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our headlines today: the king is due to make his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer, at an easter church service in windsor. millions of workers are set for a pay boost as the national living wage goes up. late drama at brentford where two stoppage time goals see the points shared, as manchester united are denied victory thanks to a 99th minute equaliser. and the best of your easter sunday whether we'll be found in scotland today. elsewhere, a bit more cloud than yesterday, and in eastern areas a return of some patchy rain. i'll have all the details later on breakfast. many of us see them as a nuisance — but conservationists are urging us to be nice to seagulls, as their numbers decline in the uk. it's easter sunday, the 31st march. our main story.
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the king is to make his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. he's due to attend the easter sunday service at st george's chapel in windsor, along with other royals. but prince william and his wife, the princess of wales — who's also receiving treatment for cancer — will not be there. here's our royal correspondentjonny dymond. to the family church and that of many monarchs, the king is expected to walk today, in what will be his first public sighting since the announcement of his cancer diagnosis. it was after a procedure in january that cancer was found. since then, the king has continued with constitutional duties, but avoided all public engagements. messages and images there have been a plenty, most recently an audio message on maundy thursday. may god
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bless ou all message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this _ message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this easter. _ message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this easter. what - message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this easter. what a - bless you all this easter. what a chance it bless you all this easter. what a change it will— bless you all this easter. what a change it will all _ bless you all this easter. what a change it will all be _ bless you all this easter. what a change it will all be from - bless you all this easter. what a change it will all be from a - bless you all this easter. what a change it will all be from a year| change it will all be from a year ago. just before the coronation, the royal family made its way to church, king and queen, prince and princess. kate spoke out over a week ago, revealing her preventative chemotherapy treatment for cancer. she is, she says, focusing on recovery, and she won't be seen in public for a while to come. the priority this easterfor public for a while to come. the priority this easter for the princess and prince, theirfamily. all eyes, then, on the king this sunday, himself mid treatment for an unknown cancer, his reign on hold as he too devotes his time to recovery. jonny dymond, bbc news. our correspondent aruna iyengar joins us from windsor. so this will be a smaller than usual
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royal outing this year?— royal outing this year? that's ri . ht, royal outing this year? that's right. yes. — royal outing this year? that's right. yes. it— royal outing this year? that's right, yes. it is— royal outing this year? that's right, yes. it is going - royal outing this year? that's right, yes. it is going to - royal outing this year? that's right, yes. it is going to be . royal outing this year? that's right, yes. it is going to be a| right, yes. it is going to be a slightly depleted royal gathering, compared to last year when the royals were really out in force. today we are expecting to see the king and the queen. now, the king will be seen out in public, in the public eye, for the first time since he revealed his cancer diagnosis backin he revealed his cancer diagnosis back in february. but notably absent today will be the prince and princess of wales and her three children. they are expected to spend easter privately at home. this comes after the princess of wales, katherine, revealed her cancer diagnosis earlier this month, in a video announcement. she said at the time in that video that she needed to speak appropriately to her children about her diagnosis and that she was going to be ok. so they will be very much missed today, and in the royal party that will be here at st. george's chapel, which is in the building just behind me, behind this big wall, this is a traditional service that the royal family come
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to every year. last year, as i said, they were out in force, and that was they were out in force, and that was the first time the monarch had been at the head of the royal party since becoming the monarch. so the king today will be giving a sign of reassurance that all is well with him. he has been meeting people privately and in meetings inside, but this is the first time we have seen him outside, out and about, and it is seen as a reassuring sign. aruna, thank you. easter services taking place all over the country and all the world today. the archbishop of canterbury is expected to use his easter sermon to call for more action in helping people caught up in conflicts, especially in gaza, ukraine and sudan. pope francis is also preparing to deliver his annual message and blessing from st peter's square in rome. the appearance comes just two days after the vatican unexpectedly announced the pope would miss the good friday procession to "conserve his health" ahead of a busy weekend.
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a second ship carrying food and other supplies for gaza has set sail from the cypriot port of larnaca. the world central kitchen charity loaded the vessel with hundreds of tonnes of aid. it says there will be enough food to prepare more than i million meals. aid agencies are continuing to warn that people in gaza are on the brink of famine. the national living wage is going up byjust over one pound, to £11.44 per hour. the treasury says a full—time worker receiving this rate should take home around £1,800 extra per year. it will also be paid to anyone aged over 21 for the first time. more details from our business correspondent marc ashdown. the rest are sam loves hisjob, but after paying his essential bills he is often left with just a few hundred pounds per month to live on.
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—— barista sam. pay risesjust help them stay afloat. i -- barista sam. pay rises “ust help them stay afloatfi them stay afloat. i think they balance, because _ them stay afloat. i think they balance, because obviously l balance, because obviously everything else goes up in price so it evens out every single year. maybe for a month you will be like, i've got money this month, then the next month will be a rough one. workers across the uk and some of the lowest paid jobs are about to get a boost in their pay. from tomorrow, the national living wages going up from £10112 per hour to going up from £10.42 per hour to £11.44 per hour. the age at which a worker qualifies has also been reduced from 23 to 21 years old. the treasury says a full—time worker should be paid about £1800 extra over one year. this is the largest increase in a minimum wage in cash terms, and the first time it has gone up by more than £1 in a go, and it reflects the strength and pay growth across the economy, which looks set to continue. minimum wage levels for workers aged between 16 and 21 will also rise. the lobby group uk hospitality says taken across all the pay scales,
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businesses could be having to find an increase of 17%.— businesses could be having to find an increase of 17%. significant cost headwinds they _ an increase of 17%. significant cost headwinds they are _ an increase of 17%. significant cost headwinds they are facing - an increase of 17%. significant cost headwinds they are facing into, - an increase of 17%. significant cost| headwinds they are facing into, not just wages, but energy, food price inflation, and the cost of living pressures. there is a perfect storm going on here, and on top of this, a 17% increase in their wage bill. charities want to see more businesses sign up to the so—called real living wage, which sets minimum pay at a higher rate. but tomorrow's increase will give a pay boost to millions of workers. mark ashdown, bbc news. president biden�*s re—election campaign team has criticised donald trump for sharing a video on social media that depicts the us president bound in the back of a truck. a biden campaign spokesperson accused mr trump of inciting political violence. a spokesman for the trump campaign said democrats have been calling for "despicable violence" against mr trump. romania and bulgaria havejoined the eu's schengen zone which allows passport—free travel, but only for air and sea crossings. land border controls will remain in place, after austria blocked the countries
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from achieving full membership. actor chance perdomo, who starred in netflix horror series chilling adventures of sabrina, has died at the age of 27 in a motorcycle accident. he was born in los angeles but grew up in southampton. alongside his success in the states, he was nominated for best actor at the 2019 bafta tv awards for his role in bbc three drama killed by my debt. 30 years after it first hit our screens, gladiators is still proving to be a hit with tv audiences. an average of eight million viewers tuned in to the reboot of the 1990s show over the last 11 weeks. our culture reporter noor nanji has been looking into its success. the moment of victory. after weeks
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of gruelling challenges, then lay anderson and mary louise nicholson finally got their hands on the prestigious trophy. —— finlay. contender, ready! gladiators, ready! the final showdown saw the contender �*s take on the the final showdown saw the contender �*stake on the tried and tested challenges against the gladiators. at the end, finlay and mary louise went head—to—head with their rivals, running up the iconic travel later to the finish line. —— travelator. analysts say keeping the original format from the 1990s has been key to the show�*s success. what format from the 1990s has been key to the show's success.— to the show's success. what it has done, it to the show's success. what it has done. it has _ to the show's success. what it has done, it has created _ to the show's success. what it has done, it has created a _ to the show's success. what it has done, it has created a lot - to the show's success. what it has done, it has created a lot of- to the show's success. what it has done, it has created a lot of mr i done, it has created a lot of mr alger for those who might be done, it has created a lot of mr algerfor those who might be in their 30s or 40s and remember watching it the first time around, so they watch it, alongside their kids, who are watching it for the very first time. it will cause tv commissioners to come back to the drawing board and think of may be
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more shows that will bring everyone around together. find more shows that will bring everyone around together.— around together. and this is not the end, with a — around together. and this is not the end, with a second _ around together. and this is not the end, with a second series _ around together. and this is not the end, with a second series of - end, with a second series of gladiators now confirmed. noor nanji, bbc news. i gladiators now confirmed. noor nanji, bbc news.— gladiators now confirmed. noor nanji, bbc news. nan'i, bbc news. i think it has been a nanji, bbc news. i think it has been a hue nanji, bbc news. i think it has been a huge success. _ nanji, bbc news. i think it has been a huge success, that _ nanji, bbc news. i think it has been a huge success, that reboot. - nanji, bbc news. i think it has been a huge success, that reboot. people have loved it. b, a huge success, that reboot. people have loved it— have loved it. a full revival of so much stuff _ have loved it. a full revival of so much stuff right _ have loved it. a full revival of so much stuff right now. _ everyone likes to take home a souvenir when they travel, but it seems thatjournalists invited onto the us president's private plane might have gone a bit too far. after a recent trip on air force one, an email was sent to the entire press pool to say that if they had "inadvertently taken something off the plane by mistake" then white house staff could help "facilitate a quiet return." items that have gone missing are said to include branded glasses, an embroidered pillow case and even gold—rimmed dinner plates. imean, how i mean, how are you sneaking that into your hand luggage? find i i mean, how are you sneaking that into your hand luggage? and i want to know how _ into your hand luggage? and i want to know how the _ into your hand luggage? and i want to know how the journalists - into your hand luggage? and i want to know how the journalists got - into your hand luggage? and i want| to know how the journalists got hold of that. they are not going to be sleeping on a bed, are they? 0r
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eating off goldman �*s dinner plates. how did they... they swipe it on the way out? how did they... they swipe it on the wa out? , ., ., , , way out? the temptation must be uuite way out? the temptation must be quite acute- _ way out? the temptation must be quite acute- l _ way out? the temptation must be quite acute. i totally _ way out? the temptation must be quite acute. i totally would. - way out? the temptation must be quite acute. i totally would. i - quite acute. i totally would. i thinkl quite acute. i totally would. i think i would _ quite acute. ! totally would. i think i would stick— quite acute. i totally would. i think i would stick with - quite acute. i totally would. i think i would stick with the l quite acute. i totally would. i l think i would stick with the loo roll, maybe. d0 think i would stick with the loo roll. maybe-— think i would stick with the loo roll, maybe. do you think that is branded as _ roll, maybe. do you think that is branded as well? _ roll, maybe. do you think that is branded as well? we _ roll, maybe. do you think that is branded as well? we have - roll, maybe. do you think that is branded as well? we have a - roll, maybe. do you think that is| branded as well? we have a gold rimmed day _ branded as well? we have a gold rimmed day ahead _ branded as well? we have a gold rimmed day ahead of _ branded as well? we have a gold rimmed day ahead of us, - branded as well? we have a gold rimmed day ahead of us, for - branded as well? we have a gold i rimmed day ahead of us, for some, anyway, matt? we do indeed. very good morning and heavy easter. some sunshine out today for some of you, and for some it is going to last a bit longer into the evening as well. of course, before the clock change last night, it will be a bit longer before we see the sun come up in that next half—an—hour, if not an hour before some of you will see it. but look at the sunset times this evening. for some, especially in the west of northern ireland, it will be after 8pm before the sun dips below the horizon, and for some of you there will be plenty of it around today, especially across parts of scotland and for some in north—west england. elsewhere, a bit more cloud around
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than some saw yesterday, and they will be a few more showers returning to eastern areas. we begin with some showers across the west. we have loop — a close nearby still, slipping further south at the moment. in doing so, we have more of an easterly breeze developing today, picking up low cloud across the north sea. that will push into central and eastern england. a grey day here, which will bring outbreaks of rain and drizzle. the day starts with heavy showers in northern ireland, but they will depart in disguise will brighten. some of the best weather will be found across scotland today before that luke cloud —— cloud creeps up the eastern coast. temperature is rather suppressed, nine or 10 degrees, but going inland it should be a good deal higher. the best of the weather in western scotland, 15 or 16 as we go through into this afternoon. afternoon sunshine as well across the south. here this evening we will see heavy and potentially thundery showers, within turning right across parts of northern england and north midlands. driest and clearest still across parts of western scotland, where temperatures could drop low
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enough for a touch of frost, but largely a frost free night to come to take this into bank holiday monday. with low pressure now more broadly across the uk, it is not going to be quite as dry as some of you will have experienced through this weekend so far. certainly through wales, the midlands, northern england, there are outbreaks of rain, and the saints are parts of northern ireland. to this out of that we will see sunshine developed slow—moving, heavy and thundery showers, one two staying dry. driest and brightest across western scotland once again, but with more cloud in the east, and that lagging easterly breeze, it will feel chilly along those north sea coast of eastern scotland and northeast england. temperatures well down in single figures. probably up to 13 or 14 around the likes of auburn, and in the london area we will see some afternoon sunshine. taking you through now into tuesday, some of you of course will still be on your break for the rest of the week. a cloudier and stamper davis scotland, england and wales, brighterfor a time, seeing showers developed. the heaviest of those will be across the south, later on.
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before we moved in we could see temperatures creep up into the midteens, chilly day across parts of scotland, but things are warming up here as we go through the week. mild air pushing north, but for anybody enjoying the school holidays, always have the wet weather gear to hand. there will be some rain at times throughout the week. thank you very much. but i was relieved to have that run of unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovel , unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovely. wasn't _ unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovely, wasn't it? _ unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovely, wasn't it? get— unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovely, wasn't it? get rid _ unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovely, wasn't it? get rid of- unbroken sunshine yesterday. it was lovely, wasn't it? get rid of that - lovely, wasn't it? get rid of that blue bit down _ lovely, wasn't it? get rid of that blue bit down the _ lovely, wasn't it? get rid of that blue bit down the bottom, - lovely, wasn't it? get rid of that| blue bit down the bottom, matt. lovely, wasn't it? get rid of that - blue bit down the bottom, matt. push it back into france. i will! blue bit down the bottom, matt. push it back into france.— it back into france. i will do my best. it back into france. i will do my best- we _ it back into france. i will do my best. we should _ it back into france. i will do my best. we should remind - it back into france. i will do my best. we should remind you, i it back into france. i will do my best. we should remind you, ifj it back into france. i will do my- best. we should remind you, if you are “ust best. we should remind you, if you are just waking _ best. we should remind you, if you arejust waking up, _ best. we should remind you, if you are just waking up, the _ best. we should remind you, if you are just waking up, the clocks - best. we should remind you, if you are just waking up, the clocks havej arejust waking up, the clocks have changed overnight and we have gone forward one hour, so it is now 6:14 a.m., if you're still trying to feel your way around british summertime. relatives of the british offshore oil workers who were among 123 people killed in 1980 when the alexander kielland sank in the north sea off norway are still searching forjustice
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more than 40 years on. a platform which provided accommodation for rig workers sank after it was damaged during a storm. now, the families have begun a new legal battle for compensation. 0ur reporter mark mcalindon has more. the capsized oil platform, alexander kielland adrift after one of the worst ever oil disasters. hope is fading for 100 men still missing. i do not think you realise the impact upon _ do not think you realise the impact upon you _ do not think you realise the impact upon you when you're six years old and lose _ upon you when you're six years old and lose your dad.— upon you when you're six years old and lose your dad. among the dead, the father of — and lose your dad. among the dead, the father of laura _ and lose your dad. among the dead, the father of laura fleming - and lose your dad. among the dead, the father of laura fleming and - the father of laura fleming and wayne hunter. it is why they travelled to norway's west coast, to the memorial that honours the victims of the brca1. hour the memorial that honours the victims of the brca1. how does it make ou
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victims of the brca1. how does it make you feel— victims of the brca1. how does it make you feel like _ victims of the brca1. how does it make you feel like being - victims of the brca1. how does it make you feel like being at - victims of the brca1. how does it make you feel like being at the i make you feel like being at the memorial? i make you feel like being at the memorial?— make you feel like being at the memorial? ,., , .,, ., memorial? i feel sorry we lost our dads but i — memorial? i feel sorry we lost our dads but i feel _ memorial? i feel sorry we lost our dads but i feel angry _ memorial? i feel sorry we lost our dads but i feel angry that - memorial? i feel sorry we lost our dads but i feel angry that it - dads but i feel angry that it happened because i think it should not have _ happened because i think it should not have happened. you do not think it has— not have happened. you do not think it has impacted on you until you get older— it has impacted on you until you get older and _ it has impacted on you until you get older and you start talking to each other, _ older and you start talking to each other, you — older and you start talking to each other, you find out that life has not been — other, you find out that life has not been the same for you as anybody else and _ not been the same for you as anybody else and that is ok because disasters happen, but this one should — disasters happen, but this one should not have done. the disasters happen, but this one should not have done.- should not have done. the oil caital should not have done. the oil capital is _ should not have done. the oil capital is a — should not have done. the oil capital is a pretty _ should not have done. the oil capital is a pretty city. - should not have done. the oil capital is a pretty city. staff. should not have done. the oil| capital is a pretty city. staff at this busy have been researching the disaster and collecting testimony. wayne and his wife and laura are here looking for answers.- wayne and his wife and laura are here looking for answers. there is no endin: here looking for answers. there is no ending to _ here looking for answers. there is no ending to the _ here looking for answers. there is no ending to the story. _ here looking for answers. there is no ending to the story. there - here looking for answers. there is i no ending to the story. there needs to be an ending, do you agree? closure. staff don't think a new enquiry is possible but the search for truth must not end. if rare enquiry is possible but the search
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for truth must not end.— for truth must not end. if we can find more _ for truth must not end. if we can find more answers, _ for truth must not end. if we can find more answers, i— for truth must not end. if we can find more answers, i think- for truth must not end. if we can find more answers, i think that l find more answers, i think that should be done and like wayne says, it is not the money that is the most important but also kind of a recognition of their loss or their suffering or that they did not get the help they should had also could help them. the the help they should had also could hel them. ,., , the help they should had also could hel them. , ., .,, help them. the body of keith was never found- _ help them. the body of keith was never found. the _ help them. the body of keith was never found. the years _ help them. the body of keith was never found. the years since - help them. the body of keith was| never found. the years since have not been easy. it never found. the years since have not been easy-— never found. the years since have not been easy. it gets worse because ou have not been easy. it gets worse because you have been _ not been easy. it gets worse because you have been brought— not been easy. it gets worse because you have been brought up— not been easy. it gets worse because you have been brought up so - not been easy. it gets worse because | you have been brought up so to speak with a different understanding of what went on, a blanket of silence. so many people in the uk who have not got the justice and answers to their questions. but someone has got them answers and what right do they have to keep it away? back them answers and what right do they have to keep it away?— have to keep it away? back at the broken chain, _ have to keep it away? back at the broken chain, the _ have to keep it away? back at the broken chain, the list _ have to keep it away? back at the broken chain, the list of- have to keep it away? back at the broken chain, the list of names i have to keep it away? back at the j broken chain, the list of names of 123 victims, including the west cumbria and who never came home. just there on the left—hand side.
