this is bbc news with the latest headlines. energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers — the industry watchdog ofgem says it's identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed. basically, it's pot luck. you might get a good advisor that might help you, but you may also get someone who simply does not do the things that are needed. the uk needs to wean itself off its dependence on cheap labourfrom abroad — labour leader sir keir starmer�*s message to business leaders today. a dramatic draw for wales follows a big win for england at the world cup in qatar. most of the outstanding schools in england inspected since 2020 have been downgraded, according to a new report from ofsted. nasa's artemis spacecraft sends back its first images of earth

from the other side of the moon. and the european space agency is considering whether to fund a study into launching solar farms into space. electricity could then be beamed back to earth to power homes. good morning. welcome to bbc news. 17 energy suppliers have been told they need to improve how they deal with vulnerable customers. the warning comes from the energy regulator, ofgem, which has been reviewing data supplied by the industry. five of the 17 suppliers have been found to have severe weaknesses — they were good energy, outfox, so energy, tru energy and utilita.

not reading meters for the vulnerable is one of the failings, according to ofgem, as are customers being unable to contact their suppliers to give readings, and excessively high debt repayments being set at such a level that vulnerable customers self—disconnected completely. the consumer assocation which? describes the regulator's report as hugely concerning that so many energy firms are falling short at a time when people are being hit by bills double the level of last winter, amid the soaring cost of living. some of the suppliers have defended themselves, calling the review incomplete. the chief executive of ofgem, jonathan brearley, told radio 4's today programme he was concerned there was no uniform approach. we know people are paying £2500 a year on average in their bills, and that will go up to £3000 next year. now, although there is a lot of government support that we welcome, that is an incredible amount for many, many families to deal with.

now, what we are seeing across—the—board, i'd say, is the need for improvement. and the most important thing for me is making sure that when you apply for help as a customer, you are consistently treated by your company. so what we're finding, particularly with those fines you mentioned, is basically it's pot luck. you might get a good adviser that might help you, but you may also get someone who simply does not do the things that are needed. so let me give you an example of good practice and some of the things we had seen which are really concerning. so i have sat in on calls where companies have identified a customer, checked with them about their personal circumstances and then not only helped them get access to prepayment meter credits but also helped them to look at their energy use and how they can reduce their bills, and that is the sort of thing we expect from companies consistently. but i'm afraid we've got stories where customers have been left in incredibly difficult circumstances. peter smith is the director of policy and advocacy at national energy action, which is a charity working to end fuel poverty.

it is pretty damning, none of the 17 companies listed here escapes criticism completely? it is companies listed here escapes criticism completely? it is hugely concerning. _ criticism completely? it is hugely concerning, we _ criticism completely? it is hugely concerning, we know— criticism completely? it is hugely concerning, we know the - criticism completely? it is hugely concerning, we know the energy| concerning, we know the energy crisis is having a profound impact particularly on the most vulnerable consumers and suppliers have a crucial role to play in either directly supporting vulnerable customers to provide the support they so desperately needs but also referring them to other forms of support. many of those issues do not seem like they are happening on a routine basis. we seem like they are happening on a routine basis.— seem like they are happening on a routine basis. we will come to some articulars routine basis. we will come to some particulars in — routine basis. we will come to some particulars in a _ routine basis. we will come to some particulars in a moment _ routine basis. we will come to some particulars in a moment but - routine basis. we will come to some particulars in a moment but broadly| particulars in a moment but broadly speaking, why is this going wrong? i think the energy suppliers themselves should come forward and give a full explanation. clearly energy suppliers have been struggling since the pandemic to provide appropriate levels of support and despite some

improvements at the turn of this year we are still continuing to see the most vulnerable people really struggling even to get in contact with their energy supplier, or when they reach out, not really receiving they reach out, not really receiving the level of support they desperately need. but the level of support they desperately need. the level of support they deseratel need. �* , ., desperately need. but the question is wh , desperately need. but the question is why. should _ desperately need. but the question is why, should this _ desperately need. but the question is why, should this be _ desperately need. but the question is why, should this be a _ desperately need. but the question is why, should this be a statutory i is why, should this be a statutory requirement that energy companies have to setup teams, specially trained teams, to deal with people who will have these sorts of problems?— who will have these sorts of problems? who will have these sorts of roblems? , , , , , ., , problems? energy suppliers have very clear licence — problems? energy suppliers have very clear licence conditions _ problems? energy suppliers have very clear licence conditions which - clear licence conditions which require them to put the needs of vulnerable consumers particularly at the heart of the operations. they have not been responding appropriately to those clear requirements. there has been a lack of focus within the regulator on these vital issues and despite recent investigations the regulator has not had the laser focus it might have needed in the past on these

issues. these things combined, plus more and more customers desperately needing help, is creating a very difficult picture.— needing help, is creating a very difficult picture. what information do ou difficult picture. what information do you have? _ difficult picture. what information do you have? anecdotally - difficult picture. what information do you have? anecdotally there . difficult picture. what information i do you have? anecdotally there are reports of electricity all power companies changing smart metres to prepayment meters which, of course, are more expensive for people and often people are the most vulnerable, what evidence do you have of taking place? that vulnerable, what evidence do you have of taking place?— have of taking place? that is clearly happening _ have of taking place? that is clearly happening despite i have of taking place? that is| clearly happening despite the have of taking place? that is - clearly happening despite the need to communicate effectively with customers and in some cases screen household for additional vulnerabilities which will be created if they make that switch. some households need to be kept on the energy supply and we know if they are rather prepayment meter they are rather prepayment meter they are rather prepayment meter they are at additional risk of self disconnection. the thing we are fighting overall is that energy suppliers are too quick to

defaulting to installing a prepayment meter all switching them over and they should be taking much greater accounts of customers' ability to pay, and unless they do that effectively and consistently households can be exposed to surreally significant risks. peter smith, director— surreally significant risks. peter smith, director of _ surreally significant risks. peter smith, director of policy - surreally significant risks. peter smith, director of policy for - smith, director of policy for second, thank you very much for joining us at bbc news —— can second, thank you very much for joining us at bbc news -- can be exosed joining us at bbc news -- can be exoosed to _ joining us at bbc news -- can be exposed to some _ joining us at bbc news -- can be exposed to some really - joining us at bbc news -- can be l exposed to some really significant risks. the days of cheap labour must end to wean the uk off its immigration dependency, labour leader sir keir starmer will tell business leaders. in a speech to the cbi in birmingham, sir keir is expected to say companies must do more to train people who already live in the uk. but he'll also say he is willing to accept an increase in skilled foreign workers. the government says it wants to better educate the british workforce. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the cbi conference in birmingham.

