this is bbc news. — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. mounting pressure on british minister sir gavin williamson — after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. labour says the government's integrity is in question. this really looks like rishi sunak has just this really looks like rishi sunak hasjust done grubby this really looks like rishi sunak has just done grubby political deals that are not in the national interest, that are not in the interests of the country. millions of people in the us head to the polls as the republicans and democrats fight for control of congress and authorities in south korea carry out more than 50 raids as part of their investigation into the deadly halloween crush. headteachers in england warn they're facing a financial crisis — with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money.

as the cop27 climate change summit continues — nations become increasingly divided over the future role of natural gas. and the purr—fect home? how one family turned their house into a cat rescue centre. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. new allegations of bullying have been made against the british government minister sir gavin williamson, claims which he denies. he's already facing two investigations, a conservative party one and a parliamentary one, after sending abusive text messages to the former chief whip, wendy morton.

sir gavin williamson is currently minister without portfolio in the government he's a former chief whip — responsible for party discipline. he's also a former education secretary and defence secretary. the latest bullying claims come from an unnamed government employee. and intimidated them" — telling them at one time to "slit your throat" and at another to "jump out of the window". in a statement, sir gavin says he strongly rejects the allegation and has enjoyed good working relationships across government. he says no specific allegations have ever been brought to his attention. but this does put fresh pressure on pm rishi sunak — over why sir gavin was appointed to his currentjob. labour's shadow home secretary yvette cooper believes the report calls rishi sunak�*s judgment into question. this really looks like rishi sunak has just done grubby political deals that are not in the national interest, that that are not in

the interests of the country. he promised this was going to be something different from the double standards of borisjohnson, one deal for his mates, and the chaos of liz truss, and it looks like we have got more of the same. that is not good enough, because especially at a time like this, it really means the country is being let down. earlier, i spoke to our chief political correspondent nick eardley. he told me gavin williamson hasn't denied using the words claimed. a statement from him overnight what he says he rejects the allegations... that he has always had good relationships with his officials, but in terms of the actual language, we have asked people in the cabinet office whether there is a firm denial that he said those words, and there has not been that firm denial yet. i think one of the reasons for that

may be the fact that this is supposed to have taken place several years ago, but it does not take away from the substance of what are some pretty serious allegations, as you say, that add to this broader picture and these questions about mr williamson's conduct. news this morning of a further investigation into his conduct. you'll remember that yesterday we were talking about wendy morton, the former chief whip it was extremely unhappy with some of the language mr williamson used in whatsapp messages to her. she referred to it to the conservative party, not clear how quickly that process is playing out because neither miss morton nor mr williamson have been told an official investigation has begun and it feels like that is at an early stage of the process, but my understanding is as the times are reporting this morning, miss morton has also referred mr williamson to the independent grievance scheme in parliament. that is a properly independent process that brings in external people to look at complaints and allegations, so mr williamson

is now facing that probe potentially as well. and there are still, i think, those questions for the prime minister. gavin williamson will be around the cabinet table as it starts to meet round about now, actually, in downing street, and rishi sunak is facing that increasing pressure from tory mps amongst others to answer the question of why he has not taken action against mr williamson. the pm said yesterday that he thought the language mr williamson had used to wendy morton had been unacceptable, but it seems like rishi sunak is waiting to see how this process plays out, perhaps hoping it will take some of the heat out of the issue, but as i say, not clear that process is going to be a particularly quick one. labour are asking why if rishi sunak thinks those comments are unacceptable, why he doesn't take action now? everyone may remember

the speech from rishi sunak when he became prime minister, standing in front of the number 10 door saying this government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level, so certainly questions for the prime minister, as you suggest. just looking ahead slightly and moving to another issue, budget day, lots of lines in various newspapers this morning about what more we might expect. what can you tell us? there is always a lot of speculation about a week out from a big fiscal event about what might be in it. as we've been reporting over the past few weeks in the bbc, there is a lot of pressure to keep the triple lock on pensions and to make sure benefits go up by inflation, too. as we've been saying, that's something the prime minister and chancellor both want to do, partly because it's politically easier. there will be a big row if either of those commitments made by rishi sunak, of course, when he was chancellor, if either of those two were dropped.

so i think there is a good chance they will be kept in the times saying this morning that is part of the provisional assessment formulated by the government. the other question, if that happens, is where the fiscal black hole is filled in other terms. one of the things that is on the table is so—called to stealth taxes. basically where the point at which you start paying tax, either income tax or inheritance tax or something like that, the level at which you start paying that is kept the same. although that isn't a tax increase, because of inflation it means a lot more people are attracting to those tax brackets, hence the term stealth tax. my understanding is that something that is being actively considered in a few different ways, particularly controversially it could be included with the inheritance tax, the point at which you start paying inheritance tax remains the same for a few years yet.

again, though, anita, a phrase which treasurey watchers will be familiar with is no final decisions have been taken, this is being signed off. we don't know for sure what will happen until next week, but there are certainly a lot of talk about those taxes being kept at similar levels, and some of the money potentially being used to make sure benefits and pensions go up by the levels of inflation. president biden and his predecessor, donald trump, have both been addressing rallies ahead of america's crucial midterm elections today. a strong showing for the republicans will put them in a position to block any ofjoe biden�*s legislation, and would encourage donald trump to run for the white house again in 202a. here's our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. it has the hype and drama of a presidential election. but this isn't about who lives

in the white house. it's which party gets to control congress. for the past two years the democratic party has been in charge of both house and senate, allowing president biden to pass the laws he wants. that will more or less end if either chambers, or both, flip to the republicans. however, at times you'd be forgiven for thinking it feels like a presidential election, because it hasn't stopped the current president, or the one he beat two years ago, from campaigning hard. democracy is on the ballot. political violence and intimidation are on the rise all across america. and you rememberjanuary sixth, the angry mob that stormed the us capitol, attacked law enforcement, hunted down elected officials, erected gallows to hang vice president pence. democrats are worried about the hundreds of republican candidates running in a variety of races. they back donald trump's unsubstantiated claim that the 2020

election was stolen. if they win, they could have a huge say on how elections in the state will run in the future. mr trump still can't let his election loss go. the election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being destroyed. iran twice, i won twice and i did much better the second time than i did the first... cheering. ..getting millions and millions more votes in 2020 than i got in 2016. and likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country. and he keeps hinting he might go for the presidency again in two years. polls suggest election integrity isn't the number one concern for americans though. a struggling us economy, crime and immigration are all on their minds. so it could be a harsh verdict

for the current president. history shows that the party in power usually does badly in the us mid—term elections. if that happens, president biden�*s next two years will be very difficult. and it could throw into doubt whether his party would want him to run again for the white house. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. many are calling these midterms today some of the most important elections in years. christian fraser — who's in the bbc�*s election results studio in washington dc — takes us through the issues on voters�* minds. if you tuned in to any televised debate through this midterm campaign, you'd be forgiven for thinking the two parties were fighting entirely different elections. they're so split on what they consider the main issues. but then, so are the electorate. a recent poll suggested 90% of voters would prefer republican control of congress for the issue of immigration and the border. 60% want republicans to handle jobs in the economy.

but in the same survey, 86% of voters said they prefer democrats to address climate change, and 71% side with democrats on abortion. in other words, the divide this year is unusually stark. so let's have a look at the main issues in play. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is getting more expensive. despite the fed raising interest rates five times this year, headline inflation is currently at 8.2% in september — down from a high of 9.1% injune. and in every race up and down the country, that is a message the republicans are hammering home. savings are down and costs are up. the biden—pelosi economy is on the ballot.

but from inflation to abortion rights — which democrats say is an issue that continues to impact the key battleground areas in their favour. following the supreme court's decision injune to overturn roe v wade, the democratic party has ploughed unprecedented resources into making this year's election a referendum on abortion access. congressman chabot sponsored the bill that would outlaw birth control and ban all abortions — with no exceptions for rape, incest or life of a woman. but in the minds of the voter, does abortion supersede the fear of crime? in a recent gallup poll, a record 56% of people say local crime has increased where they live — that, said gallup, marks a 5% uptick since last year. republicans say the crime crisis is peeling off suburban voters and independents. democrats say it's largely overblown. but in new york — what an unlikely situation. a republican candidate for governor is competitive against the incumbent democrat.

no republican has won a state—wide race in the empire state since 2002. but after a random shooting outside his home, the republican candidate lee zeldin — he seized the opportunity. these are national issues which define local races, but the outcome by no means determined. we will know which strategy has worked best come wednesday morning. the earliest polls opened at 5am eastern time — that's 10am in the uk. here's cbs correspondent skyler henry with the very latest. polls open here on the east coast beginning at 7:00 in the morning, and then they will go and actually close at 7:00pm here. and that'lljust be a ripple effect throughout the day today. but it'll be interesting to see sort of how things shape up, especially given what is at stake here. we're talking about the balance of power here on capitol hill, for one. namely, it'll be interesting to see what happens in the house of representatives. according to our latest cbs news battleground tracker, they estimate that republicans

will actually gain more than a dozen seats, which would, of course, give republicans control of that chamber. all they would need is one additional seat in the senate in order to gain control of that chamber. some states to watch out for — six of them are considering toss ups at the moment — georgia, pennsylvania, new hampshire, nevada, arizona, just to name a few, as well as the race up in wisconsin in terms of the senate. many of these races are in dead heats, if you will, toss ups at the current moment, according to recent polling. and so it will be interesting to see sort of how this all shapes up. but election workers, poll workers have said for weeks now, please be patient, as they not only count the votes from today, but also those mail—in ballots that were sent in, as well as those who voted early. more than a0 million americans cast their ballot over the early voting period. and so it'll be interesting to see what type of numbers we'll see when today ends. in those toss up races that i talked about, it's why we saw many of the big names really hit the road along the campaign trail over

the past few days and weeks. we saw presidents, both current and former, hit the road. presidents 0bama, clinton, as well as president biden, for that matter, really stump in several states alongside their party candidates. former president trump doing the same thing for republicans and a lot of states, iowa, pennsylvania, just to name a few. he was in ohio yesterday. and so i think that is what we're starting to see here as we make our way to the finish. the candidates have made their closing arguments. they focused on a range of several hot button issues, everything from the economy, inflation, crime, abortion rights, just to name a few of those issues. and so i think it'll be interesting to see how that all shapes up in terms of not only voter turnout, but which way voters decide to go. and audiences in the uk can follow all the results and analysis of the us midterm elections across the bbc — on bbc radio from 11pm, tv from 11.15pm and 0nline. investigators in seoul

have raided 55 offices, as they continue their search for answers to what led to the deadly crowd crush ten days ago. the head of south korea's national police, general yoon hee—keun, had his office raided. 0ther police and fire administrations were visited by officials, as well as the itaewon subway station and the headquarters of the seoul metro. both the police and local authorities have been criticised for how they prepared and responded to this disaster. 156, mostly young, people were killed as they celebrated halloween, in the popular itaewon neighbourhood. correspondents say that with the week of national mourning now over, accountability is now the priority. 0ur seoul correspondentjean mackenzie is following developments. this alleyway where the disaster unfolded is still a cordoned off crime scene. and to the side of it, there is still this growing shrine to the people who died and people are coming to leave their messages of condolence and just to pay

respect and to grieve still. but interestingly, the mood here is shifting. the week of national mourning is now over, and the focus this week is very much on the accountability. so today we had 55 offices raided by investigators who are looking to establish not only what caused the deadly crash, but also what led to the death of so many young people — 156 young people. of the offices raided today were the office of the head of the seoul national police, the headquarters of the seoul metro and the itaewon subway station. now, fingers have already been pointed at the police and the local authorities, not only for failing to plan appropriately for this event, but failing to respond appropriately. we know from those police calls that we had released last week that emergency calls were being made up to four hours before the deadly crush. the police have already admitted that their response was inadequate and the police chief has apologized.

we have had other notable apologies this week from politicians, from the prime minister here. but interestingly, there have been no notable resignations. people here are waiting for the results of this investigation. the president of south korea ordered these investigations incredibly swiftly. he has come out this week and says that he will demand that anybody who is found to be responsible for these deaths and for this disaster that happened here will be held accountable. i think what is going to be interesting to watch is whether the public anger outruns this process because anger is growing. we've seen it here today and we had protests at the weekend against the president, calling for him to resign, and we are expecting more this weekend. headteachers in england are warning they're facing a financial crisis, and many schools may have to cut teachers or reduce their

hours to save money. they say any further cuts will have a "real, immediate impact" on children. the government says it's providing schools with an extra four billion pounds in funding this year, as well as help with energy bills. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. it's all go for these four and five—year—olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that's because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to the point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we're getting the best possible deal on milk and paper, but that takes a lot of time, and also those prices change. so we are doing our very best, but i don't think it is sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, because there's only

so much you can strip back before actually the impact on the children is massive. these are just some of their rising costs. the 5% teachers�* pay increase is £90,000 extra. the cost to the school of each meal up from £2.30 to £2.87. the bus for one school trip, up from £870, to 1,070. paper, up from £1.95 a box, to £3.87. the school won't put up the school meal price. family budgets are already squeezed. parents know it is hitting the school too. schools are having to use the budget they've got to pay the pay rises for the teachers, and then everything else is increasing. it will have a detrimental effect probably next year or the year after. i think there's a lot of pressure on the school. they're doing a fantasticjob trying to raise funds with lots of other activities and stuff, but i think it's difficult for them.

i mean, i don't know what they are going to do in the long run, - because there is not an endless pot of money there everyone's got. - schools are managing for now. but today head teachers are warning there are no more easy savings. so what's the big picture on funding? well, schools in england are getting cash increases from the government. but all the costs are rising so rapidly, that they're beginning to outstrip that extra money. and that's why this head teacher is worried. the only people who are missing out, you know, of the impact of all of this, is the children. if we're not giving them the education they deserve now, what are we all doing? school spending is up £4 billion this year. the government says there is energy help too. but many head teachers say they are facing too much uncertainty. branwenjeffreys, bbc

news, west bromwich. earlier i spoke to michael loveman, headteacher of cann bridge school, about how financial pressures are affecting his staff and students. we are a school for children with severe learning difficulties, as you said. we have 94 students at the moment between the ages of 3—19, and my staff, there is 120. really high staff commitment to look after the needs of the children we have. that's because of the ratio of staff to pupils required, because of the pupils�* special needs. what choices are you facing financially at the moment? head teachers saying they may have to cut staff hours. what choices are you making at the moment because of budget difficulties all schools are facing? it is very difficult. i was just listening to your last interview, are not any easy fixes. there is nothing left to strip back,

finding the cheapest piece of paper isn�*t very helpful because you�*re not doing what is needed for the children. we are looking at a sort of devil in the deep blue sea scenario in special schools, staff we have we have because of the statutory need that is in the children�*s�* education and health plan, so we have to fulfil that. if we don�*t then we are not meeting the planned need, we cannot afford to do it though. let me bring in some tweets, wincing as a mum and students children nurse, and how important education is to children, teacher cuts will end in disasterfor individual children who will not have as much time. another says many schools are in multi—academies, top stock—taking eye watering salaries, cabbie top

salaries. as well as getting rid of 0fsted. it�*s time to let schools manage themselves and openly share their data. he suggests that would save a fortune. craig has been in touch about a line in our education editor �*s report about a bus on a school trip, the caution that rising from 870 to more than a school trip, the caution that rising from 870 to more than £1000, he says no idea how it cost that much but there must be better ways to get a school trip that does not cost for figures to hire my view. if you want to get in touch about the financial crisis that head teachers are facing or any of the other stories we are facing, you can do that on twitter. the un�*s cop 27 climate summit continues in egypt. britain�*s prime minister rishi sunak was one of 120 world leaders to attend. yesterday, he told the summit that the war in ukraine, and its effect on energy prices, underlined the need to move away

from reliance on fossils fuels. but it came as the uk announced a new deal to secure gas supplies from the us. simon lewis is professor of global change science at university college london. he agreed the conflict in ukraine heightened the need to focus on renewable sources of energy. the russian war does show how tight fossil fuel is we are and how we need to not only for climate change reasons but energy security reasons, get off fossil fuels. and move to clean green renewable sources of energy. it couldn�*t be clearer, given the climate impact that we have seen just this last year, a third of pakistan under water, millions displaced in nigeria from the worst floods in more than a decade, brutal heatwave in europe and also a really extreme heatwave across china this summer as well. these impacts are increasing and will continue to increase as emissions continue to go into the atmosphere.

