Transcripts For BBCNEWS Breakfast 20210124

Have been the biggest upset in fa cup history, Manchester City eventually beat cheltenham, but only after the League Two Side gave them a scare. Good morning. Well, it is going to be a snow day for some of you today across england and wales, with scenes like these. Further north of scotland and Northern Ireland, brighter with sunshine, but still a few snow showers around as well. Ill have the all important Weather Forecast coming up a bit later on. Its sunday, the 24th of january. Our main story one of the governments top scientists is urging people to abide by all coronavirus restrictions, even if theyve been fully vaccinated. Englands deputy chief medical officer, Professorjonathan Van Tam, said it is possible they can still pass the virus on even if they are protected against falling ill themselves. Efforts to step up the innoculation drive are continuing, with another raft of Vaccination Centres opening this week. Danjohnson has this report. Here is a historical setting for the most modern medicine. At the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the Black Country Living Museum isjoining the rollout revolution, the Black Country Living Museum is joining the rollout of mass vaccination against covid i9. But people want be visiting the traditional victorian pharmacy. The vaccines will be given in more up to date facilities specially fitted out. ,. Date facilities specially fitted out. ,. Out. This is about predict everybody. Out. This is about predict everybody, and out. This is about predict everybody, and not out. This is about predict everybody, and not everybody will have that coverage in terms of vaccine. Protecting everybody. We rolling it out age related cohorts, but still use the face protection, still use that still keep your distance and still wash your hands. That has been echoed by pt chief medical officer that has been echoed by pt chief medical 0fficerJonathan Van Tam, who was himself giving vaccinations last week. Deputy chief medical officer. In a statement, he wanted that any change in behaviour, even after both doses, could risk passing on the virus. He said he also defended the decision to delay second doses so that more people can get the first. With over 4000 patients now on ventilators, more than at any time in the pandemic, the pressure on hospitals keeps building. Last week nhs england managed an average of i40 jabs every minute. All kinds of buildings are being used, so weather it is the cinema isles or cathedral pews, the idea is to reach as many people as possible across different communities. Cinema aisles. Geography is also important. This Pilot Project in rural wales is for those who cannot travel to larger Vaccination Centres. Vaccination centres. I admire the loaistics Vaccination Centres. I admire the logistics of logistics of today, to see 1200 people come here in this location, several practices, really shows a great commitment, i think. It is great commitment, ithink. It is very important great commitment, i think. It is very important because going a long way when very important because going a long way when you are 80, you cant do it. , ,. , way when you are 80, you cant do it. ,. , way when you are 80, you cant do it. Transmission rates remain high, thou~h. It. Transmission rates remain high, though. 33. 552 it. Transmission rates remain high, though. 33,552 cases it. Transmission rates remain high, though. 33,552 cases were it. Transmission rates remain high, | though. 33,552 cases were recorded in the last 24 hour period, and another 1348 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus. More sites like this will be needed as the vaccination rollout keeps growing. 5. 8 million first doses have been given out across the uk, but still a long way to go before we can focus borisjohnson has become the first european leader to speak to the new us president , joe biden, since he entered the white house the Prime Minister said he looked forward to deepening the long Standing Alliance between the two countries. Heres our Political Correspondent chris mason. Thumbs up, if youve got through to the president. The Prime Minister on the president. The Prime Minister on the phone to President Biden last night, the first european leader to receive a call from him since inauguration day. We are told the conversation lasted for about 35 minutes, with borisjohnson describing the new administrations early announcements as fantastic and saying they represented a moment of hope in a dark time. A statement from downing street after the call said the focus on Climate Change matters because it is an issue where both leaders agree, but it matters but it will lead to the uk because the government here is hosting an International Summit on Climate Change known as cop26 in glasgow in november. Matters particularly to the uk. The order in which the us president because International Leaders is always something of a political spectator sport. It is a crude measure of relative importance, but a measure nonetheless. Remember this . Importance, but a measure nonetheless. Rememberthis . Holding nonetheless. Remember this . Holding hands nonetheless. Rememberthis . Holding hands at the white house, almost exactly four years ago. The then Prime Minister theresa may rolling up Prime Minister theresa may rolling up within a week of president trumps inauguration, the First International leader to arrive. Not quite so straightforward in a pandemic. Downing street said the leaders looked forward to meeting in person as soon as circumstances allowed. Chris mason, bbc news. The first of a group of gold miners trapped for two weeks in china has been rescued. An explosion at the mine left them stranded 600m underground and rescuers have been battling to get them out. We can now speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell, whos in beijing for us. Tell us the latest on this rescue operation, then . So, dramatic and Important News coming out of shandong, great news, in fact. Rescue teams have managed to bring one of those trapped miners to bring one of those trapped miners to the surface. Chinese television showed images of him coming up out of the collapsed mine with a blindfold on, because he has been underground for two weeks, and rescuers cheering as he was brought to the surface. However, he is very weak, as you can imagine. He was placed straight into an ambulance and rushed off to hospital. Now, crucially, he was in a different spot to the other group of ten miners. So it could well be that he hasnt been getting any of the food and medicine that theyve been getting, and somehow has stayed alive, i guess by drinking the underground water, which finally enough is threatening his colleagues, because that main group of ten, 600 metres underground, they had to move to a slightly different spot to try to avoid the underground water. The fear is that they will drown for the rescue teams can reach them. They are expecting it will take another two weeks to bore out a tunnel big enough, 600 metres underground, to get the main group out. And in fact one amongst their group has already died, he had had injuries, went into a coma and sadly didnt make it. Head injuries. But they will be getting the news today that a colleague has been rescued, i am sure that will void our spirits, and they will be urging on the rescue teams to reach them as well. Buoy their spirits. The snp will today present the Scottish Assembly with what its calling a roadmap to a new referendum on independence. The strategy sets up the possibility of a showdown in the courts with the westminster government. Borisjohnson has repeatedly said he opposes another referendum, even if the snp wins a majority in this years Scottish Parliament elections. British businesses planned to cut a record 795,000 jobs last year as employers felt the effect of the covid pandemic on the economy. More than 10,000 firms planned job cuts, however the pace slowed at the end of the year. The figures were obtained in response to a bbc freedom of information request to the insolvency service. One of the worlds most wanted fugitives, said to be responsible for up to 70 of narcotics entering australia, has been arrested in the netherlands. Tse chi lop, whos the leader of an asian drug ring known as the company, was detained at Schipol Airport on friday. He has been tracked by the Australian Federal police for more than a decade. The weather has been really unpredictable over the last week and there are snow and ice warnings in place for much of the uk this morning. And a bit of black ice outside when i was out this morning, so watch out if you are up and about early. Yes, a real taste of winter coming up. Good morning. Snow is on the way. This is the scene from just an hour or so ago, from north of the city of swansea in morristown in south wales. You can see lying snow, it is coming down pretty heavily here, and that band will push east as we go through the day today. Some heavy snow for a time across wales, the midlands, parts of southern england as well. Here is our snowbound working on at the moment. Through the day it is going to push on and start pivoting around. It will start moving at some point across probably the midlands and perhaps into central areas of wales. So i think there will be some areas that a fairly heavy snow, maybe 5 10 centimetres, most likely across central and southern england, probably the south West Midlands, and on into central areas of wales. To the north they might not be too much snow, and towards the south coast, there is a bit of rain mixed in with this as well. Nevertheless, ice remains a hazard. Further north, the Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland, brighter weather with sunshine, but even here there will be snow showers at times. A cold day, with temperatures not much above freezing, particularly around the design of persistent snow. So a bit of transport disruption today, difficult conditions to be expected for a time on the roads is that heavier band of snow works in. Beyond that comedy snow works in. Beyond that comedy snow will tend to pivot south back again across southern england before clearing away. The showers continue to feed on across North Western areas of the uk, but as temperatures drop, particularly over the snow cover, it will be a very cold night with a real sharp frost developing, and they will be some icy stretches around to take us on into monday morning as well. Monday, much brighter weather for england and wales, more in the way of sunshine. Further north west again we have those snow showers coming in, still on a fairly brisk northerly wind, and it will be another cold day after that frosty start stop looking at temperatures of around 4 five celsius. Still on the path of year. There will be changes as we head towards the middle part of the week, we got these atlantic frontal systems pushing in from the south west, cold air initially ahead of this band of rain. So we could see a bit of snow for a time before the milder air moves in from the south west. So on tuesday, this is the kind of battleground, if you like. We might well see a bit of snow on the leading edge of this weather system. Snow on the leading edge of this weathersystem. Heavy snow on the leading edge of this weather system. Heavy snow across parts of wales and southern areas of if there is any. It will turn back to rain. Further north east we may well see the snow last that little bit longer, given that the errors that bit colder. Eventually, mid week, we will see that milder air pushing into most parts of the uk, though it never really reaches the far north east of the uk. It will stay cold there still with the threat of some wintriness around. For the short term, today, some heavy snow around to watch out for, particularly for wales, parts of the midlands and parts of something that as well. Back and obviously if you have any snow this morning, send us your pictures. We always like to look at snowy pictures. We always like to look at snowy ictures. , we always like to look at snowy ictures. ,. , pictures. Certainly in the morning it hels to pictures. Certainly in the morning it helps to soften pictures. Certainly in the morning it helps to soften the pictures. Certainly in the morning it helps to soften the start pictures. Certainly in the morning it helps to soften the start of pictures. Certainly in the morning it helps to soften the start of the | it helps to soften the start of the day. But as we said, take care of you are going out. F. Lets take a look at some of todays front pages. The sunday telegraph leads with those comments by the deputy chief medical officer, Professorjonathan Van Tam, warning people who have had the vaccine not to start breaking lockdown rules. There is a lot of, ive had the vaccine now, thank god i can see my children or grandchildren again soon, but obviously that can only happen in time. The mail on sunday reports that head teachers in what it calls britains top schools have unveiled a plan to vaccinate the countrys entire Teaching Staff over the february half term and the paper urges the Prime Minister to back the plan. A frayed union flag, and a headline of our disunited kingdom, dominates the front of the sunday times, which reports that the majority of scottish and Northern Irish voters want referendums on independence. Thats according to some Polling Research by the paper. And one of the trending stories on twitter overnight is the news that sir Kenneth Branagh will play the Prime Minister borisjohnson in a five part sky drama which charts the governments response to the pandemic during its first wave. Just of interest to any parents or carers listening this morning, we mentioned that the daily mail is backing this campaign to get teachers vaccinated. Well, the front page of the sunday times this morning suggest children will not go back to school next month, which i think everyone has kind of got their heads around, it wont happen after february half term, as some predicted, or at least hope, if not predicted, or at least hope, if not predicted stop hoped, if not predicted. But even east is not a certainty. They are saying it is likely, maybe some will be back after easter, but possibly, brace yourselves, schools may be close to some pupils right up until may. All of this of course is so dependent on so many variables. We of this of course is so dependent on so many variables. Of this of course is so dependent on so many variables. We seem to change b the da. So many variables. We seem to change by the day i so many variables. We seem to change by the day i prefer so many variables. We seem to change by the day. I prefer to so many variables. We seem to change by the day. I prefer to be by the day. 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Like my dad, unless it is walking out of the fridge, you walking out of the fridge, you can eat it. Just scrape the mould off and away you go. Eat it. Just scrape the mould off and away you go eat it. Just scrape the mould off and away you go and away you go. New years resolutions. And away you go. New years resolutions. Lockdown and away you go. New years resolutions. Lockdown takes| and away you go. New years. Resolutions. Lockdown takes it and away you go. New years resolutions. Lockdown takes it toll. I must admit, i am resolutions. Lockdown takes it toll. I must admit, iam not resolutions. Lockdown takes it toll. I must admit, i am not very good at new years resolutions, i dont tend to make them because i know i wont keep them, but sticking to new years resolutions is difficult at the best of times but in lockdown, it is becoming increasingly tough, and therefore, only one in four of us is actually stuck to them this year. Us is actually stuck to them this ear. �. ,. , year. Ive directed all of my efforts for year. Ive directed all of my efforts for february. Year. Ive directed all of my efforts for february. I efforts for february. I decided i had to ease my way into 2021. Go slightly easy on myself. But yes, going to be an attempt at a dry february. Attempt, i say. Jane is here for the february. Attempt, i say. Jane is here for the sport february. Attempt, i say. Jane is here for the sport this february. Attempt, i say. Jane is here for the sport this morning. | february. Attempt, i say. Jane is. Here for the sport this morning. We put a busy one on quite late in the game last night and there was a sharp intake of breath and an exclamation from my family that Manchester City were one down. Just a moment it looked like cheltenham might have pulled off a win. I think everybody accepts Manchester City| everybody accepts Manchester City fans were on the edge of their couches thinking this could be fantastic because we had already seen upset with arsenal, the holders, with South Hampton. It was on the cards for a second one but. League two cheltenham town were just ten minutes away from pulling off a big shock in the fa cup. They led Manchester City 1 0, but three late goals for Pep Guardiolas side earned city a place in the fifth round. With more on that and the rest of the fourth round highlights, heres rhia chohan. A world class a world class tea m a World Class Team having to change in a bar. Implement what makes the fa cup so unique. Manchester city were out of the usual habitat at cheltenham, but anything goes these days. The leak to side held their own in a first half which had two magnificent displays. The impromptu fireworks which paused to play, and the hosts incredible defence. Commentator what a clearance shifter commentator what a clearance after the break, commentator what a clearance after the break. They commentator what a clearance after the break, they kept their dream alive just a little longer. But Pep Guardiola has always taken this cup seriously, so his squad will have been relieved when it drew them level in the 83rd minute. In its later, gabrielle fired city ahead and in stoppage time, a third was added for good measure. And in stoppage time, a third was added for good measure. Relief in the end. In the earlier game, south ham ton the end. In the earlier game, South Hampton needed the end. In the earlier game, South Hampton needed a the end. In the earlier game, South Hampton needed a win the end. In the earlier game, South Hampton needed a win over the end. In the earlier game, south | hampton needed a win over arsenal. Something they hadnt yet managed in the history of the fa cup. The holders were challenged they are determined side at st mary � s. Cracks in arsenals defence became more apparent. They were appear that make a second glance. Than more apparent. They were appear that make a second glance. Make a second glance. An own goal. It wasnt make a second glance. An own goal. It wasnt to make a second glance. An own goal. It wasnt to be make a second glance. An own goal. It wasnt to be and make a second glance. An own goal. It wasnt to be and neither make a second glance. An own goal. It wasnt to be and neither were it wasnt to be and neither were back to back fa cup titles. West hams result was more straightforward. They were already ahead of doncaster in the first two minutes tanks to pablo. Andre emma blanco added another and an own goal followed from debutante and it made it 4 0 afterjust eight minutes on the pitch was up 180 miles away, Sheffield United beat plymouth argyle 2 0. Chris basham had a setup and then going around keeper Michael Cooper to score. In true spirit of the fa cup, it was an enjoyable speu the fa cup, it was an enjoyable spell away from their league woes. Rhia chohan, bbc news. All the goals from the fourth round so far are on the bbc sport website, and the big match today is premier League Leaders Manchester United against liverpool. Its live on bbc1 from 4 30pm. These two clubs have lifted the fa cup 19 times between them, but liverpool have failed to score in their last four premier league games, including a goalless draw with in form united earlier this month. It isa it is a different competition so again, yes, we have to play really well because united is obviously in a good moment. They have all the results they wanted so far and that is why we have to be ready, 100 . It can easily get some sometimes you et it can easily get some sometimes you get to it can easily get some sometimes you get to a it can easily get some sometimes you get to a final without really playing get to a final without really playing any of the top ones so this time around weve picked one of the favourites time around weve picked one of the favourites and of course we know this is favourites and of course we know this is a favourites and of course we know this is a big favourites and of course we know this is a big one if you want to go all the this is a big one if you want to go all the way aston villa moved up to eighth in the premier league, with a 2 0 win over newcastle. Bertrand traore played a 1 2 with jack grealish, before cannoning a shot in off the crossbar for their second goal. Its newcastles fifth defeat in a row. Rangers thrashed ross county 5 0 to extend their lead over celtic at the top of the scottish premiership to to 23 points. There were five different scorers, with Conor Goldson getting the last one. Elsewhere aberdeen beat motherwell 2 0. Stjohnstone are through to the Scottish League cup final, after beating hibs 3 0. Theyll play the winner of todays other semi, between livingston and st mirren. Relegation threatened aston villa picked up a precious point in the Womens Super League when they twice came from behind to draw with reading. On a snow covered pitch in the West Midlands, diana silva scored an injury time equaliser to make it 2 2. But villa are still second from bottom in the table. England have lost two wickets in the morning session of the second test against sri lanka in galle but weve had another captains innings from joe root, whos made his second century in ten days. Its being described as one of his best he came in to bat with his side in real trouble, at 7 2 but hes brought a level of calm to the procedings england are now 173 4. Rory mcilroy has a slender lead going into todays final round of the abu dhabi championship. The Northern Irishman moved clear with a superb chip in for eagle at the 10th. Hes 13 under par, just one shot clear of tyrrell hatton, with another englishman Tommy Fleetwood a further shot back. And for the first time in more than 12 years, weve seen a round of 60 on the womens tour in the United States. That equals the lowest round in lpga history. Jessica korda hit an eagle and nine birdies, and didnt drop a shot on her way to an 11 under par round at the tournament of champions in florida. Shes two shots off the lead going into the final round. Korda said days like today dont come often, so you really cherish them when they do. And in the last half an hour or so, theres been a huge shock for Conor Mcgregor, whos been beaten by Dustin Poirier in their ufc contest in abu dhabi. He was stopped in the second round by a technical knock out. Mcgregor had beaten poirier inside two minutes when they met in september 2014 and he was the overwhelming favourite to do similar this time. But it wasnt to be so a big shock there. I but it wasnt to be so a big shock there. , ,. , there. I left the house this morning and my 13yearold there. I left the house this morning and my 13yearold boy there. I left the house this morning and my 13yearold boy was there. I left the house this morning i and my 13yearold boy was waiting, and my 13 year old boy was waiting, up and my 13 year old boy was waiting, up and awake, waiting for the fight. I know, ridiculous so heavily favoured, Conor Mcgregor. Maybe he retired once too often, favoured, Conor Mcgregor. Maybe he retired once too often, maybe retired once too often, maybe laughs. Lots of people are bright and early taking pictures of snow. Lots of pictures from south wales this morning so that was brilliant. Beautiful. Tributes are being paid to the american talk show host larry king, whos died at the age of 87. He was best known for hosting a nightly talk show on cnn, which ran for 25 years, where he interviewed some of the biggest names in politics, show business and sport. We can now speak to pat piper, who produced larry kings radio show for 10 years. Good morning and thank you for talking to us this morning. 