this is bbc news. the headlines. social care providers in england warn that a complete overhaul of the system is needed to prevent millions of people from being left without support. the uk's fiscal watchdog prepares to deliver its initial forecast for the economy to the chancellor kwasi kwarteng today — its full report will be published next month the department for transport has told the train operator, avanti west coast, to "drastically improve" its services, after giving it a six—month extension to its contract. this year's nobel peace prize has been jointly awarded to the belarussian human rights activist ales bialiatski and two organisations: the russian human rights group memorial and the centre for civil liberties in ukraine. this year's laureates have revitalised and honoured alfred nobel's vision of peace

and fraternity between nations. president biden has warned the risk of nuclear conflict is at its highest level since the cuban missile crisis, sixty years ago social care providers are warning that millions of people could be left without support, unless there is a complete overhaul of the system. care england, which is the body that represents independent services, says a proper vision is needed, or the nhs "will be on its knees". jeremy cooke reports.

are we ready for our lovely...? wendy hughes is bringing care into the community... your medication, sweetheart. really? whey—aye. ..to mark, an ex—navy diver now living with dementia. that's fabulous. for mark and his family, this is priceless help. i'll do the dishes. next stop the bathroom. but today's poll by ipsos mori for bbc news suggests more than 70% of people aged over 55 are not confident that care is reaching many of those who need it. a shortage of staff like wendy lies at the heart of what many call the care crisis. let's go. better wages would help. often wendy's appointments run over, and it's time she doesn't get paid for. my wage isn't the living wage any more. that's rubbish. on paper, it's a living wage but it's not. notjust me, every other carer out there. everybody doing this kind of work.

the government says it doesn't set pay levels for care workers, and that it's a matter for local authorities and other care providers. but it is planning to invest £15 million to recruit more staff from overseas. the care sector wants radical, urgent change. if we get this wrong, there'll be hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people who will be in crisis. we'll have an nhs that will be absolutely clogged with people and the entire system, both health and social care, will be on its knees. so the stakes here are extremely high. it's been a year since the government announced plans to introduce a national insurance levy in part to help improve adult social care. wonderful. that's now been scrapped, leaving carers and care providers asking where the money will come from. jeremy cooke, bbc news, newcastle. let's get more now from mike padgham, he's chair of the independent care group which represents social care providers in north yorkshire. he also runs care

homes in scarborough, pickering and whitby. thank you forjoining us. what are the challenges you are seeing? fin the challenges you are seeing? on the challenges you are seeing? (et the front line, the biggest challenge is having enough staff to deliver the services on behalf the country and that is where we are at and the other thing is being paid because it's a highly skilled job and i'm sad that the government is ducking the issue of tackling social care once and for all. what ducking the issue of tackling social care once and for all.— care once and for all. what about runnina care once and for all. what about running costs _ care once and for all. what about running costs for _ care once and for all. what about running costs for the _ care once and for all. what about running costs for the home - care once and for all. what about running costs for the home is - running costs for the home is impacting on budgets as well? it’s impacting on budgets as well? it�*s tremendous. as a country we've never fixed social care while the sun was shining and we still have to address it, because it costs and everyone is suffering, and energy particularly at the moment, and the main thing is we have to pay staff more, so many providers, as you said in your piece earlier, if social care is not here,

it can't work, social care and the garment cannot see that social care affects the health service. [30 garment cannot see that social care affects the health service.— affects the health service. do you see any things — affects the health service. do you see any things that _ affects the health service. do you see any things that can _ affects the health service. do you see any things that can be - affects the health service. do you see any things that can be done l affects the health service. do you | see any things that can be done in the immediate term to mitigate what is coming this winter.— is coming this winter. well, of course, winter _ is coming this winter. well, of course, winter is _ is coming this winter. well, of course, winter is fast - is coming this winter. well, of. course, winter is fast approaching but i think the government has to have this high on its list and i know the government has many things at the top of the list at the moment but we've been trying for decades to say social care needs more attention and it comes back to funding, unfortunately and they have to put more funds into local authorities to make up the deficit and as was said in the piecejust make up the deficit and as was said in the piece just now, make up the deficit and as was said in the piecejust now, it make up the deficit and as was said in the piece just now, it has to come then, that makes a difference, but it can be done quickly and the government quickly if it wants to but it has got to tied up in tax breaks and needs to focus on social care and have this at the top of the list to prevent this happening this

winter. , , , ., , ., , ., winter. the issue turns to staff and recruitment — winter. the issue turns to staff and recruitment and _ winter. the issue turns to staff and recruitment and retention - winter. the issue turns to staff and recruitment and retention as - winter. the issue turns to staff and recruitment and retention as well. | recruitment and retention as well. and can you talk us through how that has evolved? it’s and can you talk us through how that has evolved?— has evolved? it's not a problem that the government _ has evolved? it's not a problem that the government has _ has evolved? it's not a problem that the government has created - has evolved? it's not a problem that the government has created it's - has evolved? it's not a problem that| the government has created it's been a problem and it's always been a cinderella service and we have to address it. and we want to recruit more people and the recruitment in this country, whether they come from overseas or this country, they need to be paid a decent wage and i don't think it's enough of these people to have a decent standard of living, at least as part of the nhs and i think it could happen because if you ring fence resources, go straight to the front line, but people are exhausted through the pandemic and working double shifts or more and we need more care staff and overseas of the answer but it's not a quick solution

and is taking months to get the visas through and we are worried about having it tonight. it's an immediate problem and as we know the health service has been clogged up and we have a solution but we need some help from the government. 50 some help from the government. so you are worried about covering the care immediately tonight on this weekend. what do you do in that situation? ., ., ., , ., .y situation? you have to use agency staff and you _ situation? you have to use agency staff and you can't _ situation? you have to use agency staff and you can't get _ situation? you have to use agency staff and you can't get staff- situation? you have to use agency staff and you can't get staff of - staff and you can't get staff of your own and at the end of the day the level of care you can give whilst you like to comes down to the minimum because staff are exhausted and you can't cover the shifts and you have to provide the care and you are between a rock and a hard place and i wish the government was as exercised on this as it has been on other issues because to me, that is more important than other issues coming up.

