we rst worst affected right now. one of the worst affected areas here in angus, you can see roads are not passable. looking at the weather picture, we have seen 7a millimetres of rainfall across eastern scotland, that's over 2a hours but the rain continues to come down heavily. the met office have extended the amber severe weather warning for heavy rain across aberdeenshire, angus, perth and kinross and it is now valid and in force until 9pm this evening. by the time the rain finally stops falling we are looking at accumulations of 100-150 we are looking at accumulations of 100—150 millimetres of rain. in the last few moments, the scottish environment protection agency have launched five severe flood warnings, all in aberdeenshire, and that is where flooding is expected and poses a significant threat to life. away from the north—east of scotland, for the rest of the uk it is a bright enough day. sunshine and a few showers and temp are just close to average for the time of year.

flooding is a major concern in scotland. some of the impacts, trains, scotrail say there is a major disruption across the network on the east. on the roads, lane closures and that's also on motorways. check before you travel and perhaps postpone because even as the rain turns lighter and patchier overnight, the rain will still work down those flooded river catchments. the flooding could get far worse before it gets better evening to saturday as the weather improves. over the weekend, more rain in the forecast, the majority across the west. they are not the areas experiencing flooding at the moment but even though there is an improvement in the weather, across north—east scotland and to a degree eastern england, there could be some communities that continue to see flooding get worse. for weston scott, wales, western england, central and southern inge, a dry day with some sunshine. not bad for northern ireland. after a cool start of the cloud and rain will work in,

pushing eastward through saturday night, clearing eastern areas on sunday and followed by a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. by this stage cold weather is working on and we will probably start to see rain turned to snow across the tops of scottish mountains, something we haven't seen much of this autumn. temperatures a little bit below average. a lot more rain to come into next week. the rain will be accompanied by a westerly wind so the north—eastern river catchments probably not seeing further flooding issues but with the ground saturated in the south we will need to watch for further flooding in the south we will need to watch forfurtherflooding issues here. in the short term, eastern areas of scotland will be where we have those five severe flood warnings currently in force and that's where we are concerned and we'll keep watching their elements and you can keep up—to—date on the news this afternoon. a reminder of our top story... higher taxes look like they are here to stay with a long, hard and

unpleasantjourney to stay with a long, hard and unpleasant journey for households to stay with a long, hard and unpleasantjourney for households in the uk, according to a leading economic think tank. this the uk, according to a leading economic think tank.- economic think tank. this is difficult. — economic think tank. this is difficult, but _ economic think tank. this is difficult, but there - economic think tank. this is difficult, but there is - economic think tank. this is difficult, but there is a - economic think tank. this is| difficult, but there is a plan, economic think tank. 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.— get to the other side. because we would have _ get to the other side. because we would have asked _ get to the other side. because we would have asked those _ get to the other side. because we would have asked those with - get to the other side. because we would have asked those with the l would have asked those with the broader— would have asked those with the broader shoulders to pay more you wouldn't _ broader shoulders to pay more you wouldn't have needed to do what the government did yesterday and just coming _ government did yesterday and just coming time and time again to ordinary— coming time and time again to ordinary working people. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. time for some sport here on the bbc news channel. hello, i'm hugh ferris. with just two days to go until the world cup, organisers have banned the sale of alcohol at tournament venues. it's a dramatic reversal of their previous policy to allow fans to drink beer before

and after matches, but fifa confirmed budweiser, who are a major sponsor, will only sell nonalcoholic beer. our reporterjohn watson is in doha. it has become clear that alcohol was going to be made available to fans of all eight stadiums here in and around doha, only outside the stadium perimeterfence of around doha, only outside the stadium perimeter fence of the stadiums, and also be made available in farm parts. stadiums, and also be made available infarm parts. it stadiums, and also be made available in farm parts. it became clear this morning that the organisers in qatar were putting pressure on fifa to ban alcohol within the stadiums and that has come to pass. it became clear from that suite from budweiser a few hours ago, itjust said, well, this is awkward... that confirms what fifa had yet to confirm. then came

confirmation from fifa that alcohol would be banned from being sold inside the stadiums. they said. it is worth pointing out that the deal that budweiser have in place is worth well over £60 million every four years, that is what they pay for the right to sell budweiser products at world cup venues. there will be a claim from them if they are no longer able to do so. it is interesting to note that alcohol still will be made available in those hospitality boxes. still will be made available in those hospitality boxes. budweiser�*s owner, ab inbev, have said in a statement that "some of the planned stadium activations cannot move forward due to circumstances beyond our control." while the football supporters association said the the last minute

