good morning, it's monday morning, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines... the metropolitan police say they're taking no further action after a review into sexual abuse allegations surrounding prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. the soaring cost of energy — there'll more talks today amid warnings that some factories could soon shut down. tell us about your finances right now. with rising food and fuel costs, how is it going for you? what are you cutting back on, if anything? i want to hear about how you are managing your money right now, wherever you are in the uk. email victoria@bbc.co.uk or message me on twitter or instagram, it's @vicderbyshire. new figures show almost a fifth of the most critically ill covid patient in england in the summer

were unvaccinated pregnant women. adults in wales will now have to prove that they're fully vaccinated against coronavirus or show a negative lateral flow test to get into nightclubs and large events. too much talk and not enough action — prince charles tells the bbc that world leaders need to do more to tackle climate change. but they just talk and the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i have been trying to do for the last a0 years! in morning. the metropolitan police has dropped its review of sexual assault allegations against prince andrew. his accuser, virginia giuffre, has brought a civil lawsuit in the united states, claiming that she was trafficked to london as a 17—year—old and forced to have sex with prince

andrew. he has consistently denied ms guiffre�*s allegations. graham satchell reports. this is the now famous photograph of prince andrew and virginia giuffre, taken more than 20 years ago, when she wasjust 17. ms giuffre claims she was trafficked to the uk and sexually assaulted by prince andrew — a claim the prince denies. this is miss giuffre last year with her legal team. she is bringing a civil case against the duke of york in america. the court documents claim prince andrew sexually abused her, knowing she was a child. the met police have conducted a series of reviews into the allegations against prince andrew, and started another one when details of the civil case became clear. speaking last year, the met commissioner, dame cressida dick, said no one is above the law. now, in a statement, the met say they have concluded their review and will be taking no further action. ms giuffre is alleged to have been trafficked to the uk by the american

financier and sex offenderjeffrey epstein. epstein took his own life in a new yorkjailhouse in 2019. epstein and prince andrew were friends for a number of years. there have been previous reviews into the allegations against prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. explaining their decision to take no further action in those cases, the met said, "any investigation into human trafficking would be largely focused on activities and relationships outside the uk", and that the metropolitan police service was not the appropriate authority to conduct inquiries in these circumstances. prince andrew has retired from royal duties. he is rarely seen in public. the outcome of this review means there is no prospect of a formal criminal investigation here in the uk. but the met say they will continue to liaise with other law enforcement agencies. graham satchell, bbc news. let's speak to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. is this a new review or is it that

long—standing position? is this a new review or is it that long-standing position?- long-standing position? good morninu , long-standing position? good morning. i — long-standing position? good morning, i think _ long-standing position? good morning, i think there - long-standing position? good morning, i think there is - long-standing position? good morning, i think there is no . long—standing position? (13mm morning, i think there is no great surprise perhaps that the met police has decided it cannot take this any further, i don't think there was any particular expectation there was likely to be a criminal investigation or criminal prosecutions here in the uk but within royal circles i think there will be continuing concern at what is taking place in the united states where the civil lawsuit of course it very much still taking place. we recall that prince andrew, shortly after stepping back from public life, said that he would fully cooperate with any legitimate investigation by the us authorities. to be candid, there has been very little public evidence of him doing that. his approach updo now appears to be, let's try to ignore it and i hope it goes away. this clearly is not going to go away in so far as the american action is concerned and

there appears to have been a change in tactics now by prince andrew and his lawyers. american celebrity lawyers have been appointed and they are engaging with the civil lawsuit brought by virginia giuffre. we must remember that prince andrew has consistently and absolutely denied any impropriety and his family must be hoping that he can now finally establish his innocence. but it is a distraction from other things, this is our top story this morning at a time when clarence house, for example, would be hoping we were paying more attention to the interview with the prince of wales about cop 26 and, broadly speaking, let's be honest, this is not a good position for a member of the british royalfamily to find position for a member of the british royal family to find themselves in. that is an understatement! thank you very much, nicholas witchell, our royal correspondent and we will hear from prince charles on the environment later in this half hour. ministers are coming under increasing pressure to intervene

to support steel and other hard hit sectors. more talks about how to tackle rising energy prices will take place today between junior ministers and industry leaders. the government has faced repeated calls from manufacturers and labour to intervene and the trade body, uk steel, said borisjohnson needed to take control before it was too late. the crisis has also sparked a public row between the business department and the treasury. yesterday, an unnamed treasury official accused mr kwarteng of "making things up" when he said the chancellor rishi sunak was discussing a support package with him. our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, is in westminster for us now. firstly, the substantive stuff, is the government going to intervene to bail out those sectors that have been hit with massive energy costs? the answer is not yet. the energy intensive sectors have been meeting with government ministers and

officials for quite some time now and the steel industry has presented and the steel industry has presented a paper where they would get about £50 million a year of support to help them deal with the price spike and that is being considered by the business department but no official proposal had been made from the business department to the treasury to unlock any money and that's the basis of the spat we have between treasury sources and the business secretary yesterday after he had been on tv. the answer is not yet and it could be potentially not ever because the government is of the view that taxpayers should not be footing the bill for market forces hitting industries, it is up to industry to manage the market forces they are subjected to, that is their view. having said that, if it comes to a crunch, we have seen examples where the government is prepared to intervene and spend some public money to help a particular sector get over a particularly tricky patch point remember the fertiliser plant that made loads of carbon dioxide that made loads of carbon dioxide that the food industry relied on? that was an example of where the

government was prepared to spend money even though it was just market forces. money even though it was 'ust market forces. ~ , , ., forces. 0k. the prime minister is on holida , forces. 0k. the prime minister is on holiday, reportedly _ forces. 0k. the prime minister is on holiday, reportedly in _ forces. 0k. the prime minister is on holiday, reportedly in my _ forces. 0k. the prime minister is on holiday, reportedly in my buyer - forces. 0k. the prime minister is on holiday, reportedly in my buyer withj holiday, reportedly in my buyer with his family the home office minister defended his right to go on holiday —— reportedly in marbella. apparently his first foreign holiday since covid struck pandit we have the director—general of uk steel saying we need the prime minister to bang heads together to sort this out? , , , ., , , bang heads together to sort this out? , , , ., , , w . out? yes, this story is taking a predictable _ out? yes, this story is taking a predictable turn _ out? yes, this story is taking a predictable turn in _ out? yes, this story is taking a predictable turn in that - out? yes, this story is taking a i predictable turn in that whenever the prime minister goes away there is always something happening at home and there are calls for him to come back and sort it out and it's notjust uk steel making those calls this time round, it's also the unite union whose chief executive used the same wording, saying he needs to come back and bang heads together. i suppose those called had been given a bit more impact by what we were discussing, that government departments seem to not be on the

