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Government is going to have to be unpopular if it Wants to change the country. Speaking to sunday with Laura Kuenssberg and in his first major interview in number ten, Sir Keir said it was vital to do difficult things now such as the cuts to Pensioners Winter Fuel payments, and not run away from hard choices, which he accused previous Governments of doing. The decision to end Winter Fuel payments for all but the poorest is among the difficult decisions. Mps will vote on it next week and we know several are planning to make their unhappiness known. But this Morning Keir Starmer defended those plans on Winter Fuel. Talking about it with the Laura Kuenssberg. Its talking about it with the Laura Kuenssberg kuenssberg. Its tough, its not easy. Kuenssberg. Its tough, its not easy, and kuenssberg. Its tough, its not easy, and no kuenssberg. Its tough, its not easy, and no prime kuenssberg. Its tough, its not easy, and no Prime Minister Wants not easy, and no Prime Minister Wants to not easy, and no Prime Minister Wants to take a decision like this Wants to take a decision like this but Wants to take a decision like this. But the Winter Fuel payments are now to be targeted, they were untargeted before targeted, they were untargeted before i targeted, they were untargeted before. I think everybody thought that wasnt a particularly good system so it needed particularly good system so it needed to be targeted. Obviously those most in need will continue to get the payment. All of those on pension payment. All of those on Pension Credit will get the payment and we want to get as many payment and we want to get as many people on to Pension Credit many people on to Pension Credit as many people on to Pension Credit as we can. The Trades Union Credit as we can. The Trades Union Congress conference also ets Union Congress Conference also gets under way today, they will vote gets under way today, they will vote on gets under way today, they will vote on this policy next wednesday and we know there will be wednesday and we know there will be some serious opposition there will be some serious opposition there. ~. , will be some serious opposition there. A,. ,. , there. Moving onto the nhs, which he there. Moving onto the nhs, which he spoke there. Moving onto the nhs, which he spoke a there. Moving onto the nhs, which he spoke a lot there. Moving onto the nhs, which he spoke a lot about. There. Moving onto the nhs, l which he spoke a lot about this morning. A new report from Lord Darzi setting out in detail some of the monumental challenges facing the nhs. Today we have had some of it, talking about worsening Health Outcomes for children. So Keir Starmer was asked about the nhs in england, saying it had been broken by successive conservative Governments. Here he is now talking about Lord Darzis report. He he is now talking about Lord Darzis report. Darzis report. He has been really clear darzis report. He has been really clear that darzis report. He has been really clear that the darzis report. He has been really clear that the nhs i darzis report. He has been really clear that the nhs is | really clear that the nhs is broken really clear that the nhs is broken but not beaten. The reason broken but not beaten. The reason he identifies, i will rattte reason he identifies, i will rattle through without spending much rattle through without spending much time, is because of the money much time, is because of the money taken out of the nhs, particularly in the early years of the particularly in the early years of the coalition 2010 onwards. The Andrew Lansley reforms which the Andrew Lansley reforms which were hopelessly misconceived, took a lot of money misconceived, took a lot of money and then had to be reversed. And then covid on top of that, reversed. And then covid on top of that, which has put us in this of that, which has put us in this awful of that, which has put us in this awful position for the nhs this awful position for the nhs in this awful position for the nhs. ,. , this awful position for the nhs. ,. ,. , this awful position for the nhs. , ,. ,. ,. , nhs. In response, Shadow Health Secretary victoria nhs. In response, Shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins nhs. In response, Shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said, Secretary Victoria atkins said, after ia years in opposition, Labours Instinct is to politicise Childrens Health rather than provide solutions and reform the nhs. But lets think about next week. The conservatives have joined virtually all of the Opposition Parties in the Uk Parliament in opposing those Winter Fuel payment changes. Keir starmer says today he is prepared to be disliked, so next week when parliament and Unions Vote on this, we will see the scale of just how unpopular he is prepared to be on this. Labour also aims prepared to be on this. Labour also aims to prepared to be on this. Labour also aims to increase prepared to be on this. Labour also aims to increase the also aims to increase the number of appointments and operations done each week by A0,000, to help hit the 18 week waiting time target. Research found that would only deliver around 15 of the extra capacity needed to get back to reaching the target. I spoke to matthew taylor, the Chief Executive of the nhs confederation, and he told me what else needs to be done. The Re Ort we what else needs to be done. The report we have what else needs to be done. Tie report we have done what else needs to be done. Tt;e report we have done jointly demonstrates is what Wes Streeting has announced so far in terms of Weekend Working and hospitals sharing will only take a small way to meeting that target. That is for to reason, partly because there are so many people waiting, 7. 