after a joint operation by the armed forces and the police. and the young people of norway taking on their government. that's in climate change on trial in half an hour, here on bbc news. the damage... the government's spent billions on the furlough scheme and other support for families and businesses in the past 18 months. many expected the chancellor to rein that in, but it seems the purse strings may still be loose. children, schools, skills, all of these things, policing and crime, you will see investment across the board in public services, because that's what we were elected to deliver and that's what we are getting on and doing. rishi sunak�*s already promised 5.4 billion for the nhs this winter. now he's pledged 1.6 billion for new vocational qualifications called t levels and half a billion for adult skills, but there's questions over whether these announcements are as generous as suggested. some of the funding has been announced previously. and all that money will do little to help families this winter. many are facing what labour describes as a "cost of living crisis", because of high energy prices and a rise in the cost of basics like food. the bulk of that increase is down to two things. one of those is the fact that as economies have reopened rather rapidly after coronavirus, that has put pressure on global supply chains. and then, the other part of the increase is very much just down to energy prices. both of those factors are global factors. we're not alone in experiencing those problems. you know, i don't have a magic wand that can make either of those things disappear. labour says there is action the government could take. when we pay our gas and electricity bills, 5% of that money goes automatically to the taxman. there's something very simple the government could do. it would be immediate and it would be felt automatically on people's bills next month, and that is to cut that rate of vat from 5% to 0%. with one week to go until the climate conference in glasgow, the government needs a long—term energy fix, which helps move the uk to a zero—carbon economy. that'll mean a population with the skills to do the work, but also — you guessed it — quite a lot of cash. charlotte rose, bbc news. labour is calling on the government to bring in its plan b measures to tackle covid in england, including mask wearing and working from home. but ministers say the current data does not suggest that the government should be moving "immediately" to these tougher measures. our health correspondent jim reed has this report. this, say the government, is our best line of defence against covid this winter. you're all boosted. i'm all boosted up. on the wirral this weekend, they're giving third booster jabs to the over—50s and other vulnerable groups. there have, though, been growing calls for what's been called plan b in england — wider mask—wearing, vaccine passports and more working from home. the chancellor, though, says there is no immediate need for that. 90% of the population have antibodies, and although the winter was always going to be challenging for a combination of different factors, the booster roll—out should give us the protection we need. and there is a fallback, there is a plan b if we need it. the data doesn't suggest that we need it today but, if that changes, then of course the government will be ready to act. that's why those plans are there. and your covid passes... many of those stricter measures have been in place for some time in scotland, wales and northern ireland. labour said it would support so—called plan b in england, but accelerating those booster doses needs to be the priority. we need to do more to get on top of this virus, protect our national health service, and stop more stringent measures having to be introduced further down the line. there have been calls for ministers to tweak the vaccine programme, perhaps shortening the time between the second dose and the booster from six months. but speaking today, one government adviser said other measures are more important. we do need to have people using lateral flow tests, . avoiding contact with large numbers of people in enclosed _ spaces, using masks. all of those things now need i to happen if we're going to stop this rise and get things under control soon enough- to stop a real meltdown - in the middle of the winter. that is the concern — that covid, flu and other pressures make the situation unsustainable for the nhs this winter. the government says it is keeping a close eye on the situation but, for the moment, the data does not justify changing the rules. jim reed, bbc news. the uk's largest supermarket chain tesco says an attempt to hack its systems is behind problems with its website and app. shoppers have been unable to book deliveries or amend existing orders for more than 2a hours. tesco say they're working hard to get services back up and running. colombia's most wanted drug trafficker and leader of the country's largest gang has been captured. dairo antonio osuga — known as otoniel — is the boss of the clan del golfo, and was seized close to the border with panama in a joint operation by the army, air force and police. the president of colombia, ivan duque, described the capture as the most significant blow to drug trafficking in the country since the death of pablo escobar in 1993. gail maclellan reports. this is the man with the $5 million bounty on his head. the us government accuses him of exporting tons of cocaine into the united states. antonio usuga, also known as otoniel, was arrested in a joint operation by the army, airforce and police. one officer died in the operation. the colombian president, ivan duque, described the capture as the most significant blow to drug trafficking in the country since the death of pablo escobar. translation: this man . is a murderer of policemen, soldiers, social leaders as well as a recruiter of minors. usuga has also been accused of human trafficking, extortion, and killing community leaders across the country. it took 500 officers and 22 helicopters and several years to bring him tojustice. gail maclellan, bbc news. the bbc has learned that 18 months after the government announced a £1 billion scheme to help tower block owners remove flammable cladding from their homes, only around 200 out of nearly 700 applications processed so far have been granted money to start work. the building safety fund was one of the schemes set up in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy. it covers cladding made of wood and other flammable laminated