weekend, staying unsettled, into the weekend, staying unsettled, low pressure close by, rain at times best sums up the weather but quite windy on saturday with gusts of around a0 odd miles per hour. that is how the weather is looking, goodbye for now. this is bbc news i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 5. the prime minister is facing growing calls from some of her own mps to reconsider her tax cuts. the chancellor defends her economic plans — and her position. i speak to the prime minister all the time and we're totally focused on delivering the growth plan. i mean, what we were facing was a tax high of 70 years and no growth. 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. i went back to them injanuary as i've heard nothing. i was and told well, we've not done any operations for six months now and it's can be

18 weeks. for six months now and it's can be 18 weeks. a jury has been told that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote �*i killed them on purpose because i'm not good enough�* on a post—it note. the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse claims against its own staff. britain's most prestigious architectural award — good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. liz truss is coming under more pressure from some of her own mps to rethink her tax—cutting plans following last month's mini—budget. it comes after the goverment last week abandoned its plan to abolish the a5p tax rate for top earners. but senior conservatives have continued to voice grave concerns at liz truss's tax cutting measures without explaining how

she will balance the books. this afternoon, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng said he's totally focused on delivering the growth plan, in response to speculation about a u—turn on the measures. let's listen to what he had to say. my total focus is on delivering on the mini budget. and making sure that we get growth back into our economy. that is the central prize and main focus of myjob. the reason why i am here in washington is because we have imf annuals and everyone is talking about the same problems. everybody is talking about energy, everybody is talking about inflation and everybody is talking about how we can get growth back into the global economy. you have a situation where you have come here to discuss important issues but back home at number ten there are discussions for letting the fiscal statement you made a few weeks ago. that must be humiliating? i speak to number ten

on the premise that all the time. we are totally focused on delivering the growth plan. what we were facing was a tax high of 70 years and no growth. what imf officials have said to me is that growth is a central focus of the international community. you are right to focus on growth and people are talking about some of the ideas we have been putting forward. if you had a u—turn on a major part of the economic budget, would you have to consider your position as chancellor? i am totally focused, focused on the growth agenda and making sure people are helped with their energy bills, that the energy price guarantee is understood, the scale of integration, intervention is understood and we can deliver this country a path to get us on a trajectory to growing the economy so that everyone benefits. what's fascinating to me is that this is a global challenge.

people from the imf and the world bank and the g7, all of these officials are tackling the same problems. can you acknowledge what the consensus in the market and the bank of england which is there are specific factors at work in the uk following your mini budget? what i am going to acknowledge is the fact that it is very dicey situation globally. that is what people are saying to me. there was some turbulence. but i am sitting here talking about the global challenges. everybody is focused on inflation, everybody is affected by potential interest rate rises, everybody is affected by the energy price spikes, which have been exacerbated by the illegal war in ukraine. so everybody across the global financial community is focusing on the same problems. and you will be chancellor and liz truss will be prime minister this time next month. absolutely, i am not going anywhere.

let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt. the correspondent helen catt. chancellor is in washing that the chancellor is in washington at that imf meeting. meanwhile in west minister at the atmosphere is pretty febrile. , , , , febrile. yes it is in pretty despondent _ febrile. yes it is in pretty despondent among - febrile. yes it is in pretty despondent among a - febrile. yes it is in pretty despondent among a lot| febrile. yes it is in pretty i despondent among a lot of conservative mps. there are discussions going on about what the chancellor, what liz truss should be doing over the coming days. and we've seen backbenchers now stomach to come forward publicly and put forward their own solutions, their phone call to how the many budget should change. perhaps looking at tweaking the energy support package, means testing, that will come with his own technical challenges with a pair of been rising calls for the plan not to raise corporation tax to be changed. 0ne mp i spoke to earlier who favours at option was saying, that's the sort of thing that could raise a substantial chunk

of money, it wouldn't affect smaller businesses and would send the right sort of signal to the financial markets about what the government is doing. that seems to be key to this, calling the political turmoil is finding a solution to calm the financial markets and the two are intertwined to a degree. a lot of discussion about what the dog but doing that government should be doing. we know discussions are under way between the government and conservative mps about what the party would accept. but you heard from the chancellor, at the moment he is saying that he plans to deliver on his mini budget. although it was notable that he sidestepped questions about whether or not bits of it could be changed. the line from number ten today have been clear, the prime minister official spoke to me earlier saying they will be no further u—turns on the mini budget. be no further u-turns on the mini buduet. a, be no further u-turns on the mini buduet. , ., the waiting list for routine nhs

operations and treatment in england has hit 7 million for the first time. this includes surgery for things like hip and knee replacements, and cataracts. it comes as the nhs continues to struggle to return services to pre—pandemic levels. nhs figures released this morning also show that nearly a00,000 people have waited over a year for these procedures. but, the nhs says that over the last year, 2.8 million people received a check for cancer after an urgent gp referral — that's an increase of almost a fifth compared to before the pandemic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. i haven't always been able to walk as far as i'd like to walk, specifically due to the hernia, especially early on when it was very painful. marcus mansukhani has been waiting for a hernia operation for close to four years. during that time he's received just one letter from the hospital. now it's more about how it looks, how it appears, it's obvious now when i'm standing up and walking. i can't get away from it.

i can't conceal it any more, so i tend to stay home. a record one in every eight people in england is currently waiting for nhs treatment, but the number of operations being carried out is 12% lower than it was before the pandemic, and outpatient clinics and minor procedures are down by a%, according to bbc analysis, and that is the reason the backlog is growing. surgeons say operating theatres are being left unused because of staff shortages, a lack of beds and complications relating to covid. very often, it's not clear until the morning of the operation as to whether it's possible. there are times when there aren't the necessary beds available, particularly if critical care is needed, an intensive care bed, for instance, and that is terrible for patients because they come into hospital expecting to have their operation and if there aren't the necessary resources there to support that then unfortunately, they have to cancel it on the day.

