this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines. the chancellorjeremy hunt defends his autumn statement, denying claims that £25 billion of tax rises are a "raid on working people". yes, this is difficult but there is a plan, we are going to get through it, we are going to bring inflation down, we are going to start to grow the economy much more healthily when we get to the other side. labour sasteremy hunt has picked the nation's pockets with "stealth taxes". because we would have asked those with the broader shoulders to pay more you wouldn't have needed to do what the government did yesterday.

they are just coming time and time again to ordinary working people. analysis suggests that the decision to freeze income tax thresholds for six years will hit middle earners particularly hard, we'll speak to the resolution foundation about this shortly. the cop27 climate summit enters its final day — but with a deal still to be done — and time running out. twitter closes all its offices until monday — at a time when hundreds of employees are said to be leaving the social media company. royal mail staff will go on strike on six more days in the run—up to christmas. and children in need is back on bbc one this evening. joe wicks and graham norton are taking part in the telethon, raising money for charities across the uk.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the government has defended its package of £55 billion of tax rises and spending squeezes delivered in the autumn statement yesterday — insisting they're needed to tackle soaring inflation and create the conditions for growth. analysis this morning from the resolution foundation suggests the autumn statement piled further pressure on "squeezed middle" earners — estimating that personal tax hikes will hit the income of typical households by 3.7%. the office for budget responsibility warns that household income will fall by 7% over the next 18 months — that's where the sharp drop in this graph is. there are also concerns about the delay to a cap on social care costs — which will now be introduced in 2025 at the earliest. the economist who devised the original plans for a cap says it's a "deeply regrettable" decision.

the chancellor has warned that families face real challenges, but that this plan would help tame inflation — that's the rate at which prices are rising. but labour described the emergency budget measures as "an invoice for the economic carnage" created by the mini—budget. here's our business correspondent, caroline davies. prices are going up, the economy is shrinking and living standards are falling by the largest amount in 70 years. i don't think they're doing a great deal for the general people, the working man, to be quite honest. i think, you know, it's keep the rich rich and the poor poorer. so, chat�*s the government's answer to help country? in yesterday's autumn statement, the chancellor announced some things will be going up. in april, the state pension, means—tested and disability benefits will all go up by 10.1%.

the minimum wage for over 23 years old will also increase to £10.42 an hour. and the energy cap will be extended for another year, although it won't be as generous. people are weighing up what that means for them. i'm quite pleased, as you would be, wouldn't you, that the pension situation is going to be preserved. the minimum wage going up is good. but they always seem to give it to you in one way and take it off you in another. it's always the same. they increase taxes here, | they'll freeze taxes there, but it's never any real help for people. - there will also be more tax, the highest as a percentage of national income since the end of the second world war. tax bands will remain frozen until 2028, which means millions will pay more tax as their incomes rise over time. and from april, the level at which people will pay the top level of tax will be reduced. this is across the uk apart from scotland, who'll set their tax plans in december.

there are mixed reactions too. you've got to earn it to pay it, so i don't mind. at the minute you're just living day to day. you get your pay cheque and you just think, you've got nothing left at the end. there will be less public spending overall than previously thought, with promises to cut spending plans after a general election. some economists are already wondering whether the government will have to keep to that. the opposition has been scathing of the conservatives' approach, saying the government are to blame and have failed to prepare. because we would have asked those with the broadest shoulders to pay more, you wouldn't have needed to do what the government did yesterday, just coming time and time again to ordinary working people. but the most important thing is to grow the economy, because that is the way to lift living standards for everybody. the chancellor says they've been responsible and taken difficult decisions.

when you have a recession i think it's important to support the economy, families and businesses through— economy, families and businesses through a — economy, families and businesses through a difficult period so i think— through a difficult period so i think it — through a difficult period so i think it would be the wrong thing to make _ think it would be the wrong thing to make that _ think it would be the wrong thing to make that recession worse, the office _ make that recession worse, the office for— make that recession worse, the office for but responsibility say that we — office for but responsibility say that we are doing the opposite, we are saving — that we are doing the opposite, we are saving about 70,000 jobs. sol think— are saving about 70,000 jobs. sol think it's _ are saving about 70,000 jobs. sol think it's very important in that period — think it's very important in that period that you do that. as these new plans start to sink in, the big question is, will it work? caroline davies, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent iain watsonjoins me now. good morning to you. the headline is, isn't it, the government is raising an extra £25 billion in tax and it is cutting spending by £30 billion? gosh, it is a sober message, isn't it? it billion? gosh, it is a sober message, isn't it?- billion? gosh, it is a sober message, isn't it? billion? gosh, it is a sober messaae, isn't it? , , message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i cuess message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i auess the message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i guess the kind _ message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i guess the kind of _ message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i guess the kind of thing _ message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i guess the kind of thing jeremy - message, isn't it? it is, rebecca. i| guess the kind of thing jeremy hunt guess the kind of thing jeremy hunt and rishi sunak wouldn't like to see in the next conservative manifesto as they are presiding over the biggest tax burden since world war ii and the biggest fall in living standards since the 1950s when

records began. that's really what they want to avoid and what that situation could prove, and although you say it is a sober set of billions of pounds of spending cuts, the real pain on that front has been delayed until after the next general election when there will be a i% election when there will be a 1% real terms rise in public spending but that will mean that many unprotected departments, according to the government's own watchdog, the office for budget responsibility, they suggest that many of these unprotected departments will suffer real terms cuts. but that will be after the next election. that said, there will be some pain this side of the election, not so much spending cuts but the tax rises he referred to. so, for example, we are facing potentially a hike in council tax next year because the treasury is assuming that 95% of local authorities will raise council tax by up to 5%. in addition, if you are not a pension and not on benefits

then you will see a big rise in your fuel bills potentially as well next april. jeremy hunt was talking down the prospect, though, of a big hike in fuel duty, in fuel taxes next year, saying this is not government policy, that will all be decided at a real budget in the spring. nonetheless, even though there might be no immediate pain from what was announced yesterday, i think over the course of the next year people may feel that they are being squeezed. i think the political difficulty for him is some of these people who, as i say, are perhaps too well off to be claiming benefits but too poor to be meeting higher bills, higher mortgages as well, around a third of conservative voters are mortgage holders, for example, and may be feeling the pinch from interest rates. appealing to that group is going to be particularly difficult for the chancellor to try and achieve. taste chancellor to try and achieve. we will be exploring that in a bit more

depth in a moment with a representative from the resolution foundation who have conducted some research into that. in the meantime i wanted to ask you where all this leaves the labour party. because so many policies, for example the windfall tax on energy companies, have been promised that labour would implement if they were in power. so where does this leave the opposition? where does this leave the opposition?— where does this leave the opposition? where does this leave the ouosition? . , ., opposition? certainly as a political ro'ect this opposition? certainly as a political prejeet this was — opposition? certainly as a political project this was quite _ opposition? certainly as a political project this was quite an _ opposition? certainly as a political project this was quite an astute i project this was quite an astute non—budget, if you like, because it has narrowed the territory in which labour can campaign, to some extent depriving them of ammunition, you mentioned the windfall tax, there are very clear dividing lines between labour and liz truss, she said no more windfall taxes, she abolished briefly the 45p rate and now more people will pay the 45p rate and the new windfall tax on energy generators is being introduced as well byjeremy hunt. in terms of the big picture it is much more difficult for labour to say here is an alternative, the kind of thing is the shadow chancellor rachel reeves was talking about this