what do you think of the uk government�*s plans to get some of those energy needs from the us? a new deal with the us when some of the energy need, some of the energy will come from fracking? saying one thing, doing another? i think the uk�*s position is even worse than that. rishi sunak is proposing to give away 900 new oil and gas licenses in the uk. those wouldn�*t come on stream for at least five years and probably a decade or more. he is essentially saying one thing and doing another. and trying to say that we are going to green the economy, while also exploiting more fossilfuels, and i think he needs to be called out on that. the uk needs to have a position that is very clear, that it is moving to net zero, and align all of its policies

to get there. how far off track is the uk on its net zero commitments? and indeed on that crucial year which we talked about so much at cop 26 at glasgow last year? making a real difference by 2030? the uk has done a pretty good job in the past of having net zero legislation and having five year carbon budgets to meet, but our current policy is as way off track forgetting, having emissions by 2030 and getting to net zero about 2015. zero by 2050. is it achievable, professor? not only is it achievable, it is actually the cheapest option. it is much cheaper to get our energy from renewables and not have all the impacts of climate change, rather than keep on this destructive path we are wrong. we are not going to be

insulated from this. we will see and are seeing food prices increase because of the extreme climate impacts around the world. we will see movements of people, predictions on current trajectories are that more than a billion people by the middle of the century will be living, will be persisting in places that are, have unlivable temperatures for part of the year. i don�*t know how we�*re going to organise our global society with that kind of brutal impact of climate change, and what we�*ve seen over the last couple of years, that is just the very beginning. until we get emissions down to net zero, globally, and a place that kind of brutal impact of climate change, what we�*ve seen over the last couple of years, that�*s just a very beginning. until we get emissions down to net zero, globally, anyplace

like the uk which had the industrial revolution first and has done very well out of burning of fossil fuels, needs to play an important and leading role in helping the rest of the world transition towards a green and renewable society. the head of the un�*s human rights office has called on egypt to immediately release the british egyptian prisoner, alla abd el fattah, who has been on hunger strike for over six months. his family say he�*s stopped drinking water since sunday. his case has been given extra prominence because of the cop27 summit, being held in sharm el sheik. last night, in a meeting with the egyptian president, rishi sunak raised the case. abdel fattah was a figurehead for political protests during the arab spring but has spent most of the past decade behind bars. we can speak now to alaa abd el—fattah�*s aunt, the egyptian novelist and commentator ahdaf soueif. thank ahdaf soueif. you very much forjoining us. when thank you very much forjoining us. when was the last time you had the opportunity to have any contact with your nephew? we

opportunity to have any contact with your nephew?— opportunity to have any contact with our nehew? ~ , ., your nephew? we get letters from him once a week- — your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the _ your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the last _ your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the last letter _ your nephew? we get letters from him once a week. the last letter that - once a week. the last letter that came out was last monday. yesterday we were due to get a letter and we were very anxiously waiting for it because yesterday was day two of his water strike. because yesterday was day two of his waterstrike. but because yesterday was day two of his water strike. but within hours outside the prison, my sister was told by the prison authorities, alla was refusing to send out a letter, which is not very credible. we have not heard from him for eight days since he told us he was going to go on complete hunger strike on the tuesday and then to cut out water two days ago. tuesday and then to cut out water two days ago-— two days ago. must be incredibly worried. obviously _ two days ago. must be incredibly worried. obviously you _ two days ago. must be incredibly worried. obviously you were - two days ago. must be incredibly i worried. obviously you were already incredibly worried but now he has stopped drinking water as well. for viewers who don�*t know about your nephew, tell us about him and the background to all of this? mad

nephew, tell us about him and the background to all of this?- nephew, tell us about him and the background to all of this? alaa is a comuter background to all of this? alaa is a computer man. — background to all of this? alaa is a computer man, he _ background to all of this? alaa is a computer man, he works - background to all of this? alaa is a computer man, he works on - background to all of this? alaa is a l computer man, he works on creating open source platforms. he is also a thinker and he has produced a book you have not yet been defeated a book of his essays that were put together in the last few months. a lot of them written while he was imprisoned. so he is somebody who combines a great many sort of characteristics that are tremendously useful today, the technical aspect, the philosophical aspect, concern about human rights and freedom of expression. he is also a man of enormous integrity and sense of responsibility. he is also a father of a ten—year—old son. when the revolution broke out in egypt in january 2011 and he came back from a job in south africa to join

january 2011 and he came back from a job in south africa tojoin it, everything seemed to be a good cause for optimism and he and his then wife went ahead and had a baby. in the course of events it turns out that his son is autistic. he is now approaching 11 years old and this has been a huge cause of alaa�*s worry and stress of being in and out of prison for a decade where he has been unable to provide proper care for his son. he is very, very popular. he is 40, 41 in a month and all his 30s have been spent in prison. all his 30s have been spent in rison. ~ ., .,, all his 30s have been spent in rison. ~ ., ., ., ., prison. what hope do you have now that rishi sunak _ prison. what hope do you have now that rishi sunak has _ prison. what hope do you have now that rishi sunak has raised - prison. what hope do you have now that rishi sunak has raised his - prison. what hope do you have now that rishi sunak has raised his case with the focus of the world on egypt? what hope do you have that this might be a breakthrough? i think the breakthrough may be is the un chief demanding his immediate

release. because the british government has been demanding consular visits since last december. three prime ministers have now raised the case they tell us, with the egyptian government. boris johnson put out a statement from downing street and the egyptian government has been giving them the runaround. they have been stalling, saying things that are not true, using bureaucracy to impede due process. we very, very much hope that today�*s demand by the un will help the british delegation to put pressure on their egyptian hosts and to put the friendship of britain and egypt to the test. because this is a british citizen at death�*s door in an egyptian prison. the british government has yet been unable to get someone to lay eyes on him. even

if we don�*t talk about release, and release is the just and right thing to happen, wejust want release is the just and right thing to happen, we just want somebody to see him, somebody to see him and tell him he is alive and conscious. thatin tell him he is alive and conscious. that in itself would be a breakthrough and nobody can do it except the british because alaa is a dual national. egyptian law gives him the right to a conch shell a visit from the british. and british law demands that he be given this right. it is his legal right under the laws of both countries and now the laws of both countries and now the un has demanded it. we really, really need to see it happen. my sister is sitting at the gate of the prison right now. we need to tell her that he is ok. another point i want to make very quickly, there are very cool strong is in egypt for his

release and that a lot of people and public opinion is hoping that the british are able to make this happen. there are realfears british are able to make this happen. there are real fears that if alaa is allowed to die with the whole world watching, or if he is dragged off and force—fed with the whole world watching, well he has british citizenship, that should give him some protection, that will give him some protection, that will give the egyptian government a sense of impunity and this will reflect on the treatment of 60,000 prisoners who are political prisoners who are in egyptian prisons and on the continued arrests we see happening every day. we continued arrests we see happening eve da . ~ ~ , ., continued arrests we see happening eve da. ~ every day. we will keep a close watch on this _ every day. we will keep a close watch on this story. _ every day. we will keep a close watch on this story. thank- every day. we will keep a close watch on this story. thank you | every day. we will keep a close - watch on this story. thank you very much for talking to us today. the end of the british egyptian prisoner, alla abd el—fattah.

some news coming into is in the last few seconds, this is in relation to andrew lee, the doverfire bomb suspect, the firebombing of an immigration processing centre in dover. this is andrew lee, thought to have killed himself after he carried out the fire bombing attack. we understand he died due to an inquest in maidstone has heard. kent police he was motivated by an extreme right—wing ideology. so that newsjust extreme right—wing ideology. so that news just into us. let�*s return to the us midterms... democratic and republican candidates in the united states have staged a final campaign push ahead of tuesday�*s midterm elections. at stake is the control of both houses of congress. a strong showing for the republicans will put them in a position to block

any ofjoe biden�*s legislation, and would encourage donald trump to run for the white house again in 2024. let�*s get more on this from professor of international politics at the university of birmingham, david dunn. professor, thank you forjoining us. it feels like it is a bit of a proxy rerun of the last presidential election. we have had joe biden and donald trump out campaigning and many of the republican candidates are very much in the mould of donald trump, talking about possible irregularities with the votes, barely before they have started? yes, this is very unusual mid term election. this one, the stakes are very high and candidates involved are very different. the personalities, the president and former president and many former presidents are involved in campaigning. the whole process is also at issue. joe biden made a speech when he asked people to think

about voting for candidates who would accept the results. this is in and establish democracy. we have a situation where the peaceful, orderly transfer of power is an issue in a major american election. as you say, there are 300 candidates who are election deniers, notjust for the congress, but state level. the governorships and positions like the secretary of state position. therefore, this is an extraordinary election, one with massive consequences. {iii election, one with massive consequences.— election, one with massive consequences. of course, it is alwa s consequences. of course, it is always important _ consequences. of course, it is always important to _ consequences. of course, it is always important to the - consequences. of course, it is - always important to the demographics of who turns out to vote, never more so than in this instance? absolutely, what you have in the situation, the opinion polls have been wrong—footed in a whole variety of elections recently. partly because if the polls had become a political act and we don�*t know what

the results will be. if they vote on the results will be. if they vote on theissues the results will be. if they vote on the issues of the economy, immigration and crime, as the republicans want them to do, the republicans want them to do, the republicans will do well. if it is on issues of abortion and democracy, the democrats will do well. it depends on which sections of the population turnout. if you did young people, black voters, women voters who turn out even in 5% more than then they would otherwise do, it could be enough in certain states to swing it for the democrats in senate races and house races. if it is the white working—class males without couege white working—class males without college education who come out in large numbers, that favours the republican party. the swing votes, women voters whether they vote on abortion issues are whether they vote on economic issues of democratic issues, is also uncertain in this election. so political scientists and watches, it is

interesting to watch at the different factors at play and what influences the result. to different factors at play and what influences the result.— influences the result. to what extent will — influences the result. to what extent will the _ influences the result. to what extent will the results - influences the result. to what extent will the results of - influences the result. to what| extent will the results of these midterms influence whether or not donald trump does have another run for the white house? he is donald trump does have another run for the white house?— donald trump does have another run for the white house? he is very much declarin: for the white house? he is very much declaring this — for the white house? he is very much declaring this a _ for the white house? he is very much declaring this a victory _ for the white house? he is very much declaring this a victory for _ for the white house? he is very much declaring this a victory for himself- declaring this a victory for himself and within a week he will declare himself a candidate for president in 2024. he wants to get ahead of the pack, so ron desantis and various other candidates, he wants to get ahead of that pack. he also wants to make himself a candidate, to make himself immune from prosecution by the department forjustice. there are six legal cases against him, he wants to make himself immune by doing that. wants to make himself immune by doinu that. ., , ., ,, ,., doing that. ok, professor, thank you for our doing that. ok, professor, thank you for your thoughts _ doing that. ok, professor, thank you for your thoughts today. _ doing that. ok, professor, thank you for your thoughts today. thank - doing that. ok, professor, thank you for your thoughts today. thank you. | let�*s go back to our

top story, and new allegations of bullying made against the british government minister, sir gavin williamson. the guardian says a civil servant at the department of defence was told to slit their throat and jump out of a window when he was the secretary of state there. sir gavin already faces two other investigations over text messages he sent to the former chief whip, wendy morton. sir gavin says he strongly rejects bullying allegations and no specific claims have been brought to his attention. business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning�*s cabinet meeting. as i say, i don�*t know the details, i will wait for them to investigate it. reporter: are you concerned about those details? _ the allegations? as you know, there is a process going on, i leave it to them. earlier i spoke to the bob kerslake. he�*s a cross—bench member of the house of lords, a former head of the civil service and advisor to the labour party. i asked him whether the prime minister needs to appoint an ethics advisor. he needs to do it as a matter of urgency.

as you say, there were two ethics advisers who resigned under boris johnson. alex resigned and indeed lord geidt resigned as well. so he�*s got a vacancy at the moment. he has said that he will fill that vacancy and i think he needs to get on with that because i think both the issues around suella braverman and sir gavin merit serious investigation. i think the allegations are quite significant in the guardian. they point to bullying, intimidation. of course he has denied them and as far as i�*m aware they haven�*t yet formed an official complaint to the cabinet office. but i think there is enough there to suggest he has got two ministers where questions of behaviour and breach of the ministerial code need to be looked into. having an independent adviser would be exactly the sort of person who could do that and he would then be able to say i am upholding

a different level of standards to borisjohnson, who was beset as we know by issues around how he handled such questions. 0n the day of course he became prime minister, rishi sunak stood in front of that lectern outside the door of number 10 and said his government would have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. so how much are the concerns around suella braverman and now gavin williamson, how much is that a test of his true commitment to those claims and words? i take him at his word. i think he meant it when he said it. but the thing about saying things like that is you have to apply them, even when it�*s inconvenient to you politically. it�*s not good enough to say i uphold these standards but when i hit a difficult question about a minister i felt i needed

to appoint to assuage one part of my party and therefore i am not going to apply them, that creates the sort of problem borisjohnson had. and i do feel if he wants to apply those principles, and i believe he does, he has to act and act now to get that adviser in place, have the questions investigated and show that he is genuinely setting a new course to where we have been before. as we said, gavin williamson has denied these allegations. he hasn�*t specifically said he didn�*t use the words "slit your throat" or "jump out of the window" to a civil servant. based on your experience in the civil service, what rules and guidelines are there around the language that is exchanged between ministers and civil servants, who are effectively working together closely on an ongoing basis? what expectation is there around language? presumably, there is some pretty robust language that might fly around, but where should the line be drawn?

i think it�*s very clear in the ministerial code, which covers specifically this issue and indeed in his introduction to it, borisjohnson said there should be no bullying by my ministers. so it is pretty clear. it�*s all about whether or not you have isolated incidents where people get angry. it�*s a very intense environment, there is a lot at stake. 0r whether what you have is a systemic bullying and undermining of civil servants. i think that�*s the accusation that is now being made against sir gavin and indeed was made against priti patel and subject to an investigation. so the rules are really very clear. the code is perfectly fit for purpose. its application needs to be done and done quickly here. the reason why it is important is this, civil servants are not in a position of power when they are working with ministers.

there is a very strong sense in which ministers are all powerful and make the decisions and set the tone for the way in which things are done. so civil servants don�*t complain lightly. they know that things will be pressured and sometimes ministers will say things that they shouldn�*t have said to them. but it�*s about systemic bullying and that is a much bigger concern to me. let�*s get more now on the un climate change conference in egypt. for the first time, the summit is debating whether richer nations should provide financial support to help developing countries combat the effects of climate change. among those countries that could benefit is pakistan which suffered devastating floods earlier this year. more than 1500 lives were lost and more than two million homes devastated, along with roads and bridges. around 30,000 hospitals and schools were also damaged or destroyed. the pakistan government has put the overall cost of the floods at the equivalent of 30 billion us dollars.

