this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 5pm: the uk will pay france millions of pounds more for increased patrols on french beaches to prevent people crossing the channel in small boats. there is no single solution to this problem and international cooperation is a vital part of the solution. the prime minister claims expected tax rises and spending cuts have already stabilised financial markets. all smiles between president biden and the chinese leader xijinping, as both leaders discuss the tensions between their two nations. i absolutely believe there need not be a new cold war. i have met many times with xi jinping and we were candid

and clear with one another across the board. ukraine's volodymyr zelensky visits the southern city kherson to celebrate its liberation after the withdrawal of russian troops. cristiano ronaldo says he feels betrayed by manchester united and he accuses the club of trying to force him out. i feel betrayed. and i felt that some people, they don't want me here, not only this year, but last year, too. good afternoon. the home secretary suella braverman has signed a new agreement with france to reduce the number of migrants crossing

the channel on small boats. the uk will give france more money for increased patrols on french beaches and for better surveillance, such as drones and night vision equipment. for the first time, british immigration officals will be in french control rooms. so far this year, more than 40,000 people have made the crossing, the highest number on record, as richard galpin reports. according to latest figures, 853 people were detected crossing the channel in small boats on sunday after 972 crossed on saturday. these are record numbers. the government is under pressure to bring them down. today the home secretary, suella braverman, has signed a revised deal with the french counterpart to try to turn this around. there's no quick fix, there's no silver bullet. 0ur cooperation and collaboration with the french on the channel,

on the uk coastline, on the french coastline is absolutely integral to ensuring that there is a robust barrier preventing people disembarking from the french beaches in the first place. under the deal, overall funding will rise by £8 million per annum to £63 million. this, the government says, will enable it to boost the number of patrol officers by a0%, taking it to a total of 300. uk staff will also be embedded in french offices. but this local mp says the deal does not go far enough. we have had joint controls, we have had joint intelligence now for a number of years with the french. that isn't tackling this issue. the only thing that will tackle this issue is making sure the boats are stopped in france before they get in the water, and unfortunately this

agreement doesn't get us to where we need to be to tackle this urgent and serious small boats crisis. labour leader sir keir starmer said the government needs to tackle the people smugglers, the source of the problem. most people will look at this and say, look, there is more taxpayers�* cash being spent on the problem of the government's own making. this has been going on a very long time and the home secretary has said the system is broken. she is right about that. they broke it. this is a step in the right direction, but there is so much more that needs to be done. for their part, the french authorities say they have managed to prevent 30,000 small boat journeys in the channel this year, but the challenge in patrolling hundreds of miles of coastline is immense. richard galpin, bbc news. this afternoon, the home secretary addressed the house of commons. mr speaker, of course we need to go further and faster in the fight against illegal migration,

and i am very disappointed and very concerned by the unprecedented numbers of people arriving here illegally. we are taking steps to fix it. but the reality is that, as i said, this year alone, over 30,000 attempts have been prevented by the french. i've just come back today from securing a deal which is going to increase the number of french patrols on the french coastline, which is going to reinforce our collaboration and our intelligence work, which is going to strengthen ourjoint fight. what does labour do? they criticise. they criticise, mr speaker, because the simple truth is this isn't about the french deal or our response, this is about their abject failure to speak on behalf of the british people. they don't care about illegal migration, they want an open doors migration policy as they always have done. let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt. the prime minister has been talking about this and saying how much of

his time he has been devoting to this issue and trying to improve relations with the french government so that he could get this deal. yes. so that he could get this deal. yes, he said that — so that he could get this deal. yes, he said that it — so that he could get this deal. yes, he said that it is _ so that he could get this deal. yes, he said that it is a _ so that he could get this deal. yes, he said that it is a priority - so that he could get this deal. yes he said that it is a priority for him, it is taking up a deal of his time, and downing street have been saying that this deal is significant, that it has been worked on, they say, for many years, and particularly they point to that measure a putting uk observers into french command centres and vice versa, something that has been quite sick and about this deal. at the same time, you've got ministers trying to stress that they do not want to overplay it —— significant about this deal. they don't want to say that will solve the problem of small boods crossings on its own and isaac we have seen a bit of that afflicted interaction it has got in the house of commons. 0ne conservative mp i spoke to earlier from the southeast was saying that it is essential that you have a good bilateral agreement if you're going to tackle this problem, but some of those in the commons or —— were quite critical about the

skill of this. the mp for dover saying it falls quite short of the scale of the challenge. tim loughton is saying that it is throwing good money after bad. there is nothing in it which requires french police to attain people who are caught trying, so they are free to try again, so there is that the design coming from some even on the conservative benches. as you said rishi sunak is saying that he is confident this deal will help to cut small boods crossings, but it is notable they're not any targets in it for how much they should be cut by. there are targets as to how much to increase resources but not how much actually cut those small boatjourneys by an labour too has been pointing to other parts of the system, saying that it other parts of the system, saying thatitis other parts of the system, saying that it is pitifully weak, the action the government has taken, particularly when it comes to the low rate of convictions of people smugglers. and again, other mps who have been speaking this afternoon have been speaking this afternoon have pointed to other parts of the

asylum system which they say need work. dominic greene, the former cabinet minister, saying the government needs to be more ambitious about the speed with which it is processing asylum claims. helen, thank you very much indeed. helen, thank you very much indeed. helen catt at westminster. let's get the views of one conservative mp who joins us now. i'm nowjoined by the conservative mp, nickie aiken. is this going to work? i think we have to welcome _ is this going to work? i think we have to welcome the _ is this going to work? i think we have to welcome the fact - is this going to work? i think we have to welcome the fact that l is this going to work? i think we i have to welcome the fact that the new prime minister has reached out to present macron of french —— present macron of france. this is part of that growth. it is not about the money, for the first time we are going to have border force officers indebted with their french counterparts in france, tackling these criminal organised gangs.

