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 restore the contract that says work hard and britain will give you a fire chance? let me tell you, that is not how working people feel about our country right now. not this winter. so this has to be a turning point. britain needs a new business model, and that will be hard. changing a business model is hard, you all know that. nonetheless, it is time for all of us, government, business, trade unions, to get behind the idea both basic and radical that our country can grow in a way that serves working people, that higher productivity can come from unlocking their potential and that we can work together to put their interests first. this has to be the common goal of our partnership and it must set a new

direction on growth, a new way of governing that at times it's challenging our instincts, and will challenge our instincts. no more trickle—down experiments. that idea has been tested to destruction. but equally, if the south—east races ahead, redistribution can't be the one world to plan for the rest of britain. —— the one—word plan. you can grow an economy that way, of course, but it is not enough. working people want growth from the grassroots, jobs that are well—paid and secure, community standing on their own feet, public services strong enough to help them succeed. so i promise you now, my labour government will care, must care, as much about raising productivity everywhere as we have done in the past about redistribution. we will throw everything at growing our

collective contribution, our productive capacity in every community. that takes us inevitably to the supply side of the economy. that is why our first priority on tax has always been to scrap business rates. we will level the playing field for our high streets, and with help from lord jim playing field for our high streets, and with help from lordjim o'neill we will make britain the best place in the world to start a new business. but we also need to look at the surprise site differently. it is not just tax and enterprise —— look at the supply side differently. look at the supply side differently. look at the labour market, so much comes back to public services. yes, there are other factors, back to public services. yes, there are otherfactors, but back to public services. yes, there are other factors, but you can't tell me the number of older people falling out of work has nothing to do with the millions struck on nhs waiting lists, or that the growing number of people suffering with mental health is not a drag on our

productivity. no, the state of our public services is an economic crisis just as public services is an economic crisisjust as much public services is an economic crisis just as much as a social crisis. we will launch the biggest training programme since the creation of the nhs, increase capacity with more doctors, more nurses, more health visitors, reform the employment service to get more people back to work, give everyone who needs it access to mental health treatment within four weeks and build a modern childcare system that supports parents, especially women, to flourish. this is what the us treasury secretary janet yellen called modern supply—side economics, and that is the philosophy that will drive us to do the hard yards on growth. but we will also need to be pragmatic on the basic lack of people. we won't ignore the need for workers to come to this country, we

can't have a situation as we did with hgv drivers were temporary shortages threaten to cripple entire sectors of our economy. that would be anti—growth, and it would be anti—business. but i want to be clear, here. with my labour government, any movement on our points—based migration system, whether via the skilled worker routes or the shortage occupations list, will come alongside new conditions for business. we will expect you to bring forward a clear plan to boost skills and more training, for better pay and condition, for investment in new technology, and we can talk about how this is done. dialogue is at the heart of partnership. in negotiation with trade unions will be part of it. i said at the tuc conference my

labour party is unashamedly pro—business, and i say here today that trade unions must be a crucial part of our partnership, but our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency, to start investing more in partnership, our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency. and the labour party will never diminish the contribution it makes to our economy quality public services, to your businesses and our communities, but let me tell you, the days when low—paid and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end. this isn't about brexit. all around the world business is waking up around the world business is waking up to the fact we live in a new era for labour, and while they are

adapting, our low growth model is holding us back —— business is waking up to the fact we live in a new era for labour. we had set out a new era for labour. we had set out a new dealfor new era for labour. we had set out a new deal for the people delivering higher pay, stronger rights and better word, higher pay, stronger rights and betterword, notjust higher pay, stronger rights and better word, notjust for higher pay, stronger rights and better word, not just for social justice but on the new reality for growth. let me give you an example, technology. britain has fewer industrial robots that almost every comparable country. we are behind germany, france, spain, slovenia, slovakia, belgium. a long list. in terms of competition over the long run, one bordering on disaster. i know most businesses get this, i have seen for myself how you invest in your people and their productivity. at one firm in derbyshire i met the apprentices using their skills in conjunction with the new technologies of heat

pumps. that technology will continue to adapt, but those apprentices will be at the forefront of that change, working today, training for the opportunities of the future. but when we look at the economy as a whole, it can seem like we are more comfortable hiring people to work in low—paid, insecure, sometimes exploitative contracts than we are in investing in the new technology that delivers for workers, productivity and our country, and we can't compete like that. britain's low pay model has to go. it does not serve working people, it is not compatible with grassroots growth. let me tell you what is. the three big priorities for my labour government, the principles our partnership must deliver to bright —— to drive britain forward, they

are, one, economic stability, two, higherskills, are, one, economic stability, two, higher skills, three, green growth. taking them one by one, starting with economic stability, as you know, stability is the bedrock. everything else depends on it. if we have learned nothing else these past 12 years it is that chaos has a cost. that is why every policy under my labour party announced will always be fully costed. we are determined to reduce debt as a share of our economy, sound money in our public finances must come first. we accept what this means, accept that we won't be able to do things, good labour things, as quickly as we would like. the lesson of the last

few months is stark. lose control of the economy and it is businesses aren't working people who pick up the bill, and i won't let that happen again. —— it is businesses and working people. but real economic stability has to be about more than public finances, it has to be providing the right conditions to plan and invest, to think about long—term strategy, notjust long—term strategy, not just short—term long—term strategy, notjust short—term fixes, to create confidence through certainty. that is the argument for partnership, it is the argument for partnership, it is why we are so committed to a modern industrial strategy. it is not about the size of the state, it is about what the state does, how it supports businesses to innovate and grow, builds on the creative brilliance of scientists in universities, rely on them to create the industries of the future and uses whatever tool the job requires,

procurement, r&d investment, patient finance, a strategic plan for infrastructure and supply chains, led by an institution, a new adjust your strategy council sitting outside the political cycle. now, i know this is not the sort of stuff that sets westminster pulses racing, not a bit of age, but i can tell you this, in every one of our competitors it is the present butcher of responsible economic management. yesterday i went on the gov.uk website in search of the government's industrial strategy. this is what i found. it says, reading from it, the aim of the industrial strategy was to boost productivity by backing businesses to create good jobs. was? scratch

across the top is one word, i kid you not, archived. laughter archived. doesn't thatjust laughter archived. doesn't that just tell you everything? the government has archived britain �*s. laughter —— clive brittain's growth. that is why one ceo says we are falling behind in the race for clean hydrogen, wire electric car manufacturers are leaving britain in droves. ouraversion manufacturers are leaving britain in droves. our aversion to long—term proper industrial strategy is costing experience already, but even worse, costing the foundations of a more prosperous future. conference, so will be status quo on skills. any serious plan for growth must accept the need to transform how our

country trains people for work, that is why we are committed to changing the way government supports businesses to get the skills that you need, at this conference last yeari you need, at this conference last year i announced that lord blunkett would lead our council of skills advises that this year i am pleased to announce he has delivered that report and we will deliver on skills. the apprenticeship levy is not flexible enough. don't get me wrong, apprenticeships are a gold standard qualification. their record on tackling the cultural snobbery associated with vocational learning is second to non—. but alongside then we also need to fund the training that works for you, the need for technology short courses that train coders in weeks, that help younger workers get promoted, the training that supports older workers to flourish or retrain as

something new. let me tell you from personal experience, there is nothing wrong with changing your career in your mid—50s. laughter at the bottom line is this, you need more control over what training your levee can buy. with labour, that is exactly what you will get. and we will devolve the power and money on aduu will devolve the power and money on adult skill budgets too. decisions that drive growth in communities should be made by people with skin in the game. i profoundly believe the people and businesses of birmingham know what training the economy of birmingham needs, and the same is true in wolverhampton and wrexham, peterborough and portsmouth, the next labour government will spread economic power to the grassroots, and our central industrial nation, clean power by 2030, will help us do it.

find the changes the defining social challenge of our times, no question about that. i'm sure it scores highly on the risk register of every company in this room. but if you take only one thing from today, let it be this. i don't see climate change as a risk, i see it as an opportunity. the dacres chance nhler narration to make our economy work for working people. narration to make our economy work forworking people. —— narration to make our economy work for working people. —— the biggest chance in a generation. that is what the green prosperity plan is all about, i plan to make britain a growth superpower, to invest in wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, green steel and carbon capture, new opportunities for plumbers, electricians, engineers, software designers, technicians, builders. insulation for 19 million homes and great british energy, a new national

champion that will take advantage of the opportunities and clean british power and turn them into good, secure, well—paid britishjobs. you can never say it enough, clean british power is cheaper than imported fossil fuels, british power is cheaper than imported fossilfuels, nine british power is cheaper than imported fossil fuels, nine times cheaper. if we have more of it, businesses and working people will get cheaper bills. the country enjoys independence from tyrants like putin and we give every community a shot at the green jobs of the future. clean hydrogen in south yorkshire, merseyside and the east of england, offshore wind in scotland, teesside, eastern north yorkshire, solar power growing rural communities in the southeast, southwest and, yes, here in the midlands. it won't be easy, we know that. on planning, on ofgem's remix, i'm getting ahead of demand issues

with the grid, we not only see the battles ahead, we will run towards them, because nothing weeks of decline more than the idea britain no longer knows how to build things. i won't accept that. with real partnership, we will win. the same is true on finance. big ambitions require public investment and we will provide. we know that the real game changer is private investment and that this is the perennial challenge for british productivity. that is why we will also set up a national sovereign wealth fund and use it to manage risk on the critical investments we need to become a green growth superpower, but also to create spill—over opportunities for businesses and supply chains right across the country, in manufacturing and services. that is what an industrial

strategy in partnership must deliver in a nutshell, a new mate —— new way of managing our economy, a fresh start for britain. and it is a divide with the government. last week you saw the sum total of their offer on growth, stagnation dressed in the clothes of stability, decline paraded as tough decisions. tough decisions would be challenging their party on planning, on onshore wind, on industrial strategy. but they don't have it in them. they don't understand that to be a careful stewardship the economy in a volatile world you need to be proactive —— a careful steward of the economy in a volatile world. i will put it simply, every business in this room has a strategy for growth and a nation needs one too, because the headwinds we face,

climate change, artificial intelligence, caring for an ageing society, mean that a hands off approach isjust society, mean that a hands off approach is just not fit for purpose any more, and i'm not going to give up any more, and i'm not going to give up on growth that easily. i believe that our country, i believe that our businesses and did our people. britain deserves better. a new partnership for prosperity, the path to a greener, fairer, more dynamic country. to higher wages, higher skills, higher productivity. to leading the world on the greatest challenge facing our planet. to give working people a sense of hope, aspiration and possibility once again. thank you, conference. applause thank you. applause

studio: the labour leader sir keir starmer addressing delegates in birmingham, he will now take questions from the audience, as did rishi sunak, the prime minister, so let's stay with these life pictures. —— live pictures. let's stay with these life pictures. -- live pictures.— -- live pictures. thank you very much. we are going to take some questions, i will start with the media. i am hoping we have alex forsyth from the bbc with us?— bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth. — bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth. bbc — bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth, bbc news. _ bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth, bbc news. you - bbc with us? reporter: thank you, alex forsyth, bbc news. you talk. alex forsyth, bbc news. you talk about the need for businesses to invest in skills and training in the uk workforce but that will take time, and she would have heard from business leaders about crippling labour shortages now hampering growth, so how file with your pragmatic approach grow in terms of increasing immigration in the short—term, and how much is your stance on this driven by political

considerations as much as economic ones? �* ., ~ considerations as much as economic ones? �* . ~ ., ones? alex, let me take the final art of ones? alex, let me take the final part of that _ ones? alex, let me take the final part of that question _ ones? alex, let me take the final part of that question first, - ones? alex, let me take the final part of that question first, i - ones? alex, let me take the final part of that question first, i am i part of that question first, i am utterly frustrated at the short—term fixes. what we have had for the last 12 years as the reputation of the same argument, whether on energy or skill shortages, which is what you going to do in the here and now? don't address the mid—term or the long—term. keep going round and round the circle. the crisis is now, sticking plaster, never the medium and long—term, and that is holding us back, though i believe profoundly in the argument i am making about skills here, i remember in 25th —— in 2015 when i first came into politics i was the shadow immigration secretary. talking to many people in this room we had to discussion about skills not dissimilar to the discussion we are having today, if we always see this as a short—term fix, i will be pragmatic, i don't want to repeat a

glacier with hgv drivers, i get that, as i say, that is anti—growth and antiques business —— i don't want to repeat what we saw with hgv drivers. in the last 12 years we have not got to grips with the medium and long—term, that will hold us back and that is why of course we will be pragmatic and of course we understand we need to act now to help business and drive growth, but we have to address and run towards the challenge that is skills, run towards the challenge of having everybody back in the workforce because for hundreds of thousands of people who were working just eight few years ago they are not working now, so for me this is an economic argument, not a question of political tactics. thank you, alex. i think we have aubrey from the guardian? ., , ., guardian? reporter: hello, you will lose it in your— guardian? reporter: hello, you will lose it in your speech _ guardian? reporter: hello, you will lose it in your speech to _ guardian? reporter: hello, you will lose it in your speech to the - lose it in your speech to the importance you want to place on economic stability —— you alluded

