you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham, and these are the main stories this morning: 11 people are killed and others injured after a gunman opens fire in a nightclub in california. i was on the dance floor and i heard the gunshots, so i looked back and then i... all of a sudden, everyone screamed, "get down!" prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words, he's "not that stupid" to meddle. on the eve of his 70th birthday, he tells a bbc documentary it was worth taking a risk to set up the prince's trust to help disadvantaged young people. if it didn't work, it didn't work. but it was worth trying with the most difficult ones, the ones you find the hardest to reach in society. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. the paraplegic man who dragged himself through luton airport drops his legal action, as the airport improves facilities. good morning.

welcome to bbc newsroom live. iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. i amjoanna gosling. let's i am joanna gosling. let's take you straight to california. police in california say at least 11 people have been killed in a shooting at a crowded bar. police were called to the scene in the residential area of thousand oaks — just outside los angeles — just after 11 o'clock local time. officials say the gunman is dead, but have given no further details. eyewitness accounts say at least 30 shots were fired at a country and western dance venue. let's go live to california, where local authorities are giving a briefing. i have been a cop for 41 years and i never thought i would say the things around the country that would

happen, but i've learned it doesn't matter what community you are income it doesn't matter how safe your community is, it can happen anywhere, because obviously for someone anywhere, because obviously for someone to do this they have to have someone to do this they have to have some sort of mental illness, and sadly we have people with mental illness all over the country. were there any threats to anyone at the bar, any kind of indication this might happen? we have no information about that at all, but again we are very early on in the investigation. do you know what happened, the gunmen went inside and shot the security guard and started shooting, is that what happened? we actually don't know. i mean, we are interviewing multiple witnesses, but we haven't got everything together yet to really put that timeline together, and we will certainly provide that as soon as we can get something. you know, it is so tragic, and

losing run, we go to the gym together, we work out together, is horrific and terrible —— losing ron, but they're also the parents of those other 11 victims in there, and there are parents wondering, oh my gosh, was one of my children in there, or was it my sister my brother? there is no way to describe this, it saddens us all and it tears at our hearts and emotions, as it showed, and if we ever get to the point where it doesn't then there is something wrong with us. actually it changed for us after columbine coming years and years ago, and we train with our fire department for active shooting, and oui’ department for active shooting, and our officers know when you get to a scene and there is to view, or even just one of you, and there is

shooting going on, you go in, that isa shooting going on, you go in, that is a change from what it used to be. we work so well in our county. when they made entry the second time tonight, there were many offers is, eve ryo ne tonight, there were many offers is, everyone comes together to solve the problem. —— officers. everyone comes together to solve the problem. -- officers. from the moment first contact was made by base and then the second contact was made by base, what was the timeline? the timeframe, the first deputies arrived on scene at 1122. they made entry approximately four minutes later, that is when the sergeant was shot. i don't have the exact timeline, probably close to 15 minutes. they regrouped, got additional officers and went back in. there were people hiding in rest rooms, in attics. i have no idea.

none that i know of, but certainly when we find out who the suspect is, we will go to his location and work with our bureau partners, but at this time there is no one i know of. right now, as far as we know, there was only one handgun, but that could certainly change as we do a more current —— thorough search. the suspect was down with a gunshot wound when they officers went into the building, yes. the deputy were shot by the suspect after? we don't know who shot the deputy. we don't

know who shot the deputy. we don't know who shot anybody at this point. can you describe the suspect?” probably shouldn't comment on that at this time. even just an age? it would be a total guess. it's a horrific scene in there, there is blood everywhere, and the suspect is pa rt blood everywhere, and the suspect is part of that, and i didn't want to get that close and disturbed the scene and possiblyjeopardise the investigation. i'm sorry, i can't hear you. excuse me, they are being interviewed by investigators, i honestly don't know what they said at this point. i wanted to get information as soon as we could to

you and we will continue to follow up. i have no idea what happened inside there. anything else? i've met with them and talk with them. we've spent time, imho we talk to them before we release a name. when can we get another update ? release a name. when can we get another update? i would say, an hour, how and a half may be. i don't wa nt hour, how and a half may be. i don't want you to waste your time and come up want you to waste your time and come up and not have anything. if we can get information about what the witnesses said inside or any additional on the suspect, we will have our people that you know but i don't want to waste your time by bringing you up if we don't have

anything new. that is sheriff jeff dean updating reporters on the latest on that shooting in california in thousand oaks, which isa california in thousand oaks, which is a suburb in los angeles. a man walked into a bar in that area of southern california, a bar and restau ra nt, southern california, a bar and restaurant, and started shooting. police have said 11 people have been killed, including the gunmen, and a police officer who died later of his injuries. the description there from jeff dean of a horrific scene inside that bar. the prince of wales has made it clear he will keep his views on controversial issues to himself once he becomes king. he told a bbc documentary to mark his 70th birthday that he understands the limitations which apply to a monarch, and promised not to meddle, saying he wasn't "that stupid". he said the idea that he would continue making public interventions on topics when he is king was "nonsense".

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. he was four when his mother became queen and he became heir to the throne. he's now a few days from his 70th birthday, and taking on a greater share of his mother's duties. quietly, the transition to charles's reign is under way. his destiny will come. he's always known it's going to come. and i don't think it does weigh on his shoulders at all. as prince of wales, he's made it his business to try to make a difference. he's spoken out about the environment, and set up the prince's trust. he overcame initial doubts. the trust has now helped nearly a million young people. i kept saying, i want to be able to take risks, so that if it didn't work, it didn't work. but it was worth trying with the most difficult ones, the ones you find are hardest to reach in society. sometimes, his passionate commitment to things like the environment have raised doubts about his suitability for the throne. in short, will charles be a monarch who meddles?

for the first time publicly, charles gives a clear answer. he says such suggestions are "nonsense". he tells the programme he understands entirely what's required of a monarch. "you must operate within the constitutional parameters", he says. and nicholas is here now. so he is not going to be a campaigning king, he says? he is going to recognise and abide by the constitutional parameters, and that is the significant thing about what he says in this documentary tonight. he has privately made it known to friends and officials for years, we are told, that of course he recognises that as king he must function in quite a different way to how he has functioned as prince of wales, but he has always balked at saying that publicly and explicitly, and he has or has said he didn't wa nt to and he has or has said he didn't want to talk about becoming king and being king, because that might seem disrespecting to his mother. but i

think it is part of what we are now seeing, the transition to a new rain, whenever it may come, that he now feels that it is necessary and appropriate to say explicitly that he does recognise where the line is beyond which he cannot go as monarch, and he said that very clearly, and he's pressed in this programme tonight, he has said that his so—called meddling as prince of wales, he regards that is motivating people to take an interest in subjects like inner cities and the environment, but he does say quite clearly that it is a nonsense that he would attempt to continue such interventions as king. so this is obviously to mark his 70th birthday, but is there a significant beyond that in the timing, when you talk about transition? there is, yes, i mean, it is just recognising we are lucky, that his mother is in in her 93rd year, the inevitable is

approaching, however many years it may be. and i think there will be some relief, both in whitehall that he has now said this so explicitly and publicly, thus, he would hope, removing concerns about his performance as king. will he be a meddling moniker? well, he said i won't be. i would think there could be quite a lot of relief also in buckingham palace that he has finally come out and said this, and made it clear that he will perform as monarch according to the constitutional parameters. now that does not rule him out making private points to his prime minister, because under our constitutional conventions, the monarchy is entitled to be consulted, to warn and encourage. so he can still do that but he will have to do it privately. thank you very much, nick. a paraplegic athlete has decided to drop his legal action

against luton airport after it acquired ten self—propelling wheelchairs for disabled passengers. justin levene dragged himself across the floor of the airport after his self—propelling wheelchair was lost. he refused the offer of manual wheelchair, which someone else would need to push, saying it compromised his independence. mr levene explained his decision to suspend legal action. this all happened last year. when i arrived at the airport it became apparent that my wheelchair had been lost. when i was asking for a self—propelled chair for me to use, they didn't have any in the airport and they had no suitable alternatives. this has been one of the misconceptions. that what they offered me wasn't actually a wheelchair. it was closer to a desk chair than anything else. when i refused that and they didn't have any alternatives, that is when i had to crawl through the airport to make my way outside. the incident itself happened in august of 2017. immediately afterwards, did you complain at the time? did you make your feelings known at the time and what has been going on between now and then? for the last year i've been in contact with luton and i very quietly and politely have been petitioning for a change in policy because that has been the most

important thing out of all of this, making sure there are the proper provisions in place so if something like this does happen, because of course mistakes can occur, but the most important thing is that when they do happen, they are owned up to and are learned from. i have been trying to make sure that they change their policy for the better to have more a inclusive facility at the airport. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, has been following this story for the past few months, and joins me now. we can see the pictures of him. it has led to change come him shuffling along the floor in that very graphic way, it got a lot of attention. along the floor in that very graphic way, it got a lot of attentionm got a huge amount of attention, particularly on social media. we ran this story on friday. following our story, luton airport has now confirmed that it has ten of these self propelling wheelchairs. what are they? injustin's case, these

are they? injustin's case, these are chairs you can move yourself. this story really is about independence. it really is, if you like most second wave of thinking on disability issues. is it sufficient for a service provider like an airport to make some provision for disabled people, even if that provision doesn't allow them to retain their independence? what is right, what is appropriate? that is theissue right, what is appropriate? that is the issue at the heart of the story, but as i say, luton have now confirmed that they have in place ten self—propelled chairs, permanently in place and they also have alone replacement system so if a chair becomes lost or damaged, then they will loan a chair full of bashar lakra free of charge to someone bashar lakra free of charge to someone going through the airport, but the critical thing is they now have these chairs, which will enable people who can propel themselves to propel themselves, and to retain their independence in doing so. so he's dropping his legal action, he has shone a light on the situation there. is it likely to lead to

