and here we see representatives of the royal navy, the army, and the raf laying there reads —— laying there reads. and more widows will be laying there reads injust there reads. and more widows will be laying there reads in just a there reads. and more widows will be laying there reads injust a moment. ——laying their wreaths.

that solemn service at the national memorial arboretum on this day of remembrance when we have marked armistice day with a two—minute silence. officialfigures released by the office for national statistics this morning show that the uk economy shrank betweenjuly and september this year. it fell by 0.2% as soaring prices hit businesses and households. gross domestic product,

or gdp, which measures the activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country had fallen by 0.6% in september, in part due to the queen's funeral. this all means the uk appears to be heading into recession, that's when the economy shrinks for two three—month periods in a row. the bank of england has forecast it will last two years — the longest on record. the chancellorjeremy hunt has been speaking this morning — he says there is a tough road ahead. the bank of england says we are likely to be in recession. this is disappointing but not entirely unexpected news. what we need to do now is to present a plan to the country to tackle the root cause of the issues we face, which is inflation. and the plan that takes the most vulnerable and that is what i must do it next thursday. are

vulnerable and that is what i must do it next thursday.— vulnerable and that is what i must do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk — do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk of— do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk of the _ do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk of the g7 _ do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk of the g7 is _ do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk of the g7 is the - do it next thursday. are you alarm that the uk of the g7 is the only i that the uk of the g7 is the only economy which is shrinking at the moment? ~ . . ., ., ~ ., ., moment? according to the imf, around a third of the — moment? according to the imf, around a third of the well's _ moment? according to the imf, around a third of the well's economy _ moment? according to the imf, around a third of the well's economy is - moment? according to the imf, around a third of the well's economy is in - a third of the well's economy is in recession this year or will be in recession this year or will be in recession next year, and that is principally, but not entirely, because a very high global energy prices. we are not immune to that in the uk and what we need is a plan that shows how we are going to get through this difficult period. if it is a recession, how we make it shallower and quicker so that we can protect businesses who are really struggling as these figures show but also give families some hope that we'll get through to the other side with the most people protected. the chancellorjeremy hunt, and of course he will be making his autumn statement next week. let's talk to our economics correspondent andy verity. today those figures confirming where we are headed. yes, and in fact the

downturn in activity were slightly less bad than some expected. the forecast was that activity at not .5 and it came in at talk not —— not —— 0.2. the recession means all the goods and services we produce, which is saying the same as the economy, is saying the same as the economy, is it growing or shrinking, are we producing more goods and services or less? in normal times, producing more goods and services or less? in normaltimes, economy grows, activity grows, people spend more, but we have occasionally in a growth curve that recedes, that is why it's called a recession, we it tracks back a little bit where the dipping growth. that is what the bank of england things we are now entering. the rule of thumb is we don't call it that until we have had cash until we have had six months of it, nevertheless it is the same phenomenon. activity shrinking. it was interesting hearing jeremy hunt talking about wanting to make the recession shallower and shorter, but normally when governments enter recession is they normally try to upset whenever anything else that

what anyone is doing so households and cut their spending and the government tends to spend more on benefits and also tries to put money into the economy, it is called an expansionary fiscal policy. similarly, the central bank tries to be expansionary by cutting interest rates. this time it is different because we had stagflation, also the worst inflation in a0 years, they are very much focused on that and that means policy is trying to dampen things down, rather than offset the impact of recession. some economists are seriously worried that that might mean that shaped recession isn't shallower and shorter but longer and deeper as a result. ~ ., .., , shorter but longer and deeper as a result. ~ . .. , ., shorter but longer and deeper as a result. . , , result. what can they do because the other art result. what can they do because the other part of — result. what can they do because the other part of the _ result. what can they do because the other part of the economic— result. what can they do because the other part of the economic picture i other part of the economic picture is the hole in the public finances, although there is some debate around how that should be calculated and what exactly the size is and how much money needs to be made up to sort that out. the much money needs to be made up to sort that out-— sort that out. the fiscal hole, what do we actually _ sort that out. the fiscal hole, what do we actually mean _ sort that out. the fiscal hole, what do we actually mean by _ sort that out. the fiscal hole, what do we actually mean by that? -

sort that out. the fiscal hole, what do we actually mean by that? it. do we actually mean by that? it sounds scary when you talk about 55 being pound hole but what we are really talking about, and you need to remember the economy is worth 2 trillion, which is 2000 billion, it is a lot more than 55, so what we are really talking about is a projection forward based on uncertain forecasts about economic growth and interest rates and the difference between where we think we will be and where we want to be if the chancellor is going to meet his chosen fiscal goal. the whole depends entirely on whatever the chancellor chooses, that is a policy choice, not an economic necessity, so to meet his goal, whether it is three years or five years, if it were five rather than three, the hole would be smaller, or if it was ten, the hole might not be there at all, if you have slightly more percentage growth, then they might not be a whole at all so some economists are questioning whether you really want to make serious cuts to public spending and potentially getting a worse recession, on the basis of that whole when there are lots of other considerations in

play. lots of other considerations in -la . . . ., lots of other considerations in play. the chancellor will be making that statement _ play. the chancellor will be making that statement next _ play. the chancellor will be making that statement next thursday. - the former chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, said he warned liz truss to slow down from what he called the breakneck speed with which she introduced new policies as prime minister. mr kwarteng made the comments in an interview with talk tv — the first time he has spoken since he was forced to step down last month. i bear some responsibility for it. i thought it was a good idea to try and set our parameters quickly. and i think the prime minister was very much of the view that we needed to move things fast. but i think it was too quick. so you made the argument that the prime minister go slow at the time? well, i said actually after the budget, because we were going very fast, even after the mini budget we were going at breakneck speed. i said, "we should slow down, slow down." what did she say? she said well, "i've only got two years." and i said, "you'll have two months if you carry on like this." and that's, i'm afraid, what happened. let's talk to our political

correspondentjonathan blake. kwasi kwarteng is talking about what happened in that brief period when he was chancellor. what reaction has that —— their being to what he has been saying? that -- their being to what he has been saying?— that -- their being to what he has been saying? fascinating interview for a number _ been saying? fascinating interview for a number of _ been saying? fascinating interview for a number of reasons, _ been saying? fascinating interview for a number of reasons, not - been saying? fascinating interview for a number of reasons, not least| for a number of reasons, not least because the young men he has made there is essentially, i told you so. he said the prime minister liz truss at the time that they needed to slow down, as he put it. it is interesting to hear him make that case because just a few days the mini budget he said there was more to come and that he and the prime minister wanted to go further during their time in office, in terms of cutting taxes and allowing people to keep more of their mining. so, i think we can see this as an attempt to set the record straight, as far as kwasi kwarteng sees it and get his version of events out there but there are many people arguing that what he's saying now doesn't exactly fit with way he went about things, certainly before the mini budget,

andindeed certainly before the mini budget, and indeed afterwards as well. what and indeed afterwards as well. what is the view with _ and indeed afterwards as well. what is the view with these _ is the view with these recriminations now? because obviously what the government is wanting to do is put that behind and move forward. wanting to do is put that behind and move forward-— move forward. yes, i don't think there will— move forward. yes, i don't think there will be _ move forward. yes, i don't think there will be too _ move forward. yes, i don't think there will be too much _ move forward. yes, i don't think there will be too much spent --| move forward. yes, i don't think. there will be too much spent -- too there will be too much spent —— too much time spent in the treasury or in number ten mulling over what kwasi kwarteng has had to say, it is all in the past now and we live in a different economic situation with a budget looming next thursday in which there are going to be tax rises and more than likely spending cuts announced on a large—scale by the new chancellorjeremy hunt, and kwasi kwarteng was asked about that, whether he would support any tax rises, given that he understands he said whether by ministries coming from that you can't grow the economy and can't cut taxes until things are on a stable footing, but he didn't explicitly say that he would back those kinds of measures, that is an interesting insight, perhaps into how he and others, more importantly, the conservative party that's it more to the right and would be in

favour of tax cutting were ever possible our thinking and may respond to some of the measures that jeremy hunt outlines. 50. respond to some of the measures that jeremy hunt outlines.— jeremy hunt outlines. so, where is the -a jeremy hunt outlines. so, where is the party now. _ jeremy hunt outlines. so, where is the party now, then, _ jeremy hunt outlines. so, where is the party now, then, in terms - jeremy hunt outlines. so, where is the party now, then, in terms of i the party now, then, in terms of unity on the road ahead?- the party now, then, in terms of unity on the road ahead? well, for the most part. _ unity on the road ahead? well, for the most part, the _ unity on the road ahead? well, for the most part, the conservative i the most part, the conservative party has tried to show that it is united. we saw that in the effective coronation of rishi sunak is the new leader, there was no real meaningful contest, certainly not given the curtained —— conservative mark dashcam said the party members a chance to vote, and there has been a period when most conservative party members have sat on their hands and bit their tongues, in terms of disagreeing with any big policies that have been put forward but they will be some very unpalatable and difficult measures announced in the budget next week which i think we will see some dissent over on the conservative party benches, but how far and how wide that spreads and whether it goes to the extent of putting anything thatjeremy hunt and rishi sunak want to do at risk, thatis and rishi sunak want to do at risk,

that is perhaps another measure, because conservative mps have been burned by the internal infighting and turmoil that we have seen over the last few months and mayjust want to give the chancellor and the prime minister the chance to get this through. prime minister the chance to get this through-— russia's defence ministry says it has completed the withdrawal of troops from the western bank of the dnipro river in ukraine's southern kherson region. in a statement, it also says that during the redeployment, not a single piece of military hardware or weaponry was left behind. video shows locals greeting soldiers and western press as ukraine took back towns and villages enroute to kherson which russia said it was abandoning. ukraine's army says it has made major gains around the port city of kherson. russia says it's moving to new defensive positions on the other side of the dnipro river. video shows the main antonivsky bridge across the dnipro from the city of kherson has been destroyed. some russian sources claim that they destroyed the bridge themselves, having completed the withdrawal process.

