this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm... england and tottenham footballing legend, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. before today's match between tottenham and chelsea there was a minute's silence for a player who's regarded as an all time great for both clubs. he could score all sorts of goals. he could score all sorts of goals. he was a beautifully graceful footballer and a wonderful finisher. the actorjohn challis — best known for playing �*boycie�* in only fools and horses�* has died at the age of 79.

sir ed davey says only the liberal democrats can deprive borisjohnson of a majority, at the next election, and urges activisits to reach out to voters in traditional tory heartlands. they just don't feel that borisjohnson represents them or shares their values. they're not convinced the prime minister is competent or worse still, decent. the british government 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 i think the clear message that i want to give to people is that we do not see risks of supplies right now and prices are being protected.

welcome to bbc news. one of england's greatest and best—known footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur�*s record goal—scorer with 266 goals. his former club said today they were extremely saddened to learn of his passing. greaves began his career with chelsea, before spells at ac milan, spurs and west ham. he was also part of england's 1966 world cup—winning squad and is one of the side's all—time top—scoring strikers. andy swiss looks back at his life. here come chelsea, on the attack... he was english football's ultimate goal machine. back to greaves, the chance of a shot! jimmy greaves once said that, for all his skill, scoring was hisjob — and it made him a superstar. greaves!

oh, and a hat—trick for greaves! after starting at chelsea, greaves moved to ac milan in 1961 — but his european adventures soon turned sour, and he came home to tottenham 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 injust 57 games for england. he was a key player heading into the 1966 world cup. but early in the tournament, greaves 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 couldn't force myself to join the festivities, because i'd built... in my own mind, i had built myself up that i was going to be in the side and i was going to be one of the key people and, suddenly, it wasn't there. this is greaves! after retiring in 1971, greaves struggled to cope.

alcoholism was followed by bankruptcy. but he battled back from both to reinvent his career. good afternoon. g'day! now, saint, what happened there? you were favourites to qualify... a relaxed raconteur, he was a tv natural, and saint and greavsie — alongside ian stjohn — 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 famously missed out on the world cup final at last received a winner's medal. it was a fitting reward for one of football's most popular and prolific talents. rarely has the art of goal—scoring been made to look quite so easy. jimmy greaves, who's died at the age of 81. the football presenter and former spurs striker gary lineker described jimmy greaves as one

of his heroes. obviously deeply saddened by the news thatjimmy greaves has left us. obviously, he was one of english football's greatest ever goal scorers, indeed footballers, had a wonderful career and also in television afterwards. he was a pioneer, really, forfootballers going into television, a path that many of us have followed subsequently. and it's a great loss. obviouslyjimmy�*s been ill for some time, but it's always sad to hear that final news. for me, jimmy was one of my heroes as well. obviously growing up, watching him play, we didn't have the amount of games on television that we now do, but managed to see him play a few times. i also was fortunate enough to meet him on numerous occasions, and he was always affable and fun and hugely knowledgeable. he was a great personality, a wonderful footballer and a man

with huge charisma and fun, and he'll be much missed. that was gary lineker paying tribute. that was gary lineker paying tribute. our sports correspondent jenny kumah is at tottenham's stadium in north london. they're taking on another of jimmy greaves' old clubs, chelsea. yes, it's very poignant that tottenham is playing chelsea today. the two clubs are great rivals, but today, players and fans united in their grief to pay tribute to the former player with a minute's applause. players today are also wearing black arm bands. another former club thatjimmy greaves played that, west ham, also had a minute's applause in tribute for their former player. jimmy greaves played for around a decade for spurs. he was their top goal—scorer,

scoring around 266 goals in seven 370 appearances. he was also a record score for chelsea, a club where he started his career at the age of 17. now, today, fans have been coming here with tributes. they have been taken into the stadium by the club and on social media, from the club and on social media, from the world of football and from beyond, there have been many tributes paid to him, and today, a former england player and tottenham player, harry kane tweeted before the match, rest in peace, jimmy greaves. a true legend and one of the great goal—scorers. greaves. a true legend and one of the great goal-scorers.— greaves. a true legend and one of the great goal-scorers. one of the stars of only fools and horses star, john challis, has died from cancer at the age of 79. he played unscrupulous second—hand car dealer boycie in the bbc sitcom, alongside sir david jason and nicholas lyndhurst. our correspondent lizo mzimba

looks back at his life. on only fools and horses, a comedy familiar to millions, one of its most familiar sounds. boycie laughs. though sometimes thejoke was on him. the person taking aim often his wife. are you happy now, marlene? john challis's extensive tv career began in the 1960s with roles in police dramas like softly softly, dixon of dock green and z cars? a whole number of components on the front page, and inside a sale rep card. only fools and horses made him a household name. far more successful in business than del boy, their rivalry was a running theme for more than 20 years. marlene, have some sensitivity. don't talk about millions of pounds and big houses in front of del. he was lovable despite his snobbery.