and it's notjust treatments where there are long waits. today's figures show only 71% of patients in english a&es were seen within four hours in september — the worst on record. senior nhs england officials say there is no doubt they are under huge pressure. we are making progress. in august we undertook more cancer checks than ever before, a quarter of a million, and since february when we started our recovery programme for long waiters for treatments, we have reduced the number over 18 months by a quarter. the nhs was once seen as the most efficient health service in the world, but experts say it can't work miracles. the nhs is trying to be as efficient as it can and maximise its resources, but i think you have to fundamentally look at the resources. compared to other countries we still have fewer doctors per head, fewer nurses per head, far fewer hospital beds per head, so even the most efficient system in the world can only get through so much work if it hasn't got the fundamental

resources it needs. the government says it's creating surgical hubs and diagnostic centres in communities to help tackle the backlog, but others have described the record of seven million people on the waiting list as a grim milestone and warned it will be worse when winter begins to bite. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the director of evidence and implementation at cancer research uk joins me now. good afternoon. looking at these record waiting lists, what is the picture for people who have a possible diagnosis of cancer? , , ., , . , people who have a possible diagnosis of cancer? , , . , . , ., of cancer? these statistics that have come _ of cancer? these statistics that have come out _ of cancer? these statistics that have come out today _ of cancer? these statistics that have come out today are - of cancer? these statistics that have come out today are really| have come out today are really disappointing and they are part of a long—term trend. so you are supposed to be treated within two months if

you been diagnosed with cancer. but now we're seeing only about 62% of patients being treated within two months. actually, 12% take more than three months, which should be a complete rarity. just three months, which should be a complete rarity.— three months, which should be a complete rarity. just to be clear on this, this is — complete rarity. just to be clear on this, this is after _ complete rarity. just to be clear on this, this is after in _ complete rarity. just to be clear on this, this is after in initial - this, this is after in initial referral from this, this is after in initial referralfrom agp to this, this is after in initial referral from agp to a specialist. because the nhs is saying that that initial referral actually has been speeded up in the last year. but you are concerned more about the treatment thereafter.- are concerned more about the treatment thereafter. what happens after referral. _ treatment thereafter. what happens after referral, most _ treatment thereafter. what happens after referral, most delays - treatment thereafter. what happens after referral, most delays we're - after referral, most delays we're seeing is the diagnosis. so what you've got is people waiting a long time for their diagnosis for cancer. actually, we all know that cancer is a progressive disease. and we're getting to the kind of numbers where you are worry about cancer progressing and getting more difficult to treat. the earlier cancer is diagnosed and the earlier it's treated is one of the biggest

factors for a successful treatment. in fact, this 60% figure covers a whole range of different cancers. for example, lung cancer, which is one of the biggest killers, the biggest killer among cancer. about only 51% of people are being treated within 60 days. in fact, lung cancer is the quickest progressing of all the major cancers. so these figures are really disappointing. for bowel cancer, down a2%. most of that is people waiting for a colonoscopy because those services don't have enough resources to get through the people to diagnose the patient�*s and timely way. and people to diagnose the patient's and timel wa . �* , ., �* ., timely way. and they don't have the resources in — timely way. and they don't have the resources in terms _ timely way. and they don't have the resources in terms of _ timely way. and they don't have the resources in terms of staff - timely way. and they don't have the resources in terms of staff or - timely way. and they don't have the resources in terms of staff or in - resources in terms of staff or in terms of hospital capacity? for the dia . nostic terms of hospital capacity? for the diagnostic phase _ terms of hospital capacity? for the diagnostic phase it _ terms of hospital capacity? for the diagnostic phase it is _ terms of hospital capacity? for the diagnostic phase it is really - terms of hospital capacity? for the diagnostic phase it is really about i diagnostic phase it is really about staff and equipment. you can buy equipment relatively quickly but you can't magic up staff. the nhs is

absolutely beyond saturation in terms of demand. there are loads of really hard—working clinicians really ha rd—working clinicians working really hard—working clinicians working in the nhs, desperately trying to get through these waiting list, working long hours, extra hours but actually, there aren't enough staff. although some of the investments are incredibly welcome like in community diagnostic centres there's only so much you can do without more staff.— there's only so much you can do without more staff. thank you very much. there have been fresh missile strikes overnight near the ukrainian capital kyiv and on the southern city of mykolaiv. it comes as ia nato countries including the uk pledged to send advanced anti—aircraft weapons to ukraine. well, earlier in the conflict, another city in the south — mariupol — was devastated by repeated russian bombardment and a core of ukrainian defenders spent weeks besieged in the azovstal steelworks.

after being told to surrender they were taken captive by russia, and then unexpectedly released in a prisoner exchange last month. 0ur kyiv correspondent hugo bachega has been to meet one of them. they've been destroying civilian blocks. we've seen this with our own eyes, and we were like. it's hard to understand why they are doing this. we were just doing ourjob and trying to make it as best as possible. we had nowhere to retreat because we were encircled. thousands of our comrades, little brothers, they are still captured. we should not ask the people who return from being captured, who return back about the details. because the details, well, this is obvious things. obvious things, that people who are captured, they are tortured by the russians. i have just been in solitude forfour months, in like relatively normal conditions.

i know this from the guys in olenivka — with each new week, their conditions became worse and worse and worse. you can just find some videos on the web about the conditions in russian prisons, just for the regular prisoners, and multiply this by two, and these will be the conditions in a russian prison camp for prisoners of war. they don't give a care about the rules of war. about the geneva committee statements. they don't give a care about the lives of the people. most people thought that you'd never be released. did you think that you could be released? when i was captured, it was a very big chance for us to stay in russia and never come back. it was extremely huge. so, you were prepared for that? yeah. we were prepared. was there any moment that you just sort of had lost hope that you would be released and returned to ukraine?

