hello. it's friday, it's 9:003m. i'm chloe tilley, welcome to the programme. some mps are calling for retail tycoon sir philip green to be stripped of his knighthood, if claims against him of sexual and racial harassment are proven. a court injunction prevented the identification of the businessman after allegations were printed in a newspaper but that doesn't apply in parliament. i feel it is my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question, given that the media have been subject to an injunction preventing publication of the full details of a story, which is clearly in the public interest. sir philip says he "categorically and wholly" denies the allegations. but what might such claims do to his reputation, and his business? universal credit is causing "unacceptable ha rdship" for the very people it's supposed to help and mps "aren't listening". that's the view of the spending watchdog. these are people who are often, if they're claiming for the first time, don't have any food spare

in their cupboards, don't have any money in their purse and need to pay their rent. and if they're waiting five weeks or more for money to arrive, that causes real problems and actually makes it very difficult to live. we'll talk to this woman, who's a full time carer for two disabled sons and says the new benefits system has left her "emotionally broken". and to one of the people who developed universal credit. and do you struggle to afford to exercise or fit it into your busy life? a new report says women in lower paid jobs are more than twice as likely to be inactive as those in senior managerial roles. we'll hear about a new campaign to change that. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. early clinical trials of a new kind of antiobiotic have proved promising, according to scientists. the drug tricks bacteria into allowing it to enter

and kill the bugs. later on this morning we'll find out how it works and talk about why we need new types of antibiotics. do you have to take antibiotics regularly because of an underlying condition? or do you have them regularly prescribed for your child and you're worried that soon enough they'll stop working? do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about. use the hashtag victorialive. if you're emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. if you text, you'll be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today... sir philip green, the billionaire owner of some of the biggest brands on the high street, says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". it comes after labour peer lord hain named him in parliament, as the businessman behind an injunction to stop the claims being published. keith doyle reports. he's the retailer whose business dealings made him rich and famous.

but his attempt to stay out of the headlines through a court injunction hasn't worked. the daily telegraph was prevented by the courts from naming sir philip green, who it accuses of sexual and racial harassment against staff members. but, in the house of lords, former cabinet minister peter hain used parliamentary privilege to name him. later, lord hain defended his actions. well, there's been some criticism on social media, but i've had overwhelming support, particularly from women. but another former cabinet minister questioned if this was an abuse of parliamentary privilege. it seems to me that if three senior judges at the appeal court had looked at all the evidence, looked at what i presume was a daily telegraph argument that this was in the public interest and decided to put an injunction on it, there has to be a very good reason for a member of the house of lords, not the commons — not an elected politician with a constituency — to breach that. the bbc cannot verify

the telegraph's claims, and sir philip green has denied any wrongdoing. in a statement he said... there have been renewed calls for the owner of topshop to be stripped of his knighthood. sir philip green denies the allegations against him but the question is, what will his customers, who are mainly women, make of them. keith doyle, bbc news. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. universal credit is causing "unacceptable ha rdship" for many of the claimants it was designed to help, according to a group of mps. the public accounts committee criticised the department for work and pensions for turning a "deaf ear" to the concerns raised about the benefit. the government said earlier this month that it would delay the roll—out of the scheme

which merges six payments into one. us police investigating pipe bombs sent to high—profile critics of president trump are focussing their inquiries on the state of florida. an explosives team is reported to be examining a postal distribution centre near miami. another two suspicious packages were identified yesterday, bringing the total so far this week to ten. google has sacked 48 people, including 13 senior managers, over sexual harassment claims since 2016. in a letter to employees, chief executive sundar pichai said the tech giant was taking a "hard line" on inappropriate conduct. the news comes after the new york times reported that executive, andy rubin received 90 million dollars when he left four years ago. google found claims of sexual harassment against him were "credible" — allegations he denies. scientists say they've created a new antibiotic

which could help in the fight against drug—resista nt bacteria. it's said to "trick" its way into the bacteria and then kill it from the inside. initial clinical trials have been described as "promising". earlier this week, health officials warned of a rise in some drug—resista nt infections. more than 1.2 million homes could be at risk of coastal flooding and erosion by the 2080s, a new report has claimed. the government's climate advisers are also warning that sea levels in england could rise by at least a metre by the end of the century. at least 14 children have been hurt in a knife attack at a nursery school in south—west china. a 39—year—old woman has been arrested at the school in chongqing. the attack took place as children were returning from their morning exercises. the victims have been taken to hospital. the number of commuters fainting on the london underground is at alarming levels, according to the rmt union. more than 800 people have collapsed during the morning rush hour over the past two years. passengers have complained

of overheating and overcrowding but transport for london says it's constantly trying to keep temperatures down. a so—called "millennial" railcard is being launched in england, giving 26 to 30 year olds discounts on train fares. the repeatedly delayed programme was promised by the chancellor philip hammond in last year's budget but there had been speculation the scheme would be scrapped. it was originally trialled in march, with 10,000 cards selling out within hours. industry body the rail delivery group says they'll go on sale before the end of the year and will be available via a mobile app rather than as a physical card. it's been described as britain's biggest ever archaeological dig — the excavation of 40,000 bodies buried in an old cemetery in central london. it's to clear the way for the new hs2 rail line, which will link the capital to birmingham. 0ur correspondent david sillito has more. this is euston in london, and here inside this giant tent,

a small army of archaeologists are at work — because this is a site with a history. beneath the trees and grass are bodies. thousands of them. this is where london's high—speed railway station is about to be built, but this site — an old city park — used to be, around 150 years ago, a cemetery — and all the bodies are going to have to be moved. how many people are we talking about who are buried here? so the records for the entire area suggest around 60,000 people were interned in the cemetery. of course, some have over the years already been removed, but there's still a huge number of people buried here. we're looking at probably dealing with around 40,000 individuals. that's still one of the largest post—mediaeval burial excavations ever to take place. you're excavating 40,000 plots? yes. and this huge tented site

is only the beginning. where i'm standing here at the moment is going to be one of the platforms, and it's going to run 500 metres along there. and that's what gets you about this site — it is the sheer size of it. 11,000 square metres. but what will happen to all the bodies? matthew flinders — the first man to sail around australia — is buried here. so too is bill richmond, one of britain's most celebrated boxers. initially they will be taken for archaeological analysis, so laboratories. they'll be stored in a morgue — and again that's with the agreement of the church. and then after that, everyone will be reburied in consecrated ground — and this isjust the beginning. this is a location near stoke mandeville — the site of a lost church. iron age, roman and saxon sites crisscross the whole route. 0verall, on the whole line, during the peak, we're going to have

over 1,000 archaeologists excavating at over 60 sites. that sounds pretty big in archaeology terms. it's the biggest archaeological investigation ever undertaken in the uk, and probably europe. in this part of london, any development is always going to be building on history. but this one has rather more ghosts than normal. david sillito, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex wore traditional tongan clothing and were seranaded with a song about mosquitos as part of their visit to tonga earlier today. prince harry and meghan arrived in the south pacific nation yesterday, the third country they've visited on their royal tour. earlier they attended the dedication of a forest reserve to the queen's commonwealth canopy — a project designed to create a network of forest conservation initiatives. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 9:30am. in the next few minutes we will be

talking about universal credit. a group of mps have said many claimants, who the scheme is meant to help, is instead causing them hardship. lots of you getting in touch with your experiences. a text, this benefit puts pressure on people with mental health to return to work and live day to day in poverty. it's disgraceful, humiliating and makes people suffer by not having enough money forfood. it people suffer by not having enough money for food. it needs to be abolished, scrap it before more people suffer as winter approaches. hooker on twitter says as a disabled claimant i am worse off but have had no help returning to work. i'm stuck ina no help returning to work. i'm stuck in a difficult position because of universal credit. heidi on twitter says funding is not enough. we need

to end the five—week wait for those who cannot afford to wait. i will put those points to the one of the architects of universal credit this morning. do get in touch with us throughout the morning. use the hashtage victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport... hugh is at the bbc sport centre. and we've been hearing a bit from ben stokes about playing cricket again after he was cleared of affray in the summer. ben stokes says he's focussing on the future after a year which led to many questioning his future in cricket. stokes missed the last ashes series with australia as he fought a charge of affray. he's now given his first bbc interview since returning to the england fold, and having been cleared in court, doesn't want to look back on the difficult period. he spoke to test match special‘s simon mann. can you sum up what it was like for you to miss the ashes and the lord's test against india? i mean, look, it's all about looking forward now. we've got a huge summer coming up

next year with the ashes and the world cup so everything's, you know, fully focused on that. looking at things that went on is not the way that i like to think about things, it's all about looking to the future. can you appreciate people's interest in what happened, and the fact you weren't playing for england when people would have loved to have seen you playing for england? yeah, that's the best thing, you know, about going forward is, you know, everything that you do from here onwards is, you know, what people will hopefully remember, and it's what i'm trying to do. stokes must still face an ecb disciplinary though. england have a one—off t20 with sri lanka tomorrow before a three—match test series. and we've also had this news that caroline wozniacki has been playiong tennis with arthritis, how is she coping with that? well, it must be an incredibly difficult diagnosis to receive, especially for an elite level athlete. caroline wozniacki is a former world number one and current australian open champion but has revealed she was "shocked" to learn she was suffering with rheumatoid arthritis —

an auto—immune disease which causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. wozniacki disclosed the information after she, as defending champion, was knocked out of the wta finals in singapore by elina svitolina yesterday. she said she noticed fatigue after her wimbledon exit this summer and was unable to lift her arms over her head one morning. it's all about just trying it's all aboutjust trying to it's all about just trying to figure out what works for you. obviously it's not ideal but, you know, it's something that he can manage and something he can work with and, you know, i'm proud of myself for the season and i'm very happy to be here and say that i've done everything i could. it won't really affect my plans into 2018. you just have to learn to