to. can you be more frank with the public and business leaders in this room about the sorts of policies you think you will not be able to implement as quickly as you would like if labour wins the next general election? �* , , ., ., election? aubrey, i will not draft the next labour _ election? aubrey, i will not draft the next labour manifesto - election? aubrey, i will not draft the next labour manifesto herel election? aubrey, i will not draft i the next labour manifesto here on stage but what i am saying, and it is a very important point for me to make to this audience, we will inherit an economy that has been damaged by the last 12 weeks and the last 12 years and we need to fundamentally accept that as an incoming government. restoring stability is key. there is a costume instability and we have been paying that cost over the last few weeks and few years —— there is a cost to instability. that means restoring faith in our institution, clear fiscal rules, we had set out that we want debt down as a percentage of our economy. that stability has to

be our first priority. if that means there are things, good labour things which we can't do as quickly as we would like, as i say, that as a consequence of that security, but i will not give up on growth, that is why i had said what i had said about the investments we need, the approach needed for skills and getting people back into innovation. do we need to restore security? yes, we do. do i accept that it is not good enough for me to simply say they made the mess, we don't have to be responsible about clearing it up? we will be responsible. clear fiscal rules. do i accept there are good labour things that as an incoming government we will not be able to do as quickly as we would like? i accept that. i will not set it out now but that is the conversation we want over the coming months going into the general election. thank you, aubrey. into the general election. thank you. aubrey-— you, aubrey. studio: sir keir starmer taking _

you, aubrey. studio: sir keir starmer taking questions. - you, aubrey. studio: sir keir. starmer taking questions. let's you, aubrey. studio: sir keir- starmer taking questions. let's pull away from birmingham and get an update with our political corresponding david wallace lockhart. an interesting response from the audience and an obvious admission from the labour leader that if they were to win power, the outlook may be grim now that it will be grown following the next election too? ., be grown following the next election too? . ., ., be grown following the next election too? . . ., ., too? yeah, we have heard that from labour too? yeah, we have heard that from labour quite — too? yeah, we have heard that from labour quite a _ too? yeah, we have heard that from labour quite a lot _ too? yeah, we have heard that from labour quite a lot in _ too? yeah, we have heard that from labour quite a lot in recent - too? yeah, we have heard that from labour quite a lot in recent weeks, i labour quite a lot in recent weeks, the line keir starmer diploid of realising that a labour government will not be able to do everything it would like to do as quickly as it would like to do as quickly as it would like. they are both blaming the recent economic turmoil we saw in the wake of that mini budget and 12 years as they see it of economic mismanagement by conservative governments, but i think you can tell from that speech that keir starmer is really striking a positive, pro—business tone, certainly moving on from how labour would have been perceived by the big

business community in recent years. he talked about being a party of pro—business, he talks about profits, saying he respected the idea of profit and what it does for jobs, growth and taxpayers. the main part of keir starmer�*s speech that was briefed quite a bit in advance to the media was what he had to say about immigration, he talks about the economy having to get over the idea of relying on cheap immigration dependence, the idea, as some would see it, having been in recent years when the uk was part of the european union and the free movement that came with that, he talks about the points—based system he wants to have wear as a business he would be able to bring in skilled workers and occupations on shortage lists but he also said there would be a price that business would be expected to pay in terms of spelling out exactly what they were doing to train people, exactly what they were doing

to invest in new technologies. quite interesting, keir starmer covered similar traditional labour granted the speech to the business community, talking about the idea of investing in the health services, mental health services, childcare and selling at that as an idea to help with productivity, so perhaps a more traditional labour ground but trying to spell out to the business community why it is in their interest to see him as prime minister because ultimately he believes that would help with productivity. i think we are seeing a confidence from the labour leader talking to the business community, believing he is now in a position to win over that community and the conservatives look at that with some nervousness, might realise it was traditionally perhaps a room they would have more prospects of winning over but saying there is perhaps a fight going on to get the ceos in the room backing their political

party. in the room backing their political .a _ , ., the room backing their political party. in terms of the language, state investment which - party. in terms of the language, state investment which we - party. in terms of the language, | state investment which we would associate with labour bid keir starmer stressing private investment, the pro—business side of the party, a personal conviction for him. when it comes to energy, for example, he mentions again the great british energy, a state—owned company, he also talked about a sovereign wealth fund. how will that go down with business?— go down with business? these are certainly areas _ go down with business? these are certainly areas where _ go down with business? these are certainly areas where keir - go down with business? these are j certainly areas where keir starmer is made two untraditional labour grounds with the idea of the state stepping into areas where we have become used to the private sector dominating. energy is particularly interesting at the moment because we have seen with what has happened with shocks on a global scale, with russia's invasion of ukraine, it has upset the market and how it has been working in recent years and there

probably is more consideration that perhaps state integration, which we had seen everyday on our bills in recent months, is more required now than at any time, but what is also interesting when kia starmer spoke about this, he brought in the idea of opportunities for the private sector when it came to a labour government, for example he talks about wanting to retrofit lots of homes throughout the country, the idea of insulating them to become more energy efficient and ultimately need to use less energy, he was selling that as an idea of opportunity for the private sector of the jobs, the opportunity for the private sector of thejobs, the investment opportunity for the private sector of the jobs, the investment created by a labour government wanting to do that, so certainly i think trying to strike a balance between the idea of traditional labour values and being pro—business, but i don't think keir starmer leaving that audience in any doubt that his attitude towards business in the uk is certainly

sympathetic, a warm and pro—business stance. thank you, david. 17 energy suppliers have been told that 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. the consumer assocation, which?, describes the regulator's report as "hugely concerning". 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 five 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. earlier, we heard from peter smith from national energy action, which is a charity working to end fuel poverty. it's hugely concerning. we know that the energy crisis is having a really profound and negative impact, particularly on the most vulnerable consumers, and suppliers have an absolutely crucial role to play in either

directly supporting vulnerable customers to provide support that they desperately need or referring them to other forms of support. but, sadly, many of those issues don't seem like they're happening on a routine basis. we'll come to some of the particulars in a minute, but i suppose just broadly speaking, you know, why is this going wrong? well, i think the energy suppliers themselves should come forward and give a full explanation. clearly, energy suppliers have been struggling, really, since the pandemic to provide appropriate levels of support. and despite some improvements at the turn of this year, we still continue to see the most vulnerable people really struggling, even to get in contact with their energy supplier, or where they do reach out, not really receiving the level of support they that desperately need. but, again, sorry, the question is — why? so should this be a statutory

requirement, that energy companies have to set up teams, specially trained teams, to deal with people who are going to have these sorts of problems? well, the energy suppliers do have very clear licence condition requirements which require them to put the needs of vulnerable consumers in particular at the heart of their operations. they haven't been responding appropriately to those clear requirements. there has been a lack of focus within the regulator on these vital issues and the regulator, despite recent investigations, hasn't had the laser focus it might have had in the past on these issues. so those things combined, plus just more and more customers getting in touch desperately needing help, is creating this very difficult picture. peter smith. 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 le roux 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. 10.37. the captain of the wales football team, gareth bale says he is proud of his team's 1—1 draw against the united states in their first world cup match of their 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 kicked off with argentia versus saudia arabia while france take on australia for their first games, this evening. but alongside the game play, the social issues surrounding the event have continued. today, an ex—wales footballer described being asked to remove her "rainbow wall" bucket hat — which showed support for the lgbtq+ community as she entered a world cup stadium in qatar.

laura mcallister is a gay woman, attended the wales versus usa game, yesterday. our sports correspondent, john watson spoke to her in doha. the rainbow symbol is absolutely core to our values aren't everything —— and everything we are here to champion and speak about in doha, lots of us involved in welsh football and in ambassadorial roles were wearing rainbow hats, as we were queueing to get into the stadium, we heard there were issues with people in front of us as to take off i had —— their hats to go into the stadium, so fortunately a few others further back in the queue knew what was likely to happen and, sure enough, as we went through security we were told by some stewards we could not enter the stadium wearing rainbow hats. clearly i was not going to take off my hat straightaway, so we engaged in a conversation although we did not get a great deal of sense as to why the hats were banned, it runs counter to everything

we were told about fifa allowing the rainbow symbol to be present in the stadium, but they were pretty adamant about us not being allowed to wear them. there was no indication from security as to why? not really. we were told it was a regulation, i work in football and with uefa and i know the regulations so i asked which regulation, we were not told about. to be fair, these were stewards in charge of security but it was pretty heavy— handed, straight away quite few other officials gathered around me and told me i had to take off my hat. i'm experienced enough to know you can only go so far with things but i was not going to do it easily because i think we are here to live our own values as a nation and it is important for wales to show what our country is about — inclusion, tolerance and diversity. is that why you felt it was so important

to you and important to take that stance and send that message? it is important to me personally, and i'm an ambassador for wales here 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 the regime, and we have to live our values. we are all horribly compromised by being here, make no mistake, so we have to make sure we do not compromise on our values, and our values are around lgbt rights. we were not going to give up our hats, it is a symbol but an important symbol. 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. the indonesian authorities are sending more rescue workers and machinery to help areas

worst—hit by a deadly earthquake. indonesia's national disaster mitigation agency has put a new death toll of cianjur earthquake to 268 people, only 122 among them have been identified. 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 from the bbc�*s indonesian service, 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. 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. are down from outstanding, mainly to good. now ofsted has been allowed to revisit, and so far, 80% overall are down from outstanding, mainly to good. i7% 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. 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 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 kilometers. 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 seven 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 willjoin 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. just to bring you some breaking news from kent. the holding centre for asylum seekers who crossed the channel in small boats in manston in kent has now been cleared. home office sauce just confirmed that thousands of migrants had been placed in tents at the former military airfield during the autumn. that had led to overcrowding and outbreaks of disease. confirming news first reported by the guardian, home office officials have now said everyone at the site has been placed in onwards accommodation. we will try and get an update on that. a plan to beam electricity wirelessly from space to power millions of homes 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.

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. fascinating. dr sanjay vijendran is the lead for european space agency's solaris initiative based in the netherlands. it is not pie in the sky any more and how far away is it, potentially? good morning, tim. we think with a dedicated investment programme with political backing and enough funding, this could be done in ten

years, up to 15 years at the most. my years, up to 15 years at the most. my goodness, and what sort of funding would be required? irate my goodness, and what sort of funding would be required? we are talkin: funding would be required? we are talking about _ funding would be required? we are talking about gargantuan _ funding would be required? we are talking about gargantuan size - talking about gargantuan size satellites here to be able to provide power. the recent studies we concluded showed that a development programme to get to the first operational full—scale satellite system, including demonstrators on the way, would be in the order of 10- £15 the way, would be in the order of 10— £15 billion or euros. after that, once we have a first operational system, each of these satellites would be in the high billions of pounds, around £10 billions of pounds, around £10 billion each, which to put in context, is the order of what we spend on building a nuclear power station of this size today. find spend on building a nuclear power station of this size today.- station of this size today. and the v- a station of this size today. and the v1; element _ station of this size today. and the v1; element of— station of this size today. and the v-g element of this, _ station of this size today. and the v-g element of this, does - station of this size today. and the v-g element of this, does it - station of this size today. and the i v-g element of this, does it bypass v—g element of this, does it bypass the need to store energy? we have so

much problems with battery life, does this bypass that? absolutely, it is one of the _ does this bypass that? absolutely, it is one of the key _ does this bypass that? absolutely, it is one of the key benefits. - does this bypass that? absolutely, it is one of the key benefits. the . it is one of the key benefits. the renewables we have today like wind, power, they are great when the wind is blowing the sun is shining but when it is not, we need to turn to storage or other types of back—up sources. large—scale affordable storage to be able to provide reliable is and bounce into the future and delete energy grid does not exist yet and we don't know if we will be able to get there in time. so space—based solar power as a source of continuous green energy 24-7 a source of continuous green energy 24—7 doesn't require this reliance on storage capability being developed. on storage capability being developed-— on storage capability being develoed. �* ., ., ., , developed. and internationally, where is europe _ developed. and internationally, where is europe compared - developed. and internationally, where is europe compared to i developed. and internationally, - where is europe compared to china, russia, india? i where is europe compared to china, russia. india?_ russia, india? i think on this particular— russia, india? i think on this particular topic, _ russia, india? i think on this particular topic, we - russia, india? i think on this particular topic, we are - russia, india? i think on this i particular topic, we are behind, compared to china and the us in particular, who have had some

efforts, small but significant efforts, small but significant efforts moving in this direction. and china are already a few years ago announced it has a plan to put a first operational station at the gigawatt scale in orbit by 2050 and they are building ground has facilities already today. so they are definitely moving ahead and we think europe needs to move ahead with investigating whether this is a doable thing as well. help with investigating whether this is a doable thing as well.— doable thing as well. help me out also... doable thing as well. help me out also- -- help _ doable thing as well. help me out also... help me _ doable thing as well. help me out also... help me out _ doable thing as well. help me out also... help me out with - doable thing as well. help me out also... help me out with how- doable thing as well. help me out - also. .. help me out with how crowded also... help me out with how crowded space is. so many satellites are being pinned up there now. elon musk, all around the world, to improve communications. how much spaceis improve communications. how much space is there and in terms of orbit, where do these go in a very crowded area? 50 orbit, where do these go in a very crowded area?— orbit, where do these go in a very crowded area? so indeed you have robabl crowded area? so indeed you have probably heard _ crowded area? so indeed you have probably heard a _ crowded area? so indeed you have probably heard a lot _ crowded area? so indeed you have probably heard a lot about - crowded area? so indeed you have probably heard a lot about the - probably heard a lot about the crowding of space but space is a big place in orbit. the orbits we are looking at for these kinds of large power stations tend to be in geostationary orbit, where it sticks over a certain position on earth

