officials spent an hour at the al—shifa hospital and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire, and the site of a mass grave. hundreds of people left the hospital yesterday but around 300 critically—ill patients are still there. israel is seeking to eliminate hamas, which is designated a terror group by most western governments, after its fighters killed more than 1,200 israelis and took around 230 hostage on october 7th. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from jerusalem. the echoes of history are beating loud here. forthe the echoes of history are beating loud here. for the palestinians last played in such numbers 75 years ago, when israel was created. —— fled. and now, once again, hundreds of thousands are on the move, these crowds fleeing al—shifa hospital, saying israeli troops ordered them out. israel insists the hospital asked for their evacuation. they take what they can, not knowing if they will be back. doctor ramez warns —— says the israelis want them to leave, with horrors left behind. the wounded are in very bad conditions they are, he says, with a lack of staff and medicine, bacteria are growing in the wounds. it is a miserable situation. for some, fleeing takes time, even if the bombing was all around them. majed was a patient at al—shifa, no longer a place of healing, but, the world health organization says, a death zone. translation: i health organization says, a death zone. translation:— health organization says, a death zone. translation: i was next to my house door and — zone. translation: i was next to my house door and they _ zone. translation: i was next to my house door and they bombed - zone. translation: i was next to my house door and they bombed the - zone. translation: i was next to my| house door and they bombed the place next to us, so i got injured, me and my cousins. my other cousin died. at al—shifa hospital there is no food and no drink. we get shot out. they enter whenever they want him to leave whenever they want. —— get shot at. leave whenever they want. -- get shot at. �* ., . , shot at. and in gaza city, the battle is still _ shot at. and in gaza city, the battle is still flower. - shot at. and in gaza city, the battle is still flower. this - battle is still flower. this footage, released by the israelis, showed them an active firefight. one of the middle east's most powerful armies held back by a force far inferior in numbers, but still capable of resistance. israelis have also been on the move, but in protest, calling for the government to prioritise the release of the hostages. almost 240 still in hamas captivity. they walked from tel aviv tojerusalem. her and her nation's from deepening with every step. todayis from deepening with every step. today is my husband's birthday. he is 63. and his mother and father is kidnapped. she has an 85—year—old and we are not with her, and we are marching. we are marching to jerusalem to bring her back, to shout and to say that she must be here, dark with all the family. we don't have time. we don't have one hour more. we don't know if she is alive. �* . ., , ., hour more. we don't know if she is alive. �* . ., , alive. ben'amin netanyahu is under immense alive. benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure _ alive. benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure at _ alive. benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure at home - alive. benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure at home and - immense pressure at home and from abroad, but he is still standing firm against calls for a pause in the fighting. amid reports a hostage release deal is being drawn up, his dampening expectations. translation: many in the world demanded that we not enter the gaza strip. we entered. they pressed but we did not entered. they pressed but we did not enter gaza city. we entered. they want us, do not enter al—shifa, even though al—shifa served as a major terror base for hamas. they pressured us to agree to a full ceasefire. we refused, and i conveyed, we will only agree to a temporary ceasefire and only in exchange for the return of our hostages. exchange for the return of our hostages-_ exchange for the return of our hostages-— exchange for the return of our hostaues. �* ., ., ., , hostages. but for how long can this continue? between _ hostages. but for how long can this continue? between israeli - hostages. but for how long can this continue? between israeli strikes l continue? between israeli strikes around the jabaliyah refugee camp in northern gaza on saturday were reported to have killed at least 80, including 32 members of the same family. a nightmare seen on constant loop. for gazans, it is there every day. mark lowen, bbc news. our correspondent mark lowen joins us from jerusalem. mark, there are reports this morning — denied by the white house — of a us—brokered temporary peace deal between israel and hamas. what details do we have, if any? yeah, these reports coming out in a piece on the washington post, quoting some unnamed us sources that suggest the deal is in the offing, which would see some 50 hostages released from hamas captivity, women and children, in return for a similar sort of number of palestinian prisoners to be released from israeli prisons, and humanitarian ceasefire of around five days. now, i have to say that this is largely what we had been hearing in recent days about the outlines of a hostage deal that has been brokered mainly by the qataris but also by the egyptians and with us mediation as well. but it has been denied now, at least the imminent breakthrough, the imminent announcement of it, has been denied on a couple of fronts. first of all, the us itself, national security spokesperson saying there, we have not reached a deal yet but we continue to work hard to get a deal. and also, as you heard there, from benjamin netanyahu, saying there is no deal yet. he said, i would like to make clear as of now there has been no deal, but i want to promise when there is something to say we will report to you about it. there is immense pressure on benjamin netanyahu, which you heard in my report, coming both from part of his israeli cabinet, that is quite against the deal, but also from the families of hostages saying, you've got to push this, and also from the international community, which has increasing her about the rising civilian casualties in gaza, with the palestinian side now saying 12,000 people have been killed since the israeli offensive began. mark, thank you- — the israeli offensive began. mark, thank you. sarah _ the israeli offensive began. mark, thank you. sarah is _ the israeli offensive began. mark, thank you. sarah is looking - the israeli offensive began. mark, thank you. sarah is looking at - the israeli offensive began. mark, thank you. sarah is looking at the | thank you. sarah is looking at the rest of today's stories, including what we know about tax and spending plans that we will hear more about on wednesday? there are reports this morning that the chancellor is considering cutting income tax in his autumn statement on wednesday. the claims are made in today's sunday times, which suggests jeremy hunt would choose to reduce income tax instead of rumoured cuts to inheritance tax. our political correspondent damian grammaticas had this analysis. this week is a pretty important one for rishi sunak. he had a pretty tough week the last week. he sacked as home secretary, she has been critical of him for being a weak leader all week. critical of him for being a weak leaderall week. he critical of him for being a weak leader all week. he lost in the supreme court over his rwandan asylum policy, his party is trailing in the polls, and try to turn that around, one thing that we know rishi sunak and his chancellor are looking at his possible tax cuts, yes, they are under pressure to do that by some of the right of the conservative party who think that would be popular. they have been looking out, they said, is trying to help businesses by trying to extend tax breaks for businesses to invest in things like machinery, computers, equipment upgrades. another thing thatis equipment upgrades. another thing that is being looked at, we are told, is inheritance tax, cutting that, there were suggestions that would be popular. but that is controversial because the benefits of that would flow to the richest. it is only the richest people who pay it anyway. the poorest would not get benefits from that, and that group, of course, other people who are struggling to most at a time of inflation, cost of living pressures, so reported this morning is that it is possible also that the prime minister and chancellor might be looking at national insurance and also income tax, possibly a cuts to income tax, possibly changing the threshold at which you pay taxes and national insurance. that has not been confirmed. what we do know, it is worth saying, is that the scope for any changes is relatively modest, even if the tax take the government is taking and has been growing and chancellor is saying that his priority remains doing nothing that will make it harder for the bank of england to keep trying to bring down inflation. that was damian grammaticas. a group of mps says the government must be clearer about the scale of dangerous concrete in schools in england, and what's being done about it. the public accounts committee says there's a "lack of basic information" but the department for education says it has taken swift action to identify schools with raac and to fix it. our education correspondent hazel shearing has this report. from durham to warwick, schools in england with reinforced autoclave of late concrete, or raac, were told to shut days before the start of term if they didn't have safety measures in place. but two and a half months on, what do we know about the prevalence of raac in schools and what is being done to fix it? not nearly enough, according to mps on the public accounts committee. their report calls on the department for education to get more information about the scale of the problem, including how many children have been affected by school closures and to set out its plans to remove raac from schools and colleges altogether. it also highlights broader problems with the state of school buildings, including ones like these at alston school in warwick, affected by asbestos, and says it is concerned the department does not have a good enough understanding of the risks more generally. understanding of the risks more aenerall . ~ ., understanding of the risks more aenerall . ~ . , . ., , generally. when we had the secretary from the department _ generally. when we had the secretary from the department back _ generally. when we had the secretary from the department back into - generally. when we had the secretary from the department back into our. from the department back into our committee after the summer, we wanted to have real information about where raac wasn't what the likely problems were. they didn't have all the surveys back, some schools have said they have got it but they don't have surveyors in place. there is a real problem about the data and knowing what is there. this is really disruptive the schools and pupils and of course the staff as well, and the parents, especially where schools had to close early on. they need that information because they need to have a plan about how they are going to deal with the raac in the schools. , ., schools. the department for education — schools. the department for education previously - schools. the department for i education previously suggested schools. the department for - education previously suggested it would refresh its list of schools with raac every fortnight, but it has been a month since the last update, went 240 schools were confirmed to be affected. most of those schools had returned to face—to—face learning, it said. for some, that may leave things more or less back to normal, but it others, children have been learning in sports halls, corridors, temporary classrooms, including marquees, nearby schools, and external buildings. parents at this nearby school in durham protested last month, saying they were frustrated by further disruption to their children's learning after covert lockdowns. teaching unions are hoping that more money will be announced to tackle what they call the crisis in school buildings. hazel shearing, the crisis in school buildings. hazelshearing, bbc the crisis in school buildings. hazel shearing, bbc news. four people have been injured, two of them badly, after they were attacked by a dog in north wales. it happened near pwllheli in gwynedd. the dog was destroyed and 37 other dogs, plus a number of cats, were seized from the property. police say there is no further risk to the public. taylor swift has postponed a concert she was due to perform in rio de janeiro last night after a fan died shortly before her show the previous day. fans had queued in temperatures close to 40 degrees celsius as the brazilian city swelters in a heatwave. the singer said she was devastated by the death. a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get underway — with £42 million worth of funding from the government and the charity prostate cancer uk. the trial, said to be the first of its kind, will use screening methods including mri scans to detect prostate cancer. hundreds of thousands of men across the uk will be invited to take part. it isa it is a massive deal. we are really excited by this. and there is no screening programme for men with prostate cancer, there is 12,000 men who die every year, and we think there is unnecessary death, and if we have a screening programme then we have a screening programme then we can basically detect early and find and cure man by making sure that treatments are given early and save thousands of lives. if you think a night out has got a bit more expensive, then at least you weren't drinking this particular whiskey. it's a macallan 1926 single malt, and a bottle of it has just fetched £2.1 million at auction, making it the most expensive spirit ever. it's incredibly rare — only 40 bottles were produced — and it was sold at sotheby�*s in london. you might wonder why. well, it is because it is incredibly rare. so that one bottle of 40... no wonder he is wearing gloves. i that one bottle of 40. .. no wonder he is wearing gloves.— he is wearing gloves. i can't drink whiske , he is wearing gloves. i can't drink whiskey. but _ he is wearing gloves. i can't drink whiskey. but i — he is wearing gloves. i can't drink whiskey, but i would _ he is wearing gloves. i can't drink whiskey, but i would still - he is wearing gloves. i can't drink whiskey, but i would still be - he is wearing gloves. i can't drink| whiskey, but i would still be quite tempted to see what i1 whiskey, but i would still be quite tempted to see whati12p whiskey, but i would still be quite tempted to see what i1 2p bottle is going to taste like stop can you imagine pouring but, as well? you would be the _ imagine pouring but, as well? you would be the stingy is the person ever. what is the time? just coming up ever. what is the time? just coming up to a quarter past six. time for the weather with sarah. good morning. you are looking glorious, you are matching the background, very autumnal!— very autumnal! it wasn't intentional, _ very autumnal! it wasn't intentional, matching i very autumnal! it wasn't| intentional, matching my very autumnal! it wasn't - intentional, matching my colours very autumnal! it wasn't _ intentional, matching my colours to the beautiful morning colours out there. _ the beautiful morning colours out there. if— the beautiful morning colours out there, if only i could always do that— there, if only i could always do that with — there, if only i could always do that with the weather and put on some _ that with the weather and put on some yellow and blue. out there today, _ some yellow and blue. out there today, a — some yellow and blue. out there today, a bit of a mixed picture, we still have _ today, a bit of a mixed picture, we still have low pressure driving our weather, — still have low pressure driving our weather, so yes, another mild and breezy— weather, so yes, another mild and breezy so — weather, so yes, another mild and breezy so today with patchy rain, but there — breezy so today with patchy rain, but there will be a bit of brighter and drier— but there will be a bit of brighter and drier weather for some of summer particularly _ and drier weather for some of summer particularly towards parts of the south _ particularly towards parts of the south east where it was wet yesterday. so today if you are close to the _ yesterday. so today if you are close to the area — yesterday. so today if you are close to the area of low pressure, the centre _ to the area of low pressure, the centre of— to the area of low pressure, the centre of a _ to the area of low pressure, the centre of a pressure across much of scotland. _ centre of a pressure across much of scotland, the wins won't be as brisk here trut— scotland, the wins won't be as brisk here but it _ scotland, the wins won't be as brisk here but it is — scotland, the wins won't be as brisk here but it is further south where you see _ here but it is further south where you see more isobars on the map where _ you see more isobars on the map where you — you see more isobars on the map where you see the windy conditions, driving _ where you see the windy conditions, driving in _ where you see the windy conditions, driving in further showers, parts of south-west — driving in further showers, parts of south—west england, wales, northern england. _ south—west england, wales, northern england, northern ireland, some dry weather— england, northern ireland, some dry weather for— england, northern ireland, some dry weather for east anglia and the south—east and also for scotland, parts _ south—east and also for scotland, parts of _ south—east and also for scotland, parts of northern and eastern mainland _ parts of northern and eastern mainland scotland and towards the southern _ mainland scotland and towards the southern uplands as well, a bit of brightness — southern uplands as well, a bit of brightness around here. some showers further— brightness around here. some showers further west— brightness around here. some showers further west and some persistent rain across— further west and some persistent rain across the shetlands, where will be _ rain across the shetlands, where will be quite windy. for most of us, temperatures 11 to 14 degrees, not quite — temperatures 11 to 14 degrees, not quite as— temperatures 11 to 14 degrees, not quite as mild as yesterday when we had 17 _ quite as mild as yesterday when we had 17 celsius. but through this evening — had 17 celsius. but through this evening and tonight, quite a lot of cloud _ evening and tonight, quite a lot of cloud cover— evening and tonight, quite a lot of cloud cover some outbreaks of rain especially— cloud cover some outbreaks of rain especially for northern ireland, southern — especially for northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england. later southern scotland, northern england. later in _ southern scotland, northern england. later in the _ southern scotland, northern england. later in the night, we are likely to see some — later in the night, we are likely to see some fairly heavy showers rattling — see some fairly heavy showers rattling through the wales and northern england. another frost—free night _ northern england. another frost—free night into— northern england. another frost—free night. into monday then, and we've -ot night. into monday then, and we've got the _ night. into monday then, and we've got the winds coming in from a little _ got the winds coming in from a little bit — got the winds coming in from a little bit more of a northerly direction, so a touch cooler. they will be _ direction, so a touch cooler. they will be driving in some showers especially for the northern isles, parts _ especially for the northern isles, parts of— especially for the northern isles, parts of western scotland, it will be quite — parts of western scotland, it will be quite breezy through some of these _ be quite breezy through some of these irish sea coasts, social showers _ these irish sea coasts, social showers for some parts, if you further— showers for some parts, if you further south across england but you might _ further south across england but you might catch one or two almost anywhere. tending to ease later on and ten _ anywhere. tending to ease later on and ten to— anywhere. tending to ease later on and ten to 13, so there is temperaturesjust and ten to 13, so there is temperatures just coming down a notch— temperatures just coming down a notch compared to what seeing out there _ notch compared to what seeing out there today. then, as we look through— there today. then, as we look through monday night into tuesday, most of— through monday night into tuesday, most of the frontal systems is away towards _ most of the frontal systems is away towards the near continent, and higher— towards the near continent, and higher pressure at last will be building — higher pressure at last will be building its way in from the atlantic_ building its way in from the atlantic so that will tend to squeeze away most of the showers. still one _ squeeze away most of the showers. still one or— squeeze away most of the showers. still one or two i think lingering for tuesday. a fair bit of cloud tracked — for tuesday. a fair bit of cloud tracked onto the high pressure of england — tracked onto the high pressure of england and wales but there will be some _ england and wales but there will be some sunshine developing fairly widely— some sunshine developing fairly widely during tuesday afternoon i think— widely during tuesday afternoon i think it _ widely during tuesday afternoon i think it won't be as windy over the course _ think it won't be as windy over the course of— think it won't be as windy over the course of the weekend. but temperatures more typical for the time of— temperatures more typical for the time of year, so about seven to 12 degrees, — time of year, so about seven to 12 degrees, not quite as mild as a has-been— degrees, not quite as mild as a has—been on tuesday. but it does look like — has—been on tuesday. but it does look like the reasonably mild weather _ look like the reasonably mild weather stays with us during the week, _ weather stays with us during the week, so— weather stays with us during the week, so quite breezy through thursday— week, so quite breezy through thursday and friday but just a hint into next _ thursday and friday but just a hint into next weekend, you can see the blue colour — into next weekend, you can see the blue colour is not far away, things could _ blue colour is not far away, things could tend — blue colour is not far away, things could tend to turn a little bit colder, _ could tend to turn a little bit colder, perhaps a bit more wintry across— colder, perhaps a bit more wintry across the — colder, perhaps a bit more wintry across the far north, but in general reasonably— across the far north, but in general reasonably mild for the next few days, _ reasonably mild for the next few days, still— reasonably mild for the next few days, still a few showers on the outlook — days, still a few showers on the outlook chart into next week that for many — outlook chart into next week that for many a — outlook chart into next week that for many a mass especially in the south, _ for many a mass especially in the south, we — for many a mass especially in the south, we will see a window of slightly— south, we will see a window of slightly drier and more settled weather~ — slightly drier and more settled weather. ., slightly drier and more settled weather. . ,,. ., slightly drier and more settled weather. . ,,., ., . slightly drier and more settled weather. . ,,., ., . weather. thanks, sarah. we will seak to weather. thanks, sarah. we will speak to you _ weather. thanks, sarah. we will speak to you later, _ thank you. let's take a look at today's papers. the observer reports that jeremy hunt faces a backlash from so—called "red wall" tory mps, representing former labour strongholds, if he delivers "a budget for the rich". the sunday times leads on mr hunt's plans, but its front page also featuress a story about almost 300 rugby union players, features a story about almost 300 rugby union players, both former professionals and top amateurs, who are planning to file a joint law suit against the sport's governing bodies, over brain injuries they say they sustained while playing. and the observer carries a picture of nigel farage, caked in mud, as the former ukip leader carries out his first task on the itv show, i'm a celebrity get me out of here, which we'll be talking more about later on in this morning's programme. so many things to say about that picture that will save it for later. chuckling how about this? i like this this morning. the river thames at night, with the most glorious view. that's one way of seeing london, isn't it? the palace of westminster on the right. the city of london in the back of shot. i like that they all have torches on the front. i guess quite important. have torches on the front. i guess quite important-— quite important. safety. i think there are some _ quite important. safety. i think there are some quite _ quite important. safety. i think there are some quite big - quite important. safety. i think there are some quite big boats| quite important. safety. i think. there are some quite big boats on there are some quite big boats on the thames. i there are some quite big boats on the thames— there are some quite big boats on the thames. i would find that quite sca i the thames. i would find that quite scary i think. _ the thames. i would find that quite scary i think, being _ the thames. i would find that quite scary i think, being in _ the thames. i would find that quite scary i think, being in a _ the thames. i would find that quite scary i think, being in a little - scary i think, being in a little canoe on that big, wide river. but what a view- _ canoe on that big, wide river. but what a view. amazing _ canoe on that big, wide river. but what a view. amazing view. - canoe on that big, wide river. but. what a view. amazing view. probably the quickest — what a view. amazing view. probably the quickest way _ what a view. amazing view. probably the quickest way to _ what a view. amazing view. probably the quickest way to get _ what a view. amazing view. probably the quickest way to get around - the quickest way to get around london! yeah probably. there's a few stories on the inside, don't talk about this one? i like this one. unexpected item in the banking area is the bane of our lives so tesco says it is trailing —— trailing new magic sensors so it will have shelves that can measure what is on, weight wise, and cameras that will follow you around the store and it works out if you pick something up, and the weight of a can of beans or whatever disappears, it assumes you have put it in your trolley and puts it into a virtual basket but the cynic in me says that will be even more annoying than the unexpected item. ~ ., more annoying than the unexpected item. ~ . ,., more annoying than the unexpected item. ~ . ., ,, more annoying than the unexpected item. ~ . item. what if something drops off the shelf so _ item. what if something drops off the shelf so it _ item. what if something drops off the shelf so it is _ item. what if something drops off the shelf so it is on _ item. what if something drops off the shelf so it is on the _ item. what if something drops off the shelf so it is on the floor - item. what if something drops off the shelf so it is on the floor are l the shelf so it is on the floor are not in your basket?