0ur condolences to all of his friends and many colleagues who will be mourning his passing this morning. Tell us what it was about him that made him so good at what he did. It was really very simple. He always said i dont learn when im talking. Now, a lot of us think that a long question is very specific and to the point and academic and all that, but, larry said, ijust want point and academic and all that, but, larry said, i just want to know about the person and thats what made him work on thats what made all the shows he worked on work. He didnt do Much Research which might surprise people. He didnt do Much Research which might surprise people surprise people. He didnt. Basically surprise people. He didnt. Basically no surprise people. He didnt. Basically no research. Surprise people. He didnt. L basically no research. When surprise people. He didnt. I basically no research. When i surprise people. He didnt. Basically no research. When i was, in 1984 when i began producing his radio show, one of the guests who had already been booked prior to coming on was Frederick Forsyth who had written a 400 page novel and he was going to be on the following night and i handed was going to be on the following nightand i handed him was going to be on the following night and i handed him the book and i said 400 pages, he can probably read it and get some notes and he stopped me right there and said why would i want to read the book . And i said well, you are going to talk to the guy for three hours. Maybe you want to know something about it. He said the audience hasnt right read the book, why would i want to read the book, why would i want to read the book, why would i want to read the book . He thought if he reads the book than he would ask different kinds of questions, so some would see that as just a very lazy person, i saw ed as a very lazy person that first day, but after that, it was just the way he operated. Not everyone can do that. What do you think would be some of the standout interviews that you recall from his career . The standout interviews that you recall from his career . Well, one that comes recall from his career . Well, one that comes to recall from his career . Well, one that comes to mind recall from his career . Well, one that comes to mind was recall from his career . Well, one that comes to mind was he that comes to mind was he interviewed rank sinatra, this was prior to the reagan inauguration in washington, dc. He had known Frank Sinatra for years. They were on together in miami when he was doing a show there. And it had to be taped because the show went on the same time frank would have been doing the inaugural thing for reagan. But i said to him, what kind of questions can i ask him . He said stop, dont ask me anymore, im just going to see how the is doing, what song he might do and im not going to worry about it. And he didnt worry about it and thats how he did it, but i just remember that because that was to me kind of a big deal. 0ne just remember that because that was to me kind of a big deal. One other interview i do recall was we were in los angeles and someone had cancelled and this was a live radio show in front of 336 affiliates, so i was able to book the rock and roll singer tom petty, and his manager said yeah, he will be there not a problem, number one im relieved, number two, problem, number one im relieved, numbertwo, i problem, number one im relieved, number two, i went into the where larry was watching the baltimore orioles. This is the way the guy 0rioles. This is the way the guy operated was up here sports and he is going to be on the area in front of almost a Million People in about three minutes, so he is watching matt and he says what are we going to do tonight . And i had him a list. He goes, who the hell is tom petty . He goes, who the hell is tom petty . He just he goes, who the hell is tom petty . Hejust didnt he goes, who the hell is tom petty . He just didnt know, so he goes, who the hell is tom petty . Hejust didnt know, so i said he is in a rock � n roll band, he plays guitar, they are going on tour. He raises up his hands and says stop, that is all i need to stop tom petty after that interview said that is the most fantastic interview ive ever been a part of. I said man, if you only knew, well, i was thinking that, i didnt say that. That, i didnt say that. While were talkin , that, i didnt say that. While were talking. Were that, i didnt say that. While were talking, were seeing that, i didnt say that. While were talking, were seeing pictures that, i didnt say that. While were talking, were seeing pictures of i talking, were seeing pictures of some of the people. Donald trump years ago, i mean, he interviewed anyone who was anyone in, right through from the 60s although he wasnt on air then, but you know, that whole latter half of the 20th century. He interviewed all the big names in the world, didnt he . The people who were making headlines. Yeah, yeah. That is some in that both the radio show and certainly his tv show focused on. And i would find many times, you know, i would talk to maybe the president , i would talk to maybe the president , i would talk to maybe the president , i would talk to his press secretary, they said we will do this but we wont do the tv show first and it became a joke and id say well, i have nothing to do with the tv show, but i will ask and a lot of time said say ok, that is good enough, fine. Fantastic. We wish you well and thank you very much for sharing your memory of larry king. There very grateful to you. Pat piper who produced larry kings radio show for more than a decade. Angst very much, pat stop and cu, bbc breakfast. Pat stop and cu, bbc breakfast. Thank you. Pat stop and cu, bbc breakfast. thank you, bbc breakfast. Pat stop and cu, bbc breakfast. Thank you, bbc breakfast. I pat stop and cu, bbc breakfast. Thank you, bbc breakfast. I shouldj thank you, bbc breakfast. 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We will start of these one. With this one. There are not many 5 year olds who can claim to be a World Champion, but freddie, with the help of his pony flick, is the youngest ever winner of the World Junior League in walking horse agility. We spoke to freddie about what it takes to be the best in his field. Iam i am five years old but soon ill be six and im the World Championship mac my favourite animal is a horse because theyre so nice and cute. Every sunday, i ride flick. She is quite good with horse agility and trotting and stuff. She trusts me. I didnt get on the horse first time, to start learning about horses and stuff, ijoined pony club. Ive been having tojoin tricky stuff, ijoined pony club. Ive been having to join tricky courses to try to get first place in all competitions and walking only is quite hard. Horse agility. This is another first place one. Quite hard. Horse agility. This is anotherfirst place one. I like it really, really well. Im really good at it. 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Do you think you will be able to do World Champion again. Do you think you will be able to do it . World champion again. Do you think you will be able to do it . Oh, World Champion again. Do you think you will be able to do it . Oh, yes. I you will be able to do it . Oh, yes. We love you you will be able to do it . Oh, yes. We love you freddie you will be able to do it . Oh, yes. We love you freddie brilliant. We love you freddie brilliant. Lovely. And later well be speaking to freddie and his mum emily. Thats at 8 50am this morning before the end of the show. I think were going to give you headlines injust a moment. Hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. One of the governments top scientists has called on people to keep following all coronavirus restrictions, even if theyve been vaccinated. Englands deputy chief medical officer, Professorjonathan Van Tam, said it was possible they could still pass the virus on putting other peoples lives at risk and prolonging lockdown measures. His warning comes as the number of patients on ventilators passed 4,000 for the first time in the pandemic. Borisjohnson has become the first european leader to speak to the new us president , joe biden, since he entered the white house. The Prime Minister held a telephone call with mr biden from his office in number 10 last night. Speaking afterwards on social media, mrjohnson said he looked forward to deepening the long Standing Alliance between the two countries as they drove a green and substantial recovery from covid 19. The snp will today present the Scottish Assembly with what its calling a roadmap to a new referendum on independence. The strategy sets up the possibility of a showdown in the courts with the westminster government. Borisjohnson has repeatedly said he opposes another referendum, even if the snp wins a majority in this years Scottish Parliament elections. Search teams in china have rescued a man trapped underground for more than two weeks. Rescuers drilled small holes to supply food and medicine to the 11 men that they have made contact with. One of them has sadly since died. British businesses planned to cut a record 795,000 jobs last year as employers felt the effect of the covid pandemic on the economy. More than 10,000 firms planned job cuts, however, the pace slowed at the end of the year. The figures were obtained in response to a bbc freedom of information request to the insolvency service. 0ne one of the well� s most wanted fugitives, said to be responsible for up to 70 of the narcotics entering australia, has been arrested in the netherlands. The leader of an asian drug ring known as the company was arrested at shih pole airport on friday. He had instructed by the Australian Federal police for more than a decade. Schipol airport. Time for a longer watch now on breakfast. Around this time of the year, new orleans would normally be gearing up to host one of worlds biggest street parties, mardi gras. But this year the festivities have been cancelled because of coronavirus, which has serious implications for the citys economy. Heres Vanessa Barrett with the year the music stopped. Last year, new orleans was celebrating. There was no sense in new orleans that there was anything serious. But in the crowds, there was a virus which before long would stop the music. Here we are in this great tourist city and now weve come to a screeching halt. This was like being on a movie set that everybody had left. Now this famous music city faces an uncertain future. 0ur government, they didnt tell us until it was too late. And its musicians face life without the crowds they live for. Its a cultural extinction, cultural genocide. February in new orleans is supposed to be mardi gras season, everybodys in a good mood, partying. The bars are open, a great place to have a good time. Mardi gras is like an everyday party, and its free. Its the greatest free party on earth. Last year, mardi gras brought over a million tourists to the streets of new orleans. To me, its about family and friends and celebration mardi gras day, we always have upstairs. Sophie lee runs a restaurant with live music in the citys famous French Quarter. So theres my kids, my friends kids. You could imagine, its pretty messy. But gloriously messy. The actual mardi gras season isjust a part of a long tradition. Trombone player Delfeayo Marsalis is part of the citys most famous musical family. We grew up in new orleans. My father ellis played piano. My eldest brother branford played saxophone, quentin plays trumpet. Yeah, if you love music, you should definitely know whats happening down here in the crescent city. It really does electrify that inner beast in people, kind of let their hair down and enjoy themselves at a level that they dont usually get a chance to do. Troy carter is a local senator and a member of the famous zulu krewe, who parade on fat tuesday, the biggest event in the mardi gras calendar. Zulu kicks off mardi gras rolling at 7 00am, and then every other parade follows zulu. Ive got my makeup on, and my wig, and my grass skirt. And when you turn onjackson avenue, if its raining, if youre hungry, if youre tired. That is all exchanged with a euphoria that you would never, ever, ever believe. When youd see the oceans of people, you get a burst of adrenaline that carries you for the next five hours. This is the real music, you know . This is the real thing. And its really what many forms of music try to imitate, that realness. I mean, thats real heart of new Orleans Music. It hits you, and its real. Trump you may ask. About the coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country. We have very few people with it and the people are Getting Better. Theyre all Getting Better. There was no sense in new orleans that there was anything serious that was happening. We had the whole mardi gras season and there was never a single mention that there was a pandemic. Maybe we had heard whispers that there was something going on somewhere else. It was something that was going on in italy at that point. Bethany boltmans Charity Provides free healthcare to 2,600 musicians in new orleans. Friends of mine got sick during mardi gras. They thought they had a terrible case of the flu. But they continued to go to work because they have to have the income for theirfamilies. We were gearing up for a lot of festivals, especially in march and april, festival season. With any level of seriousness. I realised that there was a terrible problem in new orleans because our managing director and i had been to a conference in washington, dc. And one of the speakers, he said, there are cases of covid around the country. You have got to be careful, this is serious and it could kill you. 13 days after mardi gras, new orleans got its first case of covid 19. We were in our regular legislative session and the governor called a press conference. Today, the Louisiana Department of Health Confirmed the first presumptive positive case of covid 19, commonly called coronavirus, in the state of louisiana. At that point we had very few deaths anywhere, we certainly didnt have any in louisiana. Unfortunately, it quickly multiplied, and before you knew it, it was 10, and then 20, and then 30 and then 100. It was almost like wildfire. In the weeks that followed the first positive case, louisiana had the fastest growth rate of the virus in the entire world. A lot happened in a short period of time. It seems like i really heard about it not long before i contracted it. So it wasnt something that we considered very and at that point it was a little late. And then we started seeing it go through the club. Members of troys mardi gras zulu krewe started to get sick. As real as it was to see the news and read the newspaper and hear of people, when you started hearing about people that you know, your personal friends, it was a punch to the gut like you wouldnt believe. It was terrifying to me because suddenly youre faced with a terrible virus and musicians in new orleans, they make their living in crowds. They make their living on stages playing with people. How are you doing . Just grateful for whatever we could bring in. So thankful. I thought about what would happen if our economy had to shut down and people who were already struggling to make ends meet, what was going to happen to them . New orleans is a city built on tourism and live music. The virus hitjust at the start of the festival season. For the business, january to june is where we make our nut. Its how we pay our bills, because summer slows down. Its an extremely busy and extremely lucrative time for us. Derrick freeman is a musician who has lived in new for almost 30 years. And heritage festival, which is a huge festival. So were pretty busy, normally. But by march 18, new orleans was the epicentre of a statewide outbreak with nearly all 300 cases and seven deaths concentrated in the city. Festivals started to get cancelled. We can handle that, is what the mood was at that time. Then jazz fest got cancelled, French Quarter festival got cancelled, everything started getting cancelled. Thats when the dire, devastating mood took over. We are hereby mandating that residents stay home whenever possible. We are telling our people and our businesses to stay home. There was nobody on the street, there were no tourists, there were no cruise ships. It was just so quiet. Even after katrina, when 80 of the city was underwater, there were still pockets of music. But this was just like being on a movie set that everybody had left. At that point, there were so many people that were sick and that was so difficult. I think that day, i lost 16 of my gigs in april. A barrage of emails, like cancelled, cancelled, cancelled, postponed. Watching my calendar go white. Everybody was panicking andjust being like, these things arent happening. Traumatising, is the word. The week that the city locked down, over 70,000 people applied for Unemployment Benefits in louisiana. The state usually receives 1,500 claims a week. We got cut off in march. We lost everything. The federal government passed a stimulus bill at the end of march to provide relief for businesses that were closed because of the pandemic. They gave us money to essentially help us get through 2. 5 months. Thinking that wed be open byjuly. When it was supposed to be jazz fest time was when it really hit everybody. Because your calendar is telling you, youre supposed to have four gigs today. And now everybody is either on unemployment or trying to figure out how to get on it. Then the fall gigs started getting cancelled. Then it was like, wait a second, how long is it was a whirlwind. Many of the artists unfortunately kind of live from gig to gig. They dont have a nine to five that youre going to get a cheque every weeks like clockwork. They dont work, they dont eat. The covid relief money came in. You have to demonstrate to have receipts and have paid your taxes. And many of the artists dont have that. There are just a lot of things that when you think of the guy or gal that blows a horn in a corner bar, they may not live that way. By the end of march, louisiana had over 5,200 positive cases of covid 19, with the majority concentrated in new orleans. I was under quarantine for about a month. My dad had contracted covid not long after me, probably around the same time, so there was concern for him. I didnt know what was happening with my own health. We begin tonight with breaking news. The death of an new Orleans Music icon, Ellis Marsalis. The 85 year old. My dad passed on april the 1st. I got out for his funeral. It was serious, it was really serious. And my only advice to people is, dont get it. Because you never know. Eight weeks after mardi gras, 30 members of the zulu krewe had tested positive for the virus and eight had died. The pain and the mixed emotions that we felt, losing zulu members, really made everybody started to rethink the significance of the role that mardi gras played in spreading covid. In may, the centers for Disease Control named mardi gras as one of the few superspreader events that accelerated the spread of covid 19 in new orleans and across the country. And nowjust imagine, all that ive described to you about mardi gras, all that ive described to you about the revelry and the inhibitions being thrown to the wind, any thought of safety or caution has been extinguished with fun and joy and merriment. Now overlay that with a dreaded virus. That has no smell, no visual impact. Its in the air. And thousands of people arejust breathing it in. All these parades and people out in the streets and catching beads and going to parties, and there was evidently rampant covid, which was not being talked about at all. The centers for Disease Control have since said that the cases were low and seemed contained, and so federal and local authorities didnt recommend restricting large gatherings at that time. Our government, they didnt tell us. They didnt give us any sort of guidelines on what to do until it was too late. Listen, as painful as it would have been, as unpopular as it would have been, had the leaders of new orleans known that this was a possibility, we could have cancelled mardi gras. God only knows how many lives we would have saved. To date, over 7,500 people in louisiana have died from covid 19. Live music venues are still closed after ten months. You dont want to show too much sadness in your demeanour, you know, because people are looking at us to be entertained, so were trying to a maintain good front for that. But in our private conversations with other musician friends, its a desperate situation, without a doubt. At the end ofjuly, the extra money put into Unemployment Benefits to help americans suffering the impact of the pandemic was cut. Sustainability is going to be a problem for us, especially since, um, Unemployment Benefits and all that got cut. Louisiana pays the lowest in Unemployment Benefits in the United States. Derek