today at 5:00, prices are rising at a faster rate, than at any time in the past five years, piling pressure on household budgets. higher transport and food costs have helped drive inflation up to 3%, and the bank of england says it's likely to go higher still. we expect that inflation will peak in and around the october and novemberfigures, in and around the october and november figures, peaking potentially above the 3% level. ina in a crucial week for brexit talks: the international the oecd, says reversing would have a ‘positive and significant‘ impact on the uk economy. we'll have reaction to both developments, in syria, us—backed militia say they've taken control of raqqa, after months of fighting with islamic state militants. nearly all of the residents, probably all of the residents have

now fled the city and many are in refugee camps. it is a terrible irony that in order to retake raqqa, they've had to destroy the city. hours after being released from a secure hospital, jeffrey barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. thousands of patients in northern ireland are experiencing waits of up to three years for non—emergency surgeries, far higherthan in other parts of the uk. leicester city sacks manager craig shakespeare, only four months after he was given thejob. and one of the world's most gifted photographers of the past century will be joining us to talk about his life and his iconic images. it's 5 o'clock.

our main story is that prices are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the past five years, according to the latest data from the office for national statistics. inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose to 3% last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. it means state pensions are set to increase by a minimum of 3% next year. but for the working population and people on benefits, it will put more pressure on already—stretched household incomes. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. what's this got to do with the cost of living? the price of fish was one of the fastest rising goods in the year to september, up by 13.6%. and if you're thinking of cooking it in this, oils and fats are up by 14.9%. while other prices like air fares were down, the 3% average price rise was higher than it has been since april 2012. cars, food and clothing. everything is on the way up. food prices.

especially the cost of heating, lighting, gas, electricity. those consumer products, they're the things that have increased the most. the entire shop, really, has gone up even in the last five years, it's probably gone up from £100 per week to £130 per week. the bank of england expects inflation to get a little higher before it drops back. we expect that inflation will peak in around the october figure, october, novemberfigures and so peaking potentially above the 3% level. september's inflation number is used to set basic state pension so they should rise by 3% next april. that compares with wages. right now they are going up by 2.1% and if you are receiving working age benefits they will not go at all next april, so you are getting a real terms cut. the policy of freezing benefits for people of working age is one

of the biggest austerity measures. it saves the government money but removes it from benefit recipients, many working for a wage that buys less each month. the inflation represents one of the biggest real terms wheezes on benefits we have seen for decades. it is set to save the government £1.9 billion per year in 2018/19, but that means losses for many families. if we take a working family with two children they are set to lose £1005 per year. in the city it is seen as highly likely that next month will be the first time in more than a decade that interest rates will have to rise. the oecd, the intergovernmental economic organisation, says that britain's economic outlook would improve significantly if the brexit vote was reversed.

in a report, it calls on the uk to maintain the closest possible ties with the european union, and warns that failure to reach a deal with brussels would cause the pound to devalue further, and business investment to seize up. the warning comes as ministers from across the eu meet in luxembourg to discuss the brexit negotiations, following theresa may's working dinner with the president of the european commission last night. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. arriving for a cabinet meeting this morning, greeted by the same questions. did the prime minister's dinner achieve anything last night, mr davis? their boss, the prime minister, was just back from brussels after trying to unblock brexit talks, claiming things will accelerate in coming months. are you disappointed theresa may didn't put a tiger in the tank last night? while round the corner at the treasury, a warning from an influential think tank about the danger of not getting a deal, and the risk of brexit uncertainty. the uk's preparation for brexit

in 2019 is of course a source, and i don't need to tell you, this is not something which is either a mystery or... it's creating an element of uncertainty, and therefore will continue to weigh on the outlook of the economy until those uncertainties are resolved. the oecd even suggested another vote could have a positive effect on the economy. the government says there'll be no second referendum — it is working to get a good deal, but it is unlikely that when eu leaders meet in a few days, they will agree to start talking trade or future relationships. they still have to resolve some of the separation issues first, not least what the uk might pay the european union. there's been no major breakthrough in these talks, despite diplomatic efforts. last night's dinner resulted in warm words, but both sides behind the scenes seem to be standing firm on the financial settlement.