let's cross live to kyiv to the bbc�*s catherine byaruhanga. catherine, there is some concern, obviously in ukraine, as to what exactly rush upon back strategy is, as it leaves these areas and makes a very public display of saying that is what it is doing, and ukraine makes those gains, but a bit cautiously. makes those gains, but a bit cautiously-— makes those gains, but a bit cautiousl. , , , ., cautiously. exactly. this statement from the russian _ cautiously. exactly. this statement from the russian ministry - cautiously. exactly. this statement from the russian ministry would i from the russian ministry would signal a significant moment in russia's war in ukraine, and usually where, as you say, we are having these public statements from the ministry of defence in moscow signalling how it is withdrawing its troops from kherson city. remember kherson was the only regional city russia were able to capture in their eight month conflict. the ministry of defence says they managed to withdraw thousands of troops from

kherson over to the eastern bank across that the dnipro river further into russian —controlled territory. i have been speaking to an adviser to the ukraine mystery of defence and he says they cannot rush to trust this statement or trust any conclusions as to what russia is doing or thinking, conclusions as to what russia is doing orthinking, he conclusions as to what russia is doing or thinking, he says their focus is now to continue with their military campaign and keep taking territory from russia in the southern region.— territory from russia in the southern region. just briefly, russia says _ southern region. just briefly, russia says it _ southern region. just briefly, russia says it is _ southern region. just briefly, russia says it is moving - southern region. just briefly, russia says it is moving to i southern region. just briefly, i russia says it is moving to other defensive positions. in terms of the area that is being seeded and ukraine is taking back and where russia is going now, what is the picture? russia is going now, what is the icture? ~ ., russia is going now, what is the icture? ~ . ,, ., , picture? well, what russia is leavin: picture? well, what russia is leaving this _ picture? well, what russia is leaving this strategic - picture? well, what russia is leaving this strategic port - picture? well, what russia is| leaving this strategic port city picture? well, what russia is i leaving this strategic port city of kherson is a city with about 300,000 people before the war and also several settlements around kherson. but remember this is a city that then leads onto crimea region, a region that russia controls, a lot

of the water that crimea uses comes from kherson so losing part of this region is really significant for russia. it is moving across the dnipro river to the eastern bank, the dnipro river is a mighty river that crashes across central ukraine so it offers key defences for russian forces and it gives them a position to hold, especially as winter comes and it gets harder to fight. so, from moscow, they would be hoping that once they cross to what you might sate safer ground, that they will be able to hold these positions for months to come. thank ou positions for months to come. thank you catherine- _ i'm joined now by the russia editor at bbc monitoring, vitaly shevchenko. what is your reading of what is going on with russia? it is really important. _ going on with russia? it is really important, that _ going on with russia? it is really important, that is _ going on with russia? it is really important, that is one _ going on with russia? it is really important, that is one thing - going on with russia? it is really important, that is one thing we | important, that is one thing we know, but what we don't know is the reason why this is happening, particularly how widely russia has advertised its pull—out from kherson, as if to rear the

ukrainians into the city. and i think those officials in kyiv who say, we will base any decisions we take on actual intelligence, not these widely publicised russian statements, i think they are right, actually. it statements, i think they are right, actuall . , , ., , , actually. it is unusually -- it is unusual the — actually. it is unusually -- it is unusual the way _ actually. it is unusually -- it is unusual the way russia - actually. it is unusually -- it is unusual the way russia are - unusual the way russia are signposting so publicly what they are doing. signposting so publicly what they aredoina. ~ , �* . are doing. absolutely. but whatever their motives _ are doing. absolutely. but whatever their motives might _ are doing. absolutely. but whatever their motives might be, _ are doing. absolutely. but whatever their motives might be, it _ are doing. absolutely. but whatever their motives might be, it is - their motives might be, it is usually significant that russia has had to announce it, and the reason for that is it is the ukrainian army that has been doing so well that it has effectively pushed russia out at this major city, and looking at how this major city, and looking at how this is being covered in russia, it is nothing short of staggering. official media, they try to look the other way and play it down, they call what is happening in kherson a manoeuvre, redeployment, a

regrouping, presented in rather positive terms for the russians, they say, actually now our positions are a lot better, but looking at social media where there is a lot more diversity of opinion, particularly the pro—war commentators, they are shot, they are aghast. they some of them say this is russia �*s worst defeat since the break—up of the soviet union which will scar our hearts forever, thatis which will scar our hearts forever, that is the kind of rhetoric they are using, and that has a huge impact on president putin's standing and the ability to carry on pursuing what he calls the special military operations. what he calls the special military operations-— what he calls the special military o erations. ~ . , , , operations. where has he been? is he seak operations. where has he been? is he speak about — operations. where has he been? is he speak about this _ operations. where has he been? is he speak about this at _ operations. where has he been? is he speak about this at all, _ operations. where has he been? is he speak about this at all, because - operations. where has he been? is he speak about this at all, because it - speak about this at all, because it does seem to all be down to we are hearing that decisions are being taken by the commanders on the ground. taken by the commanders on the round. ~ , h taken by the commanders on the round. ~ , �*, ., taken by the commanders on the round. , ground. absolutely, there's a reason for that. when _ ground. absolutely, there's a reason for that. when the _ ground. absolutely, there's a reason for that. when the defence - ground. absolutely, there's a reason for that. when the defence ministerl for that. when the defence minister and the russian command of troops in

ukraine and out of the regrouping in kherson, president putin was shown on state tv smiling, attending a festive meeting, meeting smiling participants, it is a complete different mood, the of that is anything negative, any problems they need to be associated with those commanders, with the top brass, and the same story we see in newspapers, there were lots of pictures of generals but putin was doing something completely different. his spokesman this morning, he was asked directly in one of his daily news briefings, is this an embarrassment for president putin? and hejust said no. he was also asked, do you regret staging this massive ceremony in late september to proclaim kherson to be part of russia, because now it has been abandoned, essentially? and again he said no. but if we were

than the surface and look beyond these knows, it is very embarrassing development for the kremlin and one that will have to do a lot of work to resolve. that will have to do a lot of work to resolve-— that will have to do a lot of work to resolve. thank you very much, vitaly shevchenko. _ the nhs is spending billions of pounds each year on freelance doctors, nurses and other health staff, in an attempt to plug the gap of staff vacancies across the service. that's the findings of an investigation by the bbc which shows all four uk nations have seen an increase in the cost of agency staff in the past year. our health reporter chloe hayward reports. we have had to use more agency staff, unfortunately, and that comes with a cost. hospitals around england are struggling to fill rotas. we have seen an increase in people leaving. there's no doubt that one of the reasons is around more money. with wards already full, more doctors and nurses are needed, and expensive agency workers are often the only way to fill staffing gaps. we're all fishing in a relatively shallow pool of staff, so until we address the longer term challenges around workforce,

it's always going to be a bit hand—to—mouth. on the ward in colchester hospital... i will be responsible for staffing for the whole of the site today. ..andy is in charge of filling rotas and knows these challenges all too well. yesterday as an example, i thought my emergency department was nice and safe for the evening and a couple of hours before we had a couple of people call in sick and then immediately that changes things. overall, the nhs in england spent more than £3 billion on agency staff in the last year. that's up 20% on the year before. and agency spending is also rising in other parts of the uk. in scotland it has doubled in the past year, while in wales it has risen by over ito%. in northern ireland it is four times higher than it was three years ago. with so many hospital budgets already very stretched, difficult decisions are now being made. i think the nhs has been trying to find greater efficiencies for a long, long time.

but when i talk to clinical leaders, they're really, really nervous that they're going to have to make some really hard choices if they're going to stay in their budgets. and those hard choices will be things like reducing the number of staff they use. or reducing the number of beds that they have in hospital. and you can see those are really going to have an impact on the quality and access to patient care. improving staff retention could play a key part when it comes to reducing agency spend. so now trusts around the country are taking steps such as improving rota flexibility, offering wellbeing sessions and launching mental health days. but for now, it ultimately comes down to flexibility and money. a junior doctor can triple his hourly rate if he works for agency versus being on an nhs contract. i wouldn't consider taking the shift if it wasn't paying the market rate, which would be around £50 to £60. i'd absolutely love to go back to being a staff member. it's mainly about the pay. sometimes you'll only be able to book a shift for two,

three, four days a week. and you'll be very transient in the department. you won't know who the consultants are, the other members of staff, and it can sometimes affect the working dynamic, because you're just seen as a replaceable agency worker. the department of health says a long—term workforce plan is coming, but for now, nhs trusts around england are left with little choice but to allocate more and more of their budgets on paying growing staff bills rather than providing front line services. chloe hayward, bbc news. the former us president donald trump has criticised the governor of florida and possible 2024 presidential nomination rival ron desa ntis. in a lengthy statement, mr trump dismissed de santis as an average republican governor with great public relations. calling on him to stop playing games and rule out a bid for the presidency. mr desantis stormed to re—election in the us midterms, emerging as mr trump's main rival in the republican party.

the former president is widely expected to announce his own plan for a white house comeback as soon as next week. cbs's correspondent skyler henry has more from washington this is truly fascinating stuff that we have been seeing, especially from the former president who put out these remarks yesterday. let's start with these jabs he has made towards governor ron desantis calling him ron sanctimonious, nickname he came up ron sanctimonious, nickname he came up with over the weekend but also calling him an average republican governor with great public relations. he even said that ron came to me in desperate shape in 2017, calling him politically dead, saying that he needed help and an endorsement to get past his republican challenger in that race and ultimately to win the governorship going up against one of the more popular democrats at the time in that race, donald trump

ultimately saying and complaining it was his endorsement that boosted ron desantis to get that victory for years ago, so it is actually fascinating here, especially because in the fact that governor ron desantis has not publicly admitted or said that he is going to run for president in 2024, so much so that the former president ultimately came out in his remarks saying that he is actually calling him disingenuous and then going on even further to say that ron desantis came out to say that ron desantis came out to say he is not focused on the president, running for president right now and even going further to say he is focused on the governor race and not looking towards the future, donald trump even going on to say well in terms of loyalty and class, that is really not the right answer. as for the former president, he still expected to make that announcement next special week, hinting towards that 2024 presidential bed. we should point out that three donald trump advisers have told cbs news that the former president should not make this announcement until after we see the

