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under increasing pressure to rethink the tax cuts announced in last month's mini budget. one tory mp accused her of wrecking ten years of conservative policies aimed at helping working people. this morning the foreign secretary james cleverly warned tory mps that any attempt to replace liz truss as prime minister would be a "disastrously bad idea". let's take a look at how we've got to this point. yesterday, liz truss appeared at prime minister's questions and was asked about her management of the economy. she said she wouldn't cut government spending, with downing street later saying there would be difficult decisions to make. the prime minister went to a meeting of the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers in the evening. mp robert halfon said truss was "trashing blue collar conservatism". earlier in the day, the bank of england confirmed it would bring its emergency intervention to an end on friday. our economics editor

faisal islam reports. —— ourfirst —— our first report —— ourfirst report is —— our first report is from —— ourfirst report is from ione wells. a few pleasantries caught on camera as the prime minister met with the king yesterday. your majesty, great to see you again. back again. it's a great pleasure. dear, oh, dear. the king's words, "dear, oh, dear". a tick to move the conversation on, perhaps, but it is certainly how some tory mps felt last night when she met with them here in parliament. but the reception she got from some tory mps was frosty. mps in the room say the tory mp robert halfon, who supported rishi sunak�*s leadership ambitions, accused liz truss of trashing blue collar conservatism, saying the party of the national living wage was now cutting tax for millionaires and not ruling out a real term cut for benefits. some tory mps, though, have called for the party to come together after disagreements over some of the government's tax plans. there is no plan b. plan b is a labour government, so we have to make this work. we all agree with the policies. we all agree about growth, we all do. the energy and looking after folks this winter.

we all agree about politicians keeping their promises. so actually most of us... but liz truss already hasn't kept some of her promises because she's u—turned. let me just make the point. most of us actually agree with the policies. for sure, there has been not the best presentation. have you wrecked the - economy, prime minister? this is the question, though, that is haunting liz truss at the moment. the weeks ahead will be dominated by tussles over how her tax cuts are paid for. some mps want her to row back on some of them. others worry they may lead to spending squeezes elsewhere. but number 10 have insisted they have no plans to change direction. ione wells, bbc news. jonathan blake is at westminster. the prime minister is under pressure from many of her own mps, she is under pressure from the markets. what is her next move? it’s under pressure from the markets. what is her next move?— what is her next move? it's tricky to say what _ what is her next move? it's tricky to say what her — what is her next move? it's tricky

to say what her next _ what is her next move? it's tricky to say what her next move will. what is her next move? it's tricky| to say what her next move will be. she's in a tight spot as you suggest and between now and the 31st of october when the chancellor is due to make his next big economic statement, you get the sense that something or someone is going to have to give. the prime minister has said she is committed to all the moves in the mini budget. downing street insisting that this morning all the proposals outlined by the chancellor at the end of last month will go ahead. she is also said she's not going to cut public spending. she's also said she wants to bring debt down and balance the books eventually and bring it down over the medium term. so, the government will have to find some money from somewhere to make all of that add up. and that is why we are seeing conservative mps coming out publicly and arguing that some of the measures in the mini budget, some of those sweeping tax cuts may have to be put on hold, postponed or maybe even scrapped altogether. between now and the end of october we will see what happens but the

foreign secretary this morning james cleverly has defended the government plans saying it is the right approach to attempt to stimulate growth in the face of difficult economic conditions that the uk and other countries around the world are facing as well. and he also cautioned against some of the more drastic talk among conservative mps. we've got to recognise that we need to bring _ we've got to recognise that we need to bring certainty to the markets. i think_ to bring certainty to the markets. i think that — to bring certainty to the markets. i think that changing the leadership would _ think that changing the leadership would he — think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea. not just politically but also economically. and we are absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy because when chris gave his package, when a economics editor james cleverly also said the government would take tough decisions when it came to public spending, saying that there wouldn't be cuts to departmental budgets necessarily but that some would rise near the level of inflation, which could mean they end up being relatively in line with where they are now in real terms. so, some very

difficult decisions are ahead for the government and the prime minister i'm told was pleased to have the opportunity to hear colleagues' views when she met conservative mps in parliament last night. she will be doing more of that as she meets groups of mps over the next week or so to try to continue her charm offensive and bring conservative backbenchers with her to deliver the government plan but to convince them she's got a hell of a job on her hands. hell of a “ob on her hands. thank ou. joining me now the conservative peer and former executive editor of the times, where he remains as a columnist, lord daniel finkelstein. thank you for your time. you back to the former chancellor rishi sunak in the former chancellor rishi sunak in the leadership contest, i guess it is very tempting for supporters to imagine where we would be right now if he had been elected. it’s imagine where we would be right now if he had been elected.— if he had been elected. it's more than tempting- _ if he had been elected. it's more than tempting. arguments - if he had been elected. it's morej than tempting. arguments really if he had been elected. it's more - than tempting. arguments really mean something. we had an argument which actually was the same i used in 2010 which is if you borrow money against

either spending or tax cuts and you don't know where it's coming from, the markets may not back that judgment and you never know when that moment will come. and that was part of the argument, there was also an argument about inflation that rishi sunak made in the leadership campaign, he was clearly correct. it seems to be obvious that he was correct but people didn't vote for it and the consequences have followed. people say you should not say i told you so, i don't have a problem with doing that. people were told and they chose to ignore that and the lesson of ignoring it needs to be ingested.— and the lesson of ignoring it needs to be ingested. meanwhile, we have the bank of — to be ingested. meanwhile, we have the bank of england _ to be ingested. meanwhile, we have the bank of england telling - the bank of england telling us that by tomorrow it's going to end its emergency support scheme designed to calm investors, calm the markets, after the mini budget. we have a gap until the 31st of october when we are told the government will tell us more about its plans, how it proposes to make its plans work. do

you think the prime minister needs to say something before tomorrow, before that bank of england scheme, that support ends? i before that bank of england scheme, that support ends?— that support ends? i have never believed that _ that support ends? i have never believed that if _ that support ends? i have never believed that if you _ that support ends? i have never believed that if you cut - that support ends? i have never believed that if you cut taxes i that support ends? i have neverl believed that if you cut taxes you raise more revenue than you lose. it may be true of some taxes at the margin over a long period of time that i've never thought that would happen. so therefore i never thought she should do this so the time when she should do this so the time when she should do this so the time when she should have made the statement that she's not going to go ahead was yesterday or the month before, before she did it, before she ran that platform. i'm of the view definitely that this isn't a policy that the conservative party or any government should proceed with. it’s government should proceed with. it's saying nothing between now and tomorrow even an option as far as you are concerned? it’s tomorrow even an option as far as you are concerned?— you are concerned? it's an option but i don't _ you are concerned? it's an option but i don't think— you are concerned? it's an option but i don't think it's _ you are concerned? it's an option but i don't think it's a _ you are concerned? it's an option but i don't think it's a good - you are concerned? it's an option but i don't think it's a good one. | but i don't think it's a good one. obviously, she can keep pressing on with this policy but the consequences are obvious to say and they will be paid for by lots of people and therefore paid electorally by the conservative party in the end. but this isn't a

small thing. the problem she has got is it's not a whim of the chancellor or the prime minister. the prime minister made this the central argument of her campaign, that doing this was a good idea and doing this was not a good idea. i argued, she can win an election on it but it doesn't change reality, it either is or isn't a good idea. we now know the answer. if she's going to reverse this policy, what was the purpose of electing her as a leader? since the purpose of electing her as leader was that the conservative party wanted to go down this route, that members wanted to go down this route. one of the problems is mps didn't and so you've got this disconnect between what members think and what mps think. if you think and what mps think. if you think this is in providing you with a constructive solution, i don't really have one.— a constructive solution, i don't reall have one. �* , ., , really have one. and there probably is a whole other— really have one. and there probably is a whole other conversation - is a whole other conversation perhaps not for the hero now with the immediate challenges ahead in terms of how the conservative party

elects its leaders. the 1922 committee may well be looking at. in terms of the immediate challenges for tomorrow and the next few weeks, do you think there will be a further u—turn, a third the reversal on those policies announced in the mini budget? is that inevitable if the prime minister and the chancellor hope to stay in power?— prime minister and the chancellor hope to stay in power? some movement is inevitable- _ hope to stay in power? some movement is inevitable- my — hope to stay in power? some movement is inevitable. my view _ hope to stay in power? some movement is inevitable. my view is _ hope to stay in power? some movement is inevitable. my view is they _ hope to stay in power? some movement is inevitable. my view is they will - is inevitable. my view is they will opt for a movement that is consistent with remaining in power because that's what politicians do and that movement will not be enough. maybe it will be accompanied by an attempt to get a broader based cabinet. she decided that she needed a cabinet that would support her approach and i understood that, sympathised with the idea but if you move away from the approach can move away from the cabinet, maybe she'll do that to broaden her base in the party but there is no question she is in a lot of trouble, for no other reason than she took a decision

thinking it would work when people said it probably won't work and it hasn't. there are obviously, when you have political arguments we used to them being entirely rhetorical. people were talking about rishi sunak�*s shoes. wind up borrowing billions we didn't have and people don't want to lend it to us. that's a reality you can't escape.- a reality you can't escape. than finkelstein. _ a reality you can't escape. than finkelstein, thank— a reality you can't escape. than finkelstein, thank you - a reality you can't escape. than finkelstein, thank you very - a reality you can't escape. than finkelstein, thank you very much. breaking news from our home affairs correspondent. another record high, this time statistics published this morning said the backlog of unresolved prosecutions in the crown courts has reached a new record. the stats from the ministry ofjustice shows as of august there were 61,212 cases waiting to be heard in england and wales. just looking through the detail which isjust and wales. just looking through the detail which is just coming and wales. just looking through the detail which isjust coming in, obviously the backlog was creeping

up obviously the backlog was creeping up due to the strike by defence barristers, that is now resolved. but we are told the scale of the increase means it's highly likely that a new record could be set into the winter months. separate statistics showed that in the first half of this year when barristers went striking, around 200 prosecutions of alleged offenders facing serious allegations had to be put back across the crown courts because of a lack of prosecutor or judge to get it started. thatjust coming in from our home affairs correspondent. officials in ukraine say a critical infrastructure facility near the capital kyiv has been hit by russian strikes. ukrainian media reported at least three explosions. there's no information on any casualties. there has also been shelling reported in the southern city of mykolaiv. meanwhile, at the united nations in new york, in a symbolic vote, around three quarters of the general assembly nations voted to condemn what was described as russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in ukraine.

the motion, which is not internationally binding, also called on all countries not to recognise the annexation. this is the way the vote was tallied. of the 193 general assembly members, 143 voted to condemn russia, 35 abstained, and five — including russia and belarus, voted against. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from the ukrainian capital. the governor of the region of kyiv said a village was attacked in the early hours of this morning, critical civilian infrastructure was hit, there is no information on casualties but he said the attack was carried out by so—called kamikaze drones probably provided by the iranians to the russians. russia has been using this kind of drone attack parts of the country.

in mykolaiv in the south of the country, the mayor said the city was attacked over night, a residential area was hit. at least one person has been killed and rescue efforts continue right now. seven people are still missing with the governor saying that there was heavy shelling at around 1am. ukrainian say this is russia is responding to recent military defeats on the battlefield by attacking civilian infrastructure and civilian sites across the country. today, the british defence secretary announced that the uk will provide air defence missiles to ukraine. this announcement comes as nato defence ministers are meeting in brussels. president biden made a similar announcement this week following those missile attacks across ukraine on monday. this is

something the ukrainians have been saying, that they need this kind of equipment, this kind of technology to protect cities and towns across the country from the threat of russian missiles. 1a nato countries, including the uk, have signed a letter of intent for the joint procurement of air defence systems for ukraine's military. nato defence ministers have been meeting in brussels for a second day to discuss their ongoing response to the war in ukraine. defence secretary ben wallace was asked about the new missiles by reporters in brussels earlier. today, you are announcing some new, powerful air defence _ missiles for ukraine. why not the actual air defence - systems that they need so badly? is it because of a lack of supply? no, they willjoin the american systems that they are putting in, the same type of missiles, so they will complement that. unlike russia, who has already isolated itself, and we saw that yesterday at the united nations vote, you know, they need a supply chain and large parts of their supply chain were not in russia. they came from all over the world, including in europe and including even in ukraine, some

of their supply chain was in ukraine. so we have the ability to refurbish or indeed manufacture a new supply chain which is what we're doing right now. today, you know, the nato meeting is all about making sure we are ready for anything and that is the job of this alliance, to make sure that the 30 partners, together, are ready for what is thrown at us and we have to continue to work at that. exercising is part of that readiness. nato is an alliance of all types of conventional and nuclear powers and fundamentally, we're here make sure our readiness is for whatever is thrown at us. the uk has pledged rockets capable of shooting down cruise missiles. our correspondentjess parker who at the nato meeting in brussels has more on this. the uk government, though, hasn't said how many of these they would send. they are pretty expensive bits of kit, described as cutting—edge by the government. they are saying those would be

delivered within the coming weeks so it is not an exact timeline but what is interesting is they are due to be paired with some air defence systems that the united states is going to be sending in the us defence secretary lloyd austin was asked about when those air defence systems are going to be delivered to ukraine last night, by quite an emotional ukrainian journalist he was saying that his family could not sleep at night, he had been in kyiv earlier in the week, when of course, russia decided to go ahead with missile attacks. lloyd austin's response was that they would get those systems to ukraine as soon as possible. i think when you hear these pledges of support, whether it is from the netherlands, germany, the united states, the uk, there is always this question of when will these weapons actually arrives? and one of the things that defence ministers are talking about, last night, into today is also around procurement. because countries have been supplying weapons to ukraine, they have also found that their own stocks have been depleted and actually, we have seen this morning an announcement that nato allies have signed a letter around an intent forjoint procurement

