hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. new evidence that the nhs is failing to meet key targets across the uk. major research by the bbc charts a decline in performance over the last four years, with many areas failing to meet targets on a & e, cancer and operations. this is the scene in nottingham hospital this morning. through out the programme we're asking what the bbc‘s findings tell us about life for patients and staff there, and up and down the country. good morning, it's wednesday the 18th of october. also this morning, the universal credit benefit comes under scrutiny in the house of commons amid indications that ministers may be rethinking the time it takes for people to receive payments. the weinstein scandal claims another senior figure as the head

of amazon studios, roy price, resigns over allegations of sexual harassment. we'll find out later how much wages are going up, but with prices now rising at their fastest rate in five years it means we're all likely to feel a bit worse off. in sport, the biggest away win for an english club in champions league history. 7—0 for liverpool. manchester city win too, while spurs draw with reigning champions real madrid. andy carroll has the weather. good morning. rain today across south—eastern england. for the rest of us, quite a bit of cloud around, but equally there will be sunny spells as well. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk according to a major analysis of data by the bbc. the research looked at how often

health organisations achieved targets for cancer treatment, accident and emergency, and planned operations. it found that nationally england, wales and northern ireland have not hit any of the three targets for 18 months. that represents a decline in performance over four years. rob sissons reports. round the clock, the nhs is treating more patients. in the cold light of day, it is clear the pressure is mounting. the patients here notice it. nottingham is home to one of the uk's busiest accident and emergency departments. i get there, and they're just not quick enough. i can see it's under pressure straightaway, when i come in. there's not enough volume of people turning over very quickly to alleviate this kind of pressure. now, for the target to be met nationally, the vast majority of patients have to be seen and treated promptly. individual trust performance, of course, varies when it comes to a&e waits, cancer waits,

and routine operations. so when we look across the uk, what does the bbc‘s nhs tracker reveal? four years ago, the key targets were met across england 86% of the time. this year, it is 0%. in northern ireland, they were hitting the targets 25% of the time. again, performance has got worse. it is also 0%. wales in 2013 did not hit the target, and four years on, it is the same picture. scotland's health boards previously achieved 42%. now, the goals are being met 8% of the time, but that is the best in the uk. i think the challenge for lots of hospitals, ours included, is there has been an increase in demand. and the population has gotten older, with more health needs, so it becomes more difficult every year to achieve some of the targets. although most patients are seen within target times, growing numbers are waiting longer for treatment. every day is a really long day when

you are either waiting to see the co nsulta nt you are either waiting to see the consultant or waiting for results or waiting for a scan, it is another sleepless night, and day of worry. it is that uncertainty. it is the not knowing that is really hard to deal with. although most patients are seen within target times, growing numbers are waiting longer for treatment. to find out how your local hospital service is performing on waiting times for cancer, a&e and planned operations, go to the bbc‘s nhs tracker at www. bbc.co.uk/nhstracker. you just need to enter your postcode. we are also talking about universal credit today. labour mps are calling on tory rebels to join forces with them in parliament later today,

and help them stop the rollout of universal credit. the system of combining benefits into a single payment has proved controversial, because one in five people are forced to wait more than six weeks for their money, which labour says has pushed people into debt. let's get more on this from our political correspondent iain watson. we have spoken about this rollout and these pilot schemes on the wrist over the last few months. what is likely to happen today? what labour wa nted likely to happen today? what labour wanted to do today is effectively this. firstly, they want the government to think again about the further roll—out of universal credit, but they also want to give theresa may a political headache i encouraging about 25 of her mps who have concerns about how the system is working to vote with them, against her. all vote with their consciences, as labour would did. quite a big dealfor them to consciences, as labour would did. quite a big deal for them to vote against their own government. as you are suggesting, universal credit is quite complicated, bringing together six existing benefits. the government has been rolling the system out gradually. only about one

in ten potential claimants currently receive it. labour says many of them are waiting six weeks or more to get their first payment, are waiting six weeks or more to get theirfirst payment, sending are waiting six weeks or more to get their first payment, sending them into debt. the government's answer to this has been to say that people who are really in need can apply for advance payments, so the system is working perfectly well. they want to consider continuing with the rollout. theresa may met with some of these potential rebels yesterday, so we of these potential rebels yesterday, so we could see concessions on their way. the fundamental thing is this. evenif way. the fundamental thing is this. even if labour wind this vote today, and the rollout of universal credit is stopped, that is only symbolic. it is not binding. it would not stop universal credit in its tracks. interesting. thank you. we will also be speaking to a labour mp later on. the head of amazon's media arm has resigned after allegations of sexual harassment. roy price was suspended by the company last week, after actress rose mcgowan said he'd ignored her claims that she'd been raped by the disgraced hollywood movie producer harvey weinstein.

amazon was working on a tv series with the weinstein company at the time. andrew plant reports. and is on executive roy price, head of its media division, another powerful player in the entertainment industry now fallen from grace. —— amazon executive. he was first accused of harassing a producer on one of amazon's shows. hours later, actress rose mcgowan tweeted that she had told roy price she was raped by harvey weinstein. she said she was completely ignored. like much of the american entertainment industry, amazon has close ties to weinstein, an aim which is now so toxic many projects are being cancelled. while the industry pushes for a new normal, where female actors the longer stay silent. there has obviously been a really sad side to this week, particularly tragic side,

but there has also been an inspiring side as well, seeing all the women band together, and notjust women, men banding together as well, and wa nted men banding together as well, and wanted to have something positive come out of something so horrible. legal action needs to be put in place to protect people on film sets. we need to make a community of support where people feel like they can go and find support and find help and get answers about, you know, is this normal, without being the cover of a magazine talking about it. weinstein is unequivocally denied claims of rape. he is being investigated over multiple actions. a name behind so many hollywood hits now a byword for a seedy, sordid past in an industry determined to change. the most important event in china's political calendar began in beijing last night. the communist party congress takes place once every five years, with 2,000 delegates selecting the country's leaders and mapping the future of the world's second largest economy. our china correspondent robin brant is in beijing, where president xijinping has been

speaking in the last few hours. robin, i was listening to some of this earlier on. it has been a lengthy address. what were some of the key points made? did you listen to all three and half hours? i would certainly say it has been interesting and important. interesting because we get the spectacle of china's communist party, the most senior members, meeting here in the great hall of the people, at the edge of tiananmen square. they have come to anoint xi jinping once again as their leader, the general secretary of the communist party. he has had five yea rs communist party. he has had five years in power and there is no doubt he will get five years more. it is also important because what we have heard from him, during the three and a half hours of his speech, is a pointerfor a half hours of his speech, is a pointer for the future a half hours of his speech, is a pointerfor the future in a half hours of his speech, is a pointer for the future in this country. that is important to you watching, because china is the world's second—biggest economy, and

this is a country with a leader who wa nts this is a country with a leader who wants it to continue to assert its authority and influence, notjust here in asia, but across the world. thank you very much. robin branton cu na nan thank you very much. robin branton cunanan square. three and half hours is quite a lengthy address. i listened to about five minutes of those three and a half hours. well done for admitting to how much it was. the equality and human rights commission is demanding the home secretary open an independent inquiry into conditions at privately managed immigration removal centres. it comes after the bbc‘s panorama programme filmed staff apparently bullying and abusing detainees at brook house, near gatwick airport. the home office is yet to comment on the letter but said any abuse was unacceptable. the m5 and m6 motorways have dominated a study of the worst trafficjams in the last 12 months. the m5 saw the longest delay, drivers in somerset were stuck for 15 hours in august after two lorries collided. the m6 featured three times in the list compiled by the traffic analysts inrix, with london's north circular road also making the top five. and you probably know that if you

frequent those motorways. this year's man booker prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, has gone to the american author george saunders for his novel lincoln in the bardo. he's the second us author to take home the £50,000 prize. the book is based on the true story of abraham lincoln's grief following the death of his young son in 1862. the prize was presented in london last night by the duchess of cornwall. this is a happy birthday message, really. in 1907, edward vii was on the throne, lord baden powell was leading the first—ever scout camp, and a ruddy kipling was the poet laureate. it was also the amy johnson was born, 110 years ago

today. she has lived through 25 prime ministers and five monarchs. she moved from jamaica to cumbria in the early 1960s and is now one of only four super centenarians in the united kingdom. as you can see, reaching the marleston caught her by surprise. this is her daughter telling her how old she is. 110. 110? thank god. oh, ho! thank you, god. it is 110. 110 on wednesday? yes. 0h, god. it is 110. 110 on wednesday? yes. oh, thank you, god! she is brilliant. you do start to forget your age, honestly. people start to getting it at 56. when you get to 110 you would think, i'm over 100, that will do. happy birth day to her. that is today. so, last night, tuesday night,

champions league. that is how we keep track of the days in sport. what a night it was of champions league football. did you watch any? two. how? double screens. i had to pick the spurs game, because my husband is a tottenham fan. it was probably the one to pick. 7— 04 liverpool against marrabel. a slovenian side, maybe not one of the big giants of european football. manchester city, a great win for them as well. but the results of the night was spurs, they drew with reigning champions real madrid. cristiano ronaldo, from the penalty spot, ended the tie—breaker. three more teams in champions league action from the uk. theyjust united ta ke action from the uk. theyjust united take on benfica in portugal while chelsea face roma at stamford bridge. former premier league champions leicester city are beginning

the search for a new manager after they sacked craig shakespeare. he's only been in the job four months but pays the price for a poor start to the season. northern ireland will face switzerland in the play—offs for next summer's world cup. the first leg will take place at windsor park on thursday november the ninth, before they travel to switzerland three days later. the republic of ireland face denmark, away in copenhagen first. chris froome says he faces a "massive challenge" to win a fifth tour de france title, after the route for next year's race was announced. the race starts injuly and will take place almost entirely in france. there will be no long, flat individual time trial, where froome normally excels. having said that, he is not bad at declines, either. yes, he has the form. he should be fine. it is a massive challenge to win, or even just to compete. five would be incredible, wouldn't it?|j just to compete. five would be incredible, wouldn't it? i remember, your member miguel, the famous spanish cyclist. he had a resting heart rate of 23 beats per minute.

seriously? yes, massive lungs. liz mccolgan's in the low 205 as liz mccolgan'5 in the low 205 as well. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. lovely picture. good morning. you look like a fairy at the bottom of the garden. maybe a fairy elephant. good morning. this morning we have rain around and a fair bit of cloud, mist and fog patches, and frost. we haveit mist and fog patches, and frost. we have it all going on today. you can see the remnants of ex—hurricane bertha —— ophelia not really affecting us any more. to the west it isa affecting us any more. to the west it is a dry picture. some of the cloud could produce drizzle across england. relatively mild. quite a bit of cloud across much of wales. in the north we have some bright skies. we have patchy fog and mist

in northern ireland, that will take until mid—morning before we see that clear. then across northern scotland, it has been cold enough for some frost. southern scotland, patchy rain. northern england, bright skies. then we run into all the cloud producing some rain. most of this is fairly light or drizzly. there will still be the odd moderate 01’ there will still be the odd moderate or possibly heavy burst among it, but it will be the exception rather than the rule. today you can see the direction it is heading, towards the north sea. you will notice the cloud drifting northwards with some drizzle in that as well. some brighter spells with the odd shower knocking around and temperatures roughly where they should be at this time of october between 11— 16. as we move into the overnight period, quite quickly we will see mist and fog develop, particularly across england and wales. this might lead

to some travel disruption. it is worth keeping an eye on if you are travelling early tomorrow morning. we have rain rejuvenating as it pushes across scotland and sports elsewhere. the wind will pick up across the south—west especially. you can see tomorrow we have another weather front coming in you can see tomorrow we have another weatherfront coming in introducing more rain. you could have some gales with exposure along the south—western approaches of england and wales. tomorrow is quite a messy day. a fair bit of cloud and rain at times. temperatures range from 12 in the north to 18 into the south. friday is a cleaning update. there will be a lot of dry weather around and some sunshine with some showers spotted here and there. at the end of the day you will notice the wind strength and to the west, which heralds the arrival of the next band of rain, which is likely to be lively as it ross is the shores.