speaking to us in about half—an—hour, i think. speaking to us in about half—an—hour, ithink. what speaking to us in about half—an—hour, i think. what does this mean about labour's policy on immigration? are they still pro freedom of movement? trio immigration? are they still pro freedom of movement?- immigration? are they still pro freedom of movement? no is the short answer, freedom of movement? no is the short answer. this — freedom of movement? no is the short answer. this is — freedom of movement? no is the short answer. this is a _ freedom of movement? no is the short answer, this is a pretty _ freedom of movement? no is the short answer, this is a pretty clear— answer, this is a pretty clear statement from labour, good morning from day two of the cbi conference in birmingham by immigration has been a theme. yesterday the prime minister said he wanted a visa system to attract the brightest and the bystander focus on illegal immigration, today is the turn of labour leader sir keir starmer and he will tell this conference the days when low pay and cheap labour were part of the british way of growth must end, we must wean ourselves off what he called immigration dependency. the politics of this are pretty clear, labour is making clear to supporters who backed brexit it is no longer in favour of freedom of movement, something sir keir starmer had

supported, they want to control migration system but labour will not be happy with that approach and at this of business leaders the cbi director—general has been talking about the need for more immigration to plug the shortages in the labour market, they say that is what is needed for growth, so i think there are still questions about labour and the government's approaches when it comes to this issue. the the government's approaches when it comes to this issue.— comes to this issue. the speech has been given — comes to this issue. the speech has been given out _ comes to this issue. the speech has been given out in _ comes to this issue. the speech has been given out in advance _ comes to this issue. the speech has been given out in advance but - comes to this issue. the speech has | been given out in advance but labour says it would be pragmatic about the shortage of workers, what does that mean? it shortage of workers, what does that mean? , ., , shortage of workers, what does that mean? , . , , mean? it is really interesting, we know immigration _ mean? it is really interesting, we know immigration has _ mean? it is really interesting, we know immigration has been - mean? it is really interesting, we know immigration has been a - know immigration has been a contentious issue want what you are hearing from the prime minister at the labour leader, rishi sunak and sir keir starmer, they want to get the message they will be tough on immigration and run a control system, both advocating a points—based system, but there are new and in these arguments. yesterday rishi sunak spoke about a

visa system for the best in the brightest, sir keir starmer will say today labour will be pragmatic when it comes to getting skilled workers that the labour market needs and while they are talking tough on immigration broadly, neither is suggesting there would not be more migration in the sectors where it is quieter neither have made real commitments about the figures where they would like to see migration sets because they know it is politically contentious. the focus of business leaders here are some growth, this conference is taking place at a time when the economy faces incredibly challenging circumstances, the uk facing a recession, inflation running really high, leading to a rise in interest rates, there is a squeeze on public finances and i think business leaders are keen to hear from finances and i think business leaders are keen to hearfrom sir keir starmer and yesterday from rishi sunak, what is that plant to grow the economy? business leaders want to see circumstances put in place by the politicians which allow them to make the investment that they need. i think there are still questions about the economic outlook

for the country which are really iugghng for the country which are really juggling some businesses here. i’m juggling some businesses here. i'm seeinr juggling some businesses here. i'm seeing some figures out today, net migration is likely to fall in the short—term but that is to do with humanitarian visas for ukraine and hong kong, but still very much the centre of discussion where you are? without a doubt, notjust immigration but the other thing that has come up and will continue think during the course of the day as britain's trading relationship not least with the european union in the post—brexit landscape, given the economic challenges the country faces. the prime minister was asked about this yesterday, there was talk of number ten perhaps considering a swiss style closer relationship with the eu, the prime minister said there would be no alignment with the eu under his leadership at their are still questions about how to overcome some of the friction between the uk and the eu one trade, the labour position is no rejoining of the single market but they want to season of the agreement yet to be

resolved, particularly on trade with northern ireland, as soon as, so i think these things will dominate today. think these things will dominate toda . ., ~ think these things will dominate toda . ., ,, think these things will dominate toda. . ~' �* think these things will dominate toda. ., ~ , today. thank you, alex, we will be back to birmingham _ today. thank you, alex, we will be back to birmingham for _ today. thank you, alex, we will be back to birmingham for sir - today. thank you, alex, we will be back to birmingham for sir keir - back to birmingham for sir keir starmer�*s speech in about half an hour, stay with us for that. the captain of the wales football team, gareth bale, says he is proud of his team's 1—1 draw against the united states — theirfirst world cup campaign in 64 years. their match followed a decisive victory for england who won 6—2 in their first match against iran. today's fixtures kicks off with argentia versus saudia arabia, while france take on australia for their first games this evening. i'm joined by our sports correspondentjohn watson, who is in doha. a good start, 6—2 thrashing for england over iran and a bit of a

nailbiterfor wales? find england over iran and a bit of a nailbiter for wales?— nailbiter for wales? and quite uniuue nailbiter for wales? and quite unique for _ nailbiter for wales? and quite unique for us _ nailbiter for wales? and quite unique for us to _ nailbiter for wales? and quite unique for us to have - nailbiter for wales? and quite unique for us to have seen - nailbiter for wales? and quite i unique for us to have seen wales nailbiter for wales? and quite - unique for us to have seen wales and england both competing on the same day of the tournament, a special day for the players and fans, many of whom have spent thousands of pounds to get to this tournament, one we had set will be like no other, but yesterday we had still seen some of theseissues yesterday we had still seen some of these issues at play in the build—up when it became apparent that the world governing body of football, fifa, was proposing a potential sporting sanction facing england and wales had harry kane and gareth bale warned those rainbow one love armbands which carry the message of inclusivity. we saw that for some of the fans making their way to the stadium, specifically welsh fans wearing a rainbow bucket hat as they made their way into the stadium where wales are playing all of their group games. their opening match yesterday was against the united states. laura mcallister was one of

