this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines. another intervention from the bank of england as it steps in to stabilise markets — it's warning of a �*material risk�* to financial stability. the unemployment rate in the uk is at its lowest level for almost 50 years according to figures released this morning. is air raid sirens have gone off again across ukraine, a day after russia launched some of the worst attacks there for months. the head of the british intelligence agency, gchq, will say in a speech today that russian forces in ukraine are exhausted. the number of care workers in england falls for the first time — with 165,000 jobs vacant across the country.

there is the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface. and — it's exactly a0 years since henry 8th�*s flagship — the mary rose — was raised from the bottom of the solent, after 437 years under the sea. the bank of england has been forced to intervene once again in the markets — warning of a �*material risk�* to financial stability. the emergency move this morning will see the bank buy a wider range of government debt, in order to restore conditions in the markets. it follows on from yesterday�*s announcement of further meaures aimed at ensuring an "orderly end" to its emergency bond buying scheme.

today the institute for fiscal studies think tank warnted the chancellor will need to make "big and painful" spending cuts to put the country�*s finances on a sustainable path. it suggests the chancellor could increase working—age benefits in line with average earnings, limit public investment to 2% of national income and cut the budgets of every government department except health and defence by 15%. they say it is not possible to deliver cuts through trimming fat and that it would require major cuts to public services. the chancellor says he once to get it on a stable basis. it looks to us that that will mean tens of billions of pounds of spending cuts in order to achieve that. it is hard to see what other way out of the chancellor

has. the government ones to pay the price for their mistakes. they are going to have to revisit more of this because ministers have got themselves into a real mess here. what has happened since the mini budget a couple of weeks ago, there has been market chaos with a decline in the value of a pound, a special bank of england intervention to prop up the pension system, and rocketing mortgage rates where the average two—year fixed rate rocketing mortgage rates where the average two—yearfixed rate mortgage is now over 6%, which is the highest it has been for about 15 years. now, what the government seems to be intent on doing to make up for this chaosis intent on doing to make up for this chaos is to introduce a whole series of public spending cuts to make users of public services paid the

price for their mistakes. that is the wrong approach, it is time to press pause on this rather than doing more damage and revisit the economic decisions that caused the chaos in the first place. let�*s talk to our political correspondent, iain watson. what is it exactly that the bank is worried about? the what is it exactly that the bank is worried about?— worried about? the bank will be worried about? the bank will be worried of— worried about? the bank will be worried of course _ worried about? the bank will be worried of course about - worried about? the bank will be worried of course about loss - worried about? the bank will be worried of course about loss of. worried of course about loss of confidence in the markets. it is as fundamental as that. it was assumed that once they had bought those government bonds that they would have been in a position to whine that down. they are trying to do that down. they are trying to do that anyway that would not cause any panic yesterday but a further intervention today probably will and i think what is interesting politically from this is that the government has argued of course there may be some short—term difficulties but they are doing some things to address this and one of them is bringing forward this

medium—term fiscal plan, as they college, to get rid of the gobbledygook, and economic plan november 23 and it will try to set out or address some things which the markets may have been concerned about. if there is unfunded tax cuts, what is the government doing to bring public spending under control? that�*s why we have been hearing this debate from the institute of fiscal about the scale of those cuts. we will get more on that by the month but what is interesting is the mere fact that the statement has been brought forward, there hasn�*t been enough to calm nerves hence the intervention from the bungling in today. it is also timed to come ahead of when the monetary policy committee will decide on how much interest rates will go up by and again, it was hoped that the content of that statement might perhaps study some nerves and we may get a smaller increase. the content of kwasi

kwarteng�*s plan will be absolutely crucial but the mere announcement of bringing it forward and giving people a hint, an attempt to balance the books over time, tissue and demonstrate how public expenditure will be brought under control, despite the tax cuts, that not been enough to put perhaps the economic ship back on an even keel. kwasi kwarten: ship back on an even keel. kwasi kwarteng will — ship back on an even keel. kwasi kwarteng will take _ ship back on an even keel. kwasi kwarteng will take questions - ship back on an even keel. kwasil kwarteng will take questions from mps today for the first time. what sort of reception as he likely to receive and what does he need to say? i receive and what does he need to sa ? ~ , receive and what does he need to sa ? ~' , ., u, say? i thinking needs to calm nerves, especially _ say? i thinking needs to calm nerves, especially on - say? i thinking needs to calm nerves, especially on his - say? i thinking needs to calm nerves, especially on his ownj say? i thinking needs to calm - nerves, especially on his own side of the house of commons. already we have heard there from the shadow treasury minister in the shadow chancellor has also been commenting this morning and clearly what labour are pushing for is a reversal of not so many budget that he announced a

few weeks ago. that said though, it is an all position because labour obviously agree with the reversal of national insurance rise in the legislation that makes that happen is also going through the house of commons today and they are saying they are in favour of cutting the basic rates of income tax to they don�*t want a complete reversal but what they do want, i think, is to look at different ways of raising money with the windfall tax, for example, and almost going ahead with rishi sunak�*s plan of increasing tax. there will be a debate across the house of those kinds of measures but on the conservative backbenches, they want to basically know that he and liz truss have got a grip. they are concerned about unfunded tax cuts, the market wondered more detail about what he is going to do to try to tell people that there really is a plan here, notjust regrowth but a plan to get public finances under control. i am not expecting a huge rebellion from

conservative backbenchers but i am expecting quite a few people to be shuffling in their seats and perhaps asking difficult questions. of the back of the news that the of the back of the news that the bank of england has been forced to intervene again in the markets, wording of a risk to that and shall support it, we will talk to our business correspondence coming up. the former shadow transport minister, sam tarry, has become the first labour mp to be deselected in their own constituency in more than a decade. he was fired from labour�*s front bench after giving broadcast interviews from a rail worker�*s picket line injuly. the vote by party members means mr tarry, an ex—trade union official, will not stand as ilford south�*s labour candidate at the next general election. warnings of further attacks continue across ukraine this morning, a day after a wave of strikes by russia.

