And there will be a a two week Circuit Breaker lockdown for Northern Ireland from next friday. And ireland from next friday. It may be bright and fros1 some and it may be bright and frosty for some eastern areas this morning but there is cloud and rain spreading to all. I will have the details here on brea kfast. Its friday 20th november. Our top story. A pay freeze for millions of Public Sector workers is expected to be announced by the chancellor next week, thats according to government sources. Its thought nhs staff will be exempt, but many other key workers like teachers and Police Officers will be affected. Our economics editor faisal islam reports. Millions of Public Sector workers face a pay freeze at next weeks Spending Review as chancellor rishi sunak makes the case for pay restraint to reflect falls in private sector earnings during this pandemic afflicted year. At the start of the Spending Review process, the chancellor outlined that in the interests of fairness, we must exercise restraint in future Public Sector pay awards, ensuring parity with the private sector. The treasury has taken an interest in a report on the issue by the centre for policy studies, suggesting a three year freeze would save £23 billion by 2023,15 billion if nhs were exempt. It is expected that nhs workers would be exempt from the freeze to reflect efforts during the pandemic, but four million workers still include many key workers lauded for their service during the pandemic, from the armed forces to police, teachers and Civil Servants. Unions are already planning a campaign against such plans, having already had rejected their efforts for a special pay bonus in the current year for pandemic front line Public Sector workers. We could find out today if any action will be taken against the home secretary, priti patel, following an inquiry into bullying allegations. The Prime Minister is expected to give his response to the report, which is said to have found that she broke ministerial rules. Our Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. Are you a workplace bully, home secretary . The most powerful woman in the cabinet and the subject of an inquiry launched back in march after dramatic claims by the man who was her most senior official. I have received allegations that her conduct has included shouting and swearing, belittling people, making unreasonable and repeated demands, behaviour that created fear. I needed some bravery to call out. He quit, and is suing for constructive dismissal. She stayed, and the government launched an investigation which looked into her behaviour at three different government departments. Priti patel has always strongly denied allegations, and a number of tory mps have rallied to her side, describing her as a determined person doing a toughjob. I worked with priti patel for a number of years and ive always found her strong, robust, but never in any way anywhere near bullying or even threatening any of her staff. And most of her staff got on with her incredibly well. Sources familiar with the reports findings have told the bbc it concluded priti patel did breach the rules that govern ministers behaviour. One source has said the investigation had found evidence of bullying, although it may not have been intentional. The reports also said to have raised issues about the way the home secretary was treated by some officials. A breach of the ministerial code would normally be expected to lead to a resignation. Boris johnson has firmly backed her so far, and theres little sign that will change. The report has found that she breached the ministerial code. What is the message from the Prime Minister about ministers who do this . This is the only way Civil Servants can challenge ministerial behaviour. Labour has written to the independent committee on standards in public life, calling for a fresh inquiry into how the investigations been handled, and said that the full report should be published. Jessica parker, bbc news. Millions of people in parts of scotland will face the countrys toughest coronavirus restrictions from today. The rules will come into force in ii Council Areas across west and central scotland. Meanwhile in Northern Ireland, a new two week lockdown period starting next week has been announced. So what are the restrictions across the uk . From 6pm tonight, more than two Million People will be under scottish tier 4 restrictions. This means that household mixing is banned indoors, and only essential shops are open. Northern ireland was due to gradually ease restrictions from today and some business will still be able to reopen but it will now face a new two week lockdown period starting next friday, which will see all non essential businesses shut, but schools will remain open. England remains under National Lockdown restrictions until wednesday the 2nd of december. That means that non essential businesses including hospitality are closed, and household mixing is banned. And in wales, the firebreak restrictions came to an end on the 9th of november. Now, groups of up to four people from different households can meet up in cafes, pubs and restaurants and outdoor public spaces. Lets get more details on the changes in scotland coming in today from our correspondent james shaw. This is one of the busiest, most high value shopping streets in scotland, and theres definitely a sense at the moment of a last minute rush on. But by six oclock tonight, almost all of this will be shut down. Shoppers i spoke to were anxious about the restrictions which are about to be imposed. To be quite honest with you, i think a lot of people are not going to take any notice of what theyve been told to do cos weve had nearly a whole year of this. Ijust think it must be really upsetting for the shops, for the Small Businesses and. I think this is the time of year when they really need to be making big money especially when we had the lockdown earlier in the year, they must have been putting all their eggs in this basket, so. No, i think its a shame. Its notjust shops all hospitality, Entertainment Venues, gyms and Sports Centres will close. Schools will stay open. And this is a big area all the way from ayr on the west coast to livingston further east, and north to stirling and the countryside around it. This is not a full National Lockdown, so travel restrictions will be used to stop people spreading the virus into low risk areas. It will be illegal to travel into or out of areas under level three and level 4 restrictions, and even between Council Areas under those controls except for essential purposes, including work, education and caring. Nicola sturgeon has promised the restrictions will only be in place until december 11th. James shaw, bbc news, glasgow. In wales, the government is expected to give an update today on how effective the 17 day firebreak lockdown has been. The update comes as mass testing is expected to be rolled out in Merthyr Tydfil. Our wales correspondent tomos morgan is there. Good to see you. We are obviously trying to make really clear to eve ryo ne trying to make really clear to everyone what is going on because i think so many people from all the nations are watching to see what is working and what is making it more useful, what is making these lockdown is more effective. 0h, dear. Tomos morgan, we will talk to him a bit later and find out more about that roll out of mass testing, which is beginning in Merthyr Tydfil soon and he will also tell us how the coronavirus figures have fared. At 7 30am we will speak to the Health Secretary at matt hancock and so Health Secretary at matt hancock and so all of these different parts of the uk of the measures that have been taken all feed into the very big decision being made in england about what happens after december the 2nd. That is coming up at 7 30am. We will also talk to him about the flu jab. From next month, anyone aged over 50 in england will be eligible for a free flu jab as part of an expanded roll out usually they are free to the over 65s. 30 Million People are being offered the vaccine in englands largest flu Immunisation Programme to date. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland say they will do the same if supplies allow it. Englands nhs test and trace system has failed to reach nearly half of the close contacts of people with coronavirus in some of the worst hit areas. Thats according to bbc analysis. Figures cover the six months since the Prime Minister promised the system would be world beating. The government said it was working hard to refine and improve the way test and trace works. The queen and duke of edinburgh are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary today. And to mark the occasion, Buckingham Palace has released this photo of them both at Windsor Castle looking at a home made card from their great grandchildren prince george, Princess Charlotte and prince louis. The queen was a 21 year old princess when they married in 1947. It isa it is a really lovely picture stuck ina it is a really lovely picture stuck in a fabulous. 73 years married. White remarkable. I wonder if anyone can beat that he was watching. If you can, send your pictures in. We would love to show those off. May there is someone out there who actually shares a wedding anniversary. If so, happy anniversary. If so, happy anniversary. 6 10am is the time. Matt has the weather. Good morning, bill. I hope you are well. It is chilly out there. Coldest night of autumn so far last night and we still have a frost at the moment across eastern areas, 4 in parts of aberdeenshire but right across the east of scotland, eastern england, temperatures close to if not below freezing. It wont last in the west. Milderair freezing. It wont last in the west. Milder air pushing in but with the arrival of cloud and rain. Already turning right across Northern Ireland, splashes of rain to the west of scotland, western fringes of and wales. The rain will push its way eastward through the day, taking away any early brightness in the east, but because it is so cold it will take a while to lift those temperatures as the cloud spills in. Rainfor temperatures as the cloud spills in. Rain for the morning in Northern Ireland, dry it later. The rate will push eastwards. It will be on and off through the day for some of you. Patchy like rain and drizzle later in the west after some heavy bursts this morning. Across eastern wing, starting dry and bright. Around seven or 8 degrees so feeling cold even though there is milder air in the west. We stick with plenty of cloud across scotland into this afternoon, may be a few breaks around the moray firth, heaviest rain by the end of the day across orkney and shetland. Across the north of scotland tonight we will see severe gales developed overnight. Some clear skies but further heavy rain into western scotland, Northern Ireland, pushing southwards. England and wales stay cloudy, odd spot of light rain and drizzle, temperatures tonight higher than bite day to take us into the weekend. The weekend, plenty of cloud for england and wales on saturday, early rain in Northern Ireland, best of the sunshine in scotland. Brighter day for all on sunday but the colder air is back. Full details later. How are you feeling, are you all right . Im well, are you . We spoke about friday the 13. You are feeling a bit nervous, perhaps. You had reason to be. I dont know if you have seen this story. I havent. An asteroid missed the earth by 240 miles last friday. To put that into context, thatis friday. To put that into context, that is a distance between london and middlesbrough. The orbital height of the International Space station. To give you an idea of how close it came, you were saying you we re close it came, you were saying you were not superstitious or anything like that. This asteroid, the reason we ca re like that. This asteroid, the reason we care about something that comes this close, is anything, any fast moving space object within 4 million miles is considered potentially hazardous. And this asteroid was the size of a bus. You could argue it missed us so it makes ita could argue it missed us so it makes it a locate day. Thats one way to look at it. Good positive take, i like that. It was perhaps going to have broken up in the atmosphere if it got much closer but nobody spotted it until the next day. Big miss by you, matt, big miss. Sorry i will do the weather closer to earth. Lets take a look at todays papers. The daily mail leads with the news that millions of Public Sector workers face a pay freeze when the chancellor rishi sunak unveils his Spending Review next week. The home secretary is pictured on the front of the guardian. It reports that a Cabinet Office inquiry into allegations of bullying by priti patel found evidence that she broke the ministerial code. She denies the claims. The sun says up to i Million People a day are to be vaccinated against covid i9. It also reports the nhs is expected to recruit more than 40,000 extra workers, with pfizer expecting approval for its vaccine within days. The story is also on the front of the daily telegraph, with the paper reporting that dozens of Mass Vaccination Centres will be set up from mid december. And the queen and Prince Phillip are pictured reading cards from their great grandchildren as they celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary. From the inside pages, people may have had this when it was first announced. We are talking a lot about restrictions here and some people think either they are too strict or whatever. A reminder in south australia, which hasjust begun one of the Worlds Toughest lockdown is, they have. Is the knack of this began in a hotel in adelaide, a small number of cases but they had an outbreak. The six days, outdoor exercise and dog walking all band. With only one person from household allowed to leave home each day. That is the shopping. Basically, when they say stay home, it literally means you stay home, it literally means you stay in. You cannot go out for exercise. One person a day is allowed to go out for essential shopping only, those are the rules, and the line from the state premier said, we want to go hard, go early, but get out as quickly as we can. Six days, you cannot leave your home. You dont have a cat, do you . I have a cat. Do you know what your cat say to you, how they communicate . Yes. There are phrases that cats say. I am happy, i am there are phrases that cats say. I am happy, iam hungry can it leave me alone, i am going to fight. According to the noises they make. There is a new app recording meows and then trying to identify the meaning. The idea is that a collar will be developed which translate the sound and reveals the message using a human voice through a speaker. The only way this will work as if you give an example of a pattern noise that says something, if you give an example. A cat noise. You can do a pattern noise. You have a pat. Your cat is older than mine. You would be able to do a cat noise. There was a cartoon, wasnt there . Have you seen the film up the dogs where the colours and it reveals what they are saying. The expected decision to freeze the pay of millions of teachers, Police Officers and Civil Servants is another reminder of the scale of the challenge the chancellor is facing to keep the economy in check. The pandemic has already cost the country billions of pounds and well get an update on exactly how much a bit later. There are enormous decisions to be made about money. Given the amount that has already been spent. Where and when did they start to recoup any of the cash . What has been reported, Public Sector workers, worth bearing in mind, the people we are talking about our teachers, Police Officers. In some ways when you relate it to the pandemic that they may have been in the front line. Not like doctors and nurses but these are really hard courts you will have to be made. Calls. The government will be keen to say it has individual pay deals agreed with certain parts of the Public Sector, particularly nurses. Report suggesting a pay freeze for them could be one way to recoup some of the cash to pay for this pandemic. What we will get this morning is an update on public finances. They will tell us what state they are in in october, which will give us a fuller picture. That is everything the government is spending and having to borrow to fund that spending in things like tax revenue. Business has not been operating as normal, we have not been earning as much as normal. Maybe we have not been spending as much as normal. The taxes we have been getting in income taxes we have been getting in income tax and vat, those receipts have fallen sharply as well. The numbers give us an indication of how much this is costing and when we might have to start paying it back. The governmentjob retention scheme was announced back in march. It has been supporting jobs and the economy through the pandemic. By october more than 9 million workers had been furloughed, costing £40 billion. Government measures to tackle coronavirus had reached £200 billion. Taxes paid by us as workers, consumers or businesses. That number has fallen sharply and the government has had to borrow more to cover the cost. According to the body keeping tabs on that spending, the government is likely to borrow, it says, more than £370 billion for the whole of this Financial Year. Running from april of this year to april of next year. That is before the cost of their second National Lockdown and the support measures that are in place to pay for that. That level of borrowing has never been seen before in the uk, except during the two world wars. With that sort of figure, should be really be worried . A huge one off rise in government borrowing. There has been a huge deterioration in public finances. But i think, now is not the time to be talking about tackling the cost of the crisis. Now is the time to be continuing to support the economic recovery. Low Interest Rates allow us recovery. Low Interest Rates allow us to do that and then think about tackling the cost of the crisis further ahead in the future. As he was saying, charlie, we will hear from rishi sunak he will outline his spending and borrowing plans for the year ahead. It will also lay out Spending Plans for devolved governments across the country as well. We know already the announcement this week there will be extra money for defence spending, for example. Where that money is allocated and how much is allocated is still up allocated and how much is allocated is stillup in allocated and how much is allocated is still up in the air. That is what we will get news on. We will hear from the chancellor about how he intends to pay for any of this, given the soaring costs of paying for the pandemic three measures like fellow, etc, making sure they have enough money to balance the books. Furlough. Its a popular social media site with one billion users including many celebrities but now instagram has been accused of significa ntly failing in its Corporate Responsibility by the Childrens Charity nspcc. New figures showed there had been an 80 drop in the removal of harmful content during the first National Lockdown. This report from Angus Crawford contains some content you may find upsetting. Theyre still there. Easy to find, but too graphic to show images and videos of self harm. Pictures and cartoons of pills, razor blades and nooses. Users openly flout the guidelines. It wasnt meant to be like this. Public outcry over the death of Molly Russell forced instagram to change, promising to remove graphic content around self harm and suicide. And it did 1. 