this is bbc news with the latest headlines. interest rates are expected to hit their highest level for m years as the bank of england tries to curb soaring inflation. asa as a retired person, if investments go as a retired person, if investments 9° up, as a retired person, if investments go up, that is good, isn't it? for a lot of other things it will be really problematic. the government faces a possible legal challange over the way the manston migrant processing centre in kent is run. the manchester arena bombing inquiry will publish its second report and is likely to be highly critical of the response of the emergency services. a un report says one third of the glaciers located in world heritage sites will disappear by 2050 because of climate change.

interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and people's finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago

and had planned to buy a home and settle here long term. with interest rates here expected to rise further today, which is likely to make mortgages more expensive, omar says he's now considering whether he should even stay in the uk. have you lost trust in the uk? i trust my colleagues, i trust my friends, i trust a lot of people in the uk. it shook my trust in the system. and you may move, you may leave the country. the bank of england sets interest rates for the uk. at the moment they are 2.25% but are expected to increase later today, possibly up to 3%, in an attempt to deal with rising inflation, which is the rate at which prices are going up. this will affect savers and borrowers, including people with existing mortgages and first—time buyers. becky was hoping to buy her first house in derby with her partner.

we were working it out and thinking, "yeah, we can do this. "we can do this." with the rates now, we're a lot more hesitant. you'rejust banging your head up against a brick wall, like, "where do i go from here?" what? what's the answer? what's the solution? and right now, i genuinely don't know the answer to that question. jay runs a music venue in the city. he's a homeowner who's worried about his repayments jumping massively in a few months�* time. it's going to increase by about 4%. at the moment, i'm looking at around about £150 a month increase on my monthly payment. the basic things that people need is a roof over the head to be able to keep warm and to be able to eat. and it feels like all three elements there are being attacked by what's going on in the economy. well, despite the recent rises in interest rates, people are still getting or renewing their mortgage here in derby and across the country. but perhaps even more elusive than a decent mortgage deal at the moment is some level

of certainty about what comes next. take your 25 year mortgage... michelle has worked in the mortgage industry for more than 20 years. she says she's never seen anything like the current situation. i want to see some stability in the market. i'd love to see them kind of say, "right, well, we've put it up 1%, but that's it." you know, for six months. for eight months, you know, for a year, you know, let'sjust give people a bit of stability so they know where they are. in the meantime, there will be plenty watching what the bank of england decides to do later today and bracing themselves for what the next few months may hold. our business correspondent hannah millerjoins us now from derby. will this affect people, especially those with a mortgage? in an estate aaent like those with a mortgage? in an estate agent like this _ those with a mortgage? in an estate agent like this people _ those with a mortgage? in an estate agent like this people really - those with a mortgage? in an estate agent like this people really see - agent like this people really see the impact. interest rates are a hot

topic. there are 1.6 million people who are on track or variable mortgages, which will be directly linked to today's interest—rate enhancement. millions more across the country will be impacted when have to renegotiate their fixed term deals. the benchmark rallies currently 2.25%, likely to go up to 3%. if it goes up by not .75 percentage points it would be the biggest increase since 1989. the idea is that raising the cost of borrowing, notjust on mortgages but also on credit cards as well, it takes money at a people's pockets and helps to bring down inflation because people have less money to spend. inflation at the moment rising by 10% compared with last year. the bank of england would prefer that figure to be more like 2%. in september they did not raise the base rate by as much as was

predicted. a lot has happened in the mortgage market, particularly since the mini budget. let's chat with ben, a director at this estate agent. good morning to you. how busy other things at the moment? still really busy- _ other things at the moment? still really busy- we — other things at the moment? still really busy. we would expect it to quielen _ really busy. we would expect it to quieten down any approach to christmas. still plenty of activities with people looking to -et activities with people looking to get our— activities with people looking to get our houses on the market. some --eole will get our houses on the market. some people will think _ get our houses on the market. some people will think if _ get our houses on the market. fine people will think if mortgages are going to get more —— expensive... that had been historically low interest — that had been historically low interest rates and a low anchor of england _ interest rates and a low anchor of england base rate. compared with what we _ england base rate. compared with what we were seeing before commit more _ what we were seeing before commit more houses are selling at the asking — more houses are selling at the asking price or very close to whereas_ asking price or very close to whereas before that it was over and above _ whereas before that it was over and above if _ whereas before that it was over and above. if you are thinking of selling — above. if you are thinking of selling or— above. if you are thinking of selling or getting your house onto the market you can still independent

conditions _ the market you can still independent conditions get a great price. he conditions get a great price. mentioned conditions get a great price. he: mentioned interest rates have been historically low. no consolation for people seeing a big jump in monthly payments when they having to renegotiate. how are you expecting things to go over the next year or so? �* ., , things to go over the next year or so? �* , things to go over the next year or so? ~ , ., things to go over the next year or so? �* , .,, . so? always impossible to predict. many exnerts _ so? always impossible to predict. many experts predict _ so? always impossible to predict. many experts predict prices - so? always impossible to predict. many experts predict prices will. many experts predict prices will rise as — many experts predict prices will rise as well as decrease. we expect prices _ rise as well as decrease. we expect prices will— rise as well as decrease. we expect prices will continue to increase but at a much — prices will continue to increase but at a much more gradual level. talking — at a much more gradual level. talking about mortgage rates were back in_ talking about mortgage rates were back in the last peak of the progeny— back in the last peak of the property market in 2007, when you compare _ property market in 2007, when you compare to — property market in 2007, when you compare to the situation now, the average _ compare to the situation now, the average rate for a variable mortgage was 75% _ average rate for a variable mortgage was 7.5%. the bank of england base rate was— was 7.5%. the bank of england base rate was 7.5%. we are way off that stop the _ rate was 7.5%. we are way off that stop the big — rate was 7.5%. we are way off that stop the big interest rate is how hi-h stop the big interest rate is how high will— stop the big interest rate is how high will be interest rates go? the current high will be interest rates go? tie: current prediction as they could be

