of avoidable harm, according to a bbc investigation. the father of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life after viewing harmful content online, says her death should be a marker that it's ok not be ok. what a player! and, the 20 time grand slam champion roger federer tells the bbc he wants to stay involved with tennis, after he retires this week. coming up on the bbc news channel. eric dier says fan abuse has become so bad he doesn't want his family attending matches. he has called the issue a real problem.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. energy bills for businesses are to be cut by about half their predicted level, in a package of measures unveiled by the government. the wholesale cost of gas and electricity is to be capped for non—domestic customers from first octoberfor six months — in an attempt to stop companies from going bust. hospitals, schools and places like community halls and churches will also receive the support. industry groups welcomed the package — though warned that further support may be needed after the winter. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. meet emma simpson has more. a pub owner, trying to s his meet a pub owner, trying to serve his customers and wondering how to keep the lights on. sean was facing a £170,000 increase in energy costs.

he is relieved the government has given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased — given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased to _ given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased to see _ given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased to see that _ given him a big helping hand. we are very pleased to see that the - very pleased to see that the government are acting as quickly as they can at the moment. we would have hoped for this months and months ago, in all honesty. something had to happen. if it didn't happen, businesses across the entire country would have failed. no small business, or medium business can afford the scales of increase. this energy relief scheme is capping the wholesale cost of energy for all businesses at £211 ten mw per hour for electricity and 70 power £75 for gas. this discount could see energy costs cut by half this winter. it will start from october and apply to contracts signed from april. there will also be a parallel scheme for northern ireland.— will also be a parallel scheme for northern ireland. what we needed now, immediately, _ northern ireland. what we needed now, immediately, quickly- northern ireland. what we needed now, immediately, quickly was - now, immediately, quickly was something simple that would give people confidence through the winter. what we will have is a

review in three months' time, which will allow us to see we are giving support in the right places and we can ensure that continued support, if that is necessary, is directed at where it needs to go.— where it needs to go. labour welcomes — where it needs to go. labour welcomes the _ where it needs to go. labour welcomes the move - where it needs to go. labour welcomes the move but - where it needs to go. labour. welcomes the move but wants where it needs to go. labour - welcomes the move but wants more details. ~ ., welcomes the move but wants more details. ~ . ., , ., , ., details. what i need to be able to know is what _ details. what i need to be able to know is what is _ details. what i need to be able to know is what is the _ details. what i need to be able to know is what is the cost - details. what i need to be able to know is what is the cost of - details. what i need to be able to know is what is the cost of this i details. what i need to be able to. know is what is the cost of this and how will_ know is what is the cost of this and how will it — know is what is the cost of this and how will it be funded? we would use a windfall_ how will it be funded? we would use a windfall tax to pay a portion of that so— a windfall tax to pay a portion of that so it — a windfall tax to pay a portion of that so it didn't all fall on households.— that so it didn't all fall on households. , , households. the bill will be huge, another massive _ households. the bill will be huge, another massive government - another massive government intervention. for many businesses, the immediate question is survival, but they also need to plan. there are fears that the support package, set to run for six months, could lead to another cliff edge next year. lead to another cliff edge next ear. , , , ., , year. this is huge investment to try to net year. this is huge investment to try to get small — year. this is huge investment to try to get small businesses _ year. this is huge investment to try to get small businesses through - year. this is huge investment to try| to get small businesses through the winter. the support is for six months so we are concerned about hardship who fall before the six

months or afterwards, there are people who will fall through the cracks. , , , cracks. this company in huddersfield would like a — cracks. this company in huddersfield would like a bit _ cracks. this company in huddersfield would like a bit more _ cracks. this company in huddersfield would like a bit more certainty. - cracks. this company in huddersfield would like a bit more certainty. it - would like a bit more certainty. it is great news for the short term, in the long _ is great news for the short term, in the long term, what will happen come the long term, what will happen come the spring? _ the long term, what will happen come the spring? for the long term, what will happen come the s-urin? ., ., the long term, what will happen come thes-urin? ., ., , the long term, what will happen come the srin? ., ., , ., the spring? for now, this firm and many thousands _ the spring? for now, this firm and many thousands of _ the spring? for now, this firm and many thousands of others - the spring? for now, this firm and many thousands of others will - many thousands of others will hopefully be turning a corner, protected from the worst of this energy crisis. emma simpson, bbc news. our economics correspondent dharshini david is here. how much is this going to cost and what impact will it have on the economy? finally, businesses get the detail of the help that what is missing is the price tag for taxpayers. we don't know, because it is linked to the way that prices fluctuate on an international market. some economists are saying that perhaps £150 billion. if you add in the help for households as well. it will be more than the cost of the furlough schemes and that is before we think about the tax cuts we see unveiled on friday. i could be another £30