look at the isobars moving across. we could see severe gales for example across the south coast of wales and southern areas. something else we are concerned about is some high tides and so there might be some overtopping, areas from dorset to sussex, and you can see there is going to be some rain. so, track that, we will keep an eye on that, and the strength of wind and high tides as well. thank you very much. we shall see you little bit later. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk according to a major analysis of data by the bbc. universal credit will be debated in parliament later today, amid calls for the rollout to be suspended. let's have a look at what the papers are saying, starting with the daily

express, pill to beat diabetes. and reese witherspoon on the front of the paper. "i was abused when i was 16". the latest in an incredibly long line of women who have talked about what they suffered in the film industry in particular. lots of papers industry in particular. lots of pa pers follow industry in particular. lots of papers follow this story about the mi5 papers follow this story about the m15 boss talking — ridge facing its most severe terror threat ever with fresh attacks inevitable according to the head of britain's normally secretive service. he is called andrew parker. and the syrian democratic forces commander celebrating the victory in raqqa and they say they have reclaimed the city from islamic state. and that is a story about the m15 on the front of the mail. the front of the times, traffic jam cost rises of the mail. the front of the times, trafficjam cost rises to £9 billion a year, talking about the m5 and m6.

and this man was run over twice outside his home in manchester. she was talking in court yesterday that the former royal navy officer talking about the incident, and a thief who broke into their home, trying to stop him taking their car. and one hour in the bath each morning — how one mp begins work. tim lautand... morning — how one mp begins work. tim laut and... may be in the evening but in the morning —— loughton. we are talking about 60 things that have changed life in the last 60 years. i am wearing them now, for me contact lenses have been a revolution. hard to look beyond the dishwasher. i couldn't see it if ididn't the dishwasher. i couldn't see it if i didn't have my lenses. the fun of the daily telegraph talking about the daily telegraph talking about the eu and a threat to city risk,

and following the harvey weinstein revelations, a campaign on social media, with "me too", and one of our collea g u es media, with "me too", and one of our colleagues rajini talking about her experiences. the business papers dominated by the news on inflation. that is on the fun of the business 5ection that is on the fun of the business section of the telegraph, headache for carney a5 inflation hit5 section of the telegraph, headache for carney a5 inflation hits a five—year high. this measure of how quickly price5 five—year high. this measure of how quickly prices go up in the shops. the fastest rate in five years with inflationjumping the fastest rate in five years with inflation jumping up to 3%. what doe5 inflation jumping up to 3%. what does it mean for us? intere5t inflation jumping up to 3%. what does it mean for us? interest rates will go up more quickly than we thought. the first interest—rate ri5e thought. the first interest—rate rise in more than a decade could happen in novembera5 rise in more than a decade could happen in november as foreca5ted given price5 happen in november as foreca5ted given prices are now ri5ing so quickly. it may mean loan5 given prices are now ri5ing so quickly. it may mean loans and mortgage5 cost a little more. maybe it is welcome relief for 5aver5. thi5 it is welcome relief for 5aver5. this is a story out of the times.

piccadilly circus billboard i5 closed for renovations and it opens at the end of the month. this is really interesting. yes. they have fitted it with cameras. they can see who is at piccadilly circus and change it accordingly. think how many people go through piccadilly circu5 everyday. how does it figure that out? it's as coca—cola could decide there is a group of spanish touri5t5 decide there is a group of spanish tourists in the square, so it may change the advert to say when a how does it work out who is in the square? it how does it work out who is in the 5quare ? it says how does it work out who is in the square? it says it will look at the cars coming through. i think i will get on the case and find out. that is really spooky. just where various outfits. maybe if they look and saw that most of the women were women in the square, then they could put our

products that may appeal to women. what would they be? anyway. i understand what you are saying. contact lenses. hairspray. lots on the back of the sports papers about the back of the sports papers about the fact that leicester have sacked craig shakespeare and lots of speculation on who may replace him. on the back of the express they say sean dyche might take over and the opportunity for massive headlining since shakespeare was sacked, shakespeare 'n shove my favourite in the sun. lots of talk about sam alla rdyce the sun. lots of talk about sam allardyce and the sun. lots of talk about sam alla rdyce and kris the sun. lots of talk about sam allardyce and kris commons, wales' boss, who could step in. —— chris coleman. these are the ryder cup captains, jim furyk and thomas bjorn, from the eiffel tower yesterday with one year to go celebrations before the ryder cup

next year in france. is it a virtual ball? i think they actually hit the ball? i think they actually hit the ball from the eiffel tower. i know. and there is a crowd of people. in one hour i will tell you why masterchef can solve the pothole problem. cannot wait, thank you very much. see you later, guys. let's get more on our lead story on the failure of the nhs to meet performance goals in three key areas across the uk. none of the targets for accident and emergency care, cancer treatment and planned operations have been met in england, wales and northern ireland, while scotland has fared only slightly better. our reporter rob sissons is at a hospital in nottingham, he can tell us more. morning. good morning, louise. we are at queens medical centre, one of the busiest emergency units in the country. like everywhere else they

are seeing record numbers of patients. they still see people that don't need to be here. this is what this campaign is about. stomachache, should be at the gp. minor illness 01’ should be at the gp. minor illness or injury, should be at the walk—in centre. those campaigns, one of the problems is they encourage people who do need to be here to go elsewhere and in some ways the nhs cannot win. one thing that is clear from the bbc nhs track are launching today online is a chance for you to log on and enter your postcode and you can see how your local hospital trust has been doing. now, the picture generally across the uk in is that it is getting tougher for hospitals. the main reason is the increasing demand of patients. the increasing demand of patients. the increasing numbers. here at queens medical centre getting on for one in five patients have to wait more than the target time of four hours. ambulances keep coming. the pressure

is on. the army of staff do an amazing job under difficult circumstances but there is no doubt about it that there is a fear that as winter looms it could get even harder. thank you very much indeed. you can find out what is going on in your local hospital. you can see howedes performing. planned operations and a&e as well. here it is. i think it runs for a year as well so i think it runs for a year as well so you i think it runs for a year as well so you can see... i think it runs for a year as well so you can see... they will keep adding data as well. someone is feeding information into the system to check what is happening in your area. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: davina mccall has talked publicly about her menopause this week, but we're asking why it's still a taboo subject for so many women? we'll have your stories later. and some advice as well. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. see you in a minute. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. police have named a man who was stabbed to death after confronting a drug dealer outside parsons green tube station. omid saidy, who was 20 and from fulham, was fatally wounded — and his friend was injured — in the attack on monday night. a 16—year—old, who was also hurt, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. a second suspect ran from the scene. proposals to disband the organisation that managed grenfell tower have been delayed over fears that closing it might derail any potential prosecutions for corporate manslaughter. last month councillors voted unanimously to sever kensington & chelsea council's ties with the tenant management organisation, which manages more than nine thousand properties on behalf of the borough. charities and small businesses in the capital say they're worried about losing millions

of pounds in eu funding. the issue's being discussed at city hall later. among the organisations who are concerned is the drive forward foundation in waterloo, which works with young people who've been in care. the government has said it will set up its own fund to help such groups, but some say without more detail they can't plan for the future. at the moment, there is about £45 million worth of projects commissioned through this funding scheme to charities. and to see these contracts and will probably mean the and for some of them. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's no district line between earls court and wimbledon because of a signal failure, and also minor delays on the overground between sydenham and west croydon. here's how the a13 looks, the usual delays building into town from rainham to dagenham. and in shepherds bush, part of the a402 goldhawk road is blocked after a building fire. now for a look at the weather. good morning. it is

good morning. it is a good morning. it is a rather good morning. it is a rather grey good morning. it is a rather grey and murky start this morning and quite damp as well. it is still miles. temperatures in the most part in double figures. we have outbreaks of rain through the morning working from the south. it is mostly light and patchy. we could have one or two heavier bursts as well. it is going to be rather gloomy and grey. it will be dry this afternoon. temperatures struggling with a maximum around 16 degrees. overnight tonight it is dry for a time. we might see mist and fog develop. low cloud and outbreaks of rain to the west potentially. one or two heavy bursts mixed in as well. minimum temperature is hardly dropping. another mild night with 14 celsius in towns and cities. an improvement tomorrow with bright spells in the morning. quite a bit of cloud. rain to the west. many places avoiding them. maximum temperature a touch warmer at 17 celsius. through friday

night this deep area of low pressure sweeps night this deep area of low pressure swee ps a cross night this deep area of low pressure sweeps across the uk. that means it will turn wet and windy. overnight into saturday morning, it is turning showery after that. it will be a very breezy day. it stays unsettled right through into the early part of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: the internet and computers may be the obvious choices but what about the humble iron, velcro or paracetamol? do let us know what you think the most important one is for you. it's our main story this morning — those missed nhs targets — but what's the answer? we'll be talking to one health chief after 7:00 who's frank about why his hospital is failing to meet cancer and a&e targets. from childhood go—karting

to the pinnacle of formula one, jenson buttonjoins us to reflect on a lifetime in the fast lane. good morning. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk, according to major analysis of data by the bbc. the research looked at how often health organisations achieve targets the cancer treatment, accidents, and emergency and planned operations. nationally, england, wales and northern ireland —— northern island have not hit one of their key targets for eight months. scotland has hit only one of their targets. the findings are revealed as the bbc launches its online nhs track project, allowing people to see how their local nhs service is performing on three key waiting time targets. being seen within four hours in amd, cancer care beginning

within 62 days of diagnosis, and planned operations taking place within 18 weeks in england and scotland. moron that the programme this morning. —— more on that throughout the programme. mps are to debate the rollout of universal credit amid continuing calls for changes to the way the government's flagship welfare programme is working. today's debate will demand the rollout be halted to iron out the flaws, which could lead to people waiting six weeks for payouts. but ministers insist it is "safe to proceed" following "rigorous" testing. the head of amazon studios has resigned after being accused of ignoring allegations of sexual assault. roy price quit after reports that he harassed a producer and ignored allegations of sexual assault made by an actress against the film producer harvey weinstein. there's been no comment from mr price. the most important event in china's political calendar began in beijing

last night. the communist party c0 ng ress last night. the communist party congress takes place once every five yea rs congress takes place once every five years with 2,000 delegates selecting the country's leaders and mapping the country's leaders and mapping the future of the world's second—largest economy. translation: socialism with chinese characteristics in this new era means in contemporary times, chinese have suffered, but now have become a great power in the world. the equality and human rights commission is demanding the home secretary open an independent inquiry into conditions at privately managed immigration removal centres. it comes after the bbc‘s panorama programme filmed staff apparently bullying and abusing detainees at brook house, near gatwick airport. the home office is yet to comment on the letter but said any abuse was unacceptable. if you are watching this at home

preparing to set out on the nation's motorways, you might be interested in this. the m5 and m6 motorways have dominated a study of the worst trafficjams in the last 12 months. you probably know that if you are a regular traveller. the m5 saw the longest delay, drivers in somerset were stuck for 15 hours in august after two lorries collided. the m6 featured three times in the list compiled by the traffic analysts inrix, with london's north circular road also making the top five. this year's man booker prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, has gone to the american author george saunders for his novel lincoln in the bardo. he's the second us author to take home the £50,000 prize. the book is based on the true story of abraham lincoln's grief following the death of his young son in 1862. the prize was presented in london last night by the duchess of cornwall. yesterday we were talking about the

mysterious red sun phenomenon across the uk on monday. scientists at the university of nottingham have carried out their own study confirming, as carol told us this yesterday, that the red sun and sepia sky was caused by dust blown from the sahara desert by the re m na nts of from the sahara desert by the remnants of hurricane ophelia. there is the dust. i think that might be the same dust. somebody took it off their windscreen and put it under a microscope. that is where those pictures come from. carol said it might also have something to do with all the ash in the air from the wildfires in portugal and spain. thank you again for those lovely pictures, which we are still enjoying. i could watch them for the whole programme, to be honest. we have the world's strong as men can petition coming up, and he is going to crash, because he can, a frying

pan. —— strongest man can petition. where is that frying pan? i want to doublecheck it. he will demolish it with his bare hands. he is 30 stone. he eats 1200 calories a day when he is training. later on in the programme i will tell you what is wrecked this is like, i will find it for you. wrecked this is like, i will find it foryou. —— wrecked this is like, i will find it for you. —— what his breakfast is like. i imagine that the british teams playing last night would be celebrating with a monument is breakfast this morning. an amazing night of champions league football, record—breaking four night of champions league football, record— breaking four liverpool, night of champions league football, record—breaking four liverpool, 7—0 against maribor. no team has ever scored that many away from home before. tottenham probably had the biggest challenge. here we go. tottenham had the ominous task of going to spain to face the real madrid. but they managed to take the lead in the first half through a raphael varane own goal.