24-7, over a certain position on earth 24—7, so it can beam the power down to a single receiver all of that time. in geostationary orbit, thousands of kilometres above the earth, there is a huge amount of room all around the planet in which you can easily put thousands of such satellites without running out of space. so the room in orbit is not the limiting factor here. just space. so the room in orbit is not the limiting factor here.- the limiting factor here. just go back to the _ the limiting factor here. just go back to the beginning _ the limiting factor here. just go back to the beginning when - the limiting factor here. just go back to the beginning when we | back to the beginning when we started talking, you thought 10—15 years. is this potentially the answer to the global energy crisis, in terms of fossil fuels and weaning the world off of that? irate in terms of fossil fuels and weaning the world off of that?— the world off of that? we don't believe there _ the world off of that? we don't believe there is _ the world off of that? we don't believe there is a _ the world off of that? we don't believe there is a silver- the world off of that? we don't believe there is a silver bullet | the world off of that? we don't. believe there is a silver bullet in any of the energy sources we have today, at least in the short term, today, at least in the short term, to resolve all of our needs to get off fossil fuels. it will be a mix off fossil fuels. it will be a mix of energy sources in the 2050 time frame and even beyond. space—based solar power has the space to be a

contributor, contributing 10—50% of europe has not energy needs by 2050 but it has the ability to scale beyond that is our energy needs grow into the future for the rest of the century. there is that room and potential to build more satellites and provide more energy. so if you're talking about the long—term, it really has the potential to be a substantial power source for humanity�* energy in the future. {lilia humanity' energy in the future. ok, reall humanity' energy in the future. 0k, really interesting speaking to you. doctor sanjay vijendran, thank you much. let�*s look at some of the day because my other menus before we catch up on the weather. a fire in a factory in china has killed some 36 people. two other people are missing. 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 down to elon musk. they said they found the decision to reinstate

they found the decision to reinstate the account of 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, followed the election of colombia�*s first—ever leftist president earlier this year. he promised to end almost six decades of civil conflict. that is it from me. coming up next is ben brown on bbc news. time for a look at the weather now — here�*s carol. hello again. it�*s been a very windy start to the day across south—west england and the channel islands, but slowly that wind is going to ease. and as we go through the rest of today, for most of us, we�*re looking at some sunny spells, some bright spells, but also some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery, but becoming more scattered across southern areas. showery rain continues across the north—east of scotland — on the tops of the mountains,

some of that could well be wintry. and it�*s going to be windy across the northern isles. temperatures today, we�*re looking at about eight degrees in aberdeen, for example, 11 in cardiff and 11 in st helier. but it will feel quite cold if you are out and about. as we head on through the evening and overnight there�*ll be some clear skies and the temperature will fall away, especially across the north—east, low enough for a touch of frost and the risk of ice and untreated surfaces. but out to the west you can already see the next band of heavy and persistent rain coming in, accompanied by strengthening winds in the west. so as we head on into tomorrow, a chilly start in eastern areas. you can see where our weather front is as it continues to push northwards and eastwards. the isobars telling you that it�*s going to be windy across the irish sea and the english channel, but it is going to be quite a blustery day anyway. and as our weather front pushes northwards and eastwards, it will eradicate the brighter start across the far north—east. behind it, a return to sunshine, bright spells and showers. some of those will also be heavy,

blustery and potentially thundery. temperatures 8 in stornoway to about 11 in cardiff. and as we move on into thursday, a new weather front comes our way, moving slowly from the west, towards the east, taking its rain with it. and one look at the chart and the isobars tells you it�*s going to be a windy day. so a dry and a bright start in central and eastern areas. the rain slowly moving in from the west, pushing east. even inland we could have gusts of wind in excess of 40 miles an hour, but there�*s the potential for gales in the irish sea and also the english channel. but temperatures if anything up a little bit, closer orjust above where they should be at this stage in november. and then as we head on into friday, it�*s a showery day with gales potentially in the north—west, and then that leads us into the weekend where at times it is going to be wet and windy but, temperature wise, still mild for the time of year.

this is bbc news. i�*m ben brown. the headlines at 11. the uk needs to wean itself off its "immigration dependency". labour leader sir keir starmer delivers his message to business leaders. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end. energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers. the industry watchdog ofgem says it�*s identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed. king charles prepares to host the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, in his first state visit as monarch. a former wales international footballer is told to remove a rainbow hat as she enters a world cup stadium in qatar. 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. sir keir starmer has addressed business leaders in birmingham setting out his plans to train more british workers to end what he described as the country�*s "dependency" on immigration. the labour leader told the cbi conference that he believes it�*s important to invest in people who are already here, although he would accept an increase in the immigration of skilled workers. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the cbi conference in birmingham.

alex, tell us more about what sir keir starmer had to say and how much of a shift in labour party policy is this? ,., ., ., ., this? good morning from the cbi conference- _ this? good morning from the cbi conference. sir _ this? good morning from the cbi conference. sir keir _ this? good morning from the cbi conference. sir keir starmer - conference. sir keir starmer finished speaking about 20 minutes orso finished speaking about 20 minutes or so ago, a speech and then questions from the audience, and he was unashamedly trying to draw a line between him and his predecessor as labour party leader, jeremy corbyn. he said the labour party is changed. he said the labour party was now pro—business and on this point of emigration he was pretty clear. he said he wanted british businesses to wean themselves off immigration and wylie said he would be pragmatic about bringing in workers where there are shortages, that would come with conditions for business about investing in skills, investing in training, so he�*s was pretty clear and this was a real shift in terms of labour position from where it was in the longer term. when keir starmer himself had been an advocate of free movement. you can hear a little bit now about

what the labour leader said earlier this morning. ilil" what the labour leader said earlier this morning-— what the labour leader said earlier this morninu. u, ., , this morning. our common goal must be to help the — this morning. our common goal must be to help the british _ this morning. our common goal must be to help the british economy - this morning. our common goal must be to help the british economy off- be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency. to start investing _ its immigration dependency. to start investing more. our common goal must be to help _ investing more. our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency. and the labour— its immigration dependency. and the labour party will never diminish the contribution it makes to our economy, _ contribution it makes to our economy, to public services, to your businesses. — economy, to public services, to your businesses, and our communities. but let me _ businesses, and our communities. but let me tell_ businesses, and our communities. but let me tell you, the days when low pay and _ let me tell you, the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british— pay and cheap labour are part of the british way— pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end. sir keir british way on growth must end. keir starmer british way on growth must end. 5 " keir starmer was asked what this approach would mean for immigration numbers. he wouldn�*t be drawn and said it wasn�*t about arbitrary numbers from his perspective but investing in skills and stopping a short—term dependency on low—paid migration to support business sectors, but over the course of the last two days we�*ve heard from

business leaders hear that there are crippling shortages in the labour market which, from their perspective, are hampering growth and in fact the cbi director—general was saying only yesterday as part of his speech that more immigration would be welcome to help plug those gaps in the labour market and to lead to economic growth anybody really here is talking about. there will be some in his own party who don�*t like this shift in position to a tougher stance on immigration. he did say he will take a pragmatic approach and said it was about ending an overreliance on immigration in certain sectors but he wouldn�*t hamper a whole business back by limiting it in others but i think there are still questions overall from the business community here about how that might work in practice and how that might address some of the labour shortages in the short—term. some of the labour shortages in the short-term— short-term. alex, thank you very much indeed. _ short-term. alex, thank you very much indeed. alex _ short-term. alex, thank you very much indeed. alex forsyth - short-term. alex, thank you very much indeed. alex forsyth at - short-term. alex, thank you very much indeed. alex forsyth at cbi j much indeed. alex forsyth at cbi conference.

ofgem is been reviewing data supplied by the industry. five of the 17 suppliers have been found to have severe weaknesses. they were good energy, and... 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 metres 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 were 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 £2,500 a year on average in their bills, and that will go up to £3,000 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.

earlier we heard from peter smith, director of policy and advocacy at national energy action, which is a charity working to end fuel poverty. it�*s hugely concerning. we know that the energy crisis is having a really profound and negative impact, particularly on the most vulnerable consumers, and suppliers have an absolutely crucial role to play in either directly supporting vulnerable customers to provide support that they desperately need or referring them to other forms of support. but, sadly, many of those issues don�*t seem like they�*re happening on a routine basis. i think the energy suppliers themselves should come forward and give a full explanation. clearly, energy suppliers have been struggling, really, since the pandemic to provide appropriate levels of support. and despite some improvements in the turn of this year, we still continue to see the most vulnerable people really struggling,

even to get in contact with their energy supplier, or where they do reach out, not really receiving the level of support they that desperately need. the captain of the wales football team, gareth bale says he is proud of his team�*s one—all draw against the united states, theirfirst world cup cmpaign in 64 years. 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. patrick geary reports. 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. what a good penalty that was. i�*m joined by our sports correspondentjohn watson who is in doha.

we will come to the football in a moment. let�*s first attach on the continuing rows about the world cup and the organisation of it by fifa and the organisation of it by fifa and the organisation of it by fifa and the qatari authorities. we have had the row over the armbands, the problems for england fans getting into the stadium for that game yesterday, but now we�*ve also had a row about the confiscation of rainbow hats for some of the wales fans? , , , ., ., fans? yes, i guess when the football obviously has — fans? yes, i guess when the football obviously has begun _ fans? yes, i guess when the football obviously has begun now _ fans? yes, i guess when the football obviously has begun now i _ fans? yes, i guess when the football obviously has begun now i think- fans? yes, i guess when the football obviously has begun now i think a . obviously has begun now i think a lot of focus will still be on what the experience was going to be like for those fans travelling to this world cup and certainly those fans who are looking to still send a clear message to fifa and the qatari organises around inclusivity and diversity and specifically about lgbt rights in a country where being gay is against the law and some of those fans were trying to use their platform yesterday and send that message and one of them included former wales international and welsh

ambassador laura mcallister, who was wearing one of those rainbow bucket hats which have become synonymous really, with their wales supporters. and along with some of the other welsh fans, she was wearing one into the stadium where obviously wales were due to take on the united states in their opening group match, and they were actually confiscated and they were actually confiscated and laura was saying even one other fan she was with entering the stadium was wearing rainbow laces and issues and they were told to remove those. itjust illustrates the sensitivities and the complexities that remain around the staging of this tournament in this country, that cultural norms and traditions they have, aligning that with the feelings and beliefs of many who still want to send a clear message to the organisers at this tournament. this is what laura mcallister had to say on what happened before that game last night. the rainbow symbol is absolutely core to our values aren't everything

we are here to champion and speak about in doha, lots of us involved in welsh football and in ambassadorial roles were wearing rainbow hats, as we were queueing to get into the stadium we heard there were issues with people in front of us asked to take off hats to go into the stadium, fortunately a few others further back knew what was likely to happen and, sure enough, as we went through security we were told by some stewards we could not enter the stadium wearing rainbow hats. clearly i was not going to take off my hat straightaway, we engaged in a conversation although we did not get a great deal of sense as to why the hats were banned, it runs counter to everything we were told about fifa allowing the rainbow symbol to be present in the stadium, but they were pretty adamant about us not being allowed to wear them. there was no indication from security as to why? no, not really. we were told it was a regulation,

i work in football and with uefa and i know the regulation so i asked which regulation, we were not told about. to be fair, these were stewards in charge of security but it was pretty heavy— handed, straightaway quite few other officials gathered around me and told me i had to take off my hat. i'm experienced enough to know you can only go so far with things but i was not going to do it easily because i think we are here to live our own values and it is important for wales to show what the country is about, inclusion, tolerance and diversity. is that why you felt it was so important to you and important to take a stance and send that message? it is important to me personally, and i'm an ambassador for wales here 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 to live our values.

