07/03/2016

:00:14. > :00:19.Hello, it's Monday, it's 9:15am, I'm Joanna Gosling in for Victoria.

:00:20. > :00:26.Knowing this is the last time I will feel tired for hours

:00:27. > :00:41.everything will be the last time, which is great.

:00:42. > :00:47.I feel a bit like, in your face chemo, and yeah, goodbye chemo.

:00:48. > :00:48.Victoria's end of chemotherapy video diary.

:00:49. > :00:51.We'll play the full diary in the next few minutes,

:00:52. > :00:53.and you can watch all of her previous diaries back

:00:54. > :00:54.on the programme page bbc.co.uk/Victoria.

:00:55. > :00:58.Also on the programme: The UK is sending what it calls "vital

:00:59. > :01:02.military assets" to tackle people smugglers off the coast of Turkey

:01:03. > :01:04.and Greece, as David Cameron prepares to meet EU leaders

:01:05. > :01:11.And over the course of a lifetime women earn around

:01:12. > :01:16.Really keen to hear from you about this this morning.

:01:17. > :01:28.Do tell us what happens in your place of work.

:01:29. > :01:33.We're on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel until 11am.

:01:34. > :01:35.Well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories

:01:36. > :01:38.throughout the morning and as always we really want to hear

:01:39. > :01:41.from you on all the stories we're talking about this morning.

:01:42. > :01:44.We are particularly keen to try and get an insight from women

:01:45. > :01:51.about your experience of asking for a pay rise.

:01:52. > :01:54.It's after new figures show women are paid almost ?6,000 a year

:01:55. > :02:03.You can get in touch in the usual ways.

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:02:08. > :02:09.And of course you can watch the programme online wherever

:02:10. > :02:14.you are via the BBC news app or our website bbc.co.uk/victoria.

:02:15. > :02:17.First this morning, seven months after Victoria was first diagnosed

:02:18. > :02:19.with breast cancer, she's preparing to return to work full-time

:02:20. > :02:25.As you know, she's been keeping a video diary of her treatment,

:02:26. > :02:27.and in this latest instalment she describes her joy and relief

:02:28. > :02:30.at coming to the end of six cycles of chemotherapy.

:02:31. > :02:34.Next month she'll begin a course of radiotherapy.

:02:35. > :02:37.Victoria's been filming her experiences for this programme

:02:38. > :02:40.to try to help demystify some of the procedures and treatment.

:02:41. > :02:42.She's being treated at Ashford and St.

:02:43. > :02:47.Peter's NHS Hospital Trust in Surrey.

:02:48. > :02:56.This latest diary focuses on her final three chemotherapy sessions.

:02:57. > :02:58.It's 6th January 2016, I'm at hospital and I'm

:02:59. > :03:01.about to have my fourth session of chemotherapy.

:03:02. > :03:03.It's a new drug today, Docetaxel, so I'll see how

:03:04. > :03:08.In a couple of hours I will be two thirds of the way through this

:03:09. > :03:11.and I feel excited, I really do, because I can see that light

:03:12. > :03:20.I have been in bed all day, I feel totally wiped out.

:03:21. > :03:23.This is perhaps the cumulative effect of chemotherapy.

:03:24. > :03:26.I've only got up to go to the loo, or to go

:03:27. > :03:30.downstairs to get a bowl of cornflakes.

:03:31. > :03:37.I have aches and pains in my back, legs, hips.

:03:38. > :03:57.We are day 11 since the fourth session of

:03:58. > :04:00.chemotherapy and it's definitely been the most difficult to bounce

:04:01. > :04:02.back from and the most unpleasant in terms of the side-effects,

:04:03. > :04:08.What it does mean, though, is I am thinking about the penultimate

:04:09. > :04:11.session, which should be a cause for optimism because that means it's

:04:12. > :04:32.Actually, I'm dreading it, which is annoying.

:04:33. > :04:46.I never am, but it just makes me feel

:04:47. > :05:16.It's the Monday after the penultimate chemotherapy,

:05:17. > :05:18.so that was Wednesday and now it is Monday.

:05:19. > :05:20.I spent a few days sleeping, sleeping off the drugs.

:05:21. > :05:22.I am feeling a bit spaced out, that's about it.

:05:23. > :05:25.I just want to show you a close-up, if

:05:26. > :05:32.you can see it, that's my eyes, I barely have any eyelashes left.

:05:33. > :05:35.There are probably about three on that side and similar amount

:05:36. > :05:36.on that side, and then underneath just very

:05:37. > :05:41.Last week most of my eyelashes seemed to fall out and for the whole

:05:42. > :05:44.I am actually quite sanguine now about any more side

:05:45. > :05:49.So the eyelashes go, I think, come on, what else have you got?

:05:50. > :05:57.What else have you got to test me with?

:05:58. > :05:59.It's 13 days, 13 days since the penultimate chemo

:06:00. > :06:05.It's really good to be back at work and see everybody and not

:06:06. > :06:07.think about cancer treatment, or chemotherapy, or side-effects,

:06:08. > :06:10.and just concentrate on what's in the news.

:06:11. > :06:19.I've just noticed this on my hand, which is a souvenir of chemotherapy.

:06:20. > :06:21.Those are the veins into which the chemotherapy drugs

:06:22. > :06:26.Anyway, that won't distract me from the programme.

:06:27. > :06:33.It's due to be another busy programme.

:06:34. > :06:36.It can get quite intense and I can already see

:06:37. > :06:45.that it's the wrong day on the autocue.

:06:46. > :06:48.Despite getting up at 3:30am, 3:45am for the last few days

:06:49. > :06:57.I don't feel physically tired at all.

:06:58. > :07:00.I look it, I've got absolutely massive bags under my eyes.

:07:01. > :07:03.I look really, really tired and my eyes as dull streaming,

:07:04. > :07:05.my nose is streaming but physically I feel all right.

:07:06. > :07:07.And as my editor said, it's better to,

:07:08. > :07:13.Better to look knackered but not feel it and be

:07:14. > :07:16.alert and be across things in terms of the programme than look great

:07:17. > :07:18.and not be alert during the programme.

:07:19. > :07:26.I've been trying to work out why being at work at the moment...

:07:27. > :07:38.Why being at work, particularly at the moment, I've always

:07:39. > :07:41.loved my work and always loved my job, but why at the moment

:07:42. > :07:44.And I suppose it's pretty obvious really.

:07:45. > :07:48.I don't really think about cancer while I'm at work,

:07:49. > :07:55.One job that is now part of my routine is washing my wig.

:07:56. > :08:00.It still sounds so incongruous saying, "My wig".

:08:01. > :08:13.If I think about it I actually can't believe

:08:14. > :08:18.I'm washing my wig because I have so little of my own hair.

:08:19. > :09:00.I've been to the Royal Television Society awards for the very first

:09:01. > :09:02.time in my life and it was a very lovely evening.

:09:03. > :09:05.We had a good laugh with our team and Ben,

:09:06. > :09:08.who is a reporter on our team, won in the young talent category

:09:09. > :09:12.And it's the first proper night out that I've had in ages.

:09:13. > :09:17.And I must have had a good time because I have no idea

:09:18. > :09:21.But obviously I have managed to get in, which is good.

:09:22. > :09:29.And in four days it's my last chemotherapy cycle and I cannot wait

:09:30. > :09:35.It's Sunday, the day before my last chemotherapy.

:09:36. > :09:40.And I feel really relaxed today, which

:09:41. > :09:45.is a contrast to the last few days where each day for about the last

:09:46. > :09:50.four days I have shed tears, which is really unusual,

:09:51. > :09:59.because I haven't much throughout the last six or seven months at all.

:10:00. > :10:04.And I think it's because through the whole of

:10:05. > :10:06.this process I've just been concentrating on and focusing

:10:07. > :10:08.on getting through it and taking each

:10:09. > :10:12.day as it comes, as much as is possible.

:10:13. > :10:19.Because it is coming to an end, gosh, I can feel myself

:10:20. > :10:24.Because it's coming to an end I've been

:10:25. > :10:30.reflecting on what I have experienced.

:10:31. > :10:37.I suppose it is just a release of emotions and relief.

:10:38. > :10:48.So these are actually happy tears because it's

:10:49. > :11:13.This is hopefully my last journey to the

:11:14. > :11:15.infusion suite, because today is Monday 22nd of February

:11:16. > :11:17.and it is my last chemo, I hope, forever.

:11:18. > :11:19.And here's the corridor that I've walked

:11:20. > :11:21.down every three weeks since November.

:11:22. > :11:26.If I wasn't carrying stuff like blankets and hot water bottles

:11:27. > :11:34.It's the last time I'm ever going to wear a cold

:11:35. > :11:43.It's been a bit grim, but worth it because I've

:11:44. > :11:46.probably got about half my hair left.

:11:47. > :11:52.I think I might be slightly hysterical, I mean happy hysterical,

:11:53. > :13:08.# Now that we've come to the end of the road.

:13:09. > :14:14.Gosh, I feel like I just want to cry.

:14:15. > :14:19.I bet you never thought you'd feel like this at the end of your chemo.

:14:20. > :14:22.You've done really well, you've done so, so well.

:14:23. > :14:25.You've had a lot of hurdles to cross.

:14:26. > :14:58.And I can't stop crying, which is mad.

:14:59. > :15:01.I think it might be six months of tears just coming out

:15:02. > :15:06.I don't know if that's possible, or logical, or sensible.

:15:07. > :15:13.But I'm just trying to find a reason why.

:15:14. > :15:16.I think when it was over, when the drugs had

:15:17. > :15:19.stopped going into me through the IV drip and the cold cap was coming off

:15:20. > :15:33.Which is not like me, as you will have gathered!

:15:34. > :15:38.And then I just texted my family and my

:15:39. > :15:39.close friends to say in capital letters with

:15:40. > :15:45.So, yeah, now I just want to see my boys after work.

:15:46. > :15:58.And have a cuddle and a celebratory tea.

:15:59. > :16:07.I think I have no more tears left, which is great.