on air defence systems. russian president vladimir putin arrived in kazakhstan today for a regional summit, and what are expected to be a series of one—to—one meetings. the gathering is known as the conference on interaction and confidence building measures in asia — or cica. among the leaders are expected to have some one—to—one time with president putin — turkey's recep tayyip erdogan, who, the according to the kremlin, will raise ideas for peace in ukraine. new figures released this morning show waiting lists for routine nhs treatment in england have hit seven million for the first time. i'v e i've been asking you to send in your stories of being on a waiting list. this success, i've been in diagnosis for ms since march 2020 with symptoms going back to november 2018 which include a hospital stay. i'm

still waiting for a lumbar puncture which is critical and constantly exhausted, anxious and upset, i can't work full time like this. another viewer says, i've suffered from back and leg pain for nine years, an mri scan in march 2022 diagnosis with several bulge discs, refer to spinal land neurosurgeon at salford hospital injune. called them in august and was told the waiting list is 18 months. this says, my dad is 78 and has been waiting for more than a year for two operations, call blundell removal and tip replacement —— gall bladder removal. he's had two stays in hospital due to jaundice and sepsis due to his gall bladder. and he can only get around with a frame and wheelchair. please keep your comments if you are on a waiting list coming into me, you can do that on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. let's speak about

this with our health correspondent. just reemphasise, this is data to nhs england, we know that waiting lists are growing up around the uk but this is a record high number of people on the waiting list at. it is. that equates to about one in eight of the population, which is quite a staggering figure, are waiting for hospital routine treatment. we call them routine but is that viewers who have messaged in demonstrate, the longer you wait for these treatments, the more your health deteriorates and it has a massive impact on people's daily lives, what they can do, how they can socialise, whether they can work. we've been digging into the data to see what's been causing this rise in the waiting lists. it was always expected that what would happen at about this stage would be more people would be referred to waiting lists, we would see a surge in demand because at the start of the pandemic treatment is stopped,

people stayed away from hospitals. actually, that hasn't even happened yet, that hidden waiting list hasn't materialised yet. the problem the nhs faces is the numbers of treatments and operations it can carry out is actually lower than it was before the pandemic. it is yet to get back to full strength and thatis to get back to full strength and that is what is adding to the waiting list. not that we see surge in demand but the nhs cannot get up to full speed. haw in demand but the nhs cannot get up to full speed-— to full speed. how will they try to remedy the _ to full speed. how will they try to remedy the situation _ to full speed. how will they try to remedy the situation and - to full speed. how will they try to remedy the situation and we - to full speed. how will they try to j remedy the situation and we have to full speed. how will they try to - remedy the situation and we have any estimates of how long it is going to take? ., ., ,, ., take? the government and nhs england have both pointed _ take? the government and nhs england have both pointed to _ take? the government and nhs england have both pointed to the _ take? the government and nhs england have both pointed to the fact _ take? the government and nhs england have both pointed to the fact they - have both pointed to the fact they are opening community diagnostic clinics to get the tests done, to get people onto waiting lists and open up surgical hubs outside of hospital. so that more treatments can be done. i was speaking to surgeons about this and the shortage of staff mean that what you might

have new facilities, you might not necessarily have the new staff in all parts of england to work in them and that will inhibit what they can do. the problem in hospitals is that often there either staffing shortages no beds available, so the operating theatre is there but no bed available on a ward or in intensive care if that patient after the operation needs to stay in hospital and that is one of the biggest problems. i think that is why ministers have said it could be spring 2024 before we see the waiting list to come down. harare spring 2024 before we see the waiting list to come down. have we had any specific _ waiting list to come down. have we had any specific comment - waiting list to come down. have we had any specific comment on - waiting list to come down. have we had any specific comment on these | had any specific comment on these new figures, this latest data from the government yet?— new figures, this latest data from the government yet? actually, they have been quick _ the government yet? actually, they have been quick to _ the government yet? actually, they have been quick to stress _ the government yet? actually, they have been quick to stress about - the government yet? actually, they have been quick to stress about the community diagnostic centres, the surgical hubs and that they believe progress will be made. they've also pointed to the cancer figures. they show that the numbers of patients getting referred on for urgent cancer checks has gone up and that's very encouraging because we know

there has been fewer diagnoses for cancer, people have not come forward. the fact people seem to be coming forward in greater numbers, the nhs says is very encouraging. thank you. earlier, i spoke to louise ansari, national director of healthwatch for england — an independent statutory body, which aims to make sure nhs leaders listen to the feedback of patients. i started by asking her whether nhs leaders can actually do anything to help. yes, good morning, that is a really good point, isn't it? i think people understand that covid has left this incredible difficult situation for the nhs, in terms of this massive backlog of people waiting for care. people are really worried. you know, and also, the person who wrote in on twitter saying a year to diagnose, this is another kind of potentially secret or hidden waiting list, people who aren't even diagnosed yet and they are waiting to get

on the waiting list for operations. yes, the people that we know need treatment for a specified and identified condition or ailment are the people, well, we don't know whether they are in that category or not because they haven't been diagnosed. your thoughts on the record high, a total of 7 million people waiting to start treatment. how is the nhs, and this is the nhs in england we are talking about, how is it ever going to catch up with this figure? the nhs have got a plan, they are under huge pressure and they have done incredibly well to bring down the number of people who are waiting for two years or more. in fact, that is very few people now and i know they have got a plan. but another report on the bbc earlier today was looking at the root cause of some of the reasons why the waiting lists are so high, and that includes things like workforce shortages. they have got a plan. the issue is, and i think people

understand that they are having to wait and things won't change overnight, so we have got an issue about diagnostics but we also have an issue about supporting people whilst they wait, because when people are waiting for a really long time, it can have a huge impact on their lives. it can have an impact on their ability to work, on their ability to care for others, and the nhs needs to put in a number of measures to support people while they wait. what support is there, currently, if somebody is waiting, as one of our viewers is on a hip operation, for example, which will affect their mobility? what kind of support is there for someone both in terms of physical needs and perhaps the mental health toll as well? that's right and i'm afraid it varies a lot around the country. you'll find some areas that look at their waiting lists and look at the needs of particular groups of people, people who are suffering a lot of pain, for example, and give them pain relief, people who are really anxious, have become mentally unwell,

and supporting them, and then other areas, where people report that they feel forgotten and isolated and ignored, and they are not getting any kind of communication from the people who are going to give them care. so what we want to see is that all around the country, people are supported with mental health support, pain management and really excellent communication while they wait. a new unit of the metropolitan police is investigating complaints of sexual or domestic abuse against its own officers. according to figures released to the bbc, at least 625 allegations have been made against against the met�*s staff. scotland yard is also trying to to speed up investigations into complaints against the police in an attempt to regain public trust. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been given exclusive access to the teams attempting to track down abusive officers. good morning, everybody. happy monday. it's not a glamorous title, but the met�*s new complaints resolution unit has

been set up to improve the force's reputation by resolving disputes with the public. just to say there was a big public order incident in dalston. it was very instantaneous. when our cameras were allowed in, this had just happened after routine checks of scooter riders. i happened to be in the area and saw on social media there was a police operation. somebody was arrested at a moped event for immigration offences and he was wanted missing for immigration. the police had restrained someone on the ground and batons were already out by that point. what are you doing? where there was the video of them punching him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the press and on social media. there was nothing i saw that justified the use of force that i witnessed against members

of the public. vicki lewis refers the case for an independent investigation. it's really easy to take a short clip of an event that may have taken a lot longer in reality and may have been 20 minutes and the clip is two minutes. you don't see all of the surrounding circumstances. i think you can't ever know what it's like to be in that situation. eventually the officer was found to have no case to answer, but the met says it is taking a swifter, tougher approach to police wrongdoing because of horrific incidents like this. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman disappeared... sarah everard's murder. the big issue now is abusive behaviour within the police. we have gone through the counter allegations, as it were, and what he said, and what your response is. so the met set up another unit to investigate its own officers. this team is specifically brought together to focus on the offences of domestic abuse and sexual offences, where the offender

is alleged to be a police officer or police member of staff. these are the physical assaults and the controlling behaviour, do you see what i mean? this is distressing work, but... i hear many officers say i want to come and work on your team, i want to do this. they are disgusted by these officers' behaviours. they are horrified, in fact. someone that i worked with, text messagesjust begun being quite familiar. this young officer met us in uniform to discuss her experience of blowing the whistle within the met. and then it sort of progressed to being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the new domestic and sexual offences team, recruited as experts in investigating abuse. it just felt like they asked the right questions that made you feel like what you were saying was valid. annette, how many allegations are being dealt with in the met right now?

currently, we have around 400 allegations. 400 allegations. that seems like a lot. it does. it really does, and there's been an increase recently of reporting. the new met commissioner sir mark rowley has made rooting out abusive officers a top priority. scotland yard is braced for more bad headlines. tom symonds, bbc news. that report was filmed by cameraman raeph ballantyne, whose death was announced earlier this week. raeph was described by colleagues as one of the most talented, creative and considerate shoot—editors of his generation. more than 100 unaccompanied child migrants who crossed the channel to england have gone missing. 116 child migrants who crossed the channel to england have disappeared from temporary hotels, according to foi data obtained by the bbc.

charities say they are at risk of being trafficked by evil gangs and are demanding that the home office stop putting them in what they call unregulated hotels. sima kotecha reports. the waters that would carry them to a better life. at least, that's what they hoped. some charities believe the reality is far different, with children at risk of being manipulated by evil gangs once they get here. across these pebbles walk lonely children who've risked everything to get this far. some have fled war and persecution. but what are their next steps? to a temporary hotel, with the risk that this brief stepping stone could lead to a new, unknown peril. clearly, the issue of migrants raises strong emotions, but the duty of care to children who happen to be migrants will give many cause for concern. foi data obtained by the bbc shows

that from those young people placed in hotels, 116 are missing. one of them has been missing since january. well, i'm totally shocked by the numbers that are still effectively unaccounted for. 116 children are missing and have not been found. so, the consequences of that are huge. if we don't know where they are, they could be dead, they could be being criminally exploited or sexually exploited behind closed doors, and nobody knows what's happening to them. yeah, i was in the lorry and then i came here. rishan fled from sudan several years ago. she was just 17 when she arrived here, and is worried these children could be trafficked. if i was being in a hotel and nobody to talk to, and the trauma that for me to come to here, and the terrifying journey. smugglers, they will say to them, if you go to this place, you have to pay us back,

otherwise i'll kill your mum, yourfamily. some 65 charities have said the problem lies with the children being placed in hotels by the home office, arguing they aren't safe. this started happening injuly last year, when some councils run out of suitable accommodation. but some say the government has little choice, at a time when resources are stretched. the alternative is to put them in secure accommodation and treat them like prisoners, which we don't want to do, and that would not be appropriate at all. so, it is a sheer weight of numbers issue, which is why we have these sorts of problems. but that's no excuse for not properly having the details and keeping the tabs on the whereabouts of as many of those people as possible, and particularly unaccompanied children. the home office says it has no alternative but to temporarily use hotels to give children a roof over their heads whilst long—term accommodation is found. while the local government

association says ministers need to act urgently to stop using hotels and is working tirelessly to find suitable replacements. when a child goes missing, you imagine the worst. with a scarred background and with unfamiliar surroundings and language, that anxiety can be amplified. sima kotecha, bbc news. the conspiracy theorist alex jones has been ordered to pay £869 million in damages for falsely claiming that the sandy hook shooting massacre was a hoax. 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary school in 2012. the families of eight victims and one fbi agent claimed that the radio host's misinformation led to harassment and death threats. our north america correspondent pete bowes has the details. an emotional response from the families to this colossal award of damages. it took alex jones to court

after he claimed for years the shooting at sandy hook school was a staged government plot to take guns from americans, and that no—one had died. the right—wing radio host called the parents of the victims "crisis actors", but he now acknowledges that the attack was real. thejurors decided he must pay millions in damages for promoting the lie that the shooting was a hoax. the families told the court they'd suffered years of harassment, including death threats. robbie parker's six—year—old daughter emily was killed in the attack. our lawyers helped give me the strength to finally find my voice and to fight and to stand up to what had been happening to me for so long, and for how i let my voice be taken away from me and my power be taken away from me.