materials. but as sarah corker has been finding out, even in the few buildings where work has started, the problems are far from over. imagine having to live inside this — your home wrapped in plastic sheeting for months on end, windows that barely open, no way to see out. here you are, sarah, middle of the day, no natural light. jim lives on the first floor at islington gates, here in birmingham city centre. and this is the limited air we can get into the flat. this is the view for the next year that you've got? yeah, 12 months of being depressed. there is relief that the combustible cladding is being removed, but government funding won't cover the full cost of almost £9 million. it means leaseholders need to find more than £1 million between them. that's at least £20,000 each. what's it like living in this box? you haven't got a clue what's happening outside. it affects you mentally, it makes you depressed. it makes you very stressed. the stress is worse knowing you've got to pay for it, and you've got to pay for the privilege of living in a dark, dull box. in my case, you know, £20,000. and i grind my teeth. you feel like you're suffocating. just next door, liz and rodriguez are renting this one—bed flat. they not only have to cope with the building work, but there's a serious damp and mould problem, too. it's horrible. i ~~ - i really hate living here now, to be honest with you. and, er, ifeel embarrassed. i don't want to bring my friends here, i don't want to bring my family here, because i've got a six—year—old niece who we absolutely adore and i don't want her here because i don't want her to be breathing in the same stuff that's making me feel so poorly. liz says her asthma has been getting progressively worse. this is footage from a neighbouring flat. with the external cladding removed, this is what can happen when it rains. hundreds of people here say they face a miserable winter living on a building site, and this is one street in one city. but across the country, we're going to be seeing much more of this in the months and years ahead. this tower in ipswich has been like this for five months. it's a similar picture here in london. and these living conditions are worrying health professionals. they're stuck there, - with all the kind of stresses of the physical environment, the financial worries - and the uncertainty— about when this is going to end. so we're going to see, i think, - quite serious mental health issues. back in the midlands, the leaseholder board overseeing this work said it's monitoring issues closely to minimise discomfort. the government told us it's unacceptable people are facing these bills, and building owners must make buildings safe, without passing on costs. but forjim and his neighbours, life behind the plastic is hard to bear. sarah corker, bbc news, in birmingham. eight people have been arrested in south east england after the deaths of two teenage boys. essex police say they were called to regency court in brentwood at around 1.30 this morning. they say they found three people injured, of whom two later died. we can speak now to our reporter thomas magill, who's in brentwood. thomas, what information can you give us? thomas, what information can you cive us? .,, thomas, what information can you cive us? , ., ., , ., give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am _ give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am at _ give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am at this - give us? those investigations that started at 1:30am at this morning| started at 1:30am at this morning are continuing today here in brentwood town centre where police were called at around 130 this morning. when they arrived, they discovered three boys had been injured and despite the effort of emergency services, two of those boys have now died and one remains in hospital. we understand he has a nonlife threatening injuries. this has been described by essex police as a tragic incident that involved a large—scale response and that is continuing today. forensic postmortems taking place on the two dead teenagers. as you mentioned, eight people have now been arrested on suspicion of murder in brentwood as part of that investigation. tributes have started to come in and they are being led by the local mp who says this is one of the darkest days for the town of brentwood and he is urging anyone with information to come forward.— he is urging anyone with information to come forward. thomas, thank you so much. from today, fully vaccinated travellers returning to england can take a lateral flow test — rather than a more expensive pcr test — to prove their covid status. the change, which the government has described as a "huge boost" for the travel industry, applies to those arriving from non—red—list countries. wales will make the same change to their testing policy next weekend. meanwhile professor denis kinane, who is an immunologist and founding scientist at cignpost diagnostics, told us there are slight risks with the changes. i think we have to understand that the lateral flow test is much less accurate and there are individuals who could come through with the lateral and still be as positive. it is not as sensitive and there is a slight risk there that we might be letting more people than with covid. joining us now is travel expert rob staines. lateral flow test instead of pcr test, how will this change travel? it is a massive change for anyone wanting to get a b or the travel industry. one of the many problems with the complex rules and regulations are in travel during the pandemic as we have some of the highest cost desperately pcr tests in the world and that has been pricing out many people who actually want to travel. today's changes with the pcr testing replaced by a far cheaper lateral flow tester for travellers who are fully vaccinated and those who are fully vaccinated and those who are fully vaccinated and those who are under 18 just a represents a massive cost saving for anybody wanting to get away. this is going to boost the travel industry, which has been having a significantly difficult times are the pandemic, it has heady availability scratch my inability to trade and a it is a chance to reconnect with loved ones. these lateral flow tester travel, you must use a government approved provider and you can see a full list of those providers on the government website. we cannot be using the free nhs lateral flow tests for travel at all. this does represent a real thawing of rules and regulations are in travel and there are far more