this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: after the row over tax cuts for higher earners, now the prime minister is under pressure to increase benefit payments in line with inflation, and rather than cutting them in real terms. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020 takes place with inquiry chair, baroness heather hallet. ukrainian troops say its forces have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls come for supermarkets to give

more surplus food to those in need after a drop—off in donations as the cost—of—living crisis bites. and the british—built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real—terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings — a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there's already a cabinet split on the issue — the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up

in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it's tin hat time for liz truss. she and her chancellor, under pressure, reversed their abolition of the 45p tax rate. now she's facing more pressure from some of her own mps to increase benefits in line with inflation, a promise made by her predecessor, but which is now in the balance. of course, how we uprate benefits is an important issue, but that is a decision to be made later this year. my priority was dealing with the immediate issues that families face this winter, and i'm sure people can understand why we had to act on that first. here's what she's weighing up. reversing the national

insurance rise is costing her government £18 billion. some of that, £5.5 billion, could be clawed back if most benefits were raised in line with earnings, which aren't going up as much as prices or inflation. but most ministers can't make a political or financial case for this, because no decision has been taken. how would you uprate them? i have got cabinet collective responsibility, so i am going to let the work and pensions secretary do the work. that lack of certainty has given liz truss�*s mps licence to speak out. we absolutely need to make sure that we increase benefits in line with inflation. it was promised by the previous chancellor, it was promised by the previous prime minister, borisjohnson, and it's those on lowest earnings who are being hurt the most by the cost—of—living challenges that we face, so it's morally right for the government to do so. and what does this say about the prime minister's authority? it's notjust backbench mps. a former leadership rival who sits

around her cabinet table is also speaking out. i have always supported, whether it's pensions, whether it's our welfare system, keeping pace with inflation. privately, those inside number 10 tell me there is a strong case for increasing benefits in line with earnings. but it seems that they are largely leaving it to the rank and file to make the argument. i think it has to be in line with earnings. i'm an employer. we unfortunately will not be able to increase our wage rates in line with inflation because it's impossible, and if we do, all we will do is just inflate, inflation will get higher and higher, it is a spiral. ever since the u—turn on tax a little more than 2a hours ago, mps and members of liz truss�*s own party have been trying to shift her this way and that on other issues too, but in a bbc interview, she has since suggested the row over the 45p rate was only something of a tactical retreat

and that she remains committed to getting taxes down, even for higher earners. i would like to see the higher rate lower. i want us to be a competitive country, but i have listened to feedback. i want to take people with me. liz truss promised bold and decisive leadership, but at her first conference as prime minister, some of her own members seem very willing to put that to the test. iain watson, bbc news, birmingham. let's talk to our political correspondent, nick eardley. i'm referring to the row over benefits, the latest battle for the party. to cut through all of that. isn't itjust? we had that big row over the 45p tax rate which led to a u—turn then we had pressure on the chancellor to bring forward his medium—term plan to deal with debt.

that was forced on him by tory backbenchers. now we have this big row over whether the government should stick by the last government's commitment to increase benefits by the rate of inflation. there is an active debate happening within government about whether or not that should happen. some ministers say, if you're telling people that they have to limit the increases in their salary to stop a spiral of wages and inflation, then you should tell people on benefits that they should get limited increases too. there's also an argument that had some point the conservative party is going to have to have a tough conversation with the electorate that benefits can't keep going up if they want to have economic growth by encouraging more people into thejobs economic growth by encouraging more people into the jobs market. economic growth by encouraging more people into thejobs market. they are the arguments i'm hearing from those who think that the inflation level increases shouldn't happen. but there are cabinet ministers saying the opposite publicly. any

mordant is telling conservative conservative members today on the radio that she think the benefits should go up at the rate of inflation —— penny mordaunt thinks benefits should go up with inflation. other ministers have said they think it is important government maintains the safety net. there are other tory mps putting a lot of pressure on the government to do exactly that so you have this strange atmosphere here, actually, where liz truss is the new prime minister, she thought she was coming into this conference with authority, saying to everybody that she was prepared to make decisions that would be unpopular. so far, we've had one u—turn, one timetable change forced upon the government i know backbenchers are emboldened and think they can force the government into doing something else —— and now backbenchers are emboldened. mick. backbenchers are emboldened. nick, for now, backbenchers are emboldened. nick, for now. thank— backbenchers are emboldened. nick,

for now, thank you. _ our economics correspondentjoins me now. we saw the turmoil on the markets after the mini—budget. how are things adding up? markets after the mini-budget. how are things adding up?— markets after the mini-budget. how are things adding up? calmer now for the markets- — are things adding up? calmer now for the markets. i'm _ are things adding up? calmer now for the markets. i'm certainly _ are things adding up? calmer now for the markets. i'm certainly relieved i the markets. i'm certainly relieved to see that. but how long will it last? we heard from nick, there are so many questions still to be answered. we are waiting to see when this official forecast from the government's overseers, the the office for budget responsibility, will be published because they will determine people's fortunes over the next few years because one of the big questions is, how is the government going to fund those tax cuts? over £40 billion, higher borrowing costs because of the market turmoil in the last week, and some economists are saying when we talk about limiting the rise in benefits to the rate of average earnings increase, that will save the government about £5 billion.

it's a huge amount, but not big enough to plug that gap which could be 40 or 50 billion. we are talking about the kind of figures that are allocated to schools as a core budget in one year. that's how big these numbers are. there is going to be the axe falling in other places now at a time when public services are already under strain, already grappling with those higher costs because of inflation, so what we are talking about is, brace yourself, we will be looking at a new wave of austerity, it'sjust will be looking at a new wave of austerity, it's just a will be looking at a new wave of austerity, it'sjust a question will be looking at a new wave of austerity, it's just a question of when and how quickly and where. in the meantime, the row continues about fairness. is it right that we should see the rise in benefits restrained in order to give tax cuts to better off parts of the population? to better off parts of the pepulation?_ to better off parts of the “oulation? ~ �* , ., population? we've been hearing so much over the _ population? we've been hearing so much over the last _ population? we've been hearing so much over the last few _ population? we've been hearing so much over the last few days, - population? we've been hearing so i much over the last few days, whether the forecast is positive or negative, how far does the forecast go to coming the market? the negative, how far does the forecast

go to coming the market?— negative, how far does the forecast go to coming the market? the obr has a crucial role — go to coming the market? the obr has a crucial role and _ go to coming the market? the obr has a crucial role and we _ go to coming the market? the obr has a crucial role and we saw _ go to coming the market? the obr has a crucial role and we saw them - a crucial role and we saw them turning up at downing street last week like we have had to call in the emergency services to calm the markets down. the markets want to see these plans rubber—stamped, they want to know exactly what this means for our government's economic credibility. why does that matter? it tells us about our prosperity in the years ahead, their plans to fund, all of this is realistic, it tells us whether we can borrow on the financial markets, so all these kind of things are quite important to ourfuture, kind of things are quite important to our future, they are absolutely crucial. having the validation of the obr could mean bcr calmer market on a permanent basis —— could mean that we see a calmer market on a more permanent basis. there are questions about what else the government could change on as of yet. more to come. let's speak to alfie stirling, the chief economist at the new economics foundation, a left—of—centre think—tank.

thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the prime minister is refusing to say benefits will rise in line with prices. what, in real terms, though, will this mean to people? it though, will this mean to people? it depends exactly what the government does do instead. to give some examples, if benefits get operated for inflation, which we are expecting to be 10%, if they were to not operate them at all so there was a freeze on benefits, that would be about a £10 million saving but would cost a family claiming universal credit with two children more than £1000 a year on average. if the treasury operated by an earnings growth, let's say 5% rather than 10%, that would see that family lose £500 in the treasury save about £5 billion. these are big numbers. £500

real term cut, comes on top of the squeeze in prices that we already know it is affecting the poorest families the most because they spend the most on items like food and energy that are going up fastest. overall, living standards are being squeezed by thousands of pounds this year and this comes on top of that pressure. year and this comes on top of that ressure. ~ . , , ., pressure. what is the social benefits bill— pressure. what is the social benefits bill for _ pressure. what is the social benefits bill for the - pressure. what is the social - benefits bill for the government at the moment? where does it sit with the moment? where does it sit with the rest? it the moment? where does it sit with the rest? . , ., ~ ., the rest? it includes in work, out of work, disability, _ the rest? it includes in work, out of work, disability, pensions, - the rest? it includes in work, out| of work, disability, pensions, 200 billion is roughly the whole piece. this is part of the problem, the government is attempting to draw lines between different people in different types of families, who is deserving and who is not, and there is much more overlap than the government would like us to believe. for example, 40% of those claiming

universal credit are in fact in work and often those who art in work, the vast majority of those that government wouldn't expect to go to work anyway because they have care responsibilities or long—term illness or disability, so part of the problem is that the government is treating different benefits differently, they got a triple lock for pensions but not for working age benefits, and these false lines in the sand between the deserving and undeserving are flatly wrong. in undeserving are flatly wrong. in order to strike a middle ground, what would be a fair level to increase benefits by? i what would be a fair level to increase benefits by?- increase benefits by? i think there's a _ increase benefits by? i think there's a bare _ increase benefits by? i think there's a bare minimum, - increase benefits by? i think- there's a bare minimum, benefits should be going up with the cost of living, but it is precisely because these sorts of measures, routinely failing to increase welfare payments in line with the cost of living that would end up with the incredibly threadbare system we have today. to put that into context, it's the

weakest of the advanced economies. if we take 40 advanced economies, the uk is less generous than every other country except for greece. if you compare it to the recent past, is the weakest welfare system in three decades. to not increase benefits with inflation, the system would be weaker than any time under thatcher. it's important to stress that this isn'tjust thatcher. it's important to stress that this isn't just about families, it's good for the economy. it's a false choice to say you can go for growth or support families because it precisely these families that spend the in the economy, pound for pound they will spend much more on the local economy and if you give the local economy and if you give the money to a millionaire. but also if you increase the level of income protection with what economists call

the reservation wage, for people who aren't working, that puts pressure on wages to go higher as well and if anything, the uk needs higher wages and has done for more than a decade. thank you for your time, alfie stirling. the chair of the public inquiry into the handling of the covid pandemic, lady hallett, has said it will examine whether the level of loss suffered by millions of people was inevitable, and whether the government could have acted differently. she was speaking at the start of a one—day preliminary hearing, which is mostly dealing with legal matters. our health correspondent jim reed is at the inquiry. if you could just take us through what was said.— what was said. yes, this first preliminary _ what was said. yes, this first preliminary session - what was said. yes, this first preliminary session of- what was said. yes, this first preliminary session of this i what was said. yes, this first - preliminary session of this inquiry opens this morning without breaking for lunch. the focus this morning

from lady hallet has been on the relatives of people who died from covid. the thinking here at this inquiry is that the focus needs to be very much on families, people who lost their lives as well as doctors, nurses and others who put their time, work and effort through the process. i've been speaking this morning to some of those families, some of those relatives who lost loved ones to the virus over the last three years. on a long wall in westminster, relatives of those who lost their lives to covid have left their marks and memories. sylvia jackson died in the first wave of the pandemic. like so many others, her daughter wants to know if the right decisions were taken at the time. so, all kinds of questions and the fact that none of them have been answered yet is precisely the reason why we need this inquiry. i don't know who is responsible for my mum's death.

and i want to know. and if they behaved wrongly, i want them held to account. that's only right, that's only right. today, in this room in west london, the process of finding those answers is now under way. the uk covid inquiry is so wide—ranging it will have to be split into separate sections. the first, tackling preparations for the pandemic started this morning. next month sees the start of the second section on political decision—making, including the timing of lockdowns. preliminary hearings this autumn will be followed by full public hearings next year, where ministers and other decision—makers will be called to give evidence. the inquiry chair has said those who suffered the most deserve to know if more could have been done. millions of people suffered loss, including the loss of friends and family members, the loss of good

health, both mental and physical, economic loss, loss of educational opportunities and the loss of social interaction. this all matters to people like abi williams. the care home she runs lost residents in the first wave of covid. it is important for us, too — for lessons learned, really. we want to know what went wrong, how can it be better handled, and we want to learn from it and to be more prepared in future. covid is still with us, of course, though the fast roll—out of vaccines across the world has cut the risk of hospitalisation and death. doctors say learning lessons now is vital to better understand what happened and better protect ourselves against any future pandemic.

here at the inquiry, there have been some concerns over the last couple of months before this started from the groups representing families of those who lost their lives about the involvement they would have in this inquiry. there was some concern they may be sidelined, that this would all be about the politicians and the health bosses are not about the families of the victims. the chair of the inquiry really tried to reassure those families today. she said, "i promise the families of the bereaved that those who suffered the most will be at the heart of this inquiry." she went on to say, "i intend to keep that promise." one example is if you look at do not resuscitate orders, this was brought up resuscitate orders, this was brought up in the inquiry this morning, these were orders put on people who are seriously ill during the pandemic who basically said if they go to the stage where they needed resuscitation, then it would not be provided, they would be allowed to slowly lose their lives. some victims, many families of those

victims, many families of those victims, have said that those orders were placed on people far too frequently, especially in the first wave of the pandemic. there was concern that this inquiry wouldn't look in detail at subjects like that but the chair of the inquiry this morning reassure those families and said that's exactly the kind of topics around standards of care, exactly the kind of topics that would be dealt with at this inquiry over the next couple of years while it runs. , . ~ over the next couple of years while it runs. . ~' over the next couple of years while it runs. ., ~ , over the next couple of years while it runs. , ., ~ y., , . it runs. jim, thank you very much indeed. ukrainian forces have siezed back more territory in the south of the country near the key city of kherson, having destroyed more than 30 russian tanks. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says fierce fighting continues in a number of areas in the south and the east, as his forces push ahead with offensives in regions annexed by russia last week. our correspondent, hugo bachega, is in kyiv.

he gave us this assessment of the latest advance by ukrainian forces. it is very significant, in fact it is the most significant breakthrough for the ukrainians in the south since the start of this counteroffensive. we have been watching the situation in kherson for weeks, with very little movement in terms of military positions, but that has changed, the ukrainians have reclaimed several villages along the dnipro river, which acts as a natural barrier in that part of the region, and this morning, more reports that the ukrainians have taken back more territory, or villages in that part of the country, and that the russians had had to abandon some positions in the south. so, very significant what is happening in the south. and in the east, the ukrainians seem to be reinforcing positions in the town of lyman, the town that was recaptured over the weekend, a major victory for the ukrainians because it was being used as a transport and logistics hub by the russian forces.

and it gives the ukrainians the possibility of trying to recapture more territory in the donetsk, but also in the luhansk region. so, massive gains for the ukrainians, and also major embarrassment for president putin, because these gains are happening in two of the areas that russia said it was annexed in, a move that has been dismissed by the ukrainians as illegal. hugo bachega, in kyiv, thank you. some breaking news, there has been a high court libel battle that has been taking place between two wives of former top footballers we are just being told that rebekah vardy whose husband plays for leicester city will have to pay £1.5 million towards coleen rooney's legal costs following what has been described as the wagatha christie high court libel battle. rebekah vardy will

have to pay £1.5 million towards coleen rooney's legal costs following their high court libel battle. an inquest into the death of an unarmed black man who was shot dead by armed police in south london has been opened. 24—year—old chris kaba was shot through the windscreen of a car in streatham hill on the 5th of september. the met police marksman who fired the shot has since been suspended from duty. mr kaba's parents, brother and cousin have attended the hearing at london inner south coroner's court today. there has been strong international condemnation of north korea's launch of a ballistic missile overjapan for the first time in five years. the united states said the test was dangerous, reckless and destabilising.