3 million posts at the start of the year. But look lockdown hits, and that plummets to just 277,000. As restrictions lift, so does the figure back up to pre covid levels. This former content moderator says, with colleagues sent home, the Automatic Systems couldnt cope. This content is harmful. And if you let people look at it, you know, at home, and maybe their kids are going to see it and so forth, its going to hurt people. So theyve had to stop the moderators from doing theirjobs. So if you take the human moderators out of the picture, what happens . Its chaos. As soon as you turn. As soon as the humans are out, we can see this. Theres just way, way more self harm, child exploitation, this kind of stuff on the platforms because theres nobody there to deal with it. The company says. But for Molly Russells father, it underlines the need for more regulation. I think everyone has a responsibility. To young and vulnerable people. Its really hard. I dont think the social Media Companies set up their platforms to be purveyors of dangerous, harmful content, but we know that they are. And so theres a responsibility at that level for the Tech Companies to do what they can to make sure their platforms are as safe as is possible. Perhaps covids proved that technology by itself cant yet protect us from the very worst of social media. Angus crawford, bbc news. And if you are affected by any of the issues in that report, you can go online to bbc. Co. Uk actionline where youll find details of organisations that offer advice and support. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Six days, you cannot leave your home. Good morning from bbc london, im victoria hollins. A row has erupted in east london over plans to move the Chinese Embassy to Tower Hamlets. The Chinese Government wants to open a new embassy in what was once the royal mint near tower bridge. The local council has written to the Chinese Government over their concerns about the countrys human rights record. But the Chinese Ambassador says they are internal matters and the embassy project will be a good investment for the local area. We welcome people coming to the borough. We welcome the relocation of the embassy choosing to come to Tower Hamlets but we as elected members must put our values that we stand with the people of hong kong. We stand with the people persecuted in china. We stand with the uighur muslims. The Salvation Army has urged the government not to squander progress made in tackling rough sleeping during the pandemic saying that this group faces the worst christmas in years. The Salvation Army, along with 28 other organisations, has written to the chancellor ahead of next weeks Spending Review, calling for more funding to continue to tackle homelessness. A Government Spokesperson said over over £700 million had been allocated to tackle homelessness this year. The boss of Gatwick Airport is urging the government to work swiftly on proposals for a test and release system for airlines, as well as a financial package of support for the industry. Stewart wingate says the Aviation Industry has already been decimated by the pandemic and wants passenger confidence to be restored again as quickly as possible. This time last year the west Sussex Airport saw around 98,000 passengers a day but today they expect only 800. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. Theres a good service on the tubes this morning. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Well, its a very chilly start this morning, sparkles of frost here and there. The temperature hovering around the zero celsius mark. Weve also got a reasonably bright start very first thing this morning you mightjust get a glimpse of some sunshine but fairly quickly we can see that cloud moving in from the west. Now, thats our next approaching warm front. Still pretty cold today, however. A spell of rain this afternoon and a moderate south westerly wind. Temperatures reaching somewhere between nine and ii celsius. Now, that rain will clear this evening. Overnight, still largely cloudy but one or two breaks in that cloud. But whats happened, once that front clears, weve got some slightly milder air, so the temperature not as cold tonight compared to the one weve just had the minimum around eight or nine celsius. Now into the weekend, of course, for saturday quite a bit of cloud around tomorrow, some bright and sunny spells, but weve got a slow moving cold front which will sink south, gradually introducing some rather chillier airfor sunday. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Coming up on breakfast this morning. Rovers return, coronation street. Thank you very much. That is a headache, isnt it . Its quite an advert. That is hairdo. Coronation streets bet lynch was known for her outrageous fashion and extravagant jewellery now its being auctioned off to help raise money for a manchester hospice. Jamie cullum is bringing big Band Christmas cheer with his first ever festive album. Hell tell us about putting the record together during lockdown after 8. 30. Boogie. Boogie round the bins at christmas time. Butjamie could have some competition in the charts well meet the wolverhampton bin men hoping to bag this years christmas number one. That is how to bring joy. It does make you smile, its just does. Everyone looking at that is just like. Thats what it is about. Anyone over the age of 50 in england will be eligible for a free flu jab from the start of next month. Its part of an expanded roll out being announced by the government today. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland say they will do the same if supplies allow it. Were joined now by our gp drjamie parker. Good morning to you, how are you, how are things . Yeah, im good, thank you. Its getting very busy in general practice. There is an increase in clinical workload at the moment, and that is both in volume and also increasingly complex cases. Both covid and non covid related. We are also preparing for the biggest flue campaign ever the biggest flue campaign ever the biggest flu campaign and also the vaccine which will be coming out soon. Also trying to deal with issues of staff being off, self isolating. It is a very busy time at the moment. You have given a great overview of, i imagine, help many gps are coping and gp surgeries are coping at the moment. How are you embracing this big flu vaccination roll out . Moment. How are you embracing this big flu vaccination rollout . As best we can. I think we have done really well so far in the over 65 is, those clinically at risk, and i would still say to those people who have been invited, if you havent taken up that offer, please do so. There is likely to need to be a gap of several weeks in between having a flu jab and getting a Covid Vaccine when that is out. If you havent taken up that opportunity please do so as soon as you can. And then we arejust preparing to so as soon as you can. And then we are just preparing to try to continue the hard work with the over 50s group, which will start from the ist of december. Lots of hard work coming up before and after christmas. Either enough gps to deliver this flu vaccine . In a short, no. How many more are needed . Impossible to answer that. Im not certain it is gps that i needed to deliver the flu vaccine. You dont need to be a doctor to give a flu jab. Lots of them are given by nursing staff, pharmacies already. With the plans for the Covid Vaccine you will see a massive amount of staff recruited in. It is basically, we need more resources generally throughout primary care, throughout the nhs, to help manage this. |j throughout primary care, throughout the nhs, to help manage this. I am going to talk to matt hancock later, the Health Secretary, 7 30am. If i we re the Health Secretary, 7 30am. If i were to say to him i was speaking to agp were to say to him i was speaking to a gp and he said there are not enough gps but there are other stuff andi enough gps but there are other stuff and i was to say to him, gps say they need this, what would i say you had said . Well, gosh, i think we need more resources, we need to be allowed to make decisions that directly affect our patients. I think there is a lot of box ticking that goes on unnecessarily. I think it is upsetting when you see the billions of pounds that i wasted and uc. We were going to get £150 million to provide the vaccine. Compare that to 12 billion. The difference between one million and 1 billion, theoretically, one second toa billion, theoretically, one second to a million, it would take about 11 days. It would take Something Like 32 years to count to 1 billion. These are vast amounts of money that are being given. They are clearly available, please allow us to use them appropriately. Do you not have enough staff for money at this moment in order to carry out your job the way you are expected to . We do it the best we can but it is a lwa ys do it the best we can but it is always a challenge. The weight that gps get funded is extremely complex andi gps get funded is extremely complex and i dont want to go into that here. It is notjust about money, each gp is a business and you are running the same stresses that other businesses have. You have limited staff and if those staff are off, especially clinical and nursing staff, you have to rebook patients. It is really tricky. We really need nurses and doctors at this time and we dont have the finances to recruit those. Talking about the flu jab, of course you have made very clear, and i was unaware, that the flu jab needs to be taken three weeks before any other vaccination so that is something people need to be aware of. All of this is going on while there is talk of whether or not the lockdown will be eased over the christmas period. What are your thoughts on that . I think. As a family, personally, iam preparing for a very different christmas will stop i would be very surprised if my children got to physically see their grandparents this year. I think that it would be inappropriate to relax lockdown measures based solely on the fact that it was christmas. Lots of religious festivals this year have been done very differently, diwali, eid. Christmas should be no different. Always good to talk to you and good to have your thoughts. Drjamie parker therefore us. Time for it mike, who is on standby at. There is help for some sports to get through the winter. In practical terms the wimbledon and badminton world can go ahead in march but the likes of boxing and swimming to miss out on this particular bit. In all 11 sports in england, who have been affected by the absence of fans, have been granted this winter survival package by the government. There will be £300 million of help, in the form of low i nterest loa ns or gra nts. Rugby union is the biggest beneficiary, receiving 135 million. A further 40 Million Pounds goes to horse racin to help courses survive. 28 million goes to those clubs below the football league, in the National League, and womens football. Rugby league will get 12 million, so a lot less than union. Owners of major motorsport circuits such as silverstone and goodwood get six million. The lawn tennis association, get five million. Netball, basketball and ice hockey will benefit, with four million half that figure goes to badminton england and greyhound racing will get one million. So horse racing is one of the sports being helped, and the chief executive of the racecourse association, david armstrong, says the funding will keep courses going. It helps us bridge the period from now, over the winter months through to when we most expect or hope that crowds will return. The return of crowds is the ultimate goal for us. Crowds make up 50 of racecourse income. So until they can return, we were always facing a very, very difficult winter. And this package will help us bridge thatjourney from here to when crowds return. However, many sports like swimming werent included in the bail out and the chief executive of swim england, jane nickerson, says more should be done for the sports that missed out. Its a different reason that we need it for its not loss of tickets, but its a loss of training income and i think it does need recognising. And our clubs and members theyve lost ticket income. They use their little open meets in order to keep them going throughout a 12 month period. And its nothing like the big figures that weve been talking about the other sports, but for them its life and death. So we have to find a way of supporting them and keeping them going, too. Ill be looking at how grassroots tennis is coping on the programme tomorrow, with all courts in england closed in the latest lockdown. Elite tennis continues though, and rafael nadal is through to the last four of the atp tour finals, in london. The 20 time grand slam champion beat Greeces Stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets, to book his place in the semi finals. Nadal will face russian Daniil Medvedev in the final, as he bids to win this title for the first time. Football clubs could face transfer bans if they dont follow fifas new rules around maternity cover. Players will be entitled to at least 14 weeks of maternity cover on at least two thirds of their salary. Its less than what uk law outlines but is being described as an essential step for the sport in protecting female players. The proposed regulations need approval next month. England will face one of the great rivals, france, in the group stages for next years womens, rugby world cup. The draw has put the two sides in pool c, along with south africa and fiji. Meanwhile, wales will face the reigning world champions and hosts, new zealand, as well as australia in pool a. The tournament will begin next september. As a player, you want to be challenged and you want to be playing the best teams there are. France is certainly one of the best teams in the world. And if we want to win the world cup, were going to have to play the best teams along the way and win them. So if theyre in our pool, then thats the task, thats what we focus on. In rugby league, wigan warriors are in to next weeks grand final after a comfortable win over hull fc last night. They thrashed the visitors 29 2 with bevan French Crossing for their fifth try of the match. Theyll face either st helens or catala ns in the grand final next friday. That match is tonight, catalans and saint helens. Are looking forward to it. Thank you. 6 39am. Weve been living under tougher restrictions for almost eight months and the impact of the pandemic continues to affect all our lives. But now the rules differ depending on where you live in the uk. Breakfastsjohn maguire has been finding out how people are coping with the measures where they are. Lets go on a whistle stop tour of the uk. But as its 2020, of course im staying put. How are people coping with life in lockdown or under covid restrictions . So this is my studio. Its in an old belfast linen mill. Our first stop is belfast, as Lynette Murray shows me around her hairdressing salon about to reopen again but just for one week. Its been a torrid time. We were still chasing our tail to catch up with everything and wed literally just about got everyone back to where they should have been. And then the second lockdown happened. Its been very mentally stressful because we were told at the very beginning that we would be getting a grant and we would getting help and we had to apply for it. But unfortunately, as of yet, we still have not had any funding. So weve had to. Well, ive had to use my savings. I dont know if we should get into my hopes and fears next to essex, and friends louise and abby. Theyve been walking and talking together captain tom would be proud i noticed with my clients that a lot of them were suffering with depression and Mental Health and that kind of issue. And knowing from my own experience how good walking is, i decided, yeah, well, i go out for a walk every day. So i made this group where we can just post our walks that weve been on, like, pictures and when we can meet up, were all going to meet up together and go on a big, massive walk together. Ive got a little sort of grandma that ive kind of clued up with in our little village, and shes 20 years older than me, but shes really good fun. Shes got loads more energy than ive had. And so were taking our two little puppies well, theyre not puppies, but sort of similar aged dog. And we take them for walks and we have cheeky mulled wine in the park, which is quite nice. So christmas has come early and even the trees are up. I think thats important for the children, though, isnt it . Theyve got to have something exciting, and they absolutely love putting the tree up. Weve watched our first christmas movie. I dragged my husband in, too, and he watched it. So were trying to get a tiny bit festive. Hes banned me from putting the tree until december the 1st. These idyllic days will return hopefully soon for wedding film maker armelle murray from glasgow. In what should have been her second season, she lost almost 30 weddings. 2021 cant come soon enough. Whether its going to be a delayed season kicking off in, you know, june, i dont know. But at the moment, im definitely staying positive. But i also am realistic. And if i have to get, you know, another job, i will, cos you need to survive, but, yeah, its not ideal and theres loads of people in my shoes. Im the head honcho. Im betty, the oldest and weve saved the biggest to last as we connect cwmbran with kent and bring some of great grandmother betty davis family together virtually. Weve had some quizzes. Weve had a Birthday Party that zoe organised one of my nieces which was a highlight. Where do people tend to congregate at christmas . Well, usually they come to my house because i think its bigger. Yeah, i think its because nannys the best cook, right . Yeah. I was hoping somebody might say that, betty. Thats the real reason they congregate at your house cos the foods the best. Betty is our true matriarch. One of the interesting things thats happened is the amount of construction going on in the garden for gazebos and Everything Else is incredible. Ive turned into an electrician trying to fit plugs and everything in for heaters. So we can all stay outdoors if it drops below 50 degrees, weve got to come indoors. 