countries should pay to help. after scoring the dreaded nil points last year, the uk's eurovision hopes are put into the hands of the team behind stars like dua lipa and ellie goulding to select next year's entry. and coming up this hour... putting your faith into artificial intelligence. from prayer apps to smart rosary beads — the rise of robots in religion. pressure is growing on the government to re—impose some covid restrictions in england, amid a surge in cases. it comes as the british medical association has accused ministers of being "wilfully negligent". it says measures such as compulsory face coverings and social distancing should be brought back in now, to protect the nhs as we head into the winter months. daily uk infections have been above 40,000 for eight days in a row. the health secretary has warned daily cases could soon rise to 100,000. speaking this morning, health minister edward argar acknowledged that the nhs is under pressure, but said he believed it is "not unsustainable" and that now is not the time to re—impose additional measures. 0ur political correspondentjonathan blake has this report. the nhs under pressure. staff and resources always strained as winter approaches, but as covid admissions rise, doctors warn it could become unbearable. the government should be making sure that the public are expected and required to follow simple infection control measures, such as the wearing of masks in indoor public settings, including public transport. now is the time to act. we have enough evidence that this is a trajectory heading in the wrong direction. yesterday, the health secretary acknowledged things would get worse. 100,000 cases per day, he warned. and unless people took precautions, ministers would have to act. am i saying that if we don't do our bit, get vaccinated, you know, all of those behavioural changes that we can make, that we are more likely to face restrictions as we head into winter, then i am saying that. i think we have been really clear that we've all got a role to play. for now, the government is holding firm and says it's not yet time to take further measures. moving to the government's plan b in england would make face coverings mandatory in some settings. people would be asked to work from home, and vaccine passports introduced. in northern ireland, face coverings remain a legal requirement in crowded indoor spaces. it's the same for masks in wales, where proof of vaccination is needed in nightclubs and people are asked to work from home. scotland's strategy similarly includes vaccine passports and face masks are required in schools and some other settings. for now, the focus at westminster is urging those not yet vaccinated to come forward, and getting booster jabs to those eligible. but doctors say it's wilfully negligent of ministers not to take further steps, and pressure on the health service is likely only to increase in the coming weeks. jonathan blake, bbc news. one area seeing a sharp rise in covid cases is suffolk, which saw 4,265 cases recorded in the seven days to the 16th of october — an increase of almost 600 cases compared with the previous week. now the council says it's introducing rules after half term, that say staff and secondary school pupils will have to wear masks in communal areas outside the classroom, unless exempt. suffolk county council's director of public health explained why they made the decision. we know about 51% of our cases are under 19 so two or three weeks ago we brought in some measures which meant that if a school had an outbreak and a child had an outbreak and a a sibling, we asked them to stay at home for three days and take a pcr test and that helped to reduce numbers. ultimately we are in a position where we have some of the highest rates in suffolk and the wider county and we are seeing cases start to increase in parents of children and people over 60 so it is about working out what works locally to keep the rates down. let's get more from our political correspondent chris mason. the government seems to be sticking to plan a for now but there seem to be hints that they might not. it to plan a for now but there seem to be hints that they might not.- be hints that they might not. it was all about decoding _ be hints that they might not. it was all about decoding language - be hints that they might not. it "wes all about decoding language but you can almost to an extent focus on the tone from sajid javid the health secretary. yesterday it was the first downing street covid news conference in five weeks, the five o'clock ritual of the medics and ministers and charts and graphs. the fact that was happening tells you something. 0stensibly they were meeting to tells about new antivirals, to make new drugs which could help mitigate the effects of covid for those who have already caught it, and we await their approval by the regulator. but the bigger picture was the rising number of cases in england and rising hospitalisations and deaths. and what the government might want to do. the last news conference in september five weeks ago which set out explicitly the idea of plan b and what would be within it, actually the first strand of plan b was implemented yesterday which was the government seeing cases are going up and asking us in england voluntarily to take mitigating measures, but not then go to the second and third strands of plan b which would be mandating face masks in crowded indoor settings and also the use of vaccine passports. the government clearly is aware and cautious around the rising numbers but doesn't want to press the button on mandating a change in our behaviour. here is the health minister on breakfast a little earlier. we are seeing infections rising. you saw what the secretary of state said yesterday. and we are seeing hospitalisations and deaths are rising. but at a much lower rate. we don't believe that, even though the nhs is under real pressure, it always is in winter but it is particularly now, that it is under unsustainable pressure and that now is not the right moment to look to trigger plan b. that notion of unsustainable pressure has always been the government's driving motivation around the implementation of restrictions on our liberties and they don't think we are there yet. it is striking that medical organisation after medical organisation, and trade unions, think something should happen. the chief medical adviser patrick vallance has said publicly he is forever saying privately to the prime minister if you think you have to do something you probably have to do something, act now. mitigation measures are still in place in northern ireland, wales and scotland, which were relaxed months ago in england. joining me now is dr chaand nagpaul, chairman of the british medical association which has been critical of the government's current stance. we heard the health minister and we have heard sajid javid the health secretary see we don't believe the pressure is currently faced by the nhs are unsustainable. is the government wrong? i nhs are unsustainable. is the government wrong?— nhs are unsustainable. is the government wrong? i think what we need to do is _ government wrong? i think what we need to do is look— government wrong? i think what we need to do is look at _ government wrong? i think what we need to do is look at the _ government wrong? i think what we need to do is look at the facts, - need to do is look at the facts, figures and evidence. we are seeing sharp rises in coronavirus cases and i don't agree with the secretary of state when he says the death rates are mercilessly low. we had four times more dying last week in covid than a country like france. we have the highest in europe, similarfor hospitalisation. there are citizens of the uk are suffering at a much higher level than other comparative nations and therefore if there is a way we can avoid suffering and avoid people becoming hospitalised and being on ventilators and avoiding them dying, it is surely a responsibility of government to do that. in terms of pressures on the nhs, if you want to wait until the pressures reach a peak in november and december, that will be too late. we need to act to safeguard our health services and make sure there is a capacity to cope in winter. we should also remember that unlike last winter we are going to see much more respiratory influences and much more respiratory influences and much more flow because people are mixing —— much more flu. it seems irresponsible to wait until we get to a point where we have to turn people away when hospitals are full. ambulance waiting times at the moment are a very long and we have seen queueing outside a&e departments. 