this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two: the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements, and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it's difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help. there is a huge amount for are fantastic gps and we can help shift some of that demand the other, more sensible places. in norway, a man who killed five

people using a bow and arrow, was known to the police — who say they'd had concerns he'd been radicalised. heavy gunfire in beirut — at least 5 people are believed dead, following protests about the investigation into last year's massive port explosion. the government says it's doing everything it can to ease supply chain issues in the run up to christmas. the queen praises the spirit of the welsh people during the pandemic as she officially opens the new term of parliament, the senedd. and, chris martin tells us exclusively how coldplay are making their new world tour carbon neutral. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. the increasing pressure on the nhs is underlined by new figures this afternoon which show a record number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england. 5.7 million people were waiting at the end of august for procedures such as hip replacements and cataract removals — the highest since records began. waiting times in accident and emergency departments are also at their worst since the four hour target was introduced in 200a. the government has announced a quarter of a billion pounds, from existing budgets, for gp surgeries to help with face to face appointments, as many patients continue to struggle to see their doctor in person. fewer than 60% of appointments were in person

in august, compared with more than 80% before the pandemic. here's our health correspondent katherine da costa. pressure on a&e departments is being felt right across the uk. a combination of covid, other respiratory viruses and more patients coming forward for care are adding to the demand. that's meant record numbers of patients in all four nations facing a long wait to be seen. in england, nearly 470,000 patients, a quarter who visited a&e, waited longer than four hours to be treated. that's up almost 70% compared to the same month two years ago. of those needing a bed, more than 100,000 waited over four hours to be admitted, with more than 5000 waiting over 12 hours. what we can't keep doing is chucking money at the problem every winter because we haven't planned for the fact that winter happens every year, so the answers have to be what we can do now is start planning effectively and investing effectively for the long—term future of the nhs.

it's notjust pressure on hospitals. gps say they are also struggling to cope with the workload. i got your messagesjust now. doctors say telephone consultations mean they can speak to many more patients. face—to—face appointments have fallen from 80% before the pandemic to nearly 60%. many gps feel the drive to return to more in—person appointments is unhelpful. many patients think they need to be seen when actually they can be dealt with much more efficiently over the phone. we haven't planned adequately for the fact winter happens every year. gp surgeries are under siege, we are unbelievably busy. and we're kind of being expected be superhuman. the government announced a new package which should allow gp

practices to hire more locum, and a promise to cut red tape and improve security, because doctors say they are dealing with high levels of abuse. and social distancing rules are being reviewed which could allow more patience in waiting rooms. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic there is a huge amount of demand on ourfantastic gps and there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is the providing financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. but shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places.— more sensible places. but labour sa s the more sensible places. but labour says the package _ more sensible places. but labour says the package doesn't - more sensible places. but labour says the package doesn't solve i more sensible places. but labour. says the package doesn't solve the bigger picture. the says the package doesn't solve the bigger picture-— says the package doesn't solve the bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, — bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, and _ bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, and in _ bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, and in the _ bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, and in the election - bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, and in the election in l lack of gps, and in the election in 2019. _ lack of gps, and in the election in 2019. the — lack of gps, and in the election in 2019, the prime minister promised 6000 _ 2019, the prime minister promised 6000 new— 2019, the prime minister promised 6000 new gps, that was his pledge. we now_ 6000 new gps, that was his pledge. we now have less then we had in 2019 _ we now have less then we had in 2019. , ., ~ ., 2019. this walk in the centre for scans and _ 2019. this walk in the centre for scans and tests _ 2019. this walk in the centre for scans and tests in _ 2019. this walk in the centre for scans and tests in somerset - 2019. this walk in the centre for scans and tests in somerset is l 2019. this walk in the centre for. scans and tests in somerset is one of a0 being set up around england foot of the government says measures like this will help the nhs tackle the growing backlog of care. at 5.7 million patients in england now waiting for routine operations, the legacy of the pandemic will be felt

for many years to come. 0ur health editor hugh pym says the latest statistics show how much pressure the nhs is under. this is a very, very vivid illustration of the pressures on the nhs, that you've got record numbers of attendances at a&e units in england for a september, that you've got a record low seen within the four hours treated or assessed, within that four hour benchmark, and we haven't even got to winter because this was september. so what's going on? well, as we have been hearing there, people struggled to get gp appointments in some cases, so they go into a&e, adding to the pressure there. there are more people coming forward with health conditions who maybe haven't done so during earlier lockdowns because they were more cautious about going to gps or into hospitals. and then you've got this backlog of work needing to be done for people needing routine treatment, routine operations,

and that figure of 5.7 million on the waiting list in england. so will this package of measures for gps in england make any difference? talking to one or two doctors today they think, yes, it's helpful to have some of the bureaucracy cut down for clearer rules on infection control and, yes, some money for the winter bringing in locums, might well help, but equally they say they are absolutely working flat out already, so how you fit in extra appointments and find people to do that will be extremely difficult. they feel there is a suggestion they are not doing enough to see patients. they reject that argument and say many patients like speaking on the phone and they are doing as many face—to—face as they possibly can and ultimately, this is a workforce issue, that you can't train gps injust a year or two. it does take time. the government says there are more being trained in england, the workforce will grow, but that's all in the future. we're talking now about this winter

and this extreme pressure which is building up. i'm joined now by dr martin marshall, chair of the royal college of gps. he's in liverpool at its annual conference. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. we were just hearing their that it's just this winter, do you agree with that or are we going to see this face—to—face appointment structure in a more long—term... is it going to become more long—term, i should say? i it going to become more long-term, i should sa ? ~ it going to become more long-term, i should say?— should say? i think there is two different issues _ should say? i think there is two different issues there. - should say? i think there is two different issues there. in - should say? i think there is two different issues there. in terms should say? i think there is two i different issues there. in terms of the way that general practice reverse care for patients, i think we've got to go back to where we were before the pandemic, before the pandemic about 80% of consultations were next phase, now it's about 60%,

and over the last 18 months we have learned we can do a lot in general practice that can be done safely and conveniently for patients remotely, so it's difficult to know where exactly we will end up but i don't think we will go back to where we were, which seems like what some politicians would like us to do. in terms of the offer that came out of the department and nhs england this morning, it really isn't enough of course money is welcome but it's a drop in the ocean, it's a small investment over the next few months to tide us through what will be a very difficult winter indeed. it doesn't address the fundamental problem that we simply do not have enough gps or indeed other health professionals working in general practice in order to deliver the quality of care patients but want and expect from us. that quality of care patients but want and expect from us.— and expect from us. that 250 million was art of and expect from us. that 250 million was part of the _ and expect from us. that 250 million was part of the £5 — and expect from us. that 250 million was part of the £5 billion _ and expect from us. that 250 million was part of the £5 billion package. i was part of the £5 billion package. you're saying it's simply not enough. what would be enough? i think that's difficult to tell, and

in some ways, from me, this is less about money, this is about, how do we get the people into pests? it's —— interposed. it's been under increasing pressure for the last decade, increasing the complexity, living things like vaccination programmes, what we need is a large workforce. and that larger workforce will partly come from training were people, and actually, there is a success story there, are training more gps now, but as you described, oras more gps now, but as you described, or as you describe, it takes ten years from someone entering medical school to become a gp, so that solution is a long way away. we have a crisis now and it's a crisis which patients are experiencing in their ability to access our care, but also gps are experiencing. a survey we conducted recently suggested 60% of gps feel the mental health have deteriorated over the last 18 months

and 35% said they were going to retire in the next five years, that will be 1a,000 fewer gps than we have at the moment. 50 will be 14,000 fewer gps than we have at the moment. so presumably, then, this crisis _ have at the moment. so presumably, then, this crisis and _ have at the moment. so presumably, then, this crisis and gp _ have at the moment. so presumably, then, this crisis and gp numbers, - then, this crisis and gp numbers, has been building. it's not something that has just taken place in the pandemic. why is it been building, what of the reasons behind this? ., �* ., , , this? you're absolutely right. the andemic this? you're absolutely right. the pandemic has _ this? you're absolutely right. the pandemic has exacerbated, - this? you're absolutely right. the pandemic has exacerbated, and l this? you're absolutely right. the - pandemic has exacerbated, and shone a light on the problem, but it's a problem that has been building for at least ten years, or even longer than that. workforce planning has been something the nhs and department of health has been extremely badly for as long as we can remember. and the lack of workforce planning and dependency on what is sometimes an uncertain international medical graduates group of doctors has got us into the position we're in at the moment, where demand is going up, is going up, and we are unable to meet that need. we up, and we are unable to meet that need. ~ ., up, and we are unable to meet that need. ~ . ., ., ., ., need. we are hearing a lot more certainly with — need. we are hearing a lot more certainly with have _ need. we are hearing a lot more certainly with have heard - need. we are hearing a lot more certainly with have heard from i need. we are hearing a lot more i certainly with have heard from the

health sector about this idea of locums being caught on, do you know how many locums out there? i locums being caught on, do you know how many locums out there?- how many locums out there? i don't have a figure _ how many locums out there? i don't have a figure on _ how many locums out there? i don't have a figure on that. _ how many locums out there? i don't have a figure on that. i _ how many locums out there? i don't have a figure on that. i do _ how many locums out there? i don't have a figure on that. i do know- have a figure on that. i do know that at various times there have been somewhere between three and 10% of consultations liver by locums in general practice, i think that's too many, actually, there is very important to us, but the problem is we don't know how many locums are available in order to fill these positions over the winter period. end in most parts of the country we are hearing of a shortage of locums. so if the practice aren't able to recruit those extra clinicians to deliver the work, then money is meaningless. so deliver the work, then money is meaningless-— deliver the work, then money is meaninuless. ., ., ., meaningless. so what you have heard from said meaningless. so what you have heard from sajid javid _ meaningless. so what you have heard from sajid javid and _ meaningless. so what you have heard from sajid javid and his _ meaningless. so what you have heard from sajid javid and his government l from sajid javid and his government plans, do you get a sense the government actually know how gp surgeries are run? do they understand the challenges? i am not sure they do. — understand the challenges? i am not sure they do, though _ understand the challenges? i am not sure they do, though i _ understand the challenges? i am not sure they do, though i think - understand the challenges? i am not sure they do, though i think they're. sure they do, though i think they're starting to understand. i think for too long, many politicians had their head in the sand as far as the

nature of general practice and the crisis that general practice is experiencing, and that's surprising notjust because 90% of nhs care is delivered in general practice but also because when general practice suffers, the rest of the nhs offers as well so you wouldn't have thought that politicians ? michael you would have thought politicians would understand that in engage with it. my understand that in engage with it. my sense is that politicians are starting to get that message, starting to get that message, starting to get that message, starting to understand it, they perhaps don't understand the depth of the crisis and are certainly not clear what the solutions might be. and finally, for a patient, do you think that they are getting the best service possible? two telephone appointment always get it right? i think that's a really interesting question. general practice across the country are doing their utmost to provide high—quality care that we trained to deliver on that we know our patients and communities one, and can i put my hand of my heart and can i put my hand of my heart and say that everything is going well? i really can't at the moment.

i don't think there's any evidence that any major safety problems, but our ability to deliver patient centred care, which is what general practice is all about, our ability to address intractable problems like inequalities, is much reduced by the fact we simply don't have large enough workforce to do ourjob properly. irate enough workforce to do our 'ob ro erl . ~ ., ., enough workforce to do our 'ob ”roerl _ . ., ., ., properly. we leave it there for now but thank you _ properly. we leave it there for now but thank you very _ properly. we leave it there for now but thank you very much _ properly. we leave it there for now but thank you very much indeed. i but thank you very much indeed. thank you. the chair for the royal couege thank you. the chair for the royal college of gps. a bow and arrow attack which killed five people in norway is being treated as an �*act of terror�*, according to security services. a 37—year—old danish man was arrested for after four women and a man died last night in the southern town of kongsberg. police say the suspect had converted to islam and had shown signs of radicalisation. megan paterson has the latest. a single arrow in a wall. evidence of the brutal attack which left four women and a man dead and wounded two others.

a 37—year—old man arrested and charged. police had concerns about his radicalisation in the past. translation: we can't - at the moment go into the details of what those concerns were. however, we have, and continue to, follow—up on the information and tips that come in. we can also confirm the suspect converted to islam. officers were called to kongsberg's west side at a quarter past six yesterday evening. witnesses described people running away from a man armed with a bow and arrows. his victims were all aged between 50 and 70, some inside a supermarket when the attack started. 0ne witness said he saw police firing a warning shot and the police have confirmed there was a warning shot fired during the apprehension. police told a norwegian news agency the attacker also used other weapons during the incident but did not give further details. his parents, they say, are danish and norwegian. there have been several

lone individual attacks in norway in the last decade, but this is the most fatalities since far right extremist anders brevik murdered 77 people in 2011. the norwegian prime minister in his first day on the job said the country was in shock. translation: my thoughts go out to those relatives who have - been affected by this. i've been in touch with people in kongsberg who witnessed this utterly surreal incident. my thoughts are with them as well. also, to the police and emergency services who are doing what they can to reassure people. norway's police are not routinely armed. after this attack, the police directorate has ordered all officers nationwide to carry firearms as an extra precaution. megan paterson, bbc news. at least five people are reported to have died in heavy gunfire in the lebanese capital beirut. it happened near a protest against an investigation into last year's huge port explosion.

0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is in beirut. this morning, what was supposed to be a small and preplanned protest as the hezbollah and amal shia groups protested against the judge in the beirut port explosion. but as that protest went on, there was some shouting, some chanting, and we began to hear gunfire from a few streets away, and things really escalated very quickly. there is a cautious calm here in beirut at the moment but there's been rolling gunfire, the boom of rpgs for hours now. you will see over my shoulder the lebanese army are all over the place at the moment. they've been sent to try and contain... they've told people not to come out on the streets at the moment, and over here, this is why. this was the front line area in beirut a couple of hours ago. you will see the broken glass and twisted metal. that was a guards' hut, if you like, that was outside one of these residential buildings that was smashed and broken. motorbikes have been torched. there was heavy fighting here,

heavy gunfire in the streets between the christian and shia areas. what has happened now is the leaders, the political leaders, and the sectarian leaders have called for calm. lebanon for a long time has been a country in frustration, the tensions have been simmering and there is a hope they can bring this to an end very soon. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing �*everything it can' to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays. there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. both the port of felixstowe and the government sought

to reassure the country today thet the logjam has been preventing ships off—loading their goods was improving. and that there wouldn't, as some retailers have warned, be a shortage of goods before christmas. i'm confident there will be a good amount of christmas presents available for everyone to buy and we are doing everything we can to mitigate some of these challenges. they are global in nature so we can't fix every single problem, but i feel confident there will be good provision of goods for everybody and we are working our way to remove blockages where we can. as you've seen with hgv drivers, for example, where we've provided short—term visas, sped up the processing of tests and things like that. the government is keen to portray the shortage of lorry drivers as a global problem caused by a surge in demand as customers around the world open their wallets, making up for lost time. but hauliers say another big reason is brexit. in industry of causing big delays and pushing up costs.

