they're like a bomb. has the cost of borrowing peaked? we'll have a better idea today, when the bank of england reveals its latest decision on interest rates. but whatever the outcome, first time buyers are still feeling the pressure. manchester united are in a "bad place", according to their manager — they're out of the league cup, after being soundly beaten by newcastle. it's their worst start to a season for over 60 years. good morning. it's thursday, the 2nd of november. a major incident has been declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds, with flood and red danger to life warnings issued for several areas. many schools and airports have been forced to close, with widespread travel disruption also expected across road and rail networks. aruna iyengar has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place for parts of the south coast. gusts are expected to reach 70 to 80 mph in the south, and 20 to 30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. a lot of trees injersey, some of them _ a lot of trees injersey, some of them will— a lot of trees injersey, some of them will operably fold down. slates and things flying about and causing damage _ the storm struck the channel islands last night. jersey and guernsey have seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades. so there has been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs, trees are down, obviously. the roads are blocked, so there is a lot of debris on the roads. they were preparing yesterday. flood defences were put in place. schools across the islands are closed. flights are grounded at guernsey and alderney airports. people have been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped. national highways has issued a warning to drivers in the south—east, saying there is the risk of cars being blown over. they're also warning about flooded roads. train and ferry companies are warning of severe disruption to services. they're asking customers to check online before they travel. the advice is to stay indoors unless you have _ the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to— the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. in a the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out.— the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. in a moment we will seak you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to — you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our _ you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter _ you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter in _ you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter in bute - you have to go out. in a moment we will speak to our porter in bute in i will speak to our porter in bute in cornwall. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen joins us now from jersey. meghan, what is the latest there? morning. as you can see, the storm is very much under way. it has been an extraordinary night. we are on the coast ofjersey. in the background you might not be able to see saint 0wens bay, which is next to st helier. the damage has been widespread overnight. we have heard reports of the hospital roof being damaged. we have also heard 30 people had to be evacuated by police. they say when speeds averaged more than 100 mph. there is debris on the roads. it is not safe for anybody to be out and about. we have managed to find a fairly sheltered spot. this is going to be an extraordinary day. it is coming to a standstill. schools are closed, hospitals are closed, except for emergency procedures. lots of the roads are closed as well. people are being asked to stay at home. people taking this incredibly seriously. thank you for the moment. 0ur south west england correspondentjenny kumah is in bude of for us this morning. what is happening there to the waves lashing down, the wind... gusts what is happening there to the waves lashing down, the wind. . ._ lashing down, the wind... gusts of u . lashing down, the wind... gusts of u- to 90 lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph _ lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in — lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some _ lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some parts - lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some parts of - lashing down, the wind... gusts of up to 90 mph in some parts of the i up to 90 mph in some parts of the cornwall_ up to 90 mph in some parts of the cornwall coast. already there has been _ cornwall coast. already there has been some disruption. we have heard reports _ been some disruption. we have heard reports of— been some disruption. we have heard reports of no — been some disruption. we have heard reports of no power. warnings from the train _ reports of no power. warnings from the train operator, great western railways. — the train operator, great western railways, asking people not to travel— railways, asking people not to travel until midday today. also further — travel until midday today. also further up, services have been suspended. inaudible. this combination of strong — inaudible. this combination of strong winds, high tides, lashing waves _ strong winds, high tides, lashing waves has — strong winds, high tides, lashing waves has the potential to do a lot of damage. jenny, you take care out of damage. — jenny, you take care out there. jenny, you take care out there. jenny kumar nkomo. let this take you to sidmouth in devon. you can see the way crashing in on the coastline. as we heard carol say, there have been reports of ghosts of 93 mph. you can see the impact that storm ciaran is having. —— gusts. a major incident declared in hampshire, jersey and the isle of wight. let's take you to the isle of wight. let's take you to the isle of wight. this is sandown. the picture is not entirely clear. you can understand in terms of technical is just getting a clear picture. but you can see the sea is pretty rough. people being advised very strongly to stay away, to stay indoors as much as possible. we will take you around the country, of course, around the country, of course, around those affected areas. and as i mentioned, carol will have the latest on the impact of storm ciaran. it is seven minutes past six. they have been developments in the israel— gaza raw. charlie. more than 400 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and foreign nationals, have now made the crossing into egypt. individuals left via the rafah crossing on the southern border, with many of the injured transferred to field hospitals nearby. the foreign office has confirmed more british nationals will be able to leave the territory over the coming days. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. gazans call at the gateway to the world. finally yesterday the rafah crossing open. for the first time in more than three weeks, some foreign citizens were allowed to leave the war song for egypt, including some britons, though details were not given. —— war zone. britons, though details were not given. —— warzone. many britons, though details were not given. —— war zone. many others are still waiting. given. -- war zone. many others are still waiting-— still waiting. this is the third time we came _ still waiting. this is the third time we came to _ still waiting. this is the third time we came to the - still waiting. this is the third time we came to the border| still waiting. this is the third . time we came to the border and nothing happened. your name is not there. so i have to go back to the school, to the shelter, waiting. that school, to the shelter, waiting. at the other end of the gaza strip more israeli strikes. hamas says nearly 200 people were killed here in two days. and across the region the humanitarian crisis deepens. the head of the biggest un agency in gaza entered to see for himself. i was shocked by the fact that everyone there was asking for food, was asking — everyone there was asking for food, was asking for water. we saw almost every _ was asking for water. we saw almost every child _ was asking for water. we saw almost every child trying to express that they need — every child trying to express that they need to eat, they need to have water _ they need to eat, they need to have water. �* ., . ., , water. but the war continues relentlessly _ water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 _ water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 47. _ water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 47. it - water. but the war continues relentlessly 20 47. it is - water. but the war continues l relentlessly 20 47. it is almost four weeks since hamas gunmen stormed the border and killed 1400 is a release. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. here, the israeli army shows what it says are the weapons used against its citizens on the attacks on 7th of october. throw these into _ attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a _ attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a room, _ attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a room, close - attacks on 7th of october. throw these into a room, close the - attacks on 7th of october. throw l these into a room, close the door, shut, and it takes the temperature inside a room to 3000 degrees during that closure. it incinerate everything inside a room. nothing comes out. everything inside a room. nothing comes out-— comes out. sirens warning of incoming _ comes out. sirens warning of incoming rockets _ comes out. sirens warning of incoming rockets interrupted | comes out. sirens warning of. incoming rockets interrupted the event near tel aviv. when hamas launched its attack a retired israeli general drove down from tel aviv to rescue his son's family. using a rifle from a dead israeli soldier, he fought his way towards their home. soldier, he fought his way towards their home-— their home. this is the biggest failure in the _ their home. this is the biggest failure in the history _ their home. this is the biggest failure in the history of- their home. this is the biggest failure in the history of the - their home. this is the biggest i failure in the history of the state of lsrael~ — failure in the history of the state of israel. it was a military failure _ of israel. it was a military failure it— of israel. it was a military failure. it was an intelligence failure — failure. it was an intelligence failure. and it was a failure of the government. failure. and it was a failure of the government-— failure. and it was a failure of the government. with both sides now re -iarin government. with both sides now preparing for _ government. with both sides now preparing for a — government. with both sides now preparing for a long, _ government. with both sides now preparing for a long, difficult - government. with both sides now preparing for a long, difficult war| preparing for a long, difficult war in gaza, those making it out of rafah are the lucky few. most are left to face the fighting, feeling nowhere is safe. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we can get more now from our middle east correspondent yolande knell, who's injerusalem. bring us up to date with the situation this morning in relation to the crossing, the rafah crossing? well, we are expecting the rafah crossing to continue to operate. there were 320 foreign passport holders allowed out yesterday. we don't know exactly how many britons. but we now in gaza itself, there have been about 200 british passport holders who have been stock, some of them like the in—laws of the scottish first minister are people who went there planning a short family visit and got stuck. last night we know that rishi sunak spoke to the egyptian president. there are more efforts under way to try to get people out. diplomatic sources saying that over the next couple of weeks a total of about 7500 foreign passport holders will be allowed out of the gaza strip. and of course on top of that dozens of palestinians have already come out. we are expecting more wounded palestinians to come out and be treated at this new egyptian field hospital set up not very far from the crossing. what not very far from the crossing. what u dates do not very far from the crossing. what updates do you _ not very far from the crossing. what updates do you have _ not very far from the crossing. what updates do you have from the israeli military operations?— military operations? well, there was a briefin: military operations? well, there was a briefing by — military operations? well, there was a briefing by the _ military operations? well, there was a briefing by the military _ military operations? well, there was a briefing by the military last - a briefing by the military last night where the chief spokesman said that the israeli forces had now broken through hamas lines of defence in the north of the gaza strip. there was one commander who came out and said the ground forces were now at the gates of gaza city. so, of course, that is quite ominous. we know that the israelis want to advance on gaza city. they believe that hamas has a large underground tunnel network. it has been using that as its main command and control centre. 0vernight been using that as its main command and control centre. overnight in gaza city we are hearing from people that there were very loud explosions, still the constant noise of shelling going on. at the same time hamas has been putting out its own videos showing it is fighting back, particularly against the israeli ground forces. thank you for the moment. the prime minister rishi sunak will be talking to the tech billionaire elon musk later, on the final day of the first global summit on artificial intelligence, held at bletchley park. 0ur political correspondent ione wells joins us now, this conversation, prime minister and elon musk, it has been described differently as an interview, a chat, a meeting. what is it?— differently as an interview, a chat, a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well. _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well. we _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it _ a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it is - a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it is going - a meeting. what is it? what do we now? well, we think it is going to| now? well, we think it is going to be a conversation that will be found between elon musk and the prime minister. they are expected to talk about both the potential benefits and potential risks of ai. about both the potential benefits and potential risks of al. the prime minister has already talked about some potential risks, including the ability to... downing street will argue it is important to engage with key players like elon musk to find areas of agreement. and this is no doubt a pr coup really for this ai summit, given he is such a big name. but it has raised some eyebrows, not least because of elon musk�*s reputation for being a bit of a maverick. he has called for less regulation, less moderation, maximum free speech when it comes to his own platform at a time when the government has passed its new online safety act, which is designed to protect people from harmful material online. he will no doubt have strong views on how ai should or shouldn't be regulated. he has called for a six—month pause to the development of ai. it has registered his own ai company. he has also been accused in the past of spreading conspiracy theories, disinformation, himself. all of these potentially make it a slightly risky conversation. we understand the version that will be put online will be a version filmed, edited by the prime minister's office, so in that sense they do have some protection from the conversation potentially going off the rails a little bit. but i think certainly there is a political risk to this too. elon musk certainly has a big following. but he is not an elected politician. he is the richest man in the world. one of the criticism that has been sometimes level that rishi sunak by his critics is that he is out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people. so potentially a political risk year of appearing too much under the influence of somebody like elon musk. thank you very much. the former chief executive of nhs england, simon stevens, will be the latest to give evidence to the covid inquiry later today. it follows comments yesterday from the uk's second—most senior civil servant helen macnamara, who told the told the hearing she would struggle to pick a day when covid rules were followed properly in downing street. ms macnamara also said a sexist and macho culture meant women's perspectives were missed in decision—making during the pandemic. an australian woman has been arrested over the suspected mushroom poisoning deaths of three people. erin patterson has always maintained her innocence over the incident, which left three members of her ex—husband's family dead, following a family meal injuly. the 49—year—old said she had bought the ingredients at a supermarket. the royal mint has begun producing a new set of coins inspired by britain's natural habitat. the designs will feature british bees, a puffin and atlantic salmon, and they're expected to enter circulation at the end of this month. a painting of the pop star harry styles by david hockney has gone on display at the national portrait gallery as part of an exhibition dedicated to the artist. drawing from life re—opens today, after being postponed due to the pandemic. it features more than 30 new portraits by hockney whic are on show for the first time. famous cardigan, harry styles. 17 minutes past six. as we say hello to carol. good morning to you carol. not such a good morning from many parts of the country. i heard you say they were winds of 93 mph? absolutely right, naga. you certainly did. that gust of wind was recorded just an hour ago onjersey airport. the met office has two amber weather warnings in force. this first one for the south—west is current and it runs out at 11 o'clock this morning. wind speeds, gusts of 70 to 80 mph. the second one started at six. it has just come into force. it runs until five o'clock this evening. so, some damaging and dangerous gust of wind likely to cause disruption and also potentially some damage. we are talking about the channel islands, the jersey met service has talking about the channel islands, thejersey met service has a red wind warning in force. we have already seen in excess of 90 mph in open waters. it could be more than that. some huge waves are likely. 0n the coasts and the coastal routes, as these waves whipped up over the barriers, you will find they may have some beach material embedded in them. it is not going to be a pretty picture. that is only half of it. we have also got some heavy rain. it has been pouring in through the night and will continue to do so as we go through the course of today. a cold start in scotland and northern ireland. a touch of frost here and there but it is much quieter. through the day the low pressure centre, storm ciaran, will continue to push northwards and eastwards. in the centre of the storm the winds are light. on the back side of that song, the winds are strong and very gusty. the winds will slowly start to come down a little bit in the southwest this afternoon but will start to strengthen in the north—east of scotland. you can see how the rain transfers here as well into areas where the ground is already saturated. some big impacts are quite likely. well noted, we will be getting updates throughout the morning, as $0 as so many people are going to be concentrating on particularly those areas. thank you very much. 19 minutes past six. let's take a look at today's papers. many of today's papers focus on the opening of the rafah crossing in southern gaza. the daily telegraph says that israel is vetting all foreign nationals leaving the strip "for links to terrorism". the times reports that some diplomats have suggested that up to 7,500 people could be allowed out of gaza in the coming weeks. the guardian focuses on a study which suggests that the pandemic caused sustained harm to the brain health of over—sos, regardless of whether they caught covid or not. the study says that lifestyle changes and lockdown conditions led to an acceleration in cognitive decline. the metro devotes its front page to the world's first artificial intelligence summit being held at bletchley park. the paper quotes king charle's opening speech, in which the monarch said ai has the potential to completely transform life as we know it. an image which has been widely used in the today's papers is this one of queen camilla feeding milk to a baby elephant called mzinga during a visit to sheldrick wildlife trust in nairobi. the king and queen are on a four—day visit to kenya. there is a rather lovely picture of a baby rhinoceros you liked as well. yes, king charles next to a baby rhinoceros. i may be stating the obvious, but they always seem they are miniaturised versions of the real thing. are miniaturised versions of the realthing. i are miniaturised versions of the real thing. i don't think you would know they were babies. if you didn't have anything to measure its size. not like puppies, where they have got big pause. i'm going to stick to the animal theme. when you think of a starfish, where do you think it's brenes? in the middle. —— its brain is. no. new research has found it doesn't really have a brain. like a jellyfish? brain. likea'ell ish? ., , , like ajellyfish? no, slightly different- — like ajellyfish? no, slightly different. the _ like ajellyfish? no, slightly different. the arms - like ajellyfish? no, slightly different. the arms of- like ajellyfish? no, slightly different. the arms of a - like a jellyfish? no, slightly - different. the arms of a starfish are extensions of the head. this is according to researchers. if you were to summarise the starfish anatomy, it is ahead like animal with five projections, with a mouth that faces towards the ground. and a bottom the opposite side that faces upwards. if you are going to think of one think of it as a disembodied head. this is from scientists. it is embodied head walking around the sea floor and its lips, the lips having sprouted feet to sort food particles to do the walking. so, if you think different parts of the arms as well correspond to different parts of the head, the front most ones located near the centre of the arms, the rearmost located near the edges. so, they've sat at the bottom, bottom of they've sat at the bottom, bottom of the top. i they've sat at the bottom, bottom of the to -. . . they've sat at the bottom, bottom of the to. .,, ., they've sat at the bottom, bottom of theto. ., , ., , the top. i was told they had legs, not arms- — the top. i was told they had legs, not arms. they _ the top. i was told they had legs, not arms. they are _ the top. i was told they had legs, not arms. they are not. - the top. i was told they had legs, not arms. they are not. they - the top. i was told they had legs, not arms. they are not. they are | the top. i was told they had legs, i not arms. they are not. they are all art of not arms. they are not. they are all part of the — not arms. they are not. they are all part of the brain. _ not arms. they are not. they are all part of the brain. they _ not arms. they are not. they are all part of the brain. they are - not arms. they are not. they are all part of the brain. they are very - part of the brain. they are very beautiful- _ part of the brain. they are very beautiful. very _ part of the brain. they are very beautiful. very beautiful. - part of the brain. they are very - beautiful. very beautiful. stunning. to completely _ beautiful. very beautiful. stunning. to completely change _ beautiful. very beautiful. stunning. to completely change my _ beautiful. very beautiful. stunning. to completely change my idea - beautiful. very beautiful. stunning. to completely change my idea of i beautiful. very beautiful. stunning. i to completely change my idea of what a starfish is about. —— it completely changed my idea. it's been five months since a devastating fire, thought to be caused by a faulty e—bike battery, tore through the home of scott peden, claiming the lives of his partner, their two young children, and their dogs. scott was placed into a coma for several weeks following the blaze. now homeless, and living with his mum, he's been telling tim muffett why he's joining calls for tougher regulations on batteries. iscreamed, "gemma — the kids, pass me the kids." i heard a voice from her saying, "i can't get out." the fire department came. they asked me who was in the house and ijust screamed, "everyone!" injune, scott bought a replacement battery online for his e—bike. the original one had been stolen. cambridgeshire fire and rescue service believes that replacement battery caused a devastating blaze in his home the following week. it was a day before work. i had put the bike on charge, as i do every single night. we were all woken by an almighty bang. my bike was spitting out flames from the ground floor all the way up to the second floor. it was a scene out of a nightmare. i proceeded to jump out the window to try and fight the fire, while my missus was sorting the kids and the two dogs out. apparently, my clothes were on fire. i didn't actually realise this at the time. badly burned with a broken ankle, scott was taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma for four weeks. my mum and my dad broke the news to me. and yeah, i lost my girlfriend, my son, my daughter, and our two dogs. she was the most amazing person in the world. she was nice to everyone. i miss her so much. lily, she would have been nine injanuary. her and her brother 0liver had the most amazing relationship. they played constantly. i'm dreading this new life that i've been forced to start. i want my old life back. lithium ion batteries contain a large amount of energy in a small space. but this is thermal runaway, demonstrated in a lab. if a cell in a faulty battery heats up uncontrollably, a devastating chain reaction can follow. this incident happened in illingworth in west yorkshire in february, when an electric motorbike was left on charge overnight. no one had ever told me that these things can overheat and explode. no one ever told me about the lithium batteries give off an absolute toxic gas if they go up. and when they do go up, they're like a bomb. this is cctv footage of another incident in london this year. because we've pretty much got the responses for that ready... chelsea and westminster hospital burns unit. the team here say they're treating more and more people injured by fires caused by faulty lithium ion batteries. as they go up, they have a huge amount of heat to them. patients are a lot of the time needing grafting, surgery and maybe even intensive care support. it's incredibly life changing for these patients, not only with the nature of the injury, but also the long term. so they may have lost their homes. and so, actually discharging these patients, sometimes they don't have anywhere to go to. i think it reflects a change i in the devices that we're using. so we started with the vaping, l and some of those catching fire, smaller fires, smaller batteries. we've then moved on. now we've got bigger batteries. and i suppose we are just packing much more power into— something smaller, - that can cause a bigger fire. the rise in the number of fires started by faulty lithium ion batteries is causing widespread concern. in london, it is the fastest growing fire trend, according to the london fire brigade, with a blaze on average every two days. always store or charge your e—bikes or e—scooters, if possible, outside or in an outside building. if that's not possible, store it somewhere in your home where you can shut the door on it, make sure that you've got a working smoke detector, and it definitely does not block your escape route. there are also growing calls for legally enforced third party safety certification of batteries and chargers, as well as the regulation of online sales. i came out of that house with nothing. not even the clothes on my back, because they were ripped off me in the garden. there needs to be a law about buying second—hand batteries. they need to be checked and mot—ed. do not put them on charge near your exit, because you don't want to be the next person that has to go through what i've just gone through. thanks to scott for talking to us. 0bviously his life has been devastated by what has happened. we are going to be talking to an electrical safety charity just after eight o'clock. we will get more information about these e—bike can do and the proposals when it comes to the batteries. more on that at ten past eight. coming up... sitting here brings it all back. it is a wonderful feeling. it's the best place in the world to be. memories of concorde — nearly 20 years since the world's most iconic aircraft touched down for the last time, we'll hear how the custodians of one of them, plans to mark the anniversary. never went, did you? neverwent, did you? no. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. rail providers are warning of potential serious disruption from storm ciaran. southern says anyone travelling south of london should consider whether theirjourney is necessary as there is a "strong risk of fallen tress and debris being blown onto tracks". it's asking people specifically not to travel from brighton in towards london during this morning's peak. rail services to the south west are also being cancelled and passengers are being advised to check before travelling. we extra teams standing by to respond to incidents such haveas fallen trees or debris on the line. and we've also got our leaf busting trains out and cleaning the tracks. during autumn, we're going to see a lot of leaves falling over the next few hours as the wind and the rain comes. so we're ready to respond to that. and our teams are working hard to get the railway back to normal as soon as we possibly can. residents in an area of south east london say the irregular postal service is leading to missed hospital appointments and increased fines and tax bills. those living in east dulwich say the area has experienced issues with deliveries since the closure of a sorting office in 2018. royal mail say they have plans in place to improve the service but resident tina is frustrated with the sitation. hospital letters are not getting here. and i've tried explaining to the hospital, but obviously they cover a large area so they don't take into account that se22 has huge problems and we don't always know that we've got an appointment. and i didn't get my bank card that was sent to me in august and i had to get my bank to cancel that and resend it. today is the annual poppy day where volunteers, celebrities and armed forces personnel hand out poppies and collect donations at train and tube stations across the capital. this was the scene last year, and available for the first time this year is a new poppy which is entirely plastic free. funds raised for the royal british legion will go towards supporting veterans and their families. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the elizabeth line and on thejubilee and metropolitan lines and the picadilly line is part suspended. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds throughout today and the met office has several weather warnings in place. yellow weather warnings in place across london, surrey, the home counties, parts of essex for heavy rain and strong winds. but the coast of essex, there is an amber weather warning there. we could be seeing gusts of 70 to 80 miles per hour. elsewhere, widely 40 to 50 miles per hour and more exposed areas could get 60. heavy rain mixed in widely 20 to 30 millimetres. it's falling, of course, on saturated ground, so could lead to localised flooding. gradually it will start to clear at least a little overnight, becoming drier with some clear spells. but it is going to stay blustery overnight. you can see the isobars still quite close together. so as we head into friday, yes, it's going to be drier. we'll see some sunny spells. still can't rule out a shower tomorrow, but the breeze still there, just not quite as strong as it is today. and as we head into the weekend, it is going to stay unsettled. another low pressure system brings heavy rain for saturday. that's it. head to our website to read more about the bounce back of the city of london. about the bounce back i'm back in half an hour. about the bounce back see you then. about the bounce back hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. let's focus now on the israel—gaza war — and news that more than 400 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and otherforeign nationals, have been allowed to cross into egypt. they left via the rafah crossing on the southern border — with the injured then treated at field hospitals nearby. the foreign office confirmed it expects more british nationals will be able to leave over the coming days. in the us, president biden hailed the diplomatic efforts that allowed the first civilians to leave. 0vernight, the israeli military said it has advanced deep into the gaza strip. it said ground, sea and airforces had broken through hamas lines in the north of the territory. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says 8,700 people have been killed since the start of the israeli bombardment. at least 20 children are thought to make up the more than 200 hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. among the youngest are two sisters from the asher family, kidnapped, together with their mother, more than three weeks ago. theirfather, yoni has been speaking to our correspondentjon donnison. # happy birthday to you...# two sisters. raz, four, and aviv, just two. a birthday sing—song for their dad earlier this summer. but the girls, along with their mother, doron, are now hostages in gaza. and he is home alone. how can you hate a child, you know? it's painful to see a child getting hurt. anywhere, in any situation. children need to be off limits. i can't hate not even the children of my so—called enemies, yoni wasn't with the girls when they were taken on october 7th. along with their mum, they'd been staying with their grandma efrat for the holidays in the nearby kibbutz. efrat was killed. this video posted by hamas in gaza. confirmation of a father's nightmare. my little daughter, you see a little hand here, getting covered on her right. and this is my older daughter, raz, with the pink dress. tell me what you felt when you saw that video. it's hard to describe. the only thing i can put in words that can be close is i saw her. to experience these hours, those hours, it was the definition of hell. she came with from the kindergarten... with, you know, a bunch of.. inside the family home, everywhere you look are memories. ..so she she gave it to me and told me, "daddy, this is for you. "this is a superhero." so how has he felt seeing the hostage videos posted by hamas? it was not easy to watch, mainly because, people, humans, are captive, taken advantage by the one who kidnapped them. in a cynical and the lowest way possible in order to make some kind of psychological battle. i have two small children, mine are four and eight, you know? i mean, i can't imagine what the last three weeks have been like. i seriously considered to offer myself instead of them in order to exchange. specifically me, in exchange for my family. how can i sleep when i don't know if they are cold or hot? but all yoni can do is wait and tell their story. john donnison, bbc news, in central israel. 0ur our thanks for talking to our correspondence. we will show you the scene at the rafah crossing. more than 400 foreign passport holders have been allowed to leave gaza for the first time in more than three weeks. there are british and us citizens amongst them and this is the scene at the rafah crossing and we understand that this is when they leave, this is the southern border of gaza, and there are field hospitals nearby. 0fficial numbers say the 335 foreign passport holders, 76 injured people from gaza have been able to leave so far and “p have been able to leave so far and up until now that crossing was only open to allow a limited number of aid, humanitarian aid via lorries each day. unicef is one of the aid agencies providing medical equipment and supplies to those treating the injured who have crossed into egypt. toby frickerfrom unicefjoins us now. good morning to you, toby. we are looking at the images from the board itself and we understand it might open again today. tell us about the work you are able to do the people who have crossed. thank you. firstly, let me say unicef obviously welcomes the opening of the border particularly for these urgent medical cases, especially children. what we know, as you seem, the medicalfacilities inside what we know, as you seem, the medical facilities inside the gaza strip are at breaking point, essentially so it is critical that the support can be provided and on the support can be provided and on the egypt side we been supporting the egypt side we been supporting the government to provide medical supplies to those field hospitals, so we welcome that and hope it continues for critically cases but primarily we hope and keep advocating and pushing for immediate humanitarian ceasefire to stop the killing and that is really the number one priority. what kind of work are you able to do currently given the restrictions in place? it's very, very difficult. the humanitarian aid that has crossed into the _ humanitarian aid that has crossed into the gaza strip is very limited. it's inadequate, as the un secretary—general said but what we are doing _ secretary—general said but what we are doing is — secretary—general said but what we are doing is trying to provide some supplies— are doing is trying to provide some supplies to — are doing is trying to provide some supplies to shelters where people have moved to to try and get some form _ have moved to to try and get some form of— have moved to to try and get some form of safety if they can and providing _ form of safety if they can and providing water, sanitation, so hygiene— providing water, sanitation, so hygiene kits and what we are seeing now is— hygiene kits and what we are seeing now is massive risks of potential outbreak — now is massive risks of potential outbreak of diseases and it's extremely difficult for families with children to get safe water and staff members are telling us about kids drinking salty water and they have dehydration and diarrhoea so we are moving _ have dehydration and diarrhoea so we are moving supplies as quickly as we can and _ are moving supplies as quickly as we can and it's — are moving supplies as quickly as we can and it's extremely difficult to move _ can and it's extremely difficult to move supplies further north into the gaza strip _ move supplies further north into the gaza strip. you move supplies further north into the gaza stri -. ., ., , ., gaza strip. you mentioned in your first answer— gaza strip. you mentioned in your first answer a _ gaza strip. you mentioned in your first answer a particular _ gaza strip. you mentioned in your first answer a particular worry i first answer a particular worry about children caught up in what is going on at the moment. 0bviously they are affected by the practical elements of food and water but it goes beyond that from what i understand what you are saying. yes. understand what you are saying. yes, that killin: understand what you are saying. yes, that killing is — understand what you are saying. yes, that killing is horrific _ understand what you are saying. yes, that killing is horrific we see more than 400 — that killing is horrific we see more than 400 children injured and killed every— than 400 children injured and killed every day— than 400 children injured and killed every day which are catastrophic numbers— every day which are catastrophic numbers and we have children who have been— numbers and we have children who have been abducted who we will we are calling — have been abducted who we will we are calling for their immediate release — are calling for their immediate release but number one we need to better— release but number one we need to better protect children who deserve better _ better protect children who deserve better. this cannot be a new normal, so day _ better. this cannot be a new normal, so day in. _ better. this cannot be a new normal, so day in. day— better. this cannot be a new normal, so day in, day out, unfortunately we see the _ so day in, day out, unfortunately we see the same situation and we continue — see the same situation and we continue pushing the advocacy to better— continue pushing the advocacy to better protect children and under international humanitarian law which is essentially the law of war where children— is essentially the law of war where children have particular protection. just going — children have particular protection. just going back to the rafah crossing, and it's very difficult to get a handle on what is happening but as people from across the border somebody injured. some will be very damaged by what they've seen and been through, but the facilities available, what more can you tell us about that? i available, what more can you tell us about that?— about that? i can only talk to their field hospital— about that? i can only talk to their field hospital on _ about that? i can only talk to their field hospital on the _ about that? i can only talk to their field hospital on the egypt - about that? i can only talk to their field hospital on the egypt side i about that? i can only talk to their field hospital on the egypt side of| field hospital on the egypt side of the border and the children who have been arriving there. i think and seeing — been arriving there. i think and seeing the _ been arriving there. i think and seeing the massive psychological impact _ seeing the massive psychological impact the situation has, every child _ impact the situation has, every child further afield israel, and that psychological impact is both immediate and long—term and it's another— immediate and long—term and it's another concern, notjust immediate and long—term and it's another concern, not just the killing — another concern, not just the killing and injuries, but the children— killing and injuries, but the children trying to seek care at hospital— children trying to seek care at hospital and medical facilities in the gaza — hospital and medical facilities in the gaza strip and we are trying to bolster _ the gaza strip and we are trying to bolster the — the gaza strip and we are trying to bolster the supplies, but it's horrific— bolster the supplies, but it's horrific and it will go on into the long _ horrific and it will go on into the long term _ horrific and it will go on into the long term. 0ur horrific and it will go on into the long term. our staff say they cannot think about — long term. our staff say they cannot think about that because they are trying _ think about that because they are trying to— think about that because they are trying to stay alive. we appreciate our time trying to stay alive. we appreciate your time this _ trying to stay alive. we appreciate your time this morning. _ trying to stay alive. we appreciate your time this morning. good i your time this morning. good morning. _ your time this morning. good morning, spike. _ your time this morning. good morning, spike. that - your time this morning. good morning, spike. that is i your time this morning. good morning, spike. that is a i your time this morning. good i morning, spike. that is a mixture your time this morning. good morning, spike. that is a mixture of my transport. mike has the sport. anything you like, to be honest. —— a mixture _ anything you like, to be honest. —— a mixture of— anything you like, to be honest. —— a mixture of mic and sport. | anything you like, to be honest. -- a mixture of mic and sport.- a mixture of mic and sport. i was comini a mixture of mic and sport. i was coming into _ a mixture of mic and sport. i was coming into manchester- a mixture of mic and sport. ind—5 coming into manchester yesterday and there are lots of excited fans. yes. there are lots of excited fans. yes, newcastle coming _ there are lots of excited fans. yes, newcastle coming down _ there are lots of excited fans. yes, newcastle coming down the occasion a repeat— newcastle coming down the occasion a repeat of— newcastle coming down the occasion a repeat of the league cup final last season— repeat of the league cup final last season but this time the outcome very different. manchester united fans call— very different. manchester united fans call it the theatre of dreams but at _ fans call it the theatre of dreams but at the — fans call it the theatre of dreams but at the moment it's a footballing theatre _ but at the moment it's a footballing theatre of— but at the moment it's a footballing theatre of nightmares as they go there _ theatre of nightmares as they go there with fear and trepidation as they've _ there with fear and trepidation as they've lost five out of ten games at home — they've lost five out of ten games at home. the worst start statistically to a season for more than _ statistically to a season for more than 60 — statistically to a season for more than 60 years. no wonder they go there _ than 60 years. no wonder they go there with — than 60 years. no wonder they go there with such fear. newcastle were very good _ there with such fear. newcastle were very good as well as they march on into the _ very good as well as they march on into the quarterfinals. manchester united's season went from bad to worse as the holders were dumped out of the league cup 3—0 at home to newcastle united, who will face chelsea in the quarter—finals. it's a defeat that increased the pressure on under fire manager erik ten hag as nesta mcgregor reports — ask any football fan, no matter the trophy, itjust feels good to get your hands on one. with manchester united already struggling domestically and in europe, newcastle united were hoping to add a cup exit to their misery. this game is a repeat of last year's final. that day, it was manchester united fans celebrating. nine months on, the mood amongst both sets of fans couldn't be more different. prior to kick off, despite their current form, reds boss erik ten hag was confident there was no need to panic. and fires newcastle in front! however, miguel almiron may have changed his mind. and just five minutes later, his mood surely got worse. lewis hall with a swing of his left foot. newcastle double their lead! the away fans clearly having fun. the home fans, not so much. as the second half started, both managers would have stressed the importance of the next goal and it was delivered byjoe willock, this run and powerfulfinish. willock! it's a fabulous finish. manchester united, dejected, deflated, dumped out the cup. a comfortable win for eddie howe and newcastle united. it's below the standards you can expect— it's below the standards you can expect at— it's below the standards you can expect at manchester united. it is not good — expect at manchester united. it is not good enough by far, and we have to put— not good enough by far, and we have to put these — not good enough by far, and we have to put these things right and take the responsibility for it. it's my team _ the responsibility for it. it's my team and — the responsibility for it. it's my team and they are not performing, so i team and they are not performing, so i have _ team and they are not performing, so i have to _ team and they are not performing, so i have to share it with my players, but i _ i have to share it with my players, but i am _ i have to share it with my players, but i am responsible. a comfortable win for eddie howe and newcastle united. into the quarter finals and a step closer to ending a near 70—year wait for a major trophy. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. it wasn't a happy return to west ham for declan rice, as the hammers, beat his new club arsenal, 3—1 at the london stadium and will now travel to liverpool in the quarter—finals. rice was booed by a section of the home fans, and his team got off to the worst start as ben white own goal gifted the hosts the lead. and west ham were convincing winners, with the pick of their goals a beauty from the ghanaian international, mohammed kudus. liverpool beat bournemouth to set up their meeting with west ham. there were also wins for chelsea, and everton who will host fulham, in the last 8, after the west london side, managed an impressive 3 —1win away at championship high flyers ipswich town. and reach the quarter—finals of the league cup for the first time in 19 years. in the scottish premiership, celtic ground out a win against st mirren, coming from behind, to stay five points clear at the top. manager brendan rodgers praised the calmness and quality of his team. a sea of red flares set off fire alarms in the game between rangers and dundee had be halted and the game was halted for 15 minutes and rangers kept up the pressure on celtic winning 5—0. elsewhere there were wins in the premiership for aberdeen, saintjohnstone and hearts. an inquest heard yesterday, that sir bobby charlton died, after a fall at a care home for patients with dementia. sir bobby's life has been celebrated by fans across football since his passing, last month, including at old trafford, where he had so much success, with manchester united. the hearing was told sir bobby lost his balance, as he stood up from his chair and the coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death and finally, it became the buzz word in cricket over the summer, and now �*bazball�* has been officially recognised, and included in the collins online dictionary. the term was coined by a journalist, based on the nickname of england's test head coach, brendon mccullum. it's defined as "a style of test cricket in which the batting side attempts to gain the initiative by playing in a highly aggressive manner". not everyone was impressed with the decision, however. collins dictionary added bazball into it. so when you go to the dictionary, you'll see that in there. is that surprising? oh, man, that is garbage. i don't know what that is. honestly, i have no idea what you're talking about. he obviously doesn't like it. a bit harsh. quite an entertaining way of describing the cricket over the summer which was entertaining from englert. i always preferred pizazz ball. it englert. i always preferred pizazz ball. . . englert. i always preferred pizazz ball. , ., , , englert. i always preferred pizazz ball. , �*, ball. it sounds a bit better. let's chat with carol _ ball. it sounds a bit better. let's chat with carol about _ ball. it sounds a bit better. let's chat with carol about the - ball. it sounds a bit better. let's l chat with carol about the weather, and we are hearing some serious weather stories in the south. 93 miles an hour winds reported. yes. miles an hour winds reported. yes, there was a — miles an hour winds reported. yes, there was a gust _ miles an hour winds reported. yes, there was a gust earlier— miles an hour winds reported. yes, there was a gust earlier in - miles an hour winds reported. is: there was a gust earlier in the st helier of 93 mph. what you will find is that the gusts obviously happen all the time so there is a more up—to—date one that thejersey up—to—date one that the jersey police have come up with which is 102 miles an hour and show you roughly the gusts we have been looking at at six o'clock, these are what you can expect an saint mary on the isles of scilly a gust of 77 miles an hour and guernsey airport with 74 miles an hour. these are damaging gusts. the met has two and whether one is, one for the south—west and this is valid until 11 o'clock this morning. and one for the south—east. it's valid until five o'clock this afternoon and damaging winds likely to seek disruptions and you could see your power go out and trees uprooted. if we focus for a minute or two, the jersey met service as a wind warning in force and we've already seen gusts of the strength and will continue to see this as we go through the next few hours. we also have heavy rain to add into the mix that has been falling steadily through the course of the night and in the channel islands we have the strongest winds. it's courtesy of the deep pressure from storm ciaran and it will drift northwards as we go through the course of the day but don't be full by the light winds in the centre of the storm because at the centre of the storm because at the other end of the winds are packing a punch and as it continues to drift north and east of the winds will slowly start to come down a touch in the south—west of england. you can see the rain is pushing up from eastern parts of scotland and north—east england and through the day the wind is going to strengthen. and as we head through the evening and overnight the storm continues to push into the north sea but we still have rain coming down this east coast and its falling in areas that are also saturated out towards the west, something dry and the winds will slowly be coming down for some but picking up across the north—east. and as we head into friday, this is what is left of the storm and this weather front is wrapped around it and we will have rain where we don't want it where the ground is already saturated and we had issues with flooding before but the winds will slowly ease and it will be a blustery day, just not as windy as it will be today or tomorrow and again there will be some dry weather around but some showers coming in across parts of wales and south—west england. as we move into the weekend this low pressure as the storm feels we have another coming in from the south—west and that will introduce some heavy rain into southern parts of england and what you will also find is the winds will strengthen but again we are not looking at what we have at the moment through the course of today. friday is looking unsettled for many and into saturday as well where we have the low pressure drifting across us and we are still looking at a blustery day and sunday looks like it will be a day of sunshine and showers and the main event is really from now until tomorrow. ., ., ., ,, , ., the bank of england is expected to keep interest rates on hold for the second consecutive time later. the decision will be announced at midday, ben's here to tell us more. it's that time where we wonder what will happen. it’s it's that time where we wonder what will happen-— will happen. it's all connected to rice will happen. it's all connected to price rises. _ will happen. it's all connected to price rises, and _ will happen. it's all connected to price rises, and imagine - will happen. it's all connected to price rises, and imagine it's- will happen. it's all connected to price rises, and imagine it's like| price rises, and imagine it's like a car hurtling — price rises, and imagine it's like a car hurtling along at speed putting the interest rates up and now is putting — the interest rates up and now is putting the brake on. it doesn't put them _ putting the brake on. it doesn't put them into— putting the brake on. it doesn't put them into reverse but it should slow them _ them into reverse but it should slow them down — them into reverse but it should slow them down. let me explain. yes, the bank of england had raised interest rates 14 times in a row, making it steadily more expensive to borrow money. but in september, we got a bit of a surprise when it froze interest rates for the first time in almost two years. the base rate stayed at 5.25 percent — and we're expecting rates to be frozen again today. this might be a small relief if you own a home or you're looking to buy. it's worth saying though that the current rate is still the highest it's been in 15 years. now, the reason for freezing interest rates ties into inflation — the rate at which prices are rising. after falling for three months in a row, inflation stayed at 6.7 percent in september. let's look at the relationship between the two. this first line is inflation, and you can see how it climbed quickly, peaking at more than 11% at the end of last year. but it's started to fall. the second line is the interest rate — and we can see it was pretty much at zero a couple of years ago, but has been rising steadily. the theory is that by raising rates, it becomes more expensive to borrow money, people have less to spend, and demand falls — so businesses put their prices up more slowly. but in the short term higher interest rates hit borrowers. millions of homeowners with a fixed rate mortgage deal that has recently come to an end — or end soon — are now seeing significantly higher monthly repayments, squeezing those household budgets even further. and it's more expensive for people to even get on the housing ladder, as the bbc's cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. this is my monthly dining out. i owe myself money, so i put that in as a reminder. ebony�*s doing all the right things. and then this one's like a total saving. going towards my house buying savings. she and her partner are saving carefully, putting cash into physical wallets and cutting back where she can. any pennies? i've got a penny saving challenge. so you should have £5 left at the end of the month, all to have enough to buy a house. i want to get married, get engaged this year, but then i just think that's going to wait because that's quite a big expense as it is for one day and the house is more important. with interest rates changing so often, does it feel like the goalposts just keep shifting for you? it feels like the mountain's get bigger constantly, like i'm putting in, and then you have to take out because there's more expensive coming in, so you can't put as much in, but itjust feels a bit futile at the moment because your goals get further away. it's all eyes on today's interest rates for anyone on a tracker mortgage or the 1.5 million households due to remortgage in the next six months. but for those trying to rent while saving up for a home, they're facing even more hurdles. i think first time buyers are bearing the brunt of higher rates. that's as much as anything, it's very, very bad luck in terms of timing. but they all are also carrying the can for not building enough houses, and that's manifesting in higher house prices and that's a really toxic combination. high house prices and high rates. like all lenders, leeds building society have already seen a big drop in loans to first time buyers compared to last year. the average deposit at the moment is £69,000 for a first time buyer, and that is tremendously challenging. prices are down 5%, but they would have to fall by 60—70% to be as affordable as it was back in the eighties. you know, it'd be nice to have three bedrooms and space to grow. also, managing my expectations is currently about a first time home and what you can have. whatever is announced today by the bank of england, ebony knows her dream of a place of her own is now further away than she'd hoped. it does seem like a few more years, like 12 months has turned into 18 months turned to 24 months later. it's worth saying, naga and charlie, there may be more minor relief for homeowners and those looking to buy today — as the bank of england is expected to freeze rates once again. but we'll find out for sure at midday. and illustrating their how a decision made in that historic building in london affects peoples lives in a very real way across the country. still to come on breakfast. can you imagine hospitalfood inspiring you to make a cookbook? fin inspiring you to make a cookbook? on the face of it, no. but _ inspiring you to make a cookbook? on the face of it, no. but if _ inspiring you to make a cookbook? on the face of it, no. but if you're - the face of it, no. but if you're rick stein _ the face of it, no. but if you're rick stein you _ the face of it, no. but if you're rick stein you imagine - the face of it, no. but if you're rick stein you imagine he i the face of it, no. but if you're rick stein you imagine he will| rick stein you imagine he will produce something marvellous, even from that inspiration. he had open heart surgery and had to eat hospital food and they inspired him to put out a recipe book that has simple suppers, which are so many of us are now after. fewer ingredients, less complicated, less time. he’s less complicated, less time. he's been reflecting _ less complicated, less time. he's been reflecting a _ less complicated, less time. he's been reflecting a bit _ less complicated, less time. he�*s been reflecting a bit about how less complicated, less time. f192: been reflecting a bit about how he used to tell people how to cook. it's very interesting. he used to tell people how to cook. it's very interesting.