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that is everyone, isn't it? you could see _ that is everyone, isn't it? you could see your— that is everyone, isn't it? you could see your dad's - that is everyone, isn't it? you could see your dad's name and other people and colleagues he worked with. , ., ., ., is people and colleagues he worked with._ is that - people and colleagues he worked with._ is that any| with. very emotional. is that any compensation — with. very emotional. is that any compensation at _ with. very emotional. is that any compensation at all _ with. very emotional. is that any compensation at all given - with. very emotional. is that any compensation at all given your i compensation at all given your father's body was not found? it is a bit like a grave _ father's body was not found? it is a bit like a grave for— father's body was not found? it is a bit like a grave for us. _ father's body was not found? it is a bit like a grave for us. it _ father's body was not found? it is a bit like a grave for us. it is - father's body was not found? it is a bit like a grave for us. it is the - bit like a grave for us. it is the only thing we have got. that was our reporter mark mcalindon. let's take a look at today's papers. the times is reporting that almost 500,000 prescriptions for antidepressants are being issued for children each year, despite guidelines stating they should only be used in the most severe cases. the paper says the figures reveal the extent of the current mental health crisis. we will be talking about a new treatment for mental health later in
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the programme. the daily mirror leads on an interview from its invite only podcast with reality tv star giovanna fletcher, who explains how she was "blown away" by the princess of wales's "ability to connect" with people having met her when they filmed an episode of her podcast in 2020. the paper says the interview took place before catherine's announcement earlier this month that she's undergoing cancer treatment. the telegraph front page carries a story that says politicians will be barred from standing to be 0xford university's new chancellor. the university's governing body voted on the change, breaking with 300 years of tradition. "first steps for brave tony" is the headline in the sunday people. 9—year—old tony hudgell, who had both legs amputated as a baby, has raised millions of pounds for charities with his sponsored challenges. brea kfast viewers breakfast viewers will know him well. he's had an operation which will allow him to use his prosthetics without crutches. that is amazing and we wish him well as he recovers from that.— as he recovers from that. brilliant news for the _ as he recovers from that. brilliant news for the family. _ the mother of a 15—year—old boy
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who was killed by a speeding driver in 2018 is urging parents to talk to their children about organ donation. debbie enever donated her son dan's organs because they'd had a conversation before he died, and that decision has now helped save the lives of three other people. debbie has been speaking to our reporter nicola rees. welcome to the bereaved parents postcard, i am your host debbie enever. it is the club no parent wants tojoin, enever. it is the club no parent wants to join, surviving the death of a child. for debbie podcasting has been therapy since losing her son into thousand 18.— has been therapy since losing her son into thousand 18. there was that moment when _ son into thousand 18. there was that moment when l _ son into thousand 18. there was that moment when i turned _ son into thousand 18. there was that moment when i turned to _ son into thousand 18. there was that moment when i turned to look - son into thousand 18. there was that moment when i turned to look for i son into thousand 18. there was that l moment when i turned to look for him and realise they were just police cars that are nothing repetitive for the sight of your child lying on a gurneyin the sight of your child lying on a gurney in a&e with a head in a brace and incubated to help them breathe,
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nothing prefers you for something as terrific as that. he nothing prefers you for something as terrific as that.— terrific as that. he was killed by a seedin: terrific as that. he was killed by a speeding driver. _ terrific as that. he was killed by a speeding driver. on _ terrific as that. he was killed by a speeding driver. on that - terrific as that. he was killed by a speeding driver. on that day, - terrific as that. he was killed by a . speeding driver. on that day, debbie made the decision that saved the lives of three other people. good morning. she agreed to donate her son's organs and pole is forever grateful for the kidney he received. debbie, we have been in talks for the last_ debbie, we have been in talks for the last five years and when she gives— the last five years and when she gives me — the last five years and when she gives me a _ the last five years and when she gives me a cold, i think it is because _ gives me a cold, i think it is because i_ gives me a cold, i think it is because i have dan's kidney in me. that was— because i have dan's kidney in me. that was very much of the opinion that i am dead, i don't need it so somebody else can have them. what somebody else can have them. what can i sa somebody else can have them. what can i say about _ somebody else can have them. what can i say about that, _ somebody else can have them. what can i say about that, we _ somebody else can have them. what can i say about that, we have never met him _ can i say about that, we have never met him but— can i say about that, we have never met him but we _ can i say about that, we have never met him but we feel— can i say about that, we have never met him but we feel like _ can i say about that, we have never met him but we feel like we - can i say about that, we have never met him but we feel like we have i met him but we feel like we have known _ met him but we feel like we have known him — met him but we feel like we have known him since _ met him but we feel like we have known him since paul— met him but we feel like we have known him since paul got- met him but we feel like we have known him since paul got his - met him but we feel like we have - known him since paul got his kidney. we have _ known him since paul got his kidney. we have a _ known him since paul got his kidney. we have a great— known him since paul got his kidney. we have a great friendship _ known him since paul got his kidney.
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we have a great friendship out - known him since paul got his kidney. we have a great friendship out of - known him since paul got his kidney. we have a great friendship out of it l we have a great friendship out of it and that— we have a great friendship out of it and that is— we have a great friendship out of it and that is nice _ we have a great friendship out of it and that is nice when _ we have a great friendship out of it and that is nice when you _ we have a great friendship out of it and that is nice when you get- we have a great friendship out of it and that is nice when you get that. and that is nice when you get that friendshiu — and that is nice when you get that friendshiu i— and that is nice when you get that friendshi -. ., ., ., ., , friendship. i love that one. it was such a natural— friendship. i love that one. it was such a natural photo. _ friendship. i love that one. it was such a natural photo. debbie - friendship. i love that one. it was such a natural photo. debbie has| such a natural photo. debbie has been using _ such a natural photo. debbie has been using writing _ such a natural photo. debbie has been using writing to _ such a natural photo. debbie has been using writing to help - such a natural photo. debbie has been using writing to help her i such a natural photo. debbie has i been using writing to help her cope with grief and this is a result, her first published good. she coined the word midowed for someone who has lost a child. i word midowed for someone who has lost a child. ., word midowed for someone who has lost a child. ,, ., word midowed for someone who has lost a child-— lost a child. i like to think it can help bereaved _ lost a child. i like to think it can help bereaved parents - lost a child. i like to think it can help bereaved parents and - lost a child. i like to think it can | help bereaved parents and would lost a child. i like to think it can - help bereaved parents and would give them a little bit of hope because i did survive the un— survivable. there is hope. through her podcast and book debbie hopes to encourage otherfamilies to talk and book debbie hopes to encourage other families to talk about organ donation, something she knows dan would be proud of. an amazing woman and what a powerful message to send out. our thanks to debbie for talking to us about that. when it comes to the best of british wildlife,
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it's fair to say seagulls aren't at the top of most people's lists. they're seen by many as food—stealing pests, but scientists say they are actually very intelligent. conservation experts are warning that gull populations across the uk are dwindling and attitudes need to change. helen briggs reports. seagulls sharing of their flying skills on a winters day. they may be a common site in the case but some populations are in trouble. i do a common site in the case but some populations are in trouble.— populations are in trouble. i do not think people _ populations are in trouble. i do not think people realise _ populations are in trouble. i do not think people realise that _ populations are in trouble. i do not think people realise that the - think people realise that the numbers especially of reading seagulls have been declining. perhaps they do not take as much notice of them. they are in our towns and parts and open areas and we have become quite familiar with them. _, ., , ., ~
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them. three common goals and 26... hundreds of — them. three common goals and 26... hundreds of volunteers _ them. three common goals and 26... hundreds of volunteers took - them. three common goals and 26... hundreds of volunteers took part - them. three common goals and 26... hundreds of volunteers took part of i hundreds of volunteers took part of the first national survey of winter goals to get a better picture of the six main species that spend the winter here. six main species that spend the winter here-— winter here. the goals coming together- _ winter here. the goals coming together. some _ winter here. the goals coming together. some herring - winter here. the goals comingj together. some herring goals, winter here. the goals coming i together. some herring goals, a winter here. the goals coming - together. some herring goals, a few common goals. the idea is to count them coming in to get a sense of population change. but them coming in to get a sense of population change.— them coming in to get a sense of population change. but not everyone is a fan of seagulls. _ population change. but not everyone is a fan of seagulls. some _ population change. but not everyone is a fan of seagulls. some species i is a fan of seagulls. some species are notorious for rating beans and ceiling grid. here in brighton they have mixed views.— ceiling grid. here in brighton they have mixed views. people are very unkind and — have mixed views. people are very unkind and cruel— have mixed views. people are very unkind and cruel to _ have mixed views. people are very unkind and cruel to seagulls. i have mixed views. people are very| unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them. unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them- why? _ unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them- why? the — unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them. why? the other— unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them. why? the other day - unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them. why? the other day i - unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them. why? the other day i hate i unkind and cruel to seagulls. hated them. why? the other day i hate a| them. why? the other day i hate a donor and they _ them. why? the other day i hate a donor and they just _ them. why? the other day i hate a donor and theyjust sold _ them. why? the other day i hate a donor and theyjust sold it - them. why? the other day i hate a donor and theyjust sold it right i donor and theyjust sold it right out of— donor and theyjust sold it right out of my— donor and theyjust sold it right out of my hand. you donor and they “ust sold it right out of my hand.j_ donor and they “ust sold it right out of my hand. donor and theyjust sold it right out ofm hand. ., ., ., out of my hand. you cannot hold food in our out of my hand. you cannot hold food in your hand — out of my hand. you cannot hold food in your hand but _ out of my hand. you cannot hold food in your hand but apart _ out of my hand. you cannot hold food in your hand but apart from _ out of my hand. you cannot hold food in your hand but apart from that. i i in your hand but apart from that. i was in your hand but apart from that. was taking from my bag and a
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in your hand but apart from that]. was taking from my bag and a seagull just took my sandwich away from it so i need to buy food now. but just took my sandwich away from it so i need to buy food now.- so i need to buy food now. but this scientist said _ so i need to buy food now. but this scientist said seagulls _ so i need to buy food now. but this scientist said seagulls are - so i need to buy food now. but this scientist said seagulls are not i so i need to buy food now. but this scientist said seagulls are not the i scientist said seagulls are not the problem, it is ours.— problem, it is ours. when we see their behaviour _ problem, it is ours. when we see their behaviour in _ problem, it is ours. when we see their behaviour in terms - problem, it is ours. when we see their behaviour in terms of i problem, it is ours. when we see i their behaviour in terms of stealing or that, we should perceive the intelligence of the animals. the stash left- _ intelligence of the animals. the stash left. do _ intelligence of the animals. the stash left. do we _ intelligence of the animals. the stash left. do we need to think differently about them? to stash left. do we need to think differently about them? to think of an animal as _ differently about them? to think of an animal as a _ differently about them? to think of an animal as a pet _ differently about them? to think of an animal as a pet is _ differently about them? to think of an animal as a pet is a _ differently about them? to think of an animal as a pet is a negative i an animal as a pet is a negative mindset. if you think of them as intelligent creatures thriving in an environment we thrust upon them. the exerts environment we thrust upon them. the experts say it is likely more seagulls will settle in their cities and evolve more cunning behaviour. sometimes they get a bad press in the urban environment? share sometimes they get a bad press in the urban environment?— the urban environment? are they misunderstood? _ the urban environment? are they misunderstood? yes, _ the urban environment? are they misunderstood? yes, i _ the urban environment? are they misunderstood? yes, ithink- the urban environment? are theyj misunderstood? yes, i think they the urban environment? are they i misunderstood? yes, i think they are very charismatic creatures. definitely get a bad rap for sometimes aggressive behaviour interbreeding season but they are predator in the natural world and
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they are taking advantage of what was dealt to them. the they are taking advantage of what was dealt to them.— they are taking advantage of what was dealt to them. the data will be used to drive _ was dealt to them. the data will be used to drive new _ was dealt to them. the data will be used to drive new conservation i was dealt to them. the data will be i used to drive new conservation plans for seagulls with the hope we can learn to live a better alongside each other. helen briggs, bbc news. where do you stand? not a fan. they pinch my chips. we'd love to hear your experiences of any encounters with seagulls — have you had your chips or ice cream stolen? chips, sandwiches, ice cream. do they nest on or near your home? they are intelligent. really intelligent. _ they are intelligent. really intelligent. and _ they are intelligent. really intelligent. and huge. i they are intelligent. really. intelligent. and huge. some they are intelligent. really i intelligent. and huge. some of they are intelligent. really - intelligent. and huge. some of them other size of a small dinosaur. but we would like to hear your stories. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0440, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us
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by email, and on twitter as well. time for spot. we're talking football. we will talk yesterday's football. we will talk yesterday's football person look ahead to the big game later. big football person look ahead to the big game later-— football person look ahead to the big game later. football person look ahead to the bi came later. �* , ., big game later. big games to come in the title race. — big game later. big games to come in the title race, manchester— big game later. big games to come in the title race, manchester playing i the title race, manchester playing arsenal, liveable playing. this was a thriller. manchester united, a couple of weeks ago a great win against liveable and they were hoping to give them some momentum. brentford were outstanding yesterday. guess what happens? they find themselves 1—0. there was a dramatic finish at the gtech community stadium as brentford snatched a 99th minute equaliser to dent manchester united's hopes of champions league football next season. united looked like they'd snatched victory in the 96th minute, substitute mason mount�*s goal sparking celebrations, but they couldn't hold on,
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brentford finally taking one of their umpteen opportunities. kristoffer ajer's equaliser earning his side a deserved point. no complaints afterwards from the united manager. bre ntford brentford were better. they showed more passion and desire, determination than we did but then if you win, i think that is the quality of this team and if they hang in the game and i have to say, they fight for it, but they have to be able to show more. aston villa maintained their hopes of champions league football next season, beating wolves 2—0 at villa park. moussa diaby scoring the pick of the goals to leave unai emery�*s side fourth, three points clear of spurs. a late goal too at tottenham, son heung—min scoring four minutes from time, as spurs came from behind to beat luton 2—1. they stay fifth, whilst luton slip
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into the relegation zone. i was disappointed with the goal we conceded today, i thought it was preventable but again you're looking for a reaction. preventable but again you're looking fora reaction. like preventable but again you're looking for a reaction. like i said, this time of the year there is a bit of anxiety for every club because every win is important. i thought the boys for the most part kept their heads and played football. no doubt where the game of the day was — stjames' park, where newcastle came from 3—1 down to beat west ham. harvey barnes the hero for the home side, coming off the bench, to get the equaliser and then the winner here in the 90th minute. the 4—3 victory keeps eddie howe's side in the hunt for european football next season. they're eighth, just a point below west ham in seventh, with a game in hand. when it went 3—2 there was a feeling inside from the newcastle perspective that we could come back and get a draw but, of course, with
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god reasonably early and it gave us time to get the win about the crowd were incredible and it good an atmosphere as i experience. celtic can go back to the top of the scottish premiership if they beat the bottom side livingstone at lunchtime. rangers are currently top after a 3—1victory over hibernian at ibrox. james tavernier�*s goal, the 131st of his career, making him the highest—scoring defender in british football history. the old firm derby is next sunday. 0bviously obviously a crazy achievement to do, you know, if you told me when i first became a professional footballer but i would have a chance to be the highest offender in the uk, you know, iwouldn't to be the highest offender in the uk, you know, i wouldn't really have believed it. but it is obviously down to how ranges lets me play, down to how ranges lets me play, down to how ranges lets me play, down to my teammates i've played with over the years, that i've contributed to my goals. just like in the premier league and scottish premiership, it's tight at the top
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of the women's super league, where manchester city are three points clear of chelsea for now. that's after the beat liverpool 4—1 at prenton park. the league's top scorer khadija shaw scoring twice — this her first of the game — with city 3 up within 24 minutes. it keeps the pressure on chelsea who have a game in hand but their attention turns to the league cup final against arsenal today. cambridge continued their recent dominance of the boat race, beating 0xford, to win both the men's and women's events on the thames. the races took place following concerns about levels of bacteria in the water. joe lynskey has more. they've raced on the thames for nearly 200 years. this time the winners kept theirjoy on dry land. the boat race for the students had changed this year through geography. rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the river action campaign group found high levels of e.coli. rowers were told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead.
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they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but 0xford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's in no way to make excuses. the women's boat race was close until it changed on a moment. oxford, i'm warning you, oxford. that stern word from the umpire was to stop the boats colliding. 0xford fell back and cambridge powered on to chiswick. it's their seventh straight win and the men's fifth in six years. but what did change this year was the team's celebration. by tradition, the coxes get thrown in the river. but this year on the thames, they're staying out of the water. joe lynskey, bbc news.
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chasing a third successive grand slam and a sixth six nations title in a row, england have made it two wins from two in the women's six nations championship, as they beat wales, 46—10, at ashton gate in bristol. the red roses ran away with it as expected, securing the winning bonus point by halftime, with four tries. they ran in eight tries in total, including two from ellie kildunne. the crowd ofjust under 20,000 is a record for an england's women's home match away from twickenham. france also made it two wins from two, but they almost suffered a huge upset at the hands of scotland. they thrashed them last year, but had to come from behind in edinburgh, eventually winning by 15 points to 5 and denying scotland a losing bonus point right at the end of the match. job done in the end for france. that
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story about — job done in the end for france. that story about the _ job done in the end for france. trust story about the boat race over the weekend, or boat races, and the complaints about water quality, we will be doing more on that later in the programme, speaking about the problems that have been persisting across recent months. abba's performance of waterloo won the eurovision song contest at the brighton dome in 1974, and turned an unknown pop group into instant stars. a new exhibition marks 50 years since that moment of pop history and our reporter sarah smith has been for a trip down memory lane. it was the performance which would steal the show. # atwater lou, napoleon did surrender... # atwater lou, napoleon did surrender. . ._ # atwater lou, napoleon did surrender... ., , ., , , surrender... europe was in the grip of eurovision _ surrender... europe was in the grip of eurovision fever. _ surrender... europe was in the grip of eurovision fever. this _ surrender... europe was in the grip of eurovision fever. this exhibition | of eurovision fever. this exhibition from a collection of stories by
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those touched it. the from a collection of stories by those touched it.— from a collection of stories by those touched it. the big story is abba winning _ those touched it. the big story is abba winning eurovision - those touched it. the big story is abba winning eurovision in i those touched it. the big story is i abba winning eurovision in brighton, which is a huge part of brighton pop history, but underneath that is all of the collective stories and memories from individuals. jackie o'b rne memories from individuals. jackie o'byrne was _ memories from individuals. jackie o'byrne was assisting _ memories from individuals. jackie o'byrne was assisting her- memories from individuals. jackie o'byrne was assisting her father, 0'byrne was assisting her father, photographer. they were at the grand hotel to catch abba as they left for the dome. they came out of the lift in the most amazing silks, satins, pearls, but the men walked slowly because they were in platforms or the sparkling boots. musician bobby ward was also in the ground that evening, watching as the band emerged. i evening, watching as the band emerted. ., ., ., , ., emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she ave emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she gave me _ emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she gave me a _ emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she gave me a wink _ emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she gave me a wink back. - emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she gave me a wink back. it - emerged. i gave frieda a smile and she gave me a wink back. it was i emerged. i gave frieda a smile and| she gave me a wink back. it wasjust she gave me a wink back. it was just a moment in time of an unknown band, it was like, i didn't know i was witnessing a slice of music history. mal bowed and was the dj providing music before the show. the mal bowed and was the dj providing music before the show.— mal bowed and was the dj providing music before the show. the whole of bri . hton music before the show. the whole of brighton was — music before the show. the whole of brighton was buzzing. _ music before the show. the whole of brighton was buzzing. they - music before the show. the whole of brighton was buzzing. they were i brighton was buzzing. they were parties everywhere. it was pretty glamorous for brighton in �*74. tiara]!