u—turn speaks to a wider problem. "if they can change their minds on this at a moment's notice, with no explanation, supporters will have understandable concerns about whether they will fulfil other promises relating to accommodation, transport or cultural issues." with them not being able to drink, we can perform on the pitch to give them that sort of excitement and buzz, but we also have to respect the rules and continue to work, so we will put pressure on ourselves to entertain from the football pitch. england's squad trained earlier this morning, once again without midfielder james maddison, due to what england staff say to manage his workload.

gave to talktv saying they have "initiated appropriate steps regarding the player's appearance. ronaldo said he felt "betrayed by his club" didn't respect united manager erik ten hag and claimed that senior figures at old trafford were trying to force him out. united say they will make no further comment until the process reaches its conclusion. don't forget the uk snooker championship continues in york. they have reached the quaterfinal stage and ronnie o'sullivan is taking on ding junhui. joe perry is up against tom ford on the other table. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. you can also follow the second practice of the abu dhabi grand prix. more in half an hour.

let's return to the news that the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has returned to the climate negotiations in egypt and urged all sides to push for an ambitious deal. cop 27 is due to end today, but negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement on giving cash to poor countries to help them cope with global warming. earlier, my colleague rebecca jones spoke to the actor, author and presenter, sir tony robinson. he started by telling us of what he felt were the positives of cop27. our prime minister wasn't even going to go because he considered it of secondary importance to things that he was going to have to do at home. immediately it was like the whole nation from the daily mail through to the guardian turned on him and said this is the one of the most important things there is and within three days he had rethought his attitudes, he had rethought his politics and now he is going. and i think it will be a long time before the environment isn't central to what he wants to do. and i suspect that that kind

of thinking has been duplicated all over the world. it is kind of great that all those people are there and it is kind of great that they are making promises, setting targets, and all that kind of thing. but as always in these things, the devil lies in the detail. promises and targets are very easy to create, aren't they? but when they fail, what do you do? just invent another one which isn't nearly as good as the previous one. i do have a healthy cynicism, which i know a lot of younger people who are there are expressing. 1.5 maximum increase in emissions by the middle of the century, that's not really very good, is it? at least it is something. already we have seen that is eroding. we have even seen in our own country where they have started giving permission for more drilling in the north sea for oil and gas and they are building mines in australia and china

and places like that. so, yeah, it is not nearly as good as it should be. but hopefully if we keep on pressing and pressing in a effective way we will be able to at least mitigate some of the worst aspects of climate change. i have to say in the midst of the gloom that seems to be dominating in the news, it is nice for someone to come in and look for the positives. how radical do you think we need the change to be in our own behaviour? can i pick up on the first thing you said first, which is about the positivity. i think that is absolutely vital. to be honest, the reason i'm on with you this morning is that i wanted to talk about a computer game which i've been very involved in called flood land which is about creating imaginative and stimulating ways to get young people to think about climate change so that they can, this might sound slightly ironic, that they can enjoy themselves

at the same time as they engage in this real desperate situation. so that they can start thinking of creative ideas. how radical have we got to be? we have to be totally radical but we are not going to be totally radical until we all agree that we have got to be. we did as far as covid was concerned, we did as far as the second world war was concerned. there were mobilisations in both cases in a way that you would never have dreamt possible. we can do it with climate change. in terms of radical behaviour, we have some climate activists throwing dyes over masterpieces and mashed potatoes and tomato soup and gluing themselves to pictures, do you support their approach? to be honest, i don't think that is a particularly imaginative approach, you can call this radical. when you are talking about the artworks in particular, the artworks they were defacing were by some of the great thinkers and creatives of the 19th century.

it seems to me really odd to say that there are these people who are teaching us how to look at things in different ways, so in order to support something radical on climate change, we will deface them. it doesn't seem to be terribly robust thinking. it doesn't mean i don't agree with a lot of their aspirations. it doesn't mean i love the energy but i think some of the thinking hasn't been absolutely great. i think i am right, sir tony, you are a patron of read for good, which is a charity which encourages a love of reading in younger children. what do they tell you about their feelings about the climate and the environment? working with something like read for good is a really exciting because we are getting into schools and places where you can really work with the kids to improve their literacy.

