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hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the authorities in the united states are continuing to investigate the events that led to the actor, alec baldwin, accidentally shooting dead a crew member on the set of his latest film in new mexico. court documents suggest the actor was told the gun was safe, moments before halyna hutchins was killed. the hollywood star said in a statement there were "no words" to convey his "shock and sadness". our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. that call to the emergency services, the first public indication of the tragic events that had unfolded in the foothills of northern new mexico. police arrived to find

halyna hutchins, an up—and—coming cinematographer, dead and the film's director, joel souza, badly hurt. their injuries inflicted by the film's star, alec baldwin, who according to court documents, was handed a gun he was told was safe to use, but which was in fact loaded with a live round. in a statement alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee, the son of martial arts expert bruce lee, died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account brandon's sister posted the message, "no—one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set.

"period." unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. ben simmons used to be a british army officer. he's now the co—owner of bare arms, which provides technical advice to the uk and eu film industry on firearms and training. i don't want to comment on this particular incident because details are still coming out which may or may not be correct. but what should happen in general is that the armourer should be handing the weapon over to the actor and showing the actor the weapon is clear. and the actor should be confident that when they are taking on that

weapon they know it is clear, rather than taking somebody�*s word for it. in this case, if what is being reported is true, it wasn't the armourer who handed him the gun, so that would have been a bit of a problem there. but there are various other safety checks that should be in place that will keep the actors and crew safe. clearly what has happened in this case is there are a number of different small problems that have crept in and led to this, but thankfully it is extremely rare. why would there be multiple guns and would different guns have different types of blanks or whatever in them or nothing in them? how does it work? on a film set you have got a variety of different props for different things. if you are having a stuntman falling over, you may have a rubber version of the same gun. if you are having an actor who is running around, you may have a lighter version of the same gun. if you are wanting to see practical effects and recoil and flash,

you would use a real gun. but you would always use a real gun with blank ammunition. you should never, ever have live ammunition on a set. whether or not live ammunition was on this set, we are not 100% sure, simply because the police may describe live ammunition as anything with a charge and a blank round still has a charge. so whilst its�* being described as live, it may or may not be live. we will have to wait and see. so can you just explain that, that the blank round still has a charge? i mean, it does sound like it is still something that can be dangerous. it is, yeah. a blank round still contains all the same things a live round would with the exception of the projectile. the only thing it doesn't have is the bullet, which would normally fly out the end of the gun. so it has got all the explosive charge required to push something out of the barrel, so if something does get stuck in the way of it, or if any dirt or grit is in the barrel of the gun, that can come flying out.

now, normally that could cause injury, but it is extremely rare that it could cause death. is it stressful being the person who has to take responsibility for all of this on set? it can be, but usually on all the productions i have worked on, all the crew have been great. i don't feel i have ever been rushed or anything, but there is a lot of responsibility surrounding firearms and their use. yes. in terms of short—term changes, i think everybody will be very diligent. i was on set yesterday and the performers were a little more nervous than they would normally be. everybody was crossing every i and dotting every t. sorry, crossing every t and dotting every i. and making sure everything is done as it should be and double checking to make sure. in the long—term, i think the industry will decide whether or not it is worth having these kinds of dangerous things on set.

there is always danger on set when it comes to things like stunts, guns, cars, helicopters, fighting. it is up to us as the consumers and the people that make the films whether or not that risk is worth it. ben simmons talking to me earlier. there are fresh calls from the uk government today for eligible people to go out and get a boosterjab — the chancellor rishi sunak said vaccines were the "first line of defence" against covid and the country could not return to "significa nt economic restrictions. " it comes as scientists call for "plan b" measures in england to be made ready to go, if needed. megan paterson reports. the prime minister shared this video on social media last night, reinforcing the message that the next stage of the vaccination rollout is central to the government's covid plans this winter.

but as colder weather approaches, bringing expected winter pressures to the nhs, and covid hospital admissions go up week on week, calls for the return of some restrictions grow louder. there's been too little too late, as far as i'm concerned, from the government regarding keeping urgent care going. the economy won't manage if we don't have people who are well enough to work in the economy, and we also don't have the staff in hospital to do it. so i think plan b is inevitable. in the times newspaper this morning the chancellor, rishi sunak, has reiterated that case numbers are in line with what was expected and restrictions will be reviewed if necessary, saying that a range of options are available, and those are not options that involve lockdowns or very significant economic restrictions. covid boosterjabs and flu vaccinations are the key to protection.