same page on this but i do think the temperature of the whitehall dispute is maybe decreasing somewhat today, maybe they have run out of gas! but the treasury sources this morning are saying they are ready to go to any proposals that are given to them by the business department so the treasury are sounding a lot more friendly and kinder to the business department today than they were yesterday. department today than they were esterda . . ~ department today than they were esterda . ., ~ , ., department today than they were esterda . ., ~ ~ ., joining me now is steve elliott, chief executive of the chemical industries association. good morning, mr elliott. iwonder if you could talk us through how the cost since january this year has gone up and by how much for the firms you represent?— gone up and by how much for the firms you represent? good morning, of course. firms you represent? good morning, of course- i— firms you represent? good morning, of course. i represent _ firms you represent? good morning, of course. i represent chemical - of course. i represent chemical manufacturing businesses in the uk and if we look back to january, gas prices were about 40p a firm, that's the terminology. three weeks ago, about £1.60, imagine three weeks

ago, that is when some steel meals started to pause production and fertiliser plants had to shut. if you were mad or unfortunate enough to had to buy gas last tuesday morning it was up at £4 .8 has eased off to about £2 but taking all that into account, it is a 900% increase since the beginning of the year. i am not saying our members are teetering on the brink but what i am saying, and i have said this on friday to kwasi kwarteng, is that if we leave this another three weeks i cannot guarantee that chemical businesses will not be pausing or shutting production temporarily. so because they cannot afford £2 a firm, as it is now, and i appreciate that goes up and down, you are saying that some of your members will have to shut down and potentially lay off staff? potentially, yes. it is obviously

hitting some of those that are more energy intensive than others at the moment which is why you have seen the action from the steel companies and the reaction from the steel industry. but if this does carry on, and eight 900% increase in anybody�*s world is clearly unsustainable for a longer period of time, and we don't actually see an end in sight for a whole bunch of reasons, where do our whole bunch of reasons, where do your members — whole bunch of reasons, where do your members employ _ whole bunch of reasons, where do your members employ people - whole bunch of reasons, where do your members employ people acrossl your members employ people across the uk? , , , the uk? interesting point because the uk? interesting point because the frustration _ the uk? interesting point because the frustration here _ the uk? interesting point because the frustration here is _ the uk? interesting point because the frustration here is that - the uk? interesting point because the frustration here is that many l the uk? interesting point because| the frustration here is that many of our companies, and i'm exaggerating a little, m62 and above put a lot of high quality, well—paid, well skilled jobs and long lasting jobs from the humber, teesside, across to the north—west and up into grangemouth in scotland, these are jobs that are clearly valuable and will support the levelling up agenda

but there are also businesses and jobs that will support net zero an hour drive towards zero carbon by 2050. so this is about some breathing space to enable us to play our full part as we already have done with many of the solutions we are provided through the pandemic. we know that the government bailed out that particular fertiliser firm the other week in order to help co2 production continue so what are you asking for your members? abs, production continue so what are you asking for your members? a number of thins we asking for your members? a number of things we sat — asking for your members? a number of things we sat down _ asking for your members? a number of things we sat down with _ asking for your members? a number of things we sat down with kwasi - things we sat down with kwasi kwarteng on, and he listened, to be fair, and as of today we will work more closely point i noticed the statement from talked about action within days rather than weeks and thatis within days rather than weeks and that is something we stressed. we are looking at if we can provide some relief from the price now. and there has been some talk, and against the government had made the point, that we have already received £2 billion in recent years. that is

disingenuous. that 2 billion is nothing to do with the price of energy, it is everything to do with the policy is our government has put in place to drive decarbonisation. and we have a legacy here that those costs don't tend to fall on domestic consumers and right now that is absolutely right, but they fall on industry. that's not quite the case historically another countries so we are facing a competitive disadvantage because a lot of those costs have fallen on industry so the 2 billion has compensated a little for all those additional costs but it is nothing to do with the price of energy. we are the... it is nothing to do with the price of energy. we are the. . .- it is nothing to do with the price of energy. we are the... hang on, to scrap those — of energy. we are the... hang on, to scrap those costs _ of energy. we are the... hang on, to scrap those costs in _ of energy. we are the... hang on, to scrap those costs in the _ of energy. we are the... hang on, to scrap those costs in the short - of energy. we are the... hang on, to scrap those costs in the short term? | scrap those costs in the short term? we're talking, that the work that begins today, to understand what is the scope within those policy measures that we have some manoeuvre on that will help give us some relief. because it is not about police stop the price because we

understand market forces... 50 understand market forces... so essentially look at pausing those costs for a while but what else? correct to point out the second thing is a related point but we pay, like many others, for what are called networked transmission costs, to move electricity and gas around the country. again, offjim and the companies themselves in the fairly recent report recognised that our european competitors have a discount on that which reflects how important they are to the economy and the shipment of energy they require —— ofgem. they recognised it only a few months ago, there is more to be done to help with similar discounts for the uk related to the transmission of gas and electricity around the country and how much energy intensive is pay.— intensive is pay. and if the government _ intensive is pay. and if the government and _ intensive is pay. and if the government and ofgem i intensive is pay. and if the - government and ofgem looked at intensive is pay. and if the _ government and ofgem looked at those areas, that would be enough to keep your members in business, their business is viable, and employing

people? business is viable, and employing --eole? , , , people? every little helps right now. people? every little helps right nova what _ people? every little helps right now. what doesn't _ people? every little helps right now. what doesn't help - people? every little helps right now. what doesn't help that i people? every little helps right| now. what doesn't help that i'm looking out of the window and it's another still and sunny day, the weather is lovely, and every time it is still gas is required to back up what we don't have from wind so we could do with a few windy days, not too cold, but windy days and we should do everything as we can at the country both politically and commercially to make sure that gas, because we will be important to third in the coming winter, but it comes to go elsewhere because there is a global challenge here, we have to make sure it comes here. what is a global challenge here, we have to make sure it comes here. what do ou think to make sure it comes here. what do you think of — to make sure it comes here. what do you think of this _ to make sure it comes here. what do you think of this slapping _ to make sure it comes here. what do you think of this slapping down - to make sure it comes here. what do you think of this slapping down of. you think of this slapping down of the business secretary by the treasury yesterday?— the business secretary by the treasury yesterday? frankly, were not interested _ treasury yesterday? frankly, were not interested in _ treasury yesterday? frankly, were not interested in those _ treasury yesterday? frankly, were not interested in those spats. - treasury yesterday? frankly, were | not interested in those spats. what we heard on friday from the secretary of state was he understand theissue, secretary of state was he understand the issue, i think he has had to deal with a version of it through helping the fertiliser and co2 issue, he understands the challenge.

