our changing climate: a new report says britain has had more extreme weather over the last ten years than in previous decades. experts say hot days are hotter, and even the coldest days are not as chilly. these changes that we're observing are consistent with our warming climate. so the uk has warmed byjust under a degree in the last sort of 50 years or so. also this lunchtime.... police launch a criminal investigation into allegations of anti—semitic hate crimes within the labour party. if somebody passes us material which they say amounts to a crime, we have a duty to look at that and notjust dismiss it. americans will give their verdict on donald trump's presidency, as they prepare to go to the polls in the mid term elections. disaster in china as a fight between a bus driver and a passenger ends in tragedy. and which famous scientist would you put on the new £50 note?

the bank of england is asking for your suggestions. and coming up on bbc news... leicester's players are right to want to return to play — according to the cardiff city manager neil warnock, whose side face leicester tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain's climate is changing, according to a new report from the met office. it says summer days are getting hotter, with warm spells longer than they used to be and tropical nights more frequent. meanwhile the chilliest days of the year are not as cold as they used to be. the report also says britain has experienced more weather extremes in the last ten years than in previous decades. here's our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath.

while 2018 was an exceptionally warm year a cross while 2018 was an exceptionally warm year across the uk, this new study from the met office suggest that in general britain is now experiencing more one days than in the recent past. the report looks as uk weather data from 1961 to 1990, and compared it with the decade between 2008 and 2017. it found that, on average, the hottest day in average each year of the last ten, was 0.8 degrees warmer than during the earlier period. there's been an even bigger change when it comes to cold weather. the chilliest days and nights are not quite as biting. substantial areas of the uk have on average less than one day per year when the temperature is below zero. met office scientists say we may seek more of these changes in future. we expect to see an increase in certain types of extreme events. heatwaves

and hot spells and warm spells, so i should point out we are particular looking at one spells here across any time of year. these changes we are observing are consistent with oui’ are observing are consistent with ourwarming are observing are consistent with our warming climate, so the uk has warmed by just our warming climate, so the uk has warmed byjust under a degree in the last sort of 50 years or so. while 1976 was one of the most significant heatwaves to hit the uk in the past 50 yea rs, heatwaves to hit the uk in the past 50 years, longer spells of warmer weather have become more common, essentially doubling over the period of the report. one intriguing aspect of the report. one intriguing aspect of the report. one intriguing aspect of the study concerns tropical nights, when the mercury stays above 20 celsius. this year there were two nights in london that went above that mark, but between 1961 and 19905 that mark, but between 1961 and 1990s there were just eight nights that exceeded that temperature. climate scientists say the changes in weather we are seeing the uk are down to global warming, keeping in step the rest of the world. as the world warms, we expect to see more hot stays in summer, more one at nights, the kind of pattern of changes we are seeing, and the uk is

warming roughly in line with the global average so we will see these changes reflecting what's going on in the world as a whole. the report details changes that scientists have recorded, was do their findings chime with the experience of the public? it's getting out of hand. it's getting a lot hotter than it should be, really. and... especially when they are turning round and say it gets hotter in the uk than spain. i'm fortunate to live in a house that's quite cold, but i purchased a fun over the that's quite cold, but i purchased a fun overthe summerand that's quite cold, but i purchased a fun over the summer and all the windows are open, all the doors, and enjoyed the heat. it was great. windows are open, all the doors, and enjoyed the heat. it was great]! not all about heat. the report also found that extremely wet days have increased by 17%. this could have significant implications for flooding across the uk in years to come and mattj come oins us now. so, matt, evidence of quite dramatic climate change here in the uk? that's right. the met office says that's right. the met office says that the extreme weather events there picking up in the data are

consistent with humanity's impact on climate change. the fact they've addedin climate change. the fact they've added in tropical nights as a magic is significant. this is the first time they've done that. it refers to temperatures at night going above 20 degrees. in the 30 years between 96 d1 and 1990, there were only eight of those nights on this year there we re of those nights on this year there were two. of the last ten years there have been four. they believe there have been four. they believe there are increasing and it makes sound like a balmy mediterranean climate going to the uk but it has a dark side because elderly people who suffer particularly during heatwaves look forward to a bit of respite at night. if the number of tropical nights increases, they won't get it on the expectation would be that mortality would increase during the night. thank you. police have begun a criminal investigation into allegations of anti—semitic hate crime within the labour party. it comes after the lbc radio station passed an internal labour party dossier to cressida dick, commissoner of the metropolitan police. our political correspondent ben wright reports. he must have hoped this row had gone