the former head of covid vaccine delivery in england, dr emily lawson, has now returned to the post. credited with the early success of the vaccine rollout, her return indicating ministers anticipate significant strain on the nhs in the coming months. data for england from the ons last week shows the sharpest rises in covid case rates were among children, but there were some increases among older age groups as well. the uk has recorded over 40,000 new daily covid cases for the past ten days. experts on sage, who advise the government, say modelling suggests that winter covid admissions are increasingly unlikely to rise above the levels of the peak in january this year, but planning for possible new measures should begin now. megan paterson, bbc news. well, meanwhile, a leading advisor to the uk government says he fears another "lockdown christmas"

as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. professor peter 0penshaw is a member of the advisory group on virus threats known as nervtag. figures from the most recent household survey suggest that 1.1 million people in the uk were infected with the virus last week — the highest number since january. professor 0penshaw told the bbc it is now incumbent on both the government and the general public to take action immediately. well, i am very fearful that we are going to have another lockdown christmas if we don't act soon. we know that with public health measures, the time to act is immediately. there is no point in delaying. if you do delay, then you need to take even more stringent action later. you know, the immediacy of response is absolutely vital if you are going to get things under control. we all really, really want a wonderfulfamily christmas where we can all get back together. if that is what we want, we need to get these measures in place now in order to get transmission rates right down so we can

actually get together and see one another over christmas. take matters into your own hands. don't wait necessarily for government policy. i am very, very reluctant now to go into crowded spaces because i know that roughly one in 60 people in a crowded space are going to have the virus. and if you can, cycle to work, don't go on public transport and just, you know, i think do everything possible in your control to try to reduce transmission. don't wait for the government to change policy. the sooner we all act, the sooner we can get this transmission rate down and the greater the prospect of having a christmas with our families. the us military says it has killed a senior al-qaeda leader in a drone strike in syria. a us central command spokesman says abdul hamid al—matar was targeted in raqqa province. there are no reports of any civilian casualties.

the chancellor rishi sunak will announce funding for a new network of so—called "family hubs" in next week's budget. the plans are part of a £500 million package of support for children and parents across england, with devolved administrations set to receive an equivalent funding settlement. labour have described the plans as a "sticking plaster." joining me now is the executive director for the institute of health visiting, alison morton. welcome, thank you very much for joining us. we are still awaiting the details on this money, but it is for a network of family hubs. how does that work with what you are doing? does that work with what you are doinu ? ~ does that work with what you are doinu? ., _ doing? well, obviously we welcome, this is a huge — doing? well, obviously we welcome, this is a huge step _ doing? well, obviously we welcome, this is a huge step in _ doing? well, obviously we welcome, this is a huge step in the _ doing? well, obviously we welcome, this is a huge step in the right - this is a huge step in the right direction for babies, young children and families, who have largely been forgotten by the this government for many, many years. actually doing covid we saw lots and lots of investment and other sectors, but

actually £0 and babies and young children, so actually and that sits against a backdrop of piecemeal public health policy and years of no investment, so this is not a new scenario for us, so this is a very welcome scenario and step on the right direction, but i agree with your correspondent that it needs to go in awful lot further, actually. compared to other health priorities, the gunmen say they have no money, but they are investing millions, hundreds of millions billions of pounds on our infrastructure and roads and things. so £500 million on our young people really is not enough. our young people really is not enou:h. , , , enough. tell us why it is so important _ enough. tell us why it is so important in _ enough. tell us why it is so important in your— enough. tell us why it is so important in your view - enough. tell us why it is so important in your view that | enough. tell us why it is so - important in your view that those early years are properly supported? so we are very privileged, at this time, in society, to have more in evidence than at any other time in history the importance of the human brain development in child development in the first 1001 days,

which lay the future health and well—being, so what happens in those first 1—person one day really does matter and actually we know the environment that children grow up in really does make a huge difference to their outcome and what visitors do they reach into families that are struggling to get help in early because they know that is when it can really make the biggest difference is actually what we have seen is massive cuts to health visiting. we have got 5000 health visiting. we have got 5000 health visiting workforce shortage, the biggest challenge we have ever faced in living memory in our workforce and in march this government actually committed to rebuilding health visiting, so we are hugely disappointed not to see that investment in workforce in this announcement, but we're hopefulfor next week, so i am not to draw judgment yet. next week is the spending review and we hope you are going to plug the gap because despite health visitors's best efforts the families are not getting the support they need. 50 efforts the families are not getting the support they need.— the support they need. so 'ust to exlain, the support they need. so 'ust to explain. thisfi the support they need. so 'ust to explain, this investment _ the support they need. so just to explain, this investment in - the support they need. so just to explain, this investment in this l the support they need. so just to i explain, this investment in this new network of hubs, new initiative,