sirens were sounded and some trains stopped injapan. it comes days after the us, south korea and japan staged large—scale military exercises. the united nations has made another appeal for aid for pakistan after the worst floods there in decades. the un says it needs more than 700 million — that's five times more than it was previously asking for. at least 1,700 people have died in the disaster, some 600 of them children. with flood waters not expected to recede for many months, there's an increase in life—threatening waterborne diseases and the un says it's a public health emergency. our correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from sindh. in pakistan, as fields remain flooded, villages remain isolated. doctors are delivering medical care by boat,

with the help here of unicef. we asked if we could follow them as they visited far—flung communities who have been stranded. these remote areas already had very limited access to medical help. now, what this mobile camp is providing today is testing for malnutrition over here, over there they are doing malaria tests, in the corner there tests for hepatitis and here, a whole load of medicines available for people, all kinds of things from oral rehydration to antimalarials and there's even soap that they are providing people. fouzia approaches the camp with herfour young children. translation: it's really difficult, there's water everywhere - and we can't get medicines. now, some help has arrived to treat a rise in waterborne diseases like malaria and diarrhoea,

and a spike in malnutrition. as doctors measure her arm, they learn that baby sima is perilously thin. since the floods, her mother has struggled to eat. there is a shortage of clean water and food supplies, so mainly there are so many people like this baby, she's nine months old, and she is severely malnourished. these camps provide some relief. but with a shortage of medicines, boats and even doctors, not everyone can get this help. it could take months for the waters to recede, that's many more months of suffering. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. the scottish government has introduced legislation aimed at largely freezing rents and restricting evictions over the winter. the bill — set to be fast tracked into the statute books in a few days —

would keep rents at their current level until at least the end of march. tony hickmott has autism and a learning disability and has been held in a secure hospital for more than two decades. at the age of 23, he was detained after a mental health crisis and he's been largely held in solitary confinement ever since. but now a home has been found for him — one his family hopes is for life. jayne mccubbin reports. you're coming home. dream come true. a dream come true. it's happening now. tony's going to come home. yeah. you've waited so long. yeah. decades. the fight to bring tony hickmott home is almost over. he was sectioned 100 miles from home in a mental health crisis when he was 23

and he never came back. now, finally, a real home and a care package is taking shape, authorities forced to act by a court of protection judge. this is his home for life. a real home. a real home, his home. that he hasn't got to share with anybody. without the noise, the screaming, the banging of doors, the alarms. just get him home and every day's going to be a bonus. i know he's going to do well. last year, two whistle—blowers spoke to the bbc, revealing what they had seen of tony's world. i don't even know how they do it — the patients, i mean. _ i don't know how they cope. it was almost like a solitary confinement prisoner. a very basic daily life. i do believe tony was probably the loneliest person living in that hospital. tony will always struggle to cope in a world which often struggles to cope with autism, but from november a specially trained care team will support him in his own home, a short drive

from his family. you know, we know it's going to be small wins for tony, and we'll celebrate those little successes. tony loves being here on the beach, going for a walk, and if he continues to do that in his home town, then he'll be happy. authorities admit £11 million has been spent by the nhs keeping tony detained, against his wishes, his parents' wishes and, since 2013, the professional opinion of psychiatrists. but community care has to be paid for by local authorities, and there's the rub. we have a responsibility, absolutely, as a society, we have a responsibility to look after these people to the optimal level we can. and the funding is really challenging to find to achieve that. the hickmotts have been helped byjane, a family advocate. i don't think tony should have ever really gone away. - he's been forgotten. right now, almost 2,000 people with autism and learning

disabilities are locked in hospitals rather than real homes. you've dreamed of this? yeah. a select committee report has called for them all to be closed by next year. a government spokesman said they are instead committed to halving the number detained by 2024, with investment in community provision. he wants to go with me down to the beer garden. i'll have a pint and he'll have a half and a cheese roll. that's what he talks about? that's what he wants, yeah, and a cheese roll. tony comes home in november. you've got so much to look forward to now. it'll be like heaven. it will be. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danos. hello again. quite an autumnal feel and unsettled for the rest of the week. quite windy at times and spells of rain. it will feel mild for the time of year with the air source from the

west or southwest. weather fronts will bring a cloudy weighty across much of the country, followed by a wet evening and night for much of the north and west of the country. some heavy bursts of rain persistent at times but the southeast tending to stay dry with clear spells and it will be a mild one for most, especially across england and wales, the mid—teens they are, ten or 11 for scotland. tomorrow, the rain starts to push eastwards, eventually reaching the southeast and east anglia and it will clear by the end of the day then it's a bright afternoon for most, some showers are heavy and thundery across scotland but it will feel cooler, particularly in the north and west and it stays windy with gales around the coast. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: after the row over tax cuts for higher earners, now the prime minister is under pressure to increase benefit

payments in line with inflation, and rather than cutting them in real terms. well, we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue, and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020, takes place with inquiry chair, baroness heather hallet. ukrainian troops say its forces have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. after 61 years of football rivalry between scottish and english clubs, liverpool and rangers have never actually met in a competitive match, but they will

tonight for the very first time at anfield in the group stages of the champions league. it a world famous club with scots woven through the very heart of its history. and yet liverpool have never played a competitive match against one of scotland's's biggest clubs in rangers, but the scene is set for what could be a cracker. it will be very difficult. what could be a cracker. it will be very difficult-— what could be a cracker. it will be very difficult. they are a team that erformed very difficult. they are a team that performed very — very difficult. they are a team that performed very well _ very difficult. they are a team that performed very well in _ very difficult. they are a team that performed very well in the - very difficult. they are a team that | performed very well in the premier league and they were in three finals in five years. it is still one of the best teams in europe, so if you look at our opponents we have faced, the last season in europe, and also this season, probably this is the strongest side.— strongest side. looking around earl , strongest side. looking around early. this _ strongest side. looking around early. this is — strongest side. looking around early, this is a _ strongest side. looking around early, this is a rangers - strongest side. looking around early, this is a rangers squad l strongest side. looking around i early, this is a rangers squad who go back into champions league action after two heavy defeats, to ajax and

napoli, but domestic form is on the up. napoli, but domestic form is on the u -. ~ napoli, but domestic form is on the u. ~ ., �* napoli, but domestic form is on the up. we don't want to 'ust take part in the competition. — up. we don't want to just take part in the competition. we _ up. we don't want to just take part in the competition. we want - up. we don't want to just take part in the competition. we want to - in the competition. we want to establish — in the competition. we want to establish ourselves in the competition and go toe to toe with the giants — competition and go toe to toe with the giants of europe. that requires us to— the giants of europe. that requires us to compete in every aspect of the game _ us to compete in every aspect of the game especially the way we played against _ game especially the way we played against napoli. the game especially the way we played against napoli— game especially the way we played against napoli. the home side have tasted recent _ against napoli. the home side have tasted recent success _ against napoli. the home side have tasted recent success in _ against napoli. the home side have tasted recent success in european l tasted recent success in european club football's because competition but you manage aj note scottish football is improving.— but you manage aj note scottish football is improving. rangers and celtic are the _ football is improving. rangers and celtic are the standout _ football is improving. rangers and celtic are the standout teams - football is improving. rangers and celtic are the standout teams in i football is improving. rangers and | celtic are the standout teams in the late, that is not news, —— in the league, that is not news, but it is how they do in europe, and their run to the final in the roper lee, that was outstanding, the games against dortmund, for example, that was really good, and you can see how the home atmosphere can give you the edgein home atmosphere can give you the edge in the game. that was really impressive. just edge in the game. that was really impressive-—

edge in the game. that was really imressive., , ., ., ~ ., ., impressive. just looking at the game in an individual— impressive. just looking at the game in an individual match, _ impressive. just looking at the game in an individual match, it _ impressive. just looking at the game in an individual match, it means - in an individual match, it means more _ in an individual match, it means more to— in an individual match, it means more to rangers than liverpool but in the _ more to rangers than liverpool but in the context of the season for liverpool. — in the context of the season for liverpool, they cannot afford any more _ liverpool, they cannot afford any more slip—ups because if they lose ground _ more slip—ups because if they lose ground in— more slip—ups because if they lose ground in the champions league group, _ ground in the champions league group, that is something which for a team _ group, that is something which for a team that _ group, that is something which for a team that has reached the final three _ team that has reached the final three times in the last five years, do not _ three times in the last five years, do not get — three times in the last five years, do not get out of the group stage is unthinkable. gn do not get out of the group stage is unthinkable-— unthinkable. on match day three anfield awaits _ unthinkable. on match day three anfield awaits a _ unthinkable. on match day three anfield awaits a resurgent - unthinkable. on match day three i anfield awaits a resurgent rangers. that is at eight o'clock tonight. and there'll be commentary of that game on bbc radio 5 live & bbc radio scotland extra. spurs are also in champions league action tonight. antonio conte's side look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in the north london derby when they face europa league holders eintracht frankfurt. and the spurs boss has defended his style of play after the weekend's loss to arsenal. it's important to try to, to have a plan and to put my players in the best...

..possible situation, to exploit their characteristic, otherwise it can happen that you can concede, six, seven, eight goals, and in england, a lot of time this, in my career, never happened. lotte wubben—moy and nikita parris have been added to the england women's senior squad. euro winners wubben—moy and parris join the 23—player squad for the game against the usa at wembley on friday night. but captain leah williamson is a doubt after being injured in training — she's due to undergo further assessment. moeen ali's ruled out playing test cricket for england in the future, despite briefly considering a return under brendon mccullum. the worcestershire all—rounder successfully captained england to their recent t20 victory against pakistan. but says he cannot commit to the test tour of the country in december and the period in secure hotels which it requires.

that is all the sport for now. i will bring you more in the next hour. the nominees for the bbc�*s green sports inaugural awards have been announced. the awards will recognise sporting organisations, bodies and individual athletes whose actions have advocated for, raised awareness or instigated action on matters of environmental and/or climate change. let's go over to wembley now and our correspondent matt graveling. hello. hello. we are at wembley stadium inside _ hello. hello. we are at wembley stadium inside the _ hello. hello. we are at wembley stadium inside the stadium, i hello. hello. we are at wembley stadium inside the stadium, and | hello. hello. we are at wembley i stadium inside the stadium, and just behind me, it is a bit quiet at the moment, that is because people have flown here from all around the world, people involved in the green spaces of sport, from america, australia, all around the world, and they are looking at how to be green

going forward. they are actually into break—out rooms at the moment, sharing ideas on how they can benefit each other�*s feature because it is all about sustainability. later we have the bbc green export awards, recognising individuals and teams who are doing very well, flying the flag for sustainability. even the awards themselves are made of recyclable materials, but in the last few years it is a sports individuals, the players, and social media, who have gained an unprecedented reach to audiences they did not have before and in doing so they are able to promote best practice and sustainable things which people can get into in their own life. a big responsibility for the players. we have of few here today. chris has come from the us. former baseball player, the new york yankees, no less. you are very green minded. was this something that you went into your career with or

something that you had a passion for? , ., , ,., for? growing up in southern california. _ for? growing up in southern california, it _ for? growing up in southern california, it is _ for? growing up in southern california, it is something i for? growing up in southern i california, it is something that was always— california, it is something that was always at— california, it is something that was always at the forefront of our daily lives, _ always at the forefront of our daily lives, whether it is pollution or dealing — lives, whether it is pollution or dealing with loss of habitat. and drought — dealing with loss of habitat. and drought. all of these things being constantly an issue and understanding why and what our relationship is with the planet and the environment, especially in a large _ the environment, especially in a large metropolitan area like los angeles, — large metropolitan area like los angeles, and how that affects the natural— angeles, and how that affects the natural environment. always something i was interested in. when isaw— something i was interested in. when isaw the _ something i was interested in. when i saw the inconvenient truth, that was one — i saw the inconvenient truth, that was one thing which led me to do more _ was one thing which led me to do more to— was one thing which led me to do more to pick a particular thing i felt like — more to pick a particular thing i felt like i— more to pick a particular thing i felt like i could do better at and as an _ felt like i could do better at and as an athlete, single—use plastics is something i wanted to focus on. to see _ is something i wanted to focus on. to see the — is something i wanted to focus on. to see the amount of waste we generate — to see the amount of waste we generate as athletes, just within sports. — generate as athletes, just within sports. it— generate as athletes, just within sports, it is crazy. you talk about what _ sports, it is crazy. you talk about what a _ sports, it is crazy. you talk about what a stadium looks like after a

euro— what a stadium looks like after a euro final— what a stadium looks like after a euro final at wembley in the amount of rubbish _ euro final at wembley in the amount of rubbish left behind a man what a club 90 _ of rubbish left behind a man what a club 90 minute game. it is thousands of bottles, _ club 90 minute game. it is thousands of bottles, thousands of pounds worth _ of bottles, thousands of pounds worth of— of bottles, thousands of pounds worth of waste and plastic that we leave _ worth of waste and plastic that we leave behind. you worth of waste and plastic that we leave behind.— leave behind. you have an organisation _ leave behind. you have an organisation with - leave behind. you have an organisation with 186 i leave behind. you have an i organisation with 186 athletes signed up, so professional athlete hears about this, they come to you, and then what do you do? i was and then what do you do? i was thinkin: , and then what do you do? i was thinking. what _ and then what do you do? i was thinking, what can _ and then what do you do? i was thinking, what can i _ and then what do you do? i was thinking, what can i do - and then what do you do? i was thinking, what can i do to i and then what do you do? i was| thinking, what can i do to better and then what do you do? i was thinking, what can i do to better my impact _ thinking, what can i do to better my impact and — thinking, what can i do to better my impact and to lessen my footprint? in addressing single—use plastic and getting _ in addressing single—use plastic and getting guys to use reusable water bottles, _ getting guys to use reusable water bottles, as simple as that, but the response _ bottles, as simple as that, but the response from other athletes is really _ response from other athletes is really what gave me the eureka moment, — really what gave me the eureka moment, if i could find other like—minded athletes we could really create _ like—minded athletes we could really create some positive change and encourage and inspire young sports fans and _ encourage and inspire young sports fans and athletes of the future to continue — fans and athletes of the future to continue doing best practice. it is

now through the 188 athletes, it has been interesting to see how far we have come — been interesting to see how far we have come and how far athletes have come _ have come and how far athletes have come with _ have come and how far athletes have come with athlete activism especially when it comes to the environment and the issues they are passionate _ environment and the issues they are passionate about. final environment and the issues they are passionate about.— passionate about. final question, ou have passionate about. final question, you have athletes _ passionate about. final question, you have athletes from _ passionate about. final question, you have athletes from around i passionate about. final question, | you have athletes from around the world and you have a few ws athletes in england but you are still chasing the premier league. —— wsl. you would like to a footballer from the premier league and it's one that you are chasing?— premier league and it's one that you are chasing? yes, rhys james. trying to track him — are chasing? yes, rhys james. trying to track him down. _ are chasing? yes, rhys james. trying to track him down. he _ are chasing? yes, rhys james. trying to track him down. he reached i are chasing? yes, rhys james. trying to track him down. he reached out i are chasing? yes, rhys james. trying to track him down. he reached out to | to track him down. he reached out to the organisation and that was a big one for— the organisation and that was a big one for us— the organisation and that was a big one for us -- — the organisation and that was a big one for us —— reece james. it is to understand — one for us —— reece james. it is to understand that everybody has a unique _ understand that everybody has a unique story, and i think that is the most — unique story, and i think that is the most exciting thing, my understanding of athletes, where does depression come from and how

can we _ does depression come from and how can we help — does depression come from and how can we help facilitate more opportunities to get involved in the community? —— where does the passion come _ community? —— where does the passion come from _ community? —— where does the passion come from so— community? —— where does the passion come from. so reece, what he means to football, _ come from. so reece, what he means to football, that would be a tremendous benefit for us, and just having _ tremendous benefit for us, and just having a _ tremendous benefit for us, and just having a high—profile guy like him, ithink— having a high—profile guy like him, i think there is some cool stuff there — i think there is some cool stuff there so. _ i think there is some cool stuff there. so, let's make this happen. there _ there. so, let's make this happen. there you — there. so, let's make this happen. there you go. i don't know if we could call that an exclusive but reece james could become the first premier league player to become part of players for the planet. later on we are going to have the five awards that will be handed out for the bbc green sports award and you can follow this on the bbc sport website and the news channel, as well. thanks forjoining us.