12 hour waiting in hospital are reaching an all—time high. there is pressure on the system and evidence tells you that so this is the time to act. you system and evidence tells you that so this is the time to act.— so this is the time to act. you said it is wilfully _ so this is the time to act. you said it is wilfully negligent _ so this is the time to act. you said it is wilfully negligent of _ so this is the time to act. you said it is wilfully negligent of the - it is wilfully negligent of the government not to impose further measures to reduce the rate of infection. what did you mean by that phrase? infection. what did you mean by that hrase? ~ ., ., ., , infection. what did you mean by that hrase? ~ ., ., .,, �* , phrase? what we mean as the british medical association _ phrase? what we mean as the british medical association is _ phrase? what we mean as the british medical association is the _ medical association is the government has a responsibility to protect the nation's health, a responsibility to make sure the health service has the capacity to care for patients. we have a situation where the evidence tells you that you need to be doing something and there is doublespeak in what we heard yesterday in the press briefing because on the one hand we heard people should be wearing masks, should be visibly distancing, so if that is what the government thinks should be happening it should make sure that it does happen. we don't quite even understand the lack of consistency in terms of on the one hand imploring the public to do something because it obviously realises that there is a problem. the death rate has increased by 20% in the last week. this is affecting the lives of people, the health of people. it is also affecting society at large. the infection rates going as high as they are means that many are not able to work, it is affecting the health service in terms of our own workforce. that is what i mean, it is the responsible thing for government to do and to ignore all of this is, in our view, irresponsible.- of this is, in our view, irresponsible. of this is, in our view, irresonsible. ., , , irresponsible. there are big impacts by imposing — irresponsible. there are big impacts by imposing further _ irresponsible. there are big impacts by imposing further restrictions - irresponsible. there are big impacts by imposing further restrictions on i by imposing further restrictions on people, on their own livelihoods, if they perhaps have to work from home. it is not straightforward, is it? 140 it is not straightforward, is it? no mac, it is not straightforward, is it? its mac, but what we are saying is we are not talking about a lockdown or major restrictions, we are talking about simple measures. when you go outside, i've been to different parts of london, there is not the appearance of a nation that understands that we have record levels of covid infection circulating.— levels of covid infection circulatinu. , �* ., , , circulating. isn't that because we are testing _ circulating. isn't that because we are testing more _ circulating. isn't that because we are testing more than _ circulating. isn't that because we are testing more than other- are testing more than other countries? h0 are testing more than other countries?— are testing more than other countries? ., ., �* ., . ., countries? no i don't agree. we are testin: countries? no i don't agree. we are testing more _ countries? no i don't agree. we are testing more because _ countries? no i don't agree. we are testing more because more - countries? no i don't agree. we are testing more because more people| countries? no i don't agree. we are i testing more because more people are getting infected. i worry people aren't being tested enough because the government has reduced pressure on people to be tested. as a gp, there are large numbers of patients with respiratory illnesses who tell me they haven't yet been tested. i'm not sure that is the issue. testing is a reflection of the level of infection and the level in the uk is shockingly higher than all the other comparative european nations. it was only last week that we had a select committee report highly critical of the government for equivocating and delaying its decisions and being the outlier with comparative nations. we are in the same position today when we are seeing the uk at a very different level of infection and illness compared to other nations. we have a government that is saying you ought to be doing these things but not making it a requirement. this isn't about stopping people functioning, it is about making sure that when you go out there is the reality of people taking care to stem the spread of this infection. understood. sorry to cut you off, we are short of time. thank you for joining us. the home secretary, priti patel, has asked police for an update on so—called �*spiking', following a spate of reports of women being injected with drugs on nights out. nottinghamshire police have told us they've had 12 reports injust the last three weeks. it comes as nearly 150,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to make searches at bars and clubs mandatory. michael kill is from the night time industries association, he insists work is being done to tackle spiking. 0perators across the country have been working with police, local authorities, key stakeholders. their focus has been on safeguarding customers, particularly women at night, and they, without a doubt, have been escalating their front line protocols in terms of searching. yvette cooper is the chair of the home affairs select committee which has asked for urgent information from police forces on the scale of the problem and drink spiking more widely. she says it should not be the responsibility of the victim to stay safe and that venues and the police need to do more. these are very dangerous crimes. if someone is prepared to do this kind of thing to another person, to abuse somebody else's body in this way, they are very dangerous. so i think there has to be much more focus on identifying and stopping the perpetrators of these crimes, and that does mean nightclubs or venues of different kinds working much more closely with the police and with local groups and organisations to do that as well. so i think they can do more. i know there will be some venues who are taking this immensely seriously and working very hard to do this, but we know there are an awful lot more that don't and they aren't and they do need to do so. girls night in is the name that's been given to a growing campaign calling for a boycott of night clubs in protest at the failure of their owners to protect young women from attack martha williams is a 3rd year student at edinburgh university and founder of girls night in. good to have you with us. what is it that lead you to believe that a boycott was the right answer? the motivation boycott was the right answer? tij: motivation behind boycott was the right answer? ttj: motivation behind the boycott was that the situation seems to be exhilarating and getting far worse and there doesn't seem to be any action against these attacks and so what we figured was that if we boycott nightclubs then maybe they will start taking this seriously and actually make some reform to keep their clubbers and customers safe. what sort of reforms do you want them to make? the what sort of reforms do you want them to make?