change elsewhere or have others already been aware of this? we highlighted last week that a very significant number of airports in the uk and internationally to have self propelling wheelchairs. justin says this is the first time he has encountered this problem, even at small airport he has been able to find a self propelling chair or a motorised buggy, which luton do not have. so this was a unique situation, as far as he is concerned. he is delighted with this outcome, he hasn't been contacted directly by luton, he has learned through the bbc that they now have these measures in place but if these measures are in place, he is delighted and happy to drop his legal action. thank you. the headlines on bbc news: 12 people including a police officer are killed after a gunman opens fire in a nightclub in california. prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words, he's "not that stupid" to meddle. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria,

as toshiba withdraws from the project. in sport, england declare with a lead of 461 on day three of the first test with sri lanka in goal. keatonjennings made first test with sri lanka in goal. keaton jennings made his first test with sri lanka in goal. keatonjennings made his second test century to putjoe root‘s side in a commanding position. music tojose mourinho's is, as his manchester united side win with two late goals againstjuventus in the champions league. and uefa said they could introduce var in the champions league, after raheem sterling was awarded a penalty after tripping up. more on those stories at around half past, see you then. democrats in the united states have criticised president trump, after he sacked his most senior lawyer, the attorney

general, jeff sessions. the two had repeatedly clashed over the inquiry into russian interference in the 2016 election. meanwhile, the white house has suspended the press pass of cnn journalist, jim acosta, who was described by the president as a "rude, terrible person" at a news conference following the midterm elections. from washington, our correspondent chris buckler reports. jeff sessions was given a long round of applause by colleagues as he left the department ofjustice for the final time. he had been given thejob of attorney general in return for the loyalty and support he had shown donald trump. but his resignation letter made clear that he had been unceremoniously fired by a president who had long since lost faith in him. make america great again! mr trump never forgavejeff sessions for recusing himself from overseeing the investigation taking place into allegations of russian interference and collusion in the 2016 presidential election. democrats and even some republicans fear that the president is trying to bring an end to the enquiry, which is led by the special counsel, robert mueller. it would create a constitutional

crisis if this were a prelude to ending or greatly limiting the mueller investigation. i think it was a great victory... mr trump appears to be on the defensive, having lost the house of representatives to the democrats in the mid—term elections. but if he's trying to fight back, it's journalists who've got caught in the crossfire. that's enough. pardon me, ma'am... that's enough. the president ended up at a news conference in a furious row with a cnn correspondent, jim acosta. that's enough. put down the mic. are you worried about indictments coming down in this investigation? i tell you what, cnn should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. you are a rude, terrible person. you shouldn't be working for cnn. the white house has called this unacceptable behaviour and claimed that he placed his hands on the intern who was trying to take his microphone away.

cnn say that's a lie and are standing by their reporter. this isjim acosta. i am in front of the white house. a secret service officer is asking for my hard pass. butjim acosta's press credentials have been suspended indefinitely, and last night he was refused access to the white house. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. plans for a new nuclear energy plant in cumbria have been dealt a serious blow. the japanese firm toshiba has confirmed that it is closing down a subsidiary it set up to oversee the project. attempts to find a buyer for the business, called nugen, have failed. the move puts at risk uk plans to divest away from fossil fuels and move towards a low carbon economy. service announcement today by toshiba was very much expected, the board of directors recommending to

liquidate nugen. it was expected because it has been unable to sell the company. last year, this date back to 2017, when toshiba was met north american company went bankrupt with a debt of £10 billion, linked to nuclear power plants in the united states. after that, toshiba decided it was going to get out new nuclear power completely, and it nugen up for sale. it was in negotiation for many months with a korean state run company called capco, they then pulled out in the summer “— capco, they then pulled out in the summer —— kepco. because of that there is no buyer. therefore toshiba has decided to liquidate the company. what impact this will have on the future? well, it is still possible the korean company may be interested in taking over the project, but if it doesn't, this is a large chunk of the government's

new nuclear strategy. the moorside power plant was going to produce about 3.4 gigawatts of electricity, about 3.4 gigawatts of electricity, a big plant. if you look for example today, energy consumption today in the uk, i've just today, energy consumption today in the uk, i'vejust checked, it's about 37 gigawatts of electricity being produced at the moment, so 3.4 gigawatts, that's about getting onto 10% of daily consumption in the uk from this one nuclear power plant. if that nuclear power plant doesn't exist, that energy will have to come from somewhere else, either renewa bles from somewhere else, either renewables or more likely gas or coal. the foreign secretary has met with french officials this morning and said he felt confident a brexit deal would soon be reached — but expecting that within the next seven days was ‘probably pushing it'. he also said the uk government wasn't trying to ‘have our cake and eat it'. our political correspondent, iain watson, is outside the cabinet office.

so drip, drip on what we might expect something to happen —— when we might expect. that's right, we seem we might expect. that's right, we seem to be in a bit of a holding pattern, and if you are wondering why i am standing here, this is the building where government ministers could go in and read the withdrawal agreement from the european union as it currently stands, 95% of it, a huge document, i'm told, but it is missing that crucial final chapter. that is like someone has read that out at the moment. that is the bit we are talking about, the backstop, the way of avoiding a hard border in ireland, which is busily the most controversial aspect of this. some ministers to have a cabinet meeting today to discuss it but they have been two issues which have in effect prevent that from happening. first of all, the cabinet has yet to resolve if we go into a backstop and avoid a hard border in northern ireland, how do we come back out ain? ireland, how do we come back out again? would this be done unilaterally by the british government or does it have to be done by mutual consent? there is a

feeling brussels will only agree to mutual consent. the cabinet don't seem mutual consent. the cabinet don't seem to be there yet. the second issueis seem to be there yet. the second issue is whether they ought to be legal advice in full provided by the cabinet or whether that legal advice as many people including the dup, the government's partners if you like, are calling for, should that be made public? those issues have yet to be resolved. jeremy hunt speaking in france in the past hour says it is a matter for the speaking in france in the past hour says it is a matterfor the prime minister whether legal advice would be given in full or published but from his point of view they said they were getting very good advice from the attorney general. he was also asked how likely it was that we would see a brexit deal in the next week. while he was confident there would be a deal, he thought that timescale was a little ambitious. i think seven days is probably pushing it, but i'm optimistic. but i am optimistic that there will be a brexit deal, but i wouldn't want to be drawn on a specific timescale. so the prime minister will be in

prime minister today speaking to nato leaders at an armistice event in france, so we are not likely to see a cabinet meeting before the end of this week. the question is whether the cabinet can reach agreement earlier this week —— early next week for a deal to be unlocked. another problem has emerged to threaten the chances of a brexit deal — and this time it's to do with legal advice. theresa may is under mounting pressure from her own mps and some cabinet ministers to publish the advice she's been getting from her team of legal advisers regarding her brexit plan. speaking earlier to the today programme, the former brexit minister david davis said it's important that all details are published. what we must see is the complete legal advice. not a summary, you know, not something whichjust glides and glosses over all of the difficult issues, but the actual legal advice. after all, the attorney general is there to serve the country, at the end of the day, notjust serve the government. but he should provide the advice to the people

who will make the decision. normally, that's the cabinet. as chris said, the ministerial rules say the cabinet should have all the information possible. there's no argument whatsoever on convention or common sense or tactics to withhold it from the cabinet, and in my view, either to withhold it from parliament as well. david davis. women who smoke put themselves more at risk of having a heart attack than men who smoke a similar number of cigarettes. a new study by researchers at oxford university also found that women in the uk with high blood pressure or diabetes also increase their chances of a heart attack compared to men. the researchers said women should receive the same treatments as men and be offered support to stop smoking. we can now talk to our health correspondent, philippa roxby. this is really interesting, philip. before we talk about the whys, tell us before we talk about the whys, tell us what is the situation with

women's chris competitor men —— philip. allan there is an interesting study of nearly half a million uk adults, and it found that women who smoke, who have diabetes, both type one and type two, increase their risk of a heart attack than men faced with the same risks, who also have high blood pressure. men are still three times more likely to have a heart attack at any point in their lives, but this study suggests there are certain risk factors that have a great impact on women. so, for example, smoking, a female who smokes increases their risk of a heart attack by three times, compared to someone who doesn't smoke. but in men that risk is only doubled. so you can see there are certain things that increase women's risk slightly, and research say that is really important for women to know and for doctors to know too. important to know, but do they know why it is the case? they say they are not clear about that yet but they have some theories. there may be biological reasons, women's

bodies may react differently to diseases and smoke inhalation. they also say that it may be a case that women actually get poorer treatment and care from doctors, because they are not aware of the risks, and also women may be less aware themselves of the risks and less likely to pick up of the risks and less likely to pick up on heart attacks and heart problems, so it could be a combination of biological reasons and social reasons. as you say, because men are three times more likely than women to have heart attacks than men, there is a possession it is not these same health risk for women as it is for men. “ a health risk for women as it is for men. -- a perception. but these riches said it is very keen to stress that women should be aware of these risks. that is another reason to keep healthy, to quit smoking and to keep healthy, to quit smoking and to eat all the right things, which are important for men and women. thank you very much, philip. we will talk about that later —— philip r. we have had quite a few showers

around this morning, it has given us some lovely rainbows, but what central and eastern areas, mostly dry, with some sunshine just like this weather watcher photo, east sussex lovely autumn colours. it will stay dry for much of eastern england, but the south—west of scotland, is to northern ireland, west wales and of cornwall, it will be quite wet through the afternoon, some heavy rain at times. that will not move very far. maximum temperatures still into the mild category, about 11 to 15, even 16 degrees in the south—east. tonight that will increase for a time, it will clear perhaps from south—west england and across wales, becoming more showery here. some clear skies towards eastern areas and across northern ireland, temperatures down to five to 7 degrees. friday, the wind picking up all of us, some gales and western areas and with some heavy rain spreading in as well. hello, this is bbc newsroom live

with joanna gosling. our headlines... 12 people, including a police officer, are killed after a gunman opens fire in a crowded bar in california. the suspect, who we believe was the only suspect, was dead inside. and there were multiple other victims of different levels of injury inside that were rescued from the scene. prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words, he's "not that stupid" to meddle. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. the paraplegic man who dragged himself through luton airport drops his legal action, as the airport improves facilities. sport now, and here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre.