— not in your basket? surely the camera and — not in your basket? surely the camera and have _ not in your basket? surely the camera and have worked - not in your basket? surely the camera and have worked it - not in your basket? surely the i camera and have worked it out? not in your basket? surely the - camera and have worked it out? it is this double pronged approach. i’m this double pronged approach. i'm sure this double pronged approach. in sure they have tested these kind of things. sure they have tested these kind of thins. , , , , ., things. this is the test. it is not facial recognition, _ things. this is the test. it is not facial recognition, doesn't - things. this is the test. it is not facial recognition, doesn't need j things. this is the test. it is not - facial recognition, doesn't need you to log in, itjust follows you around the store, then gets to the end and you pay a price and pay as normal. i kind of like the idea of it, but i sort of, you know, experience tells us technology never quite works the way you want it to. hopefully somebody is around case it is not quite right, it is taking the people out of it as well but the technology is amazing.- people out of it as well but the technology is amazing. boots got rid of its automatic _ technology is amazing. boots got rid of its automatic source _ technology is amazing. boots got rid of its automatic source and - technology is amazing. boots got rid of its automatic source and put - technology is amazing. boots got rid of its automatic source and put in i of its automatic source and put in all man checkouts, so quite a turnaround. but we will see. interesting. how we are changing the way we shop. the interesting. how we are changing the way we shop-— way we shop. the chancellor, what's the time, way we shop. the chancellor, what's the time. it's — way we shop. the chancellor, what's the time, it'sjust _ way we shop. the chancellor, what's the time, 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are poor it is more _ is how i was going to end up. if you are poor it is more expensive - is how i was going to end up. if you are poor it is more expensive to - are poor it is more expensive to live. �* ., ., ., live. so i'm here to find out what would help. _ live. so i'm here to find out what would help, and _ live. so i'm here to find out what would help, and increasing - live. so i'm here to find out what i would help, and increasing benefits to match september's inflation figure is top of the agenda. ii to match september's inflation figure is top of the agenda. if that doesnt figure is top of the agenda. if that doesn't happen — figure is top of the agenda. if that doesn't happen it _ figure is top of the agenda. if that doesn't happen it will _ figure is top of the agenda. if that doesn't happen it will have - figure is top of the agenda. if that doesn't happen it will have a - figure is top of the agenda. if that l doesn't happen it will have a direct impact. ii doesn't 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because it won't _ it's too late. you know, because it won't benefit _ it's too late. you know, because it won't benefit anyone. _ it's too late. you know, because it won't benefit anyone. you - it's too late. you know, because it won't benefit anyone.— it's too late. you know, because it won't benefit anyone. you check your bank account — won't benefit anyone. you check your bank account every _ won't benefit anyone. you check your bank account every single _ won't benefit anyone. you check your bank account every single day, - won't benefit anyone. you check your bank account every single day, just . bank account every single day, just in case. might they have put another cost of living payment in? it feels... ., , , ., cost of living payment in? it feels... ., , ., ., ., ., feels... completely at random or no warninr. feels... completely at random or no warning- it — feels... completely at random or no warning- it goes _ feels... completely at random or no warning. it goes nowhere. _ feels... completely at random or no warning. it goes nowhere. the - warning. it goes nowhere. the bi est warning. it goes nowhere. the biggest thing _ warning. it goes nowhere. the biggest thing for _ warning. it goes nowhere. the biggest thing for me, - warning. it goes nowhere. the biggest thing for me, if- warning. it goes nowhere. the biggest thing for me, if they i biggest thing for me, if they universally funded childcare the way they do schools. two kits cost a lot especially when they are younger. i am saying to my son, ju5t especially when they are younger. i am saying to my son, just get a blanket— am saying to my son, just get a blanket on. _ am saying to my son, just get a blanket on. get— am saying to my son, just get a blanket on, get in— am saying to my son, just get a blanket on, get in your- am saying to my son, just get a blanket on, get in your bed, - am saying to my son, just get a - blanket on, get in your bed, because it's a _ blanket on, get in your bed, because it's a bit— blanket on, get in your bed, because it's a bit warmer. _ blanket on, get in your bed, because it's a bit warmer. i _ blanket on, get in your bed, because it's a bit warmer.— it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't know how — it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't know how we _ it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't know how we would _ it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't know how we would manage - it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't know how we would manage a . it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't i know how we would manage a mess it's a bit warmer. i honestly don't - know how we would manage a mess and didn't get disability benefits, which is ridiculous. the chancellor is likel to which is ridiculous. the chancellor is likely to make _ which is ridiculous. the chancellor is likely to make some _ which is ridiculous. the chancellor is likely to make some changes i is likely to make some changes around — is likely to make some changes around isafs something for first—time buyers, may be some announcements about stamp duty. does any announcements about 5tamp duty. does any of— announcements about 5tamp duty. does any of that— announcements about stamp duty. does any of that relate? no. not at all. it's irrelevant. _ any of that relate? no. not at all. it's irrelevant. it _ any of that relate? no. not at all. it's irrelevant. it is _ any of that relate? no. not at all. it's irrelevant. it is not _ any of that relate? no. not at all. it's irrelevant. it is not addressed| it's irrelevant. it is not addressed to someone _ it's irrelevant. it is not addressed to someone like _ it's irrelevant. it is not addressed to someone like me, _ it's irrelevant. it is not addressed to someone like me, not - it's irrelevant. it is not addressed i to someone like me, not addressed to any family— to someone like me, not addressed to any family that is in a low income household — any family that is in a low income household. we are just struggling to make _ household. we are just struggling to make allies better for our children let alone — make allies better for our children let alone planning ahead for their savings — let alone planning ahead for their savinrs. ~ ., ., let alone planning ahead for their savinrs. ~ ., . ,, let alone planning ahead for their savinrs.~ . ., , , let alone planning ahead for their savins.. ., ., , ., savings. what are you supposed to do? you can't _ savings. what are you supposed to do? you can't afford _ savings. what are you supposed to do? you can't afford to _ savings. what are you supposed to do? you can't afford to rent, i do? you can't afford to rent, can't afford to buy. what would help? property portfolios need to be capped — property portfolios need to be capped and _ property portfolios need to be capped and rent _ property portfolios need to be capped and rent needs- property portfolios need to be capped and rent needs to i property portfolios need to be capped and rent needs to be i property portfolios need to be i capped and rent needs to be kept property portfolios need to be - capped and rent needs to be kept and affordable _ capped and rent needs to be kept and affordable but — capped and rent needs to be kept and affordable. but i'm _ capped and rent needs to be kept and affordable. but i'm seeing _ capped and rent needs to be kept and affordable. but i'm seeing massive i affordable. but i'm seeing massive profits— affordable. but i'm seeing massive profits for— affordable. but i'm seeing massive profits for companies, _ affordable. but i'm seeing massive profits for companies, oil- profits for companies, oil companies _ profits for companies, oil companies. you - profits for companies, oil companies. you want- profits for companies, oil companies. you want the profits for companies, oil- companies. you want the comfort profits for companies, oil— companies. you want the comfort of somebody— companies. you want the comfort of somebody saying. _ companies. you want the comfort of somebody saying, look, _ companies. you want the comfort of somebody saying, look, we - companies. you want the comfort of somebody saying, look, we know. companies. you want the comfort of l somebody saying, look, we know your bills are _ somebody saying, look, we know your bills are huge — somebody saying, look, we know your bills are huge, we _ somebody saying, look, we know your bills are huge, we are _ somebody saying, look, we know your bills are huge, we are going _ somebody saying, look, we know your bills are huge, we are going to- somebody saying, look, we know your bills are huge, we are going to cap i bills are huge, we are going to cap that letter, — bills are huge, we are going to cap that letter, we _ bills are huge, we are going to cap that letter, we are _ bills are huge, we are going to cap that letter, we are going _ bills are huge, we are going to cap that letter, we are going to - bills are huge, we are going to cap that letter, we are going to take i that letter, we are going to take vat off— that letter, we are going to take vat off it — that letter, we are going to take vat off it lute_ that letter, we are going to take vat off it. ~ , ., that letter, we are going to take vat off it— vat off it. we 'ust want the government _ vat off it. we just want the government to _ vat off it. we just want the government to say, - vat off it. we just want the government to say, look, i vat off it. we just want the l government to say, look, we vat off it. we just want the i government to say, look, we see vat off it. we just want the - government to say, look, we see you and we _ government to say, look, we see you and we want — government to say, look, we see you and we want to help you because we know _ and we want to help you because we know you _ and we want to help you because we know you are going to make even a more _ know you are going to make even a more huge — know you are going to make even a more huge contribution once you get back on— more huge contribution once you get back on track. more huge contribution once you get back on track-— back on track. clear messages for the chancellor _ back on track. clear messages for the chancellor from _ back on track. clear messages for the chancellor from those - back on track. clear messages for i the chancellor from those struggling the chancellor from those struggling the most. the time approaching 25 past six will stop gavin has joined us to talk football. not a great night for wales. hat joined us to talk football. not a great night for wales. not ideal, reall ut great night for wales. not ideal, really put up _ great night for wales. not ideal, really put up you _ great night for wales. not ideal, really put up you would - great night for wales. not ideal, really put up you would expect l great night for wales. not ideal, i really put up you would expect them to beat armenia, more than 70 places below them in the rankings of fifa. 1-1, below them in the rankings of fifa. 1—1, their destiny still cannot read them in many respects but out of their hands because the group is now dependent on results going their way for automatic qualification. england already through to next year's european championships and northern ireland now, but wales with a bit of work to do, not completely gone for automatic qualification for next season's euros. they needed to beat armenia to move a step closer to qualifying, but could only draw, meaning croatia are now in pole position to seal that automatic qualifying place in germany next summer. matt graveling reports. wales came to armenia with dreams of european championships injune. they left with those hopes hanging by a thread. ., . , left with those hopes hanging by a thread. ., ., , , ., ., thread. unfortunately it is now out of our control. _ thread. unfortunately it is now out of our control. it _ thread. unfortunately it is now out of our control. it has _ thread. unfortunately it is now out of our control. it has not _ of our control. it has not materialised as we would have liked but that's life, we have to get on with it, and like i said, it's about building momentum now.- with it, and like i said, it's about building momentum now. wales had alread lost building momentum now. wales had already lost to _ building momentum now. wales had already lost to armenia _ building momentum now. wales had already lost to armenia in _ building momentum now. wales had already lost to armenia in june. i already lost to armenia injune. lucas and orion scored twice in cardiff. afterfive lucas and orion scored twice in cardiff. after five minutes lucas and orion scored twice in cardiff. afterfive minutes in yerevan, he done it again. rob page's men had to respond. three points here would leave them just one win away from qualification, and they came close. before they finally found an equaliser. to nichey and with this pinpoint header, but into his own net. a draw would be no help to either side but the home team had to either side but the home team had to win, and as the game went on, they looked more likely to score. but as time ran out, so did welsh ideas. they had to settle for a point. wales, who now sit third in group d welcome table toppers turkey on tuesday. france, meanwhile, recorded their biggest competitive win in their history, as they beat gibraltar, 14—0. kylian mbappe with a hat—trick, as france made it seven wins from seven in qualifying. oh, ok but the republic of ireland ended their campaign with a sixth defeat in eight matches. they were beaten 1—0 by the netherlands, former burnley and manchester united striker wout weghorst with the goal. the win means the netherlands have qualified for next summer's championships. there's a busy day of women's super league action today, with five matches taking place, including a huge game at old trafford, as manchester united take on local rivals, manchester city. chelsea are the team to catch at the top. they're six points clear at the top, after thrashing liverpool, 5—1, yesterday, laurenjames with her first league hat—trick for chelsea, as they extend their unbeaten home record to 30 matches. manager emma hayes says she's delighted with her squad. they are ready. i trust every player, and i believe that when we make changes, they can cope because of our training methodology, and i just set it to some of the players out there, after the week we've just had, we've been travelling nonstop, that was a tremendous team performance. in scotland, hibernian have leapfrogged their city rivals, hearts, into fourth place in the women's premier league. american strikerjorian baucom grabbed two quick second half goals, the first coming here, after the keeper spilled the ball in front of her. gutted for that one. three minutes later, she got her second, heading in from a corner. hearts pulled one back but lost, 2—1, theirfive match unbeaten run coming to an end. three weeks after the death of ice hockey player, adam johnson, his team, the nottingham panthers, have played for the first time. they took part in a memorial match for the 29—year—old american last night. joe lynskey was there for us. for three weeks, this arena has been a point of proof and tributes. —— greek and tributes. now a platform to remember. for nottingham, the return of the panthers for the first time since the death of their player adamjohnson, a night notjust time since the death of their player adam johnson, a night notjust for this city before fans from around the country. it this city before fans from around the country-— the country. it is a sell out as welcome _ the country. it is a sell out as welcome as _ the country. it is a sell out as welcome as everyone - the country. it is a sell out as welcome as everyone has i the country. it is a sell out as welcome as everyone has got the country. it is a sell out as - welcome as everyone has got behind it and here to show respect to adam and his family and friends. the hau:he and his family and friends. the haughey family _ and his family and friends. the haughey family has pulled together, the support from all the other teams in the _ the support from all the other teams in the league has been fantastic. the panthers's first steps back on theice the panthers's first steps back on the ice represents a moment, both for this team and their sport. in tragedy, ice hockey must somehow find a way to go on. in this memorial match they faced manchester storm. both teams stepped out and stood together. in a video, they look back onjohnson's career and announced his number would be retired. he will forever be this team's 47. a coroner's report found the 29—year—old died due to a cut to the 29—year—old died due to a cut to the neck. some players hear more neck guards but they are not yet compulsory. this week, a man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. he was later bailed. on 47 minutes, they stopped to applaud. johnson was born in minnesota, and played here forjust two months, but he's brought the sport together. two months, but he's brought the sport together-— two months, but he's brought the sport together. that's what a night was about. — sport together. that's what a night was about. it _ sport together. that's what a night was about, it was _ sport together. that's what a night was about, it was about _ sport together. that's what a night was about, it was about love i sport together. that's what a night was about, it was about love and l was about, it was about love and showing our love for adam and his family, and just to have that support from the city, it felt like a big bear hug. the support from the city, it felt like a big bear hug-— a big bear hug. the exhibition finished 4-:.. _ a big bear hug. the exhibition finished 4-4. the _ a big bear hug. the exhibition finished 4-4. the score i a big bear hug. the exhibition finished 4-4. the score here | a big bear hug. the exhibition i finished 4-4. the score here didn't finished 4—4. the score here didn't matter. next week the panthers return to competitive hockey. the sport here will go on with one man in their memory. joe lenski, bbc news and nottingham. after over six weeks of competition, the winner of the cricket world cup will be crowned today. either the hosts india will be celebrating, or australia will lift the trophy for a sixth time. india have won all ten of their matches so far, and are considered the favourites, so are they feeling the pressure? being an indian cricketer you have to deal with pressure, there is no doubt about it. so that is a given, it is there. it is going to be constant. it will be nice to do it, because we worked really hard for it. but again, we don't want to get too excited about it, or you don't want to feel too much pressure about it. you know, nice, balanced atmosphere, a nice, balanced thinking at this stage will be really nice. i think you've got to embrace it. the crowd — i think you've got to embrace it. the crowd is obviously going to be very one—sided, but it is also, in sport— very one—sided, but it is also, in sport there _ very one—sided, but it is also, in sport there is nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd .oe5 satisfying than hearing a big crowd goes silent. you've just got to embrace — goes silent. you've just got to embrace it, every part of the final. even _ embrace it, every part of the final. even in _ embrace it, every part of the final. even in the — embrace it, every part of the final. even in the lead up there is going to be _ even in the lead up there is going to be noise — even in the lead up there is going to be noise and more people and interest, — to be noise and more people and interest, and you just can't get overwhelmed, you've just got to be ”p overwhelmed, you've just got to be up for— overwhelmed, you've just got to be up for it. _ overwhelmed, you've just got to be up for it, you've got to love it. | up for it, you've got to love it. hope we up for it, you've got to love it. i hope we get a close one. i hope the crowd _ hope we get a close one. i hope the crowd is— hope we get a close one. i hope the crowd is quite — hope we get a close one. i hope the crowd is quite excited, _ hope we get a close one. i hope the crowd is quite excited, because i crowd is quite excited, because australia — crowd is quite excited, because australia will _ crowd is quite excited, because australia will be _ crowd is quite excited, because australia will be on _ crowd is quite excited, because australia will be on top, - crowd is quite excited, because australia will be on top, it i crowd is quite excited, becau5e| australia will be on top, it gives india _ australia will be on top, it gives india chance _ australia will be on top, it gives india chance to _ australia will be on top, it gives india chance to come _ australia will be on top, it gives india chance to come back i australia will be on top, it gives india chance to come back stopl australia will be on top, it gives| india chance to come back stop i think_ india chance to come back stop i think india — india chance to come back stop i think india played _ india chance to come back stop i think india played 75%, - india chance to come back stop i think india played 75%, think- india chance to come back stop i. think india played 75%, think they are not_ think india played 75%, think they are not good, _ think india played 75%, think they are not good, i_ think india played 75%, think they are not good, i think— think india played 75%, think they are not good, i think they- think india played 75%, think they are not good, i think they got - are not good, i think they got everything _ are not good, i think they got everything covered. - are not good, i think they goti everything covered. australia, are not good, i think they got . everything covered. australia, i think_ everything covered. australia, i think they— everything covered. australia, i think they put _ everything covered. australia, i think they put in _ everything covered. australia, i think they put in a _ everything covered. australia, i think they put in a 95% - everything covered. australia, i- think they put in a 95% performance, every— think they put in a 95% performance, every facet _ think they put in a 95% performance, every facet of — think they put in a 95% performance, every facet of the _ think they put in a 95% performance, every facet of the australian - think they put in a 95% performance, every facet of the australian game i every facet of the australian game is going _ every facet of the australian game is going to — every facet of the australian game is going to have _ every facet of the australian game is going to have to _ every facet of the australian game is going to have to work. - saturday saw the opening round of the premiership women's rugby season and what a day for the bristol bears, who thrashed sale sharks. england's abbie ward, cradling her daughter, hallie, as she entered the field, made the perfect comeback, 17 weeks after giving birth. she started for the bears, and also scored a try early in the first half, as they cruised to a 48—5 victory. what a story, and what a win for them. we will be back with more later on. now it's time for unspun world withjohn simpson. this week he's looking at the israel—gaza conflict, china's relationship with the us, and whether the spanish prime minister can stave off catalan independence. hello, and thank you forjoining me for another edition of unspun world, where we find out from the bbc�*s unmatched team of correspondents and broadcasters what's really going on in the world. israeli forces are encircling gaza's hospitals, but what's their basic strategy? the israeli army can probably go in and patrol the shattered streets of the gaza strip for some indefinite period. but what then? who is actually going to rule gaza? the us and china. why are the chinese noticeably less antagonistic than they used to be? the united states is china's biggest threat, but it's also china's biggest customer, and they really need to do some good customer relations at the moment. and can spain's interim prime minister stave off catalan independence? he's doing this because it will reduce those tensions that catalonia has been seeing, really over the last decade. western support for israel's war against hamas in gaza has been tested as never before, by the bombardment and search of the al—shifa hospital by israeli troops. it's a huge complex, and israel has long claimed that hamas has established a major command base there, underneath the hospital building or its grounds. the un and other international agencies have said that even if there is a hamas base under the hospital, it's israel's duty to avoid any action which might threaten the lives of the patients or the medical staff. but where are we now in the crisis? paul adams is the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent, and he's been reporting from jerusalem. we are starting to see signs of extreme disquiet around the world. from the eu obviously, but also from the united states, with officials there saying, "look, we can't have gun battles "going on outside hospitals." so i think we will — we are getting to the point where israel's closest friends are going to begin to say, "look, have you achieved enough here?" and of course, we're only still, in theory, at least, in the first half off the ground campaign, the bit that focuses on gaza city. it's obviously the big target, as far as israel is concerned. they believe that that's where hamas has much of its command and control network, a lot of that underground. but what happens when they've finished with gaza city? what happens if the idf decides to go south, to the southern two thirds of the gaza strip, where almost the entire population of gaza has now been crammed in there? at that point, israel might find itself operating without the kind of international cover that it has had so far. let's just briefly talk about the al—shifa hospital. it is credible, is it, that hamas has its command and control bases and everything underneath the hospital? it is clearly an object of extreme significance to both sides, because why would we be having this appalling standoff otherwise? the israelis have said for years that hamas have significant structures underneath shifa. and of course, those have been denied by hamas officials, and indeed by doctors inside shifa hospital itself. but it does look, doesn't it, as though hamas foresaw all of these different things, and planned it in order for israel to get the kind of diplomatic criticism, actually notjust diplomatic criticism that it's been receiving, that this is all part of the hamas playbook. they must have known that attacking israel in that way would invite a response, the like of which they have never seen before. did they anticipate that it would come down to a kind of last stand at shifa hospital? who knows? maybe. and one does get the sense, that with each passing day, there must be a hope in hamas circles that the news of premature babies dying, one by one, with each passing day, with each passing hour, will somehow force israel to pull back and stop. if that's the calculation, i think it's the wrong one. i don't think it's going to work. i think the israelis are utterly determined to take shifa hospital, come what may. now behind you are some of the hillsides on whichjerusalem is built. what's the mood like among israeli politicians and the kind of people that write articles in newspapers? how worried