6 million, but also all the time new people come onto those Waiting Lists. So demand is likely to grow by about 3. 8 per year. So you have to deal with the stock of people built up, but also the flow of people. So today we argue that were going to have to put in place a range of other measures if we are going to have any chance of meeting that 18 Week Target by The End of this parliament. Target by The End of this parliament. ~. ,. , ,. , parliament. What measures are needed . Its parliament. What measures are needed . Its a parliament. What measures are needed . Its a range parliament. What measures are needed . Its a range of parliament. What measures are needed . Its a range of things. | needed . Its a range of things. Better analysis of Waiting Lists. You need digital tools to do that. There were people on Waiting List who dont need to be there. There are people who have been on multiple times. If you can contact people on Waiting Lists, you find some of them dont need an operation any more, that can reduce it by an extent. Using methods we know work, like elective hubs, which are places where you only do this elective surgery, hips and knees, no emergency department. Generally elderly frail people who are not able to get out of the hospital because there is no social Care Or Community provisions. Theyjust focus on these operations. They are 20 more efficient than doing them in general hospitals. I have visited several. We just dont have enough. We need an awful lot more of those. We also have to address the issue of demand. If the nhs continues to meet ever growing demand only, we are not going to be in a sustainable position. Nearly everything we recommend today is already out there in the health service, but its only in pockets. We need that to be everywhere. If you took the best practice that exist in the nhs and made it universal, we could meet this target, but that requires investment. When Ou Sa that requires investment. When yOu Say there that requires investment. When yOu Say there is that requires investment. When yOu Say there is best that requires investment. When yOu Say there is best practice i yOu Say there is best practice happening in pockets, where are those and what is stopping that already from happening elsewhere . I get you are saying investment is needed to move that elsewhere, but what is it in the first which means some pockets are doing better than others . We pockets are doing better than others . ~. pockets are doing better than others . ,. , ,. , others . We have a £12 Billion shortfall in others . We have a £12 Billion shortfall in maintenance others . We have a £12 Billion shortfall in maintenance in i others . We have a £12 Billion. Shortfall in maintenance in the health service. Reports in the past, hospitals are crumbling with outdated it systems. But where we have had investment, you can see it. I was in newcastle a few months ago, looking at their Day Treatment centres. Innovating all the time. People arrive, they have the operation quickly, they go home. Just a few hours later. Patients really enjoy it, its a very efficient process that enables them to get on with their lives. Similar work in london, in ascot. These places exist but we need twice as many, and thats only part of what we have to do. One of the Big Question is now, as i understand it, the chancellor will talk about Capital Investment in the Autumn Statement in a month. That was the Chief Executive statement in a month. That was the Chief Executive of statement in a month. That was the Chief Executive of the statement in a month. That was the Chief Executive of the Nhs L the Chief Executive of the Nhs Confederation Matthew taylor. Thousands of offenders who have served A0 of their Prison Terms will be eligible for early release next week. The Government said it is necessary because of severe overcrowding in jails. Because of severe overcrowding injails. There are because of severe overcrowding in jails. There are fewer than 500 spaces left in mens prisons in england and wales. The crisis had been made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people involved in the riots last month. The ceo of a charity that helps young men find a way out of the Justice System gave us her assessment on whether the early release of this many prisoners is a cause for concern. This many prisoners is a cause for concern this many prisoners is a