the metropolitan police tries to regain public trust, in the wake of the murder of sarah everard by one of its officers. the force gives new guidance about plain clothes officers, and what people can do if stopped by one — but critics say it isn't women who need to change their actions. it puts the onus on women. it is not about the women, it's about the men that are killing us. especially if those men are the people that are paid and appointed to keep us safe. it's emerged wayne couzens,

now jailed for life, was believed to be on a whatsapp group with other police offers which was being investigated for sharing discrimnatory messages. more than 15 million households face higher energy bills from today — as the biggest increase in the price cap comes into effect. covid vaccination passports come into force for large scale events in scotland — but the app is hit by technical problems. travel in and out of australia will resume in november — but only for people who are fully vaccinated. and how true to life are the exploits of james bond? we find out from some real secret agents. coming up on the bbc news channel — rangers have contacted uefa about the booing glen kamara was subjected to in prague last night because it was racially abused by a slavia prague player last season. —— he was racially abused.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the metropolitan police has been laying out measures to try to reassure the public, in the wake of the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the force says it will no longer deploy plain clothes officers on their own, and has urged anyone stopped by police to ask to check their credentials. but critics say the onus should not be on women to change their actions. it's also emerged that wayne couzens, who was handed a whole—life term yesterday for kidnapping and murdering sarah everard, was believed to be in a whatsapp group with other officers, which was being investigated after allegedly sharing discriminatory messages. this report from megan patterson. officers with a duty to serve and an expectation to protect. the actions of one man questioning those principles and the trust the public can place in met police. this

principles and the trust the public can place in met police.— can place in met police. this man has brought _ can place in met police. this man has brought shame _ can place in met police. this man has brought shame on _ can place in met police. this man has brought shame on the met. l has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation,.- speaking frankly, as an oruanisation,. ~ ., , , organisation,. wayne couzens, seen here showing _ organisation,. wayne couzens, seen here showing his _ organisation,. wayne couzens, seen here showing his warrant _ organisation,. wayne couzens, seen here showing his warrant card, - organisation,. wayne couzens, seen here showing his warrant card, then| here showing his warrant card, then used his handcuffs in the grotesquely executed series of offences which led to sarah everard's murder. questions too about police culture and attitudes of officers. in a letter to mps, the met admits part of couzens's vetting may not have been undertaken correctly. may not have been undertaken correctl . , ., , ., , ., correctly. they will not be able to rebuild trust _ correctly. they will not be able to rebuild trust unless _ correctly. they will not be able to rebuild trust unless they - correctly. they will not be able to rebuild trust unless they are - correctly. they will not be able to | rebuild trust unless they are open about the things that have gone wrong stop that means we need an independent inquiries into this case into why allegations were not followed up, into how such a dangerous man could be a police officer for such a long time. dangerous man could be a police officerfor such a long time. and into the wider culture. maw officer for such a long time. and into the wider culture.— officer for such a long time. and into the wider culture. now in new safety advice _ into the wider culture. now in new safety advice the _ into the wider culture. now in new safety advice the met _ into the wider culture. now in new safety advice the met is _ into the wider culture. now in new safety advice the met is urging - safety advice the met is urging anyone who believes an officer represents a threat to them to shout out to passers—by, waved down a bus or call the 909 control room. but