around 5% by next year. we will get that announcement when they announce the base rate at 12 o'clock today. thank you very much. joining us now victoria scholar — head of investment at interactive investor, an online service providing financial information and services. just to look a little bit wider, obviously people with mortgages that might be changing myth with the rates will concerned. there is also the risk of recession. people are facing high prices while also facing higher interest rates. that facing high prices while also facing higher interest rates.— higher interest rates. that is ri . ht. higher interest rates. that is right- that — higher interest rates. that is right. that is _ higher interest rates. that is right. that is a _ higher interest rates. that is right. that is a real - higher interest rates. that is i right. that is a real conundrum higher interest rates. that is - right. that is a real conundrum the bank of england is in. it wants to try to raise interest rates enough to try to bring inflation or the cost of living back down closer to around 2%, its target, without inadvertently causing too much economic pain. raising interest

rates means it is trying to take the heat out of the economy by making mortgages and loans more expensive, which gives households and businesses less money left over to spend on business expenses or household expenses. it is really treading a fine balancing act. the really difficult thing for the bank of england as a lot of the inflationary pressures it is trying to combat are actually driven by factors largely out of its control, things like the in ukraine which have sent food prices and gas prices sharply higher. it is a rather crude tool, interest rates which are used tool, interest rates which are used to deal with a very global problem which is being face notjust by our domestic economy but by other economies around the world. we heard from the federal reserve last night, the us central bank, that it is still raising rates aggressively to combat inflation stateside. hagar still raising rates aggressively to combat inflation stateside. how much is also caused — combat inflation stateside. how much is also caused by _ combat inflation stateside. how much is also caused by the _ combat inflation stateside. how much

is also caused by the mini _ combat inflation stateside. how much is also caused by the mini budget - is also caused by the mini budget launched by liz truss and kwasi kwarteng? how long will it take to correct any impact on that? interest rates and mortgage _ correct any impact on that? interest rates and mortgage rates _ correct any impact on that? interest rates and mortgage rates are - correct any impact on that? interestl rates and mortgage rates are already on the rise since december of last year when the bank of england began its rate hiking path. those gains were exacerbated in the aftermath of the mini budget. concerns about high levels of borrowing that kwasi kwarteng's plan depended on sent mortgage rate soaring. we saw some two year and five year fixed rates jumping all the way to above 6%. that is a huge increase, particularly if you are on an interest only loan. we have seen the mortgage market calming down and that government borrowing market has settled a bit. pressures on the bank of england remain and it looks as though interest rates will continue to go up. time into next year until inflation really gets under control. what are the financial markets going

ahead of this decision? we what are the financial markets going ahead of this decision?— ahead of this decision? we are seeinu ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets _ ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets really - ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets really sell - ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets really sell off. seeing markets really sell off around the world overnight and this morning after the us central bank of the federal reserve signalled it is expecting to raise interest rates for longer. it has lifted the us dollar but is putting pressure on the pad which is down by more than today —— 1% today against the greenback. we have seen standing under pressure this week ahead of the federal reserve and ahead of the bank of england today. we are seeing some quite significant selling for the pan today, mainly driven by the us dollar. —— for the pound. the pan today, mainly driven by the us dollar. -- for the pound.- us dollar. -- for the pound. thank ou. the home secretary will visit dover later today as the government struggles with the overcrowding crisis at the manston asylum site and the surge in small boat crossings. suella braverman is under mounting political pressure over the illegal conditions at the manston immigration processing centre in kent.

separately, the chairs of four parliamentary select committees have written to the home secretary asking for clarity on how the government plans to cut small boat crossings in the english channel and reduce the backlog of asylum claims. ben writers in westminster. increasing pressure on the secretary. 0n increasing pressure on the secretary. on several france, other than overlapping issues. the immigration and asylum system is broken. there is a crisis and no obvious resolution in sight in terms of trying to stem the number of small votes crossing the channel and what to do about the overcrowding in manston in particular. we know suella braverman will be visiting kent today. she is expected to go to dover and manston. at the moment there is no media access. it is unclear whether or not we can ask her some questions while she is there. we will see how the day

develops. she did tell the house of commons she intends to go there and that there is at now is on. there has been a lot of focus this week on albanians in particular. suella braverman speaking in the house of commons did try to highlight the fact that a quarter of the 40,000 people who have crossed the channel in small votes fishing camp in albania, a country the uk considers to be safe. ministers have talked about the fact they believe quite a lot of the people involved are potentially on criminal gangs. they feel they have been exploiting slavery laws here. there has been quite a backlash to that rhetoric from albania itself. the country's prime minister talked to newsnight last night and he was a bit of what he had to say. it is about failed policies. — had to say. it is about failed policies. it _ had to say. it is about failed policies, it is _ had to say. it is about failed policies, it is not _ had to say. it is about failed policies, it is not about - had to say. it is about failed - policies, it is not about albanians or gangsters, it is about failed policies — or gangsters, it is about failed policies on borders and on crime.

in terms of what we've also had overnight about some migrants being dumped in the centre of london, there are a lot of questions about what is actually happening on the ground. also they're bigger, wider question about how you sell this policy wise. question about how you sell this policy wise-— question about how you sell this oli wise. ., , , policy wise. that is right. in terms ofthe policy wise. that is right. in terms of the situation _ policy wise. that is right. in terms of the situation in _ policy wise. that is right. in terms of the situation in kent, _ policy wise. that is right. in terms of the situation in kent, a - policy wise. that is right. in terms of the situation in kent, a lot - policy wise. that is right. in terms of the situation in kent, a lot of. of the situation in kent, a lot of concern locally about how sustainable it is. councillors representing kent and medway had written to the home secretary saying the situation at manston is at breaking point and they feel it is completely unsustainable, the pressure numbers are putting on local services, for instance. they want a meeting with the home secretary. separately, four chairs of parliamentary committees have also issued a statement saying they have deep concerns about conditions at manston and they want answers from ministers about how they intend to get a grip on the situation. that