— what sort of reforms do you want them to make? ~ ., .,. ., , them to make? the kind of actions we are lookin: them to make? the kind of actions we are looking for — them to make? the kind of actions we are looking for from _ them to make? the kind of actions we are looking for from clubs _ them to make? the kind of actions we are looking for from clubs is _ are looking for from clubs is retraining of staff in first aid and drug misuse and how to handle these situations like drug spiking and also cctv and security checks and clear cups and lids and things they can implement to ensure the safety of people in their environment. what of people in their environment. what resonses of people in their environment. what responses have _ of people in their environment. what responses have you _ of people in their environment. what responses have you had from nightclubs? we responses have you had from nightclubs?— responses have you had from niahtclubs? ~ , ., ., , nightclubs? we sent an open letter to most of the _ nightclubs? we sent an open letter to most of the major— nightclubs? we sent an open letter to most of the major nightclubs - nightclubs? we sent an open letter to most of the major nightclubs in l to most of the major nightclubs in edinburgh and we haven't had many responses, we have had two responses, we have had two responses, which have been meaningful because they showed they are going to put in the effort to make changes and keep their customers safe, but most of the nightclubs have not commented or not put out a plan just yet. t nightclubs have not commented or not put out a plan just yet.— put out a plan 'ust yet. i suppose when ou put out a plan 'ust yet. i suppose when you talk— put out a plan just yet. i suppose when you talk about _ put out a plan just yet. i suppose when you talk about clear- put out a plan just yet. i suppose when you talk about clear cups . put out a plan just yet. i suppose l when you talk about clear cups and lids that is to do with spiking drinks but we have been hearing more about the phenomenon of spiking using needles by injection. how many people are saying to you that that is actually going on? ilil" people are saying to you that that is actually going on? our campaign is actually going on? our campaign is focusin: is actually going on? our campaign is focusing on _ is actually going on? our campaign is focusing on spiking _ is actually going on? our campaign is focusing on spiking as _ is actually going on? our campaign is focusing on spiking as a - is actually going on? our campaign is focusing on spiking as a whole, i is focusing on spiking as a whole, and obviously the new phenomenon of spiking by injection has brought a lot attention to spiking in general. i have had people come forward saying they believe they have been spiked by injection and my instinct is to always believe victims so i believe this could be happening. as a new phenomenon and we need to really take it seriously and act on it therefore necessarily doubting it is happening and a lot of research needs to be put into understand how, why and where this is happening. your organisation, you set this up in edinburgh, has it spread beyond there? tt in edinburgh, has it spread beyond there? �* . 4, in edinburgh, has it spread beyond there? �* ., ~ ., ., in edinburgh, has it spread beyond there? �* .,~ ., ., ., there? it didn't take long at all until other _ there? it didn't take long at all until other cities _ there? it didn't take long at all until other cities were - there? it didn't take long at all until other cities were coming l until other cities were coming forward to me and saying it was happening in the city and to get involved. i didn't realise it was happening all over the uk, i thought it wasjust edinburgh, happening all over the uk, i thought it was just edinburgh, but over a0 cities have also set up a girls night in campaign in the city. it has been very empowering to see how we have all come to gather —— come together to fight this. how we have all come to gather -- come together to fight this.— together to fight this. how angry ounu together to fight this. how angry young women — together to fight this. how angry young women that _ together to fight this. how angry young women that they - together to fight this. how angry young women that they are - together to fight this. how angry i young women that they are having together to fight this. how angry - young women that they are having to take this kind of action?— take this kind of action? people think we are — take this kind of action? people think we are all _ take this kind of action? people think we are all upset, - take this kind of action? people think we are all upset, which i take this kind of action? people | think we are all upset, which we are, but it makes us angry that we have to fight to feel safe. we should not be fighting for our right to safety. being in university and being young is about going out and having fun and it has got to the point where we go out and we are anxious and stressed and terrified, honestly, and it's not fair and it makes us angry. honestly, and it's not fair and it makes us angry-— the bbc has obtained documents that show countries, including saudi arabia, australia and japan, are asking the united nations to play down the need to move away from using fossilfuels like coal, gas and oil. it comes just ten days before world leaders gather in glasgow for crucial climate talks. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt has more. the clock is ticking on tackling climate change. the science says, unless we start making dramatic cuts to emissions now, we risk very serious consequences. the world has experienced some of the most extreme weather ever recorded in recent years. terrible floods in india, while hot, dry weather has sparked vast fires in australia, as well as in brazil and in argentina. yet leaked documents seen by the bbc shows these are among countries pressuring the un to change its message on the options for tackling climate change. saudi arabia, australia and japan are arguing the world doesn't need to reduce fossilfuel use as quickly as the un suggests. the saudis ask un scientists to delete a claim that the focus for the energy sector should be actively phasing out fossil fuels. meanwhile, india warns it expects coal to remain the mainstay of energy production for decades. the leak consists of thousands of comments by governments and others to the scientists responsible for a key un report. they were given to greenpeace uk, which passed them on to the bbc. these un reports are pretty much the bible of climate science. they are used by governments to decide how to tackle climate change and they will provide a crucial input to the negotiations in glasgow. scientists who have helped compile these reports say the un science is objective. there is absolutely no pressure on scientists to accept the comments. if comments are lobbying, if they are not justified by science, they will not be integrated in the ipcc reports. the leak comes days before a crucial climate conference begins in glasgow. it shows just how tricky the negotiations are likely to be. but don't give up hope just yet, says a veteran of countless international negotiations. people can see the effects of climate change. and the effects of climate change, by the way, on countries like india and china, are going to be dramatic. this is all about understanding that even though the challenge is immense, there really isn't an alternative to dealing with it. you've got to go back and redouble your efforts, including with those people who still are holding out. they are putting the finishing touches to the huge conference facilities in glasgow. this leak shows just how tough the negotiations there are likely to be. we will discover at the conference whether, despite the lobbying, world leaders are willing to take the ambitious action needed to curb emissions. justin rowlatt, bbc news. joining me now is nick mabey, the ceo of e3g, an independent european climate change think tank with a global outlook. he is also the london sustainable development commissioner. what do you think of these documents? t what do you think of these documents?