we are all horribly compromised by being here, make no mistake, so we have to make sure we do not compromise on our values, and our values are about lgbt rights. we were not going to give up our hats, it is a symbol, no more than that, but an important symbol. laura mcallister talking earlier on. let�*s talk a bit about the football now and i�*m sure laura would have been thrilled by that gareth bale penalty. but the first half it really was a game of two halves, wasn�*t it? the united states were all over wales in the first 45 minutes. all over wales in the first 45 minutes-— all over wales in the first 45 minutes. , ., ,, ., ., minutes. they were, and we know how much it means — minutes. they were, and we know how much it means to _ minutes. they were, and we know how much it means to not _ minutes. they were, and we know how much it means to not just _ minutes. they were, and we know how much it means to notjust the - minutes. they were, and we know how much it means to notjust the welsh i much it means to notjust the welsh players, and their manager rob page, the likes of gareth bale, but the fans as well who waited such a long time to see wales return to a world cup. the last tournament was back in 1958. perhaps after all that build—up in anticipation there were a few nerves inevitably in the first

45 minutes when the united states took the lead. they opened the goal scoring but really it was a very different story in the second half as rob page made some changes and brought a striker on to play up front. that proved instrumental really as it helps gareth bale win the penalty and gareth bale scored from the penalty spot. you can hear cheering at the moment here because the match is ongoing at the moment, argentina have taken the lead through lionel messi against saudi arabia. i can tell you saudi arabia had just scored twice now and there�*s huge cheering which have gone up here. who would have predicted that, of course, in what could be lionel messi�*s final world cup? people say if he�*s to be regarded as one of the all—time greats, the all—time best player, he needs to win the world cup. his side have some work to do now and hereafter can drop all that talent hereafter can drop all that talent he has within and all of his goal—scoring exploits he has shown

throughout the years because what an upset potential have on our hands here. saudi arabia leading to one against argentina, that match into the second half and we will see france in action as well, the holders, later. i�*m sure they�*re keeping an eye on this one as well. wow, that�*s a cracking upset if that happens. let�*s talk about england�*s win. 6—2, dispatched iran pretty easily, no upset there. i suppose for the england fans who wanted a more attacking style from gareth southgate, that�*s what we got yesterday? irate southgate, that's what we got yesterday?— southgate, that's what we got esterda ? ~ ,, ., �*, yesterday? we did. i guess that's somethin: yesterday? we did. i guess that's something he _ yesterday? we did. i guess that's something he has— yesterday? we did. i guess that's something he has at _ yesterday? we did. i guess that's something he has at its _ yesterday? we did. i guess that's something he has at its disposal. | yesterday? we did. i guess that's i something he has at its disposal. a platter of really attack minded players. when you look at the substitution seems able to make bringing jack greenish, marcus rashford, who scored, he scored two goals alongside hurricane and raheem sterling, and he will be pleased because when gareth southgate makes his selection choices they are

always pored over by the media and criticised in the past for being a little more defensive minded but those shielding players can be likes to play in midfield to protect the defence. he went for it yesterday it was good to see england playing on the front foot because i think people will feel that plays into england�*s strengths and the players he has at his disposal and i think even though gareth southgate as we had a few moments ago was a little critical and feel the need to sharpen up in some areas, i don�*t think he would have predicted they could have made the start they did, 6-2, could have made the start they did, 6—2, and it seems astonishing. we speaks often about england captain harry kane to score six goals and he doesn�*t even get on the scoresheet would seem a real surprise. it illustrates the strength in depth england have at their disposal and it�*s a good start. he will know that they will need to prepare fully now for the next match to come against the united states and then it�*s the big one, we can�*t wait to see england against wales in the group stage, the last match in their group

one week today. you just wonder what position both teams will be in and what will be at stake in that match when they meet a week today? that will be fascinating _ when they meet a week today? that will be fascinating and a really good watch. let me just ask you about the conditions there. there were so much talk in the run—up to this about air—conditioned stadiums. what do you think it was like for the players on the pitch in these games? how hot has it been? are they able to cope with the temperatures? well, i was in the stadium yesterday for england�*s game and as a fan where we were sat it was very clear how much you could feel the air conditioning. it was very cool, obviously for the fans a very cool environment and it was noticeable. all of the stadiums as we know our air at great expense to the environment, but you could feel the difference it made in the temperature and just how much it had dropped and i�*ve heard even being on the pitch, on the touchline, you could feel it as well, and i think

for the players, they are probably feeling it too. i know gareth southgate and the team are keen to train in the midday sun to acclimatise themselves for the temperatures they would face here and let�*s not forget playing in their second match of this world cup, but they did that but i think it will have helped them and proven advantage and i think playing later in the day, yesterday kicked off earlier, but playing later in the day come already two weeks in since i�*ve been here, you can feel temperatures are starting to cool off a little bit as the days go on. john, really good to talk to you and enjoy the rest of the tournament. thank you so much. 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.uk/news or go via the bbc app.

the holding centre for asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats at manston in kent has been cleared, a home office source has confirmed saying everyone at the site has been placed in "onward accommodation". thousands of migrants had been placed in tents at the former military airfield during the autumn, leading to overcrowding and outbreaks of disease. it�*s thought the government has bought space in hotels around the uk in an attempt to ease the backlog. a source said manston, which was designed for migrants to be held for a maximum of 24 hours, would be used in future in a way that was "more business as usual" before the congestion started. the headlines on bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, tells business leaders the uk needs to wean itself off its "immigration dependency". energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers. the industry watchdog, ofgem, says it has identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed.

and as you heard there a holding a centre in manston for asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats is cleared and as you heard there a holding a centre in manston for asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats is cleared 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 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. 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, bra nwen 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. a plan to beam electricity wirelessly from space to power millions of homes 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, 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. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol.

whence. tomorrow, our band of rain continued to move northwards and eastwards. strong winds across the west and the site, but generally it will be a blustery day with blustery showers and some sunshine following on behind that band of rain. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the labour leader, sir keir starmer, tells business leaders the uk needs to wean itself off its "immigration dependency". the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british

way on growth must end. a processing centre in manston for asylum—seekers who cross the channel in small boats is cleared. energy suppliers are accused of failing vulnerable customers. the industry watchdog, ofgem, says it has identified shortcomings that need to be urgently addressed. king charles prepares to host the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, in his first state visit as monarch. a former wales international footballer is told to remove a rainbow hat as she enters a world cup stadium in qatar. 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. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. here�*s gavin ramjaun in salford.

good morning. another busy day in qatar to bring you up to speed with, the first day with four matches being played and we have a game on our hands in the opener. argentina, very much one of the favourites, up against saudi arabia, but it�*s not all to plan for lionel messi and co. let�*sjoinjohn watson, who�*s in qatarfor us. john, what�*s the latest in this group c opener? hi, gavin. we have 20 minutes remaining in this opener between argentina and saudi arabia. saudi arabia are leaving after taking the lead in the second half there. leonel messi had given them the lead with a penalty in the first half. but saudi arabia are leading to — one. saudi arabia have taken up the second largest ticket allocation at this world cup, so plenty of support in there for their side. could they be on the cusp of one of the big

upsets at this world cup so far? 20 minutes remaining that argentina had to turn this one around. it is minutes remaining that argentina had to turn this one around.— to turn this one around. it is also a acked to turn this one around. it is also a packed day _ to turn this one around. it is also a packed day later, _ to turn this one around. it is also a packed day later, with - to turn this one around. it is also a packed day later, with the - to turn this one around. it is also | a packed day later, with the world champions, france, in action. what more do we have to look forward to? we have france in action, one of the last game is up today. they are the holders, france, after winning the trophy four years ago. they start without karim benzema, who has been ruled out with injury. paul pogba is not available either. they play australia. we watch mexico against poland later, as well. denmark, one of the dark horses in this tournament, they play tunisia later on. tournament, they play tunisia later on. following england�*s 6—2 win over iran yesterday, much discussion still remains around a head injury sustained by the iranian goalkeeper.

ali beiranvand suffered a heavy head—on collision with his team mate hosseini majid just eight minutes into the game. after treatment on the pitch, he was allowed to play—on, but he then had to be carried off a minute later. it�*s a decision that has been widely critcised, with fifa being accused of failing players. here�*s former england goalkeeper david james. i have been concussed before. i have broken my nose had not been concussed, so it can be very difficult tojudgejust on concussed, so it can be very difficult to judge just on the damage whether concussion occurred. to think that the goalkeeper was allowed to stay on the field having been concussed, thatjust goes against everything that football is trying to work against to protect players. i can only hope that the medical team, they are rating —— iranian medical team, miss read the situation rather than keeping the

goalkeeper on the field i guessed his best intentions. goalkeeper on the field i guessed his best intentions. following on from the decision for nine nations to not wear the onelove armbands, belgium have said they will not wear their white away shirts with the word �*love�* on the collar it�*s been another day to forget for england in the cricket. they lost to australia this morning by 221 runs, which completes the one—day series whitewash. australia posted 355 for 5 in a rain interupted first innings, which gave england a revised target. openers travis head and david warner did most of the damage, both with centuries. head making a huge 152. england struggled in their reply in conditions to suit the bowlers, falling from 57—1 to 142 all out. england, t20 champions, losing the series 3—0. next season�*s formula 1 grand prix in china has been cancelled because of the country�*s covid policies. f1 hasn�*t been to china since 2019, but was due to return for the fourth race in april 2023. china�*s zero—covid policy has led f1 to conclude the race can�*t go ahead. the country�*s latest rules say that anyone found with covid—19 must spend five days at an isolation

centre plus three days isolation at home. that�*s all the sport for now. it is still to— 12 saudi arabia, with 15 minutes to go —— 1— to, with saudi arabia leaving. we will bring you the result as soon as we get it at full time. the indonesian authorities are sending more rescue workers and heavy machinery to help areas worst—hit by a deadly earthquake. the epicentre of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.6, was on the island of java not far

from the capital, jakarta. one of the worst affected areas is chianjur, a densely populated part of the island. from there our correspondent valdya baraputri reports. bring us up to date with the latest you are hearing about the death toll in the number of people injured. yes, you are correct, the indonesian national disaster and mitigation agency right now are giving us a daily update at 5pm every day. today, the latest death toll is 268 people, only 122 are identified, and 151 people are still missing. thousands are injured. right now,

more than 7,000 people are into shelters because their houses were destroyed. shelters because their houses were destro ed. ,, ., ., , ., destroyed. quite a large number of those who died _ destroyed. quite a large number of those who died and _ destroyed. quite a large number of those who died and were _ destroyed. quite a large number of those who died and were injured i destroyed. quite a large number of. those who died and were injured have been schoolchildren, who were in school when it happens. yes. been schoolchildren, who were in school when it happens. yes, you are riuht. the school when it happens. yes, you are right. the earthquake _ school when it happens. yes, you are right. the earthquake happened - school when it happens. yes, you are right. the earthquake happened on i right. the earthquake happened on monday at 1pm and at the time school was still happening. this area holds a lot of islamic boarding schools, so when the earthquake hit, many of the students were in their school rooms, their classrooms. a lot of casualties happens because their school buildings have collapsed on them. most of the children, and it has been confirmed by the authorities, most of the casualties are indeed children.— are indeed children. relief work is under way- _ are indeed children. relief work is under way- to _ are indeed children. relief work is under way. to the _ are indeed children. relief work is under way. to the authorities - are indeed children. relief work is | under way. to the authorities think they might find survivors trapped in they might find survivors trapped in

the rubble? . they might find survivors trapped in the rubble? , , ., the rubble? yes, the focus of the authorities _ the rubble? yes, the focus of the authorities right _ the rubble? yes, the focus of the authorities right now— the rubble? yes, the focus of the authorities right now is _ the rubble? yes, the focus of the authorities right now is to - the rubble? yes, the focus of the i authorities right now is to evacuate people from the isolated area. this area is actually a mountainous area and with the earthquake, when the earthquake happened, landslides also happened, so a lot of this area has been covered by mud and landslides, thatis been covered by mud and landslides, that is why the evacuation team cannot go through. it was said to the teams this afternoon that they would have to go to that isolated area by any means necessary. he said to go there by helicopters, anything you can do to reach that area and give help to the people who right now are still in that isolated area.