more important than other issues coming lip-— the independent economic forecaster, the office for budget responsibility, is preparing to submit its initialjudgement on the prospects for the economy to the chancellor this morning. we won't know what is in the draft report until budget day, which is currently planned for late november — but there's lots of speculation about how this will affect the cost of living. let's remind ourselves how we got here. two weeks ago kwasi kwarteng unveiled his mini—budget claiming the biggest tax cuts in a generation. the obr wasn't allowed to assess the ecnomic impact of tax cuts — which spooked global markets leading to a drop in the pounds value. it's affected the mortgage market with interest rates on a typical five—year fixed mortgage now topping 6% for the first time in 12 years. national grid has also

warned homes they could face winter power cuts in a worst—case scenario. and due to some of the world's top oil—producing countries agreeing to cut their output, petrol prices could rise across the globe. conservative mp and chair of the treasury committee, mel stride, had previously written to chancellor asking that he make the full obr forecast public "immediately". does he call for some of that intial detail to published now? i think what is required here is certainty, uncertainty arrives when the full forecast has been provided. it's quite possible that in the forecast the chancellor will be looking at today that not all of the measures they have been considering are even included at this point, so it is part of the process, and i don't think it would be right to make public that part of the process and you have to allow officials and treasury officials on the obr on the chancellor to work their way towards that full forecast in that way, but the full forecast could be ready in as little as a few weeks' time and i think it should be coming

forward at that point instead of waiting another three or four weeks until the 23rd of november. because we need to settle the markets and provide that reassurance at the earliest possible opportunity. labour's shadow chief secretary to the treasury, pat mcfadden, was calling for the obr's draft report to be published — but what if its initial forcast it's only not complete because of the government, having put themselves on the situation by having the mini budget two weeks ago, they are scrabbling around for spending cuts to reassure the markets. this is a ridiculous situation and what should happen is they should revisit the mistakes that caused the economic chaos in the first place and not ask other people to pay the price for their own political mistakes and that is the situation we are in.

(earlier i spoke to sir charlie bean, who is the former deputy governor of the bank of england and he worked at the obr for five years on the budget responsibility committee. the first forecast that goes to the chancellor, so this is both the economic forecast for the economy and also an associated forecast from the public finances is an update of the, in this case the line from the spring under rishi sunak, for all of the latest data and news, market movements and any measures that the government may have taken in the interim. whether or not it includes the measures announced in the fiscal

event a fortnight ago will depend exactly when they closed it, but certainly it will be quite straightforward, even if it's not directly included for the ob are to indicate the likely consequences of the mini budget for the public finances —— obr. i think the key thing to say about this is that this is an ongoing process, so normally, over the next three weeks or so there would be continual refining of there would be continual refining of the forecast in conjunction with the departments and the chancellor will be starting to think about any measures he wants to take in the fiscal event that accompanies the final publication and there is another version of the forecast which would normally be sent to the chancellor in about three weeks'

time known as the pre—measures forecast, and that is normally locked, so it is a stable base for him to work from the chancellor decides what measures he wants to introduce and in the next couple of weeks the documents get written and the final forecast then gets published. a belarusian activist and two human rights organisations have been awarded the nobel peace prize for 2022. the winners were ales bialiatski, the banned russian group, memorial and ukraine's centre for civil liberties. speaking at a press conference in the past hour, berit reiss—andersen, the chair of the norweigan nobel committee, explained why they had chosen three winner through their consistent efforts in favour of human values and antimilitarism and principles of

law, this year's laureates have revitalised and honoured alfred nobel's vision of peace and fraternity between nations. a vision most needed in the world. today. the announcement of the winners of the nobel peace prize. you are watching bbc news. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford gave me more detail about the winners. i think it's interesting they've gone for organisations and civil rights defenders extremely well known in their countries but perhaps not so well known beyond, ales bialiatski was the founder of a very important group

inside belarus which for years has been documenting the decline in human rights and the increased repression and he himself has been a victim of that, notjust once but twice and was imprisoned for several years back in 2011, widely seen as a peace charge against him and he is behind bars right now as the prizes awarded because he was arrested after the 2020 process, the mass wave of protest against alexander lukashenko, so he has been honoured by the prize, and extremely well known in russia, founded in the last days of the soviet union, documenting historic crimes, the political repression of the stalin era, making sure that those weren't forgotten and the lessons of that time were loaned in modern russia where the increase in political oppression again has been immense in the past four years. thank you, sarah. social care providers warn that a complete overhaul is needed to prevent millions of people to be

left without support. the uk's fiscal watchdog prepares to deliver its initial forecast for the economy to the chancellor. it's full report will be published next month. the department for transport has told the train operator avanti to drastically improve its services after giving a six month extension to its contract. we can get the latest sport from ollie. scotland and wales are a step closer to next years women's world cup after very nervous night in glasgow and cardiff. wales kept their hopes alive beating bosnia—herzegovina i—0 and had four goals ruled out for offside beforejess for and had four goals ruled out for offside before jess for schlock gave a wonderful carling volley to give them the breakthrough in extra time 7: they they will face 77 they will face switzerland in they v play—off witzerland in they v play—off witzerl�* zurich a mixture