thanks, joanne, good morning. england are on top and in control of the first test with sri lanka after declaring in galle, a century from opener keatonjennings had given them a mammouth 461 run lead. jennings, who's place was in question after his perormances this summer, hit his second test century — his first also came in the sub continent agaisnt india two years ago. ben stokes also contributed — making a half century before falling for 62. one more wicket fell before declaring. jos buttler for 35 following a superb piece of fielding. what a catch that was! england had made 342 in theirfirst innings. they're on course for victory, bearing in mind the highest run chase at galle is 99. var technology could be used in the champions league this season, with uefa considering fast—tracking its introduction. after tripping himself up,

raheem sterling was wrongly awarded a penalty last night, increasing calls for the technology, as manchester city beat shakthar donyetsk 6—0. meanwhile, jose mourinho was in the headlines again as he milked manchester united's dramatic late win in front of the juventus crowd. andy swiss reports. just a fortnight ago, manchester united were outclassed byjuventus, so a rematch with cristiano ronaldo and company probably wasn't top of their wish list. and after weathering the first half storm, they fell behind in utterly spectacularfashion. of course, it had to be him — ronaldo with his first—ever champions league goal forjuventus. he's unlikely to score a better one. it seemed all over, until a stunning late turnaround. juan mata's free kick offered a lifeline, and in the final minute a scrambled own goal gave united at 2—1 victory. mourinho's reaction at the end hardly endeared him to the hosts, but this was some victory. meanwhile, manchester city emerged after what's been an uncomfortable few days. newspaper claims they broke european spending rules.

city say it's an attempt to damage their reputation. they had a rather easy ride against shakhtar donetsk, david silva putting city ahead, before one of the most farcical moments you'll ever see. raheem sterling tripping over his own feet. and, guess what? penalty. do you laugh or cry? well, city didn't mind. gabrieljesus making it 2—0. and from there, it was a case from the ridiculous to the sublime, jesus going on to complete a hat—trick, as city cruised to a 6—0 victory. almost into the knockout stage in knockout style. andy swiss, bbc news. leicetser city will wear special commeroative shirts in honoiur of theirformer chairman when they play their first home game at the king power stadium since his detah in a helicopter accident. his name will be emroidered on their tops,

when they play burnley this weekend, fans have planned a tribute march to the ground in his honour. players and officials travelle dto thailand for the funeral attending prayers on sunday and monday, before returning to the uk. rugby league, and tommy makeinson is having a week to remember. last weekend he was the star — scoring a hat—trick of tries as england beat new zealand to secure the series win. now, the st helen's winger‘s been given the sport's golden boot — awarded to the best player in the world. gymnast louis smith has announced his retirement at the age of 29. the two—time olympic silver medallist had planned to return to training in the lead—up to the tokyo olympics. he says he's taking on other exciting opportiunities which includes starring in a musical in february. he competed at three olympic games, and won two further bronze medals the first at beijing in 2008. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. see you then, john, thank you.

let's return now to the news that at least 12 people — including a police officer — have been killed in a shooting at a nightclub in california. police were called to the bar, just north of los angeles, just after 11pm local time. witnesses said dozens of shots were fired at a country and western dance venue. the ventura county sherrif, geoff dean, has been giving an update in the last hour. he explained what investigators know so far. tonight, at 11:20pm, sheriff's 911 received multiple calls of shots being fired at the borderline bar and grill in thousand oaks. our first sheriff's unit arrived on scene three minutes later. there was also two hire patrol officers on scene who had been on a local traffic stop and heard the traffic and responded right away. approximately three minutes later, a hire patrol officer and a sheriff's sergeant made entry into the borderline because they heard shots being fired

and felt there might be additional victims inside. upon going through the front door, the sheriff's sergeant was struck multiple times with gunfire. the hire patrol officer stepped back and secured the perimeter until additional units arrived, and he rescued the sheriff's sergeant out of the line of gunfire. when additional units arrived, including swat personnel, agencies from the police department, the valley police department, the ventura policep department and additional officers from hire patrol, they made entry into the borderline bar and grill, they found 11 victims that had been killed. the suspect, who we believe was the only suspect, was dead inside. and there were multiple other

victims of different levels of injury inside that were rescued from the scene and taken to local hospitals. in addition to the victims inside, and the numbers are upwards of 10—12, additional victims with minor injuries fled the scene on their own and took themselves to local hospitals. we have not identified the suspect yet. our partners from the fbi were on scene almost immediately to help us with identification process and with crime scene processing. we have no idea if there is a terrorism link to this event or not. as you know, these are ongoing investigations, and that information will come out as soon as we are able to determine exactly who the suspect was and what motive he might have had for this horrific event. i'd be happy to answer any

questions you might have. inaudible question. well, the sergeant died at the... the sergeant passed away at the hospital about an hour ago. i only mentioned it might be terrorists, might be terrorists because that's where we all go these days when we have multiple like this and horrific deaths. there is nothing that leads me to believe, or the fbi, that there is any terrorism link here, but we certainly will look at that option. sheriffjeff teeing up dating

reporters on that shooting in california. he was emotional when he confirmed that a police officer also died of his injuries. let's get more on our other main story. the prince of wales has made it clear he will keep his views on controversial issues to himself once he becomes king. when asked whether his public campaigning will go on, he told a bbc documentary, to mark his 70th birthday... rosie millard, chief executive of children & the arts, an organisation supported by prince charles, said she doesn't believe he will step away from his charitable work once he is king. he's been a figurehead and he's been a champion, and, you know, in talking about his convening powers, i've seen this in action and it is remarkable. we held an event on september the 5th this year at the royal albert hall which he and i hosted. he invited people to come and talk

about the issue of the arts and creativity in schools, and to discuss it, really. and he stepped back, he didn't, you know, make any political comments. but the fact that he was there and he invited people meant that the minister for schools was there, the minister for arts, the chairman of the arts council, the head of every single arts body in the nation, practically, was there, and also key teachers, the global teacher of the year. so, in other words, his presence meant that all of these people who were very useful to push the debate forward got up and turned up at 9am to be at the albert hall. nobody would say that allowing small children and young people to go to museums and galleries and see shakespeare is controversial. it is not a controversial thing, it is undeniably a good thing. and if the prince of wales is willing to lead people wishing to have that and enabling

that, that is good. let's look at some of the other children's charities and charities for young people that he is patron of — notably, the prince's trust, which is opening up access and giving inspiration to thousands of young people across the nation to start their own businesses and have a springboard into life. he runs, you know, the royal foundation, the royal drawing school, the prince's institute for teaching, etc, you know, these are things that he really can can do something about, and he has done. i mean, whether it will be quite the same when he's i mean, whether it will be quite the same when he's king, i mean, i'm not sure, but i don't think he's

going to step away from helping these things flourish. mps are calling for a change in the law so that flat owners don't have to foot the bill for replacing unsafe cladding in the wake of the grenfell disaster. more than 350 high—rise residential buildings in england still have the same type of flammable cladding used at grenfell. some leaseholders have been told they may have to pay for it to be changed. david rhodes reports. it's the nightmare that people living in a tower block fear. in february, a fire broke out in this leeds high—rise. we discovered that the cladding on the building is the same as the grenfell tower cladding. i'm pretty angry, because it's taken so long to sort it out and, you know, this is life—threatening. leaseholders like nick in skyline apartments say they have been told they might have to pay for the cladding to be replaced. £10,000 to £20,000 perflat, so i have no idea how i will raise that money, but they are asking for it up front. the company that runs the tower blocks says plans to remove the cladding are being developed and that no final decision about who will pay for the removal has been reached. after grenfell, where 72 people died, building owners were told they needed to check for acm cladding. in october, there were 358 residential buildings in england

where acm was still present, and there are growing calls for the law to be changed so that flat owners or leaseholders don't have to pay. clearly, the money has to be found upfront to replace the cladding, and it needs to be done quickly for reasons of safety. but this absolutely cannot fall on the shoulders of the leaseholders. residents should not be obliged to pay. it should be for those owning the freeholds, owning those buildings, the developers. the association of residential managing agents says that the government should provide interest—free loans to the holders to cover the cost, but many are waiting to discover if they will have to pick up the final bill. a pakistani woman whose sentence for blasphemy has been overturned was released last week. you'll hate and reports. religious hardliners are clear about what they want to happen to asia bibi.

