at ten — inflation hits its highest level for more than a0 years. the rising price of food like butter, milk and pasta — along with soaring energy bills — are the main things pushing up the cost of living even further. it's like nothing adds up. i've never in my time here looked into the sort of abyss like it is now. it's just like whatever we do, it's not going to be enough. tomorrow the chancellor will unveil his autumn statement and i will have details on what it means for pensions, benefits and the cost of energy. also on the programme tonight... nato says the missile strike in poland was probably from ukraine's air defence system — not fired by russia. there's to be an independent investigation into the deputy prime

minister, dominic raab, after two formal complaints were made about his behaviour. and lift off of artemis i. we rise together, back to the moon and beyond! and paving the way for man's return to the moon — nasa's moon mission finally blasts off. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the countdown is on in qatar. all players take part in training ahead of the world cup opener against ironic on monday. —— against syron. good evening. inflation has hit its highest level since 1981. rising food costs and soaring energy bills have helped to push prices up by 11.1% in the year to october from 10.1% in september — that's higher than expected.

the figures come ahead of the chancellor's autumn statement tomorrow when he'll unveil a package of tax hikes and spending cuts. our economics editor faisal islam is here with the details. thanks, sophie. the decades of relatively low inflation have ended. we're seeing the cost of living rising at rates not seen since 1981 — only the late 70s were worse when it was fuelled by rocketing oil prices. it's five times the target of 2% — in fact, all of the inflation we normally expect over one year has come injust one month. -- it is —— it is more than five times the target of 2% now. that has been driven by energy bills and also basic food prices rising dramatically on last year. margarine is up 42%. pasta will cost you a third more than last october, whilst cheese is up more than 27%. and the office for national statistics says the poorest households will feel the impact

of these hikes much more, as they spend more on the basics. this now towers over tomorrow's autumn statement. more to come on that, but i've been to gloucester to find out how people are being affected. at knit & matter in cam in gloucestershire, much of the nattering is about the rising price of everything, and especially energy. trying not to put the tumble dryer on so much, although with this weather... yes, yes. how will people afford food and energy? i don't know. they'll find a way. they did in the war. buying things is guesswork. going shopping, you can't say, i "i'm going to spend this amount and shop for the week." it is quite hard to budget because prices have gone up so much. yeah. for maureen, doreen, and friends, the intricate and delicate trade—offs of double—digit inflation, also faced by the chancellor and

the bank of england. pension rates are likely to go up in line with double—digit inflation rates, but the extent of the squeeze from energy and food prices clear from demand for subsidised food and meals at this local community hub. in another month or two, when heating bills... when people switch their heating on, they're just going to have... there's nothing left to cushion the increases. i have never in my time here looked into the sort of abyss like it is now. it is like whatever we do, it's not going to be enough. and some who come to this hub to volunteer, like sarah, have had to use some of the services. people are scared. i don't know anyone who uses the food pantry that has actually put their heating on, and they are still struggling with their bills. in nearby dursley, a guitar retailer explains the reason for price pressures. we have seen prices go up by 25—30% due to raw material costs going up,

transportation costs going up, energy prices going up, general inflation, of course. and we try to absorb that. we can only put 2—3%, maybe 5% on our prices to try and absorb some of those costs. and that is the balancing act for the bank of england. once we get through this winter, because of the way the gas price effects are going to work through this winter, there should be quite a pronounced fall in inflation thereafter, and our forecast brings it back to target and takes it below target, actually, to 0. in gloucester, at the indoor market, the inflationaryjuggernaut means traders cannot really believe the prices they have to charge. we check our prices monthly as our stock's coming in, because it's going up and we are not even being told it is going up. it isjust going up on our invoices. cards used to be £1,- and they have been £1.50 for the longest time, and now this year, i they have gone up to 1.99. so it's another 50p, you know?

