because, you know, it's definitely on the rise. while the domestic game is struggling, it's hoped home nations success in new zealand could lead to much—needed financial time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it's not looking bad at all, factor 50, we were saying earlier on! not quite, but there's a lot of fine around 7 around this w "36th {hangar 7 around this weekend, on not necessarily sunday, on saturday, not necessarily sunday, on sunday we are expecting rain across northern ireland and scotland so not a completely dry weekend and certainly not a dry day to day. we have weather fronts crossing the country right now. in fact in the last hour or two it's been torrential in the north west of england, some heavy rain sweeping across manchester, gusty winds as well but in the next 2a hours high

pressure is going to building at least temporarily and that's going to give us the sunny saturday. here that heavy cif which - 7.6; ........... 7... .- .. - ...- w 7 te 23422575; " 77 7 w ' "he éwéépih'ginto wales the south—west the wales the south—west the next wales the south—west the next w; hours. the south—west the next w; hours. the s of:h—west the next w; hours. the s of that est front itched 7 7 fresher, 13 degrees, brisk winds, some " 7 13 degrees, brisk winds, some of ' 7 heavy and then this evening the in many showers continue in many but the weather north—western areas but the weather front pulls away into the north sea in the near continent and then basically a lot of clear weather behind it and at this stage high behind it and at this stage the high pressure starts to building, the winds for light and it's going to be quite chilly tomorrow morning, 5—6 evenin quite chilly tomorrow morning, 5—6 even in towns and cities so a fresh start to the day with like winds, lots of sunshine and that's how it's going to stay the day, just 7 7 fair 7 7 r 7 7 fair weather 7 77 % fairweathercloud: scattered fair weather cloud across most parts of the country, may be a few showers across western scotland where again the fresh conditions will continue, 12 in stornoway, 13 in glasgow and around 15—16 for wales and england, but a fine end to

the day tomorrow as well. lots of clear weather, fine weather, before this band of rain sweeps in so the high pressure moves away during the course of saturday night into sunday, and in its place comes this weather front. sunday, and in its place comes this weatherfront. a sunday, and in its place comes this weather front. a lot of isobars there so once again gusty winds across much of ireland into scotland as well, but most of wales and england enjoying a fine day on sunday. it's actually for folks in the south and east, not only a sunny saturday but a sunny sunday, lovely weather around and if you are thinking as far ahead as monday a brief area of high pressure builds in so we get high pressure, a weather front, in so we get high pressure, a weatherfront, high pressure, a weatherfront, high pressure, a weather front, weatherfront, high pressure, a weatherfront, quite weatherfront, high pressure, a weather front, quite typical for the time of the year. monday looking fine, 17 in london, still fresh in glasgow at 17 celsius. how long is the fine weather in the south going to last? the outlook is pretty good. temperatures in high teams, cardiff is looking fine too, in the north a bit more changeable as you'd expect

this time of year and around the mid teens so all in all yeah, not bad. a reminder of our top story... ministers have launched a new licensing round for new oil and gas exploration in the north sea. the government says exploiting reserves there will strengthen britain's future energy security but critics warn it will undermine efforts to control global warming. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. england head coach sarina wiegman is calling on her team to raise their game as they prepare to take on world champions the usa tonight at a sold out wembley in a freindly.

90,000 wembley in a freindly. tickets have been sold for the 90,000 tickets have been sold for the friendly against the world champions, the usa. england will be without captain leah williamson and striker alessia russo through injury. both sides will wear teal armbands tonight to show solidarity to the uswnt following an inquiry which uncovered "systemic" i think it is a lot for everyone to process, honestly. you know, the report is extensive, and it is really hard to read. you know, many of the players in the report, i know them personally, some of them i coached, and so i know for me it has been a really hard week, it has been a hard year since the first report, and i think having the distraction of actually being able to play and having joy in the game i think is

