The way of cloud rain. Again more in the way of cloud gcioss rain. Again more in the way of cloud across scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of Northern England and the best brightness is further south and here, the best of the dry weather as well. Temperatures similar to saturday, a couple of degrees up, a maximum of 8 11. As we move into monday, that area of High Pressure edges further to the east and it gets replaced by this weather front moving its way gradually further east and we will see a spell of rain, heavy and persistent at times, turning windy as well. Temperatures on monday, fairly similar to the weekend with a maximum of ten or ii celsius. As we move into tuesday, we see one weather front clearing towards the east and the next one not far off, pushing in from the west. We re not far off, pushing in from the west. Were looking at another spell wet weather. Tuesday, we are seeing wet weather. Tuesday, we are seeing wet weather. Tuesday, we are seeing wet weather working east, particularly heavy in the north and west, could fall as snow for a time
over high ground and it will turn windy as well with the wet weather. Temperatures looking pretty mild, a maximum of 12, temperatures looking pretty mild, a maximum ofi2, 13. As temperatures looking pretty mild, a maximum of12, 13. As we move temperatures looking pretty mild, a maximum of 12, 13. As we move later through the week, we continue to hold onto this strong jetstream, so well continue to see areas of low pressure driving that unsettled weather, so further wet and windy weather, so further wet and windy weather to come at times. A little uncertainty weather to come at times. A little u ncerta i nty towards weather to come at times. A little uncertainty towards the end of the week across the southern half of the uk. This area of High Pressure could yelled and then well see something drier, but, as i say, a it of uncertainty at the moment. Moving through next week, it is looking u nsettled through next week, it is looking unsettled with areas of low pressure moving in, bringing rain at times, heavy and persistent, the potential for high rainfall totals and accompanied with strong winds, it could be potentially disruptive with some high temperatures. Bye bye. Hello. This is bbc news. As you can see, we as you can see, we are as you can see, we are also to look at tomorrow morning because my papers injust at tomorrow morning because my papers in just a at tomorrow morning because my papers injust a moment. First,
the headlines a state of emergency is declared in south eastern australia amid warnings of more bushfires, and it is the largest forced evacuation New South Wales has ever seen. Meanwhile, anger over the governments handling of the emergency, as the Prime Minister found out when he toured the area. How come we only had four trucks to defend our town . Because our town doesnt have a lot of money but we have hearts of gold, mr Prime Minister. Closer to home, delays and cancellations on the railways, but fair still go cancellations on the railways, but fairstill go up cancellations on the railways, but fair still go up from today by an average of nearly 3 . Researchers say Artificial Intelligence can be better than doctors at diagnosing Breast Cancer from scans. Talks aimed at breaking almost three years of political deadlock in Northern Ireland have resumed. Hello, and a warm welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Joining us this evening are madeline grant, the deputy comment editor at the telegraph, and the Financial Times political correspondence law issues. Laura political correspondence law issues. Laura hughes. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The times goes with an appeal from the Prime Ministers aide Dominic Cummings for what he calls weirdos and misfits to apply to work for him in downing street. The daily mail leads with what the paper says is a large number of sex attackers being taken off the sex offenders register after applying to have their names removed. The guardian has a report into how the british gambling industry is dependant on customers who are disproportionately likely to be addicts. The i goes with the transport secretarys warning that Northern Rail could be stripped of its franchise following its poor record. Borisjohnson has been urged to make staging the 2030 world cup in the north the centre of britains bid to host it, thats on the daily mirrors front page. The sun goes with an appeal made to the Prime Minister by the british teenager facing jail in cyprus. She was found guilty of lying about being gang raped. On the telegraphs front page is a claim by the paper that tens of thousands of thieves are escaping justice with as few as 1 in 500 thefts being solved by police. So, lots of different topics capturing the front pages. If we begin with the independent, laura. An amazing picture. This is what a Climate Crisis looks like. The latest from australia. Now we have global leaders, we have Bernie Sanders, one of the Democratic Candidates running to stand against donald trump, he has come out and said this should spur aggressive action and that this is one of the biggest warning signs of what we
know and what a lot of scientists have been wanting for a long time, isa have been wanting for a long time, is a real crisis facing this planet. There was a clip earlier which showed the anger directed at the Prime Minister today when he tried to talk to some of these communities who have been affected by it. To talk to some of these communities who have been affected by itm to talk to some of these communities who have been affected by it. It is pretty extraordinary. 18 people have died. And actually, australia is facing more days of unpredictable weather to come. Huge pressure on the Australian Authorities to deal with this, but more globally, again, this puts this issue in the spotlight, and i am sure will prompt calls for Global Action to be taken. Interesting how this is now developing into more of a global story and not just an australian story. Yes, although there is a great deal of individual and Community Anger being raised at Scott Morrison for his seeming or alleged in action. It is only likely to increase, because in New South Wales alone, which is the worst affected state, having already burnt over 700 acres of land, it looks set