and yet there are signs of recession everywhere. so, while acknowledging post—election spending being cut and taxes going up, the government is more wary of turning off the taps of its support too quickly. faisal is with me now. the autumn statement tomorrow, a big moment for the government and the chancellor, what can we expect? it is the government and the chancellor, what can we expect?— what can we expect? it is a budget two helps. — what can we expect? it is a budget two helps. the _ what can we expect? it is a budget two helps, the grim _ what can we expect? it is a budget two helps, the grim predictions . what can we expect? it is a budgeti two helps, the grim predictions we have been hearing mainly about what will happen after 2025 —— it is a budget of two halves. that will be significant consolidation of public finances. the pattern in the next couple of years is different, i have picked up concerning government circles about not making the recession we may have started already any words, to that end we

will get support, we will see inflation, rises in the state pension in line with the triple lock and benefits too. also the national living wage is going up by that amount, that is my expectation. on top of that the energy price rescue, the energy price guarantee which was due to end in april will survive in a form for all households, i think, beyond april now but at a different level, a slightly less generous level, a slightly less generous level consistent with energy bills going up from £2500 for a typical household to £3000 in april. difficult but it would have been worse had the support not gone on, it would have been more like eaooo. how do they pay for this? expectations in industry of a significant increase in windfall tax

on energy companies, significant increases expected tomorrow as the government wants to prove its fiscal credentials but also protect the economy. credentials but also protect the econom . _, ., . credentials but also protect the econom . ., . , . ., credentials but also protect the econom. ., . , . ., ., economy. our economic sector to, faisal islam, — economy. our economic sector to, faisal islam, thank— economy. our economic sector to, faisal islam, thank you. _ economy. our economic sector to, faisal islam, thank you. -- - economy. our economic sector to, faisal islam, thank you. -- our. faisal islam, thank you. —— our economics editor. the government hopes tomorrow's autumn statement will add to the bank of england's efforts to reduce inflation. tax rises and big cuts to public spending are expected to be announced tomorrow. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan looks at the impact of cuts to public spending in the last few years and how they might shape future decisions. previous spending cuts made poor communities poorer. between 2010 and 2020 the average household wealth in the south—east of england increased by 42%. here in the north—east, it rose just 3%. in horden in county durham, hundreds of crumbling houses sit empty, attracting criminals. this tap is a £29 tap. you'd get about 50p scrap off it, £1 scrap. but they'll nick the tap? but they'll take the tap, they'll take the sink. builder ian young says it is a struggle to renovate the properties.

the electrician came in, he rewired it. over the weekend, been burgled again, all the cable had been pulled out. the kitchen refitted, that had been taken. ian said thieves had even stolen this windowpane. the streets were due to be renovated years ago but the plans were shelved when the government decided to charge social housing tenants with a spare room the so—called bedroom tax. people no longer wanted to rent these homes as it would cost them. residents now want the houses demolished but can't secure enough government funding. nationally, there is a housing shortage and obviously we know that that is concentrated in the south of the country. we are being penalised for that, because we have an overabundance of houses that are not fit for purpose any more and, really, are not required any more. you can't demolish them? but we can't demolish them. the north—east was hit hard by public spending cuts. life expectancy fell in some places, adding to the more than 300,000 excess deaths across britain

recently attributed to austerity by glasgow university researchers. the past decade has seen andrew james become a social worker as much as a head teacher. child poverty in the north—east is now the highest in britain, having soared by nearly 50% in recent years. andrew is having to use parish funding to buy some parents the absolute basics. provide electricity for families, pots and pans so they can actually

i don't think people would say that their communities

nato now says the missile that killed two people in eastern poland yesterday was probably fired by ukrainian air defences, and not by russia. our europe editor, katya adler, reports from brussels where nato members have been meeting.