air raid sirens have gone off again across the country, amid fears russia could launch further strikes. yesterday, missiles hit cities across ukraine, including the capital of kyiv — killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 100 more. many homes were reported to be among the sites targeted on monday, along with healthcare facilities and schools. vincent mcaviney has this report. the clean—up in kyiv after president putin�*s dawn retaliation. the russian leader, embarrassed by the successful weekend attack on his bridge from occupied crimea�*s russia, pummelled ukrainian neighbourhoods, as people prepared for a new week. explosions playgrounds, parks and homes were all hit. 1a people died and dozens more were injured. ukraine says around half of the 83 missiles launched by russia were shot down.

later today, at a virtual meeting of the g7, to be attended by president zelensky, prime minister liz truss will urge fellow leaders to stay the course with ukraine in its battle against russia�*s brutality. in his nightly address, the ukrainian leader was defiant. translation: ukraine | could not be intimidated, it can only be more united. ukraine cannot be stopped, it can only be more convinced that the terrorists need to be neutralised. at the united nations in new york, the general assembly held an emergency meeting to discuss the strikes and putin�*s illegal annexation of eastern regions after his so—called referendums. deliberate targeting of civilians is a war crime. by launching missile attacks on civilians, sleeping in their homes or rushing to work, children going to schools, russia has proven once again that it is a terrorist state that

must be deterred in the strongest possible ways. but later today, sirjeremy fleming, the head of britain�*s intelligence agency, gchq, will say in a speech despite this latest aggression, russian forces are desperate, exhausted and running out of ammunition. singing for ordinary ukrainians, forced again into shelters, that might be a hopeful insight that many months into this war they�*ll be hoping foreign leaders will redouble their efforts to bring this conflict to an end. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. what reaction has there been in russia after yesterday�*s strikes in ukraine? let�*s talk to vitaly shevchenko, russia editor at bbc monitoring. good to have you with us. what sort of impact have these attacks on ukraine had a domestically in russia? ~ ., , ukraine had a domestically in

russia? ~ ., , ., ., ., . russia? well, it was a show of force and russian — russia? well, it was a show of force and russian television _ russia? well, it was a show of force and russian television make - russia? well, it was a show of force and russian television make sure i and russian television make sure that viewers in russia so it. news bulletins have spent generous amounts of airtime showing the aftermath of the attacks, showing billowing smoke and focusing on the impact they have caused to ukraine�*s infrastructure, mentioning sweeping blackouts in ukraine and while they are not apologetic, they are not embarrassed by what has happened. it is a show of force and russia says, well, be afraid of us. one thing not being mentioned are at the civilian casualties. it is as if they do not exist. they keep saying that the highly precise russian weapons targeted, military infrastructure, but not civilians. there is

jubilation among the pro—kremlin commentators, one of them from a channel called russia today, filmed himself dancing in celebration of the air strikes. there have been calls by various commentators who support president put in and his war on ukraine and they have been making calls for more such air strikes, one such commentator called these missile attacks beautiful and he said they will be even more beautiful if they continue for at least a week.— beautiful if they continue for at least a week. beautiful if they continue for at leastaweek. ~ . , , , ., least a week. what is your sense of whether vladimir _ least a week. what is your sense of whether vladimir putin _ least a week. what is your sense of whether vladimir putin has - least a week. what is your sense of whether vladimir putin has enough | whether vladimir putin has enough weapons at his disposal to keep up the levels of attacks that we saw yesterday?— yesterday? well, it is clear that russia has _ yesterday? well, it is clear that russia has already _ yesterday? well, it is clear that russia has already spent - yesterday? well, it is clear that russia has already spent some | yesterday? well, it is clear that i russia has already spent some of yesterday? well, it is clear that - russia has already spent some of the most sophisticated ammunition and

the missiles that he is using now, some of them are not as precise. but the fact remains that even though we do not have complete and full information about the precise numbers of missiles russia still has, it seems to have enough capability to continue attacking cities across ukraine night after night. for example, a major city right next to the front line in the east, it has come under attack, this is the fourth night it has been attacked. what russia cannot do at this stage, as far as we can judge, is pushed back ukrainian forces on the battlefield so the course of the war, the strategy has changed from

fighting ukrainian troops on the battleground to apparently try to undermine the very fighting spirit of the ukrainians by targeting their cities and their infrastructure. this might in a central region, for example, a heating plant was attacked and this is going to be really bad news for residents of that region because winter is coming, it is getting really cold, and many people in ukraine, they rely on such heating plants as opposed to boilers in their homes, so if these heating plants are knocked out, this will mean that they are going to have a very cold winter. ., they are going to have a very cold winter. . ,., . they are going to have a very cold winter. . . ., ., winter. thanks so much for “oining us. let�*s get the latest with our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega.

good to have you with us as well. i know there have been more rate sirens heard this morning. the question is, other signs of any more explosions? we question is, other signs of any more exnlosions?— question is, other signs of any more exlosions? ~ . ., explosions? we are here down in the car ark explosions? we are here down in the car park because _ explosions? we are here down in the car park because of _ explosions? we are here down in the car park because of those _ explosions? we are here down in the car park because of those aerated - car park because of those aerated sirens. we heard them earlier this morning, about three hours ago, they went off across the country so people today are really in shelters seeking cover after what happened yesterday with multiple cities being attacked. the city of kyiv, the capital city, was also hit, including a location very close to our hotel here. we had an update from the officials in the city in the south of the country, they close their front lines, the south of the country, they close theirfront lines, a city that the south of the country, they close their front lines, a city that has been frequently targeted by russian forces in recent weeks so the authorities there are saying that at least one person has been killed as a result of the night shelling. the

authorities say 12 missiles had been fired at public facilities, public buildings were hit including a school again, buildings were hit including a schoolagain, one buildings were hit including a school again, one person has been killed. we also had an update from the emergency services about what happened yesterday and they say that 19 people have been killed as a result of the attacks yesterday. 105 were injured and the authorities said russia had fired more than 80 missiles at cities across the country. the air defence systems managed to should down more than half of them but again, today i think the fear is that more attacks could come as russia continues to bombard cities across the country. you paint a vivid picture of what is happening across the country. where you are in a cave, which had been relatively safe in the past few weeks and months, can you give us a picture of how people are behaving?