0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from the southwestern province of balochistan. the waters came, wrecking everything in their path. the classroom block at this boys�* school stood no chance. one small mercy is that no one was inside at the time. rohan watched as his school turned to ruin. translation: l was standing | on the hill when i saw the water and rocks gushing down. 0ur classroom was destroyed. we even lost our playground. claimed by a catastrophe pakistan�*s government says is due to climate change. another tale of devastation at the girls�* school close by. and an early lesson in resilience.

in these socially conservative districts, where many girls aren�*t allowed to attend school, it was already tough to get an education. now they�*re learning in tents. 15—year—old ayesha is determined to become a doctor. translation: i miss my classroom. we had desks and we didn�*t have to sit on the floor. my dream is for my school to be rebuilt. brick by brick, recovery is slow. abdul qayyum collects the fragments of the home which was in his family for a century. translation: my daughter - is desperate to move back here. day and night, she asks for her bedroom. i am scared to rebuild here in case it floods again. this part of balochistan doesn�*t get much rain, let alone flash floods. but this year, they arrived with force, the water translation: my daughter -

is desperate to move back here. but this year, they arrived with force, the water destroying homes and schools, but roads and bridges, an entire landscape redrawn, and it could take a lot of time and money to rebuild. a monsoon on steroids, says the un. this was the wettest august ever for these southern provinces. pakistan�*s only responsible for a tiny fraction of global emissions. the country�*s prime minister told the meeting at cop27 that the west needs to compensate poorer nations like his. some countries, namely pakistan, will be more exposed, more deeply vulnerable than others living in cooler longitudes. in my country, secretary—general, millions of people are going into winter without shelter or livelihood. millions remain homeless.

already struggling through an economic crisis, a climate disaster has plunged them into further despair. the waters may have receded, but here, they still feel stranded. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, balochistan. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has accused china of attempting to interfere in his country�*s elections. mr trudeau accused beijing of targeting canadian institutions and playing what he called aggressive games with democracies. local media report that canadian intelligence identified a network of at least 11 beijing—backed candidates in the 2019 federal elections. women with an aggressive form of breast cancer are to benefit from the wider use of a treatment on the nhs in england. some 1600 patients a year with triple negative breast cancer

will be offered the drug at an earlier stage of the disease. the new monogram for the queen consort has been unveiled by buckingham palace. it combines camilla�*s initial "c" and "r" for regina — the latin word for queen, and will be used by camilla on personal letterheads, cards and gifts. the king�*s cypher will be used on government buildings, state documents and new post boxes. a family who started taking in stray cats last year, say they now have more than 100 and they desperately need help to re—home them. the lewis family sold their business, their car, and even their wedding rings to fund their cat rescue mission. let�*s have a look. so this is the old room. and as you can see now, it is very much just a cat room, there�*s cat trees galore. i told my husband i needed to bring them in and he asked the question, where are they going? and it was our bedroom. and we moved out of our bedroom.

they have a little cat flap in the corner of the room and it goes out into a green box outside with steps inside it. and they make their way down there. and they are in a big, spacious run with lots of places to hide and trees to climb out there as well. my name is kate and this is my mum, tina, and my dad, mark. and we have over 100 cats at our house at the moment. i have about 30 litter trays in the house and about 40 cat trees in the house. so, yes, it�*s their house, not ours any more. you going out? come on, show me! in the first lockdown, we realised that there was a real problem there and that cats didn�*t really have anywhere to go. and we got a call from a farm. they were overrun with cats and didn�*t know what to do. so we rescued 18 straightaway one day and that�*s where it all began. this is our kitchen. but this through here used to be our dining room where we would have our christmas dinners and stuff. this is actually our dining room

table, which is now covered in doughnut beds for the cats to sit in. do you want some beef? miaowing. is that a yes? you know, a month ago i had 47 cats and now i have 103 cats. i�*ve got five pregnant mums. and we know that by the end of november, i will probably have 200 cats here. the food bills alone, you know, are thousands of pounds. come on, babies. we�*ve sold a property. we�*ve sold our car. i�*ve sold even my wedding ring just to get money for the place. but we have nothing else to actually sell. come on, freddie. are you coming to see me? come on, baby. the running costs here are crazy. every month, it�*s around £4,000. and, yeah, it does make me worry a little bit about the future, because we don�*t get to go on holidays any more. it�*s a different kind of life now to what we lived before. it's very difficult now to imagine

not having any cats. i can't actually foresee that ever happening. they need help and wherever we can, we're going to help them. it was very exciting back in march when we finally got the official charity registered. the animals are absolutely everything to my mum and dad. my dad wasn�*t particularly into animals when they got married. but over the years my mum has transformed him into much more of an animal lover now and he definitely couldn�*t live without them. can you climb up there? this is my life forever. i won�*t do anything else. this is all i want to do. yeah. that is feline devotion right there. stay with us on bbc news, whether you are watching on the bbc news channel or on bbc world to keep you

up—to—date with the key stories. you are watching bbc news. hello. after several days are very unsettled weather and plenty of heavy rain through the first week of november we have still got flood warnings in force across southern england and western scotland as well. a bit more rain in the forecast for some others but it will be sunny spells and scattered, blustery showers moving too quickly on the breeze. the south—westerly winds driving the showers northwards and eastwards as low pressure sits to the north—west of the uk. as we head to the data heavy showers probably most frequent in parts of wales north—west england, southern scotland as well but almost anywhere catching some of showers as they drive their way eastward through the afternoon on the brisk winds which will cost close to 50 mph down towards the south—west, but further inland 40 to 50 mph for some others.

a squally feeling and blustery day. showers, thunderstorms and hail mixed in and 11 to 15 and 16 degrees. they should be some sunshine in between the passing showers. this evening, showers will ease away for most overnight. still continuing in the north—west but through the english channel, heavy ones and areas could do without more rainfall. the lowest temperatures overnight will be for north—east england and eastern scotland down into mid single figures but a frost free start to wednesday where ever you are. wednesday is another day of sunshine and showers but longer spells of sunshine and fewer showers. they were clear away from the south coast in the morning. quite a bit of dry weather in between the showers through the day tomorrow. temperatures similar to today and perhaps down a degree or so, 11 to 15 degrees and reasonably mile. as we head through to thursday and friday, low pressure towards the north—west. whether from springy wet weather, but high pressure building

in from the continent and that combination means winds will come in from a southerly or south—westerly direction pushing these orange colours, the warm air across the map. it will be particularly mild on thursday. wet and windy weather in the far north—west. a fair amount of cloud around and the brighter skies will be for east anglia and parts of southern england. look at the temperatures widely, 16 or 17 degrees on thursday. well above average for this time of year and it looks like the more settled and milder weather continues for friday into saturday but some rain and breezy conditions in the north—west. for now.

this is bbc news, i�*m rebecca jones. the headlines at 11am... mounting pressure on the cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson, after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. labour says the government�*s integrity is in question. this really looks like rishi sunak has just done grubby political deals that are not in the national interest, that are not in the interests of the country. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis, with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. the only people who are missing out from the impact of all of this other children. if we are not giving them the education they deserve now, what are we all doing?

authorities in south korea carry out more than 50 raids as part of their investigation into the deadly halloween crush. millions of people in the us head to the polls as the republicans and democrats fight for control of congress. and, the purr—fect home? how one family turned their house into a cat rescue centre. welcome to bbc news. new allegations of bullying have been made against the british government minister sir gavin williamson, claims which he denies. he�*s already facing two investigation a conservative party one and a parliamentary one, after sending abusive text messages to the former chief whip, wendy morton. sir gavin williamson is currently minister

without portfolio in the government. he�*s a former chief whip, responsible for party discipline. he�*s also a former education secretary and defence secretary. the latest bullying claims come from an unnamed government employee. they claim sir gavin "deliberately demeaned and intimidated them", telling them at one time to "slit your throat" and at another to "jump out of the window". in a statement, sir gavin says he strongly rejects the allegation and has enjoyed good working relationships across government. he says no specific allegations have ever been brought to his attention. but this does put fresh pressure on pm rishi sunak over why sir gavin was appointed to his currentjob. labour�*s shadow home secretary yvette cooper believes the report calls rishi sunak�*s judgment into question. it�*s become clear that he knew of this further complaint before he reappointed gavin williamson

to the cabinet. we�*ve also got these further allegations that have emerged, and further complaints, as well. of course, remember that gavin williamson was himself sacked from the cabinet by theresa may for leaks from the national security council, but rishi sunak has reappointed him back into the cabinet office, the very department that has responsibility for the national security council. so, in both cases, this really looks like rishi sunak hasjust done grubby political deals that aren�*t in the national interest, that aren�*t in the interests of the country. they promised this was going to be something different from the chaos of liz truss or from the double standards and approach that borisjohnson took and the one deal for his mates that borisjohnson took, and, instead, it looks like we have got more of the same. that is not good enough because, especially at a time like this, it really means that the country is being let down. business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view

on his way into this morning�*s cabinet meeting. well, as i say, i don�*t know the details of that. i�*ll wait for them to investigate it. are you concerned about those details? the allegations that have come out, are they concerning? well, as you know, there�*s a process going on. i�*ll leave it to them. 0ur chief political correspondent, nick eardley, says gavin williamson is now facing a second investigation over text messages he sent to the former chief whip. yesterday we were talking about wendy morton, the former chief whip, who was extremely unhappy with some of the language mr williamson used in whatsapp matter adjust to her. she referred it to the conservative party, it�*s not clear how quickly that process is playing out because neither wendy morton or mr williamson have been told an official investigation has begun so it seems that is still at an early stage of the process. but my understanding is, as the times is

reporting this morning, that wendy morton has also referred mr williamson to the independent grievance scheme in parliament and thatis grievance scheme in parliament and that is a properly independent process that brings in external people do look at complaints and allegations, so mr williamson is now facing that probe potentially, as well. and there are still, i think of those questions for the prime minister. rishi sunak is facing increasing pressure from tory mps, amongst others, to answer the question of why he has not taken action against gavin williamson. the prime minister said yesterday he thought the language that mr williamson had used to wendy morton had been unacceptable, but it seems like rishi sunak is waiting to see how this process plays out, perhaps hoping it will take some of the heat out of the issue. but as i say, not clear at all that that process is going to be a particularly quick

one. labourare going to be a particularly quick one. labour are asking why rishi sunak thinks those comments are unacceptable, and therefore why he does not take action now. dave penman is the secretary general of the fda union for civil servants. good to have you with us, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. good morning to you. hour for taking the time to talk to us. good morning to you. how serious do ou think good morning to you. how serious do you think these _ good morning to you. how serious do you think these allegations _ good morning to you. how serious do you think these allegations are - you think these allegations are against gavin williamson, allegations of course that he denies. i allegations of course that he denies. ~ , ., .., denies. i think he is on record den in: denies. i think he is on record denying the — denies. i think he is on record denying the actual _ denies. i think he is on record denying the actual words, - denies. i think he is on record denying the actual words, but denies. i think he is on record - denying the actual words, but it's denying the actual words, but it�*s not clear that it is a meaningful process for civil servants to raise a complaint. it�*s no surprise therefore that it is taking someone to leave government as a civil servant before raising these complaints. if that civil servant at the point that the comment was made had raised that as a complaint, and

the prime minister had a veto over whether there was an investigation into gavin williamson, and there is no clear process as to how an investigation would be conducted, and ultimately the prime minister would make a decision on any investigation that was going to happen. in all of those circumstances, it is no surprise that no formal complaint was made at the time. civil servants know through bitter experience that there is little point raising a formal complaint about a minister. so are ou sa in: complaint about a minister. so are you saying that — complaint about a minister. so are you saying that as _ complaint about a minister. so are you saying that as a _ complaint about a minister. so are you saying that as a matter- complaint about a minister. so are you saying that as a matter of- you saying that as a matter of urgency that complaints procedure needs to be addressed? at urgency that complaints procedure needs to be addressed?— urgency that complaints procedure needs to be addressed? at this point in time we do — needs to be addressed? at this point in time we do not _ needs to be addressed? at this point in time we do not even _ needs to be addressed? at this point in time we do not even have - needs to be addressed? at this point in time we do not even have an - in time we do not even have an independent adviser on ministerial interest who would be the person who could be tasked by the prime minister, if the prime minister wanted an investigation to take place, to actually conduct any investigation. so even if our civil servant came forward now with a fresh allegation about any government minister, there is no way for that to get investigated. the entire process is a sham, to be

honest. it was interesting nick talking about wendy morton raising a complaint through the independent process in parliament, parliament and through a catalogue of harassment complaints there, ultimately introduced a fully independent process and the scottish government have introduced a fully independent process but the uk government point blank refuses to do so. ,, ., , government point blank refuses to do so. ,, , so. downing street has said it is auoin to so. downing street has said it is going to be _ so. downing street has said it is going to be appointing - so. downing street has said it is going to be appointing an - so. downing street has said it is going to be appointing an ethicsj going to be appointing an ethics adviser. we know, of course, that too did resign under borisjohnson. from what you are saying, it�*s important that this is done quickly, but clearly rishi sunak would probably argue that his main focus at the moment is on the financial statements coming next week. and i statements coming next week. and i understand that, _ statements coming next week. and i understand that, but _ statements coming next week. and i understand that, but being _ statements coming next week. mr. i understand that, but being a prime minister, you have got to multitask. he said he wanted to have a government of integrity and appointing an ethics adviser would be the first point to do. he has to go further. they have been a whole

series of recommendations to a whole series of recommendations to a whole series of recommendations to a whole series of prime ministers about how complaints against ministers are dealt with. they have in the main been ignored. rishi sunak could not only appoint an ethics adviser, but implement fully the recommendations from the committee, including his veto on whether an investigation takes place. this is the problem. whenever a complaint is made, ultimately politics trumped the facts of the case. whether that is the appointment of the ministers, the appointment of the ministers, the questionable appointment of a minister with the promise to saying it is politically suitable, and whether they are sacked or investigated. ultimately, it is to do with the politics going on at the time, ratherthan do with the politics going on at the time, rather than doing right by civil servants who raise complaints about the conduct of ministers. i hear what you are saying, but this is not limited to the conservatives. we know it happened in the labour party, diane abbott for example has talked about labour party officials messaging each other with offensive

comments about her. so i suppose my question to you more broadly is, how damaging is this to the whole perception of the way the general public think about politicians? it is eroding confidence, isn�*t it? absolutely. political parties, as we found out by the investigations that were conducted in parliament, have a shameful record of dealing with complaints. and in terms of whether they investigate them, whether they held that information for their own purposes, and that is why ultimately, those issues were wrestled away from politicians in parliament and given to an independent body to investigate. unfortunately, in terms of uk civil servants, there isn�*t a process. this is what i don�*t understand when it comes to governments and prime ministers. ultimately, they end up being at the sharp end of this. if you make those sorts of political judgments, they come back to haunt you, as the previous prime minister

found out in terms of how he handled these issues. what�*s important to these issues. what�*s important to the broader scheme of ensuring that there was confidence in politicians and government, but it should be for the survival of prime ministers and ministers, that they recognise that when short term it may work politically to avoid independence but over the longer term, that�*s better for them and for the country. dave penman from the fda union, thank you forjoining us. headteachers in england are warning they�*re facing a financial crisis, and many schools may have to cut teachers or reduce their hours to save money. they say any further cuts will have a "real, immediate impact" on children. the government says it�*s providing schools with an extra four billion pounds in funding this year, as well as help with energy bills. here�*s our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. it�*s all go for these four and five—year—olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add

up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that�*s because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to the point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we�*re getting the best possible deal on milk and paper, but that takes a lot of time, and also those prices change. so we are doing our very best, but i don�*t think it sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, because there�*s only so much you can strip back before actually the impact on the children is massive. these are just some of their rising costs. the 5% teachers�* pay increase is £90,000 extra. the cost to the school of each meal up from £2.30 to £2.87. the bus for one school trip, up from £870, to 1,070. paper, up from £1.95 a box, to £3.87.