we have got about 108 containers sitting outside felixstowe at the moment. sitting on five ships. those ships are constantly getting delayed. it's causing a big problem because we rely on those products coming in. costs are rocketing. this year we will see about a £6 million bill on shipping. we are having to pass that on to our customers who are then having to pass it on to all the builders and electricians out there. facing shipping costs which have risen by 900%, this importer of toys such as harry potter dolls can't cast a spell to make the problem go away. with 35,000 goods held up at ports, it's one out of wands. and its boss doesn't think the boss has a magic solution. you can say things like we will do anything we can, trying our best, but what does that mean for us on the ground? it means we have to put up with the issues in the interim and are facing surges of pricing bringing products in, so it's a really difficult situation and i don't think it's going to be solved by one single government intervention. while the government has offered 5,000 temporary visas

to foreign hgv drivers, it also admitted only 300 people have applied and just over 20 have been processed. the specific british dimension of the problem we face is a lack of hgv drivers. a shortfall of 90,000 drivers and the reality is the visa scheme announced is simply too little and it's been announced pretty late, action taken swiftly. and the government needs to do more if it wants to see action taken swiftly. today the uk is biggest seller of poultry warned of the price of chicken would have to rise. farmers were struggling to make any money squeezed by extra costs because notjust by the pandemic and labour shortages, but by brexit. the prospect of shortages and rising inflation is now a reality. andy verity, bbc news. let's speak to richard ballantyne, who's chief executive at the british ports association. good afternoon. i wonder if you could update us on the later situation at the ports as you understand it.—

situation at the ports as you understand it. ., . ~ understand it. good afternoon, thank ou for understand it. good afternoon, thank you for having _ understand it. good afternoon, thank you for having me. _ understand it. good afternoon, thank you for having me. i'd _ understand it. good afternoon, thank you for having me. i'd like _ understand it. good afternoon, thank you for having me. i'd like to - understand it. good afternoon, thank you for having me. i'd like to start i you for having me. i'd like to start by saying we don't have any magic�*s it solutions but the situation is looking better now, actually. so as your news feature very well described, a number of factors have come together to create this particular situation, but we do have a lot of uk ports and there is a lot of resilience in our supply chain, so we are finding that new routes are emerging, ships are being re—routed, i understand some of the existing congestion is now clearing and hopefully come lot of those people who are relying on goods to be imported to the country won't be waiting too much longer. you be imported to the country won't be waiting too much longer.— waiting too much longer. you say thins are waiting too much longer. you say things are better— waiting too much longer. you say things are better now, _ waiting too much longer. you say things are better now, how- waiting too much longer. you say things are better now, how bad i waiting too much longer. you say . things are better now, how bad were they? it things are better now, how bad were the ? ., , �* things are better now, how bad were the ? . , �* . things are better now, how bad were the? ., they? it wasn't a disaster situation, _ they? it wasn't a disaster situation, i— they? it wasn't a disaster situation, i have - they? it wasn't a disaster situation, i have to - they? it wasn't a disaster situation, i have to say. l they? it wasn't a disaster - situation, i have to say. there are some challenging peaks at certain ports, but for the overwhelming majority of uk ports, it was a relatively busy but clear time. so we weren't were getting goods throughout the country was being supplied and is being supplied. what

supplied and is being supplied. what can ou tell supplied and is being supplied. what can you tell us _ supplied and is being supplied. what can you tell us about these new routes you've mentioned? can the new routes you've mentioned? can the new routes in new ports handle that i did work, added number of ships coming into their ports? yes indeed, it's uuite a coming into their ports? yes indeed, it's quite a common _ coming into their ports? yes indeed, it's quite a common occurrence, - it's quite a common occurrence, actually, when you do have issues, bottlenecks, whatever it may be, whether related or people related, it's quite common for ships to re—route and feed traffic across mainland europe on occasions, and we do have a strong network of different types of ports that can manage that. so it's a relatively straightforward, it does add a bit of time to some journeys and obviously time is money for people who are waiting for their goods, and it is a particularly busy time in the run—up to christmas. this is a real peak period for people bringing in products they hope to move on and sell. to retailers and beyond. 50 do sell. to retailers and beyond. so do ou auree sell. to retailers and beyond. so do you agree with _ sell. to retailers and beyond. so do you agree with rishi _ sell. to retailers and beyond. so do you agree with rishi sunak, - sell. to retailers and beyond. so do you agree with rishi sunak, he - you agree with rishi sunak, he sounded confident everything is going to be ok for christmas, have you got any concerns there? i think

we are at a — you got any concerns there? i think we are at a pretty _ you got any concerns there? i think we are at a pretty sensitive - we are at a pretty sensitive predicament he opposed covid, we are suffering, and this is a global issue around the world, we are suffering a container surge, defective they were struggling to relocate some of the empty boxes back to places like asia where they are filled with new stock. —— and effectively, we are struggling. and people are running front of their own trying to do that. so we are at a sensitive time, i don't want to make any forecasts, i have not harry potter so i can't see into the future on these matters but i'm pretty confident the industry is resilient enough to give the country supplied with all that needs in the run—up to christmas. supplied with all that needs in the run-up to christmas.— supplied with all that needs in the run-up to christmas. would you say then that one _ run-up to christmas. would you say then that one of— run-up to christmas. would you say then that one of the _ run-up to christmas. would you say then that one of the main _ run-up to christmas. would you say then that one of the main issues - run-up to christmas. would you say then that one of the main issues is. then that one of the main issues is then that one of the main issues is the lack of containers?— then that one of the main issues is the lack of containers? yes. getting empty boxes _ the lack of containers? yes. getting empty boxes back — the lack of containers? yes. getting empty boxes back to _ the lack of containers? yes. getting empty boxes back to their _ empty boxes back to their source, almost, where you're going to we stock them with goods. it's an issue here, but also an issue in

continental europe and particularly north america, this is very much a global network so getting empty boxes back is a priority for the whole sector.— whole sector. that's probably something — whole sector. that's probably something many _ whole sector. that's probably something many consumers i whole sector. that's probably - something many consumers don't even understand takes place. i wonder if you could just explain to us the cycle of a container? because when you say get it back, get it back where? does it notjust go back onto the ship and back to where it's needed? what actually happens? yes. needed? what actually happens? yes, it can be quite — needed? what actually happens? yes it can be quite complicated. a typical container might be loaded with some goods in, for example, chinese port onto some equipment, could be electrical equipment, toys, furniture, whatever it may be, is packed onto that ship, shipped round to the uk, europe, etc. that's about 30, a0 days, then the boxes unloaded at the port, and help them as quickly as possible, sometimes a few days, sometimes longer, that container is collected, typically by a lorry driver in the uk, and delivered to a distribution centre or factory or whatever, whoever is imported that, then that empty box

will go back in the cycle and come back towards those ports, it may be put in storage for a while before it is loaded onto a departing vessel that sails back to somewhere like asia, and i guess that's another a0 days or so sailing time. so there is boxes and storage capacity after lockdowns has been a real pressure for our sector, and so getting those boxes back under ships has been a particular concern. so boxes back under ships has been a particular concern.— particular concern. so those hgv drivers are _ particular concern. so those hgv drivers are critical, _ particular concern. so those hgv drivers are critical, then. - drivers are critical, then. absolutely. and this is notjust for container ports. most of our freight in the uk moves around on road, so collecting goods, whether they be in a container or a trailer or a bulk commodity, the vast majority of that is on road, and therefore when you do have a bit of a shortage of holy drivers, that means itjust takes longer for goods to be collected at pawsome for terminals which can have dishes. —— when you have a shortage

of haulier drivers. so that's issues we are seeing at the moment. i'm not blaming the government for this, there are some issues from brexit but i think it is an industry and government problem we are trying to solve collectively together. and the government have moved to do things like increase the working visas and reduce restrictions on drivers hours and other such measures, so hopefully, we will gradually get there. but there's a lot more to be done. ., , , ., ., , . , done. consumers are that prices will no done. consumers are that prices will i o u . done. consumers are that prices will go up because _ done. consumers are that prices will go up because of— done. consumers are that prices will go up because of all— done. consumers are that prices will go up because of all these _ done. consumers are that prices will go up because of all these delays. i go up because of all these delays. could you give us an idea, what is the cost of a delayed tanker entering a port?— the cost of a delayed tanker entering a port? that's quite a difficult one _ entering a port? that's quite a difficult one to put _ entering a port? that's quite a difficult one to put a pin - difficult one to put a pin down, what we've seen recently as shipping costs have gone up massively, so through the pandemic, dramatically went up deserted 16,000, $18,000 a box from a relatively lower base,

before the pandemic. and when you factor in additional delays in haulage, delays for importers, i think all in all, you could see why there's quite a lot of frustration from those toy importers and other manufacturers who rely on goods coming in. so, yes, it's a difficult one to actually pin down a number on it but i wouldn't say it's insignificant.— it but i wouldn't say it's insignificant. it but i wouldn't say it's insianificant. ., ,, , ., , it but i wouldn't say it's insianificant. ., ~ , . insignificant. thank you very much for our insignificant. thank you very much for yourtime- _ insignificant. thank you very much for your time. thank _ insignificant. thank you very much for your time. thank you. - tributes have been left for a teenager who was stabbed to death on a playing field in south—west london. 18—year—old hazrat vali was killed near a school in twickenham yesterday. jon donisson reports. hazrat vali, the latest teenager to be stabbed to death in london. police say the 18—year—old, who is believed to have arrived in the uk from afghanistan several years ago, was attacked on these playing fields in broad daylightjust before five o'clock on tuesday afternoon. people living nearby in this leafy suburb has been left shocked. we have not had an incident

like this in the immediate area. total disbelief. we've lived here many years and you just feel it kind of changed it, for the moment anyway, all around here because we live so near here. and obviously, the obvious thing is it's totally tragic. it's believed the attack may have been witnessed by some young boys from a nearby school who were playing rugby on the field. a teacher apparently tried to give first aid. but hazrat vali died later that evening in hospital. forensic officers remain at the scene. police say they believe a number of people may have thrown the attack have ——filmed the attack on their mobile phones and are urging them to come forward but not to post on social media. hazrat vali was a student at richmond upon thames college, just a few minutes' walk away. my thoughts are very much with the college community, at this time, and i know that they are, both students and staff there are getting

the support and the counselling they need, but also with the local school next door, we know there were school pupils and teachers who witnessed the incident and teachers who came to his aid when he was injured, and so my huge thanks to them. today friends have been leaving tribute at the scene. i hope you find a better life, one wrote, wherever you are. john donnison, bbc news, twickenham. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements, and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it's difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help.

in norway, a man who killed five people using a bow and arrow, was known to the police, who say they'd had concerns he'd been radicalised. heavy gunfire in beirut — at least five people are believed dead, following protests about the investigation into last year's massive port explosion. the government says it's doing everything it can to ease supply chain issues in the run up to christmas. the queen praises the spirit of the welsh people during the pandemic, as she officially opens the new term of parliament, the senedd. now a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. cameron norrie could become the men's british number one later if he beats diego schwartzman in the quarter finals

at indian wells. the brit made it through to the last eight, for the first time at a masters 1000 tournament, after beating american tommy paul 6—a, a—6, 6—2. the win was his aath on the atp tour this year, and, as well as replacing dan evans as the british number one, a win tonight could see him break into the world's top 20 for the first time in his career. figures released today by the home office show there were 92 football—related arrests at england home matches during the 2020—21 season, 90 of those occurring at euro 2020. england played six out of seven matches at wembley on their way to the final, which they lost on penalties to italy. there were "six further football—related arrests involving international teams playing at euro 2020 at wembley" with "all six arrests" at the italy and spain semifinal. chelsea claimed their first win

in this season's women's champions league after a 2—1victory overjuventus, in turin. erin cuthbert put her side in the lead with this solo effort, champions league after a 2—1victory overjuventus, in turin. erin cuthbert put her side in the lead with this solo effort, just after the half hour mark, only forjuventus draw level, just a few minutes later, but pernille harder, slammed home the winner, in the second half — that's her 32nd champions league goal in a0 appeaences. the win means chelea have four points from their opening two group matches. what a great place to come and play. this is an iconic stadium. a team that is improving in europe. a brilliant crowd, tough atmosphere. i think the game had everything. i think it was quite scrappy, but for us, we showed once again the ability to adapt to the demands of the game and the performance from the team was mixed, but i felt we were resilient enough and took our chances when it mattered and that is why we were on the winning team. arsenal will be hoping to follow

chelsea's lead later when they take on hoffenheim. they've had a great start to the domestic season, 100% record so far, and scoring some excellent goals, katie mccabe with the pick against everton last weekend. they face the german side having lost heavily to the champions barcelona in their opening match. we want to win every game we play and do our best, so nothing changes. we have played one game, we have five games more to go at the group stage and we need to have five solid performances. we need to start with one tomorrow. and tour de france champion tadej pogacer will have to deal with two major time trials if he's to win his third consecutive yellow jersey after last yea r�*s route was confirmed. it begins with a time trial in copenhagen, the first of three stages in denmark. it'll pass through northern france and the cobbles

of the arenberg forest, before the first summit finish in the jura mountains. next the tour climbs the alps, and then the pyrenees... and a a0km time trial on the penultimate stage will decide the yellowjersey, before the traditional finish in paris. a 1a—strong squad has been selected for the england lions cricket tour of australia starting in november. they'll travel alongside the test specialists selected in the ashes squad. the squad includes four players, james bracey, mason crane, ben foakes and dom sibley, who are capped at test level. lancashire batterjosh bohannon, surrey wicketkeeperjamie smith and the warwickshire pair of seamer liam norwell and opening batter rob yates are new to the lions set—up. the sydney sixers have won the opening match of the women's big bash in hobart. the melbourne stars could only set a target of 100 for the sydney sixers, with elyse villani scoring 5a and meg lanning 23. the match had been reduced to 11 overs a side because of rain, and the sixers were able to reach their target with four balls remaining.

that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the queen has officially opened the sixth term of the senedd in wales, on her first visit to the country in five years. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. the queen arrived in cardiff today, she came down on the royal train accompanied by the prince of wales, charles, camilla, the duchess of cornwall. when she arrived, she came from the train station to the the senedd, accompanied by a military procession, and then a 21 gun salute signifying the arrival of the prince of wales and camilla to begin. the queen then went up to meet the first minister on the steps of the the senedd behind me here. she also met local schoolchildren from the local

primary school not far from the the senedd. she then went into the debating chamber in the middle of the the senedd, for the first time during the pandemic, she was greeted by all 60 members of the the senedd, the first time they have met since the first time they have met since the pandemic. a few concerts and songs inside before giving a speech, where she congratulated the the senedd after the election in may. the first minister also making a speech, saying how this term was in the shadow of the covid pandemic. the queen and now has gone back to the royal train and will head back to london after officially opening of the the senedd for its sixth term. ., ., , of the the senedd for its sixth term. . .,, ., .,, of the the senedd for its sixth term. . ., ., this year has seen some of the world's richest men making forays into space tourism. but the duke of cambridge has told the bbc that he thinks there should be more focus on repairing this planet, than finding another to live on. his comments come in the run up to this weekend's

inaugural earthshot prize, which prince william is launching to try to find solutions to climate change. he's been speaking to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. prince, presenter, prize—giver. the duke of cambridge created the earthshot and his tv programme to counter negative news about the planet. which is why fix our climate is one of the five goals of the earthshot prize. you are losing people every single time you have those headlines. we all get that there is a really big urgent message, and i'm not saying we shouldn't talk about the urgency or the big issues, but ultimately if we want to tackle this, we want to get on the front foot, we've got to bring people with us. people have to feel there is hope, there's a chance we can fix this, and that's what the earthshot prize is about, is about providing solutions to some of the world's biggest environmental problems. what do you say to your children about this? i think they are living and growing up in a world where it's much more talked

about than when we were growing up, so that has benefits and that has negatives as well because we are seeing a rise in climate anxiety. young people now are growing up where their futures are basically threatened the whole time. it's very unnerving. it's very anxiety making. if we are not careful, we are robbing from our children's future, with what we do now, and i think that's not fair, so i'm trying to use my little bit of influence, my little bit of profile, to highlight some incredible people doing amazing things and will genuinely help fix some of these problems. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the clue is in the name. the earthshot is inspired by the space race of the �*60s, but the future king has this message for the entrepreneur is heading for the heavens now. we need some of the world's greatest brains and minds fixed on repairing this planet, not

trying to find the next place to go and live. i wasjust coming back home from school and i noticed the ironing vendors in my street using charcoal. the 15 finalists include solar powered gadgets, apps, organisations, and initiatives. prince william plans to take some of his winners to the big climate change conference in glasgow next month to provide inspiration and maybe a bit of pressure too. we can't have more clever speak, clever words, but not enough action. that's why the earthshot prize is so important because we are trying to create action. the prize will stimulate solutions and action that a lot of people haven't necessarily produced yet, so i'm hoping the prize will galvanise a lot of people in positions of responsibility to go further, bigger and actually start to deliver. the duke of cambridge speaking exclusively to adam fleming.

