have been called off by the union involved. the social media platform twitter has sacked thousands of staff by email — as its new owner elon musk begins his push to cut costs. imran khan�* says he knew about a plot to kill him — after pakistan's former prime minister was shot during a protest march. a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. albanians who've already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people who've crossed

the channel to england so far this year. that's according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers — albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the price of crossing to the uk has dropped the suburbs around tirana are being drained of people. locals in this neighborhood say 70% of the community has already left, and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them.

there are many places like laknas in albania now. majlinda's son crossed to the uk from dunkirk last month. translation: he was a seasonall worker working four months a year for minimal salary in a kitchen. he had more expectations for himself, so he went to find something better. but it comes with sacrifices. we're in debt to pay back the money we borrowed. she says a lot of people from the area have gone. families as well as men. her youngest son, just 1a years old, is already planning his trip. adverts on albanian social media promise passage for around £3,000 from brussels, paris or dunkirk. they often work closely with iraqi kurdish gangs who control most small boat crossings from france. posing as an albanian migrant, we contacted some. within half an hour we had two offers for crossings. it's easy, we're told. only those who didn't claim asylum

were sent back, one says. the others didn't have any problems. the price of crossing to the uk by small boat is less than half the price of being smuggled by lorry. and there are other options for those who can't pay. there is a criminal drugs market within the uk. that's no secret. we have seen cases of trafficking and we've seen cases where people are what we call debt—bonded. they come here to work off the cost of theirjourney to the uk and they are victims of trafficking, and we look at modern slavery, human trafficking very seriously. 0ne albanian man who paid for a place on a kurdish boat this summer, says he was approached by recruiters for the uk drugs trade in a dunkirk migrant camp. translation: they offered me lots of things to pay _ for thejourney, to give me a job, but i wasn't interested. they asked me four or five times.

driven by the promise of prosperity. each successful crossing is an advert, an inspiration, an invisible thread that tugs at the minds of albanians back home. lucy williamson, bbc news, dunkirk. our home affairs editor, mark easton has been looking at the numbers of albanian migrants coming to the uk. the impacts of those albanian trafficking gangs can be seen by the people having arrived in kent. two years ago, just 50 arrivals were albanians. last year, it was 800. this year it is already over 12,000. according to the home office, of those, 10,000 were single adult men. so who are they and why have they come? well, some as lucy were saying, are undoubtedly economic migrants. figures from 2018 help to explain why. average hourly pay in albania was £1.50. here in the uk it was £13.35.

nine times higher. people will often come over here perhaps for a few years, many operating in the shadow economy. albanians now represent the largest foreign nationality in prisons in england and. ——in prisons in england and wales. 1300 people locked up. the situation is complicated because some of those albanians who arrive in the uk are genuine victims. just over half of albanian asylum—seekers are granted it by the home office. but among men, just 14% are granted assignment. among women and children, it is 90%. three months this summer, 1100 albanians including children were identified as victims of modern—day slavery. albania may be a safe country, but the uk authorities except that a significant portion of those who arrive here may have legitimate fears for their personal safety. he was our home affairs editor.

a series of train strikes — due to start — tomorrow across the uk have been suspended by the rmt union. the walkouts on the 5th, 7th and 9th of november would have brought the rail network to a virtual halt. but now union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to resume talks. the bbc�*s transport correspondent katy austin reports from london's euston station. the latest in a long series of strikes to affect britain's rail network was meant to be starting tomorrow. members of the rmt union were due to take part in strikes on saturday, monday and on wednesday. now they have been called off this afternoon. the rmt says it will enter a period of intense negotiations with the employers, network rail and the train companies, crucially, though, the announcement was made so late today, that it is too late now to change the timetables back for saturday. there will still be a lot of disruption tomorrow

and also on monday. services should be back to normal on wednesday, but passengers are still being told to track that might check over the coming dames. ——over the coming days. why have the strikes been called off? because it has secured a commitment from the train companies that they are going to be made a pay offer, but that has not happened yet. and it says that network rail will have talks with with them not with any conditions. the people i spoke to at network rail have said the position has not changed but they are committed to continuing with the negotiations in a hope that a settlement can be reached. after a day of uncertainty, employees of the social media hundreds of wicca ns hundreds of wiccans at london's either airport will walk out in the run—up to the world cup finals this month of her demands for better pay. the unite union says 700 workers who