is a great problem. this is the conservative government that has beenin conservative government that has been in powerfor 12 years, it is grappling with a situation which many of its critics say it should have anticipated better and have provisions in place. the ongoing problem of the fact there is a huge bankjob when it comes to dealing with asylum claims that the moment. it takes 14 months to process an individual claim. there is a lot of pressure on ministers to try to get a grip of this and to try to provide a grip of this and to try to provide a solution to these problems. there is a separate _ a solution to these problems. there is a separate debate, _ a solution to these problems. there is a separate debate, isn't - a solution to these problems. there is a separate debate, isn't there? i is a separate debate, isn't there? this is a legal migration. there is a separate debate about what level of legal migration we should have. we had a former business leader on the radio this morning talking about the radio this morning talking about the need for highly skilled people to come into the country. the government is under pressure to resolve this from this mislead is also, isn't it? the politics of it seems to be dominated by the small

boats crossing. that is what you hear from so many mps. boats crossing. that is what you hearfrom so many mps. you boats crossing. that is what you hear from so many mps. you are riuht. hear from so many mps. you are right- their— hear from so many mps. you are right. their concern _ hear from so many mps. you are right. their concern about - hear from so many mps. you are right. their concern about the i right. their concern about the situation on the south coast now at manston in some skills the broader debate about migration and economic need. the distinction between economic migrants and their seeking refugee status and asylum, it is difficult often to see the big picture here. it is interesting to note that of the albanians, if you go back to albanians, more than half of those who claim asylum, i think it was last year, were successful in their application. that compares to 76% for all nationalities. it is clear in terms of the people looking at applications of albanians coming over theyjudge a lot of them to be deserving of asylum status in the uk. ., ~ deserving of asylum status in the uk. . ~ , ., deserving of asylum status in the uk. ., ~ , ., , deserving of asylum status in the uk. . y . a long—awaited report is released

today into the response of the emergency services to the bomb attack at the manchester arena five years ago. the report is expected to be very critical of the police, ambulance, and fire services. one of the firefighters has told the bbc that the response had been "embarassing and shameful." judith moritz has been talking to a man who tried repeatedly to save the life of a 28—year—old victim, whose family say he was "badly let down" by the emergency services. siren wails in the aftermath of the explosion at manchester arena, sirens screeched towards the scene. but the police were in disarray, paramedics mostly stayed out of the blast area, and the fire service didn't respond at all for more than two hours. firefighters were held back by their commanders at a station three miles away. we just waited and waited for instruction. this firefighter is speaking anonymously, for fear of losing his job. so, as time went on, it was more embarrassing, and more and more frustrating, and then there's the feeling of guilt... "well, maybe if i did something." even so small, you know,

you can hold your head up high, but to stand there and do nothing all that time, it was embarrassing, shameful. failings by all of the emergency services meant the public had to step in, people like ron blake, himself injured, who could see that the man next to him was badly hurt. what did you notice about him? just the blood that were there — like, a trail. so ijust went to see how he were. but he was talking. told me his name and all that. i asked him where he were from. so, he communicated. and less than a minute of that explosion, you rang 999, didn't you? yeah. police, emergency, - hello, can you hear me? john atkinson was the man

ron was trying to help. his legs were bleeding heavily. 0n the way down, i remembered my wife had a belt on, so i asked her to give me her belt. ron tied the belt tightly around john's leg to slow the bleeding. we know you did that for the best part of an hour. yeah. you thought help would be soon. yeah. it just seemed to last forever. seemed to go on and on and on, and nobody were coming, so ijust kept trying to talk tojohn. kept saying, "i'm not going to... "i'm not going to die?" —— "i'm going to die?, aren't i" i kept saying, "no, you're not." "you're not." and they got a barrier, a metal barrier, and then put him on that, went round to the lift, he wouldn't fit in the lift, so i had to go back and go down the stairs. not one paramedic attended tojohn inside the arena. he was carried out on a makeshift stretcher to a casualty area outside.

ron left him after an hour, thinking he would be ok now there were medics with him. when did you find out that john had passed away? that next day, in the hospital. it were on the news. i went outside, i went through some doors and... just broke down. the inquiry has heard experts saying thatjohn had a high chance of survival. yeah. big mistakes were made that night. you're sure of that. yeah. the ambulance service have apologised, fire service, the police, does that help, does it mean anything, hearing those apologies? no. john's family have thanked you, haven't they? they've said how grateful they are. yeah. i hope i did what i could. you did so much, didn't you? other people have said that i did. but ijust looked at it as, i did what anybody else would have done.

well, volume two of the manchester arena inquiry gets published afternoon at 2.30pm. we will bring you those details as soon as we get them. the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is on the brink of a dramatic comeback. with nearly all of the votes counted from the general election, his conservative likud party, and its far—right allies, have a narrow lead. it is israel's fifth vote in four years. the current caretaker prime minister, yair lapid, has yet to concede defeat. 0ur middle east correspondent tom batemanjoins us now from jerusalem. just bring us the latest. what is likely to happen tonight is the finish of the vote count and then we will have it confirmed that angela netanyahu is in a position, comfortably, to lead a religious and right—wing majority coalition in

israel's parliament stop part of that coalition block will be an anti—arab and overly racist far—right party, which saw a huge surge in support during the election campaign. what we will expect to happen in the next few days is discussions between him and other party leaders before they have official talk of putting together a coalition, that would probably happen later next week. at the same time you will have horse trading between those groups about policies they put in place, about the budgets they put in place, about the budgets they will get. we could therefore see some of the figures within that far right alliance being given senior ministerial positions in israel. all of that has been leading to a lot of concern, not least internationally. we had the usa last night they expect israeli government officials, and they said all officials, and they said all officials to share values of an open and democratic society and respect

and democratic society and respect and tolerance for minorities. what and tolerance for minorities. what could the inclusion _ and tolerance for minorities. what could the inclusion of _ and tolerance for minorities. what could the inclusion of that - and tolerance for minorities. what could the inclusion of that far right element mean for daily life in israel? i right element mean for daily life in israel? ~ , right element mean for daily life in israel? ~' , ,., ., israel? i think the first point to sa is israel? i think the first point to say is that _ israel? i think the first point to say is that some _ israel? i think the first point to say is that some of _ israel? i think the first point to say is that some of the - israel? i think the first point to say is that some of the figures | say is that some of the figures involved about whom there has been much focus, ten two, he could get a seat around the cabinet table, is somebody that has been seen as a street agitator. —— itamar, who could get a seat around the cabinet table. he would often be that pouring petrol on to the flames of conflict that already exist. people are really worried about that. if he got a position, for example he was asked to be minister of internal security, that would be a worry. party is arguing for the annexation