is receiving just 97 a week. Where im going to be a month from now, i have no idea. And thats the part thats scary to me. Theres no live music. Theres no timeline of when live music will be allowed. The money sophie was given by the government also ran out injuly, and for six months shes been relying on her savings to save her business while she waits for a second stimulus package. It feels desperate. Five new places closing every week, its heartbreaking. Friends of mine. Its devastating. And i might be that person too, in a few months. We dont know. I hope not, im going to fight, but it could be me. Its a cultural extinction, you know what im saying . Cultural genocide. Itsjust not the same place, without the culture, its just another place. With federal support cut back, some closed music venues are handing out food to out of work musicians and hospitality workers. One of the meals for musicians things that weve been doing, since march, over 20,000 meals. Were hoping to start having shows again maybe in the spring. Delfeayo has also stepped in to help, inspired by a tribute he saw to his late father. Id driven past a music store, peaches records, and they had a sign out there that said, thank you Ellis Marsalis for keeping new Orleans Music alive. And i thought about that and thought, perhaps we can get some funding to the musicians. I thought that would be a good way to pay tribute to my dad because he helped so many musicians. Today, hes handing out cheques to try and help struggling musicians. All right, yall, im Delfeayo Marsalis. I want to thanks yall for coming out and more importantly, thank you, yall, for what youve all been doing so many years. The way we got it set up in here, weve got four tables inside, weve got the hand sanitiser just come on in. So far weve gotten over 320 applications. Its tough on the musicians, but they dont complain so much. Many of them are just very thankful and appreciative. Whats your name . Peters . The difficulty is the lack of camaraderie, and what that does for our spirit and our soul. Well, i appreciate you coming out today. From a Mental Health standpoint, its really important for the musicians to get back as soon as they can. Most of their lives have been designed to make people happy. And now thats taken away. Im sure its going to be tough for a while, no question. Live music probably will be the last thing to return, and it makes sense. The musicians will be ready. But i see it, youve got to look at it, like, just give me a chance. Let me get back out on the field, coach thats what theyre saying. Applause. Late last year, the mayor of new orleans announced that the mardi gras parades will not take place in 2021. Derek doesnt know what other festivals are happening either. I dont think any of them are going to happen, u nfortu nately. Springtime, i dont see it happening. We would already be getting acceptance or rejection letters to these festivals by now. Still unable to play live shows, derek is playing a live stream at his friends venue, which has been closed ten months because of the pandemic. It will be strange playing in front of a room with no people. Never done it before. At least were not disturbing the customers my only concern is the energy, because now we have to manufacture that energy, its not organic. Hopefully it doesnt affect the music too much. People are losing it. I mean, they need it as much as we do. Its part of the fabric of our culture. This is one of the efforts, last ditch efforts to try to keep it going. Its to everybodys advantage for new orleans to come back. cause, you know, itsjust what American Culture is. It started here. Its the root, the foundation of american music. And once you crack the foundation, you know, eventually the whole house falls down. Live music will return to new orleans one day. But how long can its musicians wait . Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. Our headlines today stay patient, and stay at home. Englands deputy chief medical officer urges millions of people whove been vaccinated not to break the rules. It comes as new figures show more than 4,000 people are now on a ventilator the highest number since the pandemic began. Borisjohnson becomes the first european leader to take a phone call from joe biden since he became president. Rescued the first of a group of chinese miners trapped underground for two weeks is brought to the surface. The captain has steadied the ship. Joe root passes his century after england lose two wickets in quick succession against sri lanka. It against sri lanka. Will be a snow day for some across it will be a snow day for some across england and wales with scenes like these. Further north in scotland and Northern Ireland, brighter with some sunshine, but still some snow showers as well. Ill have the full Weather Forecast later on. Its sunday, the 24th of january. Our main story one of the governments top scientists is urging people to abide by all coronavirus restrictions even if theyve been fully vaccinated. Englands deputy chief medical officer Professorjonathan Van Tam said it is possible they can still pass the virus on, even if theyre protected against falling ill themselves. Efforts to step up the innoculation drive are continuing, with another raft of Vaccination Centres opening this week. Danjohnson has this report. Heres a historical setting for the most modern medicine. At the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the Black Country Living Museum is joining the rollout of mass vaccination against covid 19. But people wont be visiting the traditional victorian pharmacy. The vaccines will be given in more up to date facilities specially fitted out. This is about protecting everybody, and not everybody will have that coverage in terms of vaccine. Were rolling it out age related cohorts, but actually, still use the face protection, still keep your distance and still wash your hands. That has been echoed by deputy chief medical officerJonathan Van Tam, who was himself giving vaccinations last week. In a statement, he warned that any change in behaviour, even after both doses, could risk passing on the virus. He said he also defended the decision to delay second doses so that more people can get the first. With over 4000 patients now on ventilators, more than at any time in the pandemic, the pressure on hospitals keeps building. Last week nhs england managed an average of 140 jabs every minute. All kinds of buildings are being used, so whether its the cinema aisles or cathedral pews, the idea is to reach as many people as possible across different communities. Geography is also important. This Pilot Project in rural wales is for those who cannot travel to larger Vaccination Centres. I admire the logistics of today, to see 1200 people come here in this location, several practices, really shows a great commitment, i think. It is very important because going a long way when youre 80, you cant do it. Transmission rates remain high, though. 33,552 cases were recorded in the last 24 hour period, and another 1348 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus. More sites like this will be needed as the vaccination rollout keeps growing. 5. 8 million first doses have been given out across the uk, but still a long way to go before we can focus back on the future. Dan johnson, bbc news. Borisjohnson has become the first european leader to speak there are reports that seven trapped miners have been rescued after being trapped for two weeks in a mining accident in shandong province. An explosion at the mine left them stranded 600m underground and rescuers have been battling to get them out. We can now speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell, whos in beijing for us. Good morning, stephen. Bring us up to date with the latest on what we know . ,. , to date with the latest on what we know . ,. , know . So, events are moving very ruickl in know . So, events are moving very quickly in the know . So, events are moving very quickly in the shandong know . So, events are moving very quickly in the shandong province. | quickly in the shandong province. Great to be able to bring people some good news on this front. An hour ago we were reporting that one minor had been rescued. Now, in that period of time, they have pulled six more miners out of that underground goldmine, and they are hoping to bring all of that group of ten trapped miners to the surface today. What happened, as people who had been following the story will know, officials that it would take two more weeks to reach them, to dig a special rescue tunnel, 600 metres underground to get to where they were. Somehow or another they managed to clear a ventilation shaft. So all of a sudden they are bringing these workers to the surface. Now, as they appear, rescue teams are cheering. They are looking very weak and they are placing them, of course, straight into ambulances and often hospitalfor urgent and often hospital for urgent treatment. They have been caught underground for two weeks after a blast of air trapped 22 minus. So we still dont know the fate of around ten of those miners, at least, or possibly more. However, great news for the survivors. It looks like they are all going to come out today. You know, it took 30, sorry, its took more than a day for the initial accident to be reported, and so there is a lot of criticism of the initial handling of this. The local party secretary, the local now, have both been sacked. It meant precious time was lost in the early stages, but rescue teams since then have wasted no time in trying to reach their colleagues, and really fantastic for them that they have now been bringing them to the surface. , now been bringing them to the surface. A ,. , surface. Steven mcdonnell in beiin , surface. Steven mcdonnell in beijing, thanks surface. Steven mcdonnell in beijing, thanks very surface. Steven mcdonnell in beijing, thanks very much. Surface. Steven mcdonnell in j beijing, thanks very much for talking to us. Borisjohnson has become the first european leader to speak to the new us president , joe biden, since he entered the white house the Prime Minister said he looked forward to deepening the long Standing Alliance between the two countries. Heres our Political Correspondent, chris mason. Thumbs up if youve got through to the president. The Prime Minister on the phone to President Biden last night, the first european leader to receive a call from him since inauguration day. Im told the conversation lasted for about 35 minutes, with borisjohnson describing the new administrations early announcements as fantastic and saying they represented a moment of hope in a dark time. A statement from downing street after the call said the focus on Climate Change matters because its an issue where both leaders agree, but it matters particularly to the uk because the government here is hosting an International Summit on Climate Change known as cop26 in glasgow in november. The order in which the us president calls International Leaders is always something of a political spectator sport. Its a crude measure of relative importance, but a measure nonetheless. Remember this . Holding hands at the white house, almost exactly four years ago. The then Prime Minister theresa may rolling up within a week of president trumps inauguration, the First International leader to arrive. Not quite so straightforward in a pandemic. Downing street said the leaders looked forward to meeting in person as soon as circumstances allowed. Chris mason, bbc news. Our Political Correspondent helen catt is in our london newsroom. Helen, the Prime Minister is the first european leader to speak to the new president. We know that they talked about a trade deal, but we have absolutely no idea of the kind of timescale on this, do we . This, do we . No, we dont. But in terms of whether or not Boris Johnson got that first call, but is quite important. This might all sound a bit playground, but diplomatically the stuff matters, and perhaps never more so than now, as the uk is trying to reinforce its position on the world stage now but its no longer part of that bigger european block, and of course downing street perhaps having been perceived as a bit closer to the last administration, perhaps a bit ideological closer to the eu, so the fact that Boris Johnson ideological closer to the eu, so the fact that borisjohnson got be ideological closer to the eu, so the fact that Boris Johnson got be first call, fact that borisjohnson got be first call, i think there will be lots of happiness in downing street over that. As you mentioned, when it comes to trade, there is a bit of a potential mismatch here. On the two readouts that you get from the governments, that is what they call the summaries of the phone calls each government gives to the press, on the uk side it does say they discussed the benefits of a potential free trade deal. In the white house readout, trade is not mentioned at all. And also on the downing street side, borisjohnson talks about his intention to resolve some of the existing trade issues as soon as possible, and that is a reference to an ongoing dispute around the aeroplane manufacturer boeing, which has resulted in the United States levying tariffs on scotch whiskey. Again, youve got the language about his intentions, so you might find it this morning questions are being asked about how far upjoe bidens to do list getting a trade deal with the uk is. The snp will today present the Scottish Assembly with what its calling a roadmap to a new referendum on independence. The strategy sets up the possibility of a showdown in the courts with the westminster government. Borisjohnson has repeatedly said he opposes another referendum, even if the snp wins a majority in this years Scottish Parliament elections. British businesses planned to cut a record 795,000 jobs last year as employers felt the effect of the covid pandemic on the economy. More than 10,000 firms planned job cuts, however the pace slowed at the end of the year. The figures were obtained in response to a bbc freedom of information request to the insolvency service. One of the worlds most wanted fugitives, said to be responsible for up to 70 of narcotics entering australia, has been arrested in the netherlands. Tse chi lop was detained at the request of the Australian Federal police at Schipol Airport on friday. His arrest is the culmination of a more than decade long investigation into his drug syndicate, known as the company. Thank you very much for sending in your pictures of the snow this morning. There is nothing like the magic of waking up to freshly fallen snow, and i know a lot of people all over the country, especially in scotland, have had lots of snow already. 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And morgan email to say that the snow was a bit of a there. And morgan email to say that the snow was a bit of a surprise the snow was a bit of a surprise when they woke up. It is the kind of hush that descends when there is no muffling the outside sounds. Stand muffling the outside sounds. And eve hint muffling the outside sounds. And everything is muffling the outside sounds. And everything is brighter, isnt it . Lets go to neath in south wales. This is from emma, thanks very much for sending that in. Bud this is from emma, thanks very much for sending that in. For sending that in. And jackies fiveyearold for sending that in. And jackies fiveyearold daughter for sending that in. And jackies fiveyearold daughter emma l for sending that in. And jackies i fiveyearold daughter emma was for sending that in. And jackies fiveyearold daughter emma was able five year old daughter emma was able to make the most of her first ever snowfall. 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You are probably right. Wherever you are, if you had snow will not commit was pretty cold overnight . Yes, cold and frosty. Weve also got that snow around. I got someone to watch your pictures. This is also from the neith area in south wales, also talbot. In the north you can see how heavily it has been coming down in parts of canada again. But as the higher parts of wales, but heavy snow out and about. Lets take a look at the forecast today. Not surprisingly, snow and ice featuring this morning. It isntjust across parts of england and wales. We have this snowbound curving into Northern Ireland as well. Generally they will be a few centimetres of snow but at some point today this band of snow will pivot around and stop moving. When that happens, that is where the bump of snowfall is, where you could get 5 10 centimetres today. The snow right now is turning especially heavy across central and southern england, so areas around wiltshire and hampshire getting a pasting. Heavy snow also pushing into the south and West Midlands. That band of snow become slow moving and it will stop moving north, somewhere across the midlands stop that is where we are going to see the snow pretty much all day. Probably getting lighter later this afternoon. Further north, we have got the sunshine in Northern Ireland, brighterskies got the sunshine in Northern Ireland, brighter skies in Northern Ireland, brighter skies in Northern Ireland and scotland, still with some snow showers knocking around. Heavy snow for a time today. Wales, the midlands, southern parts of england. Some localised disruption. Part of that is caused by the fact there isnt much, isnt many people driving. You need drivers to mix the grit of the roads to melt some of the snow. A sharp frost developing overnight underneath those snow covered grounds, temperatures getting really low, 6 in birmingham and you can imagine rural areas getting colder than that. Ice will be a hazard on monday morning but there is lots more on the way of sunshine to come across england and wales. A mixed picture further north, sunshine and still some snow showers around for scotland and North East North West england and Northern Ireland. Those temperatures still on the cold side for this time of year. 4 five celsius quite widely. Further changes in the weather picture towards the middle part of the week. This atlantic weather system will start to move in. It is budging into that cold air, so we are likely to see at least a little bit of snow for a time. If there is a bit of snow on this leading edge across wales and southern england, it will turn back to rain for these areas, mild hour certainly moving on. That reservoir of cold air across the north east could cause the snow to hang around that bit longer, with significant falls especially over the high ground, temperatures still struggling across these North Eastern areas, just 1 three celsius. Eventually the weather will turn milderfor celsius. Eventually the weather will turn milder for most celsius. Eventually the weather will turn milderfor most parts celsius. Eventually the weather will turn milder for most parts of the uk, though that mild hour never really reaches the far north east, keeping a foot in winter, with those temperatures struggling to get much above freezing. Thats the weather. Look out for the snow this morning, it looks heavy for parts of the midlands, wales and southern england in particular. Keep your pictures coming. We do like to wake up and seal of this sunny the snowy pictures. Latte like to wake up and seal of this sunny the snowy pictures. We like to see what sunny the snowy pictures. We like to see what is sunny the snowy pictures. We like to see what is going sunny the snowy pictures. We like to see what is going on sunny the snowy pictures. We like to see what is going on in sunny the snowy pictures. We like to see what is going on in your to see what is going on in your lives. The rollout of the Coronavirus Vaccine is picking up speed. Nearly 6 Million People across the uk have now received their first dose, with a record 478,000 getting the jab in the latest 24 hour period. But it comes amid continued criticism of the decision to delay the time between the two doses. The British Medical Association has called for the gap to be cut from 12 weeks to 6. Lets speak to virologist professor calum semple. Nice to talk to you this morning. Where do you stand on the issue of trying to reduce the 12 week gap . Do you think its sensible to give more people the first dose . Absolutely. To me it is people the first dose . Absolutely. To me it is a people the first dose . Absolutely. To me it is a nobrainer. People the first dose . Absolutely. To me it is a nobrainer. If people the first dose . Absolutely. To me it is a nobrainer. If you people the first dose . Absolutely. | to me it is a nobrainer. If you are to me it is a no brainer. If you are working with one of your colleagues and seen the preliminary data which is very strong, it suggests that about two weeks after your first dose, 90 of people are protect did from life threatening disease, not necessarily have protected by from infection but life threat life threatening disease. If you are working on the front line and you are an elderly person, would you delay your second dose so that your brother, sister or colleague could have that protection . Or would you just keep it all for yourselfjust to be extra sure . To me it is a no brainer. I would to be extra sure . To me it is a no brainer. Iwould happily to be extra sure . To me it is a no brainer. I would happily delay my second dose so that one of my work colleagues or brother or sister could have it. Colleagues or brother or sister could have it. That is a next important could have it. That is a next important distinction. Could have it. That is a next important distinction. That could have it. That is a next i important distinction. That thing that came out of israel was about people who had been infected, not necessarily people who had become severely unwell . That necessarily people who had become severely unwell . Severely unwell . That is right and the data coming severely unwell . That is right and the data coming out severely unwell . That is right and the data coming out of severely unwell . That is right and the data coming out of israel severely unwell . That is right and | the data coming out of israel more recently is showing a sharp drop off after the two weeks and people start getting, the protection rises steeply after that. The early data from israel was quite worrying. There was also some concern about where people who had been really careful at shielding, coming out and some people might have been catching it in that process because the timing of when they were getting sick suggested their behaviour had changed around the time of immunisation in that country. Latte immunisation