the school won�*t put up the school meal price. family budgets are already squeezed. parents know it is hitting the school too. schools are having to use the budget they�*ve got to pay the pay rises for the teachers, and then everything else is increasing. it will have a detrimental effect probably next year or the year after. i think there's a lot of pressure on the school. they're doing a fantasticjob trying to raise funds with lots of other activities and stuff, but i think it's difficult for them. i mean, i don't know what they are going to do in the long run, - because there is not an endless pot of money there everyone's got. - schools are managing for now. but today head teachers are warning there are no more easy savings. so what�*s the big picture on funding? well, schools in england are getting cash increases from the government. but all the costs are rising so rapidly, that they�*re beginning to outstrip that extra money.

and that�*s why this head teacher is worried. the only people who are missing out, you know, of the impact of all of this, is the children. if we�*re not giving them the education they deserve now, what are we all doing? school spending is up £4 billion this year. the government says there is energy help too. but many head teachers say they are facing too much uncertainty. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, west bromwich. joining me now is the vice president of the national association of head teachers, simon kidwell, who is also headteacher at hardford manor primary school. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us. i wonder if you could tell me a little bit about the financial challenges you are facing at your school to give our viewers a sense of what it is actually like on the ground. sense of what it is actually like on the ground-—

sense of what it is actually like on the ground. yes. our school has a 440 pupils — the ground. yes. our school has a 440 pupils and — the ground. yes. our school has a 440 pupils and we _ the ground. yes. our school has a 440 pupils and we set _ the ground. yes. our school has a 440 pupils and we set the - the ground. yes. our school has a 440 pupils and we set the budget| 440 pupils and we set the budget backin 440 pupils and we set the budget back in april, and we set a balanced budget to pay all our staff and resources for the year. however, because of the unfunded pay rise and because of the unfunded pay rise and because of the unfunded pay rise and because of energy bills, and the other costs we heard in your report, we are looking at an £85,000 shortfall for this financial year. that is a significant amount of money, equivalent to two teachers or for teaching assistants. so money, equivalent to two teachers or for teaching assistants.— for teaching assistants. so what can ou for teaching assistants. so what can you stripped — for teaching assistants. so what can you stripped back? _ for teaching assistants. so what can you stripped back? how _ for teaching assistants. so what can you stripped back? how can - for teaching assistants. so what can you stripped back? how can you - for teaching assistants. so what can j you stripped back? how can you say that money? in you stripped back? how can you say that money?— that money? in the first year, we did have some _ that money? in the first year, we did have some money _ that money? in the first year, we did have some money set - that money? in the first year, we did have some money set aside l that money? in the first year, we| did have some money set aside to refurbish an old toilet block, so we are not going to go ahead with refurbishment. we are going to use that to support the staffing structure for this financial year. beyond that, we are going to have to look at staffing reductions in year two and tier 3. ii look at staffing reductions in year two and tier 3.— look at staffing reductions in year two and tier 3. if you have to make those staffing _ two and tier 3. if you have to make those staffing reductions, - two and tier 3. if you have to make those staffing reductions, what - those staffing reductions, what impact will that have on the pupils? well, the challenge is that the schools are faced with a decade of real challenge of making sure the

books balance. there is no low hanging fruit in schools, it will mean children with additional needs don�*t get the extra adult support or as simple as some of our children coming into nursery won�*t have an aduu coming into nursery won�*t have an adult to help them if they aren�*t toilet chain. there was no excess. you touched on this in your first answer, but i wonder if you might elaborate a little bit more for me about the main cause of rising costs. you mentioned staff salaries, and also the price of energy. yes. and also the price of energy. yes, staff salaries _ and also the price of energy. yes, staff salaries is _ and also the price of energy. yes, staff salaries is a _ and also the price of energy. yes, staff salaries is a huge _ and also the price of energy. yes, staff salaries is a huge one - and also the price of energy. ye: staff salaries is a huge one for our school. we are locked into an energy deal with the local authority so we had budgeted for and increase but it is the teacher pay rise and also the teaching assistant pay rise. we are a school that is very inclusive so we have a lot of teaching assistant support. they received a pay rise

just north of 10%, which has been accepted by their trade unions, and we are not being funded for that at all. the latter is a huge amount of additional staffing costs that we had not budgeted for. i additional staffing costs that we had not budgeted for.— additional staffing costs that we had not budgeted for. i was going to sa to ou had not budgeted for. i was going to say to you what _ had not budgeted for. i was going to say to you what would _ had not budgeted for. i was going to say to you what would improve - had not budgeted for. i was going to say to you what would improve the l say to you what would improve the situation, but i suspect the answer is going to be more money. . it situation, but i suspect the answer is going to be more money.- is going to be more money. , it is money that _ is going to be more money. , it is money that has — is going to be more money. , it is money that has got _ is going to be more money. , it is money that has got to _ is going to be more money. , it is money that has got to be - is going to be more money. , it is money that has got to be found . is going to be more money. , it is| money that has got to be found by the government. we heard from colleagues about saving money on paper and milk, colleagues about saving money on paperand milk, i�*ve colleagues about saving money on paper and milk, i�*ve heard from other colleagues about taking out light bulbs, but this is not going to solve a £2 billion black hole that we are currently facing across our schools system, or the £85,000 we have got at our school in cheshire. it is going to need some staffing reductions, or the government to actually go back to their 2019 election pledge, which was to restore funding to 2010 levels. that�*s what we are asking for, for that election pledge to be adhered to. we for, for that election pledge to be adhered to-_ for, for that election pledge to be adhered to. ~ ~ ., ., ., ., adhered to. we know that you are not the only ones — adhered to. we know that you are not the only ones asking _ adhered to. we know that you are not the only ones asking at _ adhered to. we know that you are not the only ones asking at the _ adhered to. we know that you are not the only ones asking at the moment. | the only ones asking at the moment. the government says it is providing

£53.8 billion this year in court funding for schools, with a 7% increase per pupil across schools. that sounds like a lot of money. surely that will help? yes, these are big numbers that the government is quoting, and the pay deal we had at the start would have taken us back to 2010 levels, but actually we are looking at the end of this parliament at 83% real terms decrease since 2010. other public services, they have not had a sort of cuts that school budgets have had in the last 12 years. so i do think that schools are a special case, and we do need to make sure that our schools can still run efficiently and that we can still have children in classes of 30 or under, otherwise classes will be bigger and that will be a challenge because our school buildings are only really big enough to have 30 children in a class.

simon kittle, head teacher at a primary school and vice president at the national association of head teachers, thank you forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news: mounting pressure on the cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis, with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. millions of people in the us head to the polls as the republicans and democrats fight for control of congress. investigators in seoul have raided 55 offices as they continue their search for answers to what led to the deadly crowd crush ten days ago. the head of south korea�*s national police had his office raided. 0ther police and fire administrations were visited by officials, as well as the itaewon

subway station and the headquarters of the seoul metro. both the police and local authorities have been criticised for how they prepared and responded to this disaster. 156, mostly young, people were killed as they celebrated halloween. correspondents say that with the week of national mourning now over, accountability is now the priority. 0ur seoul correspondentjean mackenzie is following developments. this alleyway where the disaster unfolded is still a cordoned—off crime scene and, to the side of it, there is still this growing shrine to the people who died. people are coming to leave their messages of condolence and just to pay respect and to grieve still, but interestingly, the mood here is shifting. the week of national morning is now over and the focus this week is very much on the accountability. today, we had 55 offices raided by investigators who are looking to establish, not only what caused the deadly

crash, but also what led to the death of so many young people, 156 young people. of the offices raided today where the office of the head of this seoul national police, the headquarters of the seoul metro and the subway station. fingers have already been pointed at the police and the local authorities, not only for failing to plan appropriately for this event, but failing to respond appropriately. we know from those police calls that we had released last week that emergency calls were being made up to four hours before the deadly crush. the police have already admitted that their response was inadequate and the police chief has apologised. we have had other notable apologies this week from politicians, from the prime minister here, but interestingly, there have been no noticeable resignations. people here are waiting for the results of this investigation. the president of south korea ordered

these investigations incredibly swiftly. he has come out this week and said that he will demand that anybody who is found to be responsible for these deaths and for this disaster that happened here will be held accountable. i think what is going to be interesting to watch is whether the public anger outruns this process because anger is growing. we�*ve seen it here today. we had protests at the weekend against the president calling for him to resign and we are expecting more this weekend. authorities in germany have begun an investigation after an eight—year—old girl was allegedly locked up for seven years in her grandparent�*s house. the child was freed in september from the property in the town of attendorn in northwestern germany where she lived with her mother. joining me now is our berlin correspondentjenny hill.

first of all to the condition of the eight—year—old girl, who was removed from the house in north—western germany at the end of september. prosecutors say there is no sign that she was physically abused or malnourished, though as to her psychological condition, that is something which is still being assessed. local media reports suggest that while she is able to speak and to do arithmetic, for example, she finds it difficult to climb stairs because she is physically underdeveloped. a psychological assessment will of course continue. 0ne expert has told the german news agency hear that this is going to be like she has landed on another planet. she never left that house, she never had contact with other people, let alone other children. she never went to school, neverwent other children. she never went to school, never went for a walk in the woods. so a great deal of adjustment, and while she is under the care of a foster family. in the meantime, prosecutors are trying to establish exactly what happened here. it seems that the mother of

the child told the authorities that she was going to move to italy, leave germany with her daughter, but in fact, they suspect, she actually remained with the child in her parents house, the child �*s grandparents house, for the best part of the child �*s life, for seven years. during that time, she managed to keep her existence in this town of 20,000 people a complete secret. you can imagine that the authorities are under a you can imagine that the authorities are undera fairamount you can imagine that the authorities are under a fair amount of pressure to explain why that was the case, why no one raised an alarm, and in fact, why they didn�*t respond to several tip—offs about the child �*s present, earlierthan several tip—offs about the child �*s present, earlier than they actually did. i understand the child was freed in september. why has this case only come to light now? it�*s september. why has this case only come to light now?— come to light now? it's not clear. i exect it come to light now? it's not clear. i expect it is — come to light now? it's not clear. i expect it is something _ come to light now? it's not clear. i expect it is something to - come to light now? it's not clear. i expect it is something to do - come to light now? it's not clear. i expect it is something to do with l expect it is something to do with the fact that the authorities will have wanted to look to the welfare of the child first and foremost, as

well as speak to the mother and grandparents, who we are told have yet to actually say anything about the case at all. the authorities are interviewing witnesses to try to establish what happened. there was widespread speculation in germany that the mother may have done this because she was trying to keep the child away from its father, from whom she had separated shortly before the little girl was born. there were some custody proceedings in court in germany in 2016, and at that point, both parents were awarded joint custody. but at this stage, both father and indeed the german authorities, believed the woman to be living in italy with her daughter. it only then it emerged later that actually she had been living right here in north—western germany all along, and that the child �*s present here had remained a secret all that time. em secret all that time. an extraordinary _ secret all that time. in extraordinary story. secret all that time. fifty extraordinary story. many thanks. a man who threw firebombs at an immigration processing centre in dover died of asphyxiation, an inquest has been told.

andrew leak, from high wycombe, threw up to three devices at the site and is believed to have then taken his own life at a nearby petrol station. police say the attack was driven by extreme right—wing terrorist ideology. president biden and his predecessor, donald trump, have both been addressing rallies ahead of america�*s crucial midterm elections today. a strong showing for the republicans will put them in a position to block any ofjoe biden�*s legislation, and would encourage donald trump to run for the white house again in 2024. here�*s our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. it has the hype and drama of a presidential election, but this is not about who lives in the white house. it is which party gets to control congress. for the past two years, the democratic party has been

in charge of both house and senate, allowing president biden to pass the laws he wants. that will more or less end if either chambers, or both, flip to the republicans. however, that are at times you would be forgiven for thinking it feels like a presidential election. because it has not stopped the current president, or the one he beat two years ago, from campaigning hard. , ., .y beat two years ago, from campaigning hard. , ,., beat two years ago, from campaigning hard. , .,. beat two years ago, from campaigning hard. , ., . ., hard. democracy is a balance. you will remember _ hard. democracy is a balance. you will rememberjanuary _ hard. democracy is a balance. you will rememberjanuary six, - hard. democracy is a balance. you will rememberjanuary six, the - hard. democracy is a balance. you i will rememberjanuary six, the angry mob that stormed the us capitol, attacked law enforcement, hunted down elected officials, erected gallows to hang the vice president. democrats are worried about the hundreds of republican candidates running in a variety of races. they back donald trump �*s unsubstantiated claim that the twenty20 election was stolen. if they win, they could have a huge say on how elections in their state will run in the future. donald

trump still can�*t let his election loss go. trump still can't let his election loss to. . ., .,, ., loss go. the election was rigged and stolen and now— loss go. the election was rigged and stolen and now our— loss go. the election was rigged and stolen and now our country - loss go. the election was rigged and stolen and now our country is - loss go. the election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being | stolen and now our country is being destroyed — stolen and now our country is being destroyed i— stolen and now our country is being destroyed. i ran twice, iwon stolen and now our country is being destroyed. i ran twice, i won twice, and i_ destroyed. i ran twice, i won twice, and i did _ destroyed. i ran twice, i won twice, and i did much better the second time _ and i did much better the second time than — and i did much better the second time than i — and i did much better the second time than i did the first. getting millions— time than i did the first. getting millions and millions more votes in twenty20 _ millions and millions more votes in twenty20 then i got in 2016. and likewise, — twenty20 then i got in 2016. and likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our— any sitting president in the history of our country. and any sitting president in the history of our country-— any sitting president in the history of our country. and he keeps hinting he miaht of our country. and he keeps hinting he might go — of our country. and he keeps hinting he might go for— of our country. and he keeps hinting he might go for the _ of our country. and he keeps hinting he might go for the presidency - of our country. and he keeps hinting j he might go for the presidency again in two years. polls suggest election integrity isn�*t the number one concern for americans, though. a struggling us economy, crime and immigration are all on their minds, though it could be a harsh verdict for the current president. history shows that the party in power usually does badly in the us mid—term elections. if that happens, president biden �*s next two years

will be very difficult and it could throw into doubt whether his party will want him to run again for the white house. some of the polls opened an hour and a half ago. the cbs correspondent has the latest.— a half ago. the cbs correspondent has the latest. polls opened on the east coast at _ has the latest. polls opened on the east coast at 7am _ has the latest. polls opened on the east coast at 7am and _ has the latest. polls opened on the east coast at 7am and then - has the latest. polls opened on the east coast at 7am and then they i has the latest. polls opened on the| east coast at 7am and then they will io east coast at 7am and then they will go and _ east coast at 7am and then they will go and actually close at 7pm here, and then— go and actually close at 7pm here, and then there will be a ripple effect — and then there will be a ripple effect throughout the day. it will be interesting to see how things shape _ be interesting to see how things shape up. — be interesting to see how things shape up, especially given what is at stake _ shape up, especially given what is at stake here. we are talking about the balance of power here on capitol hill for— the balance of power here on capitol hill for one — the balance of power here on capitol hill for one. namely, it will be interesting to see what happens in the house — interesting to see what happens in the house of representatives. according to our latest news battleground they estimate republicans will gain more than a dozen _ republicans will gain more than a dozen seats, which would of course .ive dozen seats, which would of course give republicans control of that chamhen — give republicans control of that chamber. all they would need is one additional— chamber. all they would need is one additional seat in the senate in order— additional seat in the senate in order to — additional seat in the senate in order to gain control of that chamhen _ order to gain control of that chamber. some states to watch out

for, chamber. some states to watch out for. six _ chamber. some states to watch out for. six of _ chamber. some states to watch out for, six of them are considered toss ups at— for, six of them are considered toss ups at the _ for, six of them are considered toss ups at the memory. georgia, arizona 'ust ups at the memory. georgia, arizona just to _ ups at the memory. georgia, arizona just to name — ups at the memory. georgia, arizona just to name a couple, as well as the race — just to name a couple, as well as the race up— just to name a couple, as well as the race up in wisconsin in terms of the race up in wisconsin in terms of the senate — the race up in wisconsin in terms of the senate. many of these races are in dead _ the senate. many of these races are in dead heats, toss ups. the moment according _ in dead heats, toss ups. the moment according to _ in dead heats, toss ups. the moment according to recent polling. it will be interesting to see how this shapes— be interesting to see how this shapes up, but poll workers have said for— shapes up, but poll workers have said for weeks now, please be patient — said for weeks now, please be patient as— said for weeks now, please be patient as they not only count the votes _ patient as they not only count the votes from — patient as they not only count the votes from today, but also those mailed _ votes from today, but also those mailed ballots that were sent in, as well as— mailed ballots that were sent in, as well as those who voted earlier. 40 million _ well as those who voted earlier. 40 million americans cast their ballot in the _ million americans cast their ballot in the early voting period, so it'll be interesting to see what numbers we see _ be interesting to see what numbers we see when today ends. in those toss-up _ we see when today ends. in those toss—up races i talked about, it's why we _ toss—up races i talked about, it's why we saw— toss—up races i talked about, it's why we saw many of the big names hit the road _ why we saw many of the big names hit the road along the campaign trail over the — the road along the campaign trail over the last few days and weeks. we saw president, both current and former, — saw president, both current and former, hit— saw president, both current and former, hit the road. president barack— former, hit the road. president barack 0bama and clinton. former president — barack 0bama and clinton. former president from doing the same thing.