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glamorous for brighton in '74. carol theobald was _ glamorous for brighton in '74. carol theobald was in _ glamorous for brighton in '74. carol theobald was in the _ glamorous for brighton in '74. carol theobald was in the audience at the dome. i theobald was in the audience at the dome. ., , ., ., , ., dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was- we — dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. we had _ dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. we had a _ dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. we had a scoresheet - dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. we had a scoresheet in i dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. we had a scoresheet in our. abba was. we had a scoresheet in our programme at the back, and i gave them top marks. programme at the back, and i gave them top marks-— programme at the back, and i gave them top marks. behind the scenes, chris english. _ them top marks. behind the scenes, chris english, he _ them top marks. behind the scenes, chris english, he worked _ them top marks. behind the scenes, chris english, he worked the - chris english, he worked the electricity board, had spent the week ensuring there had been no power —— problems with power. but it was still touch and go on the night. i suddenly realised that the amount of power but the dome was drawing from the grid had shot up. because they had put all the house lights on, which had never been on during the rehearsals. so i panicked a bit! the show did go on, though, and at the interval, this was the entertainment. # underground, overground, wombling free... b. # underground, overground, wombling free... �* ., . ., , # underground, overground, wombling free... ., , , free... a film of the womble is exploring _ free... a film of the womble is exploring the _ free... a film of the womble is exploring the area. _ free... a film of the womble is exploring the area. david i free... a film of the womble is| exploring the area. david grant free... a film of the womble is i exploring the area. david grant was askedif exploring the area. david grant was asked if he could drive one of them, wellington as he remembers, around
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in his buggy. it wellington as he remembers, around in his buggy-— in his buggy. it was a flash of two or three seconds _ in his buggy. it was a flash of two or three seconds and _ in his buggy. it was a flash of two or three seconds and it _ in his buggy. it was a flash of two or three seconds and it was i or three seconds and it was something else, if you blink you missed it. but it was well worth doing, my claim to fame. these imaaes doing, my claim to fame. these images capture _ doing, my claim to fame. these images capture abba _ doing, my claim to fame. these images capture abba in - doing, my claim to fame. these| images capture abba in brighton before and after the wind which would catapult them to fame. a show which, 50 years on, those who were there have never forgotten. sarah smith, bbc news. it seems so innocent and low—key in comparison to these days, doesn't it? i comparison to these days, doesn't it? ., . ., , , it? i love the womble is driving around as _ it? i love the womble is driving around as well. _ it? i love the womble is driving around as well. my _ it? i love the womble is driving around as well. my favourite. i it? i love the womble is driving i around as well. my favourite. right, we are coming _ around as well. my favourite. right, we are coming up — around as well. my favourite. right, we are coming up to _ around as well. my favourite. right, we are coming up to time _ around as well. my favourite. right, we are coming up to time for - around as well. my favourite. right, we are coming up to time for the i we are coming up to time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show... it looks like a flotation device. it does! you could probably get into that. here we go. bon appetit. skibbereen! thank you so much. so, i can taste the kind of familiarity, and then i'm waiting for the alcohol, but it hasn't arrived. it's like wine light.
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now, one thing that gets most of us excited when planning a trip is the chance to tuck into tasty, authentic dishes from other parts of the globe, from traditional delicacies to spicy street food, and even maybe michelin—starred menus from some of the most celebrated chefs on the planet. well, this week we've got a feast for your eyes, with a menu full of some of our favourite travel show foodie adventures.
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for starters, let's look back at that time i headed to glasgow, in scotland, on a culinary quest to find the story behind britain's most popular dish — and it's not what you maybe think it is. glasgow is often voted the world's friendliest city, and locals pride themselves on their good cheer, good humour and chattiness. it's one reason that generations of immigrants from all over the world have decided to call glasgow home. and it's here where britain's most popular dish was born — and it is not fish and chips. this is chicken tikka masala. it's boneless chunks of chicken marinated in a sauce of tomato and cream, and it has this fantastic orange colour because of the spice mix. mm. you can get the dish all over the city. but according to local legend, the original chicken tikka masala was created here at the shish mahal restaurant in the 1970s. every day the chef marinates 30kg of chicken, and roasts up to 400
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skewers in his tandoor. this is our secret sauce. you can taste it. all right, here we go. that's got some kick to it. have you ever told anyone outside of the restaurant what's inside? no. well, he's staying tight lipped. so i head over to the dining room to meet with ali asif. this is my dad with... asif�*s father, sadly, passed away in december, but his legacy lives on through the family restaurant, where in the early 1970s he's reputed to have created the world's first tikka masala. it all started when a grumpy bus driver complained that his chicken was too dry. asif�*s dad needed a quick fix, so he grabbed a can of tomato soup that he'd already opened. dad put the tomato soup into the curry, heated it up and served it, and the customer loved it.
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the customer asked, "what is this called?" "tikka masala. " because it's the most generic name he could think. so, these days you can get tikka masala as a pizza topping, frozen at the grocery store, as a takeaway. what do you make of everyone copying your dad's recipe? he said people enjoying food is more important than where it came from or who invented it. he used to say he was born in pakistan, but he was made in glasgow. like any legendary dish, the origins of the chicken tikka masala are disputed — but asif�*s dad remains a local hero anyway. he was part of a wave of people from pakistan, india, and current—day bangladesh who came to scotland in the 1950s when the uk faced a labour shortage. but rather than returning to their home country after five years, as was so often the plan, many families decided to stay. and today, more than 60,000 people of south asian descent live here and in the surrounding area. we're off to meet the comedian,
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sanjeev kohli, at one of his favourite spots in the city. sanjeev, i hope you don't mind. i took the liberty of getting a little snack — the paper dosa. 0k...! not so little. i feel like i should wear this. it looks like a flotation device. it does...! you could probably get into that. scotland in the winter, it's a bit like finland. you need your comfort food. it's freezing. it's been dark for seven hours. sushi ain't going to cut it. it's got to be comfort food. and the thing about indian food, it is comforting, like a big fluffy naan bread, like a pillow, you know what i mean? 0r pakora. it's just all there. all the salt, all the fat, all the stuff. indian food is the most popular food in scotland. anywhere you see fish and chips, you can see curry. that's how integrated, certainly, the cuisine is. and i've always thought that the cuisine, the story of the cuisine reflects the story of the people, if you know what i mean? glasgow is curry, and curry in glasgow. a mouthwatering
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memory from scotland. and i don't need to be asked twice, if there are any more trips like that one. next up, we're crossing the sea to ireland — a country that in recent years has undergone a bit of a gastronomic renaissance. kate hardie—buckley returned to her home county, now the country's top foodie destination to tuck in. welcome to west cork. this is the mizen peninsula, the most south—westerly tip of the island of ireland. i've been coming to this part of the world since i was eight years old. people are drawn here by the dramatic scenery, the arts and the great craic — and now they're flocking here for the local cuisine. west cork was recently voted ireland's food capital. the history of the area is as rich
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and diverse as its food. along the coast, you'll find caves where pirates smuggled their treasures. it's where marconi sent the first transatlantic radio transmission to america. and it was here the first famine death was recorded, the first of over a million across ireland, with a further two million people emigrating. so, this is the skibbereen saturday market. at the height of summer, i think maybe the best market anywhere in the country. this is the freshest mozzarella available in ireland right now. it's like lactic poetry. april makes the most astonishing potions. slainte. when we think of vinegars, we think of something that's harsh and aggressive — and that's gentle.
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obviously, i can taste the apple... mm—hm. ..but there's like a berry taste to it, or something like that? maybe even the whiskey. you'll taste the whiskey. the whiskey! they laugh bit early for the whiskey. the skibbereen market continues to slowly but organically grow and get better. people, i think, are really realising more and more that the essence of a real experience is when it's grounded in local foods. and that's what you want, whether you're in bangkok, or tuscany, or in west cork. here we go. bon appetit. skibbereen! thank you so much. wow. it's a real west cork burger. i've come to meet the fergusons, who run gubbeen — one of the original irish cheese farm houses here — and they play a huge role on the west cork food scene. giana and herfamily have been making their award—winning cheese for the last 40 years. and is this sort of
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where you begin creating the flavours and the texture? in a way. although i think the real start of this story is the soil. and of course, the big flavour is once the cheeses are made and they start to ferment. this is heavier than you'd think. oh, my goodness. this smells incredible! there you are, the finished products. i think if you're in new york, or if you're in paris, or wherever we export to, and you come across this, what you're going to feel, or smell, is west cork. that's what i love about this. giana's children are the latest generation working the land. fingal makes the charcuteries with over 100 different products. the fergusons, and other west cork food makers, account for 75% of artisan producers across the country. in west cork, not only do you get to taste great food, but you also get the chance to find
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and explore new ingredients. it's beautiful down here. here we go. jim and maria kennedy run sea kayaking trips all along the coast, where you get to forage for your own food. out on the atlantic... ..looking for dinner. and we don't have to look far. when you start to investigate, they become like friends. you just see, "oh, there, look, there's the oarweed coming up "and over here, the sea spaghetti." it's absolutely amazing. for ireland's coastal communities, seaweed has long been a staple food. it has everything you need — it has minerals, it has vitamins. all the b vitamins that we spend, you know, 20, 30 euros buying across the shelf, it's all in here. there's a seal over there also looking for his dinner.
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hello, buddy. so, what is on my seaweed board? we have some dillisk, or dulse. carrageenan, another traditional favourite. we have seagrass, beautiful green, also known as spirulina. i recognise that one. mm—hm. and then for something completely different, the queen of all seaweeds — or maybe the king — pepper dulse. the truffle of the sea. that's extraordinary. mm. peppery... such a bite to it, such a kick. what's most striking is the diversity under the kayak. different shapes, forms, textures, colours. it's quite extraordinary. even in the famine, people ate seaweed. but i think then, it became associated with poverty and hunger. and now people are beginning to rediscover the amazing properties of seaweed.
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well, next on the menu, we're heading over to vancouver, in canada, a city that's frequently named as one of the best food destinations in the world. but it's not all michelin—starred restaurants and high—end dining. the culinary scene has been broadening out to reflect some, up until now, less well known and diverse dishes. we sent eva to try one of them. eva: you might have heard about poutine. it's canada's unofficial national dish, kind of like what pierogies are to poland or what the burger is to the united states. this comforting, salty dish is made up of chips, cheese, curds and gravy.
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but this is not a piece about poutine. in fact, it can be quite hard to find authentic poutine out here on the west coast. it comes from quebec in the east. here in vancouver, there is another dish that you should know about. hi! hello. hi. my name is paul natrall. i'm mr bannock. paul — or mr bannock — is a member of the squamish nation. he lives on one of the three first nation territories here in vancouver city. he owns the only indigenous food truck in vancouver, and his specialty, bannock — a staple in first nation cuisine. 0h, awesome! that's a mr bannock apron, isn't it? yes, ma'am. wonderful. let me put this on. bannock is pretty simple. it's sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and water. not too dissimilar
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from an english scone. the word �*bannock�* itself is scottish, so there's always a huge debate if bannock is indigenous. every community and every nation has a type of flatbread, and as stuff evolves and indigenous food evolves we have baking powder, salt, sugar, and now we have these huge fluffy bannocks. for me, its huge to be able to have my kids watch and learn what i do, just because our food culture has been missing for so long, you know, through all the trauma that we have. i'm keen to sample paul's modern take. well, these just look so delicious. golden, fluffy... should i? should i do it? yeah, do it. mmm. and then the fluffiness. so delicious. mm—hm. they�* re fluffy.
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they're, like, the perfect combination of fluffy and crispy. nice. mm—hm. hopefully, soon there will be more places to try indigenous food in vancouver. but, for now, bannock doesn't seem like a bad place to start. william lee adams: eva zu beck in canada, getting stuck into a first nations feast. and from canada let's hop over to the us, where new york has long been dubbed �*the city that never sleeps�*. a place where you can get anything, from a burger to beluga, at any time, day or night. but, post—pandemic, is the city's food scene still open all hours? we sent kim davis to one of the city's most famous diners to see if they're still cooking right around the clock. jazz music as a native new yorker, i know a thing or two about nightlife in this city. now, any good night out starts with food, and where better to fill up than at one of manhattan's
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most iconic delis? it is so busy here. i have to figure out what i want really quick because if you don't know what you want you're going to get shoved out of the way and people are going tojump in right ahead of you. the first thing i'd recommend is... they give you a ticket and the ticket gets you in. where is your ticket? i don't have one. i walked in without getting one. hello. you can use it to pay and to walk out. to pay and to walk out? hi there. can i please get a pastrami sandwich? delis and diners are part of the fabric of the city, catering to hunger pangs at all hours. hi, here's your pastrami. oh, my gosh. thank you. enjoy. this is gigantic! this is nothing. i love that. "it's nothin'." he laughs �*nothin'!’ listen, food and nightlife go hand in hand, right. right? we struggled a little bit during the pandemic, as did everyone
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in the world, literally. and we got lucky. customers still supported us. 0ur regulars took care of us. and that's what it means to be in business for 135 years and five generations. but not all have been lucky. many have closed their doors permanently. the numbers employed in the restaurant scene have shrunk by 35,000 since the pandemic. and for those that survived, it's been a challenge. there was a lot of trial and error and bars in the neighbourhood were going through similar sets of questions. and so we didn't start 24 hours right away because they also weren't staying open till 4am like they used to. but kind of hand—in—hand, lockstep, the bar scene, the nightlife scene, food scene, all coming back with a real vengeance. what do you think? it's good, right? wow. she laughs. kim davis there taking a bite out of the big apple.
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and after all that food, what could be better than a glass of wine to round things off? so we'll leave you with ade in paris, where there's been something of a revolution with the country's favourite tipple, meaning that those dreaded hangovers could maybe become a thing of the past. we'll see you all again next week. but in the meantime here's ade to tell you more. cheers! whether you're mad for merlot or salivate over a sauvignon blanc, the city of love swoons for a glass of wine. as other countries have music orfashion, in france you'll see a glass of wine on each table in any bistro or michelin—star restaurant. i mean, there are paintings about wine. they fought wars about wine. so it's worth 25 billion euros a year to the french economy, and then there were 5.5 billion bottles produced in france last year. but as bars and restaurants all over
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the world shut their doors, the pandemic forced loads of us to reassess our relationship with booze and explore more non—alcoholic alternatives. international sales of non—alcoholic drinks have shot up by a quarter. but in france the growth has been slower — reportedly, just 4% in the same period. so how do parisians feel about alcohol—free wine? i've never tried it. i like wine, regular wine. i'm used to that. i think we're losing something. you want to feel... he clicks his tongue ..the taste. it's not as fun either. one man hoping to transform french attitudes is augustin. hello, ade. last year, he set out what he says is paris's first shop entirely devoted to non—alcoholic drinks. do you get any snobbery?
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do you get people who come in and when they hear there's no alcohol, they're like, what is this? !" yeah. at the beginning, some people were kind of making fun orjust laughing when they entered. but then for us it's not against alcohol because most of our customers, they are what we call flexi—drinkers. so they keep drinking alcohol, but they also, from time to time, want to have a break. of course, you have all the pregnant women, the muslim people who never drink alcohol. actually, it came from my own story because i quit drinking during the pandemic. i don't like soda, i don't like very sweet beverages, so i was looking for other options. he's far from the first person to ride this trend. a few rounds of alcohol—free bars have opened up over the past few years all across the world, from 0% tokyo to sans bar in texas, to the virgin mary in dublin. along with spirits and beers, augustin stocks two kinds of alcohol—free wine. the first is de—alcoholised.
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it's fermented like a traditional wine before the alcohol is then removed. you'll see the smell is close, but then the length in the mouth is different. you know what? that's so interesting. so i can taste the kind of familiarity, and then i'm waiting for the alcohol. but it hasn't arrived. it's like wine—lite. the second kind doesn't involve fermentation, and it's more like a poshjuice. and this one is very good if you eat it with your meat or pasta. we've picked a particularly potent one made from... ..beetroot. it's busy. i don't think i'm ready for this one yet. but this is exactly what we see with our customers. so now they are more looking into substitutes, so beer or de—alcoholised wine. and we know in some years they may look more for new recipes and new techniques and everything.
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but are parisians ready to embrace this new gastronomic experience? there's only one way for me to find out. excusez—moi, excusez—moi. s'il vous plait? would you like to try some non—alcoholic wine? it's good, actually. i like it. i don't like it. i don't think it tastes like wine. no, it's sweeter, i think. 0h. it's actually good. you like it? yes. wow. that's the de—alcoholised wine. now for the beetroot... not in my case. oh, it's more... more acidic? ..acid... yes. more acidic. it's, um... this one is a better one than that. and whether they like the wines or not, most of the parisians we spoke to were at least open
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to alcohol—free alternatives. yes, because i'm not fond of alcohol. i prefer the taste. so for you, it's just finding something that has the right taste? yes. and then it'll be a winner? yeah. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today: the king is due to attend an easter service in windsor, his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.
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a second ship carrying food aid to gaza has set sail from cyprus, with 400 tonnes of supplies onboard. millions of workers are set for a pay boost, as the national living wage goes up. cambridge win both the men's and women's boat races, but it's a celebration with a difference — with the crews staying out of the water amid concerns over sewage. and the best of your easter sunday weather will be found in scotland today. elsewhere, a bit more cloud than yesterday and in some eastern areas, return of patchy rain. i'll have all the details here on breakfast. it's easter sunday, the 31st of march. our main story. the king is to make his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. he's due to attend the easter sunday service at st george's chapel in windsor, along with other royals.
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but prince william and his wife, the princess of wales — who's also receiving treatment for cancer — will not be there. here's our royal correspondentjonny dymond. to the family church and that of many monarchs, the king is expected to walk today, in what will be his first public sighting since the announcement of his cancer diagnosis. it was after a procedure injanuary that cancer was found. since then, the king has continued with constitutional duties but avoided all public engagements. messages and images there have been aplenty, most recently an audio message on maundy thursday. king charles iii: may god bless you all this easter. what a change it will all be from a year ago. just before the coronation, a royalfamily made its way to church — king and queen, prince and princess. kate spoke out over a week ago, revealing her preventative
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chemotherapy treatment for cancer. she is, she says, focusing on recovery, and she won't be seen in public for a while to come. the priority this easter for the princess and prince, theirfamily. all eyes, then, on the king this sunday, himself mid—treatment for an unknown cancer, his reign on hold as he too devotes his time to recovery. jonny dymond, bbc news. 0ur correspondent aruna iyengar joins us from windsor. iam i am guessing this will be a smaller royal outing than in previous years, aruna? , .,. royal outing than in previous years, aruna? , . ., , . aruna? yes, rachel, certainly. we are atoin aruna? yes, rachel, certainly. we are going to _ aruna? yes, rachel, certainly. we are going to be — aruna? yes, rachel, certainly. we are going to be seeing _ aruna? yes, rachel, certainly. we are going to be seeing a _ aruna? yes, rachel, certainly. we are going to be seeing a much i are going to be seeing a much tighter royal family group today. the king and queen are expected to be here today, and that is significant, because this will be the first time the king has been
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seen outside, out and about, since his cancer diagnosis back in february. so this is seen as very much a reassuring sign. buckingham palace have also announced speaking will be dialling up his public engagements into the summer. so all that sounds extremely positive. 0bviously today, though, the big missing people there today will be the prince and princess of wales, who will not be there today. they will be celebrating easter privately with their three children, and that follows the princess of wales' video announcement earlier this month that showers having preventative chemotherapy to deal with her cancer diagnosis. so today the king is expected to walk up to st. george's chapel, he is expected to wave to the cloud, and it is a traditional service that the royal family do every single year, last year, this was the first time that he and the king attended as monarch for the
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first time, so today there will be crowds, people are expected to be pretty excited about seeing the king out and about and waving to the crowds. �* ., ., ~ out and about and waving to the crowds. �* ., ., ,, , ., , . crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed. crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed- of — crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed. of course, _ crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed. of course, that _ crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed. of course, that is _ crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed. of course, that is not i crowds. aruna, thank you very much indeed. of course, that is not the i indeed. of course, that is not the only significant easter service taking place today. the archbishop of canterbury is expected to use his easter sermon to call for more action in helping people caught up in conflicts. pope francis is also preparing to deliver his annual message from st peter's square in rome. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool is outside the basilica. good morning. there have been some concerns about the pope's health? there certainly have been over the past month or so. the pope is cancelled numerous engagements, we have heard variously either because of what has been described as flu or bronchitis, and actually has cancelled some events during the
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easter period as well. but he is due to preside over mass in a couple of hours and a little bit later he will deliver his blessing and easter message from the balcony, the central balcony of saint peter's per silica, just over my shoulder. a week ago, he didn't give his usual homily at the palm sunday mass, he pulled out of an event on good friday, the way of the cross procession at the coliseum, but he did attend the longest mass of this period, the easter vigil mass yesterday, a two hour long mass here. and he did appear, at some points, to be out of breath and looked a little weak, but he was smiling, he waved to people who came here. but lots of concern, as i say, over his respiratory problems, over the last month or so.— over his respiratory problems, over the last month or so. aleem, thank ou. a second ship carrying food and other supplies for gaza has set
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sail from the cypriot port of larnaca. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, just remind us how urgently needed this aid is right now? well. needed this aid is right now? well, we have the _ needed this aid is right now? well, we have the united _ needed this aid is right now? well, we have the united nations - needed this aid is right now? -ii we have the united nations warning of a man—made famine living in gaza, particularly in the north. so this aid is desperately needed. we are told that is more than 300 tons of food supplies on—board these two vessels, they make up the second shipment of aid is going in by sea, having left larnaca in cyprus, it will take a couple of days now for these vessels to make their way to these vessels to make their way to the gaza strip just outside of gaza city. now, gaza does not currently have any port facilities, so you've also got, with these vessels, a forklift truck, you've got a crane also that will help them with future deliveries of aid via this route. this is a route that the un has
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really welcomed opening up by sea, to get aid into gaza, so urgently needed, but of course we have those warnings at the same time, that what is really needed is for more deliveries by land. for laurie loads of aid to go in, those are the most efficient way to get aid into gaza. —— lorry loads. efficient way to get aid into gaza. -- lorry loads-— -- lorry loads. yolande knell live injerusalem- _ president biden's re—election campaign team has criticised donald trump for sharing a video on social media that depicts the us president bound in the back of a truck. a biden campaign spokesperson accused mr trump of inciting political violence. a spokesman for the trump campaign said democrats have been calling for "despicable violence" against mr trump. romania and bulgaria havejoined the eu's schengen zone which allows passport—free travel, but only for air and sea crossings. land border controls will remain in place, after austria blocked the countries from achieving full membership.
