accepted that it was a mistake and that it was my mistake. the government releases more details about how we pay for social care in england. former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq talks to the bbc about the racism he suffered at the club, and says he is determined that sharing his experiences will move society as a whole. britney spears speaks about the joys of the "little things" she has been able to do since being freed from her 13—year conservatorship last week. and cambridge dictionary�*s 2021 word of the year takes on a martian theme. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the cost of living has reached the highest rate in almost a decade — due to rising fuel and energy costs. inflation is now more than double the bank of england's target, and climbing at a much steeper rate than economists predicted. it rose to 4.2% last month — mainly due to rising prices at the pumps and household energy bills — as well as an increase in the cost of second—hand cars and eating out. in september, inflation was 3.1%. it means the current rate is more than double the bank of england's official target of 2%. economists are debating how much of the surge in inflation can be blamed on the pandemic — and how long it will last. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. it's cold outside and energy prices are already biting. with fears now that mortgage costs will also go up as a result, self—employed mum of three suzie grazier from hartlepool says it is hard to make ends meet. 0ur energy bills have shot up, they have probably more than doubled in the last year. you know, the cost of fuel for the car, i noticed only last week, normally where i would fill the car, i would put £40 in and it didn't even half fill it. and the shopping, the cost of the weekly shop has probably gone up by 20—30% compared to this time last year. massive rises in fuel costs mean many households are unable to switch suppliers right now, but even with protection from the energy price cap, last month's increase in it, with gas up 28% last year, was responsible for half of today's general inflation rise. and industry doesn't even have a cap. here at harlequin, a fuel and waste tank manufacturer in moira, northern ireland, energy prices have nearly doubled, but inflation is everywhere. plastic raw materials — prices up 50%. freight prices up 12% that morning. worker wages will have to go up by over 4%. if we just stand still, it would cost us an extra £2 million next year to manufacture the same product. exactly the same thing? exactly the same product, same levels, quality, £2 million. and that's the cost of energy... energy, labour, transport, raw materials. it isjust, you know, that's unsustainable. i've been in this business 29 years and i've never experienced this. not the sustained price increases. i don't see an end to it at the minute. so inflation is higher than expected but the period of rising prices is also lasting longer than expected. the essential question is just how much longer? and the risk is this could become a kind of self—fulfilling prophecy, where businesses expecting prices to rise put them up in advance. and the critical question here is what happens to workers' wages? wages are going up significantly at big supermarkets to account for competition for workers. lidl is hiking starter pay by over 6%. it is a challenge, absolutely. we are competing for talent with all the other retailers and, indeed, other industries and part of the reason for today's announcement is to secure our staff who are with us, to retain them as far as possible, but also to attract anyone else who would like to come and join this fantastic team. wages going up in sectors with worker shortages, such as retail or haulage, is to be expected but if this happens across the entire economy, the bank of england's festive gift to the nation might have to be a pre—christmas interest rate rise, to try to keep price rises under control. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are rachel cunliffe — deputy 0nline editor at the new statesman and mo hussein — the former conservative party adviser. in the past hour — mps have backed proposals to toughen up rules on mps having second jobs. a committee of mps will now come up with a set of recommendations based on tonight's vote, by the end of january. conservative mps rejected labour�*s motion whcih would have gone further to place a ban on all second jobs — except for those in public service. it comes as the prime mininster admits he made a mistake in the way he handled the controversy over 0wen paterson — the former conservative mp who broke the rules on lobbying. labour's sir keir starmer said the prime minister was a coward for not giving a proper apology. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. has he boxed himself in? another u—turn, prime minister? after a fortnight of bad behaviour being chucked around this place, boris johnson finally conceded yesterday the rules for mps had to change. but he hasn't untangled a political mess. on display today at several times, in several ways. we come to prime minister's questions. keir starmer. everybody else has apologised for him but he won't apologise for himself. a coward, not a leader. yesterday, is screeching, last—minute u—turn to avoid defeat on labour's plan to ban mps from dodgy second contracts, but waving one white flag won't be enough to restore trust. hours of protest began when number ten tried to change the rules to protect a former cabinet minister who had broken them. the rules that borisjohnson only now says have to change. what i think we needl to do is work together on the basis of the independent - report by the committee on standards in public life. the prime minister, though, also seems to have concluded that there is form of defence is attack. the right honourable gentleman is now trying to prosecute - others for exactly the course i of action that he took himself. questioning keir starmer�*s earnings as a lawyer when an mp but before he was laid up. this kind of telling off does not happen every day. order! prime minister, said sit down. i'm not going to be challenged. you may be the prime minister of this country but, in this house, i'm in charge. downing street wants to stop this saga sliding into a full—blown emergency, but mps on all sides are angry about how the case of 0wen paterson unfolded, and they want to take the time to show it. about how the case of 0wen paterson unfolded, and they want to take the time to show it. prime minister, i request you give it your customary extra time. even if he looked like he would rather be anywhere but here. i will do my best as ever. to oblige you, sir bernard, i've got quite a lot on. the danger is you have just tarred the whole of the house with the same brush, and yourself, haven't you? the intention genuinely was not to exonerate . anybody. the intention was to see _ whether there was some way in which a basis, we could improve the system ? back on a cross—party basis. - you have the ability to improve the system and go further than anybody expects and actually establish much higher standards. i do, yes. i think it was a total mistake not to seal that owen paterson's breach - of the rules, the former member of north shropshire's breach of the rules, _ made any discussion _ about anything else impossible. sometimes, westminster loves nothing more than a row about itself, but this shambles matters because it has shaken the tory confidence in numberten, given the opposition plenty of ammunition and fairly or unfairly, it does taint the image of this place. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. 