results of the senate races because we still don't know who is going to be in control of either chamber here on capitol hill. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. after a remarkably mild night with temperatures of around 15 or 16 degrees, it will be a super mild day, but quite wet and windy in the north—west of the country, certainly the western isles of scotland, parts of northern ireland, will see some rain through the morning and into the afternoon. but many of us in england and wales are in for a fairly bright day. the brightest of the weather will be to the east of the pennines and it will be very gusty with gusts of wind even inland in excess of 40 miles an hour in some places. how warm could it get? possibly as high as 19 degrees in the moray firth in scotland, but more typically around 16 or 17. how about tomorrow? england and wales and much of the country are in for some sunny spells. early in the day it might be cloudy with spots

of rain in the north—west, but essentially it is going to be a beautiful day. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. james cleverly has also urged the mamas of the uk public to remember ukraine's fight for freedom. the uk economy shrank in the past three months amid widespread predictions of a long recession. chancellorjeremy hunt says

it's his priority to tackle the cost of living crisis. kwasi kwarteng says he warned liz truss she was going too fast with her economic plans. the former chancellor says he told the former prime minister she was going at �*breakneck speed'. in the last hour the russian military has claimed it has completed its withdrawal from the occupied city of kherson, the main bridge across the dnipro river has been destroyed and the nhs in england spent £3 billion on agency staff last year, as around one in ten roles remain vacant. in less than 24 hours' time, the england red roses, will be getting their women's rugby union, world cup final, underway in auckland against the hosts new zealand. england have been top of the world rankings, since november 2020 and have won their past 30 tests. emily scarrett helped england win

the 2014 world cup, scoring a late try which secured the victory. this is herfourth world cup final and has this advice for her less—experienced teammates. the whole journey itself is one you have to enjoy and relish. it's tough, we've been away from home for a long time, but don't wish it away, and stay really present with it all. i've been lucky to do four, but for many people this is their first and could be their last. you don't know how it will pan out, so you have to enjoy the journey, give how it will pan out, so you have to enjoy thejourney, give it everything and whatever the result is, you can reflect and not have regrets on it. england's success eight years ago was the only time since 1998 that a nation other than new zealand had won the competition. the black ferns hve won five of the last six tournaments. meanwhile, england have had this message from someone else who knows what it's like to win a major tournament — the england euros winner leah williamson.

hi, girls. ijust want to wish you all the best for the final. i'm so proud to be english when i watch you, and yeah, you are heroes in my eyes already but i know you can do this. i can't wait to be watching from home. another sleepless night, i am sure, but yeah, can't wait to watch you lift that trophy. it's t20 world cup final on sunday, when england will face pakistan there's a 100 per—cent, certainty of heavy rain. that could mean, they need to use the reserve day on monday, in melbourne, and there's even a chance of the trophy having to be shared. in the knockout stages, at least 10 overs per side, are needed to consitute a match. in rain delays, when you are unsure, you need to switch off but you need to find the button to switch back on and i think it's a great reminder for us. watching the rain fall, there are two days to get through and we will get this game in and

it's the team that switches on at the right time that will take the title. great britain can start preparing for their billiejean king cup semi final tomorrow — after an incredible win over spain last night secured their place, against the odds, in the last four of the competition in glasgow they needed to win all three matches against spain, who were clear favourites to go through, but after wins in the singles for heather watson and harriet dart, the doubles pair of alicia barnett, and olivia nicholls, finished the job in straight sets, to set up a semi final againt australia. it's the furthest a british team's gone in the competion in 41 years. i'm just so proud of this team. every single player on this team has done themselves proud. the team spirit has been high, and ijust cannot thank everyone who's come to support the british team here. thank you so much. we want to put women's tennis in this country on the map and the support you give us and the

team, you help us create amazing memories, so thank you. wasps netball, will be no longer be able to compete in the super league "moving forwards", it's been confirmed by england netball. wasps holdings limited, the company for the rugby and netball teams, entered administration in october. it means the 2023 season will be contested between the remaining 10 clubs. that's all the sport for now. let's go back to our top story — and figures from the office for national statistics estimate that the uk economy shrank by 0.2% betweenjuly and september. city analysts believe the data could mark the start of a recession. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has warned he is under "no illusion" of what he has described as the "tough road ahead". i'm nowjoined by the economist professor ha—joon chang who's also the author of edible economics — a hungry economist explains the world and he was a lecturer in political

economics at cambridge for 32 years. thank you forjoining us. the political part of economics is interesting, because it's particularly relevant right now when we have these figures today that indicate we are heading into recession on the chancellor is going to be delivering his autumn statement. and the background that has been talk around the hole in the public finances, potentially up to £65 billion that would need to be dealt with either through spending cuts or tax increases. but, it's not as straightforward as that, because political choices can define the size of that.— political choices can define the size of that. , ., ., , size of that. first of all, the size ofthe size of that. first of all, the size of the hole _ size of that. first of all, the size of the hole is _ size of that. first of all, the size of the hole is defined _ size of that. first of all, the size of the hole is defined by - size of that. first of all, the size of the hole is defined by the - of the hole is defined by the government. it's a political definition. it says we want to bring down public debt and balance the budget in the next five years, but there is no economic theory that you should do it in the next five years. so the size of the hole is defined by the government and then the

government keeps calling it a black hole, which is an insult to the concept of the black hole. a black hole is an all consuming, a space that sucks in everything. we are talking about £65 billion, a lot of money, but compared to the entirety of british public debt, that's only about 2.5%. 50 of british public debt, that's only about 2596-— of british public debt, that's only about2.5%. ., ., , ., ., about 2.5%. so what does that mean? potentially when _ about 2.5%. so what does that mean? potentially when we _ about 2.5%. so what does that mean? potentially when we have _ about 2.5%. so what does that mean? potentially when we have a _ about 2.5%. so what does that mean? potentially when we have a fiscal- potentially when we have a fiscal statement next week that the chancellor may not need to announce spending cuts or tax increases on the scale that has been anticipated? that's right. it is a political choice, how much he wants to cut, and especially where to cut. we have this scandalous situation in one of the richest societies in human history where tens of thousands of our children are going hungry, so evenif our children are going hungry, so even if he cuts the budget, it won't

matter greatly where he cuts. and cutting this budget, he has to think about the long—term consequences. you might save some money by cutting, i don't know, free school meals, assistance to unemployed people, but in the long run this will come back, because this will create mental health problems. but doesnt create mental health problems. but doesn't this take us back to what we saw with liz truss and kwasi kwarteng's plan, which was to look at getting money into the economy in these difficult times of slow growth to increase growth, and we saw how the markets reacted to that. so there is a reality as to what is coming into the government coffers. the so—called mini budget failed because there was no clear plan. we will cut taxes and see what happens.

this country's economic problems is notjust this country's economic problems is not just about current this country's economic problems is notjust about current inflation, it has deeper structural causes. in the last 25 years it has invested only about 17% of national income and in the us, in germany, they invest 21%, in switzerland it's 26%, so this country, compared to other competitive economies has a seriously weak supply—side capability, and i think if kwasi kwarteng's said the plan was to address the supply side problem by having a clear, long—term investment plan, the market would have voted. it failed because they said they would cut taxes and see what happens. would cut taxes and see what ha ens. �* �* would cut taxes and see what hauens. �* �* ., ., would cut taxes and see what hauens.�* �* ., ., happens. and didn't say how to pay for it. happens. and didn't say how to pay for it- thank _ happens. and didn't say how to pay for it. thank you _ happens. and didn't say how to pay for it. thank you for _ happens. and didn't say how to pay for it. thank you forjoining - happens. and didn't say how to pay for it. thank you forjoining us. - france has suspended a plan to take in three thousand five hundred refugees currently in italy, after rome refused to let a migrant rescue ship dock on its coast.

the ocean viking ship was carrying 230 migrants, including 57 children. france has now allowed the ship to dock in toulon. it's the latest episode in a series of clashes between italy and its neighbour on migrant arrivals. finally some hope. these migrants had been stranded at sea for nearly three weeks. hundreds of them were rescued on six separate operations, but their troubles were far from over. left on this ship, many developed serious health problems. that is why some of them were flown to a hospital in corsica. france has now allowed the ship to dock in toulon in what it calls an exceptional basis. the french interior minister hit out at italy for turning the migrants away. translation: many | people were very sick. italy has been very inhumane in handling the situation. the italian authorities were not professional. they left this boat there for 20 days without making any decisions.

the european commission insists that ships should be able to dock at the nearest place of safety, but italy's right—wing government sees thinks differently. rome believes it has had to carry an unfair burden forfar too long and its neighbours must take in their share of migrant arrivals. in a statement the italian interior minister hit back. he said france's reaction to the request to take in 234 migrants, while italy has taken in 90,000 this year alone, is totally incomprehensible in the face of constant calls for solidarity. france says it will take in a third of the passengers, another third will be relocated to germany and the others shared between eu member states. and as far as an agreement to accept thousands of migrants currently in italy, france has torn that up. these photos would capture the moments these migrants learnt france was stepping in. many migrants flee conflict

and risk their safety to seek a better life. but despite their hopes for asylum, they are still getting caught in diplomatic rows. that puts them in danger all over again. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's go to our europe correspondent. is the timing of this significant with new government? yes. georgia maloney, the first far right leader of italy since the second world war campaigned on a pledge to clamp down on what she called the scourge of illegal migration and needed something to please her electoral base and in a sense, migration is the low hanging fruit that provides the opportunity. there are domestic politics in france as well, because president macron is facing increasing pressure

from the far right from the national rally, who have been quick to capitalise on france taking in this migrant vessel by denouncing what she called the dramatic laxity of president macron and saying he was not going to stop anarchic massive migration. once again migration is the explosive political issue in the european union. the frontier countries like italy, greece, spain, have long argued there has been an equal eu burden sharing and in the press conference in rome, maloni said the french reaction had been unjustified and italy had accepted 90,000 migrants, and this ngo boat is the france —— the first france has ever accepted with 200 on board are the result this is the worst crisis between italy and france for over three years and caught in the middle, of course, are these migrants, many of them desperate, who have come from libya. i5 migrants, many of them desperate, who have come from libya. is it easy to see where — who have come from libya. is it easy to see where things _ who have come from libya. is it easy to see where things go _ who have come from libya. is it easy to see where things go when - who have come from libya. is it easy to see where things go when there i who have come from libya. is it easy to see where things go when there is

that backdrop you explained of the politics of all of this, and the domestic audiences.- politics of all of this, and the domestic audiences. well, the initial signs— domestic audiences. well, the initial signs are _ domestic audiences. well, the initial signs are not _ domestic audiences. well, the initial signs are not good, - domestic audiences. well, the initial signs are not good, in l domestic audiences. well, the i initial signs are not good, in that, as you heard in that report, france has ripped up an agreement to taking 3500 migrants, relocated from italy, which was part of the attempt by the eu to improve burden sharing. france has also urged other eu members to do the same and says it will beef up controls on its border with italy. france has been incensed by italy announcing that france would take on the migrant boat when apparently there was no deal in the first place in the french government saw it as an attempt by italy to push france into a deal. i think the weight will continue is clearly it bodes badly for the relationship between italy's new government and its traditional eu allies on the tension will continue for some time and there will probably be an attempt by the eu to diffuse things but migration has long been the issue that has torn apart the opinion of this shown

once again that it is going nowhere and shows, also, that italy's new white —— right—wing government cheered on by those like victor orban is on a collision course with traditional western european allies which does not bode well for european harmony.- which does not bode well for european harmony. the uk commemorates the war dead with a two minute silence. foreign secretary james cleverly also urges the public to remember ukraine's fight for freedom. recession looms in the uk as the british economy shrinks in the third quarter of the year. chancellorjeremy hunt says it's his priority to tackle the cost of living crisis. kwasi kwarteng says he warned liz truss she was going too fast with her ill—fated economic plans. the former chancellor says he told the former prime minister she was going at �*breakneck speed'.

