the star of the breakfast sofa, bill turnbull, has died at the age of 66 after a long struggle with prostate cancer. his family said he brought warmth and humour into people's homes — and he's been praised for raising awareness about the disease which eventually killed him. it's very heart—warming when people get in touch and i think, "well, i have done at least one useful thing in my life." we'll be looking back on bill turnbull�*s career and discussing his warnings about prostate cancer with our medical editor. also this lunchtime... go nuclear, says borisjohnson, as he promises £700 million for the sizewell c power station project — his last major speech as prime minister. so i say to you with the prophetic candour and clarity of one who is about to hand over the torch

of office, i say go nuclear and go large and go with sizewell c. china may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a much delayed report by the united nations. explosion. more shelling near the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine delays a visit by un safety inspectors. and she's not done yet — serena williams wins again at the us open, saving her retirement for another day. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it's transfer deadline day, and we'll bring you the latest, with manchester united signing antony form ajax for an initial fee of £82 million.

good afternoon. tributes have been coming in for bill turnbull — the former bbc presenter — who's died at the age of 66, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. he hosted bbc breakfast for 15 years, and also appeared on songs of praise, strictly come dancing and classic fm. susannah reid, who presented breakfast with him, said he was �*the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business'. his family said he brought �*wamth and humour�* into people's homes. he's also been praised for his work in raising awareness about prostate cancer. graham satchell looks back on his life. thank you for letting me into your home in the morning, whether it's in the kitchen, or in the living room, or, as i'm often told, the bedroom,

and whether you've been with us for the past 15 years orjust this morning, i hope you've found it worthwhile. it certainly has been for me. breakfast�*s back as usual tomorrow from six. until then, have a great day, bye—bye. bill turnbull�*s final show on bbc breakfast tv in 2016. he became a much—loved fixture in people's homes. so, this is where it all started for me, up there on the top floor. in those windows there was the newsroom of radio clyde 261, the heartbeat of glasgow and the west of scotland. it's where i learned my craft as a cub reporter. i had to learn some very tough lessons, very quickly. bill was at heart always a reporter. his bbc career took him to the biggest stories, like the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1988. this may have been one of the shortest days of the calendar year, but for lockerbie, it's been the longest in its history. we met two children selling bread. his style — honest, straight—talking, down to earth. on many levels this is a thriving, bustling city doing very good business, like many others. we've been here for about 20 minutes

and people have made us feel very welcome. but there is also a sense that at any point something could go wrong. from tear—away toddlers... oh. — 0h, he's back. what you're doing here is a bit of sort of psycho campaigning, isn't it, really? you're planting a seed of doubt in the electorate�*s mind. ..to prime ministers. no, not at all. even if it's explained away later. 0rder has been restored. he was always ready with a quick one—liner. i was taking great interest in your isobars there. would you say they were tightly packed? they are quite tightly packed, yes. bill became a star of shows like strictly. i'm going to place that there. oh, that's so sweet. but it was while filming celebrity bake off for stand up to cancer that he revealed his own diagnosis. the doctor said it's fairly clear from this that you have advanced prostate cancer. may the healing properties of your bees... again, bill was straightforward about the condition, clear with his advice.

for heaven's sake, go and get yourself tested. if you can catch it early, then that's much better than finding out too late. his openness had a remarkable impact. the number of people getting treatment for prostate cancer went up by more than a third in a year. it's very heart—warming when people get in touch. i think, well, i've done at least one useful thing in my life. helping thousands of other men remains perhaps his greatest legacy. the broadcaster and former bbc breakfast presenter, bill turnbull, who's died at the age of 66. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here. and the charity prostate cancer uk has paid tribute to bill turnbull for raising awareness about the disease, because one in eight men will get it and there are early signs.

yes, bill, opening up about his cancer diagnosis along with the actor stephen fry, around the same time, did lead to the big surge in referrals and prostate cancer now being the number one cancer in men. around 52,000 men each year diagnosed with prostate cancer. 0ne diagnosed with prostate cancer. one in eight men will get it at some point and there are 12,000 deaths a year. prostate, it is a walnut —sized gland at the base of the bladder in men. the trouble is, there are very few early symptoms of prostate cancer. but there can be indications, changes in how you go to the toilet, getting up in the night, rushing to the toilet, and there can be the harmless signs of ageing. with bill, he had been suffering with pain in his legs, which can be a sign but he hadn't

