this is bbc news the headlines... "go nuclear" says borisjohnson as he promises 700 million pounds for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister amid a mounting energy crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic canned or and clarity of one who is about to hand over the torch of office, i say go nuclear and go large with sizewell c. claims of torture are credible — the un releases its long—awaited report on allegations of human rights abuses against uyghur muslims in china. tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull

who has died at the age of 66. he was funny when we sat you on the sofa, he was a brilliantjournalist and you love this programme is your what serving you, the audience, so i'm sure you will miss him but we will, too. and we look at the stunning pictures on the running for wildlife photographer of the year. hello, good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in his last major speech as prime minister, borisjohnson has promised £700 million pounds 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. 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. borisjohnson 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 power for another 15 yea rs. please welcome, liz truss... at the final hustings event last night, the candidates who are keen to say they would expand domestic energy production. the fact is, we should have made decisions years ago about nuclear power. we should be using more of the resources in the north sea. we should be doing fracking in areas where local communities support it.

in the short 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. the serious short—term 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 the millions 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.

let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt. so, borisjohnson very keen to point the finger of blame at previous leadership saying they simply did not invest enough in power when it was needed but the point is this current investment will not come online for many, many years, and will not solve the current energy crisis. you are right and that is because it will take a long time to build so even if it were to be given the go—ahead, would still take 15 years to build so borisjohnson�*s speech went very heavy on criticising previous governments for what he called short—term ism and myopia. he compared the number to india and france in the number they have to bring on, so this government

has said it would invest in nuclear and its energy strategy which was released earlier this year is committed, are set out in ambition rather to progress eight new nuclear reactors by 2030, it wants one of them to be over the line by 2024, them to be over the line by 2024, the end of this parliament, and they set aside £i.7 the end of this parliament, and they set aside £1.7 billion to help that, the 700 million he has announced a day for the sizewell c project is part of that and the idea is to try and get it over the line. it will be “p and get it over the line. it will be up to the successor of borisjohnson to give the final go—ahead on this project but he was pretty clear that he thinks they should, he said it would be absolute madness not to go ahead with this project are not to get it over the line, and he urged them to go nuclear, go large. what is interesting is we are in this wait and see mode with still no confirmation of who the next prime

minister will be on those big decisions will be taken by him or her, depending on who it ends up being, and all the while people face a soaring energy bill at home and very little constructive help coming down the line. yes, and that is because we are still in this holding pattern, so you very correctly pointed out that when you're talking about shoring up the supply of energy, that is a long—term ambition and will not help anyone over the next few months, so we are hearing this reassurance that there will be help coming with a liz truss writing in the sun this morning that she would put in place immediate support to make sure people are not facing bills they cannot pay this winter for energy consumption but as you said what we are still lacking, and will be when we are in office, the detail of what the support might be.

thank you so much. 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 alongside him, said he was �*the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business'. his family said he brought �*wamth and humour�* into peoples 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, 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 find it worthwhile. it certainly has been for me. breakfast, 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 of those windows there, was the newsroom of radio clyde 26i, the heartbeat of glasgow and the west of scotland. it's where i learned my craft as a cub reporter, 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 1998. this may have been one of the shortest days of the calendar year, but for lockerbie, it's been the longest in its history. 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...

0h, he's back. what you're doing here is a bit of psycho campaigning, you are planting a seed of doubt in the electorate�*s mind... ..to prime ministers... even if it explained away later, order has been restored. ..he was always ready with a quick one—liner. well, 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. but it was while filming celebrity bake—off for stand 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 yourselves tested. if you 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 and i think, i have 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. it's 11 minutes past two. the united nations has accused china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse against uyghur 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 commissioner for 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. i'm joined now by matthew hill whose investigation for the bbc first brought allegations of torture and rape in re—education camps to light. thank you for being with us. this report is pretty damning, pretty critical. but go through the findings. —— talk us through the findings. -- talk us through the

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nevertheless this report is an important document and will no doubt be taken very seriously internationally. be taken very seriously internationall. ~ , ., ~ internationally. absolutely, thank ou for internationally. absolutely, thank you for that- _ internationally. absolutely, thank you for that. grateful— internationally. absolutely, thank you for that. grateful for - internationally. absolutely, thank you for that. grateful for you - internationally. absolutely, thankl you for that. grateful for you being you for that. gratefulfor you being with us this afternoon, thank you. elsewhere... 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. staying with ukraine... the country has accused russia of renewed shelling close to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. a safety inspection — by un inspectors — had been delayed, but they've now arrived at the site. there've been fears of a radiation disaster at the plant, which finds itself on the frontline of the fighting. let's get the latest from our correspondent hugo bochega,

who joins us from kyiv. hugo, just bring us up to date on what the latest is. we know there are inspectors at the site but it does remain pretty perilous. yes. does remain pretty perilous. yes, after travelling _ does remain pretty perilous. yes, after travelling through _ does remain pretty perilous. ye: after travelling through this great zone of between territory controlled by ukrainian forces and territory occupied by russian troops, the international atomic energy agency of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex. we had word from people they are in the region of zaporizhzhia saying the inspectors will be visiting the working hole, it is unlikely that they will have time to visit the reactors but that the mission will be allowed to return tomorrow, so it is a suggestion that this will be at least a two day visit by these inspectors, and there was confusion about how long the inspectors would

be allowed to stay at the complex and for weeks we've been talking about tensions around the nuclear facility with ukraine accusing russian forces of turning this facility into a military base, using it to launch attacks and knowing that they are likely to retaliate. russian troops are there protecting the plant and these inspectors are looking for any kind of damage in the facility and whether it remains safe after weeks of shelling in and around the complex and the hope is that the monitors will be able to talk to the ukrainian technicians who are operating in the station. we heard from someone leading the mission who said the objective was to prevent a nuclear accident. 1loathiiie

to prevent a nuclear accident. while ou are to prevent a nuclear accident. while you are with — to prevent a nuclear accident. while you are with us. _ to prevent a nuclear accident. while you are with us, what _ to prevent a nuclear accident. while you are with us, what about - to prevent a nuclear accident. while you are with us, what about the man from norfolk, craig mackintosh, who was killed a new line of duty while being there as a medic. you might guess, not a lot of details about what happened to him. he died last week, volunteering as a medic and his family set up a page online to set —— to get his body repatriated to the uk and he was described by his sister as a war hero, a selfless man who died in you are in of duty and the family has now been able to raise enough money for his body to be brought back to the uk. for now, thank you so much. to pakistan. international aid agencies are struggling to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the flooding. millions of people are now homeless. 0ur reporter farhat jawad sent this report from the western

province of balu—chistan. —— baluchistan. this is quetta, the provincial capital of baluchistan, one of the most affected provinces. and it's been two and a half months of flooding here and people are still waiting for help, they are still suffering. i am surrounded by houses which are razed to the ground. all you can see right now is rubble. and one reason, these houses were built right next to a stream. sobbing. this lady and her family, they are trying to collect whatever is left of their home. translation: no one is helping us. everything my husband and i had is lost. we struggled all our lives and built our home in this old age. now we are left with nothing. we appeal you to help us. whoever is the prime minister, imran or shahbaz, we don't care. i beg you.

baluchistan has 34 districts and out of them, 31 are directly affected by the flood and many of them are completely cut off from the rest of the country. in quetta, the provincial capital, it's been five days that there is no electricity, no gas supply, and mobile phones are not working. now you can imagine the magnitude of the problem people in other districts are facing, which are still cut off from the rest of the country. and people here in the capital and in other parts of the province are still waiting for help. 0ur correspondent, pumza fihlani, is in the south east of the country — in the city of dadu in sindh province. there is more water coming into this district. authorities have warned people to leave everything and try to get to safety. for people, what they were able to salvage is blankets, some pillows, othersjust a plastic bag that they could try to use for cover. this area has been flooded for weeks, and their water levels have been high already, but there is now a secondary threat

of water coming down from the mountains threatening to flood this entire region. authorities tell us 250,000 people are in danger. they need resources to get them out, they need a place to take them, and both of those things currently, there simply aren't enough of. it's unclear to these people what help is coming, they don't know how long they are going to need to stay here, and they don't know if food is even going to come. these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is where the most effort is needed, authorities tell us because they realise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. the uk's disasters

emergency committee has launched an urgent appeal for the pakistan floods today. the appeal was launched by the dec chief executive saleh saeed in london with four partners who are working on the ground in pakistan. sadly, over 1000 people have already lost their lives and six million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. around 33 million people are affected overall. that's one in seven pakistanis. dc member charities, including action against hunger, islamic relief care and aids international, as well as others like the british red cross and save the children, are already on the ground in pakistan providing life saving aid. but they all need emergency funds now in order to reach as many people as possible and all those affected with food, clean drinking water and shelter.

the uk's disasters emergency committee, dec, is launching —— the head of the dc there. —— the head of the dec there. 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, northern ireland. lauren bullock, seen here, and morgan barnard and conor currie suffered fatal injuries in the incident outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown in 2019. here's our ireland correspondent chris page. and st patrick's night 2019, three and a half years ago, hundreds of people were queueing outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown and it turned into unspeakable horror, there was a crush with three teenagers are losing their life, lauren ballard... —— morgan barnard,

conor currie and lauren bullock. the 55—year—old is understood to be the owner of the hotel who is... and nine other members of staff, seven of whom working on the door, have been told they will not face any charges and also prosecutors have been examining evidence in relation to five police officers, four of whom delayed intervening at the scene here while they waited for back—up. the lawyers have the side that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges and insufficient evidence that police realise the seriousness of exactly what was happening outside the hotel with the policing watchdog here, the police ombudsman, continuing an investigation and she will decide in her view whether the officers were at fault, so court proceedings will begin in due course with everyone involved in the

investigation saying this will be a very difficult day and they have once again extended their deepest sympathies. 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. a review has been launched into failings at an nhs maternity unit, with a call for affected families to come forward. the independent inquiry, led by midwife donna 0ckenden, will examine how dozens of babies died or were injured at nottingham university hospitals trust. the trust says it welcomes the review. ms 0ckenden previously led an inquiry into the uk's biggest maternity scandal at shrewsbury

and telford nhs trust. it's 2:27pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there, today is the first day of meteorological autumn and it looks fairly autumnalfor a of meteorological autumn and it looks fairly autumnal for a lot of us as we head into the weekend. heavy rains, strong winds around but today because of high pressure, it will be drivers if you few showers dotted around and most of the showers will be around southern parts of britain and it could turn out to be heavier as we head into the evening and overnight becoming a bit more widespread here, a few showers into the north—west of the elsewhere largely dry and not quite as chilly across northern areas as we've had the last few nights and for friday, looking like a fine start, some sunshine across northern areas with some showers pushing into northern ireland, western scotland, the odd heavy and thundery on here with a view showers dotted around parts of england and wales but

equally some good spells of sunshine making it feel quite warm and 26 celsius in the south—east. wet and windy weather and there will be sunshine and heavy showers. hello this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson. the headlines: "go nuclear", says borisjohnson,

as he promises £700 million for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister, amid a mounting energy crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic canned or and clarity of one who is about to hand over the torch of office, i say go nuclear and go large with sizewell c. claims of torture are credible. the un releases its long—awaited report on allegations of human rights abuses against uyghur muslims in china. tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull, who has died at the age of 66. he was funny when we sat here on the sofa, he was a brilliant journalist and he loved this programme is your what serving you, the audience, so i'm sure you will miss him

but we will, too. and coming up this hour... we take a look at some of the stunning pictures in the running for wildlife photographer of the year. it is just after it isjust after 2.30. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's laura. good afternoon. there will be at least one more encore in her singles career for serena williams, who reached round 3 of the us open with a stunning win over the second seed annet kontavayt. although the estonian was the strong favourite, she lost the first set on a tie break. williams ran out of steam, in the second set, but she recovered to win 6—2 in edgy decider. the 23 grand slam single's champion turns 41 next month, and intends to retire after the us open to concentrate on her family — a decision she discussed with friend and fellow sporting legend tiger woods.