40,000 people of come in so far by the south coast, several hundred over the weekend, in fact more this morning even as this agreement is being signed for one of your colleagues on the conservative benches, the mp for dover, natalie elphicke, has had that disagreement fall short what is needed. she said she thinks it does not match the scale or urgency of the small boats crisis or the increased risk of loss of life as winter approaches. she does not think this deal is worth very much at all. if does not think this deal is worth very much at all.— very much at all. if you're living on the south — very much at all. if you're living on the south coast, _ very much at all. if you're living on the south coast, and - very much at all. if you're living on the south coast, and you - very much at all. if you're livingj on the south coast, and you are seeing people being smuggled practically every day, you would be feeling frustrated too, and i think thatis feeling frustrated too, and i think that is why the government is gripping this now with the new home secretary, with the new immigration minister robjenrick and his tackling the issues. there is not one solution to this the it is a

global problem. the prime minister is in bali, as we know, talking to his 620 is in bali, as we know, talking to his g20 counterparts about this and other issues. we can only resolve this global issue by working together, and today's further partnership with france is a step forward. ~ , ., partnership with france is a step forward. ~ ,, ., forward. when you say the government is tl’lt -|n~ forward. when you say the government is gripping this. — forward. when you say the government is gripping this. why _ forward. when you say the government is gripping this, why did _ forward. when you say the government is gripping this, why did we _ forward. when you say the government is gripping this, why did we have - is gripping this, why did we have 4000 people at the man stton immigration centre? why have we still got more than 100,000 asylum—seekers waiting still to have their claims processed, a massive backlog? their claims processed, a massive backloa? �* , , , their claims processed, a massive backlou? , , . , backlog? because this is organised crime and it _ backlog? because this is organised crime and it is _ backlog? because this is organised crime and it is very _ —— edits very worst. people using refugees and asylum seekers and economic migrants as their folly. they are putting them on boats, they are... they do not care about these peoples lives. they are taking thousands of pounds from each one of them and these gangs are making

millions of pounds out of human misery every year, and we have got to stop it, and as i said, today is another step forward, but it is not good be resolved overnight, it is going to take working with partners —— not going to be resolved overnight. ensuring we do break these criminal gangs once and for all. ., _ these criminal gangs once and for all. ., , , these criminal gangs once and for all. ., ., , . all. you say it is organised crime, but surely — all. you say it is organised crime, but surely it _ all. you say it is organised crime, but surely it is _ all. you say it is organised crime, but surely it is also _ all. you say it is organised crime, but surely it is also organised - but surely it is also organised chaos, isn't it, to have more than 100,000 asylum—seekers still waiting 100 , 000 asylum—seekers still waiting to 100,000 asylum—seekers still waiting to have their claims processed? yet. to have their claims processed? yet, because we — to have their claims processed? yet, because we are _ to have their claims processed? léiif because we are seeing more and more people being victimised by these organised criminals, because they see they can get these people on these boats, over the channel. we do have now 100,000 people waiting for asylum. the home secretary was very clear today and house of commons that the system is broken and that they are now looking at improving productivity. it is not right that

people have to wait for years to have their asylum applications heard, but we also know that there are notjust people claiming asylum, there are economic migrants, a third of the people who have come over on boats from france this year our albanians, and they are not claiming asylum. albania is a very poor country, absolutely, but it is a safe country, and therefore we have got to tackle these organised criminals who are using albanian, particularly young men, they are bringing them over here, they often disappear, and i do fearfor these young peoples lives. we do not know what conditions they are living in. they are being used often in the grey economy but also for illegal activity and crime, and we have got to be able to make sure that these people are safe and that therefore do not get any boats in the first place and they do not come over

here. there are plenty of safe passageways. this country has got a very, very proud record of welcoming refugees and asylum—seekers, hundreds of years, in the last century we have had hungarians fleeing soviet union, we have syrians, afghans, so there is a way for people to come here if they are seeking refuge. we must tackle these criminal gangs. seeking refuge. we must tackle these criminal gangs-— criminal gangs. nickie aiken, thank ou ve criminal gangs. nickie aiken, thank you very much. _ criminal gangs. nickie aiken, thank you very much, conservative - criminal gangs. nickie aiken, thank l you very much, conservative member of parliament. we can also get labour's point of view, shadow home secretary yvette cooper joins labour's point of view, shadow home secretary yvette cooperjoins us now. more money with the french authorities. do you welcome that? the prime minister has had today, this is going to help bring the numbers down and that he is getting a grip on illegal migration. goad a grip on illegal migration. good afternoon. _ a grip on illegal migration. good afternoon. i _ a grip on illegal migration. good afternoon, ithink— a grip on illegal migration. (limp. afternoon, i think unfortunately neither the prime minister nor the home secretary have a grip on the system. i think we have obviously

seen the big increase in the criminal gangs operating in the channel, very substantial increase, and also a total collapse in home office decision—making but which is 0ffice decision—making but which is what has ended up with these very big backlogs and serious problems with hotel use and so on thatjust are not being addressed. i think this agreement with france is long overdue in terms of some of the measures in it around coastal patrols and intelligence sharing. clearly that should have been happening sometime ago, but it is also much too limited and it still does have enough action to tackle the criminal gangs that are making profit out of putting lives at risk. we have called for much stronger action through the national crime agency of a big expansion in their work, because you have to tackle this terminal smuggler and trafficking things, because they are underpinning the dangerous boat crossings —— criminal smuggler and trafficking gangs. crossings -- criminal smuggler and trafficking gangs.— trafficking gangs. partly is down to the french and _ trafficking gangs. partly is down to

the french and how _ trafficking gangs. partly is down to the french and how much - trafficking gangs. partly is down to the french and how much they - trafficking gangs. partly is down to the french and how much they are | the french and how much they are prepared to do to help? it the french and how much they are prepared to do to help?— the french and how much they are prepared to do to help? it does need to be “oint prepared to do to help? it does need to be joint operations _ prepared to do to help? it does need to be joint operations and _ prepared to do to help? it does need to be joint operations and built - prepared to do to help? it does need to be joint operations and built in - to be joint operations and built in partnership as well, we also need a substantial increase in the capacity of national crime agency directly be able to do these investigations, to with europe or, to work with other forces right across europe in order to target these gangs —— to work with europol. if you go back to her three years you just did not have this scale of criminal operations in the channel and that is the problem. authorities on both sides of the channel have allowed those criminal gangs to take route. the home secretary admitted today there've only been about four convictions a month in both the uk and france together on this smuggling activity and that is in contrast to 7000 people arriving last month alone, whose lives were put at risk by the criminal gangs. that is just not good enough. 50 criminal gangs. that is 'ust not goodenoughfi criminal gangs. that is 'ust not good enough. criminal gangs. that is 'ust not hoodenouh. ., , �*, , good enough. so what is labour's big idea for stepping _ good enough. so what is labour's big idea for stopping this _