in that country. We have had this message from professor Jonathan Van Tam saying even if you have been vaccinated, please can you please continue to follow the rules and dont think you can go out and start hugging family members or whatever they may be, because they dont yet know if the vaccination will also stop transmission. When will also stop transmission. When will we know that . It is will also stop transmission. When will we know that . Will we know that . It is a difficult to do that study. Will we know that . It is a difficult to do that study. It will we know that . It is a difficult to do that study. It takes will we know that . It is a difficult to do that study. It takes a to do that study. It takes a particular type of design. That study is onlyjust getting off the ground and that has not really been the biggest priority. The biggest priority at the moment is with 4000 people in intensive care beds and people in intensive care beds and people being admitted to hospital a day, 4000 people a day, we need to protect the most mock Vulnerable People and we need to protect our Health Service staff and that has been the priority. In an ideal world, yes, we would all get vaccinated and given our booster three weeks later but were not in an ideal world. Three weeks later but were not in an idealworld. It three weeks later but were not in an ideal world. It isjust an ideal world. It is just about the vaccine, if you are giving everyone the second dose three weeks in, that is half of the capacity of the Testing Centre is being used up as well so i think this is a very sensible, pragmatic approach. There is a re ort sensible, pragmatic approach. There is a report in sensible, pragmatic approach. There is a report in the sensible, pragmatic approach. There is a report in the papers sensible, pragmatic approach. There is a report in the papers today sensible, pragmatic approach. There is a report in the papers today and one paper, saying a number of top schools have come together and saying we have a plan whereby we think you can vaccinate all the teachers in the country and therefore, potentially get schools fully up and running a bit sooner than you might otherwise. There is, i know, discussion going on at the moment about who the next group should be once the over 70s have been vaccinated and those who are extremely clinically vulnerable. Do you think there is a strong case for teachers to come next on the list . That is a really good question and thankfully we have an independent committee who is tasked with doing this without undue influence from people like me who seem to have got by over the immediate at the moment. I give advice on issues where the government does not have its own either in house advisers or its own committees to work with. That is what the purpose of sage is. I am not going to comment directly on that but what i can tell you is that there is a large body, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation, that includes experts in vaccination, outbreaks, transmission, child health, they take into account the economics as well and they are very well placed to make these difficult decisions. We are seeing the increase in lateral flow test, there has been report of an outbreak. At the dc la tech dvla place in swansea. People will want to be bringing in these lateral flow tests and im interested in your comments about this because some experts have been quite scathing about the efficacy of these tests, how reliable they are and whether in fact they create more dangerous situations because they give false assurance. You have a slightly different view. Tell us why you think these kinds of tests are effective, potentially useful to preventing community transmission. The big benefit of these tests is the time the tween action and reaction. With a lateralflow the time the tween action and reaction. With a lateral flow test which gives you a result in 30 minute, if you are testing and asymptomatic group, it can very quickly pick out those that are most likely to be infectious, and if somebody is just thinking oh, likely to be infectious, and if somebody isjust thinking oh, my feeling under the weather today, perhaps i met somebody who might have had covid yesterday. If they go for a lateral flow test, the time between their action to seek test result is again about the t 40 minutes, so they can get a red light saying dont go to work, stay at home and isolate. Compare that with the other mechanism which is pcr which we know is a slightly better test for detection of infection overall, but has a huge problem because it also detects broken up virus at the end of infection. That test you have to look in, you have to often wait a day for an appointment, you have to wait 1 two days for the results, and in that overall period from action to reaction, dont get a result, you dont get test and trace and you are potentially spreading the infection because you then carry on your activities. So even though lateral flow might not be quite as good as you want, the benefit into timing between action and reaction more than compensates. And the other advantages, of course, pcr incorrectly identifies people because it detects fragments of virus in the recovery period, you avoid unnecessary isolation of people that dont need to be isolated because they are not infectious. So that is really good read like test and a good way of saying stop, you need go and isolate. �. , saying stop, you need go and isolate. �. , isolate. But lateral flow will become people isolate. But lateral flow will become people who isolate. But lateral flow will become people who are isolate. But lateral flow will become people who are shedding isolate. But lateral flow will become people who are shedding quite a lot of virus and then potentially more likely to spread it. The roblem more likely to spread it. The problem with more likely to spread it. The problem with false more likely to spread it. He problem with false assurance, more likely to spread it. Tie problem with false assurance, in liverpool, we didnt see a Behavioural Change associated with negative tests so we didnt see booker saying oh, this is freedom pass, lets go and party, we didnt see that kind of response to a negative test so we are reassured about that. Negative test so we are reassured about that negative test so we are reassured aboutthat. ,. A , about that. Many thanks. As he says, art of this about that. Many thanks. As he says, part of this age about that. Many thanks. As he says, part of this age group about that. Many thanks. As he says, part of this age group that about that. Many thanks. As he says, part of this age group that advises. Part of this age group that advises the government, speaking in an independent capacity this morning. It takes most people years of instrument practice before they become distinguished musicians, but aidan zhao has mastered both the violin and the piano before his tenth birthday. Hes become one of the youngest performers in the country to gain top marks at grade eight on both instruments. Lets take a look at his talent. Plays piano. Plays violin. Aidanjoins us now alongside his dad shuai. Thank you forjoining us. Wow, thank you forjoining us. You are very talented. 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On a daily school days, i probably practice prep this . On a daily school days, i probably practice around prep this . On a daily school days, i probably practice around 45 prep this . On a daily school days, i i probably practice around 45 minutes. But on weekends and holidays, probably a bit longer so probably one hour and a bit more for each instrument. Is one hour and a bit more for each instrument one hour and a bit more for each instrument. Is this something you decided you instrument. Is this something you decided you wanted instrument. Is this something you decided you wanted to instrument. Is this something you decided you wanted to learn instrument. Is this something you i decided you wanted to learn because i know there is lots of music in yourfamily, your mum and your grandparents are all very musical, is that right . Is that right . Yes. So who was it that said, is that right . Yes. So who was it that said, why is that right . Yes. So who was it that said, why dont is that right . Yes. So who was it that said, why dont you is that right . Yes. So who was it that said, why dont you sit i is that right . Yes. So who was it| that said, why dont you sit down is that right . Yes. So who was it i that said, why dont you sit down at the piano and have a go at this . Well, it was kind of my dad but then i got used to it and i sit down and actually practice on my own. Hand actually practice on my own. And havin actually practice on my own. And having had actually practice on my own. And having had a actually practice on my own. And having had a number of children who have learned physical instruments to nothing like the level of your son, i know how hard it is cadet to get them to practise was not how much are you involved in that routine . Allen i think aidan, passing grade eight with high distinction marks, it is definitely a milestone for his music career. He isjust a normal a milestone for his music career. He is just a normal boy. When a milestone for his music career. He isjust a normal boy. When he is not playing a musical instrument, but i think when he plays, he can concentrate really well. He was lucky to get a lot of support from his prep school and Royal College of musicJunior Department as well as got a lot of support from National Childrens orchestra. He is really lucky. And obviously we are in unusual times here so when aidan started out, to take an exam, an examiner would sit next to him and watch him go through his repertoire, i guess it might be very different now. Is it all done remotely via video calls . Video calls . Actually, i did my trade video calls . Actually, i did my grade eight live. Video calls . Actually, i did my grade eight live. He video calls . Actually, i did my grade eight live. He had i video calls . Actually, i did my grade eight live. He had done| video calls . Actually, i did my. Grade eight live. He had done the ractical grade eight live. He had done the practical session grade eight live. He had done the practical session just grade eight live. He had done the practical session just before i practical session just before lockdown in december so we went into a public lockdown in december so we went into a public venue and obviously with social a public venue and obviously with social distance, and it has been done social distance, and it has been done. Do social distance, and it has been done. ,. , social distance, and it has been done. ~. ,. ~. Done. Do you know what, aidan, i used to go done. Do you know what, aidan, i used to go to done. Do you know what, aidan, i used to go to the done. Do you know what, aidan, i used to go to the royal done. Do you know what, aidan, i used to go to the Royal College i done. Do you know what, aidan, i used to go to the Royal College of music, to thejunior used to go to the Royal College of music, to the Junior Department as well because i was nowhere near as good as you, but it was brilliant being with lots of other very talented musicians. How much are you missing being action actually being able to play, perform and practice with people around you . I missing it quite a lot but still for the Royal College of musicJunior Department, we have online lessons so, but its not as good as being alive when you can actually interact with other people and actually with them. , ~ , with other people and actually with them. , ~ , them. You very kindly said you will la for them. You very kindly said you will play for something them. You very kindly said you will play for something for them. You very kindly said you will play for something for us them. You very kindly said you will play for something for us this i play for something for us this morning so i want to say thank you to you both, to you and your dad, and we will let you play whatever piece of your choice was not what are you going to perform for us . Im are you going to perform for us . Im atoin to are you going to perform for us . In going to pay the lark. Are you going to perform for us . Im going to pay the lark. Lovely, are you going to perform for us . Im going to pay the lark. Lovely, over. Going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to ou, going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to you. Aidan going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to you, aidan. You going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to you, aidan. You limit going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to you, aidan. You limit but i going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to you, aidan. You limit but it i going to pay the lark. Lovely, over to you, aidan. You limit but it will| to you, aidan. You limit but it will be a short extract brilliant, thank you. Aidan zhao, what a talent. I slept in a small rag aidan zhao, what a talent. I slept in a small rag there. Aidan zhao, what a talent. I slept in a small rag there. But aidan zhao, what a talent. I slept in a small rag there. But i aidan zhao, what a talent. I slept in a small rag there. But i was i in a small rag there. But i was nowhere near, even in my later years, as good as he is. And to play things that complex. You have small hands of limited reach and im sure he can do quite well for the Andrew Marr Show is on bbc one at 9 00 this morning. Heres the man himself to tell us whats in store. Morning, andrew. The old jokes are the best but there arent that many jokes the old jokes are the best but there arent that manyjokes this morning, im afraid to stop im talking to the Health Secretary about the obvious and to his israeli counterpart of course, israel is way ahead of us in of vaccine rollout so ahead of us in of vaccine rollout so a glimpse of the near future, ahead of us in of vaccine rollout so a glimpse of the nearfuture, if ahead of us in of vaccine rollout so a glimpse of the near future, if you like, in the latest of our leader interviews, nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, and also lisa nandy. All of that at nine. Thanks very much. Headlines coming up. Hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. While many of us are trying to cope with the challenges of a third lockdown, some clinically Vulnerable People may feel as though the first lockdown never ended. Fiona lamdin has spoken to three women who have spent the last ten months at home. Sheila, sarah and naomi all live in somerset. All three have been shielding since march. Sheila has chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. She lives alone with her great dane. The disorder. She lives alone with her great dane great dane. The first lockdown it was ok because everybody was there with you, but when everybody started to get back to normal and you could hear noises outside and people getting on with our lives and you were still sort of having to keep inside, it was really difficult. You felt pushed out and sort of very left alone. Felt pushed out and sort of very left alone felt pushed out and sort of very left alone. �. ,. Left alone. Sheila didnt celebrate christmas. Left alone. Sheila didnt celebrate christmas, but left alone. Sheila didnt celebrate christmas, but says left alone. Sheila didnt celebrate christmas, but says showers i left alone. Sheila didnt celebrate christmas, but says showers all. Left alone. 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Isre how terrified have you been getting covid . �. How terrified have you been getting covid . �. , how terrified have you been getting covid . �. ,. , covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now i dont covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I dont want covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I dont want covid covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I dont want covid to covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I dont want covid to be i covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I dont want covid to be the | now. I dont want covid to be the thing that kills me, when ive got so far. ,. , so far. She runs a charity organising so far. She runs a charity organising weddings i so far. She runs a charity organising weddings forl organising weddings for those who are terminally ill. Are terminally ill. Yesterday we found out are terminally ill. Yesterday we found out about are terminally ill. Yesterday we found out about a are terminally ill. Yesterday we found out about a bride are terminally ill. Yesterday we found out about a bride who i are terminally ill. Yesterday we | found out about a bride who had are terminally ill. Yesterday we i found out about a bride who had to postpone her wedding because of the National Lockdown has sadly passed away. And that doesnt normally happen to us. Away. And that doesnt normally happen to us away. And that doesnt normally happen to us. Sarah has late stage heart failure. Happen to us. Sarah has late stage heart failure. I happen to us. Sarah has late stage heart failure. I do happen to us. Sarah has late stage heart failure. I do see happen to us. Sarah has late stage heart failure. I do see people i heart failure. I do see people walkin heart failure. I do see people walking past heart failure. I do see people walking past with heart failure. I do see people walking past with our heart failure. I do see people walking past with our dogs i heart failure. I do see people i walking past with our dogs and things and you cant help but wonder, i wonder what it is like to go back to a shop, and i cant ever see it happening, really. See it happening, really. Sarah lives with her see it happening, really. Sarah lives with her sun, see it happening, really. Sarah lives with her sun, who see it happening, really. Sarah lives with her sun, who is see it happening, really. Sarah lives with her sun, who is a see it happening, really. Sarah| lives with her sun, who is a key worker. ~. , �. , �. , worker. We dont hug, we dont go near each other. Worker. We dont hug, we dont go near each other. But worker. We dont hug, we dont go near each other. But this worker. We dont hug, we dont go l near each other. But this december, her sun is isolated near each other. But this december, her sun is isolated for near each other. But this december, her sun is isolated for ten her sun is isolated for ten days so they could hug them on for christmas. They could hug them on for christmas. � ,. , christmas. Are you feeling the end is in sight . Christmas. Are you feeling the end is in sight . Absolutely, christmas. Are you feeling the end is in sight . Absolutely, my christmas. Are you feeling the end is in sight . Absolutely, my arm i christmas. Are you feeling the end is in sight . Absolutely, my arm is| is in sight . Absolutely, my arm is ready, im waiting to get it as soon as im offered it, im going for it. But until they are offered a vaccination, for the moment, this remains their only contact with the outside world. It is 7 34am. We should say, in resnonse it is 7 34am. We should say, in resnonse to it is 7 34am. We should say, in response to that, it is 7 34am. We should say, in response to that, there it is 7 34am. We should say, in response to that, there are it is 7 34am. We should say, in response to that, there are sol it is 7 34am. We should say, in response to that, there are so many people going through those kinds of situations, really tough on them. We know everybody who is contributing in different ways during this pandemic, so many nhs workers going above and beyond every single day. Nurse Laura Bennett is one of those people. Nurse Laura Bennett is one of those eole. , people. She was looking after a little boy called william who was four years old. He had sepsis and had his legs and fingers amputated, and to help him come to terms with something so life changing laura wrote william his very own storybook to explain what happened. Williams family were so grateful for lauras care they nominated her for a hospital award. Lets take a look. Iamon iam on my i am on my way to surprise Laura Bennett, who has been nominated for our very first team nhs award. William sabin lost his legs and nine of his fingers to sepsis. Sadly lost. Of his fingers to sepsis. Sadly lost. ~. , � of his fingers to sepsis. Sadly lost. ~. , ~ , of his fingers to sepsis. Sadly lost. ~. , � ,. , lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma. Lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma. Hi. Lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma, hi, mike lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma, hi, mike so, lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma, hi, mike so, we lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma, hi, mike so, we are| lost. William are you 0k . Hi, gemma, hi, mike so, we are here for ou. You gemma, hi, mike so, we are here for yom you are gemma, hi, mike so, we are here for yom you are the gemma, hi, mike so, we are here for you. You are the first gemma, hi, mike so, we are here for you. You are the first winner gemma, hi, mike so, we are here for you. You are the first winner ever you. You are the first winner ever of our team you. You are the first winner ever of ourteam nuh you. You are the first winner ever of our team nuh award, and that is because mike and gemma nominated ou. , � ,. , lets speak to laura now, as well as william, his mum gemma, dad mike and sister georgia. Good morning to all of you. William, first of all, how are you today . Hes good first of all, how are you today . Hes nood ,. ,. ,. ,. , a hes good pretty good, by the looks of it. Hes good pretty good, by the looks of it there hes good pretty good, by the looks of it there is hes good pretty good, by the looks of it. There is your hes good pretty good, by the looks of it. There is your cuddly, hes good pretty good, by the looks of it. There is your cuddly, nice hes good pretty good, by the looks of it. There is your cuddly, nice to i of it. There is your cuddly, nice to meet them. What is the name of that particular creature . Meet them. What is the name of that particular creature . And l particular creature . Dinky dad. And how is william particular creature . Dinky dad. And how is william doing particular creature . Dinky dad. And how is william doing at particular creature . Dinky dad. And how is william doing at the particular creature . Dinky dad. And i how is william doing at the moment, mum gemma, and that as well, in terms of adapting to life . Mum gemma, and that as well, in terms of adapting to life . Yeah, he is doinu terms of adapting to life . Yeah, he is doing really well. Terms of adapting to life . Yeah, he is doing really well. Hes terms of adapting to life . Yeah, he is doing really well. Hesjust terms of adapting to life . Yeah, he is doing really well. Hesjust not i is doing really well. Hesjust not going is doing really well. Hesjust not going to is doing really well. Hesjust not going to let it get on top of him, hesiust going to let it get on top of him, hesjust got on going to let it get on top of him, hes just got on with going to let it get on top of him, hesjust got on with it, really, hes hesjust got on with it, really, hes never hesjust got on with it, really, hes never stop smiling. Just business hes never stop smiling. Just business as usual for him. He just finds business as usual for him. He just finds his business as usual for him. He just finds his own way to do anything and everything finds his own way to do anything and eve hina. ~ ~ , finds his own way to do anything and eve hina. ~ ~ ,. , finds his own way to do anything and eve hina. ~~ ,. , everything. Mike, it must have been such a worrying everything. Mike, it must have been such a worrying time everything. Mike, it must have been such a worrying time for everything. Mike, it must have been such a worrying time for you. Everything. Mike, it must have been such a worrying time for you. Just i such a worrying time for you. Just explain what it was like as a parent . Explain what it was like as a arent . � ,. , parent . Um, its the worst exoerience parent . Um, its the worst experience of parent . Um, its the worst experience of my parent . Um, its the worst experience of my life, parent . Um, its the worst experience of my life, i parent . Um, its the worst. Experience of my life, i think. Parent . Um, its the worst experience of my life, i think. Its something that you wouldnt wish on any parent, to see your son so critically ill. Even when he was, when we knew he was going to make it, it was the damage to sepsis had done, but we knew he was going to have to live with for the rest of his life. ,. , have to live with for the rest of his life. , have to live with for the rest of his life. ,. ,. , his life. Laura, ust explain how ou his life. Laura, ust explain how you came his life. 