are with ground handling, transport and cargo will strike for three days starting from november the 18th. after a day of uncertainty, employees of the social media platform twitter have begun to receive confirmation that they've been sacked. emails have been sent out — as new owner elon musk begins his push to cut costs. staff were told, "today is your last working day at the company, however, you will remain employed by twitter and will receive compensation and benefits through your separation date of february 2, 2023." the message went on to say, "during this time, you will be on a non—working notice period and your access to twitter systems will be deactivated." mr musk — the world's richest man — took over twitterjust a week ago. reports suggest about half the workforce, about four thousand people, have been sacked. the email said the reduction would improve the company's health. elon musk has been talking about his new company at an investors�* conference in new york. he said some groups have been trying to persuade

advertisers to stop dealing with the social media platform. i recently had a lot of difficulty with activist groups pressuring major advertisers to stop spending money on twitter. this is despite us doing everything possible to appease them and make it clear that rules have not changed and we're continuing to enforce them. a number of major advertisers have stopped spending on twitter, so this doesn't seem right because we've made no change in our operations at all. 0ur north america technology reporterjames clayton has more on those staff lay—offs from outside twitter hq in san francisco. they still haven't been sent an e—mail saying whether they've been fired or not, so they are still in limbo.

they were meant to here by 9am local time, it is now past 12 or so, and they still haven't heard. so it's kind of speaks to the chaos that's happening here. elon musk only became twitter by seven days ago, ——elon musk only became twitter boss seven days ago, and already he's worked out who to sack. it's about half of the company, and that it's such a short amount of time and it really tells. a lot of people really speak about the chaotic approach that this has been handled in, and a lot of people have been left in limbo and it's created a lot of anxiety amongst twitter people. james, elon musk says that these moves he's making will improve the health of twitter. will they? one thing we know is that moderation is done by people. so if you sack loads of people, it's going to be much more difficult to moderate the platform. the big danger is a few days away from the midterms where you want to have a healthy moderation policy, elon musk said

the moderation policy won't change, but how can that be the case when so many people who have been sacked are doing the moderating? there is a big worry that this information, ——there is a big worry that this misinformation, hate speech will increase at a crucial point in us political history here. so real berries, this isn't just a text story, this is also becoming a major political story to. how are twitter staff reacting to what elon musk has done? yeah, it really varies. some people saw this coming were absolutely expecting it, the people really, really anxious. one person i spoke to said they were waiting up all night just waiting for this e—mail they desperately didn't want to get sacked. others very much already accepting this is going to happen. it was very much speculated that elon musk was going to get rid of a lot of staff. but obviously you can read about it in the media. that's one thing. actually receiving an e—mail saying you have been sacked is pretty devastating. pakistan's opposition leader

and former prime minister, imran khan, has addressed the nation from a hospital in lahore a day after he was attacked by a gunman during a mass protest march on the capital. imran khan said he had known in advance of a plot to kill him. he said he believed there were two gunmen involved in the attack, in which one of his supporters was killed and ten injured. earlier my colleague spoke to pakistan government minister, ahsan iqbal, who accussed imran khan of making violent statements prior to the attack. i would say that what goes around comes around. if you start to propagate politics of hate and polarisation, you yourself and become its victim, and that is where we all have to have responsibility. what goes around comes around, minister? yeah, that's what i'm saying. mr khan in the last many years has been supporting politics of hatred, polarisation, and he was celebrating when i was shocked at, ——polarisation, and he was

celebrating when i was shot at, and that is very unfortunate. today, we are all condemning what happened to him. our correspondent sahar baloch had this update from the capital islamabad. imran khan spoke about the charges against him and asked his supporters to stand by, because he is soon going to give a call, and after which they have to come to islamabad. he looked in very good spirits and he spoke for more than an hour so he has named three people who he accuses as the people behind the attack on him. he also spoke about once he gets better he will get on the road and come to islamabad and continue the long march as well. he also named three people whom he considers to be the prime suspects in the plan to attack him and everything. he also spoke about the loan wealth or lone gunman who attacked him during the rally and said he was not acting of his own well and also said that this is part of a bigger plan. so these are some of the things that he was