of occupied west bank, what they want israel to take the land but not the palestinian people who live there. that of course has in the past when the policy has been suggested met with international condemnation. also, this is a party that openly calls for the expulsion of what they call disloyal arabs. that is creating a mood among palestinian citizens in israel of concern. we had from one yesterday who spake of the fear within that community that could lead to more violence. we community that could lead to more violence. ~ ., ., , ., violence. we have heard reports of an attack in — violence. we have heard reports of an attack in jerusalem _ violence. we have heard reports of an attack in jerusalem in _ violence. we have heard reports of an attack in jerusalem in the - violence. we have heard reports of an attack in jerusalem in the last l an attack injerusalem in the last hour or so. an attack in jerusalem in the last hour or so— an attack in jerusalem in the last hour or so. yes, this is in the old ci of hour or so. yes, this is in the old city of jerusalem, _ hour or so. yes, this is in the old city of jerusalem, close - hour or so. yes, this is in the old city of jerusalem, close to - hour or so. yes, this is in the old city of jerusalem, close to be - hour or so. yes, this is in the old | city of jerusalem, close to be very city ofjerusalem, close to be very sensitive holy sites. palestinian attacker according to reports, he stabbed two police officers. two police officers have been injured. they shot a palestinian, who has been killed. this comes in the

context of a year of deadly violence that has seen more than 20 is really killed and more than 470 palestinians killed this year that there is always concerned this violence is going to continue throughout this year. we have seen incidents in the occupied west bank. much of the wave of violence being focused there. in the context of the election, which is raising fears about all of this, of course, this latest bit of news comes in what was already a time when people were raising concerns about the level of violence. . ~ raising concerns about the level of violence. ., ,, , ., let's turn now to the effects of climate change. a united nations report says that a third of the glaciers located in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050 because of global warming. researchers used existing satellite data to track the shrinking of nearly 19,000 glaciers. they concluded that even if global temperature increases were kept below 1.5 degrees, many of them would still be gone

in three decades' time. unesco's tales carvalho resende is the report author. the last remaining glaciers in africa, like mount kilimanjaro. also some other iconic glaciers, such as the dolomites in italy as well as yosemite park in yellowstone in the united states. by 2100 around half of the glaciers in world heritage sites could disappear in a business as usual scenario. every year, world heritage glaciers are losing 58 billion tonnes of ice. this would present the water consumed in france and spain combined. also, this represents around 5% of global sea—level rise.

i would say that this is particularly worrying and alarming because the risks that are inclined by this are many fold. this can lead to coastal erosion, for instance, but also a higher risk of cyclones, storms, and tsunamis. some breaking news we have had in from westminster. the committee on standards is recommending that andrew bridgen mp be suspended for five sitting days from the commons after investigating his conduct. the committee is also recommending that the mp apologise to the house of commons and the parliamentary standards commissioner via a personal statement. the commissioner's report found that mr bridgen: breached paragraph 14 of the code of conduct, on registration of interests,

by having an inaccurate entry relating to his advisory role with mere plantations throughout the whole period it appeared on the register of members' financial interests, 17june 2020 to 15 may 2022. he also breached paragraph 12 of the code of conduct, on paid advocacy, by initiating five, and participating in three, approaches to ministers or public officials which sought to confer a benefit on mere plantations, having received "outside reward or consideration" from them. he also breached paragraph 14 of the code of conduct, on declaration of interests, by failing to declare a relevant interest in six emails to ministers. in further advice to the committee, the commissioner stated that she considered that mr bridgen had breached the rules on declaration of interests in two further e—mails to ministers. andrew britton, the conservative mp. recommendation he is suspended for five sitting days by the house of

commons. ukraine's nuclear energy company says the zaporizhzia nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the power grid, due to russian military activity in the area. the company said the power plant had just fifteen days of fuel left to run the generators and would be switching part of the plant to a cold state to preserve energy supplies. in a move that could divide the nation, the confectionary company mars wrigley is to sell some of its celebrations chocolate tubs with no bounty bars. it says its research suggests the coconut chocs are often the least popular and last to be taken. but the company says it's not yet prepared to make a final decision to banish the bounty forever. shrieks are protesting the gallery. you can let me know what you think. do you like a bounty or not? do you

eat the bounty? you let gorgeous. when it comes to chocolate, i have no discretion whatever. titer? when it comes to chocolate, i have no discretion whatever.— no discretion whatever. very wet start to the _ no discretion whatever. very wet start to the day. _ no discretion whatever. very wet start to the day. the _ no discretion whatever. very wet start to the day. the wind - no discretion whatever. very wet start to the day. the wind has i no discretion whatever. very wet i start to the day. the wind has been pushing down towards the south and east. some of us have had more than half our november average from this band of rain. it was slowly came away from the south—east. behind it we are looking today are bright spells, sunshine and showers. still windy across scotland. through the afternoon the wind will strengthen across the south—west. further heavy showers, which could be thundery. these are the kind of wind gust strengths we had yesterday. today we are looking at lighter winds. into tomorrow eventually the show pushing south will be replaced by sunny skies and a few showers. the winds will be like to pretend it is ranging from ten in the north towards 14 in the south. into the

weekend low—pressure return said things once again turned more unsettled.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... interest rates are expected to hit their highest level for 14 years as the bank of england tries to curb soaring inflation. the government faces a possible legal challange over the way the manston migrant processing centre is run. we've learnt the home secretary is making her way to the coast in kent. the manchester arena bombing inquiry will publish its second report this afternoon and is likely to be highly critical of the response of the emergency services. a un report says one third of the glaciers located in world heritage sites will disappear by 2050 because of climate change. in the public mind, how people spoke on the bbc was associated with certain types