— it's very interesting. he will be “oinini it's very interesting. he will be joining us _ it's very interesting. he will be joining us on — it's very interesting. he will be joining us on the _ it's very interesting. he will be joining us on the sofa - it's very interesting. he will be joining us on the sofa later. i time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. rail providers are warning of potential serious disruption from storm ciaran. southern, thameslink and southeastern are all advising passengers not to travel on routes south of london, as there is strong risk of fallen tress and deris being blown onto tracks. we have extra teams standing by to respond to incidents such haveas fallen trees or debris on the line. and we've also got our leaf busting trains out and cleaning the tracks. during autumn, we're going to see a lot of leaves falling over the next few hours as the wind and the rain comes. so we're ready to respond to that. and our teams are working hard to get the railway back to normal as soon as we possibly can. residents in an area of south east london say the irregular postal service is leading to missed hospital appointments and increased fines and tax bills. those living in east dulwich say the area has experienced issues with deliveries since the closure of a sorting office in 2018. royal mail say they have plans in place to improve the service. the mayor has called on the government to review new rules that will require people to provide a form of id when voting in elections. accepted forms of id include driving license, passport and older person's bus pass. the mayor suggested 900,000 londoners may struggle to provide the right form of identification. a government spokesperson disputed this figure and said that 99.75% of voters cast their vote successfully at the local elections in may. today is the annual poppy day, where volunteers, celebrities and armed forces personnel hand out poppies and collect donations at train and tube stations across the capital. this was the scene last year. and available for the first time this year is a new poppy which is entirely plastic free. funds raised for the royal british legion will go towards supporting veterans and their families. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are mionor delays on the elizabeth line and on thejubilee and metropolitan lines. the piccadilly line is part suspended between acton town and rayners lane due to an obstruction on the line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds throughout today and the met office has several weather warnings in place. yellow weather warnings in place across london, surrey, the home counties, parts of essex for heavy rain and strong winds. but the coast of essex, there is an amber weather warning there. we could be seeing gusts of 70 to 80 miles per hour. elsewhere, widely 40 to 50 miles per hour and more exposed areas could get 60. heavy rain mixed in widely 20 to 30 millimetres. it's falling, of course, on saturated ground, so could lead to localised flooding. gradually it will start to clear at least a little overnight, becoming drier with some clear spells. but it is going to stay blustery overnight. you can see the isobars still quite close together. so as we head into friday, yes, it's going to be drier. we'll see some sunny spells. still can't rule out a shower tomorrow, but the breeze still there, just not quite as strong as it is today. and as we head into the weekend, it is going to stay unsettled. another low pressure system brings heavy rain for saturday. that's it — head to our website to read more about the bounce back of the city of london. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. a major incident has been declared along parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain, and wind speeds of more than 100mph. i'm injersey, where the storm damage is widespread and winds have reached over 100mph. the first british nationals have left gaza since the israel—hamas war began — its expected more people will be allowed through the rafah crossing later today. manchester united are in a "bad place", according to their manager — they're out of the league cup, after being soundly beaten by newcastle. it's their worst start to a season for more than 60 years. good morning. it's thursday, the 2nd of november. a major incident has been declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds, with flood and red danger to life warnings issued for several areas. more than 300 schools and airports have been forced to close, with widespread travel disruption also expected across road and rail networks. aruna iyengar has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place for parts of the south coast. gusts are expected to reach 70 to 80 mph in the south, and 20 to 30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. a lot of trees injersey, some of them will obviously fall down. slates and things flying about and causing damage. the storm struck the channel islands last night. jersey and guernsey have seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades. so there has been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs, trees are down, obviously. the roads are blocked, so there is a lot of debris on the roads. they were preparing yesterday. flood defences were put in place. schools across the islands are closed. flights are grounded at guernsey and alderney airports. people have been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped. national highways has issued a warning to drivers in the south—east, saying there is the risk of cars being blown over. they're also warning about flooded roads. train and ferry companies are warning of severe disruption to services. they're asking customers to check online before they travel. the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you to saint aubin in jersey, where megan 0wen can bring us the latest. 0bviously jersey, where megan 0wen can bring us the latest. obviously it is raining, it is windy and you're owed but not many people are, i would imagine? but not many people are, i would imaiine? ~ :, but not many people are, i would imaiine? a, ., ., ., , imagine? morning, naga mother. this is the only location _ imagine? morning, naga mother. this is the only location we _ imagine? morning, naga mother. this is the only location we can _ imagine? morning, naga mother. this is the only location we can be - is the only location we can be another moment. it is not safe to be out there. in the background you can see all the palm trees just being blasted by the wind. it is not so holiday hotspot at the moment. it has been an extraordinary night. we have had reports of the hospital roof being damaged. we have had hailstones the size of golf balls. many properties have been damaged. and there is lots of concerned about what today could bring. as it is getting lighter we are starting to see the extent of the damage. today everything is coming to a standstill. schools will be closed, the hospital is closed apart from emergencies. everybody is advised to stay at home. it is not safe to be on the roads. trees have fallen onto the roads. there is debris everywhere. there is concern for officials. jersey police said wind speeds measured around 102 mph at around 5am this morning. i have been speaking to islanders who say this is much worse than they could ever have imagined. haas is much worse than they could ever have imagined.— have imagined. how long is this ex - ected have imagined. how long is this expected to _ have imagined. how long is this expected to last? _ have imagined. how long is this expected to last? how- have imagined. how long is this expected to last? how long i have imagined. how long is this expected to last? how long will| have imagined. how long is this i expected to last? how long will this bad weather be there, and when will it be clear for people to come out and assess the damage, get on? itirai’eiiii. and assess the damage, get on? well, i think this and assess the damage, get on? well, i think this is — and assess the damage, get on? well, i think this is sort _ and assess the damage, get on? well, i think this is sort of _ and assess the damage, get on? well, i think this is sort of the _ and assess the damage, get on? .m i think this is sort of the peak. and there is concern about high tide as well at 9am. but it is meant to subside throughout the day. and i think actually the difference with this is that there is a bit more time to prepare for this storm. we have had a couple of days a warning command likely storm of 1987. that said, despite the preparations, despite people putting sandbags out, there has been a lot of damage. people will be assessing today to see what damage has been caused by the storm overnight. thank you very much for the moment. megan allen in saint aubin. this is the view in sidmouth. this is visit devon's webcam at jacob's ladder in sidmouth. high tide but also very rough rosi is. you can see evidence of this in sidmouth. —— rough grow seas. don't go near the waterfront. until the wind and the storm has subsided. we can take you to brighton. this is the view from the i 360 in brighton a rather remarkable view. you can just see how rough it is as it comes into the beach. the situation they are of course for all those areas affected is very serious. people advised to stay in. red alert, danger to life and for an mornings. carol will bring us up to date. —— flood warnings. seven minutes past seven. let's bring you up—to—date on events in the middle east. and crossings over the rafah crossing, charlie? yes, we don't know the situation yet this morning. more than 400 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and foreign nationals, have now made the crossing into egypt. individuals left via the rafah crossing on the southern border, with many of the injured transferred to field hospitals nearby. the foreign office has confirmed more british nationals will be able to leave the territory over the coming days. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. gazans call at the gateway to the world. finally yesterday, the rafah crossing opened. for the first time in more than three weeks, some foreign citizens were allowed to leave the war zone for egypt, including some britons, though details were not given. many others are still waiting. this is the third time we came to the border and nothing happened. your name is not there. so i have to go back to the school, to the shelter, waiting. at the other end of the gaza strip more israeli strikes. hamas says nearly 200 people were killed here in two days. and across the region the humanitarian crisis deepens. the head of the biggest un agency in gaza entered to see for himself. i was shocked by the fact that everyone there was asking for food, was asking for water. we saw almost every child trying to express that they need to eat, they need to have water. but the war continues relentlessly 24/7. it is almost four weeks since hamas gunmen stormed the border and killed 1400 israelies. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. here, the israeli army shows what it says are the weapons used against its citizens on the attacks on the 7th of october. throw these into a room, close the door shut, and it takes the temperature inside a room to 3000 degrees during that closure. it incinerate everything inside a room. nothing comes out. sirens warning of incoming rockets interrupted the event near tel aviv. when hamas launched its attack a retired israeli general drove down from tel aviv to rescue his son's family. using a rifle from a dead israeli soldier, he fought his way towards their home. this is the biggest failure in the history of the state of israel. it was a military failure. it was an intelligence failure. and it was a failure of the government. with both sides now preparing for a long, difficult war in gaza, those making it out of rafah are the lucky few. most are left to face the fighting, feeling nowhere is safe. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's cross to southern israel now to our correspondent anna foster. let's concentrate first on the rafah crossing. we know some people were able to leave yesterday. do we know what the situation is?— what the situation is? morning. the su: aestion what the situation is? morning. the suggestion is _ what the situation is? morning. the suggestion is that _ what the situation is? morning. the suggestion is that more _ what the situation is? morning. the suggestion is that more people i what the situation is? morning. the suggestion is that more people will| suggestion is that more people will be able to leave today. we saw yesterday morning the crossing opening for the first time for people to be able to get out of gaza. it was a slow start. but by the end of the day 335 foreign passport holders and 76 injured palestinians had been taken out. we know there has been a new and updated list published today. about 600 names on it. people with foreign passports, people with dual nationalities. around 600, with maybe 400 of those being people who hold us citizenship. the idea is, the suggestion is, that as the days go on people will be able to leave gradually at this pace we have seen in groups day after day, but as was reflected in the report there, it is important to remember that more than 2 million people live in gaza. they cannot choose to leave because gaza is controlled, the access is controlled by israel. they are under constant bombardment. it is only a very small number of people of the overall total of people in gaza leaving at the moment. people are robabl leaving at the moment. people are probably getting _ leaving at the moment. people are probably getting used _ leaving at the moment. people are probably getting used to _ leaving at the moment. people are probably getting used to your i probably getting used to your position there, with gas or behind you. it looks a little misty. what do we know about the israeli military operation today? —— has or behind you. taste military operation today? -- has or behind you-— behind you. we can see or hear constantly... _ behind you. we can see or hear constantly... i— behind you. we can see or hear constantly... i can _ behind you. we can see or hear constantly... i can hear- behind you. we can see or hear constantly... i can hear a i behind you. we can see or hear constantly... i can hear a drone above. this happens constantly through the day, artillery fire. what we know from the israel defence force, they use this expression, they say they are out the gates of gaza city. what they mean is they are deeper inside to be stripped and i have been at any point. they are having hand—to—hand battles with hamas cells based around gaza city because that is where a lot of the hamas infrastructure command and control centres, their senior members, are based. that is a key part of the israeli military strategy. that is why they have asked people to go south. they are trying to move into gaza city. we are seeing air strikes as well on areas like the refugee camp, which areas like the refugee camp, which are killing senior hamas commanders. but we are also seeing large numbers of civilian casualties, often women and children, is this consistent bombardment goes on. anna, thank you. 13 minutes past seven. the energy giant shell announcing the last few minutes results for the third quarter of this year. ben, tells the story? this year. ben, tells the sto ? . this year. ben, tells the sto ? , ., ben, tells the story? these are the latest figures _ ben, tells the story? these are the latest figures for _ ben, tells the story? these are the latest figures for shell. _ ben, tells the story? these are the latest figures for shell. the - ben, tells the story? these are the latest figures for shell. the uk i latest figures for shell. the uk pass biggest company. its performance affects many pensions and savings if they are invested in the stock market. the firm made £5.1 billion in profits in the third quarter of this year. that is down from 7.8 billion in the same three months last year. so, down by about a third. it is mainly because of the fall in wholesale oil and gas prices, which have come down from the highs of last year. they were driven up after russia invaded ukraine. while shell profits are down compared to last year'sjuly ukraine. while shell profits are down compared to last year's july to september, when they made record songs, there is the potentialfor energy prices to rise in the coming months if the war in the middle east escalates. there was a significant fall compared to the same period last year. at £2.7 billion, it was less than half. the profits made by both of these energy giants will still be considered high by many people at a time when households and businesses are still facing high energy bills as we move into winter. the government extended the windfall tax on energy firm profits until march 2028 last year. some may call for that to go further, while others warn that could risk driving profitable uk firms to move to another country, or investing less in the uk. thank you. the former chief executive of nhs england, simon stevens, will be the latest to give evidence to the covid inquiry later today. it follows comments yesterday from the uk's second—most senior civil servant helen macnamara, who told the told the hearing she would struggle to pick a day when covid rules were followed properly in downing street. ms macnamara also said a sexist and macho culture meant women's perspectives were missed in decision—making during the pandemic. the prime minister rishi sunak will be talking to the tech billionaire elon musk later, on the final day of the first global summit on artificial intelligence. musk is at the conference at bletchley park, where ai experts and global leaders discussing the potential risks of ai. a woman suspected of serving a beef wellington containing poisonous mushrooms — which killed three people — has been arrested. erin patterson has always maintained her innocence over the incident at her home in australia injuly, which left three members of her ex—husband's family dead. the 49—year—old said she had bought the ingredients at a supermarket. the royal mint has begun producing a new set of coins inspired by britain's natural habitat. the designs will feature british bees, a puffin and atlantic salmon and they're expected to enter circulation at the end of this month. the king is extremely pleased with these designs. they are a very fitting dedication to his commitment to conservation and the natural habitat of britain, so he's delighted. it is 16 minutes past seven. carol is looking at the weather. so important today to get a good idea of how storm ciara is affecting various parts, particularly in the south of the country? —— storm ciaran. that's right. that is where the strongest winds are forecast today. red is another feature of the weather. the met office is another feature of the weather. the met office has two amber weather warnings in force. correct micro rain. this one runs untilfive o'clock this afternoon. we are looking at wind of 70 to 80 mph. dangerous winds. it could uproot trees. likely to cause travel disruption. and also potentially power cuts as well. thejersey met service has a right wing warning in force for the channel islands. —— red. we can see these levels already. they have been whipping up huge waves, particularly when they coincide with high tide. so, extra care is needed. then you add on the rain as well, it has been wet, even in areas not covered by the wind warnings we have seen heavy rain. if you are travelling this morning where we have the wind warnings as well, well, there is a lot of water on the roads. through the course of today the centre of the storm, here it is, will continue to push in the direction of the north sea. in the centre, as it crosses the south, winds will drop. they will pick up again as you can see from the isobars right by the centre. by the afternoon they will ease a little bit in the south—west of england. there could still be some showers. at the same time as the storm drifts into the north sea, there will be further rain coming in across eastern scotland and north—east england. here too the wind will strengthen. temperatures fairly irrelevant today. ten to about 12 degrees. northern ireland, you will have a drier day than the rest of the country. but you might see a little bit of that ride clipping east. as we go through the evening and overnight at the low pressure again moves further into the north sea. forthe again moves further into the north sea. for the ride on areas where we have had flooding. the ground is saturated and still very windy. —— further rain. carol, thank you. an unacceptable reality is how the rising number of assaults on police has been described by the federation representing rank and file officers in england and wales. the police federation is now calling for urgent change after new research showed attacks are on the rise. in the last year, there were just over 40,000 assaults on officers in england and wales. that amounts to more than 100 assaults every day. that figure is nearly three times the number of similar incidents a decade ago. 0ur reporter emma baugh has been out on patrol with one force in cambridgeshire to hear about the challenges officers are facing. not that side, charlie. charlie, roll over. roll out that way. there we go, bud. every day front line policing — officers in peterborough, assaulted, racially abused and spat at. so this is an incident whereby a gentleman had a screwdriver in his hand. we believe that he posed a risk to us at the time. pc zach wolfe had only been in the job two weeks when he was racially abused. being pushed, punched, and even kicked, it sort of has an effect on your mental health, and you seem to think about it 24/7. it doesn't leave your head. it's friday night and first call for pc wolfe and his colleague — a man accused of assaulting another driver. there's been reports of violence. could there be more violence? thankfully, nothing has happened since we've been here. just keep your hands nice still for me, mate. but it could have gone the other way? yeah, absolutely. and that's why i went straight over to him, as soon as i'd seen that footage, and put him in cuffs. another team is called to a suspected driving and drug offence, where searching suspects can be a flashpoint. she was fairly all right with me doing it, i but most of the time if people do have things on them - that they don't want us to find, they aren't very compliant. i they can kick off, they can be quite verbal when we're doing it, - because obviously we have to pat | down in areas that unfortunatelyj they might not want us to touch. i've been punched, i've been kicked, i've been spat, bitten to the point where it's gone through my skin. i've been stabbed in the leg with a pair of scissors. more times than i can count. and i think it's only getting worse, to be fair. with attacks on officers on the rise, could senior police do more? they're really encouraged to report these assaults. so very much it's on them, but it's on the supervisor as well to make sure they do that. and they do get a lot of support from the senior management who make contact with them every time they're assaulted. and really, it's for them to kind of report those assaults. 0ffenders do face consequences. charlie spurrier was jailed for racially aggravated assault, and assaulting an emergency worker. it shows officers can face challenges any time of the day, any day of the week. emma baugh, bbc news. in a career spanning almost three decades, the world's most iconic and technologically advanced aircraft, concorde, carried everyone from royalty to rock stars. you don't have to love aircraft to know that plane. it was always special. it had a bit of mystique, magic about it. different from anything else that ever flew commercially. it was also glamorous. it had that cachet about it. now, almost 20 years since one of the remaining planes from the supersonic fleet touched down at bristol's filton airport, its custodians are preparing to mark the anniversary in their own special way. andy howard went to find out more. from the moment she was first wheeled onto the airfield at filton, concorde has drawn crowds and made memories. from those who built her, flew on her, orjust watched her soar overhead. here in the west country, our relationship with this aircraft has been described as a love affair, a 1,350 miles per hour love affair, faster than a bullet, putting the super into supersonic. memories of being in the cockpit as captain are as vivid as the rest. what a life, eh? sitting here brings it all back. it's just a wonderful feeling. i tell you, it's the best place in the world to be. and in november 2003, bristol was the place in the world that thousands wanted to be, when concorde came home for the final time. touching down on that very same runway 35 years on. concorde has landed. you'll notice the angle of the nose on landing. well, today we got a sneak peek of how it will bow again to mark the 20th anniversary. this is going to happen twice on the 26th of november. once at half past 11, and once at seven minutes past one, the exact time this aircraft landed on its finaljourney. and there's an exhibition here, too, asking three big questions. why did concorde retire? what is its legacy? and is there a place for a concorde of the future? the next month, though, is all about memories of the past. everybody seems to have a concorde tale to tell. from john travolta, to frank sinatra, to shirley maclaine, and all the politicians and film stars and sports stars of their day, they were all flying on it, and every flight had somebody on it. and whether you were one of those lucky ones, orjust watched from the ground, people's memories of the people's aircraft are all about to be stirred again. andy howard, bbc news. iam not i am not an aviation expert but i never knew the now nodded. i did know that. it stirs memories. evenif i did know that. it stirs memories. even ifjust a memory of watching it go past. very few people in reality ever went on it. maybe you did. we'd love to hear about your memories of concorde. did you fly on it back in the day? have you seen the plane in the aerospace bristol museum? you can now send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0440, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. in reality a story about when you went to a museum to see it is not as good as the one where you say you got on board concorde and sitting next to me was... the queen. muhammad ali. that is really what we are after but all welcome. if you really wanted to go on concorde and never got the chance and finally got to go on the old concorde in the museum, that could be special. 0r museum, that could be special. or you could have been with someone who went on it and was relieving memories. also, that could be but still i maintain, the story about sitting next to somebody famous is the one. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. rail providers are warning of potentially serious disruption from storm ciaran. southern, thameslink and southeastern are all advising passengers not to travel on routes south of london as there is a "strong risk of fallen tress". more than 30 departures have been cancelled at heathrow. we have extra teams standing by to respond to incidents such as fallen trees or debris on the line. and we've also got our leaf busting trains out and cleaning the tracks. during autumn, we're going to see a lot of leaves falling over the next few hours as the wind and the rain comes. so we're ready to respond to that. and our teams are working hard to get the railway back to normal as soon as we possibly can. residents in an area of south east london say the irregular postal service is leading to missed hospital appointments and increased fines and tax bills. those living in east dulwich say the area has experienced issues with deliveries since the closure of a sorting office in 2018. royal mail say they have plans in place to improve the service. the mayor has called on the government to review new rules that will require people to provide a form of id when voting in elections. accepted forms of id include driving license. passport and older person's bus pass. the mayor suggested 900,000 londoners may struggle to provide the right form of identification. a government spokesperson disputed this figure and said that 99.75% of voters cast their vote successfully at the local elections in may. today is the annual poppy day — where volunteers, celebrities and armed forces personnel hand out poppies and collect donations at train and tube stations across the capital. this was the scene last year — and available for the first time this year is a new poppy which is entirely plastic free. funds raised for the royal british legion will go towards supporting veterans and their families. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the elizabeth line, on thejubilee line and on the metropolitan line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds throughout today and the met office has several weather warnings in place. yellow weather warnings in place across london, surrey, the home counties, parts of essex for heavy rain and strong winds. but the coast of essex, there is an amber weather warning there. we could be seeing gusts of 70 to 80 miles per hour. elsewhere, widely 40 to 50 miles per hour and more exposed areas could get 60. heavy rain mixed in widely 20 to 30 millimetres. it's falling, of course, on saturated ground, so could lead to localised flooding. gradually it will start to clear at least a little overnight, becoming drier with some clear spells. but it is going to stay blustery overnight. you can see the isobars still quite close together. so as we head into friday, yes, it's going to be drier. we'll see some sunny spells. still can't rule out a shower tomorrow, but the breeze still there, just not quite as strong as it is today. and as we head into the weekend, it is going to stay unsettled. another low pressure system brings heavy rain for saturday. that's it — head to our website to read more about the bounce back of the city of london. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty let's focus now on the israel gaza war — and news that more than 400 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and otherforeign nationals, have been allowed to cross into egypt. they left via the rafah crossing on the southern border, with the injured then treated at field hospitals nearby. the foreign office confirmed it expects more british nationals will be able to leave over the coming days. in the us, president biden hailed the diplomatic efforts that allowed the first civilians to leave. we are in a situation where safe passage forforeign we are in a situation where safe passage for foreign nationals and wounded people has started. american citizens are able to exit today as part of the first group of probably over 1000, and we will see more of this process going on in the coming days. we are working nonstop to get americans out of gaza as soon and as safely as possible. the aid agency unicef also welcomed the opening of the rafah crossing. the medical facilities inside the gaza _ the medical facilities inside the gaza strip are at breaking point, essentially, so it's critical that the support can be provided and on the support can be provided and on the egypt _ the support can be provided and on the egypt side, they've been supporting the government of egypt to provide medical supplies to those field hospitals, so we welcome that and hope _ field hospitals, so we welcome that and hope it continues for critically injured _ and hope it continues for critically injured cases, but primarily we hope and keep— injured cases, but primarily we hope and keep advocating for and pushing for immediate humanitarian ceasefire to stop _ for immediate humanitarian ceasefire to stop the _ for immediate humanitarian ceasefire to stop the killing. 0vernight, the israeli military said it has advanced deep into the gaza strip. it said ground, sea and airforces had broken through hamas lines in the north of the territory. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says 8,700 people have been killed since the start of the israeli bombardment. we'rejoined by salim hammad, whose father abdel is a surgeon in gaza trying to get through the rafah crossing to egypt. hello to you. i understand, and i know there was some difficulty, but you have been able to talk to your father this morning and get some contact with your father this morning. what has he said and what is his situation and why is he there? , is his situation and why is he there? . . is his situation and why is he there? , ., ., ,, ., , ., there? dad is a transplant surgeon and has been _ there? dad is a transplant surgeon and has been a _ there? dad is a transplant surgeon and has been a consultant - there? dad is a transplant surgeon and has been a consultant there i there? dad is a transplant surgeon | and has been a consultant there for about 30 years and over the last ten years the liverpool transplant team have been going to gaza periodically, maybe two or three times a year and performing transplants for patients with kidney failure who otherwise would have died and they've been doing live donor transplants there in their own time with a charity which is funded by the world health organization. and he was there just to do one of those kind of missions and was supposed to be there and arrived in gaza on the 6th of october and of course everything started on the seventh and he has been stuck there since. we've obviously had a really tough three and a half weeks and today he rang me at 5am saying he was going to the crossing and he texted me five minutes ago that it was really chaotic was his words, and the hope is he would make it through because yesterday was a bit of a failure from that side. he through because yesterday was a bit of a failure from that side.— of a failure from that side. he was about five kilometres _ of a failure from that side. he was about five kilometres from - of a failure from that side. he was about five kilometres from the i about five kilometres from the crossing yesterday butjust couldn't get there. crossing yesterday but “ust couldn't aet there. �* . crossing yesterday but “ust couldn't aet there. 3 . crossing yesterday but “ust couldn't ietthere. �*, , , get there. he's been staying with the united nations— get there. he's been staying with the united nations near- get there. he's been staying with the united nations near the i get there. he's been staying with| the united nations near the rafah crossing but the united nations have wanted a kind of safe passage for them to be able to get to the crossing, so that has been the sticking issue and yesterday they managed to get to the crossing that it had closed by the time they got the green light to go, so this morning they've gone really early to try and get out as quickly as possible. i try and get out as quickly as possible-— try and get out as quickly as ossible. :, :, possible. i wonder how he feeling because he _ possible. i wonder how he feeling because he went _ possible. i wonder how he feeling because he went on _ possible. i wonder how he feeling because he went on the _ possible. i wonder how he feeling because he went on the sixth i possible. i wonder how he feeling because he went on the sixth and| possible. i wonder how he feeling i because he went on the sixth and it would be interesting to hearfrom you if we go back a few weeks, just what he was hearing he was in gaza while the attacks took place and the reaction then. let's start with that, if you don't mind. i reaction then. let's start with that, if you don't mind. i woke up on the morning _ that, if you don't mind. i woke up on the morning of— that, if you don't mind. i woke up on the morning of the _ that, if you don't mind. i woke up on the morning of the seventh i that, if you don't mind. i woke up| on the morning of the seventh and turned the news on on my phone and i saw the attacks had happened and my immediate thought was, is he going to be safe and i got in contact with him straightaway and i said you need to leave, something is happening. and he said this morning i was woken up and he said this morning i was woken up at 6am and i heard rockets going off in the distance and the hospital where he normally does the transplants, he asked the medical director there, transplants, he asked the medical directorthere, is transplants, he asked the medical director there, is it safe? will we be able to go ahead with the operations we've planned for three orfour operations we've planned for three or four months and the director said that should be fine and these things happen and every so often there are rockets that go across, but i think within 20 minutes it was apparent that this was very different and from there he was whisked away to a un building where he was taking shelter and it's scary for him because even when i was talking to him on the phone i could bombs falling around him and you could hear the fear in his voice even though he was trying not to let on and you could see what was going to happen and it was quite tangible and that was difficult to hear, and then on the 12th of october, he got a message saying, can you move south like the rest of gaza and they moved down near to the rafah crossing and that was difficult because hearing them all having to get out and move south was hard, because we didn't know what was happening and we didn't know there was bombing in the south, so it's been a roller—coaster of a journey. i south, so it's been a roller-coaster of ajourney— of a journey. i can only imagine, well i of a journey. i can only imagine, well i can't _ of a journey. i can only imagine, well i can't imagine, _ of a journey. i can only imagine, welll can't imagine, your- of a journey. i can only imagine, well i can't imagine, your dad i of a journey. i can only imagine, well i can't imagine, your dad is| of a journey. i can only imagine, l well i can't imagine, your dad is a doctor and he helps people and saves lives and for his own safety, with his colleagues having to leave, as he described the situation and his emotions about having to leave people when he could help, but he can't do everything? . people when he could help, but he can't do everything?— can't do everything? . the humanitarian _ can't do everything? . the humanitarian situation i can't do everything? . the| humanitarian situation was can't do everything? . the i humanitarian situation was he can't do everything? . the - humanitarian situation was he said in his words disastrous and a kidney doctor and i've been him to gaza and helped out there, and at the best of times the medical situation is poor and as a transplant surgeon and kidney doctor, the people on dialysis or who have had transplants to save their lives, i dread to think what has happened to them. the transplant patients won't be able to get the vital immunosuppression, so their precious kidneys will probably reject the dialysis patients, who need to dial eyes three times a week go to a centre to do that and they can't do that and it requires a lot of clean water and a lot of electricity and things like that. these are the people, really, who are suffering on the back of everything that is happening. 0n everything that is happening. 0n everything else as well there is the humanitarian aspect where people are struggling to get food, water, and he was describing the situation down in the south where people were queueing for five or six hours to get bread or to charge their phones using motorbike batteries, so his words were that it's really deteriorating is what he said a few days ago, and at that point there was a real kind of uncertainty as to when people would get out and when aid could get in. find when people would get out and when aid could get in.— aid could get in. and “ust briefly, do ou aid could get in. and “ust briefly, do you have h aid could get in. and “ust briefly, do you have a h aid could get in. and “ust briefly, do you have a rough i aid could get in. and just briefly, do you have a rough timeline i aid could get in. and just briefly, do you have a rough timeline of. aid could get in. and just briefly, i do you have a rough timeline of when he might be able to leave? he do you have a rough timeline of when he might be able to leave?— do you have a rough timeline of when he might be able to leave? he was on the list yesterday. _ he might be able to leave? he was on the list yesterday. there _ he might be able to leave? he was on the list yesterday. there hasn't - the list yesterday. there hasn't been much communication. we saw a list of foreign nationals allowed to leave yesterday and he was on that list but he was not able to. i think the situation at the border and the situation being managed between three authorities is really hard, and he's not been able to get any assurances but i think he's going to keep trying until he's able to get to safety. keep trying until he's able to get to safe . ., , i. keep trying until he's able to get to safe . ., , ,, ., keep trying until he's able to get tosafe . ., . to safety. the worry you and your family must _ to safety. the worry you and your family must be _ to safety. the worry you and your family must be going _ to safety. the worry you and your family must be going through - to safety. the worry you and your family must be going through is l family must be going through is immense and thank you so much for talking to us and giving us the view of what you've experienced and what your father has experienced and we wish him all the best and thank you for talking to us this morning. thank you. for talking to us this morning. thank vom— for talking to us this morning. thank yon-— for talking to us this morning. thank ou. �*, ., ., ., thank you. let's look at the rafah crossin: thank you. let's look at the rafah crossing itself _ thank you. let's look at the rafah crossing itself and _ thank you. let's look at the rafah crossing itself and these - thank you. let's look at the rafah crossing itself and these are - thank you. let's look at the rafah crossing itself and these are the l crossing itself and these are the live images and we've been watching for several hours already this morning and frankly, the image we are seeing there has not changed much. you heard salim reporting the first—hand experience of his dad and his description of the situation, and he is there saying it is chaotic. what happened previously is there been a suggestion of a timescale or when it might open and then all of a sudden we find of the first few people have gone through, and we understand from our sources, that has not happened and we will keep an eye on the situation at the rafa crossing this morning. mike has the latest with the sport. good morning. very disappointing evening for one of the big teams. aha, evening for one of the big teams. crazy night all round in the league cup and the big story at old trafford. manchester united and their poor run continuing. the theatre of dreams becoming the theatre of moans and groans. on a fans because this was a repeat against newcastle of the league cup final earlier this year, last season, when manchester united ran out winners, but this time there was a gulf between them. a big embarrassing defeat for the home side, another home defeat. manchester united's dreadful start to the season continues — the league cup holders were thrashed by newcastle — their eighth defeat in 15 games this season. joe willock capped off a 3—0 win, newcastle's best result at old trafford for 93 years, which sets them up with a quarter—final against chelsea and the result inevitably increased the speculation over the future of manchester united manager erik ten hag i understand when the results are not there — i understand when the results are not there that there is the logical process— not there that there is the logical process that i am questioned, but i am confident i can do it. with all my clubs. — am confident i can do it. with all my clubs. i— am confident i can do it. with all my clubs, i have done it. and also last year. — my clubs, i have done it. and also last year. i— my clubs, i have done it. and also last year, i did it here as well, but in — last year, i did it here as well, but in this_ last year, i did it here as well, but in this moment we are in a bad place _ but in this moment we are in a bad place and — but in this moment we are in a bad place and as— but in this moment we are in a bad place and as i say, i take responsibility for it. i see it as a challenga — responsibility for it. i see it as a challenga i_ responsibility for it. i see it as a challenge. i am a fighter and i am inthe_ challenge. i am a fighter and i am in the fight — challenge. i am a fighter and i am in the fight. not challenge. i am a fighter and i am in the fight-— in the fight. not the happiest return to west _ in the fight. not the happiest return to west ham - in the fight. not the happiest return to west ham for- in the fight. not the happiest. return to west ham for declan in the fight. not the happiest - return to west ham for declan rice as west ham beat his new club arsenal 3—1 so they will travel to liverpool in the quarterfinals. he was actually booed by a small section of the home fans and his team got off to the worst start as ben white scored an own goal, gifting the hosts the lead. west ham were convincing winners. brilliant control and makes it look so easy, but it's not. liverpool beat bournemouth to set up their meeting with west ham and there were victories for chelsea and everton, who will host fulham in the last eight after the west london side managed an impressive 3—1 win away at championship high—flyers ipswich town. fulham reach the quarterfinals of the league cup for the first time in 19 years. in the scottish premiership, there were dramatic scenes at the dundee rangers game. afterjust two minutes, rangers fans set off flares that engulfed their end of dens park in a sea of red smoke and triggered the fire alarms. so the game had to be halted and the players taken off for 15 minutes rangers were unaffected though — they won 5—0, sam lammers with the third goal. that kept rangers five points behind celtic, who ground out a win, as they came from behind to beat st mirren. now just days after announcing that he'll be stepping down as australia head coach, eddiejones, has a new role in international rugby. he'lljoin the coaching set—up at the barbarians, for their game against wales in cardiff on saturday — and he says he has no regrets, over his decision to leave the wallabies after their awful world cup. there's always going to be a decision to be made whether we could change australian rugby or not. you know, i went in with a plan, i had a commitment from rugby australia and what that looked like. and when the unity of where we're going wasn't the same, you know, it's not because of lack of desire from rugby australia, but it's, there's other forces at play. then the only thing i could do was resign. wales and british and irish lions legend, alun wynjones will play his final international match, when he captains the barbarians. jones is the most—capped player in the history of rugby union, having won 158 for wales and a further 12 for the lions. been chasing an egg for a long time. to have the last one in the stadium is going to be special with a great group in a different team, but a team that belongs to everyone we all know. so it's going to be a fun day. thanks, mike. let's return to the ma'or thanks, mike. let's return to the major incident _ thanks, mike. let's return to the major incident declared - thanks, mike. let's return to the major incident declared across i thanks, mike. let's return to the i major incident declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands. store storm ciaran bringing strong rain and and winds at 100 mph which already under red danger to life warnings. more than 300 schools have been forced to close, as well as several airports, with widespread travel disruption also expected across road and rail networks. this is the view from st aubin's bay injersey. we've heard reports of gusts up to 100 miles and a0 people have been evacuated to hotels and flights and sailings to guernsey and jersey cancelled all day, and schools closed as well. this is the situation in west dorset. here we are at lyme regis, just near the harbour and you get the sense there of the impact it is having in terms of the impact it is having in terms of the impact it is having in terms of the oceanfront and some of the waves coming in, in some ways relatively sheltered there, but carol, you can pick up on some of this for us because there are various factors with the speed of the winds, and we've had some pretty high points already this morning. we are talking of gusts of wind rather than sustained wind speed, and there is a difference, the gusts will fluctuate in the space of an hour so the wind _ fluctuate in the space of an hour so the wind speeds i will give you shortty— the wind speeds i will give you shortly are the latest official ones that we _ shortly are the latest official ones that we have, but the jersey fire service _ that we have, but the jersey fire service has— that we have, but the jersey fire service hasjust said that that we have, but the jersey fire service has just said that there's been _ service has just said that there's been a _ service has just said that there's been a gust at jersey airport of 104 mph and _ been a gust at jersey airport of 104 mph and there are unconfirmed reports — mph and there are unconfirmed reports of— mph and there are unconfirmed reports of a tornado in jersey last night _ reports of a tornado in jersey last night. storm ciaran is bringing violent— night. storm ciaran is bringing violent wind gusts across the channel _ violent wind gusts across the channel islands, north—west france and also _ channel islands, north—west france and also affecting parts of north—west spain and jam edging wins across— north—west spain and jam edging wins across parts— north—west spain and jam edging wins across parts of southern england. —— damaging _ across parts of southern england. —— damaging winds. depending on where you are, _ damaging winds. depending on where you are, if— damaging winds. depending on where you are, if you're in the centre of the storm. — you are, if you're in the centre of the storm, the winds are light, so jersey— the storm, the winds are light, so jersey airport and st mary's and the isles of— jersey airport and st mary's and the isles of scilly, gusts of 55 and plymouth is 54 in the west but as we push to— plymouth is 54 in the west but as we push to the _ plymouth is 54 in the west but as we push to the east, manston with a .ust push to the east, manston with a gust of— push to the east, manston with a gust of 50 — push to the east, manston with a gust of 50 mph, so this is ahead of the centre — gust of 50 mph, so this is ahead of the centre of the low pressure of the centre of the low pressure of the storm — the centre of the low pressure of the storm coming your way, but in the storm coming your way, but in the centre — the storm coming your way, but in the centre of the wind speed in southampton is only 12 mph. that will go _ southampton is only 12 mph. that will go up — southampton is only 12 mph. that will go up as the storm pushes along and the _ will go up as the storm pushes along and the isobars tighten, but we do have two— and the isobars tighten, but we do have two amber warnings and force issued _ have two amber warnings and force issued by— have two amber warnings and force issued by the met office, this for the south—west and isles of scilly is valid _ the south—west and isles of scilly is valid until 11 o'clock this morning _ is valid until 11 o'clock this morning and this one is valid until five o'clock— morning and this one is valid until five o'clock this afternoon, damaging gusts which could uproot trees and _ damaging gusts which could uproot trees and damaged buildings and caused _ trees and damaged buildings and caused power cuts. the channel islands — caused power cuts. the channel islands has a red weather warning for wind _ islands has a red weather warning for wind and these are the kind of gusts _ for wind and these are the kind of gusts you — for wind and these are the kind of gusts you can expect but they do fluctuate — gusts you can expect but they do fluctuate and some of them will be higher— fluctuate and some of them will be higher than this and some will be lower. _ higher than this and some will be lower. but— higher than this and some will be lower, but damaging gusts. we are looking _ lower, but damaging gusts. we are looking as — lower, but damaging gusts. we are looking as well as the wind are all of this— looking as well as the wind are all of this rain— looking as well as the wind are all of this rain and there's a lot of surface — of this rain and there's a lot of surface water, notjust of this rain and there's a lot of surface water, not just where we have _ surface water, not just where we have the — surface water, not just where we have the warning area is put across many _ have the warning area is put across many parts — have the warning area is put across many parts of the uk this morning. this is— many parts of the uk this morning. this is storm ciaran, a deep area of low pressure — this is storm ciaran, a deep area of low pressure slowly pushing towards the north— low pressure slowly pushing towards the north and the east and you can see is— the north and the east and you can see is spreading widely later on, so this is— see is spreading widely later on, so this is why— see is spreading widely later on, so this is why we have the very light winds— this is why we have the very light winds coming out and the isobars start— winds coming out and the isobars start to _ winds coming out and the isobars start to tighten and we have got the strongest _ start to tighten and we have got the strongest winds. through the course of the _ strongest winds. through the course of the day— strongest winds. through the course of the day the rain will push a bit further— of the day the rain will push a bit further east and you will see it across — further east and you will see it across north—east england and eastern — across north—east england and eastern scotland and the winds here will start _ eastern scotland and the winds here will start to pick up in these areas of course — will start to pick up in these areas of course also have had issues with flooding _ of course also have had issues with flooding on — of course also have had issues with flooding on the ground still saturated. through the evening and overnight— saturated. through the evening and overnight the low pressure pushes into the _ overnight the low pressure pushes into the north sea stop still strong winds— into the north sea stop still strong winds coming down the east coast, particularly eastern scotland and north—east england and further rain but for— north—east england and further rain but for the — north—east england and further rain but for the rest of us it will be mostly— but for the rest of us it will be mostly dry with a few showers. as we head into _ mostly dry with a few showers. as we head into friday, the low pressure is continuing to weaken, but we have a weather— is continuing to weaken, but we have a weather front wrapped around it so there _ a weather front wrapped around it so there is— a weather front wrapped around it so there is still— a weather front wrapped around it so there is still further rain to come across— there is still further rain to come across eastern scotland and north—east england but for the rest of us _ north—east england but for the rest of us its— north—east england but for the rest of us it's going to be a blustery day and — of us it's going to be a blustery day and there will still be some wind _ day and there will still be some wind around, but not as strong as today— wind around, but not as strong as today or— wind around, but not as strong as today or tomorrow and that will drive _ today or tomorrow and that will drive in — today or tomorrow and that will drive in a — today or tomorrow and that will drive in a few showers from the west with temperatures between ten and 13. with temperatures between ten and 15 as _ with temperatures between ten and 15 as we _ with temperatures between ten and 13. as we head on into saturday, another— 13. as we head on into saturday, another area of low pressure comes on across— another area of low pressure comes on across southern areas bringing in more _ on across southern areas bringing in more rain _ on across southern areas bringing in more rain and it will be we have somebody interested in the weather _ we have somebody interested in the weather in _ we have somebody interested in the weather in the south, rick stein, good _ weather in the south, rick stein, good morning. we weather in the south, rick stein, good morning-— weather in the south, rick stein, aood morninu. ~ ., , good morning. we were all listening carefull . good morning. we were all listening carefully- you _ good morning. we were all listening carefully. you particularly— good morning. we were all listening carefully. you particularly so - carefully. you particularly so because your restaurants are down there, few of them, in cornwall. yes, and in dorset. cornwall is all right because it's up an estuary but i'm not sure about the other one in sandbanks. i'm not sure about the other one in sandbanks— sandbanks. this picture is your webcam from _ sandbanks. this picture is your webcam from your _ sandbanks. this picture is your webcam from your restaurant. | sandbanks. this picture is your i webcam from your restaurant. we sandbanks. this picture is your - webcam from your restaurant. we are not lookin: webcam from your restaurant. we are not looking out _ webcam from your restaurant. we are not looking out to _ webcam from your restaurant. we are not looking out to see _ webcam from your restaurant. we are not looking out to see comments i webcam from your restaurant. we are not looking out to see comments on l not looking out to see comments on the other side, it's poole harbour, but it's looking a bit nasty, i must say. i but it's looking a bit nasty, i must sa . ., but it's looking a bit nasty, i must sa . . , ., but it's looking a bit nasty, i must sa. . say. i dare say everyone has hunkered — say. i dare say everyone has hunkered down _ say. i dare say everyone has hunkered down a _ say. i dare say everyone has hunkered down a bit - say. i dare say everyone has hunkered down a bit and i say. i dare say everyone has i hunkered down a bit and make say. i dare say everyone has - hunkered down a bit and make sure the umbrellas are in. all that kind of thing. the umbrellas are in. all that kind of thin. , ,., of thing. there will be some impressive _ of thing. there will be some impressive waves, - of thing. there will be some impressive waves, i - of thing. there will be some impressive waves, i must i of thing. there will be some l impressive waves, i must say. of thing. there will be some i impressive waves, i must say. can you remember that famous one about four years ago, the waves coming right over the end of the harbour. did that do damage?