:16:08. > :16:13.I feel a little bit tired, but knowing this

:16:14. > :16:16.is the last time I'll feel tired four hours after chemotherapy,

:16:17. > :16:18.everything will be the last time, which is great.

:16:19. > :16:23.And I feel a bit like in your face, chemo.

:16:24. > :16:29.I've got some energy back and some feistiness back.

:16:30. > :17:03.Victoria is back presenting the programme on Wednesday,

:17:04. > :17:05.and you can watch all four of her diaries on our

:17:06. > :17:14.And you've been sending in your comments to us.

:17:15. > :17:18.BRCA Umbrella, which is a support group for those with a high risk

:17:19. > :17:24.You have helped so many who are struggling

:17:25. > :17:26.with a breast cancer diagnosis by being so open.

:17:27. > :17:30.Calum Warren-Piper tweeted us with: Really happy for @vicderbyshire,

:17:31. > :17:32.have been there and experienced it and it's time to celebrate!

:17:33. > :17:38.Aliya Saleem said: I remember my last chemo day so well.

:17:39. > :17:46.I'm so pleased for you and your family.

:17:47. > :17:48.This has made not my day, but my year.

:17:49. > :17:51.Jon Higginson facebooked us to say Victoria, I listened

:17:52. > :17:55.to you through my struggles when you were on 5 Live,

:17:56. > :17:58.you were a tonic, thankfully here to live through happier times

:17:59. > :18:00.and so happy you're at this milestone.

:18:01. > :18:02.And another from JoAnn Betschart on Facebook: Congratulations!

:18:03. > :18:07.This video pointed me to the light at the end of the tunnel.

:18:08. > :18:10.Ann Hood said: Victoria, you are an inspiring lady.

:18:11. > :18:12.I have walked in your shoes with breast cancer and it's

:18:13. > :18:23.Well done to you for your strength and sharing your story.

:18:24. > :18:32.Deborah Osborne says, I have been so uplifted by your bravery and it has

:18:33. > :18:42.been inspirational to all of us. I wish you a very happy and wonderful,

:18:43. > :18:45.fulfilled life. We will read more of your messages in the

:18:46. > :18:47.We will read more of your messages in the programme.

:18:48. > :18:50.Still to come: A 92-year-old woman has been given permission to stay

:18:51. > :18:53.in the UK and be cared for by her daughter after a high-profile

:18:54. > :19:01.Could former Chelsea FC doctor Eva Carneiro get a settlement

:19:02. > :19:04.in her claim for constructive dismissal and sexual discrimination

:19:05. > :19:14.We'll be live at the tribunal hearing.

:19:15. > :19:20.Yet more migrant arrivals in Greece after dozens died trying to cross

:19:21. > :19:26.Turkish and EU leaders are about to hold an emergency meeting.

:19:27. > :19:28.Britain says it's sending a warship to join allies from Germany

:19:29. > :19:35.Its mission will be to stop migrant smugglers.

:19:36. > :19:38.The head of the top business group resigns after being suspended

:19:39. > :19:42.in a row over his support for the UK leaving the European Union.

:19:43. > :19:45.The government has had to deny claims it put pressure on him.

:19:46. > :19:49.A threat of nuclear war from North Korea as the US

:19:50. > :20:07.the North sees it as a rehearsal for invasion, but South says it is

:20:08. > :20:12.defensive. People took to Twitter and Facebook to vent their fury over

:20:13. > :20:18.a lake and damaged Mother's Day presents. Moon cake said gifts

:20:19. > :20:22.ordered by Friday would be on time. Some customers said it was untrue.

:20:23. > :20:26.You can usually only see them much closer to the North Pole

:20:27. > :20:28.in countries like Norway, but there were amazing displays

:20:29. > :20:31.of the Northern Lights here in Britain last night.

:20:32. > :20:32.Lucky skygazers have been tweeting their pictures.

:20:33. > :20:34.They could be seen in Scotland and Northern Ireland

:20:35. > :20:39.and even as far south as Oxfordshire.

:20:40. > :20:48.Let's catch up with the sport. Lots of British success over the weekend.

:20:49. > :20:52.Yes, it was a packed weekend of sport, Lott leased for GB cycling.

:20:53. > :20:58.There was a golden finale for them at the world track Championships.

:20:59. > :21:04.Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish won the Madison event even

:21:05. > :21:08.after Mark Cavendish came off his bike. Laura Trott got her second

:21:09. > :21:12.title of the championship in the Omnium. That leaves Great Britain

:21:13. > :21:16.with five goal medals, one silver and three bronze. They topped the

:21:17. > :21:20.medal table and it puts them in good stead ahead of the Olympics. Andy

:21:21. > :21:28.Murray has put Great Britain through to the quarterfinals of the Davis

:21:29. > :21:33.Cup. He beat Kei Nishikori in a five set epic match, four hours and 54

:21:34. > :21:38.minutes. Up next is the small matter of Serbia and world number one Novak

:21:39. > :21:46.Djokovic. Heather Watson won her third WTA title in her career in the

:21:47. > :21:51.Monterrey open in Mexico. One person who will be joining me later is

:21:52. > :21:56.Hannah Cockroft who won two goal medals at the Paralympics in 2012.

:21:57. > :22:00.She will be talking about her preparations ahead of the Olympic

:22:01. > :22:02.Games in Riyadh this summer. All of that at ten o'clock.

:22:03. > :22:06.Britain is sending "vital military assets" to the Aegan Sea

:22:07. > :22:08.between Greece and Turkey to help stop people smugglers taking

:22:09. > :22:13.It comes as European Union leaders and the Turkish Prime Minister

:22:14. > :22:15.gather in Brussels for a summit aimed at tackling

:22:16. > :22:20.Last year more than a million people entered Europe illegally by boat,

:22:21. > :22:22.travelling mainly from Turkey to Greece.

:22:23. > :22:25.Now EU leaders say they'll give Turkey over ?2 billion

:22:26. > :24:37.if they provide housing and shelters for migrants to stem the flow.

:24:38. > :24:41.So what kind of support should the European Union be offering?

:24:42. > :24:43.Maya Mailer is the Head of Humanitarian Policy And Campaigns

:24:44. > :24:56.at Oxfam and Alp Mehmet is Vice Chair of Migration Watch.

:24:57. > :25:03.What do you think about the EU putting the focus on Turkey? Is that

:25:04. > :25:08.the right solution? It is difficult and problematic. Turkey already

:25:09. > :25:13.hosts up to 2 million refugees and there seems to be a paradox in the

:25:14. > :25:19.EU's approach in that it is calling on Turkey to keep its borders open

:25:20. > :25:23.from Syria, so there are Syrian civilians fleeing the most vicious

:25:24. > :25:29.conflict with bombs falling from the sky and Isis and other groups on the

:25:30. > :25:33.ground. So the EU is calling on Turkey to keep its border with Syria

:25:34. > :25:38.open, but close its border with Greece which seems to be the EU

:25:39. > :25:44.outsourcing is border control to Turkey and that has significant

:25:45. > :25:47.implications for human rights. The EU needs to deal with this

:25:48. > :25:53.unprecedented crisis, but I am not convinced that is the right

:25:54. > :25:58.approach. What do you think? I think that is a good place to start. It is

:25:59. > :26:02.wrong to think we have a magic solution that by dealing with

:26:03. > :26:08.Turkey, by helping Turkey to accept that those who have left her shores

:26:09. > :26:12.is somehow solving the problem. I think sending ships to the

:26:13. > :26:18.Mediterranean, we have tried that before. What needs to happen is not

:26:19. > :26:25.so much to accept everyone who applies for asylum, but first

:26:26. > :26:29.identified those who do not merit asylum and return them back from the

:26:30. > :26:35.countries they came from. It could be Nigeria, Pakistan, any number of

:26:36. > :26:42.countries in the Balkans who are also taking the opportunity of

:26:43. > :26:48.looking for a better life, their nationals. We have got to look

:26:49. > :26:54.there. They are in the minority. No, they are not. If you look at the 1.2

:26:55. > :26:59.million last year who came in, only about a third of those were from

:27:00. > :27:04.Syria. We are not sending anyone back to Syria. In Turkey it is right

:27:05. > :27:08.we should be helping Turkey to deal with those who have gone into

:27:09. > :27:16.Turkey. But it does not end there, that is my point. What do you think?

:27:17. > :27:21.I would take issue with the numbers. The UN Refugee Agency says about 80%

:27:22. > :27:26.of people who are coming from Greece are from refugee producing

:27:27. > :27:31.countries, Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, where conflicts are ongoing.

:27:32. > :27:36.The vast majority of those people are likely to be refugees. There is

:27:37. > :27:41.an important principle in international refugee law, in that

:27:42. > :27:47.the UK and the EU subscribes to, in that each claim must be processed on

:27:48. > :27:52.a case-by-case basis. You need to look at the individual. At the

:27:53. > :27:57.moment we are seeing these blanket border closures by Austria and the

:27:58. > :28:02.Western Balkan countries, denying people the right of entry simply on

:28:03. > :28:06.the basis of their nationality. That is the whole point. You cannot

:28:07. > :28:15.simply say there are 2 million, 3 million in Turkey, everyone can come

:28:16. > :28:20.over. I am not suggesting that. Everyone who is in Afghanistan, in

:28:21. > :28:24.sub Sahara Africa, who is looking for a better life opportunity, you

:28:25. > :28:30.cannot simply say because you are spot asylum, we will accept you. But

:28:31. > :28:34.how do you manage it? These people are continuing to come. They will

:28:35. > :28:42.continue to come, we are not sending Syrians back. And people from Iraq

:28:43. > :28:46.and Afghanistan and other war zones? Some of them are looking for an

:28:47. > :28:51.opportunity for a better life rather than because they are under an

:28:52. > :28:54.immediate threat. We simply cannot say we can take 30 million people

:28:55. > :28:58.without thinking about the consequences. We have got to be

:28:59. > :29:05.careful that in accepting people to come to Europe or the UK we are not

:29:06. > :29:10.simply making matters worse. The mistake we made last time with our

:29:11. > :29:15.ships... What do you mean by encouraging more people? If you feel

:29:16. > :29:20.you will step on European soil and that is there, there is no question

:29:21. > :29:25.of going back, of course people smugglers will encourage more and

:29:26. > :29:30.more to come. I think those numbers are a bit sensationalist. There are

:29:31. > :29:37.about 1 million people over the last year... There are 10 million people

:29:38. > :29:42.displaced. There are 1 million people who have come to Europe,

:29:43. > :29:47.about 0.2% of the total EU population. The EU could have

:29:48. > :29:53.managed this. We have got the resources to deal with it. How would

:29:54. > :29:57.you have managed it differently? By having a method based on solidarity

:29:58. > :30:03.and not allowing unilateral moves by countries to close their borders. We

:30:04. > :30:09.could have easily absorbed those numbers? Yes, we could, not putting

:30:10. > :30:14.all of the responsibility on Greece and Italy, these front line states.