we talked a lot and he was really trying to get me motivated. and there was a few people but, you know, we were like, 0k, we can do this together, you know? and it was good because it was like i didn't know what i wanted to do but i was just last... just so many questions and when you can rely on someone like that, i mean, my goodness, he's tiger woods, like that, i mean, my goodness, he's tigerwoods, it like that, i mean, my goodness, he's tiger woods, it was just really helpful to get clarity. meanwhile in the mens singles, britain's rising starjack draper, has enjoyed another stunning win beating the number 6 seed, felix auger alliaseem in straight sets to reach round 3. to football, and manchester united have signed brazil winger antony from ajax for an initial fee of 95 million euros — that's £82 million. the deal, which includes a potential 5 million euros of add—ons, is the fourth most expensive signing in premier league history. the 22—year—old has signed a contract until 2027, with the option of an additional

year. leicester city have signed defender wout faes from french club reims. the 24—year—old comes in as a replacement for wesley fofana, who joined chelsea for about 70 million on wednesday. faes has joined on a five—year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the move subject to international clearance. nottingham forest have confirmed the signing of defender willy boly from wolves on a two—year deal. the ivory coast internationaljoins following a five—year spell at molineux. and you'll be able to catch up with all the latest news from transfer deadline day, with a special episode of the football news show on bbc iplayer from 11 o'clock tonight. the uefa women's champions league round 2 has been drawn, with two british teams in action at the end of the month. arsenal versus ajax, real sociedad versus bayern,

paris saint—germain v haecken and rangers against benfica are amongst the teams that will go head—to—head to decide the last 12 group slots. the teams will play over two legs on the 20th/21st and the 28th/29th of september. last year's winners lyon and fellow direct entrants barcelona, chelsea and wolfsburg play in the group stage that starts in october. centre tatyana heard makes her first england appearance in three years in an experimental side for saturday's world cup warm—up against the united states. five players from the starting 15 that beat france to a six nations grand slam remain. claudia macdonald, who thought her career had been ended by a neck injury in 2021, starts on the wing. cath 0'donnell also returns from injury to fight for a place in the second row. england's emily scarrat admitted that the selection process is always tough. selections are never a nice kind of period of time but as i say, they are an inevitability come so

everybody is trying to put their best foot forward, everybody is trying to support one another as well because we know it is a tough time for everybody. but yes, you just hope everybody is able to go and show what they are about and then maybe some of the coaches will make that decision. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back in an hour with another update. laura, we will see you then, thank you very much. let's return to one of our top stories, the energy crisis across europe. 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. steven 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 cloths,

it's all becoming much more expensive and today, a stark warning from one of the country's biggest energy supplies. indie from one of the country's biggest energy supplies-— from one of the country's biggest energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like — energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like never _ energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like never before, _ energy supplies. we are going to see a winter like never before, with - 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. , this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills _ this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills are _ this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills are capped - this winter. here is the problem. consumer bills are capped by - this winter. here is the problem. j 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 0ctober, international markets has shot up. last october, the annual bill for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1300. typical household covered by the cap wasjust under £1300. in typical household covered by the cap was just under £1300. in april, typical household covered by the cap wasjust under £1300. in april, it rose to nearly £2000. in october, it will soar again to more than £3500. and another big rise is expected in january. keeping bills down will inevitably cost taxpayers billions. the head of 0vo energy thinks there is a way to do this fairly. irate the head of ovo energy thinks there is a way to do this fairly.— is a way to do this fairly. we lower the rice

is a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of— is a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of energy _ is a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of energy but _ is a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of energy but we - is a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of energy but we do - is a way to do this fairly. we lower the price of energy but we do it. is a way to do this fairly. we lower| the price of energy but we do it for a set number of units per household, in a lower price band, then everybody gets access to it. and then over and above that, consumers will pay the full price. what that would mean is it would disproportionately benefit lower income households. rigel disproportionately benefit lower income households. rival energy firm scottishpower — income households. rival energy firm scottishpower also _ income households. rival energy firm scottishpower also thinks _ income households. rival energy firm scottishpower also thinks action - income households. rival energy firm scottishpower also thinks action is - 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. campaigners say doing nothing is not an 0 tion. , campaigners say doing nothing is not an otion. , .., ., . ., an option. they could introduce a social tariff. _ an option. they could introduce a social tariff, where _ an option. they could introduce a social tariff, where bills - an option. they could introduce a social tariff, where bills would i an option. they could introduce a social tariff, where bills would be cheaperfor social tariff, where bills would be cheaper for lower income households, or they could reduce energy prices across the board and to recoup some of these costs through increasing the rate of income tax. but of these costs through increasing the rate of income tax.— the rate of income tax. but it is not 'ust the rate of income tax. but it is not just households _ the rate of income tax. but it is not just households who - the rate of income tax. but it is notjust households who are . notjust households who are struggling with higher bills. they 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. democrats say they have plans to hel. ~ democrats say they have plans to

hel_ . ., ., democrats say they have plans to hel. ~ ., ., , ., ., democrats say they have plans to hel. ~ . ., , ., ., , help. with regard to plan to help businesses. _ help. with regard to plan to help businesses, which _ help. with regard to plan to help businesses, which is _ help. with regard to plan to help businesses, which is a _ help. with regard to plan to help businesses, which is a £10 - help. with regard to 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 have introduced in 2015. ihla banks that the conservatives have introduced in 2015.— banks that the conservatives have introduced in 2015. no one knows how hiuh ener: introduced in 2015. no one knows how high energy prices _ introduced in 2015. no one knows how high energy prices will— introduced in 2015. no one knows how high energy prices will go _ introduced in 2015. no one knows how high energy prices will go or _ introduced in 2015. no one knows how high energy prices will go or how- high energy prices will go or how long they will stay there, which means policymakers need to find a solution or this could be a very cold, dark winter for millions. government advice about the covid vaccine for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding hasn't changed — contrary to false claims being made on social media. an out—of—date document has been widely shared online. in fact, the nhs says the vaccine is safe, and it strongly reccommends pregnant women get the jab. 0ur health and disinformation reporter rachel schraerjoins me now. nice to see you. talk to me first of all about what people are saying online about the jab.— all about what people are saying online about the jab. online about the 'ab. claims that its breading — online about the 'ab. claims that its breading this — online about the jab. claims that its breading this week _ online about the jab. claims that its breading this week that - online about the jab. claims that its breading this week that the l its breading this week that the government advised changed and the vaccine was no longer safe for

pregnant women are maybe the government had admitted something made a u—turn. nothing about this was true. the nhs strongly recommends pregnant women get the jab because they are actually at higher risk from covid in particular towards the end of their pregnancies and higher risk of things like stillbirth and preterm delivery. but people really picked this up and we have seen it before. pregnancy and the vaccine has been a hot topic over the last couple of years. i think because it is such a sensitive issue in a vulnerable time for people, time they are worried about what they're putting in the body, so when people seize on this idea, people who might be ideas logically opposed to the vaccine perhaps and they want to kind of pick out anything and cause it to go viral, that can really sort of take off and take hold in people's imaginations. that's what i wanted to ask away where people getting this misinformation from and why did it take off online? it misinformation from and why did it take off online?— take off online? it came from nowhere. _ take off online? it came from nowhere. it — take off online? it came from nowhere, it was _ take off online? it came from nowhere, it was an _ take off online? it came from nowhere, it was an issue - take off online? it came from i nowhere, it was an issue before take off online? it came from - nowhere, it was an issue before but seem to have got away. what happened

was a twitter user found and the out a old report from 2020 on the government website which says there was not enough data or evidence to support recommending the vaccine to pregnant women. that was true at the time in 2020. at first, pregnant women were not advised to get the vaccine because there was not enough data to support it but then it was carefully studied, lots of people received it a more data was gathered and made available and we were then able to have that recommendation that it was safe. but because someone had picked out this old rubble and taken out of context, they suggested it was something new and to sort of add confusion to matters, the date stamp on the website has been changed because something else had been changed on that website, nothing to do with pregnancy, it allowed people to suggest this was a new thing. but the thing that really made this take off and take on a life of its own was being shared by influencers like former footballer matt le tissier who has some form with this, with making inaccurate claims about covid and vaccines. he shared this. so it

when from a fairly unknown user with not many followers who probably would not have been noticed saying, hang on, is it a new report? as the government changed its recommendations? to influencers like matt le tissier sharing it and it snowballed and took on a life of its own. it snowballed and took on a life of its own. ., , ., ., , snowballed and took on a life of its own. ., ., .,, ., snowballed and took on a life of its own. ., ., , . own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients _ own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients of _ own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients of a _ own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients of a story _ own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients of a story that - own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients of a story that will. own. it has almost all the perfect ingredients of a story that will go | ingredients of a story that will go viral, whether it is true or not. what does it tell us about people's willingness to share this sort of stuff? ., . , willingness to share this sort of stuff? .. , ., ., , willingness to share this sort of stuff? , ., ., .,, stuff? exactly what was notable here is very quickly. _ stuff? exactly what was notable here is very quickly, scientists _ stuff? exactly what was notable here is very quickly, scientists and - is very quickly, scientists and health bodies so that this may be on his confusion had taken place, people saw the report and thought it was new and leptin and said this is an old report. this is the current advice. this is what you need to know. but i think because that... the sentiment that was being shed played into something people are already believed or wanted to believe, ratherthan already believed or wanted to believe, rather than saying, all right, clearly an honest mistake was made, people are very willing to continue sharing the information and not retracting the misinformation

when it's out there for someone something is out there that plays neatly into people's believes, they are more likely to hold onto that rather than update their information and bleat with the retraction, the fact check. , and bleat with the retraction, the fact check-— fact check. interesting how they take on a life _ fact check. interesting how they take on a life of _ fact check. interesting how they take on a life of their— fact check. interesting how they take on a life of their own - fact check. interesting how they take on a life of their own and l take on a life of their own and spread so widely. rachel, thank you for explaining of all of that, important clarification. rachel schraer there. as the summer holidays draw to a close in england, for many families normality and structure can resume. but in ukraine, less than half of schools are ready to welcome pupils back for the new academic year. many sites are still in need of extensive repairs or do not have a bomb shelter close enough to re—open safely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more. this is irpin lyceum no 3 — a school once on the front line, used by both ukrainian and russian troops in the fight for kyiv. now, wounded from war and empty of children since february.

this new term, a fraction will be returning. it was my favourite place because i am sportsman and trainer of wrestling. stanislav, a director here, reckons at least 40 shells hit the building. translation: the building needs to be renovated. - we're looking for the money to do that. it could take up to a year. if you want to see what this war has done to people, look how nine—year—old danyl reacts to something crashing in the background. his mum, marina, is desperate to get him back to school. translation: he's scared. he didn't speak for two weeks. he would scream, "rockets, rockets!" and he still doesn't sleep well. i hug him and say, "mummy�*s with you and she'll never leave you."

for so many families, at the end of summer, september means returning to normality, routine and a chance to see friends again. but for the 2000 pupils here and many more across ukraine, they're going to be denied that — and will be for some time. in the kyiv region, three quarters of schools are ready to welcome pupils back, but the majority want to be taught remotely. not this family. translation: we want a proper future for our children and that _ depends on their education. we want them to have in—person communication with their peers and not through the screen. we've already done online schooling because of covid, and we don't want to do it again because of the war. "i'm more scared of my new teacher than i am of the war", says andriy.

the authorities are keen to show that they're ready to welcome back a generation for ever changed by this war. james waterhouse, bbc news in kyiv. it is just after 2.245. 0riginality, impact and wow—factor are just some of the criteria forjudges deciding who will win the natural history museum's prestigous wildlife photographer of the year competition. her are some spectacular images have been shortlisted at london's natural history musuem — including an underwater wonderland, a disappearing giraffe and a treefrog pool party. that is hard to say! one of the 'highly commended' images in the young wildlife photographer of the year category is called the snow stag. 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 thought 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. and 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. great pictures. the headlines on bbc news... go nuclear says borisjohnson as he promises £700 million for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister amid a mounting energy crisis. claims of torture are credible. the un releases its long—awaited report on allegations of human rights abuses against uyghur muslims in china.

tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull who has died at the age of 66. today marks deadline day in the summer transfer window for the premier league. it closes in 8 hours, and more than $1.2 billion has already been spent transferring players. it's a staggering amount of money in the midst of a cost—of—living crisis in the uk and transfers are being watched keenly by supporters. let's find out more from myowa quadri. he's a football commentator and host of the podcast stoppage time. thank you for being with us, good to see you. let me start at the beginning here. there might be a lot of people, the uninitiated, who don't know what the transfer window is, maybe explain it, an idiot�*s guide to the transfer window. is, maybe explain it, an idiot's guide to the transfer window. thank ou for guide to the transfer window. thank you for having me. _ guide to the transfer window. thank you for having me. the _ guide to the transfer window. thank you for having me. the transfer - you for having me. the transfer window is a period of economic activity between football clubs. there are two each season, we are now in the summer transfer window.