morning, charging fee—paying schools, exemptions from tax and looking at loopholes but it wasn't the big guns being rolled into the election battle field. she does say they would do things differently, they would do things differently, they would do things differently, they would have a different growth strategy as well. but i think also by delaying these spending cuts until after the next election, of course there is pressure on the government to say where these cuts would fall, they've been very coy about that, but also labour would be questioned as to whether they would stick to government spending plans too. what they are trying to do and what they are trying to land at the moment is blamed for the conservative government right across the board. they are saying they are notjust the board. they are saying they are not just cleaning the board. they are saying they are notjust cleaning up the mess of the mini budget, we are in this mess because of 12 years of failed conservative policies and they will be hoping that the electorate will blame the conservatives rather than simply liz truss or kwasi kwarteng for the mess we are in. it is

interesting the telegraph is going with this line this morning that effectively you have the rhetoric of george osborne from jeremy hunt, but the policies of gordon brown. i imagine that refers partly to stealth taxes but also it looks as though the austerity that the country is facing will be nowhere near the scale that was imposed after 2010, and indeed, some of the tax rises are hitting those with the broadest shoulders. all of that makes labour's alternative all the more difficult to define the eyes of the public. jain more difficult to define the eyes of the ublic. . . ., ,., more difficult to define the eyes of the ublic. . . ., ., the public. iain watson, good to talk to you. _ the public. iain watson, good to talk to you, our _ the public. iain watson, good to talk to you, our political - talk to you, our political correspondent at westminster. our business correspondent hannah miller is at a community cafe in gloucester this morning, finding out what people there think of the chancellor's statement. shejoins us now. good morning to you. she “oins us now. good morning to ou. a, , ., , you. morning. yes, we have been talkin: to you. morning. yes, we have been talking to peeple _ you. morning. yes, we have been talking to people here _ you. morning. yes, we have been talking to people here in - you. morning. yes, we have been l talking to people here in gloucester all morning, people still crunching through many of the details at this

community cafe where people can pay what they can afford for a hot meal throughout the day. we have emma here to talk us through what you do here. just show us around a bit we have got to come over there is the cafe? , .., have got to come over there is the cafe? , .. ., , , have got to come over there is the cafe? , ,., cafe? yes, the cafe opens at 8am in the morning. _ cafe? yes, the cafe opens at 8am in the morning, breakfast, _ cafe? yes, the cafe opens at 8am in the morning, breakfast, we - cafe? yes, the cafe opens at 8am in the morning, breakfast, we start . the morning, breakfast, we start doing _ the morning, breakfast, we start doing cake — the morning, breakfast, we start doing cake at 10am and hot meals from _ doing cake at 10am and hot meals from 12_ doing cake at 10am and hot meals from 12 o'clock, all on a pay as you can basis — from 12 o'clock, all on a pay as you can basis-— can basis. over here these are for --eole can basis. over here these are for eo - le to can basis. over here these are for peeple to swap. _ can basis. over here these are for people to swap, the _ can basis. over here these are for people to swap, the clothes - can basis. over here these are for people to swap, the clothes and l people to swap, the clothes and things? it people to swap, the clothes and thins? , . ~ ., people to swap, the clothes and thins? , ., ~' ., ,., people to swap, the clothes and thins? , ., ~' ., y., ., things? it is take what you need and donate what — things? it is take what you need and donate what you _ things? it is take what you need and donate what you can _ things? it is take what you need and donate what you can and _ things? it is take what you need and donate what you can and if - things? it is take what you need and donate what you can and if you - things? it is take what you need and donate what you can and if you can i donate what you can and if you can donate _ donate what you can and if you can donate that — donate what you can and if you can donate that is not a problem, take whatever— donate that is not a problem, take whatever size or clothes you need. you have _ whatever size or clothes you need. you have been saying you have been seeing more demand and expect more demand as the winter carries on as well. ~ demand as the winter carries on as well. . . , demand as the winter carries on as well. , ,, , demand as the winter carries on as well. ,, ~ well. winter coats especially. and children outgrow _ well. winter coats especially. and children outgrow things _ well. winter coats especially. and children outgrow things rather - well. winter coats especially. and | children outgrow things rather than wear them — children outgrow things rather than wear them out and that's why a swap seize _ wear them out and that's why a swap seize area _ wear them out and that's why a swap seize area is— wear them out and that's why a swap seize area is so important because there _ seize area is so important because there is— seize area is so important because there is still so much use in it and might— there is still so much use in it and might be — there is still so much use in it and might be struggling financially to afford _ might be struggling financially to afford a — might be struggling financially to afford a new one so there are those there _ afford a new one so there are those there. . ~' ,. h

afford a new one so there are those there. . ,, y., �*, ., ,, ., there. thank you. let's talk to matt from ace there. thank you. let's talk to matt from age uk _ there. thank you. let's talk to matt from age uk gloucester. _ there. thank you. let's talk to matt from age uk gloucester. what - there. thank you. let's talk to matt from age uk gloucester. what was | from age uk gloucester. what was your reaction to the autumn statement yesterday? we your reaction to the autumn statement yesterday? we are really leased statement yesterday? we are really pleased pensioners _ statement yesterday? we are really pleased pensioners will _ statement yesterday? we are really pleased pensioners will receive - statement yesterday? we are really pleased pensioners will receive an l pleased pensioners will receive an uplift in their state pension but actually state pension makes up 66% of the income for the average older person and a fifth of them are receiving means tested benefits and almost a fifth also receive a disability —related benefits so i think we need to go further on the basis of this is only replacing what they would have lost through inflation. as. they would have lost through inflation. �* ., ., they would have lost through inflation. . ., ., , ., ., inflation. a lot of people around her use heating _ inflation. a lot of people around her use heating oil, _ inflation. a lot of people around her use heating oil, you - inflation. a lot of people around her use heating oil, you said - inflation. a lot of people around her use heating oil, you said a l inflation. a lot of people around | her use heating oil, you said a lot of older people would be affected by that cost going up, the government has offered some reimbursement but people haven't necessarily seen it yet. people haven't necessarily seen it et. , ., ' ., people haven't necessarily seen it yet. yes, over1 million households in the uk rely _ yet. yes, over1 million households in the uk rely on _ yet. yes, over1 million households in the uk rely on heating _ yet. yes, over1 million households in the uk rely on heating oil- yet. yes, over1 million households in the uk rely on heating oil to - in the uk rely on heating oil to provide heating in their homes, their main energy source, and heating oil as tripled in price, and a good chunk of those people will be older people and that will continue to have a great impact.— to have a great impact. thank you very much- _ to have a great impact. thank you very much. let's _ to have a great impact. thank you very much. let's talk _ to have a great impact. thank you very much. let's talk to _ to have a great impact. thank you very much. let's talk to alistair i very much. let's talk to alistair from the campaign for pubs. good morning to you. what is your reaction to what we heard yesterday? does it work for businesses like yours? it's a bit of a mixed bag for