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play—off success, ending their 25 year wait for a return to the top flight. they have just four points from eight matches in the premier league and are rock bottom at the moment. the women's world cup begins in new zealand tomorrow. favourites england are on a record winning run and will take on fiji in auckland at ii.45am. they're looking to secure a third world cup title and keep their unbeaten run going into the tournament. i can't quite believe it, to be honest. we've been waiting a long time for this week to come along. the first week we were here was very relaxed, getting over the jet lag but this week monday, this is when the switch flicked and we were into test we can preparations and there is a real buzz around the place and we just can't wait to get going and get the world cup under way. it’s get the world cup under way. it's been delayed by a year because of

coronavirus. scotland and wales face each other on sunday in their first pool game. for scotland it marks a twelve year wait to appear in a tournament. wales will be hoping they can repeat their six nations win over the scots earlier this year. must—win game for both home nations. it's the japanese grand prix on sunday. in the last hour we've had secpond practice, where mercedes mastered the very wet conditions at suzuka. georgerussell again outpacing his teammate, the seven—time world champion lewis hamilton, with world champion max verstappen ending the day in third. it's a return of formula one to suzuka for the first time since 2019.

there will be more oil and gas exploration in the north sea, after the government announced it's offering up to 100 new development licenses to companies. ministers say the projects will boost energy security and support skilled jobs — but the decision is at odds with climate scientists. here's our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. these new north sea licences will take years to yield results, and they'll have very little impact on the oil and gas prices that we all pay. this licensing round is part of the government's response to a crisis triggered by russia's invasion of ukraine. it's aimed at reducing our dependence on imports of fossil fuels from abroad. about 100 licences are expected to be issued with parts of the north sea off norfolk, lincolnshire and yorkshire set to be fast—tracked because they can start producing faster. so how does exploring for the fossil fuels that heat our planet fit in with the government's promises

to fight climate change? jacob rees—mogg, the business secretary, says fossil fuels are still needed as we transition to renewable energy, and that the uk's production methods are cleaner, meaning new north sea oil and gas will have less of a carbon footprint. that won't reassure climate scientists. they say greenhouse gas emissions are already leading to more extreme weather events, like heatwaves and drought. the advice of the united nations and the international energy agency is clear. if we want to keep global temperature rises under 1.5 degrees, then there can be no more fossil fuel projects. the first licences from this new north sea round are expected to be issued early next year. jonah fisher, bbc news. joining me now is dr simon evans,

who is the deputy editor of the climate science website �*carbon brief�*. welcome and thank you forjoining us. how do you see the awarding of these new licences in the context of net zero? i these new licences in the context of net zero? ~ ~ , these new licences in the context of net zero? ~ ~' , ., net zero? i think the key thing to bear in mind _ net zero? i think the key thing to bear in mind about _ net zero? i think the key thing to bear in mind about these - net zero? i think the key thing to l bear in mind about these licences, which are, on the face of it, a response of the current energy crisis is that as your correspondent mentioned in his introduction is that it will take many years for them to yield a new oil and gas supply whereas the energy crisis we are facing is very much about this winter, next winter and the immediate situation which this licensing won't do anything to affect. in terms of the climate impact, the key thing here is the fact that economics, 1.1, if you increase supply and you drill more oil and gas even if we are replacing imports, we are replacing the supply

of oil and gas and that's likely to increase demand globally and therefore emissions. trailing increase demand globally and therefore emissions. why would it increase demand _ therefore emissions. why would it increase demand rather— therefore emissions. why would it increase demand rather than - therefore emissions. why would it increase demand rather than just l increase demand rather than just decrease prices? that increase demand rather than 'ust decrease magi increase demand rather than 'ust decrease prices? that economics 101. if ou decrease prices? that economics 101. if you increase _ decrease prices? that economics 101. if you increase prices _ decrease prices? that economics 101. if you increase prices by _ decrease prices? that economics 101. if you increase prices by reducing - if you increase prices by reducing supply, that'sjust if you increase prices by reducing supply, that's just how it works. there are question marks about how much it would increase demand and it won't be one against one, but that is certainly what you would expect on a global basis.— is certainly what you would expect on a global basis. offshore energy's uk sa s on a global basis. offshore energy's uk says the — on a global basis. offshore energy's uk says the new _ on a global basis. offshore energy's uk says the new north _ on a global basis. offshore energy's uk says the new north sea - on a global basis. offshore energy's uk says the new north sea oilfields| uk says the new north sea oilfields would be less polluting than the predecessors and there would be an environmental bonus. what is your response to that?— response to that? well, the government _ response to that? well, the government said _ response to that? well, the government said earlier- response to that? well, the | government said earlier this response to that? well, the - government said earlier this year that it would only issue new oil and gas licences for the north sea if they could pass on what they call a climate compatibility checkpoint and it has set out the terms of the checkpoint and what they have done

is to ignore the emissions resulting from boiling the oil and gas and only images created during the production phase which is a tiny fraction of the total involved, when you get out the ground and use it to run cars or whatever, so while the production phase of generating oil and gas in the north sea might be a bit cleaner than other places internationally, again, that's a marginal saving against what will be an increase in oil and gas demand and emissions. thank you very much, simon evans. it seems that from the department of business is point of view there has been a plan that has been worked on

for some time looking out the possibility of possibly a campaign to get people, to urge people to reduce their energy usage during the winter, but it seems that that is no longer happening. the department of business as said today that there will not be a campaign going ahead and the business minister in that department, the climate minister had earlier said today that there was no fully fledged campaign, nixed by downing street, but the understanding is there has been frustration because there had been efforts to work something up in order to try to encourage people to reduce their usage. we know from the conservative conference earlier this week that the prime minister herself has a view which he said in that conference is that in her