i left the mercedes parked downstairs. you know what they're like on this estate, they'd have the wheels off a jumbo if it flew too low! can't she go on the national health? well, of course she can't. i can't expect my wife to mix with those ordinary patients. have you ever spent an evening in trigger�*s flat? it's like having a seance with mr bean. boycie proved so popular, he was given his own spin—off series, the green, green grass, set in the countryside. why didn't you open a door to us? we didn't hear you. underlining his status as one of britain's best—loved comedy characters. medals for road sweepers? good god, they'll be giving del boy an award for good taste next. so often, only fools and horses biggest laughs belonged tojohn challis's boycie. # no income tax, no vat # no money back, no guarantee # black or white, rich or poor

# we'll cut prices...# earlier, i spoke to actor jeff nicholson who plays boycie in the stage production of only fools and horses, and he told me how the cast had reacted to the sad news... we were expecting it. i have been messaging john until a few days ago. we've got an on and off sort of support, mentor messaging system going on, where we talk every now and then, and it got to a point, where i asked if he was going to be able to come and see it again and he said no, and i kind of asked why and then i caught up with some news and a few days ago we sent him a message as a cast and carol, his lovely wife, messaged back, and at that point, i knew that it would be very short and shortly we would hear. it's really sad news. jeff, you described him as a friend.

what was he like? i can't really say he was a friend, although very quickly after meeting him at the opening night, he was really friendly. really friendly to all of us in fact as a cast. he was so supportive and like i say, messages every now and again from him asking how we were, how the show was going, to try and give them a little wave, not from the stage of course. so, i guess we were friendly. so, like i said, we met on the opening night and he hasjust been such a support, again, notjust me but to the entire cast, just knowing that his stamp of approval for the show was so strong. you will be raising a large cognac to him later, i understand? yeah. jeff, that laugh. that boycie laugh.

just tell me about that, how did you get that right? i'm not sure i have to be honest. i don't know if anybody can get it absolutely right but as you can hear, there are various different versions of it, but i was just sitting here for the last ten minutes waiting to come on and kind of feeling quite sad but as soon as you hear it, just makes you smile. i couldn't help but smile at that line. it's like having a seance with mr bean. he just had some crackers and it was him that made boycie the legendary character on the legendary programme. and as you will realise, that was geoff nicholson, who plays boycie in the west end production of only full sand horses. —— only fools and horses. in the last hour, the leader of the liberal democrats has been

addressing their party conference in london. our political corresponent, nick eardley is with me. the biggest challenge you have as a liberal democrat leader after the coalition is trying to be relevant. they have struggled electorally. the challenge is to find a niche and find a pitch for people to try and get the party back into a better position. in the last few days, we found out what his pitch is and it was a big part of his speech today. quite frankly, he thinks there are a bunch of conservative voters out there, who have voted tory all their lives but they are a bit fed up and feel taken for granted by the party. the liberal democrats look at the by—election, where they unexpectedly won against the tories, and they think it's a launch pad for them to take more seats from the conservatives in the next few months of by—elections, and ultimately, in the next general election as well. have a listen to this bit from the

speech this afternoon... we must be the gathering point for everyone fed up with the indecency and incompetence of this conservative government. we must be the gathering point for everyone fed up with the indecency and incompetence of this conservative government. make no mistake, the electoral arithmetic is clear. these conservatives can't be defeated next time unless we liberal democrats win tory seats — boris johnson will stay in downing street unless we throw him out. we must be the gathering point for everyone fed up boris johnson will stay in downing street unless we throw him out. this is a heavy responsibility, but frankly it's all the motivation i need, and i know it's all the motivation you need too. applause that's the pitch to conservative voters and a big part of... policy and spending for education

catch up. to help kids catch up after the pandemic and some of the schools that they've been missing and part of that and what we may hear more from him over the next four years is that it should be up to parents to spend. whether that be on tuition, music clubs, sports clubs and so on. as the idea. there was a bit of a mountain to climb. that is what ed davey thinks could get them back into contention. thank ou ve get them back into contention. thank you very much- _ get them back into contention. thank you very much. you _ get them back into contention. thank you very much. you are _ get them back into contention. thank you very much. you are watching - get them back into contention. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. a government minister has said there will be no threat to gas supplies in the uk this winter. alok sharma told the bbc�*s andrew marr show that householders would be protected from spiralling wholesale prices. it comes as the government continues

