of my mind...# the funny girl on the way we were. barbra streisand reflects on the challenges of being a woman at the top of her profession during her six—decade long career. i was so appreciative of being in england, where you had a queen and margaret thatcher was the prime minister. you know, in other words, you weren't intimidated by me being a woman. good morning. some fabulous sightings of the aurora borealis north_ sightings of the aurora borealis north to — sightings of the aurora borealis north to south last night. the book is this_ north to south last night. the book is this week— north to south last night. the book is this week is one of sunshine and showers _ this is gaza this is gaza strip this morning. the first reports come from your land now. the relentless bombardment continues. the latest strikes in northern gaza among the most intense. this was yesterday's aftermath. locals say dozens were killed. saeed's wife and daughters wounded. he searches for neighbours. we can get more from yolande now, who joins us from jerusalem. yolande, what's the situation there this morning? more there this morning? smoke could be seen hanging the more smoke could be seen hanging on the horizon over the gaza strip this morning. according to the palestinian news agency, what has happened has been unprecedented bombardment over the last couple of days. really quite intense, particularly in the north. israeli military says it has carried out significant air strikes and is continuing to say its pulses and circle gaza city, which of course is the biggest, most populated city of the biggest, most populated city of the gaza strip and it is believed there are still a few hundred thousand civilians who are in this northern part of the gaza strip. at the same time, it is saying it has split the gaza strip into house. -- in two split the gaza strip into house. —— in two halves. and anthony blinken has arrived in turkey this morning, as he continues his diplomatic tour of the region. what's he hoping to achieve? it is twofold really. one is to try to stop the conflict from escalating. he is hearing that from all different arab foreign ministers he has been meeting over the last few days and now he is in turkey. also he wants to try to get this idea of a humanitarian pause more widely accepted. israel has completely willed a ceasefire out until it's hostages are released. if progress can be made on releasing the hostages, though, perhaps some kind of humanitarian pause in fighting could be considered. at the moment, it is really a very desperate situation. some aid has been getting into gaza but the rafah crossing has been closed for the last few days with a dispute going on about getting palestinian safely back out of the gaza strip. even foreign nationals who had been using that route had not been able to get out. . ~ that route had not been able to get out. ., ,, , ., the leader of burnley council, and ten of his colleagues, have resigned from the labour party over sir keir starmer�*s refusal to back a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. henry, what might this mean for mr starmer? morning. in some ways, this is not that surprising because the leader of burnley borough council called for keir starmer to resign as labour leader last week. perhaps resigning from the labour party himself flows naturally from the call he made last week. nevertheless, this is unusual and this is a sign of how some parts of the labour grassroots, large parts of the labour grassroots have not taken well to keir starmer�*s position on this conflict. his view is there should be a humanitarian pause to allow aid to get into gaza but he says he doesn't want a full on ceasefire because he believes that would freeze the conflict in its current state with, he argues, hamas retaining the ability to make attacks like it made on october the 7th. that is similar, in fact the same, as the position of the uk government of rishi sunak, but also as you have been hearing of the us government as well. this is a reminderfor keir government as well. this is a reminder for keir starmer and the labour party, as parliament prepares to return tomorrow for the king's speech, where rishi sunak will set out the government agenda next year. a reminder that as much as they want to focus on attacking the conservatives, domestic policy and all sorts of issues, this problem for them is not going away. there are mps on the left of the labour party who want to force a vote on this question and keir starmer will have to keep defending his position. thank you very much indeed. around 50 young people have clashed with riot police in edinburgh, with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown at officers. videos posted on social media showed the police being bombarded with explosives — while bystanders watched the violence. there was similar disorder in the neighbourhood on bonfire night last year. thousands of people in surrey are without water this morning and a major incident has been declared, after a technical issue at a thames water treatment works. our reporter aruna iyengar is at a temporary water station in godalming for us this morning. good morning. i guess we can see the water piled up. that will have to be handed out to people in the next few hours, is it? it handed out to people in the next few hours. is it?— hours, is it? it is. people here are re hours, is it? it is. people here are pretty angry- _ hours, is it? it is. people here are pretty angry- water— hours, is it? it is. people here are pretty angry. water supply - hours, is it? it is. people here arei pretty angry. water supply started drying up saturday into sunday and now large areas of surrey are without water. thousands and thousands of households affected by this. obviously, hospitals, schools, nurseries. thames water says it is dealing and trying to help vulnerable people and are transporting water to the hospitals. i saw someone driving up and say, when will the water be available? they are giving out water at this car park. those piles behind me are all the water. joining me now is pull fellows, leader of waverley council. good morning to you. what have people been saying about thames water and how they have dealt with this? ., , ., , water and how they have dealt with this? .,, ., , ,, this? people have been quite upset. on the ground _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to the _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to the guys _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to the guys have - this? people have been quite upset. | on the ground to the guys have been fantastic _ on the ground to the guys have been fantastic. we have had almost no communication from thames water i’ilht communication from thames water right from _ communication from thames water right from the start. trying to get hasic— right from the start. trying to get basic information about the problem, how they— basic information about the problem, how they are resolving and when it will he _ how they are resolving and when it will be result has been a challenge. myself— will be result has been a challenge. myself and local councillors have been _ myself and local councillors have been having to enact them to get basic— been having to enact them to get basic information out. how been having to enact them to get basic information out.— basic information out. how many --eole basic information out. how many peeple have _ basic information out. how many people have been _ basic information out. how many people have been affected? - basic information out. how many people have been affected? all | basic information out. how many| people have been affected? all of godalmin: people have been affected? all of godalming and — people have been affected? all of godalming and just _ people have been affected? all of godalming and just north - people have been affected? all of godalming and just north and south. thousends— godalming and just north and south. thousands of people as it is affecting some parts of guildford as well. ,, , _, ., , affecting some parts of guildford as well. ,, , ., , ., , �* well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had — well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all— well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this _ well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this rain _ well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this rain and - well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this rain and it - we have had all this rain and it seems unbelievable you cannot have drinking water. fin seems unbelievable you cannot have drinking water.— drinking water. on large parts of saturday we _ drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were _ drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were told _ drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were told there - drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were told there was drinking water. on large parts of. saturday we were told there was no water _ saturday we were told there was no water. people turned on the taps and there _ water. people turned on the taps and there was— water. people turned on the taps and there was no water yet there was flooding — there was no water yet there was flooding on the other side of the town _ flooding on the other side of the town. ~ ., flooding on the other side of the town. ~ . , ., flooding on the other side of the town. ~ ., i. ., ., , ., town. what you want to see from thames water _ town. what you want to see from thames water today? _ town. what you want to see from thames water today? this - town. what you want to see from thames water today? this car i town. what you want to see from l thames water today? this car park will be full of people coming to pick up the water they have not had this weekend. terra pick up the water they have not had this weekend.— this weekend. two centres were rivinr this weekend. two centres were raivin out this weekend. two centres were giving out water _ this weekend. two centres were giving out water and _ this weekend. two centres were giving out water and one - this weekend. two centres were giving out water and one close l giving out water and one close yesterday because it ran out. what do you want to see from thames water? ~ ., do you want to see from thames water? ~ . ., do you want to see from thames water? . . ., ., water? we have had them run out here as well. water? we have had them run out here as well- good — water? we have had them run out here as well. good comes _ water? we have had them run out here as well. good comes from _ water? we have had them run out here as well. good comes from thames - as well. good comes from thames water— as well. good comes from thames water about what is happening. it .oes water about what is happening. it goes back— water about what is happening. it goes back to the wider issue, their weter— goes back to the wider issue, their water system in this country is clearly— water system in this country is clearly crumbling. i have questions for the _ clearly crumbling. i have questions for the county not declaring a major incident _ for the county not declaring a major incident earlier and also about the state _ incident earlier and also about the state ahte — incident earlier and also about the state able to structure because it is cteariy — state able to structure because it is clearly failing. not state able to structure because it is clearly failing.— is clearly failing. not very happy --eole is clearly failing. not very happy peeple here- — is clearly failing. not very happy people here. waiting _ is clearly failing. not very happy people here. waiting to - is clearly failing. not very happy people here. waiting to see - is clearly failing. not very happy - people here. waiting to see whether they will get some water this morning. back to you. irate they will get some water this morning. back to you. we will come back to you — morning. back to you. we will come back to you and _ morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find _ morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find out _ morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find out how - morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find out how things| back to you and find out how things are going during the morning. donald trump is due to give evidence at his civil fraud trial in new york later today. the judge has already ruled that the trump organisation massively inflated the value of properties in order to obtain preferable rates on loans and insurance deals. donald trump has attended several sessions of this trial, listening impassively as prosecution witnesses accused him of fraud. today, he's expected to take the stand in a case that threatens his new york business empire. over the last month, various witnesses took to the stand. his former attorney turned foe, michael cohen, among those who testified that the former president had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favourable loan terms and tax benefits. and last week, his two adult sons and co—defendants, eric and donald junior, testified. they took over the management of the trump organisation after he became us president in 2017. they deny any wrongdoing and say that they relied on others to verify the documents. trump is expected to say the same. the assets are much more valuable, as opposed to less valuable that are in the statements. it can't be fraud when you've told institutions to do their own work. this case is a fraud and it's a scam. he's repeatedly accused the new york attorney general, letitia james, and thejudge arthur engoron, both democrats, of being part of a broader political witch hunt. james, who trump has called venomous and racist, sued the former president under a new york law that gives her office the power to investigate and prosecute corporate fraud. trump is the frontrunner in the republican race for the 2024 presidential elections. it's a scam, its political interference. it's a fight against a political opponent that's leading into the polls. this is a scam case. but the judge had already ruled that the former president and his sons and the wider trump organisation lied about the values of properties, such as trump towers. this case will determine the penalties, if any. donald trump is facing multiple cases on both criminal and civil fronts, including for trying to overturn the 2020 us presidential election. but this trial, unlike the others, goes to the heart of his identity as a businessman in the city where he built his name, he and his trump organisation could be fined up to $250 million, lose control of some of his iconic real estate to a court—appointed receiver or be banned from doing business in new york. shingai nyoka, bbc news. prince william has begun a four—day trip to singapore, where tomorrow he'll announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. five projects from around the world will be given £1 million each, for their innovative solutions to climate challenges. from singapore, our royal correspondent daniela relph, reports. against the singapore skyline, an energetic start to the day for the prince of wales — in the white t—shirt in the searing heat. he was an enthusiastic extra crew memberfor some dragon boat racing, with a team made up of ex—pats from the uk and commonwealth countries. always competitive, he seemed very able to keep up with the regular dragon boaters in his squad. very good drum — the drum was very good. it was a chance for prince william to meet some of those, who've made their life here in singapore — an informal moment after the hard graft of a morning out on the water. he really had a nice time. and yeah, he had some some jokes with the people on the boat. i think one of our members is now buying everyone on the team 40 pints because prince william said he must. so, so... it's going to be an expensive one. but yeah, no, absolutely amazing. this has been a brief change of scene for prince william in a week that will now be dominated by his earthshot prize, as he rewards those offering solutions to the big climate challenges. at singapore's theatre at mediacorp, they've got a show to get ready. tomorrow, the earthshot prize awards will be hosted here by actress hannah waddingham, and the five projects winning £1 million will be announced. preparing the best seats in the house for the a—listers and the nominees, hoping to triumph and secure the support of prince william. he's the world's most influential cheerleader. so ultimately, for us to get this exposure really, you know, not only is a wonderful opportunity in terms of raising awareness, but also to raise funding. bringing earthshot to singapore — a place seen as a gateway to asia — for a prize that's trying to find answers to the toughest environmental questions. daniela relph, bbc news, singapore. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. and she has some spectacular images to share with us. good morning. goad to share with us. good morning. good morninr. to share with us. good morning. good morning- the — to share with us. good morning. good morning. the northern _ to share with us. good morning. (13mm morning. the northern lights were seen widely across the country last night from north to south. here is a spectacular one from aberdeenshire, from our weather watchers. this a lot further south in penzance. we also saw them in folkestone in many places in between as well. hopefully you did. today we are looking at a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. some will be heavy, potentially century as we go through the day in the west. that is where the day in the west. that is where the most prolific and western areas. also moving south through the english channel. in the afternoon we see a you pop up in the midlands, north—east england. a lot of dry weather and sunshine. north—east scotland and south—east england. in between the showers they will also between the showers they will also be sunshine as well. temperatures today, we are looking at ten to 13, 14. a little bit down from where they should be at this time of year. this evening and overnight go once again we hang on to the showers. still the odd rumble of thunder in western parts of england and also wales. some clear skies. western parts of england and also wales. some clearskies. underthe clearskies wales. some clearskies. underthe clear skies it will be a chilly night, particularly across the north—east of scotland where it'll be cold enough for a touch of frost. we will start with clear skies first thing in the morning tomorrow. tomorrow is still a view showers by very similar to today. you can see how this ridge of high pressure builds in. that will mean some showers will ease but does not mean it will be a heatwave. here are the temperatures, up to about 13 degrees. its. temperatures, up to about 13 decrees. �* . temperatures, up to about 13 decrees. . , ., degrees. a little bit calmer than last week- _ degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank _ degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank you! _ degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank you! yes. - degrees. a little bit 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netherlands. so we're going to do some assessments today. we've got two blood pressure readings to do. i'll check your heart rate, see if its regular or not. he's one of a million participants so far. by 2028, the target is 5 million adults. each will be offered feedback regarding their risk factors for major diseases. my parents have got heart issues, so i want to make sure that i don't have them. and if i have something, i can make sure my children are well prepared for their future. this is the uk's — probably the world's — biggest health research project, and its ambitions are immense, too. this is an opportunity to really transform our model of health care much more towards prevention. what we're trying to do is to identify people who are at high risk much earlier, detect those diseases earlier, intervene earlier, and thereby prevent those diseases, or at least delay them so that everyone has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life. our future health will have ten times the number of participants as another long standing research project called uk biobank, which is tracking the health of half a million adults. is it gillian? yeah. do you want to follow me through? gillian, who's 67, has now signed up to both and is wearing a heart monitorfor a study. ijust think going forward, for the future health of our children, our grandchildren and for everyone, it's a good thing. i've also signed up to our future health. it's open to anyone in the uk over 18. you'll need to fill out an online questionnaire and roll up your sleeve. so it'sjust going to be a little scratch, ok? yeah, sure. my blood test and all the data collected across 5 million participants will enable scientists to explore the complex relationship between genetics, lifestyle and environment and how each affects our health. don't expect breakthroughs overnight but, in the years ahead, as the data and the participants mature. fergus walsh, bbc news. over the summer, football legend graeme souness raised over £1 million by swimming the english channel — to help support people living with a rare skin condition, called eb. he was inspired to take on the challenge by a 15—year—old girl called isla — and has nowjoined her on a regular visit to great ormond street hospital for treatment. our reporterjohn maguire was with them. it's 10 to 8 at london's euston station. as the city wakes, the overnight sleeper train arrives from inverness. isla and her mum rachel have made the 11—hour trip for a hospital appointment and today are meeting up with a very special friend, graeme souness. so how was the trip? it was good. was it? yeah. mum snoring? no. i don't snore. you snoring? no. huh? at least i don't think so. with the same enthusiasm and commitment that saw him win european cups as a footballer and achieve great success as a manager and tv pundit, graeme is now helping to tackle the rare genetic disorder that isla has called epidermolysis bullosa. she's here for an operation at great ormond street hospital for children. she's only 15 and has had to make this journey for treatment dozens and dozens of times. how do you feel about coming down? fine. it's a bit of a pain, but i'm used to it. graeme's cross—channel swim in the summer raised more than £1.5 million for the fight against eb, but also meant a quantum leap in awareness of the disease — the cabbie driving them to their hotel, an example of how word has spread. how much is that, mate? put it towards the charity, please? honestly, without any shadow... good man. please. i've heard you on the radio. cheers, pal. thank you. this afternoon, isla will have tests and an x—ray before surgery tomorrow. and how many times have you had this operation? too many. yeah. give me an idea. double figures? 