this is bbc news. our top stories... the british government will hold further talks with the energy regulator amid soaring gas prices — with warnings more companies could go bust. we are not being complacent about this at all but the clear message i want to give to people as we do not see risk of supply and prices are being protected. the british foreign secretary liz truss has defended the uk's security pact with the us and australia, despite an increasing diplomatic row with france. splashdown — the first all—amateur space crew to orbit the earth has safely returned after their three—day mission. and the glitter ball is back — as the celebrity pairings are revealed for this year's strictly come dancing, with an all—male couple

featuring for the first time. hello and welcome to bbc news. uk government ministers are this morning trying to reassure the public that there is no threat to the supply of gas to customers — despite soaring wholesale gas prices, and warnings of a knock—on effect on food supplies. the impact of will be discussed at a series of meetings between the government and industry leaders over the coming days. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng says he will meet with industry figures to plan a way forward. the reasons wholesale gas prices have soared include high demand and lower wind and solar generation. the business secretary had meetings yesterday with energy companies. high prices have pushed small suppliers to the wall and there is concern more will follow as soon as next week.

the record—breaking price of international gas feeds through to the market and we have already seen supplier failures in recent weeks, partly as a consequence of that and the future of the market is difficult to tell whether there will be any more. the rising cost is a worry for steelmakers which need a lot of energy. another knock—on effect is a shortage of carbon dioxide, a by—product when fertiliser is produced and two large uk plants which make it have closed. the owner of one large poultry group which includes bernard matthews called the carbon dioxide issue a massive body blow, it is used by meat producers and the packaging process. c02 is used to extend shelf life and packaging and to lose shelf life on products is going to cause even more disruption so this is a really serious problem for us.

the rising price of gas is being felt by businesses, it is likely to feed through to consumers at a time when the cost of living is rising. the business secretary insists britain can meet demand for gas and the government does not expect supply problems this winter, he says there will be further meetings with the industry to try and plan a way forward. our political correspondent peter saull is here a peter saull is here government minister has been i interviews a government minister has been doing interviews talking about this issue. the cup 26 president and former business secretary was asked about this ongoing issue, some are not trimming a crisis in terms of wholesale gas prices and the potential and might ultimately lead to food shortages anti—trust of all

moved to reassure people that the supply of gas coming into the country was secure. people should not be concerned, a significant amount comes domestically, from norway so be our secure in that but when it comes to places there will be concern concern that we have the energy price cap to protect people. that we have the energy price cap to protect maple-— that we have the energy price cap to protect neonate-— that we have the energy price cap to protect people-— protect people. places keep rising and it is a fast _ protect people. places keep rising and it is a fast rise _ protect people. places keep rising and it is a fast rise we _ protect people. places keep rising and it is a fast rise we have - protect people. places keep rising and it is a fast rise we have seen, | and it is a fast rise we have seen, would you remove the green energy cap? would you remove the green energy ca . ? �* , , would you remove the green energy ca? �*, , . would you remove the green energy ca-? �* , , ., ~ ., cap? let's see where we are, i know the business — cap? let's see where we are, i know the business secretary _ cap? let's see where we are, i know the business secretary will - cap? let's see where we are, i know the business secretary will have - the business secretary will have these detailed discussions and we are not being complacent about this but the clear message i want to give to people as we do not see risk of supplies and prices are being protected. confirmation that they are considering a range of options including removing levies on

business to help them deal with the rising price of gas they are having to absorb. equally pressing as this issue around carbon dioxide supply which is used widely and across the economy particularly in food production so that is the other area meetings of happening on over the weekend to try to work out how we can get more c02 supply into the country. thank you. the british foreign secretary liz truss has defended the uk's new security agreement with the united states and australia, which has caused a growing diplomatic row with france. the deal — known as aucus will see australia given the technology to build nuclear powered submarines. liz truss has said it will make the uk safer — and protectjobs. but the french, whose own submarine deal with australia has been cancelled, are angry about that. courtney bembridge reports. at the centre of this diplomatic row is an agreement with the us and the uk

to give australia the technology to build a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. the problem is australia already had a submarine deal with france that's been torn up and france is furious. there has been lying, duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt. this will not do things are not going well between us. and i'm with the president of france. it's hard to believe this was just a few months ago. france says it was blindsided by australia's decision and america's involvement stung. a breach of contract, which is one thing, it's a breach of breach of trust, which is very important. and then it's a worldwide humiliation. the french ambassador to canberra is on his way back to paris, along with the ambassador to the us. i'm very sad to be forced to leave, but it needs to be some reassessment.