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And then i was so proud of him, becausel then i was so proud of him, because after then i was so proud of him, because after his then i was so proud of him, because after his amputations, then i was so proud of him, because after his amputations, he then i was so proud of him, because after his amputations, he came then i was so proud of him, because after his amputations, he came up i after his amputations, he came up with the after his amputations, he came up with the idea after his amputations, he came up with the idea that after his amputations, he came up with the idea that his after his amputations, he came up with the idea that his legs after his amputations, he came up with the idea that his legs had after his amputations, he came upl with the idea that his legs had been taken with the idea that his legs had been taken by with the idea that his legs had been taken by a with the idea that his legs had been taken bya shark with the idea that his legs had been taken by a shark and with the idea that his legs had been taken by a shark and a with the idea that his legs had been taken by a shark and a crocodile, i with the idea that his legs had beenj taken by a shark and a crocodile, so i thought. 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Andl thankfully i have a wonderful friend who is thankfully i have a wonderful friend who is very thankfully i have a wonderful friend who is very talented thankfully i have a wonderful friend who is very talented and thankfully i have a wonderful friend i who is very talented and bighearted, he is a who is very talented and bighearted, he is a local who is very talented and bighearted, he is a local artist, who is very talented and bighearted, he is a local artist, ruston who is very talented and bighearted, he is a local artist, ruston fisher, i he is a local artist, ruston fisher, who dropped he is a local artist, ruston fisher, who dropped everything he is a local artist, ruston fisher, who dropped everything to he is a local artist, ruston fisher, who dropped everything to make. He is a local artist, ruston fisher, who dropped everything to make some beautiful who dropped everything to make some beautiful illustrations who dropped everything to make some beautiful illustrations to who dropped everything to make some beautiful illustrations to make who dropped everything to make some beautiful illustrations to make the beautiful illustrations to make the book a beautiful illustrations to make the book a reality beautiful illustrations to make the book a reality for beautiful illustrations to make the book a reality for william. Beautiful illustrations to make the book a reality for william. Im beautiful illustrations to make thej book a reality for william. Im just so happy. Book a reality for william. Im just so happy. The book a reality for william. Im just so happy, the impact book a reality for william. Im just so happy, the impact that book a reality for william. Im just so happy, the impact that it book a reality for william. Im just so happy, the impact that it has. So happy, the impact that it has had so happy, the impact that it has had im so happy, the impact that it has had im so so happy, the impact that it has had. Im so grateful that so happy, the impact that it hasi had. Im so grateful that gemma and mike would take the time to had. Im so grateful that gemma and. Mike would take the time to nominate me for me for this, it really does mean such a me for this, it really does mean such a lot me for this, it really does mean such a lot to me for this, it really does mean such a lot to me. Such a lot to me. Thanks so much. You deserve it such a lot to me. Thanks so much. You deserve it. Absolutely, such a lot to me. Thanks so much. You deserve it. Absolutely, and i such a lot to me. Thanks so much. | you deserve it. Absolutely, and the because the picture of the little teddy, which isjust gorgeous. fin teddy, which is ust gorgeous. On the teddy, which isjust gorgeous. On the face of it, laura, it sounds brutal, my leg was taken by a crocodile and a shark, but can you explain how or why the sort of psychology of getting children used to life without limbs in these circumstances, how it all works, and how long the process takes . I mean, the process how long the process takes . I mean, the process is how long the process takes . I mean, the process is ongoing. How long the process takes . I mean, the process is ongoing. This how long the process takes . I mean, the process is ongoing. This is the process is ongoing. This is something the process is ongoing. This is something that the process is ongoing. This is something that william, the process is ongoing. This is something that william, you i the process is ongoing. 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And size, and neither do heroes. A hero can and size, and neither do heroes. A hero can be in the and size, and neither do heroes. A hero can be in the shape of a hero can be in the shape of a little ltoy and his hero can be in the shape of a little boy and his bear. Hero can be in the shape of a little boy and his bear. It hero can be in the shape of a little boy and his bear. It was hero can be in the shape of a little boy and his bear. It was lovely hero can be in the shape of a littlel boy and his bear. It was lovely that william boy and his bear. It was lovely that william could boy and his bear. It was lovely that william could sort boy and his bear. It was lovely that william could sort of boy and his bear. It was lovely that william could sort of identify boy and his bear. 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Gemma, tell us how you first realised he really is. Gemma, tell us how you first realised that he really is. Gemma, tell us how you first realised that william he really is. Gemma, tell us how you first realised that william was first realised that william was unwell . He first realised that william was unwell . , first realised that william was unwell . ,. , unwell . He had been generally unwell over the weekend unwell . He had been generally unwell over the weekend when unwell . He had been generally unwell over the weekend when i unwell . He had been generally unwell over the weekend when i picked unwell . He had been generally unwell over the weekend when i picked him i over the weekend when i picked him up over the weekend when i picked him up from the nursery. And as the weekend progressed he got more and more unwell. He got a temperature, a really high temperature, he didnt want to eat, which is not like him at all. Monday morning we took the gp because he had developed a rash over his torso. Then it was, they thought he had a virus, so he was sent home. And then on the monday he was so unwell, and we had never really seen him so poorly. We decided to film 111, we suspected he might have scarlet fever, and they instructed us to take him to be out of our centre at the local a e. So i said to mike, stay home with georgia, shes asleep in bed, thought we would be back in half an hour with some antibiotics. But unfortunately when we got there, they realised it was sepsis, and they realised it was sepsis, and they had put him in an induced coma. It is the kind of story that makes your blood run cold as a parent. Do your blood run cold as a parent. Do you want to just say, i know that laura has been such a support to you, do you want to say a final few words to her . I know she will continue with you on this journey as well, wont she . Continue with you on this ourney as well, wont she . Well, wont she . Laura is incredible, well, wont she . Laura is incredible, we well, wont she . Laura is incredible, we met well, wont she . Laura is incredible, we met her. Well, wont she . Laura is i incredible, we met her right well, wont she . Laura is incredible, we met her right on the early days and she followed us all the way throughout the hospital, into outpatient appointments, she was a fantastic support for william, really taking the time to build up a relationship with him, she was just amazing with our entire family, she took the pressure off me and mike, having to explain to everybody what was going on, constantly, and she just made this all laugh, which was a big relief, a bit of normality at a big relief, a bit of normality at a really difficult time, and the book isjust amazing, a really difficult time, and the book is just amazing, something we will always treasure, and i know william will always treasure it. It has been such a fantastic resource. Were grateful for laura. Were grateful for laura. Great to see the books. Were grateful for laura. Great to see the books, and were grateful for laura. Great to see the books, and laura, see the books, and laura, we can see from you how much it means, you know, you deserve all the plaudits that you get. People in the nhs do wonderful things every day, small acts of kindness, and thank you so much all of you for talking to us this morning. Lovely to meet you. Thank you. It is really great. Yeah. We need stories like it is really great. Yeah. We need stories like that, it is really great. Yeah. We need stories like that, dont it is really great. Yeah. We need stories like that, dont we. It was so nearly one of the biggest shocks in fa cup history. League two cheltenham town were just 10 minutes away from knocking out premier league Manchester City. The home side went ahead on the hour mark, after a trademark long throw from captain ben tozer caused chaos in the area, and alfie may found a way through. But as embarrassment loomed, city scored three late goals, the impressive phil foden sparking their recovery. But cheltenham go out with their heads held high. The players deserve every bit of credit. The key is, enjoy it. These dont come around every and very often. Were back to work on monday. That is what ijust said to them, weve got to go kick on now. No good, the fanfare, you guys disappear and all the advertising boards disappear, we are bang on halfway through the season and now weve got to kick on. And the holders arsenal are out, beaten by southampton, who were the better side the only goal coming in the first half, when gabriel inadvertently turned in Kyle Walker Peters cross. All the fa cup goals are on the bbc sport website. Aston villa moved up to eighth place in the premier league, with a 2 0 win over newcastle, whose problems just keep growing. Bertrand traore played a 1 2 with jack grealish, before firing in a shot in off the crossbar for their second goal. Theyve been so impressive since their return to the top flight. Rangers thrashed ross county 5 0 to extend their lead over celtic at the top of the scottish premiership to 23 points. There were five different scorers, with Conor Goldson getting the last one. Elsewhere, aberdeen beat motherwell 2 0. Stjohnstone are through to the Scottish League cup final, after beating hibs 3 0. Theyll play the winner of todays other semi between livingston and st mirren. But this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. Bye for now. Shall we get the weather . 0h shall we get the weather . Oh yes, and thank you for being with us on the news channel. Nice to have your company. A lot of snow around all over the country. find company. A lot of snow around all over the country. Company. A lot of snow around all over the country. And other big snow fences. Over the country. And other big snow fences this over the country. And other big snow fences. This is over the country. And other big snow fences. This is the over the country. And other big snow fences. This is the kind over the country. And other big snow fences. This is the kind of over the country. And other big snow fences. This is the kind of thing over the country. And other big snow fences. This is the kind of thing we i fences. This is the kind of thing we will be singing moving in today. Seeing. This is from lampeterfrom kerry deegan in wales. Similar picture in the South Gloucestershire picture in the South Gloucestershire picture with the snow coming down thick and fast. The picture is today, snow and ice with localised disruption through the day today. Here is a band of snow stretching into parts of Northern Ireland but the heaviest snow is moving into central southern england, the southWest Midlands and into west wales at the moment. They will be a point in the morning where this weather front really stops and it is beginning to slow down actually at the moment across central southern england. There will be some areas staying underneath this zone of snow for quite a long time so locally we could see around 5 10 centimetres of snow building up is quite widely, just a few centimetres for a few areas. Some snowy conditions here, snowy as well as an Northern Ireland with several centimetres expected. Right after the cold and frosty start but snow showers across northern and Western Areas of scotland through the day and it stays cold. Temperatures at best around 3 five celsius. Not surprisingly, there is a risk of localised travel disruption, particularly because parts of southern england on account of the snowy weather. This evening, the snowy weather. This evening, the snow will pip itself in and start to pull away. Clear skies follow so there will be a sharp frost. There is a risk of icy stretches. Monday, a brighter cheerier day with more sunshine for england and wales but always the risk of showers in Western Areas of the uk and they will continue to commit as snow. It will continue to commit as snow. It will stay cold with sandwiches widely around, below par for this time of the year compared with what we would normally expect. Mid week since these changes. Weather front moves in off the atlantic and ultimately yes, this will be milder air into the southwest but it is running into cold air across North Eastern areas of the uk so we get something of a cattle zone developing. There will be probably a bit of snow on the forward edge of this band of reciprocation stop and is no turning back to rain across wales and southern england as the milder air works in but across the north east of the country where we have that reservoir of cold air in place, the snow could last longer, giving us some significant accumulations. But ultimately, from the middle of the week onwards, we are going to see the milder air moving in for most but not all of parts of the uk. The north and north east of the uk stays cold with the threat of further wintry weather in the short term today, roger and rachel, we have the snow around bringing some tricky travelling conditions this morning. Lots of eole conditions this morning. Lots of people sending conditions this morning. Lots of people sending in conditions this morning. Lots of people sending in pictures conditions this morning. Lots of people sending in pictures for i conditions this morning. Lots of people sending in pictures for which we are grateful. We will try to show more a bit later. Thank you, now it is time for this weeks film review. Hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that whilst cinemas may be closed due to lockdown, theres still plenty of new movies to be watched in the comfort and safety of your own home. In the 2014 film 99 homes, writer director Ramin Bahrani focused on a single father whod been evicted from his florida home by an unscrupulous businessman to dramatise the wider economic recession that had sent shockwaves around the world. Now in his latest film, the white tiger, adapted from Aravind Adigas 2008 man Booker Prize Winning novel, bahrani investigates a culture of servitude and inequality in modern india as seen through the eyes of a low caste villager who dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur by making himself indispensable to the rich masters for whom he works. Do you know what the internet is . No, sir. But i could drive to the market right now, sir, and get as many as you want. No, its ok. Thank you. Do you have facebook . Yes, sir, books, i always have books, sir. Yeah, i heard you can read. Have you ever seen a computer . Yes, sir. Actually we have many of them in the village, with the codes. Very advanced to use computers. I could tell from their faces i had made a mistake. Actor musician Adarsh Gourav is terrific as balram, the narrator who hitches his fortunes to Rajkummar Raos ashok, a young gun recently returned from america with his bride pinky, played by priyanka chopra. You are the new india, balram. I am the new india, sir. Having been raised to serve, balram does everything he can for his master, including taking the rap for a drunken accident in which he played no part. But when his dedication is thrown back in his face, balram resolves to become like the famed titular beast, a creature born only once every generation. Over the next weeks, i learned the ways drivers cheat their masters. I want to break free. Having returned time and again to the subject of inequality right from his debut feature man push cart, bahrani is at the top of his game with this darkly satirical and stylistically adventurous modern fable, a film that shares some of the anarcho sociopolitical energy of bong joon hos parasite, while taking cheeky swipes at danny boyles slumdog millionaire. This is not a story in which problems can be solved by a game show. With acclaimed film maker ava duvernay as an executive producer, the white tiger is terrifically engaging fare, bristling with sardonic energy perfectly captured by the smile on gourav� s face, which simultaneously seems to imply compliance, self loathing and seething rage. A potent cocktail indeed. You can catch it now on netflix. From modern india to world war ii era europe for persian lessons, a gripping melodrama that was going to be belaruss entry for this years best International Feature oscar, but which was pulled at the last moment amid reports that it didnt meet the academys strict eligibility requirements. Nahuel perez biscayart, who made such an impact in 120 bpm, carries the weight of the film as a jewish prisoner who escapes execution by pretending to be persian and then finds himself having to teach farsi, a language he does not speak, to nazi camp commandant klaus, played by lars eidinger. What follows is a linguistic game of cat and mouse in which our antihero must not only invent but also remember hundreds, thousands of words, words dreamed up through association with the individual prisoners who pass through this hellish environment. Although declared as being inspired by a true story, persian lessons feels like a theatrical conceit, a tense two hander that chapter of human history. But for all its air of artifice, the film does pack an emotional punch, thanks in no small measure to two nuanced central performances which elevate the entire venture. Its available on digital platforms now and on dvd from the 8th of february. On now to a film dealing with the altogether more contemporary anguish of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 2 Million People worldwide. In the documentary 76 days, the story of the wuhan lockdown in early 2020 is captured in arresting front line detail, much of it on cameras inside the wuhan red cross medical centre. There are shades of the aleppo documentary for sama in the sight of doctors working in what are effectively battlefield conditions, struggling to keep up with the human cost of this unfolding tragedy. We hear stories of people waking up next to dead relatives. We see a woman giving birth whose husband cannot be with her and whose baby Must Immediately be taken away. And we watch as phone calls are made to friends and family of the dead. At times it all resembles a prophetic microcosm of everything that was to come. From the elderly gentleman who wanders the corridors insisting hes not ill to the isolation that leaves facetime as the only personal contact, the toll the virus takes on the aged and those suffering from dementia, and the heroism of the medical workers who see only an opportunity to do the right thing and feel the weight of being unable to save so many. Credited to three film makers, one of whom prefers to remain anonymous, this is harrowing fare. Although amid the romero style visions of hazmat suits and rapidly rising infections, its the sheer selfless determination of