60. how many? 60. 6-0?! urgh. eb affects isla's development and especially her skin, causing it to blister all over her body, not just outside, but internally, too. your oesophagus narrows down because of the scar tissue. yeah. because you've got sores in the inside of your... your swallowing track. yeah. and then gets smaller and smaller. and they narrow to at least half of what you and i have. - have they told you what's happening? what they do. so they put a balloon down, theyjust pump the balloonl up and it stretches the... stretches the walls of this oesophagus. and that holds it back for a period of time. obviously, you came down on the sleeper. mm—hm. like a military exercise. oh, yes. you get everything — all your ducks lined up in a row? yes, that's right. this is the bag we need for the trip to london. i that military operation is exemplified by this... the medicines- and the bandages. this is all for tomorrow. this is her... these are all the medicines that . she'll take over the next 72 hours. to go with the medicines, i i've brought all the syringes. so we've got a syringe for every medicine that we need. - then we're on to the bandage packs. it takes rachel three hours to pack this bag. it took us 25 minutes just to film what it contains. we put her foot there, and then we wrap that| round the top of her foot. and then that goes up the backs of her legs, and then it folds- around on to her shins. isla's bandages must be changed three times a week — a process that takes two people four hours to complete. and then that's there — the elbow pads, the knee pads. the bags contents have been perfected over the years. nothing can be forgotten. everything is essential. last but not least... well, almost last, but not least, some more packs,| because it can get really hot. and if she gets too hot - and her temperature goes up, they won't operate. and that's a big problem because of how far we've had to come. - and that is the bottom of the bag. not many kids have to go through that, isla. you're very brave, aren't you, love? yeah. you just tolerate it and accept that it'sjust part of living with eb. - yeah. taking your mind off the pain — it's that japanese food that's doing it. ijust hope we can find some decent food. so before her appointment, isla has chosen a trip to borough market in search of her favourite food. it's good. as good as you'd hoped? yeah. before long, it's time for her appointment. she's been here so many times and accepts this as part of life with eb. we'll see you soon, huh? you take care. take care. you take care. her strength, her stoicism is inspirational, even for someone who's achieved so much in life. i come from a background of sport, where people talk about strong personalities and winners and people can dig deep. i've never witnessed anything like this because it's just with them all the time. and it's notjust the physical aspect, john, it's the mental aspect that they know. you know, isla'sjust bright as a button. isla knows what's coming down the track for her. she knows it's just more of the same. it's groundhog day. it'll be painful next week. it'll be painful the week after that. and, if i'm still around a couple of years' time, i'll be the exact same. we have to... we have to find some relief for them. i've never witnessed anything like. i'm 70 years old. for the charities, debra and cure eb, for the staff at great ormond street, and for isla and herfamily, the fight against eb is all—consuming, but they hope will one day be over. john maguire, bbc news, london. isla's operation was successful and she's now recovering well back at home. thanks very much to graeme for helping with that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. take a a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill the met police has ended its relationship with an adviser, who was filmed making a pro—palestinian chant. lawyer attiq malik is the chair of the london muslim communities forum. according to the sunday telegraph, he said the statement during a speech in 2021. scotland yard said he'd expressed views which didn't align to the met�*s values. mr malik posted a quote on social media site x, criticising the coverage. a third councillor in haringey has quit labour over the party leader's stance on israel and gaza. mary mason criticised sir keir starmer�*s failure to call for a ceasefire and said the party had broken its pledge to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy. she'll now serve as an independent. the way many of us work has changed for good since the pandemic, according to research, with more than half of professionals now hybrid working. the recruitment firm hays found 56% of people wouldn't accept a job that didn't offer the flexibility of working from home and the workplace. it comes as an increasing number of people are commuting again — but mainly on tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays. just look at a year ago — we were at around 48% of occupancy. we are now at 53%. so a significant increase just in a year in london. the year before that, it was an increase of 9%. so we are progressively seeing occupancy coming back. let's take a first look at the tubes. there's delays on the central line between norhtolt and marble arch. overground is part—suspended between willesden junction and clapham junction. otherwise there's a good service. now weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we had clear skies overnight, so if you are away so if you were away from any light pollution, brief glimpses of this, the aurora borealis. the light pollution obviously causing a problem for towns and cities, but away from that, there is another chance to see them tonight. today, it is largely dry, plenty of sunshine around. an outside chance of a shower this afternoon just blowing through from the west, but most cases staying dry. places staying dry. temperatures today in the sunshine getting up to 13 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be clear again, so a chance to see the northern lights potentially. it should be dry overnight, too, minimum temperature dropping down into single figures. quite a chilly night. the minimum away from central london around 3c. through tomorrow, again, it is looking largely drying. sunshine around for tuesday. you will notice the next rain heading in as we head towards wednesday morning. increasing cloud, some heavy rain through wednesday and then further showers for thursday. but the temperature throughout remains fairly similar. there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london throughout the morning. back tojon and sally. hello this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. let's return to our main story now and israel's continued war against hamas — proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the uk. in the last half hour, the heads of all major united nations agencies have issued a rare joint statement calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" saying "enough is enough". gaza has seen one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since the start of the war — with israeli air strikes hitting the north of the territory and reports of huge explosions. there's been another communications black out — with phone and internet services cut off. meanwhile, the israeli military says gaza city is now encircled — with the territory effectively divided in two, after its forces reached the coastline in the south. last night, the king ofjordan said his country's air force dropped urgent aid to a field hospital in the gaza strip. in a post on social media, king abdullah said it was his military�*s duty to help the wounded who were suffering in gaza. meanwhile, the us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in turkey to continue diplomatic efforts to secure a humanitarian pause in the fighting, which israel says won't happen until hamas releases hostages. speaking earlier, he explained why a ceasefire was neccessary. eve ryo ne everyone would welcome it because it would advance things we are all trying to accomplish, including getting hostages back, including getting hostages back, including getting a lot more assistance into gaza, including getting people out of gaza. on both sides of the conflict, there are people working to secure peace in the region that goes beyond this war. our special correspondent fergal keane has the story of two men hoping for change. a warning that some viewers may find the content of this report upsetting. frame by frame, one casualty after another. the trauma of the war is captured and it is reverberating outwards. in his london flat, ahmed mourns the 21 family members killed in an air strike — nieces, brothers, a sister, father, nephews. the summer video of a vanished family. no one in the world will understand how i feel if they do not live or experience what i have experienced. and i really, really, really hope that no one will ever experience what i am experiencing. i can say that i'm all the time anxious, restless. i can't sleep at night. in this image, all the children's faces you can see are dead. their uncle ahmed was a man who tried to build bridges. he worked on a website with israeli journalist yuval abraham to bring stories of palestinian life in gaza to israeli readers. then, on the 22nd of october, the air strike. and from that moment, you know, i cried and i spent the entire day trying to write him something. i didn't really know what to say. will you keep trying to build a bridge with ahmed? i think you have to ask him. i don't know. for me, as i said to him, i made a commitment to ahmed. and i will not stop. our aim was to prevent these wars from happening, but we have failed. so right now, i don't know how will i convince other palestinians to write for the israelis after the massacres that they have endured, after the loss of lives and houses. despite everything that has happened to you, do you still believe in the possibility of a peaceful future? i will keep on writing. i will keep on campaigning for peace for the rest of my life. i will never call for wars. we deserve to live. we deserve to live a decent human life. in gaza, the war speaks — for now, louder than hope. feargal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. we will hear from correspondence on the ground in israel and from within gaza during the programme. john is here with the sport. late drama for liverpool last night but the attention on luis diaz. luis diaz�* parents were kidnapped in colombia. his mother was returned but his dad is still missing. he was given time away from liverpool under the circumstances, trying to deal with what he is dealing with. but he returned to the team last night, playing against luton, and scored their equaliser and, playing against luton, and scored their equaliserand, in playing against luton, and scored their equaliser and, in doing so, he had a t—shirt underneath saying freedom, trying to use the stage i guess to encourage the safe return of his dad. as you can imagine, it must be difficult. difficult to play, and to come on and score. luis diaz scoring and then with the world watching, revealed a message urging his father's captors to release him. manuel diaz was taken ten days ago in colombia where the search continues. joe lynskey reports. on the shirt it said "freedom for dad". luis diaz was on the field as his father was held captive. he was brave enough just to be there. he then went even further. in comes luis diaz! well, there's your story. diaz scored the goal in stoppage time that earned liverpool a draw at luton. it's not the score they wanted, but this match was about that moment. it's wonderful and it's emotional and it's fantastic. but the real problem is not sorted because of that. we want to give luis the opportunity to be a little bit distracted from from the other things. he cannot do nothing. he's waiting all the time. the whole family is waiting all the time. a really, really positive thing for him. but all the other problems stay the same. after the match, diaz released a statement saying... these were the scenes in his hometown yesterday. they chanted "freedom". diaz was playing eight days on from the kidnap. in colombia, his mother has led the outpour of emotion. she, too, was taken at gunpoint and then rescued by police. her husband, luis manuel, known as manny, is still missing. reports from the country suggest he may soon be released. the eln is interested right now in negotiating a peace deal, in showing some sort of humanitarian side not only to colombians but also the world. so they are interested in having him released and given to the colombian people. he was already a hero, because he's a great player. now he is because of what he embodies and he materialises in his story. at full—time, diaz stopped to take it in. players from both teams went to give their support. for him, it's been a week few in sport could comprehend. after the game there were no words necessary. just gave each other a hug, that's all. the greater goal is his father's freedom. joe lynskey, bbc news. a huge amount of sympathy for him. nothing up to 12th in the table after their win. villa staying fit. it was a great weekend of fa cup action and after ramsgate's heroics on saturday, fellow eighth—tier side cray valley paper mills are still in the competition after they drew with former premier league side charlton athletic. charlton may be in league one now but 117 places and five divisions separate the two sides. an own goalfrom lucas ness, earning cray valley a replay at their home ground. they wont have to travel far, it's only three miles down the road. arsenal said they were disappointed with comments made by manchester city manager gareth taylor who accused arsenal bossjonas eidevall of bullying the fourth official during their women's super league match on sunday. arsenal condemned manchester city to their first defeat of the wsl season with a dramatic late winner — the city keeper's mistake allowing stina blackstenius to score. but after eidevall had already spoken to the media after the game so he couldn't respond to taylor's comments — here's what the city manager said. that is always the same with him. he is just constantly at the fourth official. and i think he's bullying. i am there to protect the fourth official. it's not myjob to do that. i can just see that he gets away with it all the time. rangers made it into next month's scottish league cup final, beating hearts at hampden park. how about this for a goal? captainjames tavernier scoring twice in a 3—1win, don't think you'll improve on that one. and they now face aberdeen for the title looking to build on their record of 27 victories. another formula 1 weekend andanother win for max verstappen, this time at the sao paulo grand prix — extending his all—time record of wins in a season to 17. it was a chaotic start, with alex albon and kevin magnussen tangling before the first corner to bring out a red flag. but a familiar sight, verstappen standing proudly, winning again. he stands alone in fourth on the all time list for most wins with 52. and it feels at times he is just racing against the record books. he has been above everybody else. no one can compete with him. disappointing day for lewis hamilton, which is the story of their season. over the past few months here on breakfast, we've been telling you all about the bbc�*s 500 words short story writing competition. if your children want to take part, the deadline is fast approaching — this is the last week to submit entries. i've been to meet the pupils at shirehampton primary school in bristol to see how they've been getting on. once upon a... time... there was a... oh, i've got to get back to the beginning. there was a? um, a big. big. scary wolf. a game to spark their imaginations before the writing begins. so to be the winner of the 500 words competition, you will need to...? all: write a story that you would love to read. once upon a time, there was an 11—year—old kid named billy. as usual, he woke up one day and walked downstairs to breakfast. although, as soon as he entered the living room, his mother appeared and herface instantly split in half. one dark, gloomy night, there was a bright, shiny star. that's fantastic. what do you think might happen next? she's going to go off on an adventure and make loads of friends. there is a bird who is called barry, who is a zombie, and he's basically the person who sticks everything back together. once upon a time, there was a unicorn named strawberry. named strawberry? now, why have you decided to call a unicorn strawberry? ijust wanted to because it's pink. there's no limit in writing. you can write anything. in this competition, spelling, punctuation and grammar don't really matter. it's just about the story, an original idea. what do you think of that? i think it's just amazing that you don't have to worry too much about all that. you just write. just get everything down. just be creative. and handwriting doesn't matter, either, because entries are uploaded on the 500 words website, and grown—ups can help kids with the typing if needed. i really do like typing on the computers, because when i write in the book, my hand hurts. yeah, this time, it's really easy when i write on the computer. suddenly. there is. a big fat pig. standing on. mud. eating cabbages. earlier this year, queen camilla came here to shirehampton primary to share her love of literacy. so the queen drew this when she came to your school? yes. she also signed it. she signed it camilla there, as well. so that's a very special thing you're carrying, isn't it? yes. what was she like? she was nice, caring and into art. she's into art. what do you think of her picture? and books. she's into books, as well. and the 500 words grand final will be hosted by queen camilla at buckingham palace on world book day next march. last month, breakfast had a sneak preview with guestjudge sir lenny henry. and we're going to be the judges. i can't wait. it will be an incredible experience. you know, a child of any age, whether that's a five—year—old, ii—year—old or anywhere in between — to visit such a special place, to be part of such an amazing competition that any child can enter to use their imagination, i think will be something they will remember for ever. so i tell you a secret? it doesn't have to be 500 words. i know it says 500 words or less. and strong. i don't know what to say! the great thing about this competition is it's not like normal school, right? so it can be crazy ideas. it can be the funniest, silliest... toilet paper is fine. i'm just imagining queen camilla, buckingham palace, looking through all the entries, and there's one from bristol written by you about somebody eating toilet paper! there might be more than one entry about toilet paper. if you want to write about toilet paper, or everything else. to take part and submit your entry to the 500 words writing competition. head to bbc dot co dot uk forward slash 500 words where you can find everything you need to know and the full terms and conditions and privacy notices. the deadline for entry is this friday, at 8pm. five days left. if you want inspiration, maybe you could look to the skies and the beautiful northern lights. you are going to make a toilet paperjoke. i thought you were going to say look in the loo. sally is right because last night lots of viewings of the northern lights north to south. you can see this from a weather watcher in scotland. further south into suffolk, look at the vibrant colours. and we also have them here, as we did in parts of cornwall. they were widely seen. today, we are looking at sunshine and showers. some showers will be heavy and potentially thundery. more especially in the west. showers moving away from the south of england pushing southwards. wales will have showers across the west. some could be thundery for the afternoon. you may see some of them drift over towards the midlands and north—east england. in between, sunshine. the best in the north—east and also the south—east. temperatures are a little bit below where we would expect them to be this time of year, 9—14. as we head on through the evening and overnight, we will hang onto showers. between, clearskies. the temperature will fall away. a cold night wherever you are, especially in north—east scotland where temperatures will be around freezing. we are looking at a touch of frost. in the morning, we will have clear skies here. tomorrow, a repeat performance. we will see showers initially in the west. this ridge of high pressure builds. through the day, many showers will ease. and it will turnout to be a fine day, but breezy especially in the english channel. temperatures 9-13. the english channel. temperatures 9—13. again, north to south. as we move from tuesday night into wednesday, a change in the forecast. wednesday, a change in the forecast. we have this clutch of weather fronts coming in from the atlantic bringing rain. pushing west to east. some of this rain will be heavy. 