away. any response about the police investigation? good morning, how nice to see you. do you think... good morning, goodbye. after a late labour party dossier detailed 45 cases of alleged anti—semitic hate crimes linked to labour party members, scotland yard is now investigating. we have been assessing some material passed to me ina radio assessing some material passed to me in a radio studio of all things. about two months ago. and we are now investigating some of that material because it appears there may have been crime committed. the met is not investigating the labour party itself, but examples of online anti—semitic abuse which may constitute hate crime. the police is consulting the crown prosecution service. during the summer labour was engulfed in a dispute about its

handling of anti—semitism. in september the party's handling of anti—semitism. in september the pa rty‘s ruling handling of anti—semitism. in september the party's ruling body agreed to adopt in full and international definition of anti—semitism and jeremy corbyn told his party conference he wanted an end to the dispute. the row over anti—semitism has caused immense hurt and anxiety in thejewish community and great dismay in the labour party. i say this to all in the jewish community... applause yeah we are your ally. he said anti—semitism had to be rooted out. we've improved our measures to deal with anti—semitism. i don't want any anti—semite in my party and if they are guilty of a crime we want them investigated and convicting. what had been an internal labour party investigation is now a police matter and the problem of anti—semitism is not going away. the brexit secretary dominic raab is in northern ireland this afternoon for the first time since he was appointed to the role injuly. the question of how to avoid a hard border with the irish republic after brexit has become one of the biggest sticking points in negotiations with the eu.

our ireland correspondent chris page is in the border town of warrenpoint for us. chris, bring us up to date. this is, you could say, the brexit front line. i'm standing in northern ireland. those hills kind the cranes are in the republic and behind me is warrenpoint port, where dominic raab has spent some time this morning. from this port, goods are driven all over the island of ireland. there is no need for them to be checked on the frontier and the question is, will that remain the case after brexit? for business people who dominic raab metz today, the border issueis dominic raab metz today, the border issue is not an abstract political argument, it's a real—life issue, something that affects jobs and livelihoods. it's been a pretty private affair so far, cameras were not allowed to follow mr raab as he was in the dock this morning, leaving the local mp pretty

unimpressed. he has accused the brexit secretary of sneaking into the constituency for a stub. later in the day, dominic raab will meet politicians at stormont, and will discuss with them the state of the brexit talks. you'll hear what they have to say. the sticking point in the negotiations at the moment is over a backstop, an insurance policy which will only kick in if the border can't be kept open as a result of a new trade agreement between the uk and the eu. all sides agree there should be a backstop, they don't agree as to what it should look like. the eu say that under those circumstances northern ireland should in effect remain in the eu and the customs union. theresa may says that's not acceptable, it could lead to checks between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. still no sign as to how that particular dilemma can be resolved. thank you, chris. the former home secretary amber rudd was let down by her own officials, according to an inquiry into the events leading up to her resignation earlier this year. ms rudd stood down in april, saying she had "inadvertently misled" mps investigating the windrush generation of post—war caribbean migrants.

the report says she lost confidence in her officials and was "not supported as she should have been". two people have been stabbed after an argument broke out between kitchen staff at sony music's headquarters in central london. armed police were called to the incident at a building in kensington at 11 o'clock this morning. the building was evacuated after the violence broke out. one person has been arrested. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, has voiced her support for the senior officer who said police forces are too stretched to deal with issues such as logging hate incidents against women. sara thornton, chair of the national police chiefs council, was criticised by some people for saying police should focus on burglary and violent crime rather than misogyny. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. so, sara thornton's remarks were regarded as controversial, but backing for her from the country's top police officer. yes, and this is all about senior

officers coming out and saying, look, we have to be realistic about what we can do, what we can prioritise and what we can't do at a time when resources are stretched, when we've lost a lot of police officers and staff. cressida dick is saying that for her the priority has a lwa ys saying that for her the priority has always been tackling serious violence. yesterday a 15—year—old boy was stabbed to death in south london and she says you can't increase the scale of the mission by enforcing new laws such as misogyny u nless enforcing new laws such as misogyny unless you provide extra manpower and staffing to deal with that. she said the met has two bogeys on serious offenders and she includes enough people who are responsible for producing and distributing images of child sexual abuse. we do have to prioritise and, you know, as professionals we have to try to work out, what is the best way to deal with the most serious things, and another area that has grown hugely is, you know, viewing indecent images of children.

