and a long time to recover. the duke and duchess came to dubbo to show that their tour was more thanjust the big cities. and also to show support for a drought hit region. instead they brought with them pouring rain. one thing is for certain, their visit will never be forgotten. they are so gorgeous, so beautiful. they are special. and he spoke so beautifully about the farmers. that was really, really nice because quite a lot of us are farmers. we have all travelled on buses to come. excited, really excited. yes. they are keeping the royal family alive. they have brought it back again. it is wonderful. harry, you couldn't meet a nicer aussie! he should have been an aussie! he should have been an aussie. dubbo has seen nothing like it for decades. one day, you feel sure, the duke and duchess will return. jonny dymond, bbc news, dubbo. time for a look at the weather.

here's louise lear. what a beautiful image and we had some stunning ones coming in this morning. some cloud further south but still beautiful down in devon. we had this week weather front in the south—east but further north and west we have some scattered showers but also some beautiful spells of sunshine. so this afternoon in more detail, you can see that drizzle gci’oss detail, you can see that drizzle across the south coast but further north it will be warmer and brighter, 17 degrees. a lot of blue skies and sunny spells. so showers further north and west. but a quiet

afternoon for many. overnight tonight temperature is likely to fall away especially in the far north. the exception where we keep that cloud and drizzle, double figures here but scotland and northern ireland, northern england, low single figures and even some frost first thing tomorrow morning. we start off relatively quiet through the day and that is how it stays tomorrow. maybe a bit more of a breeze in the far north—west but generally temperatures around 12-16d. generally temperatures around 12—16d. stilljust generally temperatures around 12—16d. still just above generally temperatures around 12—16d. stilljust above average for the time of year. through thursday and into friday at the weekend, high pressure just drifting to the east a little and whether france pushing into the far north and west. quite a quiet friday and into the weekend. so friday looks likely to stay dry

with some out eggs of patchy rain moving through scotland. and a fresher breeze as well so appealing career but further south and east around 17 degrees. if you have outdoor plants bursting on saturday we could see some more significant for performing which could be slow to clear. so friday and into saturday could be quite murky. that will lift and the weekend for many looking much better than the weekend just gone. largely dry after any early fog and quite quiet. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me —— and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s hello there, you're watching bbc news.

the time is 134 p. —— the time is 1:34pm. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. the third one—day international between england and sri lanka was suppsoed to start at 10am this morning, but there is still no play in kandy. it's monsoon season, but the ecb say that this was the only window available to start their tour to sri lanka because of fixture congestion. vithushan eha ntharajah is a cricket writer, and is on the panel in today's five live cricket social. thanks forjoining us. the first one—dayer a wash—out, the second truncated, this one yet to get going... itjust seems ridiculous that these should be scheduled at this time of year. it does seem very, very poor scheduling. that is one of the problems at the moment in cricket, they are trying to squeeze in so many games. there are only 12 months ina yearand many games. there are only 12 months in a year and there are only certain months you can play in certain

countries. october is like this in sri lanka. why are they trying to squeeze in five odis? they have got new zealand hot off the back of to go to sri lanka this time of year. but could they start them earlier in the day? that is when the weather is a bit brighter. only two reserve days have been scheduled. for the second, it wasn't needed. for the second, it wasn't needed. for the second, it wasn't needed. for the fifth, who knows what the weather is going to be like in colombo next week. i'm not sure why they are only two reserve game in five days. it might be the logistics of travelling around sri lanka. the weather will clear up for the test is. even the barmy army who have a lot of experience travelling to sri la nka lot of experience travelling to sri lanka know that this is the worst