to continue for several days, and of course it will prompt these calls, especially in countries like australia which is a very heavy burner of coal in comparison to other developed economies. Interesting that lots of criticism has been heaped on Scott Morrison for what people would say is his scepticism about the role of Climate Change, this is the fact that australia has a lot of bushfires, you know, in previous years, but not on this scale. Exactly, exactly right. Politically, his response will be to try to turn it into that global disaster, to lay the accountability at the feet of, you know, numerous heads of state and notjust australia. Know, numerous heads of state and not just australia. Interesting, know, numerous heads of state and notjust australia. Interesting, you mentioned Bernie Sanders weighing in. It makes you think, we have an american he american president ial election coming up, and the baxter has been lots of Climate Change scepticism and parts of the American Media and certainly in political landscape, whether this will have any impact there . Donald trump
denies the existence of Climate Change, so it is unsurprising that democrats are vying for the nomination will seize on this, in essence, because it is very pop among certain democratic voters, and this might be an area of policy they can get one up on the current president. Popular. Not surprisingly have seen figures like Greta Thunberg and other global figures like this talking about it for a long time, and that is why this picture on the front page of the independent is so striking. It is pretty terrifying. If that was in your country you would find it hard to ignore it. It would be hard for donald trump to ignore this. To ignore it. It would be hard for donald trump to ignore thism to ignore it. It would be hard for donald trump to ignore this. It does give some indication of what could bea give some indication of what could be a potential opportunity for the uk, a country where we have stuck rigorously to Global Warming targets and we have a strong base of green energy and so on, there clearly needs to be massive advancement in this area, in Green Technology and innovation in the next few decades, if we are going to make it a zero carbon by 2050. It is also a potential opportunity for global renewal, as well as a cause for
reflection. Lets hope it brings about change, is the main thing. Certainly one kind of change, the whole idea of the environment is having, according to the times. Young couples put earth before birth. This about . This is following on, actually, from prince harry and Meghan Markle leading the charge in this department, when they announced they were planning to have no more than two children in order to reduce the numberof than two children in order to reduce the number of personal admissions emissions that their family makes. A poll by yugo of has found one of the most common poll by yugo of has found one of the itiost common reasons poll by yugo of has found one of the itiost common reasons for poll by yugo of has found one of the most common reasons for remaining childless in that age group is that they are worried about contributing. Poll they are worried about contributing. Poll by they are worried about contributing. Poll by yougov. This way of thinking has been championed by groups like population matters, saying how western groups of people are more likely to have smaller families because they are disproportionately more likely to emit. Ithink disproportionately more likely to emit. I think there is something depressing about this, really. There isa depressing about this, really. There is a sense of a complete lack of
optimism, but potentially, by having more children you are creating more that creating more innovators. We will need people to solve this crisis. I am will need people to solve this crisis. Lam not will need people to solve this crisis. I am not sure about the headline here. The figures, it seems like it was third is the reason that people might not be having children. There were some slightly more mundane reasons above it. Really not too surprising. Money number one was the cost, and the second was that people didnt want to have a child impact on their lifestyle. And then right at the bottom from danny dalton, a professor at oxford, he says that actually there is a lack of understanding that a very number small number of people are causing this impact on the environment and actually behaviour changes from everybody would be more effective than a small group, i think it is 9 , saying that overpopulation is behind that decision. That is not going to swing it, Everybody Needs to take collective action. I think it says
something about the pessimism that is preached on occasion from organisms that organisations like extension rebellion, saying were all doomed and there is nothing we can do about it, notjust having fewer children so they emit less, but also, why would you bring children into this fallen world we live in . I think they are wrong, personally. Would you be more optimistic . We can all be giving birth to new scientists. It is an interesting point. That quote at the sort of sums it up. I dont think it is enough to just decide to have no children. It is interesting that harry and meghan came out and said that they are only going to have to. And you have Carbon Neutral children . Certainly not if you are in the royal family children . Certainly not if you are in the royalfamily i also children . Certainly not if you are in the royal family i also wonder how many couples might say this now, you might say it in your early 20s, and when it actually comes to your early 30s, you may be decide you wa nt early 30s, you may be decide you want to. Maybe you are with the wrong person. I want to save the