0ne one of the things that is clear as we will not back down from his proposals, we were not prepared to have them watered down so we will press on with them. but watered down so we will press on with them-— with them. but it is unbelievable that after the _ with them. but it is unbelievable that after the last _ with them. but it is unbelievable that after the last two _ with them. but it is unbelievable that after the last two weeks - with them. but it is unbelievable that after the last two weeks the prime minister has whipped his own ministers yet again to vote on a plan of action on standards, and that tells you all you need to know about how seriously the prime minister is actually taking this issue. i do think it is significant because i have been really struck by how many tory mps seem to have lost faith and confidence in the prime minister. it was noticeable at prime minister's questions today that their benches were with many gaps, many mps had not turned up to support him. i sense that the idea that he is good at a joke is one thing, but thejoke is not funny that he is good at a joke is one thing, but the joke is not funny any more. the government has released more details of how it plans to reform the way we pay for social care in england. in september, ministers announced people would pay no more than 86—thousand pounds for care home costs over their lifetime. the change would come in effect in october 2023. there are different systems in scotland, wales and northern ireland. the plan for england would be funded by a rise in national insurance, a new tax called the health and social care levy and a rise in the tax paid by shareholders. today, the government has released more information about details on how that would work. the changes are technical — but some campaigners are warning people on low to modest incomes will be worse off than expected. we can speak now to sally warren, the director of policy at the health think—tank, the king's fund. very good to have you with us. how does the technical change affect those people on low to modest incomes? ., ~ , ., ., ., ., incomes? thank you for having me on. it's a very technical— incomes? thank you for having me on. it's a very technical change _ incomes? thank you for having me on. it's a very technical change but - incomes? thank you for having me on. it's a very technical change but the - it's a very technical change but the government is proposing to do is change the law. about how the cap is cognitive. to put it simply what that means is before the proposal was that if you had lower levels of wealth you would pay something towards the cap, but the government would as well. but the government is now saying they won't count what they support you went through the means test for your cab. so what this means really is people with lower or moderate levels of wealth will still have to pay the full £86,000 just like a very wealthy older people well. so the change today makes this much less fair for people with lower and moderate levels of wealth, and what it may well mean is that they have to spend all of their assets, all of their savings right down to the last £20,000. which would not have happened without the change today. so when that cap comes in what does that mean if someone has a home worth several hundred thousand which they own outright, mortgage free or don't necessarily have £86,000 in the bank? ., , ., ~' don't necessarily have £86,000 in the bank? ., , ., ~ the bank? how this will work as you are exnected _ the bank? how this will work as you are exnected to _ the bank? how this will work as you are expected to pay _ the bank? how this will work as you are expected to pay for _ the bank? how this will work as you are expected to pay for your - the bank? how this will work as you are expected to pay for your care i the bank? how this will work as you are expected to pay for your care in | are expected to pay for your care in that circumstance if you have a house of two or £300,000. you might have savings to be able to do that or you might be able to release the equity in your house through a financial services organisation or you can enter a deferred payment arrangement with the local authority where they basically agree that they will take the money from your estate when you die. so that's still working today. the government has not changed that. the key thing todayis not changed that. the key thing today is with people with lower levels of wealth so somebody with a house worth perhaps £225,000. house value may be the typical red wall seat. they're going to have to spend in the worst—case scenario everything down to the £20,000 before they would get help from the state. and not have to pay for care where is the original proposal meant they were to get more help from the state much sooner. and for longer. it's that group of people that lower and middle income and assets that really suffer from the announcement. just to get this straight, under the original plan if a local authority and/or a charity contributed up to £86,000 to someone's care because that person would have been met the cap even though they had not played any of their own money towards it. what you're saying now is that were the case there was stuff to put another 86,000 on top of that to reach the cab, is that how it works? yes. everybody has the pain out of their own pocket. whether the summer with a £500,000 house orjust £100,000 house. so that's where it is different. whereas the previous set of arrangements meant that person with £100,000 got more help from the government, did not have to pay all of the 86,000 directly out of their own savings. that's where the change really makes a difference today. as i say it still beneficial for people who are wealthier about those people with low and moderate wealth who will no longer see protection from catastrophic costs of social care because they may well need to spend all of their savings and assets down to the final £20,000 on social care. tt and assets down to the final £20,000 on social care-— on social care. it is very complex, thank you — on social care. it is very complex, thank you for— on social care. it is very complex, thank you for shedding _ on social care. it is very complex, thank you for shedding light - on social care. it is very complex, thank you for shedding light on i thank you for shedding light on that. the director of policy at the health think tank the kings fund. we have not yet heard back from the health and social care department. they said the changes are clear and reduce complexity that a more generous means test is the main way of helping people with lower levels of helping people with lower levels of assets. the labour mp liz kendall is shadow minister for health and social care. what do you make of this change to the original plan than? t what do you make of this change to the original plan than?