it's when you can sell players between clubs that are not actually signed to clubs. it only happens twice a year. we have the summer one now and we had the wind one in january. forsome now and we had the wind one in january. for some clubs, now and we had the wind one in january. forsome clubs, it's now and we had the wind one in january. for some clubs, it's an opportunity to bolster your clubs, but other clubs it said an opportunity to make economical gain if a player has piqued interest. and for some clubs come at a chance to balance the books. we only get two seasons are a lot of people try and do their business on the last day to make sure they have the right squad to take them all the way to january. so it is a very, very busy day, very manic. �* ., , so it is a very, very busy day, very manic. �* . , . ., so it is a very, very busy day, very manic. ~ . , . ., ., so it is a very, very busy day, very manic. �* . , . ., ., manic. and a very lucrative one as ou manic. and a very lucrative one as you touched _ manic. and a very lucrative one as you touched on. _ manic. and a very lucrative one as you touched on. 1.2 _ manic. and a very lucrative one as you touched on. 1.2 billion, - manic. and a very lucrative one as you touched on. 1.2 billion, we - manic. and a very lucrative one as| you touched on. 1.2 billion, we will come onto that but talk to me about the logistics. what happens, the window closes on eight hours and then what?— window closes on eight hours and then what? . ., . .,, , then what? once the window closes, that's it, unless _ then what? once the window closes, that's it, unless a _ then what? once the window closes, that's it, unless a player _ then what? once the window closes, that's it, unless a player is _ that's it, unless a player is unattached to a football club. you cannot sign anyone untiljanuary. so what we will see today is a lot of football clubs, a lot of agents make

a lot of moves at the last moment to make sure they have that right profile or the right player in the changing room. as we know, the world cup is coming up, a lot of squads having injuries already. we have a packed fixture schedule so you will see business. that is why in recent times, then those days become frantic. you hear players finishing training and having to travel from one side to the uk to the other because they are about to get moved. we have seen multiple cases where some moves follow off at the last minute because we have seen times when moves get an extension at the last minute. it is fireworks, it is a great festival to see but it can be very, very stressful time. so what are your highlights, what stood out for you in this transfer window? for me personally, one of the transfers that stood out the most was of erling haaland. a striker thatjoined manchester city. he was renowned for being an amazing goal—scorer and hasjust renowned for being an amazing

goal—scorer and has just proven renowned for being an amazing goal—scorer and hasjust proven it, what is really about in the premier league. he has scored nine goals in august, which is unheard of. it is incredible what he is doing. city looked like they will go on the title charge once again. in comparison, liverpool signed a big money signing, dava nunes but he has been unavailable because of a red card he picked up. 0utside been unavailable because of a red card he picked up. outside of the uk, we had a very big transfer in the world of football. robert lewandowski is one of the greatest strikers i moved from bayern munich to barcelona, in a big move to try and push them forward. and also christian eriksen to manchester united. many football fans will probably remember that name from the euros. he had a cardiac arrest playing for his nation, denmark, and was unable to play in italy again around legislation. but he played in the premier league for brentford, did really well and arguably got the move of his career now being at manchester united under a new

manager. so far, he's improved that team. those are a few that stick out but there i've been big—name transfers, youth recruitment strategies and other clubs. it has been a whirlwind. we would definitely see a few blockbuster signings before the deadline. yes. signings before the deadline. yes, big names. _ signings before the deadline. yes, big names. big _ signings before the deadline. yes, big names, big moves, _ signings before the deadline. yes, big names, big moves, big money. i wonderwhat big names, big moves, big money. i wonder what you make... £1.2 billion changing hands in the midst of a cost of living crisis. we are being told to tighten our belts and hunker down for winter. is the premier league operating on another planet right now? it feels so out of touch, doesn't it? it right now? it feels so out of touch, doesn't it?— doesn't it? it is weird because we have gone — doesn't it? it is weird because we have gone from — doesn't it? it is weird because we have gone from a _ doesn't it? it is weird because we have gone from a situation - doesn't it? it is weird because we have gone from a situation wherej doesn't it? it is weird because we i have gone from a situation where a few seasons ago, we were in the pandemic. a lot of footballing fans felt very detached from you couldn't go to games or really do anything. you are not part of it. now more than ever, we have social media and you do feel closer to your club but from the financial standpoint, you're right. the figures we are we are seeing are astronomical. it is like 60 million has become the new

30 million in football, especially in the premier league. even to save 30 million, it's a lot of moneyjust to say but it's the reality of where we are. there were so many conversations previously about the super league but the premier league in no is becoming its own super league. £1.2 billion spent is crazy. i think the closest league to spend that much is less than half of that. so in comparison, the premier league is ploughing forward in this sort of direction is going on. it is ploughing forward in this sort of direction is going on.— direction is going on. it feels like the premier— direction is going on. it feels like the premier league _ direction is going on. it feels like the premier league is _ direction is going on. it feels like the premier league is not - direction is going on. it feels like i the premier league is not immune direction is going on. it feels like - the premier league is not immune to inflation either. thank you for being with us. myowa quadri, football commentator and of podcast stoppage time. thank you for my initiation into the transfer window, initiation into the transfer window, i have learned a lot, thank you. 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. we will take a tour of all the other contending cities 0ver we will take a tour of all the other contending cities over the next few weeks as we get news of that announcement. but here is a favourite story of the day. a penguin at san diego zoo in california who's been fitted with orthopedic shoes.

meet lucas — a 4—year—old south african penguin with a degenerative foot condition known as bumblefoot. the therapy boots stop lucas from limping on his left foot. wildlife specialists at the zoo say he can now climb rocks, nest and swim in comfort, but he'll always need his therapy shoes. we have it all for you this afternoon on the bbc news channel. headlines coming up at three o'clock. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. today is the first day of meteorological autumn and the weather's really going to reflect that as we head into the weekend with low pressure setting in to bring some of us, not all of us, some wet and windy weather followed by sunshine and showers. and that theme will last into next week as well. but we have high pressure dominating the scene today. so mainly fine, some weather fronts affecting southern parts of the country. so here a bit more cloud around a few showers at times. the odd heavier one later in the day.

the odd light shower for southern scotland, northern england and into northern ireland, otherwise mainly dry here. temperatures around 20, 21 degrees in the central belt of scotland, the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales, so feeling quite warm and at times quite muggy. and then through this evening and overnight, the showers become a bit more widespread across central and southern parts of britain. the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. showers also pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. a slightly warmer air mass i think tonight, so temperatures not as low across scotland as they've been the last few nights. friday, again, a bit of a mixed picture, largely fine and dry across northern areas, some showers, some of them heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few showers dotted around england and wales. but equally, there will be some sunshine and will feel quite warm. highs of 26 degrees there, a little bit warmer further north too. now as we move out to friday into the start of the weekend, this area of low pressure really gets going and sits towards the west of the country. so it's going to be an unsettled day. windy for scotland, northern england, where we'll have a line of thundery showers, slow moving at times, more wet weather pushing to northern ireland, wales, south west england. best of the sunshine,

south east england and the far north of scotland. so again, quite warm in the south, and the east, 23, 24 degrees, a little bit cooler out west where we have the wind and the rain. and then sunday looks very windy, particularly across the south west — the risk of gales here, some heavy rain pushing northwards. a few showers getting in towards the east, but not that many. looks like that weather front will fizzle as it pushes into the south east. again, some warmth here, but a little bit fresher further north and west because of the wind and the rain. and this area of low pressure sits out towards the west of the uk, we think, as we head into next week. so it looks like it's going to be quite blustery. there will be some showers, even longer, spells of rain at times, some of them heavy and thundery. but i think fewer showers tending to affect the east, in particular the south east, where we'll see the best of the temperatures.

this is bbc news. the headlines... go nuclear says boris johnson go nuclear says borisjohnson as he promises £700 million for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister amid his last major speech as prime ministeramid a his last major speech as prime minister amid a mounting energy crisis. �* ., crisis. and so i say to you with the ro - hetic crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic candour _ crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic candour and _ crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic candour and clarity - crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic candour and clarity of i crisis. and so i say to you with the l prophetic candour and clarity of one who is about to hand over the torch of office, i say go nuclear and go large, go with sizewell c. the chairman of lukoil has died after falling from a hospital window, reports the country's media.

tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull who has died at the age of 66. he was funny when we sat you on the sofa, he was a brilliant journalist and you love this programme is your what serving you, the audience, so i'm sure you will miss him but we certainly will, too. two men are to be prosecuted over the death of three teenagers outside a disco in county tyrone in 2019. and coming up this hour, we will look at some of the stunning pictures in the running for wildlife photographer of the year. hello, welcome to bbc news. in his last major speech as prime minister, borisjohnson has promised £700 million pounds 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. 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. borisjohnson 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 power for another 15 yea rs. please welcome, liz truss... at the final hustings event last night, the candidates who are keen to say they would expand domestic energy production. the fact is, we should have made decisions years ago about nuclear power. we should be using more of the resources in the north sea. we should be doing fracking in areas where local communities support it.

in the short 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. the serious short—term 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 the millions 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. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, says today's anouncement won't make a difference to the current energy crisis. you are right and that is because it will take a long time to build so even if it were to be given the go—ahead, would still take 15 years to build so borisjohnson's speech went very heavy on criticising previous governments for what he called short—termism and myopia. he compared the number to india and france in the number they have to bring on, so this government has said it would invest in nuclear and its energy strategy which was

released earlier this year is committed, are set out in ambition rather to progress eight new nuclear reactors by 2030, it wants one of them to be over the line by 2024, the end of this parliament, and they set aside £1.7 billion to help that, the 700 million he has announced a day for the sizewell c project is part of that and the idea is to try and get it over the line. it will be up to the successor of borisjohnson to give the final go—ahead on this project but he was pretty clear that he thinks they should, he said it would be absolute madness not to go ahead with this project are not to get it over the line, and he urged them to go nuclear, go large. what is interesting is we are in this wait and see mode with still no confirmation of who the next prime minister will be on those big decisions will be taken by him or her, depending on who it ends up being, and all the while people face a soaring energy bill at home and very little constructive help coming down the line. yes, and that is because we are still in this holding pattern, so you very correctly pointed out that when you're talking about shoring up the supply of energy, that is a long—term ambition and will not help anyone over the next few months, so we are hearing this reassurance

that there will be help coming with a liz truss writing in the sun this morning that she would put in place immediate support to make sure people are not facing bills they cannot pay this winter for energy consumption but as you said what we are still lacking, and will be when we are in office, the detail of what the support might be. thank you so much.

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 alongside him, said he was 'the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business'. his family said he brought 'wamth and humour�* into peoples 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, 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 find it worthwhile. it certainly has been for me.

breakfast, 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 of 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, 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 1998. this may have been one of the shortest days of the calendar year, but for lockerbie, it's been the longest in its history. 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... 0h, he's back. what you're doing here is a bit of psycho campaigning, you are planting a seed of doubt in the electorate's mind... ..to prime ministers...

even if it explained away later, order has been restored. ..he was always ready with a quick one—liner. well, 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. but it was while filming celebrity bake—off for stand 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 yourselves tested. if you 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 and i think, i have 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. the united nations has accused china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse against uyghur 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 commissioner for 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. 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. a safety inspection — by un inspectors — had been delayed, but they've now arrived at the site. there've been fears of a radiation disaster at the plant, which finds itself on the frontline of the fighting.

saying the inspectors will be visiting the working hole, it is unlikely that they will have time to visit the reactors but that the mission will be allowed to return tomorrow, so it is a suggestion that this is going to be at least a two—day visit by these inspectors and there was a bit of confusion about how long these inspectors would be allowed to stay at this complex and four weeks we've been talking about tensions around these

nuclear facility with ukraine accusing russian forces of turning this facility into a military base, using it to launch attacks against ukrainian targets, perhaps knowing that ukrainian forces are more likely to retaliate and russia has rejected these accusations and says russian troops are there protecting the plant, and these inspectors will be looking for any kind of damage in the facility, also whether the facility remains safe after weeks of shelling in and around this complex and i think the hope is that they will be able to talk to the ukrainian technicians who are still operating the station. we heard from the head of the international atomic energy agency who is leading this mission and he said the objective was to prevent a nuclear accident. let's bring up to date with the headlines on bbc news. {30 let's bring up to date with the headlines on bbc news. go nuclear sa s boris

headlines on bbc news. go nuclear says boris johnson _ headlines on bbc news. go nuclear says boris johnson as _ headlines on bbc news. go nuclear says boris johnson as he _ headlines on bbc news. go nuclear says boris johnson as he promisesl says borisjohnson as he promises £700 million for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister amid a mounting energy crisis. the chairman of russia's lukoil energy giant ravil maganov has died after falling from a window in moscow according to the country cosmic media. when tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull who has died at the age of 66. the russian president, vladimir putin, has announced he won't attend this saturday's funeral of the last soviet leader who died on tuesday at the age of 91. mr putin paid his last respects to mikhail gorbachev, laying flowers at his open coffin earlier today. whilst there have been many tributes from global leaders past and present, many russians still blame mr gorbachev for the breakup of the soviet union.

0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has sent this update from moscow. so basically the message from the kremlin is vladimir putin is a busy man. his work schedule does not allow him to attend mikhail gorbachev�*s funeral. president putin did pay his respects today. he went separately to the hospital where mr gorbachev had passed away and he lay some flowers at the casket. however, i think that the fact that president putin won't be attending the funeral will be seen by many people here as a snub. i thought it was quite interesting yesterday when president putin sent a telegram to mikhail gorbachev�*s family expressing his condolences. it acknowledged the fact that mr. gorbachev had had a huge impact on the course of world history, but that was about it. and later, when president putin appeared on russian state television, he was chairing a meeting of the russian government. he made no reference to the fact that the former soviet leader had passed away. so what conclusions can we draw from all of this?

well, i think it shows that vladimir putin's kremlin has little desire to be closely associated with the ideas, the policies that mikhail gorbachev espoused. putin and gorbachev are two leaders who changed their countries, but in very different ways. mikhail gorbachev, by opening up the soviet union. by giving people more freedoms. by talking about democratisation. vladimir putin by closing down. russia by closing down shutting down democratic institutions. cracking down on dissent. the other thing i'd say, vladimir putin, i think when he looks at mikhail gorbachev, he sees someone who in his eyes was a weak leader, an indecisive leader. he sees someone who gives a bad example of how to run a country. that is why i think the kremlin doesn't want to get too involved here in in the funeral arrangements.

we still don't know whether it will be a state funeral. some suggestion there may be elements of a state funeral. and what will happen on saturday is mr gorbachev�*s casket will lie in the column hall of the house of unions. that's just across from red square. for a farewell ceremony that will be open to the public. novodevichy cemetery, where mr gorbachev will be laid to rest beside his late wife, raisa. nicola sturgeon is to meet union leaders in a bid to end the council workers' strike "crisis". the first minister will chair talks this afternoon, with the discussions taking place as the clean—up gets under way in some of scotland's largest councils after a walkout by cleansing department workers. let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon.