speaking about. when they started to come everybody was very much interested in it and energetic, including their leadership and the supporters. it seemed like this march would lead to islamabad. in the beginning, it was said that it will reach islam about on the 11th of november, which is today, but then the dates were changed and suddenly the dates were changed and suddenly the entire plan changed, so in run, only travelled there. and it's not a very big distance as well. some of the people were getting a bit tired of multiple changes in the dates changes and they were certain. it seemed as if there was no conclusive plan to this entire long march. but then the prominentjournalist in pakistan, he was shot dead in kenya. after that, pakistan, he was shot dead in kenya. afterthat, imran pakistan, he was shot dead in kenya. after that, imran khan announced his long march and said that he will come to islamabad this time around. imran khan has been saying that he will continue this long march in order to ask and demand for early

elections in pakistan. now he's coming back and he says as soon as he gets better, he will be once again on the road and he will come to islamabad to continue whatever had left off. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: breaking new ground — how the the tomb of tutankhamun helped shed light on the world of ancient egypt. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear, the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die.

this mission has surpassed all expectations. _ voyager one is now the most distant man—made object - anywhere in the universe, - and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... there's been a sharp rise in the number of albanians crossing the english channel in small boats. well over ten thousand people have made the crossing so far this year. the social media platform twitter has sacked thousands of staff by email — as its new owner elon musk begins his push to cut costs. a 2a hour curfew has been imposed

in the russian—controlled, ukrainian city of kherson. around 70,000 people have now left kherson as ukrainian troops advance on the city — the only regional captial to fall to russia since the war began — it's thought ukraine may try and recapture it in next few weeks. meanwhile in kyiv, president zelensky has accussed russia of "energy terroism". moscow has carried out missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure in ukraine leaving more than four million people without power, as winter sets in. i'm joined now by the ukrainian ambassador to the uk, vadym prystaiko. thank you very much for coming on and talking to us. this is a chilling new prospect in the water as winter approaches. the problem with 4.5 as winter approaches. the problem with 11.5 million people being cut off from energy. how concerned are you about that? we off from energy. how concerned are you about that?— you about that? we are very concerned. _ you about that? we are very concerned. you _ you about that? we are very concerned. you are - you about that? we are very concerned. you are right - you about that? we are veryj concerned. you are right our you about that? we are very - concerned. you are right our winters are quite harsh, much harsher than here, so people will be frozen in

their houses and homes. probably also a lack of electricity and lights on the streets, this is a danger, but this is what is happening to london in the second world war when people were going through this. they were stubborn and they achieved victory. that's what we are trying to do right now. fire we are trying to do right now. are ou able we are trying to do right now. are you able to _ we are trying to do right now. are you able to do anything at all about the energy situation itself? everything has been destroyed by russians and relaxed around a third of all our electric capacity generation and transformation, the stations and all stations, we are preparing ourselves, we are trying to find more and more generators, more equipment, nations are helping us, including the uk. 1luuiliiile more equipment, nations are helping us, including the uk.— us, including the uk. while all of this has been _ us, including the uk. while all of this has been going _ us, including the uk. while all of this has been going on, - us, including the uk. while all of this has been going on, they - us, including the uk. while all of| this has been going on, they have been reports that russia is evacuating people from the occupied region of kherson. 0ur

