pictures of the birthday boy, prince george, have been released by the duchess of cambridge. there has been a boom in the sale of new and used motorhomes and caravans. is britain learning to stay—cation in style because of covid? we are talking to the liverpool captain jordan henderson about his personal story of an incredible season. but he is also urges fans to stay away from anfield tonight, where they will finally get their hands on the trophy. u nfortu nately unfortunately they can't be coming in and gathering outside of the stadium because of the health and lefty of the community, and we need to protect the nhs. good morning from blenheim palace. we have access to the 12th duke of marlborough's private garden. a bit more cloud around and some of us having some rain. i will have all of the details later on rain. i will have all of the details lateron in rain. i will have all of the details later on in the programme. it's wednesday, july 22nd. security services could be given extra powers to stop foreign interference, following a damning report from mps on the potential threat from russia. the long—awaited report, which was published yesterday, found authorities had taken their eye off the ball, and had not investigated whether russia meddled in the scottish and brexit referendums. in a moment we'll hear reaction from russia from our correspondent in moscow, sarah rainsford. but first, let's go to westminster where we can speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. nick, the government faces some tough questions in the commons today. we had a bit of a preview of this yesterday. that's right. good morning. we saw this wasn't going to bea morning. we saw this wasn't going to be a blockbuster in terms of, look, here is where russia changed because ofa here is where russia changed because of a political event or something. but the report was really damning of the way that consecutive governments in the ukjust didn't take the way that consecutive governments in the uk just didn't take the russia threat seriously, didn't look for evidence that they were trying to get involved in the scottish referendum, in the brexit referendum in 2016, and saying there needs to be new powers to allow the authorities, spy agencies to really get a authorities, spy agencies to really geta grip authorities, spy agencies to really get a grip of this issue. so one thing we learned this morning as downing street is looking at beefing up downing street is looking at beefing up of the powers that are out there to force foreign spies to register when they are in the uk. it's not definite, it's just something downing street is looking out when they can at the moment. they said they can at the moment. they said they are taking the russian threat very seriously, the foreign secretary said, look, they know russia is a throughout and they will do everything they can to counter it. opposition parties are saying there just hasn't been enough done over the last few years we will hear more about that in the commons today later, they will try and push ministers to find out a bit more about how they are going to beef up some of that security in the next few years. but we've certainly seen that the feeling of the committee is that the feeling of the committee is that there are just hasn't been enough attention paid and there will bea enough attention paid and there will be a lot of pressure in the next few weeks to do more, basically. good to talk to you, nick. thank you. let's go to our correspondent in moscow now, sarah rainsford. sarah, how has vladimir putin's government reacted to this report? it has been a big shrug here, really. i think it has been dismissed routinely, as we hear a lwa ys dismissed routinely, as we hear always from russia in these cases. the foreign ministry has said there we re the foreign ministry has said there were no sensations. russia is fixed on there being no new allegations in this report, no new accusations or evidence, no evidence russia meddled in the brexit referendum was not of course, that is because the government wasn't looking. —— referendum. of course that is because the government wasn't looking. the uk— russia relationship is in the doldrums and doesn't look like it will get better sooner. the report was mainly directed at the british government, and that has deflected of course allegations against russia. it is a sober assessment that russia does present assessment that russia does present a threat. the question is nowhere does the government do about that in britain? calling russia out doesn't make an lot of difference. words don't hurt. russia is not going to change its calculus. russia sees the west and uk as well as hostile territory where it will insist on playing by its rules to defend what it is its interests —— to defend what it sees as its interests. care homes in england are urging the government to publish its guidance on when they can open their doors to visitors as soon as possible. nearly two weeks ago, the health secretary matt hancock promised to outline the next steps "within days", but that has still not happened. andy moore reports. some care homes have gone to enormous lengths to make sure their residents can see their families. at this home in cheshire, they've created a special pod where loved ones are separated by a glass panel, but connected by intercom. onjuly nine, matt hancock said he would be issuing guidance within a few days on how care homes could reopen to visitors. but since then there has been nothing. matt fleming used to see his mum in her nursing home on a daily basis, but because of coronavirus, he hasn't been able to visit her in months. matt hancock made that announcement ten or 11 days ago, there was a real sense of relief that finally we will get to be able to see mum after all this time with ppe and health and safety measures put in place. but since thenit measures put in place. but since then it has been complete silence. in wales, visits have been allowed ca re in wales, visits have been allowed care homes the first ofjune, provided social distancing and hygiene measures are followed. in scotland, care homes were able to accept visitors from july three, and in northern ireland, one person can visit if a second person doesn't make any second person allowed where possible. in the absence of official guidance in england, many homes are making their own arrangements for safe visiting. care home providers say they need the promised guidelines immediately. once you have made a statement, you raise expectations for families, loved ones, and therefore, you have to have the follow throughs. it's unfairfor the providers, have the follow throughs. it's unfair for the providers, it's unfair for the providers, it's unfairfor the unfair for the providers, it's unfair for the families who are desperate to visit. so the guidance needs to be published and it needs to be published at the earliest opportunity, because it's late. the department of health and social care said it was doing everything possible to protect the elderly and vulnerable during the current pandemic. it said it would be setting out details shortly on how safe visiting care homes would become possible. president trump has warned that the coronavirus outbreak in the united states will get worse before it gets better. tens of thousands of new cases are being identified every day, and more than 140,000 people have died. speaking at the white house, mr trump urged americans to wear face coverings when they could not maintain social distancing. peter bowes reports. a different tone and a different message, noticeably subdued and less combative than usual, president trump took to the podium at his first coronavirus briefing since april. he acknowledged the pandemic was far from over. we are in the process of developing a strategy that is going to be very, very powerful. we have developed them as we go along. some areas of our country are doing very well, other are doing less well. it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something i do not like saying about things but that is the way it is, it is what we have, you look over the world, it is all over the world. apparently heeding the advice of his experts, who were absent from the stage, mr trump spoke enthusiastically about facemasks even though he is been seen only once in public wearing one himself. i mean, i carry the mask. i went into walter reed hospital the other day, i have the mask right here. i carry it and i will use it gladly, no problem with it. and i have said that and i say, if you can, use the mask, when you can, use the mask, if you are close to each other, if you are in a group, i would put it on, when i'm in a group. if i am in an elevator and there are other people with me, including, like, security people, it is not their fault, they have to be in the elevator, i want to protect them also. the change in rhetoric comes at a time when opinion polls suggest most americans disapprove of the way mr trump has dealt with the pandemic and, with the number of new covid—19 cases soaring in some southern and western states, the president seemed to go out of his way to hammer home his new message. peter bowes, bbc news. more than 5 million people in the australian city of melbourne will be required to wear a face covering in public spaces, including outdoors, from later today. that guidance has been made compulsory after a surge in cases of coronavirus. let's speak now to abc correspondent, lisbeth gorr, who is based in melbourne. it is good to talk to you in the programme. this marks a significant change. how's it going to go down, do you think? well, it's interesting. it's like it was the night before masks, and there is tension. people are queueing at doctors to get an exemption. that seems to be the case. unless you have an exemption certificate from a doctor, you're liable for a $200 fine for not wearing a mask. they must like this. this mask is indicative of a lot of the masks being one in melbourne. we are a very arty city and people are doing outside fabric shops to make their own. it seems there is even a shortage of heart elastic, down. —— hat elastic, daniel. could you show it to us again? i'm happy to show you my designer mask. so many people have lost their jobs you my designer mask. so many people have lost theirjobs in the arts and creative industries, so there are little cottage industries are people suddenly setting up micro businesses as making masks. i also have one in camouflage, which if i wore, you obviously wouldn't be able to see me. but woman optimistic thoughts aside, although we are in dire straits here in melbourne as in so other parts of the world, things are not looking good. the premiere gave a press co nfe re nce not looking good. the premiere gave a press conference an hour or so ago, and our numbers when up overnight. 48a diagnoses today that we re overnight. 48a diagnoses today that were released. two more deaths, 90—year—old people, nursing homes are our vulnerable spot. it's interesting. although it cannot go now because we have the problem to deal with, but that conversation about the casualisation of the workforce, it seems that carers and clea ners workforce, it seems that carers and cleaners moving between different nursing homes are the ones that are carrying the virus undetected into these environments. of course, our most vulnerable are being exposed. so that is the interesting thing thatis so that is the interesting thing that is going on. even though with the surge of cases, our premier, dan andrews, who is winning a legion of hearts with his daily press conferences that have been so authentic and straightforward, reassuring, because many of us have lost our faith in politics over here. there is such a lot of leadership changes and pettiness. he did say on a weekly average, although we are close to 500 today, ona although we are close to 500 today, on a weekly average, it is balanced and they would be really concerned if it was doubling every couple of days, but it is not. they disappointed because it is not dropping, but they seem to think by p°ppin9 dropping, but they seem to think by popping into brady's face mask, and if people can buy —— putting into play, it is a bit hard to speak to you, but at least i am not spreading anything, they think it might put a handle on it. can i tell you an interesting statistic? they have organised this data to really deep soul—searching data. they have worked out there are three stages to this illness as it progresses through the community. the first stage is not feeling well, feeling sick, displaying symptoms. nine out of ten people are not isolating with those symptoms before they get a test. they are just going out and about. i kind of get that. i get they might be thinking, how i got it, is itjust a headache? this is the troubling statistic. once they have got a test, 53% of people tested a re have got a test, 53% of people tested are still not self—isolating and they are going out and about and doing shopping. and this is where the leaks a sleeping. it's a tragedy because we were doing so, so, so well. —— lea ks because we were doing so, so, so well. —— leaks are seeping. we had this bungled hotel quarantine programme, security guards were guarding hotels, and the two systems i think we talked about, were incompatible. they sourced the security guards on what's up, it seems, from today's evidence. —— whatsapp. a 19—year—old got a job from whatsapp. it's completely incompatible. wow. great to see you with your face masks. you won't see me! two new photographs of prince george have been released by kensington palace to mark his seventh birthday. in both photos, which were taken by his mother, the duchess of cambridge, the future king flashes a gap—toothed smile at the camera. george has been pictured a number of times with his younger siblings, five—year—old charlotte and louis, who is two, as they applauded health and care workers during the weekly show of support. it is 6:15am. let's take a look at today's papers. i think he is on some of the front pages as well. mis being given more powers to stop foreign interference leads the front page of the times. it's after a long—awaited report on the potential threat from russia was published yesterday. and the fallout from that report also makes the front of today's daily mail. the paper says mps are now warning that britain must face up to the threat from moscow. the guardian also leads on the story, reporting how boris johnson is facing criticism over the conclusion that the government and intelligence services failed to assess kremlin attempts to interfere with the 2016 eu referendum. and the new york times leads on president trump's warning that the us coronavirus pandemic will get worse before it gets better. we just heard from him wejust heard from him on we just heard from him on the programme. he made the comments during his first virus briefing since april. shall we do the inside pages? what have you got for us i willjust read this one. what have you got for us may you might not fit in this house. it isa may you might not fit in this house. it is a two bedroom. look at the front of it. what does it remind you of? does it remind you of bilbo baggins' house? it does, yes! it has an open plan interior. it is on the market for £105,000, which seems quite a lot of money. do you get the forest with that as well? do you even get the forest? i'm not even sure you get the bed. you can see the forest, the bed up there in the trees. anyone who wants to buy it, a p pa re ntly trees. anyone who wants to buy it, apparently lord of the rings fans turn up to look at it. it was owned bya turn up to look at it. it was owned by a 97—year—old, built in 2005, describe it is a rare opportunity to acquire a classic hobbit house set amongst mature and semi— mature age in oakland with a river boundary in the valley bottom. it is described as cosy. did you enjoy a mix tape, clasico set? of course. -- classic cassette. they are coming back. just in case you have never seen one before. there may be people watching who have never seen one before. sales are up in the first half of 2020. doubling. from a very small base. still a very small fraction of the total music sold in the uk. it a p pa re ntly the total music sold in the uk. it apparently we are loving the return to the old school. the thing about gazettes is they are a strike with memorabilia, says mark mulligan, and there is a gaping hole in the music business, rather than sitting on the shelf, your music sits in a cloud, affirmatively, somewhere —— cassettes. used to have, until a few yea rs cassettes. used to have, until a few years ago, are used to have a car with a tape machine. they refused to get rid of it. —— are used to have. to rewind it you would have to stick a pen in it. this is about books. i'm sure it is to do with zoom. all the people we have had showing their bookshelves. non—fiction hits means lots of people, they are using books to decorate their houses. a guide to cleaning by sophie hinchcliffe and a cookbook are among the bestselling non—fiction titles, it seems non—fiction titles, it seems non—fiction titles, it seems non—fiction titles are what people are buying. vixen sales are bawling. people do get veryjudgement till about your books —— fiction sales are falling. have you done it on television? everybody makes comments about everything behind you all the time. yours was heavily curated. exactly. carefully look after. for thousands of families, lockdown has been especially hard because they've not been able to visit relatives in care. there's hope that the situation could soon change, but care homes in england say they want more guidance before they can safely welcome visitors back, as fiona lamdin has been finding out. when we last saw her it was cold, it was wet, we were all wrapped up in jumpers. and now we are all in our summer things and they just jumpers. and now we are all in our summer things and theyjust hope we get to go and see her before we are back and our winter jumpers. dreaming of the reunion. they haven't seen their mum in person for five months. you're not really there with them and giving them a hug. and while they can't visit her, they can, at least, baker a cake. well, you don't... is a can, at least, baker a cake. well, you don't. .. is a little can, at least, baker a cake. well, you don't... is a little bit can, at least, baker a cake. well, you don't. .. is a little bit shorter around the back. anyway, mum, you are looking very well. so they're showing their lives like 70 families right now, over the internet. this doorstep is the closest they can get to 100 year old barbara —— so many families. you are so close they are. her room isjust families. you are so close they are. her room is just round the corner. it's so frustrating. this care home has been in complete lockdown. as it is not been allowed in and stuff of not been allowed out. at 12 weeks they have been on around—the—clock. looking after the 22 residence. two weeks ago, at 84 days, most of the staff were finally reunited with theirfamily staff were finally reunited with their family and could staff were finally reunited with theirfamily and could go home. staff were finally reunited with their family and could go homem felt very strange when a left ear and got into my carfor the felt very strange when a left ear and got into my car for the first time after 13 weeks and driving out it was just really strange, really strange. it was lovely because they had welcome home banners on the door and, you know, seeing all my family, lots of hugs and kisses. but julie and her dog poppy volunteered to stay a little longer. that said, good girl. there we are. going home. after a ll good girl. there we are. going home. after all this time. when did you last have a day off? it's been so long she can't remember. yeah, when we came in. whatever day that was. i can't river. that was the last time they had a day off. so you have been here now for 98 days. what all could be like going to the outside world? i'm a bit nervous, actually. because you've been so protected in here. i'm really feeling quite nervous about going outside and what they can and can't do. see you tomorrow. the government have hinted that in the near future care homes