conservativism, it was about freedom are not telling people what to do and she said that in her speech, but we also know that the department of health, broadly, has concerns about any messages that might be sent, particularly towards old people and the risks of getting them to turn their temperature and thermostats down if and when cold weather really starts to hit, so that is something where there is concern about, but broadly, it's also worth saying that many people are already changing their usage, so one of the arguments that could be made as well as there is information out there about how to limit your energy usage and would a broad campaign be needed, but there is definitely frustration among some of those who had been working on a campaign and thought it might be a useful thing to do. thank ou, might be a useful thing to do. thank you. damien- _ might be a useful thing to do. thank you, damien. new— might be a useful thing to do. thank you, damien. new figures _ might be a useful thing to do. thank you, damien. new figures show- might be a useful thing to do. thank you, damien. new figures show that

coronavirus infections have increased in england and northern ireland that the trend is uncertain in scotland and wales and according to the ons it's the third consecutive increase in england. the rise means that the total number of people in private households in the uk testing positive coronavirus stood at 1.3 million in the week ending september 26, up 25% from 1.1 million in the previous week. jim reid is with me now. tell us more about the stats. it’s reid is with me now. tell us more about the stats.— reid is with me now. tell us more about the stats. it's worth pointing out where the _ about the stats. it's worth pointing out where the stats _ about the stats. it's worth pointing out where the stats are _ about the stats. it's worth pointing out where the stats are coming - about the stats. it's worth pointing i out where the stats are coming from because some people might be thinking, are we even testing any more. while those big testing centres we rememberfrom more. while those big testing centres we remember from a couple of winters ago have vanished but this is the regulars survey from the ons and they send out and they send volunteers into the community to test people at random, whether they have symptoms or not and that is where we get these figures from. so again, it's a significant rise in england in the most recent week and again it's worth pointing out that this is pretty old data, so the end

of the 24th of september, so a couple of weeks ago is when people were being tested. 1.3 million across the uk would have likely had covid based on the survey results, one in 50 people, so that's up from one in 50 people, so that's up from one in 50 people, so that's up from one in 60 the week before, so you can see how it is rising. the highest levels are still in scotland and northern ireland, one in 45 in scotland and one in 40 in northern and wales, roughly one in 50, so you can see that this is the pattern we've seen in the last couple of weeks. relatively low compared with the rates we saw earlier this year in march and june and july but starting to take up as we enter the autumn. ~ ., ., ,., starting to take up as we enter the autumn. ~ ., ., ., ,, autumn. what about how sick people are caettin autumn. what about how sick people are getting with _ autumn. what about how sick people are getting with it? _ autumn. what about how sick people are getting with it? that _ autumn. what about how sick people are getting with it? that is _ autumn. what about how sick people are getting with it? that is the - autumn. what about how sick people are getting with it? that is the key i are getting with it? that is the key ruestion are getting with it? that is the key question and _ are getting with it? that is the key question and if _ are getting with it? that is the key question and if you _ are getting with it? that is the key question and if you look _ are getting with it? that is the key question and if you look at - are getting with it? that is the key question and if you look at the - question and if you look at the hospitalisation figures, again they are painting a similar picture. this is for england only because they are the most recent statistics we have end over the last seven days around,

on average, 1129 people are being admitted to hospital who have then tested positive for covid but worth pointing out that some of those people would have been people who were admitted for another reason, for example, fell over, break your ankle, and got tested when they went in and happen to test positive and some will be people who picked up the virus in the hospital itself. and that is one thing we have noticed very recently, an increase in these hospital—acquired infections, roughly a third of people in hospital with covid and actually caught in the hospital itself. again, these numbers, much smaller than we saw at the peak of the pandemic. at the peak, we were seeing roughly 3500 people a day admitted but now it's around 1000 but nevertheless the numbers are still continuing to go up in the last couple of weeks.- still continuing to go up in the last couple of weeks. thank you, jim. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz

a mix of weather across the uk, sunshine and showers for many in the north—west of the country and you can see the shower clouds on a satellite picture here. mostly fine weather further south and in satellite picture here. mostly fine weatherfurther south and in between weatherfurther south and in between we have a weather front that is sweeping across parts of wales and central england now and by the time we get to the afternoon, four o'clock, the latter part of the afternoon it should be moving through the midlands and heading to the south—east and behind it this evening it's a case of clear spells for the vast majority and occasional blustery showers affecting western scotland, may be the north—west of england and one or two flirting with the north coast of northern ireland and quite chilly tonight. early on saturday morning temperatures will be five or 6 degrees in towns and cities. tomorrow, high pressure builds across the uk so fine, windless weather across parts of england and wales and temperatures on the fresh side, around 15 and on sunday we expect rain in the north—west. have a good afternoon.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... social the headlines... care providers in england worn social care providers in england worn a complete overhaul of the system is needed to prevent millions of people from being left without support. the uk's fiscal watchdog prepares to deliver its initial forecast of the economy to the chancellor today. it's full report will be published next month. the department for transport has told avanti the department for transport has told ava nti to the department for transport has told avanti to drastically improve its services after giving a six month extension to its contract. the nobel peace prize has been awarded and to organisations, the russian human rights group memorial and the centre for civil liberties in ukraine. and it is that bet week in alaska where brown bears are preparing for