cause for concern. We know that every Day Prisoners for concern. We know that every Day Prisoners are for concern. We know that every Day Prisoners are released. For concern. We know that every Day Prisoners are released. The | Day Prisoners are released. The significant fact is people are being released early, 10 early, for some people that means a week early, but for other people may be up to a year. But the key concern is always about what happens on release. When you are released, to stay out of prison, you need key things. Somewhere to sleep, so you can actually stay off the streets. You need work, support, access to benefits, mental health support. And the big challenge we face as a sector, both statutory and voluntary sector supporting people Living Prison, we have more people Living Prison than we would normally on a day to day basis, so we need more support services. Thats the concerns. Along with many other organisations in the sector, we have worked really closely with the Probation Service and the Prison Service to get ready. We are concerned there is not enough housing, not enough support, but we are working closely to make sure as many of those people released now are able to stay out of prison and build a new life. So if there is this lack of necessary support to stop reoffending, what do you fear that the Reoffending Likelihood will be . �. That the Reoffending Likelihood willbe . ,. ,. , will be . Again, another good but very hard will be . Again, another good but very hard question will be . Again, another good but very hard question to but very hard question to answer. On average, one in three people released from Prison Returns to prison. Thats not always about a new offence, they might have breached their licence conditions, and that might be not sleeping at the address they have been registered to when they left prison. Those things are often out of their control. So we absolutely know that when people are suddenly released, as happening, many more than we would normally see, and there is a crunch in this country with the housing crisis, we anticipate more people will be recalled to prison for breaching their licence conditions. Thats why we are working so closely with the prison and Probation Service. But we really want to see a change, an understanding of the support needed for someone Living Prison. Switch and other organisations is calling for a national resettlement framework, making sure that when someone is released, they have housing not just for the first six weeks as often happens, but actually ongoing, so they can really build a stable light. Expect to see the Recalls Increase but we are doing everything to prevent that for the people we are working with. A stable life. So it sounds like things are going to get worse. If we are going to get worse. If we are going to get worse. If we are going to have all these recall is on top of the lack of space, isnt this going to worsen the situation . Situation . The thing about recalls, situation . The thing about recalls. They situation . The thing about recalls, they are situation . The thing about. Recalls, they are preventable. The Probation Service are overloaded but they are also taking this really seriously. We have been really impressed with what we have seen from the Probation Service and the work they have done. We had longer to prepare, we are getting information about young people leaving prison much earlier than we normally work. Brilliant conversations, really helpful conversations with the Probation Service, making sure we are getting referrals as early as possible. So the challenge is there are not enough places. Theres Nothing Anyone can do about that right now except to reduce the demand, we cant build a prison overnight. So the really important thing is the prison and Probation Service work in collaboration with the third sector to make sure support is provided. Everything we see from the prison Probation Service right now is really positive so we are encouraged. The challenge is to make sure we keep the numbers of recall down. King charles has arrived at Crathie Kirk near balmoral on the second anniversary of the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth ii. The king could be seen in the Back Seat of the State Bentley with camilla at his side as they headed to the church for a service, which also marks two years since his accession to the throne. Here in the uk, surgeon and former Labour Minister Lord Ara Darzi says children are being let down in several ways, including a shortage of some medicines to treat adhd Thats Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder. Young people who have the condition say they Cant Concentrate at school, and feel like theyre being set up to fail, as Ben Moore reports. New term, new challenges, but one thing wont change in Sixth Form for 16 year old alice, her Adhd Medication is still in short supply. It Adhd Medication is still in short simply Adhd Medication is still in short supply. It gave me the ability to short supply. It gave me the ability to actually ability to actually