— what do you think of these documents? ~ , ., ., documents? i think they are not reall a documents? i think they are not really a surprise _ documents? i think they are not really a surprise that _ documents? i think they are not really a surprise that big - documents? i think they are not really a surprise that big fossil. really a surprise that big fossil fuel producers or agricultural countries are trying to change the un report but i think it also shows the strength of this process. unless they can provide evidence, the scientists who write the report don't have to take the comments on board, which means instead of having claim and counterclaim in the media we have a foreign body of evidence written by scientists to base the glasgow negotiations on. i think it's again shows why we need a scientific process rather than just having countries claim about that. so you are saying that ipcc won't be influence on this, it is just part of the normal process of putting these reports together? yes. of the normal process of putting these reports together? yes, and this is why _ these reports together? yes, and this is why we _ these reports together? yes, and this is why we invented _ these reports together? yes, and this is why we invented the - these reports together? yes, and this is why we invented the ipcc. | this is why we invented the ipcc. because countries have different views they decided someone else had to make the choice of what was fact and what was fiction. they gave that to a panel of independent scientists who have to used independently produced things. countries who couldn't agree set this body up and it is doing itsjob but of couldn't agree set this body up and it is doing its job but of course those disagreements will come out again but they can't disagree on the facts, they can disagree on interests. facts, they can disagree on interests-— interests. they have to put scientific— interests. they have to put scientific evidence - interests. they have to put scientific evidence forward | interests. they have to put l scientific evidence forward to support what they say. the big fossil fuel producing support what they say. the big fossilfuel producing nations, for example australia, they are asking do we really need to move away from fossil fuels because there are new technologies to capture and store c02 underground? is there any merit in that argument?— in that argument? again, it is not a new argument. _ in that argument? again, it is not a new argument, it _ in that argument? again, it is not a new argument, it has _ in that argument? again, it is not a new argument, it has been - in that argument? again, it is not a new argument, it has been said - in that argument? again, it is not a new argument, it has been said for| new argument, it has been said for 20 years and we have not seen any progress on scaling up carbon capture and storage. my organisation worked on it extensively, got billions of euros to invest this in europe at the industry hasn't come forward with an affordable business or technology model to do this at scale. we have affordable and scalable technologies with renewable energy which we can move forward with today. australia never put its money where its mouth was on this technology so it is rich to carry on claiming it will use this when it hasn't invested in the last two decades. ~ ., ., , hasn't invested in the last two decades. ., , . decades. what about beef producing nations, for example, _ decades. what about beef producing nations, for example, brazil, - decades. what about beef producing nations, for example, brazil, asking| nations, for example, brazil, asking if we really need to reduce meat consumption. tt if we really need to reduce meat consumption-— if we really need to reduce meat consumption. it is clear one of the trickiest issues _ consumption. it is clear one of the trickiest issues around _ consumption. it is clear one of the trickiest issues around the - consumption. it is clear one of the trickiest issues around the climate change is agriculture. it is at risk because of climate impacts, so that is food security, and it is difficult to see how a shift in diet over the next two or three diets is not going to be necessary in most of the richer parts of the world, including countries like china. the facts are therefore brazil, you can't carry on business as usual, cutting down the rainforest for a ranch land. this is probably the hardest nut to crack in the whole climate change issue. police searching for the missing fiance of a murdered american blogger have found what appear to be "human remains" in a park in florida. agents said items belonging to brian laundrie, who is a person of interest in gabby petito's death, were also found during the search. mr laundrie has been missing for more than a month after returning to florida without his partner. artificial intelligence is changing how we interact with everything — from food, healthcare, travel, but also religion. experts say that major global faiths are now discussing their relationship with al, and some are starting to incorporate this technology into their worship. robot priests can recite prayers, perform funerals, and even comfort those experiencing a spiritual crisis. so is al going to transform how people experience faith? our global religion reporter sofia bettiza has the story. artificial intelligence, ai, the technology that allows a computer to think like a human. welcome to the church of england. and different faiths around the world are starting to use it. inside this church is a robotic prayer companion. my name is sant0. what brings you here on this beautiful day? let us pray. sant0 is programmed with 2000 years of knowledge about the catholic faith. i think it is impressive. it's a bit like catholic alexa. do you think it gave you a satisfying answer? well, i think that's the problem with artificial intelligence, sometimes the answers are very vague. he is helping you finding your own answer. people here have mixed feelings about the robot. most of them said they prefer a human priest but they were surprisingly open—minded. one of them said anything that brings you closer to god is a good thing. sant0, tell me about resurrection, please. yes, i think we can use the robot or artificial intelligence to help understand the christian teaching, not to replace the priest, because it has no soul, it is not personal. this buddhist temple is more than a00 years old. inside is a robot. it is designed to look like kannon, the goddess of mercy. these university students have come to see mindar for the first time. a whole sermon delivered by a robot. but not everyone felt at ease with it. that change in other religions is already happening. prayer apps for muslims, smart rosary bracelets for catholics, and an algorithm called robo rabbi. but is there a danger that people could place too much faith in artificial intelligence? i think there's a danger in assuming that artificial intelligence has super agency, that it is in fact making beneficial decisions on our behalf. we've got to be careful we don't trust ai too soon. ai can quite frequently be artificially stupid rather than artificially intelligent. but with many religions experimenting with al and robots, it could change the way we worship. some newsjust in. a 1a—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of five—year—old logan mwangi, from bridgend, south wales police have said. five—year—old logan mwangi's body was found by police in the river 0gmore on 31stjuly, after his parents reported him missing from home. his stepfatherjon coles later arrested and charged with his murder, and gareth williams and was charged with perverting the course ofjustice. 