winter by eating enormous amounts of fish. let's get more now on that warning from social care providers that millions of people could be left without support, unless there is a complete overhaul of the system. let's now to speak to emily holzhausen who is director of policy and public affairs at carers uk. welcome, affairs at carers uk. thank you forjoining us. how welcome, thank you forjoining us. how concerned are you that they may not be enough care to meet people's needs? ~ ., , needs? well, we are extremely concerned- _ needs? well, we are extremely concerned. the _ needs? well, we are extremely concerned. the people - needs? well, we are extremely concerned. the people we - needs? well, we are extremely - concerned. the people we represent our families who care for their elderly, ill, and disabled relatives, and already we are seeing a really chronic shortage in the amount of care. this has a huge impact on people's health and well—being, as we have heard earlier today from families and carers stories, so already, carers have health conditions, six out of ten

other health condition, and what we are seeing is with the shortage of social care and particularly the workforce as well, we are seeing that people aren't getting breaks. 72% of carers have not had a break since the start of the pandemic, it really is really very worrying indeed. but it is notjust, you know, it is notjust carers and families health and well—being, it is also affects their ability to juggle is also affects their ability to juggle work and care, and in the cost of living crisis, this is a real problem. so when we asked them last autumn, how are you doing? 20% said if they didn't get good, accessible social care they would have to give up theirjobs in order to care for their relatives. in this cost of living crisis, that becomes a really critical problem. that more people have to juggle work and care, the more impact that has on their health and well—being at work. it is

notjust health and well—being at work. it is not just a health and well—being at work. it is notjust a problem. this issue actually is an economic issue, it goes to the heart of families and how people feel as well, it is a very distressing time, when you can't find the care that you need to make sure that your relative is not just safe but they have an important life to lead as well. so, we are deeply worried about these findings. very sadly, they are not a surprise, and that is why we need the government to come forward with a robust plan as to how they are going to tackle this, and quite frankly, more funding into the system so that we sort out this work shortage and crisis so that families can get the support they need, and particularly the breaks that they need. you support they need, and particularly the breaks that they need.- the breaks that they need. you are talkin: the breaks that they need. you are talking about _ the breaks that they need. you are talking about people _ the breaks that they need. you are talking about people under- the breaks that they need. you are l talking about people under extreme pressure and having to make extremely difficult choices and saying the government needs to provide more funding to try to turn things around, but in the short term, what can be done? because the

fixes, they are longer term, aren't they? fixes, they are longer term, aren't the ? ~ , , ., they? absolutely, the fixes are [on . er they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term. — they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that _ they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that is _ they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that is why - they? absolutely, the fixes are longer term, that is why we - they? absolutely, the fixes are l longer term, that is why we need they? absolutely, the fixes are - longer term, that is why we need a longer term, that is why we need a longer term, that is why we need a longer term settlement so that people are able to plan better. in the short term, we need quick measures to help support the workforce so that families can get the support that they need. i think it is no surprise, really, that we are very short of funding within social care, and that is because insufficient has been put in through the years. families will do what they can but some are really at breaking point. what we have heard as well is that you are putting a family member into residential care can be a very emotional decision and a hugely costly decision. i mean, if people arejuggling work a hugely costly decision. i mean, if people are juggling work and care, of course people need to talk to

their employers about flexibility but that can only go so far, so this is something that we really need to see very urgent action on from the government. in see very urgent action on from the government-— see very urgent action on from the rovernment. , ., , , government. in terms of the numbers of --eole government. in terms of the numbers of people who — government. in terms of the numbers of people who are _ government. in terms of the numbers of people who are caring _ government. in terms of the numbers of people who are caring for _ government. in terms of the numbers of people who are caring for a - government. in terms of the numbers of people who are caring for a loved i of people who are caring for a loved one and the pressures that they are under, how does that compare now with going back a year and longer, five, ten years? with going back a year and longer, five. ten years?— five, ten years? absolutely. over the last ten _ five, ten years? absolutely. over the last ten years, _ five, ten years? absolutely. over the last ten years, we _ five, ten years? absolutely. over the last ten years, we had - five, ten years? absolutely. over the last ten years, we had seen l five, ten years? absolutely. over the last ten years, we had seen a number of people who are providing very significant care go up. just as we are seeing these formal services, these public services that people really depend on go down. so, that is not a surprise, really, but it is placing intolerable pressure on families. we still have a higher number of carers than we were seeing before the pandemic. when we polled it was 10 million people. that is a staggering number of people across the uk who are providing care, but most tellingly, the people were

providing more care than they were even during the pandemic when things were shut. what we have seen, too, when we asked families, compared with last winter, they were already seeing, you know, about a quarter were seeing, a quarter to a third were seeing, a quarter to a third were seeing, a quarter to a third were seeing reduced services, 20% of day services had closed, so it really is a crisis. before the pandemic, about 600 people a day were giving up work in order to care, and it is a talent drain from the labour market. so, it is something which coming up to this winter is so critical to make sure that people are able to be supported. and if we look about putting, investing in social care, we are investing in families, and if that helps somebody�*s health and well—being, can you imagine, if care breaks down, that is so costly for

the family, personally, but also in terms of needing more services to go in and support them. and, equally, if we can invest in social care and we can keep people in work for longer, that not only helps their short—term finances but longer term, too, towards pensions. so, we can't emphasise enoughjust too, towards pensions. so, we can't emphasise enough just how important it is to invest in social care. i mean, if we go back to breaks, for example, carers have a really tough time looking after relatives during the pandemic, 72% had not had a break since then. many are pushed, really, to breaking point. so, you know, we were talking to somebody whose husband was discharged from hospital, and she hadn't had a

break, not even to go out for a walk, even, in three to four months, simply because they couldn't get enough care. and even when families have the money to pay for this, either through direct payments or they are paying for it privately, they are paying for it privately, they are paying for it privately, they are shopping around to different care providers, and they are unable to get the care that they need. or if they stopped care during the pandemic, because they were worried about infection, they now can't get that care package back because of this shortage in the workforce. and this is a real issue, so, what we are calling for, for example, is really an emergency injection of cash, about £1.5 billion so that carers can get a break. . ~' , ., , . the thai government says the entire nation is in grief after a former police officer killed 37 people in a gun and knife attack at a nursery.

