this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines. millions of people are in line for a pay rise next year with an end to the year—long public sector pay freeze, expected in tomorrow's budget. i'm in the heart of saint nicholas�* marketing i�*m in the heart of saint nicholas�* marketing bristol, speaking to businesses about how they fared during the pandemic and what they want to see from tomorrow�*s budget. the metropolitan police are to apologise to the family of two sisters murdered in north london last year, for failings in the way it responded when they were reported missing. raw sewage was discharged into our rivers 400,000 times last year, but there�*s a warning clean up measures could cost billions. sir david attenborough warns

world leaders preparing for the cop26 summit in glasgow that if they don�*t act on climate change now, it�*ll be too late. he told the bbc the richest nations had a moral responsibility to help. we caused it. 0ur kind of industrialisation is one of the majorfactors in producing this change in climate. we have a moral responsibility even if we didn�*t cause it. and coming up this hour, psychologists say many girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being left undiagnosed. we�*ll hearfrom some of those women who�*ve been affected later in life.

welcome to bbc news. our main story. millions of public sector workers are in line for a pay rise next year, after it was announced the chancellor is to end the year—long pay freeze. the move will affect at least 1.3 million public sector workers. a temporary pause in pay progression was imposed last november because of the impact of the pandemic on the economy. ahead of tomorrow�*s budget, the chancellor says it is right that public sector wages go up because he says the economy is "firmly back on track." and those to benefit include teachers, nurses and police officers. here�*s our political correspondent, nick eardley. millions of public sector workers have faced a pay freeze this year. the government had said there wasn�*t enough money to fund higher wages because of emergency spending during the pandemic. but now things are looking brighter. tomorrow, the chancellor will confirm that more than 5 million public sector workers

are in line for a pay rise. we want to end low pay in government by the next election, by 2024 or so. we also, as well as giving the public sector that pay rise, ending the pay freeze, we are also increasing the national living wage by 6.6% to £9 50 to make sure the lowest paid in society get a pay rise. here�*s what we know so far. the announcement will cover a range of professions, including nurses, teachers, the armed forces. some of the changes will applyjust to england, because pay in a number of areas is controlled by scotland, wales and northern ireland. the pay freeze will officially end in april next year. but we don�*t know yet what the pay rises will be. independent pay review bodies will make recommendations in the new year and then we�*ll get a lot more detail about exactly what this means for the money in people�*s pockets.

the government really need to make a statement and notjust say we are getting rid of the pay freeze. what they need to say is we are prepared to put a significant amount of money into the public sector to fund a decent pay rise that will make catch—up for the last year. the government has talked a lot recently about higher wages. the prime minister and chancellor think it is key to rebuilding the economy and to addressing fears about the cost of living. the government also confirmed yesterday that a living wage for people over 23 will go up to £9.50 an hourfrom april. that means an extra £1000 a year for people who earn the minimum wage. but prices are going up and millions are facing higher energy bills, among other pressures. taxes will also go up in a few months�* time to fund the nhs. and some have warned that these pay increases won�*t be quite as good as they sound when everything else is factored in. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster.

let�*s talk to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. he is at westminster. good morning, adam. we have seen a flurry of leaks and announcements ahead of tomorrow�*s budget, but my question tomorrow�*s budget, but my question to you is well public—sector pay actually go up? in to you is well public-sector pay actually 90 up?— actually go up? in theory it probably — actually go up? in theory it probably will _ actually go up? in theory it probably will because - actually go up? in theory it probably will because that| actually go up? in theory it. probably will because that is actually go up? in theory it - probably will because that is the direction of travel to government it setting. that is all they can do at the moment, this is the start of a big technical and political process. tomorrow the government departments will get their spending totals for the next three years from the treasury, then makes some omissions to the independent pay review bodies with evidence and then it will be up to the independent body that that the pay of teachers, police officers, prison wardens, civil servants, you name it, who will report back to the government next spring and then it will be a political decision by the government weather to accept the recommendations and only then there

will be a headline numberfor each part of the public sector for pay to increase. then there is how that actually feels in the real world, energy bills are going up, there will be increased national insurance to pay for the nhs and social care from next april so a quite large headline increase may not feel quite large in the real world and the unions are making the point that the government department tomorrow will have to be adequately funded if they are to deliver public services and higher wages for public sector workers. a few other tidbits ahead of the budget tomorrow, i am told there will not be curtis vat on energy bills, some people say that would be a really good way of helping people cope with the gas and electricity bills over the winter. rishi sunak will not do that because the treasury feels it would not be a very targeted way of doing that and also campaigners who are asking for fuel duty to be frozen for a 12 year

in a row of feeling pretty confident, saying they have been tipped off that will be a freeze to fuel duty, another one announced by rishi sunak. fuel duty, another one announced by rishi sunak-— rishi sunak. thank you, adam flemin: , rishi sunak. thank you, adam fleming. our— rishi sunak. thank you, adam fleming, our chief _ rishi sunak. thank you, adam fleming, our chief political - fleming, our chief political correspondent. let�*s speak to paul nowak, deputy general secretary of the tuc. millions of people are in line for a pay rise next with an end get along public—sector pay including many of the people belonging to your union, do you welcome this announcement? the devil will be very much in the detail, we not only have had a year of public sector pay freeze, this came on the back of a decade of public sector pay freezes and pay caps meaning many public—sector workers are worse off than they were in real terms in 2010, so we will need to see the detail and we will need to see the detail and we will