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actor chance perdomo, who starred in netflix horror series chilling adventures of sabrina, has died at the age of 27 in a motorcycle accident. he was born in los angeles but grew up in southampton. alongside his success in the states, he was nominated for best actor at the 2019 bafta tv awards for his role in bbc three drama killed by my debt. the national living wage is going up byjust over one pound, to £11.44 per hour. the treasury says a full—time worker receiving this rate should take home around an extra £1,800 a year. it will also be paid to anyone aged over 21 for the first time. more details from our business correspondent marc ashdown. barista sam loves hisjob, but after paying his essential bills he's often left with just a few hundred pounds a month to live on. pay rises just help him stay afloat. i think they balance, because obviously everything else goes up in price so it sort of evens out every single year.
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maybe for, like, a month you'll be like, "ooh, i've got money this month!" and then it'lljust be, like — the next month will be a bit of a rough one. workers across the uk in some of the lowest—paid jobs are about to get a boost in their pay. from tomorrow, the national living wage is going up from £10.42 an hour to £11.44 an hour. that's an increase of 9.8%. the age at which a worker qualifies has also been reduced from 23 to 21 years old. the treasury says a full—time worker should be paid about £1,800 extra over one year. this is the largest increase in a minimum wage in cash terms and the first time it's gone up by more than a pound in one go, and it reflects, really, the strength in pay growth across the economy — which looks set to continue. minimum wage levels for workers aged between 16 and 21 will also rise. the lobby group uk hospitality says taken across all the pay scales, businesses could be having to find an increase of 17%. got significant cost headwinds
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they're facing into, notjust wages, but energy, food price inflation, and the cost of living pressures. so there's a perfect storm going on here, and on top of this, a 17% increase in their wage bill. charities want to see more businesses sign up to the so—called real living wage, which sets minimum pay at a higher rate. but tomorrow's increase will give a pay boost to millions of workers. mark ashdown, bbc news. now, a bit of a spoiler alert here, because you may not have seen the final outcome of gladiators from last night, so a warning if you don't want to know what the result was. , , , , ., was. just put us on mute temporarily. _ was. just put us on mute temporarily, for- was. just put us on mute temporarily, for about i was. just put us on mute i temporarily, for about two was. just put us on mute _ temporarily, for about two minutes. it has been a great series, it really has. 30 years after it first hit our screens, gladiators is still proving to be a hit with tv audiences. an average of 8 million viewers tuned in to the reboot of the 1990s show over the last 11 weeks, which culminated in last night's final. if you don't want to know who won, you may want to do something else
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for the next couple of minutes. our culture reporter noor nanji has been looking into shows success. gladiators theme music. the moment of victory. after weeks of gruelling challenges, finlay anderson and marie—louise nicholson finally got their hands on the prestigious trophy. contender, ready! gladiators, ready! the final showdown saw the contenders take on the tried and tested challenges against the gladiators. commentator: and here he goes! at the end, finlay and marie—louise went head—to—head with their rivals, running up the iconic travelator to the finish line. analysts say keeping the original format from the �*90s has been key to the show's success. what it's done, it's created a lot of nostalgia for those who might be in their 30s or 40s and remember
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watching it the first time around, so they watch it, alongside their kids, who are watching it for the very first time. it will cause tv commissioners to come back to the drawing board and think of maybe more shows that will bring everyone around together. and this is not the end, with a second series of gladiators now confirmed. noor nanji, bbc news. great stuff, really good fun. i know it has gone down a treat with saturday night audiences, one of those appointments to what shows, where all the family can get together on saturday night. idaho where all the family can get together on saturday night. now i am thinkin: of together on saturday night. now i am thinking of what _ together on saturday night. now i am thinking of what else _ together on saturday night. now i am thinking of what else from _ together on saturday night. now i am thinking of what else from the - together on saturday night. now i am thinking of what else from the 1990s| thinking of what else from the 1990s we want to bring back. don’t thinking of what else from the 1990s we want to bring back.— we want to bring back. don't start us on that! _ we want to bring back. don't start us on that! answers _ we want to bring back. don't start us on that! answers on _ we want to bring back. don't start us on that! answers on a - we want to bring back. don't start | us on that! answers on a postcard. stuff ou us on that! answers on a postcard. stuff you want _ us on that! answers on a postcard. stuff you want to _ us on that! answers on a postcard. stuff you want to see _ us on that! answers on a postcard. stuff you want to see back - us on that! answers on a postcard. stuff you want to see back from i us on that! answers on a postcard. | stuff you want to see back from the 19905, stuff you want to see back from the 1990s, or maybe stuff you don't want to see back from the 1990s. idaho. 1990s, or maybe stuff you don't want to see back from the 1990s. now, the time is 7:14am. _ to see back from the 1990s. now, the time is 7:14am. it _ to see back from the 1990s. now, the time is 7:14am. it is _ to see back from the 1990s. now, the time is 7:14am. it is worth _ time is 7:14am. it is worth emphasising that, because of course the clocks did go forward overnight,
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so if you are waking up and still feeling fuzzy headed... ii so if you are waking up and still feeling fuzzy headed. . .- so if you are waking up and still feeling fuzzy headed... if you feel cheated out _ feeling fuzzy headed... if you feel cheated out of _ feeling fuzzy headed... if you feel cheated out of an _ feeling fuzzy headed... if you feel cheated out of an hour _ feeling fuzzy headed... if you feel cheated out of an hour of - feeling fuzzy headed... if you feel cheated out of an hour of sleep, i cheated out of an hour of sleep, thatis cheated out of an hour of sleep, that is because you were.- that is because you were. yes, wondering _ that is because you were. yes, wondering where _ that is because you were. yes, wondering where the day i that is because you were. yes, wondering where the day has i that is because you were. yes, wondering where the day has gone. it does mean the evenings will be getting lighter, which is definitely welcome. and the weather, amount, has been pretty good over the last couple of days?— couple of days? yes, it has been gorgeous- _ a good morning to you and happy easter. the clocks have gone forward. sunrise has been a little bit later but we have had our first weather watch up pictures of your british summertime sunrise. this was in aberdeenshire. many areas at the moment. someone was up early. the hills above candle. not the same everywhere. there are some exceptions. more cloud in eastern areas. foggy through central parts of england. this was a lincs, fairly
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grey and gloomy. —— central and eastern parts of england nowhere nearas eastern parts of england nowhere near as much sun shine stop a few showers also in northern ireland. the cloud breaking up with sunny spells. cloud more extensive across parts of england and wales. sunshine in the southern counties, south wales, north—west england not faring too badly as well. it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine. in scotland, a beautiful day for many. low cloud pushing through the east coast later said temperatures only nine or 10 degrees. in the west, up to 15 or 16 celsius. this evening and overnight, the cloud thickens up
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across england and wales producing further outbreaks of rain and thunder. driver scotland and northern ireland. clear skies across scotland. a touch of frosted takers into easter monday. low pressure is back firmly on the chart for monday and that means rain is more likely, especially for england and wales. fort southern counties, sunshine and showers. 0utbreaks fort southern counties, sunshine and showers. outbreaks of rain into northern england. some of that rain could creep into southern scotland at times. temperatures struggling in the north sea coast. midland brightening. western scotland again not faring too badly. not as warm as today but we could see temperatures in the mid teens. it looks that we
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will continue to see outbreaks of rain pushing northwards into scotland. cold air but a brighter day on tuesday. more outbreaks of rain returning. back to you. i think we will take it given how the weather has been. one in four people experience a mental health problem each year in england. now after a successful trial a new treatment is being rolled out in one nhs trust — a headset which delivers low—level electrical pulses. it should only be used under the guidance of a doctor and is being prescribed to patients who don't respond to medication. 0ur reporter, nikki fox explains how it works. you open up the app and it works on bluetooth and it tells you to attach the pad... bluetooth and it tells you to attach the ad... ., . bluetooth and it tells you to attach the ad... ~ ., ., ., , the pad... like a lot of men his ate, the pad... like a lot of men his age. ashley — the pad... like a lot of men his age, ashley suffers _ the pad... like a lot of men his age, ashley suffers from i the pad... like a lot of men his i
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age, ashley suffers from depression. you press start stimulating and you are away. you press start stimulating and you are awa . ,, . ., , . are away. since wearing this device, his symptoms _ are away. since wearing this device, his symptoms have _ are away. since wearing this device, his symptoms have improved. i are away. since wearing this device, his symptoms have improved. thatl are away. since wearing this device, i his symptoms have improved. that is in for 30 minutes _ his symptoms have improved. that is in for 30 minutes and _ his symptoms have improved. that is in for 30 minutes and you _ his symptoms have improved. that is in for 30 minutes and you get - his symptoms have improved. that is in for 30 minutes and you get a i in for 30 minutes and you get a slight tingling and i can work on my laptop and you do that every day. i would have some really bad depression and anxiety so i would try lots of medications and lots of different things but i could not work, could not interact with my family on a day—to—day basis so i was pretty poorly. i have become much calmer, i take it a day at a time and ifeel much calmer, i take it a day at a time and i feel much much calmer, i take it a day at a time and ifeel much more much calmer, i take it a day at a time and i feel much more settle and there is much more hope in my life. he was a device five times a week. it uses electrical pulses. they target a part of the front of the rain called the prefrontal cortex and controls things like we expressed emotions and can influence depression. the weak pulses aim to restore activity in that part of the
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rain. the nhs in northamptonshire is helping to trial the device. 3015? helping to trial the device. 30%- 4096 of patients _ helping to trial the device. 30%- 4096 of patients did _ helping to trial the device. 3096- 4096 of patients did not - helping to trial the device. 3096- 4096 of patients did not respond | helping to trial the device. 5213196» 40% of patients did not respond to antidepressants. forsome 40% of patients did not respond to antidepressants. for some people it does and they are appropriate but we cannot just does and they are appropriate but we cannotjust keep giving cannot just keep giving antidepressants cannotjust keep giving antidepressants hoping something is going to be different because we need a different approach. it is one ofthe need a different approach. it is one of the first nhs — need a different approach. it is one of the first nhs trusts _ need a different approach. it is one of the first nhs trusts to _ need a different approach. it is one of the first nhs trusts to give i of the first nhs trusts to give patients the headsets because it can be used at home and it is cheaper than other therapies. what would you say to people who are sceptical of this kind of alternative treatment? what i would say is research shows that the rain runs on electricity, that the rain runs on electricity, thatis that the rain runs on electricity, that is the mother tongue effectively when you look at brains of people who are depressed, there is less activity in the region associated with mood and a memory and we are targeting that region with electrical impulses to push it back to a healthy state.— with electrical impulses to push it back to a healthy state. unable to be a full-time _ back to a healthy state. unable to
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be a full-time dad. _ back to a healthy state. unable to be a full-time dad. i _ back to a healthy state. unable to be a full-time dad. i am - back to a healthy state. unable to be a full-time dad. i am now- back to a healthy state. unable to i be a full-time dad. i am now running be a full—time dad. i am now running with my— be a full—time dad. i am now running with my son, — be a full—time dad. i am now running with my son, out with my daughter. i am able _ with my son, out with my daughter. i am able to— with my son, out with my daughter. i am able to be a proper husband to my wife and _ am able to be a proper husband to my wife and my— am able to be a proper husband to my wife and my family mean everything to me _ wife and my family mean everything to me and _ wife and my family mean everything to me and to be able to be a full part of— to me and to be able to be a full part of that, howl to me and to be able to be a full part of that, how i should be, is really. — part of that, how i should be, is really, really important to me. it! is really, really important to me. is also really, really important to me. it is also trialled in america as part of a wider study where more than half patients showed improvement. ashley did have counselling as well but feels the rain stimulation has played a major part in getting his life back. nikki fox, bbc news. we're joined now by psychiatrist, professor alex o'neill—kerr. good morning. we got a sense of how this works but remind us, it is about electrical stimulation of a certain part of the rain and that is the bit that is so key?— the bit that is so key? yes, we understand — the bit that is so key? yes, we understand now _ the bit that is so key? yes, we understand now that _ the bit that is so key? yes, we understand now that in - the bit that is so key? yes, we i understand now that in depression, the left—hand side of the rain does not seem to be connected as well as it should be and therefore it is not
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working as it should. —— brain. it does executive functions, decision—making, complex task activation, it is where you get up and go and people who are depressed just cannot do anything. they want to do things but theyjust cannot do it. we're stimulating the left—hand side and inhibiting the right hand side and inhibiting the right hand side is the non— reward side and we think this is over active so we bring it down and anxiety gets better, sleep improved and patients generally feel a lot better. it is absolutely _ generally feel a lot better. it is absolutely fascinating hearing about all of this. why is that this is only suitable for some patients? well, the thing that i wanted to get across is that people need to understand that there are alternatives and particularly where
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antidepressants don't work. i would use any of these, this one particularly, but there is also transcranial magnetic stimulation, tra nscranial magnetic stimulation, these transcranial magnetic stimulation, these are new treatments can be used in people who are not responding to antidepressants. it is important that people know there are other treatments for depression that can be very effective. idaho treatments for depression that can be very effective.— treatments for depression that can be very effective. now the advice as ever with experimental _ be very effective. now the advice as ever with experimental devices i be very effective. now the advice as ever with experimental devices is i ever with experimental devices is only use it under the supervision of a doctor. 0ne only use it under the supervision of a doctor. one of the potential side effects or risks of treatment like this? , ,, effects or risks of treatment like this? , ~ , effects or risks of treatment like this? w , ,., . ., this? the risk in this particular device are _ this? the risk in this particular device are low. _ this? the risk in this particular device are low. i— this? the risk in this particular device are low. i mean, i this? the risk in this particular device are low. i mean, you i this? the risk in this particular| device are low. i mean, you do this? the risk in this particular- device are low. i mean, you do feel a load tingling sensation. burns have happened previously but the machine has got a cutout switch that if the resistance increases beyond a certain point it gets cut out. other
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people may get headaches. but it has very few side effects. it people may get headaches. but it has very few side effects.— very few side effects. it would be interesting _ very few side effects. it would be interesting to _ very few side effects. it would be interesting to see _ very few side effects. it would be interesting to see if _ very few side effects. it would be interesting to see if other - very few side effects. it would be interesting to see if other trusts l interesting to see if other trusts follow on and take up the use of this. is this a lifelong treatment, do you think? 0r this. is this a lifelong treatment, do you think? or will people be moving away from this treatment when they get to a certain point in their recovery? 0ther thought it was interesting as well the patient we were hearing from that had this more conventional counselling as well. it is not one to think that sorts everything out. i think there are, for example, some patients may still be on medication, some people may still have psychological therapies and i think this particular types of treatments work extremely well with psychological therapies. how long would you go on it? it is individual. some people for a couple of months and then maybe go on to three times a day, two times a day and then come of it all together, go back on it if symptoms returned. the
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longest people have been on it in terms of the studies has been three years. we have just terms of the studies has been three years. we havejust got in terms of the studies has been three years. we have just got in terms of it going out to other trusts in the country, we have got funding for 19 had said so we're going to this throughout northamptonshire. the early study was in one particular part. i think it is very easy, well tolerated, patients love it because they could do it from home you can do things while you have the machine on your head. the headset, you can cook a meal, on your head. the headset, you can cooka meal, do on your head. the headset, you can cook a meal, do your e—mails, on your head. the headset, you can cooka meal, do your e—mails, read on your head. the headset, you can cook a meal, do your e—mails, read a book, watch tv etc. cook a meal, do your e-mails, read a book, watch tv etc.— book, watch tv etc. given what you have said about _ book, watch tv etc. given what you have said about the _ book, watch tv etc. given what you have said about the ease _ book, watch tv etc. given what you have said about the ease of - book, watch tv etc. given what you have said about the ease of use i book, watch tv etc. given what you j have said about the ease of use and the cost implications, how much of a game changer is it? if the trial is successful, can you imagine this becomes a routine treatment and reduces dependency on antidepressants which we know have their own side—effects?
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antidepressants which we know have their own side-effects?— their own side-effects? absolutely. antidepressants, _ their own side-effects? absolutely. antidepressants, about _ their own side-effects? absolutely. antidepressants, about 7096 - their own side-effects? absolutely. antidepressants, about 7096 of i their own side-effects? absolutely. i antidepressants, about 7096 of people antidepressants, about 70% of people respond to antidepressants. unfortunately, 30% 40% do not respond. forthose unfortunately, 30% 40% do not respond. for those people, antidepressants are not going to work and they need something different and this sort of headset neuro modulation is the way forward. i think it will go into other trusts in the country because we know difficult to treat depression, people who do not respond to antidepressants cost the nhs between 15- £20,000 a antidepressants cost the nhs between 15— £20,000 a year in treatment costs, seeing the psychiatrist and so on. it is really important we have effective treatment and that people have choice. it is absolutely fascinatin: people have choice. it is absolutely fascinating and _ people have choice. it is absolutely fascinating and thank— people have choice. it is absolutely fascinating and thank you - people have choice. it is absolutely fascinating and thank you so i people have choice. it is absolutely fascinating and thank you so much | fascinating and thank you so much for coming on and telling us about it. it will be interesting to see how well this works in the particular trusts presenting with theirs. thank you for talking to us.