:30:15. > :30:19.Yes, there is a global crisis when it comes to people fleeing conflict

:30:20. > :30:23.and acute hardship, but the vast majority of those people are hosted

:30:24. > :30:28.by poor and developing countries. You have 1 million Syrian refugees

:30:29. > :30:33.in Lebanon, a tiny country the size of Wales. We are talking about 1

:30:34. > :30:36.million refugees in all of Europe. There is a question of perspective

:30:37. > :30:42.and these people are fleeing the most vicious conflict. That is not

:30:43. > :30:48.the issue. The issue is looking ahead, how are you going to deal

:30:49. > :30:52.with increasing numbers. There are many people in the leadership of the

:30:53. > :30:57.EU who have said we cannot cope with all of this. We can chuck figures at

:30:58. > :31:03.each other. You are underplaying it, I think I am being realistic. If you

:31:04. > :31:05.look at the figures, the numbers coming out, there are 12 million

:31:06. > :31:13.displaced within Syria. it is going to assault with the

:31:14. > :31:18.numbers that have come so in terms of the framework that has been put

:31:19. > :31:23.in place, do you think it is the right way of dealing with it? There

:31:24. > :31:29.is a number of things. The starting point has to be a policy that is

:31:30. > :31:35.based on human rights and not on Fortress Europe because that will

:31:36. > :31:39.not work. If you close the migration route from the Western Balkans to

:31:40. > :31:42.Austria another one will appear because these people are desperate

:31:43. > :31:46.and determined to get to their destination. You need to meet the

:31:47. > :31:51.needs of people that are here and find safer ways for people to get to

:31:52. > :31:59.Europe and it has to be part of a global framework. Are there

:32:00. > :32:04.unlimited numbers? Of course not. There has to be border patrol. It is

:32:05. > :32:09.becoming unlimited and that is the problem. These are human beings who

:32:10. > :32:14.need homes, children need schools, all the services, you simply cannot

:32:15. > :32:19.say let us take their men and say we are going to take them all in.

:32:20. > :32:24.Without thinking of the consequences of what that means in terms of

:32:25. > :32:30.taking people in. We are not taking them all in. Without thinking about

:32:31. > :32:36.the numbers. Human rights not Fortress Europe? I do not think the

:32:37. > :32:44.UK has any lessons to learn with regards to the rights. We are doing

:32:45. > :32:50.a huge amount already. Numbers compared to other countries. We are

:32:51. > :32:55.thinking with our heads and our hearts. There are children who need

:32:56. > :33:00.help. Of course we must help them. We must help those in need but

:33:01. > :33:04.simply saying taking in more numbers without thinking of what is required

:33:05. > :33:10.once you take them in is not helping them. In a way it is encouraging the

:33:11. > :33:18.fittest and strongest to make their way into Europe and to Calais and

:33:19. > :33:22.whenever. Thank you. Let us know your thoughts in all the usual ways.

:33:23. > :33:25.Coming up: The boss of the UK's largest breast cancer charity tells

:33:26. > :33:27.us how Victoria's breast cancer video diaries have helped other

:33:28. > :33:33.Do continue to get in touch with your experience.

:33:34. > :33:42.We will have much more of your comments throughout the programme.

:33:43. > :33:44.Someone says I feel like the wait has been lifted off me.

:33:45. > :33:47."I feel like the weight has lifted off me".

:33:48. > :33:49.The words of the 92-year-old woman facing deportation who's been given

:33:50. > :33:53.Myrtle Cothill had been ordered to return to South Africa

:33:54. > :33:56.by the Home Office who said she'd entered the country "by deception"

:33:57. > :33:58.as she hadn't applied for UK residency.

:33:59. > :34:01.They've now decided she can remain here "given the compassionate

:34:02. > :34:06.We first spoke to Myrtle Cothill and her daughter Mary two weeks ago

:34:07. > :34:09.when Myrtle told us the impact the case was having on her.

:34:10. > :34:22.I'm just praying and hoping that something good can be done for me.

:34:23. > :34:32.I can't face living without my daughter at this age.

:34:33. > :34:35.If I've got to go back to South Africa, I've got no

:34:36. > :34:43.I'll be put into places where there is no

:34:44. > :34:58.I can't read and I can't hear and my breathing's impaired.

:34:59. > :35:01.What will I do, just sit with my thoughts and wait

:35:02. > :35:17.We can speak again now to Myrtle Cothill and her daughter

:35:18. > :35:22.Mary Wills, who're at their home in Dorset.

:35:23. > :35:37.Lovely to see you both. How relieved I you? I am very relieved. I am

:35:38. > :35:47.still trying to get my head round that it is true. It has been such a

:35:48. > :35:53.wonderful shock to us and mum is feeling a lot more relaxed and so am

:35:54. > :36:04.I and I think I will feel more relaxed once I get her passport

:36:05. > :36:09.stamped to live in England. Your mum cannot hear me directly. Can you ask

:36:10. > :36:13.her how she is feeling? We heard before she was talking about a black

:36:14. > :36:24.cloud hanging over her and the impact of all of it. How are you

:36:25. > :36:32.feeling? I am feeling so much more relieved. I have not got this

:36:33. > :36:39.terrible pain in my tummy. It is down a lot and I am feeling so

:36:40. > :36:46.happy, so relieved, but I can spend the rest of my days with my daughter

:36:47. > :36:57.and her husband. I am very happy here. It is all that I have wanted

:36:58. > :37:10.in my old age to remain with her and I want to thank everybody for their

:37:11. > :37:16.prayers and wishes, especially for the person who has arranged all this

:37:17. > :37:27.and worked very hard. And also James Davies. And Bob Robinson. Everyone

:37:28. > :37:32.that made it possible for me to stay year. It is so wonderful. I do not

:37:33. > :37:42.know how to thank everybody. All the good wishes I have had. It has been

:37:43. > :37:50.tremendous. I just have to thank everybody for all the hard work and

:37:51. > :37:57.the effort put into this. That is all I can say. I am feeling so much

:37:58. > :38:01.happier. Does this stress and tension you have been feeling for

:38:02. > :38:14.such a long period just go away? Can you relax? Your stress and tension,

:38:15. > :38:19.can you relax? Yes, I am starting to relax. We heard the news on Friday

:38:20. > :38:28.night and it has been a joy. I am starting to relax. All the well

:38:29. > :38:36.wishes that went on yesterday at the church and afternoon, it has all

:38:37. > :38:44.been so wonderful, but today I can sit back and really think, you are

:38:45. > :38:49.really haul now with your daughter. It is wonderful. I am starting to

:38:50. > :38:55.feel much more relaxed. I have to thank everybody. What is the impact

:38:56. > :39:05.of what you have been through been on both of you? It has been a very

:39:06. > :39:14.long hard and cruel road we have been through years. Especially since

:39:15. > :39:19.January this year. About two weeks ago when they had looked mum on to

:39:20. > :39:24.this flight to go back to deport her, it was so cruel, we did not

:39:25. > :39:40.know which way to turn, it was awful. As mum says, thank you to

:39:41. > :39:44.doctor Ben Robinson and 151,000 supporters whose messages have been

:39:45. > :39:49.tremendous. I thank everybody and the TV companies and your show. For

:39:50. > :39:59.broadcasting is all over the show. Thank you. Thank you. Jack says,

:40:00. > :40:06.poor woman, hopefully she will be left in peace with her family.

:40:07. > :40:09.Still to come: They're likely to earn a staggering ?300,000 less

:40:10. > :40:11.than men over their lifetimes but why are women not earning

:40:12. > :40:30.Let us know your experiences. All the usual ways of getting in touch.

:40:31. > :40:37.Northern lights. Last night there were some spectacular sights of the

:40:38. > :40:42.Northern lights. Viewers have been sending them in. Look at the

:40:43. > :40:51.colours, the Greens and the blues. We also had a kaleidoscope of

:40:52. > :40:54.colours, purple as well. This one from Northumberland. A good night to

:40:55. > :41:01.see the Northern lights up and down the country. Beautiful blues and

:41:02. > :41:10.greens. We do not often get to see as many as this. This is in

:41:11. > :41:16.Newcastle. Stunning. It was not just in England. Scotland as well. They

:41:17. > :41:25.look like weaving curtains. When you see them it is so hit and miss, you

:41:26. > :41:32.need clear skies. Stunning. Such a clear night. All of the stars as

:41:33. > :41:39.well. A plethora of stars. You can see the different colours. A

:41:40. > :41:44.plethora of stars. We have had some snow this morning. The Northern

:41:45. > :41:49.lights, if you did not see them last night and are hoping to see them

:41:50. > :41:53.tonight there is a chance. You need clear skies and the further north

:41:54. > :41:58.and east you are the better chance you have. As far south as

:41:59. > :42:03.Huddersfield. We have a weather front coming in from the west. I

:42:04. > :42:09.went to the north of Scotland chasing the Northern lights one

:42:10. > :42:14.time. Did you see them? No. Everything was set and then the

:42:15. > :42:21.cloud came over. Not far from as you did see them. I was gutted. Windy

:42:22. > :42:28.hopefully. Some people waking up to snow like this. It has been a cold

:42:29. > :42:34.start to the day. We have also had some frost. For many we are looking

:42:35. > :42:38.at sunny spells and a few showers. The showers have been in the west

:42:39. > :42:43.and the east and some of those to come. Cold in the east with the

:42:44. > :42:46.northerly wind but we have showers continuing with a wintry element

:42:47. > :42:51.which will diminish through the day and the showers weakening in the

:42:52. > :42:58.west but a few more across Wales and south-west England. In between a

:42:59. > :43:03.glorious but cold day with a lot of sunshine. Showers continuing across

:43:04. > :43:09.Yorkshire and East Anglia. Also across south-west England. Not all

:43:10. > :43:18.of it. In between bright and sunny skies. Sunshine for Wales.