time to go, they are not going to get much value for money and access to the game, gassed up quite incredibly frustrating for all concerned, the spectators who want to watch, but also the players. we are not far out from the cricket world cup next summer, this is very important, captains and coaches look to shape the teams. you are in a situation where there are places up for grabs situation where there are places up forgrabs upfora situation where there are places up for grabs up for a great world cup, there are only a certain number of days between now and then. all of these opportunities are being quite literally washed out down the drain. secondly, the players, we ask a lot of our international players, the schedule is quite ridiculous. when you consider that the last test finished on september the 11th, the championship finished on september the 23rd, then they flew out to sri la nka the 23rd, then they flew out to sri lanka on september 30. why are they so lanka on september 30. why are they so close to the english summer? these are valuable game for the world cup, they could have been in november. that is the price we pay,

i suppose the icc and the poor scheduling, we are now in that situation. vithushan ehantharajah, thank you. you can see much more from vithushan ehantharajah can see much more from vithushan eha ntharajah on the can see much more from vithushan ehantharajah on the cricket social, and you can access that through the bbc sport website. they are talking a lot, as you can imagine, because there is still no play in sri lanka. arsene wenger says he's ready to return to management, and believes he'll be back in work in january. he's left arsenal after 22 years in charge at the end of last season. he's told german publication sport bild that he's had offers from all over the world, and doesn't know if he'll return to club management or take over a national side. and british heavyweight derek chisora's has chosen an old foe as his new manager. he's signed up with former world champion david haye and joined his hayemaker stable. here's how the deal was announced on social media — a video of chisora training in haye's old gym. they had a massive brawl at a press conference in 2012,

before haye beat chisora in a fight later the same year. "boxing is a sport where, inside, those ropes, beef can be squashed and replaced with the type of respect forged between two warriors in the heat of battle". i'll have more for you in the next hour. this take a look at the other main stories. we're looking at what is in paddington. it often need to passenger frustration. it's been a summer of delays and cancellations on the rail network, leading to immense passenger frustration, which has at times boiled over, leading to staff becoming

the victims of abuse or even assault. so, to tackle the threat, virgin trains is equipping all frontline workers with body cameras in the hope it will help reduce the number of incidents. our transport correspondent, tom burridge, has more. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. they work on the front line of our railway, checking tickets, and dealing with disruption. thank you. now a lot of staff on virgin trains will wear these cameras. it's because of incidents like this. a man confronts a conductor on a train from london to birmingham injune. this was filmed by another passenger. lewis knows what it's like to be assaulted while on the job. when a passenger missed his train, lewis told him he'd have to buy another ticket. then this happened. they sort of launched into the side of the gate and i ended up

damaging my shoulder in the process of that. he sort of made a threat to me and told me he was going to kill me in the end. i was more speechless and shocked about what actually happened. new figures show a rise in physical assaults on staff. incidents are relatively rare, but police believe body cams will prevent angry passengers from turning violent. staff on trains are getting abused either verbally or physically every day and i just don't think that's acceptable. what affect do the body cams have then? we have had a number of pilots and it has a massive impact in reducing violence against staff. the most recent one showed it actually halved the number of staff assaults. the video recorded by these cameras is beamed directly into a database which british transport police can access. the idea is that if there is an incident, it can be reviewed quickly and action ta ken if necessary. passengers on northern and govia thameslink suffered in may when new timetables were botched,

but front line staff suffered too. michelle heard their stories. she is part of a network of chaplains who travel by train across the country to offer counselling to staff. if it happened in an office situation, it wouldn't be tolerated. people are doing theirjob every day and they are experiencing, on a day—to—day basis, humiliation, verbal abuse, and physical abuse, and some of it is horrendous. the cameras will only be switched on if someone feels threatened. lewis admits sometimes recording might inflame a situation further but he says wearing his body cams will give him confidence and reduce the amount of abuse. tom burridge, bbc news. in a moment, we'll have all the business news. but first, the headlines

on bbc news: rail services across the south of england and wales are disrupted after a test train damaged power cables near one of london's busiest stations. the prime minister is heading to brussels to address european leaders at a crucial summit about brexit. the us secretary of state meets the turkish president to discuss the suspected killing of a saudi journalist. in the business news: uk inflation cooled more than expected in september to a three—month low, rising at an annual rate of 2.4% in september, compared to august's surprise six—month high of 2.7%. flybe shares have fallen more than a third after issuing a profit warning, blaming poor demand, a weaker pound and higherfuel costs. the airline said in a trading update it now expects a full—year

