hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: a stark warning form britain's top police officer, as the home office is criticised for not understanding the impact of cuts. i don't want for the government to wait for the police to be struggling like the prison service, with chronic understaffing. killed saving his wife: the westminster bridge attack inquest hears how american tourist kurt cochran pushed her out of the way moments before he was hit. a longer deposit at the bank of england: governor mark carney will stay in post until 2020 — to help "smooth" britain's exit from the eu. but brexiteers aren't happy. theresa may's drive for zero—emission vehicles: the prime minister promises much more money to develop them in the uk. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — with azi farni. good afternoon. england are very much in control of the fifth and final test against india. the

visitors 195—5, chasing an improbable 464. james anderson needs just one more wickets to become the most successful fast bowler in test cricket history. thanks, azi. and nick miller has all the weather. a bit of cloud and patchy rain for the uk. a dangerous harry kane this heading for the eastern side of the usa. a whole world of variety in weather and we will cover it this afternoon. —— a dangerous temper map. thanks nick. also coming up — what can worms teach us about staying fit? thousands of them will be sent into space later this year to help a study into muscle loss in older people. hello everyone — this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. a car britain's most senior police officer has warned the government about the danger of making further cuts to policing. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick,

says she doesn't want the police to struggle with chronic underfunding like the prison service. it comes as the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, has criticised ministers for an "ineffective" and "detached" approach to police funding in england and wales. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports: what to our cops cost and do they provide value for money? important questions but won the home office struggles to answer. that is the mainfinding of struggles to answer. that is the main finding of a report by experts who study spending. the police on —— report says they are spending £8 billion on the police service is here but says there are significant gaps in the department's understanding of demand and around oui’ understanding of demand and around our neck criticises the home office for relying on a formula for funding forces which is ineffective and detached from the changing nature of

policing. the funding formula they have used to allocate money is out of date. the home office told parliament in 2015 that the formula was ineffective. here we are three yea rs was ineffective. here we are three years later, there hasn't been an update of that formula, so it's unlikely that the money is going to the right places. the report said since 2000 and budgets were cut, police have carried out less proactive work by breathalysers. it says there are fewer arrests and is taking on longer to charge suspect. they say there are a number of forces, the euphemism is stretched in terms of their viability. my interpretation of that is if we carry on as we have done for the last five years, we will see more forces start to really degrade their ability to serve the public, in terms of keeping them and protecting them from harm. the home office says it has provided extra funding for police this year and is entering a

critical phase in negotiations with the treasury to secure more money. more officers are being recruited but the leader of britain's bid force as it is a struggle, partly because the government refused accept an end independent panel's recommendation on pay. i'm sorry to say i do think that decision will have affected morale and will affect recruitment and perhaps affect retention. the home secretary will tell superintendents later he is doing all he can to support front line officers, but today's report is clear, there are no quick fixes. the inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the westminster terror attack last year has heard how an american tourist saved his wife by pushing her out of the path of the vehicle driven by khalid massood. kurt and melissa cochran had only been in london for two hours before masood launched his attack last march. kurt was killed but his wife survived. our correspondent, helena lee, is at the old bailey. the hearing today has heard from witnesses, pedestrians, who were on westminster bridge

at the time that kurt cochran was hit by the car. one eyewitness broke down in tears in the witness box, as she relived the moment of impact, and his wife, who survived but was badly injured, also gave evidence in court into the inquest into her husband's death. this morning, melissa cochran came to court to tell the hearing how she and her husband's trip to london ended after just two and a half hours. she and kurt cochran, the first victim of the attack, had been visiting from america. from the witness box, she told the court she remembers the car being driven by khalid masood approaching them, and then being on the ground. her husband had pushed her to safety. she told the court she doesn't remember him doing that, but it was typical of him. kylie smith, a teacher, also gave evidence. she'd been in london with some

students and was on the bridge when the attack happened. in tears, she told the court how she remembered seeing the american couple holding hands beforehand. then she said... there was chaos and panic after, she said. three others on the bridge died as khalid masood drove into them over westminster bridge. he then got out and stabbed pc keith palmer, who died at the scene. the inquest will hear further evidence into kurt cochran‘s death, before hearing the inquest into the four other victims. helena lee reporting from the old bailey, where proccedings will continue this afternoon with the inquest examining the death of pensioner leslie rhodes. we will bring you the latest from

that inquest as we get it. the shortage of staff in the nhs in england has been highlighted by new figures which show a big rise in the number of vacancies. it's currently looking for 107,000 more staff. nhs improvement, which monitors the health service, says it's because of rising patient demand and more staff leaving. our health editor hugh pym sat down with colleague ben brown a little earlier, to discuss how alarmed we should be by these figures. so let's take a closer look at these figures for england. they show between april— june, there were six point to three million visits to a&e units at english hospitals. that is a record. in response to that, hospitals and other trusts have been trying to take on more staff but we learned today the number of vacancies in the nhs in england is standing now at 107,743, up quite a lot on the previous three months and up lot on the previous three months and up on the previous year as well.

they say increased demand and also the fact some people are leaving is a reason for that. what about the finances of the nhs? we learned today the underlying deficit is for 3p. that is the first time we have got that figure, stripping out the special support funding from the centre and stripping out one—off savings and so on. wages grew faster than expected in the three months tojuly, as they continue to outstrip inflation. official statistics show that pay — excluding bonuses — rose by 2.9% during the period, well above the 2.4% rate of inflation. unemployment has continued to fall, and remains at its lowest level for over 40 yea rs, as our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. the firm that runs this construction site in salford has no shortage of work, but a shortage of skilled workers is a growing problem. until this year, its subcontractors could find the staff they needed easily. mostly from the rest of the european union. we've got eastern european workers on this site. a lot of the concrete frames

are eastern europeans, we've got albanians working on here. the dry liners, joiners, tilers, tend to be eastern european. so, in some instances, when they leave, it gets very difficult to entice the british workforce back onto the site. from the construction firms' point of view, the labour market is on fire. even though profits are tight, they have to fight to keep their workers with pay rises of 10 or 20%. if they don't, they may leave before the work is complete. mid—contract, people come along waving the cheque—book and we lose tradesmen. there are a lot of tradesmen who work on the building contract. it's an old—fashioned business. keeping those people on site on a tight programme, on tight margins, that is the challenge. here is what that pay rise looks like in pounds. an extra £14 a week. that brings the average wage to £489 per week, or about £25,400 a year. but before you get too excited about the pay rise,

put it in perspective. here is what has happened to wages over the last 10—15 years. right now, we are not much higher than we were a very long time ago. i think there has been a persistent puzzle why workers have not been able to demand higher wage growth, despite the fact the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest since the mid—1970s. we would have expected wage growth to pick up a lot more than it has done so far. with unemployment at a 43 year low, the number of vacancies is at a 17 year high, with 830,000 jobs advertised and the highest rate of vacancies in hotels and restaurants. one side—effect — you may sometimes have to wait a little longer to get served. andy verity, bbc news. the prime minister is setting out plans to put the uk vicki young joins me from westminster. mix views, brexiteers

are not happy. yes, today there has been lots of speculation about the future of mark carney, the governor of the bank of england. they have never been particularly fond of him. they think he was part of so—called project fear during the referendum, predicting doom and gloom because of brexit, so they won't be particularly delighted that he has decided to stay on. mark carney had rejected the idea of doing a full eight—year term. clearly there was a lot of discussion going on, he hinted at it over the summer, that he might extend that a little bit more and today they came this announcement from the chancellor, philip hammond. i have been discussing with the governor his ability to be able to serve a little longer in the post, in order to ensure continuity through what could be quite a turbulent period for our economy in the early summer of 2019. i can tell the house today that the governor has agreed, despite various personal pressures

to conclude his term injune, that he will continue until the end of january 2020, in order to help support continuity in our economy during this period. so, a little jibe so, a littlejibe from so, a little jibe from the chancellor, talking about the possibility of turbulent times. to cou ntera ct possibility of turbulent times. to counteract that kind of suggestion, we today had a gathering of the great and good from the brexiteers. they were gathering in the house of commons, to put forward with some economists the idea that leaving the eu and reverting to what is called world trade organisation rules wouldn't be catastrophic. they feel they haven't really done enough to get that argument out there. as a fallback position, it wouldn't be so bad, even claiming over the longer term, households will be better off, that the price of food could go down, that domestic produce would go up down, that domestic produce would go up as well, so the country overall would be better this is whatjacob

rees—mogg had to say. the plan is that we should negotiate the canada plus deal now, which is being offered by the eu and which has been offered from an early stage, but recognise that leaving on a world trade basis is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. the key to our negotiating strength is to know that the alternative is something that is good rather than bad. so, once you've established that, you can negotiate with much greater confidence. but they are still very much of the view that the check arrangement, the proposal that is on the table from the government, that that is what the government, that that is what the eu is looking at, they are very much against that. they think it is the worst of all worlds. boris johnson turned up at this meeting and made the point, as he saw it, that it would involve the uk not being at the table, that british businesses would still have to accept businesses would still have to a cce pt rules businesses would still have to accept rules and regulations from the single market and he said that was such a bad deal for

british business that it must be opposed. what they say is you have do take checkers off the table, that has to go away, you have to try and secure the withdrawal agreement so you can go into a two year transition period and in that time you try negotiate a free trade deal with the eu. that is what they are pushing for. if this were to walk on toa pushing for. if this were to walk on to a vote and they were to oppose it, today people like the former tory leader william hague saying you could end up with the government being brought down and a constitutional crisis. vicki young, thank you. some breaking news coming in from edinburgh. we are hearing a man has died after being hit by a tram in edinburgh. it happened at a tram stop on the west of the cityjust after midday. this coming from police scotland. they say tram services will be suspended whilst they investigate what has happened. a man has died after being hit by a tram in edinburgh. we will bring you more about a little on. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines... the met police commissioner says she doesn't want the police to be struggling with chronic understaffing as the government is accused of failing to understand the impact of cuts.

the inquest into the westminster bridge terror attack hears how american tourist kurt cochran lost his life saving his wife. mark carney agrees to stay on as governor of the bank of england until 2020 to help ensure a smoother brexit. and in sport, india are frustrating england's bowlers on the final day of the fifth test hagley oval. the visitors 221—5, chasing 464. bbc sport understands hampton park will remain the home of scottish football. the lease runs out in 2020 and there was an offer for them to move to murrayfield. and kimi raikkonen is leaving ferrari at the end of the formula 1 season. he has signed a two—year deal with sauber. charles leclerc goes the other way to replace him. more on those stories a little later. good afternoon. this is all about

the house of commons digital culture committee that met here in salford this morning. there was three main headlines, the first one, over 75s tv licences. lord paul was asked directly about this because the deal is up injune 2020 and he said the bbc board would have do think about it and he could not guarantee that they would definitely continue. when you consider before 2015 when the government paid forfree you consider before 2015 when the government paid for free tv licences, made up a fifth... studio: we're going to be prime minister theresa may at the launch of a zero emissions fund announcement. britain's automotive industry. here, we are incredibly proud of our manufacturing history. home with some of the biggest brands in the world. the mini, aston martin,

jaguar land rover, and equally proud that this is where the future of travel is now being made. now, alongside formula 1, so much of british institution, we have formula e. british institution, we have formula e, leading the way for green energy and thisjust e, leading the way for green energy and this just shows how exciting this future can be. our automotive industry is one of this country's great success stories, and as britain looks to the future, as we build a global, outward facing country outside of the european union, and as we forge a stronger, fairer economy, we are building on oui’ fairer economy, we are building on our strengths and investing in britain for the long—term. we have an impressive track record in research and development, world —class in research and development, world—class talent and skills, some of the best universities around the globe and one of the most productive research bases in the world. over

the next decade, we will see the biggest ever increase in rnd investment in our history, aiming to hit 2.4% of gdp by 2027. our corporate taxes the lowest rate in the 620 corporate taxes the lowest rate in the g20 and through our modern industrial strategy, we are backing the industries and technologies of the industries and technologies of the future, as we foster growth in every corner of oui’ the future, as we foster growth in every corner of our country. at the heart of that strategy are four grand challenges. global trends, set to change the way we live and work, including clean growth and the future of mobility. because over the coming years, the way we commute, travel and have our goods and services delivered will change irrevocably. electrification, self driving cars, delivery drones, electric cargo bikes will all help

reduce traffic, improve journey times and safety and free up space in our towns and cities. but innovation will also clean up our air, and that is why we are here today, at this, the uk's first zero emission vehicles on it. how we accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and ensure cleaner airforall emission vehicles and ensure cleaner airfor all our people is one of emission vehicles and ensure cleaner air for all our people is one of the most pressing issues in modern transport. that we have here government representatives and industry experts from every continent shows how global this issue is, affecting towns and cities around the world. as we stand on the brink of the next revolution in transport, a green revolution, i want to see britain once again leading from the front and working with industries and countries around the world to spearhead change. that is why i have set this country an ambitious mission, to put the uk at the

forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles, and for all new cars and va ns vehicles, and for all new cars and va ns to vehicles, and for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emissions by 2040. and already we are taking significant strides forward. our electric uk manufactured cars account for one in five sold in europe. our batteries are among the best in the world and oui’ are among the best in the world and our road to zero strategy is the most compressive plan globally. mapping out in detail how we will reach our target for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040 and for every car and van to beat zero emission by 2050. we are investing in the design, development and infrastructure needed to speed up the uptake of green vehicles. we are providing £1.5 billion for ultralow emission vehicles by 2020 and

creating a £400 million fund to invest in the roll out of charging point infrastructure, in partnership with industry. we have legislated to ensure charge points can be easily accessed and available at motorway service stations and other petrol stations. we will consult on the introduction of green numberplates and how they might be used to promote clean vehicles and promote their use. we are providing a £2 million grant for e cargo bikes, creating a zero emission option for last mile deliveries. and today, we have provided over £100 million of funding for innovators in ultralow emission vehicles and hydrogen technology, with a further £500 million of investment from key industries in this sector, creating over 1000 jobs across the uk. so we are driving change further and faster. but this is notjust about

new technologies. it is also about new technologies. it is also about new skills and job opportunities. which is why i am delighted that coventry and warwickshire local enterprise partnership has invested ina new enterprise partnership has invested in a new degree apprenticeship centre with the university of warwick, focusing on the high—value manufacturing sector and backed by £10 million of government local growth funding. together, all these measures will drive the design, use, uptake and infrastructure necessary for cleaner, greener vehicles and in doing so, it will help us drastically reduce a major contributor to our global warming emissions, as we seek to meet the paris climate change agreement. but we cannot do this alone. at the one planet summit last year, i announced we would invite the uk policymakers and industry leaders from across the world to provide impetus to this

vital market. we are here today because the issues we face are not the preserve of any one country. they belong to all of us, and they require all of us to pull together, to solve the problem is that all our countries face. governments, industry, innovators from brown the world need to work together, to transform the development of the zero emissions vehicle ‘s market. so, this afternoon i am hosted an auto investment round table with the leading supply chain companies from germany, the usa, japan, china, spain and india, to explore what more we can do to accelerate the development of a zero emissions market and to highlight the uk's offer. today demonstrate that the government's commitment and comprehensive strategy has given businesses the confidence to invest and to innovate and to help deliver the zero emission transition for the

benefit of us all. i want to urge eve ryo ne benefit of us all. i want to urge everyone here to make the most of this summit, make connections, explore possibilities, use this as a starting point to convince others of the importance of the green revolution in transport. and let's not lose sight of why this is so important, because yes, it's about innovation, new ideas and exciting developments, but it is also about so much more. for ourselves, and for the generations to come. so that our children in schools and nurseries that sit alongside main roads do not have to breathe in harmful emissions ina bid have to breathe in harmful emissions in a bid to get an education. so our cities, parks and green spaces really are places where you can get out and get some clean, fresh air. so that families everywhere, from the country to the city centre, can ensure a healthy environment, even for their most vulnerable members, young and old.

