this is bbc news. the headlines... politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive and avoid an election being called. the uk government is accused of failing to protect transport networks. shell have reported huge profits. it made £8 billion in three months. a dry ballot begins. —— strike.

schools are likely to be breaking laws preventing racial discrimination. and the annual poppy appeal is launched by the british legion. to restore the power sharing executive or face new elections. the assembly hasn't been sitting because of the refusal of the democratic unionist party to elect a speaker or a deputy first minister, because of their dislike of the northern ireland protocol — the trading arrangement, negotiated during brexit, which has been a source of tension since it came into effect last year.

if a speaker isn't elected by tonight's deadline, then the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris says a fresh assembly election will be called. charlotte gallagher reports from belfast. belfast, a busy city centre. shoppers, workers, tourists. four miles away, a parliament shut the business for months. today, politicians are back, one last ditch attempt to get stormont back up and running. sinn fein�*s vice president taking aim at the democratic unionist party and its leader, said jeffrey donaldson. he stood for election yet failed to show up. it is a fail of leadership by him and his party. power—sharing has to be about consensus and consent, not

contempt, which is what we on these benches have been subjected to on every occasion that they recall of this assembly has taken place over the past six months. how did we get to this stalemate? politics here is based on 1998's the good friday agreement. it brought an end to the troubles. this is their choice that humanity has to make in every age, between the daring that crosses new frontiers and allows us to make progress or the timidity that shuts itself away in seclusion where we stagnate. now the democratic unionist party and its leader, said jeffrey donaldson, have walked out, are refusing to return until the northern ireland protocol and the brexit changing arrangements are gone or significantly altered. it is almost certain an election will be because, as the deadline to get power—sharing bag is one minute past midnight tomorrow. what do voters think?

people need to start working in stormont. people need to get in there and do theirjob and make decisions, ratherthan... people had made it clear what they want. i do not think it is a bad thing, a general election. nobody seems to be doing anything, it is a waste of time. what is it going to do? then people are going to be in no matter_ then people are going to be in no matter what _ our votes are not even counting. it is the way it is. if it means change, i am open to it. in last december, the election was historic. sinn fein, the largest party for the first time ever. another election will cost around £6.5 million and may solve nothing. in a cost of living crisis, is this what people in northern ireland want?

before a meeting of the northern ireland assembly took place this afternoon, dup leaderjeffrey donaldson insisted his party would not be supporting the nomination of ministers to the executive. we do not believe that progress, sufficient progress to addressing theissues sufficient progress to addressing the issues of concern to the people that we represent. we were given a clear mandate that we would not nominate ministers decisive to remove the barriers to trade within our own country and to restore our place within the united that remains our position and so today we will

not be let's speak to dr clare rice who's a research associate what is the likelihood of the speaker being appointed and the assembly functioning? it is fairly definite that the speaker won't be appointed, and that means the assembly won't be able to start off again, which in turn means we won't be able to appoint ministers to an executive, so effectively, things will be at a stalemate. i understand that the elected representatives are undertaken at well at the minute and it will be a waiting game until one minute past midnight tonight and then we will have to wait to see what the secretary of state for northern ireland's next steps will be in that regard. we northern ireland's next steps will be in that regard.— be in that regard. we are seeing ictures be in that regard. we are seeing pictures from — be in that regard. we are seeing pictures from the _ be in that regard. we are seeing pictures from the assembly - be in that regard. we are seeing pictures from the assembly now| be in that regard. we are seeing - pictures from the assembly now and we believe that voters currently in progress. there is talk that if they cannot resume the executive cannot resume functioning by midnight tonight, the northern ireland secretary at westminster, chris

heaton harris, has said there will be fresh elections. what if there is elections return a similar composition to the assembly? what ha--ens composition to the assembly? what happens then? _ composition to the assembly? what happens then? yes, _ composition to the assembly? what happens then? yes, this _ composition to the assembly? “twat happens then? yes, this is why composition to the assembly? wiat happens then? yes, this is why why it is very difficult to get your head around why there is any benefit in holding another election. election. the likelihood of the results we saw intimate changing is quite minimal. you might see some movement between the parties to the centre ground but ultimately the dynamics will not be massively altered as a result of the selection. so, it is why we would be going in having another election. token, there is a little bit of space there that it doesn't necessary have state since the 15th of the —— we of december for the, it could happen in early 2023, there is also the option that legislation could be introduced before an

election will be held, so there —— but as you rightly say, asserting passes, and election will be called. so we have to see what the and when we look at the reasons why the assembly was suspended and the dup�*s refusal to participate in the forming of an executive, given that there is a new prime minister imposed at westminster, there is a new administration in place for the uk, is there any prospect of extending, actually, bear with me, we are going across to stormont, we will come back to you in a moment. the clock will read the results. 6? the clock will read the results. members voted, of which voted the clock will read the resultsfl members voted, of which voted five

voted _ members voted, of which voted five voted by, 27%, 100% 30. 25 unionist voted by, 27%, 100% 30.25 unionist voted, _ voted by, 27%, 100% 30.25 unionist voted, one _ voted by, 27%, 100% 30.25 unionist voted, one vetted i, 44%, 70 others voted, _ voted, one vetted i, 44%, 70 others voted, 17 _ voted, one vetted i, 44%, 70 others voted, 17 voted eye, 100%, the mission — voted, 17 voted eye, 100%, the mission is _ voted, 17 voted eye, 100%, the mission is negative. the motion. unfasten the _ mission is negative. the motion. unfasten the doors, _ mission is negative. the motion. unfasten the doors, please. - mission is negative. the motion. unfasten the doors, please. . . mission is negative. the motion. | unfasten the doors, please. . the question has not been agreed and therefore the question will now be put in relation to the second candidate. i have been advised by party whips in accordance with standing order 27 one ab, that there is an agreement that we can set bents with that three minutes and move state —— straight to the division. the question is, mr mike nesbitt be speaker of the assembly, all of those in favour say aye. contrary, no. members, as the whips

have agreed to dispense with a three minutes, i now call for tellers. do we now have tellers? {lila minutes, i now call for tellers. do we now have tellers?— minutes, i now call for tellers. do we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome — we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome of _ we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome of one _ we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome of one of— we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome of one of the _ we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome of one of the votes - we now have tellers? ok, so, we have the outcome of one of the votes at - the outcome of one of the votes at the outcome of one of the votes at the stormont assembly. this is all about trying to restore power sharing to resume the executive and resume the assembly, which has been suspended, because of the dup, the democratic unionist party's anger about the brexit northern ireland protocol. it deals with trade commode means goods going from the mainland uk to northern ireland, have to be checked before they can enter. they say that means northern ireland is being treated differently to the rest of the united kingdom. dr claire rice, a specialist in northern ireland politics at the university of liverpool is still with us. i'm not sure if you heard across the outcome of that vote there but they have gone to a second

vote. where does this leave us at the moment? is there still prospect now, as things stand, of power sharing resuming at stormont? in a word, no. sharing resuming at stormont? in a word. no- so. _ sharing resuming at stormont? in a word, no. so, the _ sharing resuming at stormont? i�*i —. word, no. so, the second vote is for a second candidate that was nominated to the post. it is probably going to have the same numbers that we suffer the result that was just announced there. in the dup, just before going into the assembly chamber earlier today were very unequivocally clear in saying that they would not be nominating, so essentially, it is more or less a done deal at this stage. the assembly won't be back up and running and we are just waiting now for the deadline to pass. let’s for the deadline to pass. let's listen in the _ for the deadline to pass. let's listen in the semi _ for the deadline to pass. let's listen in the semi once - for the deadline to pass. let's listen in the semi once again. | for the deadline to pass. let's - listen in the semi once again. steve bacon and robbie _ listen in the semi once again. steve bacon and robbie butler... - listen in the semi once again. steve bacon and robbie butler... clear. listen in the semi once again. steve bacon and robbie butler... clear the lobbies, _ bacon and robbie butler... clear the lobbies, the — bacon and robbie butler... clear the lobbies, the assembly will divide. aye lobbies, the assembly will divide. ave to _ lobbies, the assembly will divide. aye to my— lobbies, the assembly will divide. aye to my right, and no to my left.

that was _ aye to my right, and no to my left. that was the — aye to my right, and no to my left. that was the announcement of the tellers who will count the votes. the division is now happening where they will vote as dr claire rice was saying. the question we were just discussing a moment ago, before we are cross to the assembly, claire, was this idea whether there is any scope, given that there is a new prime minister and his new administration at westminster, for further talks, administration at westminster, for furthertalks, perhaps, on whether they can be changes to the northern ireland protocol that would allow the dup to feel they could re—enter a power—sharing executive. is that possible in any way? this conversation _ possible in any way? this conversation is _ possible in any way? this conversation is already i possible in any way? ti 3 conversation is already happening between the uk and the eu so that is something that is very much contained at that level of things certainly the new panellist is more minded to find a negotiation solution to the issues with a northern ireland protocol so there are certainly an enhanced mood music

there, if i can call it that way in terms of those conversations. but ultimately, we have had this in the comments to the chambers in the assembly earlier today. there was a lot of drill, a lot of negative language directed from the from the dup who have won much—macro there is a very tense relationship between the dup and the conservative party that really needs to be thrashed out if there is going to be any progress, and in addition, it is worth mentioning as well that was to haveis worth mentioning as well that was to have is legislation that is progressing through westminster that aims to affect legally try and override the application of some parts of the northern ireland protocol, it is a very skim the surface explanation thereby is another aspect as well that the dup is keeping a close eye on because the party as they're reminded that they want to see action with regards to the northern ireland protocol. they are very hesitant to rely on

weds promises coming from the conservative party due in no small part to the breakdown of the relationship. in one regard, it is slightly better set of arrangements that we have now with the new promise are coming, in terms what is happening at the uk level, but at terms of what is happening internally in the united kingdom, thatis internally in the united kingdom, that is a whole different ball game. dr claire rice, specialist in northern ireland politics, joining us from the university of liverpool, thanks forjoining us today. the energy giant shell has revealed a huge upswing in profits — making £8.2 billion betweenjuly and september. that's more than double what it made in the same period last year, although it is a slowdown from the second quarter of this year when it announced record figures. high oil and gas prices, and the war in ukraine, have all fed in to the increase. the figures have prompted calls for the tax on energy firms' profits to be raised, to help people with bills. we'll have more on that in a moment,

but first this report from our business correspondent marc ashdown. 0ur energy pain is shell's gain. while we've all been feeling effects of rocketing wholesale prices, companies like shell have enjoyed unpacked profits. it is beyond ridiculous. something has to be done with shell commit making in huge amounts of money. they should be paying more than they are. shell's profit was £8.2 billion compared with £3.6 billion last year. so far it has made £26 billion this year. families are really struggling. how do we turn off their heating? how do we keep a roof over our children's heads? that is why the government has two

act. no more excuses, impose a higher windfall tax. when chancellor rishi sunak introduced an extra went full tax on extraordinary profits on top of the tax oil and gas companies already pay. some say these profits are so excessive further taxes are now justified. companies like this do not always make this kind of money. there are lean periods as well. prices have already come down from their highs this year. shell has said it will invest £25 billions next year in low oi’ zero carbon energy. some feel more taxes could jeopardise that. a very cleverly designed windfall tax may help the government achieve certain targets. but somebody else may design a poor windfall tax and that would be a distortion to investment, investment may not happen or it would go elsewhere, where it is more attractive to do so. a report by the international energy agency suggests the global crisis

could be a turning point towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. for now, the debate goes on on what should happen to eye watering profits from energy firms. well, our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. vast profits. it is easy to say when we get these kind of big profits, you can see growing for more and more tax on them but there are a few things to bear in mind. firstly, companies like shell, 90% of the profits are outside the uk, they have massive projects everywhere, places like the us, canada, south america, malaysia, they are already taxed in those jurisdictions so it is tricky to make a case that taxing profits —— they are already being taxed 60% in total, a mixture of ordinary tax on this exceptional tax we had about there that rishi sunak brought in, that is way more than any other industry at all so how

much is enough? 70%, 80%, any other industry at all so how much is enough? 70%,80%,100%? it is tricky to make the investment case balance as well. they try to encourage them to invest in green energy, they need to bring them along for this to get to the net zero target, but in the taxes are too punitive they will start to look elsewhere so there is a feeling that an even bigger windfall tax could start to encourage companies to leave the uk and invest elsewhere. 0ne analyst said we need a balanced, rational policy with longer term thinking. rational policy with longer term thinkina . rational policy with longer term thinkin: . ., , rational policy with longer term thinkina. ., , ., rational policy with longer term thinkina. ., ., thinking. there was a report out today focusing _ thinking. there was a report out today focusing particularly - thinking. there was a report out today focusing particularly on i thinking. there was a report out. today focusing particularly on green energy, what does that tell us? this is the energy, what does that tell us? ti 3 is the international energy agency, just happens to come out today, they do yearly outlooks, this is the 2022 outlet, and they suggest the global energy prices —— crisis could be a turning point towards cheaper, cleaner, more sustainable energy. they say this crisis is delivering a shock of unprecedented breadth and complexity but actually it is really

focus on mines, net zero targets are being fast tracked. so while we are all feeling the short—term pain, they are saying that future generations could get a stable, cleaner, more stable energy system quicker than we would have done if we hadn't had all this. just want to bring you some breaking news. we are hearing their protests and reports of gunfire in iran. iranians security forces have fired at protesters gathering at a cemetery. this is all connected with the death 41 days ago of the death of mahsa amini who was detained by the morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. there

have been protests for six weeks. gunfire has been reported with protesters chanting, that dictator. these are the biggest protest we had seen since the islamic revolution of the 1970s, seen since the islamic revolution of the 19705, it seen since the islamic revolution of the 1970s, it is now 41 days since the 1970s, it is now 41 days since the death of mahsa amini in custody. let's return to stormont, we will bring those developers as and when we happen. but let's stay with the story from iran. we can hear this report from our reporter who has been speaking to a protester. to protect his identity, we have concealed his name, using only his first name. her death has become a symbol for a movement against the country's authoritarian regime.

this man was in his home city of tehran when the uprising began and was in the thick of the protests. there are protests almost every other day. and they are getting suppressed violently. even if you are not a protester you might get some shrapnel, you might get beaten up. i know some people who have even got killed. to protect his family back in iran we are only using his first name and concealing his face. there has been regular shooting at the protests. i've seen it many times. it's either with military—style bullets or with pellets. i have seen the suppression forces beating people for the sake ofjust beating them up. this is the city of mahsa amini's home and now her final resting place. authorities tried but failed to block protesters flocking to her grave to mark the end of

the mourning period, a culturally significant moment for iranians. that could easily have been my sister. have been my girlfriend. this is tyranny. it is murderous. what am i going to do with my conscience if i sit down? yes, i need to bear some risks but i need to do it for the safety of my people, my friends and my parents. if i don't do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress the rage and anger of iranians are violent and deadly. but video is being shared on social media show a country full of defiance and determined for regime change. samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. i promise you we would bring you the latest from northern ireland and we can now tell you that the assembly has been adjourned. they had met,

the assembly was recalled at noon to try and appoint a speaker. they have had a vote on that and they have failed to appoint a speaker. the stormont executive has not functioned since the elections in may. the dup had refused to take part in nominating a speaker as part of their protest over the post—brexit trading arrangements that affect northern ireland, that is the northern ireland protocol, as it is known. and the assembly cannot convene without a speaker being appointed. there is a midnight deadline, it is midnight tonight, that will take us to 2a weeks since the election, and at that point, the uk government can then call fresh elections, which the new northern ireland secretary chris heaton harris has said he will do. so, in light of the assembly now adjourning, it suggests that is the

direction things are heading in. we will wait and see if we hear anything from the westminster government about the next steps. we will also bring early reaction from both sinn fein, the largest party in northern ireland at the moment, in terms of numbers of seats, and also if we hear anything from the democratic unionist party reacting to the fact that as we were saying in the last few minutes the northern ireland assembly has once again been adjourned after failing to nominate adjourned after failing to nominate a speaker, meaning the assembly cannot convene power—sharing cannot be resumed. northern ireland politics still somewhat in limbo, as a result. we will return to that as soon as we get any div elements or reactions here on bbc news. about 350,000 nhs staff are to start voting on whether to strike over pay.

