this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at 5. an inquestjury has concluded west midlands police �*materially contributed ' to the deaths of two women in solihull in 2018, at the hands of estranged husband, janbaz tarin. west midland police have failed them beyond imagination. they had so many opportunities to save their lives. right up until the end. a sexual predator described as a �*danger to any woman�* has pleaded guilty to the murder of zara aleena who was attacked in london injune after a night out. she was just 35 years of age. she has been described by her family as

a joy, a beloved human being. a friend, niece, cousin, granddaughter at all. alcohol is banned at the world cup�*s eight stadiums in qatar, two days before the start of the tournament 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 and staff at twitter are being locked out of their offices until monday, as reports suggest hundreds more workers have quit the firm after the takeover by elon musk. a man has admitted the murder of zara aleena who was attacked

errors materially contributed to the in the last hour. an inquestjury has found that errors made by west midlands police "materially contributed " to the deaths of raneem oudeh and her mother khowla saleem in birmingham in 2018. they were both stabbed to death by raneem�*s estranged husband janbaz tarin. he was jailed for a minimum 32 years for their murders. nour norris — a family member of the two women — gave this statement outside the coroner court in birmingham. the failure of the west midlands police has led to the death of our beloved sister and her daughter. both were murdered at the hands of the ex husband of raneem who had a history of domestic abuse. coercive control and stalking. all of which police were aware of at the time.

west midlands police have failed khaola and raneem beyond imagination. they had so many opportunities to save their lives. right up until the end. both were murdered while on the phone to the police, begging for help. on behalf of my family i would like to give our sincere appreciation to the people who worked very hard for the last four years to help us expose the truth of the failing. also many thanks to the jury who went through the evidence for three weeks. at the time it was like watching a horror movie. and to the coroner and her staff, who were very supportive. we have revealed the truth but there is so much more yet to achieve. we need changes to prevent future

deaths through domestic abuse. we need culture change at all levels of policing. we ask for no more failing, no more dismissal of victims of domestic abuse. the legacy of raneem and khaola must be to make sure that other victims get respect, support, investigation and safeguarding, that our loved ones did not get. our correspondent, phil mackie sent this update. one of the things that the senior officers who was caught in the inquest said in the evidence was they did not have the resources on they did not have the resources on the night. we know from the west of the night. we know from the west of the inquests on that night that the killings took place and there was a

firearms incident going on in the same area nor the resources that they had available were concentrating on that. and a number of 999 calls and they kept calling for handlers who kept saying that i am worried, i�*ve seen him, he might be armed, ifelt am worried, i�*ve seen him, he might be armed, i felt scared, am worried, i�*ve seen him, he might be armed, ifelt scared, he might come and try to attack me but they did not get anyone to her until after the final call during which you can hear her screaming as he attacked her. it was a particularly awful call, difficult for her family who were listening to that. we�*re waiting for is a full statement from the police and gathered away which is very far from here, the last couple of hours, draughting something we have been expecting quite imminently. it is a bad story for the force. they�*ve also made it

clear that all police forces that officers need to get proper training and the need to be proper resources dedicated to cases of domestic violence so that this kind of thing does not happen again. a man has admitted the murder of zara aleena who was attacked in east london injune after a night out. jordan mcsweeney — who�*s 29 — was described as a danger to any woman. his victim was 35 and a law graduate; she�*d just begun working at the high court. jordan mcsweeney had only recently been released from prison and had targeted more than one woman before he preyed on zara. our correspondent helena wilkinson gave us this update from outside the old bailey the defendant entered the dock this afternoon at the old bailey. he was due to stand trial in december but today he entered pleas on two charges, one of murder and another of sexual assault and he pleaded guilty to both charges.

at a pre—trial hearing which we attended, we heard more details about the horrific attack which was carried out on zara aleena. she was a law graduate who had aspired to be a solicitor. herfamily had previously described her as independent, bighearted and a joy. the attack itself happened in ilford. she was walking back home alone after a night out with friends in the early hours. the defendantjordan mcsweeney had dragged her into a driveway and he then forced her to the ground and he brutally stamped on her and kicked her and he sexually assaulted her. and then he left her there with multiple injuries at the scene. she was found by a member of the public.

the court heard previously that cctv footage that police had discovered showed that mcsweeney had been following a number of women that evening but then he became fixated on zara aleena. he also has 28 previous convictions for 69 separate offences, and as you mentioned, at the time of this offence he was out on licence having been released from prison less than a couple of weeks earlier. so, today he has pleaded guilty to the horrific attack on the law graduate and earlier on after those guilty pleas we heard from the dci who was the investigating officer in the case. zara aleena was just 35 years of age and she has been described by her family as a joy. a beloved human being, a friend, niece, cousin, granddaughter and friend to all. she was attacked when walking alone on a residential street.