need to see the detail and we will need to see the chancellor put his money where his mouth is. the chancellor _ money where his mouth is. the chancellor does _ money where his mouth is. the chancellor does not have an infinite pot of money and one might assume that not everyone will get exactly what they want, but something is better than nothing? if what they want, but something is better than nothing?— better than nothing? if the chancellor _ better than nothing? if the chancellor is _ better than nothing? if the chancellor is serious - better than nothing? if the chancellor is serious abouti better than nothing? if the - chancellor is serious about real terms pay increase he will need to make sure the funding is available, there will be two key tests, firstly will be government respect the outcomes of the pay review bodies and the negotiations taking place in areas like the civil service, will they commit to a real terms public—sector increase and will be make money available to departments to afford the pay increase, if they don�*t, it will be a case of an ending of the public sector pay freeze in name only. we have to think about the triple bunny being faced by public—sector workers and workers up and down the country —— the triple whammy. we are seeing rising costs, we know many will have suffered from the withdrawal of the

uplifted universal credit in next year people will see an increase in national insurance, so really important the government moves beyond rhetoric and puts money into people�*s pockets. beyond rhetoric and puts money into peeple's pockets-_ beyond rhetoric and puts money into people's pockets. watch pay increase would ou people's pockets. watch pay increase would you like _ people's pockets. watch pay increase would you like to _ people's pockets. watch pay increase would you like to see? _ people's pockets. watch pay increase would you like to see? who - people's pockets. watch pay increase would you like to see? who knows i would you like to see? who knows where we will _ would you like to see? who knows where we will be _ would you like to see? who knows where we will be next _ would you like to see? who knows where we will be next year - would you like to see? who knows where we will be next year and - where we will be next year and unions will go into those negotiations putting together proposals, but it has to be a pay rise that at least matches the cost of living so people have a real terms increase in their pocket and it has to reflect making up the lost years in public sector pay, over the last decade or more. if you are a paramedic he was £3000 per year worse off than you would have been in 2010, if you are a refuse collector, 1500 is. we have a recruitment crisis, 100,000 vacancies in the nhs, more in social care, part of the solution is paying a decent wage and be chancellor needs to show that tomorrow. the treasury has _ needs to show that tomorrow. the

treasury has already made spending pledges worth billions, how will we afford it? ., ., ., afford it? coming out of the pandemic— afford it? coming out of the pandemic we _ afford it? coming out of the pandemic we need - afford it? coming out of the pandemic we need a - afford it? coming out of the pandemic we need a robust| afford it? coming out of the - pandemic we need a robust and sustainable economy. every single penny going into public—sector pay packets is spent in local economies, it supports local cafes, restaurants and shops, i think the chancellor has an opportunity to show he is serious about public—sector pay, serious about public—sector pay, serious about public—sector pay, serious about boosting uk economy and putting pay in the pockets of key workers. and putting pay in the pockets of key workers-_ and putting pay in the pockets of ke workers. ., ., .,~ , , , key workers. paul nowak, tuc deputy general secretary, _ key workers. paul nowak, tuc deputy general secretary, good _ key workers. paul nowak, tuc deputy general secretary, good to _ key workers. paul nowak, tuc deputy general secretary, good to hear- key workers. paul nowak, tuc deputy general secretary, good to hear yourl general secretary, good to hear your thoughts. thank you. all day today, we are going to be live in bristol, looking at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on business. our business correspondent, katie prescott, is in bristol and speaking to businesses there — what have you been hearing, katie?

welcome to this market in the heart of bristol, this is home to many independent traders from food shops to those selling fossils. many businesses have borne the brunt of what happened in the pandemic, they have had to close, reopen, deal with. the restrictions and draw on government support to survive, we have heard from businesses they have been using things like furlough but mainly business loans, looking ahead to tomorrow and what the chancellor might say in the budget, they are waiting to hear what support might be in place and what the economic future might look like. if you follow me, i can take you to see someone working with these businesses throughout the pandemic in order to try to make sure they survive and come out the other side. this is marvin rees, the labour mayor of bristol. what have you seen during the pandemic and what has been most difficult for businesses here over the past two years? how have you dealt with that? the

here over the past two years? how have you dealt with that?— have you dealt with that? the loss of 34 has led _ have you dealt with that? the loss of 34 has led to _ have you dealt with that? the loss of34 has led to a _ have you dealt with that? the loss of 34 has led to a spike _ have you dealt with that? the loss of 34 has led to a spike in - of 34 has led to a spike in closures, the frustrations of businesses not knowing what was coming up. —— the loss of footfall. the lack of communication over national plans and decisions made up a last—minute cause problems, we were being given money but sometimes were being given money but sometimes we would hear an announcement the day before and start processing it after, that led to uncertainty. taste after, that led to uncertainty. we are looking forward to life beyond the pandemic, what do you hope to see for businesses? i the pandemic, what do you hope to see for businesses?— see for businesses? i would like to see for businesses? i would like to see a really — see for businesses? i would like to see a really clear _ see for businesses? i would like to see a really clear announcement i see for businesses? i would like to | see a really clear announcement on government recognition of the importance and a commitment to high streets, city centres and town centres as they are located around urban areas and a real commitment to work with groups like the regional boards and the core cities to make sure there is a coherent plan to invest, they are economic hubs but

centres of our communities. you mentioned _ centres of our communities. you mentioned footfall _ centres of our communities. you mentioned footfall dropping, in the centre of bristol you are seeing things bouncing back to normality? they are certainly on their way back but we are urging caution, we do not one premature overconfidence because we do not want to lapse back into another set of restrictions over the winter period —— we do not want premature overconfidence. we are urging people to come back and start buying that we are asking them to continue with covid safe behaviours. we heard about public—sector pay rise from the chancellor and some of the other announcements from tomorrow�*s budget, what do you of that? it tomorrow's budget, what do you of that? , . ., ., tomorrow's budget, what do you of that? , _, ., ., ~ that? it is welcome, i have worked at the public-sector _ that? it is welcome, i have worked at the public-sector myself - that? it is welcome, i have worked at the public-sector myself and - that? it is welcome, i have worked at the public-sector myself and we at the public—sector myself and we have many workers in the local authority and people have felt restricted some time, it is a really welcome elements of our recovery and will help to build a more inclusive recovery and tackle the inequalities ingrained in our country. but what i

