good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. the baltimore bridge collapse — the search for six missing construction workers is called off. based on the length of time we have gonein based on the length of time we have gone in this search and extensive search efforts, the water temperature, that at this point, we do not believe we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. the euros dream is over for wales as their last kick of last night's penalty shoot—out. with it goes a spot in the tournament in germany.

public satisfaction in the nhs falls to a record low — a new survey finds waiting times and staff shortages are the biggest concerns. the millions and millions being paid to post office bosses — while subpostmasters were being wrongly prosecuted. we'll give you the numbers. good morning. the north of the country will be wet and windy. the southern half we are looking at sunshine and showers. some of them will be heavy and thundery. i have all the details later. it's wednesday, 27th of march. the search for six construction workers who are missing following a major bridge collapse in baltimore has been called off. us authorities said they no longer believed they would find anyone alive. the francis scott key bridge was destroyed yesterday when a cargo ship lost power and struck a support. our correspondent will vernon sent this report from baltimore. the search for the missing. this report from baltimore. emergency services worked all day

to locate the six construction workers who had been on the bridge when it collapsed. but the rescue operation was unsuccessful. based on the length of time that we'd gone in this the extensive search efforts that we've put into it, the water temperature, that at this point we do not believe we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. the search area was huge and efforts were hampered by cold weather and wreckage in the water. the search and rescue mission that was going on just behind me has been suspended. next, the recovery operation will begin. now, the focus will turn to the crucial work of the investigators to establish exactly how this tragic accident could have happened. investigators here say they now need to get aboard the stricken ship. they want to analyse the recording device, like a black box found on aircraft. shortly before the collision,

the ship had suffered a power issue. warning traffic on the key bridge. there is a ship approaching that has just lost their steering. in this recording, police can be heard desperately trying to clear the bridge. the whole bridge just fell down! start, everybody, the whole bridge has collapsed. the collapse of a local landmark has shaken the city. it is a great shock. it didn't look real. we saw it on video. some of us thought it was staged, because how could this happen? this is iconic to our community. it is a real shock. shock and sadness. in a baltimore church last night, families and friends gathered to pray for the lost. we can take you to the scene of the

rescue attempt. this is the scene in baltimore now. it was when we were on air yesterday morning we received news this had happened. and the latest news we bring this morning is as we said, the search for the workers who had gone into the water has been called off. you could hear from the report there, eyewitness reports of what actually happened as they lost control of the ship. this time yesterday morning getting those first pictures in. helicopters overhead, rescue vessels going up and down in the water searching for bodies. that is no longer the case. this is now a recovery operation. the authorities say there is no more hope of finding anyone alive in that water. hardly surprising as it is so

cold. willjoins us from baltimore. can you give any more information from the most recent press conference?— from the most recent press conference? ,, ., ., , conference? the us authorities earlier talking _ conference? the us authorities earlier talking about _ conference? the us authorities earlier talking about the - conference? the us authorities| earlier talking about the difficult conditions in which rescuers had to operate. the water here is extremely cold, it is very deep. the current is strong. the visibility is poor. and the river is full ofjagged metalfrom and the river is full ofjagged metal from where the bridge collapsed into the river. the various agencies involved in that search and rescue yesterday, they will meet here later today to discuss transitioning to the next phase of the operation which is of course recovery. as for investigators, the main question now is what exactly happened on that container ship that apparently suffered a catastrophic power outage shortly before impact. there will be

scrutiny here of the construction and maintenance of the bridge. although it appears it passed an inspection last year, nonetheless some engineers have raised questions about whether the support towers of this bridge were equipped with what is known as fenders, basically barriers to protect that bridge from any heavy impact. just like we saw yesterday when the container ship smashed into the support tower. completely destroying the main sections of the bridge. will. completely destroying the main sections of the bridge. will, thank ou. now sections of the bridge. will, thank yom now more — sections of the bridge. will, thank you. now more of— sections of the bridge. will, thank you. now more of today's - sections of the bridge. will, thank you. now more of today's news. l wales have missed out on a place at this summer's european football championships after they were beaten by poland in their play—off final. the match was goalless after extra time and was settled by a penalty shootout. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. in the end, it came down to just a moment.

commentator: it's been saved! one of heartbreak for danjames and elation for poland. they, not wales, clinched that place in the euros, leaving 30,000 supporters to rue what could have been. rubbish way to end it. they played their heart and soul out, didn't they? what was it like watching those penalties? it was hard inside. i was like ah. as soon as we missed, i was like ah. oh, i hate penalties, honestly, so much. horrendous. very tense. i it'sjust, yeah, not. very pleasant, really. i feel sorry for dan james and just i don't think we deserved - to go out like that. earlier, their emotions were very different. wales defiant in song and almost on target with an early opportunity. commentator: just over. they did find the net, but ben davies found himself offside. the flag has gone up. wales's aerial advantage kept

raising hopes, but moore couldn't get over szczesny. 90 minutes, then, wasn't enough. the nerves had to last into extra time. piotrowski could have settled it, but it stayed as a stalemate. so, so close. and the pain of penalties denied wales another trip to a major tournament. and so it wasn't to be for wales — missing out in the most agonising way possible. once again, they'll have to settle for watching the euros from afar. what a shame. we will have more on that as the programme goes on. public satisfaction with the nhs has hit the lowest level on record, according to the british social attitudes survey. the study of more than 3,000 people in england, wales and scotland found that fewer than one in four people were satisfied with the health service in 2023. 71% of people blamed long waiting times for gp and hospital

appointments as the main reason. figures to be released by the environment agency later are expected to show a big increase in the number of incidents in which raw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas in england. 2023 was much wetter than the previous year, which means it's likely that the sewer network was overwhelmed more frequently, and for longer. israel has recalled its negotiating team from qatar, saying talks about a pause in the fighting in gaza — linked to the release of hostages — have broken down. the move comes in the wake of a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza for the first time since the war began in october. new details have emerged about the asylum claim of abdul ezedi, before he attacked a woman and two children with a corrosive substance in january. he was granted asylum

in the uk after claiming he'd converted to christianity, but documents suggest the church limited his rights to attend services, due to a sexual assault conviction. home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. in the aftermath of his savage attack on a mother and her two children, abdul ezedi fled across london. the corrosive substance he'd used in the attack had also scarred his own face and, within hours, he'd jumped into the thames from chelsea bridge, his body emerging almost three weeks later. until now, we've only been able to report sketchy details of ezedi's multiple attempts to claim asylum and his sexual offending history. but now, at the request of the bbc and other media companies, the immigration tribunal has released this detailed case file. the dossier shows ezedi arrived from afghanistan in 2016. his initial asylum claim was turned down very quickly and his appeal refused the next year, with the judge saying his story was a mass of inconsistencies. but he wasn't removed from the uk.

in 2019, he made fresh submissions, this time including these photographs showing him being baptised at grange road baptist church injarrow. again, he was turned down. by now, he'd been convicted of sexual assault and was on the sex offenders register. so the church made him sign this safeguarding contract. in it, he agreed he'd only enter the church when accompanied by a named male member of the congregation. but at his appeal in october 2020, the former minister from the church gave evidence, saying ezedi's conversion was genuine, and a judge granted him asylum the next month. and so seven years after arriving and after multiple refusals of asylum, ezedi had won and was still in the uk this year to carry out the attack. in an ironic twist in the tale, when abdul ezedi was buried a fortnight ago, as these exclusive pictures given to the bbc show, it was a muslim ceremony

at the request of his friends and family. daniel sandford, bbc news. the prime minister has had a minor reshuffle of his team, following the resignation of government ministers robert halfon and james heappey. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us from westminster now. we have had a number of mps announcing they will not stand at the next election but two ministers before the election seem surprising. two different ministers representing two different constituencies but both resigning from ministerialjobs and both i think telling a similar story about where morale is in the conservative party. robert how fun was until yesterday the skills minister and has been the mp for harlow in essex since 2010 and he has pioneered within the party what he calls blue—collar conservatism,

working—class conservatism really. he is behind a campaign to keep fuel duty frozen for the past 1a years of conservative government which has been a problem for some chancellors desperate to make the sums add up. he insists that despite his resignation he is 110% in his words behind rishi sunak. but that he wants to spend his remaining time as an mpfighting wants to spend his remaining time as an mp fighting for his constituents rather than working as a minister. i cannot help but note that keir starmer was campaigning in harlow just a few weeks ago and any labour victory probably does run through winning harlow. james heappey�*s departure is a less amicable one. we knew it would happen but did not know it would happen today. he is going to use his role on the backbenches to push rishi sunak to increase defence spending, something he seems reluctant to do. i think

both together tell you morale in the conservative party is not great at the moment. conservative party is not great at the moment-— technology behind a convertible flying car, originally developed and successfully test—flown in europe, has been bought by a chinese firm. the vehicle, called aircar, flew for 35 minutes between two airports in slovakia in 2021, driving on and off the runway at either end. it took just over two minutes to transform from a car into an aircraft. it is like real life chitty chitty bang bang. iwas it is like real life chitty chitty bang bang. i was thinking james bond. china has bought the rights. coming soon to a runway near you. maybe not that soon! let's hope not. that is a scary prospect. you need good weather. clear skies. good morning. good link but not good

weather unless you like rain. good morning. today, we are looking at heavy downpours. some will have hail and thunder. some sunshine, as well. some starting on the bright note with sunny skies but we have had a lot of rain pushing northwards. it has been raining steadily across northern ireland where there is a met office yellow warning in force until ten o'clock and there we have a line of showers from the west. they will drift northwards and eastwards through the day. in central and eastern areas we start with brightness but it will not necessarily last with cloud building as showers come through, followed by more showers in wales and south—west england. the rain advances with some hill snow in scotland. temperatures 7-13 hill snow in scotland. temperatures 7—13 north to south. windy in the

north and south. through the evening and overnight, rain clears scotland. we will have showers around. a mixed batch of rain working through southern counties and in through wales and the midlands depositing hill snow. clear wales and the midlands depositing hillsnow. clearskies wales and the midlands depositing hill snow. clear skies in the north means it will be cold. in sheltered glens, temperatures subzero but generally 2—6. tomorrow, we have a batch of rain continuing northwards. getting into northern ireland through the day. followed by another batch of showers. heavy and thundery with hail. gail is in the english channel. windy in england and wales but not as windy in scotland and northern ireland where we are looking at showers and 8—11. into good friday and easter saturday, it looks like there will be fewer showers and it will be drier.

thank you. i would love to say it is my own work. knives, machetes, a crossbow and guns are among the items some road workers claim they have been threatened with while doing theirjob. new figures obtained by the bbc show 5111 cases of abuse towards highways staff in england between 2020 and 2023, prompting calls for a crackdown on abusive drivers. ben moore reports. shouting. it's a dangerous job. like the physical side of it and then you've got all the abuse side of it, which makes it ten times more dangerous. shouting. i don't think anybody that works in roadworks hasn't experienced road rage or abuse from members of the public. this is the reality of the dayjob

for our road workers. the abuse can vary from swearing to physical. so one time, someone actually pulled a gun out on me. sinead had just been laying out cones to close a road when she encountered an irate motorist. we put our lane closure on, just shut one lane of traffic and he was like, "what do you do?" like that at me and, with that, he unzipped his jacket and pulled a gun out on us and held it at my face. you just kind of freeze. you don't really know. it's like a pinch—me moment — is that real? so then i rang the police and then armed response were there in minutes and they were fantastic. and, yeah, he got caught. you'd have one on the back on the cones. you'd be this close from traffic, putting it out onto the road. sinead has been a road worker since she was 18 and she's now in charge of a crew. i thought i was fine after it. you feel like you become quite numb to these situations because they happen on a daily. but now every time i go anywhere,

i'll take my vest off — just to make yourself feel less of a target. and sinead is not alone. i've seen a lot of stuff. i've been run over. objects being thrown. we get urine, dirty nappies, bottles. the m25 a3 junction is one of the busiest set of roadworks in the uk. 270,000 cars pass through here every day and heavy traffic makes tempers fly. now it's getting worse. we're seeing more and more cars on british roads and we're seeing a lot more anger and rage when people are driving. i've been doing this a long, long time. even during this interview, the cones seem to be a problem for one driver. did you see that guy? he just came over the kerb. yeah, that's a common occurrence. the people just don't care. theyjust want to get to where they're going. an industry awareness campaign says there were more than 2000 reports of roadworker abuse in england last year. no one cares about us,

if that makes sense, like no one actually cares about road workers. brenton was overseeing roadworks in southampton when a van driver was refused access to a road. the situation escalated quickly. i could see the gentleman literally hitting my colleague with a bat, and we managed to get the gentleman off our colleague and restrain him. and then we found out afterwards that he didn't actually live on that road. he just didn't want to drive the two—minute diversion to get around. brenton says there's often an added uglier dimension to the abuse. i hear someone racially abuse me and i let it go over my head most of the time. but it still hurts, you know? still hurts. it's going to hurt anybody. they are the kind of intermediary that we can see when we're in our cars and we're feeling cross and agitated. i think there is something special about what happens in a car where you feel separated from the world and you can turn into the worst version of yourself. psychologist jane 0gden's office is just down the road from the surrey roadworks. she often has to queue through them too.

i mean, there are simple things that you can do. you can listen to music. you can listen to a podcast. you can listen to the radio. but i think the most useful thing isjust to tell yourself, there's actually nothing i can do about it, i've just got to sit here. offences committed at roadworks aren't limited to abusing workers. even driving through the cones could have serious consequences. lane incursions — this is where people ignore road signs and directions and drive through road closures, which has literally caused road workers to die for safety and is so, so dangerous. there really is no place to hide because you will be detected and traced through your vehicle if you're not arrested at scene. even though experiencing abuse seems to be part of the job, these workers say they'll still be fixing and improving our roads. it's a job that excites me. it thrills me. i like building things. i like constructing things, but i shouldn't have to come to work and suffer that kind of abuse. everyone's like, i couldn't do it, i couldn't do it.

and i think you can. you shouldn't have to do it. you shouldn't have to put up with that. why do you still do this job if it's so dangerous? because i love it. and sinead willjoin us after eight o'clock this morning to talk about how stressful that is. it is really shocking. let's take a look at today's papers. "heartbreak bridge" is the headline in the metro — reporting on the collapse of a bridge struck by a container ship in baltimore yesterday morning. the paper says that a mayday signal saved dozens of lives as it gave authorities time to stop further traffic from crossing the bridge. the daily mail leads with the fallout over abdul ezedi's asylum claim, describing it as an "asylum fiasco". the paper says ezedi won his appeal to stay in the uk

despite the immigration judge conceding he'd repeatedly "not been honest". and the times leads with a survey suggesting that satisfaction with the nhs is at an all time low — it is waiting times for gp appointments is one of the main reasons. and how's this for a case of mistaken identity. a rescue centre took in what was thought to be a baby hedgehog found it was actually caring for a bobble from a hat. really? that is not a hedgehog? that is not a hedgehog. it did not eat that food? it was brought to the lower moss nature reserve and wildlife hospital by a well—meaning rescuer.

a slightly deluded rescuer. come on, we have all done it. take in a bobble had to a rescue centre? any other mistaken identity, let us know. top executives in charge of the post office have been paid almost £20 million since the faulty horizon it system was introduced. at the same time, hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongfully prosecuted and convicted of fraud. nina's been taking a look at the figures for us this is a story we keep coming back to and will keep coming back to and rightly so. it's being called the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. a reminder that between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub—postmasters were prosecuted for stealing money. hundreds more were sacked

or found themselves bankrupt that was because of a faulty it system. over the last 2a years, between them these five people took home almost £20 million. nick read and paula vennells were in the top positions at the post office, and dame moya greene, adam crozier, and john roberts were in charge of royal mail. nick read is the current chief executive of the firm — he's made more than £2 million since he took on the role at the end of 2019. when 555 sub—postmasters won a high court case against the post office. that action included people like alan bates, who was sacked and lost the £60,000 he put into his branch. lee castleton was made bankrupt after he lost a two—year legal battle, and seema misra — who was sent to prison whilst pregnant with her second child. seema's conviction was quashed by the court of appeal in 2021,

but she hasn't given up fighting it is horrible. they nicked our money. that should be our post office victim money. screaming for so many years now we want our funds back. it is not compensation. the money belonged to us anyway. and these people are getting buy because they have titles, working for the post office. it is horrible, it is horrible. so how has that pay been justified? nick read. lam i am conscious i am well paid. but i am conscious— i am conscious i am well paid. but i am conscious it is a complex and difficult — am conscious it is a complex and difficult role to manage the priority— difficult role to manage the priority is the post office today

has _ priority is the post office today has i— priority is the post office today has. i have a network of 50,000 colleagues — has. i have a network of 50,000 colleagues and thousands of branches. but also we are trying to address_ branches. but also we are trying to address the — branches. but also we are trying to address the issues of the past. the post office have also told the bbc that the firm offers a number of incentives to executives, including long and short—term bonuses to attract and retain talent , although it's mindful of government funding so external consultants advise on pay. they also say the chief executives of britain's top companies make an average 3.81 million per year. and you do need to pay money to attract the right people but these figures sit uneasily with the people still waiting for compensation. seema said it is notjust about waiting for compensation. seema said it is not just about the waiting for compensation. seema said it is notjust about the cash but it is about the memories and dreams that were stolen. and the numbers are staggering.