she had every right to be there and she had every right to feel safe. but instead she was the victim of shocking violence. my thoughts are with her family and her friends. i cannot imagine the pain they have experienced over the past 5—6 months, and it is clear that she was truly loved by all those who knew her. tackling violence against women and girls and tracking down those who wish them harm is amongst our highest priorities as the met and we are working tirelessly alongside communities and our partners to make sure that women can feel safer and crucially safer in our city. jordan mcsweeney has pleaded guilty today to the most serious offences. he is clearly a very dangerous individual. his guilty plea today means he is certain to serve a considerable period of time behind bars. thank you.

just two days before the qatar world cup begins fifa has changed its policy on alcahol consumption at the tournament. it was previously set to be served "in select areas within stadiums", despite its sale being strictly controlled in the country. but now, it will only be available to those in corporate areas. the decision represents a u—turn just two days before the tournament starts. one of the sponsors, budweiser, had tweeted: "well, this awkward" — before deleting the post. fifa, football�*s world governing body, said the decision — which also covers the sale of other alcoholic drinks — has been made after discussions with the host nation. it also says �*there is no impact to the sale of bud zero which will remain available at all qatar�*s world cup stadiums. host country authorities and fifa will continue to ensure that the stadiums and surrounding areas provide an enjoyable, respectful and pleasant experience for all fans.�* our correspondent shaimaa

khalil is in qatar. remember when they were bidding for the world cup, i was there during the world cup, i was there during the bid and house watching it live i remember the first lady saying when, when is this going to happen? when is the world cup going to come to the middle east. now is the time. you can see that the countryside in the bits and gives a chance, we can pull this off and this is at the heart of all of these questions. it is that promise that qatar made to the sporting world coming to the organisers but mostly to the fans that they will come here and they will enjoy the game and they will have a good football experience that they have come to at a great expense and this is really what sets a question here, if you are a fan in your coming here, you really do not

know what to expect. there�*s been so many questions and controversies around qatar hosting the world cup and i think making decisions and changing your stance in making this u—turn and refreezing decisions at the 11th hour is not reassuring for people who are coming here and are already not really sure what to expect. but also, it is this question, will qatar be able to pull it off from a logistical point of view, from a cultural point of view but also from the sporting point of view. yes, football is at the heart of this, the games, the fans, the excitement, the players but the culture, the enjoyment of this and being able to get a drink if you so wish, now, if you�*re a fan, you not be able to do this in the stadiums and or be designated fan areas outside of the stadiums where you can do that. but how you conduct yourself, but it is going to feel like is an experience, that�*s really what we do not know yet until the

games are under way. we can speak now to martin lipton, who�*s the chief sports reporter at the sun. he joins us live from doha in qatar. the last minute decision to ban alcohol on the stadiums of the world cup. higher taxes look here to stay, according to a leading economic thinktank, after yesterday�*s autumn statement. the institute for fiscal studies says the uk is on a �*long, hard unpleasantjourney�* with a record fall in living standards that will �*hit everyone�*. among the key measures in the chancellor�*s statement were a freeze of tax bands until 2028, this means even if you get a pay rise, more of your money will go on tax. an increase in means tested and disability benefits & pensions of 10.1% because of rising inflation and an extension of the energy price cap, although on less generous termsour business correspondent marc ashdown reports.

this community cafe in gloucester lets customers pay what they can. they�*re acutely aware of how hard pressed people are. morning! like mum—of—three valerie who has been shocked at the recent rise in her energy bills. mine has gone up in the region of {so—£40 per week, i�*m noticing. i think for a lot of people, look back, see where you can save money, subscriptions you can cancel and things like that. meal planning to try and squeeze that budget a lot more with the food because with everything going up, you have got to scrape along the way. it is the squeeze on disposable incomes, that money we all spend on extras after all the bills, which has got economists worried about the long—term impact on living standards of yesterday�*s autumn statement. it is quite hard to overstate the extent to which it looks like our incomes will be going down over the next couple of years, probably more than they have ever gone down before in a two—year period on average. of course, budgets mean different things depending

on your circumstances. so, benefits, for example, are going up by 10% — that means someone on universal credit will get an extra £2“; next year, and the minimum wage is going up to £10.42 for over—23s. and low income families will get government support for about half of the expected energy bill rise. but middle earners, so someone earning around £30,000 per year, will only get support for about a third of the rise in their bills and they�*re likely to be hardest hit because the tax bands are being frozen. nobody pays tax up to £12,500. these are the thresholds at which you then start to pay. they�*re frozen until 2028, which means as wages start to go up, everybody pays more in tax. from april, more people will be paying at the higher rate, too, as the threshold is being lowered from £150,000, to £125,000. the chancellor insists the changes are fair. the independent office for budget responsibility actually said that the measures that we announced yesterday will make the recession lighter. it will mean that around