he said in the meeting to us that he would be working with us to develop proposals that, if necessary, went to the treasury and the work for us begins today with the officials and we believe it is a matter of days. what we don't want our political spats that delay any of that. imilieu spats that delay any of that. when ou sa a spats that delay any of that. when you say a matter _ spats that delay any of that. when you say a matter of _ spats that delay any of that. when you say a matter of days, - spats that delay any of that. when you say a matter of days, what - spats that delay any of that. when you say a matter of days, what might happen in a matter of days? this i you say a matter of days, what might happen in a matter of days?- happen in a matter of days? as i sit here now. — happen in a matter of days? as i sit here now, honestly, _ happen in a matter of days? as i sit here now, honestly, there - happen in a matter of days? as i sit here now, honestly, there were - happen in a matter of days? as i sit here now, honestly, there were no| here now, honestly, there were no chemical businesses beyond the fertiliser plant that we have referenced that are pausing or shutting production. but as i said on friday, i cannot guarantee that will remain the case over the coming week or so. 50 will remain the case over the coming week or so— week or so. so it is days in your view. week or so. so it is days in your view- and _ week or so. so it is days in your view. and finally, _ week or so. so it is days in your view. and finally, are _ week or so. so it is days in your view. and finally, are you - week or so. so it is days in your| view. and finally, are you happy week or so. so it is days in your - view. and finally, are you happy the prime minister is abroad on holiday, as the cost of living is on many peoples minds? brute as the cost of living is on many peoples minds?— as the cost of living is on many --eoles minds? ~ . ., ., peoples minds? we all need a holiday i think we peoples minds? we all need a holiday i think we all— peoples minds? we all need a holiday i think we all recognise _ peoples minds? we all need a holiday i think we all recognise that. - i think we all recognise that. again, i'm not particularly interested in when and where the prime minister takes a holiday, the

important thing is that action is taken here. if necessary and it requires a prime ministerial intervention, i'm sure that can be done from marbella or westminster. thank you very much, mr elliott, we appreciate your time. chief executive of the chemical industries association, his members employ a lot of people, particularly across the north of england as he said, and he told the business secretary in that meeting on friday that it could be days, may a week before his members have you potentially pause production if nothing is done. i had been asking how you managing your finances at the moment. lexi said, i'm looking into ways of trying to avoid putting the heating on whilst working from home. apps putting on the woollies on. get the feeling this winter is going be uncomfortable. another one says, for health reasons i can only work a limited amount of hours but i will have to limit my food spend to survive that christmas isn't happening this year. becky says, i work full—time in early years childcare, i don't earn enough to

get a mortgage, even on a one—bedroom flat point of the best i can do is a 25% share and even then i wouldn't have money to do anything apart from paper the mortgage or rent on the rest of the bills and food and petrol. police is, one person holiday in marbella who coolly doesn't give a... about the woes most of us have on a daily basis. i'm a public sector employee so might wages were definitely not be rising, idealfor those on universal credit, it wasn't enough to live on in the first place. jane says, i will have to work until i'm 66, i've been working none stop since i was 16. not even a break, it's shocking that borisjohnson gets a free holiday. keep your messages coming in particular about how you're managing your money at the moment and you can e—mail me or message me on twitter or instagram. this is another area we are interested to hear from you. nhs england has stepped up its appeal for pregnant women to get vaccinated against covid—19. its figures suggest that expectant

mothers who haven't had a single dose accounted for one in six coronavirus patients needing specialist treatment in intensive care this summer. england's top midwife has stresssed that the vaccine is safe and effective during pregnancy. when you are pregnant, obviously you are looking after this baby growing inside of you so all of your blood and your energy is focused on growing that baby. it puts quite a strain on your lungs, on your heart system and that is what covid does as well. so what we're doing is layering on pressure on an already pressurised system inside a pregnant woman and that is why in critical care we are seeing almost 20% of people who are having extra support, so lung or heart support on critical care, being pregnant women who are unvaccinated. the evidence is really clear — if you are not vaccinated yet and you are pregnant, please take up that life saving offer of protection.

dr mary ross davie is the uk director for professional midwifery at the royal college of midwives. thank you for talking to us. tell us some of the reasons why unvaccinated sorry, pregnant women are not getting the covid jab. it is getting the covid 'ab. it is understandable, _ getting the covid jab. it 3 understandable, when people are pregnant, they want to think really carefully about what they put in their bodies and this was a new vaccine and we know that young working men in particular have been really targeted by anti—fax messages, miss and it is understandable that there had been some concern that is really important that people seek out good evidence—based information to make their informed decisions —— anti—vaxx messages. speak to your midwife and obstetrician, go to our websites and look at the information there because what we're seeing now really clear real life data, really

significant impact that covid—19 has when you are pregnant. the person who was speaking before said it clearly. if you are pregnant, you are much more likely to become unwell with covid—19 than your friends at the same age. what they were saying was around 20% of people in intensive care were pregnant and thatis in intensive care were pregnant and that is much higher than you would expect to see because pregnant people only make up about 5% of the population. so in maternity services, we have had over 1700 women being admitted with covid—19 since february. um? women being admitted with covid-19 since february-— since february. why are you likely to be much _ since february. why are you likely to be much sicker _ since february. why are you likely to be much sicker with _ since february. why are you likely to be much sicker with covid - since february. why are you likely to be much sicker with covid if- to be much sicker with covid if pregnant compared to someone of the same age was not pregnant? this the same age was not pregnant? as the seaker same age was not pregnant? as the speaker was — same age was not pregnant? as the speaker was talking _ same age was not pregnant? as the speaker was talking about _ same age was not pregnant? as the speaker was talking about before, l speaker was talking about before, your whole bodily system is under stress as a result of pregnancy. also, your immune response is repressed a little by pregnancy. we

know that women come when they are pregnant, particularly in the final trimester, are more susceptible to these kinds of viruses and illnesses. we have seen it in the past with swine flu, bird flu particularly affected pregnant women so we suspect that this would be the case with covid—19 and all of these data are now are confirming that. what we are seeing is that those women who are becoming unwell are by far and away unvaccinated so we are seeing that the vaccine is protective during pregnancy from that really severe illness. and it is notjust illness for the women because if you become unwell with covid—19 and you are admitted to hospital, you are much more likely, three times as likely to have a preterm birth, with all of the impact that has on the baby. unfortunately also we are seeing a higher stillbirth rate among women with covid—19 and a much higher cesarean section rate so there are all sorts of implications. the best