20-30 some of this rain will be heavy. 20—30 millimetres possible across western scotland and north—west england. it will move through swiftly for most. slow to clear the south—east. we might develop a wave which means it will be slower than we think to clear the south—east. on the other side, sunshine and showers coming in across the north and west. temperatures on wednesday ranging from 9—14. beyond that, we are back to sunshine and showers. we are used to that. 61 years ago, a penniless singer entered a talent competition in new york, hoping to win a free meal. her name was barbra streisand and not only did she win — she went on to become one of the world's biggest stars. she got more than a free meal. she's sold more than 250 million albums, won 10 golden globes and two oscars — and now, she's written an autobiography about her award—winning career. she's been speaking exclusively to our music correspondent mark savage. the most wonderful voice, the marvellous miss barbra streisand. what i realised in writing this book, it is my legacy. # memories #. i wrote my story. you know, i don't have to do any more interviews after this. it's because i'm not attractive enough, isn't it? barbra streisand's memoir has taken 24 years to write. the finished manuscript is almost 1000 pages long, reflecting on the award—winning career of a girl from brooklyn. one of your earliest memories is standing in the whole weight of your apartment block singing with the other girls. were you thinking about the acoustics even then? i think i was. it's a built—in echo. it was great sound. that's what i remember very distinctly. you fell in love with acting so much you took a job as an usher in a theatre so that you could get in to see the plays you couldn't afford to see otherwise. yeah, and got paid. $4.50, i think it was. but i hid my face. i hid my face because i thought, some day, i don't want them to recognise me when they see me on the screen and know that i once showed them to their seat. in 1964, streisand secured her break—out role in the broadway musical funny girl. hello, gorgeous. but she couldn't enjoy the success because her co—star, sidney chaplin, was constantly undermining her. it is a painful story. i don't like to even talk about it. it's just a person who had a crush on me, which was unusual, and when i said to him i don't want to be involved with you, he turned on me in such a way that was very cruel, i think. he started muttering under his breath while i was talking on stage. he would mutter terrible words to me. sort of curse words. he wouldn't look into my eyes any more. it threw me into analysis. how to talk logic to somebody who wouldn't stop doing this. # who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade? there was one passage in the book that really interested me, where you said you can't listen to music at home. # time won't change the meaning #. i imagine people must be very surprised about that. your life seems to revolve around music. no, music is work to me, meaning after i make a record — which i love making records — but what i have to go through to get it out is listening to it, you know, mixing it. listening to it, listening to it on different systems. it is work. i mean, it takes time. so by the time it's over, i never want to hear it again. until maybe 25 years later. you said instead you'd rather play games on your phone. what are the games you play? oh, that's the way i take the problems of the world out of my head, out of my brain. because otherwise, i couldn't be able to sleep. so when i'm playing backgammon, when i am playing solitaire, you know, you have to think i want to win, i want to win that game. that calms me. so even when you are trying to relax, you are competitive? well, i like to win the games i'm playing with the phone. streisand's memoir seems like a full stop on a long and storied career. so what comes next? i want to live life. i want to get in my husband's truck and just wander, go around. hopefully, with the children somewhere near us. when they come over, they love playing with the dogs. we have fun. i haven't had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth. and i want to have more fun. # are the luckiest people in the world #. she is really honest. definitely time to have some fun. she needs to listen to more music. barbra streisand's autobiography — my name is barbra — is released tomorrow. i think we have a longer version of that later in the programme. she is amazing. time for news, travel and weather where you are. and a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. the metropolitan police has ended its relationship with an adviser, who was filmed making a pro—palestinian chant. lawyer attiq malik is the chair of the london muslim communities forum. according to the sunday telegraph he said the statement during a speech in 2021. scotland yard said he'd expressed views which didn't align to the met�*s values. mr malik posted a quote on the social media site x, criticising the coverage. a third councillor in haringey has quit labour, over the party leader's stance on israel and gaza. mary mason criticised sir keir starmer�*s failure to call for a ceasefire and said the party had broken its pledge to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy. she'll now serve as an independent. mr starmer faced a backlash from some members after saying israel has the right to do "eveything it can" to get back hostages taken by hamas. the way many of us work has changed for good since the pandemic, according to research — with more than half of professionals now hybrid working. the recruitment firm hays found 56% of people wouldn't accept a role that didn't offer the flexibility of working from home and the workplace. it comes as an increasing number of people are commuting again but mainly on tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays. just look at a year ago — we were at around 48% of occupancy. we are now at 53%. so a significant increase just in a year in london. the year before that, it was an increase of 9%. so we are progressively seeing occupancy coming back. let's take a first look at the tubes. there's minor delays on the central line between white city, west ruislip and ealing broadway. and the overground is part suspended between willesden junction and clapham junction. but otherwise there's a good service. now on to the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we had clear skies overnight, so if you were away from any light pollution, brief glimpses of this, the aurora borealis. the light pollution obviously causing a problem for towns and cities, but away from that, there is another chance to see them tonight. today, it is largely dry, plenty of sunshine around. an outside chance of a shower this afternoon just blowing through from the west, but most places staying dry. temperatures today in the sunshine getting up to 13 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be clear again, so a chance to see the northern lights potentially. it should be dry overnight, too, minimum temperature dropping down into single figures. quite a chilly night. the minimum away from central london around 3c. through tomorrow, again, it is looking largely drying. sunshine around for tuesday. you will notice the next rain heading in as we head towards wednesday morning. increasing cloud, some heavy, persistent rain through wednesday and then further showers for thursday. but the temperature throughout remains fairly similar. there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london throughout the morning. but that's it from me for now — let's head back tojohn and sally. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... explosion. a night of heavy bombing, as israel says its troops have now encircled gaza city — effectively cutting the territory in two. "enough is enough" — the heads of all major un agencies issue a rare joint statement, calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasfire. " a major incident�*s declared after thousands of people in surrey are left with no water due to an issue at a thames water treatment works. have you an issue with your gas or electricity? if so, you are not alone. complaints to the energy ombudsman have nearly doubled in the last year. i'll explain why and what you can do if you do have a problem. footballer luis diaz delivers a message to his father's kidknappers. after equalising for liverpool at luton, he reveals a "freedom for dad" sign on his shirt. # if i had one wish. # one wish to give that day. # it would be to kiss my mumma on christmas day.# and, as the nights draw in, gregory porter will be here to tell us about why his christmas wish inspired an album. many of us saw the northern lights last night. many of us saw the northern lights last nirht. , , ~ many of us saw the northern lights last nirht. , , ,, , last night. the focus this week is one of sunshine _ last night. the focus this week is one of sunshine and _ last night. the focus this week is one of sunshine and showers, i last night. the focus this week is - one of sunshine and showers, except one of sunshine and showers, except on wednesday when rain is moving swiftly— on wednesday when rain is moving swiftly from the west to the east. all the _ swiftly from the west to the east. all the details later on in the programme. it's monday, the 6th of november. it's been one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in gaza since the start of the war — with israeli airstrikes hitting the north of the territory — and reports of huge explosions. have a look at this map! the israeli military says its ground forces have now encircled gaza city — effectively dividing the territory in two. phone and internet services have also been cut off. this morning, the heads of all major united nations agencies have issued a rare joint statement calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire. " they have also demanded the release of hostages taken by hamas — regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. explosions. the relentless bombardment continues. the latest israeli strikes in northern gaza among the most intense, so far, and, once again, phone and internet lines were cut. this was yesterday's aftermath. locals say dozens were killed. said's wife and daughters were wounded. he searches on for his neighbours. "can anyone hear me inside?" he shouts. "there are people." this is part of gaza where civilians had been told to flee to. israel's military says it was looking into whether it is operating in the area at the time. israel's ground invasion is advancing. its military says it has now divided the territory into two and that it is doing what it can to avoid civilian casualties. for several hours, israeli forces said they opened a route for gazans to head south. but relatively few made the journey. on his latest stop in turkey, the us secretary of state is hearing calls for an immediate ceasefire from around the region. washington backs short pauses in the fighting. everyone would welcome it because, again, it would advance things we are all trying to accomplish, including getting hostages back, including getting a lot more assistance into gaza, including getting people out of gaza. one of the more than 240 hostages being held in gaza is 84—year—old elma avraham. her family found this photo online, where she is seen being taken by hamas. her son worries how she is coping without her medication. right now, we are four weeks after that. four weeks and one day and they are still not here. and they should be here yesterday. not today, yesterday. i am like in some horror movie that does not stop. but, yeah, i still have hope. israel says that without progress on releasing the hostages, it won't agree to any pause in hostilities. for now, for so many, each day brings only more suffering. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we can get more from our correspondent, mark lowen now, who's in southern israel. mark, what's the situation there this morning? morning. we are about three kilometres from gaza here in southern israel. we have been hearing a third of artillery going from here in israel and the third of strikes inside gaza itself this morning. plumes of smoke we have seen also in the distance. our teams in gaza say they have witnessed perhaps the heaviest night of air strikes since this offensive began. a briefing from the israeli defence forces last night said they hit 450 targets in gaza yesterday. for the palestinian side, they say 27 people were killed in shelling out the night was that some of the most intense fighting has happened around hospitals. the idf says the hospitals. the idf says the hospitals are being used as underground command centres by hamas and it has released video and detailed footage showing panels, they say, largely in northern gaza. hamas dispute sad and says they are fuel storage facilities, a un team should be allowed in and shown they are not commanding the underground of these medical facilities. are not commanding the underground of these medicalfacilities. israel insists they are striking terror cells and that is where the offensive is continuing. the united nations agencies _ offensive is continuing. the united nations agencies have _ offensive is continuing. the united nations agencies have issued - offensive is continuing. the united nations agencies have issued a - offensive is continuing. the united | nations agencies have issued a rare joint statement in the last couple of hours or so. what are they saying? of hours or so. what are they sa inr ? , ., , ., of hours or so. what are they sa in? , ., 'j~ saying? they heads of 18 un agencies. — saying? they heads of 18 un agencies, all— saying? they heads of 18 un agencies, all the _ saying? they heads of 18 un agencies, all the major- saying? they heads of 18 un agencies, all the major un l saying? they heads of 18 un - agencies, all the major un agencies, haveissued agencies, all the major un agencies, have issued a joint call for an immediate ceasefire. since the conflict began on the 7th of october, 88 of its staff at the palestinian humanitarian agency of the un have been killed was that they say that is the highest number of un fatalities in a single conflict in the un's history. the calls for the spies at the moment after falling calls for the spies at the moment afterfalling on deaf calls for the spies at the moment after falling on deaf ears calls for the spies at the moment afterfalling on deaf ears in israel. —— full spires. there is also a call for a humanitarian pause for more aid can get in. the us secretary of state had repeated that call in meetings. he has been shuffling around the region today. he is in turkey where he will probably repeat that. at the moment, israel is saying there will be no humanitarian causes until progress is made on the hostages. police are considering whether to ban a controversial pro—palestinian march in london, planned for armistice day. last weekend, tens of thousands of people marched in the capital — leading to 29 arrests. the prime minister has condemned the plans for this sunday and wrote to the metropolitan police commissioner to warn of the risk that war memorials such as the cenotaph "could be desecrated". the organisers of the demonstration has said they will avoid whitehall. burnley council's leader and ten colleagues have resigned from the labour party over sir keir starmer�*s refusal to back a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas. the party says a ceasefire would only freeze the conflict — and is instead calling for humanitarian pause in the fighting. in the last hour, budget airline ryanair has announced significant profits for the six months to september. ben can tell us more. what did they tell us? a really interesting _ what did they tell us? a really interesting picture. _ what did they tell us? a really interesting picture. ryanair. interesting picture. rya nair revealed interesting picture. ryanair revealed it made a profit of over £1.9 billion after tax in the six months to september, which of course covers the vital summer holiday period. it easily beats the record profits it made in the same period last year when it made £1.2 billion. what is behind the increase? a the things. it make more per passenger with fares up almost a quarter. you may have noticed that if you booked a flight recently. passenger numbers were up. it is already your�*s biggest airline by passenger numbers. it carried 105 million people in the first half of this financial year, 11% more than the same period last year. more passengers paying higherfares. passengers paying higher fares. helped passengers paying higherfares. helped to offset a high a fuel bill. fuel prices were higher. frustratingly for the airline, supply chain issues mean it is expecting ten of the 57 new planes it had on order in time for this coming summer will be delayed probably until next winter. look in this week's kings speech where there will be a new law cracking down on extra fees which are often unavoidable which added on after you have clicked, thinking it is a cheap price. that does notjust affect airlines but all sorts of consumer companies. airlines but all sorts of consumer companies— airlines but all sorts of consumer comanies. ., ~ ,, , . companies. thank you very much. indeed. around 50 young people have clashed with riot police in edinburgh, with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown at officers. videos posted on social media showed the police being bombarded with explosives — while bystanders watched the violence. there was similar disorder in the neighbourhood on bonfire night last year. donald trump is due to give evidence at his civil fraud trial in new york later today. the judge has already ruled that the trump organisation massively inflated the value of properties in order to obtain preferable rates on loans and insurance deals. the trial will determine which individuals were responsible for the fraud and what the penalty will be. the former president and two of his sons deny any wrongdoing. prince william has begun a four—day trip to singapore — where tomorrow, he'll announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. five projects from around the world will be given £1 million each, for their innovative solutions to climate challenges. from singapore, our royal correspondent daniela relph, reports. against the singapore skyline, an energetic start to the day for the prince of wales. in the white t—shirt in the searing heat, he was an enthusiastic extra crew memberfor some dragon boat racing, with a team made up of ex—pats from the uk and commonwealth countries. always competitive, he seemed very able to keep up with the regular dragon boaters in his squad. very good drum — the drum was very good. it was a chance for prince william to meet some of those, who've made their life here in singapore — an informal moment after the hard graft of a morning out on the water. he really had a nice time. and yeah, he had some jokes with the people on the boat. i think one of our members is now buying everyone on the team 40 pints because prince william said he must. so, so... it's going to be an expensive one. but yeah, no, absolutely amazing. this has been a brief change of scene for prince william in a week that will now be dominated by his earthshot prize, as he rewards those offering solutions to the big climate challenges. at singapore's theatre at mediacorp, they've got a show to get ready. tomorrow, the earthshot prize awards will be hosted here by actress hannah waddingham, and the five projects winning £1 million will be announced. preparing the best seats in the house for the a—listers and the nominees, hoping to triumph and secure the support of prince william. he's the world's most influential cheerleader. so ultimately, for us to get this exposure really, you know, not only is a wonderful opportunity in terms of raising awareness, but also to raise funding. bringing earthshot to singapore — a place seen as a gateway to asia — for a prize that's trying to find answers to the toughest environmental questions. daniela relph, bbc news, singapore. it wasn't just fireworks illuminating the skies last night — lots of you caught a glimpse of the northern lights as they lit up parts of the uk. we have had some amazing pictures. photos posted online show vivid shades of red, green and magenta — caused by a geo—magnetic storm, which meant they were seen much further afield than usual. these pictures were snapped in north yorkshire, at dunstanburgh castle in northumberland, and the north east coast. and this one was taken further south than you'd expect to see them — in folkestone! i think we got some from cornwall earlier. some more amazing pictures for us and may be less amazing weather. good morning.