of middle—class education... sport and for the first time wheelchair rugby will be played as part of the main rugby league world cup. mike bushell is there. good morning. i'm at the copper box and proud to be stood next to the new trophy to mark this special moment in time for wheelchair rugby league. this is the new world cup and round the edge you have engravings of players in action based on photos of real players to reflect this moment. behind me in the copper box arena, the posts are up the copper box arena, the posts are up because it's very realistic, very similar to rugby league with tries, conversions and kicks. we can talk to esteemed journalist who has covered wheelchair rugby league for

ten years now. explain how it works, teams of five but based on rugby league. teams of five but based on rugby leauue. , ., ., , teams of five but based on rugby leauue. , league. everyone has been saying, when ou league. everyone has been saying, when you first _ league. everyone has been saying, when you first see _ league. everyone has been saying, when you first see wheelchair- league. everyone has been saying, i when you first see wheelchair rugby, it is literally rugby league in a wheelchair. five players in a team, to disabled players on each team, plenty of substitutes and it's very inclusive, so you can have people from the same family playing on the same team. it from the same family playing on the same team-— same team. it is a unique selling oint of same team. it is a unique selling point of the _ same team. it is a unique selling point of the sport. _ same team. it is a unique selling point of the sport. you _ same team. it is a unique selling point of the sport. you have - point of the sport. you have non—disabled people taking up the sport because they want some of the action in a wheelchair.— action in a wheelchair. absolutely. peo - le action in a wheelchair. absolutely. people come _ action in a wheelchair. absolutely. people come in — action in a wheelchair. absolutely. people come in all _ action in a wheelchair. absolutely. people come in all the _ action in a wheelchair. absolutely. people come in all the time - action in a wheelchair. absolutely. people come in all the time to - action in a wheelchair. absolutely. | people come in all the time to play wheelchair rugby league. they are fascinated by it. it's an inclusive sport, but brutality and inclusivity of it. it's brilliant. talk sport, but brutality and inclusivity of it. it's brilliant.— of it. it's brilliant. talk about how important _ of it. it's brilliant. talk about how important it _ of it. it's brilliant. talk about how important it is _ of it. it's brilliant. talk about how important it is to - of it. it's brilliant. talk about how important it is to have i of it. it's brilliant. talk about i how important it is to have the fourth world cup staged for the first time alongside the men's and women's world cups. the first time alongside the men's and women's world cups.— first time alongside the men's and women's world cups. the past couple of world cups. _ women's world cups. the past couple of world cups, we _ women's world cups. the past couple of world cups, we had _ women's world cups. the past couple of world cups, we had the _ women's world cups. the past couple of world cups, we had the police - women's world cups. the past couple of world cups, we had the police and | of world cups, we had the police and youth world cup at the same time but now we have the men's and women's and it is testament to how the sport

has grown over the last couple of years. it's great to have it all coming at the same time and we proud weight are proud to be part of it. what impact have you noticed having it in terms of its growth? from what impact have you noticed having it in terms of its growth?— it in terms of its growth? from what i've it in terms of its growth? from what we noticed. — it in terms of its growth? from what i've noticed, we _ it in terms of its growth? from what i've noticed, we have _ it in terms of its growth? from what i've noticed, we have three - it in terms of its growth? from what i've noticed, we have three or- it in terms of its growth? from what i've noticed, we have three or four l i've noticed, we have three orfour clubs taking up special interest in it and they want to take it up, which is great to see. it's notjust clubs in the heartland of rugby league but across the south of ingrid, devon and essex. long may that continue. —— the south of england. i've been privileged to see the sport grow in the last couple of years was that this is my third world cup and this will be the best one yet. th world cup and this will be the best one et. , ., one yet. in terms of the competition, _ one yet. in terms of the competition, eight - one yet. in terms of the i competition, eight nations one yet. in terms of the _ competition, eight nations involved. the french invented it and have won the last two. can anyone stop them? this is england's best opportunity to win the wheelchair world cup. they have the players, management and quality there. it will be a fantastic occasion. i think it will be in england against france final and we will have to wait and see what happens. i have always said in

this sport, always expect the unexpected. this this sport, always expect the unexpected-_ this sport, always expect the unexected. �* , .,, this sport, always expect the unexected. �* , ., , ., unexpected. as we saw last night, a nice link into — unexpected. as we saw last night, a nice link into the _ unexpected. as we saw last night, a nice link into the gymnastics. - unexpected. as we saw last night, a nice link into the gymnastics. we i nice link into the gymnastics. we were talking about it earlier, the world gymnastics championships in liverpool, real drama last night. no one expected great britain to get a medal in the early rounds. a medal looked out of reach for great britain at the world the world gymnastics championships untiljake jarman held his nerve to secure a team bronze for his team with some brilliant scores. i actually don't feel very well! that is the definition of pure grit. we didn't give up. we had a nightmare on pommel and we just kept coming back and it was just... it was no one person that did it. it was just teamwork, and that's what we've lived on for god knows how long. i just love this team, i love our supporters, and that is all i've got to say. this medal, it's not just ours, it's everyone's.

0 nto football 0nto football and the group stages are over in the champions league. manchester city came from behind to beat seville 3—1 and confirm top spot in their champions league group. it was a night to remember for 17—year—old rico lewis who scored the equaliser early in the second half, becoming the youngest player to score on a first champions league start. he was born in bury and has been with city since he was eight. and just look how happy he was after scoring that fantastic goal. julian alvarez put them in front before riyad mahrez sealed the win for pep guardiola's side. there was a debut goal for deniz zakaria as chelsea beat dinamo zagreb 2—1 at stamford bridge. the blues were already through as group winners. but there is concern for the england left—back ben chilwell who is now he pulled up in stoppage time and was unable to continue, so, it's a blow for us on an otherwise positive evening, i think.

it's a blow to see him pull up like that. it's not a great sight, so fingers crossed when we get it scanned, it isn't as bad, like you say, it can be not as severe. but we have to fingers cross at the moment, but clearly we're disappointed. celtic finished their campaign without a win as they were thumped 5—1 by the defending champions real madrid at the bernabeu. they finished bottom of the group. we just mentioned ben chilwell. there was also an injury to arsenal and england forward bukayo saka at the weekend and now worrying news for south korea as the tottenham striker son heung—min faces a race to be fit for the world cup as well. he'll need surgery to stabilise a fracture around his left eye. son suffered the injury during spurs champions league win at marseille on tuesday night. tottenham haven't put a timescale on how long he'll be out for. the tournament in qatar

starts in 17 days' time. australia began the defence of their women's rugby league world cup title with a 74—0 trouncing of cook islands in york. the 2017 champions completely outclassed their opposition as they ran in 14 tries. samantha bremner scored four of them. earlier, new zealand thrashed france 46—0 in their first group game of the competition. the kiwi ferns started the tournament as second favourites behind australia and ran in nine tries as they dismantled the french. a little update from the t20 world cup in cricket where pakistan are now 177—7 in their must win game against south africa. pakistan are batting first and are in their final over. they will have to win or they will be eliminated. if south africa

managed a victory then they will be the first team through to the semifinals. that's it for the copper box arena where we are getting set for the first match in the wheelchair rugby league world cup with spain taking on ireland in the first match at five o'clock and then it's england against australia from 7:30pm and that's live on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. the bbc has been told that a group of migrants from manston were taken to london and left stranded at victoria station without accomodation on tuesday. some of the group on the bus had friends and family in the city to stay with, but about 11 of them had nowhere to go. a passing charity worker and transport police helped and the men were eventually taken to a hotel in norwich. 0ur correspondent sean dilley has more on this. tell us more about what we know. this is a human story, and the conditions people find themselves in. many, if not can personally

write, can at least empathise with the fact that the coach full of people, around 40 people according to a charity worker who we will hear from, they were making their way to london, after being removed from the manston immigration processing centre. people are only supposed to be dead 24 hours while applications are reviewed but these people found their way on a coach to london but not everyone has family because of the bbc spoke to a man, we are well call himjohn, who the bbc spoke to a man, we are well call him john, who thought he was being put up in a hotel. there was confusion and when he arrived at victoria there was nowhere for him to go and he told the bbc had been there 21 days, sleeping on a mattress, if you can imagine, with 150 people around him, which is, in and of itself, a disturbing experience, but many people according to charity workers had blisters and there were conditions they were concerned about. the british transport police turned up at the scene to help people in distress. danielabbas

at the scene to help people in distress. daniel abbas was the charity worker who spoke to the bbc. and we're still finding that clip you. they are sort of highly distressed, disoriented, lost, these young refugees. nowhere to go, simplyjust turning to everyone and anyone on the street to help. we were almost glad that we were there at the right place at the right time to provide them with the care and love and compassion that we did. and they were in a safe place by the end of the night. i have verified from the paperwork that they had actually been at manston and the core group that didn't have anywhere to go were 11. the initial group, some of whom had family and friends in london, the initial group was closer to 30. they were told they were being taken to a hotel in central london. they were going to stay in the hotel until their interviews in croydon. they were pretty disturbed by the situation there. they were sleeping on concrete, some of them.

i saw visibly myself, they had blisters on their hands, on their feet. a couple of the guys had fungal infections going on. they didn't have suitable footwear. one of the guys was in so much pain he could only either stand up or walk, he couldn't really sit down or lie down properly. so that's reflective of the conditions they were in manston. and daniel abbas was talking about the conditions in manston — the facility in kent, wasn't he? this centre, the former military base,is this centre, the former military base, is supposed to accommodate around 1600 people at maximum capacity. we had from the local mp that at one point that number reached 4000. the conditions are something we are hearing many stories from many different people about. yesterday one of those stories found its way into the hands ofjournalists in a very unconventional way. a pregnant lady had thrown a bottle over the fence from what she described, and what they were describing as prisonlike conditions. remember, it is not supposed to be, it is supposed to be

a legal process where applications are being reviewed but she said they were not allowed out, they didn't have access to telephones. she said pregnant women with their who needed help. and a disabled child who she said was not having needs catered for. what we are hearing from migrants inside the asylum centre, the processing centre, is very much a tale of a humanitarian crisis right here in the uk.- a tale of a humanitarian crisis right here in the uk. sean dilley, thank ou right here in the uk. sean dilley, thank you for— right here in the uk. sean dilley, thank you for that _ right here in the uk. sean dilley, thank you for that update. - right here in the uk. sean dilley, thank you for that update. those | thank you for that update. those pictures were from a couple of days ago inside manston. staying with this story... let's stay on this story because as we are reporting, albania's prime minister has accused the government of scapegoating his citizens to excuse what he called its "failed policies" on borders and migration. albanians are now the biggest group of those crossing the channel in small boats, prompting the home secretary to say "many" people from the country are abusing modern slavery laws. edi rama said suella braverman risked fueling xenophobia.

i thought it came a point where it was impossible to not react because it was really an embarrassment to hear all kind of crazy words being thrown in the air like normality. and invasion was the peak. loath? thrown in the air like normality. and invasion was the peak. why do ou think and invasion was the peak. why do you think the _ and invasion was the peak. why do you think the british _ and invasion was the peak. why do you think the british home - and invasion was the peak. why do | you think the british home secretary is using words like invasion? lt’s is using words like invasion? it's not about is using words like invasion? lt�*s not about one person. it's about a climate that has been created. it's about finding scapegoats and blaming others, while it is very obvious even from tirana, which is not near to london, that it's about failed policies. it's not about albanians,

aliens or gangsters, but it's about failed policies on border and on crime. ~ ., ., ,, ~' , failed policies on border and on crime. ~ ., ., ~ , , ., crime. what do you think they should do? it's crime. what do you think they should do? it's not — crime. what do you think they should do? it's not that — crime. what do you think they should do? it's not that l — crime. what do you think they should do? it's not that l think. _ crime. what do you think they should do? it's not that l think. they - crime. what do you think they should do? it's not that i think. they are - do? it's not that i think. they are examples- _ do? it's not that i think. they are examples. there _ do? it's not that i think. they are examples. there is _ do? it's not that i think. they are examples. there is a _ do? it's not that i think. they are examples. there is a very - do? it's not that i think. they are examples. there is a very clear i examples. there is a very clear examples. there is a very clear example of germany. with germany we had the same problems some years ago, and germany moved in the right direction. germany never blamed albanians and never came out saying... german politicians never came out saying we are being invaded and so on and so forth, but they legislated about albania being a safe origin country. idruihdt legislated about albania being a safe origin country.— legislated about albania being a safe origin country. what do you think the consequences - safe origin country. what do you think the consequences of - safe origin country. what do you think the consequences of that l safe origin country. what do you - think the consequences of that might be for albanians settled in the uk? 0h, of course, this kind of language, for sure, 0h, of course, this kind of language, forsure, it 0h, of course, this kind of language, for sure, it doesn't come good. this kind of language is not a policy, is not a programme, is not a vision. it is nothing but fuelling