now the news where you are. figures show violent assaults towards staff and police officers on the south—eastern network is increasing. incidents were 15% higher than the bother pandemic in 2019. so when we're checking tickets, they just think we're here just for a laugh, really. so the abuse has completely ramped up. we're being sworn at, i've been spat at, i've been punched, at multiple stations, from rainham to gravesend.

the cost of school transport for children with special educational needs has doubled for local authorities in the past five years. east sussex county council is among those with the single longest daily journey, at 220 miles, according to data obtained by the bbc. across the south east, there's been a rise of nearly 50% in the number of children requring special transport. east sussex fire and rescue service will soon require proof of a fire at commercial premises before dispatching crews out of working hours. from the start of next month, the fire service will no longer respond to alerts from automatic fire alarms at commerical properties. they say 97% of these turn out to be false alarms. it's been 50 years since abba took to the stage at the brighton dome for the 1974 eurovision song contest. now the brighton museum is launching an exhibition to mark the anniversary of their win. fans can see exclusive photos,

videos and memorabilia from the event, which helped catapult the band to fame. a motorist has rescued a beaver she found wandering on a coastal road in kent. it was discovered close to sandwich beach. the driver kept watch until volunteers from the british divers marine life rescue arrived and brought it to safety. time now fo a look at the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a fairly bright start first thing this morning. we have one or two showers around but those showers are going to become a little bit heavier. the shall whisk first thing should clear, then we will see a bit of blue sky and sunshine, the show and then move through fairly heavy at times, but they will move away, scattered showers to follow and the wind will strengthen do. temperatures around ten or 11 celsius. we will see some showers overnight, clear spells at

first, then heavier, more persistent rain will move in as we head into tomorrow morning. the meaning temperature dropping down to six or seven celsius. for thursday, the wind continues to strengthen overnight, some heavy, persistent rain through the day, and it stays and settled for the rest of this week. finally, we can take a quick look at our photo of the day, which is a gorgeous photograph of swans taken at stodmarsh national nature reserve by ian holmes. that's all from me. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank you forjoining us this morning. back to our top story this morning. it's been more than 2a hours since a major bridge in baltimore collapsed, after a cargo ship crashed into the 1.6 mile—long structure. the us coast guard has now called off the search for the six missing construction workers,

who are believed to be dead. we're joined by marine specialist jim bellingham, who's in baltimore. morning to you. the focus is now shifting from search and rescue to a recovery mission. even that will be incredibly difficult, isn't it? let's say it is very shallow water. it is, in terms of finding the six missing workers, the question is going to be whether or not they are on the bottom or whether or not the current has carried them away. there are two very different types of searches. one involves finding those individuals in a fairly high current environment, where they may have been carried significantly upstream

or downstream. one direction they would have been carried into the harbour and you would think they would be found and the other they would be found and the other they would have been carried out into the chesapeake. if they are on the bottom they might be tracked under the ratikitch —— the wreckage. you have a search in murky water but it is shallow. potentially a lot of infrastructure. that will be done probably with a combination of divers and perhaps with robots and sonar mapping systems. halal divers and perhaps with robots and sonar mapping systems. how surprised wa that sonar mapping systems. how surprised way that even — sonar mapping systems. how surprised way that even after _ sonar mapping systems. how surprised way that even after some _ sonar mapping systems. how surprised way that even after some hours - way that even after some hours yesterday, two people were pulled from the water alive and survived? how surprised was i? i guess i was relieved. i don't know i would say i was terribly surprised. the water is cold. it is not arctic cold. the

exposure factor certainly is an issue. but i think it was clearly very, very lucky for them that they did survive. very, very lucky for them that they did survive-— did survive. jim, how will this investigation _ did survive. jim, how will this investigation go _ did survive. jim, how will this investigation go now? - did survive. jim, how will this investigation go now? one i did survive. jim, how will this investigation go now? one ofj did survive. jim, how will this - investigation go now? one of the things, when we see the images of this happen, it is almost unimaginable a ship of this size seems to lose control in this way. what will the investigation start with? this what will the investigation start with? ~ , what will the investigation start with? a ~ ., with? as you well know, the transportation _ with? as you well know, the transportation system - with? as you well know, the transportation system we i with? as you well know, the . transportation system we have, with? as you well know, the - transportation system we have, the combination of shipping, aircraft it really is built on the foundation and very careful and methodical investigations. these types of incidents when they go wrong. what will be happening, in terms of understanding what went on on the ship, the enormous advantage we have

of course is the ship didn't think it is there. it will have access to whatever bridge records there were on the ship, hopefully recordings of what is going on in the ship itself. there will be an ability to have an investigation of the mechanical and electrical infrastructure of the ship to understand what the failures were. that is something where the department of transportation and maritime authorities are really quite good at these types of investigations. a careful investigations. a careful investigation is not going to be announcing the results in a preliminary sense. we should not really expect to hear exactly what went on. i am sure we will hear a lot of news anecdotally about what occurred on the bridge. the actual investigation itself will take a while to come out. it will contain

surprises when they finally do talk about it. they often do. first impressions _ about it. they often do. first impressions aren't _ about it. they often do. first impressions aren't always i about it. they often do. first impressions aren't always correct. as we wait for the investigation, you can see live pictures of the recovery operation under thank you. —— under way. thank you. drama last night for wales but not meant to be. so close. one kick away _ wales but not meant to be. so close. one kick away from _ wales but not meant to be. so close. one kick away from making _ wales but not meant to be. so close. one kick away from making the i one kick away from making the european championship this summer. 90 minutes, extra time and then a penalty shoot—out. everybody scored. as we know, somebody has to miss. unfortunately, for wales, it was dan james with the fifth and final penalty. james with the fifth and final enal . . , ., ~ james with the fifth and final enal . . , ,. , james with the fifth and final enal. . , ,. m penalty. heartbreaking pictures. we know that penalty _ penalty. heartbreaking pictures. we know that penalty shoot-out - penalty. heartbreaking pictures. we know that penalty shoot-out can i know that penalty shoot—out can produce the highest of highs but

when it does not work... so as you've been hearing, wales will not be at this summer's euros, after losing on penalties to poland in their play—off final in cardiff last night. after 90 minutes and extra time, the match was goalless. it went to penalties. everyone scored, until danieljames took wales's fifth — and final spot kick of the shootout and it was saved. and with it went their dreams of making their third euros in a row. manager rob page tried to find the positives, praising his young side. he recognised this one will take a long time to get over. absolutely gutted for them. yeah, it is a horrible way to go out, isn't it? and it is a cruel game. so i'm really disappointed right now, but really proud of the players. and that was the message to them in the changing room after, you know for what the campaign overall.

i couldn't be more proud and the journey that they're on, so it's a horrible way to go out but hopefully we learn and become strongerfrom having gone through the horrible experiences of tonight. former wales strikerjohn hartson tweeted: heartache for wales. danjames was brave enough to step up to take a penalty. the boy will be devastated — he needs to be looked after now not thrown to the lions. look after your own. former wales midfield joe allen spoke to bbc sport wales: "its disappointing not to go to germany but i'm so proud of the boys in what they've done over the last 2 years." and former player dave edwards said: "i'm very proud of this football team, they'll come again. they've come out of the shadows of euro 2016 and this isn't the end, let's see if we can get to the world cup." indeed, they will go again, won't they?

there were two more places at the euros up for grabs last night — and ukraine took one of them. they came from behind to beat iceland 2—1 — chelsea's mykhailo mudryk with the winner seven minutes from time — so ukraine will compete in the finals of a major tournament for the first time since being invaded by russia just over two years ago. and georgia have qualified for the tournament for the very first time. after a goalless draw, they beat greece 11—2 on penalties — cue the wild celebrations. england's place at the euros has already been confirmed, and they continued their preparations for the tournament. belgium led twice on the night — and looked to be heading towards victory — thanks to two goals from aston villa's youri tielemans. but england snatched a draw, thanks tojude bellingham's strike in the 95th minute.

an indication of how crucial he could be and manager gareth southgate admits he's now got to start thinking about his squad for the summer. we know who's been able to play at that level, who our very best players are. and the rest, we've got a lot clearer picture of what people are capable of from the two games that we've played. and we're just going to see how people are when they come back into form, whether they can do that fitness—wise with their clubs. scotland's winless run has stretched to seven matches, as they were beaten at home by northern ireland. conor bradley with the goal — his first for his country. you have teams who have not been able to get there in the shape of wales and scotland not playing quite as they want. england losing again, following defeat to brazil. still work to be done before the euros gets under way. not that long. it

will come around really quickly. public satisfaction with the nhs has hit the lowest level on record, according to the british social attitudes survey. the study of more than 3,000 people in england, wales and scotland found that fewer than one in four people were satisfied with the health service in 2023. that's 5% lower than the previous year. only 34% of people said that they were satisfied with gp services in 2023, with 71% saying that waiting times for gp and hospital appointments was the main reason for their dissatisfaction with the nhs. what we can see from the answers that people have given is that people are really challenged around those long waiting lists. we know there are millions of people on waiting lists. we know there are challenges around access to primary care, and that's linked to those waiting lists with people being on there for long periods of time. we also know the nhs is also reliant

on a very functional social care system, and the public are clear that that's not what they're getting right now. actually, although the nhs satisfaction was 24%, it was even lower for social care at only 13%. so i suppose the findings are very bleak but shouldn't be surprising after a year of long waits for care — strikes and scandals hitting the nhs. we are nowjoined by rory deighton, who is the director of the acute network at the nhs confederation. morning to you. these figures are really quite grim reading, aren't they? really quite grim reading, aren't the ? , , ., , really quite grim reading, aren't the ? , , . , . they? yes, they are. they reflect exactly how _ they? yes, they are. they reflect exactly how people _ they? yes, they are. they reflect exactly how people are _ they? yes, they are. they reflect exactly how people are feeling i they? yes, they are. they reflect i exactly how people are feeling about the nhs at the moment. times are tough. it is hard for staff. i think that people recognise that. i think we have had a really, really hard

yearin we have had a really, really hard year in the nhs and that is coming through in some of these figures and how people are feeling. {line through in some of these figures and how people are feeling.— how people are feeling. one of the main problem _ how people are feeling. one of the main problem is _ how people are feeling. one of the main problem is the _ how people are feeling. one of the main problem is the figures - how people are feeling. one of the main problem is the figures show i how people are feeling. one of the| main problem is the figures show it is actually access, waiting times. waiting for a gp appointment, waiting for a hospital appointment. what needs to be done in order for people to get appointments quicker and feel like they will be seen when they need to be? you and feel like they will be seen when they need to be?— and feel like they will be seen when they need to be? you are absolutely riuht. the they need to be? you are absolutely right. the focus _ they need to be? you are absolutely right. the focus for _ they need to be? you are absolutely right. the focus for nhs _ they need to be? you are absolutely right. the focus for nhs leaders i right. the focus for nhs leaders over the next 12, 2a months or so it is very much on the access issue, about getting the basics right of gp access, dental access, their waiting lists. 7.5 million people are on the waiting list. longer waits for community services as well. that is the absolute focus. i think, on the other side of it, some of the solution is the nhs needs to see are

perhaps outside of its control. into the industrial action, there is a really strong link between industrial action that has been going on for 12 months and the waiting list. those waiting this would have come down by now had we not seen extended industrial action. investment is required, investment in social care. those things will need to start to turn these figures round in the future.— need to start to turn these figures round in the future. there is a real sense from — round in the future. there is a real sense from people _ round in the future. there is a real sense from people using _ round in the future. there is a real sense from people using the i round in the future. there is a real sense from people using the nhs,j sense from people using the nhs, when they get to use the nhs, even if they have waited a long time, the service they receive, they are incredibly grateful for. service they receive, they are incredibly gratefulfor. it service they receive, they are incredibly grateful for. it is not about staff, is it?— incredibly grateful for. it is not about staff, is it? absolutely not. peole's about staff, is it? absolutely not. people's experience _ about staff, is it? absolutely not. people's experience of— about staff, is it? absolutely not. | people's experience of emergency services and care remains high. it is about people's confidence and their anxiety in where the nhs is at

their anxiety in where the nhs is at the moment. the survey shows really, really strong support for the principle of a publicly funded nhs, funded through taxation. 48% of people responding to the survey would favour an increase in taxation and 42% maintaining funding at the same sort of level. a really strong support for the principle of the nhs and people working in the nhs. it is that constant drumbeat we have seen this last 12 months of industrial action, dentalaccess, gp access, long waiting lists. that is what is driving about how people feel about the nhs at the moment. hairs driving about how people feel about the nhs at the moment.— driving about how people feel about the nhs at the moment. how do you maintain confidence, _ the nhs at the moment. how do you maintain confidence, build _ maintain confidence, build confidence in the general public when they cannot get to see a doctor when they cannot get to see a doctor when they cannot get to see a doctor when they need to? that when they cannot get to see a doctor when they need to?— when they need to? that is why the focus for many _ when they need to? that is why the focus for many leaders _ when they need to? that is why the focus for many leaders we - when they need to? that is why the | focus for many leaders we represent is on that short term. it is about

improving gp access and dental access. there is a real recognition although some of the solutions, the long term solutions to the way the nhs funds itself, our long—term capital investment in a state and hospitals and gp premises. social care really needs investment. that is where the real solutions are. there is enormous focus within the nhs at the moment on driving down waiting lists. there are more gp appointments being delivered now than they ever have been before. the real short—term focus but a long—term view at the same time. thank you very much indeed. we have an appointment with carol now. it we have an appointment with carol now. , ., ~ now. it is bang on time. wet outside- _ now. it is bang on time. wet outside. for _ now. it is bang on time. wet outside. for some _ now. it is bang on time. wet outside. for some of - now. it is bang on time. wet outside. for some of us, i now. it is bang on time. wet i outside. for some of us, a dry start. it will not necessarily stay that way. this picture from a

weather watcher sent in from yorkshire. some of us are starting off with clear skies. a chilly start as well. these temperatures will greet you. in perth, only two degrees and in cardiff, plus eight. no pressure is driving the weather. one of them is producing when and one producing showers. a cloudy start for a lot of people this morning. the rain has been advancing north through the night with steady rain in northern ireland. all pushing north through scotland and through northern ireland. windy conditions in the north. in the south, this line of showers in the western parts of england and wales pushing east through the course of the day. some of that will be heavy and thundery with hail. behind it, some sunshine and further scattered showers coming in. windy in the

south as well. temperatures seven to 13. this evening and overnight the rain will clear northern scotland. a package of showers will come in. more rain will sweep across southern counties, through the midlands to wales. possibly hill snow on the welsh hills. later, another batch of rain coming in. in clear skies in the north it will be a cold night with temperatures falling to freezing or below. further south it will be a cold night. temperature value is not as low as in scotland. into thursday, this area of low pressure driving the weather has been named by the spanish net service. it is caused storm nelson because of the impact it will have in spain. it will be windy across england and wales. the first weather front will move north taking when weather and all of the showers

following on behind. heavy with hail and thunder. some brighter skies but not completely dry in the far north of scotland. temperatures eight to 12 degrees. into good friday, a little bit quieter. dry conditions. windy but not as windy as on thursday. fewer showers. windy but not as windy as on thursday. fewershowers. still showers knocking around. these are the temperatures, eight to 1a degrees. saturday is looking similar. showers with a lot of dry weather. sunday is also looking like it will be showery. sunday to monday there is a level of uncertainty because of this area of low pressure which cannot make up its mind. if it comes to us, it will bring us rain. a real challenge, this is. it is still quite a long way off and could change.

it's an issue we talk about a lot on breakfast — untreated sewage discharges polluting our waterways — and this morning the environment agency will publish its latest data for england. timely not just because timely notjust because of the heavy rain but it comes as london's brand new super sewer�* — which aims to help clean up the river thames — is due for completion this week. it's the biggest overhaul to the capital's sewage system since the victorian times, and our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, is there for us. morning. you look like you are ready for everything. i morning. you look like you are ready for everything-— for everything. i am prepared for everything- _ for everything. i am prepared for everything. gloves, _ for everything. i am prepared for everything. gloves, glasses, i for everything. i am prepared for i everything. gloves, glasses, hats, we have everything going on. talking about those figures from the environment agency, we are expecting to hear later today about how many sewage spills took place in our rivers and seas in the year. it is expected to be pretty bad for the

sewage industry. the figures about how many ends how many hours will be big, possibly record numbers. we are here in east london and abbey mills pumping station to talk about the weather thames tideway project. a huge tunnel under london aiming to divert some of the raw sewage into the tunnel, so it can be treated, possibly. we are hoping that the final piece of the jigsaw will be completed today. earlier on, i went to have a closer look. rot, grime and raw sewage. for centuries, the river thames served as both the capital's dustbin and toilet. but, thanks to one of britain's biggest construction projects, things are about to change for the better. the tunnel is under the tidal thames.