as the jury's decision was being announced, alexjones called the verdict "delusional" and mocked the outcome of the case. outside the court, his lawyer told reporters they would be appealing. my heart goes out to the families. we live in divided times. they've been weaponised and used for political purposes in this country, in my view, and today is a very, very, very dark day for freedom of speech. it seems unlikely the families will receive much, if any, of the damages ordered by the jury. alexjones and his company have filed for bankruptcy in texas and he still faces a third defamation trial. peter bowes, bbc news. i'm joined by the bbc�*s disinformation correspondent marianna spring. for people who don't know about alex jones, who is he? bile}. for people who don't know about alex jones. who is he?— jones, who is he? alex jones is what some people — jones, who is he? alex jones is what some people would _ jones, who is he? alex jones is what some people would consider - jones, who is he? alex jones is what some people would consider the - some people would consider the leading conspiracy theorist in the us, someone who has promoted a range

of different conspiracy theories but the ones we are talking about here are his false claims that the sandy hook school shooting in connecticut was a house, that it involved crisis actors, people who had been paid to pretend the tragedy happened, and the parents and families, the bereaved, who took him to court, say that they have suffered lots because of those conspiracies and because of the hate and threats and abuse that have come off the back of them. jones had defended himself, he did the classic, "i'm just asking questions", but ultimately, he has pushed the theories and furthered them and in the end, has doubled down and not admitted they were wrong, he has continued to ask for donations to his cause as the verdict was being read out. what verdict was being read out. what ha--ened verdict was being read out. what happened at _ verdict was being read out. what happened at sandy _ verdict was being read out. what happened at sandy hook is demonstrably true.- happened at sandy hook is l demonstrably true.- so happened at sandy hook is - demonstrably true.- so why happened at sandy hook is demonstrably true. yeah. so why is he doinu demonstrably true. yeah. so why is he doing this _ demonstrably true. yeah. so why is he doing this and _ demonstrably true. yeah. so why is he doing this and why _ demonstrably true. yeah. so why is he doing this and why do _ demonstrably true. léitu so why is he doing this and why do people believe his conspiracy theories? that is the million—dollar, or the hundreds of millions of dollars question here because these conspiracy theories have gone viral

and we have seen that more people than you might expect, particularly according to polling in the us, are vulnerable to this kind of stuff. i think a lot of it boils down to the tactics used by those likejones in order to hook people in, they play on legitimate distrust, fears and questions people might have and they push to them the most outrageous conspiracies, one that will get their attention and hook them in and grab them. i think this is particularly concerning because following the pandemic there has been a huge increase in the conspiracy movement, notjust in the us but all over the world, and that means that people like alexjones have got a bigger audience and a more captive audience than they have ever had before which poses a serious risk when it comes to other, more sinister conspiracy is going viral. . . . more sinister conspiracy is going viral. . , , ., ., more sinister conspiracy is going viral. , ., ., , viral. he has been told to obey damaaes viral. he has been told to obey damages of — viral. he has been told to obey damages of almost _ viral. he has been told to obey damages of almost $1- viral. he has been told to obey damages of almost $1 billion, l viral. he has been told to obey - damages of almost $1 billion, would the size of this put him out of business for good, or temporarily? what impact will it have? i’ee what impact will it have? i've soken what impact will it have? i've spoken to _ what impact will it have? i've spoken to an _ what impact will it have? la: spoken to an insider what impact will it have? i�*2 spoken to an insider who what impact will it have? i�*2 spoken to an insider who used to work at infowars and asked him the question and before he said to me jones has been in court and ordered

to pay damages but the damages in his you are not enough to end jones. now that is changing, he thinks this is enough money to mark the beginning of the end for somebody like alexjones. i think most important is the precedent it sets. this could be a warning sign to other people all over the world, including here in the uk who have taken from alex jones' playbook and usedit taken from alex jones' playbook and used it to try to deny terror attacks. it is something i'm investigating for a podcast series we have coming out and a documentary because victims of attacks and tragedies, people who have lived through the worst day of their lives, are having to then experience these conspiracies and abuse of the back of them and for them this is a really important moment. it feels like people have not been listening and now they are under message could not be louder and clearer from the court that this matters and that conspiracy theories have a real—world effect and can harm people. real-world effect and can harm --eole. . ~' ,. real-world effect and can harm --eole. . ~ ,. ., real-world effect and can harm --eole. . ~ ., ., , the activist and nobel peace laureate malala yousafzai has met victims of pakistan's devastating

floods as part of an attempt to reinforce the need for critical humanitarian aid to the country. it's only the second visit to her home country since she was shot in the head while returning from school by the pakistani taliban in the swat valley a decade ago. she's been speaking to the bbc�*s sahar baloch. when i met those families, when i met the girls, you know, i realised how... how intense and immense the impact of these flats has been. we see some figures in the news but we don't realise how it has impacted individuals and those families. people are in desperate need right now. so this is urgent, this is a crisis, and we need to take immediate actions. we need to ensure that we are providing emergency aid. how do you think has been the world's response towards the floods in pakistan? i world's response towards the floods in pakistan? . , world's response towards the floods in pakistan?— in pakistan? i really appreciate everyone's _ in pakistan? i really appreciate everyone's contribution - in pakistan? i really appreciate everyone's contribution so - in pakistan? i really appreciate everyone's contribution so far. in pakistan? i really appreciate l everyone's contribution so far to the floods and i do appreciate

people coming and visiting pakistan as well and reminding everyone that the impact has been so intense, that it has literally, like, impacted whole villages. whole villages have been covered in floods. but we need to go beyond just making sure that we are providing enough financial assistance, and i know that some countries have made commitments but we are still falling short of the required amount and it is really important for countries to be more generous in their support for the people who are impacted by the floods. because it is notjust how floods. because it is notjust how floods have, you know, caused people to be displaced but it is now that they are based in these informal settlements, they need support on a day—to—day living as well, they need health care, they need hygiene, they need education, they need to learning facilities. they need

sanitary products. they need support with pregnancy and so many other things. 50 with pregnancy and so many other thins. . with pregnancy and so many other thin.s_ , , with pregnancy and so many other thins. , , , ., things. so seeing this response, how do ou things. so seeing this response, how do you plan — things. so seeing this response, how do you plan to _ things. so seeing this response, how do you plan to bring _ things. so seeing this response, how do you plan to bring the _ things. so seeing this response, how do you plan to bring the world's - do you plan to bring the world's attention to all of the problems you just told me about? how do you plan to go about this? i just told me about? how do you plan to go about this?— to go about this? i will continue to do my advocacy. — to go about this? i will continue to do my advocacy. to _ to go about this? i will continue to do my advocacy, to ensure - to go about this? i will continue to do my advocacy, to ensure that. to go about this? i will continue to | do my advocacy, to ensure that the urgency of the impact of the floods is understood and the international community contributes more towards addressing the humanitarian aid needed right now. at the same time, we also have to acknowledge the issue of climate justice. we know pakistan is contributing less than 1% to the carbon emissions but it is facing one of the worst catastrophes and impacts of the client change. so it is important for the international community to acknowledge that and it is important for them to provide justice providejustice in this provide justice in this case. malala yousafzai speaking _ provide justice in this case. malala yousafzai speaking to _ provide justice in this case. malala yousafzai speaking to the - provide justice in this case. malala yousafzai speaking to the bbc. - the repeal of the constitutional right to abortion will be a major issue when americans go to the polls in a few weeks time.

since abortion bans came into effect in many parts of the united states, thousands of women seeking to end pregnancies have travelled to so called " haven states" where a woman's right to a termination has been protected. but some clinics are now so totally overwhelmed that they're having to turn women away. sophie long reports from illinois. how may i help you? yes, illinois is a safe state for abortions. reassuring words for one of the many hundreds of women now calling this clinic every day. we went from probably, like, 100 to, like, 600 to 700 calls a day. wow. so we have patients that's been crying now, like, on the phone, calling in, and we just can't squeeze them in cos we don't have any room. please sit in those seats, ok? that includes me, too? these women are boarding a train in new orleans. if you live in louisiana and want to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, the nearest clinic that can legally help you to do that is now several states away in illinois.

# freedom, freedom...#. they're taking the train to chicago to demonstrate just how long and costly thatjourney is. resources are not widespread in our communities, so, again, we can'tjust hop on planes and get abortions. it takes about 22 hours to get to the nearest clinic by train, much longer by bus. travelling by air is faster, but few who live in rural louisiana can afford to do that. even those who do make it here to the hope clinic in granite city may be turned away. we're used to saying yes all the time and trying to help anyone we possibly can, and we have patients calling with really significant either health crises or life crises, and we just have to say no, because if we say yes, we can't take care of the patients safely that we do have scheduled. very little has changed here for years.

but injune, there was a fundamental shift in all the surrounding states, and almost overnight, this unassuming industrial town became an island of abortion access. now, people are travelling here from all over america to take advantage of that, and it's not something that everyone here in this republican—leaning part of a democratic state welcomes. some argue the number of people arriving is a boost for the struggling hospitality industry. but not those who gather outside to protest or to offer an alternative. this is the thriving industry now in granite city, sadly. and it's awful because when you come into illinois, you see the purple billboards saying, "welcome to illinois where you can still get a safe, legal abortion." who wants to be known for child killing? for murdering another human being? who wants to be known for that? i don't get it. you think about, "oh, this is going to help our economy, this is going to do all of these good things," but what are we doing? we are saying that that money

is more important that what god would have and created in life, and that doesn't have a good ending. the many obstacles mean some simply can't make the long journeys now necessary to access an abortion. those that can will continue to travel across state lines in the hope of doing so. sophie long, bbc news, granite city, illinois. there is a desperate plea for global support to protect the world's animals and plants. it comes after a new report has shown that wildlife populations have fallen by nearly 70% since 1970. the world wide fund for nature says governments, businesses and the public must take action to reverse the destruction of biodiversity. sean dilley reports. striding with grace, content with its natural habitat in the amazon, but maybe that's because this big cat doesn't understand the danger that lurks around the corner. the conservation charity, the world wide fund for nature, says the break—up of natural habitat and climate change means animal populations here

are in particular danger. the charity's latest living planet report warns that global wildlife populations have fallen by nearly 70% in around 50 years. the study, which assesses the abundance of almost 32,000 populations of 5,230 species ofanimals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish around the world, suggests that population sizes declined by 69% on average between 1970 and 2018. species living in freshwater lakes and wetlands have fallen by an average of 83%. the most impacted species live here in latin america and the amazon, where deforestation is destroying trees and the species who rely on them to sustain life. wildlife population sizes here have fallen by 94% over the past half century, according to the report. other areas such as north america, asia and europe have

seen a smaller decline, but climate change threatens species everywhere. the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, with just half of its nature richness remaining. the world wide fund for nature says it's now or never if we're to restore the natural world. the government says it's committed to halting the decline of nature by 2030, and that it will continue to improve on wildlife laws. but the wwf says it needs to act very quickly if it wants to protect species from danger and extinction. sean dilley, bbc news. we can get more on that now from the wwf, which released that report. their uk chief executive tanya steelejoins me now. thank you forjoining us. that is a lot of loss in a very short time, nearly 70% decline in just under 50

years, put that in further context for a. i years, put that in further context for a. . . years, put that in further context for a. . , , ., ., , for a. i mean, this is our most comprehensive _ for a. i mean, this is our most comprehensive report - for a. i mean, this is our most comprehensive report ever, i for a. i mean, this is our most i comprehensive report ever, and for a. i mean, this is our most - comprehensive report ever, and it is a stark warning for us. if wildlife and its habitats don't survive, then neither will we. and its habitats don't survive, then neitherwill we. if and its habitats don't survive, then neither will we. if we were to treat the human population as one species that we were monitoring, it would be the equivalent of wiping out the entire populations of china, europe, oceania, the americas combined. but this is a devastating set of impacts for our natural world. probably what is even more devastating is that we have reported these declines repeatedly but we have seen very little action from world leaders to start to halt this loss and to put it onto a path to recovery. in fact, ou are it onto a path to recovery. in fact, you are telling — it onto a path to recovery. in fact, you are telling me _ it onto a path to recovery. in fact, you are telling me about - it onto a path to recovery. in fact, you are telling me about this - it onto a path to recovery. in fact, | you are telling me about this when we spoke at cop 26 last year. since then, have you seen any plans or initiatives from government anywhere around the world that give you hope

that somebody is actually taking this seriously and really doing something about it? i this seriously and really doing something about it?— this seriously and really doing something about it? i mean, ithink for the something about it? i mean, ithink forthe most — something about it? i mean, ithink for the most part, _ something about it? i mean, ithink for the most part, many _ something about it? i mean, ithink for the most part, many world - for the most part, many world leaders have been missing in action and we really do need those leaders to act and galvanise now because nature is the linchpin in the fight against climate change. the loss of our natural world is shocking enough but we have the greater peril of climate change, really heading to us at high speed. so do not address the loss of our natural world means we have no hope at all of reaching 1.5 degrees targets and we have a very short window of opportunity. there is a global leaders meeting in montreal in december, where a new action plan needs to be formed to really start to halt this loss of nature and actually start to recover it. anything less, anything less than an agreement to do that would be an utter betrayal of future generations. i be an utter betrayal of future generations.— be an utter betrayal of future generations. i am 'ust trying to understand h generations. i am 'ust trying to understand why _ generations. i am 'ust trying to understand why it _ generations. i am just trying to understand why it isn't - generations. i am just trying to understand why it isn't being . generations. i am just trying to - understand why it isn't being taken

seriously enough. yes, the words are all there, aren't they? people say we must do more to support wildlife and the environment but why is it? is it time, resources, the money, the energy, not being put into the sort of plans that you want to see to help protect animals and plants? i think really it has taken time to get this issue up the political agenda but i mean, just the summer we have had, we have all experienced across the world, here in the uk, with soaring temperjust above 40 degrees, wildfires across the whole of europe, and biblical style floods in pakistan, so that is starting to bring it to the fore and i think realistically, we know that this is notjust realistically, we know that this is not just an realistically, we know that this is notjust an issue that realistically, we know that this is not just an issue that affects the ecology of our world, it is affecting our economies and it is affecting our economies and it is affecting our economies and it is affecting our ability to function as affecting our ability to function as a society. so we see this as an opportunity for world leaders to recognise that but we can't continue to kick the can down the road and we

have to actually focus on efforts beyond conservation, which are important but actually start to reach into our supply chains, our economies, and really how we work because we are destroying so much nature by the way we live and work and consume as human beings and it is no longer sustainable.— is no longer sustainable. thank you for “oininr is no longer sustainable. thank you forjoining us- _ is no longer sustainable. thank you forjoining us. uk _ is no longer sustainable. thank you forjoining us. uk chief _ is no longer sustainable. thank you forjoining us. uk chief executive i forjoining us. uk chief executive of the wwf, there. not so long ago, flying cars were a figment of the imagination, but now that they've actually materialised, investors are scrambling to be a part of this technological phenomenon. some of the latest models have been on show in dubai this week, as wendy urquhart reports. the evtol flying car x2 looks like something out of a sci—fi movie, so it's no surprise that the great and the good from dubai turned out in droves to watch the 90—minute test flight. inside this carbon—fibre car, there are two seats with headrests and the

passengers have the option of driving it manually or switching to auto mode so that they can enjoy the view from on high. it's the brainchild of the chinese car company xpeng aeroht. they say the flying car's super—aerodynamic design boosts in—flight performance and they also point out that because it's all electric, it produces zero carbon dioxide emissions, and this isjust the beginning. we are now in the researching process, we are — make the step—by—step to the international market and, first, we select dubai city because dubai is the most innovation cities in the world and this is our first public flight globally, and this is our first step to the international. the x2 can reach a height of 3,200 feet and it's capable of flying for around 35 minutes at a speed of 130km/h.