although the uk says the meal was constructive. it is always useful to meet informally to discuss the issues in the round. and that is what last night did — it is good diplomacy, and it was a very productive dinner and productive discussion, and so i think itjust helps advance the prospects for a good deal. but at a meeting in luxembourg today, eu ministers warned there is still much work to do before things can move on. everybody wants this process to move forward, but there is a structure to the negotiations, and that structure is clear. there needs to be sufficient progress on the three key issues in phase one before we can move on to phase two. you really need this substantial progress, and then it is important that we already can prepare right now what could be the next stage. i think that is also important for the uk. satisfying all those involved

in the negotiation is proving tough and time—consuming. everyone is keen to get a deal, but no one is clear yet how they will do it. alex forsyth, bbc news. ina in a moment we will speak tojohn of the minerals in westminster. ——john reynolds. let's speak to the conservative mp charlie elphicke, a member of the treasury select committee and a member of the pro—brexit european research group. on this oecd report, what for you is the most valuable contribution it makes? i don't think it's a helpful report, the oecd predicted after the leave vote that the economy would do badly but we are still growing faster than france or italy. we must respect the referendum, not reverse it. we should look to see what future we can build outside the european union. are you still with me? yes. it makes the point about

wea k me? yes. it makes the point about weak productivity, a consistent feature. on that point surely they are right? this is not a new issue, this is not to do whether we are in the european union. the key thing to member is that 90% of the kimono growth globally is going to come from outside the eu. —— of economic growth. the oecd figures... when it talks about other things apart from productivity, for a sample big regional inequalities in the uk, would you think that is a valid point to be making? that is important, having a renaissance for the regions should be a key point of the regions should be a key point of the brexit britain we can build. people who voted leave felt that britain and the eu word too much for the elite. what about the point that the elite. what about the point that the home secretary that it is ——

made that the prospect of no deal, says amber rudd, is unthinkable? that's pretty unqualified, how she put it at a parliamentary committee hearing. unthinkable, no deal. would you agree? we all hope for a deal and the ideal would be that we get a deal but we must prepare for every eventuality. we have a situation where the european union wants us to agree to pay large amounts of money just to have discussions. how can we agree a price until we know what we are paying agree a price until we know what we are ' agree a price until we know what we are paying for? that's why it's right to see the talks accelerate but we must be prepared if necessary to walk away from the table. so to help the viewers you are saying it isn't unthinkable? say again? you are saying it isn't unthinkable? i'm saying we must be prepared for every eventuality. the european demands are quite striking and that's why we're are quite striking and that's why we're up prepared to be able to walk

away should the need arise. if the prime minister has that option we can geta prime minister has that option we can get a better deal for britain. thank you forjoining us. joining me now from our westminster studio is the shadow treasury ministerjonathan reynolds. is no deal unthinkable or not? no deal would be a disasterfor this country, if you look at what we are good at in terms of the parts of the economy that produce a lot of good jobs and tax revenue they are things like financial services and in the event of no deal we lose market access, event of no deal we lose market access , we event of no deal we lose market access, we lose a lot of those jobs and frankly it's a disaster. there's no way the government should get into this position. there is clearly a deal to be done in the interests of the eu and the uk and they should get on with it. the oecd talked about brexit and the potential impact of reversing the decision, possibly by a second referendum. that isn't labour policy, is it? possibly by a second referendum. that isn't labour policy, is mm isn't, we must respect the result if we have one. clearly there is an economic side to it and political

concerns that influenced people in terms of their voting. this situation we're in, there is a mutually advantageous deal we can to. one problem is that the cabinet doesn't agree and that makes progress very difficult. i'm afraid what the rest of report tells us there is —— tells us is that we are facing difficult economic times and we are not in a position to weather them very well. a dramatic day. when they talk about levels of productivity, what would labour's plan b to dramatically improve the problem to improve an issue for the last 20 years? if you look at the report it says that the regional inequalities, the differences between north and south in particular have grown to levels we haven't seen before. the way you improve productivity is investing in skills and infrastructure. we've said we want to see that transformation, things like

crossrail stretching from liverpool to hull, through manchester and leeds, that's the kind of thing we must be talking about. the government are messing around with electrification in my constituency in manchester and leeds. if you want to improve productivity, it must be ambitious and the government must be behind it. that's what we want but it isn't whether government are. looking at growth forecasts, predicted to be the lowest among the developed world according to the o ‘s developed world according to the o ns __ developed world according to the o ‘s —— according to the oecd, for labour, would investment in infrastructure tackle that? yes, it's the only way forward. there are many problems in various parts of the economy but fundamentally it doesn't produce enough well—paid jobs. it produces a lot ofjobs but many of them are low paid and you can't build life around zero hours contracts and low pay. we must improve on that. instead of that, looking at the news, the inflation, if it is ata looking at the news, the inflation, if it is at a five—year high, living standards and earnings are below