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. i 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 at the screenings that we've had so far of the film, where the survivors have been, the real survivors have been in attendance. the gratitude to them from everyone has been overwhelming.

it�*s also a story about the power ofjournalism. but of course, at its heart are the women who spoke out. the only way these women are going to go on the record... is if they alljump together. we're all here, harvey. who have you talked to? for a story that changed the world. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the king is hosting his first state visit as monarch as he welcomes the south african president to the uk. king charles and camilla, the queen consort, will host a banquet for president cyril ramaphosa at buckingham palace as part of the two—day trip. let�*s talk to our royal correspondent sarah campbell, who is at buckingham palace. sarah, this is significant because it is the first state visit that the new king is hosting. the late queen

hosted more than a hundred. yes. hosted more than a hundred. yes, absolutely right. _ hosted more than a hundred. yes, absolutely right. good _ hosted more than a hundred. has absolutely right. good morning to you. a beautiful day here at buckingham palace. thank goodness this state visit wasn�*t yesterday when it was raining, because what we will see is britain in all its pomp and pageantry over the next hour or so, with the household cavalry, the lifeguards, the blues and royals escorting the carriages from horse guards donned the mall into buckingham palace behind me. these state visits, there is a choreography to them, and today, after cyril ramaphosa is welcomed, you can see the soldiers there, who have been practising for weeks and weeks, after the south african president is welcomed by the king and queen consort, the very first

time that king charles iii has hosted a state visit. he will have participated in many state visits as the prince of wales, but this will be the first time as monarch. after the president is welcomed at horse guards parade, when the anthems were played, there will be the carriage procession along the mall, though spectacular sights, those pictures that we have not seen for a few years because due to the pandemic, the last state visit was by the us president at the time, president trump back injune 2019, so this is very much a return to form. you can see the prime minister, rishi sunak, is there alongsidejames kath cleverley —— james cleverly, the foreign secretary. they will be part of the welcoming party. a big day for the prime minister, of course his first state visit. these state visits are at the invitation of the

government, this is a chance to really show some soft power, for britain to show what it does best, to literally get out the red carpet, bring out all the best china, the p°mp bring out all the best china, the pomp and pageantry at the state banquet, and to drum up trade. the prime minister has already said today this is about turbo—charging relations between britain and south africa. we already do 30% of our trade with the african continent, that trade with the african continent is about 30% with south africa. they are trying to drum up trade, and that is as important as ever at the moment. preparation is getting under way, not long now before the president and king and queen consort arrive. bud. before the president and king and queen consort arrive.— before the president and king and queen consort arrive. and, as you sa , queen consort arrive. and, as you say. great — queen consort arrive. and, as you say, great weather. _ queen consort arrive. and, as you say, great weather. it _ queen consort arrive. and, as you say, great weather. it is _ queen consort arrive. and, as you say, great weather. it is about - say, great weather. it is about trade, but the king as head of the commonwealth, he loves the

commonwealth, he loves the commonwealth, it is very close to his heart and south africa is a big part of that. his heart and south africa is a big part of that-— his heart and south africa is a big part of that. absolutely, as it was to her majesty — part of that. absolutely, as it was to her majesty the _ part of that. absolutely, as it was to her majesty the late _ part of that. absolutely, as it was to her majesty the late queen. i part of that. absolutely, as it was i to her majesty the late queen. the commonwealth was incredibly important. it was one of her desires for him to take over as head of the commonwealth. this is his first big key event as head of the commonwealth. i�*m sure this will be part of the discussions today at the banquet this evening there will be a speech by the king as well as the president and some of those sentiments you would imagine would be front and centre. diplomatically and economically, it is an important day today. not long now before we see the gold glinting off the household cavalry as they escort the procession down the mall. it should be, as it always is, spectacular site. �* . be, as it always is, spectacular site. ~ ., , . ., site. and what can we expect later on, the site. and what can we expect later on. the south _ site. and what can we expect later on, the south african _ site. and what can we expect later on, the south african president. site. and what can we expect later on, the south african president is| on, the south african president is going to be addressing both houses

of parliament? he is not without criticism in south africa at the moment, cyril ramaphosa. yes, indeed. moment, cyril ramaphosa. yes, indeed- itut _ moment, cyril ramaphosa. yes, indeed. but that _ moment, cyril ramaphosa. yes, indeed. but that will _ moment, cyril ramaphosa. yes, indeed. but that will not - moment, cyril ramaphosa. yes, indeed. but that will not be - moment, cyril ramaphosa. “as indeed. but that will not be the focus of debate here today. the emphasis will be on the links between the uk and south africa. the choreography remains the same. the president will travel to buckingham palace, there will be a private lunch with the king and queen consort. they will look at some artefacts from the royal collection, so some items that will be of interest to the south african president. they will then look at westminster abbey. president. they will then look at westminsterabbey. he president. they will then look at westminster abbey. he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the under warrior, as well as looking at a memorial stone to nelson mandela thatis memorial stone to nelson mandela that is in westminster abbey. the links between the queen and nelson mandela have often been talked about, they had a very close relationship. then travelling over to the houses of parliament to

address both houses. this evening, the state banquet.— address both houses. this evening, the state banquet. the holding centre for asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats at manston in kent has been cleared, a home office source has confirmed saying everyone at the site has been placed in "onward accommodation". thousands of migrants had been placed in tents at the former military airfield during the autumn, each leading to overcrowding and outbreaks of disease. it�*s thought the government has bought space in hotels around the uk in an attempt to ease the backlog. a source said manston, which was designed for migrants to be held for a maximum of 24 hours, would be used in future in a way that was "more business as usual" before the congestion started.

nets go to your home editor for more on this. mark, at its peak, and there was huge criticism at the time, there were about 4,000 people there, three times as many as there should have been. now we are hearing it has been completely cleared. yes. it has been completely cleared. yes, and in a way. — it has been completely cleared. yes, and in a way, that _ it has been completely cleared. yes, and in a way, that is _ it has been completely cleared. yes, and in a way, that is what _ it has been completely cleared. “a: and in a way, that is what manston should be like. we haven�*t had any crossings over the channel for more than a week now. in fact, november, which was a really big month last year with lots of people crossing over last year, this week relatively low, about 2200 have crossed this month, and that is far lower than we saw in previous months. this is the way that manston should work. it shouldn�*t have anything like the kind of numbers we have seen over the last few months. it is supposed to be a processing centre, people are not meant to be there for more than a day maximum, but we know that there have been families there who

were sleeping on mats, intense, for more than a month. there have been unaccompanied children there. it really has been a very difficult situation to manage. there will be some quiet satisfaction that they have had this break in the arrival numbers, the weather has been too bad for people to cross. as a result, they have had time to move people out. if manston had been working like it should have been from the beginning, this situation would not be news, it would not be unusual. whenever you had a day or so without any crossings, manston should have been empty. the fact that it has been vacated, is not something that should surprise us, but quite clearly after the problems we have seen in the last few months, it is something the home office should be relieved that it has happened. should be relieved that it has happened-— should be relieved that it has hauened. ~ ., , , happened. where have these people been taken to _

happened. where have these people been taken to come _ happened. where have these people been taken to come to _ happened. where have these people been taken to come to hotels? - happened. where have these people | been taken to come to hotels? that's riuht. this been taken to come to hotels? that's right- this is — been taken to come to hotels? that's right. this is the _ been taken to come to hotels? that's right. this is the problem, _ been taken to come to hotels? that's right. this is the problem, there - been taken to come to hotels? trust�*s right. this is the problem, there is a huge backlog in the asylum system. we have more than 160,000 people still waiting to go through the asylum system. that means that an awful lot of people are stuck in hotels, there is no accommodation for them within the home office�*s asylum setup. they are staying in hotels around the country, very controversially in some cases. many local authorities feel it is not right that hotels should be part of the hospitality industry but are now being filled with asylum seekers. we don�*t know the details but our understanding is that hotels around the country have been acquired by the country have been acquired by the home office, they effectively buy out the whole hotel. i guess at this time of year there will be quite a lot of spare capacity within the hotel system, things will probably build up again around

christmas. that i think has been helpful to the home office, too. they were able to find a bit more hotel accommodation, and you would assume that is where the accommodation for those who otherwise would have been that manston is. the other issue here of course is trying to improve the asylum system itself and speed that up. the average time for an asylum claim is well over a year, 450 days, i think. really, claim is well over a year, 450 days, ithink. really, the claim is well over a year, 450 days, i think. really, the new minister for immigration will be looking very closely at how he can speed up the process and he has brought in more asylum case workers in the hope they can unblock the system, which goes right the way back to manston. thank ou ve right the way back to manston. thank you very much _ right the way back to manston. thank you very much indeed. _

these images were taken of the moon from the artemis mission. this these images were taken of the moon from the artemis mission.— from the artemis mission. this is one of those _ from the artemis mission. this is one of those days _ from the artemis mission. this is one of those days that _ from the artemis mission. this is one of those days that you - from the artemis mission. this is one of those days that you have i from the artemis mission. this is - one of those days that you have been thinking about for a long, long time. wejust saw thinking about for a long, long time. we just saw the earth sat behind the moon as we take the next human vehicle around the moon. this is 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 kilometers. 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 seven 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 willjoin 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. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. hello, again. it�*s been a very windy start to the day across south—west england and the channel islands, but slowly that wind is going to ease. as we go through the rest of today, for most of us, we�*re looking at some sunny spells, some bright spells, but also some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery, but becoming more scattered across southern areas. showery rain continues across the north—east of scotland. on the tops of the mountains some of that could well be wintry and it�*s going to be windy across the northern isles. temperatures today, we�*re looking at about eight

degrees in aberdeen, for example, 11 in cardiff and 11 in st helier, but it will feel quite cold if you are out and about. as we head on through the evening and overnight there will be some clear skies and the temperature will fall away, especially across the north—east, low enough for a touch of frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, but out to the west you can already see the next band of heavy and persistent rain coming in, accompanied by strengthening winds in the west. as we head on into tomorrow, a chilly start in eastern areas. you can see where our weather front is as it continues to push northwards and eastwards. the isobars telling you that it�*s going to be windy across the irish sea and the english channel, but it is going to be quite a blustery day anyway. as our weather front pushes northwards and eastwards, it will eradicate the brighter start across the far north—east. behind it, a return to sunshine, bright spells and showers. some of those will also be heavy, blustery and potentially thundery. temperatures eight in stornoway to about 11 in cardiff. as we move on into thursday,

a new weather front comes our way, moving slowly from the west towards the east, taking its rain with it. she as we look at the chart, the isomers tells you it�*s going to be a windy day. so a dry and a bright start in central and eastern areas. the rain slowly moving in from the west, pushing east. even inland we could have gusts of wind in excess of 40mph, but there�*s the potential for gales in the irish sea and also the english channel. we will leave it there and go to the state visit of cyril ramaphosa. for king charles, this is the first state visit he is hosting. his late mother hosted more than 100, but this is his very first state visit and cyril ramaphosa, the south african president, is being greeted.

he will be addressing both houses of parliament a little bit later on. but it is a beautiful november day for this state visit. let�*s bring on our royal correspondent sarah campbell, who was watching proceedings as they get under way. as we were saying, wonderful weather there, bright sunshine if a little bit chilly, sarah. and very different from yesterday when it was pouring with rain? yes. different from yesterday when it was pouring with rain?— pouring with rain? yes, i think everyone _ pouring with rain? yes, i think everyone very _ pouring with rain? yes, i think everyone very thankful - pouring with rain? yes, i think everyone very thankful that i pouring with rain? yes, i think| everyone very thankful that the visit is happening today and not yesterday, as you say. just watching the pictures there of king charles iii, the queen consort, you can see in the background there. this is a big moment for him. his first state visit as monarch of course. he would have been involved in many other state visits which would have been hosted by queen elizabeth ii, his late mother, but this is his first.

if you are asking why south africa? this visit was actually, the plans had been under way before the death of her majesty back in september and according to buckingham palace this morning, his majesty the king, has been delighted to proceed with the plans as his first inward state visit. so there we are, horse guards parade, on the royal pavilion. just forming up will be members of the military, 1000 plus soldiers will be involved in the state visit. 230 horses, seven military bands, nine units altogether. this is when britain lays out the red carpet, literally lays out the red carpet. the pomp and pageantry on full show.

president cyril ramaphosa, south africa, here on the invitation from the government. because this is, as much as anything, an opportunity for the two countries to get together and talk trade essentially. south africa is a big trading partnerfor the united kingdom. 30% of our trade with africa comes through south africa, so this is important. the prime minister rishi sunak, who was also there, we�*ll be having a bilateral meeting with the president tomorrow and he will be emphasising the importance of the trade links. the kings lifeguard there turning out in the front yard. it is another big moment i think for the military

units, the last state visit to the uk due to the pandemic, it was back in 2019, the visit of the then us president donald trump. many ceremonially and events cancelled in those years, so this is the ceremonial units of the british armed forces really coming together again and doing what they do so well. band plays.