concentrate. Like, Ifi Ability to actually concentrate. Like, if i hadnt had the medication, i wouldnt have been able to sit down and study, orfocus on my exams. Alice relied on her medication for Gcse Revision and exams. And is pretty chuffed with her results. T and is pretty chuffed with her results. ,. , results. I got higher than my predictions. Results. I got higher than my predictions. I results. I got higher than my predictions. I got results. I got higher than my predictions. I got sevens, i predictions. I got sevens, eights, nines and a6, so. But there are eights, nines and a6, so. But there are still eights, nines and a6, so. But there are still a eights, nines and a6, so. But there are still a uk wide shortage or some hd hd Adhd Medications, so her mum is looking for a pharmacy that actually had stock. It looking for a pharmacy that actually had stock. Actually had stock. It got worse rather actually had stock. It got worse rather than actually had stock. It got| worse rather than better. Actually had stock. It got worse rather than better. Our normal worse rather than better. Our normal Pharmacist Couldnt fulfil normal Pharmacist Couldnt fulfil the prescription at all, so we fulfil the prescription at all, so we were unable to get anything. We have just found some anything. We have just found some sombre different pharmacist which was really lucky pharmacist which was really luc. ,. , pharmacist which was really luc. ,� lucky. This is a brand ive never tried lucky. This is a brand ive never tried before. Lucky. This is a brand ive never tried before. I lucky. This is a brand ive| never tried before. I have lucky. This is a brand ive i never tried before. I have to mix these two to make the dose i need. Ideallyi mix these two to make the dose i need. Ideally i dont want to be starting a new School Year with meds that ive never tried before. �. ,. Before. Alice is starting her alevels before. Alice is starting her alevels making before. Alice is starting her alevels making the before. Alice is starting her alevels making the best l before. Alice is starting her| alevels making the best of A Levels making the best of what the family can get hold of. T what the family can get hold of. ,. , of. I could be getting a headache of. I could be getting a headache as of. I could be getting a headache as a of. I could be getting a headache as a side of. I could be getting a I Headache as a side effect, of. I could be getting a headache as a side effect, i could be feeling sick, all because im changing medication, which you are not meant to do, but i have to do it to prepare for Sixth Form and the next few months of my life to make sure i have enough. Life to make sure i have enough life to make sure i have enou h. ~ , enough. In the uk, Adhd Medication enough. In the uk, Adhd Medication can enough. In the uk, Adhd Medication can only enough. In the uk, Adhd Medication can only be I Medication can only be prescribed by psychiatrists or specially registered medics. A Gp Cant prescribe it, which means its a lot more difficult to change Medication Brands or doses. You can only get a Month Supply at a time, which means you can stockpile. The pharmacist you can stockpile. The pharmacist has you can stockpile. The pharmacist has just i you can stockpile. The i Pharmacist Hasjust said you can stockpile. The pharmacist has just said you Cant Pharmacist has just said you Cant Get. Maybe they are not back, Cant Get. Maybe they are not back, some Cant Get. Maybe they are not back, some of them, until january. Back, some of them, until january back, some of them, until janua. ~ ,. , january. Apparently. Those who have been january. Apparently. Those who have been watching january. Apparently. Those who have been watching the january. Apparently. Those who have been watching the Adhd L have been watching the Adhd Medicine Crisis unfold say the new Government needs to act. Kids are being set up to fail. If kids are being set up to fail. If it kids are being set up to fail. If it was kids are being set up to fail. If it was glasses, kids are being set up to fail. If it was glasses, lets kids are being set up to fail. 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And we cant do that. You Cant Get through. And we cant do that. You Cant Get the through. And we cant do that. You Cant Get the alternative i you Cant Get the alternative medication you Cant Get the alternative medication for you Cant Get the alternative medication for adhd you Cant Get the alternative medication for adhd so you Cant Get the alternative I Medication for adhd so people are unable medication for adhd so people are unable to medication for adhd so people are unable to focus. Medication for adhd so people are unable to focus. Just medication for adhd so people are unable to focus. Just being | are unable to focus. Just being set up are unable to focus. Just being set up to are unable to focus. Just being set up to fail are unable to focus. Just being set up to fail right are unable to focus. Just being set up to fail right now. Are unable to focus. Just being set up to fail right