50 centigrade below we dont quite know how many lockdown or tier restriction days there are until christmas. Were all in need of some festive cheer and people are making plans even if its just in pencil. John mcguire, bbc news, at home. I always like it when those films end with a wave. John is so good at talking to people, and it is a shared thing. You might sit at home thinking, im feeling like this are thinking, im feeling like this are thinking this, and what those films show is that somebody else somewhere is going through the same thing. Show is that somebody else somewhere is going through the same thingm does help, it just is going through the same thingm does help, itjust helps if you cant physically see someone, at least someone is experiencing the same thing as you. Lets look at a beautiful image. Just coming up to 6 45am. Is this guy as dawn is breaking over london. Those pictures are amazing. Just beautiful. It was interesting, when you said lets look at this beautiful image, that is usually when we go to matt but obviously thats made much more sense, didnt it . Laughter we were all loving that then stops i am top dropped by this guy. Beautiful start. It is bright in the east. Look at the temperatures at the moment, well below freezing in many eastern parts of the country. Big contrast west to east. The reason temperatures are high in the west is the southerly breezes picking up and rain. The rain will be on the shift eastwards as we go through today. Heavy at times this morning in the west. A dry and bright start in the east. Because the cloud is pushing over, temperatures will not rise in a hurry and will take a longer time in the eastern parts. Turning lighter and patchy at them a fairly cloudy day across many Western Areas. Temperatures up to 12, 13. By the end of the day the wind will really pick up across the far north west of scotland. A torrid night across the far north of scotland. Persistent rain across the west of scotland. Rain returned later in the night. Rain returned later in the night. Rain will ease in the east of england. Tonight will be milder than the day will be with temperatures staying in double figures. Dropping back to single figures across scotla nd back to single figures across scotland and the northern isles. Very deep area of low pressure between iceland and norway for the start of the weekend. Still very windy across the north with sunshine and showers. Sunshine across much of scotla nd and showers. Sunshine across much of scotland and Northern Ireland, starting to turn sonny later on. Northern england, much of wales. Eventually the colder, brighter air will reach southwards to all of us on sunday. Q. Thank will reach southwards to all of us on sunday. Q. Thank you. From leopard print coats to extravagant earrings coronation streets bet lynch was known for her flamboyant fashion. Now some of her prized jewellery collection is up for auction. Ulie goodyear who played bet on the cobbles is hoping to raise money for a manchester hospice, in memory of roy barraclough, who played her on screen husband alec. Jayne mccubbin reports. Coronation street theme. Think bet lynch, think big earrings. Never classy, always brassy, but they were of an era and now theyre bringing much needed funds to the willow wood hospice in tameside. She just said, i want to help out in the hospices 21st year. And shes had an enormous clear out of everything bet. Her danglies are here. Oh, they certainly are. Shes had a rummage in her drawers and here we are oh, love it theres a reasonjulie goodyear chose this place. Its where her close friend and on screen husband died in 2017. Roy barraclough was also willow woods founding patron. Today, forjennifer sykes, this place is a haven. Im 28. Ive got two kids and i have acute myeloid leukemia. You know that theyre all going to be watching. So give them a hello. Hi, jasmine. Hi, james. Hi, christian. Theyll get up and ask you, oh, do you want your hair doing today . You know, just Little Things that you wouldnt get in a hospital, you wouldnt get. Well get the straighteners out and well get your nails done. And its these little places that make magic happen. Thats a lovely way of putting it. Can i ask you one last crucial question . 0k. At 28, have you even heard of bet lynch . No, i hadnt. Up until recently. No. Everyones looking at me and laughing now. In disgust i definitely have heard of bet lynch, yes. Definitely, definitely. Im sure shes right. For 25 years, bet lynch was a cultural icon. And over the years, a formidable landlady never lost her taste for towering tresses, giant jewels and the obligatory leopard print. Give me a tour of the most important pieces here. Ok, so lets start with this. This was her publicity photograph for coronation street. Bet often wore this set when she was going off to the licensed victuallers dos or to see the newton and ridley at the brewery. Its not something id expect in a million years. Injulies final scene as rovers landlady, she wore the bird cage earrings, which are absolute classics. Oh, they are classic, arent they . Are they me . 0h, they do, you know. Arguably, no one could rock a bet lynch dangly better than bet lynch herself. But here they hope therell be plenty wanting to try. Whos the target audience here . Some of the biggest drag queens in britain have tweeted the hospice to say they would love to buy the entire collection. Anyone whos watched the street, because this brings back so many memories. I mean, as i say, julie is a legend. The character is a legend. Theyre part of our own history, arent they . This slice of Popular Culture will go towards the cost of running willow wood. They need over £7,000 a day to keep doors open. Only 21 of hospice funding comes from government, but the rest, they rely on public fundraising. And of course, because of covid, the vast majority of that fundraisings had to stop. Absolutely, yeah. Its been a really tough year for all hospices, right from the onset of covid with lots of the events that have been cancelled and our shops obviously closed. So this has come at an incredible time. The government say theyve made available an extra £150 million for hospices this year. Staff here know they desperately need every penny this auction will raise. And by special bbc breakfast request, staff were happy to model the merch. Hello. This isjulie goodyear. When i heard that this year they were having to cancel their fundraising plans, ijust wanted to help. So ive had a good rummage. If youve ever wanted to own a pair of bets earrings, now is your chance. Thank you so much. Lots of love, julie. I come alive, dont i . The auction runs until tuesday a once in a lifetime chance to buy some prizes. Some not me might say tasteless jewellery. Jewellery, though, which will genuinely make a difference. Jane mccubbin, bbc news. How lovely. The staff at the hospice really embracing the sense of the whole thing in raising much needed money. The problem is very, very real. What took your fancy . I am not really a jewelry person. More leopard print, ithink. A story really a jewelry person. More leopard print, i think. A story we are following this morning. A report into allegations of bullying by the home secretary priti patel concluded last summer, and now labour are demanding the findings are made public following claims she broke ministerial code. Her opposition counterpart, nick thomas symonds, has accused the Prime Minister of a hejoins us now. Very good morning to you. Thank you for your time. It is very important people understand the story we have is that bbc sources say a draft report concluded last summer found that the home secretary, priti patel, had breached the requirement in the ministerial code to treat Civil Servants with respect although any bullying may not have been intentional. That is the understanding through bbc sources, who say they may have seen a draft of that report. Take us through your issue in relation to where we are in the story, given what we do not know. Take us through it. You are right to say we have not seen the report yet and that is what we need to do. The revelations as they stand are extraordinarily serious. It is not just about lea ks in are extraordinarily serious. It is notjust about leaks in recent days, it is about the whole nine month period since the investigation was launched on the 2nd of march. Already injuly, launched on the 2nd of march. Already in july, the launched on the 2nd of march. Already injuly, the government was suggesting it would not be willing to publish this report in full. What this has is all the hallmarks of a Prime Ministerial cover up and serious questions about judgment. Prime ministerial cover up and serious questions aboutjudgment. If these revelations are correct, it is tantamount to condoning bullying. I am afraid it smacks of one rule for the government and one rule for eve ryo ne the government and one rule for everyone else. We need to see the report in full and the home secretary and Prime Minister need to come to parliament to answer these very serious questions. Priti patel has denied all these allegations. Have you been told by the government this report will not be published . The government made that clear in july that it would not be publishing the report in full. That is why i have lost confidence in this process , have lost confidence in this process, i have lost confidence in the Prime Ministers ability to carry out this investigation and make findings that are robust. That is why i have written today to ask that the committee on standards in public life actually looks at this because i do think we need that independent investigation to establish the facts. Can i be clear . Priti patel has had a case to answer andi priti patel has had a case to answer and i will be detailed in this report. What you are moving on to it as you are suggesting the Prime Minister has had eyes on this report and its findings and has not taken any action on it whilst his home secretary is still in position. Is that what you are saying . That is what is on the public record. The former cabinet secretary has said this report has been on the Prime Ministers desk for some time. That is again somebody else to point to, this being a cover up. This investigation should have been concluded and indeed published with its findings and whatever action the Prime Minister wanted to take a significant time again. That is why iamso significant time again. That is why i am so concerned at the moment. We are ina i am so concerned at the moment. We are in a crisis at the moment where the government has unprecedented powers. At this moment, trust and confidence in government ministers, especially one as senior as the home secretary, is more important than ever. Trust and confidence are important words. We have not had a chance to speak to someone in people might be left scratching their heads that your National Executive committee has voted to let Jeremy Corbyn backing as a member this week, a member of the labour party but he is not allowed to sit asa party but he is not allowed to sit as a labour party but he is not allowed to sit asa labourmp. Party but he is not allowed to sit as a labour mp. People might be confused by the message that sending out. They are separate processes that i have not come on your programme to defend our disciplinary processes. Programme to defend our disciplinary processes. The equality and Human Rights Commission was very clear in findings in our disciplinary processes. Findings in our disciplinary processes. We will have to put an action plan together by the start of next month and we will be putting an independent process in place. There is any issue of whetherJeremy Corbyn sits as a labour mp. Keir starmer has made that decision spending and that process should now ta ke spending and that process should now take place. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the outcome of that. It is clear to say a full and frank apology from jeremy would go a long way. Thank you for your time this morning. Thank you. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london, im victoria hollins. A row has erupted in east london over plans to move the Chinese Embassy to Tower Hamlets. The Chinese Government wants to open a new embassy in what was once the royal mint near tower bridge. The local council has written to the Chinese Government over their concerns about the countrys human rights record, but the Chinese Ambassador says they are internal matters and the embassy project will be a good investment for the local area. First of all, we welcome people coming to the borough. We welcome the relocation of the embassy choosing to come to Tower Hamlets but we as elected members must put our values that we stand with the people of hong kong. We stand with the people persecuted in china. We stand with the uighur muslims. The Salvation Army has urged the government not to squander progress made in tackling rough sleeping during the pandemic saying that this group faces the worst christmas in years. The Salvation Army, along with 28 other organisations, has written to the chancellor ahead of next weeks Spending Review, calling for more funding to continue to tackle homelessness. A Government Spokesperson said over over £700 million had been allocated to tackle homelessness this year. The boss of Gatwick Airport is urging the government to work swiftly on proposals for a test and release system for airlines, as well as a financial package of support for the industry. Stewart wingate says the Aviation Industry has already been decimated by the pandemic and wants passenger confidence to be restored again as quickly as possible. This time last year the west Sussex Airport saw around 98,000 passengers a day but today they expect only 800. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. Theres a good service on the tubes this morning. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Well, its a very chilly start this morning, sparkles of frost here and there. The temperature hovering around the zero celsius mark. Weve also got a reasonably bright start very first thing this morning you mightjust get a glimpse of some sunshine but fairly quickly we can see that cloud moving in from the west. Now, thats our next approaching warm front. Still pretty cold today, however. A spell of rain this afternoon and a moderate south westerly wind. Temperatures reaching somewhere between nine and 11 celsius. Now, that rain will clear this evening. Overnight, still largely cloudy but one or two breaks in that cloud. But whats happened, once that front clears, weve got some slightly milder air, so the temperature not as cold tonight compared to the one weve just had the minimum around eight or nine celsius. Now into the weekend, of course, for saturday quite a bit of cloud around tomorrow, some bright and sunny spells, but weve got a slow moving cold front which will sink south, gradually introducing some rather chillier airfor sunday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Now, though, its back to charlie and naga. Bye for now. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. Our headlines today. The pay of four million Public Sector workers, not including nhs employees, could be frozen as the government tries to bolster finances. Its a sign of the scale of the challenge facing the chancellor. Well get an update in a few minutes on how much the pandemic is costing as the Government Works out its finances for next year. The Prime Ministers expected to give his verdict on the home secretary after an inquiry into bullying claims is said to have found that she broke the ministerial code. More than two Million People in scotland prepare for the countries toughest level 4 restrictions. And therell be a a two week circuit brea ker lockdown for Northern Ireland from next friday. It friday. Is a bright and frosty start across it is a bright and frosty start across some eastern areas at the moment but it will be cloudy and wet for most. Details of that and your weekend forecast coming up on brea kfast. Its friday 20th november. Our top story. A pay freeze for millions of Public Sector workers is expected to be announced by the chancellor next week, thats according to government sources. Its thought nhs staff will be exempt, but many other key workers like teachers and Police Officers will be affected. Lets get more on this now from our economics editor, faisal islam. Good to see you. It is interesting which groups of Public Sector workers are being excluded from this pay freeze. The reality is that it is such a huge number of people affected by Public Sector pay, 5. 5 million in total, that it means when the chancellor sees the issues in public finances, where government borrowing is facing hitting nearly £400 billion in one year, private sector pay Public Sector pay is quite a large chunk of that. You can make quite a lot of savings by freezing that. That is about 5. 5 million. One report out today seeing if you did that over three years you would save over £20 billion. Of course this comes at a tough time for many people, many families and many workers, at a time when we have all been on our doorsteps clapping key workers which is why we are hearing that may not apply to nhs workers. Public Sector Workers have been lauded by the clapping in public, with the police or armed forces or even Civil Servants who have managed to conjure up the furlough scheme. Lots of people have been hard working and are appreciated. The argument we are hearing from whitehall is that in a year when private sector wages have been very tight, have fallen over some timeframes, that they want to keep Public Sector pay in check, as it were, or alongside the trends we see in private sector pay. That was an argument the chancellor made in a letter when he launched the Spending Review and so that is what we. Apologies, our economics editor faisal islam. Going through the prospect of potential pay freeze for Public Sector workers. We could find out today if any action will be taken against the home secretary, priti patel following an inquiry into bullying allegations. The Prime Minister is expected to give his response to the report, which is said to have found that she broke ministerial rules. Were joined now by our Political Correspondent helen catt. Good morning. What we know is that priti patel, as home secretary, is a very significant figure in the cabinet. We know the allegations are serious and we know report has been concluded. So what next . So, what we should get today is the ministers verdict on this report, and asked the Prime Minister he is the ultimate arbiter, if you like, of the ministerial code. That is a code of conduct which says how ministers need to behave. We should get some sort of verdict. The report was completed earlier this year and sources familiar with it suggest it has said she has breached the ministerial code. It also, one source suggested, there was some evidence of bullying although it may not have been intentional. Also there is a suggestion that the report may also contain some things about how the home secretary herself was treated by officials. We should get the Prime Ministers of verdict on that and a little bit of a sense of what priti patel is future is likely to be. Downing street is not commenting but so far borisjohnson has stood pretty firmly behind priti patel throughout this. It doesnt look like there are any signs that is likely to change. She is of course a very popular within the conservative party, a lot of tory mps overnight tweeting in her support. She is popular with grassroot members. But these are very serious allegations and there is no precedent for a minister staying in a post if they have breached the ministerial code. If borisjohnson decides to keep her in post there will be a lot of explaining to do when we have already seen levesque saying they wa nt already seen levesque saying they wantan already seen levesque saying they want an independent enquiry into this labour wants independent enquiry. Millions of people in parts of scotland will face the countrys toughest coronavirus restrictions from today. The rules will come into force in 11 Council Areas across west and central scotland. Meanwhile in Northern Ireland, a new two week lockdown period starting next week has been announced. So what are the restrictions across the uk . From 6pm tonight, more than two Million People will be under scottish tier 4 restrictions. This means that household mixing is banned indoors, and only essential shops are open. Northern ireland was due to gradually ease restrictions from today and some business will still be able to reopen. But it will now face a new, two week lockdown period starting next friday which will see all nonessential businesses shut, but schools staying open. England remains under National Lockdown restrictions until wednesday the second of december. That means that nonessential businesses, including hospitality, are closed and household mixing is banned. And in wales, the firebreak restrictions came to an end on the 9th of november. Now, groups of up to four people from different households can meet up in cafes, pubs and restaurants and outdoor public spaces. Lets get more details on the changes in scotland coming in today from our correspondent james shaw. It is some 2 Million People who are going to be affected. James now reports on what tier for four will look like. This is one of the busiest, most