billion so economists are saying the government may have to borrow over £100 billion for each over the next four years, this, when we are already concerned about the interest rate on the debt. it is worrying financial markets, the pound is down near its lowest level against the dollar for almost a0 years. that injection, it is amongst the biggest injection, it is amongst the biggest in europe, and it will help businesses and households meaning any downturn is shorter and less severe, this help comes too late, many fear, to stop sliding into recession. many fear, to stop sliding into recessidn-_ many fear, to stop sliding into recession. ., ~ , ., , . our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster — big intervention but will it be enough? i watering figures, what happens beyond the winter? it i watering figures, what happens beyond the winter?— i watering figures, what happens beyond the winter? it isn't possible to sa that beyond the winter? it isn't possible to say that at _ beyond the winter? it isn't possible to say that at the _ beyond the winter? it isn't possible to say that at the moment. - beyond the winter? it isn't possible to say that at the moment. it - beyond the winter? it isn't possible to say that at the moment. it is - beyond the winter? it isn't possiblej to say that at the moment. it is the big unanswered question, along with

how long this support will continue, how long this support will continue, how much it is all going to cost and how much it is all going to cost and how it is all going to be paid for. that has been reflected in some of the initial political reaction to the initial political reaction to the government's announcement. labour saying it is farcical businesses have had to wait this long to find out how they will be helped with their energy bills and too many have had to shut up shop already. the liberal democrats calling it a sticking plaster which has left businesses paralyse. there has left businesses paralyse. there has been criticism how the government has made this announcement, with a press release, announcement, with a press release, a video on social media, no time in parliament for mps to ask questions of the business secretary, jacob rees—mogg and scrutinise the plans. if we take those big question is, how long will it continue? there will be a review after three months, two may be better focused the support in future. maybe extend the scheme or replace it with something else. how much is it going to cost? the government cannot say because it doesn't know what is going to happen

to energy prices but we are talking about tens of billions of pounds worth of support. and then how will it be paid for? in case you hadn't noticed, this government isn't interested in raising taxes, so it will have to be done through borrowing. the government accepts that will be a burden, but one that will be borne by the public finances as a whole. we may get some more detailfrom this as a whole. we may get some more detail from this government about its overall economic approach on friday when the chancellor makes his statement to parliament.— statement to parliament. jonathan, thank ou. statement to parliament. jonathan, thank you. jonathan _ statement to parliament. jonathan, thank you. jonathan blake - statement to parliament. jonathan, thank you. jonathan blake at - thank you. jonathan blake at westminster. president putin has announced that military reservists are to be sent to ukraine, in a partial mobilisation of russian forces. in a televised address to the nation, he accused the west of wanting to see russia weakened and destroyed — and said moscow would use all available means to protect its territory. 300,000 military reserves are to be called up as part of the escalation after it was announced that referendums will be held later this

week in parts of ukraine that are currently under russian control. those regions are shown here in red — donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report. under pressure in ukraine, russia's president has chosen the path that is most familiar to him. escalation. translation: but to defend our motherland, its sovereignty - and territorial integrity, for the security of our people, and on the liberated territories, it is necessary to support the proposal of the defence ministry and chief of general staff to announce a partial mobilisation of military reservists. seven months after invading ukraine, the kremlin is calling up 300,000 reservists to support what it still calls the "special military operation".

and from russia's commander in chief, this threat to the west. translation: our country, too, has i different weapons of destruction. l in some cases, they are more modern than those of nato. if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, then to defend russia and our people, we shall, of course, use all means at our disposal. i am not bluffing. so why the threat, and why now? well, in a few days time, the kremlin will try to annex a whole swathe of ukrainian territory. vladimir putin's saber rattling sends a message to ukraine and to the west — don't attack. don't try to take those areas back. reaction in the west... the overall address clearly was more of putin's lies. it was a rewriting of history.

and, you know, the ukrainian people have our unwavering support at this time. back in russia, pro—putin mps dismiss that. translation: no-one thought that victory would be easy, _ especially because we're not fighting ukraine. we're fighting with the nato alliance. war has not been declared against them, but we're still at war with the collective west. but what is the mood on the streets of moscow? russians have been led to believe the kremlin's special operation would be over in days. now it's partial mobilisation. "i'm worried this is just the start," sergei says, "and that there could be full mobilisation." but margarita says, "if our leaders demand this, we must do our duty. i trust putin 100%." it was his invasion of ukraine.