- for us and may be less amazing weather. good morning. good morning. the weather is — weather. good morning. good morning. the weather is nothing _ weather. good morning. good morning. the weather is nothing like _ weather. good morning. good morning. the weather is nothing like it _ weather. good morning. good morning. the weather is nothing like it was - the weather is nothing like it was last week i am glad to say this week. we did see the northern lights from north to south. formal and also kent saw them, as did northumberland. look at the colour is nothing like it was last week i'm glad to say this week. we did see the northern lights from north to south. normaland the northern lights from north to south. normal and also kent saw them, as did northumberland. look at them, as did northumberland. look at the colours in the sky! taken earlier by one of our weather watchers in suffolk. the forecast todayis watchers in suffolk. the forecast today is one of sunshine and showers. some will be heavy. we have then here already and showers across some southern counties of england sweeping south as we go through the rest of the day. some of the showers in the west notjust heavy but also the odd rumble of thunder in them as well. brighterskies the odd rumble of thunder in them as well. brighter skies in the north—east of scotland. a nippy start under clear skies with a view showers getting into northern ireland and north—west england. clear in north—east england. a view showers across wales and into the south—west. for much of the midlands at this stage in the southeast it is dry and will continue to do is for much of the day. do not forget in between the showers there will be some sunshine. it will be breezy as well through the english channel and feeling quite fresh wherever you are. through this evening a overnight, once again, we will have all the showers in the west. some of them could well be thundery. the wind is eating a bit through the english channel. under clear skies it will be a chilly night. a touch of frost in sheltered glens. once again sunshine and showers. some rain crossing us from wednesday. thank ou. we crossing us from wednesday. thank you- we will — crossing us from wednesday. thank you- we will stay — crossing us from wednesday. thank you. we will stay with _ crossing us from wednesday. thank you. we will stay with water, - crossing us from wednesday. thank you. we will stay with water, won'tl you. we will stay with water, won't we. as we've been hearing this morning, thousands of people in surrey are waking up without water this morning — due to a technical issue at a thames water treatment works. let's get the latest on the situation now — we'rejoined by david bird from thames water. morning to you. i know you are very busy. can you bring us up to date? how are things this morning? firstly, i would like to apologise for any of our customers who have been impacted by this incident over the weekend. there was a power outage following the storm on thursday evening and has led to some issues in one of our water treatment plants. we started to see a loss of supply to some customers on saturday evening. we have obviously been working around the clock to get the operation back up and running and have been making arrangements for customers that have been impacted over the past few days. we are seeing improvements since yesterday lunchtime but again i would like to apologise for inconvenience this has caused. ., .., apologise for inconvenience this has caused. ., , , apologise for inconvenience this has caused. ., , caused. you can see the bottles of water which _ caused. you can see the bottles of water which are _ caused. you can see the bottles of water which are being _ caused. you can see the bottles of water which are being handed - caused. you can see the bottles of water which are being handed out| caused. you can see the bottles of. water which are being handed out to people who have none coming out of their taps at the moment. how many people have been affected? the latest figure _ people have been affected? the latest figure is _ people have been affected? tie: latest figure is around people have been affected? t't;e: latest figure is around 12,000 properties. we had been delivering to over 100,000 customers over the weekend. i'll most vulnerable customers, to ensure they have got bottled water. we have been bringing in nearly 30 tankers to replenish water supplies. we have been doing everything we can to support customers during this really difficult time. i do appreciate it has caused inconvenience for them. we have seen pictures of people loading up and putting in their bids. the most vulnerable people may not be able to get to this point. there are things like care homes and hospitals. how do you help them? what we have been doing, we have 28 tank is 24 hours a day bringing supplies into the local hospitals. we have got our ambassadors, thames water colleagues, out delivering to those vulnerable customers. all of our vulnerable customers on our priority service register have received water before the supply actually impacted them and we have been replenishing those supplies and will continue to do so. obviously working with all of those key customers to ensure they had the supplies they need. it is customers to ensure they had the supplies they need.— supplies they need. it is monday mornini. supplies they need. it is monday morning. school— supplies they need. it is monday morning. school is _ supplies they need. it is monday morning. school is back. - supplies they need. it is monday morning. school is back. how. supplies they need. it is monday i morning. school is back. how does supplies they need. it is monday - morning. school is back. how does it affect lessons in making sure school have enough water coming? irate affect lessons in making sure school have enough water coming? we have been talking — have enough water coming? we have been talking to _ have enough water coming? we have been talking to the _ have enough water coming? we have been talking to the department - have enough water coming? we have been talking to the department for. been talking to the department for education for that small number of schools that potentially is impacted. if there are any potential school closures, the local schools will be making contact through their usual arrangements. will be making contact through their usualarrangements. but will be making contact through their usual arrangements. but we are hoping we minimise all the impact of that through all the deliveries we have been making over the weekend and, as i say, bringing water into this area. one of the challenges we have, this is a separate network. we are making significant investments to build resilience for this part of our operation so that in the future, customers don't have this type of issue and we have plans for a new network, nine kilometre network pipe, which is due to start work in april. i obviously accept that will not have been able to help those customers impacted over this weekend. abs. customers impacted over this weekend. �* ., customers impacted over this weekend. . ., ., customers impacted over this weekend-— customers impacted over this weekend. ., ., , ., ., weekend. a lot of people are not ha - weekend. a lot of people are not happy with _ weekend. a lot of people are not happy with the — weekend. a lot of people are not happy with the infrastructure - weekend. a lot of people are notj happy with the infrastructure and water supplies in general, are they? can you give some suggestion about when things might get back to normal in that area? irate when things might get back to normal in that area?— in that area? we have seen improvement _ in that area? we have seen improvement since - in that area? we have seen l improvement since yesterday lunchtime. we are building up all the reservoir supplies and we are hoping throughout the course of today that people will be back on supply. obviously, it takes a while just to build up the supply resources. everything, we are doing everything we can to minimise the impact and hopefully we should have things back to normal within the next 24 hours.— things back to normal within the next 24 hours. ok. thank you very much indeed- _ next 24 hours. ok. thank you very much indeed. we _ next 24 hours. ok. thank you very much indeed. we will— next 24 hours. ok. thank you very much indeed. we will be _ next 24 hours. ok. thank you very much indeed. we will be back - next 24 hours. ok. thank you very| much indeed. we will be back here next 24 hours. ok. thank you very i much indeed. we will be back here as people fill up their cars later. complaints made to the energy ombudsman have risen significantly in the last year. ben's here with the details. iimagine we i imagine we are all watching our energy bills very closely at the moment. tt energy bills very closely at the moment. ., , ., ., , ., ., energy bills very closely at the moment. ., ., ., ,, moment. if anyone has had an issue with as moment. if anyone has had an issue with gas in — moment. if anyone has had an issue with gas in it — moment. if anyone has had an issue with gas in it to _ moment. if anyone has had an issue with gas in it to a _ moment. if anyone has had an issue with gas in it to a mega _ with gas in it to a mega electricity, they are certainly not alone. —— and electricity. the energy disputes watchdog has upheld tens of thousands of complaints — and significantly more than a year ago. between april and june last year, the energy ombudsman accepted just under 20,000 complaints. that has soared to more than 36,000 in april tojune this year — the latest figures to be published. and these are just the ones upheld — a small fraction of the total the energy ombudsman receives. so, what have people been complaining about most? well, the top three disputes relate to gas or electricity use, disputed account balance and incorrect meter readings. we spoke to gillian who says she is repeatedly charged the wrong amount by her energy company. i was iwas in i was in credit with my energy provider _ i was in credit with my energy provider. in the space of seconds, they charge — provider. in the space of seconds, they charge me £1800. i saw that and i was they charge me £1800. i saw that and iwasjust_ they charge me £1800. i saw that and i wasjust like, you have got to be kidding _ i wasjust like, you have got to be kidding me! — i wasjust like, you have got to be kidding me! iwas in i wasjust like, you have got to be kidding me! i was in credit. i would hate to— kidding me! i was in credit. i would hate to think this is happening to someone — hate to think this is happening to someone who was already in arrears. they cannot — someone who was already in arrears. they cannot afford to pay that, especially in this climate on energy bills _ especially in this climate on energy bills it _ especially in this climate on energy bills it has — especially in this climate on energy bills. it has to be resolved. people need _ bills. it has to be resolved. people need to— bills. it has to be resolved. people need to know that companies are doing _ need to know that companies are doing this — need to know that companies are doing this and they are not willing to help _ doing this and they are not willing to help customers. you can only escalate a complaint to the ombudsman if your supplier hasn't fixed an issue after eight weeks or says it can't. the energy ombudsman suggests the cost of living and what it calls the "energy crisis" of last year could be behind the huge rise in complaints it's accepted. april tojune is the most recent data it's published and it points out the number of disputes has dropped since then. but with winter coming, it's encouraging anyone who can't get a resolution with their supplier to come forward. we're nowjoined by emily seymour, energy and sustainability editor at which? very good to happy with us. have you noticed an increase in people approaching new with complaints about energy companies? yes. we survey members — about energy companies? yes. we survey members of— about energy companies? yes. we survey members of the _ about energy companies? yes. we survey members of the public- about energy companies? yes. we survey members of the public and | survey members of the public and asked _ survey members of the public and asked them how they feel about that energy— asked them how they feel about that energy energy providers annually. we have noticed more people have complaints, more people are feeling frustrated _ complaints, more people are feeling frustrated with energy providers for a whole _ frustrated with energy providers for a whole host of reasons. also something we have noticed in our service _ something we have noticed in our service is— something we have noticed in our service is people feel very dissatisfied with the actual customer service journey as well as a complaint — customer service journey as well as a complaint resolution itself. even if somebody gets to the end of the process— if somebody gets to the end of the process and get a resolution they are satisfied with in terms of money being _ are satisfied with in terms of money being returned or something, a lot of people — being returned or something, a lot of people are finding the whole process — of people are finding the whole process incredibly frustrating and drawn _ process incredibly frustrating and drawn out — process incredibly frustrating and drawn out and very difficult to manage _ drawn out and very difficult to manare. ~ , ., drawn out and very difficult to manaie.~ , ., i. drawn out and very difficult to manare. ~ , ., ~ manage. why do you think there has been as increasing _ manage. why do you think there has been as increasing complaints - manage. why do you think there has been as increasing complaints now? | been as increasing complaints now? some of the issues are not unique to a period just because unit prices high. incorrect metre readings, that could happen any time, why are we seeing this increase now? it is seeing this increase now? it is stranae, seeing this increase now? it is strange, actually. _ seeing this increase now? it is strange, actually. we - seeing this increase now? it is strange, actually. we have seen the same _ strange, actually. we have seen the same thing. — strange, actually. we have seen the same thing, the sorts of complaints people _ same thing, the sorts of complaints people have with providers are fairly— people have with providers are fairly universal. as you said they are not— fairly universal. as you said they are not specific to the energy crisis — are not specific to the energy crisis or the pandemic or anything. things— crisis or the pandemic or anything. things like — crisis or the pandemic or anything. things like there is a problem with their bitt— things like there is a problem with their bill or — things like there is a problem with their bill or their credit balance. i their bill or their credit balance. i know— their bill or their credit balance. i know the — their bill or their credit balance. i know the ombudsman has suggested they think— i know the ombudsman has suggested they think the cost of living crisis tikeiy— they think the cost of living crisis likely plays a role. i know people are very — likely plays a role. i know people are very kind of inching with energy bills at— are very kind of inching with energy bills at the — are very kind of inching with energy bills at the moment and more so than usual. _ bills at the moment and more so than usual, perhaps. also being careful with money and making sure they are paying _ with money and making sure they are paying attention to what is going in and out _ paying attention to what is going in and out of— paying attention to what is going in and out of their accounts. if that is what — and out of their accounts. if that is what is — and out of their accounts. if that is what is behind the increase, i am pleased _ is what is behind the increase, i am pleased people are taking that step and making sure they are paying correctly — and making sure they are paying correctly. it is sadly really concerning to hear that energy companies are failing customers in this way— companies are failing customers in this way because, of course, to get the ombudsman, as you said, you had to have _ the ombudsman, as you said, you had to have already been through an eight _ to have already been through an eight week process of back and forth with your— eight week process of back and forth with your provider. | eight week process of back and forth with your provider.— with your provider. i want to pick u . with your provider. i want to pick u- on with your provider. i want to pick up on that _ with your provider. i want to pick up on that point. _ with your provider. i want to pick up on that point. the _ with your provider. i want to pickl up on that point. the ombudsman with your provider. i want to pick . up on that point. the ombudsman is the next level if your complaint hasn't been dealt with in house properly by the energy company. do you think this increase in the number of complaints going to end being upheld by the ombudsman, do we read into that that may be the energy firms themselves are not doing enough to deal with complaints that are coming their way? it that are coming their way? it certainly feels as though it is probably the tip of the iceberg, that number we had got from the ombudsman. that is the end of the journey _ ombudsman. that is the end of the journey we — ombudsman. that is the end of the journey. we know loads of people start a _ journey. we know loads of people start a complaints process and drop out or— start a complaints process and drop out or things happen along the way. absolutely, i think it sounds as though— absolutely, i think it sounds as though there is plenty that energy companies need to do to get customer service _ companies need to do to get customer service in— companies need to do to get customer service in order, especially coming into winter — service in order, especially coming into winter. we know this winter, bills are — into winter. we know this winter, bills are as— into winter. we know this winter, bills are as high as they have been. people's _ bills are as high as they have been. people's bank accounts are even tighter— people's bank accounts are even tighter than usual. i think the onus when _ tighter than usual. i think the onus when he _ tighter than usual. i think the onus when he needs to be on energy providers to have customer service realty _ providers to have customer service really up _ providers to have customer service really up to — providers to have customer service really up to scratch and to have anybody — really up to scratch and to have anybody who gets in touch with and feel they _ anybody who gets in touch with and feel they have a satisfying service and whatever the issue is is being resolved — and whatever the issue is is being resolved. . ~ and whatever the issue is is being resolved. ., ,, , ., , and whatever the issue is is being resolved. . ~' , ., , . and whatever the issue is is being resolved. ., ,, , . ., resolved. thank you very much for our resolved. thank you very much for your insights _ resolved. thank you very much for your insights and _ resolved. thank you very much for your insights and thoughts - resolved. thank you very much for your insights and thoughts this - your insights and thoughts this morning. t your insights and thoughts this mornini. , ., ., your insights and thoughts this mornini. . ., . ., morning. i should reiterate that if --eole do morning. i should reiterate that if people do have — morning. i should reiterate that if people do have an _ morning. i should reiterate that if people do have an issue, - morning. i should reiterate that if people do have an issue, the - morning. i should reiterate that if people do have an issue, the firstj people do have an issue, the first port of call is the energy company. give them a chance to resolve it, hopefully they will. if not up to eight weeks, that is the point at which you can take it to the energy ombudsman if you are not satisfied. thank you. coming up later in the programme. # memories, like the corners of my mind...# she's sold 250 million albums, won ten golden globes and two oscars and now barbra streisand has written her autobiography reflecting on her award—winning career. you were very careful how you said her name. speaking to the bbc exclusively, she explained how she got siri to pronounce her name correctly. isaid my i said my name is not where they z, it is like sand on the beach. i figured i had better call the head of capital at apple, tim cook. he had siri change the pronunciation of my name to be correct. that is one perk of fame. my name to be correct. that is one perk of fame-— we had a member of staff that did say streisland. you don't want to do that? ! if you have had someone you have mispronounced for all these years do get in touch. all the usual ways. tell us you are as well. i have a friend cannot say enamel, says, enaminel. people do have those words. i have plenty i cannot say. took me years to realise if you have a little coffee it is an espresso, and not expresso. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the metropolitan police has ended its relationship with an adviser who was filmed making a pro—palestinian chant. lawyer attiq malik is the chair of the london muslim communities forum. according to the sunday telegraph, he said the statement during a speech in 2021. scotland yard said he'd expressed views which didn't align to the met�*s values. mr malik posted a quote on the social media site x, criticising the coverage. a third councillor in haringey has quit labour over the party leader's stance on israel and gaza. mary mason criticised sir keir starmer�*s failure to call for a ceasefire and said the party had broken its pledge to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy. she'll now serve as an independent. mr starmer faced a backlash from some members after saying israel has the right to do eveything it can to get back hostages taken by hamas. the way many of us work has changed for good since the pandemic, according to research, with more than half of professionals now hybrid working. the recruitment firm hays found 56% of people wouldn't accept a role that didn't offer the flexibility of working from home and the workplace. it comes as an increasing number of people are commuting again — but mainly on tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays. just look at a year ago — we were at around 48% of occupancy. we are now at 53%. so a significant increase just in a year in london. a year before that, it was an increase of 9%. so we are progressively seeing occupancy coming back. let's take a look at how the tubes is running this morning. there are minor delays on the central line between white city, west ruislip and ealing broadway. minor delays on the metropolitan line and the overground has severe delays between stratford and richmond—claphamjunction. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we had clear skies overnight, so if you were away from any light pollution, brief glimpses of this, the aurora borealis. the light pollution obviously causing a problem for towns and cities, but away from that, there is another chance to see them tonight. today, it is largely dry, plenty of sunshine around. an outside chance of a shower this afternoon just blowing through from the west, but most places staying dry. temperatures today in the sunshine getting up to 13 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be clear again, so a chance to see the northern lights potentially. it should be dry overnight, too, minimum temperature dropping down into single figures. quite a chilly night. the minimum away from central london around 3c. through tomorrow, again, it is looking largely drying. largely dry. sunshine around for tuesday. you will notice the next rain heading in as we head towards wednesday morning. increasing cloud, some heavy rain through wednesday and then further showers for thursday. but the temperature throughout remains fairly similar. i'm back in half an hour. back tojon and sally. hello this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. as we've been hearing this morning, gaza has seen one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since the start of the war. the heads of all major united nations agencies have now issued a rare joint statement calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire". this has been echoed by the us secretary of state antony blinken — who has arrived in turkey to continue diplomatic efforts to secure a pause in fighting. we're joined now by energy security and net zero minister, claire coutinho. security and net zero i want to start with the lead story. after these statement from the united nations agencies. antony blinken is in the middle east working towards a pause in the conflict. what has the government heard about this and what is the latest? ., ., , , . ., heard about this and what is the latest? ., , . ., heard about this and what is the latest? ., , a latest? how optimistic are you? as ou will latest? how optimistic are you? as you will know. _ latest? how optimistic are you? as you will know, the _ latest? how optimistic are you? as you will know, the prime _ latest? how optimistic are you? as you will know, the prime minister, | you will know, the prime minister, foreign secretary, defence secretary, have been in the region and diplomatic efforts continue. the things we are pushing for our pauses to make sure humanitarian aid can get into gaza and make sure we can get into gaza and make sure we can get british nationals out and to make sure we can alleviate suffering we are seeing for the people in gaza. it we are seeing for the people in gaza. . we are seeing for the people in gaza. , ,., we are seeing for the people in gaza. , . ., gaza. it is reported police are considering — gaza. it is reported police are considering whether - gaza. it is reported police are considering whether or - gaza. it is reported police are considering whether or not i gaza. it is reported police are considering whether or not to j gaza. it is reported police are - considering whether or not to ban a pro—palestinian march on armistice day in london. pro-palestinian march on armistice day in london-— pro-palestinian march on armistice day in london. should it be banned? i have day in london. should it be banned? l have serious _ day in london. should it be banned? i have serious concerns. _ day in london. should it be banned? i have serious concerns. if _ day in london. should it be banned? i have serious concerns. if you - i have serious concerns. if you think about armistice day, it is a day of national mourning when we remember people who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedoms and dignity. i would ultimate sacrifice for freedoms and dignity. iwould not like ultimate sacrifice for freedoms and dignity. i would not like to see that disrupted, it does not chime with the culture of this country. ministers have let the police know because they have operational responsibility for the marches and if they were to make a decision there would be a disorder risk, they would back them up.— would back them up. organisers of the march have _ would back them up. organisers of the march have said _ would back them up. organisers of the march have said they - the march have said they categorically will not go near the cenotaph. it is important we do not disrupt people's memory. they said they were not disrupt it? we have seen horrific behaviour, whether it is as you mentioned the cenotaph, desecrating the cenotaph, also the chant ofjihad and putting signs of the star of david in a bin. and it is a day we are remembering people who gave up the ultimate sacrifice. i think it is something we should be concerned about. let’s we should be concerned about. let's move onto — we should be concerned about. let's move onto the _ we should be concerned about. let's move onto the subject _ we should be concerned about. let's move onto the subject you are here to talk about which is the new licensing opportunities for oil and gas. you said the licences would bolster security. can you explain what this means. itote bolster security. can you explain what this means.— what this means. we need to transition _ what this means. we need to transition away _ what this means. we need to transition away from - what this means. we need to transition away from oil - what this means. we need to transition away from oil and i what this means. we need to . transition away from oil and gas. even the independent climate change committee acknowledges in 2050, reaching zero, we will need some oil and gas for a significant amount of energy needs. as energy secretary, i think we should get the oil and gas from here where we can. we are lucky to have resources on our doorstep. and the oil and gas sector supports 200,000 jobs. we are expecting to get £50 million in tax revenues over the next five years. rather than jeopardise that as the labour party would do and send those jobs abroad, we think it is important to back that sector and that will help us unlock the funds and investment to get us to green transition and make sure we do not rely on foreign regimes for imports when we could produce a domestic supply.- produce a domestic supply. labour sa if the produce a domestic supply. labour say if they came — produce a domestic supply. labour say if they came into _ produce a domestic supply. labour say if they came into power - produce a domestic supply. labour say if they came into power they i say if they came into power they would not issue new licences, but they would not change licences in place. i want to push you on the point about hostile foreign regimes. any gas or oil we have would need to go abroad at some point to either be treated or sold. i am not sure where the foreign regime element comes into this. . the foreign regime element comes into this. , :: , ., the foreign regime element comes intothis. 3, ., ., , . , into this. gas, 50% of domestic use into this. gas, 50% of domestic use in this into this. gas, 5096 of domestic use in this country _ into this. gas, 5096 of domestic use in this country comes _ into this. gas, 5096 of domestic use in this country comes from - into this. gas, 5096 of domestic use | in this country comes from domestic supply. oil, it, our oil, is refined in the european market and much of it comes back because we are a net importer. when we have shortfalls in either of those areas we often imports from countries that may include, you will have seen europe was importing from russia, but for asked the middle east and other countries and often those countries can be unstable. we look at the future of supply and it is common sense to make the most of what we have here in terms of energy security and also in terms ofjobs. manufacturing opportunities. and to the labour policy you mentioned earlier, if you look at the feedback from industry, even people who normally support them on this issue like the unions. they used language like the unions. they used language like self—defeating and naive, and that it would decimate the same people and communities and skill sets we need to get to a greener transition which is something we all care about. ., , , ., , care about. how will these plans affect energy — care about. how will these plans affect energy bills? _ care about. how will these plans affect energy bills? which - care about. how will these plans affect energy bills? which i'm i care about. how will these plans l affect energy bills? which i'm sure --eole are affect energy bills? which i'm sure people are concerned _ affect energy bills? which i'm sure people are concerned about. - affect energy bills? which i'm sure people are concerned about. it - affect energy bills? which i'm surej people are concerned about. it has been a concern time for energy bills. this is about security of energy supply and making sure we have the oil and gas we need for the future and where we need it making sure it comes from here. it will ensure the revenue we can get from having a thriving oil and gas sector and the supply chain underneath it, the revenue, we expect £50 billion -- £50 the revenue, we expect £50 billion —— £50 million to be raised which can be invested in public services and welfare and support for people when they are struggling. essen and welfare and support for people when they are struggling.— when they are struggling. even if the oil is from _ when they are struggling. even if the oil is from here, _ when they are struggling. even if the oil is from here, it _ when they are struggling. even if the oil is from here, it would - when they are struggling. even if the oil is from here, it would go l the oil is from here, it would go abroad to process because refinery capacity in the uk has fallen by 30%. in terms of bills, i cannot hear you saying it will make any difference. it hear you saying it will make any difference-— hear you saying it will make any difference. ., ., . , , difference. it would not necessarily brina difference. it would not necessarily bring energy _ difference. it would not necessarily bring energy bills _ difference. it would not necessarily bring energy bills down. _ difference. it would not necessarily bring energy bills down. but - difference. it would not necessarily bring energy bills down. but it - bring energy bills down. but it would raise a significant amount of money. it would help us fund public services and also transition into different forms of energy such as offshore wind and solar, which could help bring bills down. it is not worth missing the amount of money it would raise in tax revenues we could use to help support people through the welfare system as well. horse the welfare system as well. how appropriate _ the welfare system as well. how appropriate is — the welfare system as well. how appropriate is it _ the welfare system as well. how appropriate is it to _ the welfare system as well. how appropriate is it to be _ the welfare system as well. how appropriate is it to be talking about new licences when you are committed to a net zero by 2050? does it make the commitment is less realistic? itote does it make the commitment is less realistic? ~ , ., , does it make the commitment is less realistic? , ., , . ., ., realistic? we should be clear that we have done _ realistic? we should be clear that we have done more _ realistic? we should be clear that we have done more than - realistic? we should be clear that we have done more than any - realistic? we should be clear that we have done more than any of. realistic? we should be clear that i we have done more than any of our peers in cutting emissions. we are 1% of global emissions. if you look towards 2030, we pledged to cut emissions by 68%, the most ambitious target of any major economy. the eu target of any major economy. the eu target is 55% and in recent weeks, they rejected the option to take it to 57%. the us is in the 40s. we are way ahead and committed to that. what we are doing alongside the announcements today to make sure we have enough oil and gas production here is also looking at making sure we have the right plans in place to update the electricity grid. we are working on making sure we have enough offshore wind, pushing for more solar, nuclear. to make the country energy efficient. these are part of wider plans that focuses on what is important which is reaching net zero emissions and providing for energy security. is net zero emissions and providing for energy security-— energy security. is any of this actually going _ energy security. is any of this actually going to _ energy security. is any of this actually going to happen - energy security. is any of this actually going to happen with j energy security. is any of this i actually going to happen with a general election looming or argued trying to make a point of difference between yourself and labour? it is between yourself and labour? it is im ortant between yourself and labour? it is 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to make it happen because there are 200,000 people who work in the sector and it is right to protectjobs. and making sure that we are not forgoing the billions of pounds of investment and tax revenues we need to make sure we can change climate change ambitions. thank you. john has the sport. a powerful moment. yes for anyone not following developments they might be aware of the kidnapping of the father of luis diaz. a liverpool player. he had time away from the team as you try to deal with the situation with both parents kidnapped in colombia. his mother was returned safely. he scored for liverpool against luton yesterday and wore a t—shirt saying freedom for dad, essentially. the longer the wait goes on, huge concern for his safety. and he said afterwards, their anxiety, the family anxiety is growing. but it was an emotional day yesterday. luis diaz will hope his message to his father's captors will bring him immediately. diaz returning to action, ten days after his father was kidknapped, came off the bench to salvage a point for liverpool against luton with this goal. during his celebration he revealed a message on his t—shirt which read "freedom for dad". he later realeased a statement saying, "in the name of love and compassion we ask they reconsider their actions and allow us to have him back." after the game, no words were necessary. wejust after the game, no words were necessary. we just gave each other a hug, that's all. they are waiting for the right news. that is all. besides that, we had moments like this in the past. it is super positive and great for him, but these things go by. the real information we need is different information. so that is it. it is anyway a really, really positive thing for him, but all the other problem stay the same. in the colombian town of barrancas, family and friends also demanded his safe release. on saturday, the leader of the rebel group who seized him said the kidnapping was a mistake and that the instruction had been made to release him. however, he gave no clues as to when and how it will be carried out. in the wake of diaz's dramatic intervention, it almost got lost that luton came within minutes of a first ever premier league win at home and manager rob edwards was full of praise for his players. defensively, from an organisational point of view i am proud of the players. we improved on last week, we improved on forest in tottenham before that because there were elements of the game before this they would have exposed it quickly. what is pleasing we retained threat. i was proud of the players. after ramsgate's heroics on saturday, fellow eighth—tier side cray valley paper mills are still in the fa cup after they drew with former premier league side charlton athletic. charlton may be in league one now but 117 places and five divisions separate the two sides. an own goalfrom lucas ness, earning cray valley a replay at their home ground. they won't have to travel far, it's only three miles down the road. rangers are into next month's scottish league cup final after beating hearts at hampden park. captainjames tavernier was right at the heart of it, scoring twice in a 3—1win, including this great free kick. and they will now face aberdeen for the title when the two meet on the 17 december. india's domination of their home cricket world cup continues as they hammered south africa by 243 runs in kolkata. it was a special birthday for virat kohli, who turned 35 as he scored his 49th one day century, pulling him level with the great sachin tendulkar — a fitting way to celebrate his big day. if kohli was the star in the first innings, ravindra jadeja picked up the mantle in the second, taking five wickets as south africa crumbled to 83 all out, to make it eight wins in eight for india. sisters and they are the best two sides in the world, england and france meeting in what was a repeat of the wheelchair rugby league world cup final. france though coming out on top in leeds. in a fast and furious game, jeremy bourson scored a hat—trick of tries for the visitors, as they went on to lift the trophy. england will have the chance to win it back when the sides meet again in marseille on november the 25th, in what is a two match series. so so it is not done yet. a chance for england. some spectacular scenes in the sky last night. did you see them? no. me neither. good morning. from north to south, many got a glimpse of the northern lights. look how spectacular these are in the western isles. we saw them further southin western isles. we saw them further south in anglesey. we saw them as far south as cornwall and kent. today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine, showers, some showers in the west heavy and thundery potentially. the rain moving away from the far south. between the showers, a lot of dry weather and sunny spells. but through the day showers could drift into the midlands and north—east england. temperatures today, feeling fresh. 9-14. temperatures today, feeling fresh. 9—14. again, north to south. overnight, the breeze through the english channel will ease. we will have showers around. under clear skies, it will be a cold night, perhaps a touch of frost in sheltered glens in the north—east. tomorrow is where we will start with sunshine and sunshine further south. the west is prone to seeing showers. we do have a ridge of high pressure building. as we go through the afternoon, some showers will ease and also fade. for most, a dry end to the day. nine in lerwick, 13 in london and jersey. then change. high pressure is pushed out of the way by weather fronts from the atlantic introducing rain. it will move through swiftly. it affects many areas. 20—30 millimetres in western scotland and north—west england potentially. it could linger in the south—east, especially if it develops a wave. behind it dry weather, sunshine, showers in the north and west. a breezy day. these are the temperatures. eight in stornoway, 11 in birmingham, and 14 in st helier. into thursday, the front has gone. we start pulling in more of a westerly or a north—westerly eventually. it will turn colder. we could see snow on the tops of the scottish hills towards the end of the week. above 500 metres. despite temperatures being similar to what we are looking at during the week, because of the wind, it will feel cooler. we will start with showers but another area of low pressure into the weekend. that will bring more rain. again, it turns more unsettled and the wind will strengthen. is it too early to ask about a white christmas? yes. i love that. i knew you would hate that. there is method in my madness. there is a reason because we are turning to christmas for moment. jazz musician gregory porter has performed for the late queen, had his music played in space and has two grammys to his name — now he's adding to his repertoire. he loves this festive season. he's released his very first christmas album — and is heading off on tour. let's have a listen. # it's christmas and new year. # coming on strong. # it's christmas and new year, it's coming on strong. # good time. # do you hear what i hear? # ringing through the sky. # shepherd boy. # do you hear what i hear? # do you know what i know? # a child, a child shivers in the cold. # let us bring him silver and gold #. hgppy happy christmas, everybody. gregory porterjoins us now. people will love your voice, love the music. some people might struggle to talk about christmas quite this early.