where they were in 2010, that's a lot of pain for a lot of families and if you look at what the bank of england said, the governor said that the cause of inflation is the weakened pound pushing up import costs a nd weakened pound pushing up import costs and the reason for that is a lack of confidence in the government's approach to brexit. it is down to them getting this wrong and the consequences for the rest of the country. thank you forjoining us. a us—backed militia in syria has recaptured the city of raqqa from the forces of the so—called islamic state. it brings to an end a ferocious four—month battle for the city that the jihadists claimed as their capital. is now controljust a handful of towns, either side of the syrian—iraqi border. holly williams from cbs news sent this report from raqqa. this is al—naim circle in the heart

of raptor, it used to be an ordinary roundabout but isis used it to carry out public executions and they posted evidence of those killings on the internet. al—naim circle was reta ke o n the internet. al—naim circle was retake on by these us backed syrian forces last night and yesterday we witnessed them celebrating on the streets of rapper. they were in a victorious mood after a four month magour. —— on the streets of raqqa. it could be months before the explosives that were laid by isis are cleared. then they must find a way to rebuild this shattered city. it is the skeleton of a city at this point, there is barely a building that has been left unscathed. some of them have been pulverised by artillery and fighting and others have been flattened by us air strikes. nearly all of the residents, probably all of the residents, probably all of the residents have fled the city and many are in refugee camps. it is a

terrible irony that in order to reta ke terrible irony that in order to retake raqqa they've had to destroy the city. that was the report that holly sent asa that was the report that holly sent as a short while ago. there is other reaction to the situation in raqqa. among the people responding the defence secretary, sir michael fallon. the end is near in raqqa now. this was the head of the snake, the capital of this daesh cult and it appears to have fallen. raf strikes will continue against terrorist targets until the terrorist targets until the terrorist blast out of iraq and syria. it is only by pursuing this campaign that we can reduce the threat to us here in western europe. sir michael fallon talking a short while ago. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: inflation has risen to 3% due to higher transport and food costs,

and the bank of england says it's likely to go higher still. us—backed militia in syria say they've taken control of raqqa, after months of fighting with islamic state militants. hours after being released from a secure hospital, jeffrey barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. iam here i am here at london's historic guildhall where some of the biggest names in the book world will be gathering to find out who has won one of the most important literary prizes, the man booker prize. i'll be talking to the judges in half an hour. and coming up in the sport. the second sacking of the premier league season with news of craig shakespeare's departure from leicester city. despite leading the club to safety last season and the quarter finals of the champions league following the departure of claudio raneiri, one win in eight league matches in this season has prompted his sacking. northern ireland will face switzerland in the world cup

play—offs next month. the first leg will be at windsor park. the swiss only lost one match in qualifying and were one of the seeded teams in today's draw. it's the return of the champions league. tottenham are in spain facing trhe champions real madrid at the bernebeu. liverpool and manchester city are also in action. a man has been found guilty of murdering a kurdish refugee, just hours after he'd been released from a secure hospital. jeffrey barry, who lived in the same supported housing as kamil ahmad, stabbed him more than 25 times, in what was described as a ‘sustained and savage‘ attack. our correspondentjon kay reports from bristol. 1am, and jeffrey barry heads from his flat to kamil ahmad‘s bedsit. in his waistband, a large kitchen knife. he knocks on kamil‘s door,

and inside, stabs the kurdish refugee more than 25 times, before mutilating his body. that‘s like a black cloud in my life, you know... kamil‘s brother believes the attack could and should have been prevented, in a country they came to for protection. he came here to be safe. to just lead a normal life. but why, how come he got this? why did this happen, and how did it happen? jeffrey barry had a long history of severe psychiatric problems, including episodes of paranoid schizophrenia. this is the supported living accommodation in bristol where the two men were living, and six weeks before the attack jeffrey barry told the staff here that he wanted to kill someone, that he wanted to be notorious, and he said kamilahmad was top of his list. he‘d left notes, saying he was planning to kill kamil, along with everybody else on the street. in the weeks before the attack

barry was sectioned, but he was released from this hospital by a mental health tribunal, against the advice of a psychiatrist. he returned to the house, and within hours had killed the refugee. he called 999, and said he‘d warned mental health professionals. that was his defence in court, flanked by staff from broadmoor high security hospital. but today barry has been convicted unanimously of murder. kamil‘s family believe

the 48—year—old would still be alive if he had been warned in advance that barry was returning that night, and if staff in the house had been given time to come up with a plan. i am very angry... his brother told me all the agencies involved must reflect on this case. i hope they learn, you know, what has happened to my brother, so it doesn‘t happen to anybody else again, because only i know how i feel, you know? only we know how i feel, to have lost a loving brother, you know. and they could have done something about it beforehand. a review will be published next year. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. tens of thousands of people are experiencing long waits, sometimes years, for non—emergency surgery in northern ireland — that‘s far higher than in other parts of the uk. figures seen by the bbc show how some patients are waiting three years just to see a consultant. at one health trust the minimum