they walking about on the streets or are they returning to the underground bunkers? i are they returning to the underground bunkers? are they returning to the under: round bunkers? ~ ., ._ underground bunkers? i think today, most peeple — underground bunkers? i think today, most peeple are _ underground bunkers? i think today, most people are just _ underground bunkers? i think today, most people are just like _ underground bunkers? i think today, most people are just like us - underground bunkers? i think today, most people are just like us here, i most people are just like us here, seeking shelter, because for quite some time, there was this sense of weird normality here. shops were open, restaurants, bars were busy. the city had not been attacked for quite some time and it is away from the front lines of their was a sense that life was returning to normal as much as possible. even though the war was always in the background, people were talking about it and i�*m pretty sure that most people here know somebody who is fighting, who is on the battlefields, but here indicated, also in lviv, another city attacked yesterday close to the polish border, there was this feeling that life was returning to normal and that feeling has been shaken at least for now because of

those attacks that happened yesterday. i spoke with some residents who said, yes, they were afraid, but i think they are still determined to carry on with their lives. there is this determination, this defiance from people across the country, to continue with their lives and to continue to support the war effort here in this country. really good to talk to you. the head of the british intelligence agency, gchq, will say in a speech today that russian forces in ukraine are exhausted. sirjeremy fleming will suggest that moscow is running out of ammunition and president putin is making errors ofjudgement. speaking to nick robinson on bbc radio 4�*s today programme, sirjeremy outlined gchq�*s understanding of the situation in ukraine. we believe that russia is running short of munitions. it is certainly running short of friends and we have

seen, because of the declaration for mobilisation, that is running short of troops. i think the answer to thatis of troops. i think the answer to that is pretty clear. russia and russia because my commanders are worried about the state of their military machine.— worried about the state of their military machine. they are, to use our military machine. they are, to use your words. _ military machine. they are, to use your words, desperate? _ military machine. they are, to use your words, desperate? the - military machine. they are, to use your words, desperate? the word | military machine. they are, to use | your words, desperate? the word i have used is _ your words, desperate? the word i have used is desperate _ your words, desperate? the word i have used is desperate and - your words, desperate? the word i have used is desperate and we - your words, desperate? the word i have used is desperate and we can | have used is desperate and we can see that desperation at many levels inside russian society and inside the russian military machine. the reason i the russian military machine. the reason i press _ the russian military machine. the reason i press you on that is that we get former generals coming on this programme who, i think it is fair to describe, are worried about complacency, worried that this messaging suggests that ukraine are going to win and rush it will lose. should we be wary about that? it certainly does not comply complacency. in the dreadful attacks yesterday, we can see that russia still has a capable military machine, it can launch weapons, it has deep stocks and expertise and yet, it is very broadly stretched in

ukraine. let�*s get more now on our top story and the bank of england has been forced to intervene once again in the markets — warning of a �*material risk�* to financial stability. it follows on from yesterday�*s announcement of further meaures aimed at ensuring an "orderly end" to its emergency bond buying scheme. let�*s talk to our business correspondent theo leggett. help us make sense of all of this, what is going on exactly? what help us make sense of all of this, what is going on exactly? what we have seen over _ what is going on exactly? what we have seen over the _ what is going on exactly? what we have seen over the past _ what is going on exactly? what we have seen over the past few - what is going on exactly? what we have seen over the past few days | have seen over the past few days is the interest rate on government bonds, the yield, which is effectively the cost of borrowing for the government, rising. that figure also affects what people will pay for fixed rates figure also affects what people will pay forfixed rates mortgages figure also affects what people will pay for fixed rates mortgages for example. this is happening because these bonds are owned, a lot of the time, by pension funds and the prices are falling in the circumstances of those pension funds finding themselves in art they need to sell of government bond holdings and that is reducing the prices even

further. to avoid a fire sale, what we saw two weeks ago was the bank of england stepping in and saying it would start buying up these bonds to keep the market in a more orderly state. that programme is supposed to come to an end at the end of this week so what the bank of england is doing now is saying, 0k, it still will end at the end of this week but we are going to buy more bonds on a daily basis until the end and introduce some other measures to keep market volatility at a minimum. why is the market volatile in the first place? that appears to be a reaction to the chancellor of the exchequer�*s mini budget in late september in which he set out plans for tax cuts, reversals of tax rises with tens of billions of pounds, at a time when the government was already going to have to borrow extensively in order to pay for energy subsidies because people were facing huge increases in their energy bills and there was no idea of where this money would come from.

now what we have is the chancellor has brought forward an economic statement until the end of this month. the office for budget responsibility will vet those figures and will have to see then whether it all adds up and what reaction we get from international investors. but at the moment we are going through a period of intense volatility on the potential markets and that is why the bank of and has had to step in. is it and that is why the bank of and has had to step im— had to step in. is it the bank of england's _ had to step in. is it the bank of england's problem _ had to step in. is it the bank of england's problem to - had to step in. is it the bank of england's problem to solve? i l had to step in. is it the bank of. england's problem to solve? i am england�*s problem to solve? i am just wondering, is it the fact that the government has to demonstrate at the government has to demonstrate at the public finances are in a sustainable position and until they do, this market volatility is going to continue, isn�*t it? do, this market volatility is going to continue, isn't it?— to continue, isn't it? ultimately, es, and to continue, isn't it? ultimately, yes. and that — to continue, isn't it? ultimately, yes, and that is _ to continue, isn't it? ultimately, yes, and that is the _ to continue, isn't it? ultimately, yes, and that is the line - to continue, isn't it? ultimately, yes, and that is the line the - to continue, isn't it? ultimately,| yes, and that is the line the bank of england seems to have taken by saying its intervention is a temporary measure in order to maintain a certain element of civility but its statement today that there is a material risk to financial stability, that is a very