both sides are unbeaten in the tournament this year and they were level before the break thanks to a cristiano ronaldo penalty. so 1—1 it ended, with the two sides level at the top of group h. we feel good. we feel positive, you know? it was a tough game, real madrid at home, that is always difficult. we came and we played well. we had a couple of chances, they had a lot of chances, at all in all i think the draw was a fair result. manchester city made it three wins from three in their group, beating napoli 2—1 at the etihad stadium. raheem stering set them on their way afterjust nine minutes. gabrieljesus was left with a simple finish after great work from kevin de bruyne to make it 2—0. napoli scored and missed a penalty in the game, but city require just a point to go through to the knock—out stages. liverpool are top of group e on goal difference after thrashing maribor 7—0 in slovenia.

imean, mariborare i mean, mariborare not i mean, maribor are not the most quality outfit in the champions league outfit. they are not exactly real madrid. but it took them just three minutes to take the lead with roberto firmino ending his run of six games without a goal for club and country. and 19—year—old trent alexander—arnold rounded off liverpool's record away win in europe. three more british teams are involved tonight. premier league champions chelsea take on roma at stamford bridge knowing that a win would send them five points clear at the top of group c. lots of speculation about mourinho going to psg. meanwhile, manchester united are in portugal where they are up against benfica with manager jose mourinho, forced to clarify comments he made earlier in the week about his future in the job. were they playing ring ring a rosy? ifi were they playing ring ring a rosy? if i want to finish my career in two, three, four, five years, i

would say, yes, mike ambition would be to end my career at manchester united. i think i am going to be here 15 years minimum. here in football, in thejob. and i think it is impossible to stay 17 years in the same club. i think it is an impossible mission. german giants bayern munich await celtic. the two sides are tied on points in group b. leicester city are looking for a new manager after sacking craig shakespeare just four months after appointing him on a permanent basis. he took over — temporarily — from claudio ranieri in february. ranieri was of course sacked despite leading the foxes to the title in the previous season. leicester are currently in the relegation zone and without a win in six league matches. in the draw for the world cup play—offs, northern ireland

will face switzerland for a place at the tournament in russia. the first leg will take place at windsor park before they travel to switzerland to decide whether they can qualify for their first world cup since 1986. england's under—17s are already at their world cup, and they reached the quarter—finals in india yesterday after beating japan 5—3 on penalties. it was 0—0 after 90 minutes. england will play the usa in the last eight. football association bosses are set to face a parliamentary inquiry over the investigations into former england women's manager. mark sampson's alleged racism and bullying of the chelsea ladies striker eni aluko. sampson denies the allegations and was cleared by two inquiries. at today's hearing, the fa is expected to reveal the findings of a reopened investigation into the claims. and i am sure we will be reporting on that more tomorrow once we know what is going on. thank you.

despite being a simple fact of life, the menopause still appears to be a taboo subject, with many women saying they wouldn't feel comfortable taking a day off to deal with the symptoms. in recent weeks famous faces including davina mccall, lorraine kelly and zoe ball have spoken out about their experiences to try to break the stigma. we'll discuss this more in a minute but first we asked women across the uk for their thoughts. it doesn't really come as any surprise to me that people find it ha rd to surprise to me that people find it hard to talk about menopause. for myself, i would say it has probably taken me about eight years.|j myself, i would say it has probably taken me about eight years. i had no idea what to expect and it hit me like a steam train. i certainly wasn't expecting the extreme mood swings, anxiety, panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. an swings, anxiety, panic attacks and suicidalthoughts. an immense swings, anxiety, panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. an immense amount of memory loss, brain fog. it wasn't as though i was forgetting names and places. i think it is important to discuss menopause. women are frightened of it, they find it embarrassing, but it becomes part of

your life. i think today is a really great day because we can start to lift that taboo of talking about menopause. why is it important to talk? because the generation above us talk? because the generation above us did talk about it, we are rich to each other and a rich to our daughters to talk more. well, we are going to do exactly that right now. let's talk now to jane wilkinson, from the british menopausal society medical advisory council, and charlotte macleod, who is currently going through the menopause. good morning, and thank you for joining us. charlotte, this is so much about personal experiences and everybody is different. how is it for you? quite extraordinary. i am an incredibly positive person and suddenly i felt despairing and isolated and i felt completely... there was no point to my existence. and i wasjust there was no point to my existence. and i was just devastated. there was no point to my existence. and i wasjust devastated. how quickly did that come about? well,

i'm sure you know more about this, but i had flashes of it. flashes of odd weeping moments, or shouting at the kids for no reason. it sort of to you by surprise. jane, i suppose the question is, how does one know that has not the normal part of life? how do you know that your moods are being affected by something going on biologically?” think that is an interesting question, because obviously does not arrive with a red flag saying, hello, i'm menopause. at the beginning it is very subtle. it is almost a journey. and at the beginning it may be the odd thing, it might be a palpitation, which is clearly not something you might associate with menopause. it might be aching joints. but for the large majority of women, at some stage, they will experience flushes and sweats, which most of us might recognise mores being menopause, but there are those more subtle signs which can be the first presentation, particularly like charlotte was

alluding too, psychological symptoms. these can be misinterpreted, of course, as depression or anxiety. and sometimes, and this is a common scenario really, women are being offered antidepressants or antianxiety treatments. and we would obviously encourage a full and individualised assessments, taking all of the symptoms into account, and obviously, if it is due to menopause, than treatments for menopause, than treatments for menopause are more appropriate. would a blood test make a difference? well, a blood test we do perform sometimes, but for the large majority of women blood tests aren't helpful. your hormone levels are fluctuating on such a frequent level that you can be experiencing lots of symptoms and a blood test could be normal. we do use it sometimes, about one in 100 women who are under the age of 40 can go through the menopause, and we might use it than

in those circumstances to help guide diagnosis. but for the large majority of women, no, blood tests are not helpful. bye for now. there are treatments out there. what made a difference for you? there is not enough information about the treatment. it is hard to navigate where to go. my symptoms got so bad that i took hrt and it was extraordinary. the doctor said, i can't make it 21. i said, stick with 23. that is good for me. now i am a 53—year—old and insight here is a 23—year—old body. i feel fantastic, absolutely brilliant. and are there lots of myths about hrt because women don't often go near it because of what they fear it might do? that is fairly common that women have tried lots of other things before they present with healthcare

practitioners. they might have tried exercise changes, nutrition changes, dietary changes, even herbal remedies as well. all of those things, you know, when i see women going through menopause i would discuss all aspects of life. and the british menopause survey, that has re ce ntly british menopause survey, that has recently been announced has been published and has shown menopause affects all aspects of life. we should talk about all of that. in terms of treatment with hrt, hrt is the most appropriate and effective treatment and it is safe. and your gp can give you individual advice.” amagp gp can give you individual advice.” am a gp and gp can give you individual advice.” ama gp anda gp can give you individual advice.” am a gp and a specialist as well. i work in general practice. is it world menopause day today? work in general practice. is it world menopause day today7m work in general practice. is it world menopause day today? it is. congratulations. if you have any questions, send them through. and

tell us about your experiences when you realise something you were going through was... maybe you thought you we re through was... maybe you thought you were feeling blue and then he realised it was something biological. it hasjust gone 6:45am and a lovely or —— autumnal scene. this is what is left of ex hurricane ophelia. out to the west, although there is cloud this morning, for most it is a dry start and not very cold. 12 celsius in ba rnsta ple and not very cold. 12 celsius in barnstaple at 8am. and there is some drizzle from the cloud in wales. we have some patchy mist and fog in northern ireland this morning. take ca re if northern ireland this morning. take care if you are travelling. it will be with us until around mid—morning.

across southern scotland, a lot of cloud, seen into the highlands with some spots of rain. but where we have clear skies in the north it has been cold enough for a touch of frost. you will start with some sunshine. sunshine for parts of northern england to start the day. and then into the south—eastern quarter we have the rain. it is patchy rain. most of it is light. for the next couple of hours you could see the odd heavy burst. that rain is drifting north eastwards. and behind it or leave a legacy of cloud, the odd spot of rain and drizzle. we will see holes develop in the cloud, sunshine coming through. for most today it will be bright with a couple of showers rather than sunny. temperatures 11— 16. later, cloud will seek and in ireland, heralding the arrival of a weather front which will bring rain, some of which will be heavy over the hills of northern ireland and the wind will also strengthen. quite quickly we will see mist and fog

patches developing across england and wales. in the morning a lot of it will tend to be helpful. meanwhile we have rain across scotland, some across eastern england, the wind is strengthening, gales are possible with exposure to the south—west and then here comes the south—west and then here comes the rain for tomorrow. it is windy around the band of rain. not as windy on monday or tuesday and the rain is slowly moving east. temperatures tomorrow, 12— 15. there are spots of rain here and there. by the time we get to friday, it is a clear update with a ridge of high pressure and things will settle quite nicely. yes, one or two showers. for most of us we won't see them. some will see some sunshine. temperatures 12— 16. you can see what is coming in. wind will strengthen across the south—west as a potent area of low pressure comes in overnight friday into saturday. here it comes across the whole of

the uk. the strong winds with the tight squeeze will be southern counties with severe gales with exposure gusting at 60 mph and as well as that we are looking at perhaps high tides which means that there around dorset to sussex and as well as that we also have the rain. around dorset to sussex and as well as that we also have the rainm does look seasonal. thank you. you are struggling with a bit of a cold. it is that time of year. i feel much better than i sound. that is good news. we'll find out later how much wages went up in august. ben is looking at why they haven't been keeping up with price rises. it isa it is a big issue at the moment. yes, i always bring bad news. we might feel temporarily worse off. let me explain. good morning. yes, it's an important couple of days for finding out what's happening to prices and wages.

and as ever it's a bit of good news, and some bad. maike curry is with me from fidelity international — to explain what it all means. let's talk about inflation figure we got yesterday, 3%, the highest in five years. why are prices going up 3%? we know that the pound fell in the wake of the brexit vote and that has pushed up the import cost. living expenses are getting more expensive. if you are doing the weekly shop and you have just had brea kfast, weekly shop and you have just had breakfast, everything from milk, cheese, even a cup of tea more expensive. it is more than the bank of england would like. they set a target of 2%. from their point of view, what does this mean? target of 2%. from their point of view, what does this mean7m target of 2%. from their point of view, what does this mean? it is much higher, the target is 2%, and a squeeze on uk households increases. the bank of england has a difficult balancing act. the uk recovery is still fragile. the uk economy is

dependent on consumers. at a consumer that is feeling the strain of rising prices and weak wages is not going to spend money. we are going to tighten the purse strings and that is what the bank of england is worried about. bad news as far as price rises is concerned. this is all to do with a triple lock for pensioners. they will see the pensions going up because of a high figure. that is right. september inflation numbers are important. we will have the number in october. that figure was out yesterday. under the triple lock guarantee state pensions will go up. because inflation is the highest of the three, next year in april the pension will increase, public sector pensions increase and the benefit pensions increase and the benefit pension schemes will increase in line with the retail price index, which is only another measure of inflation that has also gone up. we set good and bad. let's talk about

the bad. the wages. we have those wages figures later. they tend to come together. wages currently going up come together. wages currently going upjust over 2%. come together. wages currently going up just over 2%. that really shows the issue. the fact it is not keeping up with inflation. inflation, prices rising 3%. that is the gatt we have to worry about. and that gap is broadening. while the inflation numbers is good for those retirees or those on a pension. for workers the squeeze is tightening and it means that real incomes when we go out and buy goods and services, we will only be able to buy less. as months rolled by we are getting progressively poorer. why are wages low, given unemployment is ata are wages low, given unemployment is at a record low? that is what has economists scratching their heads because if it is at a record low it should be good for workers and it should be good for workers and it should give us bargaining power. but

thatis should give us bargaining power. but that is not happening. it could be because the labour market is not working as well as it should with a lot of underemployment and people who would look for work but because there are not enough jobs out there they are not doing that. also self employment. remember, since the financial crisis, people are working for themselves, people working in the gig economy and they are working flat out although they are struggling to make ends meet. let's look at this on the graph, it is telling. this is the point where wages and prices, on the same graph, and the sweet spot on the end is where the rise in prices and inflation exceed the wage increase. the bank of england said it could be temporary although there could be questions when it comes to interest rates. that is right. the question is whether we see inflation come down once per week pound falls out of the year on year calculation. this is something the bank of england will keep a close eye on. if inflation gets too high they have to

push up interest rates and that means mortgages get more expensive. and with a fragile recovery with a lot of borrowing they don't want to risk the recovery. really good to see you. thank you for explaining that. there is a lot to get through. some more clarity. more from me on all of that after 7am and i will see you then. thank you. life has changed beyond all recognition over the last 60 years, with new technology and inventions developing at a breakneck pace. but what are the most important innovations of the past six decades? what is it for you? cochlear implant ora what is it for you? cochlear implant or a hearing what is it for you? cochlear implant ora hearing aid. what is it for you? cochlear implant or a hearing aid. i would say the dishwasher. that was the question posed by the consumer magazine "which?" as it compiled a list to mark its 60th anniversary. velcro, pre—packed sandwiches and the modern smartphone all made the cut, along with a few other products you probably can't live without. .. you're doing an online vote.