planet, i cant possibly have children. Lets go, take us to the telegraph, this is your paper here. A fascinating headline. Widows and misfits wanted for whitehall. This is Dominic Cummings, the premise tos chief adviser, who wants to see new blood in the Civil Service. This is his characteristic method of doing this, along blog post which is then picked up by every newspaper then picked up by every newspaper the following day, including mine, of course. He is stipulating that they want to attract different kinds of people, because the Civil Service is not overly dominated by people from the humanities, from the usual suspects, and they want to now attract misfits, weirdos, through wild cards, people who fought their way out of an appalling hellhole to sort of transform the Civil Service as opposed to the kind of Public School bluffers who turn up and wing
it. I suspect he might have more common because here with many of the younger Civil Servants right now, because a number of the big complaints they have with the Civil Service is that it is very difficult, often, for people to stay ina difficult, often, for people to stay in a particular field for a very long time. They tend to flip quite quickly, often only when they have started to gather the relevant experience in the field. They dont get shuffled off to a different area in the Civil Service which prevents that kind of Institutional Knowledge from happening. So a shakeup which would allow different kinds of people, but also look at why the tale nt people, but also look at why the talent is so often deployed wrongly. It seems to me that he is almost saying there is not enough talent there in the first place. It is a bit brutalfor there in the first place. It is a bit brutal for people who are already Civil Servants to be reading this. It is. It is also very clever. He hasjust this. It is. It is also very clever. He has just put a job advert on three national newspapers. It is sort of genius, actually. And you are right, there are a lot of civil serva nts are right, there are a lot of Civil Servants who would agree with him. He has not always attacked all civil
servants. He has praised a lot of young women in their 30s who get stuck in that middle position and dont progress and you have to move to get pay rise. A lot of what he saysis to get pay rise. A lot of what he says is right. He hasjust done it in his own little way. I love the line, he warns a potential future personal assistant to him that they can forget about having a girlfriend or boyfriend because they will not be the time in the day. And they are being warned now so they cannot complain. They will be things they have to do that they dont really wa nt have to do that they dont really want to. But he is looking for somebody smarter than himself. He is looking for these misfit oddballs. It is interesting he attacks private school bluffers when he is working for a Prime Minister who some might allege is a private school bluffer. It is classic Dominic Cummings style, and it is actually very clever. And to liberally quite provocative. He says here, the ideal candidate might be a chinese
cuban ideal candidate might be a chinese cu ban free ideal candidate might be a chinese cuban free runner from a ideal candidate might be a chinese cuban free runnerfrom a crime family hired by the kgb. What is clever here is that what he is trying to get his people, he mentions physics phd is in the same blog post, more scientists, more artists, but also people from the mathematical background. I think making these people feel, potentially people who are slightly nerdy, and i speak as a proud note, that they could actually be badasses and rock stars, it is good way of getting them to apply. |j and rock stars, it is good way of getting them to apply. I wonder how many Civil Servants there are currently . I dont know what the figures are. You feel that some of them are going to find these insulting proposals for reform. And that unions have responded today by saying, this isnt right, and actually now was not the time a radical shakeup. But this is part of cummings vision to change the country a bit and make the government machinery look more open and accessible. And less sort of london centric. And he does have a point. New ideas and not always the best records to best practice, the way things have been done historically, is the change you need when implementing something massive like brexit. If you want to apply, send yourjob application with the word misfit in the subject line of the e mail. Dominic cummings has put his Gmail Account on there, all very informal. Laura, the ft, your paper, we talked about Climate Change and heat and drought and wildfires, a very different picture from indonesia, with a powerful photograph of a little boy rescued from these dreadful floods. Photograph of a little boy rescued from these dreadful floodslj havent from these dreadful floods. havent seen this in the main News Headlines today, interesting we put it on the front page, but 26 have died, more than have been killed in australia and again, it ties into this whole idea of the Climate Change crisis being a very global problem. Images like this become more and more normal. The thank this wasnt making the news today is actually really interesting. True,
