across north and west with spots of rain. under clear skies we will see fog developed, perhaps a bit more widespread than the nightjust gone, and as you can see from the blues in this chart we are going to have some frost. a widespread frost. the flood tomorrow morning will be slow to clear and the weather tomorrow very similar to today. fiiq clear and the weather tomorrow very similar to today.— similar to today. ok. carol, frankly- _ similar to today. ok. carol, frankly. lots _ similar to today. ok. carol, frankly. lots to _ similar to today. ok. carol, frankly. lots to pay - similar to today. ok. carol, l frankly. lots to pay attention similar to today. ok. carol, i frankly. lots to pay attention to. carol will be back at 7:45am. in a few hours the prime minister is expected to face a tough session in the house of commons as he faces mps for the first time since reports emerged that he and his wife attended a bring—your—own—booze" attended a bring—your—own—booze event, in the downing street garden during the first national lockdown. let's speak to labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. what do you want to hear from the prime minister today? good morning. i think the british — prime minister today? good morning. i think the british public _ prime minister today? good morning. i think the british public rightly i i think the british public rightly are angry and upset about these allegations regarding the prime minister's antics at parties when people were on lockdown. it is very simple for me. i have been asking the prime ministerfor simple for me. i have been asking the prime minister for the last couple of days. you just have to say, was new at this party on the 20th of may? he can clear this up very quickly and has refused to do so so far and he has undermined the office of prime minister by letting this carry on and continue because he refuses to tell the british public what they deserve to hear, whether or not he broke lockdown reels and whether he was at this party or not. hate reels and whether he was at this party or not-— reels and whether he was at this -a ornot. ~ . ., �* ., party or not. we heard ian blackford esterda party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling _ party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling the _ party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling the commons i party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling the commons he i yesterday telling the commons he should resign and defeat won't go he must be removed. ed davey has echoed that statement this morning. will labour do the same?— labour do the same? well, boris johnson has _ labour do the same? well, boris johnson has to _ labour do the same? well, boris johnson has to account _ labour do the same? well, boris johnson has to account for i labour do the same? well, boris johnson has to account for his i johnson has to account for his actions and the ministerial code is very clear that if he has misled parliament and not abided by that code, that he should go. the frustration for me is that conservative mps have been out on the airwaves condemning the prime minister and saying he does need to come clean on his actions, but the prime minister is being propped up by his conservative mps at the moment and been proven not fit to govern. nobody will be surprised that i don't believe borisjohnson was the right prime list of this country, but more importantly now the british public by thinking he is not the right prime minister for this country. not the right prime minister for this country-— this country. this feels like a sliuht this country. this feels like a slight climb-down _ this country. this feels like a slight climb-down from i this country. this feels like a slight climb-down from you, i this country. this feels like a i slight climb-down from you, who this country. this feels like a - slight climb-down from you, who said slight climb—down from you, who said on monday, if he is not willing to go then his mps should get rid of him. is labour's policy to wait to see the outcome of the sue gray investigation? l see the outcome of the sue gray investigation?— investigation? i believe his conservative _ investigation? i believe his conservative mp _ investigation? i believe his conservative mp should i investigation? i believe his| conservative mp should not investigation? i believe his- conservative mp should not be propping him up. he has led to the british public, parliament, and attended parties during lockdown, if thatis attended parties during lockdown, if that is so, his position is untenable. nobody will be surprised by me saying that but more importantly the british public, quite rightly, very angry and upset. many people who lost loved ones over that period and were not able to see them are devastated by this news that number 10 was partying while their loved ones died alone. this is completely unacceptable and i think the prime minister has to look at his actions and he should have come to parliament before now. he had the opportunity yesterday and he didn't do it, and tell us the simple question, was he at this party? it is simple, yes or no. if question, was he at this party? it is simple, yes or no.— is simple, yes or no. if he stands u . is simple, yes or no. if he stands u- in, is simple, yes or no. if he stands up in. stay _ is simple, yes or no. if he stands up in. stay and — is simple, yes or no. if he stands up in, stay and say _ is simple, yes or no. if he stands up in, stay and say we _ is simple, yes or no. if he stands up in, stay and say we all - is simple, yes or no. if he stands up in, stay and say we all have i is simple, yes or no. if he stands. up in, stay and say we all have the right to await investigation outcomes, with that satisfy you and keir starmer? i’m outcomes, with that satisfy you and keir starmer?— keir starmer? i'm sorry, it doesn't wash. he knows— keir starmer? i'm sorry, it doesn't wash. he knows the _ keir starmer? i'm sorry, it doesn't wash. he knows the rules, - keir starmer? i'm sorry, it doesn't wash. he knows the rules, he - wash. he knows the rules, he implemented the rails is premised. if he was at this party he broke the rules and he has to act accordingly. it is not ok to say it has to go as part of an investigation. he can answer that question, was he at that party or not during lockdown? if he stands u- party or not during lockdown? if he stands up and _ party or not during lockdown? if he stands up and says, _ party or not during lockdown? if he stands up and says, yes, i was there, i apologise for my actions, i got this wrong but i wish to continue as prime minister, what then? i continue as prime minister, what then? ~ , ., , then? i think his position is untenable. _ then? i think his position is untenable. he _ then? i think his position is untenable. he would - then? i think his position is untenable. he would have. then? i think his position is - untenable. he would have misled the house, which is not unusualfor borisjohnson. i pulled him up last week about his misleading and some of his comments but this is very serious for the prime minister because it shows that at a time when the british public were asked to do the british public were asked to do the right thing, we were in quite severe restrictions, the prime minister totally disregarded that and attended a party at number 10. that is for me untenable for him. we have had an e—mail from michael. we have had an e—mailfrom michael. we have had an e—mailfrom michael. we have had an e—mailfrom michael. we have had quite a few this week. he said, why do you keep going on about a party that happened i7 said, why do you keep going on about a party that happened 17 months ago? i am interested in the future, not the past, about where the government is going moving forward. three surely there — is going moving forward. three surely there are _ is going moving forward. three surely there are a _ is going moving forward. three surely there are a couple - is going moving forward. three surely there are a couple of - is going moving forward. three i surely there are a couple of things to say to that. many people are still grieving now relatives they were not able to see who died during that period and are rightfully angry about that. the prime minister of this country has to abide by the law, nobody is above the law, and he has fundamentally undermined his key public message at a time when we need a strong prime minister who has the confidence of the public to get us through this pandemic. if boris johnson has lied to the british public and he has not followed his own rules, and i think that going forward that makes it untenable for him to be able to continue to have the confidence of the british people to get us through this pandemic. what you say to those who say that, despite the in cabinet, labour is not capitalising on the situation, you are not running ahead in the polls in a way you might be? we are nott inc polls in a way you might be? we are not trying to — polls in a way you might be? we are not trying to capitalise _ polls in a way you might be? we are not trying to capitalise off— polls in a way you might be? we are not trying to capitalise off any - not trying to capitalise off any situation. i think it is really upsetting for people that we are in these circumstances, i wish we were not in the circumstances. what labour has been focusing on, and yesterday we brought motions to the house on the cost of living crisis that many people live at the moment. we have been pushing forward helping the government would help families out at a time of crisis when energy bills are rising. we have been focusing on issues that matter to them. but crucially, the prime minister cannot break the law, lie to the british public and not be held to account for that and unfortunately we are in these circumstances. i think extraordinary circumstances, regardless of your political persuasion, that the uk prime minister is accused of lying and breaking the law and breaking his own rules. find and breaking the law and breaking his own rules.— his own rules. and yet you are not askinr his own rules. and yet you are not asking for — his own rules. and yet you are not asking for his _ his own rules. and yet you are not asking for his resignation? - his own rules. and yet you are not asking for his resignation? i - his own rules. and yet you are not asking for his resignation? i am i asking for his resignation? i am sa inc asking for his resignation? i am saying his _ asking for his resignation? i am saying his position _ asking for his resignation? i am saying his position is _ asking for his resignation? u—n saying his position is untenable. he has to come to the house. it is very simple, he has to ask the question, did you break the law, did you attend that party? then he has to consider that. shockingly for me, conservative mps are keeping him in post when they know he has completely undermined their central message around supporting the country and supporting our key workers who have gone beyond the call of duty to protect people over what has been a very difficult period. what has been a very difficult eriod. ., , ., ~ , ., period. some conservative mps have defended the — period. some conservative mps have defended the by _ period. some conservative mps have defended the by to _ period. some conservative mps have defended the by to say _ period. some conservative mps have defended the by to say there - period. some conservative mps have defended the by to say there were i defended the by to say there were some key workers who are all operating closely together indoors, they have been working incredibly hard, essentially having drinks in their place of work. what do you say to that? i their place of work. what do you say to that? , , . , ., to that? i remember the pictures at the time where _ to that? i remember the pictures at the time where nhs _ to that? i remember the pictures at the time where nhs workers - to that? i remember the pictures at the time where nhs workers and i to that? i remember the pictures at l the time where nhs workers and care workers were living away from their family to protect the people they look after, they were working very, very heavy ships with strong ppe and going through hell at the time, watching people die without their loved ones —— working very heavy shifts. they were not fighting at the time and they will be applause that the prime minister was clapping the date he had a big party at number 10. they will be disgusted by what they have had over the last couple of days. idistill what they have had over the last counle of days-— couple of days. will it be you or keir starmer _ couple of days. will it be you or keir starmer opposite - couple of days. will it be you or keir starmer opposite the - couple of days. will it be you or| keir starmer opposite the prime minister at lunchtime? keir starmer opposite the prime ministerat lunchtime? i keir starmer opposite the prime minister at lunchtime? i am keir starmer opposite the prime minister at lunchtime? i am waiting for keir starmer's _ minister at lunchtime? i am waiting for keir starmer's test _ minister at lunchtime? i am waiting for keir starmer's test results - minister at lunchtime? i am waiting for keir starmer's test results and l for keir starmer's test results and if he tests negative then obviously is able to take prime minister's questions but either way i will be right by his side, or i will be there to hold the government to account. . ~ there to hold the government to account. ., ,, , ., , . ~ ., account. thank you very much, angela ra ner, account. thank you very much, angela rayner. deputy — account. thank you very much, angela rayner, deputy leader _ account. thank you very much, angela rayner, deputy leader of _ account. thank you very much, angela rayner, deputy leader of the - account. thank you very much, angela rayner, deputy leader of the labour i rayner, deputy leader of the labour party. the boss of britain's biggest energy firm says we must be prepared for bills to stay high for the next two years. ben's looking at this for us this morning. it is something we are looking at a lot at the moment for obvious reasons. �* ., ., ., ,., , reasons. and with good reason. this is affectin: reasons. and with good reason. this is affecting a — reasons. and with good reason. this is affecting a lot _ reasons. and with good reason. this is affecting a lot of— reasons. and with good reason. this is affecting a lot of people _ reasons. and with good reason. this is affecting a lot of people right - is affecting a lot of people right now. that was the warning from the boss of centrica, which owns british gas. some experts think the average bill could double to £2,000 this spring. stephen fitzpatrick is the chief executive of 0v0 energy, which also owns sse, and joins me now from west london. it is good to have you with us. we had that warning from the boss of british gas, two years of high energy prices, do you agree? it is energy prices, do you agree? it is certainl energy prices, do you agree? it is certainly possible although energy prices, do you agree? it is certainly possible although at the mount _ certainly possible although at the mount it— certainly possible although at the mount it looks like prices will peak this winter~ — mount it looks like prices will peak this winter. 0ne mount it looks like prices will peak this winter. one of the things we have _ this winter. one of the things we have been— this winter. one of the things we have been calling for it this past five months from government is that there _ five months from government is that there is_ five months from government is that there is a _ five months from government is that there is a huge cost of living increase _ there is a huge cost of living increase that is coming, energy bills will— increase that is coming, energy bills will rise dramatically for all consumers in the months ahead and it will happen— consumers in the months ahead and it will happen this year and it is happening very quickly and we are calling _ happening very quickly and we are calling for— happening very quickly and we are calling for the government to help support— calling for the government to help support consumers with the speed of that rise _ support consumers with the speed of that rise and we are saying there are lots — that rise and we are saying there are lots of— that rise and we are saying there are lots of things we can do to help smooth _ are lots of things we can do to help smooth that for customers and help protect— smooth that for customers and help protect customers that need help nrost~ _ protect customers that need help most. ., ., ., most. you are calling for the government _ most. you are calling for the government to _ most. you are calling for the government to act _ most. you are calling for the government to act but - most. you are calling for the government to act but what | most. you are calling for the i government to act but what are most. you are calling for the - government to act but what are you, as an energy company, doing right now to help your customers who are already struggling with very, very high bills is to mark this is something that we get high bills is to mark this is something that we get asked all the time. we something that we get asked all the time- we had _ something that we get asked all the time- we had a _ something that we get asked all the time. we had a covid _ something that we get asked all the time. we had a covid scheme - something that we get asked all the time. we had a covid scheme last i time. we had a covid scheme last year for— time. we had a covid scheme last year for customers that needed debt forgiveness, extra credit and support— forgiveness, extra credit and support and we have rolled that through— support and we have rolled that through into this year. one of the things— through into this year. one of the things that — through into this year. one of the things that i think is really important to understand, we are talking _ important to understand, we are talking about an increase of energy bills the _ talking about an increase of energy bills the uk consumer of £25 billion for the _ bills the uk consumer of £25 billion for the year ahead. this is such a large _ for the year ahead. this is such a large number. it is so little that individual— large number. it is so little that individual consumers or energy companies can do. this is where we have _ companies can do. this is where we have been— companies can do. this is where we have been calling on the treasury in particular— have been calling on the treasury in particular to — have been calling on the treasury in particular to really lean into this problem — particular to really lean into this problem. if we do not solve the cost of living _ problem. if we do not solve the cost of living increase it will feature into inflation, it will feature into all kinds — into inflation, it will feature into all kinds of different economic costs — all kinds of different economic costs it— all kinds of different economic costs. , ., ., costs. it is one thing to column the government _ costs. it is one thing to column the government to _ costs. it is one thing to column the government to act _ costs. it is one thing to column the government to act but _ costs. it is one thing to column the government to act but give - costs. it is one thing to column the government to act but give one - government to act but give one specific example of what that health would look like, that you would like see. . . would look like, that you would like see. ., ., ., ., would look like, that you would like see, ., ., ., ., ., ., " see. -- what that health would look like. consumers _ see. -- what that health would look like. consumers will— see. -- what that health would look like. consumers will need _ see. -- what that health would look like. consumers will need to - see. -- what that health would look like. consumers will need to pay - see. -- what that health would look| like. consumers will need to pay the real price _ like. consumers will need to pay the real price of— like. consumers will need to pay the real price of energy, but what we have _ real price of energy, but what we have in _ real price of energy, but what we have in our— real price of energy, but what we have in our energy bills today, not only vat _ have in our energy bills today, not only vat but also a whole bunch of environmental and social costs. the poorest _ environmental and social costs. the poorest in _ environmental and social costs. the poorest in our society by paying the highest _ poorest in our society by paying the highest proportion towards that. we think these should be paid through general— think these should be paid through general taxation. there is a wide consensus — general taxation. there is a wide consensus across the entire industry that the _ consensus across the entire industry that the energy charges that go on all bills— that the energy charges that go on all bills are really regressive, they— all bills are really regressive, they lead to the poorest people paying — they lead to the poorest people paying the most and if we paid for them _ paying the most and if we paid for them through general taxation, we can ensure — them through general taxation, we can ensure the wealthiest in society shoulder— can ensure the wealthiest in society shoulder the biggest burden and it is something the government could do today _ is something the government could do today we _ is something the government could do today. we think there is an announcement coming but so far, five months _ announcement coming but so far, five months into— announcement coming but so far, five months into this crisis, we have seen _ months into this crisis, we have seen nothing. months into this crisis, we have seen nothing-— months into this crisis, we have seen nothing. you are saying take off the levies _ seen nothing. you are saying take off the levies from _ seen nothing. you are saying take off the levies from bills _ seen nothing. you are saying take off the levies from bills that - seen nothing. you are saying take off the levies from bills that go i off the levies from bills that go towards funding low carbon, renewable energy projects and also scrap the vat on fuel bills? it scrap the vat on fuel bills? it would be a huge step forward for consumers if we pay for the cost of decarbonisation through general taxation— decarbonisation through general taxation or a carbon tax for businesses and wealthy people to pay the most _ businesses and wealthy people to pay the most. that would be the fairest way to _ the most. that would be the fairest way to do— the most. that would be the fairest way to do it — the most. that would be the fairest way to do it. in particular, we have millions— way to do it. in particular, we have millions of— way to do it. in particular, we have millions of customers we know will really _ millions of customers we know will really struggle with this increase in the _ really struggle with this increase in the cost of their energy this year— in the cost of their energy this year and — in the cost of their energy this year and we desperately need to find a way— year and we desperately need to find a way to— year and we desperately need to find a way to help them as soon as possible _ a way to help them as soon as ossible. �* ., a way to help them as soon as possible-— a way to help them as soon as ossible. �* ., _ ., possible. but to say the government needs to provide _ possible. but to say the government needs to provide that _ possible. but to say the government needs to provide that support, - possible. but to say the government needs to provide that support, isn't| needs to provide that support, isn't that taxpayers, your customers, footing the bill butjust in another way when perhaps the onus might be on energy firms, when they have profitable years should they not set aside a reserve to help insulate themselves against spikes in energy in the future? the themselves against spikes in energy in the future?— in the future? the reality is that somebody _ in the future? the reality is that somebody needs _ in the future? the reality is that somebody needs to _ in the future? the reality is that somebody needs to pay - in the future? the reality is that somebody needs to pay the - in the future? the reality is that l somebody needs to pay the cost. in the future? the reality is that - somebody needs to pay the cost. the whole _ somebody needs to pay the cost. the whole world is going for this increase _ whole world is going for this increase in energy prices. to say that energy— increase in energy prices. to say that energy companies should shoulder... we have seen 25 energy companies _ shoulder... we have seen 25 energy companies go bankrupt in the last three _ companies go bankrupt in the last three or— companies go bankrupt in the last three or four months and overall as a sector, _ three or four months and overall as a sector, the — three or four months and overall as a sector, the sector has not made a profit _ a sector, the sector has not made a profit in _ a sector, the sector has not made a profit in the — a sector, the sector has not made a profit in the last four years. and so we _ profit in the last four years. and so we really are at the point where we need _ so we really are at the point where we need to— so we really are at the point where we need to say there isn't very much energy— we need to say there isn't very much energy companies can do for our customers _ energy companies can do for our customers. by the way, this is not a request— customers. by the way, this is not a request for— customers. by the way, this is not a request for a — customers. by the way, this is not a request for a bailout, we don't want any money— request for a bailout, we don't want any money for energy companies, there _ any money for energy companies, there is— any money for energy companies, there is no— any money for energy companies, there is no sympathy for energy companies, we know, but for our customers, — companies, we know, but for our customers, especially those who are worst _ customers, especially those who are worst off, _ customers, especially those who are worst off, we really need to find a way to _ worst off, we really need to find a way to make sure they can afford to heat way to make sure they can afford to beat their— way to make sure they can afford to heat their homes. but way to make sure they can afford to heat their homes.— heat their homes. but those same customers were _ heat their homes. but those same customers were told _ heat their homes. but those same customers were told by _ heat their homes. but those same customers were told by one - heat their homes. but those same customers were told by one of- heat their homes. but those same customers were told by one of the j customers were told by one of the companies in your group were told to cuddle a pet or a loved one instead of putting the heating on to save money, is that really or advice? i money, is that really or advice? i am glad you have brought that up. this is— am glad you have brought that up. this is one — am glad you have brought that up. this is one of the reasons i wanted to come _ this is one of the reasons i wanted to come on— this is one of the reasons i wanted to come on the show and explain what a bl- to come on the show and explain what a big mistake that wasn't how embarrassed i was by it. it is a ridiculous— embarrassed i was by it. it is a ridiculous piece of advice, it should — ridiculous piece of advice, it should never have been written, it should _ should never have been written, it should never have been written, it should never have been sent, and we should _ should never have been sent, and we should have — should never have been sent, and we should have caught it. we found out about _ should have caught it. we found out about half— should have caught it. we found out about half an hour after we found out it _ about half an hour after we found out it had — about half an hour after we found out it had been sent out. we retracted _ out it had been sent out. we retracted it, made a big apology and clearly— retracted it, made a big apology and clearly for— retracted it, made a big apology and clearly for all the customers that we know — clearly for all the customers that we know i— clearly for all the customers that we know i worried about paying, but this kind _ we know i worried about paying, but this kind of— we know i worried about paying, but this kind of message is deeply unhelpful and even upsetting and i apologise, it was a bad day and we made _ apologise, it was a bad day and we made a _ apologise, it was a bad day and we made a mistake and we tried to put it right _ made a mistake and we tried to put it right as— made a mistake and we tried to put it right as fast as possible. gk. it right as fast as possible. 0k. thank you _ it right as fast as possible. 0k. thank you very _ it right as fast as possible. 0k. thank you very much _ it right as fast as possible. ok. thank you very much for speaking to us this morning, stephen fitzpatrick, chief executive of 0v0 energy. we will be looking at different options of help available for people struggling, cold weather payments and so on a. if for people struggling, cold weather payments and so on a.— for people struggling, cold weather payments and so on a. if you want to net in payments and so on a. if you want to get in contact — payments and so on a. if you want to get in contact about _ payments and so on a. if you want to get in contact about anything - payments and so on a. if you want to get in contact about anything today l get in contact about anything today you can. e—mail us and there is always a healthy debate on social media. certainly healthy today. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. the former london conservative mayoral candidate shaun bailey has resigned as chair of a second committee after it emerged he attended a christmas party during lockdown. he's stood down as chair of the london assembly economy committee. last month he resigned as chair of the police and crime committee after it was revealed he attended the party thrown by his campaign staff in december 2020. it comes as the conservative party leadership faces a growing backlash over a drinks party at downing street. it's emerged last year was the busiest ever for london ambulance service, which received over two million 999 calls. pre—pandemic, the service expected to take around 5,000 calls a day but at some points last year it was as high as 8,000. officials are reminding londoners that they should only dial 999 when it's a serious medical emergency. the owner of a riding school in teddington who raised more than £1 million to save her stables from closure has been speaking of her pride after being awarded an mbe. natalie o'rourke began fundraising a year ago when park lane was under threat. she said the award also honoured the staff at the stables which provides opportunities for disabled people to ride. i was so proud and i feel very humble and... i've received it, but there is a huge army of people around me that make all this happen, so really it's for all of us. from today people will be able to walk a new coastpath trail from london to kent. it's 47 miles long between woolwich and grain. walkers can take in views of coastal habitats popular for birdwatching, historic forts and the queen elizabeth bridge. the hammersmith and city line has minor delays, some trains have been cancelled. and tfl rail is not running at the moment between hayes & harlington and heathrow airport, it's a fault with the track. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure towards the south is set to keep us dry and settled for the rest of the week across the capital. there will be some sunshine around at times. temperatures will gradually slip away, so feeling chillier, and there will be some issues with mist and fog through the mornings as well. it's quite misty, quite foggy out there in a few spots this morning. so poor visibility on many of the roads for a time, do take care. that mist and fog will slowly lift. it's been a chilly, frosty start too. there will be some sunshine emerging. we'll keep the sunshine for most of the rest of the day, staying dry, of course, with just a light breeze. temperatures will peak at only seven or eight celsius so feeling cooler than it was yesterday. and in that chilly feeling air, underneath those clear skies, again tonight we'll see some more mist and fog patches form, and once more, there will be a widespread frost with temperatures dropping below freezing. tomorrow is the same sort of day, the mist and fog will lift. there will be plenty more cloud around tomorrow, though. dry, settled, chilly for much of the rest of the week but rather cloudy at times. i'm back in an hour, lots more over on our website at the usual address. now it's back to dan and nina, bye bye. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. sorry with dan walker and nina warhurst. about the ro- at the height of the first lockdown when lots of us were making huge sacrifices to try to control the spread of coronavirus, a "bring your own booze" party was held in the garden at downing street. at the same time, police were arresting people in parks for meeting up in groups, women were forced to give birth alone and others said goodbye to loved ones on zoom. graham satchell has been speaking to some people about their experiences. may 2020, the first lockdown. empty streets and severe restrictions. it was a time when families up and down the country made extraordinary sacrifices. my father deserved a huge funeral for what he had done in his life and what a wonderful man he was and how loved he was but we couldn't do that. we ended up, six of us in the graveyard, in the rain. which was not the way my father deserved to be laid to rest. ruthie henshaw�*s father died in april 2020, just weeks before the garden party in downing street. can you see me? ruthie could only comfort her mother gloria, who was in a care home, through the window. i think the worst time was when ijust watched her crying, the other side of the window, telling me to come in. sorry. i'm here, mummy. i'm here. shame on you, to be flouting the guidelines and the rules that you've given everybody else. how can you say to people who are not able to be with their loved ones when they are dying, well, bring your own and we willjust have a shindig in the garden? i don't care what you call it. i don't care what they want to call it. that isjust, it beggars belief to me. that you would, that they would do that behind our backs, and not even say sorry. clissold park in north london. at the same time as the downing street garden party, police in the park were enforcing lockdown regulations. the rules at the time were clear. you could only meet one person from outside your household at a two metre distance outdoors. the weather now couldn't be more different, cold and wet. the dog walkers in clissold park, disgusted by reports of parties in downing street. it seems to be one rule for them and one rule for everybody else, so, just, another disappointment, really. but not surprised. outrageous. i just think that when you look at that actual date last year, there was an mp on, telling us all to stay with one person and all that. and they're organising a party later on in the day? it's a ridiculous government we've got in at the moment. it doesn't look great, _ and i think that they're the ones making the rules and they should probably follow them. _ yeah, and it was a really hard time for the whole country, _ so it doesn't feel great. in may 2020, lydia gave birth to her son ellis. it was a traumatic emergency c—section. lydia's husband adam was sent home afterjust a couple of hours leaving lydia on her own. there were times when he was crying, and i'd gone to get out of the hospital bed and just got stuck, basically, becausel was attached to a drip. i couldn't reach the call button because it was on the other side of the bed. and this nice tea lady basically saved me from falling onto the floor. i think that's what got me with the story. it's that i can always remember i was doing that week. and it's upsetting to know that they were, because they have worked hard, they can have a garden party? it went out to 100 people, and i can't have one person with me to hold my hand when it was a life—and—death situation at one point? she did touch people's lives because she was so positive and happy, really. almost with a prescience that she knew her life was going to be short, she knew that she had to achieve what she could while she was here. izzy was just 19 when she was diagnosed with cancer. she spent the last two months of her life locked down at home. she didn't see her sister, her friends or her other relatives. it's a great sadness to me that the last two months of her life were so lonely, really. but we felt we needed to do the right thing. it's at times like this, when we need strong governorship, we need people who can lead to the way. we need people who can show us what the right thing to do. and we've been betrayed. and so where do our allegiances lie now, what can we trust, what is the truth? who knows? that trust has gone. graham satchell reporting. thank you to everybody who spoke to us for that. now, at this time we would normally hear from a government minister. we first asked at quarter past 11 yesterday morning and then throughout the day until nine o'clock last night. but no minister was offered to come on and explain what's happened, nothing that could help us understand what was going on. the offer remains for any government minister who wants to appear and we'll make space before breakfast is off airjust after 9am. so let's discuss all the events with sebastian payne, whitehall editor at the financial times and ayesha hazarika from the evening standard who is a former number ten adviser under a labour government. let's come to you first of all, ayesha, you have worked in that building albeit under a labour government. what do you think the last 2a hours has been like, what has happened ahead of prime minister's questions? i has happened ahead of prime minister's questions?- has happened ahead of prime minister's questions? i think people will be ashen _ minister's questions? i think people will be ashen faced _ minister's questions? i think people will be ashen faced in _ minister's questions? i think people will be ashen faced in terms - minister's questions? i think people will be ashen faced in terms of- will be ashen faced in terms of looking at the front pages today, listening to the package like the one that you have just played, giving that harrowing testimony from members of the public about the sacrifices they made and the palpable anger that is being felt. and what is going to be very difficult for borisjohnson at prime minister's questions, whether it is keir starmer or angela rayner, the key question will be, keir starmer or angela rayner, the key question will he, were you aware you not at this garden party? —— where you, or were you not? the prime minister does not need to wait for sue grey to tell him or more importantly tell us if he was at that party. interesting last night listening to douglas ross who is the conservative leader in scotland, he said, the prime minister could end this today at prime minister's questions, come clean and say, look, i was either there or i wasn't. and i was either there or i wasn't. and i think he does owe that to the public. ti i think he does owe that to the ublic. , ., , ., ._ ., public. if he did stand up today at lunchtime in _ public. if he did stand up today at lunchtime in the _ public. if he did stand up today at lunchtime in the commons, - public. if he did stand up today at - lunchtime in the commons, sebastien, and say, i was there, i got it wrong and say, i was there, i got it wrong and i'm sorry, would that be enough? i think in some respects it might have _ i think in some respects it might have gone — i think in some respects it might have gone beyond that point. that could _ have gone beyond that point. that could have — have gone beyond that point. that could have happened a couple of days a -o could have happened a couple of days ago when _ could have happened a couple of days ago when reports of this party on may 20 _ ago when reports of this party on may 20 first came out. but the problem — may 20 first came out. but the problem is, even if he does say that, _ problem is, even if he does say that, you — problem is, even if he does say that, you have got a prime minister who broke — that, you have got a prime minister who broke covid rules and obviously broke _ who broke covid rules and obviously broke the _ who broke covid rules and obviously broke the rule —— broke the law at that time — broke the rule —— broke the law at that time as — broke the rule —— broke the law at that time as well. and as you heard in your— that time as well. and as you heard in your package, oliver dowden the culture _ in your package, oliver dowden the culture secretary told people at that moment that you could only meet one to _ that moment that you could only meet one to one _ that moment that you could only meet one to one outside and if you didn't, — one to one outside and if you didn't, you _ one to one outside and if you didn't, you could be fined heavily started _ didn't, you could be fined heavily started at— didn't, you could be fined heavily started at £100. police forces across — started at £100. police forces across the country were being very aggressive — across the country were being very aggressive enforcing those rules. one phrase you are starting to hear creep— one phrase you are starting to hear creep up— one phrase you are starting to hear creep up again and again is one rule forthem, _ creep up again and again is one rule forthem, run— creep up again and again is one rule forthem, run rule creep up again and again is one rule for them, run rule for the rest of us. for them, run rule for the rest of us if— for them, run rule for the rest of us if boris — for them, run rule for the rest of us. if borisjohnson did say i attended _ us. if borisjohnson did say i attended that party, and by the way, i have _ attended that party, and by the way, i have two _ attended that party, and by the way, i have two iswhen is counts saying he was _ i have two iswhen is counts saying he was at — i have two iswhen is counts saying he was at that party as does the bbc, _ he was at that party as does the bbc, the — he was at that party as does the bbc, the guardian and many others, that means — bbc, the guardian and many others, that means he has misled mps and may have misled _ that means he has misled mps and may have misled the house of commons. that's— have misled the house of commons. that's not— have misled the house of commons. that's not 100% clear. any of those things— that's not 100% clear. any of those things are _ that's not 100% clear. any of those things are normally a resigning offence — things are normally a resigning offence for the prime minister but as we _ offence for the prime minister but as we know for boris johnson the normal— as we know for boris johnson the normal laws of political gravity do not apply— normal laws of political gravity do not apply to him. at this time we describe — not apply to him. at this time we describe this on the front page of the ft— describe this on the front page of the ft as— describe this on the front page of the ft as sulphurous, conservative mps~~ _ the ft as sulphurous, conservative mps~~ they— the ft as sulphurous, conservative mps... they don't know what to say which _ mps... they don't know what to say which is _ mps... they don't know what to say which is why— mps... they don't know what to say which is why we are here this morning _ which is why we are here this morning and not any other poor government minister.— morning and not any other poor government minister. anyone would have seen the _ government minister. anyone would have seen the name _ government minister. anyone would have seen the name sue _ government minister. anyone would have seen the name sue grey - government minister. anyone would i have seen the name sue grey training on social media yesterday. there is huge interest in her position and her investigation, she holds the fate of the prime minister in her hands, tell us more about her because she is a formidable character at westminster. that's ri . ht, character at westminster. that's riaht, she character at westminster. that's right. she is _ character at westminster. that's right, she is 65-year-old - character at westminster. that's right, she is 65-year-old senior| right, she is 65—year—old senior mandarin — right, she is 65—year—old senior mandarin who has been a civil servant — mandarin who has been a civil servant nearly all her life, although there was a brief period when _ although there was a brief period when she — although there was a brief period when she ran a pub with her husband in norman— when she ran a pub with her husband in norman island —— northern ireland — in norman island —— northern ireland. she has developed a reputation as the arbiter in chief. if you _ reputation as the arbiter in chief. if you think— reputation as the arbiter in chief. if you think back to scandals involving _ if you think back to scandals involving damian green, liam fox, andrew— involving damian green, liam fox, andrew mitchell, they all had to resign— andrew mitchell, they all had to resign following a sue grey investigation where she is finding the facts — investigation where she is finding the facts. but in the past, the decision— the facts. but in the past, the decision went to the prime minister and then— decision went to the prime minister and then they decided, in the case of david _ and then they decided, in the case of david cameron and theresa may, that those _ of david cameron and theresa may, that those ministers had to resign. in this _ that those ministers had to resign. in this instance, it's not clear who is going _ in this instance, it's not clear who is going to — in this instance, it's not clear who is going to decide. because she has .ot is going to decide. because she has got boris _ is going to decide. because she has got borisjohnson's fate in her hands — got borisjohnson's fate in her hands if— got borisjohnson's fate in her hands. if her report comes back and says the _ hands. if her report comes back and says the prime minister was there, and these — says the prime minister was there, and these gatherings did break covid rules, _ and these gatherings did break covid rules, it's _ and these gatherings did break covid rules, it's not sure what boris johnson — rules, it's not sure what boris johnson could do apart from a big grovelling — johnson could do apart from a big grovelling apology. that's where the question _ grovelling apology. that's where the question for the tory party is, can they live — question for the tory party is, can they live with that? how will the public— they live with that? how will the public feel? we saw an opinion poll yesterday— public feel? we saw an opinion poll yesterday saying that 67 —— 66% of voters _ yesterday saying that 67 —— 66% of voters think— yesterday saying that 67 —— 66% of voters think that boris johnson should — voters think that boris johnson should resign over this matter. sue grey is— should resign over this matter. sue grey is very— should resign over this matter. sue grey is very independent, she is not going _ grey is very independent, she is not going to _ grey is very independent, she is not going to be — grey is very independent, she is not going to he want to be seen covering up going to he want to be seen covering up for— going to he want to be seen covering up for anyone, not least the prior minister~ — up for anyone, not least the prior minister. �* , , . up for anyone, not least the prior minister. . , , ., ., up for anyone, not least the prior minister. g , ., ., minister. ayesha, that could then full to the backbenches, - minister. ayesha, that could then full to the backbenches, those . full to the backbenches, those within —— the prime minister. then those backbenchers could be the ones falling to his head. that is rumbling from the backbenches at the moment are gathering pace, isn't it? it is, i think conservative backbenchers across all the different wings of the conservative party feel furious at the prime minister because of what he's done. furious at how he has mishandled this. if he had not started lying back on the day about these hypothetical parties, he wouldn't be in the position he is now. they are furious because they are post bags are piling up with angry messages from constituents at all of these things will affect their chances of re—election. i think there is a sense of embarrassment and shame, particularly from the new intake, the new 20 —— 2019 intake that came in from the red wool, they wanted to be different, very feisty and you kind of tory mp. whatever wing of politics you are on, you want downing street to be an operation which is professional, full of integrity and sober operation, not having all of these parties while the rest of us were locked up. one image that stays with me, it was a bit later, is that haunting optic of the queen sat by herself wearing her mask at prince philip's funeral. the question that backbench tory mps, that your viewers will be asking is, why did borisjohnson and his court with a number 10 think that these rules did not apply to them, yet our reigning monarch did think they applied to her, as they did to the rest of us? so i think when we are in very serious water here and all eyes will be on conservative mps. it's not enough for labour or the snp or the liberal democrat or anyone else vocal to borisjohnson to resign, that's not going to happen. it will be conservative backbenchers who make the decision about whether to bring him down. there are rumours that there are numbers of no confidence that is going into the 1922 committee are going into the 1922 committee are going up, johnny mercer came up with some quite strong words last night, douglas ross has been very strong on this, the leader of the conservatives in scotland. we had from the former scottish leader ruth davidson as well, now in the house of lords, some very strong words. it's very telling that there were very few conservative supporters on the front bench yesterday for the paymaster general doing that very awkward defence of the prime minister, and the fact that nobody would come on your programme today, that speaks volumes.— that speaks volumes. sebastien, a esha that speaks volumes. sebastien, ayesha has _ that speaks volumes. sebastien, ayesha has talked _ that speaks volumes. sebastien, ayesha has talked to _ that speaks volumes. sebastien, ayesha has talked to us - that speaks volumes. sebastien, ayesha has talked to us about i that speaks volumes. sebastien, | ayesha has talked to us about the ashen face is that they could be at number 10 today. do you feel that... for whatever you think of him, he is a confident prior minister. do you think that borisjohnson will be thinking he can punch his way out of this? i thinking he can punch his way out of this? ~' ., , this? i think he will always feel that, he this? i think he will always feel that. he has — this? i think he will always feel that, he has been _ this? i think he will always feel that, he has been in _ this? i think he will always feel that, he has been in so - this? i think he will always feel that, he has been in so many. this? i think he will always feel - that, he has been in so many holes and scrape — that, he has been in so many holes and scrape throughout his career that that — and scrape throughout his career that that is his default situation. if you _ that that is his default situation. if you think that when he was mayor of london. — if you think that when he was mayor of london, people said he would be done _ of london, people said he would be done within— of london, people said he would be done within one year and won the election — done within one year and won the election. and he was generally felt to be _ election. and he was generally felt to be a _ election. and he was generally felt to be a decent representative of the city. to be a decent representative of the city in _ to be a decent representative of the city in this— to be a decent representative of the city. in this instance, the stakes are so— city. in this instance, the stakes are so much— city. in this instance, the stakes are so much higher. when you think of the _ are so much higher. when you think of the package of all of the people who suffered during the lockdown. in that sense _ who suffered during the lockdown. in that sense that the prime minister doesn't _ that sense that the prime minister doesn't have a grip is really strong _ doesn't have a grip is really strong. conservative mps, what do they care _ strong. conservative mps, what do they care about the most? they care about _ they care about the most? they care about being — they care about the most? they care about being in power and winning. and they— about being in power and winning. and they will always keep boris johnson — and they will always keep boris johnson in power if they think they can still— johnson in power if they think they can still win. that's why those polling — can still win. that's why those polling numbers are so crucial to this _ polling numbers are so crucial to this. because if they feel that he is now— this. because if they feel that he is now a — this. because if they feel that he is now a drag at the ballot box, then— is now a drag at the ballot box, then they— is now a drag at the ballot box, then they will look elsewhere. they were very _ then they will look elsewhere. they were very ruthless with theresa may when _ were very ruthless with theresa may when she _ were very ruthless with theresa may when she was in that situation, iain duncan _ when she was in that situation, iain duncan smith further back, and even margaret— duncan smith further back, and even margaret thatcher, when they felt she was _ margaret thatcher, when they felt she was no longer a person who could lead them _ she was no longer a person who could lead them to— she was no longer a person who could lead them to victory at the polls. it's hard — lead them to victory at the polls. it's hard to— lead them to victory at the polls. it's hard to know how terminal this is. it's hard to know how terminal this is some _ it's hard to know how terminal this is. some people were being very apocalyptic yesterday. people in the cabinets _ apocalyptic yesterday. people in the cabinets definitely feel that if there — cabinets definitely feel that if there is— cabinets definitely feel that if there is not a good clear vinyl exploration probably with a hot —— a good _ exploration probably with a hot —— a good clear— exploration probably with a hot —— a good clear explanation probably with a heartfelt apology, it will be terminal. and hiding behind the sue grey investigation which is what the government did yesterday is not sustainable. everything is getting clogged _ sustainable. everything is getting clogged up, no government minister can go— clogged up, no government minister can go anywhere and that is no way to run— can go anywhere and that is no way to run the _ can go anywhere and that is no way to run the country. it is probably one of— to run the country. it is probably one of the — to run the country. it is probably one of the most crucial days in boris _ one of the most crucial days in borisjohnson's today. one of the most crucial days in boris johnson's today.- boris johnson's today. prime minister's — boris johnson's today. prime minister's questions - boris johnson's today. prime minister's questions will - boris johnson's today. prime | minister's questions will have boris johnson's today. prime i minister's questions will have a good audience today, i'm sure! thank you very much, sebastian payne and ayesha hazarika. lots you very much, sebastian payne and ayesha hazarika.— you very much, sebastian payne and ayesha hazarika. lots of eyes on the commons for — ayesha hazarika. lots of eyes on the commons for prime _ ayesha hazarika. lots of eyes on the commons for prime minister's - commons for prime minister's questions and quite a few people will be keeping a close eye on melbourne as well. jane is without looking at the sport. novak djokovic remains the centre of attention. —— jane is with us. the remains the centre of attention. -- jane is with us— jane is with us. the unvaccinated novak djokovic _ jane is with us. the unvaccinated novak djokovic desperately - jane is with us. the unvaccinated| novak djokovic desperately wants jane is with us. the unvaccinated - novak djokovic desperately wants to play in the australian open. but there is another latest in this saga. it has been going on and on! he has released a statement on social media saying breaking they accruals while positive was an error ofjudgment, and he said it was human error while filling in forms to get into australia. djokovic said he'd had a negative lateral flow test on december the 16th and did a pcr for confirmation — and he didn't know he'd tested positive when he visited a children's tennis event the following day. he did admit, though, that he shouldn't have gone ahead with an interview and photoshoot with a french sports newspaper two days later, when he knew he was infectious. he also blamed his agent for wrongly stating on his travel declaration form that he hadn't been outside serbia in the 1a days before his flight to australia, despite evidence suggesting he'd been to spain. preparations aren't going too well for british number one emma raducanu either. she was beaten heavily in the first round of the sydney tennis classic by world number 13 elena rybakina, in just 55 minutes. it was raducanu's first match since recovering from coronavirus. in scotland, crowds will be allowed back to outdoor sporting events from next monday. last month the scottish premiership brought foward its winter break after the government capped attendances at 500 once again. southampton manager ralf hasenhuttl said it was fantastic his side showed the club's new owner dragan solak what they were capable of last night. he was watching as they beat brentford 4—1 — their biggest win of the season — to move up to 11th in the premier league. and that is your sport. thank you very much- _ and that is your sport. thank you very much. let's _ and that is your sport. thank you very much. let's get _ and that is your sport. thank you very much. let's get some - and that is your sport. thank you l very much. let's get some weather with carol. ifeel like i need some weather with carol! i'm not sure we can do anything about it because we have to get her in any way. i will have to get her in any way. i will sa es, have to get her in any way. i will say yes. then! — good morning, everybody! this is a lovely tranquil stance to the day in northamptonshire, as you can see from this weather watcher picture. but it is a cold start. where we have the clear skies, temperatures are freezing or below, frosts around. but more cloud further north so temperatures are a bit higher. that will be the trend for the next few days. for scotland and northern ireland it will remain mild and breezy, but for england and wales, there will be fast and increasingly in the next few days, we will see more issues with fog. as we head towards the end of the week it will be cloudy for a lot of us. fog across central and south—eastern part of england this morning to watch out for, that will slowly lift. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. this morning, patchy rain clearing the far north—east of england and the trust is lifting. northern ireland has bits and pieces of cloud but essentially a dry day. for northern and western scotland, the cloud will be thicker. there will be some spots of rain and it will be windy in the northern isles. the higher temperatures in the northern half of the country, come south, despite the sunshine, generally six, seven or eight. this evening and overnight we hang on to the cloud, the spots of rain and windy conditions across the north. south, clearerskies, and a widespread frost and we will see some further fog forming. if anything, a little bit more than last night. that's how we start tomorrow, high pressure still in charge. quite a big area of high pressure, no isobars inside it, not particularly windy, nothing to shift the fog inside quickly so it will be lingering for a time. some of it will lift into low cloud and that will lift into low cloud and that will suppress the temperatures. but for most it will lift and we will see some sunshine. a bit more cloud in the north west, the chance of a spot of rain in the north—west of scotland, breezy and higher sandwiches across the north. in the sunshine further south, seven, eight or nine. thursday into friday, you can see the mild airfor or nine. thursday into friday, you can see the mild air for the time of year is still across us. over the front is trying to come in across the far north of scotland, high pressure pulls away so we will start off with some fog on friday, widespread. a lot will lift into low cloud. friday is going to be quite a dull day for most of us. we will still have some rain across the far north—west. if anything, temperatures will be down a touch compared to the next couple of days. did you do a little shiver there? i did! getting colder again. on this day in 1970 a british child vanished from a beach in australia and the mystery of what happened to three—year—old cheryl grimmer has never been solved. to mark the anniversary of this case, the bbc is launching an eight—part podcast called fairy meadow — let's take a look at the story told by series presenterjon kay. always live with the hope that we were going to see her smiley face one day, no matter how old she might be. for more than 50 years, ricki has been searching for his sister. the best way to describe cheryl is...cheeky and cute. she was very cute, very beautiful. er... but she was a rascal! the grimmer family waved goodbye to bristol in the late 1960s to emigrate down under. they had four children. ricky — holding the koala — was the eldest. cheryl, on the right, the youngest. and this was their new home — fairy meadow, an hour south of sydney. but not long after they arrived, on the 12th of january 1970, they were playing on the beach when the wind suddenly changed. people raced to leave and, in the confusion, three—year—old cheryl was taken. if anybody has got my daughter, i would honestly and truly... i would like her back unharmed. as early and as quick as possible. that's about all i can say. cheryl was snatched from the changing rooms at the top of the beach. ricky turned away for just a few seconds. he's lived with that ever since. so the last time you saw her was just in the doorway. that's correct. just tucked inside. um... here, come on, i'll show you. so she was just there. just about where that wall ends, just there. she's smiling and giggling and just playing, it was like a...likeajoke. i've got that image all day, every day. i've got it in my nightmares. the images of her running up and down the shoreline. for the last five years, i've been investigating what happened for a bbc podcast called fairy meadow. there were so many of us searching and searching, and turn over every leaf, every reed, everything. we couldn't find a thing. it's a ripple effect. i'm paranoid that someone will take my child. - after 150 metres, turn right towards fairy meadow. decades on, are there new clues? now to a major breakthrough in that |cold case murder we've been tellingi you about this morning... among those i've spoken to — the detectives who reopened the case. it's affected me mentally, emotionally. the case...broke me. sorry. the new south wales government is increasing the reward to $1 million. somebody knows something. i mean, you can't hide a secret like this for 50 years. - find the courage. tell us the truth. you're still hopeful that she will... very, very hopeful. i never give up hope. never. cheryl grimmer�*s parents died without answers. can the mystery of what happened to her now finally be solved? dory an incredible story. jon's here with us now to tell us all about making the podcast. take us back to the start from your perspective, when you first heard about the story.— about the story. sure, i think it was about— about the story. sure, i think it was about six _ about the story. sure, i think it was about six years _ about the story. sure, i think it was about six years ago. - about the story. sure, i think it i was about six years ago. normally i'm a reporter, so i'm down in bristol, that's my patch, i know the stories. i remember getting this alert on my phone that contained the word brittle news story, and it took to matter little from bristol —— and it talked about a little girl from bristol who disappeared on a beach in australia and i had never heard of her, the name cheryl grimmer. i started knocking on doors, trying to find others of her family who had never immigrated to australia and see if they will talk about it, it was literally, no, doors shut, bounce down, this is a private matter, it over. eventually i contacted ricki, he was coming home to see relatives. we sat in a cafe forfour to see relatives. we sat in a cafe for four hours and to see relatives. we sat in a cafe forfour hours and i to see relatives. we sat in a cafe for four hours and i listened and he told me about the day, and things that happened since and the impact on him and his life and his family. and i thought, i got to tell this story. it's been a long time. we gathered in different times, there has been a pandemic but finally we stepped back and we have looked at it from the beginning to the current date and tell it over this eight part podcast, fairy meadow. you see the wei . ht part podcast, fairy meadow. you see the weight that _ part podcast, fairy meadow. you see the weight that ricki _ part podcast, fairy meadow. you see the weight that ricki still— part podcast, fairy meadow. you see the weight that ricki still carries i the weight that ricki still carries over those years later, he is still that big — over those years later, he is still that big brother.— over those years later, he is still that big brother. absolutely. i was 'ust talkin: that big brother. absolutely. i was just talking to _ that big brother. absolutely. i was just talking to him _ that big brother. absolutely. i was just talking to him on _ that big brother. absolutely. i was just talking to him on the - that big brother. absolutely. i was just talking to him on the phone i just talking to him on the phone because itjust launched globally because it just launched globally overnight, because itjust launched globally overnight, they got it to australia earlier. he has listened to it. every time i speak to him, hejust keeps going, and his mind in his conversation is back to that moment in the changing rooms, is there anything he can remember which could help solve it? we have tracked down people who were there that day, either migrants who had gone to australia and were on the beach that day. or other potential eyewitnesses, people who had connections with the pace over the years, to see if there was anything. in fact, overnight, years, to see if there was anything. infact, overnight, i have years, to see if there was anything. in fact, overnight, i have had some messages from people on social media from people who have listened, who might have an answer or a tip or a clue. there is a massive rewards in australia for this. it would be great for the family if they could get some kind of resolution. her arents get some kind of resolution. her parents are _ get some kind of resolution. her parents are no — get some kind of resolution. her parents are no longer around, but ricki and many other people evolves of it carry the weight of it.— of it carry the weight of it. that's ri . ht, the of it carry the weight of it. that's right. the mum _ of it carry the weight of it. that's right, the mum and _ of it carry the weight of it. that's right, the mum and dad, - of it carry the weight of it. that's right, the mum and dad, vince l of it carry the weight of it. that's i right, the mum and dad, vince and carol, as many people did after the war, they took their kids to australia for a better life and they died. their three sons promised them on their deathbed is that they will try and find her or find out what happened to her. i say find her, that sounds weird after all these years but they have had women knock on the door saying, i am cheryl grimmer, i'm your sister. they weren't. but dealing with that kind of these things, and some of these women genuinely thought they were, something happened in their lives which might explain it. it's like that ripple effect, where things have happened over the years, but claims from psychics there was a ransom note, a strange one sent to cheryl's family saying they would return her for cheryl's family saying they would return herfor $10,000, and we were looking at that to see if there were any answers. looking at that to see if there were any answers-— any answers. have they ever come close, any answers. have they ever come close. have — any answers. have they ever come close, have there _ any answers. have they ever come close, have there been _ any answers. have they ever come close, have there been points i any answers. have they ever come i close, have there been points where they thought they had found out what happened _ they thought they had found out what happened to her and it had disappeared?— happened to her and it had disa eared? ., , ., . ., ., disappeared? there was a charge, a man in australia _ disappeared? there was a charge, a man in australia was _ disappeared? there was a charge, a man in australia was charged i disappeared? there was a charge, a man in australia was charged with i man in australia was charged with murder four years ago but the charge was dropped. the prosecution didn't happen and that man cannot be named because of a court order. it remains unsolved, it's an open court —— cold case. the family watch and wait and hope every single day. today they have been back to the beach and that our 52 years later to the day, and they hope that they will get some resolution. ~ . , ~ they hope that they will get some resolution. ~ ., , ,, ., resolution. what is it like going into really _ resolution. what is it like going into really delving _ resolution. what is it like going into really delving into - resolution. what is it like going into really delving into a i resolution. what is it like going into really delving into a story | into really delving into a story like this— into really delving into a story like this as a journalist when you are used — like this as a journalist when you are used to _ like this as a journalist when you are used to doing news reports which are used to doing news reports which are very— are used to doing news reports which are very quick to turn around? it�*s are very quick to turn around? it's hard to are very quick to turn around? it�*s hard to answer, i never intended it to be a big project, i thought it might be a news report. but there are so many levels to this. what happened in fairy meadow that day, it had to be told at greater length because they were so many layers and different ripples. it's been a relief to be able to finally tell the story for my purposes but most of all for the family's purposes because they want to get it out there. �* , , ., because they want to get it out there. �* , i. .., ., there. i'm sure you will continue to follow it as — there. i'm sure you will continue to follow it as well. _ the first two episodes of fairy meadow are on bbc sounds now, with new episodes every wednesday. eight in total? yes, six more to follow, two today, it's on other podcast platforms as well. thank you very much- — stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. our headlines today. first the party, now the hangover — borisjohnson faces questions over claims that he attended a "bring your own booze" event in downing street. the leader of the liberal democrats tells breakfast the prime minister should resign. if he was at the party — and it looks very clear that he was — he must now go, he must resign. and if he won't resign, it's the duty of conservative mps to do the right thing. as households see their energy bills soar, the boss of one of the uk's biggest energy firms — ovo — tells us the government should help by removing green energy levies and vat from people's bills. putting the brakes on smart motorways — the government pauses their rollout over safety concerns. novak djokovic says he didn't isolate immediately, despite testing positive for coronavirus. he made the admission on social media, where he also blamed his agent for incorrectly filling out his entry form to australia. and the bay's top policeman has a new case to solve. actor daniel ryan will be giving us some clues about the new series. good morning. for scotland it is quite a cloudy day, especially in the west with spots of rain. from northern ireland, england and wales, after a foggy and frosty site, we will see some sunshine. all the details later in the programme. our main story. borisjohnson will face mps at prime minister's questions today, with pressure mounting for him to say whether he attended a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown. witnesses have said that mrjohnson and his wife were among the 30 people present at the event in may 2020, when outdoor gatherings were banned. conservative mps have joined labour in saying he must explain his actions. our political correspondent helen catt reports. borisjohnson has so far refused to say if he went to a party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown in england or not. number10 has said it won't comment while a senior official investigates. but in a few hours' time, mrjohnson will be at the dispatch box for prime minister's questions, and able to avoid it no longer. labour has said he must come clean. did he attend the drinks event — yes or no? if he has lied to the british public, _ if he has lied to the british public, he has lied to parliament and he _ public, he has lied to parliament and he has — public, he has lied to parliament and he has attended parties during lockdown, — and he has attended parties during lockdown, then his position is untenable. some conservative mps have made it very clear they want a categoric answer, too. if the prime minister knowingly attended a party, i can't see how he can survive, having accepted resignations for far less, and the accepted resignation of his spokesperson for not attending a party butjoking about it at a time of much lighter restrictions — and i just think that's untenable. the snp's westminster leader said the prime minister should resign now. he the prime minister should resign now. . , , ., , ., now. he really needs to understand he needs to — now. he really needs to understand he needs to go. _ now. he really needs to understand he needs to go, he _ now. he really needs to understand he needs to go, he should - now. he really needs to understand he needs to go, he should be i he needs to go, he should be resigning _ he needs to go, he should be resigning tonight, _ he needs to go, he should be resigning tonight, and - he needs to go, he should be resigning tonight, and if- he needs to go, he should be resigning tonight, and if he i he needs to go, he should be i resigning tonight, and if he doesn't do that, _ resigning tonight, and if he doesn't do that, conservative mps need to| do that, conservative mps need to hold him _ do that, conservative mps need to hold him to — do that, conservative mps need to hold him to account. _ some conservative mps have said that how mrjohnson performs today will be a key factor in forming their view on his future. that he's under pressure is certain — what happens next is much less so. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let's get the latest from our chief political correspondent adam fleming. good morning. fair to good morning. fairto say good morning. fair to say some of the people we have spoken to this morning, nobody from the government we should add, have very strong opinions on this.— we should add, have very strong opinions on this. yeah, and i think toda 's opinions on this. yeah, and i think today's prime _ opinions on this. yeah, and i think today's prime minister's _ opinions on this. yeah, and i think| today's prime minister's questions at new could be quite emotional. yesterday a junior minister was being asked questions about lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall and some opposition mps were interferes when they talked about what was happening in their lives at that point, not being able to comfort loved ones who are sick, not able to be with relatives when they were dying. so the emotional level is right up here. i think what conservative mps one from boris johnson at the very least is an explanation or an admission and acknowledgement about whether he was at this event on the 20th of may or not, and some would like to go further and issue an apology. the opposition parties are going even further. yesterday labour called him a liar, today the liberal democrat leader ed davey is the maybe he should resign. —— is saying maybe he should resign. —— is saying maybe he should resign. he's broken the ministerial code, he's broken the law, he's misled parliament. any prime minister in the past would resign forjust one of those offences. he's... these are grievous, grievous errors. so if he was at the party — and it looks very clear that he was — he must now go, he must resign. and if he won't resign, it's the duty of conservative mps to do the right thing. and in terms of what is going to happen today at prime minister's questions at noon, a government source says there will not be a separate formal statement from the prime minister about all of this, but they didn't rule out him making some kind of remarks before the questions start, and that is what he did a few weeks ago. that video emerged of his team are doing a mock press conference where they were joking about lockdown parties. so there is precedent for him doing that. in terms of the mood in the conservative party, his enemies say this is proof he should go, some of his supporters are rapidly becoming formic supporters. quite a few conservative mps think this is survivable, although it will cause permanent damage to borisjohnson and the conservative party white prime minister's questions could be interesting today. adam, thank you. tennis star novak djokovic has admitted making a false declaration on a travel form prior to entering australia. in a statement posted on instagram, he said his agent had made the mistake when filling in a section of the form that covered his recent travel history. let's get the latest from our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil. thursday, his these are taken away. this week reinstated. as no information on the application which could have meant he wasn't entitled to a visa in the first place. bind could have meant he wasn't entitled to a visa in the first place.— to a visa in the first place. and in the middle _ to a visa in the first place. and in the middle of _ to a visa in the first place. and in the middle of all _ to a visa in the first place. and in the middle of all of _ to a visa in the first place. and in the middle of all of this, - to a visa in the first place. and in the middle of all of this, his i to a visa in the first place. and in the middle of all of this, his visa | the middle of all of this, his visa was reinstated, the government said his fees that may not be reinstated, it may be cancelled again. we are still waiting for an answer to that. today he comes out with this information. two crucial bits of information. two crucial bits of information in his statement today while he was training in the arena. one addressing his covid—19 positive test. when he found out, what he did before and after. he said he didn't know he was infected when he attended tennis event on december 17, but he did admit that he was aware he was covid positive the next day, when he did an interview with a magazine, violating covid isolation rules. and then more crucially for his visa status here in australia, he acknowledged and accepted he gave wrong information on his travel declaration form about previous travel within the 1a days before he came here. he blamed his agent, said it was submitted by his support team. he called it human error, and admin mistake, and that his agent sincerely apologised. this is important because right now, as we speak, the border force officials are investigating those errors in his declaration form, also we are still waiting for the immigration minister to decide whether or not he is going to deport novak djokovic. so, yes, he is getting ready, he is training, but it is not a guarantee he will be able to play and defend his title. i he will be able to play and defend his title. ., , he will be able to play and defend his title. .,, i. ., �* ., his title. i hope you don't have much on _ his title. i hope you don't have much on in _ his title. i hope you don't have much on in the _ his title. i hope you don't have much on in the coming i his title. i hope you don't have much on in the coming days, i his title. i hope you don't have - much on in the coming days, shaimaa! will bejoining us every morning. shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i lose shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i love talkin: to shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i love talking to you _ shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i love talking to you guys! _ shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i love talking to you guys! a _ shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i love talking to you guys! a very - shaimaa khalil in melbourne. i love talking to you guys! a very busy i talking to you guys! a very busy week. four people, including a baby, have survived after the helicopter they were travelling in crash—landed on a residential street in philadelphia. police are calling it a "miracle" that the aircraft managed to avoid power cables and buildings before hitting the ground in front of a local church. the infant was taken to hospital but none of the passengers suffered life—threatening injuries. rugby league legend kevin sinfield will travel to windsor today to receive his 0be for services to sport and raising millions for charity. super kev has pushed himself to the limit with ambitious charity challenges — most recently running 101 miles from leicester to leeds in just 2a hours. we covered that life on the programme recently. —— we covered that live. it's all been in aid of supporting people currently living with motor neurone disease like his best friend and former teammate rob burrow. never has anyone achieved so much and said so little about it, as modest as he is.— and said so little about it, as modest as he is. ., , , ., modest as he is. that is why we love him. you modest as he is. that is why we love him- you ask — modest as he is. that is why we love him. you ask kevin _ modest as he is. that is why we love him. you ask kevin what _ modest as he is. that is why we love him. you ask kevin what he's i modest as he is. that is why we love him. you ask kevin what he's like, i him. you ask kevin what he's like, all right, cracked on. carol is cracking on with the weather. what is going on? lots, although the weather is fairly quiet. we have a lot of elements in it. forthe quiet. we have a lot of elements in it. for the next few days, scotland and northern ireland will be mild and northern ireland will be mild and breezy but england and wales, frosty and increasingly foggy. some of the fog will be slow to lift and some of it may lift into low cloud. fog across central and south—eastern areas but at the other end of the country in scotland we have a lot of cloud. bright a breeze across the north and west, gusty winds currently in the northern isles and also spots of rain. northern ireland and northern england, a bit more cloud at the moment. the rain will clear, the final of england, then south we run into fog patches. some of those will be slow to lift, some will take much of the morning before they go. a lot of the morning before they go. a lot of them will go and we will see some sunshine. today for most of us will be a dry day. we hang on this cloud across the far north—west. higher temperatures 12 in aberdeen. through this evening and overnight not much changes across the north. cloudy with spots of rain and freezing. come south, more of a widespread fog than last night and the temperatures even lower in sheltered areas, also looking at a widespread trust. fog slow to live through tomorrow morning but eventually for most it will and we will see a fair bit of sunshine stop status quo prevails across the north west in that it will be cloudy, breezy and some spots of rain. this is where we will also have the highest temperatures. thank you, carol. we will speak to you... it is not the end of your weather. we have one more, slice of carol later on white the government has announced it's pausing the rollout of the uk's smart motorways, which don't have a hard shoulder — while safety concerns are addressed. it's following the recommendations of a committee of mps. currently, there are three different types of smart motorway "controlled" is when there is a permanent hard shoulder — these account for nh miles of smart motorways in england. meanwhile, dynamic is when the hard shoulder is sometimes used for refuge, but at peak times can be used as an extra lane. there are 63 miles of this type of road in england. and the third type is all lanes running, which is when the hard shoulder has been removed completely and emergency refuge areas are used instead. in england, there are currently 200 miles of this type of smart motorway, with 100 more miles under construction. today's announcement will only affect this last type — the alr smart motorways. we're joined now by claire mercer, who set up the campaign group smart motorways kill after her husband died in 2019. thank you so much forjoining us and sharing your story this morning. took us through what happened to jason. he took us through what happened to jason. . . took us through what happened to jason. ., ., ., .., , ., took us through what happened to jason. ., ., ., , ., ., jason. he had a minor collision on the motorway _ jason. he had a minor collision on the motorway on _ jason. he had a minor collision on the motorway on a _ jason. he had a minor collision on the motorway on a friday - jason. he had a minor collision oni the motorway on a friday morning jason. he had a minor collision on i the motorway on a friday morning was that it should only ever been a minor collision, sorted in a few minutes. a minor bump with another motorist, they were at a sign that said no high child four miles. it didn't say "but there is an emergency refuge area". we need far less about smart motorways than we do know. i didn't even know what one was then so i don't know if my husband did. the crash barrier stop them getting the vehicles out of a live running rain, they couldn't get over the crash barrier because there was a 30 foot drop below and it is your obligation to stop after an accident. they stopped, they were exchanging details, checking out safety things and a lorry ploughed into them and killed them instantly. do you feeljason would still be alive if it was not for the smart motorway system?— alive if it was not for the smart motorwa s stem? , , , , motorway system? definitely because the government. _ motorway system? definitely because the government, to _ motorway system? definitely because the government, to protect _ motorway system? definitely because the government, to protect the i the government, to protect the rose... if you didn't prosecute the driver you would have to say it was the road at fault. they prosecuted the road at fault. they prosecuted the driver because he didn't react in 3.5 seconds. if he had been in an entirely separate line it could have been 3.5 minutes and jason and andrew would still be alive. lode been 3.5 minutes and jason and andrew would still be alive. we talk about this campaign _ andrew would still be alive. we talk about this campaign group, - andrew would still be alive. we talk about this campaign group, when i andrew would still be alive. we talk| about this campaign group, when we have spoken about smart motorways before it seems many people in the same situation that you are have felt they are banging their head against a brick wall. what you think about this change and its potential role back from the government on this issue?— this issue? again, it is as it alwa s this issue? again, it is as it always is- _ this issue? again, it is as it always is. it _ this issue? again, it is as it always is. it is _ this issue? again, it is as it always is. it is small- this issue? again, it is as it always is. it is small steps| this issue? again, it is as it i always is. it is small steps and talking about it and talking about it. the announcement came with yet another announcement that yet another announcement that yet another official body will be looking to get another part of it, the office of road and rail will investigate this. the office and road of rail —— the office of road and rail looked at the select committee report that is released in november. we are paying people to sit around talking about this and all the while, all you need to do is throw the switch over the first lane. even though it isjust throw the switch over the first lane. even though it is just a temporary measure you would have the hive shelled it back in every instance. if something is dangerous and you have to keep investigating it, at least turn on the hard shoulder while you investigate. thea;r shoulder while you investigate. they have caused — shoulder while you investigate. they have caused the _ shoulder while you investigate. they have caused the roll—out, the extension of the alr, where a high childress completely removed. would you like them to go further than that and cancel them out? == you like them to go further than that and cancel them out? -- where the heidfeld — that and cancel them out? -- where the heidfeld is — that and cancel them out? -- where the heidfeld is completely _ that and cancel them out? -- where| the heidfeld is completely removed. they are opposing the roll—out of all new smart motorways that are not significantly complete. any that are significantly complete. any that are significantly complete. any that are significantly complete i still going to continue so we will still have alr smart motorways opening in the next few years and they are pausing the ones that are not significantly complete. again, it isjust the ones that are not significantly complete. again, it is just throwing good money after bad. this is the public�*s money and it is being thrown after these smart motorways. they note for well —— reprobates know full well that this is going to the high court, they know the roads are dangerous and they have to be investigated. there are throwing good money after bad.— investigated. there are throwing good money after bad. thank you so much for your— good money after bad. thank you so much for your time _ good money after bad. thank you so much for your time this _ good money after bad. thank you so much for your time this morning i good money after bad. thank you so much for your time this morning and i am so sorry for your loss. now let's speak to the president of the aa, edmund king. he was listening to what claire said. very powerful testimony. i wonderfirst of all said. very powerful testimony. i wonder first of all what you make of this announcement that the extension of alr will be paused, does that feel like a step in the right direction?— feel like a step in the right direction? ., . ., , 4. direction? yeah, i certainly think it is. as direction? yeah, i certainly think it is- as you _ direction? yeah, i certainly think it is. as you know, _ direction? yeah, i certainly think it is. as you know, we _ direction? yeah, i certainly think it is. as you know, we have i direction? yeah, i certainly thinki it is. as you know, we have been campaigning on this for more than ten years and we have been very concerned about the safety of smart motorways, particularly the lack of emergency refuge areas, and so to pause the roll—out until they get five years of data is a step in the right direction. and, you know, it is almost admitting, we haven't got enough data to say whether these roads are safe or not. the original data was only on 29 miles of the stretch of alr over five years and that really isn't enough to analyse it. so i do think this is a step in the right direction. they have also committed to add in, or retrofit, an additional 150 emergency refuge areas which is 50% increase. so i think we are making some progress, and i do think the current secretary of state is taking this situation seriously. perhaps unlike previous secretaries of state who literally slammed the door in my face when i raised such concerns. fin slammed the door in my face when i raised such concerns.— raised such concerns. on the issue of emergency _ raised such concerns. on the issue of emergency refuge _ raised such concerns. on the issue of emergency refuge areas, i i raised such concerns. on the issue of emergency refuge areas, i think our viewers will be interested in this. originally when the first suggested smart motorways back in 2006 it was piloted on the mfor two and those emergency refuge areas with 400 metres apart and now they are 2500 metres apart so you can be in the situation, as jason was, where there is no way to go. absolutely. this is the scandal of the whole thing and how it was rolled out. the m42 did work quite well. if you have a refuge area within 400 metres, 99% of cases you can get there. if you have smoke coming out of your car, if you have a puncture. if you can see a refuge area, the majority of people will get there. then what happened, without any consultation whatsoever, smart motorways with then rolled out, as you say, with refugees —— refuge every 2500 metres. must be at a refuge area every three quarters of a mile. that is something that at last after about a decade they have committed to. ultimately when you look at the stats, and i accept the stats are based on relatively short criteria, the safest motorways are a controlled motorway, and a controlled motorway, and a controlled motorway, and a controlled motorway has a high shoulder, as well as having all the overhead gantries, technology, the stopped vehicle detection. but that is based on their own statistics that it is based on their own statistics thatitis is based on their own statistics that it is the safest way ahead and we have suggested they look into controlled motorways rather than just alr. controlled motorways rather than 'ust alr. , ., ., , just alr. there is an argument is that if you _ just alr. there is an argument is that if you expand _ just alr. there is an argument is that if you expand the _ just alr. there is an argument is that if you expand the number i just alr. there is an argument is that if you expand the number of| that if you expand the number of lanes and slow the traffic down there is less. starting, that can then reduce the number of accidents —— less. starting. the then reduce the number of accidents -- less. starting.— -- less. starting. the problem is what we have — -- less. starting. the problem is what we have found _ -- less. starting. the problem is what we have found on _ -- less. starting. the problem is what we have found on alr i -- less. starting. the problem is what we have found on alr is . -- less. starting. the problem is. what we have found on alr is that many people, more than a third in our survey, many people, more than a third in oursurvey, don't many people, more than a third in our survey, don't use the inside lane because they are worried that there might be a car broken down ahead because there is no hard shoulder. even the congestion benefits that are implied from smart motorways, a third extra capacity, don't always materialise if people are using that lane. a number of things we need to do, and certainly better driver education is part of it. have your car repaired, try and minimise the risk of breaking down and certainly if it was made, even if i had a puncture, i personally would not stop in a live lane. i can exit from the motorway. i have heard too many calls of people stopped in live lane is hoping and praying that the red x will come up, that people will abide by it, and unfortunately there are too many of those cases, as we have heard, that have ended in tragedy. as we have heard, that have ended in traced . ., , as we have heard, that have ended in traied _ ., , ., tragedy. edmund king, really good to talk to ou. tragedy. edmund king, really good to talk to you. edmund _ tragedy. edmund king, really good to talk to you. edmund king, _ tragedy. edmund king, really good to talk to you. edmund king, presidentl talk to you. edmund king, president of the aa, talking about smart motorways that you are the roll—out has been paused temporarily by more safety data comes in. around 500 former teachers have signed up to return to school in england to help tackle staff shortages caused by covid according to the government. it comes after an appeal by the education secretary nadhim zahawi urging people with teaching experience to temporarily return to the profession. here's our education correspondent elaine dunkley. phones ringing. it's 7am and the phones haven't stopped ringing. it's just to let you know, we've got some work — tuesday, thursday. schools across the midlands desperate for supply staff. i'll have a look for a cover and i'll ring you back in five. we're the busiest we've ever been. if you're a headteacher calling us at seven o'clock, you're going to struggle. and that's just... that's just the reality that we're faced with. from caretakers through to teachers, this recruitment agency has supplied staff to 700 schools — and the bookings are still coming in. there's just not enough teachers out there, and teaching assistants out there. a good day for me is when we're able to fill all our requirements. we pride ourselves on long—term relationships, we pride ourselves on how good we are at matching candidates to schools. a bad day is your 7:30, 8:00 calls come in, schools — "we need this, we need that," and you're having to say, "0h, we've got no—one on our availability." this is mayfield school in birmingham. staffing is in crisis because of covid. all the children here have special educational needs. every class has at least, i would say, two to three agency members of staff. we've had to shut classrooms. young people have got very complex medical needs, very complex learning presentations and styles. so you can'tjust find an agency memberjust to cover them — that has a massive impact on the young person. i can't see us getting through sort of this term without any more class closures. i think the worst bit for me is coming into a new class, like, every day and just trying to get to grips with how each child is. so it hasn't really gone hard, . but you can see the difference. we have an agency staff in here now and she is a nice teacher, and once you get to know the person, they're... it's nice to hear their story, and where they come from, what other school they might have come from. meanwhile, back at aspire people recruitment, retired headteacher paul mcintyre, and former teacher neelam raju have come in to talk to staff. so what sort of thing are you...are you sort of looking at? the agency signing up retired teachers. it follows an appeal from the government to help deal with staff absences. neelam is keen to get started. i think more so, it was really to help and to support my colleagues and reallyjust make...make a difference. i think once you're in a classroom, i think it's just a bit of a natural instinct — things do come back to you. but for paul, it's a no. i think it's more...there's a bit of anxiety, there would be anxiety amongst particularly older professionals about going into schools again when they see the headlines about lack of ventilation we'd have to endure. supply staff have helped ensure schools can stay open, and in—class learning continues. atjudgemeadow community college in leicester, it's maths teacher bhavesh's second day. i think the challenge has always been the behaviour aspect of it. cos i'm sure when i was younger, as well, when you know there's a supply teacher coming in, it's how much can you get away with in terms of your behaviour and stuff? so that's always going to be a challenge. i believe 12 members of staff that have currently tested positive, potentially collapse some classes and also use some senior leaders to cover those classes, as well... the government says schools can apply for additionalfunding to cover the cost of supply staff. but for pupils, it's more disruption. ifeel like i'm missing out on my education if perhaps i do have a supply teacher, and it's that uncertainty with what's going to happen with our gcses. having a lot of supply teachers kind of takes a chunk out of the learning of our subjects. the supply teachers that i've had, they give us the work— and theyjust leave us to it, rather than the teachers . that we normally have — they give us the work, l they explain it cos they know... they teach the subject. for many schools, it's been a stressful start of term. back at the agency, more challenges to deal with. some of our supply staff themselves are calling us back up and saying they've done a lateral flow test in the morning and they themselves are positive. you can imagine the pressure that that's putting on an already pressurised system that was creaking before. good afternoon. demand for emergency cover is increasing, with supply staff in very short supply. elaine dunkley, bbc news. as we have been reporting, borisjohnson is due to face mps at prime minister's questions over claims he attended a party in downing street during lockdown. but there was a question mark over who would be representing the opposition as labour were waiting to see if keir starmer's coronavirus test was negative. we spoke to angela rayner about it in the last hour and she said she was waiting to hear if she was going to have to step in. well, we have just heard the labour leader has tested negative and will be able to face the pm across the dispatch box. no doubt millions will be watching. you can watch that on bbc news and listen to it on radio 5 live, as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. the former london conservative mayoral candidate shaun bailey has resigned as chair of a second committee after it emerged he attended a christmas party during lockdown. he's stood down as chair of the london assembly economy committee. last month he resigned as chair of the police and crime committee after it was revealed he attended the party thrown by his campaign staff in december 2020. it comes as the conservative party leadership faces a growing backlash over a drinks party at downing street. it's emerged last year was the busiest ever for london ambulance service, which received over two million 999 calls. pre—pandemic, the service expected to take around 5,000 calls a day but at some points last year it was as high as 8,000. officials are reminding londoners that they should only dial 999 when it's a serious medical emergency. the owner of a riding school in teddington who raised more than £1 million to save her stables from closure has been speaking of her pride after being awarded an mbe. natalie o'rourke began fundraising a year ago when park lane was under threat. she said the award also honoured the staff at the stables which provides opportunities for disabled people to ride. i was so proud and i feel very humble and... i've received it, but there is a huge army of people around me that make all this happen, so really it's for all of us. from today people will be able to walk a new coastpath trail from london to kent. it's 47 miles long between woolwich and grain. walkers can take in views of coastal habitats popular for birdwatching historic forts, and the queen elizabeth bridge. let's get the travel now. the good news is the problems on the hammersmith and city line have cleared up now. and tfl rail is now running but with minor delays between paddington and heathrow airport after a fault with the track. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure towards the south is set to keep us dry and settled for the rest of the week across the capital. there will be some sunshine around at times. temperatures will gradually slip away, so feeling chillier, and there will be some issues with mist and fog through the mornings as well. it's quite misty, quite foggy out there in a few spots this morning. so poor visibility on many of the roads for a time, do take care. that mist and fog will slowly lift. it's been a chilly, frosty start too. there will be some sunshine emerging. we'll keep the sunshine for most of the rest of the day, staying dry, of course, with just a light breeze. temperatures will peak at only seven or eight celsius so feeling cooler than it was yesterday. and in that chilly feeling air, underneath those clear skies, again tonight we'll see some more mist and fog patches form, and once more, there will be a widespread frost with temperatures dropping below freezing. tomorrow is the same sort of day, the mist and fog will lift. there will be plenty more cloud around tomorrow, though. dry, settled, chilly for much of the rest of the week but rather cloudy at times. i'm back in half an hour, lots more over on our website at the usual address. now it's back to dan and nina, bye bye. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. morning live follows us on bbc one this morning. let's find out what's in store from kimberly and gethin. good morning! as calls grow for the prime _ good morning! as calls grow for the prime minister to confirm if he was at the _ prime minister to 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is talking about this at the moment-— everyone is talking about this at the moment. , :, :, ., ~ the moment. yes, we are all talking about it at the _ the moment. yes, we are all talking about it at the moment. _ hardly a day goes by when we're not talking about the rising cost of energy. the boss of the energy company centrica, which owns british gas, has been speaking to the bbc about the current crisis. this is what he had to say. gas is a big transition fuel, and so as you turn off coal—fired power stations in other countries, maybe there is more demand for gas. now, over the long run, you do get more balance in the system, but there isn't an abundance of gas that you can just turn on quickly. so i can't say that this will be done in six months or nine months, in a year. i can simply look at what the market says at the moment, and the market suggests the high gas prices will be here for the next 18 months to two years. thereafter, who knows? so according to him this isn'tjust a blip. that'll be a worry for those who are already struggling to pay their bills. like jane who is a single parent from perth. i don't boil the kettle much. we have less — any hot beverages. don't open the fridge much, wear a lot ofjumpers. like, keep doors shut. there's so many ways you can... we've got curtains up on all our doors. so, you know, there is loads of ways you can keep your home warm without using too much heating. but hot water's a killer — like, you know, we wash, and that's. ..expensive. so what can energy firms do to help people like jane? earlier i spoke to the boss of 0vo energy which also owns sse. this is what he had to say. i think it would be a huge step forward for consumers if we paid for the cost of decarbonisation through general taxation, or a carbon tax where businesses and wealthy people paid the most. that would be the fairest way to do it. and in particular, we have millions of customers that we know will really struggle with this increase in the cost of their energy this year. we desperately need to find a way to help them as soon as possible. there's a lot of talk about what the government might do to help those struggling with their bills over the next few months. but what help is already available? there's the cold weather payment. a £25 payment for every seven days of below zero temperatures between november and march. the problem with this is that the payment is linked to temperature not prices. under the warm home discount scheme, people on low incomes or the core group in pension credit in england, wales and scotland get a one—off discount on their energy bill worth £140 a year but that hasn't gone up for nearly ten years. one of the problems is that it's paid for through a levy on energy bills and the cash is limited so it's first come first served. british gas for example closed its application process on tuesday because its scheme was already over—subscribed. there's special help for older people. the winter fuel payment paid automatically to people born on or before the 5th october 195a. the older you are, the more you get. there are also schemes energy companies offer to help lower income households make their homes more energy efficient by installing insulation or replacing an old boiler. this scheme has been going for over ten years and is funded by a £25 levy on every annual bill. local authorities have access to funds to help families in cases of extreme need. the government told us that the energy price cap is currently insulating millions of consumers across the uk from high global gas prices. but, nina and dan, we know that that levy is almost certain to go up, that price cap is almost certain to go that price cap is almost certain to 9° up that price cap is almost certain to go up in april so people who are seeing their bills already rise can expect to see them go up even further in april. it’s expect to see them go up even further in april.— expect to see them go up even further in april. 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of us. lots of big stories around at the moment. jane is here, they djokovic and the australian open which has not even started remains a big talking point. 50 not even started remains a big talking point-— not even started remains a big talking point. not even started remains a big talkin: oint. : , talking point. so much has been said about djokovic— talking point. so much has been said about djokovic and _ talking point. so much has been said about djokovic and his _ talking point. so much has been said about djokovic and his actions - talking point. so much has been said about djokovic and his actions and i about djokovic and his actions and whether he should be in australia or not, he is unvaccinated. he said a lot of it is misinformation and he has adjusted on a social media statement, he said it was an error ofjudgment that he did not isolate after testing positive. —— he addressed it on social media in a statement. djokovic said he'd had a negative lateral flow test on december the 16th and did a pcr for confirmation — and he didn't know he'd tested positive when he visited a children's tennis event the following day in his home country of serbia. he did admit, though, that he shouldn't have gone ahead with an interview and photoshoot with a french sports newspaper two days later, when he knew he was infectious. he also blamed his agent for wrongly stating on his travel declaration form that he hadn't been outside serbia in the 1a days before his flight to australia, despite evidence suggesting he'd been to spain. preparations aren't going too well for british number one emma raducanu either. she was beaten heavily in the first round of the sydney classic by world number 13 elena rybakina, injust 55 minutes. it was raducanu's first match since recovering from coronavirus. in scotland, crowds will be allowed back to outdoor sporting events from next monday. last month the scottish premiership brought foward its winter break after the government capped attendances at 500 once again. livingston fc is just one of many clubs pleased to have fans back. i think, from the fans' perspective, you know, over the past two years, throughout the full pandemic, they've been given a bit of a raw deal. they had a full season where they weren't able to come and watch, the fans. and i think football means so much to so many people out there, you know — it is definitely more than just 90 minutes. whether it's meeting up with old people, new friends, whatever it may be. so anything that we can do as football clubs and as people who kind of are involved in the decision—making to help fans and make sure that they can attend, and they can enjoy these moments, then we were always going to do it. southampton's new owner dragan solak watched as they enjoyed their biggest win of the season. jan bednarek scored in the fifth minute, to send them on their way to a 4—1 win over brentford. that takes southampton up into 11th in the premier league table. in the big game of the day at the africa cup of nations, three—time champions nigeria beat the most successful team in the history of the tournament, seven—time winners egypt. liverpool's mo salah was kept quiet by nigeria, who were the better side throughout, and scored the only goal of the game, a superb strike from leicester's kelechi iheanacho. there was a comical penalty miss by guinea—bissau against sudan. pele saw his kick saved, then the follow—up hit the bar, before eventually being buried in the side netting. it finished 0—0. that is a big name to live up to, right enough! ronnie o'sullivan said he was looking forward to the ashes of snooker, after setting up a meeting with australia's neil robertson in the quarterfinals of the masters at alexandra palace. o'sullivan was roared on by a boisterous crowd in london, as he outclassed jack lisowski to win 6—1. of his meeting with robertson he said "this is the ashes, here we go. it is coming back to britain". let's hope it goes better than 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slightly... i am ever the optimist.- that - draw, slightly... i am ever the optimist.- that is - draw, slightly... i am ever the - optimist.- that is happening optimist. clearly. that is happening in australia. — optimist. clearly. that is happening in australia, the _ optimist. clearly. that is happening in australia, the tennis _ optimist. clearly. that is happening in australia, the tennis will- optimist. clearly. that is happening in australia, the tennis will start . in australia, the tennis will start in australia, the tennis will start in a week, and we are still not sure what will happen. shaimaa khalil has been outside for the last few days, she was the day there and try to get to the bottom of what will be the outcome of all this. the australian government _ outcome of all this. the australian government can — outcome of all this. the australian government can still _ outcome of all this. the australian government can still decide - outcome of all this. the australian government can still decide to - government can still decide to revoke his visa, novak djokovic, which means he could be deported. if he is deported he will be banned from entering the country for three years so it is a big call to make and the australian open would not be happy because djokovic is such a big money grabberfor them happy because djokovic is such a big money grabber for them because so many people want to come and watch the world number one. this many people want to come and watch the world number one.— the world number one. this is an event he has _ the world number one. this is an event he has won _ the world number one. this is an event he has won so _ the world number one. this is an event he has won so many - the world number one. this is an | event he has won so many times, the world number one. this is an - event he has won so many times, and being level on grand slams with roger federer and rafa nadal, takes into 21 if he wins which is a huge milestone for him 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the australian public _ will be roundly booed. the australian public will not be happy about it but there is quite a big serbian community who will be very positive and cheering for him. thea;r positive and cheering for him. they were outside _ positive and cheering for him. they were outside the _ positive and cheering for him. i“i9: were outside the court positive and cheering for him. i“i91 were outside the court on monday. positive and cheering for him. they i were outside the court on monday. as many viewers as prime minister's questions — many viewers as prime minister's questions today! a many viewers as prime minister's questions today!— many viewers as prime minister's questions today! a mixed picture in the weather. _ questions today! a mixed picture in the weather, carol, _ questions today! a mixed picture in the weather, carol, is _ questions today! a mixed picture in the weather, carol, is that - questions today! a mixed picture in the weather, carol, is that fair - questions today! a mixed picture in the weather, carol, is that fair to i the weather, carol, is that fair to say? it the weather, carol, is that fair to sa ? , :, :, , : :, , say? it is, not quite as exciting as the sporting _ say? it is, not quite as exciting as the sporting world! _ it is the cold start for most of us, ice crystals here in staffordshire, where we have had the clear skies, we have low temperatures, so —2 in some areas. you can see where we have had some cloud where the temperatures have held up. in the next few days, the forecast will be for northern ireland and scotland it will be mild, and breezy. for england and wales, under clearer skies, fast and increasingly we will see some fog. some of the fog will linger if not all of the day —— there will be frost and fog in england and wales. it will slowly lift this morning in england, it will be a dry day with variable cloud. they kissed across the north and west, thick enough for some spots of rain. —— thickest across the north and west. we have the highest temperatures there, six, seven and eight across england and northern ireland. overnight at the status quo prevails in the north and west, cloud and spots of rain and breezy, and breezy, under clear skies further south there will be a widespread frost and as well as that, we will see fog reform once again. perhaps a bit more tonight than we had last night. what is happening is a high pressure that has been driving our weather is still very much with us. not an ice about insight so the fog will be —— there will not be an isobar insight. so the fog will be lingering. it will eventually lift into low cloud, if it happens where you are, it will suppress the temperatures. a lot of dry conditions and fair bits of sunshine. in the north and west, we hung on to the cloud with some spots of rain and breezy conditions. but also the mildest conditions. on thursday into friday, we hang on to the mild air, coming up around our area of high pressure, where the highest temperatures are in the north. as we head into friday, the high—pressure slides away onto the near continent allowing a weather front to come in across the far north—east of scotland bringing some rain. once again we start with some fog, friday it is more likely to linger for longer. fog, friday it is more likely to lingerfor longer. it fog, friday it is more likely to linger for longer. it might stay all day or lift into low cloud. generally speaking it will be a cloudy day with spots of rain in the north. temperatures slipping across the board compared to the next couple of days but temperatures are still roughly where they should be or slightly above at this stage in january. thank you for today, have a lovely, is it wednesday? do you have anything nice planned? ila. is it wednesday? do you have anything nice planned?