does that go anyway to supporting health visitors or is it a completely separate structure? 50 completely separate structure? sr yes, the family hub is a brilliant idea. many of us have worked the sure start centres and they way a place families could go to get intervention had made a massive efforts, but they are only buildings. the success of this relies on people and meeting them in the family hubs. health visitors are a community of specialist nurses and a community of specialist nurses and a friendly face and a public house early intervention, so having them in the centres is a hugely important thing, but however we know that has got the only measure needed. families who need support are least likely to reach out for help, so we need a health visiting service that reaches out to them, goes into their homes and support them. if you are struggling with depression who have a baby with a complex condition or you can't cope with the incessant

crying, you are struggling these huge emotions, you need somebody to get alongside you at work with you to support you and many of our most vulnerable families have multiple coexisting needs, physical health problems, mental health problems, social problems and you need a skilled workforce to work with them. so family hubs, brilliant, but we need to go further. find so family hubs, brilliant, but we need to go further.— so family hubs, brilliant, but we need to go further. and in terms of the level of — need to go further. and in terms of the level of support _ need to go further. and in terms of the level of support you _ need to go further. and in terms of the level of support you can - need to go further. and in terms of the level of support you can give i need to go further. and in terms of the level of support you can give to an individual, you have already mentioned the shortfall in the number of health visitors. it is relentless, isn't it, when you have got a child do need support and you can't cope alone? how much support can't cope alone? how much support can you offer to an individual family situation? 50 can you offer to an individual family situation?— can you offer to an individual family situation? so in a perfect world, a health _ family situation? so in a perfect world, a health visitor— family situation? so in a perfect world, a health visitor would - family situation? so in a perfect world, a health visitor would go| family situation? so in a perfect l world, a health visitor would go in and offer every family in england seven universal contacts and an extra support to the families who need it the most, but actually what we are seeing now is a postcode lottery. even andrea letts and herself called it a wild west of health visiting, —— that is angela

letts. some families are getting support, but some families are getting nothing. that is not right because babies need support to have a great future. they can't pick up a phone, they rely on a highly skilled professional going into their home and reaching out to them when they are struggling. this government is spending an awful lot of money getting it wrong, so the royal foundation of health published a report recently that said the cost of getting it wrong £16 billion a year and that is only a fraction of the cost and yet we were arguing about whether we should spend 500 million or we would like to see £1 billion reinstate the public health grants. £1 billion got cut from the public health grant. it is p when we compare it to the cost of late intervention, which is very costly, so if this government is smart and i want you to have custody of the public purse, we need to make the smart decision to invest in our children's future.— smart decision to invest in our children's future. how much do you think this new _ children's future. how much do you think this new network _ children's future. how much do you think this new network will - children's future. how much do you think this new network will take - children's future. how much do you| think this new network will take the strain was how much do you think the

new network will actually be able to take the strain and give the support that people need? 50 take the strain and give the support that people need?— that people need? so clearly it is like turning _ that people need? so clearly it is like turning an _ that people need? so clearly it is like turning an oil _ that people need? so clearly it is like turning an oil tanker. - that people need? so clearly it is like turning an oil tanker. years i that people need? so clearly it is| like turning an oil tanker. years of disinvestment are going to take years to build back. so we have set out a five year plan, which has been supported notjust by us, but by 700 legal organisations that work with children and families. they can't all be wrong when they say health visiting is this vital structure, so we need to set a rise in the future, where do we want to be for our children's and families in five years' time? and how do we deliver the outcomes that we actually need to get there?— to get there? alison morton, thank ou ve to get there? alison morton, thank you very much _ to get there? alison morton, thank you very much for _ to get there? alison morton, thank you very much for speaking - to get there? alison morton, thank you very much for speaking to - to get there? alison morton, thank you very much for speaking to us. | police believe a four—year—old girl who disappeared a week ago in the australian outback was abducted from her tent. they have now broadened the search for her to the whole of the continent. a reward of1 million australian dollars — more than half a million pounds — has been offered for information on her disappearance. authorities say they're gravely concerned for her safety.