researchers say carbon emissions are rebounding in the richest nations. the climate transparency report says they'll rise by a% across the g20 this year, having dropped by 6% last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. here with me now is ipek gencsu who is an author of the report and research fellow at overseas development institute. thank you forjoining us this afternoon on bbc news. sojust thank you forjoining us this afternoon on bbc news. so just tell us more about this report, and what you have found. $5 us more about this report, and what you have found-— us more about this report, and what you have found. as you say, we have found that unfortunately, _ you have found. as you say, we have found that unfortunately, the - found that unfortunately, the emissions of g20 countries that had dropped during the covid—19 pandemic are now on the rise, which is very worrying. we have seen some good progress by g20 countries, some good leadership, 1a of the g20 members have announced that they want to become carbon neutral by the middle of the century. we also found that

financing for coal, the most polluting of fossil fuels, financing for coal, the most polluting of fossilfuels, is starting to slow down, to be phased out. on the other hand, there is a stark reality that this ambition is not enough. unfortunately, the shorter term targets would lead to a 2.a degrees temperature increase by the end of the century. so we need much more ambitious targets to have an emissions by 2030 before we then follow on the path to become carbon neutral. there are some good stories, such as renewable is increasing, but also some bad stories such as fossil fuels continued.— stories such as fossil fuels continued. ~ , , , stories such as fossil fuels continued. , , , _ continued. were you surprised by the findinus continued. were you surprised by the findin . s of continued. were you surprised by the findings of that _ continued. were you surprised by the findings of that report, _ continued. were you surprised by the findings of that report, or— continued. were you surprised by the findings of that report, or were - continued. were you surprised by the findings of that report, or were you i findings of that report, or were you expecting that to happen? irate findings of that report, or were you expecting that to happen? we were exectin: it expecting that to happen? we were expecting it to _ expecting that to happen? we were expecting it to happen _ expecting that to happen? we were expecting it to happen to _ expecting that to happen? we were expecting it to happen to some - expecting it to happen to some extent, because obviously we knew that because of the pandemic, emissions have decreased, people have stopped using transport and

energy as much in the way that they did. we were expecting every band. but what we were surprised by was the lack of ambition in covid recovery, because we were hoping that governments would start channelling sources of finance to clean energies, to alternative solutions, and to phase them all out away from fossil fuels. unfortunately, we find that they continue to support fossil fuel financing, and this is a bit of a missed opportunity, really. data in the report which is based on the energy policy tracker which binds that about $300 billion have been spent on subsidising fossil fuels since january 2020, and this is easily missed opportunity, because this could be where we start to turn the tide. i this could be where we start to turn the tide. ., , ,, ., i. the tide. iwonder, ipek, do you thinkthat _ the tide. iwonder, ipek, do you think that being _ the tide. iwonder, ipek, do you think that being carbon - the tide. iwonder, ipek, do you think that being carbon neutral. the tide. i wonder, ipek, do you | think that being carbon neutral is realistically achievable. what is it actually going to take? because when

you say carbon neutral, are we talking zero there, they have to be a mixture of offsetting? how do we get there? a mixture of offsetting? how do we aet there? ~ ., ., get there? well, at the moment, the situation is so — get there? well, at the moment, the situation is so urgent _ get there? well, at the moment, the situation is so urgent that _ get there? well, at the moment, the situation is so urgent that you - get there? well, at the moment, the situation is so urgent that you need i situation is so urgent that you need all of the above, so it is fantastic that people are investing in new technologies, solutions which might help us take some of the carbon away from the atmosphere, but unfortunately, we don't know of any of those technologies will work yet. what we know it will work is trees and forests, and therefore land use and forests, and therefore land use and agricultural practices, making sure we stop deforestation, is obviously a huge part of the solution, and a proven solution, so wejust solution, and a proven solution, so we just have to make the most of that. but ultimately, what world leaders are coming to realise is that we can only achieve our targets if we stop using fossil fuels and stop producing them. in terms of the different sectors, we need to make sure we cut emissions in the power sector, they still account for about one third of the g20's emissions, so

wejust need to one third of the g20's emissions, so we just need to make sure we stop using coal once and for all, the game, it is fantastic that g20 countries are committed to ending international financing for coal, but there's also oil and gas, thus becoming part of the problem. we see natural gas being seen as a solution. in the meantime, and unfortunately it is not, we have to be careful about seeing a gas as a bridge fuel. let be careful about seeing a gas as a bridge fuel-— bridge fuel. let me confirm something _ bridge fuel. let me confirm something you _ bridge fuel. let me confirm something you said, - bridge fuel. let me confirm something you said, you're| bridge fuel. let me confirm - something you said, you're seeing a lot of the new tech that would help us to reach the carbon neutral stage is not quite there yet. 0ne us to reach the carbon neutral stage is not quite there yet. one solution is not quite there yet. one solution is the planting of trees, is that right? is the planting of trees, is that riuht? ~ , _, , right? well, it is conserving the truth that we _ right? well, it is conserving the truth that we have, _ right? well, it is conserving the truth that we have, ensuring . right? well, it is conserving the l truth that we have, ensuring that we stop deforestation, we commit to deforestation pre—supply chains for the products that we use. that may include the productivity of

agriculture, and we also have to start shifting our diets towards a healthier plant —based diets, because we also know that another source of emissions is mute. so yes, as you say, definitely trees are one solution, but... won a source of emissions is meat. irate solution, but. .. won a source of emissions is meat.— solution, but... won a source of emissions is meat. we hear a lot about how _ emissions is meat. we hear a lot about how we — emissions is meat. we hear a lot about how we are _ emissions is meat. we hear a lot about how we are not _ emissions is meat. we hear a lot about how we are not getting - about how we are not getting it right. are any countries getting it right. are any countries getting it right or on the route to getting it right? right or on the route to getting it riuht? ., . , right or on the route to getting it riuht? ., ., , ., right or on the route to getting it ri. ht? ., ., , ., .,, right? unfortunately not. the uk has children a good _ right? unfortunately not. the uk has children a good leadership _ right? unfortunately not. the uk has children a good leadership this - children a good leadership this year, i think it is the effect of leading up to the climate conference in glasgow, the uk has committed to ending financing for fossil fuels internationally, which is great. we also see there's great policy improvements in terms of the transport sector, making sure we start switching to electric vehicles, and replacing ground

transport with trains. and different countries are doing well and different categories, but no country is yet showing us the clear path to a climate safe future. filth. is yet showing us the clear path to a climate safe future.— a climate safe future. oh, dear. iek a climate safe future. oh, dear. ipek gencsu. — a climate safe future. oh, dear. ipek gencsu, thank _ a climate safe future. oh, dear. ipek gencsu, thank you - a climate safe future. oh, dear. ipek gencsu, thank you very - a climate safe future. oh, dear. i ipek gencsu, thank you very much a climate safe future. oh, dear. - ipek gencsu, thank you very much for your time. ipek gencsu, thank you very much for our time. ., ~ ipek gencsu, thank you very much for our time. ., ,, i. people living in an east london tower block say their homes are mouldy, infested with rats and bedbugs, and it's affecting their health. they live at charles dickens house, and residents have been protesting over what they say are appalling conditions. the housing authority says it's working hard to resolve issues. tarah welsh has this report. vermin, disrepair, and a week after leak. this one was recently in vanessa's bedroom. it leak. this one was recently in vanessa's bedroom. it basically felt like a me vanessa's bedroom. it basically felt like a pipe had _ vanessa's bedroom. it basically felt like a pipe had burst— vanessa's bedroom. it basically felt like a pipe had burst and _ vanessa's bedroom. it basically felt like a pipe had burst and was - vanessa's bedroom. it basically felt like a pipe had burst and wasjust i like a pipe had burst and wasjust gushing. it was coming all down the

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a police commissioner whose comments following the murder of sarah everard sparked outrage has received a formal vote of no confidence from local politicians. 0ur correspondent fiona trottjoins me now. right now, philip allott, the north—yorkshire fire and police commissioner, is in a very difficult position. his office has received around 800 complaints. he has lost the confidence of people that he works with, and his office wrote a letter yesterday saying he brought the office into disrepute with misogynistic remarks, and now, after this meeting today, he has lost the confidence of people on that panel

that he works with. some members asking him to do, why have you not resigned? and, for gods sake, go and go now. as a man of honour, fall on your sword, go now. as a man of honour, fall on yoursword, one go now. as a man of honour, fall on your sword, one of them said. in response to those comments, philip allott said that, if everybody resigned, nothing in the country would ever get done, and he genuinely believed he could regain people's trust. he said he had reached out to a number of victims' groups in the local area who would agree to meet with him. he said he was undergoing some training, development programme, and he described himself as a survivor himself because he had experienced domestic abuse. let me remind you what is at the core of this, it was after pc wayne couzens was sentenced for the murder of sarah everard, and you will remember that it emerged during that sentencing that he had

falsely arrested her for breach and guidelines. philip allott then did an interview with the bbc, and he said that he believed that women needed to be streetwise about when they could be arrested, and he said that sarah should never have been arrested and submitted to that, and thatis arrested and submitted to that, and that is why he had been accused of victim blaming. shortly afterwards, he said he wanted to retract those comments. he said he was deeply sorry. today in that meeting, he even described his comments as a car crash. but despite that, there has been at the sport of no confidence today. previously, the prime minister himself has said that his remarks were completely wrong. the labour party leader sir keir starmer said that philip allott should quit, and nearly 11,000 people have signed and nearly 11,000 people have signed an online petition calling for him

to step down. suddenly, the question that philip allott has to ask himself today is, is whether or not he can continue to have a relationship with the people he works for, members of the public in north yorkshire, and the people that he works with in his office, and of course the people on that panel who had that vote of no confidence in him today. there is another question today after that meeting, and it is this. if philip allott was an mp, what action would he be facing then? because there was frustration voice that today's panel meeting that the powers of recall that apply to members of the parliament do not apply to police commissioners, and some members of that power meeting said that they should. fiona, thank you very much for that. two years ago, coldplay said they wouldn't tour again unless they could do so in a carbon neutral way. today, the band has unveiled

a 12—point action plan detailing how they'll make their new world tour sustainable. it includes the first ever rechargeable battery which can power a whole show, and a special floor that turns theirfans' dancing into energy. coldplay�*s lead singer chris martin has been talking exclusively to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. coldplay back on stage in london this week, and today they have announced a 2022 world tour, but one with a difference. two years ago, their lead singer chris martin told me they would not tour again until they could do so in a carbon neutral way. they could do so in a carbon neutral wa . ~ ., they could do so in a carbon neutral wa , ~ ., ., " they could do so in a carbon neutral wa . ~ ., ., " ., way. we are taking time over the next ear way. we are taking time over the next year or _ way. we are taking time over the next year or two _ way. we are taking time over the next year or two to _ way. we are taking time over the next year or two to work - way. we are taking time over the next year or two to work out - way. we are taking time over the next year or two to work out how| way. we are taking time over the - next year or two to work out how our tour can be sustainable but how it can be actively beneficial. find

tour can be sustainable but how it can be actively beneficial.- can be actively beneficial. and it turns out that _ can be actively beneficial. and it turns out that interview - can be actively beneficial. and it turns out that interview was - can be actively beneficial. and it turns out that interview was a i turns out that interview was a game changer for the turns out that interview was a game changerfor the band. last turns out that interview was a game changer for the band.— changer for the band. last time we soke, i changer for the band. last time we spoke. i sort _ changer for the band. last time we spoke. i sort of _ changer for the band. last time we spoke, i sort of made _ changer for the band. last time we spoke, i sort of made that - changer for the band. last time we spoke, i sort of made that up - changer for the band. last time we j spoke, i sort of made that up when we were talking. i was trying to think of something cool to say. really? think of something cool to say. reall ? �* ,., ., think of something cool to say. reall ? �* ., , ., really? and then it sort of became a headline, really? and then it sort of became a headline. and _ really? and then it sort of became a headline, and we _ really? and then it sort of became a headline, and we thought, _ really? and then it sort of became a headline, and we thought, that's - headline, and we thought, that's actually what we really feel. within actually what we really feel. within a coule actually what we really feel. within a couple of — actually what we really feel. within a couple of weeks, _ actually what we really feel. within a couple of weeks, the _ actually what we really feel. within a couple of weeks, the band - actually what we really feel. within a couple of weeks, the band employed two people dedicated to working out how to tour any clean away. today, coldplay of revealed there 12 point action plan, including working with bmw to develop the first of mobile rechargeable concert battery. the whole show _ rechargeable concert battery. iie: whole show is rechargeable concert battery. tie: whole show is powered rechargeable concert battery. ti2 whole show is powered by renewable energy, which is amazing, and then in terms of offsetting people being there, we are able to plant a tree for every ticket sold. bud there, we are able to plant a tree for every ticket sold.— there, we are able to plant a tree for every ticket sold. and that is a lot of trees- _ for every ticket sold. and that is a lot of trees. their _ for every ticket sold. and that is a lot of trees. their last _ for every ticket sold. and that is a lot of trees. their last tour - for every ticket sold. and that is a lot of trees. their last tour was i lot of trees. their last tour was seen by 5.a million people. 0ther

seen by 5.a million people. other ideas include a kinetic floor, allowing the audience to provide power by dancing along. 50 allowing the audience to provide power by dancing along. so when a front man says. — power by dancing along. so when a front man says, will— power by dancing along. so when a front man says, will be _ power by dancing along. so when a front man says, will be needed - front man says, will be needed to jump up front man says, will be needed to jump up and down. when i see it it, i literally need you to jump up and down. i literally need you to “ump up and down. ~ ~' i literally need you to “ump up and down. ~ , ., , ,, down. when rock stars speak about the environment, _ down. when rock stars speak about the environment, there _ down. when rock stars speak about the environment, there are - down. when rock stars speak about the environment, there are alwaysl the environment, there are always cries of hypocrisy, especially when private jets are being cries of hypocrisy, especially when privatejets are being used. are you ready for the inevitable backlash? i don't mind any backlash at all. we are trying our best and we have not got it perfect. and the people who give us backlash for that kind of thing, forflying, they are right. how do you tell you that with yourself, then? i’d how do you tell you that with yourself, then?— yourself, then? i'd rather we were t in: to yourself, then? i'd rather we were trying to doing _ yourself, then? i'd rather we were trying to doing our _ yourself, then? i'd rather we were trying to doing our best _ yourself, then? i'd rather we were trying to doing our best and - trying to doing our best and actively putting it out there, we would really like to know, when is the first solar aeroplane available? we will take it. i don't mind criticism at all, that is ok, because sometimes criticism leads to improvement. bud because sometimes criticism leads to improvement-— improvement. and so far, coldplay's ideas have been _ improvement. and so far, coldplay's ideas have been well— improvement. and so far, coldplay's ideas have been well received. - improvement. and so far, coldplay's ideas have been well received. it - improvement. and so far, coldplay's ideas have been well received. it is i ideas have been well received. it is never 'ust ideas have been well received. it is neverjust out _ ideas have been well received. it is neverjust out of— ideas have been well received. it is neverjust out of the artist alone, it is down— neverjust out of the artist alone, it is down to _ neverjust out of the artist alone, it is down to the venues and all the other— it is down to the venues and all the other businesses in the industry, but it— other businesses in the industry, but it sends a really strong signal,

notjust— but it sends a really strong signal, notjust that we but it sends a really strong signal, not just that we can change, but also that— not just that we can change, but also that we have to change. and it's clear that _ also that we have to change. fific it's clear that chris also that we have to change. e"ic it's clear that chris martin believes coldplay concept art now green enough that he can once again go around the globe singing yellow. we wouldn't be announcing a two unless we felt like we were far enough along that it is ok in our hearts. but we are definitely not finished. ., ., ,., hearts. but we are definitely not finished. ., ., �* �* , now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello, for many of us, this afternoon stays pretty cloudy with a few fighter sunny spells poking through at times but in scotland we have rain accompanied by brisk winds and that rain trickling to northern ireland later in the day. across other areas of england, the cloud will break and there will be sunshine. temperatures, 18 degrees in london which compares to the october

average which is around 1a degrees, so staying very mild. 0vernight tonight, our cold front pushed southwards, the rain getting lighter and patchy as it moves across wales, the midlands and east anglia. colder air to the north, so a chillier night. a cold front pushes southwards across england and wales, a strip of cloud and an odd spot of rain but nothing significant. it will be turning coolerfor all of us. temperatures around eight in aberdeen, ten for newcastle and cooling down for cardiff and london with highs of 1a or 15.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements, and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it's difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is through providing the financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. in norway, a man who killed five people using a bow and arrow was known to the police —

who say they'd had concerns he'd been radicalised. gunshots. heavy gunfire in beirut — at least 5 people are believed dead, following protests about the investigation into last year's massive port explosion. the government says it's doing everything it can to ease supply chain issues in the run up to christmas. the queen praises the spirit of the welsh people during the pandemic as she officially opens the new term of parliament, the senedd. and where's wally — well, sort of. the british antarctic survey is asking for our help to study satellite images of around 15,000 square miles, to see how many walruses can be spotted — and where.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the increasing pressure on the nhs is underlined by new figures this afternoon which show a record number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england. 5.7 million people were waiting at the end of august for procedures such as hip replacements and cataract removals — the highest since records began. nearly 300,000 patients were waiting more than a year to start treatment in august — which is down slightly on the previous month but more than double the number last year. waiting times in accident and emergency departments are also at their worst since the four hour target was introduced in 200a —

nearly half a million people waited more than four hours to see a doctor. the government has announced a quarter of a billion pounds, from existing budgets, for gp surgeries to help with face to face appointments as many patients continue to struggle to see their doctor in person. fewer than 60% of appointments were in person in august, compared with more than 80% before the pandemic. here's our health correspondent katherine da costa. pressure on a&e departments is being felt right across the uk. a combination of covid, other respiratory viruses and more patients coming forward for care are adding to the demand. that's meant record numbers of patients in all four nations facing a long wait to be seen. in england, nearly a70,000 patients, a quarter who visited a&e,

waited longer than four hours to be treated. that's up almost 70% compared to the same month two years ago. of those needing a bed, more than 100,000 waited over four hours to be admitted, with more than 5000 waiting over 12 hours. what we can't keep doing is chucking money at the problem every winter because we haven't planned for the fact that winter happens every year, so the answers have to be what we can do now is start planning effectively and investing effectively for the long—term future of the nhs. it's notjust pressure on hospitals. gps say they are also struggling to cope with the workload. i got your message just now about the pain in your knee. doctors say telephone consultations mean they can speak to many more patients. face—to—face appointments have fallen from 80% before the pandemic to nearly 60%. many gps feel the drive to return to more in—person appointments is unhelpful. many patients think they need to be

seen when actually they can be dealt with much more efficiently over the phone. and gp surgeries are currently under siege, we are unbelievably busy. and we're kind of being expected to be superhuman. the government set out a £250 million package for gps in england from new nhs funding announced last month. it should allow practices to hire more locums and other health care professionals. there's a promise to cut some red tape and improve security, because doctors say they are dealing with high levels of abuse. and social distancing rules are being reviewed, which could allow more patients in waiting rooms. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is through providing the financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. but labour says the package doesn't solve the bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps,

and in the election in 2019, the prime minister promised 6000 new gps, that was his grat pledge. that was his ——great pledge. we've now got less then we had in 2019. this walk—in centre for scans and tests in somerset is one of a0 being set up around england. the government says extra investment and measures like this will help the nhs tackle the growing backlog of care. but with 5.7 million patients in england now waiting for routine operations, the legacy of the pandemic will be felt for many years to come. 0ur health editor hugh pym says the latest statistics show how much pressure the nhs is under. this is a very, very vivid illustration of the pressures on the nhs, that you've got record numbers of attendances at a&e units in england for a september, that you've got a record low seen within the four hours treated or assessed, within that four hour benchmark, and we haven't even got to winter because this was september.