those exhausted doctors and nurses that provides the beating heart of this urgent and alarming film. If youre in need of something in an altogether lighter vein, then baby done might do the trick. Are you two having kids . Cos seriously it is the best thing ive ever done. You havent even had the baby yet. You should have a baby| at the same time as us. That would be so good yeah. Have a baby. You know what, i think we will now. What do you reckon . Yeah, yeah. Lets do it. Right now. Right now . Right now. Yeah. Executive produced by taika waititi, who inexplicably struck oscar gold last year with jojo rabbit, this new zealand reproductive comedy stars rose matafeo as zoe, an enthusiastic arborist whose dreams of winning tree climbing competitions are put on hold by the discovery that shes pregnant. Congratulations. Tapeworm can cause false positive pregnancy tests. Its not a tapeworm, its a baby. Her partner tim, played by matthew lewis, immediately goes into full anxious father to be mode. But zoe goes the other way, compiling a bucket list of variously dangerous and irresponsible things to do, to the increasing alarm of poor tim. Dont write that down, ive got to start now, havent i . Written by actor turned writer sophie henderson, baby done serves up an uneven mix of bawdy, feisty comedy and formulaic sentimentality that raises a few chuckles, but doesnt quite hit the mark. And theres nothing here, for example, to match the incisive wit and piercing insight of saint frances, which was one of my favourite films of last year. Should we get married . No. You nearly got me then, that was good. That said, rose matafeo is an irresistible presence in the central role, and she pretty much manages to keep things on track, even when director curtis vowell� s flawed film fails to find its feet. Its on digital platforms now. Ill leave you with news of quo vadis, aida . , the bosnia and herzegovina submission for this years best International Feature oscar. Set during the srebrenica massacre of 1995, during which over 8000 muslim men and boys were killed by bosnian serb forces under the command of war criminal ratko mladic, the film centres onjasna djuricic� s titular translator, struggling to save her family during an unfolding atrocity to which the world turns a blind eye. It sounds unwatchably tough, but in the hands of writer director jasmila zbanic, this horrifying tale is lent a profoundly human heart, it sounds unwatchably tough, but in the hands of writer director jasmila zbanic, this horrifying tale is lent a profoundly human heart, ensuring that we keep on watching, a notable achievement for a film thats centrally concerned with the spectre of looking away. Theres a hint of Terry Georges hotel rwanda in the understated evocation of an approaching holocaust, the sense of something terrible unfolding in full view of a world that does nothing. Both films managed to balance the enormity of dreadful historical events with the emotional specificity of a personal story, allowing the audience to engage even as they are appalled and outraged. Crucially, zbanic describes herfilm as portraying the courage, love and resilience of a woman caught in a male game of war, while also providing an awful reminder of what happens if we fail to react on time to warning signs. Its a very powerful and very personal film, available exclusively on curzon home cinema, with the hope of a big screen release whenever that becomes possible. Thats it for this week. Thanks for watching the film review. Stay safe, and ill see you next week. Do you want to just take a moment and come back later . Just one more. Is that good . No, its not good. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. Our headlines today. Stay patient and stay at home englands deputy chief medical officer urges millions of people whove been vaccinated not to break the rules. It comes as new figures show more than 4,000 people are now on a ventilator the highest number since the pandemic began. Boris johnson becomes the first european leader to take a phone call from joe biden since his inauguration. Rescued the first group of chinese miners trapped underground for two weeks is brought to the surface. The captain steadies the ship. Joe root hits another century, after england lose two wickets in quick succession vs sri lanka. Good morning. Well, its going to be a snow day for some of you today across england and wales with scenes like these. Further north, for scotland and for Northern Ireland, brighter, sunshine, but still a few snow showers around, as well. Ill have the all important Weather Forecast coming up a little bit later on. Its sunday, the 24th of january. Our main story. One of the governments top scientists is urging people to abide by all coronavirus restrictions, even if youve been fully vaccinated. Englands deputy chief medical officer Professorjonathan Van Tam said it is possible you can still pass the virus on. Efforts to step up the inoculation drive are continuing, with another raft of Vaccination Centres opening this week. Danjohnson has this report. Heres a historical setting for the most modern medicine. At the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the Black Country Living Museum is joining the roll out of mass vaccination against covid i9. But people wont be visiting the traditional victorian pharmacy. The vaccines will be given in more up to date facilities specially fitted out. This is about protecting everybody, and not everybody will have that coverage in terms of vaccine. Were rolling it out in age related cohorts, but actually, still use the face protection, still keep your distance and still wash your hands. That has been echoed by deputy chief medical officerJonathan Van Tam, who was himself giving vaccinations last week. In a statement, he warned that any change in behaviour, even after both doses, could risk passing on the virus. He said he also defended the decision to delay second doses so that more people can get the first. With over 4,000 patients now on ventilators, more than at any time in the pandemic, the pressure on hospitals keeps building. Last week, nhs england managed an average of 140 jabs every minute. All kinds of buildings are being used, so whether its the cinema aisles or cathedral pews, the idea is to reach as many people as possible across different communities. Geography is also important. This Pilot Project in rural wales is for those who cannot travel to larger Vaccination Centres. I admire the logistics of today, to see 1,200 people come here in this location, several practices, really shows a great commitment, i think. It is very important because going a long way when youre 80, you cant do it. Transmission rates remain high, though. 33,552 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hour period, and another 1,348 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus. More sites like this will be needed as the vaccination roll out keeps growing. 5. 8 million first doses have been given out across the uk, but still a long way to go before we can focus back on the future. Dan johnson, bbc news. Borisjohnson has become the first european leader to speak to the new us president , joe biden, since he entered the white house. The Prime Minister said he looked forward to deepening the long Standing Alliance between the two countries. Heres our Political Correspondent chris mason. Thumbs up if youve got through to the president. The Prime Minister on the phone to President Biden last night, the first european leader to receive a call from him since inauguration day. Im told the conversation lasted about 35 minutes, with borisjohnson describing the new administrations early announcements as fantastic and saying they represented a moment of hope in a dark time. A statement from downing street after the call said the focus on Climate Change matters because its an issue where both leaders agree, but it matters particularly to the uk because the government here is hosting an International Summit on Climate Change known as cop26 in glasgow in november. The order in which the us president calls International Leaders is always something of a political spectator sport. Its a crude measure of relative importance, but a measure nonetheless. Remember this . Holding hands at the white house, almost exactly four years ago. The then Prime Minister theresa may rolling up within a week of president trumps inauguration, the First International leader to arrive. Not quite so straightforward in a pandemic. Downing street said the leaders looked forward to meeting in person as soon as circumstances allowed. Chris mason, bbc news. Our Political Correspondent helen catt is in our london newsroom. Helen, the Prime Minister is the first european leader to speak to the new president how significant is that . The crucial thing is how quickly he might get a trade deal with the us . Absolutely, that is one area where there is a difference between the two readouts, the summary of the call given by each side to the press. Downing street told us the leaders discussed the benefits of a deal and the Prime Minister reiterated his intention to resolve existing trade issues as soon as possible, a reference to the issues around bowing, where the us is levied import tariffs on scotch whisky. When you look at what the white house has to say about trade, well, it is not in their readout at all. That is perhaps going to raise questions about quite how far upjoe bidens to do list a trade deal with the uk is. Downing street is very keen to get one agreed. The last administration was very much on board, but this is going to raise some questions. The fact he was the first european leader to get the call is significant, it might sound a bit playground but actually these things are important, this does matter. At a point when the uk is trying to re establish itself in its own right not as part of the wider eu trading bloc, its going to be significant, and they found much to agree on as you heard in the report. It will certainly cheer downing street. , ~ ,. , Chinese State media are reporting that 11 gold miners have been rescued after being trapped for two weeks in a mining accident in shandong province in china. An explosion at the mine left them stranded 600 metres underground. We can now speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell, whos in beijing for us. We have seen some of the pictures of them being brought to the surface. Do we know the condition they are in . It do we know the condition they are in . , do we know the condition they are in . ,. , do we know the condition they are in . , in . It has all happened very ruickl. In . It has all happened very quickly. First in . It has all happened very quickly. First one in . It has all happened very quickly. First one miner in . It has all happened veryj quickly. First one miner was in . It has all happened very quickly. First one miner was out, then seven, then 11. The main group of them, tend together, we thought it was going to take two weeks to reach them. They had to push a rescue tunnel six metres underground. Ten together. Somehow they have cleared a ventilation shaft and suddenly bought them all up. As they reached the surface, their eyes were blindfolded against the light, having been underground for two weeks. They are looking in pretty tough condition, some of them walking out, some taken out on stretchers. Placed in ambulances, and raced to hospitalfor treatment as you would expect. They hope those 11, now they have got them to hospital, they are going to make it. One of them, it is unclear how he has managed to survive. Ten of them were together and getting food ration packs for a number of days. They went initially for a week without contact from the outside, but then they have had food and connection with the outside. But one miner, by himself for two weeks on the ground, has come out alive somehow. Quite a miraculous rescue, if i can put it that way. Good news, but lots of questions still to be asked about how this blast happened in the first, why it took so long to be reported and how these types of accidents can be stopped in the future in china. Future in china. Such a delicate rocess future in china. Such a delicate process to future in china. Such a delicate process to get future in china. Such a delicate process to get to future in china. Such a delicate process to get to the future in china. Such a delicate process to get to the trapped i process to get to the trapped miners. Do we have any idea how they managed it . Like miners. Do we have any idea how they managed it . Managed it . Like i said, they had ten tunnels managed it . Like i said, they had ten tunnels going managed it . Like i said, they had ten tunnels going down managed it . Like i said, they had ten tunnels going down to managed it . Like i said, they had ten tunnels going down to them, | managed it . Like i said, they had ten tunnels going down to them, two of which were being used just to try and remove the rising underground water, because the fear was that they would drown before the rescue tunnel could be pushed through to them. The rescue tunnels were stopping that, it is very tough there, they would drill a certain distance and could not go any further. But then today, somehow, i dont know the details but they have cleared a ventilation shaft which was already in existence all the way to where they had been. Somehow they had cleared the debris in quite a big shaft, quite big enough to get all ten of those miners together out of the shaft. The single miner by himself, we have not been told how they managed to get him out. I am sure amazing they managed to get him out. I am sure Amazing Stories they managed to get him out. I am sure Amazing Stories will emerge, stephen, thank you from beijing. The snp has revealed a roadmap to a referendum on scottish independence, setting out how they intend to take forward their plans for another vote. It says a referendum will be held after the pandemic if there is a Pro Independence majority at holyrood following mays election. The 11 point plan says it will vigorously oppose any legal challenge from the uk government. Borisjohnson has repeatedly stated his opposition to another referendum. One of the worlds most wanted drugs criminals tse chi lop has been arrested in the netherlands. Australian federal police have been chasing the fugitive, who is head of an asian drug ring known as the company, for more than a decade. His gang is said to make billions and Police Believe its responsible for 70 of the drugs imported into australia. He was detained at Schipol Airport on friday. Thank you so much. Thank you for continuing to send in your snow pictures from the past few days. Andy in gloucester was up before 6am to capture this wintry wonderland in his garden. Look at this blanket of snow on the street outside deborahs house in cardiff not a footprint or tyre track to be seen yet bella the dog looks very happy to be out in the snow. Sophie sent us this picture from staunton in gloucestershire. Spare a thought for the people who have to work through the snow. Rachel, catherine and aled have been up on their farm in Newcastle Emlyn since 3am. And lets not forget the sheep there are snow and ice warnings in place for much of the uk. Chris has the forecast for the next few days. Checking in the last few moments, the traffic on the motorway. The western stretch of the ma, completely no covered at the moment. Nothing to do with the fact there is no grip, more the fact that for the gritting to be effective, you need some traffic to run over it. For obvious reasons at the moment, traffic volumes are very light, which is allowing the snow to settle. If it happens on the motorways, you can bet it is happening on the a roads as well. Scenes like this pretty commonplace. There will be disruption through the day, perhaps into the afternoon in places. Yes, snow and ice a major concern. The radar picture, well, this is the forecast, bans of snow into wales, central southern england and the south West Midlands. It will become snow moving. Slow moving. Many centimetres of snow building up. Itjust kind of Stores Across parts of the midlands and wales, thatis parts of the midlands and wales, that is the area at greatest risk. It kind of stalls. Northern england and scotland, bright with sunshine but some snow showers as well. Heavy snow around, wales, midlands, southern england, a risk of transport disruption, almost certain given the state of the motorways right now. Overnight tonight, the snow will pivot southwards, and it will clear later on in the night. With clearing skies following, there will be a widespread frost, one of the colder nights we have seen in western england and the midlands, widespread frost and the risk of icy stretches. Monday is much brighter across england and wales, more sunshine, but again showery conditions for scotland and Northern Ireland, north west england. Showers again coming through, wintry with further snowfall expected. Another cold day, temperatures around 5 6 at best. Into the middle of the week, some changes in the weather. The atlantic weather system moves in. It does have milder air behind it but it is bumping into cold air, so we have a battle zone set up. On tuesday, a bit of snow on the forward edge of the system as it comes in, but it will turn milder across wales and southern england. If you see a few flakes of snow, it will turn back to rain here. A reservoir of cold air, the snow could hang around bringing significant accumulations. On wednesday, the milder air wins out. Temperatures coming up widely, but across the north and east of the uk it remains cold, still the threat of wintry weather as well. It is quarter past eight on sunday morning. Thank you for being with us. Weve been hearing this morning about the american talk show host, larry king, whos died at the age of 87. One of the best known talk show hosts. He had a very clear look, the glasses, the braces, you know what im talking about. He was best known for hosting a nightly talk show on cnn, which ran for 25 years, where he interviewed some of the biggest names in politics, showbusiness and sport. Were joined now from los angeles by hollywood journalist jeanne wolf. What kind of a man was he when you were up close and personal with him . He was a pretty ordinary guy in some ways, but he knew a lot about everything. People trusted him. He had a way of making very famous, very powerful people feel safe in front of the camera. And yet never boring. He was an entertainer, he was a broadcaster. He knew how to bring them along, whether it was jackie gleeson, mel brooks, dawn recalls. He had a great laugh. He wouldnt quietly sit there. He would laugh at full out. He knew how to ask questions that would make people reveal themselves. Relaxed but never dull. Marlon brando came on his show, he never did interviews, but he came on his show and they made news around the world because marlon gave him a big smooch. He put his hands on Donald Trumps hair, and lifted it up. To prove it wasnt a toupee people were scared to death toupee people were scared to death to interview Frank Sinatra, but they were old pals and frank told him all he loved about show business. Frank sinatra told him he never got over his stage fright and larry said he never had stage fright himself. Watching some clips, you mention Frank Sinatra and marlon brando, and i think larry king said they were some of the highlights of his career. These were the kind of people who wouldnt do interviews and wouldnt talk to anyone else, but larry king came calling and you would open the door for him. Absolutely. Elizabeth taylor came on the show, she drank, but she said remember, no one will think i was drunk. He interviewed vladimir putin, bill clinton, politicians people made fun of the fact he wouldnt necessarily read the authors book that he was talking to, he was very well informed, he said he lived for curiosity. When he asked questions, he asked the question that you and i and the audience wanted to know. So he made those people, live and be real. Lady gaga came on, talking about his braces, his suspenders, lady gaga came on in suspenders, but then so did ms piggy. He had a way with people that we can all learn from because he was a great listener. He answered, he listened carefully, he picked up on the question is, he teased, he kidded. If he had to ask something delicate, he sneaked up on it, let you know it was coming. He was very fair, very opinionated if you talked to him in real life. He had lots of opinions about politics. But he wasnt confrontational. As a matter of fact, he was bored by confrontational television. He said, who wants to hear a bunch of people yelling . I want to know what is in their heart. And he was a fan. Even though he wasnt scared of the biggest show business names in the world, he also loved and appreciated their talent. And they got that. They felt it. Their talent. And they got that. They felt it their talent. And they got that. The felt it. ,. ,. , they felt it. You are quite right to sa that they felt it. You are quite right to say that famously they felt it. You are quite right to say that famously he they felt it. You are quite right to say that famously he didnt they felt it. You are quite right to say that famously he didnt do they felt it. You are quite right to i say that famously he didnt do Much Research, he didnt read the book and the papers, but there is a real skill to the craft of an interview when you are listening and working on the hoof like that. Not everyone could get away with what he did. He changed television culture. We dont have the equivalent in British Television of that appointment to view, late night interview show, which he really cemented in america. Oh, yeah, and remember in the early days, he took audience questions. He had people calling in, he started in radio. He always told me, television isjust radio with radio. He always told me, television is just radio with pictures. Radio. He always told me, television isjust radio with pictures. He sounded relaxed, but let me tell you, he was very driven. He tried very hard to get the right people. He would go the distance. Even though he didnt do research, he knew what he was talking about, he kept current. Almost any day of the week, he had all of these guys who were his friends since he was a kid at the delicatessen in the corner, eating his salami and eggs. He loved the fans. I would watch him down the street, go out to dinner with him, and people would come to the table and talk to him. He even had a little way with those people. He mentioned something they wore, about