will be welcoming visitors again. we need to work out where the chairs would sit, so it got two metres... but here in somerset they don't want to rush things. we locked in before anybody else even thought of it. we stopped the visitors coming in before it was even the norm. we started testing our staff weekly before the government advised us do. it was all obvious to us what we had to do. so whatever the government says and whatever the government says and whatever rules they make, we would decide when the time is right. and when they do finally open up, visitors will have to have the temperature taken, wear masks, sit outside, and not touch. oh, look at that. barbara is clearly delighted with her home—made cake. that. barbara is clearly delighted with her home-made cake. laughter. shejust with her home-made cake. laughter. she just wishes she could share it with her family. fiona lamdin, bbc news. we have been talking about that throughout the programme on bbc brea kfast throughout the programme on bbc breakfast this morning. we will be looking at the environmental impact of the pandemic this morning. this morning, wildlife charities are warning that the careless disposal of face masks could put animals at risk. earlier this week, a seagull had to be rescued after getting a surgical mask tangled around his feet. we're pleased to say the young bird made a full recovery, after being looked after by vets at the south essex wildlife hospital. our reporter ben bland is there for us now. good morning, ben. good morning. let me introduce you to some of my friends down here. we have about two dozen baby goals here at the south as it —— south essex wildlife hospital. one of them, at least, brought in because he got tangled up in one of these. a mask, which we are all used to carrying around but some people are disposing of rather carelessly. they will bring in sue and —— tom who helped rescue the goal. explain the distress he was in. the rspca brought him into us. he was in a bit of a state, very traumatised by being and having it around his leg for some time. it's really a case of getting him out of the box, restraining him. eye could see his legs were really swollen so we had to get the mask off safely. tom, how is he getting on now? we believe he is now fine. he got anti—inflammatories. the bird had beena anti—inflammatories. the bird had been a little bit distressed. but as it is with the others, it should be all right now. and, sir, how much of all right now. and, sir, how much of a problem is it? are you getting more calls about birds and other animals? it is notjust birds komula gupta badgers, hedgehogs, boxes, are you getting more reports of life affected by ppe being chucked away —— sue? affected by ppe being chucked away -- sue? absolutely. we get about 10,000 animals every year. things tangled is our biggest problem, netting and things like that. the ppe thing is really on the rise. we have had lots of reports of it. we have had lots of reports of it. we have had lots of reports of it. we have had other animals tangled up, a fox ina have had other animals tangled up, a fox in a mask and a hedgehog and a glove. we are concerned about it and we would like people to think about how they dispose of their rubbish. and if someone sees an animal in distress with the —— like the egel with the mask wrapped around his legs and clearly in distress, what is the best thing to do? it is not that difficult as people imagine to restrain an animaland that difficult as people imagine to restrain an animal and cut it off if you have scissors anti—. try to restrain the animal and confine it if you really can't free it.|j restrain the animal and confine it if you really can't free it. i was hoping to point out the gull that you rescue. but you said you sort of leave them in the pan, they recover, you look after them, and then they are free to go. yeah, for sure. at this time of year when they start nesting and fledging we get around 200 every year so they come into an enclosure each year, a different pa rt of enclosure each year, a different part of the hospital, when they are able to fly they can fly off stop invariably they hang around, come back for food, but once we have put them out here if they can play they are free to go, they should be back in the wild. that is where they belong. sue and tom, thank you very much. it is not quite feeding time for the gulls here, so the noise levels are likely to rise quite significantly. i think they well. thank you very much. it is wednesday morning. you are watching bbc breakfast. still to come: we'll hear from the teacher who walked more than 550 miles during lockdown to deliver 7,000 packed lunches to vulnerable children in grimsby. we'll also bring you the latest news and weather. the time is 6:27am. carol is at blenheim palace with the weather this morning, and has been given special access to a garden which isn't open to the public. cani can i corletto secret garden? good morning to —— i cool it? we have unprecedented access to this particular garden in blenheim palace. the italian garden. the 12 duke of marlborough's private garden and it is resplendent. they want to showers you something behind me. see that window there? that is actually the bow daniel room where the giant in the business —— disney movie the bfg met the queen. blenheim palace was buckingham palace in the movie. beautiful exteriors, lovely geraniums. that leaves —— leads us to the mermaid fountain in the centre of the garden. that was installed in 1899 made by an american sculptor it was for the nave duke and duchess. and it is made from marble and gold. i'm glad it's not on. the last time it happened it i got drinks. the weather, fairly cloudy at blenheim palace. —— drenched. forthe weather, fairly cloudy at blenheim palace. —— drenched. for the rest of the weekly forecast remains fairly cloudy with some rain at times. if we zoom cloudy with some rain at times. if we zoom into the picture of scotland first of all you can see where we have got all the rain. it has been raining quite steadily as we go through the night. northern scotland staying dry. in northern ireland it isa staying dry. in northern ireland it is a cloudy and what's not for you as well. some rain will get into northern england as we go through the course of the morning, where there is a fair bit of cloud. as we come south again, in through wales, parts of the midlands, looking at a fair bit of cloud. parts of east anglia and the far south of england, especially something coastal counties in the channel islands seeing the best of the sunshine first thing. it is southern coastal counties only channel islands that will hang onto the best of the sunshine for the longest period of time. through the day, the rain pushes in towards the north sea. behind it we are going to be left with a lot of cloud and also some showers, particularly so in the west. but northern scotland coming out of that with some brightness as well. temperature today, it will feel warmer than yesterday for most of us. if you are stuck under the cloud and rain it will fill that bit cooler. we are looking roughly at a range between 13 in the north and 24-25 in range between 13 in the north and 24—25 in the south—east. so we had on into the evening and overnight period, we lose most of the rain, we hang onto the showers, but we will hang onto the showers, but we will hang onto the rain across the far north east of scotland. more rain files in across parts of northern ireland, north—west wales, and north—west england. temperatures falling to roughly again between nine and 13 degrees. not regularly cold with all this cloud around. tomorrow then that rain that's in from the irish sea pushes a steadily eastwards. we still have the rain across the northern isles, but a lot of cloud left behind. here in there too we will see some breaks with kaiser to about 22. they will have more weather in half—an—hour. hello this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's exactly 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast for you this morning. imagine having the freedom to wake up to a different view every day? that's one of the benefits of owning a motorhome or caravan — we'll hear why demand has increased as more of us crave life on the open road. the ‘body coach', joe wicks, has been running daily pe sessions online to help children and their parents — there they are — keep fit during lockdown. we'll catch up withjoe as he prepares for his final workout. ‘a suitable boy‘ is the bbc‘s first historical drama with no white characters. it's set in 1951 in post—partition india. it tells the story of a 19—year—old girl looking for a husband. we'll bejoined laterfrom new york by the show‘s director. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. security services are set to be given extra powers as the government responds to a highly critical report on possible russian interference in the uk. the intelligence and said the uk. the intelligence and said the authorities had taken their eye off the wall and had not investigated whether russia investigated whether russia investigated in the scotland and brexit referendums. labour says the report has exposed "systemic failings" in how the uk has dealt with russia and other "hostile states". care homes in england are urging the government to publish its guidance on when they can open their doors to visitors as soon as possible. the care sector has been working with ministers to come up with a plan to open up homes safely. the government has still not provided a date as to when guidance will be issued, but says it will set out further details "shortly". president trump has made a u—turn on his position on face coverings during a press briefing at the white house. mr trump urged americans to use them when they cannot maintain social distancing. the president also warned that the coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better. tens of thousands of new cases are being identified every day in the us and more than 140,000 people have died. meanwhile, asked by a reporter about the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, who's been charged with helping the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, abuse young girls, the president said he "wished her well". she denies those allegations, and is currently injail in new york awaiting trial. and you may remember last week borisjohnson said that come december, britain can aim for a "significant return to normality." experts have now warned that coronavirus will still be with us for decades, even if we have a vaccine. sirjeremy farrar, director of the wellcome trust, told the commons health and social care committee yesterday that the virus will not be gone by christmas. this virus is not going away. it is now a human endemic infection and even actually if we have a vaccine or very good treatments, humanity will still be living with this virus for very many, many years to come. well, let's talk about lots of things with gp doctor rosemary leonard. you are right at the front line of this. do you think it will be over by christmas? oh, i was, i wish, i wish but i don't think so. and even if we get a vaccine, it's going to be a huge task to get everybody vaccinated. and of course some people won't be. there will be pa rt some people won't be. there will be part of the world where the vaccine hasn't reached people who need it, and even for diseases like polio of which we have a vaccine, but polio is still with us. and it took decades to get rid of smallpox, and we have now eradicated smallpox. so, yeah, it won't be over by christmas, sadly, no. the question is on vaccinations, for example, we know a little bit about what you understand about who would get the vaccinations first? there is no confirmed information. i understand that the priority would be frontline healthcare workers. people working in itu, ambulance drivers, and maybe even people like me who are dealing with the public every day. i suspect they will be the people who would be offered it first. and on the vaccine, we aren't even sure when that would happen. we were talking to somebody working on the oxford vaccine and they are working as fast as they can. so they have proven that it produces antibodies and it produces this t—cell response, which is part of the immune system. some of the volunteers got headaches and fever. now it needs to be put into the wild and places where there is a lot of coronavirus and giving tens of thousands of doses and seeing, does actually protect people in areas of the world where coronavirus is very prevalent at the moment? —— does it actually protect people? and what are the side effects? because in order to know about its efficacy, you have to tested on a lot of people. and about care homes and when people will be able to visit their loved ones, winners and people already are, but they want guidance. —— we know some people already are. how is it affecting the people you are talking to? people in the homes are talking to? people in the homes are lonely, a lot of them are elderly people and they are not used to doing what we're doing now, me sitting here and talking to a computer. looking to their loved ones on a screen is just not the same. and for the relatives who are stuck cannot able to see them, the people they love so dearly, they can't see them, they can't give them a hug, they find it very upsetting. so, yes, we do need guidance, but what we need to do is keep people in ca re what we need to do is keep people in care homes safe because they are so vulnerable. so it's a very, very difficult line to trade about how you look after their mental health and how do you protect them from coronavirus at the same time. —— line to tread. and people are making their own phase coverings —— phase coverings. are they ready? so people with hearing aids, people who live read, there are issues with people who are finding it very difficult to breathe through face masks —— there are people who lip read. we not giving out letters that say you don't need to wear a mask, you can don't need to wear a mask, you can do it yourself online and carry one with you. and if you medically find it difficult to wear a mask, that is i suggest you do. and if you are stopped, you produce it yourself and say this is the reason why. but you do not need to have a certificate from your doctor. and actually, we are now very busy in gp surgeries, we are catching up, thank goodness, with all of the stuff that didn't come in during lockdown and we haven't actually got the time to be writing certificates for masks. thank you very much. that is a very clear message. don't go to your doctor. if you are feeling ill, do. doctor rosemary leonard, thank you very much. let's deal with last night's football, sal. it was a whopper for aston villa. we said this was like a tournament, and that is how aston villa have been playing. the fight against relegation will go down to the very last game of the season thanks to last night's result. aston villa earned themselves a precious lifeline with a 1—0 victory over arsenal. trezeguet with the goal. that moves villa out of the bottom three, at the expense of watford. watford were thrashed 4—0 by manchester city, raheem sterling scoring twice. so watford and villa could still be relegated on sunday. it is going down to the wire. tell us it is going down to the wire. tell us about your chat with the liverpool captain. they have a big game against chelsea, and you sat down with him? jordan henderson is one of those players. if you look over the years, he has handled his fair share of public criticism and criticism. he is not sold enough, fast enough, he doesn't run in the right way —— tall enough. but he said that has spurred him on. liverpool will finally get their hands on the premier league trophy tonight, ahead of their game against chelsea — it's their last home match of the season. managerjurgen klopp has joined merseyside police in urging fans to stay away from anfield and captainjordan henderson has echoed that plea. i spent some time with the liverpool captain as the stage was being built for tonight's celebration. jordan henderson, this moment has been a long time coming. really long time. 30 years, in fact. been a long time coming. really long time. 30 years, infact. how been a long time coming. really long time. 30 years, in fact. how did you manage to turn the doubters into believers? all those people who thought this moment would never come? i think obviously it began when the gap actually said that in his first press conference. turn doubters into believers. you have to change from doubter to believer, it's a very important thing. change from doubter to believer, it's a very important thinglj change from doubter to believer, it's a very important thing. i think the moment you come in, i think everybody took to him straight his charisma, the way he is a person and a manager, and also performances on the pitch. ithought a manager, and also performances on the pitch. i thought straightaway you see a reaction from the players. and since the very first game we have just improved and progressed every single season up until this point now, which is pretty special. something i hope to continue. you will be handed the trophy, given zubac any dudley east. —— you will be handed the trophy. did you ever dream of that moment? obviously have dreams and the dream is to win the premier league, especially at this foot ball clu b premier league, especially at this football club where waiting 30 years isa football club where waiting 30 years is a long time. i have a good managers and teams in the past but itjust doesn't managers and teams in the past but it just doesn't happen. managers and teams in the past but itjust doesn't happen. to be part of the team that has been able to do it and give the fans something they have wanted for so long is a real special feeling. there was a moment last year at the end of the champions league final when you had won and spotted your dad in the crowd. he was calling out. what did your dad do when you wonder premier league? what was that moment? yeah, facetime and he was very emotional. he had a few wines after watching the game at home. he couldn't sort, really. just very emotional and, yeah, over the moon. i heard after the title winning celebrations you walk through the door and your wife did the classic thing that i think most women can really understand, where she said there's the baby. you've been missing him all day, so crack on, basically. there's the baby. bath and put them to bed. but i wouldn't have it any other way, you know? i quite like that. this period has been really tough, but it's been a really good period to spend time with family as well. you turn 30 and lockdown, didn't you? u nfortu nately, turn 30 and lockdown, didn't you? unfortunately, i did, yes! how did you celebrate? well, yeah, you might have seen instagram, but many of the wife got a tent. the birthday was the start of the premier league, it was the first game, so there was a big screen and i sat in there and watch the matches. it was quite nice. it coincided with football on. kid duties, i got off, —— i got off your duties and watch the football. —— the kid duties. your duties and watch the football. -- the kid duties. how important is it for you that the fans stay safe? they can't come in and watch. yeah, listen, i know how difficult it must be. they have waited for so long for this football club to win the premier league, and it is huge. but at the moment, unfortunately, they can't be coming in and gathering outside of the stadiums because of the health and safety of the country and we need to protect the health and we need to protect the health and safety of the nhs, they have been working tirelessly. and if we do that, hopefully sooner rather than later we can come back in the stadium and we will try and have that moment. so, please, yes, what's at home. celebrate at home and look forward to the moment where we can be together, hopefully in the near future. -- watch at home. you are so positive. is there a moment when you think anybody who doubted you in the past, i'm not sure about him, does that go through your head at all? not really. you get criticised, whether that has been in the past, now, in the future, as a