you'll notice almost more emphasis today on who likely wasn't behind the strike than who probably was. we have no indication that this was the result of a deliberate attack. and we have no indication that russia is preparing offensive military actions against nato. to western leaders, immense relief. poland's president said it seems the explosion was caused by ukrainian air defence systems. an unfortunate error, he said. moscow did pound ukraine with missiles yesterday. if it had struck or targeted neighbouring nato member poland, as first suggested in polish media, the whole alliance could have been

nato really wants to avoid that, while still supporting ukraine's military. nato leaders' carefully crafted, measured response today shows how much they fear europe is on a knife edge. of russia's war to escalate and spread beyond ukraine's borders. kyiv sometimes accuses allies of getting too used to all those missiles raining down on its citizens. if that ever was the case, last night was a huge wake—up call. but it has also caused a rift with kyiv, determined russia was behind the strike in poland. translation: i have no doubt that this is not our _ missile, not our strike. i believe this is a russian missile based on our military reports. that is a very rare public break with his international allies. at a meeting of world leaders today, the prime minister assured ukraine support against russia

was unwavering, and there were strong words from his foreign secretary. the house should be in no doubt that the only reason why missiles are flying through european skies and exploding in european villages is because of russia's barbaric invasion of ukraine. as the investigation continues on the ground in poland, nato says it's boosting air defences across eastern europe as well as ukraine, just in case. katya adler, bbc news, nato. well, investigations are still ongoing into that explosion in poland. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been taking a closer look at what happened on the border with ukraine. yesterday's news of an explosion in poland caused a shudder of fear throughout the western alliance, especially in these eastern european members of nato in blue.

was this the moment everyone had been dreading since february when nato finally found itself in direct confrontation with russia? let's remember what was actually happening yesterday, right on nato's doorstep. another day of massive russian missile strikes against ukraine's civilian infrastructure from one end of the country to the other. some of those strikes were over in the far west, very close to the polish border. very close to the village where two people died. ukraine said and still says that a russian missile was responsible. before long, though, experts looked at this wreckage found at the scene and came up with a different theory, that these were parts of an air—defence missile fired by ukraine. world leaders from joe biden to the polish president have all gradually come to the same conclusion. this is the s—300, a russian—made surface to air missile introduced in the 1970s

and still widely used throughout the countries of the old soviet union, including ukraine. as russian cruise missiles flew across ukrainian cities yesterday, there were frantic efforts to shoot them down. many were successful. some were not. but western leaders all agree that ukraine has an absolute right to defend itself. what happened yesterday in poland, they say, was not ukraine's fault. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has just spent the last month in ukraine — he has just flown back tonight and is straight in the studio. he has just flown back tonight the missile that landed in poland shows just how quickly this could escalate? yes, a very fragile situation, and as people were thinking yesterday, there was a feeling of almost manic for a few hours, wondering if this was coming to pass, the thing that they dreaded most i think one thing thatis they dreaded most i think one thing

that is interesting is the way that both nato, led by america, and russia, deliberately did not escalate the rhetoric at all. nato, very measured, and russia, praising them, afterwards, praising biden by name for being measured, and this rift with zelensky is interesting, because of course, for zelensky, getting more nato help, for him, means getting closer to victory. you sent the means getting closer to victory. you spent the last _ means getting closer to victory. you spent the last four weeks in ukraine, you've been travelling along the frontline, you've got in to kherson city, what is life like they're at the moment? ukraine is a ve bi they're at the moment? ukraine is a very his country. — they're at the moment? ukraine is a very his country. so _ they're at the moment? ukraine is a very big country, so you _ they're at the moment? ukraine is a very big country, so you can - they're at the moment? ukraine is a very big country, so you can go - they're at the moment? ukraine is a very big country, so you can go to i very big country, so you can go to some places which seem relatively normal, they do not appear to be damaged, but if you go along that frontline area, and i really went from one end to the other, in those areas, where there is a shelling, rather than fighting, a lot of the time, there is an enormous amount of destruction, a lot of people have left, not everybody, and life is very hard, very dangerous, you walk down the street, it's scary, it's

scary to drive down, just even for a short period. so, there is that. but i think the impact of these missile attacks means that the pain and misery of the war spreads more across the country, because if you haven't got a liquidity and heating and it takes power to pump water, and it takes power to pump water, and not having water is possibly the worst thing, worse than not having heating, so, even in areas a long way from the front now, they have felt all of that. it doesn't feel like there are missiles raining down the whole time, because it's a big area, but that definitely, definitely hurts the way people live, and it is a common military tactic. the russians aren't the first people to do this, the americans did it in iraq, because by putting pressure on the people, the idea is, you pressure on the government and make their lives more difficult. , , �* ., ., ~ government and make their lives more difficult. , , �* ., . ~' , ., the deputy prime minister,