we have long lived with the idea that traffic is polluting. we know that traffic is polluting. we know that no longer needs to be true and we are on the brink of making it a thing of the past. let's do so together, and transform the world in which we all live for the better. thank you. applause so, new funding of more than £100 million to develop low and zero emission vehicles in the united kingdom. prime minister telling the zero emission vehicle summit she wa nts zero emission vehicle summit she wants the uk to be a leader in green technology, said the exciting new technology, said the exciting new technology would see the creation of 100,000 jobs and alongside government backing, she expected £500 million of investment from india street players. much more

reaction to what she has to say. also, keeping an eye on the police summit, we are expecting sajid javid today to the podium. you are watching afternoon live. labour are promising to give more rights to workers in the so—called "gig economy". in a speech to the tuc conference in manchester, the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, will say casual staff should be eligible for sick pay, maternity leave and other benefits. he'll also set out plans to increase the power of trade unions. our political correspondent, iain watson, is at the conference and sent this report. the so—called gig economy is all around us — when we take a cab, order a pizza, stuff off for a snack, or we come and go from our offices. many people whose work is irregular and insecure, such as agency staff or freelancers without full employment rights. the unions say almost 4 million people are not in regular guaranteed employment and labour is pledging to give casual workers similar rights to those in permanentjobs. the balance has shifted too far now against the rights of workers in particular, and that is displayed

in the distribution of national income now. for the first time, more is going to shareholders than to workers themselves. the tuc welcomes the prospect of new employment rights but says these alone will not help everyone in the gig economy. these are people who might be missing out on their legal rights, but often it is difficult for them to enforce even the rights they have. they do not have power in the workplace. they face things like employers saying, if you turn down the shift, we won't give you any shifts next week. some people in casual contracts here in manchester welcomed labour's plans. just because you are working casually, or 9—5, you should have the same, regardless. the students should have good rights, as well. and the shadow chancellor will tell the tuc today he wants to give workers in regular employment more of a financial stake in their companies. after a torrid summer that

highlighted divisions over anti—semitism and brexit, labour are hoping for a brighter autumn. expect to see a steady flow of policy announcements over the next few weeks and at their annual conference, all designed to portray themselves as an alternative party of government, but as they provide more detail, they will also have to expect more scrutiny. when this former adviser to tony blair was asked by theresa may to look into the world of insecure employment, he stopped short of recommending labour's new plans. matthew taylor's review recognised that some people welcomed the flexibility of casual work, and some businesses say new rights could costjobs. it would really increase regulations and costs for businesses and that does have an impact on companies' ability to grow and take on staff. john mcdonnell wants to set out a distinctive agenda, we're taking you to leicester, the home secretary sajid javid responding to criticisms of government cuts to policing.

before i say anything else, i know what you are thinking, so let me deal with it right at the start. yes, i have been watching the bodyguard. i'm not quite happy what has happened to the home secretary in the latest episode! i know mike codename is not lavender. —— might codename. i'm probably feeling a lot more nervous standing up here than theresa may did when she addressed your conference, i think the last time was three years ago, and that's because i have one guaranteed critic in the audience, and that's my brother. he will be watching my every m ove brother. he will be watching my every move and listening to every word i say, and then i'm sure as soon as i've gone out here and got on my car, my phone will ring and he will criticise pretty much everything i'd said, what you liked and didn't like, including the suit i was wearing and things like that. laughter

don't tell mum! mind you, i should be taking it on the chin because it is probably because of me that he has got all of these thousands and others of journalists following him on twitter now. now, the combination of being home secretary and having achieved superintendent as a brother has taught me a lot about what it means to bea taught me a lot about what it means to be a police super. i know that it's a very important role that you play each and every day managing front line officers. i know how hard you all work in coming up with the strategic direction for your forces. and i know how much effort you have to put in every day to fight crime in your communities. the police superintendents association is a very valued government partner and i

am sorry that this conference is the last that gavin will attend in his capacity. since he took over the presidency in 2016, his dedication, his passion and commitment have been really impressive and we will be sorry to see him go. the association provides constructive advice to the government and it is a powerful force for change. now, we haven't a lwa ys force for change. now, we haven't always agreed in the past and of course we won't always agree in the future, but what i appreciate most about the police superintendents‘ association is the willingness to have those, sessions with government and then really make a difference., stations about how to improve policing and how to make things better. and that is why i want to talk to you today about my view on how we can work together to improve policing. because even though i think my outlook for policing is a bit more optimistic than gavin, i

know that improvements have to be made. now, many of you will be aware, for example, today of the national audit office‘s report on the financial sustainability on policing. and while there are some aspects of the report i don‘t quite agree with, it rightly recognises the pressures on policing. when i stood up at the police federation conference in may, i said that i will stand with the front line, that i will do all that i can to support your teams and that i will listen to the police. it is these three principles, standing with you, supporting new and listening to you that informs every single decision i make about policing as home secretary. now, you have been telling me that you and your forces are feeling stretched. that‘s the nature of crime is changing and, sometimes, you feel that you just

can‘t keep up with it. we all know that the so—called traditional crime is down by a third since 2010, but there are all sorts of other crimes which are being reported more than ever before and this, of course, is putting huge demands on policing. like hate crimes and child sexual abuse. the threat from terrorism, of course, we have certainly seen, has escalated and evolved. and we also know that there are more and more victims of online crime. in fact, you are more likely to be a victim of online crime than off—line crime today. there has also been an increase in serious fights, including homicide, gun crimes and knife crime. but all the while, the clamourfrom knife crime. but all the while, the clamour from the press, knife crime. but all the while, the clamourfrom the press, from politicians of all parties and from the public seems to be on new to do more and do more and do more —— on you. and as superintendents, you

must feel that you are being pulled in all sorts of different directions, that you are having to change the strategic direction of your forces to manage new and emerging threats and to adapt your resources accordingly. i want you to feel that you are comfortably equipped to deal with the change in crime landscape. and, yes, part of the answer, of course, is resources. that is why, for example, we have invested over £1 billion more in policing each year than we did three yea rs policing each year than we did three years ago, including more that has come through council tax. that is why just last week, i come through council tax. that is whyjust last week, i announced £21 million extra investment for law enforcement to fight online child sexual exportation, that is why we have boosted cyber capabilities both ata have boosted cyber capabilities both at a national, regional and local level and we‘ll also making £40 million available over the next two

yea rs million available over the next two years to support the serious violence strategy. but despite this increase in funding, i do fully recognise the pressures on policing. so let me be very clear with you. i will continue to fight on the police‘s behalf so that you have the resources that you need to do your jobs effectively. but making sure that forces are fit for the future isn‘t just about the finances. you also need to have the tools and support that you need to do your jobs. firstly, ithink support that you need to do your jobs. firstly, i think it is vital that you get the training that you have been asking for. as gavin has already said and just said a moment ago, those of you who work in public protection units sometimes feel that you are thrown in at the deep end without necessarily having that necessary training and support that you need. and we havejust heard, it

isa you need. and we havejust heard, it is a truly shocking statistic, 87% of those needing units that are there to protect children receive no training or development for that role. this clearly needs to change. i fully role. this clearly needs to change. ifully support role. this clearly needs to change. i fully support the work that the couege i fully support the work that the college of policing is doing to protect the public learning programme and my department continues to assist the college to develop a license to practice game for people working in those high risk areas. this should mean that no one is put in a position where they are asked to take on vital public protection roles without adequate preparation. secondly, you and the men and women that work for you, you need the right powers. one of these powers, for example, is stop and search. i am consulting on extending stop and search that officers are able to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying acid without good reason. we will all remember,

just a few weeks ago, the case of a three—year—old boy who was seriously hurt when he was the target, a three—year—old boy, the target of an acid attack in worcester. a month before that, to teenage victims were taken to hospital in east london when they were sprayed in the face. criminals cannot walk around and feel that they can carry dangerous weapons and get away with it. the men and women who work for you, they need to feel comfortable and supportive when they are using stop and search. and i have said before, the evidence shows that if you are black, you are more likely to be homicide victims than any other ethnic group. if stop and search means that lives can be saved from communities that are most affected, then of course it is a very good thing. and as senior leaders, i want you to be able to support your front line officers to ensure that they are confident in using this

important power. thirdly, you need to feel like you are being rewarded for the work that you do. i know that some of you feel like the roles that some of you feel like the roles that you currently have have morphed over time, they don‘t represent all resemble in any way the job that perhaps you signed up to do many yea rs perhaps you signed up to do many years ago. perhaps the area that you run has got larger, got more complex, the number of people that you manage has gone up. maybe you are asked to deal with some particular issues that some of the most challenging, without getting all those resources and the support that you need. the mp cc has submitted proposals which we just heard of a moment ago, which would allow chief constables to give a discretionary bonus payment of up to £4000 a yearfor officers discretionary bonus payment of up to £4000 a year for officers who take on those hard to fill roles and full superintendents in especially challenging roles, and today i can announce that i offer my full support to these proposals are not intended to legislate so that these

bonuses can be given out. and i can also confirm that cheapens the is will be able to authorise these payments to be backdated to the 1st of september 20 17. fourthly, you need to feel like a welfare is being taken seriously. i was disgusted to see a recent video on social media of police officers being kicked from behind on the floor in a mcdonald‘s restau ra nt. behind on the floor in a mcdonald‘s restaurant. being beaten up should never be part or considered in any way to be part of the job. i‘m never be part or considered in any way to be part of thejob. i‘m in no doubt that those who assault police officers deserve to face very serious consequences and that‘s why we support the assault and emergency workers bill, which doubles the penalty available for low—level assaults on police officers. the bill will receive royal assent this week and it sends a clear message that attacks on public workers,

public sector emergency workers, will not be tolerated. and at the federation conference, your teams also told me that they want better protection in the form of taser is an spitand protection in the form of taser is an spit and bite guards. i have now written to police chiefs across the country stressing the importance of both of these. but it is notjust your physical welfare that we need to be thinking about. it is mental health, too. the association‘s most recent resilience survey showed that half of the respondents reported feelings of anxiety. as i made clear at the police federation conference, i want us to work together to totally tra nsform i want us to work together to totally transform the welfare provision for policing. we have already pledged the 7—5p we heard about the moment ago, that is the new national police welfare service —— seven and a half million pounds. and £400,000 of this money will be used to support the proposal by

chief constable andy rhodes and the couege chief constable andy rhodes and the college policing to get a new wellbeing outreach prevention service on the road, starting next month. the first of the fleet of the so—called wellbeing buses will be pulling up outside police stations and providing access of all, stigma free support and information for anyone who feels they need it. but i know sometimes, you, as leaders, it can be hard to ask for help. you might be good at signposting support services for others but not very good at taking them up yourself. so iurge good at taking them up yourself. so i urge you all to prioritise your welfare, too, and take advantage of the services that are now being offered. finally and most importantly, i want you to know that i will listen to you. the front line review is now under way and i want you to encourage. . . review is now under way and i want you to encourage... what all of you to encourage the offices that work with you to share their experiences

of policing. the policing minister nick hurd has already done a lot of important work in this area and continues to listen, going around the country and i know there was a session with him earlier today. there are lots of different ways you can get involved. with face—to—face discussions, online conversations and the home office, from ourfirst twitter session, we caught the attention of over 40,000 people and we had some 500 comments within the first hour. so it is clear that there is a lot to say, but i don‘t wa nt there is a lot to say, but i don‘t want you to leave it to others to get involved. as supers, you are making decisions each and every day on behalf of your forces and i would love for you to be more involved. if you get a very different sort of insight from the work that you do, from many of your colleagues, then it is important that we hear that, too. so if there is one message i wa nt to too. so if there is one message i want to leave with you today, then it is this... when you speak, i will

listen. the police superintendents‘ association is a great force for good. you are tireless advocate for police superintendents and you have played a vital role in developing policing. i want this to continue long into the future and my daughter will always be open to you. thank you very much. applause thank you very much, home secretary. ijust wanted thank you very much, home secretary. i just wanted to thank you very much, home secretary. ijust wanted to start, really, with your pledge to reset the relationship with the police. you have talked about fighting for resources. how have talked about fighting for resources. how can have talked about fighting for resources. how can people in this room have any confidence that you will be able to deliver on that when the prime minister has blocked the independent recommendation of a 3% pay rise? i like it that you start

with the easy questions, thank you very much for that. i think off i mean, first of all, it would be wrong to say that the prime minister has blocked these things, all of these decisions are collective decisions of government and that is the fairway to look at it. but i think it is a very valid question because, first of all, dealing with the pay issue, i‘m pleased that gavin touched on it. gavin is right when he talks about and has said to be separately at meetings, if you have an independent pay body, you have an independent pay body, you haveit have an independent pay body, you have it through very good reason, it is independence of the obvious reason that it has to go away and do analysis and make recommendations and then that has to be taken seriously and i think it is taken more seriously, let‘s say, for a service where, as gavin mentioned, you cannot strike. and, you know, i have listened to that... excuse me.