despite being acquitted by pakistan's supreme court, they insist she's guilty and should die. last week, they instigated violent protests, until the government of prime minister imran khan agreed to bar asia bibi from leaving the country. however, some reports say the government has faced down the extremists to ensure her safety. asia bibi, herfull name is aasiya noreen, is a mother of four. she's been living on death row for eight years, ever since she was convicted of blasphemy, following an argument with her neighbours. they accused her of insulting the prophet muhammad, something she has always denied. a member of the country's christian minority, she became a target for pakistan's islamist movement. now, human rights activists want the government to push back. it is not about an individual life at stake, it is all about our constitution being questioned, the religious state being questioned, and the way our insitutions are supposed to function. and the principle of law being questioned. we would not sign for that.

asia bibi has left this prison but her whereabouts are currently unknown. the prime minister's spokesman has said she is still in pakistan, others say she has already left. her case continues to test the limits of the country's democracy. bill hayton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... 12 people including a police officer are killed after a gunman opens—fire in a crowded bar in california. prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words, he's "not that stupid" to meddle. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. i'm victoria fritz. in the business news this morning: toshiba plans to wind up its uk nuclear business after failing to find a buyer. the decision deals a blow to plans for a new nuclear

power station in cumbria. over 100 people had been employed on the moorside nuclear project. the japanese firm said it would start the wind—up process in january. dyson has won in its attempt to overturn eu rules on energy labelling for vacuum cleaners. the uk firm claimed tests to assess the efficiency of vacuum cleaners favoured rivals' models. burberry says its on track to save 100 million this year, in its half year results statement. the boss, marco gobbetti, said the reception of the new creative director's first collection for the house had been "exceptional". a warm summer and lower prices kept the tils ringing at sainsbury‘s in the last six months. the problem, though, with lower prices is that they drag profits right down. in fact, profit before tax is down 40%. why does it matter how sainsbury‘s is doing? well, as the second biggest

retailer in the uk, it has a good handle on how we, as consumers, are behaving — how confident we are feeling, and what we are doing without. let's speak to catherine shuttleworth, the founder and chief executive of savvy marketing. katherine, we can't do without food, so katherine, we can't do without food, so wide of the outlook appear so uncertain for a supermarket? you are right, we've got to read and continue buying food, but we are buying it from more retailers, instead of just buying it from more retailers, instead ofjust chopping with one supermarket most of us are shopping with three or four including the discounters, which most of the shoppers see as supermarkets. there isa shoppers see as supermarkets. there is a lot of pressure on pricing and obtaining competitive nurse for the retailers, leading to a squeeze on profits. on an underlying basis, if used great out the cost of things —— if you strip out the cost of things like the takeover of argos, they seem like the takeover of argos, they seem to be doing all right. does

that suggest that the argos takeover is paying off for them? absolutely, it has been a smart takeover that has allowed them to extend their reach and become a big business. the growth is in the convenience and online, which is the way we are changing to shop. sainsbury is well—placed, they have small stores and an online business which argos has helped to support. the other big thing coming up in the pipeline is the merger with asda. what are the chances it will go through?” the merger with asda. what are the chances it will go through? i think it is very difficult to say what's going to come out of that. as and sainsbury‘s are very positive suggestions, they have put forward a 2596 suggestions, they have put forward a 25% share of the market. one of the things that has got to happen is that has to be consolidation for it to continue to thrive in the uk. we will have to watch and see what will happen in the next few weeks. they are deep into the investigation process , are deep into the investigation process, and both sainsbury‘s and

asda want to be really detailed and they want it to be looked at with a very fine tooth comb and all the details so that at the end of it there is a very clear position for there is a very clear position for the uk market. and you, catherine shuttleworth. that competition and markets authority report we are expecting in january markets authority report we are expecting injanuary of next year. in two other news... samsung are hailing this as the future of smartphones. no, she is not the future of smart things, she is the new chair of tesla! she is taking overfrom elon musk as the chair of the company. you might remember that the regulator, when it comes to america, the sec see, they said that elon musk would have to leave as chairman as part of that settlement following the now in tweet that he was going to ta ke the now in tweet that he was going to take the company private back in august so all the now infamous tweet. oh, i've got all of my stories here, haven't i?! i'm going to wonder if it here. let's talk

about the duke of york. he said this morning that entrepreneurs should continue in gauging with saudi arabia despite the murder last month of the journalist jamal khashoggi. —— conte engaging. he made those comments at the pitch at palace, quite controversial. i'm going to moonwalk back over here. and this is the future of smart things. we talking about a folding screen. unfolded the phone looks like a tablet. when closed, the screen on the other side of the device comes into use. the first development we have really had when it comes to smartphones for quite some time. let's have a look at the markets, who knows what's going to happen?! oh, one screen, lovely! profits at pharmaceutical company astrazeneca fell nearly a third in the nine months to september 30th, hit by higher costs and patent expirations, but higher drug sales prompted renewed optimism. you can see shares up for about 1% at the moment. britain's largest satellite company,

inmarsat, has opened 8% lower — problems in the maritime division are overshadowing strong aviation results. profits at national grid edged down in the first half of the year, hit by storms in the us and the country's recent tax reforms, as well as the return of funds it had been allowed to collect for a project that did not go ahead. and sainsbury‘s shares are about 0.5% on that news —— are up about. quite an exciting business update for you, plenty more after the lunchtime news, see you soon! studio: well handled! all this week, in the run up to the armistice day centenary, here on bbc news we're on a journey along the western front, uncovering stories from the trenches of the first world war. today, our correspondent robert hall is in ypres in france — a key battle point throughout the war. we canjoin him now. robert, over to you. yes, good morning and welcome

to the menin gate behind me here. ypres, this is the town from which so ypres, this is the town from which so many of them marched off to the battlefields just north of the city. the menin gate behind me with that inscription at the top of it under the lion, that struggles that road and it really is a crucial point for many of the visitors who come here. obviously there is the hpm ceremony under it each night. there are thousands of people here from britain, australia and canada looking ahead to the centenary of the armistice this year. many of these people will have had relatives who didn't fight here at all, they fought in other theatres of the first world war. in fact, in 1914, when the first battle of ypres was happening, that is when the ottoman empire, the turkish army, began to move into the middle east. that was

a long—running campaign which lasted into the first world war and a campaign which left a legacy today. my campaign which left a legacy today. my colleague martin patience has been looking at that aspect of the war. in a quiet corner of beirut, a commonwealth war cemetery — testimony to the bitter fighting between the allies and the ottoman empire, which joined the war on germany's side in 1914. the ottoman empire, which was centred on modern—day turkey, ruled supreme in the middle east for centuries. this was once an army barracks for its troops in what is now the lebanese city of tripoli. and for people living here today, the consequences of the first world war are still being felt. a century ago, the most famous battle fought in the region was the gallipoli campaign. allied forces were repulsed by ottoman troops. that defeat meant they were forced

to fight their way through the region — starting in egypt, pushing north through palestine, as it was then known, into modern—day syria and lebanon. lawrence of arabia famously rallied arab tribal forces to attack ottoman supply lines, including blowing up railways. this station in tripoli is more than a century old. it was once one of the arteries stitching together the ottoman empire, but at the end of the first world war, the empire was carved up by the victorious powers, britain and france. and here are the faces of descendants of french—african troops brought to lebanon to fight for the allies. they now live in a rundown area known as the "house of slaves". fatima, now in her late 70s,

told us she knows little of her family history. all of the photographs she had were destroyed during the lebanese civil war. she says she's endured racism throughout her life. translation: i would reply by saying "we are god's creation". they would answer, "but we do not have this complexion in lebanon". so i would say, "i am born as a lebanese, and my identity is stronger than yours". these men died in what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. but a century on, the middle east remains torn by conflict, a consequence of the settlement following world war i, and british forces are still fighting in the region. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. as we look at that shot of the menin gate, it's worth remembering that

legacy here meant re—building of ypres, the whole city was virtually flattened jarring the fighting. people were driven out. when the townspeople came back they said, we need the city back. virtually nothing, from ground level, ypres was rebuilt. the last thing to be added virtually with the menin gate here, straddling that group up to the battlefront. robert, what will happen tomorrow? tomorrow, we move on to the last port of call on this journey up the western front. where actually going to somewhere not as heavily visited as ypres and some of the other locations we've been to. it's the town of newport on the coast, and that is where the race for the sea at the beginning of the war ended, the germans were trying to get to the coast and the british and the allies were trying to stop them, that's where everybody dug in and that is where the belgians opened the floodgates to flood farmland to stop the german advance.

there is another story attached to that, and we will tell you a bit more about that tomorrow. thank you very much, robert. when terry has been paying tribute to those who have died in the wars in the run—up to remembrance sunday. he has been at westminster abbey this morning, and laid a cross of remembrance. just a few days before we will be marking the centenary of the end of world war i. there was a two minutes violence that was held after the last post. this is a field of remembrance that has been in the grounds of westminster abbey every year, opening on the thursday before remembrance sunday since 1928. and thatis remembrance sunday since 1928. and that is the duke of sussex leaving his tribute there. you are watching bbc newsroom live. we say good night of view is now in scotland. so all we say goodbye to viewers now in scotland. let'sjoin simon for a

let's join simon for a weather update. you're watching bbc newsroom live — these are today's main stories: 12 people including a police officer are killed after a gunman opens—fire in a crowded bar in california. i was on the dance floor and i heard the gunshots, so i looked back and then i... all of a sudden, everyone screamed, "get down!" prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words — he's "not that stupid" to meddle. in a bbc documentary marking his 70th birthday, he says it was worth taking a risk to set up the prince's trust to help disadvantaged young people. if it didn't work, it didn't work. but it was worth trying with the most difficult ones, the ones you find the hardest to reach in society. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. the paraplegic man who dragged himself through luton airport drops his legal action

as the airport improves facilities. thousands of residents in england are still living in tower blocks that have unsafe cladding, more than a year after the grenfell fire. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. police in california have confirmed that at least 12 people have been killed after a man opened fire at a crowded bar in a los angeles suburb last night. witnesses reported hearing more than 30 shots at the venue in the thousand oaks area, which was hosting a country music night. an officer who was responding to the incident was killed and officials have also confirmed that the gunman is dead. the ventura county sherrif, geoff dean, has been giving an update.