the uk foreign secretary, liz truss, has defended the deal, saying it showed the uk's readiness to be hard—headed in defending its interests. but the french foreign minister has already dismissed the uk's role, describing britain as the third wheel. this puts a big rift down the middle of the nato alliance, pushes france towards doing more with other european countries, puts britain very much in the camp of the americans and in dealing with the indo—pacific. but britain needs a functioning nato alliance. the row comes on the eve of a big un summit, joe biden�*s first as president, and it threatens to overshadow his efforts to restore america's reputation on the world stage. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the boxer amir khan has alleged he was escorted from a flight in the us for no reason. in a video, posted online, he said he was removed from the plane when someone complained about his colleague's face mask.

the airline involved said staff had taken action when two customers onboard had refused to comply with requests like putting mobile phones on airplane mode and wearing face coverings. i was taken off the plane today when going to training camp by the police. the complaint was made by american airlines staff, they said my colleague's mask was not high enough and not up, they had to stop the plane and take me and my friend off when i did nothing wrong. they kicked us both off. liam gallagher has told fans he fell out of a helicopter after performing at the isle of wight festival. the former oasis frontman, who headlined the event on friday, shared a photo of his bruised and cut face on twitter. the 48—year—old joked that the image could feature on the cover of his next solo album. more than a million people in england will be sent

invitations this week to book their coronavirus booster jab. nhs england says texts will be received from monday, while letters will be sent to those who are eligible later in the week. duncan kennedy reports. do you want to roll up your sleeve for me. the first of the booster jabs went into arms this week with front line health workers among the priority groups. in the coming week, invitations will start going out to people in england asking them to book their supplementary injections. there you go. all protected. it'll be another enormous technical challenge. one and one half million people will be contacted in the first phase through a combination of texts and letters to anyone aged 50 or over, people living and working in care homes for the elderly and front line health and social care workers. this time, the government wants people to wait for their invitations before getting their top up jabs. it says getting vaccinated will be easier than before because of the opening of the national booking service. the nhs covid vaccination programme has already saved

more than 112,000 lives. the organising committee for vaccines says people should receive their booster dose at least six months after they had their second coronavirus jab. duncan kennedy, bbc news. universities in england must take student views into account when deciding how much to teach online, according to the regulator for higher education. out of nearly fifty institutions contacted by the bbc, just thirteen said all teaching would be face—to—face. here s our education editor branwenjeffreys. universities have been almost empty. 0nly students on some practical courses made it onto campus last year, but within weeks everyone should be back. almost 50 universities across the uk have shared their plans. this snapshot shows a return to mainly face to face teaching. but many will still hold larger lectures online.

in england, where fees are more than £9,000. a warning from the regulator. student views matter. what we will be looking for is the quality of provision, whether or not it's face to face and online. but critically, the universities and colleges are taking into account the views of their students. what do they want? what's their feedback? and that then is factored into the course provision over the course of the next year. vaccinations should help the return of student life. there will be pop up clinics for second jabs in many places. and for those who missed out on student life last year, a chance to refresh byjoining the start of term events. russians are voting on the third and final day of parliamentary elections.

there have already been widespread allegations of electoral fraud, but officials have dismissed them as a @campaign from abroad'. many prominent opposition politicians have been barred from standing and some have been forced to flee the country. steve rosenberg told us more from moscow. this is the third and final day of voting in this marathon russian parliamentary election. even before the first ballots were cast it would have been hard to describe this as a fair election, many opposition politicians and activists were barred from running, first and foremost supporters of jailed opposition leader alexei navalny, also in the run—up to this election the authorities were increasing pressure on independent media, a string of russian journalists were labelled foreign agents and my colleague sarah was forced to leave the country declared a threat to national security. that is the background to the election, as for the voting itself the fact it has

been spread over three days critics say that makes the whole process less transparent and more open to abuse. over the first two days there have already been reports of ballot box stuffing, some people trying to vote twice, people reporting they have had to come to polling stations under pressure from their employers. authorities say there have not been widespread voting irregularity and the chairwoman of the russian election commission said the criticism was part of a planned campaign, well financed from abroad and that is a sign of things to come because that is how russia will be reacting i think to accusations that this election is not free and fair by pointing the finger at the west and accusing western countries of trying to discredit russia's election. some are breaking news about the sad

death of former england playerjimmy greaves, this hasjust been reported on the tottenham hotspur twitter, excess we are extremely saddened to learn about the passing of the great jimmy greaves, we extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends at this time, rest and peace. you will know depending on which club you support that he played for chelsea and spurs, west ham, ac milan and i think you score something like 44 goals for england, left on the sidelines during the i966 left on the sidelines during the 1966 world cup final but according to tottenham hotspurjimmy greaves has died, we election with saddened to learn of the passing of the great jimmy greaves the official twitter this account says, we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and

friends at this sad time, rest in peace. we will bring you reaction to that through the morning on bbc news. sickle cell disease is thought to be the fastest—growing genetic disorder in the uk, with almost 300 babies born with it each year. the inherited condition mostly affects people from african and caribbean backgrounds, but some feel treatment is inadequate. a new bbc documentary explores why calls for more investment and training seem to be growing. kes browne reports evan nathan smith enjoyed reading, table tennis and watching football. he was just 21 when he died here at north middlesex hospital in april 2019, so desperate for help that he called 999 from his hospital bed. he felt breathless. so he requested for oxygen from the nurse in charge and he was refused. evan came here to have a routine procedure related to his gall bladder.