listen to your body and you have to learn, orfigure out listen to your body and you have to learn, or figure out what works for you. everyone is different. so i will be totally ready for 2019. i'm excited for it. there will be a careful eye on woznicaki from now on but she says she wants to use her condition to be a role model for others. that's all the sport for now. universal credit is supposed to replace six long—standing social security payments but since its inception in 2010, it's come in for a lot of criticism — beset by delays and blamed for causing rising debt, rent arrears and foodbank use. and now a group of influential mps has said the new system is causing unacceptable hardship and difficulties for the very people it was supposed to help and accused the government of turning a deaf ear. the department for work and pensions say they are already addressing some of the findings in the report. in a moment, we'll speak to some of those affected and a man who helped design the system. but first, eight years on from it being announced, let's take a look at where we are with this

huge welfare reform. universal credit is a new welfare system that replaces six benefits including housing benefit, job seekers allowance and working tax credits with a single monthly payment. the government announced the plan in 2010, saying it would be fully implemented by october 2017. but, after repeated delays, it is now unlikely to be fully operational for 2023. by march of this year, the government had already spent £1.3 billion on the scheme. so far, fewer than1 million people have been enrolled but eventually around 8.5 million claimants will receive universal credit payments. critics say that the system has caused hardship for those who are claiming universal credit already with increases in debt and rent arrears and the number of people making use of food banks but the government says the system is helping more people into work. let's talk now to sarah spoor, a mother and full—time carer to two disabled boys who says the system

has left her emotionally broken. former bar manager neil macvicar who was forced to claim universal credit after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2016. devan ghelani, director of the policy in practice think tank and one of the team who designed universal credit. and conservative mp heidi allen, who is on the work and pensions select committee and has concerns about the system. thank you forjoining us. sarah, explain how one of your son being on universal credit had affected your family. immediately we lost £2500 in the first year and we have a 2000 recurring loss in our income. apart from the process of applying for it was humiliating, when you go to the

job centre, you had to sit in a room, in the reception area, trying to do these forms and a lot of people whose english is not their first language and we all had to sit there are putting our hand up and there are putting our hand up and the system timed out. in the end, i couldn't do it. i had a disability adviser sitting with me who had said, i'm so pleased, you're my first universal credit claimant and neither of us could work it out so i had to go back and do it at home. for the first 12 weeks, the dwp don't consider my child to be disabled even though they have known about it since he was three. when we got the money through, the disability part just vanishes for the first 12 weeks, like a waiting period, and suddenly, they are disabled again. that is why we lost so disabled again. that is why we lost so much but it is 2000 recurring. you said you were emotionally broken

by it. what effect has it had on yourfamily? by it. what effect has it had on your family? it is difficult enough being a carer and in this hostile environment when people think all disabled people are scroungers. and you have even less money. i am co nsta ntly you have even less money. i am constantly in a war with them on to get funding or support for my children. at the moment i am in a drama with hounslow who don't want to fund supporters for my children but to add that on, and you are applying for pip and those things. you can't copy from one form or another, you had to start again because all of the wording is different. i am eloquent and able andi different. i am eloquent and able and i struggle to do it and their 0semele people who would not be able to do it at all. it is just not ok. neal, tell us about your experience on universal credit. i can recognise a lot of similarities between what i

have just heard. it was really difficult to apply. i was sent to the job centre a week or two after my brain surgery. i was expected to fill in all of these forms. it was really difficult for me and again, i am eloquent and everything and i can understand it. forgive me for interrupting but they do get any help at the job centre for filling inaform help at the job centre for filling in a form of week after you had brain surgery? not really, no, i did most of it at home. i did not get much support from the job centre the whole way through. my work coach did not help me find work, i took it upon myself and a few charities really helped me. i did not have any support through the job centre at all really. devan ghelani, iwant support through the job centre at all really. devan ghelani, i want to bring you in. we have spoken to so many people on this programme about universal credit and it is the same things we are hearing, it is not

working, is it? the hardest thing to hear, having been involved in designing universal credit in 2008, i got interested in wanting to change the welfare system having beenin change the welfare system having been in similar situations to sarah and neil, having dealt with the legacy benefit system where you have to do the same thing three times, going to the job centre, filling in forms, they don't tell you about housing benefit, you might not get the support you are eligible for. the most difficult thing to hit is that your experience of universal credit is similar to exactly what it would have been under the legacy syste m would have been under the legacy system with the opportunities to try and rethink the system and make it much more supportive not being taken. the government hasn't done what you told it to? frankly, the opportunities to create a system thatis opportunities to create a system that is much more supportive, it is oi'i that is much more supportive, it is ona that is much more supportive, it is on a journey towards trying to do that, being as generous as possible.

changes have been made to universal credit to try to improve it and the government has been trying to do this approach called test and learn which i am optimistic about but it is taking far too long and certainly for both sarah and neil. heidi allen, this is a flagship conservative policy. we have heard numerous examples of how it is not working. is it not time to just abandon this policy completely and say that universal credit is not working in practice and therefore get rid of it? no, i don't think it is right. the na oh, you have been looking at this, have said that actually we need to fix it and it is too late to stop it altogether. all of the audience guests you have today are absolutely right. i am on the work and pensions select committee and we have been looking at it in detail since i was first elected in 2015 and we have come to

the pushed out of the ports to fix things but in fairness to the government, they have so far. there are three things that need addressing. this is you are getting onto the system in the first place, being left with a monstrous application form and little support. the government announced that citizens advice will now have the national contract of universal support which always should have been there. it is notjust an it system but the support that should have been with it and that has been lacking so i'm optimistic that will get fixed. the other things that have to be fixed, and i hope to hit on monday in the budget, as the funding, the amount of money people are supported by work allowances has to be restored to what it was the poor cuts were made in 2015, and the other thing that needs to happen, this five week wait. although it was cut from six weeks last year which cost 1.5 billion, brilliant, cut from six weeks last year which cost1.5 billion, brilliant, i cut from six weeks last year which cost 1.5 billion, brilliant, i think enough now. i have said this in the house,in enough now. i have said this in the house, in the committee and directly to the secretary of state, given that 60% of claimants now are asking

for the advance payments, these loa ns for the advance payments, these loans from the risk of them going into debt as a consequence of having to pay that back, let's make that first advance payment your first payment. we can adjust it at the end of the month what your income has been but we have to get away from this fundamental design flaw of five weeks. there was a reason 60% of people want an advance payment and i have had enough of it and we had to change the design. server is shaking her head while you are speaking. —— sarah. the dossier be taking on the contract has terrified people in the community —— the cab, the citizens advice bureau. i went a couple of weeks ago to them to ask about universal credit because i'm thinking of going back to study as a reward for my years of hard work as a carerandi reward for my years of hard work as a carer and i knew there was an issueif a carer and i knew there was an issue if i was on universal credit.

iamon issue if i was on universal credit. i am on tax credits, my older son is on universal credit. if i'd on tax credits i can study and get a student loan. however, if i'm on universal credit, i can get a student loan but it is treated as income in which case i can't afford to study also as a long—term benefit to study also as a long—term benefit to my working life, i won't be able to my working life, i won't be able to fall for it is ludicrous. was it designed like this? one of the big limb that the biggest problems was it was designed as being more generous than the legacy system it replaced. when it went into government, it was made broadly as generous. money was taken out. and in 2015, even more money was taken out of the system. one of the core issues around universal credit is that it has been conceived in this environment when you have a government trying to take £12 billion out of the benefit system. universal credit itself take a further £2 billion out and as heidi says, we have a budget on monday and we hope money goes back into it, not

just to restore the work allowances but to make sure that some of the decisions taken around it are more generous and you are not waiting five weeks for your first payment. to try to balance the nation 's books on the backs of some of the lowest income families in the countries i think is a terrible position to have made at the outset when it came from this environment ofa when it came from this environment of a government and a department trying to save money at every corner. we are getting so many people getting in touch with the experiences of universal credit. thank you for getting in touch. cathy says, please remember my family as you tuck into your sunday roast. think how families like mine have no such luxury is yet to choose between eating one meal a day or heating for the nick says, why so long with universal credit? what needs to be done that takes weeks to resolve that can't be done in a few days. sony says, restoring much—needed funding of the universal credit cut is vital but so is tackling problems like the five—week

wait which played such an important pa rt wait which played such an important part in treating hardship and driving people to food banks and other emergency support. cat says, give it in advance. this week there are procedures for claiming back overpayments when it is needed if they had been paid too much when they had been paid too much when they start work. request it back or deduct it from wages. keep your comments to make. it is worth saying, it is notjust an issue about the advance and making sure people don't get into debt also other things that people tell us they have problems with our things like the single payment to couples which primarily goes to a man also if you are in an abusive relationship, that is another way to control the women. of course that could also flip the other way. and the money for rent goes straight to the money for rent goes straight to the claimant and not the landlord. for many people, if they are making a choice between heating, eating, school shoes for the kids, they will do that before they pay their rent and then they get their rent

arrears. surely this has to be addressed. you are absolutely right, and if we had a longer programme i could give you dozens of things that need fixing. so it's not working and it needs to be scrapped. need fixing. so it's not working and it needs to be scrappedlj need fixing. so it's not working and it needs to be scrapped. i disagree. i have any more —— i had an e—mail from a constituent and although he found the claim process desperate, as we have heard from your guests, when he visited a job centre he found a brilliant work coach who sorted him out, found him some work and gave him support. it is working when all the stars are aligned but you are right, there are a lot of things, including the domestic violence issue, which our committee has a report on and we are asking for those single payment to be split. at least the housing and childcare element should be given separately, principally to the wife. not always. neil is next to you and making various facial expressions!