:43:19. > :43:21.North-west England fairing nicely. Scotland, a beautiful day, but more

:43:22. > :43:27.cloud in the west. As in Northern Ireland. A few breaks and fewer

:43:28. > :43:32.showers than this morning. By the time it gets dark we will be

:43:33. > :43:38.watching the temperatures drop. A week whether front with the risk of

:43:39. > :43:45.ice. We have this weather front. This is introducing some rain and

:43:46. > :43:49.also some hill snow. A cold start to the day with the risk of ice and

:43:50. > :43:55.frost. As the weather front moves towards the east it will weaken. It

:43:56. > :44:00.is still going to bring some rain but it will be turning more showery.

:44:01. > :44:05.Behind that some brightness coming through but still some showers.

:44:06. > :44:11.Temperatures ranging between five and nine. All change due to this low

:44:12. > :44:16.pressure coming in from the Atlantic. The position of this could

:44:17. > :44:22.change. This is what we think is going to happen. Wet and windy

:44:23. > :44:26.weather across England and Wales. The strongest wind will be in the

:44:27. > :44:32.west but heavy and persistent rain that may move further north and if

:44:33. > :44:36.it does it could be wintry. But I'm that, brighter conditions coming

:44:37. > :44:45.through and temperatures will start to rise by the end of the day.

:44:46. > :44:51.5-8dC. It is going to be critical mag for the next few days. We have

:44:52. > :44:57.milder conditions moving across the British Isles so by Friday there is

:44:58. > :45:07.the potential some parts of the south and east could hit 16 Celsius.

:45:08. > :45:10.Hello, it's Monday, it's 10am, I'm Joanna Gosling in for Victoria.

:45:11. > :45:12.Welcome to the programme if you've just joined us.

:45:13. > :45:14.Coming up before 11am: Joy, relief and plenty of tears.

:45:15. > :45:17.Seven months after she was first diagnosed with breast cancer,

:45:18. > :45:23.I have no more tears left, which is great.

:45:24. > :45:26.I feel a little bit tired, but knowing this is the last time

:45:27. > :45:29.I'll feel tired four hours after chemotherapy,

:45:30. > :45:33.everything will be the last time, which is great.

:45:34. > :45:37.And I feel a little bit like, in your

:45:38. > :45:44.I've got some energy back and some feistiness

:45:45. > :46:01.You have been getting in touch to say how much her diary has helped

:46:02. > :46:08.with your treatment. One says, tears streaming down my face, what an

:46:09. > :46:13.inspiring women. Also new research suggests women may be earning

:46:14. > :46:18.?300,000 less than men over their careers. Is that surprising and what

:46:19. > :46:22.can be done to change it? And braving ice cold temperatures of

:46:23. > :46:27.up to -30 and taking part in gruelling survival drills, the Royal

:46:28. > :46:31.Marines have been in the Arctic training US Marines for the first

:46:32. > :46:36.time. We will have a special report on the Nato training exercise.

:46:37. > :46:43.Yet more migrant arrivals in Greece, after dozens died trying to cross

:46:44. > :46:48.Turkish and EU leaders are about to hold an emergency meeting.

:46:49. > :46:51.Britain says it's sending a warship to join allies from Germany

:46:52. > :46:55.Its mission will be to stop migrant smugglers.

:46:56. > :46:57.The head of a top business group resigns after being suspended

:46:58. > :47:01.in a row over his support for the UK leaving the European Union.

:47:02. > :47:09.The government has had to deny claims it put pressure on him.

:47:10. > :47:11.Complaints for the card and gift company Moonpig after people took

:47:12. > :47:14.to Twitter and Facebook to vent their fury over late

:47:15. > :47:18.Moonpig had previously advertised that gifts ordered by Friday

:47:19. > :47:20.afternoon would be on time, some of their customers found that

:47:21. > :47:30.The Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says that the school funding system

:47:31. > :47:31.in England is "outdated, inefficient and unfair"

:47:32. > :47:35.Money will be sent straight to headteachers rather

:47:36. > :47:38.than local authorities but Labour says she's dodged

:47:39. > :47:51.92-year-old woman, Myrtle Cothill, has told this programme she is so

:47:52. > :47:55.relieved she has permission to stay in the UK and be cared for by her

:47:56. > :48:02.daughter. She been ordered to return to South Africa. I am feeling so

:48:03. > :48:09.much more relieved. I have not got this terrible pain in my tummy now.

:48:10. > :48:14.It has eased down a lot and I am feeling so happy that I can spend

:48:15. > :48:19.the rest of my days with Mary. You can usually only see them much

:48:20. > :48:22.closer to the North Pole in countries like Norway,

:48:23. > :48:25.but there were amazing displays of the Northern Lights

:48:26. > :48:27.here in Britain last night. Lucky skygazers have been

:48:28. > :48:28.tweeting their pictures. They could be seen in Scotland

:48:29. > :48:31.and Northern Ireland and even as far south

:48:32. > :48:36.as Oxfordshire. Let's talk sport now, Jessica

:48:37. > :48:38.is back and as the Paralympics in Rio draw closer, I see

:48:39. > :48:49.you have a medal-winning guest. Good morning. Great Britain won an

:48:50. > :48:59.incredible 120 medals at the London 2012 including 34 goal medals, two

:49:00. > :49:05.of which were won by Hannah Cockroft. It is six months until

:49:06. > :49:09.Rio. How are the preparations going? I will be training this afternoon.

:49:10. > :49:14.We have just come back from Australia where we were doing lots

:49:15. > :49:18.of miles and there was a bit of sunshine and I am happy and I am

:49:19. > :49:21.faster and stronger than ever and if things carry on like this for the

:49:22. > :49:27.next six months, that will be perfect. You want two goal medals in

:49:28. > :49:35.London 2012, but you are competing in different races. In Rio I will

:49:36. > :49:40.race in the 100, 400 and 800. There are so many classifications and

:49:41. > :49:44.different disabilities, if every disability had every event, the

:49:45. > :49:49.Paralympics would last four years. So they mixed them up and change

:49:50. > :49:53.them every four years. It is a change and it is a harder

:49:54. > :49:59.competition and I have had a lot to learn, but it is exciting. You are

:50:00. > :50:03.very much used to success on a Paralympic level, but a few months

:50:04. > :50:09.ago you lost your unbeaten, seven year record that had gone on for 300

:50:10. > :50:14.races. Do you feel under pressure that the pack who were chasing you

:50:15. > :50:19.are catching up? I felt under pressure since I became world

:50:20. > :50:24.champion in 2011. I was always aware there was a lot more talent coming

:50:25. > :50:28.through after London. We got so much exposure in London and so many

:50:29. > :50:34.youngsters saw Paralympic sport for the first time and thought, I could

:50:35. > :50:40.do that. The girl that beat me, that is what happened. She saw me and she

:50:41. > :50:43.came out and suddenly 300 races meant nothing. But it gave me a bit

:50:44. > :50:49.of motivation and it reminded me why I love being top the world. It was a

:50:50. > :50:56.bad day, but it was so worth it in hindsight. How do you build the

:50:57. > :51:00.perceptions of Paralympic sport has changed? London 2012 was

:51:01. > :51:05.exceptional. Disability and perception in general have changed

:51:06. > :51:09.massively. People see us as elite athletes and we are bit more

:51:10. > :51:14.accepted in society as well. People realise we are there are a bit more.

:51:15. > :51:21.You have noticed a difference in everyday life? Yes, definitely. I do

:51:22. > :51:26.not know if it is just for me for everybody, but things are a more

:51:27. > :51:32.accessible and people want to watch what we are doing. We had 80,000

:51:33. > :51:37.people in London. I am not sure how many we will get in Rio, but it is

:51:38. > :51:41.supported by BT and everyone can support us wherever they are in the

:51:42. > :51:47.world. But it is incredible and the support has been amazing. Hannah,

:51:48. > :51:50.thank you very much for joining us and best of luck for the

:51:51. > :51:52.up-and-coming season, your next race is in May at the British

:51:53. > :51:57.Championships. All the best. Thank you for joining us this

:51:58. > :52:00.morning, welcome to the programme if you've just joined us,

:52:01. > :52:02.we're on BBC 2 and the BBC You can get in touch in the usual

:52:03. > :52:17.ways use the hashtag Victoria LIVE. Lots of you have been in touch to

:52:18. > :52:22.talk about Victoria's video diary. Lisa says, I have just completed 16

:52:23. > :52:37.rounds with a cold cap, it is great to finish.

:52:38. > :52:52.Watching your diary has helped me to re-evaluate my illness and wellness.

:52:53. > :52:56.Looking forward to seeing you back on TV. Take your time, the recovery

:52:57. > :53:18.process is a long road. Thank you for all of those and keep

:53:19. > :53:23.your comments coming in. You can get in touch in all the usual ways.

:53:24. > :53:30.Wherever you are you can watch our programme online

:53:31. > :53:35.via the bbc news app or our website bbc.co.uk/victoria.

:53:36. > :53:38.Women are likely to earn ?300,000 less than men over their working

:53:39. > :53:44.New analysis shows a gap of ?5,732, or 24%, in average full-time

:53:45. > :53:49.annual salaries between men and women.

:53:50. > :53:53.It comes over 40 years after the Equal Pay Act

:53:54. > :53:57.was introduced, which aims to ban any less favourable

:53:58. > :54:00.treatment between men and women in terms of pay.