the leader of italy's far—right northern league is appearing in court, accused of preventing a migrant boat from docking in italy in 2019. matteo salvini faces charges including kidnapping and dereliction of duty. nearly 150 migrants were kept in poor conditions for weeks on board a spanish rescue boat after mr salvini refused it permission to dock at the island of lampedusa. over 200 incidents of drink and injection spiking have been reported to police forces across the uk since september. the national police chiefs' council say there have been 198 confirmed reports of people having their drinks spiked, while there were a further 2a reports of someone being injected. two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into spiking incidents in nottingham. we can speak now to mike kill, the chief executive of the night time industries association. thank you very much forjoining us. a light is being shown on this. it is not new, although the injection

part does seem to be pretty new. what is your perspective on how widespread this is?— widespread this is? well, it is a hue widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern — widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern across _ widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern across the - widespread this is? well, it is a l huge concern across the industry and, as you can appreciate, the injections or the needle sticks viking is a new level of crime, which is, as you can appreciate, a very concerning case worse. the industry has reacted very, very quickly and continued to work with police, local authorities and local key stakeholders, both nationally and regionally, to make sure they are putting safeguarding measures in place moving forward. we have asked for an enquiry through the home office to understand the breadth of theissues office to understand the breadth of the issues here and to really understand some of the detail in terms of the cases so that we can start to work towards getting some solutions to tackle this collectively through communities and on a national scale, but it is very

worrying for our industry and concerning for communities and people coming out at night across the country. in people coming out at night across the country-— the country. in the short term, in the country. in the short term, in the immediate _ the country. in the short term, in the immediate term, _ the country. in the short term, in the immediate term, what - the country. in the short term, in the immediate term, what can i the immediate term, what can nightclubs do to protect the safety of people in those clubs? weill. nightclubs do to protect the safety of people in those clubs? well, we are working _ of people in those clubs? well, we are working very — of people in those clubs? well, we are working very hard _ of people in those clubs? well, we are working very hard to _ of people in those clubs? well, we are working very hard to raise i are working very hard to raise awareness. there have been some fantastic campaigns that have come out in terms of communication strategy. 0ur searching protocols have all been revisited, or training amongst our staff and security and management in terms of duty of care have been a priority, but one of the things i think is vitally important here moving forward is that if people coming into these venues at any point are not feeling right or they are feeling vulnerable or if people coming into the venues are seeing people who are feeling vulnerable they must let our staff, our security and our management know they can get them the appropriate support, the medical care and they can inform the police so that we can deal with this as effectively as

possible and make sure we step up and safeguard those people. and ultimately, what we are after is to catch these perpetrators and set an example, so that they are aware this is just an unacceptable, aeneas crime, that is not, you know, it is not something we can accept in any setting. ? a venus crime. 50 not something we can accept in any setting. ? a venus crime.— setting. ? a venus crime. so in terms of— setting. ? a venus crime. so in terms of actually _ setting. ? a venus crime. so in terms of actually catching i setting. ? a venus crime. so in i terms of actually catching people setting. ? a venus crime. so in terms of actually catching people in the act, the injections i imagine i'll be really hard thing is to spot because they can be done the injections i imagine i'll be really hard thing is to spot because they can be done very surreptitiously. stop how searches? are you confident people are going to be prevented taking stuff in? and in terms of security actually looking, maybe at cctv, how confident are you people can be spotted and they are doing something we shouldn't be doing? well, today cctv is very comprehensive. it covers bars, entrances, and the main core of the properties and without a doubt it goes as far as police liaison in

terms of that coverage. in terms of searching, as you can appreciate, we don't have the same powers as the police, but we do search comprehensively and we do have things like metal detector wands on the front door to collect or pick up anything coming into the premises, so we are revisiting that. we are working hard with our security companies and the operational companies and the operational companies that are rightly way up and down the country and ensuring that everything that we are doing is focused on safeguarding. 0ne that everything that we are doing is focused on safeguarding. one thing i would say is if people refuse to be searched on the door, the policy in general is that they will not be allowed in, so there is quite a stringent policy about searching and non—access and normally it is part of their licence in many cases. mike kill, art of their licence in many cases. mike kill, part of — of their licence in many cases. mike kill, part of the _ of their licence in many cases. mike kill, part of the night—time industry association, thank you. ahead of the climate summit cop26 — which starts in a week's time in glasgow —

