today at five,the commons speaker, john bercow, will stand down next summer the bbc understands. the news comes after a damning report on bullying and harrassment at westminster. mr bercow wants a new body to investigate. the only possible way to resolve this matter is the establishment of a body which is both entirely independent of and external to parliament. mr bercow‘s expected departure would coincide with his tenth year in office, but he's been under increasing pressure to resign. the report is clear that there needs to bea the report is clear that there needs to be a complete change in leadership at the most senior level, including you mr speaker. we'll have the latest from westminster and asking one of the speaker's main critics whether next summer is too late. the other main stories on bbc news at 5...// (bong) there's another delay to the rollout of universal credit,

the government's flagship welfare reform to prevent claimants suffering hardship. i had loads of problems with my childcare payments, having to remind them to pay me. ahead of this week's crucial eu summit, theresa may updates her cabinet on the state of the brexit negotiations. reports of religious hate crimes in england and wales has increased by a0%, new figures show. and i am at london's magnificent guildhall with —— were the biggest names in the book world will be gathering to find out which one will win the man booker prize for fiction. i will be talking to two of them shortly. it's 5 o'clock.

our main story is that the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, is to stand down next summer. the bbc understand that he's told friends that his departure will coincide with his tenth anniversary in the post. but the news will be widely seen in the context of yesterday's critical report on the failure of parliament to deal adequately with bullying, including sexual harassment of westminster staff. the report by former judge, dame laura cox, condemned what she called a culture in which abusive behaviour was ‘tolerated, concealed and covered up‘. the speaker has faced calls to stand down in the light of the report. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. that report was pretty damning. talking about the culture in this place, a place which is the everyday workplace for hundreds or thousands

of people. the prime minister ‘s official spokesman today said this reported not think this place and a good light. a lot of pressure on the speaker himself and some suggesting he is not the pearson to bring about that change. maria miller she is the equality select committee. what do you make of this idea ofjohn bercow saying he will stand down this summer. saying he will stand down this summer. do you want him to go earlier? the report shows we need a culture change in this place and that will be driven by change in the leadership. why should we wait over six months that the start. the report is calling for that change to start now and i think we should have that change in leadership now. otherwise we are letting down staff here and we are leaving the house of commons are vulnerable to accusations of being not the best workplace in the country and my select committee that is doing so much work on outlaw sexual

harassment against women is looking at odds with many of the recommendations. why do you think thatjohn bercow recommendations. why do you think that john bercow is recommendations. why do you think thatjohn bercow is not the person to bring in the changes? this was at the heart of the report rather than anything or my committee have put forward. what the report is saying is that we need a change in the leadership right at the top and the chief officer of this place is john bercow, the speaker. there are a lot of questions be asked about the lack of questions be asked about the lack of the structure of this place and the fact the speaker is responsible for the very running of the place yet is not able to come to the house of commons to do this play how things are going to change. labour mps are saying this is conservative mps are saying this is conservative mps using this as an excuse to get rid of him. i don't fall into that category. i don't think we should simply stand back from calling out

problems where we see them sibley because we know. that is the uncomfortable reality and sexual harassment can happen amongst work mates and you have to be prepared to call it out and call for a change in management. thank you for speaking to us. a little earlierjohn bercow, before that happened, got up to give his response and this is what he had to say about the need for an independent report and an independent report and an independent panel to look at what going on here. i firmly believe that the only possible way to resolve this matter is the establishment of a body which is both entirely independent of and external to parliament to hear and adjudicate upon all allegations of bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct,

including deciding how far to investigate past misconduct. whether the allegations involve mps or staff, the same entirely independent body should be in complete control of the process from start to finish. john bercow has had some support from senior labour figures like the shadow foreign secretary was said with brexit and the conjugated bills and legislations to go through this it was absolutely imperative there was someone it was absolutely imperative there was someone with experience sitting in that chair because it's going to be an incredibly fickle job over the next six months or so. others think thatjohn bercow next six months or so. others think that john bercow has next six months or so. others think thatjohn bercow has let it be known he is going to leave next summer, hoping to push away all of those calls to go a lot sooner. what is your reading of it at this point given he has expressed his own intention? will he be able to hold

the line if people are demanding a change? i think it is a problem because this is all about how all those accusations have been dealt with. we knowjohn bercow himself as faced accusations of bullying, accusations he denies. this is not about that, this is about what's being done to deal with all the other things that have been going on here, things that were found in that report. the report says not enough has changed and it does not seem to bea has changed and it does not seem to be a structure in place to make the changes that most people think an absolutely needed here. that is the criticism ofjohn absolutely needed here. that is the criticism of john bercow, absolutely needed here. that is the criticism ofjohn bercow, that he has not done enough. some conservatives have wanted to see the back of him for a very long time. the intervention by maria miller is significant because she does not fall into that category. she is looking at it from the point of view