high value shopping streets in scotland, and theres definitely a sense at the moment of a last minute rush on. But by six oclock tonight, almost all of this will be shut down. Shoppers i spoke to were anxious about the restrictions which are about to be imposed. To be quite honest with you, i think a lot of people are not going to take any notice of what theyve been told to do cos weve had nearly a whole year of this. Ijust think it must be really upsetting for the shops, for the Small Businesses and. I think this is the time of year when they really need to be making big money especially when we had the lockdown earlier in the year, they must have been putting all their hens in this basket, so. No, i think its a shame. Its notjust shops all hospitality, Entertainment Venues, gyms and Sports Centres will close. Schools will stay open. And this is a big area all the way from ayr on the west coast to livingston further east, and north to stirling and the countryside around it. This is not a full National Lockdown, so travel restrictions will be used to stop people spreading the virus into low risk areas. It will be illegal to travel into or out of areas under level 3 and level 4 restrictions, and even between Council Areas under those controls except for essential purposes, including work, education and caring. Nicola sturgeon has promised the restrictions will only be in place until december 11th. James shaw, bbc news, glasgow. Were joined now by our ireland correspondent chris page. Good morning. We have another lockdown coming in next week stop there will be a weaks gap, how will this work . Well, yeah, the decision announced by the devolved government in belfast was pretty unexpected because the measures that are coming into next week our topic than the restrictions which were being partially eased today. From next friday nonessential retail will close, Leisure Facilities will close, Leisure Facilities will close, places of worship. To day, cafe is like this one, established in Belfast City Centre, will be able to reopen after having been closed for six weeks. But in another week, it will have to close again. What are your thoughts on what has happened . We were very shocked. We have had two menus, deciding which one we were going to use. Not knowing what was going to happen. We are over the moon to be getting back open again and that keeps our cafe coming its soul is our customers coming its soul is our customers coming in. Totally devastated last night and, sadly, not particularly shocked. At the same time, communication has not been great at all for our industry and it kind of feels if we have been hung out to dry. What has this year been like for you and what support would you like to see . Its been very, very tough in the industry but we are a very resilient industry. We work very resilient industry. We work very well together and we built a couple of new businesses just to kind of keep the lights on. It was never really about money, this was about needing to keep our business going. We have been open seven years at this year. Exhausting. It is the kind of roller coaster of being very frustrated. We have a duty of care to our customers, staff, suppliers, and we feel as if we have not been shown a duty of care, which is very sad for us as we feel as an industry we worked very hard. Good to hear your thoughts on bbc breakfast. Thank you for that. Ministers say that if they didnt make this intervention now, hospitals would be overwhelmed by mid december. At the criticism we will hear a lot of today from Business Owners is not so much about the decision that has been made, but in the way it has been made, but in the way it has been made. They say it has created a lot of confusion and even more uncertainty. Chris page, thank you very much, from belfast. From next month, anyone aged over 50 in england will be eligible for a free flu jab as part of an expanded roll out usually they are free to the over 65s. 30 Million People are being offered the vaccine in englands largest flu Immunisation Programme to date. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland say they will do the same if supplies allow it. Englands nhs test and trace system has failed to reach nearly half of the close contacts of people with coronavirus in some of the worst hit areas. Thats according to bbc analysis. Figures cover the six months since the Prime Minister promised the system would be world beating. The government said it was working hard to refine and improve the way test and trace works. The queen and duke of edinburgh are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary today. And to mark the occasion, Buckingham Palace has released this photo of them both at Windsor Castle looking at a homemade card from their great grandchildren prince george, Princess Charlotte and prince louis. The queen was a 21 year old princess when they married in 1947. That is a really charming picture. Isnt it . Really charming. Isnt it . 7 30am. How is the weather looking . Good morning. Good morning. I thrust across eastern areas, coldest night of the autumn so far and still temperatures around 3 in parts of aberdeenshire and across norfolk and suffolk. Anywhere across eastern scotland, eastern england, we have temperatures close to if not below freezing. It will stake chilly all day long but much milder in the west at the moment. Here we have some rain, raining heavily in Northern Ireland at the moment, good part of we st ireland at the moment, good part of west and wales, south west england. Rain is on the shift eastwards as we go through the day. Heaviest across Western Areas, dry across eastern parts, 102 eastern showers and clouding over after some early brightness. Here we start to see cloud and rain into the afternoon, the odd heavy based with it. Not quite as wet this afternoon. Still some patchy rain on the south westerly breeze. Temperatures in eastern areas, after a chilly start, struggling to lift the due to the absence of censure. Temperatures in the west up to 11 or 12 degrees, rain at times in western scotland. Heavy press of rain across scotland, when starting to pick up in the hebrides. Quite a while night across the fat north of scotland, could see severe gales. Clearing gales and a few showers later. Cloudy for most and across england and wales, said in eastern areas, a milder night tonight than we will have had by day and cloud will sit in place across parts of england and wales, further patchy rain and drizzle, gradually brightening across scotland and Northern Ireland but brighter for all on sunday even if it feels chillier. All the details before a tame. Thank you. The death of Sergeant Matt ratana, who was killed while on police duty, devastated his family, friends and colleagues and also the Rugby Community he loved so much. Today a charity is being launched in his memory, and its already got the backing of many sport and television stars. Were joined now by matts friend, joanne gillam, and former England Rugby player simon shaw. Very good morning to both of you. Joanne, the first thing i would like to ask you, i think it is really important. This is partly why your charity is going to start in the first place. Tell us a bit about matt. When it happened people got a sense of how he was. He was a truly inspiring, much loved person in the by inspiring, much loved person in the Rugby Community, his work, spectators, the children, the first team. He had a personality, charisma, about him himself. He was very personable. You could talk to matt. He was encouraging. Youd reach an arm out to you and that was brilliant. People responded to that really well. He was really inclusive. I remember many an occasion where he would send me an invitation as a female coach saying iam running invitation as a female coach saying i am running a workshop, a brainstorming session, would you like tojoin in . It was brainstorming session, would you like to join in . It was wonderful. I was the only woman in the ring but i felt so welcome. I was often invited to come along and observed to watch what he was trying to achieve coaching the first team. We had just seen those wonderful images, that smile. I can only imagine friends, people must miss him a lot. That is why so many people have been up for doing something by way of tribute. Yes, absolutely. The foundation has come on the back of such a terrible tragedy. Matts partner, friends, collea g u es tragedy. Matts partner, friends, colleagues and club members decided to establish this foundation to establish his legacy. The matt rata na establish his legacy. The matt ratana red establish his legacy. The matt rata na red bee establish his legacy. The matt ratana red bee foundation. Night was a massive rugby fan. Rugby. What made you want to get involved with the foundation . Quite simply for what it stands for. Notjust the foundation . Quite simply for what it stands for. Not just as a policeman who sets us and protects us policeman who sets us and protects us but also obviously the rugby link was not a key element that added to that, the message he is trying to get out, the gospel he is trying to preach, the rugby values that exist throughout the game to teamwork, discipline, respect, enjoyment of the gain, sportsmanship, coupled with his cultural background which is all about community and family. These are all messages which need to be shouted out loud and clear. He epitomised all of that. As i said earlier, his eagerness to promote inclusion and diversity added to that and it isjust inclusion and diversity added to that and it is just an inclusion and diversity added to that and it isjust an incredible message. What is it about rugby that helps people connect through the communities . I am not sure. It is that inclusivity and diversity. I first came to the game, i was six that nine and 20 stone, at bit lost in feeling the odd one out amongst my peers. A bit lost. Along came a game that needed me and valued me. If you look at all the positions in by, if you look at all the positions in rugby, there is a position for everyone and that is why people get drawn to it. The knowledge you have to help one another in the sport, i cannot do my job to help one another in the sport, i cannot do myjob without the aid of the props. They cannot do theirjob without me in the scrum. It is about teamwork and helping one another and we all need to learn from that communitywide. I am reading that in new zealand, the new Zealand Police have set up their own tribute by way ofa have set up their own tribute by way of a competition, is that right . L couple of weeks ago they reached out to us to let us know they contacted the metropolitan and Croydon Police to let us know by way of tribute they had established the matt ratana memorial trophy. All the police came together, put pennies in a pot and brought a trophy. This first inaugural game was played by the auckland and Counties Police department. It was fantastic. They have asked the foundation when they are next in new zealand if they would present the trophy. There is a song by East Grinstead rsc, the by song by East Grinstead rsc, the rugby team that matt used to coach. Lets listen to some of that now. One mind, one heart one mind, one heart every creed, every colour every creed, every colour oncejoined, every creed, every colour once joined, ever apart. Once joined, ever apart. Searching for the best in me searching for the best in me i will find what i can be i will find what i can be ifl i will find what i can be if i win, lose or draw. That was incredibly moving. That was a moving song. Seeing his image with that media behind it when we introduced it, ithought that media behind it when we introduced it, i thought it was going to be the team singing. I thought, wow, that is a really good voice for an amateur rugby team. Just picking up on that thought, music has a big part in rugby. It is a very emotional. Someone of his standing and clearly their love for him and a tribute like that, it matters. Absolutely. Ithink him and a tribute like that, it matters. Absolutely. I think the whole rugby world has got behind us. We brought out a matt ratana memorial shirt i am wearing today. That will be sold, available, full suggested donations and i think the first one has already been brought out. There will be a second run of theirs. So many people are getting behind this, notjust theirs. So many people are getting behind this, not just from theirs. So many people are getting behind this, notjust from the Rugby Community but tv celebrities as well. Divina mccall, gabby logan. Rugby legends. The list goes on and on. Even minor celebrities. They are all getting on board. Fantastic. Long may it continue. He fitted well into your lens for a very tall person. That is the benefit of sitting down. We will watch that with interest. In the past few minutes, it has been confirmed the government borrowed more than £20 billion last month. A record octoberfigure, the many used to help pay for the cost of the pandemic. Sometimes, when these enormous sums are bandied about, you hear 20 billion more in borrowing. Lets put that into some kind of context. Help us out with that. Im going to throw some more figures at you. They are important. They show the state of the nations finances. The government is having to borrow a lot more to pay for all the support it is trying to offer to various different sectors and to workers. The headline figure, £22. 3 billion was how much was borrowed in october. Putting that into context, nearly £11 billion more than the same month last year. It shows just how expensive october was. It is the highest borrowing figure since october is before october since 1993. It shows how much the man is needing to borrow. That is partly because of all the stuff they are spending, propping up a certain sectors and also safe all in tax because people are not buying as much. A full in tax. There is probably as much. A full in tax. There is pro ba bly less as much. A full in tax. There is probably less income tax as well because people are not working so much. They are making a lot less. Where does this leave us as a country . The first seven months of the year, the start of the Financial Yearin the year, the start of the Financial Year in april to where we are now, he has borrowed £214. 9 billion, £169 billion more than the same time last year and it leaves our debt, the amount of money as a country at more than £2 trillion, just shy of 2. 1 trillion, the highest level since the 1960s. We will let you have a more detailed look and speak to you later. Thank you. Good morning from bbc london, im victoria hollins. A row has erupted in east london over plans to move the Chinese Embassy to Tower Hamlets. The Chinese Government wants to open a new embassy in what was once the royal mint near tower bridge. The local council has written to the Chinese Government over their concerns about the countrys human rights record, but the Chinese Ambassador says they are internal matters and the embassy project will be a good investment for the local area. The boss of Gatwick Airport is urging the government to work swiftly on proposals for a test and release system for airlines, as well as a financial package of support for the industry. Stewart wingate says the Aviation Industry has already been decimated by the pandemic and wants passenger confidence to be restored again as quickly as possible. This time last year the west Sussex Airport saw around 98,000 passengers a day but today they expect only 800. In the first instance, what we would like to see is the government make announcements and we think they probably will do soon about test to release. So this would mean when you originally come back into the country, you have to isolate for a small number of days, you take a pcr test, and so long as youre negative, then youre free to go about your business and youre released from quarantine. An anti slavery campaigner who was sold to europeans for a gun, a piece of cloth, and some lead has been honoured with a blue plaque. Ottobah cugoano was kidnapped in 1770 and ended up working as a servant in london. He penned a book calling for slaverys immediate abolition and the emancipation of slaves. The plaque is being installed at schomberg house on pall mall. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. Theres a good service on the tubes this morning. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Well, its a very chilly start this morning, sparkles of frost here and there. The temperature hovering around the zero celsius mark. Weve also got a reasonably bright start very first thing this morning you mightjust get a glimpse of some sunshine but fairly quickly we can see that cloud moving in from the west. Now, thats our next approaching warm front. Still pretty cold today, however. A spell of rain this afternoon and a moderate south westerly wind. Temperatures reaching somewhere between nine and 11 celsius. Now, that rain will clear this evening. Overnight, still largely cloudy but one or two breaks in that cloud. But whats happened, once that front clears, weve got some slightly milder air, so the temperature not as cold tonight compared to the one weve just had the minimum around eight or nine celsius. Now into the weekend, of course, for saturday quite a bit of cloud around tomorrow, some bright and sunny spells, but weve got a slow moving cold front which will sink south, gradually introducing some rather chillier airfor sunday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Plenty more on our website at the usual address. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. From next month, anyone aged over 50 in england will be eligible for a free flu jab as part of an expanded roll out so far its free for the over 65s. Lets get more on this now from the Health Secretary, matt hancock. Good the Health Secretary, matt hancock. Morning. Hov over good morning. How are you . Anyone over the age of 50 will be entitled to this flu vaccination from next month. How quickly it will debate receive it . Say everyone over the age of 50 says, right, i want it. Iimaginea age of 50 says, right, i want it. I imagine a lot well. If everyone wa nts i imagine a lot well. If Everyone Wants it, by when will they all be able to have it . Well, we have 30 million doses of flu vaccination on audit this year. That is double the normal 15 million doses. On audit. I wanted to make sure all over 65s got access first, because the flu is most damaging, most risky for people over 65. This year it is more important than ever to get a flu jab because if you get both flu and covid, that is really bad news and covid, that is really bad news and very dangerous. I am delighted this morning to be able to say that from the 1st of december, if you are over 50, you will be entitled this year to a free flu jab. We will then roll that out from the 1st of december to the start of january. So it is through gps and pharmacists as usual, and obviously the availability of appointments will be. Well, they will be available throughout december and into january. I am throughout december and into january. Iam really throughout december and into january. I am really pleased with the increase in the number of over 65s have come forward, 10 more than usual and we now have the flu jab available for all over 50s. You are pleased and you have said there are appointments available. My question is, if everyone over at the age of 50 went for it, how many would be able. How many will have had it by when . Well, we would be able to roll it all out by the middle of january. I am not being clear. Not the roll out. If everyone asked for it over the age of 50, by when would they all have it . Im asking this because i want to know if you have the resources in terms of staff. Yes and ours in terms of who wants to get it. I understand, of course. The answer is by january. The flu season typically starts at around the start of january. The reason that the roll out for the over 50s started doing starts at the start of december is because we want to make sure the over 65s can get the job first because they are the top priority. So it is over the two months from the 1st of december. There is also, we hope, going to be a programme of Covid Vaccinations. We dont know for sure yet, however we have seen increasingly good news on the Covid Vaccine front over the last two weeks and so there is a huge pair of programmes, these two roll outs, they are both happening. The big numbers in terms of the Covid Vaccination, if it comes off, and we dont have one yet, but if it comes off, are likely to be in the new year. And so, until then, the flu vaccination will be the main numbers in terms of what the nhs is doing. At the critical thing for everybody watching is that if you are over 50 you can now go to your gp oryour are over 50 you can now go to your gp or your pharmacist and get a flu jab. Obviously you will need an appointment to do that and then you can get. And then hopefully, hopefully we will have the Covid Vaccination roll out, as well. But asi vaccination roll out, as well. But as i say that is more likely in terms of the big numbers to be in the new year at. We spoke to one of our regular gps this morning who said they dont have enough resources and staff because of staff being off from the pandemic because they dont have enough staff, full stop. They cant fulfil the demand. What do you say to that . There has been an incredible effort by nhs staff all through this pandemic and we absolutely no that for, in particular for we absolutely no that for, in particularfor gps, but we absolutely no that for, in particular for gps, but not only gps, through this roll out of the vaccination programme, it is a big ask. But it is just so important, this year of all years, because of coronavirus. We have been working with gps, with the bma, the Royal College. Pharmacists have a very Important Role to play, there is a Record Number of people getting their flu Record Number of people getting theirflu jab from Record Number of people getting their flu jab from pharmacists and sometimes that is more convenient for people, and pharmacists are doing a brilliant job for people, and pharmacists are doing a brilliantjob in this. It is a massive programme, very complicated, but, you know, i hope that it complicated, but, you know, i hope thatitis complicated, but, you know, i hope that it is relatively straightforward for people to get the jab by going to their gp by their pharmacist, the flu jab. And then of course the covid roll out on top. I dont deny it is a huge amount of work for the nhs, and i am very grateful to them for their unbelievable shift that they have pulled this year. We have still got to deliver this this winter. How concerned are you about shortages of nursing at the moment . You will know a couple of weeks ago at the royal couege a couple of weeks ago at the Royal College of nursing warned that the widespread shortages in the nhs could lead to staff burn out, risk patient safety, it cited 40,000 registered nursing vacancies. This is something you are responsible for andi is something you are responsible for and i ask this because we were talking about the ability to hand out vaccinations, an ambitious vaccination programme, but the whole point of that is to make sure fewer people end up in hospital and ill where there is pressure. Exactly. So the vaccination roll out is about preventing people ending up in hospital, and so it is good for health but it is also good for the nhs. In terms of nursing numbers, that 40,000 figure, i am glad to say, is a little out of day. Over the last year we have hired 13,000 extra nurses. Sorry, that was quoted two weeks ago so that has changed significantly since the 7th of november, has it . Yes. We have hired 13,000 more nurses over the last year, which is really good news. Sorry, im not clear. You are saying over the last year, this was a quote from the 7th of november. Yes, the information on the amount of nursing vacancies was 40,000. Im really glad to say that we have hired, as i said, 13,000 over the last year. There is further to go. We have a clear manifesto commitment to 50,000 more nurses over this parliament. I remember talking to you about that this time last year when the Election Campaign was on, but we are on track to deliver that commitment. But the big picture, i suppose, deliver that commitment. But the big picture, isuppose, is deliver that commitment. But the big picture, i suppose, is that there are. Of course there are pressures on the nhs this year, by god, there are pressures, thanks to covid. And for everybody who works in the nhs who is watching this morning, i want to say thank you for the work that you are doing. You know, we are all working harder than ever in the nhs to try to keep people safe and whether it is treating people with covid or, in this second peak of covid, we are managing to keep so many of the other services that are so important, like Cancer Services, we are keeping them going. I looked at cancerfigures we are keeping them going. I looked at cancer figures yesterday. It is unbelievable how successful the nhs is being in this second peak in keeping Cancer Services going and i pay tribute to everybody who is making that happen. And then this winter with definitely one of vaccine programme, the flu vaccine programme, hopefully two because we have had that positive news recently about the Covid Vaccination programme. About the Covid Vaccination programme. You know, there is a huge amount of work to do but i think everybody understands why it is so important. With the 13,000 recruited, how many does that replace who have left . How many have left . That is a net figure so there are 13,000 more nurses in the nhs. Right. The number of new recruits is much higher than that. As you say, some people retire each year. We have seen some people leaving the nhs, the number has fallen compared toa nhs, the number has fallen compared to a normal year and i think that is because everybody in the nhs. You know, we are all. We believe in the mission, which is to help improve peoples lives and save lives. You said you want to say thank you and of course one way that is very much appreciated when employers say thank you is pay. You will know that we are reporting that a pay freeze for Public Sector workers is being planned by the government. We spoke to ben wallace, the defence secretary, and he was really pleased at being able to announce that his, fight defence, that he could announce an extra £4 billion in spending, available for his budget. For defence. When money is discussed in this pay freeze is brought up, what did you say . You know how much i appreciate all of the people who work in the nhs and how valued they are, not just by me but by the whole nation. When it comes to wider questions of the Spending Review, the chancellor will set out those details. Have you fought by the nhs to be exempt from the pay freeze, nhs workers . You know, there is lots of speculation in the newspapers and what i can tell you is that the chancellor of the exchequer will set these details out. Have you fought for nhs workers do not have a pay freeze . You care, you want to say thank you. I am asking, genuinely, we imagine ministers sitting around a table, fighting their corner. Have you fought for your corner, for the nhs, which you to . I always fight for the nhs. Have you fought for them to be exempt from the pay freeze . I always fight for the nhs and the chancellor of the exchequer will set out the details next wednesday. You have not answered my question. Because. I am wednesday. You have not answered my question. Because. Iam not wednesday. You have not answered my question. Because. I am not going to comment on internal discussions. I am asking you what you are fighting for it for the nhs around the table in the cabinet meeting. Have you fought for nhs workers to be exempt from the pay freeze . Whether it happens or not you cannot tell me but have you fought for it . I will not going to internal discussions but you know how much i value nhs workers and collea g u es how much i value nhs workers and colleagues right across the nhs, but iam afraid colleagues right across the nhs, but i am afraid i am going to respect the cabinet confidentiality as i a lwa ys the cabinet confidentiality as i always do, and instead allow the chancellor to set out the details because then he can set up the broad landscape because as well as a very tough situation when it comes to health this year with the coronavirus, there is of course an incredibly tough economic situation, as well. When sarah emailed us this morning, with a question for you. She said, how can the government dare think about freezing the pay of Public Sector workers at a time like this. Also, we are the ones who are fighting in the thick of it. Its like freezing army pay when there is a war on. Like freezing army pay when there is a waron. Do like freezing army pay when there is a war on. Do you think the previous a nswer a war on. Do you think the previous answer explains that . Well. U nfortu nately, we answer explains that . Well. Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait until next wednesday to be able to set out the full details of this. You will understand why, and i hope sarah understands why the chancellor wants to set out the full details right across the piece. But iam also details right across the piece. But i am also absolutely clear about the value that i attach to the doctors and nurses who work in the nhs. Couple of other things i would like to talk to you about. Christmas, eve ryo ne to talk to you about. Christmas, everyone is wondering if the rules will be relaxed. Can you tell us anything about that . What i can tell you is that we are trying to agree a uk wide approach with the devolved administrations, as well. As you know, because health is devolved in this country, one of the features of this country, one of the features of this pandemic is that we have different rules in england, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. But lots of people travel across the uk to see family in a normal christmas. This christmas will not be fully normal. We have got to keep this virus under control, but at the same time i know, i know how much people are yearning for a christmas that is a bit more like normal, and to see loved ones. So we are working with the devolved administrations to try to agree across uk set of rules. They will have to be unfortunately to keep the virus under control but we hope that that can allow something a bit closer a normal christmas and, you know, to give people the chance to see their family and loved ones. |j people the chance to see their family and loved ones. I would like to talk to you about the report that is expected today on allegations of misconduct by priti patel, the home secretary. I dont expect you to comment on the detail of the report, but i suppose what i would ask is do you believe that if the minister has broken the ministerial code they should then be out of thatjob . Well, that is a judgment for the Prime Minister. What i would say on this is that i have worked with priti patel a lot. I think she has an excellent home secretary. The figure she is an excellent home secretary. She has been courteous and kind in all the dealings ive had with her. I know she is absolutely focused on delivering the commitments we have made to improve the safety of our streets across this country. For instance by recruiting 20,000 extra police and we have already recruited more than 5000 over the last year. She is working very hard on that agenda. 5000 over the last year. She is working very hard on that agendalj am not expecting you to comment on the character of one of your colleagues. What im asking is, you area colleagues. What im asking is, you are a member of the cabinet, you are are a member of the cabinet, you are a minister and there is a ministerial code which you abide by. Would you feel comfortable sitting next to another minister who has been proven to have broken the ministerial code, still in the job . That is a judgment by the Prime Minister, not for me. What i would say, though, is that i feel very proud to serve in a cabinet with priti patel and i think she is doing an excellent job and priti patel and i think she is doing an excellentjob and is an excellent home secretary and really delivering on the things that matter to people, the commitments we made and on which we we re the commitments we made and on which we were elected. And im. And, as i say, we were elected. And im. And, as isay, in we were elected. And im. And, as i say, in all the dealings ive ever had with her she has been nothing other than courteous. Matt hancock, Health Secretary, thank you for your time on breakfast thanks for having me on. The time is 7 45am. Mike is on standbyjust over there. There is a lot of talk, we are going back to the problem is a lot of sport is facing about how they will make money. No fans coming in. Not all sports gain from the latest pot of money. Boxing and cricket because it is deemed to be more of a summer sport. There were and are real fears that many matches, and events could not go ahead this winter, with the continued absence of fans, and so there is now this winter survival package offered by the government. There will be £300 million of help, in the form of low interest loans, or grants. Of the 11 sports getting a slice of the cake, rugby union is the biggest beneficiary, receiving 135 million. A further £40 million goes to horse racing, to help courses survive. 28 million Non League Football in the National League and womens football. Rugby league will get 12 million. So much less than union. Owners of major motorsport circuits, such as silverstone and goodwood get six million. The lawn tennis association, get 5 million. Netball, basketball and ice hockey will benefit, with 4 million. Half that figure goes to badminton england, which says it can now stage the all england championship in march, and greyhound racing will get million. Next to some action and rafael nadal is through to the semi finals, of the atp tour finals, in london. The 20 time grand slam champion beat Greeces Stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets to book his place in the last four. Nadal will face russian Daniil Medvedev in the final, as he bids to win this title for the first time. Shall we play a game . It is called find my microphone. I am shall we play a game . It is called find my microphone. Iam hearing it has dropped off. It is in myjacket still. I do apologise. This can happen sometimes. I will carry on and still try to find my microphone. The draw for next years womens rugby world cup, has served up some real treats. England will face one of the great rivals, france, in the group stages. Theyre in pool c, along with south africa and fiji. I will keep my voice up. Meanwhile, wales will face the reigning world champions and hosts, new zealand, as well as australia in pool a. The tournament will begin next september. They finished the season top of the superleague and now wigan warriors are in to next weeks grand final, after a comfortable win over hull fc. They thrashed the visitors 29 2 with bevan french, crossing for their fifth try of the match. Theyll face either st helens or catala ns in the grand final next friday. Now if youre frustrated that youre not able to play golf in england this weekend with courses closed, we have a hole in one to cheer you up. Its lexi thompson, in the sunshine in florida, at the pelican womens championship. Whats amazing is that the ball takes just two bounces, on its 163 yard journey, before dropping into the hole. The trouble is she had four bogeys after this. What a hole in one to celebrate this is a mystery. Have you lost your microphone down a hole in your trousers . I literally will have to undress in private. I completely sympathise with you. They drop off all the time, all the time. Normally you can find it fair when you are talking to matt hancock. I must have just moved. You will find it. Can you just recreate the hand on the hips dance you had earlier on . I liked that. It has a hint of the del boy when he fell over the bar scene. Lets not do it. See you later. Matt is always impeccable with his equipment. It takes me back to when i use to browse through catalogues. Do you remember those . Good morning. I have my microphone. This was outside on the outskirts of london a short time ago. Pretty cold. A warm jacket required. Temperatures below freezing in parts of scotla nd temperatures below freezing in parts of scotland and the east of england. In the west a different story. Ten, 11 degrees. A pretty wet start to the day in Northern Ireland and the south west of england. The rain is heavyin south west of england. The rain is heavy in places. A few lightish hours ahead of it. Morning sunshine in eastern scotland and eastern england. Showers. That will ease off in the afternoon to patchy rain and drizzle eventually reaching eastern parts in the afternoon. After a cold start without the sunshine at was very chilly in the eastern parts of england. Milder in the west. The breeze is picking up a southerly one. By the end of the day the wind will start to ramp up across the north west of scotland. Tonight we will see gales, if not severe gale. Winds. Turning wet in Northern Ireland towards dawn. Maybe the far north west of england across cumbria. Much of england and wales, patchy rain and drizzle over night. In some eastern areas, milder tonight than it will be by day. On saturday we had a weather front pushing southwards. It is the area of low pressure which will keep the win very strong with rough seas. Sunshine and showers for much of scotla nd sunshine and showers for much of scotland and Northern Ireland, eventually brightening up in the far north of england. Cloudy with rain at times. Prized in east anglia and the south east. Milder than today. The weather front will be on shift southwards as we go into sunday. That means well be back into cooler airagain. That means well be back into cooler air again. Staying windy in the far north of scotland. Sunshine and showers can wintry over the top of the hills. It may stay cloudy over the hills. It may stay cloudy over the English Channel but most of us will see sunshine on sunday with temperatures down a little bit on saturdays values. So it is cold, mild and cold again. That is how it is looking. Back in may, the law was changed in england making consent for Organ Donation automatic, unless you opted out. Six months on and the nhs says it is already having a positive impact and could help save hundreds of people each year. Were joined now by lisa cruise, who agreed to donate her son lewiss organs after he died suddenly injuly and fez awan, who received a life saving kidney transplant this summer. Iamso i am so pleased to speak to both of you this morning. Lisa, if i may say festival, you have our heartfelt condolences for losing your son at just 18 years old. This is a devastating thing to happen to the family, to a mother. It is important to put that on record. Then you took the extraordinary step of saying that your sons death should benefit someone else. Can you take us through that time in that process . What was achieved . What came out of that . Lewis had a cardiac arrest in july this year. He went to hospital on the 9th ofjuly to hospital. On the 9th ofjuly, they told us he was brain stem dead. I did not think of it, i knew i had to donate his organs while he was still on a