footballer you always get criticised and it's about using it in the right way. you know, i feel as though about using it in the right way. you know, ifeel as though i've about using it in the right way. you know, i feel as though i've learned to use that in the right way and is that as motivation and extra energy. so, yeah, in a way, that has helped me in my career. for me, it'sjust all about the night and spending it together with the team and staff and fa ns together with the team and staff and fans at home watching. how do you learn to use criticism from other people and use it to kind of force you want? it's difficult. especially when i was a young player, coming through that experience a little bit. but when you come for a club like liverpool the expectation is so high, such a huge club. and just turned 21 when i came. it was more difficult, definitely, when i was younger and at the start, learning, but the only way you learn to cope with it is experience and having gone through different experiences throughout my life and career, people telling me i'm not good enough or not big enough or i'm not fast enough or whatever it may be, i'm not good enough to be playful sunderland or liverpool or england or whatever it is. they have always had question marks. but as you get older you learn to use it in a much better way and that is about experiences they have had in the past for supper now, yeah, i'll look for it, the criticism, it gives us that extra motivation and energy to prove people wrong. music plays. and, of course, the big question tonight, when kenny dalglish hands that trophy over, i don't know if anyone will have seen is, probably lots of you have, jordan henderson is known for doing what they call the ken—do shuffle. is known for doing what they call the ken-do shuffle. then i'm sure you know what it is. yes, aware of the shuffle. shuffle his feet. of course he has a knee injury at the moment. will he be able to do that? he says hopefully yes, the adrenaline will make it... laughter. he won't be able to resist it. exactly. not quite up there with the peter crouch robot but we will see what happens later. thank you, sally. thank you very much. the prime minister is likely to face tough questions from mps later, about how best to counter possible russian espionage and influence in britain. yesterday, a report by the intelligence and security committee said the uk was the main target after the us and nato and accused number ten of under—estimating the threat posed by russia. let's speak now to one of the mps responsible for compiling the report, kevan jones. good morning. thank you for spending a bit of time with us this morning. if somebody is waking up watching bbc breakfast today ann king, ok, what should i be thinking about in terms of russian influence in the uk, what you say to them this morning and what sort of danger does that pose, to your mind, to this country? welcome the report was extensive, not just country? welcome the report was extensive, notjust interference in terms of the election process, but across the whole spectrum of threats. most of it is out there in open sources. russia will use any opportunity to try and cause dissent and also cause confusion for our, you know, a way of life. the prime minister, as we mentioned, will face some questions today in the commons and is likely to respond to that report. what did you think he needs to say and what will he say? the most remarkable thing about the report is that the government didn't ask the questions in terms of interference in elections and came forward to say there is no evidence. they didn't even ask for it. i think what does needs now, i do welcome if it is going to come forward, the new legislation which is clearly needed, which the report recommends, but also we need to sort out within government the responsibilities of who protect our election system, for example so why did you get to the bottom of why it wasn't looked into lizzie lowe no. i think the most remarkable thing is, as they said, not only we were told there was no evidence, no evidence was actually asked for. the government did respond yesterday, they said," we have seen no evidence of successful interference in the eu referendum". how significant is that was successful? i would actually refer eve ryo ne successful? i would actually refer everyone to page, think it is 13, paragraph 44, because that quote is selective. it goes on to say that neither did they actually seek any evidence. ok. they haven't got the report in front of me but i will check that paragraph out. the committee report was very strongly worded. in terms of the government's lack of action, i suppose that you talked about the most significant things you picked up this morning. do you think there's an accusation accusation that that was deliberate? well, now, think it's up to the government to explain why, why it took the eye off the ball. i think the overall thrust of the report is, and it is ourjob to actually try to improve things, and that is what we wa nt to improve things, and that is what we want to do so by the report talks of russian money being used to build influence across i think the quote isa influence across i think the quote is a wide sphere of the british establishment. can i ask you why you didn't goa establishment. can i ask you why you didn't go a step further and actually name names? well, the report obviously gives a very sensitive intelligence, there is a redacted version that is public, there is an an extra point, and what we can't do is put anything in the public domain which would harm our national security. what are your feelings about the government's expected to strengthen counter espionage laws in the wake of your report and are no others have worked on it as well, what sort of things do you think need to be included in that was yellow well, that was one of our main recommendations, the official secrets act isn't fit for purpose —— the official secrets act. the law commission in 2017 recommend, had a consultation on changes to bring forward, for example, a new espionage act. and we have heard nothing yet from the government. i hope today isn'tjust a spin and we now see action. do you think there will be another enquiry ata think there will be another enquiry at a later stage into more specific attem pts at a later stage into more specific atte m pts to at a later stage into more specific attempts to actually interfere from russia? well, i don't know. i think the main thing we need to do isjust to ensure that the systems that we have in place to protect our democracy, because it's something that in a free and open society in which we live in it we cherish. ok, well, we will cover what the prime minister has to say later on. kevan jones, thank you very much for that. kevan jones from the intelligence and security select committee speaking to us this morning. we will hear from the domont. speaking to us this morning. we will hearfrom the domont. grant shapps will be here later this morning. as more of us choose to holiday in the uk instead ofjetting off abroad, sales of mobile homes have risen sharply. nina is at a caravan park for us this morning. good morning to you. a very good morning to you. i'm in the beautiful yorkshire dales. it is nestled into a spot next to the lancashire border, next to the cumbria border. one of literally thousands of places up one of literally thousands of places up and down the uk that you might not know about unless you are a fan ofa not know about unless you are a fan of a staycation. and it has been fascinating over the past few weeks and looking ahead to august how many of us are choosing now to holiday in the uk and stay in the uk. so we have learned about the sale of ca rava ns have learned about the sale of caravans and motorhomes has gone through the roof, notjust new ones, but secondhand ones as well. implicit in that is notjust the people doing it this year, they have fallen for it, they want to buy that motorhome and you would year after yearup to you, motorhome and you would year after year up to you, great news for someone like tom. good morning. he ru ns someone like tom. good morning. he runs this caravan park. lovely to see you. a bleak few months for you, i'm sure. having to tell your members you can't be here over easter and the bank holiday, how was that? the weekend of the 22nd of march was one of the most difficult times i've had in my career is operating this caravan park. we had to ask all the customers to leave the park because we were forced to close by the government ruling. there were tears in the eyes as they we re there were tears in the eyes as they were leaving the park. the uncertainty and all the unknown of what was happening, this pandemic, we never seen anything like this in the uk at all. the customers left. the phone never rang four weeks after that and it was just uncertainty and unknown. going forward , uncertainty and unknown. going forward, when we were in lockdown we had to keep all the stuff want to keep the conditions as it is now, as you see, with all the grass cut, all the hedges and everything done. we we re the hedges and everything done. we were able to do maintenance, so we ke pt were able to do maintenance, so we kept the loyalty to the staff and ke pt kept the loyalty to the staff and kept them going all the time. the wildlife was absolutely phenomenal. the wildlife moved in as the customers left and we had the glorious spring with all the birds and the animals and the dears and all the fish in the river is coming back to full fruition as it used to be... you were telling me earlier how beautiful it was, like a nature reserve , how beautiful it was, like a nature reserve, in the absence of people. that was one advantage. the other one now the people you call ubs, ca rava n converts. one now the people you call ubs, caravan converts. yes. we have a new breed of customers coming into the industry whether they are buying a seasonal touring pitch all even a holiday home. we have a lot of new customers and the, how shall they say, the interest during the end of lockdown period, with people ringing up lockdown period, with people ringing up and making bookings, inquiries about budgeting or even taking the seasonal pictures on was phenomenal. we just moved on from there and we have seen the regeneration of the park industry which has been absolutely brilliant. fantastic. fantastic. a real cimolai going forward. notjust this year but the yea rs forward. notjust this year but the years ahead. let us have a chat to mark. sorry for interrupting your brea kfast. mark. sorry for interrupting your breakfast. good morning. you are more of a season caravan. that is in yourfamily. more of a season caravan. that is in your family. you have more of a season caravan. that is in yourfamily. you have come up more of a season caravan. that is in your family. you have come up from bolton which is a sort of an hour and a half away. just over an hour away, really. it's great. you can just be here, just within an hour of being home, really. it's really fantastic stop so you knew about this staycation secret long before lockdown? yes. it's not too far away from home. it's great to get away after being stuck at home with children for three months. so they can leave home schooling behind back in bolton and come up here. lots of people would say a staycation isn't a holiday, but you have told me you have two under six and they absolutely have two under six and they a bsolutely love have two under six and they absolutely love it. it doesn't matter to them whether they are here or bya matter to them whether they are here or by a pool in spain, does it? not at all. we have the play park on side, walked out of the fishing lakes. one ended up in the river yesterday, so had to go diving and after, not diving in, but go in after, not diving in, but go in after her. fantastic. fantastic. i'm going to have make crunchy not that you have kindly bought me. caravans like this and campsites are worth 5 billion to the uk economy, 2000 jobs around them, and industry said to get even bigger. getting provided with breakfast there as well?! how lovely is that? you can't speak there, can you? that's lovely. we will be with you throughout the morning, nina. thank you very much. carol, i don't know she is getting brea kfast, carol, i don't know she is getting breakfast, but she is well taken ca re breakfast, but she is well taken care of. tell me everyone at home, is there a discussion about whether you are a motorhome person or a ca rava n you are a motorhome person or a caravan person? there is a big difference between the two. by feel like i am not in that world. exactly. tell us. it's lovely weather for that. carol. carol is at blenheim palace with the weather this morning. it's lovely to be here at blenheim palace. we are on the other side from where we started. behind me is the great lake. now, the gardener, capability brown, built a dam to make that leg because before that it was the river. you can see on the features the garden has. they have been here at christmas on the eliminated trail and it is beautifully lit up. they said the water terraces were a part of the nine stukes water terraces were a part of the nine stu kes legacy water terraces were a part of the nine stukes legacy at the palace. he actually commissioned the water towers between 1925 and 1930. tim has been close like everything else during the course of lockdown. nothing has been taking place here since then. and lots of other features have been installed instead, like a drive—in movie you can come and see. the weather today not bad for that. the weather across the board is fairly cloudy. for the rest of the week it will remain fairly cloudy as well, with some rain at times. we certainly have some rain already this morning, rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland, some of that getting into northern england. if you start the forecast at nine o'clock in scotland, here we do have a lot of rain away from the north where it is a brightest star, some of that rain has been heavy overnight and will be for quite a while yet. northern ireland, also cloudier was just another day. cloudy across northern england with some rain getting across the north—west. then as we come south there is cloud across wales, the midlands, brightest guys in east anglia, it is the southern counties of england and the channel islands that have the clearest disguise at the moment. sunshine to start the day for you. you will hang onto it as will the channel islands. through the course of the day all that rain in the north will be putting this with, we will see further rain crossing scotland and northern ireland and also northern england. it will dry ireland and also northern england. it willdry up ireland and also northern england. it will dry up later in northern ireland. for the rest of us, there will be a lot of cloud with some sunny breaks. top damages today a little higher than yesterday. looking at a high of 24 in london which is more or less spot—on for this time of year. but the range goes from 13—24 north to south. heading on through the course of this evening and overnight, we will hang onto the rain across the northern isles, there will be a lot of cloud, showers knocking around. we will have rain coming in from the irish sea across parts of northern ireland, clipping north—west wales, and also north—west england with overnight lows 9—13. tomorrow we will hang onto the rain across the northern isles. we will see the rain in wales, northern ireland, north—west england, moves east was leaving behind a few showers, quite a lot of cloud as well. we will see some sunny breaks here and there. temperatures tomorrow, looking at again roughly 13 in the north two highs of 24 as we push further south. and beyond that the weather still does look unsettled, but there will be some sunshine to look forward to two. the headlines are coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: security services could be given extra powers after a damning report on potential russian interference in uk politics. delays to government guidance on when care homes can reopen to visitors. families who haven't seen their loved ones for months call for clarity. it's unfair for the families who are desperate to visit. so the guidance needs to be published and it needs to be published at the earliest opportunity, because it's late. prince george turns seven. new pictures of the birthday boy are released by the duchess of cambridge, his mum. good morning, campers, there has been a boom in the sale of used and second—hand camper vans. we are talking to the liverpool captain jordan henderson — about an incredible season and how life's been for him. but he is also urging fans to stay away from anfield tonight, when they finally get their hands on the trophy. they can't be coming in and gathering around the stadiums because we need to protect the safety of the community and the nhs. nhs staff have been working tirelessly over the last few months and we need to keep going in the right direction. it's wednesday the 22nd ofjuly. our top story. security services could be given extra powers to stop foreign interference, this is after a damning report from mps on the potential threat from russia. the long—awaited report, which was published yesterday, found authorities had taken their eye off the ball and had not investigated whether russia meddled in the scottish and brexit referendums. let's go to westminster where we can speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. this report was very critical, wasn't it? it was. he didn't have a smoking gun saying here is where russia changed the course of this political event. it was really critical of the government for basically taking its eye off the ball in making sure that russia was not interfering in the brexit referendum and scotland referendum as well. the government is thinking of tightening up the lord to make sure russian spies, for example, have to register in the uk. some people might be surprised that is not the case at the moment. but they are thinking of copying america, where that is the case. have a listen to one of the members of the committee that wrote that report, labourmp committee that wrote that report, labour mp kevin jones on committee that wrote that report, labour mp kevinjones on breakfast this morning. the most remarkable thing about the report is that the government didn't ask the questions in terms of interference in elections, and can avoid saying there is no evidence, they didn't even ask for it. i think what we need now, i do welcome it if it is going to come forward, the new legislation which is clearly needed, which the report recommends, but also we need to sort out within government the responsibilities of who protects our election system, for example. it was really interesting that kevanjones in that interview as well basically said the government was selectively quoting from the report when it said that there was no need for a look back into the referendum, because there was no evidence russia had successfully interfered. he has pointed out time and time again that was because nobody was looking. so think we're going to hear more and more questions about this over the next few days, starting today in parliament. ok, nick eardley, thank you very much. we will be speaking to grant shapps in 25 minutes' time here on breakfast. and we will talk to him about care homes in england, urging the government to publish its guidance on when they can open their doors to visitors as soon as possible. nearly two weeks ago, the health secretary matt hancock promised to outline the next steps "within days", but that has still not happened. andy moore reports. hello! hi, mum! some care homes have gone to enormous lengths to make sure their residents can see their families. at this home in cheshire, they've created a special pod where loved ones are separated by a glass panel, but connected by intercom. onjuly 9, matt hancock said he would be issuing guidance within a few days on how care homes could reopen to visitors. but since then, there's been nothing. matt fleming used to see his mum in her nursing home on a daily basis, but because of coronavirus, he hasn't been able to visit her in months. when matt