deontay wilder and the 11th round in las vegas. scientist moore that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. and coming up in the latest edition of the discloser, emily brown investigates the effects of social media companies are having on children's lives. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the business secretary says rising gas prices have created a critical situation for many industries, but he's defended the government's handling of the energy crisis. kwasi kwarteng said he is continuing to hold talks with energy suppliers and the treasury about possible support. however, the treasury denies any talks have taken place. our business correspondent katie prescott has the latest. catching up over sunday brunch. on the run up to it once, rising energy bills work by top talking point in this cafe. not least for the owner, as making coffee gets more expensive. i mainly worry that the prices won't change, because we have dealt with them in the current situation, the idea that in those places the same as ok will be normalised. the business secretary this morning would not commit to lower energy bills for companies like this one. i think it is a critical situation. i am speaking to industry all the time, and the gas prices, which have quadrupled this year are making an impact, and that is why as you say i'm speaking to people, listening, trying to work out a way forward. those industries that use a lot of energy for manufacturing say the time for working out a way forward has long gone. so if the situation is critical, which i certainly know it is, then why isn't government acting now, today, to address this problem for energy intensive sectors such as the steel industry, because without that help, now, today, in the next week or so, then we are going to see a significant and permanent damage to the uk steel sector. here is just how dramatic price rises have been over the past year. while households are protected by the energy price cap, that was a set when the price was 65p. it is now almost four times that. companies would like to see something similar in place to protect them from the global markets spikes. to cushion businesses through this period, the business secretary says he has requested extra funds from the treasury, a statement the treasury denied. there's a certain amount of briefing going on behind the scenes where kwasi kwarteng is saying warm words, quite like this, got to get it past the treasury, the truth is we need to have a plan and we need to get on with it. but also the truth is we should not be in a situation where we wait until there's a crisis and then react. here, though, it is not the political ping—pong that matters, rather what the cost of energy might do to the price of a cup of tea. our political correspondent ione wells told me that energy intensive industries are finding the situation particularly challenging. everybody is dealing with this rising gas prices, but for energy intensive firms, things like steel, cement, ceramics, chemicals, huge huge amounts of energy every day, these bills have hit them incredibly hard. they have been meeting with government, calling for some kind of intervention. the two things you are calling for, some kind of subsidies, temporarily, to get them through this period. or some kind of energy price cap, a like we have with household consumers, meaning we cannot pay more than a certain amount. those of the two things that are being asked for. today, kwasi kwarteng didn't really say what if anything the government is going to do. he didn't give any more detail other than say he is in discussion with these industries to try to come up with these industries to try to come up with some kind of solution. he also said he is in discussion with the treasury about the risk, but the treasury after that said, no he isn't. . , , treasury after that said, no he isn't. ., , , ., ., ., isn't. there has been a lot of back-and-forth _ isn't. there has been a lot of back-and-forth about - isn't. there has been a lot of back-and-forth about this i isn't. there has been a lot of- back-and-forth about this today. back—and—forth about this today. there was newspaper reports today saying that the business secretary had requested billions from the treasury to try to help some of these firms. that is something the business secretary denies, but he says he is working to get through the situation. i treasury source told me that wasn't the case, it was mistaken in the chancel has been involved in any talks. i think this reveals that the government itself doesn't yet have the answer. they don't yet have the pots of cash receipts firms are calling for, and this is something that is going to be an ongoing discussion, particularly with the spending review coming up later this month. meanwhile, pressure building on firms, some of whom who have had to halt production. also, labour today accusing these two departments are spending the morning fighting for the prime minister is on holiday. they want some kind of action, and the shadow chancellor has also served if the treasury is not in talks with the department of business about this, why aren't they? let's speak now to one of the industry representatives who was at friday's meeting with kwasi kwarteng. dave dalton is ceo of british glass the british glass manufacturers' confederation. thank you very much indeed for being with us. maybejust thank you very much indeed for being with us. maybe just give us a snapshot first of all of how these are rising energy prices are affecting the glass industry in this country. affecting the glass industry in this count . , , , ~ affecting the glass industry in this count . , , , . ., affecting the glass industry in this count . i, , ~ ., ., country. pretty severely. we have a ranue country. pretty severely. we have a ranae of country. pretty severely. we have a range of members _ country. pretty severely. we have a range of 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government to do in terms i we know what to do. and what you j