loss of £12 million — more than triple the figure analysts had expected. that will include a £29 million hit from weak sterling and a rise in fuel prices. but shares in asos surged 14% after another set of strong results from the fast fashion retailer. the firm reported a £500 million rise in revenues for the year to august. profits jumped 28% to £102 million. prices are going up less quickly, with uk inflation slowing last month to a three—month low, offering some relief for consumers who have been squeezed by rising prices and falling incomes. the consumer price measure of inflation rose at an annual rate of 2.4% in september, compared with august's unexpected six—month high of 2.7%, that's according to the office for national statistics. that was well below forecasts of a fall to 2.6%.

we spoke to victoria clarke, economist at investec, earlier, and asked her what these figures say about the state of the economy right now. yes, the economy is actually on a pretty decent footing. unemployment is down at its lowest level since, you know, the early 1970s. but we haven't got a whole lot of inflation. so, we had the move up in inflation last time, and it seems to have been a temporary blip. it's come down a bit. and for us economists now, we're trying to work out where it is headed. the short answer is probably down a bit more. but then, because the economy is so strong, with pay growth picking up after that, you know, inflation is noisy. it's coming down a bit and pay growth is coming back up a bit, and consumers are going to feel a little bit better off. in other news: netflix has put on a good show of its own.

its latest results show it added nearly seven million new subscribers, compared to the five million that wall street was expecting. that takes its global subscriber numbers to 137 million. it's been investing heavily in its own content, rather than rebroadcasting shows and films from other producers. a spotify ad has been banned for "unjustifiably" distressing children. the advert mimicked a horror film and showed young people being threatened by a scary doll when they played a particular song. the advertising standards authority said the events were "particularly likely" to scare younger viewers. and the majority of those tricked in so—called "rom—cons" after meeting people on dating sites lost more than £2,000. research from barclays says thousands of people have lost millions of pounds in online dating scams, with those aged between 45—64 most likely to be victims. the ftse 100 is on course for a third consecutive win.

the benchmark found some support from a fall in the pound, under pressure after uk september headline inflation rose by a less—than—expected rate of 2.4%. that's all the business news. more throughout the afternoon. thank you. theresa may has faced accusations from the opposition that her government is "too weak and too divided" on brexit. no surprise that that was taught about at pmqs. —— talked about. well, let's get the latest from our assistant political editor, norman smith, who is at westminster. thanks, jane. well, if you like brexit, you will have enjoyed pmqs. if you are not so fond of brexit, not so good. it was a pmqs really dominated by questions about brexit. did we learn anything new? i think probably not. mr corbyn again going on the attack of a divided

government bickering ministers, mrs may two week to strike a brexit deal, mrs may, familiar lines on how she will do a deal that respect the result of the referendum. let's see if my guest scans yi cao tony novelty in today's proceedings —— if my guess can eat out any novelty. peter bone, you must have grimaced when mrs may said that chequers was alive and well? i think the eu have told her it is a dead parrot! the prime minister said we will come out of the eu on the 29th of march and end the free movement of people, we are not giving billions and billions of pounds every year to the eu and we will make our own laws in our own country by our own judges. if she delivers that, she will be a national hero. she will be a national hero. she will be a national hero? if she delivers what

the people voted for. that is some comeback! you know, i've already said, we are ready to bring —— build a statue to her in wellingborough, she just needs to deliver what she promised to deliver. from the point of view of your party, you have to grimaced a bit. mrs may pretty much categorically now has ruled out the option of another referendum, not happening. luck, she is on the ropes at the moment, and we are just a few months away from the 29th of march, i'io months away from the 29th of march, no clearer to any sort of deal and a real issue across her achilles' heel, northern ireland. you know, it isa heel, northern ireland. you know, it is a disaster. i see the only democratic way forward is that people's road. things are changing every day, and i absolutely see that. —— people's froch. we are going to see 100,000 people coming to london from all walks of life on saturday demanding that say, that