the practicalities of that advice have caused concern. it the practicalities of that advice have caused concern.- the practicalities of that advice have caused concern. it puts the onus on women _ have caused concern. it puts the onus on women to _ have caused concern. it puts the onus on women to keep - have caused concern. it puts the - onus on women to keep themselves safe again — onus on women to keep themselves safe again. it's not about the women, _ safe again. it's not about the women, it's about the men killing us, especially if those men are the people _ us, especially if those men are the people who are paid and appointed to keep us_ people who are paid and appointed to keep us safe. this is on the met to find those — keep us safe. this is on the met to find those men and get them out of the met. _ find those men and get them out of the met, not for us to have to check and double—check if a police officer is an_ and double—check if a police officer is an officeh — and double—check if a police officer is an officer. every one of us would have _ is an officer. every one of us would have got— is an officer. every one of us would have got in— is an officer. every one of us would have got in the car, there is nothing _ have got in the car, there is nothing sarah could have done, this is not _ nothing sarah could have done, this is not on _ nothing sarah could have done, this is not on her, this is 100% on wayne couzene _ is not on her, this is 10096 on wayne couzens. ~ . . , , is not on her, this is 10096 on wayne couzens. ~ . ., , , ., is not on her, this is 10096 on wayne couzens. ~ . ., ,, ., ., couzens. what happened to sarah everard felt _ couzens. what happened to sarah everard felt around _ couzens. what happened to sarah everard felt around the _ couzens. what happened to sarah everard felt around the country. i everard felt around the country. i've lost a bit of trust now. i think when people are in charge you expect— think when people are in charge you expect they are doing the job proneriy_ expect they are doing the job properly and trying to keep you safe, _ properly and trying to keep you safe, i— properly and trying to keep you safe, i don't think you would ever challenge — safe, i don't think you would ever challenge that. i safe, i don't think you would ever challenge that.— safe, i don't think you would ever challenge that. i would have to step it u- and challenge that. i would have to step it up and say. _ challenge that. i would have to step it up and say. can — challenge that. i would have to step it up and say, can you _ challenge that. i would have to step it up and say, can you provide - challenge that. i would have to step it up and say, can you provide more| it up and say, can you provide more than _ it up and say, can you provide more thaniust_ it up and say, can you provide more thaniust your— it up and say, can you provide more than just your police _ it up and say, can you provide more thanjust your police id? _ it up and say, can you provide more thanjust your police id? the- it up and say, can you provide more than just your police id?— than 'ust your police id? the force sa s than just your police id? the force sa s it than just your police id? the force says it will — than just your police id? the force says it will publish _ than just your police id? the force says it will publish a _ than just your police id? the force says it will publish a strategy - than just your police id? the force says it will publish a strategy for l says it will publish a strategy for tackling violence against women and girls, 650 new officers will be deployed in areas where people feel

unsafe, indecent exposure allegations will be treated more seriously. allegations will be treated more seriousl . ., , allegations will be treated more seriousl. ., , ., seriously. the thousands and thousands — seriously. the thousands and thousands of _ seriously. the thousands and thousands of police - seriously. the thousands and thousands of police officers l seriously. the thousands and i thousands of police officers who seriously. the thousands and - thousands of police officers who are out there apprehending criminals and seeking to keep us all safe everyday need to be able to go about their business but i do recognise the applications this particular incident and the below it has struck towards trust. that incident and the below it has struck towards trust.— towards trust. at the heart of this debate about _ towards trust. at the heart of this debate about improvements - towards trust. at the heart of this debate about improvements to i debate about improvements to policing, a woman who simply was trying to walk home. the force has faced numerous challenges in the met�*s faced numerous challenges in the met's 200 faced numerous challenges in the met�*s 200 year history. restoring confidence in its officers among the biggest yet. megan patterson, bbc news. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani is with me. the met is trying to restore public confidence yet we hear about wayne couzens apparently being on a whatsapp group that was being investigated. what else is the met doing and saying here? this investigated. what else is the met doing and saying here?— doing and saying here? this group which is being _ doing and saying here? this group which is being investigated, - doing and saying here? this group which is being investigated, that l which is being investigated, that is being undertaken by the police watchdog. that's going to take time to kind of come to some kind of

conclusion there. the problem is that feeds into this big issue about, hang on a second, while the circumstances of wayne couzens's awful murder of sarah everard are absolutely extreme, there is a cultural issue that needs to be addressed and engaged. one of the interesting things over the past 2a hours is a state of almost existential axed among the police about how to respond and it reminds me of how the police and world felt after the macpherson report into the murder of stephen lawrence —— existential axed. they were —— didn't know how to respond. the met is responding and says it will put out a better strategy on violence against women and girls, putting more officers onto the streets, but then this extraordinary advice to say if you are not sure who you are talking to in a uniform, or somebody flashing a warrant card, literally run away. who would have thought that would happen? there was one seniorformer that would happen? there was one senior former chief constable today saying there is a significant

minority in the police who are deviant and we need to have a better way of tackling these people. it really comes down to this fundamental question for the whole of police and government, who polices the police, but who was also policing their culture?— policing their culture? dominic casciani, thank _ policing their culture? dominic casciani, thank you. _ more than 15 million households across england, scotland and wales are to face higher energy bills, as the biggest ever increase in the energy price cap comes into effect today. a typical bill for customers on a standard tariff will rise by about £140 a year, with those on prepayment meters expected to pay even more. our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey reports as the temperature dips, so our energy bills rise. the cost of heating and lighting our homes is limited by the price cap, but this is the biggest ever increase at a time when many household budgets are being squeezed. a major shock. because we are on a static income, any form of major