good enough. so what is labour's big idea for stopping this number- good enough. so what is labour's big idea for stopping this number of, - idea for stopping this number of, this level of migrants coming across the channel in small boats, a record number, we have heard already, more than 40,000 this year? what would you do where you empower today? the first you do where you empower today? tue: first thing you do where you empower today? tte: first thing we you do where you empower today? "tte: first thing we would you do where you empower today? t'te: first thing we would do you do where you empower today? tte: first thing we would do is significantly increased the national crime agency resources and we would do that by stopping wasting money on the failing rwanda plan, where the government has already spent £140 million on something even the home secretary says is failing and actually risked making trafficking worse. you have got to target the gangs and get some actual prosecutions through the system as well for secondly, we would hugely speed up the has island system. they are only taking half the decisions a year they were five or six years ago. that has led to this huge backlog. we have got to get that down, because it is the worst of all worlds. at the moment refugees are knocking the support they need, but also those who are not refugees are not being returned, and there is a huge big cost to the taxpayer with these inappropriate hotel and

accommodation because of the backlog as well. we have other proposals we have put forward around negotiating the replacement for the previous dublin agreement we used to have around returns and family reunion and also reforming resettlement to better reach those who are being targeted by the criminal gangs and working much more collaboratively right across internationally to look at some of the causes, because it is really important that those who are fleeing conflict and persecution get the support and sanctuary that they need. ., ., ., , need. you are lambasting with the government _ need. you are lambasting with the government have _ need. you are lambasting with the government have done _ need. you are lambasting with the government have done on - need. you are lambasting with the government have done on this, . need. you are lambasting with the | government have done on this, but the home secretary was saying, 30,000 crossing attempts have been stopped by the french this year, also they have dismantled some 55 organised criminal groups. so they are winning in some areas in this battle, aren't they? [30 are winning in some areas in this battle, aren't they?— battle, aren't they? do you think the are battle, aren't they? do you think they are winning? _ battle, aren't they? do you think they are winning? we _ battle, aren't they? do you think they are winning? we have - battle, aren't they? do you think they are winning? we have had l battle, aren't they? do you think - they are winning? we have had 40,000 people arrived with their lives put

at risk, a big increase compared to last year. the gangs expanding their work. i did hear the home secretary talk about the 55 gangs that they have supposedly dismantled, but if you look at the number of prosecutions that that seems to have led to any convictions that is led to, it is only three people per game. the gang networks we know are much more substantial than that, so their questions about the number of games they have claimed to dismantle. we want the government's were to actually be effective, we want the government to succeed in tackling these criminal gangs and preventing dangerous boat crossings. it was just a year ago that 27 people lost their lives in the cold channel see as a result of these dangerous boat crossings, so we need that action to prevent the dangerous boat crossings and i do hope that we can have stronger cooperation that goes much further between britain and france and also much stronger action around speeding up the asylum system. i do hope the government

will take up some of our measures and that we can actually see the progress being made, because it is really not in the countries interest for this situation to end up getting worse and the risk of other lives being lost. worse and the risk of other lives being lost-— worse and the risk of other lives being lost. yvette cooper, thank ou. being lost. yvette cooper, thank you- shadow— being lost. yvette cooper, thank you. shadow home _ being lost. yvette cooper, thank you. shadow home secretary - being lost. yvette cooper, thank- you. shadow home secretary yvette cooperjoining us they're from westminster. thank you for your time. president biden has played down fears of a new cold war with china, at the end of his first talks with the chinese leader xi jinping since taking office. the two leaders met at the g20 summit in bali, amid tension between the two superpowers over taiwan and trade. speaking to reporters after more than three hours of discussions, mr biden said he thought the two men understood each other, but he emphasised the need to avoid misunderstandings. he was clear, and i was clear that we will defend american interests and values, promote universal human rights and stand up for the international order and work in lockstep

with our allies and partners. we are going to compete vigorously, but i'm not looking for conflict, i'm looking to manage this competition responsibly. and i want to make sure that every country abides by the international rules of the road. we discussed that. 0ur one china policy has not changed, has not changed. we oppose unilateral changes in the status quo by either side and we are committed to maintaining the peace and stability in the taiwan straits. i was also clear that china and the united states should be able to work together where we can to solve global challenges that require every nation to do its part. we discussed russia's aggression against ukraine, reaffirmed our shared belief in the threat, where the use of nuclear weapons is totally unacceptable, and i asked that secretary blinken travel to china to follow up on our discussions and continue keeping the lines of communication open between our two countries.

joe biden there. joining us now isjohn kampfner, executive director of the uk in the world initiative at chatham house. john kampfner, thanks for being with us. what did you make of this meeting that seem to be all smiles and a warm handshake before their talks? three hours of talks. and how important is that for the world, to have these two superpowers actually talking at the most senior level? good afternoon. yes, smiles, very tentative, very choreographed, circumspect, but hugely important, as you say. the first person, the first western leader to see president xi was the german chancellor 0laf scholz, who was there last friday. that trip was quite controversial within germany and more widely in the west, but that seems to have gone well. he got the commitment thatjoe biden was just referring to, the criticism of russia about threatening to use nuclear weapons, so step—by—step,