remarkable soundtrack. so far the smartphone is winning by quite some distance. it is contact lenses for me. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. headlines at 7am. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. police have named a man who was stabbed to death after confronting a drug dealer outside parsons green tube station. omid saidy, who was 20 and from fulham, was fatally wounded — and his friend was injured — in the attack on monday night. a 16—year—old, who was also hurt, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. a second suspect ran from the scene. proposals to disband the organisation that managed grenfell tower have been delayed over fears that closing it might derail any potential prosecutions for corporate manslaughter. last month councillors voted unanimously to sever kensington & chelsea council's ties with the tenant management organisation, which manages more than nine thousand properties on behalf of the borough. charities and small businesses

in the capital say they're worried about losing millions of pounds in eu funding. the issue's being discussed at city hall later. among the organisations who are concerned is the drive forward foundation in waterloo, which works with young people who've been in care. the government has said it will set up its own fund to help such groups, but some say without more detail they can't plan for the future. at the moment, there is about £45 million worth of projects commissioned through this funding stream to charities. and to see these contracts end will probably mean the end for some of them. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the district line is running with delays between earls court and wimbledon because of a signal failure,

and also minor delays on the overground, between sydenham and west croydon. here's how the a13 looks, the usual delays building into town from rainham to dagenham. and in shepherds bush, part of the a402 goldhawk road is blocked after a building fire. now for a look at the weather. good morning. it is a rather grey, murky start this morning, quite damp as well. it is still mild. temperatures in the most part in double figures. we have outbreaks of rain through the morning working up from the south. it is mostly light and patchy. but we could have one or two heavier bursts mixed in there as well. it is going to be a rather gloomy and grey day. it will be dry this afternoon. temperatures struggling with a maximum around 16 celsius. overnight tonight it is dry for a time. we might see mist and fog developing. low cloud and outbreaks of rain to the west potentially. one or two heavier bursts mixed in there as well. minimum temperature is barely dropping. another mild night with 14 celsius the minimum in towns and cities. an improvement tomorrow with bright spells in the morning. quite a bit of cloud.

outbreaks of rain to the west. many places avoiding them. maximum temperature a touch warmer at 17 celsius. through friday night this deep area of low pressure sweeps across the uk, meaning it will turn wet and windy for us. overnight into saturday morning, it is turning showery after that. it is going to be a very breezy day. it stays unsettled right through into the early part of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. new evidence that the nhs is failing to meet key targets across the uk. major research by the bbc charts a decline in performance over the last four years, with many areas failing to meet targets on a&e, cancer and operations. ministers say they are working hard

to help hospitals like this one in nottingham deal with rising pressure. we will be finding out what the bbc‘s new online health tracker, the nhs tracker, means for patients right across the uk. good morning. it's wednesday, october 18. also today, the controversial universal credit comes under scrutiny in the house of commons, amid indications that ministers may be re—thinking the time it takes for people to receive payments. the weinstein scandal claims another senior figure as the head of amazon studios, roy price, resigns over allegations of sexual harassment. it's goodbye thomson, hello tui. after 50 years that travel brand disappears from our high streets. the boss of tui will be here to tell me why.

in sport, the biggest away win for an english club in champions league history. 7—0 for liverpool. manchester city win too, while spurs draw with reigning champions real madrid. and is carol has the weather. for some of us this morning, patchy mist and fog, and also some frost. that will give way to a bright day with sunny spells, but there is also rein in the forecast. i will tell you where in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk according to a major analysis of data by the bbc. the research looked at how often health organisations achieved targets for cancer treatment, accident and emergency, and planned operations. it found that nationally england, wales and northern ireland have not hit any of the three targets for 18 months. that represents a decline in performance over four years. rob sissons reports. round the clock, the nhs

is treating more patients. in the cold light of day, it is clear the pressure is mounting. the patients here notice it. nottingham is home to one of the uk's busiest accident and emergency departments. i get there, and they're just not quick enough. i can see it's under pressure straightaway, when i come in. there's not enough volume of people turning over very quickly to alleviate this kind of pressure. now, for the target to be met nationally, the vast majority of patients have to be seen and treated promptly. individual trust performance, of course, varies when it comes to a&e waits, cancer waits, and routine operations. so when we look across the uk, what does the bbc‘s nhs tracker reveal? four years ago, the key targets were met across england 86% of the time. this year, it is 0%. in northern ireland, they were hitting the targets 25% of the time.

again, performance has got worse. it is also 0%. wales in 2013 did not hit the target, and four years on, it is the same picture. scotland's health boards previously achieved 42%. now, the goals are being met 8% of the time, but that is the best in the uk. i think the challenge for lots of hospitals, ours included, is there has been an increase in demand. and the population has gotten older, with more health needs, so it becomes more difficult every year to achieve some of the targets. we doa we do a hard stand every three months. cancer services are also under pressure. nicky was a young mum when she had oesophageal cancer. she had timely treatment, but is concerned others faced delays. every day is a really long day when you are either waiting to see the consultant or waiting for results or waiting for a scan, it is another sleepless night, and day of worry. it's that uncertainty.

it's the not knowing that is really hard to deal with. although most patients are seen within target times, growing numbers are waiting longer for treatment. and we can speak to rob now, he's outside a hospital in nottingham for us. good morning once again. what are those responsible for running hospitals and trust saying about this data this morning? well, the bbc‘s nhs tracker charts performance right across the uk. scotland, they are particularly impressed with their a are particularly impressed with theira and e are particularly impressed with their a and e performance up their, their a and e performance up their, the best in the uk. —— a&e performance. our still seeing pressures . performance. our still seeing pressures. some patients are waiting too long. in england, the department of health say there are robust plans in place the winter. they are spending more on planning for winter than ever before. they say that some of the pressures we are talking about this morning are in common with what is happening for health

systems around the world. they also stress 60% of hospital trusts in england are now rated either care quality commission as either good or outstanding. of course, these performance targets do not tell you too much about the quality of care. over in wales, they say that some people are waiting too long, but they are addressing a lot of the problems. rob, thank you. this morning will be getting more information from people who actually run hospital trusts and see how things have changed in the last or ten years. to find out how your local hospital is actually performing when it comes to waiting times for cancer, a&e and planned operations, it can go to the bbc‘s nhs tracker. all you have to do is send your postcode and it will tell you what your trust has been doing, and it will be up all year, so you can keep up—to—date with the data. labour mps are calling on tory rebels to join forces with them

in parliament later today, and help them stop the rollout of universal credit. the system of combining benefits into a single payment has proved controversial because one in five people are forced to wait more than six weeks for their money, which labour says has pushed people into debt. let's get more on this from our political correspondent iain watson. we have spoken about this over the last few months, especially these pilots. at will be happening today? good morning. what will happen today is that there will be a debate in parliament and the relevant ministers will be quizzed by a cross— party ministers will be quizzed by a cross—party committee on this. what labour want to do is to things. they wa nt labour want to do is to things. they want the government to rethink the timescale for rolling out universal credit yonder the initial pilot areas, and labour also wants to inflict embarrassment on the government, trying to encourage 25 potential conservative rebels with concerns about how the system is working, labour is saying to them,

vote with your conscience. that could of course inflict a defeat on the government in today's parliamentary vote. the core of the problem is this. universal credit is very complicated, bringing together six different benefits. the government has been introducing it gradually. it wants to step that up. labour and gradually. it wants to step that up. labourand said fartoo gradually. it wants to step that up. labour and said far too many people are having to wait six weeks or more to get their initial payment. that is forcing some of them into rent arrears, into debt, going to food banks. certainly the prime minister has been so concerned about potential rebels on her own side that she met three of them yesterday. we could see further concessions in the timing of this further down the line, but for the time being, the government is insisting that system works well and is insisting that those most in need can get advanced payments to help them through. what will happen today is that if labour succeeds in getting the rebels onside, it could inflict some symbolic defeat on the government, but because it is something called an opposition day debate, the result is non—binding on the government. so to be clear, it would not stop the rollout of

universal credit in its tracks. and we will be speaking to one of those labour mps later on. the head of amazon studios has resigned after being accused of ignoring allegations of sexual assault. roy price, quit after reports that he harassed a producer, and ignored allegations of sexual assault made by an actress against the film producer harvey weinstein. there's been no comment from mr price. a usjudge has ruled against the latest version of president trump's travel ban, just hours before it was due to come into force. the ban now targets travellers from iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad, north korea and some people from venezuela. the judge said the ban failed to demonstrate that citizens from the six mainly muslim countries posed a threat to the united states and blocked it on all the countries except north korea and venezuela. the justice department said it would appeal. the m5 and m6 motorways have dominated a study of the worst trafficjams in the last 12 months. the m5 saw the longest delay, drivers in somerset were stuck for 15 hours in august

after two lorries collided. the m6 featured three times in the list compiled by the traffic analysts inrix, with london's north circular road also making the top five. it is not always good to be in the top five! in 1907 edward vii was on the throne, rudyard kipling won the nobel prize for literature and lord baden—powell was leading the first ever scout camp. it was also the year that amyjohnson was born, 110 years ago today. amy has lived through 25 prime ministers and five monarchs. she moved from jamaica to cumbria in the early 1960s, and is now one of only four supercentenarians in the uk. and as you can see, reaching the milestone caught amy a little by surprise. 110. 110? thank god. 0h, ho!

thank you, god. it's 110. 110 on wednesday? yes. oh, thank you, god! and happy birthday to her as well. magnificent stuff. i want to know the secret of her longevity.” magnificent stuff. i want to know the secret of her longevity. i think shejust enjoys the secret of her longevity. i think she just enjoys herself. it is 7011 a.m.. you are watching at this. we are talking about the nhs this morning and it is almost complete failure to hit any of its targets in three key areas. those are waiting times for a&e, cancer treatment and planned operations. an analysis by the bbc found that none of those targets were met in england, wales and northern ireland. scotland only hit theirfour—hour and northern ireland. scotland only hit their four—hour treatment targets in the summer months. peter hall bourne is one of the longest serving chief executive is in the nhs. he is currently in charge of nottingham university hospital's nhs

trust and joins us now. good morning. i imagine it will be a busy day in the hospital. tell us about these targets. if you do not hit them —— you have not hit them, what do you make of that? these targets are important. they provide a very important to view for patients and their loved ones, and indeed staff, as to the timeliness of care. but they should be seen alongside other important objectives, in terms of the outcome for patients, and indeed the outcome for patients, and indeed the external assessment, including from the care quality commission. tell us what you think it means for patients, and their safety, in the first instance? in terms of safety all hospitals, including nottingham, will have as their top priority patient safety. we are very careful to make sure that while on occasions the timeliness of care, as far as patients go, is less than we would wa nt patients go, is less than we would want and indeed less than what patients would expect, the safety is safeguarded at all times.”