andy mitchell is the chief executive of the thames tide way tunnel, or as it's better known, the super sewer. the super sewer has been designed and built to intercept the frequent spills of untreated sewage into the tidal thames. it's going to have a profound effect on the health of the river. snaking its way underneath the bends of the thames, the super sewer can hold 600 olympic—sized swimming pools of sewage and rain. it looks like it's getting dark up here. last year, i bicycled with andy along the 7m wide tunnel. here we are at the victoria interception point, which is this connection tunnel here. whoo! this sort of mega project doesn't come cheap. the super sewer has cost about £5 billion to build and that's going to be paid for by thames water customers through their bills and that's the reality for the rest of the uk as well.

if we want to stop sewage spilling into our rivers and seas, water companies and the government have been very clear that it's all of us, who are going to have to pay for it. it smells absolutely gorgeous, really organicy, really humousy. the contents of the super sewer will be pumped to east london. beckton sewage works is the largest sewage works in europe. beckton can treat 27,000 litres of sewage a second, and that process starts with all the things you shouldn't flush down your toilet being filtered out. so about 30 tonnes is removed from beckton a day, which is enormous. that's equivalent of about two double—decker buses, or one and a half of these skips every single day. full of wet wipes, condoms, all those things that shoudn't be. absolutely. unflushables. thames water is £15 billion in debt, and will next year take over running the super sewer.

given its problems, why should we trust thames water to manage the super sewer? i can understand that the public might see it that way, but i think one of the things if you go back in our heritage, back to the 1800s, thames water is phenomenal at delivering infrastructure solutions. last month, dolphins were spotted swimming in part of the river thames — a rare sight that could become more frequent once the super sewer starts intercepting sewage this summer. to tell us a little bit more about ec pursuer i am joined by rob ricketts, project manager on this site. —— super sewer. at the very big day for the tunnel and tideway project. indie big day for the tunnel and tideway ro'ect. ~ ., , big day for the tunnel and tideway ro'ect. ~ . , ., ,., big day for the tunnel and tideway ro'ect. ~ . , ., ., , project. we are 'ust about to put the last project. we are 'ust about to put the test piece _ project. we are just about to put the last piece of— project. we are just about to put the last piece of the _ project. we are just about to put the last piece of the jigsaw i project. we are just about to put| the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle together. in east london, this is

where _ together. in east london, this is where the — together. in east london, this is where the tunnel ends and meets the existing _ where the tunnel ends and meets the existing tunnel. talk where the tunnel ends and meets the existing tunnel.— existing tunnel. talk about what is ha enin: existing tunnel. talk about what is happening behind _ existing tunnel. talk about what is happening behind us. _ existing tunnel. talk about what is happening behind us. that - existing tunnel. talk about what is happening behind us. that is i existing tunnel. talk about what is happening behind us. that is a i existing tunnel. talk about what is i happening behind us. that is a huge manhole cover, isn't it? the happening behind us. that is a huge manhole cover, isn't it?— manhole cover, isn't it? the lid will aet manhole cover, isn't it? the lid will get picked _ manhole cover, isn't it? the lid will get picked up _ manhole cover, isn't it? the lid will get picked up and - manhole cover, isn't it? the lid will get picked up and placed i manhole cover, isn't it? the lid| will get picked up and placed on manhole cover, isn't it? the lid i will get picked up and placed on top of the _ will get picked up and placed on top of the shaft. it is 70 metres deep and at _ of the shaft. it is 70 metres deep and at the — of the shaft. it is 70 metres deep and at the bottom is where the tideway— and at the bottom is where the tideway tunnel runs. it is effectively _ tideway tunnel runs. it is effectively closing - tideway tunnel runs. it is effectively closing the i tideway tunnel runs. it 3 effectively closing the tunnel. tideway tunnel runs. it is i effectively closing the tunnel. it is capping off off the project. it is capping off off the project. [it has is capping off off the project. has taken is capping off off the project. it has taken eight years to build and costs £5 million. it will only attempt to solve the problem in the centre of london. what would you say to someone saying, that is a lot of money just to solve to someone saying, that is a lot of moneyjust to solve a very small part of the sewage problem? it moneyjust to solve a very small part of the sewage problem? it will brine real part of the sewage problem? it will bring real benefits _ part of the sewage problem? it will bring real benefits to _ part of the sewage problem? it will bring real benefits to london i part of the sewage problem? it will bring real benefits to london and capture _ bring real benefits to london and capture the sewage and prevent it going _ capture the sewage and prevent it going into — capture the sewage and prevent it going into the river thames. bringing _ going into the river thames. bringing benefits to generations of

londoners for years to come. you think it will _ londoners for years to come. you think it will clean _ londoners for years to come. you think it will clean up _ londoners for years to come. gm. think it will clean up the water? londoners for years to come. you j think it will clean up the water? it gives us more time to do more across the water— gives us more time to do more across the water industry, continuing to solve _ the water industry, continuing to solve this— the water industry, continuing to solve this problem and bring benefits. ., . ., solve this problem and bring benefits. . . ., ., benefits. climate change, all the projections _ benefits. climate change, all the projections suggest _ benefits. climate change, all the projections suggest will - benefits. climate change, all the projections suggest will bring i benefits. climate change, all the i projections suggest will bring even wetter and more intense storms to the uk. won't a point when the tunnel does not have the capacity and it becomes full? —— won't there come a point? the and it becomes full? -- won't there come a point?— come a point? the tunnelwill cature come a point? the tunnelwill capture 95% _ come a point? the tunnelwill capture 95% of— come a point? the tunnelwill capture 95% of sewage i come a point? the tunnelwill capture 9596 of sewage spills, come a point? the tunnelwill. capture 9596 of sewage spills, a come a point? the tunnelwill- capture 9596 of sewage spills, a huge capture 95% of sewage spills, a huge improvement. we can look to do more and will— improvement. we can look to do more and will continue to do more sustainable solutions. separating out the rain _ sustainable solutions. separating out the rain from _ sustainable solutions. separating out the rain from the _ sustainable solutions. separating out the rain from the sewage. i out the rain from the sewage. exactly that. out the rain from the sewage. exactly that-— out the rain from the sewage. exactly that. out the rain from the sewage. exactl that. , ., ., exactly that. there you have it. it could be a _ exactly that. there you have it. it could be a big — exactly that. there you have it. it could be a big day _ exactly that. there you have it. it could be a big day for _ exactly that. there you have it. it could be a big day for london i exactly that. there you have it. itj could be a big day for london and the thames tideway project. today could be the day when the final step

is taken and the major construction work is completed. the is taken and the ma'or construction work is completed._ is taken and the ma'or construction work is completed. the day. he keeps smilin: , work is completed. the day. he keeps smiling. doesn't _ work is completed. the day. he keeps smiling, doesn't he? _ work is completed. the day. he keeps smiling, doesn't he? given _ work is completed. the day. he keeps smiling, doesn't he? given the - work is completed. the day. he keeps smiling, doesn't he? given the tasks i smiling, doesn't he? given the tasks at hand. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, this is your bbc london news with me frankie mccamley. high levels of e.coli have been found along a stretch of the river thames that will be used for the boat race this weekend. the bacteria, which can cause serious infections, was discovered around hammersmith bridge. environmental charity river action said the reading was nearly 10 times higher than in bathing water graded as "poor" by the environment agency. new guidance has been issued to rowers to cover cuts and grazes and avoid swallowing river water. london's biggest baby bank says that when its helplines are open, a referral from authorities is made every 45 seconds.

little village, which has hubs across the capital, gives out baby and child essentials to families in need. the charity says demand for its services went up by 22% last year. it's a continual wave of need. it's heartbreaking. it's really hard for our staff and volunteers, who are really desperate to help. we could open so many more spaces like this if we had the money to do it, and the need would still be there. it's easy to feel despondent in the face of such big problems that we can't individually change, but we can make an individual difference to families' lives. two councillors in south london have resigned within the space of 2a hours triggering by—elections. conservative croydon councillorjade appleton and labour's sheila berry, who represents sutton, handed in resignation letters this week. there will now be a vote

to decide on their replacements on may the 2nd. around half of firms in the capital are said to be struggling to recruit new staff. that's according to research by campaign group business london, which suggests financial services and construction are the sectors more likely to have vacancies. companies are being urged to invest more in training. let's take a look at the tubes. there's a part suspension on the bakerloo and overground. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it should be a fairly dry start this morning, albeit for a few showers, but then we'll see further showers developing. but we still have a bit of sunshine, especially first thing this morning. we'll start to see the cloud increasing. then this band, quite heavy showers moving through. the wind will strengthen as we head through the afternoon. scattered showers to follow that band of showers and temperatures today reaching around 11 celsius. then overnight tonight, we'll see further showers, some clearer spells at first, but then you can see this heavier, more persistent rain through the early hours starts

to lift into tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature dropping to 4 celsius now can see the deep area of low pressure still in charge as we head through thursday, spiralling around the outside. we've got these bands of showers, so we'll see further heavy showers, potentially thundery showers, through the course of thursday. some sunny spells between, but that wind will continue to strengthen. so strong, gusty, temperatures getting up to again around 11 celsius. as you can see as we head further through this week is going to stay largely unsettled. that low pressure still in charge, but milder temperatures by the weekend. more online including measures to clamp down on unlicensed rickshaws in the capital. i'm back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. the baltimore bridge collapse — the search for six missing construction workers is called off.

based on the length of time we have gone in this search and extensive search efforts, the water temperature, that at this point, we do not believe we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. this is the scene like this morning. the cargo ship surrounded by the wreckage of the bridge. the euros dream is over for wales. they miss their final penalty and with it goes a spot in germany. public satisfaction in the nhs falls to a record low — a new survey finds waiting times and staff shortages are the biggest concerns. check your passport — the little know rule you travelling to europe. good morning.

wet and windy in the north, sunshine and showers in the south. some will be heavy and thundery. all the details later. it's wednesday, 27th of march. the search for six construction workers who are missing following a major bridge collapse in baltimore has been called off. us authorities said they no longer believed they would find anyone alive. the francis scott key bridge was destroyed yesterday when a cargo ship lost power and struck a support. our correspondent will vernon sent this report from baltimore. the search for the missing. emergency services worked all day to locate the six construction workers who had been on the bridge when it collapsed. but the rescue operation was unsuccessful. based on the length of time that we've gone in this search, the extensive search efforts that we've put into it, the water temperature,

that at this point we do not believe we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. the search area was huge and efforts were hampered by cold weather and wreckage in the water. the search and rescue mission that was going on just behind me has been suspended. next, the recovery operation will begin. now, the focus will turn to the crucial work of the investigators to establish exactly how this tragic accident could have happened. investigators here say they now need to get aboard the stricken ship. they want to analyse the recording device, like a black box found on aircraft. shortly before the collision, the ship had suffered a power issue. warning all traffic on the key bridge. there is a ship approaching that has just lost their steering. in this recording, police can be heard desperately trying to clear the bridge. the whole bridge just fell down! start, whoever, everybody,

the whole bridge has collapsed. the collapse of a local landmark has shaken the city. it is a great shock. it didn't look real. we saw it on video. some of us thought it was staged, because how could this happen? this is iconic to our community. it is a real shock. shock and sadness. in a baltimore church last night, families and friends gathered to pray for the lost. will vernon, bbc news, baltimore. we can go to baltimore right now and we can see the scene of what is now a search and recovery operation as confirmed by the authorities. 15,000 americanjobs depend on confirmed by the authorities. 15,000 american jobs depend on this confirmed by the authorities. 15,000 americanjobs depend on this port working and we know this operation thatis working and we know this operation that is ongoing will take some time. no guarantees when it will be

completed. this time yesterday when itjust happened, the water there, the skies overhead a frenzy of activity as the authorities searched for any survivors but as you can see, much quieter today as a rescue operation is under way. and now we have the latest from baltimore. ,, and now we have the latest from baltimore-— baltimore. the us authorities earlier talking _ baltimore. the us authorities earlier talking about - baltimore. the us authorities earlier talking about the i baltimore. the us authorities i earlier talking about the difficult conditions in which rescuers had to operate. the water is extremely cold, it is very deep. the current is strong. the visit —— visibility is strong. the visit —— visibility is poor and the river is full of jagged is poor and the river is full of jagged metalfrom where is poor and the river is full of jagged metal from where the is poor and the river is full of jagged metalfrom where the bridge collapsed into the river. the agencies involved in that search and rescue yesterday, they will meet here later today to discuss transitioning to the next phase of the operation which is recovery. as for investigators, the main question now is what exactly happened on that

container ship that apparently suffered a catastrophic power outage shortly before impact. but there will also be scrutiny here of the construction and maintenance of the bridge. although it appears it passed an inspection last year, nonetheless some engineers have raised questions about whether the support towers of this bridge were equipped with what is known as fenders. these are basically barriers to protect that bridge from heavy impact, just like we saw yesterday when this containership smashed into that support tower, of course completely destroying the main sections of the bridge. idistill main sections of the bridge. will vernon with _ main sections of the bridge. will vernon with the latest. and now more news including heartbreak for wales. so close. wales have missed out on a place at this summer's european football championships after they were beaten by poland in their play—off final. the match was goalless after extra time

and was settled by a penalty shootout. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. in the end, it came down to just a moment. commentator: it's been saved! one of heartbreak for danjames and elation for poland. they, not wales, clinched that place in the euros, leaving 30,000 supporters to rue what could have been. rubbish way to end it. they played their heart and soul out, didn't they? what was it like watching those penalties? it was hard inside. i was like ah. as soon as we missed, i was like ah. oh, i hate penalties, honestly, so much. horrendous. very tense. i it'sjust, yeah, not. very pleasant, really. i feel sorry for dan james and just i don't think we deserved - to go out like that. earlier, their emotions were very different. wales defiant in song and almost on target with an early opportunity.

commentator: just over. they did find the net, but ben davies found himself offside. the flag has gone up. wales's aerial advantage kept raising hopes, but moore couldn't get over szczesny. 90 minutes, then, wasn't enough. the nerves had to last into extra time. piotrowski could have settled it, but it stayed as a stalemate. so, so close. and the pain of penalties denied wales another trip to a major tournament. and so it wasn't to be for wales — missing out in the most agonising way possible. once again, they'll have to settle for watching the euros from afar. john will have more reaction in the sport bulletin shortly. public satisfaction with the nhs has hit the lowest level on record, according to the british social attitudes survey. the study of more than 3,000 people in england,

wales and scotland found that fewer than one in four people were satisfied with the health service in 2023. 71% of people blamed long waiting times for gp and hospital appointments as the main reason. the focus for many of the leaders we represent is on that short—term. it is about improving gp access and dental access. is about improving gp access and dentalaccess. i is about improving gp access and dental access. i think there is a recognition that although some of the long—term solutions to where the nhs finds itself are long—term capital investment in estates and hospitals and gp premises, social care, really needs investment. that is where the real solutions are. figures to be released by the environment agency later are expected to show a big increase in the number of incidents in which raw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas in england. 2023 was much wetter than the previous year,

which means it's likely that the sewer network was overwhelmed more frequently and for longer. israel has recalled its negotiating team from qatar, saying talks about a pause in the fighting in gaza — linked to the release of hostages — have broken down. the move comes in the wake of a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza for the first time since the war began in october. new details have emerged about the asylum claim of abdul ezedi, who attacked a woman and two children with a corrosive substance in january. he was granted asylum after claiming he'd converted to christianity, but documents suggest the church limited his rights to attend services, due to a sexual assault conviction. the prime minister has had a minor reshuffle of his team, following the resignation of government ministers robert halfon and james heappey. our chief political correspondent

henry zeffmanjoins us from westminster now. what is going on? they are two different mps representing two different mps representing two different constituencies for now at least but both have a similar message which i think about the mood of the conservative party, which is not great. robert how fun —— robert halfon was a skills minister. he pioneered blue—collar conservatism and tried to get the conservative party appeal more to working—class voters and was behind the campaign that led to fuel duty being frozen at every budget since the conservatives have been in office in 2010. james heappey was minister for the armed forces under boris johnson, liz truss and rishi sunak.

that is some going. i think there is more of a political edge to his resignation. he thinks defence spending needs to rise fast. i think we will hear more from him on that from the backbenches for however long he has left in parliament. both are adamant they support rishi sunak and theyjust want are adamant they support rishi sunak and they just want to move are adamant they support rishi sunak and theyjust want to move on to do other things, and theyjust want to move on to do otherthings, but and theyjust want to move on to do other things, but hard to escape the reality that both represent constituencies where if labour are going to win and the polls are correct, they are likely to lose their seats. that is the context. rishi sunak is trying to convince conservative mps he can win the general election and if they come together they can turn this around. days like yesterday make that harder for him. harderfor him. the boss of the british gas owner centrica, who earlier this year said his salary was "impossible

to justify", has seen his pay rise by almost £4 million in a year. soaring profits mean chris o'shea's total income was more than £8 million last year. we produce gas, we store gas, we produce electricity. back injanuary, before he got his rather hefty hike, chris o'shea sat on the breakfast sofa and accepted that the £4.5 million he earned in 2022 was a huge amount of money and told us his salary was quite simply impossible to justify. it's a huge amount of money. i am incredibly fortunate. i don't set my own pay — that's set by a remuneration committee. that's the first bonus that i've taken in my time in centrica. a number of years i have given up bonuses because of hardships the customers are facing. i thought it was right that we put a lot of our money, a lot of our profits into supporting customers. but you can'tjustify a salary of that size. can you say that again? you can't justify? you can't because it's a huge amount of money — to anybody looking at this,

it's a huge amount of money. well, in 2023, according to the company's annual report, mr o'shea earned almost double what he did the year before — a total of £8.2 million. that consisted of a salary of £810,000, plus {1.4 million in annual bonus and another 5.9 million in long—term bonus pension and benefits, the bulk of which was linked to the company's share price, which has more than doubled. centrica did attempt tojustify his ballooning bonus, saying the sum appropriately reflects the performance of both chris o'shea and the business over the relevant period. but according to one organisation focused on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, his pay package highlights the enormous contrast between the super—rich and the normal folk who continue to struggle with the cost of living. mr o'shea himself has admitted that even when his pay was barely half this size, it was impossible to justify.