pubs, to be honest, there are some positive such as the £14 billion in business rate relief but that doesn't come into effect until spring and pubs need more support financially over the coming festive period and the coming months before then. we no minimum wage will go up as well. that will be welcome news for many people who are on the minimum wage. how does that affect pubs from a business perspective? we want everybody on a lower wage to be paid adequately— want everybody on a lower wage to be paid adequately and _ want everybody on a lower wage to be paid adequately and fairly _ want everybody on a lower wage to be paid adequately and fairly for - want everybody on a lower wage to be paid adequately and fairly for what - paid adequately and fairly for what they do. _ paid adequately and fairly for what they do. and — paid adequately and fairly for what they do, and that _ paid adequately and fairly for what they do, and that is _ paid adequately and fairly for what they do, and that is absolutely - they do, and that is absolutely paramount _ they do, and that is absolutely paramount in _ they do, and that is absolutely paramount in principle - they do, and that is absolutely paramount in principle but - paramount in principle but unfortunately _ paramount in principle but unfortunately the - paramount in principle but unfortunately the come i paramount in principle but unfortunately the come is| paramount in principle butl unfortunately the come is a paramount in principle but _ unfortunately the come is a setback, where _ unfortunately the come is a setback, where witi— unfortunately the come is a setback, where will we — unfortunately the come is a setback, where will we find _ unfortunately the come is a setback, where will we find the _ unfortunately the come is a setback, where will we find the money? - unfortunately the come is a setback, i where will we find the money? maybe staff hours _ where will we find the money? maybe staff hours have _ where will we find the money? maybe staff hours have to _ where will we find the money? maybe staff hours have to be _ where will we find the money? maybe staff hours have to be reduced - where will we find the money? maybe staff hours have to be reduced to - staff hours have to be reduced to compensate _ staff hours have to be reduced to compensate for _ staff hours have to be reduced to compensate for that. _ staff hours have to be reduced to compensate for that. so - staff hours have to be reduced to compensate for that. so really i staff hours have to be reduced to compensate for that. so really it| staff hours have to be reduced to i compensate for that. so really it is a mixed _ compensate for that. so really it is a mixed bag — compensate for that. so really it is a mixed bag trut— compensate for that. so really it is a mixed bag but we _ compensate for that. so really it is a mixed bag but we do— compensate for that. so really it is a mixed bag but we do want- compensate for that. so really it isi a mixed bag but we do want people compensate for that. so really it is. a mixed bag but we do want people to be paid _ a mixed bag but we do want people to be paid fairly— a mixed bag but we do want people to be paid fairiy for— a mixed bag but we do want people to be paid fairly for what _ a mixed bag but we do want people to be paid fairly for what they— a mixed bag but we do want people to be paid fairly for what they do. - be paid fairly for what they do. thank— be paid fairly for what they do. thank you _ be paid fairly for what they do. thank you very _ be paid fairly for what they do. thank you very much. - be paid fairly for what they do. thank you very much. we - be paid fairly for what they do. i thank you very much. we have be paid fairly for what they do. - thank you very much. we have emma, last but not least, this morning. you are a mum and a blogger. what did you make of this from the perspective particularly of your children at home? the autumn statement _ children at home? the autumn statement didn't _ children at home? the autumn statement didn't go _ children at home? the autumn statement didn't go far - children at home? the autumn i statement didn't go far enough children at home? the autumn - statement didn't go far enough for me. although we saw some increases and big numbers being talked about, with rising inflation it isjust

going to hold the line, it's not going to hold the line, it's not going to hold the line, it's not going to be giving more. and my concern is we are really holding young people back and we're not allowing them to become independent. they are going to be financially reliant on their parents much longer. reliant on their parents much loner. . ~' ,. reliant on their parents much loner. . ~ ,. ., longer. thank you, emma. particularly _ longer. thank you, emma. particularly for— longer. thank you, emma. particularly for young - longer. thank you, emma. i particularly for young people longer. thank you, emma. - particularly for young people and teenagers who have been through really difficult economic times in recent years, that is a flavour of the reaction that we have been getting here in gloucester this morning. plenty more to think about as the details spill out more over the next few days, i'm sure. studio: good to hearfrom you, hannah. many thanks. analysis suggests that the decision to freeze income tax thresholds for six years will hit middle earners particularly hard. the resolution foundation — which focuses on people with low incomes — has been studying the measures announced in the autumn statement overnight. lindsayjudge is research director at the resolution foundation, a think tank focusing on people on low to middle incomes.

really good to have you with us, lindsayjudge. there is a balance between helping those on lower incomes and hitting those on middle and higher incomes. so did jeremy hunt, in the view of the resolution foundation, strike the right balance? ~ , ., ., ., , balance? well, you are right, it was an incredibly _ balance? well, you are right, it was an incredibly difficult _ balance? well, you are right, it was an incredibly difficult line _ balance? well, you are right, it was an incredibly difficult line for- balance? well, you are right, it was an incredibly difficult line for the - an incredibly difficult line for the chancellor to walk yesterday. he has to fill his fiscal hole as he spoke about many times, but also not make the recession worse and also not make household income is worse particularly in cost of living crisis. i think the first thing to say is the chancellor did a relatively good job when it comes to the poorest households in the uk. so we saw the uprating of benefits announced to be fixed with inflation next year and not earnings as some people have suggested. and also of course we are seeing a fairly healthy uplift in the national living wage commission april next year. but it is this middle group we are particularly concerned about. and the reason why is because the

chancellor put a lot of focus on tax rises but he didn't do than by raising the rates of tax which would hit those on higher incomes more, he's done it mainly through freezing the allowances, and that means more people over time are pulled into higher tax bands.— people over time are pulled into higher tax bands. yes, i think you are saying — higher tax bands. yes, i think you are saying that — higher tax bands. yes, i think you are saying that tax _ higher tax bands. yes, i think you are saying that tax rises _ higher tax bands. yes, i think you are saying that tax rises would - are saying that tax rises would deliver a 3.7% income hit two typical households. i wonder if you could explain a little bit more about what you mean about typical households and also how you reach that figure of 3.7%. by, households and also how you reach that figure of 3.7%.— that figure of 3.7%. a typical household — that figure of 3.7%. a typical household is _ that figure of 3.7%. a typical household is your— that figure of 3.7%. a typical household is your median i that figure of 3.7%. a typical - household is your median household, your household right in the middle of the income distribution, that's what we mean, the average household, if you like. the way that we work that figure out is we look at the different tax and cuts that are coming down the line and we work out how that feeds through to people's incomes. it is a simple calculation based on the assumptions that were set out by the chancellor yesterday. what about the balance between tax