he explained what investigators know so far. a higher patrol officer and a sheriff's sergeant made entry into the borderline, because they heard shots being fired, and felt there might be additional victims inside. upon going through the front door, the sheriff sergeant was struck multiple times with gunfire. a patrol officer stepped back and secured the perimeter until additional units arrived, and he rescued the sheriff sergeant out of the line of gunfire. when additional units arrived, including swot personnel, the senior valley police department and venture pliskova they made entry line into the borderline bar and grill, they found

11 victims that had been killed. the suspect, who we believe was the only suspect, who we believe was the only suspect, was dead inside, and there we re suspect, was dead inside, and there were multiple other victims of different levels of injury inside that were rescued from the scene and taken to local hospitals. erica sigman was in the bar as the attack unfolded — she's been telling reporters what she saw. once, you know, the shots rang out, and we were hiding under the stalls, there was like a little smoke bomb, my friend actually saw it, because i was under the stools with her, and she saw the smoke bombs start to go off, and you just heard everyone say, run! we went out to the parking lot, tried to get near my car, and i was there with a group of people, very amazing people, luckily two paramedics and an x veteran, thank

god, very fortunate to have them there, because there were two people a little injured. a man who witnessed the shootings spoke to a cbs reporter this morning. he described what happened. i was talking by the far corner with my friend, just normal stuff we do every week, and then i heard loud shots that are not, not a normal thing to hear at a bar. and then looked over and saw the figure and knew exactly what was going on, and all i wanted to do was to get my friends out of there. did you hear him say anything, the suspect?” could not hear anything. he was a tall dark figure with a handgun. all dark clothing and stuff like that. somebody said he was wearing a trench coat. that's very possible. do you have any idea how many shots we nt do you have any idea how many shots went fired? probably a ten to 15 round magazine, something, that's normal. but it wasjust

semiautomatic, as many shots as he could poll, and then when it started to reload, that's women got people out of there and i didn't look back. that as someone who was there as it was unfolding. our correspondent paul adams joins me now with the latest. what is known about the gunmen? everything about this is pretty unclear at the moment, in the words of sheriff geoff dean in his press conference, i don't know who shot anybody, i have no idea what happened inside there. but we can piece together a bit of a picture, the eyewitnesses, including that gentleman wejust the eyewitnesses, including that gentleman we just saw, talking about a tall, six foot two, six foot three individual dressed in dark clothing, carrying it seems a small calibre handgun, not the kind of semiautomatic weapon that is so often associated with these types of shootings, but a small calibre handgun possibly with some kind of laser or light pointing device attached to it. he also described a series of episodes, so a first round

of shots were ten or 15 shots. then while people are trying to smash windows and get out, another burst of sun —— of gunfire. he assumed the police were already in the premises and trying to confront the gunmen. that is why i think the sheriff is unable to say who shot to, because clearly that last burst of gunfire, it sounded pretty chaotic. very early since this all happened, but what have officers said about the lines of enquiry they are following, in terms of motivation for this? none, except that they say they are not currently pursuing any link with terrorism. there was no evidence of the fbi in the press conference that was held a short time ago. they will be on the scene for sure, but this at the moment appears to be the local police dealing with a local shooting by a lone shooter. so it is incredibly early days, links to other individuals may emerge over

time, but that seems to be the pattern that we have at the moment. and it is, let's face it, the most common type of occurrence, type of shooting in america, which is individuals opening fire for no apparent reason. the prince of wales has made it clear he will keep his views on controversial issues to himself once he becomes king. when asked whether his public campaigning will go on, he told a bbc documentary, to mark his 70th birthday: ‘no, it won't. i'm not that stupid. i do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign'. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he was four when his mother became queen and he became heir to the throne.

he's now a few days from his 70th birthday, and taking on a greater share of his mother's duties. quietly, the transition to charles's reign is under way. his destiny will come. he's always known it's going to come. and i don't think it does weigh on his shoulders at all. as prince of wales, he's made it his business to try to make a difference. he's spoken out about the environment, and set up the prince's trust. he overcame initial doubts. the trust has now helped nearly a million young people. i kept saying, i want to be able to take risks, so that if it didn't work, it didn't work. but it was worth trying with the most difficult ones, the ones you find are hardest to reach in society. sometimes, his passionate commitment to things like the environment have raised doubts about his suitability for the throne. in short, will charles be a monarch who meddles? for the first time publicly, charles gives a clear answer. he says such suggestions are "nonsense". he tells the programme he understands entirely what's required of a monarch. "you must operate within the constitutional parameters", he says. democrats in the united states have

criticised president trump, after he sacked his most senior lawyer, the attorney general, jeff sessions. the two had repeatedly clashed over the inquiry into russian interference in the 2016 election. meanwhile, the white house has suspended the press pass of cnn journalist, jim acosta, who was described by the president as a "rude, terrible person" at a news conference following the midterm elections. from washington, our correspondent chris buckler. jeff sessions was given a long round of applause by colleagues as he left the department ofjustice for the final time. he had been given thejob of attorney general in return for the loyalty and support he had shown donald trump. but his resignation letter made clear that he had been unceremoniously fired by a president who had long since lost faith in him. make america great again! mr trump never forgavejeff sessions

for recusing himself from overseeing the investigation taking place into allegations of russian interference and collusion in the 2016 presidential election. democrats and even some republicans fear that the president is trying to bring an end to the enquiry, which is led by the special counsel, robert mueller. it would create a constitutional crisis if this were a prelude to ending or greatly limiting the mueller investigation. i think it was a great victory... mr trump appears to be on the defensive, having lost the house of representatives to the democrats in the mid—term elections. but if he's trying to fight back, it's journalists who've got caught in the crossfire. that's enough. pardon me, ma'am... that's enough. the president ended up at a news conference in a furious row with a cnn correspondent, jim acosta. that's enough. put down the mic. are you worried about indictments coming down in this investigation?

i tell you what, cnn should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. you are a rude, terrible person. you shouldn't be working for cnn. the white house has called this unacceptable behaviour and claimed that he placed his hands on the intern who was trying to take his microphone away. cnn say that's a lie and are standing by their reporter. this isjim acosta. i am in front of the white house. a secret service officer is asking for my hard pass. butjim acosta's press credentials have been suspended indefinitely, and last night he was refused access to the white house. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. we can now speak to philippa thomas who is at the white house for us. philippa, so much to speak about following on from what happened yesterday, but i guess the key question that is great consequence

is what happens to the miller investigation, after the attorney general was fired? yeah, investigation, after the attorney generalwas fired? yeah, and, joanna, putting that in the context of the fact the republicans have lost control of thousands dead representatives, and if the democrats take it over they have the power to start talking about investigations, whether that means trying to pep up the miller investigation, talk about donald trump's tax returns, look further into his family's finances, and you have this sense of a brewing storm of the republicans, the white house in particular, wanting to close that down. so i suppose that is the bigger picture behind the fact that jeff sessions, who has long been criticised by the man to whom he was so criticised by the man to whom he was so loyal during the presidential campaign. jeff sessions has been let 90, campaign. jeff sessions has been let go, he has been asked to resign. matthew whittaker who is standing up in his place, his former chief of staff, is on record as saying he feels robert miller is in danger of overstepping the line, that this investigation must only be about whether russia tried to meddle in

the 2016 elections. and, otherwise, that's news conference yesterday was quite extraordinary. what reaction has there been to that? reaction flying backwards and forwards but you probably know, joanna, it is a run “ you probably know, joanna, it is a run —— long—running feud. jim acosta when he stands up at a donald trump rally, gets quite a lot of abuse, he has been something of a lightning rod for the administration. he said in this conference i am asking you questions about this caravan of migrants, because it was such a big issue during the elections with mr trump warning they were preparing to invade the united states. mr acosta pointed out they are hundreds of miles from the border of the us, and so miles from the border of the us, and so can't really constitute an invasion, certainly not as yet, and he was pushed back about that. and then that incident where the microphone was grappled over. the

language is extraordinary. one of the statements from sarah sanders, the statements from sarah sanders, the press secretary, saying this is an example of cnn's outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women who work for this administration. cnn said in return the prisk secretary lied, provided fraudulent accusations and cited an incident that never happened. thank you, philippa. a paraplegic athlete has decided to drop his legal action against luton airport after it acquired ten self—propelling wheelchairs for disabled passengers. justin levene dragged himself across the floor of the airport after his self—propelling wheelchair was lost. he refused the offer of manual wheelchair, which someone else would need to push, saying it compromised his independence. mr levene explained his decision to suspend legal action. this all happened last year. when i arrived at the airport it became apparent that my wheelchair had been lost. when i was asking for a self—propelled chair for me to use, they didn't have any