— the original plan than? i mean i think it is _ the original plan than? i mean i think it is a _ the original plan than? i mean i think it is a disgrace. _ the original plan than? i mean i think it is a disgrace. april- the original plan than? i mean i j think it is a disgrace. april were promised that they would not have to sell their homes to pay for their care, and now it turns out that's not true if you are a low or modest income. many people in the midlands and the north and parts of the southeast, and what i think is so wrong about this is elderly people and their families have wrong about this is elderly people and theirfamilies have got wrong about this is elderly people and their families have got to wrong about this is elderly people and theirfamilies have got to be able to properly plan for the future. i've had conversations with my own parents about what the cap means, and now that'sjust my own parents about what the cap means, and now that's just all been turned over. it's either worse to the government is kind of snuck this outcome they have not come up to the house of commons or the media to explain this and that is really wrong. this is such a worrying thing for so many elderly people and their families. they don't want to see their life savings wiped out and today boris johnson their life savings wiped out and today borisjohnson said if you are rich, you won't see your savings totally wiped out, but if you are low and modest incomes you will. i just think that's wrong. the problem thou . h is just think that's wrong. the problem though is this _ just think that's wrong. the problem though is this is _ just think that's wrong. the problem though is this is always _ just think that's wrong. the problem though is this is always been - just think that's wrong. the problem though is this is always been the - though is this is always been the case with social care funding dilemma is that there are people who are working who do not own their own homes, they may be renting and the way to find a more generous social care cap would be through higher levels of say national insurance or taxation with the not fall on the shoulders of those who have less acute related wealth? t shoulders of those who have less acute related wealth?— acute related wealth? i think the treat con acute related wealth? i think the great con here _ acute related wealth? i think the great con here is _ acute related wealth? i think the great con here is that _ great con here is that ordinary working people are going to be paying so much more tax, a tax hike on the national insurance, council tax hikes as well none of that money is going to go into the current system. lots of people have seen their parents or disabled relatives struggling to get the care or support the need at home, and even for those in care homes who might be thinking great, we are going to hit the cap and won't have to sell our home to pay for care, that has been thrown out window as well. 0rdinary people are paying more for less and actually i've had a promise betrayed them. if you are going to take tough decisions, and there are tough decisions, and there are tough decisions and government cannot come and explain it. if you are trying to play for your future for your parents, for yourself to make sure you can afford care if you need it, would you know what to do with all of this mess and confusion? sally who asked any situation earlier is brilliant, but most people have no idea what's going on and i think that's wrong. it should be clear, simple and it's what elderly people deserve when they are planning for the future. t’m deserve when they are planning for the future. �* . ., deserve when they are planning for the future. �* . . , ., the future. i'm afraid we must leave it there but — the future. i'm afraid we must leave it there but thank _ the future. i'm afraid we must leave it there but thank you _ the future. i'm afraid we must leave it there but thank you very - the future. i'm afraid we must leave it there but thank you very much forj it there but thank you very much for speaking to us this evening. liz, the labour shadow minister for health and social care. good evening. azeem rafiq says he is "determined" that sharing his experiences of racism at yorkshire cricket club will be a watershed moment within sport and society. yesterday rafiq told the digital, culture, media and sport select committee that racist language was "constantly" used during his time at yorkshire and english cricket is institutionally racist. he told our sports editor dan roan he was relieved to have given his account and hopes it will prompt change. all i would say is you have got to be honest— all i would say is you have got to be honest you have got to come forward — be honest you have got to come forward. and get it off your chest. honefuiiy — forward. and get it off your chest. hopefully after yesterday people will he _ hopefully after yesterday people will be believed and heard a lot more. — will be believed and heard a lot more. and _ will be believed and heard a lot more, and people can take confidence from that _ more, and people can take confidence from that. like i say, i would know i from that. like i say, i would know i was _ from that. like i say, i would know i was left _ from that. like i say, i would know i was left on — from that. like i say, i would know i was left on my own from every angle _ i was left on my own from every angle possible. iwill i was left on my own from every angle possible. i will make sure whoever — angle possible. i will make sure whoever comes forward that i am there _ whoever comes forward that i am there for— whoever comes forward that i am there for them. following allegations made by rafiq at the dcms hearing, former england cricketer alex hales says he "categorically and absolutely" denies any "racial connotation" in naming his dog. rafiq said former yorkshire team—mate gary ballance used the name �*kevin' as a "derogatory" term to refer to any player of colour — and hales had named his dog kevin "because it's black". in a statement, hales said... his club nottinghamshire say they have "commenced the appropriate internal process." arsenal are under way as they host danish side hb koge in their women's champions league group game. the gunners without the injured leah williamson... but have taklen the lead through caitlin foord after 15 minutes. so around 15 minutes played... it is 1—nil to arsenal. dean smith has told the norwich fans, he can keep the club in the premier league. having returned to managementjust a week after he was sacked by aston villa he believes there's enough quality in the squad to keep them up. if i thought it was a risk, i wouldn't have taken it. we've got 27 games left. we're just on the back of a win. i've seen how progress of this club has been. yes it's been difficult so far, and my and craig's job is to keep us in the league. that's friendly what we believe we can do. a big opportunity for cameron norrie tonight — as he makes his debut at the atp finals in turin. the british number one has been called into action after stefanos tsitsipas injured his elbow. he's taking on norway's casper ruud — and with around ten minutes played — norrie is a game up in the first set. and djokovic is through to the semi—finals after beating russian andrey rublev in straight sets. the world number one was in complete control throughout, taking the first set 6—3 before serving out the match with an ace, 6—2 in the second. djokovic's 50th win of the year also ensures that he will top the green group. george ford has called his decision to leave leicester tigers at the end of the season to join sale sharks, the "most difficult of his career". the england fly—half has had two stints with leicester, re—joining in 2017 from bath — and has helped the side win eight from eight as they top the premiership. ford added that he's "excited to play rugby for his local club". and south africa's director of rugby rassie erasmus has been banned from all rugby activity for two months. it's because he made an hour—long video criticising officials afterjuly�*s defeat in the first test against the british and irish lions. plenty more on the bbc news channel later on. let's stay with that story of former cricketer azeem rafiq says he believes english cricket is "institutionally" racist. speaking today — he said he is "determined" that sharing his experiences of racism at yorkshire cricket club will be the moment "not only sport but society as a whole" moved in a different direction. a group of prominent british pakistanis led a campaign to stamp out racism. it is called a run out racism and they have lunch there k paint by a short video. ? campaign. respect. no racism. the paint by a short video. ? campaign. respect. no racism.