the work he does is nothing like proportionate to such an enormous payout, and it's indicative of a corporate pay culture across britain that makes us all poorer. if big companies were putting the millions they lavish on executives and investors into the pay of ordinary workers or into innovation and productivity, uk living standards would be a lot higher. centrica says it's spent at least £140 million on supporting customers struggling to pay their bills. sophie long, bbc news. technology behind a convertible flying car, originally developed and successfully test—flown in europe, has been bought by a chinese firm. it become a more common sight? the vehicle, called aircar, flew for 35 minutes between two airports in slovakia in 2021,

a p pa re ntly apparently it takes two minutes to transfer from a car into an aircraft and i guess back into a car when it hits the ground, hopefully not hits the ground but to land safely. that is the future, everybody. do you think in 50 years, they will play this clip of us talking about flying cars and laugh. not believing it. we have been talking about flying cars a long time. whether it has windscreen wipers is probably more important in the short—term. good morning. some of us are starting on a sunny note. this is a picture from dudley. there is sunshine in parts of england, especially central and eastern areas, as overnight rain pushes northwards. it has been steady in northern ireland. moving

across scotland and depositing hill snow with it. windy in the north. the clearest skies in the far north of scotland. eventually rain will pull up here with the hill snow. the rain pushes out of northern ireland. in central and eastern and south—eastern england, off to a dry but windy start but we have showers coming in through parts of dorset, hampshire, wales. as we go through the day these showers will drift eastwards and northwards. it will be heavy, it will have thunder and hail. behind it, back to sunshine and showers and windy in the south. temperatures seven in the north, 13 as the top temperature in hull. overnight, we start with showers. many will fade across scotland. we have a batch of rain across southern england in through the midlands into wales. that will deposit hill snow

on the welsh hills. behind it, we have more showers coming in. a cold night. temperatures could dip below freezing in parts of the highlands. good friday, it is looking like they showers will be less frequent and the same on saturday but the jury is out on sunday and monday but sunday is looking like it could be dry but it depends on the low pressure and where it goes. she is hedging her bets. she is hedging her bets. she is hedging her bets. she is being honest. that is what is happening. it might change between now and then. absolutely right. benefit of the doubt. teachers at a scottish secondary school are taking measures to control the rising number of students who are vaping, as they say the impact is being felt in classrooms. a quarter of 15—year—olds in scotland currently use e—cigarettes, according to recent figures from the scottish government. the royal high school in edinburgh has now installed vape detectors in its toilets. morgan spence reports.

it's a constant battle because we move them them on and they will find somewhere else. on patrol at the royal high school in edinburgh. teachers check corridors throughout the day to combat vaping on campus. hi, guys, clear off, honestly. are you having a laugh? you have been vaping here as well? i think it is very disruptive because there is nicotine in these things and that's addictive, so they are looking to get out of class more often to come down to the toilets or to somewhere tojust have a vape and satisfy that craving they have. so what do students think is behind the recent surge? some placesjust don't check for id or ask and then those places get known and everyone goes there. it is so normalised, | it is sort of forgiven. whether it is social- gatherings or out and about. and in here is where

we can find young people congregating to vape. but could this device offer a solution? this school has recently installed a number of vape detectors in the main bathrooms — previously a trouble area. when these detect a vape, they immediately start screaming, so it is allowed audible alarm and it texts the phone to let us know there is someone in the area who is vaping. anecdotally, from our social education teachers, where they are able to have those frank conversations, there is at least half of our young people saying they have either tried it or are vaping. so most of them, that will be a one—off thing and away, but it is more significant than we have seen with smoking. installing the vape alarms allows us to focus on some of the other areas. we are quite a large building. also we want to make sure the message is loud and clear that vaping is not acceptable. we will not permit it, we will not promote it. hopefully it will deter people from vaping in the bathrooms and then that will sort of hopefully have a knock—on effect that if they are doing it less in school it might limit how much they use it outside

of school. recent data on youth vaping shows that it's no more common than smoking cigarettes, with almost one in five adolescents saying they've tried an e—cigarette within their lifetime. the sale and supply of disposable vapes in scotland could be banned by april next year, but, for many parents, concerns do remain. it's a national crisis, to be honest with you. throughout high schools and even some primary schools, unfortunately, you know, vaping is an issue. kids will try and find a way to get around the rules. but if there is, you cut down where they can do it within the school grounds, that will obviously deter them from doing it. it's become a significant challenge for schools across the country. but teaching staff here believe the new alarms are an important step to tackling the issue directly. morgan spence, bbc news, edinburgh. the easter break is approaching.

if you are heading to europe you need to listen up. there's a little known passport issue that has been causing some holiday—makers problems. sally can tell us more. yes, millions of uk passport holders are being urged to check their issue and expiry dates because of a little known rule that could see them denied entry to holiday destinations across the european union. since britain left the eu, regulations state you won't be allowed to leave the uk if your passport is more than 10 years old on the day you plan to enter an eu country. this rule is catching people out because prior to september 2018, if you renewed a passport with up to nine months remaining, the passport office would add that on to your new document — making the expiry date longer than ten years. in addition, uk passports must be valid for at least three months from the date of your return from the eu. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. it's the moment we all dream of.

after the planning, the packing and saying goodbye to work for a few weeks, it's time to check in for that well—earned holiday. but for some people, this is as far as they get. paramedic nathan barnes was on his way to limoges in france with his fiancee to visit family. despite checking in for their flight online, then making their way through luggage drop security and passport control. at the boarding gate, they were in for a surprise. so i had ten years plus extra months on the passport, which i didn't think would be a problem. he fell foul of the ten year rule. nathan's passport was issued more than ten years before the date they were travelling, which meant he would be refused entry into any eu country. he was very matter of fact about it. theyjust said, yeah, sorry, you can't come on. off you pop. so that moment they told you you couldn't board. how did you feel? oh, gutted. i mean, we're surprised more than anything. so we checked online, we thought it was fine.

and then all to be told at the gate. this is a problem that continues to catch people out. what's really important is that you check your passport, validity and expiry date when you're going to book your holiday, not when you go to check in, and certainly not when you travel to the airport, because that's where people are continually finding that their passport is out of date. and it's often then too expensive, too complicated to save your holiday. and i was one of them. a few weeks ago, instead of being able to jet off with my family on holiday, i was turned away right here at the checkin gates because my passport had been issued more than ten years before, even though i've been able to check in online and had a boarding pass. airlines uk told us there's no guarantee potentially invalid passport details would be picked up in advance and said airlines do provide reminders and links, which is up to passengers to check. the home office also said it provides up to date information on requirements on its website — that's under constant review. so if you're dreaming of a getaway to sunnier climes, the strong advice is to dig out your passport and check your dates well before trying to travel. marc ashdown, bbc news.

he experienced it first hand. traveljournalist simon calderjoins us now. shall we recap on what people need to be aware of?— shall we recap on what people need to be aware of? what do you need to check? this — to be aware of? what do you need to check? this is _ to be aware of? what do you need to check? this is solely _ to be aware of? what do you need to check? this is solely for _ to be aware of? what do you need to check? this is solely for the - check? this is solely for the european union, nowhere else in the world cares. the wider schengen area, norway, iceland, switzerland and so on. but they are concerned about the issue date of your passport. my last eu passport issued in the uk was valid for a total of ten years and nine months because you got extra credit, which is great until we left the eu when we said we want to be subject to the rules for third country nationals and they are. your passport cannot have its tenth birthday on the day you want to leave for the european union. and on the day you try to come back from

the european union it has to have at least three months before the expiry date. two tests. one it cannot be older than ten years and two it must have three months left, one based on theissue have three months left, one based on the issue date and another on the expiry date. it is complicated but so many people are falling foul of this, a couple of hundred a day and “p this, a couple of hundred a day and up to 32 million could be vulnerable to this. ~ , ., , to this. when people renew their --assorts to this. when people renew their passports what _ to this. when people renew their passports what should _ to this. when people renew their passports what should they i to this. when people renew their passports what should they be i to this. when people renew their- passports what should they be aware of? ~ ., passports what should they be aware of? ~ . , ., passports what should they be aware of? ~ ., , ., ., passports what should they be aware of? ~ ., i. ., ., passports what should they be aware of? ., ., ., ., of? what you need to do if you are lookin: , of? what you need to do if you are looking. and _ of? what you need to do if you are looking. and l— of? what you need to do if you are looking, and i hope _ of? what you need to do if you are looking, and i hope you _ of? what you need to do if you are looking, and i hope you will, i of? what you need to do if you are looking, and i hope you will, at i looking, and i hope you will, at your passport is now, particularly the pesky kids because there's run out after five years. you should ideally apply online. if you are leaving, as millions will this coming weekend, and you have spotted a problem, iam coming weekend, and you have spotted a problem, i am afraid all you can do is try to get an emergency appointment and see if you can get a passport turnaround. if you are

travelling may be the main bank holiday, summer holiday, time is on your side. and to stress, so we do not get people renewing unnecessarily, it is only the eu who cares about the issue date. if you go to america, australia, tunisia, they say your passport is valid until the expiry date. 50 they say your passport is valid until the expiry date.- they say your passport is valid until the expiry date. so if you get the lane until the expiry date. so if you get the plane and _ until the expiry date. so if you get the plane and they _ until the expiry date. so if you get the plane and they spot _ until the expiry date. so if you get the plane and they spot a - until the expiry date. so if you getj the plane and they spot a problem and you turn back, are you covered? can you get your money back? absolutely not. it is the passenger's responsibility. and so, look, i have been onto the airline saying please, you ask us for data, for instance the expiry date, because you need to fill it in for security reasons, please will you flag up months ahead so people know there is a problem. they pretty much all say it is too complicated, we

cannot. the exception is that tui is working on this and hopefully they will bring in something where you tapping your passport details and a red flag comes up then rather than the awful business at the departure gate when they say you are not getting on the plane. you would think the passport _ getting on the plane. you would think the passport office - getting on the plane. you would think the passport office could i getting on the plane. you would i think the passport office could tell you to be aware. the think the passport office could tell you to be aware.— think the passport office could tell you to be aware. the date is coming u -. you to be aware. the date is coming u. i you to be aware. the date is coming op- i think — you to be aware. the date is coming op- i think it— you to be aware. the date is coming op- i think it is— you to be aware. the date is coming up. i think it is fair— you to be aware. the date is coming up. i think it is fair to _ you to be aware. the date is coming up. i think it is fair to say _ you to be aware. the date is coming up. i think it is fair to say the i up. i think it is fair to say the government as a whole has not been brilliant in communicating these messages. i have been going on at them early on to tell them what the rules were because they did not know. i have been to brussels and back and checked the rules. i do not place too much faith in that. the only rule is that matter are the rules for the destination you go to and your passport cannot have its tenth birthday if you are going to europe and it has to have three months remaining before the expiry date on the day you come back. is

date on the day you come back. is there anything else about our passports as people think about travel in summer, what else do we need to know? it travel in summer, what else do we need to know?— travel in summer, what else do we need to know? it is simply a matter of makin: need to know? it is simply a matter of making sure _ need to know? it is simply a matter of making sure wherever _ need to know? it is simply a matter of making sure wherever you i need to know? it is simply a matter of making sure wherever you go i need to know? it is simply a matter| of making sure wherever you go you are compliant. a lot of countries have limits such as three months, six months before expiry. check that. if you have a good human travel agent, they should be doing the legwork for you. and they ask the legwork for you. and they ask the dates when you book. and make sure your name on the ticket looks exactly the same as the name on your passport. if you are jonathan exactly the same as the name on your passport. if you arejonathan but known as jon. passport. if you are jonathan but known asjon— passport. if you are jonathan but known as jon. welcome to my life. brilliantly explained. _ known as jon. welcome to my life. brilliantly explained. if— known as jon. welcome to my life. brilliantly explained. if people i known as jon. welcome to my life. brilliantly explained. if people are | brilliantly explained. if people are tuning in towards the end of the interview and want to see it written down, i guess there is stuff on the website. , ., ., ., down, i guess there is stuff on the website. , ., �* �* down, i guess there is stuff on the website. , ., “ , ., , website. there is a good bbc story that is life now _ website. there is a good bbc story

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a referralfrom authorities is made every 45 seconds. little village, which has hubs across the capital, gives out baby and child essentials to families in need. the charity says demand for its services went up by 22% last year. it's a continual wave of need. it's heartbreaking. it's really hard for our staff and volunteers, who are really desperate to help. we could open so many more spaces like this if we had the money to do it, and the need would still be there. it's easy to feel despondent in the face of such big problems that we can't individually change, but we can make an individual difference to families' lives. police are trying to identify 11 birmingham fans they want to question about trouble following a millwall game earlier this month. several officers were injured outside the den on the 9th of march. one man's been arrested in birmingham on suspicion of affray. measures to regulate pedicabs

are a step closer to becoming law. a bill to clamp down on unlicensed rickshaws completed its passage through parliament tfl will now decide how many can operate. it follow concerns about high fares, safety and anti—social behaviour. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a part suspension on the bakerloo. now on to the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it should be a fairly dry start this morning, albeit for a few showers, but then we'll see further showers developing. but we still have a bit of sunshine, especially first thing this morning. we'll start to see the cloud increasing. then this band, quite heavy showers moving through. the wind will strengthen as we have through the afternoon. scattered showers to follow that band of showers and temperatures today reaching around 11 celsius. then overnight tonight, we'll see further showers, some clearer spells at first, but then you can see this heavier,

more persistent rain through the early hours starts to lift into tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature dropping to 4 celsius. you can see the deep area of low pressure still in charge as we head through thursday spiralling around the outside. we've got these bands of showers, so we'll see further heavy showers, potentially thundery showers through the course of thursday. some sunny spells between, but that wind will continue to strengthen. so strong, gusty temperatures getting up to again around 11 celsius. as you can see as we head further through this week is going to stay largely unsettled. that low pressure still in charge, but milder temperatures by the weekend. more online including the thames super sewer that's set for completion. i'm back in half an hour. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank you forjoining us. for children with special educational needs and disabilities, having access to free transport to and from school is a must but councils say the costs are becoming "unsustainable. "

the amount of money spent on transport by local authorities in england has almost doubled in the last five years — partly down to an increase in demand for services and a rise in costs per child. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. hello, debbie. say hello. at the end of the school day, there's a taxi waiting to take 11 year old shakira home. she was diagnosed with a brain tumour when she was a year old. see you tomorrow. now, her medical needs means she requires constant care outside her school, a row of taxis waits to transport other children. how was the school? shakira's journey to and from school takes an hour each way. her carer is with her constantly. you want to help me? good. more and more children with special educational needs and disabilities are requiring transport

like this to get them to and from schools, which meet their needs but are often miles from their homes. it's paid for by local councils. for shakira's family, it is invaluable. looking nicely. her mum says with her and her husband working full time, they couldn't manage the two hour round trip twice a day. if shakira didn't have the transport, like so many other children, she wouldn't go to school. she's of statutory school age. she's entitled to an education. she's had to fight for the support shakira gets. navigating a complex system that's often under strain. the children with send are always the ones who see those cuts first, and it has a massive impact on the family unit. shakira, you know, she was end of life, but we were still trying to get her into school. you know, that is very important to families in orderfor them to have a normal life for their child as possible.

this kind of transport is costing councils in england almost double what it did five years ago. as well as inflation, demand is growing. cases are complex, journeys can be long and in some cases cost hundreds of pounds a day. council leaders say it's piling pressure on their budgets and there needs to be a conversation about whether some parents who can afford to should pay. it may well be that some parents would be prepared to contribute or to pay but, at the end of the day, we are in a situation where i'm afraid the current system is not affordable. so it won't be popular, of course, because it's another cost. and at the moment, that's a challenge. but i think we need to have the conversation. the government says it has no plans to change the law around free transport, but is increasing funding and creating 60,000 new school places to meet demand and shorten journeys, though not everyone is convinced. two thirds of our special schools are at capacity or full,

which is why councils are having to transport children out of area. the solution to that is to make sure that we are building and providing that specialist provision in the local area so they don't have to send those children out. from our perspective, the whole send system is on its knees and it's broken. but i think what's fundamental at the bottom of this, children shouldn't have to be travelling 50 miles or whatever — an hour's journey to get to school. there should be specialist provision near to where they live. back at shakira's house in surrey, her mum says she understands services are under pressure, but this is a family that doesn't give up. they didn't think she would make it to the age of three or to the age of five. a little scientific miracle is what they call her. all they want is the support shakira's entitled to to help her achieve everything she can. alex forsyth, bbc news, surrey.