in the airport and they had no suitable alternatives. this has been one of the misconceptions. that what they offered me wasn't actually a wheelchair. it was closer to a desk chair than anything else. when i refused that and they didn't have any alternatives, that is when i had to crawl through the airport to make my way outside. the incident itself happened in august of 2017. immediately afterwards, did you complain at the time? did you make your feelings known at the time and what has been going on between now and then? for the last year, i've been in contact with luton, and i very quietly and politely have been petitioning for a change in policy because that has been the most important thing out of all of this, making sure there are the proper provisions in place so if something like this does happen, because of course mistakes can occur, but the most important thing is that when they do happen, they are owned up to and are learned from. i have been trying to make sure that they change their policy for the better to have more a inclusive facility at the airport. it got a huge amount of attention,

particularly on social media. we ran this story on friday. following our story, luton airport has now confirmed that it has ten of these self propelling wheelchairs. what are self—propelled wheelchairs? in justin's case, these are chairs which you can move yourself, and the story really is about independence. it really is if you like second wave of thinking on disability issues. is it sufficient for a service provider like an airport to make some provision for disabled people, even if that provision does not allow them to retain their independence? what is right, what is appropriate? that is the issue at the heart of the story, but luton have confirmed that they now have in place ten self prepared chairs, at their airport, they also have a lone replacement syste m they also have a lone replacement system so that if a chair becomes

lost or damaged, they will loan a chair free of charge to someone going through the airport. but the critical thing is they now have these chairs which will enable people who can propel themselves to propel themselves, and to retain their independence in doing so. so he's dropping his legal action, he has shone a light on the situation there, is it likely to lead to change elsewhere or will other airports have been aware of this already? we highlighted already last week the high level of airports internationally do have self propelling airports. even a small airports, justin has been able to find a self propelling chair or a motorised buggy. luton do not have those. that was a sort of unique situation so far as he is concerned. he is delighted with this outcome, he has not been contacted directly by luton. he has learned through the bbc they now have these measures in place but he is delighted with that,

and if these measures are in place then he is happy to drop his legal action. the headlines on bbc news... 12 people including a police officer are killed after a gunman opens—fire in a crowded bar in california. prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words — he's "not that stupid" to meddle. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. time tojoinjohn time to joinjohn for a sports update. england are in control after declaring in goal, a century from opener keatonjennings as england declared with a lead of 461 runs. he hit his second test century, his first also came in the subcontinent against india two years ago. ben stokes also contributed in the

second innings, making a half—ce ntu ry second innings, making a half—century before falling for 62. one more wicket fell before declaring on 322 for 6— jos buttler went for 35 following a superb piece of fielding — england's lead now 447 — and when you coinsider the highest run chase in galle is 99, it's looking very rosy for england. chris ashton will make his first start for england in more than four years against new zealand this weekend. the sale winger comes in forjack nowell who's been dropped to the bench after saturday's win over south africa. prop ben moon replaces alec hepburn in the front row and flanker sam underhill starts instead of the injured tom curry. there's no place for manu tuilangi in the matchday squad. rugby league — and tommy make—inson is having a week to remember. last weekend he was the star — scoring a hat—trick of tries as england beat new zealand to secure the series win. now the st helen's winger‘s been given the sport's golden boot — awarded to the best player in the world. pretty special, it's not something i thought i was in with a chance

without the start of the night, but even to be nominated was something special, and to come away with it it means so special, and to come away with it it means so is much to me, how much work i have put in. i had my injury troubles, for two years you are out of the game, and you always question yourself, can you come back and reached the pinnacle, which is international rugby? i am safe to say i think i am well on my way there now, and with people around me like my good family and good coaches, club, country, it definitely means a lot. gymnast louis smith has announced his retirement at the age of 29. the two time olympic silver medallist had planned to return to training in the lead up to the tokyo olympics. he says he's taking on other exciting opportiunities which includes starring in a musical in february. he competed at three olympic games — and won two further bronze medals the first at beijing in 2008. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and team news ahead of england's big

autumn international to come, the second of their series against new zealand. it is back to you. thank you, john. plans for a new nuclear energy plant in cumbria have been dealt a serious blow. the japanese firm, toshiba, has confirmed that it is closing down a subsidiary it set up to oversee the project. attempts to find a buyer for the business — called nugen — have failed. the move puts at risk uk plans to move away from fossil fuels and towards a low carbon economy instead. our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has more. so this announcement today by toshiba was very much expected, the board of directors recommending to liquidate nugen. it was expected because it has been unable to sell the company. last year, this really dates back to 2017, when toshiba was met north american division went bankrupt with a debt

of £7 billion, linked to nuclear power plants in the united states. after that, toshiba decided it was going to get out of new nuclear power completely, and it put nugen up for sale. it was in negotiation for many months with a korean state run company called kepco, they then pulled out in the summer. because of that there is no buyer. therefore toshiba has decided to liquidate the company. what impact this will have on the future? well, it is still possible the korean company may be interested in taking over the project, but if it doesn't, this is a large chunk of the government's new nuclear strategy. the moorside power plant was going to produce about 3.4 gigawatts of electricity, a big plant. if you look, for example, today, energy consumption today in the uk, i've just checked, it's about 37 gigawatts of electricity being produced at the moment, so 3.4 gigawatts, that's about getting onto 10% of daily consumption in the uk from this one

nuclear power plant. if that nuclear power plant doesn't exist, that energy will have to come from somewhere else, either renewables, or, more likely, gas or coal. i'm joined now by sue ferns — she's the deputy general secretary of prospect, a trade union that represents those who work in the nuclear sector. thank you very much forjoining us. what is your reaction to this news? i think this news is devastating, and very serious news, not only for the workforce income rear, but also for the broader nuclear industry, including the supply chain throughout the uk. but i also think it's very bad news for uk consumers, as well. we know that there is a

looming capacity gap, in terms of future energy generation in the uk, of up to 30%. as has just been future energy generation in the uk, of up to 30%. as hasjust been said, this plant would have made a significant contribution to it, and without that we will be reliant more on fossil fuel generation, we will see prices rise, and we will be precariously reliant on imports through our interconnector is as well. none of this is good news for uk and certainly not good news for nuclear workers today. do you hold out any hope really that this project can be salvaged in moorside? i think the situation is resolvable but it needs some clear leadership action from government. we know that the financing model that was used for hinkley point c, while the best available at the time, is not a

sustainable model for a future fleet of new nuclear power stations. we know the financial model needs to change. the nuclear sector deal signalled the government has no willingness in principle to look about, which is all very good. the trouble it it has taken a long time and those warm words have not translated into practical action. could you briefly explain what you would want to see changing, in terms of the way the figures are done?” think at the moment the risk is too high for private—sector investors to fully financed new nuclear build on the basis that hinckley has been done. i think there are a couple of different options. people talk about the regulated acid—base —— asset base model, we have done the work to show what impact it would have if the government directly invested a sta ke the government directly invested a stake of its own money in new

nuclear build, and our analysis showed that if it did that, government can borrow more cheaply than any private—sector company can do, that our analysis also shows that it would generate a net positive return to the tax payer. so we would want the government to be looking urgently at both of those options, but actually in terms of what it can do straightaway, it could signal a change of policy and indicate that the government believes that new nuclear power is important and therefore it will make a contribution directly from the public purse to invest. in the absence of that happening, and the government has set that is led by private developers and must provide value for money, so doesn't look like government policy will change, in that case is a viable, going forward ? in that case is a viable, going forward? yes it absolutely is. the

nuclear industry has stepped up to the plate, and is committed to looking at significant cost reductions. so industry is playing its part, the workforce is playing its part, the workforce is playing its part. all we are asking is that the government pleasant part. i am not suggesting the government should ta ke full not suggesting the government should take full responsibility for the cost of a new nuclear station, i am suggesting it should play a part and come forward with a financing model that works for private—sector models and for the uk. thank you very much. mp's are calling for a change in the law so that flat owners don't have to foot the bill for replacing unsafe cladding in the wake of the grenfell disaster. more than 350 high—rise residential buildings in england still have the same type of flammable cladding used at grenfell. some leaseholders have been told they may have to pay for it to be changed. david rhodes reports. it's the nightmare that people

living in a tower block fear. in february, a fire broke out in this leeds high—rise. we discovered that the cladding on the building is the same as the grenfell tower cladding. i'm pretty angry, because it's taken so long to sort it out and, you know, this is life—threatening. leaseholders like nick in skyline apartments say they have been told they might have to pay for the cladding to be replaced. £10,000 to £20,000 perflat, so i have no idea how i will raise that money, but they are asking for it up front. the company that runs the tower blocks says plans to remove the cladding are being developed and that no final decision about who will pay for the removal has been reached. after grenfell, where 72 people died, building owners were told they needed to check for acm cladding. in october, there were 358 residential buildings in england where acm was still present, and there are growing calls for the law to be changed so that flat owners or leaseholders don't have to pay. clearly, the money has to be found upfront to replace the cladding,

and it needs to be done quickly for reasons of safety. but this absolutely cannot fall on the shoulders of the leaseholders. residents should not be obliged to pay. it should be for those owning the freeholds, owning those buildings, the developers. the association of residential managing agents says that the government should provide interest—free loans to the holders to cover the cost, but many are waiting to discover if they will have to pick up the final bill. time for a look at the weather with ben. good afternoon to you, it hasn't exactly been a quiet week of weather so far but things are about to get even livelier. some windy weather to come over the next couple of days, particularly during tamarkuz and rain at times as well, we may even see a little bit of travel disruption, and things through the afternoon will turn increasingly wet across parts of south—west england, wales, north—west england, parts of scotland, the rain just living north—west england, parts of scotland, the rainjust living into eastern areas of northern ireland

