we don't know who the people rooms, we don't know who the people would be but offering spare rooms and meals, attention and time with mostly elderly people who aren't so ill that they need to be hospital but they cannot go home because no one else is there. i think there's a lot to say about the story. i applaud the entrepreneurial spirit, the nhs is in perpetual crisis and maybe ideas like this are part of the solution. but ideas like this are popping up because the nhs is in such a poor state and the article says 8000 deaths take place because of bed blocking in itself. it's a way of dealing with bed blocking, moving patients out of hospitals while they are convalescing. talking about people with minor procedures but what does that mean, people who have had their appendix removed or are they going to have cuts and scars that need tending? will they have mental health problems? it's difficult to know who this is going to be. also is difficult to know who

the people are who are going to be providing the rooms. if you are a childminder and you want children in your homes, you need to do more than pass a common records check, you need to be licensed and inspected by 0fsted continually, you need qualifications, passing tests. surely these people will have to meet those standards as well, in which case are they going to want to do it, is it a viable business? some people are wondering about it, asking if it is social care on the cheap. i think social care is one of the main thing is being targeted here because a lot of people ending up here because a lot of people ending up using this, they note that some people would voluntarily opt into it because they want this kind of attention and company, people like the elderly, people who are a bit afraid to go home themselves after a procedure. not right to be alone. a lot of things at work here. if it's a business model, we will find out,

with the help of nhs southend. an interesting idea but it won't solve the problems of the nhs. does it past the sniff test? when you hear the idea, do you think it's a fantastic idea or are you not sure? do you think that airbnb would have passed the test? staying in somebody‘s home. passed the test? staying in somebody's home. but these people are ill. these people may not be ill, they are afraid to go home after soldier e. —— after surgery. this is a story about the tory party machine, looks like they might be hiring matthew elliott, chief executive of vote leave, to perhaps get some more oil into the tory party machine after it didn't go very well in the election. yes, he certainly is one of the big political figures of our time, considering that he turned the brexit referendum around. there's no

doubt that one of the triumphs he had during the campaign was to steer the referendum and the leave campaign away from the high torque of sovereignty and the jacob rees moggs of the world to maul bread and butter issues like immigration and things working class voters care about. that is the area that theresa may must be in if she wants to win the next election, keeping the working class voters from going to labour. in that sense it may be a canny move but there are areas where it may not be so. for example, he didn't get on with the other brexiteers, such as dominic cummings, who was sidelined in the campaign, a close ally of michael gove and there are questions over whether that rivalry may come back out. and the tories must target young people if they want to do well in the next election and really new to the kind of corbyn threat and i'm

not sure how matthew elliott fits in —— airbnb the threat —— elliott has a history of bringing along heavy hitters to push towards along heavy hitters to push towards a certain goal, he is very goal oriented. to bring the party together, he does not seem like a bad pick. also he has a very liberal version of brexit which i would personally support, the idea that we won't close the borders, we will be open to the rest of the world, we wa nt to open to the rest of the world, we want to be more outward looking. that is a nice way of looking at this, especially when the debate between soft and hard brexit is going on. the other story, one of the stories in the times, britain considering, they say, selling front line warships. this isn't interesting story because we've had

a line from the mod, the defence correspondent quoting them, saying they are denying this, that there are no plans to go below the current strength in the navy of 19 frigates and destroyers. this story is claiming that maybe they are talking to chile and brazil about selling the frigates but according to the mod, categorically confirming there has been knowing casement with them. 0n the one hand —— has been knowing casement with them. on the one hand -- there has been no engagement. some of the ships they are talking about selling our amphibious landing craft that would possibly drop the marines onto shore and potentially cutting troops. at the same time, while they may not be engaging with the governments of brazil and chile, the mod is engaging with the treasury over the

budget coming up in a few weeks' time and these sorts of stories are handy for putting out and playing your violin about how much money you need. so you think it's all positioning by the mod? who knows, it is convenient timing. the daily telegraph have a story about, well, excessive green tax forcing up fuel bills. consumers paying too much for their energy because of excessive green taxes added to bills according toa green taxes added to bills according to a government commissioned report. a government commissioned report which has a damning take on what's happening to consumers of energy and religious idiot home. —— and the atrocity at home. —— and electricity at home. the conservative party are saying they are going to address this, they are saying it is an attempt... the price

of energy is very political. green taxes have been very efficient, and putting at least £150 on people's household bills alone next year. we did a report showing that a little city charges have risen 50% since 2001 in real terms as these regulations have come in. you don't have to be opposed to tackling climate change to say that these are not efficient or good regulations. if you want to tackle it, bring in the apartment tax, bringing something that is simple and obvious where the charges are coming from but there are so many regulations which always leads to prices going up which always leads to prices going upfor which always leads to prices going up for people at home. the key thing to draw from the article, it is easy to draw from the article, it is easy to draw from the article, it is easy to draw the conclusion from the headline is that the report is hitting out at the focus on green energy, but actually the professor behind it focuses his fire, if you like, on ministerial decisions, bad