not just with the fear of taiwan looming and with xi jinping's originally tacit support for russia, originally tacit support for russia, or at least sitting on the fence. he has become a little bit more critical recently. it also no western leader has seen him for years. this china zero covid policy has led to the locking out of the country and almost the walking out of he himself and that makes these person—to—person committees in—person physical meetings which are so important, pretty much impossible for years —— these in person. it is so important western leaders see him and get to talk to them. ., . , ., , ., them. one of the western leaders at them. one of the western leaders at the g20 them. one of the western leaders at the 620 is them. one of the western leaders at the g20 is the _ them. one of the western leaders at the 620 is the new _ them. one of the western leaders at the 620 is the new prime _ them. one of the western leaders at the 620 is the new prime minister i the g20 is the new prime minister rishi sunak, a sort of debut on the restasis prime minister? considerable experience he has got ingleby financial issues, for some but he was not been in parliament that long. pretty much the spirits he does have is on the financial, economic side. very little on the

pure foreign policy, diplomacy side, so this g20, which is probably one of the toughest forums of the lot, because in the g7 you have like—minded western oriented countries which may disagree on small things but are pretty close, this 620 small things but are pretty close, this g20 brings together world powers with differing views, not just china but russia, president putin deciding not to come, sending his foreign minister sergey lavrov. and then you've got these pivot states, indonesia, currently the host of it, and all the other countries, and is a real diplomatic test. it is going to be important for rishi sunak. a very good grounding for him, any british reputation has really taken a battering the last few months from the demise of borisjohnson, the ill—fated liz truss tenure and now he has got his work cut out. ill-fated liz truss tenure and now he has got his work cut out. when ou talk he has got his work cut out. when you talk about _ he has got his work cut out. when you talk about pivot _ he has got his work cut out. when you talk about pivot states, - he has got his work cut out. when you talk about pivot states, just i you talk about pivot states, just expend a bit more about that, especially in the context of ukraine, countries that have not necessarily side with nato and the

west on the russian invasion of ukraine. , ., . ., . ukraine. during the cold war which ended 1989, _ ukraine. during the cold war which ended 1989, 1981, _ ukraine. during the cold war which ended 1989, 1981, where _ ukraine. during the cold war which ended 1989, 1981, where you - ukraine. during the cold war which ended 1989, 1981, where you had l ended 1989, 1981, where you had common in isn't in capitalism pitted against each other about you had the nonaligned movement, countries that werejust nonaligned movement, countries that were just that. they were nonaligned. india was an delete of that. that all dissolved anticipated, but in a different forum, it is back. you have big, important countries that are making it clear, we will not take our orders from any of you. wendy un resolution in early march, just a week after the russian invasion of ukraine, three really important countries, all commonwealth members, by the way, all decided to abstain on a resolution condemning russia. they were india, pakistan and south africa. and so is a job for britain and for the wider west and really to engage and to engage in a much better way than they have done before, notjust fingerwagging better way than they have done before, notjust finger wagging and telling people to do the right thing but really listening to their

concerns. these are countries like india, like south africa, a lot of countries in southeast asia, such as indonesia, vietnam and others in thailand, you talk about south america as well, a lot of countries in africa, these countries but he now have to be engaged with as equals. now have to be engaged with as euuals. �* , , , now have to be engaged with as eauals.�* , , , ., equals. and 'ust briefly, john, how im ortant equals. and 'ust briefly, john, how important is— equals. and just briefly, john, how important is the _ equals. and just briefly, john, how important is the 620 _ equals. and just briefly, john, how important is the 620 summit, - equals. and just briefly, john, how important is the 620 summit, this| important is the g20 summit, this club of leading economies? there are so many of these international multilateral organisations, the un, the eu, nato. is this as important as the rest of them coachella —— as the rest of them a? -- as the rest of them a? it is really important, _ -- as the rest of them a? it is really important, it _ -- as the rest of them a? it is really important, it brings - —— as the rest of them a? tit 3 really important, it brings the other the 20 most powerful countries and provides array of them, and it tests peoples diplomat excuse to engage with countries that we are either in competition with or worse, such as china and russia, and

countries as i say who are much more flexibly aligned, and so it is really important forum. the united nations and the scaredy council is pretty much broken because of the veto rights of countries like china and russia and when it comes to nato, really important, eu lee important, the g7 really important, but they tend to be countries that agree, so do not underestimate what can come out of the side chats to this 620, can come out of the side chats to this g20, which are happening all the time. this 620, which are happening all the time. , ., ., ., ., this 620, which are happening all the time. , ., ., , ,, the time. john, good to see you. john kampfner— the time. john, good to see you. john kampfner from _ the time. john, good to see you. john kampfner from chatham - the time. john, good to see you. - john kampfner from chatham house, john kampfnerfrom chatham house, thank you very much for your time. here, the court has heard emotional evidence of the murder of a boy murdered by —— with lucy letby accused of murdering him. ms letby has been charged

with murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others at the hospital between 2015 and 2016. she denies 22 charges. 0ur north of england correspondentjudith moritz has been following the trial at manchester crown court. viewers may find details of her report upsetting. you may remember that we aren't able to identify the babies, the families, in this case for legal reasons, and they're being referred to by letter. so today, we began to hear about the case of twin boys, babies e and f, and we heard that they were born prematurely in july 2015 and they were in the neonatal unit of the countess of chester hospital. their mother, who was recovering from a caesarean section, was an inpatient herself upstairs in the postnatal ward. one night, when they were five days old, she came down to the neonatal unit, bringing some breastmilk that she was in the habit of bringing for feeds. and the court heard from her today in evidence about what happened as she approached the neonatal ward. she said she could hear... she approached the room where her sons were, she could hear screaming.