ventilator. I said, organs while he was still on a ventilator. Isaid, can organs while he was still on a ventilator. I said, can you organs while he was still on a ventilator. Isaid, can you put organs while he was still on a ventilator. I said, can you put me in contact with the Organ Donation team . In contact with the Organ Donation team . They in contact with the Organ Donation team . They did do. They came to see me, went through louiss history, his life and amazingly he went on to donate his organs on the tenth. It was awful. It was tragic, it was shocking that, in my grief, my pain, when i was screaming and on the floor on my knees, i was thinking, people are going to get phone calls and they are going to be crying tea rs of and they are going to be crying tears of joy. That and they are going to be crying tears ofjoy. That is what has kept me going. To this day, even on a really bad day, i think of the people who got that phone call, went to hospital, were prepped for theatre and my son changed their lives and that really does comfort me, gives me so much strength. Lives and that really does comfort me, gives me so much strengthlj lives and that really does comfort me, gives me so much strength. I am so pleased that does give you strength. What do you know about those people who were recipients . What do you get told . Those people who were recipients . What do you get told . |j those people who were recipients . What do you get told . I was told. I had what do you get told . I was told. Ihada what do you get told . I was told. I had a letter recently from the Organ Donation team saying his kidneys. He had had a cardiac arrest, they could not use his heart. They used both kidneys and liver. One kidney went to a lady in her 405. She had children. The other kidney went to a man in his 505 and his liver was an emergency, life saving operation to a man in his mid 505, which was amazing. Life saving operation to a man in his mid50s, which was amazing. You are right. It was amazing. An example of that is fez awan, who joins us. You have been hearing lisa talk about how important this is and how it brings some 5olace to her in her moments of grief, of which there are many. You are a living example of how this works. I was born with renal failure, kidney failure. Of how this works. I was born with renalfailure, kidney failure. I had my first transplant when i was three years old, which lasted approximately ten years. Then unfortunately that failed. I had to go on to dialysis for about two years, approximately, 18 months to two years. During that time, my father did their work to donate my second kidney and i received one from my father in the year 2000. Excuse me. Yes, that again lasted approximately 12 years. I was at university at the time, felt quite ill. Had to be rushed to hospital and it was shown that kidney was also failing so i was pre emptively put back on the transplant list. I had been waiting since 2013, approximately seven years. You have been through so much. One reason it i5 been through so much. One reason it is also difficult, it is because of your heritage, you are from a south asian background. You have been campaigning fora asian background. You have been campaigning for a change in the law for this opt in system. You had your own personal experience. Why do you think it is so important this at this opting has happened . My hope is more conversations will happen within the community and normalise the conversation so more bame familie5 the conversation so more bame families and families in general will talk about love one5 wishes. Loved one. Without donorfamilies and people like lisa and herfamily making wi5he5 known and donating, there cannot be people like myself who are fortunate enough to receive organs. Who are fortunate enough to receive organ5. When you who are fortunate enough to receive organs. When you are who are fortunate enough to receive organ5. When you are speaking to us and lisa is listening to what you are saying. In the way a5 and lisa is listening to what you are saying. In the way as in a way, this is the link. Fez, you have been a recipient and a second make your son was a downer. Do you have anything you would like to say to lisa and families like hers . A donor. A big thank you, really. There is not enough we can say to familie5 there is not enough we can say to families who have lost loved ones. A ma55ive thank you. You have given us a new lease of life. It is really ha rd to convey a new lease of life. It is really hard to convey fully into words how thankful we are. They are ever so grateful for the decision you have made and the conversations you have made and the conversations you have made within your family and other donorfamilies acro55 made within your family and other donor families across the country. can only imagine, hearing tho5e word5 can only imagine, hearing tho5e words and he well know it iju5t wonder what that feels like hearing that. It leaves me totally. That is what keeps me going. I think of that anyway. Moves me. It isjust. I cannot explain. Amazing. I love it. I love that my son has changed peoples lives. By me sharing his story, i hope other people will listen to this and have that conversation and make that decision. It says lie5 conversation and make that decision. It says lies at the end of the day. That is it. Your gorgeous boy did that stopped as she said that, the knowledge he has helped three other people live and save lives and you have been a part of it offers some 5olace at least. Li5a, it has been really interesting talking to you andi really interesting talking to you and i think the message is very clear to anyone who is listening. There will be familie5 going through the very tragic time you have been through as well. Thank you very much. Do take care of yourself. Fez awan, thank you very much for raising awareness. Good luck. Very moving and a clear statement of how things can help. The headlines coming up in a moment. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. Our headlines today the pay of four million Public Sector workers, not including nhs employees, could be frozen as the government tries to bolster finances. Its another sign of the scale of the challenge facing the chancellor. Government borrowing 5oar5 to a new record high the country borrowed more than £20 billion last month, the highest october on record. The Prime Ministers expected to give his verdict on the home secretary after an inquiry into bullying claims is said to have found that she broke the ministerial code. More than two Million People in scotland prepare for the countrys toughe5t level four restrictions. And therell be a a two week Circuit Breaker lockdown for Northern Ireland from next friday. It ireland from next friday. Is a cold and frosty starti morning it is a cold and frosty start this morning acro55 eastern areas but there is rain in the west and it is heading for everyone. I will have the full details on that and your full weekend forecast here on brea kfast. I said boogie boogie round the bins at christmas time. And well meet the singing bin men hoping to be chri5tmas number one. Good morning. Its friday, 20th november. Our top story. A pay freeze for millions of Public Sector workers is expected to be announced by the chancellor next week, thats according to government sources. Its thought nhs staff will be exempt, but many other key workers like teachers and Police Officers will be affected. Our economics editor, faisal islam reports. Millions of Public Sector workers face a pay freeze at next weeks Spending Review as chancellor rishi sunak makes the case for pay restraint to reflect falls in private sector earnings during this pandemic afflicted year. At the start of the Spending Review process, the chancellor outlined that in the interests of fairness, we must exercise restraint in future Public Sector pay awards, ensuring parity with the private sector. The treasury has taken an interest in a report on the issue by the centre for policy studies, suggesting a three year freeze would save £23 billion by 2023, or 15 billion if nhs workers were exempt. It is expected that nhs workers would be exempt from the freeze to reflect efforts during the pandemic, but four million workers still include many key workers lauded for their service during the pandemic, from the armed forces to police, teachers and Civil Servants. Unions are already planning a campaign against such plans, having already had rejected their efforts for a special pay bonus in the current year for pandemic front line Public Sector workers. Faisal islam, bbc news. Record government borrowing continued last month in order to help pay for the cost of the pandemic. According to latest figures out this morning, the government borrowed more than £20 billion in october the sixth highest month since records began. This requires a bit of explaining. Then has some explaining to do. These numbers are so huge, how does this fit in in context . Interesting hearing from faisal islam about a potential squeeze on public pay, and that is because the chancellor he has a hugejob public pay, and that is because the chancellor he has a huge job on public pay, and that is because the chancellor he has a hugejob on his hands to try to balance the books. We know the coronavirus has cost so much money, not least in things like the furlough scheme propping up peoples salaries, but also all the measures to support different sectors of the economy to get them through the worst of this. And so the chancellor is trying to make the numbers add up. And at the moment they dont. So what he has had to do is borrow once again, record borrowing figures for october, £22. 3 billion, thats nearly £11 billion more than the same month last year. That means that so far this Financial Year, remember thats april up until october so far, it has borrowed £214. 9 billion, and remember that is nearly £170 billion more than for the same period last year. So those numbers are mind boggling. It is really hard to get your head around them. But it also tells us that the government isnt making as much. So whilst it isnt making as much. So whilst it is spending loads on supporting the economy it isnt getting as much money through the door as it normally would because it makes its money from tax revenues. So for all of us, thats our income tax on our earnings but if we are making less we are not paying as much tax. Businesses Pay Corporation tax, they are not operating at full tilt so they pay less Corporation Tax and we as consumers are buying less in the shops so we are paying less vat. The situation is we are paying out much more, they are making much less and therefore having to borrow, racking up therefore having to borrow, racking up debt on the collective credit ca rd up debt on the collective credit card and as a country our debt is now just shy of card and as a country our debt is nowjust shy of £2. 1 trillion. It is ha rd to nowjust shy of £2. 1 trillion. It is hard to get your head around. Very difficult. Thank you, ben. The time is 8 05am. We could find out today if any action will be taken against the home secretary, priti patel following an inquiry into bullying allegations. The Prime Minister is expected to give his response to the report, which is said to have found that she broke ministerial rules. Lets find out the implications of this with our Political Correspondent helen catt. Good morning, helen. What is the implication of this report . What we are expecting to get today is the Prime Ministers verdict in all of this, what he is going to do about it. The report is done, the inquiry is done, the report is written and now we will find out what this means for the future of the home secretary priti patel. Downing street is refusing to comment but Boris Johnson downing street is refusing to comment but borisjohnson has pretty firmly stuck by priti patel throughout this, doesnt look like thatis throughout this, doesnt look like that is likely to change, and it is borisjohnson who has the final say on the ministerial code. Labour are very unhappy about this, here is what the shadow secretary dermot home secretary had to say about this. This has all the hallmarks of a Prime Ministerial cover up and serious questions about his judgment. If these revelations are correct, it is tantamount to condoning bullying. No other workplace, in no other workplace would this be acceptable, and im afraid its max of one rule for the government and another rule for everybody else. It smacks of. We need to see the report in full and the home secretary and Prime Minister need to come to parliament to answer these very serious questions. Usually, when a minister is found to have breached the code it means they are a goner, there is no precedent for a minister staying in post having done so. There are reasons, though, other reasons why borisjohnson would be particularly sorry to lose priti patel. We know he has a history of standing by ministers who are under fire, we know his government has been criticised for a lack of visible senior women and she is the most senior women and she is the most senior woman in government and is very popular among the conservative party. We saw a lot of tory mp5 last night tweeting in support of her, which was echoed this morning by her cabinet colleague matt hancock. I have worked with priti patel a lot andl i have worked with priti patel a lot and i think she is an excellent home secretary. She has been nothing but courteous and kind in all the dealings that ive had with her. I feel very proud to serve in a cabinet with priti patel. And i think that she is doing an excellent job and is an excellent home secretary, and really delivering on the things that matter to people, the things that matter to people, the commitments that we have made and on which we were elected. Of course priti patel denies any wrongdoing but bullying is a serious allegation and if, as expected, this is what the report has found, and if as expected borisjohnson decides to keep her in post, well then certainly i think hes going to have a lot of explaining that he is going to have to do. Thanks very much, helen catt. More than two Million People in parts of scotland will face the countrys toughest coronavirus restrictions from today. The level 4 rules will come into force in 11 Council Areas across west and central scotland. Meanwhile in Northern Ireland, a new two week lockdown period starting next week has been announced. In a moment well speak to our ireland correspondent chris page, who is in belfast. But first, were joined by our scotland correspondent james shaw in glasgow. A very good morning to you, james. Tell us a little bit more about what these restrictions will look and feel like to some 2 Million People in scotland. Thats right. From 6pm this evening, charlie, all nonessential shops, all gyms, hair and beauty salons, Sports Centres, all Entertainment Venues will be forced to close stop schools will stay open but streets like this one, buchanan street, one of the most highest value shopping streets in scotla nd highest value shopping streets in scotland but also for the north of england as well, will be almost com pletely england as well, will be almost completely shut down, just one or two essential supermarkets will stay open. People might be tempted to travel to other parts of scotland where these stricter controls are not in place. But if they do that they would actually be breaking the law. New mandatory travel Restrictions Mean that you cannot travel even outside your council area unless it is for essential purposes such as work, education, or caring responsibilities. And it is even the case that you cannot travel from scotland into england or any other part of the united kingdom, and that part of these restrictions in particular is causing quite a degree of controversy. James, thank you. That is a look at the situation in scotland. Lets ta ke in scotland. Lets take a look at the situation in ireland with our correspondent chris page. Chris, a new lockdown will come in next week. Thats right. That decision announced by the devolved government here last night and it was pretty unexpected because the measures that are being brought in next friday are actually more strict than the measures which are being partially lifted today, so to give you an example of how thats working, well, this is a coffee shop in Belfast City Centre and have just reopened their doors have not been able to serve customers in the shop since the middle of october. So staff are here, they are getting the food ready, they are brewing coffees and other drinks, but in seven days time they are going to have to shut again and go take only once more, all nonessential retail will have to close, places of worship will not be able to hold regular services, Leisure Facilities such as gyms will have to close in those restrictions will be in place for two weeks. Lets speak to the owner here. What do you think of what is going on . Devastated to get that news last night, sadly not shocked, there doesnt seem to be a plan for our industry especially. It feels as if they have a duty of care and there is no duty of care towards us which is no duty of care towards us which is really disappointing. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us on bbc breakfast. I think you will hear plenty of criticism from Business Owners today. Ministers say the restrictions are necessary because without them hospitals would be overwhelmed by mid december but for the likes of Business People it is not so much the decision made but it is the way in which politicians have been going about making their decisions that is strongly annoying them. 0k, chris, thanks very much. Chris page there for us in belfast. Englands nhs test and trace system has failed to reach nearly half of the close contacts of people with coronavirus in some of the worst hit areas. Thats according to bbc analysis. Figures cover the six months since the Prime Minister promised the system would be world beating. The government said it was working hard to refine and improve the way test and trace works. Its 8 12am. I think nippy is the word i am using today. Matt, nippy is what it was this morning at yesterday evening. It still is a croissant used student parts, this was taken by weather watcher boris in norfolk. Temperatures in east anglia 2, 3, same in aberdeenshire and parts of kent and a widespread frost in eastern scotland and eastern england. A different story in the western half of the country, it is here where we have rain spreading m, here where we have rain spreading in, temperatures in double figures but it has been a wet morning so far in Northern Ireland and getting wetter in the south west of scotland, pretty wet in wales and south west of england. The rain will be on the move eastwards through today taking away the early brightness we have, east anglia, south east and north east of scotla nd south east and north east of scotland will see cloudy conditions dominate into the afternoon. The rain turns lighter but patchy towards the west as we hit the afternoon but as you can see by 3pm all the way from the Channel Islands up all the way from the Channel Islands up the eastern parts of england the rain will have arrived. It will be on and off and then for the rest of the day. After a frosty start the temperatures struggled to lift around the eastern districts of england and eastern scotland whereas we are into 12 or 13 degrees across western parts. Still some rain at times across scotland, heaviest in orkney and shetland by this stage, and by the end of the afternoon the winds will start whipping up across the hebrides, to take us into tonight, severe gales across the far north of scotland, further rain at times easing its way southwards into Northern Ireland as we go through the night. Cloudy and wales, milder and cloudier tonight, milder than by day for some of you. Tomorrow, fairly cloudy for england and wales, brighterfor fairly cloudy for england and wales, brighter for scotland and Northern Ireland. More sunshine on sunday. Do you know what, bit of sunshine, doesnt matter if it is cold and nippy, doesnt matter if it is cold and nippy. Get doesnt matter if it is cold and nippy, get the sunshine and it is so warming and lovely. Thanks very much, take care. The time is 8 14am now. As new rules come into force in parts of scotland today, another two week lockdown has been announced in Northern Ireland. So, what are the restrictions across the uk . From 6pm tonight, more than two Million People will be under scottish tier 4 restrictions. That means household mixing is banned indoors, and only essential shops are open. Northern ireland was due to gradually ease restrictions from today and some business will still be able to reopen. But it will now face a new, two week lockdown period starting next friday which will see all non essential businesses shut, with schools remaining open. England remains under National Lockdown restrictions until wednesday 2nd december. That means that nonessential businesses, including hospitality, are closed and household mixing is banned. And in wales, the firebreak restrictions came to an end on 9th november. Now groups of up to four people from different households can meet up in cafes, pubs and restaurants and public outdoor spaces. We can speak now to linda bauld, who is a professor of Public Health at the university of edinburgh. Good morning to you. Nice to see you again, you are in edinburgh, logical place to start is what is happening with this area of scotland, some 2 Million People going into tier 4. That is the highest level of restrictions allowable under the scottish system. Why is that necessary now . Charlie, we are hoping to avoid it, it does not apply in edinburgh, but it covers well over 2 Million People in the central and west of scotland. What is happening in scotland generally is happening in scotland generally is we have made progress, the latter are might be just below one at the moment the r. But they have not significantly declined. A lot of the communities are quite deprived and with high density housing, the virus is still present, even with the level 3 restrictions, it was not being registered the extent we need and all governments are looking ahead to the winter and trying to keep things stable to avoid too many people going into hospital. Could you cast your eye from where you are in edinburgh to what has happened in wales . In edinburgh to what has happened in wales . We will speak to mark dra keford, wales . We will speak to Mark Drakeford, first minister of wales, inafew drakeford, first minister of wales, in a few minutes time. They have had a 17 day lockdown in wales, that is coming to an end. What picture do you have of what has happened there . Has it been successful . The key thing to emphasises the Welsh Government has taken a cautious preventative approach and they took early action. The firebreak was quite significant in terms of restrictions and i have been looking at the data and you can definitely see that from, for example, the end of october, they had quite high case numbers and now they are hovering at 250 a day, number starting to go up a little bit since the measures were lifted on november the 9th. But case numbers, the firebreak had an impact. What you do not see an impact. What you do not see an impact on yet is hospitals and icu admissions. These very confusing restrictions across the uk are trying to achieve one aim, reduce household is mixing. They did that in wales, extending in Northern Ireland, in place in most parts of scotland. I think even though nobody wa nts scotland. I think even though nobody wants the restrictions, they do actually have an impact. No matter where you are in the uk, the calendar is the same and there is a lot of talk about christmas. I am trying to work out where. Is that going to be a situation, mark dra keford i understand going to be a situation, Mark Drakeford i understand is there needs to be across the uk some agreement about certain things in relation to that period of time. In some ways, precisely what the coronavirus would like, gatherings of people indoors, next generations, exactly what coronavirus would like to happen. That is what happens at christmas and if the rules are relaxed across the uk, there is a genuine risk. That is true. It is the perfect recipe for viral spread. Closed windows, no physical distance and,i closed windows, no physical distance and, i completely agree. It is very frustrating, not everybody in the uk celebrates christmas, eid and others have been not the way people would wish. They are having four nations discussions. If you have restrictions now, that will stabilise case numbers and impact hopefully on hospital admissions. That would allow potentially opening up that would allow potentially opening upfora that would allow potentially opening up for a short number of days, maybe even travel, people dont all live next to relatives, but we will need to think carefully about the price for that. There will be implications. Even if we do it for a small number of days, it will influence whether the virus can spread. Careful planning. The discussion shows the four nations approach has gone out of the window in recent weeks but i think there needs to be one to talk about christmas. Always good to speak to you, thank you very much, we will speak again. Getting to grips with life under new and changing rules is not easy. So, how has this affected people across the uk . John maguire has been having conversations with people about how they are coping. Lets go on a whistle stop tour of the uk. But as its 2020, of course im staying put. How are people coping with life in lockdown or under covid restrictions . So, this is my studio. Its in an old belfast linen mill. Our first stop is belfast, as Lynette Murray shows me around her hairdressing salon about to reopen again but just for one week. Its been a torrid time. We were still chasing our tail to catch up with everything and wed literally just about got everyone back to where they should have been. And then the second lockdown happened. Its been very mentally stressful because we were told at the very beginning that we would be getting a grant and we would getting help and we had to apply for it. But unfortunately, as of yet, we still have not had any funding. So, weve had to. Well, ive had to use my savings. I dont know if we should get into my hopes and fears for december next, to essex, and friends louise and abby. Theyve been walking and talking together captain tom would be proud i noticed with my clients that a lot of them were suffering with depression and Mental Health and that kind of issue. And knowing from my own experience how good walking is, i decided, yeah, well, i go out for a walk every day. So, i made this group where we can just post our walks that weve been on, like, pictures and when we can meet up, were all going to meet up together and go on a big, massive walk together. Ive got a little sort of grandma that ive kind of clued up with in our little village, and shes 20 years older than me, but shes really good fun. Shes got loads more energy than i ever had. And so were taking our two little puppies well, theyre not puppies, but sort of similar aged dog. And we take them for walks and we have cheeky mulled wine in the park, which is quite nice. So, christmas has come early and even the trees are up. I think thats important for the children, though, isnt it . Theyve got to have something exciting, and they absolutely love putting the tree up. Weve watched our first christmas movie. I dragged my husband in, too, and he watched it. So, were trying to get a tiny bit festive. Hes banned me from putting the tree until december the 1st. These idyllic days will return hopefully soon for wedding film maker armelle murray from glasgow. In what should have been her second season, she lost almost 30 weddings. 2021 cant come soon enough. Whether its going to be a delayed season kicking off in, you know, june, i dont know. But at the moment, im definitely staying positive. But i also am realistic. And if i have to get, you know, another job, i will, cos you need to survive, but, yeah, its not ideal and theres loads of people in my shoes. Im the head honcho. Im betty, the oldest and weve saved the biggest till last as we connect cwmbran with kent and bring some of great grandmother betty davis family together virtually. Weve had some quizzes. Weve had a Birthday Party that zoe organised one of my nieces which was a highlight. Where do people tend to congregate at christmas . Well, usually, they come to my house because i think its bigger. Yeah, i think its because nannys the best cook, right . Yeah. I was hoping somebody might say that, betty. Thats the real reason they congregate at your house cos the foods the best. Betty is our true matriarch. One of the interesting things thats happened is the amount of construction going on in the garden for gazebos and Everything Else is incredible. Ive turned into an electrician trying to fit plugs and everything in for heaters. So, we can all stay outdoors. If it drops below 50 degrees, weve got to come indoors. 50 centigrade below we dont quite know how many lockdown or tier restriction days there are until christmas. Were all in need of some festive cheer and people are making plans, even if its just in pencil. John mcguire, bbc news, at home. You cannot finish one of those chats without a big wave. And a little bit of sharing of stuff just helps without a big wave. And a little bit of sharing of stuffjust helps is what that illustrates amongst very difficult times. This will lift your spirits, if they need lifting. From leopard print coats to extravagant earrings, coronation streets bet lynch was known for her flamboyant fashion. Now some of her prized jewellery collection is up for auction. Julie goodyear, who played bet on the cobbles, is hoping to raise money for a manchester hospice, in memory of roy barraclough, who played her on screen husband alec. Jayne mccubbin reports. Coronation street theme. Think bet lynch, think big earrings. Never classy, always brassy, but they were of an era and now theyre bringing much needed funds to the willow wood hospice in tameside. She just said, i want to help out in the hospices 21st year. And shes had an enormous clear out of everything bet. Her danglies are here. Oh, they certainly are. Shes had a rummage in the drawers and here we are. Oh, love it theres a reasonjulie goodyear chose this place. Its where her close friend and on screen husband died in 2017. Roy barraclough was also willow woods founding patron. Today, forjennifer sykes, this place is a haven. Im 28. Ive got two kids and i have acute myeloid leukemia. You know that theyre all going to be watching. So, give them a hello. Hi, jasmine. Hi, james. Hi, christian. Theyll get up and ask you, oh, do you want your hair doing today . You know, just Little Things that you wouldnt get in a hospital, you wouldnt get. Well get the straighteners out and well get your nails done. And its these little places that make magic happen. Thats a lovely way of putting it. Can i ask you one last crucial question . 0k. At 28, have you even heard of bet lynch . No, i hadnt. Up until recently. No. Everyones looking at me and laughing now. In disgust i definitely have heard of bet lynch, yes. Definitely, definitely. Im sure shes right. For 25 years, bet lynch was a cultural icon. And over the years, a formidable landlady never lost her taste for towering tresses, giant jewels and the obligatory leopard print. Give me a tour of the most important pieces here. Ok, so lets start with this. This was her publicity photograph for coronation street. Bet often wore this set when she was going off to the licensed victuallers dos or to see the newton and ridley at the brewery. Its not summat id expect in a million years. Injulies final scene as rovers landlady, she wore the bird cage earrings, which are absolute classics. Oh, they are classic, arent they . Are they me . 0h, they do, you know. Arguably, no one could rock a bet lynch dangly better than bet lynch herself. But here they hope therell be plenty wanting to try. Whos the target audience here . Some of the biggest drag queens in britain have tweeted the hospice to say they would love to buy the entire collection. Anyone whos watched the street, because this brings back so many memories. I mean, as i say, julie is a legend. The character is a legend. Theyre part of our own history, arent they . This slice of Popular Culture will go towards the cost of running willow wood. They need over £7,000 a day to keep doors open. Only 21 of hospice funding comes from government, but the rest, they rely on public fundraising. And of course, because of covid, the vast majority of that fundraisings had to stop. Absolutely, yeah. Its been a really tough year for all hospices, right from the onset of covid with lots of the events that have been cancelled and our shops obviously closed. So, this has come at an incredible time. The government say theyve made available an extra £150 million for hospices this year. Staff here know they desperately need every penny this auction will raise. And by special bbc breakfast request, staff were happy to model the merch. Hello. This isjulie goodyear. When i heard that this year they were having to cancel their fundraising plans, ijust wanted to help. So, ive had a good rummage. If youve ever wanted to own a pair of bets earrings, now is your chance. Thank you so much. Lots of love, julie. I come alive, dont i . The auction runs until tuesday a once in a lifetime chance to buy some prizes. Some not me might say tasteless jewellery. Jewellery, though, which will genuinely make a difference. Jane mccubbin, bbc news. A personal favourite from the little fashion show was the gentleman, one of the workers, in a tiara. That is a winner. You would wear that well, i think. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london, im victoria hollins. A row has erupted in east london over plans to move the Chinese Embassy to Tower Hamlets. The Chinese Government wants to open a new embassy in what was once the royal mint near tower bridge. The local council has written to the Chinese Government over their concerns about the countrys human rights record. But the Chinese Ambassador says they are internal matters and the embassy project will be a good investment for the local area. First of all, we welcome people coming to the borough. We welcome the relocation of the embassy choosing to come to Tower Hamlets but we as elected members must put our values that we stand with the people of hong kong. We stand with the people persecuted in china. We stand with the uighur muslims. The boss of Gatwick Airport is urging the government to work swiftly on proposals for a test and release system for airlines, as well as a financial package of support for the industry. Stewart wingate says the Aviation Industry has already been decimated by the pandemic and wants passenger confidence to be restored again as quickly as possible. This time last year, the aiport saw around 98,000 passengers a day, but today, they expect only 800. An anti slavery campaigner who was sold to europeans for a gun, a piece of cloth, and some lead has been honoured with a blue plaque. Ottobah cugoano was kidnapped in 1770 and ended up working as a servant in london. He penned a book calling for slaverys immediate abolition and the emancipation of slaves. The plaque is being installed at schomberg house on pall mall. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. Theres a good service on the tubes this morning. On the roads, the m25 is down to one lane anti clockwise atj2 for the a2 to j1b. Its because of a multi vehicle accident. Delays from before j3 swanley. Rotherhithe tunnel is closed southbound due to an incident. Now the weather with kate kinsella. Good morning. Well, its a very chilly start this morning, sparkles of frost here and there. The temperature hovering around the zero celsius mark. Weve also got a reasonably bright start very first thing this morning you mightjust get a glimpse of some sunshine but fairly quickly, we can see that cloud moving in from the west. Now, thats our next approaching warm front. Still pretty cold today, however. A spell of rain this afternoon and a moderate south westerly wind. Temperatures reaching somewhere between 9 and 11 celsius. Now, that rain will clear this evening. Overnight, still largely cloudy, but one or two breaks in that cloud. But whats happened, once that front clears, weve got some slightly milder air, so the temperature not as cold tonight compared to the one weve just had the minimum around eight or nine celsius. Now, into the weekend, of course, for saturday quite a bit of cloud around tomorrow, some bright and sunny spells, but weve got a slow moving cold front which will sink south, gradually introducing some rather chillier airfor sunday. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. 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We said that together if you love the crown, historian lucy worsley is here to tell us the true stories. And our very own willie kirk is here to tell us how to revitalise our worn out furniture. We will see you at 9 15am. You know that naga goes home ina at 9 15am. You know that naga goes home in a limo, isnt that true . Believe that, you will believe anything take care, both of you. The time is 8 35am. Back to our main story this morning. As millions of people in scotland and Northern Ireland face tougher coronavirus rules, in wales it is a very different picture. The 17 day firebreak lockdown came to an end in the country on 9th november. So, has it been effective in curbing the number of coronavirus cases . We can speak now to the first minister of wales Mark Drakeford, who joins us from cardiff. Good morning to you. Thats the question, how effective has it been . Good morning. Our chief medical officer issued a Statement Last night that said that the evidence is now good enough to say that the firebreak period did succeed. We have had ten consecutive days of numbers coming down in wales. Positivity rates are coming down in wales. We are beginning to see that feed into a slowdown in the number of people being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. So we think the firebreak period has succeeded. The question is whether it has succeeded enough and whether people in wales are now behaving in wales that allow us to capitalise on the ground we have gained rather than seeing it frittered away. It is good news that it has come down, obviously, because people have been restricted and they we re people have been restricted and they were doing this in order to bring cases and the rate down. Can ijust ask, what is the rate down to . Can you let us know that . Sage estimate that a week ago the rate was somewhere between 0. 9 and 1. 2. So possibly already below one. And since then we have had seven further consecutive days of numbers falling here in wales. Our aim was to get it down to about 0. 