the environmental activist greta thunberg has called for honesty from the world leaders about where they are failing to stop climate change. 0ne one of the messages that we have is be honest about where you are, how you have been failing, how you are still failing us and how they spend their time, still failing us and how they spend theirtime, instead still failing us and how they spend their time, instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions, that would actually lead somewhere, that would actually lead somewhere, that would lead to a substantial and fundamental change, they seem to spend their time trying to come up with loopholes to find excuses for them not to do anything. excuses to be able to continue like before and say they are taking action when they are in fact not. so i want them to be honest with that, they are not going to be because as long as the level of awareness is so low as it is today, they are going to get away with it and they do not want to be the ones to bring the bad news. so thatis, the ones to bring the bad news. so that is, unfortunately, up to us. activists and especially media to communicate the failure of our people in power.—

communicate the failure of our people in power. for weeks now we've been showing you images of the ongoing volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma. lava and ash have caused chaos, but let's take a look at the impact it's having in the surrounding waters. these pictures — from the spanish national research council — show marine life struggling to cope. volcanic ash has fallen to depths of 400 metres. scientists are concerned about the damage it's doing to the ecosystem. a species of giant owl that had become something of a holy grail for birdwatchers has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 150 years. there hadn't been any sightings of the "shelley's eagle 0wl" since the 1870s — that was, until this week, when scientists from imperial college london interrupted one during its daytime nap in a forest in ghana. the pair only saw the bird for about ten seconds — just enough time to get this photograph. a coastal town has received a £41 million donation from the woman behind fisherman's friend cough sweets. businesswoman doreen lofthouse, who died in march, aged 91, has left her fortune to a charity

that strives to develop her hometown of fleetwood. fleetwood town council said it was "overwhelmed by the generosity". you are watching bbc news. the high demand for lorry drivers and a changing jobs market during the pandemic have seen many people switching careers to become hgv drivers. 0ur reporter, ian barmer, has been to meet one mum who's just passed her test, to see how she's getting on in her new role. driving is only part of the job. yasmin is now in charge of an 18 tonne truck and that means making sure the load is safe for the road. with a new class 2 hgv licence under her belt, she delivers everything from beer to bathroom suites to dog food. going through the test process was a little bit stressful but i have done it now and it feels

good to be on the road. yasmin was a showjumper and used to drive the horses around in a truck, which meant she already had some experience. she decided she needed a new during lockdown. a new challenge during lockdown. i was one of those young mums sitting at home, hadn't even considered it as a job role at all and all of a sudden here i am and i really enjoy it. yeah, definitely young mums can do it, and young dads. but the newjob hasn't been straightforward. yasmin has a 20—month—old daughter and she admits her easiest option would have been staying at home. instead she chose to work, but it means for now she cannot drive long distances which would take her away. i had gone from being with my daughter more or less all the time to putting her in child care and having to go to work full—time, but if you enjoy driving lorries, it is not something everyone can do.

once you are qualified, you want to finish it off and get out there. yasmin is one of 35 trainee drivers taken on by bartrum's to ease the driver shortage. the company believe things are starting to get better. certainly what we are seeing is some green shoots in the industry. i feel the corner has been turned. nationally and also as a business. bartrum's, we are investing in staff, putting people through their class two, class one licenses. that is hugely beneficial and it is paying now. and it is paying dividends now. yasmin is already planning to get her class one hgv licence and move up to the biggest trucks on the road. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomaz. we've got some mild, breezy autumn weather on the way over the next few days. today it's not looking too bad for most of us. it should be a generally dry day, although there is some rain in the forecast for north—western parts of the uk.

you can see where the rain is here around about lunchtime, just about moving into northern ireland, the western isles of scotland, with the rest of the country predominantly dry. just a few spits and spots fleeting in the breeze. temperatures will be hovering around 14 celsius, and not dropping an awful lot as we go through the course of the night with these mild southerly winds. it will be quite damp out towards the west during the night and early morning on sunday. temperatures will be around 13 in the west. a little bit cooler in the east. 9 celsius first thing there in norwich. but then tomorrow, as the weather front pushes eastwards across the uk, it should break up to leave a scattering of showers and some sunny spells. 0n the whole, not a bad day, and temperatures tomorrow could get up to around 16 celsius in one or two spots.

hello this is bbc news, the headlines. court documents show that alec baldwin was told that a prop gun was safe, in the moments before

he accidentally killed a crew member on set.