the biggest health union, unison, is balloting its members in england, wales and northern ireland — they include nurses, paramedics, midwives and porters. a vote in scotland has been suspended, after the holyrood administration made a higher pay offer. but union officials say that's not enough — and they're warning that many nhs staff have "reached the end of the road". striking is the last thing that, you know, dedicated health workers want to do. but the reality is that the nhs is on its knees. services are in crisis, we've seen large numbers of staff have left the nhs, and the staff we've got, frankly, are overworked, feel undervalued by the government, and are underpaid. 0ur health editor hugh pym joins me now in the studio. we mentioned unison, it is notjust unison, this could be much bigger. that's right, earlier this week we had the gmb and another union starting a ballot of paramedics and ambulance staff, they hadn't been a widespread walk—out by ambulance teams since 1989, so if there is a

vote in favour of industrial action, and it comes to it, that will be something we haven't seen, really, for quite some time. the royal couege for quite some time. the royal college of nursing has also began a ballot of its 300,000 member is around the uk, they had not lodged an exercise like that right across the country at any time in their history, going back more than 100. so, you can see how high feelings are running amongst the unions and their members, we will have to wait for the outcome of the ballot because that will not necessarily determine, even if they get a positive vote for strike action, that doesn't mean to say it will definitely happen because they might hope for further talks. what is is all about, essentially in england and wales, there hasn't been a formal offer in wales, —— in northern ireland, the government at westminster speaking for england says they offer is in line with the independent pay review body and is urging members to think hard because

of the double impact on patients. the covenant and asked £205,000 —— 2000 £500 and that is why they have called off the ballot and will ask members if that isn't offer they can accept so it is possible that scotland will do a deal but not other parts of the uk.- scotland will do a deal but not other parts of the uk. there will be --eole other parts of the uk. there will be people watching — other parts of the uk. there will be people watching that _ other parts of the uk. there will be people watching that already - other parts of the uk. there will be people watching that already know| people watching that already know that the waiting times are high, waiting list along, in some cases they have waited a long time just for an emergency ambulance when there is an acute problem. what will this mean for patients? are we talking about ambulances not turning up, ward is not being staffed? the unions have _ up, ward is not being staffed? tue: unions have made up, ward is not being staffed? tte: unions have made it up, ward is not being staffed? tt9 unions have made it very clear that emergency care, urgent care, whether it is ambulances being called out and in hospitals, will not be affected by strike action. staff will continue to arrive for those shifts. but it will affect nonurgent care and that will impact many, many

patients who are going out for an outpatient deployment or who might be going in for planned surgery, a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a cataract operation, so that large backlog, 7 million people in england waiting for treatment, nonurgent treatment, that could get even higher, it is going to go on rising anywhere because of theissues to go on rising anywhere because of the issues you referred to, but could it go even higher because of a postponement of work down to strike action? all of this is up in the air, we wait to see the results of these ballots and what the unions decide to do, but it is certainly another issue for the new prime minister and the health secretary, the health secretary is in all the uk nations to tackle, as well as all the normal winter pressures. thank ou for the normal winter pressures. thank you for expiaining _ the normal winter pressures. thank you for explaining that _ the normal winter pressures. thank you for explaining that ought - the normal winter pressures. thank you for explaining that ought to - the normal winter pressures. thank you for explaining that ought to us, keep him, our health editor. joining me now is helga pile, the deputy head of health at the trade union unison. they will be people watching this

who will be worried about the impact this has on patient care, what you say to them? the this has on patient care, what you say to them?— this has on patient care, what you say to them? this has on patient care, what you sa to them? , ., ., ., say to them? the situation we are in is that those — say to them? the situation we are in is that those health _ say to them? the situation we are in is that those health workers - say to them? the situation we are in is that those health workers you - is that those health workers you have heard about feel that they have come to the point where they have to consider using a strike ballot to get the government to pay attention to this crisis that has been building for a long time now. 72p an hour is what that £1400 amounts to and beastly inflation has gone right up and beastly inflation has gone right up over the course of the last few months and staff are really struggling. they can't give good pared to patients if they are worrying about how to keep their homes and foods on the table, but they also see day after day that staff are leaving because they can get better pay elsewhere. there are 132,000 vacancies in england and pay needs to improve if we have any chance of filling those and being able to make some progress without

waiting list. so, staff are hoping that it waiting list. so, staff are hoping thatitis waiting list. so, staff are hoping that it is not a case for the government ofjust that it is not a case for the government of just waiting that it is not a case for the government ofjust waiting to see the results, we would like the government to respond to the very fact that this boat is taking place. and talk to us about what can be done to improve the pay awards they have so far put on the table. iloathed have so far put on the table. what would be an _ have so far put on the table. what would be an acceptable _ have so far put on the table. what would be an acceptable pay award as a percentage, in your view? we have made it very — a percentage, in your view? we have made it very clear _ a percentage, in your view? we have made it very clear that _ a percentage, in your view? we have made it very clear that what - a percentage, in your view? we have made it very clear that what is - made it very clear that what is needed for staff and for the service and for addressing that workforce crisis is an actual pay award that actually beats inflation, that makes the jobs better paid, actually beats inflation, that makes thejobs better paid, more attractive, so we can bring in new people who will stay and who will be able to make a living. so, that is what we have asked for. as you have covered, in scotland, the covenant has responded to ballot taking place tjy has responded to ballot taking place by coming back and making an improved offer. —— the government. and that is £2205 which we are now

suspending the ballot and asking members whether they think that is enough whether they want to continue. so, our urgent message to the government and to the new health secretary, to the chancellor who has experience of health and has chaired the health select committee, that has described this workforce crisis, is please come and talk to us, we would like to discuss how we can improve the pay award that has already been made.— improve the pay award that has already been made. when you talk about industrial— already been made. when you talk about industrial action, _ already been made. when you talk about industrial action, is - already been made. when you talk about industrial action, is it - already been made. when you talk about industrial action, is it clear l about industrial action, is it clear at this stage what format might take? will it outs? work—to—rule? 0ne take? will it outs? work—to—rule? one day, multiple they scratch mark vas multiple days? bill one day, multiple they scratch mark vas multiple days?— vas multiple days? all those decisions — vas multiple days? all those decisions will _ vas multiple days? all those decisions will come - vas multiple days? all those decisions will come down . vas multiple days? all those | decisions will come down the vas multiple days? all those - decisions will come down the line once we know the results but we want to make really clear the strike ballot taking place is the time for the government to respond. there is nothing inevitable about strike action taking place, we can avoid

that by having those talks now. the ballot is opening today, there are four weeks while it runs and we would like as soon as possible to use that time to make sure that we don't have to get to the point where strike action happens.— strike action happens. thank you very much- _ politicians and the northern ireland assembly have been unable to elect a speaker, meaningjust assembly have been unable to elect a speaker, meaning just hours remain before new elections can be caught. as the un warns of a climate catastrophe, the uk government is accused of failing to protect key power, communication and transport network from extreme weather. the energy company, shall, as reported another quarter of huge profits. . this is the second—largest result in its history. an nhs strike ballot

begins. schools which ban hairstyles such as brains, corn rows and i froze, unlikely to be breaking laws preventing racial discrimination, thatis preventing racial discrimination, that is according to the equalities watchdog. at the annual poppy appeal is launched by the royal british legion in the run—up to armistice day. sport now...and for a full round up, they could be light at the end of the tunnel for rugby union club worcester warriors. a consortium led by steve diamond has shown an interest in buying the financially stricken club, and they held a preference outline their intentions.

worcester was suspended and relegated to the championship. tt is relegated to the championship. it is clear from what steve diamond has said, _ clear from what steve diamond has said. that _ clear from what steve diamond has said, that this is a long—term project. _ said, that this is a long—term project, about five to ten years. he actually _ project, about five to ten years. he actually thinks that if worcester do -et actually thinks that if worcester do get relegated under the rules, it will take — get relegated under the rules, it will take them around three years minimum — will take them around three years minimum to get back into the premiership. that is because they want _ premiership. that is because they want to— premiership. that is because they want to build a sustainable model. they are _ want to build a sustainable model. they are not relying on putting £5 million _ they are not relying on putting £5 million in — they are not relying on putting £5 million in to keep it afloat. he thinks — million in to keep it afloat. he thinks they need to build strong foundations from the bottom. now the world cup is less than a month away — but ahead of the tournament, australia have released a collective statement against qatar's human rights record, becoming the first 2022 world cup team to do so. the video message — which includes 16 players — criticises the world cup hosts' treatment of migrant workers and the lgbtq+ community. here's a small bit

of what they released. these migrant workers possess the same courage and determination to build a better life. this same courage and determination to build a better life.— build a better life. as players we su ort build a better life. as players we support the _ build a better life. as players we support the lg... _ build a better life. as players we support the lg... addressing - build a better life. as players we i support the lg... addressing these issuesis support the lg... addressing these issues is not easy and we do not have all the answers. the issues is not easy and we do not have all the answers.— issues is not easy and we do not have all the answers. the video has cau~ht have all the answers. the video has cau . ht the have all the answers. the video has caught the attention _ have all the answers. the video has caught the attention of _ have all the answers. the video has caught the attention of the - have all the answers. the video has| caught the attention of the supreme committee who have responded with the following statement. we commend footballers using their platforms to raise awareness for important matters. we have committed every effort to ensuring that this world cup has had a transformative impact

on improving lives, (ani) especially for those involved in constructing the competition and non—competition no country is perfect, and every country — hosts of major events or not — has its challenges. this world cup has contributed to a legacy of progress, better practice, and improving lives — and it's a legacy that will live long after the final ball is kicked.” it's been a busy morning of action at the t20 cricket world cup — with two matches already completed. south africa beat bangladesh in the day's of the game. pakistan are currently playing zimbabwe having been set a target of 131 to win. they are currently 54—3. well england are back in action tomorrow — in a must win match against australia. their wicketkeeper matthew wade has tested positive for covid but could still play.

if he doesn't, batsman david warner may have to step in. england head into this match after that shock defeat to ireland — and head coach matthew mott says his side must not panic. a lot of work teams have lost early. we don't want to lose any games, but i think it will galvanise the group in terms of our approach. there is no doubt yesterday was a bit of a one—off. it is the first time i have seen that team timid for a while. that will be an opportunity for us to learn the next time we are in that situation. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back in an hour.

there is persistent criticism of the prime ministers decision to promote suella braverman. jake berry has admitted she multiple breaches of the miss ministerial code before she resigned last week. mrs brown and then said she rapidly reported the error. 0ur political correspondent joins us from westminster. this error. our political correspondent joins us from westminster. this is a round that our— joins us from westminster. this is a round that our prime _ joins us from westminster. this is a round that our prime minister- joins us from westminster. this is a j round that our prime minister would do without. any idea how he would deal with it?— do without. any idea how he would dealwith it? ~ , ,, ., ,, ., dealwith it? when rishi sunak made his first statement _ dealwith it? when rishi sunak made his first statement he _ dealwith it? when rishi sunak made his first statement he said _ dealwith it? when rishi sunak made his first statement he said he - his first statement he said he wanted to lead a government with integrity. many feel that the appointment of suella braverman, who had to resign from the home secretary post under liz truss, just

six days earlier, many people feel that did not show integrity. this does seem to be grumbling on a bit, and jake berry, former chairman of the conservative party, going on tv has stirred things up a bit. he was on talk tv last night. to put this into context on talk tv last night. to put this into contex— into context context, sir keir starmer asked _ into context context, sir keir starmer asked him _ into context context, sir keir starmer asked him about. into context context, sir keir - starmer asked him about reappointing suella _ starmer asked him about reappointing suella braverman. he said that she made _ suella braverman. he said that she made an— suella braverman. he said that she made an error ofjudgment and that she raise _ made an error ofjudgment and that she raise the matter and accepted her mistake. jake she raise the matter and accepted her mistake-— she raise the matter and accepted her mistake. jake berry seemed to su: est her mistake. jake berry seemed to suggest this _ her mistake. jake berry seemed to suggest this wasn't _ her mistake. jake berry seemed to suggest this wasn't his _ suggest this wasn't his understanding. when he was on tv he said that the evidence was put to her, she accepted the evidence, rather than the other way around. did suella braverman raise her mistake was her mistake put to her in advance of her resignation?

earlier on today there was the normal briefing with the prime minister's official spokesman, and the spokesman said rishi sunak stood ljy the spokesman said rishi sunak stood by the comments he had made in the house of commons. the bigger picture here perhaps is the fact that it is an appointment that is raising eyebrows in westminster. number ten is saying that suella braverman had done the right thing by resigning and that she is brought back into government bringing depth and experience to that role. labour has accused the prime minister of putting party before country by putting party before country by putting suella braverman in his cap cabinet. she is an influential figure on the right of the tory party, so there are some suggestions it helps rishi sunak with party management, having her in his top team.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of "craziness" in their efforts to capture a town bakhmut — which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of russian attacks for months. meanwhile, in the south, ukrainian forces advancing on the city of kherson have been hampered by heavy rain. russian forces are building fortifications and bringing in extra reinforcements. in recent weeks. 0ur correspondent in kyiv — hugo bachega — has been giving us the latest. president zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness in their tactics in the east of the country. he said the most severe fighting was happening near the town of tikva, which is outside the city of donetsk and also in bakhmut. bakhmut has been frequently attacked by russian forces. its capture would bring some ukrainian cities back within range of russian artillery and it would also help moscow change

the narrative that russian forces are retreating here in the country. so that is the situation in the east. in the south, we have been watching the ukrainian counter offensive in the region of kherson. and yesterday we had an update from ukrainian defence minister, who described the situation there as difficult. that is, he said, because of the conditions on the ground and also because of the rainy conditions there in that part of the country. the main target here is the city of kherson, which is one of the largest ukrainian cities under russian occupation. it is the capital of one of the four regions that president putin claims to have annexed. so it is very important, very significant for both russia and ukraine. and in the last few days, ukrainian officials have been saying that russia is fortifying its position in the city, bringing in more russian troops, including soldiers who have been recently mobilised, so perhaps preparing the city for defence as ukrainians advance.

the headlines again. politicians in northern ireland have been unable to elect a speaker, meaning just hours remaining before new elections are called. as the un warns of a climate catastrophe, the uk government is accused of failing to protect key power, communication and transport networks from extreme weather. the energy company shell has reported another quarter of huge profits. in just three months it made more than £8 billion, the second—largest result in its history. let's get more now on our top story and return to our ireland correspondent charlotte gallgher.

politicians here have failed to elect a new speaker. nothing can be done if there is not a speaker in place. ministers can't be put in place, that means decisions can't be made. that leads to a new election. the northern ireland secretary of state had said that if they couldn't get back together, he would call a new election. that is probably going to be the 15th of december. there is a few hours left for this deadline for them to form a power—sharing executive. it runs out at midnight tonight. realistically there is no prospect of that happening. the democratic unionist party, the second—largest party, have said they will not entertain going back into power sharing, as long as the northern ireland protocol remains in place. the d u p say that they have essentially cut them off from the rest of the uk. it puts their place in the union at stake. 0ther

rest of the uk. it puts their place in the union at stake. other parties want to get back to work here, but that doesn't matter, because of the good friday agreement that has to be this power—sharing between unionists and nationalists. we have heard from the few politicians in the last few minutes from some of the smaller parties, from the cross—party alliance, naomi long says she is disgusted by what has happened here. she says politicians who refused to come to work should have their pay cut. doug beattie, head of the ulster unionist party, said he is worried if stormont will ever get up and running again, and the future of power sharing could be at stake. for voters in northern ireland, it means they will have to head back to the polls, probably in the weeks before christmas, the last thing people want to be doing. we christmas, the last thing people want to be doing.— christmas, the last thing people want to be doing. we talk about the assembly not _ want to be doing. we talk about the assembly not functioning, _ want to be doing. we talk about the assembly not functioning, the - assembly not functioning, the executive not being in power. what

happens about political decisions? who is making decisions on things like support with energy bills, about matters to do with health and education? how is all that happening and budgets being decided. who is in charge of that? that and budgets being decided. who is in charge of that?— charge of that? that is a really aood charge of that? that is a really good question. _ charge of that? that is a really good question. the _ charge of that? that is a really good question. the answer - charge of that? that is a really good question. the answer is. charge of that? that is a really - good question. the answer is nobody. civil servants will be stepping into rolls come midnight tonight, but they can't make those big decisions. they have to keep things ticking over. they can't announce new policy, that has to be done by the elected politicians. because they are not sitting, it can't be done. the £400 fuel help top up for people's bills, the best of the people's bills, the best of the people in the uk get this. in northern ireland they don't know when they will get this money. that has not been decided, because stormont is not up and running. budgets for health care, education, public transport. all the big things are not being done because stormont

isn't sitting. civil servants can keep it ticking over, but they can't make these big decisions. some people are very concerned about the northern ireland protocol. many more people are concerned about paying their heating bill, paying for their mortgage, paying for rent and food bills. they are the kind of things they want politicians to tackle. charlotte, just briefly, with the indication from chris heaton harris, the new northern ireland secretary that... is that now definitely going to happen or do we wait for his confirmation and decision in the light of the failure to elect to speak in the last hour? t light of the failure to elect to speak in the last hour? i would say 99.9% speak in the last hour? i would say 99-996 certainty. — speak in the last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty, it _ speak in the last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty, it is _ speak in the last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty, it is going - speak in the last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty, it is going to - 99.9% certainty, it is going to happen. chris heaton harris said that if stormont couldn't get back working, he would call an election when that deadline passed at midnight tonight. steve baker, his minister, said there would be no

u—turns on this issue. i think we can definitely expect an election to be called here. at the moment there is no real prospect of anything else happening. the fact that the deadline runs out, means that even after the deadline, if the du p decide they want to get back to work, they couldn't because that deadline has gone. they still have to go into this new election period. the only option, really, at this point, is for an election. they could introduce legislation to delay it, but i don't think that what happened. i think people will have to go to the polls.— to go to the polls. thank you for aaivin us to go to the polls. thank you for giving us your— to go to the polls. thank you for giving us your analysis - to go to the polls. thank you for giving us your analysis of - to go to the polls. thank you for giving us your analysis of the i giving us your analysis of the situation. charlotte gallagher, ireland correspondent. there has been reaction in the last few minutes. the leader of the alliance party, naomi long, has been giving a press conference. itruihat party, naomi long, has been giving a press conference.— press conference. what we face after an election. — press conference. what we face after an election. is _ press conference. what we face after an election, is not _ press conference. what we face after an election, is not a _ press conference. what we face after

an election, is not a swift _ an election, is not a swift restoration, but to protracted negotiation. i have no patience for that process, and neither do the people i represent. if there is an election, alliance will fight it. we will fight it on our record of delivery where we have had the power to deliver, and our record of holding those to account who have limited those powers. i am ready for that, and this party is ready for that. i am under no illusion, and neither should be the secretary of state, that that is a solution to the problem. the solution to the problem, as i said to the secretary of state last night is this, emergency legislation in westminster, to suspend these institutions, until the negotiations with the eu, and the uk government can reach a conclusion, potentially within weeks. can reach a conclusion, potentially within weeks-— can reach a conclusion, potentially within weeks. that is naomi long of the alliance — within weeks. that is naomi long of the alliance party. _ within weeks. that is naomi long of the alliance party. the _ within weeks. that is naomi long of