hancock made that announcement ten or 11 days ago, there was a real sort of sense of relief that finally we're going to get somewhere. and it's going to be able to see mum after all this time, with the appropriate sort of ppe and the appropriate sort of health and safety measures put in place. but since then, there's been complete silence. in wales, visits have been allowed to care homes the first ofjune, providing social distancing and hygiene measures are followed. in scotland, homes that were virus—free for 28 days were able to accept visitors from july 3, and in northern ireland, homes that are virus—free can allow one person to visit, with a second person allowed where possible. in the absence of official guidance in england, many homes are making their own arrangements for safe visiting. care home providers say they need the promised guidelines immediately. once you have made a statement, you raise expectations for families, loved ones, and therefore, you have to have the follow—throughs. it's unfair for the providers, it's unfair for the families who are desperate to visit. so the guidance needs to be published and it needs to be published at the earliest opportunity, because it's late. the department of health and social care said it was doing everything possible to protect the elderly and vulnerable during the current pandemic. it said it would be setting out details shortly on how safe visiting in care homes could resume. andy moore, bbc news. president trump has warned that the coronavirus outbreak in the united states will get worse before it gets better. tens of thousands of new cases are being identified every day, and more than 140,000 people have died. speaking at the white house, mr trump also made a u—turn on wearing face coverings, urging americans to use them when social distancing cannot be maintained. peter bowes reports. clatter of camera shutters a different tone and a different message, noticeably subdued and less combative than usual, president trump took to the podium at his first coronavirus briefing since april. he acknowledged the pandemic was far from over. we are in the process of developing a strategy that is going to be very, very powerful. we have developed them as we go along. some areas of our country are doing very well, other are doing less well. it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something i do not like saying about things but that is the way it is, it is what we have, you look over the world, it is all over the world. apparently heeding the advice of his experts, who were absent from the stage, mr trump spoke enthusiastically about facemasks even though he is been seen only once in public wearing one himself. i mean, i carry the mask. i went into walter reed hospital the other day, i have the mask right here. i carry it and i will use it gladly, no problem with it. and i have said that and i say, if you can, use the mask, when you can, use the mask, if you are close to each other, if you are in a group, i would put it on, when i'm ina group. if i am in an elevator and there are other people with me, including, like, security people, it is not their fault, they have to be in the elevator, i want to protect them also. the change in rhetoric comes at a time when opinion polls suggest most americans disapprove of the way mr trump has dealt with the pandemic and, with the number of new covid—19 cases soaring in some southern and western states, the president seemed to go out of his way to hammer home his new message. we are imploring young americans to avoid packed bars and of the crowded indoor gatherings, to be safe and be smart. after questions about the virus, the news conference took an unexpected turn, when a reporter asked about ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend of the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. reporter: ghislaine maxwell is in prison and so a lot of people want to know if she is going to turn in powerful people? and i know you talked in the past about prince andrew and you criticized bill clinton's behaviour — i'm wondering, do you feel that she will turn in powerful men? how do you see that working out? i do not know, i have not really been following it too much. ijust wish her well, frankly. i've met a numerous times over the years, especially since i've lived in palm beach and i guess they lived in palm beach, but i wish her well. whatever it is. i don't know the situation with prince andrew. just don't know. not aware of it. a surprise ending to a new style of coronavirus briefing from the white house. peter bowes, bbc news. it is 7:10am. more than 5 million people in the australian city of melbourne will be required to wear a face covering in public spaces, including outdoors, from later today. the guidance has been made compulsory after a surge in cases of coronavirus. we'rejoined now from sydney by our correspondent phil mercer. good evening to you. what exactly has been happening? wejust good evening to you. what exactly has been happening? we just had the latest figures from the australian government, and in the last 24 hours, australia is a whole has recorded more than 500 new covid—19 cases, that is the highest daily increase since the pandemic began, and it comes just a few hours before the entire city of melbourne, as you say, 5 million people, will be forced to wear masks outside stop now the city of melbourne, and a large area to the north are currently under lockdown. that means people can only leave their homes for essential business. when they do, they will have to wear masks. and due to an apparent shortage of proper surgical masks, official advice has been given to residents about how to make their own, and also bandannas, scars and hank achieves will also do the job —— handkerchiefs, but australia was my coronavirus emergency, it is safe to say that is intensifying —— australia's run virus emergency is intensifying. passport offices are dealing with a backlog of more than 400,000 applications. a home office minister says reduced staffing, to allow for social distancing, means forms are taking longer than usual to process. on yesterday's breakfast we heard some families were having to cancel their holidays after waiting months for their new passports to arrive. and if you have a look at the front pages of some of the newspapers this morning... two new photographs of prince george have been released by kensington palace to mark his seventh birthday. in both photos, which were taken by his mother, the duchess of cambridge, the future king flashes a gap—toothed smile at the camera. there it is for you. george has been pictured a number of times with his younger siblings, five—year—old charlotte and louis, who is two, as they applauded health and key workers during the weekly show of support. a very good morning to you. you are watching breakfast. it is 7:13am. three years ago, four—year—old violet—grace youens, was killed when she was hit by a stolen car as she walked across the road with her grandmother. the driver was sentenced to nine years in prison. her family have given their support to a bill introduced by theresa may, which would increase prison sentences to life, for dangerous driving in england and wales. we'll speak to violet—grace's dad, glenn shortly. but first this report, from kelly foran. a happy, helpful, beautiful little girl. but violet—grace's life was cut short by a speeding driver racing through the streets of st helens that more than 80 miles an hour. the drover —— driver went over the body and went off, prompting an emotional appealfrom his the body and went off, prompting an emotional appeal from his own mother. i don't condone what happened. i am mother. i don't condone what happened. iam his mum. you've mother. i don't condone what happened. i am his mum. you've got to think of this. aidan mcatee was eventually found and jailed for nine yea rs eventually found and jailed for nine years and four months. but he could be out as sooner next year. violet—grace youens was four years old when she tragically died. becky youens sadly remarked that aidan will spend less time injail than violet—grace was alive. no sentence can make up for the tragic loss of a loved one. a life cut short, a future obliterated, a family devastated. but the sentence can enable those left behind if you are has been done. the bills passed -- the bill passed unanimously. the ayes have it. it will have a second reading in october and soon after become law. that was kelly foran reporting. we're joined now by violet—grace's dad, glenn. a very good morning to you. everybody watching that will have seven sympathy for what has happened. before we talk about what has changed, tells a little bit about violet—grace. has changed, tells a little bit about violet-grace. violet was four yea rs old about violet-grace. violet was four years old when she was killed. she was just, as anybody would tell you, what is like to be a parent, she was incredible, she changed our life for the better and she was just such a loving and sharing kind of soul. she a lwa ys loving and sharing kind of soul. she always said she wanted to be a doctor or a nurse and a school teacher. at four years old she wa nted teacher. at four years old she wanted to help people. she was the light of our life. i know you have been campaigning for tougher sentences. we saw theresa may mentioning her yesterday, what were your feelings when you heard her talking about her? very emotional listening to hearing violet‘s name in parliament. it something you don't think will happen. it was light and emotional day. we are glad that finally things are starting to ta ke that finally things are starting to take progress, this could have come into place a long time ago and so many families it's happening to and, right now, over the years and even now, it has become the norm we hear there has been another hit—and—run and nobody accepts the centre things that are given. so it was quite emotional to hear violet's name and things are starting to work and changes are going to happen, not just a promise of when parliamentary time allows. to have had a huge amount of support, so many people signing a petition on your behalf as well. yeah, the support from everybody, especially our local community in st helens and the whole country, really, everyone has been really supportive. we started the petition and i think within six weeks we had close to 167,000 signatures, which is incredible, really. it shows that people do want this change. people understand why the change is needed. and it's incredible the support we have received and we can't thank everybody enough for signing the petition and getting behind it, because it shows its notjust us wanting the change or us being angry or upset, it's families who have not readily been affected want this change as well, because there is not one person who has sat there and gone and said "i think he has got enough time in prison was good. every single person apart from aidan mcateer asset i don't think he has enough time in prison. as an insult. for us as a family we have not put back together our broken heart and our broken life and we have to think about him coming out of prison next year. what will happen is it will amend the road traffic offenders act and increase to life imprisonment the maximum travel causing death by dangerous driving. would that have made a difference to you? it is so hard, isn't it? i think for us, made a difference to you? it is so hard, isn't it? ithink for us, i don't think for any family it's going to, any kind ofjustice will make a difference. it'sjust going to, any kind ofjustice will make a difference. it's just going to give us time. already, violet‘s little brother was 18 months when it happened, and he is five now, he will be six when his from prison. and we have to teach our son and all violet's friends what is right and wrong in the world and went he is at an age when he understands what it does matter what happens and we have to tell him he has gone to prison, he has come out of prison, and he is able to have a life and all the chances he took away from violet he has been given a second chance when violet wasn't even given a second chance. he stepped over violet's body and ran off. we think life imprisonment, it would never be enough, but it would be enough time... crust web enough time, it won't change anything for us, but for otherfamilies won't change anything for us, but for other families hopefully it will give them enough time to rebuild their lives a little bit and get themselves mentally and physically stronger to be ready for them coming out of prison, not still dealing with what's happened and still explaining it to younger family members that the loved one is not there anymore. as you said, it won't make any difference to the sentence he has. have you any idea at this point the kind of timeframe when it might actually come into law? hopefully, we are hoping, as we saw yesterday, it has cross—party support and everyone is supportive of it, so hopefully in october when a bit more information is released they should be again, hopefully, eve ryo ne they should be again, hopefully, everyone agrees it again... we are hoping it could be by the end of the year. but it all depends on, you know, we seen through the pandemic that laws and legislation can happen very quickly. so parliamentary time does allow, we just hope that they does allow, we just hope that they do do it as fast as they can, because this hopefully will be a deterrent for people who are driving dangerously. for us and everyone else it can't happen soon enough. but you talked a little bit about how you explain this to younger family members. how are you all doing? every day for us, wake up every morning and for that split second it has not happened. violet is still in her bed and everything is still in her bed and everything is normal. but that'sjust is still in her bed and everything is normal. but that's just one second every day where it's not. and then we realise she's not here. glenn, i'm going to... we get through every day as we can and we're just through every day as we can and we'rejust hoping this through every day as we can and we're just hoping this helps and this will help us grieve a little bit and beat violet's legacy. and it will do us proud and violet's little brother. you have made a big difference, glenn. they appreciate that. glenn youens, thank you for your time. -- i appreciate. it is heartbreaking. thank you for being with us. you are watching this on the bbc -- with us. you are watching this on the bbc —— breakfast on the bbc. we've heard a lot on breakfast about how children who are entitled to free school meals struggle to cope during the holidays or when classrooms are closed. our next guest, zane powles is a teacher and was so concerned about vulnerable students, that he spent lockdown walking more than 550 miles, delivering 7,000 packed lunches to families across grimsby. we'll speak to zane shortly but first let's take a look back at his story. when i see him every day my brother, like, here's mr zane powles. hejust wa nts to like, here's mr zane powles. hejust wants to do it to help us while this lockdown is on. going to be strange him not coming any more. it's nice to have a friendly face. wow. doing a very good job. a fantastic job. making it a little bit easier most times. you're not worrying so much. nice to see your teacher. laughter. let's speech about superstar. zane powles joins us now. let's speech about superstar. zane powlesjoins us now. good morning. thanks for talking to us. hopefully you can hear us. your picture has just frozen. hopefully you can see us anyway. it must have felt quite emotional to do that last round with all the lunches? it was strange, yeah. six weeks, so the last one was quite weird. take us back to the start of it. we will try to keep going but your line is a little bit fla ky going but your line is a little bit flaky at the moment. we have spoken toa flaky at the moment. we have spoken to a couple of times on bbc brea kfast. to a couple of times on bbc breakfast. remind our viewers what inspired you to do this in the first place. when the lockdown happen, was really concerned about whether the children... inaudible. some of our children are quite vulnerable. so we needed to make sure i saw them everything all day to make sure... inaudible. the children are coping very well. especially at the beginning of the lockdown when. .. especially at the beginning of the lockdown when... inaudible. i'm really sorry. we've enjoyed following your story over the last few weeks but at the moment we can't really hear what you are saying. ok. we can see you wearing a pink tutu at the moment. you have had a tweet from marcus rashford, calling you a hero, the footballer stop we will try to come back to zane later in the programme to see if we can make the programme to see if we can make the line work a little better. have marcus rashford tweet. he was on the programme speaking to sally, talking about the recognition he has had and he saw what mr powles had been doing and you can see that. what a hero. semi— credible recognition for the work of zane and we would like to reflect that this morning, but u nfortu nately reflect that this morning, but unfortunately technology has let us down at the moment. 23 minutes past seven. we can talk about someone else who has been doing a lot during lockdown. during the last few months, millions of children and their parents have started each day with a virtual workout, with fitness coach joe wicks. his infectious love for exercise has made him the uk's self—styled pe teacher and he's inspired us to take part in a variety of different routines. todayjoe will host his final online session. we'll speak to him later but first let's take a look back at some of his best bits. good morning, everybody. and welcome to number one of my pe withjoe, a 30 minute workout everything all day monday to friday. ice i'll be riding shotgun... 100% of the proceeds of this is going to our nhs charities together. £91,000 last week. do you like bt sports? yeah? all across the time zones. sports? yeah? all across the time zones. someone is exercising with us. good morning, alex in india. california, sydney, australia. go and get that guitar and show us how you are training on the guitar and how it's going. tune into me with joe at nine a.m.. today. music plays. # i'll be riding shotgun, underneath the hot sun, feeling like a someone. . . the hot sun, feeling like a someone... under strict doctor's orders i am unable to do this. i think decide to introduce my wonderful wife and teaching assistant, miss rosie. rosie, eight seconds. keep going. push—ups. come on. come on. bye—bye. seconds. keep going. push—ups. come on. come on. bye-bye. love you! goodbye everybody, take care. hasn't he done a greatjob? we will be talking tojoe in about an hour. you are watching bbc breakfast. transport secretary grant shapps will bejoining us in a short time. it is 7:26am. we have the weather this morning. with carol. if you are following carolyn social media she has made us all feel very hungry by putting the brea kfast all feel very hungry by putting the breakfast they brought her at blenheim pallara ‘s this morning. you have got a sense of that hour wait —— tim pallas. you have got a sense of that hour wait -- tim pallas. in your dreams, dan. this is not a prop. this is a beautiful aerial view of where i am in blenheim palace. this is the italian garden. we have unprecedented access to it. it is the private garden of the 12th duke of marlborough. normally you can't get into this. you can look at it from either side but you can't be in here. the only other company that has filled in here is disney. now look at this. they almost didn't make it for this broadcast. my giddy aunt, this looks. . .. make it for this broadcast. my giddy aunt, this looks.... it is delicious. i have already had a little nibble. if you want to come two to blenheim palace for afternoon tea or evenjust a one two to blenheim palace for afternoon tea or even just a one around the gardens, you have to book in advance, you can't just gardens, you have to book in advance, you can'tjust wander in. the weather today, fairly cloudy for many of us and it will be like that for the rest of the week. rain at times for the rest of the week as well. today we have seen quite a bit of rain, especially argyle and pew, 7.8 millimetres fell in just one hour. on the charts at nine o'clock, the north of scotland is sticking out in the dry conditions. the rest of scotla nd out in the dry conditions. the rest of scotland pretty wet this morning. a lot of surface water and spread around. northern ireland, cloudier meite started the day. northern england, fairly cloudy with some rain getting in and more rain through the day. then as we come south into wales, the midlands, parts of east anglia, again a lot of cloud around with one or two brightest guys. but it is, the other parts of east anglia and southern counties of england and channel islands are likely to see early sunshine and southern counties and channel islands hanging onto that sunshine throughout the course of the day. talking through the course of the day, the rain that we have in the north will push steadily into the north will push steadily into the north will push steadily into the north sea. behind there will be some showers around, writing up at times in northern ireland and still quite a lot of cloud as well. that cloud will break here and there, allowing some sunshine to come through. and it's not going to be for chilly —— as chilly was some as yesterday. through this evening and overnight there will still be a lot of cloud, still some showers, and we will still have the rain across the northern isles. a new band of rain will sweep in across the irish sea into northern ireland, north—west wales, north—west england two. as a result, not a particularly cold night. looking at a range roughly 9— 30 degrees. tomorrow then we pick up the rain in wales, northern ireland, north—west england as it moves steadily eastwards. it will eventually clear, but there will be afairafew eventually clear, but there will be a fair a few showers again left in its way. and also a lot of cloud around as well. like today we will see some sunnier breaks with highs up see some sunnier breaks with highs up to about 24. does it for me for now. i will be back in half—an—hour. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it is almost 7:30am. our top story: security services are set to be given extra powers to stop foreign interference, following a damning report from mps on possible russian influence in the uk. we're joined now by transport secretary grant shapps. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. so much to talk to you this morning about. the government directly avoided an investigation into allegations the russian government interfered with the brexit referendum. why directly avoid that? yeah, look, i think the intelligence owns agencies work on this every single day of the week. they are always producing information. so is not a question of avoiding anything, that is exactly what the security intelligence agencies are doing all the time as they seek to keep us safe and prevent interference from countries like russia, who wrongly seem to be intent on this sort of activity. let me take you back to what the actual report found, they avoided it because they were not asked to do it. well, it's not that the work doesn't go on, that is what the intelligence and agencies are doing every single day of the week, indeed, 24 hours a day, so it is not that it indeed, 24 hours a day, so it is not thatitis indeed, 24 hours a day, so it is not that it is being avoided, but i do think there is more that we may need to do asa think there is more that we may need to do as a country. and that is why we are looking at those additional powers that you just flagged up, to look at activities, for example, of hostile states and to have laws in place which are tougher and may be modelled more along what the us or indeed, australia, do with regards foreign agents activity with requiring people to register. foreign agents activity with requiring people to registerlj foreign agents activity with requiring people to register. i will come to what the changes are. but i wa nt to come to what the changes are. but i want to come back to that beginning point that the whole report was about the allegations as to whether or not russia interfered with the brexit referendum or the independence got in referendum as well. —— independent scotland referendum is opposite they said they didn't find evidence because they didn't find evidence because they were looking for it, then you say they were? the report said they didn't find say they were? the report said they didn'tfind any say they were? the report said they didn't find any evidence. you are asking about looking for that evidence, and it is not the case, andi evidence, and it is not the case, and i wouldn't want anyone to go away and think that it is, that that evidence is not being looked for, not just evidence is not being looked for, notjust in a 1—off report basis, but on an ongoing basis, every single day and every hour of the day. our world—class intelligence agencies are on this all the time. i previewed some of the security information where it relates to transportation issues, i know they have a variety of different approaches to capturing that information —— i have her view of some of the security information. —— purview was that it is not that our security organisations are not looking, i wish other countries would play by the rulebook. russia was recently in the g8, but now it is back down to g7 because russia is not playing by the rules. is back down to g7 because russia is not playing by the ruleslj is back down to g7 because russia is not playing by the rules. ijust wa nt to not playing by the rules. ijust want to be really clear. the report was very clear, the british government actively avoided looking into this was not a deciding the findings of the report, then? yes. the government itself is made up of cabinet in the parliament, rather the state is made up of cabinet and parliament and our security and intelligence agencies, and it is not the case they were not looking for i do not look for interference in all manner of different areas of bridges life, from interference in politics, but also of course the way operations take place on things like social media —— different areas of british life. so it is not a gap in our intelligence knowledge, but i do think it is very important that we are always one step ahead of doubt. and that is why, as i say, we will be looking at the activities of hostile states, what additional powers can be granted and while there is work that remains to be done on that, i can confirm that is something that is actively going on right now within government. you talk about being one step ahead. the report says you badly underestimated the threat from russia. well, as i say, the intelligence agencies are the places where those threat assessments are looked at and each week they provide information to ministers about the level or perceived level of threat or actual level of threats. so don't think anyone underestimated. in fact, as they say, we unfortunately have had to, with regard to relations, be very clear with russia that they cannot be a part of that established international community, what was the gs, international community, what was the g8, if they won't play by the international rules. that has been widely recognised and we put a wide series of measures in place, not all of which they can be discussed on television, to ensure our form of liberal democracy, where we can even have these kind of debates, and these kind of reports published, i maintained and indeed secured —— they are maintained and indeed secured through the use of our intelligence agencies. the government has had this reporter some time. it says russian agents can act with impunity because of outdated security laws. you have known about this for months? the report came in and then the election happened was that it has taken a while, as you rightly pointed out, and not without some controversy, for the parliamentary committee, whose job it was to issue this report to be formed and then issued it, which they have done promptly on theirformation. so, yes, there has been a bit of time. but as i have explained, we haven't been sitting on our laurels is a government. we have been looking at this new form of law, which would be about the registration of foreign agents. so if somebody had not registered, that becomes an immediate reason for them to be extradited or sent away from the country. so, no, we have not been sitting on it, we have been working on this and it is notjust me saying this this morning, we have been saying this to parliament during this period, that we are working on these new form of legislation. what are you going to do about one of the other things that came out in the report? london is being described as a laundromat for illicit finances. real concern money is being used to buy influence? it's very important that the good names of london and of the city and of the united kingdom, when it comes to anti money laundering legislation is maintained. and we have a series of reviews, the latest from 2018, which have tightened rules further. that is absolutely the right thing to do. this is not the right thing to do. this is not the place to come to launder money, and we do make sure we have some of the world's toughest enforcement measures of anywhere in the world in place in the uk. so it is not welcome, written has gone a lot further than many other countries, for example in the transparency of registers and things like companies house and ownership, sometimes complex business operations which are being designed to launder money, and the uk has led the world internationally on leading the world and sometimes taking unilateral action to put those measures in place. can i ask you about a couple of things as well. 400,000 passports, a backlog of passports, what are you going to do about that? clearly coro navi rus what are you going to do about that? clearly coronavirus has had an impact on various different public services as the public servants who operate and administer these systems have themselves presumably in some cases had coronavirus and likely been working from home. so i know in the case of passports, the home office is working very hard to clear that backlog. i read earlier in the week, keeping abreast of this all the way through, on shortages of labour in other areas, driving licenses, most of this happens online, but when people are using online, but when people are using online resources that requires people to sort through those applications. and i have been putting pressure on different driving agencies to make sure that they get up—to—date with those now that people are able to return to the office. can i ask you on both those points? yep. what is the timeframe for the backlog on passports and drivers licenses? passports is not quite my area and i don't have the answer on top of my head. drivers licenses, regular drivers licenses, those who are for online, where there has been an issueis online, where there has been an issue is where people have sent in paper applications. we were getting them cleared as soon as possible and it is one of the reasons why the prime minister said last week it is important that, where people can, and where employers and employees able to agree it, that when people —— that people return to their places of work, so we can get back to normal. i think the delays have been understandable, but i don't think we can live with those delays in the system for very long, so i will make sure for anything to do with transport we crackdown on it very quickly. and we spoke a lot of people we are having problems pacifically with the drivers licenses as well. so many people are concerned about families being able to visit their families in care homes. you said you would give —— they said they would give new guidance two weeks ago. first of all, for anybody who does have loved ones in care homes, many of us have beenin ones in care homes, many of us have been in that position, it is heartbreaking not being able to visit them. we want that to happen as quickly as possible, and as the health secretary said, there is new guidance coming forward for that. because it has to balance that critical safety, and we don't want to see care homes reinfected, for example, against the human desire to wa nt to example, against the human desire to want to have families being able to meet up again, it has taken a while to get right. when i we going to get it? it will be this week. grant shapps, thank you very much. you're welcome. it is 7:20am. —— 7:40am. aston villa gave themselves a lifeline last night, in the fight against relegation from the premier league. sally is with us now. they beat arsenal 1—0 — trezeguet with the goal — and that moves them out of the bottom three at the expense of watford. if it was a film script, no—one would believe it. it will go down to the wire. commentator: in the corner... they dropped down after they were thrashed 4—0 by manchester city — raheem sterling scoring twice. so it all goes down to sunday — watford and villa could still be relegated, with bournemouth also in serious danger. as you mentioned, it is a huge note for liverpool. they will finally be presented with the premier league trophy tonight before the game against chelsea. i spent some time with jordan henderson, who against chelsea. i spent some time withjordan henderson, who has echoed pleas from juergen clark and merseyside police for fans to stay away from anfield —— juergen klopp, and said there will be a chance to celebrate in future. i understand how difficult it must be. they have waited so long, but at the moment, unfortunately we can't, they can't be coming in and gathering outside of the stadiums because of the health and safety of the country and we need to protect the nhs. nhs staff who have been working so restlessly over the last few months and we need to keep going in the right direction. and if we keep doing that, hopefully sooner rather than later we can come back in the stadium and can have that moment. so, please, yes, watch at home, celebrate at home and look forward to the moment that we will have together, hopefully in the near future. i hope you didn't confuse anyone there. they will be presented with the trophy after the game. and i have seen the stage set for that trophy. we got a clue on the pyrotechnics that are going to happen at anfield, that will be after their match at against chelsea tonight. i think you will hear the fireworks all the way along to the other end of the 62. and they are asking people, aren't they, not to turn out in large numbers. this is a really serious point thatjordan henderson, captain of the club made to us in that interview. jurgen klopp, the manager said before the press conference yesterday there was a statement from merseyside police, making it really clear ca n merseyside police, making it really clear can celebrate this liverpool, but celebrate at home. the time of the party will come. be patient, it is just not yet. and the party will come. be patient, it isjust not yet. and we will the party will come. be patient, it is just not yet. and we will watch that full interview again, a slice of normal life in the henderson household. it tells you what happened when he arrived after winning the trophy. that is my favourite bed. they found out they had one, they had a small celebration one night, he came home late the next day, he has quite a new baby, his third child is a little boy, and as he came through the door, his wife said there you 90, the door, his wife said there you go, crack on. the priorities. yes. thank you, sally. we will get that interview at 8:30am or just after? yes, and! interview at 8:30am or just after? yes, and i think you see a side of jordan henderson that you perhaps haven't seen before. i don't want to say the pressure is off him, because it is never off, but you certainly see a little bit more of his personality now they are at the end of this very, very long season. yeah. must be lovely to meet him, he has been criticised for the style he plays and the way he runs, now he's playing as captain. 20 premier league managers watching, he says he loves the criticism, it makes him play better. so stop, maybe? that's a good reason. thank you, sally. sales of mobile homes and caravans have gone up sharply. we have sent nina toa have gone up sharply. we have sent nina to a caravan park to talk about all thejoys. good morning. nina to a caravan park to talk about all the joys. good morning. all the i0ys. all the joys. good morning. all the joys, louise, a very good morning to you. here i am on the border of yorkshire, dales, lancashire and cumbria, three of the great northern counties. it's fascinating, isn't it? i was meant to be in italy last week but ending up in scotland. we are all learning more about the uk because of covid, things we didn't know before. there has been a spike in the sale of motorhomes, caravans, new and used, because people are choosing to stay—cation. let's have a chat, because you work in the sale of new and used motorhomes. is this something you noticed ? of new and used motorhomes. is this something you noticed? it must have been horrendous in terms of sales during lockdown, now the new be subject in? absolutely. since we returned in june there has been a pent—up demand. we have seen an increase in sales, probably about 80% of them are new customers to the market. we know that because there isn't an exchange. they are experiencing caravanning in the uk because they have been affected by covid and that has stopped lauren holiday '5 they still want to provide a holiday for the family. and if people are parting with anything from £8,000 to £40,000 to buy a new one, that suggests they are in it for a long—term. suggests they are in it for a long-term. it is a significant investment. we have caravans reading from £9,000 and motorhomes up to in excess of £100,000. we cater to all ranges, people and spend according to their wants ranges, people and spend according to theirwants and ranges, people and spend according to their wants and needs and their family situation. i really am a convert after going to scotland last week. we goes unchecked kostas and mandy. traditionally they are cruisers, in the last month they bought their first static home. good morning. i will get down here. you have your bruise there. you first decided to buy a static, when was that? it was right about the start ofjune. we were due to go for our usual cruise that we go every single year, you know, and we looked around the area and we ended up here. by midjune we were the area and we ended up here. by mid june we were owners. what i love about it, manny, as well, you are based in blackpool, not that far away, probably an hour and a half to get here. about an hour. that was one of the factors. there were two factors, one was to be near a pub and one was to be an hour away from home, because we wanted to use it and be near it, is a big purchase do not come to very often so we wanted to make the most of it. once you tried a holiday without the path of getting to an airport and going through security and all of that, it is quite mouris, isn't it? and look at the environment. the environment here is quite fantastic. that really sold it for us. we did research around all sorts of sites, but this particular one is really well—kept. and, finally, kostas, can you see yourself going back to cruisers?” don't know. i've been surprised. they never thought in a million years they would be a caravan, or whatever they're called. you look to me like an absolute natural —— caravan. mandy, have you found that pub close by? there's four. oh, bingo! bingo! enjoy them. not on the same day may be. it is lovely for kostas and mandy but great uk economy. campsites and caravan parts already worth 5 billion in supporting 180,000 jobs. great that more people are choosing to staycation. nina, a fully understand if you are feeling jealous this morning. you were showing us your cornfla kes. morning. you were showing us your cornflakes. have you seen the brea kfast cornflakes. have you seen the breakfast carol has a lenten palace? what's she got?! —— blenheim palace. she has an afternoon tea prepared for breakfast