iowa, _ president from doing the same thing. iowa, pennsylvania, just to name a few _ iowa, pennsylvania, just to name a few he _ iowa, pennsylvania, just to name a few he was— iowa, pennsylvania, just to name a few. he was in ohio yesterday. that's— few. he was in ohio yesterday. that's what we are starting to see here, _ that's what we are starting to see here as _ that's what we are starting to see here as we — that's what we are starting to see here, as we make ourway that's what we are starting to see here, as we make our way to the finish _ here, as we make our way to the finish. candidates have made their closing _ finish. candidates have made their closing arguments, they focus on a range _ closing arguments, they focus on a range of— closing arguments, they focus on a range of several issues, everything from _ range of several issues, everything from the _ range of several issues, everything from the economy, inflation, crime, abortion— from the economy, inflation, crime, abortion rights, just to name a few of those _ abortion rights, just to name a few of those issues, sol abortion rights, just to name a few of those issues, so i think it will be interesting to see how that shapes— be interesting to see how that shapes up in terms of not only voter turnout. _ shapes up in terms of not only voter turnout. but — shapes up in terms of not only voter turnout, but which way voters decide to go _ let�*s ta ke let�*s take a life to ohio. people are queueing to cast their vote in those mid—term elections. audiences in the uk can follow all the results and analysis of the us midterm elections across the bbc, on bbc radio and online, from 11pm

and tv from 11.15pm. that is this evening cleveland, ohio were butchers are queueing to vote early in the morning. now, time for a look at the weather forecast. hello. after the recent heavy rain that many of us have seen and the flooding problems, today brings a bit of a drier day with some sunny dry intervals but also plenty of heady showers, rattling through on the brisk breeze. most of these showers will be initially across western areas were treating their way further north and east, and were immune to catching a passing heavy shower or thunderstorm with hill mixed in this afternoon. 11—15 degrees are top temperature and wind gusts temperature and wind gusts about 30 to 50mph, the strongest in the south—west. this evening and overnight the wind tends to ease out, still showers in the north—west and the south coast,

heavy ones for the likes of kent towards devon, lowest temperatures for north—east england and eastern scotland, down into mid single figures but frost—free to start the day tomorrow. wednesday, sunshine and showers but fewer than today, leading from the south coast, lighter winds and more sunshine. top temperatures ten to 14 degrees, turning milder through the rest of the week. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: mounting pressure on cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. labour says the government�*s integrity is in question. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis, with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. the polls have opened in the united states for midterm elections as republicans and democrats fight for control of congress.

new research suggests over half of young people between 11 and 18 are navigating a world outside of school that is increasingly isolated and home—based. we look at how one family turned their house into a cat rescue centre. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. speculation continues over who might be interested in buying liverpool football club after it emerged fenway sports group are inviting offers for the sale of the club. fsg have said they�*ve frequently received expressions of interest from third parties seeking to become shareholders in the past, but now they would consider new investment, fueling reports they�*re ready to sell.

bought forjust £300 million 12 years ago, the club was valued at £3.8 billion by forbes back in may. this is what the club also said in a statement. in reference to the sale of chelsea for over £4 billion, fsg have said under the right terms and conditions, "we would consider new shareholders." ben stokes has backed england to "come good" in their t20 semifinal with india on thursday as they look to reach sunday�*s final in australia. india, arguably the most impressive side so far, topped their group with four wins from five, while england were second in theirs after struggling to find consistency. the adelaide oval is expected to be sold out for a clash of the titans between the two top—ranked teams

in the world on thursday. they are obviously one of the best teens in the world and we know we are going to come up against a strong team, but we are a team that don�*t tend to focus too much on the opposition, we like to think about the process in which we go out there and play our cricket and we know if we execute anywhere near where we want to beat we are a very hard team to beat and it is one thing we have highlighted throughout this is that we have not made her best performance, but this is where it counts. performance, but this is where it counts. the women�*s rugby world cup final will clearly be a special occassion for all england and new zealand players who take to the field in auckland on saturday, but it will be particularly significant for claudia macdonald. in april she was told that her rugby career could be over because of a neck injury she sustained last year. she has defied the odds by, not only returning to the squad, but helping the red roses maintain their record run of 30 test wins in a row.

the scrum—half turned winger has been one of england�*s top player�*s in new zealand. having the initial call to say that rugby might be back on the table again, then invited to world cup training, my expectations would never have meant to be sat here right now, whatsoever. every stop i thought, maybe i could do this, may i could do the pre—season, even when i could do the pre—season, even when i got selected i thought who knows how much —— how much i will play out there? now here we are going into a world cup final, just really excited to see how we are going to get on. just really excited to see how we are going to get on. the billiejean king cup gets under way in glasgow today. great britain will have to face kazakhstan this afternoon without emma raducanu. britain haven�*t made it out of the group stage since 1981. their team is made up of doubles specialists alicia barnett and olivia nicholls, along with singles players harriet dart, heather watson and katie boulter, who�*s hoping the home advantage can

give them an edge. 0ne one of the most fun things to do and can assist to have a cloud behind you and they normally lift you even more, so it is going to be an equaliser, i think. more, so it is going to be an equaliser, ithink. i more, so it is going to be an equaliser, i think. i think it will make it a lot —— a little tougher for the people we are playing and, yeah, i�*m looking forward to it. more of us are enjoying women�*s sport than ever before, by quite some way, as a major study commissioned by the bbc found there�*s been a rise of around four million compared to last year. this may have a lot to do with england�*s success at the women�*s euros. the number of people classing themselves as big fans of women�*s football tripled between the studies carried out in october last year compared to august of this year. it�*s not just about football, wintersports, netball, combat sports and gymnastics also saw notable increases in fans.

the football world cup is just 13 days away and competing nations each are gradually revealing who�*s made their 26—strong squads. several of brazil�*s players have been sharing footage of the moment they found out. tottenham forward richarlison celebrating after learning he was in. this was newcastle midfielder bruno guimaraes, didn�*t drop the baby after receiving the good news, and then rounding it off manchester united winger anthony, getting rather emotional after his call—up. wales name their team on wednesday, england on thursday. looking forward to their reactions. that�*s all the sport for now.

we are going to stay with the world cup due to some breaking news that is coming into us. former qatari international and world cup ambassador khalid salman has called homosexuality a "damage in the mind" in an interview to be aired on german tv today. the country will accept gay visitors but "they have to accept our rules", salman said in the interview with the zdf broadcaster, filmed in qatar ahead of the tournament. salman also insisted homosexuality was "haram", something forbidden in islam, during the interview, which was abruptly cut off after his comments. qatar has come under sustained fire over its human rights record ahead of the world cup, including its treatment of foreign

workers and its stance on women�*s and lgbtq rights. more on that when we get it. one in three shop workers here in the uk face abuse from customers on a weekly basis. that�*s according to a new poll commissioned by the charity the retail trust. the abuse can range from verbal to physical with some workers each reporting being spat on or hit. the charity is now is calling on shoppers to think twice about how they behave toward workers across the retail sector as staff face increasing levels of anxiety about going into work. chris brook—carter is the ceo of the charity retail trust which supports people working in the retail sector. hejoins us now. good to have you with us. thank you for your time.

good to have you with us. thank you foryourtime. how surprised good to have you with us. thank you for your time. how surprised are you ljy for your time. how surprised are you by these findings? hat for your time. how surprised are you by these findings?— by these findings? not surprised, sadl . the by these findings? not surprised, sadly. the number _ by these findings? not surprised, sadly. the number of _ by these findings? not surprised, sadly. the number of calls - by these findings? not surprised, | sadly. the number of calls coming through to a helpline has been on the rise over the last couple of years and an increasing level of those has been due to the abuse and confrontation that store staff are facing every day. the statistics bear out the things that we are hearing through our counsellors can helpline workers every day, sadly. tell us about the sort of abuse that your hearing. tell us about the sort of abuse that your hearing-— your hearing. 90% of workers are sa in: your hearing. 90% of workers are saying that _ your hearing. 9096 of workers are saying that they _ your hearing. 9096 of workers are saying that they have _ your hearing. 9096 of workers are saying that they have faced - your hearing. 9096 of workers are saying that they have faced some level of abuse over the last year, around eight in ten of two said his verbal abuse, and nearly a third are suggesting they have been threatened with violence, as well. we have received calls from people who have been threatened by gangs, saying they are going to wait outside the store for them after their shift finishes. we had a sad case where a lady was incredibly anxious after

having to go home to explain to her young daughter why she had a gash across herface young daughter why she had a gash across her face following a confrontation with the customer. we have delivery drivers as well who are reporting that they�*re getting things thrown at their truck and shouted at every day. it is quite wide what people have to deal with at moment. wide what people have to deal with at moment-— wide what people have to deal with at moment. ., , ., ., at moment. how did this woman get the ash at moment. how did this woman get the gash across _ at moment. how did this woman get the gash across her _ at moment. how did this woman get the gash across her face? _ at moment. how did this woman get the gash across her face? it - at moment. how did this woman get the gash across her face? it was - at moment. how did this woman get the gash across her face? it was a i the gash across her face? it was a confrontation _ the gash across her face? it was a confrontation with _ the gash across her face? it was a confrontation with the _ the gash across her face? it was a confrontation with the customer i the gash across her face? it was a i confrontation with the customer who lashed out and grabbed her and scratched her across the face. these are the sorts of things that people are the sorts of things that people are having to deal with every day, as the research suggests, as confrontation levels have escalated. sadly, we are in danger of seeing what we are calling an intolerance epidemic becoming normalised in our society. this campaign is about trying to put that in the spotlight and ask for our collective, concerted effort to stop it and reverse these trends. it is very

interesting- — reverse these trends. it is very interesting. thank _ reverse these trends. it is very interesting. thank you - reverse these trends. it is very interesting. thank you so - reverse these trends. it is very| interesting. thank you so much reverse these trends. it is very - interesting. thank you so much for talking to us. nhs england has struck a commercial deal that could see patients of one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer receive potentially life—saving treatment. triple—negative breast cancer affects 8,000 women a year, but the drug, offered alongside chemotherapy, would help shrink tumours as well as stop them spreading. 0ur health editor, michelle roberts, joins me now with more on this. this sounds very significant. it is a really positive move. nhs england says around 1600 women a year could benefit potentially from this treatment. it is given before you have surgery, so alongside chemotherapy. the idea is to make the tumour is small as possible so money going to operate you have to

potentially remove less of the breast, so some women will be able to avoid a mastectomy. that is a big gain. also, if you have the treatment after the surgery, it can help stop any further spread and some people have been cancerfree five years later after treatment with this. it has been used in trials for a while now, but the decision today means it can be given more routinely on the nhs. hagar decision today means it can be given more routinely on the nhs.- more routinely on the nhs. how is this dru: more routinely on the nhs. how is this drug administered _ more routinely on the nhs. how is this drug administered and - more routinely on the nhs. how is this drug administered and how. more routinely on the nhs. how is l this drug administered and how does it work? it is this drug administered and how does it work? , . ., , it work? it is in'ected. it would be a ear it work? it is in'ected. it would be a year longer— it work? it is injected. it would be a year longer treatment, - it work? it is injected. it would be a year longer treatment, every i it work? it is injected. it would be i a year longer treatment, every three to six weeks she would go and have another dose. what has been tricky to work out, which the nhs have managed to do, is to deal with the drug company. we don�*t know what the deal is, but it runs into tens of thousands of pounds per patient. filtrate

thousands of pounds per patient. we know the side—effects of chemotherapy. do we know any side—effects associated with this drug? bill side-effects associated with this dru: ? �* ., , side-effects associated with this dru:? �* ., , ., side-effects associated with this dru:?�* ., , ., ., , drug? all of the drugs that are used to treat cancer _ drug? all of the drugs that are used to treat cancer to _ drug? all of the drugs that are used to treat cancer to have _ drug? all of the drugs that are used to treat cancer to have side-effects| to treat cancer to have side—effects on this one is not an exception. the aim is to try to aggressively attack the cancer. we know that triple negative is one of the more aggressive types of breast cancer and until now there have been fewer treatments available just because of the way the tumour is made up, the type of receptors it has on the cells means it can hide from the immune system, so this drug helps to reveal that cancer to your body so your body can fight it, along the drug. d0 your body can fight it, along the dru~. your body can fight it, along the dru. _ ,., 4' ., your body can fight it, along the dru~. ~ ., , drug. do we know when this will become available? _ drug. do we know when this will become available? in _ drug. do we know when this will become available? in england, | drug. do we know when this will| become available? in england, it should become _ become available? in england, it should become available - become available? in england, it should become available now. it| become available? in england, it. should become available now. it has been used quite a bit in trials, but this means people outside of trials

will not be able to be offered it. it is expected that wales and northern ireland will follow similar advice and campaigners are saying for scotland that would really like regulators there to look at it. the headlines on bbc news: mounting pressure on the cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis, with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. the polls begin to open in the united states for midterm elections as republicans and democrats fight for control of congress.