— right over the end of the harbour. did that do damage? yeah. you are not here to — did that do damage? yeah. you are not here to give _ did that do damage? yeah. you are not here to give a _ did that do damage? yeah. you are not here to give a weather - did that do damage? i'ezai. you are not here to give a weather forecast. now, i'm not. very nice to see you both. �* now, i'm not. very nice to see you both. . , ., now, i'm not. very nice to see you both. and you, especially after the heart operation, _ both. and you, especially after the heart operation, you _ both. and you, especially after the heart operation, you are _ both. and you, especially after the heart operation, you are looking i heart operation, you are looking very well. and we will talk about that because it inspired a whole new way of cooking. aha. that because it inspired a whole new way of cooking-— way of cooking. a new way of startin: way of cooking. a new way of starting cookery _ way of cooking. a new way of starting cookery books. i way of cooking. a new way of i starting cookery books. indeed. you've always _ starting cookery books. indeed. you've always had _ starting cookery books. indeed. you've always had some - starting cookery books. indeed. i you've always had some marvellous recipes but it's kind of worth looking back. the rick steyn, not of old, but of a different time. i just break each jointjust to break the shell enough to get the meat out, but not smash everything. lovely. then pile in the kidney. one chopped onion. ten grams of chopped parsley. two bay leaves. and two sprigs of thyme. decent portion, i think. so nowjust to taste. talk about greater than the sum of its parts. it's quite spicy. it's called sha kshuka. i'm frying up a red pepper, chopped onion, cumin, sweet paprika and chilli flakes with two tins of chopped tomatoes, then season to taste. the whole point is, it's a very quick, very simple dish. make room in the sauce for some eggs. into the oven we go. 10 minutes later, it's ready to eat. and there we have it, shakshuka. isn't it funny how that dish, and we were talking about boiled egg curry, the simplest dishes become these kind of posh breakfast but for loads of cultures it's just the simplest food that we have adopted. it’s food that we have adopted. it's funn food that we have adopted. it�*s funny because we have a dish called roast egg curry, and it sounds so posh, it's not actually roast, there just put the curry but i picked it up just put the curry but i picked it up from a menu in carolina and thought it really good.— up from a menu in carolina and thought it really good. you've done the weather — thought it really good. you've done the weather update, _ thought it really good. you've done the weather update, but _ thought it really good. you've done the weather update, but what i thought it really good. you've done | the weather update, but what about the weather update, but what about the health update. you had, just explain, you had a heart operation. yes, last year i had open heart surgery and for those in the know, it is because you have been unzipped because the scar goes right down, and the cardiologist said, i'm sorry, is not going to be cardiologist —— keyhole, it will be the real deal. cardiologist -- keyhole, it will be the real deal.— cardiologist -- keyhole, it will be i the real deal._ so the real deal. how are you now? so well. it's the real deal. how are you now? so well- it's one _ the real deal. how are you now? so well. it's one of _ the real deal. how are you now? so well. it's one of those _ the real deal. how are you now? so well. it's one of those operations i well. it's one of those operations that if it's successful, and i'm lucky it was, you just have your life changed because i was in quite poor health for four or five years, very breathless, lots of aches and pains, how the operation, quite painful, and honestly i am so much healthy and active. it's been fantastic. healthy and active. it's been fantastic-— healthy and active. it's been fantastic. , ., . .. fantastic. there is a direct link between you _ fantastic. there is a direct link between you being _ fantastic. there is a direct link between you being in - fantastic. there is a direct link between you being in the i fantastic. there is a direct link. between you being in the hospital fantastic. there is a direct link- between you being in the hospital at that time and, what is it? a rethink of how you think about food? it was, because i started _ of how you think about food? it was, because i started with _ of how you think about food? it was, because i started with the _ of how you think about food? it was, because i started with the idea i of how you think about food? it was, because i started with the idea of i because i started with the idea of the book by having a fantastic haddock dish in the hospital at the royal brompton, the night before my operation... you royal brompton, the night before my oeration... ., �* royal brompton, the night before my oeration... ., , royal brompton, the night before my operation---_ operation... you can't 'ust say it was fantastic. i operation... you can't 'ust say it was fantastic. you've i operation... you can'tjust say it was fantastic. you've got - operation... you can'tjust say it was fantastic. you've got to i operation... you can'tjust say it was fantastic. you've got to tell| was fantastic. you've got to tell this was first full, haddock lightly fried but it was in this simple sauce of olive oil, lemon juice roasted red peppers and spring onions and a bit of soy sauce and i just thought, there are the ingredients, and the page it is on ingredients, and the page it is on in the book, it'sjust like ingredients, and the page it is on in the book, it's just like that. it's the sort of food that people needin it's the sort of food that people need in hospitals and then two days later i had some roast lamb, i almost said roast spam, and it tasted like it, and some very gummy mint sauce and itjust got me thinking about simple dishes, so the book is really about all on one page, there are no recipes that go over two pages because that immediately starts complications and none of the recipes have a sub recipe from other parts of the book. they are all realistically doable in half an hour or they are all realistically doable in halfan hour oran they are all realistically doable in half an hour or an hour. i'm not saying ten minutes. they will got ingredients like between five and ten, and i've used loads of things from supermarkets like puff pastry, because don't even think about making it. chickpeas, butter beans, they'll come in tins, not soaked. do ou they'll come in tins, not soaked. do you think there was once a snobbery about how good a cook you were... i am that soldier. and it's easy to say you've got to make all of these things yourself, and suddenly i realise you don't. maybe having a heart operation changes your whole perspective of where you are in life and what you want to do.— perspective of where you are in life and what you want to do. because it can ut and what you want to do. because it can put people _ and what you want to do. because it can put people off- _ and what you want to do. because it can put people off. i _ and what you want to do. because it can put people off. i have _ and what you want to do. because it can put people off. i have so - and what you want to do. because it can put people off. i have so many l can put people off. i have so many recipe books and i love cooking but you do kind of sometimes then, but i need a whole evening or day, want to go shopping to get the fancy pants ingredients and then spend the time preparing and maybe you don't enjoy the meal as much if you hadn't put all that effort in for yourself, but then you end up gravitating to one or two recipes in a book and you think the rest is going to be too much hard work.— think the rest is going to be too much hard work. some time ago research revealed _ much hard work. some time ago research revealed that _ much hard work. some time ago research revealed that people i much hard work. some time ago i research revealed that people cook just two recipes in most cookery books and ever since then i've been determined to try and up the odds of it. it is true. for whatever reason, we don't have time to do that any more. i can remember in the 705, julia child's mastering the art of french cooking and trying to make french cooking and trying to make french baguettes over five closely worded pages and adding the right flower or oven and not the moles to make the baguettes and it turned out like little logs. you can't do something so just stick to what you can. something so 'ust stick to what you can. ., , ., something so 'ust stick to what you can. people associate your name with fish because — can. people associate your name with fish because we _ can. people associate your name with fish because we see _ can. people associate your name with fish because we see cornwall- can. people associate your name with fish because we see cornwall behindl fish because we see cornwall behind us there, and some people are still intimidated by fish, cooking fish. it could be the smell, the friendliness. what is rule number one? —— fiddly nature. i friendliness. what is rule number one? -- fiddly nature.— friendliness. what is rule number one? -- fiddly nature. i have things in the book— one? -- fiddly nature. i have things in the book called _ one? -- fiddly nature. i have things in the book called an _ one? -- fiddly nature. i have things in the book called an essay - one? -- fiddly nature. i have things in the book called an essay and i'm| in the book called an essay and i'm writing about things i like to write about, one is about salt and what is now dinner parties and one is about the fear of fish and one of the things i think is the smell and also that it's expensive, and if you're not used cooking it, don't feel like buying it. there's also this pervading thing that fish is not for real men. i quote a bit from a book from the 19705, jane grigson saying, i would never feed from the 19705, jane grigson saying, i would neverfeed my from the 19705, jane grigson saying, i would never feed my husband fish. do you think some of that still exist? i do you think some of that still exist? ~ , do you think some of that still exist? .. _ ., ., exist? i think say that the other thin i exist? i think say that the other thing i really — exist? i think say that the other thing i really think _ exist? i think say that the other thing i really think is _ exist? i think say that the other thing i really think is that i exist? i think say that the other thing i really think is that most | thing i really think is that most of us didn't have fish as children and what we have to eat as children determines the rest of our lives, and it's only determined what i had because i was lucky to have a mother that could really nice food and nice fish, but you revert that comforts you most and in most cases it will be something from childhood. what you most and in most cases it will be something from childhood. what is our be something from childhood. what is your favourite — be something from childhood. what is your favourite dish _ be something from childhood. what is your favourite dish in _ be something from childhood. what is your favourite dish in the _ be something from childhood. what is your favourite dish in the book? i your favourite dish in the book? it's a bit simple. i have to say. it's a bit simple. i have to say. it's actually a cockle, clamp dish, sorry, and you can make it with muscles, and and it'sjust sorry, and you can make it with muscles, and and it's just here we go again clams with a bit of butter and chili but the most important thing, coriander, because it's a portuguese dish. just having a french style dish like that but may be some coriander makes all of the difference. ., . be some coriander makes all of the difference. ., , , be some coriander makes all of the difference. ,, , , ., ., difference. shellfish is another thin . difference. shellfish is another thing people — difference. shellfish is another thing people can _ difference. shellfish is another thing people can be _ difference. shellfish is another thing people can be scared. i difference. shellfish is another. thing people can be scared. you difference. shellfish is another i thing people can be scared. you have to make sure it's open, and had you know you have got rid of all the grit. abs. know you have got rid of all the urit. �* . ~ know you have got rid of all the urit. �* w' know you have got rid of all the i rit. . x' x' know you have got rid of all the urit.~ , , grit. a quick tip? the quick tip is first will smell— grit. a quick tip? the quick tip is first will smell the _ grit. a quick tip? the quick tip is first will smell the shellfish i grit. a quick tip? the quick tip is first will smell the shellfish and | first will smell the shellfish and the muscles and make sure they smell wholesome. and when you get an off one, you will know about it. you know about _ one, you will know about it. you know about it _ one, you will know about it. you know about it afterwards. and i one, you will know about it. you i know about it afterwards. and the other thing _ know about it afterwards. and the other thing is _ know about it afterwards. and the other thing is wash _ know about it afterwards. and the other thing is wash them, - know about it afterwards. and the other thing is wash them, but - other thing is wash them, but there's lots of recipes that say put them in a bucket of water. it won't do a thing because muscles breeze and if you put them in a bucket of water there's no oxygen and they will do nothing. just wash them and smell them and then cook them quickly. normallyjust in a pan with a splash of water or wine, the lid on, really high heat, a couple of minutes, and as soon as they open, stop cooking them because theyjust get smaller and tougher. i’m stop cooking them because they 'ust get smaller and toughenfi get smaller and tougher. i'm very leased get smaller and tougher. i'm very pleased that _ get smaller and tougher. i'm very pleased that you _ get smaller and tougher. i'm very pleased that you are _ get smaller and tougher. i'm very pleased that you are all _ get smaller and tougher. i'm very pleased that you are all better- get smaller and tougher. i'm very | pleased that you are all better and sorted out. a nice to see this morning. and thanks for sharing your pictures from the restaurant as well. hope everything is ok. rick's new book, rick stein's simple suppers, is out now. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. rail providers are warning of potentially serious disruption from storm ciaran. southern, thameslink and southeastern are all advising passengers not to travel on routes south of london as there is a strong risk of fallen trees. more than 30 departures have been cancelled at heathrow. residents in an area of south east london say the irregular postal service is leading to missed hospital appointments and increased fines and tax bills. those living in east dulwich say the area has experienced issues with deliveries since the closure of a sorting office in 2018. royal mail say they have plans in place to improve the service. the mayor has called on the government to review new rules that will require people to provide a form of id when voting in elections. accepted forms of id include driving license. passport and an older person's bus pass. the mayor suggested 900,000 londoners may struggle to provide the right form of identification. a government spokesperson disputed this figure and said that 99.75% of voters cast their vote successfully at the local elections in may. let's take a look at the tubes now. a look at the weather. today will continue wet and very windy with showers and longer periods of rain. the rain may become quite persistent for a time in the afternoon. we could see some gales. tonight will see rain, possibly heavy and persistent early on. that's it. more on our website about the bounce back of the city of london. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. a major incident has been declared along parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain, and wind speeds of more than a hundred miles an hour. i'm injersey, where the storm damage is widespread and winds have reached over 100mph. it is not just it is notjust the channel islands affected by storm ciaran. southern parts of england also experiencing some strong and damaging winds. there is also a lot of rain around. a double whammy of treacherous conditions. the first british nationals have left gaza since the israel—hamas war began — it's expected more people will be allowed through the rafah crossing later today a father who lost his partner and two children as the result of an e—bike fire calls for better regulation of the batteries used. no one had ever told me that these things could overheat and explode. no one ever told me about the lithium batteries give off an absolute toxic gas if they go up. and when they do go up, they're like a bomb. has the cost of borrowing peaked? we'll have a better idea today when the bank of england reveals its latest decision on interest rates. but whatever the outcome, first time buyers are still feeling the pressure. manchester united are in a "bad place", according to their manager — they're out of the league cup, after being soundly beaten by newcastle. it's their worst start to a season for more than 60 years. good morning. it's thursday, the 2nd of november. a major incident has been declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds of more than 100 miles per hour to areas already under flood and red danger to life warnings. more than 300 schools have been forced to close, as well as several airports, with widespread travel disruption also expected across road and rail networks. aruna iyengar has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place for parts of the south coast. gusts are expected to reach 70 to 80 mph in the south, and 20 to 30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall today. a lot of trees injersey, some of them will obviously fall down. slates and things flying about and causing damage. the storm struck the channel islands last night. jersey and guernsey have seen some of their worst storm conditions in decades. so there has been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs, trees are down, obviously. the roads are blocked, so there is a lot of debris on the roads. they were preparing yesterday. flood defences were put in place. schools across the islands are closed. flights are grounded at guernsey and alderney airports. people have been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped. national highways has issued a warning to drivers in the south—east, saying there is the risk of cars being blown over. they're also warning about flooded roads. train and ferry companies are warning of severe disruption to services. they're asking customers to check online before they travel. the advice is to stay indoors unless you have to go out. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's go to saint aubin injersey, where our reporter meghan owen can bring us the latest. throughout the morning your hood has come down, the wind seems to be easing a bit and the rain easing a bit. you have had gusts of 102 mph, i think? ., a, �* ., ~ i think? yeah. morning. i can't make m mind i think? yeah. morning. i can't make my mind up. — i think? yeah. morning. i can't make my mind up, actually. _ i think? yeah. morning. i can't make my mind up, actually. we _ i think? yeah. morning. i can't make my mind up, actually. we have - i think? yeah. morning. i can't make my mind up, actually. we have had i my mind up, actually. we have had 102 mph winds. that was around 5am. it has started to die down slightly. but we are still getting those strong gusts. you can see some of the palm trees swaying in the winter. it is high tide as well. you can see some of the waves crashing against the walls in the background. i think we are past the peak. we are hearing of more and more damage that was caused overnight. we have heard about roofs coming off buildings. the hospital roof was also damaged as well. and many people have had to be evacuated. the last we heard from the states ofjersey police was around a0 people had to leave their homes and go to a&e. it is still a very serious situation. as it starts to get lighter this morning, that damage is becoming more and more apparent. as i said earlier, this is one of the safest places we can be at the moment because going out and about and driving isjust at the moment because going out and about and driving is just not safe. there are trees on the roads. there is debris everywhere. today is very much about the clean—up operation. indeed. you were alluding to the fact lots of buildings had been damaged. a certain number of people have been evacuated from their homes because of damage as well. any ideas as to when, of course there are repairs to do, but when they will be able to go back? we repairs to do, but when they will be able to go back?— able to go back? we don't have any information — able to go back? we don't have any information at _ able to go back? we don't have any information at the _ able to go back? we don't have any information at the moment. - able to go back? we don't have any information at the moment. we - able to go back? we don't have any information at the moment. we do| able to go back? we don't have any i information at the moment. we do not that lots of parish halls are open for people to shelter in. so there are safe places for people to be. but i think today the island is on standstill. the schools are shut. the hospital would be closed except for emergency procedures. people are being advised to stay at home. the advice is very much to stay indoors, stay safe, and then i am sure we will get more information about when people will be able to go back to their homes in the coming days. makes absolute sense, stay in, stay home, stay safe. thank you. many people waking up to storm damage this morning, especially those in the south of the uk. south—eastern railway has posted on x to remind people to secure their trampolines. it sounds quite silly but wind gusts pick this up. this is on the tracks near hastings that has had to be moved. lots of damage done to roofs in jersey. moved. lots of damage done to roofs injersey. this is andy brown's picture of a street on social media. you can see damage, lots of houses along the south—east. sally lenton e—mailed in this photo of springfield road in hellier. that is injersey. you can see the damage to the tree. clean—up already begun by workers, road workers as well. maintaining, obviously, try to get the roads going as quickly as possible. the advice at this moment in time is not to go out if you don't have to go out. if you are in one of these affected areas. look at what is happening in sidmouth. the storm breaking into the coast. pretty high waves. we have seen the pictures calm down across the country. but obviously the peak is hitting at various times. this is sidmouth, obviously. we can show you the view from brighton. a rather beautiful view. the observation tower on the seafront. you are seeing it from up above. you can see the sea is pretty rough and it is still raining. we will keep you updated. carol will bring us up to date in a few minutes. nine minutes past eight. developments at the rafah crossing in the middle east, which many people were hoping would open at some point to allow people to leave gaza into egypt. yes, thank you. just waiting to see if it will reopen today. that is expected. more than a00 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and foreign nationals, have now crossed into egypt. individuals left via the rafah crossing on the southern border, with many of the injured transferred to field hospitals nearby. the foreign office has confirmed more british nationals will be able to leave the territory over the coming days. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. gazans call at the gateway to the world. finally yesterday, the rafah crossing opened. for the first time in more than three weeks, some foreign citizens were allowed to leave the war zone for egypt, including some britons, though details were not given. many others are still waiting. this is the third time we came to the border and nothing happened. your name is not there. so i have to go back to the school, to the shelter, waiting. at the other end of the gaza strip more israeli strikes. hamas says nearly 200 people were killed here in two days. and across the region the humanitarian crisis deepens. the head of the biggest un agency in gaza entered to see for himself. i was shocked by the fact that everyone there was asking for food, was asking for water. we saw almost every child trying to express that they need to eat, they need to have water. but the war continues relentlessly 2a/7. it is almost four weeks since hamas gunmen stormed the border and killed ia00 israelies. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. here, the israeli army shows what it says are the weapons used against its citizens on the attacks on the 7th of october. pull out the safety, throw these into a room, close the door shut, and it takes the temperature inside a room to 3000 degrees during that closure. it incinerate everything inside a room. nothing comes out. sirens warning of incoming rockets interrupted the event near tel aviv. when hamas launched its attack a retired israeli general drove down from tel aviv to rescue his son's family. using a rifle from a dead israeli soldier, he fought his way towards their home. this is the biggest failure in the history of the state of israel. it was a military failure. it was an intelligence failure. and it was a failure of the government. with both sides now preparing for a long, difficult war in gaza, those making it out of rafah are the lucky few. most are left to face the fighting, feeling nowhere is safe. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our correspondent rushdi abualouf joins us from gaza. morning to you. i am not sure what you can tell us in terms of what is happening at the rafah crossing this morning. what information do you have? ., ., ., morning. what information do you have? ., ., , have? yeah, good morning. yesterday it was from the — have? yeah, good morning. yesterday it was from the egyptian _ have? yeah, good morning. yesterday it was from the egyptian point - have? yeah, good morning. yesterday it was from the egyptian point of - it was from the egyptian point of view a successful day allowing about a00 foreign nationals and about 77 patients through. today another day of opening the crossing. another a00 people would be allowed to die. most of them are gathered outside of the palestinian gate, waiting for the egyptians to openly crossing today and allow those forhundred. most of them are american citizens, who have dual nationality. we have seen from this hospital and the hospital in khan younis that about 30 ambulances are prepared outside and they are ready to move more patients, more people seriously wounded, from here to the egyptian side. the process of evacuating about 7000 palestinians with dual nationality, this seems to be going well from the point of view of the local authority here and the egyptians, opening the crossing and coordinating for the second day. it will take at least ten days to evacuate all of those. the health ministry here saying there is about 30,000 people who need medical help. they say the hospitals are overwhelmed by the number of casualties arriving every day and by the people who are suffering from very serious wounds. they want aegypti take them and to treat them. if you could, tell us a little bit about where you are correct or they want aegypti. .. about where you are correct or they want aegypti... we understand from the israeli military there is ongoing action, of course? yeah, i am in khan — ongoing action, of course? yeah, i am in khan younis, _ ongoing action, of course? yeah, i am in khan younis, the _ ongoing action, of course? yeah, i am in khan younis, the city - ongoing action, of course? yeah, i am in khan younis, the city as - ongoing action, of course? yeah, i am in khan younis, the city as the | am in khan younis, the city as the last people to flee. there are hundreds of families here. most of them are displaced from the area. hamas say they are engaging in face—to—face fighting with israeli soldiers on the ground. they say they use anti—tank missiles and grenades. the israelis are also engaging in fighting from sea, [and and air. i was able to talk to a few people in gaza city. they said last night was really heavy fighting around a hospital. they were air strikes around the al-quds hospital. there was north east and north west of northern gaza where the real fighting is going on from house to house and street to street. most of these areas are evacuated. but there is still in the middle, in the refugee camp, a large number of people estimated at 200,000, 300,000. they are still in this operation area. most of them live in tents. but many of them are still in their houses. if you remember yesterday and the day before there were two deadly air strikes injabal you're killing, according the health ministry, around a thousand people, killed, injured or missing. thank killed, in'ured or missing. thank ou ve killed, injured or missing. thank you very much- _ let's go to southern israel and speak to anat foster. i am not sure if you can hear that. a very clear description of the impact of the israeli military action within gaza. tell us what the officials have said about the scale of what is happening at the moment?— at the moment? yeah, it is really intensified. _ at the moment? yeah, it is really intensified, the _ at the moment? yeah, it is really intensified, the fighting _ at the moment? yeah, it is really intensified, the fighting in - at the moment? yeah, it is really intensified, the fighting in the - intensified, the fighting in the past week. what rushdie was describing about the north and north—east of the gaza strip, that is what you can see behind me. that is what you can see behind me. that is where the fighting is at its most intense. we are only a couple of kilometres away. that is what you can hear the regular thumps of artillery fire. the israeli military say they are focusing on the centre of hamas here. they say some of its most senior commanders are in this part of the gaza strip around gaza city. things like their command and control infrastructure. a lot of girls —— a lot of those underground tunnels that it uses to move around, that its members used to try to evade detection. and also things like launch pads that are used to fire salvos of rockets from gaza into southern israel. the israeli military, the israel defence force, say, as was described there, there is close quarters fighting now. they are releasing these pictures of tanks on the ground. there are infantry troops on the ground. they say they are progressing, they are getting closer to gaza city. but there are still civilians in that area as well. some who haven't moved. this fighting continues to intensify around them. thank you very much. 18 minutes past eight is the time. carol is all over storm ciara on this morning. —— storm ciaran. i was talking to megan injersey earlier and i think the latest number 102 mph, but they are constantly being updated, aren't they? that's right, they are. they are variable gusts of wind. thejersey fire service tweeted earlier the top cost was 10a mph. —— gust. it is pretty strong and damaging. the met office still has a couple of amber weather warnings. this one in the south—west of england, the isles of scilly, that is valid until 11 o'clock. as the storm moves northwards and eastwards, this one runs out at five o'clock. 70 to 80 mph gusts of wind. damaging gusts, dangerous winds and likely disruption to power as well as travel. we have been focusing a lot on the channel islands because here the weather has been particularly treacherous this morning. these are the forecasted gusts. some of them have been higher. some have been lower. damaging. you have seen the pictures, you know the story. through the morning we continue with the rain. a lot of rain at the channel islands. we have had a lot of rain coming in across western areas, sundry downpours in the far south—east. a lot of surface water and spray on the roads. that continues into parts of northern england and scotland. for northern ireland and western scotland it is a quieter picture. the rain we get into western scotland later on. it mightjust clip the east of northern ireland. at the end of the day the window strengthening eastern scotland and north—east england, where the rain will continue tonight and into tomorrow as well. that is falling on an already saturated ground. thank you. 20 minutes past eight. it's been five months since a devastating fire, thought to be caused by a faulty e—bike battery, tore through the home of scott peden, claiming the lives of his partner, their two young children, and the families dogs. scott was placed into a coma for several weeks following the blaze. now homeless, and living with his mum, he's been telling tim muffett why he's joining calls for tougher regulations on batteries. iscreamed, "gemma — the kids, pass me the kids." i heard a voice from her saying, "i can't get out." the fire department came. they asked me who was in the house and ijust screamed, "everyone!" injune, scott bought a replacement battery online for his e—bike. the original one had been stolen. cambridgeshire fire and rescue service believes that replacement battery caused a devastating blaze in his home the following week. it was a day before work. i had put the bike on charge, as i do every single night. we were all woken by an almighty bang. my bike was spitting out flames from the ground floor all the way up to the second floor. it was a scene out of a nightmare. i proceeded to jump out the window to try and fight the fire, while my missus was sorting the kids and the two dogs out. apparently, my clothes were on fire. i didn't actually realise this at the time. badly burned with a broken ankle, scott was taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma for four weeks. my mum and my dad broke the news to me. and yeah, i lost my girlfriend, my son, my daughter, and our two dogs. she was the most amazing person in the world. she was nice to everyone. i miss her so much. lily, she would have been nine injanuary. her and her brother oliver had the most amazing relationship. they played constantly. i'm dreading this new life that i've been forced to start. i want my old life back. lithium ion batteries contain a large amount of energy in a small space. but this is thermal runaway, demonstrated in a lab. if a cell in a faulty battery heats up uncontrollably, a devastating chain reaction can follow. this incident happened in illingworth in west yorkshire in february, when an electric motorbike was left on charge overnight. no one had ever told me that these things can overheat and explode. no one ever told me about the lithium batteries give off an absolute toxic gas if they go up. and when they do go up, they're like a bomb. this is cctv footage of another incident in london this year. because we've pretty much got the responses for that ready... chelsea and westminster hospital burns unit. the team here say they're treating more and more people injured by fires caused by faulty lithium ion batteries. as they go up, they have a huge amount of heat to them. patients are a lot of the time needing grafting, surgery and maybe even intensive care support. it's incredibly life changing for these patients, not only with the nature of the injury, but also the long term. so they may have lost their homes. and so, actually discharging these patients, sometimes they don't have anywhere to go to. i think it reflects a change - in the devices that we're using. so we started with the vaping, l and some of those catching fire, smaller fires, smaller batteries. we've then moved on. - now we've got bigger batteries. and i suppose we are just packing much more power into— something smaller, - that can cause a bigger fire. the rise in the number of fires started by faulty lithium ion batteries is causing widespread concern. in london, it is the fastest growing fire trend, according to the london fire brigade, with a blaze on average every two days. always store or charge your e—bikes or e—scooters, if possible, outside or in an outside building. if that's not possible, store it somewhere in your home where you can shut the door on it, make sure that you've got a working smoke detector, and it definitely does not block your escape route. there are also growing calls for legally enforced third party safety certification of batteries and chargers, as well as the regulation of online sales. i came out of that house with nothing. not even the clothes on my back, because they were ripped off me in the garden. there needs to be a law about buying second—hand batteries. they need to be checked and mot—ed. do not put them on charge near your exit, because you don't want to be the next person that has to go through what i've just gone through. many thanks to scott for talking about his devastating experience. he is highlighting an issue that so many people are going to want to hear about. we'rejoined now by giuseppe capanna, a product safety engineer at electrical safety first, the charity attempting to put forward a bill on the dangers of e—bikes and e—scooters in parliament. before we get to the bill itself, you first hand, and we have seen some of those very frightening images when fire breaks out, electrical sparks, you first hand have done your own tests? yes. are these on have done your own tests? i'ezs are these on batteries have done your own tests? iezs are these on batteries that have done your own tests? i2; are these on batteries that are legitimate or not?- these on batteries that are legitimate or not? these were batteries we — legitimate or not? these were batteries we bought _ legitimate or not? these were batteries we bought from - legitimate or not? these were i batteries we bought from online marketplaces. they're legitimate in that they're not counterfeit batteries but the pain may not have been throughout the proper safety testing. all you have to do to put a product on the market right now is to say this product is safe, i declare it safe, you put a mark on the product and sell it. you declare it safe, you put a mark on the product and sell it.— the product and sell it. you get hold of some _ the product and sell it. you get hold of some of _ the product and sell it. you get hold of some of these, - the product and sell it. you get hold of some of these, you - the product and sell it. you get hold of some of these, you put| the product and sell it. you get - hold of some of these, you put them in a laboratory and test them. what happened? in a laboratory and test them. what ha ened? , in a laboratory and test them. what hauened? , , ., ~ in a laboratory and test them. what ha ened? , , ., ~ ., , happened? they exploded. we actually ut them happened? they exploded. we actually put them through _ happened? they exploded. we actually put them through some _ happened? they exploded. we actually put them through some tests _ happened? they exploded. we actually put them through some tests to - happened? they exploded. we actually put them through some tests to make | put them through some tests to make them explode. we overcharged them. we do the sort of things that people might do in their home. we were charging it with the wrong voltage. we were putting it next to a heat source. we were pacing the batteries with a nail, which is one of the tests in the standard. and if you see the way these batteries explode, it's quite incredible. there is an enormous amount of energy in a very small space. enormous amount of energy in a very smallspace. so, enormous amount of energy in a very small space. so, when they go up it is like having a box of fireworks in your house. theyjust got one, bang, bang. it's quite incredible. this your house. theyjust got one, bang, bang. it's quite incredible.— bang. it's quite incredible. this is an example _ bang. it's quite incredible. this is an example from _ bang. it's quite incredible. this is an example from west _ bang. it's quite incredible. this isj an example from west yorkshire. bang. it's quite incredible. this is - an example from west yorkshire. you cannot ut an example from west yorkshire. gm, cannot put them out in the same way you can a normalfire. if your toaster goes up in flames you can get a fire extinguisher, put that out. use a fire blanket and put it out. use a fire blanket and put it out with that. when a lithium—ion battery goes into thermal runaway, it creates its own oxygen. so, trying to smother it and remove the oxygen from the chemical reaction doesn't do anything because it creates its own oxygen. what doesn't do anything because it creates its own oxygen. what should ou do? creates its own oxygen. what should you do? get — creates its own oxygen. what should you do? get out— creates its own oxygen. what should you do? get out of— creates its own oxygen. what should you do? get out of the _ creates its own oxygen. what should you do? get out of the building - creates its own oxygen. what should you do? get out of the building and l you do? get out of the building and call the fire — you do? get out of the building and call the fire service. _ you do? get out of the building and call the fire service. once - you do? get out of the building and call the fire service. once it - you do? get out of the building and call the fire service. once it has . call the fire service. once it has gone into thermal runaway there is nothing you can do. that is why we have produced this film, we have put together solutions. i have produced this film, we have put together solutions.— together solutions. i want to pick u . together solutions. i want to pick up something _ together solutions. i want to pick up something you _ together solutions. i want to pick up something you said. - together solutions. i want to pick up something you said. you - together solutions. i want to pick up something you said. you get i together solutions. i want to pick| up something you said. you get a together solutions. i want to pick i up something you said. you get a ce stamp. this is the safety stand. you say these manufacturers produce them and put the stamp on themselves? at and put the stamp on themselves? git the moment what you are supposed to do is put the product through safety testing and put the ce mark on to declare, my product is safe, it has been put through safety testing. we have found lots of products on the market, an online marketplaces, that haven't been through the safety testing. they have got the ce mark. but they haven't done the testing. tell me the intention of this bill? what will it change if it goes through? what will it change if it goes throu . h? . what will it change if it goes throurh? , ., ,, , through? three things. one, it makes sure that manufacturers _ through? three things. one, it makes sure that manufacturers have - through? three things. one, it makes sure that manufacturers have to - through? three things. one, it makes sure that manufacturers have to get i sure that manufacturers have to get their products approved by a third party before they put them on the market. so they can'tjust self declare the product is safe. secondly, it solves the problem with the incompatibility between batteries and chargers, similar to what you have at the moment with your mobile. they talk to each other. they make sure the voltage and the current is correct. we want and the current is correct. we want a similarthing and the current is correct. we want a similar thing for and the current is correct. we want a similarthing fora and the current is correct. we want a similar thing for a lithium—ion batteries. and the third thing it does is it makes sure the products, the batteries are marked, so that people now that you can't dispose of these batteries in the normal cycling —— in normal recycling or your normal ways. a, cycling -- in normal recycling or your normal ways.— your normal ways. a couple of ractical your normal ways. a couple of practical things. _ your normal ways. a couple of practical things. there - your normal ways. a couple of practical things. there has - your normal ways. a couple of practical things. there has to l your normal ways. a couple of l practicalthings. there has to be practical things. there has to be somebody watching this right now who might have an e—bike or a scooter plugged in in their house. they are going to be thinking, what is safe and what is not safe? the other one is, somebody might be trying to buy a new battery. bearing in mind what you say about them putting a stamp on for themselves, how do you know what is safe?— what is safe? there are a few things ou can what is safe? there are a few things you can do- — what is safe? there are a few things you can do- if _ what is safe? there are a few things you can do- if you — what is safe? there are a few things you can do. if you have _ what is safe? there are a few things you can do. if you have an _ what is safe? there are a few things you can do. if you have an e-bike i what is safe? there are a few things you can do. if you have an e-bike orj you can do. if you have an e—bike or escooter, don't charge it in an area that will stop you getting out of the building. don't charge it in the hallway. or in an escape route. when it has finished charging, make sure you unplug the charger. don't leave it on charge when you are asleep at night or when you are out of the building. and make sure you have got smoke alarms on every floor of the building. that way if something goes wrong it gives you that early warning in order to get out of the building. warning in order to get out of the buildinr. �* , , . warning in order to get out of the building— the i warning in order to get out of the i building.— the only building. andy purchasing? the only wa ou building. andy purchasing? the only way you can — building. andy purchasing? the only way you can do _ building. andy purchasing? the only way you can do it — building. andy purchasing? the only way you can do it at _ building. andy purchasing? the only way you can do it at the _ building. andy purchasing? the only way you can do it at the moment - building. andy purchasing? the only way you can do it at the moment is l way you can do it at the moment is to go for manufacturers that you know. go for a recognised brand. and that way you can be sure that the battery has been through the testing. because these products aren't inherently unsafe if they have all the safety checks done. i am sure we will talk about this again. you will tell us, i'm sure you will come back at a later date to tell us what progress you have made with the bill.— to tell us what progress you have made with the bill. thank you. thank ou. now made with the bill. thank you. thank you- now the — made with the bill. thank you. thank you. now the local _ made with the bill. thank you. thank you. now the local news. _ hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. rail providers are warning of potentially serious disruption from storm ciaran. southern, thameslink and southeastern are all advising passengers not to travel on routes south of london as there is a "strong risk of fallen tress". more than 30 departures have been cancelled at heathrow. residents in an area of south east london say the irregular postal service is leading to missed hospital appointments and increased fines and tax bills. those living in east dulwich say the area has experienced issues with deliveries since the closure of a sorting office in 2018. royal mail say they have plans in place to improve the service but resident tina is frustrated with the situation. hospital letters are not getting here. and i've tried explaining to the hospital, but obviously they cover a large area so they don't take into account that se22 has huge problems and we don't always know that we've got an appointment. and i didn't get my bank card that was sent to me in august and i had to get my bank to cancel that and resend it. the introduction of london's first clean air zone 15 years ago has significantly improved air quality, new analysis has shown. academics at the university of bath said it helped reduce particulate matter in greater london by i3% between 2008 and 2013, compared to the previous five years. and it found a i8% reduction in nitrogen dioxide levels in central london following the launch of the ulez scheme in 2019. today is the annual poppy day — where volunteers, celebrities and armed forces personnel hand out poppies and collect donations at train and tube stations across the capital. this was the scene last year — and available for the first time this year is a new poppy which is entirely plastic free. funds raised for the royal british legion will go towards supporting veterans and their families. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the central, elizabeth line, on thejubilee line and on the metropolitan line and picadilly lines. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds throughout today and the met office has several weather warnings in place. yellow weather warnings in place across london, surrey, the home counties, parts of essex for heavy rain and strong winds. but the coast of essex, there is an amber weather warning there. we could be seeing gusts of 70 to 80 miles per hour. elsewhere, widely a0 to 50 miles per hour and more exposed areas could get 60. heavy rain mixed in widely 20 to 30 millimetres. it's falling, of course, on saturated ground, so could lead to localised flooding. gradually it will start to clear at least a little overnight, becoming drier with some clear spells. but it is going to stay blustery overnight. you can see the isobars still quite close together. so as we head into friday, yes, it's going to be drier. we'll see some sunny spells. still can't rule out a shower tomorrow, but the breeze still there, just not quite as strong as it is today. and as we head into the weekend, it is going to stay unsettled. another low pressure system brings heavy rain for saturday. that's it — head to our website to read more about the bounce back of the city of london. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. let's go back to the major incident declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and wind with dangers to life warnings in place for many. in warnings in place for many. i�*i jersey, a wind speed of 104 mph has jersey, a wind speed of 10a mph has already been recorded this morning and more than 300 schools have been forced to close as well as several airports across the affected areas. so we're getting lots of accounts of how the weather is affecting you. pretty scary this morning. we've received footage of a window blowing out in the middle of the night in saint clements injersey, and it actually was caught on a baby monitor. the storm is raging outside, and the window itself gets blown in. ~ ., ., blown in. wow. the view from saint aubin is bay — blown in. wow. the view from saint aubin is bay in _ blown in. wow. the view from saint aubin is bay in jersey _ blown in. wow. the view from saint aubin is bay in jersey is _ blown in. wow. the view from saint aubin is bay in jersey is something l aubin is bay injersey is something we can bring you. and strong waves coming through and people advised to stay away from the seafront, obviously. and to stay in their homes as much as they can. we can give you the view from the marine theatre webcam in lyme regis as well. pretty obvious what is happening there. some pretty wild seas. there has been an update for the south—east. carol has just send this through. that the amber warning to the south—east has been updated and is now covering a much smaller area, just east sussex at kent and ending at midday rather than all across but do remember there is still the red danger to life and flood warning in other parts of the country and in other parts of the country, so obviously carroll and all of our weather forecasters will keep an eye on that and we will get an update from carol kirkwood about what to expect. the bank of england is expected to keep interest rates on hold for the second consecutive time later. ben's here to tell us more. it's all connected to price rises, and imagine it's like a car hurtling along at speed putting the interest rates up and now is putting the brake on. it doesn't put them into reverse but it should slow them down. let me explain. the bank of england had raised interest rates ia times in a row, making it steadily more expensive to borrow money. but in september, we got a bit of a surprise when it froze interest rates for the first time in almost two years. the base rate stayed at 5.25 percent — and we're expecting rates to be frozen again today. this might be a small relief if you own a home or you're looking to buy. it's worth saying though that the current rate is still the highest it's been in 15 years. now, the reason for freezing interest rates ties into inflation — the rate at which prices are rising. after falling for three months in a row, inflation stayed at 6.7 percent in september. let's look at the relationship between the two. this first line is inflation, and you can see how it climbed quickly, peaking at more than 11% at the end of last year. but it's started to fall. the second line is the interest rate — and we can see it was pretty much at zero a couple of years ago, but have been rising steadily. the theory is that by raising rates, it becomes more expensive to borrow money, people have less to spend, and demand falls — so businesses put their prices up more slowly. but in the short term higher interest rates hit borrowers. millions of homeowners with a fixed rate mortgage deal that has recently come to an end — or ending soon — are now seeing significantly higher monthly repayments, squeezing those household budgets even further. and it's more expensive for people to even get on the housing ladder, as the bbc's cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. this is my monthly dining out. i owe myself money, so i put that in as a reminder. ebony�*s doing all the right things. and then this one's like a total saving. going towards my house buying savings. she and her partner are saving carefully, putting cash into physical wallets and cutting back where she can. any pennies? i've got a penny saving challenge. so you should have £5 left at the end of the month, all to have enough to buy a house. i want to get married, we got engaged this year, but then i just think that's going to wait because that's quite a big expense as it is for one day and the house is more important. with interest rates changing so often, does it feel like the goalposts just keep shifting for you? it feels like the mountain's get bigger constantly, like i'm putting in, and then you have to take out because there's more expenses coming in, so you can't put as much in, but itjust feels a bit futile at the moment because your goal�*s getting further away. it's all eyes on today's interest rates for anyone on a tracker mortgage or the 1.5 million households due to remortgage in the next six months. but for those trying to rent while saving up for a home, they're facing even more hurdles. i think first time buyers are hearing the brunt of higher rates. that's as much as anything, it's very, very bad luck in terms of timing. but they all are also carrying the can for not building enough houses, and that's manifesting in higher house prices and that's a really toxic combination. high house prices and high rates. like all lenders, leeds building society have already seen a big drop in loans to first time buyers compared to last year. the average deposit at the moment is £69,000 for a first time buyer, and that is tremendously challenging. prices are around 5%, but they would have to fall by 60—70% to be as affordable as it was back in the eighties. you know, it'd be nice to have three bedrooms and space to grow. also, managing my expectations currently about a first time home and what you can have. whatever is announced today by the bank of england, ebony knows her dream of a place of her own is now further away than she'd hoped. it does seem like a few more years, like 12 months has turned into 18 months turned to 24 months. coletta smith, bbc news in manchester. it's worth saying, naga and charlie, there may be more minor relief for homeowners and those looking to buy today — as the bank of england is expected to freeze rates once again. but we'll find out for sure at midday. thank you very much for that. mikejoins us on the mike joins us on the sofa, mikejoins us on the sofa, and i've seen this picture a few times this morning, the head in hands. that's a story in itself. the morning, the head in hands. that's a story in itself-— story in itself. the story of the season for _ story in itself. the story of the season for manchester - story in itself. the story of the season for manchester united | story in itself. the story of the i season for manchester united on story in itself. the story of the - season for manchester united on the story of— season for manchester united on the story of last night in the league cup. _ story of last night in the league cup. a — story of last night in the league cup, a repeat of the final from last year against newcastle, last season, earlier— year against newcastle, last season, earlier this _ year against newcastle, last season, earlier this year but the outcome is very different and sometimes when you are _ very different and sometimes when you are in _ very different and sometimes when you are in a — very different and sometimes when you are in a rut as a team, it's hard— you are in a rut as a team, it's hard to— you are in a rut as a team, it's hard to get— you are in a rut as a team, it's hard to get away from the fear that creeps _ hard to get away from the fear that creeps in _ hard to get away from the fear that creeps in and unsettles the team. you are _ creeps in and unsettles the team. you are going to say something. is you are going to say something. [55 it that you are going to say something. is it that they've lost five home games this season quite marked out of ten. five out of ten. is the theatre of dreams— five out of ten. is the theatre of dreams it's — five out of ten. is the theatre of dreams it's supposed to be. it's the theatre _ dreams it's supposed to be. it's the theatre of— dreams it's supposed to be. it's the theatre of bad dreams it's supposed to be. it's the theatre of had dreams. gr theatre of had dreams. (1) nightmares. theatre of bad dreams. or nightmares. manchesteri theatre of bad dreams. or - nightmares. manchester united are theatre of bad dreams. or _ nightmares. manchester united are in a bad lace nightmares. manchester united are in a bad place according _ nightmares. manchester united are in a bad place according to _ nightmares. manchester united are in a bad place according to their- a bad place according to their manager— a bad place according to their manager but he has vowed to stop their spiral— manager but he has vowed to stop their spiral after their worst start to a season for more than 60 years and it— to a season for more than 60 years and it continued as they were beaten at home _ and it continued as they were beaten at home try— and it continued as they were beaten at home by newcastle, their eighth defeat _ at home by newcastle, their eighth defeat in _ at home by newcastle, their eighth defeat in 15 and if you want another stat~ _ defeat in 15 and if you want another stat. joe _ defeat in 15 and if you want another stat. joe willock capped off a stunning _ stat. joe willock capped off a stunning night with a 3—0 win for newcastle — stunning night with a 3—0 win for newcastle and that sets them up with a quarterfinal against chelsea. the result _ a quarterfinal against chelsea. the result inevitably, especially if you read the — result inevitably, especially if you read the papers, increases the speculation over the future of erik ten hag _ speculation over the future of erik ten hag who says admittedly the buck stops with— ten hag who says admittedly the buck stops with him. it is ten hag who says admittedly the buck stops with him-— stops with him. it is below the standards _ stops with him. it is below the standards you _ stops with him. it is below the standards you can _ stops with him. it is below the standards you can expect - stops with him. it is below the standards you can expect with | standards you can expect with manchester united. this is not good enough by far. we have to put things right. i take responsibility for it, it is my team and they are not performing, sol it is my team and they are not performing, so i have to share it with my players, but i am responsible, as i say.