between like to see beyond that is an investment in the economy, a real front—loaded investment in car —— indycar and the greening of cities. we could benefit from decarbonisation earlyjoseph we do that —— early doors, and if we do that —— early doors, and if we do that we can give people confidence that we can give people confidence that there will be a in the future. martin rees, labour mayor, thank you. sorry about the noise of the cleaning is the market opens up. we will be bringing you more from businesses and people in bristol throughout the day. studio: thank you katie prescott, our business correspondence. —— business correspondent. depositions in the civil sexual assault case against the duke of york must be completed by mid—july next year, a judge in the us has ruled. the queen�*s platinum jubilee celebrations will take place injune, potentially clashing with prince andrew�*s legal

proceedings over the summer. the duke denies allegations he sexually assaulted virginia giuffre when she was a teenager. the metropolitan police is to apologise to the family of two murdered sisters for failings in the way it responded when they were reported missing. an investigation by the independent office for police conduct found that mistakes were made in the case of bibaa henry and nicole smallman, who were stabbed to death in a park in north london injune last year. james reynolds reports. 46—year—old bibaa henry and her 27—year—old sister nicole smallman failed to return from bibaa�*s birthday party in fryent park in wembley injune last year. they were reported missing but, as their mother mina reflected later, the family struggled to get the police to take the case seriously. the sisters�* family organised their own search party and they soon found the bodies in the park. the police watchdog now concludes that information about the sisters�* disappearance was recorded inaccurately and that call

handlers were dismissive. one officer and two members of police staff will now face action. in a statement, the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said that had police responded better, they may have prevented causing the family immeasurable pain. she added, "i am very sorry that the level of service we provided fell short." the sisters�* family, here with supporters at a vigil earlier this year, has called the police�*s lack of initial response shameful and shocking. injuly this year, a 19—year—old, danyal hussein, was found guilty of the sisters�* murders. james reynolds, bbc news. in a statement, the mother of the two women, mina smallman, responded to the metropolitan police. she said: "we�*re not the only parties who suffered mental anguish at the hands of met�*s incompetent,

reprehensible and blatant disregard of agreed procedures regarding missing persons. there has been a sharp rise in the number of police officers and staff in england and wales who�*ve been accused of abusing their positions for sexual purposes, according to the police watchdog. last year, the independent office for police conduct investigated 70 people ? in 2016 that figure was ten. the most serious, we have serious sexual offending and at the other end, we have behaviours such as unwanted contact, excessive messaging, that sort of thing. and what this tells us is that, you know, we are seeing that and where it�*s been reported, we are

investigating it and bringing sanctions for that. and in the next half hour we will be discussing those findings with surrey�*s police and crime commissioner, lisa townsend. stay with us for that. tory mps are defending themselves from accusations they�*ve given the green light for raw sewage to be dumped into rivers and the sea. it�*s after some voted not to force water companies to reduce the amount of sewage they release. water companies say the new law would have cost billions. zoe conway reports. this is untreated sewage being released into langstone harbour in hampshire. the pipe known as an outfall is seven foot wide. the footage was shot last thursday. the sewage poured out of it for 49 hours straight. i launched my drone from about 100 metres over there and once i was flying over the top looking at the screen, i couldn�*t believe what i was seeing.

the general reaction from people on social media who have seen the film, they really are astonished at quite how much of this is happening, and it is happening right along our coastline. quite simply, it needs to stop. the sewage came from here, the budds farm treatment plant run by southern water. it is allowed to discharge what the company says is heavily diluted waste water into the harbour during heavy rainfall. this prevents it backing up and causing flooding. the concern is that notjust the faecal matter that is coming out through that plant, it is full of chemicals, as well. all the chemicals we use every day that are underneath our sinks and keep them locked away from children because they are toxic, they come out here and can be toxic to our wildlife, as well. they could be changing their sex, affecting their immune system, causing cancer. there could be birds coming

here to feed that are picking up these toxins and the effects of the toxins may then be seen hundreds of thousands of miles away where they are breeding, for instance. it is not clear yet whether this 49—hour spill will be considered to be legal or not. injuly, southern water was hit with a £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges. southern water told the bbc it is investing in infrastructure and natural projects such as enhanced weapons to reduce water run—off. no prizes for guessing what these brown spots refer to — places where treated and untreated effluent is released into our rivers. sewage was discharged into british waters 400,000 times last year. now it is at full whack, going straight into the river. again, you have wipes, sanitary towels. campaigners like mark barrow are speaking out.

using social media to highlight what is happening in rivers in wetherby, west yorkshire. his videos are watched by thousands of people. the government says the amount of sewage in our rivers is unacceptable and the government has a bill in parliament to address the problem, which they say will deliver progressive reductions in the harm caused by storm overflows. the trouble is 22 conservative mps say it does not go far enough. they want the government to back this amendment. it puts a legal duty on water companies to take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged. we cannot have sewage discharged into our seas, our seas being unclean and unhealthy to swim in as a result, and people�*s lives being blighted because whenever they worry about heavy rainfall, they worry about sewage coming into their households. i want to work with the government to fix this problem but, ultimately, for my constituents, who have to live with this,

because we are a coastal constituency, i have to put them before what the government may be telling me what i should do. for the last few days, anger has been mounting at the government�*s position. they have been protesting on the streets in margate in kent and they have taken to the beaches in nearby whitstable. what everyone agrees on is that britain�*s victorian water system needs rescuing, but it will cost billions and billions to do so. zoe conway, bbc news. one of the world�*s most—criticised polluters, australia, has formally adopted a net zero emissions target by 2050. many critics say that australia, which is the world�*s second biggest coal exporter, has been too slow on climate action despite suffering bushfires, floods and drought. the prime minister, scott morrison, made the new pledge after bargaining with mps — but he said it doesn�*t include ending australia�*s massive fossil fuel sectors. australians want action on climate