wanted to bother his doctor. the message is, in terms of risk, the older you are, the more likely you are to be at risk from prostate cancer. contact your gp if you have any concerns. you can have this thing called a psa blood test, looking for a protein, but the problem is, it gives false positives and false negatives and it misses some cancers and identifies ones that are not actually there. at the trial is under way of combining an mri scan with this blood test, and if that is found to be cost—effective, that could lead eventually to a national screening programme. eventually to a national screening programme-— eventually to a national screening rouramme. , ~ ., , ., ~ programme. fergus walsh, thank you ve much. in his last major speech as prime minister, borisjohnson has promised £700 million for the sizewell c nuclear power station project in suffolk. he criticised former governments for failing to invest in nuclear power — calling it paralysis. sizewell c is part of

a long—term strategy to bring down energy costs — but it could take 15 years to build and a final go—ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson�*s successor. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. the outgoing prime minister wants to go nuclear. you would like to give the green light to renew power station in sizewell in suffolk. he is pledging £700 million, which he hopes will set up a financial chain reaction as private companies and france's state—owned edf alleging more cash for the project. the deal is not done yet, but he said nuclear power is part of a strategy to improve the uk's energy security. 0ut improve the uk's energy security. out of this catastrophe of president putin's of all, i think good will come in that europe will wean itself of russian hydrocarbons. we will no longer be subject vulnerable to his blackmail and in this country, we will have greatly accelerated long

overdue reforms and steps to become energy independent, in particular by rectifying the damage we've done to our nuclear industry. boris rectifying the damage we've done to our nuclear industry.— our nuclear industry. boris johnson cannot guarantee _ our nuclear industry. boris johnson cannot guarantee that _ our nuclear industry. boris johnson cannot guarantee that a _ our nuclear industry. boris johnson cannot guarantee that a new - our nuclear industry. boris johnsonl cannot guarantee that a new nuclear power station will be built. that decision will be taken by his successor. and it could take billions of pounds, not the millions he's pledged to get the project off the ground. even then, it might not produce any powerfor the ground. even then, it might not produce any power for another 15 years. produce any power for another 15 ears. . , produce any power for another 15 ears. ., , . ., , , years. please welcome, liz truss... at the final — years. please welcome, liz truss... at the final hustings _ years. please welcome, liz truss... at the final hustings event - years. please welcome, liz truss... at the final hustings event last - at the final hustings event last night, the candidates who are keen to say they would expand domestic energy production. the to say they would expand domestic energy production.— energy production. the fact is, we should have _ energy production. the fact is, we should have made _ energy production. the fact is, we should have made decisions - energy production. the fact is, we should have made decisions years| energy production. the fact is, we - should have made decisions years ago about_ should have made decisions years ago about nuclear power. we should be using _ about nuclear power. we should be using more — about nuclear power. we should be using more of the resources in the north_ using more of the resources in the north sea — using more of the resources in the north sea. we should be doing hacking — north sea. we should be doing fracking in areas where local communities support it. in fracking in areas where local communities support it. in the short term, liz communities support it. in the short term. liz truss _ communities support it. in the short term, liz truss ruled out _ communities support it. in the short term, liz truss ruled out energy - term, liz truss ruled out energy rationing, but rishi sunak said

there is too much uncertainty. energy rationing? we shouldn't rule anything out because the challenges we face with this crisis are significant. we face with this crisis are significant-— we face with this crisis are siunificant. , ., , , ., significant. the serious short-term challen . e significant. the serious short-term challenge of— significant. the serious short-term challenge of rising _ significant. the serious short-term challenge of rising bills, _ significant. the serious short-term challenge of rising bills, liz - significant. the serious short-term challenge of rising bills, liz truss l challenge of rising bills, liz truss said she would offer immediate support if she becomes prime minister. but she hasn't said how much. rishi sunak said he would cushion the less well off from price increases, but hasn't said how much money he would provide. the labour leader repeated his call for a six month price freeze. for leader repeated his call for a six month price freeze.— leader repeated his call for a six month price freeze. for the millions of --eole month price freeze. for the millions of peeple that _ month price freeze. for the millions of people that won't _ month price freeze. for the millions of people that won't be _ month price freeze. for the millions of people that won't be able - month price freeze. for the millions of people that won't be able to - month price freeze. for the millions of people that won't be able to pay| of people that won't be able to pay those bills, hearing the labour party say we would freeze those bills, we will not let that happen and we will use money from a windfall tax on oil and ask companies who have made much more profit than they were expecting to pay for that, it is a huge relief. there seems to be agreement across the political spectrum that the uk it should be less reliant on other countries for its energy needs, but irrespective of how aware power is generated, the challenge for