where they were from. He just had that human touch, and yet he was the ultimate professional. What that human touch, and yet he was the ultimate professional. Ultimate professional. What a man. A comlex ultimate professional. What a man. A complex man. Ultimate professional. What a man. A complex man. A ultimate professional. What a man. A complex man, a complex ultimate professional. What a man. A complex man, a complex private ultimate professional. What a man. A complex man, a complex private life, married eight times, but no doubt about his impact on the world of television and entertainment. Thank you, nice to talk to you. Extraordinary guy. People travelling to the uk from abroad could soon be required to quarantine at a designated hotel when they arrive, to ensure they follow the rules. Currently, visitors have to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test result, and have to self isolate for up to ten days. Were joined now by lucy moreton, from the Immigration Services union, which represents border force workers. Thank you forjoining us. Paint a picture about the kind of experiences the people you represent are experiencing. That experiences the people you represent are experiencing are experiencing. At the moment, as ou said, are experiencing. At the moment, as you said, passengers are experiencing. At the moment, as you said, passengers arriving are experiencing. At the moment, as you said, passengers arriving in are experiencing. At the moment, as you said, passengers arriving in the i you said, passengers arriving in the uk have to have a locator form, giving the address at which they are going to isolate, and proof of a negative covert test within the last 72 hours. There is no way on the border to verify that test. Negative covert macro test. The certificate might be written in english or another language. Negative covid 19 test. It might be in a cyrillic script. It is difficult if not nigh on impossible for the Border Force Staff to verify it is a genuine certificate. The other problem is they cant verify the address. As long as the address is not manifestly implausible, we have no choice but to accept the document is given at face value and allow the individual to proceed into the uk. 50 allow the individual to proceed into the uk. , , ~ allow the individual to proceed into the uk. , ~ ,. ,. , the uk. So do you think this idea of auttin the uk. So do you think this idea of putting people the uk. So do you think this idea of putting people into the uk. So do you think this idea of putting people into hotels the uk. So do you think this idea of putting people into hotels is the uk. So do you think this idea of putting people into hotels is a the uk. So do you think this idea ofj putting people into hotels is a good one . It putting people into hotels is a good one . ,. Putting people into hotels is a good one . ,. ,. , putting people into hotels is a good one . ,. ,. , one . It is one way of ensuring eole one . It is one way of ensuring people stick one . It is one way of ensuring people stick to one . It is one way of ensuring people stick to the one . It is one way of ensuring people stick to the rules. One . It is one way of ensuring people stick to the rules. The | people stick to the rules. The border force have no control about whether you go where you are supposed to, to isolate, whether you isolate while you are there, how many members of the household you mix with. Yes, it is possible that requiring people to remain in a hotel, as they do for example in australia, it does at least ensure they stick to the rules. Riff australia, it does at least ensure they stick to the rules. Of course, eo le they stick to the rules. Of course, people shouldnt they stick to the rules. Of course, people shouldnt really they stick to the rules. Of course, people shouldnt really be people shouldnt really be travelling at the moment, so how busy are the Border Force Staff telling you the airports are. People have seen pictures of heathrow for an example. Have seen pictures of heathrow for an example an example. Passenger numbers significantly an example. Passenger numbers significantly down, an example. Passenger numbers significantly down, a an example. Passenger numbers significantly down, a batch an example. Passenger numbers significantly down, a batch of significantly down, a batch of people went away over christmas who are now trying to repatriate. It is notjust people coming on holiday, clearly you dont want to come here on holiday right now, but we have a lot of airfreight and sea freight. The crossings from northern france into the uk, and the hauliers, that has to continue because that is our food supply. D0 has to continue because that is our food supply has to continue because that is our food supply. Do your staff feel safe at work . No. Food supply. Do your staff feel safe at work . No, not food supply. Do your staff feel safe at work . No, not really. Food supply. Do your staff feel safe at work . No, not really. There food supply. Do your staff feel safe at work . No, not really. There are| food supply. Do your staff feel safe | at work . No, not really. There are a ranue at work . No, not really. There are a ranae of at work . No, not really. There are a range of mouths at work . No, not really. There are a range of mouths is at work . No, not really. There are a range of mouths is in at work . No, not really. There are a range of mouths is in place at work . No, not really. There are a range of mouths is in place but at work . No, not really. There are aj range of mouths is in place but even with this negative covid 19 test, it is only as good as the moment it is taken. A range of measures. The patient could have contracted covid 19 afterwards. Things you have to swap, mobile phones, it presents increased risk of transmission so no, it is as safe as we can make it, but its probably not as safe as going shopping. But its probably not as safe as going shopping but its probably not as safe as going shopping. Obviously your members. Going shopping. Obviously your members, the going shopping. Obviously your members, the border going shopping. Obviously your members, the border force i going shopping. Obviously your. Members, the Border Force Staff going shopping. Obviously your i members, the Border Force Staff i mean, but what sort of experiences are they reporting that they are having with members of the public coming in . Are people being broadly cooperative with them . Yes. Coming in . Are people being broadly cooperative with them . Cooperative with them . Yes, but it is the one that cooperative with them . Yes, but it is the one that are cooperative with them . Yes, but it is the one that are not cooperative with them . Yes, but it is the one that are not that cooperative with them . Yes, but it is the one that are not that we is the one that are not that we remember, and there are still individuals who will refuse to comply. They will not have completed the passenger locator form, comply. They will not have completed the passenger locatorform, they would prefer to be fined, and all we can do is no issued the notice of intention to fine and they have refused to comply. We know who they are because we have their passport but we dont know where they are going to go and where to send the fine. The same with covid 19 tests, people refused to comply. If they have a right of entry into the uk, we have to let them in. The framework does not allow for anything else. Framework does not allow for anything else framework does not allow for an hinu else. , ~. ,. , ~ anything else. Thank you for talking to us, anything else. Thank you for talking to us. Lucy. Anything else. Thank you for talking to us. Lucy. From anything else. Thank you for talking to us, lucy, from the anything else. Thank you for talking to us, lucy, from the immigration i to us, lucy, from the Immigration Services union. It was 500 years ago that cistercian monks were forced out of Whalley Abbey in lancashire, and since then the building they worked and lived in has fallen into ruins. But later this year, modern day monks are going to return to the abbey for the First Time Since the reign of henry viii, as abbiejones reports. Singing. Hundreds of years of history course through this site. Whalley abbey was founded in 1296 on the banks of the river calder. Home to cistercian monks for over 200 years. So there were about 30 choir monks here at the height of the abbeys history, in a building the size of ripon cathedral, and this is the spot where they would gather to say their prayers seven times a day. And over here we can see the cloister, and you can also see, in those alcoves, they are not fireplaces, they are book shelves where the monks kept their books because the abbey was a place of study and learning. The medieval abbey was also a place of healing, with an infirmary for 2h months, and we believe that the need for healing is going to be more powerful today than ever. So, nearly five centuries since the monks disappeared, the abbeys new director is establishing a modern day monastic order. People picture monks as men wearing thick robes. Its not that, is it . No, its not. It can be anybody men or women of any age. Right now, Front Line Health Workers and care workers who are saying, we need somewhere we can go and where well be looked after, where people will accept us for who we are and where we can talk openly. And theres something about being surrounded by prayer to do that, even if you are not religious. Whalley was a wealthy abbey with considerable resources iron, coal, stone, sheep and cattle pastures but its riches would make it a target for king henry viii, and would ultimately be its downfall. It was that very wealth that made them vulnerable, because king henry viii always desperate for money looked at the monasteries, saw their wealth, easy pickings. The abbey dissolved in 1537. But now people will once again live and visit here for rest and restoration. In the pandemic and the time weve just been through or still going through its really important there is a place for retreat, for rest, for refreshment, renewal for people as they face whatever the futures going to look like. Modern day monks will arrive here after easter Whalley Abbey coming full circle. A new chapter in an incredible history. Abbie jones, bbc news. Beautiful images there. Coming up on the show. Well meet freddie, the young boy who has become the best in his field, alongside his pony, flick. Something called walking horse agility. Hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. For the first time in the pandemic, the number of coronavirus patients on ventilators has passed 4,000. That is higher than during the first wave in april, when the peak was 3,301. For more on this we can now speak to professor Rupert Pearse whos a consultant in intensive Care Medicine at a hospital in london. Good medicine at a hospital in london. Morning and that talking good morning and thank you for talking to us this morning. How worrying is this landmark statistic . I think it is worrying because it is yet another representative number of how serious the whole pandemic has been and how the whole second wave has been much harder than the first. It is notjust intensive care, we have much bigger problems on our respiratory awards, Ambulance Services are under huge strain and gp surgeries are under huge strain, so i think it is yet another sign of the severity of the problem we are trying to deal with. If the severity of the problem we are trying to deal with. Trying to deal with. If its a case that it isiust trying to deal with. If its a case that it is just the trying to deal with. If its a case that it is just the numbers trying to deal with. If its a case that it isjust the numbers of i that it is just the numbers of people in hospital and that is why they are on ventilators, or is it partly because people maybe i surviving better in the second wave because we understand more about the pandemic and therefore there is a better chance of survival . Personally i think the biggest reason is the sheer weight of numbers. We have nearly 40,000 people in hospital with disease moment with covid in at the moment. There is lots of discussion about whether we are Getting Better at treating covid and more patients are surviving, but as you heard on friday sir Patrick Vallance describing the possibility that may be the new variant of the virus is more pathogenic and harmful and may be killing more people. We can keep speculating about all of these things but the simple thing is we have a very large number of patients with covid, far more than you could ever imagine, i could ever imagine earlier in my career. We have to do our best for these people, we have to look after them as the individuals that they are and try to get them better and get them home. That isjust an get them better and get them home. That is just an enormous task. [30 that is ust an enormous task. Do ou that is just an enormous task. Do you have enough ventilators . That isjust an enormous task. Do| you have enough ventilators . The machines that you have enough ventilators . Tue machines that set by the you have enough ventilators . Tue machines that set by the bed, yes, we have plenty of those, the highly trained and talented intensive care nurses who make those machines work, we are very, very short on. We would normally have a very strict rule of one trained icu nurse per bed and at times we are having one nurse per four beds and sometimes we are able to backfill those spaces with untrained nurses from other areas such as Emergency Departments or medical students or even hospital consultants. We have even reached the stage where we dont even have enough of those volunteers, who have been amazing, and there are patients who have nobody at all. Hoffa been amazing, and there are patients who have nobody at all. Who have nobody at all. How worried are ou who have nobody at all. How worried are you about who have nobody at all. How worried are you about that . Who have nobody at all. How worried are you about that . So. Who have nobody at all. How worried are you about that . So. We who have nobody at all. How worried are you about that . So. We have i are you about that . So. We have run out of are you about that . So. We have run out of superlatives. Are you about that . So. We have run out of superlatives. We are you about that . So. We have run out of superlatives. We have i are you about that . So. We have i run out of superlatives. We have run out of ways to explain just how unbelievably extraordinarily difficult this whole situation is. And i think that we, the public, you as journalists, and i think that we, the public, you asjournalists, must be and i think that we, the public, you as journalists, must be deadened to hearing about how bad things are and that they still get worse. I think the good news is that we probably are very close to the peak of hospital admissions at hospital level but we still have to remember there are differences around the country, different parts of the country, different parts of the country may peak a little bit later, is at the north of england may have a peek a little bit later than london. So we still have a lot to worry about but what we are really hoping for is to get to the other side of this rise, when hospital admissions are beginning to fall it makes our whole logistical exercise much, much simpler because new beds, available just much, much simpler because new beds, availablejust through much, much simpler because new beds, available just through the passage of time rather than having to open up of time rather than having to open up new capacity. You of time rather than having to open up new capacity up new capacity. You talked a bit about the talented up new capacity. You talked a bit about the talented staff up new capacity. You talked a bit about the talented staff who up new capacity. You talked a bit about the talented staff who are | about the talented staff who are required and the kind of ratios to beds that you normally like to work with. They are, at the end of the day, human beings like everyone else. How much of a strain is putting on them . Else. How much of a strain is putting on them . Else. How much of a strain is auttin on them . ,. , � putting on them . Again. We dont want to frighten putting on them . Again. We dont want to frighten people putting on them . Again. We dont want to frighten people and putting on them . Again. We dont want to frighten people and make i want to frighten people and make them think we are not here doing our best, and we dont want people to feel they cannot come to hospital in an emergency, because they can. We work really hard to Keep Services going, but nhs staff ijust completely exhausted and i think the highest single thing is what has become clear, staff willjust not give up on their standards. They will not compromise and yet they cannot deliver to the standards that they are supposed to, that they are training too. And the stress and strain that this places on people is just very, very, very considerable. We are seeing more problems with post Traumatic Stress disorder than even we expected. We are seeing problems with, you know, drinking problems with, you know, drinking problems and so on, amongst staff from studies already being done and we know that there is going to be a huge Mental Health legacy in nhs staff from this pandemic. Most eole staff from this pandemic. Most people watching staff from this pandemic. Most people watching this, staff from this pandemic. Most people watching this, like staff from this pandemic. Most people watching this, like most people watching this, like most people in the country, i sticking to the wheels, doing what is asked of them, trying to abide by the lib dem reels most people are sticking to the rules. What is your message to people who maybe dont take any notice, dont watch interviews like this, but what is your message to anyone not doing what is asked of them . I anyone not doing what is asked of them . ~ , anyone not doing what is asked of them . ~ , i. Anyone not doing what is asked of them . ~ them . Ithink, as you say, most eole i them . Ithink, as you say, most people i doing them . Ithink, as you say, most people i doing what them . Ithink, as you say, most people i doing what we them . Ithink, as you say, most people i doing what we need i them . Ithink, as you say, most| people i doing what we need and them . I think, as you say, most people i doing what we need and we are incredibly grateful. The number of messages of support, kindness, understanding that i have received has just been completely humbling, and im sure many other doctors and nurses around the country are seeing similar messages of support. All of thatis similar messages of support. All of that is inspiring. But i will suggest that somehow there are some people today and others who want to blame, we are one society and whilst we may not always agree with each other, we have a collective responsibility to what has happened in this country over the last 12 months and only through that collective responsibility it will we find a way out. Collective responsibility it will we find a way out collective responsibility it will we find a wa out. , ~ , find a way out. Thank you very much for talkin find a way out. Thank you very much for talking to find a way out. Thank you very much for talking to us, find a way out. Thank you very much for talking to us, professor find a way out. Thank you very much for talking to us, professor rupert i for talking to us, professor Rupert Pearse, we are very grateful to you. Intensive care consultant speaking from the intensive care society. Thank you. There is real concern about long term, all those nhs staff seeing through this pandemic but long term, how many may actually begin to leave profession because of the toll this has taken. The toll this has taken. Maybe it is ust me the toll this has taken. Maybe it is just me but the toll this has taken. Maybe it is just me but you the toll this has taken. Maybe it is just me but you can the toll this has taken. Maybe it is just me but you can sense, the toll this has taken. Maybe it is i just me but you can sense, listening to him speak, just how weary and tough it is. If to him speak, ust how weary and tough it is. Tough it is. If you work in the Health Service tough it is. If you work in the Health Service on tough it is. If you work in the Health Service on the tough it is. If you work in the Health Service on the front i tough it is. If you work in the i Health Service on the front line tough it is. If you work in the Health Service on the front line in whatever capacity, please note you are appreciated. Whatever capacity, please note you are appreciated. You i are appreciated. Absolutely. You tenuinel are appreciated. Absolutely. You genuinely are are appreciated. Absolutely. You genuinely are. Lets are appreciated. Absolutely. You genuinely are. Lets take are appreciated. Absolutely. You genuinely are. Lets take a are appreciated. Absolutely. You genuinely are. Lets take a look. Are appreciated. Absolutely. You | genuinely are. Lets take a look at the sport. We are going to look at the sport. We are going to look at the cricket. Really nice temperatures, as well, in sri lanka, like here where it has been freezing. Everybody had to scrape ice up their kinds one here, but not so in sri lanka. Its been an entertaining morning in the cricket with england captainjoe root hitting yet another century. England fans heaving a sigh of relief after they lost two wickets early on day three of the second test against sri lanka in galle. Root lost his batting partner jonny bairstow, who added only four runs to his overnight score. And after dan lawrence went forjust three, root dug in, making his second ton in ten days. Jos buttler hit a half century but hes just gone for 55 so after being in real trouble at 5 2, england are now 233 5. It was so nearly one of the biggest shocks in fa cup history, League Two Cheltenham town were just ten minutes away from knocking out premier league Manchester City. The home side went ahead on the hour mark, after a trademark long throw from captain ben tozer caused chaos in the area, and alfie may found a way through. But as embarrassment loomed, city scored three late goals, the impressive phil foden sparking their recovery. But cheltenham go out with their heads held high. The players deserve every bit of credit, but the key is enjoy it. These dont come around very often but we are back to work monday, got oldham at home on monday. And thats what ijust