change, they are taking action on climate change, but they also want to protect theirjobs and their livelihoods, they also want to keep the cost of living down and they also want to protect the australian way of life, especially in rural and regional areas. here�*s our correspondent shaimaa khalil in sydney. i think you know the fact that it has taken so long, the fact that it is so close to the wire with only days before he heads to the cop26 and now he is able to take that commitment to them just shows you that this is not smooth sailing, that this is a very politically divisive issue here in australia and this has only been achieved after months of political wrangling with the government�*s junior coalition partner the nationals. they are the ones representing electorates in regional

and rural australia, this is where the mining industry is, where many of the carbon intensive industries are, and they needed their support to be able to commit to net zero by 2050. but i think, yes, the fact that scott morrison can now stand publicly and for the first time in no uncertain terms say that australia is committed to net zero by 2050 is of course a step forward, but all the while i think it was interesting that he was talking about the australian way of life, that this is going to be done the australian way, addressing rural and regional australia directly and saying this will not mean closing down coal or gas production or exports, so this is going to be done through technology, not access. all of that shows you that there is a very fine balance to strike between the global climate responsibilities but also

the political standing here. that is shaimaa khalil. and we�*ll have more on this story later in the programme with a warning from the veteran broadcaster, sir david attenborough, for all world leaders to act now at to the cop26 summit. the british government is under pressure to announce the next steps of its new resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. former officials and women�*s rights activists have told the bbc that they�*re in hiding in afghanistan, waiting to hear if they�*re eligible and worried for their lives under taliban rule. britain unveiled the scheme in august and promised to rehouse 5,000 vulnerable refugees in the first year. one man, amad, whose identity we are protecting, worked for the afghan government security services and is in hiding. he told the bbc that the uk government contacted him about the resettlement scheme in august, but he hasn�*t heard anything since. currently, our main fear is that one of the taliban group or party

started secret killing of government former employees in kabul, kandahar, and some other provinces. no—one is taking action to stop this game. i thought the people like me that worked closely with the us, uk, eu should be very important for them. but, no, i was wrong. caroline lucas is the green mp for brighton pavilion and last night asked the government an urgent question in parliament about when refugees will be settled. good to have you with us. what is your key concern? mr; good to have you with us. what is your key concern?— good to have you with us. what is your key concern? my key concern is that the government _ your key concern? my key concern is that the government announce - your key concern? my key concern is that the government announce this. that the government announce this resettlement scheme on august the 18th and since then we have heard nothing about when it will open. so

many mps are getting so many e—mails, messages and phone codes from people absolutely desperate in afghanistan, people who have worked very closely with the uk government in the past and whose lives are in daily danger. they are telling us about family members who have been murdered yesterday, the day before and the day before that. this is a very real threat and it feels like the government is not acting with the government is not acting with the speed and urgency required. your piecejust and talk the speed and urgency required. your piece just and talk to somebody who is e—mailed to the foreign office and home office suddenly went cold, thatis and home office suddenly went cold, that is happening again and again, we are not getting proper answers from government and meanwhile people slides are literally at risk right now. ~ . , slides are literally at risk right now. ~ ., , y ., slides are literally at risk right now. ~ ., , ,., slides are literally at risk right now. . ., , , ., ., now. what is your understanding of wh the now. what is your understanding of why the scheme — now. what is your understanding of why the scheme is _ now. what is your understanding of why the scheme is not _ now. what is your understanding of why the scheme is not up _ now. what is your understanding of why the scheme is not up and - why the scheme is not up and running? why the scheme is not up and runnina ? ,., ,._ running? the government will say it is because they _ running? the government will say it is because they do _ running? the government will say it is because they do not _ running? the government will say it is because they do not have - running? the government will say it is because they do not have a - is because they do not have a consular presence right now in couple, and i understand that, the situation is incredibly difficult, but there�*re situations where we can

see the people trying to get out of the country would be eligible to recycle —— does not have a consular presence in france. they are british nationals with afghan families who have worked very closely with the uk, i am thinking about people who have been involved in this big education programme who were promised they would be able to evacuate. we understand it is difficult in afghanistan, but give them an insurance that were they to get to the border they would get a visa waiver, a green light for safe passage to the uk. theyjust want to know that if they take that risk they will be able to get across the borders and to the uk, and there is a deafening silence from the government, sometimes worse, they then also send people instructions about how to apply for a visa and then acknowledge and admit that the process is entirely impossible to pursue in afghanistan right now. it is not good enough, we have an obligation to many, many people in that country who put their lights on

the line for us. we need to take far greater action for them. the government _ greater action for them. the government says _ greater action for them. the government says many thousands have been evacuated, i am quoting, these things take time, we have to be realistic, if we are being realistic, if we are being realistic, in your view what could the government do now to make a difference?— the government do now to make a difference? ~ ., , _, ., ., difference? what they could do now would be to — difference? what they could do now would be to issue _ difference? what they could do now would be to issue those _ difference? what they could do now would be to issue those visa - difference? what they could do now| would be to issue those visa waivers to those afghans where it is very clear they have a right to come to the uk, and many, many mps on a daily basis are sending through all the information of the passport numbers with the background to white people are eligible. i am numbers with the background to white people are eligible.— people are eligible. i am really sor to people are eligible. i am really sorry to interrupt, _ people are eligible. i am really sorry to interrupt, they - people are eligible. i am really sorry to interrupt, they could l people are eligible. i am really - sorry to interrupt, they could issue those waivers but does that actually mean those people can get out of afghanistan?— afghanistan? well, i am not in a osition afghanistan? well, i am not in a position to _ afghanistan? well, i am not in a position to say — afghanistan? well, i am not in a position to say weather - afghanistan? well, i am not in a position to say weather it - afghanistan? well, i am not in a position to say weather it is - afghanistan? well, i am not in a position to say weather it is safe j position to say weather it is safe for people to travel to the borders from kabul, it is for people in