it is right he can speak. go ahead. my biggest issue, as a cancer patient recovering, i was not able to work full—time. i submitted my tenancy agreement and i was given, with all of my universal credit, i paid my rent and i had £30 a month to live on. when i went to my work coach and told her this i was given a voucher for a food bank. it is such a shame in this country that people are forced to use food banks. what happened to me, i didn't ask for it, and the only reason i managed to get through the past year and a bit is because of my fantastic support networks and everything. otherwise, someone would be completely screwed over and i would be homeless if it was not for my support and friends and family. i'm really happy for macmillan doing this with me to highlight this issue

for cancer patients. and that is important, they are saying up to 26,000 cancer patients, including those with a terminal diagnosis, are at risk of hardship if this failing system is rolled out. do you ever think that you wish you hadn't come up think that you wish you hadn't come up with this? what you're telling us is idea if universal credit has not been ruled out. does it worry you that people updating hardship?m course it is difficult to hear situations like this and many thousands across the country that are similar but you have to remember, a lot of the challenges you have described are the same as under the legacy system. this was meant to be better. absolutely and thatis meant to be better. absolutely and that is the frustration. there are elements that are better, about half of everyone on it as it is easier to claim than going through lots of different agencies but it is nowhere near high enough because you want that to be 95%. the opportunities to reimagine the system have not been taken and it has been born in this

environment where you are trying to ta ke environment where you are trying to take money out of the system and a lot of positions i feel have been made to try to make it as administratively straightforward or the same as the system it was replacing and rather than take the opportunities to reimagine it and make life much easier for the people on it. so many people still getting in touch with their experiences. one text, i am disabled, unfit for work and have a degenerative disease so u nless and have a degenerative disease so unless a cure is found i will never work again. but i have had disability benefits stopped completely. this is not only discriminatory, it's my health has deteriorated because of being pushed into poverty. emma on twitter, the extra pressure on the nhs the benefit system has caused, people falling into depression and anxiety and it has an impact on physical systems. it has taken three years fight for me to get what i deserve andi fight for me to get what i deserve and i am exhausted. i will stand up for all who deserve better. lawrence

says when you move to universal credit the system does not show if you are an esa claimant so you are handed to going to work. another viewer says universal credit is a joke. i was 12 weeks with nothing. i borrowed money from friends and now owe money to everybody. when i was told universal credit was given to mei told universal credit was given to me i was told, no problems. please share your experiences of universal credit. still to come... a warning from the government's climate advisers that more than 1.2 million homes could be threatened by coastal flooding or erosion by the 2080s. we'll hear from those in coastal communities affected by climate change. what next for brazil? they're voting for a new president on sunday and jair bolsonaro, the far—right candidate who's been nicknamed "trump of the tropics", is expected to win by a landslide. he's known for making controversial comments on issues from race and homosexuality to migration and gun laws. we'll be live in sao paolo to hear

from an activist there. time for the latest news — here's annita mcveigh. sir philip green, the billionaire owner of some of the biggest brands on the high street, says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". it comes after lord hain used parliamentary privilege to accuse the businessman of securing an injunction to prevent the claims being published. lord hain defended his actions saying he felt it was his duty to reveal sir philip's name after being contacted by someone "intimately involved" in the case. universal credit is causing "unacceptable ha rdship" for many of the claimants it was designed to help, according to a group of mps. the public accounts committee criticised the department for work and pensions for turning a "deaf ear" to the concerns raised about the benefit. the government said earlier this month that it would delay the rollout of the scheme, which merges six payments into one. us police investigating pipe bombs

sent to high—profile critics of president trump are focussing their inquiries on the state of florida. an explosives team is reported to be examining a postal distribution centre near miami. another two suspicious packages were identified yesterday, bringing the total so far this week to ten. google has sacked 48 people, including 13 senior managers, over sexual harassment claims since 2016. in a letter to employees, chief executive sundar pichai said the tech giant was taking a "hard line" on inappropriate conduct. the news comes after the new york times reported that executive, andy rubin received $90 million when he left four years ago. google found claims of sexual harassment against him were "credible" — allegations he denies. more than 1.2 million homes could be at risk of coastal flooding and erosion by the 2080s, a new report has claimed. the government's climate advisers

are also warning that sea levels in england could rise by at least a metre by the end of the century. at least 18 people have been killed and dozens more injured in flash flooding near the dead sea injordan. most of those killed were students and teachers travelling in a bus that was swept away. the incident has prompted a major rescue operation involving troops from bothjordan and neighbouring israel. more than 30 people have been rescued. at least 14 children have been hurt in a knife attack at a nursery school in south—west china. a 39—year—old woman has been arrested at the school in chongqing. the attack took place as children were returning from their morning exercises. the victims have been taken to hospital. scientists say they've created a new antibiotic which could help in the fight against drug—resista nt bacteria. it's said to "trick" its way into the bacteria and then kill it from the inside. initial clinical trials have been described as "promising". earlier this week, health officials warned of a rise in some drug—resista nt infections.

that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now with hugh. ben stokes says he hopes people will remember him for the england performances from here on out, having been cleared of affray back in august. ahead of the one—off t20 with sri lanka tomorrow the all—rounder wants to look forward rather than back at his difficult period. the australian open tennis champion, caroline wozniacki, says she wants to be a role model to others afterfinding out she has rheumatoid arthritis. the 28—year—old said she noticed symptoms of fatigue after this year's wimbledon. arsenal's winning run continues. it's 11 games now in all competitions after they beat sporting lisbon in the europa league. danny welbeck with the crucial goal. they top their group, as do chelsea, who had a good win at home to bate borisov. but celtic are struggling in the competition. they lost 2—0 to rb leipzig in germany. rivals rangers are faring better after a goalless d raw

with spartak moscow at ibrox. that's all the sport for now. a new report out today says that within the lifetime of today's children, sea levels along the uk coastline could rise by more than one metre. the committee on climate change, which advises the government, says we need to be more realistic about how many coastal towns and villages will one day become uninhabitable. professorjim hall is from the committee on climate change that wrote the report. malcolm kirby, who campaigns to protect coastal communities from erosion. christyn mcfadyen, a climate change activist from a small coastal village in scotland. and kasie brook, a 13—year—old girl from plymouth who's worried about climate change. thank you all for being with us today. professor, can this be

prevented, or is it an inevitability that we will see sea—level rises of up that we will see sea—level rises of up to that we will see sea—level rises of uptoa that we will see sea—level rises of up to a metre in the coming decades? sea—level rises up to a metre, what the report says could happen by the end of this century, a lot of that sea—level rise is already locked in by the climate change that is happening at the moment. the sea—level happening at the moment. the sea —level ta kes happening at the moment. the sea—level takes a long time to adjust to climate change. but that can be reduced. that's why we need to ta ke can be reduced. that's why we need to take more steps now to reduce the causes of climate change and sea—level rise, things like greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere. it's not inevitable, but it's inevitable we will see some sea—level rise. inevitable we will see some sea-level rise. so you say is the solution to this is for coastal communities to be effectively uplifted and moved inland? the response depends on where you are.

this will be very place specific. what our report is saying is that right now the policies we have for dealing with the coast are just not realistic. given the way in which government funds coast protection at the moment, some places can't be saved. how would that be greeted where you come from in your small village in scotland? the idea of effectively lifting up the village and moving it, would that be welcomed by people? thank you for having me on the show first of all. it would not be welcomed. there is a lot of history in dunoon. we have a traditional peer and grandstands dating back to victorian times. ple nty of dating back to victorian times. plenty of people in dunoon, even my e, plenty of people in dunoon, even my age, would like to stay there or move back in the future to raise children. having so much cultural heritage and having a decent amount of biodiversity, we need to look at each individual place, as was said

earlier. it needs to be place specific. there are other options as well rather thanjust specific. there are other options as well rather than just uplifting towns. there are certain ways where, for example, scottish natural heritage has strategically flooded areas that are not inhabited and are not biodiversity in order to protect towns and bio diverse areas. it needs to be looked at in specific contexts. you are 13, you are the future, and we are talking about this potentially happening in your lifetime, so does it worry you? yes. we might not have a future if this carries on, ice melting, sea—level is getting higher. people need to know we might not have a future if it goes on. is it a concern for young people. clearly you are switched on about this issue, but your friends and people at school, do they realise that this could

affect you when you are old and grey? some people, i reckon, do take it into consideration, but a lot of people just brush it to the side and think it doesn't matter or it will go away. they don't take it in and ignore it. malcolm, you live in a coastal community. it has already been affected by climate change, you say. explain what has happened. good morning, chloe and thank you for having me. we have witnessed sea—level rise in recent years and have also witnessed a massive decline in sediment transport with sea and we have tried to combat that in several ways. i have worked closely with senior officials, speaking at the hague three times, speaking at the hague three times, speaking to politicians in the dutch parliament and in brussels to find out how we can do something about this. over the other side of the

water they will hold up their hands and say, it's nothing to do with us, it is down to your government. i look back over my 20 years of campaigning and! look back over my 20 years of campaigning and i have reached a point now, and i am delighted to see this report coming out today. it bears out what i have said for the last 20 years, that the whole approach of our government to the problems of coastal flooding and erosion, not for purpose. how is the area you live in being affected? explain to our audience. we live a cliff coast. therefore it is the responsibility of what they call the lead authority, the local authority, which in our case is north norfolk district council. but there is no funding to do anything. it all comes toa funding to do anything. it all comes to a dead stop. although we did apply to respect require funding in 2010 and did what was called a pathfinder project. it was done in

conjunction with government with central government money to explore what might be needed to put into future policy to cope with these problems. that enabled us to lift nine people out of immediate danger, purchase their houses and then demolish them. because of the planning arrangements that were placed on that, we are now replacing those nine properties away from the coast. it's almost like a creeping back, a gradual creeping back from the coastline. professor, is that a really expensive way of doing it? the coastline. professor, is that a really expensive way of doing it7m some parts of the country that gradual creeping back is what will have to happen. as we have heard, it depends on where you are. if we are talking about large coastal cities and critical coastal infrastructure then the government will have to pay more. we have also heard there are