are they? how much do they support netanyahu? the army is supported. society in a kind of way has also come together very supportive of those who were affected on october 7th, but also very supportive of "our boys" in the military. all of that stops at the kind of door of the government, because the government is not popular. the prime minister is not popular. the government is seen as having been asleep at the wheel before october 7th. and there is also an uncertainty, and this has been reflected in polls about exactly where this military campaign is going. what is the endgame? can anyone even see an endgame in sight? and so mr netanyahu is definitely a kind of beleaguered figure. and if he's not been knocked off course, where does the course take him? where does it take israel? all mr netanyahu has said so far is that israel would be in complete security control. well, fine. the israeli army can probably go in and patrol the streets, the shattered streets of the gaza strip for some indefinite period. but what then? who is actually going to rule gaza? now obviously not hamas. but what about the other palestinian authority, if you like, the palestinian authority based in ramallah in the west bank? well, anthony blinken and others have said the pa will have a significant role in the future governance of gaza. the other night, mr netanyahu said, no, it won't. this is a leadership that has yet to condemn the attacks of october 7th. it will not be the pa. well, who then? some kind of international coalition? who on earth are we going to find who's willing to rule the gaza strip after all this is over? i mean, you do hear people talking about buffer zones, a few on the far—right fringes, talking about reoccupying gaza with jewish settlers, something the prime minister has said is not practical. but you don't really sense any kind of firm plan evolving, and it's going to be needed, you know, before very long. not all top level face—to—face meetings end well. in march 2021, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, met the chinese foreign minister in alaska. afterwards, both sides publicly denounced each other to the world's media. chinese—american relations were set back by the meeting. now, though, the atmosphere was very different at president biden's meeting with president xi jinping in california. why the change? i asked celia hatton, the asia—pacific editor of bbc world service. xijinping and the men around him have looked around in the past year and realise that they've done too much to isolate china from the rest of the world. i think for a long time there was a feeling, an attitude almost, that china was so powerful it didn't really need allies in quite the same way that it once did. and i think it's misplayed its cards a little bit in that regard. so really, when you look at china's closest allies, you know, russia, north korea, that's not really a great club to be in at the moment. and i think while china was busy dealing with pandemic lockdowns and disruption inside china, we have to remember, john, it was only a year ago that we saw protests in 16 cities across china. protests against those ongoing covid lockdowns. while china was distracted with all of that, the united states had been quite busy. it had been building up alliances with australia the uk, the aukus alliance. that's made china very nervous that australia is building, building those ties and really cozying up more militarily with the united states. just this week we sanapan, south korea and the united states announce even closer defence alliance than we've seen before. so i think this is all making china quite nervous, and it's realising that it's got to do more. of course, biden will must be determined to say to xi, "you've got to stop supporting russia as strongly as you do." what xi's response to that going to be? xijinping's priorities are really economic, and partly to do with, in terms of regional security. it's still a powerful nation and it still has pull when it comes to countries like russia, iran, and so that's really where i think the united states has realised it needs china, maybe in a way that it didn't need china five, ten years ago. and, of course, injust a matter of weeks, we've got an election in taiwan. i mean, we can assume, can't we, that president biden must have said to president xi, "you really cannot invade taiwan, "no matter what happens. " most people are looking at the calculations now and thinking that xijinping has probably lost his appetite to invade taiwan for now. i think that the tensions around taiwan have gone down a little bit. yes, we're looking towards this election in taiwan, and even though there's a frontrunner, the more pro—independence party, incumbent party is leading the polls right now, but, john, it's still up for grabs, and that's really why i think these talks between the us and china's leaders are so important right now, because taiwan is the big issue where they really could come to blows if it ever came to it. as we're talking about elections, we also have to mention the us election, which is coming up, of course, and i think it's really important. it was very important for the americans to have this meeting now between xi and biden, because president biden, like many other us politicians, will be getting pulled in to dragging china through the mud in the next coming year. i think the chinese side knows this, they can expect this, but if we're going to come to any kind of agreement, if we're going to lower tensions between the us and china, i think really the best hope is doing it now, before the us campaign cycle really kicks into high gear. but that's a really sophisticated approach by president biden and by anthony blinken and so on, isn't it? i think so. i mean, i think they have to think in the long run, really. if donald trump gets into the white house again, then i think all bets are off, in terms of how he would handle his relationship with china. it was very up and down at the time. you know, it led to a really vicious trade war and the implementation of tariffs on both sides that are still in place. the chinese economy is really suffering at the moment. foreign investment into china is down for the first time in modern history. and so xijinping, you know, the economy is at the forefront of his mind. the united states is china's biggest threat, but it's also china's biggest customer, and they really need to do some good customer relations at the moment. they don't have the luxury of waiting to see who's going to win the us election. spain's interim prime minister, the socialist pedro sanchez, who's trying to form a government at the moment, has provoked rage among right wing politicians and their supporters by trying to get catalonian separatists to back him. and the way he's going about it is to offer amnesties to a number of catalan politicians who were sentenced to jail for their part in the abortive independence bid of 2017. the problem is, mr sanchez has said, clearly and publicly, that amnesties of the kind he's now offering were illegal and wrong. so how does he justify his switch in tactics? i asked guy hedgecoe, a reporterfor the bbc in madrid. the argument he makes is that he's doing this because it will improve coexistence, as he puts it, in catalonia. it will improve the atmosphere among catalans, and it will reduce those tensions that catalonia has been seeing really over the last decade, but particularly since 2017, when the region made that failed bid to break away from spain. and what mr sanchez says is "throughout my tenure, "i've been trying to reduce those tensions "by taking various measures." now, previously, he has, for example, issued a pardon for nine catalan prisoners. he also introduced a reform of the criminal code, which benefited some catalans facing legal charges as well, to an extent. so he's taken previous measures. and i think it's fair to say that those measures, certainly the pardons, were fairly successful in reducing tensions. he says he's doing the same thing once again, that this is a long standing grievance, this idea of wanting an amnesty that the nationalists have had, and he's now providing it. he has argued that simply, that circumstances are dictating this, because the alternative to him introducing this amnesty law and forming a new government would be elections injanuary, and the possibility of the right coming into power, including the far—right. so he's been kind of using that as a warning. and how are the two main catalan parties that he's negotiating with over all this, how are they taking it? well, i think they see this as a step forward. of course, the ultimate ambition for both these parties is independence for catalonia. you have the catalan republican left, which is the party which is governing catalonia at the moment, a minority government. and they have already been engaged with madrid over the last couple of years. and they argue that they have made gains for the nationalist cause by doing that. now, the other party involved in this, the other nationalist party, together for catalonia, has been in a very different situation, because their most visible figure, carles puigdemont, has been in self—imposed exile for the last six years. he's been a kind of outsiderfigure, and his party has almost been the sort of outsider party, which has been saying, "we mustn't engage with madrid, "we can't trust madrid. "they've let us down in the past. they'll do it again", and insisting that the only way to get independence for catalonia is this unilateral route, that route that they went down in 2017. now, the change that we've seen over the last few days is that together for catalonia, carlos puigdemont�*s party has now kind of come back into the spanish political arena. it's now agreeing to get involved in day to day politics in madrid. it's agreeing to support pedro sanchez�*s government. for how long, we don't know. guy, give me your own view of whether you think that the nationalists in catalonia are closer now to independence, or would be closer as a result of doing this deal. i think it's still a long way off. it's very difficult to tell, because the catalan crisis, which exploded in 2017, it really had seemed to sort of calm down over the last few years. but the next step along that road would, of course, be a binding referendum on independence in catalonia, a scotland style referendum, if you like, which they talk about a lot. that's something that both the catalan nationalist parties want, and it's something that pedro sanchez has repeatedly said he would never grant. he says it's unconstitutional. he says itjust couldn't be allowed. now, remember, he said that same thing about this amnesty as well. so i think a lot of people are wondering if pedro sanchez changed his mind about the amnesty, why wouldn't he change his mind about the referendum ? possibly catalan nationalists are thinking the same thing. thank you very much. no, not at all. one of the more memorable and exciting moments in my career was slipping illegally into the repressive dictatorship of myanmar in 2010, i was there to report on the release after seven years of house arrest of aung san suu kyi, the opposition leader. since those heady days, the lady, as she's universally known in myanmar, has had a majorfall in international approval, and after a short period as the country's elected prime minister, she was overthrown by the military and sentenced to a total of 33 years imprisonment. but the generals who seized power in the country again, haven't been able to control it, and now they're facing the possibility of defeat in a number of interlinked rebellions around the country. i asked moe myint myint of the bbc�*s burmese service, to explain. this is quite extraordinary. this has never happened before in this country on this massive scale of coordinated attacks by ethnic armies. usually they operate in their own areas, but now they are expanding, and they have controlled almost all their land routes to china, and they have captured major border towns. so these are quite strategic towns for them, as well as for burmese military. and these are ethnic groups, like the karen and the chin, various groups like that, are they? yeah. myanmar has more than 20 ethnic armies in the country. in the north, we have kachin, bordering china, and in the west we have arakan and chin armies. in the south, bordering thailand, we have karen and karenni armies. so they have been fighting burmese army for seven decades, but previously they operate in their own area and they fight for more autonomy in their regions. but these days they have become united, you know, they've got together with other anti—coup militia groups around the country. and this is all really because of the 2021 coup that brought the military government to power. you're right. they have been waiting for this time. they have been planning this attack, but they didn't have this unity before. but at the same time, on the other hand, the military is quite stretched, because they face many fronts, you know, around the country and on the ground. they are losing control of many areas, very recently in the past two weeks. how likely is it, do you think, that myanmar might become a democracy again? many people believe, you know, these fighting may not bring down the militaryjunta, but there will be a time for these people to come and talk together, to a dialogue. how likely is it that aung san suu kyi herself will come back and be the leader of myanmaragain? aung san suu kyi has been out of public scene since the coup in 2021, so she has now been jailed to 33 years in prison. but do you think that these, these various groups might support her, or is that irrelevant to...? really, they support her. but things have changed since the coup, and we don't know if aung san suu kyi would approve there armed rebellions. she always says she wants peaceful ways and non—violence ways. but aung san suu kyi will play a role definitely when she is released, whenever there is a situation for the military, when they are in a crisis situation, they always... ..talk to the lady, you know, in the past. but then there will be a dialogue, and then the country can change again, you know, to the democracy. but it's very difficult at the moment to say when that time will come. moe myint myint of the bbc burmese service. if, as i have, you've watched over the years as serious fighting has broken out between israel and its neighbours, you can see a definite pattern. at first, when israel has come under attack, there's been sympathy and support in western countries, stronger than ever in this case, when the hamas attack was carried out with such brutality against people who are often only in the area because they longed for peace. but then israel hits back, using the weapons of a first world power against mostly defenceless targets. and the civilian death toll begins to rise. our television screens are filled with pictures of what the poet wilfred owen called "the pity of war". children injured, widows crying, heaped up bodies in corridors and streets. and public opinion in the west starts to shift. a top israeli ex—soldier, with political links, said to me, "it's always a race between how much we can get done," by which he meant by destroying israel's enemies and their infrastructure, "and how quickly the outside world "starts to yell at us." we're at that point now, and in this respect, the gaza war�*s different from previous ones, because the demographics are changing in america, as they already have in the countries of western europe. at the moment, you get the impression that there is many demonstrations in american cities in favour of the palestinians, as there are in favour of israel. that's a really big shift, and one which no democratic president nowadays can entirely afford to ignore, with the implications for the amount of support president biden will feel able to give to israel. so, yes, the basic pattern of israel's wars against its neighbours may not have changed very much in a0 years, but the outside world is changing, and that has major implications for israel and for the region. well, that's where this programme ends. from the unspun team, and from me, goodbye until we meet again. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sarah campbell and ben thompson. our headlines today: the world health organisation describes gaza's al—shifa hospital as a "death zone" after it was raided by israeli forces. here, speculation that the chancellor is set to cut income tax or national insurance in wednesday's autumn statement. mps call for answers over the work being done to address dangerous concrete, known as raac, in schools in england. in sport, welsh euro hopes hang by a thread. wales could only draw a qualifier 1—1 in armenia, and with one game to go their fate is now out of their own hands. and it is a mild and breezy day ahead today, with a bit of showery rain coming and going, but for some of us, some sunshine around as well. i'll have all the details coming up shortly. it's sunday, the 19th of november. our main story: a united nations team led by the world health organization has described gaza's main hospital as a "death zone" after it was targeted for weeks by the israeli military. officials spent an hour at the al—shifa hospital, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire, and the site of a mass grave. hundreds of people left the hospital yesterday but around 300 critically ill patients are still there. israel is seeking to eliminate hamas, which is designated a terror group by most western governments, after its fighters killed more than 1,200 israelis and took around 230 hostage on october 7th. our correspondent mark lowen reports from jerusalem. the echoes of history are beating loud here, for the palestinians last fled in such numbers 75 years ago, when israel was created. and now, once again, hundreds of thousands are on the move. these crowds fleeing al—shifa hospital, saying israeli troops ordered them out. israel insists the hospital asked for their evacuation. they take what they can, not knowing if they'll be back. dr ramez radwan from al—shifa says the israelis warned them to leave, with horrors left behind. "the wounded are in very bad conditions there," he says. "with a lack of staff and medicine, bacteria are growing in the wounds. "it's a miserable situation." for some, fleeing takes time, even if the bombing was all around them. majed was a patient at al—shifa, no longer a place of healing, but, the world health organization says, a "death zone." translation: i was next to my house | door and they bombed the place next| to us, so i got injured, me and my cousins. my other cousin died. at al—shifa hospital there is no food and no drink. we get shot at. they enter whenever they want and leave whenever they want. and in gaza city, the battles still flare. this footage, released by the israelis, showed them in active firefight. one of the middle east's most powerful armies held back by a force far inferior in numbers, but still capable of resistance. israelis have also been on the move, but in protest, calling for the government to prioritise the release of the hostages — almost 240 still in hamas captivity. they walked from tel aviv to jerusalem. her and her nation's trauma deepening with every step. today is my husband's birthday. he is 63. and his mother, yafa, is kidnapped. she is 85 years old and we are not with her, and we are marching. we are marching tojerusalem to bring her back. to shout, and to say that she must be here, back with all the kidnapped. we don't have time. we don't have one hour more. we don't know if she is alive. benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure at home and from abroad, but he is still standing firm on calls for a pause in the fighting. and amidst reports that a hostage release deal is being drawn up, he is dampening expectations. translation: many in the world - demanded that we not enter the gaza strip. they pressured us to agree to a full ceasefire. we refused, and i conveyed, we will only agree to a temporary ceasefire and only in exchange for the return of our hostages. but for how long can this continue? twin israeli strikes around the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza on saturday were reported to have killed at least 80, including 32 members of the same family. a nightmare seen on constant loop. for gazans, it's their everyday. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. our correspondent mark lowen joins us from jerusalem. good morning to you. there are reports this morning a temporary deal possibly being struck when israel and hamas. the white house has denied it, but what more do we know? ~ , . ,., , has denied it, but what more do we know? ~ , . , _, know? well, these are reports coming out in the washington _ know? well, these are reports coming out in the washington post, _ know? well, these are reports coming out in the washington post, quoting . out in the washington post, quoting unnamed us sources suggesting a hostage release deal is in the works, which would see some 50 hostages released by hamas, in exchange for a similar number of palestinian women and children being released from israeli prisons and a temporary ceasefire or cessation of hostilities for around five days. now, at the moment it has been strenuously denied in terms of how close we are to an announcement of that by both israel and the united states. the israeli prime minister has said "i would like to make it clear there has been no deal as of now". and the us national security spokesperson said, we have not reached a deal yet but we continue to work hard to get a deal. i have to work hard to get a deal. i have to say this is probably in line with what we have been hearing in recent days and even the last couple of weeks or so, in which the outlines of a deal were being hammered out by the qatari �*s, egyptians and americans, for a sort of like—for—like hostage release deal. but i have to say that israel's cabinet is under extreme pressure from within. so the right side, the right—wing part of the cabinet, has been rather against a longer cessation of hostilities, they have been pushing for israel to keep going, and effectively, innocence, bombing hamas to the negotiating table. but israel's prime minister, as you heard in my report, is under immense pressure from the families of the hostages to make progress on a release, and also from the international community, who have been growing in horror as the civilian casualty figures continue to spiral out of control in gaza, with the palestinian run health ministry in gaza now saying that the —— that ministry in gaza now saying that the -- that 12,000 ministry in gaza now saying that the —— that 12,000 people have died since the conflict began. -- that 12,000 people have died since the conflict began.- -- that 12,000 people have died since the conflict began. sarah is lookin: at since the conflict began. sarah is looking at all— since the conflict began. sarah is looking at all the _ since the conflict began. sarah is looking at all the other _ since the conflict began. sarah is looking at all the other main - looking at all the other main stories today, including what we know about tax and spending plans of the government? there are reports this morning that the chancellor is considering cutting income tax in his autumn statement on wednesday. the claims are made in today's sunday times, which suggests jeremy hunt would choose to reduce income tax, instead of rumoured cuts to inheritance tax. our political correspondent hannah miller is in our london newsroom. good morning, hannah. we are in that countdown, rumours, everybody wondering what is in and out of the budget, we won't know for sure until wednesday, but what can you tell us about the mood music at the moment? good morning, sarah. yes, we are in the full throes of autumn statement speculation at this point. it is clear that tax cuts in one form or another are being discussed, the question is what form they take on how soon they make a difference to people's pockets. we were talking yesterday about the possible changes to people's inheritance taxes and some business taxes the treasury is thought to be looking at today. as you said, it is not national insurance contributions are perhaps being looked at, especially for self—employed people, also it is possible that income tax thresholds might be looked out. they have been frozen by the chancellor until april 2028. the treasury is suggesting it will not do anything that adds to inflation. that might lead you to think that with some of this, it could be that we are going to hear a kind of aspiration to cut some of these taxes rather than something that comes into effect immediately, but as i say, absolutely none of this is 100% confirmed. another thing that we mean hearing is that the chancellor could look at unfreezing local housing allowance. that would make a big difference to people who receive housing benefit, in terms of the number of properties that are affordable to them. none of this is confirmed. the only thing we know for sure is that they are looking at some money for people who have electricity pylons close to their homes, but we will have to wait until wednesday before we have final details. . ., wait until wednesday before we have final details. . . ., ~ wait until wednesday before we have final details. . . . ~ , ., a group of mps says the government must be clearer about the scale of dangerous concrete in schools in england and what's being done about it. the public accounts committee says there's a "lack of basic information" but the department for education says it has taken swift action to identify schools with raac and to fix it. our education correspondent hazel shearing has this report. from durham to warwick, schools in england with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or raac, were told to shut days before the start of term if they didn't have safety measures in place. but two and a half months on, what do we know about the prevalence of raac in schools and what's being done to fix it? not nearly enough, according to mp5 on the public accounts committee. their report calls on the department of education to get more information about the scale of the problem, including how many children have been affected by school closures and to set out its plans to remove raac from schools and colleges altogether. it also highlights broader problems with the state of school buildings, including ones like these at ailsford school in warwick, affected by asbestos, and says it's concerned the department does not have a good enough understanding of the risks more generally. when we had the permanent secretary from the department back into our committee after the summer, we wanted to have real information about where raac was and what the likely problems were. they didn't have all the surveys back, and some schools have said they've got it but they don't have surveyors in place. there's a real problem about the data and knowing what's there. this is really disruptive for the schools and pupils and of course the staff as well, and the parents, especially where schools had to close early on. they need that information because they need to have a plan about how they are going to deal with the raac in the schools. the department of education previously suggested it would refresh its list of schools with raac every fortnight, but it's been a month since the last update, went 240 schools were confirmed to be affected. most of those schools had returned to face—to—face learning, it said. for some, that may mean things more or less back to normal, but at others, children have been learning in sports halls, corridors, temporary classrooms, including marquees, nearby schools, and external buildings. parents at st leonard's catholic school in durham protested last month, saying they were frustrated by further disruption to their children's learning after covid lockdowns. teaching unions are hoping that more money will be announced to tackle what they call a crisis in school buildings. hazel shearing, bbc news. four people have been