increase like this, you konw, our energy bill is probably our most significant cost every month in outgoings, and therefore when that happens it will have a tremendous effect. the new cap means they will now pay £1,277 a year if they use an average amount of gas and electricity — that's £139 a year more on their bill than under the previous cap. prepayment—meter customers face a higher typical bill of £1,309 a year — that's an increase of £153 on the previous time. those who use more than the average amount of energy in their homes will face bigger bills. regulators say they understand the financial pressure. totally recognise going into winter this is a hard time for a lot of consumers. and you know, if they are struggling to pay their bills they should contact their supplier because there is a range of help out there and the supplier can sort of point them in the direction of what help they can get. those affected are normally

encouraged to switch suppliers for a cheaper deal. this time, the massive rise in the cost of wholesale gas in recent weeks has stripped the market of better offers. it's also led to the collapse of nine suppliers. their customers will now pay a more expensive tariff in line with the price cap. surviving firms say they are having to buy wholesale energy at a much higher price than the retail cap allows them to sell it for. it is what it is, we are doing our best to get our customers through it, we're trying to support well—run business through this period, and otherwise, if we need to do anything else, we're talking to government. analysts say companies' extra costs will be reflected when the cap is revised in the spring, at a level likely to be significantly more expensive for bill—payers. kevin peachey, bbc news. technical problems have been reported with scotland's covid vaccine passport app, just hours after its launch — with overwhelming demand being blamed. from today, anyone entering a nightclub or other large—scale event has to prove they've had two

doses of a coronavirus vaccine. james shaw reports scotland's vaccine passport scheme will have an impact across a range of live events. n ig htclu bs face particular challenges. everyone going in will have to be checked. they'll have to show a qr code on a smartphone or have a printout of their certificate. all my friends are so angry because they are waiting on this letter form of a vaccine passport — it's just ridiculous. i think they're a good idea. trunk. — there nothing, like, wrong with it. i mean, if people are getting vaccinated then there's nothing wrong with showing you're vaccinated, do you know what i mean? seems like an imposition, i seems unreasonable, seems like another nail in the coffin for the hospitality sector. . we are expecting this to be quite challenging for businesses. and many businesses are reporting that they are going to struggle to have enough door stewards to actually check apps when people are coming in. and obviously people may well be

appearing without any kind of certification because of the problems they have been experiencing with the app. it's not yet clear what the impact will be for the big football clubs, but they will be relieved that enforcement is being delayed. rangers will play hibernian here at ibrox on saturday, and the club has told fans they must turn up with proof of vaccination. but how many will be checked? and will any fans be turned away from these gates? the scottish government insists the scheme is essential to manage the pandemic, and they say the delay will make it easier for businesses. there will be a period ofjust over two weeks when businesses get the opportunity to make sure the arrangements they have in place to do this are tested, can be adapted if necessary, and businesses get the confidence in those arrangements. no other part of the uk is bringing in a scheme quite like scotland's. as before during the pandemic, the scottish approach is different and more cautious than elsewhere.

james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. let's speak to our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie who's in glasgow. how is the app faring at the moment? vaccine passports will be needed in venues, like the one behind me, the hydro. the app was launched at five o'clock last night. it is called the nhs covert status app. some people have been able to download and register without any problems at all but many others have had problems —— covid status app. there are reports of people not being able to find it or download it and people being kicked out through the registration process. so there have been lots of complaints about it. the scottish government has said it is probably just early teething problems, it was

launched just last night, and lots of people could have gone on to it at one time. the advice was to maybe step back for a couple of hours and then go back and try again. but this has been described by the scottish labour party as a shambles and the scottish conservatives have called for the scheme to be completely abandoned. for the scheme to be completely abandoned-— for the scheme to be completely abandoned. ., ,, , ., ~ ., ., abandoned. thank you, alexandra mackenzie- _ abandoned. thank you, alexandra mackenzie. the _ abandoned. thank you, alexandra mackenzie. the ons _ abandoned. thank you, alexandra mackenzie. the ons says - abandoned. thank you, alexandra mackenzie. the ons says covid i mackenzie. the ons says covid infection rates in secondary age schoolchildren in england has reached the highest level recorded with more than 4.5% testing positive. across the uk the rates remained broadly stable with one in 80 people, equivalent to 1.2% of the population in their survey, testing positive for covid in the week ending 25th of september. a0 new one—stop centres offering nhs scans and diagnostic tests are to open in community areas, like shopping centres and a premier league football stadium in england.