but not long after coming home, he was readmitted when his health took a turn for the worse. the east londoner had sickle cell, a genetic condition that changed the shape of red blood cells, causing them to get blocked in blood vessels. it can lead to intense episodes of pain known as a crisis which can be life threatening if not treated. two years after his death, an inquest found evan might not have died if he had been given the correct care guiltlessly. have died if he had been given the correct care. this is a nurse who has sickle cell and she met evan's parents for a new documentary, sickle cell fighting for care, which explores whether treatment for the condition is improving. so the morning i call evan and say how was your night? and she said, mummy, this is a story

for another day, the nurse reported why she was doing her handover to the other nurses. she exaggerated the whole thing. and it looks like i'm being victimised now that i'm talking. i think they can hear me. so you go when you come back, there's a story for another day. that was the last words of my son to me. so how did you feel when you heard the coroner say that evan's life could have been saved if the doctors acted quicker? i was a little bit disappointed because i expected the coroner to say it was negligence, but he refused to say that because he said if he was not actually neglected, but he was actually being cared for, only that he was given the wrong care. he wasn't in any sickle cell crisis is the lack of proper care he received that led to the deterioration. sickle cell wasjust the underlying health condition. i don't think they actually understand a sickle cell crisis patients.

north middlesex hospital admits the care evan received here should have been better. since his death they say they've introduced a specialist cell area on one of their wards, as well as extra training for staff. i was thinking, did evan have to die for all of these changes to take place? his legacy? i mean, if i mean something is being done for sick patients after his death. let's get more now on the news that's just broken about the death of the footballing legend jimmy greaves. andy swiss looks back at his life. he was english football's ultimate goal machine. jimmy greaves once

said for all his skill scoring was hisjob and it made him a superstar. after starting at chelsea he moved to ac milan and 1961 but has european adventure soon turned sour and he came home to tottenham hotspur, the club which would define his career. it wasn'tjust hotspur, the club which would define his career. it wasn't just the goals, it was the staggering rate at which he scored them, 266 for spurs, 44 and just 57 games for england. he was a key player heading into the 1966 world cup but only in the tournament he was injured and although he recovered by the final he was left out in favour of geoff hurst, a disappointment which proved hard to take. i hurst, a disappointment which proved hard to take-— hard to take. i couldn't force m self hard to take. i couldn't force myself to — hard to take. i couldn't force myself to join _ hard to take. i couldn't force myself to join the _ hard to take. i couldn't force myself to join the festivities | myself to join the festivities because i had built in my own mind i had built myself up that i was going to be in the side and one of the key people and suddenly it wasn't me.

after retiring in 1971 he struggled to cope, alcoholism was followed by bankruptcy but he battled back from both to reinvent his career. goad both to reinvent his career. good afternoon- _ both to reinvent his career. good afternoon. likes _ both to reinvent his career. good afternoon. likes to _ both to reinvent his career. good afternoon. likes to write - both to reinvent his career. good | afternoon. likes to write contrary was a tv natural— afternoon. likes to write contrary was a tv natural and _ afternoon. likes to write contrary was a tv natural and alongside i afternoon. likes to write contrary l was a tv natural and alongside ian stjohn he was a hit with viewers. although the programme ended in the early 90s the affection for greaves certainly didn't and in 2009 the man who mist out on the world cup final at last received a winners medal. it was a fitting reward for one of football's most popular and prolific talents, really has the art of goal—scoring been made to look quite so easy.

�*a heck of a ride' — that's how one amateur astronaut has described splashing into the atlantic after spending three days in space. the team of two men and two women made history by becoming the first all—civilian mission to orbit the planet. simonjones reports. mission control: copy 600. the final moments of a mission quite unlike any other. after orbiting the earth for three days, splashdown off the coast of florida for the four amateur astronauts dubbed the space tourists. inspiration four on behalf of spacex. welcome to planet earth. your mission has shown the world that space is for all of us. it was led and bankrolled by a billionaire businessman, jared isaacman. he said it had been a heck ofa ride, adding, we're just getting started. it all began three days ago. liftoff for a commercial mission, the first without any professional astronauts on board. much of the adventure

beamed back live to earth. there is an awful lot that still needs to be accomplished in space. there's an awful lot of it, and we know so little about it. and there may be some really interesting answers to questions we've all been asking for a long time out there. so we have to do that. the spacex capsule was fitted with an extra large window, allowing the crew members to enjoy some spectacular views alongside the billionaire who paid for all four seats, three ordinary citizens with inspirational stories, an artist, a us air force veteran, and a woman who overcame bone cancer as a child. hello, everyone, and welcome to our dragon capsule. here in space. as an adult, hayley arceneaux has gone back to work for the hospital that treated her. they had all trained for six months, although the computer system on board was actually in control. they carried out several scientific experiments, but in truth, it was more than a fact finding mission. this was another milestone in the space tourism market.