dominic raab, is facing an investigation into two formal complaints about his behaviour. it's been claimed that mr raab bullied officials in his previous cabinet roles. standing in for rishi sunak at prime minister's questions this lunchtime, he said he wanted an independent inquiry as soon as possible to "thoroughly rebut and refute" the allegations. but for the moment there isn't an ethics advisor to investigate alleged breaches of the ministerial code — the prime minister has yet to appoint a new one. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. let's make him our next prime minister. please welcome rishi sunak! close allies, supporting each other in difficult times. dominic raab got his old job back when his friend became prime minister, but not everyone has welcomed his return. it's prompted allegations of past unacceptable behaviour towards staff. just before he was due to stand in for the prime minister in the commons, he revealed that two formal complaints had been made yesterday. in a letter to mr sunak, he said, i am writing to request that you commission an independent

investigation into the claims as soon as possible. i will co—operate fully. labour's deputy leader said that didn't go far enough. his letter contains no hint of admission or apology. this is anti—bullying week. will he apologise? i am confident i behaved professionally throughout, but of course i will engage thoroughly, and look forward, mr speaker, may i say, look forward to transparently addressing any claims that are being made. when mr raab was foreign secretary, his most senior civil servant said that staff were scared to go into his office because he was curt and demeaning. other officials have told me he was demanding and forceful, but didn't bully people. senior civil servants are reluctant to come forward with complaints about ministers,

according to the union that represents them. there are no procedures here for how an investigation would be concluded. a civil servant doesn't know how it is going to be investigated. they have no right of challenge if they don't like the outcome of it. and there's a reason why many don't have confidence in the current system. under borisjohnson, two ethics advisers resigned, feeling undermined and ignored. downing street says they are looking for a replacement, but the prime minister will still be the one who decides whether a minister has broken the rules. dominic raab is staying in hisjob, hoping to clear his name soon. but for now, we don't know when the investigation will start or who will be doing it. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. now a look at some other stories making the news today. rail workers from the rmt union have voted in favour of holding more strikes. staff at network rail and 1a train companies have agreed to continue industrial action for a further six months. rail operators said further strikes would be counterproductive

and passengers would be dismayed by this outcome. the oscar—winning actor kevin spacey is to be charged with seven further sexual offences. the crown prosecution service says the new charges follow a review of evidence. they include three counts of indecent assault and three of sexual assault. the offences are alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 200a. supermarkets asda and lidl have started to ration the number of boxes of eggs customers can buy due to supply issues. uk poultry farmers are facing rising costs and an outbreak of avian flu. it's started to affect the supply of eggs and has led to concerns of a shortage of christmas turkeys. nasa's artemis rocket is finally on its way to the moon, marking the start of a new era which will eventually see humans return to the moon. technical hitches and two hurricanes prevented two previous launch attempts in recent weeks. but the rocket finally blasted

off on its debut flight from florida's kennedy space center just before seven o'clock this morning. our science editor, rebecca morrelle, was watching. and here we go. five, four stage engine start... it was the moment they'd been waiting for. three, two, one... and liftoff of artemis i! after months of setbacks, nasa's most powerful rocket was finally on its way — the start of humanity's return to the moon. we rise together, back to the moon and beyond! it's an incredibly complex machine. it has so many components. to get 8.8 million pounds of thrust off the ground requires many systems that all have to work together perfectly. and it did just that today. no people are on board this time. but this test flight will show if it's safe for astronauts. the ultimate plan is to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon. i wanted to be an astronaut from