scientists are using ancient rocks from western australia to search for signs of ancient life on mars. scientists in the us say they have re—designed the immune system of people with untreatable cancers so it attacks their own tumours. the experimental approach has been tested in only 16 people, but the team at the university of california said it was a leap forward for personalised medicine. let's speak to our science correspondentjames gallagher it sounds amazing. it's a fusion of hot areas of science at the moment, so it's basically manipulating the dna of parts of the immune system to redesign them and in the other part you take cancer immunotherapy which has revolutionised many parts of cancer treatment that you are taking that and part of the immune system out of people, redesigning it so it goes back into their bodies but is able to attack their own tumours, so they've done an impressive amount of science but it is still early stages

and will not be in an nhs hospital near you soon. and will not be in an nhs hospital near you soon-— and will not be in an nhs hospital near you soon. how long does this take to rigorously _ near you soon. how long does this take to rigorously test? _ take to rigorously test? unfortunately for anybody watching at home if they can have a treatment, it is years away in terms of medical breakthroughs and this kind of study, the main aim is to 90, kind of study, the main aim is to go, is it feasible to even attempt this and save to put these redesigned immune cells in somebody�*s body, and it has let those hurdles because it been done and been safe but now it is about making it cost effective, affordable and proving how effective it is because in the study there were 16 people and 11 people's cancers regressed where it stabilised and only five of them. so its early stage research but the reason it is generating excitement is the way in which it is a window onto the future of how cancers can be treated by targeting someone's own tumour because everybody�*s cancer is unique. 50

because everybody's cancer is unitue, .,, because everybody's cancer is uniuue. , ., ., unique. so those statistics give a clear indication _ unique. so those statistics give a clear indication of _ unique. so those statistics give a clear indication of how— unique. so those statistics give a clear indication of how much - unique. so those statistics give a i clear indication of how much caution there needs to be. it is very theoretical and cutting edge and might deliver what they want. you on cus of might deliver what they want. you on cusp of medical _ might deliver what they want. you on cusp of medical research _ might deliver what they want. you on cusp of medical research and - might deliver what they want. you on cusp of medical research and it's - cusp of medical research and it's not about to enter the clinic anytime soon but this is an that is being tried by multiple groups in multiple different methods, so the teams that developed the coronavirus vaccines are trying to develop vaccines are trying to develop vaccines that will train the body to attack the specific newsagent —— mutations in your own tumour. there is a lot of momentum behind the field and this is one of the most advanced ages that the teams have got to improving you can train the body to attack its own tumours. scientists are using ancient rocks from western australia to search for signs of ancient life on mars. fossils called stromatolites from pilbara region in australia are being used to to guide scientists to samples on mars that are most likely

to hold signs of past life. the natural history museum are using techniques to establish the biological origins of earth's oldest stromatolites dating back to 3.48 billion years ago. joining me now is keyron hickman—lewis, a paleontologist at the natural history museum in london, who led the research. welcome. it sounds quite extraordinary. can you explain it a bit more for us?— bit more for us? certainly. good mornin: bit more for us? certainly. good morning and _ bit more for us? certainly. good morning and thank— bit more for us? certainly. good morning and thank you - bit more for us? certainly. good morning and thank you for - bit more for us? certainly. goodl morning and thank you for having bit more for us? certainly. good - morning and thank you for having me. basically we've been studying some of the earth's earliest traces of life from western australia, and these comprise millimetre scale laminations, layers of microstructu res laminations, layers of microstructures that were once built of bacteria and other bacteria and other microbes. over time these

become fossilised and they enter into the fossil record after more than 3 billion years we are able to study them now and we are able to understand what the early biosphere looked like, and also use these as tools for the search for life on mars. it tools for the search for life on mars. , ., ., ., , ., mars. it is extraordinary. have you been able to _ mars. it is extraordinary. have you been able to discover— mars. it is extraordinary. have you been able to discover much - mars. it is extraordinary. have you been able to discover much so - mars. it is extraordinary. have you| been able to discover much so far? how progress does this question indeed. ~ �* , , indeed. we've studied these materials — indeed. we've studied these materials with _ indeed. we've studied these materials with a _ indeed. we've studied these materials with a range - indeed. we've studied these materials with a range of. indeed. we've studied these - materials with a range of analytical techniques. we have studied them with imaging, with elemental analysis techniques and also studied them in three dimensions, using ct scanning. we are able to get an extremely detailed idea of the morphology and shapes of these stromatolites at scales from something you might hold in your hand to something to only

1,000,000th of a centimetre in size. looking at some of the images of what you described there, very beautiful and very technical as you are saying. and potentially huge progress. but they looks nice, but i didn't really understand what i was looking out there, so can you explain a bit more about that? i understand, of course. in the images you see these wonderful laminated structures and these individual layers represent maps of bacteria and other microbes when they are replaced by other mineral phases, so we don't see any cells and we don't see any individual bacteria in these rocks any more. but we see traces of

of the structures that they construct as they grow, so you would have seen for example some of the domed structures, and these represent microbes towards their energy source. in this case, it is sunlight and they convert sunlight into energy in order to grow further, so these are shapes, morphologies that are diagnostic of the growth processes of microbial communities millions of years in the past. it's a bit like sorry, after you. past. it's a bit like sorry, after 0“. ., , ., past. it's a bit like sorry, after ou. ., , ., ., past. it's a bit like sorry, after ou. ., ,., ., . ., ,~ you. you explain that so clearly and watchin: you. you explain that so clearly and watching with _ you. you explain that so clearly and watching with that _ you. you explain that so clearly and watching with that description, - you. you explain that so clearly and watching with that description, it'sl watching with that description, it's amazing to see that real snapshot. so if you would explain how that links with what can be discovered about mars? {lit links with what can be discovered about mars?—

about mars? of course. the structures — about mars? of course. the structures are _ about mars? of course. the | structures are approximately about mars? of course. the - structures are approximately 3.5 billion years old and this is approximately the same age as the sorts of materials we are studying at the moment at the surface of mars with the perseverance rover, and we believe at the margins of the rover�*s current locality, there are rock types, carbonate rock types that could potentially be reserved and traces of life similar to those we have seen here in the ancient rocks from australia the rocks on mars are approximately the same age and they were deposited in an environment that was reasonably similar to that which we see recorded in the ancient rocks, so we

are hoping that these ancient traces of life can give us some ideas of the sorts of fossils we might search for on mars if, indeed, life ever emerged on the red planet. it is so interesting- — emerged on the red planet. it is so interesting. thank _ emerged on the red planet. it is so interesting. thank you, _ emerged on the red planet. it is so interesting. thank you, we - emerged on the red planet. it is so interesting. thank you, we will. emerged on the red planet. it is sol interesting. thank you, we will have to get you back to talk more about what we have discovered on mars at some stage in the future. thank you very much. humans could return to the moon as part of the artemis us mission and after that the next target is mars bit in the meantime astronauts are busy preparing for the adventures that lie ahead. it is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. that giant leap was more than 50 years ago now. not long after, mankind basically gave up on lunar exploration. and lift off. but that is about to change

with nasa and other space agencies thinking big. this is not the moon, it is lanzarote, one of the canary islands. its volcanic surface is very similar to what astronauts may experience there, or on mars. we as astronauts have to go out there and recognise rocks and work together with the scientists on earth to see which samples we need to take because if you take the right rock samples, the moon will tell us like an open history book about our own past on earth. it is notjust about geology, it is also about exploration, identifying rock samples or even traces of extraterrestrial life. these wannabe astronauts have multiple motivations. one is to become a scientist to discover the inner workings of our world, and the second thing is to become an explorer, to go beyond the horizons and find new worlds.

a return to the moon is expected within two years, a mission to mars may take a little longer. but the hope is what we learn down here will help us up there. tim allman, bbc news. but see how the weather is looking down here. the weather will be dry and blustery around western and north—western areas and also heavy rain in the north west of scotland. some rain also heading to northern ireland later, but it is the mild weather that is dominating the story in the weather headlines and really quite exceptional. this is what the weather map looks like with an area of high pressure across europe but on its edge, a stream of warm air

off north—west africa and the mediterranean and that will continue over the next few days. it was the forecast for today, the rain in the and gale force winds coastal areas, the very blustery in land too and the very blustery in land too and the best of the weather will be further eased and this is prolonged. and costing in excess of 40 or 50 miles an hour. temperatures might peak as high as high as 19 degrees around the moray firth and close to aberdeen but more typically 16 or 17, so way above average. it was the forecast for tonight. temporarily the rain eases from scotland my return to northern ireland and southern scotland late in the night. elsewhere it will be dry and mild not quite as mild as last night and much cooler in scotland, closer to 7 degrees but still higher.