she said, "i could hear my son trying and it was like —— she said, "i could hear my son crying and it was like "nothing i'd heard before." "as i walked over to the incubator," she said that he had blood around his mouth and he was making a noise that she said that shouldn't have come from a tiny baby. she said, "it was so horrendous, i can't really describe it. "it was more of a scream than a cry." and the only person who was in the room at the time, she says, was lucy letby, although she said that the nurse was not by the incubator, she was across at the nurse's workstation. and the mother said that she'd asked nurse letby what was wrong, "why was there bleeding?", and the nurse had told her it was likely to come from a feeding tube which was rubbing and causing irritation and that the mother should go back up to the postnatal ward. and she did that. she was asked, in fact, the mother, "why did you go back up "to the postnatal ward if you were concerned?" she said, because she trusted the nurse, she trusted her authority, she trusted her completely. well, lucy letby is charged with murdering baby e by injecting

air into his bloodstream, and the jury has been told that he died later on the same night, and also that the next day, the nurse is accused of attempting to murder his twin brother. she denies both of those charges. she also denies charges relating to another 15 babies, and this case, which is expected to last for around six months, continues. judith moritz reporting there. let's see what the weather is doing. nick miller canjoin us now. yesterday, i think was the warmest remembrance sunday on record, extraordinary temperatures?— temperatures? that is right, 22 celsius, temperatures? that is right, 22 celsius. the _ temperatures? that is right, 22 celsius, the highest _ temperatures? that is right, 22 celsius, the highest the - temperatures? that is right, 22 - celsius, the highest the temperature is been in the uk this point of the year. it is cooling down. spells of wind and rain. did brighten up in

northern ireland. this was the start of the process. those that did brighten up a gaffaney and will get the next with the rain. —— did get the... a narrow band of rain spinning east. gales developing, could be some tough weather conditions. the rain sets in for several hours here. we will clear the rain for northern ireland, for largely dry and bright day. southwest england, further heavy showers moving in. they could be thundery, company by gusty winds as well, and he will continue move in. tuesday evening, still wet in scotland. strong rain and winds heading to the northern idols. further spells of wind and rain as the week goes on. yes, those temperatures are coming down. next weekend could start on a rather chilly note.

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the uk will pay france millions of pounds more for increased patrols on french beaches. to pounds more for increased patrols on french beaches.— french beaches. to try to prevent --eole french beaches. to try to prevent people crossing — french beaches. to try to prevent people crossing the _ french beaches. to try to prevent people crossing the channel- french beaches. to try to prevent people crossing the channel in . french beaches. to try to prevent i people crossing the channel in small boats. the prime minister has claimed that expected tax rises and spending cuts have already stabilised financial markets. it has been all smiles and a warm handshake between president biden and the chinese leader xijinping as both leaders discuss the tensions between their nations. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has been visiting the southern city of kherson to celebrate its liberation after the withdrawal of russian troops. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly.

0ne one big story, what has ronaldo been saying? this is a 90 minute interview that hasn't even been broadcast yet but it has definitely caused a stir, so much so that manchester united have been forced to issue a statement today from the comments from ronaldo, who said he felt betrayed by the club and that he was being forced out. this interview was with piers morgan uncensored. he also said he has no respect for the manager as he has no respect for him. manchester united say they were working on establishing the full facts and their focus remained on preparing for the rest of the season and that full interview with ronaldo will be played out on wednesday and thursday on talk tv. hat will be played out on wednesday and thursday on talk tv.— thursday on talk tv. not only the coach, thursday on talk tv. not only the coach. but — thursday on talk tv. not only the coach, but the _ thursday on talk tv. not only the coach, but the other _ thursday on talk tv. not only the coach, but the other two - thursday on talk tv. not only the coach, but the other two or - thursday on talk tv. not only the coach, but the other two or three | coach, but the other two or three guys around the club are trying to force me out. ifelt guys around the club are trying to force me out. i felt betrayed.

guys around the club are trying to force me out. ifelt betrayed. d0 force me out. i felt betrayed. do ou force me out. i felt betrayed. do you think they are trying to get rid of you? honestly, i may be should not say that, but people should listen to the truth, and yes, i feel betrayed and i felt that some people did not want me here not only this year, but last year too. well, there's been a huge reaction to this interview before it's even gone to air. we spoke to some united fans outside of old trafford. he's only human, he's come back and expected more than what he's got and i can see where he's coming from but i can see where he's coming from but i think that he needs to also show some professionalism in what he's doing and maybe not come out and see it in the way that he has.— it in the way that he has. probably out the door— it in the way that he has. probably out the door in _ it in the way that he has. probably out the door in january _ it in the way that he has. probably out the door in january which - it in the way that he has. probably out the door in january which is i it in the way that he has. probably out the door in january which is a l out the door in january which is a sadi _ out the door in january which is a sad, you'd — out the door in january which is a sad, you'd love to see tiptop ronaldo_ sad, you'd love to see tiptop ronaldo staying here but i think he's going injanuary.| ronaldo staying here but i think he's going in january.— he's going in january. i think his mind is on _ he's going in january. i think his mind is on the _ he's going in january. i think his mind is on the world _ he's going in january. i think his mind is on the world cup - he's going in january. i think his mind is on the world cup and i mind is on the world cup and resurrecting _ mind is on the world cup and resurrecting his _ mind is on the world cup and resurrecting his career- mind is on the world cup and resurrecting his career so - mind is on the world cup and resurrecting his career so hel mind is on the world cup and i resurrecting his career so he can move _ resurrecting his career so he can move somewhere _ resurrecting his career so he can move somewhere else. - the first women's rugby league semifinal is under way between papua new guinea and australia. england will be hoping tojoin

the winner of that match in the final but they have the might of new zealand to contend with in their semi final tongiht. —— tonight. after topping their group with three wins from three, they might be feeling confident but they know new zealand will be much tougher opponents. the kiwis have always made the final and have won it three times, but st helens centre amy hardcastle believes england can challenge them. for me, you look up to the kiwis and they bring a lot to the game, they are physical, they love rugby league, they will go out there and play with their heart and their culture and it's so exciting to be a part of that, the fact we can challenge some of the best in the world. for us, it'sjusta challenge some of the best in the world. for us, it'sjust a new adventure and a new challenge for us but it's so exciting, we are all just so overwhelmed stop where just excited to get out there.

england's moeen ali has criticised the international cricket schedule as the new t20 world champions jet off for another series. england beat pakistan by five wickets to win their second t20 trophy yesterday, but will have to shift their focus to one—day internationals, travelling to adelaide ahead of the opening 0di against australia on thursday. moeen ali says, "having a game in three days' time is horrible." seven—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the second round of the uk snooker championship in york. he beat matthew stevens six frames to two. the tournament has had a format change this year with the top 16 seeded players automatically going through to the last 32 stage, where they face 16 qualifiers. despite his victory, 0'sullivan doesn't seem to be quite getting into the swing of it just yet.