and sarah, just as we listen to some of the music there, tell us a bit more about how important this visit is from a trade point of view? you mentioned britain�*s trading links with south africa. i think it represents something like 30% of the uk's represents something like 30% of the uk�*s entire trade with the african continent, so that is one of the big items on the agenda during this visit? ., ., , ,., , ., items on the agenda during this visit? ., ., , , ., ., visit? yeah, absolutely. you are riaht, visit? yeah, absolutely. you are right. 30% _ visit? yeah, absolutely. you are right. 30% of — visit? yeah, absolutely. you are right, 3094. of the _ visit? yeah, absolutely. you are right, 3094. of the uk's _ visit? yeah, absolutely. you are right, 30% of the uk's trade - visit? yeah, absolutely. you are| right, 30% of the uk's trade with right, 30% of the uk�*s trade with the entire african continent goes through south africa and it�*s worth approximately £10.7 billion annually. uk companies are the

largest investors in south africa renewables. there�*s also a lot of personal links here. 400,000 people from the uk travel to south africa every year, so there are a lot of links. these state visits are all about fostering those links. rishi sunak, the prime minister there, he said this morning this is about turbo charging infrastructure, investment, and economic growth together. so while the pictures look amazing, and they will look incredible as the household cavalry escort for carriages down the mall, in a few minutes, it is about money. it's in a few minutes, it is about money. it�*s about putting these trade links between the uk and south africa, so incredibly important, and for king charles iii this is one of his key duties if you like. it�*s promoting britain here in the uk and when he starts his first foreign tour as monarch, it�*s about promoting the uk

on the world stage. so, as i say, something his mother did for 70 years. and now he has taken on that responsibility. has years. and now he has taken on that responsibility-— responsibility. as you mentioned, i su ose responsibility. as you mentioned, i suppose he's _ responsibility. as you mentioned, i suppose he's no — responsibility. as you mentioned, i suppose he's no stranger— responsibility. as you mentioned, i suppose he's no stranger to - responsibility. as you mentioned, i suppose he's no stranger to these i suppose he�*s no stranger to these sorts of events. he was always part of state visits and so on, but different though when you are the host, when you are the monarch welcoming in a very important foreign visitor?— welcoming in a very important foreign visitor? yes, absolutely riaht, so foreign visitor? yes, absolutely right. so last — foreign visitor? yes, absolutely right, so last time _ foreign visitor? yes, absolutely right, so last time for - foreign visitor? yes, absolutely| right, so last time for example, backin right, so last time for example, back in 2019, president trump visited on the us state visit, and after the introductions on horse guards parade, he travelled to clarence house to meet the then prince of wales, they had a meeting with camilla, the duchess of cornwall, so in the same way prince william and catherine, the prince and princess of wales, met at the president today, very much part of the whole sort of experience. this,

after all, the whole sort of experience. this, afterall, is the whole sort of experience. this, after all, is that while family on show, on behalf of britain. as you say, it is different. i think probably for the visiting presidents, he was last to actually for the funeral of her late majesty backin for the funeral of her late majesty back in september, this is his fifth visit for the uk, so he was well known to the queen. he met her at the g7 in cornwall last year but, as you say, a different dynamic. the first state visit of king charles iii, the first time camilla as queen consort has welcomed the incoming foreign leader so a significant moment, i think, foreign leader so a significant moment, ithink, certainly foreign leader so a significant moment, i think, certainly in terms of the royal family following the queen�*s death in september. there of the royal family following the queen's death in september. there it is. it's a wonderful _ queen's death in september. there it is. it's a wonderful spectacle, - queen's death in september. there it is. it's a wonderful spectacle, as - is. it�*s a wonderful spectacle, as ever, isn�*t it, a state visit in this country? talk us through a bit on the agenda and what the south

african president will be doing in the next day or so. so african president will be doing in the next day or so.— the next day or so. so this is the official welcome _ the next day or so. so this is the official welcome if _ the next day or so. so this is the official welcome if you _ the next day or so. so this is the official welcome if you like - the next day or so. so this is the official welcome if you like on i official welcome if you like on horse guards parade, what you will have seen in countless state visits before. after the salute has been given, the president will thenjoin the king and they will inspect the guards. they will walk amongst the military. and then, there will be a firing of the guns. again, talking about the military getting back to what they do so well, the king�*s troop royal horse artillery will be in green park, firing a 41 gun salute at the tower of london and there will be another 41 gun salute and then there will be this carriage procession, a photo opportunity, watching the president, watching the king and queen consort, the prince and princess of wales, encourages, travelling down the mall. they will then go to buckingham palace for a private lunch between the president

and the king and queen consort. then they will spend some time in buckingham palace looking through some artefacts, thumbing through interesting items which may be of interesting items which may be of interest to the president in the royal collection and then, as we talked about earlier, he will be addressing the houses of parliament today, giving a speech there and then this evening it is the banquet, then this evening it is the banquet, the literal getting out of the best china to impress your foreign guest. and here is the south african president arriving. in the vehicle

body south african flag, of course, cyril ramaphosa, who has faced quite a lot of criticism at home over various policies and allegations against him. and also the fact that against him. and also the fact that a lot of power cuts in parts of the country. to the dismay of many people in south africa. and, of course, as we see the prince and princess of wales there, sarah campbell, this is notjust king charles and queen consort, but the wider royalfamily, who have big roles to play in this first state visit under the new monarch. yes. yes, visit under the new monarch. yes. yes. indeed. _ visit under the new monarch. yes. yes, indeed, just _ visit under the new monarch. 1513 yes, indeed, just momentarily interrupted by the start of the 41 gun salute. here in green park which is close to my broadcasting position

so it�*s quite loud. guns fire. band plays.

41-gun salute fires. king charles welcoming the president of south africa. the first state visit, as we have been reflecting,

the new king... we are going to say goodbye note to viewers on bbc two. as we continue to watch this spectacular state visit in november sunshine. a bright day, beautiful day, it�*s been very chilly. mccain and queen consort formally welcoming the president to horse guards parade —— the king. he willjoin the prince and princess of wales then for a carriage procession along the mall and, following a private lunch in buckingham palace, given by the king, his majesty will then invite

south african�*s president to view an exhibition in the picture gallery of items from the royal collection relating to south africa and then in the afternoon the president will visit westminster abbey where he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior. and he will take a tour of westminster abbey which will include the memorial stone for nelson mandela who of course served as president of south africa between 1994-99. the as president of south africa between 1994—99. the great south african hero, nelson mandela. and then come at the palace of westminster, the president will be welcomed by the speaker of the house of commons, and the lord speaker, and deliver an address in the royal gallery to members of both houses of parliament. and the king and the

president chatting away there. sarah campbell, a significant visit on many levels?— campbell, a significant visit on man levels? ~ , , many levels? absolutely, the gun salute continues _ many levels? absolutely, the gun salute continues to _ many levels? absolutely, the gun salute continues to boom - many levels? absolutely, the gun salute continues to boom out i many levels? absolutely, the gun i salute continues to boom out across green park here which is about a ten minute carriage ride from horse guards and then down the mall and into buckingham palace. for that private lunch with the king and the queen consort. and, as we say, this is pomp and pageantry, absolute finest, britain putting on a show for its foreign guest. as we have talked about, important for king charles iii, this is his very first state visit along with a queen consort, his first as monarch. and for the president, as well, this is him having the red carpet treatment

and hopefully come as far as the british government is concerned, there will be some economic benefit. the cultural, economic ties is what these state visits are all about. i believe my carriage knowledge, this is the irish state coach, which the president, the king and queen consort, will be transported in to buckingham palace. of course, these spectacular sites have been lacking really over the last three years or so because of the last state visit was in june so because of the last state visit was injune 2019, the visit by the then president donald trump, but the pandemic meant that state visits were put on hold until now.

president ramaphosa there, the king and queen consort come inside the carriage, and they will be followed in the procession by the prince of wales, prince william, and the princess of wales, catherine. they will follow behind in the australian state coach, and they will travel down the mall so should be arriving where i am in buckingham palace in about ten minutes or so. final checks, making sure everything is ready and the military of course have been practising for weeks and months for this state visit, very important for them to make sure that every horse is in line, every button polished, boots polished, this is their chance as much as anything to show how impressive they can be.

just getting ready to leave horse guards parade now. band plays. very soon we will see them coming down the mall. the sovereign putt escort, the blues and royals, the household cavalry, spectacular site. this is the second carriage i believe, the australian state coach.

prince william, the prince of wales inside with catherine. i�*m very well worn choreography i think on these state visits, the state visits that happen so many times, over 100 times by her late majesty. today, for the first time, led by her son. by her late majesty. today, for the first time, led by herson. king charles iii. they do look spectacular, gleaming in the sunlight. you have talked about the significance of today for

the president of south africa and for the king, and also from the point of view of trade, but also of course the commonwealth. and that is something that is very close to the king�*s heart. something that is very close to the king's heart-— king's heart. absolutely. as it was to his late mother, _ king's heart. absolutely. as it was to his late mother, of _ king's heart. absolutely. as it was to his late mother, of course i king's heart. absolutely. as it was to his late mother, of course of i king's heart. absolutely. as it was| to his late mother, of course of the head of the commonwealth for so many years, credited by many for holding the commonwealth together and making it the family of 56 nations that it is today. it was her wish that her son would take over as head of the commonwealth and indeed that was the case. fouryears commonwealth and indeed that was the case. four years ago it was decided he would take over and south africa, as a member of the commonwealth, no doubt, this will feature in the speeches. the king is due to make a speeches. the king is due to make a speech before the banquet this evening. as one of course the

president of south africa as well, so one might expect that the commonwealth, the importance of the commonwealth, the importance of the commonwealth, to the new king will be touched upon. this is his first opportunity to emphasise his role as the head of the commonwealth. as you can see, the sun is shining on the mall. these flags are out. the best china will be out later on this evening at buckingham palace. just behind me, the horses of the royal horse artillery have been firing those guns here in green park. just leaving a head of the main party as it travels down the mall. i was talking to major fran sykes, who was in charge of firing those guns both today and at remembrance sunday, and

talking about how, for the military, it is so important for them to get back out there after the pause from the pandemic, and take part in these ceremonial events. it�*s something very british about watching the household cavalry marching down the mall with those flags on either side. the crowds have come out to line the mall and watch the procession as it goes past. there you can see the guns which have just been firing in green park. part of the choreography at least of the state visits. so interesting point, in normal times, the president would have stayed in buckingham palace. but, as

we know, there is a ten year resurfacing programme going on inside buckingham palace and so he won�*t actually be staying here. he will be staying elsewhere, but the visit is due to last today and then he will be leaving the country tomorrow, but much to be talked about between him and the king but also between him and the prime minister rishi sunak. there will be a bilateral meeting and, as we have talked about, much to talk about in terms of the economics and the ties between this country and south africa. spectacular site as the life guards process down the mall. and following behind, those carriages, the first carriage, the king, the queen consort and the president and then following behind, the prince and princess of wales.

when they reach buckingham palace, there will be a guard of honour. that will be followed by the 1st battalion, coldstream guards,... it's it�*s quite a sight for the people. the crowds are two or three deep down the mall watching the procession go past.

so, as we said, there will be a lunch following this very private lunch following this very public welcome. ares}; his private lunch following this very public welcome. will his private lunch following this very public welcome. will the private lunch following this very public we to he. will the private lunch following this very public we to view will the private lunch following this very public we to view anl the private lunch following this very public we to view an exhibition president to view an exhibition in the picture gallery of items from the picture gallery of items from the royal collection belonging to south africa. after that, the president will arrive at westminster abbey. he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior. and he will be taken on a tour of the abbey, which includes a memorial stone for nelson mandela who was of course president of south africa from 1994—99. after that, it is off to the palace of westminster and an address to the royal gallery, in the royal gallery,

two mps and their guests. just arriving there, the carriage of buckingham palace. it will of course be a state banquet this evening. again, another opportunity for britain to lay on the red carpet, break out the

china,... and i think there we have it for the moment. a private lunch with the king inside buckingham palace and various highlights over the next couple of days, tomorrow they will be the bilateral with the prime minister rishi sunak of course, this is a political visit as much as anything else. interesting, tomorrow morning the earl of wessex, prince edward, will take the president on a visit to the royal botanic gardens in kew where they will focus on scientific and conservation partnerships and then on to the francis crick institute looking at biomedical research, so quite a

packed agenda for president ramaphosa over the next two days. he is due to leave the country tomorrow evening, but there seems to be a lot to fit in before then.— to fit in before then. indeed. sarah, to fit in before then. indeed. sarah. we — to fit in before then. indeed. sarah, we will _ to fit in before then. indeed. sarah, we will leave - to fit in before then. indeed. sarah, we will leave it - to fit in before then. indeed. sarah, we will leave it there | to fit in before then. indeed. i sarah, we will leave it there for the moment. thank you very much indeed, sarah campbell, our royal correspondence guiding us through the beginning of that state visit by the beginning of that state visit by the south african president cyril ramaphosa. the first state visit that king charles is hosting. much more on that over the next 48 hours. the holding centre for asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats at manston in kent has been cleared, a home office source has confirmed, saying everyone at the site has been placed in "onward accommodation". thousands of migrants had been placed in tents at the former military airfield during the autumn, leading to overcrowding and outbreaks of disease.

it�*s thought the government has bought space in hotels around the uk in an attempt to ease the backlog. a source said manston, which was designed for migrants to be held for a maximum of 24 hours, would be used in future in a way that was "more business as usual" before the congestion started. our home editor, mark easton, has more. we haven�*t had any crossings over the channel for more than a week now. in fact, the channel for more than a week now. infact, november, which the channel for more than a week now. in fact, november, which was a really big month last year, lots of people crossing in november last year, this year relatively low, about 2200 have crossed this month, and that is far lower than in previous months. this is the way that manston should work, in a sense. it shouldn�*t have anything like the kind of numbers we have seenin like the kind of numbers we have seen in the last few months. it is supposed to be a processing centre, people aren�*t supposed to be there

for more than a day maximum, but we know there have been families there who were sleeping on mats, intense for more than a month. there have been unaccompanied children there. it has been a very difficult situation to manage. there will be some quiet satisfaction that they have had this break in arrival numbers, the weather has been too bad for people to cross, as a result they have had time to move people out. if manston had been working as it should have been from the beginning, this kind of situation would not be news, it would not be unusual. whenever you had a day or so without any crossings, manston should have been empty. the fact that it has been vacated is not something that should surprise us, but clearly after the problems we have seen in the last few months, it is something that the home office will be relieved to have happened.