of cheering that select committee and how can parliament turnaround to other organisations and say you've got to look at the culture in your company and change the way you treat people when actually there are all sorts of allegations going on right here. ministers have responded to pressure and they're planning a further delay in the rollout of the flagship welfare reform, universal credit. the system, which merges six benefits into one payment, has been beset with problems. leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal plans to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to prevent claimants from suffering hardship as they make the switch. ministers say they always intended to introduce the benefit slowly. labour say the roll—out should be stopped. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. universal credit is a new service that helps ensure you're better off in work than you are on benefits... it was meant to make things easier, bringing six different benefits into one monthly payment. but for too many people, universal credit has made life more complicated.

single mum mischa has struggled with the benefit for three years. they've regularly failed to pay for her childcare costs, which left the 25—year—old struggling to make ends meet. it's been hell, a very stressful experience. i had loads of problems with my childcare payments, having to call them up every month to remind them to pay me. and notjust once a month, but a few times a month. such problems and evidence of rising food bank use in some areas where universal credit is introduced has put pressure on the government to stop or delay the roll—out of the benefit. from next summer, around 4 million people were due to start moving on to universal credit but we've learned the process won't properly begin until november 2020, which means the benefit won't be fully rolled out until december 2023, almost seven years later than originally planned. we've had people going into arrears and sadly even losing their homes as a result because of eviction, so it's a real mess

and the government really needs to get its act together and sort it out. ministers hope to use the delay to improve universal credit. they plan to continue paying some benefits to claimants for an extra fortnight. most existing benefits are currently stopped when someone applies for universal credit. reduce the amount of maximum deductions that can be taken from a universal credit payment, and make it easierfor self—employed people to receive the new benefit. paying for the changes, that will cost hundreds of millions of pounds, still need to be approved by the treasury. the secretary of state was tight—lipped when asked about the benefit. is universal credit still fit for purpose? bye now. so, it was left to a junior minister to respond. we've always said that under universal credit, it is a test and learn approach and as we test and we learn, we adapt. earlier this year, we put in an extra £1.5 billion to support claimants and clearly this is a process. the government has today refused

to confirm which changes, if any, it will make, but universal credit, announced with such hopes in 2010, continues to provide significant challenges to ministers and claimants alike. michael buchanan, bbc news. theresa may has briefed her cabinet on the state of the brexit negotiations ahead of tomorrow's crucial eu summit in brussels. last night eight cabinet ministers took the highly unusual step of meeting on the eve of the weekly gathering to discuss their concerns about the prime minister's approach. eu officials have warned no—deal is ‘more likely than ever‘ after talks failed to reach a breakthrough over the weekend. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo has the latest. what do we want? chuck chequers! noisy objectors outside the gates of downing street this morning trying to change ministers‘ minds at this 11th hour. do you support theresa may? morning, sir, are we closer to a no deal? the cabinet has been meeting to discuss how to break

the brexit deadlock, with an insurance policy to keep the irish borderfree from checks still the main sticking point. the government insists it won‘t allow northern ireland to be treated differently. making that point clear again at a meeting of eu foreign ministers in luxembourg. we are the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and we‘re not about to change that. you know, there can be no border in the irish sea, we‘re not allowing the eu to dictate to us on that area. any customs arrangement that we negotiate must be temporary, they are the strong negotiating points that we have set out and we will abide by them. some in theresa may‘s top team have been nervous about her giving more ground to brussels. the prime minister is doing a very, very complicated job and i'm fully supporting her in getting that done. but, today, the threat of rebellion appeared to recede. this is going to be a difficult time but the whole cabinet is digging in to get the best deal for this country.

the eu, too, knows talks have reached a critical moment, saying the threat of no deal is now more likely than ever before. whose court is the ball in? 0ne european minister had this advice for theresa may. take responsibility and be constructive. thank you very much. theresa may has spent much of the brexit process fighting battles here in westminster as well as in brussels. not only is she still at loggerheads with the eu, she hasn‘t yet persuaded her party of her plans and that matters because any deal that‘s done will have to be approved by parliament. whose vision brexit will triumph in the end? with negotiations drawing to a close, that‘s still being worked out. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. let‘s go to luxembourg where eu ministers have been briefed on the state of the brexit negotiations. 0ur correspondent gavin lee is there. what has been said they today?‘

short while ago michel barnier came here to brief eu ministers because they entered and briefed their leaders who have come to brussels to work out whether there is convergence oi’ work out whether there is convergence or enough of an agreement for a november summit. i think the mood, the wheels are starting to fall off from the eu officials and they believe the chances are unlikely. let‘s hear from donald tusk the head of the european council. for a breakthrough to take place besides goodwill we need new facts. tomorrow i am going to ask prime minister theresa may how to break the impasse. only such proposals can determine a breakthrough. one for historians