and not moving very far as go on through the night. quite windy as well especially to the western coasts. it will turn a little bit chilly but the winds will be too strong for those temperatures to drop too far. into tomorrow, still some clout and patchy rain staggering eastward that the many not a bad start of the day with some spells of sunshine, however things changing behind me. heavy rain in to western scotland, that wind gusts of 60 or 65 mph for exposed coasts. yes it will be mild but pretty nasty weather for the rush—hour tomorrow afternoon. then we go to the weekend, a mixture of sunshine and heavy perhaps thundery showers, still mild, yes, but still quite windy. hello. this is bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines: 12 people, including a police officer, are killed after a gunman opens fire in a crowded bar in california. the suspect, who we believe was the only suspect, was dead inside. and there were multiple other victims of different levels of injury inside that were rescued

from the scene. prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words, he's "not that stupid" to meddle. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. the paraplegic man who dragged himself through luton airport drops his legal action, as the airport improves its disabled facilities. more now on our top story — 12 people, including a police officer, have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar in los angeles. witnesses reported hearing more than 30 shots at the venue in the thousand oaks area, which was hosting a country music night. an officer who was responding to the incident was killed, and officials have also confirmed that the gunman is dead. cbs reporter chris martinez is near the scene in thousand oaks,

and gave us this update a short while ago. well, the latest numbers, as you've heard, 13 dead here. and that includes the shoot. so, we have 11 victims inside the bar, one sheriff deputy who was killed rushing in to help, and then we have the shoot dead as well. they are also telling us dead as well. they are also telling us that there is anywhere from 10-15, us that there is anywhere from 10—15, maybe more, injuries here that were related to this. most, if not all of those, though not gunshot related. those are injuries people sustained as they were trying to get out of the building. and we have heard from witnesses here, people who were inside, that it was a frantic, mad rush to get out, as you might imagine. some of them breaking windows on the second floor and jumping out the window from the second floor to get out. once they realised what was actually happening here inside this very crowded bar, eve ryo ne here inside this very crowded bar, everyone was doing whatever they could to get out, helping one another get to safety, and also

helping the wounded here get medical attention. geoff dean is the sheriff for ventura county. he told reporters what information investigators have so far. tonight, at 11:20pm, sheriff's 911 received multiple calls of shots being fired at the borderline bar and grill in thousand oaks. our first sheriff's unit arrived on scene three minutes later. there was also two hire patrol officers on scene who had been on a local traffic stop and heard the traffic and responded right away. approximately three minutes later, a hire patrol officer and a sheriff's sergeant made entry into the borderline because they heard shots being fired and felt there might be additional victims inside. upon going through the front door, the sheriff's sergeant was struck multiple times with gunfire. the hire patrol officer stepped back

and secured the perimeter until additional units arrived, and he rescued the sheriff's sergeant out of the line of gunfire. when additional units arrived, including swat personnel, agencies from the police department, the valley police department, the ventura policep department and additional officers from hire patrol, they made entry into the borderline bar and grill, they found 11 victims that had been killed. the suspect, who we believe was the only suspect, was dead inside. and there were multiple other victims of different levels of injury inside that were rescued from the scene and taken to local hospitals. in addition to the victims inside,

and the numbers are upwards of 10—12, additional victims with minor injuries fled the scene on their own and took themselves to local hospitals. we have not identified the suspect yet. our partners from the fbi were on scene almost immediately to help us with identification process and with crime scene processing. we have no idea if there is a terrorism link to this event or not. as you know, these are ongoing investigations, and that information will come out as soon as we are able to determine exactly who the suspect was and what motive he might have had for this horrific event. i'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. inaudible question. well, the sergeant died at the...

the sergeant passed away at the hospital about an hour ago. i only mentioned it might be terrorists because that's where we all go these days when we have multiple shootings like this and horrific deaths. there's no reason for it, and we have these horrific deaths. there is nothing that leads me to believe, or the fbi, that there is any terrorism link here, but we certainly will look at that option. sheriff geoff dean updating reporters on that shooting in california. women who smoke put themselves more at risk of having a heart attack than men who smoke a similar number of cigarettes. a new study by researchers at oxford university also found that women in the uk with high blood pressure or diabetes also increase their chances of a heart

attack compared to men. the researchers said women should receive the same treatments as men and be offered support to stop smoking. i'm nowjoined by dr elizabeth millett, who is the lead study author and an epidemiologist at the george institute for global health at oxford university. thank you forjoining us. just talk us thank you forjoining us. just talk us through first of all the statistics that you have found on how the same risk factors affect women differently from men? hi, thanks for having me. i think smoking is a good example to go with. if we compare women who are current spoke as with women who have never smoked before, the current smokers have three times the risk of having a heart attack. whereas in men, if we compare current smokers, they have twice the risk of having a heart attack as men who have never smoked. we call that excess risk in women. and why do you think it might be? that is something we are not entirely sure about at the moment and it requires further research. it's probably a combination of biological, behaviouraland it's probably a combination of biological, behavioural and social factors. as you mentioned, we found

three different risk factors that had an excess risk among women. smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes. and it's possible that some of the excess risk among women with diabetes is related to differences in body fat composition. we know that women are more likely to be pear shaped and men are more likely to be shaped like an apple and have weight around the waist. it is thought that might have some effect on the way the metabolism work, so that could play a role in white we see an increase in women. it isa white we see an increase in women. it is a significant study, what impact do you hope it might have? really, we hope to may li kind of increase the knowledge of women that they also give —— we had to mainly increase the knowledge of women that they can also get heart disease. it's strange that it is considered a male disease and women don't really realise it can happen to them. but actually, coronary heart disease, one of the main things that lease to heart attacks, is the biggest killer

of women in the uk and worldwide, thatis of women in the uk and worldwide, that is not really known. we want women and men to receive equitable access to blood pressure lowering treatments and help to quit smoking. we don't know whether or not that is happening at the moment in the uk, but there is some evidence that in other countries women haven't been receiving the same treatment as men. and why would that be? does that come back to the perception that women are less likely to have heart attacks in the statistics, but as you say, a lot of women do die of heart attacks and on yes, i think it probably comes back to heart disease being perceived as a male disease and that is the way it has been viewed for a long time. yes, men are more likely to have heart attacks than women, the rates are higher in men at all ages, but women do experience than too, and that is an important thing to note. thank you very much. the bbc has obtained police data suggesting that recorded hate crimes against disabled children have more

than tripled in the last four years. in once incident, vandals broke into a school in newcastle which caters for children with disabilities and left abusive graffiti aimed at the pupils. tim muffett's been to meet staff and students at hadrian primary school in newcastle to see how they were affected by the break—in. the school got vandalised. they smashed all this, and all this nice playground, and all the toys. we were very, very sad. there are no words. so this is the area that we discovered with the graffiti, the most offensive language that was written, describing our children. most of the graffiti that appeared at hadrian school in newcastle is too offensive to show. the school is for children with physical and learning disabilities. over the easter holidays, vandals broke in. they painted horrible words, and they did very horrible things.

they've smashed the minibuses and smashed the side window here. but the thing that upset us all, the thing that kind of hit home, was the nature of the graffiti was targeting our children's disabilities. we've never actually experienced that sort of vitriolic nature of language. we contacted 40 police forces across the uk. their figures show that the number of disability hate crimes carried out against children each year has more than tripled. there were around 350 incidents four years ago. last year, around 1,100. it's partly better reporting. so it's always going to be down to improved reporting practices, but... hannah mason—bish is a criminologist from the university of sussex. alongside better police reporting, she believes other factors are also at play. unfortunately, the eu referendum gave some people the opportunity to act out their prejudices in a much more open way, and so we saw hate crime

and hate incidents increase across all the different strands. we know that social media platforms, they encourage comments, and unfortunately some of those can be unpleasant, hate—filled, prejudicial comments. people won't go out at night... the headquarters of surrey police. to help tackle hate crime, the force has been working with mark brooks, from dimensions, an organisation that supports people with learning disabilities and autism. the issue where we most get attacked is either home time, with the schoolkids, and also on buses, where schoolkids do make fun of them, callthem names, even throw things at them. the government told us that it was determined to tackle all hate crime. it said support for disabled victims had increased, and that the rise in incidents was largely driven by better police understanding and a greater willingness for victims to come forward. at hadrian school in newcastle, volunteers helped repair the damage. the podium is back to its rightful face.