temporarily rain in the north—west in the morning but it will end up being a beautiful day for many of us. highs up to 18 degrees in london on saturday, and closer to the mid—teens for glasgow and belfast. the forecast for saturday night and into sunday shows southerly winds again pushing on across the uk and thatis again pushing on across the uk and that is the very mild air continuing continue out to the west. at around 17 degrees you can see that across the uk. is the outlook going to stay mild? no, the temperatures will ease as we go into next week and it will turn blustery with rain at times. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk economy shrank in the past three months, amid widespread predictions of a long recession. what we need to do now is to present a plan to the country to tackle the root cause of the issues we face, which is inflation. former uk chancellor kwasi kwarteng says he warned liz truss she was going too fast with her economic plans. he says he told the former prime minister she was going at �*breakneck speed'. we should slow down. , and she said we have only got two years, and i said you will have two months if you carry on like this. the russian military claims it has completed its withdrawal from the occupied city of kherson.

the russian military claims it has completed its withdrawal from the occupied city of kherson — the main bridge across the dnipro river has been destroyed. the kremlin denies its withdrawal is a failure. the nhs in england spent three billion pounds on agency staff last year as around one in ten roles remain vacant. and a leap forward in cancer medicine. scientists say they've redesigned the immune systems of untreatable cancer patients — so their cells attack their tumours. officialfigures released by the office for national statistics this morning show that the uk economy shrank betweenjuly and september this year. it fell by 0.2% as soaring prices hit businesses and households. gross domestic product — or gdp — which measures the activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country fell by 0.6%

in september, in part due to the queen's funeral. this all means the uk appears to be heading into recession, that's when the economy shrinks for two three—month periods in a row. the bank of england has forecast it will last two years — the longest on record. the chancellorjeremy hunt has been speaking this morning. he says there is a tough road ahead. the governor of the bank of england says that we are likely to be in recession. this is disappointing but not entirely unexpected news. and what we need to do now is to present a plan to the country to tackle the root cause of the issues we face, which is inflation, and a plan that protects the most vulnerable. and that is what i must do next thursday. are you alarmed by the fact that the uk is, of the g7, the only economy which is shrinking at the moment? well, according to the international monetary fund, around one third of the world's economy is in recession this year or will be in recession next year. and that is principally but not

entirely because a very high global energy prices. we are not immune to that in the uk and what we need is a plan that shows how we are going to get through this difficult period, if it is a recession how we make it shallower and quicker so that we can protect businesses who are really struggling, as these figures show, but also give families some hope that we will get through to the other side with the most vulnerable people protected. earlier, i spoke to our economics correspondent andy verity, who gave me his assesment of what the figures mean for the uk economy. the downturn in activity was slightly less bad than some economists expected. the consensus forecast was that activity would reduce by 0.5%, it actually came in at 0.2. just to explain what we are talking about here, what do we mean when we talk about recession? well, it is all the goods and services we produce, which is the same as saying the economy. is it growing or shrinking? are we doing more, producing goods

and services or less? now, in normaltimes, the economy grows. activity grows, people spend more. we have occasionally, that growth curve recedes, that is why it's called a recession, it tracks back a little bit and we have a dip in growth. so, that is what the bank of england thinks we are now entering. as you say, the rule of thumb is we don't call it that until we have had six months of it. nevertheless, it is the same phenomenon, activity shrinking. it was interesting to hear jeremy hunt they're talking about how they want to make the recession shallower and shorter, but normally when governments enter recession, the way they do that is they try to offset what everybody else is doing so households and businesses are cutting their spending, in order that that isn't too severe, the government intends to do the opposite, both through spending more on benefit and also trying to put money into the economy, it is called an expansionary fiscal. similarly, the central bank tends to try to be expansionary by cutting interest rates. this time it is different because we have stagflation,

notjust a recession, but also the worst inflation in 40 years. they are very much focused on that, and that means that policy is trying to dampen things down, rather than offset the impact of recession. some economists are seriously worried that that might mean the recession isn't shallower or shorter but it is longer and deeper, as a result. so, what can they do? because the other part of the economic picture is the hole in the public finances. although there is some debate around how that should be calculated and what exactly the size, how big it is and how much money needs to be made up to sort that out. well, that's right. the fiscal hole, as we call it colloquially, what do we actually mean by that? because it sounds scary when you are talking about a £55 billion hole. but actually what we are really talking about, and you need to remember the economy is worth 2 trillion, which is 2000 billion, it is a lot more than 55, so what we are really talking about is a projection forward based on uncertain forecasts about economic growth and interest rates, and the difference between where we think we will be and where we want to be

if the chancellor is going to meet his chosen fiscal goal. so, the whole depends entirely on whatever the chancellor chooses, so it is a policy choice, not an economic necessity. so, to meet his goal, whether it is three years or five years, if it were five rather than three, the hole would be a lot smaller, or if it were ten the hole might not be there at all. if you have slightly greater growth, one percentage point more, again there might not be a hole at all. so, some economists are questioning whether you really want to make serious cuts to public spending, potentially pitching the economy into a worse recession, on the basis of that whole. there are lots of other considerations at play. the former chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, said he warned liz truss to slow down from what he called the breakneck speed with which she introduced new policies as prime minister. mr kwarteng made the comments in an interview with talk tv — the first time he has spoken since he was forced to step down last month. i bear some responsibility for it. i thought it was a good idea to try and set our parameters quickly. and i think the prime minister

was very much of the view that we needed to move things fast. but i think it was too quick. so you made the argument that the prime minister go slow at the time? well, i said actually after the budget, because we were going very fast, even after the mini budget we were going at breakneck speed. i said, "we should slow down, slow down." she said well, "i've only got two years." and i said, "you'll have two months if you carry on like this." and that's, i'm afraid, what happened. i discussed kwarteng's comments with our political correspondent jonathan blake. fascinating interview for a number of reasons, not least because the argument he has made there is essentially, i told you so. he said to the prime minister liz truss at the time that they needed to slow down, as he put it. it is interesting to hear him make that case because just a few days after the mini budget he said there was more to come and that he and the prime minister

wanted to go further during their time in office, in terms of cutting taxes and allowing people to keep more of their money. so, i think we can see this as an attempt to set the record straight, as far as kwasi kwarteng sees it and get his version of events out there, but there are many people arguing that what he's saying now doesn't exactly fit with way he went about things, certainly before the mini budget, and indeed afterwards as well. what is the view of these recriminations now? because obviously what the government is wanting to do is put that behind and move forward. yes, i don't think there will be too much time spent in the treasury or in number ten mulling over what kwasi kwarteng has had to say, it is all in the past now and we live in a different economic situation with a budget looming next thursday in which there are going to be tax rises and more than likely spending cuts announced on a large—scale by the new chancellorjeremy hunt, and kwasi kwarteng was asked about that, whether he would support

any tax rises, given that he understands he said where the pm is coming from that you can't grow the economy and can't cut taxes until things are on a stable footing, but he didn't explicitly say that he would back those kinds of measures, and that is an interesting insight, perhaps into how he and others, more importantly, the conservative party that's it more to the right that sit more to the right and would be in favour of tax cutting were ever possible our thinking and may respond to some of the measures that jeremy hunt outlines. so, where is the party now, then, in terms of unity on the road ahead? well, for the most part, the conservative party has tried to show that it is united. we saw that in the effective coronation of rishi sunak as the new leader, there was no real meaningful contest, certainly not given the party members a chance to vote, and there has been a period when most conservative party members have sat on their hands and bit their tongues,

in terms of disagreeing with any big policies that have been put forward but they will be some very unpalatable and difficult measures announced in the budget next week which i think we will see some dissent over on the conservative party benches, but how far and how wide that spreads and whether it goes to the extent of putting anything thatjeremy hunt and rishi sunak want to do at risk, that is perhaps another measure, because conservative mps have been burned by the internal infighting and turmoil that we have seen over the last few months and mayjust want to give the chancellor and the prime minister the chance to get this through. not a single piece of military hardware or weaponry was left behind. video shows locals greeting soldiers and western press as ukraine took back towns and villages enroute to kherson which russia said it was abandoning.

ukraine's army says it has made major gains around the port city of kherson. what's behind this withdrawal. this statement from the russian ministry would signal a significant moment in russia's war in ukraine, and usually where, as you say,

i have been speaking to an adviser to ukraine's ministry of defence and he says they cannot rush to trust this statement orjump to any conclusions as to what russia is doing or thinking. he says their focus really now is to continue with their military campaign and keep taking territory from russia in the southern region. just briefly, russia says it is moving to other defensive positions — in terms of the area that is being ceded and ukraine is taking back and where russia is going now, what is the picture? well, what russia is leaving, this strategic port city of kherson is a city with about 300,000 people before the war, and also several settlements around kherson. but remember this is a city that then leads onto crimea region, a region that russia controls.

a lot of the water that crimea uses comes from kherson so losing part of this region is really significant for russia. it's moving across the dnipro river to the eastern bank. the dnipro river is a mighty river that crashes across central ukraine so it offers key defences for russian forces and it gives them a position to hold, especially as winter comes and it gets harder to fight. so, from moscow, they would be hoping that once they cross to what you might say is safer ground, that they will be able to hold these positions for months to come. you're watching bbc news... my my mistake has been marked in the uk. �* , . my mistake has been marked in the uk. ~ , . my mistake has been marked in the uk. ~ ,. , my mistake has been marked in the uk. -- armistice day has been marked in the uk.