because we had donald tusk telling journalists that this brexit issue on the issue of northern ireland and stopping a board on this 300 mile border between the north and republic of ireland, they would need a figure... somebody needs to come in and bring about the impossible but he said they doesn‘t seem to be a creative leader there yet. 0ne journalist said alexander the great was the first name of borisjohnson. some of the europe misses have just left. the belgian foreign ministry said he is disappointed. they came here thinking there was going to be

a deal tomorrow but now that seems a long way away. so i think tomorrow when theresa may speaks to leaders before the summit dinner in the evening, we will get a sense of what happens next. some of the european officials are now saying they could bea summit officials are now saying they could be a summit in novemberjust for eu officials even if sufficient progress has not been made for the british to be there. given that this was described by some as the moment of truth, if that doesn‘t happen this week, when is the moment of truth going to happen? tomorrow is all about trying to have a special wrecks it summit to formalise the divorce till by november. there are talks to say whether that could be december. there are notes talks between the civil servants on both sides until after the summit. both

the europeans and the british are still talking about being hopeful of a deal and why it matters because, i spoke to the dutch foreign minister, you have some money businesses that have some a land border issues with getting tracks and millions of pounds of goods going across borders, they have deadlines to say do we stay in london now go elsewhere? that‘s why they want something wrapped up soon. it‘s not looking likely soon. the headlines on bbc news: the commons speaker john bercow will stand down next summer the bbc understands. the news comes after a damning report on bullying and harassment at westminster. there‘s another delay to the rollout of universal credit the government‘s flagship welfare

reform to prevent claimants suffering hardship ahead of this week‘s crucial eu summit —— theresa may updates her cabinet on the state of the brexit negotiations. jose mourinho has been fined. if found guilty he could miss manchester united ‘s game where chelsea on saturday. kim little has broken her leg and will up —— be out forup to broken her leg and will up —— be out for up to ten weeks. she has helped scotla nd for up to ten weeks. she has helped scotland to qualify for the world cup. wales rugby union head coach warren gatland has named his squad for the autumn internationals next month. i will have more on all those stories. there has been a surge in hate crime directed at people because of their religious beliefs.

new figures from the police in england and wales show an increase of a0 per cent on the year before. it comes as the home office is considering making offences sparked by hostility to elderly people a hate crime following a review of existing laws. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has the story. talking about hate crime, these kids at globe primary school in east london are meeting government minister lady williams to tell her what they‘ve learnt from a course on equality and diversity. the home office is funding more projects like this as part of a new hate crime action plan. we learnt about stereotypes and we learnt not to judge people by just what they look like or just what we know about them. we should get to know them more and then judge them by their personality, not by their appearance. you don'tjudge a book by its cover, it's a good saying. you don'tjudge people by their appearance. you have to be nice to people and respect them and notjudge them by the way they look, or what their religion has done in the past, because everyone is different and you have to respect them.

and more awareness about hate crime has led more people to report it. between april 2017 and march this year more than 94,008 hate crimes were recorded by the police in england and wales. that‘s a i7% increase on the year before. religious hate crimes went up a0%, most of these offences were directed at muslims. but some believe that an even wider variety of offences should be seen as hate crimes. as well as getting schools to tackle the problem, the home office has announced a legal review. it will look at extending the definition of hate crimes to include offences motivated by a hatred of women and men. people have come to us and it is right that we ask them to look at it. maybe we don‘t take it forward. it would be very interesting to hear what the law commission says. the law commission review will also consider if offences targeting older people and those from alternative cultures, such as goths, should be defined as hate crimes.

there‘s more thani million older people in the uk who experience abuse every single year and yet less than half of i% of that actually reaches the criminaljustice system. more lessons about tolerance won‘t be needed here. danny shaw, bbc news, tower hamlets. qari asim is an imam and a member of the government‘s working group to tackle hatred against muslims. he‘s in our leeds studio. what do you make of this surgeon does it make sense to you? absolutely. these are soaring figures. 40% increase in religiously motivated hidcote crime and 52% increase in islam phobia. 0ver

motivated hidcote crime and 52% increase in islam phobia. over 8000 individuals have been affected due to hate crime. this new trend we‘re seeing is —— in a remarkably tolera nt seeing is —— in a remarkably tolerant come tree and we must work together to ensure we do not see this rise in hatred towards faith minority communities. when you look at the forces at play, the factors that you might want to identify, what would you say to viewers, what are the root causes that have led to this increase? we saw in the figures that whenever a terror attack takes place there is a spike in anti—muslim hatred. that‘s because the far right movement and some populist leaders and journalists, they dovetail terrorism and islam and we need to separate the two. terrorism does not along to any