those funds, the former welsh international, here is a wales ambassador, and this is what she told me about what occurred as they try to get into the stadium when she was wearing a rainbow bucket hat. the rainbow symbol is absolutely core to _ the rainbow symbol is absolutely core to our— the rainbow symbol is absolutely core to our values aren't everything we are _ core to our values aren't everything we are here — core to our values aren't everything we are here to champion and speak about— we are here to champion and speak about in_ we are here to champion and speak about in pace, lots of us involved in welsh — about in pace, lots of us involved in welsh football and in ambassadorial roles were wearing rainbow_ ambassadorial roles were wearing rainbow hats, as we were queueing to -et rainbow hats, as we were queueing to get into— rainbow hats, as we were queueing to get into the _ rainbow hats, as we were queueing to get into the stadium we heard there were issues with people in front of us as— were issues with people in front of us as to _ were issues with people in front of us as to take off i had to go into the stadium, fortunately a few others — the stadium, fortunately a few others further back new watch was likely _ others further back new watch was likely to _ others further back new watch was likely to happen and, sure enough, as we_ likely to happen and, sure enough, as we went— likely to happen and, sure enough, as we went through security we were told by— as we went through security we were told by some stewards we could not enter— told by some stewards we could not enter the _ told by some stewards we could not enter the stadium wearing rainbow hats _ enter the stadium wearing rainbow hats. clearly i was not going to take _ hats. clearly i was not going to take off — hats. clearly i was not going to take off my hat straightaway, we engaged — take off my hat straightaway, we engaged in a conversation although we did _ engaged in a conversation although we did not— engaged in a conversation although we did not get a great deal of sense

as to _ we did not get a great deal of sense as to why— we did not get a great deal of sense as to why the hats were banned, it runs counter— as to why the hats were banned, it runs counter to everything we were told about — runs counter to everything we were told about fifa allowing the rainbow symbol _ told about fifa allowing the rainbow symbol to _ told about fifa allowing the rainbow symbol to be present in the stadium, but they— symbol to be present in the stadium, but they were pretty adamant about us not _ but they were pretty adamant about us not being allowed to add. there was no indication _ us not being allowed to add. there was no indication from _ us not being allowed to add. there was no indication from security - us not being allowed to add. there was no indication from security as| was no indication from security as to why? we was no indication from security as to wh ? ~ ., ., , ., to why? we were told it was a regulation. — to why? we were told it was a regulation. l _ to why? we were told it was a regulation, i work _ to why? we were told it was a regulation, i work in - to why? we were told it was a regulation, i work in football i to why? we were told it was a i regulation, i work in football and with beta — regulation, i work in football and with uefa and i'm no the regulation so i with uefa and i'm no the regulation so i asked — with uefa and i'm no the regulation so i asked which regulation, we were not told _ so i asked which regulation, we were not told about. to be fair, these were _ not told about. to be fair, these were stewards in charge of security but it _ were stewards in charge of security but it was _ were stewards in charge of security but it was pretty heavy— handed, straightaway quite few other officials gathered around me and told me — officials gathered around me and told me i— officials gathered around me and told me i had to take off my hat. i'm experienced enough to know you can only— i'm experienced enough to know you can only go — i'm experienced enough to know you can only go so far with things but i was not _ can only go so far with things but i was not going to do it easily because _ was not going to do it easily because i_ was not going to do it easily because i think we are here to let our own— because i think we are here to let our own values —— to live our own values _ our own values —— to live our own values and — our own values —— to live our own values and it— our own values —— to live our own values and it is important for wales to show— values and it is important for wales to show what the country is about,

inclusion. — to show what the country is about, inclusion, tolerance and diversity. is inclusion, tolerance and diversity. is that _ inclusion, tolerance and diversity. is that why— inclusion, tolerance and diversity. is that why you felt it was so important to you and important to take a stance and said that message? it is important to me personally, and l'rn — it is important to me personally, and l'rn an — it is important to me personally, and i'm an ambassador for wales here and i'm an ambassador for wales here and we _ and i'm an ambassador for wales here and we need _ and i'm an ambassador for wales here and we need to speak for the lgbt people _ and we need to speak for the lgbt people at— and we need to speak for the lgbt people at home who did not feel comfortable to come to doha because of its position on gay rights, and we had — of its position on gay rights, and we had to— of its position on gay rights, and we had to live our values. we are all horribly— we had to live our values. we are all horribly compromised by being here. _ all horribly compromised by being here, make no mistake, so we have to make _ here, make no mistake, so we have to make sure _ here, make no mistake, so we have to make sure we — here, make no mistake, so we have to make sure we do not compromise on our values. _ make sure we do not compromise on our values, and our values are about lgbt— our values, and our values are about lgbt rights. — our values, and our values are about lgbt rights. we were not going to -ive lgbt rights. we were not going to give up _ lgbt rights. we were not going to give up our— lgbt rights. we were not going to give up our hats, it is a simple but unimportant— give up our hats, it is a simple but unimportant symbol. —— it is a symbol. — unimportant symbol. —— it is a symbol. but _ unimportant symbol. —— it is a symbol, but unimportant symbol. laura said that somebody else was made to remove their rainbow shoelaces and had to walk into the