talks with the energy sector following a sharp rise in the wholesale gas price. here's our business correspondent katie austin. the price of natural gas — a key source of the energy which heats our homes and powers our industries — has rocketed. one immediate impact is that some smaller energy suppliers have gone bust — and more could follow. large prudently run companies like octopus — you know, we bought our energy long in advance so i think the real problem is for those companies which are smaller, maybe less prudently run, who are buying their energy now, and of course they're facing these unprecedentedly high prices. the business secretary has met energy companies this weekend and held a further meeting with the regulator ofgem this morning. another minister said people shouldn't be concerned about any risk to supply. a significant part of our gas supplies comes domestically. the imported gas primarily comes from countries like norway, so we are secure in that but,

of course, when it comes to prices there will be concern, as well, but we have the energy price cap, we have the warm home discount, to protect people at this particular time. but the knock—on effect of the price rises are causing concern for the food and drink sector. production at two large fertiliser plants has been halted, and they are major sources of carbon dioxide. its uses include in slaughterhouses and in meat packaging. some poultry processors have just a few days' worth in stock. the trade body which represents major supermarkets says if the problem is not resolved, shoppers will see the impact. carbon dioxide is used extensively across the supply chain — everything from producing pork and chicken, that we see on the shelves, right through to extending the life of salad leaves, for example, in packaging, or soft drinks or beer. what we'll probably see is a bit less availability in choice than we would have seen of some of the more popular products unless this is resolved quickly. the government is in contact with the company behind

those fertiliser plants, and is looking at alternative sources of carbon dioxide. in the long run, the increase in wholesale gas prices is likely to eventually mean higher bills for consumers. katy austin, bbc news. well in the last half an hour, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has tweeted, today, i met the chief executive of ofgem who has assured me of the well—rehearsed plans in place to protect the market and consumers. i understand this will be a worrying time for businesses and consumers. we are working hard to manage the impact of global gas price rises. he goes on to say: energy security will always be our absolute priority. i am confident security of supply can be maintained under a wide range of scenarios. the headlines on bbc news...

england and tottenham footballing legend, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. in later years, he was a tv pundit alongside former liverpool striker, ian stjohn, in "saint and greavsie". the actorjohn challis, best known for playing �*boycie' in only fools and horses, has died at the age of 79. sport — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon. former england striker and tottenham's record goal—scorer jimmy greaves has died at the age of 81. greaves began his career with chelsea before spells at ac milan, spurs and west ham. he scored 44 goals in 57 games for england and was a member of the 1966 world cup—winning squad, though missed out on playing in the final. he holds the record for most goals

in english top—flight football with 357, and scored 266 goals in 379 matches for tottenham. he was a legend at chelsea and at spurs and all of the club that he played for and even beyond that of course. for england, winner of the best ever goal—scorers that we've ever had. as you mentioned, sometimes the word legend is used usefully, loosely at times —— is used loosely at times but it's fitting for him. he's been outstanding throughout his career. there are more tributes on the bbc sport website, tojimmy greaves, who's died at the age of 81. at all the premier league games today, fans held a minute's applause before kick off. these were the scenes at the tottenham hotspur stadium ahead of their game with chelsea, the two league clubs greaves had

the biggest impact at. and i can tell you now at half time, it is goalless affair. —— goalless there. after nine years at tottenham, jimmy greaves played for a couple of seasons at west ham towards the end of his career. at the london stadium today, supporters paid tribute to before an entertaining match between west ham and manchester united, which produced plenty of late drama, as adam wild reports. fans at west ham as they have been across football united in honouring the greatjimmy greaves. he spent 1a months with them as a player, remembered today with warmth and with reverence. it has been a long time since west ham have made such an impressive short start to a premier league season against manchester united. they had plenty of chances to score even before they actually did. but whatever the trouble is, manchester united have

cristiano ronaldo, a player in his second spell with a rare gift to find his second chance, that's what it took to bring things level. whilst much has been made of his return, it was another player returning that looked certain to have won it. jesse lingard rejuvenated his career whilst at west ham this season —— last season and now it was his brilliant goal that put them behind. mark noble just on as a substitute, his very first kick, hejust just on as a substitute, his very first kick, he just missed. it's probably the right call because he does make himself a little bit bigger, even though it's from very short distance. it could be argued, i'm going to sit on the fence there because if you clip the ball into someone's hands, it's difficult. a great save. we have prepared for

this game. he was going to be able and he was going to take the penalties and this time it was... he made the right call and went to the left. that'sjust made the right call and went to the left. that's just football. brighton are just a point off top spot, it's four wins out of five for them, their best start to a premier league season. neil maupay and danny welbeck scored in a 2—1win over leicester, who had two goals ruled out for offside late on. in scotland, rangers have dropped points at home — after motherwell grabbed a one all draw. the result moves steven gerrard's side a point ahead of hibs in second. meanwhile in the dundee derby, it looked like the match was heading for stalemate but ian harkes had other ideas — snatching a dramatcic win for dundee united with ten minutes to go. the result extends dundee's streak without success at tannadice to 11 games.