— respect. no racism. the term is pakistani- _ it is not and never will be banter. there is no debate. we it is not and never will be banter. there is no debate.— it is not and never will be banter. there is no debate. we are probably pakistani. there is no debate. we are probably pakistani- we _ there is no debate. we are probably pakistani. we are _ there is no debate. we are probably pakistani. we are probably - there is no debate. we are probably pakistani. we are probably british. l pakistani. we are probably british. both exist pakistani. we are probably british. itoth exist as _ pakistani. we are probably british. both exist as one. _ pakistani. we are probably british. both exist as one. this _ pakistani. we are probably british. both exist as one. this is - pakistani. we are probably british. both exist as one. this is britain, | both exist as one. this is britain, we are britain. _ both exist as one. this is britain, we are britain. so _ both exist as one. this is britain, we are britain. so together. - both exist as one. this is britain, we are britain. so together. so . we are britain. so together. so together- _ we are britain. so together. so together. let's _ we are britain. so together. so together. let's run _ we are britain. so together. so together. let's run racism - we are britain. so together. so together. let's run racism out. | joining me now is shaista aziz who is a national anti—racism campaigner and labour councillor in oxford, where she is a member of the inclusive communities cabinet. shaista was one of three hijab wearing women who started a national petition backed by more than a million people injune calling for racists to be banned for life from football matches in england. what did you make of the comments that we heard from azeem rafiq today? t that we heard from azeem rafiq toda ? ., �* ., that we heard from azeem rafiq toda ? ~' �* ., , that we heard from azeem rafiq toda ? ~' �* . , ., today? i think azeem rafiq is an incredibly brave _ today? i think azeem rafiq is an incredibly brave man _ today? i think azeem rafiq is an incredibly brave man and - today? i think azeem rafiq is an incredibly brave man and his - incredibly brave man and his testimony has indeed had a massive impact on a lot of people. particularly on people of colour who feel very triggered but what he has been saying because we can relate to it. ithink been saying because we can relate to it. i think there's plenty of people and white people who believe that his testimony is shocking. i have not met a person of colour who believes his testimony is shocking. we find it shocking that there are so many people in this country who did not know this type of thing is going on. it has to be said that his bravery, i think, going on. it has to be said that his bravery, ithink, is going on. it has to be said that his bravery, i think, is definitely going to help people who have been gas lighted by their employers and their places of work. i've been told they need to be quiet, have not been listen to. basically not been given the duty of care they should retrieve. forthose the duty of care they should retrieve. for those people this is a moment of sadness and also a moment where people are sitting back and thinking, wow, iwas where people are sitting back and thinking, wow, i was not the only person treated like this in my workplace. person treated like this in my workplace-— person treated like this in my worklace. ., ., . . workplace. you have focus electric campaigning _ workplace. you have focus electric campaigning on — workplace. you have focus electric campaigning on ridding _ workplace. you have focus electric campaigning on ridding football. workplace. you have focus electric campaigning on ridding football of| campaigning on ridding football of racism, and the kick in out campaign has been going for so long now and yet we still seize instances of racism, albeit it tends to not be among the players and staff it sometimes comes from fans even as long as that campaign has going out. if cricket is onlyjust now starting to get a grip on racism within that sport, how long do you think it's going to take for you to achieve your goals? t going to take for you to achieve your goals?— your goals? i don't think cricket is caettin a your goals? i don't think cricket is getting a grip _ your goals? i don't think cricket is getting a grip on _ your goals? i don't think cricket is getting a grip on racism, - your goals? i don't think cricket is getting a grip on racism, and - your goals? i don't think cricket is| getting a grip on racism, and more importantly i don't think this country is getting a grip on racism. since last year the reinvigoration of the elect lives matter movement there's been ongoing coverage of racism and also been ongoing gas lighting and denial of racism happening from the very top from government and from three powerful institutions. it's actually azeem rafiq has forced cricket to have a reckoning and by forcing that he's also forcing everyone in this country to do the same thing. but we've had the black lives matter movement there's been such a massive push back to that but also a huge push back to that but also a huge push back to our england football team taking the need. we have all seen that. where the reasons we lost our viral campaign which now has more than 1.2 million signatures is because of the grotesque levels of racism that those three young black footballers face when they miss penalties. racism is alive and well and thriving in this country. and it creates a lot of tension amongst people and in a situation people believe the only way to be a racist is if you have a white hood on and a white cloak. as more anger and pushbackin white cloak. as more anger and pushback in his country. azeem rafiq taking this rate brave step is so significant and so important for many people of colour in this country. many people of colour in this count . �* , ., ., many people of colour in this count . �*, ., ., ., ,, country. it's one thing to take the brave step _ country. it's one thing to take the brave step to _ country. it's one thing to take the brave step to highlight _ country. it's one thing to take the brave step to highlight a - country. it's one thing to take the | brave step to highlight a problem, it is quite another for the problem to be resolved. how do you see things changing for the better if at all? how does cricket, how does the wider areas of society go about tackling it in a way that you would like to see?— like to see? would needs to happen first of all is — like to see? would needs to happen first of all is it — like to see? would needs to happen first of all is it has to _ like to see? would needs to happen first of all is it has to be _ like to see? would needs to happen first of all is it has to be honest - first of all is it has to be honest and frank discussion about what racism is and how does it manifest? what does it feel like what does that look like, was a lived reality of british people who face racism? the people who need to listen the most overwhelmingly are from the majority group. we are talking about what people, need to be far defensiveness and in our places of work needs to be far more open culture that is created where when these very difficult issues are being talked about by people with lived experience we have to be listened to, have to be heard. nothing remarkable about what azeem rafiq is saying about plenty of people in this country who have suffered in similar ways. what's remarkable is he has forced everyone to listen and commit the government, the cricketing bodies to listen, forced the media to listen. this is incredible he has managed to do this but why should a victim of racism have to be left to do this? he has gone a record to say that he was contemplating taking his life. as a practising muslim man or did