lots of natural parts of the coastline not protected at the moment. around 45% of england's coastline. our report argues more should be done to restore those natural coastlines which naturally adapt to sea—level rise. they roll backwards, we know that from geology. the really tricky places are places where there is some protection at the moment. the victorians were incredible seawall and promenade builders, and that has actually stored up problems for the future. in those places we say there has to be more realism about what the future holds. the current planning arrangements don't take those long—term changes into account and they will have to have honest conversations within communities. those conversations and plans need resources. as we have heard, local authorities don't have those resources at the moment. do you think the sense of realism professor

hall is talking about is there in the community in dunoon, where you are, where you talk about people wanting to return to and raise families. is it a conscious conversation people are having?- the moment the focus is moving from flood to flood. when we do have a flood to flood. when we do have a flood it can have a large impact and there needs to be an immediate reaction to that. but there is more and more people gradually thinking about the long—term. the important thing, as the professor says is to include the community in the conversation because at the end of the day they will know best what is good for them. it's so important. for me personally it is so frustrating the government is not doing more to tackle climate change. for example, the ipcc special report on1.5 for example, the ipcc special report on 1.5 degrees for example, the ipcc special report on1.5 degrees warming for example, the ipcc special report on 1.5 degrees warming has said if we tackle climate change and keep warming toi.5 ortwo we tackle climate change and keep warming to 1.5 or two degrees,

sea—level rises will happen more slowly and we have more time to adapt and build for these scenarios and the fixes we need. also worth remembering that is from preindustrial times, we have already warmed up by1 degrees. i wonder, as a young person, what you would like to see happening in the part of the world in which you live. you are near plymouth. do you think people would want to be moved away from the coastline? do you think that is a cce pta ble coastline? do you think that is acceptable to people living there at all would it upset them? acceptable to people living there at all would it upset them7|j acceptable to people living there at all would it upset them? i think it would upset people because they are happy where they are and they are enjoying their life but obviously they might have to move because i don't think they want to go through that hassle of having a flood and it impacting their lives. professor hall, is flood protection and issue or is it so bad in some places that

simply do people have to face the reality that communities will have to move? we are talking about two things going on on the coast, both flooding and coastal erosion. sometimes those two things into play with one another but it is obviously a very different story if you are living on a house on the top of an eroding cliff and that erosion is, to some extent, predictable. you have some idea of how long you have got before you have to move out of your house, as opposed to flooding which is something that arrives during extreme storm surges and we can never predict when those things will happen but they will become more likely as the sea level gets higher. a lot of places have flood protection and a lot will continue to have that. but what we are saying is that it is not sustainable to continue to do that everywhere and we need to think in the long—term

and develop much more realistic strategies about how we can both manage those risks so no one is exposed to an unacceptable level of risk and also make places better places to live. malcolm, what would you like to see the government doing? do you think they are taking theissue doing? do you think they are taking the issue seriously? they always ta ke the issue seriously? they always take it seriously but they won't put any money to it. this whole thing hinges and i think professor hall might agree with me, but if we are going to get out the other side of this climate change and sea—level rise, we have to have a clearly identified adaptation policy. we have to have a methodology of communities adapting. when it comes to funding, we must remember that rising sea levels are a direct result of global warming and climate change is causing some serious effects. we all contribute to that

notjust effects. we all contribute to that not just coastal communities, everybody in this country contributes to it so the funding for all of this come centrally so we all bearan all of this come centrally so we all bear an equal portion of the cost. and kirsty, what do you think coastal communities need with help to prepare for this? it is notjust an issue of no, they need more general resources . no, they need more general resources. in glasgow there is a new programme where the government and businesses and local people are working together to decide what needs to be done to adapt to rising sea levels. having that kind of group of expertise and people we can talk to would really be helpful for local communities but at the same time we need stronger government action on climate change. thank you all so much for speaking to us. does this sound familiar?

a right—wing presidential candidate who's courted controversy and ridden to popularity on issues like race, abortion, gun laws and migration. a populist who wants to "turn back the clock" to a time when he says "the country was great"? there's a reason brazilianjair bolsonaro has been called the "donald trump of the tropics". well, this weekend, after months of division and rallies both in support of and against him, the 63—year—old could be elected president of brazil. let's find out more about the campaign and what bolsonaro's victory might mean for brazil, the biggest country in latin america. with us is nathalia passarinho from bbc brasil. thank you for coming to talk to us. lots of people watching will never have heard of jair bolsonaro. they might remember he was stabbed ata they might remember he was stabbed at a rally a month ago. tell us about him. he is a far right

politician who has been a congressman for 28 years, during which he has become nationally well—known, not so much for the proposals and build he has managed to approve in congress but by his very controversial stances on women, the lgbt community, and also the role of the military in government. he has said, for instance, that he would rather have a dead son to a 93v would rather have a dead son to a gay one, that he would not employ women with the same salaries as men, and that the only mistake of the military dictatorship that ruled brazilfor 30 military dictatorship that ruled brazil for 30 years was only torture and not kill its political opponents. you hear those comments out of context and it sounds bizarre that anybody would want to vote for him so what is the appeal?” that anybody would want to vote for him so what is the appeal? i do not believe that most of his voters agree with his radical stance is, they dismiss them and think he is not serious about them but the fact is that brazil had seen a strong

shift towards the right in the last yea rs, shift towards the right in the last years, especially fuelled by the growing influence of new pentecostal churches and also the comeback of a rhetoric we have not seen since the cold war, that brazil might be threatened by communism orfollow the path of venezuela also more importantly, brazilians are extremely frustrated with the high rates of crime. 60,000 brazilians are killed each year, and they are angry with the various corruption scandals that are known to have happened during the left—wing workers' party government. bolsonaro has emerged as an antiestablishment figure with a hard—line approach to corruption and crime. his proposals include arming the population and they have become appealing to part of the voters. thank you very much for coming to explain that. well, as we've been hearing, in the run—up to brazil's presidential election, there has been a spike

in the reports of violent attacks on the lgbt community. the ministry of human rights says it is investigating 88 hate crimes in the first two weeks of october. most of the alleged aggressors are said to support bolsonaro who was himself stabbed in a rally last month. many on his side say that the already high rates of violence against the lgbt community are being used politically. the bbc‘s camilla costa reports from sao paolo. and a quick warning, her report contains some strong language. these are the faces of a community under attack for their sexuality and their political opinions. dozens have taken to social media to report cases of verbal and physical attacks. this video shows men and women chanting the name of presidential candidate jair bolsonaro and shouting, "we will kill gays and communists", on a public ferry in rio dejaneiro. jair bolsonaro is the right wing presidential candidate whose critics say his homophobic and misogynistic

comments have legitimised violence against women and the lgbt community. last week, in front of this bar in downtown sao paulo, an unidentified transgender woman was stabbed to death during an argument. police are still investigating the murder in this neighbourhood well—known for its lgbtq community. but some witnesses who saw and heard the argument from their apartments say it could have been a hate crime. one witness i spoke to doesn't want to be identified because she fears for her life. i saw this group of people screaming insults at each other in the bar. i thought it was just another fight. but i distinctly heard someone say, "bolsonaro", and "faggots will die." then i heard her crying, "i don't want to die like this." i don't know what will happen to lgbt people here. there are lots of us, and we are already a target. bolsonaro supporters seem certain that he will win the second round vote on october 28th.

this has been the most divisive brazilian campaign in decades after an economic crisis, a rise in the number of violent deaths, and a corruption scandal which has engulfed most political parties. bolsonaro has tweeted that he does not condone any kind of violence made in his name. and although he denies being homophobic, the politician in 2013 told the bbc that no father would take pride in having a gay son. sociologist marcos alvarez believes these past comments could make the situation worse for brazil's minorities. translation: there is not necessarily a direct connection between him and violent groups, but people who didn't feel able to say aggressive things or cause violence, now feel they can. back in downtown sao paulo, a vigil is being held for the murdered transgender woman. this is a community used

to being persecuted. international ngos say brazil has the highest number of lgbtq people reported murdered in the world. as the country prepares for a new leader, these people fear that brazil will become a more dangerous place for them. camilla costa, bbc news, sao paulo. thandara santos is an activist who works for the brazilian feminist organisation sof, a partner charity of christian aid. give us a sense for what it is like for people from the lgbt community in brazil right now in light of the fa ct in brazil right now in light of the fact you could have a far right president in the next few days.” think the interview you already showed talked a lot about this, but i think showed talked a lot about this, but ithink our showed talked a lot about this, but i think our main concern now as lgbt

members in brazil is that the election of also narrow could have in one hand a symbolic risk in legitimising violence against the lg bt to legitimising violence against the lgbt to musa bility but there is also a tangible institutional risk —— with the election of bolsonaro. this could go back on some of our democratic achievements as minorities in brazil. in the rising popularity of bolsonaro, is sense it is getting worse for lgbt people in brazil? yes, of course. a direct link? yes, since the first round of the election, we registered more than 70 attacks recorded just against lgbt community, against women and journalists, and brazil is already the nation with the most killings of transsexual people in

the world. we already have a lot of killings of transsexuals. with a president like bolsonaro speaking on daily news and twitter and internet against lgbt minorities and lgbt rights, we do see a rise in these attacks and a possibility of having radicalisation of those kinds of attacks. and who is supporting him? is there support from women and the 93v is there support from women and the gay community? yes, we do seek support from women and the gay community. people will find that bizarre in light of the comments he has made. i think the support from these groups, it is more because of these groups, it is more because of the fact that we are living through a major economic crisis and a

political crisis that has been based ona political crisis that has been based on a lot of corruption, all through the political system in brazil. i think these kind of support are more linked to this anti—political view of this election than actually an engagement in the things that he is defending. because i think you already showed but he has said some horrible things about all kind of minorities in brazil, notjust the lg bt minorities in brazil, notjust the lgbt community but women and afro brazilians, saying they are lazy and fat. he is just brazilians, saying they are lazy and fat. he isjust really brazilians, saying they are lazy and fat. he is just really a threat to our democracy and all of the achievements we have until now. thank you so much for speaking to us. we will continue to keep an eye on the brazilian election. let's get the latest weather update with simon king.