powerful statement. financial stability, that is a very powerfulstatement. it financial stability, that is a very powerful statement. it is kind of a warning to the government, and we have seen warnings from various quarters. the institute for fiscal studies said the government will have to raise a great deal of money if it is to achieve its target of balancing the budget in the medium—term. what we are saying here is a warning to the government which has to come out with its figures at the end of the month. those figures in some way have to add up and if they don�*t, then we could see further volatility in the markets, we could see bond prices reacting still further and that would be a very difficult period for the government. so it is a warning, yes, and it means the government, when it comes out with those proposals at the end of the month, will either have to rein in some of its planned cuts orfind have to rein in some of its planned cuts or find ways of cutting spending that could be extremely painful. spending that could be extremely ainful. , ., , , ., ., ., painful. give me a sense of how long the bank painful. give me a sense of how long the itank of — painful. give me a sense of how long the bank of england _ painful. give me a sense of how long the bank of england can _ painful. give me a sense of how long the bank of england can continue - painful. give me a sense of how long the bank of england can continue to| the bank of england can continue to intervene in this way? has it got

unlimited reserves to buy what it needs to? ~ a ., unlimited reserves to buy what it needs to? ~ ,, ., ., needs to? well, the bank of england ultimately if — needs to? well, the bank of england ultimately if it _ needs to? well, the bank of england ultimately if it needs _ needs to? well, the bank of england ultimately if it needs to _ needs to? well, the bank of england ultimately if it needs to come - needs to? well, the bank of england ultimately if it needs to come is - ultimately if it needs to come is capable of creating money, that is what central banks do. the problem is that if you do that, and if you are doing it in order to stabilise a situation greeted by a government which is effectively spending more thanit which is effectively spending more than it can afford, you can run into all sorts of problems, not least inflation, which is already at a high level, starting to run out of control, to the bank of england is in charge of keeping things stable and that�*s what it wants to do. it will intervene as much as necessary to avoid a crisis but ultimately, it is the government�*s job to balance its own books and there is a strong hint from the bank of england today that it will keep its intervention going until the end of the week. it is giving pension funds a chance to unwind some of their more vulnerable positions so that when this help is removed, they are not in as much trouble as they were a couple of

weeks ago but ultimately, it is a policy issue, not a bank of england issue. with the bank of england is doing here is buying itself a little time and buying pension funds innovative time to unwind the positions that are causing them problems in the first place. goad positions that are causing them problems in the first place. good to talk to you- — the number of care workers in england has fallen for the first time, leaving more people without the support they need according to new figures. unfilled care jobs rose by 52% in a year, the fastest rate on record. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt has this report. james waterhouse is settling into his new rented home would not have been able to move here if he had not given up thejob here if he had not given up thejob he loved working in a care home with people with dementia. it he loved working in a care home with people with dementia.— people with dementia. it was the first “ob i people with dementia. it was the first job i had _ people with dementia. it was the first job i had where _ people with dementia. it was the first job i had where i _ people with dementia. it was the first job i had where i was - firstjob i had where i was thinking, iam firstjob i had where i was thinking, i am actually good at

this, i am thinking, i am actually good at this, iam making thinking, i am actually good at this, i am making a difference. he is one of this, lam making a difference. he is one of many who according to today�*s report are leaving jobs in aduu today�*s report are leaving jobs in adult social care. he was paid the minimum wage even when he was working as the senior person in charge overnight. he only got an extra £3 for the whole 12 hour shift. ~ ., ~ , ., shift. working with the elderly and knowin: shift. working with the elderly and knowing that _ shift. working with the elderly and knowing that i _ shift. working with the elderly and knowing that i have _ shift. working with the elderly and knowing that i have helped - shift. working with the elderly and l knowing that i have helped improve some lives somewhere and knowing that i cannot do that now unless i have to make massive personal sacrifices to do that, it is wrong. it should not be that, people shouldn�*t have to make sacrifices in their own lives in terms of struggling to pay bills, struggling to buy food and things like that. br; to buy food and things like that. by moving to a job working with children, he was immediately paid £2 and our more. when it comes to the shortage of care workers, it is really difficult to grasp the scale of the problem. we are here in rotherham and 110,000 people live in

the town itself. that is roughly the number of vacancies there where in social care last year. this year, there are 165,000 emptyjobs. that is a record 52% increase in care job vacancies in england in one year. despite more older or disabled people needing support, the number of people actually working in care has full on for the first time, dropping by 50,000. there are particular concerns about the difficulty of recruiting young people and nurses to care jobs. behind all of those statistics are peoples lives. 50 behind all of those statistics are peoples lives-— behind all of those statistics are peoples lives. behind all of those statistics are --eoles lives. ~ ., peoples lives. so i think we need to have the conversation _ peoples lives. so i think we need to have the conversation about - peoples lives. so i think we need to have the conversation about what i have the conversation about what social care looks like in the future because i think it is having an impact on peoples lives today and social care does not exist without the workforce. the social care does not exist without the workforce.— social care does not exist without the workforce. ., , the workforce. the government says it is ”uttin the workforce. the government says it is putting record _ the workforce. the government says it is putting record extra _ the workforce. the government says it is putting record extra funding - it is putting record extra funding into social care, including money for the recruitment and training of staff. now it�*s time for a look

at the weather with carol. i had to come into work in a coat but i don�*t know whether i will need it on the way home? isn’t but i don't know whether i will need it on the way home?— it on the way home? isn't that the dilemma at _ it on the way home? isn't that the dilemma at this _ it on the way home? isn't that the dilemma at this time _ it on the way home? isn't that the dilemma at this time of _ it on the way home? isn't that the dilemma at this time of year? - it on the way home? isn't that the dilemma at this time of year? it i it on the way home? isn't that the i dilemma at this time of year? it was a cold start, some of us seeing frost first thing that the temperature is rising. cold under clear skies but we had no temperatures further north as well. we have more cloud out towards the west. that is reducing some rain currently and it is turning heavier through the course of the day. we could see the odds but getting into the pennines and also north wales. temperatures 11 to 16 degrees. light breezes for most but picking up in the north—west especially later on today and then tonight, we will have clear skies in the south, so once again, some mist and also some frost. in the north and west with others cloud and rain moving steadily south eastwards, temperatures are going to hold up. after that bright start in southern