1a—year—old boy who cannot be because of his age appear before magistrates in cardiff. now it's time for a look at the weather, let's cross the newsroom to carol. good morning, it is a cold day ahead, we have got a weak weather front which will be pushing southwards and eventually clearing, taking its rain with us. for most of us it will be dry and sunny however we have got brisk winds bringing in showers from the north—west, some of them getting into the midlands and gales down the north sea coastline. temperatures 7—15, but tempered by the winds, so it will feel colder than the temperatures suggest. this evening and overnight there will be some clear skies, still a plethora of showers coming in on the brisk winds, and it is going to be cold once again, cold enough in some sheltered parts of the east for a touch of frost, but generally speaking it will be too windy for frost anywhere else. tomorrow, more cloud than today, the winds will ease, still some showers coming in from the north—west, some of them getting over to the south—east later in the day. because the wind isn't going to be as strong, it won't feel quite as cold as today. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the government is accused of being wilfully negligent by the doctors' union the bma for not imposing coronavirus rules to tackle rising cases, but ministers say further measures aren't needed. we don't believe that even though the nhs is under real pressure, it always is in winter but it is particularly now, that is is under unsustainable pressure and that now is not the right moment to look to trigger plan b. the bbc obtains documents showing some countries want to play down the dangers to the climate of coal, gas and oil and lobbying over how much richer countries should pay to help. as police assess the scale of the problem of women being spiked with needles in nightclubs, one force is investigating 12 reports injust the last three weeks. the world health organisation says it believes the coronavirus pandemic will go on for a year longer than it needs to, because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. after scoring the dreaded "nul points" last year, the uk's eurovision hopes are put into the hands of the team behind stars like dua lipa and ellie goulding to select next year's entry. sport now, with mike bushell. good morning. once again, just when manchester united needed him most, it was christiano ronaldo who dug them out of a hole on a night when it was raining goals. four for chelsea, who swept aside malmo in london, while the latest european rescue mission at manchester united has taken them to the top of their champions league group just as three weeks ago, it was ronaldo, late on and it has again lifted the pressure on his manager, asjoe wilson reports. the manager may say he is impervious to negativity, but 0llie got a solskjaer is not made of norwegian wood. he knows the expectation at manchester united, he knows that when at a latter from italy found a way to goal so quickly, it would increase the scrutiny on him. but he doesn't defend, he's not there to compete in the air when corner comes in. yes, this was happening. any ideas? this pass from bruno fernandes was perfect. now it was down to marcus rashford, had to score... did. hope was back. with all united's attacking stars, who do you want with this chance? harry maguire? 75th minute. still time, still someone. a story with all these terms and twists could only be complete with a ronaldo leap. 0ld complete with a ronaldo leap. old trafford shot with the rhythm of revival. genius, isn't he? he even was down — revival. genius, isn't he? he even was down inside _ revival. genius, isn't he? he even was down inside his _ revival. genius, isn't he? he even was down inside his own - revival. genius, isn't he? he even was down inside his own six-yardl revival. genius, isn't he? he even . was down inside his own six-yard box was down inside his own six—yard box and blocks towards the end, defending, you could see him sprinting, he did everything a centre forward should be doing, leading the line, and defending. and of course, the goal is just what he does better than most. meanwhile, chelsea were _ does better than most. meanwhile, chelsea were in _ does better than most. meanwhile, chelsea were in control _ does better than most. meanwhile, chelsea were in control in - does better than most. meanwhile, chelsea were in control in west - chelsea were in control in west london, kai havertz here, a—0, final score against malmo. timo werner and lucario limped off, but this no dramas. leicester city also staged a dramatic fight back in moscow, and this was all about star man, patson daka, who scored all four, a special achievement, according to his manager brendan rodgers. leicester were 2—0 down at spartak moscow before daka began the comebackjust before half—time and the goals kept on coming, as he capped of the match with this impressive fourth. spartak did pull one back, but the foxes had already done enough to secure the victory. leicester are up now to second in group c. there are promising signs for paris 202a, as great britain s women claimed bronze in the sprint final at the track cycling world championships. lauren bate, sophie capewell, blaine ridge—davis and milly tanne all made their championship debut, seeing offjapan in the bronze—medal final, coming home more than half a second clear. afterwards davis said it was a dream come true. england captain eoin morgan's poor run of form continues as he admits he would consider dropping himself for the t20 world cup if his performances don't improve. despite victory over new zealand in theirfinalwarm—up match, morgan managed just 10 of england's innings of 163 for 6. england face the west indies in their first match on saturday. well, ireland have already started their world cup campaign as they aim to qualify for the super 12. but they were beaten by sri lanka by 70 runs yesterday, joshua little the last man to fall for the irish. it meas that sri lanka have qualified for the next stage of the competition, but ireland face a winner takes all tie with namibia tomorrow, to see if their world cup can continue. and scotland face 0man today in a game they need to win to go through to the super 12 for the first time in their historym, that's at al almarat on the 0mani coastline. that's all the sport for now. the world health organisation has told the bbc it believes the coronavirus pandemic will go on for a year longer than it needs to because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. it comes as a group of charities have criticised the uk and canada for themselves using doses from covax, the global programme to ensure vaccines are distributed fairly. meanwhile, 0xfam is issuing a report criticising pharmaceutical companies and rich nations for delivering just one in seven of the doses promised for developing countries. naomi grimley reports. it's the question we all keep asking — when will this pandemic end? not as soon as it could, is the answer from the world health organization, because of uneven vaccine distribution across the world. there have been plenty of summits about vaccine donations to poorer countries, but the exasperation of who officials is clear to see. we need a stock—take. the g20 will meet at the end of october. we need them to say, where are we against those commitments? and i can tell you today, they're not on track. you need to really speed it up. or, you know what, this pandemic is going to go on for a year longer than it needs to. covax was the international programme set up to ensure all countries, both rich and poor, could get enough vaccines to cover at least 20% of the population. but it hasn't worked out as planned. the vast majority of vaccine doses administered have been in richer countries. africa especially has been left behind. a new analysis from a group of charities called the people's of charities called the people's the people's vaccine alliance shows the huge gap between what the world's richest countries have promised to give the poorest versus the number of doses delivered so far. the uk and canada have been singled out for particular criticism as both countries acquired some vaccines from covax for their own populations, even though they have their own supplies. 