you should never lose your hope, but the hope should not obstruct your vision and perception of reality. how was it being with family for the first time? it was. well, after all this time, it is happy to see my beloved ones. it is happy to see my friends, it is happy to see the people who have been waiting for me, but it is a bittersweet moment because i know that hundreds of families are still waiting for their warriors. the russians are still torturing them, still keeping them in inhumane conditions, and that is why it is our top priority right now, to restore ourselves to return to the battlefield, and we have to return as a solid unit, because we have to take our boys back. the prime minister is facing growing

calls to reconsider her tax cuts. a record 7 million people are waiting to start routine hospital treatments in england as the nhs struggles to get back to full strength after the pandemic. a court has heard that a nurse charged with the murder of seven babies wrote "i am evil, i did this" on a piece of paper found by police in her house. 0ur our top story, liz truss coming under pressure from her own room mps to rethink her tax—cutting plans. i'm joined now by our business correspondent neil leggett. we heard the chancellor this afternoon saying he is committed to his plan but many think that something has to give. i think that something has to give. i think that's correct. the markets ultimately will decide on this one. the chancellor speaking today said he still plan to bring out his economic statement on the 31st of october. that's been brought sort 0ctober. that's been brought sort followed by the next few weeks but was such a way for it. he said he

was still determined to push ahead with his progrowth policies. the problem he's facing is that the at some point have to add up. with the government is doing is, it's paying for the energy guarantee, taking the heat out of energies energy bills because otherwise they would be extremely high this winter. but that's gonna cost a lot of money in the government doesn't even know yet how much that's going to cost. it's a two year open—ended thing. 0n how much that's going to cost. it's a two year open—ended thing. on top of that you've got £a3 billion now of that you've got £a3 billion now of tax cuts and reverse tax increases. which are unfunded. and liz truss yesterday appeared to rule out spending cuts to pay for them. so where's all this money going to come from? to market is going to assume it has to be borrowed therefore the government is can have to borrow an awful lot of money of the next few years. but once you within five years. do all the sums out of? that's the question. the markets will look at what the

government has been saying, we have had a period of extensive turbulence. the bank of england stepped in to try and ease things and prevent financial instability but the bank of england scheme is due to end tomorrow. so what can happen next week? that's what we don't know. that's what the attitude of international investors toward what the government has sought to say and whether it believes statements made by liz truss and kwasi kwarteng. we have to see what they'll make of it. so kwasi kwarteng. we have to see what they'll make of it. 50 iii kwasi kwarteng. we have to see what they'll make of it.— they'll make of it. so if there is to be a change, _ they'll make of it. so if there is to be a change, that _ they'll make of it. so if there is to be a change, that has - they'll make of it. so if there is i to be a change, that has to come quite soon. to be a change, that has to come quite soon-— quite soon. you would think so because otherwise _ quite soon. you would think so because otherwise we - quite soon. you would think so because otherwise we will - quite soon. you would think so | because otherwise we will have potentially weeks more instability before the chancellor stands up and sets out what he plans to do. his big economic statement. then we will have to see how investors digest that. and an increasing number of people are saying why wait, why not set out the sums now with the scrutiny for the office for budget responsibility so that everybody knows what the government is planning to do, how a place to raises money and then consider whether the sums out of rather than waiting until the end about tober

and then having to decide.- and then having to decide. thank ou. thank you. postal workers have begun a new strike over pay and conditions, with a further 19 more days of action planned in the run—up to christmas. royal mail says it needs to modernise its service because it is already loosing a million pounds a day. but the communication workers union says it will mean a poorer service for customers and threatens jobs. the bbc has been told that the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse allegations against its own officers. it's the focus of a specialist team established to restore public trust in the force following a number of scandals, including the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. 0ur our home affairs offices has been given exclusive access to see some of the work currently in progress. it's not a glamourous title but the

mets new complaints resolution unit has been set up to improve the forces reputation by resolving disputes with the public. this forces reputation by resolving disputes with the public. this is a ublic disputes with the public. this is a public ordinance _ disputes with the public. this is a public ordinance and _ disputes with the public. this is a public ordinance and very - public ordinance and very instantaneous... public ordinance and very instantaneous. . .- public ordinance and very instantaneous... ~ ., ., , instantaneous... when our cameras were allowed _ instantaneous... when our cameras were allowed and _ instantaneous... when our cameras were allowed and this _ instantaneous... when our cameras were allowed and this had - instantaneous... when our cameras were allowed and this had just - were allowed and this had just happened. after routine checks of scooter riders. i happened. after routine checks of scooter riders.— scooter riders. i literally happen to be in the _ scooter riders. i literally happen to be in the area _ scooter riders. i literally happen to be in the area and _ scooter riders. i literally happen to be in the area and saw - scooter riders. i literally happen to be in the area and saw on - scooter riders. i literally happen i to be in the area and saw on social media there was a police operation. some was was a up two arrested from immigration — some was was a up two arrested from immigration. the some was was a up two arrested from immigration-— immigration. the police had restrained _ immigration. the police had restrained somebody - immigration. the police had restrained somebody on - immigration. the police had restrained somebody on the immigration. the police had - restrained somebody on the ground, batons were out by that point. where there was the video of them punching him repeatedly. there was the video of them punching him repeatedly-— him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the present _ him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the present on _ him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the present on social- him repeatedly. there was a lot of it in the present on social media. | it in the present on social media. there _ it in the present on social media. there was— it in the present on social media. there was nothing i saw that justified the use of force that i witnessed against members of the

public. witnessed against members of the ublic. . ~ , , witnessed against members of the ublic. x' , , .. , public. vicki lewis refers the case for an independent _ public. vicki lewis refers the case for an independent investigation. | for an independent investigation. it's really easy to take a short clip of— it's really easy to take a short clip of an_ it's really easy to take a short clip of an event that may have taken a lot longer— clip of an event that may have taken a lot longer in reality, may have been _ a lot longer in reality, may have been 20 — a lot longer in reality, may have been 20 minutes, you don't see all of the _ been 20 minutes, you don't see all of the surrounding circumstances. i think— of the surrounding circumstances. i think you _ of the surrounding circumstances. i think you can ever know what it's like to— think you can ever know what it's like to be — think you can ever know what it's like to be in— think you can ever know what it's like to be in that situation. eventually the officer was found to have no case to answer but the mets said it's 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 women disappeared... sarah everard to murder. the big issue now is abusive behaviour within the police.— behaviour within the police. we've one the behaviour within the police. we've gone the counter _ behaviour within the police. we've gone the counter allegations - behaviour within the police. we've gone the counter allegations as i behaviour within the police. we've gone the counter allegations as it | gone the counter allegations as it were _ gone the counter allegations as it were and — gone the counter allegations as it were and what he said and what the responsesm — were and what he said and what the responses... 50 were and what he said and what the re5ponses- - -— responses... so the net set up another unit _ responses... so the net set up another unit to _ responses... so the net set up another unit to investigate - responses... so the net set up another unit to investigate its | responses... so the net set up - another unit to investigate its own officers. , ., , another unit to investigate its own officers. , . officers. this team is specifically been brought — officers. this team is specifically been brought together _ officers. this team is specifically been brought together to - officers. this team is specifically been brought together to focus i officers. this team is specifically i been brought together to focus on the offences of domestic abuse and