afghanistan to make that incredibly difficult decision, but i am getting many e—mails from people in afghanistan saying babel make that decision, take andwe out those risks if they know they would get safe passage to the uk, but it�*s what they need to know before beginning to work out what to do when literally the taliban is coming door—to—door, looking for them, they need to change where they are living on a very regular basis to try to keep hidden unsafe, so this is a real life and death situation with no easy outcomes, that the government could help by saying that for those who clearly have a right to come to the uk, that�*s right will be on it. to come to the uk, that's right will be on it. , ~ ., �* ., be on it. green mp for brighton pavilion, caroline _ be on it. green mp for brighton pavilion, caroline lucas, - be on it. green mp for brighton pavilion, caroline lucas, thank| be on it. green mp for brighton - pavilion, caroline lucas, thank you. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello, again. some of us are in for a wet couple of days with the risk of localised flooding. what�*s happening today is we have got one weather front pushing eastwards, a second one coming in hot on its heels, it is going to be

a windy day with local gales across the north—west and a fair bit of cloud around, producing some dank conditions in the west. producing some dank conditions in the west. but later it should brighten up in north—east scotland, parts of eastern england and also east wales, with temperatures a little bit higher than they were yesterday. through this evening and overnight, our weather front sinks southwards, taking its rain with it. still windy across the west of scotland, areas adjacent to the irish sea, but it is not going to be a cold night. temperatures falling away to between 10 and about 15 degrees. tomorrow, then, we pick up this band of rain extending across northern england, parts of wales and northern ireland, and through the day it moves northwards once again. for the rest of scotland, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers and for the south, breaking up variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine and highs of 18. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: an end to the freeze on

public sector pay is expected in tomorrow�*s budget, meaning millions of people are in line for a pay rise next year. the metropolitan police are to apologise to the family of two sisters, murdered in north london last year, forfailings in the way it responded when they were reported missing. raw sewage was discharged into our rivers 400,000 times last year but there�*s a warning clean up measures could cost billions. ahead of the cop26 summit in glasgow, sir david attenborough warns world leaders that if they don�*t act on climate change now — it�*ll be too late. he told the bbc the richest nations had to help... we caused it. our kind of industrialisation is one of the majorfactors in producing this change in climate. we have a moral responsibility even if we didn�*t cause it. and coming up this hour... psychologists say many girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being left undiagnosed.

we�*ll hear from some of those women who�*ve been affected later in life. sir david attenborough has called on the world�*s richest nations to meet their "moral responsibility" by helping the most vulnerable survive the effects of climate change. the 95—year—old naturalist and broadcaster called for immediate action to address some of our biggest environmental challenges. he�*s been speaking to our science editor, david shukman, during the filming of a new documentary series, the green planet, which will be aired next year on bbc one. this is a thermal camera. and it will tell me the difference between the surrounding temperature and the temperature in the centre of a daisy flower. the surroundings — 12 degrees.

in the centre of the flower — 21. new technology to film the humble daisy. and action, david. at kew gardens in london, we had rare access behind the scenes to the making of green planet. it looks like you get a lot of enjoyment out of making these programmes. well, they�*re all old friends, aren�*t they? that�*s the nice thing. we caught up with david attenborough several times during the filming. and he seemed most passionate about the most ordinary of plants. daisies are things that you decapitate with your lawn mower sort of once a week. but, actually, they are marvellous things. and they move every day. they exploit the sunshine and open to the sunshine. the interesting thing is we now

have a camera that allows us to actually explore the surface of a plant in great detail, so it�*s like moving into a different landscape. suddenly, this thing is a huge great thing and you suddenly see it for what it is. i have been reporting on climate change, climate science, for nearly 20 years and i have seen some spectacular advances in understanding in that time. what most strikes you about the changes you have seen? i think the devastating fires around the world, in australia and california, all over the place. that has brought home the real catastrophe that happens to ordinary people in their secure home. every time i see it on television, i think suppose there were flames coming up, that everything, my life, in my house and everything about it going up in flames. what with that do to you? it would destroy you.

when you think of the poorest countries, the people who are likely to be, who are being hardest hit by climate change, and whether their voices are going to be heard at the cop26 summit, are you worried that enough account will be taken of what they�*re going through? yes, i am very much so. i think it will be really catastrophic if the developed nations of the world, the more powerful nations of the world, simply ignored these problems. do we say, "oh, it�*s nothing to do with us" and cross our arms? we caused it. our kind of industrialisation is one of the major factors in producing this changing climate. we have a moral responsibility, even if we didn�*t cause it we would have a moral responsibility to do something about thousands of men, women and children who have lost everything, lost everything. can we just go by and say it�*s no business of ours?

you have to believe there are still things to be done about it, and i believe there are. the question is, on a world scale, when is it too late? but it is difficult to see... well, if we don�*t act now, it will be too late. and we have been saying that for a long time and we�*ve been saying, "what do you mean by now?" we have said, "well, in the next ten years" or something, and think, ah, well, in ten years�* time, that�*s a couple of budgets away, and politicians won�*t do things. standards committee which has found that the conservative mp owen paterson, "repeatedly used his position as an mp to promote

companies who paid him". a report into the former cabinet�*s minister into the former cabinet�*s minister into his conduct that he was a paid consultant to two firm, one randox, clinical diagnostics company and lens foods. he made approaches to the food standards agency and the department for international development. about the company. and he is found to have breached the mp's he is found to have breached the mp�*s code of conduct in relation to declarations of interests and using parliamentary facilities and breaching the rule prohibiting paid advocacy. this coming in to us from the bbc that the conservative mp owen paterson repeatedly used his position as an mp to promote companies who paid him. we will talk to our correspondent in westminster soon to get more details about that. more now on the sharp rise in the number of police officers and staff in england and wales accused of abusing their positions