the alliance party. the sdlp's - the alliance party. the sdlp's matthew 0'toole has also been speaking to journalists. matthew 0'toole has also been speaking tojournalists. it matthew 0'toole has also been speaking to journalists. it is matthew o'toole has also been speaking to journalists.- speaking to “ournalists. it is a shameful speaking to journalists. it is a shameful and _ speaking to journalists. it is a shameful and depressing - speaking to journalists. it is a - shameful and depressing spectacle. across northern ireland, families are struggling to heat their homes, they are struggling to put food on they are struggling to put food on the table, small businesses are worried about how we will get through this winter. what they want, what they need, our political institutions working for them. they don't need boycott, abstention, and nihilism, as we saw today from the du p. the truth is that the only way to help people is to have functioning devolved institutions. we hope we get a resolution to the protocol and the post—brexit issues, as negotiation between the uk and... that can't happen in the assembly tame chamber. the absence of the assembly chamber won't influence that, but it will make life worse for people across this society. that session in there today felt like a wake for power—sharing. it was

depressing and shameful. that wake for power-sharing. it was depressing and shameful. that was matthew o'toole _ depressing and shameful. that was matthew o'toole of _ depressing and shameful. that was matthew o'toole of the _ depressing and shameful. that was matthew o'toole of the sdlp. - depressing and shameful. that was matthew o'toole of the sdlp. we l depressing and shameful. that was i matthew o'toole of the sdlp. we will matthew 0'toole of the sdlp. we will bring new developments and reaction from the updates and situation in northern ireland when we get them. new guidance issued by the equality and human rights commission will make it much harder to discriminate against hairstyles such as braids and cornrows. the human—rights watchdog says schools banning such hairstyles are now likely to be acting unlawfully, if they fail to give exemptions on racial grounds. earlier, ruby williams spoke to our colleagues at bbc breakfast about her experience and and how it affected her school life. she later received £8,500 in an out—of—court settlement after her family took legal action against the school. in the beginning, i would be in school, and i was getting told as i was walking around. and then what would happen is, i would be sitting in a classroom, and a teacher would come in, pull me out, and have a conversation and say, "your hair is getting a bit too big today,

you need to do something about this. we have told you." and then, eventually it came to the point where it was as i was walking through the doors, i had been seen and told, "no, your hair is too big, you know that you are not going to be allowed in f this is the case." be allowed in if this is the case." at one point, my mum and dad weren't called, because they were told, "oh, you would have known she was being sent home because she was coming in with her hair like that." so they didn't even call my parents to let them know i was being sent home. joining me now with more on this is the founder and chief of the all—party parliamentary group for race equality in education, l'myah sherae. alsojoining me, is hair discrimination campaigner zina alfa.) why has this come to the fore now, when it has been affecting students for years? we

when it has been affecting students for ears? ~ ., . when it has been affecting students for ears? ~ . . ., for years? we launched a campaign in october 2021. _ for years? we launched a campaign in october 2021, that _ for years? we launched a campaign in october 2021, that was _ for years? we launched a campaign in october 2021, that was co-signed - for years? we launched a campaign in october 2021, that was co-signed by l october 2021, that was co—signed by a variety of public figures, asking the equality and human rights commission to specifically issue new strengths and guidance against her discrimination in schools. we know it is a huge issue, over 50% of black children and children of mixed heritage have been sent home from school as a result of wearing their own natural hair. and as a result of wearing protective hairstyles. we have asked them specifically to do more and to issue national guidance. it has been a long drafting process and i have been involved in it too. it is being announced today and we think it as an important first step to enact long lasting change. haifa think it as an important first step to enact long lasting change. how do ou feel to enact long lasting change. how do you feel hearing _ to enact long lasting change. how do you feel hearing this _ to enact long lasting change. how do you feel hearing this now— to enact long lasting change. how do you feel hearing this now being - you feel hearing this now being discussed, and how it relates to the experience you have? two i am ecstatic. i think it is an amazing first step into changing legislation

i have experienced her discrimination myself, but i didn't have _ discrimination myself, but i didn't have the — discrimination myself, but i didn't have the confidence or the drive to id have the confidence or the drive to go and _ have the confidence or the drive to go and challenge my school when that happened _ go and challenge my school when that happened. i go and challenge my school when that happened. lam really go and challenge my school when that happened. i am really glad that this action— happened. i am really glad that this action has— happened. i am really glad that this action has been taken. what exactly ha--ened? action has been taken. what exactly happened? when — action has been taken. what exactly happened? when i— action has been taken. what exactly happened? when i was _ action has been taken. what exactly happened? when i was in _ action has been taken. what exactly happened? when i was in school, i happened? when i was in school, about 12 or— happened? when i was in school, about 12 or13, _ happened? when i was in school, about 12 or 13, i _ happened? when i was in school, about 12 or13, i was _ happened? when i was in school, about 12 or13, i was in _ happened? when i was in school, about 12 or13, i was in a - happened? when i was in school, about 12 or13, i was in a maths . about 12 or 13, i was in a maths class _ about 12 or 13, i was in a maths class and — about 12 or13, i was in a maths class and i_ about 12 or 13, i was in a maths class and i had my hair in braids. it class and i had my hair in braids. it had _ class and i had my hair in braids. it had taken _ class and i had my hair in braids. it had taken me about seven hours to -et it had taken me about seven hours to get it— it had taken me about seven hours to get it done _ it had taken me about seven hours to get it done the night before. i had gone _ get it done the night before. i had gone into— get it done the night before. i had gone into my lesson, and the teacher said that _ gone into my lesson, and the teacher said that it— gone into my lesson, and the teacher said that it was disgusting, it wasn't — said that it was disgusting, it wasn't school policy, and i needed to take _ wasn't school policy, and i needed to take it— wasn't school policy, and i needed to take it out. i was very traumatised by it, i went to my parents. — traumatised by it, i went to my parents, crying, and the impact that it had _ parents, crying, and the impact that it had on— parents, crying, and the impact that it had on me — parents, crying, and the impact that it had on me was long lasting. i didn't— it had on me was long lasting. i didn't get— it had on me was long lasting. i didn't get braids again until i was 25. ., , .

25. that highlights the impact it had. you 25. that highlights the impact it had- you are — 25. that highlights the impact it had. you are shaking _ 25. that highlights the impact it had. you are shaking your - 25. that highlights the impact it had. you are shaking your head| 25. that highlights the impact it l had. you are shaking your head in horror at what you are hearing. i am conscious that we have you both on, two women are talking about this issue. is it specifically girls at schools who are affected, what does it affect boys as well? it it affect boys as well? tit definitely does affect boys as well. in terms of when we speak about afro hair, we are notjust speaking about what we typically perceive as a large afro, or styles related to communities, this relates to braids platz and twists, and a lot of these hairstyles are won by boys as well. it is definitely not gender specific, and it happens so often. i have seen stories today about children being sent home and we hope this guidance enacts change and stop this guidance enacts change and stop this continuing to affect the next generation. this continuing to affect the next generation-— generation. what you think the solution to _ generation. what you think the

solution to this _ generation. what you think the solution to this is? _ generation. what you think the solution to this is? is _ generation. what you think the solution to this is? is it - solution to this is? is it legislation, or is it about taking the approach right back to the roots of where it begins, and speaking to those involved in education about the appropriate language, the cultural significance of of certain protected characteristics and hairstyles, what is your take on that? fit. hairstyles, what is your take on that? �* ., , ., hairstyles, what is your take on that? ~ . , ., , ., that? a variety of things need to ha en. that? a variety of things need to happen- the _ that? a variety of things need to happen. the guidance _ that? a variety of things need to happen. the guidance is - that? a variety of things need to happen. the guidance is crucial, | that? a variety of things need to - happen. the guidance is crucial, but a change _ happen. the guidance is crucial, but a change in — happen. the guidance is crucial, but a change in legislation would be useful. — a change in legislation would be useful. in— a change in legislation would be useful, in terms of mandating that institutions don't discriminate against — institutions don't discriminate against afro hair. there is an issue around _ against afro hair. there is an issue around teacher training. teachers need _ around teacher training. teachers need to— around teacher training. teachers need to learn and understand why afro hair— need to learn and understand why afro hair discrimination not only exists. — afro hair discrimination not only exists. but _ afro hair discrimination not only exists, but why it is really harmful to the _ exists, but why it is really harmful to the mental health and self—esteem of children _ to the mental health and self—esteem of children. it also trickles into the workplace and the experience of black adults as well, so it is really— black adults as well, so it is really important to tackle it from early _ really important to tackle it from early education up until adult learning _ early education up until adult learning and adult experiences in

the workplace. learning and adult experiences in the workplace-— the workplace. your thoughts on that, it is the workplace. your thoughts on that. it is an _ the workplace. your thoughts on that, it is an interesting - the workplace. your thoughts on that, it is an interesting point i that, it is an interesting point about the fact that it doesn't just end at school. it can have an effect when you go forjob interviews and how you feel in the workplace when you go in with braids or corn roads or the style you have chosen. have you had experience of it affecting you had experience of it affecting you in the workplace? fine you had experience of it affecting you in the workplace?— you had experience of it affecting you in the workplace? one in five black women _ you in the workplace? one in five black women experience - you in the workplace? one in five black women experience this - you in the workplace? one in five l black women experience this ability to not want to have their hair in or chemically straighten their hair because they feel more comfortable in the workplace. what she said that education is incredibly important, protected through legislation is incredibly important because it is the first step in protecting young people, and people in the workplace. i know that quite a lot of people decide to wear their hair in wigs and weaves as a means to protect

themselves because they don't want to be others, they don't want to be seen as hyper visible and yet invisible, and they do this as a means to assimilate into society. i think that if people can understand the root of the problem, so obviously it comes back down to slavery, to unconscious bias, if we can understand how big an issue it is, it ultimately will make things a lot better. taste is, it ultimately will make things a lot better. ~ ., ., ., ., ., lot better. we are going to have to leave it there, _ lot better. we are going to have to leave it there, thank _ lot better. we are going to have to leave it there, thank you _ lot better. we are going to have to leave it there, thank you both - lot better. we are going to have to leave it there, thank you both for l leave it there, thank you both for joining us. time now for the weather. top temperatures today more like september. we have outbreaks of rain that swept north and east in the last few hours. it is now brightened up last few hours. it is now brightened up across many central areas of the

uk. a bit more cloud in the afternoon and evening across scotland. eyes could get up to 21 degrees in east anglia and the south—east. tonight a weather front seat into western fronts of the uk. it could turn heavy in ireland in the early hours of the morning. i mild night, 14 in belfast, matched in liverpool and birmingham. mild night, 14 in belfast, matched in liverpooland birmingham. it mild night, 14 in belfast, matched in liverpool and birmingham. it is tomorrow's forecast. wet weather sweeping across the country during the course of the morning and into the course of the morning and into the afternoon. it looks like it will they worked in the far north of scotland through the second half of the day. elsewhere bright and warm for some of us.

this is bbc news, these are the headlines... politicians and the northern ireland assembly have failed to elect a new speaker, meaningjust assembly have failed to elect a new speaker, meaning just hours remain before new elections must be called. as the un warns of a climate catastrophe, the uk government is accused of failing to protect key power, communication, and transport networks from extreme weather. the energy company shell has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months, it made more than £8 billion, the second—largest result in its history. an nhs strike ballot begins. unison nurses, paramedics, and hospital porters in england, wales, and northern ireland vote in their dispute over pay. schools which ban hairstyles such

as braids, corn rows, and afros are likely to be breaking laws preventing racial discrimination, that is according to the equalities watchdog. and the annual poppy appeal is launched by the royal british legion in the run—up to armistice day. the stormont assembly has failed to elect a new speaker. the two nominations for the role, the ulster unionists mike nesbitt and the sdlp's patsy mcglone failed to get across party support. the alliance party naomi long said she was disappointed in the actions in the

assembly changer. 291 disappointed in the actions in the assembly changer.— disappointed in the actions in the assembly changer. 24 voted aye. 17 others voted _ assembly changer. 24 voted aye. 17 others voted of _ assembly changer. 24 voted aye. 17 others voted of which _ assembly changer. 24 voted aye. 17 others voted of which 17 _ assembly changer. 24 voted aye. 17 others voted of which 17 voted - assembly changer. 24 voted aye. 17 others voted of which 17 voted aye, | others voted of which 17 voted aye, the motion is negative.— others voted of which 17 voted aye, the motion is negative. unfasten the doors, the motion _ the motion is negative. unfasten the doors, the motion has _ the motion is negative. unfasten the doors, the motion has failed. - the motion is negative. unfasten the doors, the motion has failed. the i doors, the motion has failed. the assembly— doors, the motion has failed. the assembly has today been unable to elect a _ assembly has today been unable to elect a speaker, and been unable to conduct _ elect a speaker, and been unable to conduct its — elect a speaker, and been unable to conduct its first item of business. therefore. — conduct its first item of business. therefore, we can proceed no further~ — therefore, we can proceed no further. any further setting of the assembly — further. any further setting of the assembly can only be held to elect a speaker— assembly can only be held to elect a speaker and deputy speakers. under section— speaker and deputy speakers. under section 30 _ speaker and deputy speakers. under section 30 92 of the northern ireland — section 30 92 of the northern ireland act 1988, the current speaker— ireland act 1988, the current speaker remains in office until a successor— speaker remains in office until a successor is elected. i therefore

adjourned — successor is elected. i therefore adjourned the setting until a future date. _ adjourned the setting until a future date. the _ adjourned the setting until a future date, the details of which will be communicated to members in due course _ communicated to members in due course the — communicated to members in due course. the question is, do the assembly— course. the question is, do the assembly now adjourned? the assembly is adjourned. let�*s assembly now ad'ourned? the assembly is ad'ourned. �* . . assembly now ad'ourned? the assembly is ad'ourned. �* , , ., ., is adjourned. let's listen to that moment when _ is adjourned. let's listen to that moment when the _ is adjourned. let's listen to that moment when the northern - is adjourned. let's listen to that. moment when the northern ireland assembly failed to elect a new speaker, that is what we were just hearing a moment ago and listening in to that was charlotte gallagher who laid out what will happen now that a speaker has not been elected. it is for the moment all over here at stormont, the building behind me. politicians here have failed to elect a new speaker. nothing can be done if there isn't a speaker in place so ministers can't be put in place, that means decisions can't be made, and what that leads us to is a new election. the northern ireland secretary of state had said if they couldn't get back together stormont, he would call a new election, that is probably going to be the 15th of

december, we think. there are a few hours left ahead of the deadline to form a power—sharing executive, ed runs out at midnight tonight but realistically there is absolutely no prospect of that happening, the democratic unionist party, the second—largest party here have said they will not entertain going back into power—sharing as long as the northern ireland protocol remains in place, and those post—brexit trading arrangements we have now. the dup had said they essentially have cut them off from the rest of the uk and i think the protocol but their place in the union at stake, other parties want to get back to work here but that doesn't matter, because of the good friday agreement, there has to be power—sharing between the majority of unionists and the majority of unionists and the majority of unionists and the majority of nationalists, and we have heard from a few politician the last b minutes, from some of the smaller party, naomi long from the cross—party alliance, she said she disgusted by what is going on. she said politicians who refused to come to work and stormont collapses should have their cut. doug beattie,

headed the unionist party says he is worried if stormont will ever get back up and running again in the future of power sharing could be at stake. for voters in northern ireland made means they will have to head back to the polls probably in the weeks before christmas, the last thing people want to be doing and when they are doing their shopping and going to nativity plays is heading to the polls but that is what they are going to have to do. charlotte, we talk about the assembly not functioning, the executive not being in power, but what happens about political decisions, then? who is making decisions, then? who is making decisions on things like support with energy bills, that matters to do with health, with education? how is all of that happening? budget and so being decided. who is in charge of that at the moment? the so being decided. who is in charge of that at the moment? the answer is nobod . of that at the moment? the answer is nobody- civil — of that at the moment? the answer is nobody. civil servants _ of that at the moment? the answer is nobody. civil servants will _ of that at the moment? the answer is nobody. civil servants will be - nobody. civil servants will be stepping into roles midnight tonight, but they can't make those big decisions, they have to keep

things ticking over, but they can't announce new policy, that all has to be done by the elected politicians and because they are not sitting in the assembly, it can't be done, so the assembly, it can't be done, so the small example, the £400 fuel help top up for people's bills, the best —— rest of the people in the uk are getting this, in northern ireland, they don't know when they will get this money, and what point they will get it, where they will get it, that has not been decided because stormont is not up and running. health care, education, public transport, all the big things are not being done because stormont isn't setting. civil southerns can keep it ticking over but they can't make these big decisions. —— civil servants. some people are concerned about it, many more people are concerned about paying their heating bill, paying for their mortgage, paying for theirfood bill, paying for their mortgage, paying for their food bills, bill, paying for their mortgage, paying for theirfood bills, paying for their rent, and they are the kinds of things they want politician to tackle. ., ., , , to tackle. ok. charlotte, briefly, with the indication _

to tackle. ok. charlotte, briefly, with the indication from - to tackle. ok. charlotte, briefly, with the indication from chris i with the indication from chris heaton harris, the new northern ireland secretary that new elections could be called to the assembly, is that now that only going to happen, or do we wait for his confirmation and decision in the light of the failure to elect a speaker in the last hour? t failure to elect a speaker in the last hour?— last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty it — last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty it is _ last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty it is going _ last hour? i would say 99.996 certainty it is going to - last hour? i would say 99.996. certainty it is going to happen. chris heaton harris said if stormont couldn't get that working, he would call an election when that deadline passed at midnight tonight. steve baker, the minister, said they would be absolutely no u—turns on this issue, so i think we can definitely expect an election to be cold here. at the moment, there is no real prospect of anything else happening. the fact that the deadline runs out means that even after the deadline, the dup decide they want to get back to work, they couldn't because that line has gone, as i still have to go into this new election period. so, i think the only option at this point is for an election. they could