:54:01. > :54:13.Get in touch with your experiences and we are keen to hear from you if

:54:14. > :54:15.you are a woman and if you have asked your boss for a pay rise.

:54:16. > :54:21.We can talk to Helen Stevens, who is a negotiator at the union

:54:22. > :54:25.She's represented a number of women involved in unequal pay cases,

:54:26. > :54:27.and Natalie Reynolds, who owns the company Advantage

:54:28. > :54:30.She works with companies to improve their negotiation

:54:31. > :54:37.techniques and has successfully increased her own pay.

:54:38. > :54:44.Helen, tell us about some of the cases you have been involved in and

:54:45. > :54:49.what you think of these figures. I am not surprised about the figures.

:54:50. > :54:54.I have been a union officer for 30 years, and it is sad we are still

:54:55. > :54:58.talking about this problem. We know what the problem is, but we need to

:54:59. > :55:03.take more steps to fix the problem. I have looked that members at the

:55:04. > :55:10.intellectual property office and at the Met Office where we have just

:55:11. > :55:14.put in 77 claims to the employment tribunal. We know what the problem

:55:15. > :55:21.is, but we are not doing things to put it right, so women are earning

:55:22. > :55:25.less and losing out. The law is clear, you would think it should

:55:26. > :55:31.therefore be straightforward, but clearly it is not. Exactly. There is

:55:32. > :55:36.a particular problem in the public sector, and I am a public sector

:55:37. > :55:41.union officer, where the two government policies are at odds.

:55:42. > :55:45.Most recently the Prime Minister and ministers have been talking about

:55:46. > :55:49.publishing equal pay audits and making the problem visible, but in

:55:50. > :55:54.the civil service where I look after people the problem is known, but

:55:55. > :55:58.Treasury policy says the employer cannot fix it. I know at the Met

:55:59. > :56:04.Office if the employer was given freedom to manage its own pay bill,

:56:05. > :56:10.as the private sector might, then it would be able to sort this out. But

:56:11. > :56:15.the government policy on pay is at odds with sorting out the equal pay

:56:16. > :56:22.issues. Natalie, what are your thoughts on this? I think the whole

:56:23. > :56:26.point is this, of course we have government legislation and

:56:27. > :56:29.government interest in this issue which is fantastic. I wholeheartedly

:56:30. > :56:36.agree with the comets just made that it is a shame we are still talking

:56:37. > :56:40.about this. My issue and what I do a lot in work with senior executives

:56:41. > :56:46.around the world is, we cannot wait around for legislation to fix this.

:56:47. > :56:49.I think a lot of what we can do is take control and find out the best

:56:50. > :56:53.way that we can negotiate for ourselves as well. That is not to

:56:54. > :56:59.say that we should let employers off the hook, we should not, but in the

:57:00. > :57:03.meantime whilst legislation is ticking over, how can we help

:57:04. > :57:07.ourselves when it comes to negotiating our own salary? What

:57:08. > :57:13.about the general downward pressure on pay? If somebody goes to an

:57:14. > :57:17.employer and says, I am being paid less than a man, but the employer

:57:18. > :57:23.says this is not the time for a pay rise, where do you go from that? For

:57:24. > :57:28.me this all goes to planning well for that conversation. There will

:57:29. > :57:34.always be excuses why somebody cannot evaluate pain. There will be

:57:35. > :57:38.excuses like, you might think they are paid more, but you cannot prove

:57:39. > :57:43.that. I spent a number of years in the public sector, but in the

:57:44. > :57:48.private sector this is equally a problem. There is a culture of

:57:49. > :57:52.secrecy around pay. You can be reprimanded for talking about pay or

:57:53. > :57:56.asking your colleagues about their salary, which can make it quite hard

:57:57. > :58:02.to baseline for any conversation you might go on to have. But if you get

:58:03. > :58:07.immediate push back, you should be thinking of a jewel response. The

:58:08. > :58:11.first one should be any formal avenue that you can take for the

:58:12. > :58:16.refusal for them to review your claim, or you can look at what you

:58:17. > :58:20.can do here and now, which is how you can go on to negotiate that

:58:21. > :58:26.position. How much does motherhood come into the equation on equal pay?

:58:27. > :58:29.For me I always say that motherhood is the get out clause for a lot of

:58:30. > :58:35.employers and a lot of the corporates we work with, but people

:58:36. > :58:39.generally and women have this view, this is an issue because people have

:58:40. > :58:43.babies and when they come back they are part-time and they are not as

:58:44. > :58:48.ambitious and a focus on other things or want to stay at home, but

:58:49. > :58:53.when it comes to the gender pay gap it is very convenient to say this is

:58:54. > :58:59.a motherhood issue. But we know from looking at a number of pieces of

:59:00. > :59:03.research that the gender pay gap kicks in far earlier than

:59:04. > :59:07.motherhood. It is not an issue that happens to mothers. We see

:59:08. > :59:11.apprentices are routinely as women paid less than their male

:59:12. > :59:16.counterparts for doing the same job. It is happening at the very first

:59:17. > :59:19.levels when women are going out into the world of employment. Natalie and

:59:20. > :59:22.Helen, thank you very much. Natalie and Helen,

:59:23. > :59:24.thank you very much. As Turkish and EU leaders hold

:59:25. > :59:27.an emergency summit on tackling Europe's worst refugee crisis

:59:28. > :59:29.since World War Two, we'll be live on the

:59:30. > :59:32.Greece/Macedonia border where 13 thousand migrants are

:59:33. > :59:38.currently stranded. Royal Marines have been training US

:59:39. > :59:40.Marines in the Arctic As tensions run high

:59:41. > :59:44.between Russia and the West, a Nato training exercise involving

:59:45. > :59:47.15,000 troops is under way. UK defence secretary Michael Fallon

:59:48. > :59:51.has warned the alliance should be ready to respond if Russia

:59:52. > :59:55."crosses the line". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat joined the US

:59:56. > :59:59.Marines for their training in Norway where temperatures can drop

:00:00. > :00:13.to minus 30 degrees. ARCHIVE NEWS FOOTAGE: Bloodshed

:00:14. > :00:15.on the streets of Ukraine on the deadliest day yet

:00:16. > :00:18.of anti-government protests. In response to Russia's actions

:00:19. > :00:21.in Ukraine earlier this year. David Cameron is expected to support

:00:22. > :00:26.President Obama's warning to Russia. We have to be ready to deal

:00:27. > :00:29.with that kind of aggression, and make sure that

:00:30. > :00:31.Russia knows that if it crosses the line, if you like,

:00:32. > :00:35.then we are ready to respond. We are now continuously rotating

:00:36. > :00:37.additional personnel and aircraft This is probably the

:00:38. > :00:41.most challenging one. I've never been in this kind of cold

:00:42. > :00:47.weather environment. Being fatigued and cold

:00:48. > :00:49.and tired and hungry, One of the reasons why

:00:50. > :00:55.we are in Eastern Europe is to support our partners

:00:56. > :00:57.and deter Russian aggression. I am sure that unless we are

:00:58. > :01:03.robust and unless we show resolve then this

:01:04. > :01:16.could become dangerous. The Royal Marines are the only

:01:17. > :01:19.cold-weather and mountain It's obviously a fairly brutal

:01:20. > :01:26.environment, temperatures The US Marine Corps

:01:27. > :01:30.are terribly gung ho, you see the pictures of them

:01:31. > :01:32.all running along shouting Some are concerned that their focus

:01:33. > :01:46.has been typically special An infantry battalion

:01:47. > :01:48.certainly creates I've been in the Marines

:01:49. > :01:52.for three years. People have their motives

:01:53. > :01:55.to join the Marines. They want to serve

:01:56. > :01:57.their country, they They want to get to

:01:58. > :02:09.travel around the world. I did it purely because my brother's

:02:10. > :02:12.in the Marine Corps and watching him graduate Boot Camp was honestly

:02:13. > :02:15.the sole reason why I joined I was working two jobs,

:02:16. > :02:21.I was working in a fast-food restaurant

:02:22. > :02:22.and in a factory. I was working in the restaurant part

:02:23. > :02:25.time and the factory It was just getting really stressful

:02:26. > :02:29.and tiring so I wanted to try something new, and something

:02:30. > :02:31.I figured would really help me The reason I joined

:02:32. > :02:52.was because of my wife, Now I'm out here doing this

:02:53. > :02:56.and having a good time Icebreaking basically entails a man

:02:57. > :02:59.on skis with his pack It's important because,

:03:00. > :03:11.moving around frozen terrain, we don't always know

:03:12. > :03:19.the consistency of the ice. It's a whole lot colder

:03:20. > :03:23.here and there is a whole It's hard to breathe

:03:24. > :03:30.and hard to talk Initially when they go in the skin

:03:31. > :03:38.receptors on the body are aware of this sudden

:03:39. > :03:48.change in temperature, and that would kick in this

:03:49. > :03:51.in voluntary response, so you get this, huh-huh,

:03:52. > :03:52.that generally lasts for

:03:53. > :03:54.about three seconds. The body then starts

:03:55. > :03:55.hyperventilating, starts breathing quickly command that can

:03:56. > :03:58.last for up to about three minutes. I was afraid I was going to get

:03:59. > :04:09.in there and not be We rode in on the BBs and now we are

:04:10. > :04:23.building our snow shelters We are piling up a bunch of snow

:04:24. > :04:29.and compacting it down. And after it settles we will dig

:04:30. > :04:40.into it and that will be our shelter It's actually a long,

:04:41. > :04:44.long and tedious, exhausting project that probably takes

:04:45. > :04:46.about six to eight hours Some would say it isn't

:04:47. > :04:57.as comfortable as a night in a tent. However, if you've got a candle

:04:58. > :05:04.going and there is no air flow, ie you have dug your

:05:05. > :05:13.sleeping bays higher than the entrance trench,

:05:14. > :05:16.then all of the cold air drops and it will be a comfortable zero