sexuai— the offences of domestic abuse and sexual offenses.— the offences of domestic abuse and sexual offenses. where the offender is alle . ed sexual offenses. where the offender is alleged to — sexual offenses. where the offender is alleged to be _ sexual offenses. where the offender is alleged to be a _ sexual offenses. where the offender is alleged to be a police _ sexual offenses. where the offender is alleged to be a police officer - sexual offenses. where the offender is alleged to be a police officer or. is alleged to be a police officer or a police member of staff.- is alleged to be a police officer or a police member of staff. these are the physical— a police member of staff. these are the physical assaults. _ a police member of staff. these are the physical assaults. this - a police member of staff. these are the physical assaults. this is - a police member of staff. these are the physical assaults. this is the - the physical assaults. this is the control- - - _ the physical assaults. this is the control... this _ the physical assaults. this is the control... this is _ the physical assaults. this is the control... this is distressing - the physical assaults. this is the i control... this is distressing work but... i control... this is distressing work but. . . ., control... this is distressing work but... ., ., , control... this is distressing work but... . ., , , ., control... this is distressing work but... . ., , , but... i hear many efforts to say i want to come _ but... i hear many efforts to say i want to come and _ but. .. i hear many efforts to say i want to come and work— but... i hear many efforts to say i want to come and work on - but... i hear many efforts to say i want to come and work on your . but... i hear many efforts to say i - want to come and work on your team, iwant _ want to come and work on your team, iwant to— want to come and work on your team, iwant to do— want to come and work on your team, i want to do this. they are disgusted by these officers be saviours _ disgusted by these officers be saviours. they are horrified in fact — saviours. they are horrified in fact, ., saviours. they are horrified in fact. ., ., saviours. they are horrified in fact, ., ., ., 4' fact. someone that i worked with in text messages _ fact. someone that i worked with in text messages just _ fact. someone that i worked with in text messagesjust began _ fact. someone that i worked with in text messagesjust began being - fact. someone that i worked with in i text messagesjust began being quite text messages just began being quite familiar. this text messages “ust began being quite familiar. , , ., q . text messages “ust began being quite familiar. , , ., .,' . , familiar. this young officer met us in uniform to _ familiar. this young officer met us in uniform to discuss _ familiar. this young officer met us in uniform to discuss her - familiar. this young officer met us i in uniform to discuss her experience of blowing the whistle within the mat. �* , ., ., of blowing the whistle within the mat. ., ,, ., mat. and then it sort of progress to bein: mat. and then it sort of progress to being more — mat. and then it sort of progress to being more sexual. _ mat. and then it sort of progress to being more sexual. she _ mat. and then it sort of progress to being more sexual. she reported i mat. and then it sort of progress to i being more sexual. she reported her concerns to — being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the _ being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the new _ being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the new domestic - being more sexual. she reported her concerns to the new domestic and i 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. hagar what you were saying was valid. how many allegations _ what you were saying was valid. how many allegations are being dealt with in the mat right now? currently

we have around _ with in the mat right now? currently we have around for— with in the mat right now? currently we have around for hundred - we have around for hundred allegations.— allegations. for hundred allegations, _ allegations. for hundred allegations, that - allegations. for hundred allegations, that seems| allegations. for hundred . allegations, that seems like allegations. for hundred - allegations, that seems like a lot. it does, it really does. there's been — it does, it really does. there's been an— it does, it really does. there's been an increase of reporting. the new met been an increase of reporting. iie: new met commissioner has been an increase of reporting. ii2 new met commissioner has made rooting out abusive officers a top priority. scotland yard is braced for more bad headlines. and if you want to know more about that i want to let you know that that film was done by the bbc�*s ralph ballantine whose death was announced earlier this week. he has been described as one of those colleagues that is talented, creative and considerate journalist of his generation and indeed he was. we can speak now... dr charlotte proudman, a barrister specialising in violence against women and girls and feminist campaigner. what are your opinions of this new

unit? i what are your opinions of this new unit? ~ ., ., ~ ., , ., unit? i think looking internally at sexual violence _ unit? i think looking internally at sexual violence in _ unit? i think looking internally at sexual violence in the _ unit? i think looking internally at sexual violence in the best - unit? i think looking internally at sexual violence in the best is - sexual violence in the best is potentially allegedly been perpetrated by police officers, it's important that we restore public confidence and trust, especially in women within the police force i'm concerned about the fact that it's not necessarily independent and you have police officers investigating themselves. i know that over the last three years there's been around 300 two reports against domestic violence against met officers. in fact it led to just nine dismissals. i like to look at the criteria of how these are going to be assessed and look at the assessment base at the met police are actually going to operate within. i'm also conscious of the fact that women police officers who said they fear coming forward and reporting domestic abuse, sexual harassment, other forms of violence against women and girls being perpetrated by other police officers aren't female officers was up it's also important

to look at the internal misogynistic culture that continues to be operated within the met police. not to send the met but also on the police force as well. so to send the met but also on the police force as well.— police force as well. so the officers who _ police force as well. so the officers who work - police force as well. so the officers who work in - police force as well. so the officers who work in this i police force as well. so the i officers who work in this unit volunteered to do so. and a significant proportion of them are women. i think that's incredibly positive. at the end _ women. i think that's incredibly positive. at the end of - women. i think that's incredibly positive. at the end of the i women. i think that's incredibly positive. at the end of the dayl women. i think that's incredibly i positive. at the end of the day you have police officers that are investigating themselves. and sometimes it can be very difficult when you are within the force it's off to look at it independently with a fresh, open mind and also concerns about the inherent culture that continues to pervade within the police force itself. in factjust recently there were two police officers that were convicted of sending grossly offensive messages within a chat. advocates important we recognise how prevalent this seems to be within the police force. i know for myself working with women