perhaps introduce legislation to delay it but i don't pick that will happen, i think people will have to go to the polls. happen, i think people will have to go to the polls-— happen, i think people will have to go to the polls. charlotte gallagher there. amanda _ go to the polls. charlotte gallagher there. amanda ferguson _ go to the polls. charlotte gallagher there. amanda ferguson who - go to the polls. charlotte gallagherl there. amanda ferguson who writes for the times, the washington post, she has been following this closely. amanda, did you see this coming? was this the outcome that most politics watchers of northern ireland were expecting? watchers of northern ireland were ex-tectin ? . . watchers of northern ireland were ex-tectin ? , , ., ., watchers of northern ireland were ex-aectin? , , ., ., expecting? yes, it is groundhog day aaain in expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern _ expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern ireland, _ expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern ireland, when - expecting? yes, it is groundhog day again in northern ireland, when it i again in northern ireland, when it comes to our stormont politics, it was a piece of theatre, it was giving the dup the opportunity to do the right they are in, as naomi long from the alliance party described it, but the dup are standing firm, it, but the dup are standing firm, it said it doesn't have the sufficient progress hadn't been made in the protocol, that it has a clear mandate to stay out of stormont and that was the sequence of events that we saw unfold in the chamber with attempts to elect a speaker, that it happened, and we now look to the secretary of state for what happens

next because he has been quite firm over the last number of weeks and even says he has been reappointed by the new prime minister rishi sunak, that he will be calling an assembly election. we know that that decision could be pushed down the line a little bit but i think the wisdom of the one minute past midnight deadline of tomorrow will be that we will hear some sort of announcement from the n10 that an election will take place on the 15th of december. i think it has to take place within 12 weeks and if you delayed a decision, that would mean that people will be campaigning over christmas so unless there is a major u—turn from the uk government and the mic, it u—turn from the uk government and the n10, it looks as if we are going to the polls before christmas. itruthat to the polls before christmas. what if the to to the polls before christmas. what if they go to — to the polls before christmas. what if they go to the _ to the polls before christmas. what if they go to the polls _ to the polls before christmas. what if they go to the polls and a voters return an assembly of exactly the same composition or a similar composition to the one that exists now? ~ . composition to the one that exists now? ., , composition to the one that exists now? . ., ., , , , , now? what happens then? the dup it is the only party _ now? what happens then? the dup it is the only party that _ now? what happens then? the dup it is the only party that is _ now? what happens then? the dup it is the only party that is refusing - is the only party that is refusing to re—enter government at the moment over what it views as the only

leverage it has in the eu uk protocol negotiations, did not for stormont ministers to be able to resolve those particular issues, which is what the other issues —— parties have been highlighting to the dup for days now, but they are so concerned about the protocol, they view it as being economically and constitutionally damaging to northern ireland as mac place in an all night and can damn —— in the united kingdom, whereas the other parties would rip —— view that as a separate matter. we know these kind of stop start politics in northern ireland happens to 40% of the lifetime of stormont, we are used to it, which i think it is why the alliance party, the cross community middle ground party is calling for reform of the traditions so that rants in politics, as it describes it, can't continue in this part of the world. cash ransom politics. —— ransom politics. tt

the world. cash ransom politics. -- ransom politics.— ransom politics. it is all very well to not like _ ransom politics. it is all very well to not like what _ ransom politics. it is all very well to not like what is _ ransom politics. it is all very well to not like what is in _ ransom politics. it is all very well to not like what is in place - ransom politics. it is all very well to not like what is in place but i ransom politics. it is all very well to not like what is in place but do we know what they would like to see instead? have they made clear what would bring them back into the assembly and participate in power—sharing? the assembly and participate in power-sharing?— assembly and participate in power-sharing? assembly and participate in -~ower-sharin ? , ., , , assembly and participate in -~ower-sharin? , , , power-sharing? the dup has set seven tests and some — power-sharing? the dup has set seven tests and some are _ power-sharing? the dup has set seven tests and some are specific— power-sharing? the dup has set seven tests and some are specific about - tests and some are specific about the act of the union and some are quite broad, so opponents and commentators would say that the dup hasn't fully outlined what would get them back into government. there is a school of thought that because at the may election, sinn fein emerged as the largest party, that was a historic moment, given it is the first time that an irish republican party became the largest lead to palm e—party at stormont and northern ireland but that 100 history, that they are of the view that the objection to the protocol is a cover for the fact that the dup wouldn't be perceived as being top

dog any more. the dup rejects that suggestion and says that it would share power with sinn fein and the first minister role, but the proof is in the pudding and so far there is in the pudding and so far there is no way to prove whether that would happen are not so we are in a position where the electorate made their poll in may and the parties who were elected are very angry that they haven't been able to fulfil their full mandate and also with the suggestion that stormont is unable to tackle the issues that are impacting the day—to—day lives of the northern ireland electorate, we know that stormont is unable to provide the financial resources that a westminster cupboard and can but someone like claire sugden, an independent unionist, she doesn't like the particle either but she said that the stormont government could be deferring rights, in selecting homes, making other attempts to ease the burden on households at the moment while the eu and uk negotiations continue to regard the protocol but the dup has been very firm and its position so

it downloads to the n10, to the secretary of state to see if he is going to stand firm to his position that he is calling an election and if he does, we're heading back to the polls. some people view that as a distortion of democracy, given we were at the polls only six months ago, and other say people died for the vote, at a point in time, women didn't have the vote, it only takes five minutes and perhaps the electorate will send a message to the stormont politicians about what happens next. however, it should be noted that in the polling up to this point, dup supporters support the position that the party is taking over the protocol and not re—entering stormont. i think the others are buddies —— parties and its supporters are deeply upset because while the dup says it has a mandate to stay out of government, the other parties are saying that the other parties are saying that the dup is blocking their mandate to go into government.— go into government. amanda, thank ou for go into government. amanda, thank you foryour— go into government. amanda, thank

you for your analysis. _ the energy giant shell has revealed a huge upswing in profits — making £8.2 billion betweenjuly and september. that's more than double what it made in the same period last year, although it is a slowdown from the second quarter of this year when it announced record figures. this high oil and gas prices, and the war in ukraine, have all fed in to the increase. the figures have prompted calls for the tax on energy firms' profits to be raised, to help people with bills. we'll have more on that in a moment, but first this report from our business correspondent marc ashdown. 0ur energy pain is shell's gain. while we've all been feeling effects of rocketing wholesale gas and oil prices in our energy bills and at the petrol pump, companies like shell have enjoyed bumper profits. it is beyond ridiculous. something has to be done with shell just raking in huge money. taxing should be fairer amongst businesses. they should be paying more than they are.

its world wide, it is not just here in britain. betweenjuly and september, shell's underlying profit was £8.2 billion, that compares £3.6 billion in the same period last year. so far this year, the energy giant has made £26 billion this year. families will find this obsene. they are really struggling. they are considering, how do we turn off the heating? how do we keep a roof over our children's heads and food on the tables this winter? that is why the government has to act. no more excuses, impose a higher windfall tax. when he was chancellor, rishi sunak introduced a 25% extra windfall tax on extraordinary profits, on top of the 40% tax oil and gas companies already pay on their uk operations. but some say these profits are so excessive that further taxes are now justified. companies like this do not always make this kind of money. there are plenty of lean periods, too. and wholesale prices have already come down from their high this year. shell has said it will invest

£25 billion over the next ten years in the uk, mainly in low or zero carbon energy, and some feel more taxes could jeopardise that. a very cleverly designed windfall tax may help the government achieve certain targets. but the danger is that somebody else may design a poor windfall tax and that would be a distortion to investment, and investment may not happen or it would go elsewhere where it is more attractive to do so. a report today by the international energy agency suggests the global crisis could be a turning point towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. for now, the debate goes on over what should happen to energy firms' eye—watering profits. marc ashdown, bbc news. president zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness

in their tactics in the east of the country. he said the most severe fighting was happening near the town of tikva, which is outside the city of donetsk and also in bakhmut. bakhmut has been frequently attacked by russian forces. its capture would bring some ukrainian cities back within range ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. he said it was fierce fighting was happening outside the city of donetsk and bakhmut. this happening outside the city of donetsk and bakhmut. this place has freauentl donetsk and bakhmut. this place has frequently been _ donetsk and bakhmut. this place has frequently been attacked _ donetsk and bakhmut. this place has frequently been attacked by - donetsk and bakhmut. this place has frequently been attacked by russian. frequently been attacked by russian forces. it would also help moscow change the narrative that russian forces are retreating here in the country, so that if the situation in the east. in the south, we have been watching the ukrainian counteroffensive in the region of her son and yesterday we had an update from the ukrainian defence

minister who described the situation is difficult, that is, because he said the conditions on the ground and also the conditions there in that part of the country. the main target here is the city of kherson, which is one of the largest ukrainian cities under russian occupation, it is the capital of one of the four regions that president putin claims to have a next so it is very important, very significant for both russia and ukraine. in the last few days, ukrainian officials, have been saying that russia is fortifying its positions in the city, bringing in more russian troops, including soldiers who have been recently mobilised, so perhaps preparing the city for defence, as ukrainian advance. we can speak to professor clark. what does this focus on bakhmut tell us about the wider russian strategy

to the war as it stands today? trufett. to the war as it stands today? well, i think to the war as it stands today? well, i think what — to the war as it stands today? well, i think what it _ to the war as it stands today? well, i think what it tells _ to the war as it stands today? well, i think what it tells us _ to the war as it stands today? well, i think what it tells us is _ to the war as it stands today? well, i think what it tells us is that - to the war as it stands today? well, i think what it tells us is that the i i think what it tells us is that the strategy is very fragmented. because attacking bakhmut is not very helpful to them, they have been attacking it for a long time. we thought bakhmut would full relatively quickly once other places are felt because they were heading westwards and back but was the next logical place but since then though ukrainians have counter—attacked and the russians are in trouble north of bakhmut, and so the russians are really struggling a bit further north, and yet this assault, which has been extremely unsuccessful, five assaults overnight, apparently, all of which the ukrainians said they threw back, keeps going on at bakhmut, the only expression that is that the people must regroup in charge run by someone who has ambitions of his own, in terms of the influence he were to have in the

kremlin, and i think this group, who seem to be in charge of this part of the front, are determined to take bakhmut as a sort of symbol of their potency. but even if they took it, they are still not going to be able to move further westwards towards the areas that they really wanted to get to, particularly kramatorsk, which is key from them, they are a long way from that, many their forces to go much further north. when we look at the ukrainian advance on the city of kherson, why do you think russia is not making a greater effort to try and focus its efforts there to keep hold of that? well, i think again, there seems to be some discussion between the russian high command and the kremlin itself as to whether there should be trying to defend kherson or get to the eastern side of the river. i

mean, kherson is indefensible if the ukrainians take place little bit further north, and they are really not too far away from doing that and the danger is that the russian troops, 20,000 of them, west of the dnipro river, if they get surrounded, they will be in real trouble, and i think the russian minders seem to want to withdraw to more defensible positions east of the river but they are possibly not around —— allowed to. on the one hand, they have evacuated all russian collaborators, those who have worked for the russians and have worked for the russians and have been part of the russian administration, they have gone from kherson, and it is now, according to my connected friends there, they say it is extremely quiet, they are very few people around in the city and yet the russians are sending in raw recruits with no training at all and almost no equipment, they are sending them into digging trenches around kherson, so i think if they

are going to put up a defence of the city, and i think it will be very effective. it is much more likely that if the ukrainians complete the operation they are looking to complete, they will surround them and force them to surrender of trash or withdraw in some sort of chaos because the bridges are down over the river and it does look very good for them at all. as against that, the weather was closing in and is more difficult now for the ukrainians to make the sort of advance i think they would have wanted to make a couple of weeks ago. t wanted to make a couple of weeks ato. ~' . . ago. i think president putin is aaivin an ago. i think president putin is giving an address _ ago. i think president putin is giving an address now, - ago. i think president putin is giving an address now, and i ago. i think president putin is| giving an address now, and we ago. i think president putin is - giving an address now, and we have heard, you know, some very aggressive talk from him, and it seems to spike and then it sort of dips away, doesn't it? as the conditions change, as we enter winter, as the conditions on the ground become much more arduous, and i suppose for both sides, but does it give the ukrainian forces the

upper hand? they know the territory much better than the russian forces would. could we see a turning point brought about because of the weather? ~ ., ., , weather? well, the weather does matter, certainly _ weather? well, the weather does matter, certainly where _ weather? well, the weather does matter, certainly where the - weather? well, the weather does i matter, certainly where the weather is so extreme in ukraine, very hot summers and pretty cold winters, and it is a country with a great deal of water so a lot of frozen surfaces and so on, frozen fields and marshes and so on, frozen fields and marshes and so on which i impossible in the summer become possible in the winter. by and large, the weather favours the side that are defending because they don't have to move around, they have to stay where they are, whereas the side that is attacking has to keep moving around, keep their vehicles moving around, even though frozen ground makes it easier for armoured vehicles to move off the road, so it is pros and cons, but undoubtedly, the russians are digging in for the winter on the assumption that this will slow the

ukrainians down, ultimately, and the russians are therefore working towards bringing a big second offensive to the territory, probably at the end of the winter, late february, march, something like that, i think we will see a big defensive open, but the russians are now, theyjust need to dig in and prevent ukrainians re—taking any more territory. as the weather deteriorates, it will get in general more difficult for the ukrainians. michael, bet with me, i want to bring out some of the lies that have emerged from the speech president putin is giving right now. he accuses the west of playing a dangerous and bloody game, he describes it as a global crisis that affects everyone, and he says that sooner or later, the west will have to start talks about our common future. and he also touches on the point that the climate agenda has

shifted to the background, he says the problem still persists. it is a wide—ranging speech, it is fair to say, and he is also, this linejust emerging, president putin accusing the west of trying to contain the development of other civilisations. i mean, when we hear these kinds of statements coming from president putin, does it give us any sense of what it might take for him to step back from ukraine, from an offensive that has clearly not gone according to plan, that is taking london than he expected —— taking longer than he expected, and russia is suffering quite severe losses, do we have any indication about what it might take for him to even entertain the idea of talks, to try and bring it to an end? ., . , of talks, to try and bring it to an end? ., ., , , , ,

end? not really because he is castin: end? not really because he is casting around _ end? not really because he is casting around and _ end? not really because he is casting around and he's - end? not really because he isj casting around and he's trying end? not really because he is i casting around and he's trying to end? not really because he is - casting around and he's trying to do several things in a speech as well, the one hand he is trying to fight in the west by saying this war could spin out of control, we are a nuclear power, we don't want that to happen, he keeps rattling this nuclear sabre without any purpose other than to create fear in the west so we put pressure on kyiv to stop the war. that is a sign of somebody who is losing, you would want to stop a war that you are losing. this sense of we have got to put this in the context of broader global politics, he certainly wasn't saying that in february when he thought they were going to take ukraine inside three days and so on. and the idea that this is really about the civilisation, it is about the ability of civilisation to develop in his own way, this is something he has developed and is last few months, which is to say that russia is threatened by the decadence of the west, it is decadence, it is the lgbti agenda, it is the fact that you people in

democracies are so hopeless, you are so weak that you threaten genuine russian, you threaten the slavic peoples of the world, there a resonance therebetween what he says and xijinping in china says, these are the two great autocracies of the world that are developing and they are beginning to form an ideological front against what they take to be the degeneracy of western liberalism, and i see that theme is coming out in a speech you are putting parts of. i would say this is him casting around, he no need to play for time, he's not sure strategically where he can go next. if you didn't when this war in the first three days, he can't win it, simple as that, unless it worked in the way he conceived of it which is absolutely crazy, then he loses. and what we are dealing with his in which he loses and everyone is so far lining up behind kyiv and saying, well, when the ukrainians

agreed to talk, we will back them, but if they don't agree, we back them to continue the war because they are fighting against the wicked aggressor. t they are fighting against the wicked at tressor. , ,., ., aggressor. i will bring some more lies from president _ aggressor. i will bring some more lies from president putin - aggressor. i will bring some more lies from president putin in - aggressor. i will bring some more lies from president putin in the i lies from president putin in the speech in moscow, he says we are witnessing war in ukraine, destabilisation of the situation in taiwan as well, i am not sure whether that is through translation or whether he actually used the phrase war in ukraine, because as we know, he has long described it as a special military operation. i am not sure if he actually used the literal word war in ukraine or if that is just through the translation, but an interesting phrase there that has emerged. he has also accused the west by being blinded by colonialism, trying to contain the development of other civilisations. some weeks ago, we discussed the mobilisation of reservists in russia. we have heard very little

about that since, and the effect, if any, it has had on the direction of russia's efforts in ukraine. do you get any sense that... where does putin go from there? if that hasn't made any material impact on russia's fortunes in the war, what is the next step? what can he do from there? ~ ., ., ., ., , there? well, the original idea was that they were _ there? well, the original idea was that they were going _ there? well, the original idea was that they were going to _ there? well, the original idea was that they were going to mobilise l there? well, the original idea was. that they were going to mobilise up to 300,000 reservists and it looks like they are mobilising about 500,000, many of whom are not reservists, they are just people who are eligible to be mobilised, and they are mobilising people with convictions, people who have not paid their maintenance payments to their wives, they are mobilising convicts, and so they are trying to get 500 bodies out there and they have sent multiple thousands of them, as i said, without any training, with no equipment, straight to the front, and these are

people who are dying very quickly. the bulk of the mobilised forces, we believe, are being sent to training areas which are bulging at the seams now because the russian training establishment isn't very big and it is very hard to balloon something upwards at a couple of months�* notice, and so a lot of these recruits are now miserable in training areas where they have got very little food and awful conditions and no proper places even to sleep, and these people are going to sleep, and these people are going to be, as it were, moulded into armed forces units for the second big offensive the other side of the new year, sometime after the winter. we didn�*t expect to see this mobilisation the part of the current effort, but it is part of the current effort because the russians are in danger of losing so much ground they havejust are in danger of losing so much ground they have just resorted to the old soviet tactic, just send people there, regardless of whether they are any good or not or trained or equipped, just send them because