0ne one would say it cannot come soon enough. one would say it cannot come soon enou:h. , . ., , enough. yes, the clean-up has started in _ enough. yes, the clean-up has started in glasgow, _ enough. yes, the clean-up has started in glasgow, cleaning i enough. yes, the clean-up has| started in glasgow, cleaning up enough. yes, the clean-up has - started in glasgow, cleaning up the mess in glasgow, scotland's biggest city, started today and that is just a respite because the strikes resume again next tuesday and they also role in schools in some areas as well so this is a significant intervention from scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon, the first time she has been involved in the top and she will be meeting the council leaders and the body for the councils and she is first leading the pack meeting the leaders of the three unions involved in the strikes but it is a very difficult situation in terms of where the money will come from for any permanent pay rise which is what the council or the unions want to see, they want to see any pay rise consolidated into a flat rate pay increase of £925 but for it to be consolidated. the

council say they don't have the money in their budgets and they have exhausted their reserves, and the scottish government say their budget is finite but nonetheless nicola sturgeon is involved in the talks today and it's fair to say that is a significant intervention. she today and it's fair to say that is a significant intervention. she may be intervenin: significant intervention. she may be intervening and _ significant intervention. she may be intervening and mediating _ significant intervention. she may be intervening and mediating but - significant intervention. she may be intervening and mediating but how. intervening and mediating but how clear is that they can make any progress? it seems like the two sides are still very far apart. like my up sides are still very far apart. like my up till now, john swinney, deputy minister, has been involved in the top. minister, has been involved in the to -. , minister, has been involved in the to . _ , ., , minister, has been involved in the to. , ., , top. -- up until now. they say the decisions — top. -- up until now. they say the decisions are _ top. -- up until now. they say the decisions are not _ top. -- up until now. they say the decisions are not up _ top. -- up until now. they say the decisions are not up to _ top. -- up until now. they say the decisions are not up to them - top. -- up until now. they say the decisions are not up to them but l decisions are not up to them but they have found an extra £340 million so far to help with any pay uplift and of course nicola sturgeon has been criticised by the conservatives and others for her hands off approach while the rubbish has been piling up, so it's difficult to see how this will be resolved but the unions are pointing

to the deal down in england and saying that have to be matched here in scotland and they are warning of months of escalating action ahead if more money is not found. bind months of escalating action ahead if more money is not found.— more money is not found. and the escalatin: more money is not found. and the escalating action _ more money is not found. and the escalating action could _ more money is not found. and the escalating action could also - more money is not found. and the escalating action could also cover| escalating action could also cover schools and nurseries, couldn't it? the bins are the most visible problem here but it set to get worse of those schools and nurseries close, too. of those schools and nurseries close. too-— of those schools and nurseries close, too. , , . , close, too. yes, tuesday, wednesday, thursda , close, too. yes, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, several— close, too. yes, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, several areas _ close, too. yes, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, several areas have - close, too. yes, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, several areas have primary i thursday, several areas have primary schools and some secondary school shot. it is not the teachers on strike but it is the support staff, janitorial staff, often people at the lowest end of the pay scale, who will suffer the most of this cost of living crisis but it's fair to say one of the challenges for the scottish government might be that if they find extra money for this pay increase for councils, they will be all too aware they will face pressures in other areas of their budgets going forward to find money for pay increases there, too, with

teachers unhappy, the possibility that nhs staff might be asking for more money and you're talking about significant numbers of employees in all these areas and potentially significant pay increases being demanded as well so they will be concerned about opening the floodgates but everyone is aware there is a cost of living crisis with people at the bottom end of the scale in particular really suffering as their bills in terms of electricity, gas, food stuff goes up. electricity, gas, food stuff goes u . _ �* , , ., , electricity, gas, food stuff goes up. absolutely and i know you will keep up-to-date _ up. absolutely and i know you will keep up-to-date but _ up. absolutely and i know you will keep up-to-date but for _ up. absolutely and i know you will keep up-to-date but for now- up. absolutely and i know you will| keep up-to-date but for now thank keep up—to—date but for now thank you very much. 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. the body representing housing associations is urging people to... with heating supplies are a communal system. the federation says many people in this situation are elderly or more vulnerable, living in sheltered or supporting housing project and our social correspondence has the details. 94%. pics ox uen correspondence has the details. 9496. pics oxygen machine _ correspondence has the details. £496 pics oxygen machine helps correspondence has the details. 54923 pics oxygen machine helps keep this lady alive, she suffers from multiple lung conditions but she and her husband feel the impact of rising prices so are starting to cut down about the city to make sure the machine can be charged. i do down about the city to make sure the machine can be charged.— machine can be charged. i do not use a hell drier- — machine can be charged. i do not use a hell drier. anything _ machine can be charged. i do not use a hell drier. anything that _ machine can be charged. i do not use a hell drier. anything that uses - a hell drier. anything that uses electricity return. cooking rice... we limit cooking because it uses so much power. i try to keep it down as much power. i try to keep it down as much as possible. why track they

live in sheltered accommodation in bristol well they pay £29 per week towards the heating costs but such properties are not part of the energy price cap so that bills are set to rise to £90 per week in october. ~ ., ~' . set to rise to £90 per week in october. ~ ., ~ ., , ., , october. worked all my life, got my ension, if october. worked all my life, got my pension. if you _ october. worked all my life, got my pension, if you little _ october. worked all my life, got my pension, if you little pension - october. worked all my life, got my pension, if you little pension pots i pension, if you little pension pots and plan — pension, if you little pension pots and plan ahead but we did not know this was— and plan ahead but we did not know this was going to come. another 50 odd years _ this was going to come. another 50 odd years of working, never worried about _ odd years of working, never worried about we — odd years of working, never worried about... we never wasted electric as far as _ about... we never wasted electric as far as we _ about... we never wasted electric as far as we know, we brought up three children. _ far as we know, we brought up three children, paid ourway, never been in debt _ children, paid ourway, never been in debt. but— children, paid our way, never been in debt. �* , ., , in debt. but this housing association _ in debt. but this housing association owns - in debt. but this housing association owns many i in debt. but this housing - association owns many homes in debt. but this housing _ association owns many homes across south—west england, supporting mainly elderly or disabled residents with the charity cosmic total energy bill being four times higher than it was before. it will take about 35% of their income. the general

benchmark is you have to spend 10% of your income on energy so this is so much higher. i don't know how we can advise them. it’s so much higher. i don't know how we can advise them.— can advise them. it's ridiculous, i cannot absorb — can advise them. it's ridiculous, i cannot absorb it. _ can advise them. it's ridiculous, i cannot absorb it. i— can advise them. it's ridiculous, i cannot absorb it. i just _ can advise them. it's ridiculous, i cannot absorb it. i just could - can advise them. it's ridiculous, i cannot absorb it. ijust could not| cannot absorb it. ijust could not absorb it. cannot absorb it. i 'ust could not absorb it. �* ., , cannot absorb it. i 'ust could not absorb it.— cannot absorb it. i 'ust could not absorb it. �* ., , ., , ., absorb it. another resident does not know what we _ absorb it. another resident does not know what we will _ absorb it. another resident does not know what we will do _ absorb it. another resident does not know what we will do when - absorb it. another resident does not know what we will do when his - absorb it. another resident does not i know what we will do when his energy costs go up. the former navy man is on a fixed income and has already seen his other bills soar. i just seen his other bills soar. i 'ust cut back on i seen his other bills soar. i 'ust cut back on what i seen his other bills soar. i 'ust cut back on what i i seen his other bills soar. i 'ust cut back on what i send h seen his other bills soar. ijust cut back on what i send and i seen his other bills soar. inst cut back on what i send and make do like they did in the old days, reduced to current roof and potatoes __ my reduced to current roof and potatoes —— my corned beef and potatoes. making meals last. the -- my corned beef and potatoes. making meals last.— making meals last. the national housin: making meals last. the national housing federation _ making meals last. the national housing federation say - making meals last. the national| housing federation say hundreds making meals last. the national. housing federation say hundreds of households in england, mostly on low incomes are elderly, need help

through communal heating systems. it's for people who have experienced domestic abuse. it's all the people. they will be least equipped to be able to pay these huge, escalating costs. there is an energy price cap. the focus is very much on the future, not the past. ministers say there were £300 this winter to help with rising bills as well as the £400 that all british households will receive. not enough to calm this proud man's fears. we should say a spokesman said further funding will be available for those using heat networks and have confirmed they are giving new powers to 0fgem

to regulate prices in that sector. and some breaking news coming in this hour, this is a further update on the killing of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel who you may remember was shot and killed last monday. two men who were arrested have since been released and we are hearing two guns were used in the shooting of nine—year—old 0livia. this is the latest line coming from merseyside police. its latest line also announces they have released further cctv footage of the gunmen running away from that seen in liverpool, so you can see there, two guns used in the shooting. the police are appealing to the community to give them more information, anyone urged to come for that may have any further information about the latest line from merseyside police that two guns were used. in the shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel

last monday. more on that for you as we get it. but taking it to russia now because russian media is reporting that the chairman of russia's lukoil energy giant ravil maganov has died after falling from a hospital window in moscow. earlier in the year, the board of lukoil, russia's second biggest company, called for the conflict in ukraine to to a close as soon as possible. let's speak to our reporter from the russian service what more do we know about this death and the circumstances surrounding it? that about this death and the circumstances surrounding it? at the moment, russian _ circumstances surrounding it? at the moment, russian officials _ circumstances surrounding it? at the moment, russian officials have - moment, russian officials have confirmed the death but there is no further detail, so lukoil has published a statement saying that its top official has died, calling its top official has died, calling it —— make following a long illness. there are several reports noticing he was admitted to the hospital because of issues with his heart. as you rightly mentioned, in march of

this year, a bunch of lukoil top officials published a statement saying that they very much were concerned with what they called a conflict in ukraine and the mood in the country is very depressive but ravil maganov was not involved in politics, a very famous man in the oil industry and his brother is in charge of another russian oil company, and the details are scarce and it's really hard to understand the pattern or if it is just a coincidence. yes, ravil maganov the latest in some suspicious circumstances. we have an account he was suffering a serious illness, the other that he fell from a window. there will be a lot of questions and there are more questions than answers right now. yes, but we need to remember that

there can be different barriers. we don't know what his illness was. we know in russia that certain people with terminal illnesses do not get access to painkillers so they suffer tremendously. in the past, that is why some people have committed suicide because they could not get those painkillers. 0n the other hand, i spoke to several top industry officials, not in the oil industry officials, not in the oil industry but in the car industry, and the mood is very much depressed because they say that things which they were gradually building up for years and years, actually for decades, are now going to ashes because of the sanctions, which came in because of russia's invasion of ukraine. so that is for sure, that the mood in the industry, in the oil and the energy industry is very depressing but we don't know whether this is connected to the fact that he fell out of the window. i also

notice the russian media is very cautious and not calling it a suicide or anything else at the moment. , ~ , , moment. yes, keep us posted if there are further developments. _ moment. yes, keep us posted if there are further developments. thank - moment. yes, keep us posted if there are further developments. thank you | are further developments. thank you very much for being with us, 0lga. time for the weather now. hello. that today is the first day meteorological autumn. it looks like the weather will turn fairly autumnal for many of us as we head into the weekend. some heavy rain, some strong winds around. but today, because of high pressure around, it's going to be mainly dry, just a few showers dotted around. most of the showers will be across southern parts of britain because of these weather fronts here could turn out to be heavier as we move into this evening and overnight becoming a bit more widespread here. a few showers into the northwest, the uk, elsewhere, it's largely dry and it won't be quite as chilly across northern areas as what we've had the last few nights. then for friday it looks like it's going to be a fine start. some good spells of sunshine across northern areas. a few showers starting to push

into northern ireland. western scotland, the odd heavy thundery one here and there'll be a few showers dotted around parts of england and wales, but equally some good spells of sunshine where it'll feel quite warm. 26 degrees in the southeast, up to the low twenties, the central belt of scotland. but then it's a lot more unsettled this weekend. so wet, windy weather out west. elsewhere, it'll be one of sunshine and heavy showers. hello, this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson. the headlines: go nuclear says borisjohnson as he promises 700 million pounds for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister amid a mounting energy crisis.

released cctv shows the gunmen running from the scene. the chairman of russia's lukoil ravil maganov has died after falling from the hospital window in moscow. that according to the country's media. tributes pour in for their bbc breakfast presenter and tv personality bill turnbull, who has died at the age of 66. he was who has died at the age of 66. he: was funny when we sat here on the sofa and a brilliantjournalist and he loved this programme and serving you, the audience. i am sure you will miss him but we certainly will, too. ., ., ., , will miss him but we certainly will, too. ., ., .,, , . too. two men are to be prosecuted over the deaths _ too. two men are to be prosecuted over the deaths of _ too. two men are to be prosecuted over the deaths of three _ too. two men are to be prosecuted over the deaths of three teenagers | over the deaths of three teenagers in a crash outside a disco in county tyrone, northern ireland, in 2019. and coming up, we take a look at some of are stunning pictures for wildlife photographer of the year.

sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's laura. hello and good afternoon. we start with football and it's transfer deadline day and chelsea have agreed a deal in principle worth £12 million plus defender marcus alonso, for barcelona striker pierre—emerick aubameyang — that's according to spanish football journalist guillem balague. aubameyang scored 13 goals in 24 appearances for the catalan club afterjoining them from arsenal injanuary. he had a buyout clause of 100 million euros in his contract, but has only played eight minutes for them so far this season. the 33—year—old would be chelsea's seventh summer signing. manchester united have signed brazil winger antony from ajax for an initial fee of 95 million euros — that's £82 million. the deal, which includes a potential 5 million euros of add—ons, is the fourth most expensive signing in premier league history. the 22—year—old has signed a contract until 2027, with the option of an additional year.