tougher rules for migrants are expected to be set out by the new home secretary suella braverman later today when she addresses the conservative party conference. more than 32,000 people have crossed the english channel in small boats so far this year. lucy williamson reports from northern france. it's 3am and this french patrol are tracking their target. two people smugglers spotted by a uk—funded drone. they're half a mile away, swiftly preparing a boat to take migrants across the channel. a uk—funded buggy gets the patrol there in minutes. the smugglers have already fled... ..but they've lost their boat, their fuel and their motor to the patrol. this journey tonight is over. french patrols are now stopping around half these crossings, but they are still attracting more

migrants and new, more efficient smuggling networks run by albanians. translation: i don't know if it's the albanian mafia in the uk, i but there are a lot of albanian smugglers organising crossings. with prices of 3,000 to 4,000 euros per person and 40 people in a boat, do the maths. it is even more lucrative than drug trafficking, and with lighter criminal charges. albanian customers have been filling cafes and hotels around the station in dunkirk. this summer i see a lot of albanian people come here. more and more. maybe double or triple compared to last year. and year after year, there are people and people coming and coming who say there is no people in albania any more. smugglers have extended their operations along this coastline to avoid daily patrols from land, sea and air. this coastline has pulled in resources year after year — vehicles, technology, foot patrols.

politicians change, strategies shift, and still the number of people crossing this channel rises. and here in the camps, the uk government's latest deterrent, deportation to rwanda, isn't working. this crossing is sold as the solution to insurmountable problems, and that trumps any kind of risk. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. the national farmer's union, the nfu, says britain needs an immigration system that allows the sector to recruit the much—valued people it needs. let's talk to tom bradshaw, deputy president of the national farmer's union. good afternoon. what are you hoping to hear later this afternoon from suella braverman? irate to hear later this afternoon from suella braverman?— to hear later this afternoon from suella braverman? we have got to be clear in differentiating _ suella braverman? we have got to be clear in differentiating between i clear in differentiating between illegal immigration which is not acceptable but a legal route which

allows us to get the people we need to allow economic growth across the economy. at the moment the lack of workers is stifling growth with very low unemployment rates, across the uk, the lowest since the 1970s, and we do need the availability of people to really allow that economic growth to take place. what we are concerned about is the seasonal workers scheme, to enable the horticultural businesses to employ the seasonal workers but also the full—time recruitment. we have dairy farmers who are struggling to find the derry technicians to milk their cows and processes which are struggling to find the butchers to process the animals through the slaughterhouses and there really is a problem right the way across the economy, especially in food production but also hospitality, which is restricting economic growth in a time when we need to unlock opportunities. in a time when we need to unlock opportunities-— in a time when we need to unlock opportunities. kwasi kwarteng and the prime minister _ opportunities. kwasi kwarteng and the prime minister would - opportunities. kwasi kwarteng and the prime minister would argue, i opportunities. kwasi kwarteng and l the prime minister would argue, and

i'm quoting, those people who are coming here, they are not necessarily working, or they are working in low skilled jobs and they are not contributing to growing the economy. but you say that is the opposite, they do contribute to the economy. that opposite, they do contribute to the econom . �* ., ., ., , economy. at the moment we have many horticultural businesses _ economy. at the moment we have many horticultural businesses which _ economy. at the moment we have many horticultural businesses which are i horticultural businesses which are going to be contracting and at a time when we have the world facing the biggest global food time when we have the world facing the biggest globalfood crisis time when we have the world facing the biggest global food crisis since the biggest global food crisis since the second world war, we need to produce more of our food the second world war, we need to produce more of ourfood here the second world war, we need to produce more of our food here and take responsibility for how we feed the population, and if we don't have access to the people reacquired their businesses rather than growing will produce less food next year than they have done this year. i think there's a real risk of the economy shrinking on the basis of we have not got enough people. it is all well and good at saying we need all well and good at saying we need a high skill economy but at the moment wage inflation is driving the inflationary pressure and it is restricting the opportunities we have across the economy so we know

horticultural businesses will be producing less fruit and veg next year at a time when we have never needed it more.— needed it more. correct me if i'm wron: , needed it more. correct me if i'm wrong. i'm _ needed it more. correct me if i'm wrong. i'm going _ needed it more. correct me if i'm wrong, i'm going to _ needed it more. correct me if i'm wrong, i'm going to go _ needed it more. correct me if i'm wrong, i'm going to go to - needed it more. correct me if i'm wrong, i'm going to go to one i needed it more. correct me if i'm i wrong, i'm going to go to one detail of the current policy, so as i understand it, since january 2021, workers within specifically the agricultural industry and others, but speaking to you, they need to be paid at least £25,600 per year, is that affordable? the paid at least £25,600 per year, is that affordable?— that affordable? the ma'ority of full-time workers i that affordable? the ma'ority of full-time workers are i that affordable? the majority of full-time workers are actually i full—time workers are actually earning far more than that so that itself is not the barrier for full—time employment. the biggest barrier is the english language barrier is the english language barrier and the level of english language they need to be able to speak, that is proving to be one of the real barriers. we know that in the real barriers. we know that in the first six months of this year £60 million of food was wasted because it was not harvested in the fields and that really is adding to a food waste problem which is driving the inflationary pressure and food is contributing to that information. it is simply not acceptable to see that food go to

waste. there is plenty of examples of how the availability of people would help deliver for the of how the availability of people would help deliverfor the british population and reduce the inflationary pressures. itruth? population and reduce the inflationary pressures. why can't we, this is _ inflationary pressures. why can't we. this is a _ inflationary pressures. why can't we, this is a perennial— inflationary pressures. why can't we, this is a perennial question, | we, this is a perennial question, why can't we afford british workers? when we have low levels of unemployment, the lowest since the 70s, less than 4%, with the seasonal nature of this work, and the very rural locations, it is unlikely or very difficult to find those workers. we go back to the covid crisis, we did have the pick for britain campaign and a drive to recruit uk workers but because of those locations and the very labour intensive nature of this work, it is very strenuous and hard work, and there were many people who did not want to do that work, so even that year it was very difficult to recruit from the british workforce. when there are so many full—time jobs available across the economy, i question whether we should be looking to british workers to fill these seasonal jobs when

looking to british workers to fill these seasonaljobs when actually they have other full—time options which are far more attractive. tam which are far more attractive. tom bradshaw. — which are far more attractive. tom bradshaw, deputy _ which are far more attractive. tom bradshaw, deputy president of the nfu, thanks forjoining us. a rover designed and built by british engineers at airbus in stevenage was all set to go to mars — until its role in a mission to collect martian rocks was cancelled. now it's a robot on the hunt for a newjob to prevent all of the expertise and work that's taken more than a decade from going to waste. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. one state—of—the—art rover. its skills — it can drive autonomously, negotiate the most difficult terrain and cope in extreme environments. but now it's looking for work. built in the uk, it's being tested in a quarry in bedfordshire. it was heading for mars,

until its mission was cancelled. we have spent a lot of time and a lot of effort in developing this expertise. we don't want to let that go to waste, we want to exploit it and make sure that investment comes to fruition. also, it puts us in a good place to be involved in future space missions, which is brilliant for the reputation of the uk. so where could the rover go instead of mars? one option could be to swap the red martian terrain for the grey lunar landscape. this rover was designed for mars. if it's heading to the moon, it will need some modifications. the lunar surface can get as hot as 120 degrees celsius, and as cold as —230. so this will have to cope with extremes.

there's also a problem with light. the moon gets two weeks of daylight followed by two weeks of darkness, and this will be a challenge for solar power. and then there's the fine lunar dust. it's particularly clingy and abrasive, which could be an issue for the rover�*s moving parts. lunar exploration is having a resurgence right now. nasa's new artemis rocket will soon be heading there and eventually taking astronauts to the moon's surface. the idea is to have a permanent lunar base, and rovers could play a crucial role. they could be used anywhere that you want to do something autonomously, so it could be autonomously moving around rovers for building habitats, or it could be used for going to places that are uninhabitable by humans, or in an extreme temperature or particularly dangerous. so anywhere that you want to do something autonomously, this rover could still use that technology to do that.

for now, the rover is out of work, stuck on earth, driving around a quarry. but this isn't just about salvaging a £23 million piece of kit — it's about the people and expertise that goes with it. rebecca morelle, bbc news. to remind you, in the high court battle between rebecca varty and coueen battle between rebecca varty and colleen rooney, —— rebekah vardy, and colleen rooney, rebekah vardy has to paid £1.5 million towards the legal costs of colleen rooney following what has been called the wagatha christie case. we have got a bit more about that figure now. the decision that rebekah vardy needed to pay the legal costs of colleen

rooney is on indemnity basis, so the reason given for the decision is that there was a finding by the court that rebekah vardy had deliberately deleted or destroyed evidence and this behaviour falls outside the ordinary and reasonable conduct expected of a party in legal proceedings and it also followed a separate finding regarding the loss of evidence that was in the possession of rebekah vardy�*s former agent caroline watt. and colleen rooney's pursuit of the evidence is a reason why her legal costs increase substantially from the original estimates that were given to the court long before the start of the trial. rebekah vardy has been ordered to pay £800,000 to colleen rooney by the 15th of november, described as an interim payment, until the final total she needs to

pay is either agreed or decided upon by the court itself. and today's decision also making rebekah vardy liable to pay for legal costs incurred by otherjournalists from news uk publishers following her unsuccessful efforts to involve them in proceedings. thosejournalists are from the sun newspaper. so the wives of jamie vardy and wayne rooney, hopefully that has explained it for you a little bit more. that information came from the head of litigation at the law firm brabham is. the queen of denmark has apologised after stripping four of her grandchildren of their royal titles. but margrethe ii has not reversed the decision. she said she wanted to ensure the monarchy was "keeping "with the times" but that she had "underestimated" her

family's reaction. one more story to bring you before we go. one of the largest collections of prehistoric animal tracks on earth has been discovered in the uk. the prints — found in mud beds at a beach in northwest england — are over 8,000 years old and show how the area was once home to animals like red deer, wild boars and wolves, before sea levels rose and covered the terrain. now it's time for a look at the weather. the rest of this week is looking pretty autumnal and it will feel wet and windy at times. temperature wise, not too bad, fairly mild for the time of year, but the wind and rain will be noticeable for the next couple of days. that will be followed by sunshine and showers. some sunshine around, as well. low pressure exits to the north of the uk today with a big area of low

pressure and associated with that a couple of weather fronts bringing wet weather to much of the country, winds also quite a feature. temperatures in the south—east reaching around 20 degrees and there will be sunshine at times across scotland as well but the rain and cloud piles in to the north and west as we head through the evening and overnight with heavy bursts of rain and quite persistent rain. some of the rain in the south—east by the end of the night and it will be mild, 15, 16, the low in england and wales. it will turn very blustery for everyone though, and as we move into wednesday, the weather fronts will push eastwards and it will start to turn wetter across more eastern parts of the country. a wet start in northern and western areas and it trundles its way eastwards and it trundles its way eastwards and eventually clearing east anglia and eventually clearing east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. skies brighten up for many but there will be showers which will be heavy and sundry in parts of scotland and it will be a blustery

day, very windy, especially in irish sea coast. those are the wind gusts. temperatures, cooler air sea coast. those are the wind gusts. temperatures, coolerairspreading south—east behind the rain band, so the low teens in the north and the mid to high teens further south. through thursday and friday we hold onto low pressure to the north, higher pressure to the south, plenty of isobars across the country so it will stay blustery and there will be rain followed by sunshine and showers. thursday, does not too bad in central and southern parts, maybe the best of the dry weather in eastern england, further north and west are very blustery and windy. with showers and even longer spells of rain as you can see for western scotland, but temperatures maybe a bit higher than wednesday. similar story on friday, blustery with sunshine and showers, most in the north and the west, less windy for a time around the middle part of the weekend before it turns wet and windy again on sunday.

demand this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: the prime minister faces growing anger from her party after refusing to commit to increasing benefit payments in line with inflation. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020 takes place with inquiry chair, baroness heather hallet. ukraine says its troops have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need

after a drop off in donations as the cost—of—living crisis bites. and the british—built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings — a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there's already a cabinet split on the issue —

the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it's tin hat time for liz truss. she and her chancellor, under pressure, reversed their abolition of the 45p tax rate. now she's facing more pressure from some of her own mps to increase benefits in line with inflation, a promise made by her predecessor, but which is now in the balance. of course, how we uprate benefits is an important issue, but that is a decision to be made later this year. my priority was dealing with the immediate issues that families face this winter, and i'm sure people can understand why we had to act on that first. here's what she's weighing up.

reversing the national insurance rise is costing her government £18 billion. some of that, £5.5 billion, could be clawed back if most benefits were raised in line with earnings, which aren't going up as much as prices or inflation. but most ministers can't make a political or financial case for this, because no decision has been taken. how would you uprate them? i have got cabinet collective responsibility, so i am going to let the work and pensions secretary do the work. that lack of certainty has given liz truss's mps licence to speak out. we absolutely need to make sure that we increase benefits in line with inflation. it was promised by the previous chancellor, it was promised by the previous prime minister, borisjohnson, and it's those on lowest earnings who are being hurt the most by the cost—of—living challenges that we face, so it's morally right for the government to do so. and what does this say about the prime minister's authority? it's notjust backbench mps.

a former leadership rival who sits around her cabinet table is also speaking out. i have always supported, whether it's pensions, whether it's our welfare system, keeping pace with inflation. privately, those inside number 10 tell me there is a strong case for increasing benefits in line with earnings. but it seems that they are largely leaving it to the rank and file to make the argument. i think it has to be in line with earnings. i'm an employer. we unfortunately will not be able to increase our wage rates in line with inflation because it's impossible, and if we do, inflation will get higher and higher, it is a spiral. ever since the u—turn on tax a little more than 24 hours ago, mps and members of liz truss's own party have been trying to shift her this way and that on other issues too,

but in a bbc interview, she seemed to suggest the row over the 45p rate was only something of a tactical retreat and that she remains committed to getting taxes down, even for higher earners. i would like to see the higher rate lower. i want us to be a competitive country, but i have listened to feedback. i want to take people with me. liz truss promised bold and decisive leadership, but at her first conference as prime minister, some of her own members seem very willing to put that to the test. iain watson, bbc news, birmingham. ian watsonjoins ian watson joins me from the conference. what's the mid lake at the moment? there have been so many developments. the moment? there have been so many developments-— developments. there have and i don't think it is entirely _ developments. there have and i don't think it is entirely a _ developments. there have and i don't think it is entirely a -- _ developments. there have and i don't think it is entirely a -- ebullient. i think it is entirely a —— ebullient. after the reversal, quite a few people were saying for the first

time in a decade, they saw the possibility of their party losing the next election. that's pretty obvious in the sense that you just have to look at opinion polls, but there is an optimistic feel that things may turn around here and the dog days of the borisjohnson regime. that seems to have gone amongst at least some of the members here. it was interesting that at lunchtime today, the home secretary swell braverman accused some of her ex cabinet colleagues of staging a coup. —— suella braverman. michael gove and grant shapps in the previous cabinet were pretty quick to get off the blocks on sunday, calling for adjustments to the mini—budget and suggesting the 45p tax rate would not get through so some of liz truss's closest allies now fighting back and suggesting these people are trying to undermine liz truss's authority, and that is a

big difficulty for liz truss because there is an open and genuine debate here about what they do about benefits. they've been talking about operated benefits —— about and uprate to benefits. we are going to be hearing from suella braverman today. how significant is what she has to say to the party? it significant is what she has to say to the party?— to the party? it gives a sense of the fractured _ to the party? it gives a sense of the fractured sense _ to the party? it gives a sense of the fractured sense of— to the party? it gives a sense of the fractured sense of unity, i to the party? it gives a sense of| the fractured sense of unity, the people who have been critical of liz truss and quasi—karting's earlier decisions, trying to stage a coup

against their own leader —— kwasi kwarteng. the former leader who was ousted by his own mps, iain duncan smith, was warning liz truss she had to take a party with her, i think that's one of the reason she reversed the 45p rate decision but also he was equally happy to speak out on this question of welfare, believing that benefits should be raised in line with inflation. that's a very live debate at the moment and i think this is the difficulty with liz truss, she has been very decisive in what she wanted initially and very quick to reverse the 45p rate. there is no something of a vacuum or avoid over what is going to happen with benefits which has allowed lots of different opinions to fill it which does not create a sense of unity here in birmingham.