likely great, and these are the types of matches that people want to play in, right? nottingham forest dropped to the bottom of the premier league last weekend, steve cooper will be staying as manager of nottingham forest. he's signed a new contract with the club — keeping him at the city ground until 2025. cooper took charge of forest last september — and guided them to play—off success in may ending their 23—year wait for a return to england's top division. forest are just four points after eight games, they have lost their last five. wills are also in the relegation zone. pedro neto needs ankle surgery and that will seem out of the world cup. he went off with the injury in the first half of their defeat west ham last their defeat to west ham last weekend and also �* of last their defeat to west ham last weekend an a also �* of last their defeat to west ham last weekend an a serious �* of last

their defeat to west ham last weekend an a serious knee �* of last their defeat to west ham last weekend an a serious knee injury. 1st season with a serious knee injury. after five years at northampton, wales captain dan biggar is going to leave their premiership club at the end of the season. he joined leave their premiership club at the end of the season. hejoined in 2018, he has helped them achieve to top four finishes in the league, director of rugby at st reveal that financial constraints, the lowering of the salary cap as well in the premiership played a part in that decision. dan biggar hasn't said where he will play next season. the women's rugby world cup begins in new zealand tomorrow morning. favourites england are on a 25 test winning run and will take on fiji in auckland at a.45am. france and south africa also �*pool france and south africa also �* pool. red roses are to secure a third cup and o secure a third cup and keeere a third cup and keeereathird run cup and keeere a third run going i can't quite believe it, to be honest. we have been waiting a long

time for this to come along. the first week we were here was very relaxed, we were getting ever jet—lagged, this week on monday, thatis jet—lagged, this week on monday, that is when the switch clicked and we are into test into that is when the switch clicked and we are into test�* fiji, into is preparations for fiji, and there is a real buzz around the place, you know. the girls can't wait to get going and get this world cup under way. scotland and wales face each other on sunday in their first pool game. for scotland, it marks a 12—year wait to appear in a tournament. it's the japanese grand prix on sunday. in second practice, mercedes mastered the very wet conditions at suzukageorge russell again outpacing his teamate, 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. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. a lot of premier league conferences are coming in now ahead of all the matches tomorrow and all the build—up to that huge game at wembley between the england lionesses and the usa, the world champions, lateras lionesses and the usa, the world champions, later as well, lionesses and the usa, the world champions, lateras well, but lionesses and the usa, the world champions, later as well, but i will be back in the next hour.— champions, later as well, but i will be back in the next hour. thank you, olly foster- — british households could lose power for up to three hours at a time this winter if gas supplies run extremely low. the warning came yesterday, from the national grid, who said it was an "unlikely" scenario but added that supply interruptions were a possibility if the energy crisis escalated. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been at a property in east london, helping with solutions on how to cut down energy spending.

the governments taking quite a hard line on this. the report in the times today suggested there was a plan to have a demand, a campaign to encourage people to reduce their energy demand. that was vetoed. we spoke to the climate change minister today. he said it was an agreement across cabinet that this wouldn't be an appropriate way to to move forward. but i'm here in hackney. i'm at a flat owned by a guy called rod mcmanus. and i can guarantee that i can save him money and reduce his impact on the environment. i reckon i can probably cut his energy bills by about a third. so quite significant savings by managing his demand. so let's go and have a look at his flat. rob, are you still there? yeah. hi, rob. good to meet you. liam, the cameraman. come on in, liam. let's have a look so we can start in the main room here. so this is rob's kitchen and front room. starting the kitchen. very easy savings you can make when you're boiling a cup of tea. measure out the water in a cup. only use as much as you need. heat stuff up in the microwave, not in the oven. that'll save you loads of energy.