now. The i set up to fail right now. The department set up to fail right now. The department of set up to fail right now. The Department Of Health set up to fail right now. Department of health and set up to fail right now Department Of Health and social told us recent supply issues with most adhd medicines have now been resolved. They added, we are working with manufacturers to ensure action is taken to resolve remaining supply problems. Alices mind is now on sorting out those last minute bits of kit she hasnt seen since before summer. But looking at the long term, she has a message for the Government. T longterm, she has a message for the Government. For the Government. I dont take economics, for the Government. I dont take economics, but for the Government. I dont| take economics, but sorting for the Government. I dont take economics, but sorting out Medication Shortages would allow people to work harder and better, concentrate more. May better, concentrate more. May be to improve the economy. If be to improve the economy. If you are like me, you will have learned all you know about castles at school. 60 children in devon can go one better, because they are currently having all their lessons in a castle. Clinton primary school has closed for repairs, so the Earl Of Devon has opened up his castle for them to use this term. This castle, a stunning Setting Fit for an earl, but neverin Setting Fit for an earl, but never in their Wildest Dreams did the children from kenton think this would be their new school. T think this would be their new school. ,. ,. , school. I thought the teachers were joking school. I thought the teachers were joking. They school. I thought the teachers were joking. They couldnt school. I thought the Teachers L were joking. They couldnt wait were oking. They couldnt wait to were joking. They couldnt wait to enter. With were joking. They couldnt wait to enter. With fantasies were joking. They couldnt wait to enter. With fantasies of to enter. With fantasies of harry potter, the school of witchcraft and wizardry. I love it, i love really old furniture. It really brings it into character. I like that weve moved to a castle. Its really exciting. This time last year, flooding hit kenton, and their beloved school was a complete mud bath. To see what were left with is heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking. First, they shared with their neighbouring school at ken. Then they moved into this church in dawlish. The children really have been on quite a journey. I really miss kenton school, but i love being on the move, sort of. The Earl Of Devon is fantastic. Hes been so supportive of kenton primary school. He really is such a lovely chap. It really feels quite surreal to come to school, down the drive, up through past the deer park, into the castle. It really has been an amazing experience so far. Everywhere you look, there are castles and turrets. The best thing is probably the playground. We can play Football And Slide tackle without hurting ourselves on the tarmac. We also see Deer Day to day and ive seen three buzzards flying around. Today we saw some geese. Going back in time is clearly a novelty. Just love being in the victorian classroom. Theres lots of old tables, which its really cool cos youve got a Section Underneath to put all your stationery. Well, theyre really weird cosj some stuff slips off and falls yeah, and the seats are really uncomfortable yeah theyve just found out theyve got funding to build a brand new school in the village. But the question is after the magic of powderham castle, will they ever want to leave . Janine jansen, bbc news. Lucky kids a former Sub Postmaster who led a Campaign Forjustice over the campaign for justice over the faulty Campaign Forjustice over the faulty horizon It Scandal has got married on Sir Richard bransons private island. Sir Alan Bates tied the knot with his long Term Partner Suzanne on Necker Island last month, and were invited after Sir Alan dropped a hint saying hed love a holiday. It was a surprise for suzanne who didnt bring the wedding dress, instead the happy couple went for a more relaxed holiday look. I would like to make a public hint to Sir Richard that i would love a holiday too, please nothing fancy. We have brought you the latest on the war in ukraine and here is an update on the efforts to help in the uk. Three british men are running 60 kilometres across london to fund raise for ukrainian Air Defence teams. The route includes the sites of Bomb And Rocket attacks on london during the second world war. Lets speak to andy lewis, the Co Organiser and runner. We spoke to you earlier this morning, to your team, to find out how you are getting on. Can you update us on how the marathon is going so far . Good afternoon. Marathon is going so far . Good afternoon, its marathon is going so far . Good afternoon, its going marathon is going so far . Good afternoon, its going very afternoon, its going very well. A surprising amount of sunshine, we expected rain. Which is fantastic. We are a third of the way through the 37 mile route, just 12 