rises and cuts to public spending? what is the balance there, and how much do cuts to public spending effect that balance? it’s much do cuts to public spending effect that balance?— effect that balance? it's really interesting. _ effect that balance? it's really interesting. as _ effect that balance? it's really interesting. as you _ effect that balance? it's really interesting. as you said i effect that balance? it's really interesting. as you said at i effect that balance? it's really interesting. as you said at the beginning, the rhetoric that the chancellor used yesterday was very much like george osborne in 2010 but george osborne chose to fill the fiscal hole he faced at that point in time at about 80% of spending cuts. jeremy hunt has chosen a different tack, he has chosen to basically balance it out to put some on spending cuts and some on the tax, about half and half. i think what is also interesting is the tax cuts are front—loaded and the spending cuts are back loaded, so, as many people have pointed out, most of the spending cuts are pencilled in for after the next election. i pencilled in for after the next election. ~ pencilled in for after the next election. ,, , ., ., , , election. i think you are suggesting that the resolution _ election. i think you are suggesting that the resolution foundation i election. i think you are suggesting i that the resolution foundation that some of those spending cuts are undeliverable. what do you mean by that? fit. undeliverable. what do you mean by that? �* ., ., ., undeliverable. what do you mean by that? ., ., ., ., , that? a lot of them are really challenging — that? a lot of them are really challenging spending - that? a lot of them are really challenging spending cuts. i that? a lot of them are really i challenging spending cuts. and that? a lot of them are really - challenging spending cuts. and also, to be fair, a lot of them depend

very crucially on how inflation rolls out. so if inflation comes down in the way the obr projected yesterday, many of those spending cuts may not even be necessary. you mention the _ cuts may not even be necessary. you mention the obr, that's the office for responsibility. just a final question, figures from them say that average household incomes will fall by 7%. can you give us a sense what kind of impact that will have? that's an absolutely extraordinary figure. it is really significant hit to living standards over time. and we should remember it's notjust about incomes going down over this period of time, it is also about really key costs going up, in particular energy costs, that we will all still be facing for the foreseeable future.- will all still be facing for the foreseeable future. lindsay judge, research director _ foreseeable future. lindsay judge, research director at _ foreseeable future. lindsay judge, research director at the _ foreseeable future. lindsay judge, i research director at the resolution foundation, really good to talk to you. thanks for your time this morning. you. thanks for your time this morning-— meanwhile, the chancellor says it's a "source of great regret" to delay capping costs on social care. in the autumn statement yesterday, jeremy hunt postponed

the introduction of a limit on the total amount people will have to pay until 2025. a similar proposal was previously drawn up by the economist sir andrew dilnot, in 2011. he told the bbc there was no excuse for a two—year delay. it was announced in september of last year, it was passed through parliament. i've spoken to families in the last year who were waiting with bated breath for october of next year, when these changes were supposed to be announced. and now that's been pushed off for another two years, which will be too long for many of those people. jeremy hunt was a great supporter of this while he was the chair of the health select committee. notable that the tory chair of the health select committee now of the health select committee now said yesterday how sorry he was that this was being delayed, that the recommendations were some that they desperately wanted to see happen. it's a tragedy. figures released in the past hour show that uk retail sales increased last month but remain below pre—pandemic levels.

the office for national statistics says they rose by 0.6% in october following a 1.5% drop in september, when some retailers reduced their hours or closed for queen elizabeth's funeral. royal mail workers will walk out on six days in december — including christmas eve — during one of the busiest periods of the year for the company. the strike action is on top of the four days already announced for later this month, in the long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. royal mail says it needs to change to meet the demands of customers. the hours are counting down to hammer out a deal at the cop27 climate summit in egypt. negotiations have been going on for almost two weeks. this is supposed to be the final day when the most important commitments and decisions are made, but there's concern the talks could collapse.

our science correspondent victoria gill has the latest. the brutal reality of climate change. the tiny island nation of tuvalu is disappearing beneath the pacific, and in the last official day of these un climate talks, the issue of loss and damage like this, and how to pay for it, remains unresolved. a few developed countries have been blocking, and usa has been the major blocker. it is holding all the negotiations and talk back, and i'm worried because we haven't seen the progress we hoped for on loss and damage. what richer developed nations want to avoid is a commitment to foot an ever—increasing bill for all of the damage caused by climate change. many countries here agree that there needs to be a fund for the destruction caused by floods and storms that are fuelled by climate change. but exactly who pays, and how the most vulnerable people access that money, those are issues that nations are still

wrangling over. and for tuvalu, time has already run out. whatever happens at the cop this week won't save tuvalu. the only way to protect our land and our community, given that we are a low—lying atoll nation, is to build more land and build upward. so it's raised land reclamation. there are just hours left here to reach a deal, and the most vulnerable nations say they're fighting for their lives. victoria gill, bbc news in sharm el—sheikh. victoria gill reporting there. and shejoins us now from sharm el—sheikh. good morning, victoria. good morning. _ good morning, victoria. good morning. it — good morning, victoria. good morning. it is _ good morning, victoria. good morning, it is a _ good morning, victoria. good morning, it is a breezy, i good morning, victoria. goodi morning, it is a breezy, sunny good morning, victoria. good i morning, it is a breezy, sunny day in sharm el—sheikh and it's officially the final hours of the climate conference but we are yet to see a deal. as we saw in that report one of the key issues still being hammered out is the issue of funding for loss and damage, who pays, how

the most vulnerable countries who have done the least to cause climate change access that money. someone who has been watching that aspect of the talks very closelyjoins me now, the talks very closelyjoins me now, the director of africa for the world resources institute. thank you for joining us on your last cop day. optimistic are you? i'm optimistic because we _ optimistic are you? i'm optimistic because we have _ optimistic are you? i'm optimistic because we have seen _ optimistic are you? i'm optimistic because we have seen some i optimistic are you? i'm optimistic because we have seen some of. optimistic are you? i'm optimistic. because we have seen some of the most _ because we have seen some of the most important signals get on the loss and _ most important signals get on the loss and damage over the last 24 hours _ loss and damage over the last 24 hours we — loss and damage over the last 24 hours. we must resolve this, there is too _ hours. we must resolve this, there is too much — hours. we must resolve this, there is too much suffering and we know it has been _ is too much suffering and we know it has been caused by the impacts of climate _ has been caused by the impacts of climate change and we know what we need to _ climate change and we know what we need to do. _ climate change and we know what we need to do, it is all about political— need to do, it is all about political commitment. what are the stickinu political commitment. what are the sticking points? _ political commitment. what are the sticking points? what _ political commitment. what are the sticking points? what is _ political commitment. what are the sticking points? what is blocking i sticking points? what is blocking the political commitment.- sticking points? what is blocking the political commitment. there has been a lot of— the political commitment. there has been a lot of discussion _ the political commitment. there has been a lot of discussion about i the political commitment. there has been a lot of discussion about what. been a lot of discussion about what exactly _ been a lot of discussion about what exactly loss and damage is, is it reparations, compensation? it is not any of— reparations, compensation? it is not any of those — reparations, compensation? it is not any of those things, it is about solidarity, _ any of those things, it is about solidarity, cooperation with the most _ solidarity, cooperation with the most vulnerable who are already doing _ most vulnerable who are already doing their bit paying up to 15% of