so what's going on? well, as we have been hearing there, people struggled to get gp appointments in some cases, so they go into a&e, adding to the pressure there. there are more people coming forward with health conditions who maybe hadn't done so during earlier lockdowns because they were more cautious about going to gps or into hospitals. and then you've got this backlog of work needing to be done for people needing routine treatment, routine operations, and that figure of 5.7 million on the waiting list in england. so will this package of measures for gps in england make any difference? talking to one or two doctors today they think, yes, it's helpful to have some of the bureaucracy cut down for clearer rules on infection control and, yes, some money for the winter bringing in locums, might well help, but equally they say they are absolutely working flat out already, so how you fit in extra

appointments and find people to do that will be extremely difficult. they feel there is a suggestion they are not doing enough to see patients. they reject that argument and say many patients like speaking on the phone and they are doing as many face—to—face as they possibly can and ultimately, this is a workforce issue, that you can't train gps injust a year or two. it does take time. the government says there are more being trained in england, the workforce will grow, but that's all in the future. we're talking now about this winter and this extreme pressure which is building up. nearly 2,000 gps have left the profession in the last five years. let's speak to someone training to become one. doctor maria wasty is a trainee gp in manchester. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first, how is your training

going? mr; news. first, how is your training ioini ? ~ , ., news. first, how is your training oiiin ? ~ , ., , , news. first, how is your training oiiin? ~y ., , ,., going? my training in itself is one ofthe going? my training in itself is one of the most _ going? my training in itself is one of the most wonderful _ going? my training in itself is one of the most wonderful things - going? my training in itself is one of the most wonderful things i . going? my training in itself is one i of the most wonderful things i have done. my trainers are one of the best people i have met. unfortunately in the current climate, i can't say very much that i'm enjoying the training because it is proving to be very difficult and sometimes emotionally draining. iloathed sometimes emotionally draining. what are the challenges _ sometimes emotionally draining. what are the challenges like, doctor? i - are the challenges like, doctor? i think one of the challenges is that, you know, all of us gp trainees and the gp trainers, gps who have qualified for ten, 15 years, have been working for more than that, we are all working more than our capacity, somebody said. there are more patients with complex needs who are being, who are coming to the surgery, who need more time, and unfortunately the main thing in this whole thing is that we don't have enough time, physically, to give

them, there are not enough god—given hours in the day. a lot of things has been demanded from secondary care to primary care, as well, a lot of work has shifted over the last few use, primary care is doing more of chronic health management that i day case to do, and there's lots of mental health work that's falling on primary that we are being asked to solve, there is a lot of social issues people come to gps for, so in a sense thejob issues people come to gps for, so in a sense the job hasn't changed but there is a lot of burden on us that cannot be solved by one person in ten minutes' time, and unfortunately, it is starting to take its emotional toll on all of us. i take its emotional toll on all of us. , ., , ., take its emotional toll on all of us. , ., take its emotional toll on all of us. , us. i understand your husband is also a gp- _ us. i understand your husband is also a gp- he. — us. i understand your husband is also a gp. he, i— us. i understand your husband is also a gp. he, i presume, - us. i understand your husband is also a gp. he, i presume, has i us. i understand your husband is i also a gp. he, i presume, has been practising from before the pandemic hit us. what does he say about the changing conditions, the change in challenges? is it primarily because of the pandemic, or was this always the case? 50

of the pandemic, or was this always the case? , ., i. ., the case? so 'ust to give you an example. — the case? so just to give you an example, before, _ the case? so just to give you an example, before, let's- the case? so just to give you an example, before, let's say - the case? so just to give you an example, before, let's say five l example, before, let's say five years back, he would go to work at 8:30am and roughly finish by 5:30pm, would be home by 6:30pm, and is now over the last i would say 18 months to two years, he's been at work, he is going to work at 8:30am and is not her book that to make the right home before 7pm, seven are sometimes when he text me that he is leaving work. —— is not at home before 7pm. he is opening up his laptop to look a prescription is an things in the evening after the kids have gone to work, and he is working on sunday afternoon, there is no sunday afternoon, there is no sunday afternoon i have not seen him opening his laptop and starting his description work or doing some admin work that needs to be done. and that's notjust work that needs to be done. and that's not just for work that needs to be done. and that's notjust for him, that's for all of the gps across the country. myself and my colleagues, we're just gp trainees, we are not supposed to work outside of contracted hours, nobody pays is enough for that, and even then, i don't know of anybody who leaves for home at 5pm, never

happens. who is paying us for the extra hours we are doing? and who is looking after us, the emotional toll it's taking on us? i'm spending less time with my family, with my children. my children attacking me into bed some days. that's not... i'm in, if that doesn't show hardware working, i don't know. —— my children are tucking me into bed. i'll get into decisions about staying in your sector at the moment come first, let's discuss this package has been announced today. our doctors had to telephone 0ur doctors had to telephone appointments, for a start? doctors are appointments, for a start? doctors al’ ., , ,y 2, appointments, for a start? doctors al’ 2, , 2, appointments, for a start? doctors al’ ., appointments, for a start? doctors are happy to provide what is most effective patient _ are happy to provide what is most effective patient care _ are happy to provide what is most effective patient care for - are happy to provide what is most effective patient care for the - effective patient care for the patients. that's the ultimate goal. if it is by telephone, we have to do that, if it's face—to—face were happy to do that and we are doing it. in terms of the government has

pledged it sounds like a lot of money but when you look at it, only 10% of the nhs�*s budget was to primary care, and adding £250 million to it, not to help the current setup we have but to look at hiring locums, is saying that that is the best option, it takes there is the best option, it takes there is available, but if there were locums available, why are they not been incentivised to go into salaried positions or partnership positions? and where are we going to find these locum doctors? what are we going to find extra people from? so the government says this is the money to spend on them but there are no actual people. so we need to have that increased workforce. we need to have had that several years ago to meet the demand now. do have had that several years ago to meet the demand now.— have had that several years ago to meet the demand now. do you think the government _ meet the demand now. do you think the government knows _ meet the demand now. do you think the government knows what - meet the demand now. do you think the government knows what it's - the government knows what it's talking about? what would you tell it? ~ 2, talking about? what would you tell it? 2 2, talking about? what would you tell it? 2 ., ~ 2, , it? would i say the government knows what it's talking _ it? would i say the government knows what it's talking about? _ it? would i say the government knows what it's talking about? what - it? would i say the government knows what it's talking about? what would i what it's talking about? what would ou tell what it's talking about? what would you tell them _ what it's talking about? what would you tell them right _ what it's talking about? what would you tell them right now? _ what it's talking about? what would you tell them right now? i - what it's talking about? what would you tell them right now? i would i you tell them right now? i would tell them that _

you tell them right now? i would tell them that one _ you tell them right now? i would tell them that one of— you tell them right now? i would tell them that one of the - you tell them right now? i would tell them that one of the things l you tell them right now? i wouldi tell them that one of the things i would say to them is, own up that there mistakes may previously, you know. the most important thing from a primary cash perspective is that supporters of gp and primary care do not vilify us like how we are being made to be the villains of this horror show across the media and politics, sajid javid saying across league tables, we are talking about health care, patient care, safety, it's not hunger games or squid games where they can see if the surgeon isn't doing enough we can penalised them. forall of isn't doing enough we can penalised them. for all of us... isn't doing enough we can penalised them. forall of us... i isn't doing enough we can penalised them. for all of us... i will give a statistic, there is one in ten gps in the uk right now who is thinking of leaving the nhs for good, and imagine how many gps would be leaving. so what's been done to retain them? brute leaving. so what's been done to retain them?— leaving. so what's been done to retain them? we will stay on that sub'ect retain them? we will stay on that subject because _ retain them? we will stay on that subject because a _ retain them? we will stay on that subject because a lot _ retain them? we will stay on that subject because a lot of— retain them? we will stay on that subject because a lot of gps - retain them? we will stay on that i subject because a lot of gps leaders have been warning this plan that's been announced could actually

exacerbate the shortage. it's a chronic shortage of family doctors, and it could prompt even more to quit having seen this plan and read what savage as it is saying. is this really, and read what sajid javid is saying. is this, what are your thoughts? it saying. is this, what are your thoughts?— saying. is this, what are your thouhts? , 2, 2, ., thoughts? it is one of the final straws into _ thoughts? it is one of the final straws into the _ thoughts? it is one of the final straws into the primary - thoughts? it is one of the final straws into the primary care i thoughts? it is one of the final - straws into the primary care coffin, there seems to be an organised attempt at undermining and undervaluing primary care and the role we play, how media does it, i am sorry to say, as well, also counts, but none of the ministers have actually helped in kind of incentivising us, in retaining gps who are already trained in this country to stay here every day, and i hear every day, people i know who

have recently trained to be a gp, a qualified gp, they are leaving to the management side are leaving the country altogether to practice somewhere else. and this is not the way to go forward. i mean, i've forgotten what the question you asked that! share forgotten what the question you asked that! �* , 2, forgotten what the question you asked that!— forgotten what the question you asked that! �* 2, 2, , asked that! are you going to stay in our asked that! are you going to stay in your career. — asked that! are you going to stay in your career, doctor? _ asked that! are you going to stay in your career, doctor? i— asked that! are you going to stay in your career, doctor? i am _ asked that! are you going to stay in your career, doctor? i am going - asked that! are you going to stay in your career, doctor? i am going to l your career, doctor? i am going to sta for your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as — your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as long — your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as long as _ your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as long as i _ your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as long as i can. _ your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as long as i can. hand - your career, doctor? i am going to stay for as long as i can. hand on | stay for as long as i can. hand on heart, i would say that i have loved every time i've been in a gp chair and i've looked at my patience and i've done my best, and i've laughed with them and cried with them and i will continue to do so as much as i can, but if it comes to it, if i have to take the position of my health, mental well—being, have to take the position of my health, mentalwell—being, over my work, i don't think the government is leaving me with any choice. thank ou for is leaving me with any choice. thank you for your — is leaving me with any choice. thank you for your time. _ is leaving me with any choice. thank you for your time. thank _ is leaving me with any choice. thank

you for your time. thank you. - a bow and arrow attack which killed 5 people in norway is being treated as an �*act of terror�*, according to security services. a 37—year—old danish man was arrested for after four women and a man died last night in the southern town of kongsberg. police say the suspect had converted to islam and had shown signs of radicalisation. megan paterson has the latest. a single arrow in a wall. evidence of the brutal attack which left four women and a man dead and wounded two others. a 37—year—old man arrested and charged. police had concerns about his radicalisation in the past. translation: we can't - at the moment go into the details of what those concerns were. however, we have, and continue to, follow—up on the information and tips that come in. we can also confirm the suspect converted to islam. officers were called to kongsberg's west side at a quarter past six yesterday evening. witnesses described people running away from a man armed

with a bow and arrows. his victims were all aged between 50 and 70, some inside a supermarket when the attack started. 0ne witness said he saw police firing a warning shot and the police have confirmed there was a warning shot fired during the apprehension. police told a norwegian news agency the attacker also used other weapons during the incident but did not give further details. his parents, they say, are danish and norwegian. there have been several lone individual attacks in norway in the last decade, but this is the most fatalities since far right extremist anders breivik murdered 77 people in 2011. the norwegian prime minister in his first day on the job said the country was in shock. translation: my thoughts go out to those relatives who have - been affected by this. i've been in touch with people in kongsberg who witnessed this utterly surreal incident. my thoughts are with them as well.

also, to the police and emergency services who are doing what they can to reassure people. norway's police are not routinely armed. after this attack, the police directorate has ordered all officers nationwide to carry firearms as an extra precaution. megan paterson, bbc news. at least five people are reported to have died in heavy gunfire in the lebanese capital beirut. it happened near a protest against an investigation into last year's huge port explosion. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is in the city. this morning, what was supposed to be a small and preplanned protest as the hezbollah and amal shia groups protested against the judge in the beirut port explosion. but as that protest went on, there was some shouting, some chanting, and we began to hear gunfire from a few streets away, and things really escalated very quickly. there is a cautious calm here in beirut at the moment but there's been rolling gunfire, the boom of rpgs for hours now.

you will see, just over my shoulder, the lebanese army are all over the place at the moment. they've been sent to try and contain it. they've told people not to come out on the streets at the moment, and over here, this is why. this was the front line area in beirut a couple of hours ago. you will see the broken glass and twisted metal. that was a guards' hut, if you like, that was outside one of these residential buildings that was smashed and broken. you'll see motorbikes that have been torched. there was heavy fighting here, heavy gunfire in the streets between the christian and shia areas. what has happened now is that the leaders, the political leaders and the sectarian leaders, have called for calm. lebanon for a long time has been a country in frustration, the tensions have been simmering, and there really is a hope that they can bring this to an end very soon. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing �*everything it can' to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries

from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays. there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. both the port of felixstowe and the government sought to reassure the country today thet the logjam that's that the logjam that's been preventing ships off—loading their goods was improving and that there wouldn't, as some retailers have warned, be a shortage of goods before christmas. i'm confident there will be a good amount of christmas presents available for everyone to buy. we're doing everything we can to mitigate some of these challenges. they are global in nature so we can't fix every single problem, but i feel confident that there will be good provision of goods for everybody and we are working our way to remove blockages where we can. as you've seen with hgv drivers, for example, where we've provided

short—term visas, sped up the processing of tests, and things like that. the government is keen to portray the shortage of lorry drivers as a global problem caused by a surge in demand as customers around the world open their wallets, making up for lost time. but hauliers say another big reason is brexit, and in industries from retail to construction, it's causing big delays and pushing up costs. we have got about 108 containers sitting outside felixstowe at the moment, sitting on about five ships, and those ships are constantly getting delayed and it's causing us a big problem because we really rely on those products coming in. costs are rocketing. this year we will see about a £6 million bill on shipping. we are having to pass that on to our customers, who are then having to pass it on to all the builders and electricians out there. facing shipping costs that have risen by 900%, this importer of british themed toys such as harry potter dolls can't cast a spell to make the problem go away. with 35,000 goods held up at ports,

it's run out of wands. and its boss doesn't think the government has a magic solution. you can say things like, "we will do everything we can, we're trying our best," but really, what does that mean for us on the ground? it means we still have to put up with the issues in the interim and we are facing surges of pricing of bringing products in, so it's a really difficult situation that i don't think is going to be solved by one single government intervention. while the government has offered 5,000 temporary visas to foreign hgv drivers, it's also admitted that only 300 people have applied and thatjust over 20 have been processed. the specific british dimension of the problem we face is a lack of hgv drivers. there's a shortfall of 90,000 drivers and the reality is the visa scheme that's been announced is simply too little and it's been announced pretty late, and the government really needs to do more if it wants to see action taken swiftly. today the uk's biggest seller of poultry warned that the price of chicken would have to rise. farmers were struggling to make any money, it said, squeezed by extra costs caused notjust by the pandemic and labour

shortages, but by brexit. the prospect of shortages and rising inflation is now a reality. andy verity, bbc news. our global trade correspondent dharshini david is here. we are hearing a lot about all of this from the companies' side of things. as consumers, what does this all mean? we've got christmas coming up. all mean? we've got christmas coming u, 2, �* 2, all mean? we've got christmas coming up. you're worried about christmas, if me and you _ up. you're worried about christmas, if me and you leave _ up. you're worried about christmas, if me and you leave your _ up. you're worried about christmas, if me and you leave your shopping i up. you're worried about christmas, | if me and you leave your shopping to the last minute, this is the perfect excuse! there is something happening here that we haven't seen for many years and we having to think hard about where things arrive from factories and we having to think hard about where things arrive from factories onto our doorsteps, because what we are seeing is the road waking from the different rates, energy costs have risen sharply, some basic ingredients, microchips for example, aren't readily available, so many goods aren't leaving factories and volumes they should and as we've been here, we have a lot of container stuck at port, a lot of traffic, winning 12

of the world's shipping containers is stuck at port right about now, just give you an idea of what's going on. —— one in 12. and here in the uk, that exacerbated by lack of available labour to unload shipping containers and transport them around the country. what we are not seen, as you know, are massive gaps and shortages in shops but you may not always get what you want at the price you want without looking around perhaps a bit harder than you would do otherwise put up some cynics are saying we take these would tell us to shop in our face disappointment because this is an anxious time for them ahead of christmas, they want to make sure they get rid of the stock they have bought. but on the other hand, you look at what's happening there, and perhaps you might find it a bit harder to get what you want but stay calm. the authorities out there are saying these are the kind of bottlenecks and issues you might see as we get back to normal in the world economy, it might take some time, how long, that's a big question, just to give you one example, one port owner told us

earlier today that he is seeing garden furniture arrive very recently that was ordered for the spring. you don't have to look out the window to know we are heading into winter. so a cautionary tale there, but on the other hand, many retailers are telling us they are well stocked, so don't panicjust yet. well stocked, so don't panic 'ust et. 2, ~' , 2, , well stocked, so don't panic 'ust et. 2, ,, , 2, , . researchers say that positive lateral flow coronavirus tests should be trusted, because they're more accurate than previously thought. scientists at university college london found the tests, which are cheap and quick, were more than 90% effective at detecting people infected with covid—19. joining me now is dr alex sheppard, founder of uk lateral flow test maker vatic. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. what exactly do these findings mean? why was there ever a question