politicians is to make sure people can afford to pay for it. at the end of his visit to sizewell, borisjohnson was also asked about what extra support might be there for people struggling to pay their bills. he said there would be significant sums of money made available by his successor, that is absolutely clear, he said. he then sidestepped the question as to whether that was going to be a fact of wishful thinking? we will have to wait for rishi sunak or liz truss to enter the door of number ten, but for people struggling to pay those bills, it will be an anxious wait. iain watson, thank you very much. meanwhile the boss of the britain's third biggest energy supplier has proposed a plan for the government to subsidise rapidly rising gas and electricity bills. stephen fitzpatrick, the founder of 0vo energy, says that under the scheme, the poorest households would get the most help, while higher earners using more energy would see the amount of help they get taper off.

here's our business correspondent, theo leggett. turning down the heating. a warm home is something millions of people will struggle to afford this winter. cooking food or cleaning clothes, it's all becoming much more expensive and today a stark warning from one of the country's biggest energy suppliers. we are going to see a winter like never before with people going hungry, going cold and the nhs being overwhelmed by the health impacts of the energy crisis this winter. here's the problem — consumer bills are capped by the regulator, 0fgem, but the cap has been rising because the cost of energy on international markets has shot up. last october the annual bill for a typical household wasjust under £1,300. in april, it rose to nearly £2,000. in october, it will soar again to more than £3,500. and another big rise

is expected injanuary. keeping bills down will inevitably cost taxpayers billions. the head of 0vo energy thinks there's a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of energy, but we do it for a certain number of units per household in a lower price band that everybody gets access to. and then over and above that, consumers will pay the full price. and what that would mean is that it would disproportionately benefit lower—income households. rival energy firm scottishpower also thinks action is needed. it suggested freezing bills for two years with the costs being paid back over the next two decades. campaigners say doing nothing is not an option. they could introduce a social tariff where bills would be cheaper for lower—income households, or they could reduce energy prices across the board and recoup some of these costs through increasing the rate of income tax. but it isn'tjust households who are struggling with higher bills.

there have been warnings recently that a swathe of pubs, restaurants and other small businesses could be forced to close. the liberal democrats say they have plans to help. with regard to our plan to help businesses, which is a £10 billion plan, we are saying the government should reverse the cuts to tax on banks that the conservatives introduced in 2015. no—one knows how high energy prices will go or how long they'll stay there, which means policy—makers need to find a solution or this could be a very cold, dark winter for millions. theo leggett, bbc news. a man from norfolk has been killed while volunteering as a medic in ukraine. craig mackintosh's sister said he had died "in the line of duty". she's now raising money to bring home his body. the foreign office says it's supporting his family. ukraine has accused russia of renewed shelling close to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — delaying a safety

inspection by un inspectors. there've been fears of a radiation disaster at the plant, which finds itself on the front line of the fighting. 0ur correspondent, hugo bachega, is in the ukrainian capital kyiv. have we had confirmation these un inspectors have now arrived at the power plant?— power plant? yes, after travelling throu~h a power plant? yes, after travelling through a grey — power plant? yes, after travelling through a grey zone _ power plant? yes, after travelling through a grey zone between - through a grey zone between territories controlled by the opposing armies, the inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog have finally arrived at the russian —controlled zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex. ukraine accuses russia of turning this nuclear facility into a military base, using it as a shield to launch attacks against ukrainian targets. the russians reject these allegations and say russian troops are there protecting this nuclear plant. this is one of the most difficult

missions in the history of the international atomic energy is he. inspectors will look for any kind of damage in the facility and whether the plant remain safe. they will be trying to talk to the ukrainian technicians, who are still operating the complex. this morning, just before the visitors arrived, ukraine accused russia of shelling the town where the station is located in an attempt to disrupt this mission. but russia has blamed ukraine for the attack. the head of the agency which is leading the mission said the objective was to prevent a nuclear accident. but it is still not clear how long the visit will last and how much access the inspectors will be given. much access the inspectors will be liven. ., ., ~' much access the inspectors will be liven. ., ., ,, i. , much access the inspectors will be liven. ., ., ,, , . our top story this lunchtime. tributes have been coming in for bill turnbull, the former bbc presenter who has died at the age of 66 from prostate cancer. and still to come, we'll meet one of the

youngest entrance to this year's prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition. coming up on the bbc news channel, serena williams will have at least one more encore in the singles at the us open after reaching round three by knocking out the second seed. the united nations has accused china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse against uighur muslims and other ethnic minorities. china denies the allegations and had urged the un not to release the report. but investigators say they found "credible evidence" of torture which may amount "crimes against humanity". the report was released on michelle bachelet�*s final day in office as the un's high commissionerfor human rights. here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. these are just some