wait is 155 weeks — almost three years — if you have spinal problems. at the same trust, it could take up to 127 weeks — two and a half years — to see a specialist about a shoulder or wrist. health chiefs admit urgent reform is needed to get more patients treated in the community. our health editor hugh pym reports from belfast. # this house don‘t feel like home any more. megan loves dancing. it's just her life at the minute. she just her life at the minute. she just wants to dance. but at the minute she needs to get surgery to help her. this is megan‘s spine, what is known

as severe curvature. she is in pain and has breathing problems and she needs an operation quickly. two metal rod is go down her spine. her mother karen was told she‘d have to wait a year mother karen was told she‘d have to waita yearor mother karen was told she‘d have to wait a year or more. you could see that the consultant was gutted and you could see that it was hurting him by saying it but it is out of his control. the nhs is broken. we‘re just standing still. the waiting lists are increasing month on month, year on year and our families are on those waiting lists. i feel very strongly about the nhs. one gp told me she sometimes has to deliver a bleak message to her patients. you're going to have to wait and it may be several months, it may be in 52 weeks, 80 weeks or beyond. it's fully difficult to then turn that conversation to" you may

have to use your life savings to actually improve your quality of life. " actually improve your quality of life." the longer-term solution has to be in the transformation of how we deliver services. some people waiting three years to see a consultant, surely not acceptable? waiting three years to see a consultant, surely not acceptable ?|j ee, consultant, surely not acceptable ?|j agree, it is absolutely unacceptable and that's why it is it illustrates the need for reform. 35,000 more surgical procedures required than the health service has capacity for. without additional funding to see those patients or help them treated in different ways it is regrettably inevitable that waiting times will increase. a&e often has too soaked up increase. a&e often has too soaked up the pressure when people who have endured long waits for nonemergency treatment see their conditions worsen. that adds to the strain. hospitals like the royal victoria say they have streamlined the process to get more patients through. historic health problems in

certain parts of northern ireland have been blamed by some for the current challenges but there is a sense there has been a failure to modernise and reform and explain to people why in the face of rising asian imams, the nhs must change its way of doing things —— rising patient demands. but our politics doing the nhs no favours? we have had a vacuum, the system refers to keeping the show on the road and any ideas about transformation or change are simply mothballed. i've paid taxes, i‘ve paid national insurance so why can‘t i get the treatment she deserves? karen and megan aren't thinking about politics, they

desperately want the operation to happen. they are now raising money to go private because the nhs can‘t deliver. the president of airbus says its agreement to take a majority stake in bombardier‘s c—series aircraft programme is a "win—win" dealfor everyone. the future of the project had been in doubt, after the us trade authorities imposed tariffs on imports of the plane, raising concerns aboutjobs in belfast, where the wings are manufactured. let‘s speak now to gavin robinson, the dup mp for east belfast, the constituency in belfast where bombardier‘s c—series wings are made. i understand you‘ve been talking to boeing, bombardier a‘s great rival and competitor. how did the meeting go? it's usefulto keep and competitor. how did the meeting go? it's useful to keep the lines of engagement open. as you reflected, this process is ongoing and while

we‘ve had significant and welcome news last night about the partnership between airbus and bombardier, we want to see a resolution to the boeing trade dispute and on that basis, i hope they‘ll be encouraged to withdraw. image case, explain to the viewers how you think the airbus part of this is going to help the solution —— in which case. this is going to help the solution -- in which case. it is very significant for bombardier and the workplace in —— workforce in belfast. boeing decided to pick on a small, smaller player in the aviation space. they realised that the bullying will come to nothing because bombardier have behind them and make equally large partner in airbus, a strategic relationship that will not only see the ultimate success of the c—series but protect jobs for bombardier as well. how important is this that airbus is an

enormous operator seated in the european union? i think it's significant because they are operating in primarily a different market from boeing‘s natural space, the united states. they are a company with which bombardier has had ongoing relationships and previous discussions aboutjoint ventures and partnerships. i see this as hugely significant for the uk aerospace sector but particularly for those who i represent in is belfast and belfast, security for their future and the scope to progress what is the most innovative aircraft in its class. so does it mean, to boil it down, that airbus‘s action has made you far less concerned about any action that boeing is prepared to persist with? i think the support that airbus can give allows bombardier to sustain the challenges that are being faced in the united states but ultimately we think there should be a