8 so we will know in another week whether we have succeeded in that. But on the whole it is looking promising. After 17 days, when people have behaved. Just using the word you used. In order for the rate to stay low, or even to go lower, what behaviour you want to see from people in wales now after this lockdown . What we have been asking people in wales to do is to avoid contact with other people, to only travel when they really need to, to work from home wherever that is possible, and to do all of those simple things of social distancing and hand washing, and so on. Coronavirus thrives on human contact. The more we can minimise the contact we have with other people, the few opportunities there will be full coronavirus to rise again, and thats why we have been asking people in wales every single one of us to make our own contribution to building on what the firebreak period has offered us. Contribution to building on what the firebreak period has offered usm orderfor firebreak period has offered usm order for lives firebreak period has offered usm orderfor lives to get firebreak period has offered usm order for lives to get back to normal, one of the things that has been patently obvious is that testing needs to be efficiently done. You are overseeing a rapid covid 19 test being offered in Merthyr Tydfil in a mass plan. Can you tell me how this is going to work and what it will no mean for those people who are saying get a test and if it is negative, in terms of how normally they can operate . They are going to have a whole town testing regime in merthyr starting tomorrow. We have help from the military in delivering that because it isa military in delivering that because it is a big logistical exercise in setting up testing centres, getting the tests to where they need to be and so on, so we are confident that anybody who will come forward for a test in merthyr from tomorrow onwards will be able to get one. Merthyr was, im sure you know, at one point the rates per 100,000 were over 760 in merthyr, the highest in wales and they are down to 260 today and we want to drive that further down. So people who get a test, if that test is negative we will ask them to come back for another test inafew them to come back for another test in a few days later, and that will mean that they can be confident in the way that they go about their daily lives, whether that is out shopping, whether that is going to a leisure centre, having your hair cut, all of those things are possible in wales today. That they can do that knowing that they are not posing a risk to other people. This morning we have spent time on brea kfast this morning we have spent time on breakfast explaining what is happening in the four nations, and it being very different and everyone being at different stages. A busy talking to you now after this 17 day firebreak period, lots of people are looking ahead to christmas, just over a month away, is that the plan, as you have been speaking to your counterparts, that the four nations are going to do the same over christmas . Be that a relief in lockdown, or continuous lockdown . Well, my hope is that we will be able to reach a four nation agreement for the christmas period. As you know, we met on wednesday this week and agreed a number of important principles. We have asked our officials across all four governments to work on the details, and we will come together again next week. I will definitely be going to that meeting looking for an agreement. So many families in wales have relatives and friends across the border in england and will be looking to spend time with them over christmas. I want that to be able to happen in the most simple and straightforward way that we can devise together. Mark drakeford, thank you very much for talking to us, first minister of wales, this morning. Heres matt with a look at this mornings weather. We are talking a lot about the whole of the uk. But you talk about it in relation to the weather rather than other things. And you have temperatures from all four nations as well. I do and it is a big day of contrasts, some areas still below freezing, double figure temperatures in the west but only because we have cloud and rain here. It has been quite heavy so far in Northern Ireland, spreading across western scotla nd ireland, spreading across western scotland and much of wales and the south west, and pushing towards the West Midlands and north west england. Turning wetter and wetter here. Its an area start dry, there have been some lovely sunrises this morning but it will cloud over now for the rest of the day, those outbreaks of rain will their way eastwards, come and go during the afternoon. The heaviest rain may ease for many Western Areas later but they will still be rain or drizzle around and it will still stay pretty wet in the far north west of scotland. A cold day towards eastern counties of england, temperature struggling to rise after the chilly start and an increasingly windy day to the north west of scotla nd windy day to the north west of scotland where we will see gales or severe gales developing as we finish the day and go into tonight. Quite a torrid night with some rough seas, further outbreaks of rain, turning wetter late in the night in Northern Ireland. Patchy rain and drizzle for england and wales, lots of cloud around command tonight, for some eastern areas it will be milder than it will have been by day, temperatures continuing to rise a few degrees as we go into the night time period. Turning colder later in north west scotland on the other side of this cold front but here we have the windiest conditions, due to the prox image of a low pressure system moving between norway and iceland. Proximity. It will bring severe gales in the far north. Sunshine and showers for scotland and Northern Ireland, it will drive after a wet start in the north of england, outbreaks of rain pushing southwards, much of england staying fairly cloudy throughout saturday. But quite mild. Temperatures around 13 degrees, single figure temperatures in the north of scotland, and all of us will feel cold into sunday but we should all see a bit of sunshine too. Thats how it is looking. Back to naga and charlie. Enjoy your weekend. And you ensure that yours, too, matt. Thank you. Many people may be thinking it is too early to talk about Christmas Songs and christmas number ones but this year is to be different because eve ryo ne this year is to be different because everyone is going early. People want some joy, dont they . They want something. According to the latest sales figures, ten festive classics will make the official top 40 later today. Lets have a listen to what some of you have been rocking around the Christmas Tree to. Music i wish it could be Christmas Everyday by wizzard oh, well i wish it could be christmas every day when the kids start singing and the band begins to play. Music Merry Christmas everyone by Cliff Richard its the season of love and understanding Merry Christmas everyone. Music its the most wonderful time of the year by Andy Williams its the most wonderful time of the year. Therell be much mistltoeing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near. Were joined now by radio dj pat sharp. Good morning, charlie, good morning, naga, how are you . Not bad at all. You have been a dj for a long time, pat. Im not being rude, many, many christmases have come and gone and you have been spinning disks, or whatever you say now. Have you ever known a year like this one when these songs have popped up so early . You are absolutely right, this is my 39th year ive just started, so yeah, almost 40 years in the business and it has never started so early. As a naga just said the reason it is starting early is because people wantjoy because of what has been going on and everything is kicking off early. I am at greatest hits radio across the uk and we started 45 minutes ago launching christmas at 8am this morning because everybody is saying, where other Christmas Songs, we need it now. Where they really . Would people really asking for Christmas Songs on the radio . Genuinely, people really want it early. So many people really want it early. So many people i know, if you look at your socials, everybody has put their tree up as well. Cant you just have happy songs . Cant they not be Christmas Songs . We play happy songs all the time so if we play the christmas ones now it is not a problem and we mix it up. Are you happy the Christmas Songs are playing, pat . Yeah, i am. They are special songs. As soon as i heard mariah carey this morning at 8 05am on greatest hits, all i want for christmas and that bit were she goes ooooh. You can spread my happiness now by naming your Favourite Christmas Song and singing it. Right, ok. Christmas song and singing it. Right, 0k. Its Christmas Song and singing it. Right, ok. Its been a while since i have done pat and micks songs back in the 805. Have done pat and micks songs back in the 80s. I loved it. They were only for charity but i dont like to talk about it im not sure i could sing it very well but it would be its the most wonderful time of the year. You played a little clip of it but Andy Williams does it better. There he is now. I thought that was pretty good. Shall we listen in now . Music its the most wonderful time of the year by Andy Williams its the most wonderful time of the year. You know what, i think that was pretty good. Thats very kind. I think it is because i am via zouma so it is probably helping me when do you get to play fairytale of new york. That goes down well. We have just played that. I think about a song like that and thats one of my favourite Christmas Songs, its not the most traditional but i enjoy it. It is almost less about the music but more about the sentiment of that feeling of getting together and that is what people havent been able to do. So you get to relive that a bit. Obviously people at the moment cant get together. It is a way of doing it by hearing these songs and sticking them on whenever you can so it makes you feel happy after an awful year. You can probably do this, i have my director can go with me on this one. Youre much better at doing the dj voice than any of us. I dont know if you realise, we are talking to the singing binmen in are talking to the singing binmen in a moment. Not sure if you are familiar with this, they have their own single out, which is called, help me here. Boogie round the bins at christmas. Can you give us the big dj intro for the wolverhampton binmen . The singing binmen . I saw your clip early of them Walking Around the bins like this. They have the moves already. So lets see if theyve got the words, the vocals, the sound to go with it. Its the singing binmen and this is an exclusive on bbc brea kfast. And this is an exclusive on bbc breakfast. Enjoy, Merry Christmas. You know what i want to be number one . The wolverhamptons very own legendary dancing binmen. The reindeers keep on prancing the binmen keep on dancing i said boogie boogie round the bins at christmas time. If he did not believe that was done, this is done. Dont stop, guys. We we re this is done. Dont stop, guys. We were loving watching you dance. We have. Wave so we know which one is which. Jackjohnson, henry wright and adrian breakwelljoin us now from their collection round. Lovely to see you. How did this come about . Literally, it wasjust on our route, we talk to each other about what dances and we came up with the idea, why dont we do a Christmas Song . By the end of the day, we had come up with the lyrics, the tune, we got in touch with the local radio station, it has gone from there. Turned out to be a really catchy Christmas Song. Hold on, let me get the picture, youve all worked together on the same round . That is correct, yes. While doing your round, you seem very happy chaps, he was singing, may be a bit, talking, you decide to put a song together, how did the conversation go about who got lead vocals and who was the best dancer and who was the choreographer . I can tell you now, adrian is the best dancer. Thank you. Henry here, the housewives favourite. We came up with a plan together and we took it in turns singing. I tell you what, adrian, now we know, now we know you are the best dancer, the gauntlet has been laid down, i see what you have done, hiding behind that bin. Henry, i think you should move the bin to one side, so we can see adrian to his moves. Can you move the bin . Come forward. Come forward. Can we see a few ste ps . Forward. Come forward. Can we see a few steps . The embarrassment is full on, adrian. I like to shake my hips. I tell you what, there are going to be people doing the samba this weekend on strictly, adrian, thinking, why havent i got hips like that . I know, i know. They are so jealous. They are fantastic hips. You must be pretty surprised, brilliant intro, i dont know if you heard, from pat sharp, the dj, introducing your single. You are obviously hoping for christmas number one, you have heard it being played, how does it feel . It is a nervous excitement at the moment. We are doing our best. Initially this whole project started with us going out into our streets, these are our people, our communities, in the first lockdown, we tried to lift spirits, raised money for a local hospice in wolverhampton. That is where it started, the start of the journey, now it has brought us to today and we are going for the charts, the maddest story you have ever heard, true underdog story. Crazy, good three humble from wolverhampton make a push for the christmas number one . Dont think for a second, henry, christmas number one . Dont think fora second, henry, it christmas number one . Dont think for a second, henry, it has gone unnoticed you have not said much so far. I know what you are doing. Henry, this is for you, tell me, do your bosses and health and safety allow you to wear that outfit on the bins, doing the rounds . No, not really. This isjust for today. We have to go back into our uniforms. Actually, we are still working. We are working today. Are you midway through the round now . Yeah, we are. That is the bin truckjust out of shot. After we finish on the news, we have to continue working. Good luck with the round. I can thoroughly imagine your community, your people, as you are saying, they will be absolutely delighted about this. Just so they know, extra service you will be offering, we would like you to sing another 15, 20 seconds of the song, you can get into practice for delivering that to your customers too. Thank you for joining us. Whenever you are ready. 0k, joining us. Whenever you are ready. Ok, thank you. Here we go. The reindeers keep on prancing the binmen keep on dancing i said boogie boogie round the bins at christmas time. Cheering and applause million. Love it. Good luck with the round. Thank you. Brilliant. Earlier on in lockdown we talked about people not getting the respect, just for carrying on doing theirjobs respect, just for carrying on doing their jobs regardless, and respect, just for carrying on doing theirjobs regardless, and those people who do the bins, those kinds of jobs. People who do the bins, those kinds ofjobs. When people who do the bins, those kinds ofjobs. When they say, this is our community, they know. I hope they are getting the appreciation. Good luck. Right. Only on breakfast could you go from then man to big band. Bin man. The jazz musician jamie cullum is releasing a christmas record for the first time in his career. Recorded during the first lockdown in the spring, the ten original songs are inspired by some of the festive classics we know and love. Lets have a listen. Music hang your lights by jamie cullum just put yourself at the top of my tree hang your lights you gotta hang your lights on me hang your lights put yourself at the top of my tree hang your lights you can hang your lights on me. Hang your lights jamie is on standby from his home in buckinghamshire right now. Good morning. How are you doing . Good to see you. Who does not love the big band sound and a white suit . The first time i have worn a white suit. I tell you what, being in a room and all of the musicians are playing at the same time, that he was sound of human warmth. I think that is why the sound feels so good at christmas because it is a mass of the beautiful human sound, i love it. You had better explain, how has this worked, the recording of the album, the filming of the video in relation to lockdown and what you are allowed to lockdown and what you are allowed to do . How has that worked out . The recording was really interesting, we recorded at abbey road studio, a big space, but we had to set up in a way you would not normally, with screens and two metres apart, socially distanced. We had some of the most talented people in the world working on this record and for that reason it still ended up sounding as wonderful and authentic as it was supposed to. Jamie, we have been talking a lot about how people have gone early with christmas, getting the Christmas Decorations up, they wa nt the Christmas Decorations up, they wantjoy, we were talking to pat sharp about people asking for Christmas Songs on the radio. Have you had that feeling . Your first christmas album. It is almost like they used to be a time when you think, cannot be promoting at this early. But just so think, cannot be promoting at this early. Butjust so different, isnt it . It is different. Itry early. Butjust so different, isnt it . It is different. I try to do something a little bit different with my christmas record, i have written ten original Christmas Songs. I have been working on it since march. I wrote the songs in eight weeks. March, april, may. Odd time to write christmas music. How do you get into the christmas mood in march and april when we have just been told we were being locked down . How do you get any christmas mood then . As a songwriter and composer, you have to get yourself into any mood anyway. In the first lockdown, i clung to add a little bit, quite a cozy thing to somehow kind ofjust helping with the collective anxiety, something quite warm and cozy to do at the time. From the point of view ofa at the time. From the point of view of a songwriter, i loved trying to write something really classic in a style we are very familiar with but brand new at the same time. Style we are very familiar with but brandnew at the same time. Always upsides and downsides, one of the upsides and downsides, one of the upsides for us talking to you right now, we are having a look around where you are, studio ten, the downside for you as inevitably i am going to say, could you turn around and give us a little too on the. Is itan and give us a little too on the. Is it an electric piano . Little tune. Hang your lights on me, put yourself on the top of my tree you can hang your lights on me. A real piano. Thank you for doing that, lovely. The microphone could not handle it, could not handle the delivery. Not the way it is supposed today. But thank you for playing along. Lovely to see. Nice studio set up, a lot of people very envious about that. Have a good few weeks andi about that. Have a good few weeks and i am not going to say. I was going to Say Something about christmas. Not going to do it. Lovely to see this morning. We are lucky we have had jamie cullum playing the piano for us live on his album is called the pianoman at christmas which he wrote in lockdown but very christmassy, and we had the binman dancing for us and we had pat sharp singing. All bases covered, sort of. There is some christmas for you. You are watching bbc breakfast. Hello, good morning. This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Millions of Public Sector workers are expected to face a pay freeze in next weeks Spending Review. But nhs workers are thought to be protected. You konw how much i value nhs workers and colleagues you know how much i value nhs workers and colleagues right across the nhs, but i am afraid i am going to respect the cabinet confidentiality, as i always do, and instead allow the chancellor of the exchequer to set out the details. It comes as Public Sector debt has reached a new high with government borrowing of more than £22 billion last month, the highest october level on record