miles dance. Our previous top was balham tube station, where we stopped by the plaque to read about what happened during the second world war. We have one more stop and then 13 more stops to finish at the imperial museum hopefully around 7pm this evening. Tm museum hopefully around 7pm this evening. This evening. Im glad The Rain has let up. This evening. Im glad The Rain has let up, but this evening. Im glad The Rain has let up, but sounds this evening. Im glad The Rain has let up, but sounds like i this evening. Im glad The Rain has let up, but sounds like a l has let up, but sounds like a long way to go. You have done Ironman Marathons before. So you are probably more equipped than most. T you are probably more equipped than most than most. I have, im no stranger than most. I have, im no stranger to than most. I have, im no stranger to long than most. I have, im no. Stranger to long endurance events, Neitherare Stranger to long endurance events, neither are these two, they both Enjoy Ultramarathons as well. It made sense for us to think of a Fundraising Idea that involved running. To everybody that involved running. To everybody watching. Inaudible. Whats going on . Inaudible. Whats Auoin On . Whats going on . Some supporters whats going on . Some supporters there. Whats going on . Some supporters there. We i whats going on . Some l supporters there. We just stopped in Dulwich Village to speak to you guys, so we have passers by saying hello. Tts passersby saying hello. Its nice to have passersby saying hello. Its nice to have a passers by saying hello. Its nice to have a supportive inquisitive crowd absolutely. Just remind inquisitive crowd absolutely. Just remind us inquisitive crowd absolutely. Just remind us why inquisitive crowd absolutely. Just remind us why you inquisitive crowd absolutely. Just remind us why you are i just remind us why you are taking this approach to fundraising. Taking this approach to fundraising. Taking this approach to fundraisina. ~ �. ,. , fundraising. Weve done several se arate fundraising. Weve done several separate fundraising fundraising. Weve done several separate fundraising things separate fundraising things since the full Scale Invasion started over two and a half years ago. We thought we needed to be a bit more creative, think about how to really catch the imagination of the british public. We came up with the idea of linking it to the parallels of london in the second world war, which faced aerial bombardment like ukraine is facing today. And also today marks 80 years to the day of the first v two rocket falling, landing in chiswick. We thought that would be interesting for people. We have been blown away by the support we have had already. Lots of donations coming in. Ifanyone already. Lots of donations coming in. If anyone is interested, please search online just giving Air Defence marathon, you will find details of how to donate if you would like. Very grateful for the support, great speaking to you as well. I think we just need to stay with the ukrainians, because its a really tough time. ~ because its a really tough time. , ~ , because its a really tough time. ,. Because its a really tough time. ,. ~ , time. Thank you so much, andy, one third time. Thank you so much, andy, one third down, time. Thank you so much, andy, one third down, two time. Thank you so much, andy, one third down, two thirds time. Thank you so much, andy, one third down, two thirds to one third down, two thirds to 90, one third down, two thirds to go, Good Luck. One third down, two thirds to so Good Luck one third down, two thirds to go, Good Luck. Thank you very much. Go, Good Luck. Thank you very much and go, Good Luck. Thank you very much. And thank go, Good Luck. Thank you very much. And thank you go, Good Luck. Thank you very much. And thank you for go, Good Luck. Thank you very i much. And thank you for bearing with us on the sound. Taste much. And thank you for bearing with us on the sound. With us on the sound. We have heard the with us on the sound. We have heard the saying with us on the sound. We have heard the saying cheap with us on the sound. We have heard the saying cheap as heard the saying cheap as chips, but prices for the humble potato could be on the rise, farmers say it is due to extreme weather and high production costs. In east kent, the last remaining Potato Grower is calling for more support. It is day two of the Potato Harvest on this farm in east kent. So far, their crop is looking pretty good. Olivers farm is one of only a few left growing potatoes in the area. He is one of many hoping for more support in the industry. Hoping for more support in the indust. , hoping for more support in the indust. ,. , hoping for more support in the indust. ,. ,. , industry. Solar and other schemes. Industry. Solar and other schemes, some industry. Solar and other schemes, some of industry. Solar and other schemes, some of the i industry. Solar and other schemes, some of the rising costs. They are doing some grants towards solar and other schemes, just things that can help mitigate some of the rising