there is this book called moving to higher ground byjohn carpenter, an american, and we are trying to get that book in as many places as possible in order to get people thinking. it is a small thing to do but it is just one of those little steps forward. in improving people's consciousness about climate change. let's get more reaction now to yesterday's autumn statement from the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt. as the office for budget responsibility has highlighted, households in the uk are facing the biggest drop in living standards since records began. our reporter hannah miller has been to at a community cafe in gloucester this morning, finding out what people there think. today we deliver a plan to tackle the cost of living crisis and rebuild our economy. at this community cafe, the rising cost of living

is always on their mind. but as the chancellor announced plans to raise more income tax from everyone, the focus on higher earners was welcome. those earning £150,000 or more will payjust over £1,200 more in tax every year. more income tax for some of the highest earners. good thing, bad thing? the top earners do need to be balancing this out. you know, that seems fair that it's coming off of the top end. the reality of this _ statement is that everyone's going to be paying more. but it only seems fair that those that can afford to take _ the biggest burden do do that. |so i don't think there'll be manyj complaints in the small business world for that announcement. to support the poorest pensioners, i have decided to increase the pension credit by 10.1%. the state pension and most benefits are due to rise in line with the cost of living, but not until next april. that 10% will look good,

but it will go very, very quickly. and so they've done the right thing, they've done the right thing in not reducing it, but it isn't a genuine increase. and i think a lot of people will get that. all we're hearing is we're getting more, we're getting more, - we're getting more. many, many people are struggling right now. i they're going to be struggling with these increases - because nothing has changed. if we believe this is going to make a difference, we're on a different planet. we're in cuckoo land. how's it going, guys? how's the food, everything 0k? can i get you another tea? what i see here every day, and i have to take that to bed with me every night. you know, i keep it with me. and you wake up the following day and you think to yourself, will i see that person again? and then there's the question of cuts to public services. with eyebrows raised over this pledge to spend more on education. next year and the year after, we will invest an extra £2.3 billion

per annum in our schools. more money for schools. what do you make of that? well, obviously, that's welcome. let'sjust hope it's in real terms. i mean, you know, how far is this going to go? extra money when inflation is going so high, how much real growth are we actually going to see from that pound? when you watch that overall, what do you think ofjeremy hunt? he should be in the jungle. get me out of here. not a fan. my daughter's a nurse as well as a midwife. i my wife's in the nhs as well. ijust remember him in that era. and do i trust him? zero. was there enough there for business? i don't think there was a lot at all, really. there wasn't a lot that will reassure the many businesses that are worried about getting through this winter. if i was to say anything in the chancellor's defence, he has inherited some chaos. but also it is utter chaos caused

partly by themselves. there'sjust no honesty, no... no recollection of choices and decisions they've made themselves that's also contributed to the situation we're in right now. and that situation is still going to be challenging for many families and businesses here as we head into christmas. thank you all very much for your time. pleasure. as they try to support each other through difficult times. hannah miller with that report from gloucester. here in the uk, the head of a housing association has rejected calls to resign after a coroner found 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. howard johnson reports. 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. a "game—changing" drug which delays the development of type 1 diabetes has been approved in the us. experts say it marks a "new era" in treatment and will tackle the root cause of the condition, rather than just the symptoms. rachel connor, director of research partnership at thejuvenile diabetes research foundation, was clearly delighted about what this means when she spoke to my colleague rebecca jones a little earlier. we are so excited by this news,

it is notjust welcome... it is game changing. it is the first disease modifying drug we have ever had approved for type 1 diabetes. why it is so important is that it is the first drug that can interfere with the biological process that causes type one diabetes to develop, which is when the immune system attacks the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them so that people can no longer make this drug is the first drug that can change that process, and it slows down that immune attack, so before people need to start managing this condition with intensive insulin therapy that can slow down that process and give them relief without needing insulin.