evacuating people from the occupied region of kherson. our people in those areas reaching out to you asking for help? if you are, are you able to help them? thea;a asking for help? if you are, are you able to help them? they have been told that they _ able to help them? they have been told that they have _ able to help them? they have been told that they have to _ able to help them? they have been told that they have to flee - able to help them? they have been told that they have to flee for - told that they have to flee for safety because the city will be a ground for the worse. told safety because the city will be a ground for the worse.— safety because the city will be a ground for the worse. told by the russians? — ground for the worse. told by the russians? by _ ground for the worse. told by the russians? by russian _ ground for the worse. told by the russians? by russian occupiers, | ground for the worse. told by the i russians? by russian occupiers, and this ancient — russians? by russian occupiers, and this ancient city, _ russians? by russian occupiers, and this ancient city, this _ russians? by russian occupiers, and this ancient city, this ancient - this ancient city, this ancient greek name of kherson has been through many words before. people are very resilient and they wait until the ukrainians troops will come. we don't want them to be caught in the ukrainians troops will come. we don't want them to be caught in a fire ourselves either, and we are not running headfirst into this trap. it could be a trap because russians are leaving the only significant town and ukraine that they've managed to capture since the beginning of the war. is since the beginning of the war. is any dialogue with russia thereabout humanitarian corridor is since both sides seems to acknowledge that this will become a battlefront? we sides seems to acknowledge that this will become a battlefront?— will become a battlefront? we will not even planned _ will become a battlefront? we will not even planned to _ will become a battlefront? we will not even planned to bombard - will become a battlefront? we will not even planned to bombard our| will become a battlefront? we will. not even planned to bombard our own cities. we have trouble enough in

ukraine everything is destroyed now. we are trying to avoid big cities, allow them, you know, to flee. we would like to punish these russian soldiers, but actually, we would rather leave them a chance to leave the city, especially big urban cities like kherson. hopefully they will leave and we will be able to fight with them on open ground rather than put people's lives in danger. rather than put people's lives in dancer. �* ., rather than put people's lives in dancer. . ., ., rather than put people's lives in danuer. �* . y., . , ., . , danger. and are you able to give any numbers in — danger. and are you able to give any numbers in terms _ danger. and are you able to give any numbers in terms of— danger. and are you able to give any numbers in terms of how _ danger. and are you able to give any numbers in terms of how many - numbers in terms of how many ukrainian cities —— citizens are now living in russian occupied territory and how much have been evacuated, as it's called, to russia? since and how much have been evacuated, as it's called, to russia?— it's called, to russia? since this renewal of _ it's called, to russia? since this renewal of operations, - it's called, to russia? since this renewal of operations, 15% - it's called, to russia? since this renewal of operations, 15% of i renewal of operations, 15% of territory of the ukraine —— of ukraine is now occupied. we know about numbers of people which were there before, we are talking about millions of people, we have 7 millions of people, we have 7 million ukrainians living outside of ukraine allowing our troops to fight back home and we also know about

many cities in the region being taken many cities in the region being ta ken forcefully many cities in the region being taken forcefully sometime especially mothers and kids which have been taken away to russian federation. these kids won't even know in the future that they've been taken from ukraine, some of them just tiny orphans. ukraine, some of them 'ust tiny orhans. , ,, ., , , orphans. inside russia there is this hue orphans. inside russia there is this huge mobilisation _ orphans. inside russia there is this huge mobilisation for _ orphans. inside russia there is this huge mobilisation for the _ orphans. inside russia there is this huge mobilisation for the war- huge mobilisation for the war effort, president putin now mobilising criminals who have been imprisoned for severe crimes. he's also said that russia has already mobilised 380,000 troops, 119,000 of them already serving in ukraine. how much of an impact does that path and what the war in ukraine looks like? imagine how desperate he is as he promised to take over ukraine, the biggest nation by size in europe, to take over in two days, and now after almost eight months, he has to use criminals to replenish his forces. so far we don't see the effect of these trips, but most of them now go

through some short chorus of bringing it up to the speed of minimum requirements for military forces. this is not the first war of people who probably this war will be won by drones, not even tanks and ships. so i don't believe that it will affect immediately. it's a huge number, quite intimidating, but we will take care of this.— will take care of this. certainly many surprising _ will take care of this. certainly many surprising moments - will take care of this. certainly many surprising moments and j will take care of this. certainly - many surprising moments and probably many more to come. thank you very much, the ukrainian ambassador to the uk forjoining us. we appreciate your insights. the uk forjoining us. we appreciate your insights-— the uk forjoining us. we appreciate your insights._ today - your insights. thank you. today marks the _ your insights. thank you. today marks the sedentary _ your insights. thank you. today marks the sedentary of the - your insights. thank you. today - marks the sedentary of the discovery of that —— today marks the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of tutankhamum — the egyptian pharoah, who was buried alongside tremendous amounts of treasure. the tomb helped shed light on the ancient egyptian way of life — and is still throwing up new information today. robert hall reports.