we are going to discuss what has been taking place within the party. jonathan haslam is a former director of communications at 10 downing street forjohn major. what do you make of what is happening at the moment? the government — happening at the moment? the government is _ happening at the moment? tue: government is showing happening at the moment? tte: government is showing a happening at the moment? t“te: government is showing a lot happening at the moment? t'te: government is showing a lot of hubris and not much coherence. i think this is a direct consequence of a very foolish policy. liz truss felt she had to go out immediately and talk about tax cuts without having the other parts of the story aligned and it's clear that what spooked the markets was notjust the tax cutting itself, the headline

went for 45p, but overall it was about having an unfunded amount of tax cuts, it's like spreading the jam before you have baked your scones. they felt there was a need to do something dramatic but you need to know how the sums add up and that's where they're having a problem the moment. if they had given the complete package, perhaps you would have seen less of the calls from penny mordaunt, perhaps even less of the inflammatory language from suella braverman, none of which is doing any good to the party's reputation at the moment. they seem to think, courting what they have been saying, talking about kwasi kwarteng and the prime minister, this isjust a distraction and it is a mistake in communication. is it reallyjust a communication. is it reallyjust a

communication issue? the communication. is it really 'ust a communication issue?i communication. is it really 'ust a communication issue? the way in which it has _ communication issue? the way in which it has been _ communication issue? the way in which it has been communicatedl communication issue? the way in i which it has been communicated has been appalling but you cannot have communication with the policy vacuum so trying to pin it on communications, trying to pin it on to one small element, the 45p, the whole of this row is because it is not a joined up government. they should have thought long and hard about their first moves. not only does it make a splash, but it should actually add up and hold together. what they have at the moment is the worst of all worlds, they have made a reverse, a u—turn on what they thought was an important part of policy. that has opened the doors to other people now saying, once you start with a door open on a u—turn, it's very, very difficult to close it. so they have a huge credibility 93p- it. so they have a huge credibility gap. the chancellor has an enormous credibility gap with the markets in the prime minister has a credibility gap with a huge number of her own mps, many of whom did not vote for

her. she's got a real task on her hands starting tomorrow when she speaks to the party to actually talk over their heads to the country because those are the ones they have to convince they have a plan and at the moment they do not look like they do. the moment they do not look like the do. �* , , ,., the moment they do not look like the do. 2, . ., they do. there's been some criticism of what has — they do. there's been some criticism of what has been _ they do. there's been some criticism of what has been described - they do. there's been some criticism of what has been described as i they do. there's been some criticism of what has been described as blue l of what has been described as blue on blue attacks. in terms of those backbenchers who are making a lot of this noise and being described as organising this coup or rebellion, just how powerful are they? thea;r organising this coup or rebellion, just how powerful are they? they are very powerful— just how powerful are they? they are very powerful in _ just how powerful are they? they are very powerful in the _ just how powerful are they? they are very powerful in the sense _ just how powerful are they? they are very powerful in the sense that i just how powerful are they? they are very powerful in the sense that most| very powerful in the sense that most important to a member of parliament is holding onto their seat and if you did not support liz truss and you did not support liz truss and you see this sort of chaos emerging from herfirst 27, 28 you see this sort of chaos emerging from her first 27, 28 days you see this sort of chaos emerging from herfirst 27, 28 days in office, it doesn't inspire confidence. a lot of people will

feel slightly inevitable that this is the party talking to itself again as it has done for the last 18 months. they have failed to capitalise on something which the markets would accept, which was that extraordinary intervention in the energy market, where it was hopefully a one—off but that was factored into the market calculations. these blue on blue attacks are entirely to be laid at the door of the prime minister and the door of the prime minister and the chancellor because of the way they have operated. they need to grow up, perhaps they will grow up quickly during the course of this week. tt quickly during the course of this week. , ., �* , week. if they don't get the message ri . ht at the week. if they don't get the message right at the party — week. if they don't get the message right at the party told _ week. if they don't get the message right at the party told hear - week. if they don't get the message right at the party told hear the i right at the party told hear the right at the party told hear the right thing in the public don't hear the right thing, how the chancellor and trimester fighting for their jobs here? —— are they fight for fox —— are the chancellor and prime ministerfighting for

—— are the chancellor and prime minister fighting for theirjobs? taste minister fighting for their “obs? we two minister fighting for theirjobs? - two years from an election so there time to turn it around if we are being optimistic because the hubris of thejohnson age on their way in which the party is behaving now does not inspire confidence —— and the way the party is behaving does not inspire confidence. maybe the party has to go away and start thinking about its future direction again. they have got to fight for their jobs, they are obvious are going to work very hard. you are looking at a prime minister who will probably limit on for a period of time, not getting all the policy issues through because they haven't thought them through properly, and that's their problem. let's speak to morgan wild, the head of policy and advocacy at citizens advice.

thank you forjoining us. what are you seeing and hearing on the ground? we you seeing and hearing on the round? ~ . , , .,, ground? we are seeing people stru: ale ground? we are seeing people struggle to _ ground? we are seeing people struggle to make _ ground? we are seeing people struggle to make ends - ground? we are seeing people struggle to make ends meet i ground? we are seeing people i struggle to make ends meet each ground? we are seeing people - struggle to make ends meet each and every day so we are helping over to people every minute access crisis support and things like referral to foodbanks, things like referral to the fuel vouchers. our advisers are incredibly worried about what we are going to see this winter, despite the welcome package that has been put in place to protect people's energy bills, we are prepping for a winter where the trends that we are seeing at the moment may well accelerate. th seeing at the moment may well accelerate-— seeing at the moment may well accelerate. , ., , ., accelerate. in terms of refusing to live some accelerate. in terms of refusing to give some clarity _ accelerate. in terms of refusing to give some clarity on _ accelerate. in terms of refusing to give some clarity on benefits i accelerate. in terms of refusing to | give some clarity on benefits rising in line with prices, if that is what is going to be decided, what will

this mean for the millions of people, whether they are working and on benefits are only on benefits? what will it mean to them? t on benefits are only on benefits? what will it mean to them? i think it's a real shame _ what will it mean to them? i think it's a real shame that _ what will it mean to them? i think it's a real shame that that - what will it mean to them? i think it's a real shame that that is i what will it mean to them? i think it's a real shame that that is the i it's a real shame that that is the policy conversation at the moment. there should not be any doubt that benefits should be operated by inflation in april. the conversation which should be happening is what more support might be needed for people on the lowest incomes this winter. there is a real opportunity for the government to see how much people are struggling, how much they are likely to struggle in the months ahead. the first thing that has to be done is confirm uprating is going to be informed by inflation, otherwise the crisis level at the moment will become the new normal. secondly, we think there is a place

for support this winter given the scale of the difficulties people are seeing. scale of the difficulties people are seeina. ~ . scale of the difficulties people are seeina. . ., ., , ., seeing. what would this targeted su- ort seeing. what would this targeted support look _ seeing. what would this targeted support look like? _ seeing. what would this targeted support look like? it _ seeing. what would this targeted support look like? it could i seeing. what would this targeted | support look like? it could include brin . in: support look like? it could include bringing forward _ support look like? it could include bringing forward uprating, - support look like? it could include bringing forward uprating, it i support look like? it could includej bringing forward uprating, it could include increasing the amount of financial support available to people's means tested benefits. at the moment, we are seeing more people than we have ever seen for things like not being able to afford to top up their prepayments, effectively being cut off from energy, a record demand for people needing crisis support, record demand for energy advice, these are real problems that the government has to focus on announcing this clarity on uprating benefits. morgan

wild, thank clarity on uprating benefits. morgan wild. thank you _ clarity on uprating benefits. morgan wild, thank you very _ clarity on uprating benefits. morgan wild, thank you very much - clarity on uprating benefits. morgan wild, thank you very much indeed. l the chair of the public inquiry into the handling of the covid pandemic, baroness hallett, has said it will examine whether the level of loss suffered by millions of people was inevitable, and whether the government could have acted differently. she was speaking at the start of a one—day preliminary hearing, which is mostly dealing with legal matters. our health correspondentjim reed was at the inquiry earlier. yes, this first preliminary session of this inquiry opens this morning without breaking for lunch. the focus this morning from lady hallet has been on the relatives of people who died from covid. the thinking here at this inquiry is that the focus needs to be very much on families, people who lost their lives as well as doctors, nurses and others who put their time, work and effort through the process. i've been speaking this morning

to some of those families, some of those relatives who lost loved ones to the virus over the last three years. on a long wall in westminster, relatives of those who lost their lives to covid have left their marks and memories. sylvia jackson died in the first wave of the pandemic. if the right decisions were taken at the time. so, all kinds of questions and the fact that none of them have been answered yet is precisely the reason why we need this inquiry. i don't know who is responsible for my mum's death. and i want to know. and if they behaved wrongly, i want them held to account. that's only right, that's only right. today, in this room in west london, the process of finding those answers is now under way. the uk covid inquiry is so wide—ranging it will have to be split into separate sections.

the first, tackling preparations for the pandemic started this morning. next month sees the start of the second section on political decision—making, including the timing of lockdowns. preliminary hearings this autumn will be followed by full public hearings next year, where ministers and other decision—makers will be called to give evidence. the inquiry chair has said those who suffered the most deserve to know if more could have been done. millions of people suffered loss, including the loss of friends and family members, the loss of good health, both mental and physical, economic loss, loss of educational opportunities and the loss of social interaction. this all matters to people like abi williams. the care home she runs lost residents in the first wave of covid.

it is important for us to... for lessons learned, really. we want to know what went wrong, how can it be better handled, and we want to learn from it and to be more prepared in future. covid is still with us, of course, though the fast roll—out of vaccines across the world has cut the risk of hospitalisation and death. doctors say this inquiry is vital to better understand what happened and better protect ourselves against any future pandemic. here at the inquiry, there have been some concerns over the last couple of months before this started from the groups representing families of those who lost their lives about the involvement they would have in this inquiry. there was some concern they might be sidelined, that this would all be about the politicians and the health bosses and not about the families of the victims. the chair of the inquiry

really tried to reassure those families today. she said, "i promise the families of the bereaved that those who suffered the most will be at the heart of this inquiry." she went on to say, "i intend to keep that promise." one good example of that is if you look at dnrs — do not resuscitate orders, this was brought up in the inquiry this morning. these were orders put on people who were seriously ill during the pandemic who basically said if they got to the stage where they needed resuscitation, then it would not be provided, they would be allowed to slowly lose their lives. some victims, many families of those victims, have said that actually those orders were placed on people far too frequently, especially in the first wave of the pandemic. there was concern that this inquiry wouldn't look in detail at subjects like that, but actually, the chair of the inquiry this morning reassured those families and said that's exactly the kind of topics around standards of care, exactly the kind of topics that would be dealt with at this inquiry

over the next couple of years while it runs. ukrainian forces have siezed back more territory in the south of the country near the key city of kherson, having destroyed more than 30 russian tanks. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says fierce fighting continues in a number of areas in the south and the east, as his forces push ahead with offensives in regions annexed by russia last week. our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, hugo bachega, gave us this assessment of the latest advance by ukrainian troops. it is very significant, in fact it is the most significant breakthrough for the ukrainians in the south since the start of this counteroffensive. we have been watching the situation in kherson for weeks, with very little movement in terms of military positions, but that has changed, the ukrainians have reclaimed several villages along the dnipro river, which acts as a natural barrier in that part of the region, and this morning, more reports

that the ukrainians have taken back more territory, more villages in that part of the country, and that the russians had had to abandon some positions in the south. so, very significant, what is happening in the south. and in the east, the ukrainians seem to be reinforcing positions in the town of lyman, the town that was recaptured over the weekend. a major victory for the ukrainians because it was being used as a transport and logistics hub by the russian forces. and it gives the ukrainians the possibility of trying to recapture more territory in the donetsk, but also in the luhansk region. so, massive gains for the ukrainians, and also major embarrassment for president putin, because these gains are happening in two of the areas that russia said it was annexed in, a move that has been dismissed by the ukrainians as illegal.

there has been strong international condemnation of north korea's launch of a ballistic missile overjapan for the first time in five years. the united states said the test was dangerous, reckless and destabilising. sirens were sounded and some trains stopped injapan. it comes days after the us, south korea and japan staged large—scale military exercises. the scottish government has introduced legislation aimed at largely freezing rents and restricting evictions over the winter. the bill, set to be fast—tracked into the statute books in a few days, would keep rents at their current level until at least the end of march. however, landlords could apply to raise rents by up to 3% in response to certain costs like increased mortgage payments. meg is national secretary for living rent, which campaigns for cheaper rent

and better conditions for tenants. shejoins me now. what do you make of this legislation if it does indeed go through? the leuislation if it does indeed go through? t“te: legislation is hugely important for us and those renting in scotland just now. it's a rent freeze and we need to see event coming down as they have been too high for much too long but it is reinforcing the idea that landlords cannot be expected to put the cost of living on tenants who are likely to be more precariously employed. it's something that has much needed but we have to go further to make sure we have to go further to make sure we can protect those who are renting in private, social and student housing so they can afford to stay put. housing so they can afford to stay

ut. �* , ., ., put. are the rent will be frozen at their current _ put. are the rent will be frozen at their current levels. _ put. are the rent will be frozen at their current levels. are - put. are the rent will be frozen at their current levels. are those i their current levels. are those levels affordable?— their current levels. are those levels affordable? they are not. rent needs _ levels affordable? they are not. rent needs to _ levels affordable? they are not. rent needs to come _ levels affordable? they are not. rent needs to come down. i levels affordable? they are not. rent needs to come down. we i levels affordable? they are not. i rent needs to come down. we hope this will lead to some form of rent control and we can bring rents down because we are seeing stories about people spending 50, 60, up to 70% sometimes of their income on rent alone. we cut energy bills increasing and the cost of living going up. the rent is another thing thatis going up. the rent is another thing that is increasing for all of us. what is the picture regarding evictions because there is a moratorium on those as well. there will be, it's — moratorium on those as well. there will be, it's a _ moratorium on those as well. there will be, it's a very _ moratorium on those as well. there will be, it's a very welcome - moratorium on those as well. there will be, it's a very welcome piece i will be, it's a very welcome piece of legislation. it also shows that when there is a political will and necessity, it's easy to keep people in their homes as well. we saw something similar happen during the covid pandemic where evictions could not be enforced. we need to see that

this also stops landlords from taking matters into their own hands so it stops legal evictions being enforced legally but there is limited protections for those tenants who had evicted illegally. we have seen increasing numbers of that happening during the pandemic and we are worried that we are going to see more of our members facing that in the future.— that in the future. some landlords would say you _ that in the future. some landlords would say you are _ that in the future. some landlords would say you are casting - that in the future. some landlords would say you are casting them i that in the future. some landlords would say you are casting them as villains when they themselves have their own costs to meet. what would you say to that? m their own costs to meet. what would you say to that?— you say to that? i'd say that one erson's you say to that? i'd say that one person's cost... _ you say to that? i'd say that one person's cost... if— you say to that? i'd say that one person's cost... if landlords i you say to that? i'd say that one person's cost... if landlords are| person's cost... if landlords are paying off their mortgage, they are often granted much more protection than tenants are and if they don't have a mortgage, you are simply using a property as a means for income or profit when we needed is place to live and surely that should come first, homes should come before income and we need a roof over our heads. at the basis, i understand

not all landlords are able to work and often some people describe themselves as reluctant landlords where they have come to inherit property but don't really want to, but there should be other protections in place that cannot be expected for tenants who are going to be struggling the most over the winter period to foot the bill for that. ., ~ winter period to foot the bill for that. . ~ , ., winter period to foot the bill for that. ., ~' , ., , winter period to foot the bill for that. . ~ ,, , . winter period to foot the bill for that. ., ~' ,, , . ~ winter period to foot the bill for that. ., ~ ,, , . ~ ., that. thank you very much, meg from livin: that. thank you very much, meg from living rent- — now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello again. quite an autumnal feel and unsettled for the rest of the week. quite windy at times and spells of rain. it will feel mild for the time of year with the air source from the west or southwest. weather fronts will bring a cloudy wet day across much of the country, followed by a wet evening and night for much of the north and west of the country. some heavy bursts of rain, persistent at times but the southeast tending to stay dry with clear spells and it

will be a mild one for most, especially across england and wales, the mid—teens there, ten or ii for scotland. tomorrow, the rain starts to push eastwards, eventually reaching the southeast and east anglia and it will clear by the end of the day then it's a bright afternoon for most, sunshine and showers, heavy and thundery across scotland but it will feel cooler, particularly in the north and west and it stays windy with gales around the coast. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: after the row over tax cuts for higher earners, now the prime minister is under pressure to increase benefit payments in line with inflation, and rather than cutting them in real terms. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing

of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020 takes place with inquiry chair, baroness heather hallet. ukrainian forces say its troops have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need — after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. we have now got all the sport. we

can go to our reporter matt who is at the green sports awards. epart at the green sports awards. sport and the reach _ at the green sports awards. sport and the reach of _ at the green sports awards. sport and the reach of sports _ at the green sports awards. sport and the reach of sports and - at the green sports awards. (vie and the reach of sports and the teams in the athletes, especially on social media, it has exploded in the last few years to the point when they can reach millions of people, when you think about the top footballers, lionel messi, cristiano ronaldo, when you think about the followers they can reach, so we are talking about how sport can play a part in driving the green energy and sustainability in tackling the climate crisis, that is what today is all about. my next guest is front and centre of this. you were one of thejudges for ourfive and centre of this. you were one of the judges for our five awards. tell us about the awards?— the judges for our five awards. tell us about the awards? these are the first ulobal us about the awards? these are the first global level— us about the awards? these are the first global level sustainability - first global level sustainability awards — first global level sustainability awards and we have seen bits and pieces— awards and we have seen bits and pieces in— awards and we have seen bits and pieces in europe and north america but nothing — pieces in europe and north america but nothing on this scale which is really— but nothing on this scale which is really exciting. any sustainability

work _ really exciting. any sustainability work is _ really exciting. any sustainability work is really good, but it is exciting _ work is really good, but it is exciting to see the best. we had entries— exciting to see the best. we had entries from all over, small towns, far-away— entries from all over, small towns, far—away places, big sports clubs in the uk, _ far—away places, big sports clubs in the uk, so — far—away places, big sports clubs in the uk, so it— far—away places, big sports clubs in the uk, so it will be exciting. we announce — the uk, so it will be exciting. we announce the winners tonight and many— announce the winners tonight and nrany of— announce the winners tonight and many of them are here in the room. it is many of them are here in the room. it is good _ many of them are here in the room. it is good to— many of them are here in the room. it is good to see what the future has in _ it is good to see what the future has in store. we it is good to see what the future has in store-— has in store. we are giving out awards and — has in store. we are giving out awards and recognising - has in store. we are giving out - awards and recognising excellence which is important but more needs to be done at a government legislation level? irate be done at a government legislation level? ~ ., , ., , level? we need governments to put in lace level? we need governments to put in place legislation _ level? we need governments to put in place legislation to _ level? we need governments to put in place legislation to force _ level? we need governments to put in place legislation to force people - level? we need governments to put in place legislation to force people to - place legislation to force people to take steps but we have so many organisations who are doing good work, _ organisations who are doing good work. but — organisations who are doing good work, but most aren't. to get all of those _ work, but most aren't. to get all of those organisations on board to move on the _ those organisations on board to move on the right— those organisations on board to move on the right direction, sometimes you need — on the right direction, sometimes you need a — on the right direction, sometimes you need a carbon tax, energy efficiency _ you need a carbon tax, energy efficiency plans, to come in from the government, to have them say, we need you _ the government, to have them say, we need you to _ the government, to have them say, we need you to step up and do this, and for it— need you to step up and do this, and for it to _ need you to step up and do this, and for it to he _ need you to step up and do this, and for it to be kinda forced upon us. sports _ for it to be kinda forced upon us. sports can— for it to be kinda forced upon us. sports can innovate but they are not necessarily— sports can innovate but they are not necessarily always creative, so getting — necessarily always creative, so getting it — necessarily always creative, so getting it from the top. that

necessarily always creative, so getting it from the top.- necessarily always creative, so getting it from the top. that is a dr from loughborough _ getting it from the top. that is a | dr from loughborough university, getting it from the top. that is a - dr from loughborough university, who drfrom loughborough university, who has helped to choose the winner for a macro of the five green sports awards for top you can follow this on the bbc website. —— choose the winners of the five green sports awards. tonight's champions league match will be the first time liverpool and rangers have faced each other, despite 61 years of rivalry between scottish and english clubs in europe. as we know, rangers and celtic are the two big teams in scottish football. and whilst rangers have faced manchester united in europe previously, celtic taking on manchester city five years ago, this will be a first between these two. and one for the history books. and there'll be commentary of that game on bbc radio 5 live & bbc radio scotland extra. spurs are also in champions league action tonight.

antonio conte's side look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in the north london derby when they face europa league holders eintracht frankfurt. and the spurs boss has defended his style of play after the weekend's loss to arsenal. moeen ali's ruled out playing test cricket for england in the future, despite briefly considering a return under brendon mccullum. the worcestershire all—rounder successfully captained england to their recent t20 victory against pakistan. but says he cannot commit to the test tour of the country in december and the period in secure hotels which it requires. that is all the sport for now. the prime minister has told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower — despite junking her plan to do just that yesterday. speaking to our political editor chris mason at the conservative party conference

in birmingham, liz truss said she believes it would make the uk a more competitive country. let's hear that interview in full. prime minister, what does fairness mean to you? should all benefits go up in line with earnings or prices? well, what fairness means to me, is that everybody across the united kingdom should have the same opportunities to succeed, that we should have a growing economy, growing businesses, high wage jobs for everybody and that is what i am seeking to achieve through our growth plan, because the fact is, for years and years, the country hasn't grown fast enough, and we have seen parts of the country left behind. that is what i am aiming to fix, that is what fairness is for me. that's your big picture, vision, but on the specifics of benefits what is your instinct on what is fair?

you can make the argument either way, earnings or prices, what is your instinct? we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue, and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances, but what i sought to do when i got into office is deal with the big challenges that we face as a country. people are facing energy bills of up to £6,000. we were facing high inflation, and a slowing global economy. what i have taught do is deal with that energy issue through the energy price guarantee which has come in, which means a typical household is not paying more than round £2,500 for its bills, but also we are helping the most vulnerable with an extra £200, so it is about making the right decisions at the right time, chris, and as you say, there are different interpretations of what fairness is, but for me, what it is about, fundamentally, is making sure everybody across this country has the opportunity to succeed. but helping the most vulnerable might mean paying those who are on benefits a rise

that is in line with prices rather than with earnings. penny mordaunt says they should go up in line with inflation, is she right? as i have said, we have not yet taken a decision on that. you must have an instinct. the urgent issue, chris, i have come into office at a very difficult time, when we have seen putin's war in ukraine causing a massive spike in energy crisis, when we have seen inflation high, when we have see a slowing global economy. we had to deal with that straightaway. so by putting in place the energy price guarantee, by far the biggest part of our mini budget, by making sure we are not raising taxes at the moment when we need to get economic growth into our country, and also by taking action to get britain moving, whether it is building roads, getting on with broadband, making sure that businesses are investing,

and creating those newjobs. that was my priority to sort that out. of course, how we up rate benefits is an important issue, but that is a decision to be made later this year. my priority was dealing with the immediate issues that families face in winter, and i am sure people can understand why we had to act on that first. when we last spoke you made a virtue of being willing to do things that were unpopular, how is that going? 0n the first encounter with trouble you buckled. the 45 pence rate was something that was relatively minor part of our growth package, and i listened to what people had to say, both my parliamentary colleagues but also to the public, and we have changed our policy as a result. do you think still it is a good idea, just unpopular? i would like to see the higher rate lower, i want us to be a competitive country, but i have listened to feedback,

i want to take people with me. yes, we are going to have to make tough decisions, yes, we are going into a tough winter, yes, times are difficult, but fundamentally, you know, if people are concerned about something which was a distraction, from the major policies which i have outlined, like the energy price guarantee, like keeping taxes low, like getting the economy moving, i felt it was wrong to allow that distraction to continue from the major parts of our package, because that is not a tremendous reflection of what my priorities are. sure, you are noted for answering questions directly, and you nudged towards it there, you seem to be hinting that at some point in the future you might want to change the lower, the rate of tax paid by the highest earners, is that yes or no? i am not contemplating that now. i am very clear we have listened to people,

we have listened to people about what their priorities are. my priority is making sure people can get through the winter. i was very worried about families struggling with high energy bills, it's the biggest package in any country announced on energy support. we need to get the economy growing at a time when there is a slow down, and i am very worried about keeping businesses in business and keeping people injobs. that is my priority and i didn't want this distraction to take away from those really important priorities for the government. i notice this morning you are keen to talk about the energy support you are offering, a package you announced and it was overtaken by events with the death of queen. with hindsight would you have been better after that mourning period to have focussed on talking, as you are now, about that energy package and left some of the other things, the things that have caused you trouble since a little later? we have notjust the challenge

of energy that we are facing, we have the challenge of inflation and the challenge of a slowing global economy, so it is very important we took the steps forward, on how we are going to get britain moving, and keeping our taxes low. you know, i pledged during the leadership campaign to reverse the national insurance rate. i thought it was wrong to put up taxes at a time when families are struggling, i also pledged to keep corporation tax low because we need to bring in the business investment into our country at this critical time, so it is right we continue with those things. we also promised when we announced the energy package we would tell people how much it cost. that is why we had to do the fiscal event when we had to do it. we didn't have the luxury of time, chris, but my priority as prime minister has been making sure we are dealing with these really, really serious issues that families face. of course, i have been clear and the chancellor has been clear, that we need to bring down debt as a proportion of gdp and we will be announcing steps toward doing that later, later autumn.

final question, it is four weeks to the day since you became prime minister. as a direct result of your experiment people will be paying more for their mortgage or rent, as a direct result of your actions your party has been in open revolt and the suggestion is you are tanking with the electorate. it has been a disaster. i don't agree with that. if you look at where we were four weeks' ago, people were facing energy bills of up to £6,000. businesses were facing going out of business this winter because they couldn't afford the costs of their energy. we were facing inflation that would have been five points higher than it would have been thanks to the energy package we have announced, and were facing a slowing global economy. we have taken action to keep taxes low to make sure, to make sure investors — what i care about, chris, is doing the right thing by the british people and taking

the right short—term decisions to help struggling families get through this winter, but also the right long—term decisions to put britain on track to success, to make sure we have that low tax high wage economy, and of course, you know, i have never pretended this would be easy. we are facing very very difficult global head winds, many countries are struggling with, you know, the impact of putin's war in ukraine. but what i have done is i have acted decisively, i have that energy package in place, the £2,500 for households, we have those tax cuts that i promised in place, and we are also moving forward on getting the economy going, whether it is road building, the new invest zones i have been looking at here today, you know, in birmingham. this is how we are going to put the united kingdom on a successful long—term footing. prime minister, thank you.

thank you. chris mason there speaking to liz truss. europe's first female commander of the international space station has appeared from space with a barbie doll, created to look like her, to inspire girls into stem careers. iss astronaut samantha cristoforetti floated with her barbie in zero gravity, to encourage girls to study stem subjects and open the door to becoming future engineers, scientists and astronauts. i'm joined now by susanne mecklenburg, who is head of the european space agency climate office. thanks forjoining us. a barbie doll in space, is the message cutting through? in space, is the message cutting throuuh? , ~ , through? yes, ithink it is. barbie dolls have — through? yes, ithink it is. barbie dolls have always _ through? yes, ithink it is. barbie dolls have always been _ through? yes, ithink it is. barbie dolls have always been a - through? yes, i think it is. barbie i dolls have always been a forerunner in many ways of showing what young

women can actually do and that is very important. one of the exciting things was the barbie doll being taken into space and making the message even more pronounced. maybe also, in this way, emphasising the first she is representing which is europe's first female commander of the international space station but also the first woman to perform a space walk from face—macro which she did. why are we still talking about female first is after all this time? —— from europe. interesting question, and i we have come long way if you look at the representation of women in science and technology. butjudging from my own experience, women were encouraged about 20 years ago who are now filtering through to such exciting opportunities in the space

and science industry. because they had a role models at the time, when they had to take the decision of what they wanted to become in their life, and this is one of the exciting part samantha is doing at the moment because she has a profession which is very much out of the ordinary. in terms of what she does. she is also very happy to share this experience with young women. i think this is important, to provide young women with role models, teachers, professors, line managers, that are actually female, and what they actually see achieving and what they actually see achieving and what they might like to do in life in a couple of years from now. it wasn't until 1983 that women were even allowed to apply for the astronaut corps. what needs to be done to encourage women into this particular sector? we are talking

about science as well as astronauts. it is stem subjects. what questions have you been getting? what we need to do is to encourage young women and maybe break down these role models that we have experienced over many decades and this is actually happening at the moment. you can see that in large representation of young women in science and technologyjobs, i would say, but still, there are many things we can still, there are many things we can still do, and for instance, there are women inspiring young girls to raise their aspirations and expectations of what they would like to do in the future. again, speaking from my own experience, when i had to decide what i wanted to study, i did not have a female role model at the time. what i'm trying to do now

is to actually pass on my experience and mentor young women and present them to other people and provide networks for them which i think is important. this is now very much happening, i would say. i think the major thing is to break down role models which we have seen over many decades. , ,., ., , decades. there is something to be said when you _ decades. there is something to be said when you have _ decades. there is something to be said when you have somebody - decades. there is something to be| said when you have somebody who looks different but looks like you, when you are looking at home, it is very powerful. in terms of the stem subjects, what needs to be done at that level, before they even start looking at the likes of the european space station and nasa, is there enough done in schools and colleges? there are a lot of different activities which are now accessible

for people, for young children to actually go in this direction. one initiative we are doing at the moment is also this astronaut logbook which is basically following the women on board the international space station for weight, and every day is a different topic which lets you into the life on board the international space station. these initiatives come at the age of ten, 15, something like this, the time before you actually take the decision of what you might like to study or which direction you would like to go, and there are these activities which are now being organised. that is exciting and i think it opens the horizon for what is possible. it is not instantly what you see in everyday life but also what is outside of your

immediate family and environment and i think this is important. i immediate family and environment and i think this is important.— i think this is important. i read there is a _ i think this is important. i read there is a disability _ i think this is important. i read| there is a disability programme i think this is important. i read - there is a disability programme that there is a disability programme that the esa is running. one of the statistics is that around one in five europeans have some sort of disability and the esa has a power astronaut feasibility project which is running and that could include women as well —— para astronaut. what can you say about that programme? irate what can you say about that programme?— what can you say about that rouramme? . . .. ., ., programme? we are calling out for the future of _ programme? we are calling out for the future of astronauts _ programme? we are calling out for the future of astronauts and - programme? we are calling out for the future of astronauts and there l the future of astronauts and there are a couple of channels, one for disability and one for non—disability. it is currently ongoing. personally, iwould not say women should be in either, let's say, into an advantage, because from my perspective, i want to be valued

for who i am and i don't want to be ina for who i am and i don't want to be in a positionjust for who i am and i don't want to be in a position just because for who i am and i don't want to be in a positionjust because i'm female. this is very counter—productive. to go down this direction. counter-productive. to go down this direction. , , ., direction. yes, it is the argument of positive _ direction. yes, it is the argument of positive discrimination, - direction. yes, it is the argument of positive discrimination, isn't i of positive discrimination, isn't it? susan, who is the head of the european space agency climate office, thanks forjoining us. mr; office, thanks for 'oining us. my pleasure. h office, thanks for 'oining us. my pleasure. you — office, thanks forjoining us. my pleasure. you are _ office, thanks forjoining us. my pleasure. you are watching - office, thanks forjoining us. my pleasure. you are watching bbcj office, thanks forjoining us. my - pleasure. you are watching bbc news. an inquest into the death of an unarmed black man who was shot dead by armed police in south london has been opened. 24—year—old chris kaba was shot through the windscreen of a car in streatham hill, on 5th september. the met police marksman who fired the shot, has since been suspended from duty. mr kaba's parents, brother and cousin attended the hearing at london inner south coroner's court today. a 31 year old man has been arrested

after a woman was fatally attacked by dogs in a house in liverpool. police said five american bulldogs which were inside the property in kirkdale where the attack happened — have since been destroyed. the united nations has made another appeal for aid for pakistan, after the worst floods there in decades. the un says it needs more than £700 million — that's five times more than it was previously asking for. at least 1,700 people have died in the disaster, some 600 of them, children. with flood waters not expected to recede for many months, there's an increase in life—threatening waterborne diseases, and the un says, it's a public health emergency. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from sindh. in pakistan, as fields remain flooded, villages remain isolated.