and celtic have lost for the fourth time in five games in all competitions as andrew shinnie's goal lifted livingston off the bottom of the scottish premiership. celtic remain mid—table, four points behind rangers. new zealand's women have been set a rain adjusted total of 183 to win the second one day international against england in worcester the white ferns won the toss and chose to field. england lost early wickets, but lauren winfield—hill proved more dependable before eventually being run out for 39. danni wyatt excelled with the bat and was 63 not out when her side were bowled out for 197. new zealand were slow to get going, but suzie bates made steady progress before departing on 28. when the tourists were 111—4, the heavens opened. but the covers have just come off, with play getting under way again. england are one up in

the four—match series. you can follow the latest on the bbc sport website. champions harlequins opened the defence of their premiership rugby title with a bonus point win over newcastle. louis lynagh's two tries were added to byjoe marchent and danny care to earn quins a 26—20 win in the north east. italy's filippo ganna has successfully defended his world time trial title this afternoon the team ineos rider was last out on the course in belgium, pipping home favourite wout van art by just five seconds and beating him for the second year in a row. britain's ethan hayter finished eighth. just time to tell you that huddersfield giants beat leigh centurions in this afternoon's super league fixture. that's all the sport for now.

more in sportsday at 6:30pm. thank you very much. more than a million people will be invited for their boosterjab in england this week. those eligible will receive texts from tomorrow, with letters sent out later in the week. it'll be offered at least six months after the second dose of vaccine. there are also booster campaigns taking place in the rest of the uk. latest coronavirus official figures have just been released for the uk. 29,612 covid—19 cases were record in the past 2a hours. there were 56 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to the official data. the new data means deaths in the last seven days were up 3.3% on the week before, while cases continued to fall, down 17.7% on the week before.

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". steve rosenberg reports from moscow. there's something rather odd about a russian election. polling stations turn into musicals. buses turn into polling stations. we found this one just outside of moscow. they were surprised to see us. and across russia, they have been voting for three days. it looks like a regular election. there are voters and there are parties to vote for but most opposition politicians and activists, in other words

the kremlin�*s most vocal critics, are banned from that. at polling station 475, this woman was caught on camera apparently stuffing ballot boxes. when she had finished one pile, out came another. and so it went on and on. and here, someone is using a mop to cover up cctv but they forgot about the other camera that caught them pushing up the handle. at the moscow call centre, an independent vote monitor says it's been made aware of more than 4,000 possible instances of fraud in this election. if you talk about standards, some european standards which was assigned by russia as well, russian elections are not free and fair when we compare it with the standards. russia's state election commission concedes there have been some issues at some polling stations and says it has taken appropriate action but it

denies violations are widespread. the official view here is that criticism of this election is a western plot to tarnish russia's image. the first amateur space crew ever launched into orbit has returned safely to earth. the capsule carrying the four space tourists splashed down successfully off the coast of florida, after orbiting the planet for three days. the inspiration4 team was led by billionaire jared isaacman, who described the experience as a "heck of a ride". simonjones reports... mission control: copy 600. the final moment 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. applause. mission control: inspiration4, on behalf of spacex, _ welcome home 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 of a ride", adding, "we're just getting started." there he is. and it had all begun three days ago. lift off 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 crewmembers 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. there she is. 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 can identify others if with a shared sense of adventure. simon jones, bbc news. mishal husain will be with you soon for the national news. for now, matt taylor has the weather.

hello. our weather has a real feel of late summer about it of late but things could be changing in the week ahead. could autumn be about to arrive? after a dry and sunny start to the week for many, there will be some showers around for some, we could be ending the week seeing gales and a big drop in temperature. it comes courtesy of a strengthening jet stream to the north of the atlantic and it is in this dip between us and iceland where we see low pressure pushing east, pushing in some weakening rain but also strengthening wind and a drop in temperature for many areas. that's a few days away. to end today, a fine day for most but we have heavy and thundery rain across eastern counties of england. that will only move slowly lighter overnight. cloud in western scotland and northern ireland but in between, clear skies, some mist and fog patches and a colder night than recent nights. temperatures in rural areas down to single figures as we start tomorrow. not so across east anglia and the south—east,