so it's perfect for short, low—altitude city flights. but there are still a lot of questions to be answered, like, when will it be ready, how much will flights cost, and will they be affordable? or is this just another pipe dream? wendy urquhart, bbc news. catch up with the top stories at any time of the day or night, you can do that on the bbc website or app. lots of links to additional material on all of the top stories, plus some features as well. that's it from me — thanks for your company this hour. you can keep in touch, as always, on twitter, i'm @annitabbc. stay with us on bbc news.

hello again. in the next few days, we are looking at sunny intervals and blustery showers or indeed some rain. we have had some heavy rain this morning moving across the south—east, the weather front bringing that clearing away onto the near continent, and we have got an array of weather fronts lining up to come in across the north and west, where we have got brisk winds. brisk winds across scotland, gales with exposure in the north—west but for the rest of us, we are looking at light winds. behind the rain in the south—east we will have residual cloud but it will brighten up and for most it is going to be a dry day with some sunny intervals. this rain taking its time to get over to the east of scotland and clearing from northern ireland. temperatures, 12—18. this evening and overnight, you can see how the rain makes it into the east and clears northern

ireland. it moves across parts of northern england. then another one comes in from the west. we have also got another system coming into the south—west and also wales. temperatures tonight, falling away, between about 9—11, but in some sheltered glens inland in scotland, the temperature could fall to about four degrees. tomorrow, here is the weather front moving out of scotland into northern england and also crossing northern ireland but another one comes in, bringing some showery rain. our first system takes its rain away to the south—east and then another one comes in across southern counties with a lot of cloud but in between the two systems, there will be some sunny intervals and it will brighten up, bar a few showers across western scotland and also northern ireland. temperatures up to 17 degrees. as we head from friday night into the weekend, we are looking at unsettled conditions as areas of low pressure move across us with their fronts, and the squeeze in isobars is telling you it is going to be windy or certainly

blustery for many. on saturday, there will be a lot of showers in the west, some heavy and also thundery. a few of those will make it over towards the east through the course of the day. some of those could be heavy but equally there will be some sunshine. we start with strong winds in the north. they will ease but the wind will pick up later in the day in the south—west. as we head into sunday, we still have low pressure moving across us across the north of the country and once again we are looking at strong winds to start within the north. they will ease and then pick up in the south—west later. then it is going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. the uk prime minister is facing fresh calls from some of her own mps to reconsider her tax cuts. the foreign secretary defends her economic plans — and her position. i think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically but also economically. a record 7—million people are waiting to start routine hospital treatments in england, as the nhs struggles get back to full strength after the pandemic. western allies will deliver advanced anti—missile defence weapons as russia again shelled ukraine's cities overnight

this is urgent, this is a crisis, we need to make sure we are providing emergency aid. a report by conservationists says global wildlife populations have fallen by nearly 70% in less than five decades. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is coming under increasing pressure to rethink the tax cuts announced in last month's mini budget. one of her own conservative mps has accused her of wrecking ten years of conservative policies aimed at helping working people. this morning, the foreign secretary james cleverly warned tory mps that any attempt to replace liz truss

as prime minister would be a "disastrously bad idea". let's take a look at how we've got to this point. yesterday, liz truss appeared at prime minister's questions and was asked about her management of the economy. she said she wouldn't cut government spending, with downing street later saying there would be difficult decisions to make. the prime minister went to a meeting of the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers in the evening. mp robert halfon said truss was "trashing blue collar conservatism". earlier in the day, the bank of england confirmed it would bring its emergency intervention to an end on friday. our political correspondent ione wells reports. a few pleasantries caught on camera as the prime minister met with the king yesterday. your majesty. good to see you again. in the king's words, "dear, oh dear". a tick to move the conversation on. it is certainly how some tory mps

felt last night when she met with them here in parliament. but the reception she got from some tory mps was frosty. mps in the room say the tory mp robert halfon, who supported rishi sunak�*s leadership ambitions, accused liz truss of trashing blue collar conservatism, saying the party of the national living wage was now cutting tax for millionaires and not ruling out a real term cut for benefits. some tory mps have called for the party to come together after disagreements over some of the government's tax plans. there is no plan b. plan b is a labour government, so we have to make this work, we all agreed with the policies, we all agreed about growth, we all agree about energy and looking after folks this winter, we all agree about politicians keeping their promises... she has u—turned. most of us agree with the policies, for sure, there has been not the best presentation.

reporter: have you wrecked | the economy, prime minister? this is the question haunting liz truss at the moment, the weeks ahead will be dominated by tussles over how her tax cuts are paid for — some mps want her to row back on some of them — others worry they may lead to spending squeezes elsewhere. but number ten have insisted they have no plans to change direction. ione wells, bbc news. jonathan blake is at westminster. how much pressure is she under? joanna, a lot. it was a difficult day for the prime minister yesterday. there are rarely easy daysin yesterday. there are rarely easy days in number ten downing street, with a difficult session of prime minister's questions and the backbench committee meeting in the evening, she will be left in no doubt, if she had any, there is huge pressure from her with mps on her own sign, let alone anyone else, to row back on and perhaps delay some of the announcements in the mini budget at the end of last month. for

now downing street says it is committed to taking forward all those proposed tax cuts. given the government has got to somehow find money from somewhere. and by ministers own admissions, restore some stability and confidence in the financial markets. you get the sense something will have to give or change between now and the end of october. we shall see. this morning the foreign secretary james cleverley has said he does not understand why people were surprised or at least people should not have been surprised by what liz truss has donein been surprised by what liz truss has done in government giving everything she promised in the leadership contest and warned to get some extreme measures being talked about.

we've got to recognise that we do need to bring certainty to the markets. i think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, not just politically but also economically, and we are absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy. it seems like an extraordinary question but how big is the prospect of a leadership challenge? it is extraordinary _ of a leadership challenge? it is extraordinary to _ of a leadership challenge? it 3 extraordinary to be talking about it as you suggest, james cleverley said that unprompted, so perhaps it is a concern that some conservative mps will get ideas and start making moves. but the trouble is to do that, a full—blown leadership challenge so soon after a bond that installed liz truss in number ten would not look great as far as voters were concerned, you would imagine from the outside. also there would need to be a unity candidate that could step in at short notice and take the party forward and that is not there at the moment. for the

time being, a lot of conservative mps, some are angry, some disillusioned, even defeatist about their prospects at the next election and are hoping the more pragmatic ones that they can convince the prime minister to give ground or change your plans here and there in order to restore credibility and table top and she would hope restore authority. table top and she would hope restore authori ., ., . . table top and she would hope restore authori .g ., ., ., ., ,, , ., the conservative peer and times columnist lord daniel finkelstein says there were warnings about the pm's economic plans. if you borrow money against tax cuts and you do not know where it is coming, the markets may not bank a tax cut and that was part of the argument, there was an argument about inflation, that rishi sunak made. he was clearly correct and it seemed to be obvious he was correct but people did not vote for it for various reasons and the consequences have followed. people say you should

not say i told you so, i don't have a problem with that. people were told. they chose to ignore that. the lesson of ignoring it needs to be ingested. i'm joined now from salford by our business reporter peter ruddick. it's a lot calmer than some of the chaos in recent days. there is a feeling we are in a waiting game, waiting for the bank of england support tomorrow to come to an end. waiting for monday morning when the markets open after the support has come to an end and waiting for the politics of this. the feeling in the markets as this has become a political story. markets as this has become a politicalstory. it markets as this has become a political story. it is worth saying although the bond markets, and the pound, the stock market is calmer today. there was a big move in the

effective cost of government borrowing gilt yields yesterday, thatis borrowing gilt yields yesterday, that is what sparked the bank of england in the first place, they went out quite significantly yesterday but it's important to note the action of the bank of england was never to do with the level of the bond market but the impact on financial institutions at the level of the bond market and the response of the bond market and the response of the bond market and the response of the bank as we have done what we can, we have until friday to get your ducks in a row and that is as long as it will take.— long as it will take. some are suspecting — long as it will take. some are suspecting that _ long as it will take. some are suspecting that the _ long as it will take. some are suspecting that the bank - long as it will take. some are| suspecting that the bank from long as it will take. some are - suspecting that the bank from the intervention may go beyond friday. what is the view on that? absolutely. the bank has two key jobs, financial stability and price stability or inflation. on price stability, they have indicated there will be a significant decision next month, probably a big will be a significant decision next month, probablya big hike will be a significant decision next month, probably a big hike in interest rates, on financial stability they say they have done all they can and financial institutions have until friday to get their ducks in a row to sort out

liquidity issues we have seen in some pension funds. can that position hold? it's impossible to know. i think they will be talking to financial institutions and talking to pension funds work out how secure things are. it is unlikely they will allow any pension—fund orfinancial pension—fund or financial institution to pension—fund orfinancial institution to fail entirely so if needs be, i think we may well see some moves either tomorrow or monday. however i think the hope is they have done enough to make financial stability secure for the time being. however the period between now and when the chancellor is due to give an economic update or plan on halloween is going to be incredibly sensitive. markets are calmer today but any move, policy or political change could well mean markets become quite chaotic again. they are incredibly sensitive and it will be a long wait for the statement from the chancellor at the end of the month. you statement from the chancellor at the

end of the month.— end of the month. you say it is hiuhl end of the month. you say it is highly unlikely _ end of the month. you say it is highly unlikely the _ end of the month. you say it is highly unlikely the bank - end of the month. you say it is highly unlikely the bank of - end of the month. you say it is - highly unlikely the bank of england will allow any pension fund to go under but people will be feeling quite jittery about how safe their pension funds are?— quite jittery about how safe their pension funds are? perhaps the media are to blame — pension funds are? perhaps the media are to blame as— pension funds are? perhaps the media are to blame as much _ pension funds are? perhaps the media are to blame as much as _ pension funds are? perhaps the media are to blame as much as anyone, - pension funds are? perhaps the media are to blame as much as anyone, the i are to blame as much as anyone, the headlines about pension funds and difficulty are incredibly worrying. really important to remember that we are talking about defined benefit pensions here. a certain type of workplace pension which is essentially supported by the employer. so unless the employer that backs the fund goes bust then people's pensions even within these particular pension funds and schemes that have got investment liquidity issues, those pensions would be safe, even if their employer were to go bust which would not happen because of the market turmoil we see at the minute but it is still protected by the pension protection fund. what we are talking about is a short—term liquidity investment issue for these funds and schemes rather than people's individual pensions being at risk. the risk

though is the credibility that all of these issues are helping for the uk economy. investors looking at the uk economy. investors looking at the uk economy. investors looking at the uk economy and going, what is going on? do the people pulling the levers know what they are doing? essentially, that is the bigger issue rather than individual pensions although the headlines are obviously incredibly worrying. peter, thank you. there have been warnings about housing sales. they hit their lowest level since the height of the pandemic according to the royal institute of chartered surveyors. their chief economist told us the new mortgage rates would make buyers reconsider. �* ., , ., reconsider. although the number of mortua . e reconsider. although the number of mortgage products _ reconsider. although the number of mortgage products available - reconsider. although the number of mortgage products available has - mortgage products available has diminished, the real issue is the cost of the replacement products coming on the market. and it is a big challenge because for a lot of people, that uplift in pricing means

from an affordability point of view, they have to consider whether they are in a position to enter the housing market and hence although it is fair to say buyer inquiries indicator was beginning to soften a little prior to september, the september confirms this trend and it suggests worse to come. part of it is to do with interest rates but also the economy will be quite important. at the moment we saw earlier this week that the employment numbers are still strong so that is quite a supportive influence but it is true that the survey suggests for the first time for a couple of years since the pandemic that expectations around pricing has turned negative. and we have seen prices rise by around a quarter over the last couple of years so modest reduction in prices would not be the worst thing for the market.

new figures released this morning show waiting lists for routine nhs treatment in england have hit 7—million for the first time. the total is up from 6.8 million one month before. the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in a&e for a bed reached a new high. bbc analysis shows hospitals are carrying out 12% fewer operations and other treatments than they were before the pandemic. the national medical director of the nhs professor sir stephen palace said a programme is in place to tackle waiting list. we programme is in place to tackle waiting list-— programme is in place to tackle waitin: list. . ., ., , ., . waiting list. we have a programme in lace to waiting list. we have a programme in place to reduce _ waiting list. we have a programme in place to reduce long _ waiting list. we have a programme in place to reduce long waits _ waiting list. we have a programme in place to reduce long waits for - place to reduce long waits for treatment and the good news since burberry since we started the programme we have almost eliminated the number of people waiting over two years and we have reduced the number waiting over 18 months by 25%. ouraim is by the number waiting over 18 months by 25%. our aim is by the spring of next year to have nobody waiting over 18 months.

