on wednesday will focus on rebuilding the uk economy with investment in public services and deliver a plan forjobs. strong investment in public services, driving economic growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills, giving business confidence and then supporting working families. colombia's most wanted drug trafficker is captured — after a joint operation by the armed forces, and the police. a candlelit vigil to remember halyna hutchins, the film—maker killed on the set of an alec baldwin movie. and gone for $110 million: a las vegas hotel auctions off its collection of picasso artworks. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has been speaking to the bbc in the past hour — ahead of his budget on wednesday. our political correspondent charlotte rose is here. covid time impacting and what is likely to do.

covid time impacting and what is likely to da— covid time impacting and what is likel to do. ~ , , , ., likely to do. absolutely. this whole bud . et will likely to do. absolutely. this whole budget will be _ likely to do. absolutely. this whole budget will be overshadowed - likely to do. absolutely. this whole budget will be overshadowed by - likely to do. absolutely. this whole | budget will be overshadowed by the issue of covid. the chancellor has to spend william's pounds of taxpayers money to prop up the economy and support individuals and families and businesses through the past couple of years. he wants to be seen as a low tax chancellor but it seems that is not an option for him at the moment. he wants to prove to his party can be tough and resist those who call for money to be spent in all areas. but we had an interesting message this morning because you might have thought he would resist any suggestion of increasing public spending outside areas but it has already been committed outside public health and skills. but he seemed to be saying he wanted to invest in a strong public sector. this is what he had to say. next week's budget is about investing in a stronger economy and building a better future for

britain's people by investing and businesses and skills. strong investment in public services, driving economic growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills, giving business confidence and then supporting working families. that is what we will deliver next week. he that is what we will deliver next week. , ., . , week. he seemed to defend the cuts to universal — week. he seemed to defend the cuts to universal credit _ week. he seemed to defend the cuts to universal credit and _ week. he seemed to defend the cuts to universal credit and also - week. he seemed to defend the cuts to universal credit and also the - to universal credit and also the campaign by the footballer marcus rashford for introducing free school meals on holidays and saying we have already introduced measures and there has been a call by the labour party to cut vat on energy prices. they want a cut from 5% down to zero and that will cost £1 billion. they say they would pay for it because more money has been coming into the treasury over the past six months than expected because the economy has recovered much more quickly than

the treasury thought it would last year. they are making this call. that is a big amount of pressure on the chancellor. would he commit to doing this? it seems he is not giving anything away ahead of the budget on wednesday and so he told us this is something broadly out of his hands. the us this is something broadly out of his hands. , ~ ., ., . ., , his hands. the bulk of that increase is down to two _ his hands. the bulk of that increase is down to two things. _ his hands. the bulk of that increase is down to two things. one - his hands. the bulk of that increase is down to two things. one of - his hands. the bulk of that increase is down to two things. one of those is down to two things. one of those is the fact that as economies have reopened rather rapidly after coronavirus that has on global supply chains and the other part of the increase is down to energy prices. the increase is down to energy rices. ., �* the increase is down to energy rices. ., ., . prices. you can't do much about either of these. _ prices. you can't do much about either of these. both _ prices. you can't do much about either of these. both of - prices. you can't do much about either of these. both of those . prices. you can't do much about. either of these. both of those are ulobal either of these. both of those are globalfactors. — either of these. both of those are global factors, we _ either of these. both of those are global factors, we are _ either of these. both of those are globalfactors, we are not- either of these. both of those are global factors, we are not alone l either of these. both of those are | globalfactors, we are not alone in experiencing those problems stop i don't have a magic wand that can make either of those things disappear. make either of those things disappear-— make either of those things disa ear. ., ., , make either of those things disa . ear. ., ., , ., , disappear. you said he wants to be seen as the — disappear. you said he wants to be seen as the low _ disappear. you said he wants to be seen as the low tax _ disappear. you said he wants to be seen as the low tax chancellor - disappear. you said he wants to be seen as the low tax chancellor but| seen as the low tax chancellor but we have been hearing that it is all about spending and the pressure on him. what about pressures from within his own party? this is

something bubbling under the surface. a huge amount of money has been committed to the nhs as well as to other public sectors spending. so there will be calls saying if we want to also balance the books how is this going to be paid for? obviously we are seeing a rise in national insurance announced and there is some unhappiness in parts of the set of party who would like to see the government cut taxes rather than increase them. dash—mac dash—mac from the conservative party. he would not say whether he would be a tax—cutting chancellor by the end of this parliament for those voices many coming from the backbenches saying we want to hear about tax cuts it seems they will have to wait a bit longer. now on bbc news, we take a look at life at 50 degrees.

this is how they flare the gas. the habitats of this land are suffering, with the abject poverty. we have demanded today that gas flaring should stop, because it is illegal. this is my children.

i see some women working this tapioca. then i ask them, would you lend me? we now start to put them inside sack and carry them to the floor station. this is the road. we are on our way, we are almost there. so, we are here now. that is the fire. can't get close now.

it's too hot. there is a whole lot of oil industry in nigeria. all we get from it is our area being polluted and hot fire. every day, the sun is changing, the fire is getting much. the days are just going

bad, bad, bad, bad. it's not fair. seven feet. he live here. barbed wire. 14 feet. 19 feet.

when i was a kid, the rain is not like this. the weather is not like this. but now, the weather has changed. now, any time, rain will fall. so i think that the life is now going to end. this is going through a flare now. massive fire. the party's going to be big, because she will give birth

to a lot of children. and so, we're doing this extra work. make sure they are all satisfied. finally we are done. two days of hard work. this is it. they sing. this is my family.

they sing. i would like to be among the people that are going to do something to this weather's changing every day. because i've got to fish to live. they cheer.

how deep is the well? seven feet.

bit of a mixed bag on the weather front today, as you would expect in october. it was quite wet earlier on across some western parts of the uk, but the weather front, which you can barely see on the weather map here, here it is out towards the east at this time in the afternoon, it's falling apart, so i think it

really is that mixture of sunny spells and just fleeting showers on the wind. and it's a mild wind out there. temperatures typically 14—16 degrees. but it is quite strong in the north—west, and it will continue to blow strong through the course of the night, blowing in further atlantic showers into western scotland, parts of northern ireland, but for many of us the skies will be generally clear overnight. despite that, it is still going to be mild. 12 celsius in the south. maybe nine celsius, no lower than that, in some of the northern towns and cities. again a blustery day in the north—west tomorrow, with further heavy showers. just a scattering of showers elsewhere. and another mild day in the south. this time only 15 celsius.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising "investment across the board in public services" in his budget on wednesday as part of a plan to rebuild the economy. strong investment in public services, driving economic growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills, giving businesses confidence and then supporting working families. the uk's opposition labour party says it will not raise income tax at the next election. colombia's most wanted drug trafficker is captured — after a joint operation by the armed forces, and the police. a candle—lit vigil to remember halyna hutchins, the film—maker killed on the set of an alec baldwin movie.