john has the sport. ha rd to hard to break. disappointment for wales. hard to break. disappointment for wales- last _ hard to break. disappointment for wales. last night _ hard to break. disappointment for wales. last night was _ hard to break. disappointment for wales. last night was the - hard to break. disappointment for wales. last night was the final- wales. last night was the final chance to qualify for the euros this summer. after 90 minutes, extra time, it went to penalties. everybody scored.- time, it went to penalties. everybody scored. could not have been closer- _ everybody scored. could not have been closer. unfortunately, i everybody scored. could not have been closer. unfortunately, it i everybody scored. could not have| been closer. unfortunately, it was dan james — been closer. unfortunately, it was dan james who — been closer. unfortunately, it was dan james who missed _ been closer. unfortunately, it was dan james who missed his - been closer. unfortunately, it was dan james who missed his final i danjames who missed his final penalty for wales. they will not be playing in the european championships this summer. bitterly disappointing for them. they will go again. good morning. as we've been hearing, wales will not be at this summer's euros, after losing on penalties to poland in their play—off final in cardiff last night. after 90 minutes and extra time, the match was goalless.

it went to penalties. dreaded penalties. everyone scored, until danieljames took wales's fifth — and final spot kick of the shootout and it was saved. with it went their dreams of making their third european championships in a row. manager rob page tried to find the positives, praising his young side, but recognised this one will take a while to get over. absolutely gutted for them. yeah, it is a horrible way to go out, isn't it? and it is a cruel game. so i'm really disappointed right now, but really proud of the players. and that was the message to them in the changing room after, you know for what the campaign overall. i couldn't be more proud and the journey that they're on, so it's a horrible way to go out but hopefully we learn and become strongerfrom having gone through the horrible experiences of tonight.

there were two more places at the euros up for grabs last night — ukraine took one of them. they came from behind to beat iceland 2—1 — chelsea's mykhailo mudryk with the winner seven minutes from time. so ukraine will compete in the finals of a major tournament for the first time since being invaded by russia just over two years ago. before the game, after the game, all these wins for our country, our soldiers protecting our freedom. these wins for our country, our soldiers protecting ourfreedom. in this case everybody understands how important this win is now. and georgia have qualified for the tournament for the very first time. after a goalless draw, they beat greece 4—2 on penalties. so you can understand the reaction.

dude bellingham show way he could be england's go to man for england this summer. ——jude bellingham. twice they went behind. in the dying minutes, up went bellingham to score that late goal. he could be crucial for england with gareth southgate set to name his squad in the summer. jude is the headline. the desire to win was— jude is the headline. the desire to win was decisive in getting the late goal _ win was decisive in getting the late goal the _ win was decisive in getting the late goal. the whole team showed that throughout the game, recovering from setbacks _ throughout the game, recovering from setbacks with a pretty inexperienced team, _ setbacks with a pretty inexperienced team, against a team with really good _ team, against a team with really

good players. scotland's preparation is not going well. their winless run has stretched to seven matches. their latest defeat came at home to northern ireland — conor bradley with the only goal of the game — his first for his country. well, one of the moments of the night came in larnaca — although latvian defender marcis oss wouldn't agree. this calmitious own goal after just 15 seconds gave liechtenstein the lead — although they couldn't hang on. the match finishing 1—1. one of those moments he wouldn't want to see again. england's women have taken an unbeatable 3—1 lead in the t20 series against new zealand, with victory in wellington. maria bouchier hit an impressive 91 off 56 balls — her second half—century in a row — to help england to 177—3. and charlie dean took four wickets, as new zealand fell 47 runs short. the final match is on friday. no catching england now, they will

be pleased to get over the line having lost last time out. well done to them. a good series win for england. a collection of wildlife photos by an award—winning teenage photographer have gone on display — seven months after she was killed in a car crash. the 17—year—old had secretly been taking photos of the countryside in east yorkshire. natalie bell has been to meet her parents. it's like the secret world of elise, really. although, you know, we finally discovered what she was doing hibernating in her bedroom on the night. creating all these fantastic pictures. i think out of all the pictures in the exhibition, this is my favourite. love it. we knew she was good, but we just

didn't realise how good she was. i mean, you only have to look at these pictures to see the talent. i mean, it'sjust incredible. we didn't know anything about a lot of these pictures. she'd go off 4, 5 in the morning and then same again in the night. obviously to get the right picture. elise was just 17 when she died, following a crash on the m1 in west yorkshire. seven months since her death, and her amazing photography, much of it taken at the age ofjust 15, has gone on display to the public. this is one elise took of herself. it's particularly emotive is this picture because it's just her. elise's work was given to a local photographer, who's put on the exhibition. and it will be on display for the next four weeks.

they're very intelligent photographs. she's obviously waited very patiently for hours and hours, and then suddenly the owl pops its head out and she knows exactly when to press the button to get it exactly right. it's sad also. she just was starting — starting out what would have been an amazing career~ _ it's just incredible. you can't believe that they're talking about your child, you know, having this amazing talent. and it's just so sad that she couldn't be here and see it orjust go forward with her photography. i mean, who knows where it would have ended? even without the emotional factor, just to look at these pictures, you'd think they were amazing. but when you know that your daughter's taken them, it's even more overwhelming, really.

as we said in that report, really intelligent pictures. really beautiful, clever photos. what a legacy! amazing for the family. an incredibly sad time. all the work caught in secret as well. that was natalie bell reporting from the exhibition at sledmere house in driffield. it is on for the next four weeks. go and see it. now for the weather with carol. looking unsettled. for the next few days it settles down a wee bit then uncertainty for the latter part of the easter weekend. good morning. for some of us it is a cracking start to the day. look at the

sunrise earlier in somerset! some of us started with sunshine, some with rain. the pollen levels are moderate across most of england and wales. we are talking tree pollen, especially birch at the moment. low pressure is driving the weather. these weather fronts wrapping around it. heavy rain, particularly in northern ireland and some hill snow. it will continue to drift northwards as we go through the rest of the day. it will be windy in the north as well. the second weather front is producing a line of heavy showers moving from the west to the east. behind them some further spells of sunshine and also further showers. heavy and thundery with hail in places. temperatures seven to 13, also windy in the south. this evening and overnight some of the show as well fade, particularly in scotland. the brain will clear. more

rain in southern midlands. —— the rain. it will be a cold night, especially when the crowd does break. temperatures subzero in parts of scotland. colder than last night across the board. into thursday, this area of low pressure still driving our weather. it has been named storm nelson by the spanish match service because of the impact it is likely to have in spain. it is expected to produce gales in the english channel. we have two weather fronts. this one producing showery outbreaks of rain moving north and a lot of scattered showers coming in across england and also wales, with hail and thunder and lightning in them as well. into good friday, fewer showers. there still will be some showers around. a cloudy start

to scotland with rain pulling away. it will be windy but not as windy as it will be on thursday. these are the temperatures. feeling a little bit warmer. into the weekend with this weather front skirting the south—east on good friday night into saturday. it clears. saturday will be a day of sunshine and showers. this is giving such a headache. this area of low pressure. there are two solutions. it moves north and brings rain later on sunday into monday heading north. it could stay dry with showers. you can expect sunday into monday perhaps some rain, perhapsjust some into monday perhaps some rain, perhaps just some showers and sunshine. it is still a long way away and we will firm up as we get closer to those days. i away and we will firm up as we get closer to those days.— closer to those days. i didn't realise pollen _ closer to those days. i didn't realise pollen became i closer to those days. i didn't realise pollen became an - closer to those days. i didn't i realise pollen became an issue closer to those days. i didn't - realise pollen became an issue as

early as this in the year. me realise pollen became an issue as early as this in the year.— early as this in the year. me as well. it early as this in the year. me as well- it is _ early as this in the year. me as well. it is tree _ early as this in the year. me as well. it is tree pollen. - early as this in the year. me as well. it is tree pollen. then - early as this in the year. me as i well. it is tree pollen. then grass starts in may. then we'd pollen and so on as we go through september to october. it starts at different times in different parts of the country. times in different parts of the count . , ~' times in different parts of the count . , ~ , times in different parts of the count . , . country. sally think she will catch a cold from _ country. sally think she will catch a cold from both _ country. sally think she will catch a cold from both of— country. sally think she will catch a cold from both of us, _ country. sally think she will catch a cold from both of us, it - country. sally think she will catch a cold from both of us, it was - country. sally think she will catch a cold from both of us, it was not pollen at all. this weekend, britain's most famous choirmaster is taking on an exciting easter challenge. gareth malone will stage his own performance of bach's stjohn passion on its 300th anniversary. he's been working with amateur singers and has recruited with untapped talent. here's a sneak peek at the auditions. like many of the candidates today,

this girl does not read music but she does have a background singing p0p- fellow bristolian astrid also enjoys singing at her local church. and one... evan from cardiff plays the flute and saxophone and has a notably rich singing voice. mark's an entertainer from cwmbran. summer lives in cardiff but came to britain as a baby when her family moved from egypt. student rhiannon is also from cwmbran. cool gareth joins us now. it looks incredible. it was

certainly _ it looks incredible. it was certainly a _ it looks incredible. it was certainly a challenge. - it looks incredible. it was certainly a challenge. for it looks incredible. it was - certainly a challenge. for those lovely singers, they could all sing when i put the word out. i was looking for people may be any pop choir or sang country and western, whatever, but had a good ear. i then slammed the great work of bark on the music stand.— the music stand. what is in particular— the music stand. what is in particular about _ the music stand. what is in particular about this - the music stand. what is in particular about this music| the music stand. what is in - particular about this music which makes it so challenging? it is the scale. it makes it so challenging? it is the scale- it is _ makes it so challenging? it is the scale- it is a _ makes it so challenging? it is the scale. it is a big _ makes it so challenging? it is the scale. it is a big whopper - makes it so challenging? it is the scale. it is a big whopper of - makes it so challenging? it is the scale. it is a big whopper of a - scale. it is a big whopper of a piece. lots of different sections. traditionally, it is sung in german though i took a view on that. i thought it might be a bridge too there are 30, a0 bits. they are long and do not go where you think they will go. you have to learn it by heart, really.

will go. you have to learn it by heart. really-— heart, really. some of these contestants, _ heart, really. some of these contestants, they _ heart, really. some of these contestants, they don't - heart, really. some of these| contestants, they don't know heart, really. some of these - contestants, they don't know how to read music. mo. contestants, they don't know how to read music-— read music. no. it was about half and half. one _ read music. no. it was about half and half. one of— read music. no. it was about half and half. one of them _ read music. no. it was about half and half. one of them read - read music. no. it was about half} and half. one of them read music well, he did a music degree injazz and had not sung before. the rest of them struggled with the reading. the fact they could learn it at all was miraculous. they had to learn the style of it as well, to make it sound like bach.— style of it as well, to make it sound like bach. ., ., , ., ., sound like bach. how do you read it if ou do sound like bach. how do you read it if you do not — sound like bach. how do you read it if you do not read _ sound like bach. how do you read it if you do not read music? _ sound like bach. how do you read it if you do not read music? there - sound like bach. how do you read it if you do not read music? there are i if you do not read music? there are lots of online _ if you do not read music? there are lots of online guides. _ if you do not read music? there are lots of online guides. the _ if you do not read music? there are lots of online guides. the whole - lots of online guides. the whole point is it is not some highfalutin high art, this piece of music was written by a man 300 years ago this year, deeply felt, beautiful, which tells a powerful story we all know, the easter story, and it can be for everyone. if you have a voice, you

can make that change when listening to this music. it is can make that change when listening to this music-— to this music. it is not so far awa . to this music. it is not so far away- i— to this music. it is not so far away. i imagine _ to this music. it is not so far away. i imagine it _ to this music. it is not so far away. i imagine it was - to this music. it is not so far away. i imagine it was quite | to this music. it is not so far. away. i imagine it was quite an intense experience.— away. i imagine it was quite an intense experience. hugely so. we are incredibly _ intense experience. hugely so. we are incredibly lucky _ intense experience. hugely so. we are incredibly lucky to _ intense experience. hugely so. we are incredibly lucky to have - intense experience. hugely so. we are incredibly lucky to have the - intense experience. hugely so. we| are incredibly lucky to have the bbc singers, who came in and sang with them and coached with them and stood shoulder to shoulder and a baby national orchestra of wales in cardiff. —— the bbc national orchestra of wales. when they sang that opening chorus, thereby chills. such a powerful experience to do something like this. in such a powerful experience to do something like this.— such a powerful experience to do something like this. in that moment, there really is — something like this. in that moment, there really is strength _ something like this. in that moment, there really is strength in _ something like this. in that moment, there really is strength in numbers. | there really is strength in numbers. you need those people with you. everyone has to know what they are doing. take a wrong turn and you are singing a very obvious wrong note. i am incredibly proud of them. they

are converts to choral music. a few of them have got into the bbc national chorus of wales. they cannot get enough of it now. hopefully this will encourage people to take that next step into choral music. a, , ,, to take that next step into choral music. , , ., ., ., music. maybe you pick one or two about what _ music. maybe you pick one or two about what he _ music. maybe you pick one or two about what he watched _ music. maybe you pick one or two about what he watched on - music. maybe you pick one or two about what he watched on the - music. maybe you pick one or two - about what he watched on the journey they went on. the about what he watched on the 'ourney they went on.— they went on. the most powerful exoerience. _ they went on. the most powerful exoerience. l— they went on. the most powerful experience, i think, _ they went on. the most powerful experience, i think, was - they went on. the most powerful experience, i think, was julie, i they went on. the most powerful. experience, i think, was julie, who experience, ithink, wasjulie, who had a very tortuous relationship with the church. coming out as gay as a young woman, she was told she would burn in hell by somebody at her church. she had a very long journey back to faith. singing this piece, which obviously is about the easter story, piece, which obviously is about the easterstory, i piece, which obviously is about the easter story, i think is very meaningfulfor her. you can see it etched in herface as meaningfulfor her. you can see it etched in her face as she sings. jakeis etched in her face as she sings. jake is a drag queen. perhaps a bit of a departure for him. hejust...

he had a very big struggle because he is partially sighted and he overcame that, learn to commit mostly by ear. we had a huge tablet for him. ”sill mostly by ear. we had a huge tablet for him. , , . , ., for him. isil the pictures earlier. he was singing _ for him. isil the pictures earlier. he was singing into _ for him. isil the pictures earlier. he was singing into his - for him. isil the pictures earlier. he was singing into his tablet. l for him. isil the pictures earlier. l he was singing into his tablet. -- he was singing into his tablet. —— we saw the pictures earlier. isn’t we saw the pictures earlier. isn't this -e we saw the pictures earlier. isn't this type of _ we saw the pictures earlier. isn't this type of music _ we saw the pictures earlier. isn't this type of music quite - we saw the pictures earlier. isn't this type of music quite scary to start with? it this type of music quite scary to start with?— start with? it is. it can be daunting- _ start with? it is. it can be daunting. people - start with? it is. it can be daunting. people may - start with? it is. it can be daunting. people may be| start with? it is. it can be - daunting. people may be has seen start with? it is. it can be _ daunting. people may be has seen me do two minute pop songs on television. even for me, this is a big challenge. i had to conduct a piece that was about 90 minutes long. watch the whole thing on easter sunday. it is a challenge. it is the depth of material, big themes of life. hope that losing people.