about their accuracy? i mean? why was there ever a question about their accuracy?— about their accuracy? i think a lot of this comes _ about their accuracy? i think a lot of this comes down _ about their accuracy? i think a lot of this comes down to _ about their accuracy? i think a lot of this comes down to what - about their accuracy? i think a lot i of this comes down to what we've considered ground truth to be in terms of testing whenever we validate a diagnostic test, we have to find a gold standard comparison. 0ften we've looked at pcr for that but actually, the way in which it operates, it's a bit like comparing an apple and an orange in the sense that pcr is looking for any trace of viral material that's there, meaning people can test positive with pcr for some time, whereas with lateral flow, it's typically, you're going to get a positive result when the viral load is at its highest, which typically then means it's more useful as a kind of public health tool for looking at people who are most infectious are perhaps dangerous to others. hour most infectious are perhaps dangerous to others. most infectious are perhaps danerous to others. 2, 2 2, , dangerous to others. how much does it cost to make _ dangerous to others. how much does it cost to make one _ dangerous to others. how much does it cost to make one of _ dangerous to others. how much does it cost to make one of these - dangerous to others. how much does it cost to make one of these tests? i it cost to make one of these tests? lateral flow as a platform and there are many products in that area, it's probably the most scalable diagnostic platform that exists in earth and its incredibly cheap. we can see now that lateral flow can be

made across the road for even $1, depending on what it's been used for, so we can utilise these tests for, so we can utilise these tests for public health at a large scale as we have seen in the uk. i was 'ust as we have seen in the uk. i was just thinking. — as we have seen in the uk. i was just thinking. it _ as we have seen in the uk. i was just thinking, it does _ as we have seen in the uk. i was just thinking, it does have - just thinking, it does have imprecations for more home testing kits, doesn't it? i imprecations for more home testing kits, doesn't it?— kits, doesn't it? i think there is a really fascinating _ kits, doesn't it? i think there is a really fascinating up _ kits, doesn't it? i think there is a really fascinating up here, - kits, doesn't it? i think there is a really fascinating up here, not i kits, doesn't it? i think there is a i really fascinating up here, notjust in covid but beyond. i think what we have here as we have trained our entire population, almost, in actually using a home test, pregnancy testing has been normalised for decades, but the idea that you might test for a disease marker in your home seemed completely at a couple of years ago and i actually wonder whether there are some really interesting public health opportunities here to strengthen the way in which our health service can support, whether it's disease surveillance, disease tracking, you know, just as we have seen, we are trying to restore gp services but health services are stretched. if we can continue this trend of empowering people around testing themselves, i think it's an interesting precedent that could

support the health service going forward. 2, ~ support the health service going forward. 2, ,, , 2, support the health service going forward. 2, ~' , 2, , support the health service going forward. 2, «e , 2, , . support the health service going forward. 2, e' , 2 2, forward. thank you very much for explaining _ forward. thank you very much for explaining that — forward. thank you very much for explaining that to _ forward. thank you very much for explaining that to us. _ forward. thank you very much for explaining that to us. thank i forward. thank you very much for explaining that to us. thank you. | we will just we willjust bring you some breaking news. this is a follow—up to an item we approached you earlier, it actually came from fiona trott, concerning philip allott. at the time, a vote of no confidence had been passed in the commissioner in north yorkshire. what we understand now is that following an open letter from philip allott, which is set to be lodged shortly with the appropriate officer, we understand he will be tendering his resignation as the north yorkshire police fire and crime commissioner, sojust to give you a quote from this letter, over the past two weeks i have tried to rebuild trust, he says, and confidence in my work as police,

fire and crime commissioner. i needed to do that following comments i made in an interview on radio york regarding the horrific abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard. those comments, just to put this in context for you, were widely condemned and there was the accusation he had brought the office into disrepute with his misogynistic remarks. at the time, he says that women need to be streetwise about when they can be arrested and that sarah should never have submitted to that, so those were some of the comments he had made and this is why now we are getting this letter, saying that philip allott, the commissioner for saying that philip allott, the commissionerfor north saying that philip allott, the commissioner for north yorkshire, for york and north yorkshire's police and fire commissioner, will be resigning from his post. we will

get more on this from fiona trott later on. in the meantime, the weather. 0vernight tonight, a cold front continues to push southwards, then getting lighter and patio, with an across wales, induced anger, colder air following to the north, notes and we have been used to, for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, but a fine start to be day with plenty of sunshine on friday, the cold front pushing south across england and wales at the same time, a strip of ground in the odd spot of rain, nothing of any significance, turning colourfor all significance, turning colour for all of significance, turning colourfor all of us. tempt us tomorrow afternoon

around eight in aberdeen, 10th in newcastle, cooling down for cardiff and london with highs of 1a or 15 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements, and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it's difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help. in norway, a man who killed five people using a bow and arrow, was known to the police — who say they'd had concerns he'd been radicalised. heavy gunfire in beirut — at least five people are believed dead, following protests about the investigation into last year's

massive port explosion. a full round—up now from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. figures released today by the home office show there were 92 football—related arrests at england home matches during the 2020—21 season, 90 of those occurring at euro 2020. england played six out of seven matches at wembley on their way to the final, which they lost on penalties to italy. there were "six further football—related arrests involving international teams playing at euro 2020 at wembley" with "all six arrests" at the italy and spain semifinal. arsenal will be hoping to follow chelsea's lead later when they take on hoffenheim. they've had a great start to the domestic season, 100% record so far, and scoring some excellent goals, katie mccabe with the pick against

everton last weekend. they face the german side having lost heavily to the champions barcelona in their opening match. we want to win every game we play and do our best, so nothing changes. we have played one game, we have five games more to go at the group stage and we need to have five solid performances. we need to start with one tomorrow. a 1a—strong squad has been selected for the england lions cricket tour of australia starting in november. they'll travel alongside the test specialists selected in the ashes squad. the squad includes four players, james bracey, mason crane, ben foakes and dom sibley, who are capped at test level. lancashire batterjosh bohannon, surrey wicketkeeperjamie smith and the warwickshire pair of seamer liam norwell and opening batter rob yates are new to the lions set—up.

cricket�*s county jumping ship cricket�*s countyjumping ship will return to two divisions from next season. ten counties will compete together in the division one. it will be in division two. two up, two down promotion and relegation. teams will be placed into the division that they qualified to compete in at the 2020 county championship —— had the 2020 county championship —— had the 2020 county championship —— had the 2020 county championship taken place. the sydney sixers have won the opening match of the women's big bash in hobart. the melbourne stars could only set a target of 100 for the sydney sixers, with elyse villani scoring 5a and meg lanning 23. the match had been reduced to 11 overs a side because of rain, and the sixers were able to reach their target with four balls remaining. and tour de france champion tadej pogacer will have to deal with two major time trials if he's to win his third consecutive yellow jersey after last year's route was confirmed. it begins with a time trial in copenhagen, the first of three stages in denmark. it'll pass through northern france and the cobbles of the arenberg forest,

before the first summit finish in the jura mountains. next the tour climbs the alps, and then the pyrenees, and a a0km time trial on the penultimate stage will decide the yellowjersey, before the traditional finish in paris. cameron norrie could become the men's british number one later if he beats diego schwartzman in the quarterfinals at indian wells. the brit made it through to the last eight, for the first time at a masters 1000 tournament, after beating american tommy paul 6—a, a—6, 6—2. the win was his aath on the atp tour this year, and, as well as replacing dan evans as the british number one, a win tonight could see him break into the world's top 20 for the first time in his career.

an nba star has been told he will not play for the good from next season after refusing a covid vaccine. kyrie irving stands to lose potentially $70 million. he will not be allowed to play with the side until —— train with the side until he has been vaccinated. i until -- train with the side until he has been vaccinated.- until -- train with the side until he has been vaccinated. i am still uncertain about _ he has been vaccinated. i am still uncertain about a _ he has been vaccinated. i am still uncertain about a lot _ he has been vaccinated. i am still uncertain about a lot of— he has been vaccinated. i am still uncertain about a lot of things, i he has been vaccinated. i am still i uncertain about a lot of things, and thatis uncertain about a lot of things, and that is ok. if i'm going to be demonised having more questions and taking my time and making a decision with my life, then that is just what it is. that is something i have to sit in. i know the consequences of the decisions i made with my life. kyrie irving offering his reason for choosing not to get vaccinated, the brooklyn nets star. that's all the

sports news for now. the queen has officially opened the sixth term of the senedd in wales, on her first visit to the country in five years. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. the queen arrived in cardiff today, she came down on the royal train accompanied by the prince of wales, charles, and camilla, the duchess of cornwall. when she arrived, she came from the train station to the senedd, accompanied by a military parade, a procession, and then a 21 gun salute signifying the arrival of the prince of wales and camilla to begin. the queen then went up to meet the first minister on the steps of the the senedd behind me here. she also met local schoolchildren from the local primary school, not far from the senedd. she then went into the siambr, the debating chamber in the middle of the senedd, and for the first time during the pandemic, she was greeted by all 60 members of the senedd, the first time they have met since the pandemic. a few concerts and songs inside before giving a speech,

where she congratulated the senedd after the election in may. the first minister also making a speech, saying how now, this term was in the shadow of the covid pandemic. the queen now has gone back to the royal train and will head back to london after opening officially the senedd for its sixth term. climate group insulate britain says it will suspend its road—blocking protests for the next 11 days. the organisation, which has caused major disruption on the m25 motorway and other major roads, acknowledges the impact its protests have had over the past five weeks and urged the prime minister to make a "meaningful statement" on plans for insulating and retrofitting homes. we can talk to cameron ford, who's an activist from insulate britain. he's in cambridge.

you are suspending your process for now. just tell me a little bit more as to why. now. just tell me a little bit more as to why-— as to why. we are hoping that by iivini as to why. we are hoping that by iiivin a as to why. we are hoping that by giving a pause. _ as to why. we are hoping that by giving a pause, the _ as to why. we are hoping that by giving a pause, the governmentl as to why. we are hoping that by i giving a pause, the government will sit down, stop rushing around to serve injunctions and deal with us on that end, just have a good think about how they feel about thousands of people dying this winter we want them to have a good sit down, think what they really need to be prioritising right now, do we want to be holding themselves to their paris agreement, or staying beneath two celsius, which retrofitting homes could reduce 1a% of our emissions? so we'rejust homes could reduce 1a% of our emissions? so we're just hoping they will have a good hard think about what they really want to be doing with our futures. what they really want to be doing with ourfutures. ibi; what they really want to be doing with our futures.— with our futures. by insulate britain? tell— with our futures. by insulate britain? tell us _ with our futures. by insulate britain? tell us why - with our futures. by insulate britain? tell us why you i with our futures. by insulate i britain? tell us why you joined with our futures. by insulate - britain? tell us why you joined this protest, the script. —— why insulate britain? i

protest, the script. -- why insulate britain? 2, 2, , , , ., britain? i am a builder myself, i am -assionate britain? i am a builder myself, i am passionate about _ britain? i am a builder myself, i am passionate about building _ britain? i am a builder myself, i am passionate about building properly. | passionate about building properly. i have worked on numerous building sites, i have seen the new bill to the government are pushing forward with the big housing developers who actually contribute 25% of the conservative party's donations, about 80 million, and they also, these big housing developers, making 20 to 25% profit per house, and the houses are not up to standard. i saw on channel a news yesterday at how leaky these houses are. so i thought, we really need to retrofit the existing housing stock that we've got, that is some of the worst in europe, and we also need to tell the government to account and actually just the government to account and actuallyjust building properly so that we don't create more of a problem down the line. i5 that we don't create more of a problem down the line.- that we don't create more of a problem down the line. is this the onl wa problem down the line. is this the only way you _ problem down the line. is this the only way you could _ problem down the line. is this the only way you could have _ problem down the line. is this the only way you could have got i problem down the line. is this the only way you could have got the i only way you could have got the message across, do you think? the level of disruption that the protests have caused, people are just trying to get to work or trying to get home. just trying to get to work or trying to get home-— to get home. yeah, absolutely, i want to be _ to get home. yeah, absolutely, i want to be carrying _ to get home. yeah, absolutely, i want to be carrying on _ to get home. yeah, absolutely, i want to be carrying on with i to get home. yeah, absolutely, i want to be carrying on with my i want to be carrying on with my business, is to be people we are

stopping in the traffic. but unfortunately, as we have seen, yesterday we had another day of action, the enquiries coming in for interviews. unfortunately, the only way to get the message out there and to talk to the press as to cause disruption, and by doing this, the government will hopefully listen to the facts. we have got a plan for them, it will be hundreds of thousands of properjobs, it will reduce c02 drastically, immediately, because sir david king says the next three to four years will determine the future of humanity. that was the previous government of matt gono chief scientific adviser saying that. 2 , , 2, 2, , that. we 'ust showing our viewers -ictures that. we just showing our viewers pictures of — that. we just showing our viewers pictures of some _ that. we just showing our viewers pictures of some of _ that. we just showing our viewers pictures of some of some - that. we just showing our viewers pictures of some of some of i that. we just showing our viewers pictures of some of some of the i pictures of some of some of the process there, that is dangerous, why would you do something like that? it is notjust a danger to the people like yourselves, it is the people like yourselves, it is the people in the cards as well. sure. the government _ people in the cards as well. sure. the government is _ people in the cards as well. sure. the government is playing - people in the cards as well. sure. the government is playing with i people in the cards as well. (i2 the government is playing with the future of all our lives right now. that is what is really dangerous. we

have a government using quotes from the muppets to determine how important they think this issue is. they are not taking it seriously. they are not taking it seriously. they are not taking it seriously. they are vintage and all of us. and all the people who will die in the uk, the sixth wealthiest nation, this winter. what about those people? why are we not talking about those people? tqm. people? why are we not talking about those people?— those people? ok, let's talk about the ieoile those people? ok, let's talk about the people whose _ those people? ok, let's talk about the people whose lives _ those people? ok, let's talk about the people whose lives you - those people? ok, let's talk about the people whose lives you have i the people whose lives you have disrupted. any apology for them. that's not what i was saying, let's talk about the people whose lives are going to end this winter from fuel poverty. are going to end this winter from fuel poverty-— are going to end this winter from fuel iove . 2, �* , ., «e fuel poverty. yeah, i'm 'ust talking about the people i fuel poverty. yeah, i'm 'ust talking about the people who i fuel poverty. yeah, i'm just talking about the people who did - fuel poverty. yeah, i'm just talking about the people who did not i fuel poverty. yeah, i'm just talking | about the people who did not make fuel poverty. yeah, i'm just talking i about the people who did not make it to work on those particular weeks. they get what you're saying, but at the end of the day, they had disruption which impacted on them. any apology? fill disruption which impacted on them. any apology?— disruption which impacted on them. an anloi? , �* , . any apology? of course i'm sorry. we don't want to — any apology? of course i'm sorry. we don't want to be _ any apology? of course i'm sorry. we don't want to be doing _ any apology? of course i'm sorry. we don't want to be doing this. _ any apology? of course i'm sorry. we don't want to be doing this. the i don't want to be doing this. the government should have come back with a mini full statement can be read to them in august, but instead they ignored us. whether they ignore us again today is on them. we do not

want to carry on doing this. it is down to the government to come back to us and say, that is a good plan you have put together with industry professionals, that will reduce c02 professionals, that will reduce co2 emissions, create hundreds of thousands ofjobs, reduce fuel poverty... thousands of “obs, reduce fuel poverty. . 2— thousands of “obs, reduce fuel poverty. . .— thousands of “obs, reduce fuel iove 2. ., . , ., thousands of “obs, reduce fuel ove h, ., ., ., , ., ., poverty... cameron, what is going to haiien? poverty... cameron, what is going to happen? just — poverty... cameron, what is going to happen? just really _ poverty... cameron, what is going to happen? just really quickly, - poverty... cameron, what is going to happen? just really quickly, you i poverty... cameron, what is going to happen? just really quickly, you are| happen? just really quickly, you are looking ahead and looking at carbon, the climate crisis, we get that. what is going to happen if somebody dies in those protests? the what is going to happen if somebody dies in those protests?— dies in those protests? the people who are blocking _ dies in those protests? the people who are blocking the _ dies in those protests? the people who are blocking the roads - dies in those protests? the people who are blocking the roads are i who are blocking the roads are teachers, vicars, house—builders. these are ordinary people who are desperately concerned about the future, because when you talk about the truth of what is coming, it is horrifying, and more people should be asking the government, why aren't you doing enough about this? tqm.

you doing enough about this? 0k, cameron ford _ you doing enough about this? 0k, cameron ford from insulate britain, thank you very much, unfortunately we have run out of time. this is bbc news. this year has seen some of the world's richest men making forays into space tourism. but the duke of cambridge has told the bbc that he thinks there should be more focus on repairing this planet than finding another to live on. his comments come in the run up to this weekend's inaugural earthshot prize, which prince william is launching to try to find solutions to climate change. he's been speaking to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. prince, presenter, prize—giver. the duke of cambridge created the earthshot and his tv programme to counter negative news about the planet. which is why fix our climate is one of the five goals of the earthshot prize. you are losing people every single time you have those headlines. we all get that there is a really big urgent message, and i'm not

saying we shouldn't talk about the urgency or the big issues, but ultimately if we want to tackle this, we want to get on the front foot, we've got to bring people with us. people have to feel there is hope, there's a chance we can fix this, and that's what the earthshot prize is about, is about providing solutions to some of the world's biggest environmental problems. what do you say to your children about this? i think they are living and growing up in a world where it's much more talked about than when we were growing up, so that has benefits and that has negatives as well because we are seeing a rise in climate anxiety. young people now are growing up where their futures are basically threatened the whole time. it's very unnerving. it's very anxiety making. if we are not careful, we are robbing from our children's future, with what we do now, and i think that's not fair, so i'm trying to use my little bit of influence, my little bit of profile, to highlight some incredible people doing amazing things and will genuinely help fix some of these problems.