stadium without any laces. many people with platforms like lawro want to send a clear message that they will make a stand for lgbt rights and values of many fans across the world, many of whom can't be here. let's find out the experience of some of fans. we can speak to another welsh fire and, ffion, i assume you were in the stadium yesterday? the ffion, i assume you were in the stadium yesterday?— ffion, i assume you were in the stadium yesterday? the red wall you saw on tv. — stadium yesterday? the red wall you saw on tv. we _ stadium yesterday? the red wall you saw on tv, we were _ stadium yesterday? the red wall you saw on tv, we were quite _ stadium yesterday? the red wall you saw on tv, we were quite near - stadium yesterday? the red wall you saw on tv, we were quite near to - stadium yesterday? the red wall you | saw on tv, we were quite near to the -oal saw on tv, we were quite near to the goal by— saw on tv, we were quite near to the goal by the _ saw on tv, we were quite near to the goal by the penalty was scored. we will goal by the penalty was scored. will come to goal by the penalty was scored. - will come to the match in a moment butjust give us a sense of your experience of the match yesterday? we heard about the issues laura encountered getting into the stadium, what was your experience like? t stadium, what was your experience like? �* ., ., , ,, , like? i didn't have any issues, we were told to _ like? i didn't have any issues, we were told to go _ like? i didn't have any issues, we were told to go early _ like? i didn't have any issues, we were told to go early because - like? i didn't have any issues, we| were told to go early because lots of people — were told to go early because lots of people have problem with tickets

but i of people have problem with tickets but i got _ of people have problem with tickets but i got there, i got in and i saw laura— but i got there, i got in and i saw laura and— but i got there, i got in and i saw laura and i— but i got there, i got in and i saw laura and i heard all about what happened — laura and i heard all about what happened to her, that is disgraceful what happened to her. my experience was ok. _ what happened to her. my experience was ok. i_ what happened to her. my experience was ok, i got into the stand and i was ok, i got into the stand and i was in_ was ok, i got into the stand and i was inthat— was ok, i got into the stand and i was in that corner of red that use all on _ was in that corner of red that use all on tv— was in that corner of red that use all on tv and ijust walked out. it was amazing, we have the bucket hats. _ was amazing, we have the bucket hats. the — was amazing, we have the bucket hats, the red shirts, just seeing the familiar faces, new faces, old and new— the familiar faces, new faces, old and new faces, everybody around me, the emotion— and new faces, everybody around me, the emotion and the happiness, it is hard to— the emotion and the happiness, it is hard to put— the emotion and the happiness, it is hard to put into words because we have _ hard to put into words because we have waited so long for this and we are representing people who have not had the _ are representing people who have not had the chance to see wales at a world _ had the chance to see wales at a world cup. — had the chance to see wales at a world cup, and that out cell —— and then. _ world cup, and that out cell —— and then. we _ world cup, and that out cell —— and then, we were all looking forward to that. _ then, we were all looking forward to that. we _ then, we were all looking forward to that, we were all shoulder to shoulder. _ that, we were all shoulder to shoulder, holding each other when we

were singing the anthem manchego our language _ were singing the anthem manchego our language on that big a stage was great. _ language on that big a stage was great. i_ language on that big a stage was treat. ., �* ., ,~' i. ., great. i won't ask you to replicator. _ great. i won't ask you to replicator, you - great. i won't ask you to replicator, you can - great. i won't ask you to replicator, you can if - great. i won't ask you to | replicator, you can if you great. i won't ask you to - replicator, you can if you would like, how did you celebrate when gareth bale scored the equaliser from the penalty spot? it gareth bale scored the equaliser from the penalty spot?— from the penalty spot? it was a relief, from the penalty spot? it was a relief. the _ from the penalty spot? it was a relief, the first _ from the penalty spot? it was a relief, the first half— from the penalty spot? it was a relief, the first half was - from the penalty spot? it was a relief, the first half was not - from the penalty spot? it was a l relief, the first half was not what we expected, in my opinion we started — we expected, in my opinion we started with the wrong line—up, peter— started with the wrong line—up, peter should have started, he came on at _ peter should have started, he came on at half—time and made such a difference. — on at half—time and made such a difference, and bringing defenders in, difference, and bringing defenders in. but _ difference, and bringing defenders in, but when they pointed to the spot it _ in, but when they pointed to the spot it was, wow. i had seen him score. _ spot it was, wow. i had seen him score. he — spot it was, wow. i had seen him score, he scored in rotterdam on a penalty and — score, he scored in rotterdam on a penalty and they scored it down, all sorts— penalty and they scored it down, all sorts of— penalty and they scored it down, all sorts of emotion, and when it went in, sorts of emotion, and when it went in. mental— sorts of emotion, and when it went in, mental scenes is howl sorts of emotion, and when it went in, mental scenes is how i would describe — in, mental scenes is how i would describe it. — in, mental scenes is how i would describe it, sunglasses flying everywhere, peoplejumping describe it, sunglasses flying everywhere, people jumping on the i think i_ everywhere, people jumping on the i think i lost— everywhere, people jumping on the i think i lost my vocal chords, it was

amazing _ think i lost my vocal chords, it was amazing to — think i lost my vocal chords, it was amazing to see us score at the world cup and _ amazing to see us score at the world cup and gareth bale, who deserves it so much. _ cup and gareth bale, who deserves it so much, bringing us level. because of our— so much, bringing us level. because of our second—hand —— second—half performance. — of our second—hand —— second—half performance, it was great to get our first point _ performance, it was great to get our first point in— performance, it was great to get our first point in the world cup in 64 years. _ first point in the world cup in 64 years. |— first point in the world cup in 64 ears. ., , y ., first point in the world cup in 64 ears. .,, i. ., first point in the world cup in 64 ears. ., , ,~. years. i hope you have plenty of ener: years. i hope you have plenty of energy left. _ years. i hope you have plenty of energy left. l — years. i hope you have plenty of energy left, i think _ years. i hope you have plenty of energy left, i think you - years. i hope you have plenty of energy left, i think you will- years. i hope you have plenty of| energy left, i think you will need it heading into the next game as wales take on iran, and that the final group game between england and wales. great to speak to you what bbc news today. we know how long it has been for wales to get to the stage, they have waited 64 years to get to the world cup once again, they are here and the fans are clearly hoping to enjoy themselves. the fans are clearly hoping to en'oy themselves.— much more on the world cup from our teams there throughout the tournament — and you can keep up to date with all of the action, and read up on the background to the matches on our website. just log on to bbc.com/news —