faith, death, joy. technically it is challenging and emotionally it is challenging. hf challenging and emotionally it is challenging-— challenging and emotionally it is challenttin. , , ., challenging. if people this morning mitht be challenging. if people this morning might be singing — challenging. if people this morning might be singing in _ challenging. if people this morning might be singing in the _ challenging. if people this morning might be singing in the shower- challenging. if people this morning might be singing in the shower but| might be singing in the shower but without a formal lesson.— without a formal lesson. there is ho -e for without a formal lesson. there is hope for you- _ without a formal lesson. there is hope for you. when _ without a formal lesson. there is hope for you. when other - without a formal lesson. there is hope for you. when other people without a formal lesson. there is - hope for you. when other people will be intimidated by going to a local church or choir. you say you should not be put off. i encourage people to go to the community choir, that can't single it won't sync wire. you get to a point where you want the next challenge. choral societies want people. it is more fun than it sounds. . , want people. it is more fun than it sounds. ., , , ., ., want people. it is more fun than it sounds-— you i sounds. that is the slogan! you mi t ht sounds. that is the slogan! you might think _ sounds. that is the slogan! you might think singing _ sounds. that is the slogan! you might think singing a _ sounds. that is the slogan! you - might think singing a 300-year-old might think singing a 300—year—old piece of music about death and life by bach, is that going to be fun? it is. challenging.— is. challenging. sounds like a lot offun

is. challenging. sounds like a lot of fun and _ is. challenging. sounds like a lot of fun and sounds _ is. challenging. sounds like a lot of fun and sounds great. - gareth malone's easter passion starts on friday on bbc one at 11.15am and the concert is on bbc two at 6pm on easter sunday. perfect scheduling for the easter weekend. he had lines injust a moment. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, you're watching bbc london news with me frankie mccamley. high levels of e.coli have been found along a stretch of the river thames that will be used for the boat race this weekend. the bacteria, which can cause serious infections, was discovered around hammersmith bridge. environmental charity river action said the reading was nearly 10 times higher than in bathing water graded as "poor" by the environment agency. new guidance has been issued to rowers to cover cuts and grazes and avoid swallowing river water. the latest banksy mural in north

london has now been partially covered using perspex and wooden fences. it's after it was vandalised just three days after appearing on a wall in islington. it's unclear yet who has put the measure in place. two councillors in south london have resigned within the space of 2a hours, triggering by—elections. conservative croydon councillorjade appleton and labour's sheila berry, who represents sutton, handed in resignation letters this week. there will now be a vote to decide on their replacements on may the 2nd. now onto the weather. scattered showers heading towards the city this afternoon, so do take a brolly with you if you're heading out. staying fairly mild though with highs of 11c. that's it. i'll see you around 8.30. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. the baltimore bridge collapse — the search for six missing construction workers is called off. based on the length of time that we've gone in this search, the extensive search efforts that we've put into it, the water temperature, that at this point we do not believe we are going to find any of these

individuals still alive. this is the scene live this morning, with that cargo ship surrounded by the wreckage of the bridge. public satisfaction in the nhs falls to a record low — a new survey finds waiting times and staff shortages are the biggest concerns. why the workers who repair our roads are facing increasing abuse with some even attacked and threatened with weapons. the millions and millions being paid to post office bosses — while subpostmasters were being wrongly prosecuted. good morning. for the wet and windy in the north. in the south, sunshine and showers but some will be heavy and thundery. all the details later. it's wednesday, 27th of march. the search for six construction workers who are missing

following a major bridge collapse in baltimore has been called off. us authorities said they no longer believed they would find anyone alive. the francis scott key bridge was destroyed yesterday when a cargo ship lost power and struck a support. our correspondent will vernon sent this report from baltimore. the search for the missing. emergency services worked all day to locate the six construction workers who had been on the bridge when it collapsed. but the rescue operation was unsuccessful. based on the length of time that we've gone in this search, the extensive search efforts that we've put into it, the water temperature, that at this point we do not believe we are going to find any of these individuals still alive. the search area was huge and efforts were hampered by cold weather and wreckage in the water. the search and rescue mission

that was going on just behind me has been suspended. next, the recovery operation will begin. now, the focus will turn to the crucial work of the investigators to establish exactly how this tragic accident could have happened. investigators here say they now need to get aboard the stricken ship. they want to analyse the recording device, like a black box found on aircraft. shortly before the collision, the ship had suffered a power issue. warning all traffic on the key bridge. there is a ship approaching that has just lost their steering. in this recording, police can be heard desperately trying to clear the bridge. the whole bridge just fell down! start... whoever, everybody, the whole bridge has collapsed. the collapse of a local landmark has shaken the city. it is a great shock. it didn't look real. we saw it on video. some of us thought it was staged, because how could this happen? this is iconic to our community.

it is a real shock. shock and sadness. in a baltimore church last night, families and friends gathered to pray for the lost. will vernon, bbc news, baltimore. we can take a look at the scene now this morning. this is no longer a rescue operation, this is a search and recovery operation in this hugely busy, busy port. port authorities saying the operation itself will not be short. we spoke earlier to a marine specialist in baltimore. he told us some of the bodies could be trapped under the wreckage. that although the water is not particularly deep, it is murky.

it is freezing cold. he said it could be a long and challenging recovery effort. and will vernon sent this update from baltimore. the us authorities earlier talking about the difficult conditions in which rescuers had to operate. the water here is extremely cold, it is very deep. the current is strong. the visibility is poor. and the river is full ofjagged metal from where the bridge collapsed into the river. the various agencies involved in that search and rescue yesterday, they will meet here later today to discuss transitioning to the next phase of the operation which is of course a recovery mission. as for investigators, the main question now is what exactly happened on that container ship that apparently suffered a catastrophic power outage shortly before impact.

there will be scrutiny here of the construction and maintenance of the bridge. although it appears it passed an inspection last year, nonetheless some engineers have raised questions about whether the support towers of this bridge were equipped barriers to protect just like we saw yesterday when the container ship smashed into the support tower. completely destroying the main sections of the bridge. and now more news including heartbreak for wales. so close. wales have missed out on a place at this summer's european football championships after they were beaten by poland in their play—off final. the match was goalless after extra time and was settled by a penalty shootout.

our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. in the end, it came down to just a moment. commentator: it's been saved! one of heartbreak for danjames and elation for poland. they, not wales, clinched that place in the euros, leaving 30,000 supporters to rue what could have been. rubbish way to end it. they played their heart and soul out, didn't they? what was it like watching those penalties? it was hard inside. twee ttke eh. — as soon as we missed, i was like ah. oh, i hate penalties, honestly, so much. horrendous. very tense. i it'sjust, yeah, not. very pleasant, really. i feel sorry for dan james and just i don't think we deserved - to go out like that. earlier, their emotions were very different. wales defiant in song and almost on target with an early opportunity. commentator: just over. they did find the net, but ben davies found himself offside.

the flag has gone up. wales's aerial advantage kept raising hopes, but moore couldn't get over szczesny. 90 minutes, then, wasn't enough. the nerves had to last into extra time. piotrowski could have settled it, but it stayed as a stalemate. so, so close. and the pain of penalties denied wales another trip to a major tournament. and so it wasn't to be for wales — missing out in the most agonising way possible. once again, they'll have to settle for watching the euros from afar. john will have more on that shortly. public satisfaction with the nhs has hit the lowest level on record, according to the british social attitudes survey. the study of more than 3,000 people in england, wales and scotland found that fewer than one in four people were satisfied with the health service in 2023. 71% of people blamed long waiting

times for gp and hospital appointments as the main reason. the focus for many of the leaders we represent is on that short—term. it is about improving gp access and dental access. i think there is a recognition that although some of the long—term solutions to where the nhs finds itself are long—term capital investment in estates and hospitals and gp premises, social care really needs investment. that is where the real solutions are. figures to be released by the environment agency later are expected to show a big increase in the number of incidents in which raw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas in england. last year was much wetter than the previous year, which means it's likely that the sewer network was overwhelmed more frequently and for longer. israel has recalled its negotiating

team from qatar, saying talks about a pause in the fighting in gaza — linked to the release of hostages — have broken down. the move comes in the wake of a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza for the first time since the war began in october. the prime minister has had a reshuffle of his team, following the resignations of government ministers — robert halfon and james heappey. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us from westminster now. what do you read into their decision to go now? tiara what do you read into their decision to to now? ., ' what do you read into their decision too now? ., ' ~ , to go now? two different mps resittnin to go now? two different mps resigning from _ to go now? two different mps resigning from two _ to go now? two different mps resigning from two different l resigning from two different ministerialjobs in two different constituencies but i think they tell one striking story about where morale is in the conservative party. robert halfon, he was the skills minister. a passionate campaigner on

apprenticeship so you would think that was a natural fit. he says once he decided he wanted to stand down as an mp at the election, the natural thing was to stand down as a minister. he said he is 101% behind rishi sunak but i cannot help noticing if labour win the general election as polls suggest, they are currently on course to, his constituency of harlow would probably go labour. keir starmer was campaigning there a few weeks ago. james heappey, who resigned, that has more of a political edge. he was an armed forces minister under boris johnson, liz truss and rishi sunak. he has made clear he thinks defence spending needs to rise and needs to rise fast and i think we will hear more about that from him now that he is on the backbenches. overall, rishi sunak is notjust trying to persuade the public to give him another chance at the election, to

give the conservatives another term, i think he is trying to persuade conservative mps they can turn this around and can win the general election. days like yesterday make that harder. election. days like yesterday make that harder-— the boss of the british gas owner centrica, who earlier this year said his salary was impossible to justify, has seen his pay rise by almost £a million in a year. soaring profits mean chris o'shea's total income was more than £8 million last year. our correspondent sophie long reports. we produce gas, we store gas, we produce electricity. back injanuary, before he got his rather hefty hike, chris o'shea sat on the breakfast sofa and accepted that the £a.5 million he earned in 2022 was a huge amount of money and told us his salary was quite simply impossible to justify. it's a huge amount of money. i am incredibly fortunate.

i don't set my own pay — that's set by a remuneration committee. that's the first bonus that i've taken in my time in centrica. a number of years i have given up bonuses because of hardships the customers are facing. i thought it was right that we put a lot of our money, a lot of our profits into supporting customers. but you can'tjustify a salary of that size. can you say that again? you can't justify? you can't because it's a huge amount of money — to anybody looking at this, it's a huge amount of money. well, in 2023, according to the company's annual report, mr o'shea earned almost double what he did the year before — a total of £8.2 million. that consisted of a salary of £810,000, plus £i.a million in annual bonus and another 5.9 million in long—term bonus pension and benefits, the bulk of which was linked to the company's share price, which has more than doubled. centrica did attempt tojustify his ballooning bonus, saying the sum appropriately reflects the performance of both

chris o'shea and the business over the relevant period. but according to one organisation focused on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, his pay package highlights the enormous contrast between the super—rich and the normal folk who continue to struggle with the cost of living. mr o'shea himself has admitted that even when his pay was barely half this size, it was impossible to justify. the work he does is nothing like proportionate to such an enormous payout, and it's indicative of a corporate pay culture across britain that makes us all poorer. if big companies were putting the millions they lavish on executives and investors into the pay of ordinary workers or into innovation and productivity, uk living standards would be a lot higher. centrica says it's spent at least £iao million on supporting customers struggling to pay their bills. sophie long, bbc news.

next we have a case of mistaken identity. a wildlife rescue centre which took in what was thought was a baby hedgehog found it was actually a bobble from a hat. you can see how they got it wrong. it looks like a hedgehog. i think it has a nose and everything. it did not eat the food. that was taken by the lower moss nature reserve and wildlife hospital. we have had various e—mails about this. we've had an emailfrom lindsay, who says, "while driving my a—year old to a ballet exam, she suddenly spotted a hedgehog in the road. in a desperate attempt to calm her before the exam, she made me stop the car on a busy main road so i could run back up the road and lift it to safety and put it in the hedge. when i reached the hedgehog,

i lifted it up and threw it over the hedge. she said she had to explain it was not a hedgehog, it was a turnip. the bobble hat, i can see. the turnip, i am not so sure. at speed from a distance, baby. mistaken identities of hedgehogs, let us know. do you have any? yesterday we had a gorilla in a ditch. can i say it was not a real gorilla, it was a statue. i ditch. can i say it was not a real gorilla, it was a statue.- gorilla, it was a statue. i am disappointed. _ gorilla, it was a statue. i am disappointed. good - gorilla, it was a statue. i am | disappointed. good morning. gorilla, it was a statue. ian disappointed. good morning. the weather is so contrary. this is a picture from earlier. it shows sleet and this was taken in perth and kinross. also sleet in parts of devon this morning. we have had a

band of rain moving north. heavy in northern ireland, some hill snow in it. then we have showers from the south—west. behind them, you find further showers and some will be with sleet on higher ground for a time. in central and eastern areas, dry with sunshine to start. but this pushes eastwards and followed by more sunshine and showers and quite windy in southern areas. into northern ireland, rain clearing. showers in northern england. rain continues northwards across scotland with hill snow. here it will be windy. temperatures seven in the north, i3 windy. temperatures seven in the north, 13 the top temperature in hull. overnight, we say goodbye to the rain. showers fade in parts of scotland. then we have the next batch of rain across southern england, through the midlands and wales with hill snow. it will be a cold night. temperatures in

sheltered glens could fall to below freezing. tomorrow, another windy day. gail is in the english channel. windy in england and wales. bands of rain moving north. the second with showers. those showers could be heavy and thundery with hail. the driest conditions will be across the north of scotland and we are looking at a high between 9—11. maybe 12. you are promising us now. it will be a wet i2. a wet 12. thank you. knives, machetes, a crossbow and guns are among the items some road workers claim they have been threatened with while doing theirjob. new figures obtained by the bbc show 5ai cases of abuse towards highways staff in england between 2020 and 2023, prompting calls for a crackdown on abusive drivers. ben moore reports.

shouting. it's a dangerous job. like the physical side of it and then you've got all the abuse side of it, which makes it ten times more dangerous. shouting. i don't think anybody that works in roadworks hasn't experienced road rage or abuse from members of the public. this is the reality of the dayjob for our road workers. the abuse can vary from swearing to physical. so one time, someone actually pulled a gun out on me. sinead had just been laying out cones to close a road when she encountered an irate motorist. we put our lane closure on, just shut one lane of traffic and he was like, "what do you do?" like that at me and, with that, he unzipped his jacket and pulled a gun out on us and held it at my face. you just kind of freeze. you don't really know. it's like a pinch—me

moment — is that real? so then i rang the police and then armed response were there in minutes and they were fantastic. and, yeah, he got caught. you'd have one on the back on stacking the cones. you'd be this close from traffic, putting it out onto the road. sinead has been a road worker since she was 18 and she's now in charge of a crew. i thought i was fine after it. you feel like you become quite numb to these situations because they happen on a daily. but now every time i go anywhere, i'll take my vest off — just to make yourself feel less of a target. and sinead is not alone. i've seen a lot of stuff. i've been run over. objects being thrown. we get urine, dirty nappies, bottles. the m25 a3 junction is one of the busiest set of roadworks in the uk. 270,000 cars pass through here every day and heavy traffic makes tempers fly. now it's getting worse. we're seeing more and more cars on british roads and we're seeing

a lot more anger and rage when people are driving. i've been doing this a long, long time. even during this interview, the cones seem to be a problem for one driver. did you see that guy? he just came over the kerb. yeah, that's a common occurrence. the people just don't care. theyjust want to get to where they're going. an industry awareness campaign says there were more than 2000 reports of roadworker abuse in england last year. no one cares about us, if that makes sense, like no one actually cares about road workers. brenton was overseeing roadworks in southampton when a van driver was refused access to a road. the situation escalated quickly. i could see the gentleman literally hitting my colleague with a bat, and we managed to get the gentleman off our colleague and restrain him. and then we found out afterwards that he didn't actually live on that road. he just didn't want to drive the two—minute diversion to get around. brenton says there's often an added uglier dimension to the abuse. i hear someone racially abuse me and i let it go over my head most of the time.

but it still hurts, you know? still hurts. it's going to hurt anybody. they are the kind of intermediary that we can see when we're in our cars and we're feeling cross and agitated. i think there is something special about what happens in a car where you feel separated from the world and you can turn into the worst version of yourself. psychologist jane ogden's office is just down the road from the surrey roadworks. she often has to queue through them too. i mean, there are simple things that you can do. you can listen to music. you can listen to a podcast. you can listen to the radio. but i think the most useful thing isjust to tell yourself, there's actually nothing i can do about it, i've just got to sit here. offences committed at roadworks aren't limited to abusing workers. even driving through the cones could have serious consequences. lane incursions — this is where people ignore road signs and directions and drive through road closures, which has literally caused road workers to die for safety and is so, so dangerous.