want government to do in terms of help? you are at that meeting with kwasi kwarteng, what did he say? he: just stressed the absolute severity and the urgency. i don't think we have the luxury of pondering over long—term plans, even if i put those forward. we have a number of companies that need pretty much immediate intervention to stabilise where there are, so it is a sort of tearful process. we asked for better information and better policy, we talked to the idea of putting a position through to treasury, and obviously a lot of the energy intensive user industry group, we had a collective view of what those measures might look like, and i tried to stress urgently where specific members of my industry are at the moment, and asked for the ability to have an audience want to want to try to thrash through those. are you saying you want the government effectively to bail out some of these companies? with cash support? it some of these companies? with cash su ort? ., some of these companies? with cash su--ort? some of these companies? with cash su ort? ., u, ., some of these companies? with cash su ort? ._ _, ., ., , support? it may come to that. it is difficult to say, _ support? it may come to that. it is difficult to say, but _ support? it may come to that. it is difficult to say, but i _ support? it may come to that. it is difficult to say, but i think - support? it may come to that. it is difficult to say, but i think we - difficult to say, but i think we have to have the dialogue. we certainly did measures put in place to stem the ridiculous growth any costs in the immediate term. we cannot plug numbers into models who know what to do to make decisions with furnaces and feeling things, so we have no strategy until there is some measure of control.- we have no strategy until there is some measure of control. some of the com anies some measure of control. some of the companies you — some measure of control. some of the companies you represent _ some measure of control. some of the companies you represent could - some measure of control. some of the companies you represent could go - some measure of control. some of the companies you represent could go to l companies you represent could go to do well, others will building people off, i suppose, do well, others will building people off, isuppose, and do well, others will building people off, i suppose, and also putting up prices. off, i suppose, and also putting up rices. . , off, i suppose, and also putting up rices. ., , , , , . , prices. certainly putting up prices. i think prices. certainly putting up prices. i think some _ prices. certainly putting up prices. i think some companies _ prices. certainly putting up prices. i think some companies have - prices. certainly putting up prices. i think some companies have the i i think some companies have the ability to survive, absolutely. ultimately, that cascades onto jobs and an impact on the consumer. did ou or and an impact on the consumer. did you or other people in your industry see this coming, because and a sense, a lot of it is because of the covid sudden burst demand from places like china for energy? did you see this coming or was it a complete surprise? hat you see this coming or was it a complete surprise?— you see this coming or was it a complete surprise? not a complete surrise, complete surprise? not a complete surprise. but _ complete surprise? not a complete surprise, but the _ complete surprise? not a complete surprise, but the scale _ complete surprise? not a complete surprise, but the scale is _ complete surprise? not a complete surprise, but the scale is a - surprise, but the scale is a complete surprise. obviously, energy policy is something that is apparently in the debate and we are part of that dialogue, then we have been fighting for a long time to have a lot more focus on making that suitable for purpose and able to meet our future needs. suitable for purpose and able to meet ourfuture needs. it suitable for purpose and able to meet our future needs. it is taken the event we have had come up with the event we have had come up with the exact usage —— we have seen those problems manifest in reality. the skill, i don't think anyone guessed. fist the skill, i don't think anyone cuessed. �* , . , ., ., guessed. at the prices have not eaked guessed. at the prices have not peaked yet- _ guessed. at the prices have not peaked yet. prices _ guessed. at the prices have not peaked yet. prices could - guessed. at the prices have not peaked yet. prices could go - guessed. at the prices have not peaked yet. prices could go a i guessed. at the prices have not| peaked yet. prices could go a lot higher. taste peaked yet. prices could go a lot hiaher. ~ ., �* ., ., higher. we don't have a crystal ball. no one _ higher. we don't have a crystal ball. no one knows _ higher. we don't have a crystal ball. no one knows that. - ball. no one knows that. fundamentally, some of my members have seen pre—issue prices rise from £40 to £50 too pricey to negotiate a new head contract of over £4. that is a tenfold increase, and that is just impossible to meet on businesses that have inherent cost of maybe 25 or 30% embedded in the fuel. of maybe 25 or 3096 embedded in the fuel. . ~ of maybe 25 or 3096 embedded in the fuel. ., ~ , ., of maybe 25 or 3096 embedded in the fuel. ., ~' , ., , of maybe 25 or 3096 embedded in the fuel. ., ~ i. , . of maybe 25 or 3096 embedded in the fuel. . ~ ,, , . ., of maybe 25 or 3096 embedded in the fuel. ., ~ i. , . ., i. fuel. thank you very much for your time and talking _ fuel. thank you very much for your time and talking about _ fuel. thank you very much for your time and talking about the - fuel. thank you very much for your i time and talking about the problems of the british glass industry. thank you. the irish foreign minister simon coveney says the uk's demands on the northern ireland protocol could cause "a breakdown in relations" with the eu. it comes after the brexit minister lord frost repeated that the uk wants the european court ofjustice