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the one man railway departure boards have become big business for one man. russell pirie was so fascinated with them as a child, he decided to make his own at home. and now, they're so popular, he's quit his job and enlisted his family to help him produce them. 0ur reporterjonathan holmes has the story. they are a familiar site installations up and down the country. telling you where to go and how late your train might be. russia used to commit to reading daily and he spent a lot of time staring at these boards. i he spent a lot of time staring at these boards.— these boards. i was absolutely fascinated _ these boards. i was absolutely fascinated with _ these boards. i was absolutely fascinated with the _ these boards. i was absolutely fascinated with the departure l fascinated with the departure boards. i like everything about them so i decided i would try to build my own motherfun. iie so i decided i would try to build my own mother fun.— own mother fun. he put a video of his own made _ own mother fun. he put a video of his own made bod _ own mother fun. he put a video of his own made bod on _ own mother fun. he put a video of his own made bod on youtube i own mother fun. he put a video of| his own made bod on youtube and
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own mother fun. he put a video of i his own made bod on youtube and was flooded with request to build some. it is something you would never think it would even exist or people would even want but i basically built it for fun at myself and it just appears other people seem to want them and enjoy them as well. service to bristol... the boards right off real—time data provided by the railway companies. they are so popular, russell's wife and father have been roped into making them. he used to even sell overseas at one stage _ used to even sell overseas at one stage which i could never really understand. why was someone in america _ understand. why was someone in america want to know about uk trains? — america want to know about uk trains? but these are expats who wanted _ trains? but these are expats who wanted to— trains? but these are expats who wanted to see what was going on at our local— wanted to see what was going on at our local stations.— our local stations. they have also found an unlikely _ our local stations. they have also found an unlikely following i our local stations. they have also found an unlikely following with l found an unlikely following with people who are not regular commuters.— people who are not regular commuters. ,, ., ., ., commuters. quite a lot go to people who are autistic _ commuters. quite a lot go to people who are autistic themselves - commuters. quite a lot go to people who are autistic themselves or - commuters. quite a lot go to people who are autistic themselves or have | who are autistic themselves or have
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autistic children. they find them fascinating, like i did. a lot of feedback from autistic children's parents who actually love them. may? parents who actually love them. now he is working — parents who actually love them. now he is working with _ parents who actually love them. now he is working with pete what are make them work with railways across the country. not bad for a lightbulb moment which came from staring. i love you business. all the delays would be too stressful.— all the delays would be too stressful. �* �* ., ., stressful. but if you're not that, it is fine- _ that was jonathan holmes reporting. congratulations to him making a business. still to come on breakfast we'll speak to the british trust for ornithology about why scenes like this are becoming more common in our towns and cities as the loss of natural habitats
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is forcing herring gulls to move inland. you are not allowed to say seagulls. no such thing. curtis sent us this picture from port isaac. who did it pinch that from? some poor child. another said... "a seagull attacked me from the side whilst i was eating a sandwich and knocked my glasses off my face, i thought i'd been punched from the man walking past me at the time, until i spotted the seagull eating my lunch." steve said he was attacked by a seagull while eating a very expensive burger on a day out in minehead. he said: "i opened my packed and instantly was attacked by a seagull leaving a scar above my right eye." send us your experiences. we will talk about why seagull numbers are falling. talk about why seagull numbers are fallina. �* ., , talk about why seagull numbers are fallina. �* . , , , talk about why seagull numbers are fallin. _ �* ., , , , ..y talk about why seagull numbers are fallina. . , , , ., falling. and what is the best way to avoid them? _ falling. and what is the best way to avoid them? if— falling. and what is the best way to avoid them? if you _ falling. and what is the best way to avoid them? if you know—
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falling. and what is the best way to avoid them? if you know they - falling. and what is the best way to avoid them? if you know they are l avoid them? if you know they are circling the area, other than not get food out... an umbrella, a hard hat. you love a hard hat. i get food out... an umbrella, a hard hat. you love a hard hat.— get food out... an umbrella, a hard hat. you love a hard hat. i do. send us our hat. you love a hard hat. i do. send us your stories _ hat. you love a hard hat. i do. send us your stories on _ hat. you love a hard hat. i do. send us your stories on social _ hat. you love a hard hat. i do. send us your stories on social media. - hat. you love a hard hat. i do. send us your stories on social media. it l us your stories on social media. it is time for some sport. we can still talk about seagulls, because brighton are playing. they are not out of the thick of it. people are playing brighton first, thatis people are playing brighton first, that is at anfield. they can go top as long as they avoid defeat. then it is these two, city against arsenal, arsenal being the premier league leaders, only on goal difference from liverpool, cityjust one point behind. it is ten years and is the top three have been separated byjust one point, it doesn't happen all that often. arsenal have a horrible record against manchester city. but can they get something right? they lost 12 of their last 13 but they did of course peter city at the emirates
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earlier this season, and arsenal have won every game in the league this calendar year, so mick alighted is hoping the international break has not broken his side's momentum. —— mikel arteta. you cannot do it, that moment is gone, has to go to the national teams. we had some time for the players, and everybody is back, everybody is so positive about what is coming and looking forward to it. we felt really good last month, but the national break, it is always the first game, always, at the national break, you think, you know? it will happen. but yesterday we trained good, optimaltraining happen. but yesterday we trained good, optimal training sessions, and we prepare the game. right now it is so important. if we are able to do it, the next game will be important as well.
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that one is at 4:30 p.m., liverpool versus brighton at two p.m. if today's games give us the drama we had yesterday we're in for a treat. there were two stoppage time goals at brentford where manchester united's hopes of playing champions league football next season took a hit. united looked like they'd snatched victory in the 96th minute, substitute mason mount�*s goal sparking celebrations — but they couldn't hold on, brentford finally taking one of their umpteen opportunities. kristoffer ajer�*s equaliser earning his side a more than deserved point. aston villa maintained their hopes of champions league football next season, beating wolves 2—0 at villa park. moussa diaby scoring the pick of the goals to leave unai emery�*s side fourth, three points clear of spurs. a late goal too at tottenham, son heung—min scoring four minutes from time, as spurs came from behind to beat luton 2—1. they stay fifth, whilst luton slip into the relegation zone. no doubt where the game of the day was. stjames' park, where newcastle came from 3—1 down to beat
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west ham. harvey barnes the hero for the home side, coming off the bench to get the equaliser and then the winner here in the 90th minute. the 4—3 victory keeps eddie howe�*s side in the hunt for european football next season. they're eighth, just a point below west ham inb seventh with a game in hand. in their first match since being docked four points for financial rules breaches, nottingham forest drew i—i with crystal palace to move out of the bottom three. chris wood with the equaliser after palace had taken an early lead. it's now four months since everton won a game of football in the premier league. seamus coleman's calamitous own goal saw them beaten 2—1 at bournemouth. his side are just three points clear of the relegation zone. fulham denied sheffield united a first home league win since december. they were 3—1 down in the 86th minute, but this acrobatic efford from rodrigo muniz made it 3—3
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in stoppage time. it leaves sheffield united bottom, seven points from safety. second—from—bottom burnley twice came from behind to draw 2—2 at chelsea. dara 0'shea's late header rescuing a point for the visitors who played over half the game with ten men, and had manager vincent kompany sent off too. burnley four points from safety. celtic can go back to the top of the scottish premiership if they beat the bottom side livingstone at lunchtime. rangers are currently top after a 3—1 victory over hibernian at ibrox. james tavernier�*s goal, the 131st of his career, making him the highest—scoring defender in british football history. the old firm derby is next sunday. but for today, chelsea's attention turns to the league cup final and the chance to win the first trophy in what could be a quadruple winning season. arsenal are their opponents. they won the trophy last year, beating chelsea, who've lost the last two finals — and that's why manager emma hayes is giving it as much importance as the other titles her
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side are trying to win, and says her players will give everything. if you watch their performances in the last two cups finals? because i have, and they have, again and again. let me be clear on this. the team know exactly how i feel about the final on sunday, in terms of showing up and showing ourselves. i don't care if it is important to them. it absolutely is important to me. , , ., ,, , ,, them. it absolutely is important to me. ., them. it absolutely is important to me. ,, me. yes, she means business. you can watch that on — me. yes, she means business. you can watch that on bbc— me. yes, she means business. you can watch that on bbc two _ me. yes, she means business. you can watch that on bbc two from _ me. yes, she means business. you can watch that on bbc two from 2:30pm i watch that on bbc two from 2:30pm this afternoon. chasing a third successive grand slam and a sixth six nations title in a row, england have made it two wins from two in the women's six nations championship as they beat wales 46—10 at ashton gate in bristol. the red roses ran away with it, as expected, securing the winning bonus point by half—time with four tries. they ran in eight tries in total, including two from ellie kildunne. the crowd ofjust under 20,000
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is a record for an england's women's home match away from twickenham. we knew we wanted to come out here in this 20 minutes and execute our game plan and i think we definitely did that stop when you whales were going to bring it to us. they were going to bring it to us. they were going to bring it to us. they were going to be horrifying in their last game. but we concentrate on ourselves this week. we made sure we got our recovery, our game plan right, and we put it on the pitch today and obviously i'm proud of the girls. france also made it two wins from two, but they almost suffered a huge upset at the hands of scotland. they thrashed them last year, but had to come from behind in edinburgh, eventually winning by 15—5 and denying scotland a losing bonus point right at the end of the match. to come away with a losing bonus point would have been really nice and i think a feral section of our performance today, so to lose that is agonising. but ultimately, they
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are top class team and if you give them an opportunity like that you are going to take it. they're plated out, they were building today from start to finish. it was a brilliant contest, brilliant advert for the game. cambridge continued their recent dominance of the boat race, beating oxford to win both the men's and women's events on the thames. the races took place following concerns about levels of bacteria in the water. joe lynskey has more. they've raced on the thames for nearly 200 years. this time the winners kept theirjoy on dry land. the boat race for the students had changed this year through geography. rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the river action campaign group found high levels of e.coli. rowers were told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but oxford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty
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badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's in no way to make excuses. the women's boat race was close until it changed on a moment. oxford, i'm warning you, oxford. that stern word from the umpire was to stop the boats colliding. oxford fell back and cambridge powered on to chiswick. it's their seventh straight win and the men's fifth in six years. but what did change this year was the team's celebration. by tradition, the coxes get thrown in the river. but this year on the thames, they're staying out of the water. joe lynskey, bbc news.
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that, as joe that, asjoe was saying, we normally so used to seeing those pictures at the end of the boat race, the coxes being thrown in the water as part of the celebrations, that not happening. all the talk and the buildup was about those high levels of e coli. 50 buildup was about those high levels of e coli. , ., of e coli. so interesting, we heard about the warnings _ of e coli. so interesting, we heard about the warnings but _ of e coli. so interesting, we heard about the warnings but for - of e coli. so interesting, we heard about the warnings but for the - about the warnings but for the oxford crew to come out and say they had been unwell, i don't know how common it is when you are training in the water at that time, but we will be speaking to a former paralympian robert late in the programme, who regularly trained on the terms, i think we were saying we would rather be sprayed with fizz, definitely, then whatever is in the thames at the moment. it is definitely, then whatever is in the thames at the moment.— definitely, then whatever is in the thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the — thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the two _ thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the two i _ thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the two i think— thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the two i think we _ thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the two i think we would - thames at the moment. it is a tossup between the two i think we would alll between the two i think we would all pick the champagne. it is really hard to keep away from that spray, with the big boats in the water as well. �* , ., ., ., , with the big boats in the water as well. �* i. ., ., , , , well. and if you are really puffing, ou are well. and if you are really puffing, you are really _ well. and if you are really puffing, you are really blowing, _ well. and if you are really puffing, you are really blowing, because i well. and if you are really puffing, you are really blowing, because of the exertion, you cannot keep your mouth closed! bud the exertion, you cannot keep your mouth closed!— the exertion, you cannot keep your mouth closed! and you heard oxford sa , the mouth closed! and you heard oxford say. they are — mouth closed! and you heard oxford say. they are trying _ mouth closed! and you heard oxford say, they are trying not _ mouth closed! and you heard oxford say, they are trying not to _ mouth closed! and you heard oxford say, they are trying not to pin - mouth closed! and you heard oxford say, they are trying not to pin it - say, they are trying not to pin it as an excuse, but if you are throwing up and sick beforehand, thatis throwing up and sick beforehand, that is going to impact your
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performance.— that is going to impact your performance. that is going to impact your erformance. �* ., . performance. and given how much trainin: performance. and given how much training they _ performance. and given how much training they have _ performance. and given how much training they have been _ performance. and given how much training they have been putting - performance. and given how much training they have been putting in | training they have been putting in to get to that point, then for something like that, i mean, that is not part of your training, it is not something you can prepare for. ho. something you can prepare for. no. nearly something about trying to look out and address, because you don't want that to be the defining factor in any competition. the? factor in any competition. they mi . ht factor in any competition. they might consider _ factor in any competition. they might consider moving - factor in any competition. they might consider moving it, - factor in any competition. inez might consider moving it, which would be a real move against tradition. anyway, more to come on but a bit later in the programme. two newly discovered hymns written by a famous church composer have been performed for the first time at a special easter concert at blackburn cathedral. the long—forgotten arrangements by sir edward bairstow were recently found by chance in the town's central library. our reporter mat trewern has more. choir sings. a glorious rendition of a recently
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discovered easter treasure. but the story of these two lost musical arrangements starts here, in the less grandiose surroundings of blackburn library archives. we have a collection — blackburn library archives. we have a collection here _ blackburn library archives. we have a collection here of _ blackburn library archives. we have a collection here of documents - a collection here of documents belonging to blackburn —— a blackburn lad, who became a world—famous composer and organist, world —famous composer and organist, and world—famous composer and organist, and to my great surprise we found two pieces by edward bairstow in among the hundreds of manuscripts that were part of the collection. sir edward bairstow was from yorkshire but works in blackburn for many years. in 1932 he was knighted for his services to church music, and his works have been regularly performed by choirs more than a century. performed by choirs more than a centu . ., . ., , .,
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century. how exciting was it to find these two hymns? _ century. how exciting was it to find these two hymns? elated. - century. how exciting was it to find these two hymns? elated. there i century. how exciting was it to find i these two hymns? elated. there was something here which probably hadn't seen the light of day for over a hundred years.— seen the light of day for over a hundred ears. , ~ ., , , hundred years. nobody knows exactly when sir edward _ hundred years. nobody knows exactly when sir edward wrote _ hundred years. nobody knows exactly when sir edward wrote these - when sir edward wrote these arrangements of 40 days and 40 nights, and o come, o come emmnauel, but everybody in the concert felt these longest gems had to be heard. it feels really special, and i think the fact that we are singing of the manuscript copy, in his writing, makes it a bit special too. this manuscript copy, in his writing, makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard- _ makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard. for— makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard. for me, _ makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard. for me, it— makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard. for me, it is- makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard. for me, it is sort i makes it a bit special too. as well as a bit hard. for me, it is sort of| as a bit hard. for me, it is sort of like a blackburn _ as a bit hard. for me, it is sort of like a blackburn man _ as a bit hard. for me, it is sort of like a blackburn man has- as a bit hard. for me, it is sort of like a blackburn man has found i as a bit hard. for me, it is sort of- like a blackburn man has found them in blackburn — like a blackburn man has found them in blackburn library, _ like a blackburn man has found them in blackburn library, and _ like a blackburn man has found them in blackburn library, and it _ like a blackburn man has found them in blackburn library, and it is - in blackburn library, and it is bringing _ in blackburn library, and it is bringing them— in blackburn library, and it is bringing them back- in blackburn library, and it is bringing them back to - in blackburn library, and it is . bringing them back to blackburn cathedral— bringing them back to blackburn cathedral for— bringing them back to blackburn cathedral for everyone - bringing them back to blackburn cathedral for everyone to - bringing them back to blackburn cathedral for everyone to enjoy. 1 cathedral for everyone to enjoy. this year— cathedral for everyone to enjoy. this year is _ cathedral for everyone to enjoy. this year is the _ cathedral for everyone to enjoy. this year is the 150th _ cathedral for everyone to enjoy. | this year is the 150th anniversary of sir edward bairstow�*s birth, and this is the first time in living memory, possibly the first time
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ever, these lost works have been sung. i ever, these lost works have been sunu. ~' , ever, these lost works have been sunu. ~ , ., ever, these lost works have been sunu. ~ , . ., , sung. i think they are really beautifully _ sung. i think they are really beautifully written, - sung. i think they are really beautifully written, really . sung. i think they are really - beautifully written, really lovely harmony, unexpectedly written. and they are the work of somebody who understands harmony and counterpoints, so they are very exciting to do, and i hope they become more widely used. what exciting to do, and i hope they become more widely used. what do you make of the concert? _ become more widely used. what do you make of the concert? very _ become more widely used. what do you make of the concert? very good. - become more widely used. what do you make of the concert? very good. it - make of the concert? very good. it is very good. _ make of the concert? very good. it is very good. and — make of the concert? very good. it is very good, and i _ make of the concert? very good. it is very good, and i think _ make of the concert? very good. it is very good, and i think the - make of the concert? very good. it is very good, and i think the tone l is very good, and i think the tone is very good, and i think the tone is beautifub _ is very good, and i think the tone is beautiful. the balance of the voices— is beautiful. the balance of the voices in— is beautiful. the balance of the voices in the two choirs is tremendous. it voices in the two choirs is tremendous.— voices in the two choirs is tremendous. , ,, tremendous. it is a very special feelin: , tremendous. it is a very special feeling. isn't — tremendous. it is a very special feeling, isn't it? _ tremendous. it is a very special feeling, isn't it? very _ feeling, isn't it? very inspirational. - feeling, isn't it? very inspirational.- feeling, isn't it? very inspirational. feeling, isn't it? very insirational. . ., , ., , , inspirational. that was absolutely beautiful. inspirational. that was absolutely beautiful- i— inspirational. that was absolutely beautiful. i love _ inspirational. that was absolutely beautiful. i love a _ inspirational. that was absolutely beautiful. i love a hymn - inspirational. that was absolutely beautiful. i love a hymn anyway, | inspirational. that was absolutely l beautiful. i love a hymn anyway, as i was showing you, how much i loved a hymn... i was showing you, how much i loved a h mn... , , ., i was showing you, how much i loved ah mn... , ,., . i was showing you, how much i loved ah mn... , , ., ., ., a hymn... yes, you should have heard rachel singing — a hymn... yes, you should have heard rachel singing along _ a hymn... yes, you should have heard rachel singing along to _ a hymn... yes, you should have heard rachel singing along to that, - a hymn... yes, you should have heard rachel singing along to that, we - a hymn... yes, you should have heard rachel singing along to that, we got i rachel singing along to that, we got all of the first verse. those are beautiful arrangements.- all of the first verse. those are beautiful arrangements. yes, a new arrangement— beautiful arrangements. yes, a new arrangement performed _ beautiful arrangements. yes, a new arrangement performed at - beautiful arrangements. yes, a new| arrangement performed at blackburn
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cathedral. let's talk weather, shall be, for the all—important weekend? it has been pretty nice for a lot of people over the weekend, i know it be a bit varied over the few days? a bit ofa a bit of a break from the wet weather. it was a real treat after what has been happening so far this month, this sunshine. worcestershire has been amongst the waiters. well over two times the normal march rainfall in quite a few spots. england doubled the amount of rainfall and same to for that eastern northern ireland and an umbrella. like we saw last march, parts of north—west scotland. enjoy the dry up weather because things will change again as we go into the start of the new week. the showers at the moment in the southwest and northern ireland. they will fade
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away for a time. more cloud into central and eastern england. low cloud extending to the midlands and parts of north and northeast england, particularly around the coast. to the south, something brighter with sunshine at times. the best of the sunshine in scotland. low cloud knocking the temperature backin low cloud knocking the temperature back in the east but in the west under blue skies, high as possible of 15 and 16 later. heavier downpours from the south. on monday night. clearance skies on scotland once again with the chance of some mist and fog and a little bit of frosted takers into the bank holiday monday. the start of the new week. low pressure firmly back on the charts more widely across the country. wettest conditions on monday. in northern england. a little bit in northern ireland as
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well. much of central and southern england brightening up. a potentially thundery shallow patent. a cooler day in scotland to today. more of a north—easterly breeze. in the breeze and low cloud around, temperatures could be 8—9 but further west 14 in western scotland. longer sunny spells across east anglia and southeast. a brighter day compared to today. tuesday, showers clipping the southeast. cloudiest across scotland. a few showers breaking out and then heavy rain into the south later in the day. temperatures are starting to lift up. towards the rest of the week, many of you have the week off, look away now. the charts look pretty miserable. but it will be rainy in
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parts of the day it will be sunny as well. d0 parts of the day it will be sunny as well. ., , ., , ., ., well. do not show us that! you could have ended — well. do not show us that! you could have ended it — well. do not show us that! you could have ended it on _ well. do not show us that! you could have ended it on a _ well. do not show us that! you could have ended it on a high. _ well. do not show us that! you could have ended it on a high. that - well. do not show us that! you could have ended it on a high. that would| have ended it on a high. that would not be fair for _ have ended it on a high. that would not be fair for anybody _ have ended it on a high. that would not be fair for anybody planning - not be fair for anybody planning their week. not be fair for anybody planning their week-— not be fair for anybody planning their week. , ., �* their week. sometimes we don't need their week. sometimes we don't need the forecast. — their week. sometimes we don't need the forecast. we _ their week. sometimes we don't need the forecast, we just _ their week. sometimes we don't need the forecast, we just need _ their week. sometimes we don't need the forecast, we just need the - their week. sometimes we don't need the forecast, we just need the right i the forecast, we just need the right now. thank you. see the forecast, we 'ust need the right now. thank you.— now. thank you. see you later. we will en'o now. thank you. see you later. we will enjoy it — now. thank you. see you later. we will enjoy it while _ now. thank you. see you later. we will enjoy it while we _ now. thank you. see you later. we will enjoy it while we haven't. - now. thank you. see you later. we will enjoy it while we haven't. a i will enjoy it while we haven't. a quick reminder as well, the clocks have gone forward overnight. you may be feelin: a have gone forward overnight. you may be feeling a little _ have gone forward overnight. you may be feeling a little more _ have gone forward overnight. you may be feeling a little more tired _ have gone forward overnight. you may be feeling a little more tired than - be feeling a little more tired than normal. now it's time for click.