injured, two of them badly, after they were attacked by a dog in north wales. it happened near pwllheli in gwynedd. the dog was destroyed and 37 other dogs, plus a number of cats, were seized from the property. police say there is no further risk to the public. taylor swift has postponed a concert she was due to perform in rio de janeiro last night, after a fan died shortly before her show the previous day. fans had queued in temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius as the brazilian city swelters in a heatwave. the singer said she was devastated by the death. a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get underway, with £a2 million worth of funding from the government and the charity prostate cancer uk. the trial, said to be the first of its kind, will use screening methods including mri scans to detect prostate cancer. hundreds of thousands of men across the uk will be invited to take part. it isa it is a massive deal, we're really excited this. there is no screening programme for men with prostate cancer. there are 12,000 men who die every year and we think there is unnecessary death, and if we have a screening programme then we can basically detect early and find and cure men by making sure that treatments are given early, and find and save lives. if you think a night out has got a bit more expensive, then at least you weren't drinking this particular whiskey. it's a macallan1926 single malt, and a bottle of it has just fetched £2.1 million at auction, making it the most expensive spirt ever. it's incredibly rare — only a0 bottles were produced — and it was sold at sotheby�*s in london. by by somebody very carefully holding it in his lovely perfect gloves. look how lovingly he is staring at it as well. 2.1 million quid. nobody is auoin it as well. 2.1 million quid. nobody is going to — it as well. 2.1 million quid. nobody is going to say, next _ it as well. 2.1 million quid. nobody is going to say, next round - it as well. 2.1 million quid. nobody is going to say, next round on - it as well. 2.1 million quid. nobody is going to say, next round on me! j is going to say, next round on me! if that comes around at christmas, you're not getting that out of the cabinet. it stays at the back. sarah has a look at the weather for us this morning. good morning to you at home as well. the sun— good morning to you at home as well. the suniust _ good morning to you at home as well. the sunjust about good morning to you at home as well. the sun just about creeping above the horizon here. this is the picture _ the horizon here. this is the picture in _ the horizon here. this is the picture in scarborough. we have some clear spetts _ picture in scarborough. we have some clear spells around, bit of patchy cloud, _ clear spells around, bit of patchy cloud, but — clear spells around, bit of patchy cloud, but as we head through the course _ cloud, but as we head through the course of— cloud, but as we head through the course of the day, another fairly breezy _ course of the day, another fairly breezy feeling day especially towards the south, mild for the time of year— towards the south, mild for the time of year and _ towards the south, mild for the time of year and some of us will see some patchy, _ of year and some of us will see some patchy, showery rain around but not everywhere — patchy, showery rain around but not everywhere in the rain won't be quite _ everywhere in the rain won't be quite as— everywhere in the rain won't be quite as persistent as it was yesterday. but we've still got low pressure — yesterday. but we've still got low pressure in charge of our weather. it is pressure in charge of our weather. it is sitting — pressure in charge of our weather. it is sitting across scotland so if you are — it is sitting across scotland so if you are closer to the centre of the low pressure, not as many isobars, so not _ low pressure, not as many isobars, so not quite — low pressure, not as many isobars, so not quite as windy across parts of scotland — so not quite as windy across parts of scotland this was yesterday. the strongest _ of scotland this was yesterday. the strongest of the wind is down to the south-west — strongest of the wind is down to the south—west of england where we could see gusts— south—west of england where we could see gusts of 50 mph on the south—westerly winds driving through the showers. they will be most frequent — the showers. they will be most frequent parts of northern england, wales, _ frequent parts of northern england, wales, northern ireland later on, here for— wales, northern ireland later on, here for western scotland as well. some _ here for western scotland as well. some drier— here for western scotland as well. some drier weather across the north—east of scotland, also for southern — north—east of scotland, also for southern england it should brighten up southern england it should brighten up as— southern england it should brighten up as well. some glances of blue sky out there _ up as well. some glances of blue sky out there today. temperatures 11 to 14, so _ out there today. temperatures 11 to 14, so still— out there today. temperatures 11 to 14, so still mild for the tammy but not quite _ 14, so still mild for the tammy but not quite as— 14, so still mild for the tammy but not quite as bad as yesterday when we had _ not quite as bad as yesterday when we had highs of 17, and it will stay cooler, eight degrees for lerwick and the — cooler, eight degrees for lerwick and the shetland isles, we continue to see _ and the shetland isles, we continue to see some wind and rain throughout the day _ to see some wind and rain throughout the day into— to see some wind and rain throughout the day. into this evening were still some _ the day. into this evening were still some showers around. later in the night _ still some showers around. later in the night this area of rain will work— the night this area of rain will work in — the night this area of rain will work in poor wales and southern england — work in poor wales and southern england too and that could be quite heavy _ england too and that could be quite heavy with squally winds. so we start _ heavy with squally winds. so we start monday without fairly unsettling note, still some showers but nritd _ unsettling note, still some showers but mild and frost—free to start the working _ but mild and frost—free to start the working week. into monday come a bit of a shift _ working week. into monday come a bit of a shift in _ working week. into monday come a bit of a shift in wind direction. stightty— of a shift in wind direction. slightly cooler than today. bringing in some _ slightly cooler than today. bringing in some showers for western scotland. _ in some showers for western scotland, northern ireland, wales, and fewer— scotland, northern ireland, wales, and fewer showers in southern scotland — and fewer showers in southern scotland slightly dry. highs of between ten to 30 degrees on monday. a touch _ between ten to 30 degrees on monday. a touch cooler than the weekend. up towards _ a touch cooler than the weekend. up towards lerwick, only seven degrees with a _ towards lerwick, only seven degrees with a few— towards lerwick, only seven degrees with a few showers lingering but it does took— with a few showers lingering but it does look like after monday higher pressure _ does look like after monday higher pressure will start to building from the atlantic and we've been waiting for this— the atlantic and we've been waiting for this for— the atlantic and we've been waiting for this for awhile. they will squeeze _ for this for awhile. they will squeeze away most of the showers and brin- squeeze away most of the showers and bring us _ squeeze away most of the showers and bring us a _ squeeze away most of the showers and bring us a more settled spell of weather— bring us a more settled spell of weather from tuesday into the middle of the _ weather from tuesday into the middle of the week. could still be one or two showers on tuesday to the south—east, some sunshine breaking through. _ south—east, some sunshine breaking through, perhaps the early messiness, not as windy as we are seeing _ messiness, not as windy as we are seeing through the course of the weekend but cooler, so temperatures round _ weekend but cooler, so temperatures round about _ weekend but cooler, so temperatures round about seven to 12 by day, and we could _ round about seven to 12 by day, and we could see — round about seven to 12 by day, and we could see a return to some frost and fog _ we could see a return to some frost and fog overnight as well. but really — and fog overnight as well. but really mid week onwards we've still .ot really mid week onwards we've still got the _ really mid week onwards we've still got the reasonably mild air with us, still quite breezy as welljust look at the _ still quite breezy as welljust look at the blue coloursjust still quite breezy as welljust look at the blue colours just starting to try and _ at the blue colours just starting to try and push into the far north of the uk _ try and push into the far north of the uk as— try and push into the far north of the uk as we head through next weekend — the uk as we head through next weekend. still reasonably unsettled in the _ weekend. still reasonably unsettled in the north and the a few showers on the _ in the north and the a few showers on the outlook chart. further south, we are _ on the outlook chart. further south, we are expecting a dry spell of weather— we are expecting a dry spell of weather so a window of quieter weather— weather so a window of quieter weather through much of the weekend and and _ weather through much of the weekend and and perhaps a hint of something tettinq _ and and perhaps a hint of something telling a _ and and perhaps a hint of something telling a little more wintry towards the end _ telling a little more wintry towards the end of— telling a little more wintry towards the end of november, sarah and ben. very happy— the end of november, sarah and ben. very happy to see the big blue blobs stay away for now. much needed reprieve. it feels like it rained forever. it reprieve. it feels like it rained forever. ., , g , reprieve. it feels like it rained forever. ., _ , , ., forever. it does. just coming up to 7:18am. on thursday, we'll find out how much energy firms will be allowed to charge us to heat our homes from the start of the new year, but many families already know it's going to be a challenge. an estimated £7 million households are living in fuel poverty, which means proper insulation and efficient boilers are more important than ever. laura may mcmullan went to meet people in staffordshire who are getting their homes ready for winter. can you show me where it is please? josh and daniel cox are currently having an energy assessment done on their home in rugeley. they are worried about damp in their two—year—old daughter's bridgen. filth. two-year-old daughter's bridgen. 0h, dean two-year-old daughter's bridgen. oh, dear. your two—year—old daughter's bridgen. oi, dear. your outside wall actually feels damp to the touch. yeah it definitely is a worry, especially with my daughter's bedroom, the damp in there first up that's my main concern. , . ,., . ,.. , concern. there is also heat escaping from the windows _ concern. there is also heat escaping from the windows and _ concern. there is also heat escaping from the windows and their - concern. there is also heat escaping from the windows and their boiler i concern. there is also heat escaping from the windows and their boiler is | from the windows and their boiler is more than 15 years old. the energy assessment shows their property is below the government energy efficiency standard of ep cc, and it is costing them more to heat their home. , ., . , home. it is nothing we have been majorly weighed _ home. it is nothing we have been majorly weighed about _ home. it is nothing we have been majorly weighed about in - home. it is nothing we have been majorly weighed about in the - home. it is nothing we have been| majorly weighed about in the past but definitely this year. we don't know on average what our heating is but it is definitely on the rise, more than doubled in the past three orfour months. more than doubled in the past three or four months.— or four months. they are hopeful the can or four months. they are hopeful they can now _ or four months. they are hopeful they can now get _ or four months. they are hopeful they can now get help. _ or four months. they are hopeful. they can now get help. residential energy services are one of nine companies across the west midlands carrying out a government programme to advise homeowners and inform hard to advise homeowners and inform hard to reach communities. here at the stafford stroke club, jeff and pauline dickinson look set to benefit from a government grant. when he gave me the assessment, he found that the insulation was no good, the windows were no good. we need new radiators. the amount the electric and gas have gone up, any savings has to be brilliant. i savings has to be brilliant. i didn't know any of this existed. we were _ didn't know any of this existed. we were told _ didn't know any of this existed. we were told that we could get quite a lot were told that we could get quite a tot has _ were told that we could get quite a tot has to — were told that we could get quite a lot has to make it warmer.- lot has to make it warmer. nobody should be in _ lot has to make it warmer. nobody should be in a _ lot has to make it warmer. nobody should be in a position _ lot has to make it warmer. nobody should be in a position of - lot has to make it warmer. nobody should be in a position of heat - should be in a position of heat or eat _ should be in a position of heat or eat i_ should be in a position of heat or eat ithink— should be in a position of heat or eat. i think we _ should be in a position of heat or eat. i think we are _ should be in a position of heat or eat. i think we are slowly - should be in a position of heat or eat. i think we are slowly getting there _ eat. i think we are slowly getting there with — eat. i think we are slowly getting there with the _ eat. i think we are slowly getting there with the different funding i there with the different funding initiatives — there with the different funding initiatives that— there with the different funding initiatives that are _ there with the different funding initiatives that are available, i there with the different funding initiatives that are available, toj initiatives that are available, to .et initiatives that are available, to get homes _ initiatives that are available, to get homes to— initiatives that are available, to get homes to an _ initiatives that are available, to get homes to an epc_ initiatives that are available, to get homes to an epc of- initiatives that are available, to get homes to an epc of a - initiatives that are available, to get homes to an epc of a c- initiatives that are available, to get homes to an epc of a c or. initiatives that are available, to - get homes to an epc of a c or above, that basically means _ get homes to an epc of a c or above, that basically means you _ get homes to an epc of a c or above, that basically means you have - get homes to an epc of a c or above, that basically means you have an - that basically means you have an efficient — that basically means you have an efficient town that _ that basically means you have an efficient town that won't - that basically means you have an efficient town that won't be - that basically means you have an efficient town that won't be hard| efficient town that won't be hard to heat and _ efficient town that won't be hard to heat and your energy _ efficient town that won't be hard to heat and your energy bills - efficient town that won't be hard to heat and your energy bills will- efficient town that won't be hard to heat and your energy bills will be . heat and your energy bills will be less. , ., , heat and your energy bills will be less. , .,, . heat and your energy bills will be less. . , less. josh and danielle say they know what _ less. josh and danielle say they know what it's _ less. josh and danielle say they know what it's like _ less. josh and danielle say they know what it's like to _ less. josh and danielle say they know what it's like to feel - know what it's like to feel the cold. they have now been successful in the energy application and say they are looking forward to heat and happiness this coming winter. laura may mcmullan, bbc news. we can speak now to peter smith from the fuel poverty charity, national energy action. peter, good morning to you. a lot of people will be feeling the pinch as we go into winter, and i won the first of all what defines someone who is in officialfuel first of all what defines someone who is in official fuel poverty? the government _ who is in official fuel poverty? the: government definition who is in official fuel poverty? ti;e: government definition is who is in official fuel poverty? t“i9 government definition is if who is in official fuel poverty? ti9 government definition is if you are living on the lowest possible income and also living in the most expensive to heat homes. sadly there are over 3 million householdsjust in england and that very precarious position, and while the typical average consumer is paying about £800 more per year since the start of this energy crisis, those households trapped in the least efficient homes, it feels like more than double that, probably about 1500 pounds more than the average to state warm in home. irate 1500 pounds more than the average to state warm in home.— state warm in home. we know that wholesale energy _ state warm in home. we know that wholesale energy prices _ state warm in home. we know that wholesale energy prices have - state warm in home. we know that wholesale energy prices have been j wholesale energy prices have been coming down, but bills have stayed the same or if anything gone up. why that disparity, just explain that for us? figs that disparity, 'ust explain that for us? : , that disparity, 'ust explain that forus? a that disparity, 'ust explain that forus? , that disparity, 'ust explain that forus? _:, for us? as you say, energy prices are coming _ for us? as you say, energy prices are coming down _ for us? as you say, energy prices are coming down and _ for us? as you say, energy prices are coming down and they - for us? as you say, energy prices are coming down and they have l for us? as you say, energy prices - are coming down and they have fallen dramatically, while energy bills are still way higher than they were prior to this energy crisis. the main reason is the withdrawal of the uk government support earlier this year. there was in place the energy support scheme, which was providing a £a00 rebate energy bill, a deduction of 66 to £67 each month, to help people manage these energy costs. sitting alone so that was the energy price guarantee, which is the vast majority of households has now been withdrawn. that sadly has led to a situation where we are seeing record levels of energy debt, and we know that this autumn and particularly this winter it is going to be very devastating, particularly for the poorest households. irate to be very devastating, particularly for the poorest households. we know that the politicians _ for the poorest households. we know that the politicians of _ for the poorest households. we know that the politicians of all _ for the poorest households. we know that the politicians of all colours - that the politicians of all colours have said they want to reduce our dependency on overseas energy supply, so be a bit more self—sufficient, may be more investment in renewables so we are not dependent on the most volatile wholesale price, but we know that takes time. it is a long—term plan, isn't it? what can be done in the short term? irate isn't it? what can be done in the short term?— short term? we think it is absolutely _ short term? we think it is absolutely vital _ short term? we think it is absolutely vital there - short term? we think it is absolutely vital there is i short term? we think it is - absolutely vital there is further support this winter for the most vulnerable households using those existing mechanisms that were put in place. we can have more targeted versions of that assistance. similarly there is the opportunity to help households repay debt and accelerate the repayment of that debt. if that doesn't happen it is not only bad for those customers but it also reduces spending in poorer communities so we think there is a strong case for supporting households to repay energy debts. we also want the chancellor to meet his clear commitment from last autumn statement to consult on a social tariff. that would provide a sustainable mechanism for reducing energy bills into the long term, which we know will continue to be sky—high for the remainder of this decade. finally, we touched on it in this piece, vitally important to making further progress on energy efficiency. without that i'm afraid we're wasting a huge of effort and we're wasting a huge of effort and we need to bear down on that statutory target that the government have got to make sure the poorest are not trapped in the least efficient homes. irate are not trapped in the least efficient homes.— are not trapped in the least efficient homes. ~ ~' , , efficient homes. we knew thursday is a bi da efficient homes. we knew thursday is a big day as — efficient homes. we knew thursday is a big day as far— efficient homes. we knew thursday is a big day as far as _ efficient homes. we knew thursday is a big day as far as that _ efficient homes. we knew thursday is a big day as far as that price - a big day as far as that price cap is concerned. talk to me about the significance of that but also wednesday. that's when we hear from the chancellor about tax and spending plans in that autumn statement. what could he do when he makes that announcement that would help? makes that announcement that would hel ? ~ makes that announcement that would hel ? : , ., ., help? well, yeah, we are expecting sadly energy _ help? well, yeah, we are expecting sadly energy prices _ help? well, yeah, we are expecting sadly energy prices to _ help? well, yeah, we are expecting sadly energy prices to rise - help? well, yeah, we are expecting sadly energy prices to rise again - help? well, yeah, we are expecting sadly energy prices to rise again inl sadly energy prices to rise again in january, right in the middle of the heating season, it is likely to go up heating season, it is likely to go up by about £100 or 5%. 5% actually portrays the level of increase, because the percentages are actually much, much more. i have outlined some of the key things the government could do. they could bear down on energy debt, they could provide direct discounts off energy bills for the poorest households, and then they could make sure there is long lasting mechanisms in place, like a social tariff, like energy efficiency, to make sure that energy is much more affordable for the poorest households who are desperately in need of further support. desperately in need of further su ort. , :, desperately in need of further su . ort, , ., �* , desperately in need of further su--ort. , :, �*, :, desperately in need of further suuort. , :, �*, :, :, :, support. yes, and there's a lot of calls once — support. yes, and there's a lot of calls once again _ support. yes, and there's a lot of calls once again for— support. yes, and there's a lot of calls once again for an _ support. yes, and there's a lot of calls once again for an overhaul, | support. yes, and there's a lot of| calls once again for an overhaul, a full—scale reform of the energy market and the way that we are charged, particularly when it comes to things like standing charges too, because we know the cost of those is rising for a lot of people, but certainly again, in the short term, there doesn't feel like there are too many solutions being offered. that's right. we welcome them, and the start of the review into standing charges by the regulator, ofgem. fortoo standing charges by the regulator, ofgem. for too long though standing charges have been allowed to soar. on average they have gone up 65% since the price cap was first introduced in april 2019. for prepayment customers, they have gone up even more, 80%. it is particularly devastating for those households because they need to pay off though standing charges before they can access any more units of energy. even if you have been incredibly frugal and not using any energy in their home, those daily charges take up every day on their energy metre and they can't be cleared before people need to access any energy. we put forward an option for the government to consider for this autumn statement that would look to address those issues and wiping off though standing charges for repayment metre customers. it is a very targeted measure, wouldn't cost a huge amount compared to the huge billions of pounds that were provided to every household last winter. hope those things are being actively considered at the moment in the treasury. actively considered at the moment in the treasury-— the treasury. yes, she said, that consultation _ the treasury. yes, she said, that consultation that _ the treasury. yes, she said, that consultation that was _ the treasury. yes, she said, that consultation that was launched . consultation that was launched by the regulator on thursday, wasn't it? peter smith, director of policy at national action, good to have you with us. it is 7:26am. the global shortage of medicines to treat adhd — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — is causing problems for people across the uk. the nhs says it hopes the supply issued will be sorted by next month, but there are fears they could drag into the new year, which is causing real concern among some families, asjohn henderson reports from north devon. he feeds his fish on a regular basis, and he enjoys watching telly. gary is a teenage boy after all, a boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and for much of his life, this 1a—year—old has been reliant on pills to keep him calm. without that medication... literally he could run across and break stuff in school. i literally break stuff in school. i literally break stuff. red it's unthinkable. it's unthinkable. people have got no idea what— it's unthinkable. people have got no idea what it's like to live with a child _ idea what it's like to live with a child like — idea what it's like to live with a child like this.— idea what it's like to live with a child like this. , :, , :, child like this. gary was diagnosed with adhd when _ child like this. gary was diagnosed with adhd when he _ child like this. gary was diagnosed with adhd when he was _ child like this. gary was diagnosed with adhd when he was about - child like this. gary was diagnosed | with adhd when he was about two. this is him playing with his sister when they were toddlers. it is this is him playing with his sister when they were toddlers. it is 'ust one of when they were toddlers. it is 'ust of those fl when they were toddlers. it is 'ust one of those moments * when they were toddlers. it is 'ust one of those moments where h when they were toddlers. it isjustj one of those moments where they when they were toddlers. it isjust - one of those moments where theyjust cticked~ _ one of those moments where they 'ust clicked. :, " :, :, , one of those moments where they 'ust clicked. :, " :, ~ , , clicked. now 11, caitlin has adhd as well. how does _ clicked. now 11, caitlin has adhd as well. how does it _ clicked. now 11, caitlin has adhd as well. how does it make _ clicked. now 11, caitlin has adhd as well. how does it make you - clicked. now 11, caitlin has adhd as well. how does it make you feel? . well. how does it make you feel? stressed out, but also, like, may be scared sometimes, orjust can't concentrate. scared sometimes, or 'ust can't concentrate. :, :, concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition, concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition. so — concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition. so a _ concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition, so a national— concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition, so a national shortage - concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition, so a national shortage of l condition, so a national shortage of drugs to treat adhd is understandably causing alarm in this household. a spokesperson for the department of health said it understood that medicine shortages can be distressing, and it is advising patients to speak to their clinicians. a spokesperson said some supply issues have been resolved. and others are expected to be fixed by the end of the year. others fear drug supplies for adhd won't return to normal until the new year. i to normal until the new year. i don't know what's going to unravel, and everyone in my position, they don't _ don't know which parts of their lives are going to unravel, and it is absolutely terrifying and horrifying, and just trying to keep it together. 