we believe in using human beings as part of our defences. so, it seems to be a rather confused process, but the whole mobilisation has been as botched as the military operation itself. and that is one of the most dangerous things for putin because this is the botching of the mobilisation operation which really gets back into russian society in the far east and even in petersburg and moscow which might really touched by it until now, it gets back into those societies as and is creating disquiet at every level of society at the moment. {lttq creating disquiet at every level of society at the moment. ok, michael clark, society at the moment. ok, michael clark. defence _ society at the moment. ok, michael clark, defence analyst, _ society at the moment. ok, michael clark, defence analyst, thank- society at the moment. ok, michael clark, defence analyst, thank you i clark, defence analyst, thank you very much. in the last few minutes president putin has said that the west sees the gremlins hand in everything that comes from russia. he accuses the west of seeking global domination,

wanting to control global resources. we are going to keep monitoring that speech. we will bring you any important developments that emerge from it a little later on bbc news. good afternoon. worcester warriors�* director of rugby steve diamond has revealed he�*s in the running to buy the club. (00v)at a press warriors were put into administration a month ago, with the men�*s teams currently suspended from competitive rugby. what is clear from what steve diamond has said is that this is a long—term project, about five to ten years. he actually thinks that it worcester do get relegated under the rfu rules, it would take them around three years minimum to get back into

the premiership. that is because they want to build a sustainable model that means they are not relying on putting on £5 million a year into the business to keep it afloat. he thinks they need to build strong foundations. you can club has been fined by the fa for breaching liverpool�*s rules in the match against manchester city. the premier league manager accepted his behaviour in the 86th minute was improper, there is no touchline ban imposed. arsenal head coach wants his side to finish top of their group in the europa league when they play psv eindhoven. the gunners are already through after winning all four matches so far, but arteta is hoping to avoid facing a play—off against one of the sides knocked out in the champions league. a point tonight will be enough. this

competition is getting harder and harder, and how it looks today and what the possibilities are, it looks like the next round will be extremely competitive. this is why finishing first in the group is important. an exciting day at the t20 in australia with two matches completed. 0ne match very nearly done. earlier india have made it two wins out of two after thrashing the netherlands. virat kohli scored an brilliant unbeaten 62 as india cruised to a 56 run victory. south africa pleated hundred four run win over bangladesh. zimbabwe are closing in on a shock win over pakistan. they have been set a target of 131. pakistan need three from just one ball. england are back in action tomorrow in a must win match against australia. their wicketkeeper matthew wade has tested

positive for covert, but could still play. if he doesn�*t, batsman david warner will have to step in. england head into this match after that shock defeat to ireland, and head coach matthew mott, says his side must not panic. two a lot of teams that have won world cups have lost, particularly early. it could be the sting you need. we don�*t want to lose any games but it will probably galvanise the group in terms of our approach. there is no doubt yesterday was a one—off. it is the first time i have seen that team timid for a while. it will be an opportunity for us to learn. george williams will wear the captain�*s armband for england for their final world cup group game greece at bramall lane on saturday. sam tomkins is due to be rested. head

coach sean wayne says he is rotating the squad so he won�*t have too in the squad so he won�*t have too in the knockout stages. ian poulter has reacted strongly to the latest comments from rory mcilroy — after the current world number one described the breakaway liv tour as a "betrayal.". poulter insists he has played by the rules, and has as much passion as ever to compete at the ryder cup in the future. we could still qualify for the team as far as i am aware, unless we are told we can�*t qualify. i am still ready to play as much as i possibly can and try to make that team. my commitment to the ryder cup goes before me. i don�*t think that should ever come in question. that before me. i don't think that should ever come in question.— ever come in question. that is all the sort ever come in question. that is all the sport for _ ever come in question. that is all the sport for now, _ ever come in question. that is all the sport for now, and _ ever come in question. that is all the sport for now, and in - ever come in question. that is all the sport for now, and in the - ever come in question. that is all the sport for now, and in the last| the sport for now, and in the last few moments, zimbabwe have beaten pakistan at the t20 world cup. very

much a shock victory, more on that on the bbc sport website. rishi sunak has been putting the finishing touches to his ministerial team —— as he moves to set his government apart from that of his predecessor. the new prime minister is seen to be demoting allies of his predecessor, liz truss, but there�*s persistent criticism of his decision to re—appoint suella braverman as home secretary. the former conservative party chairman, sirjake berry, has said she committed "multiple breaches of the ministerial code" before she resigned from liz truss�* cabinet last week for sending an official document on her private email. mrs braverman has said she "rapidly reported" the error. earlier i spoke to our correspondent david wallace lockhart in westminster, and asked him whether this was a distraction the new prime minister could do without. let�*s remember rishi sunak when he made his first statement as prime minister on downing street. he said he wanted to lead

a government with integrity. many feel that the appointment of suella braverman, who�*d had to resign from the home secretary post under liz truss just six days earlier, as you outlined there, ben, many people feel that did not show integrity and this does seem to be rumbling on a bit. and jake berry last night, the former chairman of the conservative party going on tv, has has stirred things up a bit, i think, when he was on talk tv last night with some of his comments. now, just to put this into context, when rishi sunak was at his first prime minister�*s questions, sir keir starmer asked him about reappointing suella braverman, and he said she made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that, she raised the matter and she accepted her mistake. now it�*s that comment she raised the matter, which jake berry seemed to suggest wasn�*t his understanding, because when he was on tv last night, he said, as i understand it, the evidence was put to her. she accepted the evidence rather than the other way round.

so did suella braverman raise her mistake or was her mistake put to her in advance of her resignation? well, earlier on today, there was the normal briefing with the prime minister�*s official spokesman, and the spokesman said that rishi sunak stood by the comments he�*d made in the house of commons. but i think bigger picture here perhaps is just the fact that it is an appointment that is raising eyebrows in westminster. but number ten, saying that suella braverman had done the right thing by resigning and that she�*s brought back into government, bringing depth and experience to that role, labour say all of this needs to be cleared up and they�*ve accused the prime minister of putting party before country by putting suella braverman in his cabinet. of course she is an influential figure on the right of the tory party, so there are some suggestions that it helps rishi sunak with party management, having

her in his top team. her death has become a symbol for a movement against the country�*s authoritarian regime. when was in his home city of tehran when the uprising began, and was in the thick of the processed.— uprising began, and was in the thick of the processed. there are protests almost every — of the processed. there are protests almost every other _ of the processed. there are protests almost every other day, _ of the processed. there are protests almost every other day, and - of the processed. there are protests almost every other day, and they i of the processed. there are protests| almost every other day, and they are getting is pressed violently. even if you are not a protester, you

might get beaten up, or i know some people who have even got killed. to protect his family back in iran, we are only using his first name and concealing his face. 0r there has been regular shootings at the protest. it is either with military style bullets or pellets. t protest. it is either with military style bullets or pellets.- style bullets or pellets. i have seen people — style bullets or pellets. i have seen people beating - style bullets or pellets. i have seen people beating people i style bullets or pellets. i have l seen people beating peoplejust style bullets or pellets. i have - seen people beating people just for seen people beating peoplejust for the sake of beating them up. this is mass as home. _ the sake of beating them up. this is mass as home, and _ the sake of beating them up. this is mass as home, and her _ the sake of beating them up. this is mass as home, and her final- the sake of beating them up. this isj mass as home, and her final resting mass as home, and herfinal resting place. authorities failed to block protesters flocking to her grave. that could have easily been my sister. 0r that could have easily been my sister. or my girlfriend. it is murderous. what will i do with my

conscience? yes, i need to bear some risks but i need to do it for the safety of my people, for the sake of my friends and parents. if i don�*t do it, who is going to? the my friends and parents. if i don't do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress — do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress that _ do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress that rage _ do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress that rage and _ do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress that rage and anger - do it, who is going to? the attempts to suppress that rage and anger of i to suppress that rage and anger of iranians are violent and deadly. video is being shared on social media show a full of media show a country full of defiance, and determined for regime defiance. and determinedfor'regin�*lg sa m ir defiance. and determinedfor'regin�*lg samir has defiance. and determined'for'regin�*le' samir has a slam about. meanwhile councils in england are warning that cuts to their budgets next year would mean they�*re only able to offer the bare minimum of services. the county councils�* network — which represents thirty six county and rural local authorities — is urging the prime minister and chancellor not to reduce funding at a time of rising inflation. the government said it was working with councils to understand the impact of rising prices. joining me now liz

leffman, the leader if there is any reduction would be unthinkable and devastating. they argue that services have already had to be cut back vastly because of rising inflation, and reducing budgets in the long term. they say that if there are further cuts to local government in the forthcoming autumn statement, which the chancellor is going to deliver in a couple of weeks�*s time, they will be staring down the barrel of having to cut services to the core. that means in things like social care, education, libraries, transport, councils, they argue would be forced to reduce services to the bare minimum. the minimum service requirements that councils are legally required to provide. this,

of course, comes in the context ahead of that ought autumn statement which the chancellor is going to deliver in a couple of weeks�*s time, and jeremy hunt has warned all government departments, and the department for levelling up, housing, which these budgets come under, will be no exception to that. we will need to find significant savings. it is a familiar familiar warning. we have heard councils talking in these terms before, but they say they bore the brunt of cuts through the years of austerity. they have already suffered because of inflation, things are getting worse. services are more expensive for them to provide, and in letters to the prime minister and chancellor, the chair of the county councils network has left them in no doubt about the potential impact of any further reduction in budgets that can be made. jonathan blake there, our correspondent at westminster. we are

going to speak now to liz leffman, who was the leader of 0xfordshire county council, and desert liberal democrat. if the council had to make cuts to its budget, what difference would people living in 0xfordshire see as a result of that in your view? , ., . ., , , ., see as a result of that in your view? , ., . ., i, view? they would certainly see a cut to our adult — view? they would certainly see a cut to our adult and _ view? they would certainly see a cut to our adult and children's _ to our adult and children�*s care services, which are already under enormous amount of pressure. we are already in a position where we are having to make around £50 million worth of cuts this year. £20 million of that is because of additional gusts associated with changes in demographics. £30 million of that is because of inflation. any more would because of inflation. any more would be disastrous as far as we are concerned. we would have to put a hold on things like, we are doing a lot of work to change transport networks and brown the county to make them zero carbon. that would have to be put on hold and that is not good for the future of the

county or the country. the difficulty _ county or the country. the difficulty i _ county or the country. the difficulty i suppose - county or the country. the difficulty i suppose though, as if we are hearing about the funding gap that central government has to deal with, and we saw the consequences in the market in terms of borrowing gusts for government and individuals if they don�*t deal with it, if the budgets for councils are protected, it would inevitably mean cuts elsewhere, wouldn�*t it? the home office would say that means potentially fewer police on the streets. the health department would say fewer doctors and nurses. isn�*t it a case that every bit of government has to take its share of the pain? government has to take its share of the ain? .., government has to take its share of the ain? .:, :, government has to take its share of the ain? ,., ., i. government has to take its share of the ain? ., ., the pain? going to your point about havin: to the pain? going to your point about having to go _ the pain? going to your point about having to go to _ the pain? going to your point about having to go to doctors _ the pain? going to your point about having to go to doctors and - the pain? going to your point about having to go to doctors and nurses, one thing i would say to the government is this, if you don�*t fund adult social care, or children social services well, then you will see an impact on our health services. if you want our health services. if you want our health services to provide what they need to, to provide the services people need, you need to make sure we are able to help people come out of hospital, they need to be quickly assessed, and if we haven�*t got the

money to do that then it won�*t happen. that will put even more pressure on the nhs. it is important we think about these things, not just cutting social services to put money into the nhs. that will not work in the long term. liz. money into the nhs. that will not work in the long term.— work in the long term. liz, i started at— work in the long term. liz, i started at the _ work in the long term. liz, i started at the bbc- work in the long term. liz, i started at the bbc in - work in the long term. liz, i started at the bbc in 2010 | work in the long term. liz, i| started at the bbc in 2010 as work in the long term. liz, i. started at the bbc in 2010 as a political reporter in local radio and was focused on the impact of austerity measures and the effect that had. i remember at the time, the phrase used was efficiencies, cutting fat where there is fat to be cut. that is something your own party signed up to. the liberal democrats were in coalition with the conservatives, and they acknowledged there was fat to be cut from council budgets. is this a situation now where we could see the same happening again? t where we could see the same happening again?— where we could see the same happening again? i don't think that will be true in _ happening again? i don't think that will be true in oxfordshire. - happening again? i don't think that will be true in oxfordshire. it - will be true in 0xfordshire. it might be true of some councils, but in 0xfordshire we are at a point now, we are already in a position of having to make savings of £50

million in the forthcoming year, and thatis million in the forthcoming year, and that is about 10% of our budget. we are already at the point where we have been looking at efficiencies. we have made significant changes in the last few years, improving our aduu the last few years, improving our adult social care. in fact the number of assessments we do has gone up, and we have been able to get people out of hospital more quickly, but unless we have the money to fund that, and it is notjust about money to fund that, it is about actually in the county we are short of care workers, and we need to be able to pay people to do the job that has to be done, in order to make sure that the nhs works efficiently. we need to make sure that we can support aduu to make sure that we can support adult social services. [30 to make sure that we can support adult social services.— adult social services. do feel it was a mistake _ adult social services. do feel it was a mistake for— adult social services. do feel it was a mistake for the - adult social services. do feel it was a mistake for the liberal. was a mistake for the liberal democrats to agree to the austerity that councils bore the brunt of in 2010 to 2015? t that councils bore the brunt of in 2010 to 2015?— that councils bore the brunt of in 2010 to 2015? i don't think we had an 0 tion 2010 to 2015? i don't think we had any option at _ 2010 to 2015? i don't think we had any option at the _ 2010 to 2015? i don't think we had any option at the time. _ 2010 to 2015? i don't think we had any option at the time. it - 2010 to 2015? i don't think we had any option at the time. it was - any option at the time. it was necessary to do something. i am not suggesting for one minute that there isn�*t a need to manage our economy,

and manage the budgets that the above government has, what i�*m saying is there are some things we need to protect. social care is one of those things. councils have made enormous cuts over the last decade, and there really isn�*t very much more to go. i think the point was made by tim 0liver this morning, the chair of the county council network, that really most councils do not have any more fat left. that fat has gone, and if you are going to cut anything further, it will be in a reduction in services, and that won�*t be good for anyone. liz. reduction in services, and that won't be good for anyone. liz, thank ou for won't be good for anyone. liz, thank you forjoining _ won't be good for anyone. liz, thank you forjoining us — won't be good for anyone. liz, thank you forjoining us to _ won't be good for anyone. liz, thank you forjoining us to discuss - won't be good for anyone. liz, thank you forjoining us to discuss that. i politicians and the northern ireland assembly are unable to elect a leader. ~ ., . leader. we need to get the executive u n leader. we need to get the executive u- and leader. we need to get the executive

up and running _ leader. we need to get the executive up and running again _ leader. we need to get the executive up and running again and _ leader. we need to get the executive up and running again and to - leader. we need to get the executive up and running again and to do - leader. we need to get the executive up and running again and to do that l up and running again and to do that we must sort out the protocol. we need to do it now. it can be done, and the secretary of state needs to stop putting his fingers in his ears and being blind to what is going on, and being blind to what is going on, and start getting the eu and the uk government to do something right, to get the executive up and running again by dealing with the protocol. there are a lot of angry voices in the chamber today, but they are not as angry as the voices that are out there in our society, who are suffering in a cost of living crisis, who want the economy sorted out, who want theirjobs protected, who want an nhs to provide for them, and we all want that. i am ready to go to work into an executive today or tomorrow, go to work into an executive today ortomorrow, or go to work into an executive today or tomorrow, or next week, but that will not fix the problem if we do not get the protocol dealt with, and dealt with now. that is where we are, and i guarantee everyone will be saying the same thing, because they are now intellection mood.

researchers studying an unusual madagascan lemur have witnessed the animal picking its nose and eating the mucus. the aye aye was known to use its exceptionally long middle finger to hunt for insect grubs in hollow logs. but for the first time it�*s been recorded sticking its finger up its nose and then licking it clean. rowenna hoskin has more. (tx next) the aye aye, a type of lemur that uses this skinny elongated finger to hunt for grubs at night but if you watch closely you will see it also uses that fingerfor something else. this footage filmed in a lemur sanctuary in the us inspired one biologist to investigate. the first time that i was seeing it picking its nose, i was really amazed and really surprised. because it was putting the entire length of its middle finger inside its nasal cavity and it�*s about eight centimetres. and i was really wondering, where this finger is going.

and another thing that was really surprising is that that was the first time i was seeing another animals than human picking its nose. the researchers found that a dozen species of primates, including chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans also frequently pick their noses. this suggests, they say, that the behaviour involved that the behaviour evolved because it has potential benefits. they think proteins in nasal mucus might even benefit the immune system. whatever the reason, scientists point out that humans aren�*t the only animals that pick our noses, and that, however revolting you think it might be, is a habit that should be investigated. let�*s go live to the natural history museum and speak to one of the co—authors of this report. roberto portela miguez is the senior curator of mammals at the natural history museum. what did you make of it was back it

is quite interesting. it is quite shocking to see the depth at which the i i goes to pick up this type of grub. it is lucky that museum collections can digitally reconstruct that heavier and see how far it goes to the back of the throat to retrieve mucous force. that is quite shocking. ts it throat to retrieve mucous force. that is quite shocking. is it unique to that there _ that is quite shocking. is it unique to that there are _ that is quite shocking. is it unique to that there are other— that is quite shocking. is it unique to that there are other species - to that there are other species where picking _ to that there are other species where picking has _ to that there are other species where picking has been - to that there are other species i where picking has been reported. to that there are other species - where picking has been reported. it is possible in other groups of primates. it seems to be those who are more dexterous with their hands that are able to do that. in some cases they use tools as well, like

sticks, in order to do that. it is surprising that not many people have reported this in the scientific literature, so i think there is a lot of work to be done. that as well as trying to understand why they do it, which is what we are still unclear about. we have just it, which is what we are still unclear about. we havejust managed to get this video from the primate centre so there is a lot of work to be do with more questions and answers. ., .., ., ., answers. you co-authored the report. somethin: answers. you co-authored the report. something like _ answers. you co-authored the report. something like that _ answers. you co-authored the report. something like that must _ answers. you co-authored the report. something like that must have - answers. you co-authored the report. something like that must have taken l something like that must have taken hours, days, weeks of monitoring to witness the animals doing it at the right time when you are observing them. how did you go about conducting this research? where did you do it? was it in captivity or in the wild? . ., ., ., , the wild? the main author was in the rimate the wild? the main author was in the primate centre _ the wild? the main author was in the primate centre for _ the wild? the main author was in the primate centre for some _ the wild? the main author was in the primate centre for some time, - primate centre for some time, studying animals in captivity.