people find that utterly appalling, it is awful, but i'm afraid we probably all know somebody who does that, so we must do more about the people who are making the images, who are making that happen and who are live streaming and all that kind of thing. we cannot attack all problems from all angles. i think the point cressida dick is trying to make thereby saying we all know someone who looks at child abuse images is that it is so prevalent. there were 23,000 offences reported to police in england and wales in the last year and that although we may not know people who are doing it, there will be someone amongst our circle of family orfriends be someone amongst our circle of family or friends who is doing it, although we may not know about it. it's quite worrying thought. indeed. thank you. in china, an argument between a bus driver and one of his passengers has had disastrous consequences. security camera footage showed the driver being punched by a woman when he refused to stop the bus in chongqing in the south

west of the country. the driver then lost control of the bus and it plunged into the yangtze river. it's feared all fifteen people on board were killed. from china, our correspondent stephen mcdonnell reports — and a warning you may find some of the footage upsetting. a passenger fighting with a driver in south—western china has led to a tragic accident with all on board thought to have been killed. she became angry when he wouldn't stop and started attacking him, hitting the driver in the head with her phone. the bus swerved, struck an oncoming car, burst through a guard rail and plunged into the yangtze river. there were 15 people on the bus including the driver. 13 bodies have been recovered, but there are not expected to be any survivors. the yangtze's powerful currents and poor visibility have hampered efforts by diving teams to find the last two passengers. police in chongqing investigating the incident from last sunday

released video footage from the black box recorder. it has shocked many in china who, while used to seeing outbursts in public, are not accustomed to them leading to such a terrible result. steven mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. our top story this lunchtime: the met office say britain's climate is changing, with hot days getting hotter and longer warm spells. and coming up — why usain's bolt‘s dream of becoming a professional footballer is on hold. coming up on bbc news... gymnast max whitlock aims to become the first british gymnast to win three consecutive world titles when he competes in the pommell at the world championships in doha this afternoon. in a few days' time, millions of voters across the united states

will have their biggest say yet on the donald trump's presidency. the midterm elections on tuesday will see americans casting their ballot for members of congress and state governors. the president himself is travelling around the countrying the president himself is travelling around the country, rallying republican support. last night, he was in missouri, which is expected to be a very tight race. he urged voters to throw out their democratic senator. philippa thomas is in st louis for us this lunchtime. thank you. welcome to st louis. this isa thank you. welcome to st louis. this is a state which is traditionally pretty balanced between republican and democrat, but it went for donald trump by 18.5% two years ago and now the candidate for the key senate seat is saying a vote forjosh holly isa seat is saying a vote forjosh holly is a vote for presidentjohn. tying himself really tightly to the man in

the white house. that is causing problems for the democratic incumbent. we've been following the race. democrat claire mccaskill needs all the help she can get. donald trump secured an easy victory in missouri. although no one here wants to name him, he is still defining the agenda. the very character of our country is on the ballot this time round. we have some doors to knock, we have some phone calls to make... fighting in trump country, mcaskill defines herself as a moderate, not liberal. that may not be enough to save her. we have got to get outside our comfort zone. we have got to talk to people we have never talked to before. which is why this first—time democratic candidate is putting in the hours to get out the vote. hi, there, i'm your democratic candidate for missouri. this voter says she is backing

claire mcaskill, but patrice agrees the senator isn't taking anything for granted. no she is not and nor should she. she is at this moment in time not a slam dunk for re—election. she has found it matters here to be a candidate conservatives can warm to. i am a gun owner. men love to talk about guns and weapons and i do too. they like to talk about circumstances that i have been involved in as a police officer and i do too. there has been a surge of new voters registering in this county, saint charles, but they don't have to say for which party and canvassing customers at this vintage car dealers i found many still driven by enthusiasm for mr trump. you were also nodding that you think energy is up for the conservatives? i think so and i think that the kavanaugh confirmation had a lot to do with that.