gdp, _ doing their bit paying up to 15% of gdp, investing in adaptation and adaptive — gdp, investing in adaptation and adaptive capacity, already investing their own _ adaptive capacity, already investing their own resources and a very difficult — their own resources and a very difficult fiscal —— under very difficult _ difficult fiscal —— under very difficult fiscal —— under very difficult fiscal conditions. we owe them _ difficult fiscal conditions. we owe them loss— difficult fiscal conditions. we owe them loss and damage financing. we saw them loss and damage financing. saw some them loss and damage financing. - saw some pictures from tuvalu there, the brutal impacts of climate change. what is the situation on the ground? here we are at an african cop, this is supposed to be one of implementation where things start happening. what is being felt on the ground in kenya?— ground in kenya? things are going from bad to _ ground in kenya? things are going from bad to worse. _ ground in kenya? things are going from bad to worse. we _ ground in kenya? things are going from bad to worse. we have i ground in kenya? things are going i from bad to worse. we have droughts that have _ from bad to worse. we have droughts that have become extended droughts moving _ that have become extended droughts moving into famines, five years of failed _ moving into famines, five years of failed rains— moving into famines, five years of failed rains in the horn of africa rendering — failed rains in the horn of africa rendering us absolutely vulnerable with respect to food security, floods — with respect to food security, floods that we have never seen in nigeria. _ floods that we have never seen in nigeria. in— floods that we have never seen in nigeria, in chad, and floods then move _ nigeria, in chad, and floods then move into — nigeria, in chad, and floods then move into droughts, and acceptable. however. _ move into droughts, and acceptable. however, we cannot say we are surprised. — however, we cannot say we are surprised, we cannot say we're surprised _ surprised, we cannot say we're surprised. we would be shocked because — surprised. we would be shocked because we cannot imagine our fellow

humans, _ because we cannot imagine our fellow humans, but we cannot surprise because — humans, but we cannot surprise because the science has warned us, the political— because the science has warned us, the political will hasjust been really— the political will hasjust been really slow at getting here. thank ou so really slow at getting here. thank you so much _ really slow at getting here. thank you so much for— really slow at getting here. thank you so much forjoining _ really slow at getting here. thank you so much forjoining us. i really slow at getting here. thank you so much forjoining us. just . you so much forjoining us. just starting to see some of that political will coming into play, the us and china talking to each other, those diplomatic relations thawing out, they have a lot of sway when it comes to greasing the wheels of these negotiations and getting to a deal which ultimately will be a compromise. it is supposed to end today. we are seeing signs it will run on into the weekend and we will be here until the gavel goes down. back to you. be here until the gavel goes down. back to yon-— be here until the gavel goes down. back to you. thank you, victoria, to kee- back to you. thank you, victoria, to kee us back to you. thank you, victoria, to keep us posted _ back to you. thank you, victoria, to keep us posted on _ back to you. thank you, victoria, to keep us posted on any _ back to you. thank you, victoria, to l keep us posted on any developments. victoria gill in sharm el—sheikh. twitter has told employees not to return to the office in a message obtained by the bbc. workers were told offices would reopen next monday. the announcement comes amid reports that a large number of staff are quitting after the new owner,

elon musk, gave employees an ultimatum to work �*long hours at high intensity�* or leave. here's our north america correspondent david willis let's get more from our technology reporter alistair keane. what are insiders saying about this? lots of those who are _ insiders saying about this? lots of those who are leaving _ insiders saying about this? lots of those who are leaving the - insiders saying about this? lots of| those who are leaving the company have taken to the platform they are leaving to talk about the fact that they are leaving, they have been tweeting once again as many did when we had the redundancy is two weeks ago, they have been tweeting a saluting hand emoji and a blue heart and talking about the time that they had working for the company. there is a real sense that people did enjoy working there. it is two weeks since elon musk let go of around half of the staff and it seems many of those that are left now don't want to work there. they were given an ultimatum this week, they were told to work intense long hours as elon musk trying to form what he called hardcore twitter. there were also told they would have to come to the office lots. it seems that hasn't worked, senior management at twitter are a bit concerned and

there is a bit of a backpedalling on those rules around how working with people being told actually they would be able to do that. it seems that probably wasn't enough to keep lots of the staff at twitter, and now we have seen this e—mail overnight saying the office would be closed until monday, probably in a bid to try and protect some of the facilities and the information that twitter has so that those who have left the company don't have access to what they no longer should have if they have left the company. thanks, alasdair keane, technology reporter, good to talk to you. fans of taylor swift have expressed anger and frustration after the general sale of tickets for the pop star's highly anticipated american tour was cancelled. the website, ticketmaster, blamed "extraordinarily high demand" and "insufficient" numbers of remaining seats following a pre—sale on tuesday. the firm said its website was also overwhelmed by a "staggering number" of attacks by bots — automated programs which mimic humans.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. good morning, matt. good morning, rebecca, good morning, all, widespread rain, flood warnings on the bbc weather website. today, for many of you it is drier out there but still pretty wet in parts of scotland. that is covered in aberdeenshire, parts of angus and also perth and kinross by a met office amber warning for yet further heavy rain through today, and an ongoing risk of flooding here. the rain is piling in, the radar chart from the last few hours will stop on the back edge of the heavier rain will start to back off. some zones of wet weather across parts of northern ireland, through the irish sea, north—west england, west midlands, western parts of wales and a few showers in the south—west. still quite a lot of cloud through southern scotland and northern england but nowhere near as wet as yesterday. further south sunshine will dominate across southern

counties of england and wales as well as the west of northern ireland. temperatures up to 12 degrees, but for most around nine or 10 celsius through the second half of the day. tonight rain continues in northern scotland, it will fizzle a bit but it will be a damp and cloudy night for eastern parts of scotland and england, keeping temperatures appear but towards the southend west with clearer skies are frosted to take you into saturday. some brighter weather in the west tomorrow, cloudy in the east and then sunday some rain or showers. bye for now.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: chancellorjeremy hunt defends his autumn statement, denying claims that 25 billion pounds of tax rises are a "raid on working people". labour sasteremy hunt has picked the nation's pockets with "stealth taxes". analysis suggests that the freezing of income tax thresholds for six years will hit middle earners particularly hard. the cop27 climate summit enters its final day — but with a deal still to be done and time running out. twitter closes all its offices until monday at a time when hundreds of employees are said to be leaving the social media company. royal mail staff will go on strike on six more days in the run—up to christmas. and children in need is back on bbc one this evening. joe wicks and graham norton are taking part in the telethon,