patients would expect, the safety is safeguarded at all times. i know that you are missing the cancer target at the moment, but we have spoken to somebody on this programme he says, of course, every day when you have cancer or a diagnosis and you have cancer or a diagnosis and you do not know about your care, it makes the sleepless nights and stress. doesn't it? absolutely. we understand that are very deeply. i am pleased to report that from nottingham university hospital's point of view, we are making steady progress and we anticipate achieving that particular target on a sustainable basis from next month. what about those patients were being affected by it right now? well, we are very, very substantive to those patients, and we make sure that there is no adverse clinical consequences as a result of that. —— very sympathetic. i absolutely acknowledge that anxiety for the patients and their loved ones, and we are working to eradicate that. you have in working in the nhs for many years. i imagine you have seen many years. i imagine you have seen many changes. what do you make of what is going on at the moment? do

you think it is in crisis, we are outgrowing it, what is your impression? i would certainly not say it is a crisis. i would say it is an extremely challenging position, amongst the toughest i can recall. i would say that in nottingham and i imagine elsewhere across england, we are better placed now than ever before, through some fantastic work not only in the hospitals but across the local community, community services, primary care, social services, tony shaw that patients, notwithstanding the winter period, get the services they demand. there is no easy fix, and we talk about this all the time here on the bbc, what do you think could make a difference?” here on the bbc, what do you think could make a difference? i think it isa could make a difference? i think it is a combination of activities. firstly making sure that all of the work as closely effectively as possible together, making sure we have a resilience and sustainable recruitment programme, which includes making sure we are training the right professionals, doctors, nurses, health officials and others, and of course at the end of the day it will come down to funding as

well. right. let's talk about that recruitment. are you having problems in yourarea, recruitment. are you having problems in your area, recruiting the right people, or even recruiting people at all? we are experiencing the same challenges many hospitals experience in terms of particular skills. doctors in emergency medicine, also nurses, and i am pleased to say we are making steady progress as far as thatis are making steady progress as far as that is concerned. it helps enormously being a university teaching hospital. we can attract andi teaching hospital. we can attract and i hope retain high—quality staff. it is a challenge and i am aware the government is responding to increasing the doctors trained pretty hilly but not exclusively in accident and emergency medicine. people will be working incredibly ha rd people will be working incredibly hard today looking after patients and the rest of it. how are you preparing by the winter months? are you concerned? it is important to acknowledge the superb work of staff and those working across the health and those working across the health and social services sector. we have

and social services sector. we have a plan in place we have started to implement to prepare for winter. that includes arrangements across all sectors in nottinghamshire to make sure we are as well placed as ever before. i would also comment i have been a chief executive in the nhs for 37 years as senior leader and we have been this year better placed than ever before to give patients and loved ones they care they deserve. the chief executive of nottingham university hospital, thank you for your time. i imagine you will have a busy day today. thank you. and you can find out how your nhs trust is performing on the bbc nhs track this morning on the bbc nhs track this morning on the bbc website. put in your postcode and you can find out how it has done over the last few years. you can continue to see how it works. they will keep importing the data. continue to see how it works. they will keep importing the datam continue to see how it works. they will keep importing the data. it is a really useful tool to see how things are going in your area. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we have a bit of

everything this morning. we will have rain at times, a fair bit of cloud around, mist and fog and some frost. some of us are getting off to a sunny start. you can see on the satellite picture what is left of the hurricane pushing into scandinavia and another system is coming from the south with cloud and rain. further to the west it is a dry picture. the cloud is thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. the same across wales. and we will also see some sunny spells developing as we go through the morning. for northern ireland, there is patchy mist and fog that is slow to clear. mid—morning before we see the back end of that and the sun coming out. for northern scotland it isa coming out. for northern scotland it is a chilly start. we have some frost here. further south, is a chilly start. we have some frost here. furthersouth, patchy fog, and for northern england, that will lift, and we have some spots of rain. in parts of northern england we have a sunny start. then we run

into the rain in the south—east of the country. that rain is fairly light. for the next couple of hours you can see the odd heavy burst. that pushes off into the north sea, and behind it will leave a legacy of cloud. the cloud will be thick enough for the odd spot of rain. it will be nothing too coherent. the cloud then moves north into northern england and introduces rain. if you are under that it will feel cool. temperature—wise, a range of 11— 16 through the day. later across northern ireland you will find the cloud will thicken. showers develop and then we see some rain coming in. the wind is going to strengthen through the latter part of the day possibly touching gale force in southeastern approaches. the other thing that will happen tonight is mist and fog will form rapidly across england and wales. we will see that in some of the modest hills. at the end of the night it will be on high ground. tomorrow we start with that scenario. it is a

messy day to describe. there will be cloud around with areas of rain as well. some heavy rain across northern ireland and windy conditions as well. temperatures 12— 18. then things liven up. not so much through the day but later on. friday we have high pressure across us. things are fairly settled. a fair bit of sunshine around and one or two showers. already you can see what is coming in. we will start to see rain and strengthening wind. it isa see rain and strengthening wind. it is a potent area of low pressure. this is the track we think it will take. based on the current forecast it will affect all of the uk. it is going to be wet and windy. the strongest winds will be across south wales and southern coastal districts of england. coupled with high tides there is the risk of overtopping, particularly from dorset to sussex. there will be large waves crashing

on shore and that will only slowly clear a way and then later on sunday we will see something a little brighterfor a time we will see something a little brighter for a time return. we will see something a little brighterfor a time return. thank you very much. see you later. ben is going to look at the latest money news in a moment. we are going to show you some of the front of the pages. he is the times, trafficjam cost rises to £9 billion a year. and a picture of a couple you may recognise. jessica samuel and her husband mike. mike was run over twice when he was trying to stop someone stealing his car in manchester in 2011. she was in court yesterday telling the story of the awful thing that happened to them back in... six years ago. and an mp saying that won power in the bath every morning is the secret to start the working day. hysterical. the

front of the guardian, a speech from andrew parker, boss of m15, talking about the terror threat and saying it is the highest ever. that is the front of the guardian. and the main story in the mail. on the daily telegraph, papers have pictures of reese witherspoon talking about the ongoing allegations against various people in the film industry. the front of the telegraph has one colleague, rajini vaidyanathan, based in washington, she says she was subjected to inappropriate advances from three senior collea g u es advances from three senior colleagues and she is on the front of the telegraph. and that is part of the telegraph. and that is part ofa of the telegraph. and that is part of a social media campaign, it is called me too. and listen online relaunch that campaign couple of days ago. the express talking about a pill that might beat diabetes and the mirror talking about pensions. 15 million workers not paying

pensions according to the financial conduct orfour at a pensions according to the financial conduct or four at a cost. if you we re conduct or four at a cost. if you were watching one hour ago i promised you how masterchef can solve your pothole problems. you are masterchef finalist. did you ever use sunflower oil? you can use it to make toasted rice ice cream and sweet potato chocolate mers.” make toasted rice ice cream and sweet potato chocolate mers. i don't make those. someone watching v spanish version of masterchef, a scientist, watched the way they use su nflower scientist, watched the way they use sunflower oil and thought he could apply this to potholes, the sort of gelification of liquid into spheres, so he built it into tarmac so when the pothole starts it comes through the pothole starts it comes through the sunflower oil, the sunflower oil ru ns the sunflower oil, the sunflower oil runs into the tarmac and itself heels. and does it work? it could save £260 million in the uk and it can increase the life of a road by

at least one third from 12 to 16 yea rs at least one third from 12 to 16 years from having sunflower oil built into the tarmac. now that is a proper invention. if it works it is fantastic. we will talk about inventions made it as well and things which have changed our lives over the last 60 years. sainsbury‘s is to cut a number ofjobs in its stores — ben has more on that and the other main business stories. there is no way i can follow that pothole story. thank you very much. sainsbury‘s is to cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of plans to reduce costs. the uk's second largest supermarket chain says it's a "difficult decision" and will affect roles in stores, as well as in the compa ny‘s central offices. sainsbury‘s says it wants to £500 million amid fierce competition from discounters and rising food costs. prices are rising at their fastest rate in more than five years, with the biggest rises for transport and food. that could mean a rise in interest rates next month — the first increase in the cost of borrowing for more than ten years. but the higher rate is good news for pensioners — they'll see their pension go up by 3% — thanks to the so—called

triple lock guarantee. and one of the uk's best known travel brands will disappear later after more than 50 years on the high street. thomson is changing its name to tui after a rebranding exercise by its german owners. the uk is the last country to adopt the new name. why? i'll speak to tui's boss in about half an hour here on breakfast. more from me in half an hour. why is a good question. why do a have a frying pan? are you going to smash me around the head with it? of

course i would never do that! we have the world's strongest man and a p pa re ntly have the world's strongest man and apparently he is going to fold... i cannot believe it. you demanded to see it was not a joke frying pan. this was a heavy frying pan. you can hear it, that is a proper weight. his name is eddie the beast hoare and he was the first englishman in 20 years. 12,000 calories a day. that was a dead lift, the first man to dead lift 500 kilograms. full brea kfast to dead lift 500 kilograms. full breakfast he has one litre of milk with protein powder. then he has porridge, ate sausages, 400g porridge, ate sausages, 400 g protein yoga, a punnet of raspberries, go get and one litre of cram bridge is. that is number one. __ go cram bridge is. that is number one. —— go get. —— cranberryjuice. cram bridge is. that is number one. -- go get. -- cranberryjuice. he is going to apparently fold this frying panel later on. just because he can. looking forward to that. genuinely,

the most exciting thing i am looking forward to on the programme today. i know that there is other important things happening as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. police have named a man who was stabbed to death after confronting a drug dealer outside parsons green tube station. omid saidy, who was 20 and from fulham, was fatally wounded — and his friend was injured — in the attack on monday night. a 16—year—old, who was also hurt, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. a second suspect ran from the scene. proposals to disband the organisation that managed grenfell tower have been delayed over fears that closing it might derail any potential prosecutions for corporate manslaughter. a crucial vote was due to be held last night by the kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation about changing its makeup. residents say there is a plan to disband it — so it can't be prosecuted. the council denies this. charities and small businesses

in the capital say they're worried about losing millions of pounds in eu funding. the issue's being discussed at city hall later. among the organisations who are concerned is the drive forward foundation in waterloo, which works with young people who've been in care. the government has said it will set up its own fund to help such groups, but some say without more detail they can't plan for the future. at the moment, there is about £45 million worth of projects commissioned through this funding stream to charities. and to see these contracts end will probably mean the end for some of them. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the district line is now running but with severe delays between earls court and wimbledon because of a signal failure, and there are minor delays on the overground between sydenham and west croydon. here's how the a13 looks, the usual delays building into town from rainham to dagenham. and in shepherds bush, part of the a402 goldhawk road

is blocked after a building fire. now for a look at the weather. good morning. it is a rather grey, murky start this morning, quite damp as well. it is still mild. temperatures in the most part in double figures. we have outbreaks of rain through the morning working up from the south. it is mostly light and patchy. but we could have one or two heavier bursts mixed in there as well. it is going to be a rather gloomy and grey day. it will be dry this afternoon. temperatures struggling with a maximum around 16 celsius. overnight tonight it is dry for a time. we might see mist and fog developing. low cloud and outbreaks of rain to the west potentially. one or two heavier bursts mixed in there as well. minimum temperature is barely dropping. another mild night with 14 celsius the minimum in towns and cities. an improvement tomorrow with bright spells in the morning. quite a bit of cloud. outbreaks of rain to the west. many places avoiding them. maximum temperature a touch warmer at 17 celsius. through friday night this deep area of low pressure sweeps across the uk, meaning it will turn

wet and windy for us. overnight into saturday morning, it is turning showery after that. it is going to be a very breezy day. it stays unsettled right through into the early part of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk, according to a major analysis of the data by the bbc. the research looked at how often health organisations achieved goals for cancer treatment, accident and emergency, and planned operations. it found that nationally, england, wales and northern ireland have not hit any of the three for 18 months.

that represents a decline in performance over four years. earlier, we spoke to one long serving nhs chief executive, who denied that the failure to hit targets constituted a crisis.” certainly wouldn't say it is a crisis. i would say it is an extremely challenging position, amongst the toughest i can recall. i would also seem nottingham, and i imagine elsewhere across england, we are better placed than ever before due to some fantastic work, not only in the hospitals but across the community, with primary care and social services, to make sure that patients, non— withstanding the winter period, get the services they demand. mps are to debate the rollout of universal credit amid continuing calls for changes to the way the government's flagship welfare programme is working. today's debate will demand the rollout be halted to iron out the flaws, which could lead to people waiting six weeks for payouts. but ministers insist

it is "safe to proceed" following "rigorous" testing. we can speak now to the shadow work and pensions secretary, debbie abrahams, joining us from westminster. thank you forjoining us. what makes you think this morning that a significant number of tories will vote with you on this issue? well, as you know, just before the conservative party conference last month, i think 25 conservative mps wrote to the prime minister expressing their concerns about the rollout of universal credit, and the real harm, there is strong evidence showing that it is causing increasing debt, rent arrears and even elections. there is arrears and even elections. there is a real worry here. i know that a numberdid a real worry here. i know that a number did meet with the prime minister yesterday, which i am very pleased about, and i hope that the government is giving it very serious consideration. can i ask you, in

terms of the proposal of universal credit, the incentivising of work, is that something that you and the labour party disagree with, or is it the way it is being implemented? we absolutely support the principles, and we did when it was first introduced in 2012. the issue is, first of all, there have been structural design issues right from the onset, so from the start, disabled people have a payment that has not translated into universal credit, which has completely gone, and his leaving them over £3000 a year worse off. so there are those structural issues. on top of that, in 2015, they did a number of cuts, if you recall, in the 2015 summer budget. the institute of fiscal studies said at the time that this com pletely studies said at the time that this completely eradicated the principle of making work pay. it makes people worse off. on top of that, we know that because of these cuts, a forthcoming report will show that