we have been talking about how cold it will get over the weekend and the cold airfrom it will get over the weekend and the cold air from the arctic is finally here, moving in across the uk. there is this cold front in the south giving cloudier skies. as you can see, the blues take over. there is some sunshine in most parts this morning. this is in devon, but also some showers, mainly affecting northern and western areas. as we go into the weekend, we will keep this strong northerly wind and it will stay cold. a mixture of sunshine and showers. in that northerly wind, the showers. in that northerly wind, the showers across scotland could turn wintry over the higher ground, snow above 400 metres full is some showers in northern ireland, north—west england and wales with a

few showers in the midlands. otherwise, dry and sunny but cold with maximum temperatures up to 7-11d. with maximum temperatures up to 7—11d. tonight, with the northerly wind, it will bring the showers into eastern england and up into scotland. clear skies for many overnight. temperatures dropping quite sharply and there will be a frost on saturday morning. overnight lows from freezing to two or three degrees. for most on saturday it will be a crisp and sunny start the weekend. still some showers on the east of england and in the north of scotland, and particularly in northern ireland and west wells and south—west england. dry for many with sunny spells, told with temperatures at six or 7 degrees but with the northerly wind it will feel much colder, may be only! degrees celsius in aberdeen and typically feeling three or 4 degrees. on

sunday, the wind direction changes slightly to eight north—easterly but still coming from the arctic. it changes the shower distribution. those will focus on north—east england and the south—east and the further west, dry and sunny on sunday but again it will feel pretty cold. maximum temperatures will only be about 7—10d. of course, on sunday morning, the clocks go back by one hour. for some of us, that means an extra hour in bed but it will make a big difference to the end of the day with sunset at about 4:30pm so with the cold weather and dark evenings, a change coming this weekend. hello, it's friday, it's 10 o'clock. i'm chloe tilley. some mps are called for retail tycoon sir philip green to be stripped of his knighthood — if claims against him of sexual and racial harassment are proven.

a court injunction prevented the identification of the businessman after allegations were printed in a newspaper — but that doesn't apply in parliament. i feel it is my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question, given that the media have been subject to an injunction preventing publication of the full details of a story, which is clearly in the public interest. sir philip says he "categorically and wholly" denies the allegations. but what might such claims do to his reputation, and his business? women in lower paid and routinejobs are twice as likely to be inactive as those in senior roles — that's according to new research for sports england. come on, not far now! # don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter # life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter # don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade well, loads of active women

there but why are many failing to get the exercise bug and what can be done to help them fit exercise into their lives? and homeless in a car—park. we'll talk to the man who has turned a parking space on the fourth floor of a multi story into home complete with framed pictures, bedding and a cardboard carpet. here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the day's news. sir philip green, the billionaire owner of some of the biggest brands on the high street, says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". it comes after lord hain used parliamentary privilege to accuse the businessman of securing an injunction to prevent the claims being published. lord hain defended his actions saying he felt it was his duty to reveal sir philip's name after being contacted by someone "intimately involved" in the case. universal credit is causing

"unacceptable ha rdship" for many of the claimants it was designed to help, according to a group of mps. the public accounts committee criticised the department for work and pensions for turning a "deaf ear" to the concerns raised about the benefit. the government said earlier this month that it would delay the rollout of the scheme, which merges six payments into one. president erdogan of turkey says that the saudi head prosecutor will be in istanbul to meet with his turkish counterpart on sunday to discuss the investigation into the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. speaking this morning, the turkish leader again called on saudi arabia to disclose the location of mr khashoggi's body and said turkey had more information about the case than it has shared so far. as part of its investigation, saudi arabia has sacked two key advisers to the crown prince and arrested 18 people. us police investigating pipe bombs sent to high—profile critics of president trump are focussing their inquiries on the state of florida.

an explosives team is reported to be examining a postal distribution centre near miami. another two suspicious packages were identified yesterday, bringing the total so far this week to ten. google has sacked 48 people, including 13 senior managers, over sexual harassment claims since 2016. in a letter to employees, chief executive sundar pichai said the tech giant was taking a "hard line" on inappropriate conduct. the news comes after the new york times reported that executive, andy rubin received $90 million when he left four years ago. google found claims of sexual harassment against him were "credible", allegations he denies. more than 1.2 million homes could be at risk of coastal flooding and erosion by the 2080s, a new report has claimed. the government's climate advisers are also warning that sea levels in england could rise by at least a metre by the end of the century.

at least 14 children have been hurt in a knife attack at a nursery school in south—west china. a 39—year—old woman has been arrested at the school in chongqing. the attack took place as children were returning from their morning exercises. the victims have been taken to hospital. scientists say they've created a new antibiotic which could help in the fight against drug—resista nt bacteria. it's said to "trick" its way into the bacteria and then kill it from the inside. initial clinical trials have been described as "promising". earlier this week, health officials warned of a rise in some drug—resista nt infections. a so—called "millennial" railcard is being launched in england, giving 26—to—30—year—olds discounts on train fares. the repeatedly delayed programme was promised by the chancellor, philip hammond, in last year's budget but there had been speculation the scheme would be scrapped. it was originally trialled in march, with 10,000 cards selling out within hours.

industry body the rail delivery group says they'll go on sale before the end of the year and will be available via a mobile app rather than as a physical card. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 10:30am. we were talking earlier in the programme about universal credit, a committee of mps talking about the hardship many people face when they are put onto universal credit. thank you for sharing your experiences. caroline on twitter says she's a single mum and self—employed as a childminder so when it is rolled out in the area where she lives she will probably have to give up herjob. the threshold for earnings would mean she would not be eligible for benefits. another viewer says the system simply doesn't work. another

viewer, a care provider in the southwest says one of her residence has been forced onto universal credit because he can't claim housing benefit unless he does. he has severe autism so we have had to do the paperwork. katrina has e—mailed to say she has worked all her life and never had to claim benefits until this year because of health problems. she had to wait six weeks, then received £650, of which 330 was to help pay rent and the rest for me to live on until the next payment. i have neverfelt rest for me to live on until the next payment. i have never felt so embarrassed and helpless because this money was not enough to lift off and pay my bills. i was told you can manage on £317 per month. how can manage on £317 per month. how can you be treated like this when i have paid taxes and national insurance for 40 years. another text, after being made redundant i claimed universal credit. iwaited six weeks before receiving a monthly payment. i'm happy with my benefit

even though the waiting was a pain and it is a better system than the old one. share your experiences on universal credit and all the stories we are speaking about. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victorialive. if you're emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. if you text, you'll be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport now. hugh is at the bbc sport centre. good morning. ben stokes says he's focusing on the future after a year which led to many questioning his future in cricket. the england all—rounder missed the last ashes series as he fought a charge of affray before eventually being cleared. he must still face an ecb disciplinary process but ahead of the t20 match against sri lanka. he's told test match special‘s simon mann he won't be looking back. can you sum up what it was like for you to miss the ashes and the lord's test against india? i mean, look, it's all about looking forward now. we've got a huge summer coming up next year with the ashes and the world cup so everything's fully focused on that.

looking at things that went on is not the way that i like to think about things, it's all about looking to the future. can you appreciate people's interest in what happened, and the fact you weren't playing for england when people would have loved to have seen you playing for england? yeah, that's the best thing about going forward is, everything that you do from here onwards is, you know, what people will hopefully remember, and it's what i'm trying to do. caroline wozniacki won her first tennis grand slam this year at the australian open but she's now revealed she was "shocked" to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis — an auto—immune disease which causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. wozniacki disclosed the information after she — as defending champion — was knocked out of the wta finals in singapore by elina svitolina yesterday. she said she noticed fatigue after her wimbledon exit this summer but wants to be a role model for others with the condition. it's all about just trying to figure

out what works for you. obviously it's not ideal but it's something that he can something that you can manage and something you can work with and, you know, i'm proud of myself for the season and i'm very happy to be here and say that i've done everything i could. it won't really affect my plans into 2018. my plans into 2019. you just have to learn to listen to your body and you have to learn, orfigure out what works for you. everyone is different. so i will be totally ready for 2019. i'm excited for it. it's now lucky number 11 for arsenal. 11 wins in a row in all competitions continued their good form under new manager unai emery. even danny welbeck is enjoying life under the new boss. he hit the winner at sporting lisbon in the europa league. it finished 1—0 and consolidates their place at the top of their group. another england man who's spent most

of the season on the sidelines is ruben loftus—cheek but he gave chelsea manager maurizio sarri a reminder of his talents with a hat—trick in their 3—1 win over bate borisov. chelsea also top their group at the halfway stage. not so rosey for the scottish champions celtic. they lost 2—0 to rb leipzig in a blow to their qualification chances. they look likely to need a win when the germans visit glasgow in two weeks time. and steven gerrard's rangers are still unbeaten in the europa league. they shared a goalless draw with spartak moscow at ibrox to stay level at the top of their group. that's all the sport for now. the businessman sir philip green has been named as the man accused of sexual and racial harrassment by the telegraph newspaper. there's a court injunction, banning his identification, but that doesn't apply in parliament and yesterday his identity was revealed in the house of lords. i feel it is my duty under

parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question, given that the media have been subject to an injunction preventing publication of the full details of a story, which is clearly in the public interest. the retail tycoon says he "categorically and wholly" denies the allegations. in a moment, we'll look at what these claims, which have not been proved, might do to sir phillip green's business and personal reputation. but first let's get some background on one of the most well known names on the high street, but also one of the most controversial. despite being born into a well—to—do family in south london, sir philip green prided himself on having worked his way to the top. he learnt the business basics as an apprentice in a shoe warehouse. atjust 23 years old he set up his own business, importing and selling jeans. he was a bold, brash wheeler—dealer. it was bhs, known then as british home stores, that made his name, when he bought it in the year 2000

for £200 million. two years later, he bought the giant retail empire arcadia which owns brands such as burton, dorothy perkins, miss selfridge and, of course, topshop and topman. sir philip green has not been shy about enjoying the trappings of his success. he commutes into london from monaco in a private jet, has a superyacht, and is famous for throwing extravagant parties for friends and family in exotic places. what has attracted the most controversy is not his lavish lifestyle but his tax affairs. his company pays dividends to sir philip's wife, tina, who holds the green family shares in the arcadia group. since she is a resident of monaco, she pays no tax in the uk. sir philip points out that arcadia has paid significant sums in corporation tax. the retail tycoon sold bhs for a pound in early 2015 to the former bankrupt businessman dominic chappell. it collapsed a year later,

putting 11,000 people out of work and threatening the pensions of nearly 20,000. sir philip green was accused of running the scheme down whilst paying out generous dividends. eventually he paid more than £300 million to the pension regulator. but the affair dented his reputation and lead to mps calling for the cancellation of his knighthood. after sir philip green was named in the house of lords yesterday as the businessman a newspaper accused of sexual and racial harassment, he made this statment... "to the extent that it is suggested that i have been guilty of unlawful sexist or racist behaviour, i categorically and wholly deny these allegations. arcadia and i take accusations and grievances from employees very seriously and in the event that one is raised, it is thoroughly investigated. arcadia employs more than 20,000 people and, in common with many large businesses, sometimes

receives formal complaints from employees. in some cases, these are settled with the agreement of all parties and their legal advisers. these settlements are confidential so i cannot comment further on them." we can speak now to claire bailey, a retail analyst who has met sir philip green. in birmingham, jonathan hemus. he's a crisis management expert. and we'll also bejoined shortly by the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable. when he arrives, we will bring him into the conversation. thank you for speaking to us. jonathan, how damaging is it to sir philip green's reputation to be named in this way, albeit these are clearly not proven allegations? clearly it is damaging and one of his big challenges is that the brings into this situation a not unblemished reputation beforehand. you mentioned in the

previous piece the controversy over tax affairs, the bhf pension system mason —— the situation and any organisation facing a crisis brings into that situation a bank of reputational goodwill but philip green's challenge is that his current reputational credit is very low which makes it all be harderfor him to fight the allegations and emerge with his reputation intact —— bhs. a personal meditation is one thing but he has such a huge presence on the high street through so many stores, so is any of this controversy likely to affect trading in these shops? in many cases where business owners and if this is and in the case of philip green they are inextricably linked, where charges or allegations are brought against

them, it can cause customers to feel uncomfortable spending their money with them and perhaps to boycott those locations and brands until such time as they are satisfied they are not lining the pockets of someone they might think is not on their moral platform. it is a difficult situation because people will have heard the story and form a judgment and come to wait inclusion, whether the outcome is in the favour or not, and that might already begin to hurt their loyalty and the sales through these retail chains. the problem also is that consumer confidence is very low anyway, the high street is in significant distress and the last thing the retail sector as a whole needs is any more negative impact on the sales going through for the likes of topshop, burton, dorothy perkins, miss selfridge, because of these allegations. in the same way that his reputation is at risk, so in a way is the way that customers want

to interact with these brands, until they feel safe that they are spending their money with a reputable business owner and business. it is worth saying that no charges have been brought against sir philip green, these are allegations which he said he wholly denies. but people do not always hear that. they think that where there is smoke, there is fire and there is smoke, there is fire and the consumer attitude towards retail has become increasingly ethical. you hear about child labour in the factories and people boycott those brands and sales are damaged, even if they are completely fabricated stories. people take action before any of the actual facts are exposed. certainly and we will get into that ina certainly and we will get into that in a moment. i have to reiterate that sir philip green has not been charged with any of these and they are purely allegations at this stage. jonathan, i know you had to leave us shortly so i am keen to ask you about the vulnerability of big—name figures nowadays in light

of the meath movement and whether you feel that people are more susceptible to allegations like these —— the metoo movement. susceptible to allegations like these -- the metoo movement. the world has changed dramatically in the last five years and the last 18 months in particular and it is no longer possible to bury bad news. it is not possible... you can have as much money as you like but you cannot buy trust and reputation and the metoo movement in particular has made this particular reputational risk around inappropriate sexual activity are much bigger risk for anybody who has a high profile. whether they are a celebrity, a politician or a business person, there is no hiding place and of course social media has played a large part in that. the other thing i would add, talking particularly about businesses where the owner is

directly linked with their business and strongly associated, the costs ofa and strongly associated, the costs of a crisis can be catastrophic. thinking back to the beginning of my career in the early 90s, some of your viewers might recall someone called gerald ratner who owned a jewellery chain which was the leading jewellery store on the high street, dominating the uk scene and he made one catastrophic mistake at a conference, describing his products" as total clap" and within the month his products cease to exist as they did before and his reputation was forever tarnished so these are cataclysmic times for sir philip green. the fall from this position potentially could be huge. jonathan, don't get me in trouble for using words like that! but i understand why you had to use that language! i hope you can stay with

us but i understand you might have to leave us. i want to bring in sir vince cable, the leader of the liberal democrats. you will not have heard the conversation i have been having with jonathan heard the conversation i have been having withjonathan who is a crisis management expert and also claire, a retail a nalyst, management expert and also claire, a retail analyst, but we were talking about the potential reputational damage to sir philip green in light of these allegations which clearly he is denied and have not been proven. as i understand it, what he has denied is there was an offence, ora criminal has denied is there was an offence, or a criminal offence and he may well be right but that is not the point. the point is that a nondisclosure agreement has been used, as it has been in the past, by someone who is rich and powerful or a company that is rich and powerful over a whistle— blower, a company that is rich and powerful over a whistle—blower, someone who isa over a whistle—blower, someone who is a victim, and it is right that parliament should be used to disclose the individual was. i had

used parliamentary privilege in that way myself and it is one of the uses of parliament and i think it has been put to good use in this case. the us in the judiciary who feel it is inappropriate because it wasjust a few days earlier thatjudges were looking at whether he could be named. —— there are some in the judiciary. they said absolutely not. lam not judiciary. they said absolutely not. i am not criticising judges, they are interrupting the law is the way they have to and it seems there is a problem with the law and it will have to be amended. it does not appear to take sufficient account of the imbalance in power between people... 0r sufficient —— sufficient account of the public interest. in this particular case, if the facts are established, and i stress that, if they are established, it seems to me that the knighthood is a wholly inappropriate honour for this gentleman.” knighthood is a wholly inappropriate honour for this gentleman. i know you have said that but many people will say that sir philip green

should have lost his knighthood, and a lot said it, after the scandal over the collapse of the bhs pension pot and eventually he put over £300 million into that to try to stabilise it. he saw out that controversy and these are unproven claims at the moment so why should he have it taken away?” claims at the moment so why should he have it taken away? i think in this case it is a case of three strikes and you are out. there was controversy over the original award because the way he dealt with his tax issues, which was questionable over the public interest, the pension issue was quite a narrow shot and i rather agreed with the chair of the pension select committee on the award of the honour in that case. we got away with those two issues. i think if the facts are established here, his position is untenable and the initiative would lie with the prime minister to set up lie with the prime minister to set up the committee that meets in whitehall to look at these things before making a recommendation to the queen. i think the two similar cases we have had in recent years,

sir fred goodwin and sirjames crosby, neither of them had committed a criminal offence, neither appeared in court but their conduct was such that it was not compatible with what i like to think are the basic standards associated with this honour also is the problem with this honour also is the problem with all of this actually deep nondisclosure agreements? should they be outlawed? no, there clearly is a case for maintaining confidentiality but i think in cases like this where you have a serious imbalance between the power of a large corporate or employer, and somebody who has very limited means, they can be abused. the argument is about how that relationship is being abused in this case. what we now need to face is can or should the law be changed or could it be dealt with, as it has been here, to use

parliament to redress the balance? we talked earlier withjonathan about how the metoo movement has, in jonathan's words, made people in the public eye a lot more vulnerable to these kinds of allegations which sir philip green is facing, clearly unproven. do you think it is true, that the wake of the world and society has changed and big public figures are more vulnerable to these kinds of allegations? indeed they are vulnerable but it would appear, in some cases, and the harvey weinstein case is one, they are worried with good reason because they were able in the past to cover things up. i think it is quite striking that one of his victims as come forward and praised the exposure in this particular case. there are some parallels between them. the alleged victims of course. claire, some people might be scratching their heads after what you said, saying that if you want to

buy some books or eight new skirt, are you going to stop is up and say, there are allegations against sir philip green so i'm not going to cop shop or dorothy perkins? do we really think like that when we are shopping? eight certain segment of society does. when primark was accused of using child labour, quite accused of using child labour, quite a lot of people said that they chose not to shop there. i know people will literally walk past starbucks to go to costa because of the suggestion about their conurbation to uk taxes and they know that costa is part of whitbread —— contribution. there are people who ca re contribution. there are people who care about these outcomes but on top of that it is notjust the customer impact. there are over 20,000 employees in those stores and they will be thinking, what are the consequences of this? what if sales decline and we end up with closures? they will know the sector is already under enormous pressure and they will be slightly concerned is not

considerably so for theirjob. what i find quite sad, in a way, is that the instant i met philip green was at the retail trust charity fundraising ball where he was a generous contributor to the funds that go into a charity which supports people in retail who have fear for their jobs supports people in retail who have fear for theirjobs and supports people in retail who have fear for their jobs and family security, debt management and so on also the irony is, whether or not these allegations are true, the way he has conducted himself, as vince says, not just he has conducted himself, as vince says, notjust in this situation but in recent years with the bhs issue and the tax issue... that is the point, it has not affected trade for him in things like topshop and pop band and! him in things like topshop and pop band and i wonder if this is the real danger of using monetary privilege to name him on these unproven allegations —— parliamentary privilege. if his business is hit and it is found he had done nothing wrong, it is not sir philip green who will suffer but those 20,000 employees.