to be honest, i don't really want to play snooker at the moment. i don't play snooker at the moment. i don't play much snooker, ijust listen to my body and my mind, just go out there and treated like practice. i'm applying myself mentally, whether i play good or bad i don't really care, i'llalways play good or bad i don't really care, i'll always apply myself well while i'm out there but here i don't really feel buzzed up, but that's just normal, i suppose. that's all the sport for now. we'll be back at 6:30pm. the chancellor has warned that "decisions of eye—watering difficulty" will need to be taken — as he prepares to set out his tax and spending plans in this week's autumn statement. it will affect the household budgets of millions of families across britain, including samuel, a dad—of—two from bristol, who's having to make his own difficult decisions on a daily basis in order to break even. fiona lamdin has been to meet him. samuel and his boys live here on the 15th floor.

samuel used to be a security guard, he has been signed off sick. today he is sorting his benefits. this is the situation, there's two boys and myself, single father, living in a one—bedroom flat, overcrowded on the 15th floor. i will sleep here and then he will come over to me for warmth so we all end up sleeping like that. nine years i've been here. families all over bristol are going through situations and i cannot take any more of this. this is the first time... there is no slack. after he has paid all his bills,

he's left with £52 a week to cover everything — school uniform, shoes and all theirfood. you have to find the times when they're putting the prices down. what time is that? if you don't get there in the morning, it's usually at night when they switch over. literally, i have to save to buy cheese. that's not right. i take the money out so i know i don't go over, so i stay within that budget. if i go over, then i'll put stuff back. samuel is hoping he hasn't missed the offers. can't afford to get that. we can't get that because that's going to eat the money up. instead he sticks with the basics and they head home to eat. you let the little ones eat and whatever is left, then i will eat it. i will take basically

scraps off of there. sounds horrible to say that, "scraps". i will take what they have not eaten, that is the way it goes. while it cooks, time to have a bath. you can't put the heating on, you can't turn the water on because that's going to... you'll be out of pocket. what i have to do, and it does save money, fill this kettle and i will boil that. i will use this to have a bath. samuel says heating the hot water in the tank is too expensive. using the kettle is much cheaper, but it means the bath is really shallow. you're living on the bare minimum and then everything around you is going up. it's like being in a sinking ship and you've got a teaspoon to get the water out to save yourself, that's what it's like. fiona landon, bbc news, bristol.

let's get some thoughts on what we can expect in the autumn statement. of the national institute of economic and social research, jagit chadha. professor, thank you for being with us. we were just hearing how tough it is for people around the country at the moment with the cost—of—living crisis. samuel, a father of two. i suppose the chancellor's challenge is to try to fix the economic problems including the black hole of whatever it is, £50 billion, without making the lives of people like samuel even more difficult than it already is. that's absolute the right, there are many families and a significant fraction of families facing problems and escalating energy prices and food prices. people like samuel are living through desperate times trying to find work that can pay the bills and look after their families. a lot of this is being driven by external factors, a lot of this is being driven by externalfactors, a large increase in energy prices caused by putin's

invasion of ukraine as well as shortages in supply of many goods around the world and food as well because of the way ukraine has been attacked. your right to say the chancellor faces a very difficult time. we are facing very high levels of public debt around the same size of public debt around the same size of our level of output, we are in —— and what we would like to see over the medium to long term is public debt is a share of gdp to fall, but it's incredibly important at the same time that we don't try to do it too quickly. 0ne because we need to help the poorest families but also we need to smooth the adjustment of the economy to these new shocks and that means providing support for families, but also providing the kind of support for public infrastructure investment and research and development that in the long and will provide opportunities forfamilies to find long and will provide opportunities for families to find higher paying jobs so they can pay their way much more easily than they are finding at

the moment. these are the things the chancellor has to address this week. how big is that black hole, in your view? what sort of measures do you expect him to take in terms of possible tax rises, possible spending cuts to try to feel that black hole as it were? the black hole is a function _ black hole as it were? the black hole is a function of— black hole as it were? the black hole is a function of which - hole is a function of which telescope you decide to pick up. there is a world in which there's not much a black hole at all. the black hole comes from the idea that at the end of a five year horizon, debt is a sheet of gdp must be falling and if you take into account disturbingly low levels of economic growth which the 0br are likely to forecast over the next five years, in order to have debt to gdp following, the government is going to look to have to increase taxes or reduce public expenditure. 0n the other hand, if you decided that we had a credible fiscal framework and certainly from where we were under the previous administration of kwasi

kwarteng, we have a more credible approach to monetary and fiscal policy making. this government is not trying to challenge the bank of england or the 0br of the treasury, it is trying to work with it, but if we take the view that the ultimate underlying second is critical, the government could extend the time over which it wants to reduce debt as a portion of gdp and in that world it would allow it to continue to support the households that are worst off as well as support the economy in the ways that i outlined some minutes ago. on the other hand, if you want to tighten quickly in the next two or three years, that's where this black starts to appear so it's very much in the eye of the beholder rather than some established fact rather than if it was responded to as an analysis of your own on the state of the economy. your own on the state of the economy-— your own on the state of the economy. your own on the state of the econom . ~ , ., , , economy. the prime minister has been sa in: it's economy. the prime minister has been saying it's because _ economy. the prime minister has been saying it's because the _ economy. the prime minister has been saying it's because the government - saying it's because the government have made clear they are going to

raise taxes, cut spending, the financial markets have been reassured, confidence has been restored precisely because the government has made it clear it is going to take those sort of measures. going to take those sort of measures-— going to take those sort of measures. . �*, ., , , , . going to take those sort of measures. . �* , ., , , , . ., measures. that's one perspective and one that has — measures. that's one perspective and one that has been _ measures. that's one perspective and one that has been run _ measures. that's one perspective and one that has been run a _ measures. that's one perspective and one that has been run a lot _ measures. that's one perspective and one that has been run a lot in - measures. that's one perspective and one that has been run a lot in the - one that has been run a lot in the last few days. we had a similar discussion on friday, we released our own forecast outlook for the economy. there are two ways of interpreting this, one that financial markets are expecting the level of tightening at the prime minister has indicated or alternatively, which is our interpretation, that the financial markets took fright in september and october in response to the mini budget, not directly because of any particular attacks in spending —— particular attacks in spending —— particular tax on spending plans because that government said we are going to continue to spend more that we take in revenue, we are going to continue to have tax cuts and we are going to have a debt that's going to balloon over time. therefore, seek to undermine the underlying credibility of the fiscal position.