particular community. it‘s not sanctioned by any particular faith. this anxiety and suspicion in the minds of ordinary people is a dangerous spiral that happens. the far right movement champions that cause. we need objective reporting. we need internet service providers and the government working to ensure that anti—muslim hatred is tackled. iam part that anti—muslim hatred is tackled. i am part of the anti—muslim hatred working group where we work with the government to ensure that hatred is not acceptable in any form in our country. the new hate crime action plan shows the government ‘s commitment to providing funding to faith institutions, including mosques, to ensure they are protected from anti—muslim hatred and other forms of hatred. you

mentioned a few measures. any other deliberations with government, what other kind of measures which are not in place at the moment to you think could be introduced which would be helpful? obviously the limitation of action plan, hate crime action plan, will be very important. we‘re seeing a commitment from the government to tackle anti—muslim hatred and that is really important because there are forces out there that think islam phobia is a myth. acknowledging islam phobia is the first step because we have seen in the finsbury park mosque attack where a man drove into the pedestrians coming out of the mosque, we saw a life being lost. pa rt mosque, we saw a life being lost. part of my congregation have been attacked. so there is a general

atmosphere that has been created and thatis atmosphere that has been created and that is where we need to focus our energies. it‘s not just criminalisation of legislation that will change behaviours. we should all as a society stand up against all as a society stand up against all forms of hatred. very good to talk to you. thank you for your time. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has met king salman of saudi arabia and told him he is deeply concerned about the disappearance of a saudi journalist. jamal khashoggi, a critic of the crown prince who hasn‘t been seen since he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul two weeks ago. reports in the us media suggest the saudi government is preparing to say that mr khassoggi died accidentally while under interrogation.

let‘s speak to ellen wald, author of ‘saudi, inc.: the arabian kingdom‘s pursuit of profit and power.‘ shejoins me from jacksonville in florida. very good to have you with us. what is your reading of what‘s going on not just is your reading of what‘s going on notjust in saudi arabia but in the way that president trapped in the white house have interacted with the saudi arabian rulers over this? it's possible that the saudi royal family and leadership has realised they have seriously overplayed their hand here when it comes to how far there able to push the limits on a cce pta ble able to push the limits on acceptable behaviour, particularly

with regards to the us. things have been building in terms of the crackdown that‘s been going on on various individuals, religious clerics, feminists who have been speaking out. not all of them have been saying things. against the narrative the saudi family is putting forth that many of them have been arrested. this isjust putting forth that many of them have been arrested. this is just the latest step on this march towards controlling the narrative. but when it comes to the us it does seem like this is a really the straw that broke the camel ‘s back or this particular interest —— incident has galvanised not just us particular interest —— incident has galvanised notjust us politicians but the media. the washington post has launched a strong campaign. senator lindsey graham who is an influential senator was really

saying that they have gone too far. united states is a strategic partner of saudi arabia but that kind of behaviour cannot be sanctioned and he made some very strong calls to get that behaviour under control. how soon do you think the saudi leadership will say something or issue some kind of statement about this? depending on that, what do you assess the position of the crown and be under you think it‘s any danger in terms of this power structure they have? lindsey graham seems to say it was in danger from they have? lindsey graham seems to say it was in dangerfrom an american perspective. i‘m not so sure from the saudi perspective although it‘s important to remember that although a lot of the media buyers and the crown prince gets the headlines, it‘s still his father‘s end and his father is the king and still has the final say. there are

other princes there. it would not even be historically out of character to have a change in leadership go on there. that is something the saudis have done before in cases where they felt certain aspects were not being imaged well. fascinating to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. time for a look at the weather. here‘s susan powell with the forecast. it was a slow start across england and wales this morning. misty and murky. but when the sun came out in the east temperatures reacted very well. we have been watching more

cloud gathering from the northwest and a front coming in and it‘s pushing its way down into northern england and west wales for this evening. we will see some rain here in the coming hours and heavy showers across scotland and northern ireland. this front however is keen to stick around through tomorrow. there might be some mist and fog across the south—east but behind it there will be plenty of sunshine. the showers clearing from northern ireland. scotland and northern ireland. scotland and northern ireland getting the best of tomorrow‘s sunshine. more cloud around the south—west so different looking day and they will be some drizzle through the afternoon. it will feel a little cooler as well. generally the weather picture is settling down as we going to the days ahead so plenty of autumn sunshine to come. the commons speakerjohn bercow will stand down next summer — the bbc understands. the news comes after a damning report on bullying

and harassment at westminster. there‘s another delay to the rollout of universal credit — the government‘s flagship welfare reform — to prevent claimants suffering hardship. ahead of this week‘s crucial eu summit — theresa may updates her cabinet on the state of the brexit negotiations. reports of religious hate crimes in england and wales have increased by a0 per cent — new figures show. we are going to take a look at the sports news now. good afternoon. jose mourinho has been charged by the fa for directing abusive language at a tv camera after his side came from two goals down to beat newcastle in their last league match. prior to the game it has been suggested hisjob was in danger should he have lost the match. we won‘t show you the comments that followed — the fa have charged him with using "abusive and/or insulting and/or improper" language.