— quite this early. well, come on. an ime quite this early. well, come on. anytime is _ quite this early. well, come on. anytime is the _ quite this early. well, come on. anytime is the right _ quite this early. well, come on. anytime is the right time - quite this early. well, come on. anytime is the right time for - anytime is the right time for christmas. it is a perfect time for me, my favourite holiday, and some of the best music in the world. i have written three new songs to add to the christmas canon. truth? have written three new songs to add to the christmas canon.— to the christmas canon. why is it our to the christmas canon. why is it your favourite _ to the christmas canon. why is it your favourite time _ to the christmas canon. why is it your favourite time of _ to the christmas canon. why is it your favourite time of year? - your favourite time of year? nostalgia. if you listen to all of my music, you will see a high and often reaching back and thinking about my past, my family, my mother. that is the thing you do at christmas time. it is as nostalgic time. a gentler time to think about sitting near the fire, with your mother, brothers and sisters. it is a wonderful thing to think about the best times of your life, the times when you believed. you enjoyed being, in a way, you enjoyed the magic. being, in a way, you en'oyed the manic. �* . . being, in a way, you en'oyed the manic. . , . being, in a way, you en'oyed the manic.�* ,. being, in a way, you en'oyed the ma.ic_�* ,. being, in a way, you en'oyed the manic.�* magic. and music can take you back there. absolutely. _ magic. and music can take you back there. absolutely. i— magic. and music can take you back there. absolutely. i have _ magic. and music can take you back there. absolutely. i have written - there. absolutely. i have written son . s there. absolutely. i have written songs that _ there. absolutely. i have written songs that absolutely _ there. absolutely. i have written songs that absolutely take - there. absolutely. i have written songs that absolutely take me . there. absolutely. i have written i songs that absolutely take me back to the place and the feeling that my mother gave me at christmas. even, when i put on the music, i can smell cinnamon. and sweet potatoes being baked in the oven. the turkey. mixing with the sound of nat king cole coming from the record player. i have put that energy into this record. is i have put that energy into this record. . i have put that energy into this record. , ., ,., i have put that energy into this record. , ., , record. is it right a song is inspired — record. is it right a song is inspired of— record. is it right a song is inspired of memories - record. is it right a song is inspired of memories of i record. is it right a song is i inspired of memories of your record. is it right a song is - inspired of memories of your mum's christmas dinner? she inspired of memories of your mum's christmas dinner?— christmas dinner? she did it several times. christmas dinner? she did it several times- this — christmas dinner? she did it several times. this particular _ christmas dinner? she did it several times. this particular christmas, - times. this particular christmas, she cooked turkey greens, cornbread, candied yam, a whole bunch of things. she put it on the table and there are eight, five boys and three girls. we prayed over the food and loaded it into the car and we fed homeless people. and the food came back to the house and we were eating the leftovers, after the homeless. and i remember such a strong memory of the time. but now, the memory is an explosion of gold in my mind. to do that kind of thing on christmas, on christmas day, not before or after, it was on christmas. it is a special memory. that is part of the lyric of the song. it is true. lbathed lyric of the song. it is true. what are the things — lyric of the song. it is true. what are the things from _ lyric of the song. it is true. what are the things from your- lyric of the song. it is true. what are the things from your childhood, special christmases, that you still do, re—enact today in 2023? i special christmases, that you still do, re-enact today in 2023? i think when i decorate _ do, re-enact today in 2023? i think when i decorate the _ do, re-enact today in 2023? i think when i decorate the tree. _ do, re-enact today in 2023? i think when i decorate the tree. i - do, re-enact today in 2023? i think when i decorate the tree. ijust. .. i when i decorate the tree. ijust... i have a series of records. nat king cole mihalia jackson's christmas. all the kids gathered around the tree. everybody has to put one of the balls, what you call them? baubles. ~ . ., baubles. we put them on the tree. the music- — baubles. we put them on the tree. the music- it _ baubles. we put them on the tree. the music. it happens _ baubles. we put them on the tree. the music. it happens in _ baubles. we put them on the tree. the music. it happens in the - baubles. we put them on the tree. the music. it happens in the air. i l the music. it happens in the air. i think the music, the smells, and just... i want to create the same energy, feeling and magic for my two little boys, ten and two. i am little boys, ten and two. i am startin: little boys, ten and two. i am starting to — little boys, ten and two. i am starting to feel _ little boys, ten and two. i am starting to feel christmas - little boys, ten and two. i am| starting to feel christmas eve. # chestnuts roasting on an open fire. #jack fire. # jack frost nipping at your nose. # jack frost nipping at your nose. # carols being sung by a choir. get ready, baby! i # carols being sung by a choir. get ready, baby!— # carols being sung by a choir. get ready, baby! # carols being sung by a choir. i get ready, baby!_ i get ready, baby! i am with you. i know it is — get ready, baby! i am with you. i know it is tricky _ get ready, baby! i am with you. i know it is tricky to _ get ready, baby! i am with you. i know it is tricky to say _ get ready, baby! i am with you. i know it is tricky to say which - get ready, baby! i am with you. i know it is tricky to say which is i know it is tricky to say which is your favourite christmas song. this is the one that _ your favourite christmas song. this is the one that makes me feel no matter where i am in the middle of july. matter where i am in the middle of july, there is a fire going. it is warm and cosy. so much great christmas music. in a way, it was a challenge. who do i think i am to write to an addition to the great christmas music story? you know, silent night is on the record. do you hear what i hear? little drummer boy. . i have taken liberties, not too many but some. traditional arrangements. but the music is beautiful to listen to a dinner, decorating the tree, doing anything. i remember i imagine leading up to christmas is a busy time. i have many concerts. i have a concert at the royal albert hall on the 13th of december. i will be doing music from the christmas record as well as some of my favourites. yes, iam record as well as some of my favourites. yes, i am looking forward to that. i will be touring all over the world. fantastic.- all over the world. fantastic. ., ., fantastic. no rest? no. but a break _ fantastic. no rest? no. but a break at - fantastic. no rest? no. i but a break at christmas? fantastic. no rest? no. - but a break at christmas? yes, fantastic. no rest? no. _ but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my — but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my last _ but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my last concert _ but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my last concert so - but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my last concert so i - but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my last concert so i have i but a break at christmas? yes, the 23rd is my last concert so i have a. 23rd is my last concert so i have a couple of days off.— couple of days off. en'oy them. lovel to couple of days off. en'oy them. lovely to meet _ couple of days off. en'oy them. lovely to meet you. _ gregory porter's new album, christmas wish, is out now. and it is gorgeous. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a third councillor in haringey has quit labour, over the party leader's stance on israel and gaza. mary mason criticised sir keir starmer�*s failure to call for a ceasefire and said the party had broken its pledge to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy. she'll now serve as an independent. the way many of us work has changed for good since the pandemic, according to research, with more than half of professionals now hybrid working. the recruitment firm hays found 56% of people wouldn't accept a role that didn't offer the flexibility of working from home and the workplace. it comes as an increasing number of people are commuting again but mainly on tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays. just look at a year ago — we were at around 48% of occupancy. we are now at 53%. so a significant increase just in a year in london. a year before that, it was an increase of 9%. so we are progressively seeing occupancy coming back. let's take a look at the tubes. there's minor delays on the metropolitan line and severe delays on the overground. now on to the weather. and it will be a dry day with plenty of sunshine. there's the chance of the odd shower later with a top temperature of 13 degrees. but that's it from me for now — let's head back tojon and sally. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... a night of heavy bombing — as israel says its troops have now encircled gaza city — effectively cutting the territory in two. "enough is enough" — the heads of all major un agencies issue a rarejoint statement calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" a major incident�*s declared after thousands of people in surrey are left with no water due to an issue at a thames water treatment works. sky high profits for ryanair, the budget airline makes nearly £2 billion in the first 6 months of the financial year. footballer luis diaz delivers a message to his father's kidknappers. after equalising for liverpool at luton, he reveals a "freedom for dad" sign on his shirt. # memories, like the corners of my mind...# the funny girl on the way we were — barbra streisand reflects on the challenges of being a woman at the top of her profession during her six decade long career. i was so appreciative of being in england, where you had a queen and margaret thatcher was the prime minister. you know, in other words, you weren't intimidated by me being a woman. for much of this week we're looking at a mix— for much of this week we're looking at a mix of— for much of this week we're looking at a mix of sunshine and showers. tuesday— at a mix of sunshine and showers. tuesday into — at a mix of sunshine and showers. tuesday into wednesday we will have a band _ tuesday into wednesday we will have a band of— tuesday into wednesday we will have a band of rain moving swiftly across us. a band of rain moving swiftly across us all _ a band of rain moving swiftly across us all the — a band of rain moving swiftly across us. all the details later the programme. it's monday 6th november. it's been one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in gaza since the start of the war — with israeli airstrikes hitting the north of the territory — and reports of huge explosions. the israeli military says its ground forces have now encircled gaza city — effectively dividing the territory in two. phone and internet services have also been cut off. this morning, the heads of all major united nations agencies have issued a rarejoint statement calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire". they have also demanded the release of hostages taken by hamas — regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. explosions. the relentless bombardment continues. the latest israeli strikes in northern gaza among the most intense so far and, once again, phone and internet lines were cut. this was yesterday's aftermath. locals say dozens were killed. said's wife and daughters were wounded. he searches on for his neighbours. "can anyone hear me inside?" he shouts. "there are people." this is part of gaza where civilians had been told to flee to. israel's military says it is looking into whether it is operating in the area at the time. israel's ground invasion is advancing. its military says it has now divided the territory into two and that it is doing what it can to avoid civilian casualties. for several hours, israeli forces said they opened a route for gazans to head south. but relatively few made the journey. on his latest stop in turkey, the us secretary of state is hearing calls for an immediate ceasefire from around the region. washington backs short pauses in fighting. everyone would welcome it because, again, it would advance things we are all trying to accomplish, including getting hostages back, including getting a lot more assistance into gaza, including getting people out of gaza. one of the more than 240 hostages being held in gaza is 84—year—old elma avraham. her family found this photo online, where she is seen being taken by hamas. her son worries how she is coping without her medication. right now, we are four weeks after that. four weeks and one day and they are still not here. and they should be here yesterday. not today, yesterday. i am like in some horror movie that does not stop. but, yeah, i still have hope. israel says that without progress on releasing the hostages, it won't agree to any pause in hostilities. for now, for so many, each day brings only more suffering. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. we can get more from yolande now, whojoins us from jerusalem. yolande, what's the situation there this morning? well, more intense bombardment of gaza overnight and there has also been some rockets fired from gaza at southern israel once again. we are now hearing from the hamas run health ministry in gaza that something like 200 people had been killed in the overnight strikes. israel's military in its latest briefing says it hit 450 targets in the last 24 hours inside gaza. it says its ground forces are coordinating with its air forces to direct them to targets and it has managed to take over a hamas military compound. as we are hearing, gaza city is completely surrounded. it does seem the israeli military is trying to ramp up pressure on hamas. this is a stronghold of hamas, the biggest city in gaza. also very complicated advance because we still have many, many thousands of civilians taking shelter in public buildings who are trapped in that city. the heads of major united nations agencies have issued a rare joint statement this morning — what are they saying? this is an unusual step by 18 different organisations. they include the un children's fund, the world food programme, the world health organization. they want a full humanitarian ceasefire right now. they talk also about how, since the 7th of october cross—border attacks carried out by hamas, there is shock and horror at the spiralling number of lives lost and torn apart. they are saying in gaza right now, you have an entire population that is basically under attack are now calling for more food, water, medicalsupplies, attack are now calling for more food, water, medical supplies, fuel to be allowed into gaza. a lot of frustration from aid agencies about how slow it is to get relief into the gaza strip. thejordanian said they used their air force overnight to drop parachute and medical supplies to help their field hospital now operating in gaza. thank you very much indeed. police are considering whether to ban a pro—palestinian march in london, planned for armistice day — next saturday. the prime minister has also condemned the plans. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. this is an interesting dilemma, discussion within government, isn't it? i discussion within government, isn't it? 4' , , ., , it? i think ministers have been clear for the _ it? i think ministers have been clear for the last _ it? i think ministers have been clear for the last few _ it? i think ministers have been clear for the last few days - it? i think ministers have been. clear for the last few days really that they have grave concerns about this match taking place on saturday. saturday is armistice day, not remembrance sunday when you have the ceremony at the cenotaph. it nevertheless is armistice day, which many people have been marking with a moment's silence. the concern at the government is that having this march, which will presumably be very large march in central london, taking place on that day, has the potential for further trouble. the organisers of the march say it will take place several hours after the moment's silence at 11am, it will not be going anywhere near whitehall all the cenotaph. serious concern in government were nevertheless. he had about that earlier on in the programme. it about that earlier on in the programme-— about that earlier on in the rorramme. ., ., ., ., programme. it is a day of national mournin: programme. it is a day of national mourning in _ programme. it is a day of national mourning in a _ programme. it is a day of national mourning in a country _ programme. it is a day of national mourning in a country when - programme. it is a day of national mourning in a country when we i mourning in a country when we remember— mourning in a country when we remember people who made the ultimate — remember people who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, our dignity — ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, our dignity. i would ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, our dignity. iwould not ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, our dignity. i would not like to see that disrupted. it does not chime with the — that disrupted. it does not chime with the culture of this country. what _ with the culture of this country. what ministers have done is let the police _ what ministers have done is let the police know, they have operational responsibility for those marches. if they were — responsibility for those marches. if they were to make the decision that they were to make the decision that they did _ they were to make the decision that they did think there was a disorder risk, _ they did think there was a disorder risk. they— they did think there was a disorder risk, they would fully back them up on that _ risk, they would fully back them up on that. , ., ., risk, they would fully back them up on that. ,., ., ,., , on that. the important point is it is a decision _ on that. the important point is it is a decision for— on that. the important point is it is a decision for the _ on that. the important point is it| is a decision for the metropolitan police whether they believe the risk of disruption as such they would then apply to the home secretary and then apply to the home secretary and the mayor of london to stop the march taking place in a specific part of the capital. that is really a decision for the commissioner of the metropolitan police. the fact she was talking about this this morning as a sign it continues to dominate in westminster even when the government wants to talk about other things. the announcement this morning was that in the kings speech taking place tomorrow, the government will unveil a new piece of legislation which would say that oil and gas licensing rounds, that is permission for companies to explore potentialfor is permission for companies to explore potential for oil and gas is permission for companies to explore potentialfor oil and gas in the north sea would take place annually. currently, those licences are issued not at a set timetable is that the last one before this year was in 2019. that would mean more licences issued, probably. crucially, this is an attempt to carve a very clear divide with the labour party, which has already said should it when the next general election it would stop issuing new licences existing projects in the north sea would continue to take place but new projects would not be allowed to go ahead. looking forward to tomorrow when the government is going to unveil its agenda for the year to come can expect much more of that quickly can a sharp dividing lines with labour.