where have the people gone, to hotels around the country? exactly. this is the great _ hotels around the country? exactly. this is the great problem, - hotels around the country? exactly. this is the great problem, there i hotels around the country? exactly. this is the great problem, there is i this is the great problem, there is a huge backlog in the asylum system. we have more than 160,000 people still waiting to go through the asylum system. that means that an awful lot of people are stuck in hotels, there is no accommodation for them and the home office asylum setup. they had been staying in hotels around the country, controversially in some cases. many authorities feel it is not right that hotels that should be part of the hospitality industry are now housing asylum seekers. we don�*t know the details, but our understanding is that hotels around the country have been acquired by the country have been acquired by the home office, they dye out the whole hotel, effectively. i guess at this time of year there will be quite a lot of spare capacity within the hotel system, things will

probably build up again around christmas. that, ithink, has been helpful to the home office, too. they have been able to find more hotel accommodation. they have been able to find more hotelaccommodation. i they have been able to find more hotel accommodation. i assume that is where the accommodation for those who otherwise would have been at manston is. the other issue here of course is trying to improve the asylum system itself, speed that up. the average time for an asylum claim is well over a year, 450 odd days. really, the new ministerfor immigration will be looking very closely at how he can speed up the process. he has brought in more asylum caseworkers in the hope they can unblock the system, which goes right the way back to manston. i�*m joined now by sian lewis, senior lecturer of law at the university of kent, specialising in international human rights and international migration. thank you for being with us. there

were some 4,000 people at manston, now suddenly there is pretty much nobody there. what do you make of that? it nobody there. what do you make of that? , ., , , , nobody there. what do you make of that? _ nobody there. what do you make of that? ,.,, _ ., that? it shows firstly the power of rotest that? it shows firstly the power of protest really _ that? it shows firstly the power of protest really works. _ that? it shows firstly the power of protest really works. i _ that? it shows firstly the power of protest really works. i went i that? it shows firstly the power of protest really works. i went along | protest really works. i went along to a protest very recently and was shocked to see outside manston, the people inside, and i will call them inmates, they weren�*t even allowed to see out. there were hoardings preventing them from seeing out. these are inhumane conditions. the government has misread the mood of the country, they think everybody is against so—called illegal migrants, i called them irregular migrants, they come across the channel without possibility of safe routes of migration. they misread the mood. they misunderstand that there are a large swathes of the population that actively support the idea that these

people are human beings and should be treated consistently with their human rights and human dignity. it is good news that it has been emptied. the worry is going to be in the detail. at they end up spending months and months in hotels without their applications for asylum being processed, this is not a solution at all, it isjust processed, this is not a solution at all, it is just creating other problems, as we heard from your previous report. it seems to be a practical solution to the problem which the immigration minister should turn his attention to it along all asylum seekers access to the labour market, so then they can have access to legally regulated accommodation, in other words private accommodation or other accommodation in the country which they can pay for from their earnings. there is anecdotal evidence and other evidence to suggest that there are people in these hotels with a wide range of

skills. there is anecdotal evidence we have doctors and dentists in hotels in canterbury, where i live. why not let them have access to the labour markets? we are desperate for doctors and dentists.— doctors and dentists. surely if you are sa in: doctors and dentists. surely if you are saying that. — doctors and dentists. surely if you are saying that, aren't _ doctors and dentists. surely if you are saying that, aren't you - are saying that, aren�*t you encouraging people to come over on small boats, and that is what the government says they wanted to tear. apart from anything else, it is very dangerous. the apart from anything else, it is very dangerous-— dangerous. the only way to discourage _ dangerous. the only way to discourage people - dangerous. the only way to discourage people from i dangerous. the only way to l discourage people from using dangerous. the only way to - discourage people from using those boots is to open up safe routes for people to claim asylum. these people are claiming asylum and there are legally entitled to claim asylum under the refugee convention. they are not doing anything subversive. the reason they have subverted these migration controls because there are no secrets for them. there are very few safe routes for people to flee to the uk. , . , few safe routes for people to flee to the uk. , ., , ., to the uk. sorry, are they all fleeing? _ to the uk. sorry, are they all fleeing? we _ to the uk. sorry, are they all fleeing? we are _

to the uk. sorry, are they all fleeing? we are hearing i to the uk. sorry, are they all| fleeing? we are hearing from to the uk. sorry, are they all- fleeing? we are hearing from the government about thousands of young single albanian them. what are they fleeing from? albania is a safe country, it is applying to be part of the eu and nato. i country, it is applying to be part of the eu and nato._ country, it is applying to be part of the eu and nato. i can't comment on any detail— of the eu and nato. i can't comment on any detail about _ of the eu and nato. i can't comment on any detail about albania, - of the eu and nato. i can't comment on any detail about albania, but i i on any detail about albania, but i can say that approximately 70% of all people who come across on small boats successfully claim asylum. that is a huge proportion of those who are crossing. the other thing is, they are not only getting refugee status but some of them are also getting humanitarian protection. that is another status available. nobody can say that it is safe to send the person back anywhere without assessing their individual circumstances. we cannot tell if somebody is being persecuted in albania just by saying albania is a safe country. that is a nonsense. we can�*t make this kind of generalisations. the whole purpose of having a refugee status determination procedure is to assess

each individual case on its merits. but that process is taking far too long, isn�*t it? we have a backlog of well over 100,000 cases. the long, isn't it? we have a backlog of well over 100,000 cases.— well over 100,000 cases. the fault lies with the _ well over 100,000 cases. the fault lies with the government _ well over 100,000 cases. the fault lies with the government here. i well over 100,000 cases. the fault lies with the government here. thej lies with the government here. the government needs to face up to the problem that is presented to it, that the numbers of people fleeing across the world are increasing year on year. this is a global problem. this is not a localised problem, it is a global problem. the only problem we have got, or the one thing that the government is most concerned about, is the problem with people crossing the channel, which is incredibly dangerous. if we had a system that acknowledge that the problem is global, the number is increasing and we need to do something about it, we can set up our asylum system so we have properly trained people, not people taken off the streets and just given five minutes of training which is exactly what seems to be happening at the moment, but two or three days

of training and setting them out on their own to make life—and—death decisions about people�*s safety, what we need is a properly funded system. it seems to me absolutely logical that at the same time we can open up the labour market so that these people are no longer seem to be a burden to the state, but contributes, giving us the benefit of their skills, contributing taxes and no longer... has of their skills, contributing taxes and no longer...— and no longer... as i mentioned before, and no longer... as i mentioned before. you _ and no longer... as i mentioned before, you would _ and no longer... as i mentioned before, you would then - and no longer... as i mentioned before, you would then be i and no longer... as i mentioned i before, you would then be attracting like a magnet even more people to get onto small boats across the channel to come here because we would be offering them jobs the moment they arrive. i would be offering them “obs the moment they arrive.i would be offering them “obs the moment they arrive. i don't think the evidence _ moment they arrive. i don't think the evidence is _ moment they arrive. i don't think the evidence is there. _ moment they arrive. i don't think the evidence is there. people i moment they arrive. i don't think. the evidence is there. people used to small boats out of sheer desperation.— to small boats out of sheer desperation. to small boats out of sheer deseration. , , , ., to small boats out of sheer deseration. , , desperation. sorry, but when you say sheer desperation, _ desperation. sorry, but when you say sheer desperation, they _ desperation. sorry, but when you say sheer desperation, they are - desperation. sorry, but when you say sheer desperation, they are already i sheer desperation, they are already in france which is a member of the european union, again a safe country. european union, again a safe count . , ., , , ., ., european union, again a safe count . , ., ,, ., ., . ., country. they are desperate to claim as lum in country. they are desperate to claim asylum in a — country. they are desperate to claim asylum in a country _ country. they are desperate to claim asylum in a country that _ country. they are desperate to claim asylum in a country that they - country. they are desperate to claim

asylum in a country that they have i asylum in a country that they have connections to, usually. people usually come to the uk because they have family members here were because they speak english or a combination of the two. if you imagine being forced to flee to the uk because of some terrible calamity, you would choose to go to somewhere where you are safe and compete with members of your community and can speak some of the language. the international refugee law does not require somebody to stop in the first safe country. it allows a person the autonomy to choose the place where they claim asylum. the other thing that is right to say is brexit is at play here. whilst we were members of the european union we could expect people to be processed in france, at least some of them, because of the dublin system. we are no longer members of the european union and we cannot rely on the dublin system. brexit is absolutely central to this

problem, as it is for so many other problems, it seems to me.- problem, as it is for so many other problems, it seems to me. thank you very much- — problems, it seems to me. thank you very much. thank _ problems, it seems to me. thank you very much. thank you _ problems, it seems to me. thank you very much. thank you for _ problems, it seems to me. thank you very much. thank you for your - problems, it seems to me. thank you very much. thank you for your time. i very much. thank you for your time. we can speak to the bbc site is political editor. we have been speaking to the local mp, sir roger gale, who has been very critical of the government has not in particular. especially when it reached the level of 4,000 people, three times what it was supposed to be. now we are being told no one is there at all. 5ir be. now we are being told no one is there at all-— there at all. sir roger gale has been very _ there at all. sir roger gale has been very critical _ there at all. sir roger gale has been very critical of _ there at all. sir roger gale has been very critical of the - there at all. sir roger gale has been very critical of the home | been very critical of the home office was not handling of this. manston is in his constituency, the former airbase. manston is in his constituency, the formerairbase. he manston is in his constituency, the former airbase. he has spoken out publicly about his frustration over the handling of it and the sheer numbers of people who were being accommodated there, 4,000 as you

mentioned. he was unhappy with that and raised it in the commons a number of times. he was particularly upset with the home secretary because he believed that she had refused to sign off on hotel accommodation people who arrive on small boats to go on to and stay in. he felt that the home secretary had refused to provide that accommodation and, as such, had broken the law. the home secretary, suella braverman, denied that she had done that. this has been an area of focus for local mps in kent and for sir roger gale particularly. there will be pleased to hear this site has returned to what was meant to become processing centre. cant.

to become processing centre. cant, as we were — to become processing centre. cant, as we were just _ to become processing centre. cant, as we were just discussing, - to become processing centre. cant, as we were just discussing, is i to become processing centre. cant, as we were just discussing, is home to lots of boats that are right across the channel. huge pressures on kent. what have local leaders been saying? the on kent. what have local leaders been saying?— on kent. what have local leaders been saying? the council leaders have outlined _ been saying? the council leaders have outlined the _ been saying? the council leaders have outlined the pressures i been saying? the council leaders have outlined the pressures that| have outlined the pressures that they feel they are facing. they say they feel they are facing. they say they have these big sites like manston, like napier barracks, where people have been housed. in the past few weeks they have written a letter to the government saying there is too much pressure on the county of kent at the moment. they are worried about the procurement of hotels. they say we are already doing our bit to house these people. they arrive on small boats, mostly on the kent coast and they say they can�*t take any more. that is a growing concern for local leaders and mp5, who have seen pretty fierce opposition to the home office procuring certain hotels to house these people who have come over on small boats. that is playing out in

kent most starkly. i don�*t know whether they have had a response to that letter, the last time i spoke to the leader of kent county council he said they had not heard back from them. they are really concerned about where these people are placed when they come to the country and whether they are spread adequately around the country or if there is too much pressure on places like kent. ., ., ., ,, , ., too much pressure on places like kent. ., ., ., ~' i., ~ too much pressure on places like kent. ., ., ., ,, , ., . ., kent. charlotte, thank you. when a doctor writes _ kent. charlotte, thank you. when a doctor writes a _ kent. charlotte, thank you. when a doctor writes a prescription - kent. charlotte, thank you. when a doctor writes a prescription it i kent. charlotte, thank you. when a doctor writes a prescription it is i doctor writes a prescription it is usually for medicine but for some patients who suffer chronic lung and immune conditions, cash can also be prescribed to help them pay their energy bills. it is part of a trial to prevent people from needing even more expensive hospital treatment. let�*s talk about this now. outline

please, how the scheme works? the nhs please, how the scheme works? tie: nhs identified please, how the scheme works? ti2 nhs identified people that are at risk at being admitted to hospital, using the nhs due to problems they have got from living in a court. last winter we supported them with credit on their energy account and this year we are working with more households to understand what they will need to. do they need energy credit on their account? and what other support they might need to keep warm this winter in their home. what are the health benefits of keeping warm, of having a home that is not freezing cold over the winter? ., . ., , , , ., winter? there are clear physical and mental health _ winter? there are clear physical and mental health benefits. _ winter? there are clear physical and mental health benefits. for- winter? there are clear physical and mental health benefits. for people. mental health benefits. for people with respiratory illnesses, can mean