certainly this behaviour has not been observed from wild observation, so animals in their natural habitat. she was there for a long time, so we then decided to look at what was in then decided to look at what was in the literature over the last three orfour the literature over the last three or four years, the literature over the last three orfour years, to the literature over the last three or four years, to assess what had been reported, notjust for primates, but also for humans. it is surprising there is not much out there documenting this behaviour. that is why we think it is worth noting. it is also worth noting that because it is a species it is in dangers. to protect the species the better understanding you have of how they live, the more chance you have to put measures in place that can protect them better. it adds to the body of knowledge that will help conserve this species in the wild. does it give us any kind of inkling, or link to human behaviour, as to why young children may pick their

noses, and in doing so, of course get told off by their parents? t get told off by their parents? i don't know. there are various don�*t know. there are various hypotheses in the literature about benefits to the immune system because of the transfer of bacteria from one part of the body to another, but there is a lot of research that needs to be done before anyone can... it is interesting that it is happening across a whole branch of mammals, so i think it deserves to be looked into more before we dismiss it as purely cleaning their noses. i think we need more people to look into it. who knows, next time a toddler is told off for picking their nose, they may well quote from your report, and say to their parents, i am not alone. i am report, and say to their parents, i am not alone. iam in

report, and say to their parents, i am not alone. i am in common with 12 different types of primates. t am not alone. i am in common with 12 different types of primates.— different types of primates. i hope so, more different types of primates. i hope so. more than _ different types of primates. i hope so, more than just _ different types of primates. i hope so, more than just this _ different types of primates. i hope so, more than just this business i different types of primates. i hope | so, more than just this business of it being a disgusting habit. thank ou for it being a disgusting habit. thank you forjoining — it being a disgusting habit. thank you forjoining us, _ it being a disgusting habit. thank you forjoining us, senior- it being a disgusting habit. thank you forjoining us, senior curator| you forjoining us, senior curator of mammals at the national history museum. all sorts of news here on the bbc news channel! time now for the bbc news channel! time now for the weather. more of the same over the next few days. some rain, some sunshine, and staying mild. yesterday the temperatures exceeded 20 celsius in the south of the country. this will happen again on thursday and friday. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see where the weather is coming from. all the weather fronts are coming from the south—west, carried by this warm current of air from the southern climes, spreading across western europe towards the uk

and even scandinavia. let�*s have a look at the picture this afternoon. up look at the picture this afternoon. up to around 21 or 22 possible in east anglia and the south—east. middle high teens across most of the uk, a lot of bright weather this afternoon after that damp start, but i think it will stay fairly cloudy across parts of scotland through the afternoon. this evening, the next where front approaches. gusty winds here out towards the west, and particularly heavy rain for a time, for example in northern ireland early hours of friday morning. eastern areas should stay dry through the night, so here are dry and clear start to the day, but very quickly this is where the front will and clear start to the day, but very quickly this is whei and 3 front will and clear start to the day, but very quickly this is whei and eastwards the through the morning into the afternoon, so wet parts " " "59.20; 7 " " "’.;...;’.'f’s’..;.i.;na, afternoon across parts of scotland, but the rest of the country should have a bright friday. it does look like it is going to be a clear and dry friday evening and friday night across many parts of the uk, and every bit as mild once again. he was a look at saturday. in the morning

we are expecting clients to crease with some rain in southern areas. you can see through the early hours of saturday and then through the morning, that weather front moves northwards. to be a bright start in scotland ahead of it. the driest, brightest weather will be once again across east anglia and the south—east on saturday, again 21, so we were getting multiple days of temperatures in excess of 21 celsius. sunday will be a fraction less mild, maybe 18 in london, not that you will notice if you are in the sunshine. in the north—west we are expecting thundery showers. is this one weather going to last? it does look as though things will tend to cool off to perhaps the seasonal norm as we head into next week. the weather will remain very changeable. clark, defence analyst, thank you

very much. this is bbc news, these are the headlines... politicians in the northern ireland assembly fail to elect a new speaker with just hours remaining on their deadline to restore the power sharing executive before new elections must be called. the assembly has today been unable to elect a speaker and been unable to conduct its first item of business. therefore, we can proceed no further. the energy company shell reports another quarter of huge profits. injust three months, it made more than £8 billion, the second largest result in its history. an nhs strike ballot begins. unison nurses, paramedics and hospital porters in england, wales and northern ireland vote

in their dispute over pay. striking is the last thing that dedicated health workers want to do but the reality is that the nhs is on its knees. the title of prince harry�*s anticipated — and controversial — memoir has been announced. the book, spare, will include his full account of his move to america and will be published next year. schools which ban hairstyles such as braids, corn rows and afros are likely to be breaking the law, the equalities watchdog has said. the two nominations for the role, the ulster unionists�* mike nesbitt and the sdlp�*s patsy mcglone,

failed to secure the necessary cross—community support from mlas. speaking after the assembly sitting, the alliance party leader naomi long said she was disappointed in the actions in the assembly chamber. let�*s listen to that moment when the northern ireland assembly failed to elect a new speaker. 48 members voted, of which 28 voted aye, no nationalists voted. 31 unionists voted, of which seven voted aye, 22.6%. 17 others voted, of which 17 voted aye, 100%. six members who voted in both lobbies are not included, and these are the results. the motion is negatived. unfasten the doors, the motion has failed. the assembly has today been unable to elect a speaker, and been unable to conduct its first item of business. therefore, we can proceed no further.

any further sitting of the assembly can only be held to elect a speaker and deputy speakers. under section 39.2 of the northern ireland act 1998, the current speaker remains in office, until a successor is elected. i therefore opposed by leave of the assembly to adjourn sitting until a future date, the details of which will be communicated to members in due course. the question is the assembly do now adjourn? the assembly is adjourned. in the last few minutes the leader of the alliance party of northern ireland naomi long has been given a press conference. let�*s hear what she said. what we face after an election is not a swift restoration but a protracted negotiation. i have no patience for that process and neither do the people that i represent. if there is an election, alliance will fight it, we will fight it on our record

of delivery, where we have had the power to deliver, and our record of holding those to account who have limited those powers. i am ready for that, and this party is ready for that. but i am under no illusion and neither should be the secretary of state that that is a solution to the problem. the solution to the problem, as i set out clearly to the secretary of state last night is this — emergency legislation in westminster to suspend these institutions until the negotiations with the eu and the uk government can reach a conclusion, potentially within weeks. the sdlp�*s matthew 0�*toole has also been speaking to journalists following the recalling of the assembly. it is truly a shameful and depressing spectacle that we sat through in the assembly chamber.

across northern ireland, families are struggling to heat their homes, they are struggling to put food on the table, small businesses are worried about how they are going to get through this winter. what they want, what they need our political institutions working for them. they don�*t need boycott, abstention, and nihilism, as we saw today from the dup. the truth is that the only way to help people is to have functioning, devolved institutions, and the only way that we get a resolution to issues around the protocol and all the other post—brexit issues that this society faces is negotiation and discussion between the uk and eu. that can�*t happen in the assembly chamber. the absence of an assembly chamber would influence that, but what it will do is make life worse for people across this society. that session in there today about like a wake for power—sharing. it was depressing and shameful. the leader of the ulster unionist party has been to get the executive up and running

again, we must sort out the protocol. and we need to do it absolutely now. to what is going on, and start getting the eu and the uk government to do something right, to get the executive up and running again, by dealing with the protocol. saying exactly the same thing because they are now earlier, our ireland

correspondent charlotte gallagher laid out what will ha all n now at behind laid out what will ha all n now at be have laid out what will ha all n now at a be have laid out what will ha all n now at a new be have can be done canbedone ifthereis no nothing can be done if there is no speaker in place, ministers cannot be put in place, so decisions cannot be put in place, so decisions cannot be made and what that leads us to is a new election. the northern ireland secretary of state had said if they couldn�*t get back together stormont, he would call a new election. that is probably going to be the 15th of december, we think. there are a few hours left ahead of the deadline to form a power—sharing executive, it runs out at midnight tonight, but realistically there is absolutely no prospect of that happening, the democratic unionist party, the second—largest party here, they had said they will not entertain going back into power—sharing as long as the northern ireland protocol remains in place and those other

post—brexit trading arrangements we have now. they dup say that they have now. they dup say that they have essentially cut them off from the rest of the uk, and i think the protocol puts their place in the union at stake. 0ther protocol puts their place in the union at stake. other bodies want to get back to work here but that doesn�*t matter because of the good friday agreement there has to be power—sharing between the majority of unionists and the majority of nationalists. we have heard from politicians in the last few minutes, may allow —— naomi long from the cross—party alliance, she said she is disgusted by what is going on, she said politicians who refused to come to work and stormont collapses should have their pay collapsed —— cut. doug beattie says he is worried if stormont will ever get back up and running again in the future of power sharing could be at stake. for voters in northern ireland, it means they will have to head back to the polls probably in the weeks before christmas, the last thing people want to be doing when they are doing christmas shopping and going to nativity plays is heading to the polls but that is what they will

have to do. polls but that is what they will have to do— polls but that is what they will have to do. ., ., ., ,, ., have to do. charlotte, we talk about the assembly _ have to do. charlotte, we talk about the assembly not _ have to do. charlotte, we talk about the assembly not functioning, - have to do. charlotte, we talk about the assembly not functioning, the i the assembly not functioning, the executive not being in power, but what happens about political decisions, then? who is making decisions, then? who is making decisions on things like support with energy bills, that matters to do with health, with education, how is that all happening, budgets and so being decided, who is in charge of that at the moment? that so being decided, who is in charge of that at the moment?— of that at the moment? that is a really good _ of that at the moment? that is a really good question _ of that at the moment? that is a really good question and - of that at the moment? that is a really good question and the - of that at the moment? that is a i really good question and the answer is nobody. civil servants will be stepping into rolls come midnight tonight but they cannot make those big decisions, they have to keep things ticking over but they cannot announce new policy, that has to be done by the elected politicians and because they are sitting in the assembly it cannot be done. the £400 fuel help top up for people�*s bills, the rest of the people in the uk are getting this, in northern ireland they don�*t know when they will get this money, at what point they will

get it, that has not been decided because stormont is not up and running. budgets are health care, education, public transport, all the big things are not being done because stormont isn�*t setting. civil servants can keep it ticking over but they cannot make these big decisions. some people are very concerned about the northern ireland protocol but many more people are concerned about paying their heating bill, paying for their mortgage, their rent, theirfood bills, and they are the kind of things they want politicians to tackle. and. want politicians to tackle. and, charlotte. _ want politicians to tackle. and, charlotte, just _ want politicians to tackle. and, charlotte, just briefly, - want politicians to tackle. and, charlotte, just briefly, with - want politicians to tackle. and, charlotte, just briefly, with the indication from chris heaton harris, the no —— new northern ireland secretary that new elections could be called to the assembly, is that now definitely going to happen or do we bait for his confirmation and decision in the light of the failure to elect a speaker in the last hour? i would say 99.9% certainty it is

going to happen. chris heaton harris said if stormont couldn�*t get back working, he would call an election when the deadline passed at midnight tonight. steve baker, his minister, said there would be absolutely no u—turns on this issue. so, i think we can definitely expect an election to be cold here. at the moment, there is no real prospect of anything else happening. the fact that the deadline runs out means that the deadline runs out means that even after the deadline, the dup suddenly decide they want to get back to work, they couldn�*t because the deadline has gone, and so they still have to go into this new election period. so, i think the only option at this point is for an election, they could perhaps introduce legislation to delay it but i don�*t think that will happen, i think people will have to go to the polls. the energy giant shell has revealed a huge upswing in profits, making £8.2 billion betweenjuly and september. that�*s more than double what it made in the same period last year, although it is a slowdown from the second quarter of this year when it announced record figures.

high oil and gas prices and the war in ukraine have all fed in to the increase. the figures have prompted calls for the tax on energy firms�* profits to be raised, to help people with bills. we�*ll have more on that in a moment, but first this report from our business correspondent marc ashdown 0ur energy pain is shell�*s gain. while we�*ve all been feelinghe teffects of rocketing wholesale gas and oil prices in our energy bills and at the petrol pump, companies like shell have enjoyed bumper profits. it is beyond ridiculous. something has to be done with shell just raking in huge money. taxing should be fairer amongst businesses. they should be paying more than they are. its world wide, it is not just here in britain. betweenjuly and september, shell�*s underlying profit was £8.2 billion, that compares £3.6 billion in the same period last year. so far this year, the energy giant has made £26 billion this year. families will find this obsene. they are really struggling. they are considering, how do we turn off the heating?

how do we keep a roof over our children�*s heads and food on the tables this winter? that is why the government has to act. no more excuses, impose a higher windfall tax. when he was chancellor, rishi sunak introduced a 25% extra windfall tax on extraordinary profits, on top of the 40% tax oil and gas companies already pay on their uk operations. but some say these profits are so excessive that further taxes are now justified. companies like this do not always make this kind of money. there are plenty of lean periods, too. and wholesale prices have already come down from their high this year. shell has said it will invest £25 billion over the next ten years in the uk, mainly in low or zero carbon energy, and some feel more taxes could jeopardise that. a very cleverly designed windfall tax may help the government achieve certain targets. but the danger is that somebody else may design a poor windfall tax and that would be a distortion to investment, and investment may

not happen or it would go elsewhere where it is more attractive to do so. a report by the international energy agency suggests the global crisis could be a turning point towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. for now, the debate goes on over what should happen to energy firms�* eye—watering profits. marc ashdown, bbc news. let�*s speak to ed miliband, the shadow climate change and net zero secretary. there will be people watching that thinking, their energy bills are going up, and yet these massive oil giants like shell are making vast profits. what approach would you take to deal with that discrepancy? well, ben, good afternoon to you. that thing people will be thinking is how is it possible that these companies are making these enormous profits? rishi sunak when he was an chancellor announced a windfall tax but they are not paying any windfall

tax, because he introduced a massive loophole which gave them massive tax breaks, handing back massive amounts of money back to them. the government have got to close this multi—billion pound loophole so we have a proper windfall tax that actually raises resources. i think your package but this very well, the money we are paying, as a result of higher energy bills isn�*t disappearing into thin air, it is going into these companies and then going into these companies and then going back into shareholders pockets and it is been taken by —— from the british people. the and it is been taken by -- from the british people-— and it is been taken by -- from the british people. the energy companies would say that — british people. the energy companies would say that during _ british people. the energy companies would say that during the _ british people. the energy companies would say that during the depth - british people. the energy companies would say that during the depth of. would say that during the depth of pandemic, when that price of oil slumped, at one point it was negative, they didn�*t ask for a bailout or state support and so people can�*t have it both wales clash both ways. if they manage to sustain when things are tough, it is not that you come after them when they are making a bit more. tt is they are making a bit more. it is not a bit more. _

they are making a bit more. it is not a bit more. these _ they are making a bit more. tit 3 not a bit more. these are unprecedented, unexpected, and unearned profits. iwant unprecedented, unexpected, and unearned profits. i want to deal with this investment argument. the figures today show that the companies are giving six times more back to their shareholders in so—called share buy—backs and dividends than investing in our low carbon future. we do need to invest in solar and wind because that is cheaper, cleaner energy, but that is not for the companies are doing with their money, and the reason this is justified is because we are facing an appalling cost of living crisis. the government has only guaranteed six months worth of support for people, all of that being done through borrowing, essentially. we have said the right way to do this is in part funded through a windfall tax and beyond the six months, we have to look at more support and thatis have to look at more support and that is why a proper windfall tax is essential. ., ., , , , essential. one of the measures set out in the rather _ essential. one of the measures set out in the rather ill-fated _ essential. one of the measures set out in the rather ill-fated mini - out in the rather ill—fated mini budget some weeks ago was an idea of scrapping the green levy added to

people�*s energy bills to help pay for clean, renewable energy initiatives. is that something you would have done to help reduce the cost pressures on people or not, given your role as climate change secretary? fits given your role as climate change secreta ? : , ., given your role as climate change secreta ? ~ , ., ., , given your role as climate change secretary?— given your role as climate change secreta ? a ., , secretary? as long as it is properly funded, because _ secretary? as long as it is properly funded, because these _ secretary? as long as it is properly funded, because these are - secretary? as long as it is properly funded, because these are sensual measures to give us the renewable power we need, if the government was to fund that through public expenditure, that is their decision, but the reason why bills are rocketing is not because of the £150 green levies, the reason bills are rocketing is because gas prices internationally have shut up and we are incredibly exposed as a country because we haven�*t made progress on renewables and nuclear and energy efficiency that we need. and by the way it is notjust the gas and oil companies that are making huge profits, it is those renewable and nuclear companies because electricity prices tied to the gas price, is why we need proper