the time that i was five years old. and for anybody that has a dream or some kind of aspiration, if they see somebody that they can identify with a little bit, it puts them into a totally different perspective where they can say, well, wait a minute, that person was just like me, and they did it. so i can do it, too. and in a remote part of cornwall, the goonhilly earth station has an important role to play. this huge dish is part of a network of antennas around the world tracking the spacecraft. and the data it receives is vital. it will help nasa to work out exactly where the spacecraft is and how fast it's moving as it heads towards the moon. and here's the first signal sent back. this doesn't look like very much, i think, to most people, but to communication engineers, this is pure magic. what you would normally see is just a flat line of noise. but we're picking up this signal from space, from the artemis spacecraft. with a last look back at the earth, the spacecraft now has

a 26—day journey ahead. this isjust the beginning, the start of a million—mile journey that's being described as apollo for a new generation. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the men's football world cup kicks off on sunday. the england squad have had their first training session today after arriving in doha. the wales team arrived late last night for what is their first world cup since 1958. their training starts tomorrow afternoon with both teams playing their first games on monday. in a moment we'll hear from hywel griffth on the mood in the wales camp, but first here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks on england's preparations. for some, it's a well trodden path. for others, it's a brand—new adventure. as england trained for the first time in the desert heat, dreams are being realised by those who were sweating on an important call. hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. i hadn't been in the squad for three years. i'm not naive. i understand how it works and stuff.

but i also had that hope. after the call finished and he had told me i was in, it was a head on the wall moment, big deep breath, then called my parents. these are new sights and sounds for a world cup. it's estimated more than 1 million fans will descend on this tiny gulf state over the next four weeks. but it's been a lot longer in the planning for england. nine years ago, the fa boldly targeted winning this world cup as the long—term goal. and gareth southgate has called on his players to embrace the opportunity to make history. but england have arrived here amid their worst run of form since 1958. trippier will have the run and shot! their surprising run to the semis in russia four years ago was followed by their first ever european final last year. but since then, they haven't won in six matches. but form is temporary. attitude is everything. there was a feel about the euros

and in russia that the togetherness was all there for everyone to see. coming back into the squad, and meeting up, it's been the same sort of thing. you can feel it. there's a real good engery here. there's a real good energy here. they're such a good group. qatari traditions and values have been thrust uncomfortably into the spotlight. football will provide a welcome distraction for locals. but will this world cup be where england make their move? natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. hywel griffith: touchdown in doha, a 64—yearjourney finally complete. for their first world cup since 1958, wales arrived excited but not weighed down by expectation. there's not too much emotional baggage. of course we're proud and we're just glad now that we're here and we can throw our full focus now onto the first game. after such a long wait, this isn't the world cup most welsh fans had been dreaming of, the cost of getting to qatar, concern about human rights here, mean many supporters

will stay at home. on the pitch, gareth bale will wear a rainbow armband to show the team's opposition to discrimination and inequality. newsreel: all credit, i then, to gallant wales... there were political concerns back in 1958, too. wales qualified as other nations refused to play israel and made it through to the quarterfinals. cliffjones was part of that team and reckons the current squad share the same spirit. very similar to the way when we went to the world cup, people didn't give us much of a chance, but hey, we're fighting everybody out there and it was just a special occasion. this generation has succeeded on the european stage. in 2016 they reached the semifinals of the euros, but now, the opposition is global. first up, the usa. i guess in a way whoever wins i'll be happy, so... meghan is an american who writes about welsh football. what does she expect? wales are going into this without any pressure and because of that i think wales are actually in better stead

than most of these other teams. for example the us, there's a lot of pressure on them right now to get out of that group stage. we'll find out when they play on monday. for now, wales are just sizing up the task ahead and acclimatising to an altogether different world cup. hywel griffith, bbc news, doha. the weather in a moment but this is what's happening here in broadcasting house tonight. this is the bbc�*s radio theatre where radio 2's scott mills is walking, jogging, and even running for a whole 2a hours on a treadmill to raise money for children in need. he started at 8.30 this morning and he is hurting. a long night ahead for him but he's already raised nearly £300,000. time for a look at the weather, here's stav danaos. thank you, sophie, good evening to you. it has been a thoroughly wet evening across southern britain. the low pressure will hang around for the next few days, thursday and friday will be wet and windy for

many northern and eastern parts of the country.