doctors are delivering medical care by boat, with the help here of unicef. we asked if we could follow them as they visited far—flung communities who have been stranded. these remote areas already had very limited access to medical help. now, what this mobile camp is providing today is testing for malnutrition over here, over there they are doing malaria tests, in the corner there tests for hepatitis and here, a whole load of medicines available for people, all kinds of things from oral rehydration to antimalarials and there's even soap that they are providing people. fouzia approaches the camp with herfour young children. she tells me they are all sick. translation: it's really difficult, there's water everywhere - and we can't get medicines.

now, some help has arrived to treat a rise in waterborne diseases like malaria and diarrhoea, and a spike in malnutrition. as doctors measure her arm, they learn that baby sima is perilously thin. since the floods, her mother has struggled to eat. there is a shortage of clean water and food supplies, so mainly there are so many people like this baby, she's nine months old, and she is severely malnourished. these camps provide some relief. but with a shortage of medicines, boats and even doctors, not everyone can get this help. it could take months for the waters to recede, that's many more months of suffering. rajini vaidyanathan,

bbc news, sindh province. the country music star loretta lynn has died at the age of 90. our precious mum passed away peacefully this morning, the statement says. she passed away in her sleep at home at her ranch. news that the country music star loretta lynn has died at the age of 90. she has been described as the symbol of rural resilience, at her powerful voice and topical songs were a model for generations of country singers and songwriters. plenty more on her life story to come. we will get more on this in the next hour. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav.

the rest of this week is looking pretty autumnal and it will feel wet and windy at times. temperature wise, not too bad, fairly mild for the time of year, but the wind and rain will be noticeable for the next couple of days. that will be followed by sunshine and showers. some sunshine around, as well. low pressure sits to the north of the uk today with a big area of low pressure and associated with that a couple of weather fronts bringing wet weather to much of the country, winds quite a feature in the north and west. temperatures in the south—east reaching around 20 degrees and there will be sunshine at times across scotland as well, but the rain and cloud piles in to the north and west as we head through the evening and overnight with heavy bursts of rain, quite persistent rain. some of the rain in the south—east by the end of the night. it will be mild, 15, 16, the low in england and wales. but it will turn very blustery

for everyone, though. as we move into wednesday, the weather fronts will push eastwards and it will start to turn wetter across more eastern parts of the country. a wet start in northern and western areas and the rain band trundles its way eastwards, eventually clearing east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. skies brighten up for many but there will be showers which will be heavy and thundery in parts of scotland. it will be a blustery day, very windy, especially on irish sea coasts. those are the wind gusts there. temperatures, coolerairspreading south—east behind the rain band, so the low teens in the north and the mid to high teens further south. through thursday and friday we hold onto low pressure to the north, higher pressure to the south, plenty of isobars across the country so it will stay blustery and there will be rain followed by sunshine and showers. thursday, does not too bad in central and southern parts, maybe the best of the dry weather in eastern england,

further north and west it stays very blustery and windy. with showers and even longer spells of rain as you can see for western scotland, but temperatures maybe a bit higher than wednesday. similar story on friday, blustery with sunshine and showers, most in the north and the west, less windy for a time around the middle part of the weekend before it turns wet and windy again on sunday.

this is bbc news. the headlines at four: the prime minister faces growing anger from her party after refusing to commit to increasing benefit payments in line with inflation. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020, takes place with inquiry chair baroness heather hallet. ukraine says its troops have seized back more territory in regions calls for supermarkets to give more

surplus food to those in need legislation aimed at freezing most rents in scotland until the end of march 2023 has been introduced by the scottish government. and the british—built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings —

a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there's already a cabinet split on the issue — the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it's tin hat time for liz truss. she and her chancellor, under pressure, reversed their abolition of the 45p tax rate. now she's facing more pressure from some of her own mps to increase benefits in line with inflation, a promise made by her predecessor, but which is now in the balance. of course, how we uprate benefits is an important issue, but that is a decision to be made later this year. my priority was dealing

with the immediate issues that families face this winter, and i'm sure people can understand why we had to act on that first. here's what she's weighing up. reversing the national insurance rise is costing her government £18 billion. some of that, £5.5 billion, could be clawed back if most benefits were raised in line with earnings, which aren't going up as much as prices or inflation. but most ministers can't make a political or financial case for this, because no decision has been taken. how would you uprate them? i have got cabinet responsibility and collective cabinet responsibility, so i am going to let the work and pensions secretary do the work. that lack of certainty has given liz truss's mps licence to speak out. we absolutely need to make sure that we increase benefits in line with inflation. it was promised by the previous chancellor, it was promised by the previous prime minister, borisjohnson, and it's those on lowest earnings who are being hurt the most by the cost—of—living challenges that we face, so it's morally right

for the government to do so. and what does this say about the prime minister's authority? it's notjust backbench mps — a former leadership rival who sits around her cabinet table is also speaking out. i have always supported — whether it's pensions, whether it's our welfare system — keeping pace with inflation. privately, those inside number 10 tell me there is a strong case for increasing benefits in line with earnings, but it seems that they are largely leaving it to the rank and file to make the argument. i think it has to be in line with earnings. i'm an employer. we unfortunately will not be able to increase our wage rates in line with inflation because it's impossible, and if we do, all we're going to do is... inflation will get higher and higher, it's a spiral. ever since the u—turn on tax a little more than 2a hours ago, mps and members of liz truss's

own party have been trying to shift her this way and that on other issues too, but in a bbc interview, she seemed to suggest the row over the 45p rate was only something of a tactical retreat and that she remains committed to getting taxes down, even for higher earners. i would like to see the higher rate lower. i want us to be a competitive country, but i have listened to feedback. i want to take people with me. liz truss promised bold and decisive leadership, but at her first conference as prime minister, some of her own members seem very willing to put that to the test. iain watson, bbc news, birmingham. let's talk to our political correspondent, iain watson. there have and i don't think

it is entirely an ebullient mood. after the 45p tax reversal, quite a few people were saying for the first time in a decade or so, they saw the possibility of their party losing the next election. that's pretty obvious in the sense that you just have to look at opinion polls, but there's always been an optimistic feel that things may turn around, even in the dog days of the borisjohnson regime. that seems to have gone amongst at least some of the members here. it was interesting that at lunchtime today, the home secretary suella braverman accused some of her ex—cabinet colleagues of staging a coup. michael gove and grant shapps, in the previous cabinet, were pretty quick to get off the blocks on sunday, calling for adjustments to the mini—budget and suggesting the 45p tax rate would not get through, so

some of liz truss's closest allies now fighting back and suggesting these people are trying to undermine liz truss's authority, and that is a big difficulty for liz truss because there is an open and genuine debate here about what they do about benefits. they've been talking about an uprate to benefits in line with inflation. people line with inflation. are starting to raise questions people are starting to raise questions about whether she can stamp our authority on her own party and if she will be fit to govern when she gets back to westminster —— stamp her authority. we are going to be hearing from suella braverman later today. how significant is what she has to say to the party?

i think that gives a sense of the disunity and fractu redness, the people who have been critical of liz truss and kwasi kwarteng's earlier decisions, trying to stage a coup against their own leader. the former leader who was ousted by his own mps, iain duncan smith, was warning liz truss she had to take the party with her. i think that's one of the reason she reversed the 45p rate decision, but also he was equally happy to speak out on this question of welfare, believing that benefits should be uprated in line with inflation, not with earnings. that's a very live debate at the moment and i think this is the difficulty for liz truss. she has been very decisive in what she wanted initially and very quick to reverse the 45p rate. there is now something of a vacuum or a void over

what is going to happen with benefits, which has allowed lots of different opinions to fill it, which does not create a sense tougher rules for migrants are expected to be set out by the new home secretary suella braverman this afternoon when she addresses the conservative party conference. we expect more detail on how she finds to manage the more than 32,000 people who have crossed the english channel in small boats so far this year. lucy williamson reports from northern france. it's 3am and this french patrol are tracking their target. two people smugglers spotted by a uk—funded drone. they're half a mile away, swiftly preparing a boat to take migrants across the channel. a uk—funded buggy gets the patrol there in minutes. the smugglers have already fled... ..but they've lost their boat, their fuel and their motor to the patrol.

this journey tonight is over. french patrols are now stopping around half these crossings, but they're still attracting more migrants and new, more efficient smuggling networks run by albanians. translation: i don't know if it's the albanian mafia in the uk, - but there are a lot of albanian smugglers organising crossings. with prices of 3,000 to 4,000 euros per person and a0 people in a boat, do the maths. it's even more lucrative than drug trafficking and with lighter criminal charges. albanian customers have been filling cafes and hotels around the station in dunkirk. this summer, i see a lot of albanian people come here. more and more. maybe double or triple compared to last year. and year after year, there are people and people coming and coming who say there is no people in albania any more. smugglers have extended their operations along this coastline to avoid daily patrols

from land, sea and air. this coastline has pulled in resources year after year — vehicles, technology, foot patrols. politicians change, strategies shift, and still the number of people crossing this channel rises. and here in the camps, the uk government's latest deterrent — deportation to rwanda — isn't working. this crossing is sold as the solution to insurmountable problems and that trumps any kind of risk. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. joining me now is leon thompson, executive director of uk hospitality in scotland. what is the situation regarding the ability of the hospitality sector as you understand it to employ migrant workers? is it

fairly straight forward? does it go far enough in its current form? it certainly doesn't go far enough in its current form. right now, there is a shortage of occupation list and that sets out the number of roles which recruiters can select overseas workers to come and take on. for hospitality, that extends to chefs at the moment and we are facing an acute shortage in all kinds of roles within hospitality across the uk so we'd certainly like to see more hospitality roles added to the shortage occupation list as a starting measure. i shortage occupation list as a starting measure.— shortage occupation list as a starting measure. i have read that the ministers _ starting measure. i have read that the ministers have _ starting measure. i have read that the ministers have been _ starting measure. i have read that the ministers have been accused l starting measure. i have read that| the ministers have been accused of giving mixed signals over migrant workers. is that something you would agree with? do you understand that, where they are coming from? i agree with? do you understand that, where they are coming from?- where they are coming from? i think the difficulty — where they are coming from? i think

the difficulty at _ where they are coming from? i think the difficulty at the _ where they are coming from? i think the difficulty at the moment - where they are coming from? i think the difficulty at the moment is - where they are coming from? i think the difficulty at the moment is we i the difficulty at the moment is we are trying to find our feet post—brexit and the loss of free movement, which resulted in a number of businesses losing access to workers. we are still very much trying to navigate our way through the current system, which really doesn't deliver for our members just now. there aren't enough hospitality roles or the shortage of occupation —— on the shortage occupation list and the time it takes to bring in workers into the uk to take on the chef roles is just way beyond anything that is helpful to hospitality businesses just now. we really need to see some significant investment in the current system that we have in order to speed up applications and we need to have a review of the shortage occupation list to look at extending the roles for hospitality on there.-

list to look at extending the roles for hospitality on there. laying out the context — for hospitality on there. laying out the context for _ for hospitality on there. laying out the context for this, _ for hospitality on there. laying out the context for this, we've - for hospitality on there. laying out the context for this, we've heard l the context for this, we've heard kwasi kwarteng and the prime minister who have been talking around the subject and linking it to growing the economy, the argument about looking at the policy over migration is that many of the people they are saying who are coming here aren't necessarily working or they aren't necessarily working or they are working in low skilled jobs and they are not contributing to growing our economy. that was liz truss speaking earlier. how much hope do you hold out that you will hear something positive later today from suella braverman? i something positive later today from suella braverman?— something positive later today from suella braverman? i certainly would describe any — suella braverman? i certainly would describe any of _ suella braverman? i certainly would describe any of the _ suella braverman? i certainly would describe any of the roles _ suella braverman? i certainly would describe any of the roles and - describe any of the roles and hospitality as being low skilled, these are valuable jobs which contribute to economic growth right around the country. i think that focusing on economic growth, we have to have access to an increased labour plan in order to help the

government achieve its ambitions around economic growth. i would hope we will start to hear some more positive discussion coming from the uk government on the issue of migration because it does go hand in hand with growing the economy. lean hand with growing the economy. leon thom son, hand with growing the economy. leon thompson, executive _ hand with growing the economy. leon thompson, executive director of uk hospitality in scotland, thank you very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news: the row over tax cuts for higher earners, now the prime minister is under pressure to increase earners, now the prime minister is under pre inire to increase e55“ earners, now the prime minister is under pre in line) increase e55“ earners, now the prime minister is under pre in line with ease e55“ earners, now the prime minister is under pre in line with inflation 5“ earners, now the prime minister is under pre in line with inflation and cutting them in real terms. the first hearing of the the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry focusing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020 has opened with the chair baroness heather hallett. ukrainian forces say its troops have seized back more territory annexed

by russia last week. the chair of the public inquiry into the handling of the covid pandemic, baroness hallett, has said it will examine whether the level of loss suffered by millions of people was inevitable, and whether the government could have acted differently. she was speaking at the start of a one—day preliminary hearing, which is mostly dealing with legal matters. our health correspondentjim reed was at the inquiry earlier this first preliminary session of this inquiry opened this morning, we're now breaking for lunch. the focus this morning from lady hallet has been on the relatives of people who died from covid. the thinking here at this inquiry is that the focus needs to be very much on families, on people who lost their lives as well as doctors, nurses, others who put their time,

their work and effort in through that whole process. i've been speaking this morning to some of those families, some of those relatives who lost loved ones to the virus over the last three years. on a long wall in westminster, relatives of those who lost their lives to covid have left their marks and memories. sylvia jackson died in the first wave of the pandemic. like so many others, her daughter wants to know if the right decisions were taken at the time. so, all kinds of questions and the fact that none of them have been answered yet is precisely the reason why we need this inquiry. i don't know who is responsible for my mum's death. and i want to know. and if they behaved wrongly, i want them held to account. that's only right, that's only right. today, in this room in west london, the process of finding those answers is now under way. the uk covid inquiry is so wide—ranging it will have to be split into separate sections.

the first, tackling preparations for the pandemic started this morning. next month sees the start of the second section on political decision—making, including the timing of lockdowns. preliminary hearings this autumn will be followed by full public hearings next year, where ministers and other decision—makers will be called to give evidence. the inquiry chair has said those who suffered the most deserve to know if more could have been done. millions of people suffered loss, including the loss of friends and family members, the loss of good health, both mental and physical, economic loss, the loss of educational opportunities and the loss of social interaction. this all matters to people like abi williams. the care home she runs lost residents in the first wave of covid. it is important for us, too... for lessons learned, really.

we want to know what went wrong, how can it be better handled, and we want to learn from it and to be more prepared in future. covid is still with us, of course, though the fast roll—out of vaccines across the world has cut the risk of hospitalisation and death. doctors say this inquiry is vital to better understand what happened and better protect ourselves against any future pandemic. so, here at the inquiry, there had been some concerns over the last couple of months before this started from the groups representing families of those who lost their lives about the involvement they would have in this inquiry. there was some concern they might be sidelined, that this would all be about the politicians, about the health bosses and not

about the families of the victims. well, the chair of the inquiry, as you just heard, really tried to reassure those families today. she said, "i promise the families of the bereaved that those who suffered the most will be at the heart of this inquiry." she went on to say, "i intend to keep that promise." one good example of that is if you look at what are called dnrs — do not resuscitate orders. this was brought up in the inquiry this morning. these were orders put on people who were seriously ill during the pandemic, which basically said if they got to the stage where they needed resuscitation, then it would not be provided, they would be allowed to slowly lose their lives. some victims, many families of those victims, have said that actually those orders were placed on people far too frequently, especially in the first wave of the pandemic. there was concern that this inquiry wouldn't look in detail at subjects like that, but actually, the chair of the inquiry this morning reassured those families and said that's exactly the kind of topics around standards of care,

exactly the kind of topics that would be dealt with at this inquiry over the next couple of years while it runs. ukrainian forces have siezed back more territory in the south of the country near the key city of kherson — having destroyed more than 30 russian tanks. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says fierce fighting continues in a number of areas in the south and the east, as his forces push ahead with offensives in regions annexed by russia last week. our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, hugo bachega, gave us this assessment of the latest advance by ukrainian troops. it is very significant. in fact, it is the most significant breakthrough for the ukrainians in the south since the start of this counteroffensive. we have been watching the situation in kherson for weeks, with very little movement in terms of military positions, but that has changed, the ukrainians have reclaimed several villages along the dnipro river, which acts as a natural barrier in that part of the region, and this morning, more reports that the ukrainians have taken back more territory, or villages in that

part of the country, and that the russians had had to abandon some positions in the south. so, very significant what is happening in the south. and in the east, the ukrainians seem to be reinforcing positions in the town of lyman, the town that was recaptured over the weekend, a major victory for the ukrainians because it was being used as a transport and logistics hub by the russian forces. and it gives the ukrainians the possibility of trying to recapture more territory in the donetsk, but also in the luhansk region. so, massive gains for the ukrainians, and also major embarrassment for president putin, because these gains are happening in two of the areas that russia said it was annexed in, said it was annexing, a move that has been dismissed by the ukrainians as illegal. hugo bachega, in kyiv, thank you.