— that quickly can a sharp dividing lines with labour. more details on that tomorrow _ lines with labour. more details on that tomorrow morning. _ lines with labour. more details on that tomorrow morning. thank i lines with labour. more details on| that tomorrow morning. thank you very much indeed. budget airline ryanair has announced significant profits for the six months to september. ben can tell us more. the profits were sky—high. ryanair has revealed that it made a profit of over £1.9 billion after tax in the 6 months to september — which of course covers the vital summer holiday period. that easily beats the record profits it made in the same period last year — of £1.2 billion. what's behind that? it's more per passenger — with fares up almost a quarter. passenger numbers were up — it's already europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers — and the airline carried 105 million passengers in first half of this financial year. that's11% more than in the same period last year. they made more from each passenger. so more passengers paying higherfares. and that helped offset a higherfuel bill — remember oil prices were high at the start of this year. frustratingly for the airline, supply chain issues mean that it's expecting 10 of the 57 new planes on order will be delayed until next winter. and look out in this week's king's speech for an expected crackdown on so called "sneaky charges" or price dripping — those extra fees that are unavoidable that get added on once you've clicked on what you think is a cheap price. that doesn't just affect airlines but all sorts of consumer companies. around 50 young people have clashed with riot police in edinburgh, with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown at officers. videos posted on social media showed the police being bombarded with explosives — while bystanders watched the violence. there was similar disorder in the neighbourhood on bonfire night last year. thousands of people in surrey are without water this morning and a major incident has been declared — after a technical issue at a thames water treatment works. our reporter aruna iyengar is at a temporary water station in godalming for us this morning. you can see people turning out to get bottled water instead. yes. good mornin: get bottled water instead. yes. good morning from — get bottled water instead. yes. good morning from this _ get bottled water instead. yes. good morning from this very _ get bottled water instead. yes. good morning from this very cold - get bottled water instead. yes. good morning from this very cold car- get bottled water instead. yes. good morning from this very cold car park| morning from this very cold car park in godalming people have been trying to get water supplies after they were cut off is that many people here have been without water since saturday morning, a long time to go without drinking water. water for any use whatsoever. i spoke to a women earlier today and she said she was really annoyed with thames water. she said they had not maintained their infrastructure and that was a reason for these problems. thames water has said it is due to technical difficulties that a water treatment sewage and water treatment centre in guildford. a spokesperson for thames water gave us the scale of the problem. their latest figures _ us the scale of the problem. their latest figures that _ us the scale of the problem. their latest figures that we _ us the scale of the problem. their latest figures that we have - us the scale of the problem. their latest figures that we have is i latest figures that we have is around — latest figures that we have is around 12,000 properties. we have been _ around 12,000 properties. we have been delivering to over 100,000 customers over the weekend. our most vulnerable _ customers over the weekend. our most vulnerable customers, to ensure they have got _ vulnerable customers, to ensure they have got bottled water. we have been bringing _ have got bottled water. we have been bringing in— have got bottled water. we have been bringing in nearly 30 tankers to replenish— bringing in nearly 30 tankers to replenish water supplies. we have been _ replenish water supplies. we have been doing everything we can to been doing everything we canto support— been doing everything we can to support our customers during its really— support our customers during its really difficult time. it is support our customers during its really difficult time.— really difficult time. it is not 'ust really difficult time. it is not just residents _ really difficult time. it is not just residents who _ really difficult time. it is not just residents who have i really difficult time. it is not| just residents who have been suffering bars have been suffering. last night was guy fawkes' day and a lot of pubs and stress would have lost a lot of business due to lack of water supply. lost a lot of business due to lack of water supply-— lost a lot of business due to lack ofwatersu--l. . , . of water supply. thank you very much indeed. prince william has begun a four—day trip to singapore — where tomorrow, he'll announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. five projects from around the world will be given one million pounds each, for their innovative solutions to climate challenges. during the visit he tried his hand at dragon boat racing and was told he was a natural. they are not going to tell him he is rubbish, are they? you are not on the team! it wasn't just fireworks illuminating the skies last night — lots of you caught a glimpse of the northern lights as they lit up parts of the uk. photos posted online show vivid shades of red, green and magenta — caused by a geo—magnetic storm, which meant they were seen much further afield than usual. these pictures were snapped in north yorkshire, at dunstanburgh castle in northumberland, and the north east coast. and this one was taken further south than you'd expect to see them — in folkestone! no filters. beautiful, beautiful colours. keep those pictures coming. good morning. good morning. the northern lights were seen as far south as the alps last night. you can see this fabulous picture as well from one of our weather watch earlier taken in our weather watch earlier ta ken in north our weather watch earlier taken in north yorkshire. today will be a day of sunshine and showers. if you are hoping to see the northern lights later, there is a chance we could see them this evening. you can see all the showers across the north and west. showers continuing to pull away from the south coast. many of us today, a lot of dry weather around. particular parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. still a peppering of showers across south—west england, wales, across north—west england. if you are getting into northern ireland and western scotland. pushing east into eastern scotland and northern england we are looking at sunshine. as we go through the day, what you will find it a few more showers will develop across the midlands, some pushing into the north—east of england. it will be breezy across the english channel. temperatures today a bit below par for the time of year. nine to 13, 14. through this evening and overnight, there when is a touch in the english channel. we hang onto some showers. under clear skies it will be a chilly night. in sheltered transit will be cold enough for a touch of frost. that is how we start the day tomorrow. again quite a bit of dry weather around because showers in the west. eating through the course of the day of the ridge of high pressure builds in. temperatures similar to today. we are going to see some rain during the course of wednesday.- are going to see some rain during the course of wednesday. thank you ve much the course of wednesday. thank you very much indeed _ the course of wednesday. thank you very much indeed for— the course of wednesday. thank you very much indeed for now. _ over the summer, football legend graeme souness raised over £1 million by swimming the english channel — to help support people living with a rare skin condition, called eb. he was inspired to take on the challenge by a 15—year—old girl called isla — and has nowjoined her on a regular visit to great ormond street hospital for treatment. our reporterjohn maguire was with them. it's 10 to 8 at london's euston station. as the city wakes, the overnight sleeper train arrives from inverness. isla grist and her mum rachel have made the 11—hour trip for a hospital appointment and today are meeting up with a very special friend, graeme souness. so how was the trip? it was good. was it? yeah. mum snoring? no. i don't snore. you snoring? no. huh? at least i don't think so. with the same enthusiasm and commitment that saw him win european cups as a footballer and achieve great success as a manager and tv pundit, graeme is now helping to tackle the rare genetic disorder that isla has called epidermolysis bullosa. she's here for an operation at great ormond street hospital for children. she's only 15 and has had to make this journey for treatment dozens and dozens of times. how do you feel about coming down? fine. it's a bit of a pain, but i'm used to it. graeme's cross—channel swim in the summer raised more than £1.5 million for the fight against eb, but also meant a quantum leap in awareness of the disease — the cabbie driving them to their hotel, an example of how word has spread. how much is that, mate? put it towards the charity, please? honestly, without any shadow... good man. please. i've heard you on the radio. cheers, pal. thank you. this afternoon, isla will have tests and an x—ray before surgery tomorrow. and how many times have you had this operation? too many. yeah. give me an idea. double figures? 60. how many? 60. 6-0?! urgh. eb affects isla's development and especially her skin, causing it to blister all over her body, not just outside, but internally, too. your oesophagus narrows down because of the scar tissue. yeah. because you've got sores in the inside of your... your swallowing track. yeah. and then that gets smaller and smaller. and they narrow to at least half of what you and i have. - have they told you what's happening? what they do. so they put a balloon down, theyjust pump the ballooni up and it stretches the... stretches the walls of this oesophagus. and that holds it back for a period of time. obviously, you came down on the sleeper. mm—hm. like a military exercise. oh, yes. you get everything — all your ducks lined up in a row? yes, that's right. this is the bag we need for our trip to london. i that military operation is exemplified by this... the medicines- and the bandages. this is all for tomorrow. this is her... these are all the medicines that i she'll take over the next 72 hours. to go with the medicines, i i've brought all the syringes. so we've got a syringe for every medicine that we need. - then we're on to the bandage packs. it takes rachel three hours to pack this bag. it took us 25 minutes just to film what it contains. we put her foot there, and then we wrap that| round the top of her foot. and then that goes up the backs of her legs, and then it folds- round on to her shins. isla's bandages must be changed three times a week — a process that takes two people four hours to complete. and then that's there — the elbow pads, the knee pads. the bags contents have been perfected over the years. nothing can be forgotten. everything is essential. last but not least... well, almost last, but not least, some more cool packs, - because it can get really hot. and if she gets too hot - and her temperature goes up, they won't operate. and that's a big problem because of how far we've had to come. - and that is the bottom of the bag. not many kids have to go through that, isla. you're very brave, aren't you, love? yeah. you just tolerate it and accept that it'sjust part of living with eb. i yeah. taking your mind off the pain — it's that japanese food that's doing it. ijust hope we can find some decent food. so before her appointment, isla has chosen a trip to borough market in search of her favourite food. it's good. as good as you'd hoped? yeah. before long, it's time for her appointment. she's been here so many times and accepts this as part of life with eb. we'll see you soon, huh? you take care. take care. you take care. her strength, her stoicism is inspirational, even for someone who's achieved so much in life. i come from a background of sport, where people talk about strong personalities and winners and people can dig deep. i've never witnessed anything like this because it's just with them all the time. and it's notjust the physical aspect, john, it's the mental aspect that they know. you know, isla'sjust bright as a button. isla knows what's coming down the track for her. she knows it's just more of the same. it's groundhog day. it'll be painful next week. it'll be painful the week after that. and, if i'm still around a couple of years' time, i'll be the exact same. we have to... we have to find some relief for them. i've never witnessed anything like. i'm 70 years old. for the charities, debra and cure eb, for the staff at great ormond street, and for isla and herfamily, the fight against eb is all—consuming, but they hope will one day be over. john maguire, bbc news, london. good luck! we have all learned so much from her sharing her story. lovely to see that bond. isla's operation was successful and she's now recovering well back at home. good morning if you are watching. thank you forjoining us. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with michelle and gethin. coming up, buy now, pay later deals promise easy, interest—free shopping. but with a quarter of brits planning to use this type of credit at christmas, our finance expert iona bain warns it can damage your borrowing power. it looks like an attractive way to stay in the black, but i'll explain why short—term loans are a red flag for lenders, and how a 0% credit card could offer better protection. also today, you might have noticed shops fundraising for charity when you pay, rounding your spending up to the nearest pound. consumer champ matt allwright investigates how pushy tactics are making some customers feel pressured, and why donating directly will make your money go further. and new rules mean nearly a million more people are eligible for the shingles vaccine this year — dr xand explains how to tell if you're one of them. cases get more serious with age, even leading to blindness and hearing loss. i'll tell you why you can ask to have all your winter jabs at the same time. nearly half of homeowners are struggling to afford renovations, so if you're looking to improve instead of move, property expertjonnie irwin shares his money—saving tricks of the trade. including how a free online calculator can work out the right—sized radiator to heat any room. warming us up in the studio, rhys stephenson kicks off monday's strictly fitness. see you at 9:15. we have some batteries if you need them. see you later. lovely to see you. time for news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill a third councillor in haringey has quit labour, over the party leader's stance on israel and gaza. mary mason criticised sir keir starmer�*s failure to call for a ceasefire and said the party had broken its pledge to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy. she'll now serve as an independent. mr starmer faced a backlash from some members after saying israel has the right to do eveything it can to get back hostages taken by hamas. the metropolitan police has ended its relationship with an adviser who was filmed making a pro—palestinian chant. lawyer attiq malik is the chair of the london muslim communities forum. according to the sunday telegraph, he said the statement during a speech in 2021. scotland yard said he'd expressed views which didn't align with the met�*s values. mr malik posted a quote on the social media site x, criticising the coverage. the way many of us work has changed for good since the pandemic, according to research — with more than half of professionals now hybrid working. the recruitment firm hays found 56 percent of people wouldn't accept a role that didn't offer the flexibility of working from home and the workplace. it comes as an increasing number of people are commuting again, but mainly on the midweek days. just look at a year ago — we were at around 48% of occupancy. we are now at 53%. so a significant increase just in a year in london. a year before that, it was an increase of 9%. so we are progressively seeing occupancy coming back. let's take a look at the tubes. minor delays on the central line between white city, west ruislip and ealing broadway. but otherwise a good service. now the weather. good morning. we had clear skies overnight, so if you were away from any light pollution, brief glimpses of this, the aurora borealis. the light pollution obviously causing a problem for towns and cities, but away from that, there is another chance to see them tonight. today, it is largely dry, plenty of sunshine around. an outside chance of a shower this afternoon just blowing through from the west, but most places staying dry. temperatures today in the sunshine getting up to 13 celsius. overnight tonight, it is going to be clear again, so a chance to see the northern lights potentially. it should be dry overnight, too, minimum temperature dropping down into single figures. quite a chilly night. the minimum away from central london around 3c. through tomorrow, again, it is looking largely dry. sunshine around for tuesday. you will notice the next front heading in as we head towards wednesday morning. increasing cloud, some heavy rain through wednesday and then further showers for thursday. but the temperature throughout remains fairly similar. there's more on all of today's top stories on the bbc news app and regular bulletins on bbc radio london throughout the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. one million volunteers have now signed up for the uk's biggest medical research project — which is called our future health. the programme launched one year ago and aims to create the most detailed picture ever of the nation's health — to find better ways to prevent and treat diseases. medical editor fergus walsh has more. a retail park outside oxford — not the first place you'd associate with medical research. but there are mobile units like this cropping up all over the country in supermarket car parks, where participants of our future health come to enrol. you can take a seatjust here. like jaap, who's 45 and originally from the netherlands. so we're going to do some assessments today. we've got two blood pressure readings to do. i'll check your heart rate, see if its regular or not. he's one of a million participants so far. by 2028, the target is 5 million adults. each will be offered feedback regarding their risk factors for major diseases. my parents have got heart issues, so i want to make sure that i don't have them. and if i have something, i can make sure my children are well prepared for their future. this is the uk's — probably the world's — biggest health research project, and its ambitions are immense, too. this is an opportunity to really transform our model of health care much more towards prevention. what we're trying to do is to identify people who are at high risk much earlier, detect those diseases earlier, intervene earlier, and thereby prevent those diseases, or at least delay them so that everyone has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life. our future health will have ten times the number of participants as another long—standing research project called uk biobank, which is tracking the health of half a million adults. is it gillian? yeah. do you want to follow me through? gillian, who's 67, has now signed up to both and is wearing a heart monitorfor a study. ijust think going forward, for the future health of our children, our grandchildren and for everyone, it's a good thing. i've also signed up to our future health. it's open to anyone in the uk over 18. you'll need to fill out an online questionnaire and roll up your sleeve. so it'sjust going to be a little scratch, ok? yeah, sure. my blood test and all the data collected across 5 million participants will enable scientists to explore the complex relationship between genetics, lifestyle and environment and how each affects our health. don't expect breakthroughs overnight but, in the years ahead, as the data and the participants mature. fergus walsh, bbc news. we're nowjoined by the chair of our future health, professor sirjohn bell. good morning. how important is it we try to change the model of health care and make it more preventative than responsive? i care and make it more preventative than responsive?— care and make it more preventative than responsive? i think we have all seen that the _ than responsive? i think we have all seen that the health _ than responsive? i think we have all seen that the health systems, i seen that the health systems, actually health systems everywhere, but particularly in the uk, are under a huge amount of pressure. the systems operate under principles laid down in the 1950s and 60s which is you wait until people are in later stages of diseases and they appear to seek medical help with a set of symptoms that reflect off in late stage disease. because the population of the uk has got older, we are now getting a great deal of these problems and that is swamping clinical support for these patients in a&e departments, gps are swamped with problems they have to deal with. the intention of the project is to move it to the left to try to identify people at risk of diseases at the early stages, try to prevent those diseases, and certainly diagnose them earlier, when people might not have symptoms, but you can do a great deal to prevent progress of diseases before they are symptomatic. it is a new paradigms for health care and one the nhs is uniquely positioned to follow if we can set the standards and arrangements by which this will work in future health. �*1 arrangements by which this will work in future health.— in future health. 1 million have sinned in future health. 1 million have signed up. _ in future health. 1 million have signed up, which _ in future health. 1 million have signed up, which is _ in future health. 1 million have | signed up, which is impressive. in future health. 