33 centuries had passed . since human feet last trod the floor on which we stood. we had penetrated two chambers. legend says it was spotted by a young egyptian — the buried staircase leading to what archaeologists still call the greatest find ever made. howard carter had spent over a decade looking for it. from now on, each chapter would be more incredible than the last. in a tiny tomb, we have everything from the royal court crammed in. we've got gold, jewellery, flowers, lunch boxes, underwear, clothes, sandals. we get a sense of the variety of material that survived from ancient egypt — some of it wonderfully beautiful, some of it really touchingly simple, as well. news of the find was rushed here, to highclere castle — the story of tutankhamun is always linked with one name — that of howard carter, the man who broke through that wall 100 years ago. but carter wouldn't have been there at all without the passion and, perhaps more importantly, the finance of another egyptologist — this man, the 5th earl of carnarvon. the story sparked what became

known as tutmania. from a few curious visitors, to the millions who viewed the wonders of the tomb at travelling exhibitions. i am sorry, there will be no more admission for the exhibition tonight. and hanging in the air, the legend of a pharaoh's curse on those who dared to enter the tomb. the newspapers named five men as its victims — among them, lord carnarvon himself. historians, though, have a very different explanation. like tutankhamun's interlocking coffins, there are many layers to this story. howard carter's successors are still finding new pieces of the jigsaw, still solving the mysteries which remain hidden in the valley of the kings. pretty fascinating. a group of tourists who we re were being held by members of a peruvian indigenous community have been released after more than 2a hours. around 70 people are currently being held on a river boat. the community are demanding more government aid following an oil spill in the area.

it's believed the boat was travelling along a tributary when it was intercepted. the area is popular with tourists who want to experience the amazon. a french undertaker has decided to watch a more environmental approach to funerals with this, what is thought to be the first cycle hearse in paris. its creator says she wanted to offer a quieter way of holding funerals. that is that for now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. for much of the country, today was a dry and sunny day, but it's turning quite cold right now, especially for eastern parts of the uk. out to the west, things are changing. we've got a big area of low pressure in the atlantic, and swirling around it, this band of cloud on that

weather front there. and that is moving its way in from the west, so we're seeing the cloud increasing and rain pushing in from the atlantic. but ahead of it, one or two showers coming in off the irish sea, and the showers in scotland retreating towards the northern isles. western areas sees the cloud thickening, that rain arriving. eastern areas still dry. these are the temperatures by the end of the night, but before then, we could see temperatures even in eastern england getting close to freezing once again. so, a chilly start for eastern areas where it may start dry first thing, but that rain moving very slowly eastwards, probably turning lighter and more patchy. we get some sunshine coming into northern ireland quickly, and in the afternoon, some sunshine across much of scotland. for many parts of england and wales, though, it may stay cloudy throughout the day. there may not be an awful lot of rain around at all, and temperatures may be a degree or so higher than today at 12—14 degrees. bonfire night tomorrow night, and we could see a bit more rain hanging around across south—eastern parts of england, perhaps the midlands. and then we've got a few showers in the far north—west, but for many parts of the country, it will be dry and we'll have some clearer skies for a while as well. but those showers that are coming in towards the north—west are coming

in around this area of low pressure that's getting a bit closer to the uk. that weather front, though, that's bringing rain into england and wales is going to hang around in the south—east, and overnight we could get some heavier rain actually. and that rain still around across south—eastern england on sunday morning. and then following on from that, we're going to find some more rain pushing its way eastwards across england and wales. further north, maybe the far north of england but certainly scotland and northern ireland, it's drier. there'll be some sunshine, and there'll be fewer showers. but it is turning quite windy, and those temperatures not changing much on sunday. stronger winds are coming in towards the far north—west of the uk, close to that area of low pressure. that then spins away. we get some more weather fronts trying to come in from the atlantic, mainly pushing wet weather northwards up the western side of the uk. and ahead of that, we're going to find the winds coming from a long way south. it'll be windy on monday, but it's going to be very mild. we're likely to find temperatures widely getting up to 16—17 degrees in england and wales. once that rain moves through overnight, it's going to be a little cooler on tuesday with sunshine and some blustery showers.