that's clearly not the case of this government and not the case of any likely government that we can see. we think it is more that that has stabilised financial crisis so interest rates at the long and are now back to where they were prior to the mini budget so it is very much a case of it being a result of a much more realistic approach, long—term finances, ratherthan more realistic approach, long—term finances, rather than the need for an abrupt change in policy right now to tighten fiscal policy in the middle of a slowdown that's a result of events out of our control which is impacting on families as we just heard in a very worrying manner. thank you for your thoughts, professor. we shall see what happens with the autumn economic statement on thursday. yesterday marked the uk's warmest ever remembrance sunday, with temperatures in porthmadog, north wales reaching 21 celsius.

this broke the previous record by more than two degrees. england and scotland also saw record temperatures for remembrance sunday. temperatures across the uk have been exceptionally mild for the time of year, but what's causing it? well, we can speak now to doctor rob thompson, who's a meteorologist at the university of reading. what's going on? what's happening, we've not a what's going on? what's happening, we've got a little _ what's going on? what's happening, we've got a little bit _ what's going on? what's happening, we've got a little bit of _ what's going on? what's happening, we've got a little bit of climate - we've got a little bit of climate change, of course, but really we've just got unusual, not unprecedented but unusual weather compounding to make it. where we are in the british isles, we live on the boundary between three air masses, we got warm air, some arctic air from the north and continental air that pushes in, and in the winter that's often called. we are used to those three, we live on the edge and they battle each other. at the moment, the warm air from the azures is

winning making it unusually warm at this time of year and we've seen a lot of heavy showers because the sea is also unusually warm, particularly the english channel. probably still a hangoverfrom the english channel. probably still a hangover from what was the english channel. probably still a hangoverfrom what was happening over the summer when we saw records being broken for extreme heat. idailien being broken for extreme heat. when ou sa a being broken for extreme heat. when you say a bit — being broken for extreme heat. when you say a bit of— being broken for extreme heat. when you say a bit of climate _ being broken for extreme heat. when you say a bit of climate change, how much of all of that that you have just described is down, fundamentally, as a root cause to climate change? tt’s fundamentally, as a root cause to climate change?— climate change? it's difficult to see how much _ climate change? it's difficult to see how much is _ climate change? it's difficult to see how much is climate - climate change? it's difficult to l see how much is climate change, because we are on that boundary, it's very complex how it moves. the globe is just over1 it's very complex how it moves. the globe isjust over1 degrees it's very complex how it moves. the globe is just over1 degrees warmer thanit globe is just over1 degrees warmer than it was in the preindustrial times so that's not a huge amount, but there are other factors going on so we think we've moved the jet stream slightly, the exact interactions are very complicated but it's probably on average slightly further north. what's actually happening now, we basically

got a big you in thejet actually happening now, we basically got a big you in the jet stream, it's blowing up from the southwest —— we got a big letter—u in thejet stream. it's quite cloudy, it's reasonably moist and kind of wet so that acts like a blanket so at night it doesn't get called, where used to call nights this time of year when its potentially frosty, that's not happening because we've got low cloud. ~ ., cloud. when we look at those temperatures, _ cloud. when we look at those temperatures, we _ cloud. when we look at those temperatures, we are - cloud. when we look at those temperatures, we are not - cloud. when we look at those temperatures, we are not far| cloud. when we look at those i temperatures, we are not far off christmas, we had 21.2 celsius in porthmadog, that's 70.2 fahrenheit. it's extraordinary, you must have been pretty gobsmacked when you saw those. ., .., been pretty gobsmacked when you saw those. ., .. , ., :: those. forecasting over 20 in mid-november _ those. forecasting over 20 in mid-november is _ those. forecasting over 20 in mid-november is shocking i those. forecasting over 20 in | mid-november is shocking to those. forecasting over 20 in - mid-november is shocking to me, is mid—november is shocking to me, is not something you expect to see.

it's probably on a similar level of surprise 240 celsius for much of england this summer —— surprised to 40 celsius this summer. we broke the record for remembrance day. it's a slightly less robust record, but we are still talking unusually hot for this time of year by a very extreme amount. it's not normal, but it's part of what we are seeing, they are warmer than they used to be. when we see heavy rain, the heavy rain is heavier than it used to be but when we see dry spells, they last longer than they used to and that's all climate change, the sort of thing we expect to happen. climate change, the sort of thing we expect to happen-— expect to happen. thank you doctor thompson. — expect to happen. thank you doctor thompson, meteorologist _ expect to happen. thank you doctor thompson, meteorologist at - expect to happen. thank you doctor thompson, meteorologist at the i thompson, meteorologist at the university of reading.

president zelensky has been visiting curse on after russia's sudden withdrawal. he met soldiers and sank the ukrainian national anthem is the flag was raised over the city. kherson was taken by russia early in the war and has been recaptured by ukraine which is a major strategic blow for president putin and the kremlin. scenes that were unimaginable just a few weeks ago. president volodymyr zelensky in kherson, singing the national anthem as the ukrainian flag is raised once again in front of the regional administrative building. he came to show support to the people here, who have lived under russian occupation for eight months, and to send a message

it is the beginning of the end of the war. coming to our country, to all of the occupied territories. a hero's welcome. but from people who still have no power, water, medicines, and even bread. it will be a huge task to get basic services back to kherson, especially because shelling and artillery fire continues around the city. russian forces are just a few kilometres away across the dnipro river. president zelensky is seizing the moment to showcase ukraine's latest success on the battlefield. victories are hard to come by in this brutal war. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news.