this will push an extra million children, that is1 million children, that is1 million children, 300,000 of them under the age of five, into poverty. we cannot allow this to happen. the vote is a non—binding vote. so what are you hoping to achieve this afternoon? we really genuinely wants the government to think again. the motion is about pausing this, and we will work with the government. this shouldn't be about party politics. this is about doing what is right. we have about 600,000 people on the scheme at the moment. in the next six months it is going to be nearly 1 million. it will continue, by 2020, to 7 million. that is huge. we are already seeing 80% of people wa nt are already seeing 80% of people want universal credit in rent arrears. in my own area in manchester it is estimated the rollout will bubble rough sleeping. we can't allow this to happen. before i let you go this morning,

the prime minister has met with the tory rebels on this issue. is that a good sign? do you think she is listening? it is, but i would urge all mps to vote with their conscience. this is about doing what is right. we know the harm. do what is right. we know the harm. do what is right. we know the harm. do what is right. this is for people in work as well as people out of work. i had as well as people out of work. i had a nurse, a single parent, and she transferred from tax credits to universal credit. she had that six—week delay. when she came to me, she had just been served any dictionary to this because of the rent arrears, because of that. —— and eviction notice. thank you for your time. and eviction notice. thank you for yourtime. on and eviction notice. thank you for your time. on the issue of universal credit, we would like to hearfrom you. are you on it, are you struggling? or maybe the new system is working for you. do let us know this morning. we will be talking about that later on, and throughout this week. the head of amazon studios has resigned after being accused of ignoring allegations of sexual assault. roy price quit after reports

that he harassed a producer and ignored allegations of sexual assault made by an actress against the film producer harvey weinstein. there's been no comment from mr price. the most important event in china's political calendar began in beijing last night. the communist party congress takes place once every five years, with two thousand delegates selecting the country's leaders and mapping the future of the world's second largest economy. the equality and human rights commission is demanding the home secretary open an independent inquiry into conditions at privately managed immigration removal centres. it comes after the bbc‘s panorama programme filmed staff apparently bullying and abusing detainees at brook house, near gatwick airport. the home office is yet to comment on the letter but said any abuse was unacceptable. you might be about to head out on to the nation's roads on your way to

work or school or wherever you are going today. the m5 and m6 motorways have dominated a study of the worst trafficjams in the last 12 months. the m5 saw the longest delay, drivers in somerset were stuck for 15 hours in august after two lorries collided. the m6 featured three times in the list compiled by the traffic analysts inrix, with london's north circular road also making the top five. not a top five that you want to be in. coming up, carol will have the weather, and we will be talking to the world's strongest man. do you know what he has four large? sausages? well, this is after snacks and protein shakes, he has two chicken breasts, 150 g of past, 250 9 chicken breasts, 150 g of past, 250 gof chicken breasts, 150 g of past, 250 g of vegetables, which are smothered in mayonnaise. anti— finishes it off with one litre of ice cream. that's

the dream! i don't know what flavour, it's just as the dream! i don't know what flavour, it'sjust as ice the dream! i don't know what flavour, it's just as ice cream. the dream! i don't know what flavour, it'sjust as ice cream.” can't wait to see how big he is. how does he fit all that stuff in? he had 25% body fat at 30 stone. that is not much fat. you are basically just muscle. do you know what my favourite thing is, about yesterday's champions league results, just to segue into the champions league results rather clumsily? the fact that everybody this morning is arguing which was the best result. 7- 04 liverpool. a draw against the champions. and the league leaders from seery a coming over to take on the league leaders from manchester city. —— serie a. so everybody is arguing about who had the toughestjob everybody is arguing about who had the toughest job and who did the bestjob. tottenham had the ominous task of going to spain to face the real madrid, but they managed to take the lead in the first half through a raphael varane own goal.

both sides are unbeaten in the tournament this year and they were level before the break thanks to a cristiano ronaldo penalty. so 1—1 it ended with the two sides level at the top of group h. we feel good. we feel positive, you know? it was a tough game, real madrid at home, that's always difficult. we came and we played well. we had a couple of chances, they had a lot of chances, but all in all i think the draw was a fair result. how about this for a whopper of a result? liverpool are top of group e on goal difference after thrashing maribor 7—0 in slovenia. it took them just three minutes to take the lead, with roberto firmino ending his run of six games without a goal for club and country. and 19—year—old trent alexander—arnold rounded off liverpool's record away win in europe. we spoke a futile as about it. —— a few times. it is nice, you know, not

for the first time, but to write history. it will probably be difficult to beat that. it is quite rare that you win 7—0. difficult to beat that. it is quite rare that you win 7-0. he is not kidding, is he? is there ever such a thing as a "perfect performance"? no. pep guardiola seems to think so. i think there is? really. well, ithink there is? really. well, i i think there is? really. well, i am not saying i have done it, that i have seen what i think is a perfect performance. a straight ten, maybe. you don't get that in football. but pep guardiola thinks that his team did a perfect performance when they beat mapperley 2—1 at etihad. —— napoli. raheem stering set them on their way afterjust nine minutes. gabrieljesus scored the second. napoli scored and missed a penalty, but city require just a point to go through to the knock—out stages. three more british teams are involved tonight. premier league champions chelsea take on roma at stamford bridge knowing that a win would send them five points clear at the top of group c.

lots of speculation about mourinho going to psg. manchester united are in portugal, where they're up against benfica. german giants bayern munich await celtic. the two sides are tied on points in group b. it seems a long time since they were champions. they fired claudio ranieri in february, then brought in craig shakespeare, who was claudio ranieri's assistant. everybody said they were very quick to fire claudio ranieri after he was quick to achieve, now people are saying they we re achieve, now people are saying they were quick to fire craig shakespeare as well. he has only been four months in charge of a permanent basis, but he is gone, because leicester are in the relegation zone. you have to remember, he did ta ke zone. you have to remember, he did take into the quarter—finals in the champions league last season. great headline, what did you say it was? shakespeare in charlotte. that

was? shakespeare in charlotte. that was my favourite one. —— shakespeare in shove. in the draw for the world cup play—offs, northern ireland will face switzerland for a place at the tournament in russia. the first leg will take place at windsor park before they travel to switzerland to decide whether they can qualify for their first world cup since 1986. we have to make sure, particularly with the first game in belfast, and then to come to switzerland in the second leg, we will look forward to the game, but we know we will have to be at our best to qualify. but we believe we are capable of doing that. england's under—17s are already at their world cup, and they reached the quarter—finals in india yesterday after beating japan 5—3 on penalties. it was 0—0 after 90 minutes. england will play the usa in the last eight. so, there we go, the england under 17s in world cup action. we were speaking about chris froome before, as well. it will be a tough ask for him to qualify, well, not to

qualify, but to win the two to france next year. because they have changed the route? there is no flat time trial, which he prefers. but it isa time trial, which he prefers. but it is a more traditional route as well, those 21 bends up into the mountains. there is the cobblestone stretch as well. he says it will be a tough challenge. we will have a look at that again later in the programme. as the nights draw in, you might start thinking about your holidays. 87% of brits took a holiday last year. then is with the uk boss of the world's largest travel company. —— ben. iwasjust the world's largest travel company. —— ben. i wasjust thinking about my holidays. where are you going? wales. can't guarantee the weather, but a nice place. good morning. more than 5 million of us will travel with thomson every year, the holiday company. —— travel with thomson. after all these years it is ditching the thomson rand and will take on the name tui. it says it is also changing the way cells

holidays, with fewer of us taking traditional package holidays. uk boss nick longman joins traditional package holidays. uk boss nick longmanjoins me. good morning. let's talk about this name change. from today, thomson is no more, tui is what you will be known as. and we are the last country, because it is a german country, and we are glass want to adopt this name change. yes, all the other markets are gone and we are the last. why has it taken so long? and what does it mean for the uk, in terms of the name change? will it make any difference? i think there are a number of reasons we should change it. we are part of a truly global brand, the biggest travel business in the world. as you alluded to earlier, it is also about the changing nature of holidays. the holiday is evolving. people want to do different things on holiday. when you are a heritage brand like thomson, we have become synonymous with package holidays, beach holidays, but we offer so much more. we think it will be easier to get more than consumers to book modern holidays with us if we are under the tui brand, which is more modern and contemporary. looking at your

figures, about 50% of your bookings are still package holidays. but you say you are moving away from that? we do want to do, maybe, different sorts of things, may be wanted bookings ourselves. but the package holidays are still a big part of your business? yes, they are still the cornerstone. it is more about sex ability of package holidays and personalisation. —— flexibility of package holidays. let's talk about some of the things affecting the industry. it is a tough industry to be in right now. we saw monarch collapsing, we saw the problems with ryanair. you collapsing, we saw the problems with rya nair. you could collapsing, we saw the problems with ryanair. you could forgive passages and travellers for being nervous right now. i think that is one of the advantages of looking with tui. we have been around a long time and customers are fully protected when they travel with us. they can travel with us knowing that we are financially stable and we will look after them on holiday. with the fall in the value of the pound, travelling is more expensive. looking at yourfigures, travelling is more expensive. looking at your figures, you have said prices will be going up by

about 7%. that is going to be a real challenge for the industry. how do you keep costs down and not have to pass it on to travellers? the holiday now is an essential, not a luxury, so the majority are paying that increased cost which we have minimised looking at efficiency of the business and how to mitigate it and we have seen a trend where people say they will go on holiday but won't spend as much as they did, so they look at the duration of the holiday, should i go to a country thatis holiday, should i go to a country that is better value, or look at the type of hotel i am going to. customers will go, they will work out their budget and book accordingly. why our holiday still so much more expensive half term when you have the demand, and you put up your prices? it is a matter of supply and demand. everyone is concertina into one week. we have been saying the government should state of the holidays so that we

would be able to spread the demand over a wider period and prices would come down. we are notjust talking about a couple of pounds. i was looking at the website and if i go to tenerife it is £1400, a week later it is £900, after that £395, a staggering difference of £1000 just because it is not half term. remember the prices we are charge from hoteliers will also recognise the shift in demand and i think also monarch coming out at the time they did, this october prices are changed quite a lot because they came out so soon to half term. what as a travel firm can you do to keep down the costs for people who are travelling at half term? it is around looking at half term? it is around looking at the decency of the business —— efficiency of the business. we will try to negotiate. it is about

running business efficiently. let's talk about holiday brochures. it is a thing! talk about holiday brochures. it is a thing i used to pick up at home and decide where i was going to go. they are no more. the way people wa nt to they are no more. the way people want to choose holidays has changed. now, with digital, you can get rich media, and! now, with digital, you can get rich media, and i think that is an initial reference point. we have an initial reference point. we have an initial magazine brochure that highlight the areas we go to and then people can go online and get much more immersive experiences. does it mean everyone will be online in 2020? most people would be online. even if not you can go into one of our stores and go through the content. a quick word on brexit because we have seen things like reassu ra nces because we have seen things like reassurances for ports and trade. what reassurances would you like to see for people getting through airports quickly enough to take your holidays after brexit? the key is to

ensure the government puts the agenda of flying rights much higher up. we have to have a resolution for this and it is important to get traction on this. it is essential the uk airlines continue to fly. traction on this. it is essential the uk airlines continue to flym is good to talk to you. we got through a lot. the uk boss of tui, not thomson. i am sure people will appreciate you asking about half term holidays. thank you. if you are playing on going on holiday or a little staycation, let's find out what is happening. good morning. today we have a variety of weather, cloud, rain, frost and fault and some will see some sunshine. heaviest rain is across parts of the south—east of england. through the day that will turn lighter and patchy in nature. this area of cloud is what is left of the hurricane. not affecting us any more. you can see the cloud

coming from the south coast and introducing not just coming from the south coast and introducing notjust cloud but also some paint and drizzle. as it moves across the south—east it will weaken and pushing towards the north sea. there will be some rain and drizzle and cloud. across northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland, patchy fog and mist will slowly lift through the course of the day. you can see the dregs of the day. you can see the dregs of the rain across south—east england into the afternoon. a lot of cloud around. here and there we will see sunny breaks coming through. for most it will be right rather than signing. that holds true across wales and southern england where the cloud will build other than the north of england and the far south—west scotland with sunshine. sunny spells across northern ireland. in the west cloud will thicken and then we see showers through the afternoon. cloud building with sunshine first thing in the morning. coming south into northern england in the north—east

we are looking at a fair bit of cloud around and then we run into the rain across parts of the wash. through the evening, quite quickly we will see patchy mist and fog develop across england and wales. most of this will be in the hills. even at modest hills we will see that. it will lift as we go through the night and in the morning it will mostly just be on the night and in the morning it will mostlyjust be on the high heels. the other thing that will happen tomorrow is the wind will strengthen. we will see heavy rain coming in across northern ireland, south—west wales, south—west england. we will have some rain across northern and eastern england and also across northern and western scotland. it is quite messy. not much sunshine around tomorrow. some of us might see the odd glimmer. that will be the exception rather than the rule. and temperatures 12— 18. by the time we get to friday high—pressure will be building across. things will settle down. many will have a dry day with some