0n the one hand, every country that joined the covax facility was entitled to obtain vaccines, but these two countries obtained many, many doses through bilateral agreements that could best be characterised as hoarding. so, the idea then that they would double—dip and take more vaccines from the covax initiative really is morally indefensible. the uk stressed it helped kickstart covax and was one of its most generous financial supporters. the canadian government told us it has now stopped procuring vaccines from covax. as it became clear that the supply that we had secured through our bilateral deals with different companies like astrazeneca, pfizer and moderna would be sufficient for the canadian population, we then pivoted the doses that we had procured from covax to be donated back to covax so that they could be redistributed to developing countries that needed those doses. the latest warning from the world health organization is that the pandemic will continue into 2022. it is urging pharmaceutical companies and wealthy nations to make sure low—income countries are now prioritised in the queue for life—saving vaccines. naomi grimley, bbc news. significant, additional spending to help pupils to recover from lost learning will be required in next week s spending review, according to a warning from an education policy institute report. based on analysis commissioned by the department for education, the new report looks at the long—term impact of the pandemic on future earnings. it found that pupils are likely to lose at least £16,000 in earnings, rising to £a6,000 in a worst—case scenario if the government fails to intervene. i'm joined byjuliette ash, former director of 0xfordshire's invicta national academy, which provides free online lessons to help children catch up and she's now a conservative county councillor in 0xfordshire. welcome to you. i wonder first of all what your reaction is to this education institute policy report? thank you. well, as you've just said, invicta national thank you. well, as you've just said, invicta nationalacademy thank you. well, as you've just said, invicta national academy was an educational covid catch—up charity that has been providing free online lessons in maths and english for six— to 16—year—old is across theissues for six— to 16—year—old is across the issues that we have had with covid. but my reaction to that report is that any educational finance is of course extremely welcome. but the recommendation from myself and others would be to look at very effective and efficient ways of providing that provision, such as through invicta, which is an extremely cost—effective model, it only requires less than £2 per head to deliver the courses, and the results to date have been outstanding.— results to date have been outstanding. results to date have been outstandina. ., ., , ., results to date have been outstandina. ., ., , outstanding. so, what made you set it u - ? so, outstanding. so, what made you set it up? so. this _ outstanding. so, what made you set it up? so, this was _ outstanding. so, what made you set it up? so, this was started - outstanding. so, what made you set it up? so, this was started by - outstanding. so, what made you set it up? so, this was started by a - it up? so, this was started by a u-rou it up? so, this was started by a a-rou of it up? so, this was started by a group of concerned _ it up? so, this was started by a group of concerned mums - it up? so, this was started by a group of concerned mums and | it up? so, this was started by a - group of concerned mums and myself as a school governor, post—pandemic, when we realised the disparity of provision between state sector and private sector. so, a lot of distressed parents including myself were experiencing a lack of support and provision through that sector, so we got together, we spoke to three orfour different so we got together, we spoke to three or four different counties and worked out that providing this provision would support our children in these different locations, across the uk. so, really, it came from a mums and governors working together to switch on online lessons across the summer, providing a catch—up and really giving children the confidence they needed to go back into school. if you remember in that first september when they went back in 2020. ~ ., ' . first september when they went back in 2020. ~ ., j . .,, ., in 2020. what difference has it made to children. — in 2020. what difference has it made to children, have _ in 2020. what difference has it made to children, have you _ in 2020. what difference has it made to children, have you been _ in 2020. what difference has it made to children, have you been able - in 2020. what difference has it made to children, have you been able to i to children, have you been able to measure outcomes? we to children, have you been able to measure outcomes?— to children, have you been able to measure outcomes? we certainly have, that is a great — measure outcomes? we certainly have, that is a great question, _ measure outcomes? we certainly have, that is a great question, and _ measure outcomes? we certainly have, that is a great question, and the - that is a great question, and the first year was with the summer academy, then followed on from that 0ctober half—term revision catch—up and this year when we repeated the summer academy we did an impact study, a measure in and a measure out and it showed that across the gcse ages, it actually increased the outcome by a whole gcse grade. and across all of the ages, it was around 6.9% increase in their development in english and maths. so, a really outstanding amount for what is essentially online provision in a home setting. what was also really powerful is some of the stats around the uptake. so, this was 96% of state school children were engaging with these lessons, and 26% of their were those that were otherwise on free school meals. and an amazing 80% of those who were able to uptake these lessons were actually from the bame community, so, that is a really strong indicator and support of our levelling up agenda. just indicator and support of our levelling up agenda.- indicator and support of our levelling up agenda. just a final thou~ht, levelling up agenda. just a final thought. i _ levelling up agenda. just a final thought, i know _ levelling up agenda. just a final thought, i know that _ levelling up agenda. just a final thought, i know that the - levelling up agenda. just a final thought, i know that the plans | levelling up agenda. just a final i thought, i know that the plans are to expand it to outside school hours, you've already mentioned half—term, but i wonder how much of a challenge is it to get children to sit down for more lessons in the school holidays?— school holidays? that is a great oint. school holidays? that is a great point- some — school holidays? that is a great point. some of _ school holidays? that is a great point. some of the _ school holidays? that is a great point. some of the new- school holidays? that is a great. point. some of the new provision school holidays? that is a great i point. some of the new provision is actually around her work support, parents have told us that one of the challenges for them is applying what has been lured during the day in a home work setting. so, some of the councils, and indeed we are looking to do as much support as we can hear in 0xfordshire, is for her work support, two to three times a week offering that online support so that children are able to engage with what their teachers are teaching them, and embed that through further practice. so, yes, it is right to say that we don't want to constantly be on screens but small bits of really effective intervention can positively affect the trajectory of a child's learning. positively affect the tra'ectory of a child's learning._ a child's learning. juliette ash, aood to a child's learning. juliette ash, good to have — a child's learning. juliette ash, good to have you _ a child's learning. juliette ash, good to have you with - a child's learning. juliette ash, good to have you with us, i a child's learning. juliette ash, | good to have you with us, many thanks. the headlines on bbc news... the british medical association says the government is being �*wilfully negligent�* by not bringing in stronger coronavirus prevention measures in the face