they will be able to carry out checks on cancer patients and scans to see whether people need surgery for things such as knee and hip replacements. ministers hope the new centres will reduce waiting times for routine operations, and ease pressure on hospitals. the green party has elected two new leaders. carla denyer and adrian ramsay are now the co—leaders of the party — after jonathan bartley stood down, and sian berry chose not to seek re—election. tens of thousands of pigs may have to be culled, if the government doesn't take urgent action to ease a labour shortage which is creating backlogs on farms across the country. that's the warning from farmers and farming unions, who are calling for more visas to be issued to allow skilled workers from mainland europe to enter the uk. our rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall, reports. pig farmers despair at the impact of the staffing crisis facing many abattoirs. if mature pics can't be taken away

it leads to overcrowding if mature pigs can't be taken away it leads to overcrowding on farms which could cause serious animal welfare and hygiene issues. once pigs get too big retailers don't want to buy them. a friend of the farmer who was forced to slaughter his pigs on his farm said he had been destroyed by it. according to the british meat processors association before brexit and the pandemic around 80% of the staff in two of the uk's biggest meat processing centres were from eastern europe. this is a growing problem and has been growing for some time really. we have tried all the things the government has asked us to do in terms of increasing wages and things like that but there is a lot ofjob vacancies out there at the moment and it is really hard to recruit. what we need is a skilled butchers to do this. this is not something we can just pull people off the street and do. the government recently created temporary visas for lorry drivers, poultry workers to try and limit disruption in the run up to

christmas. the national pig association wants a similar scheme for its industry. the government said it was working closely with the sector to explore options. claire marshall, bbc news. australia is to open its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from next month. the country has had some of the toughest travel restrictions in the world during the pandemic. our correspondent in sydney is shaimaa khalil. explain what the new rules will be. this has been a long time coming, really emotional moment for thousands of australians here and overseas. essentially, the rules mean australia is officially shifting its policy from elimination as it chases zero covid—19 cases, in order to ramp as it chases zero covid—19 cases, in orderto ramp up as it chases zero covid—19 cases, in order to ramp up vaccination rates to be able to open the borders. the prime minister scott morrison announced today that fully vaccinated travellers will be able

to come back to states that have reached 80% full vaccination. as it stands, new south wales for i am is said to be the first state to do so, to be able to open its international borders for a seven day home quarantine forfully borders for a seven day home quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers. as of now, this is going to apply only to australian citizens and permanent residents. there are some details that have come out, for example we know the vaccinations have to be, some of those that are approved by the medical associations and the medical authorities here, but we also know that some other vaccinations have been added for china and india. we know different parts of australia are handling this differently as well. with how they have dealt with the covid—19 pandemic so far but no doubt, there is a huge deal of excitement about the prospect of international travel

being available and being an option for so many people after nearly to years of isolation from the world. thank you. it's just coming up to 18 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. the government and police are trying to regain public trust after the murder of sarah everard by one of its police officers. 25 years of maggie cancer centres. coming up in bbc news, the australian cricket captain says the ashes tournament will go ahead even if some income players do not travel because of the pandemic. several england players are concerned is the current restrictions mean families are unable to travel with them. five years after 15 year old natasha ednan—laperouse died from a severe allergic reaction after eating a baguette which she didn't know contained sesame seeds, a law in her name has come into effect across the uk —

which means all food packaging must contain a full list of ingredients and allergens. natasha's parents, who've campaigned for the rules to be changed, have welcomed the law, saying their daughter would be �*very proud'. john maguire has the story. her death may well save many, many lives. natasha ednan—laperouse was flying from heathrow with herfather and best friend when she bought some food. a baguette from pret a manger. natasha knew she had a food allergy and always checked labels. but the bread had been baked with sesame seeds, not included in the list of ingredients and which triggered a severe reaction. natasha suffered several cardiac arrests on the plane and died later in a french hospital. she was only 15. a very painful and poignant thing to have happen to any family but it happened to us and in many ways,