removed from oversight of the deal. the protocol was agreed as part of the brexit negotiations to ensure there's no need for checks along the land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and the irish foreign minister's comments were supported by another senior minister in dublin speaking to rte earlier today. i think there is a line beyond which the european union cannot go. we have an agreement here that has been signed up to by the uk government and by the eu, and i think there is space within the parameters of how you operate the protocol, and i think that is where the focus should be. it is absolutely legitimate for the people of northern ireland to want to have seamless trade with great britain, and we believe that that can be accommodated within the parameters of the protocol as part of the overall brexit agreement. but let's see what the eu come forward with later this week. there will need to be intensive negotiations here to resolve this, but it is a product of the type of brexit that was chosen by the uk government. i've been speaking to our correspondent in belfast, john campbell. the contacts for all this is that on wednesday of next week of the eu is bringing forward some new proposals to ease the operation of the protocol, to make it much easier to get goods from great britain into northern ireland. but ahead of that, on tuesday, lord frost is due to make a speech in portugal but people say, those sort of practical changes won't be enough, there also needs to be changes to the oversight or governance of the deal, and specifically he wants a roll of the european court ofjustice to be removed or at least substantially watered down. the ec] was only in the deal in 2019, zero voice is essentially said, there was a unique set of circumstances there, and we were effectively bounce into that, and we i want attitudes and we want and we i want attitudes and we want a system of independent arbitration. simon coveney are seeing this as a new red line, but ceu is not going to be able to accommodate, and the uk will know that, so addresses a question about whether that uk actually wants a deal or whether it is set worsening relationships. lord four setback on twitter said there has been known sincejuly that four setback on twitter said there has been known since july that the uk was looking for these changes, theissueis uk was looking for these changes, the issue is that people were not paying enough attention to that. but he did say he was willing to negotiate on whatever the eu comes up negotiate on whatever the eu comes up with next week. one of the uk's top public health officials is warning of the threat posed by catching covid and flu at the same time this winter. the head of the uk health security agency, jenny harries, said that would double a person's chances of dying and that everyone eligible should book a flu jab now. she spoke to the bbc�*s andrew marr earlier. this is probably the first season where we will have significant amounts of covid circulating as well as flu. people's behaviours have changed, we are mixing more, winter weather is coming along, everyone's in enclosed spaces. and we do know from the small amount of data we have had previously that people are at more significant risk of death serious illness if they are co—infected with flu and with covid, and that does not seem to be from our studies a fact which many of the public understand. at this point in the pandemic, it is one of the most difficult times to predict what will come. we have different levels of vaccination, we have a little bit of immunity waning in older individuals, which is why we are now starting to put in a covid booster vaccine. we have slightly different effectiveness in different vaccinations that have been provided, and we're settled down to a slightly uncertain period, and i think one of the important things as well here is just to remind people that this winter, with the flu, we are actually very focused on nhs capacity as well, so it is both covid, it's flu, and the ability of the nhs to cope including with its routine caseloads, where coming with their longer—term conditions for treatment as well. czech president milos zeman has been rushed into intensive care at a hospital in prague, a day after the country's general election. the 77—year—old has had long—term health problems but details of condition have not been revealed. presiden zeman had earlier held talks with the prime minister, andre babish who had suffered an electoral set back, and he appears unlikely to be able to form a coalition to retain power. lebanon's main electricity grid has been restored, 24 hours after the whole country lost supply. the blackout had been caused by the closure of two big power stations amid fuel shortages. as lebanon's economy has collapsed, the country has struggled to buy the fuel it needs to keep its electricity network going. the lebanese central bank has granted the energy ministry 100 million dollars of credit to buy fuel and keep its power stations operating. the conservationist and tv presenter chris packham says a suspected arson attack outside his home won't stop him from campaigning against hunting and animal cruelty. the broadcaster said two masked men set fire to a vehicle at the gate of his home in the new forest on friday morning, causing extensive damage. i will, of course, just carry on because i have no choice. i cannot and will not let your intimidation sway me from my course. and that's why i don't really understand why you would do it. the headlines on bbc news... kwasi kwarteng defence of the government has handled the energy crisis after suppliers called the price cap system not fit for purpose. the irish foreign minister says that you keep us new demands on the northern ireland protocol could cause a breakdown in relations with the european union. tyson fury has retained his wbc heavyweight title after beating deontay wilder, knocking him out on the 11th round in las vegas. sport, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. lewis hamilton has