i took it seriously, i have listened to that and what i have done at the same time, when it comes to pay recommendations, though, there are pay recommendations across the board for millions of public sector workers and we have do, as government, take them all into account. you‘re trying to get that balance before the —— between the affordability and fairness to taxpayers. and these are collective decisions and then what is taken into account, we then have to go and justify that decision and that is exactly what has happened here. there were other pay sectors, other boards, where those sectors didn‘t quite get what they wanted either and this is a reflection of trying to strike that balance. and i‘m not pretending it‘s easy. your question was then about, given that decision, how can we give more confidence that the resources that are needed will be there? first of all, i recognise,

something i recognised early on, even before i was home secretary, that there is a need for more resources . that there is a need for more resources. as i mentioned a moment ago, there has been an increase in resources in the last three years. i don‘t think it is enough given the challenges, the complexities, the crimes that you are facing, and that is why i have said that the best way really for me to make a big difference here, and especially to try and move away from some of the year—on—year changes to move to a longer—term settlement, is through the upcoming spending review, which will start next year and i have already said quite clearly that my priority will be policing. the home office said in a letter to number ten that the 3% pay rise decision was the wrong decision, so can i ta ke was the wrong decision, so can i take from what you have said that it it was a collective decision but wrong at the same time?|j it was a collective decision but wrong at the same time? i am not going to comment on the leaks of public documents. can you comment on my question question mark was at the wrong decision? i can't comment on

lea ked wrong decision? i can't comment on leaked public documents. so staying on pay, there is a question here about the bonus payments, you recognise there is a need for bonus payments which is welcome, but will not benefit all of the offices and the wider pay concerns. how will you address worries that the current pay mechanism is not fit for purpose and has failed officers for two years running? hopefully i'anson part of that question just running? hopefully i'anson part of that questionjust a running? hopefully i'anson part of that question just a moment ago —— i answered. i can absolutely first of all understand why officers would be very concerned and upset about the pay outcome and, given that it was an independent recommendation... i don‘t personally think it is a reflection on the body itself. the pay review body has an importantjob to do and i think in the ways it has been set up, it is doing itsjob, but the altima decision lies with government as to whether it accepts that exact recommendation or not, so i think the pressure really

shouldn‘t be on the pay review body itself, but it should rightly be on government ministers like me and they should be questions about how this will be handled in the future. gavin, you have a follow—up. this will be handled in the future. gavin, you have a follow-up. a very quick comment, and it will sound strange, but it is not necessarily the fact that the award was not made, i think there was a huge frustration in the service principally unfairness. you know, we can't even negotiate now and as i said, i used that term procedural injustice. we have nothing at all. we put in a lot of work, evidence —based, to the process and then we leave all our faith, all of our faith, to the process itself. we have all got mortgages, we have all got families, bills, like everyone else, to pay, and there is a fundamental fairness issue here and it is not necessarily the outcome of the process, of course that is important, it is more the actual fairness of the process which is

frustrating not only colleagues and the association, but i think the wider service as well. home secretary, your response ?|j understand that, i‘m not going to argue that. if i was in gavin‘s position or anyone‘s in the audience, i would feel the same way and you have an independent process, it takes soundings from police officers and others and makes recommendations and i think you have good reason to think that those recommendations would be met. if i had to explain why it was not in this case, as i said it wasn‘t only the case of police, but i understand that and i think it is incumbent on me, especially as the new home secretary, coming in, to try and win back that confidence and that is what i‘m going to try and do. back that confidence and that is what i'm going to try and do. your comments al-qaeda been welcomed by the audience, question which says it is -- the audience, question which says it is —— have clearly been welcomed, this on saying very encouraging comments but how would you speak to

the prime minister, who is very clearly out of touch with the values? i wouldn't say the prime minister is out of touch, there is a very difficultjob to do and so many issues that the same time and she is a prime minister, having been home secretary, compared to other prime ministers who haven‘t had that role, she has an understanding of policing and crime and that is something i think that can be used to the advantage of policing and getting the resources we need. let's take some questions from the floor, stick your hand up, give us a wave. if we can have the microphone over here, thank you. ian wylie, avon and somerset. home secretary, first of all, may i say how great it is to have a home secretary who has got a link to policing and to the superintendents association. in terms of the bonus scheme, i very much welcome your announcement, as i am sure everyone in the room will do. however, there will be anxiety that the award will be at the discretion of chief constables. many

of the chief constables are employers but also the keepers of the purse and we are expecting significant inequalities of the application of that bonus scheme due to affordability. we think that will further undermine confidence in the pay awards. how can you as home secretary support our wish, that chief constables take this pay bonus scheme and seriously and applied fairly? yes, i mean, first of all, you talk about the link, you will talk about the less attractive version of me sitting over there... lam waiting version of me sitting over there... i am waiting for a question from him. i'm just i am waiting for a question from him. i'mjust getting back i am waiting for a question from him. i'm just getting back from the moment comment. it was a good heckle. but on the bonuses, i was pleased to be able to do that. it is required, the way it works, it was a recommendation of the board as well and it requires legislation for us to allow that to go forward. our analysis is based first of all on an understanding, weeping, chief

co nsta bles understanding, weeping, chief constables of respective forces, they can afford to do this and that your question about consistency i think is a good one and when we set out how we are going to approach this, alongside the legislation, we will also set out guidelines and also, i was pleased to be able to haveit also, i was pleased to be able to have it so it is backdated to what the association was looking for, which was september 20 17. really welcome, most to constables would welcome, most to constables would welcome that. i think our concern would be when it goes out to the 43 organisations, i am would be when it goes out to the 43 organisations, lam not would be when it goes out to the 43 organisations, i am not overly optimistic that there is going to be, exactly as ian hasjust articulated, that there is going to bea articulated, that there is going to be a transparent and equitable approached to the allowance itself. i'lljust put this remark at the end,| i'lljust put this remark at the end, ialso i'lljust put this remark at the end, i also would be very interested to see which forces don't regard any superintended roles as not challenging. do you want to respond to that? no. let's have another

question from the floor. there are loads coming in on the app. in the pink shirt here. laura holford from thames valley. i used to be a superintendent and irony welcome your commitment —— irony welcome your commitment —— irony welcome your commitment —— irony welcome your commitment for practice licenses for our exports. —— experts. is there a commitment to ensure the front line can recognise vulnerability and exploitation? without them actually seeing what is going on, the specialists don't know where to start. and the second part is, as we talked earlier on in the conference, this is not purely a pursuit matter. prosecution is sometimes not ganso, it is notjust police services resources that need to be available to refer cases to. is there a commitment from your part

to ensure all the other agencies have the capacity and the capability to support those cases and further them forward, so we protect those that are vulnerable ? them forward, so we protect those that are vulnerable? thank you, laura, and your first that are vulnerable? thank you, laura, and yourfirst part that are vulnerable? thank you, laura, and your first part about the front line and training to recognise all ability and exploitation, that is vitally important. work in that area has already begun, i have seen some good examples in some forces but more needs to be done. we are looking at trying to work out how is the best way to do that. for example, the push, the government the police have had in the last few yea rs on the police have had in the last few years on modern slavery, it and how it can be exploited through trafficking and other means than having police trained to spot that, and other public workers, so for example border force officers have made that training and can work more effectively with their policing partners and on the second point i

—— that partners and on the second point i -- that it partners and on the second point i —— that it is notjust an issue about pursuing by police, there are other agencies. i think that is something that hasn‘t been properly focused on for... the importance of just that. so, for example, there are too many instances now of police officers that are basically having to deal with mental health issues of the people they are either pursuing or called out to and in the short timei or called out to and in the short time i have been home secretary, i have gone out and seen police in cases where they have shown me they will get called out, they meet someone and the people you work with everyday will be so familiar with this, the individual clearly is a mental health problem and that is the number one issue but they had to stay with the individual four hours until someone turns up from the nhs ora until someone turns up from the nhs or a mental health authority to look after them, so that kind ofjoined up after them, so that kind ofjoined up working, i think more could be done and we are working on a... i think mental health issues is one of

the big areas and working with the health secretary, that is exactly what the home office is trying to do more of and also using some of the extra funding, rightly, that was provided to the nhs, promised by the government a few weeks ago, to make sure that is being used in the right way, for example mental health services, but at the same time taking pressure off other services like the police. another question on the app, if there is no more money for policing in the csr, what will your stand speakers to mark more for less or more for the same? —— whatever your stands be ? less or more for the same? —— whatever your stands be? i'm confident there will be more when it comes to the csr. i will push other because the chancellor's deputy liz truss said cabinet ministers were asking for unaffordable public services spending increases and it is not macho to demand more money. are you being macho?|j is not macho to demand more money. are you being macho? i don't think she‘s talking about me, i think she has other cabinet ministers in mind.

she will soon be talking about you if you are so confident of it. no, but seriously, i think the issues that i have certainly seen the evidence of in recent months and, obviously, the evidence has been never a while and certainly of the changing nature of crime and therefore the changing nature of the demands of policing, i mentioned earlier, some of the more complex crimes, for example i did a speech last week, some of you may have heard about the child sexual exploitation online becoming sadly big in scale, big in complexity. we wa nt big in scale, big in complexity. we want law enforcement crackdown on that more and more and it requires more funding, it requires more resources , more funding, it requires more resources, more experts in that field and that is both the police and the national crime agency in the work that it does. the historic sexual abuse, it is a good thing that more and more people are coming forward reporting crimes that may have taken place years ago, but it

ta kes have taken place years ago, but it takes more effort, it takes more resource to look at those online. we will pull away from that conference, the home secretary sajid javid, who has announced some more money for police, offering a discretionary bonus payment of £4000 a year and saying he will push through legislation to make that happen, watched by among others his brother, chief superintendent of the west midlands force. more analysis on that but now let‘s get the weather with nick milligan. hello, it‘s a blustery day out there, there are some sunny spells to be had, scotland, northern ireland and more so across northern england by the end of the day, but threatening skies on this weather watcher picture from leicestershire earlier. there is a bit of rain to be had along the strip of cloud all the way across the atlantic and towards the uk, we are seeing this and it gradually moving its way further south now on through the rest of the day and into this evening. and this is where it‘s sitting by the end of the afternoon into the evening. this strip of cloud and patchy rain. north of that, brightening up, north wales, northern england, a few sunny

spells the northern ireland and scotland, you may catch a shower, some really blustery bonds into north—west scotland, average wind speeds with gusts of up to 50 mph or so, soa speeds with gusts of up to 50 mph or so, so a very windy afternoon here. temperatures in the mid to high teens temperatures in the mid to high tee ns m ostly temperatures in the mid to high teens mostly but some have reached again into the low 20s. the last day of that, it will feel cooler and fresher later tomorrow. so an area of cloud and patchy rain in southern england this evening, another area of rain pushing into wales, north west england and other parts of england and wales as it feeds southwards later, keeping temperatures in double figures. clear spells in scotla nd double figures. clear spells in scotland and northern ireland, so you will dip into single figures and the show is continuing north—west scotla nd the show is continuing north—west scotland on the gusty wind. this is the weather front with cloud and rain tomorrow clearing southwards, allowing the cooler and fresh air to filter further south across the uk. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live — i‘m simon mccoy.

today at 3: the home secretary denies that ministers don‘t understand the impact of police cuts, after criticism from the public spending watchdog. i do fully recognise the pressures on policing, so let me be very clear with you — i will continue to fight on the police‘s behalf, so that you have the resources that you need to do your jobs effectively. killed saving his wife. the westminster bridge attack inquest hears how american tourist kurt cochran pushed her out of the way, moments before he was hit. a longer deposit at the bank of england... governor mark carney will stay in post until 2020, to help "smooth" britain‘s exit from the eu. but brexiteers aren‘t happy. theresa may‘s drive for zero—emission vehicles: the prime minister promises much more money to develop them in the uk. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport — with azi farni. the latest on the cricket? yes. india are frustrating england‘s bowlers on the final day

of the fifth test at the oval. having resumed on 58—3, the visitors are 257—5 as they chase 464. james anderson needs one wicket to become the most successful fast bowler in test history. we will find out more from you later, thank you. and nick miller has the weather. we are following extremely dangerous hurricane florence, bound for the east coast of the usa. what can expect? the details coming up and the uk weather forecast. thanks nick. also coming up — what can worms teach us about staying fit? thousands of them will be sent into space later this year to help a study into muscle loss in older people. hello everyone — this is afternoon live, i‘m simon mccoy.

the home secretary has promised police he‘ll fight for the resources they need, after britain‘s most senior officer warned of the dangers of making further cuts to policing. metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says she doesn‘t want the police to struggle with chronic underfunding, like the prison service. it all comes as the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, has criticised ministers for an ‘ineffective‘ and ‘detached‘ approach to police funding in england and wales. what do our cops cost and do they provide value for money? important questions but once the home office is struggling to answer. that is the mainfinding from is struggling to answer. that is the main finding from a report by experts to examine public spending, the national audit office. the report says the home office is spending a 6p on the police service this year but it says there are significant gaps in the department

was my understanding of costs and demand and it criticises the home office for relying on a formula for funding forces which is ineffective and detached from the changing nature of policing. the funding formula they have used to allocate money is out of date. the home office told parliament in 2015 that the formula was ineffective. he we are three years later, there hasn‘t been an update of that formula and so it‘s unlikely that the money is going to the right places. the report says since 2010, when budgets are cut, police have carried out less proactive worklight breathalyser tests. it says there are fewer breathalyser tests. it says there a re fewer arrests breathalyser tests. it says there are fewer arrests and it‘s taking longer to charge suspects. they are saying there are a number of forces that are now really, i think the euphemism is stretched, in terms of their viability. my interpretation of that is, if we carry on as we have done for the last five years, we will study see more forces start to degrade their ability to serve

the public, in terms of keeping the meant protecting them from harm. the home office says it has provided extra funding for policing this year and is venturing a critical phase in negotiations with the treasury to secure more money. new officers are being recruited but the leader of britain boult gives forth so that is a struggle, partly because the government refused to accept an independent panel‘s recommendation and pay. i'm sorry to say i think that decision will have affected morale and will affect recruitment and perhaps affect retention. in the past for now, the home secretary has been addressing police superintendents. he pledged to fight for the resources that the police need. many of you will be aware of the national audit office‘s report on the sustainability of police funding. whilst there are some aspects of the report i do not quite

agree with, it rightly recognises the pressures on policing. when i stood up at the police federation conference in may, i said i will stand with the front line, that i will do all that i can to support your teens and that i will listen to the police. it is these three principles, standing with eu, supporting you and listening to you, that informs every single decision i make about policing as home secretary. —— standing with you. shadow home secretary diane abbott said ministers need to stop cutting police budgets. she‘s been speaking to our home editor, mark easton. i think it‘s one of the most damning reports for a government department i‘ve read. we have to remember, the national audit office is completely independent, and what they are saying is notjust that the home office doesn‘t have a strategy, they‘ve noted the cuts in the workforce and the cuts in the funding available and they are saying they‘re home office doesn‘t understand the consequences of those cuts. that‘s really damning. in terms of the responsibility,

the duties of home secretarys past and present, what do you think it says to them? well, this government has media strategies about claiming police —— blaming police and crime commissioners, and in london, blaming sadiq khan, the london mayor, but actually, the responsibility, both for the cuts in expenditure and for the failing to understand the consequences, lies fair and square with the home office and successive home secretarys. the current home secretary sajid javid, amber rudd, and, of course, theresa may herself. what do you think should happen now? i think the home office should commission a survey, talking to pccs, talking to local government about what the effects of the cuts have been. we know some of the cuts have meant local government has to pick up issues like mental health and so on. they need to acknowledge that they are in the wrong. they have

failed the public and they‘d need to commission a survey. it cannot be right, the home office has no strategy and no understanding of what the consequences of cuts has been. that was diane abbott. chief constable dave thompson, national police chiefs‘ council lead for finance is in birmingham now. good afternoon. good afternoon. were you watching the home secretary?” saw potter of the speech. do you think he does get it?|j saw potter of the speech. do you think he does get it? i think the national audit report today lays out a narrative that i think the police service recognises but i would also say that ministers and the work done at the home office, there is a realisation of this challenge and is important we address the issues in the report. which means more money for police, resourcing and pay?|j for police, resourcing and pay?” think there are a number of things the report points to. police co nsta bles the report points to. police constables and crime commissioners would say the service is stretched.