50, horrifying, and 'ust trying to keep it touether. :, :, , horrifying, and 'ust trying to keep it together.— horrifying, and 'ust trying to keep it touether. :, :, , :, it together. so, a nervous time for one family — it together. so, a nervous time for one family affected _ it together. so, a nervous time for one family affected by _ it together. so, a nervous time for one family affected by adhd. - it together. so, a nervous time for one family affected by adhd. john j one family affected by adhd. john henderson, bbc news. we're here on bbc one until 9:00 this morning, and then it's time for sunday with laura kuenssberg. hello, laura, not a lot of political news to talk about this week, is there? loads for you once again to talk about, another big week, we hear from the chancellor on wednesday. irate from the chancellor on wednesday. we will. good morning to everybody. that's _ will. good morning to everybody. that's right. the chancellor will be on his— that's right. the chancellor will be on his feet — that's right. the chancellor will be on his feet in the house of commons on his feet in the house of commons on wednesday for the autumn statement, a big day out for the treasury. — statement, a big day out for the treasury, when he will announce decisions — treasury, when he will announce decisions about all sorts of things that will— decisions about all sorts of things that will affect all of us in our wallets — that will affect all of us in our wallets. but at a time when we know so many _ wallets. but at a time when we know so many people are still really struggling to pay the bills, what will he — struggling to pay the bills, what will he have in his red box? he will be live _ will he have in his red box? he will be live with — will he have in his red box? he will be live with us in the studio at 9am — be live with us in the studio at 9am we _ be live with us in the studio at 9am. we would be picketing questions including _ 9am. we would be picketing questions including from the audience to him he plans— including from the audience to him he plans to — including from the audience to him he plans to do. we hear from rachel reeves _ he plans to do. we hear from rachel reeves from the labour party who fancies _ reeves from the labour party who fancies the — reeves from the labour party who fancies the chance of a's job, reeves from the labour party who fancies the chance of a'sjob, and what _ fancies the chance of a'sjob, and what label— fancies the chance of a'sjob, and what label would do differently, and after a _ what label would do differently, and after a natty week in westminster with all— after a natty week in westminster with all sorts of goings—on —— what labour— with all sorts of goings—on —— what labour would do. a time when truth may be _ labour would do. a time when truth may be feel— labour would do. a time when truth may be feel stranger than fiction, the actress from the thick of it, remember— the actress from the thick of it, remember that satire of politics, will be _ remember that satire of politics, will be with us in the studio. joanna — will be with us in the studio. joanna scanlan, from the thick of it, joanna scanlan, from the thick of it. and _ joanna scanlan, from the thick of it, and bafta winner, will be here to tell us — it, and bafta winner, will be here to tell us about her brand—new drama starting _ to tell us about her brand—new drama starting on _ to tell us about her brand—new drama starting on bbc one tonight. hope to see as _ starting on bbc one tonight. hope to see as many of you as possible. a natty see as many of you as possible. natty week, is that a technical term? ~ :, , :, :, term? what else do we say, we have run out of words _ term? what else do we say, we have run out of words to _ term? what else do we say, we have run out of words to describe - term? what else do we say, we have run out of words to describe what - run out of words to describe what goes on — run out of words to describe what goes on its— run out of words to describe what noes on. �* , :, run out of words to describe what noes on. �*, :, :, run out of words to describe what goes on-_ stay i goes on. it's a good one. stay with us here on — goes on. it's a good one. stay with us here on breakfast, _ goes on. it's a good one. stay with us here on breakfast, plenty - goes on. it's a good one. stay with us here on breakfast, plenty more| us here on breakfast, plenty more news and sport coming up. hello, this is breakfast with sarah campbell and ben thompson. the new series of i'm a celebrity get me out of here kicks off tonight, with the usual selection of pop stars, presenters and prima donnas battling it out. but it's a certain politician — the former ukip leader nigel farage — who has attracted most of the headlines, as noor nanji reports. here on i'm a celebrity, get me out of here! ~ , of here! whether it is the gruesome challen . es of here! whether it is the gruesome challenges of _ of here! whether it is the gruesome challenges of the _ of here! whether it is the gruesome challenges of the famous _ of here! whether it is the gruesome challenges of the famous faces, - of here! whether it is the gruesome challenges of the famous faces, it l challenges of the famous faces, it is the series that has always caused some controversy, and this year will be no different.— be no different. message tone. hello? hello. _ be no different. message tone. hello? hello, yes, _ be no different. message tone. hello? hello, yes, i'm _ be no different. message tone. hello? hello, yes, i'm a - be no different. message tone. | hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, i hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, i am _ hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, i am used — hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, i am used to— hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, i am used to the _ hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, ! am used to the annual— hello? hello, yes, i'm a celebrity, i am used to the annual call. - nigel farage is by his own admission a hero to some interval into others. the former ukip and brexit party lead is one of this year's contestants, and he is only £1.5 million in the process. he follows in the footsteps of former health secretary matt hancock last year, and the public voted four to take part in numerous unpleasant trials. another former political mate had to this advice. ~ :, :, :, this advice. well, nigel farage and --eole i this advice. well, nigel farage and people i can _ this advice. well, nigel farage and people i can go _ this advice. well, nigel farage and people i can go into _ this advice. well, nigel farage and people i can go into the _ this advice. well, nigel farage and people i can go into the jungle - this advice. well, nigel farage and people i can go into the jungle not| people i can go into thejungle not for money, but because they think they can gain from the public exposure. the problem with that is they don't control what goes out from the editing suite, and there may very well be a different narrative. it will be interesting to see what happens. {lit narrative. it will be interesting to see what happens.— narrative. it will be interesting to see what happens. of course, nigel faraue is see what happens. of course, nigel farage is rrot _ see what happens. of course, nigel farage is not alone. _ see what happens. of course, nigel farage is not alone. among - see what happens. of course, nigel farage is not alone. among othersl farage is not alone. among others who will bejoined farage is not alone. among others who will be joined by actress daniel harold, swapping the streets of the east end for the jungle, as well as social media influencer nella rose and little sister of popstar britney, jamie lynn spears. and they will all be facing the bush tucker trials, which could see them scaling dizzy heights or getting cosy with creepy crawlies. with scorching heat and measly rations, they won't be able to enjoy the standards they are used to, with grey stand, the restaurant critic and masterchef guest judge, restaurant critic and masterchef guestjudge, preparing to face her of being hungry. i guestjudge, preparing to face her of being hungry-— guestjudge, preparing to face her of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules? _ of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules? no, _ of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules? no, i— of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules? no, i did _ of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules? no, i did not! - of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules? no, i did not! it - lockdown rules? no, i did not! it was socialising _ lockdown rules? no, i did not! it was socialising with _ lockdown rules? no, i did not! it was socialising with someone - lockdown rules? no, i did not! it - was socialising with someone outside of your— was socialising with someone outside of your household! _ was socialising with someone outside of your household! and _ was socialising with someone outside of your household!— of your household! and it won't 'ust be the conditions i of your household! and it won't 'ust be the conditions that i of your household! and it won't 'ust be the conditions that will i be the conditions that will challenge the camp mates, as they will have to find a way to live with each other, too. noora nanji, bbc news. i'm a celebrity is famous for using live bugs, reptiles and rodents in many of its bush tucker trials, and that's a cause for concern to some animal welfare groups. let's speak now to david bowles, from the rspca. we have set it there, i'm a celebrity is famous for using various animals, and that is a concern to you?— various animals, and that is a concern to you? absolutely. the rspca has _ concern to you? absolutely. the rspca has two _ concern to you? absolutely. the rspca has two concerns, - concern to you? absolutely. the | rspca has two concerns, number concern to you? absolutely. the - rspca has two concerns, number one is the use of animals, like rats and snakes, but also invertebrates, and the problems that are going to be caused by the gratuitous use of those animals. secondly, the impact that it has on people who are watching, but it will young children, we know from our index that one in five young children have seen animal cruelty on television, or on social media. just two weeks ago a new act has come into place, the online safety act, which will forbid companies from putting animal cruelty onto the internet or social media, and what we call for today is of them to do something similar in the broadcasting code and stop some of those pictures coming onto our screens. brute of those pictures coming onto our screens. ~ :, of those pictures coming onto our screens. . :, , , screens. we have 'ust been looking at the number— screens. we have 'ust been looking at the number of _ screens. we have just been looking at the number of complaints, - screens. we have just been looking at the number of complaints, and l screens. we have just been lookingl at the number of complaints, and by far the most complaints in this sort of area are about this programme. one would expect there will be more complaints this year. itv says it is very open about this, it says it has got reassurances in place, strict production practices to make sure animal welfare laws are adhered to. they said that there are specialist, welfare advisors, handlers, extensive and experienced carers of animals in the film and television industry. they said they could meet with you to discuss your concerns. what more could they be doing? brute what more could they be doing? we have what more could they be doing? 9 have been asking to meet with itv, i'm a celebrity is known as 22nd series, we recognise that it is a popular programme, we have been asking to meet with them for a number of years, what we are really concerned with is not necessarily the cruelty that could be happening, because of course this is filmed in australia and they are covered by australian animal welfare rules, as they were when they filmed in wales, in the uk, during covid. what we are more concerned about is the impact this has on people, especially young children, we know that young children, we know that young children are seeing more and more animal cruelty on social media, on the internet, and we believe that this really deadens them to the impact of that, and we could be seeing copycat issues happening from children going out and trying to copy what happens on the bush tucker trials, but also, it lessens the impact of, these are 17 animals, when you are talking about the vertebrates, and even the invertebrates, you are talking about that it invertebrates, you are talking about thatitis invertebrates, you are talking about that it is ok to throw them over people, to put people's heads into boxes and then cover them with insects, but for the rspca is not a good look, to try to teach people and protect it will young children about the environment and how they are supposed interact with animals. it is true i'm a celebrity used to have eating of live bugs, but was stopped, so it has changed those practices of those seasons, as you say. practices of those seasons, as you sa . , , :, :, ,, : say. yes, they have, and the rspca welcomes that. _ say. yes, they have, and the rspca welcomes that. in _ say. yes, they have, and the rspca welcomes that. in your— say. yes, they have, and the rspca welcomes that. in your clip - say. yes, they have, and the rspca welcomes that. in your clip at - say. yes, they have, and the rspca welcomes that. in your clip at the i welcomes that. in your clip at the beginning, i think what people will want to see with some of these celebrities and politicians is them doing the sort of excruciating issues like eating parts of animals, now, obviously that is not an animal welfare issue because the animals are dead, but why notjust get rid of live animals completely and focus on those, i think the public would find thatjust on those, i think the public would find that just as on those, i think the public would find thatjust as entertaining and just as excruciating as watching live animals, but for the rspca that would mean you have actually removed live animal issue from this, and hopefully that will give people and especially young children are much better impression of how we are supposed to treat our animals. really good to talk to you, david. thank you forjoining us this morning. that was david bowles, head of public affairs at the rspca. time for sport, gareth jones time for sport, garethjones us again. wales did so brilliantly against croatia, but you might have expected against armenia they would have one? you expected against armenia they would have one? :, :, :, :, ,:, have one? you would have thought so. 70 laces have one? you would have thought so. 70 places also — have one? you would have thought so. 70 places also above _ have one? you would have thought so. 70 places also above them _ have one? you would have thought so. 70 places also above them in - have one? you would have thought so. 70 places also above them in the - 70 places also above them in the fifa rankings, but it was not to be. the qualification for the european championship is still in their grasp, but not in their own hands, effectively, at the moment. still a chance for them. england and scotland after already, northern ireland cannot make it. i was thinking a year ago today, we were on the eve of the world cup. time just flies. and next summer as the european championship. it is all happening at the moment. for wales, qualification for next summer's tournament in germany is now out of their hands, after they drew against armenia, and croatia beat latvia. armenia beat wales in cardiff injune and the man who scored twice in that match — lucas zelarayan — gave them the lead after just five minutes. wales equalised shortly before half—time thanks to an own goal following a connor roberts throw—in, but the draw does them no good. the welsh must beat group leaders turkey on tuesday and hope croatia slip up against armenia, to qualify automatically. u nfortu nately unfortunately it is now out of our control. we would be more buzzing, looking forward to the game on tuesday, and the wind would see us qualify this, it is not materialised as we would have liked, but that is life. we have to get on with it, and like we said, it is a lot of building momentum now. france meanwhile recorded the biggest competitive win in their history, as they beat gibraltar 1a—0. kylian mbappe with a hat—trick as france made it seven wins from seven in qualifying. but the republic of ireland ended their campaign with a sixth defeat in eight matches. they were beaten 1—0 by the the netherlands, former burnley and manchester united striker wout weghorst with the goal. the win means the netherlands have qualified for next summer's championship. there's a busy day of women's super league action today, with five matches taking place — including a huge game at old trafford as manchester united take on local rivals manchester city. chelsea are the team to catch at the top. they're six points clear at the top after thrashing liverpool 5—1 yesterday. laurenjames with her first league hat—trick for chelsea, as they extend their unbeaten home record to 30 matches. manager emma hayes says she's delighted with her squad. they're ready. i trust every player, and i believe that when we make changes, they can cope, because of our training methodology, and ijust said it to some of the players out there, after the week we've just had, we've been travelling nonstop, that was a tremendous team performance. three weeks after the death of ice hockey player adam johnson, his team — the nottingham panthers — have played for the first time. they took part in a memorial match for the 29—year—old american last night. joe lynskey was there for us. for three weeks, this arena has been a point of grief and tributes. now a platform to remember. for nottingham, the return of the panthers for the first time since the death of their player adamjohnson, a night notjust for this city before fans from around the country. it is a sell—out, as well, as everyone has got behind it and here to show respect to adam and his family and friends. the hockey family has pulled together, the support from all the other teams in the league has been fantastic. the panthers' first steps back on the ice represents a moment, both for this team and their sport. in tragedy, ice hockey must somehow find a way to go on. in this memorial match, they faced manchester storm. both teams stepped out and stood together. in a video, they look back onjohnson's career and announced his number would be retired. he will forever be this team's a7. a coroner's report found the 29—year—old died due to a cut to the neck. some players here wore neck guards, but they are not yet compulsory. this week, a man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. he was later bailed. on a7 minutes, they stopped to applaud. johnson was born in minnesota, and played here forjust two months, but he's brought the sport together. that's what a night was about, it was about love and showing our love for adam and his family, and just to have that support from the city, it felt like a big bear hug. the exhibition finished a—a. the score here didn't matter. next week the, panthers return to competitive hockey. the sport here will go on with one man in their memory. joe lynskey, bbc news in nottingham. after over six weeks of competition, the winner of the cricket world cup will be crowned today. either the hosts india will be celebrating, or australia will lift the trophy for a sixth time. india have won all 10 of their matches so far, and are considered the favourites. former england captain michael vaughan hopes it'll be a thrilling watch. i hope we get a close one. i hope the crowd is quite excited, | because australia will be on top, | it gives india _ a chance to come back. i think if india play 75%, if they're not good, - i think they've got i everything covered. australia, i think they put in a 95% performance, i every facet of the australian game is going to have to work. - in rugby's premiership, exeter can go back up to third today if they can beat gloucester this afternoon. harlequins missed the chance to go top after they were thrashed by saracens, losing, 38—10. saracens scored six tries in total, all by different players, including one for england's jamie george. leicester tigers beat northampton saints, 26—17, to pick up their first premiership home win of the season. all of the tries came in the second half with this one from hanro liebenberg securing the victory. rory mcilroy has already won the race to dubai, but he's recorded three birdies this morning at the dp world tour championship. it could be a huge day for england's matt wallace. he has a one—shot lead at the season—ending dp world tour championship in dubai. he hit a european tour record—equalling nine consecutive birdies in his third round, to shoot to the top of the leaderboard, just ahead of fellow englishman, tommy fleetwood. and a moment to remember for america's nelly korda yesterday, as she hit her first hole—in—one on the lpga tour, whilst competing at the group tour championship in florida. she starts herfinal round in a tie for seventh, seven shots off the lead. and max verstappen hasjust and max verstappen has just won the las vegas grand prix formula 1. but thatis las vegas grand prix formula 1. but that is all the support from us for now. shall be handed over to susan, doing the weather?— the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs. the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs- l— the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs. i know, _ the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs. i know, too _ the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs. i know, too many - the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs. i know, too many of- the weather? sarah, we have plenty of sarahs. i know, too many of us. i a bit ofa a bit of a mixed bag on the weather forecast today. it is autumn well and truly, and the weather is feeling fairly mixed out there, but for some of us, a bit of a drier start than we saw yesterday. this is the picture in kent at the moment. blue sky around the weather looking reasonably promising in parts of southern england and also parts of scotland, where we should avoid the showers. generally it is a mild and breezy day, and they will be patchy rain affecting many parts of the uk because low pressure is still not far away, because low pressure is still not faraway, it because low pressure is still not far away, it is moving slowly east, so if you are closer to the centre of that pressure across scotland, it won't be as blustery as yesterday, but further south that is where we'll see the strongest of the winds. most of the showers will be for northern ireland, northern england, wales, perhaps one or two in the southwest, could catch the odd rope shower in parts of southern england, but in southern scotland and north—eastern scotland we will see brighter weather developing. heavy showers through parts of western scotland and perhaps into the central belt, and up towards shipment as well, somewhat weather. temperatures between 11 and 1a for most of us, not as wide as it was yesterday, 17 yesterday was still mild for this time of year. more showery rain for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england and later in the night some heavy rain and squally winds, pushing across wales into southern england. you are likely to start monday with somewhat weather around. won't be a cold night, frost free, around 6—9. that is how we start monday, we still have showers around, showers for northern and western scotland, northern ireland, blustery winds through the irish sea. further east you could catch a few passing showers but also drier weather and a bit of sunshine breaking through. temperatures down a notch compared to today, a bit cooler again with a few blustery showers. as we move into the middle of the week, systems clearing away towards the middle continent, high pressure in the atlantic nudging in. is that comes across the uk should squeeze away most of the showers. could be a bit of mist and fog and low cloud trapped under that high pressure, but it will tend to brighten up through the day. we will see lighter winds and more sunshine compared to what we got this weekend by the time we get to tuesday, highs only around 7—11, you will see things turning a bit cooler. reasonably mild out through the middle of the week you can see the orange colours with us, still breezy in the north. just ahead, next we see those blue—collar starting to move into the north of the uk, something a bit more wintry and perhaps some snowfall by next weekend in the highest peaks of scotland. a bit of a dip in the temperature later on, but for many of us, the week ahead will bring something a bit drier and quieter as well. sarah, thank you. see you later. we'll be back with the headlines at 8am. now it's time for the latest technology news, on this week's edition of click. this week, we are going atomic at the european organization this is tim peake, only the uk's second — not to spend six months in space in 2016. working and walking in space. he is one of only 120 humans to have —— one of only 628 humans to have —— one of only 628 humans to have left our planet and in his book he has written about some of the other 627. i spoke to him about a few that have meant something extra special to him. this is bruce something extra special to him. “ti 3 is bruce mccandless, 1984, out of is bruce mccandless, 198a, out of the space shuttle challenger and it is an iconic photograph, the first untethered spacewalk. we do lots of space walks a day. they are never without risk. they have become more commonplace. they are always tethered to something in case we fall off but to go outside on a spacewalk with no tennis whatsoever just floating away on the shuttle is incredible. ~ , :, just floating away on the shuttle is incredible._ it - just floating away on the shuttle is | incredible._ it was incredible. why did he do it? it was a delicate piece _ incredible. why did he do it? it was a delicate piece of _ incredible. why did he do it? it was a delicate piece of equipment - incredible. why did he do it? it was a delicate piece of equipment lookl a delicate piece of equipment look at how you could manoeuvre around out in space. we need a small version of this, which is our last ditch attempt at how to get back to the space station. 50 ditch attempt at how to get back to the space station.— the space station. so in order to test it, he _ the space station. so in order to test it. he just _ the space station. so in order to test it, he just went, _ the space station. so in order to test it, he just went, take - the space station. so in order to test it, he just went, take the i test it, he just went, take the tevez off. test it, he 'ust went, take the revez off.