of rising rates of infection. the bbc obtains documents showing some countries want to play down the dangers of fossil fuels, and others questioning how much richer countries should pay to help tackle climate change. as police investigate reports of women being spiked with needles in nightclubs, one force says it has had 12 reports in just the last three weeks. the boss of one of the uk s biggest energy companies has called for the price cap, which sets a maximum price that households pay, to be abolished. keith anderson, who�*s the chief executive of scottish power, said the recent energy crisis had exposed deep flaws in the way the market was structured and serious failures on the part of the regulator, 0fgem. he s been talking to our business editor, simonjack. a price cap on consumer energy bills was a popular idea with consumers and politicians, but as wholesale prices soared sixfold this year, some companies have had to buy gas at a price miles above the rate they are allowed to sell it, forcing dozens of challenger suppliers to go bust. i think there was almost a fixation about trying to create more and more competition and get more and more companies into the energy sector, what it went too far. he said the price cap meant only the very biggest companies would survive the enormous cost of taking on customers from failed suppliers. right now, every customer who switches at the end of their product, at the end of their contract, who switches onto the price cap, that�*s £1,000 of cost that price cap will not allow you to pass through to customers. so, every customer is going to cost £1,000. so, we estimate just now, it�*s about £a billion or £5 billion of cost being put on the companies in the marketplace. the risk that is that you will end up going back to the big five or the big six. now, that�*s not a good place to be, that�*s not where we want this market to go. he also said a one size fits all cap does not protect vulnerable consumers, as they saw a much greater percentage of their income go on energy bills. he suggested introducing a special discount terror a special discount tariff for low—income households, with the better off paying more. he also had some harsh words for the regulator, 0fgem. 0fgem replied... the price cap had helped protect millions of customers from higher prices. one thing is certain to happen — energy bills are going up. estimates the cap, if it stays, will rise by up to £500, when it is reset in april. simon jack, bbc news. donald trump has announced plans to launch his own social media network. the former us president said truth social would "stand up to the tyranny of big tech". mr trump was banned from twitter and facebook after his supporters stormed the us capitol building in washington injanuary. in a statement, he said it was "unacceptable" that "your favourite american president" had been silenced. let�*s get the latest on the state of the uk�*s public sector finances, and our correspondent victoria fritz is here. this one is interesting. public sector borrowing figures have come in lower than forecast, and lower than september last year as well. why? government receipts have actually been higher—than—expected, so the amount of money that the government has received has gone up. and how much they�*re spending, government spending, that has fallen as well. so, the cost of things like covid support programs has fallen. why does any of this matter? it means that there is about £7 billion more than people were expecting, and why is that a good thing? well, we�*ve got the spending review coming up we�*ve got the spending review coming up next week, and rishi sunak is going to be looking at how much he has got and where he is going to put that money, so, politically, it matters, and it matters for the rest of us because we are wondering what is going to happen to us over the winter, as energy prices continue to rise, and prices in the shops as well, and we are trying to work out how much to budget and how much support there might be for certain programs. what does this mean for the economy more generally? we can bring in rankin holes, the chief economist at standard chartered, the bank in the city. what do you think all of this tells us about the public sector borrowing figures and the debt figures that we have had out this morning, what does all of this mean for the state of the economy as you see it right now in britain? ~ . ., , , , britain? well, clearly, is good news that borrowing _ britain? well, clearly, is good news that borrowing in _ britain? well, clearly, is good news that borrowing in september - britain? well, clearly, is good news that borrowing in september is i britain? well, clearly, is good news l that borrowing in september is down, compared _ that borrowing in september is down, compared to last september, and as expected _ compared to last september, and as expected we have seen higher receipts— expected we have seen higher receipts from vat, income tax, corporation _ receipts from vat, income tax, corporation tax, and lower spending as mentioned on covid —related programs _ as mentioned on covid —related programs. so, the public finances are moving — programs. so, the public finances are moving direction, but they are still really — are moving direction, but they are still really in pretty bad shape. so, still really in pretty bad shape. so. so — still really in pretty bad shape. so. so far— still really in pretty bad shape. so, so far this financial year, since — so, so far this financial year, since april. _ so, so far this financial year, since april, we have run up a bill of £100 — since april, we have run up a bill of £100 billion, and is rising, it is now— of £100 billion, and is rising, it is now getting close to 100% of gdp, it is at— is now getting close to 100% of gdp, it is at 95%, — is now getting close to 100% of gdp, it is at 95%, and that is the highest _ it is at 95%, and that is the highest debt that we have seen since 1965 _ highest debt that we have seen since 1965 so. _ highest debt that we have seen since 1963. so, rishi sunak has to think of ways— 1963. so, rishi sunak has to think of ways to — 1963. so, rishi sunak has to think of ways to try to increase revenues and maybe — of ways to try to increase revenues and maybe keep spending under control — and maybe keep spending under control. obviously, with the ending of the _ control. obviously, with the ending of the furlough scheme and some other— of the furlough scheme and some other covid support schemes, then that will_ other covid support schemes, then that will mean spending does fall back, _ that will mean spending does fall back, but— that will mean spending does fall back, but we still have a very big -ap back, but we still have a very big gap to— back, but we still have a very big gap to he — back, but we still have a very big gap to be filled.— back, but we still have a very big gap to be filled. let's 'ust pick up on that debt * gap to be filled. let's 'ust pick up on that debt figure. i gap to be filled. let'sjust pick up on that debt figure. because i gap to be filled. let'sjust pick up on that debt figure. because our| on that debt figure. because our viewers might be listening to that and thinking, that sounds terrifying, almost 100% of our economic output, 95%, a debt mountain that we�*ve not seen since the �*60s, i think it is £2.2 trillion worth of debt at the moment, let�*s talk about that figure. is that something to be worried about? because if you run up a big bill on a credit card, if the interest is negligible or close to zero and you have the ability to pay it back, that debt is not necessarily so much of a problem, but do we have the capacity to pay that debt back, and what our interests like more generally for the uk government in terms of paying that debt down?