but that financial issue may be felt in different ways in different parts of policing and the home office isn‘t really in my view at the moment understanding the totality of that policing stretch. so i think yes, there are some issues about money and resources but it is venturing the grasp is on the totality of policing. the home office says they do understand the problems facing police, they do get it. i think there is an improving dialogue now, which is good must be built upon, particularly in the spending review. but the challenge the service faces is things that directly touch governments like counter terrorism and organised crime has been stronger but when we look at the areas the public recognise as critical to policing, like answering the phone, local neighbourhood policing, those areas have become less visible to government in the last two years on the areas where most police and crime commissioners feel the service is becoming very stretched. how many of your officers are doing more for

less, a re of your officers are doing more for less, are working beyond the hours they are paid to work, just so they can clearup they are paid to work, just so they can clear up some of the things that normally would have been done in the old days, if you like? the amount of police officers here is a spoiler since 1974. the force is contracted by 24% less. we are a very busy organisation. one of the enormous strengths of policing is our absolute dedication of the staff of policing. our people are going the extra mile and working very hard to achieve great results. what i do not do as their employer is institute practices that deliver babar ahmad know a great many staff work above and beyond regulator the public and will continue to do so. it was interesting seeing in the audience at the superintendents conference your brother, who is in yourforce? indeed. is there a bit of joshing that goes on? i think the home

secretary delivers a really good service to the public, we value him for what he delivers not who he is related to. one thing the home secretary did announce, the discretionary payment of £1000, which he says he wants backdated and he wants to be brought into law. is that a big deal? i think the general package of reward for the police is really important, i think. i think we need to make sure we are ensuring that we are honouring an appropriate pay settlement for staff. the point the commission made its police officers don‘t have a right to withdraw labour, we have always had an independent pay committee and is really important we respect those institutions that moderate this critical part of the public sector. very good of you to join us, thank you your time. you are watching afternoon live. just to bring you some news coming in from thames

valley police. we are hearing in the last half an hour or so, three arrests have been made. this is following the issuing of warrants on allegations of modern slavery. this in south buckinghamshire. a residential property in south buckinghamshire, eight people believe to be victims of modern slavery have been safeguarded by the force. we are hearing about 100 officers involved in the operation that took place following allegations made about forced labour being carried out at building sites. the operation supported by the national crime agency and the gang masters and labour abuse authorities. just getting news on that, we will find out more and bring it to you. the inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the westminster terror attack last year has heard how an american tourist saved his wife by pushing her out of the path of the vehicle driven by khalid massood. kurt and melissa cochran had only been in london for two hours before masood launched his attack last march. kurt was killed but his wife survived. this morning, melissa cochran came to court to tell the hearing how

she and her husband‘s trip to london ended after just two and a half hours. she and kurt cochran, the first victim of the attack, had been visiting from america. from the witness box, she told the court she remembers the car being driven by khalid masood approaching them, and then being on the ground. her husband had pushed her to safety. she told the court she doesn‘t remember him doing that, but it was typical of him. kylie smith, a teacher, also gave evidence. she‘d been in london with some students and was on the bridge when the attack happened. in tears, she told the court how she remembers seeing the american couple holding hands beforehand. then, she said... there was chaos and panic after, she said.

three others on the bridge died, as khalid masood drove into them over westminster bridge. he then got out and stabbed pc keith palmer, who died at the scene. the inquest will hear further evidence into kurt cochran‘s death, before hearing the inquests into the four other victims. helena lee is at the old bailey. some very emotional and difficult evidence today. yes. what is happening at the moment in court is we are hearing evidence into the inquest of leslie rhodes. 75 years old, a retired window cleaner. in court earlier today, this footage was shown of leslie rhodes, walking along westminster bridge on the day of the attack. he had been on his way back from a hospital appointment

at st thomas‘s hospital. the footage was showed in court. you can see him from different angles walking along westminster bridge. the court then stopped that footage on some stills we re stopped that footage on some stills were shown of leslie rhodes being hit by khalidia masood‘s car. in court we heard as well that he was knocked into the air and dragged under the car of khalid masood. he never regained consciousness. his daughter said he was a kind and loyal man. he would do anything to help anyone who needed it. we are also hearing now from a doctor, doctor gareth lloyd, who works at guy ‘s and st thomas ‘s hospital. he happens to be on the bridge at the time of that attack. he saw three people being hit by the car and he was one of the first people to go

and give assistance to leslie rhodes. so the evidence here is continuing, simon. the inquests into the deaths of the five people who died in that attack is expected to last around five weeks. thank you very much. theresa may has set out plans for the uk to be at the forefront of developing and producing zero—emission vehicles. speaking in birmingham the prime minister announced a one hundred and six million pound funding boost for research and development in the sector. she told the uk‘s first—ever zero emission vehicle summit that she wanted to drastically reduce carbon emissions. as we stand on the brink of the next revolution in transport, a green revolution, i want to see britain leading once again from the front and working with industries and countries around the world to spearhead change. that is why i‘ve set this country an ambitious mission, to put the uk at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles and for all new cars and vans to be effectively

zero emission by 2040. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: the home secretary says he "fully recognises" the pressures police are under, after a report accuses ministers of failing to understand the impact of cutbacks. the inquest into the westminster bridge terror attack hears how american tourist kurt cochran lost his life saving his wife. mark carney will stay on as governor of the bank of england until 2020 — the chancellor says it "support a smooth exit" from the eu. in sport, india are frustrating england‘s bowlers on the final day of the fifth test at the oval. visitors are chasing 464. hampden park will remain the home of scottish football. the scottish fa have agreed to buy the stadium for £5 million when the current lease runs out in 2020. and kimi raikkonen is leaving ferrari at the end of the formula one season.

he‘s signed a two year deal with sauber. charles leclerc will replace him. i‘ll be back with more on those stories after half—past. hungary‘s prime minister, viktor orban, has accused the european parliament of insulting the honour of his nation. meps are debating whether to impose sanctions on his right—wing government for alleged breaches of the rule of law and eu values on issues like migrants. well, joining you now from strasbourg is our europe correspondent adam fleming. this is a very, very unusual, to have a hearing like this. what is the process? well, so what has happened is that the last few months the european parliament has been growing increasingly concerned about viktor orban‘s policies on a whole load of things, whether universities, migrants, religious freedom, press freedom, judges, the constitution, you name it and they are worried about it. a bunch of

meps have written a report saying it isa meps have written a report saying it is a threat to the eu‘s values and rule of law in an eu member states is that they‘d had a debate about it today which is still going on. viktor orban decided to come here and defend his government personally. he sent a 109 page dossier to every member of the european parliament, trying to refute their claims. the big moment will come tomorrow at lunchtime, whether parliament well vote on whether parliament well vote on whether to trigger article seven, the eu‘s disciplinary procedure. it has a very high threshold. you need two thirds of the vote to get it through. if you asked me earlier today about that happen, i would say it would be difficult. now it is looking very, very likely. that is because viktor orban‘s allies, the other centre—right parties and his political family around europe other centre—right parties and his politicalfamily around europe have lost patience with him. having stood by him for the last couple of years, they think his behaviour is beyond they think his behaviour is beyond the pale now so they willjoin many

of the other political groups in voting to trigger article seven tomorrow. so there will be a big moment of political drama, i think, tomorrow at lunchtime. having said that, the article seven process is not easy. it then moves out of the hands of the european parliament, into the hands of eu leaders and bake another very long, cumbersome process of having the hungarian government in for hearings, where they hear them make their case. that they hear them make their case. that they can make recommendations, then they can make recommendations, then they can make recommendations, then they can see of those recommendations have been complied with in budapest. then the european council have their own vote on whether this is a risk to the values of the eu. so a moment of high drama but who knows where it ends or when. if it does end and they are sufficiently angry with hungary, what sort of sanctions could they impose? nobody here is talking about the nuclear option, which is called article seven part two. that would

see a member state, where there is considered to be a massive breach of the eu‘s values all or being banned, prevented from voting at eu summit. in other words, a prime minister from that country would come to brussels for a summit, if there was a vote, they wouldn‘t be allowed in the room, they would be chucked out. that is the ultimate sanction. no one is talking about that. they are talking about article seven, one, the process i outlined, which involves the country, and having to account for itself to ministers and eventually to eu leaders and putting it under a special monitoring regime. if you want to look at evidence of how complicated and bureaucratic abysses, look at poland. a big, dramatic moment in december where the european commission said to poland, you —— your changes are incompatible with eu law. article seven, we go. that has led to a series of meetings, meeting after meeting after meeting,

either between the european commission and the polish government or the polish government and other governments, where they talk and talk and talk and there is no sign yet that will breach any resolution or whether poland will be punished or whether poland will be punished or whether poland will be punished or whether the polish government will listen to what its 27 eu neighbours say about how angry they are. it is political pressure and then a very long process. ok, a lot of meetings. adam, thank you. welljoining us now is nick thorpe our budapest correspondent. clearly a lot of anger within the european parliament, but viktor orban himself is pretty angry as well? he was pretty angry. this was a defiant speech, talking about the european parliament insulting hungary and the hungarian nation. very much a man with the wind in his sails, coming after his third successive election victory in a row in april this year. feeling very strongly that he can speak for the

hungarian nation and defying effectively what he feels is a bastian of liberalism, the european parliament. so even though some in hungary expected a bit of compromise, a willingness to compromise, a willingness to compromise in order to avoid it this vote going against him tomorrow, no sign at all of compromise and so very much, as you say, very determined, very defiant speech. but i think he‘s seems to be playing for the long—term. as adam said, triggering article seven, even the first part of it, takes a long time. viktor orban already has his eyes on the may 2019 elections next year, he hopes for a very different make up for the european parliament, a much more nationalists, national populist one, much more in tune with him and his own party. what does hungary make of these attacks on the country, on the media, minorities and rule of law. that is the accusation coming from the european partners.

what is left of the independent and critical media very much agrees with these attacks on the viktor orban government. more than half, just over half the population of hungary voted for viktor orban yet again, so he is saying that as a legitimation of his policy is anything to the european parliament, you can call me what you like, but my own people support me. so a very divided country here, with less and less space for critical and independent voices here in hungary and that is the kind of thing the was highlighting today. neiko thorpe, thank you. a million people have been ordered to leave their homes in south carolina, as hurricane florence, a dangerous, category four storm heads towards the coast. it currently has sustained wind speeds of 140 miles per hour, and is expected to make landfall on thursday. president trump tweeted overnight that it could be one of the biggest storms in decades. cbs reporter david begnaud is on the south carolina coast and sent this report.

before the sun rose over south carolina, officials were already in place putting out cones that will be used to re—route traffic and reverse lanes, as its named. here‘s what‘s going to happen. noon, local time in south carolina, all traffic will be re—routed heading west, away from the coast of south carolina. people have been told to evacuate 150 miles or more. this is because the governor of south carolina has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the entire south carolina coastline. we are talking more than 1 million people who have been told to get out, as well as tourists. hotels are telling people, we are not going to be open, gas stations are shutting down. however, i asked one state trooper what happens if somebody decides to stay in their home and doesn‘t wa nt to leave ? he said, "we can‘t force them to, we‘re not going to pull them out of their homes, but we may not be able to go in and get them if they need any help." officials up and down

the eastern seaboard are watching this storm, because, remember, there is about 200 miles on either side that the storm could skip a little bit. i‘m reminded of hurricane irma last year. right when it was going to hit miami, it skipped to the west. when we thought it was going to hit tampa, it skipped to the east. so people are mindful that 72 hours out from the storm, we still could see some sort of deviation that would predict —— put it further south or further north, and that‘s why you‘ve got states of emergency filed in south carolina, north carolina, virginia and maryland, as all eyes are on florence. and nick miller is with me now. 72 hours, as david said, before it hits but there are three of these things out in the atlantic at the moment stop your absolutely. we

spoke yesterday, at one stage there we re spoke yesterday, at one stage there were three hurricanes. if you look at the satellite picture, you can see one the closest to the coast of africa on the right, which clearly has an eye, winds of about 100 miles an hour. we have been monitoring the american output of this. i‘ve is tempted to say helene. that is no threat to land. there is another one just to the west of that. this is isaac, which was a hurricane and now a tropical storm, only marginal. it doesn‘t take much to take it back to category one hurricane. that is going westwards, you can see the strip of islands, this is going to get closer to their run move through, the likes of dominique, martinique, saint lucia. that is a concern that. and the one we are all talking about, hurricane florence,

you can see the movement of the storms, you can pick out the eye. it has weakened a bit, winds of 130 miles an hour. some strengthening as expected. the next update coming in and hourfrom expected. the next update coming in and hour from the expected. the next update coming in and hourfrom the national expected. the next update coming in and hour from the national hurricane centre. i added on the track of the system and is still forecast to approach the carolinas on thursday, north and south carolina, not entirely sure... you can see the zone of possibility, the shade of blue, the movement it might take. when we talk about them we think principally about wind but that is not the only problem? that is quite deceptive because there are so many other things. yes, the wind is disruptive but other things can be worse, like a storm surge, the height of water above normal. louise yesterday was very good, she said it is not moving too fast, it is sitting there and that is when you worry about a surge. they are