he then killed himself and his family following the massacre in nong bua lamphu province — in the north east of the country. thailand's king and prime minister have been visiting the area to pay their respects, as flags are flown at half mast across the country. 23 of the victims were children, all aged five or younger. teachers were also killed, including one who was eight months pregnant. on friday grief—stricken families of loved ones and officials wearing black arm—bands gathered at the nursery to lay wreaths and white roses. our correspondent jonathan head is in thailand and gave us an update on what's been happening at the school over the past few hours. what you're seeing here with all these officials filling out unthinkable horror.

for the families of those 23 children and all the adults who lost their lives in this tragedy, so, they've filled out morning, and there is no end of volunteers here, they need to do to recover the bodies of their young children, preparing for funerals, but also, what's happening is, dreadful event happened. this is a very quiet place with a little nursery school, nobody could have imagined anything like this happening, even the teachers who confronted the killer with his gun and then ran away from him say they never thought he would target the children, and it's the shock of that, that people here are still absorbing.

and of course those endless questions about what drove this man to do something so extraordinary and so dreadful. ukraine's emergency services say that 12 people are now known to have died in russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia on thursday. rescue teams pulled 21 people from the rubble of two buildings, and continue to search for victims. the local authorities say two more attacks took place overnight, injuring one person, and that a drone was heard over the city for the first time. our correspondent paul adams is in zaporizhzhia. what happened yesterday did come as a profound shock to people here in zaporizhzhia. they are not unfamiliar with the war, the front lines, russian—controlled territory, really only a few dozen kilometres to the south of here, and they are certainly used to air raid sirens, they are certainly used two explosions at various parts of the city and the surrounding area. in fact, we had more this morning. it is a pretty regular occurrence.

but what happened yesterday was that those missiles landed right in the middle of civilian areas, one apartment blocks, on houses, and that, i think, caused a real sense of shock and outrage and real anger, too, because they felt that in some ways, maybe russia was just lashing out any way it could, punishing ordinary people, rather than going after any kind of remotely plausible military targets. and so that sense of shock has lingered, even as the emergency services have continued to dig bodies out of the rubble, particularly from those two main sites. that is a process that has been going on, it went on throughout the night, and it is still going on right now. could russia attack western infrastructure in response to the conflict in ukraine? the president of the software giant microsoft has told the bbc that the west does indeed need to be vigilant about the security of undersea cables carrying internet traffic. it follows last week's attacks on the nordstream pipelines that carry gas from russia to germany.

here's our security correspondent gordon correra. as russia invaded ukraine, the expectation was that destructive cyber attacks would accompany the military campaign, aiming to cripple the country. they did not materialise, but that was not for a lack of trying. that's according to the president of microsoft who spoke to the bbc about what the company has been seeing. so far in this war, defensive technology has been winning the battle against offensive technology. microsoft has been involved directly in protecting some ukrainian systems. it is in effect part of what, frankly, has sustained ukraine, not just with microsoft but with some other tech companies. the russians were able to launch a missile against the ukrainian government data centre.

but we had already duplicated and copied and moved that data into other data centres across europe. microsoft's warning, echoed by western intelligence officials, is that the risk has not gone away and could even increase. as russia's military faces setbacks on the battlefield, the theory is it could escalate in cyberspace or by targeting infrastructure. last month, the nord stream gas pipeline was apparently sabotaged, many believed by russia. the concern is that other crucial systems could also be hit. at a time when people see what looks like sabotage on a natural gas pipeline, we have to even be even more mindful about potential sabotage of network cables for the internet and the like. the good news is a company like microsoft, we build it in such redundancy that if one cable or two cables go down, we have a third that can sustain all the necessary network traffic and we can repair the first or second. but it is a time when we have

to step back and be very mindful, where are the risks, how do we address them? cyber war may not have broken out yet but the message from those watching closely is now is not the time to stop worrying that it still might. gordon corera, bbc news. now to some high—tech surgery developments in america. baby robbie is one of the first to have undergone stem cell patch surgery to mend spina bifida in the womb. it's hoped the pioneering research could help treat the condition — when the spinal cord and spine do not develop properly. russell trott reports. baby robbie is something of a medical miracle. she is one of the first to have treatment it is hoped will avoid spina bifida, the nerve damage that can result in a life of medical problems, endless operations and in some extreme cases, even total paralysis of the legs. surgeons have already used keyhole surgery on babies in the womb

to mend the spinal canal. now, the us team have gone a step further, fitting an implant to bridge the repair. it is a patch that contains immature cells called stem cells that can grow with the baby. we are really excited about the placenta. i mean, here is this amazing organ that grows and does itsjob in nine months and then it's over. and we think there is a lot of potential to use these cells for a variety of neurodegenerative, neuroprotective indications, and we're looking into that as well. three of the babies in the trial have now been born the team will monitor them for at least six years. it is not known what causes spina bifida, but prevention is better than a cure, and experts stressed the importance of women taking supplements around conception and in pregnancy,

a cheap and easy intervention that can help prevent cases of spina bifida. robbie and the other babies will have regular checkups to see their progress, with skills such as potty training and walking. she still has a long way to go, but herjourney to a more mobile future is well underway. russell trott, bbc news. president biden is pardoning all prior federal offences of marijuana possession and is ordering a review of its legal status. mr biden said that thousands of people have been denied employment, housing or education because of their past offences. here is some of what he had to say. no one should be injailjust for using or possessing marijuana. it is already legal in many states and criminal records for marijuana possession have led to problems with