of the uighur muslims who have been locked up by china. leaked images shared earlier this year with the bbc. a mass incarceration of a people collectively repressed in the name of chinese security. human rights groups have warned for years of horrific abuses against the uighurs but now the long—awaited verdict of the un speaks of forced medical treatment and sexual violence, and it says the world must now pay urgent attention to what's happening in xinjiang. there is, it says, credible evidence of torture, possibly amounting to crimes against humanity. it really pierces this chinese government facade that there is nothing to see in the uighur region. well, there is something to see. so they're no longer allegations, this is confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region at the moment. this was the un high commissioner for human rights in a much criticised visit to china in may. last week she said she had been under pressure not to publish the report. it was finally released just minutes before she ended her four—year term, to fury from china.

translation: the so-called assessment is orchestrated l and manufactured by the us and some western forces. it is wholly illegal and invalid. the report is misinformation which serves as a political tool for the us and the west to strategically use xinjiang to contain china. china has always denied running internment camps, insisting they are vocational training centres for willing students, but it has never allowed unfettered access to any of the locations of the camps in xinjiang, so for the uighurs, the un report is an important vindication, recognition of their suffering. i just cannot stop my tears when i was reading the report after midnight last night. it's one of relief but also, you know, the longing for the last five years, you know, to see some reaction and validation by the un. i believe the governments

around the world can put extra pressure on china. business shouldn't be usual. human rights groups too say the publication of the report should mark a turning point in the world's response. amnesty international described it as a game—changer, saying un member states would now be duty bound to act on what it found. caroline hawley, bbc news. two men are to be prosecuted in relation to the deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a st patrick's day disco in county tyrone in northern ireland. lauren bullock, seen here, and morgan bernard and connor currie suffered fatal injuries in the incident outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown in 2019. our ireland correspondent chris pages in cookstown for us. bring us up—to—date and tell us more

about what we know on this. it bring us up-to-date and tell us more about what we know on this.- about what we know on this. it was on st patrick's _ about what we know on this. it was on st patrick's night _ about what we know on this. it was on st patrick's night 2019, - about what we know on this. it was on st patrick's night 2019, three i on st patrick's night 2019, three and a half years ago, that hundreds of young people were queueing outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown and what should have been an enjoyable night turned into unspeakable horror. there was a crush, three teenagers lost their lives, morgan bernard and lauren bullock, 17, and connor currie, who was a year younger. there's been a long, complex investigation. detectives have taken 1300 witness statements and prosecutors have announced they will bring charges of gross negligence manslaughter against two men, aged 43 and 55, and it's understood the 55—year—old is the owner of the hotel, michael hatton. nine other members of staff at the venue, seven of whom were working on the door on the night of the tragedy, have been told they won't face any charges. also prosecutors have been examining files of evidence in relation to

five police officers, four of whom delayed intervening at the scene here while they waited for back—up but crown lawyers have decided there is insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges, there is insufficient evidence police realised the seriousness of exactly what was happening outside the hotel. the policing watchdog, the police ombudsman, is continuing an investigation and she will decide in her view whether the officers were at fault. court proceedings will begin in due course. everyone involved in the investigation has said this is going to be a very difficult day for the families of the three teenagers and faith once again extended their deepest sympathies. again extended their deepest sympathies-— again extended their deepest sympathies. again extended their deepest s mathies. , ., ., ,, sympathies. chris page, thank you, re ”ortin. canada says it will "follow up" claims that one of its spies smuggled three british schoolgirls into syria in 2015. a bbc investigation revealed shamima begum, who fled the uk and joined the islamic state group with two friends, was smuggled by a canadian agent. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau said he will "look at"

the accusations to ensure rules were followed. shamima begum is now held in a detention camp in north—east syria. next year, the uk hosts the eurovision song contest for the first time in a quarter of a century. but which city will hold it? seven are in the running, and over the next few weeks we'll be taking a look at what each of them has to offer. today, our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is in glasgow to hear why people there think they should host the competition. # my heart goes boom bang—a—bang bang...# glasgow, a city with eurovision pedigree. lulu, who grew up in the east end, won the contest in 1969. # boom bang—a—bang bang all the time. # glasgow was namechecked by the most famous eurovision act of all — abba — in super trouper. # i was sick and tired of everything # when i called you last night from glasgow. #

ah! yes, we made it. eurovision! and in will ferrell's eurovision movie... i'm not sorry! ..the venue where the contest�*s held — that's the hydro in glasgow. this is quite a view, this. it's incredible, isn't it? now, that could become reality. if you look over here, there's the 0vo hydro arena, which is where we would host the eurovision song contest next year. the team behind glasgow's eurovision bid believe they have a strong case. the sadness of ukraine not being able to host it, and the opportunity for us to be able to take that on to showcase ukrainian culture, but also bring that into our city, has just captured the imagination of so many people. and it would mean a lot to yuriy, from west ukraine, who has lived in glasgow for the last four and a half years. i think glasgow would make a very good host for eurovision. we've done cop26. glasgow is young, vibrant.