where they are are just dragging him through the swamp and the sewers, trying to belittle him, the guy was kind of qualified. i agree with trump on some things, some things i don't. he could stay off the twitter a little bit but at least you know how he feels about the subject. mcaskill or hawley? i have to go with hawley. local republican activists are not alone in trying to boost josh hawley‘s chances. isn't it an incredible honour to have president donald trump in missouri? it's amazing. the president will be back on monday, making this his last stop before election day, confident that he has the power to help republicans harvest those final, vital votes. let's ta ke let's take you sound a little

because my colleague chris butler has been travelling the nation this week, taking the pulse of the nation and he is in memphis, tennessee today, and asking what women make of president trump in the run—up to these elections. president trump in the run—up to these elections. memphis might call itself home to the blues and the birthplace of rock'n'roll but there's not much harmony here thanks to america's mid—term elections. # those who've seen us # knows there's not a thing to come between us...# the singing frazier sisters are proud republicans in tennessee, a state which has become an unexpected battle ground and following some of the controversial comments made by donald trump about women, female voters are having to consider whether he is the man for them. # said that, don't come between me and my man. # said that, don't come between me and my man. i think a lot of the women who don't like him are not hearing what i'm hearing.

maybe he is just kind of too aggressive for them or something. the allegations about affairs, the comments about where he might grab some women. those are things that...that aren't really presidential, are they? they're not, but he wasn't the president then and, you know, i feel like he's not being respected for what he has accomplished. but polls that suggest that many women aren't impressed by donald trump are clearly playing on his mind. we did very well with women. trump calls women beautiful. you're beautiful, you are beautiful, beautiful. i think women like me more now than they did two years ago. not every woman is prepared to return those compliments. i guess as a businessman he's good for the country but he's very disrespectful and i think he's kind of like a loose cannon. he will call women fat, ugly, use really demeaning words. a woman has never represented

tennessee in the us senate but that could change this time around. the republican candidate is female and in a straight fight between a man and a woman, you might expect female voters to fall in behind her, but it's not that simple, and that's because there's a little bad blood. the singer taylor swift blasted marsha blackburn over her voting record on minority and women's rights. as a result, she says she's fighting for the democrats and their male candidate, phil bredesen. it's not about the fact that she is a woman, it's really about the policies so we are looking for women's candidates who would advocate for equality and the fact that they happen to be a woman is sort of an added benefit, they are going to bring an extra perspective, their unique perspective. there has been a lot of noise during this election campaign. only next week will it become clear who america's voters

have been listening to. in these last few days we have reached the point where campaigners are talking about get out the vote, whether you are talking about missouri or tennessee or any other state and one of the big questions we have seen are both chris and i, in the last few days is president trump enthusing more voters, or are more voters being turned off by the man, his politics and by his personal style? we will find out on tuesday night. philippa thomas reporting from saint louis. philippa thomas reporting from saint louis. air accident investigators have removed the wreckage of the helicopter which crashed next to leicester city's stadium last weekend. it's been taken to a specialist facility in hampshire, where a more detailed examination will take place. the club's owner died along with two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger

when the aircraft came down just after taking off from the king power stadium on saturday. the public are being asked to nominate which famous scientist they think should be on the new 50 pound note. the bank of england's governor mark carney will make the final decision and announce it next year. the new 50 pound note will be made of plastic polymer, and replace the current paper note. simon gompertz reports. the clue to who is going to be on the new £50 note is in way on the new £50 note is in where the appeal for names is being launched, in london's science museum. the field we selected on the advice of the advisory panel is science. as has always been the case, the bank will not represent living people or fictional characters on our banknotes, so i'm afraid time lords of whatever

gender are ineligible. hello there, charles. have you heard the news? what news, charles? charles darwin and sir isaac newton are helping with the launch. you will never guess, the theme is... love island ? but who does the public think should be chosen? stephen hawking. stephen hawking? yes, that's a good one. it would be a good note with a black hole on it. there is ada lovelace always. the first computer. the mathematician. stephen hawking has passed away, so stephen hawking. so you would expect stephen hawking on the list somewhere, also perhaps the computer pioneer alan turing, the wartime code breaker. and how about mathematician ada lovelace who worked on an early form of computing? or rosalind franklin who played a key part in finding the structure of dna. there are two men on the current £50