you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on the suspension of those trains strikes which were due to start tomorrow across the uk and would have brought the rail network to a virtual halt. union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to resume talks. alanjones, who's an industrial correspondent for pa media, says he didn't see these talks coming. yes, it is a surprise, especially coming so late in the day. as your correspondentjust said then, it is too late to affect the massive disruption that there will be tomorrow and on monday. but to be honest there has been a few straws in the wind, if you like, this week. two of the other unions who are meant to be taking strikes against network rail, the tssa and unite, they both called off their strikes earlier this week,

and there appears to have been progress made literally in the last couple of days in the talks which have been carrying on literally for months and months without any progress. something has definitely changed in the last couple of days. as you have just heard, the rmt are adamant that network rail have now offered unconditional talks rather than imposing changes to maintenance times and crews and jobs again. i am not sure that network rail are agreeing entirely with that, and train operators, according to the union, will now make a pay offer. and we have all been waiting for that to happen literally for months. we don't know what that pay offer is yet. it hasn't been made, but this dispute was going nowhere. the only way this was going was more and more strikes. something had to move. one of the three parties, the union, the employers, the government, had to make a move. and it looks to me now as though it is that union that is making the move. the arts council in england has

announced a major shake—up of how cultural institutions are funded. it wants to move cash out of the capital, with english national opera in london losing more than £12 million of support. new recipients will include libraries in barnsley, and the blackpool illuminations. david sillito has more. blackpool's famous illuminations have been admired by millions over the last 140 years or so, but here's a question, is it art? the arts council is certainly convinced. it is going to be giving the illuminations a grant for the first time. we are delighted, it's a fantastic accolade from them that we can demonstrate to the world we are very serious about our collection and our work. blackpool is not alone. there are many winners in this funding settlement, especially towns that have had almost nothing before today. but there are also some big losers.

among them, here, english national opera. a third of its income comes from the arts council, and it's gone. there is a restructuring grant to help them adjust and move, probably to manchester. but it is still a big cut. i'm not one of those people who thinks art should only be in london. we are the opera company, where one in seven of audiences are under 35, we do free tickets for under 21s and we welcome people of colour more than any other opera house so it is odd to reduce our funding to this extent. the mayor of london says the capital is losing around £50 million in arts funding. instead, the money is being moved to venues such as shakespeare north in prescott near st helens. it was very evident that there were large parts of the country that had a big appetite and were not getting the kind of funding that made it possible for them to enjoy great art on their doorstep. so we set out ourselves with the ambition of spending more money outside london. money is also being diverted to services such as

libraries in warwickshire, east yorkshire and barnsley, and the list of towns receiving new grants reads like a who's who of government's levelling up agenda. there is politics in this. it comes down to fairness. if you live in the northeast, northwest or yorkshire, why shouldn't you be able to access culture? why shouldn't your children be able to learn and get that creativity from a young age, and be inspired to potentially go into these types of industries? and while it has brought a bit of cheer to places like blackpool, it is not a great deal. the money is spread thinly. a lot of places will still be making cuts. david sillito, bbc news. let's speak to an organisation that's received funding from the arts council today. chris price is the chief executive of north yorkshire moors railway. thanks for talking to us. i think it is safe to assume that you are very pleased by this shake—up that has led to getting some new funding. i

led to getting some new funding. 1 think we really are pleased, yes, and it vindicates a lot of hard work and it vindicates a lot of hard work and gives accreditation to what we are at a public benefit and cultural benefit charity and organisation. why is it important that this happens, that this money is being spread outside of the capital? i spread outside of the capital? 1 think i can't answer that spread outside of the capital? i think i can't answer that levelling up think i can't answer that levelling up agenda, but what i can say is that it up agenda, but what i can say is thatitis up agenda, but what i can say is that it is important to recognise that it is important to recognise that regional work and effort for cultural benefit is also important, notjust cultural benefit is also important, not just within the cultural benefit is also important, notjust within the south of england but across the whole nation. find notjust within the south of england but across the whole nation. and how will ou be but across the whole nation. and how will you be spending _ but across the whole nation. and how will you be spending the _ but across the whole nation. and how will you be spending the money? - but across the whole nation. and how will you be spending the money? we| will you be spending the money? we will you be spending the money? - will be spending it predominantly on improving reaching out with democrats that we probably come very positive stuff and disability access and working with music groups and