protection is to get the vaccine. i did a report earlier this year for radio four and spoke to women from diverse communities in south london who were trying to get pregnant and they suggested that because we didn't know enough about the vaccine they were not going to have it because they didn't want it to effect firstly that fertility or, if they were pregnant, they thought somehow the vaccine would transfer to the foetus and have harmful effects so what is the evidence about both of those areas? what effects so what is the evidence about both of those areas? what is really good — about both of those areas? what is really good now — about both of those areas? what is really good now is _ about both of those areas? what is really good now is that _ about both of those areas? what is really good now is that we - about both of those areas? what is really good now is that we have - about both of those areas? what is| really good now is that we have real life data from pregnant women who have taken up the vaccine. more than 100,000 women in england and scotland have had the vaccines during pregnancy so we are beginning to really build up a lot of information now about the outcomes for those babies and those women. what we are not seeing is any problems, any red flags arising from having the vaccine in pregnancy. we are not seeing more abnormalities,

not seeing a higher rate of preterm birth or stillbirth with the vaccine. also, there is no logical, biological, plausible route how the vaccine would impact on fertility at all. that is one that should definitely be put to bed by the evidence now, that was very much built up by myths and misinformation. what pregnant women can be reassured about now is that there are many thousands of women who have had this vaccine during pregnancy and we are not seeing any concerning data coming from that. thank you very much, doctor mary ross—davie from the royal college of midwives put it we'd be interested to hear from you midwives put it we'd be interested to hearfrom you if midwives put it we'd be interested to hear from you if you're midwives put it we'd be interested to hearfrom you if you're pregnant and have had the vaccine and if you haven't, let me know why. hopefully you have heard clearly from the professionals that there is no evidence that it can affect your fertility or affect your unborn child. travel between the uk and dozens of long haul destinations including mexico and south africa has opened up. 47 countries were removed

from the red list at four o'clock this morning, meaning people arriving from those locations no longer need to spend 11 nights of quarantine in a hotel. sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants have welcomed fully vaccinated customers after nearly four months of lockdown. 70% of the adult population have received two doses of the covid vaccine. those who haven't will have to wait until the 1st of december to be released from stay—at—home orders. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. cheering a day so many in new south wales had been waiting for. enjoying a drink out with friends. after more than 100 days in a lockdown, cafes, restaurants and bars have finally reopened. restaurants and bars have finally reo ened. , restaurants and bars have finally reopened-- i _ restaurants and bars have finally reopened.- i took - restaurants and bars have finally reopened.- i took today i restaurants and bars have finally i reopened.- i took today off reopened. cheers. i took today off work so i could _ reopened. cheers. i took today off work so i could stay _ reopened. cheers. i took today off work so i could stay up _ reopened. cheers. i took today off work so i could stay up late - work so i could stay up late tonight! _ work so i could stay up late toniuht! , ., , , ., ., ., tonight! obviously not having a co , tonight! obviously not having a copy. even _ tonight! obviously not having a copy, even though _ tonight! obviously not having a copy, even though it's - tonight! obviously not having a copy, even though it's freezing | copy, even though it's freezing outside. — copy, even though it's freezing outside. it's— copy, even though it's freezing outside, it's so _

copy, even though it's freezing outside, it's so good. - copy, even though it's freezing outside, it's so good.— copy, even though it's freezing outside, it's so good. some covid-19 rules are still — outside, it's so good. some covid-19 rules are still in _ outside, it's so good. some covid-19 rules are still in place. _ outside, it's so good. some covid-19 rules are still in place. inside - rules are still in place. inside venues, a maximum of 20 people are allowed to gather. social distancing and masks are mandatory. businesses will also be responsible for making sure customers provide proof of vaccination. it sure customers provide proof of vaccination-— sure customers provide proof of vaccination. , ., , . vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 da s vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days but _ vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days but the _ vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days but the efforts - vaccination. it has been a difficult 100 days but the efforts that - vaccination. it has been a difficult i 100 days but the efforts that people have made right across the state to go out and get vaccinated has enabled this great day to. there are going to be challenges and we know that, i have asked everybody across the state to treat everybody with kindness and respect this the state to treat everybody with kindness and respec- kindness and respect this is the first step out — kindness and respect this is the first step out of _ kindness and respect this is the first step out of lockdown, - kindness and respect this is the first step out of lockdown, with | kindness and respect this is the - first step out of lockdown, with new south wales reaching 70% vaccination rate and with many restrictions eased, life is looking quite different for those who have had their double jab is put many have started their day in the gym, something they have not been able to do for more than three months now.

while others have rushed for that long awaited haircut.— while others have rushed for that long awaited haircut. thank you to all the vaccinated _ long awaited haircut. thank you to all the vaccinated people! - long awaited haircut. thank you to all the vaccinated people! thank. long awaited haircut. thank you to l all the vaccinated people! thank you to all the vaccinated people! idea? to all the vaccinated people! new south wales _ to all the vaccinated people! new south wales is _ to all the vaccinated people! new south wales is the _ to all the vaccinated people! new south wales is the first state in australia to shift from elimination or zero covid cases strategy, to reopening while ramping up vaccination numbers. the rest of the country will be watching to see what living with the virus looks like and how it will work. let's cross to our australia correspondent, shaimaa khalil, in sydney. are people hitting the bars tonight who can? what's the atmosphere like? they hit the bar last night!— they hit the bar last night! sorry, es! they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some _ they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of— they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of the _ they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of the venues, - they hit the bar last night! sorry, yes! some of the venues, bars i they hit the bar last night! sorry, l yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants — yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants or _ yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants or even _ yes! some of the venues, bars and restaurants or even hairdressers, i restaurants or even hairdressers, they were open at 12 o'clock sharp and let people were lining up outside to be the first to get into these places on monday, the start of

monday. blue was excited, especially in sydney and the surrounding areas after more than days of lockdown, inching out of those a stay at home or just. inching out of those a stay at home orjust. it was quite a day for many. i must say, it was nice this morning taking a walk around my neighbourhood, getting a morning coffee and seeing local cafes with tables and chairs for a change, getting ready to welcome customers. people hitting the gym at six o'clock in the morning and ijust watched, i don't think i'll be doing that! but i did get a hair appointment which is very exciting! and all of this is great, it's not the end of lockdown, it is, but not the end of lockdown, it is, but not the end of restrictions. for example come inside venues people have to wear masks from their is a social distancing but the big feature of this reopening is going to be the proof of vaccination, the fact that business owners and businesses will have to ask for the proof of