raising money for charities across the uk. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. usually from the bbc sport centre. we would cross to the: centre usually we would cross to the sports centre in salford but now we are crossing to joe centre in salford but now we are crossing tojoe hart centre in salford but now we are crossing to joe hart and centre in salford but now we are crossing tojoe hart and john watson is there, good to see you. —— crossing to doha. is there, good to see you. -- crossing to doha.— is there, good to see you. -- crossing to doha. hello, everybody, welcome to — crossing to doha. hello, everybody, welcome to doha _ crossing to doha. hello, everybody, welcome to doha where _ crossing to doha. hello, everybody, l welcome to doha where temperatures have just hit 36 degrees, which gives you a sense of the temperatures and conditions the players will have to face here in this tournament. the first in the middle east. so many well—documented issues that have presented themselves in the lead up to this tournament and arriving here, we are trying to get a sense, the media, players, managers, what tournament we can expect when it all gets under way in two days' time. since we have arrived here, one thing has struck

me is the lack of fans that have gathered here so far. we were out yesterday in two of the main tourist areas, just off to my right hand side, which runs around the bay and leads to one of the main marketplaces, one of the main destinations in downtown doha. it struck me how few fans there were. you would imagine this close to a world cup kicking off, you would start to see fans are beginning to gather. you wonder, as a result, as we had close to kick off in that opening match, when will that world cup buzz really kick in? just over 48 hours to go. the first world cup in the middle east. signs that football's coming to qatar. the world's media has arrived. but it feels like many fans haven't yet. since arriving here in doha, it's been hard to get a sense of just where fans are going to gather away from the main fan parks. so we've come here to the souq waqif, which is one of the main marketplaces

here in doha. it's where families and friends gather, and whilst there are a few scarves and flags on sale, there really isn't much excitement building. and you certainly don't get a feeling that one of the biggest football tournaments in the world is just days away. walk around here, it's amazing. it looks good, looks good. is the atmosphere here what you expected? um... maybe not yet, because the world cup hasn't started yet, but it's going to be amazing in a couple of days. the emotion, it's overwhelming and we're thrilled to be here. brazil is champion! turn around, let's see your back, let's see. neymar! neymar to win it for brazil? yeah. more than a million fans are expected over the next 28 days of competition. and whilst many are yet to sample the main sights here in doha, at least 20,000 people attended a test event at the main fan park on wednesday, and it'll be full when the matches start. at a fifa organised event yesterday, england met migrant workers here in qatar to learn more about some of the issues they faced

in the lead—up to this tournament. we've got a real mature group. i think we've got a group who want to affect and want to help people as much as we can, and listen, they'll sit here now and tell you, first and foremost, it's coming here to win games and making sure we're winning games to try and help the country go as far as we can. but if there's anything on top of that, because we're so, so privileged to be in the position we are, and if there's any help that we can provide at any point along the way, we'll do our best to do that. wales moved their training sessions to later in the day to deal with lunchtime temperatures of 32 degrees. this might be the first winter world cup, but it's still hot. it's tough. we knew coming out here that it's going to be very hot. you know, we're not exactly used to these conditions back home. so, i think that in itself presents a different sort of test. but the only good thing is that we're all sort of on the same page. you know, every country coming out here will find this really hot, and we'll be playing in the same conditions. things will inevitably feel different. it's a world cup of firsts,

not just for the players, but for the fans, and also for people living in this part of the world. will the true world cup experience kick in when qatar kick off the tournament on sunday? you wonder if travelling fans are potentially limiting the time and costs as well of being here, the first world cup in the middle east with flights, accommodation and ticket prices. you wonder whether they will essentially come in for those matches to come. we talk about the temperature, 36 degrees at the moment and those are the temperatures england and gareth southgate having to contend with and training at the moment. these are live pictures from their training base. 25 of gareth southgate's 26 man squad trained yesterday. just james maddison was missing yesterday. he was setting out to manage his workload. interesting that wales, as i was saying, moved their training sessions to later in

their training sessions to later in the day to contend with temperatures. england have chosen not to, perhaps a feeling that gareth southgate feels that perhaps playing so early on in this tournament, the second match of this world cup, it would help to acclimatise themselves early to the temperatures and dealing with the midday heat in doha today for this training session will do just that. as i was saying, the migrant workers were there yesterday with gareth southgate's team, meeting some of those players. england willing to address some of those issues we've talked so much about in the lead up to this tournament. no indication of how freely they could talk about the conditions they were subjected to in building some of the world cup stadiums and the large infrastructure projects in dough half. gareth southgate has wanted to show, as his team have, they are willing to deal with some of those issues which continue to present themselves as we edge closer to kick—off —— projects in doha. due to get under way on sunday when the hosts to qatar take on ecuador. john, really good to talk to you,

thanks so much for that update and we will speak to you over the coming weeks. thanks. help with energy costs has been extended for all households but at a less generous level, meaning millions will still face higher levels. emma simpson has been speaking to people who are worried about how they will be affected. how do you work your energy then? so, at the moment when i'm getting a voucher, i take this to a pay point, if you can find one that will do it. paul survives on benefits and uses a pre—payment meter. so, at the moment, we're only getting the £66. i mean, that lasts me the month if i very, very rarely use the heating. and you haven't switched your heating on yet? i haven't even put it on. i put it on a couple of times for about half an hourjust to warm the flat up again. but within an hour it's cold again. he's diabetic and grateful for the government's support. trouble is, it doesn't go very far, even though he's only got one electric heater.

i mean, i don't know how my, you know — am i going to get depressed? i always sufferfrom a bit of depression. you know, i could get worse. then there may be a time when i'll say, well, i can't eat, i'm going to have to put heating on. and i'm worrying about that, really, am worried about that. yeah, it doesn't... it doesn't seem to be getting any better at the moment. i can't see an end to any of this. he says any more government help is better than nothing. but it may be too late. you know, you've got winter to come. you're just focused on getting through the winter first? iam, yeah, really. obviously what comes after that... people's finances are taking a battering. there's relief that help with household energy bills will continue after april for everyone, but the support is going to be less generous, meaning millions are still going to face higher bills.

the current government energy price guarantee means a typical annual household energy bill should be around £2,500. but the more energy you use, the more you pay. everyone is also getting a £400 discount. it won't be repeated next winter, though. from april, the average bill will rise to £3,000. the government is providing more targeted support. households on means—tested benefits will now get a bigger cost—of—living payment of £900. there will be £300 for pensioners, and £150 for people on disability benefits. at this school in slough, parents are worried. could you cope with a rising energy bill after april? no, we couldn't. if we're struggling now, then definitely not. you know, it's difficult. we're making ends meet. it's notjust us. i think it's all families. there is a struggle. i think it's all families. my bills are up. the rents are sky rocketing. the prices are going too high. our life is miserable, i would say.