boil the water in the kettle when you're making pasta, then put it on the pan. that will save you a bit. i've been looking at this, such an intrusion. i've been going round his house, looking at everything. now i notice up here you've got a couple of led light bulbs and then you've got one of these halogen light bulbs, the halogen light bulb. i mean, if you put your hand up to it when it's on, you'll feel the heat coming off it. you can save yourself six quid a year by changing that to an led light bulb and cover the cost of the light bulb. so it's a really easy saving. if you've got halogen light bulbs, go through your house, get the warm coloured early new light bulbs, and they're really good. now, more generally, a bigger savings. now think about your house, right? where do you spend most of your time? i suspect it's in here. it looks like you're working from here. i suggest you say i'm only really going to heat this room. i'm not going to heat the rest of my house. you get a big saving if you do that. and if you're going to do that, what i would suggest is, can you see the window there? get yourself a curtain that's massively going to reduce draughts. you won't believe how much cold air comes through from the window.

so you get a curtain that will make a big difference. get yourself a draught excluded for the door. so you're only heating this room, which means let's go down the corridor and have a look, which means that you don't need to heat the other rooms. but first, before we go into one of the other rooms, let's take a look at your. come on, liam. let's have a look at your boiler. it's an electric boiler. they are not the most efficient what you've got here, rob. it's a giant kettle, right? boiling up water. i would make sure that the temperature of the water is down about a0 or 50. you don't need any hotter than that. that's hot enough for a shower mix. mix a little less cold in if it's not warm enough. i would also suggest you look and see, lots now are saying to people, if you use energy at low peak times like at night, they actually give you money back. you can make as much as £10 a day by changing your demand pattern. so check with your energy suppliers whether you can do that. but even if you can't, i would

suggest you only use this at night because rates tend to be lower at night. so put it on at night. don't heat it during the day. let's go into this bedroom. so i'm very glad to see that you're drying your stuff on the rack that's much more efficient than a tumble dryer. these radiators, i mean, these are inefficient anyway. but what i'm going to say to you is don't run the radiator this winter. and i know he's already said this is an extension. it gets really cold in winter. but i'm saying you're quite a young man, you can stay warm, get yourself another duvet. i mean, think of the cost of a duvet compared to the heating, the radiator. it's going to save you a lot of money. and we'll come on to how much in a moment. more bad news for you, rob. i'm going to say no more baths, only showers, short showers. get yourself clean and get out of the shower, the hot waterjust is really expensive. don't run the towel rack, hang the towels on the rack in there and let the air dry. they're much more efficient. let's go back into your front room and i'll give you the reckoning how much energy i reckon

i've saved for you. so i reckon that if you do everything i've spoken to which and other experts, we reckon we can save you a third. what do you reckon? i think it's doable. i definitely need to cut back on the amount of energy i'm using through this winter, for sure. and the other thing, like if you're watching telly, you don't really need get yourself a blanket, you can sit under it. i think you've got a question for me is why haven't you? yeah, my question was about charging a laptop and a screen when working from home. now the additional energy that's used there as opposed to going into the office. i mean, look, if you're going to say you're going to be using a computer and probably a laptop as well. so that's cancels out. there is an argument

that your office probably is heating itself, is going to be hot anyway. so you're going to save a little bit of home heating. with the environmental impact, you've got to think about your commute and how you're doing there. are you cycling? are you take the train? there's going to be an impact with that. look, i think it's probably a marginal benefit going into the office. probably slightly better to go into the office, but not huge. so i think it really depends on what you're most comfortable with. do you think you're going to stick to what i've suggested? yeah, definitely need to cut back on the amount of rooms i'm heating for sure. but yeah, i'll try my best and see how it goes. and i happen to know rod's got a flatmate. do you think your flatmate be happier when you say no more? he's a bit more of a stickler for the heating, so i have to try and convince him, i reckon. 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 lifetime 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 are 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 stress the importance of women taking supplements around conception and in pregnancy — a cheap and easy intervention that can help prevent cases of spina bifida. thank you very much. 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 under way. russell trott, bbc news.