this drug has been it isjust this drug has been it is just proved in the states. that this drug has been it is 'ust proved in the states.* in the states. that news came throu~h in the states. that news came through last — in the states. that news came through last night. _ in the states. that news came through last night. it- in the states. that news came through last night. it does - in the states. that news came l through last night. it does have in the states. that news came - through last night. it does have an innovation passport here in the uk, meaning that the regulatory authority here knows about the drug, has recognised its importance and they are ready to start the process of approval, so that is not a case of approval, so that is not a case of getting that going as quickly as we can. for people who are at risk of type one diabetes, what we need to be able to do now is find those people who are at risk of type one diabetes, which will require a screening programme. you may remember a story on monday about a diabetes trial that is looking to pick up people who are starting to

develop type one diabetes already through a national screening programme, so if we can find people and then give them this drug, we should be able to give them much longer before they need to go on insulin therapy. second home owners will soon have to pay double the amount of council tax on properties in north yorkshire, as local politicians warn the rise in holiday lets is "tearing the heart out of communities". it's hoped the move will encourage people to sell or rent out their second homes, to help local residents who are struggling to find housing. olivia richwald reports from whitby. yeah. so when i first moved to whitby, i lived in the top storey flat there, and tried to buy the house next door when it came up for sale, but it 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. i work in whitby, i love it in whitby. i want to stay in whitby, but mightjust have to kind of get

on the property ladder elsewhere and then move to 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. amazon has announced it is reviving australian tv soap neighbours, less than four months after its much—publicised final episode. the show will resume filming next year and will then be available in the uk and us. actor ryan moloney played fan—favourite characterjarod �*toadfish�* rebecchi. he said he was just getting used to unemployment and then producers came knocking

at his door. this is the second time neighbours has been axed and come back. i think it says how much faith they have in neighbours as a product. they bought it without any of the actors signing or the street being under lease, anything like that. that is the faith amazon has in the product. really, it comes down to... i have been doing interviews all day with australia and it is really nice to actually be able to speak to the uk market now because, really, it is down to the support the uk market gave neighbours. that is why amazon have bought it. we are super pumped to be bringing these brand—new shows to you guys on amazon. the other thing about it, being it is now almost a new show, we don't even know if it will be

picked up from the time it finished or a couple of years down the track, we don't know what actors are coming back, we don't know if there are new actors, completely up in the air and that is probably a really exciting thing. we get to create it anew. all the possibilities are open which is brilliant. tonnes of facebook pages, bring back neighbours, and the support of people, it finished four months ago, people still saying, before it had been announced, come on, don't lose faith, we can bring it back. guess what, you did. well done. there are concerns we will see flooding issues

in parts of day. there are lots of flood warnings in force in eastern scotland. the met office have extended their amber weather warning affecting aberdeenshire, angus, perth and kinross. at the time the rain finally gives up we are looking at accumulations of between 100 and 150 millimetres, hence the significant risk of flooding in this part of scotland. no letup in the lane —— in the rain, and it will be accompanied by strong winds in the east of scotland. for the rest of the uk, a decent day, bright skies, a few showers in north—western areas. temperatures average for the time of year. overnight tonight, this area of low pressure bringing the rain to eastern scotland will weaken significantly and so will the

rain. it will become patchy. it will be murky with mist and fog developing. out west, cold night with clear skies leading to touches of frost in the countryside. for this weekend, bear in mind that even as the rain stops falling across the north—east, the river shall continue to rise causing further flooding issues. more rain for the second half of the weekend. that is unlikely to cause further problems in the north—east of the uk because the winds will come from the west, meaning the heaviest rain will be in the west. saturday, damp weather in parts of the north—east. cleiton rain eventually moving into northern ireland late in the day. this next band of rain will sweep across the country from saturday night into sunday. we could see snow in the scottish mountains for a time. that rain will be followed by sunshine and blustery showers. showers frequent in western areas and turning colder. these temperatures dropping a bit below average for the

time of yearfor the dropping a bit below average for the time of year for the second half of the weekend. probably not that many flood concerns in the north—east of the uk, but further south, with the crown saturated, there could be one or two more issues to come. that's your latest weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines: chancellorjeremy hunt denies tax rises and spending cuts are a "raid on working people" as analysis shows middle income earners will be hit particularly hard. yes, this is difficult, but there's a plan. we're going to get through it. we're going to bring inflation down, we're 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 broadest shoulders to pay more, you wouldn't have needed to do what the government did yesterday, ofjust coming time and time again to ordinary working people.

alcohol is banned at the world cup's eight stadiums in qatar, two days before the start of the tournament.