:05:17. > :05:18.degrees in the shelter. We've been piling up

:05:19. > :05:22.all of this snow and We started digging

:05:23. > :05:49.around 9:45am and we didn't stop digging

:05:50. > :05:51.until at least 1700. So that's practically like eight

:05:52. > :05:53.hours of just piling the snow We called for help and

:05:54. > :05:59.the whole company came. Essentially they've

:06:00. > :06:02.got to put in bits of That then maintains

:06:03. > :06:05.the stability of the Therefore, once they were digging

:06:06. > :06:13.in they dug beyond the limits, and the roof of the shelter

:06:14. > :06:16.collapsed in on top of them. Unfortunately, now we've had to move

:06:17. > :06:19.them on to the snow bank over there and they will have

:06:20. > :06:21.to dig another shelter. This is probably the

:06:22. > :06:28.most different thing I'd say we'd be ready

:06:29. > :06:32.for anything that comes our way, That is just how we,

:06:33. > :06:35.as Marines, are. Yes, just ready to respond

:06:36. > :06:44.and serve without a question. I think everyone that

:06:45. > :06:46.comes out here finds The reason the Royal Marines come

:06:47. > :06:51.here, we know that if we can operate here we can operate anywhere around

:06:52. > :06:53.the world, or anywhere It couldn't get any tougher

:06:54. > :06:57.and more demanding. These guys have stepped straight off

:06:58. > :07:00.a plane from the US, they have come to Europe

:07:01. > :07:03.and a week later they are 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle

:07:04. > :07:05.fighting against these conditions. Fighting in that weather

:07:06. > :07:07.is really, really difficult. To survive is more than half

:07:08. > :07:14.the battle, it is 95% of it. If you survive and can also fire

:07:15. > :07:17.something and your equipment works The training that our armed forces

:07:18. > :07:21.can provide is something other armies around the world

:07:22. > :07:23.really, really want. We have some of the most

:07:24. > :07:26.specialist and most admired training of any

:07:27. > :07:49.army around the world. It's obviously a fairly brutal

:07:50. > :07:50.environment, temperatures The US Marine Corps

:07:51. > :08:27.are terribly gung ho, It is obviously a fairly brutal

:08:28. > :08:30.environment, so as you would expect there is a spectrum

:08:31. > :08:32.of cold-weather injuries. You have your hypothermia,

:08:33. > :08:34.where the whole body is cold and becomes cold and generally

:08:35. > :08:36.begins to shut down. Frost nip is a bit of

:08:37. > :08:39.a warning sign, where, yes, people have cold

:08:40. > :08:41.hands, cold feet, Also the progression

:08:42. > :08:44.from that is the tissues start freezing, and that is frostbite,

:08:45. > :08:46.and that is a significant problem Different degrees of frostbite

:08:47. > :08:49.from superficial to deep depending on the layers of

:08:50. > :08:52.the tissue that are actually frozen. It is supposed to be

:08:53. > :08:56.a shelter to keep us safe and warm but it

:08:57. > :08:58.is still rather cold. We worked for long hours yesterday

:08:59. > :09:00.up until about midnight Our clothes are still kind of wet

:09:01. > :09:04.and cold and some parts It's been a really rough time

:09:05. > :09:10.these last two days. It takes its toll and

:09:11. > :09:13.you've just got to suck Get your jackets on if you haven't

:09:14. > :09:17.already, and have your flasks out. How was the night in

:09:18. > :09:19.the quinzhee on the whole? Did it serve its

:09:20. > :09:23.purpose as a survival The move that we are going

:09:24. > :09:28.to introduce initially will start off with movement by snowshoes,

:09:29. > :09:31.and then a little bit later on we are going to slowly

:09:32. > :09:33.but surely develop utilising movement by skis, which will prove

:09:34. > :09:36.quite an arduous task. I'm not used to this

:09:37. > :09:39.position and wearing skis. I need to get some

:09:40. > :09:42.better gloves because I can't really shoot

:09:43. > :09:43.with these mitts on. The gloves, the skis make it more

:09:44. > :09:46.difficult and it is more of a workaround to get

:09:47. > :09:48.to the weapon, and But a little practice

:09:49. > :09:52.and we will get good at it. It's a lot different

:09:53. > :09:55.than what I'm used to being on, you know, much more solid

:09:56. > :09:57.ground handling a weapon. Having to break through

:09:58. > :09:59.the undisturbed snow just makes it a lot more of a work-out

:10:00. > :10:02.and a lot more The techniques are getting

:10:03. > :10:09.slowly perfected. It's an arduous environment,

:10:10. > :10:11.where not only are we combating the actual skill sets

:10:12. > :10:20.involved with maintaining our body temperature in the cold,

:10:21. > :10:22.but also with the more pertinent point with closing on and

:10:23. > :10:24.defeating the enemy. I'm EXPLETIVE if we

:10:25. > :10:26.move towards Russia. I can't figure out how

:10:27. > :10:34.to move in this EXPLETIVE. In the last ten or so years we've

:10:35. > :10:48.been focused elsewhere in the world. Are cold-weather expertise hasn't

:10:49. > :10:50.been what it should be. Coming here and learning

:10:51. > :10:52.from the best cold-weather trainers in the world

:10:53. > :10:59.is a fantastic opportunity. All that skijoring is

:11:00. > :11:01.it is utilising a long length of rope, a small

:11:02. > :11:05.hitch over the ski poles. It means that we can almost double

:11:06. > :11:15.the amount of personnel we can move around an area in order

:11:16. > :11:26.to close with the enemy. The biggest energy expulsion

:11:27. > :11:28.during this activity is going to be the constant falling over and then

:11:29. > :11:31.trying to stand up with kit The last bit of the exercise

:11:32. > :11:57.we are conducting is basically Ultimately this is probably the most

:11:58. > :12:02.testing part of the week, due to the fact of the degradation

:12:03. > :12:05.and the guys have received due to spending two nights previous

:12:06. > :12:08.under canvas and then again the survival shelter

:12:09. > :12:13.on the final day. We have made it a long way,

:12:14. > :12:16.we've done a lot of hard work, and the Royal Marines have given us

:12:17. > :12:20.a lot of help as far as being able It's a really harsh

:12:21. > :12:26.climate, but I think with a little more

:12:27. > :12:34.practice we can do it. It's taken a while to

:12:35. > :12:36.grasp the urgency. It's that standing waiting

:12:37. > :12:39.for an order and understanding that you need to move away from that

:12:40. > :12:42.and start acting for yourself. This is the best office in the world

:12:43. > :12:45.as far as I'm concerned. I think the Americans are slowly

:12:46. > :12:48.starting to appreciate that as well. Culturally, yeah, there

:12:49. > :12:52.are differences, but we are Marines. UK Marines, US Marines,

:12:53. > :12:54.we are Marines. There is a brotherhood that

:12:55. > :12:56.transcends political If you come across people

:12:57. > :13:03.who are highly trained and able to live in that environment

:13:04. > :13:05.it is extremely difficult So the Russians will take

:13:06. > :13:09.this quite seriously. They watch very carefully

:13:10. > :13:11.what we are doing. Skiing is the most demanding

:13:12. > :13:21.thing I've ever done. I'm glad to be back

:13:22. > :13:23.on base and a nice That was BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat

:13:24. > :13:42.with rare access to a Royal Marines training exercise with the US

:13:43. > :13:44.Marines in the Arctic. If you want to share

:13:45. > :14:05.the film, you can find it boss of the UK's largest breast

:14:06. > :14:11.cancer Charity tells as how Victoria's breast cancer diaries

:14:12. > :14:16.have helped. It is brave and outstanding journalism and is having

:14:17. > :14:22.an amazing impact on awareness. Kerry says I loved your videos. I am

:14:23. > :14:28.due to have my penultimate in this week. Get to know my feelings are

:14:29. > :14:35.pretty normal. Someone says, amazing what happens when you do not go

:14:36. > :14:39.through it or know anyone who has. Tears of joy that you made it

:14:40. > :14:46.through. I lost my wife to cancer for my days ago. Your happiness has

:14:47. > :14:50.raised my gloom. I have been going through the same as Victoria. I

:14:51. > :14:55.phoned the videos would make me more upset but after watching this I

:14:56. > :14:56.realised I was wrong. Thank you for your comments. Continue to get in

:14:57. > :15:11.touch. Deteriorating conditions in

:15:12. > :15:16.Macedonia. Leaders from Turkey and the UK are due to hold an emergency

:15:17. > :15:24.meeting. Our reporter is at the camp. What is happening? We have

:15:25. > :15:29.moved locations to show you this extraordinary scene that runs

:15:30. > :15:34.through the centre of the camp, this railway track. It was built for 2000

:15:35. > :15:40.people but they are spilling onto the tracks. Probably 13,000 people

:15:41. > :15:42.here at the moment and in these conditions you pitch your tent

:15:43. > :15:51.wherever you can however uncomfortable. We have families here

:15:52. > :15:57.in a flimsy tent, two or three. It has not read but we are expecting

:15:58. > :16:02.rain this evening. It is very different to what we saw last summer

:16:03. > :16:09.which was lots of young Muslim men heading north. It is mostly women

:16:10. > :16:13.and children. 60% of the people estimated to be women, children or

:16:14. > :16:20.unaccompanied minors. This lady trying to keep her children

:16:21. > :16:24.entertained. Trying to keep the four youngsters busy while they wait. We

:16:25. > :16:29.do not know how long they are going to wait for the Macedonian foot is

:16:30. > :16:35.still open the border. Noses starting to filter about the summit.