decisions, and how they handled policy. this is a man who published a book called the endgame for fossil fuels. his focus is that coal fire and fossil fuel power stations are on the way out and we need green energy, but in the right way. the ft. energy, but in the right way. the ft, a fascinating week in china with this party congress. president xi jinping, who has emerged as a figure who is the most dominant chinese figure since chairman mao. this piece says there is no other are apparent, no one else who comes anywhere close so he's effectively in powerfor as long anywhere close so he's effectively in power for as long as anywhere close so he's effectively in powerfor as long as he anywhere close so he's effectively in power for as long as he wants to be. we talk so much about brexit and trump in the west but we forget that this is a big story. many of us hope that as china brought on more liberal reforms, especially to their economy, allowing china to be more

globally focused, that democracy would come with it but here we see there is no plan to increment a successor. the party seems to be involving itself again. asserting what they believe is the importance of commenters, an ideology that has killed millions over the years. —— the importance of communism. the ft have done great work, saying how we have done great work, saying how we have closed our eyes to the work they have done in improving their economy and expanding. they have done in improving their economy and expandingli they have done in improving their economy and expanding. i think that's right, what it also says beyond the succession story is that the chinese see the next period as a critical one in their history, where they are possibly going to overs ha d ow they are possibly going to overshadow the united states, when it comes to the biggest economy in the world and one where they need stability and that also speaks to their own self—awareness of their country, that there may be pockets of the stability where they need to be strong and push through. it's

about self identity and strength, isn't it, not just about self identity and strength, isn't it, notjust about coming is the quality because we know it is a country full of billionaires and millionaires. absolutely, it's about strength and stability. the communist party of china, but it is the single powerful body in china and it is about keeping control and stability and making sure that the movement carries on. it isn't recognisable compared to the communist party is of the past, it's a new kind of fiscal movement that embraces many of the tenets of capitalism but is moving forward and idid capitalism but is moving forward and i did -- capitalism but is moving forward and i did —— undertake taught —— under dictatorial rule. fats domino, the independent there, a fellow countrymen from america. yes, i'm not from new orleans, i wish i were.

he outsold every other artist of the era apart from eldest. he seems very influential. transforming modern music in many ways. i wasn't from that generation but one of the first things i listened to on a sony walkman when i was young was an old fats domino tape that my dad had and old rock and roll things from the 505 and 605. he was an enduring influence in music and i think that will continue after his death. from new orleans, during hurricane country in —— hurricane katrina, they thought he was dead and he was rescued. an amazing story and really a stable in history through that experience and much earlier on. he played a large role in moving blues

and jazz and rhythm into a culture that was predominantly focused on white artists. so he's has had those influences at crucial times in american history. thank you for joining us. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. good evening. for most of us it has been a mild start to the week and very mild for the end of october. today we started off with a little bit of cloud in the far south—east but the weak weather fronts drifted into the channel, a scattering of cloud in the far north—west but

elsewhere, decent sunshine. this weather front to the south is going to bea weather front to the south is going to be a nuisance, filtering further north overnight and we can see the signs of the cloud starting to push backin signs of the cloud starting to push back in with a beautiful sunset with the sun reflecting on the cloud. further north, clear skies and there may be a possibility of searing the —— seeing the aurora in scotland and the far north of england. elsewhere, there will be too much cloud, introducing some rain, drizzle and some coastal and hill fog. here, double digits but in the far north, a scattering of showers and temperatures down to 7—9. tomorrow morning, windy with a few showers in the far north, the weather front continues to be a nuisance in terms of cloud cover and some nuisance drizzle that will drift steadily north through the day. cloud in england as while —— and wales,

perhaps some brightness in the far south, 15—18, still quite mild and fresher further north. things changing as we go into friday with high pressure building from the south—west. the weather front weakening substantially, some clear skies developing. a potentially chilly start on friday morning as we go through friday, a lovely day, dry but suddenly noticeably fresher. moving into saturday, we keep a fair amount of cloud and it will be a bit cooler but the really significant difference to the story is moving into saturday into sunday. low pressure in scandinavia, northerly wind kicking in which will allow the cold air further down wind kicking in which will allow the cold airfurther down in wind kicking in which will allow the cold air further down in scotland and along the north sea facing coasts. stein mild in the south—west but a noticeable difference if you are out at about on sunday. 11—14 is the high for most of england and wales, eight and the high for most of england and wales, eightand nine the high for most of england and wales, eight and nine into the north and on the strength of the wind it

will be cold. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: latest figures showed the uk economy grew faster than expected. growth was up 0.4% in three months to september, increasing the likelihood that interest rates will be raised next week. it outperformed market expectations as the uk economy has done overall since the referendum last year and what it shows is the underlying fundamental strength of this economy. the brexit department is forced to clarify remarks from david davis on when parliament will vote on leaving the eu. energy costs are too high and households aren't benefiting from falling wholesale prices — a government commissioned review has found.