which has literally caused road workers to dive for safety and is so, so dangerous. there really is no place to hide because you will be detected and traced through your vehicle if you're not arrested at scene. even though experiencing abuse seems to be part of the job, these workers say they'll still be fixing and improving our roads. it's a job that excites me. it thrills me. i like building things. i like constructing things, but i shouldn't have to come to work and suffer that kind of abuse. everyone's like, i couldn't do it, i couldn't do it. and i think you can. you shouldn't have to do it. you shouldn't have to put up with that. why do you still do this job if it's so dangerous? because i love it. we're joined now by louise cope from go traffic management, and sinead ryan, who's a traffic management operative. thank you so much. you love thejob, clearly, but, at times, you felt seriously like you might be in

danger. seriously like you might be in danter. , ., , ., ~ danger. yes. it varies. i work night shifts so it — danger. yes. it varies. i work night shifts so it varies _ danger. yes. it varies. i work night shifts so it varies every _ danger. yes. it varies. i work night shifts so it varies every night. - danger. yes. it varies. i work night shifts so it varies every night. it. shifts so it varies every night. it goes from physical to verbal. every night? that goes from physical to verbal. every nitht? �* ., , goes from physicalto verbal. every nitht?�* ., . goes from physical to verbal. every nitht? ., . ., night? at least once a night. what te night? at least once a night. what -e of night? at least once a night. what type of incidents? _ night? at least once a night. what type of incidents? most _ night? at least once a night. whatj type of incidents? most commonly night? at least once a night. what i type of incidents? most commonly it is swearint type of incidents? most commonly it is swearing at _ type of incidents? most commonly it is swearing at you. _ type of incidents? most commonly it is swearing at you. people _ type of incidents? most commonly it is swearing at you. people getting i is swearing at you. people getting out and throwing their hands around, which can be quite scary because you don't know. which can be quite scary because you don't know— don't know. but, yes, it varies. and the terrible — don't know. but, yes, it varies. and the terrible irony _ don't know. but, yes, it varies. and the terrible irony you _ don't know. but, yes, it varies. and the terrible irony you said _ don't know. but, yes, it varies. and the terrible irony you said in - don't know. but, yes, it varies. and the terrible irony you said in the - the terrible irony you said in the piece, the high vizjacket, which is meant to give you protection, puts you kind of endangered, you feel, because it attracts attention. it made me feel like a target after the gun incident. if i go to a petrol station, anywhere that is not within the workspace, i take my hi viz jacket. the workspace, i take my hi viz 'acket. ., , ., ., jacket. that is not right that you should feel _ jacket. that is not right that you should feel that _ jacket. that is not right that you should feel that vulnerable. - jacket. that is not right that you should feel that vulnerable. not jacket. that is not right that you i should feel that vulnerable. not at all. the gun incident, how does

that... it could haunt you every day. it that... it could haunt you every da . , , ., , ., day. it sounds terrifying. it was a moment when — day. it sounds terrifying. it was a moment when you _ day. it sounds terrifying. it was a moment when you are _ day. it sounds terrifying. it was a moment when you are like, - day. it sounds terrifying. it was a moment when you are like, is . day. it sounds terrifying. it was a l moment when you are like, is this actually happening? i should not have to experience this at work. which is why this campaign is important to raise awareness. aha, lat important to raise awareness. a lot of workers experience _ important to raise awareness. a lot of workers experience this at work. why are road workers so targeted? it is a multifaceted problem. we know from the _ is a multifaceted problem. we know from the latest figures that there are around 2000 people, 2300 last year reported abuse. but, in the week_ year reported abuse. but, in the week up— year reported abuse. but, in the week up to — year reported abuse. but, in the week up to the last campaign, that was up— week up to the last campaign, that was up to— week up to the last campaign, that was up to 350 reports per week, in excess _ was up to 350 reports per week, in excess of— was up to 350 reports per week, in excess of 18,000, and we are sure that excess of18,000, and we are sure that is— excess of18,000, and we are sure that is not— excess of 18,000, and we are sure that is not the true number. they are the ones _ that is not the true number. they are the ones reported? _ that is not the true number. they l are the ones reported? absolutely. there is frustration _ are the ones reported? absolutely. there is frustration when _ are the ones reported? absolutely. there is frustration when drivers i there is frustration when drivers

are stopped from getting on with theirjourney. they experience inconvenience. but i do not think it could _ inconvenience. but i do not think it could ever— inconvenience. but i do not think it could everjustify their behaviour we see — could ever 'ustify their behaviour we see. ., ., , .,~ could ever 'ustify their behaviour wesee. ., ., ., we see. you are shaking your head, sinead. we see. you are shaking your head, sinead- people _ we see. you are shaking your head, sinead. people will— we see. you are shaking your head, sinead. people will be _ we see. you are shaking your head, sinead. people will be getting i we see. you are shaking your head, sinead. people will be getting in i sinead. people will be getting in their cars and frustrated on their way to work by delays and roadworks. what is your message to them? i what is your message to them? i think calm down, slow down. we are all humans. you do not know what everyone is going through. we try to be respectful to them because you do not know what they are going through but equally they should present the same message. but equally they should present the same message-— but equally they should present the same message. interesting point. we are all humans. _ same message. interesting point. we are all humans. do _ same message. interesting point. we are all humans. do we _ same message. interesting point. we are all humans. do we as _ same message. interesting point. we are all humans. do we as motorists i are all humans. do we as motorists tend to think of it being the work rather than the people doing the work? in rather than the people doing the work? , ., ., , ., ., work? in this anti-social behaviour there is no — work? in this anti-social behaviour there is no demographic _ work? in this anti-social behaviour there is no demographic we i work? in this anti-social behaviour there is no demographic we can i work? in this anti-social behaviour| there is no demographic we can say is targeting — there is no demographic we can say is targeting teams. it is across—the—board and it seems people

aet across—the—board and it seems people get behind _ across—the—board and it seems people get behind the wheel and suddenly forget _ get behind the wheel and suddenly forget who they are and what they are doing — forget who they are and what they are doint. ~ ., , forget who they are and what they are doint.~ ., , ., , are doing. what is it about being in the car? it — are doing. what is it about being in the car? it makes _ are doing. what is it about being in the car? it makes people _ are doing. what is it about being in the car? it makes people feel... i the car? it makes people feel... they might be stressed and in a hurry, need to get somewhere, but do you think being in the car makes them feel invincible and almost forget themselves? it them feel invincible and almost forget themselves?— forget themselves? it must do because when _ forget themselves? it must do because when they _ forget themselves? it must do because when they ran - forget themselves? it must do because when they ran the i forget themselves? it must do i because when they ran the cones and drive up to you, it is their shield. it is disgusting behaviour. you have been driven — it is disgusting behaviour. you have been driven at? _ it is disgusting behaviour. you have been driven at? a _ it is disgusting behaviour. you have been driven at? a few— it is disgusting behaviour. you have been driven at? a few times. in i it is disgusting behaviour. you have been driven at? a few times. in our industry we — been driven at? a few times. in our industry we become _ been driven at? a few times. in our industry we become desensitised i been driven at? a few times. in ourj industry we become desensitised to it but we need to report it, need to put a stop to it because it is not right. i do not want to come home after a night shift and my mum says how was your shift? and i say someone drove at me. she does not want to hear that from her daughter. how much does she worry? when i started she said please be careful.

every night. i love thejob started she said please be careful. every night. i love the job and she knows i love thejob. i encourage people to come into the industry. after you have been through, being driven at, the gun incident, you must sometimes think i cannot do this? i must sometimes think i cannot do this? ., ~ , , this? i have locked myself in the van before _ this? i have locked myself in the van before when _ this? i have locked myself in the van before when someone i this? i have locked myself in the van before when someone has i this? i have locked myself in the i van before when someone has tried to get in the van and i have threatened to ring the police. but raising awareness with this campaign, i will ring the police. awareness with this campaign, i will ring the police-— awareness with this campaign, i will ring the police. when people do that and shout at — ring the police. when people do that and shout at you, _ ring the police. when people do that and shout at you, what _ ring the police. when people do that and shout at you, what is _ ring the police. when people do that and shout at you, what is their i and shout at you, what is their frustration with you? you are doing a job. why are they cross with you? we are the ones they meet and greet at the gate. just move out of the way, a woman told me i hope i go and die, the other week. people are crazy. die, the other week. people are cra . , , die, the other week. people are cra ., crazy. does this campaign, the awareness. — crazy. does this campaign, the awareness, the _ crazy. does this campaign, the awareness, the fact _ crazy. does this campaign, the awareness, the fact we i crazy. does this campaign, the awareness, the fact we are i crazy. does this campaign, the i awareness, the fact we are talking about it this morning, does it make

you feel safer, just having a national conversation? i you feel safer, just having a national conversation?- you feel safer, just having a national conversation? i did not know this was _ national conversation? i did not know this was a _ national conversation? i did not know this was a job _ national conversation? i did not know this was a job before i i national conversation? i did not- know this was a job before i started it so even saying this is a job. men, women, young and old, we all do it. ., , , ., ., men, women, young and old, we all do it. louise, you want workers to be trotected it. louise, you want workers to be protected by _ it. louise, you want workers to be protected by law- _ it. louise, you want workers to be protected by law. yes, _ it. louise, you want workers to be protected by law. yes, we i it. louise, you want workers to be protected by law. yes, we need i it. louise, you want workers to be j protected by law. yes, we need to see road workers _ protected by law. yes, we need to see road workers protected i protected by law. yes, we need to see road workers protected in i protected by law. yes, we need to see road workers protected in the | see road workers protected in the same _ see road workers protected in the same way— see road workers protected in the same way you would expect emergency services _ same way you would expect emergency services to— same way you would expect emergency services to be protected. what difference would it make? we need to see stricter— difference would it make? we need to see stricter sentencing for thosepeople and to make sure the reporting — thosepeople and to make sure the reporting methods are robust so people _ reporting methods are robust so people feel more secure in doing that _ people feel more secure in doing that we — people feel more secure in doing that. we ask teams to go back to the same _ that. we ask teams to go back to the same place _ that. we ask teams to go back to the same place where they are abused so there needs to be more exclusion zones _ there needs to be more exclusion zones around people who commit these crimes _ zones around people who commit these crimes. ., ., zones around people who commit these crimes. ., ~ , ., zones around people who commit these crimes. ., ~ i. . zones around people who commit these crimes. ., ~ . ~ ., zones around people who commit these crimes. ., . ~ ., ., crimes. thank you so much. a lot of messates crimes. thank you so much. a lot of messages coming — crimes. thank you so much. a lot of messages coming in _ crimes. thank you so much. a lot of messages coming in from _ crimes. thank you so much. a lot of messages coming in from viewers i crimes. thank you so much. a lot of i messages coming in from viewers with concerns about the same things.

hopefully you will be safer in the months and years ahead. keep enjoying thejob. months and years ahead. keep enjoying the job. if you are getting in your car, be patient. take your time. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, you're watching bbc london news with me, frankie mccamley. london's biggest baby bank says that when its helplines are open, a referral from authorities is made every a5 seconds. little village, which has hubs across the capital, gives out baby and child essentials to families in need. the charity says demand for its services went up by 22% last year. it's a continual wave of need. it's heartbreaking. it's really hard for our staff and volunteers, who are really desperate to help. we could open so many more spaces like this if we had the money to do it,

and the need would still be there. it's easy to feel despondent in the face of such big problems that we can't individually change, but we can make an individual difference to families' lives. the latest banksy mural in north london has now been partially covered after it was vandalised this week. anna o'neil sent this update. as you can see people already here taking photos of what happened to this banksy this morning. neighbour sent me a photo at this last night to say how upset they were that somebody, presumably the local authority, has put up these wooden frames around the orbit of this mural, which is very difficult to do as a flat piece. perspex has gone up in this wooden frame. although you can see very well from where i am standing, there is a wooden fence that has gone up preventing people being able to get up anywhere close.

i am not sure this is entirely in the banksy spirit. police are trying to identify 11 birmingham fans they want to question about trouble following a millwall game earlier this month. several officers were injured outside the den on the 9th of march. one man's been arrested in birmingham on suspicion of affray. a quick look at the tubes. there's a part suspension on the bakerloo and minor delays on the central line. now on to the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it should be a fairly dry start this morning, albeit for a few showers, but then we'll see further showers developing. but we still have a bit of sunshine, especially first thing this morning. we'll start to see the cloud increasing. then this band, quite heavy showers moving through. the wind will strengthen as we have through the afternoon. scattered showers to follow that band of showers and temperatures today reaching around 11 celsius. then overnight tonight, we'll see further showers, some clearer spells at first, but then you can see this heavier, more persistent rain through the early hours starts to lift into tomorrow morning.

the minimum temperature dropping to a celsius. you can see the deep area of low pressure still in charge as we head through thursday spiralling around the outside. we've got these bands of showers, so we'll see further heavy showers, potentially thundery showers through the course of thursday. some sunny spells between, but that wind will continue to strengthen. so strong, gusty. temperatures getting up to again around 11 celsius. as you can see as we head further through this week is going to stay largely unsettled. that low pressure still in charge, but milder temperatures by the weekend. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank withjon kay and sally nugent. you for your compai morning. top executives in charge of the post office have been paid almost £20 million since the faulty horizon it system was introduced.

at the same time, hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongfully prosecuted and convicted of fraud. nina's been taking a look at the figures for us. we have been talking about this story a lot over the last few months. it has been called one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in british history. no matter how many times you talk about it, it hits you fresh. a reminder — between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub—postmasters were prosecuted for stealing money. hundreds more were sacked or found themselves bankrupt. all because of a faulty it system. over the last 2a years, between them, these five people took home almost £20 million. nick read and paula vennells were in top positions at the post office, and dame moya greene, adam crozier, and john roberts were in charge of royal mail before the companies separated. nick read is the current post office chief executive.

he's made more than £2m since he took on the role four years ago — shortly after more than 500 subpostmasters won their case at the high court. among them, alan bates, who'd lost the £60,000 he put into his branch, lee castleton, who'd been made bankrupt, and seema misra, who was sent to prison whilst pregnant with her second child. seema's conviction was quashed by the court of appeal in 2021, but she's never stopped fighting. it is horrible. they nicked our money. that should be our own post office victim money. we have been screaming for so many years, we want our funds back. screaming for so many years, we want ourfunds back. the money belong to us anyway. because they worked for the post office, they take whatever they want. it is horrible, it is

horrible. so how has that pay been justified? here's nick read explaining his position to the business and trade select committee last year. i'm very conscious that i am very well paid. it's a great privilege to do this job. but i'm also conscious that it's a very complex and difficult role to manage the multitude of different priorities that the post office today has. i have a network of 50,000 colleagues and 11,000 branches, but also we are trying to address the issues of the past. the post office has told the bbc that the firm offers a number of incentives to executives, including bonuses to attract and retain talent. but they say they are mindful of government funding so seek external advice on pay. arguably, it is correct that at a time of crisis, when public money is being invested, they should recruit the best talent. when you look back

on the last 25 years, it really does sit uneasy. this is about more than money, seema says. it will never compensate for the dreams they took. it was an agonising result for wales yesterday as they lost on penalties to poland, in a bid to qualify for this year's european championships. it wasn't the result fans were hoping for, but it was a performance they could be proud of. joining us now is mike peters, who wrote wales' euro 2020 anthem — and his wifejules peters, who runs the red pub in dyserth. morning to you both. commiserations. we were all cheering you on last night. there really is... i think there is a sense of loss for the fans going into the euros. wales always brings such great stories, incredible atmosphere and incredible

fans. it incredible atmosphere and incredible fans. ., , ., incredible atmosphere and incredible fans. ., ., , fans. it was a big loss, a tragedy for the country. _ fans. it was a big loss, a tragedy for the country. we _ fans. it was a big loss, a tragedy for the country. we will- fans. it was a big loss, a tragedy for the country. we will pick i for the country. we will pick ourselves up and i think we can see this as a new beginning, the start of a future run. hopefully, when the world cup comes around next time, wales will be there with all its colour, beauty and majesty. colour, beauty and ma'esty. which colour, beauty and ma'esty. which eeteurweutd h colour, beauty and ma'esty. which colour would that i colour, beauty and ma'esty. which colour would that be? i colour, beauty and majesty. which colour would that be? this i colour, beauty and majesty. which colour would that be? this one, i colour would that be? this one, wales. i thought _ colour would that be? this one, wales. i thought it _ colour would that be? this one, wales. i thought it might i colour would that be? this one, wales. i thought it might be. i colour would that be? this one, i wales. i thought it might be. what was the atmosphere _ wales. i thought it might be. what was the atmosphere like _ wales. i thought it might be. what was the atmosphere like last i wales. i thought it might be. what| was the atmosphere like last night? thinking positive this morning is important. must have been desperate in the pub. irate important. must have been desperate in the tub. ~ ., , ., in the pub. we tend to be about positivity- _ in the pub. we tend to be about positivity- we — in the pub. we tend to be about positivity. we are _ in the pub. we tend to be about positivity. we are used i in the pub. we tend to be about positivity. we are used to i in the pub. we tend to be about. positivity. we are used to picking ourselves — positivity. we are used to picking ourselves up. last night was so magical, — ourselves up. last night was so magical, so many people, so many different_ magical, so many people, so many different ages. we bought the local pub a _ different ages. we bought the local pub a year— different ages. we bought the local pub a year ago and it was very special — pub a year ago and it was very special. despite the results, i loved — special. despite the results, i loved to— special. despite the results, i loved to see everybody. my parents were around. we have a licensed copy

shoo _ were around. we have a licensed copy shoo the _ were around. we have a licensed copy shop. the football night is like a new beginning of the red. great to see everyone under one roof. i sense a chance see everyone under one roof. i sense a change in — see everyone under one roof. i sense a change in the _ see everyone under one roof. i sense a change in the mood _ see everyone under one roof. i sense a change in the mood among - see everyone under one roof. i sense a change in the mood among wales l a change in the mood among wales fans. you might have struggled to be positive. what makes you able to do that? ladle positive. what makes you able to do that? ~ ., positive. what makes you able to do that? . ., ., positive. what makes you able to do that? ~ ., ., , ., positive. what makes you able to do that? ~ ., .,, ., , ., that? we are a strong country, a country of — that? we are a strong country, a country of small _ that? we are a strong country, a country of small communities i that? we are a strong country, a - country of small communities coming togetherfor country of small communities coming together for the country of small communities coming togetherfor the big moment. we see each other through the good times and the bad. that is one of our real strengths as a country. we have the music of wales and we can all celebrate singing at the end of the show. at the end of the game, their fans were still singing the national anthem and the red wall of comrie. we will come together strongly. is