for sexual purposes. the police watchdog, the independent office for police conduct, investigated 70 people last year. in 2016, that figure was ten. our home affairs correspondent june kelley reports. the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving constable has shone a light on the issue of police officers and staff who abuse their positions for sexual purposes. wayne couzens used his police warrant card to falsely arrest and kidnap sarah. in recent years, there�*s been a rise in police personnel facing allegations of abusing their roles for sexual gain. one woman, here played by an actor, told the bbc�*s newsnight someone how she reported to the police that someone was threatening to post explicit

images of her on the internet. an officer made contact. i got a whatsapp message from him saying, "can you send the videos over here?" so i thought i was sending the videos and messages and everything to the police. in reality, the officer had closed the case and they were for his personal viewing. the officer was sacked from devon and cornwall police after a misconduct hearing. figures today from the police watchdog, the iopc, show over the past three years in disciplinary hearings, 63 police personnel from forces across england and wales have been found guilty of abusing their positions for sexual purposes. 29 have been sacked and ten resigned prior to their hearings. six cases led to criminal conviction. the most serious we have, serious sexual offending and at the other end, we have behaviour such as unwanted contact, excessive messaging, that sort of thing.

and what this tells us is that we are investigating it and bringing sanctions for that. the watchdog said the horrific actions of wayne couzens shows the policing must root out abusive behaviour. june kelley, bbc news. sue fish is the former chief constable of nottinghamshire police. she believes the current numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. there is a horrific number of women who are contacting me to say this is their experience of serving officers now and, indeed, former officers. those that left the service because they couldn�*t cope with how they were isolated, alienated, and marginalised, because they complained about their colleagues. so... but the serving officers are saying it�*s just... nothing has changed. ranks are being closed against them. the complaints are not being investigated properly. they�*re being told, you know, "he�*s such a charming chap, "he�*s a great police officer, he couldn�*t possibly

"have done that." in other words, "you�*re lying, we don�*t believe you." and whilst it�*s pleasing to hear some sanctions are happening, there are far too few. and from newsnight last night, it�*s something like 3% of officers are going to court. it doesn�*t say how many have actually been convicted. and it�*s of great concern, i think, that public confidence that officers who behave in these sorts of ways are not being rooted out and staying out of the police for ever. sue fish is the former chief constable of nottinghamshire police. lisa townsend is the conservative police and crime commissionerfor surrey — shejoins me now. good morning to you. good morning. how surprised _ good morning to you. good morning. how surprised are _ good morning to you. good morning. how surprised are you _ good morning to you. good morning. how surprised are you buy _ good morning to you. good morning. how surprised are you buy what - good morning to you. good morning. how surprised are you buy what the l how surprised are you buy what the independent office for police conduct has found by these figures? it comes at a very difficult time for policing and this was referenced

in your earlier package, following the murder of sarah abroad by a serving police officer. it is a shock to hear this is still happening —— sarah everard. i would say the rise in cases is a good thing because it means that people are reporting it, women are reporting it. we need to take it in the context of the number of offices over all. 135,000 officers in london and wales. although every single case of this happening is an absolute tragedy to the person that had to go through that and had to go through that abuse, i�*m pleased to see that women are now feeling they can report it. i see that women are now feeling they can report it— can report it. i was going to ask ou wh can report it. i was going to ask you why you — can report it. i was going to ask you why you think _ can report it. i was going to ask you why you think there - can report it. i was going to ask you why you think there has - can report it. i was going to ask. you why you think there has been this sharp rise. you seem to suggest that it�*s because more women are reporting it. but how can you be sure that is the case? and it is not because they are just more cases? well, certainly, there�*s been an enormous amount of work by my own force in surrey and the chief constable has really led on this to make sure there are campaigns, that

there is real awareness within the force around reporting anything that people see that they feel is inappropriate. and they can do so anonymously. that has certainly led to people feeling much more comfortable doing so. and we had some, again, quite worrying things early about women feeling and people feeling, officers feeling, they were being marginalised if they did report. the new system has helped that, certainly. the culture in policing has changed enormously over recent years and certainly recent decades. but we must continue to do that and it must come from the top. it really is about good, strong leadership, making absolutely clear that this culture will not be tolerated. unfortunately, within policing, we see a culture reflected within the wider community. we are becoming less and less accepting of this kind of culture. that must continue within policing. the national police _ continue within policing. the national police chiefs council says it is working hard to root out those who are attracted to policing for

the wrong reasons. what more can be done to weed out people who are attracted to policing for the wrong reasons at the recruitment stage? it is part of a wider societal issue, isn�*t it and i would encourage anyone who has anything troubling to basically counteract it and say this isn�*t good enough, this language isn�*t good enough, this language isn�*t good enough but within policing we are seeing an enormous rise in people we are recruiting which is brilliant due to the government pull up uplift plan. 5% increase in offices in the last year and that is great but it puts a pressure on those recruiting and it puts a pressure on hr departments and vetting. and it is a spotlight on that following the recent death of sarah everard and other cases we have heard about but police really do need to double down on this. it has to come from the top, from chief constables and police and crime commissioners holding chief constables to account making it clear we won�*t tolerate this behaviour. clear we won't tolerate this behaviour.— clear we won't tolerate this behaviour. ,., ., , , behaviour. lisa townsend, we must leave it there. _

behaviour. lisa townsend, we must leave it there, conservative - behaviour. lisa townsend, we must leave it there, conservative police | leave it there, conservative police and crime commissioner for surrey. thank you. more now on the findings of the mp owen paterson by the parliamentary commissioner for standards. our political correspondent ione wells joins us now. tell us more about what this committee has found. the committee has found the — committee has found. the committee has found the conservative _ committee has found. the committee has found the conservative mp - committee has found. the committee has found the conservative mp owen | has found the conservative mp owen paterson repeatedly used his position as an mp to promote companies who paid him. he was a paid consultant by two companies, randox and lynn�*s country foods and this report claims a number of things. it says he made approaches about these companies to both the food standards agency and ministers at the department for international development will stop it also says that mr paterson breached the mp�*s code of conduct by hosting multiple business meetings in his parliamentary office as well as writing letters relating to business interests on house of commons headed