one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the clue is in the name. the earthshot is inspired by the space race of the �*60s, but the future king has this message for the entrepreneurs heading for the heavens now. we need some of the world's greatest brains and minds fixed on repairing this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live. i wasjust coming back home from school and i noticed the iron vendors in my street using charcoal. the 15 finalists include solar powered gadgets, apps, organisations, and initiatives. prince william plans to take some of his winners to the big climate change conference in glasgow next month to provide inspiration and maybe a bit of pressure too. we can't have more clever speak, clever words, but not enough action. that's why the earthshot prize is so important because we are trying to create action.

the prize will stimulate solutions and action that a lot of people haven't necessarily produced yet, so i'm hoping the prize will galvanise a lot of people in positions of responsibility to go further, bigger and actually start to deliver. the duke of cambridge speaking exclusively to adam fleming. researchers in the netherlands say they've developed a way to carry out injections without using needles. they've developed a laser — called a �*bubble gun' — that fires droplets of liquid into the skin — in a process said to be virtually painless. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. astrid nijsen is 31 years old. she's an actress and she is terrified of needles. so much so, she has had to seek therapy for a phobia that stretches back to her childhood.

translation: it started during puberty. - when i see a needle or have to get a shot, ijust want to leave. i'll tear the place down just to avoid getting a shot. but for astrid and millions of others like her, salvation may be at hand. this is the bubble gun, a high—tech alternative that uses lasers rather than needles to administer a jab. within a millisecond, the glass that contains the liquid is heated by a laser, a bubble is created in the liquid, pushing the liquid at velocities in the order of 100 kilometres per hour, and we can see how it penetrates about one millimetre. never has this seemed more relevant. for nearly a year now, injections and vaccinations have been taking place all around the world. could the bubble gun, said to be essentially pain—free, encourage the more reluctant to come forward for their shot?

translation: in my opinion, i this is a good solution since people often have this phobia of getting stung. here, we only get a laser and we are vaccinated without suffering. usa! of course, some will never agree to an injection, phobia or otherwise. and it may be several years until the bubble gun is available for widespread use. for now, the needle is still the norm. tim allman, bbc news. people living in an east london tower block say their homes are mouldy, infested with rats and bedbugs, and it's affecting their health. they live at charles dickens house, and residents have been protesting over what they say are appalling conditions. the housing authority says it's working hard to resolve issues. tarah welsh has this report. vermin, disrepair, and leak after leak. this one was recently in vanessa's bedroom.

it basically felt like a pipe had burst and was just gushing. it was coming all down the windows, down the sides of the wall, through the lighting fixtures and stuff. she says it is one of a number of issues she has faced, and as somebody with sickle cell, a serious health condition, it is particularly difficult. because of my condition, it is not good to be around mould and all that kind of stuff, so i have to do a proper disinfectant, clean. so it is taxing stuff. i have been in hospital more than ever in the last two years. i'm in hospital almost every month at the moment. further up the building, we find more problems. this woman's flat has many. we have damp. i complain about, we have damp. there is mould in every room. and a pigeon infestation makes the balcony unusable. can we shut this? i am a bit worried about... 0h!

she doesn't want us to show her face, and explains why. i feel embarrassed, how i end up. i am not comfortable in my house. how i live, it gets me down. the flat has one bedroom, which she shares with her husband and four children. six of us, we live here, four children and two adults. what is it like sleeping in here at night? it is a nightmare. like several other residents here, she has told us there is a problem with bedbugs. it is very horrible, biting the children, and we don't sleep, they are crying. in a statement, the social landlord, tchc, told us...

a police commissioner who sparked outrage over comments he made following the murder of sarah everard has resigned. philip allott stepped downing saying he wanted to "restore confidence in the office." he had come underfire for saying during an interview that women should be more "streetwise" about the powers of arrest. our correspondent fiona trottjoins me now. please give us some background to this and the latest as well. bitter

this and the latest as well. after those comments _ this and the latest as well. after those comments were _ this and the latest as well. after those comments were made, i this and the latest as well. he those comments were made, there was a huge backlash in the media, a petition with almost 11,000 signatures asking mr allott to resign. and out of this morning's meeting with that panel, his position was untenable, really, because there was a unanimous vote of no confidence. it followed a letter yesterday from members of his own staff, almost all of his colleagues in that office, saying he had brought the office and to distribute with misogynistic remarks. he had lost the confidence of the members of the panel that you have this morning. and about 800 complaints had been made to his office, too. during that panel meeting this morning, he was really

trying to say, look, i am to try and work really hard to regain people's confidence here. he said he had reached out to volunteer groups, he was undergoing training at his own expense, but really this was the position he was faced with after that vote of no confidence. he said, everybody resigned nothing in the country would ever get done. but he has gone away clearly after three hours after that meeting, the members of the panel tell them to do the honourable thing, asking where he had not resigned already, he has thought about his position and he has put out an open letter now, and when he was talking about trying to regain the trust members of the public and of the people he works with and he represents, he said following this morning's meeting, it

seems clear to me that a task to regain people's trust will be exceptionally difficult, if at all possible, it would take a long time and a lot of resources from my office and the many groups to do excellent work supporting victims. this is timely victims do not have. there are women and girls are suffering at the hands of men. victims in the groups who support the need to be heard. —— time the victims do not have. they cannot be heard if the airwaves are filled with discussions about my future, which is why i am doing the honourable thing and resigning. so in north yorkshire now, they are starting the process of looking for a temporary replacement for mr allott, and then of course a permanent one, all of those five months after he took up the post. fiona, thank you for that update. its, fiona, thank you for that update. a quick line of breaking news now, a

16—year—old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18—year—old in south—west london on tuesday, coming from the metropolitan police. now the weather. temperatures well above the seasonal average in the 1st of october. some rain across scotland, cloud elsewhere, some cloud with a few breaks elsewhere. some senators part of the south and unlimited those sunny skies, drew has been in very different —looking weather picture in parts of dorset. barely a cloud in parts of dorset. barely a cloud in the sky, the wind is pretty light as well. living in scotland accompanied by brisk winds, saw through the day, that will trickle its way towards northern ireland, sometimes staying with us across southern counties, and a few breaks in the cloud elsewhere. through the

night and into friday, the conference moving southwards, to dissent cooler and fresher air for all parts of the country, at least for a time. 0vernight comedy weather front moves south across england and wales, weakening as it does so, so not much rain as it works and to england and wales later in the night. behind that, was blue skies, turns chilly for scotland, northern ireland, and another in wood. but here a fine start to the day on friday. freddie weatherfront here a fine start to the day on friday. freddie weather front all pushing south, some cloud and rain but nothing significant. fresher air moving in for all of us, through the afternoon, temperature is in aberdeen around eight celsius, ten for newcastle. not as one further south, 1a or 15 for london and cardiff. and then cold on friday night, patches of frost in the countryside in the north—east. this weekend, some reasonable weather to come, i think, for many of us.

turning milder as we go through the course of saturday and sunday for many of us. a lot of dry and bright weather around on saturday with some sunny spells. temperatures will be lifting, so eventually we should see how of around 16 or 17, turning milder, but still critical across central and northern scotland, temp is here around nine or ten celsius. the milder air working in for sunday, cloud around, mist and fog patches, the cloud that enough for the occasional spot of rain, as we have seen in recent days, a few fabrics and sunny spells. very mild, highs of up —— a few cloud breaks sunny spells. —— highs of up to 18 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements — and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it's difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is through providing the financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. north yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage has resigned hours after a no—confidence vote.

in norway, a man who killed five people using a bow and arrow, was known to the police — who say they'd had concerns he'd been radicalised. the government says it's doing everything it can to ease supply chain issues in the run up to christmas. and where's wally? the british antarctic survey is asking for our help to study satellite images of around 15,000 square miles to see how many walruses can be spotted, and where. good afternoon. the increasing pressure on the nhs is underlined by new figures today show

a record number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england. 5.7 million people were waiting at the end of august for procedures such as hip replacements and cataract removals — the highest since records began. nearly 300,000 patients were waiting more than a year to start treatment in august — which is down slightly on the previous month but more than double the number last year. waiting times in accident and emergency departments are also at their worst since the four hour target was introduced in 200a — nearly half a million people waited more than four hours to see a doctor. the government has announced a quarter of a billion pounds, from existing budgets, for gp surgeries to help with face to face appointments, as many patients continue to struggle to see their doctor in person.

fewer than 60% of appointments were in person in august, compared with more than 80% before the pandemic. here's our health correspondent katherine da costa. pressure on a&e departments is being felt right across the uk. a combination of covid, other respiratory viruses and more patients coming forward for care are adding to the demand. that's meant record numbers of patients in all four nations facing a long wait to be seen. in england, nearly a70,000 patients, a quarter who visited a&e, waited longer than four hours to be treated. that's up almost 70% compared to the same month two years ago. of those needing a bed, more than 100,000 waited over four hours to be admitted, with more than 5000 waiting over 12 hours. what we can't keep doing is chucking money at the problem every winter because we haven't planned for the fact that winter happens

every year, so the answers have to be what we can do now is start planning effectively and investing effectively for the long—term future of the nhs. it's notjust pressure on hospitals. gps say they are also struggling to cope with the workload. i got your message just now about the pain in your knee. doctors say telephone consultations mean they can speak to many more patients. face—to—face appointments have fallen from 80% before the pandemic to nearly 60%. many gps feel the drive to return to more in—person appointments is unhelpful. many patients think they need to be seen when actually they can be dealt with much more efficiently over the phone. and gp surgeries are currently under siege, we are unbelievably busy. and we're kind of being expected to be superhuman. the government set out a £250 million package for gps in england from new nhs funding announced last month.

it should allow practices to hire more locums and other health care professionals. there's a promise to cut some red tape and improve security, because doctors say they are dealing with high levels of abuse. and social distancing rules are being reviewed, which could allow more patients in waiting rooms. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is through providing the financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. but labour says the package doesn't solve the bigger picture. the problem here is lack of gps, and in the election in 2019, the prime minister promised 6000 new gps, that was his grat pledge. we've now got less then we had in 2019. this walk—in centre for scans and tests in somerset is one of a0 being set up around england. the government says extra investment and measures like this will help the nhs tackle the growing backlog of care.

but with 5.7 million patients in england now waiting for routine operations, the legacy of the pandemic will be felt for many years to come. saffron cordery is the deputy chief executive at nhs providers, the body which represents hospital trusts in england. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. first, looking at those figures, what do they say to you? i think they reflect a real concern about where the nhs is at heading into winter. so what we have seen, as your report shows its jumps in the number of people waiting and we have seen some real pressure on the urgent and emergency care pathway, particularly in ambulance services which has shown demand for their

services by the most critically ill patients has gone up 37% compared to pre—camp pre—pandemic. it is a huge jump. we are in a serious situation in terms of the nhs�*s preparedness for the coming winter where we are expecting, notjust covid but flewked, the so—called twindemic. we have the flu and noro virus circulating for the first time in 18 months. it is challenging times, but there are some rays of hope. ii ere there are some rays of hope. if we can iut there are some rays of hope. if we can put this _ there are some rays of hope. if we can put this into _ there are some rays of hope. if we can put this into simple _ there are some rays of hope. if we can put this into simple terms for the public. you havejust said you are concerned about where the nhs is heading towards the winter. you have highlighted some of the medical challenges that the public and the nhs will be having to deal with, on

the ground, what does that translate to? if i come as a patient go to a&e or a gp, what to? if i come as a patient go to a&e ora gp, whatam i likely to? if i come as a patient go to a&e or a gp, what am i likely to find? ora gp, whatam i likely to find? from or a gp, what am i likely to find? from the perspective of a&e it could mean you wait longer to be seen in the first instance, that if you need to be admitted it could take significantly longer, there may not be a bed for you. there are some real challenges there. it also means that if you are on the waiting list and waiting for routine care then it is possible that you will have to wait longer, but your condition may worsen slightly or you need more serious intervention. that is why it is critical we get through this waiting list. it is complicated by the fact we have covid out there at the fact we have covid out there at the moment and we also have some real challenges in the social care sector. the social care sector needs huge support. without that, we cannot discharge people from hospital if they need extra support,

but are medically fit to be discharged. that is causing some real complications in how we deal with hospital patients. social care needs our help and support as well. what do you make of the announcement, this rescue plan announcement, this rescue plan announcement that was brought to us last night and we are reading more about today? 250 million to help set silly gps, but it goes through the system, doesn't it? you go to your gp and you are put on a waiting list, how do you think that figure is going to help? it is list, how do you think that figure is going to help?— is going to help? it is really important. _ is going to help? it is really important, any _ is going to help? it is really important, any investment| is going to help? it is really i important, any investment in any part of the nhs is welcome and the social care sector. i think what we have to recognise is many of the challenges and problems we are facing predate the pandemic and predate covid. they are not all because of covid, they are because

of structural workforce challenges across the nhs and across society, actually. so there is a need to invest heavily in the workforce and there is a need to make sure that not only is the workforce adequately provided for, that we have the right settings, the right buildings, the right facilities for the nhs and the right facilities for the nhs and the right investment in digital technology. because that is what is going to help us run the service more efficiently and effectively. and we have a spending settlement coming up at the end of the month, on the 27th of october and we have the government makes the right investment in that for the buildings and for the fully funded workforce plan that we need to see. irate and for the fully funded workforce plan that we need to see.- plan that we need to see. we are heanni plan that we need to see. we are hearing more _ plan that we need to see. we are hearing more and _ plan that we need to see. we are hearing more and more - plan that we need to see. we are hearing more and more today, i plan that we need to see. we are. hearing more and more today, the stories and the crisis behind retention within the health service. just how bad is it? i retention within the health service. just how bad is it?— just how bad is it? i think there are, ou just how bad is it? i think there are. you rightly _ just how bad is it? i think there

are, you rightly highlight- just how bad is it? i think there are, you rightly highlight this, | are, you rightly highlight this, there are two factors and one is recruitment. but critically, and perhaps more importantly, it is about keeping staff in theirjobs. because if a really experienced member of staff after a long career in the nhs decides to leave, it is a huge loss to the service because they have the knowledge and the skills. what we are keen to make sure is that covid are not so tired and burnt out, they wish to leave, we want to keep them in their roles. maybe changing their role slightly, flexible working, shorter hours but it is critical we retain people in their roles, make good on their investment in their training and long career so they continue to contribute for longer.— long career so they continue to contribute for longer. thank you very much _ contribute for longer. thank you very much indeed _ contribute for longer. thank you very much indeed for— contribute for longer. thank you very much indeed for your i contribute for longer. thank you very much indeed for your time. i very much indeed for your time. thank you. very much indeed for your time. thank you-— let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures (ff gfx)a5,066 new

infections recorded a5,066 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period — that's the highest number sincejuly, as well as 157 deaths — that's those who've died within 28 days of a positive covid test. meanwhile, 85.7% of people over the age of 12 have received the first dose of the vaccine and 78.7% have had both doses. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing �*everything it can�* to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays.

there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. both the port of felixstowe and the government sought to reassure the country today thet the logjam that�*s that the logjam that�*s been preventing ships off—loading their goods was improving and that there wouldn�*t, as some retailers have warned, be a shortage of goods before christmas. i�*m confident there will be a good amount of christmas presents available for everyone to buy. we�*re doing everything we can to mitigate some of these challenges. they are global in nature so we can�*t fix every single problem, but i feel confident that there will be good provision of goods for everybody and we are working our way to remove blockages where we can. as you�*ve seen with hgv drivers, for example, where we�*ve provided short—term visas, sped up the processing of tests, and things like that. the government is keen to portray the shortage of lorry drivers as a global problem caused by a surge in demand as customers around the world open their wallets, making up for lost time. but hauliers say another big reason is brexit, and in industries from retail

to construction, it�*s causing big delays and pushing up costs. we have got about 108 containers sitting outside felixstowe at the moment, sitting on about five ships, and those ships are constantly getting delayed and it�*s causing us a big problem because we really rely on those products coming in. costs are rocketing. this year we will see about a £6 million bill on shipping. we are having to pass that on to our customers, who are then having to pass it on to all the builders and electricians out there. facing shipping costs that have risen by 900%, this importer of british themed toys such as harry potter dolls can�*t cast a spell to make the problem go away. with 35,000 goods held up at ports, it�*s run out of wands. and its boss doesn�*t think the government has a magic solution. he can say things like, "we will do everything we can, we're trying our best," but really, what does that mean for us on the ground?