who have themselves experience violence that are reluctant to come forward and report to the police because they are worried about how they're going to be treated. i've also had experience of working with women who have reported to police and feel they haven't been taken seriously. it's not necessarilyjust in terms of police officers perpetrating abuse but also looking at the way in which they respond to investigations and reports by women. looking at the new met police commissioner, possible to enact positive we have a new police commissioner. i was also concerned that he was happy to have his daughters walk around london at night on the streets with because we know many women and girls don't feel safe. it's about recognising that and feeling confident to report to the police. when the office for national statistics in august 2021 reported that one in two women felt

unsafe walking alone after dark. i am one of those women myself. that is to be recognised for the police force in order for us to is to be recognised for the police force in orderfor us to have confidence that they are actually going to take action.— confidence that they are actually going to take action. okay. thank ou ve going to take action. okay. thank you very much- — a court has heard that a nurse charged with the murder of seven ca re care deeply of those you've been looking after. care deeply of those you've been looking after. lucy letby is also charged with attempting to murder 10 other babies at the countess of chester hospital in 2015 and 2016. she denies 22 charges in all. this morning thejury this morning the jury has this morning thejury has been this morning the jury has been shown a note on which the 32—year—old wrote "i am evil, i did this. " wrote "i am evil, i did this. our correspondent rowan bridge gave us this update. just talk us through the main bits of evidence are in court today. series of ducts and unexplained

collapses in a criminal invasion was begun and macro two was arrested police searched her home and at that home they found various papers and post—it notes —— lucy letby. perhaps the most dramatic of the day the prosecution put up on the screen a handwritten post—it note with scroll all over it and read some of the phrases that were on that post—it note. they include in our quote "i don't deserve to live, i killed them on purpose because i'm not good enough. i'm a horrible, evil person. ". in enough. i'm a horrible, evil person. in capital letters, "i am evil, i did this. "after that the defence started to present their case and he began by acknowledging the distressing nature of the charges that lucy letby face. he said that it was a prosecution case was a theory of guilt based firmly on coincident and that lucy letby had been a dedicated neonatal nurse. he also turned to the same note and put also turned to the same note and put a very different interpretation on

this and highlighted the word hope, panic and fear. he said one of the notes actually showed was an outpouring of anguish when lucy letby realised the seriousness of what she was being accused. he said the case will actually come down to the medical evidence that would be presented in the court. he said in several cases but it actually happened was sub optimal care provided by the countess of chester hospital two babies. he said while some of these deaths occurred white lucy letby was there, that was not her fault. lucy letby was there, that was not herfault. much has also been made in the prosecution outline about how some of these babies improve when they moved out of the chester hospital. the defence said that that was about the problems with care at the chester hospital not about the care provided by lucy letby. mr myers said the allegations, there is no evidence of lucy letby doing any of this. she became a target of blame and wrongly so. he ended his statement by saying that in the dark is a young woman who says this is

not her fault. is a young woman who says this is not herfault. —— in the is a young woman who says this is not her fault. —— in the dark. is a young woman who says this is not herfault. —— in the dark. lucy letby denies all the charges was that the cases expected to last six months and we're expected to hear from the first witnesses tomorrow. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather. a glorious day across large areas of the uk with lots of sunshine. this is how these guys looked across northern england and similar scenes across midlands, east scotland and across midlands, east scotland and across wales. 0vernight tonight we're going to see more cloud form across england and wales, a few patches of light rain here in the air. meanwhile this waterfront will slowly sink into a car scotland and northern ireland, the rain eventually reaching parts of northern england. for the most part another relatively mild night with temperatures around nine to 12 c. we've got rain at times, probably best sums up the weather. this cold front will continue to press southwards bringing rain across northern wells later in the day.

quite clearly with further patches of rain across england, scotland and ireland have and the brightest weather. here sunny spells and shouts with another mild day for england and wales, temperatures peaking but closer to average for scotland and northern ireland. bye—bye. the prime minister is facing growing calls from some of her own mps to reconsider her tax cuts. the chancellor defends her economic plans — and her position. i speak to the prime minister all the time and we are totally focused on delivering the growth plan and what facing was a tax high of 70 years no growth. 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 we went back injanuary and i heard

nothing. i was than told that we not got populations for six months now because the river, and will be 80 weeks. a jury has been told that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote �*i killed them on purpose because i'm not good enough' on a post—it note. she denies all the charges. the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse claims against its own staff sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, good afternoon. manchester united and arsenal can take a step towards the knockout stage of the europa league tonight with matches against teams they beat only seven days ago. united are second in their group ahead of their game against 0monia nicosia from cyprus, while arsenal are in norway for a match against bodo/glimt kicking off at quarter to six. they're top of their group having

only played twice so far and they're also top of the premier league, with martin 0dergaard one of those players who've helped them do it. i feel like ifeel like i'm i feel like i'm developing ifeel like i'm developing a different size of my game now as well. we have the different size of my game now as well. we have the ball different size of my game now as well. we have the ball and different size of my game now as well. we have the ball and how different size of my game now as well. we have the ball and how to improve and affect the game in different ways and so, yes, i feel like i'm doing well and when the team is doing well, it is easy for me as well and i'm really happy to be a part of this team and this project and yes, i'm happy where we are at the moment. but we want more, of course. chelsea manager emma hayes will miss her team's matches for the foreseeable future after announcing she's had an emergency hysterectomy. the surgery follows an ongoing battle with endometriosis and hayes says she's now in recovery needing time to return to full health. the women's super league season started last month and assistant coach denise reddy will make the �*on—field' decisions for chelsea's upcoming matches.

uefa has begun an investigation into the republic of ireland women's team after they appeared to sing a pro—ira chant after they qualified for the world cup by beating scotland. footage from the hampden park dressing room was circulated on social media after the game on tuesday night which prompted an apology from the team's manager and the football association of ireland. but uefa have opened the investigation to consider potential inappropriate behaviour by the players. superleague has moved a step closer to scrapping relegation for its biggest clubs. the plans were put forward last month as a way of securing the game's long—term future. the recommendations have this afternoon been put to the rugby football league's members and given

former wasps chief executive david armstrong says if the club is forced to enter administration it will be harder to find buyers. he has been involved in efforts to save the club. the six time league champions were suspended after saying they're likely to go into administration, which would mean both they and worcester, who have suffered a similar fate, will be relegated at the end of the season. armstrong says the rugby football union and the premiership need to do more to support struggling clubs. ido i do think they need to realise they have a role to play here and helping put clothes and restructure rather than just governing, they need to help and support that requires a little bit of a mindset change we have not yet seen. and their regulators and governing bodies rather than the supporters of the clubs. and the ball with which diego maradona scored his hand of god goal is going up for auction next month and it's expected to be

sold for up to three million pounds. the argentina legend punched the ball into the net during the world cup quarter final win over england in mexico 86 and after the game, it was kept by the tunisian referee — who failed to spot it. ali bin nasser has now decided it's the right time to share the item with the world, just a few months after the shirt maradona was wearing was auctioned off for more than seven million pounds. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the news that the prime minister, liz truss is coming under more pressure from some of her own mps to rethink her tax—cutting plans, following last month's mini budget. it comes after the goverment last week abandoned its plan to abolish the a5p tax rate for top earners. but senior conservatives have continued to voice grave concerns at liz truss's tax cutting measures without explaining how she will balance the books.