this is his war with the west. today's a reminder that vladimir putin is still determined to win. in a moment we can talk to our ukraine correspondent hugo bachega in kyiv, but first let's talk to steve in moscow. steve, how significant is this? a partial mobilisation at this stage, just how significant is this? i think it is very significant. vladimir putin has often been called a political poker play, but today he has raised the stakes in what is an increasingly dangerous game with his nuclear sabre rattling, his threats against the west. but this partial mobilisation, i think it is a risk, he is taking a risk and quite a big one. up until now, he has avoided any kind of major public mobilisation. knowing full well there is little appetite, i think,

amongst the russian public for being called up and sent off to war. but his problem is, he has put himself in a corner. he invaded ukraine, that has not gone according to plan, the russian military is bogged down there and has been losing territory recently because of the ukrainian counter offensive. he seems to have come to the conclusion he needs more troops on the ground. he will be hoping now that the way this is being presented in russia by the state media as russia against the west, as russia is surrounded by enemies who are waging war on russia, that will persuade his people that what doing is the right thing and that their motherland needs to be defended.- thing and that their motherland needs to be defended. steve, thank ou. let's talk now to hugo in kyiv. what response, what reaction there to this escalation?— to this escalation? there has been no surprise — to this escalation? there has been no surprise here _ to this escalation? there has been

no surprise here in _ to this escalation? there has been no surprise here in kyiv. _ to this escalation? there has been no surprise here in kyiv. russia's i no surprise here in kyiv. russia's latest moves have been seen as a predictable response to its latest defeats on the battles field. a top adviser to president solanki said this is evidence that russia is failing on the ground and he said these announcements will lead to the end of russia's ruling politicians. ukraine says the plans are not changing, that it is going to go ahead with this counter offensive. the counter offensive continues and ukrainian forces are going to take back territory that is now under russian occupation. officials here have also dismissed as illegal, plans announced by russian backed forces to hold referendums on possible annexation by russia. later today, president zelensky will be speaking at the un general assembly. he will not be there, because of the war. he is being allowed to give a pre—recorded video speech. hugo

war. he is being allowed to give a pre-recorded video speech. hugo and steve, pre-recorded video speech. hugo and steve. many — pre-recorded video speech. hugo and steve, many thanks. _ the father of molly russell, the ia—year—old who took her own life five years ago after being exposed to harmful content online, has described her as full of "love and hope and happiness". speaking at her inquest, ian russell said his daughter's death was a sign to people that it was �*ok not to be ok'. our correspondent angus crawford is at the inquest in north london. this was the day we heard about molly behind the headlines, beyond the pictures on the front pages of the pictures on the front pages of the newspapers. a girl who love to snuggle up on the sofa with her father and according to him, never gave anyone any concerns. after almost five years, a court will finally hear from ian russell. a chance for him to talk about the real molly, the bright, happy teenager he knew and loved. in a pen portrait, he told the court, "as a family,

we think it's essential to know who she really was. full of love and bubbling with excitement about her life ahead." with his wife janet looking on, he went on, "in the uk, four school aged children end their life every week." "it's ok not to be ok," he said. "no—one is immune from such tragedy. it is closer to all than we would care to think. and breaking the stigma around suicide is vital." he talked about her childhood, her love of horses and the outdoors, and said it was odd trying to remember her, and let her go. but also he had a responsibility to tell her story, so that her life and death are a force for good. he finished by saying he hoped everyone touched by the story would remember there was always hope and help and described her life is important and influential and he told the court she was destined to

do good. angus crawford, thank you. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, you can find help and support from organisations listed at bbc.co.uk/actionline. the time is 13:17. our top story this lunchtime: energy bills for businesses will be cut by about half their predicted level, in a package of measures to try to help with soaring bills. and still to come, we sit down with the 20 time grand slam champion roger federer as he prepares to retire from professional tennis. coming up on the bbc news channel. england women will play a home ashes test against australia over five days rather than four for the first time next year. captain heather knight says it will be a special moment for the team.