in the northern hemisphere, it is now autumn. for millions of animals, it will soon be time to hibernate, sleeping through the winter months and waiting for spring. at the katmai national park and preserve in the us state of alaska, they take this time of year very seriously, especially when it comes to one type of animal in particular. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. 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 with what they call fat bear week. in early summer, the bear was skinny and late summer, it was fat. i thought, "wouldn't be fun if we let people decide "who was the fattest and most successful bear of the year?" we are going to take you at a news conference in london, the uk and

ireland have agreed to do everything possible to restore power sharing in northern ireland after that meeting. this meeting of the british irish government, irish intergovernmental conference, and i have beenjoined by steve baker. we have agreed not to do opening statements because we did not want to bore you too much but we are very willing to take questions in the first question i haveis questions in the first question i have is from the bbc. secretary of state, you — have is from the bbc. secretary of state. you have — have is from the bbc. secretary of state, you have repeatedly - have is from the bbc. secretary of. state, you have repeatedly pledged to call stormont is restored by. you have described it as which would polarise opinion and make things difficult, have you thought this through? difficult, have you thought this throu~h? , difficult, have you thought this throu . h? , ., difficult, have you thought this throu~h? , ., ., through? yes, i have thought it

throu~h. through? yes, i have thought it through- i _ through? yes, i have thought it through. i thought _ through? yes, i have thought it through. i thought long - through? yes, i have thought it through. i thought long and - through? yes, i have thought it| through. i thought long and hard about it. i am in that wonderful situation that this is the law, as you mentioned in the second part of your question, it is primary legislation, there is a lot going on in british government legislation at this point in time. i reader believe as former chief whip they would be a slot for it but i am under the duty to call an election on the 28th, i think it is vitally important that the executive reforms in northern ireland, for all the reasons i have given previously about the quality of public services, the interventions on energy that we need to give, and finding quite difficult to give, and finding quite difficult to do so in an northern ireland context. we will get there. but it will be much better and much more efficiently delivered by having an exec if in place. so, i am under no illusions as to the issues around it but, yes, iwill illusions as to the issues around it but, yes, i will be calling an election on the 28th of october, if we do not have an executive reforms.

and i recognise the reality of that and that— and i recognise the reality of that and that is— and i recognise the reality of that and that is the law that we are operating _ and that is the law that we are operating within. what i said i think— operating within. what i said i think reflects what everybody i have spoken _ think reflects what everybody i have spoken to _ think reflects what everybody i have spoken to in northern ireland has said to _ spoken to in northern ireland has said to me. — spoken to in northern ireland has said to me, nobody wants an election. _ said to me, nobody wants an election, we had an election at the start of— election, we had an election at the start of the — election, we had an election at the start of the summer, we had a result from _ start of the summer, we had a result from that— start of the summer, we had a result from that election and people want devolved _ from that election and people want devolved institutions in northern ireland _ devolved institutions in northern ireland that can make decisions, for families— ireland that can make decisions, for families there, for businesses there — families there, for businesses there. they are facing the same pressures that are being faced across— pressures that are being faced across the uk and across the island of ireland — across the uk and across the island of ireland. in terms of the gust of living _ of ireland. in terms of the gust of living pressures and so on. so, we want _ living pressures and so on. so, we want to— living pressures and so on. so, we want to avoid election if we can, and in _ want to avoid election if we can, and in the — want to avoid election if we can, and in the context of not having solved — and in the context of not having solved some of the outstanding questions around the protocol, of course _ questions around the protocol, of course an— questions around the protocol, of course an election means that issues like that— course an election means that issues like that will become total issues again. _ like that will become total issues again, that are likely to divide rather— again, that are likely to divide rather than bring people together. so, rather than bring people together. 50. i_ rather than bring people together. 50. ithink— rather than bring people together. so, i think there is a big onus on the secretary of state and myself and others, party leaders and so on,