the weather front there means temperatures in the mid—teens, and that weather front is going to set in place for much of monday bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle. more weather fronts pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. rain and drizzle at times, and in between a strengthening but sizable area of sunshine across much of england and wales and eastern scotland. many staying dry and sunny and for some, warmer than today. temperatures up a degree or so in most parts. through monday night, a weather front is moving. cloud and patchy rain. here it is, pushing into an area of high pressure which kills off weather systems by and large. an zone of misty low cloud, the odd spot of rain in wales and the midlands to begin with on tuesday. either side of it, some sunshine. many will stay dry with some sunny spells through the day, but once again, western scotland and northern ireland, a weak weather front pushing in, producing rain and drizzle in the west. mostly dry and pleasantly warm where you have the sunshine. through tuesday night into wednesday, a split. high pressure to the south, deep and potent low pressure to the east of iceland. not having a direct impact but throwing this weather front, heavy rain to begin with across scotland

and northern ireland, turning lighter as it goes through, but we may see gale force winds. a breezy day for england and wales. most staying dry for the autumn equinox in england and wales and once again, warm in the sunshine before we see that drop in temperature into thursday. bye for now.

tributes are paid to a giant of english football, jimmy greaves, who has died. he was a prolific scorer for clubs he played for — and his country — scoring 44 goals for england. at tottenham hotspur, where he had a long stint in the 1960s, he was remembered today by players, officials and fans. he could score all sorts of goals, he was a beautifully graceful footballer and a wonderful finisher. we'll be looking back on a life in football — and beyond. also on the programme: the knock on impact from rising gas prices — as retailers warn of another threat to food supply chains. back to campus — but how much face to face teaching can university students expect this year?

and the first entirely amateur crew of a space craft touches down safely after three days in orbit. good evening. one of england's greatest footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur�*s most prolific striker, netting 266 goals. he was remembered with tributes ahead of their game today — and by other clubs he had played for. greaves also went on to become a television pundit. katie gornall looks back now on the life of a man who was a member of the squad that won the world cup in 1966, although he missed out on the final. he remains one of england's all time top goal scorers.

he was one of the most natural finishers ever to play the game. perhaps even the greatest goal—scorer that england has produced. it's greaves! oh, and a hat—trick for greaves! he was devilishly funny as well, with his wit and his personality. so charismatic. but on the field of play, people will remember him most, those of us who are old enough to have witnessed his magnificence at times. he could score all sorts of goals. he was a beautifully graceful footballer and a wonderful finisher. jimmy greaves made his name at chelsea, before moving to ac milan in 1961. his european adventure was brief, and he soon returned home to tottenham hotspur, the club which would define his career. the goals kept on coming. his 266 at spurs remains a record to this day, and he scored 44 in just 57 games for england. he used to say to me, you do all the running, i'll do all the scoring.

and that's what he was. he was a great, great goal—scorer. and in time to come, with stories going aboutjimmy greaves, people will rememberjimmy greaves, because there's been nobody better. greaves was a key player, heading into the 1966 world cup but early 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 prove hard to take. i couldn't force myself to join the festivities, because i'd built, in my own mind, i'd built myself up that i was going to be in the side and i was going to be one of the key people. and suddenly it wasn't there. this is greaves! after retiring in 1971, greaves struggled. alcoholism was followed by bankruptcy. but he battled back from both to reinvent his career on television. good day! now, saint. what happened ? there you are, favourites to qualify... alongside ian stjohn, his show saint and greavsie

was a huge hit with viewers. although the programme ended in the early 90s, the affection for greaves certainly didn't. and in 2009, the man who famously missed out on the world cup final at last received a winners medal. today, england manager gareth southgate confirmed that they'll pay tribute to him at england's next match, saying jimmy greaves was someone who was admired by all who loved football. the former tottenham player ozzie ardiles said jimmy epitomises what spurs is. to dare is to do. while another great top goal—scorer, england captain harry kane, described him as a true legend. this afternoon, fans gathered at the tottenham hotspur stadium and gave their reaction. jimmy! absolutely gutted. just an incredible player, fantastic on saint and greavsie. i think a lot of us grew up watching that. he'll always be remembered for| the great footballer that he was. his record, goal—scoring record, absolutely stands up against anybody.

perhaps fittingly, spurs hosted chelsea this afternoon. there was a minute's applause, both here and at west ham another club where his popularity endures. applause. greaves said all he ever wanted was to play the game and play it well. at times, he played it better than anyone, and made it look so easy. jimmy greaves, who's died at the age of 81. consumers are being warned today that there may be less choice in the products they see in supermarkets if issues with a shortage of carbon dioxide aren't resolved. it's used in the packaging of food — as well as cold storage, transport and animal slaughter and supplies have been affected by the knock—on impact of wholesale gas prices going up. here's our business correspondent katy austin. the food supply chain has already been under pressure as firms struggle to find enough workers, including lorry drivers. now, manufacturers and supermarkets see a