more than half of england's maternity units don't consistently meet safety standards — according to the findings of a bbc investigation, following a review of data from the care quality commission. the research found that a small number of units pose a high risk of avoidable harm. the royal college of midwives says the findings reflect an ongoing crisis in maternity care, following a series of safety scandals. our health correspondent, catherine burns reports. you've heard of one born every minute. it's actually more than that — one baby every 5a seconds. and the vast majority arrive safely. it was a dream. very easy birth, normal delivery, really empowering birth, you know. unlike most hospital wards, maternity units are generally full of healthy patients

and it is usually safe to give birth in the uk, but usually isn't always. serious problems might be rare, but their impact can be devastating, something that laura ellis knows all too well. things seem to be going as planned when she went into labour in april 2019, but midwives had failed to notice that her baby was breech — being delivered bottom first instead of head first. as soon as the midwife realised that, it seemed to be a complete sense of panic. once theo had been delivered, they tried to resuscitate him. you never want to give up hope. and they came over to us and said, you know, we're going to have to. we're going to have to stop. and my husband said, please just try one more time. but it was no good. laura and her husband james were able to spend some time in hospital with theo, their baby who never got to take a breath. yeah, just horrific. just so hard. so hard to deal with. so hard to leave as well. how do you leave your baby at a hospital when you should be taking them home?

maternity units in england are inspected by the care quality commission, the coc. not one unit has an outstanding rating for safety, but a5% are classed as good. that leaves a8% requiring improvement and 7% in the worst possible category, inadequate. this means that 55% of maternity units do not always meet safety standards. we are worried. we are concerned. we have not seen the pace of improvement consistently nationally that we would hope and expect to see across maternity services. elsewhere, northern ireland's regulation and quality improvement authority hasn't inspected care in maternity units yet, but will in autumn next year. nhs wales says maternity services do need improvement. the scottish government says it's transforming maternity services

with its best start programme. over the years there have been several plans to improve maternity. some have promised to transform care. others have set new ambitions for safety. but experts warn the same problems persist and they put that down largely to issues with staffing and budgets. there's an ongoing crisis in maternity services, but it is fixable. it is fixable. more funding, particularly for the workforce. sometimes it feels like people aren't listening. we want maternity services and the safety of maternity services to stay on the top of the agenda. it must. this is one of the most challenging times of my entire career. the first ever chief midwifery officer says she wants england to be the safest place in the world for all women to give birth. so one of my key priorities is to ensure safe and personal care for everybody using our nhs services in england regardless of postcode, socio economic status, or colour of their skin.

but in the meantime, women will keep getting pregnant and babies will keep being born. catherine burns, bbc news. anti—government protests in iran have entered their fifth day and have spread to at least 15 cities, following the death in custody of a young woman who'd been detained for breaking hijab laws. videos on social media, show women setting fire to their own hijabs and scarve. at least six people are believed to have been killed since the unrest began. kasra naji from bbc persian is here. five days of protest now, how significant is this?— five days of protest now, how significant is this? these are the bi est significant is this? these are the biggest protests _ significant is this? these are the biggest protests in _ significant is this? these are the biggest protests in iran - significant is this? these are the biggest protests in iran for - significant is this? these are the i biggest protests in iran for almost four years, the last time we had something like this was when authorities put up the price of petrol. but this time it is more widespread and becoming more violent. in the last few days we

have videos on social media showing clashes between demonstrators and the police. police vans on fire, police being pursued by protesters and beaten up. police shooting into the crowds. as you say at least six people have been killed. and obviously people are enraged by the death in custody of this young woman. she was picked up by the immorality police and two days later after being in a coma she died and the pictures of her on a hospital bed bleeding from her ear enraged people in a big way against the authorities and particularly against the morality police.— the morality police. thank you so much. hurricane _ the morality police. thank you so much. hurricane fiona _ the morality police. thank you so much. hurricane fiona has - the morality police. thank you so much. hurricane fiona has beenl much. hurricane fiona has been upgraded to a major category four

storm as it approaches bermuda. the us national hurricane centre reported sustained wind speeds of more than 130 miles an hour. he has a medical devastation in puerto rico, the dominican republic and turks and caicos islands. the bbc has learned that the pilot of the plane which crashed in the english channel three years ago, killing the footballer emiliano sala, was concerned about the state of the aircraft. in a conversation with a friend shortly before the flight, david ibbotson talked about several faults, and described the plane as "dodgy". kayley thomas reports. this is the last time emiliano sala and david ibbotson were seen alive. for the first time, we can show you cctv footage from january the 21st, 2019, as the footballer and pilot go through airport security. these were final checks before the striker flew from nantes to wales to become a premier league player at cardiff city.

