cardigan, which became the first single of folklore and the first song that we wrote together. and from there it was just like wildfire, we made folklore and evermore in sort of a six—month span of time, and she's such a storyteller that she... it was like suddenly michaeljordanjoined my basketball team or something. but now of course, you're so used to playing with her on stage and looking out at these thousands and thousands of fans, i wonder what that experience is like? nothing can prepare you for the feeling of coming up on a hydraulic stage platform, up through the floor, and you look around and there's 80,000 people, lots of them with their phones out, just the crush of that attention is really intense and exhilarating, but it takes a second to get used to it. no politician now comes out on stage for some big event without the hype

music or the walk—on music, what was it like when 0bama adopted the national, as it were, as his band of choice? when barack 0bama did his first campaign in 2007— 08, he was using fake empire as part of a big hope and change commercial that was made. and then later he would sometimes, it would be played before he spoke. you know, i don't believe you can be an artist without being political, so, to be able to support him was really important to us, at the time, and it was a major moment for the band, because we did also, a lot of people discovered us through that, and our stories kind of became intertwined and i think it was kinda funny when donald trump would go to get people to play at an event, by the end of his time they barely could find anyone willing to get up there and do it, which i thought was telling, you know.

would you get up there and do it forjoe biden? that's a good question. i think, yes, probably we would, i don't know if we've ever been asked, but i really care about, i think there is a real chance that donald trump could campaign again for president, which is just shocking, and so anything honestly to prevent him from getting elected, i would... anything legal, i would do — including playing music. let's take a look at some of the front pages. the financial times... the guardian... at the top, apocalyptic conditions in gaza blocking aid. in the times...

and then on the i... ten questions for borisjohnson, as he gives evidence today. borisjohnson, giving evidence for the next two days at the covid inquiry. that's all from us tonight. victoria's here tomorrow. sleep well. good night. breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. trying to figure out what is going through trying to figure out what is going throuthoe biden's mind, it isn't

certain that the state that donald trump will be the republican candidate, he is significantly ahead of the other contenders for that nomination but, as we all know, donald trump is facing huge legal issues with criminal trials coming up issues with criminal trials coming up next year and the possibility is that one of the other contenders, nikki haley, the former un representative under donald trump, she's doing quite well, and some people are saying that she might be the republican candidate. are we seeing joe biden perhaps considering that if donald trump isn't the candidate that he won't be the candidate that he won't be the candidate either, and stepping aside for another democrat? i think these are questions we can answer right now but it is throwing the cat amongst the pigeons in terms of the race at this stage, which interestingly, the presidential election now is exactly to the day, 11 months away.—

election now is exactly to the day, 11 months away. always good to talk to ou 11 months away. always good to talk to you peter — 11 months away. always good to talk to you peter bowes, _ 11 months away. always good to talk to you peter bowes, thanks - 11 months away. always good to talk to you peter bowes, thanks for - to you peter bowes, thanks for joining us. some breaking news from the uk — where a 42—year—old woman has died and two other people — including a teenager — have been wounded in a shooting in east london. the incident happened at around 6.30 in the evening, in vine close, near hackney. no arrests have yet been made, and police say officers will remain at the scene overnight and will be in the area over the coming days. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk... prince harry's lawyers have begun legal action against the government over its decision last year to strip his royal security arrangements in the uk. the home office said prince harry was no longer entitled to them, because he lives in the us, and is no longer a working member of the royal family. south wales police say a 28—year—old man, arrested on suspicion

of attempting to murder a woman in the town of aberfan, was known to her. the woman — who's 29 — is being treated in hospital for stab wounds, but her injuries are not thought to be life threatening. junior doctors in england have voted to stage fresh strikes this month and next, after talks between the british medical assocation and the government broke down. the bma said junior doctors would strike from 7am on the 20th to the 23rd of december — and again injanuary. a new government offer adding 3% to pay this year was rejected. you're live with bbc news. now to india, where cyclone michaung has made landfall in the south of the country. many areas of chennai — capital of tamil nadu state — have been inundated due to what's said to be the heaviest rainfall in 47 years.