our motto. ., ., we will come together strongly. is our matte-— our motto. you wrote the official wales 2020 _ our motto. you wrote the official wales 2020 song, _ our motto. you wrote the official wales 2020 song, didn't - our motto. you wrote the official wales 2020 song, didn't you? i our motto. you wrote the official. wales 2020 song, didn't you? that has brought you closer to the squad. you feel connected to the whole story. i have sung in the stadium when the alarm was on tour. singing the song. they want to hear that song. it has connected the alarm and wales with the whole community. that is what is special. we connect with fans from other countries. we bring a lot of colour to the occasion. great to see you bed this morning. thank you so much forjoining us, bringing that positivity despite the result last night. great to see you. i am sure wales will be back at a major tournament very soon. keep smiling. if you need to smile, we

have something to show you. this is a lovely story we have been enjoying this morning. and how's this for mistaken identity? a wildlife rescue centre which took in what was thought was a baby hedgehog found it was actually a bobble from a hat. the pom—pom was brought to the lower moss nature reserve and wildlife hospital by a well—meaning rescuer. they offer debt food. it was not interested in the food. i can see a nose! that is not the only case of mistaken hedgehog identity. sue has beenin mistaken hedgehog identity. sue has been in touch. she said, i spotted a hedgehog sitting in the rain in my garden as i set off for work. it was still there when i came home. it was dark and raining. i puta still there when i came home. it was dark and raining. i put a towel over it and put it in dark and raining. i puta towel over it and put it in a dark and raining. i put a towel over it and put it in a box dark and raining. i puta towel over it and put it in a box in the airing cupboard overnight. next morning, it gets better! next morning she

decided she did not want to look at it so she put it in a box in the car, seat belt around it and took it to the vets. she stood back. that opened the box. sue asks, oh, god, is it dead? deep that looked at her and said, it is not dead and it is not a hedgehog. —— the vet. it is a fruit low. sue had forgotten she had thrown an old fruit loaf out into the garden a few days earlier, packedit the garden a few days earlier, packed it and created what she calls a spiky shape. it was dark and i can be scatty! telling me! there that

said —— the vet said, you are the fruit loaf! she wrapped it in a towel. any more? let us know. i do not think anyone will send us a better one than that one. good morning. such a varie of than that one. good morning. such a variety of weather _ than that one. good morning. such a variety of weather this _ than that one. good morning. such a variety of weather this morning. - variety of weather this morning. this picture taken in northern ireland earlier shows the extent of the rainfall we have had. in this field, a lot of water. notjust in northern ireland, in wales as well. some heavy rain and showers. if you look at what is happening, this line of when moving north affecting northern ireland. hill snow with it. now this line of showers coming across the west. drifting eastwards during the day after a dry and bright start. the other way the front pushing north with rain and

hill snow. front pushing north with rain and hillsnow. some front pushing north with rain and hill snow. some of us starting off with sunshine. windy in the south and north. at the same time the line of showers pushing from the west towards the east, only to be followed by further showers. some of them will be heavy and thundery with hail. temperatures commit seven in the north to 13 in the south. overnight, a lot of showers in scotland will fade. if you coming in across northern ireland and south—west scotland. now, all of this rain across southern england, the midlands and wales. more especially over the hills in wales. another band comes in. colder than last night. temperatures could fall below freezing and part of the highlands. this area of low pressure was named storm nelson by the

spanish meta— service because of the impact it is likely to have in spain. look at the squeeze on the isobars. gales and windy generally across england. two lines of rain, both pushing north. scattered showers across england and wales. northern scotland seeing something a bit drier. even here it will not be bone dry. temperatures eight to 12 north to south. good friday looks like it will be windy. not as windy as on thursday. a mix of sunshine and showers. we expect fewer showers than we are looking at on thursday. also cloud continuing to linger across the far north of scotland. temperatures eight to 1a. in the lighter winds on thursday, it will feel warmer. then it all goes to pot. this weather front pushing up across the south east bringing rain

overnight good friday into saturday. saturday will be a mix of sunshine and showers. this area of low pressure on the near continent is giving us a headache. two different models showing two different scenarios. one it moves north and brings rain later on sunday. or it could move to the east and clear us all together. if that happens, we are looking at sunshine and showers. it is still a long way off and there is still a lot to play for. i will let you know what happens in the next few days. i let you know what happens in the next few days— next few days. i have another hedgehog _ next few days. i have another hedgehog story- _ next few days. i have another hedgehog story. this - next few days. i have another hedgehog story. this one - next few days. i have another hedgehog story. this one is l next few days. i have another . hedgehog story. this one is from teresa. my husband was driving home from work and spotted a hedgehog in the middle—of—the—road. he didn't want to hurt hickman stopped his car. holding up a huge line of traffic on a rural road. got out, approached the hedgehog and

discovered it was a pile of horse poo will stop he was too embarrassed because everybody was watching him. he gently picked up the horse poo and put it over in the hedge and all of the driver started to applaud him, thinking he had stayed there hedgehog. did he go back and put his hands on the steering wheel? we had an e—mailfrom somebody hands on the steering wheel? we had an e—mail from somebody else thinking they own the bobble hat. the bubble that is not the hedgehog? anyone switching and will have no clue. thank you. carol is looking at us like we are absolutely mad. thank you for those messages. a dancer from hull is set to become the youngest competitor at the european ballroom

championships this weekend. isabelle already holds two championship titles to her name — and she is only 1a years old! she will be competing with herfriend lily at the winter gardens ballroom in blackpool. our reporter simon spark went to meet them. imagine dancing since the age of four, at a european

are requiring transport like this to get them to and from schools, which meet their needs but are often miles from their homes. it's paid for by local councils. for shakira's family, it is invaluable. she's had to fight for the support shakira gets. navigating a complex system that's often under strain. this kind of transport is costing councils in england almost double we know that they have a lot more than they can give.

it's like really surreal because i'm so young, because i would be injuniors. it's just like really exciting for me because like i'm the youngest and it'sjust really fun. i think part of what fuels our dancing is we've got such a close friendship, we have sleepovers, you know, we're always seeing each other. and i think she's so phenomenal and she's so easy to work with. itjust makes it all so much easier. as for the parents, they have another anxious weekend ahead, i think nervous, quite excited for them to see see what they can achieve out of there. —— while they're there. she's never attended the europeans, so it's a big one. to be fair, it's all on the mums. they put so many hours in, ijust finance it. just so proud — they bring us to tears. you'd think after seeing them at so many comps, we would be quite immune to it, but we never are. there's always me and jess crying on the sideline. we're hoping to like

get in the top three because it is a really high category. if we could get into the top three, we'd be really happy with that. they dance at the winter gardens in blackpool this weekend. simon spark, bbc news. it's an issue we talk about a lot on breakfast — untreated sewage discharges polluting our waterways. and this morning, the environment agency will publish its latest data for england. it comes as london's brand new super sewer, which aims to help clean up the river thames, is due for completion this week. it's the biggest overhaul to the capital's sewage system since the victorian times, and our environment correspondent,

safety co m es safety comes first but today is supposed to be an awful day for the water industry and in the next half hour we expect the water companies through the environment agency to release data about how many sewage spills took place last year and how long they lasted for. we expect it to look pretty bad with big increases. we are in east london because that is a shaft that leads down to what is called the thames tideway tunnel, a huge pipe that has been built underneath the river there thames. has been eight years of work on it that looks like that tunnel will be completed today. rot, grime and raw sewage. for centuries, the river thames served as both the capital's dustbin and toilet. but, thanks to one of britain's biggest construction projects, things are about to change for the better.

the tunnel is under the tidal thames. andy mitchell is the chief executive of the thames tide way tunnel, or as it's better known, the super sewer. the super sewer has been designed and built to intercept the frequent spills of untreated sewage into the tidal thames. it's going to have a profound effect on the health of the river. snaking its way underneath the bends of the thames, the super sewer can hold 600 olympic—sized swimming pools of sewage and rain. it looks like it's getting dark up here. last year, i bicycled with andy along the 7m wide tunnel. here we are at the victoria interception point, which is this connection tunnel here. whoo! echoing. this sort of mega project doesn't come cheap. the super sewer has cost about £5 billion to build and that's going to be paid for by thames water customers through their bills

and that's the reality for the rest of the uk as well. if we want to stop sewage spilling into our rivers and seas, water companies and the government have been very clear that it's all of us, who are going to have to pay for it. it smells absolutely gorgeous, really organicy, really humousy. the contents of the super sewer will be pumped to east london. beckton sewage works is the largest sewage works in europe. beckton can treat 27,000 litres of sewage a second, and that process starts with all the things you shouldn't flush down your toilet being filtered out. so about 30 tonnes is removed from beckton a day, which is enormous. that's equivalent of about two double—decker buses, or one and a half of these skips every single day. full of wet wipes, condoms, all those things that shoudn't be. absolutely. unflushables. thames water is £15 billion in debt, and will next year take over running the super sewer.

given its problems, why should we trust thames water to manage the super sewer? i can understand that the public might see it that way, but i think one of the things if you go back in our heritage, back to the 1800s, thames water is phenomenal at delivering infrastructure solutions. last month, dolphins were spotted swimming in part of the river thames — a rare sight that could become more frequent once the super sewer starts intercepting sewage this summer. lam iamjoined by i am joined by andy mitchell, who you saw in that report. a bad day for the water industry and a big day for the water industry and a big day for you. what is going on behind us right now? this for you. what is going on behind us riaht now? , , ., ., ., right now? this is a monumental day for the project. _ right now? this is a monumental day for the project, the _ right now? this is a monumental day for the project, the last _ right now? this is a monumental day for the project, the last child - for the project, the last child being — for the project, the last child being covered. the last piece of big

construction on the whole job. it paves _ construction on the whole job. it paves the — construction on the whole job. it paves the way to start protecting the river— paves the way to start protecting the river thames.— paves the way to start protecting the river thames. behind us, that is a hue the river thames. behind us, that is a huge manhole _ the river thames. behind us, that is a huge manhole cover. _ the river thames. behind us, that is a huge manhole cover. it _ the river thames. behind us, that is a huge manhole cover. it could - the river thames. behind us, that is a huge manhole cover. it could be i a huge manhole cover. it could be the largest _ a huge manhole cover. it could be the largest drain _ a huge manhole cover. it could be the largest drain cover— a huge manhole cover. it could be the largest drain cover in - a huge manhole cover. it could be the largest drain cover in the - the largest drain cover in the world — the largest drain cover in the world it _ the largest drain cover in the world. it is being lowered. we can see it _ world. it is being lowered. we can see it moving. that is the end of the construction piece, really. a lot of the construction piece, really. lot of focus on the water industry about the amount of sewage spills. for people not in london, is everyone going to have to get their own super sewer? it cost £5 million and will be massively expensive. this is a big project, a big solution _ this is a big project, a big solution to a big problem. a very crowded — solution to a big problem. a very crowded city like london, that has been _ crowded city like london, that has been polluting the river over recent decades _ been polluting the river over recent decades. this is a big step forward. this kind _ decades. this is a big step forward. this kind of— decades. this is a big step forward. this kind of situation would not

work— this kind of situation would not work in — this kind of situation would not work in many other locations. he was sa inc work in many other locations. he was sa in: this work in many other locations. he was saying this is — work in many other locations. he was saying this is a _ work in many other locations. he was saying this is a specific _ work in many other locations. he was saying this is a specific solution - saying this is a specific solution for london. it is not feasible to build the sort of thing everywhere. absolutely not. this works in a densely— absolutely not. this works in a densely populated city. other cities have done — densely populated city. other cities have done this kind of thing and could _ have done this kind of thing and could do— have done this kind of thing and could do more. it would be a very different— could do more. it would be a very different solution if you are talking _ different solution if you are talking about coastal pollution. but what we _ talking about coastal pollution. but what we are proving is, with the right— what we are proving is, with the right thought an investment, we could _ right thought an investment, we could make a big difference. climate chance is could make a big difference. climate change is expected _ could make a big difference. climate change is expected to _ could make a big difference. climate change is expected to bring - could make a big difference. climate change is expected to bring more . change is expected to bring more intense and more heavy rain to the uk. won't itjust fill this tunnel up? there will come a time when it can't cope either.— up? there will come a time when it can't cope either. what we have done is brouaht can't cope either. what we have done is brought london _ can't cope either. what we have done is brought london time, _ can't cope either. what we have done is brought london time, 50 _ can't cope either. what we have done is brought london time, 50 years - can't cope either. what we have done is brought london time, 50 years or i is brought london time, 50 years or more _ is brought london time, 50 years or more what— is brought london time, 50 years or more. what we had to do going forward — more. what we had to do going forward is — more. what we had to do going forward is do something more

intelligent with rainwater and put it in the _ intelligent with rainwater and put it in the sewage. that intelligent with rainwater and put it in the sewage.— it in the sewage. that is what london has — it in the sewage. that is what london has to _ it in the sewage. that is what london has to do. _ it in the sewage. that is what london has to do. we - it in the sewage. that is what london has to do. we will. it in the sewage. that is what i london has to do. we will have it in the sewage. that is what - london has to do. we will have to separate our rainwater, are storm water, from the sewage coming out of our toilets and our homes. this water, from the sewage coming out of our toilets and our homes.— our toilets and our homes. this is a big engineering _ our toilets and our homes. this is a big engineering solution, _ our toilets and our homes. this is a big engineering solution, it - our toilets and our homes. this is a big engineering solution, it had - our toilets and our homes. this is a big engineering solution, it had to i big engineering solution, it had to happen _ big engineering solution, it had to happen. what we now have to do is do something _ happen. what we now have to do is do something way smarter with rainwater. | something way smarter with rainwater-— something way smarter with rainwater. , , ., ., rainwater. i suppose he will have to tell us customers _ rainwater. i suppose he will have to tell us customers will _ rainwater. i suppose he will have to tell us customers will have - rainwater. i suppose he will have to tell us customers will have to - rainwater. i suppose he will have to tell us customers will have to pay, i tell us customers will have to pay, ultimately. tell us customers will have to pay, ultimatel . , ., ~' tell us customers will have to pay, ultimately-— tell us customers will have to pay, ultimatel . , ., ~ , ., ultimately. this work needs doing, it is not cheap. _ ultimately. this work needs doing, it is not cheap, for _ ultimately. this work needs doing, it is not cheap, for sure. _ ultimately. this work needs doing, it is not cheap, for sure. that - ultimately. this work needs doing, it is not cheap, for sure. that is . it is not cheap, for sure. that is what _ it is not cheap, for sure. that is what bill— it is not cheap, for sure. that is what bill payers are paying bills for and — what bill payers are paying bills for and it — what bill payers are paying bills for and it is what people will want to see _ for and it is what people will want to see. , , ., ., to see. give us an idea, next half-an-hour, _ to see. give us an idea, next half-an-hour, this _ to see. give us an idea, next half-an-hour, this tunnel- to see. give us an idea, next| half-an-hour, this tunnel will to see. give us an idea, next - half-an-hour, this tunnel will be half—an—hour, this tunnel will be finished, what are you predicting? we might be another hour and a half, two hours. _ we might be another hour and a half, two hours. by— we might be another hour and a half, two hours. by the _ we might be another hour and a half, two hours, by the end _ we might be another hour and a half, two hours, by the end of— we might be another hour and a half, two hours, by the end of the - we might be another hour and a half, two hours, by the end of the day- we might be another hour and a half, two hours, by the end of the day we i two hours, by the end of the day we will be _ two hours, by the end of the day we will be there — two hours, by the end of the day we will be there. you _ two hours, by the end of the day we will be there-— will be there. you do not want to rush it. safely _ will be there. you do not want to rush it. safely and _ will be there. you do not want to rush it. safely and slowly - will be there. you do not want to

rush it. safely and slowly is - will be there. you do not want to rush it. safely and slowly is the i rush it. safely and slowly is the order of the — rush it. safely and slowly is the order of the day. _ rush it. safely and slowly is the order of the day. best - rush it. safely and slowly is the order of the day. best of - rush it. safely and slowly is the order of the day. best of luck l rush it. safely and slowly is the i order of the day. best of luck with the rest of — order of the day. best of luck with the rest of it. _ order of the day. best of luck with the rest of it. as _ order of the day. best of luck with the rest of it. as i _ order of the day. best of luck with the rest of it. as i said, _ order of the day. best of luck with the rest of it. as i said, the - order of the day. best of luck with the rest of it. as i said, the data i the rest of it. as i said, the data on sewage bells is expected to come out in the next hour or so. looks like we will be looking at big increases in sewage bills from most of the big water companies in england. of the big water companies in encland. . .. of the big water companies in encland. ., ,, i. of the big water companies in encland. . ~' ,, , of the big water companies in encland. ., ,, i. , . ., england. thank you very much. that will be on the _ england. thank you very much. that will be on the bbc _ england. thank you very much. that will be on the bbc news _ england. thank you very much. that will be on the bbc news website. i

live from london, this is bbc news. six people missing after a road bridge collapsed into a river in baltimore are now presumed dead. public satisfaction with the uk health service is at a record low according to a new report. israel's defence minister faces tough words in washington as the rift over the gaza conflict grows deeper. thailand has become the first south—east asian country to pass a marriage equality bill — paving the way for same—sex marriage. and check your passport — the message to millions of britons planning a trip to europe — to avoid being caught out by the ten—year rule. hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start in the us city of baltimore. six people still missing after a container ship brought down

a key bridge are now presumed dead. the coast guard said it had suspended its search and rescue