forecasting maybe 12 feet above normal tide level. it depends a bit matches in with the normal tide patterns, about how high it will go. they are talking about life—threatening inundation in areas that wouldn‘t normally see water coming in from the coast. the other thing is rainfall. i want to show you their forecast rainfall from this. notice over the next couple days how quickly it moves, and then onceit days how quickly it moves, and then once it hits land, look what happens to it. it just once it hits land, look what happens to it. itjust sits there. that is, in terms of rain, the worst—case scenario. if you think back to hurricane harvey in the flooding that came from that, because once it got near to the coastline it stayed there. we are concerned it will stay in the same part of the carolinas and virginia once it has made la ndfall and virginia once it has made landfall thursday night and into friday, all the way through the weekend as well. that will add up to possibly 750 millimetres of rain,

thatis possibly 750 millimetres of rain, that is only up to sunday. so that brings the likelihood of flash flooding, but life—threatening flooding, but life—threatening flooding, catastrophic flooding as a result of that. huge concern about all those aspects, how powerful it is and how unusual to have such a powerful hurricane in the carolina paire, the storm surge on the rain as well, once it starts it keeps going. the next 72 hours, little chance at the moment that this is not going to do what it‘s threatening to. absolutely. the national updates as they are expecting some strengthening after weakened. there will be those variations in speed. ultimately, 130 miles an houror140, variations in speed. ultimately, 130 miles an hour or 140, it will still cause a lot of damage once it makes that a media landfall before it wea ke ns. that a media landfall before it weakens. whilst this is big, there is something even bigger out there which is threatening the philippines. and we can't lose sight of that. a super typhoon in the pacific, which is heading toward the

philippines. this is a huge system, packing winds of 155 miles an hour, sustained winds. there are estimations because we don‘t have hurricane hunters that fly into those systems. you can see the expanse on the satellite picture, it is the philippines most concerned about that system. you remember typhoon that is the consummate this system moving in later this week. let's have the forecast for us a little closer to home. atlantic weather coming to us but a bit of cloud, some patchy rain. i can show you a picture from one of our weather watchers earlier today. a gloomy sky, threatening sky in leicestershi re sky, threatening sky in leicestershire but brightening up a little bit. all this cloud coming in from the atlantic. this conveyor belt of moisture, pulsing little bits of rain across us from time to

time. this latest one, you can pick out its affecting the south, south west england to east anglia. north of that, brightening up this afternoon through more of wales, north midlands, northern england. some showers around northern ireland and scotland. some of those heavy in western parts of scotland, taken along by a gusty wind. you will know about that if you have been and that this afternoon, some in excess of 55 miles an hour. these are our temperatures this afternoon, some in the low 20s, the last day of that for a little while. this system will sit around overnight. another pulse of energy along that weather fronts coming in to produce outbreaks of rain, heavy bursts overnight in wales in south—west england. once a clear south tomorrow, cooler air spreading south. a fairly chilly start tomorrow in scotland and northern ireland, as we see the temperatures dipping down into single figures. this is the big picture for tomorrow. this weather front taking some rain, clearing

from southern parts. notice the cooler colours coming in, changing the feel of the weather. most noticeable where it has been milder muqqy noticeable where it has been milder muggy today. tomorrow, a bit of rain in south wales. that will clear southwards, moving through southern england, brighter skies behind. southwards, moving through southern england, brighterskies behind. may catch a sour in northern ireland and scotland, blustery but not as windy as today. those are your top temperatures, so much cooler and fresher by the end of the day in southern england. as we go into thursday, a chilly start under clear skies, some sunshine for many of us but another frontal system coming into scotland and northern ireland. here we have some cloud and outbreaks of rain to begin the day. some of that rain edging towards northern england, south of that mainly dry. temperatures are fairly close to average. still breezy but not as windy as it is for some of us at the moment. right at the end of the week into the start of the weekend, still an atlantic flow, north and west of the uk, these areas most likely to get cloud. some

showers and outbreaks of rain, not where it all the time. we will get to these occasional sunshine and those temperatures are close to but creep up a little bit towards the south—east of england. that is all it is forecast. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the home secretary insists he "recognises the pressures police officers are under" after the public spending watchdog said ministers didn‘t understand the impact of police cuts. i will continue to fight on the police‘s behalf so that you have the resources that you need to do your jobs effectively. the widow of the first man to die on westminster bridge describes how she saw their attacker‘s car revving as it approached them. melissa cochran and her husband kurt had only been in london for two and a half hours before they were attacked. the governor of the bank of england is to stay in his position until 2020. chancellor philip hammond told mps that mark carney would stay on an extra seven months to ensure a smooth exit from the eu.

theresa may‘s drive for zero—emission vehicles: the prime minister has pledged £106 million in extra funding for the research and development of zero—emission vehicles. it‘s part of plans for britain to be at the forefront of developing and producing cleaner and greener cars. and the worms wriggling their way into space to help scientists find out why we lose muscle. let‘s get the sport. let‘s talk about the cricket because frustration for england at the moment. it looked like england would wrap things up pretty quickly today, having set india 464 to win and reducing them to 58—3 yesterday. england‘s james anderson has a record in his sights, too. he could become the most successful fast bowler in test history — he needs just one wicket to suprass glenn mcgrath‘s record of 563. but there‘s a danger of this match heading for a draw or even an india win.

they are now 290 for five and that‘s thanks largely to opener kl rahul. they are now 298—5 and that‘s thanks largely to opener kl rahul. he scored a 118—ball century and is still going, currently 141 not out. moeen ali and ben stokes have taken a wicket each, but rahul and rishabh pant have dragged india back into this, pantjust getting his century. the sixth wicket partnership is 177. we suspect we know news of the future home of scottish football now? hampden park will remain the home of scottish football. there was an offer for them to move scotland‘s home matches to murrayfield but the scottish fa have instead agreed to buy hampden park from owners queens park for £5 million when the current lease runs out in 2020. the stadium has been scotland‘s home for 112 years. uefa‘s planning to introduce a third european club competition alongside

the champions league and europa league from 2021. head of the european club association, andrea agnelli, said "the green light has been given", pending approval. but he hasn‘t given any more details on how the tournament would be organised or when it would be staged. kimi raikkonen is leaving ferrari at the end of the current formula one season. the 2007 world champion is joining sauber on a two—year deal, returning to the team who gave him his first chance in formula 1 back in 2001. going the other way will be charles leclerc, with ferrari confirming that the 20—year—old will drive alongside sebastian vettel next season. in rugby union, premiership club owners are holding a meeting today to dicsuss a multi—million pound offer to take—over the league. cvc capital partners, who used to own formula 1, have offered £275 million for a 51% share. our rugby union reporter chris jones has more. absolutely it‘s going to be

tempting, that is for sure. if they do it accepted, you‘re looking at the best part of potentially £20 million going into the coffers of every clu b million going into the coffers of every club and for organisations that are losing money every year, as you say, that is going to be highly tempting. it could revolutionise the infrastructure at a premiership club. but while other clubs are losing money, the overall rand value of premiership rugby, the umbrella organisation, is going up. central reve nu es organisation, is going up. central revenues have been increasing. actually, the 8% share each club owns in premiership rugby is becoming more and more valuable every season. yes, they are losing money but on the other hand, they might think that £275 million for around 50% is not good enough value. they might hold out for a higher

offer or a different kind of investment. i wouldn‘t be surprised if they accepted cvc‘s offer but it‘s not going to be the end of the matter if they do reject it. harry kane will be rested when england play switzerland in a friendly tonight. england have been on an upward trajectory under gareth southgate, but saturday‘s defeat to spain was their third in a row and no england side has ever lost four on the spin. but southgate says he‘s not concerned about his record, and will continue to give young players opportunities in a bid to improve the national side. in the build—up to last summer, we played brazil, germany, france and spain. if it was about my win record, we probably would not have made those decisions. it‘s more important to me that we invested the team, improve the team, give the quys team, improve the team, give the guys the experiences they need to get better. i will have to live with people whatever want to say about my record and relegations and whatever else. —— whatever else fits the

bill. i‘m comfortable in my own skin in that regard. the priority is not me, it is developing the england team. that‘s all the sport for now. thank you. the bbc says it will review free tv licences for people aged over 75. the director general lord hall said the corporation will look again at the concession when it comes to an end in two years‘ time. questioned by a committee of mps, lord hall also talked about the publication of some of its stars‘ salaries — and sir cliff richard‘s privacy case against the corporation. let‘s speak to colin paterson, our arts and entertainment correspondent. actually, the sir cliff richard issued took up most of it. it took up issued took up most of it. it took upa large issued took up most of it. it took up a large section of it actually come yes. cliff richard, the questions were asked about what lord paul had made of the recent court case and lord hall said that he had actually spoken personally to sir cliff richard in an attempt to get him to settle out of court but what happened at the time was that sir cliff richard‘s team got inside with the bbc and said they would only do

that if the bbc admitted they had behaved illegally, something that the bbc were not willing to do. but lord hall said he felt that the coverage of the cliff richard case had been over the top. he said in particular, the relation of the live helicopter, or the helicopter filming a house and he also said the story should have been covered, it was reported accurately but it should have been further down the bulletin. in terms of the licence fee for the over 75s, where are we on that? this is a very interesting one. in 2020, the bbc, finally, due to the digital economy at, will take over control of the free license. i think lots of people think the bbc ta kes think lots of people think the bbc takes the brunt of the free license fee for over 75s at the moment but we are not, it is only in 2020 when the bbc could, if they decided, to change the arrangement, and say that people over 75 don‘t get their license for free. lord people over 75 don‘t get their license forfree. lord hall was asked about this and he said it

would be discussed by the bbc board from the autumn and it would have to go out to public consultation but he said what happens at the moment may well stay, it may well be that over 75s continued to get it for free but he could not guarantee it. we will hear a lot more about this story in the next few years. colin, we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us. let‘s go to the united states, president trump delivering remarks at the towers memorial in shacks built in pennsylvania on the 17th anniversary of 9/11. today, we mourn their loss, we share their story, and we commemorate their reg retta ble story, and we commemorate their regrettable valour. —— incredible valour. on september 11, 2001, a band of brave patriots turned the tide on our nation‘s enemies and joined the immortal ranks of american heroes. at this memorial,

on this sacred earth met in the field beyond this wall, and in the skies above our heads, we remember the moment when america fought back. milani andi the moment when america fought back. milani and i are grateful to be joined for today‘s ceremony by governor tom wolfe and governor mark schweiger. i also want to thank the members of congress in attendance, senator bob casey, congressman lou ba rletta. . . senator bob casey, congressman lou barletta. .. bill senator bob casey, congressman lou barletta... bill schuster, along with the president of the families of flight 93, gordon felt —— golden. we arejoined by members of

of flight 93, gordon felt —— golden. we are joined by members of the national park service along with firefighters, first responders and incredible people from law enforcement. these are truly great people. applause some of you here today answered the call and race to this field 17 years ago. you fill our hearts with pride andi ago. you fill our hearts with pride and i want to thank you on behalf of our country. thank you very much. applause most importantly to the family members of flight 93, today, all of america wraps up and joined together. we close our arms to help you shoulder your pain and to carry your great, great sorrow. your tears

are not shared alone, for they are shared grief with an entire nation. we grieve together for every mother and father, sister and brother, son and father, sister and brother, son and daughter who was stolen from us at the twin towers, the pentagon and here, in this pennsylvania field. we honour their sacrifice by pledging to never flinch in honour their sacrifice by pledging to neverflinch in the honour their sacrifice by pledging to never flinch in the face of evil and to do whatever it takes to keep america safe. applause 17 years ago, your loved ones were among the 40 of flight 93, the 40 passengers and crew members on board the 8am united airlines flight from newark to san francisco. they were

men and women from every background. they were young people returning from visiting family, mums and dads on business trips and friends going and coming from birthdays and weddings. they boarded the plane as strangers and they entered eternity linked forever as true heroes. applause soon after take—off, flight 93 was hijacked by evil men bent on terror and conquest, passengers and crew members began using their phones to call home. they learned that two planes had already crashed into the world trade center in new york city. immediately, those on—boa rd

world trade center in new york city. immediately, those on—board flight 93 started planning a response. sandy bradshaw, a flight attendant, called her husband and that they we re called her husband and that they were in the back of the plane preparing hot water to throw onto the hijackers. passengerjeremy glick explained the plan to his wife and said, "stay on the line. i‘ll be back". the passengers and crew members came together, took a vote and they decided to act. at that moment, they took their fate and america‘s fate back into their own hands. in the last 20 minutes, many played their final calls home. hands. in the last 20 minutes, many played theirfinal calls home. they whispered those eternal words, "i love you". some said the lord‘s

prayer. and then they bravely charged the cockpit. they attacked the enemy. they fought until the very end and they stopped the forces of terror and defeated this wicked, horrible, evil plan. flight 93 crashed yards from where we stand, just 20 minutes flying time from the us capital. through their sacrifice, the 40 saved the lives of countless americans and they saved our capital from a devastating strike. in the days after the attack, tens of

thousands of firefighters, police officers and recovery workers travelled to new york and arlington to crawl through the rubble and search for survivors. there were prayer vigils, search for survivors. there were prayervigils, memorials search for survivors. there were prayer vigils, memorials and charity drives all across our nation. here, many of you raised up the first memorial, a wooden cross, a chain—link fence, mementos and tributes pouring in, and dozens and dozens tributes pouring in, and dozens and d oze ns of tributes pouring in, and dozens and dozens of american flags, a piece of america‘s heart is buried on these grounds but in its place has grown a new resolve to live our lives with the same grace and courage as the heroes of flight 93. this field is

now a monument to american defiance. this memorial is now a message to the world — america will never, ever submitted tyranny. —— submit to tyranny. cheering and applause since september 11, nearly five and a half million young americans have enlisted in the us armed forces. nearly 7000 service members have died facing down the menace of radical islamic terrorism. applause today, we also think of the more

than 200,000 service members now serving overseas and we think of every citizen who protects our nation at home, including our state, local and federal law enforcement. these are great americans. these are great heroes. applause we honour and thank them all. as commander—in—chief, i will always do everything in my power to prevent terrorists from striking american soil. here with us today is dorothy garcia, whose husband sonny was one of the passengers on flight 93. on september 11, 2001, just over a month after their 32nd wedding

anniversary, sonny was on his way back from a business meeting. he called dorothy, who he loved so much, called her on the plane and uttered her name before the line went dead silent. in the days after the attack, dorothy told the investigators there was only one thing she wanted from this field — her husband‘s wedding ring. they would know it by the inscription etched inside. "all my love," it said, followed by the number eight, two, 69, the date of their anniversary. the officers, great people, promised to try but in this field of wreckage, it seemed certainly impossible. dorothy began

to pray and she asked her friends to do the same. days went by, then months. still no ring. a week before christmas, on december 19, she heard a knock at the door. two officers we re a knock at the door. two officers were standing with a really beautiful, to her, she thought it was so beautiful, she knew what was happening, a beautiful, small, white box. inside it was a wallet, a luggage tag, a drivers license, a small bag with the wedding ring inscribed with those three precious words, "all my love". those words echo across this field and those

words tell the story of 40 men and women who gave all their love for theirfamilies, their women who gave all their love for their families, their country and our freedom. their families, their country and ourfreedom. to their families, their country and our freedom. to dorothy their families, their country and ourfreedom. to dorothy and their families, their country and our freedom. to dorothy and to every family here today, america will never forget what your loved ones did for all of us. applause thank you. earlier this week, you dedicated the final part of this memorial, that our voices, standing at 93 feet tall, the tower is now the first structure visitors see when they come to this now sacred ground. it will hold 40 beautiful

chimes that rings throughout these fields. each one a unique note but all in perfect harmony. each time we hear those chimes playing in the wind, we will remember the 40. we will remember their faces, their voices, their stories, their courage and their love. and we will remember that free people are never at the mercy of evil because our destiny is a lwa ys mercy of evil because our destiny is always in our hands. applause america‘s future is not written by our enemies. america‘s future is written by our heroes. applause as long as this monument stands, as

long as this memorial endurance, brave patriots will rise up in america‘s hours of need and they, too, will fight back. 17 years ago, 40 incredible men and women showed the whole world that no force on earth will ever conquer the american spirit. we treasure their memory, we treasure their legacy, and we ask god to replace the also heroes of flight 93. —— the immortal heroes. thank you. god bless you.