but in some areas, water levels have begun to recede. bbc reporter saradha venkatasubramanian is there for us. michaung cyclone, which was formed in south east bay of bengal, has left chennai, the capital city of tamil nadu, a southern state in india severely affected. incessant rains for more than 18 hours in chennai and its neighbouring districts had many parts of the neighbourhood inundated. rains have stopped now for more than 15 hours and the city is slowly recuperating. water has receded in many prominent parts of the city, but low—lying areas and areas are adjacent to waterbodies like this have still about three to four feet of water and people are stranded. people who are living next to water bodies like these are moved to relief camps. some 9000 people from the city have moved to relief camps. the visuals of the river are there, which you're seeing, is one of the prominent rivers in the city which carries the water to the sea here.

and this is receiving water from champaran lake, which is the drinking water reservoir for the city. the chief minister, the head of the state has said these rains are unseen in the last 47 years and the 4000 crore worth storm water drain works has helped the city quickly revive. power supply is slowly being resumed in 60 to 70% of the places. however, there are still neighbourhoods which do not have power supply for more than 35 hours. the worst damage of the cyclone was the shutdown of communication services, which has still not been resumed. international data suggests that luxury watch theft is on the rise around the world. in london alone, more than £50 million worth of watches were reported stolen in 2022. we have a special report now shedding light on this form of organised crime, and the methods used. tir dondy has been talking to both criminals and the people they target.

luxury watches stolen from people across the streets in the uk. a multi—million pound criminal industry. victims left traumatised by these unprovoked attacks. london is the hotspot. i've tracked down a gang of luxury watch thieves who have given me unprecedented access to their world on condition of anonymity. are you guys happy with that? this is the gang leader who we are calling m. do you not feel bad that you are bringing kids into this?

he has little regard for his victims. it scares them pretty much for live, some of them, they are scared to walk alone at night. does that not make you feel bad? the thieves i met say they are only interested in watches worth thousands of pounds. many are prepared to resort to extremely violent means. and you can see the size of the blade. andrew dinsmore, a conservative councillor who last year was robbed by moped thieves wielding an 18 inch machete. his attackers are now behind bars. my wife thought it was a terrorist attack. at the time i was wearing a long—sleeved jumper and there was no way you could see it from the road, and the way they approached us, very directly, straight to me, it was definitely they wanted the watch and the only

time it would have been visible was when we are in the restaurant and i pulled myjumper up and we were eating. it's organised crime with people involved at multiple levels. gangs pay to spot victims in affluent areas. some work on the streets, some inside bars and clubs. i talk to guys, i will see what they are wearing and if they put something on the wrist that looks good. and how much do you get paid to do this? it really depends. sometimes £500, sometimes a grand. the leader, m, listens into our interview but becomes uneasy when he sees people he does not know. did you just put a knife in your trousers? a gun? whilst we were there, another gang showed up. we finish our interview early. but not all evade the law. in central london, the metropolitan police are using plain clothes officers to tackle luxury watch there. to tackle luxury watch theft.

i clocked them up there and round the corner. 0ur suspicion is that he was spotting. i've spotted him and he's followed to females off down the side street and i can clearly see him looking at a watch and almost crouching down to get a look at the face where we've now gone into a bit of darkness. the watch thieves i met see it as a lucrative alternative to drug crime with scant sympathy for the people they target. but those who get caught face long prison sentences amid a rising awareness of their ruthless tactics. tir dhondy, bbc news. you can watch the full documentary — hunting the rolex rippers — on bbc iplayer. to the turner prize now — one of the most prestigious awards in the arts world. it has been won this year by 41—year—old jesse darling. his work was inspired by brexit, the pandemic and immigration. our culture editor, katie razzall was at the ceremony. and the winner is, ladies