to try— and others, party leaders and so on, to try and _ and others, party leaders and so on, to try and find a way of avoiding that scenario and establishing a functioning executive and assembly. we know _ functioning executive and assembly. we know what the different parties said. there are legitimate concerns in every— said. there are legitimate concerns in every political party in northern ireland _ in every political party in northern ireland that need to be addressed and i_ ireland that need to be addressed and i hope we can work with them to avoid _ and i hope we can work with them to avoid what _ and i hope we can work with them to avoid what i — and i hope we can work with them to avoid what i would regard as an unnecessary election by working together— unnecessary election by working together to solve some of the outstanding issues that have been around _ outstanding issues that have been around for— outstanding issues that have been around for far too long. rtq. -- rte. —— rte. you have both talked about the need to repair relations with ireland and the eu yet you still have support for the northern ireland vertical bill. how can you

square that when that would be considered the most offensive act by the british government which the eu negotiator has called having a gun on the table, instead of agreeing to negotiations? and just for everybody, if there is another agreement reached on northern ireland, given that the northern ireland, given that the northern ireland protocol bill is rewriting, a unilateral rewriting of an international treaty, how can we be sure that the british government will honour any new agreement? thank ou for will honour any new agreement? thank you for asking — will honour any new agreement? thank you for asking the _ will honour any new agreement? thank you for asking the question, _ will honour any new agreement? thank you for asking the question, i - will honour any new agreement? t�*iafia; you for asking the question, i will start by saying we are here to protect the belfast good friday agreement which is a very important piece of international law, and, yes, the bill will be going through its processes. but as the prime minister has said, and i have reiterated a number of times, we would much rather have a negotiated settlement with the european union on solving the issues that have come

to prominence from the protocol. we are working towards that, there are talks ongoing at the moment in time, so i want to be very positive about the chances of getting a negotiated solution. i believe we are all working in good spirit, with good cooperation to deliver on the changes that are required for the protocol to be fixed, or the issues within the protocol to be fixed. and we need to show some progress on that. and i think, again, we are probably in broad agreement that the reason that we need something pretty quickly is because we want to get the executive back and, you know, the executive back and, you know, the community is feeling as though it is under some great pressure because of elements of the protocol, goods and services not been available in northern ireland that are available in the rest of great britain. and so we need to move on

on this. so, yes, we will be negotiating, but as i technical talks now in good faith and in good humourwas technical talks now in good faith and in good humour was stopped by the bill will go through its processes in the normal way in the background and hopefully, hopefully become a redundant piece of legislation when all the problems in the protocol are solved. i legislation when all the problems in the protocol are solved.— the protocol are solved. i would 'ust sa the protocol are solved. i would just say we _ the protocol are solved. i would just say we can _ the protocol are solved. i would just say we can all _ the protocol are solved. i would just say we can all write - the protocol are solved. i would just say we can all write our- the protocol are solved. i would| just say we can all write our own futures — just say we can all write our own futures appear together, can't we? we've _ futures appear together, can't we? we've got— futures appear together, can't we? we've got a — futures appear together, can't we? we've got a duty to everyone involved — we've got a duty to everyone involved and there are multiple competing interests here. what i have _ competing interests here. what i have seen — competing interests here. what i have seen today and i think what all of you _ have seen today and i think what all of you have — have seen today and i think what all of you have seen is we are going to sound _ of you have seen is we are going to sound considerable lengths to create an atmosphere of friendship and willingness to make progress, recognising one another's legitimate interests, _ recognising one another's legitimate interests, that is what we are trying — interests, that is what we are trying to— interests, that is what we are trying to do here. we don't really want _ trying to do here. we don't really want to— trying to do here. we don't really want to be — trying to do here. we don't really want to be discussing red lines or bills, _ want to be discussing red lines or bills, want— want to be discussing red lines or bills, want to get into a negotiation, we know what our red lines _ negotiation, we know what our red lines are _ negotiation, we know what our red lines are and solve this problem. because — lines are and solve this problem. because i— lines are and solve this problem. because i think what you see is that the whole _ because i think what you see is that the whole dynamic of politics in europe —