70,000 jobs are saved. so i think that will give people confidence that, yes, this is difficult but there is a plan. we�*re going to get through it. we�*re going to bring inflation down and we�*re going to start to grow the economy much more healthily when we get to the other side. the overall cost of all the tax and spending changes is laid out here and as you can see, the next few years will see money going in, to things like hospitals, schools and social care, but after the next general election, the pain really starts. labour accepts the general forecasts but says it would do things differently in the short—term. 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. but the most important thing is to grow the economy because that is the way to lift living standards for everybody. the predictions are for inflation to start falling next year and possibly to eventually reach zero. energy prices could peak, too.

but for now, there�*s no doubt the road ahead will be difficult, with the biggest squeeze on living standards on record. marc ashdown, bbc news. the labour party leader, sir keir starmer, has said he accepts the office for budget responsibility�*s forecast of a £55bn gap in the public finances. speaking to our economics editor faisal islam he also reitterated his criticism of the conservative government�*s record — and claimed labour would "repair the damage" if they win the next general election. i accept that they�*ve been huge damage to our economy, notjust in the last 12 weeks but in the last 12 years. and we will come into government and will have to face the challenge and therefore, we will not quarrel with the 0b are. challenge and therefore, we will not quarrel with the ob are.— quarrel with the ob are. trying to net the quarrel with the ob are. trying to get the debt _ quarrel with the ob are. trying to get the debt down. _ quarrel with the ob are. trying to get the debt down. we _ quarrel with the ob are. trying to get the debt down. we set - quarrel with the ob are. trying to get the debt down. we set out i quarrel with the ob are. trying to| get the debt down. we set out the fiscal rules — get the debt down. we set out the fiscal rules making _ get the debt down. we set out the fiscal rules making it _ get the debt down. we set out the fiscal rules making it clear- get the debt down. we set out the fiscal rules making it clear that - get the debt down. we set out the fiscal rules making it clear that we j fiscal rules making it clear that we would want to see debt coming down

within a period of time. on the principles, of course we are going to have to pick up the challenge to repair the damage that they have done to the economy. but we will make different choices. and you can see more of that interview on the bbc news at 6 tonight. joining me now is head of the centre for economicjustice at the centre—left think tank, institute for public policy research, dr george dibb. thank you very much for being with us. what do you think having had time to digest the autumn statement measures, what did you make of it? b, measures, what did you make of it? huge amount and there todayjust connecting the first thing that we should look at is perhaps not even the content of announcements but the really shocking thing that�*s in the forecast. it�*s really about news

budget and there�*s no other way of spinning this. they grew the bank of england that the uk is now in recession and sing the rising unemployment and living standards are going to fall, the greatest fall on record and that is all to do with the fact that energy prices are continuing to rise and most people will be quite concerned to hear that the energy price cap which is holding down bills for this wondrous point increase at the end of march this year that means again that energy bills are going to go up. the chancellor has put in place, some measures to try to mitigate that such as support for those with tested benefits about £900 that you read about earlier and that is really important and that is important to those families are most vulnerable in society but it will be lots of people out there who can be struggling with their energy bills were not on the lower salaries. a bit of a worry that that those people are still going to be

suffering and if you�*re spending more money under gas and electricity bill, that means they�*re spending less in the pub and less in the supermarket. total demand across the economy is going to fall and that is what is driving us into a recession. in terms of choices that the chancellor has made, sound money matters more than low taxes and talking partly to some of his fellow conservatives and he also says, speaking to his conservative colleagues, there�*s nothing conservative about spending money that you haven�*t got. did he make the right choices? to the mix with the right choices? to the mix with the right choices? to the mix with the right decisions? we the right choices? to the mix with the right decisions?— the right choices? to the mix with the right decisions? we do not think he did, no. — the right decisions? we do not think he did. he it's _ the right decisions? we do not think he did, no. it's worth _ the right decisions? we do not think he did, no. it's worth rememberingl he did, no. it�*s worth remembering that first of all, this whole discussion of closing gaps and balancing and having to tighten the biggest fiscal consolidation for quite some time, consequences of the governments own rules. what is the gap between what the government is doing and the rules that sets itself in the first of all, these

constraints are politically determined and it is absolutely right that any government should set a reliable sustainable path for spending and borrowing but, we think that we have the government making choices and to cut too far.— choices and to cut too far. racing b should be borrowing _ choices and to cut too far. racing b should be borrowing more - choices and to cut too far. racing b should be borrowing more money l should be borrowing more money because i was imposed by the financial markets which did not like what liz truss and what kwasi kwarteng did stability should not make the mistakes that they did that borrowing to invest is the same as borrowing to invest is the same as borrowing to invest is the same as borrowing to give tax cuts to the riches. —— riches. borrowing. we riches. -- riches. borrowing. we think there _ riches. -- riches. borrowing. we think there is _ riches. —— riches. borrowing. - think there is sufficient scope for borrowing but that�*s on the primary way that we would change the decisions. i think the evening to