note paper, as well. the report did note paper, as well. the report did note there was no immediate financial benefit gained by randox or lynn�*s country foods as a result of his actions. but it did say it could have secured financial benefit for these companies in the long term and even in the short—term, could have also secured certain meetings, high—profile engagements that wouldn�*t have otherwise been secured without that mp�*s involvement. the standards committee themselves have recommended mr patterson be suspended from the house of commons for 30 sitting days. if that happens, he could potentially be looking at a recall petition, something that could lead to a by—election. because mps who are officially suspended from the house officially suspended from the house of commons for more than ten sitting days by the standards committee automatically face those recall petitions. it is worth noting owen paterson has strongly denied any kind of wrong doing. in a statement he hasjust put kind of wrong doing. in a statement he has just put out, he said he kind of wrong doing. in a statement he hasjust put out, he said he had raised serious concerns in these approaches he made to the food standards agency and the department

for international development, including things like that milk and ham were contaminated with carcinogenic. prohibited substances. he also claims he was pronounced guilty by the commissioner without a proper investigation and says he is not guilty and that a fair process would exonerate him. he also said he lost his beloved wife of 40 years and that this process was a contributing factor. owen paterson spoke quite openly earlier this year but losing his wife, rose, who took her own life last year. he has strongly denied any kind of wrongdoing but this report has strongly said he has broken the mp�*s code of conduct in his role as a paid consultant to these two companies were also serving as an mp. ., ~ , ., it�*s estimated that tens of thousands of women in the uk are unaware they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. research shows boys with the condition are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, as they tend to exhibit

more disruptive behaviours. but girls aren�*t, and that affects them as they grow up. our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. adhd is having a head that�*s constantly full of noise and everything comes in at the same intensity. there�*s a stereotype that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder only affects naughty boys. small white boys, like, just running around in class, that is literally all i knew about adhd. it�*s estimated that at least tens of thousands of women in the uk could have undiagnosed adhd. you know there's something, | but you don't know what it is. these women have spent much of their lives feeling misunderstood. for twiggy, something clicked when she read about a woman�*s experience on social media. she's finding it hard to focus at work, she works in a different way to everyone else.

she has so many ideas but finds it hard to follow through with them. i was, like, "hold on a second!" she had to persuade her gp to refer her to a psychiatrist. when i got my diagnosis, i think i started crying. i felt really relieved and i felt happy, at the same time, because i thought to myself, "so all this time, all this time", like, "it wasn't me." experts say improving adhd diagnosis in women is vital, as the longer they go untreated, the poorer their outcomes could be. women who hide their symptoms well can also be misdiagnosed or simply missed. you learn to suppress who you are, so that you can look like a normal person. and then i had a baby and, suddenly, that extra pressure, the sleep deprivation, all the wheels fell off and when he was three years old, i had a nervous breakdown. hester and her husband have both been diagnosed with adhd but they say while his journey took months, hers took years of doctors not listening. he was taken seriously. he wasn�*t doubted. at no point did anyone say, "oh, could you just be anxious? "this sounds like anxiety or depression to me, "here, have some tablets."

you had to wait decades for your diagnosis, why do you think it took so long? bluntly, it�*s because i was female. and i was, in fact, told that by the nurse that actually did finally do my diagnosis. you know, she said if you�*d been a boy, you would have probably been diagnosed when you were at school." research has found that girls tend to be missed because their symptoms are more subtle, less hyperactive, more inattentive. boys are, therefore, three to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood. the diagnostic gap shrinks in adulthood but experts say the gender bias remains. these women haven't woken up in their mid—40s with adhd, there have been signposts all the way along. we need to raise awareness so people know and understand that adhd in females presents differently. they need to know they can't look for the boisterous boys. they've got to look for something different. and that needs to be done in educational settings, across health care practitioners. while a diagnosis brings answers, it raises questions about what could have been.

sheila�*s life was full of chaos before she found out she had adhd at 63. i get myself into situations that i shouldn't be in. - like, i have had - about six car crashes because i'm super woman behind the wheel. - she has battled depression and suicidal thoughts. her impulsive behaviour meant she struggled to work or take care of her children. i bend over backwards for my kids, but i wouldn't have done then. - it was all about me. they've turned out amazingly well. but i'm sad they've done it in - spite of me and not because of me. all the women we�*ve spoken to say their diagnosis has improved their lives. forsome, medication and therapy has helped. for others, all they finally needed was answers. the adhd was very much still there, it's me, it's a part of who i am but now i'm able to manage it more. before, i was like a volcano. and now i'm more like a mountain,

gentler, quieter, smoother. - and i didn't like me then, - but i'm quite fond of me now. anna collinson, bbc news. with me is dr tahleeljaved, who�*s a doctor training in psychiatry and has been diagnosed with adhd. and also i�*m joined by dr tony lloyd, the ceo of the adhd foundation neurodiversity charity. cani can i start with you, dr tahleel javed, when and how are you diagnosed with adhd?- javed, when and how are you diagnosed with adhd? good morning, thank ou diagnosed with adhd? good morning, thank you for— diagnosed with adhd? good morning, thank you for having _ diagnosed with adhd? good morning, thank you for having me. _ diagnosed with adhd? good morning, thank you for having me. thank - diagnosed with adhd? good morning, thank you for having me. thank you i thank you for having me. thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my story. well, actually, i got diagnosed quite recently, just a few months ago. and it happened because i moved from pakistan to the

united kingdom to work as a doctor. i would have taken the pressure but i would have taken the pressure but i think covid also had to do a lot with respect to, you know, pushing me over the edge. i ended up, you know, going into a complete shutdown. i did not know what was going on. i was not in touch with my family orfriends. basically family or friends. basically desperately family orfriends. basically desperately trying to figure out what was wrong with me. that was a feeling that i had since i was about two or three years old and i never knew what was it. itjust got amplified to the point where i was desperate for answers. it wasn�*t until after i worked in psychiatrics that i got diagnosed. a colleague wanted to tell me, have you thought