the whole dynamic of politics in europe has been radically transformed by the war in ukraine, the energy— transformed by the war in ukraine, the energy crisis and other issues, and i_ the energy crisis and other issues, and i think— the energy crisis and other issues, and i think today we have very, very positive _ and i think today we have very, very positive conversations in a new spirit _ positive conversations in a new spirit of— positive conversations in a new spirit of friendship and that is what — spirit of friendship and that is what we _ spirit of friendship and that is what we need to focus on, but yes the trill— what we need to focus on, but yes the bill will— what we need to focus on, but yes the bill will remain before parliament.— the bill will remain before parliament. . , parliament. there are times in olitics parliament. there are times in politics when _ parliament. there are times in politics when you _ parliament. there are times in politics when you have - parliament. there are times in politics when you have got - parliament. there are times in politics when you have got to i parliament. there are times in - politics when you have got to focus on an opportunity and, rather than problems and barriers. my visa legislation are well known, as are the irish government's, as are the european commission's and other european commission's and other european governments, too. our view is that unilateral legislation is not the way to solve this issue or other outstanding issues but i think the less we talk about the piece of legislation that is in the system but isn't likely to become law anytime soon because it has to go through various different debates and phases in both houses, in the house of commons, and i think our time is much better spent focusing on how we can build a partnership,

built a new trust between the key negotiators to try and find agreed solutions through compromise and dialogue, the better. and that is what we are doing, it is why we are here, and the relationship that i think we have been trying to build since we have obviously seen a new look british government, is, i think, a really positive effort at trying to recalibrate where we are and start to build our initially relationships that can then try to deliver compromise that everybody can live with. and i have said it many times, what we are after here is a 0—0 draw where everybody can walk away feeling that they haven't won or lost but that they can live with the outcome. and a solution

that allows northern ireland to move on. and you will see a lot of engagement over the next few weeks in advance of the 20th of october to that effect. and, you know, i absolutely accept that the communities in northern ireland have legitimate concerns that need responses and others in northern ireland to have very legitimate concern that need to be protected, and it is ourjob now, i think the european commission is shown a willingness to compromise. to seek ways of showing real pragmatic tracks ability, in terms of how the protocol is implemented, responding to people's concerns and i think the conversations we are having now with the british government, and certainly they suggest to me that we are in a different space now, when we haven't been in for quite some time, where there is a genuine effort, which we certainly haven't

seen since well certainly last february was the last time there was any serious discussion... that february was the last time there was any serious discussion. . ._ any serious discussion... that is the irish foreign _ any serious discussion... that is the irish foreign minister - any serious discussion... that is the irish foreign minister simon coveney and the foreign secretary chris heaton harris, after the british irish intercontinental conference, exploring the implications. i am sure they will be with he at two o'clock, let's pause now and take a look at the weather. —— the british irish intergovernmental conference. this is the latest satellite picture. you can see all sorts of weather here, gusty shell is moving into western parts of scotland, with a front moving into western england and the midlands giving heavy rain and the midlands giving heavy rain and blustery winds. ahead of the weather front, and blustery winds. ahead of the weatherfront, 20 degrees at and blustery winds. ahead of the weather front, 20 degrees at norwich is typical but more typically around the mid teens. this evening and overnight, the showers will continue at in the north—west here but many

eastern, central and southern areas will be dry and a little fresher this coming night, in some spots temperatures will be around five or 6 degrees. here is the forecast for tomorrow. briefly, high pressure pays us a visit, light winds, mostly sunny skies, just scattered fair weather clouds here and there but temperatures typically around 15 degrees, say in liverpool, and a few more showers there in northern scotland.

we re millions of people could left without support unless there's the entire system, both health and social care, will be on its knees, so, the stakes here are extremely high. the government decided not to launch a public information campaign on reducing energy use this winter after the prime minister's office raised objections, the bbc is told. the government defies climate warnings by announcing a new licensing round for oil and gas exploration in the north sea — more than a hundred new licences could be issued. northern ireland secretary says he

will call an election on the 28th of october to if the stormont executive has not been convened.