earlier, david ibbotson is seen on the runway preparing the plane ahead of the flight. everything was going to plan, and he sent this video to a pilot friend. but in a phone call to the same friend, the recording of which has been obtained by the bbc, david ibbotson raised concerns about the plane. i picked a footballer up from cardiff. he's just been bought from nantes. i think it was about £20 million worth or something. they've entrusted me to pick him up in a dodgy mirage. normally i'd have my lifejacket in between my seats, but tomorrow i'll be wearing my lifejacket, that's for sure. this aircraft, i think it's got to go back in the hangar. might be your last chance to have a good old chat with me, and a good old moan with me tomorrow. that's quite a bombshell of a tape to actually hear it in david ibbotson own words, and to hear that he was concerned about the flight 24 hours earlier.

i'd consider that absolutely explosive, frankly. david ibbotson should never have taken the job to fly emiliano sala, as he wasn't a commercial pilot, and couldn't legally fly at night. his concerns about the plane were echoed by his passenger. emiliano sent this last voice message to his friends from inside the plane. translation: the aircraft starts taxiing towards runway three. it's scheduled to land in cardiff just two hours later. it never arrived. the depths of the english channel, the plane's final resting place. as investigations and court proceedings continue and as two families mourn the loss of loved

ones, we now have more insight into what happened in the hours before that fateful flight. kayley thomas, bbc news, in cardiff. you can hear more about this on the transfer podcast on bbc sounds and there's a documentary on iplayer. the 20 time grand slam champion roger federer has told the bbc that he wants to stay involved with tennis in some shape or form after his retirement this week. the swiss player, who's considered one of the greatest of all time, is leaving top level tennis after the laver cup in london. he's been speaking to sally nugent. roger federer, it's not long since you wrote the words, "tennis, i love you. i will never leave you." you wrote those words down

and released the news that you're retiring. are you ready to talk about that now? yes, i feel good. it's been an emotional few weeks to go through those words, make sure i've tried to get them right, that they reflect of how i'm feeling, and thanking all the people i wanted to thank along the way as it's been a very, very long journey, a good one, and i wish it would go on forever. now it's going to change and it's going to go on in a different manner. but i just wanted to let the fans and the people know who have supported me so long, for so long, for so many years and everywhere around the world that i will still be seen. i love this game and i will want to stay involved in some shape or form. and i won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around anymore. it was definitely very special in many ways because when i came up, we didn't expect it either. you know, we were more on a bit of a downslope of,

"oh, sampras retired, agassi retired. what's going to come next?" right? and well, here i came and then here came rafa. and then there was novak and then andy all together. and all of a sudden there was this beautiful mix of we were all winning for ten plus years, all the same tournaments. almost nobody else could win anything else. it was like a lock on the big tournaments. and that was, it must have been quite frustrating for a lot of the players, you know, to be honest. but for us it was a challenge of our life trying to figure it out. how can i play against all these certain different playing styles that we all play very different? so i think also for the fans it's been a joy to watch and i'm sure some fans will be sad i'm leaving, of course, but then again, there will always be wonderful new people. and the question is, can they fill the void of the personalities? because it's also very much built on personalities and storytelling, i think, in our sport, you know. but i think our tour allows for incredible storytelling. so that's why i know the game is very safe and i'm sure we'll see

incredible new superstars. one last question, and it's a really important one. what's next? i always try to keep a clean slate, you know, for when i retire, because i do have four children because i do have four children and they're amazing and they're amazing and they need my help. and they need my help. and my wife, too, she's always been and my wife, too, she's always been by my side throughout. by my side throughout. and then we'll see how and then we'll see how i can stay in the game, i can stay in the game, you know, in what way. you know, in what way. obviously, i would love to always obviously, i would love to always mentor children and get mentor children and get a new swiss superstar going. a new swiss superstar going. i think it'll be a nice time i think it'll be a nice time to reflect and and look forward. to reflect and and look forward. the great roger federer talking to the great roger federer talking to sally. sally. time for a look at the weather. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. here's chris fawkes. we were just talking about hurricane we were just talking about hurricane fiona and this is a major hurricane. fiona and this is a major hurricane. three quarters of a metre of rain or three quarters of a metre of rain or more in puerto rico bringing more in puerto rico bringing widespread damage to the electricity widespread damage to the electricity networks. gusts of 160 miles an hour networks. gusts of 160 miles an hour

and heading north and heading north and it will impact parts of nova scotia in the coming days so