:16:36. > :16:37.The route that follows this railway line through the Western Balkans is

:16:38. > :16:44.going to be closed. Britain says it's sending a warship

:16:45. > :16:47.to join allies from Germany Its mission will be

:16:48. > :16:52.to stop migrant smugglers. The head of a top business group

:16:53. > :16:55.resigns after being suspended in a row over his support for the UK

:16:56. > :16:58.leaving the European Union. The government has had to deny

:16:59. > :17:03.claims it put pressure on him. Women are likely to earn ?300,000

:17:04. > :17:06.less than men over the course of their working lives,

:17:07. > :17:11.according to a new report. It says there's a gap of almost

:17:12. > :17:15.a quarter in average full-time salaries despite the Equal Pay Act

:17:16. > :17:20.being introduced four decades ago. Complaints for the card

:17:21. > :17:22.and gift company Moonpig after people took to Twitter

:17:23. > :17:25.and Facebook to vent their fury over late or damaged

:17:26. > :17:28.Mothers' Day presents. Moonpig had previously advertised

:17:29. > :17:30.that gifts ordered by Friday A 92-year-old woman,-

:17:31. > :17:42.Myrtle Cothill, has told this programme she's so relieved she has

:17:43. > :17:46.permission to stay in the UK and be She had been ordered

:17:47. > :18:02.to return to South Africa. I am feeling so much more relieved.

:18:03. > :18:12.I have not got this beautiful pain in my tummy now. It has eased down a

:18:13. > :18:16.lot and I am feeling so happy, so relieved that I can spend the rest

:18:17. > :18:27.We will bring you the spot, but you might want to see these pictures of

:18:28. > :18:33.the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge skiing with their children in the

:18:34. > :18:37.French Alps. The trip is the first time they have been on holiday

:18:38. > :18:42.together as a family. They arrived on Wednesday night and the following

:18:43. > :18:47.day George had his first experience of playing in the snow. The family

:18:48. > :18:53.out in the Alps. The first holiday abroad together. Six photographs

:18:54. > :18:58.have been released in all. I am not sure if we can see the others. We

:18:59. > :19:02.will show you the other is a little later if we can. Now let's catch

:19:03. > :19:16.Plenty of British success to talk about. Andy Murray won three matches

:19:17. > :19:21.in three days to send Great Britain through to the quarterfinals of the

:19:22. > :19:26.Davis Cup. But it is Serbia and Novak Djokovic up next. But after

:19:27. > :19:31.almost five hours on court against Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray wanted to

:19:32. > :19:42.go home. It is Kim's verse mother's day. Yes, so it is nice to get to

:19:43. > :19:47.see her this evening. I will try and get back for bath-time and try and

:19:48. > :19:53.put her to sleep. Not Kim, the baby. Heather Watson is on her way up the

:19:54. > :19:59.world rankings after winning in Mexico. She came from a set down to

:20:00. > :20:04.beat Kirsten Flipkens for her third WTA title. British cycling is in top

:20:05. > :20:09.shape as we edge closer to real. Great Britain finished top of the

:20:10. > :20:13.medal table at the track World Championships. Sir Bradley Wiggins

:20:14. > :20:16.and Mark Cavendish won the final event of the Madison, after Laura

:20:17. > :20:23.Trott took her second goal medal in the Omnium. Tony Duggan gave England

:20:24. > :20:34.the lead against Germany, but they lost 2-1 thanks to this

:20:35. > :20:38.controversial penalty. Coach Marsh Samson was furious after the match.

:20:39. > :20:44.England have no chance of winning the tournament. Manchester United's

:20:45. > :20:50.hopes of taking a top four place in the Premier League took a knock this

:20:51. > :20:54.Government plans to allow local authorities to extend Sunday opening

:20:55. > :20:57.hours for larger stores could be moving a step closer.

:20:58. > :21:00.Our political guru Norman Smith can tell us more.

:21:01. > :21:09.Brink of up to date. Successive governments seem to run into trouble

:21:10. > :21:14.when they look at the issue of extending the hours. It was the only

:21:15. > :21:19.time misses Thatcher was defeated in the Commons, that was over Sunday

:21:20. > :21:25.trading. Now David Cameron appears to be facing his own difficulties

:21:26. > :21:28.over the issue. He wants a situation where the big supermarkets can open

:21:29. > :21:33.for longer than the current six hours which they are limited to.

:21:34. > :21:37.There has been a huge amount of opposition, not just from the Labour

:21:38. > :21:44.Party and the trade unions who are concerned about the impact on

:21:45. > :21:47.workers, but Christian family and Tory MPs are concerned about the

:21:48. > :21:53.further erosion of Sunday as a special day. Some MPs say this was

:21:54. > :21:59.not in the manifesto, why are we doing this? It will make it harder

:22:00. > :22:04.for small businesses and town centres in massive, great big

:22:05. > :22:08.supermarkets on the edge of town are allowed to open all day. I have

:22:09. > :22:15.picked up on the opposition in the papers. The FT says a storm brews

:22:16. > :22:19.over Sunday trading laws. It looks like Mr Cameron is going to get his

:22:20. > :22:25.way after he is poised to strike an unlikely deal with the Scottish

:22:26. > :22:29.Nationalists of all people. It seems they may well no longer oppose this

:22:30. > :22:38.measure if the government can offer them a deal on protecting the higher

:22:39. > :22:44.pay rates that staff in Scotland already get where they have longer

:22:45. > :22:48.Sunday trading hours. I do not think many people would expect Mr Cameron

:22:49. > :22:52.and the SNP to try and reach some sort of arrangement, but all the

:22:53. > :22:59.signs are that is what is going to happen. If that happens, the

:23:00. > :23:07.opposition will be outraged and moves to extend Sunday trading may

:23:08. > :23:12.go ahead. Shopping on a Sunday, it is good news for you. But if you

:23:13. > :23:17.don't like it, you will have to lock yourself in a broom cupboard on

:23:18. > :23:19.Sundays, like me. I will think of you on every Sunday.

:23:20. > :23:23.Former Chelsea first-team doctor Eva Carneiro will try to reach

:23:24. > :23:26.a settlement with Jose Mourinho and her old club in a private

:23:27. > :23:29.She's claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has

:23:30. > :23:32.a separate personal legal action against her former boss,

:23:33. > :23:34.who has since left Chelsea, for alleged victimisation

:23:35. > :23:38.The 42-year-old doctor was criticised by Jose Mourinho

:23:39. > :23:42.and then dropped from first team duties after going on to the pitch

:23:43. > :23:44.to treat Eden Hazard, meaning that Chelsea

:23:45. > :23:52.Our reporter is at the tribunal in South London.

:23:53. > :24:08.Yes, it is. Either arrived at 9:15am with her husband this morning for

:24:09. > :24:14.this private hearing. It is the second time she has been here. Today

:24:15. > :24:19.it is what is called a judicial mediation. This is held in private.

:24:20. > :24:24.Her legal team will be in one room and Chelsea's team will be in an

:24:25. > :24:30.adjacent court room and the judge will go between the two rooms trying

:24:31. > :24:38.to mediate and get common ground. I understand the Chelsea chairman and

:24:39. > :24:43.the Chelsea CEO are here today in Croydon, so key members of the

:24:44. > :24:50.Chelsea hierarchy. The settlement may not be reached today, so the

:24:51. > :24:53.legal process continues. She is suing Chelsea for constructive

:24:54. > :24:57.dismissal and there is a connected claim against Jose Mourinho for

:24:58. > :25:01.alleged discrimination. If there is no agreement today, it will continue

:25:02. > :25:09.to a full tribunal on the 6th of June. Have the parties involved said

:25:10. > :25:14.anything? There has been no comment from either side. We do not know how

:25:15. > :25:20.far apart the two sides are. There are certain things to consider. If

:25:21. > :25:24.it goes on to a full tribunal, this will be in public. There are key

:25:25. > :25:30.communications between members of the Chelsea hierarchy, e-mails and

:25:31. > :25:35.text messages that would be made public. Chelsea would be compelled

:25:36. > :25:40.to give evidence in person and Jose Mourinho would be compelled to give

:25:41. > :25:45.evidence in person. That intrusion the club may want to avoid. It might

:25:46. > :25:50.be difficult for Jose-Maria knew who is currently out of work and looking

:25:51. > :25:54.to get back into management with possibly the Manchester United job.

:25:55. > :26:00.We do not know if there is an appetite to settle, but if they

:26:01. > :26:04.settle it comes to settling for a value of the claim and how much

:26:05. > :26:08.money could be awarded and those details have to be talked about.

:26:09. > :26:13.There is also the potential for discussing a confidentiality

:26:14. > :26:18.agreement, is a public apology on the card as well? But if we do not

:26:19. > :26:22.get a settlement today, it does not mean it will not be settled in the

:26:23. > :26:27.future. Chelsea could choose to settle this case at any time before

:26:28. > :26:30.it reaches that public employment tribunal on the 6th of June.

:26:31. > :26:32.Amanda Jones is a specialist in Employment law and discrimination

:26:33. > :26:36.law at Maclay Murray and Spens law firm and is a non-executive director

:26:37. > :26:46.Talk us through first the constructive dismissal

:26:47. > :27:01.What would have to be proved? I do not think anyone knows the full

:27:02. > :27:05.detail of the claim, but they would need to be a demonstration that

:27:06. > :27:09.there was a fundamental breakdown in the employment relationship between

:27:10. > :27:14.her and the club as the employer rather than any individual in the

:27:15. > :27:19.club. The burden of proof is on how to demonstrate that. What about the

:27:20. > :27:25.personal case against Jose Mourinho? What would have to be proved there?

:27:26. > :27:30.I would imagine the case would be against him and the club to be

:27:31. > :27:36.honest. Employers are liable for their employees of' activities. If

:27:37. > :27:41.there is a sex discrimination case and that is what is viewed as might

:27:42. > :27:45.be the case, it might be against both the club and Jose Mourinho as

:27:46. > :27:51.an individual. That could have a number of different aspects to it.