resolution. that‘s always been our position. the 300% tariff that is proposed by the department of commerce is proposed by the department of commerce is perverse proposed by the department of commerce is perverse and you can proposed by the department of commerce is perverse and you can see from last night‘s announcement that there is a willingness and anticipated progress to assemble the c—series and bombardier and airbus aircraft in america so we hope there will be an ultimate resolution to a very difficult time for the workforce. indeed. thank you for joining us. this is bbc news at 5 — coming up. six authors are in the running for the prestigious man booker prize tonight — we‘ll be speaking to the chair of the judging panel. and i‘ll be talking to the celebrated photographer harry benson, a man who has witnessed some of the most significant historical events of the last 60 years. in the meantime chris is here with

the weather. quite a change from the stormy weather yesterday. whipped up by those very strong winds that touched 90 miles an hour in west wales for example. but today has been a quieter day. we have seen some sunshine but overall scotland and northern ireland had a lot of cloud and showers. approaching band of rain coming into the south of england. some mist and fog patches forming on the hills. temperatures around 10 degrees for most. but close to frost in the countryside in the north of scotland overnight. tomorrow the rain quite patchy but there could be some heavy bursts at

times. further north scotland and northern ireland having the best of the drier weather. but where we have the drier weather. but where we have the sunshine that is where the cold air is. thursday turning wet and windy towards the south west later in the day. this is bbc news — the headlines. inflation has reached 3% — its highest level in more than five years — largely due to rising food and transport prices. the oecd warns that economic growth in the uk will slow next year— but suggests that reversing the brexit vote would have a positive impact. us—backed militia in syria say they‘ve taken control of raqqa — after months of fighting with islamic state militants. hours after being released from a secure hospital, jeffrey barry killed a kurdish refugee — stabbing him 25 times. we will catch up now with all the

sports news of today. craig shakespeare has been sacked as manager of leicester city. the second sacking of the season. he leaves with the club in the relegation zone. katie gornall has been following developments. katie, why now? it is perhaps not a surprise.|j think worth pointing out that when claudio ranieri had six games without a win this is when he was sacked in the same fate for craig shakespeare. it all unravelled in quite a short space of time, he was made caretaker in february, he kept leicester in the premier league and guided them to the quarterfinals of the champions league. he signed a permanent deal in june

the champions league. he signed a permanent deal injune and nowjust three months later he has been sacked. but he has had an unforgiving start to the premier league this season. games against arsenal, manchester united, chelsea and liverpool. also danny drinkwater his star midfielder departing to chelsea. but leicester have been on a poor run. they had a draw with west brom last night, and blues of the final whistle from the leicester fans. that it seems is what prompted them to make a change. who could come in to replace him now? difficult to say at the moment because it is all unclear. potentially craig shakespeare, his assistant michael atherton could ta ke assistant michael atherton could take temporary charge. as for who could come in to replace him, sam alla rdyce could come in to replace him, sam allardyce is the current favourite was the bookmakers. a recent bbc interview, he ruled himself out of the scotland job but not a return to

clu b the scotland job but not a return to club management or the premier league. they must of course for having never been relegated, he‘s beenin having never been relegated, he‘s been in charge of sunderland, west brom, blackburn. some potentially good fit. the welsh manager chris coleman also quite high up in the betting. not a big coleman also quite high up in the betting. nota big name in coleman also quite high up in the betting. not a big name in club management, but the northern ireland manager michael o‘neil, his stock is high at the moment after the success he‘s had with northern ireland. potentially he might be someone who‘s —— or could be in the running. but at the moment no word from the crowds, we do not know who is going to be repairing them for the game against swansea. many thanks for that. northern ireland will face switzerland for a place at the world cup following today‘s draw for the play offs. this was the draw in zurich this afternoon. eight teams in the hat. worth pointing out though the swiss were strong in qualifying, 9 wins out of 9 until they slipped to defeat against portugal that saw them finish

second on goal difference. the first leg at windsor park before they travel to switzerland to decide their world cup fate. the republic of ireland have denmark, away in copenhagen first. it‘s croatia v greece and a huge game with sweden v italy. the two legs will be played next month — the first between 9 and 11th. second between 12th and 14th. the champions league returns tonight. manchester city face napoli at home, liverpool are in slovenia to play maribor, but tottenham arguably face the toughest test against the reigning champions, real madrid. spurs lost to them home and away in the quarter—finals 6 years ago. the real manager zinedine zidane has hailed harry kane as a complete player after his exploits this season. 15 goals for club and country last month. but even with kane on form, it could be a difficult night for spurs.