vaccination it will be interesting to see how it plays out. how robust businesses will be, how willing people are to show their vaccination proof, and has been a lot of talk about passes and passports and right now it is the new south wales health general vaccination certificate and also whether there is any fallout from those who have had their first jabs and are waiting for their second. but this is the first place in australia that has given up on elimination and is now living with the virus and others will watch to see how it works.— see how it works. thank you very much. let's have a look at the weather, definitely colder when i left the house this morning. how is it looking? house this morning. how is it lookin: ? house this morning. how is it lookina? ., �* looking? good morning, you're quite riaht, looking? good morning, you're quite riuht, it looking? good morning, you're quite right. it was — looking? good morning, you're quite right, it was colder— looking? good morning, you're quite right, it was colder this _ looking? good morning, you're quite right, it was colder this morning - right, it was colder this morning and going through the week, it will be cooler than last week when, if you remember, some of us had temperatures in the low 20s. closer to average orjust below in the north—west. talking of which, we have some rain here today

accompanied by a keen greece, ploughed ahead of it which is thick enough for them spot gastric 18 and cloud ahead a bit. of england and wales will be dry and bright with sunshine. temperatures today, 9—17 . overnight, the rain continues to push south and east was, reaching north—east england and east anglia. some clear skies in the south has some patchy mist and fog and in sheltered rural areas tempers could fall down to four or five degrees. tomorrow, we start with some rain again and this east side of the country will see that moving towards the midlands and parts of north wales and northern ireland through the day. patchy rain in scotland easing off, top temperatures of 17 or 18 degrees.

good morning, this is bbc news, here are the headlines. the metropolitan police say they are taking no further action after a review into sexual abuse allegations surrounding prince andrew. the soaring costs of energy, there will be more talks today amid talks at some factories closing down. almost a fifth of the most critically ill covid patients in the summer were unvaccinated pregnant women. prince charles tells the bbc that world leaders need to do more to tackle climate change. thea;r world leaders need to do more to tackle climate change.— tackle climate change. they talk, and the problem _ tackle climate change. they talk, and the problem is _ tackle climate change. they talk, and the problem is to _ tackle climate change. they talk, and the problem is to get - tackle climate change. they talk, and the problem is to get action | tackle climate change. they talk, l and the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i have been trying to do for the last 40 years. time for the sport now. manchester united's marcus rashford has been speak about the first time about the racist abuse he received for missing a penalty in euro 2020. he received an honorary doctorate.

he received an honorary doctorate. he missed a penalty. he has spoken to sally nugent about the racism he faced afterwards and what there support he has received since has met him. but there's never a time that racism is acceptable, or we should accept racism and just get on with our lives. but, probably on the bigger stage that racism has been in front of us as young players, it was nice to see so many people supporting us without us even saying anything. arsenal have beaten everton in the women's football. the teams lent and on a show of solidarity with the game in the us where they have been allegations of sexual misconduct. arsenal looks like they got over the defeat to barcelona in the champions league last week. a brilliant goal from frida maanum.

andy murray beat one of the rising stars of men's tennis overnight to reach the third round. spain, carlos alcaraz lost in three sets to andy murray. he produced an underarm serve, that came in the second set. murray has called alcaraz almost half his age are world number one in the making. a rather frustrated lewis the making. a ratherfrustrated lewis hamilton says he cannot afford to drop any more points if he is to win the eighth world drivers title. he trails rival max verstappen with six races to go after finishing fifth in turkey this weekend. he was angry with his team for calling him in for a late pit stop. he was third. max verstappen finished second. i feel i should have — verstappen finished second. i feel i should have stayed _ verstappen finished second. i feel i should have stayed in, _ verstappen finished second. i feel i should have stayed in, that -

verstappen finished second. i feel i should have stayed in, that was - verstappen finished second. i feel i should have stayed in, that was myj should have stayed in, that was my gut feeling. i am frustrated at myself are not following my gut. but i work as a team so i did the best i could with the advice i was given. saint helens won the women's grand final trophy after beating leeds riding 28, zero at headingley. they become the first to win the title and the shield and the cup and the same season. tyson fury says he wants to bask in the victory and has clearly been doing that. have a look at this. sweet caroline!— doing that. have a look at this. sweet caroline! , ., ., sweet caroline! there you go, there is t son sweet caroline! there you go, there is tyson fury _ sweet caroline! there you go, there is tyson fury singing _ sweet caroline! there you go, there is tyson fury singing his _ sweet caroline! there you go, there is tyson fury singing his version - sweet caroline! there you go, there is tyson fury singing his version of i is tyson fury singing his version of sweet caroline. he was in a club in las vegas in the hours that followed his victory over deontay wilder as

he extended his undefeated professional record to 32 fights. when he peels himself away from the fight, — the mike, it is thought his next fight will be against mandatory challenger. that is all the sport an hour. back to you, victoria. prince charles has told the bbc that he can see why campaigners from groups like extinction rebellion take to the streets to demand action on climate change. but he suggested actions such as blocking roads didn't help their cause. the prince of wales urged people to follow his example of not eating meat and fish two days a week and dairy on another day to reduce their environmental impact. he was speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, in the garden of his home on the balmoral estate. great to see you. you made it. this was a rather empty field that the farm didn't need any more. the great thing was i managed to plant it the same year my grandson was born, the eldest, george. so i thought i'd call it prince george's wood.

all of our grandchildren, if we're lucky enough to have them, will inherit the earth that we bequeath them, won't they? how worried are you about the stated that inheritance? deeply worried. i've always felt we're somehow trained to believe that nature is a separate thing from us and we can just exploit and control and suppress everything about her without suffering the consequences. this is what is so interesting, coming back 50 years later, and talking here in this beautiful garden of yours, that the narrative has changed. lots of the things that you said are now mainstream. it's taken far too long. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you were... they just talk. the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last 40 years. what about the people who protest? what about extinction rebellion? do you understand why they go out? of course i do, yes. but it isn't helpful, i don't think — to do it in a way that alienates people.

i totally understand the frustration. the difficulty is, how do you direct that frustration in a way that is more constructive, rather than destructive. the point is that people should really notice how despairing so many young are. so let me ask you this... is our government doing enough to make these things happen? i couldn't possibly comment. you've got a pretty hefty carbon footprint. yes. put it like this. it must take a lot of gas to heat a palace. yes, yes. but i have tried for a very long time to make sure the heating is done in a way that is as sustainable as possible. i've put in biomass boiler systems, solar panels, i've got electric cars. it's been so difficult. one thing not everybody knows about you is you are bit of a clarkson, is it fair to say? jeremy clarkson. a bit of a kind of petrol head. you've always enjoyed cars. well, yes, yes.