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thank you, good afternoon. in less than 24—hour time, england red roses are going to be getting their women's rugby union world cup final under way in auckland against the host new zealand. england have been top of the world ranking since november 2020, they won their past 30 tests. emily scarratt helped england win the 2014 world cup scoring a late try then which secured the win, this is herfourth world cup final and she has this advice for her less experienced team—mates. advice for her less experienced team-mates— advice for her less experienced team-mates. ., ., , , team-mates. the whole “ourney itself is one that you've _ team-mates. the whole “ourney itself is one that you've got _ team-mates. the whole “ourney itself is one that you've got to — team-mates. the whole journey itself is one that you've got to enjoy - team-mates. the whole journey itself is one that you've got to enjoy and i is one that you've got to enjoy and relish, it is tough, we have been away from home for a long time but don't wish it away. and stay really present with it all. i have been lucky to do for but for many people, this is their first and it could be the last, you don't know how it will pan out so you've got to enjoy the journey, give it everything, and hopefully, you know, whatever the result is, you can reflect and not have regrets on it.— have regrets on it. finn russell will start for _ have regrets on it. finn russell will start for scotland _ have regrets on it. finn russell will start for scotland against i have regrets on it. finn russell. will start for scotland against new

zealand on sunday after his recall. he has 63 scotland caps but was originally left out of the autumn nations series, he has been drafted in after an injury to adam hastings, scotland open their series with a narrow defeat to australia and a win over fiji. another world cup final for england to book forward to, that is the men's t20 world cup in australia, where pakistan are the opponents, but the forecast is the heavy rain in melbourne, we are told, so that could mean they need to use the reserve day on monday. there is even a chance of a trophy having to be shared in the knockout stages at least ten overs per side are needed to constitute a match. when you are unsure community switch off but you need to find that button to switch back on and i think it is a great experience for us to go through and it will be a great reminderfor through and it will be a great reminder for us. through and it will be a great reminderfor us. if we through and it will be a great reminder for us. if we are watching the rain. there are two days to get through, we will get this game in

ant is the team that switches on at the right time that will take the title. ~ , ., ., title. with the start of the football world _ title. with the start of the football world cup - title. with the start of the football world cup in - title. with the start of the | football world cup in qatar, title. with the start of the - football world cup in qatar, little over a week away, more announcements coming through today, that includes from senegal who have named the former liverpool striker sadio mane in their side, despite the fact that he is carrying an injury that puts its chances of being able to play at the tournament in doubt, his right fibula was injured on tuesday during the 61 bayern munich win. he scored the 61 bayern munich win. he scored the winning penalty for senegal when it became the african champions earlier this year beating egypt in the cup of nations. more sports announcement on the bbc sport website, including from spain, i will have more for you later, that is all your support for now, back to you, joanna. scientific leaders across the industry have warned the government that potential cuts to the uk's research and development budget in the chanellor�*s autumn statement next week, risks stalling efforts to make the uk a science superpower. industry leaders have penned a joint letter

to the chancellorjeremy hunt, urging him to commit to long—term support to the sciences. the academy of medical sciences is one of the organisations leading the call to the chancellor, and joining us now is their president, professor dame annejohnson. welcome, thank you forjoining us. what are your concerns about what the chancellor might say? well. what are your concerns about what the chancellor might say?- the chancellor might say? well, i think that our _ the chancellor might say? well, i think that our real— the chancellor might say? well, i think that our real concern - the chancellor might say? well, i think that our real concern is - the chancellor might say? well, i think that our real concern is that we have to continue to invest in scientific research for all sorts of reasons and particularly in the health area, we simply won't have the kind of life—saving treatments and new treatments for things like cancer, heart disease, and infectious diseases going forward in the future. and if you want an example of this, we are very strong in the uk in our scientific ability across a whole range of sciences, and we work globally with many people around the world in achieving that and we wouldn't have achieved

the advances in vaccine treatments that have been so important in the pandemic to get us back on our feet but particularly to save lives, to avoid people coming into hospital, and to enable us to go on to have and to enable us to go on to have and get back to work and get back into some kind of normal life, so investing in research is good for health, clearly, and it is good for the wealth of the nation. so, we are all calling collectively in the biomedical community, researchers, the industry sector and the many charities who invest in medical research, to call on the chancellor to really maintain this investment, build investment in health research for the benefit of the economy. this isn't a tap we can turn off and on, it isa isn't a tap we can turn off and on, it is a long—term stable investment that enables us to make the long—term advances in health care to improve lives, but also to bring investment and that the country and to make people realise that the uk is absolutely open for business to

grow research in the area for everybody's benefit. share grow research in the area for everybody's benefit.- everybody's benefit. are you concerned — everybody's benefit. are you concerned that _ everybody's benefit. are you concerned that the _ everybody's benefit. are you concerned that the research | everybody's benefit. are you i concerned that the research and development budget would be an easier target than other budgets like health and education, for instance? ~ like health and education, for instance?— like health and education, for instance? ~ . ,, ., instance? well, if we take health for an example, _ instance? well, if we take health for an example, we _ instance? well, if we take health for an example, we must - instance? well, if we take health i for an example, we must remember that research is an absolutely integral part of the what the national health service does. it is not a luxury, it is not something that you turn off and on. it was those nurses and doctors working day—to—day on the nhs who also delivered the research which enabled us to identify the new treatments for covid and indeed to do the vaccine trials. so, we need to see these as an integral part and we don't want to see them as something that can be dis— invested in because that can be dis— invested in because that would be damaging ourselves, damaging our ability as a country to develop —— to deliver better health

and better well. research is absolutely integral to what we do in health, what we do in a national health service, and it has to continue to do that if we are going to advance, that is true across a whole range of sciences, because it brings jobs across the country, it brings jobs across the country, it brings high skilled jobs, it brings investment into the country, so if we are talking about a government that wants to build security, wants to build wealth, wants to build global influence, research is a very, very important part of that future. , ., very, very important part of that future, , ., ., ~' very, very important part of that future. .«r ., very, very important part of that future. ., future. so, you make a strong case for their future. so, you make a strong case fortheir not— future. so, you make a strong case for their not to _ future. so, you make a strong case for their not to be _ future. so, you make a strong case for their not to be cuts _ future. so, you make a strong case for their not to be cuts to _ future. so, you make a strong case for their not to be cuts to the - for their not to be cuts to the research and develop meant budget but i am assuming the reason you are out making this case is because you fear or perhaps even have a sense, an indication that there are going to be cuts? brute an indication that there are going to be cuts?— to be cuts? we obviously have concerns in — to be cuts? we obviously have concerns in a _ to be cuts? we obviously have concerns in a challenging - to be cuts? we obviously have | concerns in a challenging fiscal environment but the government made a clear commitment, or the

conservative party manifesto made a very clear commitment to investing in science in the conservative manifesto, 20 billion increasing public investment increasing over the years, and we want to really ask the years, and we want to really ask the government to recommit to that investment. and we are in a sense of just calling on the chancellor, as he obviously makes very difficult fiscal decisions, to recognise that research will bring exactly the kind of economic growth and security that the country needs going forward. and we just want to make that, restate that and bring all the different parties together to make that very strong argument, on the basis that obviously the economy but also on the basis of health and security and wider global, the ability to work more widely, as what government because a global science superpower.

thank you, perhaps we can talk again next week when we have had the chancellor's statement and we know what choices will be taken. 40 years on from the falklands war, a group of uk veterans have returned to the islands for the first time to mark remembrance sunday. 255 british military personnel lost their lives in the conflict, which lasted 74 days. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has travelled back to the falklands with some of those who survived. san carlos bay today, a picture of peace and tranquility. but 40 years ago, this was known as bomb alley, with argentine jets attacking a british task force sent to liberate these islands on the other side of the world. you see that really grainy footage now, but it takes you right back.

planes screaming through here and everybodyjust shooting at it. it was wild. gary marshall and mark white were here in may 1982 in the first wave of the assault. this is the first time they've returned, and it's bringing back painful memories. they came over the hill, two pucaras, and dropped the bombs onto the actual refrigeration plant. we lost quite a few guys in that and one of them was aaron's uncle paul. he was wounded during the attack and he subsequently died of his wounds on the 10th ofjune, you know, four days before the end of the actual conflict itself. so, sad. sad time.

some of their comrades who never came back, never lived to tell the tale, now lie in this small cemetery. it's for the survivors to honour and remember. but for gary platt, this return has not been easy. he's been putting it off for 40 years. i don't really think we closed, i didn't close that book. i kind ofjust left the ending unread, which is something that most people like to put closure on. certainly when you lose people, there needs to be an end point or a point where you get comfortable, even if it doesn't finish. is this the end point for you, the closure? it needs to be a place i'm comfortable with and i haven't been so far. so i need to be comfortable that my survivor guilt and that my anguish at what i went through and certainly the pain that i see others still to this day going through, i need to get to a place where i can accept that. are you at peace here?

not yet. but you're glad you came? you are. gary lost three good friends in this short ten week war. mates who he never had a chance to say a proper goodbye. this is where he came and this is where he ended. and so he's still here, i think. yeah — jackie giffin has come to remember her brother. brett patrick giffin was one of the first casualties of the war, killed when his helicopter was shot down. he was buried at sea. there is no grave forjackie to visit. for her, there'll always be a void. but this trip has provided comfort. coming here and meeting people, ex—soldiers that were there,

has meant an awful lot because it was real. and they say, "oh, i know him and i knew him," and "oh, i remember the gazelles went down," and, yeah. so that's very sort of reassuring. very comforting in a strange way. it may now be 40 years ago, but in the falklands they'll never be forgotten. here in the capital, stanley, there's a silhouette for each of the 255 british servicemen who lost their lives. they died 8,000 miles from home. but here, they'll always be remembered. the distance of time may have made these islands even more remote to many. but the british forces who fought here are still living with this conflict. a war which, though painful, they still believe was just. jonathan beale, bbc news, the falkland islands.