— test it, he 'ust went, take the tevez off. , :, :, :, tevez off. absolutely, and go for it. for tevez off. absolutely, and go for it- for the _ tevez off. absolutely, and go for it. for the upcoming _ tevez off. absolutely, and go for it. for the upcoming artemis - it. for the upcoming artemis missions. — it. for the upcoming artemis missions, nasa _ it. for the upcoming artemis missions, nasa has- it. for the upcoming artemis missions, nasa has pledged| it. for the upcoming artemis l missions, nasa has pledged to it. for the upcoming artemis - missions, nasa has pledged to put the first woman in the first person of colour onto the moon. most astronauts so far have been men, although there was at least one early attempt to address that imbalance. early attempt to address that imbalance-— early attempt to address that imbalance. :, :, .: :, imbalance. valentina terrace kova, this is 1963. _ imbalance. valentina terrace kova, this is 1963, the _ imbalance. valentina terrace kova, this is 1963, the first _ imbalance. valentina terrace kova, this is 1963, the first woman - imbalance. valentina terrace kova, this is 1963, the first woman in - this is 1963, the first woman in space, and this is fairly early on in the space programme. i mean 61 was when urie gagarin went as the first human, so only two years later we have the first woman in space, but actually having kind of broken the mould and got a woman in space very soon in the programme, the soviets then didn't fly another woman for 20 years. svetlana tikhanovskaya. right now we are about a1% of the global astronaut corps are women astronauts, so we are getting there but it has taken an awful long time, far longer than it should have done. truth? an awful long time, far longer than it should have done.— it should have done. why do you think that it should have done. why do you thinkthat is? _ it should have done. why do you thinkthat is? i _ it should have done. why do you thinkthat is? i just— it should have done. why do you thinkthat is? i just think- it should have done. why do you think that is? i just think it - it should have done. why do you think that is? i just think it is - think that is? i 'ust think it is attitudes have _ think that is? i just think it is attitudes have taken - think that is? i just think it is attitudes have taken a - think that is? i just think it is attitudes have taken a long l think that is? i just think it is . attitudes have taken a long time think that is? i just think it is - attitudes have taken a long time to change. when you have that early selection progress, it was fast tracked jet pilots, let's go for military, that meant males, because there was no female test pilots on either side. there was no female test pilots on either side-— there was no female test pilots on either side. : :, : :, either side. and now we come right u i either side. and now we come right u- to either side. and now we come right up to date- — either side. and now we come right up to date- yes. — either side. and now we come right up to date. yes, this _ either side. and now we come right up to date. yes, this is _ either side. and now we come right up to date. yes, this is my - either side. and now we come right up to date. yes, this is my good i up to date. yes, this is my good friend. up to date. yes, this is my good friend- dick _ up to date. yes, this is my good friend. dick is _ up to date. yes, this is my good friend. dick is the _ up to date. yes, this is my good friend. dick is the pilot - up to date. yes, this is my good friend. dick is the pilot for - friend. dick is the pilot for artemis two. this is the return to the moon. now, not landing on the surface. artemis two will be a bit like apollo eight, were going to lunar orbit. d0 like apollo eight, were going to lunar orbit-— lunar orbit. do you think it is sliuhtl lunar orbit. do you think it is slightly frustrating _ lunar orbit. do you think it is slightly frustrating to - lunar orbit. do you think it is slightly frustrating to be - lunar orbit. do you think it is slightly frustrating to be the | lunar orbit. do you think it is - slightly frustrating to be the crew that goes round but go down? i’m that goes round but go down? i'm sure there — that goes round but go down? t�*ii sure there will be an element of that but any mission is a good mission and it is a very challenging mission, it is notjust a case of going to the main and going around it, but we are testing out a brand—new spacecraft, the orion spacecraft, and a brand—new orbit as well. because when we landed on the moon before, they were all kind of in that equatorial region, which is the easiest region to get you when you launch from the kate around the equator of earth, but we want to launch and land at the south pole of the moon. if there's one place in the solar system that tim would choose to visit, it would be here — the red planet. although the astronauts that end up on mars might need to be made of even sturdier stuff. and when we think about living on mars, i think what's fascinating is pick any one of those stars out there, well, that could actually be earth from mars. that's what earth will look like. so, that level of isolation as well... that's going to take a certain type of person, isn't it? it is. i know you've written about the fact that even in the iss, you knew that if you needed to get out, there was a lifeboat essentially right there, the soyuz capsule, and the earth was big in your window. yeah. but here, you're... there's no getting away from trouble. yeah. and the earth is as you say, just a point of light. it's eight months away, so you have to be self—sufficient. you're operating as an autonomous crew, so that is going to be difficult to get used to. should it be robots that are exploring space, rather than humans? i think robots have their place, absolutely. they help to de—risk human missions that come along, and in some cases, they can be cheaper and more efficient in terms of cost and time. but ultimately, what a human could do on the surface of mars in one day would take our best rovers right now three or four years to achieve, in terms of our ingenuity, our decision space is opening up for more people, but astronauts will still need to be made of the right stuff. and later in the programme, tim's going to see if i've got what it takes. meanwhile, paul carter's been to germany to find out how to make the space race cheaper and more achievable for all of us. paul: what does it feel like making something that's going into space? it's like a boy's dream, right? here at exploration company, we're building a capsule to go to space and return safely back to earth. so, at the moment, space is felt as for the lucky few. we want to develop technologies so that other people can get closer to space, so we're looking already with the capsule that we're currently launching to launch a payload that has been built by students to give them a feeling of what it means to go to space, to develop something for space, so to bring it closer to the people. they've called it nyx, after the greek goddess of the night. it's currently in development, with the mission into earth's orbit planned for 202a. hey. wow, this is where the magic happens. exactly. welcome to our facilities. and this must be nyx? but should i say... this is a model, right? exactly. this is a 1:a scale model of our capsule. so,1:a. so, it's actually quite big then. yeah, exactly. so, this is about 1m and will be am for the full capsule. this type of craft is important for space travel as it allows for goods, cargo and experiments to be transported into space and potentially, in the future, provide human flight from europe. it kind of looks quite cute. is that intentional? the shape... cute was not one of the design parameters, but it is lucky that they came out. so, we're looking here at a typical apollo shape, which gives a balance between the thermal loads on the vehicle during re—entry and the stability that we're going to see while re—entering the atmosphere. and presumably, re—entry is one of the most difficult things that you have to deal with? yeah, re—entry is definitely one of the tough parts because we're going ultra—fast, 7km per second, and we have to bring that down to 5m per second in a phase of ten minutes. the atmosphere, at this point, we need to break and that's going to heat up a lot of the capsule, so we need to thermally protect the capsule to survive it and to not burn up. and how do you do that? so, this is the bottom of the capsule. you see the spherical heat shield and you would have the cone at the bottom, so, actually, we're upside down. just to be clear, this is an actual part of the craft that's going to space. exactly. this is real space hardware, going to space end of next year. that's amazing. i won't touch it because i'm sure it's very expensive, but that is phenomenal. but protecting this multimillion dollar component is something much more down to earth. so, here you see it, we have a cork—like material that we're going to bond on the spacecraft. so, we're going to do that next week, which will protect the vehicle from these extreme heats. as the capsule re—enters through the atmosphere, the cork slowly burns down while releasing a gas, which creates another layer of protection from the heat. you say cork, and this is just, you know, similar to what you would have when you imagine cork, like in a wine bottle, for example. it's a similar kind of material. it's similar, right. a cork in the wine bottle is really, really raw cork. we take that and then we mix it with a resin, we let it cure, and then we have a base style which we shape into the shape you see here, so that it fits on the heat shield. what kind of temperatures will this be able to withstand? so, this will get up to temperatures of 2,000 degrees celsius. so, that's one you don't want to touch! no, absolutely not. who'd have thought? a humble cork tree getting us into space. well, getting us back from space. getting us back, exactly. from those first apollo space missions, technologies were invented which are now part of everyday life, from the foam sole in trainers to solar panels, and even cordless drills. so while this and many other private space projects may have aspirations that are out of this world, the hope is that even before they crack space, there may be benefits down here too. earlier on, i caught up with spaceman tim peake to talk about what it takes to become an astronaut. and now we've asked him to see if i'm made of the right stuff. tim peake is an astronaut. i am not. this is a completely scientific astronaut test... it's not! ..that will totally decide whether i qualify to be an astronaut. it won't. so this is this is a memory test, like you would have taken when you were in training. yeah. during the selection process, we need to assess your working memory. one of those tests is to listen to some numbers and then repeat those numbers in reverse order. in reverse order? in reverse order, yes, yeah. 0k. ready to start? well... yeah. can i close my eyes? you can close your eyes. you do what you want. so let's start with... 0981. 1890. excellent. great. so we're going to add a few digits here. $0, 98705. 50789. well done. fantastic. why do they want you to recite numbers in reverse order? i have no idea, it's a skill set we never had to use. brilliant. ok, so now we're going to go back to the easy ones... right. ..but you're going to do this whilst you're patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time. like this? that's it, yeah, yeah. that's it. pat your head. rub your stomach. 9815a3. he mouths: 3a5189. fantastic. aaah! blast me into space! congratulations. well done. 0k. i tell you, it's always brilliant talking to tim, because like a lot of astronauts, he just turns out to be a fantastic ambassadorfor space. that's it from us for this week, though. the full—length version can be found on iplayer. thanks the full—length version can be found on iplayer. thanks for the full—length version can be found on iplayer. thanks for watching. the full—length version can be found on iplayer. thanks for watching. see you at space camp. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sarah campbell and ben thompson. our headlines today... the world health organisation describes gaza's al—shifa hospital as a "death zone" after it was raided by israeli forces. here — speculation that the chancellor is set to cut income tax or national insurance in wednesday's autumn statement. mps call for answers over the work being done to address dangerous concrete — known as raac — in schools in england. in sport, wales are made to sweat on their euro 202a hopes. they could only draw a qualifier in armenia and with one game to go, automatic qualification is now out of their own hands. and bc today with some rain coming and going. the details coming up shortly. it's sunday the 19th of november. our main story. a united nations team — led by the world health organisation — has described gaza's main hospital as a "death zone" after it was targeted for weeks by the israeli military. officials spent an hour at the al—shifa hospital, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire, and the site of a mass grave. hundreds of people left the hospital yesterday but around 300 critically—ill patients are still there. israel is seeking to eliminate hamas — which is designated a terror group by most western governments — after its fighters killed more than 1,200 israelis and took around 230 hostage on october 7th. our correspondent mark lowen reports from jerusalem. the echoes of history are beating loud here for the palestinians last fled in such numbers 75 years ago when israel was created. and now, once again, hundreds of thousands are on the move. these crowds fleeing al—shifa hospital saying israeli troops ordered them out. israel insists the hospital asked for their evacuation. they take what they can, not knowing if they'll be back. dr ramez radwan from al—shifa says the israelis warned them to leave with horrors left behind. "the wounded are in very bad conditions there", he says. "with a lack of staff and medicine, bacteria are growing in the wounds. it's a miserable situation." for some, fleeing takes time, even if the bombing was all around them. majed was a patient at al—shifa, no longer a place of healing, but the world health organization says a death zone. translation: i was next to my house door and they bombed _ the place next to us. so i got injured. me and my cousins. and my other cousin died. at al—shifa hospital there is no food and no drink. we get shot at. they enter whenever they want and leave whenever they want. gunfire. and in gaza city, the battles still flare. this footage released by the israelis show them in active firefight, one of the middle east's most powerful armies held back by a force far inferior in numbers, but still capable of resistance. israelis too have been on the move but in protest, calling for their government to prioritise the release of the hostages. almost 2a0 still in hamas captivity. they walked from tel aviv to jerusalem. her and her nation's trauma deepening with every step. today is my husband's birthday. he's 63. and his mother is keeping it. she is 85—years—old we are not with her. and we are marching. we are marching tojerusalem to... to bring people back, to shout, and to say that she must be here back with all the old equipments. we don't have time. we don't have one hour more. we don't know if she is alive. benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure at home and from abroad, but he's still standing firm on calls for a pause in the fighting. and amidst reports that a hostage release deal is being drawn up, he's dampening expectations. they pressured us to agree to a full cease fire. we refused, and i conveyed we will only agree to a temporary cease fire and only in exchange for the return of our hostages. but for how long can this continue? twin israeli strikes around the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza on saturday are reported to have killed at least 80, including 32 members of the same family. a nightmare scene on constant loop — for gazans, it's there every day. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. our correspondent mark lowen joins us from jerusalem. mark, there are reports this morning of a temporary peace deal between israel and hamas. what more can you tell us? these reports are coming out in the washington post based on an unnamed us sources _ washington post based on an unnamed us sources that say a deal is being worked _ us sources that say a deal is being worked out — us sources that say a deal is being worked out in which 50 hostages would _ worked out in which 50 hostages would be — worked out in which 50 hostages would be released by hamas for a similar— would be released by hamas for a similar number of palestinian women and children to be released from israeli _ and children to be released from israeli prisons and an accompanying pause _ israeli prisons and an accompanying pause in _ israeli prisons and an accompanying pause in hostilities of 3—5 days. it has been — pause in hostilities of 3—5 days. it has been denied in terms of how close _ has been denied in terms of how close they— has been denied in terms of how close they are to a deal by israel and america following the article, a spokesperson said we had not reached a deal— spokesperson said we had not reached a deal yet _ spokesperson said we had not reached a deal yet but continue to record to net a deal yet but continue to record to get a _ a deal yet but continue to record to get a deal— a deal yet but continue to record to get a deal and benjamin netanyahu said i_ get a deal and benjamin netanyahu said i would like to make it clear as of— said i would like to make it clear as of now— said i would like to make it clear as of now there has been no deal but when _ as of now there has been no deal but when there _ as of now there has been no deal but when there is something to say the ijul when there is something to say the bug report — when there is something to say the bug report about it. however that report— bug report about it. however that report largely in line with what we have been— report largely in line with what we have been hearing in recent days and weeks _ have been hearing in recent days and weeks about a deal hammered out by the egyptians americans and qatar, the egyptians americans and qatar, the head _ the egyptians americans and qatar, the head of the cia and mossad were in qatar— the head of the cia and mossad were in qatar to _ the head of the cia and mossad were in qatar to try and make progress on the deal— in qatar to try and make progress on the deal but — in qatar to try and make progress on the deal but there is resistance from _ the deal but there is resistance from the — the deal but there is resistance from the more right—wing elements of the right—wing cabinet to have a cessation — the right—wing cabinet to have a cessation in hostilities. as you heard — cessation in hostilities. as you heard in— cessation in hostilities. as you heard in my report, benjamin netanyahu is under immense pressure, called _ netanyahu is under immense pressure, called on _ netanyahu is under immense pressure, called on one side by the hostages who said _ called on one side by the hostages who said we must prioritise the release — who said we must prioritise the release of— who said we must prioritise the release of those in captivity and pulled _ release of those in captivity and pulled also by the international community and the growing outrage over the _ community and the growing outrage over the scenes of horror in gaza and this— over the scenes of horror in gaza and this all— over the scenes of horror in gaza and this all emits the figures being released _ and this all emits the figures being released from the hamas run health ministry— released from the hamas run health ministry in _ released from the hamas run health ministry in gaza which have been broadly— ministry in gaza which have been broadly backed up by the and i should — broadly backed up by the and i should say, not more than 12,000 people _ should say, not more than 12,000 people killed in this conflict. you talk about people killed in this conflict. i'm, talk about growing international pressure especially on israel in relation to the operations in the al—shifa hospital being described as a death song and the possible site of a mass grave. you talked about it in your report but international pressure is growing on israel? it’s pressure is growing on israel? it's been growing from the start, it's been _ been growing from the start, it's been there — been growing from the start, it's been there certainly from the start and for— been there certainly from the start and for example in the arab world, which _ and for example in the arab world, which immediately call for a ceasefire but i think we've seen it growing _ ceasefire but i think we've seen it growing amongst the traditional allies— growing amongst the traditional allies of— growing amongst the traditional allies of israel, president emmanuel macron— allies of israel, president emmanuel macron of— allies of israel, president emmanuel macron of france calling for a ceasefire _ macron of france calling for a ceasefire and the us, some days ago, for the _ ceasefire and the us, some days ago, for the first _ ceasefire and the us, some days ago, for the first time since the conflict _ for the first time since the conflict began in the us did not block— conflict began in the us did not block a — conflict began in the us did not block a resolution passing through the un _ block a resolution passing through the un security council calling for an extent — the un security council calling for an extent of humanitarian causes, they abstained along the resolution to -o they abstained along the resolution to go through so i think what you see from — to go through so i think what you see from the us as they have been trying _ see from the us as they have been trying to— see from the us as they have been trying to put pressure on israel not to strike _ trying to put pressure on israel not to strike the ground offensive quickly, — to strike the ground offensive quickly, to try and minimise civilian— quickly, to try and minimise civilian casualties and benjamin netanyahu has been pushing back on that pressure but that pressure has now grown — that pressure but that pressure has now grown extremely strongly i think on the _ now grown extremely strongly i think on the israelis to allow fuel in for example — on the israelis to allow fuel in for example and gradually i think you will seek— example and gradually i think you will seek the pressure going to allow— will seek the pressure going to allow filled in.— will seek the pressure going to allow filled in. :, ,, i. : allow filled in. thank you so much. my colleague _ allow filled in. thank you so much. my colleague sarah _ allow filled in. thank you so much. my colleague sarah campbell - allow filled in. thank you so much. my colleague sarah campbell has i allow filled in. thank you so much. i my colleague sarah campbell has the rest of the new stories today including for the cut here from the chancellor of the exchequer on wednesday? there are reports this morning that the chancellor is considering cutting income tax in his autumn statement on wednesday. the claims are made in today's sunday times, which suggests jeremy hunt would choose to reduce income tax instead of rumoured cuts to inheritance tax. our political correspondent hannah miller is in our london newsroom. hannah, three days to go, and the speculation is ramping up. we are definitely in the stage of where there is lots of things being commented on as possibilities, lots of briefings but very little confirmed for sure but it seems that tax cuts or something that is really seriously being discussed by the treasury but the question is what form they will take and when they would come into force? yesterday there was discussion around inheritance tax and certain business taxes, today the conversation has moved to national insurance contributions, perhaps for self—employed people looking at whether or not they might be cut and also around income tax, possibly the threshold around that which has been frozen until april 2028, that means a lot of people are being dragged into higher tax bands than they would otherwise have been so that is something people are finding themselves as having an impact on household budgets. the treasury says none of this is confirmed, also saying that they will not do anything that adds to inflation. that might lead you to believe some of the things could be aspirations or something the chancellor would say he wants to do if other targets are met. the one thing that is definitely confirmed, the treasury says this morning is that they will offer people up to £1000 per year for ten years if new electricity pylons are being built near their homes, that would be money off their bills. but as i say, that is the only thing that has definitely been announced as a concrete plan today. the rest of it, there is an awful lot of aspiration and speculation and conversations going on about what we might see on wednesday. thank you, and as we heard from laura kuenssberg earlier on, the chancellor will be on her programme. four people have been injured, two of them badly, after they were attacked by a dog in north wales. it happened near pwllheli in gwynedd. the dog was destroyed and 37 other dogs, plus a number of cats, were seized from the property. police say there is no further risk to the public, taylor swift has postponed a concert she was due to perform in rio dejaneiro last night, after a fan died shortly before her show the previous day. fans had queued in temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius as the brazilian city swelters in a heatwave. the singer said she was devastated by the death. a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get underway — with £a2 million worth of funding from the government and the charity prostate cancer uk. the trial — said to be the first of its kind — will use screening methods including mri scans to detect prostate cancer. hundreds of thousands of men across the uk will be invited to take part. it's a massive deal, we are really excited by this. there is no screening programme for men with prostate cancer, there is 12,000 men dying every year and we think there is unnecessary death and if we have a screening programme we can basically detect early and find and cure men by making sure treatment is given early and save thousands of lives. if you think a night out has got a bit more expensive, then at least you weren't drinking this. this particular whisky — it's a macallan1926 single malt — and a bottle of it has just fetched £2.1 million at auction — making it the most expensive spirt ever. the clubs if they came over, it is pretty pricey. —— the gloves give the game away. it's incredibly rare — only a0 bottles were produced — and it was sold at sotheby�*s in london. what do you reckon that means for every shot? trlat what do you reckon that means for every shot?— what do you reckon that means for eve shot? :, :, , :, every shot? not for sharing. looking at that bottle — every shot? not for sharing. looking at that bottle of _ every shot? not for sharing. looking at that bottle of whiskey, _ every shot? not for sharing. looking at that bottle of whiskey, in - every shot? not for sharing. looking at that bottle of whiskey, in his - at that bottle of whiskey, in his white gloves, that is proper love, isn't it? , :, white gloves, that is proper love, isn't it? ,, :, :, :, :, isn't it? shall we hand over to sarah? good _ isn't it? shall we hand over to sarah? good morning. - isn't it? shall we hand over to sarah? good morning. somel isn't it? shall we hand over to | sarah? good morning. some of isn't it? shall we hand over to - sarah? good morning. some of us it is a grey start but as the sun bursts through, a beautiful colour in the sun rise, this is the picture in the sun rise, this is the picture in devon at the moment, quite blustery, fairly chilly first then back through the day things change reasonably mild, like yesterday. breezy again for many of us in patchy rain around the we will not all see it but we have low pressure in charge, sitting across the north of the uk and the centre of the low pressure in scotland. further south we see the bulk of the shower striping around the low pressure and the strongest winds especially for wales, south—west england, and showers drifting eastwards across south—west england, wales, northern ireland, some showers across western parts of scotland, perhaps up to the great glen. but there will be sunshine around, particularly for north east scotland, southern england, you should avoid most of the showers today. 