while we dedicate natasha's law to natasha, in fact, it is for the people, all of those 2,000,000 people, that they may live a long, fruitful life. this new legislation comes into force today and closes a loophole so that now, all pre—wrapped food including sandwiches, fast food and cheese or meat from deli counters, must be clearly labelled with a full list of ingredients. also, 1a major allergens including eggs, peanuts and sesame seeds, must be highlighted in the list. we think this is really important, it's going to make a big difference to the 2,000,000 or so allergen sufferers in the uk and there is more, 600,000 with coeliac disease, more with food intolerance and it means if they go into a shop and grab and go with a sandwich, they can quickly check the label and find out if their ingredient is on there. natasha's parents describe it as a bittersweet moment for them but five years on from their daughter's death, say they know in their hearts

she would be very proud of the new rules in her name — natasha's law. john maguire, bbc news. motorists could continue to face long queues at petrol stations for another week or so, says the government. the policing minister kit malthouse said there is still strong demand for fuel in some parts of the country, and the prime minister will review the situation if it deteriorates further. our transport correspondent caroline davies is with me. how is it looking out there? as we know, fuel demand is still not back to normal. according to the petrol retailers associations, they surveyed all of their members, it's down to 26% of their sites running dry, compared to 27% yesterday, small improvement but they say this is still going far too slowly. the question becomes what else can be done to try and reassure people to go back to producing petrol as they

were before? the government has reserved tankers out on the road, the army are expected to be joining them in the next few days to drive some of those. they have promised 5,000 temporary visas to foreign drivers, streamlined the testing process. they have tried to increase training. most of those policies are going to take some time to take some effect. the petrol situation is also quite patchy across the country so if you go to scotland, it's looking a little better than london or the south—east which are still struggling. this is an ongoing problem. at the moment, not yet going away. problem. at the moment, not yet going away-— a new law comes into force across england today which bans under 18s from getting botox—style injections or dermal lip fillers for cosmetic reasons. it follows years of campaigning to regulate the non—surgical beauty industry. while the ban provides greater protection to teenagers, adult customers are still at risk. our health correspondent anna collinson has met with one of them. i could feel blood just trickling

down the side of my face. laura was offered a cheap filler treatment to plump up her lips but the practitioner accidentally punctured an artery. my lip was black. particularly underneath. the inside of my lip had just filled with blood. i almost passed out, the shock of seeing the state of my face. complications like this need to be dealt with quickly to prevent more serious possible problems like blindness. but laura says her practitioner panicked and did not know what to do. many practitioners including ones at this clinic adhere to strict safety guidelines but because of a lack of regulation in the nonsurgical beauty industry, effectively anyone can carry out potentially dangerous treatments. from today, there will be more protection but only for some. frown for me. it's now illegal for under 18s to receive botox style injections or dermalfillers in england for non—medical reasons. for purely cosmetic treatments, really, you don't really need

anything when you are so young. so it will be unnecessary, it will be a waste of time, a waste of money. feeling ok? brilliant. latest figures estimate around 70,000 of these treatments are carried out under 18s per year. updates on possible legislation in wales and scotland are expected in the near future. this law change is an important step for the industry but there's still a long way to go. the fact that these treatments can be done by anyone with no training or no experience, they can purchase their products over the internet and insurance is a huge thing for us, we really want to make it a legal requirement. anyone over 18 remains as vulnerable as ever, like laura. anna collinson, bbc news. for 25 years, maggie's centres have been providing free emotional and practical support to people living with cancer this afternoon, the charity's president, camilla, the duchess of cornwall, will make a return visit to the original maggie's

which opened in edinburgh in 1996. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has been speaking to patients about the centres, and the impact they have. her report contains some flash photography. i her report contains some flash photography-— her report contains some flash photography. i don't know howl would have _ photography. i don't know howl would have coped _ photography. i don't know howl would have coped mentally - photography. i don't know howl would have coped mentally if i photography. i don't know how i i would have coped mentally if magis was not here. it's been an absolute lifeline. i am on treatment for life, however long that might be. it's so lovely here.— life, however long that might be. it's so lovely here. diagnosed last jul with it's so lovely here. diagnosed last july with an _ it's so lovely here. diagnosed last july with an operable _ it's so lovely here. diagnosed last july with an operable stage i it's so lovely here. diagnosed last july with an operable stage for i july with an operable stage for bowel cancer hannah and her husband charlie are among the thousands of people who have found comfort, help and support within the walls of a magis centre. l and support within the walls of a magis centre-— magis centre. i have used counselling, _ magis centre. i have used counselling, i— magis centre. i have used counselling, i have i magis centre. i have used counselling, i have seen i counselling, i have seen psychologists here. i come in and everybody is really friendly and they understand how you are feeling. how has it helped having the site here and how had they helped you? if you want to come and talk to people, they are _ you want to come and talk to people,