god bless the families and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. cheering and applause thank you very much. so, 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, president donald trump in pennsylvania to pay tribute to the men and women who died aboard the hijacked flight 93, one of four planes commandeered by al-qaeda militants on the day. it crashed into a field yards from where the president has been speaking ina where the president has been speaking in a small town, shanksville, about 130 miles north—west of washington. the story of those on board, speaking on the phone to their loved ones and being told that the two passengerjets had a ready smashed into the world trade center, they then tried to get

control of the aircraft before it ploughed into the field and the president they‘re paying tribute to them. that is the scene in the us. we will have all the headlines coming up on afternoon live very shortly but first, the weather with nick miller. hello. it‘s a blustery day out there. some sunny spells to be had. scotland, northern ireland and more so across northern england by the end of the day but a threatening sky from this weather watchers picture from leicestershire. a bit of rain to be had along this strip of cloud, all the way across the atlantic and towards the uk, we are seeing this. it is gradually moving further south through the rest of the day and into this evening. this is where it is sitting by the end of the afternoon, into the evening, this strip of cloud and pachy rain. brightening up in north wales and northern england and the west of scotla nd northern england and the west of scotland —— and northern scotland. some really blustery showers running into north—west scotland. these are average wind speeds with gusts of around 50 mph or so. very windy afternoon to be had here.

temperatures mostly in the mid to high teens. some have reached again into the low 20s. the last day of that, though. it will feel cooler and fresher later tomorrow here. an area of cloud and patchy rain in southern england this evening. another area of rain pushing into wales, north—west england and other parts of england and wales as it feeds southwards later in the night, keeping tempteratures into double figures. clear spells for scotland and northern ireland so you will dip into single figures here maybe. showers continuing in north—west scotland on the gusty wind. this is the weather front. cloud and rain to start the day tomorrow. clearing southwards with this cooler, fresher air, filtering further south across the uk. rain tomorrow morning will soon clear away from wales, pushing across southern england. brighter skies following behind. for many into the afternoon, dry with sunny spells and a few showers into northern ireland. scotland with frequent showers in the west. gusty wind. temperatures for many across the northern half of the uk, similar to today but it will feel cooler and fresher to the south as the front goes through.

goodbye to that. hello to another frontal system across northern areas as we go into thursday, driven by low pressure to the north. that means for scotland, northern ireland, northern england on thursday, some cloud around and a chance of some outbreaks of rain or showers. south of that, a mixture of cloud and sunshine but it will be mainly dry, not a huge range in temperatures. fairly close to average for the time of year. the rest of the week, northern and western parts of the uk, at the start of the weekend seeing some cloud and a chance of some rain or a few showers. best sunny spells in the east. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live.

i‘m simon mccoy. today at four... the home secretary denies that ministers don‘t understand the impact of police cuts after criticism from the public spending watchdog. i do fully recognise the pressures on policing, so let me be very clear with you — i will continue to fight on the police‘s behalf, so that you have the resources that you need to do your jobs effectively. killed saving his wife — the westminster bridge attack inquest hears how american tourist kurt cochran pushed her out of the way moments before he was hit. a longer deposit at the bank of england — governor mark carney will stay in post until 2020 to help smooth britain‘s exit from the eu. but brexiteers aren‘t happy. theresa may‘s drive for zero—emission vehicles — the prime minister promises much more money to develop them in the uk. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with azi farni. and frustration for india?

india could be on for a surprise win at the oval. england had set them 464 for victory but, having resumed on 58—3, the visitors are now 304—5, thanks to centuries from kl rahul and rishabh pant. thanks, azi. and nick miller has all the weather. autumn is coming? rain is coming to parts of the uk as well. some sunshine on the horizon too, and we are following updates on dangerous hurricane florence bound for the usa. all you whether it is coming up. thanks, nick. also coming up — a statue of the suffragette emily wilding davison, who was trampled to death by the king‘s horse, is unveiled in morpeth. that‘s in news nationwide. hello, everyone —

this is afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. the home secretary has promised police he‘ll fight for the resources they need, after britain‘s most senior officer warned of the dangers of making further cuts to policing. metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says she doesn‘t want the police to struggle with chronic underfunding like the prison service. it comes as the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, has criticised ministers for an ineffective and detached approach to police funding in england and wales. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. what do our cops cost and do they provide value for money? important questions, but ones the home office is struggling to answer. that‘s the main finding from a report by experts who examine government spending, the national audit office. the report on police finances says the home office is spending £8.6 billion on the police service this year but it says there are significant gaps in the department‘s understanding of costs and

demand, and it criticises the home office for relying on a formula for funding forces which is ineffective and detached from the changing nature of policing. the funding formula that they have used to allocate money is out of date. the home office told parliament in 2015 that the formula was ineffective. here we are, three years later, there hasn‘t been an update of that formula and so it‘s unlikely that the money is going to the right places. the report says since 2010, when budgets were cut, police have carried out less proactive work, like breathalyser tests. it says there are fewer arrests and it‘s taking longer to charge suspects. they are saying there are a number of forces that are now really, i think the euphemism is stretched, in terms of their viability. my interpretation of that is, if we carry on as we have done for the last five years, we will start to see more forces start to really degrade their ability to serve the public, in terms of keeping them and protecting them from harm.

the home office says it has provided extra funding for policing this year and is entering a critical phase of negotiations with the treasury to secure more money. new officers are being recruited but the leader of britain‘s biggest force says that‘s a struggle, partly because the government refused to accept an independent panel‘s recommendation on pay. i‘m sorry to say i do think that decision will have affected morale and will affect recruitment and will perhaps affect retention. that was danny shaw reporting there. home secretary sajid javid addressed police superintendants this afternoon, pledging to fight for the resources that the police need. many of you will be aware of the report of financial sustainability

on policing and whilst there are aspects of the report that i don‘t quite agree with, it rightly recognises the pressure on policing. when i stood up at the police federation conference in may, i said i will stand with the front line, i will do all i can to support your teams and that i will listen to the police. it is these three principles, standing with you, supporting you and listening to you, that informs every single decision i make about policing as home secretary. sajid javid. shadow home secretary diane abbott said ministers need to stop cutting police budgets. she‘s been speaking to our home editor, mark easton. i think it‘s one of the most damning reports for a government department i‘ve read. we have to remember, the national audit office is completely independent, and what they are saying is notjust that the home office doesn‘t have a strategy, they‘ve noted the cuts in the workforce and the cuts in the funding available and they are saying they‘re home office doesn‘t understand the consequences of those cuts.

that‘s really damning. in terms of the responsibility, the duties of home secretaries past and present, what do you think it says to them? well, this government has media strategies about blaming police and crime commissioners, and in london, blaming sadiq khan, the london mayor, but actually, the responsibility, both for the cuts in expenditure and for the failure to understand the consequences, lies fair and square with the home office and successive home secretaries. the current home secretary sajid javid, amber rudd, and, of course, theresa may herself. what do you think should happen now? i think the home office should commission a survey, talking to pccs, talking to local government about what the effects of the cuts have been. we know some of the cuts have meant local government has to pick up issues like mental health and so on.

they need to acknowledge that they are in the wrong. they have failed the public and they need to commission a survey. it cannot be right, the home office has no strategy and no understanding of what the consequences of cuts has been. i‘m nowjoined by roger hirst, the association of police and crime commissioners lead for finance — and police, fire and crime commissioner for essex. good afternoon. from the outside common sense would say if the police say they need more money, there is a problem and the national audit office is highlighting just that, isn‘t it? office is highlighting just that, isn't it? i'm not sure what the national audit office is highlighting. clearly the funding formula needs review and we all agreed police needs more funding and last year, together with the home office were successfully made the case for the treasury to have

another 460 million into policing. most of the 280 million coming via council tax, but also a chunk coming from central government. hearing cries for the cuts to stop, i think we are ahead of that and i worry about the national audit office report looks backwards rather than forwards but what worries me most about it is it appears to be wanting to reason julys about it is it appears to be wanting to reasonjulys when actually about it is it appears to be wanting to reason julys when actually the devolution to pccs has been successful. i‘m not sure we would have made it through the difficult patch without making sure what local police forces do is appropriate to the environment. we now need to look forward and look at how we get more money into policing. in essex, we are delivering another 150 officers

this year and i would like to do the same again next year to get back to a situation where we can be ahead of the crime prevention agenda. but aren‘t you one of the lucky ones? because there is a distinct regional difference and some forces are struggling, aren‘t they? difference and some forces are struggling, aren't they? that's where i would put the national audit office report into context. essex in terms of expenditure versus resident, the lowest or second lowest in the country, we are down there with others like lincolnshire. we manage and we get rated good. the report points out that since its last report, the number of forces rated good or outstanding have gone up rated good or outstanding have gone up from 28 to 31 so there is delivery out there. the issue with the council tax funding is that it does rely on the percentage of council tax of your total income as a force and some of the metropolitan

forces get more central government funding per resident than the more rural or provincial forces or home counties rural or provincial forces or home cou nties forces rural or provincial forces or home counties forces such as ourselves. looking at this as an accountant, i‘m not going to argue with you because you know the figures better than i, but when i heard cressida dick earlier saying she doesn‘t want the police force to get into the position the prison service has got into, there is clearly a problem with funding. where is that if it is not in terms of the precept budget you get through local councils?” think it is partly the precept and eve ryo ne think it is partly the precept and everyone agrees, all pccs and the home office agree the funding formula needs to be revised, but i think the more pressing issue is the total amount of funding going into policing and right now we are working with the counterterrorism

police, the nca, the college of policing and the home office to put together a robust evidence case about what it is we need in policing to get ahead of the rise in demand on police time which comes from new sorts of crime from the internet, more complex crimes to do with sexual exploitation, and new crimes like awareness that —— like coercive behaviour in domestic abuse. i‘m more concerned about that than the funding formula split, and i think also i would like to point out the national audit office report has its failings. they claim at one point there is no strategy and yet in the preceding paragraph they pointed to the fact the mpc have put together the fact the mpc have put together the vision policing 2025. why would you want two strategies for policing between now and 20 2025? i don‘t

think we need to make the home office have an additional strategy on top of what we have, and additionally i think it‘s missing a trick. it seems to be almost a bureaucrats‘ desire to make a bureaucratic move to centralise power over policing again when actually the devolution of power has been pretty effective. can i briefly bring politics into this. we saw sajid javid earlier being asked about when an independent pay body recommends pay rise, it is voted against by conservative government, how do police officers entrust the formula will ever be adhered to and how do they trust the politicians who said we will set up this body and listen to them? you are a conservative, that must wrench? of

course, we all know we want to pay police officers and police staff better and the hard times we have all been through have been tough on public sector employees in policing. i would like to see that change. equally well, one has to recognise that if we hadn‘t put in the measures to balance the budget and get the deficit down, we wouldn‘t have been in this trench meant, it would have been all—round on affordability and debt charges through the roof. thank you. the inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the westminster terror attack last year has heard how an american tourist saved his wife by pushing her out of the path of the vehicle driven by khalid masood. kurt and melissa cochran had only been in london for two hours before masood launched his attack last march.

kurt was killed but his wife survived. helena lee has been at the hearing. this morning, melissa cochran came to court to tell the hearing how she and her husband‘s trip to london ended after just two and a half hours. she and kurt cochran, the first victim of the attack, had been visiting from america. from the witness box, she told the court she remembers the car being driven by khalid masood approaching them, and then being on the ground. her husband had pushed her to safety. she told the court she doesn‘t remember him doing that, but it was typical of him. kylie smith, a teacher, also gave evidence. she‘d been in london with some students and was on the bridge when the attack happened. in tears, she told the court how she remembers seeing the american couple holding hands beforehand. then, she said... there was chaos and

panic after, she said. three others on the bridge died as khalid masood drove into them over westminster bridge. he then got out and stabbed pc keith palmer, who died at the scene. the inquest will hear further evidence into kurt cochran‘s death, before hearing the inquests into the four other victims. and helena is at the old bailey now. simon, we have heard this afternoon more evidence into the inquest of lesley rhodes, who was 75 years old, a retired window cleaner who loved hisjob. he was a retired window cleaner who loved his job. he was walking along westminster bridge, and in court footage was shown with various angles of him on the bridge the day

before the attack. who was on his way from a hospital appointment at ain‘t mrs hospital and that footage was shown in court. what it doesn‘t show is the impact of the crash, but in court stills were shown from cctv footage of leslie rhodes being hit by the car which was obviously very distressing for the families who we re distressing for the families who were watching inside court. we heard from leslie rhodes‘ niece yesterday who said he was a kind and loyal man who said he was a kind and loyal man who would do anything to help anyone who would do anything to help anyone who needed it. the hearing has now finished for the day, at the old bailey, and tomorrow we are expecting to hear more evidence. the first witness to appear in the witness box is expected to be the doctor who was giving care at the hospital where leslie rhodes was taken but hospital where leslie rhodes was ta ken but he hospital where leslie rhodes was taken but he never regained consciousness and died in hospital.