anyone from any background to actually have to admit to that i think is deeply painful and very brave. but he should not have to be as brave, we have to start action inc. antiracism and all of our workplaces and that starts by having a truthful, honest conversation. and listening to people. conversation. and listening to eo - le. ~ , conversation. and listening to --eole. ~ , ., people. we must leave it there, i rive ve people. we must leave it there, i give very much — people. we must leave it there, i give very much for— people. we must leave it there, i give very much for speaking - people. we must leave it there, i give very much for speaking to i people. we must leave it there, i| give very much for speaking to us. people. we must leave it there, i. give very much for speaking to us. ? thank you very much for speaking to us. hello there. the weather's not been too bad at all today. a lot of dry weather around, some good spells of sunshine. it has been cloudy and windy, though, further north, and we have had outbreaks of rain, particularly the north and west of scotland. it's here where we keep the rain and the wind overnight. elsewhere, it should be mainly dry. so it could be quite damp throughout the night across north and west of scotland, and a little bit of rain for northwest england and northern ireland, but elsewhere, eastern scotland, the rest of england and wales should be dry with some clear skies, lighter winds in the southeast, it could turn quite chilly again, but those temperatures will be coming up further north and west. we've got high—pressure to the south of the uk, low pressure to the north. that will be bringing us south westerly winds. and it's this wind direction which will be key. it's going to feel very mild indeed as we move through thursday. but close to that area of low pressure in the north, it will again be windy with outbreaks of rain. elsewhere, it should be largely dry, quite a bit of cloud around, mind you, the best of sunshine across central and eastern parts. look at those temperatures, well above the seasonal norm, reaching the mid—teens for many of us. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the cost of living rises at the fastest paste for a decade thanks to rising prices of fuel, energy, transport, hospitality. everything has one transport, hospitality. everything has gone up. _ transport, hospitality. everything has gone up. it— transport, hospitality. everything has 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peas l vote in favour of new rules to curb extra work they are allowed to do amid the row of second jobs. == extra work they are allowed to do amid the row of second jobs. amid the row of second “obs. -- the e es to amid the row of second “obs. -- the eyes to right. * amid the row of second “obs. -- the eyes to right. the h amid the row of second “obs. -- the eyes to right. the pay _ amid the row of second jobs. -- the eyes to right. the pay minister - eyes to right. the pay minister informs mps — eyes to right. the pay minister informs mps that _ eyes to right. the pay minister informs mps that at _ eyes to right. the pay minister informs mps that at the - eyes to right. the pay minister informs mps that at the same | eyes to right. the pay minister - informs mps that at the same time that 0wen pattison breaking rules on lobbyists. the that owen pattison breaking rules on lobb ists. _, ., lobbyists. the committee can agree that i have accepted _ lobbyists. the committee can agree that i have accepted that _ lobbyists. the committee can agree that i have accepted that it - lobbyists. the committee can agree that i have accepted that it was - lobbyists. the committee can agree that i have accepted that it was a i that i have accepted that it was a mistake and it was my mistake. == mistake and it was my mistake. -- mistake and it was my mistake. —— owen paterson. the government 0wen paterson. the government releases more details about how it plans to reform the way we pay for social care in england, including what it calls for more generous means testing. the former yorkshire cricketer talks to the bbc about the racism he suffered at the club and says he's determined that sharing his experience as move society in a direct different direction. 0ut experience as move society in a direct different direction. out of this direct different direction. 0ut of this world— direct different direction. out of this world— cambridge's dictionary 2021 word of the year takes on a martian beam. —— 2021 word of the year takes on a martian theme. police have revealed that the man who detonated a bomb in a liverpool taxi — had been buying components for his device — for several months. detectives say emad al swe—almeen — who was originally from iraq — had suffered periods of mental illness. he died when the improvised device he built exploded on remembrance sunday. the explosion outside liverpool's women's hospital ripped apart the taxi, killing the bomber, emad al swealmeen. counterterrorism detectives said today that he started buying materialfor the bomb back in april, seven months ago, suggesting a long planned attack. this evening, al swealmeen's family told the bbc he had lived in iraq, jordan and the emirates before entering the uk using a syrian id. translation: he has not had any contact with his family since he left britain. they don't even have a telephone numberfor him as i understand. emad al swealmeen had converted to christianity but home office sources had suggested his conversion might have been fake, an attempt to game the asylum system. court documents show there has been concern for years about improbably large conversions of the number of asylum seekers at liverpool cathedral. the bbc has been told of concerns by police elsewhere in the uk of mass baptisms organised by immigration advisers. but one person who works with asylum, but says there is very little gaming of the system. in my experience, i have found them to be genuine christians who get involved with the life of the church as part of their discipleship. on a trip to washington, the home secretary priti patel has accused a whole legal industry of exploiting the asylum system, provoking fury from lawyers who ask why the home office didn't remove emad al swealmeen from the country when his first asylum application failed four years ago. when his first asylum application the home office ultimately is responsible for removing illegal immigrants. it's nothing to do with lawyers, it's not to do with, you know, campaigners, it's to do with the home office, so this, to me, looks a lot like deflection. in recent years, the number of illegal immigrants being removed from the uk dropped significantly, even before the pandemic started. the head of counterterrorism policing is concerned that, after the liverpool bomb and the killing of sid david amess, there could be more attacks. when we see two attacks in close succession, - we know that may embolden or encourage others, - so that is why we have got this very focused message for communities. that it is so vital that they play their part through vigilance - in countering the terrorist threat. among other things, police are asking retailers to look out for unusual purchases of chemicals that can be used to make explosives. daniel sandford, bbc news. health officials are warning of a "hidden pandemic" of antibiotic—resista nt infections. the uk health security agency say they should only be prescribed when really needed. one in five people who caught an infection last year had one which was resistant to antibiotic treatment. drjacqueline sneddon is from the royal pharmaceutical society and is chair of their antimicrobial expert advisory group. shejoins us now. good to happy with us. how does this occur because mike is simply too many people taking antibiotics and it is not suitable? so, antimicrobial resistance is driven by the use of antibiotics. so we must be very careful how we use antibiotics only requiring, only using them when they are really necessary and when the d is found, to choose the correct ones and use them at the right dose and for the right duration. 