i don't know what actually happened. we are operating on the basis of hearsay. lets remember five people have made this allegation, it's not just an individual which might suggest vexatious behaviour, but it clearly isn't, there is a group of women involved. the fact is an attempt has been made to suppress it, it does not confirm guilt, but it, it does not confirm guilt, but it can suggest it. we are not necessarily here talking about a legal offence, we are talking about behaviour, and in the importance of the me too movement, it's about the behaviour of men in powerful positions, legal or illegal. if it spills over into business, perhaps he should have been conscious of that if he did what he is accused of. vince cable, thank you for your time, and thank you to all of you for joining time, and thank you to all of you forjoining us. and it's worth

reiterating that sir philip green is facing these allegations which he wholly denies and they are unproven. still to come... do you struggle to afford to exercise, or fit it into your busy life? a new report says women in lower paid jobs are more than twice as likely to be inactive as those in senior managerial roles. we'll hear about a new campaign to change that. and we meet paul lindsay—jones — a homeless man who has turned a space in a multi—storey car park in truro into home. time for the latest news — here's annita. the bbc news headlines this morning. sir philip green, the billionaire owner of some of the biggest brands on the high street, says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". it comes after lord hain used parliamentary privilege to accuse the businessman of securing an injunction to prevent the claims being published. lord hain defended his actions saying he felt it was his duty to reveal sir philip's name after being contacted by someone "intimately involved" in the case.

universal credit is causing "unacceptable ha rdship" for many of the claimants it was designed to help, according to a group of mps. the public accounts committee criticised the department for work and pensions for turning a "deaf ear" to the concerns raised about the benefit. the government said earlier this month that it would delay the rollout of the scheme, which merges six payments into one. president erdogan of turkey says that the saudi head prosecutor will be in istanbul to meet with his turkish counterpart on sunday to discuss the investigation into the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. speaking this morning the turkish leader again called on saudi arabia to disclose the location of mr khashoggi's body and said turkey had more information about the case than it has shared so far. as part of its investigation saudi arabia has sacked two key advisers to the crown prince, and arrested 18 people. us police investigating pipe bombs

sent to high—profile critics of president trump are focussing their inquiries on the state of florida. an explosives team is reported to be examining a postal distribution centre near miami. another two suspicious packages were identified yesterday, bringing the total so far this week to ten. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now with hugh. ben stokes says he hopes people will remember him for his england performances from here on out, having been cleared of affray back in august. ahead of the one—off t20 with sri lanka tomorrow the all—rounder wants to look forward rather than back at his difficult period. the australian open tennis champion, caroline wozniacki, says she wants to be a role model to others after finding out she has rheumatoid arthritis. the 28—year—old said she noticed symptoms of fatigue after this year's wimbledon. arsenal's winning run continues. it's 11 games now in all

competitions after they beat sporting lisbon in the europa league. danny welbeck with the crucial goal. they top their group — as do chelsea, who had a good win at home to bate borisov. that finished 3—1. but celtic are struggling in the competition. they lost 2—0 to rb leipzig in germany. rivals rangers are faring better after a goalless d raw with spartak moscow at ibrox. they stay level at the top of their group. that's all the sport for now. women in lower paid and routine jobs are twice as likely to be inactive as those in senior roles — that's according to new research done for sport england. it also found that women from a south asian and black background were less likely to be active than white women. the research found lack of time, fear of judgement and lack of confidence prevent many women from being as active as they would like. it's all part of the "this girl can" campaign — a drive by sport england to get more women active and into sport. and we can speak now to ella palmer,

a 23—year—old nanny who's found ways of exercising at home for free, jennie price, from sport england, laura davies, who stopped exercising when she was pregnant, and shazia noor, who runs nur fitness, an exercise club for women of south asian and black backgrounds in middlesbrough. i'm interested in the fact you don't go to i'm interested in the fact you don't gotoa i'm interested in the fact you don't go to a gym but you tend to do exercises at home. is that because of things we heard there like lack of things we heard there like lack of confidence, exercise and time? yes, mainly money. it costs a lot to joina yes, mainly money. it costs a lot to join a gym and go to classes. it can add up. and it's also not always that nice to go out and exercise in front of everyone. i like being in

the comfort of my own home and being us out there and insane as i want and nobody can see me!. so it is aboutjudgment and nobody can see me!. so it is about judgment a little and nobody can see me!. so it is aboutjudgment a little bit? relatively, yes. i think we all feel that a little bit. laura, you trained as a pe teacher but then your career changed, you had kids and it gets tricky. did you find you missed doing sport and exercise as it dropped off? i did, yes. i trained as a pe teacher originally, so fitness was part of my daily routine. moving jobs into an office environment, getting married and having a baby pretty much stopped exercise completely. i had low self—esteem and put on a lot of weight. you don't feel comfortable in your own weight. you don't feel comfortable in yourown skin weight. you don't feel comfortable in your own skin sol weight. you don't feel comfortable in your own skin so i missed it. but it's then how you get back into it when you are that different body type and you have gone through changes. it's trying to get that

confidence back to do it again. i found it difficult to start with but now i am 0k found it difficult to start with but now i am ok with it. it's interesting because nobody tells you when you have a baby how your body will change and how you will feel a lot more self—conscious about it. jenny, did you find a surprise in this report, or was it what you expected? i was surprised. what surprised me was how big the gap is. the fact you are twice as likely to be enacted if you are in a routine job and that has been the case ever since we started measuring. sport england has been asking hundreds of thousands of people for ten years about their exercise habits and this gap has always been there. i don't think anybody has really tackle that. the campaign we are starting now as the third phase of this girl can, it's all about understanding that gap and understanding what women say to us. and you are putting

us all to shame because you have just come out of eight zumba class! amazing, thank you for allowing us to drag you away. what's noted in a report is south asian and black women are less likely to do exercise. what do you put it down to, is it cultural? ithink exercise. what do you put it down to, is it cultural? i think a lot of it is cultural because you find a lot of women we work with come from countries like pakistan and india and fitness was not part of the cultural background they come from. it was not something they did. so if you go back you can appreciate why because the housework and the way of living is quite strenuous anyway. what has happened when they come over here, those cultural norms have come with them and fitness isn't one of them. a lot of women we work with, we introduce fitness to them for the first time. it's a totally new thing to them, it's something they have never done before. do they feel safe because they are in what

is effectively a women only gym, and women who probably feel similar to them, look like them, and they can identify with each other. yes, a lot of the women don't feel confident here, because many gyms are mixed environments... we heard you, but we just lost you briefly. carry on. gyms with mixed environments, with men there, they can feel uncomfortable and they can be shy. they can be a language barrier in a new place as well. they can't come first. but here we are able to cater for all of them, so if they want to come in, they will feel safe, and as long as they have a pair of trainers on, we promote that. they slowly get used to the exercises and feel more co mforta ble. used to the exercises and feel more comfortable. their competence can develop and it's amazing. i said the

other day to one of my colleagues, some of the women we have now probably fitter than me. it shows that if you give them that opportunity it can make huge difference. it's really interesting that when we were putting the film together we talked to lots of women about they would like to see and one of the things they said is, we don't see women who look like us on mainstream media. this is what real women look like. rather than the manicured images. ithink women look like. rather than the manicured images. i think if what you see in fitness and exercise feels like 50 steps away from you and you have to do so many things to get there, it's not worth trying. you feel like you will fail. hopefully when women see this video they will think, that looks a bit like me. we saw a hula hoop in the video. that's what you like to do at home. i do it in the kitchen. it's easy, you can get one like the

charity shop like i did. —— get one from the charity shop. you can do it in front of the television, it's nice to be able to do it when you want. laura, how did you ease yourself back into exercise? want. laura, how did you ease yourself back into exercise 7” want. laura, how did you ease yourself back into exercise? i was lucky that one of my best friends at work, amanda had a baby at the same time as me so she got me into organised pram walks to start with at the local nature reserve. that was once per week. i was hesitant about it to start with because my fitness had dropped completely. but we did that each week. it was really good and then she invited me to her zumba classes. i really enjoyed that when i was a teacher, but hadn't done it since my body had changed. soi done it since my body had changed. so i was a bit nervous about it. but we turned up, and one of our good friends now sarah, was the instructor, and you feel so welcome

uncomfortable. it doesn't matter what size and shape you are, but as long as you are moving, that's all she cared about. that boosted the confidence. i then went on to starting running with my sister. it went on from there. i remember when i had my second child and i used to run with eight double buggy with a three—year—old and newborn baby. i used to turn the corner of my street, i dread to think that i looks like, and my three—year—old would be shouting at me to go faster. i can't! sometimes you have to put your head down and get on with it. it's important to do that. do you find it's getting that message through to women that it's 0k, message through to women that it's ok, we all have those wobbly bits and we all feel a bit uncomfortable when we first walked into the class? yes, ilike when we first walked into the class? yes, i like to share my own stories. when you have children it can be difficult to access fitness because you are childminding. a lot of women we work with don't have anybody able