our health correspondent nick triggle says it means a record number of people are on the waiting list it equates to about one in eight of the population, waiting for routine treatment. we call that routine treatment. we call that routine treatment but as the viewers who messaging demonstrate, the longer you wait for these treatments, the more your health deteriorates and it has a massive impact on people's daily lives, what they can do and how they can socialise and whether they can work or not. we've been digging into the data to see what has been causing this rise in waiting lists. that was expected what would happen at about this stage would be more people referred on to waiting lists, we would see a surge in demand because at the start of the pandemic, treatment stopped and people stayed away from hospitals but that hidden waiting list has not materialised yet. the problem the nhs faces is the numbers of treatments and operations it can

carry out is actually lower, fewer operations than it was before the pandemic. it is here to get back to full strength and that is what is adding to the waiting lists, not a surge in demand, but the nhs cannot get up to full speed. here with me now is ian watson who was in need of a hip replacement but had to borrow £15,000 to go private due to the nhs backlog how long had you been waiting and how long were you told the wait would continue to be when you decided to go private? i initially contacted the nhs _ decided to go private? i initially contacted the nhs middle - decided to go private? i initially contacted the nhs middle of i decided to go private? i initiallyl contacted the nhs middle of last year. and was told i had an appointment with them in september and at that point they were coming to the end of covid. it was going to be ok. at that point they said it would be about six months which would be about six months which would have been the first quarter of this year. so that's fine, i had a

consultation with them in september and southampton university hospital, all appear to be ok. when i went back to them injanuary, i had heard nothing, i was then told we have not done any operations for six months now because of omicron and it will be 18 weeks. i was in so much pain i decided to go private and borrowed the money to do so. what decided to go private and borrowed the money to do so.— the money to do so. what did the surueons the money to do so. what did the surgeons say _ the money to do so. what did the surgeons say to _ the money to do so. what did the surgeons say to you _ the money to do so. what did the surgeons say to you when - the money to do so. what did the surgeons say to you when they i the money to do so. what did the| surgeons say to you when they did the surgery? what would it have meant for you if you had had to continue without that surgery at that point? my continue without that surgery at that point?— continue without that surgery at that oint? g , ., , ., that point? my hip had broken down b that that point? my hip had broken down by that point- _ that point? my hip had broken down by that point. the _ that point? my hip had broken down by that point. the hip _ that point? my hip had broken down by that point. the hipjoint - that point? my hip had broken down by that point. the hipjoint had i by that point. the hipjoint had disintegrated. i was not able to walk more than about four paces and i could not stand in the shower and what it would have meant was the rest of my body would not have been

able to cope without degradation over that period. as you can appreciate, my other hip is taking all the load, it would not have come back to where it should have been so it would have been a disaster, really. it would have been a disaster, reall . ' . , , ., it would have been a disaster, reall. ' . , .,~ ., really. effectively you take a choice. but _ really. effectively you take a choice. but you _ really. effectively you take a choice. but you felt - really. effectively you take a choice. but you felt you i really. effectively you take a choice. but you felt you did | really. effectively you take a i choice. but you felt you did not really have a choice? ila. choice. but you felt you did not really have a choice?— choice. but you felt you did not really have a choice? no. i was in so much pain _ really have a choice? no. i was in so much pain at— really have a choice? no. i was in so much pain at that _ really have a choice? no. i was in so much pain at that point, i really have a choice? no. i was in so much pain at that point, as i l so much pain at that point, as i said, i could not sit, i was losing sleep, i could not sleep at night, i was working but it was difficult to work. i was working from home. you know, my life was virtually on hold at that point. know, my life was virtually on hold at that point-— at that point. was it difficult to borrow the _ at that point. was it difficult to borrow the money? _ at that point. was it difficult to borrow the money? how i at that point. was it difficult to i borrow the money? how affordable at that point. was it difficult to - borrow the money? how affordable was that for you, £15,000 to pay for it?

obviously it is about £450 per month, creating a fair dent and i am having to work more now to pay for it which i probably would not have had to do. finance available from the hospital to do that, so that's what i did. but in the end, it was almost a no choice because i could not continue. how is it now? it is fine. i had an assessment, i will not say the name of the company but they were very good. i had an assessment recently and i am up to 85% mobility and i can even put on my socks myself which is good! obviously you are back on track so i assume, no regrets for having had the operation but obviously you have the operation but obviously you have the bill to pay. how do you feel about it in the round, the fact you had to go down that route? i am 66 so i contributed _ had to go down that route? i am 66

so i contributed all— had to go down that route? i am 66 so i contributed all my _ had to go down that route? i am 66 so i contributed all my life - had to go down that route? i am 66 so i contributed all my life into i so i contributed all my life into national insurance to pay for these sorts of things and when it was needed, it was not there for me, you know? and i do not feel great about having to pay for it but i am pleased i had the ability to be able to do so which a lot of others cannot, you know?— to do so which a lot of others cannot, you know? wishing you all the very best _ cannot, you know? wishing you all the very best and _ cannot, you know? wishing you all the very best and thank _ cannot, you know? wishing you all the very best and thank you i cannot, you know? wishing you all the very best and thank you for. the very best and thank you for joining us. i hope it goes from strength to strength for you. thank ou ve strength to strength for you. thank you very much- _ to get in touch with me about your experiences. officials in ukraine say a critical infrastructure facility near the capital, kyiv, has been hit by russian strikes. ukrainian media reported at least three explosions. there's no information on any casualties. there has also been shelling reported in the southern city of mykolaiv. meanwhile, at the united nations in new york, in a symbolic vote, around three quarters

of the general assembly nations voted to condemn what was described as russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in ukraine. the motion, which is not internationally binding, also called on all countries not to recognise the annexation. this is the way the vote was tallied. of the 193 general assembly members, 143 voted to condemn russia, 35 abstained, and five including russia and belarus, voted against. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from the ukrainian capital. the governor of kyiv said a village outside the capital was hit in the early hours of the morning. critical infrastructure facility was damaged. there are no reports of casualties and the officials are saying that a so—called kamikaze drone was used by russia in this attack. the drone was probably provided by the iranians to the russians. russian forces have been using these drones to attack

positions across the country. in the city of mikolaiv, in the south of the country, the mayor said the city was attacked overnight. residential area was hit. at least one person has been killed. and rescue efforts continue right now. seven people are still missing with the governor saying that there was heavy shelling at around one o'clock in the morning. now, the ukrainians say that this is how russia is responding to recent military defeats on the battlefield by attacking civilian infrastructure and civilian sites across the country. today, the british defence secretary announced that the uk will provide air defense missiles to ukraine and this announcement comes as nato defence ministers are meeting in brussels. president biden made a similar announcement this week following those missile attacks across ukraine on monday. and this is something that the ukrainians have been saying, that they need this kind of equipment, this kind of technology, to protect cities

and towns across the country from the threat of russian missiles. meanwhile, 14 nato countries including the uk have signed a letter of intent for the joint procurement of air defence systems for ukraine's military. nato defence ministers have been meeting in brussels for a second day to discuss their ongoing response to the war in ukraine. defence secretary ben wallace was asked about the new missiles by reporters in brussels earlier. today, you are announcing some new, powerful air defence _ missiles for ukraine. why not the actual air defence i systems that they need so badly? is it because of a lack of supply? no, they willjoin the american systems that they are putting in, the same type of missiles, so they will complement that. unlike russia, who has already isolated itself, and we saw that yesterday at the united nations vote, you know, they need a supply chain and large parts of their supply

chain were not in russia. they came from all over the world, including in europe and including even in ukraine, some of their supply chain was in ukraine. so we have the ability to refurbish or indeed manufacture a new supply chain which is what we're doing right now. today, you know, the nato meeting is all about making sure we are ready for anything and that is the job of this alliance, to make sure that the 30 partners, together, are ready for what is thrown at us and we have to continue to work at that. exercising is part of that readiness. nato is an alliance of all types of conventional and nuclear powers and fundamentally, we're here make sure our readiness is for whatever is thrown at us. russian president vladimir putin arrived in kazakhstan today for a regional summit, and what are expected to be a series of one—to—one meetings. the gathering is known as the conference on interaction and confidence building measures in asia — or cica. among the leaders are expected to have some one—to—one time with president putin — turkey's recep tayyip erdogan, who, the according to the kremlin,

will raise ideas for peace in ukraine. a new unit of the metropolitan police is investigating complaints of sexual or domestic abuse against its own officers. according to figures released to the bbc, at least 625 allegations have been made against against the met�*s staff. scotland yard is also trying to speed up investigations into complaints against the police in an attempt to regain public trust. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has been given exclusive access to the teams attempting to track down abusive officers. good morning, everybody. happy monday. it's not a glamorous title, but the met�*s new complaints resolution unit has been set up to improve the force's reputation by resolving disputes with the public. just to say there was a big public order incident in dalston. it was very instantaneous. when our cameras were allowed in, this had just happened after routine checks of scooter riders.

i happened to be in the area and saw on social media there was a police operation. somebody was arrested at a moped event for immigration offences and he was wanted missing for immigration. the police had restrained someone on the ground and batons were already out by that point. what are you doing? where there was the video of them punching him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the press and on social media. there was nothing i saw that justified the use of force that i witnessed against members of the public. vicki lewis refers the case for an independent investigation. it's really easy to take a short clip of an event that may have taken a lot longer in reality and may have been 20 minutes and the clip is two minutes. you don't see all of the surrounding circumstances. i think you can't ever know what it's like to be in that situation.

eventually the officer was found to have no case to answer, but the met says it is taking a swifter, tougher approach to police wrongdoing because of horrific incidents like this. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman disappeared... sarah everard's murder. the big issue now is abusive behaviour within the police. we have gone through the counter allegations, as it were, and what he said, and what your response is. so the met set up another unit to investigate its own officers. this team has been specifically brought together to focus on the offences of domestic abuse and sexual offences, where the offender is alleged to be a police officer or a police member of staff. these are the physical assaults and the controlling behaviour, do you see what i mean? this is distressing work, but... i hear many officers say i want to come and work

on your team, i want to do this. they are disgusted by these officers' behaviours. they are horrified, in fact. someone that i worked with, text messagesjust began being quite familiar. this young officer met us in uniform to discuss her experience of blowing the whistle within the met. and then it sort of progressed to being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the new domestic and sexual offences team, recruited as experts in investigating abuse. it just felt like they asked the right questions that made you feel like what you were saying was valid. annette, how many allegations are being dealt with in the met right now? currently, we have around 400 allegations. 400 allegations. that seems like a lot. it does. it really does, and there's been an increase recently of reporting. the new met commissioner sir mark rowley has made rooting out abusive officers a top priority. scotland yard is braced for more bad headlines.

tom symonds, bbc news. that report was filmed by camerman raeph ballantyne, whose death was announced earlier this week. raeph was described by colleagues as one of the most talented, creative and considerate shoot—editors of his generation. more than a 100,000 postal workers are walking out today in a long—running dispute over pay and conditions. 18 further days of action are planned for the coming weeks. royal mail has warned that letters will not be delivered and some parcels will be delayed. more than 100 unaccompanied child migrants who crossed the channel to england have gone missing. 116 child migrants who crossed the channel to england have disappeared from temporary hotels, according to f0! data obtained by the bbc. charities say they are at risk of being trafficked by gangs and are demanding that the home office stop putting them in what they call unregulated hotels. sima kotecha reports.

the waters that would carry them to a better life. at least, that's what they hoped. some charities believe the reality is far different, with children at risk of being manipulated by evil gangs once they get here. across these pebbles walk lonely children who've risked everything to get this far. some have fled war and persecution. but what are their next steps? to a temporary hotel, with the risk that this brief stepping stone could lead to a new, unknown peril. clearly, the issue of migrants raises strong emotions, but the duty of care to children who happen to be migrants will give many cause for concern. foi data obtained by the bbc shows that from those young people placed in hotels, 116 are missing.

one of them has been missing since january. well, i'm totally shocked by the numbers that are still effectively unaccounted for. 116 children are missing and have not been found. so, the consequences of that are huge. if we don't know where they are, they could be dead, they could be being criminally exploited or sexually exploited behind closed doors, and nobody knows what's happening to them. yeah, i was in the lorry and then i came here. rishan fled from sudan several years ago. she was just 17 when she arrived here, and is worried these children could be trafficked. if i was being in a hotel and nobody to talk to, and the trauma that for me to come to here, and the terrifying journey. smugglers, they will say to them, if you go to this place, you have to pay us back, otherwise i'll kill your mum, yourfamily. some 65 charities have said the problem lies with the children

being placed in hotels by the home office, arguing they aren't safe. this started happening injuly last year, when some councils run out of suitable accommodation. but some say the government has little choice, at a time when resources are stretched. the alternative is to put them in secure accommodation and treat them like prisoners, which we don't want to do, and that would not be appropriate at all. so, it is a sheer weight of numbers issue, which is why we have these sorts of problems. but that's no excuse for not properly having the details and keeping the tabs on the whereabouts of as many of those people as possible, and particularly unaccompanied children. the home office says it has no alternative but to temporarily use hotels to give children a roof over their heads whilst long—term accommodation is found. while the local government association says ministers need to act urgently to stop using hotels and is working tirelessly to find suitable replacements.

when a child goes missing, you imagine the worst. with a scarred background and with unfamiliar surroundings and language, that anxiety can be amplified. sima kotecha, bbc news. the prime minister is facing fresh calls from some of their own mps to reconsider hair tax cuts. the foreign secretary defends her position. i think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically but also economically. a record seven million people are waiting to start routine hospital treatments in england, as the nhs struggles get back to full strength after the pandemic western allies will deliver advanced anti—missile defence weapons as russia again shelled ukraine's cities overnight. this is urgent, this is a crisis, and we need

to take immediate actions. we need to ensure that we are providing the emergency aid. nobel peace prize winner malala calls for immediate help to pakistan — as she stresses the disastrous impact of recent floods a report by conservationists says global wildlife populations have fallen by nearly seventy per cent in less than five decades. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. the champions league has been liverpool's solace so far this season and it might have provided the result that helps them out of their domestic duldrums. managerjurgen klopp says the 7—1 win at rangers that puts them on the verge of the last 16 has really lifted the mood. the home side took the lead at ibrox but the crowd was soon silenced by roberto firmino's double either side of the break. then mo salah made history with the fastest ever hat—trick in the competition.