employment, housing, and educational opportunities, that is before you address the racial disparities of who suffers the consequences. while white people and black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, black and brown people are disproportionately punished. this is going to be a political hot potato— this is going to be a political hot potato because while there are many states, _ potato because while there are many states, 19 _ potato because while there are many states, 19 states, where the recreational use of marijuana is currently — recreational use of marijuana is currently illegal, even more states allow _ currently illegal, even more states allow it _ currently illegal, even more states allow it for— currently illegal, even more states allow it for medicinal purposes, there _ allow it for medicinal purposes, there are — allow it for medicinal purposes, there are still states in this country. _ there are still states in this country, quite a number of them, whether— country, quite a number of them, whether use of marijuana is illegal. and for— whether use of marijuana is illegal. and for political and personal reasons, _ and for political and personal reasons, they will be some opposition to the relaxing of laws, as they— opposition to the relaxing of laws, as they relate to marijuana, while saying _ as they relate to marijuana, while saying that there is a majority of people. — saying that there is a majority of people. at— saying that there is a majority of people, at least according to opinion— people, at least according to opinion polls, that believe the laws should _ opinion polls, that believe the laws should he _ opinion polls, that believe the laws

should be relaxed. in the state of alaska, they take this time of year is very seriously. it's been said you can never be too rich or too thin — tell that to the brown bears of southern alaska. they have to pile on the pounds in preparation for their winter hibernation. park rangers decided to encourage them, coming up it was fat. "who was the fattest and most successful bear of the year?" this is otto, the reigning four times champion, seen at the start of summer in 2021. here he is a little more

than six weeks later — a diet of mostly fresh salmon saw him balloon in size. brown bears can reach a weight of nearly 550 kilograms but getting to those sort of proportions is no easy feat. and the challenges they face in their lives. not much, except for a very long sleep. tim allman, bbc news. and glory they don't even know about! almost 100 years ago jack leslie became the first black player to be picked to play football for england. but his dream of actually playing never became a reality, because he was dropped before the game in a move campaigners say

was motivated by racism. jack's legacy in the game has never been forgotten, and later today a statue of him will be unveiled outside his old club — plymouth argyle. jenny kumah reports. and argyle legend coming home, nearly 100 after he first played here. the statue was screened in earlier this week and will soon unveiled as a permanent memorial to jack leslie's legacy. for his family, it is a special moment to see it in place for the first time. i think that is just going to be amazing, isn't it? beautiful. we have to keep pinching ourselves to make sure it really is happening. and to actually see the statue there, although it is common at the moment, it is mind blowing. and how emotional is it? oh, we can't put into words the depth of feeling that we have. . , ., into words the depth of feeling that we have. �* , into words the depth of feeling that we have. . , into words the depth of feeling that wehave. . we have. anyone says something nice, and we are both _

we have. anyone says something nice, and we are both bursting _ we have. anyone says something nice, and we are both bursting into - we have. anyone says something nice, and we are both bursting into tears, i and we are both bursting into tears, aren't— and we are both bursting into tears, aren't we? — and we are both bursting into tears, aren't we? jack and we are both bursting into tears, aren't we? . . ,, , , and we are both bursting into tears, aren't we? . . ~ , , .,, and we are both bursting into tears, aren't we? . . ~' , , .,, ., , aren't we? jack lesley was the only black player — aren't we? jack lesley was the only black player in _ aren't we? jack lesley was the only black player in the _ aren't we? jack lesley was the only black player in the english - aren't we? jack lesley was the only black player in the english league l black player in the english league at the time and went on to captain argyll. the son of a jamaican father and english mother, he would have been the first black player to represent england. half a century would pass before viv anderson would make that breakthrough. jack lesley scored more than a goals during his time here at argyll. he is the club is my fourth highest goal—scorer and it was a 1925 that he was called into the manager's office that he had been selected to play for england. but when the papers came out and aston villa player was in the team, jack was named as a travelling reserve. they were spec legend at the time that members of the fa had objected when they became aware of his ethnicity.— aware of his ethnicity. because he was playing _ aware of his ethnicity. because he was playing such _ aware of his ethnicity. because he was playing such brilliant - aware of his ethnicity. because he| was playing such brilliant football, he wasn't injured, he hadn't been

suspended, the only issue was the colour of his skin. granddad himself was never bitter. he was obviously upset. it would have been the accolade of his career. but he just kind of shrugged it off. he accolade of his career. but he 'ust kind of shrugged it offli accolade of his career. but he 'ust kind of shrugged it off. he was 'ust leased to kind of shrugged it off. he was 'ust pleased to be fl kind of shrugged it off. he was 'ust pleased to be a fi kind of shrugged it off. he was 'ust pleased to be a paid i kind of shrugged it off. he wasjust pleased to be a paid footballer, - pleased to be a paid footballer, football — pleased to be a paid footballer, football was his passion and to be paid for— football was his passion and to be paid for doing what you love, he was 'ust paid for doing what you love, he was just happy— paid for doing what you love, he was just happy to do that.— just happy to do that. campaigners sa jack's just happy to do that. campaigners say jack's story _ just happy to do that. campaigners say jack's story had _ just happy to do that. campaigners say jack's story had been _ just happy to do that. campaigners say jack's story had been forgotten j say jack's story had been forgotten over the years, they raised more than £100,000 for the statue, to raise awareness of his achievement. to see jack come home to permit argyll is just incredible. jack lesley was a true argyll legend, but also the story of what happened to him with the england call up is an important story to be told. it is great that schoolchildren have been learning about jack and that they are coming to the unveiling. the storytelling on the plane itself that explains what happened to him. as a young boy, i never heard anything _