by the head chef. she a lwa ys for breakfast by the head chef. she always gets the good things, that carol. and you have one of many‘s bananas. i did asked her to share is gone with the rest of us but a p pa re ntly gone with the rest of us but apparently they have all gone. thank you, nina. disgraceful behaviour. we all love to let our hair down and show off our moves on the dance floor or maybe just the kitchen floor during lockdown! well, years of practice finally paid off for our next guest, who starred in the bbc‘s the greatest dancer, and brought the judges to tears with his performance. now, andrew self hopes to boost the profile of dancers with down's syndrome by hosting a ‘boogie—thon' challenge. before we speak to him, let's take a look back at his routine. music plays. cheering. music plays. # can't stop the music! # can't stop the music! # got this music in my body! # got this music in my body! # got this feeling in my body! cheering. i remember watching it with my children mommy absolutely loved it. —— and we absolutely loved it. we're joined now by andrew self and his mum, donna, and also by the co—host of the greatest dancer, jordan banjo. good morning to all of you. so many lovely memories watching the back. don and andrew, donna, what was that like watching it again? it was fantastic. such a lovely experience, wasn't it? he absolutely loved it, didn't you? yeah. yeah, it was lovely. absolutely lovely. jordan, he lit up the whole dancefloor and the audience well, didn't he? yeah, 100%. it was a good day for auditions and then andrew came out and lit up the entire day. the audience were buzzing, i was buzzing, was happy to be a part of the audition. andrew, hope you are good, it's so good to see you. we're just watching andrew react the fact that you are here. he didn't know you are on today. i know he is one of your biggest fans. andrew, hello, lam of your biggest fans. andrew, hello, i am sobral. it's going to be sick. i'm so proud of you! ijust ruin the surprise, didn't i? we got the andrew didn't know. sorry about that, everybody. andrew, you are a massive fan, aren't you? yeah. i am. and you've stayed in touch, haven't you, since the show, haven't you, andrew? yes. what do we do in september? we went to seejordan and guy... we saw september? we went to seejordan and guy... we sanordan. he invited us to guilford. we met them beforehand, didn't we? it was brilliant. it's lovely to reunite due this morning as well. donna, we will talk about the boogie—thon in a moment. when did you discover that andrew not only enjoyed dancing but had an incredible talent as well? probably he was about 11, he's always been on the go, but it was probably about 11 he started to dancing seriously. but it was all due to stricktly come dancing. hejust it was all due to stricktly come dancing. he just used to watch all the shows and enjoy all the experience of it and then dance along afterwards. he is to both parts because he didn't have a partner. he would clip the woman over and then go back to the male pa rt over and then go back to the male part and it was just really lovely. tell us a little bit about the, they call it a boogie—thon, isn't that right, donna? that's right. andrew was doing a boogie—thon today on facebook live. and assaulted you with the campaign, just to keep people going and how many dancers are you doing? 15. 15 dancers, 1.5 minutes of 15 dancers, and it is to do with the 1.5 million people in the uk living with a learning disability. so we have had a practice, haven't we? and you are a bit tired, but are you up for it? game on. game on. andrew, let's get some advice from one of your heroes, about this boogie—thon today. you say to andrew, what you think you should get right? andrew, dude, i have seen you perform, been with you in person, yourenergy have seen you perform, been with you in person, your energy is infectious, you are one of the best people a no. i am infectious, you are one of the best people a no. lam proud infectious, you are one of the best people a no. i am proud to be your friend, mate. you go out there and absolutely smash it. do what you always do. don't be nervous. you might geta always do. don't be nervous. you might get a little bit tired. you push through and you will do something incredible. thank you so much for doing it. isn't that lovely. yes. thanks, jordan. there is something about dancing, jordan, just cheers people, doesn't it? yeah, definitely. ithink just cheers people, doesn't it? yeah, definitely. i think whether you are watching a show or dancing yourself, there is a reason why when yourself, there is a reason why when you go to wedding that drunk uncle guy with with a few drinks, it just makes you feel good. have you feeling dancing very long? do you know what, have no choice but to dance through lockdown, because my son who is only two, his obsessed with diversity. every morning at about six he screams at the tv, he gets confused between me and as on tv and he screams "data". to go back to that time andrew was dancing and the studio as well, i remember watching that with my own children and cheryl and ot were in tears. as louisa said earlier, there was something incredibly powerful about that shared experience optically like that. if you like you get so used to sitting down on a show like that, especially as a dance captain, dancer myself, and as a host, you are looking for the technicality and execution and looking for this and that and it someone like andrew to come out and remind us why we all love watching people perform. and andrew not only is an incredible dancer but he connected to everyone, which is a different skill on its own. it wasn't a showjust about technicality, it was about performance, energy, that personal connection. and andrew brought all of that stop it was an incredible day. at a particularly incredible audition to be part of. just as you are speaking, jordan, andrew is a limb bring up in his garden getting ready for today. andrew, listen, don't know if you can still hear me, but, donna, was it on. thank you so much, andrew. thank you forjoining us. good luck with it. we will hand to carol and the weather in a minute. alicia was some of your moves, andrew? can ijust say, jordan and the banjo family are some of the kindest, most genuine people we have ever met. they were just so kind and, as you say, we have kept in touch. and, thank you, jordan. thanks, donna, thank you so much. lots of love. before we let you go, remind us how people can support this somewhere they can watch it today. it's on facebook live at 4pm and the sponsorship is virgin money .com/ andrew the dancer.” and the sponsorship is virgin money .com/ andrew the dancer. i will be watching. and it will help all the people of mencap. thank you so much. donna, jordan, thank you so much. andrew has caught the moves. thank you. lovely to speak to you. andrew, enjoy today as well. great stuff. i will what's up. it will be lovely. carol is in a beautiful place this morning. blenheim palace with the weather. not happy with it though. have you eaten your breakfast? they asked herfor some have you eaten your breakfast? they asked her for some sconce.” have you eaten your breakfast? they asked her for some sconce. i am stuff. they ate the lot. it is lovely here at blenheim palace and i am joined by hilary wood, the head of gardens. we don't normally have access to this italian garden because it is a private garden of the 12th duke of marlborough. you and other gardeners tend to this. tell us about it. we do indeed. it's a beautiful area. it's a private area, but you do actually get better views from the higher up you are. so we have the intricate box hedging and surrounded by this beautiful golden blenheim palace, which is cut just once a year. the terracotta pots and the home—grown bedding, but is grown on the estate as well. surrounded by futures and geraniums. what are the main highlights for visitors this year? there are lots of different things going on at the moment. we have the lunar cinema now and picnic in the park, which are two brilliant events. that is lovely, hilary. the gardens are immaculate. i'm sorry we don't have time to talk for longer. you very much. it is cloudy here at the moment. the rest of the week it will be fairly cloudy. we will also see spells of rain at times. they will be some sunshine to look forward too. we have seen quite a lot of rain as we have gone through the course of the night. in fact, parts of argyll and butte in particular have seen some heavy rainfall. if you are travelling this morning just for surface water and spray across scotland. the north of scotland has the driest conditions. the rest of scotla nd the driest conditions. the rest of scotland fairly wet. for northern ireland it is cloudy and wet first thing as well and the northern england we have a fair bit of cloud with spots of rain. you will see more rain as we go through the day. south into wales, the midlands, parts of east anglia a fair bit of cloud around. it is bright though. some sunshine southern parts of east anglia, essex, for example, something counties of england and the channel islands. you will hang on, particularly, across southern coastal areas of england and the channel islands to that sunshine for much of the day. if we follow the progress of the rain you can see how it moves towards the north sea. behind there will be a lot cloud, showers, brightness guys at times across northern ireland and when we got the rest of england we will get some sunny intervals with highs a little bit more than yesterday, up to 24 degrees. 13—24 north to south. through this evening and overnight, once again we will see the rain hanging ona once again we will see the rain hanging on a cross the northern isles, a lot of cloud, still some showers, in the second half of the night more rain coming in from the irish sea. across northern ireland, north—west wales, and also north—west wales, and also north—west england. as a result, not particularly cold with overnight lows between nine and 13. tomorrow then the band of rain will move north east was across england and wales and behind it, once again, we're a wales and behind it, once again, we'reafair wales and behind it, once again, we're a fair bit of cloud, some sunny breaks developing here and there, and temperatures, very similarto there, and temperatures, very similar to what we are looking at today, roughly 13 in the north but we will have the rain, 22—23 as we come for the south. beyond that, the forecast does remain unsettled. there will be some brighter skies on friday before rain comes in, but u nsettled friday before rain comes in, but unsettled for the weekend. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today... the government tells breakfast guidance will be issued this week on how care homes can re—open for visitors. families have been calling for action, after not seeing their loved ones for months. security services could be given extra powers after a damning report on potential russian interference in uk politics. he's been keeping the nation's families fit during lockdown, butjoe wickes is ending his online workouts. he'lljoin us to tell us why. liverpool captain jordan henderson talks to us about winning the premier league, looking after the kids, and why fans should stay away from anfield tonight when they finally get their hands on the trophy. they can't be coming and gathering outside the stadiums because of the health and safety of the country and we need to protect the nhs staff who have been working tirelessly over the last few months to keep going and provide direction. it's wednesday 22nd july. our top story... in the last half hour, transport secretary grant shapps told this programme, the govenment will publish guidance this week for care homes in england, on when they can open their doors to visitors. nearly two weeks ago, the health secretary matt hancock promised to outline the next steps "within days", but that has still not happened. let's go to westminster where we can speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. so many people have been waiting for this notification and louise spoke to grant shapps this morning and he gave us that a clear indication that guidance will come this week. yes, good morning. it was back in april that the government and urged people to avoid going to care homes in england to see their relatives, u nless england to see their relatives, unless there were circumstances like near end of life situations. that seems to be something the government is keen to relax if it can. grant shapps was saying to louise that the government had to balance the risk of infection going back into care homes versus the human instinct that we all have to see our families. really clear from grant shapps, that guidance that loads of people have been waiting for that the government has been promising for the last fortnight or so we will get later this week. we do not know exactly what it is going to say, but all the suggestions are it will be some changes to slightly relax the rules. for some people we will finally get a nswe rs for some people we will finally get answers on that at some point in the next few days. there will also be tough questions today for the government over the russian report? yes, absolutely. we got the report finally yesterday. there was not a smoking gun in it that showed the way russia had influenced things in the uk, but there is a lot of criticism of the government for not doing enough, for not having enough ofan doing enough, for not having enough of an eye on areas where russia could be interfering. interesting in that grant shapps interview in that he kind of suggested that was not the case, the intelligence agencies we re the case, the intelligence agencies were looking for information, but it was clear from the committee that they do not think enough was done. one thing we are going to get is the government looking into the possibility of strengthening legislation to make it compulsory for any foreign agents who arrive in the uk to register. have a listen to grant shapps confirming that.” the uk to register. have a listen to grant shapps confirming that. i do think there is more that we may need to do asa think there is more that we may need to do as a country and that is why we are looking at those additional powers that you just flagged up, to look at activities, for example, of hostile states, and to have laws in place which are tougher and may be more along what the us and australia do with regards to foreign agents' activity, by requiring people to register. one thing the government does not want to do is go back and look at the brexit referendum and see whether there was any interference there, saying there was no evidence of it. it was interesting that also on breakfast we had kevin jones interesting that also on breakfast we had kevinjones from the committee saying that he thinks the government has been selectively quoting from the report. any idea that this report would put things to bed is not the case. we will hear more about it in the commons this afternoon and this one will go on and on. nick, good to talk to you as ever. let's speak to our security correspondent, gordon carreras. let's talk about these new powers, what might they be? the interesting gap at the moment in m15's powers is if some undercover russian agent working on behalf of secretly of the kremlin or the russian spy services, thatis kremlin or the russian spy services, that is not actually illegal in the uk at the moment. the moment something becomes illegal is if they steal some specific piece of information, something secret, then they carry out espionage. but the actual presence and other activity, for instance influencing people, talking to people, the kind of things the report was warning about, that in itself is not a problem at the moment, at least legally. what they would like to have is a power where you have to register as being an agent of a foreign power. that is what there is in the united states. if you fail to register and you do act in some way on behalf of that foreign power, then you can be prosecuted. that is the kind of power they are looking at. they have been looking at this and talking about updating some of the counterespionage powers for quite some time. we will see if anything comes through and how quickly. let's talk about other things in the report, for example, london being referred to as a laundromat. what else? that is about dirty money from russia, illicit cash from the end of the soviet union in 1990s flowing into london, often with open arms, creating a network of people who have grown themselves quite wealthy from that cash, lawyers, bankers, accountants, pr people. this is creating a web of influence that russia can use and exert power through, for example to stop tougher action on russia through sanctions. that is another area we will hear a lot of focus on, not necessary legislation, but questions about whether moore can be done to confront that, perhaps by exposing it and talking about it more. gordon, thank you for your analysis. let's go to america. president trump has made a u—turn on his position on face coverings during a press briefing at the white house. mr trump urged americans to use them when they cannot maintain social distancing. the president also warned that the coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better. a noticeable difference in tone. tens of thousands of new cases are being identified every day in the us, and more than 140,000 people have died. during the same press conference, mr trump was asked by a reporter about the british socialite, ghislaine maxwell, who's awaiting trial on charges of helping convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, abuse young girls. i don't know, i haven't really been following it too much. ijust wish her well, frankly. i've met her numerous times over the years, especially since i lived in palm beach, and i guess they lived in palm beach. but i wish her well, whatever it is. i don't know the situation with prince andrew, ijust don't know. i'm not aware of it. more than five million people in the australian city of melbourne will be required to wear a face covering in public spaces, including outdoors, from later today. the guidance has been made compulory after a surge in cases of coronavirus. let's speak now to abc correspondent, lisbeth gorr, who is based in melbourne. tell us about the significant change in policy and how it is going down with the 5 million residents. good morning. it is almost like the night before christmas. people are getting themselves ready with their masks. we have only got 5 million people here compared to other cities around the world. however, a really troubling spike in cases that were diagnosed today, 484. it was a surprise because we thought we were kind of on top of it. we have been in lockdown for two weeks and we have got another four weeks of a state of emergency. whilst there are some recalcitrance who do not want to face mask, volubly expressing their displeasure in media sources, others are running to the local doctor to try and get an exemption, but most people are just bunkering down and going to their local fabric store and trying to make one themselves. in fact, there has been a run on elastic, you cannot get it for love or money. many people are creating micro industries, whether they are refugee groups selling them online for a reasonable price, or people who have been put out of work in the travel, entertainment and travel industries. i have got a couture one here now, which is like this. that is my camouflage one. i hope you can still see me with that on. i thought i would show you that one. but there was a big press conference here today and the chief officer, brett sutton, said we can expect it to go even higher. it is pretty troubling. most of the outbreaks tend to be in care homes and in abattoirs. the premier has indicated that the problem is structural in terms of our economy. casual workers with no secure employment are feeling like if they have got symptoms they are taking far too long to get tested. i have to say we have had over1 million tests done in a city of 5 million people, which is pretty good. our compliance rate has been extraordinary. the other