liverpool are 14 points behind premier league leaders arsenal and next up it's manchester city on sunday. it's changed the mood, definitely, it is completely different. we usually drink a beer after away games, it is that long since we had a beer that they will probably be drunk on one. it's changed the mood completely and that is good, but we all know who we are welcoming on sunday and this will be a different game, we know that, but it is better to go in the game with this feeling we have tonight than with any other. spurs moved to the top of their champions league group with a 3—2 win over eintracht frankfurt. the german side took an early lead at the tottenham hotspur stadium. but two son heung—min goals either side of a harry kane penalty were enough to seal the three points for antonio conte's side. everybody considered the game ended,

maybe also the stadium and the fans. and it was an important win for us because we are now leading the group. everything is in our hands. and we have the possibility with the next game, with a win, to go to the next round. exeter�*s director of rugby rob baxter suggests a 10—team rugby premiership could be more sustainable after financial problems hit two major clubs in the last few weeks. the six—time league champions wasps yesterday were suspended after saying they're likely to go into administration. they've twice filed notice to get insolvency experts in to help with their debts, which run to tens of millions of pounds. both they and worcester will be relegated at the end of the season and many argue changes are needed to stop this happening to more clubs. this possibly has to be the line in the sand. we talked about the darkest day last week. there has to be change within english rugby from this point forward. i can potentially see a league with fewer clubs moving

forward, ten perhaps. we talk about player welfare a lot in the sport, fewer games may potentially be the outcome and the benefit of that but a more centralised league with centralised funding and governance may well be the aim for those who are left standing at the moment. hopefully, brighter days to come. england captain sarah hunter will gain a record equalling 137th cap on saturday in their world cup meeting with france but says she's more focused on winning the game. the red roses will be hoping for their second win in the competition in new zealand. they opened their campaign with a big victory over fiji. they're on a winning run of 26 games and have beaten france in their last 10 encounters. great britain will start day two of the world track cycling championships in france already with three bronze medals in the bag. the women's sprint team raced off against the netherlands, lauren bell, sophie capewell, and it couldn't have been closer for emma finucane on the final lap, getting the victory byjust eight thousandth of a second. the men's sprint team also took

bronze, as did jess roberts in the women's scratch race, which was even more significant for herjust days after the death of her grandfather. i'm really happy with that. i'm actually quite emotional because my granddad passed away on saturday, so, yeah, like, he took me around everywhere as a youth, like, taking me around races, this is a race for him so, yeah, i'm really happy. coverage from paris is a plate on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. now back to our main story. this morning, the foreign secretary james cleverly has warned tory mps that any attempt to replace liz truss as prime minister would be a "disastrously bad idea" as the prime ministerface pressure to rethink the tax cuts announced in last month's mini budget. joining me now reem ibrahim a conservative party member who voted for liz truss during the leadership campaign.

welcome. thank you very much for joining us. on a scale of one to ten, how do you think she's getting on? i ten, how do you think she's getting on? ., ,. , ten, how do you think she's getting on? ., ,., , ., ten, how do you think she's getting on? ., ., , on? i would say a solid seven. i think she _ on? i would say a solid seven. i think she has _ on? i would say a solid seven. i think she has the _ on? i would say a solid seven. i think she has the free - on? i would say a solid seven. i think she has the free market l think she has the free market principles a lot of us party members wanted in a leader, she doesn't necessarily have the right priorities when we looked at the mini budget. cutting the 45p rate of tax, that should not have been a priority. we spoke about tax cuts, we wanted the basic rate, and i think it's any good to see she understands that government has the propensity to do more harm than good, but in the long term, yesterday in pm qs, she said she wasn't going to cut spending and absolutely stick to her existing spending plans and so i think again it's that wishy—washy idea. if we want to cut taxes the money has to come from somewhere and i hope we see that in spending cuts. 50 come from somewhere and i hope we see that in spending cuts.— see that in spending cuts. so what do ou see that in spending cuts. so what do you think _ see that in spending cuts. so what do you think about _ see that in spending cuts. so what do you think about the _ see that in spending cuts. so what do you think about the talk- see that in spending cuts. so what

do you think about the talk around here potentially even being ousted? it's not imminent but the fact that talking is even happening just one month into her premiership, how do you feel about that? i month into her premiership, how do you feel about that?— you feel about that? i think it really shows _ you feel about that? i think it really shows we _ you feel about that? i think it really shows we have - you feel about that? i think it really shows we have lost i you feel about that? i think it really shows we have lost all| you feel about that? i think it i really shows we have lost all sense of no normal protocol. with boris johnson, collective responsibility was thrown out of the window. now penny mordaunt is coming forward to media and criticising the government openly. this was not the case previously. if you had a grievance as a minister you would talk about it in cabinet ministers. —— meetings. i would like to see those government ministers liz truss has put around her to criticise liz truss in those cabinet meetings and publicly show a united front and support the leader because otherwise the conservative party will be completely toast. it’s the conservative party will be completely toast. it's interesting,

thou . h, completely toast. it's interesting, though, because _ completely toast. it's interesting, though, because you're _ completely toast. it's interesting, though, because you're talking i completely toast. it's interesting, i though, because you're talking about a united front on anybody sticking together but also saying you disagree with a policy she's talking about. presumably that's what's happening. presumably, as you say, the conversations aren't happening behind closed doors. we know for instance with the 45p tax rate, that's not something which had a discussion beforehand. liz truss confirmed it was a conversation just between here and the chancellor when they put it out there.— they put it out there. absolutely. the fact other _ they put it out there. absolutely. the fact other government i they put it out there. absolutely. i the fact other government ministers aren't being made aware of huge announcements in government policy isjust announcements in government policy is just crazy to me. the cabinet have to present a united front but also in those cabinet meetings behind closed doors they got to agree on policy and liz truss can compare herself to margaret thatcher but one thing margaret thatcher was also known to do is listen to her ministers. she would be convinced by government ministers. liz truss is trying to show she is confident, unequivocally showing the lady's not

for turning, when she clearly is for turning. and then publicly having different policies between her ministers. the government has to present a united front and come as a party member, i want to see the party member, i want to see the party remain united and at the moment itjust feels terribly broken. d0 moment it 'ust feels terribly broken. ,, moment it 'ust feels terribly broken. ., ., ., broken. do you want her to lead the -a into broken. do you want her to lead the party into the _ broken. do you want her to lead the party into the next _ broken. do you want her to lead the party into the next election? i broken. do you want her to lead the party into the next election? the i party into the next election? the tories are 20 points behind the polls, not more than that. yes. tories are 20 points behind the polls, not more than that. yes, i do want her to — polls, not more than that. yes, i do want her to win _ polls, not more than that. yes, i do want her to win us _ polls, not more than that. yes, i do want her to win us the _ polls, not more than that. yes, i do want her to win us the next - want her to win us the next election. i think there is no point winning elections and getting an 80 seat majority as johnson winning elections and getting an 80 seat majority asjohnson did if we don't do any good with that. i think the past three years has been a waste. johnson did no good in terms of... 50 waste. johnson did no good in terms of," ,., waste. johnson did no good in terms of," y., ., waste. johnson did no good in terms of... ., ., ., , of... so you want to lead the party into the next _ of... so you want to lead the party into the next election? _ of... so you want to lead the party into the next election? yes, i of... so you want to lead the party i into the next election? yes, because i think she will _ into the next election? yes, because i think she will do _ into the next election? yes, because i think she will do good _ into the next election? yes, because i think she will do good for _ into the next election? yes, because i think she will do good for the i i think she will do good for the country and do good for the government. i would like to see those free—market principles put forward. when we look at thejohnson administration, he won the 80 seat majority everyone was so happy about, but in my view, what's the point of winning an election unless we do any good with it? we had the

highest tax burden in 70 years and to me that's not a conservative government. there is no point winning an election and we put forward good policies.- winning an election and we put forward good policies. thank you very much _ forward good policies. thank you very much indeed _ forward good policies. thank you very much indeed for— forward good policies. thank you very much indeed forjoining i forward good policies. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. | very much indeed forjoining us. thank you. let stock up on the largest cut diamonds in the world because a part of the royal family's famous crown jewels because a part of the royal family's famous crownjewels but because a part of the royal family's famous crown jewels but there because a part of the royal family's famous crownjewels but there is a question about whether it's going to be used and not in the upcoming coronation ceremony of king charles and his queen consort, camilla. the uk government has said it saw buckingham palace to decide whether the famous diamond is used after reports the indian ruling governing party expressed concern the use of the diamond would provide an unwelcome reminder of the british empire. it was taken by the british east india company and given to queen victoria in 1819 after the british annexation of the punjab. we can talk now to an author whose podcast had a four part series and she spoke about the diamond. well

done. sorry, i didn't mean that! thank you forjoining us. tell us about this diamond because it's a famous diamond, but we don't know the history of it. the famous diamond, but we don't know the history of it.— the history of it. the podcast ou're the history of it. the podcast you're referring _ the history of it. the podcast you're referring to _ the history of it. the podcast you're referring to i - the history of it. the podcast you're referring to i did - the history of it. the podcast you're referring to i did with | you're referring to i did with william dalrymple and although this is a new diplomatic story if you like, share in the british headlines, this is a story with deep roots in india. so it was taken from a boy maharajah at the age of ten in 1849 this a boy maharajah at the age of ten in 1819 this is where it becomes wrapped up in indian sentimentality and emotion as well. this is a little boy who was separated from his mother and forced to be separated from the people who could have given in good counsel and he signs over his kingdom and this diamond, which looks different when he had it to the one that's now in the queen mother's crown. so this

diamond represents four indians a reminder of subjugation, if you like, under british colonial rule and certainly for the bjp, that's the narrative they have been pursuing that india is now much more economically muscular as a country and is not what it once was under the raj, so this isjust doing the rounds this morning that this is more like a diplomatic grenade than a jewel in the crown. it comes admits to hell reframing of narratives, so for example, there is a road in delhi which used to be called the kingsway in the time of the raj. it was then renamed to make it hindi. in the last few weeks, the government has renamed it again and called it something else, meaning the path of duty. these are all efforts to reframe india as a new muscular economic force, not the

country that was once subjugated by british rule. 50 country that was once sub'ugated by british rule. _, ., british rule. so the conversation here currently _ british rule. so the conversation here currently at _ british rule. so the conversation here currently at around - british rule. so the conversation | here currently at around whether british rule. so the conversation i here currently at around whether or not that crime should be used during the coronation because of the koh—i—noor diamond in it, but it sounds like a conversation may well go beyond that? i sounds like a conversation may well go beyond that?— go beyond that? i mean, it is a s mbol. go beyond that? i mean, it is a symbol- it's — go beyond that? i mean, it is a symbol. it's the _ go beyond that? i mean, it is a symbol. it's the prism - go beyond that? i mean, it is a symbol. it's the prism through| go beyond that? i mean, it is a - symbol. it's the prism through which so many other facets of british rule are seen. in india. but, you know, i've used this analogy before. there are many different threads to this argument. if you like, in a token way, this is the one ring to rule them all and everything coalesces into their speakers it's a hard, cold reminder, front and centre, in full view of the world of colonisation. in india. and so, you know, perhaps it's not surprising that the bjp is making the noises it's making. i’m that the bjp is making the noises it's making-— that the bjp is making the noises it's makinu. �* , ., ., it's making. i'm 'ust wondering how far they want — it's making. i'm 'ust wondering how far they want to — it's making. i'm just wondering how far they want to go _

it's making. i'm just wondering how far they want to go with _ it's making. i'm just wondering how far they want to go with the - far they want to go with the argument because it is one thing saying it won't get used in the coronation so it won't be on display there, but is there any demand for it to be returned? film there, but is there any demand for it to be returned?— there, but is there any demand for it to be returned? oh my goodness, so many demands _ it to be returned? oh my goodness, so many demands come _ it to be returned? oh my goodness, so many demands come every - it to be returned? oh my goodness, so many demands come every time | so many demands come every time there's a state visit to india, and every time there is royal visit to india most notably when the new prince of wales, william and kate, went, this is what interesting, unforgivably, when i'm burbling away about before, this is a grassroots up about before, this is a grassroots up cry. it's notjust a flag of states craft, if you like. the cry goes on every time is one of these visits. thanks very much for coming, can we have our diamond back? thank you very much for offers of trade deals that can be had our diamond back? you will see it trending on twitter i know twitter is not the world, but you'll also see it in headlines in newspapers and it's very much... it's an open sore in the psyche of india, who wants to present themselves now as not the

people saying thank you for the railways, but something more than that. and that's why to become so wrapped up in modern politicsjust as it was wrapped up so very tightly in ancient politics, because this is the diamond which has gone to heaven empire is coming along to the persians, the moguls, the afghans, and all of them have made representing stations to have them back and even the taliban at one point said it is an afghan jewel, can we have it back? but the most current and palpable voice in the choir is that of india.— choir is that of india. really interesting. _ choir is that of india. really interesting. thank - choir is that of india. really interesting. thank you - choir is that of india. really interesting. thank you very | choir is that of india. really - interesting. thank you very much for joining us. the conspiracy theorist, alex jones, has been ordered to pay £869 million in damages for falsely claiming that the sandy hook shooting massacre was a hoax. 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary school in 2012. the families of eight victims and one fbi agent claimed that the radio hosts' misinformation led to harassment and death threats. our north america correspondent pete bowes has the details. an emotional response from the families to this

colossal award of damages. it took alex jones to court after he claimed for years the shooting at sandy hook school was a staged government plot to take guns from americans, and that no—one had died. the right—wing radio host called the parents of the victims "crisis actors", but he now acknowledges that the attack was real. thejurors decided he must pay millions in damages for promoting the lie that the shooting was a hoax. the families told the court they'd suffered years of harassment, including death threats. robbie parker's six—year—old daughter emily was killed in the attack. our lawyers helped give me the strength to finally find my voice and to fight and to stand up to what had been happening to me for so long, and for how i let my voice be taken away from me and my power be taken away from me. as the jury's decision was being announced,

alexjones called the verdict "delusional" and mocked the outcome of the case. outside the court, his lawyer told reporters they would be appealing. my heart goes out to the families. we live in divided times. they've been weaponised and used for political purposes in this country, in my view, and today is a very, very, very dark day for freedom of speech. it seems unlikely the families will receive much, if any, of the damages ordered by the jury. alexjones and his company have filed for bankruptcy in texas and he still faces a third defamation trial. peter bowes, bbc news. the activist and nobel peace laureate malala yousafzai has met victims of pakistan's devastating floods as part of an attempt to reinforce the need for critical humanitarian aid to the country. it's only the second visit to her home country since she was shot in the head while returning from school

by the pakistani taliban in the swat valley a decade ago. she's been speaking to the bbc�*s sahar baloch. when i met those families, when i met the girls, you know, i realised how... ..how intense and immense the impact of these floods has been. we see some figures in the news but we don't realise how it has impacted individuals and those families. people are in desperate need right now. so this is urgent, this is a crisis, and we need to take immediate actions. we need to ensure that we are providing the emergency aid. how do you think has been the world's response towards the floods in pakistan? i really appreciate everyone's contribution so far to the floods and i do appreciate people coming and visiting pakistan as well and reminding everyone that the impact has been so intense, that it has literally, like, impacted whole villages. whole villages have

been covered in floods. but we need to go beyond just making statements, we need to make sure that we are providing enough financial assistance, and i know that some countries have made commitments, but we are still falling short of the required amount and it's really important for countries to be more generous in their support for the people who are impacted by the floods, because it is not just how floods have, you know, caused people to be displaced, but now that they are based in these informal settlements, they need support on the day—to—day living as well. they need health care, they need hygiene, they need education, they need to learning facilities. they need sanitary products. they need support with pregnancy and so many other things. so seeing this response, how do you plan to bring the world's attention to all of the problems that you just told me about? how do you plan to go about this?