fourin decisions. i think the evening to four in the spending cuts and not sufficiently taking some of the text phrases that were on the table which have avoided spending cuts to public services and the real risk there is that these cuts are going to consign us to further growth in the future and the reason why we have such high inflation in the uk and other comparable economies, the reason why the cost of living crisis is so much more severe here is because are cashing in on the failure to invest for the past 12 years and really stunning figures that we�*ve seen and in terms of peoples take—home pay or below 2008 levels of pay in real terms now and we not expecting to reach that point until 2027, almost 20 years of falling real terms pay. that�*s an economic disaster and what we think there are different choices that could be made now, can play some of the burden on those who are least able to bear it in sustainable

path out of this crisis.— path out of this crisis. thank you very much _ path out of this crisis. thank you very much for— path out of this crisis. thank you very much for being _ path out of this crisis. thank you very much for being with - path out of this crisis. thank you very much for being with us. - and later in the hour — we�*ll be getting a different perspective from a former advisor to david cameron. that�*s just after 5.30. stay with us for that. twitter has told employees that the company�*s office buildings will be temporarily closed, effective immediately. in a message seen by the bbc, workers were told that the offices would reopen on monday november 21st — but it did not give a reason for the move. the announcement comes amid reports that large numbers of staff were quitting after new owner elon musk called on them to sign up for "long hours at high intensity" or leave. let�*s speak to the tech journalist kate bevan.

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got a bunch of disgruntled about the exe staff who know the bodies are buried or alternatively, nowhere sabotages. those who remain, probably would not do sabotage but they�*ve just been locked out because they�*ve just been locked out because the budgets have been turned off accidentally. the budgets have been turned off accidentally-— the budgets have been turned off accidentall . ., ~ accidentally. elon musk bought the com an accidentally. elon musk bought the company for _ accidentally. elon musk bought the company for $40 — accidentally. elon musk bought the company for $40 billion _ accidentally. elon musk bought the company for $40 billion and - accidentally. elon musk bought the company for $40 billion and that's| accidentally. elon musk bought the | company for $40 billion and that's a company for $40 billion and that�*s a fortune, you can afford it, but he says it is not making money and he wanted to make money. it�*s says it is not making money and he wanted to make money.— says it is not making money and he wanted to make money. it's not going to make money _ wanted to make money. it's not going to make money at _ wanted to make money. it's not going to make money at the _ wanted to make money. it's not going to make money at the moment - wanted to make money. it's not going i to make money at the moment because one of the big problems is facing is the spend and so, the snow revenue coming in a very little and so was trying to do was monetise users, people like you and me have been there a long time and get people to pay for the verification blue text. that did not raise much revenue that had to be turned off because i would�*ve been a disaster too. what

would've been a disaster too. what ha--ens would've been a disaster too. what happens next _ would've been a disaster too. what happens next because _ would've been a disaster too. what happens next because one of the things is that a lot of people who are on twitter are leaving twitter and how damaging is that the company? i and how damaging is that the company?— and how damaging is that the coman? ~' company? i think it's anybody's . uess company? i think it's anybody's guess what _ company? i think it's anybody's guess what happens _ company? i think it's anybody's guess what happens next - company? i think it's anybody's guess what happens next and l company? i think it's anybody's l guess what happens next and i'm guess what happens next and i�*m rather hoping that his backers will encourage them to step back from the day—to—day running of twitter as a tweet from nab yesterday saying that it can keep doing it at. and at the site, there�*s a lot of chaos gone in there and he spoke and get things to see what breaks and they are breaking and nobody knows what to do next. i think the hope is that he will step back and that some people who are little bit careful on how they manage things and take up the reins. and they believe it�*s just going to quietly collapse. his reins. and they believe it's 'ust going to quietly collapse. his style of management — going to quietly collapse. his style of management is _ going to quietly collapse. his style of management is kind _ going to quietly collapse. his style of management is kind of - going to quietly collapse. his style of management is kind of macho, | of management is kind of macho, isn�*t it? is telling the workers they have to work very hard, very

long hours, very intensely or you may as let�*s get out. x�*t�*et long hours, very intensely or you may as let's get out.— long hours, very intensely or you may as let's get out. yet and that's not a great — may as let's get out. yet and that's not a great way _ may as let's get out. yet and that's not a great way to _ may as let's get out. yet and that's not a great way to keep _ may as let's get out. yet and that's not a great way to keep people - not a great way to keep people that you need and keep the service running. twitter is an enormous technological hub. but behind it is the enormous collection of pieces of the enormous collection of pieces of the many moving parts that require people to know what they�*re doing to stick around and keep it running and alienating them is quite a bad idea and as we saw when he sent out the e—mail yesterday saying that if you do not say yes to working hard core, consider yourself fired. a lot of people did not say yes and they since left as well.— people did not say yes and they since left as well. thank you very much for being _ since left as well. thank you very much for being with _ since left as well. thank you very much for being with us _ since left as well. thank you very much for being with us in - since left as well. thank you very much for being with us in the - much for being with us in the technologyjournalists. alcohol will not be sold to fans and the eight stadiums of the tournament. that is after the world governing body change the policy just a couple of days before the start of the tournament.