people like that, from cultural backgrounds that we may not have worked within the past. it is very positive stuff and also we are an historical charity for public benefit. it also enables us to build up benefit. it also enables us to build up skill to bring these things forward into the future. haifa up skill to bring these things forward into the future. how much of a difference — forward into the future. how much of a difference does _ forward into the future. how much of a difference does it _ forward into the future. how much of a difference does it make _ forward into the future. how much of a difference does it make to - forward into the future. how much of a difference does it make to your - a difference does it make to your planning? if it's something that you were expecting or is this new funding going to give out radical boost to what you plan before? i think that post covid a lot of organisations are looking very carefully at what they are and how they sit in public relevance and i think this is going to put work on us but there is no such thing as free money in the world and we have got to be life that there's got to be measurable outcomes to this and we have to deliver all the our council would be mistaken in giving us money and we don't think they are. �* , ., ., are. and tell us more about where ou are

are. and tell us more about where you are putting — are. and tell us more about where you are putting their _ are. and tell us more about where you are putting their money - are. and tell us more about where you are putting their money and l are. and tell us more about where i you are putting their money and what you are putting their money and what you are putting their money and what you are expected to achieve. what you are putting their money and what you are expected to achieve. what we are exoected — you are expected to achieve. what we are exoected to _ you are expected to achieve. what we are expected to achieve _ you are expected to achieve. what we are expected to achieve is _ you are expected to achieve. what we are expected to achieve is make - you are expected to achieve. what we are expected to achieve is make sure | are expected to achieve is make sure we are a relevant organisation, an historical relevant organisation that brings cultural benefit and make sure that people get enjoyment from what we do but also benefit immensely from learning about railways of the past. but it is also making sure that we are meeting those demographic that we haven't been as good at in the past and bring them into the fold. but i think we are very much worth the money. many millions of people have already travelled on the and benefited from what we do. we have an opportunity to talk to areas of society that we maybe have not done so, educational opportunities for people who have not had them in the past. people who have not had them in the ast. ., . ., ., , people who have not had them in the ast, ., ., ., ., , . past. congratulations. we look forward to _ past. congratulations. we look forward to seeing _ past. congratulations. we look forward to seeing what - past. congratulations. we look forward to seeing what you - past. congratulations. we look forward to seeing what you do. past. congratulations. we look- forward to seeing what you do. chris price is the ceo of north yorkshire

moors railway. discounts on energy bills will be offered to households that use less power during peak times, under plans from the national grid to avoid blackouts. the scheme is going to be tested in england, scotland and wales over a number of days between now and march, though only properties with a smart meter will be able to take part. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it's the time of day when many of us get home, turn the lights on — and all sorts of power hungry appliances as well. but millions of households could now earn money by using less electricity when demand is at its peak. julia from saffron walden is up for it. i've ditched the kettle and i've bought this water dispenser. she took part in a small trial earlier this year. you can just sort of say we're going to have dinner at this time, i'm not going to put the washing machine on until this time. you can plan around it, and it's been made part of what i do and what we do in our home now. it's part of our lives.