problem is that once they are tested, 53% of people are not self isolating in between being tested and getting the result. the big message today that came out in melbourne was get tested, once tested weight. really good to get that update and thank you for showing us your camouflage face mask as well! you for showing us your camouflage face mask as well! passport offices are dealing with a backlog of more than 400,000 applications. a home office minister says reduced staffing, to allow for social distancing, means forms are taking longer than usual to process. on yesterday's breakfast we heard some families were having to cancel their holidays after waiting months for their new passports to arrive. are you a big fan of friends? the eagerly—awaited reunion special of the sitcom friends could begin filming as soon as next month. david schwimmer, who played ross geller, said he and his co—stars could shoot the one—off episode in mid—august in california, if it is safe to do. here's a picture the "friends" posted on instagram when the reunion was originally announced last year. schwimmer also revealed one of the most common things fans say to him in the street is "you were on a break", a reference to the contentious break—up between ross and rachel. they have been on a mega break. i'm sure that gets a bit tiring in the end. but that is the success of the end. but that is the success of the programme, come up with a great line and people will shout at you for ever. line and people will shout at you for ever. for thousands of families, lockdown has been especially hard because they've not been able to visit relatives in care. there's hope that the situation could soon change, but care homes in england say they want more guidance before they can safely welcome visitors back, as fiona lamdin has been finding out. when we last saw her it was cold, it was wet, we were all wrapped up in jumpers. and now we're all in our summer things and ijust hope we get to go and see her before we're back and our winter jumpers. dreaming of the reunion. they haven't seen their mum in person forfive months. you're not really there with them and giving them a hug. and while they can't visit her, they can, at least, bake her a cake. well, you don't... it's a little bit shorter around the back. anyway, mum, you're looking very well. so they're showing their lives like so many families right now, over the internet. this doorstep is the closest they can get to 100—year—old barbara. you're so close. her room is just round the corner. it's so frustrating. this care home has been in complete lockdown. visitors haven't been allowed in, the stuff haven't been out. for 12 weeks they've worked around—the—clock, sleeping in the stockroom, looking after the 22 residents. but two weeks ago, after 84 days, most of the staff were finally reunited with their family and could go home. it felt very strange when i left here and got into my car for the first time after 13 weeks and driving out it was just really strange, really strange. it was lovely because i had welcome home banners on the door and, you know, seeing all my family, lots of hugs and kisses. butjulie and her dog poppy volunteered to stay a little longer. that's it, good girl. there we are. going home. after all this time. when did you last have a day off? it's been so long she can't remember. yeah, when we came in. whatever day that was. i don't know. yeah, that was the last time i had a day off. so you've been here now for 98 days. what's it going to be like going to the outside world? i'm a bit nervous, actually. because you've been so protected in here that i'm really feeling quite nervous about going outside and what i can and can't do. see you tomorrow. the government have hinted that in the near future care homes will be welcoming visitors again. we need to work out where the chairs would sit, so we've got two metres... but here in somerset they don't want to rush things. we locked in before anybody else even thought of it. we stopped visitors coming in before it became the norm. we started testing our staff weekly before the government advised us do. it was all obvious to us what we had to do. so whatever the government says and, you know, whatever rules they make, we will decide when the time is right. and when they do finally open up, visitors will have to have their temperature taken, wear masks, sit outside, and not touch. oh, look at that. barbara is clearly delighted with her home—made cake. laughter. they're very nice. she just wishes she could share it with her family. fiona lamdin, bbc news. so many people in a really difficult situation. so many people in a really difficult situation. we're joined now from london by vic rayner, the executive director of the national care forum, which represents some care providers in england, and mark adams is the chief executive of community integrated care, which is a charity that provides care services across england and scotland. mark, cani mark, can i talk to you first of all? this is a desperate situation for both people in their homes and families who want to see them. what kind of impact has it been having? it is absolutely horrendous. if you consider that we locked down early and we have had 450 locations around england where people have not seen theirfamilies for over england where people have not seen their families for over four months now. it is not something that anyone would wish to see and the balance is that human element people being able to hug their families, that human element people being able to hug theirfamilies, but at that human element people being able to hug their families, but at the same time keep out of the building. let's come to you as well. you are one of the many people putting pressure on the government. i don't know whether you were watching the interview with grant shapps earlier, but confirmation that guidance will come this week. what sort of a difference will it make?” come this week. what sort of a difference will it make? i think it will make a big difference and the guidance has been promised for quite some time and that has caused quite a lot of distress and anguish for families who have been expecting to be able to go in and visit. as your clip very clearly showed, and i know from talking to lots of members, that the decision about when and how to do this has to sit with those homes. i think what they have shown very clearly is that they have put at the front the safety of the people living in those homes and the staff. the decisions about when to open and how to open safely will sit with the homes, but the guidance will be very useful in terms of setting out some options, in terms of giving people some clarity about where some of the decisions need to be made. ithink where some of the decisions need to be made. i think we where some of the decisions need to be made. ithink we need where some of the decisions need to be made. i think we need to get to that place and we have got some very practical and useful ways to do that, to make it safe for people, but ultimately we do really need to get people back with their families and friends. it has been a very long time and we are really very worried about the impact that has on individuals' mental and physical health. being apart from family and friends, as we all know, is a hugely difficult thing for all of us, but particularly for those who are living with dementia and complex learning disabilities. you talked about ways that you might have of making it safe. some people have been able to see their families and ca re been able to see their families and care homes. what are you talking about? is it window visits? garden visits? there are some fantastically creative people within the care sector who have been making this happen as much as they can. you heard a bit on the clip about digital ways in which people can stay connected and there have been amazing examples of moving forward with the use of that digital technology. people have done window visits and drive—through visits and things, and people are beginning to explore some of the great ideas in the summer, putting in gazebos, putting in pods where they can carry out visits from the main care home, people are thinking about how they might organise the visits. you mentioned temperature checking and people being asked to keep a record of who has visited in case of track and trace, people being asked to wear ppe by the homes that is releva nt wear ppe by the homes that is relevant and appropriate for visiting to take place. there are lots of things we can do to make it safe. the frustration is it feels like we put an awful lot of energy into thinking about things like how bowling alleys and pubs and all of social interactions can happen, and yet it feels like we have not prioritised getting the right safety measures, the right support, the right things that are needed in order for care homes and those living within them to have visits from families and friends that they so desire. i can see mark nodding along to what you are saying. it has been heartbreaking for many families, mark, because some of their relatives have died and they have not been able to see them over that time. you have had all of that, but we introduced web seminars for families where management would give a weekly update as to what was going on, effectively talking about the political situation, the spread of covid-19, political situation, the spread of covid—19, where every individual home was. the only thing i would urge caution to comments that vicky is making, is that it is very easy for a minister to stand up and give a reassurance that homes are open and that it is good to go and visit, but every single home is different in size, structure and risk. you have got some homes that are still battling coronavirus outbreaks where is very different to somewhere compare to the home that has not had an outbreak and there is no outbreak in the area. i think any advice and guidance is welcome and, frankly, long overdue. i hope it also picks up long overdue. i hope it also picks up the whole area of supported living, because whilst there are 450,000 people in care homes, there are 850,000 people that have been in lockdown with living needs and it is equally important for their families to get guidance on how and when they might be getting some access to their loved ones. thank you very much indeed, both of you. good to chat. as we heard from grant shapps earlier, an hour or so on this programme, telling us that the guidance will come by the end of this week. we shall cover that here on bbc breakfast when it happens. we know from all the correspondence we have received from you today and over the last few weeks, we know that a lot of you are waiting eagerly to go and seek relatives in ca re a cross eagerly to go and seek relatives in care across the uk. eagerly to go and seek relatives in care across the uk. here on bbc breakfast we've been looking at the environmental impact of the pandemic. this morning, wildlife charities are warning that the careless disposal of face masks could put animals at risk. earlier this week, a seagull had to be rescued after getting a surgical mask tangled around his feet. we're pleased to say the young bird made a full recovery, after being looked after by vets at the south essex wildlife hospital. our reporter ben bland is there for us now. it is that this legal? among these is the one that you saw being rescued. there are about two dozen in the pen and they are diligently maintaining social distance, probably because i do not have any kit. we know litter is always a problem for wildlife and sequels, but the new problem is ppe, people discarding masks and gloves in a careless way. you saw some of the birds getting tangled in it and causing them great distress. we want to speak to adam jones from the rspca, and social from the wildlife hospital. just explain the kind of rescue that you had to carry out on that particular day. this one was in chelmsford and we had a call from a car showroom and they had watched it for a week or two, it had probably nested on their roof initially, so they saw the young goals around the area and on this day they noticed it had come tangled in something and on closer inspection they realised it was a closer inspection they realised it was a facemask. we got there and found out where the bird was sitting and because it was used to being around people, we could get within a reasonable distance of it. because it was young to try to get away, but it was young to try to get away, but it stumbled in the face mask and because it was it could not get the flight because it was it could not get the flight to get away from us, so we managed to get hold of it and we gaveit managed to get hold of it and we gave it some treatment. you cut it free and brought it here and sue was among the team that looked after it in south essex wildlife hospital. how is it doing? it is absolutely fine. because it had swollen legs the vet gave it some anti—inflammatories and we put it out with other birds after a couple of days and it is fine now. you give them food, they are in a pan and they are free to fly off when they are fit and ready? once they are old enough they can go back to the wild. they do hang around for food quite often, but they are free to go. in the wildlife hospital there are all sorts of animals like badgers, foxes, hedgehogs, and are you seeing an increase in ppe litter causing damage to wildlife? this is the first one that i have come across where it has been tangled in such a manner. but there has been a huge increase in the amount of litter we are coming across. in the past five years we have picked up 21,000 animals that have been caught or tangled in litter, so it is becoming a big problem, and the fear is it will increase with discarded facemasks. if that happens and people at home see an animal in distress like that girl with a mask tangled around its leg, what is the best thing they can do to help?“ they can confine it in any way, but do not put themselves in danger, but often the problem is when we get there it has moved on, so if that opportunity is there, please take it. they can give us a call and one of our team will get there as soon as we physically can. so, briefly, just before we finish, with the other animals you have here, have you had any other examples of ppe? yes, we have, we have had a hedgehog with a glove around its body and a fox with a partial mask on its elbow, so if you do find anything like that, often ligature injuries need veterinary treatment and it is important to give as a call and the vet can have a look. of course, it is great that this hospital is here to look after the animals and what will be more great is if the letter was not discarded in the first place doing that damage. you are watching bbc breakfast, still to come... a suitable boy is the bbc‘s first historical drama with no white characters. set in 1951 in post—partition india, it tells the story of a 19—year—old girl looking for a husband. we'll be joined shortly from new york by the show‘s director. right now the time is 8:28am exactly. right now the time is 8:28am exactly. carol has been enjoying her morning and her lovely breakfast, which she has not shared with anybody... why should she? oh, you don't have to rub it in, carol kirkwood. she is at blenheim in paris —— palace. good morning, everybody, let me show you an aerial shot. it comprises of 12,000 acres, 2000 acres of formal gardens and 15 gardeners maintain the grounds. we are privileged this morning because we have unprecedented access to the 12th duke of marlborough's private garden, the italian garden. if you look behind me you might recognise this from the disney movie big friendly giant. he walked right up to that window and that is where he greeted the queen. in the movie it is transferred into buckingham palace. the weather has been kind to us this morning. it is quite cloudy, but it is bright and for the rest of the week it is quite lively and we will see some rain at times. some sunshine to look forward to as well. we have seen heavy rain in parts of scotla nd we have seen heavy rain in parts of scotland and that is set to continue as we go through the rest of the morning. the north of scotland has got drier conditions and clearer skies. if you are travelling, there will be surface spray to look out for. for northern ireland are cloudy and wet start, for northern england cloud around and rain coming your way. south into wales, the midlands and norfolk, again quite a bit of cloud around. for the rest of east anglia, southern england and the channel islands, it is a brighter start and southern and coastal counties and the channel islands will hang on to a bit of sunshine. as we go through the course of the day, all that rain in northern ireland, scotland and northern england will move in towards the north sea, leaving behind it a lot of cloud and showers. it should brighten up in northern ireland later on. for the rest of england and wales there will be a lot of cloud and sunshine will come through. we could get up to 24 degrees in london, but generally speaking the temperature range is 13 in the north to 24 in the south. this evening and overnight we will be left with a lot of cloud and there will be rain in the northern isles and there will still be some showers around. in the second part of the night more rain will spread across northern ireland, north—west wales and north—west england. overnight lows between nine and 13. tomorrow we pick up that rain as it d rifts tomorrow we pick up that rain as it drifts north eastwards across the rest of northern england and also parts of wales. sunnier skies in scotla nd parts of wales. sunnier skies in scotland and northern ireland and in the south still a fair bit of cloud. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. just putting away my make up! during the last few months, millions of children and their parents have started each day with a virtual workout, with fitness coach joe wicks. i guess to do that sometimes when i came back from work. his infectious love for exercise has made him the uk's self—styled pe teacher and he's inspired us to take part in a variety of different routines. today, joe will host his final online session. before we chat to him, let's take a look back at some of his best bits. good morning, everybody, and welcome to day number one of my pe withjoe — a 30 minute work—out every single day, monday to friday. # i'll be riding shotgun. # underneath the hot sun. # feeling like a someone...# i'm scooby—dooby—dooby—dooby! 100% of the proceeds of this is going to our nhs charities. which was £91,000 last week. do you like the t—shirts? yeah? we're here right now. all across all those time zones someone is exercising with us. good morning, alex in india. good morning, california, sydney, australia. laura in tasmania! go and get that guitar and show us how your training on the guitar is going. tune into pe withjoe at 9:00am... ..today. # i'll be riding shotgun. # underneath the hot sun. # feeling like a someone...