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hello and welcome to las vegas. every january it is home to hello and welcome to las vegas. everyjanuary it is home to big tech. it takes place across the city in hotels like this and also in the massive convention centre. this is where we get _ massive convention centre. this is where we get a — massive convention centre. this is where we get a taste _ massive convention centre. this is where we get a taste of _ massive convention centre. this is where we get a taste of the - massive convention centre. this is where we get a taste of the trend. j where we get a taste of the trend. over the years we have seen it all here. what is going to be big this year? it is time to find out. the
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show is a global with companies from around the world battling for attention. some are splashing out to make a real spectacle. so lovely for them to name it after me. i make a real spectacle. so lovely for them to name it after me.— them to name it after me. i think that is a different _ them to name it after me. i think that is a different one. _ them to name it after me. i think that is a different one. but - them to name it after me. i think that is a different one. but there| that is a different one. but there are headlines for the wrong reason as well. but the buzz is back. cs is as well. but the buzz is back. cs is a scramble of people, products and predictions for our future life. everything you can ever think up appears to feel the seemingly endless aisles were incredible innovation allow you to take the mike. go for a
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innovation allow you to take the mike. go fora ride innovation allow you to take the mike. go for a ride or shoot some hoops. talking of hoops — even next year's drone soccer championship has a stand. although it's more like quidditch, if you ask me. there was a time when ces would feature a deluge of tvs, each one bigger, brighter, sharper, smoother and thinner than the next. they are still here, including the occasional whopper, but tv picture quality is improving much more incrementally these days, and the real screen innovations are happening elsewhere. got to hand it to lg, the company always puts on a display, and this year that display is transparent. these oled screens look astonishing.
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although, come to think of it, you probably wouldn't really want to see through your tv screen at home. you'd want the blacks to be black, wouldn't you? so i feel this is probably more for use in eye—catching advertising displays. oh, and even though it says wireless, that's not quite true. you still need a power cable, which does beg the question, why not run the hdmi cable into it at the same time? transparency does seem to be a thing this year. here's a strange roll—out display that you can see right through, too. now, the video actually comes from a normal projector, but whereas that projection would go right through normal glass or plastic, this so—called nano—optic material catches more of the image. it really does look quite bright in real life. so, in theory, with this material, any window could become a display. this is a mesh of led pixels, but between the pixels,
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instead of there just being black fabric or even glass, there's holes, so you get this transparent display effect that's much easier to manufacture, especially at size, than normal led or lcd panels. here's something that first caught my eye a couple of years ago. the looking glass display is the best glasses—less 3d display i've come across, and it's now available in a big and a small version. as you move your head, its lenticular screen really does allow you to see the images from different perspectives. unlike traditional 3d tvs, here the background really does emerge from behind the foreground as you move from side to side. well, one of the first things that
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many of us do in the morning is look ina mirror. so if you're not wearing numerous health trackers, like i do, how about the idea of that mirror being able to tell you how your health is doing? lindsay, let's have a go. tell me about the technology, first of all. absolutely. so this is our newest product, it's our anura magic mirror, and what it does, it does a 30—second video selfie and we actually measure over 30 vital signs and risk of disease parameters. so, everything from heart rate, breathing, blood pressure to actual risk of cardiovascular disease, risk of stroke, risk of fatty liver disease — many different parameters, so... how on earth do you assess all of that from looking at someone with a camera? yes, so how it works is we're actually measuring the facial blood flow patterns underneath your skin using reflective light patterns. so we use a process called transdermal optical imaging. and so what happens is we take a 30—second scan, we analyse your facial blood flow patterns, and then it gets sent up to the cloud for processing. and so we output all these calculations. ok, brilliant. shall we try it? well, let's have a go. let's try it. sit still. and it's... ..it�*s already begun the scan, so we'll have your results quite shortly.
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make sure you're in the right spot and it'll be done in 30 seconds. i'm doing well on most of these things, which is great. my risk of heart disease, stroke — all incredibly low. but some of these things, it's hard to imagine how they would even be calculated. when it comes to something like type 2 diabetes risk, how on earth can it assess that? so in the background, we have a population of about 40,000 patients where what we've done is we've taken their demographic info, all their medical history. so, this number you see here is the percentage of users with your facial blood flow patterns who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. great — if it's not going to get you in a panic when things aren't right. and there was one little niggle in my brief experiment. whilst the differences are pretty negligible, i've redone the scan a couple of minutes after doing it the first time and the figures are just slightly different. it tells me i'm 36. apparently, i was 38 a couple of minutes ago. same face, but i'm happy.
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can i go with this one? meanwhile, plenty of wearables being launched here and many of them are pretty compact, too — in fact, there's a whole trend for smart rings, with a few new ones launching. the oura's been popular for a while but this is ultrahuman. this goes beyond tracking your daily activities and giving you a readiness score, though — it actually acts as one big data platform, bringing in information from blood tests and also, if you wish, from a continuous glucose monitor — so, for example, you could see how the sugar that you've eaten has affected your night's sleep by having all of that in one place. much hype about it in tech circles as the company has high hopes. initially, the blood function will be india—only before expanding and an air quality monitor to also sync the conditions you sleep in is coming. here's a bit of a different way of being able to assess your heart rate and how stressed you may be. these are mindmics.
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now, they work as regular earbuds — you can listen to music, talk on them — but they also are listening within your ear — like, your ear becomes a speaker to your heart. it's very buzzy here but i'm feeling quite zen. in just a couple of minutes, it's told me my heart rate was 57, my heart rate variability was 51 and apparently, i am well in the rest and digest category, not fight or flight. these devices do also seem to incorporate our mental health, too — in particular, stress. from concept crab cars to electric diggers via bikes lifted straight out of tron, vehicles are now big news in vegas. but it's notjust the cars themselves vying for attention. a major theme coming from many of the companies focused on what the marketing speak labels
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as the "in—car experience". it's essentially using tech to make you, the driver, the star of the show. so, naturally, one car company brought in a star of their own to demonstrate their latest big idea. imagine a car that's creatively bold. now, imagine a song conducted by the road... mercedes has teamed up with musician and technologist will.i.am to create sound drive. ..and your foot on the pedal means it's time to jam. it takes telemetry and information from a range of sensors, including acceleration, steering and gps, to dynamically change specially produced tracks in real time. # it's the bass line running, running... how do you simulate gravity pushing down on the engine, where you have those subtle oscillations? there's, like, some subtleties that happen when you go, "broommm...." you feel that, you hear that. you pay attention.
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and because i'm an audio nerd, i pointed that out and i told them, "hey, i think i could solve that. "if you give me sensors, i could point those sensors "to an audio generation engine and i could oscillate gravity "pushing down on an engine — i could simulate that." and then i said, "hey, but i think the future of electric "vehicles is more than vroom, vroom. "if you let mejust, like, go free—fly, i think i could come up "with something truly transformational." and so, they were like, "yeah, try it out." i�* l' m ike , "a r e y o u s er| 'o u s 7 chuckles naturally, i wanted to give it a go to sample that "in—car experience" for myself. this is wild! it's undoubtedly impressive from a tech and music perspective. techno music plays. wow. you can really feel that rise up with the acceleration. so, what this system is doing is it's collecting information from all of the sensors in the car — so that's accelerating,
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braking and steering — and it's using that information to dynamically adapt the music that's playing. it's pretty cool. but it'll be user and industry take—up that determines whether it goes beyond a very fun gimmick. that is it from vegas for the short version. . that is it from vegas for the short version. ,, , ., ~' live from london.
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welcome to breakfast. the headlines today... the king is due to attend an easter service in windsor, his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. a second flu—like shipment has set sailfrom cyprus, with or second flu—like shipment has set sail from cyprus, with or hundred tons of supplies on board. victory for oxford in the boat race, but there are concerns over sewage in there are concerns over sewage in the thames after high levels of e. coli was found in the water. it would have been ideal not to have so much al qahera in the water. in sport, manchester city, arsenal and liverpool are in action. and the best of the easter sunday where there will be found in scotland today. conservationists are urging
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us to be nice to see goals, as their numbers decline in the uk. good morning and thank you for being with us on this easter sunday. it is 31st march, our main story this morning... the king is to make his first formal public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. it is due to attend easter sunday service at st george's chapel in windsor along with other royals, but prince william and his wife the princess of, who is also receiving treatment for cancer, will not be there. here is our royal correspondentjonny dymond. to the family church, and that of many monarchs, the king is expected to walk today, in what will be his first public sighting since the announcement of his cancer diagnosis. it was after a procedure in january that cancer was found.
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since then, the king has continued with constitutional duties, but avoided all public engagements. messages and images there have been aplenty, most recently an audio message on maundy thursday. mar; aplenty, most recently an audio message on maundy thursday. may god bless ou all message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this _ message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this is _ message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this is to. _ message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this is to. what _ message on maundy thursday. may god bless you all this is to. what a - bless you all this is to. what a chan . e bless you all this is to. what a change it _ bless you all this is to. what a change it will _ bless you all this is to. what a change it will all _ bless you all this is to. what a change it will all be _ bless you all this is to. what a change it will all be from - bless you all this is to. what a change it will all be from a - bless you all this is to. what a | change it will all be from a year ago. just before the coronation, the royal family made its way to church, king and queen, prince and princess. kate spoke out over a week ago, revealing her preventative chemotherapy treatment for cancer. she is, she says, focusing on recovery, and she won't be seen in public for a while to come. the priority this easterfor public for a while to come. the priority this easter for the princess and prince, theirfamily. all eyes, then, on the king this sunday. himself, made treatment for
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an unknown cancer, his reign on hold as he, too, devotes his time to recovery. jonny dymond, bbc news. our correspondent aruna iyengar joins us from windsor. this will be a special outing for the royalfamily, but a smaller event than previous years? yes, that's right, it is going to be a rather depleted grouping of the royal family this easter sunday at the service at st george's chapel in windsor castle which is just behind me. the crowds have started to build up me. the crowds have started to build up now, as they wait to go in, and they will be garnered through security, and they go round the windsor castle behind me, behind this wall which you can see here, and st george's chapel is behind them. the people i've spoken to say that it them. the people i've spoken to say thatitis them. the people i've spoken to say that it is open to the public, you have to queue up to go in and to get to see the service, they say that you can actually stay inside the grounds and watching the royal
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family walk up the hill, apparently it is quite a steep hill, to get to st george's castle. this is quite a significant day—to—day because it will be the first time that we've seen the king in public since his announcement that he had cancer. he made that announcement back in february. so it is quite significant that we will be seeing him out and about for the first time since then. and it is seen as a reassuring sign that he is on the mend and that he is out and about. he has been conducting some meetings privately, indoors, he was meeting with faith leaders in buckingham palace, this tuesday but he had to pull out of the maundy service at worcester cathedral on thursday. notably missing today will be the prince and princess of, the princess of revealed her cancer diagnosis earlier this month, and so they will not be there today, they will be celebrating easter privately with their three children and will be
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giving time to be private with their own family. of course there will be focused on rome as well, with the pope expected to make an appearance later today. he is indeed. pope francis is preparing to deliver his annual easter message from st peter's square in rome. it comes just two days after the vatican unexpectedly announced he would miss the good friday procession to "conserve his health". earlier, our religion editor aleem maqbool explained the latest on the pope's health. the vatican has said on various occasions it's bronchitis, sometimes they've described it as flu, but he is expected to preside over mass here in a couple of hours' time
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and then deliver that message his blessing and message from the central balcony of saint peter's basilica a little bit later on. a week ago he did not give his homily at the palm sunday mass, he pulled out of an event on good friday, the way of the cross procession at the coliseum, but he did attend the longest mass of this period, the easter vigil mass, yesterday, a two hour long mass here, and he did appear at some points to be out of breath, and look a little weak but he was smiling, he waved to people who came here. but lots of concerns, as i say, over his respiratory problems over the last month or so. a second ship carrying food and other supplies for gaza has set sail from the cypriot port of larnaca. the world central kitchen charity loaded the vessel with hundreds of tonnes of aid. it says there will be enough
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food to prepare more than a million meals. aid agencies are continuing to warn that people in gaza are on the brink of famine. president biden's re—election campaign team has criticised donald trump for sharing a video on social media that depicts the us president bound in the back of a truck. a biden campaign spokesperson accused mr trump of inciting political violence. a spokesman for the trump campaign said democrats have been calling for "despicable violence" against mr trump. romania and bulgaria havejoined the eu's schengen zone, which allows passport—free travel, but only for air and sea crossings. land border controls will remain in place, after austria blocked the countries from achieving full membership. actor chance perdomo, who starred in netflix horror series chilling adventures of sabrina has died at the age of 27 in a motorcycle accident.
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he was born in los angeles but grew up in southampton. alongside his success in the states, he was nominated for best actor at the 2019 bafta tv awards for his role in bbc three drama killed by my debt. the national living wage is going up byjust over £1, to £11.44 per hour. the treasury says a full—time worker receiving this rate should take home around an extra £1,800 a year. it will also be paid to anyone aged over 21 for the first time. more details from our business correspondent marc ashdown. barista sam loves hisjob, but after paying his essential bills he's often left with just a few hundred pounds a month to live on. pay rises just help him stay afloat. i think you need balance, because obviously everything else goes up in price so it sort of evens out every single year. maybe for, like, a month you'll be like, "ooh,
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i've got money this month!" and then it'lljust be, like — the next month will be a bit of a rough one. workers across the uk in some of the lowest—paid jobs are about to get a boost in their pay. from tomorrow, the national living wage is going up from £10.42 an hour to £11.44 an hour. that's an increase of 9.8%. the age at which a worker qualifies has also been reduced from 23 to 21 years old. the treasury says a full—time worker should be paid about £1,800 extra over one year. this is the largest increase in the minimum wage in cash terms and the first time it's gone up by more than a pound in one go, and it reflects, really, the strength in pay growth across the economy — which looks set to continue. minimum wage levels for workers aged between 16 and 21 will also rise. the lobby group uk hospitality said taken across all the pay scales, businesses could be having to find an increase of 17%. got significant cost headwinds they're facing into, notjust wages, but energy, food price inflation, and the cost of living pressures.