areas tomorrow, the cloud will build ahead of this band of rain a sinking south as a weakening feature. it will brighten up and hear the winds will brighten up and hear the winds will ease and our top temperature, up will ease and our top temperature, up to 18 degrees. hello this is bbc news. i�*m rebecca jones. the headlines: another intervention from the bank of england as it steps in to stabilise markets — it�*s warning of a �*material risk�* to financial stability. the unemployment rate in the uk is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. air raid sirens have gone off again across ukraine, a day after russia launched some of the worst attacks there for months. the head of the british intelligence agency, gchq, will say in a speech today that russian forces in ukraine are exhausted. the number of care

workers in england falls for the first time — with 165,000 jobs vacant across the country. and — it�*s exactly a0 years since henry 8th�*s flagship — the mary rose — was raised from the bottom of the solent, after 437 years under the sea. sport now and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning, john. good morning, john. good morning, john. good morning, everyone. what a huge night it is for both wales and scotland — as both go in search of a place at the women�*s world cup in australia and new zealand next year. for wales, they�*ve faced two matches already which manager gemma grainger called the biggest in their history, the first to reach the play—offs and the second was last week, as they won in extra time to face switzerland in zurich this evening. it�*s a complicated qualification process — but a two—goal win in normal time should be enough for them

to reach their first ever world cup. if we do win this game and we do qualify for the next stage, that�*s an incredible moment for us. you know, we�*ve made history already, but i think it�*s almost really important to know that if we don�*t and we�*re not successful, this campaign isn�*t a failure, you know. for us, both on and off the pitch, we�*re really clear about why we do what we do, and off the pitch, how we�*ve inspired the crowd, the attendances, and everything that�*s grown the game we�*ve got to be really proud of that. but from an on—the—pitch perspective, we are right on track for a team who is going to qualify for a major tournament, so if it�*s not this time, it will be next time. and it�*s a similar story for scotland as they look to reach their second world cup. they are also potentially 90 minutes away from the world cup. the scots host the republic of ireland at hampden with the winners in the frame to go straight to next year�*s tournament in australia and new zealand. it�*s an opportunity to obviously move forward in the game. an incredible opportunity for all of us to be involved and play at a world cup.

and, i said, inspire a generation of players and make the game better, so that�*s the challenge and that�*s how we see the game. so often a man to produce a big goal in his playing days, now a manager, steven gerrard has challenged his players to start delivering more for aston villa. 1—1 they drew with nottingham forest that still leaves them looking down the table rather than up. forest took the lead in this one. that didn�*t last, though, a goal from ashley young pulling them level. both managers under pressure. the draw ends a run of five defeats for cooper�*s side whilst villa remain 16th. we are struggling for that next win. we are struggling for that next win. we only have one win on the board, we have to get another one as quickly as we can but i think what�*s more important is to focus on how we get the win, notjust chase the win, because that�*s what we are in control of. forward step today. is that what we want to be? not in the end but it�*s a better version of us

tonight than it�*s been in previous weeks and i think we need to build on that. manchester city, celtic, and chelsea are all in champions league group action tonight. graham potter�*s chelsea are in italy to face ac milan, who they comprehensively out played last week, winning 3—0 at stamford bridge. it's it�*s an incredible place here. a completely different game. ac milan will try to use the home advantage, just like we did. two good teams, two quite evenly matched teams, i think, so it will be a fantastic game. really looking forward to it. a £10 supplement bought off amazon was responsible for british sprinter cj ujah�*s failed drugs test. he led the team off in the men�*s 4 x 100 metre relay at the tokyo 0lympics last year, on their way to winning silver. ujah said a a next day delivery supplement bought in lockdown caused the positive test in tokyo, but was able to prove he didn�*t cheat deliberately which led to the 22 month ban. he�*ll be able to return in time for the paris 0lympics.

and when is it the right and the wrong time to ask for a selfie...? have a look at these pictures. this is manchester city manager pep guardiola arriving for yesterday�*s press conference, only to be asked by a journalist ahead of the match with copenhagen if he could take one. judging by the pose, i�*m thinking the wrong time... let�*s hope he redeemed himself by asking a few questions in the press conference that followed, rebecca. that is all for me, back to you. that is all for me, back to you. that is all for me, back to you. that is priceless, it has made me laugh! good to see you. the uk�*s highest court will hear arguments today on whether holyrood can set up a scottish independence referendum without the agreement of westminster. scotland�*s first minister, nicola sturgeon, wants to hold the vote

in october next year, but downing street has opposed this. the scottish and uk governments will make their cases to the supreme court in london as part of the two—day hearing. but it could take weeks or months for a judgment to be reached. let�*s get more on this with our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie, who�*s outside the supreme court in london. good morning and welcome, talk us through what will happen at the supreme court today. the through what will happen at the supreme court today. the media is ruatherin supreme court today. the media is gathering here _ supreme court today. the media is gathering here outside _ supreme court today. the media is gathering here outside the - supreme court today. the media is | gathering here outside the supreme court and some independence campaigners behind me as well. going back to the 2014 referendum just to put this into context, the scottish government was given the temporary power by westminster to hold that independence referendum. nicola sturgeon wants to hold another vote in october next year. she would like to do it in the same way. she would

like to see that transfer of powers, but borisjohnson had said no, he didn�*t want another independence referendum and liz truss has also made it very clear that she doesn�*t want to see another independence referendum. so that is unlikely to happen. so we are here at the supreme court today, five judges over two days will be asked if the scottish government has the legal power to hold an independence referendum without westminster�*s permission. but the unionists... the scottish government cannot pass laws that relate to the union. the scottish government argue in the supreme court behind me that this would be an advisory referendum, so there would be no immediate legal impact. so they say this would not directly relate to the union, so