but that was before we knew what the problems were particularly. my old aston martin, which i've had for 51 years, that runs on, can you believe it? surplus english white wine and whey from the cheese process. you've converted your fuel. what would you say to viewers of bbc breakfast? people watching this in terms of diet? should they be eating less meat? the business of what we eat is important. for years, i haven't eaten meat and fish on two days a week and i don't eat dairy products on one day a week. that's one way to do it. if you did that, if we all did that, you would reduce a lot of the pressure on the environment as everything else. there will be people watching this, you know this is true, who will be sceptical. of course. and they'll say, "listen, the uk produces 1% of world emissions. other countries aren't doing their bit. why on earth should we make this

huge effort and hobble our economies for something which ultimately will be useless?" what would you say to them about why this is urgent and what is at stake for them and also for the world. it will be a disaster. it will be catastrophic. it is already beginning to be catastrophic because nothing in nature can survive the stress that is created by these extremes of weather. having discussed these issues, what would your ideal for a future britain look like? i think we should be leading the way, particularly in terms of how we could, as an island... i've always felt we could have an enormous impact as somewhere which was renowned for its environmental quality — the way we farm and the kind of products we produce and how they are related to telling a story about the place, the people. we wanted to help plant avenues

of trees which could commemorate all the people who've died during this pandemic. and it's an autumn garden, isn't it? it's really for autumn colour, and a bit of spring. can we go and have a look at the chokeberries? the extraordinary thing is none of the birds eat them. there are different varieties of them. i wouldn't. .. there are better ones. they're a bit tart. slightly astringent. they're supposed to be a health food, aren't they? yeah, yeah. broadcaster and naturalist chris packham says he fears for his life after an arson attack outside his home in the new forest in hampshire. we are going to talk to him now in his first interview about the events of friday. thank you very much for talking to us and our audience. tell us what happened on friday morning. on friday morning, two men, at least

two men, masked and covered parked a land roverfull of two men, masked and covered parked a land rover full of fuel right up against my garden gates and set fire to it, which obviously caused quite a significant explosion, damaging the gates beyond repair, and very sadly damaging an oak tree beside the gate as well. we have cctv at the gate as well. we have cctv at the property, we are working closely with the police to make sure we comply with all of their suggestions so we do have footage of this but as i say, the men were masked, wearing sunglasses and not easy to identify. i have spoken to the police this morning, the investigations are ongoing and they are pursuing this keenly and i thank them very much for their assistance. hora! keenly and i thank them very much for their assistance.— for their assistance. how has it affected you — for their assistance. how has it affected you and _ for their assistance. how has it affected you and your- for their assistance. how has it affected you and your family? | for their assistance. how has it i affected you and your family? we for their assistance. how has it - affected you and your family? we see this as an escalation _ affected you and your family? we see this as an escalation of _ affected you and your family? we see this as an escalation of threats - this as an escalation of threats against us that have been ongoing for at least two to three years. in previous incidents, they have been timed dead animals against the gate.

only recently i found yet another animal outside the house. this has been ongoing, we have received written death threats, and we have received all sorts of unpleasant things through the post. again, i have worked very closely with the police, they have given excellent guidance with how to do these things and we have been complying but as you can imagine, gathering evidence to find out who the perpetrators are is very difficult and they have done their very best, up until this point, we haven't been able to pursue any individuals, although we have quite a good idea about who some of them might be.- have quite a good idea about who some of them might be. well, without namin: some of them might be. well, without naming specific _ some of them might be. well, without naming specific names, _ some of them might be. well, without naming specific names, who _ some of them might be. well, without naming specific names, who do - some of them might be. well, without naming specific names, who do you i naming specific names, who do you think is behind this latest attack? i think there are three layers of perpetrator, there are those who are my internet trolls and i think their response that he lies on the fact that they whip up extreme hatred, they build communities fuelled by that hatred. and i think that stokes up that hatred. and i think that stokes up two sets of people, one who are relatively local to me, and we know that certain local individuals have

been spoken to by the police for things that they have done and there was no ambiguity about the fact that they have done those disruptive things. and then there are other organisations, countryside organisations, countryside organisations, who again feel this sort of hatred. and collectively it builds up an aura where people feel compelled to act and we live in a very angry world at the moment, these people are angry about some of these people are angry about some of the things that i campaign against and as a consequence of that, i'm afraid there result is to act like this. i would afraid there result is to act like this. iwould much afraid there result is to act like this. i would much rather, afraid there result is to act like this. iwould much rather, of course, that we engaged in some sort of creative discourse rather than burning parts of my property down. what you think is their intention, then? i what you think is their intention, then? , , , what you think is their intention, then? , i, . , then? i suppose they perceive this to be an intimidating _ then? i suppose they perceive this to be an intimidating gesture - then? i suppose they perceive this| to be an intimidating gesture which may frighten me into backing off. but i'm not easily intimidated by such gestures and as a consequence, i will remain true to my cause, i believe that what i am arguing for is the right thing to argue about at

this point in time and as a consequence i will continue to pursue that. i had to think of the health and welfare of my family as well, of course, but i can tell you they are resolutely stoic, like myself, they believe in these causes and as a consequence, although it is frightening for them and they have concerns about the health and well—being, not least their mental health and well—being because this is a chronic ongoing case of harassment, but nevertheless, you know, we have to continue with our cause. as we havejust know, we have to continue with our cause. as we have just heard from prince charles, now is the time to act, we are all in a very desperate decision and therefore we have to change our minds. these people, it seems, don't want to change their minds as quickly as i would like them too. , minds as quickly as i would like them too-— minds as quickly as i would like themtoo. ,, ,. ., .., them too. this abuse is chronic and onauoin them too. this abuse is chronic and ongoing because — them too. this abuse is chronic and ongoing because in _ them too. this abuse is chronic and ongoing because in 2019 _ them too. this abuse is chronic and ongoing because in 2019 you - them too. this abuse is chronic and ongoing because in 2019 you told i them too. this abuse is chronic and i ongoing because in 2019 you told me about death threats you had received, you had been told your debt would be orchestrated by someone organising a car crash,