i think so especially playing madrid and the champions league, it is a lwa ys and the champions league, it is always special. it is the club of the most victory snapped in that competition. when you come here you start to feel the reality of football. very exciting. the england under 17th has reached the quarterfinals of the world cup after beating japan in the last 16 stage was plenty more on that over the sport website this afternoon. and the action to craig shakespeare, his sacking this afternoon as manager of leicester city. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website and i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. the number of hate crimes recorded by police increased by 29% in the past year — the biggest annual rise

since records began in 2011. the home office says the biggest spikes coincided with the eu referendum and terror attacks. most of the offences were racially motivated but the biggest rise was in disability hate crimes, which went up by more than 50%. our correspondent june kelly reports. westminster in march. the first of this year‘s terror attacks in the uk. five people, including pc keith palmer, died, after the killer, khalid masood, went on his murderous rampage, first with a car and then with a knife. in the days that followed there was an increase in hate crime. just one of the reasons why it‘s gone up in the last year. there were 80,393 hate crimes recorded by the police in england and wales. this was a rise of 29% on the previous 12 months, and there was an increase in all categories of hate crime.

john gillespie was a victim of hate crime, targeted because he has a learning disability. he had a necklace stolen, picked on because the thief knew he was vulnerable. it made me feel so sick, that somebody could have... that somebody could do that to someone like me. the period after the brexit vote saw a spike in race hate crimes. this family were victims. the majority of hate crime is race related. today‘s annual figures only go up to the end of march this year, so they don‘t cover the weeks following the terror attacks in manchester, and at london bridge and finsbury park mosque, but police data is showing a rise in hate crime after all of them. and these were the offences that were reported — many victims never go to the police. june kelly, bbc news.

today‘s figures show a 45% increase in reports of transgender hate crimes — while crimes relating to sexual orientation were the second most commonly recorded. louise smith is from the lgbt charity stonewall and joins me now. what is your experience of the way that this kind of crime is expanding? stonewall, our experience is aligned to the statistics that have been published today. we did research in september which said that one in five lgbt people have experienced a hate crime because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. so it is shocking that in 2017 this is still a problem and on the rise. is it something you have

personally experienced coach mark i have, and it is ironically hate crime awareness week and i was a victim with my girlfriend on sunday evening, we were walking down the road at about eight o‘clock and car slowly drew up and was abusive. and then mocking us, trying to belittle us. then mocking us, trying to belittle us. it was awful, it was horrible. i say the word lucky that we were not physically hurt but i should not have to say the word lucky. but it happens, it is happening every day. it is disgusting. when you try to talk to people about circumstances in which these things happen are you able to come across a pattern of behaviour, do you think something is happening in the last couple of yea rs happening in the last couple of years which has made us worse?|j think years which has made us worse?” think it is a complex situation. something that we have noticed is that there is trust building and the

police, people are more likely to report hate crime now. we certainly had a good experience with the police but that is something that we are working on, making sure all the front line services are trained and equipped to be able to deal with these awful crimes. and you think they do that well? i think there is a variation across the country. we see some fantastic best practice but there is poor treatment for everyone whether in public services, going to your local gym, people experience that kind of hate or treatment. so there is the extreme end of violence which is also everyday discrimination. a 45 increase in reports of transgender hate crimes, is this that people are more aware of the fact that this is an issue or that it of the fact that this is an issue or thatitis of the fact that this is an issue or that it is something that has suddenly come to their attention or do people feel in some horrible way that they have a kind of license to be expressing views which would not have been remotely acceptable

before? i think again it is quite tricky but we found in our research that four out of five lgbt people are not reporting so these could be much greater. so it is difficult to say but we know that trans people in particular face say but we know that trans people in particularface huge hate, physical violence. it is awful. so huge amount to be done to raise awareness. and as a final point, understandably we have dwelt on the aggressive element of this, do you see improvements in some areas of society? absolutely, attitudes are changing and we need to continue to change hearts and minds. but things like working with the homeless, the cps and at the moment sentencing for hate crimes towards lgbt do not carry the same rate as hate crimes around faith and race. so a huge amount of work still to be done.

hopefully next time we talk we can talk about big improvements. thank you very much. one of the bbc‘s longest—running programmes — crimewatch — is to end after more than 30 years on air. the show, which makes public appeals about unsolved crimes, was relaunched last year withjeremy vine and tina daheley as its presenters — as our correspondent adina campbell reports. for more than three decades crimewatch has been one of the bbc‘s most high—profile programmes. the crime solving show has helped uncover some of the country‘s most notorious offences, with some of the bbc‘s biggest names — including jill dando, who was murdered in 1999, becoming a crimewatch appeal. for all of us here it can be gruelling coping with crimes against victims who are strangers. it has been almost unbearable dealing withjill‘s death. at its peak 1a million of us tuned in to watch the mugshots and reconstruction films,