windfall tax, that could raise tens of billions of pounds, think this is a lot about rishi sunak and his approach as he is more interesting in standing up for the big jet january —— energy generators than people. he january -- energy generators than --eole. , ., january -- energy generators than --eole. , ., ., people. he did reinstate the ban on frackint. people. he did reinstate the ban on fracking. having _ people. he did reinstate the ban on fracking. having voted _ people. he did reinstate the ban on fracking. having voted against - people. he did reinstate the ban on fracking. having voted against the i fracking. having voted against the ban on fracking _ fracking. having voted against the ban on fracking last _ fracking. having voted against the ban on fracking last week, - fracking. having voted against the ban on fracking last week, he - fracking. having voted against the ban on fracking last week, he has| ban on fracking last week, he has reinstated a temporary moratorium this week. of course, i welcome that. i would say it is a temporary moratorium and the only way of guaranteeing a permanent ban on fracking, the only party committed to that, labour have committed to that. he also said something very unfortunate yesterday was that he said he wanted to retain the ban on onshore wind. 0nshore wind is another example of a cheap clean fuel, it can lower energy bills and he has unfortunately setting his face against that. ed he has unfortunately setting his face against that.— face against that. ed miliband, thank ou face against that. ed miliband, thank you for— face against that. ed miliband, thank you forjoining _ face against that. ed miliband, thank you forjoining us, - face against that. ed miliband, -

thank you forjoining us, shattered —— shadows state for climate change and zero. there is a ballot of unison for members. a vote in scotland has been suspended after holyrood administration made a higher pay offer but union officials say that is not enough and they are warning many nhs staff have reached the end of the road. health —— our health editor outlined the industrial action that could be taken. taste editor outlined the industrial action that could be taken. we had a gmb and another— action that could be taken. we had a gmb and another health _ action that could be taken. we had a gmb and another health union - gmb and another health union starting a ballot of paramedics and ambulance staff, there hasn�*t been a widespread walk—out by ambulance teams since 1989. so, if there is a vote in favour of industrial action, and it comes to it, that would be something we haven�*t seen, really, for quite some time. the royal couege for quite some time. the royal college of nursing has also began a

ballot of its 300,000 members around the uk. they have not launched an exercise like that right across the country at any time in their history, going back more than 100. so you can see how high feelings are running amongst the unions and their members. we will have to wait for the outcome of the ballots because that will not necessarily determine evenif that will not necessarily determine even if they get a positive vote for strike action, that is me to say it will deftly happen because they might hope for further talks. what it is all about essentially in england and wales, hasn�*t been a formal offer in northern ireland, is a 4% pay award, £1400. the government at westminster speaking for england says that is in line with an independent pay review body and it is urging union members to really think very hard about this vote because of the possible impact on patients. in scotland, the government has announced a higher offer of £2205 this year, that is why unison have called off for the

time being fed ballot, and they will ask members whether that is on offer they can accept. so it is possible scotland will do a deal but not other parts of the uk. helga pile, the deputy head of health at the trade union unison, told me earlier staff can�*t give good care to patients if they are worried about making ends meet. the situation we are in is that those health workers you have heard about feel that they have come to the point where they have to consider using a strike ballot to get the government to pay attention to this crisis that has been building for a long time now. 72p an hour is what that £1400 an ounce trade. 0bviously, inflation has gone right up over the course of the last few months and staff are really struggling. they can�*t give good pay —— care to patients if they are worrying about how to pay their bills, keep their homes and keep

food on the table. but they are also seeing day after day that staff are leaving because they can get better pay elsewhere. they are 132,000 vacancies in england and pay needs to improve if we have got any chance of filling those and then being able to make progress with that waiting list. so, staff are hoping that it is notjust list. so, staff are hoping that it is not just a list. so, staff are hoping that it is notjust a case of the government waiting to see the results, we would like the respond —— to govan to respond to the fact that the vote is taking place and talk to us about what can be done to improve the pay award they have so far put on the table. ~ ., ., , ., , table. what would be an acceptable -a award table. what would be an acceptable pay award as a _ table. what would be an acceptable pay award as a percentage? - table. what would be an acceptable pay award as a percentage? we - table. what would be an acceptable l pay award as a percentage? we have made it very — pay award as a percentage? we have made it very clear _ pay award as a percentage? we have made it very clear that _ pay award as a percentage? we have made it very clear that what - pay award as a percentage? we have made it very clear that what is - made it very clear that what is needed for staff and for the service and for addressing that workforce crisis is an actual pay award that actually beats inflation, that makes the jobs better paid and actually beats inflation, that makes thejobs better paid and more attractive so we can bring in new people who will stay and who will be able to make a living. so, that is

what we have asked for. as you have covered in scotland the government has responded to a vote, the ballot taking place by coming back and making an improved offer. and that is £2500 which we are now suspending the ballot and asking members whether they think that is enough or whether they think that is enough or whether they think that is enough or whether they want to continue. 0ur urgent message to the government and to the new health secretary, to the chancellor, who has experience of health and has chaired the health select committee that has described this workforce crisis is please come and talk to us, please meet us, we would like to discuss how we can improve the pay award that has already been made. i�*m nowjoined by dr andrew meyerson, an nhs a&e doctor in london. there will be patients hearing about possible strikes nhs worrying about

not getting the care they need when they need, what do you say to them as they watch now? 50. they need, what do you say to them as they watch now?— as they watch now? so, to patients that are watching _ as they watch now? so, to patients that are watching this _ as they watch now? so, to patients that are watching this and - as they watch now? so, to patients that are watching this and seeing i that are watching this and seeing strike action develop from many different professions within the nhs, i think that we need to ask ourselves why this is happening. if we look back, in the last ten years we look back, in the last ten years we have seen the nhs which was ranked number one, the best health care system in the entire world ten years, by the commonwealth fund, we have seen that ranking slipped multiple positions in ten years, we have seen the nhs under funded to a massive degree so we now have a funding crisis, we have a staff crisis, we have a beds crisis and a social care is crisis and we have a government that has refused repeatedly to listen to any health experts and any other warnings that we are putting out. it is very disheartening watching patients suffer on the longest waiting list in nhs history, 7 million people long now, and it was 5 million

before covid so covid made it worse but it was quite bad before then. we have 132,000 vacancies in the nhs, 155,000 vacancies and social care. our doctor and nurse pay has been 0ur doctor and nurse pay has been cut by 25% since 2008. we are haemorrhaging staff at the moment, we lost 40,000 nurses last year, we have experienced, well—trained people, consultants, gps, nurses, leaving the profession in droves because it is getting too difficult to work at the nhs right now. but is that sim -l to work at the nhs right now. but is that simply about _ to work at the nhs right now. but is that simply about pay _ to work at the nhs right now. but is that simply about pay or— to work at the nhs right now. but is that simply about pay or are - to work at the nhs right now. but is that simply about pay or are there deeper issues that could not be addressed? even if a more generous pay award were to be given, were to be agreed, even if that happened, wooden server situation where people are leaving because of the pressures and the effect on their mental health and the effect on their life outside the job? they decide that they simply can�*t continue? weill.

they simply can't continue? well, look, they simply can't continue? well, look. there _ they simply can't continue? well, look. there pay — they simply can't continue? well, look, there pay restoration - they simply can't continue? 9tt look, there pay restoration package is the most important of those things that we can offer to staff to try to retain them. we need a government that will take this issue seriously, that will see that we are haemorrhaging doctors and nurses, that we are, that it is becoming too difficult to work in nhs and that they need to do something about it. i made £14 an hour as an a&e doctor last year, 0k? i made £14 an hour as an a&e doctor last year, ok? we have nurses that are visiting food banks. an increased pay offer is going to go quite a distance in quite a long way in making sure people feel a little bit more secure, especially in the cost of living crisis. inflation is at double digits now and that is a tax on working people, that is something we all have to deal with. and if you work during the pandemic, if you kept this country going during the pandemic, it is a slap in the face, a clap in the face to think that it is ok for nurses to

visit food banks after the heroic work they did. and so that is why, pay is a huge issue and staff are leaving in droves but we also need a government that actually listens to us, that actually understands there is a £20 billion hole that needs to be filled, that needs, that we need an urgent plan to deal with staff retention and recruitment. when you a plan for beds, a plan for social care. and despite trying to raise these plans —— issues with nhs leaders and also with our royal colleges, trying to do this in a polite way, nobody is listening, the government does not listen and patients are suffering so much right now and it is so heartbreaking to see this and that is why we are considering strike action. the matchable we do, they won�*t listen to us and that is why we are standing upfor to us and that is why we are standing up for action is the way that we are. standing up for action is the way that we are-— that we are. they will be people watchin: that we are. they will be people watching who — that we are. they will be people watching who identify _ that we are. they will be people watching who identify with -

that we are. they will be people watching who identify with the l watching who identify with the situation to describe, staff shortages, long waiting times for procedures and so on and they may sympathise with the argument you are making but may still be worried that with hospital front line workers, nhs front line workers, if they decide to go on strike, that people want to get the care that they need in an emergency. what can you say to reassure them or address that immediate concern that i have about the possible strike action? weill. immediate concern that i have about the possible strike action?— the possible strike action? well, i want to remind _ the possible strike action? well, i want to remind them _ the possible strike action? well, i want to remind them that - the possible strike action? well, i want to remind them that they i the possible strike action? well, i| want to remind them that they are not getting the care they deserve right now. we have seen too many horror stories of grandmothers and grandfathers spending ten hours on the floor of their homes or outside waiting for an ambience to show up thatjust isn�*t there because we are too overworked and too ever stretched at the moment. there are people suffering on the waiting list. the longest in nhs history. how much longer do everybody expect us to wait, and how much work ——

worse does a situation have to get before we raise these issues in a nice way, in a polite way, in an official way, until we do all of this in the right channels yet this government doesn�*t take us seriously and the patients are suffering right now. t and the patients are suffering right now. ~' , and the patients are suffering right now. ~ , ., , ., now. i think they would say they do take it seriously _ now. i think they would say they do take it seriously but _ now. i think they would say they do take it seriously but there - now. i think they would say they do take it seriously but there are - now. i think they would say they do take it seriously but there are so i take it seriously but there are so many... take it seriously but there are so man : . ., , take it seriously but there are so man a ., ,,, ., take it seriously but there are so man... ., ., ., many... actions speak louder than words. many... actions speak louder than words- itut — many... actions speak louder than words. but they _ many... actions speak louder than words. but they are _ many... actions speak louder than words. but they are so _ many... actions speak louder than words. but they are so many - words. but they are so many different funding _ words. but they are so many different funding demands i words. but they are so many - different funding demands because of a put more money towards the nhs, what if they have to take that from council budgets and social care, that will have a knock—on effect. what do they have it from defence spending and a potentially present peril the situation as it stands in uk. -- peril the situation as it stands in uk. —— ukraine. it is part of the bigger picture and some would say that if one department or one part of the state benefits, the others will have to suffer even greater cuts in over two fund that. t cuts in over two fund that. i disagree with out entirely. cuts in over two fund that. t disagree with out entirely. we could institute a 1% wealth tax on people who have more than £5 million in

their pocket, and that would give us their pocket, and that would give us the money that we need to survive there so that working people, is pretty nurses, don�*t have to visit food banks in the cost of living crisis. we have the wealthiest prime minister in history who has double the amount of wealth as king charles himself. then we fight through the pandemic and my nursing colleagues are having to visit food banks, that is unacceptable. a 1% wealth tax on people of that level of income is not going to bankrupt them, it won�*t change their lifestyle, they will perfectly fine, they will still be obscenely wealthy, the rest of us can survive. that is what we are talking about, survival right now, and we refused to be plunged into austerity again. we have seen too many cats, to many people dead, that is why we are raising this issue because we have an obligation to protect patients. t because we have an obligation to protect patients.— because we have an obligation to

protect patients. i suppose... the difficulty is _ protect patients. i suppose... the difficulty is that _ protect patients. i suppose... the difficulty is that i _ protect patients. i suppose... the difficulty is that i have _ protect patients. i suppose... the difficulty is that i have heard - protect patients. i suppose... the difficulty is that i have heard it. difficulty is that i have heard it said that if people will revert to this idea of a wealth tax, tax the very richest, but the sums... but the sum that we are talking about that are needed, that wouldn�*t even come close to funding it. and we have seen the problem of when the government did try and have unfunded measures the way the markets reacted, borrowing costs for the government and individuals went up. so when they announced plans for tax cuts that were unfounded.— cuts that were unfounded. obviously ou have cuts that were unfounded. obviously you have to — cuts that were unfounded. obviously you have to have _ cuts that were unfounded. obviously you have to have a _ cuts that were unfounded. obviously you have to have a plan _ cuts that were unfounded. obviously you have to have a plan that - cuts that were unfounded. obviously you have to have a plan that funds i you have to have a plan that funds this properly. the money is there, they always find the money for everything else. when it came comes to nurses not visiting food banks. i think the greed of a lot of these people are shocking. after what we have been through in the pandemic, we lost 2000 of our colleagues, do

you think it is ok for us to say we should not bejust you think it is ok for us to say we should not be just barely surviving the way we are right now?- the way we are right now? doctor andrew morrison, _ the way we are right now? doctor andrew morrison, thank - the way we are right now? doctor andrew morrison, thank you - the way we are right now? doctor andrew morrison, thank you for l andrew morrison, thank you for speaking to us, clearly from the heart, and nhs and a&e doctor in london, speaking about the ballot on industrial action amongst nhs staff. thank you very much. let�*s bring you a line of breaking news. the prime minister rishi sunak has pulled out of attending the cop 27 climate summit. it begins in egypt next month. we understand he will focus on domestic issues. this is being reported by the political editorfor the daily mail. the prime minister rishi sunak has pulled out of attending the climate summit beginning in egypt next month to instead focus on domestic issues. we will bring you more reaction to that

and any further details as we get them here on bbc news. in the meantime, from climate to whether we can get the latest tell us what it is doing. there is not an awful lot of difference in the forecast for the next few days. it will be mild and changeable from rain to sunshine and back to rain again. we have got a few more days of this really mild weather to come. tomorrow there will be reined in the morning but come the afternoon it should turn a little bit brighter and of course it will be very mild, if not warm again. here is the forecast for this evening. this is the next weather front approaching crosses tretanci before and it crosses ireland just before midnight and approaches northern ireland by the early hours. there could be heavy rain at times. heavy rain in the western isles, but many central, eastern and northern parts of the country stay dry all through night. very mild degrees. have so times. here

i have said that so many times. here is that as it moves across the is that rain as it moves across the country in the morning and then it brightens up to sunny spells and it will be a pretty afternoon will be a pretty decent afternoon for many of us tomorrow. the temperatures will go up to 20 in east anglia and the south—east, 16 in glasgow and in lerwick it will be around 12 degrees. politicians in the northern ireland assembly fail to elect a new speaker with just hours remaining on their deadline to restore the power sharing executive before new elections must be called. the assembly has today been unable to elect a speaker and been unable to elect a speaker and been unable to conduct its first item of business. therefore we can proceed no further.

the energy company, shell, reports another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than eight billion pounds — the second largest result in its history. an nhs strike ballot begins — unison nurses, paramedics and hospital porters in england, wales and northern ireland vote in their dispute over pay. striking is the last thing that dedicated health workers want to do, but the reality is that the nhs is on its knees. )the title of prince harry�*s anticipated — and controversial — memoir has been announced. the book, spare, will include his full account of his move to america and will be published next year. sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. (pres) good afternoon. we�*re starting with the cricket and pakistan�*s world cup hopes suffered futher damage with a shock one—run defeat by zimbabwe in australia.

they�*d set pakistan a target of 131 to win, despite losing both openers early and slipping to 36 for 3 pakistan entered the final over needing 11. a wicket from the penultimate ball left shaheen afridi needing three to win from the last ball of the game — he could only manage a single and was run out trying to come back for a second run which would have secured a tie. it was zimbabwe�*s first ever win outside the first round of a men�*s t20 world cup. pakistan are now without a win after two games, with their first outing against india also ending in a tense defeat. earlier india made it two wins out of two at the tournament south africa completed a statement

104 run win over bangladesh. arsenal head coach mikel arteta wants his side to finish top of their group in the europa league when they play psv eindhoven later. the gunners are already through after winning all four matches so far. but arteta is hoping to avoid facing a play—off against one of the sides knocked out of the champions league. this competition is getting harder and harder and as you mentioned how it looks today and what the possibilities are, it looks like the next round will be very competitive, thatis next round will be very competitive, that is why we want to finish first in the group and winning the next summer games is an important thing for us. also in the europa league later — manchester united will play sheriff tiraspol. cristiano ronaldo is back after being left out of saturday�*s squad. it follows an incident where he refused to come on as a substitute, walking down the tunnel in the 89th minute during united�*s

2—0 win against spurs. france centre—back raphael varan misses out though — he�*s injured and will likely be out of action until the world cup. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has been fined thirty thousand pounds by the football association following his sending off during his side�*s 1—0 win against manchester city in october. klopp was dismissed after berating a referee�*s assistant when a foul was not given for a challenge on mohamed salah. fa said he accepted that his behaviour "was improper". no touchline ban has been imposed. worcester warriors�* director of rugby steve diamond has revealed he�*s in the running to buy the club. at a press conference earlier today, diamond announced he was heading a consortium alongside investors. his bid is now one of two to buy the club. warriors were put into administration a month ago, with the men�*s teams currently suspended from competitive rugby.