leicester city have signed defender wout faes from french club reims. the 24—year—old comes in as a replacement for wesley fofana, who joined chelsea for about 70 million on wednesday. faes has joined on a five—year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the move subject to international clearance. and you'll be able to catch up with all the latest news from transfer deadline day, with a special episode of the football news show on bbc iplayer from 11 o'clock tonight. the second round of the uefa women's champions league has been drawn, with two british teams in action at the end of the month. there are two paths in the draw to decide the 12 teams who will make up the rest of the groups.arsenal are in the league path, they'll face ajax in the second round, while last season's scottish women's premier league winners rangers are in the champions path up against benfica. chelsea's women's super leage title secured them a spot in the group stage alongside barcelona, wolfsburg and last years winner lyon. to tennis now, and serena

williams showed she has no intention of ending her singles career without a fight after beating second seed anett kontavayt on another remarkable night at the us open. although the estonian was the strong favourite, she lost the first set on a tie break. williams ran out of steam, in the second set, but she recovered to win 6—2 in edgy decider. the 23 grand slam single's champion turns 41 next month, and intends to retire after the us open to concentrate on her family — a decision she discussed with friend and fellow sporting legend tiger woods. we talked a lot and he was really trying to get me motivated. and there was a few people but, you know, we were like, 0k, we can do this together, you know? and it was good because it was like i didn't know what i wanted to do but i was just last... —— just lost.

just so many questions and when you can rely on someone like that, i mean, my goodness, he's tiger woods, it was just really helpful to get clarity. meanwhile in the men's singles, britain's rising starjack draper, has enjoyed another stunning win beating the number 6 seed felix auger alliaseem in straight sets to reach round 3. centre tatyana heard makes her first england appearance in three years in an experimental side for saturday's world cup warm—up against the united states. five players from the starting 15 that beat france to a six nations grand slam remain. claudia macdonald, who thought her career had been ended by a neck injury in 2021, starts on the wing. cath 0'donnell also returns from injury to fight for a place in the second row. england's emily scarrat admitted that the selection process is always tough. selections are never a nice kind of period of time but as i say,

they are an inevitability come so everybody is trying to put their best foot forward, everybody is trying to support one another as well because we know it is a tough time for everybody. but, yes, you just hope everybody is able to go and show what they are about and then maybe some of the coaches will make that decision. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back in an hour wih another update. ben. we will see you then, laura, thank you. a reminder of some of the breaking news you can see at the bottom of the screen. the update from liverpool, an update from merseyside police saying two guns were used in the shooting that killed nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool last monday. they have also just released new cctv footage showing the gunman running away from the scene. they have been giving an update in the last hour, let's take a listen. i am auoin to last hour, let's take a listen. i am going to show _ last hour, let's take a listen. i am going to show you _ last hour, let's take a listen. i am going to show you some - last hour, let's take a listen. i —n going to show you some footage in a moment of a man that murdered 0livia. i am doing this because

people may recognise what he is wearing. it may also help people remember seeing him in the area that night that 0livia was murdered and thereby help us trace where he is and where he went. if you can play that footage now... this footage we are looking out at the moment shows the gunman running along finch lane, away from kings heath avenue, which is of course where 0livia lived. use then see him turn right into barry fudge road and then go out of sight. we know this man is climbing through gardens and through people's back yards in order to avoid being identified, as well as using the roads, as you can see. you will see from the footage that the gunman is

wearing a black padded jacket, a black balaclava with a peak, black gloves and also dark trainers with distinctive white soles. he is described as approximately five foot seven tall and of slim build. this is the man we are hunting for. we need to know where he went that night. i need to know if you saw him in the area. remember, this was shortly after 10pm on monday the 22nd of august. now i know that there will be people shielding him and helping this man avoid being found by the police. if you are found by the police. if you are found doing this, then we will do everything legitimately possible to bring you to justice. it is beyond comprehension how anyone could protect or harbour a man who is responsible for killing a nine—year—old child. this man is toxic. he is toxic to our

communities and if you are protecting him, he is toxic to you and yourfamily. i want you to protecting him, he is toxic to you and your family. i want you to place the loyalty that you have towards your family above the loyalty that your family above the loyalty that you may have two this man. i want the information as to where this man is. i am now going to talk about the gun that was used in this attack. the investigation team have worked closely with partners in the forensic arena and ballistic service. i can now confirmed there were two guns used in this attack. i believe at this time that the gunman brought both of those weapons to the scene. he had them with him at the time of the attack. i also believe that the gunman took both of those guns away with him when he callously

left the scene, as we have just seen on the cctv. i clearly want to know where those guns are. you may have been told to hide or dispose of them and i understand that some people might be frightened in those circumstances. but i want you to do the right thing for 0livia circumstances. but i want you to do the right thing for olivia and her mum and the right thing is to tell us where those guns are. that was merseyside — us where those guns are. that was merseyside police _ us where those guns are. that was merseyside police with _ us where those guns are. that was merseyside police with the - us where those guns are. that was merseyside police with the latest i merseyside police with the latest update into the shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel. two key messages out of that. two guns were used in that shooting, that fatal shooting last monday. but also the latest cctv footage which was released. there was also a stark warning they are to anyone who may be harbouring the suspect, who is keeping them sheltered right now. we had from merseyside police saying they would use everything legitimately possible to prosecute anyone found to be harbouring the suspect or indeed holding on to either of those guns that were used

in the shooting. the police very keen to trace the suspect but also the two weapons that were used in the two weapons that were used in the shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool last monday. more that for you as we get it. let's turn our attention to a series of nationwide art festivals that are suspected to draw 66 million art visitors across the uk but had seen less than 250,000. an boxed creativity in the uk was announced in 2018 by the then remy theresa may. it has cost £120 million. it has also been dubbed the festival of brexit but the artists of involved in the festival are actively protesting against that association. we can speak to a professor of political and social theory at the university of east anglia. thank you forjoining us. what has gone wrong, why is no one

going to this festival of brexit? i think the same thing has gone wrong here as with many things. a difficult time for many people, people are worried about money and saving money and they don't necessarily feel like celebrating. it's almost seen as bad taste going out and celebrating where everyone is anxious about where we are going. but also the procedure and planning for the event got completely caught up for the event got completely caught up by covid and made arranging it, promoting it and securing all the venues extremely difficult. so it suffered in the way a lot of things have over the last few years. it is one thing to _ have over the last few years. it is one thing to slightly undershoot your targets but the target for visitor numbers is 66 million and i know this only launched in march, so there is time yet. but 238,000 since march. this isn'tjust sort of narrowly missing targets but a colossal failure, narrowly missing targets but a colossalfailure, isn't it? i narrowly missing targets but a colossal failure, isn't it? colossalfailure, isn't it? i don't think it is _

colossalfailure, isn't it? i don't think it is anything _ colossalfailure, isn't it? i don't think it is anything anyone - colossalfailure, isn't it? i don't think it is anything anyone willl think it is anything anyone will want to put on their cv and crow about. i imagine it's partly to do with overpromising, in some respects. expecting you could get thousands and thousands of people turning up, which looked like something you could look to do in 2018. now much harder to do. therefore it leaves everybody involved looking somewhat shamefaced, i would say. i involved looking somewhat shamefaced, i would say. shamefaced, iwould say. itouched on in the introduction, _ shamefaced, iwould say. itouched on in the introduction, the - shamefaced, iwould say. itouched on in the introduction, the artists . on in the introduction, the artists involved actively don't want that association, they don't want it to be a festival of brexit butjust talk about uk creativity and is something as a country we should champion, what we creatively, a huge industry. i suppose that is where the problem lies, isn't it? a lot of these artists saying the association with brexit as part of the problem and many of them are quite pro—eu themselves? and many of them are quite pro-eu themselves?— and many of them are quite pro-eu themselves? yes, i think it was also a somewhat — themselves? yes, i think it was also a somewhat peculiar— themselves? yes, i think it was also a somewhat peculiar idea _ themselves? yes, i think it was also a somewhat peculiar idea to - themselves? yes, i think it was also | a somewhat peculiar idea to organise a somewhat peculiar idea to organise a festival around a partisan political issue. you can see why it

wouldn't really make sense. it's one thing to have an olympic ceremony, celebrated national sport or to have something like the festival of britain, 1951, coming out of war. brexit was so divisive and continues to be decisive and continuing to be worked out, you can see why it was a waste going to be a problem for it. and as you say, artists are slightly more likely than people on average to be worried about brexit. brexit has had a very significant effect on creative people and artists and performers�* livelihood, it is harder and more expensive for them to travel internationally to perform and harder to bring their partners overfrom other and harder to bring their partners over from other parts of the country. so you would expect that. of course, whenever you ask art to confine itself in a political project it will resist it. it is there to see things in different ways at look beyond the present and present a different perspective. that is what these artists have done and i wouldn�*t blame them for it. i feel sorry for them in terms of being caught up in this and not get

me audiences they perhaps deserved. is there a way this can be salvaged? £120 million already spent on it. if there are things to champion, is there are things to champion, is there are things to champion, is there a way this can be turned around? , ., ., ., ._ , around? yes, on the one hand, maybe it is true all— around? yes, on the one hand, maybe it is true all publicity _ around? yes, on the one hand, maybe it is true all publicity is _ around? yes, on the one hand, maybe it is true all publicity is good _ it is true all publicity is good publicity and people will know more about it might look at it and see if they were anxious about it being a very political event, maybe they will see is not. more broadly, i think if you want to look on the bright side, it has been a difficult time for the creative sector and people working in the arts. this is an instance where people have been able to access and funding and resources to practice and develop their work whatever it might be. and of course it is notjust famous performers that get involved but all kinds of people that come in and work and do the building and carpentry and lighting and so forth, so also an investment and delete in an important part of the skills base which makes it possible for there to be events of any kind, events many of us do enjoy and often go to. good of us do en'oy and often go to. good

to have of us do enjoy and often go to. good to have your — of us do enjoy and often go to. good to have your thoughts, _ of us do enjoy and often go to. good to have your thoughts, thank you for speaking to us this afternoon. professor of political and social theory at the university of east anglia. we should say, a statement from the department of culture, media and sport, they told us the past few months have seen people throughout the uk experiencing many different events and activities and more are planned and more projects opening this month. it is much too early, they say, about engagement numbers. the figures will be released as part of the evaluation process when the programme is over. so that from the department of culture, media and sport. as promised, we were talking about the news you can see at the bottom of the screen latest updates from merseyside police over the killing of olivia pratt—korbel, the nine—year—old girl who was shot in liverpool last monday. the police have also released new cctv footage that we can now see a little more clearly on the screen. the police were showing it at the press conference within the last hour. they of course are very keen for anyone who has any information about

the suspect and indeed the two guns that have now been known to be used in the killing, they are appealing to the public to come forward. also a stark warning to anyone who they think might be harbouring the suspect or hiding or disposing of those weapons. so that is the latest footage we have from merseyside police. it is 3.51. 0riginality, impact and wow—factor are just some of the criteria forjudges deciding who will win the natural history museum�*s prestigous wildlife photographer of the year competition. some spectacular images have been shortlisted at london�*s natural history musuem — including an underwater wonderland, a disappearing giraffe and a treefrog pool party. one of the �*highly commended�* images in the young wildlife photographer of the year category is called the snow stag. 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 thought 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. and 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. great pictures. worries over prospects for the uk economy led to the pound to slide by around 5% against the us dollar in august. the last time the pound fell so much against the dollar was in october 2016, in the aftermath of the brexit vote. sterling sank again on thursday morning, dipping below $1.16 on the currency markets. joining me now is our business correspondent, noor nanji. so, a big slide, talk us through why this is happening, what is

happening?— this is happening, what is happening? this is happening, what is haueninu? . ,., ~ happening? currencies are like the share price — happening? currencies are like the share price of _ happening? currencies are like the share price of a _ happening? currencies are like the share price of a country. _ happening? currencies are like the share price of a country. they - happening? currencies are like the share price of a country. they are. share price of a country. they are seen as a sign of confidence in a country�*s economic prospects. so when you see a fall like this, it can be seen as a sign investors are getting nervous about the outlook for the uk economy. of course, we already had the warning from the bank of england that the uk economy is set to fall into a recession later this year. recession had being defined as when the economy shrinks for two consecutive quarters. earlier this week, we had the investment bank goldman sachs morning the recession will continue likely until 2024, so that has been adding to the general sense of gloom. 0f adding to the general sense of gloom. of course, all around us we have seen the impact of rising prices, rising inflation, that is impacting consumers as well as businesses and that also looks likely to continue because of course we have that big increase in energy bills which is coming into effect in october. all of these fears have 0ctober. all of these fears have been weighing on the pound. as you said, it fell by 5% against the us