it's just a game of survival now. and the bills are only going one way, with a tough spring ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, slough. the head of the independent economic forecaster, the office for budget responsibility, says the chancellor has set himself a "manana" target on government debt reduction, which can be put off every year. but have the markets been satisfied? simon french is chief economist at the investment bank panmure gordon. we can help us answer that question. good to have you with us, thanks for joining us. the markets and business wanted stability after the new budget, hasjeremy hunt done enough to restore confidence in uk plc? i to restore confidence in uk plc? i think he has. notjust the announcements he made yesterday, it

was also what he has said over the last 4— weeks, since he took over from kwasi kwarteng as chancellor. there has been a very visible premium applied to the cost of uk assets, government debt. for many viewers it is mortgages, credit cards, the value of the pound also has recovered quite considerably from its lows of the end of september. yes, at this point, he's done enough. the question, of course, on many people's clips is what has that done for the economic outlook —— people's lips. for businesses and workers, they will be wondering whether this feels a deeper reception, despite unemployment, which is the legacy of a botched mini budget back in late september. a botched mini budget back in late setember. �* , a botched mini budget back in late setember. h a botched mini budget back in late setember. �*, ., ., september. let's look at that in more detail. — september. let's look at that in more detail, this _ september. let's look at that in more detail, this economic- september. let's look at that in i more detail, this economic outlook you refer to. the office for budget

responsibility, the independent economic forecaster says the recession will last a year. it is more optimistic than the bank of england, which thinks that recession will last longer than that. can you explain a bit about how and why economic forecasts can differ and what impact those different forecasts will have? it’s what impact those different forecasts will have?- forecasts will have? it's an excellent _ forecasts will have? it's an excellent question - forecasts will have? it's an | excellent question because forecasts will have? it's an i excellent question because just forecasts will have? it's an - excellent question because just two weeks ago, the bank of england to publish their own economic forecast, which was considerably more downbeat than what we heard from the office for budget responsibility. it hinged on one big judgment. a lot of households, but by no means all households, but by no means all households, built up quite a lot of savings during the pandemic as they couldn't go out, they couldn't travel, they couldn't go to restaurants. and there is a judgment now that the 200 — £250 billion worth of what we think is excess savings will either be spent or saved. the bank of england think it

will be largely saved and, indeed, potentially added to, which, of course, will slow down consumer spending, retailspending, a lot course, will slow down consumer spending, retail spending, a lot of the consumption in the economy. the office for budget responsibility are a bit more upbeat, if you like. they think that households will respond to this cost of living squeeze by paying down their savings and drawing on additional credit, be it loans, credit cards. thatjudgment, that big judgment, will make a big difference, who is right, will make a big difference to the uk outlook over the next two or three years. and you can perhaps understand that viewers listen to this will think we're going to have these enormous tax rises and enormous spending cuts, based on, basically, differing analysis of what might happen in the future. how does that actually work? in all forecasts, they can be wrong, the office for budget responsibility�*s forecast could be wrong and the bank of england's

could be wrong and my own could be wrong but it doesn't mean you just dispense with the idea of a directional move. i think both those organisations think the uk is facing a recession. you could argue on the duration and the depth. you are right to say a lot of the decisions that were made yesterday to some extent it hinged on thatjudgment. what we saw at the end of september was a budget or a mini budget delivered without any forecasts from the obr. financial markets dislike that intensely. mortgage rates went up. credit cards and interest rates went up. the value of sterling went down. it is certainly better than no forecast at all, even though we readily acknowledge that no forecast is perfect. fist readily acknowledge that no forecast is erfect. �* . readily acknowledge that no forecast is erfect. . . ., , is perfect. at that time, of course, it was dubbed _ is perfect. at that time, of course, it was dubbed trussonomics i is perfect. at that time, of course, it was dubbed trussonomics is i is perfect. at that time, of course, it was dubbed trussonomics is it . is perfect. at that time, of course, i it was dubbed trussonomics is it too early to say what huntonomics is?

jeremy hunt was a chancellor who was parachuted in to take off the risk premium that had been attached to the uk economy. the real downgrade under kwasi kwarteng. jeremy hunt is seen as a safe pair of hands but what does he stand for? the city is struggling to work out whatjeremy hunt's economic views are. he stood for conservative leader on the basis of cutting corporation tax to a very internationally competitive 15%. whereas, he's going to preside as chancellor over a corporation tax of 25% and some big windfall taxes on north sea oil and gas and the energy generators. it's very difficult to ascertain what he thinks and, indeed, how that will frame his economic decisions over the next couple of years. economic decisions over the next copple of years— economic decisions over the next couple of years. interesting, simon french, couple of years. interesting, simon french. chief— couple of years. interesting, simon french, chief economist. _ couple of years. interesting, simon french, chief economist. thank i couple of years. interesting, simonl french, chief economist. thank you. the headlines on bbc news. jeremy

hunt defends his autumn statement, denying claims a £25 billion of tax rises are a raid on working people. labour sasteremy hunt has picked the nation's pockets with "stealth taxes". analysis suggests that the freezing of income tax thresholds for six years will hit middle earners particularly hard. a "game—changing" drug which delays the development of type 1 diabetes has been approved in us. experts say it marks a "new era" in treatment, and will tackle the root cause of the condition, rather than just the symptoms. it works by reprogramming the immune system to stop it mistakenly attacking pancreatic cells which produce insulin. it is likely to pave the way for approval decisions in other countries.

the head of a housing association has rejected calls to resign — after a coronerfound that a two—year—old boy died because of exposure to mould in one of its properties. rochdale boroughwide housing has come under intense scrutiny after this week's ruling. two—year—old awaab ishak died in december 2020, following a cardiac arrest, after living in this damp one bedroom flat in rochdale. his parents had complained repeatedly about widespread mould to rbh, rochdale borough housing, but no action had been taken. rbh chief executive gareth swarbrick, who earned £170,000 in the year awaab died, has insisted he will not be standing down. i want to start by saying how sorry i am to awaab's family for their loss. no apology will ever be enough. the conversation around my position has begun to overshadow the most important parts of all of this, which is that a family has lost their child.

having spoken to the board, i can confirm that i will not be resigning. they've given me their full backing and trust to continue to oversee the improvements and changes needed within rbh. the statment comes a day after michael gove, the secretary of state for housing, accused rbh of a terrible dereliction of duty, and admitted that poor housing quality disproportionately affects people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. awaab's parents said that they were left feeling absolutely worthless by the housing association, and alleged that they were treated that way because they are not originally from the uk. the housing ombudsman service has announced it is speeding up three investigations into rbh and mr swarbrick over the complaints made by awaab's parents. howard johnson, bbc news.