freedoms that we are enjoying now than ever before since the start of the pandemic so it has been very, very welcomed by the travel industry and anybody wanting to get away. you sa these and anybody wanting to get away. you say these tests will be cheaper. do you know how much they will be? and i think any member of the public will be asking, will they be ripped off? if will be asking, will they be ripped off? , ., ., ., will be asking, will they be ripped off? i., ., ., will be asking, will they be ripped off? ., ., ., off? if you have a look on the government _ off? if you have a look on the government approved - off? if you have a look on the | government approved website off? if you have a look on the . government approved website of approved providers, there our test spire and the price of about £20. previously, the cheapest pcr test was about 45p that represents quite a significant cost saving. —— there are tests for the price of about 20 p. there will be extra costs for the bureaucracy as well —— of about £20. consumers just have to make sure they are thoroughly looking through that list of providers. my other set of advice would be to actually look at any offers or discounts that your airline or tour operator might be operating as well because many offer extra discounts on top of the prices that are quoted on the uk government website. i think that has a really good way of keeping costs down. from the travel industry's point of view, they have welcomed this change, but would like to see us adopting the rules of some other countries like france and germany, for example, who do not require tests for fully vaccinated travellers, so they would really like to see tests abolished completely for the fully vaccinated. what about those who, for whatever reason, have decided not to get any vaccination whatsoever. about 4.7 million people in the uk question mark travel would be impossible for those who decided not to get vaccinated?— those who decided not to get vaccinated? . , ., ., vaccinated? the travel rules are for those making _ vaccinated? the travel rules are for those making the _ vaccinated? the travel rules are for those making the decision - vaccinated? the travel rules are for those making the decision not - vaccinated? the travel rules are for those making the decision not to i vaccinated? the travel rules are for| those making the decision not to be vaccinated continue to be rather onerous. it is very, very difficult for those not fully vaccinated. also for those not fully vaccinated. also for those not fully vaccinated. also for those who may only have received one jab so far. the rules are that if you are not fully vaccinated, you will still have to take a predeparture will still have to take a predepa rtu re test before will still have to take a predeparture test before coming back to the uk. you will then have to quarantine for ten days at home if you're coming back from a non—red less country and you will also have to take a multiple and very expensive pcr test, one undead to end one —— one on day two. again, it comes with a significant cost, the test and release scheme so for those not fully vaccinated, travel is still very, very difficult and there seems to be this massive chasm appearing between vaccinated and non—vaccinated when it comes to travel. so there are going to be a lot of that find they are not going to be able to jump lot of that find they are not going to be able tojump on a plane and go to be able tojump on a plane and go toa to be able tojump on a plane and go to a destination that they want to visit without having to jump through many, many hoops. visit without having to 'ump through many. many hoops._ visit without having to 'ump through many, many hoops. some viewers might sa the first many, many hoops. some viewers might say the first hepe — many, many hoops. some viewers might say the first hope would _ many, many hoops. some viewers might say the first hope would need _ many, many hoops. some viewers might say the first hope would need to - many, many hoops. some viewers might say the first hope would need to be - say the first hope would need to be getting vaccinated and then it becomes a lot easier. looking at travel more widely, what is the christmas season looking like? are bookings increasing? how does it compare to last year and 2019? {lister compare to last year and 2019? over the last month. _ compare to last year and 2019? over the last month, we _ compare to last year and 2019? over the last month, we have _ compare to last year and 2019? or the last month, we have seen a massive deregulation of travel rules when it comes to covid and the pandemic. so travel, if you're vaccinated, hasjust become pandemic. so travel, if you're vaccinated, has just become so much more accessible and since these many, many differences in changes, we have seen absolutely massive surges in bookings, surges in demand, and we have also seen at many other countries start to open up many other countries start to open up to a uk travellers, countries that have previously been completely off—limits. at the usa, for example, is one of those countries it is very, very important that we get transatlantic travel back up and running again because it is worth about £23 million a day to the uk economy. the day the usa said they were going to be allowing in fully vaccinated travellers, which will be from the 8th of november, some airlines, like virgin atlantic, for example, so a 600% increase in bookings alone. so it looks like the christmas season is going to be extremely busy, airlines are looking forward to a rather buoyant christmas period and they really are ramping up operations and adding on extra seats and capacity as well to accommodate people's travel needs. rob, it has been great to speak to you, thank you so much. the headlines on bbc news... the chancellor promises a budget that invests in "infrastructure, innovation and skills" as the economy recovers from the pandemic. eight people have been arrested in brentwood in essex after the deaths of two teenage boys in the early hours of this morning. labour is urging ministers to bring in plan b measures to tackle covid in england, including advice to work from home and compulsory masks. details are still emerging over how the actor alec baldwin accidentally shot dead the cinematographer halyna hutchins on a movie set. investigations are ongoing as court documents suggest the actor was told the gun was safe just moments before the shooting. meanwhile, a candlelight vigil has taken place in new mexico to honour