- with my players, but i am responsible, as i say. the return of declan rice — responsible, as i say. the return of declan rice in _ responsible, as i say. the return of declan rice in to _ responsible, as i say. the return of declan rice in to galvanise - responsible, as i say. the return of declan rice in to galvanise the - responsible, as i say. the return of i declan rice in to galvanise the home team as _ declan rice in to galvanise the home team as they beat the home side —— arsenal— team as they beat the home side —— arsenal h — team as they beat the home side —— arsenal3—1. damien rice team as they beat the home side —— arsenal 3—1. damien rice was actually— arsenal 3—1. damien rice was actually booed by a section of the home _ actually booed by a section of the home fans — actually booed by a section of the home fans and the new team got off to the _ home fans and the new team got off to the worst start as a ben white own goal— to the worst start as a ben white own goal gifted west ham the lead. and the _ own goal gifted west ham the lead. and the hosts were convincing winners — and the hosts were convincing winners. the pick of their goals in the second — winners. the pick of their goals in the second half, watch this control from _ the second half, watch this control from mohamed clucas, taking down a 50 yard _ from mohamed clucas, taking down a 50 yard pass with such skill and then— 50 yard pass with such skill and then a — 50 yard pass with such skill and then a clean strike as well. —— mohammed kudus. liverpool beat bournemouth to set up their meeting with west ham. there were also wins for chelsea, and everton who will host fulham, in the last 8, after the west london side, managed an impressive 3 —1win away at championship high flyers ipswich town. and reach the quarter—finals of the league cup for the first time in 19 years. there were two delays to the rangers match _ there were two delays to the rangers match at _ there were two delays to the rangers match at dundee, first their bus was stuck— match at dundee, first their bus was stuck in _ match at dundee, first their bus was stuck in traffic meaning kick—off was pushed back on them because of this, a _ was pushed back on them because of this, a further delay after the match— this, a further delay after the match started. two minutes in, rangers— match started. two minutes in, rangers fans setting off red flares that engulfed the end at dens park and that— that engulfed the end at dens park and that triggered a fire alarm so the game — and that triggered a fire alarm so the game had to be halted again and the game had to be halted again and the players taken off for 15 minutes and when _ the players taken off for 15 minutes and when it restarted, rangers were unaffected _ and when it restarted, rangers were unaffected and 15—0. sam lammers with the _ unaffected and 15—0. sam lammers with the third goal, and what a goal it was— with the third goal, and what a goal it was -- _ with the third goal, and what a goal it was -- 5-0~ — with the third goal, and what a goal it was —— 5—0. celtic ground out a win themselves as they came from behind _ win themselves as they came from behind to— win themselves as they came from behind to beat st mirren with a late winner~ _ and finally, it became the buzz word in cricket over the summer, and now 'bazball' has been officially recognised, and included in the collins online dictionary. the term was coined by a journalist, based on the nickname of england's test head coach, brendon mccullum. it's defined as "a style of test cricket in which the batting side attempts to gain the initiative by playing in a highly aggressive manner". then there is a book out of this month, — then there is a book out of this month, the _ then there is a book out of this month, the story behind the cricket revolution — month, the story behind the cricket revolution. so it is here to stay but some — revolution. so it is here to stay but some of the australians might not like _ but some of the australians might not like it. — but some of the australians might not like it, but it is here now. what — not like it, but it is here now. what was _ not like it, but it is here now. what was that voice you did just then? i what was that voice you did 'ust then? ., ., then? i did the reading of the official definition _ then? i did the reading of the official definition from - then? i did the reading of the official definition from the - official definition from the dictionary. i put on my dictionary voice _ dictionary. i put on my dictionary voice was — dictionary. i put on my dictionary voice was sounded a bit silly, didn't— voice was sounded a bit silly, didn't it? _ voice was sounded a bit silly, didn't it?— voice was sounded a bit silly, didn't it? ,, i. ., ,, , didn't it? unless you are susie dent, i wouldn't _ didn't it? unless you are susie dent, i wouldn't do _ didn't it? unless you are susie dent, i wouldn't do a - didn't it? unless you are susie| dent, i wouldn't do a dictionary voice. �* ., ., ., voice. i'm not that good or official- — voice. i'm not that good or official- i _ voice. i'm not that good or official. i like _ voice. i'm not that good or official. i like your- voice. i'm not that good or official. i like your style, i voice. i'm not that good or - official. i like your style, mike. let's ao official. i like your style, mike. let's go straight _ official. i like your style, mike. let's go straight to _ official. i like your style, mike. let's go straight to carol - official. i like your style, mike. i let's go straight to carol because all eyes on the south this morning. we've seen some of the pictures, and the thing is it is the gusts as we had reports interrupted by one of the gusts a little while ago. absolutely right. the gusts are variable — absolutely right. the gusts are variable so we've had reports of over— variable so we've had reports of over 100 — variable so we've had reports of over 100 mph variable so we've had reports of over100 mph in variable so we've had reports of over 100 mph in parts of the channel islands, _ over 100 mph in parts of the channel islands, jersey airport, for example but some _ islands, jersey airport, for example but some of them are lower in summer higher— but some of them are lower in summer higherand— but some of them are lower in summer higherand it— but some of them are lower in summer higher and it depends on the centre of the _ higher and it depends on the centre of the storm is and in that centre the gusts — of the storm is and in that centre the gusts are hardly noticeable but the gusts are hardly noticeable but the met _ the gusts are hardly noticeable but the met office has a couple of amber weather— the met office has a couple of amber weather one is in force on this one is for— weather one is in force on this one is for the _ weather one is in force on this one is for the south—west and expires at 11 o'clock— is for the south—west and expires at 11 o'clock this morning and this one, _ 11 o'clock this morning and this one. you — 11 o'clock this morning and this one, you will notice, if you've been watching _ one, you will notice, if you've been watching this morning, has been trimmed, — watching this morning, has been trimmed, and the time it ends has been _ trimmed, and the time it ends has been brought forward, so it now ends at noon _ been brought forward, so it now ends at noon instead of five o'clock this afternoon — at noon instead of five o'clock this afternoon. but still, dangerous winds, — afternoon. but still, dangerous winds, looking at gusts of 70 or 80 mph across— winds, looking at gusts of 70 or 80 mph across southern coastal counties so disruption to travel on potential power— so disruption to travel on potential power cuts — so disruption to travel on potential power cuts for example are possible. we've _ power cuts for example are possible. we've seen _ power cuts for example are possible. we've seen really high gusts, extremely high across the channel islands _ extremely high across the channel islands this morning as i mentioned, in excess _ islands this morning as i mentioned, in excess of— islands this morning as i mentioned, in excess of 100 miles an hour. but as we _ in excess of 100 miles an hour. but as we go— in excess of 100 miles an hour. but as we go through the next few hours we should _ as we go through the next few hours we should slowly see it come down as this area _ we should slowly see it come down as this area of— we should slowly see it come down as this area of low pressure that is storm _ this area of low pressure that is storm ciaran moves north and east, but look— storm ciaran moves north and east, but look at — storm ciaran moves north and east, but look at the weather front around it and _ but look at the weather front around it and we _ but look at the weather front around it and we still see heavy rain. we've — it and we still see heavy rain. we've had _ it and we still see heavy rain. we've had it across the channel islands — we've had it across the channel islands and many parts of england and wales with a morning and we are also going _ and wales with a morning and we are also going to get further rain across— also going to get further rain across areas that have been flooded across _ across areas that have been flooded across eastern scotland and north—east england. i look at the isobars— north—east england. i look at the isobars tells you it will be windy, gusty _ isobars tells you it will be windy, gusty winds but not as strong as the amber— gusty winds but not as strong as the amber warning gusty winds but not as strong as the amberwarning areas in gusty winds but not as strong as the amber warning areas in the south. temperatures between ten or 12 wonder_ temperatures between ten or 12 wonder what is on. a dried the low pressure drifts further— dried the low pressure drifts further into the north sea. we have more _ further into the north sea. we have more rain _ further into the north sea. we have more rain coming in across eastern scotland _ more rain coming in across eastern scotland and england. the winds will still be _ scotland and england. the winds will still be strong but moving further west, _ still be strong but moving further west. a _ still be strong but moving further west, a drier picture and we will have _ west, a drier picture and we will have clear— west, a drier picture and we will have clear skies and a few showers. still windy— have clear skies and a few showers. still windy though. tomorrow is the low pressure that is storm ciaran continues— low pressure that is storm ciaran continues to weaken, we have a weather— continues to weaken, we have a weather front around it that will still bring — weather front around it that will still bring in some rain across eastern — still bring in some rain across eastern parts of scotland and north—east england, still gusty winds, — north—east england, still gusty winds, so— north—east england, still gusty winds, so for the rest of the uk you might— winds, so for the rest of the uk you might find _ winds, so for the rest of the uk you might find that the winds will slowly— might find that the winds will slowly come down and there will be a lot, and _ slowly come down and there will be a lot, and on— slowly come down and there will be a lot, and on friday as well. but it will blow— lot, and on friday as well. but it will blow in— lot, and on friday as well. but it will blow in some showers through wales— will blow in some showers through wales in— will blow in some showers through wales in the south—west and we could see if— wales in the south—west and we could see if you _ wales in the south—west and we could see if you around the manchester area as _ see if you around the manchester area as well with temperatures between — area as well with temperatures between ten and ia degrees. area as well with temperatures between ten and 1a degrees. happens after? _ between ten and 1a degrees. happens after? 0n— between ten and 1a degrees. happens after? on saturday you can see the look the _ after? on saturday you can see the look the rain will be primarily to start— look the rain will be primarily to start the — look the rain will be primarily to start the day across parts of eglin and wales— start the day across parts of eglin and wales and it could be heavy and falling _ and wales and it could be heavy and falling on _ and wales and it could be heavy and falling on already saturated ground. it will _ falling on already saturated ground. it will be _ falling on already saturated ground. it will be windy as well but not as windy— it will be windy as well but not as windy as — it will be windy as well but not as windy as today and there will be some _ windy as today and there will be some showers as we push further north _ some showers as we push further north it — some showers as we push further north it is — some showers as we push further north. it is on sunday we can loosen our corsets — north. it is on sunday we can loosen our corsets and we will see a return to blustery — our corsets and we will see a return to blustery showers but also some sunshine — to blustery showers but also some sunshine. ., ., ., ~ to blustery showers but also some sunshine. ., ., ., ,, , ., , sunshine. carol, thank you very much. sunshine. carol, thank you very much- people _ sunshine. carol, thank you very much. people are _ sunshine. carol, thank you very much. people are warned - sunshine. carol, thank you very much. people are warned and i sunshine. carol, thank you very i much. people are warned and well informed. . g much. people are warned and well informed. ., ,, , ., much. people are warned and well informed. . ~' , ., ., much. people are warned and well informed. ., ,, , ., ., ., , informed. thank you. you have been ket informed. thank you. you have been ke -t bus informed. thank you. you have been kept busy this _ informed. thank you. you have been kept busy this morning. _ informed. thank you. you have been kept busy this morning. you - informed. thank you. you have been kept busy this morning. you can i informed. thank you. you have been kept busy this morning. you can say| kept busy this morning. you can say that aaain. kept busy this morning. you can say that again- i — kept busy this morning. you can say that again. i suppose _ kept busy this morning. you can say that again. i suppose when - kept busy this morning. you can say that again. i suppose when you i kept busy this morning. you can say| that again. i suppose when you have somethin: that again. i suppose when you have something like _ that again. i suppose when you have something like this, _ that again. i suppose when you have something like this, you _ that again. i suppose when you have something like this, you can - that again. i suppose when you have something like this, you can get i something like this, you can get your teeth into it because it's so important that people are informed. it is. really important and it's really. — it is. really important and it's really. for— it is. really important and it's really, for us, really exciting as well— really, for us, really exciting as well and — really, for us, really exciting as well and you have to temper your excitement because of the ramifications of the storm, so you are right — ramifications of the storm, so you are rirht. ., ., i. ramifications of the storm, so you are rirht. ., ., ,, ., , ., are right. carol, you have been mega informative. — are right. carol, you have been mega informative, so _ are right. carol, you have been mega informative, so thank— are right. carol, you have been mega informative, so thank you. _ are right. carol, you have been mega informative, so thank you. enjoy i are right. carol, you have been mega informative, so thank you. enjoy the | informative, so thank you. enjoy the rest of your week. since forming ten years ago, indie—rock band blossoms have gone from strength to strength, with the release of three number one albums, numerous tours, and a collaboration or two with none other than pop icon, and friend of breakfast, rick astley. now, as they prepare for the biggest gig of their lives, the stockport based group are hoping their new release will be another chart topper, let's take a listen. music we're joined now by blossoms lead singer tom ogden and drummerjoe donovan. good morning. you all right? all rirht. good morning. you all right? all right- how _ good morning. you all right? all right. how are _ good morning. you all right? all right. how are you? _ good morning. you all right? all right. how are you? not - good morning. you all right? all right. how are you? not bad. i good morning. you all right? all| right. how are you? not bad. are good morning. you all right? all- right. how are you? not bad. are you goodin right. how are you? not bad. are you good in the early mornings? i iike good in the early mornings? i like to start with _ good in the early mornings? i like to start with a _ good in the early mornings? i like to start with a walk. _ good in the early mornings? i like to start with a walk. not - good in the early mornings? i like to start with a walk. not with i good in the early mornings? i like to start with a walk. not with the | to start with a walk. not with the weather at _ to start with a walk. not with the weather at the _ to start with a walk. not with the weather at the moment. - to start with a walk. not with the weather at the moment. do i to start with a walk. not with the weather at the moment. do you | to start with a walk. not with the i weather at the moment. do you know what, it's weather at the moment. do you know what. it's a — weather at the moment. do you know what. it's a bit — weather at the moment. do you know what, it's a bit more _ weather at the moment. do you know what, it's a bit more quiet. _ weather at the moment. do you know what, it's a bit more quiet. when i what, it's a bit more quiet. when there _ what, it's a bit more quiet. when there is— what, it's a bit more quiet. when there is not— what, it's a bit more quiet. when there is not as many people, you can .et there is not as many people, you can get your— there is not as many people, you can get your hood up. it�*s there is not as many people, you can get your hood up— get your hood up. it's a good point. i like doing — get your hood up. it's a good point. i like doing that _ get your hood up. it's a good point. i like doing that too. _ get your hood up. it's a good point. i like doing that too. visiting i i like doing that too. visiting ins - irina i like doing that too. visiting inspiring and _ i like doing that too. visiting inspiring and creative? i i i like doing that too. visiting | inspiring and creative? i think i like doing that too. visiting i inspiring and creative? i think so. i think— inspiring and creative? i think so. i thinkiust — inspiring and creative? i think so. i thinkjust getting out there —— is it inspiring — i thinkjust getting out there —— is it inspiring question mark i don't listen _ it inspiring question mark i don't listen to— it inspiring question mark i don't listen to music or take my headphones and ijust go and, it's like meditation. i have to do it every— like meditation. i have to do it every morning. it�*s like meditation. i have to do it every morning-— like meditation. i have to do it every morning. it's good to have a routine. every morning. it's good to have a routine- this _ every morning. it's good to have a routine. this latest _ every morning. it's good to have a routine. this latest single, - every morning. it's good to have a routine. this latest single, tell- every morning. it's good to have a j routine. this latest single, tell me about the history of it because it comes from a poem, a raw poem full of hurt after a break—up which, who read it? i of hurt after a break-up which, who read it? . of hurt after a break-up which, who read it?- how— of hurt after a break-up which, who read it?- how do _ of hurt after a break-up which, who read it?- how do you i of hurt after a break-up which, who read it?- how do you read | read it? i read it. how do you read a bit of this _ read it? i read it. how do you read a bit of this poet's _ read it? i read it. how do you read a bit of this poet's work _ read it? i read it. how do you read a bit of this poet's work before i a bit of this poet's work before christ but no, because as a songwriter i'm looking for inspiration from elsewhere and i've done it since i was 18. stand inspiration from elsewhere and i've done it since i was 18.— done it since i was 18. and i've taken song _ done it since i was 18. and i've taken song titles _ done it since i was 18. and i've taken song titles that - done it since i was 18. and i've taken song titles that i've i done it since i was 18. and i've taken song titles that i've read done it since i was 18. and i've i taken song titles that i've read so i'm always — taken song titles that i've read so i'm always on _ taken song titles that i've read so i'm always on the _ taken song titles that i've read so i'm always on the hunt _ taken song titles that i've read so i'm always on the hunt for- taken song titles that i've read so i'm always on the hunt for thingsl i'm always on the hunt for things and i_ i'm always on the hunt for things and i was — i'm always on the hunt for things and i was in _ i'm always on the hunt for things and i was in a _ i'm always on the hunt for things and i was in a book— i'm always on the hunt for things and i was in a book shop- i'm always on the hunt for things and i was in a book shop and ii and i was in a book shop and i bought— and i was in a book shop and i bought four— and i was in a book shop and i bought four books _ and i was in a book shop and i bought four books and - and i was in a book shop and i bought four books and i - and i was in a book shop and i bought four books and i was i and i was in a book shop and i- bought four books and i was flicking through— bought four books and i was flicking through and — bought four books and i was flicking through and i— bought four books and i was flicking through and i thought _ bought four books and i was flicking through and i thought that - bought four books and i was flicking through and i thought that one i bought four books and i was flickingl through and i thought that one looks .ood through and i thought that one looks good and _ through and i thought that one looks good and that — through and i thought that one looks good and that was _ through and i thought that one looks good and that was one _ through and i thought that one looks good and that was one of _ through and i thought that one looks good and that was one of them. i- through and i thought that one looksl good and that was one of them. i was writing _ good and that was one of them. i was writing this _ good and that was one of them. i was writing this song _ good and that was one of them. i was writing this song and _ good and that was one of them. i was writing this song and then _ good and that was one of them. i was writing this song and then turned i writing this song and then turned and i— writing this song and then turned and i thought. _ writing this song and then turned and i thought, i'm _ writing this song and then turned and i thought, i'm sure _ writing this song and then turned and i thought, i'm sure there i writing this song and then turned and i thought, i'm sure there arej and i thought, i'm sure there are some— and i thought, i'm sure there are some bits — and i thought, i'm sure there are some bits in— and i thought, i'm sure there are some bits in that _ and i thought, i'm sure there are some bits in that poem - and i thought, i'm sure there are some bits in that poem and i- some bits in that poem and i thought. _ some bits in that poem and i thought. i— some bits in that poem and i thought, i need— some bits in that poem and i thought, i need to _ some bits in that poem and i thought, i need to go - some bits in that poem and i thought, i need to go back. some bits in that poem and i| thought, i need to go back to some bits in that poem and i- thought, i need to go back to that. it is thought, i need to go back to that. it is post-break— thought, i need to go back to that. it is post—break up, _ thought, i need to go back to that. it is post—break up, all— thought, i need to go back to that. it is post—break up, all the - thought, i need to go back to that. it is post—break up, all the things. it is post—break up, all the things you have to avoid doing. it is it is post-break up, all the things you have to avoid doing.