well, we'rejoined now by professor sirjohn curtice, who's professor of politics at the university of strathclyde in glasgow. can liz truss survive? what are the other details though? the other details, i think are twofold. 0ne the other details, i think are twofold. one is the government has lost much of its reputation for economic competence and voters seem to have taken their view from the financial markets and the financial markets do not necessarily believe that the government sums add up presently, at least. seems to persuaded voters that they do not necessarily trust the conservative economy. of now nearly three weeks in which he announced his unfunded

tax cuts, conservative and labour were roughly neck and neck when people were asked which party do you think will best run the economy. now, the polls are a0% the conservatives at 20%. and party sources reputation for running the economy and the second crucial thing that has changed is the party is now led by the conservatives, it is led by someone even less popular than borisjohnson. in much the same way asjohn major�*s reputation was badly damaged by the black wednesday commensal estimate conservative ministration got into trouble with the financial markets and that is the financial markets and that is the question of the pound and john majors ratings go from being roughly made people happy with what he was

doing as people or a nappy to a situation where 50% people that he was doing badly while as liz truss is finding herself of numbers where 50% of people say they disagree with what she is doing and borisjohnson even at his worst position at the height of the party gate row in the middle ofjanuary height of the party gate row in the middle of january this height of the party gate row in the middle ofjanuary this year, he never had numbers as negative as that. so, the truth is, the events of the last few weeks have given the new prime minister of the worst possible start as far as parties are concerned and in those headline numbers, she has two basic problems. one is, frankly the public to start like her very much and people ask if she's unlikable and they tend to say she's unlikable and they tend to say she is not a likeable person and that in the perception that she is

incompetent. and they're just not sure that she is up to the job. the sure that she is up to the “0b. the truth is, what i sure that she is up to the “0b. the truth is, what is i sure that she is up to the job. the truth is, what is happiness done a lot of damage to the new prime minister. there are all sorts of conversations going on in westminster that we are talking about liz truss position and there's no evidence that anything is going to happen but there are conversations that are happening as to whether or not she should go. will the polls to better under a different leader?— will the polls to better under a different leader? would happen if rishi sunak _ different leader? would happen if rishi sunak were _ different leader? would happen if rishi sunak were not _ different leader? would happen if rishi sunak were not to _ different leader? would happen if rishi sunak were not to become i rishi sunak were not to become leader of the conservative party in the answer is no, but it would be surprised if someone started asking the question soon if the speculation continues. and one is, clearly that liz truss is very unpopular and she's even less popular than her party and to that extent, perhaps

that might improve matters, particularly if a new prime minister were to come up with the financial package that studied the markets and on the other hand, the fact that in this hypothetical scenario, the conservative party would end up changing its leadership twice in one year, that might lead to the conclusion that the conservative party may not as an institution be able to provide the country with stable and effective government that is an impression that perhaps the party might than to struggle to get rid of between whenever the general election takes place. the truth is, it is very difficultjudgment for tory and peace to make even if they do think that perhaps liz truss is dragging them down in a way that is threatening their own political careers. ., ~' threatening their own political careers. . ~ , ., threatening their own political careers. . ~ . ,, threatening their own political careers. . . ,, careers. thank you so much. sirjohn curtis.

the us congressional committee who are investigating the jan. 6, 2021, attack on the us capitol by donald trump's supporters hold a hearing today. this could be the last public session before it issues a report on its findings, the panel of seven democrats and two republicans has promised fresh damning evidence on the insurrection. a a select committee aide has said that they are ' going to bring a particular focus on the former president's state of mind and his involvement in these events as they unfolded'. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghuejoins us live from capitol hill. any idea with this particular focus is going to be? it’s any idea with this particular focus is going to be?— is going to be? it's intriguing. donald trump _ is going to be? it's intriguing. donald trump is _ is going to be? it's intriguing. donald trump is what - is going to be? it's intriguing. donald trump is what state i is going to be? it's intriguing. j donald trump is what state of is going to be? it's intriguing. i donald trump is what state of mind in the days leading up to this is something that's going to be of interest to this committee and we'll see what that amounts to it and we do know that they've gotten a hold of thousands of pages of more evidence and secret service since the last hearing and they have been

going over that and that is particularly important because you will remember that one of the previous hearings, we heard an account and this was second hand of the secret service effectively had to prevent the president from driving to the capital and there was this tarsal between the presidential limo where he was accused of grabbing the steering wheel and the be looking for some enlightenment on that and also promising really, what they called the centrality of donald trump and the whole plot is cooked up trump and the whole plot is cooked uu by trump and the whole plot is cooked up by the oath keepers and the proud boys come this far right groups because that is really what this committee is here to do this try to say that donald trump and his inner circle orchestrated but i've been here on the capitol onjanuary six and the question will arise after that and what will people like the justice department do about it. thank you very much. 0ur correspondent there.