although i would be interested to know how much of this example in jakarta, a city that gets monsoon season jakarta, a city that gets monsoon seasonis jakarta, a city that gets monsoon season is an historically massive flooding, how much of it is out of the ordinary. Sometimes we have a tendency to focus on the here and now in the news and not compared to historic data. Weve been covering it today and a colleague has said that in three decades he predicts ja ka rta that in three decades he predicts jakarta will be underwater, so pretty serious. It is how it co m pa res to pretty serious. It is how it compares to the context in these countries. Lets get through some more, so lets crack on, madeleine, ta ke more, so lets crack on, madeleine, take us to the intriguing story of the escape of carlos ghosn. He is now in lebanon. As if by magic. Extraordinary. He was released on bail byjapan, the former head of nissan, and essentially he had managed to skip town. Nobody knows how he managed to do this but he has
since fled to lebanon, a country that doesnt have an extradition treaty with japan, so presumably will now be avoiding trial. Difficult to see how he will go ahead with his planned trial in japan any time soon. It reflects very badly on japan, japan any time soon. It reflects very badly onjapan, notjust that he was able to evade capture he had been raising complaints about his treatment while he was under arrest and the denial of access to his legal team and the sorts of complaints, and now he will be free to speak with there perfect liberty, and all the while evading trial for what are very serious accusations levied against him about financial mismanagement masoe a real own goal forjapan. Mismanagement, so a real own goalfor forjapan. Mismanagement, so a real own goal forjapan. A very powerful, well connected, wealthy man and japan had said that he is at risk of flying off, he is a flight risk, but he got away i think because he has four passports. The
japanese authorities are still have his lebanese one, a brazilian one and a french one but apparently he had a second french passport he might have been able to use, and apparently that is normal when you are so apparently that is normal when you are so wealthy and well connected as him. Fascinating to see how lebanon will respond, because he is seen as a bit ofa will respond, because he is seen as a bit of a legend by lebanese authorities and figures there, and now he might try to work. What is he going to do now . He will become a celebrity. There will be a biopic about him. When you do this you get stuck in countries you dont necessarily want to stay in but we will see. Laura, the guardian, they have chosen a totally different lead, how betting firms rely on vip gamblers who lose huge sums. Some interesting stats in here. We dont know who these betting companies are but we know they are very high profile. The most staggering figure is one firm took 83 of all
deposits from just 2 of its customers. 0bviously deposits from just 2 of its customers. Obviously this is really a practice that is leaving a lot of the very problem gamblers at huge risk, and apparently they are being offered Football Game tickets and free bets and cashback because they are seeing these people coming back for more and keeping on losing. They have packaged up these vip offerings 23u have packaged up these vip offerings 23 u in. They are rewarding those who habitually lose the most with special perks to lure you in. It will intensify calls for further regulation of the sector. The Gambling Commission has said similar practices should be banned to protect the gambling industry and many mps take a keen interest. We saw the big crackdown on the fixed odds betting terminals and so on, and you feel its an industry under scrutiny. Quite right. This is a nice segue, industry under scrutiny
in thei, nice segue, industry under scrutiny in the i, train companies, Northern Rail, sacked for disastrous track record according to branch activists today. Excuse the pun grant shapps. The former transport minister has vowed to strip Northern Rail, deeply unpopular provider in the north of england, of funding. Theres been keen interest in the election of the north south divide and many of the seats the tories won went for the first time in the so called red wall, and one of the most curious examples is if you have to ta ke most curious examples is if you have to take any of the 1970s trains, from the days of british rail, they are essentially buses from the 70s that have been put on top of old freight and people are for use these trains and they were told they were temporary when they were brought in in the early 80s. A real sense of
disenchantment and the fact that this is one of their first acts is clever politically, because it shows the conservatives, as they say many times, they have asked people in the north often for the first time to lend them their votes, they are finally taking an interest in the northern transport, which has traditionally been ignored by the conservatives and successive governments. Laura, there was a suggestion this was smoke and mirrors because it came as the same time as the rail fare increases, with landing at the governments door, and this way grant shapps can focus on private operators. As a cynical journalist. Focus on private operators. As a cynicaljournalist. Which focus on private operators. As a cynicaljournalist. Which im focus on private operators. As a cynicaljournalist. Which im sure youre not it is a large part of it, the public saying, why are we paying more for these horrendous services . It isnt just paying more for these horrendous services . It isntjust Northern Rail, southern rail has huge problems, thameslink is in the telegraph story at the bottom, so it is nationwide there are huge problems. The threat to bring
Northern Rail into government control, it is cynically i would say time and to coincide with the increase in fares, which is directly going to impact pockets. Even though many of the problems and for Northern Rail stem from the infrastructure, network rail, run by the government anyway the irony of it all not that we are cynical or sceptical at all thats it for the papers tonight. Dont forget, you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. Its all there for you, seven days a week at bbc. Co. Uk papers. And if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. Thank you madeline grant and laura hughes. Goodbye. Good evening. Liverpool are another step closer to the premier league title. There was a routine 2 0 win against Sheffield United at anfield this evening. And it could have been more. Their lead is back to 13 points ahead of leicester with a game in hand. Heres our sports correspondent, andy swiss. Liverpool in search of a landmark. Some 364 days after their last league defeat, could they make it a year unbeaten in the top flight . Well, the answer was soon clear enough, as Sheffield United stumbled, and mo salah struck. Commentator and there is the perfect start for liverpool. Barely three minutes gone, and already business as usual. And it would have been more if not for the dean hendersons rocket reflexes. Salah brilliantly denied to keep the visitors within touching distance at the break. After it, though, liverpool continued to dominate. Salah once again agonisingly close. How on earth did that stay out . But eventually, almost inevitably, they found a way. A perfect illustration of their pace
and poise rounded off at the second time of asking by sadio mane. Liverpool now with a 13 point lead at the top, and three decades after their last league title, you suspect this just might be their year. Andy swiss, bbc news. Lets hear from the liverpool manager now, who says that he never expected them to control the game as well as they did. Im really proud of the boys. I said it plenty of times and i cannot say it plenty of times and i cannot say it often enough, because it is how i said, we should not take things like this for granted. Its not allowed to happen because its so difficult and controlled Sheffield United like we did tonight is exceptional. We watched a lot of games for them because we wanted to prepare the boys as good as possible and i didnt see a game like this. Thats what we try to make sure, it must be difficult for us to play against us, and the boys did really well. Wayne rooney made his debut for derby county this evening and he captained the side as they won 2 1 against barnsley. Hes signed an 18 month deal at the championship side and got an assist, sending in a free kick forjack marriott to finish off. Barnsley equalised but derby got the winner through martyn waghorn. Rooney showed pretty good fitness levels, playing the full 90 minutes. They stay 17th, but now 10 points above the reelgation zone. 0bviously ive been training now for quite a while, so my fitness has been good. 0bviously quite a while, so my fitness has been good. Obviously the match is different, match fitness is a bit different, match fitness is a bit different, so im obviously not 100 but i had no problems getting through the 90 minutes. One other match in the championship tonight, swansea are into the play offs after a 1 0 win at home to charlton. Yan dhanda with the winner inside 15 minutes. England opener rory burns is out of the rest of the test series against south africa after he was injured playing football in training. This was their final session before the second test that starts tomorrow in cape town. He went over on his ankle and a scan has revealed that he has ligament damage. Hell return home for treatment. He was englands top scorer in the first test that they lost last week. Jofra archer took six wickets in that match and hes almost certain to miss the second test tomorrow. The fast bowler has an elbow problem and hasnt been able to bowl in the nets for the past two days. He wont be risked unless 100 . I think all options are on the table at this point, and i think having as much information as we can, making sure we see what results come back from that scan, seeing where. I dont want to go into a game without jofra at 100 and we dont want to potentially see him miss a lot more cricket playing him when he is not fit to play. Being really clear about where hes at and making a balanced decision about the side off
the back of it all. Lots more cricket on the bbc sport website, of course. Thats all the sport for now. Hello there. Friday looks likely to start with contrasting weather across the country, weve still got across the country, weve still got a couple of weather fronts clearing from the south east and that will ta ke from the south east and that will take its drain away eventually but brighter, colder conditions likely to follow on. You can see across east anglia and the south east corner, Early Morning rain, easing by lunch, more sunshine coming through but still a blustery wind in the far north west and that will dry in sharper showers on exposed coasts, may be turning increasingly wintry. Gales still not out of the question across the Northern Ireland through the day. Noticeably cooler with temperatures around 6 nine. As we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, High Pressure looks likely to build across england and wales. 0ne likely to build across england and wales. One of these weather fronts are squeezing in across the top,
a lwa ys are squeezing in across the top, always running the risk of more cloud and outbreaks of showery rain in the north west but most of us, the weekend looks dry, settled with some sunshine