dollar in august. it was also weaker against the euro. why does that matter? well, you probably will ever notice there�*s said you had been travelling recently because a weaker pound means your holiday spending money won�*t be as far. band i pound means your holiday spending money won't be as far. and i suppose civen money won't be as far. and i suppose given everything _ money won't be as far. and i suppose given everything you _ money won't be as far. and i suppose given everything you had _ money won't be as far. and i suppose given everything you had said, - money won't be as far. and i suppose given everything you had said, you i given everything you had said, you might understand why that is happening, given all of the concerns about the state for the uk economy. but there are other factors at play. a bit of a perfect storm here? that is riuht. a bit of a perfect storm here? that is right. analysts _ a bit of a perfect storm here? t'isgt is right. analysts say this is being driven by a stronger dollar. the dollar is strong partly because investors are seeing is a safe bet, a safe haven in un—certain economic times. but it has also been strong because of us interest rate rises and those look set to continue as well, because of course last week we had the head of the us central bank, the federal reserve, saying that in... indicating interest rates will continue to rise as a combat

inflation, so those factors are at play here. it inflation, so those factors are at play here-— play here. it underlines how interlinked _ play here. it underlines how interlinked all— play here. it underlines how interlinked all these - play here. it underlines how interlinked all these things l play here. it underlines how- interlinked all these things are, and one move somewhere has an effects elsewhere. thank you, really good to have that explanation there. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. today is the first day of meteorological autumn and the weather�*s really going to reflect that as we head into the weekend with low pressure setting in to bring some of us, not all of us, some wet and windy weather followed by sunshine and showers. and that theme will last into next week as well. but we have high pressure dominating the scene today. so mainly fine, some weather fronts affecting southern parts of the country. so here a bit more cloud around a few showers at times. the odd heavier one later in the day. the odd light shower for southern scotland, northern england and into northern ireland, otherwise mainly dry here. temperatures around 20, 21 degrees in the central belt of scotland, the low—to—mid 20s for england and wales, so feeling quite warm and at times quite muggy. and then through this evening and overnight, the showers become a bit more

widespread across central and southern parts of britain. the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. showers also pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. a slightly warmer air mass i think tonight, so temperatures not as low across scotland as they�*ve been the last few nights. friday, again, a bit of a mixed picture, largely fine and dry across northern areas, some showers, some of them heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few showers dotted around england and wales. but equally, there will be some sunshine and will feel quite warm. highs of 26 degrees there, a little bit warmer further north too. now as we move out to friday into the start of the weekend, this area of low pressure really gets going and sits towards the west of the country. so it�*s going to be an unsettled day. windy for scotland, northern england, where we�*ll have a line of thundery showers, slow moving at times, more wet weather pushing to northern ireland, wales, south west england. best of the sunshine, south east england and the far north of scotland. so again, quite warm in the south, and the east, 23, 24 degrees, a little bit cooler out west where we have the wind and the rain. and then sunday looks very windy, particularly across the south west — the risk of gales here,

some heavy rain pushing northwards. a few showers getting in towards the east, but not that many. looks like that weather front will fizzle as it pushes into the south east. again, some warmth here, but a little bit fresher further north and west because of the wind and the rain. and this area of low pressure sits out towards the west of the uk, we think, as we head into next week. so it looks like it�*s going to be quite blustery. there will be some showers, even longer spells of rain at times, some of them heavy and thundery. but i think fewer showers tending to affect the east, in particular the south east, where we�*ll see the best of the temperatures.

this is bbc news. the headlines... police say two guns were used in the shooting that killed 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool last week. they received cc —— released cctv footage that showed the gunmen running away from the scene. go nuclear says borisjohnson as he promises 700 million pounds for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister amid a mounting energy crisis. and so i say to you with the prophetic canned or and clarity of one who is about to hand over the torch of office, i say go nuclear and go large with sizewell c. claims of torture are credible — the un releases its long—awaited

—— the chairman of russia�*s lukoil energy giant, ravil maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in moscow according to the country�*s media. tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull who has died at the age of 66. he was funny when we sat here on the sofa, he was a brilliant journalist and he loved this programme and loved serving you, the audience, so i�*m sure you will miss him but we certainly will, too. and coming up this hour, we will look at some of the stunning pictures in the running for wildlife photographer of the year.

hello to you, good afternoon. in the last hour, merseyside police have revealed that two guns were used in the shooting that killed nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel of the shot in a home on august 22 as her mother tried to stop a government from entering the house. detectives have now released cctv of the gunmen running from the scene. a35—year—old man who was the target of the attack and was on parole remains in hospitalfor treatment and will be returned to prison when he is discharged. detective chief superintendent gave an update about the investigation at a news conference a little earlier. i will show some _ conference a little earlier. i will show some footage _ conference a little earlier. i will show some footage in - conference a little earlier. i will show some footage in a - conference a little earlier. i ii. show some footage in a moment of a man that murdered 0livia. i�*m doing this because people may recognise what he is wearing. it may also help

people remember seeing him in the area on the night that 0livia was murdered and thereby help us trace where he is and where he went. if we can play that footage now. this footage that we are looking out at the moment shows the gunmen running along finch lane. away from the place where 0livia lived. you can then siem turn right into beresford road and go out of sight. we know this man is climbing through gardens and three people�*s back yards in order to avoid being identified as well as using the roads, as you can see. you will see from the footage that the gunman is wearing a black padded jacket, a black balaclava with a peak, black gloves and also has dark trainers with distinctive

white soles. he is described as approximately five feet seven toll and of slim build. this is the man we are looking for. we need to know where he went that night and i need to know if you saw him in the area. remember, this was shortly after 10pm on monday 22nd of august. now, i know there will be people shielding him and helping this man avoid being found by the police. if you are found doing this, then we will do everything legitimately possible to bring you to justice. it is beyond comprehension how anyone could protect or harbour a man who is responsible for killing a nine—year—old child. this man is toxic. he is toxic to our communities and if you are protecting him, he is toxic to you

and yourfamily. i want you to protecting him, he is toxic to you and your family. i want you to place the loyalty that you have towards your family above the loyalty that your family above the loyalty that you may have two this man. i want the information as to where this man is. i�*m now going to talk about the gun that was used in this attack. the investigation team have worked closely with partners within the forensic arena and the national ballistics intelligence service, and i can now confirm that there were two guns used in this attack. i believe at this time that the gunmen brought both of those weapons to the scene, he had them with him at the time of the attack, i also believe that the gunmen took both of those guns away with him when he callously left the scene. as we�*ve just seen, on the cctv. i clearly want to know

where those guns are. you may have been told to hide or dispose of them. i understand that some people might be frightened in those circumstances but i want you to do the right thing for 0livia circumstances but i want you to do the right thing for olivia and her mum. and the right thing is to tell us where those guns are. 50. mum. and the right thing is to tell us where those guns are.- us where those guns are. so, that the latest update _ us where those guns are. so, that the latest update we _ us where those guns are. so, that the latest update we have - us where those guns are. so, that the latest update we have from i the latest update we have from merseyside police on the shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel. two guns were involved, that new cctv footage and once again another appealfor anyone who cctv footage and once again another appeal for anyone who may be harbouring the suspect or indeed trying to dispose of those weapons and more on that for you as we get it. just another line of breaking news to bring you related to that ongoing disruption in the country�*s railways, we now have new dates from the rail and maritime union, announcing fresh strikes will take place across the rail networks on the 15th and 17th of september. you might remember this coincides with

some other strike action announced just yesterday, further walk—outs from staff. all of this coordinated dry action causing chaos to the train network and you will know this is a long—running dispute over pay, jobs, conditions and reform of the railways, the rmt calling for further pay increases for staff to keep up with the cost—of—living which is rising and the modernisation to the way the shift and working practices are enforced, so you can see the rmt workers will walk out on the 15th and 17th of september, more on that a little later. let�*s return to our other top story this hour. in his last major speech as prime minister, borisjohnson has promised £700 million pounds 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. 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. borisjohnson 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 power for another 15 yea rs. please welcome, liz truss... at the final hustings event last night, the candidates who are keen to say they would expand domestic energy production. the fact is, we should have made decisions years ago about nuclear power. we should be using more of the resources in the north sea. we should be doing fracking in areas where local communities support it. in the short 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. the serious short—term 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 the millions 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. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, says today�*s anouncement won�*t make a difference to the current energy crisis. nuclear projects take a very long time to build. so sizewell c even if it is to be given the go ahead, if it were to be given the go ahead could still take about 15 years to build. so borisjohnson�*s speech, as you said, went very heavy on on criticising previous governments for what he called short termism, myopia that they hadn�*t invested in nuclear. and so we hadn�*t been opening new nuclear power stations. he said there hadn�*t been one for 27 years comparing that with, for example, india and france and the number that they have to bring on stream. so this government has said that it would invest in nuclear in its energy strategy, which was released earlier this year. it committed to set out an ambition rather to, as it calls progress, eight new nuclear reactors by 2030. it wants one to be over the line by 2024 at the end of this parliament. and they set aside £1.7 billion to help that. the 700 million that he�*s announced

today for the sizewell c project is part of that £1.7 billion. and the idea is to to try and get it over the line. now, it will, of course, be up to the successor of borisjohnson to give the final go ahead on this project. but he was pretty clear that he thinks they should. he said it would be absolute madness not to go ahead with this project, not to get it over the line. he urged them to, as he put it, go nuclear, go large, go sizewell. —— he urged them to, as he put it, go nuclear, go large, go sizewell c, and what�*s interesting though is once again, we�*re in this sort of wait and see mode. aren�*t we still no confirmation of who the next prime minister will be? those big decisions will be taken by him or her, whoever it ends up being. and yet all the while people are facing a soaring energy bill at home and very little constructive help coming down the line.

that�*s correct. and that, as you said, is because we are still in this holding pattern. so you very correctly pointed out that when we�*re talking here about shoring up the supply of energy, getting it, securing the supply, that is a long term ambition that is not going to help anybody�*s bill go down in the next two or three months. and so we are repeatedly hearing that there is this reassurance that there will be some hope, some help coming. liz truss writing in the sun this morning that she would put in place immediate support to make sure that people aren�*t facing bills that they can�*t pay this winter for for energy consumption. but as you said, what we�*re still lacking and we will be lacking until they are in office is the detail of what that support might be. i�*m nowjoined by tom greatrex who is chief executive of the nuclear industry association. thanks for being with us. boris johnson says go nuclear, go large. what do you make of what you heard today? hat what do you make of what you heard toda ? ., ., ~

today? not often i thinki completely _ today? not often i thinki completely agree - today? not often i thinki completely agree with . today? not often i think i | completely agree with the today? not often i think i - completely agree with the prime minister but i completely agree with the prime minister. we need to get on with it, we had to for a while and the reason we have to get on with it is because we can see what the reality is from being overly exposed to the volatility of the fossil fuel crisis. exposed to the volatility of the fossilfuel crisis. it is happening now in terms of households in the wider economy and we have to get nuclear capacity built for a secure supply that means the price will be predictable and people will know what they are getting into. it is easy for a lot of us to talk about how long this will take to come online, sizewell c not expected to be up and running and generating electricity until the 20 30s but the prime minister very keen to point the finger of blame at nick clegg in the finger of blame at nick clegg in the coalition government and that now sort of info on of him saying let�*s not invest because it will not come online until 2022 and here we are in 2022 facing a huge energy crisis. , , ., , .,

crisis. the best time to build a nuclear power _ crisis. the best time to build a nuclear power station - crisis. the best time to build a nuclear power station was - crisis. the best time to build a nuclear power station was ten | crisis. the best time to build a - nuclear power station was ten years ago in the second best time is now. people who do not build one will be cut in the same situation we are now which is being reliant on gas for the majority of our electricity and even with a big build on renewables and the volatility of the gas price, we can see what is happening in the last year and it started happen before the russian invasion of ukraine and it has been exacerbated by that but that is something governments cannot control, your lack of energy security has real term impact in the underpinning features of the economy and inflation, and interest rates all trace back to the reality we have now, which is the energy prices going up because we have not got lines in the country. why, is there a danger in reliance of nuclear because of the current crisis we face, as some countries are pulling back from nuclear and giving perceived dangers associated with it

in places like japan and fukushima, i was up in suffolk at the weekend and there is a lot of opposition to this power station going ahead, not least because of the disruption it will cause but the idea of having what could be a very dangerous nuclear reactor on the site and they say they don�*t want it in their back yard. say they don't want it in their back ard. , ., ., , , say they don't want it in their back ard. , . ., say they don't want it in their back ard. , . , ., ., say they don't want it in their back ard. , . , . . ., yard. there is always a danger to mistake noise _ yard. there is always a danger to mistake noise for _ yard. there is always a danger to mistake noise for volume, - yard. there is always a danger to mistake noise for volume, there | yard. there is always a danger to i mistake noise for volume, there is a lot of support in the east of england for sizewell c, which would be built adjacent to sizewell b, which is adjacent to sizewell a, for many generations, the best impact it has had as the economic impact for that part of the country and supplying jobs, that part of the country and supplyingjobs, notjust that part of the country and supplying jobs, notjust operating it but in the supply chain and you�*re wrong about japan, it but in the supply chain and you�*re wrong aboutjapan, japan is accelerating with the process of restarting nuclear reactors, we seen in france in the us, canada, the uae, across the world now, including