they are help happy to talk to you, if you _ they are help happy to talk to you, if you want— they are help happy to talk to you, if you want to cry in the corner, that— if you want to cry in the corner, that is— if you want to cry in the corner, that is all— if you want to cry in the corner, that is all right. no if you want to cry in the corner, that is all right.— that is all right. no 'udgment. there that is all right. no 'udgment. there t that is all right. no 'udgment. there are 24 i that is all right. no judgment. there are 24 centres - that is all right. no judgment. there are 24 centres across i that is all right. no judgment. l there are 24 centres across the uk, all of them free to use. people are encouraged to pop in and treat them like a home from home. their name is in tribute to maggie, who lost her battle with breast cancer back in 1995 but left behind the blueprint for the first centre. her cancer nurse laura has spent the years since realising her vision. now, dame laura has formed a formidable partnership with the magis president, the duchess of cornwall and at her official london residence of clarence house, camilla addressed donors and supporters setting out why she believes every nhs cancer hospital needs a maggies on site. i have been told almost a million mammograms were missed during the pandemic. the work that maggies began 25 years ago is not yet done. committed both publicly and privately to maggies since 2008, the

duchess told me why she has championed this cause. to duchess told me why she has championed this cause. to be able to 'ust cross championed this cause. to be able to just cross the — championed this cause. to be able to just cross the road _ championed this cause. to be able to just cross the road and _ championed this cause. to be able to just cross the road and go _ championed this cause. to be able to just cross the road and go to - championed this cause. to be able to just cross the road and go to this i just cross the road and go to this quiet, cosy centre and talk to people who really know everything there is to know about cancer, it's, i think it's the greatest thing that you could actually give to anybody who is suffering from cancer. the charity aims _ who is suffering from cancer. the charity aims to — who is suffering from cancer. the charity aims to double the number of centres, allowing many more people the chance to access the help maggies has to offer. sarah campbell, bbc news, clarence house. you will, i'm sure, know that the latest james bond film is finally out in cinemas but do 007�*s exploits bear any relation to life in m16, britain's external spy agency, properly known as the secret intelligence service? and how relevant can a spy agency be in this digital age? our security correspondent frank gardner has been speaking to real agents

about their life and work. bond music plays. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. you just didn't get to yours yet. so does anything about bond resemble life inside the real mi6, headquartered here on the thames and is their world of human intelligence and tradecraft still relevant in the digital age? i asked to meet some serving mi6 intelligence officers to find out. identities concealed, assumed names given. they were all suitably guarded about what they do. there's an enormous variety of roles that you can do. there's agent running and recruiting, we need technical experts. we have comms teams.

there is a sharp edge on the front line. it's never one person on their own. there's very little resemblance to the reality of working for mi6. so i think if someone came in wanting to do that, they would quite quickly realise in the application process that this was not for them. your watch. it contains a limited radius electromagnetic pulse. i bond films are big on gadgets and here, life does imitate art. mi6, it turns out, has its own in—house workshops, part of q branch. emma, not her real name, is a senior technical officer. it's quite different to what we see in the films. i have a much larger team of engineers working for me, delivering new capabilities and unlike in the films, we are not wearing white coats and we don't all look like geeks! in terms of gadgets, we work very closely with intelligence officers to find out what they want. mi6 does not comment on where in the world it operates but there are clearly places around

the globe where its agents might be taking enormous risks. there are people who put their lives at risk in order to work with us. and there is a category of people that it is our privilege to work with who, if they were found out to be working with us, could be in grave danger. they could lose their lives. and that is where fact meets fiction. the operations planned from this building are real. so are the risks. and so are the threats they are trying to stop. frank gardner, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. mike miller is with me. it may be one of the brighter days out there today but icy is going to change again, we expect low pressure to come back and further spells of wind and rain. there could be some very

heavy rain around, some disruptive went out there, some