— that debt down? you're quite right. the government _ that debt down? you're quite right. the government has _ that debt down? you're quite right. the government has been - that debt down? you're quite right. the government has been able i that debt down? you're quite right. the government has been able to l the government has been able to borrow— the government has been able to borrow incredibly no interest rates at the _ borrow incredibly no interest rates at the moment, means that even though— at the moment, means that even though we — at the moment, means that even though we do have £2.2 trillion of debt as _ though we do have £2.2 trillion of debt as you mentioned, the interest payments— debt as you mentioned, the interest payments on our still under control. question— payments on our still under control. question is — payments on our still under control. question is, what is going to happen to interest _ question is, what is going to happen to interest rates, now we are getting — to interest rates, now we are getting some heavy hints from the bank of— getting some heavy hints from the bank of england that they may raise interest— bank of england that they may raise interest rates at their meeting in november, and that may well not at the cost _ november, and that may well not at the cost of— november, and that may well not at the cost of borrowing. it's still going — the cost of borrowing. it's still going to — the cost of borrowing. it's still going to be very low, but it is something that the chancellor will have in— something that the chancellor will have in mind. we obviously do need to shrink— have in mind. we obviously do need to shrink our— have in mind. we obviously do need to shrink our annual borrowing, if we continue — to shrink our annual borrowing, if we continue to borrow at a rate of about _ we continue to borrow at a rate of about i4% — we continue to borrow at a rate of about 1a% of the country she output each year. _ about 1a% of the country she output each year, then that starts to become — each year, then that starts to become more of a concern. so, you start— become more of a concern. so, you start to _ become more of a concern. so, you start to get — become more of a concern. so, you start to get government dialling back on— start to get government dialling back on its spending just as the bank— back on its spending just as the bank is — back on its spending just as the bank is raising interest rates, so, both— bank is raising interest rates, so, both of— bank is raising interest rates, so, both of those factors generally are not very— both of those factors generally are not very positive for the economic picture _ not very positive for the economic ticture. ., , , not very positive for the economic itcture. ., , , ., picture. really interesting, thanks very much. _ picture. really interesting, thanks very much, sarah _ picture. really interesting, thanks very much, sarah hewin _ picture. really interesting, thanks very much, sarah hewin me i picture. really interesting, thanks very much, sarah hewin me from| very much, sarah hewin me from standard chartered. so, rishi sunak, the chancellor, has got quite the job on his hands. it looks like on the face of it he has got a little bit more wriggle room as a result of public sector borrowing falling, but as sarah mentioned, the fact is, when you look at the future, prices are rising, and the bank of england, which has an independent mandate to try to control inflation, is going to be doing that with interest rates, and as a result of that, have been getting some heavy hints from the bank of england that interest rates will rise perhaps sometime soon, and that gives rishi sunak quite a difficultjuggling act that he is going to have to perform next week at the spending review, as to how much money he is going to spend and how much he�*s going to set aside for paying down the debt, and that debt is looking like it is going to become more expensive sometime soon. thanks very much, rebecca.— thanks very much, rebecca. thank, victoria, thanks very much, rebecca. thank, victoria. good _ thanks very much, rebecca. thank, victoria, good to _ thanks very much, rebecca. thank, victoria, good to see _ thanks very much, rebecca. thank, victoria, good to see you. _ thanks very much, rebecca. thank, victoria, good to see you. and i thanks very much, rebecca. thank, j victoria, good to see you. and carol joins us with the weather, news that interest rates may rise, but i think temperatures are dropping? bier? interest rates may rise, but i think temperatures are dropping? very good rebecca, temperatures are dropping? very good rebecca. yes. — temperatures are dropping? very good rebecca. yes. they _ temperatures are dropping? very good rebecca, yes, they are _ temperatures are dropping? very good rebecca, yes, they are conscious i rebecca, yes, they are conscious todayis rebecca, yes, they are conscious today is much colder than it was yesterday, the temperatures are lower, as rebecca rightly said, but we also have a wind chill. you can see the blues across us but that will be short lived because the yellow returns tomorrow, and then on saturday and sunday, some of us will be seeing some amber colour, indicating temperatures are going back up again. some rain has been falling this morning across east anglia, some of it heavy across jersey, and some showers coming in from the north and the west on this risk north—westerly wind. but in between, there is a lot of sunshine. and there is also a lot of dry weather. and there is also a lot of dry weather-— and there is also a lot of dry weather. , ., , . ., weather. the showers will continue comin t weather. the showers will continue comint in weather. the showers will continue coming in across _ weather. the showers will continue coming in across scotland - weather. the showers will continue coming in across scotland in - weather. the showers will continue coming in across scotland in the i coming in across scotland in the afternoon, not all of us will catch them. they could be wintry on higher ground. many eastern areas will stay dry. these gusts of wind are pretty strong, especially in the north, and we�*ve got gales down the north sea coastline. with the spring tides there could be some overtopping over parts of eastern england, possibly in 0rkney as well. the thames barrier closes for the 200th time today, at 10.15, so, fairly shortly, and that is because of the combination of the spring tides, the tidal surges, and all the heavy rain we�*ve seen of late. temperatures today ranging from seven degrees to 15 degrees, tempered by the wind, especially in the east, where the wind is pretty strong. this evening and overnight there will be some clear skies but still a plethora of showers coming in on that risk when, and it is going to be cold. cold enough for a touch of frost in some sheltered eastern areas. elsewhere, the wind will be too strong for that. tomorrow we start off with some early sunshine but there will be more cloud around than today. till we will see quite future was coming in from the north—west, some of them eventually getting over to the south—east. but the wind will not be as strong. that means it will not be as strong. that means it will not feel as cold even though temperatures are going to be very similar. 0n temperatures are going to be very similar. on saturday we start off with a bit of brightness but a lot of cloud. some rain and drizzle coming in from the west ahead of this weather front. the wind changes direction from the north—west to the south—west, which means that temperatures will not feel as cold as they are going to in the next couple of days. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the bbc obtains documents showing some countries want to play down the dangers to the climate of coal, gas and oil. the british government is accused of being �*wilfully negligent�* by the doctors�* union the bma for not imposing coronavirus rules to tackle rising cases, but ministers say further measures aren�*t needed. we don't believe that even though the nhs is under real pressure, it always is in winter but it is particularly now, that it is under unsustainable pressure and that now is not the right moment to look to trigger plan b. police searching for brian laundrie, the fiance of murdered american blogger gabby petito, have found what appear to be human remains in a park in florida.