shortage of carbon dioxide threatens the supply of some products. the gas is crucial for a variety of uses, including the production and packaging of meat, and keeping salads fresh.— packaging of meat, and keeping salads fresh. ., ., , ., salads fresh. towards the end of the week to command _ salads fresh. towards the end of the week to command into _ salads fresh. towards the end of the week to command into the - salads fresh. towards the end of the week to command into the following j week to command into the following week, we are going to see really serious consequences. and i would think that by the middle of next week, so ten days' time, we would see a really, really big hit poultry production, to pig producers and probably increasingly in the other sectors, so in packaging materials and in bakery and drinks.- and in bakery and drinks. at the root of this _ and in bakery and drinks. at the root of this problem _ and in bakery and drinks. at the root of this problem is - and in bakery and drinks. at the root of this problem is a - and in bakery and drinks. at the root of this problem is a huge . root of this problem is a huge increase in wholesale gas prices, with energy so expensive, two large fertiliser plants have halted production, and carbon dioxide as a by—product of their operations. the global boss of the company behind those plants came to the uk today and met the business secretary to discuss options for getting them going again. another consequence of

high wholesale gas prices is that some small energy suppliers have gone bust, and more are expected to. for large companies like octopus, we bought our energy long in advance. so i think the real problem is for those companies that are smaller, may be less prudently run, who are buying their energy now.— buying their energy now. ministers have insisted _ buying their energy now. ministers have insisted there _ buying their energy now. ministers have insisted there is _ buying their energy now. ministers have insisted there is no _ buying their energy now. ministers have insisted there is no risk to . have insisted there is no risk to supply. 3 have insisted there is no risk to su -l . �* , .., have insisted there is no risk to su--l., have insisted there is no risk to supply. a significant part of our as supply. a significant part of our gas sunplies — supply. a significant part of our gas supplies comes _ supply. a significant part of our l gas supplies comes domestically. supply. a significant part of our - gas supplies comes domestically. the imported _ gas supplies comes domestically. the imported gas, primarily, comes from countries _ imported gas, primarily, comes from countries like norway. so we are securing — countries like norway. so we are securing that. but of course when it comes_ securing that. but of course when it comes to _ securing that. but of course when it comes to prices there will be concern _ comes to prices there will be concern as well. we have the energy price gap. _ concern as well. we have the energy price gap, the discount, to protect people _ price gap, the discount, to protect people at— price gap, the discount, to protect people at this particular time. there — people at this particular time. there will— people at this particular time. there will be further discussions tomorrow between the business secretary, energy companies on the regulator ofgem, which says it is working to ensure consumers continue to be protected. katie austen, bbc news. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said his party can win seats from the conservatives in areas where traditional tory

voters have been taken for granted. at his party conference he's attacked the government's handling of coronavirus, trade, and climate change. he's also proposed a system of catch up vouchers for parents to spend on helping children recover learning lost because of the pandemic. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. his party may be far from centrestage in british politics, but sir ed davey made the most of his first speech to lib dem members in person since elected as leader last year. they've taken a once safe conservative seat in a by—election since then, and he thinks they are onto something. irate since then, and he thinks they are onto something.— since then, and he thinks they are onto something. we heard it loud and clear on the — onto something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in _ onto something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the - onto something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the high . clear on the doorsteps, in the high streets, in the cafes. from people who had voted conservative all their lives, but now feel completely let down. betrayed. he lives, but now feel completely let down. betrayed.— down. betrayed. he accused the tories of an _ down. betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse _ down. betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of— down. betrayed. he accused the| tories of an abuse of power, and rallied members to help remove them.

the electoral arithmetic is clear. these conservatives can't be defeated next time unless we, the liberal democrats, when tory seats. borisjohnson will liberal democrats, when tory seats. boris johnson will stay liberal democrats, when tory seats. borisjohnson will stay in downing street unless we throw him out. this is a heavy responsibility. the street unless we throw him out. this is a heavy responsibility.— is a heavy responsibility. the main oli is a heavy responsibility. the main policy focus _ is a heavy responsibility. the main policy focus was — is a heavy responsibility. the main policy focus was education, - is a heavy responsibility. the main policy focus was education, a - is a heavy responsibility. the main policy focus was education, a call. policy focus was education, a call for £15 billion to help pupils catch up, post—pandemic, and money for parents to spend directly. aha, parents to spend directly. a third ofthe parents to spend directly. a third of the education _ parents to spend directly. a third of the education catch _ parents to spend directly. a third of the education catch up - of the education catch up fund should go to parents directly. in the most radical empowering of parents ever. parents should get catch up vouchers to spend on what they want for their child's education.— they want for their child's education. , ., ., ., education. this was a head on attack auainst education. this was a head on attack against itoris — education. this was a head on attack against boris johnson's _ against borisjohnson's conservatives, designed to appeal to those who want to remove them from office. a lot of talk of fairness, decency and a focus on education. his party is convinced it is a