he has until friday to respond to the charge. if found guilty and served with a touchline ban he will miss his side‘s match against chelsea this weekend. the wales football team are in dublin for tonight‘s nations league match against the republic of ireland. they would go top of the group with a win. but they were humbled by spain in a friendly last week in cardiff. they will have to do without their two star players. already missing gareth bale through injury, aaron ramsay is also unavailable after becoming father to twins. it has had and in the past and will happen in the future, we have to cope without our better players and players like i say, i will give them a chance no matter what age they are. then it is up to them to take it. prove people wrong if that is the case. and make that record just a little bit better. it is not easy

because you will always miss someone like gareth. there‘s a big blow for the arsenal and scotland womens teams. kim little has a broken leg and will be out for at least 10 weeks. it happended in a heavy challenge during the 5 nil win over the champions chelsea in the woermsn super league over the weekend. little helped scotland qualify for next years women‘s world cup. there‘s yet another setback in england‘s preparations for the up coming autumn internationals with news chris robshaw is out with a knee injury. he joins a growing list of absentees that includes number eight billy vunipola and lock joe launchbury, while nathan? hughes is facing a suspension. england play south africa, new zealand, japan and australia in consecutive weekends at twickenham. the uncapped leicester wing jonah holmes is the surprise inclusion in the wales rugby union squad for next month‘s autumn international series. originally from stockport, he qualifies through a welsh grandparent. head coach warren gatland has recalled captain alun wyn jones along with fellow osprestustin tipuric, george north and liam williams.

gatland says the selection of holmes is deserved. his form for leicester has been pretty outstanding in terms of the amount of tries he has scored and the games he has played. it is a position, the back three in terms of trying to create more depth gives us the opportunity to have a look at him. he is quick and physical as well. double 0lympic skeleton champion lizzie yarnold, who announced her retirement late last night, has criticised the world anti doping agency for lifting the three year ban on russia. yarnold won her first 0lympic title at sochi where it emerged russia had carried out the systematic mass doping of its athletes. she would like to stay in sport to help in the fight against drugs cheats. there are boards i can hopefully apply to be on and continue to have the voice of the athletes represented, and remind people that we have to protect athletes, especially when we are talking about

anti—doping issues. we have to protect fair and clean competition but i think it is still important to use the platform i have as an 0lympic athlete and make sure our voices are heard, even though sometimes it feels like they are not being heard, we have to continue to fight. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. silent film footage from the first world war has been carefully crafted into a new film by the distinguished director sir peterjackson. the archive footage has been combined with original interviews with soldiers who fought in the war. they shall not grow old —

which has its world premiere tonight — is being released in cinemas across the uk to mark 100 years since the end of the great war. and we can speak to sir peter now. thank you forjoining us. for those of us who have been lucky enough to see sections of this, it is a remarkable work. tell us about the creative challenge of putting this together. it put itself together in a way, i started working with the single brief from the imperial war museum to make any film i wanted so long as i used their archive in a unique and original way. that took a bit of figuring out what to do but then i started to think about how we could restore it with all the computer technology we have. i did some tests and the results were way

beyond expectations and once you restore the film the humanity of the people really starts to emerge, their faces, people really starts to emerge, theirfaces, and people really starts to emerge, their faces, and that i realised that this was the story of the men who fought the war. and if it is the story of the men then there‘s are the only voices that we should hear so the only voices that we should hear so it slowly created itself in a way. when people what should you think that their perceptions of the great war would be changed. did you have your perceptions change as you put it together? some of my perceptions changed. the fundamental thing i think you get from this is none of these men and we used 120 different men, it is a very common feeling with these men is that they do not see themselves as victims, they do not want pity pulled up the first world war, we have tended to impose a sense of pity on these

soldiers. they did go through horrors beyond belief, there is no reducing the appalling conditions and horror that they went through but what is amazing is the resilience of the man and how they just did not see themselves as being victims. lots of people will be interested in the technology which you already mentioned. tell us a little bit about the kind of technology you are able to put into force which transformed a lot of this into something that is remarkably vivid. yes, most of the restoration is in the black and white, the colourisation is the icing on the top but you could only do that on restored back and white footage and that is where the main work went into. that was interesting, it is the case of studying the black—and—white and thinking, what needs to be fixed. the grain, thejumpiness, missing