now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. thank you, good afternoon, it is extraordinarily mild out there, doesn't really feel like november at the moment, we have seen some really warm air pushing up from the south through the afternoon that will lift temperatures in parts of north—east scotland to around 90 degrees, also very windy across the north of the uk because of shelter from the breeze we are seeing highs of the murray coast. more generally, 15 or 16 degrees. this evening, the rain falling in north—west scotland eases for a time and pushes further southwards affecting northern ireland in the south—west of scotland. rather chilly across some parts of northern scotland and not as mild as last night further south either, could be the odd fog patch tomorrow for central and eastern parts of england, tomorrow we should see more sunshine spreading northwards, the rain retreating

across the north—west of scotland. 13 to 18 degrees, that is still well above where we should be for the time of year, staying mild on sunday as well, dry for most but we will see cloud and rain later in the day in northern ireland. hello this is bbc news. the uk economy shrank in the past three months amid widespread predictions of a long recession. chancellorjeremy hunt says

it's his priority to tackle the cost of living crisis. kwasi kwarteng says he warned liz truss she was going too fast with her economic plans. the former chancellor says he told the former prime minister she was going at �*breakneck speed'. in the last hour the russian military has claimed it has completed its withdrawal from the occupied city of kherson — the main bridge across the dnipro river has been destroyed the uk commemorates the war dead with a two minute silence. foreign secretary james cleverly also urges the public to remember ukraine's fight for freedom. and the nhs in england spent three billion pounds on agency staff last year — as around one in ten roles remain vacant. labour have been given their reaction to the gross domestic product figures and rachel reeves

says the figures are incredibly concerning, and also spoke about kwasi kwarteng's recent comments about his time as chancellor. today's gdp numbers are incredibly concerning. they show the economy has shrunk in the last three months and they show we are now the only major g7 economy whose economy is still smaller than it was going into the pandemic. so these series of crises are problems made in downing street but its ordinary working people here in britain who are paying the price. people here in britain who are paying the price-— people here in britain who are paying the price. people here in britain who are -a in: the rice. . ., ., ., paying the price. what would you do differently to — paying the price. what would you do differently to deal _ paying the price. what would you do differently to deal with _ paying the price. what would you do differently to deal with this - paying the price. what would you do differently to deal with this black i differently to deal with this black hole. , , ., hole. the first thing is to stabilise _ hole. the first thing is to stabilise the _ hole. the first thing is to stabilise the economy. i hole. the first thing is to l stabilise the economy. the hole. the first thing is to - stabilise the economy. the tax giveaways by the conservatives in their last budget caused huge damage, but we still have the last 12 years of a stagnant economy with barely any economic growth, so we need to stabilise the economy and then have a plan for growth and that is what labour's green prosperity plan, the reform of business rates on the work we are doing on making britain the best place to start and grow business, this is not how we

survive as a country, but how we thrive and create those good paid jobs all around the country. kwasi kwarten: , jobs all around the country. kwasi kwarteng. the _ jobs all around the country. kwasi kwarteng, the former _ jobs all around the country. kwasi kwarteng, the former chancellor, | kwarteng, the former chancellor, said there is not a black hole and also that he hasn't apologised for the decisions they made. what is your response to that. its the decisions they made. what is your response to that.— your response to that. its really disgraceful _ your response to that. its really disgraceful that _ your response to that. its really disgraceful that kwasi _ your response to that. its really disgraceful that kwasi kwarteng your response to that. its really - disgraceful that kwasi kwarteng has the cheek to do this interview. he crashed the economy with his mini budgetjust crashed the economy with his mini budget just a crashed the economy with his mini budgetjust a few crashed the economy with his mini budget just a few weeks crashed the economy with his mini budgetjust a few weeks ago and caused untold damage to people, anyone coming off a mortgage deal will be blaming the conservatives, including kwasi kwarteng, for those huge increases, up to £500 a month more in interest payments, because of the decisions by conservative chancellors over the last few months, including kwasi kwarteng. the cop27 climate summit is continuing in egypt, with us presidentjoe biden set to speak at the conrference later this afternoon. it comes as a new report published by the global carbon project finds no sign of a decrease in global

carbon emissions needed to stop the planet warming above the international target of 1.5 degrees. a part of today's discussion at cop will surround decarbonisation and green energy. joining us to talk about this is the vice president for infrastructure covering energy at the world bank, riccardo puliti. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you, joanna. the thank you very much for “oining us. thank you, joanna._ thank you very much for “oining us. thank you, joanna. the report by the ulobal thank you, joanna. the report by the global carbon — thank you, joanna. the report by the global carbon project _ thank you, joanna. the report by the global carbon project indicating - thank you, joanna. the report by the global carbon project indicating no i global carbon project indicating no sign of a decrease in global carbon emissions needed to stop the planet warming above 1.5 degrees, how concerned are you by that? well, extremely _ concerned are you by that? well, extremely concerned _ concerned are you by that? well, extremely concerned about - concerned are you by that? well, extremely concerned about this. | concerned are you by that? -ii extremely concerned about this. it shows the impact of the pandemic first and the impact of the invasion of russia, which has a little bit taken away the attention of many countries from the huge problem represented by climate change. so i'm very concerned about this. i can

see that we are going back to a situation, little by little, we put the emergency of the top of our concerns but i have to say, yes. the current economic and geopolitical situation means we are distracted for good reasons. nevertheless, we would be better if we can think about our future and work more on the paris accord. bhd about our future and work more on the paris accord.— about our future and work more on the paris accord. and when you say attention has _ the paris accord. and when you say attention has been _ the paris accord. and when you say attention has been taken _ the paris accord. and when you say attention has been taken away - the paris accord. and when you say attention has been taken away by i the paris accord. and when you say i attention has been taken away by the global events, the pandemic on the war in ukraine, is it also that where there are concerns around what is happening with energy supplies, the answer seems to be to look still to fossil fuels is the answer going forward rather than using it as an opportunity to look elsewhere. yes. opportunity to look elsewhere. yes, i would opportunity to look elsewhere. yes, i would say — opportunity to look elsewhere. yes, i would say in _ opportunity to look elsewhere. yes, i would say in party _ opportunity to look elsewhere. yes i would say in party absolutely right in what you say. if you want

energy security, it's always an important matter for every government in the world. you want to make sure that your citizens in your industries get reliable energy at affordable prices, so certainly in the case of a big crisis like this one, often you go back to what is the most common, the most normal solution. in the case of europe, for example, this has always been gas, so obviously it takes time to change the nature of infrastructure that underlines the energy needs of a country or continent. so, of course, there is going back to better—known solutions. however, iwould like there is going back to better—known solutions. however, i would like to say that the results are a concern. i would not call it an opportunity, but there is a concern, a possibility, the fact that many countries, many governments are many corporations are also thinking, i don't want to be in this situation again and i know that renewables

would offer me clean, modern energy at affordable prices and with far better security. 50 at affordable prices and with far better security.— better security. so do you see really good — better security. so do you see really good examples - better security. so do you see really good examples of - better security. so do you see - really good examples of countries that have made strong progress in that? , , ., , , ., that? listen, i see examples, and i want to give _ that? listen, i see examples, and i want to give you — that? listen, i see examples, and i want to give you one _ that? listen, i see examples, and i want to give you one example. - that? listen, i see examples, and ij want to give you one example. one example is south africa. the world bank announced just one week ago that we financed with $500 million, we financed the decommissioning of a coalfire power we financed the decommissioning of a coal fire power plant which had a capacity of one gigawatt, and we are replacing it, with the commission, we are replacing it with the government of south africa, we are replacing it with renewables and batteries. and in addition, in the same context, we take care of the population of the communities, because, of course, they will be impacted from the change in fuel. so

we are trying to restore them and teach them how to work with renewables, with batteries, so yes, there are countries that are moving, very much so. there are countries that are moving, very much so-_ very much so. thank you very much for “oininu very much so. thank you very much forjoining us- _ scientists in the us say they have re—designed the immune system of people with untreatable cancers so it attacks their own tumours. the experimental approach has been tested in only 16 people, but the team at the university of california said it was a leap forward for personalised medicine. our science correspondent james gallagher gave me the details. it's a fusion of many hot areas of science at the moment, so it's basically manipulating the dna of parts of the immune system to redesign them and in the other part you take cancer immunotherapy which has revolutionised many parts of cancer treatment but you are taking that and part of the immune system out of people,

redesigning it so it goes back into their bodies but is able to attack their own tumours, so they've done an impressive amount of science but it is still early stages and will not be in an nhs hospital near you soon. how long does this take to rigorously test? unfortunately for anybody watching at home asking if they can have a treatment, it is years away in terms of medical breakthroughs and this kind of study, the main aim is to go, is it feasible to even attempt this and safe to put these redesigned immune cells in somebody�*s body, and it has tipped those hurdles because it been done and been safe but now it is about making it cost effective, affordable and proving how effective and proving how effective it is. because in the study there were 16 people and 11 people's cancers regressed where it stabilised in only five of them.

so its early stage research but the reason it is generating excitement is the way in which it is a window onto the future of how cancers can be treated by targeting someone's own tumour because everybody's cancer is unique. so those statistics give a clear indication of how much caution there needs to be. it is very theoretical and cutting edge and might deliver what they want. you are right on cusp of medical research and it's not about to enter the clinic anytime soon, but this is an approach that is being tried by multiple groups in multiple different methods, so the teams that developed the coronavirus vaccines are trying to develop vaccines that will train the body to attack the specific mutations in your own tumour. there is a lot of momentum behind the field and this is one of the most advanced ages that the teams have got to improving you can train the body to attack its own tumours. the nhs is spending billions of pounds each year on freelance doctors,

nurses and other health staff, in an attempt to plug the gap of staff vacancies across the service. that's the findings of an investigation by the bbc which shows all four uk nations have seen an increase in the cost of agency staff in the past year. our health reporter chloe hayward reports. we have had to use more agency staff, unfortunately, and that comes with a cost. hospitals around england are struggling to fill rotas. we have seen an increase in people leaving. there's no doubt that one of the reasons is around more money. with wards already full, more doctors and nurses are needed, and expensive agency workers are often the only way to fill staffing gaps. we're all fishing in a relatively shallow pool of staff, so until we address the longer term challenges around workforce, it's always going to be a bit hand—to—mouth. on the ward in colchester hospital... i will be responsible for staffing for the whole of the site today. ..andy is in charge of filling rotas and knows these challenges all too well. yesterday as an example, i thought my emergency department

was nice and safe for the evening and a couple of hours before we had a couple of people call in sick and then immediately that changes things. overall, the nhs in england spent more than £3 billion on agency staff in the last year. that's up 20% on the year before. and agency spending is also rising in other parts of the uk. in scotland it has doubled in the past year, while in wales it has risen by over 40%. in northern ireland it is four times higher than it was three years ago. with so many hospital budgets already very stretched, difficult decisions are now being made. i think the nhs has been trying to find greater efficiencies for a long, long time. but when i talk to clinical leaders, they're really, really nervous that they're going to have to make some really hard choices if they're going to stay in their budgets. and those hard choices will be things like reducing the number of staff they use. or reducing the number of beds that they have in hospital. and you can see those are really going to have an impact on the quality and access

to patient care. improving staff retention could play a key part when it comes to reducing agency spend. so now trusts around the country are taking steps such as improving rota flexibility, offering wellbeing sessions and launching mental health days. but for now, it ultimately comes down to flexibility and money. a junior doctor can triple his hourly rate if he works for agency versus being on an nhs contract. i wouldn't consider taking the shift if it wasn't paying the market rate, which would be around £50 to £60. i'd absolutely love to go back to being a staff member. it's mainly about the pay. sometimes you'll only be able to book a shift for two, three, four days a week. and you'll be very transient in the department. you won't know who the consultants are, the other members of staff, and it can sometimes affect the working dynamic, because you're just seen as a replaceable agency worker. the department of health says a long—term workforce plan

is coming, but for now, nhs trusts around england are left with little choice but to allocate more and more of their budgets on paying growing staff bills rather than providing front line services. chloe hayward, bbc news. france has suspended a plan to take in 3,500 refugees currently in italy, after rome refused to let a migrant rescue ship dock on its coast. the ocean viking ship was carrying 230 migrants, including 57 children. france has now allowed the ship to dock in toulon. it's the latest episode in a series of clashes between italy and its neighbour on migrant arrivals. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. finally some hope. these migrants had been stranded at sea for nearly three weeks. hundreds of them were rescued on six separate operations, but their troubles were far from over. left on this ship, many developed serious health problems. that is why some of them were flown to a hospital in corsica.

france has now allowed the ship to dock in toulon in what it calls an exceptional basis. the french interior minister hit out at italy for turning the migrants away. translation: many | people were very sick. italy has been very inhumane in handling the situation. the italian authorities were not professional. they left this boat there for 20 days without making any decisions. the european commission insists that ships should be able to dock at the nearest place of safety, but italy's right—wing government sees thinks differently. rome believes it has had to carry an unfair burden forfar too long and its neighbours must take in their share of migrant arrivals. in a statement the italian interior minister hit back. he said france's reaction to the request to take in 234 migrants, while italy has taken

in 90,000 this year alone, is totally incomprehensible in the face of constant calls for solidarity. france says it will take in a third of the passengers, another third will be relocated to germany and the others shared between eu member states. and as far as an agreement to accept thousands of migrants currently in italy, france has torn that up. these photos would capture the moments these migrants learnt france was stepping in. many migrants flee conflict and risk their safety to seek a better life. but despite their hopes for asylum, they are still getting caught in diplomatic rows. that puts them in danger all over again. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our europe correspondent mark lowen and asked him how significant this developments is.

giorgia maloni, the first far right leader of italy since the second world war campaigned on a pledge to clamp down on what she called the scourge of illegal migration and needed something to please her electoral base and in a sense, migration is the low hanging fruit that provides the opportunity. there are domestic politics in france as well, because president macron is facing increasing pressure from the far right from the national rally, who have been quick to capitalise on france taking in this migrant vessel by denouncing what she called the dramatic laxity of president macron and saying he was not going to stop anarchic massive migration. once again migration is the explosive political issue in the european union. the frontier countries like italy, greece, spain, have long argued there has been an equal eu burden sharing and in the press conference in rome, maloni said the french reaction had been unjustified and italy had accepted 90,000 migrants, and this ngo

boat is the first france has ever accepted with 234 on board. the result this is the worst crisis between italy and france for over three years and caught in the middle, of course, are these migrants, many of them desperate, who have come from libya. is it easy to see where things go when there is that backdrop you explained of the politics of all of this, and the domestic audiences. well, the initial signs are not good, in that, as you heard in that report, france has ripped up an agreement to take in 3500 migrants, relocated from italy, which was part of the attempt by the eu to improve burden sharing. france has also urged other eu members to do the same and says it will beef up controls on its border with italy. france has been incensed by italy announcing that france would take in the migrant boat when apparently there was no deal in the first place and the french government saw it

as an attempt by italy to push france into a deal. i think the weight will continue is clearly it bodes badly i think the way it will continue is clearly it bodes badly for the relationship between italy's new government and its traditional and its traditional eu allies. i think the tension will continue for some time and there will probably be an attempt by the eu to diffuse things but migration has long been the issue that has torn apart the opinion of this shown once again that it is going nowhere and shows, also, that italy's new right—wing government cheered on by those like victor orban is on a collision course with traditional western european allies which does not bode well for european harmony. the uk has marked armistice day with a nationwide two—minute silence. events and services have taken place across all nations of the country, including at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, where wreaths were laid and the last post was sounded.

the silence is held every year at 11:00 gmt on 11th november to mark the end of world war one in 1918 and to remember the war dead. this year's commemorations also involved the recently restored big ben striking 11 times, big ben chimes a service was also held at the cenotaph in central london, where the royal family will also pay their respects on remembrance sunday this weekend. if everything goes to plan humans could return to the moon as part of the artemis mission and after that the artemis mission and after that the next target is marks. in the meantime astronauts are busy preparing for the adventures that lie ahead. it is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

that giant leap was more than 50 years ago now. not long after, mankind basically gave up on lunar exploration. and lift off. but that is about to change with nasa and other space agencies thinking big. this is not the moon, it is lanzarote, one of the canary islands. its volcanic surface is very similar to what astronauts may experience there, or on mars. we as astronauts have to go out there and recognise rocks and work together with the scientists on earth to see which samples we need to take because if you take the right rock samples, the moon will tell us like an open history book about our own past on earth. it is notjust about geology, it is also about exploration, identifying rock samples or even traces of extraterrestrial life. these wannabe astronauts have multiple motivations.

one is to become a scientist to discover the inner workings of our world, and the second thing is to become an explorer, to go beyond the horizons and find new worlds. a return to the moon is expected within two years, a mission to mars may take a little longer. but the hope is what we learn down here will help us up there. tim allman, bbc news. after nine decades of trying, one of britain's oldest amateur film—making clubs has finally managed to get a film screened at the cinema. it's a documentary about the ups and downs of running the club — the bradford movie makers. our media and arts correspondent, david sillito has been to see it. we are a group of keen amateurfilm—makers. the bradford movie makers. they have been making films since 1932 with lots of enthusiasm

but not a lot of success. however, things have changed. after 90 years of ups and downs of the bradford movie makers, there have been some difficult moments, but this is a very special day. because we are all gathered together because there is going to be a proper premiere, a red—carpet experience happening. well, in an hour or two's time, isn't it? good feeling, guys? all: yes. i would like to remake oklahomal where i am riding a white stallion. the film, a bunch of amateurs, is a documentary about the club. it tells the story of people like harry. # oh what a beautiful morning #. here doing his version of oklahoma. the documentary has been getting rave reviews. harry has been all over.

you have been to bafta? i've been to bafta, i've been- to london twice in this last week. are you getting used to this show business lifestyle? # oh what a beautiful morning #. i i am 86, but, the thing is, it has. taken me to get to 86 to get fame, get on the big screen, as it were, you know. | colin has been a member for more than 50 years. this is his first premiere. this is more my line, you know. cine, you know. oh, it's dropped out again. congratulations on this special day for you. 90 years at the club, 50 years you have been a member. and now your red—carpet premiere. this is a special day for you. oh, yeah. i'm looking forward to it, yeah. and this burst of fame follows some difficult times. but they have stuck together.

and the response... oh, i've got a bit in my cup. ..at the first screenings? clapping, cheering, stomping. the first time we were going, oh, audience, you know. people were making noises? absolutely. they got a standing ovation. they were cheering. stamping their feet, clapping. but this is about more than just a hobby. a lot of the members are carers. the idea of the film began whenjoe, a disability support volunteer, posted a message online. about loneliness and isolation. you talk about very personal things. there is depression and... yeah, i have that. i have had that for many years. for my sins, yeah. it's loneliness. i can have a short story of my life on film, if i wanted. it may be disguised as in comedy,

but there is a lot of humour where it is sadness behind it, you know what i mean? it is like the two faces of the mask. any story, it's got you in it, and that's the really important thing. and phil — here playing death — outside the club... i don't like the laugh. his life is looking after his disabled brother. it is more than just a club, really, isn't it? it is a family. this is my family that i'm not related to. i think what happens in this film, we are all going to get old, we are all going to be looking for something to do with our minds, we are all going to be looking for a community. we may lose our loved ones. i think this club is like an amazing alternative family. and for this little family

of enthusiasts, it doesn't get better than this. harry has even made the front cover of film & videomaker. and then, there was the main event. the hometown gala premiere. after 90 years, a moment to savour for the bradford movie makers. applause. david sillito, bbc news, bradford. now it's time for a look at the weather.

it really is quite exceptional, the weather and this is what the weather map looks like, an area of high pressure across europe, but also on the edge, a stream of very mild air, warm airfrom the the edge, a stream of very mild air, warm air from the southern climes just off northwest africa and the mediterranean, that will continue over the next few days. so here is the forecast for today and here is the forecast for today and here is the rain in the north—west, and gale force winds around coastal areas. very blustery in land and the best of the weather will be further east which is where the sunny spells will be most prolonged and it is the gusty wind that helps break up the clouds. inland, perhaps in some places, gusting in excess of 40 or 50 mph. temperatures today might peak as high as 19 degrees around the moray firth and also close to aberdeen, but close to 16 or 17. for the forecast tonight the rain eases from scotland but it might return to northern ireland and southern scotland late in the night and again

very dry and mild, not as mild as last night and it was more like 15 or16, but last night and it was more like 15 or 16, but cool in scotland, closer to 7 degrees, but that is still higher than what we would normally have in november. so here is saturday's forecast. temporarily some rain in the north and west but the cloud breaks up and it will end “p the cloud breaks up and it will end up being a beautiful day for many of us with highs of up to 18 degrees in london on saturday, closer to the mid—teens for glasgow and belfast. the forecast for saturday night and into sunday shows these southerly winds pushing in across the uk, and thatis winds pushing in across the uk, and that is the very mild air continuing ahead of this weather front towards the west. the temperatures around 17 degrees, and you can see that widely across the uk. let's have a look at the outlook. is it going to stay as mild? well, no, the temperatures will ease into next week and it will turn more blustery with rain at

times. goodbye.

the uk economy shrank by 0.2% in the three months to the end of september. it could mark the start of what could be the longest recession on record. the chancellor warns of a tough road ahead. what we need is a plan that shows how we are going to get through this difficult period, if it is a recession, how we make it shallower and quicker. also this lunchtime: the bbc finds nhs england spent three billion pounds on locum doctors, nurses and other agency staff last year — an increase of 20% — to fill holes in rotas. we're all in a relatively shallow pool of staff. until we address the longer term challenges around the workforce, it is always going to be a bit hand to mouth.