lost the lead in the formula one drivers championship following a soggy turkish grand prix won by his team—mate valtteri bottas. an engine penalty meant he started down the field but he made steady progress in damp conditions in istanbul to finish fifth. bottas took the chequered flag for the first time this season ahead of max verstappen, who has retaken the lead in the drivers standings by six points with six races remaining. tyson fury has proclaimed that he's the greatest heavyweight boxer of his generation after a brutal end to his rivalry with deyontay wilder in las vegas. their third fight will live long in the memory as the pair traded blows in las vegas before fury�*s stunning knockout blow in the 11th round saw him retain his world heavyweight title. ade adedoyin reports. tyson fury remains the king of the ring. the sell side gypsy king conquering his fierce rival deontay wilder in a gruelling seesaw battle which will go down in boxing forecastle. fury entered the arena dressed as a roman centurion, perhaps fighting for what turned out to be a gladiatorial class. it was the champion who struck first. later, it was fury�*s turn to be sent sprawling, twice in quick succession. and that set the tone. wilder's fierce and punching power keeping him in contention. but it was fury who closed the show. the decisive blow and the 11th round. got some shaky moments in there but i never lost faith and i continued on and i carried on and persevered and got that single—punch knockout. as soon as i landed it, ijumped on the ropes. i knew it was over, he wasn't getting back up from that. he talked about shaky moments, he put you down and the fourth round. how did you get up from that? determination, godspell, and gods plan. determination, godspell, and gods ian. , ., ., ., determination, godspell, and gods plan. this will go down as one of the ureat plan. this will go down as one of the great nights _ plan. this will go down as one of the great nights and _ plan. this will go down as one of| the great nights and heavyweight boxing victory, and the ritzy brings an emphatic end to this rivalry. it also keeps alive the hopes of tyson fury winning all the major belts in the division. england have named their strongest available squad for their ashes tour to australia this winter. there were concerns that australia's strict covid travel rules may put some players off travelling, butjoe root will skipper a 17 strong party in their quest to regain the famous urn. our sports correspondent joe wilson has more. the conversations continue, but as it stands, children will lead a full—strength england squad to australia to try to win back the ashes. that many of these particular to persuading?— to persuading? there was a lot of negotiations _ to persuading? there was a lot of negotiations went _ to persuading? there was a lot of negotiations went on, _ to persuading? there was a lot of negotiations went on, but - to persuading? there was a lot of negotiations went on, but i - to persuading? there was a lot of negotiations went on, but i think| negotiations went on, but i think one thing we did see was a lot of class from our captain, a lot of empathy, and a lot of really good leadership skills to get the players to this point. and i think it has galvanised his position as a leader. players have stressed that travel arrangements for family were vital. mark wood will be england's fastest bowler in australia, paul stuart broad is selected as he recovers from injury. ben stokes is named, england won't work for him to be ready again. never mind the challenges of covid, think of the cricket. australia won 4—0 last time, 5—0 the series before that. this winter, and good will at least travel with the best players available, unless, of course, things change. manchester city's women's forward says she received abuse after being sent off against manchester united yesterday. she was not a straight red card for this product return the challenge after 35 minutes. she wrote on twitter that there was no malice intended, and she was glad her opponent wasn't injured. her opponent urged people to stop sending abusive messages. five games today. chelsea had to be patient after a hard working leicester city, but eventually won 2-0. the leicester city, but eventually won 2—0. the second and saw peacetime. tottenham's100% start—up was ended by brighton. reading got theirfirst win at home to aston villa, arsenal are 2—0 up against everton and west ham havejust taken are 2—0 up against everton and west ham have just taken the lead against birmingham. on the website, you can follow all of this... more from me later. a new study from the natural history museum has found that the uk only has around half of its biodiversity left, making it one of the most nature depleted places in the world. researchers said there was little room for nature in a country where so much of the land is built on or used forfarming. helen briggs reports. the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. all rely on biodiversity, the variety of all plant and animal life on earth. but biodiversity is dwindling fast, because of us, with an estimated one million species at risk of extinction. the uk's no exception. it has just 53% of its biodiversity left, well below the global average of 75%, according to a new study from the natural history museum. researchers say there's little room for nature in a country where so much of the land has long been built upon or used for intensive agriculture. and they warned the world's lost so much natural biodiversity we risk an ecological meltdown, a future in which we can't rely on nature to provide the energy, food and timber we need. biodiversity is more than something that is beautiful to look at and that we love. it is also what provides us with so many of our basic needs. it's the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains breakdown. nature is at the base of our supply chains. the team from the natural history museum hope their data will help global leaders meeting for the un biodiversity conference next week. during a week of virtual talks hosted by china, negotiators will thrash out plans for protecting nature over the next ten years. none of the targets for the previous decade were met, and scientists say this is our last best chance for a sustainable future. helen briggs, bbc news. let's bring you the latest covid figures. you havejust had let's bring you the latest covid figures. you have just had them let's bring you the latest covid figures. you havejust had them in. these are the government figures. you can see the number of daily cases. 