let�*s talk to the chief sports reporter live in qatar. cadet of you with us and what is going on? was this something that was forced on fifa by the last moment, the ban on alcohol and the stadiums? absolutely. this is tactics from qatar. they have made a decision and then basically forced fifa to bend to their will which is potentially extremely costly for fifa, given the size of their contract with a certain american—based brewing company which we could not name. and yes, it�*s an embarrassment and humiliation and very poor and might of this. share humiliation and very poor and might of this. �* , ., , of this. are they getting a bit fed u . of this. are they getting a bit fed u- with all of this. are they getting a bit fed up with all the _ of this. are they getting a bit fed up with all the negative - of this. are they getting a bit fed up with all the negative publicity| up with all the negative publicity they have had over human rights and so on in the country? thea;r they have had over human rights and so on in the country?— so on in the country? they believe

that this is — so on in the country? they believe that this is a _ so on in the country? they believe that this is a trip _ so on in the country? they believe that this is a trip of _ so on in the country? they believe that this is a trip of unfair - so on in the country? they believe that this is a trip of unfair and - that this is a trip of unfair and basically racist allegations and insinuations against their country and their culture and they think they have done more than enough, not that i put them at all, but they�*ve bent over backwards to change and nothing they�*ve done is been acceptable in they�*ve gotten to the point thinking that, that�*s it, why should we do any more? is about, this is our country and we do things this is our country and we do things this way in our country and also it is too late for fifa to take it away now. were talking about the start of the tournament.— the tournament. some people are often thinking that _ the tournament. some people are often thinking that this _ the tournament. some people are often thinking that this kind - the tournament. some people are often thinking that this kind of- often thinking that this kind of thing would happen if you give the tournament to qatar. it is inconsistent because of you were in the hospitality lounge in the can drink alcohol and if you are in the fenced area you can drink alcohol. these changes just in the last few hours, the hospitality and a box in

terms of pregame, it�*s free to enter and is in the one point or you can buy that and that�*s it. and no one else in the fifa venue we can still buy an international hotels but it is expensive, as we know. it looks like discrimination, simple as that. the wealthy can bypass the rules that affect the vast majority of those were going to games. what's the atmosphere — those were going to games. what's the atmosphere like _ those were going to games. what's the atmosphere like there - those were going to games. what's the atmosphere like there because | those were going to games. what'sl the atmosphere like there because i have covered if few world cups and there is always extraordinary when you see the fans turning up in their hordes, huge excitement, is there that kind of atmosphere to build up to this world cut there?— to this world cut there? there is from the locals, _ to this world cut there? there is from the locals, but _ to this world cut there? there is from the locals, but i _ to this world cut there? there is from the locals, but i looked - to this world cut there? there is i from the locals, but i looked there the other night, there were 20,000 or more going in and they want to be part of the experience. there hasn�*t been a huge influx yet of overseas

fans, the games don�*t start until sunday the first in the first set of big games but concerns on monday, they don�*t a leader in the week and so the pencil coming later. it is a bit strange. it certainly does not feel like a conventional world cup in any way, shape or form feel like a conventional world cup in any way, shape orform —— feel like a conventional world cup in any way, shape or form —— fans. thank you very much indeed for bringing this up to date. that is martin, chief supporterat bringing this up to date. that is martin, chief supporter at the sun, live from qatar. thank you. you are hearing from our correspondent reference to that statement from the west midlands. let�*s first remind you of the story we are talking about. this afternoon an inquestjury found mistakes by the west midlands police had

attributed to the debts of two ladies in birmingham in 2018. they were both stabbed to death by the estranged husband and he was jailed for a minimum estranged husband and he was jailed fora minimum 32 estranged husband and he was jailed for a minimum 32 years for their murders. in theirfinal hours for a minimum 32 years for their murders. in their final hours they made three calls to the police after he they were attacked at the restaurant and followed home. but officers face to reach them in time. it was in the first time his actions were reported to the police but the force had failed these two ladies beyond imagination. in a statement released in the last half an hour so west midlands chief andy hill said on behalf of west midlands police, i would like to apologise to run neem and cordless family we should have done more. their dignity throughout the inquest has been humbling. more