# i'm up in space, man! # sam ryder, the uk song, did you like it? did you hear it? i did hear it. um...not for me! not for me. 0h, we were getting on so well! however, he's a lovely guy! and glasgow's biggest eurovision fans are daring to dream that the event could be heading to their city. i'm so excited. i've travelled to lots of eurovisions before, vienna, kyiv, turin, but having it in the actual city i live in, only a half— hour walk from my house, is just unbelievable. it's like christmas coming home. it would be amazing - if glasgow got eurovision. it would be a spectacular moment for the city. - it would just be an all—round party. my flat will be packed, because so many people are already are going, "if it comes to glasgow can i stay with you?" so i'm going to blow all my budget on inflatable mattresses! let's just hope those airbeds don't do a lulu and go boom bang—a—bang.

# boom bang—a—bang bang! # colin paterson, bbc news, glasgow. the extraordinary career of serena williams is not quite over. she's now reached the third round of the us open, delaying her retirement. serena, who's 41 next month, is planning to focus on herfamily after her farewell grand slam, but she's shown, once again, that she's in no rush to retire, as laura scott reports from new york. we're going to see serena! they have the hottest tickets in town — to watch the next instalment of the serena show, praying it wasn't to be the last. who are you here to see? serena, of course. serena. serena! only on paper was the second anett kontaveit the favourite. only in the stands was this one—sided. from the off it was hard—fought, high quality tennis.

this was how to seal the first set and impress a fellow champion, but then came the plot twist. it wasn't over and williams knew it. kontaveit giving a perfect performance as the undaunted, unwanted gate—crasher, rewarded with the second set. she knew this could be it, but when she broke, oh, how they roared. it was vintage, it was valiant, and in the end it was victorious. honestly, i never get to play like this since �*98, really. literally, i've had an x on my back since �*99, so it's kind of fun. well, serena williams shows no signs of stopping, having seen off the world number two in a memorable match that could easily have been a final, not a second round. and on a remarkable night here there wasn't only one top seed in trouble. the british 20—year—old jack draper looked at home

on the big stage and unfazed by felix auger aliassime's status as the sixth seed, sealing the latest win of his meteoric rise with a wry smile. another brit who'll be flying the flag in the next round is andy murray. after losing a marathon first set to the american emilio nava, murray soon pounced and put the match to bed. feeling the best he has in years, murray is turning back the clock. laura scott, bbc news, new york. 0riginality, impact and wow—factor are just some of the criteria forjudges deciding who will win the natural history museum's prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition. there were thousands of entries from 93 different countries this year, showcasing snaps like this treefrog pool party, or this disappearing giraffe. one of the "highly commended" images in the young wildlife photographer of the year category is this one — the snow stag. the winner will be announced next month.

the eight year—old boy who captured the scene has been speaking to our correspondent jo black. at the young age of eight, joshua is already a keen wildlife photographer, but it is an image he took in lockdown, when he was just six years old, that has really got people talking. this picture taken in richmond park shows a stag in a snowstorm. now it's been highly commended in the prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition run by the natural history museum. i saw that it was a really nice picture but i didn't think it would be this successful. joshua's influence comes from his fatherjulian, who earns a living as a wildlife photographer. on that day in richmond park they were both taking pictures at the same time. julian has entered the same competition many times, has been shortlisted, but never highly commended like his son.

for us it's about, i take him out, we share the spectacular nature that we have here in the british isles and if he feels inspired enough to take a picture of it, that's great. if he doesn't want to take a picture of it, that's fine as well. usually when he does take a picture of it, he takes a better picture than his dad but that's the way it should be as well. the competition is now in its 58th year. more than 40,000 entries were submitted from all over the world. an exhibition will be created and a winner will be chosen in october, but for this little boy, getting recognised like this has boosted his confidence and made his family enormously proud. jo black, bbc news, norfolk. let's get a picture of the weather now. stav danaos is here. it's the first day of meteorological

autumn and although it will