50 them at the right dose and for the right duration.— right duration. so there isn't a roblem right duration. so there isn't a problem with _ right duration. so there isn't a problem with people - right duration. so there isn't a problem with people being - right duration. so there isn't a - problem with people being prescribed antibiotics, is that, if they follow the doctor's recommendation, it's the doctor's recommendation, it's the right dose and they take the full chorus. 0r the right dose and they take the full chorus. or is that the problem of having them prescribed too much? so, certainly they need to be prescribed in the community, many of the common infections that present in the community such as respiratory infections, many of these will be self—limiting, many of them due to viruses rather than bacteria, and therefore, people will be covered from these themselves, and the key thing that they should do is seek advice from their local community pharmacy, who will be able to give them advice on how to relieve their symptoms. that's generally with plenty of fluids like taking things like ibuprofen to get better. there are however some infections in the community that they require antibiotics commend these patients should consult with the gp practice who will be able to prescribe the correct antibiotics for these conditions. 50 correct antibiotics for these conditions.— correct antibiotics for these conditions. ,, ., ., ., correct antibiotics for these conditions. ., ., ., conditions. so when we hear that one in five people — conditions. so when we hear that one in five people who _ conditions. so when we hear that one in five people who had _ conditions. so when we hear that one in five people who had an _ conditions. so when we hear that one in five people who had an infection i in five people who had an infection had an infection that was resistant to treatment through antibiotics, how does that compare to previous years. is that a big jump, how does that compare to previous years. is thata bigjump, or how does that compare to previous years. is that a big jump, or hasn't been at that study for quite some time? 50 been at that study for quite some time? . ., been at that study for quite some time? ,, ., ., , been at that study for quite some time? .,, , been at that study for quite some time? ., , , ., been at that study for quite some time? .,, , ., , ., ., time? so there has been a year on ear time? so there has been a year on year increase _ time? so there has been a year on year increase in _ time? so there has been a year on year increase in the _ time? so there has been a year on year increase in the proportion - time? so there has been a year on year increase in the proportion of. year increase in the proportion of these infections that are resistant, it is worth noticing that these infections are resistant and probably mainly in the hospital setting rather than in the community, so these are serious infections that require people to be admitted for hospital for treatment. that but do require different types of antibiotics that we would come across in the community. tt’s across in the community. it's interesting — across in the community. it's interesting you _ across in the community. it's interesting you mention different types of antibiotics. does that mean that researchers are working on alternatives that could deal with the problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria or does there come a point where we have run out of options? so, at the moment, we have a range of antibiotics that can be used to treat infections. the world health organization has categorised these into ones that we should be using as first choice funds for most infections, those that we can use for some specific more serious infections and then those that we should really be keeping in reserve for very serious infections. so, it's important that when we are using antibiotics that in most cases we use these first choice funds. so we use these first choice funds. so we have got some antibiotics that are still working, but we need to just use the more wisely, and in terms of new antibiotics that have not been to many of these in recent years, but lots of work going on to try and develop new ones. tqm. years, but lots of work going on to try and develop new ones.- try and develop new ones. ok, all riaht of try and develop new ones. ok, all right of warning, _ try and develop new ones. ok, all right of warning, but _ try and develop new ones. ok, all right of warning, but a _ try and develop new ones. ok, all right of warning, but a note - try and develop new ones. ok, all right of warning, but a note of- try and develop new ones. ok, all i right of warning, but a note of hope there as well. doctor from the royal pharmaceutical society, thank you very much. pharmaceutical society, thank you ve much. ., ., pharmaceutical society, thank you very much-— the latest official figures on the pandemic for the uk show there were 38,263 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average, there were 38,980 new cases reported per day in the last week. 201 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 146 related deaths were recorded every day. almost 13 and a half million people have now had their booster injection. hundreds of female judges in afghanistan have been forced into hiding, fearing revenge from convicts who they had jailed but who have since been released under the taliban takeover. after receiving death threats, some of the judges have fled to the uk as part of a british government rescue mission. sima kotecha has been talking to two of them — we are not naming them at their request. as the taliban took charge of afghanistan again, they released thousands of prisoners. almost 300 female judges and lawyers were forced into hiding, worried about those prisoners they had convicted now coming after them. the bbc has exclusively been speaking to the first two female judges to have arrived in the uk just this weekend about their experiences under taliban control. these women have decades of experience sitting asjudges in the highest courts in afghanistan. the taliban had said it would not kill any femalejudges, but human rights groups say they have been tortured and murdered. when you think about your female relatives and friends in afghanistan, and you think about what is happening in your country, how does it feel in your heart? do you believe that one day you will be able to go home again? the headlines on bbc news... the cost of living rises at the fastest pace for a decade thanks to the rising prices of fuel, energy, transport and hospitality. mps vote in favour of new rules to curb extra work they are allowed to do amid the row about second jobs. boris johnson tells a committee of mps it was a total mistake to implement reform while 0wen paterson broke rules on lobbying. the queen has held herfirst official engagement at windsor castle since she missed sunday's remembrance service at the cenotaph. she met the outgoing chief of the defence staff general sir nick carter — days after what the palace said was a back injury. her majesty has cancelled several other public engagements over the past few weeks. the prince of wales, during his trip tojordan, was asked about her majesty's condition. all right, thank you very much, thank you. once you get to 95, you know, it's not quite as easy as it used to be. bad enough at 73. in northern ireland — ministers have voted to introduce