less admission because the air they are breathing in is warmer. it can also mean less visits to gps, and medicine can be more effective because they are living in a warm home. there are wider benefits like better educational attainment for children, and being able to afford food so you can have that nutritional food that you need rather than go without. potentially, there are many. — rather than go without. potentially, there are many, many _ rather than go without. potentially, there are many, many people i rather than go without. potentially, i there are many, many people around there are many, many people around the country he would want this, may be need this, be eligible for this, but this is a limited trial at the moment. i suppose the difficulty is, how do you limited to people that you think are really in need? yes, so last year we did a really small trial with just 28 patients. so last year we did a really small trial withjust 28 patients. this year we are working with a thousand patients, so a massive increase. obviously, we understand that millions of households that have

illnesses made worse by the cold. the national institute for clinical excellence has a list of conditions that are made worse by the cold. the importance of this trial is that people are chosen based on their clinical need, based on the nhs in that area, who they think they will see admitted this winter as a result of living in a cold home, which could be avoidable if they were living in a warm home. clearly, the nhs is facing _ living in a warm home. clearly, the nhs is facing huge _ living in a warm home. clearly, the nhs is facing huge financial- nhs is facing huge financial pressures. , dan carter people�*s energy bills is potentially very expensive if this was to be widened out across the whole country, but i suppose the benefits are in the long run gc of the health service? money because people don�*t need treatment. exactly. that is what we are out to prove this winter, how much it can save the nhs. in other people get admitted because are living in a

cold home. they are in hospitalfor a day sometimes because they are not going home to a cold home and look to make their condition worse. it has great potential, notjust to save the pressure on the hospital admissions, but on gps and other parts of the health and social care board service. it has great potential, but that is what we are doing this winter, to try to understand how it could reduce the pressure on the nhs and if it could be scaled up. pressure on the nhs and if it could be scaled up-_ pressure on the nhs and if it could be scaled up. thank you very much indeed. be scaled up. thank you very much indeed- staying — be scaled up. thank you very much indeed. staying with _ be scaled up. thank you very much indeed. staying with the _ be scaled up. thank you very much indeed. staying with the pressures| indeed. staying with the pressures on the national health service, the threat of nurses going on strike, ambulance service has been stretched in colder weather learning, the nhs is bracing itself for one of the toughest winters in its history.

i think delays at the moment is a big challenge for us to deal with, go to patient because �*s homes and we see loved ones who can�*t quite grasp with wyatt has taken us for so long to get there. it is rubbish, but wejust need long to get there. it is rubbish, but we just need to carry on and start from the beginning when we get there. we got stood down, whether thatis there. we got stood down, whether that is because there was a crew nearby. we got to —— we got diverted to this lady, who has breathing problems. to this lady, who has breathing roblems. �* to this lady, who has breathing problems-— to this lady, who has breathing roblems. �* ., , , ., problems. are you always breathless? not as bad as — problems. are you always breathless? not as bad as this. _ problems. are you always breathless? not as bad as this. pat _ problems. are you always breathless? not as bad as this. pat clarke - problems. are you always breathless? not as bad as this. pat clarke has i problems. are you always breathless? not as bad as this. pat clarke has a i not as bad as this. pat clarke has a number of conditions that needs to be managed. number of conditions that needs to be managed-— number of conditions that needs to be manaaed. �* .,, . be managed. breast cancer. he might be managed. breast cancer. he might be diabetic, be managed. breast cancer. he might be diabetic. you _ be managed. breast cancer. he might be diabetic, you have _ be managed. breast cancer. he might be diabetic, you have breast - be managed. breast cancer. he might be diabetic, you have breast cancer, i be diabetic, you have breast cancer, you have _ be diabetic, you have breast cancer, you have copd. i will give you a nebuliser— you have copd. i will give you a nebuliser to make you feel a bit betten — nebuliser to make you feel a bit better. . ., ., , nebuliser to make you feel a bit better. .. ., , ., ., nebuliser to make you feel a bit better. ., , ., ., ., , better. her carer has to leave as

she is half _ better. her carer has to leave as she is half an _ better. her carer has to leave as she is half an hour— better. her carer has to leave as she is half an hour late - better. her carer has to leave as she is half an hour late for i better. her carer has to leave as she is half an hour late for her i she is half an hour late for her next appointment. but it is not the first time she has called an ambulance. i first time she has called an ambulance.— first time she has called an ambulance. ., ., ., ., first time she has called an ambulance. ., ., ., , ., ., ., ambulance. i had a lady that had to wait eiuht ambulance. i had a lady that had to wait eight hours, _ ambulance. i had a lady that had to wait eight hours, that _ ambulance. i had a lady that had to wait eight hours, that was - ambulance. i had a lady that had to wait eight hours, that was a - ambulance. i had a lady that had to wait eight hours, that was a couple| wait eight hours, that was a couple of weeks ago. so quite reassuring this time they have turned up quickly. it this time they have turned up cuickl . . . , this time they have turned up cuickl. , ., , ., quickly. it is really sad for patients _ quickly. it is really sad for patients having _ quickly. it is really sad for patients having to - quickly. it is really sad for patients having to wait i quickly. it is really sad for. patients having to wait such quickly. it is really sad for- patients having to wait such a long time for— patients having to wait such a long time for an— patients having to wait such a long time foran ambulance, patients having to wait such a long time for an ambulance, but this is 'ust time for an ambulance, but this is just the _ time for an ambulance, but this is just the culmination of years of underfunding and of reduced resources picking now where demand is outstripping the supply. we have hit crisis point now. you don't. that_ hit crisis point now. you don't. that you — hit crisis point now. you don't. that you need to be in hospital? no. pat has had — that you need to be in hospital? no. pat has had a _ that you need to be in hospital? firm pat has had a quick response, but the time it takes to get the patient like her has tripled, to an average 1.26 hours. she is given steroids and antibiotics and after making her and antibiotics and after making her a cup of tea, the crew leaves. these

are probably — a cup of tea, the crew leaves. these are probably cases _ a cup of tea, the crew leaves. these are probably cases that _ a cup of tea, the crew leaves. these are probably cases that may - a cup of tea, the crew leaves. these are probably cases that may be i a cup of tea, the crew leaves. these are probably cases that may be able| are probably cases that may be able to dealt— are probably cases that may be able to dealt with by primary care or from _ to dealt with by primary care or from a — to dealt with by primary care or from a gp— to dealt with by primary care or from a gp surgery, if they have the ability— from a gp surgery, if they have the ability to— from a gp surgery, if they have the ability to go — from a gp surgery, if they have the ability to go out and see patients, but i _ ability to go out and see patients, but i appreciate that is very time—consuming for them. the work that we _ time—consuming for them. the work that we do. — time—consuming for them. the work that we do, we may see four or five patients— that we do, we may see four or five patients in— that we do, we may see four or five patients in five hours, a gp could see 60 _ patients in five hours, a gp could see 60 patients in that time. we are kind of— see 60 patients in that time. we are kind of the _ see 60 patients in that time. we are kind of the mobile health service. previously— kind of the mobile health service. previously i was an estate agent, which i loved, butjust fancied a change. i�*m not very squeamish so i might as well put it to good use. the next call is for a 97—year—old who is sick, bedbound and confused. have you got any pain anywhere? can you tell me what�*s wrong? eva recently spent five weeks in hospital. her family doesn�*t want her admitted

unless absolutely necessary. after four weeks in hospital, due to having no physiotherapy whatsoever, she came out unable to use her legs, so she can't walk. she's deteriorated drastically. ijust think it�*s much busier now. there�*s also a lot less services available in social care than there was in 2009. you are thinking cottage hospitals and smaller place for rehabilitation, they have all disappeared. there has been no investment into it but increased demand. the team calls the gp to discuss a plan. so she has got an appointment booked in for today but i'm not sure what time. it says about a home visit today. obviously got an infection somewhere. with her high temperature, 38.5. obviously got an infection somewhere. with her high temperature, 38.5. they leave antibiotics and eva at home. you have to balance on the one hand, the risks to home of perhaps leaving somebody at home or treating them

at home and then not may be getting the diagnostic tests or treatment that can be done in the hospital, and on the other hand, the comfort of the patient and their wishes and what they would like and the wishes of their family and they are very complex decisions to make. the nextjob is 20 miles from base, but it�*s a child. and the air ambulance is already on scene when we get there. we are at an address in wroxham. the crews do a ten—hour day and they were about 20 minutes into a 30 minute meal break when they got this call to a nine—year—old, who is fitting. max has up to 30 seizures a day. it happened on the way home from school. let�*s get a blanket on you, get you nice and warm. because he has had a strong sedative, he needs to be monitored in hospital. on the way, another call comes in the crew cannot help with. any engines close and able to assist please contact control. you might hear it today, a general broadcast on the radio

for emergencies we can't do. obviously, we want to get to our patients so you don't want to be stuck at hospital, you want to be able to treat patients so there is a bit of a problem there sometimes, sometimes we arrive too late and we don't want to. max is taken direct to the children�*s assessment unit at the norfolk and norwich. he doesn�*t have to wait in a queue outside a&e. it impacts every aspect of our life. he is under a professor in america, he is having lots of tests at great ormand street. but it�*s really hard when someone can�*t tell you what�*s wrong with your child. the department of health and social care says in england, it is spending £500 million on beds to prevent ambulance delays. it�*s also employing more call handlers. with winter coming, managers are hoping to minimise long waits. all ambulance staff want to be able to do is theirjob. nikki fox, bbc news.

a military plane at bryce newton has flown on sustainable fuel for the first time. brendan nichols has this report. once it was frying, now it is flying. the fuel this aeroplane is using is made from recycled cooking fat. it is the first time in the world that a military plane of the size and skill has achieved this. the government has set the target of 2050 across all sectors. i have set the target for 2040 b net zero because i want the royal air force to focus on this and we need to start now. the raf normally uses this voyager

for mid—air refuelling, but this model of plane is also a commercial airliner so this test flight has significant potential for worldwide travel. what we're doing today is pushing the boundaries of our existing fleet of aircraft to see what we can do, how we make flying today as sustainable as possible by reducing the overall carbon life—cycle for the actual flight. the challenge for the raf is one of supply and demand. it needs to react when called upon and have access to the fuel to do so. the royal air force needs to be able to operate worldwide with any type i of fuel that's available to us i and as sustainable aviation fuels become more prolific around - the world we can't afford to end up in a position where there is fuel we can't use. i she probably the most remarkable thing was how unremarkable it was. exactly the same as flying an aircraft on normaljet fuel. industry experts and the raf will now be looking at the lessons learnt from this flight, planning a route to a more sustainable future for flying.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello, again. it's been a very windy start to the day across south—west england and the channel islands, but slowly that wind is going to ease. as we go through the rest of today, for most of us, we're looking at some sunny spells, some bright spells, but also some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery, but becoming more scattered across southern areas. showery rain continues across the north—east of scotland. on the tops of the mountains some of that could well be wintry and it's going to be windy across the northern isles. temperatures today, we're looking at about eight degrees in aberdeen, for example, 11 in cardiff and ii in st helier, but it will feel quite cold if you are out and about. as we head on through the evening and overnight there will be some

clear skies and the temperature will fall away, especially across the north—east, low enough for a touch of frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, but out to the west you can already see the next band of heavy and persistent rain coming in, accompanied by strengthening winds in the west. as we head on into tomorrow, a chilly start in eastern areas. you can see where our weather front is as it continues to push northwards and eastwards. the isobars telling you that it's going to be windy across the irish sea and the english channel, but it is going to be quite a blustery day anyway. as our weather front pushes northwards and eastwards, it will eradicate the brighter start across the far north—east. behind it, a return to sunshine, bright spells and showers. some of those will also be heavy, blustery and potentially thundery. temperatures eight in stornoway to about 11 in cardiff. as we move on into thursday, a new weather front comes our way, moving slowly from the west towards the east, taking its rain with it. as we look at the chart, the isomers tells you it's going to be a windy day. so a dry and a bright start

in central and eastern areas. the rain slowly moving in from the west, pushing east. even inland we could have gusts of wind in excess of aomph, but there's the potential for gales in the irish sea and also the english channel. temperatures up a little bit, closer orjust above where they should be at this stage in november. as we head on into friday, it's a showery day with gales potentially in the north—west. that leads us into the weekend, where at times it is going to be wet and windy, but temperature—wise, still mild for the time of year.

many energy firms are failing vulnerable customers, says ofgem, as people face an expensive winter. it says 17 energy companies must improve the way they deal with vulnerable customers. some advisers were really good at helping vulnerable customers, others weren't. now, what we don't want for someone who is in difficulties is to face pot luck when they try and get in touch with their supplier. it comes as 1,000 nhs patients will have their energy bills paid for on prescription this winter — we'll have more on a trial scheme that's being extended. also this lunchtime: the manston centre in kent, which holds asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats, has been cleared.