frames, the speed. sometimes it is too dark or to light. the sharpness, the grain structure of the film. every one of those things has a different solution so it is a series of different software packages, not just one single process putting through a conveyor belt to end up with what we have. and then i wanted to see this war and show it as the men thought it. we remember it and it has been preserved as a black war with the film technology of the time but they saw it in colour so it seemed to be an obvious thing, not a gimmick, but if we wanted to see the war as they thought then colour was a vital thing. and the us company studio d stepped up and did an amazing and stinking frame by frame colourisation. better colour than you ever seen colourisation. better colour than you ever seen applied. colourisation. better colour than you ever seen appliedlj

colourisation. better colour than you ever seen applied. i have teenage children keen to see this film and people have been saying that this is a conflict that now seems very distant. and the last survivors no longer around. do you think that this will provide, obviously it will provide an experience of what people went through, but an educational experience in the proper sense of the word, not just experience in the proper sense of the word, notjust for young people up the word, notjust for young people upfor the word, notjust for young people up for adults as well? it is not that far away, i mean you make have a great—grandfather who fought in the war and is no longer around but your grandfather might be around and he would have had lots of conversations with his father about it. so young people should ask their grandfathers before it is too late because we‘re still in that zone where there is a generation alive who would have asked their father about it, or a great uncle, there is

about it, or a great uncle, there is a possibility that you have older members of your family who are still around who spoke to their father or mother and now is the time to ask questions because that generation will not be around for much longer and then truly it will be a distant war. many congratulations on what is an astonishing achievement and thank you so much for talking to us today. serve peterjackson at the world premiere of they shall not grow old. it is an astonishing achievement. if you get the opportunity i would say go and see it. with two weeks to go to the budget — the treasury received mixed economic news this morning. new figures show wages have risen at their fastest pace in nearly 10 years — but there‘s been a stark warning from independent experts — the ifs — which says the chancellor will need to find an extra 19 billion pounds a year

for the next 5 years — if he‘s to meet the government pledge to end austerity and balance the books by 2020. the government seem to have made two incompatible offers to the electorate. the first is that it wants to, and it said this in its manifesto, get rid of the deficit in the next few years. and the second thing the prime minister said just a couple of weeks ago is that the end of austerity is nigh. well, getting rid of austerity will mean spending at least an extra £20 million or so by the end of this parliament. if you‘re going to spend an extra £20 billion or so, you‘re not going to get rid of the deficit, unless you have some big tax rises. they don‘t look very likely right now. the duke and duchess of sussex have spoken publicly for the first time since it was announced that they are expecting their first child. at the start of their tour of australia — prince harry thanked people for their warm welcome — and said he couldn‘t think of a better place to reveal the news. there is flash photography in this report from our correspondent hywel griffith. they may have onlyjust told

the world but already the first baby gifts have started to arrive. a kangaroo and tiny sheepskin boots could well give the royal nursery an australian theme. there were late wedding gifts, too, for the duke and duchess, who will have to get used to talking publicly about their upcoming arrival. thank you for the incredibly warm welcome and the chance to meet so many aussies from all walks of life. and we also genuinely couldn‘t think of a better place to announce the upcoming baby. be it a boy or girl. so thank you very, very much. we‘re both absolutely delighted to be here. and really impressed to see you serving beer and tea at the reception in true aussie style. no tour of australia is complete without the obligatory koala photocall. harry‘s grandmother, father and brother have all posed in the past. now it was his wife‘s turn.

she kept a safe distance, while the bear seemed rather unimpressed. the latest polls suggest a majority of australians now want their country to be a republic. most don‘t want their head of state to be 10,000 miles away. but today‘s visit has proven that there is still a celebrity appeal to the young royals which brings up people to the streets. normally the crowds are inside the opera house but today some queued for hours outside, hoping for a selfie and sight of a royal bump. i've even picked out the name, princess matilda. laughter i hope it‘s a boy. why is that? so she can marry him! i got a little bit overwhelmed, i started crying. but they were so nice and so genuine. it was amazing. for 98—year—old daphne dunn the excitement doesn‘t seem to diminish. this is the third time she‘s met

prince harry who beckoned over meghan to meet her. like most, she wanted to wish the couple well when they become parents. beautiful. absolutely. they were lovely. the gifts kept coming. that nursery may soon be full, as australia showed its excitement for the parents to be. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. the headlines on bbc news... the commons speaker — john bercow — will stand down next summer — the bbc understands. the news comes after a damning report on bullying and harassment at westminster. there‘s another delay to the rollout of universal credit — the government‘s flagship welfare reform — to prevent claimants suffering hardship. ahead of this week‘s crucial eu summit — theresa may updates her cabinet on the state of the brexit negotiations.