medical officer hayley arceneaux has now egressed the vehicle. a chance to show that it can be opened up to more people, provided there's a backer with deep pockets who could identify others with a shared sense of adventure. simon jones, bbc news. some of the biggest names on television will gather in los angeles tonight for the emmy awards, honouring the best tv of the past year. there are high hopes for british talent with the crown leading the nominations along with the london based football comedy ted lasso earning 20 nominations. our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. afc richmond announced the hiring of their new manager, american football coach ted lasso. an american who's now in charge of a football club despite possessing very little knowledge of the game. in a nutshell, a scorned woman damaged by divorce hires an american goofball in the secret hope of running the football club, which happens to be the only thing her ex—husband truly loves into the ground. little does she realise that when this human being comes into her life, no matter

how hard she tries, he is actually her salvation rather than her scheming. george is here. if he's here, why isn't he here? oh, yes, good point. ted lasso is a heart warming comedy thatjerks more than the occasional tear, a mixture of mostly british cast with an american can do sensibility that's earned its cast and creators a record—breaking 20 emmy nominations. well, ijust didn't believe it, really. and i was i felt a bit sort of blubbery. and then i was very tired because itjust seemed an awful shock. it kind of feels like i'm glad it didn't come a moment sooner, which some people might find weird. you know, being in my mid 40s, you think, oh, no, wouldn't you have loved it in your 30s or whatever? but i don't think i would have been able to cope with the sharp upturn and i certainly know i wouldn't have been able to play this character, rebecca welton,

who has so many different layers to her, so manyjoyous things, but so many upsets to overcome. so, yeah, strangely enough, the universe knows what it's doing. in the men's category there is a full rate race, proving it is a team with a deep bench full stop the ceremony takes place tonight in los angeles. the tv show strictly come dancing is back on uk screens with the first episode revealing the pairs who will be competing for the glitterball trophy. among the pairings this year — former great british bake off winner john whaite, who has been partnered withjohannes radebe, making them the first all—male partnership on the series. and last year's pro winner oti obuse has been teamed up with former rugby player ugo monye — in her bid for a third consecutive win

yesterday besought top temperatures up to 2425 quite a few places, the warm september using. through today a different feel, outbreaks of rain working west to east, still some sunshine, drier and the west later. this line of rain pushes into eastern england and becomes quite heavy body east yorkshire towards kent, could be some localised surface waterfor a time, 40 millimetres of rain and thunderstorms, heavy showers for the far north—east of scotland particularly for orkney but elsewhere sunshine developing, temperatures between 15—20, not as warm as recent days but not bad. into the evening we stick with the cloud and rain across eastern england, quite a soggy night for some but away from the far east

of england most places dry with clear spells and a cooler and fresher night than recently recently with temperatures into single figures for some to start monday morning. monday still dry and settled, the first—half of the new week looking quite dry, things change from around mid week so be will see low—pressure bringing wet and windy conditions later in the week so things turning more autumnal but as we start monday low—pressure to the north of the uk, high—pressure to the south and south—west so that keeps things mostly dry, the high—pressure winning into tuesday. still this front lingering, quite weak on monday but still a few showers for east anglia and the south—east, more cloud from the north—west later but in between most places having some sunshine and 15—21 on monday. into tuesday early mist and fog patches likely, slowly

clearing, light winds for most but the winds will pick up in the north—west ahead of the next front trying to move in but not bad on tuesday, highs around 16—21 and relief from wednesday into thursday, we start to see the change so weather fronts moving on from the north—west and across the uk, a north—westerly breeze on thursday after those weather fronts passed through. still some unsettled weather through the second half of the week particularly in the north and north—west, looking a little more dry further south.

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says its confident there's no risk to energy supplies for customers — amid soaring gas prices and warnings more companies could go bust. we are not being complacent about this at all but we do need to see protection with prices rising. the british foreign secretary has defended the uk's security pact with the us and australia, despite an increasing diplomatic row with france. the footballing legend, tottenham hotspur�*s record goal scorerjimmy greaves has died at the age of 81 the first all—amateur space crew to orbit the earth has safely returned after their three—day mission. now on bbc news... political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. the programme in which i have a conversation with, rather than carrying out an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking.