good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. i am sure a warning that schools in england face cutting the number of their teachers to try to save money due to pressure on the budgets. we are due to pressure on the budgets. - are doing ourvery due to pressure on the budgets. - are doing our very best, but i don't think it is sustainable to keep at this level of tightening because there is only so much you can strip back before the impact on the children is massive. 50 back before the impact on the children is massive.— children is massive. 50 gavin williamson _ children is massive. so gavin williamson denies _ children is massive. so gavin williamson denies fresh - children is massive. so gavin l williamson denies fresh claims children is massive. so gavin - williamson denies fresh claims of bullying. he is said to have told a civil servant tojump bullying. he is said to have told a civil servant to jump out of a window. millions of americans had to the pulls today for crucial mid—term elections and state control of both houses of congress. the furore over comments from a

qatari world cup in paris —— world cup and ballast —— ambassador who is cold homosexuality and damage in the mind. the petrol actor leslie phillips, star of the carry on films, has died at the age of 98. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. many headteachers in england say they may have to cut the number of teaching staff — because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers union found two thirds of its members said

they'll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. the government says it is giving schools an extra four billion pounds in funding this year. 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 a 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. this school won't put up the school meal price.

family budgets are already squeezed. parents know it's 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 by doing 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's 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, 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. fresh allegations emerged overnight against the cabinet office minister, sir gavin williamson. he's reported to have told a civil

servant to slit their throat and jump out of a window when he was defence secretary. sir gavin williamson denies bullying. meanwhile, he has been reported to the parliamentary watchdog over messages he sent to the former chief whip wendy morton 0ver messages. 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 lis truss or from the double standards and approach that borisjohnson took and one deal for his mates that borisjohnson took, and, instead, it really looks like we've 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. that is the reaction from the labour party to the news. sir gavin denied the allegations in a statement. business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning's cabinet meeting.

welcome as i say, i do not know the details so i will wait for them to investigate it. —— well, as i say. let's talk to our political correspondent matt cole. joining from westminster. presumably the problem with the stories is not just the allegations themselves but that they are dragging on and have not yet been resolved one way or the other. , ., , other. indeed, it is not 'ust the latest allegations h other. indeed, it is notjust the latest allegations emerging - other. indeed, it is notjust the i latest allegations emerging from these reports. it is that the ministry of defence saying that you should slit your throat and another to jump from a window. there should slit your throat and another tojump from a window. there is should slit your throat and another to jump from a window. there is also claims of bullying targeted around those claims. not using that form of words but notjust that claim, claims as well that came out over the weekend that during the time of

liz truss as prime minister, sir gavin said aggressive texts to the then chief whip windy morton, which resulted in a complaint being made to conservative central office in the process that has triggered has been taking several time hence the day that original claim about those text messages being sent to the parliamentary watchdog, the independent complaint of grievance scheme. that now seems like something that is not something that happens swiftly and for a while, while this lingers around, questions remain about the gavin williamson and thejudgment of remain about the gavin williamson and the judgment of prime minister rishi sunak as we hear from yvette cooper there that rishi sunak�*s judgment in putting him back in a cabinet position. we understand rishi sunak still has full confidence in sir gavin. they are waiting to see the outcome of the proper processes before commenting

further. but these things don't seem to be resolving anytime soon. 5ir to be resolving anytime soon. sir gavin williamson made his reputation as a useful to have around four prime ministers, famously let it be known they keep a pet tarantula on his desk as chief whip so his image has always been quite an interesting one but i wonder what it is that makes him so apparently indispensable to prime ministers that having been sacked twice, he has been back for a third time. yes. has been back for a third time. yes, there is the — has been back for a third time. yes, there is the exact _ has been back for a third time. yes, there is the exact nature _ has been back for a third time. yes there is the exact nature and detail of the role he has fulfilling still being worked upon and that i think underlines that it is not quite clear his importance in and of itself, perhaps that overrides the need for the duties he is going to be fulfilling but he was very much an enforcer in parliament, chief

whip and as such, as a man who by the nature of the job learns mp secrets and hold their hand and encourages them to vote perhaps in the way of whips and force that others would normally consider and the way things happen in everyday life, the whips, theirjob is to look after discipline within the party and he had a very tough and firm reputation but as for these claims of bullying, others who work with him have contacted the bbc to say the picture being painted of him in these bullying allegations is not the man they know, no experience of that, but certain you are right, they have a reputation of being a tough character, certainly the tone of the text messages sent to windy morton described as aggressive. there is a price for everything and not to push about. complaints about mps selected to attend the queen's

funeral and being unhappy with people who are supportive of liz truss in the leadership contest not being included in that list but those aggressive messages have now landed two separate complaints about the same text message but we could be looking at quite some time before the resolution to those complaints is found. . ~ the resolution to those complaints is found. ., ~ i. , . to sharm el—sheikh and the climate conference which says $2 trillion is needed by 2030 to mitigate the impact of global warming. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is at the conference and he told us more about that $2 trillion figure. that figure is extraordinary, two trillion, two million million. we should deconstruct that, they are not single that should come from developing countries, they are saying that should be the total bill. the impact of climate change will become more severe over time, and also there is an idea of loss and damage which is a big

theme of the conference. they are saying some funds will have to come from the countries themselves, businesses in those countries and the private sector around the world. there need to be mechanisms to draw in the private finance. there is a big discussion led by the prime minister of barbados who says we need to change the architecture of international finance to make it easier for developing nations to borrow at low interest rates to fund a base, which would take a lot of the burden away from direct transfers of money from the developed world. european union commission ursula von der leyen restated the importance of developed nations realising they have a moral commitment to helping the developing world adapt. i spoke to nicola sturgeon a couple of minutes ago

and she said exactly the same, scotland has put money towards loss and damage, one of the first countries to do so, and she says it is time for other developed countries to do the same. in the united states... americans have started voting in the crucial midterm elections — which will decide who controls the two houses of the us congress. the house of representatives is the lower house and the senate — the upper house — which revises legislation. there are 100 senators and each one serves six—year terms. for the past two years the democratic party has controlled both house and senate, allowing president biden to pass the laws he wants. but if either the house or senate, or both, are controlled by the republicans, the president's agenda is likely to be blocked. the campaign in these elections has been dominated by issues such as the cost of living, abortion rights, immigration and crime. former president trump has been campaigning

for the republicans and he's made it clear he's very likely to run again for the white house in two years time. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington. 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 6th, 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 their 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. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is in virginia for us. president biden has said democracy itself is at stake in these midterm elections — what does he mean by that?

are people feeling the intensity and importance in these elections? to importance in these elections? trr answer your last question first, there are many voters who do worry about the state of democracy. they tend to be democratic... democrats, although not all, the people who put it at the top of their list but at the very top of most people's list according to the polls and discussions we've had here is the economy, especially high inflation. i think what president biden is referring to is the integrity of the election system, because there are many republican candidates who have question that integrity, they say the presidency was stolen from donald trump in 2020 because of election fraud with a whole movement growing up around that which believes elections are rigged and broken, so there a whole question about how valid it could be and if

there is one candidate who could deny the loss of mr trump getting into office about how they will handle the next one, that is what mr biden means and if you look at how many people are saying that democracy is at risk on both sides, and both republicans and democrats, i think they mean different things, they basically blame the other party for it and i think that republicans, as i mentioned, many are suspicious of the election system because of these unsubstantiated election fraud claims and they are seeing the country change in ways that make them uneasy and i think that adds to it. , ., ~ ., them uneasy and i think that adds to it. lets talk about what is at stake here in terms _ it. lets talk about what is at stake here in terms of— it. lets talk about what is at stake here in terms of the _ it. lets talk about what is at stake here in terms of the actual - here in terms of the actual elections, as biden is not only about an elections, as biden is not only aboutan trump elections, as biden is not only about an trump is not on the ballot but there are some quite important races and it could have significant impact on how effective or ineffective joe biden impact on how effective or ineffectivejoe biden is for the last two years of his term.

ineffective joe biden is for the last two years of his term. yes, that is right- — last two years of his term. yes, that is right. it _ last two years of his term. yes, that is right. it is _ last two years of his term. yes, that is right. it is expected - last two years of his term. yes, that is right. it is expected that| that is right. it is expected that there is a very good chance that the republicans crew to take control of representatives, take back control of the house of representatives, they own these five seats in order to do that and there is much more competition for the senate and there are a number of key races there where candidates are neck and neck so if you look at georgia, pennsylvania, nevada, is quite close in arizona and wisconsin, those are areas where the democrats are fighting in some cases to keep their incumbent in place and in some cases vulnerable ones and the republicans are trying to make sure that they went back to seats, so that is where you'll see a lot of the attention focused in the days actually in terms of who winds. it is not abnormal for the terms of who winds. it is not abnormalfor the president's party

abnormal for the president's party choose abnormalfor the president's party choose a house of congress and and historically it is quite common and it would mean that president biden�*s agenda would be stopped, basically, he would no longer have the ability to pursue his agenda, such as advancing social security payments, taxing the rich in order to pay for it but even all things like climate legislation, policy on ukraine, all of it could change if the republicans take the house and i think waters a bit less usual in this particular round when it comes to the houses of congress as you have a growing wing of hard right candidates on the republican side and if that expands in the house that could be given more divisiveness than there is already as there will be more investigations of democrats of various policy on political issues and some calling for the impeachment of president biden, so i think you can expect that to take or play more of a role thanit that to take or play more of a role than it already has.—

that to take or play more of a role than it already has. thank you very much. joining me now is drjulie norman, associate professor in politics and international relations at university college london. thank you very much. let's start where barbara finished, this question of how common this is. i looked at a graph in the economist magazine last weekend it basically said there are probably only a couple of occasions in the last century since 1902 when you present has not lost control of congress in the midterms and therefore most presidents kind of have to reluctantly get used to governing with a hostile congress, how do you do that as a president? how do you simply try not to be a dead doc? this simply try not to be a dead doc? is you say, it is very common and this is a historical pattern that you normally see in the last two years of the term normally characterised by a bit more gridlock to this is something we've seen in the past and there are different ways that leaders can deal with this, usually

they can anticipate this to some degree so that is one reason why we often see presidents really come out often see presidents really come out of the gate strong, and we saw this with biden trying to get as much legislation through because you know the clock is winding down. you have to play more carefully in the second two years, as they correspond noted, biden will probably be the target of various investigations and whatnot coming out of the house so for him it is trying to keep the key priority is seeing the same degree in the beginning but democrats to keep the senate, which is a big if, they still have some control over appointments, judges, officials, so that will have more leverage but it will be mostly gridlock. aha, that will have more leverage but it will be mostly gridlock. sis. lat that will have more leverage but it will be mostly gridlock.— will be mostly gridlock. a lot of eo - le will be mostly gridlock. a lot of peeple seem — will be mostly gridlock. a lot of peeple seem to _ will be mostly gridlock. a lot of people seem to be _ will be mostly gridlock. a lot of people seem to be less - will be mostly gridlock. a lot of i people seem to be less interested than what it means for the remaining two years of the life of this term

for president and more of what this means for the presidential election campaign in 202a. why are people putting so much weight on this kind of election? this putting so much weight on this kind of election? , . ., , putting so much weight on this kind of election?— of election? this election is really lettin: the of election? this election is really letting the ground _ of election? this election is really letting the ground work— of election? this election is really letting the ground work for- of election? this election is really letting the ground work for 2024' of election? this election is really i letting the ground work for 2024 and doing so in a couple of ways. it will be on biden, whether people like it or not and his approval rating so you needs to not have a red wave happened today to have a shot at projecting. it has loomed large, donald trump, overthis election season and we will probably now a run sooner rather than later so that is hanging over it to see how well the top back candidates doing some of the senate and governor races and the other piece, of course, is the fact that over 300 individuals have outright denied or

questioned the 2020 election result are currently on the ballot at state federal level so these people will be the ones deciding how the votes are administered in 2024 and crucially if and how they are certified so in terms of having to try and avoid a repeat of 2020, they are watching out for what this new group of individuals might mean in terms of the voting situation and what it will be like in 2024. horse what it will be like in 2024. how im ortant what it will be like in 2024. how important could _ what it will be like in 2024. how important could it _ what it will be like in 2024. how important could it be _ what it will be like in 2024. how important could it be for determining ifjoe biden is a candidate next time round? even among people who are forcible to beat donald trump, they might have reservations about the ability for him to do so next time round. yes. him to do so next time round. yes, and joe biden _ him to do so next time round. yes, and joe biden expects _ him to do so next time round. yes, and joe biden expects to _ him to do so next time round. 12s and joe biden expects to lose some seats your but he needs to have not a complete wipe—out. at least within

his own party, to really be a strong front runner for 2024. his own party, to really be a strong front runnerfor 2024. of his own party, to really be a strong front runner for 2024. of course biden himself is still saying that we will still run for election. realistically, in these midterms, if they really go south for democrats, they really go south for democrats, they will really be best for 2024 with or without donald trump on the other side. with or without donald trump on the otherside. it with or without donald trump on the other side. : :, , with or without donald trump on the other side. .., , , ., ., , other side. it could yet get bloody. indeed. lovely _ other side. it could yet get bloody. indeed. lovely to _ other side. it could yet get bloody. indeed. lovely to talk _ other side. it could yet get bloody. indeed. lovely to talk to _ other side. it could yet get bloody. indeed. lovely to talk to you - other side. it could yet get bloody. | indeed. lovely to talk to you again. we will probably — indeed. lovely to talk to you again. we will probably talk _ indeed. lovely to talk to you again. we will probably talk tomorrow, - we will probably talk tomorrow, hopefully with the results. thank you for your time.— hopefully with the results. thank you for your time. thank you. why is ou can you for your time. thank you. why is you can follow _ you for your time. thank you. why is you can follow all _ you for your time. thank you. why is you can follow all the _ you for your time. thank you. why is you can follow all the result - you can follow all the result throughout the night tonight. —— and you can follow all the results and analysis of the us midterm elections with kathy kay and christian fraser on bbc world news tv — from 11.15 pm gmt - and on the bbc news website. they will be on the live page and i hope they will still be smiling by six o'clock tomorrow. there's been condemnation

of comments made by a qatari ambassador to the world cup, who described homosexuality as a �*damage in the mind'. qatar has been heavily criticized over its treatment of lgbtq people, with fan groups vowing to stay away from the tournament. the comments were made in an interview carried out by the german broadcaster zdf, ahead of the world cup, which starts in less than two weeks' time. khalid salman said that being gay was "haram" orforbidden in his religion — and that football fans visiting qatar would have to abide by its rules. we will play you the comments in this hour, not least because get reaction to the interview butjust to say a lot of people find these offensive but he was what he had to say in his own words. for the world cup, a lot of people will be coming here, let's say about gay, the most important question here, everybody we will accept they coming here but they will... they

have to accept our rules here. but in the law. — have to accept our rules here. but in the law, homosexuality is forbidden. it in the law, homosexuality is forbidden.— in the law, homosexuality is forbidden. , ., ., ~ ., forbidden. it is haram, you know what haram _ forbidden. it is haram, you know what haram means? _ forbidden. it is haram, you know what haram means? they - forbidden. it is haram, you know what haram means? they will. forbidden. it is haram, you know| what haram means? they will say forbidden. it is haram, you know- what haram means? they will say why are you drinking? d0 what haram means? they will say why are you drinking?— are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as _ are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as my _ are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as my it _ are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as my it is _ are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as my it is haram. - are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as my it is haram. i - are you drinking? do you think gay is haram as my it is haram. i am . are you drinking? do you think gay i is haram as my it is haram. i am not big muslim — is haram as my it is haram. i am not big muslim but _ is haram as my it is haram. i am not big muslim but it _ is haram as my it is haram. i am not big muslim but it is _ is haram as my it is haram. i am not big muslim but it is haram, - is haram as my it is haram. i am not big muslim but it is haram, why? i big muslim but it is haram, why? because it is damaging the mind. robbiejacques is from nottingham lions fc, nottinghamshire and derbyshire's only lgbtq football club. the club was founded with the intention of providing a safe, sporting environment for people with different sexual and gender orientations. thank you very much for being with us. what do you make of that? what is your reaction to what is said there? do you think it is someone who is bigoted and that is their problem or does it matter? i who is bigoted and that is their problem or does it matter? i think it alwa s problem or does it matter? i think it always matters, _ problem or does it matter? i think it always matters, no _ problem or does it matter? i think it always matters, no matter- problem or does it matter? i think it always matters, no matter what| it always matters, no matter what the circumstances, when you'd get comments on this, it is completely

against what football... and what other countries and continents are fighting against. everybody is fighting against. everybody is fighting against. everybody is fighting against homophobia and foot, it is this cremation in general —— fighting against homophobia in football, it is discrimination in general. they've said it, it isjust ridiculous. i suppose in parts it depends whether those remarks actually represent not just people's individual opinions but whether they represent a kind of state position that will impact how fans are treated when they visit the country. new go into a country like qatar and people do not ask you a passport control what your sexual orientation is but within the country there are rules and laws, but also a way of treating people and showing, being respectfulfor the culture but also for the people

in their country hosting, being respectful of what is for them a different and maybe to a certain extent an alien culture and that is notjust extent an alien culture and that is not just about homosexuality extent an alien culture and that is notjust about homosexuality but how people dress and conduct themselves, whether they drink alcohol, all those types of things.- those types of things. yeah, exactl . those types of things. yeah, exactly. people _ those types of things. yeah, exactly. people are - those types of things. yeah, exactly. people are who i those types of things. yeah, | exactly. people are who they those types of things. yeah, i exactly. people are who they are those types of things. yeah, - exactly. people are who they are and it is not a damage in the mind in the slightest. i think this person needs to go and get themselves educated on human behaviour. saying something like that, you do not know if it is just as personal opinion or the state opinion. but he is in the position he is in and it isjust ridiculous. people need educating. people should agree to —— might be able to be who they are, acts who they are, dress with a r and that is they are, dress with a r and that is the main point needed to get across.

—— be who they are, act like who they are owned dress like who they are. the fan base has parts that need representing and it is essentially like we are being told, no, do not bother coming to what your home country. you will get arrested or beat up in the streets and that is what we are trying to avoid. and it should never be like that. ~ :, avoid. and it should never be like that. ~ ., ., ., ., ., that. what do you... how do you and our that. what do you... how do you and your team-mates _ that. what do you... how do you and your team-mates you _ that. what do you... how do you and your team-mates you about - that. what do you... how do you and your team-mates you about this? i l your team—mates you about this? i guess you will watch the matches but are any of them going? i guess you will watch the matches but are any of them going?— are any of them going? i don't believe anyone _ are any of them going? i don't believe anyone from _ are any of them going? i don't believe anyone from my i are any of them going? i don't l believe anyone from my football are any of them going? i don't - believe anyone from my football team is actually going to qatar. it could be for a multitude of reasons, it could be because they cannot afford it or because they do not want to be

discredited against industry and would want to go with their partners but they cannot do that. i would want to go with their partners but they cannot do that.— but they cannot do that. i wonder if ou think but they cannot do that. i wonder if you think something _ but they cannot do that. i wonder if you think something is _ but they cannot do that. i wonder if you think something is shifting i you think something is shifting within the sport because i do not know enough about football and the politics of football to understand whether this is new but i get a sense that the impression at least that we are heeling from a lot more professional footballers at —— hearing from a lot more professional footballers at the highest level about human rights questions, gay rights questions and there is a greater willingness for people to express a personal opinion and kinda put their head above the parapet. do you get a sense things changing in the sport that perhaps, for a gay man or a gay woman in the past, has not always been a very comfortable place? not always been a very comfortable lace? , :, ~ place? yes, i do feel like the tide is changing _ place? yes, i do feel like the tide is changing in _ place? yes, i do feel like the tide is changing in the _ place? yes, i do feel like the tide is changing in the right _ place? yes, i do feel like the tide is changing in the right way. i place? yes, i do feel like the tide is changing in the right way. as . place? yes, i do feel like the tide i is changing in the right way. as you said, we have professional footballers who are coming out and

saying, i am gay, footballers who are coming out and saying, iam gay, and i am footballers who are coming out and saying, i am gay, and i am a professional footballer, i saying, i am gay, and i am a professionalfootballer, i am saying, i am gay, and i am a professional footballer, i am still the same and i will be here for a long time. it is making big waves. 0ne long time. it is making big waves. one player coming out, then another, then another, so i think within a few years, we will have even more high—profile football players come out and i am really hoping that there will be professional football players from countries like qatar who do come out and say, i am gay, i am ashamed of how my country has been treating people, something needs to change. robbiejokes, thanks robbie jokes, thanks forjoining robbiejokes, thanks forjoining us. ——jakes. it isa it is a blustery afternoon with sunshine and showers, most of them affecting southern and western areas and it won't be quite as windy to the afternoon as we have had of

late. as we moved to the overnight period the area of low pressure pulls its way northwards and the isobars open out so the winds will turn a bit lighter, still fairly breezy and still showers driving and mostly over southern and south—western areas and some might be on the heavy and thundery side. some drier interludes in between and lows of around 4—10 . wednesday, showers in the south, some of them quite heavy but as we move through the afternoon, the wind turns a bit lighter and the showers become fuel with increasing amounts of sunshine but still quite windy and wet for the north and west —— become fewer. temperatures 11—14 but they are set to climb into thursday and friday and it tows exceptionally mild for the time of year. quite wet, very windy in the north and west, driest in the south and east. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

a warning that schools in engalnd face cutting the number of their teachers to save money due to pressures on their budgets. 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. millions of americans head to the polls for crucial midterm elections. at stake: control of both houses of congress. furore over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador and former footballer who's called homosexuality — in his words — "damage in the mind" ding—dong, you are not wrong! and the veteran comedy actor leslie phillips — star of the carry on films — has died at the age of 98. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.

we will reflect further on the story that you have been discussing. less than two weeks until football's most controversial world cup gets underway in qatar, and today that controversy has been fuelled once again. this time, by comments from tournament ambassador khalid salman who said — and i quote — that homosexuality is a result of "damage in the mind" and that fans visiting the gulf state must accept the country's rules. 0rganisers have repeatedly said everyone was welcome in the country for the world cup, but in the interview with german broadcaster zdf, salman said that while gay visitors would be respected but "they have to accept our rules." the interview was cut short by an accompanying official. homosexuality is illegal in qatar. earlier our correspondentjane dougall told me concern has been raised about the safety of fans

traveling for the event, especially lgbtq+ individuals and women. ever since the announcement players and fan groups have raised concerns about the rights of fans going to the event, especially lgbt fans and also women who people say that qatar laws discriminate against. homosexuality is illegal in qatar. captains from nine countries including harry kane of england have said they will be wearing rainbow armbands with the message �*0ne love' in an anti—discrimination campaign. and also fans in germany called for a boycott of the tournament on the weekend and that prompted this interview with the german broadcaster. well, to make matters more uncomfortable for organisers, the man who was president of world

football's governing body when qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010 has said it was a mistake. sepp blatter told swiss newspaper, tages anzeiger, the country is too small for football and the tournament is too big for it. the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 world cups to russia and qatar has been dogged by accusations of widespread corruption, with two investigations launched by swiss prosecutors and the us department ofjustice in 2015. russia and qatar were both effectively cleared by fifa's own investigation in 2017. ben stokes has backed england to "come good" in their t20 semi final 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 teams in the world and we know we are going to come up against a strong team. we're a team that don't tend to focus too much on the opposition, we like to think about the process in which we want to go out there and play our cricket, and we know that if we execute anywhere near where we want to be, then we are a very hard team to beat. it's probably one thing that we have highlighted through this, we know we have not quite made our best performance, but this is where it counts. the billiejean king cup begins in glasgow today. great britain will face kazakhstan this afternoon without emma raducanu who is injured. 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. one of the most fun things to do

in tennis is to have a crowd behind you and they normally lift you even more so, so it will be an equaliser, i think, it will make it tougher for a lot of the people we are playing and i'm looking forward to it. that's all the sport for now. west midlands police says a new approach to knife crime has meant that serious youth violence involving weapons fell by 29% during the month of october compared to the same time last year. the force has focussed new anti—knife patrols on the times of the day in the 57 areas, where trouble has been most frequent. a mother, who's teenage son was killed in a knife fight, isjoining the new police campaign. phil mackie has been out with a patrol. this type of targeted patrol is happening a lot more often in birmingham. i said, "you're acting suspiciously, so i'm coming to speak to you." they're taking place in areas where youth violence is a problem. don't. .. don't lift it. don't lift it, because i don't need your hands going up and down.

so this is the sort of thing they do. here was a guy who was behaving suspiciously. he tried to get away from them. when they tried to talk to him, they've stopped him, searched him — no knife or weapon, but they're still having a conversation with him now. jack barry was 19 when he was murdered in a knife fight last year. we target under 25 violence. this is his mum, sarah. she wants to help with the new campaign in the hope that more lives like jack's won't be lost. she's joining a patrol in the city centre where officers are targeting youth violence and knife crime. jack was killed by an 18—year—old who was jailed for life for murder. but jack was also carrying a knife that day. it kind of raises the spectre, doesn't it, that your son was killed, but he could equally have been the killer in this. yes. and i also think i don't know how i could have coped with that. i mean, iwould have done, because i'm his mum, but... i would have... i would have been mortified.

absolutely mortified had it been the other way. i mean, i still would love... i'd have him back in a heartbeat but, yes, it could so have gone the other way. the new anti youth violence initiative is taking place in places and at times where young people congregate, often after school and college. they've looked at the data and identified 57 hotspots. this is predictive policing. this is precision policing. this is understanding where we're going to get the best effect when we put our officers on patrol, where we know that harm has happened in the past, and therefore we've got an opportunity to prevent the harm happening in the future. we're talking about, often, people carrying knives. young people carrying knives, it's a really big focus of ours. we see real tragedies. it's only one strike each. despite the weather, sarah's had the chance to talk about her experiences during the patrol. she's agreed to be the face of the new campaign. i still get very upset about it. but i can't change anything.

i can't bring him back. so the best i can do is try and make a difference. that's the way i look at it. and i'm doing it forjack. it's his legacy. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. 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. alaa abd el—fattah was a figurehead for political protests during the arab spring but has spent most of the past decade

behind bars. let's talk to khalid abdalla, an actor and activist, who has been speaking up for alaa abd el—fattah. the thanks forjoining us. how worried are you about the threat to his life and the conditions in which he is being kept? brute and the conditions in which he is being kept?— and the conditions in which he is being kept? and the conditions in which he is bein: ket? ~ :, , ., , being kept? we are very worried. his mother is going _ being kept? we are very worried. his mother is going every _ being kept? we are very worried. his mother is going every day _ being kept? we are very worried. his mother is going every day to - being kept? we are very worried. his mother is going every day to try i being kept? we are very worried. his mother is going every day to try and | mother is going every day to try and see if she can get a letter to the prison in which he is being held, that confirms he is alive. he has been on a water strike now three days, after a week of hunger strike following 219 days he has been on hunger strike of different forms, consuming 100 calories or calories

the likelihood of his debt is he will be dead by the end of cop27 if the world leaders who have congregated our not able to insist on his release —— are. have a burning question inside you, if all these world leaders are unable to have him released, a figure who represents that pets world, who was fighting for that better word, —— represents that better world, it was fighting for that better world, with every breath of his, then what chance do we have of saving the lanet? ~ , planet? the prime minister met the resident planet? the prime minister met the president of — planet? the prime minister met the president of egypt _ planet? the prime minister met the president of egypt yesterday. i planet? the prime minister met the president of egypt yesterday. we i president of egypt yesterday. we have not actually heard what was said in that meeting and there is a diplomatic invention that we don't, but... are you surprised by the lack of apparent public pressure in this

case? ., of apparent public pressure in this case? :, ' ' of apparent public pressure in this case? ., ' ' ._ , of apparent public pressure in this case? ., " ., of apparent public pressure in this case? ., " , case? for the 219 days of his hunger strike we have _ case? for the 219 days of his hunger strike we have heard _ case? for the 219 days of his hunger strike we have heard the _ case? for the 219 days of his hunger strike we have heard the same i case? for the 219 days of his hunger strike we have heard the same kind | strike we have heard the same kind of diplomatic words and it is simply not enough. i don't know what more pressure could be put and what we need, we need him alive, and we need him out. and this i think it's one of the great tests, one of the great tests of rishi sunak on his first major diplomatic international event, but of all the other world leaders, as well, and what really terrifies me is that we have heard some of them say they have received assurances, like president macron, and so on, and rishi sunak�*s letter said we might hear something after cop27 but after that, he will be dead, and the only other possibility which is a terrifying one is that he is currently handcuffed to a bed being force fed. that is the only

way of keeping him alive that long. what does that say about the world that we live in? what does that say about what our priorities are? if you want a better world, you have to be able to fight for it freely. which is why human rights are joined by the hip to climate justice. and thatis by the hip to climate justice. and that is why you see the best of us who are really fighting, amongst the congregation of world leaders, i really hope that for our planet as well as for him, can do what is necessary. ibis well as for him, can do what is necessary-— well as for him, can do what is necessa . ~ , ., ., ~ necessary. as for the cop27 taking lace in necessary. as for the cop27 taking place in egypt. _ necessary. as for the cop27 taking place in egypt. this— necessary. as for the cop27 taking place in egypt, this is _ necessary. as for the cop27 taking place in egypt, this is part - necessary. as for the cop27 taking place in egypt, this is part of i necessary. as for the cop27 taking place in egypt, this is part of the i place in egypt, this is part of the normalising of relationships now with the egyptian regime, so how uneasy are you about that? in a senseit uneasy are you about that? in a sense it is real politic, governments change, but isolation does not appear to make a lot of difference to countries. is engagement the only way you actually

get any change even if that change is sometimes frustratingly incremental? ibis is sometimes frustratingly incremental?— is sometimes frustratingly incremental? �* , ., , , ., ., is sometimes frustratingly incremental? a ., i, ., ., incremental? as an egyptian, and as someone british, _ incremental? as an egyptian, and as someone british, what _ incremental? as an egyptian, and as someone british, what i _ incremental? as an egyptian, and as someone british, what i see - incremental? as an egyptian, and as someone british, what i see is i incremental? as an egyptian, and as someone british, what i see is that i someone british, what i see is that we have the possibility to be better people and better nations, and together right now the world of real politic as you put it is completely overtaking us and is taking us to our doom. this cop27 is sponsored by coca—cola. that tells you a lot about where the priorities are and where the money is what the focus is. egypt is in the heart of the fossil fuel region of the world. the people who are fighting for the better world, who inspired the world in 2011, they are languishing in prison. now, the uk which is a free country, supposedly, has the ability

to stand up for the better world, i'm here currently in london able to say everything that i am, and his sister is bravely in cop27 right now and she just gave an absolutely stunning speech which was disrupted by members of the egyptian parliament. it tells you all you need to know. this is a question not just for you as a egyptian or a british person, it is a question for everyone, how do we fight for a better world? as she put it beautifully in her speech, alaa abd el—fattah is not in prison because of a bogus charge put on him for sharing a facebook post about a fellow prisoner who had been tortured, he is in prison because he makes people believe that it is possible to fight for a better world and that the better world is possible, and that is a question to everyone who is looking at me right now on their screens or their

cameras or their phones, what can we do to make that world possible? because if we don't, as the cop27 climate conference is telling us, we will as a planet be finished. brute climate conference is telling us, we will as a planet be finished.- will as a planet be finished. we can look back now, _ will as a planet be finished. we can look back now, a _ will as a planet be finished. we can look back now, a decade _ will as a planet be finished. we can look back now, a decade since i will as a planet be finished. we can look back now, a decade since the l look back now, a decade since the events that were called the arab spring, which most countries, sadly, it did not turn out that way, and tunisia, the one country that appeared to make a permanent transition, at least a significant one, to a functioning multiparty democracy, that has vanished again, or appears to have vanished again under the leadership of a strongman, a strong individual as he perceives himself, so how do you feel about that? you were involved in raising the world's eyes to what was happening in your part of the middle east and you are also one of those who was amongst the most outspoken

public voices for getting an effective multiparty democracy in egypt and more importantly, a free media, and now some people say, not much has changed from the dark days under president mubarak. brute much has changed from the dark days under president mubarak.— under president mubarak. we are in dark da s under president mubarak. we are in dark days right _ under president mubarak. we are in dark days right now _ under president mubarak. we are in dark days right now but _ under president mubarak. we are in dark days right now but if _ under president mubarak. we are in dark days right now but if you i under president mubarak. we are in dark days right now but if you are i dark days right now but if you are fighting for something of the scale for what we were fighting for in 2011 and are clearly still fighting for now, you have to understand it was a multi—generational battle. my grandfather and my father were both political prisoners at one stage in their lives. if you look at the civil rights movement, if you look at the fight for women's rights and the vote, these are not things that work solved in ten years, five years, or in one battle, these were things that developed as a result of the continued fight of generation after generation after generation. if you go, oh well, we did that and it did not work out, let's go and

sit back at home, nothing will happen. here we are facing the scale of the issues around climate justice and climate change and the climate emergency, it is a continued battle. 0ne emergency, it is a continued battle. one of the unfortunate situations that you have if you are from the arab world is that you are at the intersection of this. it makes your battle particularly hard but all the more essential. the next book is called, you have not yet been defeated. that is a message to everyone. he may think, there's a question, you think what does the title mean, the word yet, maybe it is the feeling of the in 2011, were defeated for a moment, but you elsewhere have not yet been defeated. so what are you doing for all of us? our struggles are absolutely connected.- all of us? our struggles are absolutely connected. one last ruestion. absolutely connected. one last question. you _ absolutely connected. one last question. you are _ absolutely connected. one last question. you are in _

absolutely connected. one last question. you are in this i absolutely connected. one last i question. you are in this country playing a fictional representation of a real character who was in the car crash with princess diana more than 25 years ago, and this is not really a direct question about that but i'm interested about your thoughts given that you are doing that now, does drama have a responsibility in how it represents historical events? 0ne responsibility in how it represents historical events? one of the tools with which i noticed in egypt and other countries and maybe it happens here, drama is used sometimes as a way of rewriting the past.— way of rewriting the past. well, it can become _ way of rewriting the past. well, it can become a _ way of rewriting the past. well, it can become a depends _ way of rewriting the past. well, it can become a depends if - way of rewriting the past. well, it can become a depends if you i way of rewriting the past. well, it can become a depends if you do i way of rewriting the past. well, it | can become a depends if you do it with responsibility or not. i was asked about the events of 9/11 and about iraq and afghanistan, and i take my work very seriously in terms of the responsibilities that i bear, whether it is to the events or to cultures, or to moments in history, but if you want to speak about my role as dodi, he is someone whose

nickname has been on people's lips for the last 25 years but when you asked people, what did he sounds like question but what else do you know about him? they will say very little. he was barely mourned. and yet we have been talking about him for 25 years. that absence of knowing anything about him is in itself a fiction. and i'm incredibly proud that in my involvement in the crown which has delved deep into him and his family is partly revisiting and his family is partly revisiting and to this moment, a huge cultural trauma, something which still exists for us, a wound we remember deeply, what i have witnessed is that that is being dealt with with absolute

respect and love and honouring them specifically but also honouring our sense of story and how we revisit things and how we return to them and what they mean to us. and so i find that i'm hopefully bringing to the role of dodi as i see that the crown is, the same kind of respect and honouring that i have in other that i've done whether it is about 9/11 or iraq or afghanistan or egypt. thanks forjoining us. thank you for speaking to us especially about khalid salman who is currently on hunger strike. thanks for your time. —— especially about alaa abd el—fattah who is currently on hunger strike.

protestors are causing disruption for a second day on the m25. activists from thejust stop 0il group climbed gantries at several places and closed the dartford tunnel for a time — causing queues for miles. the metropolitan police said 16 protesters were arrested this morning in a joint operation with neighbouring forces. italian archaeologists have unearthed bronze statues believed to have been buried for more than two thousand years. more than 20 ancient roman statues were lifted from mud beneath thermal baths in the town of san casciano dei bagni in tuscany, 160 kilometers north of rome. the statues were covered by almost 6,000 bronze, silver and gold coins. experts say the bronzes are in excellent condition, thanks to the hot muddy waters that helped to preserve them. the veteran actor leslie phillips has died at the age of 98. he spent eight decades in the entertainment industry and was known for his roles in the carry on films and more recently as the voice of the sorting hat in the harry potter series. his wife said she lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman. sarah campbell looks

back at his life. # take a look at me #. hello. # take a look at me #. he was the rake, the cad, the bounder, the ladies man... ..and awfully funny. hi, girls. i'm available. 0h! mr bell? ding—dong, you're not wrong. this way, please. his comic technique was developed in the theatre, but it worked just as well in three early carry on films, on television and on radio. surely i don't have to go to bye—byes? the navy lark ran for 18 years from 1959. with our three stars, - stephen murray, john pertwee and leslie phillips. upa bit. to me. to you. think of a number and double it. the man most likely to, one of a string of hit west end comedies, lasted four years. he starred in it and directed it and made a lot of money. it was an enormous hit.

it turned into the biggest hit i've ever had, even though it was crucified by the critics. and i did it over 2,000 times. despite the posh accent, he'd been born a cockney. he'd become a child actor to help his poverty stricken mum after his father died when he was ten. his success reflected his drive, as well as his talent, but he felt he'd become typecast. ijust seemed to fit those sort of roles. it was... i mean, it was marvellous, really, to get those sort of roles, and they seemed important then. it was only later that i realised i was getting into a kind of a rut. i'm sorry to know that kenya will be losing you. in his mid—50s, leslie phillips reinvented himself as a serious actor. if i were in a hole, you'd be the sort of chap i'd turn to. for the next 30 years he played a succession of character parts and cameo roles. not so much a hole, let's say, more of a... ..crossroads. he was an immensely

accomplished actor. well, just think of it, the whole week together in... ...separate rooms. but for many, he'll always remain... ding dong. ..the outrageous womaniser with a twinkle in his eye. oh, you sexy beast. actor leslie phillips, who's died at the age of 98. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. a pretty stormy night over southern and western areas with gale force wind and rain which spread through and that has left everyone in a regime of sunshine and blustery showers but quite a bit of sunshine around especially in central and eastern areas, but it is low pressure continuing to dominate the scene, sitting to the north west of scotland, quite a few isobars, but the low pulls away and the isobars will open out overnight and although it stays busy won't be as windy as

it stays busy won't be as windy as it has been. some dry spells in central and eastern areas but showers continuing in more southern and western areas and in the north and western areas and in the north and western areas and in the north and west of scotland. temperatures from around 4—10, so a little bit lower than what we had the previous night. as we head into wednesday morning, a breezy start, good spells of sunshine around but also if few showers to the morning, shower activity eases down a bit is the low pressure starts to pull away and the wind is not a strong, although breezy, you won't be quite as gusty as it has been of late. these are the mean wind speeds and the strongest in the north—west of scotland. where we will also have most of the showers for the highlands and islands. temperature —wise, 11—15, so feeling a bit fresher and the air source coming in from the west but as we move into thursday and friday, high pressure starts to build in over the near continent and it tries to keep the weather fronts at bay but with the air source coming in from the subtropical attitudes it will feel extremely mild for the time of year,

thursday and friday, with very mild nights to come. you can see from the deep orange colours. i breezy even a windy day, in the north and the west with gales, closer to weather fronts it will stay cloudy here with low cloud and mist and back and drizzle affecting western hills. best of any brightness in the south east but look at the temperatures, even where it is windy and cloudy, up to 17—18 so well above the average for this time of year, and a similar story on friday, maybe a bit more in the way of sunshine, it stays cloudy for scotland and northern ireland, where the rain, some of it quite heavy in the rain, some of it quite heavy in the north west of scotland and it remains windy but look at the temperatures, mid to high for most. as we head into the weekend, not quite as smart, a lot of dry weather on saturday but turning more unsettled, wetter and windier in the west later on sunday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... a warning that schools in england face cutting the number of their teachers to save money due to 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. millions of americans head to the polls for crucial midterm elections — at stake: control of both houses of congress.

furore over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador and former footballer who's called homosexuality "damage in the mind". ding—dong, you are not wrong! and the veteran comedy actor leslie phillips — star of the carry on films — has died at the age of 98. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. many headteachers in england say they may have to cut the number of teaching staff — because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers union found two thirds of its members said

they'll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. the government says it is giving schools an extra four billion pounds in funding this year. 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 a 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. this school won�*t put up the school meal price. family budgets are already squeezed. parents know it�*s 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 by doing 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's 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, 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. sally maddisonjoins us sally maddison joins us now in nottingham where the school is based. thank you for breaking off

from the school day to give us some insight into this. let�*s start with your school first to avoid any misunderstandings of anyone watching the people often watch the tv while they are doing something else. you�*re not a position where you fear of having to make any staff redundant, is that right? thankfully, the moment, we are not any position we have to look at the hard decisions and they are coming, and i know they are coming for so many schools but at the moment your hopefully at least 0k many schools but at the moment your hopefully at least ok on that front because the last thing we ever want to do is reduce staff. it is to do is reduce staff. it is something _ to do is reduce staff. it is something within - to do is reduce staff. it is something within your. to do is reduce staff. it is something within your power as a school is you can make, if you have to, those decisions? you do have the freedom, if you like, to decide on things like staff— pupil ratio. ibis freedom, if you like, to decide on things like staff— pupil ratio. figs 5; things like staff- pupil ratio. as a “unior things like staff- pupil ratio. as a junior school. _ things like staff- pupil ratio. as a junior school, if _ things like staff- pupil ratio. as a junior school, if you _ things like staff— pupil ratio. is —. junior school, if you have infants in your school, it slightly different but what you never ever want to do is have a class of 60 children because we are do you make

the cuts? is it a teacher and then you have a mass of overcast where you have a mass of overcast where you cannot continue? do you lose a valuable ta who is working with a child who then goes on to start failing? you can make the decision but they are absolutely impossible decisions to make. white might use ta, teaching assistant, some reports suggest that as the area where head teachers are likely to cut first, do you understand the choice, if given, that that is the one people sometimes have to make? some schools are different —— every school is different but you have to look at where you could possibly make savings but again it is so... teaching assistants are notjust outed a reading with children, they with vulnerable children and help support all those catch up meetings that we talk about after covid. it has to be the very last thing that head teachers want to do. abs,

has to be the very last thing that head teachers want to do. b. lat has to be the very last thing that head teachers want to do. a lot of teachin: head teachers want to do. a lot of teaching assistants _ head teachers want to do. a lot of teaching assistants come - head teachers want to do. a lot of teaching assistants come into i head teachers want to do. a lot of teaching assistants come into the | teaching assistants come into the classroom because they have had kids and gone through the period and are looking for something else in life or they still have kids but they are a bit older with more time so a lot of real—world experience of parenting being brought to the classroom may be some of the full—time teaching staff sometimes are a bit younger. are full-time teaching staff sometimes are a bit younger.— are a bit younger. are teaching assistants _ are a bit younger. are teaching assistants are _ are a bit younger. are teaching assistants are so _ are a bit younger. are teaching assistants are so highly - are a bit younger. are teaching assistants are so highly skilled | are a bit younger. are teaching - assistants are so highly skilled and they bring so much to the school as do our teachers, it is not one of the other —— one or the other, you have to bring both. the other -- one or the other, you have to bring both.— the other -- one or the other, you have to bring both. what impact is inflation having _ have to bring both. what impact is inflation having at _ have to bring both. what impact is inflation having at the _ have to bring both. what impact is inflation having at the moment? i inflation having at the moment? the cost of inflation having at the moment? he cost of living is having an impact on everybody, let's be honest, an impact on families which then puts pressure on their finances and means as a school we are trying to support them with food banks or with more help the trip so we are trying to find the money and are part to make sure children are not missing out on for a school budget perspective, if i'm honest, keeps me awake a bit at

night because i'm worried about what is to come because our paper costs have doubled, a heating... x�*t�*aur have doubled, a heating... your --aer have doubled, a heating... your paper costs _ have doubled, a heating... your paper costs have _ have doubled, a heating... your paper costs have doubled? and what sort of period. paper costs have doubled? and what sort of period-— sort of period. three or four months- _ sort of period. three or four months- if _ sort of period. three or four months. if you _ sort of period. three or four months. if you think - sort of period. three or four months. if you think of - sort of period. three or four months. if you think of a . sort of period. three or four. months. if you think of a ream sort of period. three or four- months. if you think of a ream of paper, say it was £4 and five reams, it is now £10, £12 and it is the small costs like art which, on paper, do not sound a lot but if you're ordering reams and reams, it becomes unmanageable. 1 you're ordering reams and reams, it becomes unmanageable.— you're ordering reams and reams, it becomes unmanageable. i suppose it is those sort — becomes unmanageable. i suppose it is those sort of _ becomes unmanageable. i suppose it is those sort of course _ becomes unmanageable. i suppose it is those sort of course that, - becomes unmanageable. i suppose it is those sort of course that, to - becomes unmanageable. i suppose it is those sort of course that, to be - is those sort of course that, to be fair to government, you could not have predicted for the question is, in a period where the next budgets are being fixed now for what will be the budgets after april, you must be a bit worried about having to make the books balance and also the fact that inflation will continue for a few months more, even the most optimistic projections put the inflation rate only slowing and even

going up for most of next year, presumably that means that in real terms you could be facing a cut next year even if on paper you end up with exactly the same amount of money as you had in this financial year. money as you had in this financial ear. ~ , ,., y money as you had in this financial ear. ~ , ,., , ., �* money as you had in this financial ear. , ., �* ~' money as you had in this financial ear. �* , , ., �* ~' ., year. absolutely and we're kind of thinkina year. absolutely and we're kind of thinkin: of year. absolutely and we're kind of thinking of the _ year. absolutely and we're kind of thinking of the abortive _ year. absolutely and we're kind of thinking of the abortive and - thinking of the abortive and re—predicted say a 10% — 20% rise in certain elements but it's got even higher than our highest prediction which is happening across the whole country but for me, as a head teacher, and having to think very carefully about how i still ensure my children, and i know a lot of head teachers are, but that we give the best education for the children because it has to come back to them and be what is best for the children so we work our socks off to make sure that it does not affect the children but ultimately it keeps going up the way it does, it will, in the end, really have an impact. let me ask you a stupid question and feel free to tell me it is a stupid question but i will give it a go, i

spoke to one local authority, i think in derby, and they said a politician, they took charge of derby council and discovered derby was using four different kinds of photocopier which meant they had to get four different kinds of printer ink and four different kinds of this and that, and in other words it was and that, and in other words it was a ridiculously uneconomic way and they ended up simplifying all of that, nottingham is a big city, there are lots of schools, do you think there is enough collaboration in terms of back—office functions, in terms of back—office functions, in terms of even thinking of things like buying paper? even though all paper is coming up, you guys are cooperating and buying collectively, does enough of that happen right now? ., , , ., does enough of that happen right now? ., i, now? from my personal perspective, i have incredible _ now? from my personal perspective, i have incredible links _ now? from my personal perspective, i have incredible links with _ now? from my personal perspective, i have incredible links with all _ now? from my personal perspective, i have incredible links with all the - have incredible links with all the different schools. we genuinely do have an amazing business manager who is constantly working his socks off

to make sure that happens so from my perspective, i don't see anything more we can do in that sense but i do not know about other schools. white make the bottom line is the public purse as there is nowhere else for it to come from? absolutely and it's an impossible situation, i cannot say, sitting here, where it should come from or how it is because i know everyone stretched, it is just my priority is school because that is where i am out with it but i know it is an impossible situation, impossible forfamilies, situation, impossible for families, government, situation, impossible forfamilies, government, everyone and ijust think we need to make sure that we are seeing which elements really we need to prioritise to make sure we are not failing the future of tomorrow. sirjohn sherbrookejunior school headteacher, sally maddison. there's been condemnation of comments made by a qatari ambassador to the world cup, who described homosexuality as a �*damage in the mind'.

qatar has been heavily criticised over its treatment of lgbtq people, with fan groups vowing to stay away from the tournament. the comments were made in an interview carried out by the german broadcaster zdf, ahead of the world cup, which starts in less than two weeks' time. khalid salman said that being gay was �*haram' orforbidden in his country — and that football fans visiting qatar would have to abide by its rules. 0ur sports news reporter jane dougall says the scandal comes extremely close to the start of the world cup. just 13 days to go and it is the former international qatar player khalid salman who is now an ambassadorfor the world khalid salman who is now an ambassador for the world cup khalid salman who is now an ambassadorfor the world cup making these comments, he was asked about homosexuality by a german broadcaster because being gay is illegal in the conservative muslim country and they said they have to accept our rules there because being

homosexual is haram, being asked why, saying it is haram, or forbidden, because it is damaging the mind. the interview was then immediately stopped by an accompanying official. ever since the announcement that qatar would be hosting the world cup 12 years ago, players and fan groups from around the world have raised concerns over the world have raised concerns over the rights of supporters travelling to the event, particularly lgbt fans because punishments for homosexuality can raise from fines to the —— range from fines to the death sentence. high profile player such as england's harry kane have said they will wear armbands with rainbow colours and one love in a anti—dissemination campaign but there have been calls of boycotts just the day before wales announces their squad and england will do so on thursday. sepp blatter has claimed it was a mistake to award the world cup to qatar but he says because it was too small to stage

the huge tournament but he has said this before, and itjust adds to the controversy of the awarding of the tournament because it is on the eve, really, all of it. particularly when it had to the winter because of the high temperature is in summer and because of their record on human rights issues and treatment of migrant workers but at the time, blatter was a big supporter of the bidder, so this is a huge admission. qatar has been approached for comment but there has been no response thus far. there've been more allegations of bullying against the cabinet office minister, sir gavin williamson. he's reported to have told a civil servant to slit their throat and jump out of a window, when he was defence secretary. that was reported by the guardian newspaper overnight. the person who made the allegations said they kept a diary and reported them informally to the head of hr at the ministry of

defence but that they decided against making a formal complaint. sir gavin denies bullying. meanwhile, he's been reported to the parliamentary watchdog over messages he sent to the former chief whip wendy morton. 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 lis truss or from the double standards and approach that borisjohnson took and one deal for his mates that borisjohnson took, and, instead, it really looks like we've 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. that was yvette cooper, not daisy cooper, apologies to both of them.

business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning's cabinet meeting. asi as i say, i do not know the details of that, i will wait for them to investigate it.— of that, i will wait for them to investigate it. are you concerned about this? _ investigate it. are you concerned about this? the _ investigate it. are you concerned about this? the allegations? - investigate it. are you concerned about this? the allegations? as| investigate it. are you concerned i about this? the allegations? as you know, about this? the allegations? as you know. there — about this? the allegations? as you know. there is _ about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a _ about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a process _ about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a process going - about this? the allegations? as you know, there is a process going on. i know, there is a process going on. that was grant shapps keeping it brief. 0ur political correspondent matt cole gave us this update. it's not just it's notjust the latest it's not just the latest allegations that emerge from these reports that sir gavin said to a civil servant they should slit your throat and another to jump from a window whilst sir gavin completely rejects the claims of bullying that are targeted around these claims, it does not actually reject having used that form of word but it is notjust that claim, there are claims as well that came out over the weekend that

during the brief time as prime minister of liz truss, sir gavin sent aggressive texts to the then chief whip windy morton which resulted in a complaint being made to conservative central office and the process that has triggered seems to be taking some time hence today the original complaint about those text messages being sent now to the parliamentary watchdog, the independent complaints and grievance scheme and that is not something that happens swiftly, and therefore while this lingers around, questions remain both about sir gavin williamson and indeed about rishi sunak, the prime minister'sjudgment as we hearfrom sunak, the prime minister'sjudgment as we hear from the likes of yvette cooper about the judgment of rishi sunak and putting them back in a cabinet position now rishi sunak we understand from downing street still has four confidence in sir gavin but we do understand they consider these complaints to be serious but are waiting to see the outcome of the

proper processes before hearing from them further but these do not seem to be being resolved any time soon. he made his reputation as a useful man to have around. chief whip and let it be known this keep a pet tarantula on his desk as chief whip. the image has always been an interesting one but i wonder what it is that makes it so apparently indispensable that having been sacked twice, he has been brought back for a third time. yell my guess, back in the cabinet but the exact measure and detail of the role he is fulfilling seems to still be worked upon, and that i think underlines therefore it not being quite clear that he is important in and of itself —— like his importance in and of itself or the duties we will be fulfilling but he was very much an enforcer around parliament,

chief whip and a man who by their very nature of the job learns mp secrets and hold their hands and encourages them to vote perhaps sometimes a new way of whips with more force than some would normally consider, and the way things happen every day life, theirjob is to look after discipline within the party, he had a very tough and firm reputation but as for these claims of bullying, others who work with him have contacted the bbc to say the picture being painted of him in these bullying allegations is not these bullying allegations is not the man they know and they've not had experience of that but certainly you are right, he has a reputation of being a tough character, certainly the tone of the text messages sent to windy morton are described as being aggressive. he spoke about there being a price for everything and not to push about when he was making complaints to her about the mp5 who would be selected to attend the queen's funeral, being

unhappy that people who were not supportive of liz truss in the leadership contest had not been included in that list but there is aggressive messages have now landed two separate complaints about the same text message but we could be looking at quite some time before the resolution is found. at the un's climate conference in sharm el—sheikh in egypt, to million pounds has been estimated as the course to try to mitigate by the change. —— back to trillion pounds. that figure is extraordinary. to trillion, 2 million million. we should deconstruct it. they are not saying all of that should come from developing world, they say that will

be the total bill. —— that figure is extraordinary, two trillion, two million million. we should deconstruct that, they are not single that should come from developing countries, they are saying that should be the total bill. the impact of climate change will become more severe over time, and also there is an idea of loss and damage which is a big theme of the conference. they are saying some funds will have to come from the countries themselves, businesses in those countries and the private sector around the world. there need to be mechanisms to draw in the private finance. there is a big discussion led by the prime minister of barbados who says we need to change the architecture of international finance to make it easier for developing nations to borrow at low interest rates to fund a base, which would take a lot of the burden away from direct transfers of money from the developed world. european union commission ursula von der leyen restated the importance of developed nations realising they have a moral commitment to helping the developing world adapt. i spoke to nicola sturgeon a couple of minutes ago and she said exactly the same, scotland has put money towards loss and damage, one of the first countries to do so, and she says it is time for other

developed countries to do the same. in the united states... americans have started voting in the crucial midterm elections — which will decide who controls the two houses of the us congress. the house of representatives is the lower house and the senate — the upper house — which revises legislation. there are 100 senators and each one serves six—year terms. for the past two years — the democratic party has controlled both house and senate — allowing president biden to pass the laws he wants. but if either the house or senate — or both — are controlled by the republicans — the president's agenda is likely to be blocked. the campaign in these elections has been dominated by issues such as the cost of living, abortion rights, immigration and crime. former president trump

has been campaigning for the republicans and he's made it clear he's very likely to run again for the white house in two years time. donald trump said we will make an announcement next tuesday, hinted at it, he has been largely silent, which he elected to adopt after he lost the white house and when he retired to his home in florida. he would decide, we believe, next tuesday, whether or not we will announce a run for the white house in as full he is officially saying he wants to run but there is a great

impression inside the... 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington. 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 6th, 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 their 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. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. joining us now is chris carman, professor of citizenship at the university of glasgow. effectively campaigning on something hugely important but not the most pressing issue that most voters are focused on this year.— focused on this year. absolutely. the midterms _ focused on this year. absolutely. the midterms are _ focused on this year. absolutely. the midterms are usually - focused on this year. absolutely. | the midterms are usually thought focused on this year. absolutely. . the midterms are usually thought of being the referendum on the president's party so usually you look at presidential popularity and state of the economy. the results of these elections are that they are trying to be foremost in the

majority of voter mine so if we look at people who lean toward republicans, the economy, inflation, and crime are the big issues that they identify and it is with democrats abortion. and not having a sense of the economy. and not having a sense of the economy-— and not having a sense of the econom . ., ., , economy. the fact that most of these midterm elections, _ economy. the fact that most of these midterm elections, these _ economy. the fact that most of these midterm elections, these for- economy. the fact that most of these midterm elections, these for the - midterm elections, these for the past century, the president was my party has gone lacking. you past century, the president was my party has gone lacking.— past century, the president was my party has gone lacking. you have to co party has gone lacking. you have to to back to party has gone lacking. you have to go back to 1914 _ party has gone lacking. you have to go back to 1914 before _ party has gone lacking. you have to go back to 1914 before that - party has gone lacking. you have to go back to 1914 before that was - go back to 1914 before that was certainly since world war ii, the average is that the president party

loses 28 seats in the house at about four seats in the senate, so if the average holds, then we would expect that the democrats would lose both the house and the senate, that is if the house and the senate, that is if the senate is a bit more on a knife edge with several crucial key races, pennsylvania, georgia, arizona being the ones we are watching to see how it goes but it is not looking particularly good for the democrat in terms of the house. the republicans only to pick up five or six seats to take control of the house. white michael's reply watching going, he others complaint quite often, was a british journalists are too obsessed with american politics, they over inflate the significance of us politics to this part of the world and other parts of the world, and they underplay the importance of other democracies like india, for example, in terms of how they report them, up

at glasgow, how do you counter that when people make that comment or is it fair comment? do we? we've lived through the american century, are we not in the american century any more and your kind of deal fixated on something that is no longer the power that it once was in the world? there is obviously a good argument for the _ there is obviously a good argument for the fact— there is obviously a good argument for the fact that we need to look across_ for the fact that we need to look across different types of democracies and by doing so we understand more of the characteristics of our own democracy by being _ characteristics of our own democracy by being able to generalise. the one reason _ by being able to generalise. the one reason you _ by being able to generalise. the one reason you look at american cases and say— reason you look at american cases and say that— reason you look at american cases and say that as worthwhile as there does seem — and say that as worthwhile as there does seem to be a contagion effect from american politics so the sort of cultural— from american politics so the sort of cultural wars issue and those sorts _ of cultural wars issue and those sorts of— of cultural wars issue and those sorts of things, we can see them going _ sorts of things, we can see them going over— sorts of things, we can see them going over into other countries and we see _ going over into other countries and we see other countries in more authoritarian leaders adopting some

of the _ authoritarian leaders adopting some of the more trumpian tactics so we have _ of the more trumpian tactics so we have to _ of the more trumpian tactics so we have to understand what is going on in america _ have to understand what is going on in america to better understand wherever— in america to better understand wherever we happen to be, i think there _ wherever we happen to be, i think there are — wherever we happen to be, i think there are some argument for looking at the _ there are some argument for looking at the value — there are some argument for looking at the value of the american cases. the two _ at the value of the american cases. the two parties traditionally in your system, and the reason there are only to us because they have been astonishingly effective at being giant coalitions, so people in the democratic party in the 60s, you could have liberal democrats in the north who were pro—civil rights, very socially aware, then southern democrats who are anything but what they somehow got along and made it work. i see you've got a cushion, when worlds collide, in the corner of the screen next to you, it does feel a bit like that has happened to american politics, the polarisation has become so extraordinarily bitter

that kind of working across the arm that kind of working across the arm that president lyndonjohnson or ronald reagan would sit down with timpani all over a whiskey and would find that all alien. is that a period of history we've seen before that will pass or do you worry about the kind of way that the parties have changed? again there are plenty of reasons to wor and again there are plenty of reasons to worry and this _ again there are plenty of reasons to worry and this goes _ again there are plenty of reasons to worry and this goes back— again there are plenty of reasons to worry and this goes back to - again there are plenty of reasons to worry and this goes back to the - worry and this goes back to the previous question about the contagion effect. the acrimony in american politics right now is striking. if we look at what is called effective polarisation, the extent to which people from one side do not like people from the other side, it is notjust disagreement but actively don't like or are afraid of, and that is at the highest levels we have ever seen in an american sense of politics, and it is notjust the general population but the political

leadership. there is a question of which one is leading the other but setting that aside, political leaders do not sit down, there are famous examples of democrats and republicans being friends despite the fact they would disagree with each other but we don't see that any more. and in some ways that is what joe biden tries to harken back to in his early days in the senate, when he would meet with people from the opposite side but that doesn't happen to the extent that it used to. so the two sides do not trust each other any more. there are questions about whether or not they are even willing to strike the sorts of compromises that have to be struck in order to move ahead policy. 0ne struck in order to move ahead policy. one of the tactics that seems to be the case and seems to be what is going to happen, if the republicans take the house and possibly the senate, we will look for a lot of obstructionist policies

and action and a lot of investigations so the republicans in the house have already written letters to the fbi and the department ofjustice letters to the fbi and the department of justice saying letters to the fbi and the department ofjustice saying they are coming for you, we're going to have investigations into the handling of the mar—a—lago raid and those kind of things, so it is the willingness to work together, that does not seem to exist any more and thatis does not seem to exist any more and that is highly worrying. the does not seem to exist any more and that is highly worrying.— that is highly worrying. the checks and balances _ that is highly worrying. the checks and balances of _ that is highly worrying. the checks and balances of the _ that is highly worrying. the checks and balances of the us _ that is highly worrying. the checks | and balances of the us constitution kind of depend upon it, don't they? they do. for kind of depend upon it, don't they? the do. ., ., ., ., ., they do. for now, thanks for 'oining us. they do. for now, thanks for 'oining hopefully— they do. for now, thanks for 'oining hopefully wet they do. for now, thanks for 'oining us. hopefully we willfi they do. for now, thanks for 'oining us. hopefully we will talk_ they do. for now, thanks forjoining us. hopefully we will talk again. - and you can follow all the results and analysis of the us midterm elections with kathy kay and christian fraser on bbc world news tv — from 23:15 gmt — and on the bbc news website. we will be watching to see whether

those smiles are as broad at six o'clock in the morning as they are at 1115. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. a blustery afternoon with sunshine and showers and most of the showers affecting more southern and western areas and it is not going to be quite as windy through the afternoon as we have had of late. as we move through the overnight period, the area of low pressure pulls its way northwards and the isobars open out slightly so the winds will turn a bit lighter, still fairly breezy and still some showers, most of them over southern and south—western areas and some of these on the heavy and thundery side but some dry interludes in between. wednesday, we begin with showers in the south, some of them are heavier, but as we move through the afternoon, the winds turn a bit lighter and the showers become fewer with increasing amounts of sunshine but still quite windy and wet for the north and west of scotland. temperatures 11—15 but those temperatures are set to climb into thursday and friday when it

turns exceptionally mild for the time of year. quite wet, very windy in the north and west, driest to the south and east. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a warning that schools in engalnd face cutting the number of their teachers to save money due to pressures on their budgets. furore over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador and former footballer who's called homosexuality — in his words — "damage in the mind". government minister sir gavin williamson is referred to parliament's bullying watchdog over abusive messages sent to a colleague. millions of americans head to the polls for crucial midterm elections — at stake: control of both houses of congress. and the veteran comedy

actor leslie phillips — star of the carry on films — has died at the age of 98. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. less than two weeks until football's most controversial world cup gets underway in qatar and today that controversy has been fuelled once again. this time, by comments from tournament ambassador khalid salman, who said — and i quote — that homosexuality is a result of "damage in the mind" and that fans visiting the gulf state must accept the country's rules. organizers have repeatedly said everyone was welcome in the country for the world cup, but in the interview with german broadcaster zdf, salman said that while gay visitors would be respected but, "they have to accept our rules."

the interview was cut short by an accompanying official. homosexuality is illegal in qatar. earlier our correspondent jne dougall told me concern has been raised about the safety of fans traveling for the event, especially lgbtq+ individuals and women. ever since the announcement that qatar would stage the world cup 12 years ago, players and fan groups have raised concerns about the rights of fans going to the event, especially lgbt fans and also women who people say that qatar laws discriminate against. homosexuality is illegal in qatar. captains from nine leading countries including harry kane of england have said they will be wearing rainbow armbands with the message '0ne love' in an anti—discrimination campaign. and also fans in stadiums in germany called for

a boycott of the tournament on the weekend and that prompted this interview with the german broadcaster. well, to make matters more uncomfortable for organisers, the man who was president of world football's governing body when qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010, has said it was a mistake. sepp blatter told swiss newspaper tages anzeiger, the country is too small for football and the tournament is too big for it. the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 world cups to russia and qatar has been dogged by accusations of widespread corruption, with two investigations launched by swiss prosecutors and the us department ofjustice in 2015. russia and qatar were both effectively cleared by fifa's own investigation in 2017. ben stokes has backed england to "come good" in their t20 semi final 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 their�*s 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 teams in the world and we know we are going to come up against a strong team. we're a team that don't tend to focus too much on the opposition, we like to think about the process in which we want to go out there and play our cricket, and we know that if we execute anywhere near where we want to be, then we are a very hard team to beat. it's probably one thing that we have highlighted through this, we know we have not quite made our best performance, but this is where it counts. no emma raducanu for great britain as the women's team event, the billiejean king cup, gets underway in glasgow today, they take on kazakhstan. they will likely need wins against kazahstan and then spain if they're to reach the semi finals, difficult considering they're not at full strength and go up

against a kazakh team who have the current wimbledon champion in their midst. i have faith in the girls and i think we are in a very good space. the last time we played kazakhstan we won and i'm hoping we can use that and draw from that experience and hopefully go out and enjoy ourselves which is the most important thing. and the three—time european swimming champion molly renshaw has announced her retirement from the sport. the 26 year old leaves the pool with five medals across four european championships between 2014 and 2020.. she's been on the podium at three commonwealth games, nmost recently in birnmingham. she said "it's really sad to let the sport go, but i think it's the right time for me. it's just been an absolute dream." that's all the sport for now. many headteachers in england say

they may have to cut the number of teaching staff because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers union found two thirds of its members said they'll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. the government says it's giving schools an extra £4 billion in funding this year. the effects of inflation have diminished the impact of that, of course. i'm joined now by claire pegler, a teaching assistant at a primary school. maybe you are waiting to pick up one of your children? i maybe you are waiting to pick up one of your children?— of your children? i have got to go my second _ of your children? i have got to go my second job — of your children? i have got to go my second job after— of your children? i have got to go my second job after my _ of your children? i have got to go my second job after my main - of your children? i have got to go j my second job after my main job. of your children? i have got to go i my second job after my main job. it is parents evening at the school so it is very busy. is parents evening at the school so it is very busy-— it is very busy. you have 'ust finished in i it is very busy. you have 'ust finished in the i it is very busy. you have just finished in the classroom - it is very busy. you have just - finished in the classroom today? yes, i have. irate finished in the classroom today? yes. i have-— finished in the classroom today? yes, i have. ~ , ., ., ., yes, i have. we will try not to hold ou u- to yes, i have. we will try not to hold you up to long _ yes, i have. we will try not to hold you up to long before _ yes, i have. we will try not to hold you up to long before your- yes, i have. we will try not to hold you up to long before your next - yes, i have. we will try not to hold| you up to long before your next job. you up to long before your nextjob. talking about the teaching assistant job, how worried are you about the financial situation that your school and schools generally find themselves in at the moment in relation to what you do every day in the classroom? shit

relation to what you do every day in the classroom?— the classroom? at the moment, i don't feel too _ the classroom? at the moment, i don't feel too worried _ the classroom? at the moment, i don't feel too worried here - the classroom? at the moment, i i don't feel too worried here because i don't think we are going to feel the pinch and i know my head is worried but she is keeping it to herself so i don't think... we are ok until next year, until about the 0k until next year, until about the budget next year, and probably then... we have lost a couple of teaching assistants recently, so one was not replaced but we have found an apprentice so they are cheaper than a qualified teaching assistant. what role do you think that you add to the classroom that might not be there if it was just down to the teachers? in there if it was 'ust down to the teachers?— there if it was 'ust down to the teachers? . . . , teachers? in some circumstances, in some instances. _ teachers? in some circumstances, in some instances, they _ teachers? in some circumstances, in some instances, they would - teachers? in some circumstances, in some instances, they would not - teachers? in some circumstances, in some instances, they would not be l some instances, they would not be able to teach without us because we are available to take, sometimes we have disruptive children, not very often, but sometimes a child is upset and they need to leave the room or they have an accident, someone needs to do with that, and the teacher is teaching so quite

often that will be a teaching assistant. if there is no teaching assistant, who is going to deal with children that need the extra help and work that needs someone to sit with them so they can do their work? things were not get done. there won't be as much progress made. —— will not. won't be as much progress made. -- will not. �* won't be as much progress made. -- will not. . , ., ., won't be as much progress made. -- will not. �* , ., ., won't be as much progress made. -- will not-— yes. - won't be as much progress made. -- will not-— yes. my i will not. are you a parent? yes, my two are older _ will not. are you a parent? yes, my two are older now, _ will not. are you a parent? yes, my two are older now, 19 _ will not. are you a parent? yes, my two are older now, 19 and _ will not. are you a parent? yes, my two are older now, 19 and 20. - will not. are you a parent? yes, my two are older now, 19 and 20. is - two are older now, 19 and 20. is that what some teaching assistants may be bring to the classroom? they may be bring to the classroom? they may be bring to the classroom? they may be quite young, some teachers, and i have not had the years of dealing with all the other things that come with children that may be a teaching assistant who is an old lag in this respect?— lag in this respect? yes, i think so. lag in this respect? yes, i think so- there _ lag in this respect? yes, i think so. there are _ lag in this respect? yes, i think so. there are only _ lag in this respect? yes, i think so. there are only two - lag in this respect? yes, i think so. there are only two who - lag in this respect? yes, i think so. there are only two who are | lag in this respect? yes, i think. so. there are only two who are not parents at the moment in terms of the teachers at my school so most of us have a degree of experience with

children, but i think you are right, we are the ones that quite often, because teachers are busy and they are working really hard, we have had are working really hard, we have had a lot of flak for them, but they are working very hard. they need to pass the children over for the affection or a bit of care for the ta to deal with so they can teach the rest of the class, because there's so much pressure on them to get results. here pressure on them to get results. are ou pressure on them to get results. are you already seeing or feeling the kind of impact... 0n you already seeing or feeling the kind of impact... on your life, and you will have felt this by talking to colleagues in bothjobs, but in terms of the impact of inflation on the way the school operates? irate terms of the impact of inflation on the way the school operates? we have been told to — the way the school operates? we have been told to turn _ the way the school operates? we have been told to turn the _ the way the school operates? we have been told to turn the lights _ the way the school operates? we have been told to turn the lights off, - been told to turn the lights off, the heating has onlyjust gone on today, it is usually on before that, and i think they are being more cautious about paper wastage because paper is expensive now. and the glue

sticks, anyone who works in the school will understand the glue stick situation. and whiteboard pens. at the moment we are being a bit more careful and a bit more considerate to what we use. you understand _ considerate to what we use. you understand why _ considerate to what we use. you understand why the head teacher might be a bit anxious about what might be a bit anxious about what might come out of the budget in a few weeks?— might come out of the budget in a few weeks?_ i - few weeks? yes, absolutely. i wondered _ few weeks? yes, absolutely. i wondered also _ few weeks? yes, absolutely. i wondered also whether, - few weeks? yes, absolutely. i | wondered also whether, having few weeks? yes, absolutely. i - wondered also whether, having been a parent with children a few years ago, school—age children, whether going into the school and becoming a teaching assistant has altered your perception of the teaching job and what we require of teachers? yes. before i was _ what we require of teachers? yes. before i was a _ what we require of teachers? yes. before i was a teaching _ what we require of teachers? 1913 before i was a teaching assistant, what we require of teachers? 19:3 before i was a teaching assistant, i have always worked in childcare, i was a nanny and i was in playgroups and nurseries, but being in a school, you do see more and you realise more and you try not to be the parent. you try not to be the

parent at your children's school. you do understand how hard they work. they don't stop working. it is parents evening and they will not finished until tonight. they will still be working. at least teaching assistants get to go home and mostly we don't take it home with us. we do sometimes but not very often. thanks for 'oinin: sometimes but not very often. thanks forjoining us- — sometimes but not very often. thanks forjoining us- we _ sometimes but not very often. thanks forjoining us. we hope _ sometimes but not very often. thanks forjoining us. we hope you _ sometimes but not very often. thanks forjoining us. we hope you are - sometimes but not very often. thanks forjoining us. we hope you are not i forjoining us. we hope you are not late for your otherjob? thanks so much for your time. take care and thanks very much. italian archaeologists have unearthed bronze statues believed to have been buried for more than 2,000 years. more than 20 ancient roman statues were lifted from mud beneath thermal baths in the town of san casciano dei bagni in tuscany, 160 kilometres north of rome. the statues were covered by almost 6,000 bronze,

silver and gold coins. experts say the bronzes are in excellent condition, thanks to the hot muddy waters that helped to preserve them. west midlands police says a new approach to knife crime has meant that serious youth violence involving weapons fell by 29% during the month of october compared to the same time last year. the force has focussed new anti—knife patrols on the times of the day, and the 57 areas, where trouble has been most frequent. a mother, who's teenage son was killed in a knife fight, isjoining the new police campaign. phil mackie has been out with a patrol. this type of targeted patrol is happening a lot more often in birmingham. they're taking place in areas where youth violence is a problem. don't. .. don't lift it. don't lift it, because i don't need your hands going up and down. so this is the sort of thing they do.

here was a guy who was behaving suspiciously. he tried to get away from them. when they tried to talk to him, they've stopped him, searched him — no knife or weapon, but they're still having a conversation with him now. jack barry was 19 when he was murdered in a knife fight last year. we target under 25 violence. this is his mum, sarah. she wants to help with the new campaign in the hope that more lives like jack's won't be lost. she's joining a patrol in the city centre where officers are targeting youth violence and knife crime. jack was killed by an 18—year—old who was jailed for life for murder. but jack was also carrying a knife that day. it kind of raises the spectre, doesn't it, that your son was killed, but he could equally have been the killer in this. yes. and i also think i don't know how i could have coped with that. i mean, iwould have done, because i'm his mum, but... i would have... i would have been mortified. absolutely mortified had it been the other way. i mean, i still would love... i'd have him back in

a heartbeat but, yes, it could so have gone the other way. the new anti youth violence initiative is taking place in places and at times where young people congregate, often after school and college. they've looked at the data and identified 57 hotspots. this is predictive policing. this is precision policing. this is understanding where we're going to get the best effect when we put our officers on patrol, where we know that harm has happened in the past, and therefore we've got an opportunity to prevent the harm happening in the future. we're talking about, often, people carrying knives. young people carrying knives, it's a really big focus of ours. we see real tragedies. it's only one strike each. despite the weather, sarah's had the chance to talk about her experiences during the patrol. she's agreed to be the face of the new campaign. i still get very upset about it. but i can't change anything. i can't bring him back. so the best i can do is try and make a difference. that's the way i look at it.

and i'm doing it forjack. it's his legacy. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. the veteran actor leslie phillips has died at the age of 98. he spent eight decades in the entertainment industry and was known for his roles in the carry on films and more recently as the voice of the sorting hat in the harry potter series. his wife said she lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman. sarah campbell looks back at his life. # take a look at me #. hello. hello! hello. # take a look at me #. he was the rake, the cad, the bounder, the ladies man... ..and awfully funny.

hi, girls. i'm available. 0h! mr bell? ding—dong, you're not wrong. this way, please. his comic technique was developed in the theatre, but it worked just as well in three early carry on films, on television and on radio. surely i don't have to go to bye—byes? the navy lark ran for 18 years from 1959. with our three stars, - stephen murray, john pertwee and leslie phillips. upa bit. to me. to you. think of a number and double it. the man most likely to, one of a string of hit west end comedies lasted four years. he starred in it and directed it and made a lot of money. it was an enormous hit. it turned into the biggest hit i've ever had, even though it was crucified by the critics. and i did it over 2,000 times. despite the posh accent, he'd been born a cockney. he'd become a child actor to help his poverty stricken mum after his father died when he was ten. his success reflected his drive, as well as his talent, but he felt he'd become typecast.

ijust seemed to fit those sort of roles. it was... i mean, it was marvellous, really, to get those sort of roles, and they seemed important then. it was only later that i realised i was getting into a kind of a rut. i'm sorry to know that kenya will be losing you. in his mid—sos, leslie phillips reinvented himself as a serious actor. if i were in a hole, you'd be the sort of chap i'd turn to. for the next 30 years he played a succession of character parts and cameo roles. not so much a hole, let's say, more of a... ..crossroads. he was an immensely accomplished actor. well, just think of it, a whole week together in... ...separate rooms. but for many, he'll always remain... ding dong. ..the outrageous womaniser with a twinkle in his eye. oh, you sexy beast. actor leslie phillips who's

died at the age of 98. my colleague rebecca jones found him very charming — my colleague rebecca jones found him very charmin— very charming when she interviewed him, she very charming when she interviewed him. she has _ very charming when she interviewed him, she has told _ very charming when she interviewed him, she has told me. _ with fewer than seven weeks left until christmas, we're asking is it ever too early to put your decorations up? this year many people will be considering the cost of living crisis and how that might impact their usual 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. hello, we are getting in the festive spirit, even though it is only november, but how could we not but we are in this winter wonderland near warrington? this garden centre, the staff here have been very busy

and they have people already coming through the doors buying christmas 7 cost 7 7 7 cost of 7 7 77 cost of livirfg are 1; six... 1; six in ten people budget, though. six in ten people according to recent research say they have less money to spend they will have less money to spend at christmas this year compared with year, taking steps like doing last year, taking steps like doing their shopping earlier to try and get some black friday bargains in november instead of leaving it to december, we can speak to some businesses who rely on this time of year to make money. we have sam who is involved in and workshops in warrington. what the iorkshops in warrington. what the iorksh( for n warrington. what the iorksh( for people ngton. what the iorksh( for people to :on. what the iorksh( for people to do. what is the appeal for people to do things like arts and crafts instead of maybe buying things in shops? you are of maybe buying things in shops? hm. are making something that is individual and unique and you can also make something for your family members and friends and it is something you can keep every year and that way it saves you money. thank you very much indeed. as we go past, we can have a look at some of

these miniature models, the level of detail is quite extraordinary. someone else i want to speak to is someone else ! want te speak: te is recently opened someone else l wont to speak: to is recently opened a 7-9; eel-z; fee�*s—eels; fr;*;4 : , christmas 77 christmas shop in year—round christmas shop in congleton. do want to congleton. do people really want to be thinking that christmas the berthinking thatechristmasa—in the �* and autumn? bethinking that—christmaseinthe - and autumn?— tie—thinking that—christmasi. - ~ and autumn? . , summer and autumn? yes, i think they do. summer and autumn? yes, i think they do- opening — summer and autumn? yes, i think they do- opening the _ summer and autumn? yes, i think they do. opening the shop _ summer and autumn? yes, i think they do. opening the shop has _ summer and autumn? yes, i think they do. opening the shop has shown - do. opening the shop has shown that they have they can spread the they have and they can spread the cost over year. when they have cost over the year. when they have more disposable income, just get a bit of something for christmas, and then at christmas, they can sit back and enjoy it with more money on the food and drink.— food and drink. tracy, thank you very much- _ food and drink. tracy, thank you very much. one _ food and drink. tracy, thank you very much. one more _ food and drink. tracy, thank you very much. one more person . food and drink. tracy, thank you very much. one more person you very much. one more person that you have got to over here, angelo, has worked at this garden centre she has worked at this garden centre looking over the christmas displays over 27 years, that's an extraordinary think about what keeps you doing it every year?— you doing it every year? we work with an amazing _ you doing it every year? we work with an amazing team, _ you doing it every year? we work with an amazing team, the - you doing it every year? we work. with an amazing team, the amazing products. _ with an amazing team, the amazing products, who would not want to work

here? _ products, who would not want to work here? it _ products, who would not want to work here? it is— products, who would not want to work here? it is fantastic. this products, who would not want to work here? it is fantastic.— here? it is fantastic. this is your last year? _ here? it is fantastic. this is your last year? i'm — here? it is fantastic. this is your last year? i'm retiring _ here? it is fantastic. this is your last year? i'm retiring this - here? it is fantastic. this is your last year? i'm retiring this year, | last year? i'm retiring this year, es. i last year? i'm retiring this year, yes- i will _ last year? i'm retiring this year, yes. i will miss _ last year? i'm retiring this year, yes. i will miss it _ last year? i'm retiring this year, yes. i will miss it like _ last year? i'm retiring this year, yes. i will miss it like crazy - last year? i'm retiring this year, yes. i will miss it like crazy and| last year? i'm retiring this year, | yes. i will miss it like crazy and i wish _ yes. i will miss it like crazy and i wish i _ yes. i will miss it like crazy and i wish i could _ yes. i will miss it like crazy and i wish i could do it all over again. just an— wish i could do it all over again. just an amazing place.— wish i could do it all over again. just an amazing place. thank you very much _ just an amazing place. thank you very much indeed. _ just an amazing place. thank you very much indeed. and _ just an amazing place. thank you very much indeed. and take - just an amazing place. thank you very much indeed. and take a - just an amazing place. thank you i very much indeed. and take a close look at some of the detail on this. absolutely stunningly beautiful. i know it is only november butjust absorb and take in some of that christmas festive beauty. if anyone can get you into the christmas spirit it is ben. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. a pretty stormy night over southern and western areas with gale force wind and heavy rain which spread through and that has left everyone in a regime of sunshine and blustery showers but quite a bit of sunshine around today especially in central and eastern areas, but it is low pressure continuing to dominate the scene, sitting to the north west

of scotland, quite a few isobars, but as the low pulls away the isobars will open out overnight and although it stays breezy it won't be as windy as it has been. some dry spells in central and eastern areas but showers continuing in more southern and western areas and in the north and west of scotland. temperatures range from around 4—10c, so a little bit lower than what we had the previous night. as we head into wednesday morning, a breezy start, some good spells of sunshine around but also a few showers in the morning. shower activity eases down a bit as low pressure starts to pull away and the wind is not as strong, although breezy, you won't be quite as gusty as it has been of late. these are the mean wind speeds and the strongest in the north—west of scotland.

we will have most of the showers for the highlands and islands. temperature—wise, 11—15, so feeling a bit fresher and the air source coming in from the west but as we move into thursday and friday, high pressure starts to build in over the near continent and it tries to keep the weather fronts at bay but with the air source coming in from the subtropical altitudes it will feel extremely mild for the time of year, thursday and friday, with very mild nights to come. you can see from the deep orange colours. breezy even a windy day, in the north and the west with gales, two weather fronts. will stay cloudy here with low cloud and mist and back and drizzle affecting western hills. best of any brightness in the south east but look at the temperatures, even where it is windy and cloudy, up to 17—18 so well above the average for this time of year, and a similar story on friday,

maybe a bit more in the way of sunshine, it stays cloudy for scotland and northern ireland, where the rain, some of it quite heavy in the north west of scotland and it remains windy but look at the temperatures, mid to high for most. as we head into the weekend, not quite as smart, a lot of dry weather on saturday but turning more unsettled, wetter and windier in the west later on sunday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... people across the us are casting their votes in crucial midterm elections as republicans and democrats fight for control of congress. this is the scene live in cleveland, ohio — furore over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador and former footballer who's called homosexuality "damage in the mind". a warning that schools in england face cutting the number of their teachers to save money due to pressures on their budgets. we are doing our very best

but i don't think it's 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. government minister sir gavin williamson is referred to parliament's bullying watchdog over abusive messages sent to a colleague. hello and, if you've justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. very good to have your company this afternoon. the results will be coming in. americans have started voting in the crucial midterm elections which will decide who controls the two houses of the us congress. for the remainder of presidentjoe biden's time in office.

the house of representatives is the lower house and the senate the upper house which revises legislation. and has primacy and foreign affair and treaties. there are 100 senators and each one serves six—year terms. only one third of them are up for election this time. the house of representatives has all its members up. for the past two years the democratic party has controlled both house and senate allowing president biden to pass the laws he wants. but if either the house or senate or both are controlled by the republicans the president's agenda is likely to be blocked. the campaign in these elections has been dominated by issues such as the cost of living, abortion rights, immigration and crime. former president trump has been campaigning for the republicans and he's made it clear he's very likely to run again

for the white house in two years time. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington. 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 our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington. on what it all might mean forjoe biden. 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 6th, 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 their 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. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. now the us mid—term elections are typically considered a referendum on the incumbent president paul first two years in office with the party of power often taken a shellacking. that is why many are calling the votes today some of the most important in years. my colleague is

in washington where the election results programme will be hosted tonight. he takes us through the issues on voter mines. if tonight. he takes us through the issues on voter mines.— tonight. he takes us through the issues on voter mines. if you tuned in to any televised _ issues on voter mines. if you tuned in to any televised debate - in to any televised debate throughout this campaign you would be forgiven for thinking you to parties were fighting entirely different elections. they also split on what they consider the main issues but so are the electorate. a recent all suggested 90% of voters would want republican control of congress with 60% wanting republicans to handle jobs and the economy but in the same survey, 86% of voters said they want democrats to address climate change. and 71% side with democrats on abortion. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the

last quarter that voters are not 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% down from a high of 9.1% injune and every race up high of 9.1% injune and every race up and down, high of 9.1% in june and every race up and down, ...— high of 9.1% in june and every race up and down, savings down, costs u -. up and down, savings down, costs u. but up and down, savings down, costs up- itut from — up and down, savings down, costs up. but from inflation _ up and down, savings down, costs up. but from inflation to _ up and down, savings down, costs up. but from inflation to proportion i up. but from inflation to proportion riahts. —— but from inflation to abortion rights. the democratic party has ploughed unprecedented resources into making this a referendum on proportion access after the overturning of roe vs wade. but in the minds of the voter, as it

supersede the fear of crime? in a recent poll, 56% of people say local crime has increased where they lived which is a marking of a 5% uptick since last year with republican saying the crime crisis is peeling off suburban voters and independence with democrats saying it is largely overblown. in new york, was an unlikely situation, republican candidate for governor as competitive against a 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 seize the opportunity. the outcome is by no means determined. we will see this strategy has worked best come wednesday morning. this is

the scene in palm beach where we are expecting donald trump to appear shortly. he lives in florida now at his estate and often complex in the sunshine state and will be voting we think now. it is in florida at one o'clock, a little after so a good time to come to the polling stations, not as busy as they are when people go to vote on their way to school or on their way to work, or are trudging home after work to go to the polling stations, still the case that a lot of americans still like to vote in person even though other options are available but there is great controversy over the treatment of the mailing votes, part of the controversy during the

presidential election in 2020, a bit later in this half hour, as well as bringing you those pictures of donald trump arriving to vote in florida, we also hope to be talking to david frum, who is the senior editor at the atlantic and former speechwriter to president george w bush. he remains a disaffected republican, one of those people who has gone from being pretty much at the heart of the republican party, influential in the party, to one of those who now regards the republican party is not the party he joined. interesting to see what he makes of this debate, what he makes of president biden's performance and whether he has thought about the dilemma they are facing, republicans like him, of donald trump is on the ballot paper again two years from now. now to egypt where the climate summit

continues with leaders discussing how to cope with climate change, with rishi sunak saying the war in ukraine and the effect on energy prices means we have to move away from reliance on fossil fuels. let's talk now about what that might mean and how it is possible for business to square the circle of profitability, effectiveness at a time of rising inflation, and doing the right thing for the planet, so it is sustainable. the former boss of bp, lord browne, is the founder of bp, lord browne, is the founder of beyond net zero, can you explain to us... first of all, welcome and thank you for being with us, can you explain first of all what the premise is underlying beyond net growth as an investment opportunity? very simply, to invest in companies that actually really do reduce greenhouse gases according to international standards and science —based targets, and to make sure they grow as fast as possible while

still reducing greenhouse gases, so carbon dioxide and methane, which is very important. we invest in these companies, we grow them and we make sure they are examples which i hope other people will follow. you sure they are examples which i hope other people will follow.— other people will follow. you are doinu other people will follow. you are doing some _ other people will follow. you are doing some of — other people will follow. you are doing some of this _ other people will follow. you are doing some of this work - other people will follow. you are doing some of this work even - other people will follow. you are i doing some of this work even while you're at bp and position then gave you're at bp and position then gave you some considerable influence in an industry that perhaps had not appeared terribly mindful perhaps at times of the impact it was having on the global ecology of the planet. i wonder what you think of the industry now. and also what you think perhaps of the political choices that leaders are making. we see reports in the uk today that britain is about to sign an agreement with the united states to import liquid lpg and i wonder what you make of that because people would say actually that is kind of short—term approach that has long—term consequence and that is part of our political problem, not

just in this country but in many countries that we do not think long—term. i countries that we do not think long-term— long-term. i think first of the industry. _ long-term. i think first of the industry, when _ long-term. i think first of the industry, when i _ long-term. i think first of the industry, when i made - long-term. i think first of the industry, when i made a - long-term. i think first of the - industry, when i made a statement saying the industry as part of the problem has to be part of the solution 25 years ago, i think the industry coined the phrase that i had left the church. i industry coined the phrase that i had left the church.— had left the church. i think the church is a _ had left the church. i think the church is a bit _ had left the church. i think the church is a bit fuller _ had left the church. i think the church is a bit fuller now, - had left the church. i think the church is a bit fuller now, so i had left the church. i think the | church is a bit fuller now, so we have most of the members in the church and their effectiveness is very mixed. some are trying to say, we are investing in diversified activity that is not hydrocarbon —based and others are simply saying we must reduce the carbon intensity of what we are producing and these are all good start but they are not the only people doing this and there are a lot of companies are in the only people doing this and there are a lot of companies are— are a lot of companies are in the business of _ are a lot of companies are in the business of reducing _ are a lot of companies are in the business of reducing carbon - are a lot of companies are in the - business of reducing carbon whether it is in making steel or cement, or actually simply capturing the carbon

and doing something with it when it is emitted. the problem with energy is emitted. the problem with energy is that it is very difficult to replace what we have at the moment and most people will say, that is a pretty weak statement, he would say that, wouldn't he? but it is true, it is very difficult to replace, it is big infrastructure, it has been 100 years in its development, no one wants to be any dark or in the cold, and we are importing a lot of lng, liquefied natural gas from our friends in the united states, is quite expensive prices, so that will continue and will build facilities to receive that gas in liquid form and gasifier it, and there will come and gasifier it, and there will come a time when we do not need it but it will be quite a long time and those investing are doing it without eyes open. there is always a risk, you pay off an investment in sometime and you've got to believe that you're going to pay it off before it

gets shut down, that is to say in the best way of shutting things down is when demand drops and demand for natural gas is still pretty high and i would expect globally that this is something that would rise through time. what i think i sincerely hope and believe is that coal will reduce and believe is that coal will reduce and that oil, the third hydrocarbon will slowly be replaced as the way in which we move around the electric vehicles and so on. you in which we move around the electric vehicles and so on.— vehicles and so on. you mention bein: an vehicles and so on. you mention being an upper _ vehicles and so on. you mention being an upper state, _ vehicles and so on. you mention being an upper state, thankfully| vehicles and so on. you mention i being an upper state, thankfully no one gets burned at the stake any more, so you're to live the tale and now people's attitudes have changed. there are parts of the world that say it is great you have repented now that we are living with the consequences of the actions you have

taken and we have this debate now about compensation. notjust about compensation. not just compensation about compensation. notjust compensation for damage or reparations were turning in money into something meaningful so it helps improve the ability to deal with some of the consequences of climate change. there's that also inform your investment decisions? it does and we have invested in sub—saharan africa where we are changing the way you invest in people who do not have access to grids and change the way in which they think about how they use electricity and we have a business which has grown very fast indeed as a result of that. plenty of things business can do but let me, if i may, set the priorities. our top priority must be to reduce greenhouse gas, the so—called mitigation and that takes a lot of money, and you're probably investing

$2 trillion less than we need to to get to the right outcome so people are worrying if we do not get to the right outcome, something else will happen which is the chase of land will change, land will submerge, agricultural change in various parts of the world and you will have to move and that is... to avoid that and to allow people to live, one has to adapt, so adaptation is on the agenda in a big way. on the question is who pays for that? i think there is who pays for that? i think there is still a very sprightly debate about not that it is not needed, of course it is needed but who actually will do that, what will the role of these not multinational develop in banks in this area? what will the big donors do to get this done? that is unsettled. and if plan a is just

to get rid of carbon dioxide does not work, plan b has to be in place which is adaptation, otherwise i think we will find the world in a very unstable, possibly civil strife position and no one would want that, no one wants that. i think there are other options there, there is polio plan for every letter in the alphabet but plan c is probably to figure out what to do with some big issues, can we affect the way the oceans are working and affect the way that the clouds work? these are very dangerous things but we have to think about how we get these done, so called geo— engineering. probably the first port of call will be to figure out how to get the oceans back into really being the bouncing place where carbon dioxide is absorbed and released in a way which nature intended.—

absorbed and released in a way which nature intended. thank you, pleasure to seak nature intended. thank you, pleasure to speak with — nature intended. thank you, pleasure to speak with you. — nature intended. thank you, pleasure to speak with you, lord _ nature intended. thank you, pleasure to speak with you, lord browne. - to speak with you, lord browne. hopefully a productive conference for you and the other delegates. thank you very much. lord for you and the other delegates. thank you very much. lord browne in sharm el-sheikh. _ there's been condemnation of comments made by a qatari ambassador to the world cup, who described homosexuality as a 'damage in the mind'. qatar has been heavily criticised over its treatment of lgbtq people, with fan groups vowing to stay away from the tournament. the comments were made in an interview carried out by the german broadcaster zdf, ahead of the world cup, which starts in less than two weeks' time. khalid salman said that being gay was 'haram' orforbidden in his country — and that football fans visiting qatar would have to abide by its rules. you may find his comments offensive. for the world cup, a lot of people will be coming here, let's say about 9“- will be coming here, let's say about gay. a lot of people except they are

coming here but they have to accept our rules here. but coming here but they have to accept our rules here.— our rules here. but the new law, homosexuality — our rules here. but the new law, homosexuality is _ our rules here. but the new law, homosexuality is forbidden. - our rules here. but the new law, homosexuality is forbidden. it i our rules here. but the new law, homosexuality is forbidden. it is| homosexuality is forbidden. it is haram. so you would ask about drinking. it is being gay haram? yes. iam not drinking. it is being gay haram? yes. i am not one big muslim but it is haram why? because it is damaging the mind. i'm joined now by ramsgate fc footballer who is bisexual, what do you think when you hear about things like that?— what do you think when you hear about things like that? well, if we look overall. _ about things like that? well, if we look overall, he _ about things like that? well, if we look overall, he is _ about things like that? well, if we look overall, he is supposed - about things like that? well, if we look overall, he is supposed to . about things like that? well, if we look overall, he is supposed to be j look overall, he is supposed to be an ambassador, he is a former player, — an ambassador, he is a former player, ambassador for the biggest tournament in the world. that should

welcome _ tournament in the world. that should welcome people with various different backgrounds, so it is really — different backgrounds, so it is really shameful and if these are things— really shameful and if these are things you're hearing about, i cannot— things you're hearing about, i cannot begin to imagine what is being _ cannot begin to imagine what is being said behind closed doors. it�*s being said behind closed doors. it's a being said behind closed doors. a difficult being said behind closed doors. it�*s a difficult question about if you go to a culture or a country that has particular laws, has an interpretation of faith which is hostile, is it even possible to have an international event there, do you think, or is it something where everyone, both hosts and people visiting, playing, all the rest of it, have to kind ofjust show some respect for each other�*s positions? is a community, we don't want to be offensive to the religion of islam for example but at the same time, assurances have been made that lgbt q fans will be allowed to at least attempt to enjoy the world cup at least but it is difficult for us as

a community to know players will go out there and fans will not be condemned for their sexuality. white men you are a role model and i assume you're conscious of being a role model. —— you are a role model and i assume you're conscious of being a role model. lots of players making a choice in the past not to do that. , can you tell me about your decision to come out? :, :, :, :, ,:, , out? for me, i got to a point in my life where — out? for me, i got to a point in my life where i — out? for me, i got to a point in my life where i was _ out? for me, i got to a point in my life where i was not _ out? for me, i got to a point in my life where i was not happy - out? for me, i got to a point in my life where i was not happy with - out? for me, i got to a point in my| life where i was not happy with who i was, neither privately nor publicly and for the time i did come out, i spent six months and so not playing football so to be able to express myself was something that really spurred me on and it's a decision i did not take lightly. i love playing football my entire life, and it did not bring me the joy life, and it did not bring me the joy that it used to, because i wasn't allowing myself to be open

and honest about it as a person. last question, do you know people who are going and do you think people will be thinking about whether they go and will it affect you as you watch the matches? i am you as you watch the matches? i am still undecided _ you as you watch the matches? i am still undecided as _ you as you watch the matches? i am still undecided as to _ you as you watch the matches? i an still undecided as to whether i will tune into the road, or not, we know it is the biggest football term and in the entire world but i do know people who are going and their mindset is that as brits we can go out there, get a flight, get accommodation and essentially be a part of the tournament but we can then come back to britain and know you're safe and can be included whereas the qatari lgbt q plus people might have the worry that some people might not understand we do have the ability to travel and come back safe and sound but that is not the case for the local residents. jahmal howlett—mundle. we are very glad you're playing the

game once again, hopefully you enjoy the rest of the season. thank you. and to the united states, and with me now as david frum, former writer for george bush senior. it feels like a lifetime since we last spoke your own how to talk in london and your own how to talk in london and you spoke about the dilemma you are facing. —— hard talk. you spoke about the dilemma of donald trump as about the dilemma of donald trump as a republican candidate. when you look at two years ofjoe biden, how are you feeling on the day of these mid—term elections? the are you feeling on the day of these mid-term elections?— mid-term elections? the united states is in _ mid-term elections? the united states is in the _ mid-term elections? the united states is in the same _ mid-term elections? the united states is in the same situation i mid-term elections? the unitedj states is in the same situation is just about every other developed country, looking at universal crop price increases because of the aftermath of the pandemic, interest rate rises that bear heavily on young people buying theirfirst

rate rises that bear heavily on young people buying their first home and problems in facing the drive from this terrible aggression russia is waging in ukraine, these are not america's specific problems, they are widely shared, they may have america's specific negative outcomes and that may lead to the reanimation of the political career of donald trump who was last seen by viewers trying to overthrow an election and within the constitutional system of the united states, violence in 2021. you have talked about the risk of short—term and long—term coming into conflict in these mid—term elections in your latest article in the atlantic and if i have read it correctly, please correct me if i have not, you're saying voters might have not, you're saying voters might have to vote for something they do not particularly like because the alternative could be worse. presumably by that you're worrying about people getting into positions

of power, particularly in individual states, which could have an impact on the credibility of the next presidential election, is that fair? i think you need to think, the point being made and that article as people vote for immediate reasons but votes have long—term effects and i compare this to the election 2014 where people were obsessed with the risks of the ebola pandemic then raging in west africa, of course ebola did not come to the states, had no impact on united late but late—breaking voters were very frightened and in order to punish, they punish president obama for a bowler in west africa and elected nine senators from the republican party is shifted nine senators, the effect of that was to put us on the path we are there were votes in 2022 which overturned roe vs wade, so thatis which overturned roe vs wade, so that is what they got this by voting

for something quite different, and the same could happen. as a sit in with that exit is in with an imagination in view of the future, you have to think about not what you want to say but what you'll get. white to tie it into some of those individual races, are you worried that people are running for office notjust that people are running for office not just that congressional level that people are running for office notjust that congressional level or federal level that even state—wide offices who perhaps are effectively still not believing in their heart that donald trump lost in 2020? it is more extreme than that, the man running for governor of wisconsin said if he wins he will make sure republicans never lose another election in the state of wisconsin, so this is not a nostalgic feeling about the election of 2020, what we haveis about the election of 2020, what we have is that they level a number of people running with a goal and intent of rewriting their election laws to make their state not competitive any more. we do not have national election law or national election administration, or even constitutional right to vote. all

these things are decided at the state and local level and in elections that often do not have a lot of turnout and those officials can rewrite all the wiring, rewire all the mechanisms of american democracy in a way to make the system less democratic and american democracy, the right of all people regardless of race or background to voters younger than i am in the united states, it's not prominent, it is not given and can be undone. we are waiting for donald trump to appear in florida to vote, to cast his vote in these elections, of course he now lives in that state. as a republican who has never believed in donald trump fallen for the stick, —— fallen for the schtick, how disappointed are you that he is still there? that emotion is way back — that he is still there? that emotion is way back in _ that he is still there? that emotion is way back in the _ that he is still there? that emotion is way back in the rear-view- that he is still there? that emotion is way back in the rear-view mirror| is way back in the rear—view mirror and i have internalised that republicans will not stand on his way, there are republican to try to

organise an alternative for 2024 around governor rhonda santos which looks like it will fall apart and donald trump is going to have a pretty easy coast ahead of him as republicans get out of his way not because they like him because they are afraid of him.— are afraid of him. david frum, a leasure are afraid of him. david frum, a pleasure to _ are afraid of him. david frum, a pleasure to speak— are afraid of him. david frum, a pleasure to speak to _ are afraid of him. david frum, a pleasure to speak to you - are afraid of him. david frum, a| pleasure to speak to you despite perhaps your view of how things are working at the moment in the united states but it will be fascinating to see the results, thank you very much for your time and hopefully we'll speak again. david frum, former speech writerfor george speak again. david frum, former speech writer for george w bush senior at the atlantic magazine now and as a senior editor, regular critic of the way his party, the republican party, now operate. not a popular view any republican party but one he is persistent and consistent in arguing. you might find that interview with him which was quite intriguing, showing some of the things he is now internalised. we are waiting for donald trump. he is a man who likes to keep the media waiting but you

will be there, you can guarantee it, he we are told he will turn up and vote, he will be turning up to vote. i can tell you all this camera crews and reporters would not be... and in fact i think they must think he is imminent because i suddenly saw a surge of them being moved by the press to get the best possible shot and i do not think we will stay with it because it is quite boring to look at the moment but as soon as we get any sniff of donald trump and any site of donald trump, we will bring this pictures do you on bbc news, he may be a former president but he looks like there is a very strong chance he will be a presidential candidate for the republicans again assuming he decides to run and we may know whether or not he is deciding to run next tuesday because he has given a very broad hint. now to education in england. many headteachers in england say they may have to cut the number of teaching staff because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers union found two thirds of its members said they'll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. the government says it's giving

schools an extra four billion pounds in funding this year. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. joining me now is tarun kapur, the ceo of the dean trust, a collection of 12 schools across the north west. thanks forjoining us. and also thank you for being very patient because we have kept you waiting for a while. what do you make of this survey? are you surprised by the findings? i survey? are you surprised by the findinus? ~ . , findings? i think it is very accurate _ findings? i think it is very accurate and _ findings? i think it is very accurate and i _ findings? i think it is very accurate and i speak- findings? i think it is very accurate and i speak to i findings? i think it is very - accurate and i speak to colleagues across the north—west of the country and many schools are looking at becoming, at not being able to be a going concern, and that is very worrying, and we have been quite prudent ourselves and we can probably survive for a year without making any real changes but we have had to tighten our belts. when you want to tighten your belt in the normal areas, you reduce energy and catering costs, but they are all going up anyway. so there is no tightening in any area and that is a

real issue. we know there's a big change in the country after covid and it is only today that education is hit the headlines, which is interesting, because there's been so much going on and we have felt bit lost. we have had five education secretaries since july and to lost. we have had five education secretaries sincejuly and to be fair, julian keegan, i have hope that she will be able to do a good job for us —— gillian. that will help us to resolve this crisis and we are looking at a £3 million black hole across our academies at the moment. i hole across our academies at the moment. :, ::, : moment. i would commend the nicky robinson podcast _ moment. i would commend the nicky robinson podcast to _ moment. i would commend the nicky robinson podcast to people - moment. i would commend the nicky robinson podcast to people if - moment. i would commend the nicky robinson podcast to people if they i robinson podcast to people if they want to know a bit more about gillian keegan. really interesting. she is a daughter of the north—west so hopefully she will have a listening ear to everything you and your colleagues have to say, but more seriously, there are costs that you already presumably either have to deal with or you have not yet

passed on. one thing you mentioned to my colleague who booked the interview is catering, what has happened to the school meals budget? catering had been a real problem and we have tried to cap the price with our catering management because we cannot afford to pass on the costs to parents who do not have any money. the school is subsidising the catering system at the moment. sow; catering system at the moment. sorry to interrupt- — catering system at the moment. sorry to interrupt. what _ catering system at the moment. sorry to interrupt. what is _ catering system at the moment. sorry to interrupt. what is that _ catering system at the moment. sorry to interrupt. what is that stopping you doing? what is the impact of that? is it money you are taking out of your rainy day fund or money that would otherwise have been allocated elsewhere in the budget? its, would otherwise have been allocated elsewhere in the budget? he hit would otherwise have been allocated elsewhere in the budget?— elsewhere in the budget? a bit of both. i elsewhere in the budget? a bit of both- i think— elsewhere in the budget? a bit of both. i think we _ elsewhere in the budget? a bit of both. i think we are _ elsewhere in the budget? a bit of both. i think we are looking - elsewhere in the budget? a bit of both. i think we are looking at - both. i think we are looking at suspending some of our capital projects, it is rainy day money, for sure, and that is a shame because we