they are arguing that a referendum could go ahead legally next year. the uk government will argue that there is no such thing as a consultative referendum. they will argue that a referendum bill in the scottish parliament would be outside their legal competence. so they are saying that a referendum could not take place next year without permission from westminster. the uk government has said that we shouldn�*t even be having this legal debate here at the supreme court at this time, because the posed referendum bill has so far not gone through the scottish parliament. alexandra, good to talk to you. our scotland correspond on air. we hope to bring you some of those proceedings live from the supreme court when they get under way in the next hour or so. funerals for victims of the thailand nursery massacre have begun — as families continue to mourn

the death of children killed at a day care centre last week. monks have been praying for the victims. 37 people, including the attacker, died — 23 of them were children. it�*s one of the worst child death tolls in a massacre by a single killer in recent history. 0ur southeast asia correspondentjonathan head has more from uthai sawan. i�*m actually at one of three temples, which is where these funerals are taking place. it�*s a smaller one. there are 11 victims here, including notjust children, but also one of the teachers who stayed in the classroom with the children and died with them. and theirfamilies are here, as you can see. but there�*s a huge number of people here. this is — for this community, which is quite small, a massive event. it�*s a royally sponsored funeral. it�*s taken a bit longer than it would have done. there have been four days of mourning, but this is the last day. and in the next few hours, what we�*re going to be seeing

here is the families themselves, the coffins are some way behind me, behind the awnings behind me. they�*ve been giving their kind of last prayers to those coffins, offering food to them, talking to the dead children inside. and the coffins have the pictures of the children with favourite toys, favourite clothes, you know, favourite food is given to them. in a few hours�* time, the coffins will be taken out of where they�*re being stored, inside large refrigerated units, and taken to a crematorium. in this temple, they�*ve got a portable crematorium where they will be cremated one by one. it�*ll be quite a long process. in a much larger temple nearby, where there are 18 children and one adult being cremated, they�*re actually having a big open air cremation. the whole thing is being shared across the community and among all the families of the victims. so it�*s a big cathartic day and a very important day in thai funerals, the moment when the bodies are burnt and their spirits in a way are released from the bodies once they�*re reduced to ashes. at that point, you know, these proceedings are over. this community will have to go back

to dealing with the enormous shock of what�*s happened and the loss of so many very, very young children. it�*s almost a large chunk of a generation that�*s gone. and thailand itself is going to have to look at the questions that have been raised by this. it�*s a very troubling incident. i mean, so savage, so cruel, no—one can understand it. people are asking whether it was drugs. there were drug issues with the perpetrator. was it guns? he had a gun, although he used knives on the children. was it something else or was it some freak attack which perhaps nobody could have either predicted or stopped? those are the questions this country is going to have to start asking. we�*re already seeing the government react by saying it�*s going to get tough on drugs, it�*s going to get tough on guns. but people have heard this many times before. these are very difficult problems to eradicate. and past thai governments have made very little progress. so i don�*t think most people think that is going to be the answer to this awful tragedy. i think it�*s going to leave this country wondering and deeply disturbed by it for quite a long time.

that was jonathan head, that wasjonathan head, our southeast asia correspondent reporting from thailand. the prince and princess of wales have recorded a special edition of radio 0ne�*s newsbeat — speaking about the importance of mental health. the royals took on roles as reporters to hear the experiences of four guests for world mental health day yesterday. they were talking to pria rai. how are you doing? no, really, how are you doing? it�*s a simple enough question but one that can spark a really meaningful conversation. yesterday was world mental health day and as part of a special recording, we had two very special news beat reporters to help. thank ou, it is news beat reporters to help. thank you. it is great _ news beat reporters to help. thank you, it is great to _ news beat reporters to help. thank you, it is great to be _ news beat reporters to help. thank you, it is great to be here - news beat reporters to help. thank you, it is great to be here on - news beat reporters to help. t�*usfua; you, it is great to be here on world mental health day. i you, it is great to be here on world mental health day.— you, it is great to be here on world mental health day. i was diagnosed with schizophrenia _ mental health day. i was diagnosed with schizophrenia when _ mental health day. i was diagnosed with schizophrenia when i _ mental health day. i was diagnosed with schizophrenia when i was - mental health day. i was diagnosed with schizophrenia when i was a - with schizophrenia when i was a teenager. — with schizophrenia when i was a teenager, around the age of 15, 16.

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again. i know that when you have a bad day, it doesn�*t mean it will be a bad week or a bad month. that is the type of awareness i�*m talking about, coming to accept these things because when you can accept these things and you know you are on your bad day, what you have to remember is to remain humble. i am bad day, what you have to remember is to remain humble.— bad day, what you have to remember is to remain humble. i am humble we miaht run is to remain humble. i am humble we might run out — is to remain humble. i am humble we might run out of— is to remain humble. i am humble we might run out of time _ is to remain humble. i am humble we might run out of time and _ is to remain humble. i am humble we might run out of time and that i is to remain humble. i am humble we might run out of time and that this i might run out of time and that this could _ might run out of time and that this could he _ might run out of time and that this could be the worst news beat... you can come back. _ could be the worst news beat. .. you can come back. i— could be the worst news beat... ym. can come back, i think you have could be the worst news beat... ym. can come back, ithink you have been can come back, i think you have been great, you can come back, carry on. as lee said at the start, it�*s about as lee said at the start, it's about having _ as lee said at the start, it's about having a _ as lee said at the start, it's about having a meaningful conversation mental— having a meaningful conversation mental health but it stop here. absolutely, talking about mental health is so important and it�*s definitely the first step for us all, is to keep talking, having those conversations and reaching out for help. those conversations and reaching out for hel. �* , those conversations and reaching out for hel. v , . those conversations and reaching out for hel. �*, , ., i. for help. let's update you with the headfine for help. let's update you with the headline is — for help. let's update you with the headline is now _ for help. let's update you with the headline is now in _ for help. let's update you with the headline is now in bbc— for help. let's update you with the headline is now in bbc news. i for help. let's update you with the i headline is now in bbc news. another intervention from the bank of england as it steps on to stabilise markets. its warning of a material risk to financial stability. the unemployment rate in the uk is at its lowest level for

almost 50 years according to figures released this morning. air raid sirens have gone off again across ukraine, a day after russia launched some of the worst attacks there for months. the public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of post office branch managers begins today. in what�*s been described as the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in british history, the post office prosecuted more than 700 sub—postmasters — based on information from a computer system called horizon — which falsely suggested there were cash shortfalls. a high courtjudgment eventually found the it system — which was developed by the japanese technology firm fujitsu — was riddled with �*bugs, errors and defects�*. but so far, nobody has been held accountable. now, a former fujitsu uk board director has spoken exclusively to the bbc about what happened, as our correspondent colletta smith reports.