note, the engineers bolton and watt, and there will be plenty of people arguing that the men have had their turn, it's time to see a female scientist on the new 50. that could weigh on the mind of this tv science star who will help draw up a shortlist. it would be a very powerful thing and if that is the way the public vote, that will be wonderful. but it doesn't matter which way they vote. we are throwing it open to the public, we want them to nominate the great and the good and the unsung heroes. the signature on the new plastic 50 is likely to be from the bank of england's sarah john. i am only the 33rd chief cashier so there are only 33 people who have had their signature on the back of england banknotes and it is a great honour, a great privilege and i can't wait. even if you don't think you will have a much need for cash in 50s, you will care whose face is on the new ones. they will not be issued for at least another couple of years, but you have six weeks only

to get your names of scientists in. simon gompertz, bbc news, at the science museum. there you are, get thinking. he may have been the fastest man on the planet, but usain bolt‘s dream of becoming a professional football player has hit the buffers. the olympic sprint champion was on trial with the australian football club ‘central coast mariners', but he's now leaving after contract talks failed. our correspondent phil mercer reports. this is probably the end of usain bolt‘s football fairy tale in australia. it appears to be money, not ability, that's forced the olympic champion to leave the central coast mariners. the club had offered the jamaican legend a contract that was well below his reported wage demands of more than £1.5 million. third—party sponsorship couldn't be found, and the mariners, who finished bottom of australia's a—league last season, have thanked bolt for his dedication. it was great to see usain

grow so much with us. we said before he came that we knew that he was going to be a fast learner, and he showed that, and the goals that he scored at campbelltown will go down in history, and he's got that to take around the world and to leave as a real credit to his football ability. his ability, though, has been under intense scrutiny. the former republic of ireland striker andy keogh, who plays for perth glory, said the former sprinter‘s first touch was like a trampoline, and he would never make it as a footballer. his box office appeal, however, is beyond doubt. a crowd of almost 10,000 people turned out to watch bolt in a pre—season friendly for the mariners. a year ago, a similarfixture attracted just a few hundred fans. it's unclear if he'll be given an opportunity at another australian club. in october, bolt turned down a two—year deal with maltese champions valletta fc. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.

the shale gas company cuadrilla has said it has seen the first natural gas flow at its site in lancashire, since it began fracking operations there just over two weeks ago. the company says it is a good early indication of the gas potential of the site in preston new road. the project has been controversial and work had to be suspended recently because of minor earthquakes. campaigners against fracking continued to raise concerns about its potential impact on the environment. its potential impact on the environment. rugby‘s autumn internationals get under way this weekend with all sides using it as a warm—up for the world cup next year. wales play host to scotland in cardiff, ireland are at home to italy and england face south africa. england coach eddiejones has downplayed the importance of the next couple of games, suggesting his side don't need to win any of their autumn internationals. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at twickenham.

england are here at twickenham for a home match tomorrow against south africa. it starts their sequence of autumn internationals, but they have spent the week preparing in portugal. that was not just about the weather, they had sunshine and showers over there. there is a general sense of acclimatisation. if you train in one place, you get on a plane and play a match in another, that is similar to what england will do in the world cup next autumn. and they are looking for any advantage they can gather because remember england in their last six internationals have lost five, that once dominant feel. and the coach eddiejones has been severely diluted. and there are these days two captains in the starting 15. dylan hartley and owen farrell. do you think our two captains can be better than one? i don't see why not. it is probably a little less stuff off the field to do because you are splitting it.

and more time to think about what is most important for us, which is the team both on and off the field, so i think it can be a good thing in that respect. now, elsewhere on saturday, tomorrow scotland and wales away from the southern hemisphere, the teams play each other in a match which welsh coach warren gatland assurers are certainly will not be friendly. meanwhile, ireland, the highest ranked european rugby team take the rugby message to the united states, playing italy in chicago. where novembers i am told i very rarely mediterranean. and we can look at the weather now for the weekend forecast will here's darren bett.