or go via the bbc app. new figures released this morning show that government borrowing rose in october as the uk started paying for energy support schemes for households and businesses. borrowing — the difference between government spending and tax income — was 13.4 billion last month, according to the office for national statistics. -- £114 —— £13.4 billion. this afternoon, the office for budget responsbility is due to give evidence to mps following last week's autumn statement and september's mini budget. i'm joined by professor sir charlie bean, an economist at the london school of economics and former bank of england deputy governor. thank you forjoining us. starting with those borrowing figures, burrowing up as we expected but less than forecast?— than forecast? yes, i wouldn't place too much weight _ than forecast? yes, i wouldn't place too much weight on _ than forecast? yes, i wouldn't place too much weight on small _ than forecast? yes, i wouldn't place too much weight on small errors - than forecast? yes, i wouldn't place | too much weight on small errors one way or the other and near term

forecasts, one can onlyjudge this over several months, and it is pretty clear that the general trend is in the direction of a substantial rise in borrowing both because of the support that government is offering to households and businesses to deal with the rise in energy prices, and also because the economy is clearly slowing down, and that will lead to tax revenues falling back.— falling back. the obr giving evidence to _ falling back. the obr giving evidence to mps _ falling back. the obr giving evidence to mps later- falling back. the obr giving evidence to mps later this l evidence to mps later this afternoon. we saw the report last week after the autumn statement, pretty grim, pretty awful, we are in recession. i'll be likely to get any more bad news today or is this just an upsum of where you are? i more bad news today or is this 'ust an upsum of where you are? i don't think ou

an upsum of where you are? i don't think you will _ an upsum of where you are? i don't think you will get _ an upsum of where you are? i don't think you will get any _ an upsum of where you are? i don't think you will get any more - an upsum of where you are? i don't think you will get any more bad - an upsum of where you are? i don't i think you will get any more bad news from the treasury committee, this is one of a series of three meetings which happen regularly after major physical events. the treasury committee met yesterday with three orfour committee met yesterday with three or four independent advisers, then they meet with the obr today were they meet with the obr today were the focus of the questioning will be the focus of the questioning will be the contents of the economic and fiscal outlook published alongside the autumn statement, which includes the autumn statement, which includes the obr's economic and fiscal forecasts, so it gives an opportunity for the parliamentarians to take in to the numbers in more detail, ask questions that perhaps are not addressed in the document, see clarifications and things like that, before they meet with the chancellor, which i think is tomorrow afternoon. i think it is important to contrast obr

appearances with those at the bank of england. when the monetary policy committee appear before the treasury committee appear before the treasury committee they appear as policymakers and are held accountable for decisions on interest rates. the obr is not a policy—making body, it is a number crunching body and the value of the obr for the treasury committee, in many ways it helps them hold the chancellor to account the following day, so they will want to understand the nature of the obr's analysis, where the risks are both in a good and bad direction, sensitive judgments, things like that. help me out, judgments, things like that. help me out. obviously _ judgments, things like that. help me out, obviously kwasi _ judgments, things like that. help me out, obviously kwasi kwarteng - judgments, things like that. help me out, obviously kwasi kwarteng and i out, obviously kwasi kwarteng and liz truss were seen as punished and brought down by the bond markets for

sidestepping the obr, but when rishi sunak was chancellor he didn't always put things to the obr either? during the pandemic, for example. so why were kwasi kwarteng and liz truss punished so badly under rishi sunak and others were not? there is an important — sunak and others were not? there is an important distinction _ sunak and others were not? there is an important distinction here, - an important distinction here, during rishi sunak�*s timei think there were around 20 fiscal events when he was chancellor and only half a dozen of those at most had an accompanying obr publication associated with them. but the key is that all of the decisions he was taking basically to deal with the pandemic, things like the introducing of the furlough scheme, they were temporary interventions obviously to deal with an immediate emergency. in fact, it would be

crazy to hold up those sanctions simply to give the obr several weeks to produce an accompanying forecast. and then what happens is the decisions get reviewed after the event, next time the obr produces a forecast. they key thing is those interventions are largely temporary. the mistakes that truss and cortege made with the mini budget were, i think, several —— the mistakes that truss one kwarteng made. a key thing was that in the mini budget they announced not only the temporary support measures to deal with the rise in energy prices which were analogies to the sort of thing rishi sunak had announced, but they also announced substantial permanent tax

cuts equivalent to roughly 2% of gdp. they were announced in a context where the public finances have clearly deteriorated both because of slower growth and rising global interest rates, so market participants immediately questioned the sustainability of those decisions. alongside that the truss and kwarteng administration had pretty systematically undermined the pillars of macroeconomic policy—making in this country, so questioning the bank's record and dealing with inflation, talking about changing its remit to make it more directives as far as the treasury was concerned, liz truss's

criticism of them indulging in abacus economics and then sucking the head of the treasury on the first day, the permanent secretary, on kwasi kwarteng's thursday in the and then finally the sidelining of the obr in a context where they were making permanent tax reductions against a backdrop of considerably worsened public finances. you put all that together and that was why market participants thought that this is a government we really can't trust with the public finances. fascinating, thank you very much, we will learn more this afternoon. professor sir charlie beanan, thank you very much forjoining us. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning, it has been nature the and very windy start to the day,

across south—west england that the channel islands. the winter here will slowly ease and then for most of us there will be bright spells, some sunny spells and showers. showers in the south becoming scattered, showers in the north—east may well fall as snow on the tops of the mountains, but it will be another chilly date if you are out and about. this evening and overnight, with clear skies, temperatures falling away quite quickly, first across the north—east, another system coming from the west bringing heavy and persistent rain accompanied by strengthening winds. it will not be so cool here, it will be cold across the north—east. tomorrow starts off dry but the rain coming in from the west eradicates a bright start, we will see a return to bright spells, sunshine and showers behind that, a blustery day, strong winds through the irish sea and also the english

channel. hello this is bbc news. 9.29. the headlines: energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers — the industry watchdog, ofgem, says it's identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed. basically, it's pot luck. you might get a good adviser that might help you but you may also get someone who simply doesn't do the things that are needed. britain needs to wean itself off its dependence on cheap labourfrom abroad — labour leader sir keir starmer message to business leaders in a few minutes' time. a dramatic draw for wales at the world cup in qatar. also, most of the outstanding schools in england inspected since 2020 have been downgraded — according to a new report from ofsted. and the european space agency is considering whether to fund

a study into launching solar farms into space. electricity could then be beamed back to earth to power homes. we spoke tojohn a few moments ago in doha and we can go back to him for the latest on what's going on. yes, thank you. hello again, tim, hello from doha. gearing up for more matches to come now. we get four group matches every single day now for the next 11 days, so it really will be a feast of football over the coming days. we see argentina in action as well and the holders, france. they begin their tournament today as well. let's start by reflecting on what was a hugely impressive when yesterday for england as they beat iran 6—2. the result gareth southgate would never have predicted but says there is still some room for improvement.