democratic say. the spirit of clarity does labour act chilli back a referendum —— actually back in referendum? yes, we do. we have that agreed at conference, if you read the motion that was agreed at conference, that is what was agreed. in the spirit of clarity, you guys in the snp must be rather hoping that the eu get the weight and managed to get in line, a new border of sorts down the irish sea —— get their way. according to ruth davidson and david mandel, that puts rocket boosters under scottish independence. ruth davidson and david mondal talk about resigning. tory civil war is going on at the moment. what we in the snp want to see is what is best for scotland and the whole of the uk. we want to see a solution for this issue. so far we have seen no hint of anything coming out of this that will be in any way acceptable, there is no deal that

can bea acceptable, there is no deal that can be a good eel by the goverment‘s on figures on this, every single indicator shows a bad deal, going back to the worst option, which is a new deal. £2500 off household incomes, that is simply not good enough to be staring out at this point. we hear growing talk that we are moving towards a no deal. the french government have published a d raft french government have published a draft no deal bill. but i'm guessing you are draft no deal bill. but i'm guessing you a re pretty draft no deal bill. but i'm guessing you are pretty relaxed about that.|j am you are pretty relaxed about that.” am very relaxed about that. 163 days to go. an act of parliament says we will come out on wto rules, that is how we will trade with most of the world. irresponsible. they are very happy to give £39 billion of taxpayers money to the eu in return perhaps for nothing. if there is a no deal, i hoped would get a good deal and that's great, but if not, we will be £39 billion by the rough. there are a lot of things that could

do with that £39 billion. that is an irresponsible thing to say. we've got businesses, industry, communities, public services absolutely crying out. a no deal will be the worst of all is in arrears. civil contingency planning. there will be car parks, borders, ports, queues, it will be an absolute disaster and i think that's very irresponsible. and for these few brexiteers, hardline brexiteers, to be determining the debate at this stage i think is also very irresponsible. it'sjust not true. the house of commons pass this bill, the aacta is a house of commons act, i'm not sure if you voted for it or not —— the act is a house of commons act. the house of commons decided we will come out on the 29th of march and if there is no deal then we will trade on wto walls, which is how we

deal with most of the world, the ideal that that is irresponsible is absurd. here we go again, our old friend, project fear. the tory civil war cares nothing for the economy. according to official figures, 80,000 jobs are put at risk by a ha rd 80,000 jobs are put at risk by a hard brexit. this isn't scaremongering. every single industry body in the uk has come out and said, this is going to be bad, there are dire consequences of no—deal brexit. no deal is a disaster. an idea now being mooted by mr is of extending transition, —— mr barnier. buying more time to get around the problem. a good idea? they need to come to a solution. the best option is to stay in the single market and the customs union, that will protect people stopped and livelihoods and businesses. and made sure that we are able to get a solution to be irish border problem. anything less than that will be a

bad deal. anything that gives them time to come to make inclusion has got to be a good move. your party backs and extended transition, you should be supportive of the idea of another year inside the duke. anything that prevents a bad deal or ano anything that prevents a bad deal or a no deal, the worst—case scenario for my constituency, cardiff north, but across the country, i definitely support and i'm glad to hear that. although the prime minister has ruled that out at this stage, only looking to hold her party together rather than the country. i think that's the responsibility. let me clarify one thing. i don't think mrs may has that to the world out in transition, she has said it is not the plans. but they have not ruled it out. should they? we don't know what is going to be in the agreement, what it is going to say. the british people will be pretty mad if we continue to stay into the eu forany mad if we continue to stay into the eu for any longer. most people say, more than two years since the