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 per cent 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. and we can now speak to the wwf, which released that report, their executive director of science and conservation, dr mike barrett, joins us now. you will make the loss of wildlife and it's nowhere more so than in latin america where 9a% drop in average wildlife population since

1970. within latin america, there is a key habitat in the functioning forest cannot hope to tackle dangerous global climate change and really troubling, we know the deforestation is actually accelerating.— deforestation is actually acceleratini. , . accelerating. and unprecedented levels in the _ accelerating. and unprecedented levels in the amazon _ accelerating. and unprecedented levels in the amazon and - accelerating. and unprecedented levels in the amazon and what i l accelerating. and unprecedented i levels in the amazon and what i saw first—hand for hours, the amazon see nothing but a little gold—mining operations. and then travelling overland is well up towards the brazilian border and travelling again for hours and seeing nothing but destroyed forest another set of the road and smoldering tree stumps, smoke in the air and it got dark, flames and the trees and the globes in the canopy. it was pretty desperate stuff, i'm afraid. you seem quite _ desperate stuff, i'm afraid. you seem quite shaken _ desperate stuff, i'm afraid. you seem quite shaken by it. we've known

about the four station in the amazon for quite a while, it wasn't worse than you expected, was a much worse? the area that i was in, from the maps, you would think it was still relatively intact but it shows that actually, more parts of the amazon are under attack than we thought. the reason i think we should be particularly concerned is because these rates of deforestation are exhilarating and we know that actually there is a tipping point for this and if you lose somewhere between 20 and 25% of the force, the forest essentially degenerates becomes a dry environment and we've already lost 17% were accelerating towards that tipping point and can happen in a matter of years and if that happens, we cannot meet the adjustments of the paris agreement. what can we do about it? the

complicity _ what can we do about it? the complicity of _ what can we do about it? the complicity of us _ what can we do about it? the complicity of us in _ what can we do about it? "ii2 complicity of us in the what can we do about it? ii2 complicity of us in the uk and the disruption much of what is being produced on deforested land is for the export market, including to us in the uk and through to soy and we urgently need is for them to act and legislate to ban the importation of these goods in the uk until we do that, i'm afraid we are still complicit in this problem. should ioods be complicit in this problem. should goods be labelled _ complicit in this problem. should goods be labelled more - complicit in this problem. should goods be labelled more clearly i complicit in this problem. should| goods be labelled more clearly so consumers can make that choice. abs, consumers can make that choice. good question. i think it'sjust unfair on consumers who want to do the right thing to have to go into a shop and search around and try to find the right things to buy. but i think is truly outrageous is the fact that there are any of the forest and groups on supermarket shelves we shall be able to go into a shop knowing that everything we

buy is actually good for the planet, good for nature and not bad for it in that or any legislation to get all the defrosting products off the shelves —— deforested. the royal institute of british architects has announced the six buildings contending for the coveted 2022 riba stirling prize, which is awarded to the uk's best new building. now in its 26th year, the prize is widley seen as the highest accolade in architecture. let's get more on this from our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. six buildings in the short list, i'm joined by the guardian and we will go through them and discuss why they are in the short list and will be think may be the winner when an ounce later on this evening. let's start in east london for it is a school and also a block of flats. how's it gotten on the short list? you have paying for this, the base

of it, _ you have paying for this, the base of it. that's — you have paying for this, the base of it, that's an amazing model of how schools can be designed around this monastic cloister. it�*s a how schools can be designed around this monastic cloister.— this monastic cloister. it's a very bus bit this monastic cloister. it's a very busy bit of _ this monastic cloister. it's a very busy bit of east _ this monastic cloister. it's a very busy bit of east london - this monastic cloister. it's a very busy bit of east london he i this monastic cloister. it's a very busy bit of east london he can i busy bit of east london he can barely hear the traffic. mi busy bit of east london he can barely hear the traffic.- busy bit of east london he can barely hear the traffic. all of the classrooms _ barely hear the traffic. all of the classrooms looked _ barely hear the traffic. all of the classrooms looked on _ barely hear the traffic. all of the classrooms looked on this i barely hear the traffic. all of the classrooms looked on this and i barely hear the traffic. all of the classrooms looked on this and itj barely hear the traffic. all of the i classrooms looked on this and it be that much bigger and beautiful as well. , , ., ., , that much bigger and beautiful as well. , ., , ., ~' , , well. this is a modest low key, they described it — well. this is a modest low key, they described it as. _ well. this is a modest low key, they described it as. one _ well. this is a modest low key, they described it as. one of— well. this is a modest low key, they described it as. one of the - well. this is a modest low key, they described it as. one of the most i described it as. one of the most interesting _ described it as. one of the most interesting thing _ described it as. one of the most interesting thing is _ described it as. one of the most interesting thing is almost i described it as. one of the most interesting thing is almost an i interesting thing is almost an entire city of function squeezes into this — entire city of function squeezes into this building ef mechanics, hair salons _ into this building ef mechanics, hair salons all around the series in courtyards, — hair salons all around the series in courtyards, beautifully lit by the skylines — skylines. it's inviting building and not a terrifying one for students. | not a terrifying one for students. it's trying to be his demons to make as possible — it's trying to be his demons to make as possible since copula we have a community— as possible since copula we have a community centre in london, with

nfixes— community centre in london, with mixes exciting? sustainability? it's made _ mixes exciting? sustainability? it's made from — mixes exciting? sustainability? it's made from recycled toilet bowls that would _ made from recycled toilet bowls that would otherwise go to landfill. and the 've would otherwise go to landfill. and they've been _ would otherwise go to landfill. jific they've been laid on would otherwise go to landfill. el“ic they've been laid on their societies fewer bricks than usual and the structures cross laminated and very environmentally friendly and the beautiful extension of the local park, very modest project. this beautiful extension of the local park, very modest project. park, very modest pro'ect. as this economy and h park, very modest pro'ect. as this economy and design i park, very modest project. as this economy and design for— park, very modest project. as this economy and design for recycling | economy and design for recycling further— economy and design for recycling further down the line.— further down the line. elephant castles, housing _ further down the line. elephant castles, housing blocks- further down the line. elephant castles, housing blocks and i further down the line. elephant i castles, housing blocks and replaced for council flats and on the side of the old state, and about a thousand counts. ii the old state, and about a thousand counts. , ., .., the old state, and about a thousand counts. i. , ., counts. if you can separate architecture _ counts. if you can separate architecture from - counts. if you can separate architecture from politics i counts. if you can separate | architecture from politics in counts. if you can separate i architecture from politics in this case _ architecture from politics in this case |— architecture from politics in this case. ., architecture from politics in this case. . ., ., , ., , case. i mean, there are many flats in london- — case. i mean, there are many flats in london. the _ case. i mean, there are many flats