wales kicking off their campaign against the united states and after what was a disappointing return for them in the first half on their return to the world cup, for the first time in 64 years, they needed a big from a big player, 0 gareth bale. moments of simple, soulfuljoy in this most complicated world cup. for england and wales, a time to wear hearts on sleeves. and that's not always possible in qatar. england, like others, were prevented by fifa from wearing inclusive onelove armbands, while iran protested against the regime in their homeland by keeping mouths shut during the anthem. this tournament is cloaked in its context. england didn't arrive at its surfing optimism, but they picked a young man whose wave is rising. and it's in from bellingham! jude bellingham, just 19, a world cup goalscorer and instigator because now others followed. bukayo saka 2—0, raheem sterling three. the theory was that england

would need to be patient. instead, they found regular gratifications. saka keeps on going himself. why wouldn't he?! iran scored, but england threw on marcus rashford, who immediately did this - 5-1. in the final minutes of the 90, they surged again. callum wilson to jack grealish, who made good on a promise. this, the celebration young findlay had asked his hero to do. i'll do that for you. it finished 6—2, but the boss was only satisfied with half of that scoreline. i've got to be very happy, but we shouldn't be conceding two goals at that stage of the game. and it's great. it's a great start, but we're going to have to be better. a note held for 64 years. wales' long wait to return to the world cup is over. but despite the history, they lacked urgency in the first half against the usa and went behind to timothy weah, whose dad was once

the best footballer in the world. in the second half, though, wales found purpose and zip, then waited for the trip. penalty. and that means one man. gareth bale. when most couldn't watch, he couldn't miss. there will have to be more to come from them. but in the end, wales have made a start. patrick gearey, bbc news. they have indeed, yes, england and wales up and running in this world cup. but we will be seeing argentina in action today as well in what will surely be lionel messi's last ever world cup. can he sign off with a much... with what would be a very valuable win for him and his country? they are opening against saudi arabia today. the 35—year—old is playing in his fifth global tournament and says he is in a "great moment" of his career. the seven—time ballon d'or winner says he's not made any special preparations, but does feel "fit and ready".

let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other fixture happening today. mexico kick off against poland in group c at 4pm. in group d, denmark play tunisia at1pm, and france take on australia this evening — which is live on the bbc. you can also get full commentary on bbc radio 5 live. france of course without star striker kareen benzema, who has been ruled out of the tournament through injury. following on from the decision for nine nations to not wear the one love armbands — that included harry kane and gareth bale. belgium have said they will not wear their white away shirts with the word �*love' on the collar in the group stages of the tournament. it follows discussions with fifa and is understood to be part of a commercial dispute. they'll wear their red home shirts for the matches against canada, morocco and croatia. away from the football — to cricket and the at the third

and final odi in the series in melbourne, australia have set england a huge target of 364 to win. australia so far brilliant with the bat, with travis head reaching 152, with plenty of sixes along the way. he and opening parter david warner combined for 269 for the first wicket, with england struggling to make any breakthrough at all. they did eventually remove warner, but only after he had reached 106. the game has been reduced to 48 overs per side because of the weather, with england now chasing 364 foran unlikely win... they've already lost dawid malan and jason roy. they were 41—1 with eight overs played. and you feel now for those wales and england players who will be returning to training this morning. they will have a spring in their step because as we know, heading into a world cup, the last thing you want to do is lose your opening match. england obviously getting off

to a wonderful start. wales with a 1-1 to a wonderful start. wales with a 1—1 draw and they head into their next group match with iran, and then a course which needs no introduction, england against wales. that will be in their final group game. you wonder what will still be at stake for both sides heading into that match, which will be staged a week today. tim. how exciting, thank you. the indonesian authorities are sending more rescue workers and machinery to help areas worst—hit by a deadly earthquake. according to the latest figures we've received in the last few moments, more than 250 people are known to have died. 252. the epicentre of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.6, was on the island ofjava — not far from the capital, jakarta. one of the worst affected areas is chianjur — a densely populated part of the island.

jerome wirawan is from the bbc�*s indonesian service, and gave us an update on the situation. the authorities are focusing their efforts in the search and evacuation of the victims and also distributing food and medicine. our indonesian president, joko widodo, has just arrived in cianjur region to oversee the distribution of food and medicine, but our colleagues on the ground reporting that so many people in the outskirts, in the villages, they haven't received that food and medicine. many villages are isolated, meaning that many routes and avenues to this location are blocked by landslides which were triggered by the earthquake, and it is making the efforts, the rescue efforts... it is really hampering them. so far, i haven't seen

the international agencies coming to the cianjur region, but perhaps today or tomorrow they will be coming. more on that story on the website as well. most of the outstanding schools in england inspected since 2020 have been downgraded — according to a new report from ofsted. some of the schools had not been looked at for 15 years because the government previously gave outstanding schools an exemption from regular inspections. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. parents rely on school inspections. ofsted grades are meant to be a guide to standards. the top grade in england is "outstanding". for many years, outstanding schools weren't inspected. the government said it was only needed if concerns were raised. now, ofsted has been allowed to revisit, and so far, 80% overall are down from outstanding —

mainly to good. 17% have been told they require improvement. 4% of them have gone to the bottom grade of inadequate. many parents have noticed a bit of a gap between what's said in a 13 or 14—year—old inspection report and what they see in front of them. and many parents have been concerned about that. i think that's part of why pressure built up to scrap the exemption. i think it's also important to say, well, parents, governors may well notice and recognise some slippage in a school. sometimes the things that can lead a school to bejudged inadequate, such as for safeguarding, for example, may be things that are only visible to a handful of children and their families. they may not be visible to everybody involved with the school. ofsted said this shows the value of inspections, but the biggest education union thinks otherwise. it said the current inspections made little positive difference.