- you have to avoid doing. it is a to-do list. _ you have to avoid doing. it is a to-do list, which _ you have to avoid doing. it is a to-do list, which is _ you have to avoid doing. it is a to-do list, which is what i you have to avoid doing. it is a to-do list, which is what it - you have to avoid doing. it is al to-do list, which is what it says you have to avoid doing. it is a - to-do list, which is what it says on to—do list, which is what it says on the tin _ to—do list, which is what it says on the tin and — to—do list, which is what it says on the tin and i— to—do list, which is what it says on the tin and i thought— to—do list, which is what it says on the tin and i thought it _ to—do list, which is what it says on the tin and i thought it concept - to—do list, which is what it says on the tin and i thought it concept fori the tin and i thought it concept for a song _ the tin and i thought it concept for a song and — the tin and i thought it concept for a song and take— the tin and i thought it concept for a song and take refuge _ the tin and i thought it concept for a song and take refuge in - the tin and i thought it concept for a song and take refuge in your- the tin and i thought it concept for. a song and take refuge in your bed, until the _ a song and take refuge in your bed, until the tears— a song and take refuge in your bed, until the tears dry, _ a song and take refuge in your bed, until the tears dry, and _ a song and take refuge in your bed, until the tears dry, and it's - a song and take refuge in your bed, until the tears dry, and it's like a i until the tears dry, and it's like a jumping — until the tears dry, and it's like a jumping point— until the tears dry, and it's like a jumping point and _ until the tears dry, and it's like a jumping point and often - until the tears dry, and it's like a jumping point and often you - until the tears dry, and it's like a i jumping point and often you might put something _ jumping point and often you might put something like _ jumping point and often you might put something like that _ jumping point and often you might put something like that in - jumping point and often you might put something like that in and - put something like that in and replace — put something like that in and replace it _ put something like that in and replace it where _ put something like that in and replace it where is _ put something like that in and replace it where is it- put something like that in and replace it where is itjust - put something like that in and replace it where is it just fits i put something like that in and i replace it where is it just fits so well _ replace it where is it just fits so well and — replace it where is it just fits so well and we _ replace it where is it just fits so well and we reached _ replace it where is it just fits so well and we reached out - replace it where is it just fits so well and we reached out to - replace it where is it just fits so well and we reached out to the| replace it where is it just fits so - well and we reached out to the poet and asked _ well and we reached out to the poet and asked if— well and we reached out to the poet and asked if we _ well and we reached out to the poet and asked if we could _ well and we reached out to the poet and asked if we could use _ well and we reached out to the poet and asked if we could use it - well and we reached out to the poet and asked if we could use it and - well and we reached out to the poet and asked if we could use it and she said yes _ and asked if we could use it and she said yes i— and asked if we could use it and she said es. , , , i and asked if we could use it and she said es. , ,, i i, and asked if we could use it and she said es. , ,, . ., ., ., and asked if we could use it and she said es. ,,, . ., ., ., , said yes. i suspect a lot of people who might _ said yes. i suspect a lot of people who might not — said yes. i suspect a lot of people who might not have _ said yes. i suspect a lot of people who might not have heard - said yes. i suspect a lot of people who might not have heard the - said yes. i suspect a lot of people i who might not have heard the poem will hear the song and think, i know that feeling. each one you go, oh, you've been there. you can tell me what you wish. i you've been there. you can tell me what you wish-— what you wish. i think everybody's been there- _ what you wish. i think everybody's been there. we'd _ what you wish. i think everybody's been there. we'd both _ what you wish. i think everybody's been there. we'd both been - what you wish. i think everybody's been there. we'd both been there j what you wish. i think everybody's - been there. we'd both been there and that's— been there. we'd both been there and that's when— been there. we'd both been there and that's when you are reading it, you relate _ that's when you are reading it, you relate to— that's when you are reading it, you relate to it — that's when you are reading it, you relate to it. it that's when you are reading it, you relate to it— relate to it. it feels like that collection — relate to it. it feels like that collection of _ relate to it. it feels like that collection of poems, - relate to it. it feels like that collection of poems, correctj relate to it. it feels like that - collection of poems, correct me if i am wrong, was kind of aimed at women, and ifind it interesting that guys have read and thought, yeah, actually, people will find that refreshing but then you've decided to have this as a duet. she robabl decided to have this as a duet. she probably wrote itjust decided to have this as a duet. she probably wrote it just from her perspective. _ probably wrote it just from her perspective, which _ probably wrote it just from her perspective, which is - probably wrote it just from her perspective, which is more - probably wrote it just from her i perspective, which is more aimed probably wrote it just from her - perspective, which is more aimed at people _ perspective, which is more aimed at pe0pte from — perspective, which is more aimed at pe0pte from her— perspective, which is more aimed at people from her lived _ perspective, which is more aimed at people from her lived expense. - perspective, which is more aimed atj people from her lived expense. yet, and then— people from her lived expense. yet, and then obviously— people from her lived expense. yet, and then obviously it _ people from her lived expense. yet, and then obviously it can _ people from her lived expense. yet, and then obviously it can relate - people from her lived expense. yet, and then obviously it can relate to l and then obviously it can relate to that -- _ and then obviously it can relate to that -- lived — and then obviously it can relate to that —— lived experience. - and then obviously it can relate to that -- lived experience. everyone relates to a _ that -- lived experience. everyone relates to a break-up, _ that -- lived experience. everyone relates to a break-up, but - that -- lived experience. everyone relates to a break-up, but i - that -- lived experience. everyone relates to a break-up, but i think, | relates to a break—up, but i think, yeah, _ relates to a break—up, but i think, yeah. going — relates to a break—up, but i think, yeah, going back to what you said about— yeah, going back to what you said about it _ yeah, going back to what you said about it being written from her point _ about it being written from her point of — about it being written from her point of view, to me it felt right to make — point of view, to me it felt right to make a — point of view, to me it felt right to make a duet and the lyrics kind of screamed from both sides a bit to me and _ of screamed from both sides a bit to me and i_ of screamed from both sides a bit to me and i thought it would make sense — me and i thought it would make sense. and we are fans of duets. we've _ sense. and we are fans of duets. we've kind — sense. and we are fans of duets. we've kind of wanted one for awhile. finlay— we've kind of wanted one for awhile. finlay was— we've kind of wanted one for awhile. finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch— finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch for— finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch for we _ finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch for we were _ finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch for we were even - finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch for we were even in - finlay was an obvious choice and we to watch for we were even in this i to watch for we were even in this band, _ to watch for we were even in this band. we — to watch for we were even in this band. we just _ to watch for we were even in this band, we just went _ to watch for we were even in this band, we just went as _ to watch for we were even in this band, we just went as fans. - to watch for we were even in this band, we just went as fans. shel to watch for we were even in this. band, we just went as fans. she is from _ band, we just went as fans. she is from stockport, _ band, we just went as fans. she is from stockport, so _ band, we just went as fans. she is from stockport, so there - band, we just went as fans. she is from stockport, so there is- band, we just went as fans. she is from stockport, so there is a - from stockport, so there is a connection _ from stockport, so there is a connection-— from stockport, so there is a connection. �* ., ~ ., connection. and it worked out well. on our leading _ connection. and it worked out well. on our leading we _ connection. and it worked out well. on our leading we called _ connection. and it worked out well. on our leading we called you - connection. and it worked out well. on our leading we called you an - on our leading we called you an indie band, but do you get bored of tags, that you are one thing or another? ., ., ., _ tags, that you are one thing or another? ., ., ., another? you have to say something. you could just — another? you have to say something. you could just be _ another? you have to say something. you could just be blossoms _ another? you have to say something. you could just be blossoms rather - you could just be blossoms rather than having... i you could just be blossoms rather than having---_ than having... i think you need a reference _ than having... i think you need a reference point. _ than having... i think you need a reference point. people - than having... i think you need a reference point. people in - than having... i think you need a reference point. people in our. reference point. people in our sphere — reference point. people in our sphere would _ reference point. people in our sphere would say— reference point. people in our sphere would say you - reference point. people in our sphere would say you sound l reference point. people in our. sphere would say you sound like blossoms, — sphere would say you sound like blossoms, and _ sphere would say you sound like blossoms, and having _ sphere would say you sound like blossoms, and having been- sphere would say you sound like i blossoms, and having been round sphere would say you sound like . blossoms, and having been round a bit. ., �* , ., ., ., bit. you've been doing it for a while. i don't— bit. you've been doing it for a while. i don't particularly - bit. you've been doing it for a | while. i don't particularly mind bit. you've been doing it for a . while. i don't particularly mind of somebody says — while. i don't particularly mind of somebody says they _ while. i don't particularly mind of somebody says they sound - while. i don't particularly mind of somebody says they sound a - while. i don't particularly mind of somebody says they sound a bit l while. i don't particularly mind of - somebody says they sound a bit indie or a bit— somebody says they sound a bit indie or a bit pop — somebody says they sound a bit indie or a bit pop [— somebody says they sound a bit indie or a bit pop-— or a bit pop. i suppose there are not as many _ or a bit pop. i suppose there are not as many indie _ or a bit pop. i suppose there are not as many indie bands - or a bit pop. i suppose there are not as many indie bands as - or a bit pop. i suppose there are | not as many indie bands as there once _ not as many indie bands as there once was, — not as many indie bands as there once was, so it's quite nice having that _ once was, so it's quite nice having that so _ once was, so it's quite nice having that. �* , once was, so it's quite nice having that, f once was, so it's quite nice having that. �*, .,, i. once was, so it's quite nice having that, f 4' once was, so it's quite nice having that. �*, ~ | once was, so it's quite nice having that-_ i do - that. so it's as you like it. i do like it. labels _ that. so it's as you like it. i do like it. labels aside _ that. so it's as you like it. i do like it. labels aside you - that. so it's as you like it. i do like it. labels aside you get i that. so it's as you like it. i do like it. labels aside you get to erform like it. labels aside you get to perform with _ like it. labels aside you get to perform with all— like it. labels aside you get to perform with all sorts - like it. labels aside you get to perform with all sorts of - like it. labels aside you get to i perform with all sorts of people, and you were at glastonbury with rick astley. and you were at glastonbury with rick astley— and you were at glastonbury with rick astle . ., ., ,., ., ., , rick astley. how about that? it was areat. he rick astley. how about that? it was great- he is — rick astley. how about that? it was great- he is a _ rick astley. how about that? it was great. he is a very _ rick astley. how about that? it was great. he is a very good _ rick astley. how about that? it was great. he is a very good friend. - rick astley. how about that? it was great. he is a very good friend. we | great. he is a very good friend. we are in— great. he is a very good friend. we are in lohdoh— great. he is a very good friend. we are in london tonight _ great. he is a very good friend. we are in london tonight and - great. he is a very good friend. we are in london tonight and he - great. he is a very good friend. we are in london tonight and he is - are in london tonight and he is playing — are in london tonight and he is playing he— are in london tonight and he is -la inc. , , ., ., are in london tonight and he is - in. , , ., ., , are in london tonight and he is .la in., , , ., ., , ., , playing. he slept over at my house and now we _ playing. he slept over at my house and now we call— playing. he slept over at my house and now we call it _ playing. he slept over at my house and now we call it the _ playing. he slept over at my house and now we call it the rick - playing. he slept over at my house and now we call it the rick astley i and now we call it the rick astley suite _ and now we call it the rick astley suite. ~ ., , ., and now we call it the rick astley suite. ~ ., ., , suite. was he a good house guest? great. suite. was he a good house guest? great- was — suite. was he a good house guest? great- was he _ suite. was he a good house guest? great. was he tidy? _ suite. was he a good house guest? great. was he tidy? did _ suite. was he a good house guest? great. was he tidy? did he - suite. was he a good house guest? great. was he tidy? did he strip . suite. was he a good house guest? | great. was he tidy? did he strip the bed question _ great. was he tidy? did he strip the bed question mark _ great. was he tidy? did he strip the bed question mark i _ great. was he tidy? did he strip the bed question mark i can't _ great. was he tidy? did he strip the | bed question mark i can't remember if he stripped it, but it was very well made. he if he stripped it, but it was very well made-— if he stripped it, but it was very well made. .,, ., ,, ,, , ., well made. he was down in stockport hanrain out well made. he was down in stockport hanging out with _ well made. he was down in stockport hanging out with us _ well made. he was down in stockport hanging out with us and _ well made. he was down in stockport hanging out with us and he _ well made. he was down in stockport hanging out with us and he was - well made. he was down in stockport hanging out with us and he was like, | hanging out with us and he was like, where _ hanging out with us and he was like, where she _ hanging out with us and he was like, where she will be stay and i was saying. — where she will be stay and i was saying. i'm _ where she will be stay and i was saying, i'm not sure, it's rick asttey— saying, i'm not sure, it's rick astley and _ saying, i'm not sure, it's rick astley and you are thinking, i don't astley and you are thinking, idon't know— astley and you are thinking, i don't know where — astley and you are thinking, i don't know where you want to stay. there is not _ know where you want to stay. there is not that _ know where you want to stay. there is not that many hotels in stockport. i said, why don't you stay _ stockport. i said, why don't you stay at — stockport. i said, why don't you stay at my— stockport. i said, why don't you stay at my house, i've got a spare room — stay at my house, i've got a spare room and _ stay at my house, i've got a spare room and he — stay at my house, i've got a spare room and he was up for it. we made dinner— room and he was up for it. we made dinner and _ room and he was up for it. we made dinnerand had a room and he was up for it. we made dinner and had a few drinks and everyone — dinner and had a few drinks and everyone came round and it was lovely — everyone came round and it was lovel . ., v everyone came round and it was lovel . ., �* , . everyone came round and it was lovel. ., v . ~ ., lovely. that's nice. we went to the blossoms pub _ lovely. that's nice. we went to the blossoms pub and _ lovely. that's nice. we went to the blossoms pub and then _ lovely. that's nice. we went to the blossoms pub and then all - lovely. that's nice. we went to the blossoms pub and then all of - lovely. that's nice. we went to the blossoms pub and then all of the l lovely. that's nice. we went to the i blossoms pub and then all of the pub started coming round, saying why don't you come to our pub? bastard started coming round, saying why don't you come to our pub? word was caettin don't you come to our pub? word was getting around — don't you come to our pub? word was getting around that _ don't you come to our pub? word was getting around that astley _ don't you come to our pub? word was getting around that astley is - don't you come to our pub? word was getting around that astley is in - getting around that astley is in town. ~ , ., , , getting around that astley is in town. ~ , ., ,, ., getting around that astley is in town. , ., ., , town. we went shopping and some lady turned round — town. we went shopping and some lady turned round and _ town. we went shopping and some lady turned round and said, _ town. we went shopping and some lady turned round and said, are _ town. we went shopping and some lady turned round and said, are you - town. we went shopping and some lady turned round and said, are you rick- turned round and said, are you rick astley. _ turned round and said, are you rick astley. and — turned round and said, are you rick astley, and he said yes and she said. _ astley, and he said yes and she said. why— astley, and he said yes and she said, why are you here? she couldn't fathom _ said, why are you here? she couldn't fathom while he was in stockport. you played at glastonbury with him, but in our briefing notes it says that in your words the biggest ever, your biggest show yet is wythenshawe park will be the moment of your career. explain that, because most people would think i'm in a bland and play at glastonbury and nothing can top it. —— in a band. glastonbury is a festival and it is the festivat— glastonbury is a festival and it is the festival of— glastonbury is a festival and it is the festival of festivals - glastonbury is a festival and it is the festival of festivals and - glastonbury is a festival and it is| the festival of festivals and we've done _ the festival of festivals and we've done it— the festival of festivals and we've done it a — the festival of festivals and we've done it a couple _ the festival of festivals and we've done it a couple of— the festival of festivals and we've done it a couple of times - the festival of festivals and we've done it a couple of times and - the festival of festivals and we've i done it a couple of times and even if we _ done it a couple of times and even if we are _ done it a couple of times and even if we are not— done it a couple of times and even if we are not playing, _ done it a couple of times and even if we are not playing, we - done it a couple of times and even if we are not playing, we do - done it a couple of times and even if we are not playing, we do it- done it a couple of times and even if we are not playing, we do it and| if we are not playing, we do it and id if we are not playing, we do it and go and _ if we are not playing, we do it and go and go — if we are not playing, we do it and go and go with— if we are not playing, we do it and go and go with motor— if we are not playing, we do it and go and go with motor with - if we are not playing, we do it and go and go with motor with our- if we are not playing, we do it and i go and go with motor with our family and we _ go and go with motor with our family and we have — go and go with motor with our family and we have got— go and go with motor with our family and we have got the _ go and go with motor with our family and we have got the bug _ go and go with motor with our family and we have got the bug and - go and go with motor with our family and we have got the bug and this- and we have got the bug and this wythenshawe _ and we have got the bug and this wythenshawe park— and we have got the bug and this wythenshawe park gig _ and we have got the bug and this wythenshawe park gig that - and we have got the bug and this wythenshawe park gig that has i and we have got the bug and this. wythenshawe park gig that has been announced _ wythenshawe park gig that has been announced this _ wythenshawe park gig that has been announced this morning _ wythenshawe park gig that has been announced this morning is— wythenshawe park gig that has been announced this morning is like - wythenshawe park gig that has been announced this morning is like our. announced this morning is like our cake _ announced this morning is like our cake and _ announced this morning is like our cake and the — announced this morning is like our cake and the biggest— announced this morning is like our cake and the biggest show- announced this morning is like our cake and the biggest show we've i announced this morning is like our. cake and the biggest show we've ever done _ cake and the biggest show we've ever done its— cake and the biggest show we've ever done it's kind — cake and the biggest show we've ever done. it's kind of— cake and the biggest show we've ever done. it's kind of more _ cake and the biggest show we've ever done. it's kind of more personal- cake and the biggest show we've ever done. it's kind of more personal and. done. it's kind of more personal and it's in— done. it's kind of more personal and it's in manchester. _ done. it's kind of more personal and it's in manchester.— it's in manchester. wasn't it your birthday yesterday? _ it's in manchester. wasn't it your birthday yesterday? it _ it's in manchester. wasn't it your birthday yesterday? it was. - it's in manchester. wasn't it your. birthday yesterday? it was. you've come onto the sofa the day after your birthday. come onto the sofa the day after your birthday-— come onto the sofa the day after your birthday. that is dedication. how is the _ your birthday. that is dedication. how is the head? _ your birthday. that is dedication. how is the head? absolutely - your birthday. that is dedication. | how is the head? absolutely fine. went for a — how is the head? absolutely fine. went for a nice _ how is the head? absolutely fine. went for a nice meal. _ how is the head? absolutely fine. went for a nice meal. i _ how is the head? absolutely fine. went for a nice meal. i was - how is the head? absolutely fine. went for a nice meal. i wasjust i went for a nice meal. iwasjust buzzing — went for a nice meal. iwasjust buzzing about the gig. it�*s went for a nice meal. i was 'ust buzzing about the gig. it's going to be areat. buzzing about the gig. it's going to be great- are _ buzzing about the gig. it's going to be great. are you _ buzzing about the gig. it's going to be great. are you wearing - buzzing about the gig. it's going to | be great. are you wearing matching keys? i was looking at you... i was thinking, what are the keys? brute keys? i was looking at you... i was thinking, what are the keys? we had these for a while. _ thinking, what are the keys? we had these for a while. we've _ thinking, what are the keys? we had these for a while. we've been - these for a while. we've been friends — these for a while. we've been friends for— these for a while. we've been friends for a _ these for a while. we've been friends for a long _ these for a while. we've been friends for a long time, - these for a while. we've been friends for a long time, so- these for a while. we've been i friends for a long time, so when these for a while. we've been - friends for a long time, so when we used _ friends for a long time, so when we used to— friends for a long time, so when we used to go— friends for a long time, so when we used to go out— friends for a long time, so when we used to go out into _ friends for a long time, so when we used to go out into manchester, . friends for a long time, so when wei used to go out into manchester, you start dressing — used to go out into manchester, you start dressing, and _ used to go out into manchester, you start dressing, and accessorising. i start dressing, and accessorising. they— start dressing, and accessorising. they were — start dressing, and accessorising. they were hung _ start dressing, and accessorising. they were hung up _ start dressing, and accessorising. they were hung up in _ start dressing, and accessorising. they were hung up in my- start dressing, and accessorising. they were hung up in my mums. start dressing, and accessorising. - they were hung up in my mums house and i they were hung up in my mums house and t was _ they were hung up in my mums house and t was like. — they were hung up in my mums house and i was like, if i put that on a chain. — and i was like, if i put that on a chain. that— and i was like, if i put that on a chain, that would be cool, thinking i was _ chain, that would be cool, thinking i was like. — chain, that would be cool, thinking i was like, and then i did it and we started— i was like, and then i did it and we started the— i was like, and then i did it and we started the band at the same time. we got _ started the band at the same time. we got them from an old relative called _ we got them from an old relative called mr— we got them from an old relative called mr b — we got them from an old relative called mr b and _ we got them from an old relative called mr b and we _ we got them from an old relative called mr b and we started - we got them from an old relative - called mr b and we started blossoms which _ called mr b and we started blossoms which began — called mr b and we started blossoms which began with _ called mr b and we started blossoms which began with a _ called mr b and we started blossoms which began with a b, _ called mr b and we started blossoms which began with a b, so _ called mr b and we started blossoms which began with a b, so his- called mr b and we started blossoms which began with a b, so his mum i called mr b and we started blossoms i which began with a b, so his mum was like, which began with a b, so his mum was like. there's— which began with a b, so his mum was like, there's something _ which began with a b, so his mum was like, there's something in _ which began with a b, so his mum was like, there's something in these - like, there's something in these keys _ like, there's something in these keys we — like, there's something in these keys. we started _ like, there's something in these keys. we started wearing - like, there's something in these keys. we started wearing them i like, there's something in these . keys. we started wearing them and .ood keys. we started wearing them and good things— keys. we started wearing them and good things started _ keys. we started wearing them and good things started happening - keys. we started wearing them and good things started happening so i keys. we started wearing them and i good things started happening so we cap them _ good things started happening so we cap them on — good things started happening so we cap them on. stick— good things started happening so we cap them on— good things started happening so we cap them on-_ a _ good things started happening so we cap them on._ a lot - good things started happening so we cap them on._ a lot of - cap them on. stick at it. a lot of --eole cap them on. stick at it. a lot of people will— cap them on. stick at it. a lot of people will be — cap them on. stick at it. a lot of people will be excited _ cap them on. stick at it. a lot of people will be excited about - cap them on. stick at it. a lot of people will be excited about the j people will be excited about the gig- people will be excited about the gig. nice to see if for hello, you're watching bbc news. a major incident has been declared up across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds of more than 100 mph to areas already under flood and danger to life warnings. more than 300 schools have been forced to close as well as several airports. there are no flights in or out ofjersey, guernsey and alderney airports. this is the view over the port of dover, where ferries have been cancelled. train lines have also ground to a halt, with some operators telling commuters to work from home, and drivers in the south and west of the uk have been told to avoid coastal roads. let's take a look at some of the places where the storm is having an impact. we will show you this footage from cornwall, where waves have been seen crashing over the sea wall and onto the road there. and we can also show you now, this is jersey, you can see the intensity of the wind and rain. authorities are warning storm ciaran poses a potential risk to life and property. this is on guernsey where again you can see the wind and rain rocking the boats there.