could have been done to protect branding from the campaign of domestic companies that she suffered in the months leading up to her death. that statementjust in in the months leading up to her death. that statement just in from west midlands police they met office and the weather warning remains. the focus is shipped in on the impacts of those heavy rain that was seen over the last day or two. and rain over the last day or two. and rain over the last day or two. and rain over the last couple days lead to less disruption. the scottish environment protection agency has flood warnings which bring with it a significant threat to life. even, overnight as the rain translator and pressure in nature. while that rain is coming down the rivers will get higher and higher on the flooded could get worse in some communities went into saturday even if the rent subs for

them. there would be damp weather on saturday out west excess jelly starts of the morning. but plenty of sunshine around. we will see this band of rain worked in northern island needs in the day. temperature rise of a high between nine and 11 degrees. more overnight rain to come and in showers and sunshine for most on sunday that�*s your latest. their deafening watching bbc is in use with me pen down. their deafening watching bbc is in use with me pen down. an inquestjury has concluded west midlands police �*materially contributed �* to the deaths of two women in solihull in 2018 , at the hands of estranged husband, janbaz tarin. a sexual predator described as a �*danger to any woman�* has pleaded guilty to the murder of zara aleena who was attacked in london injune after a night out. alcohol is banned at

the world cup�*s eight stadiums in qatar, two days before the start of the tournament 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 and staff at twitter are being locked out of their offices until monday , as reports suggest hundreds more workers have quit the firm after the takeover by elon musk. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s at the bbc sport centre. hi thank you. we will build up to the start of the workup shortly and the band you�*re been here about. i will start with the rugby broke up because england play france in the rugby

work work tonight. friends have gotten better of england in the last two workup finals but could tonight be different? 0ur reports or item while it is at manchester central for us. it was a wild moment walking in here this evening it looks magnificent the custom—built arena would hold around 5000 people. we saw french friends arriving as we did. the venue looks perfect and as for saint on paper the match does as well. france, the number one site in the world for some england the number one two site in the world. these countries are the driving force mitchell and wheelchair rugby league. from the success and whoever wins from the success of the tournament will go to the rugby

league sports of wheelchair rugby league. it has cut through with audiences. it has struck the imagination of many people watching over this tournament. it all gets under way round about seven o�*clock coverage on bbc two. we look forward to that stop item while at manchester central for us. at its item said that live coverage on bbc two and online. it expends experience in people is worse. wasjust it expends experience in people is worse. was just two days to go onto the tournament starts. it reversed the tournament starts. it reversed the previous policy which was to allow alcohol to be in select areas within the stadiums. those in corporate spaces will still be up to buy it for now. the sale of alcohol is strictly controlled in the muslim country. this is a country that is

trying to say it�*s a global country. it's trying to say it�*s a global country. it�*s opening up to the world its host in workup. but also is trying to adhere to its strict muslim culture. and not trying to compromise. there is that come from decision within the population yes we can open up to the rest of the world and say come to qatar and enjoy the workup but we should not compromise on our beliefs on our culture. 0thers compromise on our beliefs on our culture. others are saying if you told the world to come and you�*re going to pay international host you should allow people to enjoy the experience. fans will be able to buy alcohol at fan parks and other licenced venues, but the timing of the decision to stop it being sold to supporters at the eight world cup stadiums has been criticised by the football supporters association: some england funds like a drink. some england funds like a drink. some don�*t. and they would always be like that. but i think the problem with this announcement it has been made so late. when we went out there

in september we were told that alcohol would be available in the stadium. i know, 48 hours before the tournament starts, it is strange. i think what we worry a lot of england fundsis think what we worry a lot of england funds is what else might change at the last minute? . back here, manchester united are exploring their legal options as they look to end cristiano ronaldo�*s time at old trafford. it follows his interview with talktv where he said he felt betrayed by the club, criticised the owners and said he didn�*t respect manager erik ten hag. ronaldo hasjust over seven months remaining on his £500,000 pound a week contract, which united could potentially terminate. it would leave him free to sign for another club when the transfer window opens in january. it�*s understood that united don�*t want to offer the 37 —year—old any kind of pay off, and want the matter dealt with quickly. ronnie 0�*sullivan has been comprehensively beaten at the uk snooker championship... knocked out at the quarterfinal stage by ding junhui the chinese player completed a quick fire six nil win over the