strategy for success, but it is voters he has to win over. surrey is just the sort of place the lib dems have their eye on. it has long been a safe conservative seat, but there is hope here that can change after the lib dems came a close second at the lib dems came a close second at the last election. it the lib dems came a close second at the last election.— the last election. it is now a marginal— the last election. it is now a marginal seat. _ the last election. it is now a marginal seat. that is - the last election. it is now a marginal seat. that is very l marginal seat. that is very exciting. i marginal seat. that is very exciting-— marginal seat. that is very excitina. ,, exciting. i was lib dem. i don't know what _ exciting. i was lib dem. i don't know what you _ exciting. i was lib dem. i don't know what you were? - exciting. i was lib dem. i don't know what you were? no - exciting. i was lib dem. i don't know what you were? no i was| know what you were? no i was conservative, but we will be voting next time — conservative, but we will be voting next time. you will probably be lib dem again — next time. you will probably be lib dem again. | next time. you will probably be lib dem again-— next time. you will probably be lib dem again-_ l - dem again. iwill look into it. i su ose dem again. iwill look into it. i suppose l— dem again. iwill look into it. i suppose i am _ dem again. iwill look into it. i suppose i am a— dem again. iwill look into it. i suppose i am a natural- dem again. iwill look into it. i- suppose i am a natural conservative. would _ suppose i am a natural conservative. would you _ suppose i am a natural conservative. would you consider— suppose i am a natural conservative. would you consider voting _ suppose i am a natural conservative. would you consider voting for - would you consider voting for the lib dems? ., ., ., , ,., lib dems? no, not at this point in time. lib dems? no, not at this point in time- the — lib dems? no, not at this point in time- the lib _ lib dems? no, not at this point in time. the lib dems _ lib dems? no, not at this point in time. the lib dems are _ lib dems? no, not at this point in. time. the lib dems are encouraged and emboldened _ time. the lib dems are encouraged and emboldened by _ time. the lib dems are encouraged and emboldened by their— time. the lib dems are encouraged and emboldened by their recent - and emboldened by their recent success, but no they face a long path back to political prominence. jonathan blake, bbc news. now the latest coronavirus figures,

and there were 29,612 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means in the last week an average of 29,624 new cases per day. hospital figures from showed just over 8,000 people with covid being treated in the uk. another 56 deaths have been recorded of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. the average number of deaths per day in the last week is now 143. on vaccinations, 89.4% of people aged 16 or over, have had theirfirstjab, while 81.7% are now double vaccinated. as students start to head to campuses for a new academic year, universities in england are being urged by their regulator to take student views into account when deciding about online teaching. the regulator — the office for students — says it expects the majority of teaching to be in person — but many universities have told the bbc some lectures are likely to be online.

here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. so, in terms of the freshers' week... freshers' week is about to come roaring back. universities were ghost towns last year. but in the coming weeks, from bars to laboratories, everything will reopen. the biggest change, and the thing i'm most excited for, is to get back into the lectures, to see people. i do a science degree, so i'm really excited to be back in the labs and doing that sort of work. it's time to rebuild their social lives, and get used to turning up to lectures. there are people in the new cohort who have potentially never been out. so they are trying to go for the full uni experience. but everyone is aware, you know, that there is still a bit of precaution that needs to be in place. the coronavirus reminders are still there. but more of a nudge, less of a strict regime. the big game—changer this year is vaccination. it should allow a return to mainly face—to—face teaching, and that's absolutely crucial, notjust for students, but universities also know they are under pressure to show value for money for

those tuition fees. these seats will refill at york. but lectures will also be offered online. in england, a warning that student views on quality matter. we're going to be looking particularly at those courses where we know there are high numbers of students going in, where there may be a risk to quality. but we're also relying on students and others to let us know if they think that quality is slipping. and, if it is, we will intervene and we will be discussing with universities and colleges what the problems are. at york, they've brought forward finishing these student flats. with student numbers up, they've run out of rooms. first year rhys has been offered student accommodation in hull, so he faces an hour each way commuting untiljanuary. i am still stressing about it, how much i'm going to have to spend travelling instead of studying, or in lectures, or with

friends, or socialising. it's going to be a real challenge, especially for my first year of university. the university says giving students the full uni experience is the priority this year. we're going to look after them as well as we can in that situation, making it easy for them to get to and fro, helping them with money and making sure, through well targeted welfare support, and on—site support, that they don't feel isolated. already on campus are international students. one more sign of the slowjourney back to normal university life. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, york. the actorjohn challis, best known for playing boycie in bbc sitcom only fools and horses, has died aged 79. i have left the sadie's party down stairs. you know what they are like on this estate, they will have the