- anything nice planned? no, i haven't, anything nice planned? no, i haven't. a — anything nice planned? no, i haven't, a chilly! _ anything nice planned? no, i 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during the first lockdown. he's been telling us what drove him to do it. i think the most common reaction is probably like i'm mad or, you know, kind of wondering why i would do this. so i'm michael shanks. and since the first lockdown in 2020, i've been running every single street and lane and road in the city of glasgow, 6,500 streets. so, the why is a good question. i suppose it started outjust a more kind of useful use of the daily exercise that we had back then. one of the interesting things has been all these little nooks and crannies of the city that i didn't know existed. and yes, so many lanes. like, in the east end and the south side in particular, just lanes, absolutely everywhere, connecting places. i've kind of picked up different themes as i've been going along. so high rise flats all over the city, the ones that are left. the subway routes or the whole of the glasgow subway. also, no ball game signs. the city is littered in these, i've called them "nae fun allowed". and i've probably got the biggest collection of signs welcoming you to the city of glasgow, because every time i cross a border, i've been taking a picture of the signs as well. there's been a bit of spotting scenes from taggart, from various murder scenes over the years, but a lot of it, i mean, it has been as well a fitness challenge. it's been an adventure exploring your own city, a place you feel like you would know quite well. but actually, when you get in about it, you realise you don't know different streets. the difficulty with this challenge is, if you were to run every single street in glasgow once, it would be about 1200 kilometres. but of course, with loads of dead ends and cul de sacs, you've got to run them twice. so it's ended up, i'm just short of 2,500km now in two years. part of this challenge has also been meeting people as i've been going along. so usually when i get lost, that sparks a conversation with someone, asking if i know where i'm going. meeting people told me they've lived in the same street for the last 60, 70 years that their parents grew up there as well. and some of the heritage of glasgow has been a really interesting part of this as well. glasgow is full of streets that don't exist any more, that are still there, so the tenements have long been demolished, particularly in easter house. but actually the lamp posts are still there. the street signs are still there. you can still run along the roads. i suppose i feel a mix of... well, i am relieved to be done with it. it's been fun, but i'm also quite glad to see the back of it in a way. but it's quite sad in a way, because i have really, really enjoyed going out on the adventure and finding new places. and i guess there's nowhere left to visit in glasgow now, i've been everywhere, literally everywhere. good on him! it's one of those thins, good on him! it's one of those things. want — good on him! it's one of those things, want to _ good on him! it's one of those things, want to start, 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ex-wife. it's interesting, the| series that you did that never ex-wife. it's interesting, the - series that you did that never went anywhere. with something like this, how quickly do you know that the bay is successful and will be recommissioned? and one series will turn into two or three?— turn into two or three? that's a hard question. _ turn into two or three? that's a hard question. we'll— turn into two or three? that's a hard question. we'll believe - turn into two or three? that's a hard question. we'll believe in| turn into two or three? that's a i hard question. we'll believe in the show is that we make. and just sometimes, theyjust don't bite. this one, if you charted it on a graph, we have had more viewers from episode 12 episode iii, as it were, if you went through both series. so it's going up and up —— episode one, two episode iii. it was the biggest show on itv hub, it has done brilliantly. it's struck a chord because it is a police procedural but you have got to have your own, you know, unique selling point. i think ours is about family life, it's about a family in crisis. we have our new flo, marshall has come in, moving to morecambe from manchester, she is a blended family. the difficulties with that. we have my family life, the police family. it's about relationships, but it is cleverly concealed in a whodunnit. it feels like it goes a lot further in the _ it feels like it goes a lot further in the trauma it would have a community and morecambe is a key part of— community and morecambe is a key part of it. _ community and morecambe is a key part of it, isn't it?— part of it, isn't it? essential. it's that thing, _ part of it, isn't it? essential. it's that thing, we _ part of it, isn't it? essential. it's that thing, we have - part of it, isn't it? essential. it's that thing, we have the i part of it, isn't it? essential. . it's that thing, we have the dark and brooding sea. i used to live in brighton, and where the land and this, there's always something odd about the darkness that is beyond. and i think we've managed to get that with the location, but we have also got that in the show. it's about the darkness that is in every home. : i , about the darkness that is in every home. : i i home. and it is this right, it might be something _ home. and it is this right, it might be something you _ home. and it is this right, it might be something you have _ home. and it is this right, it might be something you have read - home. and it is this right, it might. be something you have read yourself, i don't know if it's true, you said you would be in this from series one, your character would be in it for a while if it was recommissioned? i imagine if you are in a programme like this, there is also thought that he might be killed off. : i ~ off. and it still lurking! if i don't sell _ off. and it still lurking! if i don't sell it _ off. and it still lurking! if i don't sell it very _ off. and it still lurking! if i don't sell it very well - off. and it still lurking! if i don't sell it very well this| don't sell it very well this morning!— don't sell it very well this morning! don't sell it very well this mornin! ii ii ii :i morning! you are doing a good 'ob, dan. i ot morning! you are doing a good 'ob, nan. igonhrsfi morning! you are doing a good 'ob, dan. i got this brilliant * morning! you are doing a good job, dan. i got this brilliant document i dan. i got this brilliant document riht dan. i got this brilliant document ri u ht at dan. i got this brilliant document right at the _ dan. i got this brilliant document right at the beginning _ dan. i got this brilliant document right at the beginning of - dan. i got this brilliant document right at the beginning of who - dan. i got this brilliant document right at the beginning of who the | right at the beginning of who the character was, right at the beginning of who the characterwas, his right at the beginning of who the character was, his life, right at the beginning of who the characterwas, his life, his background, his kids, his wife, details, he's going to a divorce. in the first series we didn't investigate any of that at all. it was all sorts of back story for me to have going on while i was playing the character. in two, we saw a bit more, and a bit more this time. i would be back, if they need a copper in morecambe?— in morecambe? what do you think it is that draws — in morecambe? what do you think it is that draws us _ in morecambe? what do you think it is that draws us in _ in morecambe? what do you think it is that draws us in our _ in morecambe? what do you think it is that draws us in our millions - in morecambe? what do you think it is that draws us in our millions to i is that draws us in our millions to programmes like this? if it did happen— programmes like this? if it did happen to you or your family or your commuhity— happen to you or your family or your community it — happen to you or your family or your community it would be horrifying but you cannot _ community it would be horrifying but you cannot look away. i community it would be horrifying but you cannot look away.— you cannot look away. i think we are all slihtl you cannot look away. i think we are all slightly twisted, _ you cannot look away. i think we are all slightly twisted, ultimately! i all slightly twisted, ultimately! it's about that recognition, and that's the clever thing that dara has written with this show. it's about recognising relationships, families, how things work, in the times of the worst crisis. and that's what he's written so brilliantly, and that is, i think, what is happening and why people are coming back to it. they are like normal people, so you are constantly thinking, what do you do? mr; normal people, so you are constantly thinking, what do you do?— thinking, what do you do? my wife and i saw it _ thinking, what do you do? my wife and i saw it first _ thinking, what do you do? my wife and i saw it first time _ thinking, what do you do? my wife and i saw it first time round, i thinking, what do you do? my wife and i saw it first time round, and l and i saw it first time round, and we thought, not another... and all of a sudden, the story in the script and the characters, you are in. and you have been absorbed in it. taste you have been absorbed in it. we have also you have been absorbed in it. 9 have also got this brilliant, i hate using the word formula, but you really get into the meat of it within the first ten minutes of the show. so you missed that bit at your peril, because last series, stephen tomkinson was shot in the first five minutes, and people alike, stephen tomkinson! he can't go! i just tomkinson! he can't go! i 'ust .o t .ed tomkinson! he can't go! i 'ust popped to fl tomkinson! he can't go! i 'ust popped to the i tomkinson! he can't go! i 'ust popped to the loo! i tomkinson! he can't go! i 'ust popped to the loo! yeah! i tomkinson! he can't go! ijust popped to the loo! yeah! this| tomkinson! he can't go! ijust i popped to the loo! yeah! this has ot a popped to the loo! yeah! this has got a great _ popped to the loo! yeah! this has got a great big — popped to the loo! yeah! this has got a great big opener _ popped to the loo! yeah! this has got a great big opener as - popped to the loo! yeah! this has got a great big opener as well. i popped to the loo! yeah! this has got a great big opener as well. so people have to tune in straightaway. forgive my ignorance on this, when was it all films, was a pandemic filming and how did you get your head around that? the filming and how did you get your head around that? the sequence of it is, we head around that? the sequence of it is. we should — head around that? the sequence of it is, we should have _ head around that? the sequence of it is, we should have gone _ head around that? the sequence of it is, we should have gone in _ head around that? the sequence of it is, we should have gone in august i is, we should have gone in august 2019, it got put back, sorry, 2020! then it got put back to march 2021. so we were all, masks on, tested three times a week, there are people on that crew who i have never seen their face. on that crew who i have never seen theirface. that's on that crew who i have never seen their face. that's a on that crew who i have never seen theirface. that's a really on that crew who i have never seen their face. that's a really weird... when you spend four months with people intensively, and then if there had been a wrap party? who people intensively, and then if there had been a wrap party? who are ou? you there had been a wrap party? who are you? you would _ there had been a wrap party? who are you? you would see _ there had been a wrap party? who are you? you would see people _ there had been a wrap party? who are you? you would see people at - there had been a wrap party? who are you? you would see people at its i you? you would see people at its launch and _ you? you would see people at its launch and l— you? you would see people at its launch and i would _ you? you would see people at its launch and i would be _ you? you would see people at its launch and i would be like, i- you? you would see people at its| launch and i would be like, i have no idea who that is. i have been holding a boom over your head for the next few months! i holding a boom over your head for the next few months!— holding a boom over your head for the next few months! i don't know if ou are the next few months! i don't know if you are allowed _ the next few months! i don't know if you are allowed to _ the next few months! i don't know if you are allowed to say, _ the next few months! i don't know if you are allowed to say, is _ the next few months! i don't know if you are allowed to say, is there i the next few months! i don't know if you are allowed to say, is there a i you are allowed to say, is there a potentially another series?- you are allowed to say, is there a potentially another series? there is alwa s potentially another series? there is always potential. _ potentially another series? there is always potential. it _ potentially another series? there is always potential. it is _ potentially another series? there is always potential. it is about - potentially another series? there is always potential. it is about people| always potential. it is about people watching it, if people buy into this one, which i'm sure they will, i think this is our best one. do you watch it with _ think this is our best one. do you watch it with your _ think this is our best one. do you watch it with your family - think this is our best one. do you watch it with your family or i watch it with your family or friends? i ii :i : watch it with your family or friends? :i : :i watch it with your family or friends? :i :i i] friends? do you watch it at all? i watched it _ friends? do you watch it at all? i watched it with _ friends? do you watch it at all? i watched it with my _ friends? do you watch it at all? i watched it with my wife, - friends? do you watch it at all? i watched it with my wife, my i friends? do you watch it at all? i j watched it with my wife, my wife friends? do you watch it at all? i i watched it with my wife, my wife in one hand and twitter in the other. she is like, just concentrate, why do we even had it on? me going, oh, is that what you think?— is that what you think? people watching tv! _ is that what you think? people watching tv! you _ is that what you think? people watching tv! you can - is that what you think? people watching tv! you can watch i is that what you think? people watching tv! you can watch it| watching tv! you can watch it wherever _ watching tv! you can watch it wherever you _ watching tv! you can watch it wherever you like! _ watching tv! you can watch it wherever you like! it - watching tv! you can watch it wherever you like! it starts i watching tv! you can watch it i wherever you like! it starts tonight at 9pm on itv, the bay. you wherever you like! it starts tonight at 9pm on itv, the bay.— at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped _ at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped us — at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped us in! _ at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped us in! i— at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped us in! i was— at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped us in! i was going i at 9pm on itv, the bay. you have really roped us in! i was going to i really roped us in! i was going to watch _ really roped us in! i was going to watch anyway but it all happens in the first _ watch anyway but it all happens in the first ten minutes, tune in! you're watching bbc breakfast. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. borisjohnson will face mps as pressure mounts for him to say whether he attended a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown and calls for him to resign if he did. if he's lied to the british public, 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