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. when a doctor writes a prescription it's usually for medicine but for some patients suffering with chronic lung and immune conditions, a gp can also prescribe them cash to help pay their energy and heating bills. it's part of a trial taking place in parts of england to prevent people from needing even more expensive hospital treatments. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has this report. myjoints ache like there's no tomorrow, my bones feel like hot pokers, and i tend to end up either bedridden or in the past, i have ended up in hospital a few times with pneumonia, flu, pleurisy. with arthritis and a serious lung condition, michelle and her young teenage girls usually dread the winter. but not last year, because the nhs paid

the entirety of her energy bill. it's mind—blowing how much of a difference it does make. it makes you happier. you're a bit healthier. you're not as in pain so you're not snappy as much, or you know, you're not stuck in bed. so for you, it wasn't just a health benefit? we had a nice christmas, which doesn't happen very often, to be honest. my children being able to have a life and be children, not having to just be mum's carers. there are millions of people with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions that are made worse by living in a cold home. matt was the brains behind this pilot project, but it's the health service who made the decisions about who qualified. so it's for people with the right health condition who can't afford the heating they need to stay well, warm and well at home. for the health service, they were saying this was having a benefit much more quickly than the pills and potions they normally have to give out. so it was days, not weeks or months.

despite energy bills being more expensive this year, nhs gloucestershire saw such a benefit that they're now helping five times as many people. and tees valley and aberdeenshire arejoining in too. the reason this pilot scheme has worked so well here is that they've had a willing gp who knows people's health conditions, working in this surgery alongside social prescribers and people who visit homes regularly and know people's financial conditions. they're therefore able to marry those two things up together and find the people that qualify under both criteria. do you want to just tell me about your cough that you've had? dr larue says this project wasn't an extra pressure on him as a gp. it's going to save work because actually you're hopefully going to be keeping patients fitter and well over the winter and stop them getting sick. so i think it's actually saving the money for other services. doing that work upstream ahead

of time, ahead of the winter so that they're as prepared as they can be. it's just a fantastic feeling to know that you're doing that bit of yourjob rather than always going to see sick people. michelle is hoping everyone can feel warm and well this winter. if everybody could have the help that i was fortunate enough to actually experience, i think it would make such a difference in people's lives. coletta smith, bbc news, in gloucestershire. a plan to beam electricity wirelessly from space to power millions of homes on earth could be edging a step closer. the eventual aim is to have giant satellites in orbit, each able to generate the same amount of electricity as a power station. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has sent this report from munich. it looks like science fiction. imagine robots building vast solar arrays to capture the sun's power.

its energy converted into microwaves and beamed to earth, then collected by antennas over a huge area and turned into electricity. it's not science fiction, that it's notjust something on paper or in the lab, it's ready to be deployed at a small scale. and, of course, the challenge with applying this to space based solar power is extending that scale and that power by a dramatic amount, and that will take some time. it's a huge challenge, of course. it's a challenge these scientists are taking up here in munich. in an experiment at the aerospace firm airbus, two kilowatts of power were collected from solar panels and sent wirelessly from this transmitter to a receiver at the other end of the room. and that electricity lights up a model city. there's a long way to go from this small demonstration here to sending back solar energy from space.

a million times more power needs to be transmitted, and it's got to be sent a million times further. but the engineers here think it could be done. if the energy satellite concept were successfully developed, it would collect solar energy 24 hours a day. scientists have wanted to do this for decades. because unlike solar energy on the ground, which is interrupted by night time and clouds, it generates power around the clock. ignition, liftoff. it's only now it might become cost effective because rockets can be used over and over again. if you could do it from space and i'm saying if you could, because we are not yet there, then this would be absolutely fantastic. solar based power from space could really help enormously to address our energy shortages and our energy problem, which is about to come in the next decades. the us, china and the uk

have their own research programmes. as energy prices soar and the destructive impacts of climate change are being felt, the pressure for the entire world to develop a new, reliable source of clean energy is greater than ever. pallab ghosh, bbc news, munich. 9.47 — the headlines on bbc news... energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers — the industry watchdog, ofgem, says it's identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed. britain needs to wean itself off its dependence on cheap labourfrom abroad — labour leader sir keir starmer�*s message to business leaders in the next few minutes. and the european space agency is considering whether to fund a study into launching solar farms, as we just heard, into space. electricity could then be beamed back to earth to power homes.

before we go back to birmingham to hear sir keir starmer address leaders, let's stay in space. nasa's artemis spacecraft has reached the moon. the unmanned vehicle flew around 80 miles from the lunar surface in the first of a series of flights aimed at returning humans to the moon in 2025. our science editor rebecca morelle with this report. closing in on the moon. as nasa's spacecraft nears its target, it's the moment they've been waiting for. these images were taken as the spacecraft made a close flyby, sweeping above the lunar surface on the far side of the moon, revealing the barren, dusty landscape and flying over some of the apollo landing sites on its way. this is one of those days that you've been thinking about and dreaming about for a long, long time. we just saw the earth set behind the moon as we take the next human rated vehicle around the moon preparing

to bring humans back there within a few years. this is a game changer. three, two, one, and liftoff of artemis 1. the mission began last wednesday, blasting off from the kennedy space center in florida, sending a spacecraft to the moon. it's taken some selfies along the way before reaching its destination. first, the spacecraft flies in close, just 130 kilometres. that's 80 miles above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres, about 40,000 miles beyond the moon. that's further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the several weeks orion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. this is a test flight, so there are no people on board. instead, there are mannequins covered in thousands of sensors

collecting important data. most of those sensors are getting an idea of whether its environment is going to be ok for people. so things like radiation sensors, motion sensors, accelerometers, things like that, things that we as human payloads are going to care a lot about. and this is vital because if this mission is a success, astronauts will join the next ride, taking in these views for themselves, like this one with the earth as a pale blue dot. but there's some way to go yet. and nasa will be assessing every stage of the spacecraft�*s journey before it returns home with a splashdown in the pacific ocean on the 11th of december. rebecca morelle, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. a fire at a factory in china's henan province has killed at least 38 people. state media says criminal suspects have been taken into custody, but gave no other details.