i don�*t get it. i really don�*t get it. bosses were aware then that horizon was having these issues but they still sacked me. still horizon was having these issues but they still sacked me.— they still sacked me. still to this da i they still sacked me. still to this day i can't _ they still sacked me. still to this day i can't put — they still sacked me. still to this day i can't put it _ they still sacked me. still to this day i can't put it behind - they still sacked me. still to this day i can't put it behind me. it's| day i can't put it behind me. it's very— day i can't put it behind me. it's very hard — day i can't put it behind me. it's very hard when you know you haven't done _ very hard when you know you haven't done anything. very hard when you know you haven't done anything-— done anything. over the last six months, done anything. over the last six months. this — done anything. over the last six months, this inquiry _ done anything. over the last six months, this inquiry has i done anything. over the last six months, this inquiry has heard l done anything. over the last six i months, this inquiry has heard from sub—postmasters treated as criminals by the post office. now it wants to find out who knew about the software problems and what they did about it. andy mcnaughton has agreed to meet at this hotel and talk about his work 20 years ago, sorting out a handful of few it�*sto�*s government contracts, including the one for the post office, rolling out new computers and software into every single branch. you computers and software into every single branch-— single branch. you can't force somebody — single branch. you can't force somebody to _ single branch. you can't force somebody to take _ single branch. you can't force somebody to take something | single branch. you can't force i somebody to take something that single branch. you can't force - somebody to take something that they don�*t want to or don�*t believe works. the post office should have

gone back and said these systems are wrong, we are either going to take them out or you fix them. but there were questions _ them out or you fix them. but there were questions being _ them out or you fix them. but there were questions being asked - them out or you fix them. but there were questions being asked about i them out or you fix them. but there i were questions being asked about the software, even as the roll—out was beginning. like this software trainer who spoke to me earlier this year. trainer who spoke to me earlier this ear. ., .,, trainer who spoke to me earlier this ear. ., ., , ., trainer who spoke to me earlier this ear. ., ., ., , ., ., ,, trainer who spoke to me earlier this ear. ., ., , ., ., 4' , year. occasionally it would work but a lot of the — year. occasionally it would work but a lot of the time _ year. occasionally it would work but a lot of the time it _ year. occasionally it would work but a lot of the time it wouldn't - year. occasionally it would work but a lot of the time it wouldn't work i a lot of the time it wouldn't work and we _ a lot of the time it wouldn't work and we used to say, there is obviously— and we used to say, there is obviously a fault there. they said yes but— obviously a fault there. they said yes but on— obviously a fault there. they said yes but on the live system, it's never— yes but on the live system, it's never going to be a fault. it will be fixed — never going to be a fault. it will be fixed before it goes live. | be fixed before it goes live. didn't be fixed before it goes live. i didn't hear anything of that in the didn�*t hear anything of that in the board, nobody reported that to us. fujitsu told us it�*s committed to providing the fullest and most transparent information to this inquiry. the government say fujitsu are no longer a preferred supplier but they can still win contracts. we�*ve got some dill sub—postmasters are still waiting for compensation, really struggling. lots of them still bankrupt as a result of this. do you think fujitsu should

contribute something as a gesture? the issue is, as soon as you start doing that there is an admission of guilt and liability. which, you know, why would any company want to do that? the know, why would any company want to do that? ., , , . know, why would any company want to do that? .,, , . ., , know, why would any company want to do that? , . ., , ., do that? the post office a they are transparently _ do that? the post office a they are transparently assisting _ do that? the post office a they are transparently assisting the - do that? the post office a they are transparently assisting the inquiryl transparently assisting the inquiry and its important work to determine what went wrong. more than a dozen fujitsu staff will be questioned, along with the post office and government officials in the coming weeks. no one within ten power has ever apologised to sub—postmasters, do you think they should? it�*s ever apologised to sub-postmasters, do you think they should?— do you think they should? it's sort of apologise _ do you think they should? it's sort of apologise for — do you think they should? it's sort of apologise for what? _ do you think they should? it's sort of apologise for what? i _ do you think they should? it's sort of apologise for what? i think i do you think they should? it's sort of apologise for what? i think they probably feel bad about it but... i�*m trying to work out what you would apologise for. the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, is currently serving more than 20 years injail after he was convicted last year of a series of sex crimes

in new york. now a further court case is underway in los angeles, with weinstein denying 11 charges of abuse, including allegations of assault and rape. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more. if he is found guilty on these new charges, he could be looking at more than 100 years in terms of a sentence. so, in reality, the rest of his life in prison. but as you say, already serving a 23 year prison sentence in new york, a conviction which he is appealing. and the proceedings that are starting right now in los angeles were actually put on hold for a while while the case in new york was completed. so this is a completely separate case. and, as you say, 11 charges, stemming from the allegations of five women. harvey weinstein has pled not guilty. he says any encounters with the women in question were consensual and he is strongly denying the allegations against him. we�*ll hear from those women,