one of the biggest prizes in literature will be awarded later tonight. four women and two men are in the running for the prestigious man booker prize. they include the youngest author ever to make the list — 28—year—old daisyjohnson. the winner will receive 50,000 pounds and a likely huge boost in sales. 0ur arts correspondent rebecca jones is in central london where the ceremony will take place. hello everyone and welcome to the magnificent guildhall in london where as to say in a few hours we will find out who has won one of the world‘s most important literary prizes, the man booker prize. it promises to be quite a party, 500 guests enjoying a champagne reception followed by a three course dinnerand reception followed by a three course dinner and amongst them the six

writers shortlisted for the prize. and for one of them this will be a career defining moment. let‘s remind ourselves who is on the shortlist. this year the six nominees are... everything under by daisyjohnson. it‘s her first novel. set on the waterways of oxford, it tells the story of a mother and daughter haunted by memories of the past. the judges have described milkman by anna burns as an experimental book. it explores the troubles in northern ireland through the eyes of an 18—year—old girl. richard powers‘ ecological epic the 0ver story is a love letter to trees. and follows nine strangers trying to save american forests from destruction. the mars room by rachel kushner takes place in a prison in california. and focuses on a woman serving two consecutive life sentences for killing her stalker. esi edugyan‘s washington black is based on a true story. set in the 19th century, it‘s about a young slave who escapes from a caribbean sugar plantation

and travels the world. robin robertson‘s book the long take is a novel told in verse and photographs. it follows a d—day veteran in america during the golden age of hollywood. i‘m delighted to say that i‘m joined by two of those authors, daisy johnson shortlisted for her novel everything under and robin robertson ford the long take. daisy, you are 27, the youngest writer ever shortlisted for this prize. and it is your first novel. can you believe any of this is happening to you? i'm very overwhelmed, i feel quite sick and excited. how did you hear about your being shortlisted ?|j and excited. how did you hear about your being shortlisted? i was baby—sitting your being shortlisted? i was ba by—sitting and my your being shortlisted? i was baby—sitting and my editor rang and told me. you thought it was bad news? every time she rang i thought it was bad news that she kept saying

nice things. rob on your shortlisted for your narrative poem, the long take,is for your narrative poem, the long take, is it a novel, should be up for this prize? of course because in iti for this prize? of course because in it i was for this prize? of course because in ithasa for this prize? of course because in it i was a little bit surprised to reach the longest but then i thought actually the novel is a fairly uniform of literature and impact we have been telling stories about ourselves through songs and poetry for millennia. so we have returned. and how did you hear about it? i just got in from new zealand, very jet—lagged and the phone rang and it was my agent who was putting on a cockney accent and telling me that i was on the shortlist. sol cockney accent and telling me that i was on the shortlist. so i did not believe him full stop daisy, your book is a story about mothers and daughters and a retelling of the oedipus story. why was that a story you felt needed to be retold? i've looked at that story at school and university and it stayed with me for

a long time, it is a dark story and i wanted to see if i could make it work ina i wanted to see if i could make it work in a contemporary setting. it was a challenge for me to see if i could do it. it is set on the rivers and canals of oxford and i think the idea came when you‘re on a riverboat? we're wrong canal boat andi riverboat? we're wrong canal boat and i thought this is where it has to be set. and robin you follow walker, this canadian d—day veteran with post—traumatic stress disorder. what inspired it less marked i‘d never written about cities despite having lived in cities all my life andi having lived in cities all my life and i wanted to go back and re—examine some of this paranoia and fear that i felt as an outsider dumbing down from scotland to work in london. and the story of many people of course in the cosmopolitan world. and walker is the prime outsider of all. he left war, he

left his island home and he has been broken by the experience and now he walks through the streets of america. on one night you watched 500 films for the research question mark a 500 films for the research question marka number of 500 films for the research question mark a number of times, i 500 films for the research question marka number of times, i had to because of the tone and geography as well to find out where it was. daisy, there may be people watching who think first novel aged 27, this writing looks quite easy! how difficult was it to write? this book was very difficult to write, it took about four years, there was a lot of writing drafts, flying in coffee shops and then going back to write it again from scratch with them i was learning i think how to write a novel as i was going along. it has been difficult but enjoyable. i have been difficult but enjoyable. i have been writing since i was ten and this is always what i wanted to do. a lot of other novels have been written for this one then to come

out. well congratulations to you both and good luck tonight. and we will bring you the announcement of a winner live here on the bbc news channel in a special programme at 9:30pm this evening. join us for that. we look forward to that later on. blue peter — the world‘s longest running children‘s television programme — is 60 today. its 37 presenters — along with dogs, cats, and tortoises, — have entertained and educated children for more than 5,000 episodes. here are a few highlights from the progamme‘s six decades on air and a warning this footage contains some flashing images. hello there. hello. hello! welcome to live blue peter! i think this is the first time i've shampooed a camel. hold onto that rope. 0h! get off my foot! that was a very scary moment. i'm up 20,000 feet and i'm upside down! and here it is, tracy island.