organising for you to be poisoned. do you believe that you or a member of yourfamily do you believe that you or a member of your family could be injured, even killed by these people? i don't know, even killed by these people? i don't know. victoria. _ even killed by these people? i don't know, victoria, that _ even killed by these people? i don't know, victoria, that is _ even killed by these people? i don't know, victoria, that is the - even killed by these people? i don't know, victoria, that is the problem. what we have seen is that additionally threats came in the post, as those that i related to you, they appeared to be distant on that account. the dead animals is... i mean, i hope none of the animals are being killed deliberately, it appears that most of them have been road casualties, from my observations, but this is an escalation. we had to ask where will it stop? could they burn the house down? are they going to back vandalise my car make it dangerous to drive britain mark or to my partner? they have already damaged my business interests. i've taken a

considerable financial hit on account of the fact that they have harassed people who would employ me. i've absorbed that, i am carrying on, i have found alternatives, but there is no alternative of your houses burned down or your stepdaughter is beaten up or your my partner, is hurt as well. i don't know where does it stop? but, listen, i've gotta say that the police are taking this very seriously and as a consequence of that, they are pursuing actively the investigation. i have spoken them to this morning and it is ongoing. which is good to hear. can i ask about the internet trolls which is one of the groups of people that intimidate you and your family. do the social media companies ever do anything about them? ila. the social media companies ever do anything about them?— the social media companies ever do anything about them? no. it is very, very difficult- — anything about them? no. it is very, very difficult. we _ anything about them? no. it is very, very difficult. we have _ anything about them? no. it is very, very difficult. we have pursued - anything about them? no. it is very, very difficult. we have pursued thisi very difficult. we have pursued this before with facebook. they refused to take down their post. we've had to take down their post. we've had to take, you know, very minor legal action against those individuals and basically on a couple of occasions

they have persisted, but the social media companies have done nothing. i think a lot of people perceive that the police and the law have powers that they don't have, but they are basically not accountable for what that goes on on those platforms and not accountable, seemingly, for managing it in any way. i think we have to see a distinction here and i want to be very clear indeed that i am very keen to promote punishment of people who perpetrate hate crime of people who perpetrate hate crime of any kind, whether it is gender—based, race—based, religion based,it gender—based, race—based, religion based, it is not something that anyone should have to tolerate but because of the way that the law is structured, while the police were able to respond to incidents such as those for young black footballers who were horribly targeted after the world cup and they rightfully took action against those people, in my case, there is at the fabric of the law to do anything about it. and therefore i do feel that people like myself are left vulnerable to this persistent hate which, you know, is

always there in the background of our lives. as much as i deal with it, i let it go over my head, it is the chronic nature of it, it never goes away, it is an attritional thing, and unfortunately, as i say, it is stimulated and stirred up by a whole collective of people with a direct mission, and that is to undermine my integrity, my credit ability and my mental health. and the law at this point in time can do nothing to help me, and surely that has to change. because i am not alone. we see lots of people, many young people who become seriously mentally ill, and i hate to say it but there are people taking their lives because they are protected from the sort of hate crime. but you are protected. _ from the sort of hate crime. but you are protected, like _ from the sort of hate crime. but you are protected, like anyone _ from the sort of hate crime. but you are protected, like anyone watching | are protected, like anyone watching right now, through the laws of harassment, orare right now, through the laws of harassment, or are you saying that in practice, it doesn't protect you? in practice, doesn't protect me. obviously, we have explored this. we have approached the police and i have approached the police and i have looked at the cases and they say that it will be difficult and,

or, impossible to act upon them because of the way the law is structured. in particular, around this form of hate crime. my lawyers sought whether there was the potential of a private prosecution and the chances of winning one are small. it and the chances of winning one are small. ., , ,., , , small. it would be pointless. understood. _ small. it would be pointless. understood. you _ small. it would be pointless. understood. you said - small. it would be pointless. understood. you said earlierj small. it would be pointless. i understood. you said earlier to small. it would be pointless. - understood. you said earlier to me that the social media companies were unaccountable, that was your word, what you think of that, and what is your message to them today? the your message to them today? iia: whistle—blower your message to them today? "iia: whistle—blower in your message to them today? i““i2 whistle—blower in the your message to them today? ii2 whistle—blower in the united states at the moment has made it very clear that facebook were running an algorithm which was beneficial to them which was causing division and that division in our world at the moment is prevalent, polarisation is very prevalent. we have an angry post—pandemic wells and as a consequence of that, what we lack is social media, more than ever, is kindness. if we had a little bit more kindness on these platforms and a little less hate, that would work. at this point in time, those media

companies are not promoting that in the same ways as we have seen, it appears that hate is profitable to them, would you believe it. we need government action here. rather than let the people around the social media companies sit in front of government panels and simply lie to them and let it all wash over their heads, our governments need to take them to account, they need to hold them to account, they need to hold them accountable and they need to regulate them. there is no question about that at all. many of these people have become so powerful that they are beyond regulation but maybe we as citizens have to demand that regulation from those we have elected to represent us. i’m elected to represent us. i'm required _ elected to represent us. i'm required to _ elected to represent us. i'm required to say _ elected to represent us. i'm required to say at _ elected to represent us. i'm required to say at this point that mark zuckerberg of facebook denied that they promoted harmful content above profit, that is what he said last week. you are clearly obviously, you are not going to be swayed, you said that to me two years ago, it is clear from the way you are talking this morning that you are talking this morning that you will continue the work that you do when it comes to campaigning. is

it worth it, if it is putting you and yourfamily it worth it, if it is putting you and your family at risk? well, i don't really _ and your family at risk? well, i don't really have _ and your family at risk? well, i don't really have a _ and your family at risk? well, i don't really have a choice, - don't really have a choice, victoria, i love the natural world, i see the natural world to being constantly damaged and degraded, i want that natural world which we are all dependent upon for our future health and well—being, i wanted to prosper, and we have a toolkit, a means of making it prosper, and my job at the moment is to try and employ meant that cool tape as possible and that mean campaigning for positive change in that regard. it was something that was born in may, it cut me in half, it is written in my heart like a stick of rock, it is not going away, it is not something that can be broken by the sort of intimidation. i have to continue, and in fact, the sort of intimidation. i have to continue, and infact, i the sort of intimidation. i have to continue, and in fact, i have an ever increasingly urgent need to continue given the state of the world. and i am very conscious of the fact that one of the reasons the

natural world is in such a poor condition is because environmentalists and conservationists like myself and indeed even prince charles, as he submitted this morning on your report, we feel a certain underlying sense of shame that we haven't done enough quickly enough, and both he and i are older gentleman, shall we say, and as a consequence of that, we recognise that our time is running out and therefore we have to act with ever more energy and determination to make a difference while we have that opportunity to do so. so, icannot while we have that opportunity to do so. so, i cannot back down and i will not back down. i may change my mind if i think that one of the things i am campaigning for turns out to be wrong. we should all deserve that right because i'm asking other people to change their lives but at this point in time, the things i am campaigning against, fox hunting, illegal, unsustainable shooting, so on and so forth, they would not be beneficial to our natural world. they would be