a leading charity partner of twitter says it is considering ending its relationship with the platform because of the recent policy changes. the anti—defamation league says it found the decision to reinstate the account of the former us president donald trump to be dangerous, and inconsistent with its policies. peace talks between the colombian government and the eln rebel group have resumed, after being suspended for more than three years. the discussions, which took place in neighbouring venezuela, follow the election of colombia's first ever leftist president gustavo petro earlier this year — he'd promised to end nearly six decades of civil conflict. i think we have some news coming into us about the number of people who have been killed in iran in the protests so far. according to the un

human rights spokesperson, more than 300 people have been killed in iran, in the protest so far, including 40 children. that is the latest update on the number of people in those protests that have been sweeping iran following the death and custody of a woman, a kurdish woman wearing a headscarf in the wrong way who had been taken into custody by the morality police. un human rights spokesperson saying now it is believed more than 300 people have been killed in those protests, including 40 children. in 2017, an investigation into the film producer harvey weinstein by the new york times helped the #metoo movement spread around the world. a new film details how the testimony of multiple women helped bring the movie mogul down. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been speaking

to the journalists who broke the story and the actors who play them in the film. hi. we're from the new york times. i believe you used to work for harvey weinstein? it was just over five years ago that jodi kantor and megan twohey wrote their ground—breaking story. it didn't just affect the cinema industry. it reverberated around the world. the two journalists are played by carey mulligan and zoe kazan. i asked them how much responsibility they felt telling the story like this one. a huge amount, a huge amount of responsibility towards the subjects of the film, and towards everyone who contributed to the original story, a lot of whom who are portrayed in the film. yeah, i don't know if i can say it any better than that. you know, we felt this enormous responsibility to tell the story conscientiously. and i think we felt like we were in really good hands from the top down.

in your previous stories, how did you persuade women to tell you what had happened to them? the case i made was, i can't change what happened to you in the past, but together we may be able to help protect other people. rather than weinstein, who denies sexual assault, the movie is more about the individuals who spoke out. what is it exactly that we're looking at here? we're looking at extreme sexual harassment in the workplace. the two journalists who first broke the story hoped it would make an impact, but they never imagined how huge that impact would be. women all over the world start coming forward. and we're looking at it going, oh, my god, the stakes are even higher than we knew. and we thought we had understood this story. but we certainly never could have predicted that we would be part of a story that helped kind of ignite change at this level. and it's been...

listen, it's been the gift of a lifetime to be part of that. harvey's just disputed eight to 12. we have to have corroboration. eight to 12 settlements has to be backed up. . is there one word that sums up how you feel about being part of this? i think gratitude. yeah, gratitude, and i think that's been overwhelming to experience let's leave that report and take you straight back to birmingham. sir keir starmer, the labour leader, appearing on stage at the cbi. about to make a speech that has been widely trailed in advance. let’s widely trailed in advance. let's listen in. thank you, conference. it's a real privilege to be here in birmingham to address yet such a pivotal moment for our country. and here, in the nec, a place where so many greats of music and theatre have played. bob

dylan, david bowie, justin bieber, he is coming here soon, and who could forget, in 2019, the all time favourite of the cbi... peppa pig. yes, she here too. i am here today to talk about labour�*s plan for britain, how we can build a fairer, greener and more dynamic country. a nation where people succeed, where aspiration is rewarded. a britain with its confidence, it hoped and its future back. i come with a simple message, labour is ready. ready to give britain the clear economic leadership it needs. ready to work with you to drive our country forward. notjust to work with you to drive our country forward. not just a pro—business party, but a party that

is proud of being pro—business. that respects the contribution profit makes to ourjobs, growth and our taxpayers. that gets that working people want success as well as support. understands that backing private enterprise is the only way britain pays its way in the world. and mark my words, this is a matter of conviction for me and i have united my party behind it. anyone who came to our conference this summer, anyone i have met since being leader, more than 100 ceos in the last six months alone, knows this already. this is a different labour party and there is no going back. we are ready for partnership. and let's be frank, because we need to be, partnership is not a nice to have, it's now an economic imperative. i don't want to waste too much time today talking about

the government, but the economic damage they have done to our country is immense. they have put our public finances in a perilous position, wasted the chance to transform our potential in an era of low interest rate, created an economy with weak foundations. this isn't about global shocks, that'sjust foundations. this isn't about global shocks, that's just an excuse. nobody criticises the government for not anticipating the war in ukraine, or denies the war was the spark for the cost of living crisis. but the ward didn't ban onshore wind, the ward didn't ban onshore wind, the war didn't scrap home insulation and the ward didn't stall nuclear british energy. and when it comes to economic growth, the verdict of the former chancellor is right. they have created a vicious cycle of stagnation. and that is why every crisis hits britain harder than our competitors. the only country in the

g7 still poorer than it was before the pandemic. disposable income back to 2013 levels. the worst decade for growth in two centuries. that's why we need a new partnership. economic growth is the oxygen for our ambitions, the lifeblood of a strong society and a dynamic economy. but we have to confront the reality of our position. the lessons of the past 12 years can't be ignored. just stop for a moment and think what working people have been through. they were told, we are all in it together. they pay for a mess made by banks. they cried out for economic change in a referendum but saw their calls go unanswered. and they united to defeat a deadly virus only to see the government break the rules that they respected. and now,

a winter like no other. their biggest hit to living standards in british history, where millions their length and breadth of our country will go without food or heating. once again, asked to pay the price. don't get me wrong, i know people in this room are struggling too. borrowing rates through the roof, energy costs are astronomical, moral small businesses going under now than at any time since records began —— more small businesses going under. i know every single one is a personal tragedy, and ambition, a dream, an investment in a better future gone. no mistake, it is 12 and it will be tough for a while, but that is why we need to answer the burning question, what will we do differently? how will we help

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