1 million have - signed up, which is impressive. some people might have concerns about data going on to a system and being shared and also about getting bad news and a phone call telling them something has been spotted them that worries them. itote something has been spotted them that worries them-— worries them. we are careful about both those things. _ worries them. we are careful about both those things. the _ worries them. we are careful about both those things. the issue, i worries them. we are careful about both those things. the issue, we i worries them. we are careful about| both those things. the issue, we do notjust both those things. the issue, we do not just call both those things. the issue, we do notjust call people up and say guess what? you have dementia. what we would do is we would always ask consent about whether people would like to see information about a particular condition and if they don't want to, we would not pass it back to them. it is an opportunity for people to get access to the data if they want it. there is a sequence of consenting steps to make sure people are not surprised by data they don't need. we made a huge effort to try to ensure the data environment is as secure as it can be. we have put in a huge number of controls to ensure it does not drift off to other places. we are confident that it is a robust and effective system for protecting questionnaire data and the data we collect. ~ , . questionnaire data and the data we collect. ~ , , ,., questionnaire data and the data we collect. ~ , , ., ., collect. why is it so important that ou aet a collect. why is it so important that you get a broad — collect. why is it so important that you get a broad range _ collect. why is it so important that you get a broad range of— collect. why is it so important that you get a broad range of people i you get a broad range of people participating? how diverse do you need people to be? that participating? how diverse do you need people to be?— need people to be? that is an important _ need people to be? that is an important question _ need people to be? that is an important question because i need people to be? that is an i important question because the tendency from these studies is to collect people who put their hands up. they tend to be relatively well off people, often caucasian populations interested in their health care actively. they sign up in great numbers. as a result, you do not end up with diverse populations, a widespread of diverse ethnic groups and you do not end up with people across a range of socioeconomic classes. what we know for sure is those factors are major determinants of health. and people in those different groups suffer often worse from health problems but also they have a different mechanism by which diseases might occur. we have to be able to sample the whole of the uk population. we have made an effort to do that. i am delighted so far we have been successful in getting people from all those different groups engaged in the study, about the same proportions they exist in the uk population. that has been a main objective of the project, to ensure we have diversity embedded in the recruitment. interestingly, it is often said much of those people, they are not interested in having this done. the reality is that is if they do not get asked they will not be interested. as soon as you ask, they become interested in knowing more about their health, like everyone else in society. this is an important part of the project. {lilia important part of the pro'ect. ok, professor. — important part of the pro'ect. ok, professor, from i important part of the project. 0k, professor, from our future health, thank you. john is reflecting on a late goal for livable. luis diaz, his father was kidnapped. he played yesterday and he scored and used the moment to try to urge his father's captors to release him. the family desperate for news of his safe return. luis diaz wore the t—shirt and after issued a statement calling on the kidnappers to release him. joe lynskey reports. on the shirt it said "freedom for dad". luis diaz was on the field as his father was held captive. he was brave enough just to be there. he then went even further. in comes luis diaz! well, there's your story. diaz scored the goal in stoppage time that earned liverpool a draw at luton. it's not the score they wanted, but this match was about that moment. it's wonderful and it's emotional and it's fantastic. but the real problem is not sorted because of that. we want to give luis the opportunity to be a little bit distracted from from the other things. he cannot do nothing. he's waiting all the time. the whole family is waiting all the time. a really, really positive thing for him. but all the other problems stay the same. after the match, diaz released a statement saying.... these were the scenes in his hometown yesterday. they chanted "freedom". diaz was playing eight days on from the kidnap. in colombia, his mother has led the outpour of emotion. she, too, was taken at gunpoint and then rescued by police. her husband, luis manuel, known as manny, is still missing. reports from the country suggest he may soon be released. the eln is interested right now in negotiating a peace deal, in showing some sort of humanitarian side not only to colombians but also the world. so they are interested in having him released and given to the colombian people. he was already a hero, because he's a great player. now he is because of what he embodies and he materialises in his story. at full—time, diaz stopped to take it in. players from both teams went to give their support. for him, it's been a week few in sport could comprehend. after the game there were no words necessary. just gave each other a hug, that's all. the greater goal is his father's freedom. joe lynskey, bbc news. that nervous wait goes on. after such an impressive start to the season for aston villa, nottingham forest dished out an upset. aa they won for the first time in seven games. two—nil they won at home, the goal of the game came from ola aina that lifts them up to twelfth. villa stay fifth. totte n ha m tottenham and chelsea play tonight. cray valley paper mills, from the eighth tier of english football, forced an fa cup replay against league one charlton athletic. an own goal from lucas ness made it 1—all. 117 places and five divisions separate the two sides but they'll meet again at cray valley's home ground, which is three miles down the road. it isa it is a day to go and enjoy and i said that from the start. i will enjoy it even more. they will come back to our place now. if you to be, it ain't going to be but today we have done something not many clubs would be able to do and that comes down to the players. we know in the third round of the big teams wait. over the past few months here on breakfast, we've been telling you all about the bbc�*s 500 words short story writing competition. if your children want to take part, the deadline is fast approaching — this is the last week to submit entries. so i've been to meet the pupils at shirehampton primary school in bristol, to see how they've been getting on. once. upon. a. i time. there. was. i a... oh, i've got to get back to the beginning. there was a? um, a. big. scary. wolf. a game to spark their imaginations before the writing begins. so to be the winner of the 500 words competition, you will need to...? all: write a story that you would love to read. once upon a time, there was an 11—year—old kid named billy. as usual, he woke up one day and walked downstairs to breakfast. although, as soon as he entered the living room, his mother appeared and herface instantly split in half. one dark, gloomy night, there was a bright, shiny star. that's fantastic. what do you think might happen next? she's going to go off on an adventure and make loads of friends. there is a bird who is called barry, who is a zombie, and he's basically the person who sticks everything back together. once upon a time, there was a unicorn named strawberry. named strawberry? now, why have you decided to call a unicorn strawberry? ijust wanted to because it's pink. there's no limit in writing. you can write anything. in this competition, spelling, punctuation and grammar don't really matter. it's just about the story, an original idea. what do you think of that? i think it's just amazing that you don't have to worry too much about all that. you just write. just get everything down. just be creative. and handwriting doesn't matter, either, because entries are uploaded on the 500 words website, and grown—ups can help kids with the typing if needed. i really do like typing on the computers, because when i write in the book, my hand hurts. yeah, this time, it's really easy when i write on the computer. suddenly. there. is. a. i big. fat. j pig. standing. on. mud. eating. cabbages. earlier this year, queen camilla came here to shirehampton primary to share her love of literacy. so the queen drew this when she came to your school? yes. she also signed it. she signed it camilla there, as well. so that's a very special thing you're carrying, isn't it? yes. what was she like? she was nice, caring and into art. she's into art. what do you think of her picture? and books. she's into books, as well. and the 500 words grand final will be hosted by queen camilla at buckingham palace on world book day next march. last month, breakfast had a sneak preview with guestjudge sir lenny henry. and we're going to be the judges. i can't wait. it will be an incredible experience. you know, a child of any age, whether that's a five—year—old, ii—year—old or anywhere in between — to visit such a special place, to be part of such an amazing competition that any child can enter to use their imagination, i think will be something they will remember for ever. so i tell you a secret? it doesn't have to be 500 words. i know it says 500 words or less. and strong. i don't know what to say! the great thing about this competition is it's not like normal school, right? so it can be crazy ideas. it can be the funniest, silliest... toilet paper is fine. i'm just imagining queen camilla, buckingham palace, looking through all the entries, and there's one from bristol written by you about somebody eating toilet paper! was yourjob to wind up all the kids? iam. kids? i am. they were wild by the time you left. thank you very much. they are taking part. is your school? even if it is not, you can do it at home. it has to be in by the end of this week. go to the website. you can find everything you need to know. the deadline is friday at eight o'clock. we have thousands ofjudges waiting to receive your entries. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. she is not alone. she is not alone. she has brought steve. good morning. this is what is known as a steve, strong thermal emission velocity enhancement. they are not particularly rare. but we do not see them often. it is an atmospheric optical phenomenon. purple and green light, ribbon in the sky and thank you tojohn west for sending it in, he took it in north yorkshire. the forecast is sunshine and scattered showers with some showers in the west heavy and thundery. showers in the south coast pulling away. dry weather between the showers, particularly in the north—east and also the southeast. through the afternoon, some of the showers will build across the midlands getting into north—east england. temperatures below where we would expect at this time of year today. 9-14. expect at this time of year today. 9—14. overnight we hang onto showers. clearskies, 9—14. overnight we hang onto showers. clear skies, as well. where the sky clears, it will be cold. temperatures hovering around freezing which means there will be frost in north—east scotland. tomorrow starting on a cold note. again some showers across the north and west and some in the south—west. as high pressure builds, a lot of showers will ease in the afternoon. many will have a dry day with sunshine. temperatures tomorrow ranging from nine in lerwick, 12 in belfast, 13 in london. and then things change as we go into wednesday. we have low pressure with france moving in from the atlantic, pushing west to east. it will bring rain. it will be windy around it. we could have up to 30 millimetres of rain in western scotland, north—west england. it could take time to clear the far south—east. behind it, sunshine and showers. we could see wintry weather over 500 metres in parts of scotland. these are the temperatures, 9—13. in the latter part of the week, low pressure comes in. a squeeze in the isobars. it will be windy and if anything cooler. although temperatures will be similar to what we are looking at the next few days, the wind will make it feel colder. thank you to you and steve. you are welcome. i like having a steve in my life. i like her having a steve in her life. 61 years ago, a penniless singer entered a talent competition in new york, hoping to win a free meal. her name was barbra streisand and not only did she win — she went on to become one of the world's biggest stars. she's sold more than 250 million albums, won 10 golden globes and two oscars and, now, she's written an autobiography about her award—winning career. she's been speaking exclusively to our music correspondent, mark savage. the most wonderful voice, the marvellous miss barbra streisand. what i realised in writing this book, it is my legacy. # memories #. i wrote my story. you know, i don't have to do any more interviews after this. it's because i'm not attractive enough, isn't it? barbra streisand's memoir has taken 24 years to write. the finished manuscript is almost 1000 pages long, reflecting on the award—winning career of a girl from brooklyn. one of your earliest memories is standing in the hall way of your apartment block singing with the other girls. were you thinking about the acoustics even then? i think i was. it's a built—in echo. it was a great sound. that's what i remember very distinctly. your father died when you were very young and your mother remarried. but, after that, there was not a a lot of warmth in the house, particularly from your stepfather? i don't remember ever him talking to me. asking me any questions, how am i, how a school? anything. why do you think that was? i think he was previously married and had three children. maybe he felt guilty that he was now living with me and my brother. i don't know what it was. i can't figure him out. i could neverfigure him out. i was never seen by him, or actually either my mother, really, who did not want to see my passion for wanting to be an actress. you know, she discouraged me. you fell in love with acting so much you took a job as an usher in a theatre so that you could get in to see the plays you couldn't afford to see otherwise. yeah, and got paid. $4.50, i think it was. but i hid my face. i hid my face because i thought, some day, i don't want them to recognise me when they see me on the screen and know that i once showed them to their seat. in 1964, streisand secured her break—out role in the broadway musical funny girl. hello, gorgeous. but she couldn't enjoy the success because her co—star, sydney chaplin, was constantly undermining her. it is a painful story. i don't like to even talk about it. it's just a person who had a crush on me, which was unusual, and when i said to him i don't want to be involved with you, he turned on me in such a way that was very cruel, i think. he started muttering under his breath while i was talking on stage. he would mutter terrible words to me. sort of curse words. he wouldn't look into my eyes any more. it threw me into analysis. how to talk logic to somebody who wouldn't stop doing this. # who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade #. streisand says she encountered this kind of resistance from men throughout her career. but when she came to england in 1983 to film yentl, things changed. # illuminate the night, the way your spirit illuminates i was so appreciative of being in england where you had a queen and margaret thatcher was the prime minister. in other words, you were not intimidated by me being a woman. but when i came to america, i sadly have to tell you it was so different here. , ., , here. the people were... terrified. in a wa . here. the people were... terrified. in a way- i — here. the people were... terrified. in a way- i am _ here. the people were... terrified. in a way. i am looking _ here. the people were. .. terrified. in a way. i am looking for- here. the people were... terrified. in a way. i am looking for a - here. the people were... terrified. in a way. i am looking for a betterl in a way. i am looking for a better word than terrified.— in a way. i am looking for a better word than terrified. there was one passage in the book that really interested me, where you said you can't listen to music at home. # time won't change the meaning #. i imagine people must be very surprised about that. your life seems to revolve around music. no, music is work to me, meaning after i make a record — which i love making records — but what i have to go through to get it out is listening to it, you know, mixing it. listening to it, listening to it on different systems. it is work. i mean, it takes time. so by the time it's over, i never want to hear it again. until maybe 25 years later. you said instead you'd rather play games on your phone. what are the games you play? oh, that's the way i take the problems of the world out of my head, out of my brain. because otherwise, i couldn't be able to sleep. so when i'm playing backgammon, when i am playing solitaire, you know, you have to think i want to win, i want to win that game. that calms me. so even when you are trying to relax, you are competitive? well, i like to win the games i'm playing with the phone. there is a great passage in the book talking about phones, where you discover the iphone cannot say your name correctly. discover the iphone cannot say your name correctly-— name correctly. streisand, i said. m name name correctly. streisand, i said. my name is _ name correctly. streisand, i said. my name is not — name correctly. streisand, i said. my name is not with _ name correctly. streisand, i said. my name is not with a _ name correctly. streisand, i said. my name is not with a z. - name correctly. streisand, i said. my name is not with a z. how i name correctly. streisand, i said. i my name is not with a z. how simple can you get, like sand on the beach. i decided how do i change this? i like solving problems. ifigured i'd better call apple, the head of apple. better call apple, the head of apple, tim cook. he had siri changed the pronunciation of my name to be correct. that is one perk of fame. shall we check it works. i correct. that is one perk of fame. shall we check it works.— correct. that is one perk of fame. shall we check it works. i have my hone. shall we check it works. i have my phone- do — shall we check it works. i have my phone. do it. _ shall we check it works. i have my phone. do it, can _ shall we check it works. i have my phone. do it, can you? _ shall we check it works. i have my phone. do it, can you? hey, i shall we check it works. i have my phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, | phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, who sings — phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, who sings popper _ phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, who sings popper can _ phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, who sings popper can you - phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, who sings popper can you hear i phone. do it, can you? hey, siri, i who sings popper can you hear me? barbra streisand sings the song. streisand's memoir seems like a full stop on a long and storied career. so what comes next? i want to live life. i want to get in my husband's truck and just wander, go around. hopefully, with the children somewhere near us. when they come over, they love playing with the dogs. we have fun. i haven't had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth. and i want to have more fun. # are the luckiest people in the world #. definitely time for more fun. streisand. like sand on the beach. barbra streisand's autobiography — my name is barbra — is released tomorrow. that was a cracking interview. and now we know how to say her name. people getting in touch with words you have mispronounced. sarah has beenin you have mispronounced. sarah has been in touch and says she keeps saying ace liver —— she says a slither rather than sliver. another said her mum cannot pronounce the word certificate. you're watching bbc breakfast. live from london. this is bbc news. huge plumes of smoke rise over gaza — after one of the most intense bombardments of the territory since the start of the conflict. israel says it's �*coordinated' with thejordan army to drop medical aid into gaza — as the heads of all major un agencies call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. america's top diplomat — antony blinken — holds talks in ankara with his turkish counterpart, as he continues to push for humanitarian pauses in the fighting. and this is the scene live in gaza from southern israel. hello, i'm sarah campbell. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. it's been one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in gaza since the start of the war — with israeli air strikes hitting the north of the territory — and reports of huge explosions. israel says it's now effectively divided gaza into two parts — north and south. 11 un agencies and six humanitarian groups have called for an immediate ceasefire, urging israel to protect civilians and allow more food, water, medicine and fuel into gaza. they also called on hamas to release the hostages captured on october 7th. some aid continues to get through — a royaljordanian air force cargo