referendum and we are still in it, why is that? just get us out! they are struggling to reach a deal, it is such a big decision, why not take more time? i'll tell you why, until you have a date when the decision has to be made, people kick the can down the road. if you extend it by a year, nothing will happen in that extra year, theyjust kick the can down the road. we have to have a firm date, it's the 29th of march, let's stick to that. we should be having an agreement at this european council meeting this week. identity anybody to pull five years ago voted to be poorer, that is where we are now “— to be poorer, that is where we are now —— i don't beat anybody. the evidence is there two years later that we are seeing that it is going to bea that we are seeing that it is going to be a terrible deal for our communities up and down the country, for business, for industry. so, we need to do the right thing for the country now and put the country first, rather than the conservative

party. how seriously did you take the claim by mrs may that on current trajectory, the eu's plans will lead to the break—up of the uk? trajectory, the eu's plans will lead to the break-up of the uk? well, what i would say the theresa may is that she is doing more damage to the whole of the nations of the uk by the fact that she has spent two yea rs the fact that she has spent two years and got absolutely nowhere with these negotiations. that's what's putting things that risk from people in their houses, actually risking putting food on the table for a lot of people. politicians are not fit to make this decision, that's why it needs to go back to the people. that is why we had a referendum in 2015, when the decision was made. i fear we could be going on and on, a bit like brexit. studio: thanks, norman. that's have a look at the weather prospects with louise. this time last week there were six storms

across the globe. i am pleased to say that today the raise no storms anywhere across the world, and in fa ct anywhere across the world, and in fact it's quite quiet through the uk and it will stay like that of the next few days. lots of blue sky and sunshine to be found for most of us, not for all, a week whether friend has produced a cloudy morning across devon, cloud thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. this is the front here, this stripe of cloud. sinking its way slowly towards kent. behind it, we see a brighter, clearer sky. for the remainder of this afternoon you can see that drizzle that has been clinging on to devon, moving steadily south and east, a few spots of light drizzle through the london area. sunny spells continue further north, top temperatures of 16—17d. kullmer in scotland, a small chance of an isolated shower towards the north—west —— kullmer in scotland. the grey skies stay with us

overnight. the temperatures will tumble away quite sharply, low single figures into the far north. patchy fog forming across the vale of york and into the midlands, the weather front stays into the south—east, acting a bit like a blanket keeping temperatures into double figures. we could see a touch of light frost first thing in the north, but dry and sunny here. as we go through the day, the quiet theme is set to continue. a breeze develops into the far north—west, more cloud pushing into the western isles. but a dry story for many, some sunshine coming through, highs of 12-16dc. as some sunshine coming through, highs of 12—16dc. as we move out of thursday into friday, the high pressure that is really controlling the story at the moment mayjust drift off into the near continent. across the top of the highlands, allowing the front to push in. it will not bring significant rain, we are still under the influence of high pressure. warmer on friday

across england and wales, a bit more ofa across england and wales, a bit more of a breeze, with that weatherford bringing showery outbreaks of rain. it will weaken off as it moves is eased —— with that weather front. 11-13 in eased —— with that weather front. 11—13 in the north, 17 in the south—east corner. we could potentially see more stubborn fog lingering first thing on saturday morning. this is how we may well start our weekend. hopefully it will lift away, and for many of us, particularly who had a miserable weekend last weekend, you will be pleased to hear it is a quieter but. the fog will lingerfor a pleased to hear it is a quieter but. the fog will linger for a time, but it will be largely dry for most of us. enjoy. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: off the rails: cable damage causes major disruption at london's paddington station, and brings travel chaos across the south of england and wales. well, they tell me there's an alternative route. i have to go from here to waterloo, from waterloo to reading and from reading then to parkway, which is going to take us

about another hour and 30 minutes on top of ourjourney. are you confident of a brussels breakthrough? sticking with the chequers plan: theresa may heads to brussels for brexit talks — with little sign of any optimism. theresa may will be here in brussels in little over two hours for a crucial meeting with donald tusk, the european council president and end at 27 litres. we will bring you all of the reaction from brussels throughout the afternoon. saudi arabia under pressure, as the us secretary of state meets