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, and urges activisits to reach out to voters in traditional tory heartlands. the actorjohn challis — best known for playing �*boycie�* in only fools and horses�* has died at the age of 79. good evening. one of england's greatest footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur�*s most prolific strikers, 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 known 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 proved 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 7 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. gary mabbutt is a former tottenham captain. he's been giving his reaction to the news ofjimmy greaves' death to my colleague victoria derbyshire.

well, of course, it's been a very sad day so far. i heard the news first thing this morning, and of course, my deepest condolences go out to jimmy course, my deepest condolences go out tojimmy and all of his family and friends. it's a very sad time. we talk about all we use the word legend a lot, don't we? betting jimmy greaves's case, do you think it's justified ? jimmy greaves's case, do you think it'sjustified? i jimmy greaves's case, do you think it's justified?— it'sjustified? ithink, of course, jimmy was _ it'sjustified? ithink, of course, jimmy was a — it'sjustified? ithink, of course, jimmy was a legend _ it'sjustified? ithink, of course, jimmy was a legend at - it'sjustified? ithink, of course, jimmy was a legend at chelsea | it'sjustified? i think, of course, i jimmy was a legend at chelsea and it'sjustified? i think, of course, - jimmy was a legend at chelsea and at spurs and all of the clubs he played at but even beyond that, in england he was the biggest goal—scorers that they have ever had. as you mentioned, the word legend is used loosely at times but in jimmy's case, he deserves it and it's always been the case for him. he's been outstanding throughout his career and the goals he scored. his goal—scoring abilities, his character, but he's come through, he's had to overcome a lot of

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respect. 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 say 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. towards the end of the week to come and 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. at the 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. ministers have insisted

there is no risk to supply. a significant part of our gas supplies comes domestically. the imported gas, primarily, comes from countries like norway. so we are securing that. but of course when it comes to prices there will be concern as well. we have the energy price gap, the discount, to protect people at this particular time. there will be further discussions tomorrow between the business secretary, energy companies and the regulator ofgem, which says it is working to ensure consumers continue to be protected. katy austin, 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 he made the most of his speech to lib dems members in person. they have taken a once safe conservative seatin have taken a once safe conservative seat in a by—election since then, and he thinks they are onto something. we and he thinks they are onto something-— and he thinks they are onto something. and he thinks they are onto somethina. ~ ., ., ., something. we heard it loud and clear on the _ something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, - something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in - something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the i something. we heard it loud and l clear on the doorsteps, in the high street. _ clear on the doorsteps, in the high street. in— clear on the doorsteps, in the high street, in the cafe is, from people who had _ street, in the cafe is, from people who had voted conservative all their lives but _ who had voted conservative all their lives but now feel completely left down, _ lives but now feel completely left down, betrayed. he lives but now feel completely left 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- down, betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of power and | tories of an abuse of power and rallied members to help remove them. the electoral arithmetic is clear. these _ the electoral arithmetic is clear. these conservatives can't be defeated next time unless we, liberal— defeated next time unless we, liberal democrats win tory seats. boris _ liberal democrats win tory seats. boris johnson will stay in downing street_ boris johnson will stay in downing street unless we throw him out. this is a heavy—

street unless we throw him out. this is a heavy responsibility. the main policy focus was education, called _ the main policy focus was education, called for— the main policy focus was education, called for £15 million. a third of the education catch—up fund should io the education catch—up fund should go to— the education catch—up fund should go to parents directly. in the most radical, _ go to parents directly. in the most radical, empowering parents ever. parents_ radical, empowering parents ever. parents should get catch—up vouchers to spend _ parents should get catch—up vouchers to spend on _ parents should get catch—up vouchers to spend on what they want for their chid's— to spend on what they want for their child's education. this to spend on what they want for their child's education.— child's education. this was a head-on _ child's education. this was a head-on attack _ child's education. this was a head-on attack against - child's education. this was a | head-on attack against boris head—on attack against boris johnson's conservatives, designed to appeal to those who want to remove them from office. talk of fairness, decency and focus on education. his party is convinced that it is a strategy for success but its vote as he has to win over. surrey is just the sort of place the lib dems have their eye on. this has long been a safe conservative seat but it is hoped that that can change after the lib dems became a second in the last