your very own blue peter silver badge. this might be the proudest day of my life. that is fantastic. here is your very own gold blue peter badge. applause it is the best day of my life. yeah! that was wicked! woohoo! whoa! i‘m abseiling off blackpool tower. ready to skydive? yes. well our correspondent colin paterson has spent the day

on the blue peter set in salford meeting all of the presenters past and present — and finding outjust how blue peter has kept its appeal and audience after sixty years. i think it has lasted because it is always addressed the audience it was intended for. i think it‘s really tempting with a programme that goes on past its first audience to kind of nudge a little more and look at the viewers over the children‘s heads and have a few in jokes. it has never done that. if you are between the ages of eight to 12, you are still absolutely safe in blue peter‘s company. connie, where does the show go from here? because children‘s viewing habits have changed so much. they watch things on streaming, on ipads. yes, well it is all there online so although the viewing habits have changed, the content is still the same. it is stuff that is relevant to children. the thing about blue peter, it is like a chocolate box. there is something for everyone. one minute you are, i don't know, doing something on the environment and the next minute you're with a fluffy pop group. so it will always sort of cater for something for everyone. and for both of you, a few of your highlights from the show‘s history, both your own and when you

were watching as kids? when i was watching it, i was really struck by the fact, without knowing i was struck by the fact, that the girls and the boys just did everything. there was absolutely no demarcation along gender lines. and that stayed the same exactly when i was on the programme. and i loved, this is really niche, but we went to a place called cork abbey which was a stately home. it is a stately home now, it was somebody‘s house before. just when the owners had left it. and we were the first people to look round. and it was that sort of privilege i thought was even then, extraordinary. it gets you behind the scenes. shark feeding is my highlight. and like janet, blue peter was pc before pc was in. some of the voices today at those 60s anniversary celebrations of blue peter. time for a look at the weather. here‘s susan powell with the forecast. a glorious day across the south east

of england and east anglia. this is one of our photographs from earlier in the day. however to the north west there was more allowed and through the afternoon that has been drifting more closely into wales and the north west of england. all tied into this weather front curling up to the north and that at the moment is progressing slowly southeast bearing some rain as it does so. ahead of that tonight some clear spells and a chance of some fog across the south—east of england and east anglia. then the rain coming to rest in the south—west at the end of the night. showers following on in the night. showers following on in the west of scotland and northern ireland but most dying out quite quickly on wednesday. and i think it will be the northern part of the uk that an offence from the lion‘s share of the sunshine on wednesday.

dashed that benefits from for the further south in the front grinds to a halt, the rain drifting further east and padding up a little as the cloud pushes into east anglia. so quite a different day feeling cooler and more overcast. high—pressure has its eyes on the uk for the later pa rt its eyes on the uk for the later part of the week and will building from the south west. that will start to erode the weather front to the south and by thursday i thinkjust a little bit of cloud left. a lot of fine weather on the cards for thursday, maybe some early morning fog. but a lot of sunshine to come as the day pans out and temperatures about where they should be for the time of year at the mid—teens. we have just been used to some unusually warm weather recently. friday too bad either, high—pressure staying on into the weekend. we will see some fronts just trying to move into the north of the high—pressure.

soa into the north of the high—pressure. so a little rain at times for northern ireland, scotland and the northern ireland, scotland and the north of england. but the high—pressure will move away bills whether france quite quickly. so the rain never amounting to too much. still plenty of sunshine for friday and some healthy looking temperatures. bringing this week to a close. the government‘s flagship welfare reform, universal credit, is delayed yet again. it won‘t be complete for at least five years. it‘s six payments rolled into one — it was meant to be simple — but many who‘ve been moved onto it already say they‘re struggling. i had loads of problems with my childcare payments. having to call them up every month to remind them to pay me. and notjust once a month, it would be a few times a month. but the government has defended the reforms saying it was always designed to be a test and learn process. also tonight. the cabinet meets before tomorrow‘s crucial eu summit on brexit — as brussels tells theresa may she needs to come up with concrete

proposals to break the deadlock. murdered 32 years ago — the nine—year—old girls who disappeared after going out to play. a man goes on trial for a second time accused of killing them fresh calls for the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, to resign following a report about