helena, thank you. you are watching afternoon live. these are our headlines... the home secretary says he will fight for the resources the police need, after a report accuses ministers of failing to understand the impact of cutbacks. the inquest into the westminster bridge terror attack hears how american tourist kurt cochran lost his life saving his wife. mark carney will stay on as governor of the bank of england until 2020 — the chancellor says it will help "support a smooth exit" from the eu. and in sport... india are frustrating england‘s bowlers on the final day of the fifth test at the oval. having resumed on 58—3, the visitors are now 324—5, chasing 446. hampden park will remain the home of scottish football. the scottish fa have agreed to buy the stadium when the current lease runs out in 2020. and kimi raikkonen is leaving ferrari at the end of the formula 1 season. he‘s signed a two—year deal with sauber. charles leclerc will replace him. i‘ll be back with more

on those stories later. boris johnson and other leading tory brexiteers have attacked theresa may‘s brexit chequers plan at an event, putting the economic case for leaving the eu without an agreement on trade. the economists for free trade report said the uk had "nothing to fear" from a "clean break" from the eu and using world trade organisation rules. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. yes, some of these leading brexiteers have come under fire for opposing what theresa may is putting forward but not really coming up with an alternative themselves and obviously at quite a late stage given that we are leaving the eu in six months. today borisjohnson turned up at the meeting and refused to a nswer turned up at the meeting and refused to answer questions from journalists but intervened in the meeting and spoke about how the chequers plan was the worst for all words and

worse than the status quo because we won‘t have a say on the roles and yet when it comes to goods we would have to stick to the eu rule book. the main thrust of today was to say there‘s nothing to fear from going to world trade organisation rules. this is the document they have come up this is the document they have come up with, it goes through that being that in the long—term gdp for britain could go up and households would be better off. their argument seems to be we mustn‘t go ahead with chequers right now but what they are suggesting is the uk government should carry on, negotiate an agreement, pays off the money we have agreed to pay, get to the transition period, but then link any future payments as how negotiations go on future payments as how negotiations goona future payments as how negotiations go on a free—trade arrangements. that‘s what jacob rees—mogg go on a free—trade arrangements. that‘s whatjacob rees—mogg made go on a free—trade arrangements. that‘s what jacob rees—mogg made the case for today. the plan is that we should negotiate the canada plus deal now, which is being offered by the eu and which has been offered from an early stage, but recognise that leaving on a world trade basis is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. the key to our negotiating strength

is to know that the alternative is something that is good rather than bad. so, once you've established that, you can negotiate with much greater confidence. very swiftly some trade experts have said this document is pretty thin and has errors in it and exaggerating the upside of being on wto rules. the chancellor in the last few minutes in front of the select committee also disputed the findings of one of the economists who wrote the report. i'm sure his model is very effective but the assumptions that he makes are wildly out of line with assumptions that are used by other economic modellers and frankly, i believe, are not sustainable. the background to this is theresa may will travel to austria next week

foran eu may will travel to austria next week for an eu meeting and it will be the first chance for all of the countries to get together and discuss her chequers plan. downing street insisting it‘s the only credible option on the table and to underline the urgency of getting the deal, the chief executive of jaguar land rover has said if britain doesn‘t get the right deal tens of thousands of british jobs could be put at risk and he says unless there is rich and less access to the single market they may have to move jobs and production to other countries in the eu. this afternoon downing street insists it has a plan to cope with this if it were to happen. thank you. wages grew faster than expected in the three months tojuly, as they continue to outstrip inflation. official statistics show that pay excluding bonuses rose by 2.9% by 2.9% during the period, well above the 2.4% rate of inflation. unemployment has continued to fall, and remains at its lowest level for over 40 yea rs, as our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports.

the firm that runs this construction site in salford has no shortage of work, but a shortage of skilled workers is a growing problem. until this year, its subcontractors could find the staff they needed easily. mostly from the rest of the european union. we‘ve got eastern european workers on this site. a lot of the concrete frames are eastern europeans, we‘ve got albanians working on here. the dry liners, joiners, tilers, tend to be eastern european. so, in some instances, when they leave, it gets very difficult to entice the british workforce back onto the site. from the construction firms‘ point of view, the labour market is on fire. even though profits are tight, they have to fight to keep their workers with pay rises of 10 or 20%. if they don‘t, they may leave before the work is complete. mid—contract, people come along waving the cheque—book and we lose tradesmen. there are a lot of tradesmen who work on a building contract.

it‘s an old—fashioned business. keeping those people on site on a tight programme, on tight margins, that is the challenge. here is what that pay rise looks like in pounds. an extra £14 a week. that brings the average wage to £489 per week, or about £25,400 a year. but before you get too excited about the pay rise, put it in perspective. here is what has happened to wages over the last 10—15 years. right now, we are not much higher than we were a very long time ago. i think there has been a persistent puzzle why workers have not been able to demand higher wage growth, despite the fact the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest since the mid—1970s. we would have expected wage growth to pick up a lot more than it has done so far. with unemployment at a 43—year low, the number of vacancies is at a 17—year high, with 830,000 jobs advertised and the highest rate of vacancies in hotels and restaurants. one side—effect — you may sometimes have to wait a little longer to get served. andy verity, bbc news. a man has died after being hit

by a tram in edinburgh. it happened at saughton tram stop in the west of the city just after midday. police said the man had suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. tram services are only running between haymarket and york place while the incident is investigated. the bbc says it will review free tv licences for people aged over 75. the director general, lord hall, said the corporation will look again at the concession when it comes to an end in two years‘ time. let‘s get more from our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. good afternoon. this is all about the house of commons digital, culture, media and sport committee, which met here at media city in salford this morning. there were three main headlines. the first one, over 75s tv licences. lord hall was asked directly about this because the deal is up injune 2020 and he said the bbc board would be having to think about it and he couldn‘t guarantee that they would definitely continue.

when you consider, before 2015, when the government paid for free tv licences, that made up a fifth of the bbc‘s budget. this is a big decision that will have to be made. there were also a lot of questions asked about sir cliff richard‘s court case against the bbc. lord hall said that he agreed that while his reporting, the reporting from the bbc had been accurate, he agreed that it was over the top, in particular the helicopter. and he said that he had actually personally approached cliff richard to try and get the case sorted out—of—court but the word had come back that unless the bbc agreed that they had behaved illegally, something they would not do, then cliff richard would see them in court — which of course happened. and the other story that was making the headlines, there were a lot of questions asked about the departures from the bbc of chris evans from radio 2 and eddie mair from the pm programme on radio 4. lord hall said that now the bbc could not pay, and he used the phrase "the big

bucks" to explain the money, the big sums that commercial radio could pay. he also said that chris evans‘ departure, one factor was the fact that his salary had been revealed. that was the first time we had really heard him speak about that. one million people have been ordered to leave their homes in south carolina, as hurricane florence — a dangerous, category four storm — heads towards the coast. it currently has sustained wind speeds of 140 miles per hour, and is expected to make landfall on thursday. president trump tweeted overnight that it could be one of the biggest storms in decades. we will have more on that later but first let‘s take you to the trade union congress and hear from the chancellorjohn mcdonnell, union congress and hear from the chancellor john mcdonnell, who union congress and hear from the chancellorjohn mcdonnell, who is about to take to the podium. he has

opposed privatisation of our public services... this is an introduction to him. in the last 24—hour ‘s he frances o‘grady said it was serving notice to theresa may, labour promising to extend the rights of trade unions ifjeremy corbyn wins the election and john mcdonnell is coming to the podium now. applause. thank you. thanks, mothers and sisters. i am a bit late because the train in front of us broke down so i speak on behalf of the nation with an appeal for theresa may, speak on behalf of the nation with an appealfor theresa may, please speak on behalf of the nation with an appeal for theresa may, please do not allow chris grayling near any

government department ever again in the history of this country. can i thank you for the introduction, it was very thank you for the introduction, it was very kind of her. i listened to sally‘s speech on sunday taking us through the history of the tuc. i have to say i found it profoundly moving, that speech. the history of struggle of working—class people throughout the last 150 years. as sally has said, i came off the shop floor myself, i worked for the num and joined the tuc congress house as and joined the tuc congress house as a researcher. i have always been immensely proud of my trade union origins and! immensely proud of my trade union origins and i will tell you this is an honour, an absolute honour to be invited to address congress, and i wa nt to invited to address congress, and i want to say thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. you

don‘t need me to tell you have problems with the feed and we will try to re—establish contact with that, butjohn mcdonnell try to re—establish contact with that, but john mcdonnell there try to re—establish contact with that, butjohn mcdonnell there about to talk about the plans of a labour government underjeremy corbyn. he has said he would like to give the unions and employees more employment rights after he said the erosion of those services under the conservatives... i think we have re—established contact. conservatives... i think we have re-established contact. my former collea g u es re-established contact. my former colleagues a couple of years ago, she reminded everyone that when i was at congress house i setup a reading group and it met once a week in the at congress house. she only had one complaint and that the only book we ever read was das kapital. it is the anniversary of the colla pse

it is the anniversary of the collapse of the financial crisis. someone recently dug out a film of speeches i gave in the commons at the time. as banks teetered on the edge, i called on the then chancellor to nationalise the banks to stabilise them. he initially day —— delayed but eventually it was implemented. i always remember alistair had a dry sense of humour so when i got up in the commons to... let‘s biglia, the financial crash was caused by the deregulation of the banking system and the finance sector and greed. —— let‘s be clear. it turned the city into a giant casino. here is the irony for me, the money we pumped into save the system through quantitative easing

inflated asset prices and many of the very speculators whose reckless gambling caused the crisis and she benefited from it. the elections of the conservative government in 2010 meant it was not those speculators who caused the crisis who would eventually pay for it. the conservatives made the choice that it would be the rest of us, especially some of those of the most vulnerable within our society. so ten yea rs vulnerable within our society. so ten years on, after eight years of grinding austerity, in the sixth richest country in the world, i find ita richest country in the world, i find it a disgrace that there are 5000 of our fellow citizens sleeping on the streets every night. applause ifind it streets every night. applause i find it unacceptable, streets every night. applause ifind it unacceptable, ifind it unacceptable that 70,000 of our children have been brought up in temporary accommodation, never having a permanent roof over their

heads. there‘s 1 having a permanent roof over their heads. there‘s1 million people now who are not receiving the social ca re who are not receiving the social care they need. over1 million food parcels are handed out to our people last year from food banks because they haven‘t even the means to feed themselves. there are 4 million of our children now living in poverty. and what is particularly telling is that two thirds of those children are in households where someone is at work. what does that tell you? it says wages are so low that they no longer, for many people, cover the basics in life. the tories talked about those who are just about managing. yes, there are issues there but there‘s some people out there but there‘s some people out there who are just about surviving. the conservatives have been boasting in the last few days again about the number ofjobs in the last few days again about the number of jobs in the in the last few days again about the number ofjobs in the economy. what they don‘t tell you is how many are low paid, insecure, zero—hours contracts. and we know why, don‘t we

oztumer we know why they are insecure and low paid. it is because year after year under conservative governments, there‘s been attacks on trade union rights. the role of conservative governments throughout history has always been to restrict the rights of workers so they can maximise the profits of some companies. and they are the companies. and they are the companies that so generously fund their parties. it is a straight quid pro quo. the conservatives try and dress it up as some form of restoring securing a balance of power between workers and employers but few today can argue that the balance hasn‘t been overwhelmingly tipped against the workers, as concluded in the recent ippr report supported by the archbishop of canterbury. the result is that the amount of national income going to wages has actually now reached record lows. the massive growth in zero—hours contracts and the gig

economy has produced a workplace environment of insecurity not seen since the 1930s. my father was a liverpool dock. my grandfather was as well. in the 1930s, they were the dockers that used to go outside the dockyard and dockers that used to go outside the dockya rd and wait dockers that used to go outside the dockyard and wait on the street to be pointed out, to see if they would work that day and if they didn‘t, there were no wages. well, zero—hours contracts and bogus self—employment simply replicate that system in a modern form and we can‘t tolerate it any more. that system in a modern form and we can't tolerate it any more. applause and the decline of collective—bargaining has meant workers now have little say often over key decisions taken by their employers over the future of their work and of their companies as well. so let me make it absolutely clear. when labour returns to government, the anti trade union era will end and if it‘s up to me, it will end

once and for all. applause our programme of workplace reform will restore the balance between employer and worker. it will do so by commie as, installing basic trade union rights in law again, modernising corporate governance structures and by extending the opportunity for employees to share collectively in the benefits of ownership of their company, their concern. and this is how we‘ll do it. the government at the moment i think is rapidly being destabilised by the bitter internal disputes within the tory party and i believe an election can come at any time. so we are now going through an exercise, a preparation for government exercise. we are preparing for every policy in our last manifesto and, yes, the new policies we are now developing, and implementation manual. we are getting the draft legislation on the shelf. yes, we are consulting

extensively on the new policy initiatives we are developing. to install basic trade union rights in law, we published our 20 point plan and we are now working it up in detail. in ourfirst queen ‘s speech, let me give you this commitment, we will be setting out the new department for employment, the new department for employment, the new department for employment, the new secretary of state for employment in cabinet will drive through a transformation of the workplace environment. here isjust pa rt workplace environment. here isjust part of it. we will fulfil the late john smith‘s promised that all workers will have equal trade union rights from day one, whether they are part—time, full—time, temporary or permanent. cheering and applause zero—hours contracts will be banned so that every worker gets a guaranteed number of hours each week. applause we will repeal the act that i‘ve

fought so hard against, we will repeal the trade union act in our first 100 days and we will roll out central collective—bargaining. applause all those other things we discussed over the years, trade unions will have the right of access to workplace guaranteed. we will introduce a real living wage, £10 per hour. and yes, unlike you, we believe that public sector workers deserve a decent pay rise. —— and like you. we support those unions still campaigning for a decent settle m e nt still campaigning for a decent settlement now. i was asked in my media huddle after treasury questions about what i would be doing if there were further strikes on the railway industry this winter. isaid if on the railway industry this winter. i said if they are, they will be provoked by management, and the role ofa provoked by management, and the role of a labour provoked by management, and the role ofa labourmp provoked by management, and the role of a labour mp is unjust in parliament, it is on the picket line soi parliament, it is on the picket line so i will be on the picket line with you. we will also legislate to