many people looking after relatives find specific health problems of their own. more than a third of carers have been waiting for nhs treatment or assessment, leaving many struggling to help others. you literally do everything. you are cook, cleaner, a nurse, taxi driver. without her, we'd be on the streets. we wouldn't be a family. we'd just fall apart. because my mum does everything. you're like the glue. thank you. they�*ve got some eggs for us, bless them. suzanne doesn�*tjust care for her 15—year—old daughter, lottie, but also for her son and husband. i would say i am never off duty. so i have lottie who�*s had cancer, and she�*s got severe, complex medical needs. and then i have my son who has got

severe behavioural problems, plus my husband who�*s got mental health problems. do you know what your readings were earlier? i think they were 16. caring full time for her family means that suzanne can�*t get a job. money is very tight. how would you describe the situation you�*re facing this winter? it�*s catastrophic. lottie�*s got a life—limiting illness. she knows that. and i want to enjoy as many years together as we can. and having to turn lights off because you can�*t afford to put them on, it�*s crippling. we don't know what's going to happen. we don't know whether we can pay the food bill, the petrol bill, the heating, anything like that. we don't know where the next month's money's going to come from. you know, my mum worries, and then i worry. in the uk, it�*s estimated that more than ten million people provide some

form of unpaid care, and the charity carers uk says that many are facing a so—called perfect storm this winter. rising living costs, lengthening nhs waiting lists, plus a lack of professional care workers who could potentially provide support. life is getting a lot worse for unpaid carers. so financially they're really struggling. they've just come out of covid. we've gone lurching into this cost of living crisis, but more worryingly is their own health and wellbeing. so over a third of carers are themselves waiting for treatment on the nhs whilst caring for somebody who is ill or disabled. and that is putting extra pressure on them so that they're really struggling to do their own caring. what did you do? romeo and juliet, and maths. i�*ve got osteo arthritis and i�*ve been waiting for an operation on my feet. lottie�*s been waiting for three years to have surgery because of the effects

of chemotherapy, which means she�*s in pain and has to have morphine. a carer�*s allowance is available. does it come anywhere near to providing the financial support you need ? as a carer each week, i think currently i get paid £67, so it doesn�*t go anywhere, literally. it doesn�*t even pay for a tank of fuel. i�*d love to work. if anybody�*s got a job that they want to give to me, i�*d love to do it. but it�*s how do you do it when you�*re constantly going to hospitals? you don�*t know what�*s going to happen day to day. the government says it�*s making almost £300 million available to unpaid carers to provide short breaks and respite services as well as additional advice and support. it says progress is also being made in tackling covid—related hospital delays, with almost all two year waits for treatment eliminated. but for suzanne and her family, there are difficult months ahead. it�*s the perfect storm, you know, literally,

with all of the costs going up and no end in sight of that, what do we do? go to food banks? tim muffett, bbc news. a family who started taking in stray cats last year say they now have more than 100 and they desperately need help to re—home them. the lewis family sold their business, their car and even their wedding rings to fund their cat rescue mission. let�*s have a look. so this is the old room. and as you can see now, it is very much just a cat room, there�*s cat trees galore. i told my husband i needed to bring them in and he asked the question, where are they going? and it was our bedroom. and we moved out of our bedroom. they have a little cat flap in the corner of the room and it goes out into a green box outside with steps inside it. and they make their way down there.

and they are in a big, spacious run with lots of places to hide and trees to climb out there as well. my name is kate and this is my mum, tina, and my dad, mark. and we have over 100 cats at our house at the moment. i have about 30 litter trays in the house and about 40 cat trees in the house. so, yes, it�*s their house, not ours any more. you going out? come on, show me! in the first lockdown, we realised that there was a real problem there and that cats didn�*t really have anywhere to go. and we got a call from a farm. they were overrun with cats and didn�*t know what to do. so we rescued 18 straightaway one day and that�*s where it all began. this is our kitchen. but this through here used to be our dining room where we would have our christmas dinners and stuff. this is actually our dining room table, which is now covered in doughnut beds for the cats to sit in. do you want some beef? miaowing. is that a yes?

you know, a month ago i had 47 cats and now i have 103 cats. i�*ve got five pregnant mums. and we know that by the end of november, i will probably have 200 cats here. the food bills alone, you know, are thousands of pounds. come on, babies. we�*ve sold a property. we�*ve sold our car. i�*ve sold even my wedding ring just to get money for the place. but we have nothing else to actually sell. come on, freddie. are you coming to see me? come on, baby. the running costs here are crazy. every month, it�*s around £4,000. and, yeah, it does make me worry a little bit about the future, because we don�*t get to go on holidays any more. it�*s a different kind of life now to what we lived before. it's very difficult now to imagine not having any cats. i can't actually foresee that ever happening. they need help and wherever we can, we're going to help them.

it was very exciting back in march when we finally got the official charity registered. the animals are absolutely everything to my mum and dad. my dad wasn�*t particularly into animals when they got married. but over the years my mum has transformed him into much more of an animal lover now and he definitely couldn�*t live without them. can you climb up there? this is my life forever. i won�*t do anything else. this is all i want to do. yeah. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. after several days of very unsettled weather and plenty of heavy rain through the first week in november, we�*ve still got flood warning in force across parts of southern england an western scotland, as well. today, a bit more rain in the forecast for some of us, but there will be sunny spells and scattered, blustery showers moving through quite quickly on the breeze.

these south—westerly winds driving those showers northwards and eastwards as low pressure sits to the north—west of the uk. so, as we head through the day, then, the heaviest showers probably the most frequent for parts of wales, north—west england, southern scotland, as well, but almost anywhere cathcing some of those showers as they drive their way eastwards through the afternoon on the brisk winds, which will gust at close to 50mph down towards the south—west, but even further inland we�*re looking at 30 to 40mph gusts for some of us, so certainly a squally—feeling, blustery day. showers and thunderstorms, some hail mixed in. 11 to 15 or 16 degrees. there should be some sunshine in between those passing showers. for this evening, then, the showers still quite frequent, but they will tend to ease away for most of us overnight. still continuing in the north—west, but also through the english channel, some really heavy ones in areas that could really do without more rainfall. the lowest temperatures overnight will be for north—east england and eastern scotland, down to mid single figures, but a frost—free start to wednesday wherever you are. so, wednesday, another day of sunshine and showers, but longer spells of sunshine and fewer showers.

they will clear away from the south coast of england during the morning. one or two more blowing in on that breeze for northern england, wales, northern and western scotland, but quite a bit of dry weather in between the showers through the day tomorrow. temperatures similar to today, perhaps down a degree or so at 11 to 15 degrees. still reasonably mild for this time of year. then, as we head through thursday and friday, what we are going to see is low pressure out towards the north—west. you can see these weather fronts bringing some wet weather here, but high pressure building in from the continent and that combination means the winds are going to come in from a southerly or south—westerly direction, pushing these orange colours, the warm air mass, across the map, so it is going to be particularly mild on thursday. some wet and windy weather in the far north—west. still a fair amount of cloud around, probably the brightest skies will be for east anglia and parts of southern england, but look at those temperatures, widely 16 or 17 degrees on thursday, well above average for this time of year. it looks like this slightly more settled and milder weather continues friday into saturday, but still some rain and some breezy conditions in the north—west. �*bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines... mounting pressure on the cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson, after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. labour says the government�*s integrity is in question. this really looks like rishi sunak has just done grubby political deals that aren�*t in the national interest, that aren�*t in the interests of the country. polls begin to open in the united states for midterm elections as republicans and democrats fight for control of congress. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis, with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. former qatari international and world cup ambassador

khalid salman has called homosexuality, in his words, "damage in the mind". as winter approaches, we�*ll be looking at how families are coping this christmas with the rise in the cost of living. and, the purr—fect home? how one family turned their house into a cat rescue centre. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. new allegations of bullying have been made against the british government minister sir gavin williamson, claims which he denies. he�*s already facing two investigations — a conservative party one and a parliamentary one — after sending abusive text messages to the former chief whip, wendy morton.

sir gavin williamson is currently minister without portfolio in the government. he�*s a former chief whip — responsible for party discipline. he�*s also a former education secretary and defence secretary. the latest bullying claims come from an unnamed government employee. they claim sir gavin "deliberately demeaned and intimidated them", telling them at one time to "slit your throat" and at another to "jump out of the window". in a statement, sir gavin says he strongly rejects the allegation and has enjoyed good working relationships across government. he says no specific allegations have ever been brought to his attention. but this does put fresh pressure on pm rishi sunak over why sir gavin was appointed to his currentjob. labour�*s shadow home secretary yvette cooper believes the report calls rishi sunak�*s judgment into question. this really looks like rishi sunak has just done grubby political deals that aren�*t

in the national interest, that aren�*t in the interests of the country. they promised this was going to be something different from the chaos of liz truss or from the double standards and approach that borisjohnson took — the one deal for his mates that borisjohnson took, and, instead, it looks like we have got more of the same. that is not good enough because, especially at a time like this, it really means that the country is being let down. business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning�*s cabinet meeting. well, as i say, i don�*t know the details of that. i�*ll wait for them to investigate it. are you concerned about those details? the allegations that have come out, are they concerning? well, as you know, there�*s a process going on. i�*ll leave it to them. lord bob kerslake is a former head of the civil service and has advised the labour party. he says rishi sunak should appoint an independent ethics adviser without delay.

i think you need to do it as a matter of urgency. as you say, there were two ethics advisers who resigned under borisjohnson. alex resigned, and indeed the other resigned, and indeed the other resigned as well, so he has got a vacancy at the moment. he has said that he will fill that vacancy, and i think he needs to get on with that. both the issues around suella braverman and sir gavin williamson merit serious investigation. i think the allegations are quite significant in regard to him and they point to bullying and intimidation. 0f they point to bullying and intimidation. of course he has denied them, and as far as i am aware, they have not yet formed an official complaint to the cabinet office, but i think there is enough there to suggest he has got two ministers were questions of behaviour and breach of the ministerial code need to be looked

into. having an independent advisor would be exactly the sort of person who could do that, and he would then be able to say, i am upholding a different level of standards to borisjohnson, who was beset, as we know, by issues around how he handled such questions. let�*s talk to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. these questions about gavin williamson �*s conduct, tell us a little bit more about the claims, and also what he said.— little bit more about the claims, and also what he said. well, we now have these — and also what he said. well, we now have these two _ and also what he said. well, we now have these two claims _ and also what he said. well, we now have these two claims that - and also what he said. well, we now have these two claims that have - and also what he said. well, we now. have these two claims that have come out in the last few days, so there is the original one that spark this from wendy morton, who was the chief whip, who he sent those text messages to that people may have seen, and it was a time when it was the queen �*s funeral and gavin williamson was very upset because he

wanted to get a seat at those events, and was communicating with wendy morton, the chief whip, and in expletive laden texts he said he was not getting access, blaming her, saying she wasn�*t responsible for that. in those texts, he also appeared to threaten her, saying everything has its price, which may have been some sort of reference to party voting or voting on issues in the commons or something like that, it is not exactly clear. she made a complaint about that. she has now spread that complaint, so originally she raised the issue with the conservative party. now the party is looking into it, deciding whether to take it forward. we are not clear if there will be a full investigation, that will be internal and she has now gone to parliament watchdog and made a complaint there, which will be an independent process, so she has put that in. but today a

separate incident reported in the guardian, from a civil servant working with gavin williamson in government saying that he had been told by gavin williamson to" go slit his throat", and also "go jump out of a window", and they found that upsetting and potentially bullying behaviour. gavin williamson has denied bullying and said he has not received any official complaints. but we do now have these two different processes going on into those events, and we also have, as you were hearing there, pressure on rishi sunak and his whole handling of this, and his general handling then of these sorts of issues with his ministers. first question is, should he have appointed someone like gavin williamson, knowing there was a complaint against him? second

question, what does he do about this now? what rishi sunak and the other ministers of the cabinet say is wait and see what the investigations come up and see what the investigations come up with. but this is now a whole other issue for rishi sunak to have to tackle while he has just flown back from egypt to deal with all the economic stuff that is on his plate, too. ., ., ., ., , ., too. how damaging and distracting do ou think it too. how damaging and distracting do you think it is — too. how damaging and distracting do you think it is for— too. how damaging and distracting do you think it is for rishi _ too. how damaging and distracting do you think it is for rishi sunak? - you think it is for rishi sunak? well, i think you think it is for rishi sunak? well, ithink it you think it is for rishi sunak? well, i think it certainly takes some of the shine off those statements he made on the steps of downing street when he walked in on his first day in the job, when he said he was going to be different, this would be a government of integrity and accountability. well, people are now, as you are hearing just there, saying what is he going to do about this question is he going to appoint a new independent adviser on standards customer that is something that is being looked

into. but it is pretty important, to signal if he is going to do that. how much of a distraction is it? well clearly it is taking up a lot of discussion time on the airwaves, and therefore will lead to questions from rishi sunak and his ministers at a time where they have got many other things to deal with. good at a time where they have got many other things to deal with.— other things to deal with. good to talk to you- _ other things to deal with. good to talk to you. damien _ other things to deal with. good to talk to you. damien grammaticall other things to deal with. good to i talk to you. damien grammatical us, our political correspondent. thank you. polls have opened in the us mid term elections, viewed as one of the most consequential in recent history. at stake is the control of both houses of congress. a strong showing for the republicans will put them in a position to block any ofjoe biden�*s legislation, and would encourage donald trump to run for the white house again in 2024. let�*s cross to fairfax in virginia, and our north america correspondent, barbara plett usher. just explain why this control of congress is so significant. well, it looks as if — congress is so significant. well, it looks as if the _ congress is so significant. well, it looks as if the republicans - congress is so significant. well, it looks as if the republicans are - looks as if the republicans are poised to take back control of congress, either the house of

representatives, or both, including the senate, and that is not necessarily an unusual thing historically because the president often loses either one or both of the houses of congress during the midterms because voters sort of blame him for whatever is going wrong at the time, but what is consequential about this is that many of the republican candidates, around half of them in fact, either of the federal or state level, believe all say that the election was stolen from donald trump in 2020, and therefore the integrity of the election system is also on the ballot here because some of them, especially at the state level, have control over how election results are handled and have indicated that they would defy results that they feel goes against them, or feel that they are not correct. so there is a great deal of uncertainty about where this election will lead and thatis where this election will lead and that is something that is unusual and new for this election. bear in

mind that this is the first election that we have had since the presidential one in 2020, after which followed the capital attack precisely around such concerns, or such claim is that they had been election fraud. so there is uneasiness about that as well. what are some of — uneasiness about that as well. what are some of the _ uneasiness about that as well. what are some of the key _ uneasiness about that as well. what are some of the key issues, and is the bottom line that, despite all the bottom line that, despite all the fears and the talk about fears over democracy and the issue of abortion, of course, that at the end of the day voters are going to vote on how rich or poor they feel? yes. on how rich or poor they feel? yes, that's always _ on how rich or poor they feel? yes, that's always what _ on how rich or poor they feel? yes, that's always what they _ on how rich or poor they feel? yes, that's always what they say, - on how rich or poor they feel? yes that's always what they say, is a that�*s always what they say, is a question mark at the end of the day, it�*s the economy. and i think that is what the polls have been showing as we neared the election. the democrats have been campaigning on theissue democrats have been campaigning on the issue of abortion, but of course the issue of abortion, but of course the abortion rights, federal abortion rights, were struck down by the supreme court injune and there was a big backlash against that. that issue has not gone away, but it has receded an importance when you look at the polling. the democrats

have been emphasising democracy, the integrity of the election system, and the long—term implications of that, but there is a great deal of concern amongst voters about their daily lives. the economy in particular, and that is also the case in britain, of course. high inflation, high gas prices. the republicans also had a strong advertising blitz in the last month orso advertising blitz in the last month or so about crime, which has had some impact, so at the moment it looks as if that is something that is once again at the top of the voter agenda, and that would presumably be benefiting the republicans. presumably be benefiting the republicans-— presumably be benefiting the reublicans. ., ., ,, ., republicans. good to talk to you. barbara, republicans. good to talk to you. barbara. our— republicans. good to talk to you. barbara, our correspondent - republicans. good to talk to you. barbara, our correspondent in i republicans. good to talk to you. | barbara, our correspondent in the us. a busy day ahead, we will talk to you later. here, with more on this story is benjudah, a seniorfellow with the atlantic council�*s europe center in washington — he also is an award winning writer, who interviewed the likes of emmanuel macron, melania trump and pakistan�*s prime minister imran khan.