and gentlemen, jesse darling. jesse darling only went to art school in his 30s. he's worked in music and as a chef. now, he's the winner of the uk's most prestigious contemporary art prize. well, this is a lot. darling's show opens with checkpoints surrounded by barbed wire. there are jaunty sculptures of crash barriers. unionjacks and bunting adorn the room. the 0xford—born, berlin based, artist says, in part, he's focusing on what he sees as the uk's hostile environment on immigration. i'm looking at what's going on here, and i wanted to make a work that reflected that, and i wanted to make a work about britain for the british public. and whether they like it or don't like it, it was a great honour and privilege to be able to do something so public. hosting the exhibition by the four nominated artists at eastbourne town gallery has

doubled visitor numbers. here's the show�*s curator. what does it mean for eastbourne? i think it's something that on a local level we're feeling incredibly proud of. to be able to host the turner prize is really special, a really special occasion for us. we've been getting thousands of visitors coming through of all different age groups, and they've been feeling the confidence to come into contemporary art space. jesse darling is £25,000 richer, joining the likes of damien hirst, steve mcqueen and rachel whiteread at the turn of prize winner. he said he'll probably spend the money paying his rent. barbara walker was the bookies favourite, with a show that depicted people caught up in the windrush scandal. conceptual artist gillian leon focused on motherhood and the roles we play. the other nominee was rory pilgrim, who created a film during the pandemic, looking at what we cling to in difficult times. all the artists reflect the themes of our age. in the end, jesse darling takes the prize, praised by thejudges for his dynamic work.

katie razzall, bbc news, eastbourne. denny laine, the founder and lead singer of the legendary 60's band the moody blues, has died at the age of 79. he also started the group wings with sir paul mccartney co—writing mull of kintyre which famously outsold any beatles single in the uk. that's all for the moment but the news and updates continue here on bbc news, do stay with us. hello again. temperatures have dropped away quite sharply through the night. and as we start on wednesday morning, there will be a hard and a widespread frost, particularly across northern areas of scotland. on top of that, some fog patches around as well. but there will be some sunny spells,

certainly a quieter spell of weather for many of us throughout wednesday compared to the last few days. that area of low pressure bringing the rain, clearing away to the east. we've got further weather systems waiting out in the atlantic that will become more of a feature of the weather over the next few days. but a cold start to the day for many of us. temperatures potentially down to —10 degrees in northern areas of scotland, and some freezing fog in the east of wales through parts of the midlands and southern areas of england. that could be quite stubborn to clear away, but elsewhere the fog should tend to lift and there'll be some sunshine across many areas before the cloud increases from the west, and with that some outbreaks of rain. but if you're stuck beneath the area of fog, temperatures may only be around about one degree celsius. so feeling particularly cold, but elsewhere we'll see temperatures 4—6 celsius. but in the west, you notice nine, 11 degrees there in plymouth, signs of the less cold air moving in. and as we go through wednesday night, that rain will continue to spread north and eastward. as it bumps into colder air, temporarily, there could be some

snow over the higher ground of northern england and across scotland, but that will become increasingly confined to higher ground as we go through thursday because that less cold air, the milder conditions, will spread in from the southwest, moving to pretty much most areas throughout thursday. a strengthening wind to come with that as well. but it means actually where we'll have a bit of snow for the time of a higher ground of scotland, heavy rain is going to spread through and that's going to bring the risk of some localised flooding, especially in areas where we've seen a bit of flooding over the last couple of days or so, eventually clearing from southern and western areas. temperatures here 10—11 degrees celsius, still perhaps just a little bit chilly beneath the cloud and the rain across eastern areas, 6—7 degrees. now, while that heavy rain does clear away to the northeast, we've got low pressure moving in from the atlantic, strengthening winds around the irish sea coasts and further outbreaks of rain. so certainly rain is going to become more of a feature of the weather over the coming days. there'll be some strong winds at times as well.

but we will lose the frosty the icy conditions with temperatures in double figures. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. we'll have your headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk.

welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the latest international climate conference is being hosted by a fossil fuel—enriched fiefdom, the united arab emirates. so does that mean the big oil and gas producers finally get it and are committed to decarbonisation? or could it be a sign that the much—vaunted energy transition is being de—prioritised thanks to geopolitical and economic realities? well, my guest is fatih birol, executive director of the international energy agency. is our addiction to fossilfuels proving too strong to break?