he's one of the greatest footballers ever to have played the game — but cristiano ronaldo has launched an extraordinary attack on his club, manchester united. in an interview on talk tv which will air on wednesday and thursday, he says he feels betrayed by the club, that it's trying to force him out and that he doesn't respect its manager. joe wilson reports. think of a footballer more famous, more successful than cristiano ronaldo. perhaps you can't. he is revered at manchester united — is or was. he returned at the start of last season, but the club's latest manager, erik ten hag, is building his team around others. ronaldo feels betrayal. people should listen to the truth. yes, i feel betrayed, and i felt that some people, they don't want me here, not only this year, but last year, too.

cristiano ronaldo originally came to manchester united nearly 20 years ago, that first spell under sir alex ferguson was a supremely successful. ronaldo believes that while he and football have developed, manchester united are stuck. since sir alex ferguson left, i saw not evolution in the club, the progress was zero, nothing changed, not only the pool, the jacuzzi, even the gym. even the technology, the kitchen, the chefs, lovely persons, they stop in time, which surprised me a lot. naturally, all this is now the talk of football, for example, on the bbc�*s match of the day 2. whether he feels lied to or not, todayjust doesn't feel right to me, i don't think it's going to help him with manchester united.

i think it's disappointing. to be honest, he's got nothing to prove so i can't understand why he would want to put his point - across, maybe his ego is dented a little bit — here's how manchester united finished their game at the weekend, the young, exciting attacker with a last—minute winner. the fate of every star, however bright they shine, joe wilson, bbc news. on this day, 100 years ago, the bbc broadcast its first—ever radio programme in 1922. back then it was known as the british broadcasting company, and ran its first—ever radio broadcast from 2l0, a famous london studio. the first programme was a news bulletin read by arthur burrows, who read it twice — once fast and then slowly — so that listeners could take notes if they wished. david sillito has more. youth parking

nothing from the early 1920s but we have a _ nothing from the early 1920s but we have a little — nothing from the early 1920s but we have a little taste _ nothing from the early 1920s but we have a little taste of— nothing from the early 1920s but we have a little taste of what _ nothing from the early 1920s but we have a little taste of what is - nothing from the early 1920s but we have a little taste of what is the - have a little taste of what is the beginning — have a little taste of what is the beginning may— have a little taste of what is the beginning may have _ have a little taste of what is the beginning may have sounded i have a little taste of what is the i beginning may have sounded like. arthur— beginning may have sounded like. arthur burrows, _ beginning may have sounded like. arthur burrows, director- beginning may have sounded like. arthur burrows, director of - arthur burrows, director of programmes, we recorded the opening call the radio station was 2l0, the original bbc broadcasting station from london, so listen to the sound of arthur. ., ., of arthur. 2lo, london calling. that's arthur, _ of arthur. 2lo, london calling. that's arthur, who _ of arthur. 2lo, london calling. that's arthur, who was - of arthur. 2lo, london calling. that's arthur, who was also i of arthur. 2lo, london calling. | that's arthur, who was also the director of programmes, the main newsreader and also uncle arthur. he did some of the children's programming as well. there were about four or five people employed by the bbc in london at that time. it was a tiny organisation, about 20,000, 30,000 people might have had a chance to listen, but this wasn't

the only bbc on that day and there's been lots of new research being done about 2zy, the service coming out of manchester, it officially started the next day but research has shown they were broadcasting on this day as well and the lady of the magic carpet was doing a children's programme that day and when they go through the records, a lot of the firsts come from these other stations, for instance, from manchester, the first variety, the first weather forecast, the first radio satire, so it's a sign that the image of london and the bbc was rather broader than that. of course, that first bulletin, the billiard scores and the weather, foggy. now it's time for a look at the weather. it doesn't look foggy!

it stayed right after the fog across england today. we are going through a relatively quiet start to the week. the rest of the week is dominated by weather fronts week. the rest of the week is dominated by weatherfronts moving in with spells of rain, heavy at times, strong winds and gales and the flow of air coming in and that bring something cooler than what we had last week and through the weekend so temperatures are on the way down too much closer to average for the time of year. you can see the rain symbols on here, the sadistically unsettled and changeable picture but not wet all the time, maybe if you spells of sunshine to be had, usually quieter by friday before things turn more active again at the weekend. that speu active again at the weekend. that spell of rain out there today has been moving into more of western scotland, a narrow band edging further east across england, turning livelier on the southern flank of that but can't see much of it as it continues to edge eastwards

overnight. some more substantial rain moving into northern ireland, wales, western parts of england in southwest scotland through the night, gales developing around southern and western coasts. maybe some difficult travel conditions for south wales in southern england as we start the day tomorrow with the heavy rainfall. developing in scotland as the heavy rain moves in, parts of aberdeenshire, angus, perth and kinross could see disruption late in the day as rain totals mount. within all of this they will be heavy bursts and gusty winds, clearing from southwest scotland early on in northern ireland, the wind turning drier, brighter but further blustery showers moving in. as we look at the picture into wednesday, still quite windy to the northern isles, distinctly breezy elsewhere. there will be showers around the south and west in particular for much of the day on wednesday, it will be dry. the next area of low pressure feeding heavy rain to wash the southwest through the afternoon. there will be some

spots which keep those temperatures in single figures on wednesday. that's clearly a sign of things to come. in this area of low pressure sweeping north overnight with gale surrounding the channel, north sea coast and quite a stormy picture on thursday, especially into shetland. spells of rain around that area of low pressure, showers following again and then something quite as we reach the end of the week and cold on friday night, saturday could start with a frost but then after that we are looking at the atlantic again. we are going to see some more wet weather moving in and stronger winds once more as well. make the most of the bright, dry weather, there won't be much of it. that's there won't be much of it. that's the forecast, there is more online.

to try to reduce the number of migrants crossing the channel, but admits it won't solve the problem. more arrived today — over 40,000 so far this year. on its own, this agreement will not fix the problem. it's important that everyone is clear about that. british border officials will observe their counterparts in france, and more french police will patrol the beaches. also tonight — at the trial of nurse lucy letby, a mother gives emotional evidence of the moment she claims she saw letby trying to kill her baby.

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