election. murray is a marginal seat and that's very excited. i election. murray is a marginal seat and that's very excited.— and that's very excited. i was lib dems, i and that's very excited. i was lib dems. i don't— and that's very excited. i was lib dems, i don't know _ and that's very excited. i was lib dems, i don't know what - and that's very excited. i was lib dems, i don't know what you - and that's very excited. i was lib i dems, i don't know what you were. and that's very excited. i was lib - dems, i don't know what you were. i was conservative. you will probably relive _ was conservative. you will probably relive them — was conservative. you will probably relive them again, i suspect. i�*ll relive them again, i suspect. i'll have to relive them again, i suspect. have to look relive them again, i suspect. i�*ll have to look into relive them again, i suspect. l�*ll have to look into it. relive them again, i suspect. i'll have to look into it. i— relive them again, i suspect. i'll have to look into it. i think - relive them again, i suspect. i'll have to look into it. i think i'm l relive them again, i suspect. i'llj have to look into it. i think i'm a natural conservative. _ have to look into it. i think i'm a natural conservative. would - have to look into it. i think i'm a natural conservative. would you j natural conservative. would you consider voting _ natural conservative. would you consider voting for _ natural conservative. would you consider voting for the - natural conservative. would you consider voting for the lib - natural conservative. would you i consider voting for the lib dems? no, not at this point in time. the lib dems are _ no, not at this point in time. lib dems are encouraged and emboldened by their recent success but know that they face a long path back to political progress. more than a million people will be invited for their booster jab in england this week. those eligable will recieve 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.

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 last thursday 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. australia has defended its decision to scrap a multi—billion dollar deal

to buy french diesel submarines, in favour of a new security pact with the united states and britain. under the trilateral partnership, known as aukus, australia will instead buy nuclear—powered subs, equipped with us and uk technology. the move has caused fury in france, sparking an unprecedented diplomatic crisis. australia's prime minister scott morrison said he understood france's disappointment. but he said australia had to act in its own strategic interest. ultimately, this was a decision about whether the submarines that were being built at great cost to the australian tax payer were going to be able to do a job that we needed it to do when they went into service and our strategicjudgment, service and our strategic judgment, based service and our strategicjudgment, based on the best possible of intelligence and defence advice, was that it would not. therefore, to go

forward, when we were able to secure a supreme submarine capability to support our defence operations, it would have been negligent for us not to. . . , would have been negligent for us not to. that was australia's prime minister there. _ the headlines on bbc news... england and tottenham footballing legend, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. the government says its confident there's no risk to energy supplies for customers,amid soaring gas prices and warnings more companies could go bust. the actorjohn challis, best known for playing �*boycie' in only fools and horses' has died at the age of 79. 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...#

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. four space tourists have returned safely to earth after spending 3 days in orbit in a capsule operated 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. your 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.

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 because my category for best supporting actor in comedy, there is a 4—way ted lasso way, prove that they are a deep batch. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. i have some of it mostly for tomorrow. outbreaks of rain at the moment, particularly across east anglia and the south—east. flashes of lightning and there could be some torrential downpours, small risks of flooding. only one or two showers this evening out towards the west. those outbreaks of rain continue across the south—east corner and east anglia right through the night

and into tomorrow. on and off, turning a little bit lighter. the gap between that and approaching cloud in northern scotland but fresh sunny start for the vast majority. in northern ireland, clouding over through the day but some outbreaks of rain. it will also cloud over eastern scotland. some of that cloud on and off there in east anglia. isolated showers in england and wales with plenty of sunshine, feeling a bit warmer than today. on tuesday, change is afoot. wednesday is set to turn wetter and it might actually feel like autumn later this week. bye for now.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: england and tottenham footballing legend jimmy greaves has died at the age of 81. the british government says its confident there's no risk the british government says it's 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 and urges activists to reach out to voters in traditional tory heartlands. the french and american presidents are to speak in the coming days to try to ease tensions caused by a new security pact involving the us, the uk and australia.

the actorjohn challis — best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses — has died at the age of 79. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. thank you. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme, we look back at the life ofjimmy greaves, after the former england striker and tottenham's record goal—scorer dies at the age of 81. he was a great personality, a wonderful footballer and a man with huge charisma and fun. well, the two clubs greaves impacted most — spurs and chelsea — faced each at the tottenham hotspur stadium, with the visitors leaving with all three points to go top.