the scottish government has introduced legislation aimed at largely freezing rents and restricting evictions over the winter. the bill — set to be fast tracked into the statute books in a few days — would keep rents at their current level until at least the end of march. joining me now is sally thomas, ceo of the scottish federation of housing associations. will this legislation go far enough to help people who needed the most? we don't think it will. we absolutely agree with government that they should be doing all they can to help people during this current cost—of—living crisis, energy crisis, general economic crisis in which a lot of people are suffering a great deal. what we don't think is right is that the social housing sector should be targeted as one of the ways in which that might help the situation. what

it will do is have an adverse effect. we are very concerned that if tenants don't pay the rent that is necessary for housing associations to provide necessary services, to provide repair and maintenance, to build new homes and to manage and maintain existing homes as well as energy efficiency measures, we are really, really concerned that at the end of the day, tenants will suffer rather than benefit from this measure.- day, tenants will suffer rather than benefit from this measure. unless i missed it, benefit from this measure. unless i missed it. just _ benefit from this measure. unless i missed it, just break _ benefit from this measure. unless i missed it, just break down - benefit from this measure. unless i missed it, just break down for - benefit from this measure. unless i missed it, just break down for me l missed it, just break down for me how you think tenants suffer. if you are repeating yourself, i apologise, but please reiterate. you said they would be an adverse effect, particularly within the social renting sector. how? housing associations _ renting sector. how? housing associations and _ renting sector. how? housing associations and cooperative l associations and cooperative charities are social purpose businesses, they don't make profits, they don't have shareholders, all they don't have shareholders, all the money they make from tenants' rent gets reinvested into maintaining and managing property to providing services for tenants to

help them live well in their homes and sustain their tenancies. if housing associations can't increase rent to meet increased costs through increasing through rent, then that means they are going to have less money to support tenants to build housing and maintain housing and keep fuel costs down. the scottish housing regulator who regulates the whole sector stringently is estimating that the average tenant who pays full rent will only save about £3 a week in their pocket if this measure went on beyond the 31st of march next year which legislation does allow for, although the immediate impact is the next six months up until the 31st of march 2023. what we are concerned about is the period thereafter and what we want to avoid as any unnecessary rent caps that prevents social landlords bringing in the rent that they need to do what i mentioned

earlier. ~ ., , ., ~' they need to do what i mentioned earlier. ~ ., ,, ., , earlier. would you like to see the rent rate increase? _ earlier. would you like to see the rent rate increase? is _ earlier. would you like to see the rent rate increase? is that - rent rate increase? is that basically what you're saying, don't put this cap in place, allow social housing at least to continue as it is? ., �* , housing at least to continue as it is? ., , is? that's right, the social housing sector has always _ is? that's right, the social housing sector has always tried _ is? that's right, the social housing sector has always tried to - is? that's right, the social housing sector has always tried to keep - sector has always tried to keep rents very, very low. for the past few years it has been lower than inflation. certainly this year, the thinking before this announcement was that it would be way lower than inflation. inflation would be running rampant at ten, 11%. there is an exemption, _ running rampant at ten, 11%. there is an exemption, isn't _ running rampant at ten, 11%. there is an exemption, isn't there, - running rampant at ten, 11%. there is an exemption, isn't there, of. running rampant at ten, 11%. there is an exemption, isn't there, of a l is an exemption, isn't there, of a cap at 3%. so landlords, can actually raise their rents, that's one of the exceptions that has been put in place. would that be enough? we are thinking that might be enough, we're not exactly there yet but it might solve a problem. i’m enough, we're not exactly there yet but it might solve a problem. i'm so sor to but it might solve a problem. i'm so sorry to rush — but it might solve a problem. i'm so sorry to rush you. — but it might solve a problem. i'm so sorry to rush you, but _ but it might solve a problem. i'm so sorry to rush you, but thank - but it might solve a problem. i'm so sorry to rush you, but thank you, i l

sorry to rush you, but thank you, i appreciate it. rebekah vardy will have to pay about £1.5 million in towards colleen rooney's legal costs. it's after she lost the high court case she brought against ms rooney. in an order made public on tuesday, thejudge ruled that mrs vardy should pay 90% of mrs rooney's costs. with me is our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. this comes from the case which was followed closely by lots of people about libel action brought against rebekah vardy by coleen rooney. rebekah vardy by coleen rooney. rebekah vardy by coleen rooney. rebekah vardy —— coleen rooney had made a post on social media saying people like someone had been leaking information about her to the sun newspaper and she carried out an investigation limiting the number of people who could read her private instagram stories to just one person, rebekah vardy, and when she

posted false stories on tasted ti"; "a? “t that sf�*é' ,, , ., , that rebekah vardy�*s vardy of leaking information about her. this led to a long—running court battle which finished earlier this year which led to rebekah vardy losing and being found responsible for leaking private information about coleen rooney to the sun newspaper. film; about coleen rooney to the sun newspaper-— about coleen rooney to the sun news--aer. . , ., ., , ., newspaper. any reaction to this from rebekah vardy's _ newspaper. any reaction to this from rebekah vardy's lawyers? _ newspaper. any reaction to this from rebekah vardy's lawyers? we - newspaper. any reaction to this from | rebekah vardy's lawyers? we haven't heard at the moment _ rebekah vardy's lawyers? we haven't heard at the moment but _ rebekah vardy's lawyers? we haven't heard at the moment but coleen - heard at the moment but coleen rooney's lawyers have put out a statement welcoming this. in a sense, this information today isn't massively new, we always knew the general legal principle that in a libel case the losing party would have to pay the vast majority of the winning party's legal costs. in this case, thejudge decided winning party's legal costs. in this case, the judge decided that that figure should be approximately 90%.

she said it wasn't 100% because there were some small aspects of the case where coleen rooney wasn't successful. coleen rooney had said the posts were in the public interest and there were bits and pieces she had accused rebekah vardy of being a pseudonym known as the secret wag in the sun newspaper and it was proved that 90% of the cost should be paid by rebekah vardy. but going beyond that in this particular case, they are still arguing about the actual figures, the small details, she has been ordered to make an interim payment of £800,000 but we don't know what the final legal bill for coleen rooney is going to be and we may never actually find out, it might never be made public, we can't know exactly what those final costs will be, it could be £1.5 million but we don't know what those negotiations will

end that. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. good afternoon. it's looking pretty unsettled, notjust through tonight, even through the week because we have an active jet blowing across the uk, high up in the atmosphere which is going to be generating a lot of low pressure which will bring windy weather to our shores over the next few days. spells of rain followed by sunshine and showers. because it comes in from the west or southwest, it will tend to be mild, both during the day and night, and low pressure will pep up and night, and low pressure will pep up this evening, bringing an area of heavy, persistent rain to scotland and northern ireland, north and west england and wales. the southeast will remain largely dry. it will be turning windier. look at these temperatures, daytime values in mid—teens. through wednesday, it

starts wet in the north and west of the country, gales across england and wales widely and that pushes into the southeast and they will clear away later in the day. it brightens up for many through the afternoon, sunshine, blustery showers but will feel cooler briefly behind that rain. i'll have more in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister faces growing angerfrom her party after refusing to commit to increasing benefit payments in line with inflation. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on the specific circumstances. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid public inquiry, focussing on the country's pre—pandemic preparations before 2020, takes place with inquiry chair baroness heather hallet. ukraine says its troops have seized back more territory in regions annexed

by russia last week. legislation aimed at freezing most rents in scotland until the end of march 2023 has been introduced by the scottish government. sport now and for full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. after 61 years of football rivalry between scottish and english clubs, liverpool and rangers have never actually met in a competitive match, but they will tonight for the very first time at anfield in the group stages of the champions league. it's a world famous club with scots woven through the very heart of its history. and yet liverpool have never played

a competitive match against one of scotland's biggest clubs in rangers, but the scene is set for what could be a cracker. it's going to be very difficult. they are a team that performed very well in the premier league and they were in three finals in the last five years. it's still one of the best teams in europe, so if you look at our opponents we have faced, the last season in europe, and also this season, probably this is the strongest side. looking around earlier, this is a rangers squad who go back into champions league action after two heavy defeats, to ajax and napoli, but domestic form is on the up. we don't want to just take part in this competition. we want to establish ourselves in the competition and go toe to toe with the giants of europe. that requires us to compete in every aspect of the game especially the way we played against napoli.

the home side have tasted recent success in european club football's biggest competition but their manager knows that scottish football is improving. yeah, rangers and celtic are the standout teams in the league, that is not news, but it is how they do in europe, and the rangers run to the final in the european league, that was outstanding. the games against dortmund, for example, that was really good, and you can see how the home atmosphere can give you the edge in the game. that was really impressive. just looking at the game as an individual match, it means more to rangers than liverpool but in the context of the season for liverpool, they cannot afford any more slip—ups because if they lose ground in the champions league group, that is something which for a team that has reached the final three times in the last five years, to not get out of the group stage is unthinkable. on match day three anfield awaits

a resurgent rangers. chris mclauchlan, bbc news, liverpool. that is at eight o'clock tonight. and there'll be commentary of that game on bbc radio 5 live & bbc radio scotland extra. spurs are also in champions league action tonight. antonio conte's side look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in the north london derby when they face europa league holders eintracht frankfurt. and the spurs boss has defended his style of play after the weekend's loss to arsenal. it's important to try to, to have a plan and to put my players in the best... ..possible situation, to exploit their characteristic, otherwise it can happen that you can concede, six, seven, eight goals, and in england, a lot of time this, in my career, never happened.

lotte wubben—moy and nikita parris have been added to the england women's senior squad. they have replaced leah williamson and lucy parker injured. for the game against the usa at wembley on friday night. moeen ali's ruled out playing test cricket for england in the future, despite briefly considering a return under brendon mccullum. the worcestershire all—rounder successfully captained england to their recent t20 victory against pakistan. but says he cannot commit to the test tour of the country in december and the period in secure hotels which it requires. that is all the sport for now. i will bring you more in the next hour. staying with sport now — and the inaugural bbc green sports awards are taking place in wembley this afternoon, they'll highlight the positive action being taken by teams and individuals to make

sport more sustainable. five awards are being handed out in total. let's go over to wembley now and our correspondent matt graveling. it's a big day, the inaugural bbc green sports awards and we have heard a lot about the amount of miles travelled in the car and biplane, by teams and their supporters, to get to sporting events —— and by plane. even the number of shirts that football teams expect people to buy, in order only to go and change it again. we are talking to the individuals and organisations who are leading the way and i'm proud to have a couple of those people with me now. all the way from america, a stock car driver, and the winner of our award, i have got to say. you are the only person who knows that she has won out of the five awards so far. this has been made with recycled materials but you can't get your hands on it yet because we are going

to give that to you later. you have won the award, so what are you doing in the sports sector? i won the award, so what are you doing in the sports sector?— in the sports sector? i have a decree in the sports sector? i have a degree in _ in the sports sector? i have a degree in biology _ in the sports sector? i have a degree in biology and - in the sports sector? i have a degree in biology and when l in the sports sector? i have a degree in biology and when i | in the sports sector? i have a - degree in biology and when i started to race _ degree in biology and when i started to race i_ degree in biology and when i started to race i started to use my race car as a 200 _ to race i started to use my race car as a 200 mph billboard to talk about the huntan— as a 200 mph billboard to talk about the human impact on the planet, renewable — the human impact on the planet, renewable energy, electric cars, solar _ renewable energy, electric cars, solar power, animal rights, plant -based _ solar power, animal rights, plant —based diets, to use my race car to encourage — —based diets, to use my race car to encourage people to change their behaviours and to live in a way which — behaviours and to live in a way which is — behaviours and to live in a way which is more sustainable for the planet _ which is more sustainable for the lanet. �* , ., ,., planet. briefly, tell me about the roduce planet. briefly, tell me about the produce you _ planet. briefly, tell me about the produce you are _ planet. briefly, tell me about the produce you are working - planet. briefly, tell me about the produce you are working on - planet. briefly, tell me about the produce you are working on right| planet. briefly, tell me about the i produce you are working on right -- produce you are working on right —— the projects. i produce you are working on right -- the projects-— the projects. i work with a documentary _ the projects. i work with a documentary film - the projects. i work with a| documentary film company the projects. i work with a - documentary film company called the projects. i work with a _ documentary film company called the oceanic— documentary film company called the oceanic preservation society and we make _ oceanic preservation society and we make documentary films, and the last one was— make documentary films, and the last one was called facing extinction, about— one was called facing extinction, about the — one was called facing extinction, about the mass extinction of species that we _ about the mass extinction of species that we are — about the mass extinction of species that we are living through at the last was caused by an asteroid that

hit the _ last was caused by an asteroid that hit the planet and took out the dinosaurs, —— and the last. right now— dinosaurs, —— and the last. right now we _ dinosaurs, —— and the last. right now we are — dinosaurs, —— and the last. right now we are living through the six and it— now we are living through the six and it is— now we are living through the six and it is clearly caused by humanity so we _ and it is clearly caused by humanity so we have — and it is clearly caused by humanity so we have got to change the way we are living _ so we have got to change the way we are living on — so we have got to change the way we are living on the planet. congratulations on being the first award winner. you are here from the united nations. you are leading on sustainability within sport. how are we doing in the uk in relation to the global market as it were? the enthusiasm _ the global market as it were? the enthusiasm is _ the global market as it were? the enthusiasm is here. there's a lot of good _ enthusiasm is here. there's a lot of good practices _ enthusiasm is here. there's a lot of good practices in _ enthusiasm is here. there's a lot of good practices in the _ enthusiasm is here. there's a lot of good practices in the uk _ enthusiasm is here. there's a lot of good practices in the uk that - enthusiasm is here. there's a lot ofj good practices in the uk that global sport can _ good practices in the uk that global sport can learn _ good practices in the uk that global sport can learn from _ good practices in the uk that global sport can learn from and _ good practices in the uk that global sport can learn from and the - good practices in the uk that global sport can learn from and the other. sport can learn from and the other way around, — sport can learn from and the other way around, we _ sport can learn from and the other way around, we are _ sport can learn from and the other way around, we are dealing - sport can learn from and the other way around, we are dealing with i sport can learn from and the other way around, we are dealing with a| way around, we are dealing with a global— way around, we are dealing with a global economy _ way around, we are dealing with a global economy and _ way around, we are dealing with a global economy and different - way around, we are dealing with a i global economy and different regions across— global economy and different regions across the _ global economy and different regions across the world, _ global economy and different regions across the world, dealing _ global economy and different regions across the world, dealing with - across the world, dealing with different — across the world, dealing with different sports, _ across the world, dealing with different sports, with - across the world, dealing with| different sports, with different cycles — different sports, with different cycles and _ different sports, with different cycles and capacities, - different sports, with different cycles and capacities, but - different sports, with different cycles and capacities, but alsoj cycles and capacities, but also different — cycles and capacities, but also different opportunities - cycles and capacities, but also different opportunities to - cycles and capacities, but also different opportunities to takej different opportunities to take action — different opportunities to take action what _ different opportunities to take action. what we _ different opportunities to take action. what we are _ different opportunities to take action. what we are trying - different opportunities to take action. what we are trying to| different opportunities to take i action. what we are trying to do different opportunities to take - action. what we are trying to do in the sports — action. what we are trying to do in the sports for— action. what we are trying to do in the sports for climate _ action. what we are trying to do in the sports for climate action - action. what we are trying to do in the sports for climate action is - action. what we are trying to do in the sports for climate action is to. the sports for climate action is to break— the sports for climate action is to break all— the sports for climate action is to break all these _ the sports for climate action is to break all these barriers _ the sports for climate action is to break all these barriers and - the sports for climate action is to break all these barriers and bring the people — break all these barriers and bring the people together, _ break all these barriers and bring the people together, and - break all these barriers and bring the people together, and createl break all these barriers and bring | the people together, and create a