mandatory vaccine passports for some hospitality and entertainment venues— and they have warned that covid restrictions could be reintroduced before christmas. northern ireland has experienced some of the most rigorous covid measures — with nightclubs only allowed to reopen a fortnight ago. for the communities of northern ireland — it's been a year of significant challenges in terms of the pandemic, the economy, and the politics of dealing with brexit — as our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. this place is used to struggles, but the past year has tested northern ireland in ways no one foresaw. we fully appreciate that this will be a difficult and worrying news. we are past the point of warnings, this is real and it's happening now. while life—saving medical teams faced unprecedented strain, calls for help in communities increased as northern ireland edured coronavirus restrictions for longer than anyone any other part of the uk. and volunteers like victor, who himself had previously been homeless, was suddenly on the front line. just that interaction with people on the door. children needing stuff, mummies, daddies, people who have for the first time have ever had to ask for something. we can't pay our mortgage, we need food. this belfast food bank says the pandemic led to greater collaboration between different communities than ever before. for an often divided part of the uk, the pandemic brought a short lived sense of unity. but, as lockdown eased, old divisions to return. the disorder last night was at a scale that we have not seen in recent years. protests in loyalist areas over brexit and other issues turned to violence. rioters on both sides of these peace walls were mainly young people and teenagers, and street disorder has begun to flare up again in recent weeks. i've come to meet a group on the nationalist side of these peace wall that have got together to try to intervene. we are a group of young men. the last thing we want to see is kids getting hurt, kids getting arrested. how is the issue of brexit and the protests around that, isuppose, helped to exacerbate any tensions? these kids don't understand brexit, they don't understand the protocol, they don't understand the intricacies of the political situation here. but they are listening to the people that are old and then, they're listening to the parents and, at the end of the day, this is a post—conflict society. and this has been the focal point of the year of political tension. new checks on goods crossing the irish sea, the northern ireland protocol, which many businesses say they want to make work to their advantage, but it is viewed in loyalist communities as a betrayal of their place in the uk. if we do not kill this protocol, it will kill the union. - but step beyond the politics of this island and it's also been a year when people rediscovered what is on their doorstep. this is a place i came all the time when nothing else was open and a lot of people had the same idea. people need to have a bit of a routine of some sort. this past year saw the hills over belfast become packed with walkers. after vivian lost hisjob during the pandemic, he started up his own group. i really appreciated the things that we have rather than the things that we don't have. has the past year changed us? definitely, you see people out walking that you would never have seen out walking before. but there is still uncertainty about the winter ahead. to say that the worst is behind us — i mean, nobody can answer that question. you can't look away from the fact that the army have been drafted in to help with the covid wards here and we might have another lockdown. but, with all this wonderful nature around us, we will get through it. northern ireland still faces an uncertain future, but has found that a year of being kept apart in fact brought many together. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. pop star britney spears has given a sneak—peek into how she plans to use her new—found freedom after her 13—year conservatorship was lifted last week. speaking in a video shared on instagram, the pop star spoke about the joys of the "little things" she's been able to do again, like using her own cash and car keys. she also thanked her fans for "saving her life". let's hear more of what she said. i've been in a conservatorship for 13 years. it's a really long time to be in a situation you don't want to be in. so i'm just grateful, honestly, for each day and being able to have the keys to my car, and being able to be independent and feel like a woman. owning an atm card, seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles. it's the little things for us women, but it makes a huge difference. i'm gratefulfor that, you know? it's nice. it's really nice. but i'm not here to be a victim. i lived with victims my whole life as a child, that's why i got out of my house, and i worked for 20 years and worked my as off, i'm here to be an advocate for people with real disabilities and real illnesses. i'm a very strong woman, so i can only imagine what the system has done to those people. so hopefully my little story — hopefully my story — will make an impact and make some changes in the corupt system. and the free britney movement, you guys rock. honestly, my voice was muted and threatened for so long, and i wasn't able to speak up or say anything, and because of you guys and the awareness of kind of knowing what was going on and delivering that news to the public for so long, you gave awareness to all of them, and because of you, i honestly think you guys saved my life in a way, 100%. what would your word of the year before 2021? the reason i ask because the cambridge dictionary has announced its word of the year — i asked for a drum roll, but apparently we couldn't arrange that. the word is "perseverance" with searches online spiking after the perseverance rover made its final descent to the red planet in february. this alone saw more than 30,000 searches for "perseverance" between 19 february and 25 february this year. and it's been looked up on the cambridge dictionary website more than 243,000 times globally during 2021. joining me now is wendalyn nichols who is the publishing manager for cambridge dictionary. gwendolyn, good to happy with us. give the definition.— gwendolyn, good to happy with us. give the definition. perseverance is basically the _ give the definition. perseverance is basically the effort _ give the definition. perseverance is basically the effort to _ give the definition. perseverance is basically the effort to do _ give the definition. perseverance is basically the effort to do or - basically the effort to do or achieve something even when it is difficult or takes a long time. t difficult or takes a long time. i think that resonates with a lot of people over the last year to 18 months. was it specifically because of the perseverance rover, or it travels more widely than that? tt travels more widely than that? tit started from that, for sure. we started from that, for sure. we start looking at the data and all the lookups from billions of lookups, really, every year. and it spiked and hadn't been on the radar last year. so that was the impetus. and people come to our website because it is the biggest website for learners of english on the planet. so our dictionary website, they are able to see the difference between, say, perseverance and determination and persistence and they come to find out notjust a definition like ijust gave you, a little bit more how to use it, so we saw the lookups continue to stay happy over the course of the year. you say it is based on the usage from the interest the number of times it's been locked up. up at the other runners stop, what where the close contenders. you other runners stop, what where the close contenders.