beneficial to our natural world if we stop them immediately. that is a mission i have chosen to accept and it cannot be made impossible. thank ou ve it cannot be made impossible. thank you very much _ it cannot be made impossible. thank you very much for — it cannot be made impossible. thank you very much for talking _ it cannot be made impossible. thank you very much for talking to - it cannot be made impossible. thank you very much for talking to us - it cannot be made impossible. thank you very much for talking to us and our audience this morning, thank you and obviously, please stay safe. thank you very much, victoria. thank ou. i thank you very much, victoria. thank you- i would — thank you very much, victoria. thank you- i would be _ thank you very much, victoria. thank you. i would be interested _ thank you very much, victoria. thank you. i would be interested to - thank you very much, victoria. thank you. i would be interested to make i thank you very much, victoria. thank you. i would be interested to make -| you. i would be interested to make — to know what you think of what chris packham said this morning. the shortlist for this year's riba stirling prize for architecture includes key worker housing, an eco—friendly mosque and a footbridge. what makes a great new building? today we're looking at a project at kingston university in south west london. the town house incorporates a library as well as dance studio space. you may not feel like you are in a university building at all, that you are in a structure that is asking you, what you want to do here? we are sitting in a town house at kingston university which is

building we realised in 2013. the building we realised in 2013. the building is surrounded on three sides by something which is an urban experience which connects the university back to the town. the university back to the town. the university aspired to reveal the activities of the interior of the building to the wider public. i really love being in the fourier because you watch the buses going up and down, you see people on buses looking and they wonder what goes on in there now? for looking and they wonder what goes on in there now?— in there now? for me the thing that makes this special _ in there now? for me the thing that makes this special is _ in there now? for me the thing that makes this special is a _ in there now? for me the thing that makes this special is a combination | makes this special is a combination of things _ makes this special is a combination of things i— makes this special is a combination of things. i suppose it is the light, — of things. i suppose it is the light, the _ of things. i suppose it is the light, the space, their views out from _ light, the space, their views out from the — light, the space, their views out from the buildings. it is quite soft, — from the buildings. it is quite soft, i— from the buildings. it is quite soft, i think, from the buildings. it is quite soft, ithink, actually, for a building _ soft, ithink, actually, for a building that is predominant in concrete _ building that is predominant in concrete. it really lends itself to encounters between students and students, — encounters between students and students, staff to student and that is really _ students, staff to student and that is really important to us, that is the feel— is really important to us, that is the feel we were hoping to create with the _ the feel we were hoping to create with the building. the the feel we were hoping to create with the building.— with the building. the ceiling has these specially _

with the building. the ceiling has these specially made _ with the building. the ceiling has these specially made acoustic- these specially made acoustic baffles which absorb sound. the one panning itself is striated in this building. you have two different aspects of library and a dance faculty in one space. from an acoustic point of view, you have to keep them apart but from an ideological and cultural point of view, you want to connect them, so that was a challenge of this project. we decide the staircase so they are overlooked and people can actually work thereby standing at the edges overlooking the staircase. because there is something really phenomenal about people watching. the building is a concrete building, it is a concrete frame, we have a system which allows the building to be called through that concrete so not only is the concrete structural but it is also environmental. for me, the but it is also environmental. for me. the one _ but it is also environmental. for me, the one word that epitomises this building is open. it is very important _ this building is open. it is very important to our students that they feel this _ important to our students that they feel this building is here for them and they— feel this building is here for them and they can move into it and occupied _ and they can move into it and occupied and use it the way that they want— occupied and use it the way that they want to. the occupied and use it the way that they want to-— occupied and use it the way that

the want to. ., ., ., , they want to. the name town house contains two — they want to. the name town house contains two aspects, _ they want to. the name town house contains two aspects, it _ they want to. the name town house contains two aspects, it contains . contains two aspects, it contains town, which has a specific dimension and it contains house, a sense of belonging a sense of home, it is open and it is porous. it is a democratic space. that is one of six shortlisted entries for the riba stirling prize for britain's best new building. and we will be live at the awards ceremony on thursday at 7.30pm. time for the weather. here is carol with all the details. today, we are looking to a chilly start to the day and as we go through this week, you will notice it is going to be cool and then it was last week. at the end of last week, if you remember, we had temperatures close to 20 degrees just above, this week they will be closer to average just below, especially across the north—west of the country. it will be largely dry but there is some rain in the forecast and we are at some sunny spells as well. we have rain this morning coming on across the north west of scotland, we have also had

some spots across southern scotland, north—west england and northern ireland and that will continue as we go through the day. as we come further south, a chilly start for some but a dry one. through the day, we continue with the rain and a keen breeze as well across the northern west, some brighter skies across eastern scotland and the east of northern ireland but has become south, there will be some cloud and a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine at lunchtime. even through the rest of the afternoon, we continue in that vein. meanwhile, our band of cloud and rain in brisk winds move further southward and eastward through the rest of the afternoon. temperatures ranging from nine in the north to about 17 in the south. through this evening and overnight, the band of rain continues to push southwards and eastwards getting into north—east england and also east anglia. there will be clear skies in the south, allowing temperatures in sheltered areas to fall as low as four or five degrees. here, too, there may be a

patchy mist and fog forming. in shetland under clear skies, there is a good chance you could see the northern lights, provided of course that the skies do remain clear stop tomorrow, we still have some rain to start the day across parts of scotland. that will peter out. we also have rain coming across east anglia, into the midlands, north wales and northern ireland and a fair bit of cloud. best of the sunshine will be across southern areas when the earlier mist and fog lifts. temperatures tomorrow very similar to today. on wednesday, our front eventually moves away, taking its rain with it into the north say. behind it, they will be a lot of cloud, some breaks, especially through the shelter of hills, and we are looking at a few showers getting on across the north—west of scotland as well. temperatures, 12 to about 16 degrees. on thursday, bit of a change because we got a new weather front coming in, it is a cold front, it will introduce some rain, a keen brisk wind following on thursday, bit of a change because we got a new weather front coming in, bit of a change because we got a new weatherfront coming in, it is bit of a change because we got a new weather front coming in, it is a

cold front, it will introduce rain, a keen brisk wind following onbehind from another — another chilly direction, further south, wry, fine, relatively warm, but it will turn cooler from the north.

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