ten million ukrainians are without electricity this morning, after the country's power system was hit by another wave of russian attacks. our 0ur correspondence our correspondence has the latest. ukraine is still trying to assess the damage from yesterday's wide nationwide missile strikes across ukraine. we understand in the city of zaporizhzhia and in the zaporizhzhia region, officials say seven people died when the missile hit a residential building. in the dnieper city, missiles hit an industrial plant and 14 people were injured including a teenage girl. but the wider impact on ukraine has been the impact on energy supplies. we understand there were strikes on gas facilities in the eastern part of ukraine and in the southern city, thousands of homes were knocked off the power grid following strikes by russia. i'm speaking to you from

kyiv and here one of the electricity companies said they have experienced one of its biggest energy shutdowns because of these strikes. it is minus three degrees here in kyiv. this will be a big concern for families who are right now trying to stay warm. bud families who are right now trying to sta warm. �* families who are right now trying to sta warm. . ,., families who are right now trying to sta warm. . . . , stay warm. and get some electricity into their homes. _ stay warm. and get some electricity into their homes. our— into their homes. our correspondence. japanese and south korean officials say north korea has fired what is suspected to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, its second launch in two days as pyongyang continues to heighten tension. the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, said it was thought to have landed in the sea about two hundred kilometres off the island of hokkaido. the us vice president, kamala harris, is discussing the latest provocation with fellow leaders attending a regional summit in thailand. she said the missile launch is a "brazen violation" of multiple un resolutions. we strongly condemn these actions and we again call for north korea to stop further unlawful destabilising acts. on behalf of the united states,

i reaffirm our ironclad commitment to our indo—pacific alliances. together, the countries represented here will continue to urge north korea to commit to serious and sustained diplomacy. here, second home owners will have to pay double the amount of council tax in yorkshire as people say they are tearing the heart out of communities. it is hoping they will encourage people to sell or rent out second homes to help local residents who are struggling to find housing. olivia richwald reports from whitby. i lived in a top story flat in whitby and i tried to buy the house next door when it came up for sale. went for about 60,000 over the asking price. joe redfern is a marine biologist who runs a lobster hatchery in whitby. he can't afford

to buy in the town he loves and calls home. to buy in the town he loves and calls home-— to buy in the town he loves and calls home. ~ ., ,, ., , calls home. working it would be, i love whitby. _ calls home. working it would be, i love whitby. i _ calls home. working it would be, i love whitby, i want _ calls home. working it would be, i love whitby, i want to _ calls home. working it would be, i love whitby, i want to stay i calls home. working it would be, i love whitby, i want to stay in i love whitby, i want to stay in whitby but i mightjust have to get on the property ladder elsewhere and then move into whitby after that. the problem here in whitby is like so many other popular tourist spots. house prices are high, pushed up by demand for second homes and holiday lets. but wages are low, and that means that young people can't get a foot on the property ladder. now, north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes. but will that really help? councillor neil swanwick says the plan has cross—party support, but thinks much more is needed. this government's had 12 years to solve this problem that is affecting coastal areas like whitby very seriously, and the problem has got worse over those 12 years. and this is really the first thing that they've come up with, because it needs government legislation in order to enable local authorities to take these steps. some whitby streets are full of holiday cottages, but because they're businesses,

they won't be covered by the new double council tax. joyce stangoe is a local campaigner, and says the lack of young families is becoming critical. we're losing people from the schools, we're losing public transport, and we're also short on people to fill the jobs. affordable housing is one of north yorkshire's greatest challenges. it's hoped that doubling council tax on second homes will start to tackle the problem and generate an extra £14 million a year. olivia richwald, bbc news, whitby. lewis capaldi, graham norton and joe wicks will be among the stars taking part in this year's children in need telethon later tonight. the annual fundraising spectacular will raise money for charities around the uk. our reporter, stefan powell, has more. famous for its fabulous fundraising for 42 years now, children in need

has seen the country come together for big moments like 2021's drumathon... ..to efforts closer to home. this year is no different, with people like radio 2's scott mills... we're going to raise loads of money. my calves are on fire! i can see the flags at the finish line. ..and matt baker, going the extra mile, helped raised cash and support the work of essential charities up and down the uk. tonight will see all those fundraising efforts culminate in a showcase on bbc one. there is nothing better than hearing about the kindness of strangers. i have benefited from it so much in my life. it's a bit of a unique year this year because of what people are facing at home and the cost of living crisis. how will that affect the show? the thing that's so, so important is that when you're going through all of this, that you're not on your own.

i swallowed a trumpet of the other day, now i make a sound every time i... with a special takeover of blankety blank with bradley walsh... celebrities taking on graham norton's red chair, and plenty of surprises. so expect another night of excitement and some emotion too, as children in need looks to build on a legacy that has distributed over £500 million in the last ten years. stefan powell, bbc news. and you can watch children in need tonight, here on bbc one at 7 o'clock. now it's time for a look at the weather. matt is here with us again. that's a rather gloomy picture.— rather gloomy picture. gloomy day for some, rather gloomy picture. gloomy day for some. to _ rather gloomy picture. gloomy day for some, to be _ rather gloomy picture. gloomy day for some, to be honest. _ rather gloomy picture. gloomy day for some, to be honest. good i for some, to be honest. good morning. many it is brighter than yesterday in eastern scotland, this is the view not too long ago, heavy

rainfall. met office amber warning in place forfurther rainfall. met office amber warning in place for further heavy rain through today. parts of aberdeenshire, angus, perth and kinross, these areas more susceptible to further flooding but river levels are rising across many parts of eastern scotland. you can see the rain in the last few hours and the heaviest rain north. it should ease off a touch in the east as we go through the afternoon. pretty cold south—easterly wind also affecting orkney and shetland but brighter here. a north—westerly wind bringing some showers to northern ireland and some splashes of rain, some in scotland, northern england, north midlands and north wales this afternoon and plenty of cloud but some bright moments. driest and brightest in south wales, southern counties of england and the south—west of northern ireland, temperatures up to about 12 degrees but a rather cool day especially in the wind in the north—east of scotland. receiving evening and overnight, quite breezy in the far north—east. we will see the weather fronts in western areas fizzling out but still continuing in eastern parts of scotland and eastern england with patchy rain and drizzle

and keeping temperatures up whereas to the south and west, clearer skies and northern ireland, wales, south—west england, you could be starting your weekend with a fair bit of frost. this ridge of high pressure between two weather fronts closing in on each other, week one towards the east and towards the west. a narrowing area of sunshine. scotland, northern ireland, wales and southern counties of england, clouding over in northern ireland, may be some rain. central eastern scotland, northern central and eastern england, lots of cloud at times on saturday. some spots of rain and drizzle. chilly down some of the eastern areas, temperature is around 7—9. saturday night, this weather front will push across all areas bringing outbreaks of rain and

some snow across the tops of the scottish mountains as we go into sunday morning. that with a front will drag its heels across the north—east once again. it will clear many eastern areas. it will be driven eastward on a strengthening wind. as we go into next week, the big story is more rain for many of you at times. particularly for england and wales and we will see temperatures on the cool side and pretty windy for the south as well. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. iama i am a rebecca jones. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. chancellorjeremy hunt defends his autumn statement, denying claims that £25 billion of tax rises are a "raid on working people". yes, this is difficult but there is a plan, we are going to get through it, we are going to bring inflation down, start to the economy much more healthily when we get to the other side. labour sasteremy hunt has picked the nation's pockets with "stealth taxes". because we would have asked those with the _ because we would have asked those with the broader shoulders to pay more _ with the broader shoulders to pay more you — with the broader shoulders to pay more you wouldn't have needed to do what the _ more you wouldn't have needed to do what the government did yesterday of 'ust

what the government did yesterday of just coming time and time again to ordinary— just coming time and time again to ordinary working people.