to help them. when they come through the door, and like you say, people look at a fitness instructor and they see something which is so far away from them. i love to share my story because i know how they feel. i've had the baby, and it is difficult, but you can get there and you will get there. it's giving them that extra support and encouragement to let them know that we have all been there and it's a matter of us working together to achieve their goals. and they get there. and the feeling you get after exercise. if you don't exercise for a longer time you don't exercise for a longer time you forget the really good buzz you get. it's just you forget the really good buzz you get. it'sjust a positive feeling you have for the rest of the day. it's amazing. i think that really reinforces that everything you do counts. we quite often think sport and exercise has to be something formal and unless you wear the kit it doesn't count, but you running around the park with your babies,

using the hula hoop, it all council stu b using the hula hoop, it all council stub as long as your heart rate goes up, that is all the great things exercise does. —— it all counts. a fast walk will suffice, you just need to get your heart rate up, if you feel it is hard it is big and your heart is pumping away, that counts. chris on e-mail says if you wa nt counts. chris on e-mail says if you want more women to get into sport, ask the mainly male sports journalist to cover sport why they studiously ignore women's sport, like netball. netball has been fa ntastically like netball. netball has been fantastically successful through the this girl can campaign and provides good value sport and great opportunities for friendship. i good value sport and great opportunities forfriendship. i play netball, and am i right in saying it's the most participated female sport in the country. it is the biggest female team sport. women's football is coming right up there as well. and so many girls want to play football now. on twitter, my local gym removed the women's only session of two hours on a friday. when

challenged they refused to engage past men and their girlfriends complained they wanted to exercise together and i now want to go less frequently. our separate glass is a cce pta ble frequently. our separate glass is acceptable in this day and age? —— separate classes. i think if there isa separate classes. i think if there is a real demand for it, and you can demonstrate that. in birmingham where they have a massively diverse population, they have a council that wa nted population, they have a council that wanted to engage lots more women in exercise and rent women only gym sessions and women only session is in the pool and they had queues literally around the block. very often it was husbands and fathers who were bringing their daughters and wives because they wanted them to exercise. in what was a culturally appropriate environment. on twitter, exercise can be walking instead of driving, playing with your kids in the field, doing an exercise video at home or taking pa rt exercise video at home or taking part in classes at a gym. a healthy lifestyle is a mindset and motivation is key. if you could find a gem that was dead cheap, would you

go to the gym? is there a need for james to reach out and say we need to be cheaper classes? definitely come a lot more people would go because they would see it as more achievable. one of the things women said to us about cost is that, don't ask expect to pay up front, don't say it's only cheap if you only do a direct debit, have pay—as—you—go and flexible it it because makes a big difference. when people start, they might not like it and they might not feel comfortable and they might not feel comfortable and if money is tight, you will not make a commitment unless you are confident it is for you. and you might not be able to go every week. thank you all. i was going to say, that definitely works, it is what we do here and it makes a difference when you have pay—as—you—go because that can be one of the biggest barriers. thank you for speaking to us. a homeless man has

turned a multistorey car—parking space into a home, complete with framed pictures, bedding and a cardboard carpet. paul lindsay—jones transformed the disabled parking spot in truro in cornwall after being evicted about two weeks ago. paul, who is deaf and lip reads, told us he was sad to be evicted from his old home, but he took pride in his new space. i asked him when he started to adapt his temporary home. as it was filmed in a car—park, the sound in this can be a bit unclear, but it illustrates the hardships faced by homeless people. it's three weeks, well, since... more or less straightaway i came in here. i came up here... it's a bit more... it's out of skips, you know, thrown away. some of it...

from shop, quilts and that. i bought the cushions myself. i got some nice cushions out of a skip. i thought, lovely. i'm making sheets at the moment. i've got some wood. i've got myself a saw and i'm making a nice place to sit down. paul, would you mind showing us around ? take us around and show us some of the pieces you've got. well, that's the chairs there. they're on the floor because the legs are broke. won't take long... i've got two more to do. i'm a bit to get a settee. with a few

cushions. these are the pictures... make it a home. and a table. i made that myself. you can have a cup of coffee on the. nice curtains, which i've been using. those things make it better. listen, paul, thank you so much for showing us round and for taking the time to speak to us today and best of luck for the future. thank you. and thanks to the people who helped me out in truro, and people in cornwall, basically. paul speaking to me earlier. scientists say they've created a new antibiotic, which appears promising in early clinical trials. the drug acts like the trojan horse in the greek legend, tricking its way inside bacteria.

trials on 448 people with a kidney or urinary tract infection suggested the drug was as effective as current treatments. just how important would a new antibiotic discovery be? peter hawkey, who is a professor of public health and microbiology at bimringham university and was involved in the research. explain to us how this works. explain to us how this worksm explain to us how this works. it is very clever, as you said, it is like a trojan horse. one of the problems with killing bacteria is to get the antibiotic through the outer wall and this hitches a ride on iron molecules which the bacteria needs and when it is inside, it can work on the structures inside it to kill it. this is out antibiotics work and

why they kill bacteria and not us. -- is it —— is ita —— is it a complete different way to the way the current ones work. —— is it a complete different way to the way the current ones workm —— is it a complete different way to the way the current ones work. it is a new generation of compounds that can get in through this channel for the movement of iron. it is the first example of that. and we had to talk about this with the backdrop of the worries of the overprescribing of antibiotics and the worry there will be illnesses that are resistant to the antibiotics we currently have. yes, and in some parts of the world, i do a lot of work in china and south asia and the are very resista nt, and south asia and the are very resistant, what we called rand negative bacteria, things like e. coli. the has picked up resistance to almost all the antibiotics we currently use. to have one of these new ones that will work against these bacteria is really valuable.

are we too dependent on antibiotics in our part of the world? generally, the whole of the world is far too dependent on antibiotics. we had to reduce our usage in human medicine but also in agriculture. the regulation and application of antibiotics varies tremendously. there are parts of the world where resista nce there are parts of the world where resistance rates are very high but in other parts they are relatively low but we all move around the world so the resistance can move from one pa rt so the resistance can move from one part of the world to another. is that because gps have in the past, or maybe still, overprescribed? i remember being on antibiotics for yea rs remember being on antibiotics for years for spots which seems bizarre. for acne... that is never a good sign, when the screen goes black! it means we have lost that line which is frustrating. but hopefully we can

reconnect with peter in the next few minutes. we can speak to doctor hamed khan is a gp, but we cannot connect with him. i was asking if it is the overprescribing of these antibiotics. many people go to the doctors with a cold or a virus and they want antibiotics to try to cure it. a lot of the time, you just need to go home and make yourself better. we have re—established the line with peter. good to have you back. i was saying about the fact that i had been prescribed antibiotics for yea rs been prescribed antibiotics for years for acne. that is not a sensible use, is it? no. we need to be looking at alternative treatments in that setting. the general use of

antibiotics in many parts of the world is almost out of control. as a result, particularly with the multi—resistant bacteria result, particularly with the multi—resista nt bacteria we result, particularly with the multi—resistant bacteria we are seeing in hospitals, we asked the delete running out of antibiotics. —— we are steadily running out. delete running out of antibiotics. -- we are steadily running out. do you think we're close to this new antibiotic being able to be used or is it early no, it has been used in a trialfor urinary is it early no, it has been used in a trial for urinary infections and it looks great and it looks good in performance in that trial so we are relatively close to having this available. it is not a matter of yea rs, available. it is not a matter of years, hopefully six, 12, 24 months. and looking ahead, would there come a point where there would be resista nce a point where there would be resistance to these antibiotics?” think yes, sadly. every antibiotic that has ever been used since the first use of penicillin, resistance has developed but in different

amounts. for some academic and it is not a big issue but particularly for the likes of e. coli in our gut, resista nce the likes of e. coli in our gut, resistance is a really big issue and we are short of agents at the moment. stay with us because i am pleased to say we have been able to connect with doctor hamed khan. we we re connect with doctor hamed khan. we were talking with peter about one of the great things about this and operatic, the new one, is that it could get us out of the pickle we are in with this resistance which has been down to being overprescribed by gps in a lot of cases. is that fair criticism? in short, no, idon't cases. is that fair criticism? in short, no, i don't think it is. that is difficult for us to have the sort of conversations that we need to have with our patients in the structure of general practice currently where we have ten minute consultations and within that we have an impossible job. we have to ta ke have an impossible job. we have to

take histories from our patients, carry out a physical examination is on them, we had to devise a plan of management. we have to agree that with the patient. we do various other administrative things and so on. we are very time pressured and we deal with all specialties, with all age groups, and we deal with all specialties, with allage groups, and it we deal with all specialties, with all age groups, and it is an impossible task within ten minutes to have the sort of conversations we need to have with patients to not just decline antibiotics when they are unnecessary but also to educate them on why we are doing that so we can change the behaviour and the underlying health beliefs and thought processes of our patients. so do you think patients are can be an macro demonic and which automatically come in asking for antibiotics? —— too demanding.” think people have this instinct that if you have a cough or a cold it is

likely to be caused by a bug and therefore the treatment for that is an antibiotic to get rid of it and i understand where that comes from. what we need to work on is patient education, to make the population at large appreciate that the bugs causing these infections are viruses and antibiotics do not work on them, they don't get rid of viruses. any impact that patients might feel from antibiotics with viruses is purely coincidental. i think that is a job notjust for gps coincidental. i think that is a job not just for gps but coincidental. i think that is a job notjust for gps but it is something we all need to take responsible at the forbes and i think public health have a big role to play in it. i think patient bodies have a big role to play, it all does, it need a multilateral approach based on patient education. thank you for joining us, sorry to cut you off, we are out of time. thank you to be

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