seven time champion in york. 0�*sullivan spoke before the match about how he had been struggling for motivation... he scored just four points in the final four frames. ahead of sunday�*s season ending abu dhabi grand prix world champion max verstappen was fastest in the second practice session with mercedes�* george russell setting the second quickest time... as he did this morning in the opening session. it�*s also set to be a weekend to remember for four time world champion sebastian vettel. after 16 years in formula one, he�*ll race for one final time this weekend and had a chance to reflect on his driving career starting from a very young age alongside his very proud dad in the aston martin garage. that is all for support for nowjoin ali forsterfor sport that is all for support for nowjoin ali forster for sport 6:30pm that is all for support for nowjoin ali forsterfor sport 6:30pm if that is all for support for nowjoin ali forster for sport 6:30pm if you can for more the workup in qatar thatis can for more the workup in qatar that is all for me when i�*m thank

you. let�*s return to the news of autumn statement. chancellorjeremy hunt unveiled the contents of his autumn statement in the house of commons yesterday, increasing taxes and cutting public spending. let�*s talk now to founder of right—wing thinktank respublica and former david cameron advisor, phillip blond. thank you very much for being with us. we�*ve heard from the institute for fiscal studies today saying that britain is now facing a long hard and unpleasantjourney after britain is now facing a long hard and unpleasant journey after a series of economic lows. to what use accent do you think the conservative different governments of the last decade or so are responsible for the mess we are in?— mess we are in? well, the origin of the mask was _ mess we are in? well, the origin of the mask was a _ mess we are in? well, the origin of the mask was a mark— mess we are in? well, the origin of the mask was a mark what's - mess we are in? well, the origin of the mask was a mark what's our. the mask was a mark what�*s our version of the mess that we�*re in? certainly there be an own goals.

those own goals of compounding problems that already exist. the origin of britain�*s financial vulnerability and fragility of our economy goes back to 2007 and 2008. the great financial crash. that is when british productivity hit a brick wall. and started to collapse. divide from the growth. that should otherwise have been. i think that model of growth was a new labour model. and that is the functionalisation of the british economy the pursuit of financial isolation. ~ , ., , ., economy the pursuit of financial isolation. ~ , ., ., isolation. why are you saying at that time the _ isolation. why are you saying at that time the productivity - isolation. why are you saying at that time the productivity then l that time the productivity then stopped? that time the productivity then sto ed? ~ .,, that time the productivity then stoned? ~ ,,_ that time the productivity then stoned? . , ~' ., , that time the productivity then stoned? ~ , ~ ., , �* stopped? was nobody quite knows. but it's a fact. if stopped? was nobody quite knows. but it's a fact- if you — stopped? was nobody quite knows. but it's a fact. if you look— stopped? was nobody quite knows. but it's a fact. if you look at, _ it�*s a fact. if you look at, essentially, income, national,

regional and family and personal. it's regional and family and personal. it�*s ultimately based on productivity. the financial crash my shattered that relationship whereby our productivity was in line with our productivity was in line with our growth. and or productivity it has more or less flatlined since the great financial crash. but has more or less flatlined since the great financial crash.— great financial crash. but the conservative _ great financial crash. but the conservative governments i great financial crash. but the - conservative governments under various premises including democrat britain, and who you work for have a long time to put that right. and they haven�*t done it stop i completely agree. they haven't done it stop i completely agree.- they haven't done it stop i completely agree. and that's the case was up _ completely agree. and that's the case was up what _ completely agree. and that's the case was up what we _ completely agree. and that's the case was up what we have - completely agree. and that's the case was up what we have had i completely agree. and that's the case was up what we have had is| case was up what we have had is desperate attempts to revive the broken model. we adopted a monopoly model. we put all our exit into the city of london. and the post—big bang ideo surely from thatcher

produce a great big spirit from us. then they all broke at the same time. we never really reinvented the country. we abandon manufacturing and space of government advisers sneered at it. but manufacturing has delivered much higher income to the working class people. it isjust much more distributive. money goes around to more people than just focusing on financial services. so nobody, and it does include the conservative government. nobody has looked at our productivity problem and has attempted to address it. what i found in the autumn statement was a continuous of that. trying to put out the fire without trying to address the causes of this. we have sort of, rightly, the prime minister and change the slur spoken about skills but put all the additional funds into school and nothing for

post 16 education. which is where the skills that would provide growth are most needed. we have massively underfunded are leavening up agenda. in fact, it doesn�*t really exist beyond a few high streets being maintained. what we have to realise is britain�*s economic problem comes notjust from a financial. but a special one. 0utside notjust from a financial. but a special one. outside of london and the southeast. the performance are all of our cities are far, far worse than anywhere else in the developed world. unless we can give devolution real teeth. 0n world. unless we can give devolution real teeth. on this weekend give leavening up real money. neither of which is true. we will get poorer and poorer. and we are a third poorerfrom where we and poorer. and we are a third poorer from where we should be. to where we are known to the financial crash. we need to invest in skills and we are not doing that on the