:27:52. > :27:55.The most publicly perceived one is the Eden Hazard issue and the

:27:56. > :28:00.comments that Jose Mourinho made roundabout that time, but also

:28:01. > :28:07.potentially the allegations that he swore in Portuguese, and in my

:28:08. > :28:14.limited understanding of Portuguese it is offensive. The FA investigated

:28:15. > :28:20.it and reached a conclusion without actually interviewing either

:28:21. > :28:27.individual who the allegation was made against, or the claimant

:28:28. > :28:32.herself. There may also be comments that have been made in the past, how

:28:33. > :28:36.she could have been treated by Jose Mourinho and the club generally. A

:28:37. > :28:40.discrimination claim can be brought in relation to one individual

:28:41. > :28:46.incident, but more often than not that would need to bring in a

:28:47. > :28:50.background of this context in which she worked, how she was treated in a

:28:51. > :28:56.professional capacity by Jose Mourinho and had the club dealt with

:28:57. > :29:02.that in the background. How hard or easy is it to prove a case of sex

:29:03. > :29:08.discrimination? It is very difficult principally because again the onus

:29:09. > :29:14.is on the individual to prove it. In employment law there are some claims

:29:15. > :29:17.where there is a neutral burden of proof, or indeed the requirement for

:29:18. > :29:22.the employer to prove something, but in both constructive dismissal and

:29:23. > :29:27.sexual harassment, the burden is on the individual. What they have got

:29:28. > :29:34.to do is prove primary facts effectively. They have got to put

:29:35. > :29:39.forward a whole set of facts and then invite the tribunal to infer

:29:40. > :29:45.from those facts that there was an act of discrimination. It may be

:29:46. > :29:50.that an individual in those cases will want to go back quite a

:29:51. > :29:55.distance in their employment and may bring up things that have happened

:29:56. > :30:01.way back in the past, but use that as evidence to say, this happened in

:30:02. > :30:07.the past and that is the context I was working in. In those

:30:08. > :30:12.circumstances it is more likely than not that saying she was naive and

:30:13. > :30:16.impulsive like that were discriminatory. Amanda Jones, thank

:30:17. > :30:30.you. EU leaders are meeting the Turkish

:30:31. > :30:33.Prime Minister in Brussels at a summit expected to agree measures to

:30:34. > :30:38.stop people smugglers sending boats full of migrants from Turkey to the

:30:39. > :30:40.Greek islands. Here is a reminder of the impact of migrants on the

:30:41. > :32:47.Here is a reminder of the impact of migrants on the European Union.

:32:48. > :32:51.We will keep you up-to-date with those migrant talks throughout the

:32:52. > :32:54.day on BBC News. So many of you have been getting

:32:55. > :32:57.in touch this morning to share your experiences

:32:58. > :32:59.after watching Victoria's fourth video diary following her

:33:00. > :33:08.treatment for breast cancer. I was very emotional once Mikey

:33:09. > :33:14.Moore finished, I did not feel like celebrating. Very common apparently

:33:15. > :33:19.but well done. I watched your diary and Robert inspires anyone who was

:33:20. > :33:24.unfortunate enough to be in the same situation. I lost my wife to cancer

:33:25. > :33:28.years ago after a long fight and I wish I had been able to video her

:33:29. > :33:33.progress and bravery. I know she would have drawn strength and

:33:34. > :33:40.inspiration from you. I can relate to your story as I was diagnosed

:33:41. > :33:43.last September with stage three breast cancer. I finished my

:33:44. > :33:48.chemotherapy on the 12th of February. It is not like this for

:33:49. > :33:51.everyone. Do not beat yourself up if tiredness persists.

:33:52. > :33:54.Victoria was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of July and has

:33:55. > :33:56.just finished her sixth and final chemotherapy cycle.

:33:57. > :34:00.She's been keeping a video diary of her treatment to try and help

:34:01. > :34:02.demystify some of the treatment and procedures.

:34:03. > :34:05.In this short extract of the full diary you can watch her emotional

:34:06. > :34:16.It's the last time I'm ever going to wear a cold

:34:17. > :34:19.It's been a bit grim, but worth it because I've

:34:20. > :34:22.probably got about half my hair left.

:34:23. > :34:29.I think I might be slightly hysterical, I mean happy hysterical,

:34:30. > :35:15.It's all a bit overwhelming, isn't it?

:35:16. > :35:25.Gosh, I feel like I just want to cry.

:35:26. > :35:30.I bet you never thought you'd feel like this at the end of your chemo.

:35:31. > :35:33.You've done really well, you've done so, so well.

:35:34. > :35:39.You've had a lot of hurdles to cross.

:35:40. > :35:55.And I can't stop crying, which is mad.

:35:56. > :35:58.I think it might be six months of tears just coming out

:35:59. > :36:03.I don't know if that's possible, or logical, or sensible.

:36:04. > :36:09.But I'm just trying to find a reason why.

:36:10. > :36:12.I think when it was over, when the drugs had

:36:13. > :36:15.stopped going into me through the IV drip and the cold cap was coming off

:36:16. > :36:33.And I feel a bit like in your face, chemo.

:36:34. > :36:37.I've got some energy back and some feistiness back.

:36:38. > :37:06.Victoria's back presenting the programme full time from

:37:07. > :37:12.She will undertake six weeks of radiotherapy in April.

:37:13. > :37:14.You can watch all four of her video diaries on our programme

:37:15. > :37:20.Delyth Morgan is the Chief Executive of Breast Cancer Now,

:37:21. > :37:25.the UK's largest breast cancer charity.

:37:26. > :37:28.Her sister has been diagnosed twice with breast cancer and she's acted

:37:29. > :37:40.We can also talk to two viewers who have contacted us. Cathy was

:37:41. > :37:45.diagnosed with breast cancer last July when she was pregnant and

:37:46. > :37:49.finished her chemotherapy in January and Lisa was diagnosed last

:37:50. > :37:56.September and is going to have her final round of chemotherapy in ten

:37:57. > :38:03.days. What impact do you think Victoria's diaries have had? They

:38:04. > :38:08.have been extraordinary. She has been so brave. They are so clear. It

:38:09. > :38:12.is a period of immense vulnerability going through treatment like this

:38:13. > :38:17.and to be so open, she did not know how she was going to feel or look or

:38:18. > :38:24.anything like that so to be so open and bravery is tremendous and

:38:25. > :38:28.inspiring for so many going through treatment and for people thinking

:38:29. > :38:32.about their experiences having been through it before. It is gruelling

:38:33. > :38:37.physically and emotionally and she has talked about that so openly. I

:38:38. > :38:48.mentioned your sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer and you

:38:49. > :38:52.have been higher chemo buddy. How have higher experiences timed with

:38:53. > :38:58.Victoria? Very similar. If you're fortunate enough to have support

:38:59. > :39:02.from family and friends, it can play a really important role. That can be

:39:03. > :39:06.boring sitting for hours waiting for the treatment to go through at those

:39:07. > :39:15.moments when you are really tired or really feel very law, that

:39:16. > :39:22.supporters really important. There are support services available for

:39:23. > :39:26.women going through chemo and all breast cancer treatments and

:39:27. > :39:31.afterwards, whether it is breast Cancer care, Macmillan or by talking

:39:32. > :39:38.to breast cancer specialist nurses, there is support. It is really

:39:39. > :39:46.tough. How much openness is there a red cancer and treatment of it? Most

:39:47. > :39:50.of us are touched through someone we know or direct experiences but until

:39:51. > :39:56.you go through it you do not know. It is much better than it used to

:39:57. > :40:04.be. When I was a child, a long time ago, my father had cancer and nobody

:40:05. > :40:09.talked about it. It meant death. People are so much more open. Still

:40:10. > :40:15.you hear about people feeling isolated and alone. There are these

:40:16. > :40:20.kind of opportunities to be open and to have a greater understanding and

:40:21. > :40:24.to demystify, and it is so important because people go through treatment

:40:25. > :40:30.feeling alone and hearing about Victoria's experiences reaches out

:40:31. > :40:37.to people. Cathy and Lisa got in touch with us because they have been

:40:38. > :40:41.watching at home. You are there with your baby. You were pregnant when

:40:42. > :40:52.you were diagnosed. Tell us your experience. Yes. It was the huge

:40:53. > :40:57.shock, an absolute shock. I thought about whether to terminate the baby.

:40:58. > :41:03.You think of life preservation to start with. I could not eat for a

:41:04. > :41:09.week. Gradually you get used to it. You think I will get through this.

:41:10. > :41:13.You got in touch because of Victoria's video diaries. What have

:41:14. > :41:19.they meant to you as you have been going through similar experience?

:41:20. > :41:30.Absolutely inspirational. She is so open. I have been open throughout

:41:31. > :41:35.the war thing. She has been so open. She has been brilliant. Showing we

:41:36. > :41:41.can get through this. It is scary to start with but not as scary as you

:41:42. > :41:46.think. You will get through it. It used to be looked at as a death

:41:47. > :41:54.sentence but you think I will survive and get through this and

:41:55. > :42:01.beat it. What is your experience? My experience as Queen quite positive.

:42:02. > :42:07.-- has been. We decided we were going to look at the positive rather

:42:08. > :42:12.than going towards the negative and trying to stay positive which is

:42:13. > :42:17.half the battle I feel. What Victoria has been going through, she

:42:18. > :42:22.has always been two weeks ahead of me so she has taken some of the

:42:23. > :42:26.scariness out of it because I have seen the videos and I know a little

:42:27. > :42:33.bit about what I should expect and the way she explains everything I do

:42:34. > :42:39.not feel on my own. She says she is scared, I was scared. Everything she

:42:40. > :42:46.went through I went through as well. It makes things so much easier and

:42:47. > :42:50.easier to explain to other people as well because when you do not want to

:42:51. > :42:54.explain what you are going through they can watch the video and have

:42:55. > :43:00.some kind of understanding of what you are going through. Yes. That is

:43:01. > :43:05.so important because for friends and family and work colleagues, they may

:43:06. > :43:12.have no idea what someone is going through. They may feel they cannot

:43:13. > :43:17.talk about it or ask how are you or make any kind of reference to the

:43:18. > :43:26.condition so being able to see what is going on and demystify, that is a

:43:27. > :43:30.good word, it can be helpful. Ultimately what we want is to find a

:43:31. > :43:37.way in the future so that these kind of treatments can only be used

:43:38. > :43:40.absolutely minimally and we can find better ways of treating cancer and

:43:41. > :43:43.helping all women to survive in the future.

:43:44. > :43:52.Thank you for getting in touch with your thoughts. Victoria is back on

:43:53. > :43:57.Wednesday. I will be here tomorrow. We are told that OJ Simpson

:43:58. > :44:08.IS in that car,