11—1a the temperatures, mild for the time of year, not 17 we saw yesterday but cooler in the shetland isles where we could see some rain. feeling quite windy. tonight will to come from northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england and this feature could bring heavy bursts to wells in southern england as we head through the early hours of tomorrow so squally winds around. not especially cold, 6—9 so not expecting any frost tonight. through tomorrow the winds are from a northerly direction bringing showers into northern and western scotland, northern ireland, windy conditions around irish sea coast but less so in the east, shove us for the midlands, east anglia, one or two coming and going, easing through the day so drying later on for some of us. 10—13 , temperatures down a notch on the weekend and as we look towards the middle of the week, high pressure sets out in the atlantic and notjust its way and across our shores so that should squeeze the weather fronts away, most chair was easy on tuesday but there could be one or two in the south—east to start the day on some folk and frosty conditions gradually clearing to get some sunny spells, lighter winds by the time we get to tuesday. not as mild as it has been, 7—12, typicalfor not as mild as it has been, 7—12, typical for the not as mild as it has been, 7—12, typicalfor the time of not as mild as it has been, 7—12, typical for the time of year. mid week onwards, we are still in the reasonably mild air and with the breeze coming from the west, look at the blue colour is not far away and into next weekend they could not some colder air and perhaps even bringing wintry showers over the highest ground in scotland. perhaps it temperatures dip towards next weekend but for many of us we have a much needed dry spell of weather, some showers in the north and west but generally not as many showers and not as windy as it has been. we will take a bit of thought, thank you so much. will take a bit of thought, thank you so much-— will take a bit of thought, thank you so much. will take a bit of thought, thank ou so much. 9 :, , , you so much. what is the time? it is 16 minutes — you so much. what is the time? it is 16 minutes past _ you so much. what is the time? it is 16 minutes past eight. _ a group of mps says the government must be clearer about the scale of dangerous concrete in schools in england — and what's being done about it. the public accounts committee says there's a "lack of basic information" but the department for education says it has taken swift action to identify schools with raac — and to fix it. our education correspondent hazel shearing has this report. from durham to warwick, schools in england with reinforced autoclaves aerated concrete or raac were told to shut days before the start of term if they didn't have safety measures in place. but two and a half months on, what do we know about the prevalence of raac in schools and what's being done to fix it? not nearly enough, according to mp5 on the public accounts committee. their report calls on the department for education to give more information about the scale of the problem, including how many children have been affected by school closures and to set out its plans to remove raac from schools and colleges altogether. it also highlights broader problems with the state of school buildings, including ones like these at aylesford school in warwick, which are affected by asbestos, and says it is concerned the department does not have a good enough understanding of the risks more generally. when we had the permanent secretary from the department back into our committee after the summer, we wanted to have real information about where that was and what the likely problems were. they didn't have all of those surveys back and some schools have said they've got it but haven't got surveyors in place. so there is a real problem about the data and knowing what's there. this is really disruptive for schools and pupils and of course, the staff as well, and the parents, especially where schools had to close early on. so this needs... they need that information because they need to have a plan about how they're going to deal with the raac in the schools. now we've got that the department for education previously suggested it would refresh its list of schools with raac every fortnight. but it's been a month since the last update when 21a schools were confirmed to be affected. most of those schools had returned to face to face learning, it said. for some, that may mean things are more or less back to normal. but at others, children have been learning in sports halls, corridors, temporary classrooms, including marquees, nearby schools and external buildings. parents at st leonard's catholic school in durham protested last month, saying they were frustrated by further disruption to their children's learning after covid lockdowns. teaching unions are hoping that more money will be announced to tackle what they call a crisis in school buildings. hazel shearing, bbc news. james saunders is the headteacher of honywood school near braintree in essex, which initially had to cordon off 22 classrooms because of raac. good morning. we spoke to you back in september. remind us what you were facing back then?— in september. remind us what you were facing back then? when i spoke to ou the were facing back then? when i spoke to you the first _ were facing back then? when i spoke to you the first time _ were facing back then? when i spoke to you the first time i _ were facing back then? when i spoke to you the first time i think _ were facing back then? when i spoke to you the first time i think it - were facing back then? when i spoke to you the first time i think it was i to you the first time i think it was with her— to you the first time i think it was with her nephew days of having a core would — with her nephew days of having a core would have to close off the school _ core would have to close off the school so — core would have to close off the school so we were in crisis mode at that point, — school so we were in crisis mode at that point, dry to source alternative accommodation because the only— alternative accommodation because the only way we could proceed was to close half— the only way we could proceed was to close half of— the only way we could proceed was to close half of the school which meant half of _ close half of the school which meant half of the _ close half of the school which meant half of the children could not come to school — half of the children could not come to school. did half of the children could not come to school. , , : :, , , half of the children could not come to school. , , ::, , , :, to school. did this completely, out ofthe to school. did this completely, out of the blue? _ to school. did this completely, out of the blue? pretty _ to school. did this completely, out of the blue? pretty much. - to school. did this completely, out of the blue? pretty much. two i to school. did this completely, out| of the blue? pretty much. two days before the summer _ of the blue? pretty much. two days before the summer holiday - of the blue? pretty much. two days before the summer holiday ended. | of the blue? pretty much. two days i before the summer holiday ended. how is it that you — before the summer holiday ended. flor-hr is it that you had to close up your school because we have talked to other schools who said many a dizzy canteen or a classroom here and there but half of your school, that is huge disruption? i do there but half of your school, that is huge disruption?— is huge disruption? i do not know the landscape _ is huge disruption? i do not know the landscape across _ is huge disruption? i do not know the landscape across the - is huge disruption? i do not know the landscape across the entire i the landscape across the entire country — the landscape across the entire country but i am confident we are one of— country but i am confident we are one of the — country but i am confident we are one of the worst hit schools in terms — one of the worst hit schools in terms of — one of the worst hit schools in terms of the percentage of school out of _ terms of the percentage of school out of action, it wasn't just 22 classrooms, 22 other spaces as well including _ classrooms, 22 other spaces as well including the medical room, staffing, _ including the medical room, staffing, counselling room, offices for subjects. what was the solution and where — for subjects. what was the solution and where are you now? the immediate solution _ and where are you now? the immediate solution was _ and where are you now? the immediate solution was to go to a blended approach — solution was to go to a blended approach with remote learning so a rota system going on where you had children— rota system going on where you had children in— rota system going on where you had children in half of the time and that learning remotely at the second half. that learning remotely at the second half that _ that learning remotely at the second half. that was like when wigan the pandemics — half. that was like when wigan the pandemics were geared up for that, probably— pandemics were geared up for that, probably teachers did not want to do that but— probably teachers did not want to do that but actually we quickly adapted to that _ that but actually we quickly adapted to that. the next phase was to source — to that. the next phase was to source some form of accommodation so we could _ source some form of accommodation so we could get— source some form of accommodation so we could get more children back in school, _ we could get more children back in school, that was the priority and following — school, that was the priority and following that the current priority is to get — following that the current priority is to get dealt with. for following that the current priority is to get dealt with.— following that the current priority is to get dealt with. for are now? all the children _ is to get dealt with. for are now? all the children are _ is to get dealt with. for are now? all the children are back - is to get dealt with. for are now? all the children are back at - is to get dealt with. for are now? | all the children are back at school, they were — all the children are back at school, they were back by half term which they were back by half term which the initial— they were back by half term which the initial target so probably the utmost— the initial target so probably the utmost mist three weeks, maybe a little over— utmost mist three weeks, maybe a little over that, but they are all now and — little over that, but they are all now and we are turning all the attention— now and we are turning all the attention to sorting out the rest of the school — attention to sorting out the rest of the school. we attention to sorting out the rest of the school. ~ :, attention to sorting out the rest of the school-— attention to sorting out the rest of the school. 9 :, , , , the school. we are 'ust seeing these ictures, the school. we are 'ust seeing these pictures. tell _ the school. we are 'ust seeing these pictures. tell us — the school. we are just seeing these pictures, tell us what _ the school. we are just seeing these pictures, tell us what we _ the school. we are just seeing these pictures, tell us what we are - pictures, tell us what we are looking at. this looks like something quite cool but this is the school? i something quite cool but this is the school? :, :,, , : :, school? i almost feel guilty coming to show it to _ school? i almost feel guilty coming to show it to you _ school? i almost feel guilty coming to show it to you because - school? i almost feel guilty coming to show it to you because we've i to show it to you because we've ended _ to show it to you because we've ended up— to show it to you because we've ended up getting quite a nice emotion— ended up getting quite a nice emotion that is better than your average — emotion that is better than your average portacabin so we have given up average portacabin so we have given up the _ average portacabin so we have given up the namespace village because it looks— up the namespace village because it looks like _ up the namespace village because it looks like something that should be on a planet so that is what we have not, on a planet so that is what we have got, two _ on a planet so that is what we have got, two blocks and 11 classrooms in each one, alpha block and peter block, _ each one, alpha block and peter block, it— each one, alpha block and peter block, it has a space theme to it because — block, it has a space theme to it because like many head teachers you start the _ because like many head teachers you start the year with some sort of inspiration _ start the year with some sort of inspiration or little video and tone setting _ inspiration or little video and tone setting direction and cars was all about— setting direction and cars was all about moonshot thinking and making the impossible possible and this was really— the impossible possible and this was really a _ the impossible possible and this was really a situation that demonstrated that so— really a situation that demonstrated that so we _ really a situation that demonstrated that so we use that to create positivity _ that so we use that to create positivity within the community and dry to— positivity within the community and dry to turn— positivity within the community and dry to turn the crisis into something... dry to turn the crisis into something. . .— dry to turn the crisis into something... dry to turn the crisis into somethin: . .. :, :. , :, , something... you can see from this ictures something... you can see from this pictures you — something... you can see from this pictures you are _ something... you can see from this pictures you are lucky _ something... you can see from this pictures you are lucky you - something... you can see from this pictures you are lucky you have i pictures you are lucky you have backgrounds but i'm guessing there's other schools affected that have not been able to find such an effective solution? i been able to find such an effective solution? ,, :, been able to find such an effective solution? ~' :, ,:, been able to find such an effective solution? ,, :, ,:, :, been able to find such an effective solution? ,, :, :, ,: , solution? i know some local schools have been to _ solution? i know some local schools have been to look _ solution? i know some local schools have been to look at _ solution? i know some local schools have been to look at some - solution? i know some local schools have been to look at some that i solution? i know some local schools | have been to look at some that have the tennis— have been to look at some that have the tennis courts, put a on the tennis— the tennis courts, put a on the tennis courts so they are out of action — tennis courts so they are out of action we _ tennis courts so they are out of action. we have lost half the sports field but _ action. we have lost half the sports field but we have another half that as usual, — field but we have another half that as usual, kissable sorts too detrimental. at as usual, kissable sorts too detrimental.— as usual, kissable sorts too detrimental. : : :, detrimental. at the centre of the sort the sort _ detrimental. at the centre of the sort the sort the _ detrimental. at the centre of the sort the sort the staff _ detrimental. at the centre of the sort the sort the staff and i detrimental. at the centre of the | sort the sort the staff and pupils. what affect us all of us, this disruption, had on them? pupils are more resilient _ disruption, had on them? pupils are more resilient than _ disruption, had on them? pupils are more resilient than we _ disruption, had on them? pupils are more resilient than we give i disruption, had on them? pupils are more resilient than we give them i more resilient than we give them credit— more resilient than we give them credit for — more resilient than we give them credit for. some took to the remote learning _ credit for. some took to the remote learning and liked it, some did not. it is learning and liked it, some did not. it is quite _ learning and liked it, some did not. it is quite uneven, you got the same kind of— it is quite uneven, you got the same kind of mental health challenges that came out of the pandemic that they might be getting flashbacks. we dry to— they might be getting flashbacks. we dry to predict that and put measures in place _ dry to predict that and put measures in place. staff, well, ithink dry to predict that and put measures in place. staff, well, i think staff will probably say after three weeks they felt— will probably say after three weeks they felt like they had done a term so it's— they felt like they had done a term so it's been really hard on staff because — so it's been really hard on staff because unlike the pandemic, you might— because unlike the pandemic, you might be — because unlike the pandemic, you might be teaching remotely from one location. _ might be teaching remotely from one location, we had teachers all in one room _ location, we had teachers all in one room. a _ location, we had teachers all in one room. a bit — location, we had teachers all in one room, a bit like a call centre, teaching _ room, a bit like a call centre, teaching remotely but then in the next lesson they have to run somewhere else in the school which is different — somewhere else in the school which is different every day because we've not is different every day because we've got to _ is different every day because we've got to chop — is different every day because we've got to chop and change the timetable so they— got to chop and change the timetable so they have to take a trolley filled — so they have to take a trolley filled of — so they have to take a trolley filled of the goodies and get there quickly— filled of the goodies and get there quickly so — filled of the goodies and get there quickly so it's quite demanding and especially— quickly so it's quite demanding and especially our core subjects such as english _ especially our core subjects such as english and maths, they lost all of their areas— english and maths, they lost all of their areas so they became nomads but i their areas so they became nomads but i think— their areas so they became nomads but i think now they are settling in in the _ but i think now they are settling in in the space village. do but i think now they are settling in in the space village.— in the space village. do you think mps criticising _ in the space village. do you think mps criticising the _ in the space village. do you think mps criticising the department i in the space village. do you thinkj mps criticising the department of education approach to this saying there has been a lack of basic information, do you feel you have had the support you need from the authorities? i had the support you need from the authorities?— authorities? i don't. but that su ort authorities? i don't. but that sopport was _ authorities? i don't. but that support was giving _ authorities? i don't. but that support was giving me i authorities? i don't. but that support was giving me the i authorities? i don't. but that i support was giving me the green li-ht support was giving me the green light under autonomy to get on with the job— light under autonomy to get on with the job and — light under autonomy to get on with the job and that's what i needed. —— i the job and that's what i needed. —— i do _ the job and that's what i needed. —— i do we _ the job and that's what i needed. —— i do we are — the job and that's what i needed. —— i do. we are happy to support you with the _ i do. we are happy to support you with the project, which they have done, _ with the project, which they have done, i_ with the project, which they have done, i was able to get on with it but i _ done, i was able to get on with it but i know— done, i was able to get on with it but i know not all schools have been that fortunate, being enabled to get a decision— that fortunate, being enabled to get a decision and some schools are out of pocket— a decision and some schools are out of pocket quite significantly. i am not because i managed to get the department for education to sign it off and _ department for education to sign it off and we — department for education to sign it off and we have invoiced them directly— off and we have invoiced them directly but some schools have that use their _ directly but some schools have that use their budgets.— directly but some schools have that use their budgets. james, thank you for cominu use their budgets. james, thank you for coming to _ use their budgets. james, thank you for coming to talk— use their budgets. james, thank you for coming to talk to _ use their budgets. james, thank you for coming to talk to us _ use their budgets. james, thank you for coming to talk to us and i use their budgets. james, thank you for coming to talk to us and good i for coming to talk to us and good luck with that. brute for coming to talk to us and good luck with that.— luck with that. we should say the department _ luck with that. we should say the department for _ luck with that. we should say the department for education i luck with that. we should say the department for education says i luck with that. we should say the department for education says it| luck with that. we should say the i department for education says it has taken swift action on temp mark one and responding to new evidence to identify and support all affected schools. in just a few weeks it will become illegal in england and wales to buy, sell or give away an xl bully dog — and the animals will need to be muzzled and kept on a lead in public. the new rules kick in on new year's day, which means the training should start right now. our reporter amy cole went to meet a vet in birmingham who is trying to help xl bullies, and their owners, to get ready. chapo? yes. hello. chapo and his owner, jo woodward, are here to see vet christian hughes because come the new year, their life is going to change. last month, the american bully xl was added to the list of banned breeds in england and wales. from february, chapo will have to wear a muzzle in public, but first it's about getting him used to one. so let's try you with the muzzle just going over your nose, chapo. you're just going to put your nose in and take the treats. good boy. well done! that's very good. the next step will be teaching jo how to tie the straps of the muzzle. she's one of 12 or so clients who is currently receiving advice and muzzle training from fivelands veterinary centre in moseley. i'm slowly, slowly doing it. i do a bit of muzzle training like twice a day and so far so good. how do you feel about the extra rules that are now being imposed because you own a banned breed? i would do anything — if that's what i have to do, that's what i have to do. you know, it's not nice that we've had to do this for the dogs, but i will do it. in september, ian price from stonnall in staffordshire was savagely attacked by two dogs suspected to be american xl bullies, and he died in hospital. and this month, a woman and her cocker spaniel was set upon in tamworth castle grounds. she was bitten and her pet so badly injured that it died a short time later. christian says that preparing for the new legislation is vital. now is the time to start muzzle training. get into the behavioural issues. if there are any behavioural issues, get those ironed out because that's going to become more difficult once the legislation is enacted. have you had any enquiries from owners asking about putting their xl bullies down? thankfully, we haven't at this stage and we're hoping that people won't do that unless they've got serious behavioural issues. we'd be really upset to have to put a healthy dog down. it's home time now for chapo with plenty more training ahead. amy cole, bbc news. most of us know that travelling by train in the uk can be a stressful experience — but for passengers with disabilities it's even worse. some say they're so fed up with the lack of facilities — like ramps to get on and off trains safely — that they're ditching rail travel altogether, as zoe o'brien reports. marie's chair gives her freedom, a chance to get out and enjoy the world. but when she has to travel long distance, public transport can be a nightmare. last week, when changing trains at peterborough from ipswich, her pre—booked ramp wasn't there. she had to argue for it to get off the train, she says. it's a constant battle. it's quite degrading. it's like you're treated like a piece of luggage. then i also sit there and think no one else here has to argue to get on and off a train. so why should i? just because i come on wheels and need a ramp. more often than not, i do have to then sit and explain myself to the staff as to why i need the ramp, what experiences i've had before. some staff make me demonstrate that, so they'll make me demonstrate getting stuck. and then instead of offering to go and get the ramp, which is what their training tells them they should do, they'll offer to shove me or drag me orfor me to back off and approach at speed, which is is dangerous. the anxiety around train use has become so bad. like others, marie now makes other plans. as soon as you hear the announcements on the trains that you're coming into the station, it's butterflies in your tummy. i try and avoid travelling by train as much as possible. i have regular medical treatment in colchester and i opt to get a bus that runs every 2 hours and takes about four times as long as the train. and she's not the only one. disability campaigner cathy says this is an all too common story. we normally aren't seen as being people that work who who have to travel in a time limited fashion. i've been left on the train. i had to block the train door open with my foot. we develop an anxiety about getting stuck on a train. in a statement, an lner spokesperson said they have contacted marie. they said, as a business, we take the training of our staff to meet all customer needs seriously and continue to work hard to ensure everyone enjoys the best possible experience when travelling with us. but it's happening elsewhere too. this weekend isaac harvey says he couldn't leave cambridge station because of issues including a broken lift. he had to return home. greater anglia is investigating whilst wheelchair users say they'll make sure their voices are heard after so many similar stories equal access isn't something they should still have to be fighting for. zoe o'brien, bbc news. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sarah campbell and ben thompson. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, will give his autumn statement later this week — with cuts to inheritance and business taxes potentially on the cards. and talk in today's newspapers of income tax coming down. it comes as many families across the uk continue to grapple with the cost of living crisis. colleta smith has been to meet some of them and hear about the changes they're hoping for when mr hunt addresses parliament on wednesday. hi, i'm faith, and i'm a mum of two, i've got a son and a daughter. hi, i'mjo, mum to harry, a teenager with additional needs. hi, i'm may, i'm a single mum to a two—year—old,j who is here with me. the chancellor might think he has got a tough task ahead of him, but today i am talking to three budgeting experts. you've been doing that for a good long while now, haven't you? too long, too long. you know how to manage a tight budget. yeah, yeah. they could learn a lot from us. the changing realities project is sharing the experience of low income parents going through the cost of living crisis. nobody chooses to struggle. yeah, ifeel quite invisible and i feel constantly worried. i never in my 20s, now in my 30s, imagined that this is how- i was going to end up. if you're poor, it's very expensive to live. so i'm here to find out what would help — and increasing benefits to match september's inflation figure is top of the agenda. if that doesn't happen it will have a direct impact. if they're not going to increase the amount of income people get, but the cost of things is still going up by 5%, then you've got less money. the winter is too late, you know, | because it won't benefit anyone. | you check your bank account every single day, just in case. might they have put another cost of living payment in? and it feels... completely at random with no warning and no kind... it goes nowhere. the biggest thing for me, if they universally funded childcare the way they do for schools. kids cost a lot, especially when they're younger. i i'm saying to my son, "right, you're going to have to get a blanket on, just get a blanket and get in your bed because it's a bit warmer." i honestly don't know how we would manage if my son didn't get disability benefits, which is... that's ridiculous. the chancellor is sort of likely to make some changes around isas, something for first—time buyers, maybe some announcements about stamp duty. does any of that relate? no. not at all. it's irrelevant. it's not addressed to someone like me, is not addressed to any family that is in a low income household. we are just struggling to make our lives better for our children, let alone planning ahead for their nes savings. for their nest savings. what are you supposed to do? you can't afford to rent, you can't afford to buy. what would help? property portfolios need to be taxed. that's it. and rent needs to be capped and affordable. i'm seeing massive profits for companies, oil companies. you want the comfort of somebody saying, " look, we know your bills are huge, we're going to cap that lower, we're going to take vat off it." we just want, you know, - the government say that "we see you and we want to help i you because we know you're going to make even a huge contribution once you get i back on track." clear messages for the chancellor from those struggling the most. coletta smith, bbc news. and if you want some more clues about what the chancellor might be announcing on wednesday, then you should definitely stick with bbc one this morning — because laura kuennsberg follows us at nine o'clock. let's find out what she has lined up. sta ke stake with us here on bbc one, because at nine o'clock we will have a big interview withjeremy hunt, the chancellor. on wednesday he will be up in the house of commons with what is known as his autumn statement, the day when he will reveal big decisions that affect us all. before too long, he will be facing questions from me and that the audience have sent in the. labour's rival to hunk matt rachel reeves, will be with us too. and a touch of drama with rachel scanlon. really like that she was stood around the coffee table there! gavin has joined us to talk sport. not a great night for wales, was at? hot great night for wales, was at? not treat, great night for wales, was at? not great. they — great night for wales, was at? not great, they would have liked to be armenia _ great, they would have liked to be armenia to— great, they would have liked to be armenia to put them in the driving seat for— armenia to put them in the driving seat for your qualification next year — seat for your qualification next year but _ seat for your qualification next year. but things are good for england _ year. but things are good for england and scotland, they are through— england and scotland, they are through to next year's championship. northern— through to next year's championship. northern ireland can't get through. but wales— northern ireland can't get through. but wales would have really like to have be _ but wales would have really like to have be armenia. they didn't do it, so hopes— have be armenia. they didn't do it, so hopes of— have be armenia. they didn't do it, so hopes of qualification is out of their— so hopes of qualification is out of their hands. they are no longer in control— their hands. they are no longer in control of— their hands. they are no longer in control of their destiny. they needed — control of their destiny. they needed to be armenia to be a step closer— needed to be armenia to be a step closer to _ needed to be armenia to be a step closer to qualify automatically. they _ closer to qualify automatically. they could only draw, meaning croatia — they could only draw, meaning croatia are _ they could only draw, meaning croatia are closer. wells came to armenia with dreams of the european championships injune. they left with those hang by a thread. unfortunately it is now out of our control, it has not materialised as we would have liked. but that is life, you just have to get on with it. it is about building momentum now. ~ :, , :, it. it is about building momentum now. 9 :, , :, :, ._ it. it is about building momentum now. , :, :, :, , it. it is about building momentum now.9 , :, :, :, , :, now. wales had already lost to armenia in _ now. wales had already lost to armenia in june. _ now. wales had already lost to armenia in june. after i now. wales had already lost to armenia in june. after five i now. wales had already lost to i armenia in june. after five minutes armenia injune. afterfive minutes in yerevan, he scored again. rob page's then had to respond, three points you would put them closer to qualification. they came close, until this header into his own net. a draw would... but as time ran out, so did welsh ideas. help to if you have chances, they had to settle for a point. wales, who now sit third in group d, welcome table toppers turkey on tuesday. rob page's side will need all three points. but even then, it might not be enough. the big question this weekend for formula one was would the las vegas grand prix live up to all its pre race hype? well, after crashes and the lead changing seven times that is surely a resounding yes. ferrari's charles leclerc started from pole, but there was chaos at the first corner as max verstappen pushed him wide taking the lead and earning the world champion a five—second penalty. two drivers failed to finish, the most dramatic exit was that of britain's lando norris, he was taken to hospital as a precaution. further crashes cost british drivers lewis hamilton and george russell any hope of a podium finish. verstappen's time penalty saw him drop to 11th place after his first pit stop, but he fought back to win for the 18th time this season, leclerc was second with sergio perez third. a special memorial match has taken place in nottingham three weeks after the death of ice—hockey player adam johnson, who was fatally struck in the neck by a skate whilst playing for the nottingham panthers last month. it was an emotional moment forjohnson's team—mates as they took to the ice to play manchester storm. each player received a standing ovation. the teams stood together as tributes were paid tojohnson who died at the age of 29. his number a7 is to be retired. we felt a lot of love. i think that was what late night was about, about love and showing our love for adam and his family, and tojust have that support from the city it felt like a big bear hug. novak djokovic will play jannick sinner today in the final of the atp finals after sweeping aside carlos alcaraz in turin. the world number one dominated the match — and played scintillating tennis to take the first set 6—3. world number two alcaraz tried to compete with the 2a—time grand slam champion — but the serb was in superb form and wrapped up the match, winning the second set 6—2. in rugby's premiership, exeter can go back up to third today if they can beat gloucester this afternoon. harlequins missed the chance to go top, after they were thrashed by saracens, losing 38—10. saracens scored six tries in total — all by different players — including one for england's jamie george. leicester tigers beat northampton saints 26—17 to pick up their first premiership home win of the season. all of the tries came in the second half, with this one from hanro liebenberg securing the victory. in the united rugby championship, dragons have got their first win of the season at the fifth attempt, beating the ospreys 20—5. although the ospreys did play nearly an hour with 1a men. leinster are the new league leaders after an emphatic win against scarlets. the home side ran in eight tries, as they won 5a—5 — max deegan with two of them. scarlets stay second from bottom with just one win this season. elsewhere, there were wins for glasgow, munster and connacht. saturday saw the opening round of the premiership women's rugby season, and what a day for the bristol bears, who thrashed sale sharks. england's abbie ward, cradling her daughter hallie as she entered the field, made the perfect comeback 17 weeks after giving birth. she started for the bears and also scored a try early in the first half as they cruised to a a8—5 victory. british rally driver elfyn evans will go into the season—ending rally japan with an overall lead of one minute and 15 seconds. evans is in control of the race after two stage wins yesterday. victory today would see him secure a third overall victory of the year — although his toyata teammate and nearest rivals, frenchman sebastien ogier may have something to say about that. snooker — and mark allen will play judd trump in today's final of the champion of champions in bolton. northern ireland's allen enjoyed a comfortable victory over scotland'sjohn higgins in their semi—last night, winning by six frames to two. rory mcilroy has already won the race to dubai, but he's recorded three birdies this morning at the dp world tour championship. it could be a huge day for england's matt wallace. he has a one shot lead at the season—ending dp world tour championship in dubai. he hit a european tour record—equalling nine consecutive birdies in his third round to shoot to the top of the leaderboard, just ahead of fellow englishman tommy fleetwood. and a moment to rememberfor america's nelly korda yesterday — as she hit her first hole in one on the lpga tour whilst competing at the group tour championship in florida. she starts herfinal round in a tie for seventh seven shots off the lead. a hole in one, always wanted to do that. always wanted to... can even hit the ball from the tee, i'm awful at golf. the long winter nights are here, with darkness falling by around 5pm — and that's a particular problem forfemale runners. one survey has found that almost half of women choose not to go jogging at night because they're worried about the threat of sexual harrassment or assault. to find out more about this, our reporter leanne brown went out with a female running group in brough, in east yorkshire. we've had incidents of people shouting out of car windows, or beeping their horns really loud, sort of intimidating us. he'd been sort of exposing himself to lady runners. you know, there's been been quite a lot made of people start off like that, but they are sexual predators, and where's it going to end? i suppose you've out to be more careful where you run, - make sure there is light and people around. i i wouldn't go off road. it's frustrating and annoying. the experiences of some women ijoined out running in brough. for many, now the clocks have gone back, they feel under a curfew. those that are trying to encourage women to excersise say almost half prefer not to go out after dark, and 60% are worried about sexual harassment. and that's limiting to women, because a6% say they change their routine during the winter months because they feel anxious and unsafe. it makes me really angry and upset, because i know someone who didn't enjoy sport growing up, got into it later in life, how muchjoy it brings me, and how much freedom and strength it brings me. so the fact we can't have access to that for half the year, or we don't feel we can, just because of some society behaviours that we have all kind of accepted as normal and inevitable, and they aren't. it's infuriating, to be honest. we have to change it. for now, there is safety in numbers. i would really recommend joining a group. we make sure that everybody knows that the route before we set off. obviously, we make sure the other leaders now who is aware. leaders now who is out where. we have got the logs of who is in which group, just to make sure everybody is back together. we obviously promote the use of hi vis clothing, lights, those sorts of things. it's hoped by raising awareness, women won't have to constantly look over their shoulder. that was leanne brown reporting. a really big issue at this time of year, notjust in the evenings, but in the morning as well because egg is lights out light. a nice place for a run in the daylight is that the sierra has got for us. here's sarah with a look at the weather. this is the scene just off of the moray firth this morning. not as windy today as it was yesterday in parts of scotland, and some blue sky around. ithink parts of scotland, and some blue sky around. i think they will dodge most showers across this region through today. not everywhere so lucky. we have got more cloud, patchy outlets of rain. it is going to be a breezy day especially for southern england and wales. low pressure is sitting across scotland where you are closer to the centre of low pressure, not as windy. more isobars on the map further south, showing it is a windier spell of weather forsyth england, especially close to the coast. inland, showers are heading eastwards, most frequent for northern england, love and wales and northern ireland. the north of mainland scotland, some sunshine around. forsouthern mainland scotland, some sunshine around. for southern england, there will be more brightness around, but you could catch a passing shower almost anywhere. temperatures still above average for this time of year for most of us. i was a bit colder across shetland where there is rain and windy conditions for lerwick. this band of rain stays with us tonight, northern ireland and southern england wet again. that could bring some pretty damp downpours and squally winds to start the day. it is likely to be frost—free, a touch colder in the countryside but we not expecting a frosty tonight. into tomorrow, the winds of change to a more northerly direction, bringing showers to western scotland, northern ireland, perhaps wales as well. lighter winds towards the east. some sunny spells for parts of midlands, south—east england as well. temperatures between 10 to 15 for most of others. to the winner of the week, it looks like most of the weather fronts get squeezed away to the new content is higher pressure builds in from the west. that means, thankfully, a wind of quite a weather. they could still be the odd shower perhaps in the south and east on tuesday, a bit more rain in the far north—east later in the day. for the bulk of the uk, early fog and mist in this clue away. temperatures colder, but thankfully drier and more settled. it does look like mild air stays with us for the rest of the week, but a hint that things could turn a little bit colder into next weekend. thankfully a drier weekend ahead for many of us, especially in the south, perhaps something a little chillier into next weekend. really nice to see, a little bit drier. we have had a lot of rain over the last few weeks. at a lot of rain over the last few weeks. : 9, , a lot of rain over the last few weeks. : :, , :, , weeks. at least the ground will be d in: weeks. at least the ground will be drying out- _ weeks. at least the ground will be drying out- a _ weeks. at least the ground will be drying out. a chance _ weeks. at least the ground will be drying out. a chance we _ weeks. at least the ground will be drying out. a chance we could i weeks. at least the ground will be drying out. a chance we could see j drying out. a chance we could see football games returning, a lot of them have been cancelled over recent weeks. so, figures crossed. you might think that losing your sight would put an end to a hobby like photography. well, michael rickwood would beg to differ. he's a photographer who helps people with a range of visual impairments to keep on snapping pictures — and he says it's the best job in the world. joanne carter reports. a passion for photography brought them all together. an experienced photographer himself for over 60 years, he was the right man in the right place to help the members of vision northumberland get back out with their cameras. that's cracking that, isn't it? yeah. you've got all the colours and the shades. some people have got glaucoma, some got macular degeneration, some people have got diabetic retinopathy, so it varies. and it's a case of talking to each person, finding out what they can see through the lens and how best we can help them encompass everything that they see and get it in focus and take the best shots. so, you get the the mirror reflection in the water. 0k, yeah, yeah. we've all got different vision conditions and we've all got different levels of eyesight. and i think with the photography, you can see things that you don't normally see. so, you can take a photograph and then zoom in, you can zooiti in on your camera. and just because we've lost part of our sight doesn't mean that we can't enjoy things that we used to enjoy. it's just enjoyment for me, you know. what they say is if you find something you enjoy doing, you never work a day in your life, and this isn't work, is it? a lovely day like today, the sun's come out, different colours. and seeing the photographs that they're actually managing to take is absolutely phenomenal, it's tremendous. they all understand what we're all going through and we're great friends. yeah, proving to us. that we can still do it. i wouldn't have believed that it was possible. i that was joanne carter reporting. the new series of i'm a celebrity get me out of here kicks off tonight, with the usual selection of pop stars, presenters and prima donnas battling it out. but it's a certain politician — the former ukip leader, nigel farage — who has attracted most noor nanji reports. here on i'm a celebrity, get me out of here! whether it's the gruesome challenges or the famous faces, it's the series that always caught some controversy — and this year will be no different. whether it's the gruesome challenges or the famous faces, hello. 0h, hello. yeah, no, i'm a celebrity, i i'm used to the annual call. nigel farage is, by his own admission, a hero to some and a villain to others. the former ukip and brexit party leader is one of this year's i'm a celeb contestants, and he's earning £1.5 million in the process. he follows in the footsteps of the former health secretary, matt hancock, last year, who the public voted for to take part in numerous unpleasant trials. another former political campmate had this advice. well,, nigel farage and people like him go into the jungle not for the money, but because they think they can gain from the public exposure. the problem with that is, they don't control what goes out from the editing suite and there may well be a very different narrative. it'll be very interesting to see what happens. but of course, nigel farage is not alone. amongst others, he'll be joined by actress danielle harold, who's swapping the streets of the east end for the jungle, as well as social media influencer nella rose and little sister of pop star britney, jamie lynn spears. and they'll all be facing the bushtucker trials, which could see them scaling dizzy heights or getting cosy with creepy crawlies. with scorching heat and measly rations, they won't be able to enjoy the standards they're used to — with grace dent, the restaurant critic and masterchef guestjudge, preparing to face her fears of being hungry. i thought you broke lockdown rules. no, i did not. i didn't break any... you were socialising someone outside of your household! i and it won'tjust be the conditions that will challenge the campmates, as they'll have to find a way to live with each other, too. noor nanji, bbc news. one man who knows all about life in the jungle is lembit opik. a previous campmate, he is now rooting for his friend, nigel farage, to become the next king of thejungle. hejoins us now from surrey. you were there i think 2010, so this time 13 years ago. what you having regrets when you suddenly realise what you would have to do for the next two or three weeks race i didn't realise i actually do camping as a hobby, so it wasn't too difficult for me.— as a hobby, so it wasn't too difficult for me. the biggest roblem difficult for me. the biggest problem was _ difficult for me. the biggest problem was the _ difficult for me. the biggest problem was the other i difficult for me. the biggest i problem was the other celebrities, who seemed completely incapable of looking after themselves in a camping environment. brute looking after themselves in a camping environment. we have been talkin: camping environment. we have been talking about — camping environment. we have been talking about nigel _ camping environment. we have been talking about nigel going _ camping environment. we have been talking about nigel going in. i camping environment. we have been talking about nigel going in. you i talking about nigel going in. you know nigel farage quite well. how do you think he will fare? i know nigel farage quite well. how do you think he will fare?— you think he will fare? i think he will do great. — you think he will fare? i think he will do great, and _ you think he will fare? i think he will do great, and life _ you think he will fare? i think he will do great, and life here i you think he will fare? i think he will do great, and life here on i you think he will fare? i think he. will do great, and life here on the bbc i predict a win. he will certainly be in the last three. he is one of the very few politicians who can make it as a celebrity as well. when you see nigel off—screen, he is these that same as on screen. he is a bit of a marmite character, but if he can get even one third of the vote he will get into the final. he will noun about there not being a pub, he probably won't care about the fatty will have to share his camp with other people. but he is a natural born leader. this camp with other people. but he is a natural born leader.— natural born leader. this is a nical natural born leader. this is a cynical ploy _ natural born leader. this is a cynical ploy by _ natural born leader. this is a cynical ploy by itv. - natural born leader. this is a cynical ploy by itv, isn't i natural born leader. this is a cynical ploy by itv, isn't it? | cynical ploy by itv, isn't it? people will vote for him whether they like them or not, add to do challenges or to keep him in. it is challenges or to keep him in. it is not challenges or to keep him in. it is rrot cynical. _ challenges or to keep him in. it is rrot cynical. and — challenges or to keep him in. it is not cynical, and it _ challenges or to keep him in. it is not cynical, and it is _ challenges or to keep him in. it 59 not cynical, and it is a money maker, itv is commercial. this is entertainment for them, and it is a moneymaking opportunity for them. for nigel, though, i'm sure that kurt's bank will be having second thoughts now. he will be the first politician who will get some real capital out of this. you can get your messages across, but you can get your personality across, and nigel has an awful lot of that. i think his leadership skills will come forward.— think his leadership skills will come forward. :, ,, :, :, , come forward. talking about money, it is reported — come forward. talking about money, it is reported he's _ come forward. talking about money, it is reported he's getting _ come forward. talking about money, it is reported he's getting paid i it is reported he's getting paid £1.5 million to be in there. it was at the sort of money you are getting 13 years ago? tia. at the sort of money you are getting 13 years ago?— 13 years ago? no. in the words of gore vidal, _ 13 years ago? no. in the words of gore vidal, every _ 13 years ago? no. in the words of gore vidal, every time _ 13 years ago? no. in the words of gore vidal, every time i - 13 years ago? no. in the words of gore vidal, every time i see i 13 years ago? no. in the words of gore vidal, every time i see my i gore vidal, every time i see my friends do well, something in me dies. i would go back in there for half that price! he will be paid a packet, but he is going to make even more for itv. but he is not really doing it for the money. he is doing it because i think given the parlous state of british politics at the moment he can make some capital here, and for once i agree. i was the only person in britain last year to defend matt hancock's decision to go in the. he did rehabilitate himself to some extent. i think nigel farage will come out with his party doing better. death what makes a successful contestant chris because you went out relatively early in your year, didn't you? no, i was third. how dare you? see things really matter for a contestant. number one, that you do everything you are asked to do, however disgusting it is. too, that you actually act as a team player. and three, they think that you can't really prepare for, that you can't prepare for. i think nigel has got all three of those. they people who do worse are the ones who look like they really genuinely don't like it. i think sometimes the porridge bowl —— public will punish people who look really weak in there. they won today best are the ones who just get on with it. i remember being in there were people like linford christie, who really did everything to try his best, and he did well. it to try his best, and he did well. it is about how you get on with your camp mates. looking at the list of contestants this year, who do you think is going to rub up against nigel farage?i think is going to rub up against nigel farage?_ think is going to rub up against nigel farage? i think it is a weak field. i don't— nigel farage? i think it is a weak field. i don't think _ nigel farage? i think it is a weak field. i don't think there i nigel farage? i think it is a weak field. i don't think there are - nigel farage? i think it is a weak| field. i don't think there are many other people who are in his league, perhaps because they gave £1.5 million to him so they had to get everybody else on the cheap! daniel from eastenders, ithink everybody else on the cheap! daniel from eastenders, i think she looks pretty good. nick from hollyoaks, i think he is good too. but all of them seem like children when you have got a giant like nigel farage. nigel took on the british media and took on the british political system and one. that's actually harder than winning in thejungle. and one. that's actually harder than winning in the jungle.— winning in the 'ungle. lembit, we will have to — winning in thejungle. lembit, we will have to leave _ winning in thejungle. lembit, we will have to leave it _ winning in thejungle. lembit, we will have to leave it there. - winning in thejungle. lembit, we will have to leave it there. we - winning in thejungle. lembit, we| will have to leave it there. we will see if your predictions come true. that's all from us today. breakfast is back from six o'clock tomorrow morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend. forget the wild week in westminster, maybe for a moment it's the economy, stupid, after all. paying the bills, spending political energy. there is talk of tax cuts and a benefits squeeze. price rises have slowed down... the inflation rate has halved compared to a year ago. ..but the country's debt is enormous, with barely a sign the 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