but with an average of 3 million this year, the falling figures are thought to be behind the show being dropped. nick ross presented the very first episode back in 1984. i think it‘s going to be very difficult to do appeals with a small daytime audience. i think there‘s a lot of good you can do, but i don‘t think the idea of solving major crimes — it‘s not feasible given the small audience you‘re going to get, a relatively small audience. some of the show‘s most shocking cases include the murder of the toddlerjames bulger in 1993. the child‘s killers were seen on this cctv footage. and the murder of schoolgirl sarah payne was also solved in 2001, after police received hundreds of calls following a crimewatch appeal. it's been an invaluable tool, for both the police and the public. for the public to give information to the police, and for the police to act

on that information. crimewatch isn‘t going completely, though. it will continue on the daytime sister edition, crimewatch roadshow. in a statement, the bbc said... and it went on... in a competitive market, the bbc may be calling time on crimewatch, but the memorable theme tune is likely to live on. meanwhile, don‘t have nightmares. adina campbell, bbc news. harry benson‘s ability to capture the most intimate of moments has made him one of the most iconic photographers of the 20th century. he‘s photographed every american president since eisenhower — and first pointed a camera at donald trump a0 years ago. he has marched with martin luther king during the civil rights movement

and was with richard nixon in the days after his resignation. harry — who was born in glasgow — is now 87 and lives in new york. he is here in the uk to celebrate his 60 year career and talk about his latest book — persons of interest. a pleasure to have you with us. we have seen some of the images. for viewers to get proper example of your work i would like to show some images and maybe you and i could talk over the. starting with eisenhower, such a powerful image full stop tell us about how this happened. it was in palm springs. he lives in handsprings. and the duke of edinburgh went to visit him. it was just a fleeting moment. of edinburgh went to visit him. it wasjust a fleeting moment. you get a sense of how these people are,

their personality but with eisenhower, such an iconic figure, did you get a sense of character? the republicans are always easier to work with than democrats as a general rule. i think they have better manners. and photographing people like ronald reagan and nixon, they always dismissed their photographer. which meant i had them to myself. interesting because you made the point about republicans, that you should —— let‘s look at jfk. how would you categorise this because that again is an image that speaks volumes about character and intensity. a rainy day in paris. jackie kennedy his wife went ahead

and he‘s standing there with general de gaulle pulled up i‘d spent the whole day chasing him and he saw me climbing up and i kept slipping down and turning back and he kept looking at me. he waited until i had got up. so the court freighted? he did indeed. he was a nice guy. forgive the basic question, do you know as soon as the basic question, do you know as soon as you‘ve taken an image that you have got it, that is the one. sometimes and sometimes not. have you ever been in a position where you ever been in a position where you thought you got it and did not? 0h, you thought you got it and did not? oh, yes, sure. but if you work hard you‘re inclined to lucky. do your job camino. -- to get lucky. let's stay with the kennedys, robert kennedy this time. a few images and

this is robert kennedy, st patrick‘s day in new york in 1968. this is st patrick‘s day, you‘re right. that is when he announced his candidacy. and this? this was at the ambassador hotel but i was not going to go, i went to the last minute because i bobby had won. but i was in the campaign andi bobby had won. but i was in the campaign and i followed bobby had won. but i was in the campaign and ifollowed him out for top ——i campaign and ifollowed him out for top —— i knew bobby had one. and just about three yards in front of me bobby went down in kind of slow motion. but then the screaming, the screaming. and people said, in one of the talks i give, did you have nightmares. i said of the talks i give, did you have nightmares. isaid i of the talks i give, did you have nightmares. i said i would have had nightmares. i said i would have had nightmares if i had not have photographed it. that is what you‘re

for. and i knew bobby and he called me harry. there was a personal element. yes and also i would see his wife at least twice a year in florida. and she knows exactly who i am. let‘s cross the party divide again and go back to the republicans. 1974 and richard nixon, such a turbulent time in us politics. tell us about this image. that was the day he was fined and saidi that was the day he was fined and said i am not president. they used to call him plastic, no emotion. but that was not true, for his wife, i wa nted that was not true, for his wife, i wanted to capture her with a tear in her eye. that is a powerful image

because that is really anguish.” liked nixon, he was easy to work with. it is very hard being over critical of people that make your job easier. you give them the benefit. obviously you will. when i had a look at these images earlier i have to say when i saw the images of president carter, they struck me immediately because of the stress and the concern and anguish. tell us about these images. well this is flying in air force one to germany. and i remember showing the pictures to ariel sharon and jimmy carter. and he said the trouble with carter watsi for both sides. —— was he saw