it means we still have to put up with the issues in the interim and we are facing surges of pricing of bringing products in, so it's a really difficult situation that i don't think is going to be solved by one single government intervention. while the government has offered 5,000 temporary visas to foreign hgv drivers, it�*s also admitted that only 300 people have applied and thatjust over 20 have been processed. the specific british dimension of the problem we face is a lack of hgv drivers. there�*s a shortfall of 90,000 drivers and the reality is the visa scheme that�*s been announced is simply too little and it�*s been announced pretty late, and the government really needs to do more if it wants to see action taken swiftly. today the uk�*s biggest seller of poultry warned that the price of chicken would have to rise. farmers were struggling to make any money, it said, squeezed by extra costs caused notjust by the pandemic and labour shortages, but by brexit. the prospect of shortages and rising inflation is now a reality. andy verity, bbc news. a police commissioner who sparked outrage over comments

he made following the murder of sarah everard has resigned. philip allott stepped downing saying he wanted to �*restore confidence in the office�*. he had come underfire for saying during an interview that women should be more �*streetwise�* about the powers of arrest. our correspondent fiona trott has been following the story, and gave us this update. after those comments were made there was a huge backlash in the media, a petition of almost 11,000 signatures asking mr allott to resign. so keir starmer said he should resign. after the meeting of the panel, his position was untenable because there was that a vote of no—confidence, unanimous vote of no confidence. it

followed a letter yesterday from members of his own staff, almost all of his colleagues in that office saying he had brought the office and to distribute, his misogynistic remarks and he lost the confidence of the members of the panel and the wet about 800 complaints made to his office. during the panel meeting he was trying to say, i am going to try and work really hard to regain people�*s confidence. he said he reached out to volunteer groups, victim groups and was undergoing, at his own expense, retraining and development. but really, this is the position he was faced with after that vote of no—confidence. he turned round to them and said, if resign, nothing in the country would ever get done. but he has gone away after three hours of that meeting where members of the panel were saying to him, do the honourable

thing, just go and go now, why haven�*t you resigned already? he has gone away and thought about his position and put out an open letter now. when he was talking about trying to regain the trust of members of the public and of the people that he works with and people that he represents, he said following this morning�*s meeting, it is clear to me the task to regain trust in will be exceptionally difficult, it will take a long time and a lot of my office under the many groups who do excellent work supporting victims. it is time the victims do not have. there are women and girls suffering at the hands of men, victims and the groups that support them need to be heard. they cannot be heard if the airwaves are filled with discussions about my future. and that is why i am doing the honourable thing and resigning

as police fire and crime commissioner. so in north yorkshire now, they are starting the process of looking for a temporary replacement of philip allott. and then a permanent one, all this five months after he took up the post. that was fiona trott. let�*s return to our story about the supply chain issues. stavros karamperidis is a lecturer in maritime economics at plymouth business school. thank you forjoining us on bbc news, this must be a fascinating case study for you? what has struck you about what you have seen over the last few months?— you about what you have seen over the last few months? thank you for havini the last few months? thank you for having me- — the last few months? thank you for having me- it _ the last few months? thank you for having me. it is— the last few months? thank you for having me. it is a _ the last few months? thank you for having me. it is a great _ the last few months? thank you for having me. it is a great case - the last few months? thank you for having me. it is a great case study, i having me. it is a great case study, to be honest. we had things similar happening in 2008 but it was only derived from the demand. we had a huge spike in demand after the

financial crisis. same story now, as we are recovering from covid. we have record volumes of containers being moved all over the place, but because of covid, thoughts, trucks are not operating to 100% capacity. we have reduced capacity and that is why we are struggling with supply. does this come down to this model of just—in—time delivery? does this come down to this model of just-in-time delivery?— just-in-time delivery? excuse me, sor ? just-in-time delivery? excuse me, sorry? when _ just-in-time delivery? excuse me, sorry? when we — just-in-time delivery? excuse me, sorry? when we talk— just-in-time delivery? excuse me, sorry? when we talk about - just-in-time delivery? excuse me, sorry? when we talk about the i just-in-time delivery? excuse me, i sorry? when we talk about the models of delivery, to some of it come down to the fact that the global economy has adapted just—in—time delivery? that is correct, yes. for many years weaver following the model of just—in—time delivery, we try to reduce the buffers because it was costing money to businesses. businesses were trying to reduce stocks to make a more lean operation. because we don�*t have

that kind of extra buffer nowadays, it is mission impossible for us to meet the acceleration in demand. that is basically what we are facing at the moment. thankfully the logistics sector is working hard to sort out the problem, replace a lot of orders and there has been 20% of extra capacity which will be delivered in the next year or the next couple of years. tqm. delivered in the next year or the next couple of years.— delivered in the next year or the next couple of years. ok, thank you ve much next couple of years. ok, thank you very much indeed. _ next couple of years. ok, thank you very much indeed. you _ next couple of years. ok, thank you very much indeed. you are - next couple of years. ok, thank you | very much indeed. you are welcome. this year has seen some of the world�*s richest men making forays into space tourism. but the duke of cambridge has told the bbc that he thinks there should be more focus on repairing this planet. his comments come in the run up to this weekend�*s inaugural earthshot prize, which prince william is launching to try to find solutions to climate change. he�*s been speaking to our chief political

correspondent adam fleming. prince, presenter, prize—giver. the duke of cambridge created the earthshot and his tv programme to counter negative news about the planet. which is why fix our climate is one of the five goals of the earthshot prize. you are losing people every single time you have those headlines. we all get that there is a really big urgent message, and i�*m not saying we shouldn�*t talk about the urgency or the big issues, but ultimately if we want to tackle this, we want to get on the front foot, we�*ve got to bring people with us. people have to feel there is hope, there�*s a chance we can fix this, and that�*s what the earthshot prize is about, is about providing solutions to some of the world�*s biggest environmental problems. what do you say to your children about this? i think they are living and growing up in a world where it�*s much more talked about than when we were growing up, so that has benefits and that has negatives as well because we are seeing a rise in climate anxiety. young people now are growing up where their futures are basically threatened the whole time.

it�*s very unnerving. it�*s very anxiety making. if we are not careful, we are robbing from our children�*s future, with what we do now, and i think that�*s not fair, so i�*m trying to use my little bit of influence, my little bit of profile, to highlight some incredible people doing amazing things and will genuinely help fix some of these problems. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the clue is in the name. the earthshot is inspired by the space race of the �*60s, but the future king has this message for the entrepreneurs heading for the heavens now. we need some of the world�*s greatest brains and minds fixed on repairing this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live. i wasjust coming back home from school and i noticed the iron vendors in my street using charcoal.

the 15 finalists include solar powered gadgets, apps, organisations, and initiatives. prince william plans to take some of his winners to the big climate change conference in glasgow next month to provide inspiration and maybe a bit of pressure too. we can�*t have more clever speak, clever words, but not enough action. that�*s why the earthshot prize is so important because we are trying to create action. the prize will stimulate solutions and action that a lot of people haven�*t necessarily produced yet, so i�*m hoping the prize will galvanise a lot of people in positions of responsibility to go further, bigger and actually start to deliver. let�*s talk to our correspondent adam fleming now. fascinating conversation, a message of optimism?— fascinating conversation, a message of optimism? yes, prince william has been inspired —

of optimism? yes, prince william has been inspired by _ of optimism? yes, prince william has been inspired by the _ of optimism? yes, prince william has been inspired by the architects - of optimism? yes, prince william has been inspired by the architects of- been inspired by the architects of the paris climate meeting. they learned the lesson you have got to be optimistic and you have got to emphasise the benefits of climate change rather than the cost. that is the whole basis of this prize, it is about rewarding practical solutions that can be scaled up in the world now and then inspire people as opposed to the headlines of carbon emissions, pollution or political failures, which might depress people. there are 15 nominees, five winners will be announced on sunday at this extravagant ceremony, sustainable, of course, at excel exam is. there is a 16—year—old girl in india, where she noticed these ironing carts, where you take your ironing carts, where you take your ironing to a man at the end of the street and he irons them. they are running on charcoal and she said, why don�*t you replace them with a solar powered one. also in the podcast on bbc science, i think it

might be prince george�*s intervention in national life. my pass prince william, this debate makes you think about the next generation and your children. he said prince george did litter picking recently and then the next day they went back the same way and prince george said, why is the letter back? the podcast is on bbc one tonight after question time, if 0ne tonight after question time, if you want to see it with moving pictures. you want to see it with moving iictures. 2. .. you want to see it with moving iictures. 2. ,, , ., you want to see it with moving iictures. ., «e , ., , . you want to see it with moving iictures. ., «e , . ~ ., pictures. thank you very much, adam flemini. what do a jetty museum, a mosque and a bridge to a mediaeval castle have in common? they are three of this year�*s nominees for the riba stirling prize for architecture — which rewards the country�*s best new building of the last year. this year�*s shortlist reflects how the environment has become a prime concern. the winner will be announced tonight

at a ceremony at coventry cathedral. joining from coventry is maria smith who is the director of sustainability with the engineering consultancy buro happold. this is all very exciting, what do you think about the entries? the entries are _ you think about the entries? the entries are a _ you think about the entries? ti2 entries are a beautiful set of projects and they really show how sustainability is climbing up the agenda. all of these projects are designed eight to ten years ago but so much of the conversation and the choosing of the final winner has been about the environmental and social sustainability impacts of these projects, so it is great to see that. do these pro'ects, so it is great to see that. «e see that. do you think the message of sustainability _ see that. do you think the message of sustainability is _ see that. do you think the message of sustainability is actually - see that. do you think the message of sustainability is actually able i of sustainability is actually able to get across to the public, because thatis to get across to the public, because that is where it matters, isn�*t it? absolutely. it is brilliant we are

having this discussion on the environment. it is an important part of the story around decarbonisation and tackling the climate emergency. it is fantastic we are talking about this and these projects, many of which are public buildings are helping us to make that shift. harps helping us to make that shift. how difficult is it _ helping us to make that shift. how difficult is it to _ helping us to make that shift. how difficult is it to incorporate that in buildings? it�*s difficult is it to incorporate that in buildings?— in buildings? it's not easy, absolutely. _ in buildings? it's not easy, absolutely. there - in buildings? it's not easy, absolutely. there are i in buildings? it's not easy, absolutely. there are two l in buildings? it's not easy, i absolutely. there are two main sources and one is emissions associated with operating a building, heating and cooling and so on. that presents a huge challenge but some of these examples, the cambridge mosque we were just looking at, it is all electric and is completely off the gas grid and what we need to do, in the same way the cambridge mosque does and the other cambridge project, we need to get off the gas grid. and the other big source of emissions is associated with the materials and

the way we construct. for example, stone instead of concrete is a lower carbon alternative and that we need to keep those traditional skills alive. it is a huge challenge but we do have the skills and tools and technologies there and what we need is to think about how governments can support and facilitate that change. i was talking to a guest earlier and they put together a report about the fact carbon emissions had actually increased, you know, once we have all got up and about and lockdowns have been lifted, that must be disheartening for you to hear? it is. we need absolute emissions reductions and what we are focusing on is reducing emissions, persquare what we are focusing on is reducing emissions, per square metre or per year, but we need to think much more systemically about how we can reduce emissions, so changing lifestyles. it is notjust about carbon, we need a sustainable water cycle and we

need to think about biodiversity as well and some of these projects are looking at innovative ways of doing that as well. flan looking at innovative ways of doing that as well-— looking at innovative ways of doing that as well. can they be translated to me, for example? _ that as well. can they be translated to me, for example? i— that as well. can they be translated to me, for example? i don't - that as well. can they be translated to me, for example? i don't know i that as well. can they be translated i to me, for example? i don't know how to me, for example? i don�*t know how climate friendly my house is, what should i be looking at, what should the public be doing if they want to make their small impact?- the public be doing if they want to make their small impact? there are lots of things _ make their small impact? there are lots of things we _ make their small impact? there are lots of things we can _ make their small impact? there are lots of things we can do. _ make their small impact? there are lots of things we can do. thinking i lots of things we can do. thinking about your energy supplier, thinking about your energy supplier, thinking about how much electricity and energy you use. these are extraordinary projects and projects like the windermerejetty museum, takes the heat from the lake and then uses that to heat the water. you can get heat pumps for your home and allow you a renewable source of electricity for your own home. these things are available at different scales and we need to roll those out a bit more. scales and we need to roll those out a bit more-— a bit more. quickly, are you hopeful about what— a bit more. quickly, are you hopeful about what will— a bit more. quickly, are you hopeful about what will be _ a bit more. quickly, are you hopeful about what will be achieved - a bit more. quickly, are you hopeful about what will be achieved at i about what will be achieved at cop26? i about what will be achieved at cop26? ., ., ., ., ., .,

cop26? i am, and i am editor of a re iort cop26? i am, and i am editor of a report from _ cop26? i am, and i am editor of a report from the — cop26? i am, and i am editor of a report from the built _ cop26? i am, and i am editor of a report from the built environment | cop26? i am, and i am editor of a i report from the built environment to the governments at cop26. it giving the message we have the skills and the tools but we need support from government. i�*m going to be there, so i hope we will see some big shifts, it is our last chance. i am some big shifts, it is our last chance. iam hopeful, but realistically it is a huge challenge but if we work together, i think we can do it. ,., ., but if we work together, i think we can do it. , xe but if we work together, i think we can do it. , . «e ., can do it. good luck tonight, we will be covering _ can do it. good luck tonight, we will be covering it _ can do it. good luck tonight, we will be covering it at _ can do it. good luck tonight, we will be covering it at the - can do it. good luck tonight, we will be covering it at the bbc. i will be covering it at the bbc. thank you very much. and we now weather. thanks very much. as far as the weather goes today, we have seen quite a bit of cloud around, but also some sunny spells, and the best of the spells has been across parts of the spells has been across parts of southern england where icy has been a glorious afternoon, but the cloud has been much thicker in scotland, we have seen some rain in the air lurking in the highlands. 0n the air lurking in the highlands. 0n the rain, on the satellite and radar picture, dish is working its way

south with at the moment, trickling towards northern ireland, there are the breaks in the cloud meanwhile. and for the area of rain, that cold front is pushing its way southwards, icy is turning southwards and lighter and patchy, as icy moves southwards, and the damp weather moves across the wales, the midlands and east anglia. the sky is really clear behind that, and icy is a much colder time than we are used to for the moment. tomorrow we have the cold front, it�*s slides its way southwards, and then seems slight rain, but much of the uk, a dry day with plenty of sunshine. icy might be sunny, but icy will feel colder. temperatures at eight in aberdeen, ten in newcastle and 1a or 15 in london and cardiff, not as warm as icy has been. milder weather will push back in for all of us as we go through the weekend. hello this is bbc news. the headlines:

the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements — and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it�*s difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help. north yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage, has resigned hours after a no—confidence vote. in norway, a man who killed five people using a bow and arrow, was known to the police — who say they�*d had concerns he�*d been radicalised. the government says it�*s doing everything it can to ease supply chain issues in the run—up to christmas.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*sjohn. all the latest sports news from john. good afternoon. figures released today by the home office show there were 92 football—related arrests at england home matches during the 2020—21 season, 90 of those occurring at euro 2020. england played six out of seven matches at wembley on their way to the final, which they lost on penalties to italy. there were "six further football—related arrests involving international teams playing at euro 2020 at wembley" with "all six arrests" at the italy and spain semi—final. bournemouth manager scott parker says the club will rally round david brooks following his cancer diagnosis. the 2a—year—old has stage 2 hodgkin lymphoma, but revelaed "the prognosis is positive". brooks who has 21 caps for his country, credits the welsh

medical team for helping him detect the illness when he was on international duty last week. parker said they will offer him and his family all teh support and time he needs. the main focus now is supporting brooks and supporting his family and getting him through, which is going to be a tough time, which that is the main planet, now, that is exactly what we are going to do, team—mates, staff, all of us as a football club, we will rally around, get support mechanisms around him, to give him the strength and help him pull through, which will be difficult, like i say. arsenalface hoffenheim in the women�*s champions league tonight having lost their opening match last week. they�*ve enjoyed a perfect start to the domestic season, and are yet to drop a point, beating everton here last time out. they face the german side, having lost heavily to the champions barcelona in spain on the opening match day. 20—time grand slam winner

rafael nadal says he doesn�*t know when he�*ll play tennis again. the 35—year—old last played in august before announcing that the injury to his left foot would rule him out for the rest of the year. he�*s also struggled with back problems. nadal says he�*s clear on his objectives and trusts that things will follow a positive course. the ecb have confirmed cricket�*s county championship will return to two divisions from next season. it follows a vote by the chairs of the 18 first—class counties. 10 counties will compete in division one; eight in division two. they�*ll be two—up, two—down promotion—and—relegation and the teams will be placed into the division that they had qualified to compete in had the 2020 county championship taken place. liam livingstone was the noticable absentee from england�*s lions squad that will shadow the senior side on tehir tour of australia this winter. ——their. batsmen dom sibley has been handed an ashes lifeline, dropped from the main squad

he travels alongsidejames bracey, mason crane and ben foakes who are already capped at test level. matt parkinson and saqib mahmood were included in a 1a—strong party that will head down under on the same day as england�*s test specialists on november ath. their lancashire team mate and all rounder livingstone though has been overlooked. ronnie 0�*sullivan has been knocked out of the northern ireland 0pen. the rocket conceded the deciding frame of a tight contest with yan bingtao of china who won a—3. the 21—year—old masters champion moves into the quater—finals. the nba star kyrie irving has been told he won�*t play for the brooklyn nets this season after refusing the covid vaccine. players must be jabbed at least once, to allow them to play home games in new york state. irving, who could be selected for away games, stands to lose around 17 million dollars, with the nets saying they won�*t be picking a player with only "part—time a player

with only "part—time availability". he won�*t even train with the team until he�*s at least partially vaccinated. it is really about being true to what feels good to me. i�*m still uncertain about a lot of things and thatis uncertain about a lot of things and that is ok. you know? if i�*m going to be demonised for having more questions and taking my time and making decisions about my life, then that�*s does what it is. you know, that�*s does what it is. you know, that was like something i�*ve got to sit know the consequences of the decisions we make with my life. sit know the consequences of the decisions we make with my life. that message on social media then. later tonight — cameron norrie can become the new men�*s british number one if he beats diego schwartzman in the quarter finals at indian wells. that match will be getting under way a little later. that�*s all the sport for now. that wasjohn that was john watson. more than a third of people working in uk farming could be suffering from depression, according to a well—being survey released this afternoon by the royal agricultural benevolent institution — or r.a.b.i.