xenophobia and targeting, singling out communities, and practically going totally against the great british tradition of integrating minorities. britain was a role model in this and now is becoming like, i don't know, like a madhouse. that was the albanian prime minister speaking to victoria derbyshire on newsnight last night. let's speak to alice taylor, an editor and journalist who's based in albania's capital, tirana. many will ask why are albanians coming to the uk and claiming asylum given it is a safe country. lt is coming to the uk and claiming asylum given it is a safe country.— given it is a safe country. it is a very good _ given it is a safe country. it is a very good question _ given it is a safe country. it is a very good question and - given it is a safe country. it is a very good question and one - given it is a safe country. it is a | very good question and one that given it is a safe country. it is a - very good question and one that has a very complex answer. it is a safe country. i live here and love living here, but there are many problems here. and we have to consider as well that in europe and in the uk

there are a high percentage of asylum requests from albanians that get approved and get granted. i have interviewed people who have been subjected to blood feuds and horrific violence from organised crime. members of the lgbt community who have been hounded out of their local communities. there are valid requests. there is a lot of work that needs to be done on the ground in albania to fix the problems here, but there is also a work that needs to be done in the uk to prevent this as well. ijust to be done in the uk to prevent this as well. i just feel that throwing around this kind of rhetoric, like an invasion, which is what we talk about in war, this does absolutely nothing to help any of the problems that are creating this perfect storm situation. ls that are creating this perfect storm situation. , ., ., situation. is there, though, a roblem situation. is there, though, a problem with _ situation. is there, though, a problem with albanian - situation. is there, though, a| problem with albanian gangs, situation. is there, though, a - problem with albanian gangs, and how much of that is fuelling this small boat crossing, do we know? albanians have been leaving _ boat crossing, do we know? albanians have been leaving the _ boat crossing, do we know? albanians have been leaving the country - boat crossing, do we know? albanians

have been leaving the country for - have been leaving the country for decades, for years, have been leaving the country for decades, foryears, in have been leaving the country for decades, for years, in regular ways. this is nothing new. this is nothing new, for the last ten years they have been going to france, germany, italy, greece. this is not a new situation. what has happened in terms of the uk in the last few months is there have been gangs who have been operating through tiktok who have capitalised on already existing flows of migration and have sought to market and target people and to encourage more people to go to the uk. but again, i don't see this as anything new. people have been leaving for a very long time. the gangs that are organising this, many of them are based in the uk so this is something that needs to be dealt with by the uk government as well. and it doesn't mean that every single albanian person that is driven to desperation and is crossing the channel to the uk, it certainly doesn't make them a criminal, it certainly doesn't make

them a member of an organised crime gang and it doesn't make them a threat to british society. but gang and it doesn't make them a threat to british society.- threat to british society. but if there are criminal— threat to british society. but if there are criminal gangs - threat to british society. but if i there are criminal gangs coming threat to british society. but if there are criminal gangs coming over in more numbers, that is a threat to british society so why should the uk taxpayer have to put more and more money... taxpayer have to put more and more mone ~ ., taxpayer have to put more and more mone ...~ ., . ., taxpayer have to put more and more mone...~ . ., ., , taxpayer have to put more and more mone...~ . ., ., money... who said criminal gangs are auoin over money... who said criminal gangs are going over there? _ money... who said criminal gangs are going over there? nobody _ money... who said criminal gangs are going over there? nobody said - going over there? nobody said criminal gangs are going over there. the people who are crossing the channel are regular people. the people who are organising this are criminals that are based in the uk. these are the people that are bringing them there. your average man, young boy, young girl from a village in albania is not a criminal. they are desperate for a better quality of life. they may be fleeing sex trafficking stop they are not criminals.— fleeing sex trafficking stop they are not criminals. desperate for a better quality _ are not criminals. desperate for a better quality of _ are not criminals. desperate for a better quality of life _ are not criminals. desperate for a better quality of life is _ are not criminals. desperate for a better quality of life is what - are not criminals. desperate for a better quality of life is what an i better quality of life is what an economic migrant is. those people are not eligible to come into the uk illegally or any country illegally. if people are genuinely fleeing persecution, and you talk about some violence and lgbt rights and so on,

is there a route for them to apply for asylum in the uk legally question you'll of course there is. so why not go down that route and instead take the dangerous route crossing the channel? thea;r instead take the dangerous route crossing the channel?— instead take the dangerous route crossing the channel? they take that route because _ crossing the channel? they take that route because they _ crossing the channel? they take that route because they are _ crossing the channel? they take that route because they are desperate - crossing the channel? they take that route because they are desperate to | route because they are desperate to stop when you set foot in the uk you can claim asylum, which is what they are doing. 53% of asylum requests in the uk in the last year have been approved. the hateful rhetoric being pushed by the government, which is ultimately failing at a laughing stock among the rest of europe, is simply to distract from this. they are pushing this rhetoric to distract from their own failures. yes, there was a problem with albanians coming to the uk but you say all of them are criminals that are abusing the system is completely wrong and itjeopardises those people who are fleeing blood feuds or various other forms of violence and their lives may be in danger. alice taylor, i wish we had more time but thank you forjoining us.

you're welcome. how much have attitudes to accents changed over time? in 1967, the first ever director general of the bbc shared his thoughts in a conversation with malcolm muggeridge about the "bbc accent".