i will continue to do my advocacy, to ensure that the urgency of the impact of the floods is understood and the international community contributes more towards addressing the humanitarian needs needed right now. at the same time, we also have to acknowledge the issue of climate justice. we know that pakistan is contributing less than i% to the carbon emissions, but it is facing one of the worst catastrophes and impacts of the client change. so it's important for the international community to acknowledge that and it's important for them to provide justice in this case. our people being stereotyped as geeks in emoji in text messages? the is—year—old who wears glasses and said the only emoji to wear glasses shows a geeky —looking face. now she's on a mission to bring another view of spec wearers to our mobile

phones. phil muffet reports. the nerd face emoji. the glasses and the teeth, they have a weird grin about them that they have somehow decided to associate with a nerd. why does this say nerd? obviously, the glasses. is that fair? no, not really because not everyone who wears glasses are nerds. i think it's a really bad stereotype. . does that annoy you? it does quite a bit because then i am known as like the nerdy person. it's also annoyed is—year—old lowri. it's not very nice for somebody who wears glasses, especially if it's the first time wearing glasses to find an emoji that is a nerd, and be like, "oh, now, iwear glasses. am i that?" she has glasses and she's really relatable. when it comes to changing attitudes towards glasses, lowri has achieved impressive results. please may you make a disney princess that wears glasses. when she was nine, she wrote to disney. i think that would help people to know that they are

beautiful, no matter what. three years later, encanto was released. disney says that lowri's helped inspire the character of mirabelle, the first disney princess to wear specs. now lowri has a new mission, not to ban the nerd face emoji but to have the option of adding glasses to others. she is hoping for support from her schoolmates. anyone can submit a proposalfor a new emoji. designs are either approved or rejected by the unicode consortium, a not—for—profit organisation based in california. the nerd face emoji was approved in 2015. lowri has written to the unicode consortium, asking it to consider her plans. i'd love to see the option to add glasses to face emojis, similar to changing skin colour as hair, as you have already made available. lowri has certainly won over these students at her school. it would just feel a lot more like me. it's not that difficult for them

to implement either. will it make a difference, do you think? i think it would, it makes it a lot more personal. and with me, wearing glasses, it makes it more seem like the emoji has been sent by me. i think it will make a big difference, because when i look at this, it actually reminds me of me, because it's the exact same as my glasses. lowri doesn't know if her letter will have an impact, but if it does, it will be another very impressive achievement. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. in the next few days, we are looking at sunny intervals and blustery showers or indeed some rain. we have had some heavy rain this morning moving across the south—east, the weather front bringing that clearing away onto the near continent, and we have got an array of weather fronts lining up to come in across the north and west, where we have got brisk winds. brisk winds across scotland, gales with exposure in the north—west but for the rest of us, we are looking at light winds. behind the rain in the south—east we will have residual cloud but it will brighten up and for most it is going to be a dry day

with some sunny intervals. this rain taking its time to get over to the east of scotland and clearing from the west of northern ireland. temperatures, 12—18. this evening and overnight, you can see how the rain makes it into the east and clears northern ireland. it moves across parts of northern england. then another one comes in from the west. we have also got another system coming into the south—west and also wales. temperatures tonight, falling away, between about 9—11, but in some sheltered glens inland in scotland, the temperature could fall to about four degrees. tomorrow, here is the weather front moving out of scotland into northern england and also crossing northern ireland but another one comes in, bringing some showery rain. our first system takes its rain away to the south—east and then another one comes in across southern counties with a lot of cloud but in between the two systems, there will be some sunny intervals and it will brighten up, bar a few showers across western scotland and also northern ireland. temperatures up to 17 degrees.

as we head from friday night into the weekend, we are looking at unsettled conditions as areas of low pressure move across us with their fronts, and the squeeze in isobars is telling you it is going to be windy or certainly blustery for many. on saturday, there will be a lot of showers in the west, some heavy and also thundery. a few of those will make it over towards the east through the course of the day. some of those could be heavy but equally there will be some sunshine. we start with strong winds in the north. they will ease but the wind will pick up later in the day in the south—west. as we head into sunday, we still have low pressure moving across us across the north of the country and once again we are looking at strong winds to start with in the north. they will ease and then pick up in the south—west later. then it is going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines... a record 7 million people waiting to start a routine hospital treatments in england as the nhs struggles to get back to full strength after the pandemic. i get back to full strength after the andemic. ,., . ~ get back to full strength after the andemic. . ~ ., pandemic. i went back to them in january as _ pandemic. i went back to them in january as i'd _ pandemic. i went back to them in january as i'd heard _ pandemic. i went back to them in january as i'd heard nothing. - pandemic. i went back to them in january as i'd heard nothing. i - pandemic. i went back to them in | january as i'd heard nothing. i was then told we've not done any operations for six months now because of covid and it's going to because of covid and it's going to be eight weeks. the because of covid and it's going to be eight weeks.— because of covid and it's going to be eight weeks. the prime minister is facina be eight weeks. the prime minister is facing fresh _ be eight weeks. the prime minister is facing fresh calls _ be eight weeks. the prime minister is facing fresh calls because - be eight weeks. the prime minister is facing fresh calls because of - is facing fresh calls because of some of their own mps to reconsider her tax cuts. the foreign secretary defends her economic plans and her position. i defends her economic plans and her osition. .. . defends her economic plans and her osition. ~ ., . ., position. i think that changing the leadership would _ position. i think that changing the leadership would be _ position. i think that changing the leadership would be a _ position. i think that changing the | leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, — leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, notjust a politically but also economically.— also economically. hastily stop western allies _ also economically. hastily stop

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nhs england figures show the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment rose to a record high of 7 million in august. the total is up from six—point—eight million a month before. the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in a&e for a bed also reached a new high. and bbc analysis shows hospitals are carrying out 12% fewer operations and other treatments than they were before the pandemic. the national medical director of nhs england, professor stephen powis, says a programme is in place to tackle waiting lists. we have a programme in place to reduce those long waiters waiting for treatment. and the good news is that since february, when we started the programme, we have almost eliminated the number of people waiting over two years, and we've reduced the number of waiting over 18 months by 25%. and our aim is by the spring of next year, to have nobody waiting over 18 months.

our health correspondent nick triggle is here with the latest. just talk us through the figures because i mean, the numbers of people waiting is an extraordinary number. it people waiting is an extraordinary number. , . , people waiting is an extraordinary number. , ., , ~ , number. it is a huge number. as you sa , a number. it is a huge number. as you say. a record — number. it is a huge number. as you say. a record 7 _ number. it is a huge number. as you say, a record 7 million _ number. it is a huge number. as you say, a record 7 million people - number. it is a huge number. as you say, a record 7 million people on - number. it is a huge number. as you say, a record 7 million people on a l say, a record 7 million people on a waiting list for hospital treatment. we often call this routine treatment but it's things like hip operations and knee operations, and if people are waiting a long time for them, it can impact on their lives, their socialising, even their ability to work. 7 million people equate to around one in eight of the population. we've been looking at what is the underlying cause of this growing waiting list? when you look at the figures and the data, it doesn't show there's been a huge surge in demand, we're not seeing lots and lots more patients getting referred on to the waiting list each month, what we are seeing is the nhs not able to carry out the numbers of

operations that it was before the pandemic. overthe operations that it was before the pandemic. over the past year, the number of operations, 12% down on what they did in the year leading up to the pandemic. we have talked to surgeons about what is causing this, and the overwhelming view is that hospitals are too full, so the operating theatres are there, the surgical teams are there, they may have a member of staff pulled away to work elsewhere in the hospital, or they may have to cancel the operation because there is no bed in intensive care are on the wards for patients to go afterwards, because they are full of six and urgent patients who need other sorts of care. so is causing real problems and that is what is driving up the waiting lists rather than that. so they continue to crank up, so when should that turnaround?— should that turnaround? there are some signs _ should that turnaround? there are some signs of _ should that turnaround? there are some signs of this _ should that turnaround? there are some signs of this last _ should that turnaround? there are some signs of this last few - should that turnaround? there are | some signs of this last few months of some progress, but ministers have warned it could be spring 2024, before the waiting list actually stops rising and starts coming down.

what they say they are doing is opening up a network of community diagnostic centres, soapy button get tests quickly and get onto the waiting lists as one of surgical pubs situated away from hospitals to give surgical teams the ability to carry out more treatments, but that will require for the staff to be available and there is a limited supply of staff and also for those patients who need to spend a night in hospital they are reliant on those hospital surgery teams. what those hospital surgery teams. what about that rate _ those hospital surgery teams. what about that rate for _ those hospital surgery teams. what about that rate for patients in a&e for a bed now waiting more than 12 hours? it is the same pressures you're talking about that is impacting on operations but when does that start to change? weill. does that start to change? well, es, does that start to change? well, yes. these _ does that start to change? well, yes. these are — does that start to change? well, yes, these are patients - does that start to change? well, yes, these are patients who - does that start to change? well, | yes, these are patients who come into a&e and other sickest patients i need to be found a bed on the board and can't be dealt with by the a&e teams. 33,000 patients last month spent more

trolleys in corridors waiting for beds to become free on the ward but, as we were just saying, the wards are so full. if we look at the a&e waiting, we know about the four hour waiting, we know about the four hour wait in a&e, the target, only 71% of patients were dealt with within four hours. that is the joint worst level ever. a&es are under incredible pressure and we are only in september, this is early autumn, winter it often gets worse.- winter it often gets worse. thank ou ve winter it often gets worse. thank you very much- _ winter it often gets worse. thank you very much- a _ winter it often gets worse. thank you very much. a lot _ winter it often gets worse. thank you very much. a lot of- winter it often gets worse. thank you very much. a lot of people . you very much. a lot of people waiting for what is described as routine surgery, people with hip issues, hip replacements,. earlier i spoke with ian watson who was in need of a hip replacement but had to borrow £15,000 to go private due to the nhs backlog i initially contacted the nhs middle of last year. and was told i had an appointment with them in september, and then at that point, they were

coming to the end of covid. and it was going to be ok. at that point they said it will be about six months which would have been the first quarter of this year. that's fine. i had a consultation with them in september. in southampton university hospital. it all appeared to be ok. when i went back to them injanuary, as i'd heard nothing, i was then told, well, we've not done operations for six months now because of omicron and it's going to because of omicron and it's going to be 80 weeks. at that point, i was just in so much pain, i decided to go private and borrowed the money to do so. ~ ., , ., go private and borrowed the money to doso. ~ ., , ., ., do so. what did the surgeon say to ou when do so. what did the surgeon say to you when they _ do so. what did the surgeon say to you when they did _ do so. what did the surgeon say to you when they did the _ do so. what did the surgeon say to you when they did the surgery? . do so. what did the surgeon say to i you when they did the surgery? what would it have meant for you if you had had to continue without that surgery at that point?— had had to continue without that surgery at that point? yeah, my hip and actually — surgery at that point? yeah, my hip and actually broken _ surgery at that point? yeah, my hip and actually broken down _ surgery at that point? yeah, my hip and actually broken down by - surgery at that point? yeah, my hip and actually broken down by that i

and actually broken down by that point, and the hipjoint had disintegrated. i was not able to walk more than about four paces. i can stand in the shower, and what it would have meant is that the rest of my body would not have been able to cope with that degradation over that period because, as you can appreciate, they put a new hip in and my other hip is taking all the load and it wouldn't have come back to where it should have been, so it would have been a disaster really. patsy and watson, who in the end gave up on the waiting list for his hip operation and then went private to get it done. turning now is a member of the nhs federation. thank you very much forjoining us. when we talk about people waiting for a routine operation, and there have been 7 million of them out there now. we are talking about people

like ian watson whose life has really been curtailed by the pain he was feeling on his hip. not able to work properly or get out and about. so it is not something minor, this is having a real impact on people's lives. what do you say to that? absolutely. nhs leaders across the whole country are really focused on this. they recognise the individual cases for each and every person on the waiting lists, and to see over 7 million people for the first time is really upsetting. it is upsetting for everyone who wants to deliver the very best care that they possibly can in the time that they wait, but we also have to be honest and frank about where we are, coming out of the pandemic with 132,000 vacancies, with insufficient investment in capital for the operating theatre is crumbling a bit, with not enough investment in social care which means that there

are a lot of people still in bed is when they don't need to be, when those beds could be used to move more people in for those elective procedures. so it is a complicated issue at the moment the people are working really, really hard in order to resolve. it does need support from all around. it needs support from all around. it needs support from the government in terms of funding and support for the right things that will help to make a difference, as we look at this huge number and work through it. we are already making some really big progress and those who are waiting for the longest, but certainly it has been a big number and it is a long way to go. this is not the sort of thing that can be resolved overnight. of thing that can be resolved overnight-— of thing that can be resolved overniaht. ., ., ., ~ overnight. you are talking there about the issue _ overnight. you are talking there about the issue of _ overnight. you are talking there about the issue of body - overnight. you are talking there about the issue of body bed - about the issue of body bed blocking. it is not that there has been a surge in demand, it is simply that the capacity is not therefore what is coming forward.— what is coming forward. that's ri . ht. what is coming forward. that's right- we _ what is coming forward. that's right. we know _ what is coming forward. that's right. we know that _ what is coming forward. that's right. we know that only - what is coming forward. that's| right. we know that only about what is coming forward. that's - right. we know that only about two in every five people in every hospital are ready to be discharged