level plea — the people together, and create a level plea -- _ the people together, and create a level plea —— playing _ the people together, and create a level plea —— playing feel- the people together, and create a level plea —— playing feel for- the people together, and create a| level plea —— playing feel for them so they— level plea —— playing feel for them so they can — level plea —— playing feel for them so they can walk— level plea —— playing feel for them so they can walk the _ level plea —— playing feel for them so they can walk the walk - level plea —— playing feel for them so they can walk the walk on - level plea —— playing feel for them i so they can walk the walk on climate and also _ so they can walk the walk on climate and also help— so they can walk the walk on climate and also help society _ so they can walk the walk on climate and also help society at _ so they can walk the walk on climate and also help society at large. - so they can walk the walk on climate and also help society at large. me i and also help society at large. we have and also help society at large. have people from all around the world, sharing best practice on how to be greener, so what can we do better right now, as a society, to make things better?— better right now, as a society, to make things better? think about it twice, whether _ make things better? think about it twice, whether we _ make things better? think about it twice, whether we need _ make things better? think about it twice, whether we need to - make things better? think about it twice, whether we need to do - twice, whether we need to do something. _ twice, whether we need to do something, whether- twice, whether we need to do something, whether this- twice, whether we need to do something, whether this is. twice, whether we need to dol something, whether this is the twice, whether we need to do- something, whether this is the only way, and _ something, whether this is the only way, and are — something, whether this is the only way, and are there _ something, whether this is the only way, and are there other— something, whether this is the only way, and are there other solutionsl way, and are there other solutions we can— way, and are there other solutions we can enrploy_ way, and are there other solutions we can employ which _ way, and are there other solutions we can employ which are - way, and are there other solutions we can employ which are better? i way, and are there other solutions i we can employ which are better? so 'ust we can employ which are better? so iust rethinking — we can employ which are better? so just rethinking and _ we can employ which are better? so just rethinking and trying _ we can employ which are better? so just rethinking and trying to - we can employ which are better? so just rethinking and trying to do- we can employ which are better? so just rethinking and trying to do the i just rethinking and trying to do the things— just rethinking and trying to do the things we — just rethinking and trying to do the things we can _ just rethinking and trying to do the things we can do _ just rethinking and trying to do the things we can do best— just rethinking and trying to do the things we can do best today. - just rethinking and trying to do the| things we can do best today. thank ou ve things we can do best today. thank you very much- _ things we can do best today. thank you very much. that _ things we can do best today. thank you very much. that is _ things we can do best today. thank you very much. that is the - things we can do best today. thank| you very much. that is the message we have to date here at wembley and we have to date here at wembley and we have to date here at wembley and we have four more awards to be announced. you can follow that on the bbc website and also on the news channel. ., the bbc website and also on the news channel. . ., ., , iran has accused the us of "hypocrisy" on human rights after presidentjoe biden said he would impose further costs over iran's response to protests over

the death of mahsa amini. a wave of unrest has spread across iran since the 22—year—old woman died last month after being arrested by the morality police for allegedly failing to observe the islamic republic�*s strict dress code for women. the violence has led to the deaths of more than 100 people including a 16—year—old schoolgirl. bbc persian's rani rahimpour reports. this was a typical shy teenager seen here singing karaoke with friends. shejoined the here singing karaoke with friends. she joined the protest and was killed a few days before her 17th birthday. herfamily killed a few days before her 17th birthday. her family told the bbc that the authorities abducted her body and buried her in a village, despite her parents wishes. they

were worried about the possibility of her funeral fuelling further anger and unrest. schoolgirls have nowjoined anti—government protests now joined anti—government protests in nowjoined anti—government protests in iran. here in the capital tehran they are marching the streets chanting, death to the dictator. the biggest threat for more than a decade to iran a's radical islamic leadership are now teenagers. here, in the kurdish city, schoolgirls are chanting, woman, life, freedom. it has become symbolic for these protests. now in its third week these protests are the longest and these protests are the longest and the most widespread protests against the most widespread protests against the islamic republic. the supreme

leader calls them riots that are supported by the west. but these young protesters say the supreme leader has only himself to blame. and that he must go. rana rahimpour. i'm joined now by bbc persian's jiyar gol. let's turn our attention to the schoolgirl, who featured at the top of the report. what we know about her and herfamily? of the report. what we know about herand herfamily? her of the report. what we know about her and her family?— her and her family? her aunt and uncle have _ her and her family? her aunt and uncle have speak— her and her family? her aunt and uncle have speak about - her and her family? her aunt and uncle have speak about her - her and her family? her aunt and | uncle have speak about her death her and her family? her aunt and - uncle have speak about her death but they are detained and imprisoned at this moment. we are hearing from people close to the family, they say the security services have put pressure on the family, and have gone on state television to say that she died because she forward from a height. yet herfamily she died because she forward from a height. yet her family say she was killed because she was in the protest, and the last message, she

had just turned 17, yesterday, by the way, she was running, texting to her friends, the way, she was running, texting to herfriends, that the way, she was running, texting to her friends, that i am the way, she was running, texting to herfriends, that i am being chased by security forces, minutes before she disappeared. hagar by security forces, minutes before she disappeared.— by security forces, minutes before she disappeared. how volatile is the situation there? _ she disappeared. how volatile is the situation there? numbers _ she disappeared. how volatile is the situation there? numbers of - situation there? numbers of universities _ situation there? numbers of universities are _ situation there? numbers of universities are protesting i situation there? numbers of| universities are protesting on situation there? numbers of - universities are protesting on the campus around tehran, but there work surrounded by anti—riot police —— they were. not only there, but elsewhere, these high school girls are removing their veils and marching in the street, saying, women, life, freedom. the supreme leader said those teenagers should be punished. we see a lot of pictures, girls removing theirfiles and showing the middle finger —— removing their veils.

and showing the middle finger -- removing their veils.— and showing the middle finger -- removing their veils. there has been ulobal removing their veils. there has been global condemnation _ removing their veils. there has been global condemnation of _ removing their veils. there has been global condemnation of what - removing their veils. there has been global condemnation of what has - global condemnation of what has taken place in iran. the reigning government, do they care? —— the irani iranian government, do they care? ,, , ., �* ~' care? quite rightly, i don't think the do, care? quite rightly, i don't think they do. but _ care? quite rightly, i don't think they do, but they _ care? quite rightly, i don't think they do, but they are _ care? quite rightly, i don't think they do, but they are in - care? quite rightly, i don't think they do, but they are in a - care? quite rightly, i don't think they do, but they are in a very i care? quite rightly, i don't think- they do, but they are in a very weak position. their security forces are very tight, this is after 18 days, and we understand they are very angry at the situation. they do not want to shoot at the public and they say they are very tight. the pressure from the international community affects them but at the same time, many of the activists abroad, they say they don't want the west to help, they say we want the west to help, they say we want the west to help, they say we want the west to not say anything because they believe if they make a deal with iran, if they make a deal over the nuclear programme, it gives iran the nuclear programme, it gives iran the tools, billions of dollars to

suppress its own people and to feed the proxies in the region. hope the proxies in the region. how likel is the proxies in the region. how likely is this _ the proxies in the region. how likely is this to _ the proxies in the region. how likely is this to continue - the proxies in the region. how likely is this to continue on for a while? ~ ., �* ,, ., �* ., while? we don't know. but what we are seeing. — while? we don't know. but what we are seeing. i— while? we don't know. but what we are seeing, i don't _ while? we don't know. but what we are seeing, i don't see _ while? we don't know. but what we are seeing, i don't see any - while? we don't know. but what we are seeing, i don't see any sign - while? we don't know. but what we are seeing, i don't see any sign it i are seeing, i don't see any sign it is going to come down any time soon. thanks forjoining us. the police chief in the indonesian region where a deadly football stadium crush happened on saturday has apologised for the disaster. at least 125 people were killed when fans rushed for the exits after the police fired tear gas at them. here's valdya baraputri, from the bbc indonesian service. the head of eastjava police force said he was saddened by the stadium tragedy and was sorry for shortcomings

in the security process. i'm at the kanjuruhan stadium and as you can see, people are still flocking behind me to mourn the dead. i talked to some fans about the police apology. some say it's a little too late, noting that it was not the police initial reaction. translation: if the apology is not followed by _ responsibility, it won't bring back the victims. it's not comparable with the. number of dead in this place. people come to the stadium not only to lay flowers and to pray, but also to express their anger and disappointment with the police by writing messages on the wall. this one means, your duty is to serve, not to kill." the indonesian police today announced that they have upgraded the status of their investigation from preliminary to full investigation. this means they may now have suspects soon.

the united nations has made another appeal for aid for pakistan, after the worst floods there in decades. the un says it needs more than £700 million — that's five times more than it was previously asking for. at least 1,700 people have died in the disaster, some 600 of them, children. with flood waters not expected to recede for many months, there's an increase in life—threatening waterborne diseases and the un says it's a public health emergency. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from sindh. in pakistan, as fields remain flooded, villages remain isolated. doctors are delivering medical care by boat, with the help here of unicef. we asked if we could follow them as they visited far—flung communities who have been stranded. these remote areas already had very limited access to medical help.

now, what this mobile camp is providing today is testing for malnutrition over here, over there they are doing malaria tests, in the corner there tests for hepatitis and here, a whole load of medicines available for people, all kinds of things from oral rehydration to antimalarials and there's even soap that they are providing people. fouzia approaches the camp with herfour young children. she tells me they are all sick. translation: it's really difficult, there's water everywhere - and we can't get medicines. now, some help has arrived to treat a rise in waterborne diseases like malaria and diarrhoea, and a spike in malnutrition. as doctors measure her arm, they learn that baby sima is perilously thin. since the floods, her mother

has struggled to eat. there is a shortage of clean water and food supplies, so mainly there are so many people like this baby, she's nine months old, and she is severely malnourished. these camps provide some relief. but with a shortage of medicines, boats and even doctors, not everyone can get this help. it could take months for the waters to recede, that's many more months of suffering. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sindh province. a charity which redistributes surplus food is asking britain's biggest supermarkets and brands to step up their contributions. fareshare says it's seen a drop in donations, at a time when demand for its services is surging. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, reports.

fareshare is a huge unseen network behind almost 10,000 food banks and community kitchens, getting surplus food from producers and retailers into the hands of someone who can use it. but in recent months, they've hit a problem. supermarkets are under real pressure at the moment keep costs low at the moment to keep costs low for customers and keep the shelves full, which means their supply chains have been getting leaner and meaner, more of these products ending up on the supermarket shelves and fewer ending up here. it's really empty compared to what it normally is. that is a daily headache for carl. so you've got some meat in here... some meat, yeah, somejuices, there. a bit of hummus, and then you've got tomatoes, courgettes... and donations from supermarkets are particularly important. if you are a community group trying to make a meal out of, let's say, just beetroot, it's really hard to make a meal out of that, whereas the retail food is very mixed, so it makes it much easier

for our charities and community groups to make meals for the beneficiaries that they are serving. is it also that it's expensive for supermarkets to get the food to you? like, is it cheaperfor them to just throw it away? yeah, quite often. so that food is being wasted. there's people over here that are hungry. trying to connect those two things together makes a lot of sense and right now it's more challenging than ever. five of the big supermarkets have told us they are continuing to work with fareshare and other charities, but sainsbury�*s and asda also said that reducing food waste was an important commitment for them. so, this is ourfreezer room... suppliers like fullers food understand the problem. they make the frozen chips inside the supermarket brand packaging and now give all their surplus food to fareshare. it costs to waste food as well, so if we send food to landfill we get charged for that, we have to distribute it, we have to have it collected. the thing is, like the supermarkets, theyjust don't have as much surplus food any more. it's not a conscious decision

not to generate food, but it's a consequence of increased demand. food banks have become increasingly dependent on the generosity of supermarkets and suppliers, and as they tighten their own belts, the collateral damage is the millions of people who are now depending on their surplus supplies. colletta smith, bbc news, in barnsley. in san francisco a futuristic pilot is taking place — fully driverless robo—taxis are being permitted at night time for paying customers. cruise, the company behind them, says the cars will revolutionise transport. but critics say putting fully autonomous taxis on urban streets is premature and dangerous. our north america technology reporterjames clayton has more. wow, i think there's actually no—one in there. this is incredible. on san francisco's streets, something straight out

of a sci—fi film is happening. people are able to hail cabs with no driver — fully autonomous robo—taxis. some love it. i cannot believe this is happening. but is the tech ready? there's only one way to find out — get into one of these cars ourselves. the bbc was one of the first media organisations in the world to try it. car: buckle up and get ready to ride. - it's really, really weird. it doesn't act like a race track or a testing facility. we are fully in the centre of san francisco. the car is totally driverless. it's amazing, unnerving, surreal, all mixed into one. on any of our cruise avs, we have lidar, we have radar and we have cameras. and what we do is, we fuse all those together using machine learning, and that gives us this amazing understanding of the world around us. but it didn't always feel like that. well, this is interesting. there's a bus in our lane and there are cars to our left. so, what's it going to do? 0h... ok, it's pulling out left.

oh, another bus is coming out right. it really doesn't know what to do. oh... there's a car behind us. like, this isjust bad driving. i was ready to love this and i'm definitely... i'm definitely nervous. cruise has been involved in a number of accidents in san francisco this year, most of them minor. however, after a collision injune, its software was recalled and some believe it's too soon for real passengers to be driven around without a driver on urban streets. these vehicles are still somewhat in the test phase. we believe that manufacturers need to provide the public with some sort of transparent evidence that these vehicles aren't going to cause problems, deaths or injuries on the road. we are six months into deploying this product — brand—new, game—changing product — and with that comes some early teething problems. we're really proud of our safety record and we report

continuously to our regulators, and safety is absolutely the top priority at cruise. despite safety concerns, though, cruise's vision is to expand, and quickly. and if they get their way, these kinds of rides will become the new normal. bye! james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. that looks a bit ominous behind you. it does, doesn't it? we are going to have some autumnal weather with some wet and windy weather but also some sunshine. overthe wet and windy weather but also some sunshine. over the next few days low pressure will be here and also quite windy, and the weather is coming from the south—west and the west and it will often be milder than average for day and night, but we have the first area of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather through the evening and overnight and the rain gets going over northern ireland and

scotland and into wales and the north west, although the south—east will stay largely dry. look at the temperatures, though, very mild indeed. 10—11 further north. the area of low that will area of low pressure, that will squeeze in the isobars as the rain crosses the country squeeze in the isobars as the rain crosses the col widespreadl over tomorrow, and widespread gales over england and a bright start in eventually it will reach the south—east and clear late in the day but a bright afternoon for many with sunshine and blustery showers some of them are heavy and thundery. wins will be a feature with gales in excess of a0 miles per —— wins will be a feature. there could be some minor disruption and it will feel cooler with the fresh air so the low to mid teens, despite more sunshine around through the second half of the day. do wednesday night it stays

blustery, meaning longer spells of rain, and clearer spells further south. it won't be anywhere near as mild as tonight, with loads of 6—10. through thursday and friday we hold onto low pressure in the north and south and lots of isobars and it will stay blustery, especially in the north of the uk with the weather fronts bringing spells of rain followed by blustery showers again. thursday, the best chance of a dry and bright day, in southern and eastern england, but further north, greater chance of rain with heavy showers, and it will stay quite windy as well. temperatures up to 19 in the south—east and the mid—teens further north. similar picture on friday with the brief ridge of high pressure. many places will be dry with sunshine perform more wet and windy weather pushes in off the atlantic. that is it.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister faces growing pressure from her party after refusing to commit to increasing benefit payments in line with inflation. we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue and all of these things depend on those circumstances. hate things depend on those circumstances.- things depend on those circumstances. ~ , ., circumstances. we will be live at the conservative _ circumstances. we will be live at the conservative party _ circumstances. we will be live at l the conservative party conference circumstances. we will be live at - the conservative party conference to bring you speech from the home secretary. the uk's public inquiry into the covid pandemic begins — it's expected to last for two years. ukraine says its troops have seized back more territory in regions annexed by russia last week. calls for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need —