as a young boy, i never heard anything about jack lesley, which is anything about jack lesley, which is a shame _ anything about jack lesley, which is a shame because i think i would have been inspired by him, by the story. ronnie _ been inspired by him, by the story. ronnie played for argyll in the 19905 ronnie played for argyll in the 1990s and scored the only goal at wembley. j 1990s and scored the only goal at wemble . . .. ., 1990s and scored the only goal at wemble . . ., ., , , 1990s and scored the only goal at wemble. . ., .,, , , wembley. i received racial abuse up and down and _ wembley. i received racial abuse up and down and down _ wembley. i received racial abuse up and down and down the _ wembley. i received racial abuse up and down and down the country, - wembley. i received racial abuse up| and down and down the country, and wembley. i received racial abuse up. and down and down the country, and i thought— and down and down the country, and i thought it _ and down and down the country, and i thought it was bad then, but if you io thought it was bad then, but if you go back— thought it was bad then, but if you go back 60, 70 thought it was bad then, but if you go back 60,70 years, it must thought it was bad then, but if you go back 60, 70 years, it must have been _ go back 60, 70 years, it must have been horrendous forjack. how go back 60, 70 years, it must have been horrendous forjack.— go back 60, 70 years, it must have been horrendous forjack. how far do ou think been horrendous forjack. how far do you think we — been horrendous forjack. how far do you think we have _ been horrendous forjack. how far do you think we have come _ been horrendous forjack. how far do you think we have come and - been horrendous forjack. how far do you think we have come and how - been horrendous forjack. how far do i you think we have come and how much work needs to be done?— work needs to be done? racism in the football problem, _ work needs to be done? racism in the football problem, it _ work needs to be done? racism in the football problem, it is _ work needs to be done? racism in the football problem, it is a _ work needs to be done? racism in the football problem, it is a social - football problem, it is a social problem. _ football problem, it is a social problem, and until we start looking at the _ problem, and until we start looking at the social aspects of racism and we, at the social aspects of racism and we. like. — at the social aspects of racism and we, like, coming togetherand at the social aspects of racism and we, like, coming together and talk about— we, like, coming together and talk about racism, you know, we still got about racism, you know, we still got a lot of— about racism, you know, we still got a lot of learnt —— work to be done. what _ a lot of learnt —— work to be done. what lessons _ a lot of learnt —— work to be done. what lessons would you like people to learn from this story? to what lessons would you like people to learn from this story?— to learn from this story? to hold for our to learn from this story? to hold for your dream, _ to learn from this story? to hold for your dream, to _ to learn from this story? to hold for your dream, to fight - to learn from this story? to hold for your dream, to fight for - to learn from this story? to hold for your dream, to fight for your| for your dream, to fight for your dream, don't ever give up, always go on their end fight. fiend dream, don't ever give up, always go on their end fight.— on their end fight. and it might take a hundred _ on their end fight. and it might take a hundred years _ on their end fight. and it might take a hundred years but - on their end fight. and it might take a hundred years but we i on their end fight. and it might | take a hundred years but we got

here! _ take a hundred years but we got here! , , ., take a hundred years but we got here! , , . �* �* , in a moment, the bbc news at one with ben brown but now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. tomorrow, the rain is —— weather is looking mostly sunny. rain is expected in northern ireland and also scotland, come sunday. here is the satellite picture, and you can see the weather system is sweeping across the uk, this is today, a weather front moving across england and wales at the moment. and this high pressure in its wake develops over the next 24—hour is and then heads towards the uk so this is our weather for tomorrow, light winds, scattered there weather clouds. here is the weather front through this afternoon, it sweeps across east anglia and the south—east during the evening, in its wake a lot of clear weather but the strong breeze continues here in western scotland

with some showers. the temperature is a little lower than last night, typically around six or 7 degrees, maybe some windward coast holding onto double figures. here is tomorrow, rememberthatarea onto double figures. here is tomorrow, remember that area high pressure builds in from the south—west, light winds here, beautiful weather across wales, south—western parts of england, very nice weather to the east of the pennines, just a few more showers here in western and northern scotland, 12 degrees, around 15 or 16 elsewhere and saturday night is also looking dry for the bulk of the uk, by the odd shower here and there. but you can see the rain already piling in behind me, this is the next weather system, low—pressure passing just close to iceland that with its weather front extending way towards the south. here are the aftermath, the pressure at lines indicating gusty winds as well, it sweeps across scotland and northern ireland earlier in the day and reaches the lake district come the late afternoon. but the bulk of england and wales should have a dry day on sunday as well. the weather

front fizzles away and moves towards east 5 east on 7 east on monday. once saga??? "' ' east on monday. once sags??? a " ' the east on monday. once again, a brief area of high develops brief area of high pressure develops across the uk, briefly visiting us. the temperatures on monday between 13 on the north and around 17 in the south. is it going to state fine in the south? over the next few days it is indeed, that is what the alec indicates. further north, the weather will tend to be little more unsettled and the temperatures will be around the mid teens. thanks for watching.

today at one — amid growing uncertainty over britain's energy supplies, a big government push to get more oil and gas from the north sea. more than 100 licenses could be issued. critics say new fossil fuel projects make it harder to control global warming. ministers insist climate targets won't be affected. it sounds contradictory, but it's actually good for the environment that we're going to produce more of our gas and oil at home. it could take up to ten years for this round of north sea exploration to yield new energy supplies. also this lunchtime... a warning from social care providers in england that millions of people could be left without support unless there's a complete overhaul of the system.

the entire system, both health and social care,