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so there is a perfect storm going on here, and on top of this, a 17% increase in their wage bills. charities want to see more businesses sign up to the so—called real living wage, which sets minimum pay at a higher rate. but tomorrow's increase will give a pay boost to millions of workers. marc ashdown, bbc news. have you over being guilty of taking home a little souvenir that maybe you shouldn't have? like home a little souvenir that maybe you shouldn't have?— home a little souvenir that maybe you shouldn't have? like i am going to admit to — you shouldn't have? like i am going to admit to it _ you shouldn't have? like i am going to admit to it on _ you shouldn't have? like i am going to admit to it on the _ you shouldn't have? like i am going to admit to it on the telly! - it seems thatjournalists invited onto the us president's private plane might have gone a bit too far. after a recent trip on air force one, an e—mail was sent to the entire press pool to say that if they had "inadvertently taken something off the plane by mistake" then white house staff could help "facilitate a quiet return". items that have gone
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missing are said to include branded glasses, an embroidered pillow case and even gold—rimmed dinner plates. i don't get how they would have had access to them anyway because i don't think the journos get any past treatment on air force one, certainly don't get a gold rimmed dinner. i certainly don't get a gold rimmed dinner. , . ., ,., dinner. i still get excited about bein: in dinner. i still get excited about being in a _ dinner. i still get excited about being in a hotel _ dinner. i still get excited about being in a hotel so _ dinner. i still get excited about being in a hotel so i _ dinner. i still get excited about being in a hotel so i have - dinner. i still get excited about being in a hotel so i have to i dinner. i still get excited about l being in a hotel so i have to have dinner. i still get excited about - being in a hotel so i have to have a souvenir. �* , ., �* being in a hotel so i have to have a souvenir. �* i. �* , . souvenir. and you can't even picture sham oo souvenir. and you can't even picture shampoo anymore — souvenir. and you can't even picture shampoo anymore because - souvenir. and you can't even picture shampoo anymore because most i souvenir. and you can't even picture i shampoo anymore because most hotels haveit shampoo anymore because most hotels have it screwed to the wall, don't they? have it screwed to the wall, don't the ? ., , have it screwed to the wall, don't the ? . , ., , ., ., we'll be talking about the boat race in a moment, but we should just point out that we accidentally said oxford had won it in our headlines, but of course it was cambridge! the oxford crew have suffered some kind of stomach bug which could be related to the e. coli which was
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found in the water. bind related to the e. coli which was found in the water.— related to the e. coli which was found in the water. and they are sa inc found in the water. and they are saying they _ found in the water. and they are saying they are _ found in the water. and they are saying they are not _ found in the water. and they are saying they are not blaming i found in the water. and they are saying they are not blaming that found in the water. and they are i saying they are not blaming that on their lack of success but they say it did not help. congratulations, cambridge, to make it clear, both the men and women won. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it's been glorious over the past day or so, let'sjust it's been glorious over the past day or so, let's just stick with that, matt, before you give us bad news? great when we celebrate one day of fine weather, isn't it? beautiful start to easter sunday for some. some of these shots from weather watchers coming in already, after the lack of an extra hour in bed overnight. this was in the west of scotland, beautiful sunrise. just a little bit of cloud clearing away. sunshine up also in the channel islands, some of the golfers out early. and it is a different story across parts of central and eastern england, not looking show great in buckinghamshire at the moment. and
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there will be a lot more cloud than resort yesterday. for some of you it will be a much cloudier day. overnight, the air pressure has slipped further southwards bringing in is to win is, and more cloud off the north sea. parts of central and eastern england there will be a lot more cloud around. —— bringing in easterly winds. showers never too far away from the channel islands and cornwall. further north, lots of dry and reasonably sunny weather will continue during today. northern ireland, the rain clears away and the afternoon should be drier and brighter. plenty of sunshine, too, across scotland. the biggest contrast in temperatures here for the afternoon. only around 9—10, compared to the west coast, sheltered from the easterly breeze, up sheltered from the easterly breeze, up to around 16. tonight, the breeze
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will freshen a bit further, rain becoming more expensive in some areas of the midlands and the north of england, but with some clearer skies in scotland there could be a touch of frost for one or two. low pressure on back, they monday will be a bit more broadly spread across the uk which means that after a fine couple of days, there will be a lot more cloud, and rain on and off through the north of england, the midlands and the middle of wales will also get some rain at times, too. south of that we will get a mixture of sunshine and showers. further north, some rain coming into northern ireland, driest across central and north—western scotland where we will see the best of the sunshine again. with more of a breeze it will feel cold along the north sea coasts. in the west we could get to around 14 degrees but not as warm as today. longer spells
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of sunshine later on. going into tuesday, the rain spreads into scotland, a bit more brightness across some central and eastern areas but we will see some showers at times and some longer spells of thunder rearing by the end of tuesday in southernmost counties. i am just hearing sunshine, that is all i want to hear from you right now! actually the weather was lovely for the boat race yesterday, cambridge's men and women took home the trophy is, they were the winners in both races, but rowers from the university of oxford who took part have expressed concern about the e. coli levels in the river thames, after some of the team became ill and competitors were urged not to go into the water. oxford's lennyjenkins spoke after they lost the race, about how the sewage in the water may have affected their performance. i will also say, and this is in no way— i will also say, and this is in no way to— i will also say, and this is in no way to take _ i will also say, and this is in no way to take away from cambridge, but we have _ way to take away from cambridge, but we have had _
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way to take away from cambridge, but we have had a few guys go down pretty— we have had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e. coli strain _ pretty badly with the e. coli strain. this morning i was throwing up, strain. this morning i was throwing up. i— strain. this morning i was throwing up. i was _ strain. this morning i was throwing up, i was really not sure that there was going — up, i was really not sure that there was going to be a chance for me to be in _ was going to be a chance for me to be in the _ was going to be a chance for me to be in the boat, but ultimately i kept _ be in the boat, but ultimately i kept that— be in the boat, but ultimately i kept that quiet and that is on my shoulders — kept that quiet and that is on my shoulders. and i'm not sure if it was _ shoulders. and i'm not sure if it was the — shoulders. and i'm not sure if it was the right choice because i really— was the right choice because i really didn't feel like i have much to give, _ really didn't feel like i have much to give, but it would have been taking — to give, but it would have been taking one of the hot guys out of isis and — taking one of the hot guys out of isis and ruining their chances so i felt like _ isis and ruining their chances so i felt like we — isis and ruining their chances so i felt like we would give them a fair fight _ felt like we would give them a fair fight it— felt like we would give them a fair fight. it would have been ideal not to have _ fight. it would have been ideal not to have so — fight. it would have been ideal not to have so much to in the water, but that is— to have so much to in the water, but that is not— to have so much to in the water, but that is not to — to have so much to in the water, but that is not to take away from cambridge, they were a talented crew, _ cambridge, they were a talented crew, i_ cambridge, they were a talented crew, i don't know if we would have had a _ crew, i don't know if we would have had a chance — crew, i don't know if we would have had a chance to beat them even if we have been— had a chance to beat them even if we have been on— had a chance to beat them even if we have been on form. we're joined now by erin kennedy, coxswain with the gb rowing team. thank you very much for being with us this morning. you will feel huge sympathy for those rowers i'm sure who were not feeling at their physical best for a race with such intensity, and obviously the biggest race of the year for them?— race of the year for them? yeah, it's a real —
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race of the year for them? yeah, it's a real shame _ race of the year for them? yeah, it's a real shame that _ race of the year for them? yeah, it's a real shame that they i race of the year for them? yeah, l it's a real shame that they weren't feeling at their best and it is really tough racing in high performance sport is really brutal, it's all about can you perform on the day? you can do as well as you want in training but you have to do it on the day, and it is one of the big concerns that british rowing at all of us in the gb rowing team have about the state of our rivers at the moment. there is a recent survey which has been done and the state of the rivers is so, so poor. it was not that surprising, perhaps, for some of us, that e. coli was found in the part of the river that they were rowing on. i in the part of the river that they were rowing on.— in the part of the river that they were rowin: on. , , ., were rowing on. i suppose we cannot sa for were rowing on. i suppose we cannot say for absolute — were rowing on. i suppose we cannot say for absolute certain _ were rowing on. i suppose we cannot say for absolute certain that - were rowing on. i suppose we cannot say for absolute certain that that i say for absolute certain that that is what caused the sickness, but it is what caused the sickness, but it is certainly a very plausible explanation, and i wonder how common is it for people to get unwell when they have been exposed to this water, is it something you have come across before?— across before? yeah, as you say, it's very difficult _ across before? yeah, as you say, it's very difficult to _ across before? yeah, as you say, it's very difficult to know - across before? yeah, as you say, it's very difficult to know if i across before? yeah, as you say, it's very difficult to know if it i it's very difficult to know if it was definitely e. coli but unfortunately it is something that happens more often than it should, and definitely increasingly so as well. we have to be really hot on our hand hygiene when we are coming
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off the water, we're making sure that as athletes coming off wanting to refuel really quickly, but it is making sure that essentially we are clean so that basically any contaminant from the water is not being passed on to our food, contaminant from the water is not being passed on to ourfood, making sure things like our water bottles, we normally put them down in the bottom of the boat but more recently we are making sure that we have got caps on top of our water bottles, making sure that they are not getting contaminated with the water, and it is a real problem. haifa and it is a real problem. how disappointing. _ and it is a real problem. how disappointing, i— and it is a real problem. how disappointing, i suppose to put it mildly, is it that you are having to make those changes to what you do? some of the advise yesterday of course we said, don't be in the water. don't have your mouth open. i mean, this is sport, people are trying to breathe, they are in a race, and the advice is, don't have your mouth open, on a river? how frustrating is it? because you row that stretch of water, don't you? yeah. five road here a lot. and like you say, not having your mouth open
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while you're training?! you saw some of the pictures from the boat race, you can't do anything but cast for air. it is relatively kind of unreasonable expectations, and i think what is really tough is, there is a lot trying to be done with both clubs doing water testing, but ultimately, there is a limit to the amount of what we can do. there was recently the environment agency said that it recently the environment agency said thatitis recently the environment agency said that it is basically double the amount of sewage that is being pumped into the river, so, there was 3.6 million hours' worth of spillage going into the rivers all across england last year, which isjust unacceptable, and it's really difficult because it's notjust rowers who are struggling, it is all river users and we are coming up to the summer, we want to make the most of the amazing rivers around the uk, but everyone is now at risk of essentially really, really dirty water. �* , ., ., essentially really, really dirty water. �* ., ., water. and there is a lot more awareness _ water. and there is a lot more awareness about _ water. and there is a lot more awareness about river - water. and there is a lot more l awareness about river pollution, coastal water pollution as well, these days, notjust thames water, other water companies have had a lot of criticism, but thames water say,
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taking action to improve the health of rivers is a key focus. they talk about providing real—time data available to customers around water quality, they talk about spending millions of pounds, hundreds of millions of pounds, hundreds of millions of pounds upgrading sewage treatment works. and also we've heard a lot in a sense they are victims of the weather, the high volumes of rain that have been coming down this year, and that is all associated long—term with climate change as well. do you have any bbc.co.uk/news at all for the position water companies are in? i do have a lot of simply and i converted there has been some terrible weather, as rowers, you might have heard them talk about it in the race yesterday, but the crew from oxford, they have been flooded for the majority of their winter season, but ultimately it is their job and i think it is theirjob to protect the rivers and protect the water and essentially provide something that is safe and clean for everyone to be around and i think
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there is definitely more that can be done and hopefully as i said, from 22 to 23, the water pollution doubled, hopefully we can see it having next year. bind doubled, hopefully we can see it having next year.— doubled, hopefully we can see it having next year. and of course the big build-up _ having next year. and of course the big build-up to _ having next year. and of course the big build-up to the _ having next year. and of course the big build-up to the olympics i having next year. and of course the big build-up to the olympics and i big build—up to the olympics and power in pigs in paris, we know that the authorities there have been doing a lot of work to try and improve the water quality in the river seine. it is a globalfocus, isn't it, but it seems particularly acute right now, when you see the impact day—to—day. would you have been happy to row yesterday, ought to be in the boat? i been happy to row yesterday, ought to be in the boat?— to be in the boat? i think, yeah, i would have. _ to be in the boat? i think, yeah, i would have, but— to be in the boat? i think, yeah, i would have, but as _ to be in the boat? i think, yeah, i would have, but as a _ to be in the boat? i think, yeah, i would have, but as a coxswain, . to be in the boat? i think, yeah, i would have, but as a coxswain, i| would have, but as a coxswain, i definitely would not have wanted to get thrown in. and this is the thing, whilst you are growing, you are on top of the water, of course, but you're getting splashed all the time, the blades are clipping the water, you are getting water all over you, and it isjust one water, you are getting water all over you, and it is just one of those risks that you are sort of willing to take. but yeah, i would have definitely been concerned if they wanted to throw me in. can you
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ever see a — they wanted to throw me in. can you ever see a time _ they wanted to throw me in. can you ever see a time when _ they wanted to throw me in. can you ever see a time when they _ they wanted to throw me in. can you ever see a time when they would i they wanted to throw me in. can you i ever see a time when they would have to move the boat race, to somewhere like eton dorney?— like eton dorney? that's a very big cuestion. like eton dorney? that's a very big question- i— like eton dorney? that's a very big question. i think— like eton dorney? that's a very big question. i think there _ like eton dorney? that's a very big question. i think there would i like eton dorney? that's a very big question. i think there would be i like eton dorney? that's a very big question. i think there would be a | question. i think there would be a lot of people who would be very unhappy, this is kind of one of the oldest fixtures that has been going on every year. i think i would probably get shot down if i was saying that it should move and at the moment i don't think so, i actually think that instead of us just moving the problem, i think we should be putting more pressure on those water companies to do better, i think it is a really important thing, there are lots of people, we are right at the putney embankment here, there are tons of boathouses who make use of this river, it is one of the busiest stretches of river, you've got schools training here, clubs, masters rowers, all the way from grassroots through to elite sport and it is something that we all want to do, we want to be using it, and we can't move all of these people off. the boat race happens once a year but these guys train here every day. the boat race brings attention to it but actually we need
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to think about the river users who are just using it on a daily basis. there is an entire river community that lives and depends on it, thank you very much, erin kennedy. we are on bbc bbc two and the new channel until nine o'clock this morning, we will bejumping over until nine o'clock this morning, we will be jumping over there until nine o'clock this morning, we will bejumping over there in a sack. still to come... we will be hearing more of your stories about seagulls stealing your food. but numbers of seagulls are falling and the british trust for ornithology tells us it is down to a loss of natural habitat. and we will be chatting to a woman from pembrokeshire who scooped nearly £80,000 worth of prizes, we will find out how she has done it. they with us, we go over to bbc two but goodbye to viewers on bbc one.
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hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson.
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king charles will make his first public appearance since starting cancer treatment today to attend church for easter sunday. the service is a regular in the royal calendar and is usually attended by many senior royals, but this year it's expected to be a smaller gathering. we're joined now by vanity fair's royal correspondent, katie nicholl. good morning to you. our smaller family affair this year, but people will be happy to see the king out in public, his first public appearance. good morning and happy easter. it will be happy easter for the royal family. it will be a scaled—down easter service. we will not have the sheer number of royals we are used to sing. but i think we have got used to seeing a slightly slim back monarchy of late and it will be very reassuring for the public, who have been pretty concerned about the royal family in recent months, been pretty concerned about the
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royalfamily in recent months, to see the king and queen. while we have seen a lot of queen camilla standing infor have seen a lot of queen camilla standing in for king charles, this is the first time that we have seen the consensus cancer diagnosis. you sa that the consensus cancer diagnosis. you say that the — the consensus cancer diagnosis. you say that the public will be reassured. some people have been saying this is a real moment of crisis for the royal family, saying this is a real moment of crisis for the royalfamily, they are vulnerable when their key members are not available to the public, but do you think there is a certain understanding and acceptance now that things are going to be a bit different?— now that things are going to be a bit different? yes, i think so. the alace bit different? yes, i think so. the palace are — bit different? yes, i think so. the palace are keen _ bit different? yes, i think so. the palace are keen to _ bit different? yes, i think so. the palace are keen to get _ bit different? yes, i think so. the palace are keen to get out i bit different? yes, i think so. the palace are keen to get out that i bit different? yes, i think so. the i palace are keen to get out that this is a blip rather than a crisis. people don't see this as a crisis. it is a difficult period. you have a couple of very senior members of the royalfamily temporarily couple of very senior members of the royal family temporarily out of action, but i think that word temporarily is important. it will not look like this forever. the late queen elizabeth ii had a big list of what she called her substitutes. we see those substitutes stand—in for
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king charlton was noticeable has been the queen, who has shown remarkable energy and commitment to her duty and thejob, remarkable energy and commitment to her duty and the job, representing the king as she did on commonwealth day. we were not sure if the king would be well enough to attend the service today and he is. he is getting used to getting back to public duties in the not—too—distant future. public duties in the not-too-distant future. ., , ., public duties in the not-too-distant future. . , ., ., public duties in the not-too-distant future. . ., future. that is an important point. do we have _ future. that is an important point. do we have any — future. that is an important point. do we have any idea _ future. that is an important point. do we have any idea of _ future. that is an important point. do we have any idea of timeline i future. that is an important point. do we have any idea of timeline at the moment for either the king or the moment for either the king or the princess of is? we don't know the princess of is? we don't know the specific form of cancer they are being treated for. ida. the specific form of cancer they are being treated for.— being treated for. no, we don't. regarding _ being treated for. no, we don't. regarding the — being treated for. no, we don't. regarding the princess - being treated for. no, we don't. regarding the princess of i being treated for. no, we don't. regarding the princess of is i being treated for. no, we don't. j regarding the princess of is that will be a lengthy period because she has onlyjust will be a lengthy period because she has only just started will be a lengthy period because she has onlyjust started her course of preventative chemotherapy. i am told that the king is tolerating his treatment well. considering the events coming up in the calendar such as royal ascot, that will depend on how he continues to
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tolerate the treatment. if it is something like preventative chemotherapy, his immune system may be compromised and his medical team will not allow him to do anything that would put him at risk. they want this to be a speedy but complete recovery. most importantly he is carrying out his duties as head of state, so privy council meeting some of the audience with the prime minister, the constitutional role he is obliged to fulfil as head of state. what has been put on ice is the public facing engagements. they are the engagement is that the king loves to do and are the ones that are very important when it comes to the visibility of the monarch.— when it comes to the visibility of the monarch. when we talk about visibili , the monarch. when we talk about visibility, there _ the monarch. when we talk about visibility, there is _ the monarch. when we talk about visibility, there is more _ the monarch. when we talk about visibility, there is more pressurel visibility, there is more pressure on the royalfamily visibility, there is more pressure on the royal family to take up more engagements. are we expecting prince andrew to be at the service today? that is a really good question. we haven't been given the list of
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attendees by the palace. i guess we are going to have to wait and see. he was at the christmas day service, he was at the memorial service of king constantine of greece, that is the service that prince william had to pull out of at the 11th hour. that became overshadowed by headlines about prince andrew is, he seemed to be leading the royals there. that would not be a great image for the royalfamily there. that would not be a great image for the royal family if that is what is going to happen today. the focus will be on the king and queen, but we have yet to find out whether andrew will be there. thank ou ve whether andrew will be there. thank you very much. _ whether andrew will be there. thank you very much, katie. _ whether andrew will be there. thank you very much, katie. we _ whether andrew will be there. thank you very much, katie. we appreciate it. it will be the first time that the king has been seen in public since his cancer diagnosis. the prince and princess of wheels will not be there with their family. happy easter if you're justjoining
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us. the clocks havejumped happy easter if you're justjoining us. the clocks have jumped forward, so you have had in our class in bed but hopefully you have a relaxing day ahead. good morning. i'm not sure how relaxing it will be if you are a football fan. could it be a defining day in the title race because these two are playing each other. do you think there is not enough beef between football managers these days because there is so much respect, isn't there?— days because there is so much respect, isn't there? there is a lot of love and — respect, isn't there? there is a lot of love and respect _ respect, isn't there? there is a lot of love and respect between i respect, isn't there? there is a lot of love and respect between these two. pep guardiola has been on top of this relationship, they have won 12 of their last 13 against arsenal and manchester city will be favourites going into this one. just one point between liverpool, manchester city and liverpool. we have not been discussed with ten games to go for a decade. liverpool
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will play brighton first at anfield. then manchester city and arsenal. mikel arteta's side have won every game in the league this year and the arsenal boss in hoping the international break hasn't broken his side's momentum. well, you cannot do it. that momentum is gone they had to go to their mashable —— national teams. momentum is gone they had to go to their mashable —— nationalteams. we maximised _ their mashable —— nationalteams. we maximised as monetary as we could with the _ maximised as monetary as we could with the players here. now everybody is back— with the players here. now everybody is back and _ with the players here. now everybody is back and so positive about what is back and so positive about what is coming — is back and so positive about what is coming and we are looking forward to it _ we played really good last month, but then— we played really good last month, but then international— we played really good last month, but then international break, i we played really good last month, i but then international break, always the first— but then international break, always the first game — but then international break, always the first game in_ but then international break, always the first game in the _ but then international break, always the first game in the international. the first game in the international break. _ the first game in the international break. you — the first game in the international break, you think, _ the first game in the international break, you think, what _ the first game in the internationall break, you think, what happened? the first game in the international- break, you think, what happened? we trained _ break, you think, what happened? we trained good — break, you think, what happened? we trained good. right— break, you think, what happened? we trained good. right now— break, you think, what happened? we trained good. right now every- break, you think, what happened? we trained good. right now every game i trained good. right now every game is so important _
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trained good. right now every game is so important. the _ trained good. right now every game is so important. the next— trained good. right now every game is so important. the next game i trained good. right now every game is so important. the next game willl is so important. the next game will be important — is so important. the next game will be important as— is so important. the next game will be important as well. _ the next game will be important as well. i before that game, liverpool, who are being kept off top spot by arsenal because of goal difference, take on brighton. they will go top if they avoid defeat at anfield, butjurgen klopp hasn't managed to beat roberto de zerbi since he took charge of brighton 18 months ago. we wa nt we want to win this game. it is nothing to do with the other game, obviously. like all of the other games we want to win. will it happen, i don't know, but we will give it a try. this part of the seasonis give it a try. this part of the season is obviously the one where we are in a position to fight for everything, and that is what we want to do. ., ., ~ . everything, and that is what we want to do. ., ., ~ ., ., to do. that one kicks off at two o'clock. the first piece of silverware of the women's football season will be won today.
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chelsea play arsenal in a repeat of last year's league cup final. arsenal came out on top that time, in fact chelsea have lost the two. emma hayes�* is chasing a quadruple and says the trophy means just as much as the other titles her side are trying to win and her players will give everything. if you have watched archie performances in the cup finals? i have. let me be clear on this, the team know exactly how feel about the final on sunday in terms of showing up, joe ourselves. i don't care for it is important to them, it absolutely is important to me. chasing a third successive grand slam and a sixth six nations title in a row, england have made it two wins from two in the women's six nations championship as they beat wales 46—10 at ashton gate in bristol. the red roses ran away
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with it as expected. securing the winning bonus point by halftime with four tries, they ran in eight tries in total including two from ellie kildunne. the crowd ofjust under 20,000 is a record for an england's women's home match away from twickenham. france also made it two wins from two, but they almost suffered a huge upset at the hands of scotland. they thrashed them last year, but had to come from behind in edinburgh, eventually winning15—5 and denying scotland a losing bonus point right at the end of the match. ireland play italy later. england's david skinns is in a five—way tie for the lead at the houston open. the 42—year—old shot a third round of five—under par to storm in to contention, in a round which contained five birdies. skinns is the world number 177 and has never won a pga event before.