said to them. I said, weve got to go and kick on now. The fanfare, you guys are going to disappear, all the fancy advertising boards are going to disappear, so we are bang on halfway through the season now. Weve got to kick on. And the holders arsenal are out, beaten by southampton, who were the better side the only goal coming in the first half, when gabriel inadvertently turned in Kyle Walker Peters cross. All the fa cup goals are on the bbc sport website. Aston villa moved up to eighth place in the premier league with a 2 0 win over newcastle, whose problems just keep growing. Bertrand traore played a one two with jack grealish, before firing in a shot off the crossbar for their second goal. Theyve been so impressive since their return to the top flight. Rangers thrashed ross county 5 0 to extend their lead over celtic at the top of the scottish premiership to 23 points. There were five different scorers, withjoe aribos goal the pick of the game. Elsewhere, aberdeen beat motherwell 2 0. Stjohnstone are through to the Scottish League cup final, after beating hibs 3 0. Theyll play the winner of todays other semi, between livingston and st mirren. And theres been a huge shock for Conor Mcgregor, whos been beaten by Dustin Poirier in their ufc lightweight contest in abu dhabi. He was stopped in the second round, by a technical knockout. Mcgregor had beaten the american inside two minutes when they met in september 2014, and mcgregor was the overwhelming favourite to do the same again this time. He said it was a tough one to swallow but hes been in and out of retirement numerous times, and he admitted the long stretches out of action had come back to haunt him. The upset Conor Mcgregor there. Just breaking overnight. It be interesting breaking overnight. It be interesting to breaking overnight. It be interesting to see breaking overnight. It be interesting to see what i breaking overnight. It be. Interesting to see what he breaking overnight. It be interesting to see what he will breaking overnight. It ye interesting to see what he will do career wise. While many of us are trying to cope with the challenges of a third lockdown, some clinically Vulnerable People may feel as though the first lockdown never ended. Fiona lamdin has spoken to three women who have spent the last ten months at home. Sheila, sarah and naomi all live in somerset. All three have been shielding since march. Sheila has chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. She lives alone with her great dane. The first lockdown it was ok because everybody was there with you, but when everybody started to get back to normal and you could hear noises outside and people getting on with our lives and you were still sort of having to keep inside, it was really difficult. You felt pushed out and sort of very left alone. Sheila didnt celebrate christmas, but says shes all made up, ready for when she can. It was set back in november, for when its safer, when my family can visit again without any restrictions, without having to wear masks. Christmas carols playing, it really doesnt matter what time of the year it is, were just going to have a lovely time. Thats keeping you going . Were going to sit around there one day. Be all together again. It will come, the day will come, it isnt too far off. Im tearing upjust thinking about it, really. Naomi has terminal cancer. How terrified have you been of getting covid . Ive had cancer for 11 years now. I dont want covid to be the thing that kills me, when ive got so far. She runs a charity organising weddings for those who are terminally ill. Yesterday we found out about a bride who had to postpone her wedding because of the National Lockdown has sadly passed away. And that doesnt normally happen to us. Sarah has late stage heart failure. I do see people walking| past with their dogs and things and you cant help but wonder, i wonder what its like to go back to a shop, and i cant ever see it happening, really. Sarah lives with her son, whos a key worker. We dont hug, we dont go near each other. But this december, her sons isolated for ten days so they could hug their mum for christmas. Are you feeling the end is in sight . Absolutely, my arm is ready, im waiting to get it as soon. As im offered it, im going for it. But until they are offered a vaccination, for the moment, this remains their only contact with the outside world. Lets hope it isnt too long for them. 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A lot of people will try to get out this morning i progress. A lot of people will try| to get out this morning i suspect they have a white dusting around where they live. Weve been getting your pictures all morning on the snow falling. Look at this beautiful sunrise over morecambe bay, sent in by christine. Nick in worcester sent us this image of a very snowy lane. Julieanne in newport emailed to say this was her view when she opened her curtains this morning. And vanessa has sent us this picture of her very excited cat seeing a fresh flurry of snow in exmoor. We can have a quick look at the mfor near swindon. Chris was talking about the amount of snow on the motorway. It looks as though there are some tracks through the snow but, goodness gracious, that is some treacherous snow if you are travelling on the m4. Time to say goodbye to roger now youre off to read the news for andrew marr. The snow is affecting how much of the country today . The the snow is affecting how much of the country today . The snow is affecting how much of the country today . The heavy snow is across northern the country today . The heavy snow is across Northern Ireland the country today . The heavy snow is across Northern Ireland and the country today . The heavy snow is across Northern Ireland and parts the country today . The heavy snow is across Northern Ireland and parts of. Across Northern Ireland and parts of wales, midland and central and southern england and it seems like this will be fairly commonplace. This is from the start of the day with the snow coming down really heavily but it is not the only place we have seen the snow. Also, just to the east at this in South Gloucestershire, we have seen heavy falls of snow and we have seen some of those motorways affected by snow and i have seen complete cover in parts of the m4, parts of the m5, so it is likely to cause disruption. This is the band of snow causing disruptions. It isnt that there is no great on the motorways and a rose. It is the fact there is not much traffic. You need traffic to mix the grit into the snow as it falls, and if you dont have that traffic, and we are only meant to be doing essentialjourneys, that allows the snow to settle, which is happening in places. Expect some transport disruption. This is probably the zone where we will see the heaviest falls of snow, mid wales, part of the midlands, central and southern england. The weather front becomes really slow moving here into the next few hours and lighters into the afternoon. Further north, snow should ease in Northern Ireland. In Northern England and scotland, bright skies and sunshine. Cold and wintry showers, snow showers coming in from time to time. Greatest risk of disruption in wales, the midlands, parts of southern england. Maybe five to ten centimetres of snow building in in places. Overnight the band of snow will pull southwards before clearing later on in the night. Skies will then clear. Under the clear skies it will be one of the clear skies it will be one of the colder nights we have seen recently across parts of wales, western england, particularly where western england, particularly where we have the snow on the ground and just about nationwide there is the risk of icy stretches to go into monday. Monday, wasnt going to go around across england and wales but showers pulsing into north west england, some will be snow and showers were Northern Ireland and scotland. Snow mixed in with ease. Temperatures continue to struggle. Highs of four or5 temperatures continue to struggle. Highs of four or 5 degrees widely. There will be changes into the middle part of the week, the atlantic weather system will be moving in, but this really sets up a battle zone between wider atlantic air and the cold air in place at the moment and so on tuesday as this band of rain pushes in we may well see a bit of snow on its forward edge. Any snow that happens to fall across wales and southern england will turn back to reign as the milder air works in. Across North Eastern areas we have a Big Reservoir of cold air, the snow could last longer, bringing some locally significant accumulations and another cold day. Beyond that, as we head into the middle and end of the week, most will get the milder weather pushing it. Temperatures in northampton pushing into about ten or 11 degrees in aberystwyth. Cold air across the north and east of the country with winter never too far away. Thats the weather, watch out for the snow. Will do, thank you very much. Enjoy it if youre heading out and about later this morning if snow is your thing. So the covid 19 Vaccination Programme continues and five point eight Million People have now had a first dose. We can speak to gp dr mohit mandiratta, who was one of the first to begin vaccinating patients in the West Midlands back in december. Good morning. Thank you for having me. One good morning. Thank you for having me one of good morning. Thank you for having me one of the good morning. Thank you for having me. One of the first good morning. Thank you for having me. One of the first places good morning. Thank you for having me. One of the first places to me. One of the first places to vaccinate me. One of the first places to vaccinate patients me. One of the first places to vaccinate patients back me. One of the first places to vaccinate patients back in me. One of the first places to vaccinate patients back in december, so how was it in your surgery . It has been going so well, the amount of hard work that has gone on from the whole of the practice team. We are working as a collection of practices across our borough and the gps, the pharmacists, health care assistants, the admin teams have been calling around hundreds of patients to get them in, waiting so hard whilst still trying to deliver their day to day services. 5. 8 million injust over their day to day services. 5. 8 million in just over five weeks, it is a testament to the work that has gone on around the country in primary care and also in hospital. You think you will finish up your over 80s this week, your top group. We are hoping to. We have done a significant proportion already so we are hoping to finish as quickly as possible. We have now got the astrazeneca vaccine, as well, in our practice, so that is a little bit easier to transport, that has been going out to our care homes and some of our housebound patients. All systems are go and it is going well. There are still people saying, where is my letter to . I am over 80, still no word from my gp or local health centre. What is your advice, just bide centre. What is your advice, just hide your time . Centre. What is your advice, ust bide your time . I bide your time . Absolutely. I encourage bide your time . Absolutely. I encourage people bide your time . Absolutely. I encourage people to bide your time . Absolutely. I encourage people to remain. Bide your time . Absolutely. I i encourage people to remain very bide your time . Absolutely. I encourage people to remain very keen and eager. We want everyone to have it but i would reassure everyone that we are working through at risk groups. Nobody will be forgotten. The mass vaccination sites, we have one opening locally in the Black Country Living Museum. Between the National Booking Service or a primary care we will be in touch. 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Will always follow the guidance that is given to us all so i understand and appreciate that in a lot of communities and among Health Care Professionals there has been concern about the advice changing. Where we are in the pandemic, is that chief medical officers have advised, the focus at the moment is to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible so we can save lives and reduce hospitalisation. In a situation we are in at the moment the important thing is to get as many people vaccinated as possible because the backs shows a single vaccination of a significant protection. With the guidance changes we will be ready to follow it. I changes we will be ready to follow it. , , , , it. I have a friend who is a gp in devon who it. I have a friend who is a gp in devon who says it. I have a friend who is a gp in devon who says it it. I have a friend who is a gp in devon who says it is it. I have a friend who is a gp in devon who says it is a it. I have a friend who is a gp in | devon who says it is a nightmare with a supply at the moment. They are really struggling where they are. Is thisjust are really struggling where they are. Is this just a function of being further away from london . Is it random as to which areas get the doses over others . Im it random as to which areas get the doses over others . Doses over others . Im not privy to the decisionmaking doses over others . Im not privy to the decisionmaking that doses over others . Im not privy to the decisionmaking that goes doses over others . Im not privy to the decisionmaking that goes on i the Decision Making that goes on above us after you gets what but this is the biggest mass vaccination problem in the history of the nhs. Understandably things will be a little bit bumpy. The expectation is a supply will increase and become more regular as time goes on. So locally we have been lucky enough supply we have been promised we have received. We heard earlier on about the acute pressure. You got the impression he was really deeply concerned about Mental Health issues which may be there but there is a list being kept on them at the moment but what happens further down the road and i said i have spoken to people who say they could be an exodus from the Health Service once we are free this and people feel it is back up and running on some sort of normal rhythm. Then that might be the time that doctors and nurses decide they want to go off and take a break and do something completely different. What are you hearing a monster gp in that regard . I would echo the strong monster gp in that regard . I would echo the strong words monster gp in that regard . I would echo the strong words that monster gp in that regard . I would echo the strong words that the echo the strong words that the professor said. The pressure on secondary care at the moment, intensive care, it is incredible. Nothing we have seen before. What makes intensive care special you have one nursing and they are not able to provide that. My fiance is in intensive care i put my fiancee works in intensive care and the stress on her. We have stayed open for the pandemic and it has been incredibly high for us, as well. Went to primary care is always busy, the way we are waiting is different but that brings its own pressures and at the same time we are trying to deliver this vaccination. I think time will tell but i think it is really important that everybody looks at their Mental Health, does things to switch off, because personally being a Health Care Professional it is often all we hear about so i think it is important people do things to stay healthy, get out of the house. Have a nice walk in the snow. I can see the snow falling outside the window in front of me. Just do things that help you switch off and relax and the pressures we are going through we have never felt before. Keep talkint we have never felt before. Keep talking about we have never felt before. Keep talking about it, we have never felt before. Keep talking about it, for we have never felt before. Keep talking about it, for sure. We have never felt before. Keep talking about it, for sure. Thank you very much. Really nice to catch up you very much. Really nice to catch up with you, dr mohit mandiratta, and all the best to your fiancee for all the work she is doing, as well. Lets get outside, although not quite outside. We are going to speak to a World Champion. He is the youngest ever winner of the World Junior League in walking hoist agility along with his horse. Lets speak to champion freddie now along with his mum emily. Six year old freddie, how are you doing . Sixyearold freddie, how are you doint . , sixyearold freddie, how are you doing . Are sixyearold freddie, how are you doing . Are great i sixyearold freddie, how are you doing . Are great to | doing . Fine, thanks. Are great to see ou, doing . Fine, thanks. 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This and accumulate points for the league over the year over the year. This is how, freddie, he became over the year. This is how, freddie, he became champion over the year. This is how, freddie, he became champion of over the year. This is how, freddie, he became champion of the over the year. This is how, freddie, he became champion of the world | over the year. This is how, freddie, he became champion of the world how does that feel . Speechless. I ieei does that feel . Speechless. I feel really proud does that feel . Speechless. I feel really proud of does that feel . Speechless. I feel really proud of myself. Does that feel . Speechless. I feel really proud of myself. And does that feel . Speechless. I feel really proud of myself. And so i does that feel . Speechless. I feel| really proud of myself. And so you should. Really proud of myself. And so you should now really proud of myself. And so you should. Now i really proud of myself. And so you should. Now i think, really proud of myself. And so you should. Now i think, freddie, really proud of myself. And so you should. Now i think, freddie, you| should. Now i think, freddie, you are going to show us a little bit of what you do with flick, is that 0k . Yeah . What you do with flick, is that ok . Yeah . , off what you do with flick, is that ok . Yeah . Off you what you do with flick, is that 0k . Yeah . Yes. Off you go. Walk through the curtain yeah . M off you go. Walk through the curtain. This yeah . Ues off you go. Walk through the curtain. This way. Yeah . Yes. Off you go. Walk through the curtain. This way. And yeah . Yes. Off you go. Walk through the curtain. This way. And flick yeah . Yes. Off you go. Walk through the curtain. This way. And flick is i the curtain. This way. And flick is wandering the curtain. This way. And flick is wandering off the curtain. This way. And flick is wandering off. Lets the curtain. This way. And flick is wandering off. Lets hope the curtain. This way. And flick is wandering off. Lets hope the wandering off. Lets hope the picture still work here and there she goes, through the curtain. Beautifully done beautifully done. And you tell us a little bit about flick, your pony . Laughter we do not want your nose laughter we do not want our nose . We do not want your nose tell us about the personality we do not want your nose tell us about the personality of we do not want your nose tell us about the personality of the we do not want your nose tell usj about the personality of the pony, emily. B. About the personality of the pony, emil. . About the personality of the pony, emil. M , about the personality of the pony, emil. , , about the personality of the pony, emil. , , about the personality of the pony, emil. , , the emily. A bit about what, sorry . The personality emily. A bit about what, sorry . The personality of emily. A bit about what, sorry . The personality of flick emily. A bit about what, sorry . The personality of flick and emily. A bit about what, sorry . The personality of flick and the personality of flick and the relationship between her and freddie. D0 relationship between her and freddie. , , , relationship between her and freddie. , , freddie. Do you want to tell her . Freddie. Do you want to tell her . Freddie has freddie. Do you want to tell her . Freddie has been freddie. Do you want to tell her . Freddie has been riding freddie. Do you want to tell her . Freddie has been riding flick freddie. Do you want to tell her . Freddie has been riding flick forl freddie. Do you want to tell her . | freddie has been riding flick for a few years freddie has been riding flick for a few years now and does a lot of grooming few years now and does a lot of grooming with her and he started doing grooming with her and he started doing pony club and you have a few badges doing pony club and you have a few badges with her, dont you . Freddie, what would you badges with her, dont you . Freddie, what would you like badges with her, dont you . Freddie, what would you like to badges with her, dont you . Freddie, what would you like to do. Badges with her, dont you . Freddie, what would you like to do. Can badges with her, dont you . Freddie, what would you like to do. Can i i what would you like to do. Can i show you what would you like to do. Can i show you my what would you like to do. Can i show you my rosette what would you like to do. Can i show you my rosette and what would you like to do. Cafu i show you my rosette and trophy . What would you like to do. Can i i show you my rosette and trophy . , yes, please do. Where is your trophy . I think the trophy is somewhere there in the background. And this is the trophy i got thats and this is the trophy i got thats really impressive. And this is the trophy i got thats really impressive. You and this is the trophy i got thats really impressive. You can and this is the trophy i got thats really impressive. You can line i and this is the trophy i got thats really impressive. You can line up| really impressive. You can line up alongside your birthday cake today. What do you want to do when you get older, do you want to work with voices . , , , older, do you want to work with i voices . Well. Voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck with voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck with it voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck with it all voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck with it all and voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck with it all and it voices . Horses . Oh, yes well, best of luck with it all and it was i best of luck with it all and it was a privilege and a pleasure to meet you both, you and flick and your mum emily. Have a billiard birthday, happy birthday from us all here. Thats all from us this weekend. Dan and louise will be with you tomorrow morning from six oclock. Goodbye. 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