lord reith there. rebecca montacute is the sutton trust's senior research and policy manager. you have some research out on the impact of accents. the point we were hearing from their bbc�*s lord reith there was about having accents that didn't cause offence to anybody. we don't know how much that influenced various social attitudes since but what is your research finding today? we found that accent bias is quite widespread and that lots of people have experienced being mocked for their accent and this is actually more common for people from working—class backgrounds, especially later on in people's careers, and people who are younger, people are more worried about it if they are from the north and midlands, but across society there is a real worry that people's accents are being disseminated against and they are being potentially impacted in how well

they can succeed in a workplace because of it. ls they can succeed in a workplace because of it.— because of it. is it surprising to hear that because _ because of it. is it surprising to hear that because there - because of it. is it surprising to hear that because there has - because of it. is it surprising to i hear that because there has been because of it. is it surprising to - hear that because there has been so much emphasis on equality. the bbc, there has been a lot of emphasis on bringing in all sorts of voices and accents throughout broadcasting. but throughout society that move has been there for a while, hasn't it? l been there for a while, hasn't it? i think even though there have been some efforts to try and improve accent diversity and the range of accents we hear, there hasn't been enough and across a lot of top jobs you commonly only here that bbc english, queens english, and that's the most common accident, even though only about 10% of people in the population have that. that group is overwhelmingly people who are from better off families, better off themselves, so there is still a lot that can be done to have a greater diversity of accents. haifa that can be done to have a greater diversity of accents.— diversity of accents. how do you rove diversity of accents. how do you prove accent _ diversity of accents. how do you prove accent is _ diversity of accents. how do you prove accent is the _ diversity of accents. how do you prove accent is the cause - diversity of accents. how do you prove accent is the cause rather| prove accent is the cause rather than just the indicator, prove accent is the cause rather thanjust the indicator, because social mobility isn't where it

should be yet? we social mobility isn't where it should be yet?— social mobility isn't where it should be yet? social mobility isn't where it should be et? ., , , should be yet? we are seeing this re ort of should be yet? we are seeing this report of accent _ should be yet? we are seeing this report of accent bias _ should be yet? we are seeing this report of accent bias even - should be yet? we are seeing this report of accent bias even among | report of accent bias even among people from better off backgrounds themselves. so it is more common from people who are working class, but we still do see it from people from better off families. 29% of senior managers from working—class backgrounds have said they have been mocked or singled out for their accent in the workplace. that's still 22% for people from better off families. it is a problem that impacts people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds more, but it is a problem affecting people across society.— it is a problem affecting people across society. you say it's from certain parts _ across society. you say it's from certain parts of— across society. you say it's from certain parts of the _ across society. you say it's from certain parts of the country. - across society. you say it's from i certain parts of the country. which are the worst affected areas, and what about southern accents, do they not have the same problem? we looked at what the general _ not have the same problem? we looked at what the general public _ not have the same problem? we looked at what the general public think - not have the same problem? we looked at what the general public think of - at what the general public think of different accents in terms of prestige and those such as bbc english kind of standard scottish you might hear, like quite well off parts of edinburgh for instance,

they are some of the most prestigious accents and how people think about them. some of the middle ones like welsh or the west country accent, and down towards the bottom in terms of prestige unfortunately our northern or previously industrial towns like manchester, liverpool and birmingham. so it's very much the north and midlands that are the most impacted. that said, there are accents from the south of england that people do rate more kind of lower in terms of thinking about people plus make competency for a job. things like estuary english or multicultural london english can also have these problems as well. we london english can also have these problems as well.— london english can also have these problems as well. we are time short today because _ problems as well. we are time short today because there _ problems as well. we are time short today because there is _ problems as well. we are time short today because there is lots - problems as well. we are time short today because there is lots more - problems as well. we are time short today because there is lots more we| today because there is lots more we could do on this, but thank you for your time. have you got questions about the impact of today's interest rate decision on your finances? whether you are mortgage

owner, renter orsaver, what would you like to know? at 3.30 shaun ley will be joined by our personal finance correspondent and two money experts to talk through some of the issues. send your questions via social media using the hashtag bbcyourquestions — or email us yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. and do join us this afternoon. carol has all the weather. when i was driving in extremely early the roads were pretty flooded and it was grim. that was the case across many areas. this puddle telling its own story, a picture from a weather watcher in hounslow. the rain steadily flowing south and east through the course of the night. some torrential rainfall totals, gusty winds around it. it will take its time to clear the south—east. an array of showers in western areas and low pressure anchored to the north with showers and gusty winds will stop later we will see a new area of low pressure coming in across wales and south—west england. here the showers

will become more frequent, heavy and thundery at times and the wind will pick up. you can see the slow progress the rain is taking in moving away from the south—east. it will be in the extreme south—east for much of the day. many of us will see some sunshine and bright spells and showers but the wind is picking up and showers but the wind is picking up and also the showers packing in across wales and the south—west later. these are the kind of gust strengths we can expect today. mid afternoon for most of us, not as windy as it was yesterday but it is picking up across the south—west. a temperature range from ten in the north to 14 in the south. as we head through the evening and overnight, this low pressure in wales and the southwest takes it showers down towards the south and for a time it will be quite windy in the english channel. behind that, a lot of clear skies with temperatures slipping away rapidly and a new weather front coming across the north west will introduce some further showers will stop under clear skies, particularly across central and eastern scotland

and central and eastern parts of northern england, this is where we could see temperatures fall low enough for a touch of frost. tomorrow morning, low pressure pushing away, a ridge of high pressure building and so the weather quietens down. showers to start with early doors in the south—east but they will clear and then a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine around. fairweather cloud building as we go through the day and a few showers peppering the north and west but they are the exception rather than the rule. temperatures of ten to 14. heading into the weekend with low pressure coming back with its attendant fronts bringing rain at times followed by showers and blustery wind. 0n times followed by showers and blustery wind. on saturday the rain will move from the west towards the east. it will brighten up later in the west and the rain finally clears the west and the rain finally clears the east on sunday and then we have blustery showers behind.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. interest rates in the uk are expected to hit their highest level for 14 years as the bank of england tries to curb soaring inflation. as a retired person, if investments go up, that's good, isn't it? for a lot of other things, it's going to be really problematic. the uk government faces a possible legal challange over the way the manston migrant processing centre in south east england is run. we've learnt the home secretary is making her way to the coast in kent. it is not about albanians, or aliens, or gangsters, but it is

about failed policies on borders and on crime.