sunshine around. just a couple of showers here and there. it will be breezy in parts with temperatures 12-16. at the breezy in parts with temperatures 12— 16. at the end of the day we have low pressure coming in introducing strong winds and severe gales possible for some parts of the south coast of wales, southern coastal areas of england as well. there is also going to be some high tide. there could be some huge waves crashing on short, particularly from dorset to sussex. as well as that we have some rain. it is all going on with the weather for the next few days. at least we have you in charge. thank you. it was the brainchild of the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry as part of the london olympics legacy, to give young people the chance to become the next generation of top sports coaches. five years on the "core coach" apprenticeship scheme is going from strength to strength and expanding to three more locations. our reporter sarah corker is at london stadium for us this morning, where the duke, duchess and prince harry will all be there a little later. what's going on? morning from a bit

ofa what's going on? morning from a bit of a wet london stadium here in stratford. of course this was the old olympic stadium now, the home to west ham united. ijust show you over here, there are some coaching apprentices taking part in a training session at the moment, up bright and early, led by labour priorfrom west bright and early, led by labour prior from west ham bright and early, led by labour priorfrom west ham ladies —— layla prior. this is a coaching scheme for 16 to 24 —year—olds from disadvantaged backgrounds supported by top olympians and sport stars and it is set up by the royal foundation. we wa nt we want to be clear that coach core is not about elite sport. it is as much about the 14 —year—olds who turn up at their local sports club to train every week as it is about finding the next olympian or paralympian. it is about extending the benefits and impact of sports to children and young people across the

country. and this programme is already being run in cities like london and glasgow. and the man who can tell us all about this is tarry, project manager. morning, gary. tell us where this is extended to? into three new city programmes in middlesbrough, bristol and devon before the end of the year and building on the success of the seven cities we have worked on so far providing as much opportunity as we can. and what difference does it make to the young people?” can. and what difference does it make to the young people? i am going to be biased and say a huge amount. we are targeting young people in some quite targeted areas basically that we can use sport as a catalyst to bring them back into education and employment. and really help them inspire some young people in turn that they are going to coach across the programme. we will let you get on. wejust have the programme. we will let you get on. we just have time the programme. we will let you get on. wejust have time now the programme. we will let you get on. we just have time now to speak to former olympian gold—medallist

mark. you are one of the coaches. my background is in sport and i am very passionate about it and the opportunities it gave me. when i was younger i did an apprenticeship. i understand the value of being at work, learning from your peers and the skills you can take into further development. learning from each other is a big thing in sport it has been great to see the development over the last couple of years. and the plan is in the future to roll the plan is in the future to roll the programme out across the uk. well, thank you very much indeed. it looks like great fun this morning as well. i would loved to be there.” think those triangular floodlights at london stadium. they are fantastic. very dull floodlight chat for you. i enjoyed it. life has changed beyond all recognition over the last 60 years, with new technology and inventions developing at a breakneck pace. but what are the most important innovations of the past six decades?

that was the question posed by the consumer magazine "which?" as it compiled a list to mark its 60th anniversary. velcro, pre—packed sandwiches and the modern smartphone all made the cut, along with a few other products you probably can't live without. so which product has had the biggest impact on your life? what could you not live without? you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk

i know the product you loved most, you're virtually attached to it, it's right there. smartphone is a game changer. you love it. i am trying to limit my time on it. the dishwasher, i think that's a massive change our. my dad's got a cochlear implant. that's changed his life. amazing innovations. what's your favourite? you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. and you can tweet about today's stories using #bbcbrea kfast or follow us for the latest from the programme. and the other thing you like to talk about. and your smartphone as well. and people are talking about housing that menopause guests. a 20 a.m. --

we are going to speak to them at 8:20am. she said it made a massive difference to her life. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. police have named a man who was stabbed to death after confronting a drug dealer outside parsons green tube station. omid saidy, who was 20 and from fulham, was fatally wounded — and his friend was injured — in the attack on monday night. a 16—year—old, who was also hurt, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. a second suspect ran from the scene. proposals to disband the organisation that managed grenfell tower have been delayed over fears that closing it might derail any potential prosecutions for corporate manslaughter. a crucial vote was due to be held last night by the kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation about changing its makeup. residents say there is a plan to disband it — so it can't be prosecuted.

the council denies this. charities and small businesses in the capital say they're worried about losing millions of pounds in eu funding. the issue's being discussed at city hall later. among the organisations who are concerned is the drive forward foundation in waterloo, which works with young people who've been in care. the government has said it will set up its own fund to help such groups, but some say without more detail they can't plan for the future. at the moment, there is about £45 million worth of projects commissioned through this funding stream to charities. and to see these contracts end will probably mean the end for some of them. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the district line is now running but with severe delays minor delays between earls court and wimbledon because of a signal failure, and there are minor delays on the overground between sydenham and west croydon. here's how the a13 looks, the usual delays building into town from rainham to dagenham.

and there has been an accident on the m25. now for a look at the weather. good morning. it is a rather grey, murky start this morning, quite damp as well. it is still mild. temperatures in the most part in double figures. we have outbreaks of rain through the morning working up from the south. it is mostly light and patchy. but we could have one or two heavier bursts mixed in there as well. it is going to be a rather gloomy and grey day. it will be dry this afternoon. temperatures struggling with a maximum around 16 celsius. overnight tonight it is dry for a time. we might see mist and fog developing. low cloud and outbreaks of rain to the west potentially. one or two heavier bursts mixed in there as well. minimum temperature is barely dropping. another mild night with 14 celsius the minimum in towns and cities. an improvement tomorrow with bright spells in the morning. quite a bit of cloud. outbreaks of rain to the west. many places avoiding them. maximum temperature a touch warmer at 17 celsius. through friday night this deep area of low pressure sweeps across the uk, meaning it will turn wet and windy for us. overnight into saturday morning,

it is turning showery after that. it is going to be a very breezy day. it stays unsettled right through into the early part of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. new evidence that the nhs is failing to meet key targets across the uk. major research by the bbc charts a decline in performance over the last four years with many areas failing to meet targets on a and e, cancer and operations. more to help hospitals like this one

in nottingham cope with the rising pressure. we will be finding out what the bbc‘s new nhs tracker online means for patients right across the uk. good morning. it's wednesday, 18th october. also this morning: the controversial universal credit comes under scrutiny in the house of commons. the weinstein scandal claims another seniorfigure as the head of amazon studios, roy price, resigns over allegations of sexual harassment. prices are rising at their fastest rate in five wages. wages aren't keeping up. so does it mean we will all feel a bit worse off? could a

rise in interest rates be coming sooner than we think? the boss of tui will be here to tell me why. in sport, the biggest away win for an english club in champions league history 7—0 for liverpool, manchester city win too while spurs draw with reigning champions real madrid. and carol has the weather. good morning. it's a fairly cloudy start to the day for many of us and todayis start to the day for many of us and today is going to be bright for most rather than sunny, but there will be one or two sunny spells developing. we have got rain in the forecast and i'll tell you where in 15 minutes. thank you. first, our main story. the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk according to a major analysis of data by the bbc. the research looked at how often health organisations achieved targets for cancer treatment, accident and emergency, and planned operations. it found that nationally england, wales and northern ireland have not hit any of the three targets for 18 months. that represents a decline in performance over four years. rob sissons reports. round the clock, the nhs is treating more patients.

in the cold light of day, it's clear the pressure is mounting. the patients here notice it. nottingham is home to one of the uk's busiest accident and emergency departments. i'm in agony and they're just not quick enough. i can see it's under pressure straightaway, when i came in there's not enough volume of people turning over very quickly ino order to alleviate this kind of pressure. now, for the targets to be met nationally, the vast majority of patients have to be seen and treated promptly. individual trust performance, of course, varies when it comes to a&e waits, cancer waits, and routine operations. so, when we look across the uk, what does the bbc‘s nhs tracker reveal? four years ago, the key targets were met across england 86% of the time. this year, it's 0%. in northern ireland, they were hitting the targets 25% of the time. again, performances got worse. it's also 0%. wales in 2013 didn't hit

the target, and four years on, it's the same picture. scotland's health boards previously achieved 42%. now, the goals are being met 8% of the time, but that's the best in the uk. i think the challenge for lots of hospitals, ours included, has been an increase in demand and the population has got older, with more health needs, so it becomes more difficult every year to achieve some of the targets. cancer services are also under pressure. nicky was a young mum when she had esophageal cancer. she had timely treatment, but is concerned others face delays. every day is a really long day when you're either waiting to see the consultant, waiting for results, waiting for a scan. it's another sleepless night. it's another day of worry. it's that uncertainty. it's the not knowing that's really, really hard to deal with. although most patients are seen within target times, growing numbers are waiting

longer for treatment. rob is outside a hospitalfor us in nottingham. the other part of this is the response from the trusts and hospitals who are trying to reach the targets. what have they been saying this morning? well, dan, the hospitals say they're facing record numbers of patients. the department of health in england say they are working with hospitals to help them with the smooth running of a&es in the run—up to winter. the scottish government say their performance in accident and emergency, well, that's the best in the uk. in wales, they stress that record numbers of patients, more patients, are being treated within the target times. but there is no doubt about it, the increasing numbers of patients that are going through hospital doors like this one, the queens medical centre in nottingham is putting a

strain on the service and you can see that very clearly on the bbc‘s nhs tracker which you can see online. thanks, rob, we will be looking at that shortly. the bbc‘s nhs tracker at www.bbc.co.uk/nhstracker — you just need to enter your postcode. it is easy to use. labour mps are calling on tory rebels to join forces with them in parliament later today, and help them stop the rollout of universal credit. today's debate will demand that the roll out be stalled, but ministers insist it is safe to proceed following rigorous testing. the

shadow work and pensions secretary said changes needed to be made before the scheme is rolled out. we have currently about 600,000 people on the scheme at the moment. in the next six months it will be nearly one million and it will continue to 2022 for seven million. that's huge. if we are already seeing 80% of people on uc being in rent arrears, in greater manchester, it has been estimated that the roll out will double rough sleeping. we mustn't be allowing this to happen. the head of amazon's media arm has resigned after allegations of sexual harassment. roy price was suspended by the company last week, after actress rose mcgowan said he'd ignored her claims that she'd been raped by the disgraced hollywood movie producer harvey weinstein. amazon was working on a tv series with the weinstein company at the time. andrew plant reports. amazon executive, roy price, head of its media division, another powerful player in the entertainment industry now fallen from grace.

price was first accused of harassing a producer on one of amazon's shows. hours later, actress rose mcgowan tweeted claims that she had told roy price she was raped by harvey weinstein. she says she was completely ignored. like much of the american entertainment industry, amazon has close ties to weinstein, a name now so toxic, many projects are being cancelled. while the industry pushes for a new normal, where female actors no longer stay silent. there has obviously been a really sad side to this week, a particularly tragic side, but there has also been an inspiring side as well, seeing all the women band together, and notjust women, men banding together as well, and wanting to have something positive come out of something so horrible. legal action needs to be put in place to protect people on film sets. we just need to make a community of support where people feel like they can go and find support

and find help and get answers, is this normal, without having to be on the cover of a magazine talking about it. weinstein is unequivocally denied claims of rape. he is being investigated over multiple actions. a name behind so many hollywood hits now a byword for a seedy, sordid past in an industry determined to past in an industry determined to change. the most important event in china's political calendar began in beijing last night. the communist party congress which takes place once every five years, with two thousand delegates selecting the country's leaders and mapping the future of the world's second largest economy. a usjudge has ruled against the latest version of president trump's travel ban, just hours before it was due to come into force. the ban now targets travellers from iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad, north korea and some people from venezuela. the judge said the ban failed to demonstrate that citizens from the six mainly muslim countries

posed a threat to the united states and blocked it on all the countries except north korea and venezuela. the justice department said it would appeal. the m5 and m6 motorways have dominated a study of the worst trafficjams in the last 12 months. the m5 saw the longest delay, drivers in somerset were stuck for 15 hours in august after two lorries collided. the m6 also featured three times in the list compiled by the traffic analysts inrix, with london's north circular road also making the top five. this year's man booker prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, has gone to the american author george saunders for his novel lincoln in the bardo. he's the second us author to take home the £50,000 prize. the book is based on the true story of abraham lincoln's grief

following the death of his young son in 1862. the prize was presented in london last night by the duchess of cornwall. now, in 1907 edward vi! was on the throne. rudyard kipling won the nobel prize for literature and lord baden—powell was leading his first ever scout camp. it was also the year that amyjohnson was born, 110 years ago today. amy has lived through 25 prime ministers, and five monarchs. she moved from jamaica to cumbria in the early 1960s, and is now one of only four "super centenarians" in the uk. and as you can see, reaching the milestone caught amy a little by surprise. 110. 110? mm. oh, thank you god. thank you, god. it is 110.