i know you were listening to what barbara said there, so keen to ask you what your prediction is, what do you what your prediction is, what do you think will happen in these elections?— you think will happen in these elections? so, my sense from watchin: elections? so, my sense from watching the _ elections? so, my sense from watching the elections - elections? so, my sense from watching the elections unfold | elections? so, my sense from | watching the elections unfold is that generic republican is poised to beat generic democrat, but the trouble is, generic republican has had trouble getting on the ballot. in certain places across the us, in sort of very odd trumpet candidates are running, and that the nerve in republican headquarters is that they might underperform because those candidates could not quite sealed the deal with the electorate in their specific constituencies and jurisdictions. so the big picture is, despite all this noise, if there is, despite all this noise, if there is going to be a rematch between donald trump and joe biden, biden still wins. . �* , , still wins. that's interesting. we're hearing _ still wins. that's interesting. we're hearing that _ still wins. that's interesting. we're hearing that donald i still wins. that's interesting. - we're hearing that donald trump is we�*re hearing that donald trump is going to make some big announcement

on tuesday. what do you think his thinking is at the moment? i think his thinking _ thinking is at the moment? i think his thinking is _ thinking is at the moment? i think his thinking is always _ thinking is at the moment? i think his thinking is always going - thinking is at the moment? i think his thinking is always going to - thinking is at the moment? i think his thinking is always going to be l his thinking is always going to be about what is best for me, and how can i keep show going, keep essentially his business going. we are in an interesting position because donald trump is visibly weakening politically. i because donald trump is visibly weakening politically.— because donald trump is visibly weakening politically. i “ust need to ause weakening politically. i “ust need to pause it h weakening politically. i “ust need to pause it there _ weakening politically. ijust need to pause it there because - weakening politically. ijust need to pause it there because we - weakening politically. ijust need l to pause it there because we have weakening politically. ijust need - to pause it there because we have to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two. thank you for your company. you are watching bbc news. ben, forgive me. we are still with our viewers on the lead as a news channel. you were talking about donald trump are smugly thinking and the fact he is ultimately thinking about what is good for him. yes. about what is good for him. yes, it's an interesting _ about what is good for him. yes, it's an interesting moment - about what is good for him. yes, it's an interesting moment in - it�*s an interesting moment in republican politics. donald trump is weakening politically. the question that he could be pushed aside and eventually is beginning to be asked audibly and loudly, and something of his technique, or if you could call it charm, is wearing off. his latest

nickname for the popular politician rhonda sanctimonious did not land properly. but he is still too strong for somebody to really think, i could push him aside and assert my authority over this party. filtrate could push him aside and assert my authority over this party.— authority over this party. we know how aood authority over this party. we know how good he _ authority over this party. we know how good he is — authority over this party. we know how good he is at _ authority over this party. we know how good he is at campaigning. if| how good he is at campaigning. if there was to be a campaign. i mean, he could gather momentum. but there was to be a campaign. i mean, he could gather momentum.- he could gather momentum. but we should not exaggerate _ he could gather momentum. but we should not exaggerate the - he could gather momentum. but we should not exaggerate the fact - he could gather momentum. but we should not exaggerate the fact that l should not exaggerate the fact that he did lose the last election, and that was an election which, in many ways, was his to win. you know, so thatis ways, was his to win. you know, so that is the sense amongst republicans.— that is the sense amongst republicans. let's talk about forei . n republicans. let's talk about foreign policy _ republicans. let's talk about foreign policy because - republicans. let's talk about foreign policy because i - republicans. let's talk about | foreign policy because i know republicans. let's talk about - foreign policy because i know that is your particular area of interest. ijust is your particular area of interest. i just wonder, is your particular area of interest. ijust wonder, would it make any difference to a possible uk— us trade deal, whether the republicans or democrats triumph in these mid—term elections? it or democrats triumph in these mid-term elections?— or democrats triumph in these mid-term elections? it would it sliuhtl mid-term elections? it would it slightly more — mid-term elections? it would it slightly more likely _ mid-term elections? it would it slightly more likely if _ mid-term elections? it would it slightly more likely if congress | mid-term elections? it would it. slightly more likely if congress was held by the republicans, and if this

is the precursor to a republican control of the white house, then it again becomes conceivable that there would be a trade deal. but the reason the trade deal has not happened is that both sides have got a lot of key things, like in this country agriculture, or in american agriculture, that they don�*t see eye to eye on. that will be difficult whoever is in charge. bud to eye on. that will be difficult whoever is in charge. and what about the war in ukraine? _ whoever is in charge. and what about the war in ukraine? whoever - whoever is in charge. and what about the war in ukraine? whoever is - whoever is in charge. and what about the war in ukraine? whoever is in - the war in ukraine? whoever is in charge, will there be got the continuing level of support? there will be a lot _ continuing level of support? there will be a lot of _ continuing level of support? there will be a lot of world _ continuing level of support? there will be a lot of world leaders - will be a lot of world leaders watching these results nervously and with a sense of resignation. 0ne watching these results nervously and with a sense of resignation. one of thoseis with a sense of resignation. one of those is going to be zelensky in kyiv because the sense is that congress is losing its enthusiasm to cut huge checks for ukraine, although for the further right and further left there are further questions being asked about when this will end, how much money are we spending there, and there will be nerves in kyiv that the republican—dominated congress, if thatis republican—dominated congress, if that is what comes out of the

midterms, is going to try and pick up midterms, is going to try and pick up a fuss with the white house about the size of those checks. it�*s not going to stop them being sent, but friction gets asserted here. meanwhile in the middle east, there is going to be a sense of optimism to the incoming new old panellist in israel, benjamin netanyahu, who will be pleased to see a republican congress because that will be easier for his essentially a far right israeli government that he is attempting to cobble together. and of course in saudi arabia, the leader had a terrible relationship with joe leader had a terrible relationship withjoe biden, and he will be pleased to see republicans coming back and challenging joe biden and his white house. filtrate back and challenging joe biden and his white house.— his white house. we must leave it there, his white house. we must leave it there. good _ his white house. we must leave it there. good to _ his white house. we must leave it there, good to talk _ his white house. we must leave it there, good to talk to _ his white house. we must leave it there, good to talk to you - his white house. we must leave it there, good to talk to you and - his white house. we must leave it i there, good to talk to you and thank you for coming into the studio. thank you. and audiences in the uk can follow all the results and analysis of the us midterm elections across the bbc, on bbc radio and 0nline from 11pm,

and tv from 11.15pm. and audiences in the uk can follow all the results and analysis the headlines on bbc news... mounting pressure on the cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson — after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis — with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. furore over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador and former footballer who�*s called homosexuality — in his words — "damage in the mind". sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. it is only 13 days to the world cup, isn�*t it? exactly.

the build—up to the tournament has been far from controversy free and, today, 13 days ahead of the event, tournament ambassador khalid salman has called homosexuality a "damage in the mind" in an interview which will be aired on german tv later. he said fans visiting the gulf state must accept their rules. this is an interview due to be screened later by a german broadcaster, and khalid salman is a former international player for qatar and he is now an ambassador for the world cup. he was asked about the issue of him are sexuality, which is illegal in the conservative muslim country. he said "they have to accept our rules here. homosexuality is forbidden." when

asked why, he said "i am not a strict muslim but it is because it is damage in the mind". the interview was immediately terminated ljy interview was immediately terminated by an accompanying world cup official. eversince by an accompanying world cup official. ever since the announcement that qatar would be staging the world cup 12 years ago, players and fan groups across the world have raise concerns about supporters travelling to the tournament. crucially in this instance, because homosexuality is illegal in the gulf state, captains from nine leading european countries, including england �*s harry kane, have said they will be wearing armbands in rainbow colours with the message, "0ne wearing armbands in rainbow colours with the message, "one love", as part of an anti—dissemination campaign. fans in stadiums across germany on saturday called for boycotts of the tournament, and that is what prompted this question to be asked by the german broadcaster. this is somebody who is an ambassadorfor the world this is somebody who is an ambassador for the world cup. this is somebody who is an ambassadorfor the world cup. we have already seen controversy in the

last few months and weeks, and now we are just a matter of days away. this is an uncomfortable position now for organisers. it is this is an uncomfortable position now for organisers.— now for organisers. it is because they have _ now for organisers. it is because they have continuously - now for organisers. it is because they have continuously said - now for organisers. it is because they have continuously said that| they have continuously said that everybody is welcome at this world cup, and they have said that nobody will be disconnected against. at the same time, however, the qatar 2022 chief executive has said the visitors should respect our culture and that the law of homosexuality being illegal would not be deviated from in his mind. there have been many calls for boycotts of the tournament. this interview comes on the day that the england women�*s defender lottie said she would not be watching. she said "it is tough as an england team, we all have strong values, and a lot of those values are not reflected in the way we see it in qatar". it comes on the day that the football association of wales, it is being reported, they are looking into sourcing safe houses for lgbt supporters going to the world cup in qatar amid fears for their safety in the country and

thatis for their safety in the country and that is because, under islamic sharia law, punishments can range from fines to the death sentence for heavy sexuality. the bbc has approached the world cup organisers for comment but we have had no response so far —— fort homosexuality. this is a breaking news story. 0nly this is a breaking news story. only 13 days to go and we are expecting more controversy and more stories like this. for now, back to you, rebecca. i want to bring you some more news about the allegations of bullying alleged against su gavin williamson. he is facing two investigations, a conservative party one and a parliamentary one after sending abusive text messages to the former chief whip wendy morton. well, new allegations have emerged in the guardian newspaper today about messages he sent, and the way he

spoke to civil service colleagues. let me just read to you what the prime minister �*s official spokesman has to say about this. he has described these allegations as serious. the spokesman said these further allegations about sir gavin williamson �*s behaviour in the guardian are serious, but he said he wanted to "consider proper processes before commenting further". he was askedif before commenting further". he was asked if the prime minister still had full confidence in sir gavin williamson with these, as i say, two investigations ahead of him, and he said that he did, and he said he understood that no formal complaint had been made. he also said that the prime minister had been clear about the approach that he wants from ministers. so, just a little update there, echoing some of what our political correspondent for telling us a little earlier on.

let�*s return to the story about khalid salman, an ambassadorfor the world cup, who has said "homosexuality is a result of damage to the mind". he said that fans visiting the gulf state must accept the country�*s rules. the interview with the german broadcaster was quickly cut short by an official. homosexuality is illegal in qatar, and concerns have been raised about the safety of lg bt fa ns and concerns have been raised about the safety of lgbt fans travelling to the world cup. we are joined now by youth coach and club secretary at sevenoaks town fc, sam, and he spoke to us earlier this year about his coming out story at his club. sam, it is lovely to see you again. thank you forjoining us. i have to ask you, what is your reaction to these comments?— comments? yes, i think the

overriding — comments? yes, i think the overriding emotion - comments? yes, i think the overriding emotion is - comments? yes, i think the i overriding emotion is sadness. comments? yes, i think the - overriding emotion is sadness. you know, there are millions of people around the world that want to go and celebrate one of the greatest sporting competitions that exists, yet we don�*t feel safe and we don�*t feel supported in what is one of the keystone sporting events in the world. ,, keystone sporting events in the world. ., ., ., world. so, if you had got a ticket or had a chance _ world. so, if you had got a ticket or had a chance to, _ world. so, if you had got a ticket or had a chance to, i _ world. so, if you had got a ticket or had a chance to, i don't - world. so, if you had got a ticket| or had a chance to, i don't know, or had a chance to, i don�*t know, even go and play or participate, would you have gone? absolutely not. i think i am joined _ would you have gone? absolutely not. i think i am joined by _ would you have gone? absolutely not. i think i am joined by fellow _ i think i am joined by fellow members of the lgbt community in saying that wejust members of the lgbt community in saying that we just don�*t feel safe, you know. it is not an environment, one of your correspondence spoke earlier about the various punishments that are handed out for people caught doing homosexual act, you know, the death penalty, prison

sentences. it isjust you know, the death penalty, prison sentences. it is just not safe. 50. sentences. it is “ust not safe. so, how concerned _ sentences. it isjust not safe. so, how concerned are _ sentences. it isjust not safe. so, how concerned are you about perhaps fellow fans who are planning to travel to qatar who are from the lgbt+ community?— travel to qatar who are from the lgbt+ community? yes, i am very concerned _ lgbt+ community? yes, i am very concerned about _ lgbt+ community? yes, i am very concerned about it. _ lgbt+ community? yes, i am very concerned about it. fans _ lgbt+ community? yes, i am very concerned about it. fans who - lgbt+ community? yes, i am very concerned about it. fans who are l concerned about it. fans who are within the lgbt+ community need to think very carefully and, you know, i was listening to an interview from james cleverly, conservative politician, and he talked about having to be respectful and having to show some compromises or flex, and ijust could not disagree with the comments more. we should be living in a society that perpetuates acceptance of people, regardless of their race, religion, sexuality, gender, and i don�*t think anyone should have to change the way they are just for another country or another religion.—

are just for another country or another religion. and what do you sa to another religion. and what do you say to those _ another religion. and what do you say to those international - another religion. and what do you say to those international players | say to those international players who are going from the uk to play in qatar? we understand harry kane has said that players will wear rainbow armbands. in your view, said that players will wear rainbow armbands. in yourview, is said that players will wear rainbow armbands. in your view, is that enough, orwould armbands. in your view, is that enough, or would you like to hear them say more? i enough, or would you like to hear them say more?— enough, or would you like to hear them say more? i would like to hear more. at them say more? i would like to hear more- at the — them say more? i would like to hear more. at the end _ them say more? i would like to hear more. at the end of— them say more? i would like to hear more. at the end of the _ them say more? i would like to hear more. at the end of the day, - them say more? i would like to hear more. at the end of the day, these l more. at the end of the day, these are role models for people, and in my role as a coach at a youth club, these are all models that are looked up these are all models that are looked up to by young people across the uk and across the world, and actions speak louder than words, right? and across the world, and actions speak louderthan words, right? so they need to stand up against this in the strongest possible terms. they need to demonstrate that as a community, as a world, we stand against this stance. abs community, as a world, we stand against this stance.— community, as a world, we stand against this stance. as you say, you are a coach — against this stance. as you say, you are a coach at _ against this stance. as you say, you are a coach at a _ against this stance. as you say, you are a coach at a youth _ against this stance. as you say, you are a coach at a youth club, - against this stance. as you say, you are a coach at a youth club, i - are a coach at a youth club, i wonder how you will explain these latest comments to those people who come to the club.—

come to the club. yes, i mean i kept my sexuality — come to the club. yes, i mean i kept my sexuality hidden _ come to the club. yes, i mean i kept my sexuality hidden for _ come to the club. yes, i mean i kept my sexuality hidden for 26 _ come to the club. yes, i mean i kept my sexuality hidden for 26 years. i i my sexuality hidden for 26 years. i think that is... that is the proof that people, particularly in the sporting community, and particularly in football, don�*t necessarily feel like they can be comfortable with who they are. so in terms of explaining it to the young people i coach, is going to be incredibly difficult, and it is only going to solidify this perspective and its environment, in which people don�*t feel like they can be themselves, particular when it comes to sexuality in football. brute particular when it comes to sexuality in football. we are very crateful sexuality in football. we are very grateful for _ sexuality in football. we are very grateful for your _ sexuality in football. we are very grateful for your time, _ sexuality in football. we are very grateful for your time, sam - gratefulforyourtime, sam lansdale. thank you very much for joining us, always nice to chat to you. ijust you. i just want to remind you you. ijust want to remind you of you. i just want to remind you of the context of all of this. just bear with me while i reach for some copy here. so basically, former qatari international footballer,

here. so basically, former qatari internationalfootballer, and here. so basically, former qatari international footballer, and world cup ambassador, khalid salman, has given an interview to german television, and in this interview, he called him a sexuality, in his words, "a damage in the mind". it says, he said, i beg your pardon, he said the country will accept gay visitors, but "they have to accept our rules". he also insisted that homosexuality was something forbidden in islam during the interview, which was actually abruptly cut short after his comments, and as you could hearfrom that interview with sam lansdale, qatar has come under sustained fire over its stance on women�*s and lgbt+ rights, and these comments from khalid salman are going to be very controversialjust khalid salman are going to be very controversial just 13 days khalid salman are going to be very controversialjust 13 days ahead of the start of the world cup in qatar. this now it�*s time for a look at the weather forecast.