to be fair, the usp is me because there are not too many people around who have done the business side of these rugby clubs and the rugby side. and you have got to have a certain amount of charisma about you to convince people to come to the championship, and you have got to have a certain amount of charisma about you and know how and a track record to get investors to come in. and see the plan for five to ten years. to golf and ian poulter has reacted strongly to the latest comments from rory mcilroy after the current world number one described the breakaway liv tour as a "betrayal". poulter insists he has played by the rules, and has as much passion as ever to compete at the ryder cup in the future. betrayal? we can still qualify for the team as far as i am aware. unless we have been told we can�*t

qualify. you know, iam unless we have been told we can�*t qualify. you know, i am still ready to play as much as i possibly can to make that team. my commitment to the ryder cup goes before me. i don�*t think that should ever come in question. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll be back in an hour. the duke of sussex book will be published in the new year. it is called spare, in reference to the air and the called spare, in reference to the airand the spare called spare, in reference to the air and the spare will be released globally onjanuary air and the spare will be released globally on january the 10th. air and the spare will be released globally onjanuary the 10th. it air and the spare will be released globally on january the 10th. it was meant to be released this autumn, but there has been speculation it was pushed back as a mark of respect following the death of the queen, and it is rumoured to make changes to the publication and remove potentially damaging material. joining me now is duncan larkin, the formal royal editor of the sun. good

to have you with us. what do we read into the title and the timing? tt is into the title and the timing? it is funn , on into the title and the timing? it is funny. on the _ into the title and the timing? it is funny, on the issue _ into the title and the timing? tit 3 funny, on the issue of the title, one word so far from his book. funny, on the issue of the title, one word so farfrom his book. spare sort of invokes possibly the harry might be taking the victim role in this narrative. that is the first of a major hint since he announced the book nearly a year—and—a—half ago. but i think the timing, it was going to come out ready for the lucrative christmas market, and that has been delayed. they have not said it was as a mark of respect, but nor have they denied the suggestion that may be aspects of the book have been toned down as a mark of respect for the queen, and to reflect a thawing

in the relationship like we saw at her majesty�*s funeral. tt in the relationship like we saw at her majesty's funeral.— in the relationship like we saw at her majesty's funeral. her ma'esty's funeral. it was very much her majesty's funeral. it was very much publicised _ her majesty's funeral. it was very much publicised his _ her majesty's funeral. it was very much publicised his reasons - her majesty's funeral. it was very much publicised his reasons for i much publicised his reasons for giving up the royal titles and going to america and for those who wanted even more detail there was the interview with 0prah even more detail there was the interview with oprah winfrey. do you think there is much left for us to learn in this book?— learn in this book? yes, you do wonder what — learn in this book? yes, you do wonder what harry _ learn in this book? yes, you do wonder what harry has - learn in this book? yes, you do wonder what harry has to - learn in this book? yes, you do wonder what harry has to do i learn in this book? yes, you do wonder what harry has to do to justify the millions of pounds he has been given as an advance for this book. i am not sure, though. the fact you have got a senior member of the royal family writing their own memoir in their own words, yes, it may be repetition of some of the true forms as they were called, for 0prah. but in a book form at 1000 words long and really picks at the detail of some of the darker times in harry�*s life, that will not make easy reading for the palace and it will almost certainly project

this to an instant bestseller i suggest. tt this to an instant bestseller i su: est. :, this to an instant bestseller i su~est. , ., . suggest. it may pro'ected to an instant best h suggest. it may projected to an instant best seller, but - suggest. it may projected to an i instant best seller, but it may also deepen the rift potentially within the family? deepen the rift potentially within the famil ? ~ , ~ the family? absolutely right. we don't know _ the family? absolutely right. we don't know what _ the family? absolutely right. we don't know what he _ the family? absolutely right. we don't know what he might - the family? absolutely right. we don't know what he might say i the family? absolutely right. we i don't know what he might say about don�*t know what he might say about camilla. we don�*t know what he might say about his mother and father�*s relationship breaking down. harry�*s idea of that would be fairly new territory if it were in—depth. a damaging time if king charles wanted a smooth transition to the throne. the last thing he wants is his own son questioning whether he is a good enough father and therefore presumably a good enough king. but we don�*t know, harry might tone this down. there is scope for harry to write a book really showing us how he sees the world from his eyes. it may be a bit new, but it will be a bit more of the same and that is not a nice prospect if you are part of the palace. i think those comments so far have already been pretty damaging and scathing. duncan

larkin, the _ damaging and scathing. duncan larkin, the former _ damaging and scathing. duncan larkin, the former royal - damaging and scathing. duncan larkin, the former royal editorl damaging and scathing. duncan. larkin, the former royal editor of the sun newspaper. and royal author. thank you. a woman earlier our reporter gave us an update on the case. jemma mitchell and mee kuen chong were friends. they met through church in 2020, but a row over money led jemma mitchell to kill the older woman in june of last year. police have released cctv of the defendant coming from the direction of the victim�*s house. she is pulling a blue suit case which the prosecution say had the victim was my body inside, having committed the murder. she hired a taxi under a false name to transport it to her house. the

prosecution believe in all probability she kept the body in her garden for two weeks before hiring a car and driving it 200 miles to devon 16 days after she was reported missing. mee kuen chong�*s headless body was found in the woods in seoul, by a family on holiday. mitchell had forged her well so that she and her mother would receive her estate. the court heard that she needed money to pay for repairs to her house in north west london. in fact, mee kuen chong had offered her £200,000 to pay for those renovations before changing her mind. shortly after she changed her mind. shortly after she changed her mind she disappeared. mitchell was an osteopath and had a degree in human sciences and the skills to dismember a body, thejury was human sciences and the skills to dismember a body, the jury was told. there was no forensic evidence linking her to the crime, all the evidence was circumstantial. she declined to give evidence in court and answered no comment in her police interviews. detective chief

inspectorjim eastwood described mitchell as a ruthless killer, saying the cold facts of the case were shocking. it took the jury just over eight hours to reach their guilty verdict and jemma mitchell will be sentenced here at the old bailey tomorrow. new guidance issued by the equality and human rights commission will make it much harder to discriminate against hairstyles such as braids and cornrows. the human—rights watchdog says schools banning such hairstyles are now likely to be acting unlawfully, if they fail to give exemptions on racial grounds. earlier, ruby williams spoke to our colleagues at bbc breakfast about her experience and and how it affected her school life. she later received £8,500 in an out—of—court settlement after her family took legal action against the school. in the beginning i would be in school and i was getting told as i was walking around and then sometimes i would be sitting in a

classroom and a teacher would come in and pull me out and have a conversation, your hair is getting it big today, you need to do something about this. then it came to a point where as i was walking through the doors i had been seen and told, no, your hair is too big, you know you will not be allowed in if this is the case. my mum and dad were not called because they were told, you would have known that she was being sent home because of her hair. so they did not even call my parents to let them know i was being sent home. joining me now is michelle de leon, the founder and ceo of world afro day — a global day of change, education and celebration of afro hair and identity, first launched in 2017. good to have you with us. what do you make of this guidance from the human rights watchdog? tt is you make of this guidance from the human rights watchdog? it is exactly what is needed _ human rights watchdog? it is exactly what is needed at _ human rights watchdog? it is exactly what is needed at this _ human rights watchdog? it is exactly what is needed at this time. - human rights watchdog? it is exactly what is needed at this time. i - what is needed at this time. i helped contribute and draft this guidance because i really had experience of many families going

through this situation. it has been a distressing time for children and there wasjust this a distressing time for children and there was just this gap between what teachers understand and what the school leadership understands the rules are for and the actual damage that they were causing two children. was it a case of a few isolated incidents where there was this lack of understanding, or do you get the senseit of understanding, or do you get the sense it was more general and more widespread than that? tt is widespread than that? it is widespread _ widespread than that? it is widespread because - widespread than that? tit 3 widespread because it is also historical, this idea of afro hair and afro hairstyle is being treated as other, different, terms like extreme, inappropriate, messy, gang—related. it alljust extreme, inappropriate, messy, gang—related. it all just shows a level of prejudice and discrimination against hair. fine level of prejudice and discrimination against hair. one of our viewers _ discrimination against hair. one of our viewers got — discrimination against hair. one of our viewers got in _ discrimination against hair. one of our viewers got in touch _ discrimination against hair. one of our viewers got in touch with - discrimination against hair. one of our viewers got in touch with me i our viewers got in touch with me after the interview i did earlier to say that actually there are very practical reasons to protect their hair and why it needs to be styled in a certain way. do you think that

is understood enough or is that something that helps with the understanding of why certain styles are adopted? do understanding of why certain styles are adopted?— understanding of why certain styles are ado ted? ,, ,, ., ., , are adopted? do you know what, it is not understood. _ are adopted? do you know what, it is not understood. if _ are adopted? do you know what, it is not understood. if you _ are adopted? do you know what, it is not understood. if you think - are adopted? do you know what, it is not understood. if you think about i not understood. if you think about biology lessons, you and i both went to school, i bet you did not learn anything about the difference in afro hair types. i run something called a big hair assembly and we did the science differences and that afro hair is more fragile and the hairstyles we have helped maintain it and stop it breaking and keeps the moisture in the hair. even understanding at a biological level if that was done in schools people would have better awareness of why our hair acts differently and how we maintain it differently. that our hair acts differently and how we maintain it differently.— maintain it differently. that is exactly the — maintain it differently. that is exactly the point _ maintain it differently. that is exactly the point that - maintain it differently. that is exactly the point that sissy i maintain it differently. that is - exactly the point that sissy maid, who got in touch. thank you for explaining the detail on that for us. ijust wonder if it stops at schools this issue, or do you think it follows through into the

workplace as well where people may be discriminated against atjob interviews and even an internal recruitment processes because of their hair? ~ , ,., , recruitment processes because of their hair? ~ , ., ., , their hair? absolutely, it follows --eole their hair? absolutely, it follows people throughout _ their hair? absolutely, it follows people throughout their - their hair? absolutely, it follows people throughout their life, - people throughout their life, whether you are going for a job. you might even be an artist performing, you might be a gymnast, a ballerina, or in the boardroom, and at every level you are discriminated against because of your hair type. it is so ingrained in society that we really need to educate from nursery all the way up to ceos. i have been dealing with a family whose child is only four and she is having to educate nursery teachers not to touch the child was my hair every day, it is distressing him. find child was my hair every day, it is distressing him.— child was my hair every day, it is distressin: him. : ., , ., , distressing him. and from the people ou have distressing him. and from the people you have spoken _ distressing him. and from the people you have spoken to _ distressing him. and from the people you have spoken to who _ distressing him. and from the people you have spoken to who have - you have spoken to who have experienced this kind of discrimination, what is the lasting effect of that beyond the time they are at school? tt is

effect of that beyond the time they are at school?— are at school? it is not feeling that ou are at school? it is not feeling that you are — are at school? it is not feeling that you are accepted, - are at school? it is not feeling that you are accepted, not. are at school? it is not feeling - that you are accepted, not feeling that you are accepted, not feeling that you are good enough, not feeling that you can reach your full potentialjust feeling that you can reach your full potential just with your own feeling that you can reach your full potentialjust with your own natural body. if you think about it, some people have to go to the point of straightening their hair with chemicals and that has been shown to be linked to certain cancers. the latest research shows there is a higher incidence of uterine cancer because of hair straightening products, so it is a serious issues. there is so much more that we could discuss, but we must leave it there. michelle de leon, founder of world afro day, thank you very much. the government is failing to get a grip on how the uk�*s water supply, power and railways will be affected by extreme weather events because of climate change. that is the findings of a report released by a joint committee of mps and peers. it says

britain�*s national security is being jeopardised. here isjonah fisher. this is the aftermath of storm are when in november last year. mps and peers say it is an example of how the breakdown of one critical service can quickly affect another. in this case the high winds and snow brought power cuts, which then meant digital phone lines stopped working, leaving some with no way to call the emergency services. our leaving some with no way to call the emergency services. 0urwarming climate will mean more heat waves and droughts and there will also be more intense storms and rain. the committee warns it is likely to mean more damaged train tracks, flooded infrastructure sites, landslides and power cuts. their call is notjust for greater resilience, but for joined up thinking in government. what we found is that there are people who are trying to keep their

phones working and there are people who are trying to make sure that we have access to water, but they are not necessarily talking to each other and there is nobody looking at the overall picture. governments in this country are not really geared to looking into things in the round. every department has its own expertise, its own pride, its own ethos, and they look after their own interests, and they are not necessarily looking next door and saying, hang on, if! necessarily looking next door and saying, hang on, if i do this, what effect will it have on him but mark it is a big weakness generally in our system of government. responding to the report — our system of government. responding to the report a — our system of government. responding to the report a spokesperson _ our system of government. responding to the report a spokesperson for - our system of government. responding to the report a spokesperson for the i to the report a spokesperson for the cabinet office said, there are robust systems in place to protect critical, national infrastructure from the effects of climate change. how bad it gets will depend on how quickly we stop emitting the greenhouse gases that warm our planet. next month the world will

come together again, this time in egypt. come together again, this time in egypt, to discuss what progress, if any, has been made since the climate talks in glasgow last year. speaking to the bbc in new york, the united nations top diplomat issued a stark warning. tt nations top diplomat issued a stark warnint. ., ., nations top diplomat issued a stark warnin.. ., ., ., , nations top diplomat issued a stark warnint. ., ., ., , ., warning. if we are not able to reverse the — warning. if we are not able to reverse the present - warning. if we are not able to reverse the present threat i warning. if we are not able to. reverse the present threat that warning. if we are not able to - reverse the present threat that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and so this must be for all of us an absolute priority. be for all of us an absolute riori . : ., ., be for all of us an absolute priority-— be for all of us an absolute riori . : ., ., , priority. antonio guterres said he had faith in _ priority. antonio guterres said he had faith in the _ priority. antonio guterres said he had faith in the british _ priority. antonio guterres said he had faith in the british people - priority. antonio guterres said he | had faith in the british people and that he was convinced that they would not allow the government to backtrack and so on its climate commitments. people living in a rural area of gateshead in the north of england have reported sightings of england have reported sightings of an unusual creature at large. a wallaby has been on the loose for the last few days and has been causing quite a stir. the animal from down under has been spotted in

people�*s back gardens but no one is sure how it got there. andy watson has been investigating. people have been getting a close encounter with an animal which is normally found down under. a curious wallaby has been seen bouncing around people�*s gardens in the area and it has been causing quite a stir. t gardens in the area and it has been causing quite a stir.— causing quite a stir. i was running u n causing quite a stir. i was running u- the causing quite a stir. i was running up the road _ causing quite a stir. i was running up the road and _ causing quite a stir. i was running up the road and a _ causing quite a stir. i was running up the road and a day _ causing quite a stir. i was running up the road and a day later- causing quite a stir. i was running up the road and a day later i - causing quite a stir. i was running | up the road and a day later i found it in my garden. a couple of my mates were calling me the wallaby whisperer exhibition mark and like a boomerang the wallaby keeps coming back. tt boomerang the wallaby keeps coming back. . . , boomerang the wallaby keeps coming back. , . i, ., ., back. it is really strange. you don't expect _ back. it is really strange. you don't expect it, _ back. it is really strange. you don't expect it, to _ back. it is really strange. you don't expect it, to see - back. it is really strange. you don't expect it, to see a - back. it is really strange. you i don't expect it, to see a wallaby bouncing — don't expect it, to see a wallaby bouncing about the streets. honestly, it is crazy. he likes to hang _ honestly, it is crazy. he likes to hang around, round the corner, and he loves _ hang around, round the corner, and he loves to— hang around, round the corner, and he loves to go into the garden is four doors— he loves to go into the garden is four doors down.— he loves to go into the garden is four doors down. having seen the foota . e i four doors down. having seen the footage i was _ four doors down. having seen the footage i was sent _ four doors down. having seen the footage i was sent to _ four doors down. having seen the footage i was sent to find - four doors down. having seen the footage i was sent to find out - four doors down. having seen the . footage i was sent to find out more and i could not believe my look. i

found the wallaby, it has just run off. this is honestly a bit of a pinch yourself moment. i have done it. my mission is complete. i have been asking around and no one seems to know where the wallaby came from, but he seems friendly enough and he is not going away anytime soon. andy watson investigating. a few years back on a report and shift on a bank holiday i was sent in search of an escaped bird in hertfordshire and we neverfound escaped bird in hertfordshire and we never found out what became of it. now for a look at the weather. what a story. can you imagine seeing that stepping out of your front door? anyway, how about the weather? it is very mild out there. it has been up to around 21 degrees and we have got a few more days of this mild weather. some of us don�*t want that. it is rather unusualfor this

time of year, this prolonged spell of warm weather. this is what the satellite picture looks like. a weather front is slipping in across northern ireland and the weather front is carried by this warm current of air from southern climes and this has been responsible for the warm weather we have had for quite a few days now. it is here to stay and it is spread right across western and central europe. back to the forecast tonight. that rain moves through ireland and turns heavyin moves through ireland and turns heavy in western scotland. many central and eastern parts of the country will be dry. temperatures typically around 13 or 14. these are the daytime temperatures. these are the daytime temperatures. these are the overnight temperatures but it is more typical of the day. it brightens up in the afternoon across many areas and it should be a decent into the week for a of us. temperatures middle of the afternoon

should be around mid to high teens and touching 20 degrees in east anglia and the south—east. more weather fronts heading our anglia and the south—east. more weatherfronts heading our direction at the weekend, crucially coming in from the south and that is where the air is coming from as well. on saturday warm across the south—east where they will not be much rainfall. most of the rain will sweep across western parts of the country. more typically with cloud and rain it will be up to 15 stop on sunday it looks as if it will be a little bit less mild, less warm, in the south—east, may be the high teens. in the north west a stronger breeze, some heavy showers, maybe a thunderstorm as well. but this is still way above the average for this time of year. on halloween it looks as though we could see some heavy showers as well. let�*s have a look at the forecast. halloween on monday, still 18 in london, showers possible almost anywhere. then just

entities temperatures will be dropping off back to where we should be this time of year, but we will have to wait until wednesday or thursday and we might not even get down to 13. it could be more likely the mid—teens. staying mad with rain at times and a bit of sunshine thrown in. a mixed bag. goodbye.

this is bbc news. i�*mjane i�*m jane hill. the headlines at 5pm... politicians in the northern ireland assembly fail to elect a new speaker, with just hours remaining on their deadline to restore the power sharing executive before new elections must be called. the assembly has today been unable to elect a speaker, and been unable to conduct its first item of business. therefore, we can proceed no further. the energy company, shell, reports another quarter of huge profits. injust three months, it made more than £8 billion — the second—largest result in its history. gunshots

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