# under strict doctor's orders i am unable to move this hand. i think it's time to introduce my wonderful wife and teaching assistant, miss rosie. rosie, eight seconds. keep going. strong abs. double push—ups. come on. bye— bye. love you! goodbye, everybody, take care. if you have not been getting involved here have been missing out. fitness coach joe wicks joins us now. when you decided to do this did you think it would be going for such a long time? i had no idea and that has made me quite emotional all the stories of people who has taken part. 18 million viewers in the 18 weeks, 78 workouts, total watch time 2271 yea rs, weeks, 78 workouts, total watch time 2271 years, which is phenomenal, mad. what is going on behind you? i have always looked behind in your house and have house envy because it is so tidy. this is all that mess. asa is so tidy. this is all that mess. as a celebration today we have party poppers and balloons and a unicorn balloon and i want to make it a celebration so this is about coming together through lockdown, training 78 times together, and i wanted to make it fun. my wife is making an appearance today. we saw her in the peace there when you had your operation on your hand. are you able to give us a sneak peek at the end of the interview? yes, sure. lots of people wanted to know if you are going to get a new carpet because i imagine there has been quite a bit of sweat particularly on the days where you have been waiting the fa ncy where you have been waiting the fancy dress. it has almost gone bald by the fireplace. it looks 0k. today is going to be messy. we have to try to distract mali and do the work—out. i want to say thank you to all the teachers, parents, families, nhs staff, everyone who has taken part, and the media for interviewing me. the final number is £580,000 for nhs charities. it is fantastic. people are really upset that this is ending. what is going to happen next? i am an emotional as well. i have never worked so hard without a break. i have done every single day. i had break. i have done every single day. ihada break. i have done every single day. i had a pile of letters and cards from people all over the world and i sat down and i read through all of these messages and it is so wonderful to hear not just these messages and it is so wonderful to hear notjust people with families but people on their own, senior citizens, widows, doing these exercises, that is amazing, so i want to keep on doing workouts. i am going to record lots for my youtube channel and when i get time i will bring everyone together for live sessions again. this is an email we have had this morning from anette who says can you askjoe, i wa nt to anette who says can you askjoe, i want to see a huge thank you tojoe for selflessly giving his time to keep the nation fit and to raise spirits. i have done his glasses nearly every day. joe has emerged as one of the heroes of this crisis and i hope he gets some recognition. a massive thank you from annette to you, today. thank you so much, and it. when i did this i thought it was going to be a uk thing and families but it has been global so thank you to everyone all around the world. i did this to support parents and to give children half an hour of safe time to feel energised and positive and happy and safe and i think it has done that. the i received so you can go back any time and relive that moment. are you set out that when you started lockdown?” moment. are you set out that when you started lockdown? i think so. without pe withjoe i would probably have enjoyed more food and been more lazy but it has given me focus, every single day at 90 em! was not there, physically i feel fine, but emotionally, it is like performing, being in front of the camera, so i wa nt to being in front of the camera, so i want to recharge my batteries. i wa nt to want to recharge my batteries. i want to say thank you to my brother who was there every single time with the earpiece, my wife rosie for watching the kids and keeping them entertained while i took the living room bouncing around like a kangaroo. i did not know that was how you did then. he is talking to you in his ear. yes, he is reading all the comments coming through. there have been thousands of comments and nicki was there, when he wasn't feeling well, when he was tired, he was doing it. you touched on ita tired, he was doing it. you touched on it a little bit. for many people he didn't exercise before lockdown it has become something important to get the balance in life right when so much else has been changing. what i have been trying to do for so many years is to show people that you can exercise at home and it is not about fat loss and weight loss, it is about feeling energised and positive and happy and motivated and i really hope the families that have done it together really want to inspire each other and be role models. as long as one person says let's do something together and you have a positive cheerleader then the culture will change and you will exercise together. getting parents doing it together. getting parents doing it together with children. keep it up. do not stop training together even though i am not doing it live. so many people will see it is hard, i don't want to go outside, but that is the key thing, to change the view. it is fun. i have been doing it in my living room with no equipment, just a tiny bit of carpet, and people in one bedroom flats can do it or you can do it in the garden. it can be fun. we often do exercises on our own but try and do exercises on our own but try and do it in front of the cats. you are a role models —— the kids. you are patient and loving and that is all you have to do to encourage the children to exercise and that will change their life. can we have a little bit of a show around? this is your chance to be presenter and director. i have a really big thank you sign. i have the stats, banners, i have a little basketball hoop, because one of the exercises is called the michael jordan, because one of the exercises is called the michaeljordan, we have balloons, i better get going, it starts at nine! well the highest return to normal when you have finished? this has always been my studio. it is the only rim in the house which is tidy. i have two kids. it is a right mess. this is my room to record. look at the size of that. that is why i am so hot. not only is it a hot room, i have these rights. i am absolutely sweating. i have said i will wear the t—shirt but i will not wear fancy dress today, it is too hard. i know so many people will be joining in. today, it is too hard. i know so many people will bejoining in. we will let you get on with it because you have less than 20 minutes. we can see what it is going to look like. i am refreshed by the fact it is nicely done mike messi at the other end of the room. you are laughing at that. his house is a lwa ys laughing at that. his house is always so perfect. he shoves it in the cupboard like the rest of us! it's a huge night for liverpool — they will finally be presented with the premier league trophy, after their last home game of the season, against chelsea. i've spent some time with the liverpool captain jordan henderson, who's echoed pleas from managerjurgen klopp — and merseyside police — for fans to stay away from anfield. he also took me through what's been an incredible season. jordan henderson, this moment has been a long time coming. a really long time. 30 years, in fact. how did you manage to turn the doubters into believers? all those people who perhaps thought this moment would never come? i think obviously it first began when the gaffer actually said that in his first press conference. turning doubters into believers. lfc — you have to change from doubter to believer, it's a very important thing. i think the moment he come in, i think everybody took to him straight away, his charisma, the way he is as a person and as a manager, and also performances on the pitch. i felt straightaway you're seeing a reaction from the players when he came in, in the very first game. and since then, we havejust improved and progressed every single season up until this point now, which is pretty special. and long may it continue. but you are going to walk up those steps and be handed the trophy on the kop, given to you by kenny dalglish. is that... did you ever dream of this moment? obviously you have dreams and a big dream is to win the premier league, especially at this football club. you know, waiting 30 years is a long time. and they've had good managers and good teams in the past, and itjust hasn't happened. so, to be part of a team that has been able to do it and give the fans something that they've wanted for so long is a real special feeling. there was a moment last year at the end of the champions league final when you had won, and you spotted your dad in the crowd. your dad had been poorly. i'm curious to know, what did your dad do when you won the premier league? what was that moment? yeah, facetime. and to be honest, he was very emotional. he probably had a few wines watching the chelsea game at home. yeah, hejust couldn't talk, really. yeah, just very emotional and, yeah, just over the moon. i heard that after the title—winning celebrations, you walked through the door, and your wife did the classic thing that i think most women can really understand, where she said... there you go. ..there's the baby. there you go. you've been missing him all day, so crack on. basically, yeah. there's the baby. there's the kids. bath and put them to bed. but i wouldn't have it any other way, you know? i quite like that. this period has been really tough, but also its been a really good period to spend time with family as well. you turned 30 in lockdown, didn't you ? unfortunately, i did, yes! how did you celebrate? well, yeah, you might have seen instagram, but my wife got a tent. my birthday was the start of the premier league, it was the first game, so there was a big screen set up in there and i sat in there and watched the matches. so, it was quite nice. it coincided well, the football was on. i got off kid duties, you know, bath and bed time, so i wasjust free to watch the football. so, that was nice. and how important is it for you, as liverpool captain, that the fans stay safe at the moment? we know they can't come here and celebrate with you. what's your message to them about being patient and waiting for the moment? yeah, ithink... listen, i know how difficult it must be. you know, like i've said, they've waited for so long for this football club to win the premier league, and it is huge. but at the moment, unfortunately, we can't be coming in and gathering outside of the stadiums because of the health and safety of the country, and we need to protect the nhs staff who have been working tirelessly over the last few months. and we need to keep going in the right direction. and if we do that, then hopefully, sooner rather than later, they can come back in the stadium and we can have that moment. so, please, yes, watch at home. celebrate at home and look forward to the moment that we will have together, hopefully in the near future. you're so positive. your mindset is just... i mean, i guess that's why you're a football captain! you know? every setback, there's positivity. is there a moment in you when you think anybody who doubted you in the past, anyone who said, i'm not sure about him, will that run through your head at all? not really. you get criticised, whether that has been in the past, now, in the future, and as a footballer you always get criticised and it's about using it in the right way. you know, ifeel as though i've learned to use that in the right way and used it as a motivation and extra energy. so, yeah, in a way, that's helped me in my career. for me, it's just all about the night and spending it together with the team, the staff and obviously all the fans at home watching. how do you learn to use criticism from other people and use it to kind of force you on? listen, it's difficult. especially when i was a young player, coming through sunderland, i experienced it a little bit. but when you come into a club like liverpool, the expectation is so high, such a huge club. and ijust turned 21 when i came. it was more difficult, definitely, when i was younger and at the start, learning, but the only way you sort of learn how to cope with it is experience and having gone through different experiences throughout my life and my career, that people telling me that i'm not good enough or not big enough, or i'm not fast enough, or whatever it may be, i'm not good enough to be play for sunderland or liverpool or england or whatever it is. i have always had question marks. but as you get older you learn to use it in a much better way and that is down to experiences i have had in the past. and now, yeah, i look for it more than anything, i look for the criticism, because it gives us that extra motivation and energy to prove people wrong. did you hear that? he looks for the criticism? if you could hear a lot of crashing and banging during the interview it is because they were building the stage set for tonight for that presentation. that is going to be quite a moment.” for that presentation. that is going to be quite a moment. i was wondering what that was. why are you in the commentary box? yes, it was near the directory‘s box but there is quite an elaborate stage that at that point was still being worked on so we couldn't get too close to that. you should see the fireworks they have got for tonight. it is going to be noisy. to reiterate what he was seeing and jurgen klopp as well, it is that encouragement to fans not to turn up, to enjoy it from a distance and to celebrate at home. yes, this is where there is no messing. they are so concerned about fa ns messing. they are so concerned about fans turning up tonight. jurgen klopp give a press conference yesterday and before he started talking about the match tonight there was a statement from merseyside police making it really clear that it is ok to celebrate but celebrate at home for tonight. the time for the party will come and jurgen klopp made an appeal for the fa ns to jurgen klopp made an appeal for the fans to be patient. jordan henderson, who has worked so closely trying to help the nhs through the lockdown period, really desperately concerned that the fans celebrate at home tonight knowing that eventually there will be a party in that city. it doesn't matter when it is, it is going to happen eventually. there will be an open top bus parade, just not yet. i expect they will be looking forward to that a lot. new tv series "a suitable boy" is the bbc‘s first period drama to feature an entirely non—white cast. set in 1950s india, in the aftermath of partition, it follows the journey of a university student who faces family pressure to get married. some of the stars made a trip to the uk before lockdown and caught up with monika plaha. i know you're better than him. he's my english lecturer. and she's only met him once before today. from filming in india to the hustle and bustle of a busy press junket in liverpool to celebrate one of the longest books in english history being brought to life by the bbc and for the first time featuring an all—indian cast. how can she be so happy? lata is very adventurous in her love life. she goes through a phase of wanting to run away from home with the first lover that she finds, who is a love interest from university. set in the ‘50s, it's a mother's search to find her 19—year—old daughter a suitable husband. back in the day, 1950s india, marriage was so important. do you think it's as important now or do you think that has changed? i think it's still very important, especially in india, and i think the tag is not as important now as it was back in the day because everything had to be labelled, like, "oh, you can'tjust be going out with this boy because what will other people say?" may i ask your name? lata. aren't you going to ask me mine? no. this may be tanya's on—screen debut, but with over 100 films to her name bollywood fans will recognise a very familiar face. it was entirely my pleasure. it was incredible. you dream of something like that. how did you come? my feet just carried me to you. these are fine clothes to risk in the dust. through the eyes of characters like maan and saeeda bai, the drama portrays a newly post—partitioned india where the love between different religions isn't easy and political tensions are high. there is no similarity between this world and the world of the other characters that you see in the show. she is a courtesan who comes from a very respected family so there is no way they can have a future together. family really is priority and family really is where all your value system comes from. this is a drama about indians telling their history, the important story of a nation and a young woman together finding their voice. monika plaha, bbc news. we're joined now from new york by the director of the series, mira nair. good morning. not morning where you are, but thank you forjoining us. this is an epic to put on the tv. how do you even start with that? pages. it is a great modern classic. i actually was one of those people who devoured it when it was published in the 90s so it is human, funny, sexy, political chronicle of a modern india after freedom but in india getting over the embers of protection, the partition of the country, and it is setting a time in 1951, the year my parents got married, the year i wished i was born ina married, the year i wished i was born in a way because it was a time when we were making our country, and we have a strong and ancient culture but we were still possessed by the english and remains in some ways and it was about how we were finding ourselves, really, after this freedom, and it is very much a time well because at its heart it is a universal tale about how we find love how we find out who we are and this time it takes us with lata his mother is determined to find her a suitable boy but for me it is a much more a portrait of our country and our people and notjust more a portrait of our country and our people and not just about finding the right suitor. it is eagerly anticipated. it starts this sunday on bbc one. a lot of the talk in the build—up has been about the cast on the fact it is the first non—white cast on the bbc. do you think some of that attention has attracted from the study?” think some of that attention has attracted from the study? i think it isa very attracted from the study? i think it is a very english way of looking at it. a drama full of colour. the story is about ours. it has to be an indian cast. for me as a director and a film—maker it was absolutely important that you filmed on location. every single shot of a suitable boy is across northern india. ina suitable boy is across northern india. in a fictional town which is an amalgam of three places and we filmed and all those places. and the authenticity of this extraordinary cornucopia really of performance and acting, more than 110 actors across the indian subcontinent, living a reality close to us, made it an authentic piece. a lot of things i have done that type of authenticity, that truth, and fun as well, a lot of humour, is very important to me, andl of humour, is very important to me, and i would not have needed anyway differently. tell us about the actors. you have a whole range of newcomers to very well—known actors. yes, at the centre of it was a legendary living taboo legend who was in my other film and several international films as well who has a quintessential actor with a great amount of mystery and na, and incredible charm. to play saeeda bai, the courtesan at the heart of a suitable boy. we also have a rising star in our part of the world and will soon be on the rest of the world to play the bad boy maan, but extraordinary charm and electricity there between them. then the lovely ta nya. there between them. then the lovely tanya. i must have looked for a 500 young women to play lata. i call lata tanya need to drop in action, she has that quality of someone full of feistiness and intelligence who has not yet experienced love and seen the world, and to go through the story with tanya as lata is a very beautiful thing because she truly is someone who is not yet ruined by the world. it sounds wonderful. we are going to have to leave it there. it is absolutely fantastic to speak to you. i read the 1300 pages of the book. challenging getting such a big book into tv programmes. that's all from us for today. charlie and naga will be here tomorrow from 6am. it's wednesday morning, welcome to bbc news i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headliness. questions for the government about russian interference in the uk after a highly critcal report says the risk was badly underestimated. ministers says they're looking at new security laws. i do think it's very important that we are all one step ahead of that and that is why, as i say, we will be looking at the activities of hostile states and what additional powers can be granted and whilst there is work that remains to be done on that i can confirm that. visiting relatives in care homes in england — the government says it's planning to publish updated guidance this week. if your grandparent or mum or dad or a relative with a disbailitty is in care, tell us your story of the last few months victoria@bbc.co.uk or message me on twitter

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