about adhd assessment? i actually laughed. because, for me, unfortunately, as the majority of doctors, adhd had always been about a young boy running here and there. that is what the concept of adhd was in my head. but as i learned and studied about it more, i realised that no, that�*s not the case. so i went ahead with the assessment and i was diagnosed. after that, the psychiatrist pointed out i might... inaudible that was a shock. eventually, i ended up getting diagnosed with adhd and �* , �* and inaudible i'm and inaudible i'm going - and inaudible i'm going to i and inaudible - i'm going to interrupt and inaudible _ i'm going to interrupt you, dr i�*m going to interrupt you, dr tahleeljaved because i want to hear more of your story but i would like to bring in doctor lloyd at this point, if you don�*t mind because i could see you nodding along as you were listening. clearly a lot of

what drjaved was saying sounded familiar to you. how different is adhd in women from men? that's a really good — adhd in women from men? that's a really good question. _ adhd in women from men? that's a really good question. this _ adhd in women from men? that's a really good question. this is - adhd in women from men? that's a really good question. this is why - adhd in women from men? that's a really good question. this is why so | really good question. this is why so many— really good question. this is why so many women are missed. but i actually— many women are missed. but i actually think, for many women, there _ actually think, for many women, there is— actually think, for many women, there is more of an internalisation of their— there is more of an internalisation of their anxiety and frustration, which, — of their anxiety and frustration, which, in — of their anxiety and frustration, which, in boys, we tend to see expressed _ which, in boys, we tend to see expressed in a more physical and hyperactive way. but i also think there _ hyperactive way. but i also think there is— hyperactive way. but i also think there is a — hyperactive way. but i also think there is a cultural issue here in that— there is a cultural issue here in that we — there is a cultural issue here in that we don't think of females as having _ that we don't think of females as having adhd. you know, there also these _ having adhd. you know, there also these enduring cultural prejudices around _ these enduring cultural prejudices around this idea, so, you have fidgety— around this idea, so, you have fidgety hyperactive and impulsive children— fidgety hyperactive and impulsive children and, actually, that trivialisesjust how children and, actually, that trivialises just how complex and dybala — trivialises just how complex and dybala debilitating adhd can be and we miss— dybala debilitating adhd can be and we miss most girls —— complex and debilitating — we miss most girls —— complex and debilitating. we diagnose them much later than— debilitating. we diagnose them much later than boys and significantly

less girls — later than boys and significantly less girls than boys. and then we see, _ less girls than boys. and then we see, you — less girls than boys. and then we see, you know, the example here but we have _ see, you know, the example here but we have just — see, you know, the example here but we have just been listening to, wear and diagnosed, untreated adhd really does increase the risk of women experiencing acute anxiety —— where is undiagnosed. eating disorders and obesity _ is undiagnosed. eating disorders and obesity. we really are sort of neglecting women's health by not being _ neglecting women's health by not being aware of this. we just need to have that _ being aware of this. we just need to have that understanding that adhd does occur in women and there they are a _ does occur in women and there they are a qualified doctor, no matter what _ are a qualified doctor, no matter whatiob— are a qualified doctor, no matter whatjob they do, are a qualified doctor, no matter what job they do, you could are a qualified doctor, no matter whatjob they do, you could be academically successful under professional and still have adhd —— and a _ professional and still have adhd —— and a successful professional. there is a stigma _ and a successful professional. there is a stigma we need to challenge if we are _ is a stigma we need to challenge if we are able to help women and give them _ we are able to help women and give them a _ we are able to help women and give them a better opportunity in terms of their— them a better opportunity in terms of their physical health and their economic— of their physical health and their economic well—being and their educational achievement. what doctor

susan _ educational achievement. what doctor susan young said early on is absolutely true, we've got to get better— absolutely true, we've got to get better at — absolutely true, we've got to get better at spotting this in girls in schoot — better at spotting this in girls in school. ., ., , , school. unfortunately, there is never enough _ school. unfortunately, there is never enough time _ school. unfortunately, there is never enough time to - school. unfortunately, there is never enough time to discuss i school. unfortunately, there is. never enough time to discuss all these topics in as much depth as we would like to, we have run out of it as we head towards the top of the hour. we are grateful for both of you, drtahleeljaved hour. we are grateful for both of you, dr tahleeljaved and doctor lloyd. you, dr tahleeljaved and doctor llo d. . ~ you, dr tahleeljaved and doctor llo d. ., ,, now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello, again. some of us are in for a wet couple of days with the risk of localised flooding. what�*s happening today is we have got one weather front pushing eastwards, a second one coming in hot on its heels, it is going to be a windy day with local gales across the north—west and a fair bit of cloud around, producing some dank conditions in the west. but later it should brighten up in north—east scotland, parts of eastern england and also east wales, with temperatures a little bit higher than they were yesterday. through this evening and overnight, our weather front sinks southwards, taking its rain with it. still windy across the west of scotland, areas adjacent to the irish sea, but it is not going to be a cold night.

temperatures falling away to between 10 and about 15 degrees. tomorrow, then, we pick up this band of rain extending across northern england, parts of wales and northern ireland, and through the day it moves northwards once again. for the rest of scotland, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers and for the south, breaking up variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine and highs of 18.

this is bbc news ? these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. i�*m rebecca jones. millions of people across the uk are in line for a pay rise next year, with an end to the year—long public sector pay freeze expected in tomorrow�*s budget. australia, one of the world�*s most criticised polluters, has formally adopted a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050. naturalist and broadcaster sir david attenborough warns world leaders preparing for the cop26 summit in glasgow that they must take action to tackle climate change before we run out of time. on a world scale, when is it too late? but it is difficult to see... if we don�*t act now, it will be too late.