her memory. with more, here's tanya dendrinos. a cinematographer, a wife, a mother, and a life cut tragically short. by candlelight in albuquerque, not far from the bonanza creek ranch, halyna hutchins was remembered. she was beloved, talented, respected and loving. she was also passionate about her work and that is really who all of you are, she was part of our family, one of us. the 42—year—old was killed and film directorjoel souza injured when a prop gun with a live round was fired by actor alec baldwin on the set of the film rust. court records revealed mr baldwin was handed the gun by an assistant director who told the actor the weapon was safe. her death should not have happened. union sets should be safe sets. every person deserves to go to work with complete security knowing they can perform their work and return home safely. this moment has shaken all of us to the very core and we will carry her in our hearts and minds forever. police investigations are continuing as hollywood mourns the loss of one of its rising stars. the american film institute establishing the halyna hutchins memorial scholarship fund in her honour. i was really lucky to get to work with her, because whom i met was one of the most talented and kind, collaborative artists who did things that i could never ever think of, that her photography was beautiful, and every day everybody on the camera team was proud to be there for her. her husband described her legacy as too meaningful to encapsulate in words. a harrowing end and a long list of questions remaining. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. its been a week since clashes between shia and christian groups in lebanon led to the deaths of seven people. although beirut is now calm, the incident has raised fears of a return to the civil war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. our middle east correspondent anna foster reports from beirut. a week ago she was a mother. now they call her a martyr. maryam farhat was one of seven people killed in the worst violence in beirut for a decade. it brought back painful memories. translation: we lived - through the civil war and we know who committed the crimes. i protected my children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from shelling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to war. for 15 years its people fought each other. last week's running battle in the streets of beirut mirrored life there in the 1970s and �*80s. a week after the fighting there is still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lebanon's politically fractured cabinet hasn't met. there is fear about what might come next. maryam's son wants her death to send a message. we don't need civil war in lebanon. if my mother has faith of not having a new civil war, for me and for my family and for all my family we accept this, to stop the civil war. the people of lebanon are living through a crippling financial crisis. it's exhausting and humiliating, but could it trigger a fresh conflict? civil war needs a generalised state of hatred. i don't think we are there. i think we are on the level of political parties able to mobilise their sympathisers during episodes on short periods. i don't believe deep inside that we are on the verge of a civil war, but maybe a series of similar episodes of violent clashes. they are still cleaning up here but the streets are calm and order has been restored. what hasn't been resolved, though, are the underlying tensions that led to this violence and that makes it very difficult to predict how all this will end. anna foster, bbc news, beirut. a collection of artworks by picasso has been auctioned by the hotel in las vegas where they've been displayed for the past 20 years. until now, they were a striking centrepiece of the picasso restaurant at the hotel on las vegas strip. but the hotel's owner, mgm, decided to sell off the works. catherine karelli reports. it was the smallest piece in the sale, but the star of the show. this 1938 portrait of picasso's muse and lover fetched more than $40 million. this was one of the other highlights of the auction, a 1969 painting, one of the artist's later works. it is part of a wider move by mgm resorts to make its global collection more diverse and inclusive. the auction of picasso's work was hosted by sotheby�*s and held at the bellagio hotel in las vegas. it brought in nearly $109 million. several of the 11 pieces have been on display at the las vegas hotel for years. but now the hotel says it wants to shift its focus and showcase more works by women, people of colour, lgbtq artists and those with disabilities. i've gotten the sense there is a change in management of focus, las vegas likes to reinvent itself every ten years, so there is always this new invention on what the direction will be. over the past year, american museums and art galleries have been working to broaden their collections. it is part of a wider cultural reckoning over racism in the us that started in 2020. this marks the start of a new chapter in the art world. but how it will play out remains to be seen. catherine karelli, bbc news. we'll have extensive coverage of the un climate change conference — cop26 here on the bbc news channel. and as we look ahead to the summit, which begins at the end to know about climate change? we'll be getting some of your questions answered tomorrow morning at 11.30. we'll be joined by two leading academics — kate crowley from the edinburgh climate change center, and michael grubb from ucl. send an email to [email protected] or get in touch on social media using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. afternoon, i brighter day that they are for most of the uk, sunshine and showers. that is not an area of thicker cloud across yorkshire and the midlands and that is going to continue to spread further south—east into east anglia and the south—east into east anglia and the south—east and may give a splash of rain in places this evening. the showers are quite heavy, running into a specially western scotland. the chance of a rumble of thunder, madame bizet. in many places, it is a sunny day —— breezy. most of the showers in the west, some will push further east as canet goes on, as the temperatures just dipping down into single figures any cooler spots. tomorrow, brighton b today, chance of a share in the west. you may catch some thundery hill mixed in. many places will avoid the showers altogether and stay dry. more of the day dry rather than wait. even if you catch a shower, it is still mild and breezy.