more than 15,000 people involved in farming were questioned, so it�*s thought to be the biggest survey of its kind. the main causes of stress were found to be financial pressures, regulation, physical pain, the pandemic and — the weather. joining me now is alicia chivers, ceo of the royal agricultural benevolent institution. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. my teeth back in! i couldn�*t say benevolent! is a news. my teeth back in! i couldn't say benevolent!— say benevolent! is a bit of mouthful, isn't _ say benevolent! is a bit of mouthful, isn't it? - say benevolent! is a bit of mouthful, isn't it? it- say benevolent! is a bit of mouthful, isn't it? it is. i say benevolent! is a bit of. mouthful, isn't it? it is. we say benevolent! is a bit of - mouthful, isn't it? it is. we know that farming _ mouthful, isn't it? it is. we know that farming is _ mouthful, isn't it? it is. we know that farming is challenging - that farming is challenging anyway, these days can we have heard the stories over the years, but what is particularly significant about these figures that have been released? what is alarming about the? i think that what the _ what is alarming about the? i think that what the survey _ what is alarming about the? i think that what the survey has given i what is alarming about the? i think that what the survey has given us i what is alarming about the? i think| that what the survey has given us is the evidence base that really confirms the high level of poor mental and physical well—being, right across the following ? farming community. what we have worked on

this option, that we knew this was the case for some time, but it has confirmed this and it has also confirmed this and it has also confirmed that there is a statistical correlation between those physical and mental well—being and also the health of the farming business, that simply, two or to ignore. —— too overwhelming. maw; business, that simply, two or to ignore. -- too overwhelming. many of our new stories _ ignore. -- too overwhelming. many of our new stories that _ ignore. -- too overwhelming. many of our new stories that we _ ignore. -- too overwhelming. many of our new stories that we have - our new stories that we have reported on have been directly correlate ? —— directly correlated to the pandemic. is correlate ? -- directly correlated to the pandemic.— correlate ? -- directly correlated to the pandemic. is that the kesia? i think is impossible _ to the pandemic. is that the kesia? i think is impossible to _ to the pandemic. is that the kesia? i think is impossible to ignore i to the pandemic. is that the kesia? i think is impossible to ignore the i i think is impossible to ignore the pandemic effects here, and although thatis pandemic effects here, and although that is a factor, it has featured in some of the responses, on average, actually, there are at least six factors that appear to be really driving the levels of poor well—being across the community, the pandemic, it is actually not always one of the most important factors for our community. bud one of the most important factors for our community.— for our community. and what are those stress _ for our community. and what are

those stress factors? _ for our community. and what are those stress factors? they i for our community. and what are those stress factors? they are i those stress factors? they are wide ran i in . those stress factors? they are wide ranging. regulation _ those stress factors? they are wide ranging. regulation and _ those stress factors? they are wide ranging. regulation and dealing i those stress factors? they are wide l ranging. regulation and dealing with the day—to—day administration of being a farmer is very high on the stress levels, particularly for women in farming who are often responsible for dealing with regulation. we have also adverse weather and the ability to control that factor, financial pressures, as you said, and the transition, you know, following our exit from europe, the transition initially in england from the direct subsidy system to a new environmental —based system to a new environmental —based system are all causing concerns. i was going to say, what has been the experience of brexit on the farming industry? i experience of brexit on the farming indust ? .. . industry? ithink it is mixed. i thinkthat— industry? ithink it is mixed. i think that the _ industry? ithink it is mixed. i think that the speed - industry? ithink it is mixed. i think that the speed of - industry? ithink it is mixed. i. think that the speed of transition is impacting on the community, understanding what they need to do and how to do that is really up for some discussion. so this is bound

to... we are not able to plan day—to—day, even year—to—year, so the lack of clarity of what is required from many in the farming community, simply add to those places ? like pressures and stresses. so places ? like pressures and stresses-— places ? like pressures and stresses. ., , ., places ? like pressures and stresses. . , ., , stresses. so what is needed to help the sector? — stresses. so what is needed to help the sector? what _ stresses. so what is needed to help the sector? what would _ stresses. so what is needed to help the sector? what would farmers i stresses. so what is needed to help| the sector? what would farmers like to see? i the sector? what would farmers like to see? ~ ~, the sector? what would farmers like to see? ~ a, i, ~, ~' to see? i think we are looking particularly — to see? i think we are looking particularly at _ to see? i think we are looking particularly at the _ to see? i think we are looking particularly at the eu - to see? i think we are looking particularly at the eu exit, - to see? i think we are looking particularly at the eu exit, if. to see? i think we are looking l particularly at the eu exit, if we are, and it is the clarity. understanding practically what is required of them. but issues in our survey event and defied a much more wide—ranging. we need the entire sector to get together to look at how we are really going to help to empower farming how we are really going to help to empowerfarming people how we are really going to help to empower farming people to empowerfarming people to move forward, to have more positive futures. , w' , forward, to have more positive futures. , , . ., futures. very quickly, lucio, farmina futures. very quickly, lucio, farming is — futures. very quickly, lucio, farming is that _ futures. very quickly, lucio, farming is that goes - futures. very quickly, lucio, farming is that goes on - futures. very quickly, lucio, farming is that goes on in i futures. very quickly, lucio, l farming is that goes on in the background. you know, we have the food on the table, we don't stop and think of what is involved. do these farmers have the support they need or are they suffering in silence? i

think that, we have said in our survey, these results were kind of hiding in plain sight. there is support available for the farming community, but whether they have the entirety of the totality of the support they require i think it's very much up for debate. we also have a very proud and actually very resilient community and we really need to try to make it easy and accessible for farming people to accessible for farming people to access support and not feel that in some way, that is a failure. empowering people to move forward positively is the message we really want to get across. qm. positively is the message we really want to get across.— want to get across. 0k, lucio, of the royal— want to get across. 0k, lucio, of the royal agricultural— the royal agricultural benevolent institution, thank you very much indeed. —— lec. an attack by a man with a bow and arrow — which killed five people in norway — is being treated as an �*act of terror�*, according to security services.

a 37—year—old danish man was arrested for after four women and a man died last night in the southern town of kongsberg. police say the suspect had converted to islam and had shown signs of radicalisation. megan paterson has the latest. a single arrow in a wall. evidence of the brutal attack which left four women and a man dead and wounded two others. a 37—year—old man arrested and charged. police had concerns about his radicalisation in the past. translation: we can't - at the moment go into the details of what those concerns were. however, we have, and continue to, follow—up on the information and tips that come in. we can also confirm the suspect converted to islam. officers were called to kongsberg's west side at a quarter past six yesterday evening. witnesses described people running away from a man armed with a bow and arrows. his victims were all aged between 50 and 70, some inside a supermarket when the attack started. one witness said he saw police

firing a warning shot and the police have confirmed there was a warning shot fired during the apprehension. police told a norwegian news agency the attacker also used other weapons during the incident but did not give further details. his parents, they say, are danish and norwegian. there have been several [one individual attacks in norway in the last decade, but this is the most fatalities since far right extremist anders breivik murdered 77 people in 2011. the norwegian prime minister in his first day on the job said the country was in shock. translation: my thoughts go out to those relatives who have - been affected by this. i've been in touch with people in kongsberg who witnessed this utterly surreal incident. my thoughts are with them as well. also, to the police and emergency services who are doing what they can to reassure people. norway's police are not routinely armed. after this attack, the police directorate has ordered all officers

nationwide to carry firearms as an extra precaution. megan paterson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... it is for a0 5pm. —— for a0 5pm. the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high in england. 5.7 million people need procedures like hip and knee replacements — and waiting times in a&e are also up. and amid concern that it's difficult for patients to see a gp face—to—face, the government pledges money to help. north yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage has resigned hours after a no—confidence vote. climate group insulate britain says it will suspend its road—blocking protests

for the next 11 days. the organisation, which has caused major disruption on the m25 motorway and other major roads, acknowledges the impact its protests have had over the past five weeks and urged the prime minister to make a "meaningful statement" on plans for insulating and retrofitting homes. earlier, i spoke to insulate britain activist cameron ford. i asked him if blocking roads was the best way for demonstrators to get their message across. unfortunately, as we've seen, yesterday we had another day of action. you should have seen the enquiries coming in for interviews. unfortunately, the only way to get the message out there, the only way to talk to the press, is to cause disruption. and by doing this the government will hopefully listen to the facts. we've got a plan for them, it's going to create hundreds of thousands of properjobs, it's going to reduce the 02 drastically, immediately.

sir david king said we've got three to four years, the next three to four years will determine the future of humanity. that was the previous government's own chief scientific adviser saying that. cameron, we were just showing viewers pictures of some of the protests there, i mean, that is dangerous — don't you think? why would you do something like that? it's notjust a danger to the people like yourselves, it's the people in the cars as well? sure, the government is playing with the future of all of our lives right now, that's what's really dangerous. we've got a government that using muppets quotes to determine how important they think this issue is. they are not taking it seriously. they are really endangering all of us and all the people who will die in the uk, the sixth wealthiest nation, this winter. those people, what about those people? why aren't we talking about those people? ok, let's talk about the people whose lives you've disrupted. any apology for them ? that's not what i am saying, i was saying let's talk

about the people whose lives are going to end this winter from fuel poverty in the uk. i was talking about the people who didn't make it to work on those particular weeks. they get what you are saying, but, at the end of the day, they had disruption which impacted on them, any apology? of course, we are sorry. we don't want to do this, the government should have come back with a meaningful statement when we wrote to them in august. instead, they ignored us. and whether they ignore us again today is on them. and so we don't want to carry on doing this, it's down to the government to come back to us and say, it's a good plan you've put together with industry professionals. "that will reduce the 02 emissions, create hundreds of thousands ofjobs, reduce fuel poverty." what's going to happen, cameron, just really quickly because you are looking ahead and you are looking at cop and you are looking at the climate crisis, we get that. what is going to happen if somebody dies in one of those protests? yeah, that would be an atrocious thing and i sincerely hope

that doesn't happen. i really do not want it to happen. the people blocking the roads are teachers, they are vicars, they are house—builders. these are everyday, ordinary people, who we trust with our education, our health, with our spirituality, building homes. these are ordinary people who are desperately concerned about the future because when you talk about the truth of what's coming, it's horrifying and more people should be asking the government, "why aren't you doing enough about this?" that was cameron forward and insulates britain talking to me earlier today. insulates britain talking to me earliertoday. ? mike ford. the queen has officially opened the sixth term of the senedd in wales, on her first visit to the country in five years. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. the queen arrived in cardiff today, she came down on the royal train accompanied by the prince of wales, charles, and camilla, the duchess of cornwall. when she arrived, she came

from the train station to the senedd, accompanied by a military parade, a procession, and then a 21—gun salute signifying the arrival of the prince of wales and camilla to begin. the queen then went up to meet the first minister on the steps of the the senedd behind me here. she also met local schoolchildren from the local primary school, not far from the the senedd. she then went into the siambr, the debating chamber in the middle of the senedd, and for the first time during the pandemic, she was greeted by all 60 members of the senedd, the first time they have met since the pandemic. a few concerts and songs inside before giving a speech, where she congratulated the senedd after the election in may. the first minister also making a speech, saying how now, this term was in the shadow of the covid pandemic. the queen now has gone back to the royal train and will head back to london after opening officially the senedd for its sixth term.

researchers in the netherlands say they've developed a way to carry out injections without using needles. they've developed a laser — called a �*bubble gun' — that fires droplets of liquid into the skin — in a process said to be virtually painless. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. astrid nijsen is 31 years old. she's an actress and she is terrified of needles. so much so, she has had to seek therapy for a phobia that stretches back to her childhood. translation: it started during puberty. - when i see a needle or have to get a shot, ijust want to leave. i'll tear the place down just to avoid getting a shot. but for astrid and millions of others like her, salvation may be at hand. this is the bubble gun, a high—tech alternative that uses lasers rather than needles to administer a jab.

within a millisecond, the glass that contains the liquid is heated by a laser, a bubble is created in the liquid, pushing the liquid at velocities in the order of 100 kilometres per hour, and we can see how the gelatin penetrates about one millimetre. never has this seemed more relevant. for nearly a year now, injections and vaccinations have been taking place all around the world. could the bubble gun, said to be essentially pain—free, encourage the more reluctant to come forward for their shot? translation: in my opinion, - this is a good solution since people often have this phobia of getting stung. here, we only get a laser and we are vaccinated without suffering. usa! of course, some will never agree to an injection, phobia or otherwise. and it may be several years until the bubble gun is available for widespread use. for now, the needle

is still the norm. tim allman, bbc news. the loss of arctic sea ice is one of the most visible signs of climate change on our planet — and it's having a dramatic effect on walrus populations. the british antarctic survey is asking for our help to study satellite images of around 15,000 square miles, to see how many walruses we can spot — and they've roped in the scouts to help with the counting. huge, blubbery and a bit grumpy. walruses are easy enough to spot. but thanks to their remote arctic location, they're hard to count, and we don't know how many of these giant beasts there are. now, using satellite images, the plan is to locate every atlantic and laptev sea walrus.

and scientists say this is essential because climate change means these animals are under threat. the sea ice on which they live most of the year is rapidly diminishing and they're having to change their behaviour and come out onto [and much more often. that's almost certainly got some detrimental effect on them. we're not sure how much their population is being affected by that. hopefully this project will tell us that important information. we've been taking images of the earth from space for more than 60 years, but our view has changed dramatically. in the 1980s, satellites could only see objects 30 metres in size. but they quickly improved and a few years later, they could see features ten metres across. today, though, the most advanced imaging satellites can see details down to just 30 centimetres, and this has transformed our view of the natural world. even at that resolution, counting walruses is still a challenge. so the scouts in east molesey have

been drafted in to help. the firstjob, scouring through a search area of 25,000 square kilometres to find any images that have a walrus in. it's quite hard because there's rusty barrels and rocks that look really similar. it's kind of a challenge as well because they're all hidden and you have to try and search for them. but the project is going to need a lot more people to help with the count. we've loaded up more than 600,000 images onto the walrus from space platform, which you can access through the wwf uk website. and we're calling on at least half a million people to help us search for and then count walruses on the platform. the future is uncertain for this icon of the arctic. their icy home is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet. but now, with satellite technology and the help of the public, we should finally find out how many

walruses there are and see how they fare in the years to come. rebecca morelle, bbc news. jane hill will be with you shortly. but let's have a look at the weather first. a's chris. while we are seeing something of change of our weather in the next few hours, we have a band of rain that has started to move in across scotland, but in the south today, we are seeing plenty of sunshine across southern areas of england, not too much cloud around here, but icy is a different story in scotland, where some gusty winds and rain have been brought in. that rain is here on the satellite picture, trickling its way now towards northern ireland, and you can see some good breaks in the cloud across the far south in particular. overnight tonight, these are the cold fronts, icy will push its way southward, clearing early tomorrow morning, the south of england and wales, and behind that, the air doesn't turn a lot colder. just for a time. overnight, he is the rain across northern ireland,

into the regions southwards, and icy weakens so the french's increasingly, the rain becomes lighter and catchier. as the sky is clear behind icy, icy turns cold. and, northern ireland and northern england, with temperatures into single figures. in these areas in the south icy is fine and sunny, but a chilly start to friday morning. in the south and we see some rain, not a great friend on this front, but icy clears, and then the skies were bright and as we head into the afternoon. some showers for northern scotland, but lots of dry weather. into tomorrow afternoon, the temperatures won't be as high as they have been over recent days, eight degrees in the aberdeen area, 10 degrees in newcastle, and down here ia or 15 in the south, closer to the temperatures recently. a frost in the north—east over the weekend, with this ridge of high pressure, but ultimately, the winds ten to a south—westerly direction and we will see the milder weather push back in. icy might be turning

milder again, push back in. icy might be turning milderagain, but push back in. icy might be turning milder again, but with that will become lots of cloud, mist and fog, and some light rain, moving its way eastward. there will be somewhat bright or sunny spells breaking through during the afternoon and milder air as well, look at temperatures back up to 17 in cardiff, 16 in london, quite cool in scotland with 9 or 10. the second half of the weekend, the milder air does push its way across scotland, there will be some patches of rain in scotland, saturday night, particularly, but into sunday as well. some sunny spells poking through, and those temperatures are up through, and those temperatures are up to 18 celsius in london. next week, we could even see temperatures reached 20 across parts of southern england and southern wales, and that really is a very warm for october. the average for london is 1a.

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