but, despite the best efforts of police, the vandals were never caught. so whoever you are, if you're watching, please do not come back. i don't like you. tim muffett, bbc news. the international trade secretary, liam fox, has said that the uk government must have the right to decide when to leave any customs arrangement that might be put in place to avoid any border checks between northern ireland and ireland in the event the uk leaves the eu without agreeing a future trade deal. meanwhile, the foreign secretary met french officials this morning and said he felt confident a deal would soon be reached. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. vicki, bring us up—to—date with the latest reaction? in cabinet on tuesday there was a lengthy discussion about this issue, this insurance policy and a uk wide

customs arrangement, if it has to come in place because no trade deal is ready, and to stop any border checks between northern ireland and ireland, if that happens, can the uk get out of it of its own free will? now, this is causing a pretty big headache. this is where the negotiations are very much centred on this real detail now of the withdrawal agreement. and it is a bit of a problem, because if it's an insurance policy, if you cancel that insurance policy, if you cancel that insurance policy, if you cancel that insurance policy, you're no longer in short. that's the problem that the eu has with this idea that the british could unilaterally decide, we are getting out of this. there are many not just we are getting out of this. there are many notjust during step expert many other mps and many in the cabinet thinking we can'tjust be tied to this arrangement —— notjust your sceptic mps. they say that is not why people voted for brexit. this is what liam fox, the international trade secretary, had said. we have an instruction from our voters to leave the european

union, that can't be subcontracted to somebody else. it needs to be issued from a sovereign british government to be able to determine it. had was saying that he has a concern about that, because, of course, brexit, for many people was all about control. if you don't have control over your own destiny, so would say, what's the point of it? some would say, let's just stay in the eu, but on the other side they say we need to make a clean break. there is a row on going about legal advice. it is incredibly complicated. legally, the cabinet wa nt to complicated. legally, the cabinet want to be sure that they know what they are signing up to. there have been lots of calls for the legal advice that the government gets from the general to be published and given to parliament. people like liam fox are saying that the cabinet must see what that advice is so that they can be sure what they are signing up. i think you, vicki. the headlines on bbc news: 12 people, including a police officer, are killed after a gunman opens fire in a crowded

bar in california. prince charles vows to keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. in his own words, he's "not that stupid" to meddle. a serious blow to plans for a new nuclear plant in cumbria, as toshiba withdraws from the project. all this week, in the run—up to the armistice day centenary, we're hearing the stories of some of the men who served in first world war. secunder kermani has been to one village, now in pakistan, that claims it sent more young men to fight than any other in the subcontinent. the village of dulmial, around two hours south of islamabad, has a proud military history that predates colonialism and still continues today. under british rule, manyjoined the army. hundreds from here served in the first world war. this is a gift box. 0k. it was a christmas gift box given in 1914. in a small makeshift museum, riaz malik has been building

a collection of local memorabilia. around 50 of his own relatives took part in the fighting. a plaque in the local primary school pays homage to the 460 men who fought in the war. nearly every man of fighting age is reported to have signed up. in honour of the sacrifices made by the men of this village in the first world war, the british government awarded them this gun. even now, for many here, it's a source of huge pride. the village's links with the british army continued.

when the second world war began, hundreds more joined up. they included rashid emmett, inspired by the memory of his grandfather, who had fought in the first world war. translation: there were six hindus, people from different races, fighting alongside us. we thought if we showed any weakness, we would be betraying the memory of our ancestors. our model was to kill or be killed. around 74,000 soldiers from british india lost their lives in the first world war. now, there's a growing desire to ensure their contribution is recognised. secunder kermani, bbc news, dulmial. well, from today members of the public can visit london's olympic park, where tens of thousands of shrouded figures have been laid out to commemorate some

of the servicemen killed at the somme. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to take a look. what you're seeing here is 72,397 figurines, one to represent each man who died in the battle of the somme from british and commonwealth forces and whose body was never recovered from the battlefield. an extraordinary number to say. but to see it here, the manifestation of that number, is really quite something. it's all the brainchild, the work of artist rob heard. rob, hello to you again. hello, john. it's taking you five years to do this. each one done by your own hand. why did you do it? i did it from quite a lot of things, john. from adversity, it came from. i had a car crash, busted myself up. you know, it was a time when the guys were coming back from iraq and afghanistan with horrendous injuries. and ijust became fascinated by the number, you know, of them.

and i got the idea of how to physicalise these numbers. and i sort of settled on these vast numbers of the somme casualties. so it sort of came from there. and how have you made them, for anyone who isn't familiar? the process is a hand—stitched shroud. it's all about the shroud. and inside it there is an amprphic plastic figure that goes in. the shroud is then tied up, they take their own shape. but they are associated with the name. it's vitally important that when you see these mass of figures, that they've all been treated as an individual in the making process. you crossed every name off an official list, didn't you, by the commonwealth war graves commission, as you went through. why was that important? i think again, it'sjust to identify the individual.

for me personally, to cross that of and to read the name allowed one name off and to read the name for me personally, to cross that name off and to read the name aloud one more time after 100 years, even though it was only me hearing it, it was so important to treat these men as individuals and to display them as individuals. and when you started making them, the 72,000 was never an objective, was it? no, it wasn't. that sort of came organically as you'd been working on them. yes, it came from a conversation i'd had with a relative of one of the men of the 19,240. and he made me aware of this larger figure of men who are still lying out in france being turned by the plough every year, the bodies never recovered. so, injust a small way, i thought we could lay them on this soil one more time. you know, on the centenary, it would be a worthwhile task. and we are here at queen elizabeth olympic park. this will be open to the public for the next two weeks. what do you expect, what do you hope that people will get from coming to see the exhibition, which is obviously free for the public to see? we have no shouty message, we're not making any massive statement. all we are saying is to try and understand, take from this what a large number

of casualties looks like. that's all, it's just to try and physicalise and understand these vast numbers that we talk. and in a small way, this is the best we can do. you've self—funded the project right the way through. yes. you've had volunteers helping to. you've had volunteers helping, too. hugely. they are made in very straight, uniform lines. but each one is in a different position. yes, that's right. again, it was very important to me in the making of these things that the figure was free—flowing. so, it wasn't me putting them in the shape they are, that came from the tension of the shroud. you know, the straight lines are down to the army, the royal anglians, who were fantastic in helping doing this. and you were here a couple of weeks ago at the battle of the somme battlefield site. it was the first time you had been there. and we saw how impactful these with some of visitors there. there was an australian man we spoke to who was in tears. there's something that strikes quite deep here. i think, as you know, john, when you carve a name into a block of granite, it's a fantastic thing, and we should be so proud that we do this in this country. all these men will be remembered, none of them are forgotten. but i think if you can physicalise that number

to make it tangible, to see that name. ina small... it's only plastic and cloth, but it does, it does bring something, it physicalises that name and that number, which i think is what people connect with. ok, rob, thank you very much, and well done for all your hard work. thank you, john. it really is an extraordinary installation to see. it's open to the public. you can come here to olympic park all day up until november the 18th. i urge you to come and spend some time. it really is a very, very moving site. the ea rliest—known painting of an animal has been identified in a cave on the island of borneo. the faint, reddish image dates from 40,000 years ago, and was drawn using iron oxide pigment. victoria gill reports. these mountain forests have been hiding a secret of our human past — a secret that scientists have now set out to reveal. this australian and indonesian team spent days travelling by canoe, then trekking through the jungle.

it was all to reach this one limestone cave in east kalimantan. its walls are covered in some of the world's first paintings. among hand stencils and human figures are three large depictions of what appear to be cattle. they're faded by millennia of water dripping over their surface, but that's also dripped chemical traces onto them that allowed scientists to date them. the analysis confirmed that, at at least 40,000 years old, they're the earliest depictions of animals ever found. this is 35—40,000 years old... along with carved figures found in other caves, these animals appear to be a crucial part of our past. this is very, very exciting because it really pushes back the art in that region to the same age as the earliest art we can pick up that represents animals, at least, in europe. what do you think it means for the story of our ancestors, for the human story, what these people were choosing to depict and paint on these cave walls? people are representing, first of all, the animals that were important to them. animals that were important for food, or because of their power, because of maybe their magical power. while we'll never completely understand the lives of people

who lived here thousands of years ago, they've allowed us a glimpse with ancient stories they told on these walls. victoria gill, bbc news. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with clive myrie. he will have the latest on the shooting in california, 12 people dead including the gunman and a police officer. but for now, here is the weather with ben rich. good afternoon, the weather has not been quiet this week, but it is about to get even livelier. things have been clouding overin livelier. things have been clouding over in western areas today without rea kes of rain over in western areas today without reakes of rain already, this type of cloud seeding in across western parts of the uk in particularly. another cloud out here in the atla ntic another cloud out here in the atlantic is hurtling towards us and

promises to bring very wet and windy weather during tomorrow. through the rest of this afternoon, rain becoming increasingly widespread across the west. average wind speeds will be a little bit stronger than that particular evil western coast. tonight, for cornwall, west wales and northern ireland and northern scotla nd and northern ireland and northern scotland we will see a bricks of rain. elsewhere, clearspells, today is not going to get too cold. then temperatures for — 10 degrees. this area of low pressure is lurking out west. as this frontal system approaches it is going to bring very wet and windy weather, we are likely to see wales in places tomorrow. —— gales in places. travel disruption is possible. the bbc local radio station will keep you up to date. not a bad start in places, quite breezy, samson lee glimpses, some showery rain. in the afternoon, we are concerned about is whether

through northern ireland, wales, the far south—west. the wind coming from the south. temperatures up to 14-15d. let's the south. temperatures up to 14—15d. let's catch up on that rain through the afternoon rush hour. in cardiff and plymouth we see some really wet conditions. clipping into parts of northern ireland, north—west england and western scotland. the black arrows show the wind gust. 40, 50, 60 mph gusts, perhaps a touch stronger on exposed coast. that weather sweeps eastwards, but low pressure still in charge at the weekend. things not settling down a lot. wait a few showers packing in on this south—westerly breeze. some towards the south will be heavy and bhambri. some thundery spells, but still quite mild, 11—14d. sunday, spells of sunshine but some heavy downpours as well. prince charles says when he becomes king, he won't be "meddling" in issues that in the past have been close to his heart.

he says he's "not that stupid," and understands that as sovereign, his constitutional role will be more restricted. you can't be the same as the sovereign if you're the prince of wales or the heir. but the idea somehow that i'm going to go on exactly the same way if i have to succeed is complete nonsense, because the two situations are completely different. the prince was speaking in a bbc interview to mark his 70th brithday. we'll have the latest. also this lunchtime: a gunman who opened fire in a bar in southern california