wheels of a jumbo if it flew too low! his co—star sir david jason said he was "a wonderful actor" and his character, which he played for 20 years , was a firm favourite with comedy fans. john challis' family said he died peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer. four space tourists have returned safely to earth after spending three days in orbit in a capsule owned by the private company space x. they were the first all amatueur crew to go into space without a professional astronaut aboard. as duncan kennedy reports, their craft landed in the atlantic just off the coast of florida. approximately 50 mph, when they touch the... this is the flight that's reinvented space flight. applause the spacex mission, coming down in the atlantic, is the first all—civilian crew to have orbited the earth. on behalf of spacex, welcome home to planet earth. this mission has shown the world that space is for all of us. they were led by jared isaacman, a 38—year—old billionaire who paid for all four seats on board.

the four—day mission began last wednesday, reaching a height of around 360 miles. whoa! among the crew was a cancer survivor, hayley arceneaux, who made the most of the craft�*s uniquely large window. we can see the entire perimeter of the earth, which is so beautiful! the crew did six months training, but it was the on—board computers that controlled everything — except the floating toy dog. i think the idea is that there is an awful lot that still needs to be accomplished in space. there's an awful lot of it. we know so little about it. there may be some really interesting answers to questions we have all been asking for a long time out there. spacex is run by elon musk, swapping astronauts for highly trained amateurs in a new world — an outer world — of space tourism. duncan kennedy, bbc news. that's all for now. we're back with

the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. 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. you're 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 a 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 a 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 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'd 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. i think that's what it's all about. embracing change. over two seasons, we've watched characters overcome pain with positivity in a celebration of human spirit that doesn't ignore the struggle. so what of season three? i don't know whether theyjust do it with me and don't tell me anything because otherwise i'd go blah—blah when i shouldn't. but no, no idea. i don't think even the writers can know about i don't know a single

i don't know a single thing about season three. we are definitely going to take the season to finish the story. that we set out to tell. and it remains to be seen- if anything happens after that. and the story that you set out to tell, does that involve a happy ending maybe with ted and rebecca? wow, interesting. i'm going to... guys, sophie from the bbc has an interesting idea. _ i'll pitch it. ok, cool. where did you get these? i'm glad you like them. you know what? i'll start bringing these to you every morning, call it biscuits with the boss. that really isn't necessary. i could have baked you some biscuits, but i've just got these. you can't beat a hobnob. hello. our weather has a real feel of late summer about it of late but things could be changing in the week ahead. could autumn be about to arrive? after a dry and sunny start to the week for many,

there will be some showers around for some, we could be ending the week seeing gales and a big drop in temperature. it comes courtesy of a strengthening jet stream to the north of the atlantic and it is in this dip between us and iceland where we see low pressure pushing east, pushing in some weakening rain but also strengthening wind and a drop in temperature for many areas. that's a few days away. to end today, a fine day for most but we have heavy and thundery rain across eastern counties of england. that will only move slowly lighter overnight. cloud in western scotland and northern ireland but in between, clear skies, some mist and fog patches and a colder night than recent nights. temperatures in rural areas down to single figures as we start tomorrow. not so across east anglia and the south—east, the weather front there means temperatures in the mid—teens, and that weather front is going to set in place for much of monday bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle. more weather fronts pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. rain and drizzle at times,

and in between a strengthening but sizable area of sunshine across much of england and wales and eastern scotland. many staying dry and sunny and for some, warmer than today. temperatures up a degree or so in most parts. through monday night, a weather front is moving. cloud and patchy rain. here it is, pushing into an area of high pressure which kills off weather systems by and large. an zone of misty low cloud, the odd spot of rain in wales and the midlands to begin with on tuesday. either side of it, some sunshine. many will stay dry with some sunny spells through the day, but once again, western scotland and northern ireland, a weak weather front pushing in, producing rain and drizzle in the west. mostly dry and pleasantly warm where you have the sunshine. through tuesday night into wednesday, a split. high pressure to the south, deep and potent low pressure to the east of iceland. not having a direct impact but throwing this weather front, heavy rain to begin with across scotland

and northern ireland, turning lighter as it goes through, but we may see gale force winds. a breezy day for england and wales. most staying dry for the autumn equinox in england and wales and once again, warm in the sunshine before we see that drop in temperature into thursday. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm... england and tottenham footballing legend, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. before today's match between tottenham and chelsea there was a minute's applause for a player, who's regarded as an all time great for both clubs. he could score all sorts of goals. he was a beautifully graceful footballer. the british government says its confident there's no risk to energy supplies for customers — amid soaring gas prices and warnings more companies could go bust. sir ed davey says only the liberal democrats can deprive

borisjohnson of a majority, at the next election,