in london. the architects - case. i mean, there are many flats in london. the architects have i in london. the architects have made each left in — in london. the architects have made each left in the _ in london. the architects have made each left in the difference _ in london. the architects have made each left in the difference you - in london. the architects have made each left in the difference you can i each left in the difference you can see we _ each left in the difference you can see we live — each left in the difference you can see we live and a series of streets that have — see we live and a series of streets that have been move like this. miniature _ that have been move like this. miniature liverpool streets, business we feel very old because of the 1980s building and it's obviously redundant, almost torn down and do it again with more offices. �* ., ., ., , offices. and getting on one of these ro'ects, offices. and getting on one of these projects. they _ offices. and getting on one of these projects. they keep _ offices. and getting on one of these projects, they keep some _ offices. and getting on one of these projects, they keep some of - offices. and getting on one of these projects, they keep some of the i projects, they keep some of the structure — projects, they keep some of the structure and completely transformed it and _ structure and completely transformed it and brought it up to today's environmental standards and so, a model— environmental standards and so, a model of— environmental standards and so, a model of refurbishment. is a better than 80s office? _ model of refurbishment. is a better than 80s office? i _ model of refurbishment. is a better than 80s office? i think— model of refurbishment. is a better than 80s office? i think it _ model of refurbishment. is a better than 80s office? i think it does i than 80s office? i think it does work better. — than 80s office? i think it does work better, yes. _ than 80s office? i think it does work better, yes. an _ than 80s office? i think it does| work better, yes. an altogether different, the _ work better, yes. an altogether different, the library _ work better, yes. an altogether different, the library in - work better, yes. an altogether i different, the library in cambridge, this has brick chimneys and rooms, it's a bit old—school, isn't it? it's kind of bring this up to date and it— it's kind of bring this up to date and it it's — it's kind of bring this up to date and it it's in— it's kind of bring this up to date and it it's in really well with the

nrediaevai_ and it it's in really well with the mediaeval campus of the modelling college _ mediaeval campus of the modelling college which rather than call flyers — college which rather than call flyers and it'sjust college which rather than call flyers and it's just a beautiful cleat — flyers and it's just a beautiful cleat of— flyers and it's just a beautiful cleat of books as a going into a forest — cleat of books as a going into a forest surrounded by book shelves on these _ forest surrounded by book shelves on these terraces. it�*s forest surrounded by book shelves on these terraces.— these terraces. it's all skylit durin: these terraces. it's all skylit during the _ these terraces. it's all skylit during the days _ these terraces. it's all skylit during the days it's - these terraces. it's all skylit during the days it's good i these terraces. it's all skylit i during the days it's good place to read a book, isn't it? find during the days it's good place to read a book, isn't it?— read a book, isn't it? and it's designed _ read a book, isn't it? and it's designed with _ read a book, isn't it? and it's designed with positive - read a book, isn't it? and it's l designed with positive interiors read a book, isn't it? and it's - designed with positive interiors in mind and — designed with positive interiors in mind and you can go on long tables and if— mind and you can go on long tables and ifyowre— mind and you can go on long tables and if you're in a backwards hole little _ and if you're in a backwards hole little window and onto the river, so, you — little window and onto the river, so, you trade if places.- so, you trade if places. macula school in _ so, you trade if places. macula school in east _ so, you trade if places. macula school in east london - so, you trade if places. macula school in east london and - so, you trade if places. macula school in east london and you| so, you trade if places. macula - school in east london and you have this very verified world of cambridge, is there winner that stands out here for you? just exquisite _ stands out here for you? just exquisite building with all the craftsmanship that is gone and in the structure and all the details of been _ the structure and all the details of been the — the structure and all the details of been the spoke design. yeah. will wait to find _ been the spoke design. yeah. ll wait to find out in the announcement will be around ten to nine tonight

and tune in to find out who will be the winner of this she is prize for architecture. —— stirling prize now, a teenage girl is on a mission to transform the way in which spectacle wearers are depicted on emojis — saying that glasses are presently always portrayed as geeky. tim muffet has the story. 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 13—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 with louise lear. good afternoon everybody. i hope you're having a great day. it has

been the day of contrast and sunshine for some and not for all, this is in scotland a little earlier on where we had seen some rain and sun for quite heavy and quite windy with that as well. gusts of wind in excess of 50 miles an hour along some of those west facing coasts. so, this wet weather restricting its way south and east will be placed by another band of clouds and rain as we go through the night and this one here the south, we could see a little bit of a frontal system pushing through and its subject or question but certainly bring more in the way of cloud. this is the story of the next few hours and in scotland and northern ireland, cloudy with outbreaks of light ran across channel coats and certainly that cloud and drizzle around in temperatures into double figures relatively mild start to friday, but it's a bit of a messy picture. in england and wales, there will be overcast with outbreaks of light drizzle from time to time and the

best of the sunshine through northern england and wales and the weather friend northern england and wales and the weatherfriend moving out in northern england and wales and the weather friend moving out in the scottish borders and then allowing for some bread or whether to develop around but the scattering of showers. i messy picture and the feel of the weather and we are looking around ten to iii degrees in the north and may be heights of 18 celsius and a bit further south. that is say goodbye, wet and windy weather will come and itjust keeps on coming and turning increasingly windy from the west with some rain starting to develop and that is because low—pressure is going to dominate the weather story from many into the weekend, and what weather pushing its way into scotland and plenty of showers piling in our strong south—westerly feed and eastern areas would dodge most of the showers through the day on saturday and so, it can be very hit and miss and it could be to court with heights of 17 celsius once again. blood pressure never too far away in the second half of the weekend is going to anchor itself in this weatherford will move through

and bring more wet weather particularly the further north and west you go and so it will be likely that see objects of rain on sunday and chiefly out to the west, the further east you go, it can be dry, whether timidly settled in sunny and i can offer you a glimmer of better news on monday and tuesday in high—pressure and i can offer you a glimmer of better news on monday and tuesday and i pressure builds and it looks likely to quiet things down.

welcome to this bbc news' special coverage of the congressional hearings into the jauary the sixth attack on the us capitol. i'm david willis in washington. and in just a few minutes time the committee will start its ninth — and final — scheduled public presentation. these are live pictures from inside the committee room. and i should bring you a quick note on the content of today's proceedings — the committee's presentation may contain scenes of

violence and profanity. members have decided that it's "in the public interest"