both sides. having to juggle a lot of conflicting things. he was a decent man. this picture was during the iran—contra affair and when i went in into the oval office he was standing at the window. and i said too often stand there. he said today iam. and too often stand there. he said today i am. and i went outside and thought idid not i am. and i went outside and thought i did not have a picture, but i did. well it is amazing, the weight of office on his shoulders. he was a decent man, a good man. his successor, a very decent man, a good man. his successor, a very different politician. much more of a showman in many ways, ronald reagan. tell us about these images, again this is such a different kind of feeling. jimmy carter never looked like that! there is an elegance about him. and

that picture saved vanity fair, they we re that picture saved vanity fair, they were going to close the magazine and tina brown, she pleaded with them for one more shot. and that picture jumped off, completely self—serving, but that is what happened. that is a lovely image. i would like to move right forward to now and the man who is president now because of course you photographed him many years ago, donald trump. what is this about, the pile of cash? that was in his casino down in atlantic city. walking around with him and he said, ican walking around with him and he said, i can walk in here and get $1 million. i said i can walk in here and get $1 million. isaid i‘d never seen $1 million. isaid i‘d never seen $1 million. so he got the pile of cash. and that is one of his

grandchildren? yes. what impression did he make a new? just the same as always, you know, just the same person that you see. not changed at all? no, or about person that you see. not changed at all? no, orabout himself. person that you see. not changed at all? no, or about himself. in policy terms you think that he has struck the right note, what has he done that has offended you? everything. how he treats women, how he treats people. if you have the chance to photographing today in the white house, would you do it?” photographing today in the white house, would you do it? i would, but ido house, would you do it? i would, but i do not care, you know. america does not deserve this. of all the good things america has done. difficult question to end, who is the best president to photograph?m probably was nixon. but ronald

reagan was a lot of fun. and so was clinton. that is another one you have done, clinton. i think people would not have expected nixon as an answer. you can would not have expected nixon as an answer. you can never would not have expected nixon as an answer. you can never tell. you can never tell, if their kind to you and open up, he let me injust days after he was put out of office and basically that was done for historic reasons. well the book is persons of interest and we wish you well with it. a real pleasure to talk to you. thank you very much. the great harry benson talking about his astonishingly distinguished range of work. the year‘s biggest literary prize, the man booker award, will be revealed this evening. six shortlisted authors are vying for the prestigious prize. welcome to the historic guildhall in

london where injust welcome to the historic guildhall in london where in just a few hours we will find out who has won one of the most important literary prizes and well. it promises to be quite a night, we have royal guest, a royal highness the duchess of cornwall who will be presenting the trophy to the winner. 500 guests here in the room and amongst them the six writers short listed for the price. for one this will be a career defining moment. let‘s take a look at the short list. six of the best books of the year are competing for the man booker prize for fiction. 4 3 21 is a very big book, by one of america‘s big beasts, paul auster. it follows the four different paths a man‘s life might take. ali smith‘s autumn is the first instalment of a seasonal quartet. it centres on two friends in the wake of the vote to leave the european union and explores the themes and issues raised by the decision. exit west by mohsin hamid is a book about migration

and the refugee crisis. it tells the tale of a young couple who move to different locations around the globe through mysterious black doors. there are three writers with their first novels. george saunders is best known for short stories. lincoln in the bardo is about the death of abra ham lincoln‘s 11—year—old son and the president‘s grief. it is set in a graveyard, over a single night. fiona mozley works in a book shop in york. her novel elmet is a family drama which explores the loss of rural community in northern england. and the history of wolves by emily fridlund is set in northern minnesota. it is a coming of age story about a teenage girl living in the remains of an old commune. those are the books, and what about

the people who have to pick the winner. i‘m joined by the independent crossbench peer baroness young, who is chair of thejudges this year. welcome to you. what were you looking for when you came to pick the winner? we look for a variety of things, we want something well written obviously that has value to the reader, feels like it isa value to the reader, feels like it is a gift to the reader. we like things that are provocative and stimulating, that make you feel it is worthwhile investing your time in engaging with this particular text. i think all of the writers on the short list fulfilled that ambition. how difficult has it been? very difficult, we started thinking about it and discussing it at ten o‘clock this morning and we did not finish until almost three o‘clock this afternoon. so it was a marathon. i was at a unanimous decision? i like to work in a very consensual

way, we wanted to make sure everyone knew what it was we were picking the final winner and we got the position where everyone agreed that this is the one. do think we are seeing the creeping americanisation of the prize? in terms of what happened last year, we‘re not responsible for that, we had an american winner. we are only responsible for what happens with the prize this year. i not think, i cannot really answer that. you‘re going to tell me who is the winner? no! we will be telling you who has one, baroness young, thank you for that. we will let you know in a special programme on the bbc news channel at 9:30pm. thank you very much. the rest of news coming up injust a few minutes. i will be back at ten o‘clock. the rising cost of food

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