costs, and also, to try and help slightly negate the impact of climate change. The actual potatoes would cost in the region of sort of £3,000 an acre to grow pre covid, and now, they are up to three times that amount. Its fairly challenging with the weather windows that we now seem to get, and the financial implications, if it goes wrong, are fairly huge. This field is one in around 370 acres of land all growing potatoes here on this farm. On a hot and dry day like today, it makes for pretty good conditions when it comes to harvesting. But weather is unpredictable. Usually, oliver would be hoping for 6,000 to 7,000 tonnes of potato. Heavy rainfall in Autumn And Spring made for late planting, so these crops havent been in the ground for all that long. But its still a race against time to get the potatoes out of the ground before the weather turns too wet again. Some businesses fear the potential impact of a tough crop this year. I try not to pretty it up, but we have no choice, my customers are. I have the best customers so they wont say anything. They are willing me to put the prices up a bit more, but. Its not just potatoes. Generally everything has gone up. Were still eating lots of potatoes, the brits love their spuds and, increasingly, we are importing them, mainly as frozen chips from belgium and holland, and that Trade Is Worth Over {1. 2 Billion and has increased by about 30 or ao over the last two or three years. Oliver is feeling fairly chipper about his crop, but with increasingly unpredictable weather and rising costs, he says change is needed soon to keep the humble spud on the table. Lets see if the weather for today improves at all. We saw the runners had slightly less rain than expected. For part two of the weekend, a thundery low sitting across england and wales, generating Heavy Rain and also some thundery downpours through the afternoon. Further north, the more dry it will be, scotland and northern ireland, but quite and northern ireland, but quite a bit of cloud. Cooler than of late, North Westerly winds starting to set in across the North West, whereas low pressure means warm and humid air. The Weather Front across southern scotland, North East england, through North West england, through North West england, wales and the south west, could bring persistent Heavy Rain. Further east, the sunshine could trigger some heavy thundery downpours. Cloud in scotland and northern ireland, winds in from the North West. Cooler across the north than the last few days, but still fairly humid with some warmth across england and wales, especially the east. Thunderstorms this evening across the south east. The Weather Front in the west pushing eastwards. A legacy of cloud across large parts of england and wales, keeping temperatures up, not falling below 11 12, but it will be chilly in scotland and northern ireland, under clear skies. Monday, in between weather systems, High Pressurejust systems, High Pressure just coming systems, High Pressurejust coming in to turn things wintry. A bit of Cloud And Rain across eastern areas, the Weather Front eventually into the north sea. Plenty of sunshine in england and wales, but more cloudy skies in scotland and northern ireland, with rain in western scotland. A cooler and fresher day across the board, mid to high teens. Big changes from tuesday, this area of low pressure moving down from the north, parking itself across northern scotland, into the norwegian sea. That will open the floodgates to an arctic north North Westerly wind, turning much coolerfor all areas on tuesday. The Cold Front spreading southwards, squally rain. Behind it, brightening up, plenty of sunshine but blustery showers as well, they may be heavy and thundery across the North West. A windy and blustery day especially across the North East. Cold and windy with sunshine and showers. Temperatures in the low teens in the north, the high teens further south. In the north, the high teens furthersouth. It in the north, the high teens further south. It stays pretty chilly for the time of year for the upcoming week. It will be cold at night, most showers in the north and west, staying dry the north and west, staying dry the further south live from london. This is bbc news. Jordan has launched an investigation into the Shooting Dead of three israelis by a jordanian Truck Driver at a Border Crossing that links it to the occupied west bank. The venezuelan Government says the Opposition President ial candidate, edmundo gonzalez, has left the country to seek asylum in spain. Prime minister Keir Starmer tells the bbc his new Government is going to have to be unpopular if it Wants to change the country. And its the final day of the Paris Paralympics with three gold medals still up for grabs before the Closing Ceremony later today. Hello, im luxmy gopal. Israel has closed all its land Border Crossings with jordan after three israeli civilians were killed in a shooting at the Border Crossing betweenjordan and the occupied west bank. The attacker was shot dead by israeli security forces. 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