i'm really 110? yes. oh, thank you, god. very happy birthday to amy. it's quite an achievement. she is joyous. you can easily forget what age you are when you get to 100. my age. what, 35! laughter thanks, dan. nhs patients across the uk are waiting too long for accident and emergency care, cancer treatment and routine operations. that's according to a major analysis by the bbc, which found that hospitals in england, wales and northern ireland did not meet any of their key targets in those fields. scottish hospitals fared just only slightly better. saffron cordery is director of policy and strategy at nhs providers, the trade association for nhs services. she's in our london newsroom. here in the studio we're joined by kieran walshe, professor of health policy

and management at the university of manchester. good morning. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. saffron, why are so many trusts missing the targets ? are so many trusts missing the targets? well, what we have got to understand here is this is an extremely challenging time in the nhs. what we're seeing is constrained finances and also demand going through the roof, matched with a gap in the workforce. so that we have kind of got a potent combination there of challenges facing organisations at the moment. it isa facing organisations at the moment. it is a combination, isn't it, of too many people needing to use the service and not enough money to provide the services for those people who are desperate to use it? absolutely. it's demand has gone up, but demand has been rising for health services year—on—year for a long time. we know about that. it's not, i think, long time. we know about that. it's not, ithink, a long time. we know about that. it's not, i think, a demand long time. we know about that. it's not, ithink, a demand problem, it isa not, ithink, a demand problem, it is a money problem. so it's about the amount of money in the system

and last year, nhs trusts had an underlying deficit of about £3 billion. this year, they look likely to have a similar underlying deficit. it's mostly about money. organisations like nottingham, who you featured earlier, that's a really well run hospital with a great staff. they returned a deficit la st great staff. they returned a deficit last year for the first time. and i think that shows it's not really about demand and management, it is about demand and management, it is about money. what about the argument that it about money. what about the argument thatitis about money. what about the argument that it is an outdated system and it is not fit for purpose anymore and if you poured 20, 30, 40, £50 billion into it, you are pouring it into an infrastructure that doesn't work and it will disappear because the system doesn't work?” work and it will disappear because the system doesn't work? i think that's analysis that doesn't really give fulljustice to the work that the clinicians and managers in the syste m the clinicians and managers in the system are doing. it's true, there are things that could be better about the way it is organised and there is a lot of work going on in greater manchester to make health and social care work closely together to improve collaboration between hospitals, but fundamentally, if we were france or

germany, we would be spending £20 billion a year more. so that's the kind of gap you're talking about and you can't fill that with better management or better organisation.” wa nt to management or better organisation.” want to know as well, we touched on this earlier when we were talking to people in nottingham. what does this all mean for patients? worry is one thing and waiting for care, it must have an impact on people. what do you think? what are your thoughts on that? absolutely. i think that what we have to remember is every time someone has to wait a little bit longerfor someone has to wait a little bit longer for treatment then that is 24 hours a week more of worry around their condition. i think what we also need to understand however is that the treatment that people are receiving is still of a very high quality and it's still safe and i think that's really important to bearin think that's really important to bear in mind. cqc brought out a survey yesterday of patients experience of emergency departments and 75% of them were saying that they felt really confident in the ca re

they felt really confident in the care that they received. so, whilst people are waiting longer, we know that all of the targets last year across england were missed. they are waiting longer, but the service is still of a high quality and it's safe and i think that's really important to bear in mind. in terms of the targets, do they need a bit of tinkering? if they are unachievable? i'm a fan of targets because they focus on things that matter to patients. patients care deeply about waiting times, particularly for things like cancer. if we say we can't achieve targets, we are essentially saying we accept that patients waiting longer is ok, rather we should be saying, why can't we hit the targets that we we re can't we hit the targets that we were hitting five and ten years ago, why can't we hit them now. ultimately in the health service, as in life, you get what you pay for.

so we make a choice about how much resource we invest and that choice determines what we get. thank you both very much. there have been various statements from for example the department of health spokesperson saying we know the nhs faces pressure overwinter which is why it starts earlier than ever, robust plans, boosted by an extra £100 million from a&es. this data comes from a tracker. you can find out what is going on in your area by going to www. bbc. co. uk/nhstracker. area by going to www.bbc.co.uk/nhstracker. put area by going to www. bbc. co. uk/nhstracker. put in your postcode and find out what is happening in your area. that will be live for a year, they'll keep processing all of that data so you can processing all of that data so you ca n follow processing all of that data so you can follow your trust over the next 12 months. really useful. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. bot bt good morning. a lot is going

on over the next few days. today it's cloudy with rain at times. limited amounts of sunshine coming through. we have patchy mist and fog. still across northern ireland, parts of northern england and scotland. we'll see some sunshine later. a fair bit of cloud in the forth and also in the south with rain in the south—east. increasingly the rain will turn lighter through the rain will turn lighter through the day. it will leave cloud behind it. in that legacy, we could still see the odd spot and indeed some drizzle. the south—west off to a bright start. brightness continues through the day. you could see a bit of sunshine. the same for wales. a lot of cloud around, as there is much across northern england with cloud building through the day. for northern ireland, when the mist and fog lifts, you will see some sunshine. the cloud will thicken in

the west. rain will continue to edge north and the cloud builds where we have sunshine. as we come down the north—east, still a fair bit of cloud around. that cloud builds with the odd spot of drizzle later on. through the evening, quickly across england and wales, we'll see patchy mist and fog forming. most will be in the hills and, by the end of the night, it will be on the higher hills. not a cold night but a damp one with bands of rain moving east and north. a new band comes in from the west accompanied by strong winds. the rain will be heavy in northern ireland and get in across west wales and south—west england. other bands of rain are still very much with us. this one rejuvenates in the north and there'll be a fair bit of cloud tomorrow with limited sunshine. along the south—west approaches, we are looking, with exposure, at gales. into friday,

things quieten down. a ridge of high pressure is across us. most having a quiet day with the odd shower. a breeze write day. the next system is coming our way. by the end of friday afternoon, we'll see some rain get into the south—west, through pembrokeshire and also the winds strengthening. that is courtesy of low pressure. the track will two a little further north or further south, changing the forecast slightly. what we think is we are looking at severe gales in south wales and southern counties of england, particularly close to the coast. add on the fact there are high tides and locally we can see coastal flooding high tides and locally we can see coastalflooding happening, particularly across dorset and sussex. as well as that, we have rain careering north. still a lot to play for in the weather, dan and lou. thank you. we have been talking about the

menopause today and how hormone replacement therapy works. despite being a simple fact of life, menopause seems to be a bit of a taboo subject. many women saying they wouldn't feel comfortable taking a day off for example to deal with the symptoms. lorraine kelly and zoe ball talked about it. that is an attempt to try to break the stigma. we'll discuss that in a minute and have a look at some of your questions. we asked some of your questions. we asked some women across the uk for their thoughts. it doesn't really come as a surprise to me that people find it difficult to talk about the menopause. for myself, i would say it's probably ta ken menopause. for myself, i would say it's probably taken me about eight yea rs. it's probably taken me about eight years. i had no idea what to expect and it hit me like a steam train i certainly wasn't expecting the

extremeness of anxiety, panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. ah an immense amount of memory loss, brain fog, wasn't alert, was forgetting names and places and i still do. it's important to discuss the menopause. women are frightened of it, they find it embarrassing but it actually becomes part of your life. you need to think, today is a great day, because we can start to lift that taboo about talking about the menopause. why is it important to talk? we are a new generation, we owe it to each other and to our daughters to talk more. we are going to do that and talk about it with janet wilkinson from the british menopause society medical advisory, and charlotte mcleod who is currently going through the menopause. i want to start with somebody telling me how they are feeling, achy, losing hair, itchy skin, night sweats, on setanta

stomach pain and bloating, feeling sad, hopeless and desperate. that really gives you an idea about what an impact it can have on people. what do you say to that? absolutely. obviously as a health care practitioner working in this field, sadly i'm not surprised by that story and i have great empathy with that lady there. i think the main message is that a lot of people do wait. the ladies that i see have had symptoms often for many months if not years before they're coming to talk to somebody. the british menopause society that has been launched and published today does show us exactly that, that women now suffer a wide range of symptoms. some of which they may have heard about, like hot flushes and sweats, many that are less well known, like the lady saying it might be anxiety,

abdominal symptoms, cardiac, palpitations, anxiety panic attack, low mood, tierfulness and obviously it's very, very important that we address this. we'll get some questions in a moment but briefly tell us about hrt and the difference it made to you? it took me a long time. i had other things like exercise, changing diet and herbal supplements, so why i think it's really important to talk about it now is that that the next generation are prepared before they go into it, rather than try to deal with it in the eye of the storm. tell us how you felt before and afterwards? fabulous before. i felt you felt before and afterwards? fabulous before. ifelt absolutely awful after. i felt completely insignificant. there was no reason for my existence. i had nothing to

say when people talked to me. i didn't want to socialise and i couldn't sleep. just a host of symptoms. the hot flushes was the least of the problems, to be honest. so many people sending questions in. it's hard to give advice but let us dry and deal with some. tk says, when is hrt not appropriate for treatment, what are the side effects ? treatment, what are the side effects? there are some occasions where hrt is appropriate. it's very much about women's choice. not everybody wants hrt in and in those and our women, we talk about exercise. that's important. for the vast majority of women, hrt is effective and safe. there are obviously some women who for whom it's not possible, so certain medical conditions. we have a lot of cancer patients who're survivors of cancer patients who're survivors of cancer who are on suppressive treatment and whom we'd want to

suppress their oestrogens and not give them additional. for those women, there are alternatives. what are the alternatives? some non—hormonals. we talked about the lifestyle issues which are important and shouldn't be underestimated. herbal remedies as well. yes. there are herbal preparations, things like red clever, there is a bit of evidence in certain studies that they provide a bit of benefit. certainly for the hot flushes and sweats. the problem is that, unlike preparations we have prescribed as doctors and nurses, the supplements, the herbal preparations aren't regulated in the same way. but they can be of benefit to some. lesley and nicole say, how do you take hrt, is ita and nicole say, how do you take hrt, is it a pill or a cream? good question. it can come in lots of

forms and it isn'tjust one thing. people branch it together, but you can have tablets, you can have patches or gels. less common circumstances, you can have an implant. there are many forms and we assess people. you are going to do a facebook live for you. are you feeling ok now? yes, i feel fabulous. a rainbowjumper as well! fantastic. thank you both very much indeed. time for the travel and news and weather where you are. back shortly. we have got rain in the forecast today. it's going to be fairly cloudy, but with some light winds things fairly settled really. we have got cloud which is coming in from the south. that's edging its way further northward. the best of the brighter weather this morning will be across northern parts of the

uk. but here, there will be one or two mist and fog patches which will clear away. but a good slice of sunshine across northern england and north wales and into northern ireland and parts of scotland. gradually, that cloud will move its way further northward. you will notice outbreaks of rain towards the south east of england in particular. maximum temperatures about 12 or 13 celsius in the north. up to about 16 celsius in the north. up to about 16 celsius across southern areas. so while there is rain, yes, it's fairly quiet really. tonight, lots more cloud around. some misty and murky conditions to take us into the early hours of thursday morning. behind me, you can see this area of rain which will spread in for thursday. temperatures tonight down to about ten or 11 celsius. during thursday, the wind is going to pick up thursday, the wind is going to pick up from the west and with it heavy rainfora time up from the west and with it heavy rain for a time across central and northern parts of england, up into southern scotland. and then heavier rain spreads into northern ireland and south—west england. look at the bright colours. they are intense

rainfora time bright colours. they are intense rain for a time later on thursday and by friday a strong wind developing across many areas. it will push the rain away so into the afternoon on friday there will be drier and brighter weather. maximum temperatures about 14 to 16 celsius. some heavy rain starting to move in. quite a deep area of low pressure moving in. look at those white lines, the isobars there, really strong winds expected on into saturday. severe gales across southern areas. a stormy spell of weather to come for the end of the week. more details on the website. bye— bye. this is business live from bbc news with ben bland and jamie robertson.

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