in europe, including in places which previously had a different attitude, a reassessment of the fact of the understanding that we will get off fossil fuels both energy security and environmental reasons and the way to get to a net zero secure reliable price, predictable supply is by having a mix of supply including nuclear and you�*re seeing a change in attitude that people think it is not completely up—to—date. think it is not completely up-to-date-_ think it is not completely u-to-date. �* ., think it is not completely u-to-date. ., , up-to-date. agreed, low-carbon but not low risk — up-to-date. agreed, low-carbon but not low risk and _ up-to-date. agreed, low-carbon but not low risk and it _ up-to-date. agreed, low-carbon but not low risk and it is _ up-to-date. agreed, low-carbon but not low risk and it is not _ up-to-date. agreed, low-carbon but not low risk and it is not just - not low risk and it is notjust those local protesters who do not like the idea of this, the former green party leader caroline lucas said it is massively costly, achingly slow and carries huge, unnecessary risks and says this enormous upfront cost will be passed onto consumers, this is not panacea, this is not the solution to our energy problem although it might secure supply. i energy problem although it might secure supply-— energy problem although it might secure supply. i will take each part of caroline — secure supply. i will take each part of caroline lucas's _ secure supply. i will take each part of caroline lucas's statement, - of caroline lucas�*s statement, expensive, it�*s the cheapest

generated into the uk at the moment. look at the prices of electricity we currently pay, look at the august prices, on average 400 pounds per megawatt hour, that is huge and that comes from not the secure and reliable low carbon power, in terms of safety, it�*s the safest form of electricity generation, the cleanest form, and it takes time to build the infrastructure but once you dealt it, class very, very long time and what he built at hinkley and sizewell can generate electricity for at least 60, may be more like 70 or 80 years, so it is not expensive, it is actually in intensive, meaning and a lot of money at the front end once you�*ve built it, it is very low maintenance. it is dependable for a very long time and that is what it brings alongside other income sources to get us to secure and reliable in the future. there is not any sensible, rational assessment of how you get to net zero that doesn�*t

include firm nuclear power as part of it. white make good to have your thoughts and thanks for being with us this afternoon. elsewhere... 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. staying in ukraine... the country has accused russia of renewed shelling close to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. a safety inspection — by un inspectors — had been delayed, but they�*ve now arrived at the site. there�*ve been fears of a radiation disaster at the plant, which finds itself on the frontline of the fighting. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and has been following the latest developments and movements of the inspectors. yeah. after travelling through this grey zone of between territory controlled

by ukrainian forces and territory occupied by russian troops, the inspectors from the international atomic energy agency are finally at the ridge nuclear power complex. now, we just had an update from the head of the local authority there in the region of zaporizhzhia saying that today the inspectors will be visiting the working hall. it is unlikely that they�*re going to have time to visit the reactors, but that the mission will be allowed to return tomorrow. so it�*s a suggestion that this is going to be at least a two day visit by these inspectors. there was a little bit of confusion about how long these inspectors would be allowed to stay at this complex. and for weeks, we�*ve been talking about tensions around this nuclear facility with ukraine, accusing russian forces of turning this facility into a military base, using it to launch attacks against ukrainian targets, perhaps knowing that ukrainian forces are unlikely to retaliate. russia has rejected these accusations and says russian troops are there protecting the plant and these inspectors will be looking for any kind of damage in the facility. also, whether the facility remains safe after weeks of shelling in and around this complex.

and i think the hope is that these monitors will be able to talk to the ukrainian technicians who are still operating the station. now, we heard from raphael grossi, the head of the international atomic energy agency, who is leading this mission. and he said the objective was to prevent a nuclear accident. the united nations has accused china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse against uyghur 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 commissioner for 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, northern ireland.

lauren bullock, morgan barnard and conor currie suffered fatal injuries in the incident outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown in 2019. here�*s our ireland correspondent chris page st patrick�*s night, 2019, three and a half years ago, that hundreds of young people were queuing outside the greenvale hotel here in cookstown, and what should have been a very enjoyable night turned into one of unspeakable horror. there was a crush. those three teenagers lost their lives. morgan barnard and lauren bullock are 17, and conor currie, who was a year younger. so there�*s been a long and very complex investigation. detectives have taken about 1300 witness statements, and today prosecutors have announced they are to bring charges of gross negligence, manslaughter against two men. they�*re 43 and 55. and it�*s understood the 55 year old is the owner of the hotel 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 backup. but crown lawyers have decided there�*s insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges, that there�*s insufficient evidence that police realised the seriousness of exactly what was happening outside the hotel. the policing watchdog here, though, the police 0mbudsman is continuing an investigation and she will decide, in herview, whether the officers were at fault. so 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 they�*ve once again extended their deepest sympathies. 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 alongside him, said he was �*the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business�*. his family said he brought �*wamth and humour�* into peoples 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, 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 find it worthwhile. it certainly has been for me. breakfast, 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 of 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, 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 1998. this may have been one of the shortest days of the calendar year, but for lockerbie, it�*s been the longest in its history. 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... 0h, he�*s back. what you�*re doing here is a bit of psycho campaigning, you are planting a seed of doubt in the electorate�*s mind... ..to prime ministers... even if it explained away later, order has been restored. ..he was always ready

with a quick one—liner. well, 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. but it was while filming celebrity bake—off for stand 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 yourselves tested. if you 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 and i think, i have 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. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. today is the first day meteorological autumn. it looks like the weather will turn fairly autumnal for many of us as we head into the weekend. some heavy rain, some strong winds around. but today, because of high pressure around, it�*s going to be mainly dry, just a few showers dotted around. most of the showers will be across southern parts of britain because of these weather fronts here could turn out to be heavier as we move into this evening and overnight becoming a bit more widespread here. a few showers into the northwest, the uk, elsewhere, it�*s largely dry and it won�*t be quite as chilly across northern areas as what we�*ve had the last few nights. then for friday it looks like it�*s going to be a fine start. some good spells of sunshine across northern areas. a few showers starting to push into northern ireland.

western scotland, the odd heavy thundery one here and there�*ll be a few showers dotted around parts of england and wales, but equally some good spells of sunshine where it�*ll feel quite warm. 26 degrees in the southeast, up to the low twenties, the central belt of scotland. but then it�*s a lot more unsettled this weekend. so wet, windy weather out west. elsewhere, it�*ll be one of sunshine and heavy showers. hello this is bbc news. i�*m ben thompson. the headlines: merseyside police say two guns were used in the shooting that killed nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool last week, as they release cctv showing the gunman running from the scene. "go nuclear", says borisjohnson, as he promises £700 million for the sizewell c power station project in his last major speech as prime minister, amid a mounting energy crisis. and 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, go with sizewell c. the chairman of russia�*s lukoil energy giant, ravil maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in moscow according to the country�*s media. tributes pour in for bbc breakfast television presenter and tv personality bill turnbull, who has died at the age of 66. he was funny when we sat here on the sofa, he was a brilliant journalist and he loved this programme and he loved serving you — the audience. so i�*m sure you will miss him but we certainly will too. two men are to be prosecuted over the deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a disco in county tyrone, northern ireland in 2019.

it is just after 4.30. time to check up it is just after 4.30. time to check up on the sports news that the bbc sport centre where laura.— sport centre where laura. hello, everyone- _ some crazy sums of money transferred deadline day. pierre patrick aubameyang, tell us about him? ibrute]!!! aubameyang, tell us about him? well known to aubameyang, tell us about him? -ii known to premier league audiences because of his time at arsenal. it endedin because of his time at arsenal. it ended in massive controversy when he was effectively ditched by a mikel arteta. he went to barcelona and do something of a cloud, resurrected himself but then barcelona have had financial issues. they have tried to rebuild their squad. they are happy for him to go but then he had a break—in at his house so he cannot play for three weeks. but still, chelsea have been looking for a centre forward and have reached an agreement with marcos alonso going

the other way. that will cost them about £12 million. aubameyang on his day is a lethal striker but there have been controversies and that is something that thomas tuchel will have to deal with.— have to deal with. yes, we had an inklin: have to deal with. yes, we had an inkling that _ have to deal with. yes, we had an inkling that anthony _ have to deal with. yes, we had an inkling that anthony was - have to deal with. yes, we had an inkling that anthony was going . have to deal with. yes, we had an inkling that anthony was going to | inkling that anthony was going to manchester united however i don�*t think anyone would have expected the vast amount of money that is involved with this.— vast amount of money that is involved with this. that is right, £82 million- _ involved with this. that is right, £82 million. he _ involved with this. that is right, £82 million. he is _ involved with this. that is right, £82 million. he is the _ involved with this. that is right, £82 million. he is the fourth - £82 million. he is the fourth biggest signing in premier league history. that shows both both what manchester united to think about him and what his manager thinks about him but also shows the situation that manchester united have ended up in in this transfer window, in that ajax were able to drive the price up and up and up until we have ended up at this eye watering, not mouthwatering, eye watering figure! we are led to believe that he will be available for the game on sunday

against arsenal at old trafford. we will see whether he is worth the money. will see whether he is worth the mone . . , , , . ., money. leicester city signing wout faes, money. leicester city signing wout faes. what — money. leicester city signing wout faes. what do _ money. leicester city signing wout faes, what do we _ money. leicester city signing wout faes, what do we know— money. leicester city signing wout faes, what do we know about - money. leicester city signing wout faes, what do we know about him, people not knowing too much? by, bit people not knowing too much? a bit under the radar, _ people not knowing too much? 3 it underthe radar, captain of people not knowing too much? 3 it under the radar, captain of some of the belgian�*s youth teams. he has played once for belgium. his background is anderlecht. he played more recently in france. we don�*t know a lot about him, 24 years of age that leicester have ended up in age that leicester have ended up in a bit of a weird situation this summer. usually they sell one of their star players early on in the window and use that money to reinvest in the squad. that didn�*t happen this time. we have ended up with wesley fofa na happen this time. we have ended up with wesley fofana going to chelsea for a lot of money this week that really brendan rodgers is only getting a small proportion of that money to spend on his squad. they may sign somebody else later on today but you have to look at leicester and think they are in a

far weaker position than you would normally expect them to be in at this point in the transfer window. finally, is anything else we can expect over the next couple of hours? , ., hours? the interesting thing i am lookin: at hours? the interesting thing i am looking at is _ hours? the interesting thing i am looking at is douglas _ hours? the interesting thing i am looking at is douglas luiz, - hours? the interesting thing i am looking at is douglas luiz, the - looking at is douglas luiz, the brazilian midfielder at aston villa. villa are absolutely adamant that they are not selling him but the rumours will not go away. we are led to believe that arsenal are likely to believe that arsenal are likely to come back into day. that will leave a big hole in aston villa�*s squad if he goes but i think that is one to keep an eye on at this stage. thank you very much indeed. your phone must be going off! we will let you get away, thank you very much for that. you get away, thank you very much forthat. plenty you get away, thank you very much for that. plenty more to come and i am sure you can catch up with all the latest news from transfer deadline day with a special episode of the football show. that is all the sport for now, i will be back in an hour. a busy day, laura, thank you.

more on the energy crisis. stephen fitzpatrick is the founder of 0vo energy and says under the scheme poorest households will get the most help and higher earners would get the help they get taper off. here is our correspondence 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 supplies. 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�*s been rising because the cost of energy on international

markets has shot up. last october, the annual bill for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1300. in april, it rose to nearly £2000. in october, it will soar again to more than £3500. 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�*d 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. what that would mean is it would disproportionately benefit lower income households. rival energy firm scottishpower also thinks action�*s needed. it�*s 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 to recoup some of these costs through increasing the rate of income tax. but it isn�*tjust households who are struggling with higher bills. they 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 that the government should reverse the cuts to tax on banks that the conservatives have introduced in 2015. no—one knows how high energy prices will go or how long they�*ll stay there, which means policymakers need to find a solution or this could be a very cold, dark winter for millions. theo leggett, bbc news. and there are other concerns as

well. the body representing housing associations is asking to help 400,000 households are not covered by the energy price cap because their energy is supplied through a communal system. the national housing federation says many people in this situation are elderly or vulnerable, living in sheltered or supported housing projects. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the details. now it�*s gone down to 94%. this oxygen machine helps keep maria blamey alive. the 64—year—old suffers from multiple lung conditions. but maria and her husband, richard, fear the impact of rising prices. so they�*ve started to cut down on electricity to ensure her machine can be charged. i don�*t use the hairdryer any more. everything that needs electric, we turn off. cooking—wise — limit our cooking because it�*s using electric. so trying to keep it down as much as possible. the couple live in sheltered accommodation in bristol, where they pay £29 a week towards their heating costs. but such properties aren�*t part

of the energy price cap, so their bills are set to rise to £90 a week in october. i've worked all my life, got my pension, got the little, few pensions i've got, but i've thought ahead. but we didn't know this was going to come. i mean, 50—odd years of working, never worried about... we never wasted electric, so far as we know. we just used it. brought up three children, paid ourway. never been in debt. their housing association, brunel care, owns around 1000 sheltered accommodation homes across southwest england, supporting mainly elderly or disabled residents. the charity�*s total energy bill has risen to £7.7 million — four times higher than it was — forcing them to pass the cost on. for most of our residents, it�*s going to take about 35% of their income. now, the general benchmark is that to be in fuel poverty, you have to spend about 10% of your income on energy.

so this is so much higher than that. i don�*t know how they�*re going to manage and i don�*t know how to advise them. it's ridiculous. i can't really absorb it. i mean, you know, ijust couldn't absorb it. another resident, clifford hodge, doesn�*t know what he�*ll do when his energy costs go up. the former navy man, who�*s on a fixed income, has already seen his other bills soar. just have to cut back on what i spend and, you know, make do, you know, like they did in the old days — reduce down to corned beef and potatoes and make meals last. the national housing federation say 400,000 households in england, mostly elderly and on low incomes, need help, as they get energy through communal heating systems whose prices aren�*t capped.