have got some schools that need refurbishment and we had saved up for that but that is now going to be spent on the cost of living crisis. it is bigger than that because in january and february we will have children of families, the energy poverty will really kick in for them, these are parents who do not receive free school meals, they are above the threshold, and they are struggling to feed their children. i had a meeting with my board of governors and i would have one next week to see how we can support families, how can we support some of them to get through the meeting. that is not really ourjob but we have the social conscience and we need to make sure we do it. we are not the only trust to be doing that. i went to a relatively large comprehensive school in devon and it was a very long time ago but i can remember those things like the almost caravan of children that would switch from class to class when the bell went, and the things

people would say at the time, why don't the teachers move, that would mean you did not have to have the lights on in the corridor and have the heating on in the corridor? these daft things like bring a jumper to work today, they sang comical but presumably these are things that head teachers have got to ask? —— they sound comical. schools have moved to better lighting system so they are not burning energy all the time and lights come on and off automatically but we involve the children because they have great ideas and if they believe it is a good idea, they will make it happen and they will remind the teachers, that we need to save energy. that is brilliant. as a project you could say it is good but this is real life and not a project. what is your message to gillian keegan? what is your message to gillian kee . an? ,, what is your message to gillian keenan? ,, , , :, , , keegan? she is in huyton -- she is from huyton _

keegan? she is in huyton -- she is from huyton and _ keegan? she is in huyton -- she is from huyton and we _ keegan? she is in huyton -- she is from huyton and we have - keegan? she is in huyton -- she is from huyton and we have three - from huyton and we have three schools there and i think we can explain this to her in a positive way because we want the best for our children and the families, and looking at the schools we operate in, we have actually got to a point where through relatively good funding they are in a good place but that if that —— but if that suddenly disappears we could go backwards very quickly so the message is to look at what will make a difference. we know there is limited funds, we know that, but some good targeted funding would help. it is the first time in my career as a head teacher and a chief executive that the pay award has not been funded. 5% is a lot in a £45 million pay bill. she talked about _ lot in a £45 million pay bill. she talked about huyton schools when she was growing up, as well, and of course things are different there now and i'm sure that is how you want to keep it. thanks forjoining

us. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here's holly hamilton. good afternoon. there's been widespread condemnation of comments from one of qatar's world cup ambassadors who said homosexuality was the result of damage to the mind. in the interview with german broadcaster zdf, khalid salman — who is an ex-qatari footballer — also said that while gay visitors would be respected, "they have to accept our rules." homosexuality is illegal in qatar. the interview was cut short. earlier our correspondent jne dougall told me concern has been raised about the safety of fans traveling to the event. ever since the announcement that qatar would stage the world cup 12 years ago, players and fan groups have raised concerns about the rights of fans going to the event, especially lgbt fans and also women who people say that qatar

laws discriminate against. because homosexuality is illegal in qatar, captains from nine leading countries including harry kane of england have said they will be wearing rainbow armbands with the message 'one love' as part of an anti—discrimination campaign. and also fans in stadiums in germany called for a boycott of the tournament on the weekend and that prompted this question in the interview with the german broadcaster. sorry to interrupt but this is donald trump arriving in palm beach in florida just up the road from mar—a—lago with his wife. i don't know if we have got any sound? this is a man who is feeling very upbeat, not only about the result that is not —— that is

expected where it is thought the republicans “skills a very republicans will have a very successful night in the midterms but also what it may mean for him because the republican hierarchy is trumpian almost exclusively. we will see if we can hear the questions. inaudible inaudible i don't honestly think we are hearing what he has to say. i will shut up if we can hearing but i don't think we can hear in. he has indicated he will make an important speech next tuesday and he has dropped broad hints he plans to run for the republican nomination and it is hard to see him backing down at this stage unless the results were really good for the democrats and there is no reason to think they will be. famous last words but it is true to say but ifjoe biden's party holds on to the house and senate

tonight and remember, the results do not affect the senate and house for the rest of november, december and january, and it is at the end of january, and it is at the end of january that the congress effectively dissolves and the new congress effectively takes office, just like the president elected in november one year does not become president untiljanuary next year. but if the republicans get the results tonight and assuming the democrats do not defy all the polling evidence by holding control, it will be the republicans who are on the front foot and it will be a test as to whether president trump's candidates, those he has endorsed, and who have sought his endorsement, if they win, and there is a big debate about how you interpret that,

but all expectations are that donald trump will seek the nomination. the question then is whether he can see off a potential rival like ron desantis of florida endorsed, desantis of florida who he endorsed, remember, and raised from a low congressman profile republican congressman earlier in career to a viable for winning the candidate for winning the florida , governor's mansion, taking control of the governorship in florida. ron is the one who might desantis is the one person who might beat donald trump in a contest for the republican nomination but all the republican nomination but all the bets are that if donald trump runs for the nomination, he would win, and the question then is whether the democrats will think thatjoe biden is still the person to beat donald trump a second time and weatherjoe biden himself thinks he is up for the fight. so there we

are, donald trump heading into his voting polling station local to mar—a—lago in florida. it is about quarter to two in florida, eastern time united states. we have got a version of donald trump talking from that clip with him talking on it, i think. these pictures are from an agency and i think we had the wrong bit of sound being fed but now we can hear from bit of sound being fed but now we can hearfrom it later. now to the story about gavin williamson. he denies bullying and

it has been reported to the public watchdog over the messages he sent to wendy morton first disclosed in newspapers on sunday. labour says the appointment is proof of the poor politicaljudgment of the appointment is proof of the poor political judgment of the the appointment is proof of the poor politicaljudgment of the prime minister. it politicaljudgment of the prime minister. :, :, politicaljudgment of the prime minister. ~' politicaljudgment of the prime minister. ~ , ,, minister. it looks like rishi sunak has done grubby _ minister. it looks like rishi sunak has done grubby political- minister. it looks like rishi sunak has done grubby political deals i that are not in the political interest and not in the interest of the country, and he promised this was going to be something different from the chaos of liz truss and the double standards and approach that borisjohnson took double standards and approach that boris johnson took and double standards and approach that borisjohnson took and the one deal for his mates that borisjohnson took but 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 the country is being let down. the shadow home secretary yvette cooper. business secretary grant shapps was asked for his view on his way into this morning's cabinet meeting.

i don't know the details but i will wait for them to investigate it. there wait for them to investigate it. are ou wait for them to investigate it. are you concerned about the allegations? as you _ you concerned about the allegations? as you know — you concerned about the allegations? as you know there _ you concerned about the allegations? as you know there is _ you concerned about the allegations? as you know there is a _ you concerned about the allegations? as you know there is a process - you concerned about the allegations? as you know there is a process goingl as you know there is a process going on. the veteran actor leslie phillips has died at the age of 98. he spent eight decades in the entertainment industry and was known for his roles in the carry on films and more recently as the voice of the sorting hat in the harry potter series. his wife said she lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman. sarah campbell looks back at his life. # take a look at me #. hello. hello! hello. he was the rake, the cad, the bounder, the ladies man... ..and awfully funny. hi, girls.

i'm available. 0h! mr bell? ding—dong, you're not wrong. this way, please. his comic technique was developed in the theatre, but it worked just as well in three early carry on films, on television and on radio. surely i don't have to go to bye—byes? the navy lark ran for 18 years from 1959. with our three stars, - stephen murray, john pertwee and leslie phillips. upa bit. to me. to you. think of a number and double it. the man most likely to, one of a string of hit west end comedies lasted four years. he starred in it and directed it and made a lot of money. it was an enormous hit. it turned into the biggest hit i've ever had, even though it was crucified by the critics. and i did it over 2,000 times. despite the posh accent, he'd been born a cockney. he'd become a child actor to help his poverty stricken mum after his father died when he was ten. his success reflected his drive, as well as his talent, but he felt he'd become typecast.

ijust seemed to fit those sort of roles. it was... i mean, it was marvellous, really, to get those sort of roles, and they seemed important then. it was only later that i realised i was getting into a kind of a rut. i'm sorry to know that kenya will be losing you. in his mid—505, leslie phillips reinvented himself as a serious actor. if i were in a hole, you'd be the sort of chap i'd turn to. for the next 30 years he played a succession of character parts and cameo roles. not so much a hole, let's say, more of a... ..crossroads. he was an immensely accomplished actor. well, just think of it, a whole week together in... ...separate rooms. but for many, he'll always remain... ding dong. ..the outrageous womaniser with a twinkle in his eye. oh, you sexy beast.

actor leslie phillips, who's died at the age of 98 with fewer than seven weeks left until christmas, we're asking is it ever too early to put your decorations up? this year many people will be considering the cost of living crisis and how that might impact their usual 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.

hello, we are getting in the festive spirit, even though it is only november, but how could we not when we are in this winter wonderland near warrington? this garden centre, the staff here have been very busy and they have people already coming through the doors buying christmas decorations. cost of living pressures are really putting pressure on people's christmas budget, though. 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 and get some black friday bargains in november instead of leaving it to december. we can speak to some businesses who rely on this time of year to make money. we have sam who is involved

in running arts and craft workshops in warrington. what is the appeal for people to do things like arts and crafts instead of maybe buying things in shops? you are making something that is individual and unique and you can also make something for your family members and friends and it is something you can keep every year and that way it saves you money. sam, thank you very much indeed. as we go past, we can have a look at some of these miniature models, the level of detail is quite extraordinary. someone else i want to speak to is tracy, she recently opened a year—round christmas shop in congleton. do people really want to be thinking about christmas in the summer and autumn? yes, i think they do. opening the shop has shown that they have and they can spread the cost over the year. when they have more disposable income, just get a little something for christmas, and then at christmas, they can sit back and enjoy it with more money on the food and drink. tracy, thank you very much. one more person that you have got to meet, over here, angela, she has worked at this garden centre

working on the christmas displays over 27 years, that's an extraordinary thing. what keeps you doing it every year? we work with an amazing team, the amazing products, who would not want to work here? it is fantastic. this is your last year? i'm retiring this year, yes. i will miss it like crazy and i wish i could do it all over again. just an amazing place. angela, thank you very much indeed. and take a close up look at some of the detail on this. absolutely stunningly beautiful. i know it is only november butjust absorb and take in some of that festive beauty.

with russia attacking ukraine's energy infrastructure, people across the country face the prospect of a bitter winter without heating and power — but a uk haulage firm is providing a vital lifeline. it's staff have already made several trips to ukraine — and they're about to set off again. john maguire reports. i'm just not sure what's underneath me. now i am up on this bridge. the bridge is gone. this is the moment, in the dead of night, on a road in ukraine... yeah, i ain't getting through that. ..when scott stones realises he can go no further. the bridge he was about to drive across has been blown apart. since the russian invasion, he's made five journeys, taking aid donated from norfolk in to the war zone. people come up to me and say, "why did you do what you do?" if they were to go there and see what i've seen and the people i see, you can't help but be humanitarian towards them, you know? it's compassion. now he's preparing to head back. it takes a lot to fill a 45 foot trailer, but a regular donation session at a supermarket car park in swaffham always helps. yeah, brilliant, any food's great. that's fantastic. just some bits of food, tinned foods, different things, because i feel so sad for all the poor people. it will be his last trip of the year, so scott will take shoe

boxes filled with christmas gifts for children. wow! my goodness, look at all those shoe boxes! j that's absolutely amazing. i spent the weekend making boxes, wrapping. busy weekend. a network of volunteers has come together to help those still in ukraine, and those who've fled the fighting. just doing whatever we can to help them get on to become _ independent, really. she's desperate to go back home, as most ukrainians are, _ because it's her home. tanya, what do you think of the people helping you? lam happy. happy for the help. yeah, yeah. this is the main room where people bring donations, and then we sort them into various departments. and it's all free. in dereham, they've set up the ukraine aid centre. there's free clothing for families, advice from the county council about schools, doctors, benefits, and a chance for those a long way from home to meet up.

via a translator, oksana tells me she's been overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers here. sorry. her friend says she had no choice but to leave when the bombing started. few here realised when the invasion started, that nine months later the need would be as urgent as ever. but while that need remains, there are many here who are prepared to help in whatever way they can.

a family which started taking in stray cats last year, say they now have more than a hundred — and they need help finding them new homes. the lewis family sold their business, their car, and even their wedding rings to fund their cat rescue mission. our correspondent anjana gadgil reports. are you going out? come on! i have about 30 litter trays in the house and about 40 cat trees in the house. yes, it is their house, not ours any more. tina lewis started fostering cats during the first lockdown, but herfeline family keeps expanding. 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 new arrivals have made themselves at home. even tina's bedroom is now being used for cat naps. 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. when the cat's awake, it's time to play. through the bedroom catflap and down a specially constructed catwalk on the side of the house. the family are now working as

a registered animal rescue charity. so many mouths to feed comes at a cost. we've sold a property, we've sold our car, we've sold even my wedding ring just to get money for the place, but we have nothing else to actually sell. tina's husband mark is also now a cat convert. he'll never claw back control from this colony of cats. anjana gadgil, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. very showery day some heavy downpours in places, but also some sunshine and showers which we hold onto into tomorrow, but there will be fewer showers are not as windy tomorrow. the shower activity continues this evening and overnight

with some of them heavy in southern and western areas which will be tied into the area of low pressure adhere to the north west of scotland so here it will be windiest. further south, clear spells but southern england into the south—west, parts of wales, some pretty frequent and at times heavy showers. overnight lows for— ten so nowhere particularly cold because of the strength of the wind and the cloud in the showers. wednesday morning begins quite blustery with further showers from the word go but as we head through the afternoon the winds turn a bit lighter, coming in more from the west, south—west, with increasing amounts of sunshine, some areas staying dry altogether, and these are the average wind speeds so not as strong as what we had yesterday but still quite windy around the north of scotland. some pretty intense gusts. temperatures, 11—15, maybe a degree or two down on what we had this afternoon, but then beyond wednesday, we have high pressure building over the near

continent and that will keep these weather fronts out at bay but they will graze scotland and northern ireland at times over the next couple of days. the airflow will do is trap warm air from the azores right across our shores so it will be very mild, especially thursday and friday, both by day and night. quite a lot of cloud around and drizzle over western hills and more persistent rain for western scotland and northern ireland, and the best of any sunshine towards the south and east of england and look at these temperatures, the high teens in places. very mild night on thursday, taking us into friday, a similar note, very windy but also extremely mild. persistent rain in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland and drizzle in northern and western hills of england. the best of any sunshine in the south and the east with temperatures maybe 17, 18. very mild end to the working week and it stays mild into weekend, but by sunday it looks like things will start to turn wetter and windier in western areas

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hello, good evening. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. our headlines at 5pm: people across the us are casting their votes in crucial midterm elections, as republicans and democrats fight for control of congress. fury tonight over comments from a qatari world cup ambassador who's called homosexuality — in his words — "damage in the mind". government minister sir gavin williamson denies new claims of bullying. he is reported to have told a civil servant to jump out of a window. mr told a civil servant to 'ump out of a window. ~ �* told a civil servant to jump out of a window.- ding-dong, i told a civil servant to jump out of- a window.- ding-dong, you're a window. mr bell? ding-dong, you're not wronu! and the veteran comedy

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