today brings a drier day, but also plenty of drier showers. most of the showers will initially be across western areas. nowhere immune to catching a passing heavy shower or thunderstorm. 11 — 15 degrees or top temperature and wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour with the strongest winds in the south—west. through this evening and overnight the winds tend to ease. some heavy showers for kent and devon. close temperatures tonight from north—east england and scotland. frost free to start your day tomorrow. wednesday, sunshine and showers, but fewer showers than today. lighterwinds and showers, but fewer showers than today. lighter winds and more sunshine. turning milder through the rest of the week.

hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: mounting pressure on the cabinet office minister sir gavin williamson after further accusations of bullying language against a senior civil servant. dawn in america and polls are opening in the united states for midterm elections as republicans and democrats fight for control of congress. headteachers in england warn they�*re facing a financial crisis, with many schools considering cutting teachers or reducing their hours to save money. furore over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador and former footballer who�*s called homosexuality, in his words, "damage in the mind".

some sad news hasjust some sad news has just come some sad news hasjust come in, that the actor, leslie phillips, hasjust died. he was known as having a role in carry on films and more recently as the voice of the sorting hat in the harry potter films. as the voice of the sorting hat in the harry potterfilms. his as the voice of the sorting hat in the harry potter films. his agent said he died peacefully in his sleep yesterday, aged 98. we will bring you more news on the death of leslie phillips shortly. headteachers in england are warning they�*re facing a financial crisis, and many schools may have to cut teachers or reduce their hours to save money. they say any further cuts will have a "real, immediate impact" on children. the government says it�*s providing schools with an extra four billion

pounds in funding this year, as well as help with energy bills. here�*s our education editor branwen jeffreys. it�*s all go for these four and five—year—olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that�*s because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to the point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we�*re getting the best possible deal on milk and paper, but that takes a lot of time, and also those prices change. so we are doing our very best, but i don�*t think it is sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, because there�*s only so much you can strip back before, actually, the impact on the children is massive. these are just some of their rising costs. the 5% teachers�* pay increase is £90,000 extra. the cost to the school of each meal up from £2.30 to £2.87.

the bus for one school trip, up from £870, to 1,070. paper, up from £1.95 a box, to £3.87. the school won�*t put up the school meal price. family budgets are already squeezed. parents know it is hitting the school too. schools are having to use the budget they�*ve got to pay the pay rises for the teachers, and then everything else is increasing. it will have a detrimental effect probably next year or the year after. i think there's a lot of pressure on the school. they're doing a fantasticjob trying to raise funds with lots of other activities and stuff, but i think it's difficult for them. i mean, i don't know what they are going to do in the long run, - because there is not an endless pot of money there everyone's got. - schools are managing for now. but today head teachers are warning there are no more easy savings. so what�*s the big

picture on funding? well, schools in england are getting cash increases from the government. but all the costs are rising so rapidly, that they�*re beginning to outstrip that extra money. and that�*s why this head teacher is worried. the only people who are missing out, you know, of the impact of all of this, is the children. if we�*re not giving them the education they deserve now, what are we all doing? school spending is up £4 billion this year. the government says there is energy help too. but many head teachers say they are facing too much uncertainty. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, west bromwich. i�*m joined now by yvonne newbold, who has an autistic son, and who is the founder of newbold hope, a parent—led organization which works with families and professional staff from education, health care,

and social services in reducing anxiety—led difficult and dangerous behaviour in children with an additional need or disability. really good to have you with us. thanks forjoining us. i know you have been waiting patiently to talk to us, so thank you. you have first—hand experience this with your autistic son. can you tell us a little bit about him and the help that a teaching assistant has given him. ., , , �* , that a teaching assistant has given him. ,�* ,., ,. him. toby isn't “ust autistic, he has not him. toby isn't “ust autistic, he has got a _ him. toby isn'tjust autistic, he has got a syndrome _ him. toby isn'tjust autistic, he has got a syndrome that - him. toby isn'tjust autistic, he has got a syndrome that is - him. toby isn'tjust autistic, he has got a syndrome that is so l him. toby isn'tjust autistic, he i has got a syndrome that is so rare he is the only person in the world with it. for the first six years we spent nearly all of that time in hospital, we nearly lost him goodness knows how many times. when he was at school, it was basically he was at school, it was basically he could start dying in the blink of an eye. it was the teaching

assistants who were with them the whole time, monitoring him, checking forany whole time, monitoring him, checking for any sort of health deterioration. if they hadn�*t been there, he could not have gone to school. as he got older, he is nonverbal, as he got older he developed really very difficult and dangerous behaviour. we had ten years of some very terrifying times at home and i�*m sure at school, as well. it is actually much more common than people realise, that children with disabilities and additional needs can often develop difficult and dangerous behaviour because they become so anxious. they don�*t quite understand what is going on in the world and they are trying to protect themselves. toby is a lot

older now, but i supports several thousand families in the uk, online and this morning when i said i was going to be talking to you, i had dozens and dozens of messages from parents just telling me dozens and dozens of messages from parentsjust telling me how terrified they were, this could be catastrophic. it is often the teaching assistant that makes it possible for a child to be at school. , school. let me “ump in there, yvonne. h school. let me “ump in there, yvonne. it — school. let me “ump in there, yvonne, it is — school. let me jump in there, yvonne, it is so _ school. let me jump in there, yvonne, it is so interesting i school. let mejump in there, i yvonne, it is so interesting what you�*re saying and i�*m interested to hear you have had all these messages from parents to say it would be catastrophic if the teaching assistants were going to be cut. 66% of schools said they will have to make teaching assistants redundant or reduce their hours. tell us a little bit more about what sort of impact that might have.-

impact that might have. already there are several _ impact that might have. already there are several thousand - impact that might have. already i there are several thousand children who are unable to attend school because they don�*t have a school place. always, made it is almost always the most vulnerable children and families who are right on the front line of them. for the children of the families that i am involved with, a teaching assistant, they are the unsung heroes. they are the people who make the child feel safe, feel that they belong in school. they build fantastic relationships on a one—to—one basis. thousands and thousands of children are only able to attend school because they have got their own one—to—one teaching assistant, he is able to see that

the child is struggling and maybe take them out, help them come down, so they can go back and a little while. they make education happen. without them, the teacher, particularly in a mainstream school, he or she has 30 children. they can�*t build the sort of relationships. there are 1.5 million children who have a disability or an additional need in the uk. for hundreds of thousands of these children, if the teaching assistants weren�*t there, then school would just not be possible. it is going to affect both mainstream and specialist schools, as well. it is also not fair on the teachers. teachers are under an awful lot of

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to stop new oil and gas projects, didn�*t care about the once existing, just a new ones. they know that motorists are rightly cross an angry, but they have been left with no other option. what next? they said that unless the prime minister says that he will end all new oil and gas licences, they will continue what they say is further disruption comment on the line. the police have been quick to target this, saying they have intelligence and they have been putting police officers in key places to prevent these actions. there was a swift action from essex police this morning, even using a specialist climber to go up and remove the man from the country. they will take any action to stop any further protests because many people are upset that the causes of the delay of their travel and what could happen when loved ones are going to hospital where people are late for work.

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get those sort of rules and they seemed important then. it was only later that i realised i was getting into of a rut. i'm sorry to know that kenya will be losing you. in that kenya will be losing you. in his mid—505, that kenya will be losing you. in his mid—50s, he reinvented himself his mid—sos, he reinvented himself as a serious actor. if i his mid-50s, he reinvented himself as a serious actor.— as a serious actor. if i was in a whole, as a serious actor. if i was in a whole. you — as a serious actor. if i was in a whole, you would _ as a serious actor. if i was in a whole, you would be - as a serious actor. if i was in a whole, you would be the - as a serious actor. if i was in a whole, you would be the sort. as a serious actor. if i was in a l whole, you would be the sort of as a serious actor. if i was in a - whole, you would be the sort of chap a return to. for whole, you would be the sort of chap a return tw— whole, you would be the sort of chap a return tu— whole, you would be the sort of chap a return te— a return to. for the next 30 years he played — a return to. for the next 30 years he played a — a return to. for the next 30 years he played a succession _ a return to. for the next 30 years he played a succession of - a return to. for the next 30 years i he played a succession of character parts in roles. mat he played a succession of character parts in roles-_ parts in roles. not so much of a whole, parts in roles. not so much of a whole. call— parts in roles. not so much of a whole, call scrooge. _ parts in roles. not so much of a whole, call scrooge. he - parts in roles. not so much of a whole, call scrooge. he was - parts in roles. not so much of a whole, call scrooge. he was an | whole, call scrooge. he was an immensely accomplished actor. just think of it, there will be together in separate rooms. but think of it, there will be together in separate rooms.— think of it, there will be together in separate rooms. but for many, he will alwa s in separate rooms. but for many, he will always remain _ in separate rooms. but for many, he will always remain the _ in separate rooms. but for many, he will always remain the outrageous i will always remain the outrageous womaniser with a twinkle in his eye. you sexy beast. i was lucky enough to interview him once and, as sarah was saying in

that obituary, he was known to play these womanising roles, he was known for those suggestive catchphrases, ding—dong, and well, hello, and i say, but in person he was such a gentleman. he was warm, he was family, he was very solicitous and he was one of those people, i don't know if this makes any sense, but when you were in his company, he made you feel genuinely special and, he made you laugh. there is no doubt he made you laugh. there is no doubt he was funny because of course he had that absolutely wonderful, wonderful voice. as sarah was saying, he was known so much for his comedy roles and i suspect that is what we will remember him for, isn't it? but he did play those more

serious roles later in life, more dramatic roles, including that bafta nomination for his appearance in venus. i think thatjust underlines what an accomplished actor he was and it would be such a mistake to pigeonhole him as somebody who could just make us laugh. but my goodness, if you can make us laugh, what a skill that is and i think leslie phillips, the actor, will be much missed by many today. with just 47 days until christmas, less than seven weeks, we're asking is it ever too early to put your christmas decorations up? this year many people will be considering the cost of living crisis and how that might impact their usual decorative displays. latest figures suggest people are preparing to spend less than usual this christmas. ben boulos is at a garden centre near warrington where the decorations have been up and on sale since mid october.

well, hello. we are getting in the festive spirit, even though it is early november, but how could we not only in this winter wonderland just near warrington? this garden centre, the staff say here that they have been very busy, they have people already coming through the doors buying christmas decorations and the like. cost of living pressures, though, really putting pressure on people because my christmas budgets. six in ten people according to recent research say they will have less money to spend at christmas this year compared with last year, taking steps like doing their shopping earlier to try to get some black friday bargains in november, rather than leaving it to speak to businesses who rely let's speak to businesseswhfi rely this time let's speak to businessesth rely this time of year to make money. on this time of year toemakeemeney. have here, is in on this time of year toemakeemeney. have he crafts is in is wristhe |stheappeal " "isiheg'pfieéiis " iw i'ig'ihéébfieéiis " sz'tiieyw "is”iheq'bfieqiis " withiieywiisqe354555555 w withiieywiisqe{55355555 w “if“trey’rge’e{gamma w people if they have less money to come and do things like arts and

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to fund their cat rescue mission. let's have a look. so this is the old room. and as you can see now, it is very much just a cat room, there's cat trees galore. i told my husband i needed to bring them in and he asked the question, where are they going? and it was our bedroom. and we moved out of our bedroom. they have a little cat flap in the corner of the room and it goes out into a green box outside with steps inside it. and they make their way down there. and they are in a big, spacious run with lots of places to hide and trees to climb out there as well. my name is kate and this is my mum, tina, and my dad, mark. and we have over 100 cats at our house at the moment. i have about 30 litter trays in the house and about a0 cat trees in the house. so, yes, it's their house, not ours any more. you going out? come on, show me!

in the first lockdown, we realised that there was a real problem there and that cats didn't really have anywhere to go. and we got a call from a farm. they were overrun with cats and didn't know what to do. so we rescued 18 straightaway one day and that's where it all began. this is our kitchen. but this through here used to be our dining room where we would have our christmas dinners and stuff. this is actually our dining room table, which is now covered in doughnut beds for the cats to sit in. do you want some beef? miaowing. is that a yes? you know, a month ago i had 47 cats and now i have 103 cats. i've got five pregnant mums. and we know that by the end of november, i will probably have 200 cats here. the food bills alone, you know, are thousands of pounds. come on, babies. we've sold a property. we've sold our car. i've sold even my wedding ring just to get money for the place.

but we have nothing else to actually sell. come on, freddie. are you coming to see me? come on, baby. the running costs here are crazy. every month, it's around £a,000. and, yeah, it does make me worry a little bit about the future, because we don't get to go on holidays any more. it's a different kind of life now to what we lived before. it's very difficult now to imagine not having any cats. i can't actually foresee that ever happening. they need help and wherever we can, we're going to help them. it was very exciting back in march when we finally got the official charity registered. the animals are absolutely everything to my mum and dad. my dad wasn't particularly into animals when they got married. but over the years my mum has transformed him into much more of an animal [over now and he definitely couldn't live without them. can you climb up there?

this is my life forever. i won't do anything else. this is all i want to do. yeah. our climate editor will bring us all the very latest from the climate conference in egypt. that is coming up conference in egypt. that is coming up on the news that one. thank you for your company this morning. now, the weather. hello. after several days of very unsettled weather and plenty of heavy rain through the first week in november, we've still got flood warning in force across parts of southern england an western scotland, as well. today, a bit more rain in the forecast for some of us, but there will be sunny spells and scattered, blustery showers moving through quite quickly on the breeze. these south—westerly winds driving those showers northwards and eastwards as low pressure sits to the north—west of the uk. so, as we head through the day, then, the heaviest showers probably

the most frequent for parts of wales, north—west england, southern scotland, as well, but almost anywhere cathcing some of those showers as they drive their way eastwards through the afternoon on the brisk winds, which will gust at close to 50mph down towards the south—west, but even further inland we're looking at 30 to 40mph gusts for some of us, so certainly a squally—feeling, blustery day. showers and thunderstorms, some hail mixed in. ii to 15 or 16 degrees. there should be some sunshine in between those passing showers. for this evening, then, the showers still quite frequent, but they will tend to ease away for most of us overnight. still continuing in the north—west, but also through the english channel, some really heavy ones in areas that could really do without more rainfall. the lowest temperatures overnight will be for north—east england and eastern scotland, down to mid single figures, but a frost—free start to wednesday wherever you are. so, wednesday, another day of sunshine and showers, but longer spells of sunshine and fewer showers. they will clear away from the south coast of england during the morning. one or two more blowing in on that breeze for northern england, wales, northern and western scotland, but quite a bit of dry weather in between the showers

through the day tomorrow. temperatures similar to today, perhaps down a degree or so at i! to 15 degrees. still reasonably mild for this time of year. then, as we head through thursday and friday, what we are going to see is low pressure out towards the north—west. you can see these weather fronts bringing some wet weather here, but high pressure building in from the continent and that combination means the winds are going to come in from a southerly or south—westerly direction, pushing these orange colours, the warm air mass, across the map, so it is going to be particularly mild on thursday. some wet and windy weather in the far north—west. still a fair amount of cloud around, probably the brightest skies will be for east anglia and parts of southern england, but look at those temperatures, widely 16 or 17 degrees on thursday, well above average for this time of year. it looks like this slightly more settled and milder weather continues friday into saturday, but still some rain and some breezy conditions in the north—west. �*bye for now.

a warning that schools may have to cut the number of their teachers to save money. a survey shows headteachers in england believe they'll have to make tough choices on staffing levels because of pressures on their budgets. we are doing our very best but i don't think its sustainable to keep at this level of tightening. there's only so much you can strip back before actually the impact on the children is massive. but the government says it's providing schools with an extra £4 billion of funding. also this lunchtime: government minister sir gavin williamson denies new claims of bullying — he's said to have told a civil servant to "jump out of a window." americans go to the polls for crucial mid term elections — at stake, control of both houses of congress

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