this type of housing is for people who�*ve experienced domestic abuse. it�*s housing for people with learning and physical disabilities. it�*s for older people. and they�*re going to be least equipped to be able to pay these huge, escalating costs. we need the government to intervene now and ensure that there is an energy price cap for all households in this country. clifford is understandably proud of his naval service, but his focus is very much on the future, not the past. ministers say pensioners will get £300 this winter to help with rising bills, as well as the £400 that all british households will receive. it�*ll help, of course, but not enough, perhaps, to calm this proud man�*s fears. michael buchanan, bbc news. they�*re the concerns facing many people right now. a government spokesperson said further funding will be available

for those using heat networks and confirmed they�*re giving 0fgem new powers to regulate prices in this sector. so today, russian media is reporting the boss of lukoil, ravil maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in moscow. earlier in the air, the board of lukoil called for the conflict in ukraine to be brought to a close as soon as possible. a little earlier we spoke to our reporter from the bbc russian service. , , ., to our reporter from the bbc russian service. ,, ., . ., , to our reporter from the bbc russian service. ,, ., , ., service. russian officials have confirmed _ service. russian officials have confirmed the _ service. russian officials have confirmed the death - service. russian officials have confirmed the death but - service. russian officials have| confirmed the death but there service. russian officials have i confirmed the death but there is service. russian officials have - confirmed the death but there is no further details. so lukoil published this statement saying this top official has died, following a long illness and also in several reports, there is notice he was admitted to there is notice he was admitted to the hospital because of issues with his heart. as you rightly mentioned in march this year, they published a

statement saying they are very much concerned with as they called it the conflict in the ukraine and definitely the mood in the industry is very depressive. but ravil maganov was not involved in politics. he is a very famous man in the oil industry, his brother is in charge of another of russia�*s oil company. the details are scarce and it is really hard to understand whether it is a pattern or it�*s just a coincidence. whether it is a pattern or it's 'ust a coincidence.�* a coincidence. yes, as you said, that pattern _ a coincidence. yes, as you said, that pattern is _ a coincidence. yes, as you said, that pattern is what _ a coincidence. yes, as you said, that pattern is what will - a coincidence. yes, as you said, that pattern is what will raise i a coincidence. yes, as you said, that pattern is what will raise a l that pattern is what will raise a few eyebrows, won�*t it? ravil maganov the latest in a series of high—profile business leaders who have died in suspicious circumstances. we have one account he was suffering a serious illness and another that he fell from a window. there will be a lot of questions and there are more questions and there are more questions than answers right now. yes, we need to remember, there can be different variants. for example,

we don�*t know what his illness was. it is well known in russia that people with certain types of terminal illnesses don�*t get access to painkillers. so they suffer tremendously and in the past, this was a reason why certain people have committed suicide, just be good they couldn�*t get those painkillers. —— just because they couldn�*t get those painkillers. i spoke to several top officials, not in the oil industry but in the car industry, and the mood is very much depressed because they say things they were gradually building up for years and years, actually for decades, are now going to ashes because of the sanctions which came in because of russia�*s invasion into ukraine. so the mood invasion into ukraine. so the mood in the industry, both in oil and some other, in the energy industry, is very depressing but we don�*t know whether this is connected to the fact that he fell out of the window. i also need you to notice, the russian media is very cautious and

not calling it a suicide or anything else at the moment. blobs not calling it a suicide or anything else at the moment.— not calling it a suicide or anything else at the moment. now today marks deadhne else at the moment. now today marks deadline day — else at the moment. now today marks deadline day in — else at the moment. now today marks deadline day in the _ else at the moment. now today marks deadline day in the summer— else at the moment. now today marks deadline day in the summer transfer. deadline day in the summer transfer window for the premier league. it closes in around eight hours and $1.2 billion has already been spent transferring players. it is a staggering amount of money in the midst of a cost of living crisis in the uk and of course those transfers will be watched very closely by supporters. so we can get more on all of this with the sports business reporter from the financial times. thank you for being with us. it is a lot of money in the midst of a cost of living crisis. why are we seeing such record levels of spending? so, we have had transfer window dominated by the english premier league. dominated by the english premier leaaue. , , ., dominated by the english premier leaaue. ,, ., ,, , dominated by the english premier leaaue. ,, , , league. clubs are spending very big and there are _ league. clubs are spending very big and there are a _ league. clubs are spending very big and there are a few— league. clubs are spending very big and there are a few things - league. clubs are spending very big and there are a few things going i league. clubs are spending very big and there are a few things going on| and there are a few things going on here. you have a bounce back from

covid. this is probably the first window where clubs really have this ability, after the pandemic, remember everyone remembers we had lockdowns, we had postponement to the season, we had clubs trying to get their finances somewhat in order and being a little more reserved in the transfer market for some time. now you have the situation where you have got that visibility. businesses are bouncing back and what�*s more, there is visibility of future tv deals. domestically, tv deals are quite flat at around £5 billion. but internationally, the value of internationally, the value of international broadcast deals over the coming years is actually exceeding domestic, the domestic tv rights to the premier league. say you have a situation where international broadcast deals are rising, particularly in places like the us, so clubs are spending their

money. post covid bounce back and rising broadcast revenues. and then you also have unique circumstances are individual clubs. so, at chelsea, obviously earlier this year, roman abramovich, the former owner, was sanctioned. he sold the club. there are new us owners and this is their first window. they are laying a foundation for future success. so you have elements like new owners. you have manchester united spending big, trying to get back into the champions league. this is the other thing, champions league revenues are vital to clubs finishing in the top four, so competition for that is high, so you

spend to try and get back in. fibre spend to try and get back in. are an of spend to try and get back in. are any of these revenues vulnerable? you talk to us about where all the money is coming from and the money, as you illustrate, is being spent on players in this transfer window. i wonder if people start saying, i have less money in my pocket, so maybe i won�*t pay for those... the tv subscriptions, maybe i won�*t go and see as many matches, perhaps i cannot afford a season ticket. does any of their start to become vulnerable with the squeeze on living standards we are seeing? so living standards we are seeing? 5r this is going to be one of the interesting and probably not something we see straightaway. you know, their season has already started. season ticket sales have already happened. but obviously there are tickets sold throughout there are tickets sold throughout the season, tickets get released throughout the season, so that is going to be something interesting to watch. we have had record attendances last year in the premier league, so it will be interesting to see, as the cost of living crisis

plays out. when investors buy into elite level sport like the premier league, they are seeing an entertainment package that in previous crises has perhaps been more resilient than other sectors of the economy. the bet is that people will keep paying to support their team. so it�*s going to be interesting to see how that plays out because, you know, people have put a lot of money into this. the question on broadcast however, if people start switching off their subscriptions, it will be fascinating to see the discussions between broadcasters and clubs and the league, because broadcasted have committed to these deals on forecasts on how many subscriptions they can get. forecasts on how many subscriptions they can get-—

they can get. yes, quite. it really will be interesting, _ they can get. yes, quite. it really will be interesting, how- they can get. yes, quite. it really will be interesting, how much i they can get. yes, quite. it really i will be interesting, how much impact all of this has as we have a bit less money in our pocket and how it plays out in the real economy. sam, thank you for being with us, the sports business reporter with the latest on the transfer window which closes later. the pound has slowed around 5% against the us dollar. the last time it fell so much was october of 2016, just after the brexit vote. sterling sank again this morning, dipping below the 1.16 mark on the currency markets. earlier, i spoke to our business correspondent who gave us this update about why it is happening. ih update about why it is happening. in a sense, it's like the share price a sense, it�*s like the share price of a country. they are seen as a sign of confidence in a country�*s economic prospects. so when you see a fall like this, it can be seen as a fall like this, it can be seen as a sign that investors are getting nervous about the outlook for the uk economy. of course, we already had the warning from the bank of england that the uk economy is set to fall

into a recession later this year. recession being defined as when the economy shrinks for two consecutive quarters. earlierthis economy shrinks for two consecutive quarters. earlier this week, we had the investment bank goldman sachs warning that recession is likely to continue right through until 2024. so that has all been adding to the general sense of gloom. 0f so that has all been adding to the general sense of gloom. of course, all around us, we are seeing the impact of rising prices, rising inflation which is impacting consumers as well as businesses. that also looks likely to continue because of course we have the big increase in energy bills which is coming into effect in october. all of these fears have been weighing on the pound. as you said, it fell by 5% against the us dollar in august. it was also weaker against the euro. why does it matter? well, you probably will have noticed there�*s a view have been travelling recently because of course a weaker pound means your holiday spending money won�*t be stretching as far. i

won't be stretching as far. i suppose given everything you have said, you might understand why that is happening, given all of the concerns about this state of the uk economy but there are other factors at play. it is a bit of a perfect storm? ., , at play. it is a bit of a perfect storm? . , ~ ., i, , at play. it is a bit of a perfect storm? . , ~ storm? that is right. analysts say this is all also _ storm? that is right. analysts say this is all also being _ storm? that is right. analysts say this is all also being driven i storm? that is right. analysts say this is all also being driven by i storm? that is right. analysts say this is all also being driven by a i this is all also being driven by a stronger dollar. the dollar is stronger dollar. the dollar is strong partly because investors see it as a sort of safe bet, a sort of safe haven in uncertain economic times but it�*s also been strong because of us interest rate rises and those looks set to continue as well. because of course last week we had the head of the us central bank, the federal reserve, saying, indicating interest rate rises are likely to continue as they try and combat inflation. so those factors are also at play here. that combat inflation. so those factors are also at play here.— combat inflation. so those factors are also at play here. that was our business correspondence - are also at play here. that was our business correspondence speaking j are also at play here. that was our i business correspondence speaking to me earlier. what makes a good photo? 0riginality, wow impact. some spectacular images were

shortlisted and some of them here at london�*s natural history museum. they include an underwater wonderland, a disappearing giraffe and a treefrog pool party. one of the �*highly commended�* images in the young wildlife photographer of the year category is called the snow stag. the eight year—old boy who captured the scene has been speaking to our correspondent jo black. at the age of eight, joshua is already a keen wildlife photographer but it�*s an image he took in lockdown when he was just six years old that has really got people talking. this picture can in richmond park shows a stag in a snowstorm. now it has been highly commended in the prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition run by the natural history museum. i competition run by the natural history museum.— competition run by the natural history museum. i thought that it was a really _ history museum. i thought that it was a really nice _ history museum. i thought that it was a really nice picture - history museum. i thought that it was a really nice picture but i i was a really nice picture but i didn�*t think it would be this

successful. didn't think it would be this successful.— didn't think it would be this successful. , w , . didn't think it would be this successful. , , . .., , successful. joshua's influence comes from his father, _ successful. joshua's influence comes from his father, julian, _ successful. joshua's influence comes from his father, julian, who - successful. joshua's influence comes from his father, julian, who earns i successful. joshua's influence comes from his father, julian, who earns al from his father, julian, who earns a living as a wildlife photographer. 0n living as a wildlife photographer. on that day in richmond park, they were both taking pictures at the same time and julian has entered the same time and 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.

looking at all that snow, feels like a very distant memory. confirmation of a joint hottest summer on record. that ties with 2018, that is right, isn�*t it? that ties with 2018, that is right, isn't it? , ., , , , isn't it? yes, it has been extremely hot and sunny _ isn't it? yes, it has been extremely hot and sunny are _ isn't it? yes, it has been extremely hot and sunny are no _ isn't it? yes, it has been extremely hot and sunny are no surprise i isn't it? yes, it has been extremely hot and sunny are no surprise that. hot and sunny are no surprise that these incredible temperatures we have seen but a lack of rainfall as well. but things are set to change this weekend. we have reached meteorological autumn and it looks like the weather on cue will be turning fairly autumnal as we head into the weekend. wet and windy conditions for some of us, particular towards the west of the uk. further east, it will be a little showery at times with spells of sunshine. still a ridge of high pressure dominating the scene for the end of the working week. two weather fronts approaching from the south and the west. this one has brought plenty of showers to central and southern england, some heavy ones and some increasing

showers for western scotland and northern ireland as well. temperature is not as low in scotland as we�*ve had over the last few nights. a little milder there. friday, it looks like it will be largely dry day again. central and northern parts of the country. further showers for england and wales, tending to fizzle out throughout the day. the odd a heavier one. temperatures up a notch right across the board. we could be “p right across the board. we could be up to 26 across the south—east of england. turning increasingly humid as well as this area of low pressure continues to deepen just to the west of the uk. so it�*ll start to bring some heavy rain into western scotland, northern ireland, into wales, south—west of england through the course of the day. further north, we will also have a line of showers, may be thunderstorms, which will spread northwards very slowly. the wind will be a feature in the north so the showers will be quite schooling. the best of the stanchion in the far north of scotland and into the south—east, where we could be up to 24 once again. it will be

feeling quite muggy despite the wind and outbreaks of heavy rain. sunday, further heavy rain pushing into western parts of the country, the thundery showers pushing north across scotland. the rain merging with them as it moves northwards, very little getting into the east and south—east of england on sunday. again, with some sunshine, we could be up to 25. a blustery day where ever you are, particularly in the south—west. into next week, we could see a swathe of gales and heavy rain into the south—west quadrant of the uk, close to this low pressure centre. elsewhere, a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers. so it remains unsettled into next week, notjust monday and tuesday but even beyond, wednesday and up to friday we could start to see some wetter weather pushing towards the eastern side of the country as well. quite an autumnal feel to come, not just for the weekend, even for the upcoming week as well. see you later.

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