they�*ll be referred to in court as jane doe, not their real names, and this trial will also hear from other women who say they too were victims of sexual assault at the hands of harvey weinstein. this is likely to be quite a long trial. thejury selection, which isjust getting under way, could take a couple of weeks. we don�*t expect the trial itself to finish until december. a series of events and activities have been planned to celebrate the dramatic, raising of the remains of the mary rose — 40 years ago this week. henry viii�*s favourite ship had remained lost and forgotten sincejuly 1545 — when it was sunk in battle close to england�*s southern coast. the remains are now on display in a museum in portsmouth. john maguire reports. now, there is the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface. there is the first sight of this flagship of henry viii. it's the first time we have

seen this in 437 years. inch by inch, the ship that was the pride of henry viii�*s mighty navy peeked above the waters of the solent and began to reveal her secrets. alex hildred was part of the original dive team and says, 40 years on, we�*re still learning about life on board. we can reconstruct their faces, we can reconstruct their lives. with dna technology, we can learn about where they were born and what colour their eyes would be if you process it enough. and our problem is, there�*s so much we can learn, we�*ve got to save some things for when technology gets better so that you don�*t have to destroy anything. the then prince charles was present to witness his ancestor�*s flagship return to the surface. i believe she's in marvellous condition. and he was right. the half of the ship and a huge number of artifacts were preserved by centuries cocooned in mud and silt on the sea bed.

can you guess what�*s in here? no, exciting! look at the shape of the drawer. so these are some of our tudor long bows. this is actually one of... the ship was listed with 250 long bows. so these are some of them. we�*ve got 130 odd that are complete out of the 250 and fragments of a bit more. when the ship was first raised, she was kept wet by spraying her timbers. but in recent years, technology has allowed for dry preservation. drying out, it can shrink by up to 50% without treatment. so it was sprayed with water for the first 12 years until we came up with a treatment, using research to be able to then preserve the ship for the future. 500 souls were lost when the ship sank during a battle with the french in 1545. and the work goes on today to help tell their stories, alongside the history of the mary rose, providing precious insight into life almost 500 years ago.

that wasjohn that was john maguire that wasjohn maguire reporting there. experts are predicting a bumper harvest of apples this year, despite the summer heatwave that damaged some crops. and although traditional orchards are in decline, there�*s been a rise in a new generation of community orchards set up on shared green spaces. 0ur environment correspondent helen briggs went to find out more. nothing spells autumn like apples, but gathering to share the harvest is becoming a thing of the past, as traditional orchards vanish from the land. this orchard, at swan barn farm, is one of a new generation of community orchards, where people club together to plant fruit trees on local green spaces. so they�*re not connected to their computers or their mobiles or their tvs. so there�*s a being away from the usual hubbub of life, just coming somewhere that�*s

beautiful, like this outdoors. it�*s just that thing of all being together and there�*s something magical about it. and today, volunteers are turning the apples they�*ve helped grow into freshjuice, using an ancient apple press. it's a lovely place and the trees are beautiful. and doing something like this, you get to meet some nice, you know, it's a just nice, sociable thing to do. no better thing to do than be coming l out here on a lovely day like today, i helping the community, i helping the environment — can't do better than that, really. this has got an absolute amazing amount of different apples. i don�*t know any of their names. the boom in community orchards is bringing back hundreds of forgotten varieties of british apple. here at wisley gardens in surrey, apple detectivejim arbury�*s on a mission to identify them. by sight, touch and taste alone, he quickly recognised two mystery varieties from swan barn farm.

i think this is court pendu plat, which is an old french apple, certainly from the middle ages or possibly even roman. this summer�*s heatwave and drought has caused problems for crops, but apples have fared relatively well and should be particularly sweet due to the sunshine. well, it�*s going to be a bumper year, so there�*s going to be a lot. but also, importantly, it�*s going to be really good quality, i think. they�*re going to be quite firm and with good flavour and sweet, plenty of sugar in them. so that�*s going to give them generally good flavour. and that particularly applies to some of the later ripening apples, which do need that long season to ripen and get good flavour and good...good, sweet apples. community orchards are born out of a desire to reconnect with nature and make the most of local food. and they�*re becoming all the more important as food prices soar. helen briggs, bbc news in the surry hills.

the weather affecting the apple crops. let�*s catch up with the weather news with carol. some of us frost, some of us had some rain. under clearskies, the temperature fell away under this area of high pressure. also france coming in from the north and west bringing in the rain over the course of this money you can see it quite nicely over northern and western scotland. you can progress into northern ireland and a few showers around the pennines will see some of those get into north—west wales through the course of the day as well. but as we come further east and south, there is a lot of dry weather around. a fair bit of sunshine for steps in fair bit of sunshine for steps in fair weather cloud but the leek bubbling up in the day, is more cloud in the west and breezy. these are the sustained wind speeds so nothing particularly strong but the gust will pick up in the north—west later on and we could see some

showers in eastern scotland. temperatures ranging from 11—17 degrees. through this evening and overnight, under clear skies, temperatures will fall to 2—3 in some rural parts. 0nce temperatures will fall to 2—3 in some rural parts. once again, we will see a touch of frost and some patchy mist and fog but this cloud in the west will help maintain the temperature level and you can see the rain coming on as well. for a time, we will have gusty winds in the outer hebrides. so in towns and cities, our overnight lows between about 7—11. tomorrow, after the bright start, the cloud will build across southern areas. we will see a few showers develop their then a weather front producing the thick cloud and rain continues its journey, sinking southwards and eastwards. as a narrowing band and tending to fragment. the northern england, scotland and northern ireland, it will brighten up, the wind will ease and we will see some sunshine, temperatures 12—18 north to south. wednesday night and into early thursday, this front moves away but you can see how itjoins up with a complex system coming in from

the south—west and then we have another clutch of fronts coming in from northern ireland moving northwards. it how they all interact with each other. that will determine the timing and exactly where we get the timing and exactly where we get the rain. what we think at the moment is rain moving in across northern ireland will cross scotland. rain coming in across the south—west will drift further east. mostly staying south of the m4 corridor and getting into the channel islands and the rain in the south—east clear is that you can see the line. in between, a lot of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud and some sunshine. but this could change and their system could move a little bit further north. so if you have outdoor plans, do keep watching the weather forecast.

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