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that would be quite some story if he can do it. enjoy this sport, whatever you are watching today. when it comes to the best of british wildlife, it's fair to say seagulls aren't at the top of most people's lists. they are seen by many as food—stealing pests, but scientists say they are actually very intelligent. conservation experts are warning that gull populations across the uk are dwindling and attitudes need to change. helen briggs reports. seagulls showing off their flying skills on a winter's day. they may be a common sight near the coast, but hit by bird flu and the loss of wild spaces, some populations are in trouble. i don't think people
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realise our numbers, especially of our breeding goals have been declining. perhaps they don't take so much notice of them and realise that the numbers have been dropping off because they're quite a visual species, aren't they? they're in our towns and parks and urban areas and we've become quite familiar with them. three common gulls and 26 black headed gulls there. in january, hundreds of volunteers took part in the first national survey of winter goals in 20 years to get a better picture of the six main species that spend the winter here. we're looking sort of ties dropping and the gulls decided together. so we've got a lot of black headed gulls here, a few common gulls and some herring gulls. and the idea of today's exercise is to count them coming in to a census. look at population change. but not everyone's a fan of seagulls. some species such as the herring
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gull, a notorious for raiding bins and stealing food. and here in brtighton, people have mixed views. people are very unkind and cruel to seagulls. they throw stones at them. hate them. you hate them. the other day i ate a doughnut and theyjust folded right out of my hand. i love it. i know you can't walk around with food in your hand. i that's the only problem with the seagulls. i but other than that... i had my sandwich here while i was, i don't know, taking something from my bag. and then she just took my sandwich away from me. so i need to buy food now. but this scientist says seagulls aren't the problem. it's us. when we see their behaviour in terms of stealing or theft, what we should actually perceive is the intelligence of the animals. so we need to think differently about them. i would say so, yeah. to think of an animal as a pest is a negative mindset. if we think of them as intelligent creatures thriving in an environment that we've forced upon them, then that should give us a more respectful outlook on herring good behaviour. on herring gull behaviour. the experts say it's likely more seagulls will settle in their cities and evolve ever
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more cunning behaviour. and when they visit the urban environment, sometimes they get a bad press. seagulls are misunderstood ? yes, absolutely. i think so. i think they're very charismatic creatures and definitely get a bad rap for sometimes aggressive behaviour in the breeding season. but they are a part of our natural world and they're just taking advantage of the hand that's been dealt them. the data from the survey will be used to draw up new conservation plans for seagulls, with the hope we can learn to live better alongside each other. helen briggs, bbc news on the south coast. we'rejoined now byjon carter from the british trust for ornithology. good morning, john. may be much maligned, that we don't think seagulls need much protection, there are a nuisance, but they are also potentially at risk.—
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are a nuisance, but they are also potentially at risk. yes, they are. numbers have — potentially at risk. yes, they are. numbers have been _ potentially at risk. yes, they are. numbers have been declining i potentially at risk. yes, they are. numbers have been declining for| potentially at risk. yes, they are. l numbers have been declining for a number of years now. the herring gull, the classic seaside seagull, their populations are declining dramatically. they have been put on the red list. dramatically. they have been put on the red list-— the red list. how worried are you about their _ the red list. how worried are you about their decline? _ the red list. how worried are you about their decline? are - the red list. how worried are you about their decline? are we i the red list. how worried are you i about their decline? are we talking numbers are falling or is it a dramatic drop—off, given things like habitat change are more of them moving into urban areas rather than just on the coast? i moving into urban areas rather than just on the coast?— just on the coast? i think what is happening _ just on the coast? i think what is happening is _ just on the coast? i think what is happening is the _ just on the coast? i think what is happening is the coastal - happening is the coastal populations, they are all the traditional breeding sites compromised by changes in land—use, that kind of stuff. some are able to adapt to that. nesting on a rooftop is pretty much like nesting on a cliff, it is a safe place. there is lots of food around in urban environments. people are quite messy and there is a lot of food available for these birds. they are learning
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to adapt to some degree to a changing world and their rates of adaptation maybe isn't as fast as it should be. the decline is real and we need to keep an eye on that decline and whether we can mitigate against the spread and populations elsewhere. the decline is therefore many different reasons. aha, elsewhere. the decline is therefore many different reasons. b. lat elsewhere. the decline is therefore many different reasons.— many different reasons. a lot of eo - le many different reasons. a lot of people talk _ many different reasons. a lot of people talk about _ many different reasons. a lot of people talk about how - many different reasons. a lot of people talk about how different | people talk about how different species adapt organisation, the goal is to benefit from food from landfill and so on, but that is part of the problem, isn't it?— of the problem, isn't it? landfill sites are basically _ of the problem, isn't it? landfill sites are basically a _ of the problem, isn't it? landfill sites are basically a great i of the problem, isn't it? landfill sites are basically a great big i sites are basically a great big goofy put up for them. that moves them away from some of their core areas and feeding habits of the past. previously the just add marine invertebrates, but they have taken advantage of the change. also at the same time we have gone into their
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breeding areas and disturb tats. they are just having to adapt and change. some of the other gulls are on the amber list, so they are all pretty much in decline. they are changing where they go, like some of the big coastal breeding areas have almost gone completely, but some are inland populations that are growing at the same time. we are very keen to monitor dads.— same time. we are very keen to monitor dads. . , , ., ., monitor dads. that is where you want eo - le to monitor dads. that is where you want people to help. _ monitor dads. that is where you want people to help. to — monitor dads. that is where you want people to help. to go _ monitor dads. that is where you want people to help, to go out _ monitor dads. that is where you want people to help, to go out and - monitor dads. that is where you want people to help, to go out and count i people to help, to go out and count gull numbers and they can do that via your website. how do you encourage us to love and cherish our herring gull. i love the sound of them but i don't love being bombarded by them when eating fish and chips! it is bombarded by them when eating fish and chi s! , ., bombarded by them when eating fish and chis! ,., my bombarded by them when eating fish and chis! ,. . .,
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and chips! it is a tricky one, i don't really _ and chips! it is a tricky one, i don't really know— and chips! it is a tricky one, i don't really know the - and chips! it is a tricky one, i don't really know the answer| and chips! it is a tricky one, i i don't really know the answer to that if i'm honest. they are quite a disturbing thing to come flying at you when you're eating your chips. we didn't used to wander around quite so much eating food outdoors. gulls tend not to attack people. they will tend to fly towards them, make a lot of noise, they don't very often strike people. a lot of it is a fear of a bird flying at you and it is that fear of something unknown and peoplejust it is that fear of something unknown and people just don't like it is that fear of something unknown and peoplejust don't like it. people do quite like them and they are used to working around these birds. ., , ., are used to working around these birds. . , ., ., ., , ., , . birds. humans are adapting as much as the gulls — birds. humans are adapting as much as the gulls are. _ birds. humans are adapting as much as the gulls are. thank _ birds. humans are adapting as much as the gulls are. thank you, - birds. humans are adapting as much as the gulls are. thank you, john. i you've been getting in touch this morning to share your seagull stories. cassy from bristol shared this picture of her son dexter on holiday in devon. she says they love seagulls
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and could "watch them all day". alan from staines said he is visited every day by a pair of herring gulls and "it s the best way to recycle any excess food". but the stories aren't positive for everyone. donna clayton said seagulls lay their eggs on her chimney every year but the over—protective adult birds mean she has to "peg out washing using an umbrella" to avoid being attacked. another viewer said they were attacked by a seagull who stole their ice cream in pembrokeshire. they said, "a policeman saw it happen and said if you can identify the seagull i will arrest it!" the mother of a 15—year—old boy, who was killed by a speeding driver in 2018, is urging parents to talk to their children about organ donation. debbie enever donated her son dan's organs because they'd had a conversation before he died, and that decision has now helped save the lives
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of three other people. debbie has been speaking to our reporter nicola rees. welcome to the bereaved parents club podcast. i am your host, debbie enever. it is the club no parent wants tojoin, surviving the death of a child. for debbie, podcasting has been therapy since she lost her son, dan, in 2018. there was that moment when i turned up to look for him and realised that they were just police cars and nothing prepares you for the sight of your child lying on a gurney in a&e, with their head in a brace and incubated to help them breathe, nothing prefers you for something dan was killed by a speeding van driver. he died in sheffield children's hospital. on that day, debbie made the decision that saved the lives of three other people. hiya, come on in.
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al lright? i'm alright, come in, paul. she agreed to donate her son's organs. paul neil is forever grateful for the kidney he received from dan. i probably might have been dead now. i do think about dan. i haven't forgotten about dan. which i don't think i ever will. and debbie, we have been in touch for the last five years, and when she gives me a cuddle, she always cuddles me a bit tight so i think it is because dan's kidney is me. dan and i had had conversations about organ donations from him being relatively little. and dan was very much of the opinion that, look, if i am dead, i don't need it so somebody else can have it. that was his approach. well, what can i say- about dan, we have never met him but we feel like we have | known him all his life since paul| got his kidney, since i we met up with debbie. we have a great friendship out of it and that is nice _ when you get that friendship. i love that one.
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he looks a character there. it was such a natural photo. debbie has been using writing to help her cope with grief and this is the result, her first published book. she coined the word midowed to describe a mother who has lost a child. i'd like to think that it will help other bereaved parents to recognise their own experiences and also i would like to think it will give them a little bit of hope because i did survive the unsurvivable. there is hope. through her podcast and her book debbie hopes to encourage otherfamilies to talk about organ donation, something she knows dan would be proud of. nicola rees, bbc news. difficult conversations to have, but really worthwhile. debbie is a wonderful woman for being able to share that with us. happy easter. the clocks jumped forward by an hour. that is important because morning might be a little darker, but even it's much
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lighter. yes, more time to enjoy the evenings. happy easterfrom me, too. we saw the sun come up an hour later but it means for some in the west tonight the sun will not set until after eight o'clock. out there today there will be some sunshine today but there will be some changes compared to yesterday, which was a lovely day for most of the uk. more cloud has moved in for central and eastern england in particular. we will see outbreaks of rain moved from east anglia into yorkshire through the day. still a few showers in cornwall and more developing here and across the channel islands later. the morning rain in northern ireland clears due to sunnier weather. while we see some low clouds drift up the north sea coast limiting temperature right here, further west and north it will be a
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fine day, a much better day than yesterday with long spells of sunshine and highs of 15 or 16. into tonight the rain becomes more extensive across northern england. a few clear skies across part of central and western scotland, a chilly night here, a touch of frost possible. enter bank holiday monday there will be more cloud generally, although a bit more sunshine than today across the south. a zante across parts of northern england, some of that into southern scotland and northern ireland. more of a breeze, chilly along eastern coast. in any sunshine, temperatures could get up to 14 degrees. 30 years after it first hit our screens, gladiators is still proving to be a hit with tv audiences and the final of the new series aired last night.
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dave coulson posted this video of his toddler sonny doing all the gladiators moves during the opening credits. basically he copies all the gladiators and it is so sweet and so accurate. dave says the impression of viper was his favourite! the addition of the unicorn, which sadly the gladiators don't have. i think that would work really well. i love him! a whole new generation being introduced to the gladiators. parents who may be watched the first time round in the 90s now able to watch it with their children. i
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would just watch sunny all night! i would just watch sunny all night! abba's performance of waterloo won the eurovision song contest at the brighton dome in 1974 and turned an unknown pop group into instant stars. a new exhibition marks 50 years since that moment of pop history and our reporter sarah smith has been for a trip down memory lane. it was the performance which would steal the show. # my, my. # at waterloo, napoleon did surrender. # oh, yeah... for a week, brighton was in the grip of eurovision fever. this exhibition, a collection of stories from those touched by it. the big story is abba winning eurovision in brighton, which is a huge part of brighton pop history. but underneath that is all of the collective stories and memories from individuals. jacqui o'byrne was assisting her father, a photographer. they were at the grand hotel to catch abba
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as they left for the dome. they came out of the lift in the most amazing satin pearls, but the man walked slowly, because they were in platform silver sparkling boots. musician bobby ward was also in the grand that evening watching as the band emerged. so, i gave frida a smile and she gave me a wink back. it was just a moment in time of an unknown band who... it was like i didn't know i was witnessing a slice of musical history. mel bowden was the dj providing music before the show. the whole of brighton was buzzing, there were parties everywhere. it was pretty glamorous for brighton '74. # waterloo, i was defeated you won the war... - carrol theobald was in the audience at the dome. i do remember how outstanding abba was. and we had a scoresheet in our programme, at the back, and i gave them top marks. behind the scenes, chris english, who worked for the electricity
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board, had spent a week ensuring there would be no problems with power. but it was still touch and go on the night. i suddenly realised that the amount of power that the dome was drawing from the grid had shot up, because they'd put all the house lights on, which had never been on during rehearsals. so, i panicked a bit. the show did go on, though, and at the interval, this was the entertainment. # underground, overground, wombling free... a film of the wombles exploring the area. david grint was asked if he could drive one of them — wellington, as he remembers — around in his buggy. it was a flash of two or three seconds and then something else, so if you blinked, you missed it. but it was well worth doing — my claim to fame. # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. _ these images capture abba in brighton before and after the win which would catapult them to fame — a show which 50 years on,
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those who were there have never forgotten. sarah smith, bbc news. the whole thing was so much more ok backin the whole thing was so much more ok back in 1974. the whole thing was so much more ok back in 1974. a diamond ring, lavish holidays, football stadium experiences and a year's supply of sweets are just some of the prizes one lucky couple from pembrokeshire have won over the last few years. kazzy and lee minon have entered 50 competitions a day since 2021 and managed to bag themselves nearly £80,000 worth of prizes. so how do they do it? let's find out, as kazzyjoins us now. good morning. nice to see you. you
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have to do something for the competition to enter. i have to do something for the competition to enter.- have to do something for the competition to enter. i tend to buy roducts competition to enter. i tend to buy products that _ competition to enter. i tend to buy products that have _ competition to enter. i tend to buy products that have competitions i competition to enter. i tend to buy| products that have competitions on them, or make a little video, right something or take a photo. they are cold effort competitions because you have to go to some effort to be able to enter. does that reduce the number of people who applied? yes. number of people who applied? yes, es number of people who applied? yes, yes because — number of people who applied? yes, yes because it _ number of people who applied? yes, yes because it is _ number of people who applied? yes, yes because it is not _ number of people who applied? yes, yes because it is notjust click on share, you have to go to some trouble. not so many people would be doing that. this all started a few years ago in memory of your daughter who died of 20 years ago now, abigail, when she was very young and this time of year is very special to you.— is very special to you. abigail was onl 22 is very special to you. abigail was only 22 months, _ is very special to you. abigail was only 22 months, she _ is very special to you. abigail was only 22 months, she had - is very special to you. abigail was only 22 months, she had a i is very special to you. abigail was only 22 months, she had a rain i only 22 months, she had a rain tumour and sadly passed away at easter. because it was easter, daffodils were everywhere, they were
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the only flaw she knew the name of really remind me of her. we filled herfuneral really remind me of her. we filled her funeral with of daffodils. about three years ago i was browsing on social media and i saw a competition to wind daffodils. i thought, that would be really nice, daffodil jewelry, so i thought i would enter. i never had entered a competition before. my younger sister was the only person i had known had entered before. i tag only person i had known had entered before. itag my only person i had known had entered before. i tag my sister in the competition and on st day i get the message to say i have won the daffodil jewellery. message to say i have won the daffodiljewellery. ijust message to say i have won the daffodil jewellery. i just felt message to say i have won the daffodiljewellery. ijust felt it was meant to be, really. i had a curiosity then and thought, that was quite easy. about six weeks later i won an xbox on twitter. at that time
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you couldn't get an xbox anywhere. my you couldn't get an xbox anywhere. my adult kids were all delighted. it just sort of grew from there, really. just sort of grew from there, reall . ., ., ., ,., . , really. you have won some incredible stuff. we really. you have won some incredible stuff- we have _ really. you have won some incredible stuff. we have won _ really. you have won some incredible stuff. we have won some _ really. you have won some incredible stuff. we have won some really i really. you have won some incredible stuff. we have won some really good j stuff. we have won some really good stuff. we have won some really good stuff. my favourites, _ stuff. we have won some really good stuff. my favourites, while _ stuff. we have won some really good stuff. my favourites, while the i stuff. my favourites, while the vapour one that lee won, he won a sick trip to an island off the coast of colombia, a private island, only 20 people at the time allowed on it. that was wonderful. my favourite prize that i won was a trip to norway. prize that i won was a trip to norwa . , , ., ., , prize that i won was a trip to norwa. ,, ., ,�* norway. this is due in norway, isn't it? that's me. _ norway. this is due in norway, isn't it? that's me, yes. _ norway. this is due in norway, isn't it? that's me, yes. you _ norway. this is due in norway, isn't it? that's me, yes. you have i it? that's me, yes. you have discovered the competition community. these are people who devote a lot of time and energy into entering these kind of competitions. you have several businesses, you also work as an independent social
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worker, how do you have time for it all? i worker, how do you have time for it all? ., �* , , . �* worker, how do you have time for it all? , . �*., worker, how do you have time for it all? , . , all? i don't sleep much, i'm a very early riser- — all? i don't sleep much, i'm a very early riser- by _ all? i don't sleep much, i'm a very early riser. by 6:30am _ all? i don't sleep much, i'm a very early riser. by 6:30am i _ all? i don't sleep much, i'm a very early riser. by 6:30am i am i all? i don't sleep much, i'm a very| early riser. by 6:30am i am usually sitting at my computer with a cup of coffee, i make my entries on them by 8:30am it is all put away. so coffee, i make my entries on them by 8:30am it is all put away.— 8:30am it is all put away. so he hits it early _ 8:30am it is all put away. so he hits it early in _ 8:30am it is all put away. so he hits it early in the _ 8:30am it is all put away. so he hits it early in the morning, i 8:30am it is all put away. so he hits it early in the morning, get| 8:30am it is all put away. so he i hits it early in the morning, get it all done, and then see what comes back? it all done, and then see what comes back? , ., . , all done, and then see what comes back? , ., .,, ., _ all done, and then see what comes back? , ., back? it is not as easy as i make it sound, obviously. _ back? it is not as easy as i make it sound, obviously. i— back? it is not as easy as i make it sound, obviously. i didn't- back? it is not as easy as i make it sound, obviously. i didn't win i sound, obviously. i didn't win everything. sound, obviously. i didn't win everything-— sound, obviously. i didn't win eve hina. . m ., sound, obviously. i didn't win eve hina. . .m ., everything. have you worked out your hit rates? i haven't. _ everything. have you worked out your hit rates? i haven't. if— everything. have you worked out your hit rates? i haven't. if i'm _ everything. have you worked out your hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing - hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing 50 a day and — hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing 50 a day and winning _ hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing 50 a day and winning less - hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing 50 a day and winning less than l hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing i 50 a day and winning less than 365 hit rates? i haven't. if i'm doing - 50 a day and winning less than 365 a year, that will give you an idea. what is the trick to a good entry? the trick is that you have a community of people around you. that is the main thing. also that you have that passion for something you want to enter. the trip to visit norway, i did a video entry, data in
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sa, did an interview. if you have a passion and you really want something, then you will put more effort into it. i something, then you will put more effort into it— effort into it. i really admire it. it is not lucky, _ effort into it. i really admire it. it is not lucky, it _ effort into it. i really admire it. it is not lucky, it is _ effort into it. i really admire it. it is not lucky, it is effort, - it is not lucky, it is effort, creativity. what would you really like to win, do you have your eyes on the price at the moment? mr; on the price at the moment? my bi est on the price at the moment? m biggest fan as on the price at the moment? m1: biggest fan as my on the price at the moment? m1 biggest fan as my great—nephew joshua. he is nine years old and is obsessed with trains so i would love to win a special train trip for him or something to do with trains! well, fingers crossed! so nice to see you. happy easter, whatever you are up to for the rest of the day. enjoy the rest of your easter weekend! goodbye.
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live from london. this is bbc news. king charles willjoin members of the royal family at an easter sunday service
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at windsor castle, his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. the fact that the king is expected here at windsor castle is being taken as a positive sign in terms of his cancer treatment. as you can see, people are queueing up to get inside the castle grounds to catch a glimpse. thousands of worshippers are gathered in st peter's square to hear pope francis lead easter sunday mass. at the vatican, the easter mass is just getting under way amid health concerns for the man presiding over it, pope francis. as the war in gaza rages on, ceasefire talks between israel and hamas are expected to resume in cairo. voting takes place in local elections across turkey, with president erdogan�*s party hoping to regain control of cities

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