skill required. we need to invest in radical devolution and it�*s still small. and we need to cut back on r&d tax credit for startups in the autumn statement. i�*m afraid, what we find is a series of short—term measures that don�*t address the real long—term problems in the economy. this autumn statement is an inflation suppression statement. thinking that if we can suppress inflation puts up the causes of which mainly lie beyond our borders. plus, off of course the short liz truss premiership. the rays in debt interest rates. beyond that nobody has addressed these problems. this is the real crisis of the british economy and what we should be talking about.— talking about. well you certainly understand _ talking about. well you certainly understand and _ talking about. well you certainly understand and analyse - talking about. well you certainly understand and analyse how - talking about. well you certainly understand and analyse how you talking about. well you certainly - understand and analyse how you see

some of the longer line trends of economic failure. thank you very much in the former adviser to david cameron. west midlands police materially committed to the deaths of two women in 2018. the force has now apologised. the sexual predator described as a danger to any woman as pleaded guilty to the murder of zahra lena who was attacked in london atjune. alcohol is banned at the world cup�*s eight stadiums in qatar, two days before the start of the tournament help with energy costs has been extended for all households — but at a less generous level, meaning millions will still face higher bills. a typical bill will be capped at £3,000 next year instead

of the current £2,500. our business correspondent, emma simpson has been speaking to people who are worried about how they�*ll 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 already 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. 0bviously, 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 cope. you know, it�*s difficult. we�*re making ends meet. it�*s notjust us. i think it�*s all families. there is a struggle. my bills are up. the rents are skyrocketing. the prices are going too high. 0ur 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. talks at the global climate summit in egypt have been extended until tomorrow. it�*s to try to get agreement on wealthier nations helping poorer countries to deal with the consequences of extreme weather. a draft deal confirms the commitment to keep the increase in global temperatures from pre industrial levels to "well below two degrees" but nations are still deeply divided. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports from the cop27 talks in sharm el—sheikh 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 the usa has been the major blocker.

it is holding all the negotiations and talks back and i am worried because we have not 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 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 is raised land reclamation. there are just hours left here to reach a deal. and the most vulnerable nations say

they are fighting for their lives. victoria gill, bbc news, sharm el—sheikh. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga is in the ukrainian capital kyiv and has the latest. president zielinski seen ten minutes of his people are without power at the moment because of the waste of attack. let�*s hearfrom our correspondent in ukraine. let�*s hear from our correspondent in ukraine. president vladimir zelensky says crews are working flat out to get supplies to millions of people but that is getting harder because russia keeps attacking ukraine cosmic energy structures. yesterday we had another wave of missile attacks by moscow in the cities like kharkiv and 0desa in the south. russia says it is only targeting energy supplies to the military, but inevitably civilians are suffering.

here in kyiv, where the temperature is minus three degrees today, it is snowing, and ukrainians are bracing themselves for the worst to come. people are making preparations for power outages, buying things like power bags, blankets to keep themselves warm. the united nations is warning that showed these attacks continue to happen and people continue to be cut off from electricity there could be as severe humanitarian crisis here in ukraine. 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".|t�*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.

0livia 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 i 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. 0livia richwald, bbc news, whitby.

all royal residences are to stop serving foie gras, according to a letter sent by buckingham palace to animal rights campaigners. king charles is said to be a longstanding opponent of the product, which is widely criticised by animal rights groups for its method of production. foie gras has already been banned at the king�*s own residences for more than a decade. 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 programmes which mimic humans. taylor swift has released a

statement criticising ticketmaster and says her team is trying to find out why the problem happened and find out how improvements could be made. dozens of patents and bears have been pictured in broiled houses. they were left in the royal castle after the death of queen elizabeth. they have been cleaned up and next week the queen consort will be at eight special clinic and they will be delivered to a charity. let�*s see what�*s happening with the weather court forecast. that is led to widespread disruption with flooding across eastern areas the scottish environment protection

agency has issued several flood warnings. which brings a significant threat to life. you know aware terms liked her and pressure overnight. that work or working over was he some communities see the flood and get worse before it gets better on saturday. clear skies lead into it clear night. a touch of frost and the eastern area seemed cloudy but no significant amounts of rain. after a sunday morning you will see outbreaks of rain arrive but not until the end of the afternoon. there is more ready to come overnight and clearing into sunshine and showers on sunday.

at six — an inquest finds police failures contributed to the deaths of two women murdered while they were begging for help on the phone to the police. raneem 0udeh and her mother khaola saleem died at the hands of an abusive former partner. theirfamily their family criticised west midlands police. west midland police have failed khaola and raneem beyond imagination. they had so many opportunities to save their lives. the force has apologised and said it�*ll learn from its mistakes. also on the programme... a man has pleaded guilty to murdering a 35—year—old law graduate in east london as she walked home from a night out last summer. a last—minute u—turn by fifa — just two days before kick—off, and beer has been banned forfans

in stadiums at the qatar world cup.