— close contenders. you can see how the lookups — close contenders. you can see how the lookups affect _ close contenders. you can see how the lookups affect the _ close contenders. you can see how the lookups affect the zeitgeist - close contenders. you can see how| the lookups affect the zeitgeist and in a certain place but we were looking for globally. we saw clusters around us politics that had to do with impeachment and insurrection, i quit, those sorts of rents got looked up. but we really wanted to make sure that we were focusing on something that really appealed to our global audience. so really, there wasn't really a runner—up this year. really, there wasn't really a runner-up this year.- really, there wasn't really a runner-up this year. when or where it is chosen — runner-up this year. when or where it is chosen as _ runner-up this year. when or where it is chosen as weight _ runner-up this year. when or where it is chosen as weight of _ runner-up this year. when or where it is chosen as weight of the - runner-up this year. when or where it is chosen as weight of the year, i it is chosen as weight of the year, what sort of prominence are what kind of recognition doesn't get? doesn't get printed in bold and the date date next dictionary or something? we date date next dictionary or something?— date date next dictionary or something? date date next dictionary or somethin: ? ~ . ., something? we feature it in our bloc , we something? we feature it in our blog. we wrote _ something? we feature it in our blog, we wrote a _ something? we feature it in our blog, we wrote a specific - something? we feature it in our blog, we wrote a specific srs i something? we feature it in our i blog, we wrote a specific srs entry to tease out the difference is between perseverance and other words. and you would have to ask our marketing people, but they well definitely tout it for all it's worth during that time. i wonder if maybe we should put a little blue banner on all the words that are breads of the year going forward, that might be in a ds. t will that might be in a ds. i will tell ou a that might be in a ds. i will tell you a thing _ that might be in a ds. i will tell you a thing that _ that might be in a ds. i will tell you a thing that surprised i that might be in a ds. i will tell. you a thing that surprised me, it's a word that's not really directly linked to the pandemic which has been the biggest thing in peoples lives globally, certainly for the last year to 18 months. [30 lives globally, certainly for the last year to 18 months.- lives globally, certainly for the last year to 18 months. do you think it is? because _ last year to 18 months. do you think it is? because what _ last year to 18 months. do you think it is? because what do _ last year to 18 months. do you think it is? because what do we _ last year to 18 months. do you think it is? because what do we need i last year to 18 months. do you think it is? because what do we need to l it is? because what do we need to persevere through because mac for us, the recent it resonated was there is no and insight. the difference between perseverance and determination is that perseverance doesn't necessarily have something, it may not and. determination, there is usually a goal mention. we have tojust keep soldiering is usually a goal mention. we have to just keep soldiering on through the pandemic through the climate crisis after the political ip ball, the news that we were just seeing through northern ireland, perseverance is what is called for right now and, you know, there are a lot of cold dead claiming age and we talked about a new sense of quarantine, last year that was our word of the year, because a new meaning had emerged. at this year, could we have gone for something to do with vaccination or co—morbidity that looked up a lot. itjust didn't feel like it was the thing that would grab you. you know what i mean? ., ., would grab you. you know what i mean? ., ,, , ., , would grab you. you know what i mean? ., ,, i. , . mean? indeed. thank you very much indeed really — mean? indeed. thank you very much indeed really interesting _ mean? indeed. thank you very much indeed really interesting topic. i indeed really interesting topic. thank you! appreciated. that you have it, the rate of the year, "perseverance". now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. it wasn't a bad day today for many of us. a lot of dry weather around, a good spell of sunshine after that chilly start, it felt quite pleasant into the afternoon. but there was a lot more cloud across northern and western parts of the uk, particularly western scotland where it will say breezy or even windy with further outbreaks of rain. but for most, tonight it's going to be dry. and it's always drier the further south, closer to this area of high pressure. in the north we've got these low—pressure systems and weather fronts hence the stronger winds, thicker cloud and the outbreaks of rain. it'll stay quite wet and blustery through the night across northern and western scotland, perhaps showers into northern island, northwest england, northwest wales. elsewhere eastern scotland, much of central england, south wales, it will be dry with clear spells was up another fairly chilly night to come here because of the lighter winds and clear skies but milder further north and west. for thursday here's the pressure to the cell, lower pressure to the north. the key to thursday and friday's weather will be the mild air coming in from the southwest was up it can be very mild indeed particularly where we get any brightness. so we could start off with sunshine, central, eastern england, eastern scotland with some shelter here from the south—westerly breeze but it will be cloudier further west with outbreaks of rain. windy again across northern scotland. you can see gusts of 50 miles an hour here through the afternoon. further solve those winds will be light but a breezy day to come i think for all areas. very mild indeed for many, we could see 16 or 17 across the far northeast of scotland giving brightness and the fern effect from the south—westerly winds. as we head through friday's similar set up, high pressure to the cell, low—pressure to the north. a bit of a repeat performance. could see more in the way of cloud i think for friday for many of us. could see some glimmers here and there though across sheltered eastern parts of the uk but the north or northwest, thicker cloud here with outbreaks of rain and those temperatures well above this easel norm, 14 or 15 degrees. this will change into the weekend. we start to see this cold front advance southwards as high pressure pulls back into the atlantic. and that will open the floodgates to in arctic northerly. those blue colours we can see will come racing down the country by sunday i think all areas will be in that arctic air mass. it is turning colder this weekend with a return to some widespread overnight frost. this is bbc news with christian fraser. the average british houshould is £20 a week worse off, than they were last year. uk inflation hit 4.2% today, broadly in line with europe, it's the highest its been since the financial crash. the united states is also suffering a surge in the cost of living — so how long is this going to last? borisjohnson says it would be a "tragic mistake" for russia to embark on "military adventurism" on the borders of poland and ukraine. we will speak to the ukrainian ambassador tonight about the build up of russian troops on their eastern border. two men who were convicted of murdering the civil rights activist malcom x over 50 years ago are to have their convictions overturned british colombia has seen unprecedented weather events this year, and this time its torrential rain, followed by floods,