34,574 new cases. that compares to roughly similar number yesterday, and deaths within 28 days, 38. that is a lot lower than yesterday, 133, although figures on a sunday are usually lower because of the way they are recorded. 34,574 new cases as well. those are the latest coronavirus figures. during the second world war thousands of men and women from the caribbean came to serve in the royal air force, training at raf hunmanby in yorkshire. many returned after the war to settle in britain. but there's no public memorial to reflect their contribution. campaigners who'd like to create one have been told it wouldn't be "inclusive". abi jaiyeola reports. the efforts of the brave men and women who served in the royal air force during the second world war are well known. but there's some parts of the story that are perhaps less familiar. glenn parsons wants to highlight the contribution of thousands who came from the caribbean to train with the raf here in filey. the nazi peril was only 26 miles away across the english channel, and the americans, it was still 18 months before they came into the war. so the call went out, it went out to the small isles of the caribbean, and farmers, fishermen, women, answered that call and came here. and i feel very strongly, as do many other people in the black community, that that sacrifice to help this country has never properly been reflected. two of glenn's uncles travelled from jamaica and were trained at raf hunmanby. after the war, they returned to settle in the uk and raise their families. they were both young men at the time, my uncles gilmore westcar and edwin samuels both came here from jamaica. they were both very young men, perhaps in search of adventure. they answered the call and were proud to do so. they helped as ground staff up here, and they wanted to give service to the motherland. the caribbean contribution to the war effort formed part of an exhibition in 2019, which celebrated the community's history. it was hosted by leeds' jamaica society, and today they're backing glen's campaign. it would be good to have a memorial that, you know, we could visit. and we could say, yes, that is in recognition of our men, and some women, as well. we need to pass that history on to our young people. the memorial gardens in filey pay tribute to those who served in both world wars. this is where glenn would like to see something to commemorate the caribbean contingent who trained close by. he presented his case to filey town council, but they say a specific memorial wouldn't be inclusive. what we have been told is that while they will agree to a plaque, it can only say the allies, and recognise the allies. and of course it is important to recognise the contributions that were made by other countries. but "the allies" doesn't really reflect this particular group of people from the caribbean, because of course they came here not as conscripts, they came here as volunteers. filey town council says it will consider this again in november. campaigners hope it will finally agree to honour the memory of those who answered a call to protect the motherland in her hour of need. time for a look at the weather forecast. plenty more sunshine for many to end the day, even the weather front across the south is tending to clear away. a lot of dry weather for the week ahead, cooler than last week, but more cloud than we have had to we do have a scattering of quite hefty showers and brisk winds in the north, near gale force. under much fresher day for many, just hanging on to the warmth in the far south, but that will go overnight and it will be notably cooler in southern parts, purple have the cloud last night. a kiln that generally come up with temperatures in single figures. the next weather front is really the difference as we move into monday. for many, the odd pocket of mist and fog, not a big problem, for many, the odd pocket of mist and fog, nota big problem, but something to watch out for. for scotland, it looks cloudier, with some patchy rain event, particularly heavy and northern and western areas. and around average for all. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has been defending the river government has handled the energy crisis after suppliers said the price cap system is not fit for purpose. i the price cap system is not fit for --urose. ~' , the price cap system is not fit for --urose. ~ , ., . purpose. i think it is a critical situation- _ purpose. i think it is a critical situation. clearly, _ purpose. i think it is a critical situation. clearly, i'm - purpose. i think it is a critical. situation. clearly, i'm speaking purpose. i think it is a critical- situation. clearly, i'm speaking to people all the time, and the high gas prices, they have quadrupled this year, and are making an impact. that is by i am speaking to people, listening, and try to work out a way forward. , ., ~ , forward. the irish foreign minister sa s do forward. the irish foreign minister says do uk's _ forward. the irish foreign minister says do uk's new _ forward. the irish foreign minister says do uk's new demands - forward. the irish foreign minister says do uk's new demands on - forward. the irish foreign minister says do uk's new demands on the | says do uk's new demands on the north ireland protocol could cause a breakdown in relations with the european union. tyson fury says he is the greatest ever beatbox of his generation after knocking out the american deontay wilder 11th round in las vegas.