are able to go home, because the others can't go home until they get particular types of support that they need. just because of the capacity challenges in the community care and social care, they are not able to immediately get out, and that means that you have to wait a bit longer until they are able to do that and bring the next peopling. it is essentially a question of flow. one of the challenges is that because there is this obstruction to flow within the hospital and out in the community, then people are having to wait for longer in accident and emergency until those beds become available, and of course as you can imagine, most emergent people may need to take those beds, which again causes challenges when we are trying to address the selective backlog. so this is really a whole system that is struggling under both increased demand, reduced

staff availability, and just flow throughout that system. that staff availability, and just flow throughout that system. that is an extraordinarily _ throughout that system. that is an extraordinarily statistic _ throughout that system. that is an extraordinarily statistic about - throughout that system. that is an extraordinarily statistic about just l extraordinarily statistic about just two out of five being ready to leave who are ready to be discharged. it can vary by any amount. obviously depending on what the capacity of social care or community care or whatever they may need. it might be the case that they are able to go home, but they can only go home if they have got support. it may be the case that they need some intermediate place. pare case that they need some intermediate place. case that they need some intermediate lace. �* ., ,, intermediate place. are you talking hours or days? _ intermediate place. are you talking hours or days? how _ intermediate place. are you talking hours or days? how long? - intermediate place. are you talking hours or days? how long? as - intermediate place. are you talking hours or days? how long? as i - intermediate place. are you talking j hours or days? how long? as i say, it can vary — hours or days? how long? as i say, it can vary with _ hours or days? how long? as i say, it can vary with any _ hours or days? how long? as i say, it can vary with any number- hours or days? how long? as i say, it can vary with any number of- it can vary with any number of things. we may be talking days or weeks. d0 things. we may be talking days or weeks. , ., things. we may be talking days or weeks. ,, , things. we may be talking days or weeks. i. , ., things. we may be talking days or weeks. , ., .,, things. we may be talking days or weeks. , ., ., ,, weeks. do you see an obvious swift wa to weeks. do you see an obvious swift way to deal— weeks. do you see an obvious swift way to deal with _ weeks. do you see an obvious swift way to deal with that? _ weeks. do you see an obvious swift way to deal with that? because - weeks. do you see an obvious swift| way to deal with that? because that is something that is complicated.

the answer is a longer term because, as you say, it comes down to workforces and capacity in many different areas. is there something quick that you could see that would make an immediate efficiency? itiiuiheh make an immediate efficiency? when we have asked _ make an immediate efficiency? when we have asked our _ make an immediate efficiency? when we have asked our members - make an immediate efficiency? when we have asked our members and leaders across the whole nhs, one of the top things they said that would make a difference is investment in social care staff. really increasing the number of people coming into social care and retaining those who are there. it's a complicated labour market at the moment. there are lots of other opportunities, and there are huge numbers of vacancies within the social care sector. our members say that in order to help the nhs at this stage, one of the really impactful things we can do is invest in social care, because that will unclog the system, get the flow happening, get the people out of the hospital is. it's notjust the matter of those people being a bed that you might need, it's a matter of those people being properly looked after and being able to get

about their lives at home. so, really, investment in social care would just unblock some of this challenge and hopefully improve. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you very much. if you are watching on bbc two. thank you for your company, goodbye. the prime minister is coming under increasing pressure to rethink the tax cuts announced in last month's mini budget with one of her own conservative mps accusing her of wrecking 10 years of conservative policies aimed at helping working people. this morning the foreign secretary james cleverly warned tory mps that any attempt to replace liz truss as prime minister would be a "disastrously bad idea". a few pleasantries caught on camera as the prime minister met with the king yesterday. your majesty. good to see you again. in the king's words, "dear, oh dear". a tick to move the conversation on. it is certainly how some tory mps felt last night when she met

with them here in parliament. but the reception she got from some tory mps was frosty. mps in the room say the tory mp robert halfon, who supported rishi sunak�*s leadership ambitions, accused liz truss of trashing blue collar conservatism, saying the party of the national living wage was now cutting tax for millionaires and not ruling out a real—term cut for benefits. some tory mps have called for the party to come together after disagreements over some of the government's tax plans. there is no plan b. plan b is a labour government, so we have to make this work, we all agreed with the policies, we all agreed about growth, we all agree about energy and looking after folks this winter, we all agree about politicians keeping their promises... she has u—turned. most of us agree with the policies, for sure, there has been not the best presentation. reporter: have you wrecked | the economy, prime minister?

this is the question haunting liz truss at the moment, liz truss at the moment. the weeks ahead will be dominated by tussles over how her tax cuts are paid for — some mps want her to row back on some of them — others worry they may lead to spending squeezes elsewhere. but number ten have insisted they have no plans to change direction. lone wells, bbc news. our political correspondent jonathan blake spoke to me earlier saying downing street remians commited to its proposed tax cuts. it was a difficult day for the prime minister yesterday. there are rarely easy once in number ten, but a difficult session of prime minister's questions on that meeting of the conservative party backbenchers in the evening, she will have been left in no doubt if indeed she had any that there is huge pressure on herfrom mps on her own side, let alone anywhere else, to row back on perhaps delays on the announcement by kwasi kwarteng in their mini budget at the end of last month. for now, downing street says it is committed to taking forward

all of those proposed tax cuts. but given the government has also said it is not going to cut public spending and wants to bring down debt in what it says is the medium term, it has got to somehow find some money from somewhere, and it also needs to, by the minister's own admissions, restore some stability and confidence in the financial markets. you get the sense that something is going to have to give or change between now and the end of october, but we shall see. james cleverley has said that he doesn't understand why people were surprised, or at least people should not have been surprised at what she has done in government given everything she promised in the leadership contest, and warned about some more of the extreme policies. i think changing the leadership would

be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically— be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically but economically. we are absolutely going to stay focused on growing _ absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy. it absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy.— absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy. it seems like an extraordinary _ growing the economy. it seems like an extraordinary question _ growing the economy. it seems like an extraordinary question to - growing the economy. it seems like an extraordinary question to ask - an extraordinary question to ask just a month into her premiership, but how realistic is the prospect of a leadership challenge? idat but how realistic is the prospect of a leadership challenge?— but how realistic is the prospect of a leadership challenge? not very, in the short term. _ a leadership challenge? not very, in the short term, it _ a leadership challenge? not very, in the short term, it is _ a leadership challenge? not very, in the short term, it is extraordinary i the short term, it is extraordinary to be talking about it as you suggest. james cleverley said that unprompted. perhaps it is a concern that some conservative mps urging outideas that some conservative mps urging out ideas and making some moves. but the trouble is, to do that, a full—blown leadership challenge after —— so soon after one has been installed in number ten would not look great from the outside to put it mildly. also, there would need to be some sort of unity candidate to step in at short notice and take the party forward, and thatjust is not there at the moment. so, for the time being, a lot of conservative

mps, some are angry, some defeatist or disillusioned about their prospects at the next election, and hoping, the more pragmatic ones, that they can convince the prime minister to perhaps give some ground or change plans hero there to restore some credibility, they would hope and she hope restore some of her credibility. our business credibility. reporter peter ruddickjoins us now from salford. peter, what effect is all this having on the markets? unlike the situation in westminster, i think the markets are a lot calmer today and a lot calmer than they have been in recent days. i think we are in a bit of a waiting game for now. the ftse100 relatively stable. the band relatively stable. bond markets which is what prompted their bank of england to intervene recently is come, but calm and sensitive. they are in a waiting game to see what happens when the bank of england support for the market comes to an end. what will

happen on monday when the banks reopen after that support has done. more importantly, what is going to happen politically. i think the markets are going to be particularly sensitive to every political step and machination. if the chancellor is going to have to renege on some of those tax—cutting measures, or if the chancellor is going to have to possibly introduce spending cuts. all of those things could well move the markets, but for today, things are relatively calm.— sport from the bbc sport centre now. good afternoon. the champions league has been liverpool's solace so far this season. and it might have provided the result that helps them out of their domestic duldrums. the home side took the lead at ibrox but the crowd was soon silenced

by roberto firmino's double either side of the break. then mo salah made history with the fastest ever hat—trick in the competition. it does send rangers out of the champions league in what has been theirfirst win in champions league in what has been their first win in a decade. everyone feels the big loss we had today, and sometimes when the emotions are very high, it is better not to speak. process the game and pick it up tomorrow. exeter�*s director of rugby rob baxter suggests a io—team rugby premiership could be more sustainable after financial problems hit two major clubs in the last few weeks. the six—time league champions wasps yesterday were suspended after saying they're likely to go into administration. they've twice filed notice to get insolvency experts in to help with their debts, which run to tens of millions of pounds. both they and worcester will be relegated at the end of the season.

and many argue changes are needed to stop this happening to more clubs. this possibly has to be the line in the sand. we talked about the darkest day last week. there has to be a change in english rugby from this day forward. i can potentially see a leak that is talking about fewer clubs moving forward. fewer games play potentially. a more centralised leak would centralise funding and governance may well be the aim, i think, for those who are left standing. hopefully, brighter days to come. england captain sarah hunter will gain a record equalling 137th cap on saturday in their world cup meeting with france. but says she's more focused on winning the game. the red roses will be hoping for their second win in the competition in new zealand — they opened their campaign

with a big victory over fiji. they're on a winning run of 26 games and have beaten france in their last 10 encounters. that's all the sport for now. a new unit of the metropolitan police is investigating complaints of sexual or domestic abuse against it's own officers. according to figures released to the bbc, at least 625 allegations have been made against the met�*s staff. scotland yard is also trying to to speed up investigations into complaints against the police in an attempt to regain public trust. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has been given exclusive access to the teams attempting to track down abusive officers. good morning, everybody. happy monday. it's not a glamorous title, but the met�*s new complaints resolution unit has been set up to improve the force's reputation by resolving disputes with the public. just to say there was a big public order incident in dalston. it was very instantaneous. when our cameras were allowed in, this had just happened after routine checks of scooter riders.

i happened to be in the area and saw on social media there was a police operation. somebody was arrested at a moped event for immigration offences and he was wanted missing for immigration. the police had restrained someone on the ground and batons were already out by that point. what are you doing? where there was the video of them punching him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the press and on social media. there was nothing i saw that justified the use of force that i witnessed against members of the public. vicki lewis refers the case for an independent investigation. it's really easy to take a short clip of an event that may have taken a lot longer in reality and may have been 20 minutes and the clip is two minutes. you don't see all of the surrounding circumstances. i think you can't ever know what it's like to be in that situation. eventually the officer was found

to have no case to answer, but the met says it is taking a swifter, tougher approach to police wrongdoing because of horrific incidents like this. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman disappeared... sarah everard's murder. the big issue now is abusive behaviour within the police. we have gone through the counter allegations, as it were, and what he said, and what your response is. so the met set up another unit to investigate its own officers. this team has been specifically brought together to focus on the offences of domestic abuse and sexual offences, where the offender is alleged to be a police officer or a police member of staff. these are the physical assaults and the controlling behaviour, do you see what i mean? this is distressing work, but... i hear many officers say i want to come and work on your team, i want to do this. they are disgusted by these

officers' behaviours. they are horrified, in fact. someone that i worked with, text messagesjust began being quite familiar. this young officer met us in uniform to discuss her experience of blowing the whistle within the met. and then it sort of progressed to being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the new domestic and sexual offences team, recruited as experts in investigating abuse. it just felt like they asked the right questions that made you feel like what you were saying was valid. annette, how many allegations are being dealt with in the met right now? currently, we have around 400 allegations. 400 allegations. that seems like a lot. it does. it really does, and there's been an increase recently of reporting. the new met commissioner sir mark rowley has made rooting out abusive officers a top priority. scotland yard is braced for more bad headlines.

tom symonds, bbc news. that report was filmed by camerman raeph ballantyne, whose death was announced earlier this week. raeph was described by colleagues as one of the most talented, creative and considerate shoot—editors of his generation. today was the full stay of the opening of the president kitchen case against lucy who is accused of murdering over ten over a year—long period at the countess hospital in chester. today we have the prosecution wrapping up their opening statements. in court, the prosecution explained how following the series of deaths of unexplained

collapses, medicalstaff the series of deaths of unexplained collapses, medical staff started to suspect that they were the results, as the prosecution puts it, the murderous actions of lucy b. she was moved to a clerical role. a criminal investigation was then started. lucy b was arrested and her home was searched. cheshire police found post—it notes at their home when she protested her innocence. nick johnson, casey for the prosecution put on a large screen a green post—it note that was closely scribbled the handwriting on it that he says was written by lucy. ijust read you some of the phrases on that post—it note. i don't deserve to live. i am a horrible person. in capital letters, i am evil, live. i am a horrible person. in capital letters, iam evil, i live. i am a horrible person. in capital letters, i am evil, i did this. she was in court today and showed no reaction as it was shown to the jury.

showed no reaction as it was shown to thejury. she showed no reaction as it was shown to the jury. she also reports that some of the baby she was accused of attacking and some of the parents and her parents. we'll move on to some of the expert witnesses this afternoon. she denies ultra charges against her. the trial is expected to last for the next six months. thank you very much. statistics from the ministry ofjustice show the backlog of untried cases the sweet high. the strike by barristers has made the delays worse and the criminal bar association says the backlog is a result of huge underinvestment. coming up — we have a special programme here on the bbc news channel — war in ukraine — escalation. lucy hockings and frank gardner

consider the war in ukraine and where actions in the conflict could go to next. the pounding of ukrainian cities and towns by russian missiles has continued, and while not as devastating as a few days ago. the united nations general assembly has issued a resolution calling moscow's annexation of ukrainian territory "illegal". ukraine's western allies have this week committed more military aid. but russia has repeated its position that the west, by helping ukraine, is "a direct party the conflict" and has warned that the admission