and you've earned some money. earned a bit of money out of it, yeah. so, how does the national grid's new demand flexibility scheme work? it's doing at least 12 one—hour tests this winter. they'll take place between 4pm and 7pm, peak time for energy use, with a day's notice for customers taking part. a typical household could save up to £100 off their bills, but it depends on how much energy you use, and you'll need a smart meter to do it — and most energy suppliers are in the process of signing up. if we can all do our little bit, we can shift demand out of that peak and help maintain security of supply throughout the winter. it's unprecedented, it's a first of a kind that we're doing this. so, this is an insurance policy? yes, absolutely. they are trying to ensure that demand for electricity doesn't outstrip supply. the squeeze on gas supplies in europe, thanks to the war in ukraine, means things

could get difficult. this room will be crucial to everyone this winter. this is the cockpit of our electricity system, where any potential problems are spotted. and it's here that tough decisions will have to be made if there are rolling blackouts. national grid still think that's unlikely, but will the financial incentive be big enough for this contingency plan to work? this is potentially a really powerful tool to allow consumers to shift their demand from peak periods. what will be interesting after the event will be to see whether their busy lives allow them to actually do that and how much of an uptake there is. the first trial could start as early as next week, to help ensure the lights stay on this winter. emma simpson, bbc news, reading. it's hard to believe it now, but there was a time, back in the 1970s and 80s, when branded trainers and designer clothes weren't easily available in the uk.

back then, football fans in the north west of england began to pick up these items when they went to europe following their team, spawning a football fashion movement, now known as the "casuals". a new exhibition opening at the walker art gallery in liverpool charts how casual culture went mainstream, creating the leisurewear industry of modern times. our culture editor katie razzall went to have a look. merseyside in the 1980s, dreams of european football success were coming true and fans were driving a fashion movement still with us today. then the first goal for derek mountfield. derek mountfield won the league and the european cup winners' cup with everton. iconic clothing from iconic days, things i used to wear, my friends used to wear to go to the games. derek remembers the so—called casuals, who lived for branded clothes and trainers and are being celebrated in the exhibition. the fans went to away games in europe and came back with all this new gear from various parts of europe.

and it became a bit of a culture in those days, people would go away not even to watch the football, but just to get the clothes and shoes and everything else and bring them back. there are casuals behind the art of the terraces exhibition. liverpool supporter dave hewitson is one of the co—creators. 1982, i went to watch aston villa play in the european cup final against bayern munich in holland. the reason we went was so we could go across the border into germany to get trainees and bring them back. that sort of started to spread, then, from liverpool, manchester, leeds, and developed into the subculture that we know today. you know, it spread across the country. # all together now...# the band the farm later sported a style its lead singer describes as the working class dressing up. he says back in the �*80s, merseyside shopkeepers started to realise there was a market for designer brands. a lot of the places in liverpool were shops which were traditional gentlemen's outfitters, who were getting this stuff in. and the staff couldn't believe it.

who are all these kids coming in to get this stuff, you know? it's because a lot of it was branded. no—one ever expected it to be in a museum, when people started wearing that style of clothing. the exhibition also portrays the predominantly male and at times violent side of the casual movement. but the creator of the girlfans fanzine says the �*80s casuals set the trends for today's female fans. you'll see your adidas, your nike trainers, but also chanel and gucci trainers. so, there's a sense that it's still for some a place to go to dress up and to be seen. the casuals sparked a style revolution, not just for the fans. a0 years on, branded trainers and designer labels are a fashion staple. a movement that began on the football terraces kicked off the sports leisurewear industry as we know it today. katie razzall, bbc news, liverpool.

a christmas stamp collection featuring queen elizabeth ii has been released by romeo. it is going to be the last time the queen's silhouette will feature on a stamp in the uk. they depict moments from the nativity. we have got time enough before we go to show you these pictures of a tiny pony, whose owner is hoping for an entry in the guinness book of records. this is a 50 centimetres tall pony, and he weighs in at 35 kilos. his owners and inferred 2.5 years and grown in that time, but he will eligible for the record books when he is four years old. absolutely adorable to see. absolutely adorable to see. now on bbc news, newswatch.

hello, and welcome to use a watch with me, samira ahmed. as the bbc announces cuts to its local radio and tv services, can it still provide what audiences want? and what is it right to invite this climate change sceptic to give her views on question time? mini—budget in september, there were calls for then prime minister liz truss to respond to the resulting criticism. after six days, she did so by placing interviews, not with the national media, but with eight local bbc radio stations. while liz truss's performance may have hastened her departure from office three weeks later, the interviewer was widely commended. where have you been? we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get britain moving and also deal with inflation. on radio stoke, an awkward moment.

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