secure online and workplace balloting for industrial action, votes a nd balloting for industrial action, votes and internal union votes, all of those things we have simply made reasonable progress of this government and they have refused to respond. yes, we will abolish implement tribunal police said people have access to justice again and we will prioritise the strengthening of protections for women against unfair redundancy. no one should be penalised for having children and we will tackle the gender pay gap once and for all. applause in addition, our government will clamp down on the bogus self—employment that we have been developed and yes, we will ban the payroll companies, the umbrella companies that have been developed in recent years. one way of using public spending to drive up standards will be this. we will include in conditions in public contracts that companies will only get those contracts if they

recognise a trade union representing their workers. applause and just on something, again, that i‘ve been dealing with personally, maybe over the last 20 odd years and maybe over the last 20 odd years and may be more, we‘ll hold the public inquiry into blacklisting so we ensure that blacklisting never, ever comes back again. since we published that 20 point plan, there‘s been the taylor report and the answers to the gig economy, to be frank, won‘t be found in the taylor report. or the months of consultation that have taken place. months of consultation that have ta ken place. the months of consultation that have taken place. the report‘s starting point is that flexibility must come at the price of insecurity. this is just wrong. just because you don‘t work regular hours, it doesn‘t mean you can afford not to work when you are sick. just because you work severaljobs, it doesn‘t mean you can severaljobs, it doesn‘t mean you ca n afford severaljobs, it doesn‘t mean you can afford to lose one of them

without warning. and just because you value the freedom of independence or the convenience of flexibility, it doesn‘t mean you have to forego basic trade union rights. so our manifesto for the many and not the view that we published nine months before the taylor report, it contained a set of policies that would put a complete stop to the exploitation of the gig economy. first, we will shift the burden of proof so that the law treats you as a worker unless your employer can prove otherwise. second, we will extend full rights to all workers, so that includes so—called lynn b workers, entitling eve ryo ne so—called lynn b workers, entitling everyone in insecure work to sick pay, maternity rights, and the right against unfair dismissal and that against unfair dismissal and that again will be from day one. and third... we will properly resource hmrc and yes, we will fine employers who break the rules, so that people

get the rights they are entitled to. and i say when employers, and they will come you know this, when they continue to employ legal loopholes or weak enforcement and duck their responsibilities, we will close those legal loopholes and we will strengthen enforcement and we will work alongside the tuc to do that. when technology creates new employment relations, yes, we will extend regulation to keep pace with your advice in our ears. and when the balance of power shifts so dramatically away from workers as it has done today, it is time for us to tip it back in the direction of the workers. i think taking that with all our other commitments, what we are about to see and when labour goes into power, is the biggest extension of individual collective rights our country has ever seen. it will transform irreversibly the workplace and our working lives and right at the heart of it is the principles of trade unionism. even

if the government adopted every recommendation of the taylor report it wouldn‘t be enough because taylor the crucial history lesson that we have learned, that the most effective way of improving the lives of working people, well, you know it, join a trade union, participate in collective action and work that way. when we go into government as well, you know, we will have to work together to rebuild our economy. i will give you a few stark figures that will demonstrate what we are likely to inherit and these may well have come up in your debate already. you know as well as i do, wages are still below the level of 2010. investment in 2017 was the lowest of all g7 nations on share a gdp. we have had the slowest recovery since modern records began. we are the only major economy where wages fell

only major economy where wages fell on the gdp group. research and development investment, amongst the lowest in europe. use of robotics, we are the 22nd in the world lost productivity gap, 16% between the uk and the rest of the g7. these statistics demonstrate a record of economic mismanagement and failure. and we have an economy now that is supported by record levels of household debt. i am grateful now for the supports, the ideas, the creativity of our trade union partners have brought to our, well, now, the detailed economic planning we are undertaking. step—by—step, we are working together on the economic and industrial strategy we need to build the future, to build the future. first, the first step, we need to clear away the debris of the

past privatisations that are ripping of both consumers and taxpayers and, yes, exploiting workers. we have told you, yes, we will bring back into public ownership the rail, the water, royal mail, and we will develop our own community energy sector as well. applause and i want to say to dave prentice as well, who first raised the concerns of pf! through congress and to the labour party as well, we will end pfis and yes, we are going to start the process now of bringing them back into public ownership and control as well as the staff themselves, who deserve the protections against the vulnerabilities they have experienced. applause and we have also said very clearly that when we bring these services back into public ownership and control, the management of these services in future will always

involve representatives of the workforce via their trade unions. who better to ask in how to manage a service than those at the front line represented by their trade unions? that is the first step. the second step is the investment we need to undertake. we recognise the scale of the investment we need if we are to rebuild our economy. that is why we have put forward a, what we have called a national transformation fund, £250 billion mainstream funding through government departments. it is why we will set up departments. it is why we will set upa departments. it is why we will set up a national investment bank alongside regional develop that banks. again, to leave in another £250 billion over ten years. £500 billion invested over ten years in infrastructure, road and rail, digital, research and develop met and yes, alternative energy sources, and yes, alternative energy sources, a figure supported by the cbi, who again, we are working alongside to develop our proposals. and what these will do, these resources...

the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell warning that workers‘ rights are as bad as they were during the 1930s and promising a new workplace reform under a new labour government. he said he believes an election could come at any time and he promises a £10 per hour real living wage and said renationalisation of the rail, water and royal mail would be a priority for a labour government. now on afternoon live — let‘s go nationwide — and see what‘s happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. amy cole is here, with news of the first ever global vehicle summit which is being held in birmingham. and carol malia is in newcastle, where a statue is being unveiled of the suffragette emily wilding davison. we will find out more about her but first, amy, how significant is this?

we have heard from the prime minister already there today. simon, the conference in birmingham is all about something called the birmingham declaration and you might be wondering what that is. it is about countries around the world signing up to a pledge to bring in zero emission vehicles by 2050. at the moment, around 11 countries have signed up, including italy, france, the uae and indonesia with more nations currently in talks to join. the prime minister says the west midlands could become the trailblazer for this new, midlands could become the trailblazerfor this new, green approach in the automotive industry. this afternoon, theresa may told the conference in birmingham that she wa nts conference in birmingham that she wants the uk to be at the forefront of new technology and design when it comes to manufacturing zero emission vehicles. to make this happen, she‘s announced a £106 million funding boost for research and development in green vehicles, new batteries and low carbon technology. jaguar land rover on your patch and we just saw

the new jaguar pictures there but what have businesses themselves been saying? the industry sector is really supportive of this, pledging £500 million of investment and creating more than 1000 jobs across the uk. it is a huge level of commitment. we have been hearing about a raft of investment announcement in the west midlands. in warwick, there will be a new battery plant built which will be a centre of excellence for charging electric vehicles and just a few miles away, 90 jobs will be created in coventry following an amalgam of williams advanced engineering and local firm williams advanced engineering and localfirm unipart williams advanced engineering and local firm unipa rt manufacturing group. this is what the unipart spokesperson told us. we're getting together with williams advanced engineering and we're forming a new company to make batteries for the automotive industry and indeed possibly for other sectors as well. we have our first contract with aston martin so it's very real. it's going to be creating jobs and we are working really at the heart of the

automotive industry to move us into the next stages of technological developer. a contract with aston martin can‘t be bad going and as you said about jaguar land rover, whose manufacturing as you know is deeply rooted in the midlands, it has pledged to make every model available in an electric or hybrid option by 2020. theresa may admits this is an ambitious mission for the uk to become a world leader in low emission technology but she is keen to get as many countries as possible on board. plenty more on the programme tonight at 6:30pm. thank you very much, amy cole in birmingham. now you are going to tell us more about emily worthing davison. she is about emily worthing davison. she is a bit ofa about emily worthing davison. she is a bit of a darling on our patch. she was a famous suffragette and in 1913, herfame was a famous suffragette and in 1913, her fame came was a famous suffragette and in 1913, herfame came because tragically she died while trying to grab the bride of the king‘s horse during a race at epsom racecourse and it was dramatic indeed for its time and also produced dramatic black and white grainy footage. very

memorable, if you have seen it, you wouldn‘t forget it and today, because she was such a notable figure but had no statue anywhere in the world, and used statue was unveiled in morpeth, the place where she was eventually buried, a lovely long riverside town in northumberland, and the statue made by local sculptor from county durham depicts emily going on hunger strike because apparently she was force—fed 49 times and it shows with a bowl with the food being tossed away as her protest as part of the suffragette movement and going on hunger strike. very emotional today and one of emily‘s relatives was there, phillipa bilton and you can hear the emotion in her voice when she made a speech to the assembled people today. we never imagined that this day would happen but my goodness, it's a truly remarkable day and this is history in the making for the future. it's not just about the family. it's about putting morpeth, emily, on the map, locally, nationally

and now internationally as well. thank you. we are going to look at the pictures of the unveiling right now but in terms of the suffragette movement, it was very important in your area? i think it was important in every area of the uk but certainly local girls like emily obviously brought it to girls like emily obviously brought ittoa girls like emily obviously brought it to a head in this region. i think thatis it to a head in this region. i think that is why northumberland county council wanted to commission this sculpture and make sure it took its rightful place in the centre of morpeth today so her relatives and future generations could learn from emily‘s fight. very poignant indeed and in the spirit of deeds, not words. an important day. thank you for joining words. an important day. thank you forjoining us. plenty more on that story on look north tonight and on midlands today, thank you very much,

that‘s nationwide. if you would like to see more any of those stories, you can access them on bbc i play. a reminder, we go nationwide every weekday at 4:30pm on afternoon live. space exploration has led to countless, ground—breaking discoveries, and now a team of british scientists wants to send worms to the international space station, to help us understand how our muscles can waste away. we‘ve been given special access to the scientists as they prepare to launch the worms into space. john maguire went to see them at their laboratory in switzerland. when tim peake spent six months on board the international space station, regular exercise was vital. floating in zero gravity means astronauts stop using their muscles to stand and those muscles then start to waste away. now, a team of scientists from british universities is working to find out more. they‘ve come to switzerland and,

on the shore of lake lucerne, this lab that specialises in space biology. we‘re hoping to prevent muscle loss with astronauts when they go into space, so this will allow them to undergo really long space flight and then this will translate to people on earth. as well, so if we can prevent muscle loss in astronauts we could potentially prevent muscle loss in the elderly population. this will be the first uk—led experiment on the space station. these bags contain thousands of microscopic worms suspended in fluid. they‘re called sea elegans and, by sending them up into space, the research team can determine how their muscle structure is affected. perhaps surprisingly, the muscle of a worm that keeps a worm moving in a line is very similar structurally at the molecular level and in the metabolism of the way it functions, very similar to a human. of course, it doesn‘t mean it‘s directly translatable, but an idea of what might be causing the same sorts of changes in humans.

some of the worms will be treated with a drug in an attempt to slow down their muscle wastage. the long—term strategy, we‘re looking at years to decades, is if we can find out the exact molecular reasons why worms lose muscle mass in space, when we test some of the potential therapies such as drugs for that, we can then apply that to larger organism such as humans to try and prevent that loss and that then allows exploratory space flights, such as mars missions for the future. the test here in switzerland is essentially a dress rehearsal. the preparations have to be absolutely meticulous because the next time the team do this will be just ahead of launch in florida. the pressure is really on. this is an opportunity to refine and practise the techniques to make sure that everything goes according to plan when the worms are prepared for space flight. if something doesn‘t work, there‘s no fix. there are other facilities on board where you can say, "ok, something doesn‘t work, we will repeat or we do a change"

or something like this. for cubic, we can‘t do that. the experiment will only last six days, but that equates roughly to around 20 years of human life. they will then be frozen and returned to earth for analysis. one microscopic step or wriggle for the worms that it‘s hoped could provide a giant leap in understanding of how our bodies age, notjust in space, but also back down here on earth. john maguire, bbc news, switzerland. that‘s it from your afternoon live team for today. next the bbc news at five with huw edwards. time for a look at the weather. here‘s nick miller. hello. it‘s a blustery day out there. some sunny spells to be had. scotland, northern ireland and more so across northern england by the end of the day but a threatening sky from this weather watchers picture from leicestershire. a bit of rain to be had along this strip of cloud, all the way across the atlantic and towards the uk, we are seeing this. it is gradually moving further south through the rest of the day

and into this evening. this is where it is sitting by the end of the afternoon, into the evening, this strip of cloud and pachy rain. brightening up in north wales and northern england and northern scotland. some really blustery showers running into north—west scotland. these are average wind speeds with gusts of around 50 mph or so. very windy afternoon to be had here. temperatures mostly in the mid to high teens. some have reached again into the low 20s. the last day of that, though. it will feel cooler and fresher later tomorrow here. an area of cloud and patchy rain in southern england this evening. another area of rain pushing into wales, north—west england and other parts of england and wales as it feeds southwards later in the night, keeping tempteratures into double figures. clear spells for scotland and northern ireland so you will dip into single figures many here. showers continuing in north—west scotland on the gusty wind. this is the weather front. cloud and rain to start the day tomorrow. clearing southwards with this cooler, fresher

air filtering further south across the uk. rain tomorrow morning will soon clear away from wales, pushing across southern england. brighter skies following behind. for many into the afternoon, dry with sunny spells and a few showers into northern ireland. scotland with frequent showers in the west. gusty wind. temperatures for many across the northern half of the uk, similar to today but it will feel cooler and fresher to the south as the front goes through. goodbye to that. hello to another frontal system across northern areas as we go into thursday, driven by low pressure to the north. that means for scotland, northern ireland, northern england on thursday, some cloud around and a chance of some outbreaks of rain or showers. south of that, a mixture of cloud and sunshine but it will be mainly dry, not a huge range in temperatures. fairly close to average for the time of year. the rest of the week, northern and western parts of the uk, at the start of the weekend seeing some cloud and a chance of some rain or a few showers. best sunny spells in the east. today at 5:

britain‘s most senior police officer hit out at the pay award decided by ministers and at the level of spending cuts. cressida dick of the metropolitan police spoke after ministers rejected the official pay recommendation, and as forces struggle with budget cuts. i don‘t want the government to wait for the police to be struggling, like the prison service, with chronic understaffing. but the home secretary, speaking at the same conference, said he would fight for resources within government. i will continue to fight on the police's behalf, so that you have the resources you need to do your job effectively. we‘ll be talking to a police and crime commissioner about the reality in their region. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: at the inquest following the westminster bridge terror attack